tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87652169061349484652024-03-14T03:48:30.534-07:00The Carvajal ChroniclesJen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-1998801051411353532010-11-18T18:36:00.001-08:002010-11-18T18:50:49.256-08:00Carmel Apple Giftie...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We love Connor's karate instructor, Master Brandt. He is awesome...patient, caring, involved, really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">knowledgeable</span> about what he does, and he always has time to listen to my concerns and find a way to help Connor. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I wanted to make him a prize and attach a little note to let him know how thankful we are to have him in our lives. It does seem like the right time of year to do that...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6lwm-05wt6ejg0SYuKtLU-UzNubZSFSXMqd3I2POCpJGWQQy_S5LMoWD71CPQP9uH68GRzzw9DzQFQUVw9EtC-2_2KTINrEFVsaOaaKoaVZZGfUBLGYNFzBWdEyCcgdb_DAX5x5VUNjo/s1600/DSC08424.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6lwm-05wt6ejg0SYuKtLU-UzNubZSFSXMqd3I2POCpJGWQQy_S5LMoWD71CPQP9uH68GRzzw9DzQFQUVw9EtC-2_2KTINrEFVsaOaaKoaVZZGfUBLGYNFzBWdEyCcgdb_DAX5x5VUNjo/s400/DSC08424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541084999672620434" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6lwm-05wt6ejg0SYuKtLU-UzNubZSFSXMqd3I2POCpJGWQQy_S5LMoWD71CPQP9uH68GRzzw9DzQFQUVw9EtC-2_2KTINrEFVsaOaaKoaVZZGfUBLGYNFzBWdEyCcgdb_DAX5x5VUNjo/s1600/DSC08424.JPG"></a>So, I made a caramel apple basket. Actual caramel apples seemed to have logistical problems...messy, what extras do you add, hard to transport...this seemed to solve those <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dilemmas</span>.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6lwm-05wt6ejg0SYuKtLU-UzNubZSFSXMqd3I2POCpJGWQQy_S5LMoWD71CPQP9uH68GRzzw9DzQFQUVw9EtC-2_2KTINrEFVsaOaaKoaVZZGfUBLGYNFzBWdEyCcgdb_DAX5x5VUNjo/s1600/DSC08424.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQtAykno9gWEshHcF-hjlkc7KL2Fxlubn06YxK3ZLRLXgRqZIYEY3KB_XDfwoUuPilS_KfYI-TYBF2LsOaEH-ob55jkK2v3m3r3DwDr_ob-3EIRDEzlkdWH7IE6TQ6l8yH3ddutohyAxn/s1600/DSC08425.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQtAykno9gWEshHcF-hjlkc7KL2Fxlubn06YxK3ZLRLXgRqZIYEY3KB_XDfwoUuPilS_KfYI-TYBF2LsOaEH-ob55jkK2v3m3r3DwDr_ob-3EIRDEzlkdWH7IE6TQ6l8yH3ddutohyAxn/s400/DSC08425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541084993593822626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQtAykno9gWEshHcF-hjlkc7KL2Fxlubn06YxK3ZLRLXgRqZIYEY3KB_XDfwoUuPilS_KfYI-TYBF2LsOaEH-ob55jkK2v3m3r3DwDr_ob-3EIRDEzlkdWH7IE6TQ6l8yH3ddutohyAxn/s1600/DSC08425.JPG"></a>I made some homemade caramel sauce and put it in a cute container. I used the recipe from the How Dos She? blog...it's really tasty and super simple! I decorated the jar with some fall stickers that I bought on clearance at Target...I love that I am finally embracing the concept that absolutely everything o a project doesn't have to be homemade to be acceptable...it makes things <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">soooooo</span> much easier! I added some apples and one of those cutter/corer thingies.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpmlVdqm3R_pi1RdtJyV4_pFB2zjrzmcRV9bUc52VNwN3TQWN3dNJBNXn17_qO54k90sxarBnpXlVOg31XksB3CJNVmlNhLmuT5BCn5EZvMMQ9DJe5mtkiFHYpV5DY6TOiFk6KEvFNpz2/s1600/DSC08429.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpmlVdqm3R_pi1RdtJyV4_pFB2zjrzmcRV9bUc52VNwN3TQWN3dNJBNXn17_qO54k90sxarBnpXlVOg31XksB3CJNVmlNhLmuT5BCn5EZvMMQ9DJe5mtkiFHYpV5DY6TOiFk6KEvFNpz2/s400/DSC08429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541084985673665618" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpmlVdqm3R_pi1RdtJyV4_pFB2zjrzmcRV9bUc52VNwN3TQWN3dNJBNXn17_qO54k90sxarBnpXlVOg31XksB3CJNVmlNhLmuT5BCn5EZvMMQ9DJe5mtkiFHYpV5DY6TOiFk6KEvFNpz2/s1600/DSC08429.JPG"></a>I did use a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Papertrey</span> stamp set to make a label for the top...I mean...if you have the perfect tool....you HAVE to use it ;)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNYdhp4Aai76TY6EnJrDCd4CKxSIS6aagaQX5Z1wiv7EUD5RRyFnd9BEy7-4cz2Hwyhd0jCPqpRsWrMzf6CEyAlN_NPQKtko3A5iEdiObJJ4fYBjQ4-O3VXZtxTrkUKlNPcNDSJw3JnS9/s1600/DSC08431.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNYdhp4Aai76TY6EnJrDCd4CKxSIS6aagaQX5Z1wiv7EUD5RRyFnd9BEy7-4cz2Hwyhd0jCPqpRsWrMzf6CEyAlN_NPQKtko3A5iEdiObJJ4fYBjQ4-O3VXZtxTrkUKlNPcNDSJw3JnS9/s400/DSC08431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541084977599148098" /></a><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I just used more of the stickers to make a tag and wrote a nice note on the back of it. I love it when you give someone a prize and they seem genuinely appreciative...it kinda makes you want to be nice more often...at least that's how I felt...but I got over it ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-8984085078996487992010-11-09T12:02:00.000-08:002010-11-09T12:24:11.126-08:00Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge 133<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(80, 43, 0); line-height: 20px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXTmABOcVgpgaVe09i9aSi-8NrrZhCmHzhTsnNWnOz4R1x5sddnSOhaF1bYaBA98xGmY4stBSKDonER0YPpWmYeTIHuIGkWiWOp0XXLIZp9NAIUp7l1T1G1CJAQhARdjMlZ1NjdaE-VvY/s1600/TESC133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: rgb(186, 86, 84); text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXTmABOcVgpgaVe09i9aSi-8NrrZhCmHzhTsnNWnOz4R1x5sddnSOhaF1bYaBA98xGmY4stBSKDonER0YPpWmYeTIHuIGkWiWOp0XXLIZp9NAIUp7l1T1G1CJAQhARdjMlZ1NjdaE-VvY/s320/TESC133.jpg" width="320" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-right-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-bottom-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-left-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); " /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>So...when I saw this sketch, my mind immediately went to the super cute snowman image from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Stampendous</span> holding a banner I would make for him. Random...but it's where I went...</div><div><br /></div><div>The problem of course, is when you start with a giant image, you end up with a </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SuPer</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">SiZeD</span> project...</span></div><div><br /></div><div>way too big for a card...</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I'll either frame him or put him on the front of a gift bag.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicSobN1Vi4bf4ABgGCsR0olX8zxk4Vluex1zbx1hUNJDIFtWcbD_EuXVh-41P-rS16R6TOB9J00EMDKQzR0U41jp6BIkcyKGcjVhTb2FUt9c4CsVF8dZBSOOMPH84OmgUTzo6phm9K1rC/s1600/DSC08410.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicSobN1Vi4bf4ABgGCsR0olX8zxk4Vluex1zbx1hUNJDIFtWcbD_EuXVh-41P-rS16R6TOB9J00EMDKQzR0U41jp6BIkcyKGcjVhTb2FUt9c4CsVF8dZBSOOMPH84OmgUTzo6phm9K1rC/s400/DSC08410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537644792851359058" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicSobN1Vi4bf4ABgGCsR0olX8zxk4Vluex1zbx1hUNJDIFtWcbD_EuXVh-41P-rS16R6TOB9J00EMDKQzR0U41jp6BIkcyKGcjVhTb2FUt9c4CsVF8dZBSOOMPH84OmgUTzo6phm9K1rC/s1600/DSC08410.JPG"></a>Here he is holding his banner that I made from punching out ovals, folding them in half, and then writing on them and gluing them onto baker's twine. I'm kind of on a baker's twine kick...probably because I bought 8 full spools of it...to make the goodies on the side, I just cut whole images out of the Cosmo Cricket Christmas paper (from last year's line) These colors totally don't look like they match at all in the pictures...I guess you'll just have to trust me that it's cute in person.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p8A9lF211xUJ8PDhfEIbIa9Ay8Q13MW5xOOBdlvq3ucHb1ENJowo6uad52KS19_uudXC-mhL9hFX2QrW8PVTjzMHkdAdncq3TzCEUkBQzLK5_X_xLttljFPvXViVqmIF6DDvPLgjbBfh/s1600/DSC08399.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p8A9lF211xUJ8PDhfEIbIa9Ay8Q13MW5xOOBdlvq3ucHb1ENJowo6uad52KS19_uudXC-mhL9hFX2QrW8PVTjzMHkdAdncq3TzCEUkBQzLK5_X_xLttljFPvXViVqmIF6DDvPLgjbBfh/s400/DSC08399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537644790800747634" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p8A9lF211xUJ8PDhfEIbIa9Ay8Q13MW5xOOBdlvq3ucHb1ENJowo6uad52KS19_uudXC-mhL9hFX2QrW8PVTjzMHkdAdncq3TzCEUkBQzLK5_X_xLttljFPvXViVqmIF6DDvPLgjbBfh/s1600/DSC08399.JPG"></a>Here's a close up where you can almost see that I used Crystal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Laquer</span> on his eyes and mouth to make them a little more coal-like...wait...maybe shiny coal is diamonds and this is all wrong...well...they are a little more dimensional...I also used punched snowflakes, some diamond dust, and a pom pom to finish him off...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaubW44fFHUYXh-FyPeCYGzLqPj9I85J435fXKJjYEZZAHFh5u9jppXbhiPyiuFXnzISReEAtRqGe9J7PM6PqpmyB3YXxx_JgsOqK-jH90Ql_QKTaKKJFniw-TO1V9_gbepNhaoXsW6or/s1600/DSC08415.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaubW44fFHUYXh-FyPeCYGzLqPj9I85J435fXKJjYEZZAHFh5u9jppXbhiPyiuFXnzISReEAtRqGe9J7PM6PqpmyB3YXxx_JgsOqK-jH90Ql_QKTaKKJFniw-TO1V9_gbepNhaoXsW6or/s400/DSC08415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537644780404559010" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaubW44fFHUYXh-FyPeCYGzLqPj9I85J435fXKJjYEZZAHFh5u9jppXbhiPyiuFXnzISReEAtRqGe9J7PM6PqpmyB3YXxx_JgsOqK-jH90Ql_QKTaKKJFniw-TO1V9_gbepNhaoXsW6or/s1600/DSC08415.JPG"></a>Here is a side shot of his face where you can see his 3D nose and how the twine is punched through and then pulled around to make him look like he's holding the banner. Plus...I love him and 2 pictures wasn't enough ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzFGflVH_uExo5H21fiKMojABi5NaEezh8kGN8OEMm0tfEBe5CX9j2v2NQEoReBnYGUs7Na0c61J11pkLxoiBW9tuXPzd63GfSrzM9_z0lt1qL66MhxvpXO-vjZcMpCfyJPU1X7RkGksF/s1600/DSC08393.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzFGflVH_uExo5H21fiKMojABi5NaEezh8kGN8OEMm0tfEBe5CX9j2v2NQEoReBnYGUs7Na0c61J11pkLxoiBW9tuXPzd63GfSrzM9_z0lt1qL66MhxvpXO-vjZcMpCfyJPU1X7RkGksF/s400/DSC08393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537644763913802066" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span><div>Here he is on a boring <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">kraft</span> paper base before I decided that was way too bland and moved him to his teal home...he's much happier now...</div><div><br /></div></div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-1722628640763141532010-11-09T08:19:00.000-08:002010-11-09T08:23:33.911-08:00Sprinkles Jar Filler<div>Perfect filler for these sprinkles jars to make the adorable sprinkles tube holder from Day 3 of Taylored Expressions 12 Days of Christmas.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9mPas9WQvbpWObqj_AiXJafhZZXQJLFqZiUkyyCvBPXYjVy8fRLyeNvj5Q0pGoyJT4w_3OTeQVwciMWGWPMZAXQJePsk4Og5pRGiPNDLT5-3zg5nhkEuOqT1U327n3ssSm-Kr4-sS5PD/s1600/DSC08420.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9mPas9WQvbpWObqj_AiXJafhZZXQJLFqZiUkyyCvBPXYjVy8fRLyeNvj5Q0pGoyJT4w_3OTeQVwciMWGWPMZAXQJePsk4Og5pRGiPNDLT5-3zg5nhkEuOqT1U327n3ssSm-Kr4-sS5PD/s400/DSC08420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537585543448624914" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>They are like colored white chocolate chips...like shaped candy melts...too cute as gingerbread man eyes and Christmas bell and poinsettia decorators ;)</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-18696494171838530922010-11-02T13:17:00.000-07:002010-11-02T13:34:02.388-07:00Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge<div>Here's the sketch for the challenge....originally I saw something super cute in my head...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.1944px; color: rgb(80, 43, 0); line-height: 29px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TwUin6ZQue7CIaMELvA5m6LZW2IUYowZVuU2EaqAhhaivaaAjmPC8FpgMJLy_TrKo7ot2u_034GQHOJxy-jB3BO4ao1gE1VlZ7yqo3OPR-XjQBg7JiwslHaoCMHEj5WKo6-KPyjK0xap/s1600/TESC132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: rgb(186, 86, 84); text-decoration: none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TwUin6ZQue7CIaMELvA5m6LZW2IUYowZVuU2EaqAhhaivaaAjmPC8FpgMJLy_TrKo7ot2u_034GQHOJxy-jB3BO4ao1gE1VlZ7yqo3OPR-XjQBg7JiwslHaoCMHEj5WKo6-KPyjK0xap/s320/TESC132.jpg" width="247" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-right-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-bottom-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); border-left-color: rgb(223, 223, 223); " /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>this isn't it...I made what was in my head and on paper it was ridiculously busy and just not right...the photos of the actual project aren't great, but it's 90 degrees outside and I started sweating trying to set it up to get a picture...90? in November? I know about the sunshine tax, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">c'mon</span>...this is crazy! Anyway...I fiddled for about 5 minutes and decided this was as good as it was going to get...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2pdSLFYezTkU7yVWnOPVnMroWC-GqLNmyiTx6MuQ80BrfWtQp6RCuyTfjSk37Hn49zFscy2DBwM63ek8KEPHZJStT_LWx6PEtc11JDVYxrmv8arMh7NL-idfAV9PfbsUm6L2umWGZa2o/s1600/DSC08364.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2pdSLFYezTkU7yVWnOPVnMroWC-GqLNmyiTx6MuQ80BrfWtQp6RCuyTfjSk37Hn49zFscy2DBwM63ek8KEPHZJStT_LWx6PEtc11JDVYxrmv8arMh7NL-idfAV9PfbsUm6L2umWGZa2o/s400/DSC08364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535049804445902834" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2pdSLFYezTkU7yVWnOPVnMroWC-GqLNmyiTx6MuQ80BrfWtQp6RCuyTfjSk37Hn49zFscy2DBwM63ek8KEPHZJStT_LWx6PEtc11JDVYxrmv8arMh7NL-idfAV9PfbsUm6L2umWGZa2o/s1600/DSC08364.JPG"></a>originally in my head, the buttons ran down the sides where the twine is...but it wasn't right...there was also a lot of ribbon and rick-rack in my head that just wasn't pretty in the real world...I really am happy with how the button scallop came out around the main image. ;)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTu1ICKN0eW2NccQf-w1K0iIw-xTxnfc_Pe7Eof8V_Q8pxW9uMwnxlYh4mTErQuy-6XmSS-Yy0v4ZGUH6lkaZ5uuJaG18C_pchIIXgHdK3Jeu8-hnKp8WOvLShJ4eYsqcyZuASNdSm9JN/s1600/DSC08365.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTu1ICKN0eW2NccQf-w1K0iIw-xTxnfc_Pe7Eof8V_Q8pxW9uMwnxlYh4mTErQuy-6XmSS-Yy0v4ZGUH6lkaZ5uuJaG18C_pchIIXgHdK3Jeu8-hnKp8WOvLShJ4eYsqcyZuASNdSm9JN/s400/DSC08365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535049809632158722" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTu1ICKN0eW2NccQf-w1K0iIw-xTxnfc_Pe7Eof8V_Q8pxW9uMwnxlYh4mTErQuy-6XmSS-Yy0v4ZGUH6lkaZ5uuJaG18C_pchIIXgHdK3Jeu8-hnKp8WOvLShJ4eYsqcyZuASNdSm9JN/s1600/DSC08365.JPG"></a>I even made a matching envelope...and the inside of the card has the matching color strip across the bottom just to tie it all together.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEnhcK2HIUH7MN0yeKxcqWuy3J_m0shKBIgWUebC4L2rg9yAC0MhdO0hFCbNXDtOFWdRJr3Nh8DhcM7hyphenhyphen6L6RwrauoT8swyupyuD5-fzVK-dD0xvc70_tNVihsJnKtIZzXEC-V7rtrMmk/s1600/DSC08367.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEnhcK2HIUH7MN0yeKxcqWuy3J_m0shKBIgWUebC4L2rg9yAC0MhdO0hFCbNXDtOFWdRJr3Nh8DhcM7hyphenhyphen6L6RwrauoT8swyupyuD5-fzVK-dD0xvc70_tNVihsJnKtIZzXEC-V7rtrMmk/s400/DSC08367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535049801633033394" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The stamps are from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Taylored</span> Expressions and all other supplies are from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PTI</span>. I have only recently found <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Taylored</span> Expressions...and I think it's going to be an expensive discovery ;) She did a 12 days of Christmas idea series that had some of the cutest ideas ever! It was kind of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">spendy</span> week...but I have the stuff to make lots of Christmas gifts! Of course, now I need to actually quit hoarding the goodies and make the presents!</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-52365260059532046352010-11-01T12:03:00.000-07:002010-11-01T12:36:18.763-07:00Halloween fun<div><br /></div><div>Halloween at our house...</div><div><br /></div><div>I finally took a picture of our pumpkin display without a flash...it's not the greatest photo, but it's here...we have more pumpkins than this, but they are spread along the front walk-way or over on the far side of the house and I couldn't get a good picture. I did not buy any new ones this year...there just weren't any cute ones out...and I am sad that my Mickey and Donald pumpkins didn't get out this year, they need some repair work...any one know a good pumpkin hospital?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15myKMWjMQOFz2gCEhr0KP9MTKoXqLp2CqPnl2mGv6VLNTdJ6tvfNRToXwjNi2YL49XkEu5pJTtmw2VefzjBdkHbS-bpXtcFii5rTnJh_nsw1UywrrD-CCQFJSqkmj5ORZRS2Vf7w7IVH/s1600/DSC08356.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15myKMWjMQOFz2gCEhr0KP9MTKoXqLp2CqPnl2mGv6VLNTdJ6tvfNRToXwjNi2YL49XkEu5pJTtmw2VefzjBdkHbS-bpXtcFii5rTnJh_nsw1UywrrD-CCQFJSqkmj5ORZRS2Vf7w7IVH/s400/DSC08356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534661230542829746" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15myKMWjMQOFz2gCEhr0KP9MTKoXqLp2CqPnl2mGv6VLNTdJ6tvfNRToXwjNi2YL49XkEu5pJTtmw2VefzjBdkHbS-bpXtcFii5rTnJh_nsw1UywrrD-CCQFJSqkmj5ORZRS2Vf7w7IVH/s1600/DSC08356.JPG"></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Friday, we had a little party for the daycare...we dressed up, practiced trick-or-treating, and played some games. This is a quick pic of the treat bags I made for them...super simple, but I made all 6 of those tags in 30 minutes with stickers and my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Papertrey</span> dies...</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15myKMWjMQOFz2gCEhr0KP9MTKoXqLp2CqPnl2mGv6VLNTdJ6tvfNRToXwjNi2YL49XkEu5pJTtmw2VefzjBdkHbS-bpXtcFii5rTnJh_nsw1UywrrD-CCQFJSqkmj5ORZRS2Vf7w7IVH/s1600/DSC08356.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj402oVcoWdnhbQinl6N4SYipE3AVO4pUqxJ50S1LMV8gd2lODhIShwPV3Hb0-coFAgs8-8H8b0J3i2ZS2XTAh9EryBNY8gtDDfWNPLbkUUk_wmqnI93hiGOONIIA9vNapZCjWzokXEhD6_/s1600/DSC08288.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj402oVcoWdnhbQinl6N4SYipE3AVO4pUqxJ50S1LMV8gd2lODhIShwPV3Hb0-coFAgs8-8H8b0J3i2ZS2XTAh9EryBNY8gtDDfWNPLbkUUk_wmqnI93hiGOONIIA9vNapZCjWzokXEhD6_/s400/DSC08288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534661221836394834" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj402oVcoWdnhbQinl6N4SYipE3AVO4pUqxJ50S1LMV8gd2lODhIShwPV3Hb0-coFAgs8-8H8b0J3i2ZS2XTAh9EryBNY8gtDDfWNPLbkUUk_wmqnI93hiGOONIIA9vNapZCjWzokXEhD6_/s1600/DSC08288.JPG"></a>Here is a close up of the tag...loving the dies for tags...absolutely planning on making my own Christmas tags...but we'll see what really happens...it'll probably be those lovely self-adhesive sticker guys again this year...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjUM6QBTL32NTcFWqskGOu1dMqNo57Cpnq_aXKwsMvYBHtfP8c02wcgHehvQ8cAzIQHQjry_7bRGoBxE0XR3-DYrlj25bLlzVLNtaReSNynI8VU3tl5C1IdHbo2HLFBxLTV8b7VN47qCy/s1600/DSC08291.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjUM6QBTL32NTcFWqskGOu1dMqNo57Cpnq_aXKwsMvYBHtfP8c02wcgHehvQ8cAzIQHQjry_7bRGoBxE0XR3-DYrlj25bLlzVLNtaReSNynI8VU3tl5C1IdHbo2HLFBxLTV8b7VN47qCy/s400/DSC08291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534660835771651538" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjUM6QBTL32NTcFWqskGOu1dMqNo57Cpnq_aXKwsMvYBHtfP8c02wcgHehvQ8cAzIQHQjry_7bRGoBxE0XR3-DYrlj25bLlzVLNtaReSNynI8VU3tl5C1IdHbo2HLFBxLTV8b7VN47qCy/s1600/DSC08291.JPG"></a>After the daycare party, we had the cub scout party here...8 elementary school boys amped up on sugar and testosterone...not pretty. It was absolutely hysterical to see them bob for apples...they took their shirts off and really got into it. I was too busy drying people off to get any pictures. We played a few games, ate pizza, and decorated cookies and cupcakes. Here is Connor after he got "mummified" in toilet paper.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRux3bQyQ4OjXU8KB_l7Wl1xCLnjErcyAN2jAzRdwj2TDVVFyGD-tdT1rFOr4rJHIHlKu-QZQOV21vSQFC-8QUjuUbQ7e7QVkP1vhb-dl5KVX9c597JS9eCA8S9Ny_qJcplIgwcm4Q7Fvq/s1600/DSC08304.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRux3bQyQ4OjXU8KB_l7Wl1xCLnjErcyAN2jAzRdwj2TDVVFyGD-tdT1rFOr4rJHIHlKu-QZQOV21vSQFC-8QUjuUbQ7e7QVkP1vhb-dl5KVX9c597JS9eCA8S9Ny_qJcplIgwcm4Q7Fvq/s400/DSC08304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534660831055766546" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRux3bQyQ4OjXU8KB_l7Wl1xCLnjErcyAN2jAzRdwj2TDVVFyGD-tdT1rFOr4rJHIHlKu-QZQOV21vSQFC-8QUjuUbQ7e7QVkP1vhb-dl5KVX9c597JS9eCA8S9Ny_qJcplIgwcm4Q7Fvq/s1600/DSC08304.JPG"></a>He cracked me up when half-way through the evening, I went inside to get something and he followed me in, gave me a big thumbs up, and told me "The party's going great Mom, don't you think?"...Seriously...the boy slays me!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenRM3DIqP3qG9Mf8FBRLC36_xBOEV4N64vL-oTQhufvgVpyWHFV81SUb-aRdfu5jijgWWZZIFuyjxglUavAhHiflfohy8yI2amdGZGjTEDf98mjIgtEjZZW072Gu21048IS0aURbl81-t/s1600/DSC08326.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenRM3DIqP3qG9Mf8FBRLC36_xBOEV4N64vL-oTQhufvgVpyWHFV81SUb-aRdfu5jijgWWZZIFuyjxglUavAhHiflfohy8yI2amdGZGjTEDf98mjIgtEjZZW072Gu21048IS0aURbl81-t/s400/DSC08326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534660822021538594" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenRM3DIqP3qG9Mf8FBRLC36_xBOEV4N64vL-oTQhufvgVpyWHFV81SUb-aRdfu5jijgWWZZIFuyjxglUavAhHiflfohy8yI2amdGZGjTEDf98mjIgtEjZZW072Gu21048IS0aURbl81-t/s1600/DSC08326.JPG"></a>Here are Connor and Sanford in their costumes...The Gangster and the Keystone Cop...Sanford's costume was a small fortune, but when I saw them together, it was worth every penny!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ymaQ4Lw9oo4menTo3wgkSvJ36hRrznyrqKL-qIz6LmSqNpbMU1nz7JXlx1grxJ4X5_M9_OjBZ-tEbsexCVUJn9Dpbr0CYdNw_7Ny98ewgVyNIPRkZWrYYYTzAvsyqyyj6yyLLyEBdg-/s1600/DSC08322.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ymaQ4Lw9oo4menTo3wgkSvJ36hRrznyrqKL-qIz6LmSqNpbMU1nz7JXlx1grxJ4X5_M9_OjBZ-tEbsexCVUJn9Dpbr0CYdNw_7Ny98ewgVyNIPRkZWrYYYTzAvsyqyyj6yyLLyEBdg-/s400/DSC08322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534660817907001522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ymaQ4Lw9oo4menTo3wgkSvJ36hRrznyrqKL-qIz6LmSqNpbMU1nz7JXlx1grxJ4X5_M9_OjBZ-tEbsexCVUJn9Dpbr0CYdNw_7Ny98ewgVyNIPRkZWrYYYTzAvsyqyyj6yyLLyEBdg-/s1600/DSC08322.JPG"></a>Connor wanted his dad to take him trick-or-treating, and Sanford loved every minute of it...my husband is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">suuuuuuch</span> a ham! I can't figure out how someone so anti-social can love being the center of attention...it's a puzzlement! </div><div><br /></div><div>So, the boys went off and I stayed out in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cul</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">de</span>-sac with all the neighbors, eating snacks, watching Halloween movies on a giant blow up screen, and passing out candy...have I mentioned how much I love my neighborhood? Seriously... it's like something in a movie...Fourth of July parades, Christmas parties, someone always home to borrow an egg from...it's a great place!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4r2TimzVg9wXFdyDkGKZv5n7nV_AUIBJ_i7K8c_ymkjTLDwyGGe9546HQ2CZr8S205rSn5H3wAtqtFUZZqGCiIGDZLj5PCHh-2Jpx_76nJXtnaLqQzTtUb2AyVJOlctf8ko1Q8CMIX53/s1600/DSC08348.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4r2TimzVg9wXFdyDkGKZv5n7nV_AUIBJ_i7K8c_ymkjTLDwyGGe9546HQ2CZr8S205rSn5H3wAtqtFUZZqGCiIGDZLj5PCHh-2Jpx_76nJXtnaLqQzTtUb2AyVJOlctf8ko1Q8CMIX53/s400/DSC08348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534660808215608226" /></a><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's Connor with all of his loot. </div><div><br /></div><div>What I really needed was to take a picture of the boy this morning when he looked like something from Night of the Living Dead and refused to get out of bed...when he finally did get up, he put on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hoodie</span>, pulled the hood up and the drawstring so tight so that only his eyes showed...and I swear they were glowing red at me as I kept nagging him to hurry up and get ready for school!</div><div><br /></div><div>oh...and for anyone keeping track, yup, the pumpkins and all Halloween stuff was taken down and in the garage before I went to bed last night...Jo-Ellen, be sure to let Rob know I wasn't a slacker :)</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-429501359869079192010-10-25T09:23:00.000-07:002010-10-25T09:41:17.717-07:00Papertrey October Blog Hop<div>Projects this month were supposed to represent a winter holiday that was not Christmas. I used traditional Christmas colors...mainly because I loved how the mug looked paper pieced using the new Christmas Prints paper ;)...I was careful not to use trees, since those screamed Christmas to me and I was trying to keep it generic winter.</div><div><br /></div><div>I make a cocoa box using an A2 card box and tiny tubes.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMo9UYad6BLa9rGjmQulbwZca7mIUIQI7Ut9enpU4P7Hm-Zwj-goPwvjZLC_vwbjpaVMSQdLayoKEHfHjK2ZFKGo6fp5UkhV0ZaIz2iAt2yDFKi-ykxi7ecmaJ8F55HbyOBUh5j0hXZrC/s1600/DSC08265.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMo9UYad6BLa9rGjmQulbwZca7mIUIQI7Ut9enpU4P7Hm-Zwj-goPwvjZLC_vwbjpaVMSQdLayoKEHfHjK2ZFKGo6fp5UkhV0ZaIz2iAt2yDFKi-ykxi7ecmaJ8F55HbyOBUh5j0hXZrC/s400/DSC08265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532020908243999906" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I had extra space at the top and originally was going to fill it with starlight mints which I thought would look adorable, but I was to lazy to go to the store and ended up filling small 1 x 8 inch bags with individual servings of marshmallows...one package per tube of cocoa. The marshmallows fit in perfectly with minimal coercion :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMo9UYad6BLa9rGjmQulbwZca7mIUIQI7Ut9enpU4P7Hm-Zwj-goPwvjZLC_vwbjpaVMSQdLayoKEHfHjK2ZFKGo6fp5UkhV0ZaIz2iAt2yDFKi-ykxi7ecmaJ8F55HbyOBUh5j0hXZrC/s1600/DSC08265.JPG"></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_LM-RJF8KdjgmaIoP389hOcW1yrqJJeuiQgjUGoRt3rx3e9jGQoWD6ipzx8erX4iw_S7VcRb9JdMDwMd1yO0dI1GvfwfQkJT9hALeFDzwEtkV_Bi9f1CxWkc6UNTJtic9LAuCMRnWgOE/s1600/DSC08264.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_LM-RJF8KdjgmaIoP389hOcW1yrqJJeuiQgjUGoRt3rx3e9jGQoWD6ipzx8erX4iw_S7VcRb9JdMDwMd1yO0dI1GvfwfQkJT9hALeFDzwEtkV_Bi9f1CxWkc6UNTJtic9LAuCMRnWgOE/s400/DSC08264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532020894780952946" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_LM-RJF8KdjgmaIoP389hOcW1yrqJJeuiQgjUGoRt3rx3e9jGQoWD6ipzx8erX4iw_S7VcRb9JdMDwMd1yO0dI1GvfwfQkJT9hALeFDzwEtkV_Bi9f1CxWkc6UNTJtic9LAuCMRnWgOE/s1600/DSC08264.JPG"></a><div>The mug fit nicely on a 1 3/4 inch circle punch...so then I had to use the new dies that coordinate with that punch. The scallop is quite pretty. I cut it in felt and paper and ended up using the paper...but it cut really nicely on the felt too...no problem with the details.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKCu0-rGyJBOsgenh4U6E4_SUG8O4y6M0cRrp2n3kSbrBOuYn0WzCYDYmtNH14_qoKAy0JtozxZ6CfPvEJQfdVMVyQHTaAZrqO-rrvCLOJ2CTpn5UFsSbCOT-6cLntK3bxXJvyU1L0BuW/s1600/DSC08257.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKCu0-rGyJBOsgenh4U6E4_SUG8O4y6M0cRrp2n3kSbrBOuYn0WzCYDYmtNH14_qoKAy0JtozxZ6CfPvEJQfdVMVyQHTaAZrqO-rrvCLOJ2CTpn5UFsSbCOT-6cLntK3bxXJvyU1L0BuW/s400/DSC08257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532020883376514658" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a pretty generic winter <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">giftie</span> that could be given as a Christmas, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hanukkah</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kwanzaa</span>, or Hey, I like you present. It should also make my friend Cindy happy that I actually made something and submitted it somewhere ;)</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-62800772090701567372010-10-20T12:11:00.000-07:002010-10-20T12:16:11.600-07:00If at first...<div><br /></div><div>it looks like crap, try, try again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ummmm...it's only like 15 times cuter now.</div><div><br /></div><div>And it took about 5 minutes...must have just been having some kind of cute craft blockage yesterday....</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuPg5i3Adw7p2QBVdJykIL960SMNhIFef4O9OkmAVbYSbnZmt0SQCvb-NTN7ddrY8G3cwobpomKzGMTDlI6gnajUkb28dBhg_1pqWOZxiQSZPKNK40XzbyMeh7XKbxSIvoJ-7AGNmREJd/s1600/DSC08251.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuPg5i3Adw7p2QBVdJykIL960SMNhIFef4O9OkmAVbYSbnZmt0SQCvb-NTN7ddrY8G3cwobpomKzGMTDlI6gnajUkb28dBhg_1pqWOZxiQSZPKNK40XzbyMeh7XKbxSIvoJ-7AGNmREJd/s400/DSC08251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530208579901043170" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Same ribbon tie, same stocking, just a different layout and bolder colors made such a difference...in my head at least :)</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-16938014019863205022010-10-19T13:13:00.000-07:002010-10-19T13:25:39.967-07:00Justification...<div>so...I swore off Papertrey for 3 months. I decided that I couldn't buy anything new until I had actually used each stamp set that I had already purchased from them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Three months is a long time...since I made it that long, I deserved a prize (I may not have actually used all of the stamp sets, but I showed amazing restraint...and that in itself is prize-worthy...isn't it?!?) I knew the perfect thing...more Papertrey things to look pretty on my shelf, create oodles of creative thoughts, and accomplish nothing...great plan!</div><div><br /></div><div>Package arrived, I opened it, oohed and ahhed, then let it sit on my counter for 4 days while I was up to my armpits in paper bats, sparkle modge podge, and cricut letters (don't ask).</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, after telling my friend that I caved and finally made a purchase, I told her I had this idea to use the stocking die for paper and felt and then stitch on the paper...then I felt compelled to actually do it...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFwaKbS1ijWJlFe37BfQ_vp82s4ZnQr3KrXMWHivhHm4NCRwO8V5MB__BNts7gI2Iy1FJQ0wTBL61Eamv-NWy2PSgSHFC59bM7jceL9YXCCZuiIqTCBggNuZF5yr5Bbgm7hs35QNrK7RH/s1600/DSC08247.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFwaKbS1ijWJlFe37BfQ_vp82s4ZnQr3KrXMWHivhHm4NCRwO8V5MB__BNts7gI2Iy1FJQ0wTBL61Eamv-NWy2PSgSHFC59bM7jceL9YXCCZuiIqTCBggNuZF5yr5Bbgm7hs35QNrK7RH/s400/DSC08247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529853259218154354" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFwaKbS1ijWJlFe37BfQ_vp82s4ZnQr3KrXMWHivhHm4NCRwO8V5MB__BNts7gI2Iy1FJQ0wTBL61Eamv-NWy2PSgSHFC59bM7jceL9YXCCZuiIqTCBggNuZF5yr5Bbgm7hs35QNrK7RH/s1600/DSC08247.JPG"></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFwaKbS1ijWJlFe37BfQ_vp82s4ZnQr3KrXMWHivhHm4NCRwO8V5MB__BNts7gI2Iy1FJQ0wTBL61Eamv-NWy2PSgSHFC59bM7jceL9YXCCZuiIqTCBggNuZF5yr5Bbgm7hs35QNrK7RH/s1600/DSC08247.JPG"></a>I like the stitching on the cuff, and the felt with the paper...but the rest of it definitely needs work...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX25H4S9qeXa-U4MpqtPiwvEIBqjOm8bBLoudaGWFPH6j9UXTBnaUxuK4KZHbfQs7AGWeq7nnTZ1YVGhsCu7HEzCGRah0wWVAptRhtHZNENY_MHuqWlaDApB5HMCaUGCkhdDMWGZzBqn2/s1600/DSC08248.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX25H4S9qeXa-U4MpqtPiwvEIBqjOm8bBLoudaGWFPH6j9UXTBnaUxuK4KZHbfQs7AGWeq7nnTZ1YVGhsCu7HEzCGRah0wWVAptRhtHZNENY_MHuqWlaDApB5HMCaUGCkhdDMWGZzBqn2/s400/DSC08248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529853252423127714" /></a><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>but, it was only a prototype...and I did actually make something...so it's probably okay that I already placed another Papertrey order...right?</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-43863537777486653362010-06-22T12:14:00.000-07:002010-06-22T12:34:08.159-07:00Random Hoopla...<div><br /></div><div>okay...here's a bunch of random <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">crapola</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the wreath I made for Connor's birthday tomorrow. The blog I stole it from (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/birthday-wreath"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Howdoesshe</span></a></span><a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/birthday-wreath"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">.com</span></a>) said it took about 144 balloons...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ummmm</span>, I obviously did something wrong because I used about 400 balloons. Maybe because I cheated and cut a styrofoam wreath apart, added rubber bands, glued it back together and then jammed the balloons under the bands. I just couldn't find the greening pins they were talking about. Can you say 3 trips to Party City yesterday?!?!? I think it's cute. Sanford is NOT impressed. Connor hasn't seen it yet.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBniz3NBZ4Qno_Mg9XGqFQyy-T99bDl2PALudBIdlO8TDWuNud9BSAh0B1n5uqqZRVY8TUYNWtNvQm-ZE7eiDh8-pCEwIMO509NJok7qP_pHvEZ5SvtOZzhX3Nb60SAS0RLSxkRTX98iU/s1600/DSC07879.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBniz3NBZ4Qno_Mg9XGqFQyy-T99bDl2PALudBIdlO8TDWuNud9BSAh0B1n5uqqZRVY8TUYNWtNvQm-ZE7eiDh8-pCEwIMO509NJok7qP_pHvEZ5SvtOZzhX3Nb60SAS0RLSxkRTX98iU/s400/DSC07879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485680159322461282" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBniz3NBZ4Qno_Mg9XGqFQyy-T99bDl2PALudBIdlO8TDWuNud9BSAh0B1n5uqqZRVY8TUYNWtNvQm-ZE7eiDh8-pCEwIMO509NJok7qP_pHvEZ5SvtOZzhX3Nb60SAS0RLSxkRTX98iU/s1600/DSC07879.JPG"></a>I decorated a licorice tub as part of my father-in-law's birthday gift.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasbhBH1DjK7kGfLbz8AKgdRxffGnGghJvb0eyFaEHyeSUTtUDJrxfrXxt99cFf6tQDCcQ_cukI_0NnBs5Dbhe_zH53vBbE90-XjG6lFJIbOELdo87SHiOImJ96Fv_oSXBUyzUyfDQy908/s1600/DSC07854.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasbhBH1DjK7kGfLbz8AKgdRxffGnGghJvb0eyFaEHyeSUTtUDJrxfrXxt99cFf6tQDCcQ_cukI_0NnBs5Dbhe_zH53vBbE90-XjG6lFJIbOELdo87SHiOImJ96Fv_oSXBUyzUyfDQy908/s400/DSC07854.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485679948172886178" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasbhBH1DjK7kGfLbz8AKgdRxffGnGghJvb0eyFaEHyeSUTtUDJrxfrXxt99cFf6tQDCcQ_cukI_0NnBs5Dbhe_zH53vBbE90-XjG6lFJIbOELdo87SHiOImJ96Fv_oSXBUyzUyfDQy908/s1600/DSC07854.JPG"></a>It turned out pretty cute for an 8 minute project...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeEyvVBCssdN-L7kbzU1wzWujvMvJNoxjrPkoLyGfaujO8RovvDb1cfxr2u8TbtEeG-ELPL3Ot_gwtyCi86wW_IH6L020rbpt33SkvyHIe6zxYbrDZJD1Q5Ho-KtMeLd9ezJfsg3EOEez/s1600/DSC07857.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeEyvVBCssdN-L7kbzU1wzWujvMvJNoxjrPkoLyGfaujO8RovvDb1cfxr2u8TbtEeG-ELPL3Ot_gwtyCi86wW_IH6L020rbpt33SkvyHIe6zxYbrDZJD1Q5Ho-KtMeLd9ezJfsg3EOEez/s400/DSC07857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485679722327369522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeEyvVBCssdN-L7kbzU1wzWujvMvJNoxjrPkoLyGfaujO8RovvDb1cfxr2u8TbtEeG-ELPL3Ot_gwtyCi86wW_IH6L020rbpt33SkvyHIe6zxYbrDZJD1Q5Ho-KtMeLd9ezJfsg3EOEez/s1600/DSC07857.JPG"></a>I even put a matching sticker on the lid...yup...dork!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrfZxT1o8DTxdMZWUpKn4zHBOzP9r2VvDOf2JDXYwa69IPuF4VaF5p9ZBOKF0hQEekdKkLWM_ugujRXhx2AEobgGdMM6oaYhNPVEzTwSg_P9U_c50zXGTbB_IgpPxqfMxi8K-weJUgZSe/s1600/DSC07859.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrfZxT1o8DTxdMZWUpKn4zHBOzP9r2VvDOf2JDXYwa69IPuF4VaF5p9ZBOKF0hQEekdKkLWM_ugujRXhx2AEobgGdMM6oaYhNPVEzTwSg_P9U_c50zXGTbB_IgpPxqfMxi8K-weJUgZSe/s400/DSC07859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485679708683771858" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrfZxT1o8DTxdMZWUpKn4zHBOzP9r2VvDOf2JDXYwa69IPuF4VaF5p9ZBOKF0hQEekdKkLWM_ugujRXhx2AEobgGdMM6oaYhNPVEzTwSg_P9U_c50zXGTbB_IgpPxqfMxi8K-weJUgZSe/s1600/DSC07859.JPG"></a>Here's part of Sanford's Father's Day gift...a waste of cute packaging. He doesn't care.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P9k0AFujg-AvcsZCffJBNEL2A3_9LDfCGQNvwZFTBcpy1FZira8cCHEJHcsds4sZwqVrzkvxk75_Zjhs420FaPVrMLXLW7Mc4VcZEXtgSI3RiOTZoztxqmd_X38VNa0NwFi9_GRuS6Iv/s1600/DSC07861.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P9k0AFujg-AvcsZCffJBNEL2A3_9LDfCGQNvwZFTBcpy1FZira8cCHEJHcsds4sZwqVrzkvxk75_Zjhs420FaPVrMLXLW7Mc4VcZEXtgSI3RiOTZoztxqmd_X38VNa0NwFi9_GRuS6Iv/s400/DSC07861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485679702433939954" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P9k0AFujg-AvcsZCffJBNEL2A3_9LDfCGQNvwZFTBcpy1FZira8cCHEJHcsds4sZwqVrzkvxk75_Zjhs420FaPVrMLXLW7Mc4VcZEXtgSI3RiOTZoztxqmd_X38VNa0NwFi9_GRuS6Iv/s1600/DSC07861.JPG"></a>Connor also got him a toolbox to keep all of the tools and parts for their new ridiculous RC cars in. I printed out a label that matches the maker of their cars and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">modge</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">podged</span> it on...who knew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">modge</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">podge</span> could be manly??</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKN-IV-31ll_cVCHld808OFXfHOBtLgQqHm26Z4lAwJ3pnbNmjovoukNxgFMfk6JN6SHuOgO6gwdJ9VbHd-oB7jb0YzROzmDJhOi-RdT_s2r0Ev6r5ZwyB3wML4El8vealGMiWaX_T_uw/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKN-IV-31ll_cVCHld808OFXfHOBtLgQqHm26Z4lAwJ3pnbNmjovoukNxgFMfk6JN6SHuOgO6gwdJ9VbHd-oB7jb0YzROzmDJhOi-RdT_s2r0Ev6r5ZwyB3wML4El8vealGMiWaX_T_uw/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485679692238497762" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKN-IV-31ll_cVCHld808OFXfHOBtLgQqHm26Z4lAwJ3pnbNmjovoukNxgFMfk6JN6SHuOgO6gwdJ9VbHd-oB7jb0YzROzmDJhOi-RdT_s2r0Ev6r5ZwyB3wML4El8vealGMiWaX_T_uw/s1600/photo.jpg"></a>The camera adapter for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">iPad</span> finally got here. I downloaded some editing software and played last night...How adorable is that boy? It's probably why he's still alive!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFvrCjft5cAJhe6T5zIVJu43fXRVxteuW_JN3QISHc98FHK3jXiPcAoSSD8mSq4CJhPT1RVCsPIlxwhYVgSZFZxlmBW6xn8oKdsPNnKu-4D5YEyn37sGsOT3_rq46BIc_vRF523LtSQPl/s1600/photo-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFvrCjft5cAJhe6T5zIVJu43fXRVxteuW_JN3QISHc98FHK3jXiPcAoSSD8mSq4CJhPT1RVCsPIlxwhYVgSZFZxlmBW6xn8oKdsPNnKu-4D5YEyn37sGsOT3_rq46BIc_vRF523LtSQPl/s400/photo-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485679681150519042" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ummmm</span>...this might be a little much...but it cracks me up!!</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-34526586452650552242010-06-18T14:13:00.000-07:002010-06-18T14:15:57.793-07:00all hail the glue gun!<div>so...not only did I decide what to do with them...I made more ;)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y9zlSXjnDDd0nGb_GFn2NhwtEUO9vumMVHe5vfEXX9jYL3WBRtFg8klVTVwxAb-o-cJfvUXJ0a1IEOEWtk32ylYd-1bmlVj3Ykr6PUxe0abjrcQZ-eTzu8PWqBRoukQ5h7LrsiUMpoQC/s1600/DSC07852.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4y9zlSXjnDDd0nGb_GFn2NhwtEUO9vumMVHe5vfEXX9jYL3WBRtFg8klVTVwxAb-o-cJfvUXJ0a1IEOEWtk32ylYd-1bmlVj3Ykr6PUxe0abjrcQZ-eTzu8PWqBRoukQ5h7LrsiUMpoQC/s400/DSC07852.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484225002929833506" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>I just glue gunned those suckers right to my mirror...hopefully it'll be okay when I pull them down in a few weeks...whatever, it's festive for now.</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-45547101296448988672010-06-17T22:48:00.000-07:002010-06-17T23:43:19.768-07:00well.....<div>we went to the antiques roadshow...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6kzvCCIH-kk1RUtLTFJmpxlJT8c4Bk4ouPOPd2yw9puao5EUMIbB6wVPxQ0OkQnRDi8eFkLt2_Haai72Nt-u9IoRSdYgiSS6ydf3Zc6Xw23VlK9qBC3nRPRanb4RVqQhIeEbrVMAHj62/s1600/DSC07842.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6kzvCCIH-kk1RUtLTFJmpxlJT8c4Bk4ouPOPd2yw9puao5EUMIbB6wVPxQ0OkQnRDi8eFkLt2_Haai72Nt-u9IoRSdYgiSS6ydf3Zc6Xw23VlK9qBC3nRPRanb4RVqQhIeEbrVMAHj62/s400/DSC07842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483987694056390690" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6kzvCCIH-kk1RUtLTFJmpxlJT8c4Bk4ouPOPd2yw9puao5EUMIbB6wVPxQ0OkQnRDi8eFkLt2_Haai72Nt-u9IoRSdYgiSS6ydf3Zc6Xw23VlK9qBC3nRPRanb4RVqQhIeEbrVMAHj62/s1600/DSC07842.JPG"></a>it was a fun experience...kind of like geriatric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">disneyland</span>...a whole lot of old people standing in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">reeeeeeeeeeealy</span> long lines looking for a thrill...Sanford said we weren't old enough to be there. I pointed out to him that we had to borrow stuff from people OLDER than us to take...ummm...old people have better crap...or at least older crap ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>so, here are our items in order of appraising...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO0aO1BUPZ_tPqUFqfnipi1xV6dZ4VRNNI1-lHFqWkuizFaIFiPPIELRgdGPqJKtflOEM2Z8I-9NWrWiXLzNYRiujlGYp9TYdrxkhfBPu0zN8DGNNHTtOcMJ5ZWAe_zJ88lDzXqxPVES4/s1600/DSC07848.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO0aO1BUPZ_tPqUFqfnipi1xV6dZ4VRNNI1-lHFqWkuizFaIFiPPIELRgdGPqJKtflOEM2Z8I-9NWrWiXLzNYRiujlGYp9TYdrxkhfBPu0zN8DGNNHTtOcMJ5ZWAe_zJ88lDzXqxPVES4/s400/DSC07848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483987305874307970" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO0aO1BUPZ_tPqUFqfnipi1xV6dZ4VRNNI1-lHFqWkuizFaIFiPPIELRgdGPqJKtflOEM2Z8I-9NWrWiXLzNYRiujlGYp9TYdrxkhfBPu0zN8DGNNHTtOcMJ5ZWAe_zJ88lDzXqxPVES4/s1600/DSC07848.JPG"></a>This is my Aunt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">JoAnn's</span> doll from the fifties. She has a case FULL of outfits and hats and purses and several colors of cats-eye glasses. She is all about the accessories!</div><div><br /></div><div>Poor thing has spent her entire life being called the wrong name. She is NOT a Ginger doll, her name is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Muffy</span>. Hmmm...maybe she was happier with Ginger...I mean <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Muffy</span>? Really? Maybe in Connecticut...anyway....she's worth about $75 and each of her little outfits is worth about $10...</div><div><br /></div><div>so around $200 total.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then Sanford and I split up. He went and stood in the PAINTINGS line...that wrapped around the building..okay...maybe not, but it WAS almost 2 hours...and I went to the DECORATIVE ARTS line to get this checked out...something else borrowed from my Aunt...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd0gSnen4wp7BqAsSORYesdGfeXsR1WOSsRR9GXVhswLGeKisu026N_a-uofoWA9lkZT55vCnX8Cf3WzeBX-ItPjjJueBL8nii-SO0lOyWeP0SbUMm-OTc3ygtN_ZlY-r60eOZeNUl4lv/s1600/DSC07843.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd0gSnen4wp7BqAsSORYesdGfeXsR1WOSsRR9GXVhswLGeKisu026N_a-uofoWA9lkZT55vCnX8Cf3WzeBX-ItPjjJueBL8nii-SO0lOyWeP0SbUMm-OTc3ygtN_ZlY-r60eOZeNUl4lv/s400/DSC07843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483987290841445586" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd0gSnen4wp7BqAsSORYesdGfeXsR1WOSsRR9GXVhswLGeKisu026N_a-uofoWA9lkZT55vCnX8Cf3WzeBX-ItPjjJueBL8nii-SO0lOyWeP0SbUMm-OTc3ygtN_ZlY-r60eOZeNUl4lv/s1600/DSC07843.JPG"></a>Whatever could it be?? Antique...hand painted...wooden feet....lovely...perhaps folk art? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">victorian</span> umbrella stand? decorated by someone famous? Nope...it's crap. The appraiser actually asked me why I brought a trash can to the roadshow. Lots of people liked it. My aunt likes it. My uncle said it was in his house as long as he can remember. It's pretty...but still crap. Worthless. Feel free to drop in your banana peels and chewed gum. It was the butt of innumerable jokes throughout the day. My husband quite enjoyed it...so at this point it's a priceless family relic...I'll have to see if my aunt will leave it to me someday! It is without a doubt the cutest trash can I've ever seen...but it has no monetary value. </div><div><br /></div><div>so $0 total.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up were two paintings from Sanford's parents...paintings that his mom said were worth thousands of dollars...(ah nuts...I just scrolled down and realized only one painting loaded...I'm not messing with it. The painting are basically the same...rough palette knife strokes...one is a seascape and the other is a mission looking building and some shrubbery...)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RLQnCc9y-23QLYtIDTgkrEybs2_GDj6TX2OhvCT7YbCJT1S_mVgyf1XvIAcx1zIvbEO-626ZY8mtZJfXwNWhAW3QrFDSUagtjQtQN-kvlVhOyGcQiUJ3YRzqELNGkKzUWxCffqb_6O5v/s1600/DSC07845.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RLQnCc9y-23QLYtIDTgkrEybs2_GDj6TX2OhvCT7YbCJT1S_mVgyf1XvIAcx1zIvbEO-626ZY8mtZJfXwNWhAW3QrFDSUagtjQtQN-kvlVhOyGcQiUJ3YRzqELNGkKzUWxCffqb_6O5v/s400/DSC07845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483987267211246562" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RLQnCc9y-23QLYtIDTgkrEybs2_GDj6TX2OhvCT7YbCJT1S_mVgyf1XvIAcx1zIvbEO-626ZY8mtZJfXwNWhAW3QrFDSUagtjQtQN-kvlVhOyGcQiUJ3YRzqELNGkKzUWxCffqb_6O5v/s1600/DSC07845.JPG"></a> We had a good time waiting in the line. The women in front of us were a crack up...sisters...one who flew in from New York just for the show. She brought an Indian looking rug with her to get appraised...it had butterflies...it was cool...she paid $75 and it was worth $400-$600...she said if she set it in my trash can then the trash can could be worth $400.01-$600.01...yeah, the sisters were a crack up...I said something about being on the bullet train to hell and she said no...we were all just greasing out chutes...bwahahahahaha...so stealing that line! It's a winner!</div><div><br /></div><div>Any way, after a 2 hour wait we got in and found out that we weren't retiring, or buying a new house, or a new car, or going on a cruise with the auction proceeds from these paintings. The artist was "prolific"...appraiser-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ese</span> for he painted TONS of crap and it's not worth much...</div><div><br /></div><div>The appraiser worked hard looking to try to make it worth more money when we told him that Jane always said they were worth thousands...but again there was that word "prolific" and they are small and done "quickly"</div><div><br /></div><div>total $300-$500 each.</div><div><br /></div><div>So....yeah, monetarily...a let down , but honestly, none of it was our hoopla anyway...so what's it matter??? </div><div><br /></div><div>We saw Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Walberg</span> filming his ~welcome to San Diego~ intro, we saw a Keno brother, we had $8 cookies, we saw a half a lady getting pulled around in a wagon, we made fun of A LOT of people (who I'm sure were making fun of us for having a trash can ), and best of all... </div><div><br /></div><div>I got this</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWeBfNHFNN0kWmHEIiVPgIEUAABlAsaOp-3Wus3e3JaepAJFA3g20FpSvOLSe7t8V39UKMLiJnYfw5gPKFn85FGcp7n8hpC3TtQ1QBSq4rGWmfNp0zf27kR4ZjV8kj8P8L1BSdA_gs_4f/s1600/DSC07847.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWeBfNHFNN0kWmHEIiVPgIEUAABlAsaOp-3Wus3e3JaepAJFA3g20FpSvOLSe7t8V39UKMLiJnYfw5gPKFn85FGcp7n8hpC3TtQ1QBSq4rGWmfNp0zf27kR4ZjV8kj8P8L1BSdA_gs_4f/s400/DSC07847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483987256253962914" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>yup...it's a gen-u-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ine</span> Antiques Roadshow T-shirt...that I won...in one of those spinning-wheel raffle give away thingies. I'm going to wear it every Monday night at 8 while I watch Roadshow until it's old and ratty...that or I'm going to wrap it in acid free tissue and preserve it in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">lignin</span> free box in unused condition so that Connor can take it to the roadshow in 50 years... ;) </div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-23650626983294559172010-06-17T07:15:00.000-07:002010-06-17T07:35:57.232-07:00now what?!?<div><br /></div><div>so I had a few girls over on Friday to play all crafty...and Cindy mentioned that she wanted to learn how to make paper rosettes...I guess it stuck in my head. Then yesterday while hopping around in blog-land, I saw the cutest patriotic rosettes on a stick in a jar of red, white, and blue popcorn...seriously, who comes up with this stuff? (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><a href="http://heartlandpaper.typepad.com/files/lolli-flower-template.pdf">heartland paper company</a></span>) Ridiculously adorable! </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I broke out the paper and my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">scor</span>-pal...and maybe a few other goodies. I still need to add buttons and a tag on the big one, but here they are...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdJBRX6TRdF3jA7zmstVedO3sMzCkUKvULqEmKhtYV-nYYG5fGC3L5jYjFo_Ubc75FCS0So8gopaAEceZuIZmzx5JFEDctuy1G_izCs9EjCgf5CCEVHQFK6Iddp8Fya-WTdAzl8zCOic7/s1600/DSC07837.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdJBRX6TRdF3jA7zmstVedO3sMzCkUKvULqEmKhtYV-nYYG5fGC3L5jYjFo_Ubc75FCS0So8gopaAEceZuIZmzx5JFEDctuy1G_izCs9EjCgf5CCEVHQFK6Iddp8Fya-WTdAzl8zCOic7/s400/DSC07837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483746653553311234" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdJBRX6TRdF3jA7zmstVedO3sMzCkUKvULqEmKhtYV-nYYG5fGC3L5jYjFo_Ubc75FCS0So8gopaAEceZuIZmzx5JFEDctuy1G_izCs9EjCgf5CCEVHQFK6Iddp8Fya-WTdAzl8zCOic7/s1600/DSC07837.JPG"></a>The real question is...now what? They are big...the one in the center is 12", and the other 2 are 8"...I thought I was going to hang them from my mantle individually...um, no. Then I thought, okay, together on ribbon, kinda like bunting...um, no. So what do I do with them?!?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMExANy6lv3EMpMxvoLSwLEaGYQob-MT5v7oIGDcWnNwA5VsmlIg745rz4dYDxihEzV2v26IiMeWDoHXExmGhyphenhyphenwj3OdOh9ySmNIJGAGXzU_UB8PfSVmOdcLFzOtBRt3x-JokuLq4L0kLAa/s1600/DSC07839.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMExANy6lv3EMpMxvoLSwLEaGYQob-MT5v7oIGDcWnNwA5VsmlIg745rz4dYDxihEzV2v26IiMeWDoHXExmGhyphenhyphenwj3OdOh9ySmNIJGAGXzU_UB8PfSVmOdcLFzOtBRt3x-JokuLq4L0kLAa/s400/DSC07839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483746644506001874" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMExANy6lv3EMpMxvoLSwLEaGYQob-MT5v7oIGDcWnNwA5VsmlIg745rz4dYDxihEzV2v26IiMeWDoHXExmGhyphenhyphenwj3OdOh9ySmNIJGAGXzU_UB8PfSVmOdcLFzOtBRt3x-JokuLq4L0kLAa/s1600/DSC07839.JPG"></a>I used paper from the boxes that I never dig into anymore...I actually think there's a Debbie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mumm</span> paper involved (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">reallly</span>?) and I know that blue star paper is like 6 or 7 years old...so good for me using my stash...I bought the flags at Michael's when I went looking for paper to finish them off...I managed to buy paper, but none of it looked right when I got it home ...It may be good for a whole 'nother set of these darn things that I don't know what I'm going to do with though...anyway, the flags were way too cherry a red, so I might have colored the stripes with a marker to darken them up a little...is that something I can go to jail for??? don't tell! they do match MUCH better now ;) holy smack is that glass dirty...please ignore the filth!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B4yWweCBHuzaBNT8ByOR4SFMxh8M_BPoG9KZORPr08YKKQnO3B7S-mHKqJ4PA9MQLyEz1g8NLvcCeX5AhHvLPuaSxcZb5HnIJuSWV4z5qQB_NExAoG0lCW_7Dd0Mr7PYtgEX7mVy0_JH/s1600/DSC07838.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B4yWweCBHuzaBNT8ByOR4SFMxh8M_BPoG9KZORPr08YKKQnO3B7S-mHKqJ4PA9MQLyEz1g8NLvcCeX5AhHvLPuaSxcZb5HnIJuSWV4z5qQB_NExAoG0lCW_7Dd0Mr7PYtgEX7mVy0_JH/s400/DSC07838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483746632365297330" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I think the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">usa</span>" needs a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bling</span>, yes? It looks so sad and naked in the picture. I have a set of 3 layered buttons to get tied on top of a tag that I'll put in the center of the ribbon bow...it'll be cute, but really...um, what am I going to do with them?????</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-13080322724123459942010-06-16T12:04:00.000-07:002010-06-16T12:30:38.255-07:00Retirement gift<div><br /></div><div>so...it was more like a week than 3 days...but if I hadn't been a slacker, I might have knocked someone over from surprise...and I wouldn't want to use my blog for evil ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the basket that I made for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MCHS</span> school secretary that was retiring. Sanford really likes her...and she is always BEYOND appreciative of any little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gifties</span> that I send in. She is also crafty, so maybe that's why she's thankful...she actually understands how much work something is ;) Anyway, I wanted to make something special for her but it needed to be useful and tie into her retiring...</div><div><br /></div><div>So, since she's a stamper...I made a basket designed around a color scheme and a stamp set.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kCvTTqjkscsgLsmzQ_pBoJNlcCMnidYMjRCLjFHmnING9XIUBcgD34NFB5yZQ4zQiYKO9cM8oGoDltvt8KAeVuYlXVDuBgLW-K8xOp07YLISuVR5HBv3-1HXjDAR0dCWy7UFa6pJTMYS/s1600/DSC07799.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kCvTTqjkscsgLsmzQ_pBoJNlcCMnidYMjRCLjFHmnING9XIUBcgD34NFB5yZQ4zQiYKO9cM8oGoDltvt8KAeVuYlXVDuBgLW-K8xOp07YLISuVR5HBv3-1HXjDAR0dCWy7UFa6pJTMYS/s400/DSC07799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483450448885876178" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kCvTTqjkscsgLsmzQ_pBoJNlcCMnidYMjRCLjFHmnING9XIUBcgD34NFB5yZQ4zQiYKO9cM8oGoDltvt8KAeVuYlXVDuBgLW-K8xOp07YLISuVR5HBv3-1HXjDAR0dCWy7UFa6pJTMYS/s1600/DSC07799.JPG"></a>I gifted a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Papertrey</span> Anniversary set from this year and chose my new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fav</span> color scheme...Hawaiian Shores and Pure Poppy...okay, aqua and red for those of you that don't speak <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">papertrey</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ese</span>. I packaged up buttons and ribbon and flowers and all kinds of embellishment goodies. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrfzDSvTDWyAfBzx8grSaPSyphYbSs8fsddvpUoYuEULRz7B58ksIbF53NSezIWktyYZZb-0SIb0diYGocs6kG5jNxGnAJsjRO3anbvW3gu5_t9ffSsp13GdomhYsJGb2Qnk1zw2mkG2T/s1600/DSC07803.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrfzDSvTDWyAfBzx8grSaPSyphYbSs8fsddvpUoYuEULRz7B58ksIbF53NSezIWktyYZZb-0SIb0diYGocs6kG5jNxGnAJsjRO3anbvW3gu5_t9ffSsp13GdomhYsJGb2Qnk1zw2mkG2T/s400/DSC07803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483450436497323090" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrfzDSvTDWyAfBzx8grSaPSyphYbSs8fsddvpUoYuEULRz7B58ksIbF53NSezIWktyYZZb-0SIb0diYGocs6kG5jNxGnAJsjRO3anbvW3gu5_t9ffSsp13GdomhYsJGb2Qnk1zw2mkG2T/s1600/DSC07803.JPG"></a>Here is the stamp set packaged up...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRNTa2nTRCcUxqswGqm6LAjMhH3BNlY-z9DKT0gxbKwuEJqJgpEk1Yv0P_uh7XoV45LRIGUUyA66PYn1-UOt2l_U0-mbjRaKvxeFqENXVnej2wAxy9wqOMYZBg2lq-Bd04yNFzUzHu4dU/s1600/DSC07801.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRNTa2nTRCcUxqswGqm6LAjMhH3BNlY-z9DKT0gxbKwuEJqJgpEk1Yv0P_uh7XoV45LRIGUUyA66PYn1-UOt2l_U0-mbjRaKvxeFqENXVnej2wAxy9wqOMYZBg2lq-Bd04yNFzUzHu4dU/s400/DSC07801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483450395197712194" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRNTa2nTRCcUxqswGqm6LAjMhH3BNlY-z9DKT0gxbKwuEJqJgpEk1Yv0P_uh7XoV45LRIGUUyA66PYn1-UOt2l_U0-mbjRaKvxeFqENXVnej2wAxy9wqOMYZBg2lq-Bd04yNFzUzHu4dU/s1600/DSC07801.JPG"></a>Here are the buttons and a nugget tin done a la Nicole Heady...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgHafTJmtkP8COE_bzRdgIZl6Gowm_iCWnyzA7AC4He_mmfl2ffn7lb03kcXIE6JhDnX2L5nZ_MJs2h9rHulkbeIGt2Dp4XoLCXPooprNE202oPH2MdZRx5Z6RSD7MDFYeHHfBZ6ZC_Y0/s1600/DSC07804.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgHafTJmtkP8COE_bzRdgIZl6Gowm_iCWnyzA7AC4He_mmfl2ffn7lb03kcXIE6JhDnX2L5nZ_MJs2h9rHulkbeIGt2Dp4XoLCXPooprNE202oPH2MdZRx5Z6RSD7MDFYeHHfBZ6ZC_Y0/s400/DSC07804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483450380889708482" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also wrapped up a chocolate bar and a clear box holding a set of blank <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">notecards</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">cuttlebug</span> embossed paper to use as bases on the cards.</div><div><br /></div><div>This gift was ridiculously inexpensive (I think I spent $8 on the crinkle wrap and the tin it's all placed in). The stamp set was free because of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Papertrey</span> deal where you get a free anniversary set with every 12 sets you buy throughout the year and I had the plastic packaging, nugget tin, paper, ribbon, buttons, felt, and small red tin...but I spent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">HOOOOOURS</span> cutting and embossing and die cutting the labels and tags that matched the stamp set. </div><div><br /></div><div>I would NOT have done this for most people. They just wouldn't appreciate the time and effort that went into it. I was happy to do it for her though. I just hope now that she's retired she has more time to stamp...that's what we're all looking forward to right? The day we can roll out of bed, stumble into the craft nook, and make a big, sticky, colorful mess before breakfast!?! I mean, we only work to support the craft habit...I swear sometimes I think it's worse than crack!</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-48162783441614422532010-06-09T13:49:00.000-07:002010-06-09T14:27:15.601-07:00well.....<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I honestly thought I took pictures of more of the teacher prizes from the last week of school, but as usual, I was a slacker. There are pictures of two of them. The first days prize wasn't really worth a picture, just a cute tiny basket from Cost Plus with a bag of dipping pretzels, fudge dip, and a cute tag. The next days gift was probably photo worthy...it was a bunch of pastel plaid stationary goodies that I got last year at the dollar section of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Michaels</span>, altered to be "teacher-y" with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Papertrey</span> Teacher's Apple set...journal, thank you notes in a box, small notepad, and matching pencils...about $4.00 worth of gift, but it looked good.</div><div><br /></div><div>My friend Jo-Ellen went to the dump with me on Saturday...and helped me shovel ridiculously smelly compost into bins, bring it home, and unload it...if you don't think that's worth a prize, you are an ungrateful maroon! So here's the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">giftie</span> I gave her on Sunday....when I brought back her yard waste can that we transported compost in...did I mention how <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sTinKy</span> compost is??? </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljWOj49OJSfIiKUuf5dIsFsAKRBLFwuEHPBY4emghmUxyxVLJK2h48gmUIegCjL7Lyz__yvcPBj_YvbyKhZaaNKvOowfXFuOJwPaFGoCpFj1LoI6Z0Bbpv1p5oC3MPq1vwOv7-sK41Nsh/s1600/DSC07813.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljWOj49OJSfIiKUuf5dIsFsAKRBLFwuEHPBY4emghmUxyxVLJK2h48gmUIegCjL7Lyz__yvcPBj_YvbyKhZaaNKvOowfXFuOJwPaFGoCpFj1LoI6Z0Bbpv1p5oC3MPq1vwOv7-sK41Nsh/s400/DSC07813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480880141612497810" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljWOj49OJSfIiKUuf5dIsFsAKRBLFwuEHPBY4emghmUxyxVLJK2h48gmUIegCjL7Lyz__yvcPBj_YvbyKhZaaNKvOowfXFuOJwPaFGoCpFj1LoI6Z0Bbpv1p5oC3MPq1vwOv7-sK41Nsh/s1600/DSC07813.JPG"></a>it's a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Papertrey</span> tin with antibacterial sanitizer in it...3 different smells...some scratch off lottery tickets, and a turtle purse/key holder thing...I don't know what it is, but she saw it at the gas station and liked it...her kids go/went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Turtleback</span> Elementary, so she kind of has a thing for turtles.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any way...I just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">popped</span> the stuff in the tin, computer generated..."lucky to have you for a ", stamped on friend...and it was all good, because the lottery tickets tied in with the lucky part...I thought it was so clever that I used it again on a teacher gift...see the picture lower...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOS04sH1GQrrxHo7Z9ceCphQZvZtUfxodB87spnw935bzRzYYH94l07fxbbs43QjJSGEJcnOS7bsaJn6UoBWUknJNiCo9zmq1FEDbdevLAaoI7TKjfO-X57DPu9reY2efzBEYqIsswnLp/s1600/DSC07806.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOS04sH1GQrrxHo7Z9ceCphQZvZtUfxodB87spnw935bzRzYYH94l07fxbbs43QjJSGEJcnOS7bsaJn6UoBWUknJNiCo9zmq1FEDbdevLAaoI7TKjfO-X57DPu9reY2efzBEYqIsswnLp/s400/DSC07806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480879934732882162" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOS04sH1GQrrxHo7Z9ceCphQZvZtUfxodB87spnw935bzRzYYH94l07fxbbs43QjJSGEJcnOS7bsaJn6UoBWUknJNiCo9zmq1FEDbdevLAaoI7TKjfO-X57DPu9reY2efzBEYqIsswnLp/s1600/DSC07806.JPG"></a>Here's a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">giftie</span> for Connor's teacher...yup, I can see that I put the accent/embellishment on the side of the box where the printing is upside down...unfortunately, I DIDN'T see it before I used a bunch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">scortape</span> on it...oh well, ...it's made with mostly Pebbles goodies...I made the box a year ago and just never used it, so I don't remember where I got the pattern...it was free on the web somewhere...I wish I still had it...it's a cute box! Inside was a Starbucks gift card.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiExrdDpR0VcwarikS6OOG5uOlWz7j4aob7mWj21Ik1nyz8C4V0-0vH7dtuFwDjpXAxbyQvV1wcEKJZN3HnXf9SWt7Z1r1nfFcPCIg9oqp4JxLAhyphenhyphen5WnZ4qWEZLuK7tVCw79lffcIr27v/s1600/DSC07810.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiExrdDpR0VcwarikS6OOG5uOlWz7j4aob7mWj21Ik1nyz8C4V0-0vH7dtuFwDjpXAxbyQvV1wcEKJZN3HnXf9SWt7Z1r1nfFcPCIg9oqp4JxLAhyphenhyphen5WnZ4qWEZLuK7tVCw79lffcIr27v/s400/DSC07810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480879908711535138" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiExrdDpR0VcwarikS6OOG5uOlWz7j4aob7mWj21Ik1nyz8C4V0-0vH7dtuFwDjpXAxbyQvV1wcEKJZN3HnXf9SWt7Z1r1nfFcPCIg9oqp4JxLAhyphenhyphen5WnZ4qWEZLuK7tVCw79lffcIr27v/s1600/DSC07810.JPG"></a>here's the teacher version of the lottery card holder...just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">versamark</span> ink stamped on a tiny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">kraft</span> bag from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Michaels</span>...simple, but cute enough...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>okay...then we have the last day of school stuff...I made the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">BeSt</span> prize for the teacher...a pop top can, like from pineapple, opened from the bottom with a safety opener, cleaned out, filled with a matching card and gift cards and then re-sealed...it was awesome!...yeah, you guessed it, no picture. I would have SWORN that I took a photo...nope...rude surprise when I loaded the pics <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">onto</span> the computer this morning and noThINg...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">uuuuggghhhhh</span>!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway...moving on...here's how I decorated the door this year. Connor only had to break through the crepe paper...not as much fun as the signs I usually make, but I completely forgot to get the paper...side note here...have you seen that blog where she does "Martha Points"? you get plus points if you do something "Martha-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">esque</span>" and minus points if you screw up...It's hysterical...this reminds me of that...forgot paper for traditional sign -10 points...made up for it with a $3.99 balloon and left over crepe paper + 7 points...cracks me up...I would <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">sooooo</span> be in the negative section <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">alllll</span> the time! One step forward, 17 steps back! </div><div><br /></div><div>okay, so ...a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">cardstock</span>, a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">cricut</span>, some crepe paper, and a balloon...done.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKvyiIbyFU-kXjhjtkgR2PCb9__Y1cMfwAT6P4W4madqzfvCP3rDCMSnVrdqBCKn7F8XcI69JbMSfA_WmDp6OYUWzpHfQ-fs-HIFk676EI526POUfNqfRX-4p7fXN-uGnHmTBLLU6sAoI/s1600/DSC07824.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKvyiIbyFU-kXjhjtkgR2PCb9__Y1cMfwAT6P4W4madqzfvCP3rDCMSnVrdqBCKn7F8XcI69JbMSfA_WmDp6OYUWzpHfQ-fs-HIFk676EI526POUfNqfRX-4p7fXN-uGnHmTBLLU6sAoI/s400/DSC07824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480879883320156786" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKvyiIbyFU-kXjhjtkgR2PCb9__Y1cMfwAT6P4W4madqzfvCP3rDCMSnVrdqBCKn7F8XcI69JbMSfA_WmDp6OYUWzpHfQ-fs-HIFk676EI526POUfNqfRX-4p7fXN-uGnHmTBLLU6sAoI/s1600/DSC07824.JPG"></a>not much to rip through and Connor was disappointed...so maybe it's more than -10 points ;(</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI92iV4Y_xMRecJvWd8-QIk2MgGJbRkuhRQ-dOjM0YRBs8L9io8z-b24hRbPGJ7nUSIVDQa-DqhUxe6GwQWzPDHgMjVNv6V5ImByQ3tT0aQ6wAWltdo7mzBcMAbwYDwgccMJvBpWOwEax/s1600/DSC07821.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI92iV4Y_xMRecJvWd8-QIk2MgGJbRkuhRQ-dOjM0YRBs8L9io8z-b24hRbPGJ7nUSIVDQa-DqhUxe6GwQWzPDHgMjVNv6V5ImByQ3tT0aQ6wAWltdo7mzBcMAbwYDwgccMJvBpWOwEax/s400/DSC07821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480879868021738370" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI92iV4Y_xMRecJvWd8-QIk2MgGJbRkuhRQ-dOjM0YRBs8L9io8z-b24hRbPGJ7nUSIVDQa-DqhUxe6GwQWzPDHgMjVNv6V5ImByQ3tT0aQ6wAWltdo7mzBcMAbwYDwgccMJvBpWOwEax/s1600/DSC07821.JPG"></a>So...again, I'll state for the record, my son is an only child, always will be. That makes this all okay...and probably gives me a few Martha points to boot!</div><div><br /></div><div>He gets a few new summer/water toys on the last day of school. Here's a bucket filled with stuff from the dollar section...badminton rackets, water bombs, and water balls...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHSQBi8fa2zqlOTkGxjCJh1Dq3TYsz1je9BHG478c6zMvl_xP02PvG1XUxuDSqA8GWzT5MU4cj6Jjjrh7snhVzgiuEvMpEL-fhU7LnvzhzJUE5U2hCMB9nzkM1aGfWS5oidithpyBqJA1/s1600/DSC07819.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHSQBi8fa2zqlOTkGxjCJh1Dq3TYsz1je9BHG478c6zMvl_xP02PvG1XUxuDSqA8GWzT5MU4cj6Jjjrh7snhVzgiuEvMpEL-fhU7LnvzhzJUE5U2hCMB9nzkM1aGfWS5oidithpyBqJA1/s400/DSC07819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480879846811091282" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a stack of gifts...I am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">aLL</span> about the red, white, and aqua color combo lately...not sure what that's all about...but here are two new squirt guns and an airplane model kit...I bought a few board games too, but that seemed like to much, so I saved them for a few weeks for now when the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">moooooooom</span>, I'm bored....." starts!</div><div><br /></div><div>That's all for now. I'll post a retirement gift I made for Sanford's favorite school secretary tomorrow...okay...it'll probably be like 3 days from now... ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-4007695614997032832010-06-08T13:31:00.000-07:002010-06-08T13:59:18.605-07:00soooooo happy....<div><br /></div><div>just in case it hasn't been obvious in my long-winded, rambling posts, I never have a camera ready when I need one. I went through a stage where I took dozens of pictures of Connor every day for eons (that's probably why he has 4 completed scrapbooks and he's under 18 months in all the photos)...but I never remembered to take pictures on holidays or at family gatherings or any where important...looking in his scrapbooks, you might think that Connor was alone on the planet and that fines are issued if father and son are not in matching outfits! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sooooo</span> over that. Any way...Connor's third birthday. I may have gone a little overboard. Just a little. In my defense, he is an only child, so no one will ever claim it's not fair...he got a bigger party...and hence I will only throw ONE 3 year old party in my life.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sooo</span>...I am happy that apparently my husband had a camera out and actually took photos of my handiwork since I was a complete slacker! Here they are....</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAAB6mk80uYDlAUoFzBL3seT1becIUvC-YTvZGUtRREF5Ql3RgHRxHVp9dsUGOUQ_cFwJJYH7NWj12eY3lkRUPA7G55hICbNyNR3j1D7mvPceMV4K8BjJihHx3NMUhYX3sQAGvn2YWfQw/s1600/DSCF0034.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAAB6mk80uYDlAUoFzBL3seT1becIUvC-YTvZGUtRREF5Ql3RgHRxHVp9dsUGOUQ_cFwJJYH7NWj12eY3lkRUPA7G55hICbNyNR3j1D7mvPceMV4K8BjJihHx3NMUhYX3sQAGvn2YWfQw/s400/DSCF0034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480505539482848626" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAAB6mk80uYDlAUoFzBL3seT1becIUvC-YTvZGUtRREF5Ql3RgHRxHVp9dsUGOUQ_cFwJJYH7NWj12eY3lkRUPA7G55hICbNyNR3j1D7mvPceMV4K8BjJihHx3NMUhYX3sQAGvn2YWfQw/s1600/DSCF0034.JPG"></a>Here's the sign announcing it's a third party for the boy in the front yard...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlllAOuiz71w4l2Fs-2HYNJbLhSpvO8Y18WQh463DVwg36FN6mdAuW9WE65pqFJYlvHHjdRDhOe0DK6Sl4Svrk2l5e__Mcob8-Qo8u_XIgKcFa_cW5P-usKMm_vAptCIom8gh0dnumhCka/s1600/DSCF0031.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlllAOuiz71w4l2Fs-2HYNJbLhSpvO8Y18WQh463DVwg36FN6mdAuW9WE65pqFJYlvHHjdRDhOe0DK6Sl4Svrk2l5e__Mcob8-Qo8u_XIgKcFa_cW5P-usKMm_vAptCIom8gh0dnumhCka/s400/DSCF0031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480505529220447922" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlllAOuiz71w4l2Fs-2HYNJbLhSpvO8Y18WQh463DVwg36FN6mdAuW9WE65pqFJYlvHHjdRDhOe0DK6Sl4Svrk2l5e__Mcob8-Qo8u_XIgKcFa_cW5P-usKMm_vAptCIom8gh0dnumhCka/s1600/DSCF0031.JPG"></a>Here's the front walk way...back when my house was blue...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc37eBUkuzXvbmfxYFHVPG17jLxicgXDgD6Lm5OUpbt9hqrJRCSL86GGjj2Wv5Pb7S5FywyBHVnxmBN6vLTlagTbeAD-rbFazBLJbk3TgeJPPib5KOWmhZ0mQpgF6MssA6SLF87oG6iyQC/s1600/DSCF0038.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc37eBUkuzXvbmfxYFHVPG17jLxicgXDgD6Lm5OUpbt9hqrJRCSL86GGjj2Wv5Pb7S5FywyBHVnxmBN6vLTlagTbeAD-rbFazBLJbk3TgeJPPib5KOWmhZ0mQpgF6MssA6SLF87oG6iyQC/s400/DSCF0038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480505517294783394" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc37eBUkuzXvbmfxYFHVPG17jLxicgXDgD6Lm5OUpbt9hqrJRCSL86GGjj2Wv5Pb7S5FywyBHVnxmBN6vLTlagTbeAD-rbFazBLJbk3TgeJPPib5KOWmhZ0mQpgF6MssA6SLF87oG6iyQC/s1600/DSCF0038.JPG"></a>and here's a small portion of the plethora of Thomas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">crapola</span> I got...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIsUL6NKPUsZdTbKB2AeFXO0rgj3b7Ealh4La-v-7hyVgLpMXChoVAKF62hy_YDzr7Y-QfwI_Vcesnmjd98Pp0d1UEa4jg-38RHQU51e1pfG0ROeRcAvQKN5HHqXcqpWq0gEr8TSIXdvU/s1600/DSCF0037.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIsUL6NKPUsZdTbKB2AeFXO0rgj3b7Ealh4La-v-7hyVgLpMXChoVAKF62hy_YDzr7Y-QfwI_Vcesnmjd98Pp0d1UEa4jg-38RHQU51e1pfG0ROeRcAvQKN5HHqXcqpWq0gEr8TSIXdvU/s400/DSCF0037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480505504192320050" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIsUL6NKPUsZdTbKB2AeFXO0rgj3b7Ealh4La-v-7hyVgLpMXChoVAKF62hy_YDzr7Y-QfwI_Vcesnmjd98Pp0d1UEa4jg-38RHQU51e1pfG0ROeRcAvQKN5HHqXcqpWq0gEr8TSIXdvU/s1600/DSCF0037.JPG"></a>Here's the sign with Connor's infamous beady-eyed face ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG1lals6nuEAZ80f73-f1n6ar8c7VX5t7v04O6c4bNnk79YSScwhqSCBkAyd1QPaOZuf8H9a5_g84J9HmjX6_Tpxh1nZg2u6RcY-sMQe3Nj4LQwgTiYt1Cq7rPIn0Gt0GqYgmi6oX9OnV/s1600/DSCF0020.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG1lals6nuEAZ80f73-f1n6ar8c7VX5t7v04O6c4bNnk79YSScwhqSCBkAyd1QPaOZuf8H9a5_g84J9HmjX6_Tpxh1nZg2u6RcY-sMQe3Nj4LQwgTiYt1Cq7rPIn0Gt0GqYgmi6oX9OnV/s400/DSCF0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480505494946105106" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG1lals6nuEAZ80f73-f1n6ar8c7VX5t7v04O6c4bNnk79YSScwhqSCBkAyd1QPaOZuf8H9a5_g84J9HmjX6_Tpxh1nZg2u6RcY-sMQe3Nj4LQwgTiYt1Cq7rPIn0Gt0GqYgmi6oX9OnV/s1600/DSCF0020.JPG"></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ummm</span>...yes, these might be the presents from just us...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdBq7h3rg4t7pgDOiHIhsYRvDB2koFG5KZapSkeYK0FV94BTF6IivFTEyA4Q_cmVEKMd3x9LoGHYxp9nIi6mbPotyRZi9H3_OxVXBM0Kvbb3CJDWjh_DgtFw265BkIWrQhptARbQfOx-V/s1600/DSCF0022.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdBq7h3rg4t7pgDOiHIhsYRvDB2koFG5KZapSkeYK0FV94BTF6IivFTEyA4Q_cmVEKMd3x9LoGHYxp9nIi6mbPotyRZi9H3_OxVXBM0Kvbb3CJDWjh_DgtFw265BkIWrQhptARbQfOx-V/s400/DSCF0022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480504857894798994" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdBq7h3rg4t7pgDOiHIhsYRvDB2koFG5KZapSkeYK0FV94BTF6IivFTEyA4Q_cmVEKMd3x9LoGHYxp9nIi6mbPotyRZi9H3_OxVXBM0Kvbb3CJDWjh_DgtFw265BkIWrQhptARbQfOx-V/s1600/DSCF0022.JPG"></a>here are the gift boxes...from the container store filled with who remembers what??? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">c'mon</span> it was 6 years ago...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJkj56jpSF6GURnrmC93GjqEUgCbjt4CpA2muFOL9s5aCWcgHY7r-GLU8MKuoXfwR6oRL1WIJ3FDUIzV6lGaJs_m-F5EHtM5allah1v47X8eum_6EIZj7w-I_ad6itlIKYL7NAoMv6MRz/s1600/DSCF0017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJkj56jpSF6GURnrmC93GjqEUgCbjt4CpA2muFOL9s5aCWcgHY7r-GLU8MKuoXfwR6oRL1WIJ3FDUIzV6lGaJs_m-F5EHtM5allah1v47X8eum_6EIZj7w-I_ad6itlIKYL7NAoMv6MRz/s400/DSCF0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480504849222325154" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJkj56jpSF6GURnrmC93GjqEUgCbjt4CpA2muFOL9s5aCWcgHY7r-GLU8MKuoXfwR6oRL1WIJ3FDUIzV6lGaJs_m-F5EHtM5allah1v47X8eum_6EIZj7w-I_ad6itlIKYL7NAoMv6MRz/s1600/DSCF0017.JPG"></a>a little more of the Thomas hoopla...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwkRM2ovtnTdeC0mSNmommBz1q7mQGAJ3DkiR5GvQgkZc7xOPPj6ntFuQgvFJ6CNL7FF26wUfEKYgYRyYQIuMgRI2vyipKLW74G_qbNzHoUzcdhL-Ho025D_sH8s8NE4QfG6a5qv9p7vJ/s1600/DSCF0018.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwkRM2ovtnTdeC0mSNmommBz1q7mQGAJ3DkiR5GvQgkZc7xOPPj6ntFuQgvFJ6CNL7FF26wUfEKYgYRyYQIuMgRI2vyipKLW74G_qbNzHoUzcdhL-Ho025D_sH8s8NE4QfG6a5qv9p7vJ/s400/DSCF0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480504830786798162" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwkRM2ovtnTdeC0mSNmommBz1q7mQGAJ3DkiR5GvQgkZc7xOPPj6ntFuQgvFJ6CNL7FF26wUfEKYgYRyYQIuMgRI2vyipKLW74G_qbNzHoUzcdhL-Ho025D_sH8s8NE4QfG6a5qv9p7vJ/s1600/DSCF0018.JPG"></a>look...my hubby took a kind of artsy photo of the goodies...I had to put it in because he made some effort... ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXj_PKOxZF_A5-SzGzOsWFKCuLj2SDWxmTsC6AsyTqHhV473Z6ul3jfDr3SlfYOPyk3TNMjr5jjk20l6oD3FwHsJe680NmZ1iJaxRgVMx50BR1E37wdFT_7Cg8DPvoQ4kTmNQ_XeC_r-P/s1600/DSCF0035.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXj_PKOxZF_A5-SzGzOsWFKCuLj2SDWxmTsC6AsyTqHhV473Z6ul3jfDr3SlfYOPyk3TNMjr5jjk20l6oD3FwHsJe680NmZ1iJaxRgVMx50BR1E37wdFT_7Cg8DPvoQ4kTmNQ_XeC_r-P/s400/DSCF0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480504821267819490" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXj_PKOxZF_A5-SzGzOsWFKCuLj2SDWxmTsC6AsyTqHhV473Z6ul3jfDr3SlfYOPyk3TNMjr5jjk20l6oD3FwHsJe680NmZ1iJaxRgVMx50BR1E37wdFT_7Cg8DPvoQ4kTmNQ_XeC_r-P/s1600/DSCF0035.JPG"></a>here's the sign announcing he's 3...notice how the sign looks like a railroad crossing sign...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4Sx7J2H0tBfRD6vRdi6WSO0N7XldK75z9nWudU-Rs7qY7ytu4ws6eFjP2thD3LzQ_OlEzJzLbJrcO0VQoDLXgU5mRf_T5X8DVX2FD23Nx3kP-gDMHYDeGSxHjclLwRyy1UsaKuI43CVW/s1600/DSCF0070.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4Sx7J2H0tBfRD6vRdi6WSO0N7XldK75z9nWudU-Rs7qY7ytu4ws6eFjP2thD3LzQ_OlEzJzLbJrcO0VQoDLXgU5mRf_T5X8DVX2FD23Nx3kP-gDMHYDeGSxHjclLwRyy1UsaKuI43CVW/s400/DSCF0070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480504813077234450" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4Sx7J2H0tBfRD6vRdi6WSO0N7XldK75z9nWudU-Rs7qY7ytu4ws6eFjP2thD3LzQ_OlEzJzLbJrcO0VQoDLXgU5mRf_T5X8DVX2FD23Nx3kP-gDMHYDeGSxHjclLwRyy1UsaKuI43CVW/s1600/DSCF0070.JPG"></a>another railroad sign...with a cute title...and paper pieced drinks...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk5m2Pywf6IksU_WOf4Ljg1F0vrrce_laPSstlo6PrAqM8gtPSdDdzVwuDnqX2PwbCUoo3UfUMmB9-Rd_kS0QAMN3XyfEOwPTkFbWlaFZlAhlKgpDyY_YDjc5cdQrOVL41VtKWS7itQZ0/s1600/DSCF0071.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk5m2Pywf6IksU_WOf4Ljg1F0vrrce_laPSstlo6PrAqM8gtPSdDdzVwuDnqX2PwbCUoo3UfUMmB9-Rd_kS0QAMN3XyfEOwPTkFbWlaFZlAhlKgpDyY_YDjc5cdQrOVL41VtKWS7itQZ0/s400/DSCF0071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480503983797835666" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk5m2Pywf6IksU_WOf4Ljg1F0vrrce_laPSstlo6PrAqM8gtPSdDdzVwuDnqX2PwbCUoo3UfUMmB9-Rd_kS0QAMN3XyfEOwPTkFbWlaFZlAhlKgpDyY_YDjc5cdQrOVL41VtKWS7itQZ0/s1600/DSCF0071.JPG"></a>and snacks...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgf58V90eaqY1e7nCK7JtWTnuRFtgMVkZgK5sV5mvbfrK0DWP4HsvTY7IO4VftbGOX0QGEb1nfT3mmAj9theF2ID9vMDzk0ErdxBVP0MVGqF_7hDIGEspqgY78lETAb4v1WPzRkiB29fwT/s1600/DSCF0039.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgf58V90eaqY1e7nCK7JtWTnuRFtgMVkZgK5sV5mvbfrK0DWP4HsvTY7IO4VftbGOX0QGEb1nfT3mmAj9theF2ID9vMDzk0ErdxBVP0MVGqF_7hDIGEspqgY78lETAb4v1WPzRkiB29fwT/s400/DSCF0039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480503977770244498" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgf58V90eaqY1e7nCK7JtWTnuRFtgMVkZgK5sV5mvbfrK0DWP4HsvTY7IO4VftbGOX0QGEb1nfT3mmAj9theF2ID9vMDzk0ErdxBVP0MVGqF_7hDIGEspqgY78lETAb4v1WPzRkiB29fwT/s1600/DSCF0039.JPG"></a>and a "cake corner" sign...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ummm</span>, I might have been up til midnight making signs...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7ZQXdGr6G66cNsDVPNg-R3peUYZ9n1HBxjJymTPxJJCvAkecWvc8Re7eXea_QbNkvxoSWsiIUQ36tfhqP8gnDuWL0LLgd3I8OwExwtdduvkBa3CrAQNHRjHYA5-1Ic4UNoAGygIRkc8o/s1600/DSCF0075.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7ZQXdGr6G66cNsDVPNg-R3peUYZ9n1HBxjJymTPxJJCvAkecWvc8Re7eXea_QbNkvxoSWsiIUQ36tfhqP8gnDuWL0LLgd3I8OwExwtdduvkBa3CrAQNHRjHYA5-1Ic4UNoAGygIRkc8o/s400/DSCF0075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480503962010055906" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>store bought cake....hadn't discovered cupcakes yet...I would have spelled my son's name right...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7ZQXdGr6G66cNsDVPNg-R3peUYZ9n1HBxjJymTPxJJCvAkecWvc8Re7eXea_QbNkvxoSWsiIUQ36tfhqP8gnDuWL0LLgd3I8OwExwtdduvkBa3CrAQNHRjHYA5-1Ic4UNoAGygIRkc8o/s1600/DSCF0075.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQHGKILsnc9LVkI0RijpGTkhpTiOQt8RKhPxcLOkKJxR04wMa5rCZXG-xvpgqk4ARup8DetYK-_zlP3efsC3ssYecGoNaWK9f2zc85I-dZV9tDFMrXA8NkPG570AQ6urbryS2EDLz09Us/s1600/DSCF0080.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQHGKILsnc9LVkI0RijpGTkhpTiOQt8RKhPxcLOkKJxR04wMa5rCZXG-xvpgqk4ARup8DetYK-_zlP3efsC3ssYecGoNaWK9f2zc85I-dZV9tDFMrXA8NkPG570AQ6urbryS2EDLz09Us/s400/DSCF0080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480503957097162450" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQHGKILsnc9LVkI0RijpGTkhpTiOQt8RKhPxcLOkKJxR04wMa5rCZXG-xvpgqk4ARup8DetYK-_zlP3efsC3ssYecGoNaWK9f2zc85I-dZV9tDFMrXA8NkPG570AQ6urbryS2EDLz09Us/s1600/DSCF0080.JPG"></a>here's the boy...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">accccck</span>! how cute is he!!??!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-_HfDGElrIZWlQJ4UvdckIzg1iT_2n1xAqB_vk5kBjFiQK9jG8c0flpb6fvwINft1zidirIoXc9bFDpPGAGhElcGirWkjdGGSl4R4BS3lp6ZNtIgPcK7wGrIQE5_Q1nnUudfP0X9QRq7/s1600/DSCF0091.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-_HfDGElrIZWlQJ4UvdckIzg1iT_2n1xAqB_vk5kBjFiQK9jG8c0flpb6fvwINft1zidirIoXc9bFDpPGAGhElcGirWkjdGGSl4R4BS3lp6ZNtIgPcK7wGrIQE5_Q1nnUudfP0X9QRq7/s400/DSCF0091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480503940614286546" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>here's gift opening...with unpainted book shelves, cream carpet, green paint, braided rugs...hahahahaha.....It makes me more appreciative of my house now...</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-33678248392542496052010-06-07T13:38:00.000-07:002010-06-07T13:54:03.159-07:00Music Teacher Thank you<div><br /></div><div>The entire third grade at Connor's school put on a musical performance. About 100 kids...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ALLLLLLL</span> of them with some percentage of squirrel DNA...some a little bit, some almost direct genetic matches!</div><div><br /></div><div>The show was great! Connor was young Albert Einstein...a prodigy that kid is, I tell ya! Okay, it was three lines and two of them were back talking his stage "mom"...so perhaps the role was just an excellent fit ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Any way, I thought that the music teacher deserved some kind of thank you ...just a quick little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">giftie</span> to let her know that the show was great and we appreciated all of her hard work.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzh8Dr82lGV83EOthowIfzqNbZobyzijvf9Gv4nuSuAple7MRgeN0sF-n73VYxVjBZeCoWkj4uXibFnJRlienaT_289bglHksLSzo_XBXVHXNl0S3ylXBIwSyVKwEatCR0CQsQp6eyJ9m/s1600/DSC07784.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzh8Dr82lGV83EOthowIfzqNbZobyzijvf9Gv4nuSuAple7MRgeN0sF-n73VYxVjBZeCoWkj4uXibFnJRlienaT_289bglHksLSzo_XBXVHXNl0S3ylXBIwSyVKwEatCR0CQsQp6eyJ9m/s400/DSC07784.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480134456419038130" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzh8Dr82lGV83EOthowIfzqNbZobyzijvf9Gv4nuSuAple7MRgeN0sF-n73VYxVjBZeCoWkj4uXibFnJRlienaT_289bglHksLSzo_XBXVHXNl0S3ylXBIwSyVKwEatCR0CQsQp6eyJ9m/s1600/DSC07784.JPG"></a>I made her this...inside is a thank you note from Connor and some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ghiradelli</span> chocolate squares...peanut butter...and a few caramel filled ones...is it wrong that my mouth just watered?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14iicxDgsabQLGv6Z_XzqcjF9NIp0OGnfK4HVujGXjPCWGcNiDa0Vs6m2rtABjScvFP4IDjTu-91EVaXgZzpIzTv9ewltaTT_yt81w71bBaAvbKryL_t_8SfCStEtxhuyNOGERgTmDvj0/s1600/DSC07787.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14iicxDgsabQLGv6Z_XzqcjF9NIp0OGnfK4HVujGXjPCWGcNiDa0Vs6m2rtABjScvFP4IDjTu-91EVaXgZzpIzTv9ewltaTT_yt81w71bBaAvbKryL_t_8SfCStEtxhuyNOGERgTmDvj0/s400/DSC07787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480134445282518738" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I just used <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">kraft</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cardstock</span> and the 3,5,7,9,11 hut hut..oops..sorry...that's what happens when you're the coach's wife...the box pattern that's all numbers in the title from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">splitcoaststampers</span>. Quick box...made from one sheet of 8.5 x 11 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">cardstock</span>. So simple. I made one in purple too for Connor's teacher...her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">fav</span> color...seriously, 30 minutes from start to finish. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow is the last day of school for Connor. I sent something in to his teacher every day for the last week of school. Honestly...I've spent time with the boy...his teacher deserves more than goodies and prizes, we're talking canonization here! The least I can do is send in some chocolate and a few gift cards.</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe I'll get it together and post all the goodies tomorrow. Or, I could be my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">slackerish</span> self and do it sometime next week...</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-50418172510315750682010-05-28T07:26:00.000-07:002010-05-28T07:40:42.078-07:00Bulletin board re-do<div><br /></div><div>I have recently decided that I like wearing necklaces. I didn't for a long time. I have also decided that silver is a fine and practical metal and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">costumey</span> jewelry is fun. Yeah, I'm a little late on the band wagon...</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I had all these new necklaces...plus a few old ones, and they were getting all tangled and wonky (yes, that is the technical term) jammed in several drawers and baskets.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had a bulletin board that I bought for about $6 at Target for Connor's room, and hadn't done the make over for yet, sitting in the garage (wow...could that be the worst grammatically phrased sentence EVER?!?) and I made this. A little paint, some ribbon, a button, and the mighty glue gun...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpcxNc8-CG4zmsMtvLLg_5xRd9Ye9Y4_8qyo5-tn4PhVzy0Z7RgGt9sYb3FL5TmH9MAt_tKP0urHGr4bHsJXThpEDyc3OIdADZHYMiLZSxwC_oAaauP5XvT9Dh8YjYQWcjtOqIPyYBHrI/s1600/DSC09968.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpcxNc8-CG4zmsMtvLLg_5xRd9Ye9Y4_8qyo5-tn4PhVzy0Z7RgGt9sYb3FL5TmH9MAt_tKP0urHGr4bHsJXThpEDyc3OIdADZHYMiLZSxwC_oAaauP5XvT9Dh8YjYQWcjtOqIPyYBHrI/s400/DSC09968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476327569048227346" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpcxNc8-CG4zmsMtvLLg_5xRd9Ye9Y4_8qyo5-tn4PhVzy0Z7RgGt9sYb3FL5TmH9MAt_tKP0urHGr4bHsJXThpEDyc3OIdADZHYMiLZSxwC_oAaauP5XvT9Dh8YjYQWcjtOqIPyYBHrI/s1600/DSC09968.JPG"></a>It was functional, but looked a little naked.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmLzPG2h8oKN8ciUvaMqxELga-_FB7aifVPgHMHnFiamPPNOle2nBLc3eDSbQdV5WL3ziFRuPynwm3YH6x38HhRnfMRJ6vFpbhS_YM16dCTUypPu4tGGjM12FvOFyPs1NIgisfpnbHXsj/s1600/DSC07764.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmLzPG2h8oKN8ciUvaMqxELga-_FB7aifVPgHMHnFiamPPNOle2nBLc3eDSbQdV5WL3ziFRuPynwm3YH6x38HhRnfMRJ6vFpbhS_YM16dCTUypPu4tGGjM12FvOFyPs1NIgisfpnbHXsj/s400/DSC07764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476327559662734498" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I painted a couple sets of letter stickers black and called it done. Much less naked. I really wish the frame was wider...and I need to decorate the push pins somehow...even Sanford said he doesn't like them...but it's not bad for using what was in the house. Now, if I could just keep the cat away from it...he thinks the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hangy</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">danglies</span> (yup...another technical term) are there purely for his enjoyment! ;)</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-72117989464164847162010-05-27T11:40:00.000-07:002010-05-27T11:53:45.647-07:00DayCare Mother's Day Gifties<div><br /></div><div>Okay...we're just going to go with~better late than never~ and not even discuss that it's almost June...</div><div><br /></div><div>So for Mother's Day this year, the kids did breakfast in bed...I put the tray, a muffin, a juice box, paper plates and napkins, and a small vase in a big gift bag, completely sealed it shut and attached a letter to the dads on the front...It looked like the gift was TO the dads...but it was actually just directions telling the dads to put a flower in the vase and that they could feel free to add to breakfast (c'mon slackers...at least a little coffee!) I also made sure that each gift had an entire pack of paper plates and suggested to the dads that they use them all day so that they wouldn't make dirty dishes for mom to deal with later ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>The homemade part of the gift was a tray to put the breakfast in bed on...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWocFfHoSG49F0f7qzPaabEzDQuodcmw8-jWZR_31sEKqB3V1n99himV3gdsgm4JN3hKXEWHjRAGRBmNAA4I7hyBndLy6HPOB1GdnIExYvoSRI5Gy9jZmIWP5tDTnn1zP4d9JrxPqaPEe/s1600/DSC09910.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWocFfHoSG49F0f7qzPaabEzDQuodcmw8-jWZR_31sEKqB3V1n99himV3gdsgm4JN3hKXEWHjRAGRBmNAA4I7hyBndLy6HPOB1GdnIExYvoSRI5Gy9jZmIWP5tDTnn1zP4d9JrxPqaPEe/s400/DSC09910.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476021869426832802" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWocFfHoSG49F0f7qzPaabEzDQuodcmw8-jWZR_31sEKqB3V1n99himV3gdsgm4JN3hKXEWHjRAGRBmNAA4I7hyBndLy6HPOB1GdnIExYvoSRI5Gy9jZmIWP5tDTnn1zP4d9JrxPqaPEe/s1600/DSC09910.JPG"></a>We did silhouettes earlier this year when we were doing Dr. Seuss books...I LOVED how they turned out! I used the total cheater method where you take a picture of the child's profile, print it out, cut it out, and paint it black...it's a beautiful thing. Awesome and ridiculously easy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RZsST4-SiIA6e6qBDX-Q28TW1-eSlnpJEl3MYnq1Cwi92N_ExU_IIu6_OkyXGJUeFAodNSegwglzRt2vJuakg3TAcw3mYWyYW9VIWjCWFaMbziwvqLhdLqTH9YkdiSBK1pftjFXMRbFw/s1600/DSC09911.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RZsST4-SiIA6e6qBDX-Q28TW1-eSlnpJEl3MYnq1Cwi92N_ExU_IIu6_OkyXGJUeFAodNSegwglzRt2vJuakg3TAcw3mYWyYW9VIWjCWFaMbziwvqLhdLqTH9YkdiSBK1pftjFXMRbFw/s400/DSC09911.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476021854860565778" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I mounted them on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cardstock</span> ovals, mod <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">podged</span> them onto <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Michaels</span> wooden trays that I had already painted, slapped a few extra coats of sealer on them and they were done. The hardest part was painting the color band around the tray.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was going to make one of Connor for myself, but he is in the middle of growing out a complete buzz and his silhouette is a little awkward...I should be able to do it in a few weeks. I would totally put this up in my bookshelf in the living room. It's completely decorative and would match the cutesy artsy collage I put up a few weeks ago...Did I ever post that ? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hmmmm</span>...</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-7142986810018433202010-05-26T11:42:00.000-07:002010-05-26T11:48:02.974-07:00career choices<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Connor seemed to really enjoy playing catcher this year, and he looks so cute in all the gear!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhET89pKHKMkUeQMjxBBTwbbalAGKMbDmOo-r5WmHSbr5u_PGH83eXtWR_y4pdAPcBmOU9ZMGr55F21qdzzeWllo4f3VwJ5funtuG4VykqU2VH42kyM8hcdXPGjknBF6DrKjaCfVawmBoL2/s1600/DSC09950.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhET89pKHKMkUeQMjxBBTwbbalAGKMbDmOo-r5WmHSbr5u_PGH83eXtWR_y4pdAPcBmOU9ZMGr55F21qdzzeWllo4f3VwJ5funtuG4VykqU2VH42kyM8hcdXPGjknBF6DrKjaCfVawmBoL2/s400/DSC09950.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475651401209067602" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhET89pKHKMkUeQMjxBBTwbbalAGKMbDmOo-r5WmHSbr5u_PGH83eXtWR_y4pdAPcBmOU9ZMGr55F21qdzzeWllo4f3VwJ5funtuG4VykqU2VH42kyM8hcdXPGjknBF6DrKjaCfVawmBoL2/s1600/DSC09950.JPG"></a>He's got the stance down perfect and even managed to catch a ball or two ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>The boy is looking to the future though...if the catching gig doesn't work out, he can always be....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyPwr6uFbzrQYkYfoy6r31RinWpRhLEpe5dhh6KVQFSf4Q63sMFOKBGgEi6JC4kD_m9lSeX1mXuTZ0U7l4COc92zBOR_8cQYo19O8WljlQ9iBk5E1VPvdhN3ssdsqxcFLHQwmWahXDMA2/s1600/DSC09954.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyPwr6uFbzrQYkYfoy6r31RinWpRhLEpe5dhh6KVQFSf4Q63sMFOKBGgEi6JC4kD_m9lSeX1mXuTZ0U7l4COc92zBOR_8cQYo19O8WljlQ9iBk5E1VPvdhN3ssdsqxcFLHQwmWahXDMA2/s400/DSC09954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475651391334289138" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>MaRiO or LuIGi....seriously, he's killing me with the mustache!</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-3253279067561179002010-05-24T11:55:00.000-07:002010-05-24T12:08:24.801-07:00Random Cards...<div>Here's a card I made for my brother's going away shin-dig...He decided to have a bit of a mid-life crisis early and quit his job, move to San Fransisco, and start over...Actually I think it's brave and exciting, and while I'm annoyed that he had and then quit a Pottery Barn job (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">helloooooooooo</span>....40% discount) I'm happy that he's found something he likes and seems to be getting settled! Love you Justin ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89MO1f9b05qFPp9THH1vUrQEXb52z2p9WM2YSeEIMZMtBrH2sq1Iio6h6cdWDh8XI0_EMwv5R7750mw_fJxeBnlHMJGBkzx7ZOd7MpHU0VrjbwA1ZWFxST_DXp_BrtNG9u6wUndKs-blx/s1600/DSC09849.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89MO1f9b05qFPp9THH1vUrQEXb52z2p9WM2YSeEIMZMtBrH2sq1Iio6h6cdWDh8XI0_EMwv5R7750mw_fJxeBnlHMJGBkzx7ZOd7MpHU0VrjbwA1ZWFxST_DXp_BrtNG9u6wUndKs-blx/s400/DSC09849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474912673249767026" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89MO1f9b05qFPp9THH1vUrQEXb52z2p9WM2YSeEIMZMtBrH2sq1Iio6h6cdWDh8XI0_EMwv5R7750mw_fJxeBnlHMJGBkzx7ZOd7MpHU0VrjbwA1ZWFxST_DXp_BrtNG9u6wUndKs-blx/s1600/DSC09849.JPG"></a>So, the card is all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PTI</span>...that new ~enjoy the ride~ set is the cutest thing ever!...okay, no, not really, the spoons I saw in Crate and Barrel that had little metal enameled lemons dangling on the end were the cutest thing ever....but this stamp set is great! I LOVE the little car and how it can be the front end or the back end...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">soooo</span> clever!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEGYhiUdRN-VcsG6Ey5Zm-iq0rd1YNI2BX1PC3Z3y0vfAmC_f3EE_9S4nFbp06CpuCXiEh4qShcQPxAv0XMQ8peqIcsPbb6mZm-fHPvbPDvbe41mNsfADKtKEinW_FryF82Pt9ykvMjWe/s1600/DSC09854.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEGYhiUdRN-VcsG6Ey5Zm-iq0rd1YNI2BX1PC3Z3y0vfAmC_f3EE_9S4nFbp06CpuCXiEh4qShcQPxAv0XMQ8peqIcsPbb6mZm-fHPvbPDvbe41mNsfADKtKEinW_FryF82Pt9ykvMjWe/s400/DSC09854.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474912665943414082" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEGYhiUdRN-VcsG6Ey5Zm-iq0rd1YNI2BX1PC3Z3y0vfAmC_f3EE_9S4nFbp06CpuCXiEh4qShcQPxAv0XMQ8peqIcsPbb6mZm-fHPvbPDvbe41mNsfADKtKEinW_FryF82Pt9ykvMjWe/s1600/DSC09854.JPG"></a>I also like how this card opens...Mary Ellen...Sanford's favorite school secretary, sent me a Valentine's day card laid out like this and I couldn't wait to try it. I attached several gift cards <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">accordion</span> style on the back side of the main panel...it worked out great.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEGYhiUdRN-VcsG6Ey5Zm-iq0rd1YNI2BX1PC3Z3y0vfAmC_f3EE_9S4nFbp06CpuCXiEh4qShcQPxAv0XMQ8peqIcsPbb6mZm-fHPvbPDvbe41mNsfADKtKEinW_FryF82Pt9ykvMjWe/s1600/DSC09854.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hXnhqnDwzHNKUWdpk3qbjZdfoPUM2pCzhY0CQx5EDu5t9CrGDbc3kiiS-nivgmpDejhuizqUqMdY6aVeArAdSIpxYuAYBVvE-yEK2JK4QGk81GgrYf5rrJbtjzexlPRX7LyLoXkDf3KQ/s1600/DSC09914.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hXnhqnDwzHNKUWdpk3qbjZdfoPUM2pCzhY0CQx5EDu5t9CrGDbc3kiiS-nivgmpDejhuizqUqMdY6aVeArAdSIpxYuAYBVvE-yEK2JK4QGk81GgrYf5rrJbtjzexlPRX7LyLoXkDf3KQ/s400/DSC09914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474912650717230194" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a card I made my mom for mother's day and then promptly forgot to give her...oh well, (don't look mom)...I'll give it to her next year! I really like the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">kraft</span> envelopes from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Papertrey</span>...I hate putting a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">kraft</span> card in a white envelope...oooh...gotta go...I hear a truck outside and Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Brownpants</span> is "out for delivery" with my May <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">PTI</span> order...purchased happiness could be just a few steps away ;)</div></div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-18442239243259891182010-05-21T11:58:00.000-07:002010-05-21T12:24:08.184-07:00Display for Connor's Report<div><br /></div><div>This month Connor's class had to do animal reports. They had a few weeks to get books, do research, write notes, and then write up a few paragraphs. Connor chose bees because he's afraid of them...like yelling, screaming, running away, afraid and he thought learning about them might help...Good for him! You gotta love how their minds work sometimes!</div><div><br /></div><div>So he tells me they have to do a speech after they turn it in (basically just read the report to the class) and they can have a visual aid. He then looks at me and says "Just something small...like a piece of cardboard, Mom"...what?!?! Is the boy implying that I might go over the top or something? Where would he ever get an idea like that? I am soooooooo known for my restraint! (insert sarcastic snort!...and laughing mockery from my spouse!)</div><div><br /></div><div>So Connor chose some pictures and we printed them ...and then I chose a few more to round things out...and we made this from things lying around the house...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCTSThh350RunG3fzS0ExpfS0pb44ZzG17XuzOJf-sJjtxWcoCMXcg1tkJLLgzkOFUEg7wLC32Q8rKqR1gdf6smrsiP8roMrYJNkcWU0cdakKQ3cuZMlFF81lbSN_bvYcLz4rOdcZ5BG1/s1600/DSC09955.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCTSThh350RunG3fzS0ExpfS0pb44ZzG17XuzOJf-sJjtxWcoCMXcg1tkJLLgzkOFUEg7wLC32Q8rKqR1gdf6smrsiP8roMrYJNkcWU0cdakKQ3cuZMlFF81lbSN_bvYcLz4rOdcZ5BG1/s400/DSC09955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473803383036426034" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He printed and trimmed and taped and typed the labels. After all, I would never <i>DO </i>my son's homework...I might just help a little with the layout and design on the creative stuff. ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, he also brought in honey sticks to hand out to all his classmates after his speech.</div><div><br /></div><div>The boy got an A+...woo-hoo! He rocks! And mommy got to use some of her stash and expensive tools thus justifying their purchase and making room for new goodies all while helping the offspring...win-win everywhere! There is nothing like a school project to make all that money forked out for craft supplies look well spent!! :)</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-46423297293670049752010-05-20T13:05:00.000-07:002010-05-20T13:33:10.479-07:00Teacher Appreciation Goodies<div>Well....I forgot to take a picture ( I know, I know...knock me over from NOT surprise!) of the bath basket I made for Mrs. Lee...but it looked a lot like these...just a different flavor and different bath scrubbie...these are ones I made for Sanford's secretaries the week before...I sent in something to both of them every day of Administrative Assistant's week...yeah...this is the only thing I took a picture of...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4NUBQYPusrHtFZOcLrvxmFom-iTbYSrECy91SZ2_tXODZXyo1D3dXw642D6QhdDcqQI0SGLo60woMmMcYulHNUChATSZ-Ii-sjSrucikmZeFjJL6TH7NFSDWxstzFP5d66qq27Du7DfK/s1600/DSC09841.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4NUBQYPusrHtFZOcLrvxmFom-iTbYSrECy91SZ2_tXODZXyo1D3dXw642D6QhdDcqQI0SGLo60woMmMcYulHNUChATSZ-Ii-sjSrucikmZeFjJL6TH7NFSDWxstzFP5d66qq27Du7DfK/s400/DSC09841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473446915684405090" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4NUBQYPusrHtFZOcLrvxmFom-iTbYSrECy91SZ2_tXODZXyo1D3dXw642D6QhdDcqQI0SGLo60woMmMcYulHNUChATSZ-Ii-sjSrucikmZeFjJL6TH7NFSDWxstzFP5d66qq27Du7DfK/s1600/DSC09841.JPG"></a>For Sanford's secretaries, every gift had a tag with the sundevil on it somehow...it didn't always match, but it was what he wanted...here's a closer shot of what's in the tin from the Target Dollar bins...I scored big at the Bath and Body Works sale the week before...I thought I had gifties for a loooong time...um, not so much...these 2, a birthday giftie, one for Mrs. Lee and Connor wanted to send one in for the teacher in training...and all those extras were gone...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTizXKP7eBjZ46SyNcNQFHzfDSEn0PQMSxUUv5YBshMZwChzg9GpA2LjPY22uyc-zwHq36AzEsMBMXBBv5csBXNiGVRdKmPQsdZ0AZ4RyemiS0MjjoHz-_QCCk7KbzyNBxvPrT_AZHsPqs/s1600/DSC09844.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTizXKP7eBjZ46SyNcNQFHzfDSEn0PQMSxUUv5YBshMZwChzg9GpA2LjPY22uyc-zwHq36AzEsMBMXBBv5csBXNiGVRdKmPQsdZ0AZ4RyemiS0MjjoHz-_QCCk7KbzyNBxvPrT_AZHsPqs/s400/DSC09844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473446909513882210" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTizXKP7eBjZ46SyNcNQFHzfDSEn0PQMSxUUv5YBshMZwChzg9GpA2LjPY22uyc-zwHq36AzEsMBMXBBv5csBXNiGVRdKmPQsdZ0AZ4RyemiS0MjjoHz-_QCCk7KbzyNBxvPrT_AZHsPqs/s1600/DSC09844.JPG"></a>Here's another idea stolen straight from somewhere in Blog-land...sorry, I can't remember where...Decorate one of those embroidery floss holders that you can get for $2 at Michaels...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMxCVLegv44xH0A-Y5uMzt1ONqCS7MgtYSVxq2ivLh35LapsxyKVNHKX69iz2H2mtM4bByOzkSbEofRwY2IsNzFK_IVXH7BImBF7TNr-qrGv2cHYqCcz1b6o5BVEyIj12S8p9NMU6vz2c/s1600/DSC09893.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMxCVLegv44xH0A-Y5uMzt1ONqCS7MgtYSVxq2ivLh35LapsxyKVNHKX69iz2H2mtM4bByOzkSbEofRwY2IsNzFK_IVXH7BImBF7TNr-qrGv2cHYqCcz1b6o5BVEyIj12S8p9NMU6vz2c/s400/DSC09893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473446520104879026" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMxCVLegv44xH0A-Y5uMzt1ONqCS7MgtYSVxq2ivLh35LapsxyKVNHKX69iz2H2mtM4bByOzkSbEofRwY2IsNzFK_IVXH7BImBF7TNr-qrGv2cHYqCcz1b6o5BVEyIj12S8p9NMU6vz2c/s1600/DSC09893.JPG"></a>and fill it with office supply type stuff...oh, and a little chocolate. </div><div><br /></div><div> Cute, personalized, and practical. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know you aren't supposed to give teachers stuff with apples on it...but I always think mine is cute enough to be okay...of course, the teacher is probably telling her husband that she would LOVE this gift if it didn't have a &*%%^$ apple on it ;)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhM0ZS7yaTniOsfq0pMCLuLIBvlgiUSybWGZXptpOaD6NqCYlVRAse96gWsU7N687kiT2OOHvirSpAZ5vr2tXoTEYXvwIpkbaLS4CIFrd2bkguwk4KwKdsoHMuaqljsKkQIkcuDVRadkV/s1600/DSC09896.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhM0ZS7yaTniOsfq0pMCLuLIBvlgiUSybWGZXptpOaD6NqCYlVRAse96gWsU7N687kiT2OOHvirSpAZ5vr2tXoTEYXvwIpkbaLS4CIFrd2bkguwk4KwKdsoHMuaqljsKkQIkcuDVRadkV/s400/DSC09896.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473446510747921554" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhM0ZS7yaTniOsfq0pMCLuLIBvlgiUSybWGZXptpOaD6NqCYlVRAse96gWsU7N687kiT2OOHvirSpAZ5vr2tXoTEYXvwIpkbaLS4CIFrd2bkguwk4KwKdsoHMuaqljsKkQIkcuDVRadkV/s1600/DSC09896.JPG"></a>so then we're on to the standard Starbucks gift card...the guy behind the counter was so cute when I asked for a clean cup to put it in...he got out the tissue paper, and since it's brown, suggested that we leave a little hanging out over the edge of the lid, like coffee had spilled. I told him it was a cute idea...then promptly tucked it all in once I left the store. A gift with something spilled on it?!? Even pretend spilled?!? I just don't roll that way!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBztqorqzRYCYYYFbRLMA3aoE53y9_kUbgpdgRCLoIa0QEgiq9dXf-3DMW26HVSL4m6vEZD_FUovvPgTDb_t6FUr1xF-CqZ3nolf9ccrgmm_eOLtY7UzoCztXMTBdKuhmMT2G0b5jiCds/s1600/DSC09901.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBztqorqzRYCYYYFbRLMA3aoE53y9_kUbgpdgRCLoIa0QEgiq9dXf-3DMW26HVSL4m6vEZD_FUovvPgTDb_t6FUr1xF-CqZ3nolf9ccrgmm_eOLtY7UzoCztXMTBdKuhmMT2G0b5jiCds/s400/DSC09901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473446501475416434" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBztqorqzRYCYYYFbRLMA3aoE53y9_kUbgpdgRCLoIa0QEgiq9dXf-3DMW26HVSL4m6vEZD_FUovvPgTDb_t6FUr1xF-CqZ3nolf9ccrgmm_eOLtY7UzoCztXMTBdKuhmMT2G0b5jiCds/s1600/DSC09901.JPG"></a>I used one of those wooden coffee stir sticks to attach the flag to...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKU2hS9OKuJdE1SrL5bwCh54AJUCen2q-mjO99dtM6l5I8baPf8iAKe28mOKN14Yod1fLCX0IoCX8Idrdzen6M4WotRGpT8RK5b1kvwP2Ax0GBRxWT9F_Rx0XbFXyV9wFuP58NaoFuAWx/s1600/DSC09904.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKU2hS9OKuJdE1SrL5bwCh54AJUCen2q-mjO99dtM6l5I8baPf8iAKe28mOKN14Yod1fLCX0IoCX8Idrdzen6M4WotRGpT8RK5b1kvwP2Ax0GBRxWT9F_Rx0XbFXyV9wFuP58NaoFuAWx/s400/DSC09904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473446490814729650" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>yeah...pretty over done, but still cute and in her favorite color...and c'mon...at least I didn't just have Connor hand her the gift card...</div><div><br /></div><div>The kids were also supposed to wear purple one day because it is her favorite color...ummmmm...yeah, no purple in the boy's closet. I went to Target to try to buy a purple shirt...no deal...and since it was 9:30 the night before he needed it...I had to punt. I bought a $7 shirt with a guitar on it, came home, took out a sharpie and wrote...you guessed it...MrS. LeE RocKs on it...she liked it well enough to email me and tell me, so I guess it was even a little better than purple :)</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't remember what else we did...I had lots of plans...but a little bit of a procrastination problem...oh well, I guess I can save it for the end of the year...uh-oh...that's two weeks away...better get busy!</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-42295637077960325152010-05-19T13:17:00.000-07:002010-05-19T13:37:14.161-07:00Teacher door decoration<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>so... I volunteered to decorate the door for Connor's teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week...I know if I was a teacher, I would want my door decorated...and I know my son and think that anyone who spends 6 hours a day teaching him certainly deserves <i>their </i>door decorated!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh7Q8hxtrCTrPWJfgmpBQFgW17r8IR_RcfYVmACECazxzxffMmoeiC3kl2xSrAfYN0thsgPpbTHraRPyx4MujIOtJ5QjtdyZ7qnU3X0KRT8DFUn-anefWkzPaFnqW9ig1KrO0UqyWnQ6v/s1600/DSC09892.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh7Q8hxtrCTrPWJfgmpBQFgW17r8IR_RcfYVmACECazxzxffMmoeiC3kl2xSrAfYN0thsgPpbTHraRPyx4MujIOtJ5QjtdyZ7qnU3X0KRT8DFUn-anefWkzPaFnqW9ig1KrO0UqyWnQ6v/s400/DSC09892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473078915510416386" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh7Q8hxtrCTrPWJfgmpBQFgW17r8IR_RcfYVmACECazxzxffMmoeiC3kl2xSrAfYN0thsgPpbTHraRPyx4MujIOtJ5QjtdyZ7qnU3X0KRT8DFUn-anefWkzPaFnqW9ig1KrO0UqyWnQ6v/s1600/DSC09892.JPG"></a>I'm not sure if you can see it, but I used glitter modge podge on the letters and then took stickles and made stars over the modge podge...it looked cool in person...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqnFKZYCDpFMJJxdHPFjIvKjaeieZmHSv9_yE5Tn-PLglt00W_hrT59RaozcMQBIgc_NnQXgau5vE7-umM2O3_BjNxKZoqPhl8QmObzP0Rr9Xp1ZYu4EjRYGF0EXG6zp9wTVFIBD6QaWu/s1600/DSC09891.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqnFKZYCDpFMJJxdHPFjIvKjaeieZmHSv9_yE5Tn-PLglt00W_hrT59RaozcMQBIgc_NnQXgau5vE7-umM2O3_BjNxKZoqPhl8QmObzP0Rr9Xp1ZYu4EjRYGF0EXG6zp9wTVFIBD6QaWu/s400/DSC09891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473078904657527986" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqnFKZYCDpFMJJxdHPFjIvKjaeieZmHSv9_yE5Tn-PLglt00W_hrT59RaozcMQBIgc_NnQXgau5vE7-umM2O3_BjNxKZoqPhl8QmObzP0Rr9Xp1ZYu4EjRYGF0EXG6zp9wTVFIBD6QaWu/s1600/DSC09891.JPG"></a>Here's a close-up of the guitar...Sanford was at football and Connor went on a steam train trip with his grandpas...so I was home alone with no one to do anything for on Sunday, all I had to worry about was myself...that's probably why I spent 2 hours making a paper guitar...that and I have a few issues...the darker purple center is glitter paper...her name is Lisa Lee...can you see her name on the guitar?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIz1J77RMTzjfkyM87is-2MXjyuupe9aqe7SeJCITz4l4Rp63sBsxLvFEm6AwwTBYd-eUTR7zK7gbwoCzPHEmONSFr1j9kwdfviaW3676JIoGCJgjWV-1fTybYW5cCGKRtkoqtrWqidE5/s1600/DSC09890.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIz1J77RMTzjfkyM87is-2MXjyuupe9aqe7SeJCITz4l4Rp63sBsxLvFEm6AwwTBYd-eUTR7zK7gbwoCzPHEmONSFr1j9kwdfviaW3676JIoGCJgjWV-1fTybYW5cCGKRtkoqtrWqidE5/s400/DSC09890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473078894720127234" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIz1J77RMTzjfkyM87is-2MXjyuupe9aqe7SeJCITz4l4Rp63sBsxLvFEm6AwwTBYd-eUTR7zK7gbwoCzPHEmONSFr1j9kwdfviaW3676JIoGCJgjWV-1fTybYW5cCGKRtkoqtrWqidE5/s1600/DSC09890.JPG"></a>Then I used the cricut to cut out stars and put each students name on one and strung them to hang...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoffKmOjpggw5_EOZXnm7q9QwBENRD90lkATwT3WiNTzBuzTC40ZF29hFmEAtV7OwSaFmcE6B9yUP3vDELzxNUuFMl5JxEsiuvaAqcQpIry47ZGREdBJf6RI6fLjq_-Sg_sedJeLVewl9/s1600/DSC09889.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoffKmOjpggw5_EOZXnm7q9QwBENRD90lkATwT3WiNTzBuzTC40ZF29hFmEAtV7OwSaFmcE6B9yUP3vDELzxNUuFMl5JxEsiuvaAqcQpIry47ZGREdBJf6RI6fLjq_-Sg_sedJeLVewl9/s400/DSC09889.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473078886338080130" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I thought ~Mrs. Lee rocks~ was a pretty good sentiment for 3rd graders...not to girly, not too juvenile...I got to school at 6am on Monday morning to put it up...no one else was there that early...the custodian finally let me in at 6:30...so I got it hung up and it looked great with the stars dangling...but I forgot to take a photo...One of the room moms emailed me one, but I'm not sure how to move it...I'm impaired that way...</div><div><br /></div><div>We sent something in for his teacher every day...again, she ABSOLUTELY deserves it!! I forgot to take pictures of everything...but tomorrow I'll post what I did take pics of. I'm bummed that the thing I made that I thought was the cutest I didn't take a photo of...aqua blue cookie jar with a label on the front that said~Treats for the Teacher...to share or not~ filled with smarties (thanks for making us smarties) and dum dums (not dum-dums)...I tied on black and white gingham ribbon and it was adorable...oh well...I'll be better at taking pictures next year!</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-27057862823882094682010-05-19T13:02:00.000-07:002010-05-19T13:17:32.154-07:00wHoOPie!!!!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>okay...innocent enough looking envelope right?? I almost just recycled it without even opening it...then I realized it had real postage...and yes, I open my husband's mail... always ...okay... almost always...if I didn't the pile of unopened postage would reach epic proportions and I wouldn't be able to move in the kitchen...hmmm...if I couldn't move, I couldn't cook...okay...perhaps I need to rethink the mail thing :) anyway....enough babbling...so, here's this envelope...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dG83l7k7A-ofBFBAv8sfzk2Lr0o2FJ4jrFUNQhHmkiJJgQb77zaWwKC3s-O6TRTOaDtS3EuI1QtLJ0flhplqlWiajzweF24iT3LGK0NEGiRAhbGa9-ylEqN1f9Bq1Y0YEpJ-OZvoieNT/s1600/DSC00001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dG83l7k7A-ofBFBAv8sfzk2Lr0o2FJ4jrFUNQhHmkiJJgQb77zaWwKC3s-O6TRTOaDtS3EuI1QtLJ0flhplqlWiajzweF24iT3LGK0NEGiRAhbGa9-ylEqN1f9Bq1Y0YEpJ-OZvoieNT/s400/DSC00001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473074693001784130" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dG83l7k7A-ofBFBAv8sfzk2Lr0o2FJ4jrFUNQhHmkiJJgQb77zaWwKC3s-O6TRTOaDtS3EuI1QtLJ0flhplqlWiajzweF24iT3LGK0NEGiRAhbGa9-ylEqN1f9Bq1Y0YEpJ-OZvoieNT/s1600/DSC00001.JPG"></a>and inside were <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GolDen</span> TicKeTs...LITERALLY...and figuratively!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP0vkW_WM4vEUuhE-kvJWKsYdZrkPwO7FT8QdpXXeofYkOVR2idckyH0r30U-iSqcrgqqlNzdC-NaCf8SsFw_FRh8G3mFNJSfQZFbEydwDTvnHJZnSYNUeoHhwzl81oz0Elvk4-un15xI/s1600/DSC09995.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP0vkW_WM4vEUuhE-kvJWKsYdZrkPwO7FT8QdpXXeofYkOVR2idckyH0r30U-iSqcrgqqlNzdC-NaCf8SsFw_FRh8G3mFNJSfQZFbEydwDTvnHJZnSYNUeoHhwzl81oz0Elvk4-un15xI/s400/DSC09995.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473074681833812706" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sad as it sounds, Antiques Roadshow is the only show that I religiously watch...Don't bug me from 8-8:50 on Monday nights...whatever it is can wait...and NO, I don't want to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tivo</span> or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">DVR</span> it...I just want to watch it..there are no commercials to fast forward through, so just go away and let me watch my show!...whew...not that I feel strongly about it or anything.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any way...when I saw that they were coming to San Diego, I applied for tickets and made Sanford apply to. I never heard anything back and the hubby said he didn't either...he's a liar that way! So when I opened the envelope and these popped out I was thrilled...when I called to thank him and ask why he didn't tell me, he got annoyed that I opened his mail because he wanted to surprise (translate as torture) me. He admitted that he was planning something along the lines of the infamous "Pooh Shoes" incident of 1996. NO thank you! Any way...we're going to the Roadshow! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Whoo</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hoo</span>! I have no idea what we're taking, but we're going!!</div>Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765216906134948465.post-5087527820885989922010-04-24T20:40:00.000-07:002010-04-24T20:42:46.393-07:00Jen Carvajalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292298522680334238noreply@blogger.com1