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</div><div align="center">In the meantime we've had some blustery days which don't so much make for sun bathing but they do make for some big beautiful skies, and a chilly little boy at his very first soccer practice!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So being rather big busted I have a real tough time finding nighties. I want just a short dress thing, a internet search tells me it's called a "chemise". Anyway - a "chemise", but with some structure up top. Some support, you know? I'm not of the bra-less sleeping set. Not comfortable at all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">They don't exist from what I can tell. I've seen close - but way out of my price range. So this weekend I took one of my wonderful and indispensable Bravado nursing tank tops, and sewed a skirt onto it. Voila! Just what I've been looking for! Why can I not find something like this to buy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The skirt is made from the bottom of three old tshirts I layered. I did no measuring and cobbled and jerry rigged the whole way - in fact it's still a work in progress, but I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. I think I will keep an eye out for sports bras and bra-in tanks at Goodwill to which I might add different types of skirts. I'd love one with some black laciness attached for a certain degree of sex appeal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Me and Willie got our craft on with a little help from Boone and made valentines ornaments for his daycare party. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so fun. </div><div align="center"></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-61634647811564655832011-01-27T11:50:00.000-08:002011-01-27T11:50:58.867-08:00The Power of Positive Thinking - An Experiment<div align="center">I want something. I want it really bad. For so many really good reasons. And I've been struggling. Because it would be such an unlikely and miraculous thing for it to happen. So I'm afraid to want it. I want to cower in "oh well, who cares" land, where, should this thing not happen, I won't be let down. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">But I do believe in the power of positive thinking. So I'm trying to be brave and think positively and pour all the positive energy I have into the work I am doing to try and make the "Thing" happen.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I thought maybe you'd help me?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">These pictures sort of summarize the dream for me. I'd tell you all about it, I'm not trying to be cryptic, but they probably explain themselves and I just don't yet have it in me to take my positive thinking to pen...or...whatever these words are made out of...pixels I guess. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyway, gaze on them, will ya? And think some positive thoughts for me. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Much positive thinking and coming true of dreams to you and yours!</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-62058747219934776672011-01-01T10:40:00.000-08:002011-01-01T10:41:42.102-08:00More Stuff I Made<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I continue to have no time on my hands. It's New Years Day and my boys are all outside playing in the big fat snowflakes that are falling down....and I really want to join them. But I also wanted to wish all of you who may still read this a very Happy New Year and post a few other things I made, because, frankly, nobody around here is much impressed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> So....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sR6j3X1a30zyhiUD_ILgmtXArymCW1LnDamiCkAYq6y5TgSJBQgkuxU0_0PrpKmrI_y__lDrJfopdRpwH_aO7QKuR4NnGWVw4sz9lL4QRsuxA9fItW7_pj0KR-voDIaEE_Bdh1HZklBu/s1600/P1010833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sR6j3X1a30zyhiUD_ILgmtXArymCW1LnDamiCkAYq6y5TgSJBQgkuxU0_0PrpKmrI_y__lDrJfopdRpwH_aO7QKuR4NnGWVw4sz9lL4QRsuxA9fItW7_pj0KR-voDIaEE_Bdh1HZklBu/s320/P1010833.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK, totally kidding. I didn't make that one. But thrifted it! For THREE DOLLARS! I know, right! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> But I did sew this robe (sorry no time to edit and rotate). Using my first ever bought pattern. I'm so proud. And the little guy loves it. And it was good timing because Joann's McCalls patterns went on sale for $.99. I bought 8 and my receipt said I saved $129 - sweet.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then there was this ball. With that Alexander Henry fabric I love, and some bee-inspired fabric that was on sale at Joanns too. I had big plans to make a big version of this ball, but could not BELIEVE the amount of stuffing just this little guy took! I scrapped the big ball idea. Oh, and a great note I found on my search for fabric ball tutorials...cut the fabric on the bias and you don't end up with pumpkiny shaped balls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that's all I got for now. I'm gonna make some placemat aprons (courtesy of <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-place-mat-aprons.html">this tutorial</a> over at MADE) for my best friends little girl whom I've decided will be the recipient of all things girly that I just cannot resist making. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much love to you and yours and best wishes for the new year!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-49302915992985699302010-12-14T10:00:00.000-08:002010-12-14T10:01:16.632-08:00Just Real Quick<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I've been blogging in my mind. But no time to blog for real. But I'm making it happen today. If anybody ever read this blog before, you're probably long gone. I miss you!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyway, I personally like going back and seeing what I've been up to, so I'm gonna soldier on when I get a sec. And oh, there's been so much to blog about! 'Tis the season! I'm hand making up a storm this Christmas. Which is just plain crazy because there is SO much going on in work world that I really should set this holiday aside for letting myself off with doing store-bought EVERYTHING. But the more I work, the more ideas I get for homemade stuff....and oh, its a vicious cycle....or a mental problem...or both.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyway, the only thing I have pics of is from quite a while ago, when Joanns put their flannel on sale for $1.29 a yard. And I should have gone crazy, but didn't, then had to go back when it was on sale for $2.49, and went just sort of crazy. Next year, it's on.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyway, made pillowcases for most family and friends. Am in the process of making rice bags/hot compresses/whatever you call them for work folks. With peppermint tea bags emptied into them. They are awesome. Hopefully will post pics before Valentines Day.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Hope you all are having a wonderful gearing-up-for-Christmas season!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. Have you SEEN this fabric? It's Alexander Henry and I forget the name...something about rain. I'm in love with it.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our tree is doomed.</div><div align="center"></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-57782706845291750442010-11-23T14:55:00.000-08:002010-11-23T14:55:24.251-08:00Organization Obsession - A Visual Explanation of Why I Haven't Been Blogging<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I've spent most of my leisure time in the last three weeks taking our office/guest room/craft room from this:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Goodwill thanks me. I thank me. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm on to the living room, and I can't be on the computer at work as much, so I'll probably continue my frequent absences. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sad, I miss it here, but I do have some posts in the ether waiting to be written, so when inspiration and spare time collide, I will see you here!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-56952803490080141772010-10-26T13:33:00.000-07:002010-10-26T13:33:53.987-07:00Hunting<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">We went on a week long hunting trip to Wyoming. I can see why people love Fall so much. It was gorgeous. Though I'd share some highlights:</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56F2GVo8-jwItGwIUXQ39bk2wBDEe3MzJUAk3jsNz_P0PMguRKD4Ino8E6gd2EYPlIZpFcyAAuFqA0jGYqzuJSFzxk2_AcnjAC7anw9iksfe2RR-3mQUZbbP3RJDwGABEaGzQFeCPHsnz/s1600/P1010342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56F2GVo8-jwItGwIUXQ39bk2wBDEe3MzJUAk3jsNz_P0PMguRKD4Ino8E6gd2EYPlIZpFcyAAuFqA0jGYqzuJSFzxk2_AcnjAC7anw9iksfe2RR-3mQUZbbP3RJDwGABEaGzQFeCPHsnz/s320/P1010342.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just adore this one. Two little boys after several hours cooped up in the pickup.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The deer (and antlope - we got 2 of each) were so beautiful. We are so greatful to them for the food they will provide and for the wonderful lessons they allowed us to teach our boys.</div><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-16853937181670867882010-10-11T08:49:00.000-07:002010-10-11T14:24:52.121-07:00Farmer Dylan<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
A beautiful Fall day today - a little bit warm, but turning all orangey and cooler in the evening. Baked a pumpkin casserole then ignored the dirty house and went outside for some evening air. We harvested our first of four potato plants,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYkBcm0pmhP1ptPB-Se01kW0qsZFXo3czzR5NkkfIJH3pxyXL2tLt7LylSRpbYabLmTQspvmnf3XFZOCq02NLceXpIE8gq5NgGKKvmcDaj6D8jrIPY2ov6_bCwKFo_m129687EnIVjyun/s1600/P1010298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYkBcm0pmhP1ptPB-Se01kW0qsZFXo3czzR5NkkfIJH3pxyXL2tLt7LylSRpbYabLmTQspvmnf3XFZOCq02NLceXpIE8gq5NgGKKvmcDaj6D8jrIPY2ov6_bCwKFo_m129687EnIVjyun/s320/P1010298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">and I stirred up my compost pile. We've been piling it up for like three years now, but with it being so dang dry here I just sort of assumed nothing was happening with it. I kept putting off mixing it because I didn't want to be dissapointed when I saw what would surely be all the scraps of the previous couple of years, dried and hardened into dessicated forms of their previous selves, with no sign of decomposition. Oh me of little faith! Look what I've got!:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">Dark, crumbly, delicious smelling compost!! I startled some mice out of a home they apparently have set up at the bottom of the bin - is this a bad sign? I just can't imagine it is, what with how beautifully rich the compost is looking. There's nowhere near enough to use on our vegetable garden, so I'll have to decide if I'm going to keep growing the pile, or share this yummy stuff with the perennial beds.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">It was such a gorgeous evening I had to snap a few pics just to remind me of why people love Fall, and why I might like it quite a bit as well. That teeny tiny moon was just beautiful.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">My camera really wasn't having it. But you get the picture, right? I wish I could bottle that enthusiasm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-37004618115272336622010-10-06T11:34:00.000-07:002010-10-06T11:34:09.332-07:00Amazing People I Know and Their Treehouse Village<div align="center">A couple of days I posted about my amazing online friend <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/monicapharr?ga_search_query=monicapharr&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">Monica</a> and her pottery, and today I'm posting about my friends Matt and Erica and their <a href="http://www.fincabellavista.net/">Treehouse Village in Costa Rica</a> - in my life I have met some incredibly wonderful and interesting people who are doing incredibly interesting and inspiring things in the world and these two certainly stand out in that crowd!!! I won't go on and on in my own attempt to describe their project, as I think their website and the piece that aired on ABC news (!!!) this morning have it covered:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I finally got to work on them this weekend! Inspired by <a href="http://farmama.typepad.com/farmama/2010/05/curtains-finally.html">Farmama's blog post from a while back</a>, they aren't as pretty as hers, but they are pretty. I think I got conned on ebay b/c I'm pretty sure these are not handmade doilies. But oh well. On the next panel I am using some that definitely are. I figured out a trick to join the pieces so that the front and back of the seam are pretty. I'm pretty proud of myself. Im certain its an established technique, but I went about it the hard way and figured it out for myself instead of googling it. I don't know why but I just hate reading instructions! Argh!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you get a load of the weather we got? Last week in the 90s, this weekend, 60s and the rain came down. Got my laundry wet:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, looks like I get to start posting pictures of pretty skies again, so that's good:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next time I'll try to go outside to get it heh heh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-65686769113440141512010-10-04T10:35:00.000-07:002010-10-04T10:35:40.372-07:00Phantom Friends & Their Beautiful Pots<div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">My mom came to visit a couple of weeks ago. She accused me of being addicted to the internet and the "phantoms" I talk to on here. Whether she's correct about the addiction part or not is up for debate. I certainly do spend a lot of time on the internet anymore. I certainly think about what I'm missing when Im not on it. I'd certainly be very sad if I ever lost access to it. Meh, maybe addiction is somewhat accurate. Whatevs. I don't have an iphone or anything so I have to actually be at home or at work and in front of a computer to be on the internet, so by virtue of this alone, I think I'm doing better than many in maintainting contact with the real world and the real people in it.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">As far as my "phantom" friends, I think my mom is just wrong. I understand where she's coming from though. They are people that have no physical presence in my life. I've met them on forums and through blogs, I've seen pictures of them and their children, I know their victories and their defeats, yet I've never shared their air. To my mom, that means they are phantoms. But what she doesn't realize, and what I never realized until I got a job that allowed me more reliable internet access in order to register on a forum, is that you can actually become very close to people without sharing their air. I know their thoughts - in fact I think I know more about them than most of their IRL (in real life for you non-forum folks) friends. I can guarantee they know more about me! </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Anyway, all this to set the scene for how exciting it was to have one of my phantom friends spring to life courtesy of the US mail, in the form of her very real, very touchable, and infinitely beautiful pottery. This Summer, during my blogging hiatus, I sent her diapers. She sent me this:</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">She is incredible. And totally not a ghost. AND, she has an etsy shop - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/monicapharr?ga_search_query=monicapharr&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure that she prefers paypal to diapers though...unless you are HER phantom friend. :-)</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-50559440808188114552010-09-27T10:42:00.000-07:002010-09-27T10:42:13.872-07:00Treasury Love<div align="center">I've been neglecting my etsy shop. It got to be a lot of pressure even though I wasn't selling a whole lot, I was practically praying I didn't get any orders. I'm thinking that is a bad sign as far as running a business goes. So I'm on hiatus and only offering my homebirth shirt. And only some sizes of that, b/c I haven't re-ordered blank shirts. It seems like I should have a plan before I reorder, and I have no plan. Sigh. I even had some interest in selling the homebirth shirt wholesale. Which I would love to do! I'd love to get the message out there! But I'm overwhelmed by the regulations for children's clothing. I'm overwhelmed by labeling, I'm overwhelmed by upfront costs. Another sigh. I wish somebody would buy the idea and then mass produce them themselves. That would make me happy I think. ANYWAY. All this is beside the point. The point is, my shirt got featured in a third lovely treasury with all things birth related, please have a closer look <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ca08fa591c78eef2ef82afd/earthy-birthy">here</a>. You especially have to see that great crochet pattern for the educational mama doll giving birth. How awesome is that!!!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0gF22PGb-_2cpSMseK8-oU51t5BFrIPlmIIkyFEgH-CJHC22lgpGqt4thtgdBknwZS-Br8T6E-Xp1GHAI2RESA4hhOMmdT3Vwc_q8ww7ZSw1h0d9vQg5nDI-rb0QuOegdEoc1v8koGml/s1600/treasury3.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0gF22PGb-_2cpSMseK8-oU51t5BFrIPlmIIkyFEgH-CJHC22lgpGqt4thtgdBknwZS-Br8T6E-Xp1GHAI2RESA4hhOMmdT3Vwc_q8ww7ZSw1h0d9vQg5nDI-rb0QuOegdEoc1v8koGml/s640/treasury3.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-78149774945167954302010-09-27T08:13:00.000-07:002010-09-27T08:14:10.322-07:00Pumpkins, Projects, and Primping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We harvested some of our pumpkins this weekend, and after a Facebook post asking for recipe ideas (which netted me 20 responses all completely drool-worthy) I ended up making some ice cream and some cookies, roasting the seeds, and freezing a bunch for future weekends. It was super fun, and the ice cream was an appropriate choice considering temperatures are still in the 90s!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought this bowl last week at the thrift store and I just think it is so pretty. I don't know anything about it - I see these kind of bowls all the time and they're usually pretty beat up but this one was pristine and one buck so I had to have it. I don't know what it is, I just really like the cute floral patterns on it. I imagine it's nothing special, but one of those funny things that just appeals for some reason.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I got to work on a rag rug I've been working on forever. My original was curling terribly so I've been feeling frustrated with the whole thing. This weekend I sat down - with instructions - and found out I've been doing single crochet all wrong. Duh. Must learn to read instructions first. So I pulled it all out and re-worked it - correctly- and what do you know! It's flat. I'm currently in the process of increasing on two sides (haven't read instructions, when will I ever learn) and hoping this starts turning my rug into a rectangle. We shall see. But I'm pretty proud of it. It's super fast and rewarding too. I'm mostly using old sheets.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">He said "I like it flat."</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning, his dad even got in on the fun. He poked his head in the bathroom as I was getting ready and stole my bottle of gel "for Willie". This was the result:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently he no longer likes it flat. </div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-6236734581035288912010-09-24T16:20:00.000-07:002010-09-24T16:20:25.791-07:00How I Feel About Mommy Fails<div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">This happened on Wednesday:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the bigger kid was in karate class, I was chasing the littler kid around the studio trying to prevent things like this from happening. I got distracted for a second, he turned around to look at me and his little just-started-walking legs got jumbled up and down he went - smack into a sharp corner wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you know foreheads bleed...a TON? They do. Did you know I am super cool under pressure? I am. I calmly took my bloody, screaming little fellow into the bathroom and took measures to slow the fountain spurting from his head. He was furious. The dear man that owns the studio was clearly unnerved and wondered if I shouldn't be headed for the hospital. I, with visions of the emergency room bills already stacked four deep on my refrigerator from a penny-swallowing epidsode earlier this Summer (did I not tell you about that one? I'll save it for another day when I've gained a little perspective on the whole thing) hedged and waffled outwardly, while internally thinking that there was no way in H-E-double hockey sticks we were going to the emergency room. The bleeding slowed as my little man yanked furiously at my shirt, demanding the blessed comfort a little boobie might bring him. I obliged him - grateful I had such an easily accessible and effective pacifier on hand at all times. The older kids that kept peaking in to see what was going on were now getting even more of a show than they had originally bargained for! I decided I was exempt from worrying about that at this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It just so happened a lovely lady I had worked with at the veterinary clinic has a daughter in the karate school, and she happened to be there on Wednesday. So I asked the teacher to send her to me, and we reprised our rolls from the vet clinic - I provided restraint and soothed the savage beast, while she bandaged (and a lovely job she did wouldn't you agree?) As for my little man he nursed a while, glared at my bandaging partner, then laughed in glee when I turned the water faucet on and put the whole episode behind him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tend to be slightly on the more hands off end of the spectrum from most moms I think. I'm a believer in injury as a more effective lesson teacher than endless repetition, nagging, and hovering on my part. I think a kid gains confidence when they learn - on their own - what is and is not really possible in this world. So I tend to back off when I see other mom's tend to dive in. I figure my roll is to prevent: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1) mortal wounds </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2) permanent disfigurement and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3) astronomical hospital bills. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By that standard, this was a narrow miss (#3 - if the karate guy had is way) but I'm not gonna call it a Mommy Fail, 'cause you know, he just might stop before turning around next time!</div><div align="center"></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-78237988595065425532010-09-13T08:11:00.000-07:002010-09-13T08:18:33.998-07:00Chalkboard Walls<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">My heart stops anytime I see a sharpie pen unattended at kid level in our home. Why, you ask? I present to you, kid art by sharpie:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Some wall art...I don't know, that one on the right I sort of see two ballroom dancers - a tango perhaps?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyway, it ain't good. So I've been thinking about using some chalkboard paint to designate areas where wall-drawing is encouraged. I read an article over at <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/">apartment therapy </a> which declared this trend to be very five-minutes-ago (in the comments people actually got kind of heated about why anybody would be stupid enough to put this on their walls. Really? Are there not better things to get heated about in this world?). I, however, don't care much for trend-watching, and think that this is just the ticket for us. So much so that I painted the laundry room door in our kitchen with it - a grocery list I can't lose! Awesome. And the kiddos will (hopefully) leave me alone while I cook (ha ha) and draw on the bottom half.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I worried about chalk dust, and yeah, there is some, but so far it's not enough to make me regret my decision. A wet rag and it's all gone. Here are some pics!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">The kitchen/laundry room door</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">The boys' room. Oh by the way, check out my book slings (tutorial <a href="http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2009/02/tutorial-hanging-book-display.html">here</a>) over on the right. Love these things. I'm at some point going to cut out some trees and waves from some fabric scaps and applique them on....at some point.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">So, here's to no more sharpie marks on the walls and furniture!</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-7902220530335720312010-09-10T14:24:00.000-07:002010-09-10T14:24:28.998-07:00Quilting As You Go - I found a tutorial!<div align="center">In my last post I posted a link to <a href="http://farmama.typepad.com/farmama/">Farmama's</a> quilt squares she's working on, and wondered how she was doing them one by one - or rather, how she was going to put them all together. Well, I didn't find out exactly what <em>she </em>is doing, but I did find a beautiful tutorial with drool-worthy pictures <a href="http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2010/03/quilt-as-you-go-quiltalong-part-one.html">here</a>. This tutorial shows you how to truly quilt as you go...by actually sewing your fabrics directing onto batting squares.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Hers turns out GOR-GEOUS, and huge, on just a regular home sewing machine. I'm super excited to try. I might need to work a walking foot into the budget...Enjoy!</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-34097672870901185602010-09-07T09:43:00.000-07:002010-09-07T09:46:35.800-07:00I'm Here, Really I Am<div align="center"><br />
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I've just been having a wild, crazy, fun, active Summer and blogging just didn't float my boat so I didn't do it. So there. Got some great pictures, though. I'll probably pull them out during the long cold dreary months to come. But I did want to share some things I made this weekend. It was my birthday so I was determined to make stuff and not feel guilty about it. And I did. To make these look cooler I probably should have done some photo editing, but I'm too eager, so here goes:</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Camera strap (on the camera, so you just get to see a piece) I found about 2 yards of the turquoise and white Micheal Miller pattern at Goodwill last week for $1.99! The darker fabric is Amy Butler. And the tutorial for the strap is <a href="http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2010/09/simple-camera-strap-cover.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+APrettyCoolLife+%28A+Pretty+Cool+Life.%29">here</a>.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, a freezer stencil pillow case for my best friend's little boy..I'll let you guess his name. It's gonna be a christmas gift - the big one will be a pillow case. Then I couldn't let the outline freezer paper go to waste so I made a little patch out of it and will sew it on....something, I don't know tshirt? bag? Any suggestions? The fabric is good old dropcloth, my go to fabric for just about everything lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Anyway, it's good to be back and I'll try to post a little more as we move on out of Summer madness!</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-57950411514247548402010-08-17T13:54:00.000-07:002010-08-17T13:54:12.678-07:00Even Better Than a Treasury. Even Better Than Etsy's Frontpage.<div align="center">I missed this when it was posted. But look where my shirt was featured. I'm swooning. I'm so incredibly honored: <a href="http://vanessascraftynest.blogspot.com/2010/07/logans-home-birth-story.html?showComment=1282078280854_AIe9_BFTP_XhV4kdIh6x71dEd0_LjMylpRPVY_x3PF-zGAq5ro9njSqMIQGnDNeB-zcW8oFysx7M3gYC_PM5YpBUoa6CYaz1v0Z-bpSyHjy8CD9IwCG92W2CGIRgebvaDsw5oYEutR4SUgLsbazrH69oiLfugkz6LXzX0lJZ1wEqpGqpubrsZPs4LFPc12gZ0aZejOKhKCGI291TcUPeY-BnnwFAz1HIRZ0L33FAnyhboWqsNWO59V1dbd7icZTDtvuSnr8Ax5NRXhDleDOwFcC_gBBfNlGLPVWZSW_e1Mq2CcNkzf-5ks665EnjPWNtWnsn_1dy22K0-eTGbfG8fxc8PcUVKi1gMAHnD_82NxaECWWngJF94L2zxgVVdc7EYsJzhvVQ5HUeO1EyTTTiV6-A-uTbHXBxCyeYbWNa7yRcXROPQUQnHdZNvvRx13SyzqAVnKQfgCC1WsMngPE4M9G9LGLXwHYBmHSkYw73u8s-CTj_g7KN_7i4ayQtwJAKvzJf_u3pyaXsBhU-u4SCx9sGrco-XYExYKrnL6xW7hf_re7orDtKGHyBK85m7024Cu0Mv7b6S3VJGZsvmoaozPbFhRkUA9b3NnkZtUdiZEifRu0_fHaUqN3LMT1DIVLL3HtY5lRn7Co2#c164405975375580559">The Crafty Nest</a></div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-24828030082485956282010-08-17T12:58:00.000-07:002010-08-17T12:58:57.791-07:00First Birthday Preview<div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">So sorry I'm not around much. I will be when the weather gets gloomy, that's when I do my best reflecting and post thinking upping. For now I'm not thinking a lot, mostly just feeling the nice warm Summer air - yep, what I'm saying is there isn't a whole lot going on upstairs lately. That's worthy of posting anyway.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">But I have some party planning I figured might be fun to share. A year ago Sunday I birthed my beautiful youngest boy into the water at home. THIS Sunday we celebrate it! We're going back to my parent's house, where it all began, and having a little shin dig, and quite out of character for me, I've planned a thing or two. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">My wonderful sister in law sent a bulldozer shaped pinata which the boys are abstolutely ga-ga over. Being hesitant to stuff them full of candy in addition to birthday cake I had the brilliant idea of checking etsy for some sort of non sugary stuffing. Here's what I bought:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;">A pack of <strong>20 </strong>from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/nwtoycrafters?ref=seller_info">nwtoycrafters</a> and it was just $40 including shipping! I contacted them and insted of the old fashioned car in the upper right the substituted their sportscar model for no extra charge!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I will also include some of these:</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Recycled crayons from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HippoInk?ref=seller_info">HippoInk</a>. Then I got to thinking how kiddos will need something cute to take their loot home in, and etsy delivered again with these:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Just cute. Too cute to pass up. And everything so dang affordable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I got all Martha Stewart and decided to make cupcakes with some toppers. Don't know what kind of cupcakes, I'll figure that out later. Chocolate - probably. Anyway, so I got these circles:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Approximately 2" diameter, and I made a stamp, using <a href="http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot.com/2009/08/make-your-own-rubber-stamps.html">this tutorial</a>. It's a hand holding up one finger, not in the bad way. In the "number one" way. So I figure I'll stamp that on the circle then use double sided tape to sandwich a toothpick with circles = cupcake topper for a one year old's birthday. I do have to mention, however, had I more time, I would have ordered these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53570968/edible-bumble-bee-20-small">edible cake toppers</a> because they are so insanely cute and pretty - maybe for Willie's birthday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of these things are waiting for me at my mom's house, so I'll report on quality when I get back. She did open up the cars, crayons, and bags though and according to my mom they are absolutely precious and she was shocked at the pricetag on the cars, so I'm thinking we're in for a treat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made this birthday banner:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's that. It's not all very matchy, but I'm not a very matchy kinda mommy. I think the boys and other kiddos will enjoy. I will try to get some fun pics to share when we get back. Til then, enjoy life!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Had a beautiful weekend, made some playsilks for Boone's birthday and enjoyed a beautiful Saturday evening sunset: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1peTg2ow_agrGgdQwACeOP494WGxy3E-XFEULEGnuQ09Rs0bZZbJbKpGEhv4j3bZfKDOmS-p1qNUXa305IVowOwPBdxx_ADhRskBq3OFGtetpYZDU7xbG4hI9T5XbeEwuDWc6_AXaAogL/s1600/P1010722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1peTg2ow_agrGgdQwACeOP494WGxy3E-XFEULEGnuQ09Rs0bZZbJbKpGEhv4j3bZfKDOmS-p1qNUXa305IVowOwPBdxx_ADhRskBq3OFGtetpYZDU7xbG4hI9T5XbeEwuDWc6_AXaAogL/s640/P1010722.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJcpfy3WM6DdB_CdOcKQH8XqGk2ibTfFOdsohcjqnith30lfN5Gj4EdKrVFLsd5PsaKycbR-Fa7vVu_JyZ7ZNoEVVZOBY5LL5KydCNkV7-B7sFaGo74o0jfRRwG9lYIe3-UY5-cZ-TI-0/s1600/P1010723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJcpfy3WM6DdB_CdOcKQH8XqGk2ibTfFOdsohcjqnith30lfN5Gj4EdKrVFLsd5PsaKycbR-Fa7vVu_JyZ7ZNoEVVZOBY5LL5KydCNkV7-B7sFaGo74o0jfRRwG9lYIe3-UY5-cZ-TI-0/s640/P1010723.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4ejpviGcByz47ZzieTCT9bCoSfYE0ILune4Msz2gKB2XJ2ZhOGbzYWRO0sBcaZMRb-m1xy4iaJr9hFlcJe00Mw1IMEU1hLOMSDF7eRJlyJ0J9Krrsi_ijqT8jga1A1ELAXpENyjYSc0D/s1600/P1010724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4ejpviGcByz47ZzieTCT9bCoSfYE0ILune4Msz2gKB2XJ2ZhOGbzYWRO0sBcaZMRb-m1xy4iaJr9hFlcJe00Mw1IMEU1hLOMSDF7eRJlyJ0J9Krrsi_ijqT8jga1A1ELAXpENyjYSc0D/s640/P1010724.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a loose interpretation of <a href="http://stashjunkiecrochetblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/kool-aid-dying-playsilks-tutorial.html">this tutorial</a> to make these - I used orange kool-aid, blue food coloring, and coffee. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepmQWzrncg_LBrEcY4IplShmSQRVVW1WIK8Ea4a6S-vPT7AyD_AXD74PdcBHvrv0npsgImabKmPWSKOTeuKnrqrxx49MRBTUfUQsF_UnPf-i1plLYuWtIHg6OD_dt_pU0bwWimPNppZWA/s1600/P1010732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepmQWzrncg_LBrEcY4IplShmSQRVVW1WIK8Ea4a6S-vPT7AyD_AXD74PdcBHvrv0npsgImabKmPWSKOTeuKnrqrxx49MRBTUfUQsF_UnPf-i1plLYuWtIHg6OD_dt_pU0bwWimPNppZWA/s640/P1010732.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK1585pwN4UaRqy0GLH4BRFCSxP7xNn3Uc6JBRR3gdz-vkEXplmNIISTOOMyT6yyx0qbl-L3EIqhK92Kk4twgBIXgBIhth334u8i3RoHOU-0wPMq04w16yoJq9PKonATQaK-tFIeSrf8x/s1600/P1010731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK1585pwN4UaRqy0GLH4BRFCSxP7xNn3Uc6JBRR3gdz-vkEXplmNIISTOOMyT6yyx0qbl-L3EIqhK92Kk4twgBIXgBIhth334u8i3RoHOU-0wPMq04w16yoJq9PKonATQaK-tFIeSrf8x/s640/P1010731.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center">I hope your weekend was as lovely.</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-10086745600401254932010-08-04T13:55:00.000-07:002010-08-04T13:55:29.695-07:00Wordless Wednesday I Think They Call It?<div align="center"><br />
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Haven't been around much lately sorry, been doin' stuff, this sort of stuff (OK almost wordless):</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-711018306822526792010-07-21T12:59:00.000-07:002010-07-21T13:00:56.962-07:00Wedding Gift<div align="center"><br />
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Went to a wedding in Crested Butte, Colorado this last weekend. It was a trip from H-E-double hockey sticks in many ways I may share when I get a bit of distance from it, but the wedding itself was absolute perfection! I grew up with the bride in northern California...we started kindergarten together and graduated high school together. After graduating college, I ran off to Colorado to work as a lift operator. Josh, the groom, had the same thought that year, and we became friends working together at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. <br />
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Years later, I hop on Facebook and reconnect with Andrea only to find her living in CB, and dating none other than my buddy Josh! Talk about a small and wonderful world!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">As a gift I put my very elementary stitching skills to work and made a pillow embroidered with the bride and groom's names, wedding date, and a nice quote - added in some hearts and mountains for good measure. I am still battling symmetry deamons so the end result was rudimentary at best, but I think they'll realize there was a lot of love put into it. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I also whipped up some quilted dishcloths out of floursack material and some purple patterns I had on hand. The bride LOVES purple!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A laundry hamper served as gift wrap - after all that work I wanted to be creative with my wrapping job! Used some cut up Trader Joe's cereal boxes for the card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Willie insisted on bringing his rope, and who would've guessed what a hit it would be? Revelers of all ages shared in the fun.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Best of all, I got to reunite with lots of friends from my early childhood as well as my post college Colorado days...the connections between us all were complex and confusing but most of all meant to be! Here's a shot of me and a bunch of people I last spoke to at our high school graduation in 1994! The night was WAY TOO SHORT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But oh so sweet. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Dylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209981979174512649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005526991207032768.post-20438408461584023672010-07-12T09:26:00.000-07:002010-07-12T09:28:10.914-07:00Firepower<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Holy Unannounced Vacation Batman! For any of you who follow this blog I apologize! I just got swept up in the Summertime current and well, I don't know, didn't think about blogging much. Took a few pictures though, so here's a little flood of stuff.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">First, a couple of pretty doilies (doilies have been on my radar since Farmama made <a href="http://farmama.typepad.com/farmama/2010/05/curtains-finally.html">these curtains</a> I hope to copy one day) pretty, huh?:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBx4N7KuRV3YZRM_yepyORN36PuiO54M9sTC5Hj3urCatyeYCQqno5aZ3R2lHCGIZZdvCeM1R_K9Tuk7Bo0O5ricRObln_fb8GVxIlQNAcy-81N-jIDRFm7SaKW48Bwf-o2MR7PL1gXsp/s1600/P1010560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBx4N7KuRV3YZRM_yepyORN36PuiO54M9sTC5Hj3urCatyeYCQqno5aZ3R2lHCGIZZdvCeM1R_K9Tuk7Bo0O5ricRObln_fb8GVxIlQNAcy-81N-jIDRFm7SaKW48Bwf-o2MR7PL1gXsp/s320/P1010560.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBBG4iSXcGOa4xmKhY3QWLkc9XwZaKvzK94GPeBmWTXmSfdF-LVfc1A7PIWl3jCzL_Ix2cSVahn-9TEYLmo-Vxgyqs2aZ-DrzUcGQI-eplIbiE449_LBHE4Ci9CD0z-VVhOUOalWT1MnX/s1600/P1010559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBBG4iSXcGOa4xmKhY3QWLkc9XwZaKvzK94GPeBmWTXmSfdF-LVfc1A7PIWl3jCzL_Ix2cSVahn-9TEYLmo-Vxgyqs2aZ-DrzUcGQI-eplIbiE449_LBHE4Ci9CD0z-VVhOUOalWT1MnX/s320/P1010559.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Found them at Savers - who knew it wasn't a grocery store?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And a little story: My big brother the computer guy came to visit us last weekend. He is the most together person you've ever met in your whole life. He's a real planner. He's a great influence. Sometimes I think maybe I can be a good influence too, by encouraging random and unexpected activities when we get together, which is sadly not often enough. So the day before he left I had the bright idea that we all go into the hills behind our house and do some shooting. So we set off in the pickup over a bouncy dirt road through the desert - here are some action shots of the boys...bouncing:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Rowdy surveyed the landcape:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Rowdy and Willie set up some targets:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And my big brother the Computer Guy let loose a little of his inner <strike>redneck</strike> marksman:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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