tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15101869639963697522023-11-16T01:17:40.496-05:00All Kinds of Handmade and MoreRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-13477914377485644562018-11-24T21:17:00.001-05:002018-11-24T21:17:06.327-05:00My Blogging Vacation Is Over<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Back in 2008, my blogging hobby began. Mostly because I read that blogging would increase traffic and sales to my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/minniemaes" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> and partly because it made me feel useful in the midst of crazy, unpredictable parenthood. My Etsy shop eventually took a back burner along with other things. (Etsy shops take enormous amounts of background legwork!) Not that I haven't been sewing behind the scenes but time constraints have kept me from publicly selling my goods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You know, parenthood doesn't always leave a mama feeling accomplished because of all of those annoying little tasks that never get done. Those undone, annoying, little tasks that bury themselves into your psyche and make you feel like a failure, or slacker, or even a slob. The sink full of dirty dishes (even though you have a dishwasher), the overflowing laundry baskets, the garden of crumbs on the kitchen floor, or the toy store that somehow managed to set itself up from one end of the living room to the other, all left this mama feeling unaccomplished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Those sorts of things pushed me to blog back in the day. Publishing a blog post was an accomplishment! It was something that I could cross off of my to-do list. Blogging got me through some tough times that I'm sure I'll share details about in the future. My <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/minniemaes" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> benefited from a meager traffic flow as a result of blogging so that's a plus in my book. I wasn't in it for monetary compensation so that was OK too. So you see, taking a break didn't cause the stock market to crash or the interstate to back up so I could afford being slack. It's all good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So why did I take so long to come back? A great number of reasons. Probably the biggest reason was an expansion in our family member department. (You'll probably hear that crazy story eventually too). My kids come first over my hobbies so blogging took a serious back seat. I guess it would be fair to say that a broken computer had a big part also but I wasn't in any hurry to remedy my computer situation anytime soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, I've been seriously planning upcoming crafting tutorials, a few cooking tutorials, numerous informative posts on things from azalea pests to natural healing. I expect there will be a lot of sewing, crafting, experimenting, food preservation, and (<i>hopefully</i>) a lot of garden growing going on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Probably what I'm most excited about: A very special weekly series called, "Dementia Stories". Writing about the bare bones and sometimes ugly truth of dementia and how it affects my family is something I felt led to share many months ago. I'm finally taking the plunge. Maybe there are some of you wonderful people out there that would benefit from knowing that you aren't alone when care giving. Maybe you too will learn to laugh at the little things. Let me warn you, there will be a lot of humor thrown in as I've been taught to laugh my way through the tough times by my precious mother and mother in law, many, many times over the past few years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Times have changed. I have changed. My circumstances have changed. I'll do my best to make you happy. It's all good. I hope you'll enjoy the ride along side me!</span></div>
Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-44670572992867649702017-10-06T22:43:00.001-04:002017-10-06T22:47:23.845-04:00Back in Business!<div class="blogaway-section">
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Sometime ago, I posted that something new was coming to Minnie Maes. After a long wait, that something new has made it's debut. <br />
<br />Yes, you read that correctly, Minnie Maes is back in business. Yes, there is a new product in stock. As a matter of fact, this awesome play mat is currently one of a kind. If it sells, there will be more to come like it. I actually have an under water mat, a cowboy mat, and a super hero mat that are in the process of being duplicated. (The originals are being kept for a little one at my house).<br />
<br />I haven't forgotten about the spiky fellow in the photo. He is anxiously awaiting a new home too. <br />
<br />Stay tuned for new goodies to be added daily.</div>
<br />Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-76582152364796762202016-07-22T12:39:00.001-04:002016-07-22T12:39:11.998-04:00Kitchen Cabinet Organization...<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ1HjewgAHpkf6xP7ApzIivVwtneTGP2wdL2U45jHRnC5OQyQDlRPNgDFq3S-n_L-DqL_2EfKcIFAFZ3UZjFToUUwWcAOhgI2lsY35HbWlAhSQa0ZvxAY73WirbUrGgkxQ_ghvK8oozmZ//"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZ1HjewgAHpkf6xP7ApzIivVwtneTGP2wdL2U45jHRnC5OQyQDlRPNgDFq3S-n_L-DqL_2EfKcIFAFZ3UZjFToUUwWcAOhgI2lsY35HbWlAhSQa0ZvxAY73WirbUrGgkxQ_ghvK8oozmZ// cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Above the stove organization </b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>I'm still working on trying to get my kitchen in order. So far I have bought these nifty little containers to store our medicine in. Each little plastic container is labeled with what is inside so it makes it really easy to find what we need, when we need it. I had a three-tiered shelf that I was able to put our vitamins and supplements on. Short little plastic trays made a nice home for random things that I need almost every day like baking powder and salt.<br/>
<br/>I saw this awesome tutorial on using Dollar Store cookie cooling racks to make spice shelves. It only took a few minutes to make all four of them. They are held in place by plastic, ashesive hooks. I'm a little leery of trusting those adhesive hooks but so far they are holding fine. Spices don't weigh very much so I think we'll be ok. <br/>
<br/>The next job that I'm going to tackle, is the school cabinet. I may have to call for reinforcements!</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-76623114633969809052016-07-18T14:16:00.001-04:002016-07-18T14:16:04.182-04:00The Organization Bug bit me....<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCHs40wICU_dv3UmXFgefxwVnReLXS_jlSaLhAtXJPHemRWtSs8FvmlL4b8GIcYbfvRykDGvw0PrhvBihWvxRH14gTg4IUWZmYOXkWX6kyZGnRIbDgl1T8njnkKEqio28USmb3rEQXwx3//"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCHs40wICU_dv3UmXFgefxwVnReLXS_jlSaLhAtXJPHemRWtSs8FvmlL4b8GIcYbfvRykDGvw0PrhvBihWvxRH14gTg4IUWZmYOXkWX6kyZGnRIbDgl1T8njnkKEqio28USmb3rEQXwx3// cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>This just happened. Right now. I mean, sort of....ok, last night, this just happened!<br/>
<br/> I now have a kitchen command center. I'll have to train myself to check it often but I'm pretty sure it will be a good thing in the future.<br/>
<br/>I'm slack in the tutorial department. I'm sorry. I can tell you that if you take advantage of the back to school sales right now, you can pull this off too.<br/>
<br/>I had the bottom cork board already (dumpster dive at our storage facility- don't judge, it was just sitting there on top of a box waiting for me at the dumpster). I bought the two dry erase boards and the calender at a local retail store for around $22.00. They even came with fancy-smancy markers and erasers. I bought another large magnetic eraser and the magnetic marker holder for somewhere around $6.00. The picture at the top was on clearance at another local retail store for $4.99. <br/>
<br/>Everything didn't start off having black trim. A can of spray paint fixed that and, voila, matching frames.<br/>
<br/>So, with some picture hangers, a level, and a hammer, it came together. I'm pretty happy with the end result. :)</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-14479915987190011512016-06-04T11:49:00.001-04:002016-06-04T11:49:40.913-04:00Crafty Fail #??<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkNVLv27b5-lozBM9kK7hDA1awrckAbxsGGoQcbzvaj7RO-ZE4H7X2_g9BLRdunCK2_RaDcGLB9VYOhh0Z52h9ang0PgUt9vIYTBAexP0XLRlgVM1hP8omQdWk5-aQBvywfxYZZhJ-_6G//"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkNVLv27b5-lozBM9kK7hDA1awrckAbxsGGoQcbzvaj7RO-ZE4H7X2_g9BLRdunCK2_RaDcGLB9VYOhh0Z52h9ang0PgUt9vIYTBAexP0XLRlgVM1hP8omQdWk5-aQBvywfxYZZhJ-_6G// cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>Vacation Bible school is next week. I had this great idea to make a sensory bottle.  Well, the sensory bottle did not turn out ANYWHERE like those cute ones on Pinterest.   Where did I go wrong?  I put in water, baby oil, and cooking oil.  I added a bag of these cute little butterfly charms and the glitter.   I hot glued the cap and screwed it on.  Easy peasy, right?  <br/>
<br/>Maybe I should have used fine glitter and not so much red? I don't know. Maybe a smaller bottle? Speaking of the bottle, I bummed it from my son. Now he doesn't have a water bottle. I'm feeling guilty now but I'll make sure he gets a new one. Well, chalk one up for a crafty fail. Life will go on! :) </p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-52582384136985271942016-04-23T22:27:00.001-04:002016-04-23T22:27:30.671-04:00Just When I Had Given Up on My Seeds...<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMS33DZ5OHP34kS7RcumMsQdTALIbGLihElR93zAUfZlXmqxxiJ_hg1dhGWSg-HbhGey2Q5RQ-C_2EM_xrk1OdEuMrAM9aP9IwD4EqHJ0sFIvEulnK62Vthlg0Y1o5Qh9g4NABOtE0J6g//"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMS33DZ5OHP34kS7RcumMsQdTALIbGLihElR93zAUfZlXmqxxiJ_hg1dhGWSg-HbhGey2Q5RQ-C_2EM_xrk1OdEuMrAM9aP9IwD4EqHJ0sFIvEulnK62Vthlg0Y1o5Qh9g4NABOtE0J6g// cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This here, is a pea in the making.</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>Its been 2 weeks since we planted our seeds in our square foot garden. It had previously been pretty cool outside but for the past 3 days or so, we've had some nice, warm, spring weather. <br/>
<br/>I guess thats all it took. I'm so glad because I was worrying that my seeds were too old to come up at all. They are all heirloom seeds because I feel that it is extremely important to stay away from all of the GMO infused concoctions that are becoming so common. <br/>
<br/>Maybe we'll have come carrots and cucumbers in the near future. </p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-85407988024190042052016-04-21T10:34:00.001-04:002016-04-21T10:34:15.122-04:00Still Painting...<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yJAmWaPKDxpmucOaEVy6hJoazRP051yZjC2E-9B7Cow1w2Wet5X2-DqkCebkrz76kI6TrlpFPwRpZ2VUCLoF3WCHxm8m38jxEt4mI1DWruUyLO4UxceyBjg3CiEO3EarGdGfxYKkCVt1//"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yJAmWaPKDxpmucOaEVy6hJoazRP051yZjC2E-9B7Cow1w2Wet5X2-DqkCebkrz76kI6TrlpFPwRpZ2VUCLoF3WCHxm8m38jxEt4mI1DWruUyLO4UxceyBjg3CiEO3EarGdGfxYKkCVt1// cursor: pointer;" width="320px" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The final painting</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>I've lost count of how many days its taken to accomplish this monumental task but, we are done! I have to wait one week for the paint to completely "set" and become scratch resistant. (A necessity concerning play equipment!) <br/>
<br/>The finally paint count: 4 cans of blue, 4-1/2 cans of green. Seriously, it took that much. At least we have some blue left over that can be used to help decorate some props for Vacation Bible School that is coming up soon. :) <br/>
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<br/>On those "make over" tutorials, most suggested a particular brand and type of spray paint.  This is the point where I was stopped in my tracks. Why, you ask?  I went to both home improvement stores in my town and guess what?  They didn't have any other than 4 cans of a "girly" blue.   That was not going to work. My search continued......  I finally found what I was looking for at a local department store.<br/>
<br/>I bought 2 <u>cans</u> of blue, 2 cans of green, and a can of brown. Having already washed the pieces down with some Charlie Soap earlier in the day to allow everything to dry, we got to work spraying the first coat on most of the pieces. <br/>
<br/>Tomorrow, I'm hoping to spray most of the pieces with a second coat. I've already used a full can of green so I'm assuming I'll have to go buy at least one more can of both blue and green. We'll just have to see....</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-84388785162410222062015-12-07T11:42:00.001-05:002015-12-09T16:37:38.791-05:00Something New Coming to Minnie Maes <p dir="ltr">A few months ago, I was asked to join my sister in law at a craft show at the local high school. I've been stuck right in the middle of "sewing" burnout and really didnt feel like sewing up a bunch of purses and whatnot. I decided to think outside of the box and make something totally different. I visited my local craft store and bought a ton of felt. I turned some of that "ton" into a felt play mat. It made me happy to design this little mat!! Who knows, maybe my burnout is gone....</p><p dir="ltr"> I'll be putting some of these little jewels up for sale very soon in my Etsy shop. Each mat will come with some plastic characters to play and imagine with. I have a western theme, under the sea, a super hero theme, and my favorite girly one; a princess/ fairy/ mermaid mat! My mats will be a little different than others I've seen as they will have the ability to close up and be carried by handles. There will even be a deep pocket to hold all of the cute play figures in. </p><p dir="ltr">Why are they not up for sale now, you say? I simply need to take some photos. It's that simple. </p>
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A pretty long vacation at that. Don't give up on me now. I promise to blog a little more than once in a blue moon. So many crazy things have taken place over the last couple of years, that those crazy things took top priority over the Internet. That's the way it should be. Your family should come first. :) <br />
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Stay tuned because my plans are to share some ideas, some tips, and maybe a laugh or two along the way. Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-68191331027110266442012-12-06T18:27:00.000-05:002012-12-06T18:30:45.354-05:00Tell me what you think this is.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My oldest son was watching me put together some fleece hats the other day. I had lots of pieces of paper (<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>don't tell Scott I "borrowed" lots of his computer paper</i></span></b>) (with ideas for new fleece animal hats drawn all over them), scattered all over the bed. He asked me if I could make a possum hat. I tried, I really did. I'm just not too sure what<b><i> it</i></b> turned out to <i>really</i> be. You see, this guys isn't even finished yet, he is missing a black, outlined mouth, whiskers, and of course, a liner. My son wants him to have red eyeballs and blood spotted teeth when it's finished. Regardless, <b><i>it</i></b> has been born, I'm just not sure what<b><i> it</i></b> is. At this rate, I'm not even sure when<b><i> it</i></b> will be finished with Christmas getting closer and closer....</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After a long break, Minnie Maes now is the home of some furry, fleecy, critters of the wearable variety. (I love the word critters) <span style="font-size: small;">My Roly Poly girl <span style="font-size: small;">loves dogs<span style="font-size: small;">- probably more than most 8 year olds. I made her a one of a kind puppy hat last winter and after getting it out for this winter's cooler weather, I decided to make some <span style="font-size: small;">"not so one of a kind" <span style="font-size: small;">doggy hats based on the one that I made last year for my <span style="font-size: small;">girly. I've made 4 dog hats and two mice hats and put them up <span style="font-size: small;">for sale at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MinnieMaes?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">Minnie <span style="font-size: small;">Maes</span></a></span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-88578148382863248152012-07-09T14:40:00.000-04:002012-11-27T20:59:22.074-05:00<b>15 Months Is A Loooong Time......</b><br />
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Yes, it's been that long. Life has a way of making you sort your priorities and blogging has been shoved to the back burner. I'm sorry. I have every intention of coming back to the blog world on a regular basis. I just don't know when that regular basis will be.<br />
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To be perfectly honest, I am making this quick post just so Blogger doesn't think I abandoned my blog or something, for good. See, at least I'm honest still ((grin))... Meanwhile, if anyone is still out there listening, I'm still here, I'm still around, I'm still hanging on as best I can, and one day, yes one day, I will be back on a regular basis.<br />
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<br />Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-87667470601509327282011-04-09T18:21:00.004-04:002011-04-09T18:52:41.270-04:00Remembering........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz8UCGDUVaJkxujP7TlNZOymoFkXmDTdga282BFVxt-7jUAALDu0uwHzTDtsbhEdqu4NGvYS_Zq3zbFNHHDVItg6bZEj_XjBPLrTycNIwsD6d7g3UDClKz5-k2fDIdtBx9NF5iiLqxQuB/s1600/31720_391291647233_603542233_4676263_8368180_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz8UCGDUVaJkxujP7TlNZOymoFkXmDTdga282BFVxt-7jUAALDu0uwHzTDtsbhEdqu4NGvYS_Zq3zbFNHHDVItg6bZEj_XjBPLrTycNIwsD6d7g3UDClKz5-k2fDIdtBx9NF5iiLqxQuB/s400/31720_391291647233_603542233_4676263_8368180_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593719692165300002" border="0" /></a><br />The past year or so has been a whirlwind so to speak and I've hardly came by here. Actually, I come by here a lot, it's just that when I get here, I'm called away. I've always said that the phone, doorbell, and children's voices are linked to the power button on my computer. As soon as I click that button, I'm immediately called away by someone or something or another. But, isn't that the way it goes for any mom? It's ok, this time is fleeting and I'm trying to do my best in these times.<br /><br />My little Roly Poly girl has been feeling very sad lately. She cries when she sees a picture of a gray horse. She remembers <a href="http://minniemaes.blogspot.com/2010/05/farewell-to-my-friend-dusty.html">my Dusty</a> quite well. Her sadness got me to thinking, to remembering.<br /><br />Dusty was my friend of 25 years that passed away under an oak tree on May 4th of last year. He trotted, galloped, jumped, and honestly, shyed at every object I can think of over the years. He once ate a Whopper (burger) by accident when I dropped it and wasn't quick enough. He was known to gulp down Dr. Pepper or any other beverage you offered to him. You know what? Arabians really can drink from a tea cup like the old legends say....or at least Dusty could. He could count his age with his hoof (even if he eternally thought he was seven years old), eat mulberries from the tree limbs, crack and swallow pecans, jump in a river, cross a creek, shake his head, and dance. Yes, he could dance. He only danced when he was scared or nervous. I always made sure I didn't see him dance on purpose.<br /><br />He loved me when my heart was shattered at the loss of some loved ones. He made me laugh and he was loyal. ......... (<span style="font-style: italic;">Alright, he was loyal to anyone that fed him</span>), <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">but</span> he and I shared a friendship. He knew I loved him. I didn't make him relieve his past of getting beaten or kicked, or bitten. He knew he was safe with me, with us. I'm so glad that "O.J." caught my mother's eye across the road from our front porch, out in that pasture. I'm glad I was able to make his life a little nicer.<br /><br />Roly Poly girl misses the only horse that ever paid her attention and carefully watched out for her feet while he sniffed at her pockets for a treat. We have our memories and they live on....<br /><br />I wanted to share something special with you. Something about Dusty. Not many people can say that someone wrote a song about their beloved pet, but I can. Thank you Gray Lee (and A.D. for remembering) and for finding the right words.<br /><br />Track #2 is a song about Dusty, a <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Song For A Horse</span>...........<br /><br /><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMDIzODc2OTEyODMmcHQ9MTMwMjM4NzcxMTA3NyZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9cHJvX3BsYXllcl9maXJzdF9nZW4mZz*xJm89/NmJhOWJhMzBiYzUyNDY4MGE*NWQ4NWRlNjdiMjM3Nzcmb2Y9MA==.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="200" width="262"><param name="movie" value="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/40/pro_widget.swf?id=artist_473888&skin_id=PWAS1002&border_color=000000&auto_play=false&shuffle=false"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="quality" value="best"><embed src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/40/pro_widget.swf?id=artist_473888&skin_id=PWAS1002&border_color=000000&auto_play=false&shuffle=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" quality="best" height="200" width="262"></embed></object><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/40/artist_473888//t.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" />Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-35472553381497695822011-03-25T17:16:00.006-04:002011-03-25T17:29:20.322-04:00SCTEam on Etsy is Hosting a Spring Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4a7lZYniNDyZS63Lbt9bdRTF0MYCwYvdg53NalEKLpeaLC8eNGRLNo2Yw9PTkfF2cGkHbOSuhzRHnfZIpvtX5rFrmeGcMhGgZfhN5JVnm3elvJzwkTZJSURAteBev0ikVFcz3-Qyf9hI/s1600/MP900423136.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4a7lZYniNDyZS63Lbt9bdRTF0MYCwYvdg53NalEKLpeaLC8eNGRLNo2Yw9PTkfF2cGkHbOSuhzRHnfZIpvtX5rFrmeGcMhGgZfhN5JVnm3elvJzwkTZJSURAteBev0ikVFcz3-Qyf9hI/s320/MP900423136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588130920912449362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's a scavenger hunt of sorts so be sure to click on over to <a href="http://scstreetteam.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-forward-with-scteam.html">SCTeam's blog</a> for all the details on how you can participate. There are some great prizes to be won! The promotion begins on April first through April 4th so be sure to get your name in the running....hurry, hurry, don't wait, click <a href="http://scstreetteam.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-forward-with-scteam.html">here</a> for full details!!<br /></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-72399642663063035762011-01-27T19:24:00.005-05:002011-01-27T20:19:49.841-05:00Sewing Daleks, Melvin's makeover, and a yarn obsession....I'm back! Can you believe it? Live has been too busy or so it has seemed to me. Isn't always busy? I'm beginning to think I have too many pokers in the fire, so to speak!<br /><br />Everything has been a whirlwind since Christmas. Speaking of Christmas, I made quite a bit of handmade goodies over the past couple of months. I tried to make as many Christmas gifts for my side of the family as possible (because they just eat up that sort of thing) and a few things on my hubby's side too. I think, if I remember correctly (and that is a big, "think") the total of handmade items was the following: a quilt for my mother, a quilt for Scott (unfortunately, it still isn't finished- argh), an insulated lunch bag for my sister, and some tapestry purses/totes for my two sister-in-laws and my niece. Everybody else got store bought or gift cards. I did give my other sister a disk of my favorite knitted hat pattern and the circular needles to complete it with (I think that counts as handmade- well, urrrr, sort of).<br /><br />Speaking of knitting, I have become obsessed. I am still a beginner, (well, maybe an advanced beginner) and I do have a couple of hats under my belt at this point. Add a few scarves to that total too. I started trying to teach myself over a year ago and I guess I've done pretty well up until this point. I'm thankful there are tons of helpful videos out there in cyber world that help when I'm totally lost on a project! I have a few books that have helped too.<br /><br />I'm constantly finding myself waiting anxiously for those 40% off one item coupons that Hobby Lobby puts out sometimes. Hey, those things can take a bite out of the price of a skein of yarn people. Take a kiddo with you and they can use a coupon too. (That's my little secret to economizing....)<br /><br />We've had plenty of "knitting" weather too. Our little area of the south recently got 8 inches of fluffy, white stuff. Believe me, it was probably the most exciting event our area will have witnessed for quite sometime. The roads were sheets of ice for almost a week. Four wheelers raced up and down our highway at nighttime (which was a little irritating), schools were canceled, and of all things, I needed to go to the grocery store about 4 days into the icy lock down- geesh. We made it through though.....<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVigQDES-H-NQfqAYwYLIqwY2tE9TLsSo2imzwBRbD7YbVAORikzbsMJfT0vuHNnuLZHuGMl7p1QvHl4Pz6RSVXsH8zbLPXzsmgvSbKsCBMH-qawmriKPvagcVlHqsVal4Lyx9sLJUqyBY/s1600/SDC11262aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVigQDES-H-NQfqAYwYLIqwY2tE9TLsSo2imzwBRbD7YbVAORikzbsMJfT0vuHNnuLZHuGMl7p1QvHl4Pz6RSVXsH8zbLPXzsmgvSbKsCBMH-qawmriKPvagcVlHqsVal4Lyx9sLJUqyBY/s400/SDC11262aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567027627062922306" border="0" /></a>During the storm, our tree dude, Melvin, got a makeover courtesy of yours truly. <br /><div style="text-align: left;">Our white stuff is gone and we are cautiously awaiting another round of white stuff. After all, it's only January- eeeek!<br /></div></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IPNYCV518JIadpvLITEWGzsDcnHTTfEbkuyzoc99oG41BC3GfvXlv478B875q8wVfcYThDgBD_YiS4zmEWFpnZa9uBp9uaWe5uXZ4tswO81iPNnulDZGi8JQYhzO2op_Yh0KEZe-eiXG/s1600/SDC11318aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IPNYCV518JIadpvLITEWGzsDcnHTTfEbkuyzoc99oG41BC3GfvXlv478B875q8wVfcYThDgBD_YiS4zmEWFpnZa9uBp9uaWe5uXZ4tswO81iPNnulDZGi8JQYhzO2op_Yh0KEZe-eiXG/s400/SDC11318aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026942539830658" border="0" /></a>I had a customer that had asked if I could make a fabric bunny. I tried 4 different times to get the head right and this little guy is the result (the last try too- I'm giving up!!). My son's friend named him Boozle. Boozle is a gender neutral name, I think, so if someone buys him (or her), they will be happy to decide if this particular bunny is a he or a she. Boozle will soon be for sale in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SCteam">South Carolina Etsy Street Team shop</a>. You can <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SCteam">click on over</a> if you want to see if he (or she) has arrived yet.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQg13bCGiaLGiKWyUn1q5HXDEvveo4157ADcDCunGHw5DacH-4yxS0YaVmLb0jQTOakLEIiOSL9awvDqFXtyhVl_2PRry3ZutGksy9xj1tAb1YNS44_Rtjyqq4Xca_sJtnDf_Yt7G-k2b6/s1600/SDC10754aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQg13bCGiaLGiKWyUn1q5HXDEvveo4157ADcDCunGHw5DacH-4yxS0YaVmLb0jQTOakLEIiOSL9awvDqFXtyhVl_2PRry3ZutGksy9xj1tAb1YNS44_Rtjyqq4Xca_sJtnDf_Yt7G-k2b6/s400/SDC10754aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026938429038786" border="0" /></a>Remember the title of this post? I mentioned sewing Daleks. I'm not going into a long spill about it, but Daleks are bad guys on the longest running science fiction show, Dr. Who. My husband (and several of the kids) are obsessed with anything Dr. Who. I started Scott a quilt a long time ago and I tried (I really, really, really did try) to get the quilt done before Christmas. I didn't make it but at least a nice looking Dalek was the result.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVu7Q_YkmZyx4uI2xq6WnolpOQrK1rmY3Duob8RvqjpU5j43eIkXtcv281fhR5RJ1B0poLyW8foYfv6WmECqCv5Wt7nRvTKA2rUc6EghNpahhyphenhyphenV3tU1_W63HOyUjnIoRTX48sdWt8zAMla/s1600/SDC10755aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVu7Q_YkmZyx4uI2xq6WnolpOQrK1rmY3Duob8RvqjpU5j43eIkXtcv281fhR5RJ1B0poLyW8foYfv6WmECqCv5Wt7nRvTKA2rUc6EghNpahhyphenhyphenV3tU1_W63HOyUjnIoRTX48sdWt8zAMla/s400/SDC10755aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026937105701042" border="0" /></a>This is the Tardis panel (what Dr. Who travels in) and the finished Dalek panel. The fabrics shown in the photo are so perfect in matching how the show begins. I bought them a long time ago when our local Walmart closed it's fabric department and had everything 50% off. They have been waiting patiently in my fabric stash up until the day I pulled them out and got to work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgorYTI2AOU1zGSplzDW_W6o2zjsxRfIS0Z-dB2WezHa3iAx_WIndQCc-DRS2sCYEHjmacKcFH2hIzzXOet9a0gl831ihdaIRf-unC_9O0E_SyAF7XFPeGGant2qSkxzrX1Ycvv82RcTuZ/s1600/SDC10762aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgorYTI2AOU1zGSplzDW_W6o2zjsxRfIS0Z-dB2WezHa3iAx_WIndQCc-DRS2sCYEHjmacKcFH2hIzzXOet9a0gl831ihdaIRf-unC_9O0E_SyAF7XFPeGGant2qSkxzrX1Ycvv82RcTuZ/s400/SDC10762aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026504296537826" border="0" /></a>This quilt is the one I finished for my mother. I didn't get to machine quilt it quite like I had wanted (I did the bare minimum) but my mother loved it anyway so it was worth it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGET3D36EMUCvcAPBcT0Ipvsxpx1WyjGULWjGSGbfAiYia2b3KaQBPucsyeFVuVGkbFrrFG2fk2USrkCwS4EME0VD7bkvNI3RLHGZukoLMflUK-qyOf4KGX1-eLcWO4z3tR-qJCJlWdGZ/s1600/SDC11350aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGET3D36EMUCvcAPBcT0Ipvsxpx1WyjGULWjGSGbfAiYia2b3KaQBPucsyeFVuVGkbFrrFG2fk2USrkCwS4EME0VD7bkvNI3RLHGZukoLMflUK-qyOf4KGX1-eLcWO4z3tR-qJCJlWdGZ/s400/SDC11350aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026506229153810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my latest little project that takes up all of my extra time. I bought a sock knitting book (Knitting Socks by Ann Budd). I don't know how I've managed to get as far as I have and I wonder if I will ever get a second, matching sock done but I'm going forward with it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ix8fnvSX3TDJYW_lTexSaKfc9243cUbvdH1WQz_lUV1VFYgl5tEgQMSqA-knBgsgfjmHE6o8jDrFeKeYj6rnsU_thJVHRo611CWEl6E4ZUDL0rtRafVmO7MpmBeKh7DXG3kgbwhlcaek/s1600/SDC11352aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ix8fnvSX3TDJYW_lTexSaKfc9243cUbvdH1WQz_lUV1VFYgl5tEgQMSqA-knBgsgfjmHE6o8jDrFeKeYj6rnsU_thJVHRo611CWEl6E4ZUDL0rtRafVmO7MpmBeKh7DXG3kgbwhlcaek/s400/SDC11352aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026501302848402" border="0" /></a>This is my yarn that I chose (Hobby Lobby- 40% off!!) It is a wool, mohair mix and the color changes gradually to a grayish blue to a deep blue so it is interesting. All I can say, is I'm going to have some strange looking knitted socks. (That is if I ever finish the first one and make a second one!)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IJ9UXpoGeP18EnPgCp_ZO219aSAU-hJe7kORDek2W6uEGa8Sy7lQokcb-6POwHEDjKjr7QiYH1qZ90J18iBXdw33-AnOris2ypIwdUk9gMmeDxlf1TlQ7ZaA61LM-yRs6fXh_UeJqaEZ/s1600/SDC11353aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IJ9UXpoGeP18EnPgCp_ZO219aSAU-hJe7kORDek2W6uEGa8Sy7lQokcb-6POwHEDjKjr7QiYH1qZ90J18iBXdw33-AnOris2ypIwdUk9gMmeDxlf1TlQ7ZaA61LM-yRs6fXh_UeJqaEZ/s400/SDC11353aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026491357750450" border="0" /></a>I found this really neat pattern on how to knit fingerless gloves. It is wonderful because it has step by step with pictures! You can find the pattern on <a href="http://www.instructables.com/">instructables.com.</a> It's the "<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-knit-close-fitting-fingerless-gloves/">How to knit close fitting fingerless gloves</a>" pattern.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkztQnC2ucJGaPeFPx9ZMbXF8Ja94gdy1MfexWv8bVevveL3CuvrYuq5QUN8VyuiYPGbGq47z4TTHJhEAMRzIaddY950tAgvbgF7pkLRSFf8CIfKBBlz1zjo_QQdT-1mLiFtZncTKdecJd/s1600/SDC11355aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkztQnC2ucJGaPeFPx9ZMbXF8Ja94gdy1MfexWv8bVevveL3CuvrYuq5QUN8VyuiYPGbGq47z4TTHJhEAMRzIaddY950tAgvbgF7pkLRSFf8CIfKBBlz1zjo_QQdT-1mLiFtZncTKdecJd/s400/SDC11355aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567026491543506306" border="0" /></a>I knitted mine out of some (very hairy) yarn that my sister brought back from Scotland. I love them and they were a good beginning project for me. I'm planning on making more in the future.<br /><br />I'm hoping to start back having some tutorials for all sorts of projects soon, so be sure to check back with me.Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-84704771117832632172010-12-22T15:50:00.001-05:002010-12-22T15:58:11.867-05:00Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnBT1pA86IXwG37ts-vPXWcterE488wIRP9QQEO7HVzPdRRTh_KsMjzHAVrSLru-Svih0XgKVl60NH8FRPC-k2att1tx6sFuYXxqX3TycCUZpY_NP1iDuESHIcvjCPRN-OHN5QF6eNUtI/s1600/Picture1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnBT1pA86IXwG37ts-vPXWcterE488wIRP9QQEO7HVzPdRRTh_KsMjzHAVrSLru-Svih0XgKVl60NH8FRPC-k2att1tx6sFuYXxqX3TycCUZpY_NP1iDuESHIcvjCPRN-OHN5QF6eNUtI/s400/Picture1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553613594139185970" border="0" /></a><br />Merry Christmas from my house to yours. May you know the real reason for the season and keep Him in your heart.Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-51977755442920308362010-11-18T15:16:00.003-05:002010-11-18T15:50:56.684-05:00Have you ever had "one of those days?"<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JYDyNHM9YPnoeehb-EJC4A38nA6kUFmR_tbkq8E0zERgnOFCI7172T0rLZF3nhdvcoeM70mSICMFxRn2U4OF9EKKvpGwyfrlbHism2qz7V2EGUqzg_-LSXcl7uPMxUZ-G2E5x-A0eKvR/s1600/SDC10552aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JYDyNHM9YPnoeehb-EJC4A38nA6kUFmR_tbkq8E0zERgnOFCI7172T0rLZF3nhdvcoeM70mSICMFxRn2U4OF9EKKvpGwyfrlbHism2qz7V2EGUqzg_-LSXcl7uPMxUZ-G2E5x-A0eKvR/s400/SDC10552aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540986618871266962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Huh?"</span><br /></div><br />You know those days. The ones when everything is weird, backwards, and just didn't come out anywhere near how you thought it would? I'm proud to say that I'm old enough...er...wise enough to take life's punches. <br /><br />It doesn't matter that when the wind blew, the power line that hooks to the house melted and caused power surges all over the house. (Yes, the Wii did survive-the kids are now dealing with their post traumatic stress syndrome over it all.) I was even able to handle waking up at 5am to the sound of the fish aquarium's pump starting up, ........over, and over, and over again because of the power surges. Yes, I did not bite my nails when I had to wait patiently in the dark for daybreak to finally come so I wouldn't be so scared if the house did catch on fire and we all had to run outside. Thankfully, that little scenario never came to life.<br /><br />Thankfully, (<span style="font-style: italic;">and I vowed 6 years ago that I would never say this after being powerless for almost 2 weeks during a freak ice storm</span>), our power company came to the rescue fairly quickly and solved the problem. The nice technician even disconnected the "juice" to the pole in the vacant lot next door. We had been worrying about that line falling down for a long time.... simple blessings...<br /><br />Anyway, I guess we have a lot to be thankful for. Never mind that we didn't get the first thing done in school today- the kids didn't mind at all. I even had to run to the next town in the van (which, upon my late, and unfortunate discovery, was almost out of gas and the van didn't like the fact that it was almost out of gas. <br /><br />Never mind that the roofers came unannounced to inspect the roof (<span style="font-style: italic;">Oh, please, oh please roofer man, don't ask to come in for some reason! After a day of hardly using power, nothing has gotten done and I'd be mighty embarrassed if someone seen the state of my house!</span>)<br /><br />I'm OK, really. I am. Like I said, I'm older, wiser, and I like to kid myself. I'll probably panic later. For now, I'm blogging (<span style="font-style: italic;">and still hoping the roofer guy doesn't need to come in</span>). Afterall, I only get a free moment here and there. I'm taking advantage of the "there" right here and now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-p_vr9u0e9G1qTIkQatuksDUwB_MObJbwP-abnKNzG_Gbu0DCyRiid56waWDcp5kx1etpNmWAwWgQdSnbz03jexpB2dtJ-If2sbqiQWwXEnSfo6fWnr5RsNMcvKiMILzxwu3Zum9xq2-/s1600/SDC10592aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-p_vr9u0e9G1qTIkQatuksDUwB_MObJbwP-abnKNzG_Gbu0DCyRiid56waWDcp5kx1etpNmWAwWgQdSnbz03jexpB2dtJ-If2sbqiQWwXEnSfo6fWnr5RsNMcvKiMILzxwu3Zum9xq2-/s400/SDC10592aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540986619396577730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Somebody else had a bad day too.....</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I found this interesting photo on my camera today. Apparently, it's really a big deal when your army jeep crashes into the Lego sea and actually <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">burns</span> underwater. <br /><br />You just gotta love those Lego games! You should see the time and thought put into creating scenes of mass destruction like the one above. Go Cart Boy puts most of these together. I don't think that kids can ever laugh as much as Go Cart Boy and his older sister do when they are creating Lego chaos....<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpKk8wuEZHyIIsIWAAQ4EdJfMRWkdOiJmtye3ANN2hkZDIeds_hyphenhyphenKD2fcaN4uosquwcD4kXx7N4W-n_G1GtbO_X7nSVI0gMZGv__OwkgbFdodUC1EMJE3q6eSFhAPWV-wkLYiDuOosDBg/s1600/SDC10603aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpKk8wuEZHyIIsIWAAQ4EdJfMRWkdOiJmtye3ANN2hkZDIeds_hyphenhyphenKD2fcaN4uosquwcD4kXx7N4W-n_G1GtbO_X7nSVI0gMZGv__OwkgbFdodUC1EMJE3q6eSFhAPWV-wkLYiDuOosDBg/s400/SDC10603aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540986625555160706" border="0" /></a><br />Even though my day was weird and went totally haywire, at least I can say that my couch isn't haunted.....er...uh....smoking?....uh... covered in spider webs?? After all, I could be like this poor guy that lost his jeep and couch in the same day to unfortunate circumstances.<br /><br />At least, I can smile and know that tomorrow is another day......Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-26054180807124822082010-11-06T12:04:00.009-04:002010-11-07T18:32:23.158-05:00The Cheapest Halloween Ever , Spools, Cupcakes, and My ExcuseYeah, I'm making excuses. I have neglected my poor blog for sometime. (Wow, the entire month of October in fact!) Anyway, my excuse is that I've had other things keeping me too busy to type, type, type. Mommy, wife, and responsible citizen issues. Actually, at this moment, I need to be getting ready to go to the grocery store but I wanted to visit the blog world at least for a few minutes today.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGImX3DRNkDVqFVd_MXv45K8I3sNlkpa-X3gYfX0KlibrCqVcz0w-bmzsQs41SqHRbi5RuvoipPuEcKPcjNGInpkt8GtbuUIpcWi9CgqECUd-WRJcS_gH6xaxDhAg_rQXnIljsiA-pYdn/s1600/SDC10487aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGImX3DRNkDVqFVd_MXv45K8I3sNlkpa-X3gYfX0KlibrCqVcz0w-bmzsQs41SqHRbi5RuvoipPuEcKPcjNGInpkt8GtbuUIpcWi9CgqECUd-WRJcS_gH6xaxDhAg_rQXnIljsiA-pYdn/s400/SDC10487aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536470824258639554" border="0" /></a>"Spools"<br /></div><br />It takes time to resize photos so this is all I had done at this time-sorry. These spools are a collection that I have, that is actually for sale in my Etsy shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/60894120/sixteen-empty-thread-spools-in-white">Minnie Maes</a>. There are 16 plastic spools for $1.00 plus shipping. Yes, people do buy empty spools. I have successfully sold all of the spools I have had in the past. There are people out there that make creative things out of spools. I don't. I'm just not that creative I guess. Anyway, the point is, I have these spools for sale so if you need them, grab them up while you can!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuML0fMKqWZiqOk6aYyBwgzpot_ZMToWKdd1a2veZ6WtAjT8zO8JlDLQLpR6wo8wgRU-WG3DYZVbU7yjKAjxF0MlwSKoisegmFCG7uqdWg2Y7xEJYC9nJrctWxW9tAHToz27a0bPMJU5lS/s1600/SDC10384aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuML0fMKqWZiqOk6aYyBwgzpot_ZMToWKdd1a2veZ6WtAjT8zO8JlDLQLpR6wo8wgRU-WG3DYZVbU7yjKAjxF0MlwSKoisegmFCG7uqdWg2Y7xEJYC9nJrctWxW9tAHToz27a0bPMJU5lS/s400/SDC10384aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536470834831440018" border="0" /></a>For this past Halloween I had to make my kids some costumes. I got all of my stuff out to get started and found that Roly Poly Girl had decorated my pin cushion. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3Jxmhkp81f0vbLmqTig5XXLI9KQI6yycN6ZJP0Yd7qkjPN9-Wcl8dzyuC6q_yB3Plki8ducCWTEYrkea8-KJ1f0PnavewM-j9ArVkKT242guxdYy9N5F-07uy8OuT9es-CyTPnfshppU/s1600/SDC10418aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3Jxmhkp81f0vbLmqTig5XXLI9KQI6yycN6ZJP0Yd7qkjPN9-Wcl8dzyuC6q_yB3Plki8ducCWTEYrkea8-KJ1f0PnavewM-j9ArVkKT242guxdYy9N5F-07uy8OuT9es-CyTPnfshppU/s400/SDC10418aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536471150617160658" border="0" /></a>Captain Jack and Link battle it out.....<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I did a lot of thrift store shopping to find this and that for the kid's costumes and things turned out pretty good if you ask me.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was the cheapest I've ever came out on Halloween costumes. Here is the breakdown of the two costumes pictured above:<br /><br />Pirate Costume:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Grand Total: $7.50</span><br />Pants- $1.00- actually a pair of men's extra large sweat pants that I sewed the waste up enough to fit my skinny son. It was on a clearance rack at Goodwill.<br />Shirt- $0.00- Old tee shirt we had on hand<br />Pirate Shirt- Goodwill find- $3.50<br />Bandanna- $0.00- Had on hand<br /></div></div>Boots- $3.00 (I guess) Actually I found an old faux couch cover at Miracle Hill for $6.00- I made two pairs of boots between the two kids so if I divided the cost, it would be $3.00 each. I still have plenty of this material left for other things too!<br /><br />Don't ask how I did the boots- it was hard and I will probably never be able to duplicate it again. There is a pair of sandals inside them in case you are wondering.<br /><br />Link (you know, from The Legend of Zelda Video Game and Cartoon series): <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grand Total: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">$7.50</span></span><br /><br />Hat- $1.50 hospital smock from Miracle Hill- I simply cute two triangles and sewed them together.<br />Green Tunic- $1.00 hospital smock- was on the clearance rack at Miracle Hill- I just tucked the sleeves inside and tacked them so they wouldn't fall down.<br />White undershirt- $0.00 had on hand<br />Belt- $1.00 found at Miracle Hill<br />Pants- $1.00 on clearance rack at Miracle Hill<br />Boots- $3.00 (see above description on pirate costume)<br />Sword- $0.00- had on hand- (Thank you Go-Cart Boy)<br />Gloves- $2.00 fabric in remnant bin at Hobby Lobby<br /><br />Not pictured was the makings for a fairy princess and an army guy. <span style="font-size:100%;">The fairy princess</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>: $9.50<br />Army Guy: $3.00<br /><br />That made the grand total for all 4 costumes: $27.50! Not too bad in my book... Now, if I could only come out that cheap next year.....<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span></span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHcqOeoafDKBluHvtu9P_j0NEwlDraRZfExYzw2Tm0B1A7UKDXueKggSVTvgSfJHhdwr4N03CO2lKfcX-PS8XP8KoS_YdwQJYF_mXPl-ohcCjbGHpKOo_bNc7iHPx6u5t5ObNLp6MqdXM/s1600/SDC10408aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHcqOeoafDKBluHvtu9P_j0NEwlDraRZfExYzw2Tm0B1A7UKDXueKggSVTvgSfJHhdwr4N03CO2lKfcX-PS8XP8KoS_YdwQJYF_mXPl-ohcCjbGHpKOo_bNc7iHPx6u5t5ObNLp6MqdXM/s400/SDC10408aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536470841089301442" border="0" /></a>I made some cupcakes for the church festival. I got the idea for these out of a Family Fun magazine. You can find the recipe for these over at the <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/apple-of-our-eye-919263/">Family Fun Website</a>. Mine are certainly not as pretty as there's were, but I think they turned out cute anyway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuONI42llDwbRF88vPKpYVKBrNxJoWkau6s7gLr0iYtntP12RTtyhotVD2JUO99D66otwmxtMpR6u9o4nsix_CkszYhV8BwnEgXhcyfFMkUGaZto4iWS2beAxt7DkI5K3hyn90U9ho4r-m/s1600/SDC10192aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuONI42llDwbRF88vPKpYVKBrNxJoWkau6s7gLr0iYtntP12RTtyhotVD2JUO99D66otwmxtMpR6u9o4nsix_CkszYhV8BwnEgXhcyfFMkUGaZto4iWS2beAxt7DkI5K3hyn90U9ho4r-m/s400/SDC10192aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536470828565927602" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes I can turn my camera on and find strange photos that two of the kids "secretly" take when I'm not looking. Based on the feet in this photo, I think I know who the culprit is this time.... Roly Poly Girl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_NiXGxYBZ9GhNMlJZvVM4V-2xdkADoxtbDf9uNW5SACrRLeLUsPji2Ah6qRL9LdJ54Txy-U7RLEhgIGHhRDECqmnOXd1o32q6Wpix1wUxHTrTMeFP7UnBm2X5LmP2Y841ujcWH2FeuFi/s1600/HPIM4740aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_NiXGxYBZ9GhNMlJZvVM4V-2xdkADoxtbDf9uNW5SACrRLeLUsPji2Ah6qRL9LdJ54Txy-U7RLEhgIGHhRDECqmnOXd1o32q6Wpix1wUxHTrTMeFP7UnBm2X5LmP2Y841ujcWH2FeuFi/s400/HPIM4740aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536470820530067042" border="0" /></a>And last, but not least, I've been sewing up some tapestry tote bags for my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MinnieMaes">Etsy Shop</a>. This is one of the cutest ones so far. It's reversible and has a totally different snowman on the inside. You can see all of these new totes at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MinnieMaes">Minnie Maes</a>.<br /><br />Well, that's it for now- I promise I'll try not to wait so long before I post again- that's the plan anyway ;)Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-62365055353847048882010-09-15T12:20:00.007-04:002010-09-15T12:51:24.560-04:00Mystery Squash PieRemember that squash that Uncle Bubba sent us the other day?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWwuB5fP5wzZETfVDHYhTMLQOt7gYDr2wUdlF4G01Ln7imwlo5BYwZ8QAvbRnz1IVuix_fZ65YyAGcYIospSuTp5A8FdqWDZ44Kh_72KpM7_fELcpBgA_ZgCdEFSGB0DgDWuuNd0Sin2W/s1600/SDC10009aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWwuB5fP5wzZETfVDHYhTMLQOt7gYDr2wUdlF4G01Ln7imwlo5BYwZ8QAvbRnz1IVuix_fZ65YyAGcYIospSuTp5A8FdqWDZ44Kh_72KpM7_fELcpBgA_ZgCdEFSGB0DgDWuuNd0Sin2W/s400/SDC10009aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517176320561906306" border="0" /></a>I had a plan.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxf3VQuXxrz-zVdIunq4Ty_ZmYbZpK-rngsZPZGNhJPIkf4s3_yHSfuakoK1gxeSvc_PBUz6z8socB4mKFVhVXPN8y9qPg_OB7mW4WdfXHMWb2TZYuBBC2PuMr8ZU8t9_g0EWTR5uQ0cJ/s1600/SDC10014aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxf3VQuXxrz-zVdIunq4Ty_ZmYbZpK-rngsZPZGNhJPIkf4s3_yHSfuakoK1gxeSvc_PBUz6z8socB4mKFVhVXPN8y9qPg_OB7mW4WdfXHMWb2TZYuBBC2PuMr8ZU8t9_g0EWTR5uQ0cJ/s400/SDC10014aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517176323582628322" border="0" /></a>Roly Poly Girl helped me carry out my plan..... She scooped the "guts" out of the squash and we got it ready for the oven.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbVY33DZdqhNg3VKzxJcWwkArfNxc2qElO1Snzy0vqqm1eYOBnAXrqaGq3BW39Av45C5iiAOBnx57LkyyCAS22Z5WlA6G578d4pc4wM9AitpOcbL9t2WYjaYNvbgy4W8mAhxv_lL8dfst/s1600/SDC10020aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbVY33DZdqhNg3VKzxJcWwkArfNxc2qElO1Snzy0vqqm1eYOBnAXrqaGq3BW39Av45C5iiAOBnx57LkyyCAS22Z5WlA6G578d4pc4wM9AitpOcbL9t2WYjaYNvbgy4W8mAhxv_lL8dfst/s400/SDC10020aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517178562099297026" border="0" /></a>Here it is in the oven. I baked it at 350 degrees for an unknown amount of time- sorry, I didn't look at the clock- just went by smell to know when it was done.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnuPNT4KH-izJsbNyrobPpvAFFUy_PyxVBAmCfA4bKoTBeFYlaWh1QKuZGtCTqlj_Fn7yXWZwkjXokVI1750-UOJjxZ6nwRNt20TygOtY8Wiah7eqNwFQPrCbtVXmIIJVHF2ffuT-k_Cq/s1600/SDC10021aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnuPNT4KH-izJsbNyrobPpvAFFUy_PyxVBAmCfA4bKoTBeFYlaWh1QKuZGtCTqlj_Fn7yXWZwkjXokVI1750-UOJjxZ6nwRNt20TygOtY8Wiah7eqNwFQPrCbtVXmIIJVHF2ffuT-k_Cq/s400/SDC10021aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517176333875982226" border="0" /></a>We got all of these seeds out of the squash so while it was cooking, we laid these little guys out to dry. We are saving them for Uncle Bubba to plant next year. At this point I wasn't sure if having these squash in the garden was worthwhile but I soon found out that it was.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAXxrcjXwlZ5-Rmm7ZNsESbPX_-iK4C5DgWIHRDtLtuDY4bjVrjkXZY9DU33RcwTLRyFY5-e9wszaJvFBmfMhyphenhyphennUTLC_OchGPyC-H7oXqvqyJKhvJzSdP0KyYK2428Hjp7J7GBPTFrXgN/s1600/SDC10059aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAXxrcjXwlZ5-Rmm7ZNsESbPX_-iK4C5DgWIHRDtLtuDY4bjVrjkXZY9DU33RcwTLRyFY5-e9wszaJvFBmfMhyphenhyphennUTLC_OchGPyC-H7oXqvqyJKhvJzSdP0KyYK2428Hjp7J7GBPTFrXgN/s400/SDC10059aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517178102578568210" border="0" /></a>This particular squash tastes just like pumpkin when it's prepared in a pumpkin pie recipe. I didn't even put a crust in because I was that unsure if it would turn out a disaster or not. (After all, pie crusts make me nervous and I didn't want to waste the time and effort to create one from scratch if the pie might turn out "yucky")<br /><br />The verdict- It turned out tasting and smelling just like a pumpkin pie. It is a strange color for one thing. The pumpkin, when done roasting in the oven, turned out a white color. I knew that the kids wouldn't eat a "white" pumpkin pie so I added brown sugar to the pie mixture for some color. It worked. One of the kids didn't even realize I had a "pumpkin" in the house to even make a pie from!<br /><br />So, it turned out pretty yummy. I told the kids not to eat the last two pieces because we were saving those for Uncle Bubba- afterall, I'm sure he will want to know how his squash turned out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfP0HATPJQu2DeZXBaDxYg4VyzPA01orqsUl-ncxNmMTRjhyHr4fiftX8gF-gjFfx87CTOX7xU_Pyxglv8t25WUn2L-iJZEtR2GtcY2F4zfEH0VlF91jRBIWQ2Kfm0odpcG5jXAP-6RvJ/s1600/SDC10058aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfP0HATPJQu2DeZXBaDxYg4VyzPA01orqsUl-ncxNmMTRjhyHr4fiftX8gF-gjFfx87CTOX7xU_Pyxglv8t25WUn2L-iJZEtR2GtcY2F4zfEH0VlF91jRBIWQ2Kfm0odpcG5jXAP-6RvJ/s400/SDC10058aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517178090672493682" border="0" /></a>Later that day, I made a jar of lacto-fermented sauerkraut. I used a combination of 2 recipes. One from the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook by Sally Fallon and the other that you can find <a href="http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/homemadekraut.htm">here</a>. I had some left over that wasn't going to fit into the jar so I just added some mayonnaise and, the three of us that like "slaw", had a treat.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7moo_uRdIWZAU1lUyAf6VyWfMYumIG4RQk75FYhZknbZzosJob0dAf3h3L0ysYJLDdpcs38oc2R1h_X_iHYTvqdHHqntv0l9zY6N8EOILvKq5RaXQafiq7FruNXd-pHhgPYeyskxNL6sz/s1600/SDC10055aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7moo_uRdIWZAU1lUyAf6VyWfMYumIG4RQk75FYhZknbZzosJob0dAf3h3L0ysYJLDdpcs38oc2R1h_X_iHYTvqdHHqntv0l9zY6N8EOILvKq5RaXQafiq7FruNXd-pHhgPYeyskxNL6sz/s400/SDC10055aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517178085497950530" border="0" /></a><br />....and last on the food agenda of the day, my in-laws blessed me with a bag of pears. I have no idea what to do with them but I'll have to do something with them soon.....Any ideas?Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-86313633916541465542010-09-13T18:27:00.006-04:002010-09-13T19:15:29.415-04:00Corn Worms, Compost, and Curtains (Not necessarily in that order)...I've felt kind of mischievous lately. It might come from the wonderful invention called, "vitamins" or something. Hey, I'm not complaining. I'm just glad to be feeling better lately.<br /><br />I've even gotten the gardening bug. Well, uhm, I guess you could call it, the "next year" gardening bug. Remember that<a href="http://minniemaes.blogspot.com/2009/04/salmonella-dirt-seeds-cold-frame.html"> cold frame experiment</a> from yesteryear? I figured one of those old, wooden frames might have another year or two of life in them- a new life so to speak. No one ever goes behind the playhouse in the backyard so, I figured starting a compost pile at the house would be a good venture. It would be out of the way. One of those old cold frames would make a good housing for some rotting good stuff.<br /><br />Last time, I filled a 5 gallon bucket with scraps and about once a week or so, I took that bucket to Uncle Bubba's farm to join his compost. Now, I'll be able to make my own. My goal is to make enough good stuff to plant my seedlings in next year. With that being said, I'm planning to garden next year. Having not really "gardened" to any large scale this year, I realized that gardening makes me happy. Hey, you just gotta' go with what makes you happy sometimes. It took shucking some corn to make me realize that....but that story is to come....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQq89fkYMunfJ5krSNCfLBvKGYsccAVjFFznQ_oE0_dDZJ0JYWQpX_smCqmWSt8jPFxJ4sSYoGIsReoXrexub3hu2Q223aMgnsYnnRN0H7abCwrAcf-z7tm-6pZ5I512eE0Ph87GO0fGq/s1600/SDC19999aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQq89fkYMunfJ5krSNCfLBvKGYsccAVjFFznQ_oE0_dDZJ0JYWQpX_smCqmWSt8jPFxJ4sSYoGIsReoXrexub3hu2Q223aMgnsYnnRN0H7abCwrAcf-z7tm-6pZ5I512eE0Ph87GO0fGq/s400/SDC19999aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516529245141941810" border="0" /></a>Here is the beginning of my compost pile. It already has 2 spent heads of lettuce, several apple cores (and a few peelings), the watermelon that was cracked (and we didn't realize it until it was too late), some cucumber peelings, the leftover organic dirt from my cucumber plants, some leaves, and of course, all of the corn shuckings and cobs that you see in the photo.<br /><br />Where did the corn come from? Uncle Bubba. He gardened pretty big this year even if he got started a little late.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinAdMmGvOBVFil0f7acbnSEAYa4EZ1LShslMhjcH8CcgOQA4syX2wKE3_KXs1x-1Lxgf6bWF7OZD90vthaxsV_FhtIClq_7vfQYw32kIUUwnTGfhLvxXoZl89Gg9NyaE58SpMEqnHyvun/s1600/SDC19994aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinAdMmGvOBVFil0f7acbnSEAYa4EZ1LShslMhjcH8CcgOQA4syX2wKE3_KXs1x-1Lxgf6bWF7OZD90vthaxsV_FhtIClq_7vfQYw32kIUUwnTGfhLvxXoZl89Gg9NyaE58SpMEqnHyvun/s400/SDC19994aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516529237504838450" border="0" /></a>Scott and Go-Cart Boy brought these ears home the other day. We had no idea what condition (or stage for that matter) that the ears were in since the crop had been ready for many days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuXyw3Xe3YXgUZkw0yOYH7JYoEvaXQeUDWW-hhe78sUy7s0e2kCud49qty3wx5oeoMCGOZGcZePKX6GKPPkKY1n4xJ5cy1yEUVTMky20I4iHPKRp5GfU9uxYLeV9hr06guo1Dl8A-blbk/s1600/SDC10005aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuXyw3Xe3YXgUZkw0yOYH7JYoEvaXQeUDWW-hhe78sUy7s0e2kCud49qty3wx5oeoMCGOZGcZePKX6GKPPkKY1n4xJ5cy1yEUVTMky20I4iHPKRp5GfU9uxYLeV9hr06guo1Dl8A-blbk/s400/SDC10005aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516528939331443522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Hey, what are you lookin' at?"</span><br /></div><br />I guess you can figure that my insect loving daughter had a ball finding all of the corn worms. (This corn was totally organic- nothing was sprayed on it so it was bound to have some critters in it).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVUwXg2wCrjE1IPIoD_4F7MuQvc2i5ElHQVUh0HWtPPnVO3n9SVFc26oWmXKNVMF8XwGlZNsNjMSVTuZ49zhxbQVzydrSOphiDTWQzAKUaSLMxRyjZorQAxujoZKJoi3Y4Sa6fcC49_sA/s1600/SDC10001aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVUwXg2wCrjE1IPIoD_4F7MuQvc2i5ElHQVUh0HWtPPnVO3n9SVFc26oWmXKNVMF8XwGlZNsNjMSVTuZ49zhxbQVzydrSOphiDTWQzAKUaSLMxRyjZorQAxujoZKJoi3Y4Sa6fcC49_sA/s400/SDC10001aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516528927222721282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"This acorn smells like corn"</span><br /></div><br />I've never liked the wiggly critters. Even when I was younger, I always passed the "wormy" corn to my Daddy. (Let me rephrase that- scream and throw the corn down on the ground). He would just reach down, and flick them off and break off the "eaten" pieces. It would gross me out a bit. Have you ever come across "wormy" corn? If you have, you understand how gross it can be. Well, with age comes wisdom. I can now "flick" corn worms and break off the "eaten" parts of a corn cob. Roly Poly girl had no problem with it at all from the start. She didn't get that from me!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra0g5LB7zy4-QnGKY29i3pKkdzIo3_hR7q08TR6sjd0x39ciUI_zVJVyBt2pBSQCnlUVqR5hoq5uT5nH-knU3PxX_lW5VA4uvzKLh_6F65Dm0q4SFWQnhlrA9n3SU5UXFlly6Y5MlS4fM/s1600/SDC10008aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra0g5LB7zy4-QnGKY29i3pKkdzIo3_hR7q08TR6sjd0x39ciUI_zVJVyBt2pBSQCnlUVqR5hoq5uT5nH-knU3PxX_lW5VA4uvzKLh_6F65Dm0q4SFWQnhlrA9n3SU5UXFlly6Y5MlS4fM/s400/SDC10008aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516528946139671698" border="0" /></a>This is what we ended up with. The two dark orange cobs were already dried out! In case you were wondering, this corn was an open pollinated variety (heirloom) called "Bloody Butcher". It's an all purpose corn good for roasting, animal feed, and grinding (think grits). Uncle Bubba is going to let a lot of it dry out so we might have a "grits" making post one of these days. I'll have to read up on that before we attempt it though....<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_UmnKx_Dy6GJJNWacJ324rvgu3e_SbRkdN-5Ur8CWc63DuvbpxHnuj64MktLzDbOWBBJLhFs0ShNkl13ssE68X9SCIxgVcQx16Ru7zOeKwZJLb0XtoKI7c7NLD6E4pNXvso6hJBGnxXV/s1600/SDC10004aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_UmnKx_Dy6GJJNWacJ324rvgu3e_SbRkdN-5Ur8CWc63DuvbpxHnuj64MktLzDbOWBBJLhFs0ShNkl13ssE68X9SCIxgVcQx16Ru7zOeKwZJLb0XtoKI7c7NLD6E4pNXvso6hJBGnxXV/s400/SDC10004aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516528932071044818" border="0" /></a>Roly Poly Girl found one tiny, little ear. She squeeled, "BABY CORN!!!" and took off for the house to tell her "baby corn" eating brother about it. They actually washed it and halved it. I didn't ask them how it was.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLS3Go67W_tyxdkQI7nBoSsiw03jd6Au0Fn1qhrmPp1iayXrntjwMt9KdjVuu2abn7UCuw89Rv_5CV1o4t4OQPLLieYUlCxrmKmkKM_xWsiy0to6h__imMIMkI4HqM_wMUeS4SpFt_52D/s1600/SDC10009aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLS3Go67W_tyxdkQI7nBoSsiw03jd6Au0Fn1qhrmPp1iayXrntjwMt9KdjVuu2abn7UCuw89Rv_5CV1o4t4OQPLLieYUlCxrmKmkKM_xWsiy0to6h__imMIMkI4HqM_wMUeS4SpFt_52D/s400/SDC10009aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516528954425610626" border="0" /></a>Scott brought some other goodies home too. The yellow guys are some type of Asian melon that taste like cantaloupes. The big squash, we have yet to slice and cook. I hope it tastes like pumpkin. <a href="http://minniemaes.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-am-pumpkin-pie-addict.html">I love pumpkin</a>....mmmmmm<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB43HoYaIe9_hz0YRpYVsEVl-b86XKqVfTnrogYZq3w5jrFRhWmCSocyFS8GvtZ5qd_Wg7xa5LokxXHYv6yvwsMw-4hUeAGCfBum78bcwknBoHD3DXAubJVwsrd3DlJLuNR9tBTXP1GiV/s1600/SDC10011aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB43HoYaIe9_hz0YRpYVsEVl-b86XKqVfTnrogYZq3w5jrFRhWmCSocyFS8GvtZ5qd_Wg7xa5LokxXHYv6yvwsMw-4hUeAGCfBum78bcwknBoHD3DXAubJVwsrd3DlJLuNR9tBTXP1GiV/s400/SDC10011aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516529231896289026" border="0" /></a>Oh, what did we do with the corn? Since a lot of it was a various stages and it was actually showing it's, "Blood Butcher" hues, I creamed it. I had no idea what I was doing so you can figure that I made a complete mess of my kitchen. (Hence the absence of a creamed corn tutorial) The good news is that everything turned out alright and I ended up with enough for 3 quart freezer bags (and I didn't scorch any of it!!). I'm going to give Uncle Bubba some since he grew the corn in the first place.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_VNtGpwbF7x4a-5VKace9jtbKoHWL39Tf3EmbcBF425hGxRqr1PaG97xv9UkHiZZFqfl_VVswPslIVQHCedxUZIpiAra58ZYNmiEKvJA5LnvCJ5Yr0xeWWcHIZSxs_k0Uju4-Dax-Enw/s1600/SDC19990aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_VNtGpwbF7x4a-5VKace9jtbKoHWL39Tf3EmbcBF425hGxRqr1PaG97xv9UkHiZZFqfl_VVswPslIVQHCedxUZIpiAra58ZYNmiEKvJA5LnvCJ5Yr0xeWWcHIZSxs_k0Uju4-Dax-Enw/s400/SDC19990aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516529491741084194" border="0" /></a>The last item on my title says, "curtains" The curtains in question have nothing to do with corn or compost but it was a major event at my house this week. I had seen these curtains at a local home improvement store but shuddered at paying the price they had marked for them. Walking away from the curtain display was a simple thing to do since I'm somewhat frugal at heart. Speaking of being frugal, I went to a thrift store over the weekend and what to my surprise did I find (brand new and still in the original packages)? You guessed it, the very curtains I had sighed and walked away from at the home improvement store. They were more than 80% cheaper (did I mention, brand new and still in the package?!!) Needless to say, my girls have the "girly" curtains that I wanted and they love them. All it took was a quick run under the iron and they were ready to go. I love it when things work out like that... God is good.Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-64117340844854271992010-09-10T00:02:00.003-04:002010-09-10T09:10:58.342-04:00This summer in Photos....Summer around our house has been pretty busy. The bad thing is, I missed a lot of opportunities to take some funny pictures because I wasn't carrying around a camera with me. Oh well, that's alright. There will be other funny moments in time. In the mean time, I did take a few snaps of some things we've done over the past couple of months. <a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYK9edJJ508efQt_jQVP2dgD-EPlNFAoJEdVm9LhyxNGNlTjwULec-32kHJBIQQxPaNQCQy_YmVADLBekTNa-zaiweNCgmVN_1ZmhCpuGQEFwhCNOc7h9f2oT_gn4KUJwhI2o9yris2qD/s1600/SDC19672aaa.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PMRRmPPsgXov6y7Wuj5BYQ6qGjMpK9vgALdqBm-_SgcFn5kV2d6qUilS8_GnECOsmGf3RAl_AiZo_w2HFx_uy4Yp0wJAXoH6xLqqrGQU7J7z5OwBoGMlQ9ijSjsKG0CYCyxqgP2q-3Gr/s1600/SDC19661aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PMRRmPPsgXov6y7Wuj5BYQ6qGjMpK9vgALdqBm-_SgcFn5kV2d6qUilS8_GnECOsmGf3RAl_AiZo_w2HFx_uy4Yp0wJAXoH6xLqqrGQU7J7z5OwBoGMlQ9ijSjsKG0CYCyxqgP2q-3Gr/s400/SDC19661aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514914548858856242" border="0" /></a>I grew these cuties. Yes, "grew"!! I had ordered these little guys from Baker Creek Seeds and planted them in pots out on the back porch. If you remember, it was part of my "<a href="http://minniemaes.blogspot.com/2010/06/gardening-epiphany-seriously.html">gardening epiphany</a>" project. I managed to keep enough little cucumbers coming in to make one small jar of lacto fermented cucumbers from my 6 or so plants that survived. I gave them to Uncle Bubba since lacto fermented cucumbers are good for the gout. He could use all the help he can get in the "gout" department. They actually tasted pretty good but were a little too salty. The recipe was from the Nourishing Traditions cookbook.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYK9edJJ508efQt_jQVP2dgD-EPlNFAoJEdVm9LhyxNGNlTjwULec-32kHJBIQQxPaNQCQy_YmVADLBekTNa-zaiweNCgmVN_1ZmhCpuGQEFwhCNOc7h9f2oT_gn4KUJwhI2o9yris2qD/s1600/SDC19672aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYK9edJJ508efQt_jQVP2dgD-EPlNFAoJEdVm9LhyxNGNlTjwULec-32kHJBIQQxPaNQCQy_YmVADLBekTNa-zaiweNCgmVN_1ZmhCpuGQEFwhCNOc7h9f2oT_gn4KUJwhI2o9yris2qD/s400/SDC19672aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514914560176088434" border="0" /></a>We went to a birthday party at a local lake. I took this little snapshot of the birdhouse not far from the dock. I have to admit that it made me a little nervous knowing that just some wood planks were the only thing between me and numerous mud turtles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRPJXRpEqJrCSkYI1dKiAo41wPt9QDjtLqXCae0yQsFWk5EqGXie-ulfeKBezsW4p7OVKjN4j4Wq5t5c9em_VJZVKZbhI5wSdZ3yyPwSA_nb8IZywwIk_NBlZyQklN3a48e4Z_aM_4iyC/s1600/SDC19736aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRPJXRpEqJrCSkYI1dKiAo41wPt9QDjtLqXCae0yQsFWk5EqGXie-ulfeKBezsW4p7OVKjN4j4Wq5t5c9em_VJZVKZbhI5wSdZ3yyPwSA_nb8IZywwIk_NBlZyQklN3a48e4Z_aM_4iyC/s400/SDC19736aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514914586252813586" border="0" /></a>We threw a few birthday parties......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBsJNi_zM8V5A5IjjBcYwGXKQwZAiwuFldOrddUUw7MmuaM9uzMAb8VVdTvdVwNH1kZ3uWnmnMQcSqmlUF6I5v2P-8wdSdIxT2XU8v2wv1m7GH3mBrhnT48cAebOQPYpegNqfg5bTZ3Oy/s1600/SDC19718aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBsJNi_zM8V5A5IjjBcYwGXKQwZAiwuFldOrddUUw7MmuaM9uzMAb8VVdTvdVwNH1kZ3uWnmnMQcSqmlUF6I5v2P-8wdSdIxT2XU8v2wv1m7GH3mBrhnT48cAebOQPYpegNqfg5bTZ3Oy/s400/SDC19718aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514914689223706898" border="0" /></a>Go Cart Boy did some "ice" experiments..... quite pretty actually<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt0XlZgwUKfN1VwV-EVVS1N6MSk_s8nwAHGMqNmbXjlVadd_H-ceJAfheADYhtDtAIo9om7J8PamTTaIZXVLDVFWQtpAF4N95kyE1aL7GdgmQ8w3crc9rIpQFBCo4zcoiwe70_OX6ongo/s1600/SDC19689aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt0XlZgwUKfN1VwV-EVVS1N6MSk_s8nwAHGMqNmbXjlVadd_H-ceJAfheADYhtDtAIo9om7J8PamTTaIZXVLDVFWQtpAF4N95kyE1aL7GdgmQ8w3crc9rIpQFBCo4zcoiwe70_OX6ongo/s400/SDC19689aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514914568843256562" border="0" /></a>Uncle Bubba brought some boxes of clay for us to play with. Go Cart Boy made this alien. I made an alligator (he turned out so hideous that I didn't want to share)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNF1GXz0Mx793Z5vxtuzZIOz9kijjil_Q2Ej2GL9lzWeOI1BPf6XDXUmlFbMEHItCW55awtN7Vom984AxVtQeBrxXw22N012DBYE0P2Bm2h3tcm-Evgi_fXhyphenhyphen6pyTAbTqdxamq_u08FBX/s1600/SDC19742aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNF1GXz0Mx793Z5vxtuzZIOz9kijjil_Q2Ej2GL9lzWeOI1BPf6XDXUmlFbMEHItCW55awtN7Vom984AxVtQeBrxXw22N012DBYE0P2Bm2h3tcm-Evgi_fXhyphenhyphen6pyTAbTqdxamq_u08FBX/s400/SDC19742aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514914580322983122" border="0" /></a>....and last but now least (and probably one of the funniest things) Poppy was bit on the nose by an alligator.... or is that a crocodile?Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-14500872390462540872010-09-09T09:38:00.005-04:002010-09-09T10:01:38.650-04:00SHARK ATTACK!!! (or, what's outside my windows)It's been quite awhile since I saw something interesting outside my window. Well, this little doozy made up for the months of no excitement!<br /><br />This is how it ended:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2k00PQ_doUlNa_P21BpPmnUqV2z3Z_7KdSqzp1tuhU0TxOwbJVXXfAIuQH9ye324KegLZqHV9mfzk5kmy6EmbMXFEJhON8gNSQgSihPB6rAyNYJjficCbfiiHAMfV6eMmJ48Ni3FDsE1/s1600/SDC19836aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2k00PQ_doUlNa_P21BpPmnUqV2z3Z_7KdSqzp1tuhU0TxOwbJVXXfAIuQH9ye324KegLZqHV9mfzk5kmy6EmbMXFEJhON8gNSQgSihPB6rAyNYJjficCbfiiHAMfV6eMmJ48Ni3FDsE1/s400/SDC19836aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514908217647012514" border="0" /></a>You might be saying, "dead shark". Yep, it met it's match. You see, that guy in the right corner calling 911? He's the cause of this predicament.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFhDYUQUYmqk7DgNQglNiOIHTdaANA5J-yO6nrlJ9i2uv_tRkklVIT1YdeVS7cKs2PbtLz0Kb-1FD8B8yg2cyi8s453q03eIcZiXYXdWnApgOxDI_EUvNkA0GFLELQ_wuEBPMq7mI9POh/s1600/SDC19841aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFhDYUQUYmqk7DgNQglNiOIHTdaANA5J-yO6nrlJ9i2uv_tRkklVIT1YdeVS7cKs2PbtLz0Kb-1FD8B8yg2cyi8s453q03eIcZiXYXdWnApgOxDI_EUvNkA0GFLELQ_wuEBPMq7mI9POh/s400/SDC19841aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514908387011168418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Now, this is how it all started.....</span> </div><br />Balloon man (in the black shirt- inside the shark's mouth) was apparently trying to help this poor shark out by checking his teeth) The tall guy holding the shark's nose thought he would provide some extra insurance for Balloon Man's safety by holding the creatures snout firmly.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I knew instinctively at that moment that disaster was in the air.......</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmlWX2KYVW6Dwum9IAnXmRVdecIxpHmWre4qiwq7WsJBqM0uYEir8gauYMiNa-Chq_vxjVaRuyJKF5SXGYoO34aqVRhSUgv2yC86JHoFFuTm1TsTIjQzKqTD71By3rMmZnCHjZsIklpq2/s1600/SDC19842aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmlWX2KYVW6Dwum9IAnXmRVdecIxpHmWre4qiwq7WsJBqM0uYEir8gauYMiNa-Chq_vxjVaRuyJKF5SXGYoO34aqVRhSUgv2yC86JHoFFuTm1TsTIjQzKqTD71By3rMmZnCHjZsIklpq2/s400/SDC19842aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514908397556654434" border="0" /></a>Notice the guy's arms are bending slowly as the shark is inching pressure down. Balloon man is frantically hurrying to finish his inspection as he knows the danger is rising......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRN6HpYPprC_00XPWc2i-lP1FiImhB4cHjhvhhMcFH2nMOVu49uvQqB-3mApvRmkfRsD5lQ1mb9rCQLiAwdOBBL7H0msWG3wgQUJYuXd2Zk0fQ99-mHvqk6Ac0hWBiImEVQZZt2dsvSGY/s1600/SDC19838aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRN6HpYPprC_00XPWc2i-lP1FiImhB4cHjhvhhMcFH2nMOVu49uvQqB-3mApvRmkfRsD5lQ1mb9rCQLiAwdOBBL7H0msWG3wgQUJYuXd2Zk0fQ99-mHvqk6Ac0hWBiImEVQZZt2dsvSGY/s400/SDC19838aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514908231856094514" border="0" /></a>Then it happened..... it was inevitable. The shark broke free of the guy's grasp and swallowed up Balloon Man, the guy holding the shark's nose, and the guy that had been watching from the side line. All that was left was the strong guy in front. He called for help immediately......<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymbbyO1vPkodZ_4qB9U23q_jkFuPHZDaKWEC152BSOaTL2Vi9JUjZOjlbGrqB4i9QDYD9fxuaj3YY59NUPH9cnhhcmL0xac527TjXSkGqX38njqTrC5XTzMX40eLa07UsLMjFxNW-f9-v/s1600/SDC19840aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymbbyO1vPkodZ_4qB9U23q_jkFuPHZDaKWEC152BSOaTL2Vi9JUjZOjlbGrqB4i9QDYD9fxuaj3YY59NUPH9cnhhcmL0xac527TjXSkGqX38njqTrC5XTzMX40eLa07UsLMjFxNW-f9-v/s400/SDC19840aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514911113497575762" border="0" /></a>This guy, who happened to formerly be a zoologist, leaned over to examine the situation and give his scientific input. The strong guy on the left said, "I'm not waiting for your scientific mumbo jumbo" and he quickly punched the shark in the nose!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZVTXWIbUXNxKkRxt0LUlnjl4_q-HuC2h0JpUMd_9qHAgo8iQOrAcXtpq0SScYKa3H01VNiLPKumrpyZ3wTMTh-v715iZDtj7WqhBv2KLkNgq5QWQ2fIpg5Z2DvZuTwuun7W8J9SZ5hOi/s1600/SDC19837aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZVTXWIbUXNxKkRxt0LUlnjl4_q-HuC2h0JpUMd_9qHAgo8iQOrAcXtpq0SScYKa3H01VNiLPKumrpyZ3wTMTh-v715iZDtj7WqhBv2KLkNgq5QWQ2fIpg5Z2DvZuTwuun7W8J9SZ5hOi/s400/SDC19837aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514908223118020642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZVTXWIbUXNxKkRxt0LUlnjl4_q-HuC2h0JpUMd_9qHAgo8iQOrAcXtpq0SScYKa3H01VNiLPKumrpyZ3wTMTh-v715iZDtj7WqhBv2KLkNgq5QWQ2fIpg5Z2DvZuTwuun7W8J9SZ5hOi/s1600/SDC19837aaa.JPG"><br /></a>"Take that you evil creature!". He moved his position to scope out the situation and see if their were any survivors...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JMOKcWCtLQ1tiTZK_PhLy147pVm37f2HgRsby8qwHePunI5P0pojeYws4Muy6bXx0BFgN6GNmXo_fqbQRT8Ir5qcamTswt0VbyZd4vapdGSU6ccXg3-hUbyaEmGfNPtOcAm0YqF_1iOe/s1600/SDC19835aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JMOKcWCtLQ1tiTZK_PhLy147pVm37f2HgRsby8qwHePunI5P0pojeYws4Muy6bXx0BFgN6GNmXo_fqbQRT8Ir5qcamTswt0VbyZd4vapdGSU6ccXg3-hUbyaEmGfNPtOcAm0YqF_1iOe/s400/SDC19835aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514908209579602578" border="0" /></a>So that is how the situation unfolded (or should I say, "deflated"). The zoologist and the strong guy were the only survivors that sad day. What is the guy doing in the picture you ask? He's calling for help to remove the other three guys from the dead shark.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I have to say that this situation was the most exciting thing that I have ever seen "outside my windows".... Don't you think?<br /></div>Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-43454847682202830682010-09-07T23:41:00.004-04:002010-09-07T23:58:29.248-04:00New Halloween Goodies at Minnie Maes (sorry- not the eating kind)I've been busy at the sewing machine lately. The result, you ask? A bunch of Halloween trick or treat bags were born. Last year, I made 3 of my kids a bag each. Do you want to know what I really think about these bags- they are wonderful- and I'm not biased because I made them. They really work, they are durable, they fold up to be stored out of the way, they can be washed, and they are just plain, cute!<br /><br />Thanks to my fabric savvy sister in law, I was blessed with a bounty of Halloween fabric last year. I had forgotten about the fabric until last week when I came upon the bag of it- buried deep in my fabric "tub". It was actually kind of exciting to pull the bag open and see what she had bought me. I don't know why I didn't look into the bag last year. No matter though, it was nice to get a surprise. There were at least 2 yards of approximately 7 or 8 different patterns. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Whoo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hoo</span>!!<br /><br />Here are just a few goodies that I sewed up from my gifted stash:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6J3fwfC7OACjmATG8fvBYUrlhekYKPewBkcRltPnf-75RGUyu-p8hBHSbcOCfuBb6T2kA5EOGtJZS2NkDfafXldrA2ZHBESz6H_d-W2npah6_RfijIZRBmNdjELMhFEekuY0llA-P0vL/s1600/SDC19938aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6J3fwfC7OACjmATG8fvBYUrlhekYKPewBkcRltPnf-75RGUyu-p8hBHSbcOCfuBb6T2kA5EOGtJZS2NkDfafXldrA2ZHBESz6H_d-W2npah6_RfijIZRBmNdjELMhFEekuY0llA-P0vL/s400/SDC19938aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514383344561831426" border="0" /></a>This brightly colored trick or treat bag is my favorite because of the bright colors and cute pictures. You can find out more about this bag <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55746555/fabric-halloween-trick-or-treat-bag-or">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU8bDFXk4q31X0gh-5ah2xyWGS7mfnyYtDw-QVsJrYagCjjwsNG2XiCE-M616ttIYFUiAFWX63lKRECiK-Ssk1x83rUCrv7ALSKO0bfwWruWK7VFVoqimZ51fnEiag-pQhLbgpVkZqNFd/s1600/SDC19927aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU8bDFXk4q31X0gh-5ah2xyWGS7mfnyYtDw-QVsJrYagCjjwsNG2XiCE-M616ttIYFUiAFWX63lKRECiK-Ssk1x83rUCrv7ALSKO0bfwWruWK7VFVoqimZ51fnEiag-pQhLbgpVkZqNFd/s400/SDC19927aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514383323563688018" border="0" /></a>This is the second bag that I made from this bright orange fabric with owls. Do you want to know what happened to the first one? My owl crazy sister fell in love with it. She got an early Christmas present- even if it was Halloween related.<br /><br />The bag in the photo is a double lined grocery bag that can be used for all sorts of things. You can find out more about it <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55744605/give-a-hoot-fabric-grocery-bag?ref=v1_other_1">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJQlij1UgOWAC1giGPPFuvjrTdgqqQpzOjwRVrsXT2P1qq9pLzIKUIg8__-NCS8L-V_i8g0x2ct1eSyMiGnxyPlKTXN6QCNBR-ZyX-y_jf1XuOKjKLLUYVPsbjRJfd1Hr2H62Sr_UQ4I2/s1600/SDC19912aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJQlij1UgOWAC1giGPPFuvjrTdgqqQpzOjwRVrsXT2P1qq9pLzIKUIg8__-NCS8L-V_i8g0x2ct1eSyMiGnxyPlKTXN6QCNBR-ZyX-y_jf1XuOKjKLLUYVPsbjRJfd1Hr2H62Sr_UQ4I2/s400/SDC19912aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514383312099866706" border="0" /></a><br />This is one of my toddler treat bags. They are made especially for small hands to carry. After all, little kiddos like candy too you know! You can read more about this bag <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55741011/toddler-or-child-mini-fabric-trick-or">here</a>.<br /><br />Like I said before, these are just a few new goodies so be sure to check out<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MinnieMaes"> my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Etsy</span> shop</a> to find more handmade goodies!Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510186963996369752.post-57743489359827607502010-07-16T20:34:00.004-04:002010-07-16T21:05:02.674-04:00I'm Still Around...Betch'a gave up on me didn't you? Well, I'm still around. I've just been super busy- in crazy spurts no less- if that makes sense. You know, things seem calm and slow and then, BAMMM, everything jumps into high speed. At this particular moment in time, I have a free moment and thought I'd let you all know what was going on....that is if things don't jump into high speed all of the sudden.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1muhGL0SE3CYj4pL0g7hnTlUxlDCQ3b0V9RiO3lIvS7eZfh0v2yM5e1jEeUguhK6MH1g5U1SFdRckPyl86xdqyS1sOK5vcs9AZOWJhw7hDUoeWtXRhvoQsyF31SEDqcrA9nhah9Pv03j/s1600/SDC19537aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1muhGL0SE3CYj4pL0g7hnTlUxlDCQ3b0V9RiO3lIvS7eZfh0v2yM5e1jEeUguhK6MH1g5U1SFdRckPyl86xdqyS1sOK5vcs9AZOWJhw7hDUoeWtXRhvoQsyF31SEDqcrA9nhah9Pv03j/s400/SDC19537aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494667689126591890" border="0" /></a>I was alerted that Uncle Bubba built a scare crow, so we took a trip over to take a look. I'm not sure how good it was working on his corn. With the looks of that scare crow's t-shirt, it looks like he has been doing some hard labor. Maybe that hard labor will pay off with some corn. Scott said that one day he is going to sneak over there and paste a ridiculous photo on the scarecrow's face and see how long it takes Uncle Bubba to notice. Hee, hee, can't wait for that one...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p44eVhejZqDTiarx0qyJqIORQYhi0gz1Rtd8vPWyyDNEn9yjqdzQl1RCcmf0aJpqv0GZgija9qzM3MTqMpV6ZLP5_I4L2S7VyHDen7JgYmxT81Z4DnBxUipu_ycQOgBC-UNTuHLBDQyB/s1600/SDC19585aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p44eVhejZqDTiarx0qyJqIORQYhi0gz1Rtd8vPWyyDNEn9yjqdzQl1RCcmf0aJpqv0GZgija9qzM3MTqMpV6ZLP5_I4L2S7VyHDen7JgYmxT81Z4DnBxUipu_ycQOgBC-UNTuHLBDQyB/s400/SDC19585aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494667697472811458" border="0" /></a>My<a href="http://minniemaes.blogspot.com/2010/06/gardening-epiphany-seriously.html"> little cucumber plants</a> started blooming at last! I ordered an heirloom variety so it was extra important that the little buggies visited these little blooms. This photo was taken a few weeks ago and since then, we've harvested about 5 little cucumbers. They turned out being this tiny gherkin kind. (I had misplaced my seed catalog and couldn't remember if they were the tiny ones or the regular ones- now I know). 5 cucumbers is not enough to make pickles so maybe next year.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGosFoS2ckMoer0G-zpUH_c9QXByKurmayHLgd1jpBvQamSqhyphenhyphenwd7i3AyN_Sr81c6IfmDtIEUHU_rvHNuQFRNOegENdgUppA1SAZrnBUmE7ZU7JJw16wVmvXB1gElvfIlUNWhAmlfocrkh/s1600/SDC19586aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGosFoS2ckMoer0G-zpUH_c9QXByKurmayHLgd1jpBvQamSqhyphenhyphenwd7i3AyN_Sr81c6IfmDtIEUHU_rvHNuQFRNOegENdgUppA1SAZrnBUmE7ZU7JJw16wVmvXB1gElvfIlUNWhAmlfocrkh/s400/SDC19586aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494667700867942802" border="0" /></a>Look at that- nature ties a better knot that I can!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRqzKe41JL6rDTvbDKwys3x0QSocR0t97Y3xscuIDJ8Bub7oYWF5CdkGrTr75T0On56Vs-Hpzj15NHCssPYzzDQCdu6rydnjotVs1pJ0ijChsP8WRjHBj-ccyWolQEAGGhsTQ3OqX78ZP/s1600/SDC19532aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRqzKe41JL6rDTvbDKwys3x0QSocR0t97Y3xscuIDJ8Bub7oYWF5CdkGrTr75T0On56Vs-Hpzj15NHCssPYzzDQCdu6rydnjotVs1pJ0ijChsP8WRjHBj-ccyWolQEAGGhsTQ3OqX78ZP/s400/SDC19532aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494667678360080818" border="0" /></a>Our former neighbor built the kids a playhouse out of some old scrap wood. This is the frame of it on the first day he started. If you look really, really, closely, you will see that it was built over a <a href="http://minniemaes.blogspot.com/2010/01/dead-tree-in-backyard-and-what-it-has.html">stump</a>. Yes, you read that right, a stump. We call the finished playhouse- The Stump House. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACv4ogZFcNLiaOSez2r9o2FhXKjL0X_2FTcF1J04s0Rq_q1X4uVGQ9zlOWyJYw7pVavFdtdOhbjO23CVAJSSEsYl9m31cUkrEE5nfKcpdKGrRYRzcUAC4mXUCH4iCdH0oE5dRNPJ9FYAm/s1600/SDC19572aaa.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACv4ogZFcNLiaOSez2r9o2FhXKjL0X_2FTcF1J04s0Rq_q1X4uVGQ9zlOWyJYw7pVavFdtdOhbjO23CVAJSSEsYl9m31cUkrEE5nfKcpdKGrRYRzcUAC4mXUCH4iCdH0oE5dRNPJ9FYAm/s400/SDC19572aaa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494667692775989538" border="0" /></a>The kids were really excited about this new playhouse and so was their cousin Rachel. She made this housewarming gift the day it was finished. If you can believe it, that grass stayed alive for almost a week and a half! I thought it was sweet that the new Stump House was graced with live foliage (at least for a little while anyway.) Scott even installed a solar barn light inside (which the kids left on the other night and nearly made me jump out of my skin when I saw it glowing in the backyard!). For now, we haven't installed the shingles or siding but the kids don't care- it's just the most awesome Stump House ever. Good summertime fun is in store!<br /><br />Hope summer is going great for everyone!Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05507597893828286928noreply@blogger.com0