tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89400561031329939452024-02-07T19:01:26.667-08:00LIVE.LAUGH.CRAFTcrafted moments beginmelissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-19302511790840601602011-03-26T15:16:00.000-07:002011-03-26T15:20:42.137-07:00Art Journal, a novice approach<div>So, I have taken an attempt at ART JOURNALing. Love the freedom, love the uniqueness of it all, and mostly I love that there are NO rules! I have mostly just been playing around, trying to figure out what mediums cause what effects.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOb4jLNBksa2298vbZoP0XgNs0h95eSD0ynJ5xLw8ot3qYT4jVi9x5_c1RMt8YOYyIbn75hzycC99XqlhBvdNKTH2-zaBGYeUe92WSywtzmHjLaVHJvEMJUljEzrlRk4U6BV2R-TuDL4s/s1600/DSCN1104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOb4jLNBksa2298vbZoP0XgNs0h95eSD0ynJ5xLw8ot3qYT4jVi9x5_c1RMt8YOYyIbn75hzycC99XqlhBvdNKTH2-zaBGYeUe92WSywtzmHjLaVHJvEMJUljEzrlRk4U6BV2R-TuDL4s/s400/DSCN1104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588516212032334978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dxOssiI1xXBJ3k0DlpQnc0kvOWx9M123PeH35jDVPqNpBfnU6hljN0x26oyrt0bOb8AnGb7_xWGlujGTClx_Y32m4E2gW0Q9iOcWkMBtl1cdONXTf5HopqgdX6Wc-xtv347a6xCICeA/s1600/DSCN1102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dxOssiI1xXBJ3k0DlpQnc0kvOWx9M123PeH35jDVPqNpBfnU6hljN0x26oyrt0bOb8AnGb7_xWGlujGTClx_Y32m4E2gW0Q9iOcWkMBtl1cdONXTf5HopqgdX6Wc-xtv347a6xCICeA/s400/DSCN1102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588516200940606226" /></a>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-71772831529438168642011-01-15T04:44:00.000-08:002011-01-15T05:11:30.334-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI58dTL8AfUmNtp8BaDYplC9DvscT3vzd-6z-XuBnEaRlrhll9LJpKSK-7MZOCNjGSbDnZWizjqSIsFm1muWqxvgC4fyr3IuUFbOVwse1qBcdkXFuLRiLtYTuwL02vRh0L2euIflTdJ1g/s1600/DSCN0628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI58dTL8AfUmNtp8BaDYplC9DvscT3vzd-6z-XuBnEaRlrhll9LJpKSK-7MZOCNjGSbDnZWizjqSIsFm1muWqxvgC4fyr3IuUFbOVwse1qBcdkXFuLRiLtYTuwL02vRh0L2euIflTdJ1g/s400/DSCN0628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562397099086301138" /></a>My staple beverage these days as I have seemed to have caught whatever has been floating around. Thank God, it's not too bad, just a runny nose and sinus pressure.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF5ZDqO5UnwJvo5Lc3jwDuARyRvf9s8DF1nw3jbaX9tiGdSUQswmymi2el6uyxw_CAICI3WOikH0Mbrcq6Hzh8MQyBWiPlqgmYeRWQ_1SmqKBYMl2MQGm3KwBEf8uqGyibxGrZKDriJw/s1600/DSCN0627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF5ZDqO5UnwJvo5Lc3jwDuARyRvf9s8DF1nw3jbaX9tiGdSUQswmymi2el6uyxw_CAICI3WOikH0Mbrcq6Hzh8MQyBWiPlqgmYeRWQ_1SmqKBYMl2MQGm3KwBEf8uqGyibxGrZKDriJw/s400/DSCN0627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562398215386318626" /></a>And this boy is crazy artistic. This is his current obsession - rectangles and square. He also can write the numbers 1, 2, 7, and 0. It is amazing to see (wow, and he just successfully wrote a 3 as I type) !melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-87728968008469261152011-01-10T15:56:00.000-08:002011-01-10T16:14:01.771-08:00Some of the things that make me smile, even on Mondays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxuUXUsn65qKfl13D5enghyphenhyphen30ySlCOxZ3vdUkx0cOkTAV4xhDTCeX8Fxth1h7z-IBiHGJ_0VjKC68i2_UZdIeV6ziaNcqRTGHS-a8nFMLoTR5SBbFg5DpIavHBf-CoSXBCebNABYObmQ/s1600/on+the+move.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxuUXUsn65qKfl13D5enghyphenhyphen30ySlCOxZ3vdUkx0cOkTAV4xhDTCeX8Fxth1h7z-IBiHGJ_0VjKC68i2_UZdIeV6ziaNcqRTGHS-a8nFMLoTR5SBbFg5DpIavHBf-CoSXBCebNABYObmQ/s400/on+the+move.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560714136365568994" /></a>10. Pitter patter of little feet<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl_4a7xcHfoCyqUKGGZ8Ukuth-FSp4wm-3arJoZAbe-K-EBsjE7NaxroHKI-C-W5t1Cbz_lWZ1yvgpBpW4cbvEnPmFyrHmiRYGJCJUD9MM4J_eEbaLGWV3Iv1cixhLU0H0SG5wk3sNkE/s1600/2445129923_9cc9bb6c79_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl_4a7xcHfoCyqUKGGZ8Ukuth-FSp4wm-3arJoZAbe-K-EBsjE7NaxroHKI-C-W5t1Cbz_lWZ1yvgpBpW4cbvEnPmFyrHmiRYGJCJUD9MM4J_eEbaLGWV3Iv1cixhLU0H0SG5wk3sNkE/s400/2445129923_9cc9bb6c79_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560713268478886034" /></a>9. Praise and Worship<br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZCVmjVJZXMfcJmWqpA0Yu-X2hLZPyP3pnD6_Val-_7tyottE1Ewh_H725BzgJw3b6AqC0a_J4LFGqyCUN0OiRHT0_o-0GKcNOYNtKLjGLogZGtUzC_t7u7YdJxW6GDguwESjLTdsMtc/s1600/cake2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 351px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZCVmjVJZXMfcJmWqpA0Yu-X2hLZPyP3pnD6_Val-_7tyottE1Ewh_H725BzgJw3b6AqC0a_J4LFGqyCUN0OiRHT0_o-0GKcNOYNtKLjGLogZGtUzC_t7u7YdJxW6GDguwESjLTdsMtc/s400/cake2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560712693251738706" /></a>8. chocolate cake<br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYojX7zmAewncsLh1UykLINJ_Yiin3Nx50moabrTzCVxMeW9asHjQb5t6U5ZL5rlJJL24Jl8Uj4MVdDLST1k_ciDUJyDznXht2AbAAQIMJqY8UAYU5XPNuYxmV9LhVfGgqrTfP0YpmGk/s1600/lazydays.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYojX7zmAewncsLh1UykLINJ_Yiin3Nx50moabrTzCVxMeW9asHjQb5t6U5ZL5rlJJL24Jl8Uj4MVdDLST1k_ciDUJyDznXht2AbAAQIMJqY8UAYU5XPNuYxmV9LhVfGgqrTfP0YpmGk/s400/lazydays.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560712423566747730" /></a>7. not having anything to do<br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3I6pDq672WVBnFLh58DE3Gs3IpF0GtUgvrHaxtYY5H0hP0m8y_atoIlj9U4BRxPQyifAjxZD144IzHQvitPNzxWXvoLizg0p7mVGmPfCSgYUVOHy-9cpI40_aViC7XYQBdzCM_8Qkbc/s1600/sushinight1dec2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3I6pDq672WVBnFLh58DE3Gs3IpF0GtUgvrHaxtYY5H0hP0m8y_atoIlj9U4BRxPQyifAjxZD144IzHQvitPNzxWXvoLizg0p7mVGmPfCSgYUVOHy-9cpI40_aViC7XYQBdzCM_8Qkbc/s400/sushinight1dec2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560712157603626642" /></a>6. sushi at Kampai<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3IIkDltAfaG2aZOpYX1tSGIunu-Y5wUNB8KVIFjBL5XI82F-MJYPzFBucUyUjdB9VTiCJop_KCx-Bemz8W1D2gMCBk_fJEVVUl7RrMQ_3NuUDRuycI8aEUG3gIokDsmHwseEaCfiOro/s1600/the+spread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3IIkDltAfaG2aZOpYX1tSGIunu-Y5wUNB8KVIFjBL5XI82F-MJYPzFBucUyUjdB9VTiCJop_KCx-Bemz8W1D2gMCBk_fJEVVUl7RrMQ_3NuUDRuycI8aEUG3gIokDsmHwseEaCfiOro/s400/the+spread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560711877699965650" /></a>5. preparing brunch<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSFfg94VS2gw3znq1yHzALM3mlzjZfwRjikrirl-ERmG-XQ9BJAOu44ssZTdbMWYGVg-e7n8DrNU-uyV99E5FpCoILduDgI2L5FdeqMIZrxrGTFhXmbGVBRBSxEByzv1buuJlD6GD_Os/s1600/natseth2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSFfg94VS2gw3znq1yHzALM3mlzjZfwRjikrirl-ERmG-XQ9BJAOu44ssZTdbMWYGVg-e7n8DrNU-uyV99E5FpCoILduDgI2L5FdeqMIZrxrGTFhXmbGVBRBSxEByzv1buuJlD6GD_Os/s400/natseth2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560711611686339490" /></a>4. A play date that makes mama spend time with one of her best long time friends<br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkGPbKIycsHo-3M1I1QPg3wSfX_Pt-saeMKZCH_hUuwhJm1KI0fVstxkvm5HdemhysGdfcwy6-qj4JRb5u5XCyKumGzUL7xeONXpimQHf8Z5oEVF0szCVXGuujb2fIGQQZfEd22vrsWI/s1600/puter2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkGPbKIycsHo-3M1I1QPg3wSfX_Pt-saeMKZCH_hUuwhJm1KI0fVstxkvm5HdemhysGdfcwy6-qj4JRb5u5XCyKumGzUL7xeONXpimQHf8Z5oEVF0szCVXGuujb2fIGQQZfEd22vrsWI/s400/puter2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560711354431583746" /></a>3. one happy baby so excited about learning<br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt_GQ6OtM4VpTPszDLAJG_JHwBAXBqErHd9e3jqxcx6hGsS2E4wZmw4g6waIvTHi4gwUDG-9nTbtg8JuU3_GK1Be65HlPgHK2mobYpyaFtVUTg47IFxaeksDZzCBld-QG_B3Yr47QdvQ/s1600/nightout.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt_GQ6OtM4VpTPszDLAJG_JHwBAXBqErHd9e3jqxcx6hGsS2E4wZmw4g6waIvTHi4gwUDG-9nTbtg8JuU3_GK1Be65HlPgHK2mobYpyaFtVUTg47IFxaeksDZzCBld-QG_B3Yr47QdvQ/s400/nightout.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560711033869197330" /></a>2. A night OUT of the house<br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52uo4TZ4jpoXKzfbZDeSkBmhSkiWlzDQvpuNRABBuXv3vGIM5nkqUN5ht2Qzl4sUR_D7HrihlRAj6ueZKUjtg2triO23eDNtpncyZu_neDv_riAxjNlhTWToRmuHZrcFBh4WqPwemz6c/s1600/coffee.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52uo4TZ4jpoXKzfbZDeSkBmhSkiWlzDQvpuNRABBuXv3vGIM5nkqUN5ht2Qzl4sUR_D7HrihlRAj6ueZKUjtg2triO23eDNtpncyZu_neDv_riAxjNlhTWToRmuHZrcFBh4WqPwemz6c/s400/coffee.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560710651557642866" /></a>1. sharing dessert with my husband on date night</div></div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-28314923757846922822011-01-08T10:30:00.000-08:002011-01-08T10:52:02.302-08:00Create in a crunch<div>The first scrapbook page since my last post. I must have been REALLY wanting to scrap, because this baby practically made itself.</div><div><br /></div><div>estimated time to complete = the time it took hubby to give Seth a bath!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBvrlHhM9SH79BXuHwHSf7ghqfhZ02zYB7WcTOJda9omxSD3536hxdo7NXAokvdUNUAUY3SNhmHIvKXjWL__m3RVP1uBc2qJ5MOs82Rsiv2e4WF3pI8jjG_MTnK5FDaIonw4_NehttBU/s1600/holidayparksp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBvrlHhM9SH79BXuHwHSf7ghqfhZ02zYB7WcTOJda9omxSD3536hxdo7NXAokvdUNUAUY3SNhmHIvKXjWL__m3RVP1uBc2qJ5MOs82Rsiv2e4WF3pI8jjG_MTnK5FDaIonw4_NehttBU/s400/holidayparksp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559886334109809218" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrcdAHDyKJmtvr1Za872EsmJ4fmpFVw1CrV3irkpjbVaSL6C5qXup9z3re6rX1gPLru7tb0KqdhZs_Irqx36ZYn4LOyf0vD2kkLbC4SSbW-JB_16632iidieE73tPiac-MbSJddeIId8/s400/paiting.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559886605118764626" /><div>I love the sound of crafting in my house. Silent scraping of paint on paper, or tiny fingers. Creativity resounding throughout inspiring hearts to recreate on paper feelings, images, and moments we just don't want to ever leave us.</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMWm6UKJg2YoXsbvCg22h1DntaTdT7qYCFiy38_BkD2JPVkKhKAS9Nuekckr531xj-VIuCiqn92lEygOpNY7sMoG6WZZXKURa6OKhG3n4ZSpN19Hr6Alesbt-RlrxxzDp3cFKELoeWRE/s400/painting2.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559887432498967346" /><div style="text-align: left;">Now, it's time for me to reconnect with the inner creative child within me. She is just dying to come out and play. So, I present two projects I will attempt to tackle in the next months.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">ALTERED PROJECT #1: Recipe Roladex</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD7i8S8vXpRlY7HHAAqE3wZ2sttMzbXfUQpCznscpPtiIzSda1ynUlkrJdvUpdo3nDNk08yVXMiovv_l219Hybp24gJIuFlj7vPFbQpMQZZppX9R-SjSPrt9tB4b-9dI3X6qXbe-lqOo/s1600/DSCN0585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD7i8S8vXpRlY7HHAAqE3wZ2sttMzbXfUQpCznscpPtiIzSda1ynUlkrJdvUpdo3nDNk08yVXMiovv_l219Hybp24gJIuFlj7vPFbQpMQZZppX9R-SjSPrt9tB4b-9dI3X6qXbe-lqOo/s400/DSCN0585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559886604873854098" /></a>ALTERED PROJECT #2: Monthly scripture focus board<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7Aj1dO4VOKoD7pvYlAlI_2Eh_tY-TrR6e3ukd2vCEtw4v0TdJqc7tBd2kzvjkeaArx0oUSgVJTYEQRrZ1YXKzboPP52VEhwaG0qpPu5sTMH_xzAceoqtRNcn4XkctJ-dw-Oj-7h_Mtg/s1600/DSCN0584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7Aj1dO4VOKoD7pvYlAlI_2Eh_tY-TrR6e3ukd2vCEtw4v0TdJqc7tBd2kzvjkeaArx0oUSgVJTYEQRrZ1YXKzboPP52VEhwaG0qpPu5sTMH_xzAceoqtRNcn4XkctJ-dw-Oj-7h_Mtg/s400/DSCN0584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559886601014989650" /></a>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-9444434914567063682010-06-26T15:50:00.000-07:002010-06-26T15:56:28.072-07:00two layouts of my favorite little men<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl94lKC-hKQKq82BGuWioXZFaaiKyRY92l6PjaTYNejnnBUTvn-r1zE0biXtBz30Z-X2StB9dt5rwEMKTUrU7MdHA2XSNIXyxRcudyJLhS0r4fk69TAUOWAK_zjJgqf72WI8i3Rs2mgcY/s1600/prince+charming1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl94lKC-hKQKq82BGuWioXZFaaiKyRY92l6PjaTYNejnnBUTvn-r1zE0biXtBz30Z-X2StB9dt5rwEMKTUrU7MdHA2XSNIXyxRcudyJLhS0r4fk69TAUOWAK_zjJgqf72WI8i3Rs2mgcY/s400/prince+charming1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487219714143955346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcDsLjF8_JFTBFLw0711qjR-V5v4tYXPsksxlmp_WIotNmAGraRpEqlMKE8wsD3SMyYKHqliKUWTdqkc31SqS3tuZ7Zq7t0Q46YsRygopLW-phOKbLOegY7bR6QIUvWasBgJc241LfyQ/s1600/tree.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcDsLjF8_JFTBFLw0711qjR-V5v4tYXPsksxlmp_WIotNmAGraRpEqlMKE8wsD3SMyYKHqliKUWTdqkc31SqS3tuZ7Zq7t0Q46YsRygopLW-phOKbLOegY7bR6QIUvWasBgJc241LfyQ/s400/tree.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487219497998916162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44FISAYshJsTNdi9XtrvQB0etB3VBq6Z5XG6S0qHpEdbcupX54n2O03Xovr8jzBfIz9NP7WRtfnvF_OxkPHfBUuPg3WWSHZxSaMntZRySgqKFXQ4u7RBf-Qgfk7JRtbm8iVkiTvAHyeo/s1600/prince+charming.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44FISAYshJsTNdi9XtrvQB0etB3VBq6Z5XG6S0qHpEdbcupX54n2O03Xovr8jzBfIz9NP7WRtfnvF_OxkPHfBUuPg3WWSHZxSaMntZRySgqKFXQ4u7RBf-Qgfk7JRtbm8iVkiTvAHyeo/s400/prince+charming.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487219492695884114" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MM-WNaoEezDRNG4coTsDWc6ZN3e-zKX1_ElTuqVM2ePVNDqrD6C6o0Iu7NlR-Jdsl67qBTcIsCFoLlxwi8-7qmrSZVEDtbIjGZrwfKmbr13jgw5oWWdSNVFau2XjOim9Fp_nkNzAymo/s1600/lovin+the+swing4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MM-WNaoEezDRNG4coTsDWc6ZN3e-zKX1_ElTuqVM2ePVNDqrD6C6o0Iu7NlR-Jdsl67qBTcIsCFoLlxwi8-7qmrSZVEDtbIjGZrwfKmbr13jgw5oWWdSNVFau2XjOim9Fp_nkNzAymo/s400/lovin+the+swing4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487219108322816962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPGsTxhvZKNAturHophwFbHGiZzx4FamHxjSTeaMDf3ayoAMFSv-zlruBkBtI7cDTVO13fl0cs2QRL6CeDlW1nCE2wwBcStBt0m91KBeybHxkRufcEoV4EPQLgjo10JiFzqEBBoGwGJc/s1600/lovin+the+swing3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPGsTxhvZKNAturHophwFbHGiZzx4FamHxjSTeaMDf3ayoAMFSv-zlruBkBtI7cDTVO13fl0cs2QRL6CeDlW1nCE2wwBcStBt0m91KBeybHxkRufcEoV4EPQLgjo10JiFzqEBBoGwGJc/s400/lovin+the+swing3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487219103179697586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48C6hNKWNbNGenuO1Ze0_ZCuJwBfd-qDmvCmZpTtf-baxdhFgeXcyWKVhf-i8TBZIJaxsW-1by0Wxz7jzvsW3522QX3ykAEQTcBkPUHDrG-OaOAfac5btrYp3SYfK4Y3PfcGdFUsBRt0/s1600/lovin+the+swing1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48C6hNKWNbNGenuO1Ze0_ZCuJwBfd-qDmvCmZpTtf-baxdhFgeXcyWKVhf-i8TBZIJaxsW-1by0Wxz7jzvsW3522QX3ykAEQTcBkPUHDrG-OaOAfac5btrYp3SYfK4Y3PfcGdFUsBRt0/s400/lovin+the+swing1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487219092198453762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-11017653568730893042010-06-17T11:05:00.000-07:002010-06-17T11:27:29.324-07:0010 things THURSDAY<div style="text-align: center;">1. What I like to do...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGU1Cyt5SYsJ4r_zQcK6aP9QraCXdtt3mIGd1vjjHe66-C_ja-LIalL3ulW6graOJbWg3KRY8qmKlOfTOBJRQdjXLELiHUQYUvBHxPKF4l92sNUSKuJE5c8zU85FhXUmAf_Dm4hstl9A/s1600/sing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGU1Cyt5SYsJ4r_zQcK6aP9QraCXdtt3mIGd1vjjHe66-C_ja-LIalL3ulW6graOJbWg3KRY8qmKlOfTOBJRQdjXLELiHUQYUvBHxPKF4l92sNUSKuJE5c8zU85FhXUmAf_Dm4hstl9A/s400/sing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483808287885134594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">2. What I should remember...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1plJlwA5KLwWA9KPeA0f8xoeC1UX9JSv0zXka7bVJbKxbrn1Fo2Guac1EzkLhuAAK6Tg6MDrdyDjEVa5xShAThJvPJL8jpWqFi0c9S65DO_Gycrh7A0PdztXOYrFNgGYHbvQ5mhzZ_GA/s1600/tumblr_l30hvkYmZ81qa7yqmo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1plJlwA5KLwWA9KPeA0f8xoeC1UX9JSv0zXka7bVJbKxbrn1Fo2Guac1EzkLhuAAK6Tg6MDrdyDjEVa5xShAThJvPJL8jpWqFi0c9S65DO_Gycrh7A0PdztXOYrFNgGYHbvQ5mhzZ_GA/s400/tumblr_l30hvkYmZ81qa7yqmo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483808274858979282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">3. What inspired me today...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J_O9cjUyU4t5C7a50D-UdjQhRjL8DtMVjLAann4ApYe_vbUW-1iEOxYQU23fPWIDXwTwLI8D5Dy5sfh1CN1DuyE0WdViZURXyp8pOa756El-HDM7NdI7SYr4Cys8gJl8aRT3x29oAy8/s1600/Lights_cars_3_by_GreeGW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J_O9cjUyU4t5C7a50D-UdjQhRjL8DtMVjLAann4ApYe_vbUW-1iEOxYQU23fPWIDXwTwLI8D5Dy5sfh1CN1DuyE0WdViZURXyp8pOa756El-HDM7NdI7SYr4Cys8gJl8aRT3x29oAy8/s400/Lights_cars_3_by_GreeGW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483808265214645602" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">4. What I'm thinking....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlI2PoLHBbatzoI63QDMfHzx1mQiwsj0PPHaXpImSkvKXPQp4DV9KzMVWLwJeo8V2FNciSiK8329ERnscgdQVTV3cO2fz2tXhvusE2U7QbIbdEKTzBPHmhWs9XU3VLQ75ww4_YUl-IOA/s1600/6a00d8358081ff69e201310fc36668970c-320wi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlI2PoLHBbatzoI63QDMfHzx1mQiwsj0PPHaXpImSkvKXPQp4DV9KzMVWLwJeo8V2FNciSiK8329ERnscgdQVTV3cO2fz2tXhvusE2U7QbIbdEKTzBPHmhWs9XU3VLQ75ww4_YUl-IOA/s400/6a00d8358081ff69e201310fc36668970c-320wi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483806081356675298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">5. What I love hearing...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6nrn6e-sGw3bX6yaF_3eH_XmDykBSdwOy-inA9oe7yRV9Cxk_L84LDcEBoR3trElPBY16etmX582w6AWDIFB53l7xqQyLSsK0ppTKirZB94hu-lkQo5jZ4KmBMGWkllc_E9detEvyNE/s1600/uncommon+band.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6nrn6e-sGw3bX6yaF_3eH_XmDykBSdwOy-inA9oe7yRV9Cxk_L84LDcEBoR3trElPBY16etmX582w6AWDIFB53l7xqQyLSsK0ppTKirZB94hu-lkQo5jZ4KmBMGWkllc_E9detEvyNE/s400/uncommon+band.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483805736360168930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">6. What my son is doing...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFkUeuWSLaYk4IhnurZcfVyS7mM8LIWmYYmdD1Oq9sA2iPxV2SC1YvuUzvMrJYRBxXvnFDShBGIDlPLWSl9khOGKyRF5tVcCXxxQAXymoqEnqeVC5YitXDTMXtI6A-cASmiQ8JVCpjHo/s1600/baby+smash.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFkUeuWSLaYk4IhnurZcfVyS7mM8LIWmYYmdD1Oq9sA2iPxV2SC1YvuUzvMrJYRBxXvnFDShBGIDlPLWSl9khOGKyRF5tVcCXxxQAXymoqEnqeVC5YitXDTMXtI6A-cASmiQ8JVCpjHo/s400/baby+smash.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483805733339094786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">7. What a happy meal looks like...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_evuEGTd6KjyeG1qT6iBs3iwscKqmkHY2AclZsy7oB_2Fpt8QKCRExqINepVCMqT6WwAyB64hLKdbrocuDkufygacT3zkWWiszO0C5Ervpc-7E5CBMLvLBvKCjM9YEXj5-_Vw_2tqAo/s1600/happy+meal.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_evuEGTd6KjyeG1qT6iBs3iwscKqmkHY2AclZsy7oB_2Fpt8QKCRExqINepVCMqT6WwAyB64hLKdbrocuDkufygacT3zkWWiszO0C5Ervpc-7E5CBMLvLBvKCjM9YEXj5-_Vw_2tqAo/s400/happy+meal.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483805722373455138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">8. What made me smile today...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFLB7d8LFm66J5nYrO3cRrYkJqa4-nOfzN5RYgNHfE2yI70FnuUD_ZErL_N-6azGbf3CqS2a9hCb_CE07DYUJS-BBJlpC4zP52OaBmNTXoFxylnRir3gJRy9WLvhXOfXK5RD8C400Pmg/s1600/6a0133edb95c1f970b0134844250af970c-500wi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFLB7d8LFm66J5nYrO3cRrYkJqa4-nOfzN5RYgNHfE2yI70FnuUD_ZErL_N-6azGbf3CqS2a9hCb_CE07DYUJS-BBJlpC4zP52OaBmNTXoFxylnRir3gJRy9WLvhXOfXK5RD8C400Pmg/s400/6a0133edb95c1f970b0134844250af970c-500wi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483805716200784802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">9. What made me do a double take...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJAf8Yh-vYsx-BoiXFlZtLKW0KoE3ER7i4ci7oe6tfZZ4-wOfjJ910Ob3QPLKCt5sRSgen6d9rQPuEG0VOqbKwPkE852dQ7KTcnxANUcNhQNA_MM1z8DZ6oN_S33iMrb-ktwJffvhSLk/s1600/square+k.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJAf8Yh-vYsx-BoiXFlZtLKW0KoE3ER7i4ci7oe6tfZZ4-wOfjJ910Ob3QPLKCt5sRSgen6d9rQPuEG0VOqbKwPkE852dQ7KTcnxANUcNhQNA_MM1z8DZ6oN_S33iMrb-ktwJffvhSLk/s400/square+k.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483805709705564242" /></a><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">10. What makes everything better...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5muPRIFEFNChurNjwPAptq5egNoFSgpK_SFS1T54IzmBF0iETOiNUlre-VulnK-cndVfcIxYnJ_dd1WRYIJYei09jYxQLvNOezhtKPRwfK4V4-PAyuhbhLT0ZM4XJRJZbS24YDvrOucI/s1600/21566_221078734485_502394485_2923320_3951512_n-pola.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5muPRIFEFNChurNjwPAptq5egNoFSgpK_SFS1T54IzmBF0iETOiNUlre-VulnK-cndVfcIxYnJ_dd1WRYIJYei09jYxQLvNOezhtKPRwfK4V4-PAyuhbhLT0ZM4XJRJZbS24YDvrOucI/s400/21566_221078734485_502394485_2923320_3951512_n-pola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483810204195901586" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-77634490223354065312010-06-15T06:07:00.000-07:002010-06-15T06:34:53.782-07:0050 years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xi6y7qPgTvkKXwQ2mOrVad0pUEGt9KeaX4mQeNHGg9RFVzM8oDAKGWymGeiuOmSH_QJhMmSzgg-OZbXNqczddPTo5nx7GUAQ2RrghyphenhyphenFeLmmoyzOjWQcPne9pkiJN7wUi9XmQt5qVcu8/s1600/%7Be4e28807-361d-44b2-8681-b42f76405d24%7D.gif.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xi6y7qPgTvkKXwQ2mOrVad0pUEGt9KeaX4mQeNHGg9RFVzM8oDAKGWymGeiuOmSH_QJhMmSzgg-OZbXNqczddPTo5nx7GUAQ2RrghyphenhyphenFeLmmoyzOjWQcPne9pkiJN7wUi9XmQt5qVcu8/s400/%7Be4e28807-361d-44b2-8681-b42f76405d24%7D.gif.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482986424601813266" /></a>This is just so true.<div><br /><div>And in reading some of the comments that followed, I was appalled to see some of the following, "It's about time teachers were accountable" and "Time to get rid of these teachers that are in it for the easy money" Wow. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Easy, are <b>not </b>the kids that come from one-or-none family homes. Those who have a heap load of problems even before my 8:15am shift begins. Teaching them consists of daily deodorant routines and counseling sessions prior to the pledge. Easy does not describe the dealings of parents who refuse to sign off on weekly progress reports of their child's needs of improvement. Or their neglect to meet me for conferences about their child's academic success. Perhaps easy is the feeling I get when they at least agree to have me 'babysit' their kid for an hour and half after school while I push and prod to get in all the skills not attained that school day. Hey, at least I know they will have their homework done, even if it isn't done at home.</div><div>Easy can not begin to describe the volcanic mounds of paperwork that needs to be completed every four weeks which involves data charts, graphs, tables, and diagnostics. Easy can't be the districts tightly locked handcuffs directing me with pacing guides, implementation rubics, and focus calendars. The scheduling nightmare continues to twist and turn me in all directions forcing me to be in four places at once. A rollercoaster of objectives that bring the students though loops of multiplication and division before they have mastered simple number sense. Ghosts and goblins reveal themselves through former teachers with scary stories of students they have had and now, "Oh, you have <i>him</i>" The fun house continues with ogre-sized third graders held back to many times to believe. Thanks to No Child Left Behind. Reality is distorted when they've transformed me into the leader of a three ring circus of centers, interventions groups, and mandated software that must be utilized daily by every single child. </div><div><br /></div><div>With ten years under my belt, I can definitely say there is nothing easy about teaching, that is, of course if you only count the summers. In which, you finally have the chance to break away from the day to day rigor of pushing a cheat-code generation of children to care about... <i>anything</i>.</div><div><br /></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-45945613866878460462010-06-13T19:09:00.000-07:002010-06-13T19:24:53.472-07:00Sweet Summer, I'm a Comin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagsx1kmfE8OeSMWxtVEIkkM89h5h2-nsC56_BnV-5ZgBGcxyYfSZOf7Od4zLiFp0DXe-yjoi5hWG6TYx5ctJMVcjmK-WDB1xKLzfzJ9zB4HdxhfPoSLJBMSLds6bWOtZch7RZX7dkFUk/s1600/rainbow.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagsx1kmfE8OeSMWxtVEIkkM89h5h2-nsC56_BnV-5ZgBGcxyYfSZOf7Od4zLiFp0DXe-yjoi5hWG6TYx5ctJMVcjmK-WDB1xKLzfzJ9zB4HdxhfPoSLJBMSLds6bWOtZch7RZX7dkFUk/s400/rainbow.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482449657853613474" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's been so long. And I have been busy and exhausted, frustrated and anxious, spent and worn out. With so few hours of ME time, I have chosen to neglect my blog. With school out for summer, I think I can def find some time to jot down some memories, create and post, reflect and relax. We will see, because it all depends on this little guy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTdQe5D80a4TZzVXSdn6yNcsfmU3njxmbHh_PYXmdPCCeXtxyeqZkn3ZDNj_byfhx10O6BoIOHj-dJNUFP0Wm5yBWseYe2TMgkRqH8cx87h31EsiLUy58AalKkT0CSifhKoavybKYmvc/s400/my+baby.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482446917919813650" /><div><br /></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-51347965651161504482009-11-22T04:39:00.000-08:002009-11-22T04:51:54.624-08:00hey there, stranger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuINfLPmuL9hph1KFXOvlahEiJxRnUbeDtN7MmhkcES8vaM97YeWnPv-ueN7BKRdkr6_6W8RAuwwamwtmCSGhgLVf78lmMSh-l0tMS21tIEf_5pqIZRVXFTZdt9ptN1NvJEFfevG2PIns/s1600/thankful.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuINfLPmuL9hph1KFXOvlahEiJxRnUbeDtN7MmhkcES8vaM97YeWnPv-ueN7BKRdkr6_6W8RAuwwamwtmCSGhgLVf78lmMSh-l0tMS21tIEf_5pqIZRVXFTZdt9ptN1NvJEFfevG2PIns/s400/thankful.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406909703322558370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkogeTxEVFis-yOjpmqEU-jIu71FGRPjmpCOuBdlSqjNlDYZ5b23TQ7hZldKrIsFsU66auyqB3t4neTCRgbweDUSSDyBnceWyfkqtSWTMnk0DrIbNKQc5rcMudofZMTG7r9bxm9ALEA9M/s1600/Photo0225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkogeTxEVFis-yOjpmqEU-jIu71FGRPjmpCOuBdlSqjNlDYZ5b23TQ7hZldKrIsFsU66auyqB3t4neTCRgbweDUSSDyBnceWyfkqtSWTMnk0DrIbNKQc5rcMudofZMTG7r9bxm9ALEA9M/s400/Photo0225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406909694594712210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn45FUpsXcCQpBQv-ccBba0HsR8tqh3D_d2rRSgcttAyl0ymbZkArMQ2YGAFMVV-eaVxzfipdmHu7lskcuGGJ1DgRajZVoggTfwezOkvnZIxa05l1NQAkXl4_I2_2kU13UANAhMuf5EXU/s1600/Photo0222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn45FUpsXcCQpBQv-ccBba0HsR8tqh3D_d2rRSgcttAyl0ymbZkArMQ2YGAFMVV-eaVxzfipdmHu7lskcuGGJ1DgRajZVoggTfwezOkvnZIxa05l1NQAkXl4_I2_2kU13UANAhMuf5EXU/s400/Photo0222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406909693306613234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8FXRSuq-YAqLjNajXXZcriJ30sW7HU3BbIasOTJjZyozVZhOoubWhrdDlGCdq40_L_wXG-Vp8kwA_C7c1Lb_zK8rqPW8lRfP4M4t4Ozo6ILCvCXwXK7bD7V5cxqHvfIfuNErbRyw2gA/s1600/Photo0218.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8FXRSuq-YAqLjNajXXZcriJ30sW7HU3BbIasOTJjZyozVZhOoubWhrdDlGCdq40_L_wXG-Vp8kwA_C7c1Lb_zK8rqPW8lRfP4M4t4Ozo6ILCvCXwXK7bD7V5cxqHvfIfuNErbRyw2gA/s400/Photo0218.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406909692221361618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaWAvKn7owaq5HEHI8Y9fBqWwpu_km9cclhdugms9CcQwK3OEXrI72Fmt4X-eFYLTMK0DLtmmsotyzHsZxfjC8imdOpbTnju2Geq54q8gEE9BYU6Ua_8_FF7pirTM4QjckrGDCSSX-gA/s1600/grandpa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaWAvKn7owaq5HEHI8Y9fBqWwpu_km9cclhdugms9CcQwK3OEXrI72Fmt4X-eFYLTMK0DLtmmsotyzHsZxfjC8imdOpbTnju2Geq54q8gEE9BYU6Ua_8_FF7pirTM4QjckrGDCSSX-gA/s400/grandpa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406909688390504978" /></a><br />This poor guy (blog) has been neglected for quite some time. Truth is, to whom ever even still reads this, I have been in a 'funk' lately. Things have been quite stressful around here and working on creative projects has taken back seat. And, that seat is wayyy in the back. I have to thank the Lord everyday for the patience and grace that gets me through the weeks. All of this stress has effected me physically as well. I had to take some time off Friday to get some lab work done. Nothing serious. (Mom, if you are reading this, it's nothing you don't already know about) To sit and create takes a bit of peace. I need my time, my space, my music, and a clear head. With all of these absent results in a neglected blog. I was in fact more than happy to whip up these with Leah's beautiful November kit. All things considered it was SO easy to finish these. I did all of these in ONE night. She always chooses just the perfect pieces. Thanks for looking.melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-9700290017937210292009-10-20T15:46:00.000-07:002009-10-20T16:26:34.320-07:00perfectly prima!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt2BGk1OwOZpx92DnhWbPFq6i_Umott_vuKNkD8iq78sgRHdNldEUYfFhJef-UAZvXti33D22tBUmUaimEk2cbwbnO6fZWG0dQfJgVKvAlvKwOtb2aGicqEvFCRhlpKd6JdBTIdGpfEo/s400/peter.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394817488481937922" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsANOFdZZRcVFo5iuqA9rpmKJlYxxDYKv9GpUfoeA967rPtzBDs-m7RtDwbQ7Xw0jjVEstMZmMSlM4oHZIQmsuiCfeLafZE65VVPD1-YKKxQVF0Ke07aBKEhVf1tqkkXPFYp7ekkpDDw/s1600-h/you.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsANOFdZZRcVFo5iuqA9rpmKJlYxxDYKv9GpUfoeA967rPtzBDs-m7RtDwbQ7Xw0jjVEstMZmMSlM4oHZIQmsuiCfeLafZE65VVPD1-YKKxQVF0Ke07aBKEhVf1tqkkXPFYp7ekkpDDw/s400/you.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394817507854534626" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rzaidejgkLVZS0X_1EYbjpG0jM8t-r5AUv9K0_IhslDuKKfuskrBg4mkbhpeaodNuEHFbV22O5B_OIlzC0KDAGeqQxsKec8NpeU6zai94l3urSeNou7qvPMyvcU261CAKv7ZKg9OVzc/s400/bloom.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394817481529523826" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbrrDKjMosCNUinWgXXEJeOhbRRAGRiSO1yYwR9kchIGMKRRLPOvuKWSI-TvNc2G0AsEO63J2qmdjys-a27oALndgRG9SMazWzhLZ8YwHKSs6eMDfpepSLvVHJ_K4f5D62WWkK8kOXAE/s400/rebecca.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394817496689349426" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="www.paperniche.com">The Paper Niche</a>, the most adorable, scrap-trendy, crafty cove of a store has this <a href="http://www.paperniche.com/proddetail.asp?prod=octoberkits1">awesome kit</a> for sale! Just lovely. I whipped up these babies is just hours.</div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-48573513375966285302009-10-16T17:34:00.000-07:002009-10-16T17:41:11.440-07:00so sad<div>... no time to create</div><div>... no time for scrapping</div><div>... no time for manis or peds</div><div>... no time for trying on many shoes</div><div>... no more sleeping in</div><div>... no more clutter-free living room</div><div>... no more me-time</div><div>... no more blogging</div><div>... no more hours on the computer</div><div><br /></div><div>But I LOVE the reason why....</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/AVvXsEjcLS9UYauxc-mD40790P1AEghKKxUpgSo5GVzvm7rnjQ-UbO8xzUzOWjosUEPRxeXSTpRapAwgYisaoUmVeXFTTY5cJj9T9GX-gk0Jf_e7NcuNnsWU0EcPvs6DH7-ampOn3A38f9a5-vI/s1600-h/cookiemonster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLS9UYauxc-mD40790P1AEghKKxUpgSo5GVzvm7rnjQ-UbO8xzUzOWjosUEPRxeXSTpRapAwgYisaoUmVeXFTTY5cJj9T9GX-gk0Jf_e7NcuNnsWU0EcPvs6DH7-ampOn3A38f9a5-vI/s400/cookiemonster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393361245693632130" /></a>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-63609142758474262852009-09-19T05:39:00.000-07:002009-09-19T06:22:28.663-07:00September KitPick up yours today at the <a href="http://www.paperniche.com/">Paper Niche</a>,<br />along with so many goodies, I can't even explain! This adorable <em>everything paper</em> store is jam packed with loads of delicious embellies and gorgeous papers!<br /><br />Pick up some inspiration <a href="http://amusing-to-create.blogspot.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://ginesscraproom.blogspot.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://thescrappynessinme.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br />As always, my sister, <a href="http://jessetimestwo.blogspot.com/">Carola</a> has beautiful photographs and scrapbook pages to oh and ahh over.<br /><br />Here's my take on the Sept. Kit. I was SOOOO easy to work with and SOOOO fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz0jhV2fJFRx83gRDz1g46MOWUi7U16wrsXYNM54wIfQ7JFB45f6CXx5Dxh0pE3zUCL3l2wALQ1bHjOVKGACtgc2D9tKec_Rldg5n8_Vkgu1PD6gjQ5Kied1lHl9d4TSirqX-1bPw5gE/s1600-h/sourapple3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383159459738304082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMz0jhV2fJFRx83gRDz1g46MOWUi7U16wrsXYNM54wIfQ7JFB45f6CXx5Dxh0pE3zUCL3l2wALQ1bHjOVKGACtgc2D9tKec_Rldg5n8_Vkgu1PD6gjQ5Kied1lHl9d4TSirqX-1bPw5gE/s400/sourapple3.jpg" /></a> I added some masking tape for my matting and some hints of white paint using the top of the glue stick as a stamp.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkERpmruk6A-CBdM8ACDEFZhntVAOztaYCOy4otV9YZDfEFk7Djo_LoL_kdcbob1Vr2yktPTAf1yhDv8oCcGBN2CRISBNEOllZtT97Y9Ig_-F1pJEmAqu7hRFceuxAGx8P42E2WMJ_9Bk/s1600-h/sourapple2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383159453834404338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkERpmruk6A-CBdM8ACDEFZhntVAOztaYCOy4otV9YZDfEFk7Djo_LoL_kdcbob1Vr2yktPTAf1yhDv8oCcGBN2CRISBNEOllZtT97Y9Ig_-F1pJEmAqu7hRFceuxAGx8P42E2WMJ_9Bk/s400/sourapple2.jpg" /></a> I used the left over piece of the bar code strip to add a small piece of text.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dVQBqP_lCQj0fSAUWb1hP9pyTgt0NIeA_aP5EMPZme-4qIgWm39oHku837R30aaK_kKkonDoLLlcN2Epg3x7YzdHDSwFdhNcUp0sftk0MRm3RiHDoE804AuEMJwN2La0fCFIKvcF_zc/s1600-h/sourapple.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383159289069823810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dVQBqP_lCQj0fSAUWb1hP9pyTgt0NIeA_aP5EMPZme-4qIgWm39oHku837R30aaK_kKkonDoLLlcN2Epg3x7YzdHDSwFdhNcUp0sftk0MRm3RiHDoE804AuEMJwN2La0fCFIKvcF_zc/s400/sourapple.jpg" /></a> Here's the final piece! I love the two opposites here - hard and soft baby. And it was only a matter of minutes between the photos. He is TOO much!... to love!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkfJ1O1GtvkuhdHNHKMFvQ8tdGB-AJjoJfhDCMh-VKk42Sgv7T2dRin0BYmohxdnPSOegeP2LeIU5uSav8gubT9JheTY979AoIcXoxZkrK8dB4lmFAzTdQuGMpxr8PuufpSicFSVaFK8/s1600-h/reb2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383159281261184994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkfJ1O1GtvkuhdHNHKMFvQ8tdGB-AJjoJfhDCMh-VKk42Sgv7T2dRin0BYmohxdnPSOegeP2LeIU5uSav8gubT9JheTY979AoIcXoxZkrK8dB4lmFAzTdQuGMpxr8PuufpSicFSVaFK8/s400/reb2.jpg" /></a> Quite simply sprayed one house with glimmer mist to accent it among the others.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDyrFtOnBUrAZ40mMwI6hBd99NcF6GQIosKVhd91XZ4BVMUyaeKuZ9ILq4XCAbftIJsdql22INJuHSeNqWuQNCBysY8ggMfui016zvEaYrUG7ibRoLMzD5_KcJaxNPH1LM7hImrF8n8M/s1600-h/reb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383159271970406690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDyrFtOnBUrAZ40mMwI6hBd99NcF6GQIosKVhd91XZ4BVMUyaeKuZ9ILq4XCAbftIJsdql22INJuHSeNqWuQNCBysY8ggMfui016zvEaYrUG7ibRoLMzD5_KcJaxNPH1LM7hImrF8n8M/s400/reb.jpg" /></a><br />For the flowers, I took the white cray paper and bunched them up and sprayed them with the glimmer mist. Then, I molded them into the flowers and set to dry. Meanwhile I sprayed another color of glimmer mist and moved the page around to create the bleeding effect. Journaling reads: Home is never too far...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQYXnU9HZyqmchVLcLt12rFWaZlyEC7FwXAmbegCsP77fs5YbZQS_oVBxfeE-Zzd3zsZv_iMKVsZnQf5tjsjyPuRgFT64FvOW-t1iwUUeQ12IrQ1xPi3t9oe0Op-Gk2Hljhci20lG92A/s1600-h/homec2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383159269657157618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQYXnU9HZyqmchVLcLt12rFWaZlyEC7FwXAmbegCsP77fs5YbZQS_oVBxfeE-Zzd3zsZv_iMKVsZnQf5tjsjyPuRgFT64FvOW-t1iwUUeQ12IrQ1xPi3t9oe0Op-Gk2Hljhci20lG92A/s400/homec2.jpg" /></a> I went crazy with the distressing on this one. A tip for my sister, use baby wipes along the edges, then distress. Awesome!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHwOzH9DY3f_lIqhr-tW9cZ1X9Nb437skeQb6Oetju1TEwmvPNa82hj3eY_PZGiAdmCSDms8Jx34CdiNlmINwvVA8PjKy51E2jqvV5izvReaFBBJFmCKv33kLZPgf5-h07L68X3-JXis/s1600-h/homec.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383159261432616066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHwOzH9DY3f_lIqhr-tW9cZ1X9Nb437skeQb6Oetju1TEwmvPNa82hj3eY_PZGiAdmCSDms8Jx34CdiNlmINwvVA8PjKy51E2jqvV5izvReaFBBJFmCKv33kLZPgf5-h07L68X3-JXis/s400/homec.jpg" /></a> There she is with my sweetheart of a nephew.</div><div>Thanks for looking and I appreciate all your lovely comments!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-50634218494278640332009-09-16T18:14:00.000-07:002009-09-19T06:24:25.194-07:00New Addition<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkqAySaXH3ib8bSo4IGuyw82fPKmX5EoIow0Ur7VMQbHdPGTZD0-Gj6aR3EN8yk6ZnXR9hwawjl8TCXa0TgbrPwvv0z2-K3j4XfiJRW3KLaTldSOkCVhlpFJlFy9xNtqmZrsGCaGV8yY/s1600-h/jen+and+neil.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383168472341194194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkqAySaXH3ib8bSo4IGuyw82fPKmX5EoIow0Ur7VMQbHdPGTZD0-Gj6aR3EN8yk6ZnXR9hwawjl8TCXa0TgbrPwvv0z2-K3j4XfiJRW3KLaTldSOkCVhlpFJlFy9xNtqmZrsGCaGV8yY/s400/jen+and+neil.jpg" /></a> Congratulations to Neil and Jen - new mommy and daddy!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtT2lHGlsaGmg_DjUIz3SguDjdZUdle63m12uupxw4qJXnFM_pzjWvelEuqykMqrDhDrHka-YWmFiA5syoULSbH77yOWlvwnMiGlkdj5TSFJm81sOatO3BJJLnqHZZVigSh5hm_Y4Doc/s1600-h/Photo0190.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382239655382022450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtT2lHGlsaGmg_DjUIz3SguDjdZUdle63m12uupxw4qJXnFM_pzjWvelEuqykMqrDhDrHka-YWmFiA5syoULSbH77yOWlvwnMiGlkdj5TSFJm81sOatO3BJJLnqHZZVigSh5hm_Y4Doc/s400/Photo0190.jpg" /></a> <div align="center"><em>Baby Aiden Lee</em></div><br /><div align="center">September 16, 2009 8lbs. 12oz.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-55393761562273306752009-08-23T04:38:00.000-07:002009-08-23T04:47:22.955-07:00So busy...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CjkfxbNmla1M7X_NemAiLzf70fUzSKChKOPthd0R8eAlSKT3SNE4JndoFxyUmFxUyDOCWIs4jmpdq73Q6FWeBONlikOopAYPK-oGoRNsqGPB5UjD_H-asQmz2-gqh_HAK7MMYG9cQcI/s1600-h/3105353466_ff7371b9d1_o.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1PYhV_wmtW6hyTSqEwSn0UnAS-0HkQKltthckNLqfs0TWNFAumbSTUE6YKAJ1dvQPUVT_UKAxvlDIdRhU-xGbyAXBx2ILYhnklQyB9sYXsq-_dHENU5mxmu2hou_yeqBUG5oTyUGQSM/s1600-h/3011504326_235fb92afe_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wmJjSActObGXwm-tVdZh9undzkZh507ffezaIcs4g8JpQybpdzPJFa9hMmUXjTPuMUUdew4KaNlHrPRB7oUvdx9dOlrKpeEmhnveY_3IMx6enanEm2T8sloGx0qvlGcmAKfmLJYddBE/s1600-h/2445129923_9cc9bb6c79_o.jpg"></a>Gone are the lazy days of summer!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguazi7SlZ8ei7Lccrn04oTYvzcOZYVHzFeVVTeaETwsnFeyXPFaKOnrQBv6SyJ9TfofoeFLMzpzy7pqEdmkFD5Dibsys95fPV4O5s-pWopRZkGBtJCHMskaoovcLRSUtXE2BTozoZqBVA/s1600-h/6096_133518485072_573310072_2493878_8195550_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373124307521146946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguazi7SlZ8ei7Lccrn04oTYvzcOZYVHzFeVVTeaETwsnFeyXPFaKOnrQBv6SyJ9TfofoeFLMzpzy7pqEdmkFD5Dibsys95fPV4O5s-pWopRZkGBtJCHMskaoovcLRSUtXE2BTozoZqBVA/s400/6096_133518485072_573310072_2493878_8195550_n.jpg" /></a> It's back to school!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX7KUBEh2KTghpMYHWceAz_93F6AEY2uNgkKvY6XrXOvYWk7v2FXkbzv1hZbSme5Howtwo-IF_u9Hu5ryb8Q9MDpVly6nTvMqtg6nuxI6t-FIaVg5Np5tY8av14kHLDQI2lWnN1oa20Y/s1600-h/pencils.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373124298393122018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX7KUBEh2KTghpMYHWceAz_93F6AEY2uNgkKvY6XrXOvYWk7v2FXkbzv1hZbSme5Howtwo-IF_u9Hu5ryb8Q9MDpVly6nTvMqtg6nuxI6t-FIaVg5Np5tY8av14kHLDQI2lWnN1oa20Y/s400/pencils.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcuoF97aAccgWfyDinn6prdomYvBPZ5N07SXOjTBCxjibVdiAbyeWePGKTmQ2Z3OVBolpb5K2FkGB_vnywHx5pAM5vXkAOi_ANc_lh_3CByclQJ6axkxUfwdatC6k70KZjjC_dmpShHc/s1600-h/Photo0144.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373123235671414802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCe_27mesQ8DDwPDzxLjGom8k9CBRG1OuMpg-9mRDpIxgN9lvp5PNMBAMPupdsAw3swFaSchQjI6KlsKzQ_ljlrvv9G47AlUJSXyiA4MZon-TzMsIRqA_E-2HJN4p6jJm-GOgooUyAqs/s400/seth+belly.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have been SO busy getting ready for school.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-90618656596232815032009-08-18T18:42:00.000-07:002009-08-18T18:53:20.003-07:00FAB August Kit<a href="http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x163/paperniche/dt%20kits%20and%20sneak%20peeks/sdj.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x163/paperniche/dt%20kits%20and%20sneak%20peeks/sdj.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Please excuse my terrible layout photos! BUT... the <a href="http://www.paperniche.com/proddetail.asp?prod=augustkit">kit</a> is awesome!<br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcimdDSSBxnxvT5uSE7WqBmsNEkc3YmBA3TuPKt_uF91ByWyvuIDUucvePJwfx-1b1c-ez_x201tO6CmZVWQaskAmKw7RoLJleapJbkB0iqFVtIpGySvRTRDfbvTRaPlQ0e7bkJ3v53w/s1600-h/true+love.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 399px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485989066006466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcimdDSSBxnxvT5uSE7WqBmsNEkc3YmBA3TuPKt_uF91ByWyvuIDUucvePJwfx-1b1c-ez_x201tO6CmZVWQaskAmKw7RoLJleapJbkB0iqFVtIpGySvRTRDfbvTRaPlQ0e7bkJ3v53w/s400/true+love.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikS_QnAEQkjSLixhjy3zb2cIIzNmjFkXykutjZr8M3tA_L1aDp364zENvPCNHA7oC9tRtU-xuuJ_hbaNRGmupAXZR1XgibmDDb_0-sZXeGOAw5q-y3P9z9jgjc2BNOOTH3fh9ObeDkyqk/s1600-h/joy.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485824702574274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikS_QnAEQkjSLixhjy3zb2cIIzNmjFkXykutjZr8M3tA_L1aDp364zENvPCNHA7oC9tRtU-xuuJ_hbaNRGmupAXZR1XgibmDDb_0-sZXeGOAw5q-y3P9z9jgjc2BNOOTH3fh9ObeDkyqk/s400/joy.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeRdGNoEpvo1KYBCeQet4PXoHXPofFnK9tdKWSPs7otLIIF51_edyufUiuc7XZc3hExRGuUMMj5L6A9NScHnX-6b1qa8g8DVl6X3oCuYzXnBlEZG_IkHHRayZGTxd3_hXvvG687xNhcc/s1600-h/i+adore+you.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485816734733074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeRdGNoEpvo1KYBCeQet4PXoHXPofFnK9tdKWSPs7otLIIF51_edyufUiuc7XZc3hExRGuUMMj5L6A9NScHnX-6b1qa8g8DVl6X3oCuYzXnBlEZG_IkHHRayZGTxd3_hXvvG687xNhcc/s400/i+adore+you.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RbyZ8gMCe-S6YpXZQXD7tleKPaadn8hgiyvtnqnc8SOOC3-vqxYD0rCoUrTb8W4ioe4xb9heNQumx9jPwU92kXP2ny5e8HI-D9MYukWH9By9OylHC3Earbfz_DmVJQWZApbNpiF_-io/s1600-h/first+time.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 389px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485812308990466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RbyZ8gMCe-S6YpXZQXD7tleKPaadn8hgiyvtnqnc8SOOC3-vqxYD0rCoUrTb8W4ioe4xb9heNQumx9jPwU92kXP2ny5e8HI-D9MYukWH9By9OylHC3Earbfz_DmVJQWZApbNpiF_-io/s400/first+time.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_al8y1B5FjVrqI735Bxh6yJUaFYp2HqAPMGoEcNOOdAWYQQ6SbcmW69uozOgG0tFmrVZ2G2vBYLwGcMovp5CLWDjz4mxJJ9ZK-i_Wt4nC6-CxAAcZn9yNpUgU6mINsJperEicPYyLtzk/s1600-h/BFF.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485806463940146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_al8y1B5FjVrqI735Bxh6yJUaFYp2HqAPMGoEcNOOdAWYQQ6SbcmW69uozOgG0tFmrVZ2G2vBYLwGcMovp5CLWDjz4mxJJ9ZK-i_Wt4nC6-CxAAcZn9yNpUgU6mINsJperEicPYyLtzk/s400/BFF.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6VzmrVvHlf2earNm4azodMQ8t9-rIZUcAnE8m3BRVEO4R0-OSv6bLtdcVUwBiBT4WJxdP8zkvsr3LrXseTlcyP9KQVhpURKsQKthvsFdub5-CoWorHDli3jJEsmEViqxvs6jp1vGcng/s1600-h/all+girl.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485800876739490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6VzmrVvHlf2earNm4azodMQ8t9-rIZUcAnE8m3BRVEO4R0-OSv6bLtdcVUwBiBT4WJxdP8zkvsr3LrXseTlcyP9KQVhpURKsQKthvsFdub5-CoWorHDli3jJEsmEViqxvs6jp1vGcng/s400/all+girl.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-34750146559281585052009-08-16T05:28:00.001-07:002009-08-16T05:42:46.432-07:00some layouts and a great weekendWhat a blessing it has been to spend so much time with family this summer. Friday the whole family packed up for a day at Hollywood beach. Seth was the perfect little water baby, although the salty waves weren't exactly his favorite part. Here is a photo of him months ago at the Loew's. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UixqEAQsRt7r6o_vonXT2201j2hUfkPAjqLWEt1uW1YYvkHBdIJ0Q43pR1YJxanGoTx4NQjrkzk45C1ZFL8wH5lG2iZ2buy4xfad1k-f8SuGv8lxDlc41oXYG6278P0yKHY9Q8kmxQ8/s1600-h/loews.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370538184792138914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UixqEAQsRt7r6o_vonXT2201j2hUfkPAjqLWEt1uW1YYvkHBdIJ0Q43pR1YJxanGoTx4NQjrkzk45C1ZFL8wH5lG2iZ2buy4xfad1k-f8SuGv8lxDlc41oXYG6278P0yKHY9Q8kmxQ8/s400/loews.jpg" /></a><br />Some layouts from Paper Niche and you can get this adorable stuff <a href="http://www.paperniche.com/products.asp?cat=87">here</a>....awesome line from <a href="http://www.mylyb.com/">My Little Yellow Bicycle</a>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCytj7yKrIiGDry7c5wbCMlB9OxinYpzmVOQuRO0tUMjJl7vJtawY34uOiY6IesQQPdLSnLlY82ZMTGxq0yftrgn7faFJ-0c6NZEXssL9LLTBTFDERmvRhR5G-7Kv-TpZuV7GSvt7UwgY/s1600-h/nyc.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 366px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370538180700860850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCytj7yKrIiGDry7c5wbCMlB9OxinYpzmVOQuRO0tUMjJl7vJtawY34uOiY6IesQQPdLSnLlY82ZMTGxq0yftrgn7faFJ-0c6NZEXssL9LLTBTFDERmvRhR5G-7Kv-TpZuV7GSvt7UwgY/s400/nyc.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNL2IoxQLW-JOjSRJ22ynoNfWNs8kTAkAw-scGF0Iz6ACpSp0JyLXOZlglQZKEsa71G7BEsF0ajKNkVtsy4d3Fg8UpYgtE9CIJsZAU9jASUGqYMfSWbTSnCfKk4HIrLdQUD9oMi2FEFg/s1600-h/journey.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 351px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370538163222002546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNL2IoxQLW-JOjSRJ22ynoNfWNs8kTAkAw-scGF0Iz6ACpSp0JyLXOZlglQZKEsa71G7BEsF0ajKNkVtsy4d3Fg8UpYgtE9CIJsZAU9jASUGqYMfSWbTSnCfKk4HIrLdQUD9oMi2FEFg/s400/journey.JPG" /></a> Forgive the terrible photos, I left my camera at my sis's house and didn't leave until 11:30! So tired, could think about anything but getting under covers and forgetting about <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/">this</a> movie I watched at their house. I had my hand over my eyes for the whole last hour.<br /><br /><br /><div> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-77737218071467418012009-08-11T09:47:00.000-07:002009-08-11T10:18:52.714-07:00Inspired (finally)<div><div>Hubby, my <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">lovely hubby</span></em> cleaned up the crib! Floors swept, bathroom clean, and clothes folded! This left me with only one thing to do - <span style="color:#ff0000;">C</span><span style="color:#ffff66;">R</span><span style="color:#663333;">A</span><span style="color:#33ffff;">F</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">T</span> my heart out. Only one problem - scrapper's <strong>block</strong>! There I sat, baby sleeping, house perfect, peace and quiet and I could not get inspired by anything! I had all that I needed including an awesome <a href="http://www.paperniche.com/products.asp?cat=78">kit</a>, and a good two hours. I spread out the papers, I admired the embellishments, and I just sat there. Suddenly, it occured to me that I have not scrapbooked with my favorite background music in a LOOONG time. I geared up the Music Player and doubled clicked - <span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffcccc;"><em><strong>Barbra Streisand</strong></em></span>. My favorite song began, "What are you doing the rest of your life". As her marvelous voice penetrated my ears, I started pulling papers, tearing, cutting, pasting, inking, and distressing away. Before long, I had finished five layouts! Yes, <strong>FIVE</strong>! During my son's afternoon nap I completed an altered item and card. I think I could have finished the kit to the very last strip of paper - but decided to quit while I was ahead. Take a peek!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4R2Eq2SR6vzci56YHihvLwrTXUmr8vWXEyVL9GFnA_NHzqZ-27VVWZ5kqnYj_Zr1fjB3Qbtj2R7hIiWkNH0xhcVfjYU460m46_9z3DadskvIkf50ZRMTis8NGE8XcE1WSPLe8-pNjZc/s1600-h/true+love2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368756045542563842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4R2Eq2SR6vzci56YHihvLwrTXUmr8vWXEyVL9GFnA_NHzqZ-27VVWZ5kqnYj_Zr1fjB3Qbtj2R7hIiWkNH0xhcVfjYU460m46_9z3DadskvIkf50ZRMTis8NGE8XcE1WSPLe8-pNjZc/s400/true+love2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoq5T7Glt71KynskNoPYVhEvygx2AWaJiLK9P8IKiK6jubFqGf3KPUtQqqh3z2DZGhB0a5amnS-XXpNRiCuExXGCYOL1GjelKXWHyIbI2ZRDMLHcQK7TNdDxMVlot0t3rwuTSwPG_0jIs/s1600-h/i+adore+you3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 332px; 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There were so many wonderful double-sided papers, I didn't know which to choose. The Cosmo Cricut stickers were just so charming and the ribbons so fun! My layouts do not include the add-on kit, but <a href="http://thescrappynessinme.blogspot.com/">hers</a> does and so does <a href="http://amusing-to-create.blogspot.com/">hers</a>. Their creations are just awesome!</div></div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-69529102766069489782009-07-07T08:41:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:46:38.857-07:00My morning workoutshould have been this....<a href="http://www.divavillage.com/images/Oct05/pilates_web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.divavillage.com/images/Oct05/pilates_web.jpg" /></a><br /><div>instead, it was this...</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355744104835120850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpy3WNEl5aM2JvT8f4jZOj4ycPyVDDOVLZiYCRSyzgFGvd4T01gNQlCdoxXjPeOmsy8cHCrYwWokkvbHNXGKPC27zQ_-Nnn5MZWlw2ZjIIe8R_IMWmmbbb9Cp5HEAf84pWAF7idnuZ5e4/s400/primo3.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPL4Vh-gefirM19yIzTc7_RDXi9us57E6tMTkuQrY9_kBpme8UqDw1omsjtrHYeD9Q8SZPOv3gegZsXOKt__eaFSmgKXfGFWjvHKOFO3D6B5vC5_Hgop_CZ_7HbZSzXvgExItGerHbyo/s1600-h/primo2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355744095592463522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPL4Vh-gefirM19yIzTc7_RDXi9us57E6tMTkuQrY9_kBpme8UqDw1omsjtrHYeD9Q8SZPOv3gegZsXOKt__eaFSmgKXfGFWjvHKOFO3D6B5vC5_Hgop_CZ_7HbZSzXvgExItGerHbyo/s400/primo2.JPG" /></a><br />Full layout photos coming soon!!!<br /><br /><div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-37281876715090697502009-07-06T20:46:00.000-07:002009-07-06T20:52:59.336-07:00It's been absolutely wonderful spending the summer with my baby boy. He is just pure joy! I can't get enough. It is truly a blessing. I have also been able to spend a lot of time with my parents, too. Yes, another blessing. Additionally, I have signed on for another season designing for the <a href="http://paperniche.com/">Paper Niche</a>. Here's some goodies I have been working on. The first layout was just for fun. The following are sneaks for the new JULY kit. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355560202114966178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrao2KYJNRu1fAg_zDFjZZo7fqqRyngPMXsXhpi21LJIPQ1a5wp5F0ZJi-Cm0k3omaXu56QJikMt4yOT6CEc3keLWPfnt27OczwVWbec-84LVvFZJMiwrWIC_VzhrTDQobTuJxK_DKWko/s400/love3.JPG" /></a>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-69665471705776522432009-07-06T15:21:00.000-07:002009-07-06T15:22:24.049-07:00Roller Babies<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_PHnRIn74Ag&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_PHnRIn74Ag&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-80615550353690321622009-07-03T04:18:00.001-07:002009-07-03T04:47:41.311-07:00Little Man<span style="color:#339999;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsBdEGZFOL8oGQsYG_kruL9fH4ZdlSUSQkLOEJxASTcjK9K_om6gj3_QqSA5_5R5W485XQVQw6gciSLH3CaJIqnjNt_jDpnIxgbNDTqk4MCTOCtYpG9ldcE3zs_wWRDGh6sjizWF4knE/s1600-h/3682110688_d93757c7b1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354193548519281938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAf1fITDoiwBNjg8MVy1W-U6lxMP71sYDInv7W6mD5jtbw7UWPJCzLbr6eSJAurhUgPZU5wXbzlGMHCrDXl6ZFgbMiE6jid1-TWZ_1ubVZdBBhNFNEJHzQpup9B983IsoYWXlS5MGrqo/s400/3682037268_dbbdfbb2c3.jpg" /></a><strong> 9 months milestones checklist:</strong></div><div><strong>* =</strong> demonstrated</div><div>- = not yet reached</div><div><br />* Creep, crawl and otherwise get around the room</div><div> </div><div>* Pull up in the bed or on furniture and begin "cruising" around the room <span style="color:#339999;">(sooo doing this!)</span></div><div><br />* Responds to his or her own name <span style="color:#339999;">(seth, seth gabriel, papo)</span></div><div><br />* Understands a few words such as "no-no" and "bye-bye." <span style="color:#339999;">(not so much the bye bye)</span></div><div><br />* Begins developing certain concepts - for example, your child will retrieve a toy after he or she watched you put it under a blanket. <span style="color:#339999;">(throwing such toys all around the room)</span></div><div><br />* May say "dada" or "mama" but not specifically. <span style="color:#339999;">(the best!)</span></div><div><br />* Sits well independently. <span style="color:#339999;">(at 7 months)</span></div><div><br />* Bangs two toys together. <span style="color:#339999;">(throwing such toys around the room)</span></div><div><br />* the use of fingers and thumb to poke, pry, probe and pick up smaller and smaller objects <span style="color:#339999;">(poke at the hole he has made in the play pen, pry open everything, picking up small objects at 7 mo)</span></div><div><br />* Sleeps through the night except for an occasional night wakening</div><div><br />- The 9-month-old has now learned to be "cool" or even a little afraid of certain strangers - even family members he or she does not see very often. <span style="color:#339999;">(more like, don't bother me and pull at my hands or touch my face)</span></div><div> </div><div>* The baby of this age also begins to take a dim view of being examined by their doctor. <span style="color:#339999;">(as soon as the stethoscope appears, the tears stream)</span></div><div><br />* Often has one or both bottom front teeth. <span style="color:#339999;">(sporting 5 teeth! three on the bottom, two on top and a one more on the way!)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-84201256946163664352009-06-29T19:24:00.003-07:002009-06-29T19:33:05.715-07:00AmazedJust when I think I've been blown away by someone's awesome talent, there springs up stuff like this! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO-2bia7T_ZoByAqSw9I_KXTKW6moKSD4RUYFnulOox6JtoCa864afqZYZGgwXjGihViMc5d9dOCvXleA560wa3-59ZvwIJOq5q0hUu5k7h5lS3AFWZrlzf1KR7Ncby04rOA-bN2eeY4/s1600-h/55_drawing1280.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352941086212340706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO-2bia7T_ZoByAqSw9I_KXTKW6moKSD4RUYFnulOox6JtoCa864afqZYZGgwXjGihViMc5d9dOCvXleA560wa3-59ZvwIJOq5q0hUu5k7h5lS3AFWZrlzf1KR7Ncby04rOA-bN2eeY4/s400/55_drawing1280.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUdpK_1hy7RGpApKmw3PZj4uCNGRZ1Dl4oZU469-ssvXMNk-2We2HADX9xqU9OgaT3G6qK5JuW0-vw20QSKcftrkw3h5H3Ab6jOFgcuj5h1vcQ5y9ZP5BxH8zh1OzPs-Ie3SWePso4IE/s1600-h/jollyranch1280.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352941080449459106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUdpK_1hy7RGpApKmw3PZj4uCNGRZ1Dl4oZU469-ssvXMNk-2We2HADX9xqU9OgaT3G6qK5JuW0-vw20QSKcftrkw3h5H3Ab6jOFgcuj5h1vcQ5y9ZP5BxH8zh1OzPs-Ie3SWePso4IE/s400/jollyranch1280.jpg" /></a> Alex MCleod </div><div> </div><div>This is completely digital!</div><div> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-16000054847256870982009-06-26T08:26:00.000-07:002009-06-26T08:29:43.052-07:00Friday finds...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9h5xKbo2bVNmWnVZ1CNFAunI1Ff77lKjF64kDMVmyFyFoJMRiUKbGigc4Oj3jFPSA8ZRQWOJDHF4ismJn0UYh1yQ8NpGMr86seTtOv7WTmA9Is1-mrNBbmUUlxBCgyNoWtDGkplEOMQ/s1600-h/3483757394_bd933d0e5d.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351658339889039362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9h5xKbo2bVNmWnVZ1CNFAunI1Ff77lKjF64kDMVmyFyFoJMRiUKbGigc4Oj3jFPSA8ZRQWOJDHF4ismJn0UYh1yQ8NpGMr86seTtOv7WTmA9Is1-mrNBbmUUlxBCgyNoWtDGkplEOMQ/s400/3483757394_bd933d0e5d.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXfqlrHuLbIjrBcOGszBUpSJrnxc7vl9o1byF3MpLkmZjXQpj59qM1Xxjm9U_c4tYxdVOcsaNf7ZTW_4HtXGmI6ue82kLp1X8pY-qqsvT6B29h4GaO9ysVU9XkzzhlVHFOvW9wluQz_8/s1600-h/jollyranch1280.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxbqyDwXZB7CK9iZ5muRSvPdm5zBOGx0KGKGJhhvt0w6gCKZub9bHELX8j2isjuAfGEKDiSiftMr4GYtgSFk_lP2NtYpH01NFirRJZfq3wAwwzSkWM6IhOQ97sqUWhg4coS_WIFedw0k/s1600-h/thedreamer2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351658335118871250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxbqyDwXZB7CK9iZ5muRSvPdm5zBOGx0KGKGJhhvt0w6gCKZub9bHELX8j2isjuAfGEKDiSiftMr4GYtgSFk_lP2NtYpH01NFirRJZfq3wAwwzSkWM6IhOQ97sqUWhg4coS_WIFedw0k/s400/thedreamer2.jpg" /></a><br />Love the feeling behind these. <br /><br /><div>I'm going to translate these into a scrapbook layout. Let's see what will be the result.</div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940056103132993945.post-21293878340491314582009-06-25T19:08:00.000-07:002009-06-25T19:13:47.332-07:00Shocking news<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiet2QnjSNbio8L05RNAtihJAv0A_walgOWZypDnQAITNpBfVObMUxMQhqghlJLUsHfa-bN1bq1ve981IF20UMMsQxg949T2Uj58O9_ekYTZ0WLRfpVNBqcfrDyoXqGJFeHvQ9TnWOxRls/s1600-h/2208647413_cff015e87f_m.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351453505683908994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiet2QnjSNbio8L05RNAtihJAv0A_walgOWZypDnQAITNpBfVObMUxMQhqghlJLUsHfa-bN1bq1ve981IF20UMMsQxg949T2Uj58O9_ekYTZ0WLRfpVNBqcfrDyoXqGJFeHvQ9TnWOxRls/s400/2208647413_cff015e87f_m.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK9xRABWgCRXbJwsGm8WrlBfbzr9NgzJyj5tt7LQgPWtSatEz83RvAE-_ekgR12rx8pIzZzOOY_p6qqig4SPBwDuGzrzQ6w8WpxCgcC8cmH8EToX9JKxR7uKRnGFOsyuacMWe9N9Fcx8/s1600-h/1687199306_974f64e8f8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351453502146813314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK9xRABWgCRXbJwsGm8WrlBfbzr9NgzJyj5tt7LQgPWtSatEz83RvAE-_ekgR12rx8pIzZzOOY_p6qqig4SPBwDuGzrzQ6w8WpxCgcC8cmH8EToX9JKxR7uKRnGFOsyuacMWe9N9Fcx8/s400/1687199306_974f64e8f8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60_ev2RoUzAn6IOBWUd0CkP8J4h9usnOpFw1VTBdbgj0LgVE9vYH9e6w7ocArvxnbgqzrx5BEV9oRBwnGkOcuYwpf3sEfWwNRQGueeTjYAzR__jVOPG6FhM6F6H5BZO2bSu_fUhQWJZA/s1600-h/2925786181_86c8d44439.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351453496568954290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60_ev2RoUzAn6IOBWUd0CkP8J4h9usnOpFw1VTBdbgj0LgVE9vYH9e6w7ocArvxnbgqzrx5BEV9oRBwnGkOcuYwpf3sEfWwNRQGueeTjYAzR__jVOPG6FhM6F6H5BZO2bSu_fUhQWJZA/s400/2925786181_86c8d44439.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>"A Lot Of People Misunderstand Me</div><div>That's Because They Don'tKnow Me At All"</div><br /><div></div><div><em>I just can't stop loving you</em>, Michael Jackson</div></div></div>melissa o.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17128721699331524820noreply@blogger.com1