tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221951538531524662024-03-19T04:19:20.413-05:00Making HomeIdeas for creating a home wherever you might be.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010275982789957271noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622195153853152466.post-88271319747402124752014-08-21T10:44:00.001-05:002014-08-21T10:44:11.488-05:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010275982789957271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622195153853152466.post-47145290458362574192014-08-21T10:43:00.001-05:002014-08-21T10:43:14.928-05:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010275982789957271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622195153853152466.post-4363565960313895232013-04-19T12:29:00.003-05:002013-04-19T12:29:28.402-05:00Reflection<div align="center">
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This week has been an extremely sad week for Americans.</div>
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As we are all glued to the TV watching the horror unfold,</div>
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I have been reflecting on the events of April 19th, 1995.</div>
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In February when we went to San Antonio , </div>
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we stopped in Oklahoma to visit the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial.</div>
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Sis and I had lived in Oklahoma for a few years when we were kids ,</div>
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and have always felt a kinship with the state .</div>
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It was a very moving experience to say the least .</div>
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On the morning of April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh parked a rental truck with explosives in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and at 9:02am, a massive explosion occurred which sheared the entire north side of the building, killing 168 people.</div>
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This section of the Memorial represents the 168 people that were killed .</div>
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Each row represents the floor of the building they were on .</div>
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And each chair represents a victim.</div>
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The first row / floor has the most chairs,</div>
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that is where the daycare was located .</div>
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This was the hardest for me to fathom ...</div>
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innocent children.</div>
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What makes a person so consumed with hatred that they have no regard for the innocent ?</div>
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I can't and won't understand it .</div>
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The events of this week and the tragedy in Boston , have brought it to the surface again.</div>
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However, when you go to the memorial ,</div>
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you have a sense of peace ,</div>
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of a city and nation that came together to create a beautiful and lasting tribute to those lost .</div>
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The Survivor Tree.</div>
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Just a common AMERICAN elm .</div>
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It withstood the blast and stands proud still .</div>
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Ya'all know I live in the back of beyond ,</div>
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The Trailerhood .<br />
( actually , my friend's sons named it that and it just stuck , but it fits )</div>
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I love the wild life we see here.</div>
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There is a herd of deer that come into the field across from us every afternoon.</div>
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There are hawks and bald eagles and coyotes , </div>
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OK , I don't really like any of those ,</div>
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I am not a fan of predatory animals.</div>
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But it's the circle of life right ?</div>
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*sigh*</div>
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But... </div>
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I feed a plethora of birds year round .</div>
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A variety of Finches , Woodpeckers, nuthatches,</div>
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chickadees, a pair of cardinals and morning doves .</div>
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For a short time I can see Baltimore Orioles and in the summer ,</div>
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we have Hummingbirds.</div>
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I have two feeding stations and I go through a LOT of seed !</div>
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The one animal I have always been surprised we don't have is squirrels.</div>
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You would think they would be everywhere.</div>
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I mean they live in town ,</div>
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why wouldn't they be here ?</div>
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Then a few weeks ago ,</div>
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Fat Squirrel showed up .</div>
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This was one of those times I really wish I could take good pictures.</div>
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I made Hubs come to the window and watch him with me .</div>
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He was literally hanging upside down on my tree </div>
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with his front feet on the bird feeder ,</div>
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eating !</div>
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Then he climbed into the tray feeder .</div>
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I am AMAZED at how entertained I am by this squirrel !</div>
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I've named him Fat Squirrel cause he is just so puffy !</div>
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I immediately told Hubs he MUST build me one of those squirrel chairs.</div>
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You know , the ones where there is a seat</div>
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and a screw or nail to put an ear of corn on .</div>
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He said he would ,</div>
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but believe it or not he kept putting it off.</div>
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I really think he was thinking </div>
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first crazy with the birds , now a squirrel .</div>
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he never said it .</div>
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I took matters into my own hands .</div>
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and not even a good one ...</div>
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He doesn't really like the corn .</div>
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He would rather eat the sunflower seeds from the bird feeders.</div>
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" look Grandma , a chipmunk ! "</div>
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I am sure I have mentioned this before ,</div>
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but winter is sticking around the Trailerhood </div>
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WAY * TOO * LONG .</div>
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Since I can only dream about getting in my OUTDOOR garden,</div>
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I decided to make an INDOOR garden.</div>
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More specifically a Fairy Garden.</div>
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I was inspired by a trip to a local greenhouse.</div>
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I LOVE this greenhouse .</div>
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They have the SWEETEST lady working there .</div>
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Her name is Jean and she also has a KILLER hosta garden .</div>
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( which I am really hoping to share with you this summer )</div>
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We go there quite often on Wednesdays.</div>
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Friend Kathy loves the showroom and home décor </div>
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( her tastes aren't on the junky side like mine )</div>
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but Addie and I love to hang out in the greenhouse !</div>
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They have an extensive variety of plants specifically for Fairy Gardens.</div>
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and accessories,</div>
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Addie especially loved the Pixie Dust .</div>
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I have sparkles everywhere !</div>
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Although she's not quite sure why everything doesn't fly when she sprinkles it.</div>
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Maybe someone from Disney could explain that to her ,</div>
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cause this Grandma DID NOT have that answer .</div>
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Jean has such a talent for making Fairy Gardens .</div>
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She even gives classes.</div>
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I loved they way she had the little vine growing around the gazebo.</div>
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I was so inspired that Addie and I picked out three plants </div>
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How cute are these ?</div>
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Even the plant tags are named for fairies .</div>
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I found my little " Buddha Fairy " at a store called Seed </div>
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If you like plants , garden , whimsy ,</div>
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From the minute I walked in , I felt the magic of the place .</div>
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It was all the girls could do to get me out of there !</div>
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The crystal rock came from our trip to Arkansas a little while back.</div>
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We drove through a section of Arkansas that was famous for crystal mining .</div>
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The great thing is this little garden can transition to the outdoors,</div>
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Here's hoping Spring arrives SOON !</div>
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Hubby has some great poop-dirt at the farm to add to the raised beds.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010275982789957271noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622195153853152466.post-89415515268147818232013-03-23T19:52:00.000-05:002013-03-23T19:52:40.358-05:00Meet Baby Alaina<br />
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Wednesday was the first day of spring.</div>
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Here in the frozen tundra of the boonies,</div>
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winter doesn't want to give up.</div>
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We had a snow storm last Monday and</div>
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we are scheduled to get hit with another 1-2 inches tomorrow.</div>
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Fussy , I know.</div>
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But ,</div>
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the first day of spring did bring new life to my family.</div>
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On March 20 at 7:37 am ,</div>
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my second grand daughter was born .</div>
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Weighing in at 8 pounds 3 oz !</div>
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Isn't she just A*DOR*A*BLE !</div>
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Addie has been so excited for her new baby sissy .</div>
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We have been playing with her baby dolls and changing diapers for WEEKS !</div>
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She is such a good little Mommy !</div>
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Addie can safely hold baby sissy .</div>
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I just wanted you all to meet my precious new grand daughter.</div>
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Alaina Jean </div>
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Happy Fat Tuesday Everyone !</div>
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My second favorite thing about NOLA is Shotgun Houses.</div>
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I was fascinated by them .</div>
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Addie painted this bird house for me last Mother's Day.</div>
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Have I ever been busy this past week !</div>
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Tuesday Hubs and I headed south to Des Moines</div>
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for our " orientation" into Booth Vendor-ship at the <a href="http://brassarmadillo.com/desmoines" target="_blank">Brass Armadillo</a>.</div>
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with the cold weather in the frozen tundra of the Trailerhood,</div>
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I had quit having my bi-weekly sales.</div>
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I also hadn't been happy with my sales in Mason City.</div>
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Then came my EPIPHANY !</div>
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Em and I had gone to Des Moines a while back for Junk Jubilee,</div>
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my good friend Rhonda.</div>
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I fell immediately in love ,</div>
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isle after isle of vintage- antique - junk - stuff !</div>
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Thanks to my friends Rhonda ,</div>
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Thanks to Rhonda ! </div>
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( and the empty space next to us that we commandeered )</div>
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" Making Home" has found a new home !</div>
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A little bit re-purposed,</div>
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a little bit vintagey junk.</div>
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As I sit here on this gray December morning ,</div>
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On the past , on the changes my family has gone through this year,</div>
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It was a place that held a lot of memories for all of us.</div>
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His capacity to love knows no bounds.</div>
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His wife ( who is a saint ) , his children , step- children and his precious grand daughter.</div>
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In March she will be a Big Sister !</div>
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Good Lord !</div>
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This post has turned into a virtual Christmas letter !</div>
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My tea is gone , my birdies need feeding so I will stop.</div>
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I am still going to try to get a post up with the Trailerhood decked out for Christmas.</div>
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Wishing you a blessed Holiday season and New Year</div>
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Everyone knows about Elf on the Shelf ,right ?</div>
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but I have Elf ( or Elf Elf as my kids always and still call him ) in the Tree.</div>
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He's been there every year for at least 25 years.</div>
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Or at least since my mother -in-law gave him to my kids.</div>
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Long before I had ever heard of Elf on the Shelf.</div>
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Hubs got Elf Elf as a gift from his Sunday school teacher</div>
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when he was young.</div>
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I was wondering if that made him "vintage".</div>
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Which led me to a rather intense discussion on eBay about the validity of vintage versus antique ..</div>
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geez...</div>
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let's just say he's been around awhile.</div>
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I don't even remember how he even came to live with us...</div>
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Every year my kids would fight over who got to put him in the tree.</div>
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It was hilarious.</div>
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Oh how I wish I would have known about the Elf on the Shelf concept.</div>
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Think how much easier they would have fallen for Elf Elf watching them </div>
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rather than Santa clear up in the North Pole.</div>
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Geez...</div>
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think of all the threats I missed out on all those years...</div>
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Damn it !</div>
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Not everyone loved Elf Elf though...</div>
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I just found out a couple years ago that he creeped Spencer out!</div>
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She would always turn him around so he faced into the tree.</div>
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I always wondered how that happened....</div>
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I really always thought he was kinda magic.</div>
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And I said , why buy one when we have Elf Elf?</div>
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he fell right off the tree.</div>
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you can't make this up !</div>
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But she forgot him.</div>
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I put him back on the tree.</div>
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Elf Elf has been on my tree for years,</div>
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They aren't old, </div>
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but I love the vintage feel of them.</div>
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They have little holes in the sides or back that you can insert a little light in.</div>
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I usually set them up like a village and put some under cloches.</div>
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Last year a there was an unfortunate accident ( hubby) and a few of my cloches were broken.</div>
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Sniff...Sniff...</div>
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I picked up a set of three silver cake plates on a garage sale.</div>
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I love cake plates and the grape design around the top really had me.</div>
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But , I'm cheap with a capitol C,</div>
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so at $10 , I was going to pass.</div>
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I know, ridiculous , right ?</div>
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Hubs was with me and said " get them "</div>
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I said I really didn't want to pay $ 10.</div>
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They have set tucked in my closet <strike>from hell </strike>ever since.</div>
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I display my other cake stands on top of my kitchen cupboards,</div>
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but the ceilings in the Trailerhood are just too low for these beauties :(</div>
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they were kinda tranishy ( is that a word ? )</div>
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I had "pinned" a method of shining up silver on<a href="http://pinterest.com/dgarbes/" target="_blank"> Pinterest</a> and decided to give it a try.</div>
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You line your sink with foil,</div>
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Easy right?</div>
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Well, I didn't work for me.</div>
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I was so disappointed.</div>
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Then I realized that my cake stands , while silver in color ,</div>
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were not really SILVER , but probably aluminum.</div>
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Duh !</div>
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Then , I remembered another pinspiration.</div>
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I just remember seeing it ...</div>
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<em>My apologies to the original pinner for the lack of credit.</em></div>
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The method was to get rust and tarnish of of old aluminum table legs.</div>
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Since I like old junk ,</div>
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I must have retained that info.</div>
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( which is a miracle in and of it's self... )</div>
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You take crumpled up aluminum foil and rub the surface.</div>
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Easy Peasy.</div>
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A portion of my mache houses..</div>
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My little helper makes getting projects done</div>
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My first ever vendor/craft show.</div>
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Addie decided her "girls" ( Polly Pockets from way back )</div>
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My mache houses are one of my favorite Christmas decorations.</div>
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These silver cake plates were a garage sale find this summer,</div>
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How to make green bottle brush trees from the craft store white bottle brush trees.</div>
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You can find my Christmas Pinterest board <a href="http://pinterest.com/dgarbes/christmas/" target="_blank">Here</a>,</div>
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Package of 3 for $1.99 + 30% off !</div>
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Where you greeted your customers by name.</div>
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These business' represent quality product, reasonable prices and </div>
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They have everything and I mean everything . From home improvement needs , to gift ware to home decor. Their staff is so knowledgeable and friendly. If you walk in there without being greeted and asked if you need help , I'll eat my hat . I mean it . 3rd generation family owned. It doesn't get any better than that.</div>
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A fantastic quality floral shop. I love a great floral shop. I was in the business too long not to appreciate the hard work and stressful business it is. They have excellent floral designers, reasonable prices and excellent customer service. They also have home decor, a local art gallery, and my favorite Iowa wine.</div>
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Clermont Iowa ( my second home )</div>
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Marty and Carol have a fantastic Art Gallery with art from around the area artists , a great selection of home decor and a wide selection of Iowa wine. They are hard working, friendly people and I visit them often. Wine tasting is always available ( but that's not the only reason I go ! )</div>
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<span style="color: red;">The Cooper Frog</span></div>
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This is one of my all time favorite stores. It is a great mix of old and new, used and repurposed. Deb is such a fun lady . I never entered her store with out her greeting me. She is absolutely SWEET to each person that enters . Her prices are outstanding.</div>
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I love the whole community of Elkader, and shop it often in the summer especially. But I am only mentioning business' with excellent customer service and the others haven't lived up to that yet. Although the town has awesome shops well worth a visit. I you are a lover of junk, vintage and just good stuff , spend a day in Elkader.</div>
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The most unique shop I have ever been in - hands down.</div>
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Unusual plants , garden art , BEAUTIFUL window display.</div>
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If I EVER worked in the flower/plant world again , it would only be in a shop like this. You can tell it belongs to a person that loves living green things and is frequented by the same. It had such a magical feel to it , I didn't want to leave. Thank goodness the girls humored me and let me browse as long as I wanted.</div>
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Fantastic little shop with environmentally and socially conscious products. The shop owner was so friendly and talkative. Please check out her website. Her products were so unique that I just can't explain them all, art , lotions, books.. we even found the essential oil Em was looking for.</div>
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The biggest, best displayed selection of oils, vinegars and spices I have EVER seen ! They had spices I didn't even know existed. You can buy their oil and vinegar in bulk , bring your empty bottles back and refill them. I was overwhelmed ... where to start... but the staff was so helpful . I left with a bag full and it will definitely on my must stop list for the next time I visit.</div>
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I made The* Most* Amazing cupcakes for the baby shower.</div>
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1/2 full or however full you get them, mine are never the same .</div>
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<em>One of my favorite cupcake recipes Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes) says to put 3 tablespoons of batter then the peanut butter cup then more batter . Really , I am not a going to take the time to measure tablespoons of batter into the liners. Which is probably why I do not have consistently sized cupcakes. But I'm OK with that.</em></div>
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Carmel apple cupcakes.</div>
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I think we had this cute little guy whipped up in under 30 minutes.</div>
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Em and I think the hat is what totally made the cake.</div>
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I found some really cute fabric that matched her room with a cupcake pattern.</div>
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I've been getting a little flack for not posting enough .</div>
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It's not that I haven't done projects.</div>
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I've been doing tons of them.</div>
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IMPROVISE ! </div>
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I thought they were perfect.</div>
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Here is Spencer's perfectly imperfect changing table.</div>
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haven't posted for a while.</div>
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I've been <strong>really </strong>busy getting ready for another sale.</div>
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Painting everything in sight .</div>
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Last week my little Addie turned 3.</div>
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Where has the time gone since her parents brought her home ?</div>
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<strong>Addie is Princess CRAZY !</strong></div>
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She knows all of their names and what color dress they wear.</div>
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Princess Ariel</div>
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Princess Belle</div>
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I bought her this dress</div>
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thinking she would think it was Cinderella.</div>
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But you really can't fool her.</div>
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She said ," it blue , but it not Cinderella."</div>
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Once again , I was in charge of birthday cakes and cupcakes.</div>
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Addie has so many people that love her , </div>
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I made not<strong> one</strong> but <strong>two</strong> cakes .</div>
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AT.ALL.</div>
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I was going to make her a princess cake ( make that 2 )</div>
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I wanted to make the old fashioned "Barbie " cakes like I had when I was young and my girls had too.</div>
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This is what I came up with .</div>
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I made another one.</div>
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My mantra became ,</div>
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It wasn't really a Princess Cake , but close enough I guess.</div>
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When grandpa walked in with the cakes ,</div>
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" I get a fork ! "</div>
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Of course Mommy said, " No!"</div>
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My princess has come a long way from then,</div>
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Super. Duper. Busy...</div>
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Since then I have been selling my Funky (repurposed ) Furniture at a local store.</div>
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This first one I did was the one that had been bugging me all summer.</div>
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The table started out like this ,</div>
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It was very sturdy , just needed a little TLC.</div>
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<em>brush stokes ... </em>HATE<em> them !</em></div>
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<strong>Then </strong>I was happy.</div>
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The chairs got sprayed and covered in this fabulous paisley fabric .</div>
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I'm so happy this project is done and out of my shed.</div>
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And VERY happy with the out come .</div>
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This set actually sold BEFORE the sale !</div>
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Of course , I had to do a bunch of Funky Furniture projects too...</div>
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It was a great sale.<br />I almost sold out !</div>
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I'm having another one in a couple weeks ...</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010275982789957271noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622195153853152466.post-9877203996865275522012-09-12T21:58:00.000-05:002012-09-12T21:58:08.325-05:00Wordless ( almost) Wednesday with Addie .... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My chair obsession continues...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H_axOHpGw7c/UD7aX1Qwj9I/AAAAAAAACP4/8niYqVnOCMI/s1600/SANY1835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H_axOHpGw7c/UD7aX1Qwj9I/AAAAAAAACP4/8niYqVnOCMI/s320/SANY1835.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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