tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33992321973721801442024-02-06T23:57:09.005-08:00My Little KumquatAmber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-39599259967558395882014-02-14T12:01:00.001-08:002014-02-14T12:01:47.126-08:00Love Sack Pillow<br />
Happy Valentines Day everyone! Here is a cute little project to get you in the Valentine's spirit.<br />
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I whipped up this love sack pillow while the kiddos were getting ready for school this morning. There's nothing like waiting for Valentines day to arrive before you start decorating.</div>
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This was super simple. I had a strip of fabric leftover from when I made some pillows back in November that I used for this. I cut a heart out of 12 by 12 scrapbook paper to make a stencil. Then I used craft paint to stencil the heart on. I did do that part last night so it could dry. This morning when I got up, I just folded the strip off fabric in half and sewed up the sides. I had an old feather pillow insert lying around so I stuffed that in there and tied the top with a piece of ribbon. I didn't even finish the edges on the top of the pillow, I think it looks more like a sack that way.<br />
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Happy Heart Day!<br />
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I went to a girls' craft day at my friend Megan's house a couple of weeks ago and we made super cute wreaths out of cottonwood branches. We have been having such crazy, warm weather here. The cottonwood trees already have buds on them and its only the begining of February. It sure made for some cute wreaths.</div>
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We also learned how to make flowers out of felt and some awesome feathers out of string. <a href="http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/handmade-feather-tutorial/">Here</a> is a tutorial I found via pinterest that shows how to make the feathers.</div>
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I wanted my wreath to have a Valentines flair to it so I made a heart banner out of felt. This was such a fun project. I can't wait until our next craft day!<br />
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Natalie and I just returned from girls' camp and we had a blast! Now that I have caught up on some much needed sleep, I wanted to post the crafts that we made at camp. <br />
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I was asked to be in charge of the crafts and I had so many ideas running through my head. We narrowed it down to three ideas. We didn't get to make all three but I will be showing them all since I made a sample of each one. The young women keep asking me about the third project so we will be doing it for a mutual night.<br />
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For the first craft each girl received one of these cute lunch bags that contained a 4X4 wood block and a picture of the Snowflake, Arizona temple. My brother was generous enough to provide me with a picture of the temple with this years' theme.<br />
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This project was very simple. The girls just had to paint and sand the block, then cut the picture into a 4X4 square. (I ordered 4X6 prints) They modge podged the picture onto the block then tied a scrap of fabric around it. I brought a big bag of scrap fabric and several colors of paint. It was fun to see how creative the girls were.<br />
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For the next project they received a cup with a chain and a pendant in it.<br />
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I brought some scrap paper from all of my scrapbooky projects. They cut a square of scrapbook paper for the background, then added a monogram and other small embellishments such as rhinestones and small brads. I also brought some old magazines with me and some of the girls cut out letters or words or images from the magazines to put into their necklaces. We used a glue stick to glue the paper down temporarily so it wouldn't float up when we put the diamond glaze in. Then we covered the scrapbook paper with a thin layer of Diamond Glaze and let it dry for about 30 min. The Diamond Glaze dries hard with a glossy finish. The girls used their cups that we gave them to put the pendant in while it was drying.<br />
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The girls loved this project and I noticed many of them wore their necklaces to church the next Sunday.<br />
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The last project (the one that we didn't have time for) was a metal chalk board and magnets. Our Bishop happens to own a heating and cooling business so we got sheet metal scraps for FREE!<br />
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Randy drilled holes in the metal to thread ribbon through for hanging. I primed the sheet metal, painted it with chalkboard paint and threaded the ribbon through the holes. The magnets are made with fabric flowers. The girls are so excited for this one and they keep asking me when we are going to do it.<br />
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I think the girls really enjoyed all of the projects. They kept telling me thanks. They are so sweet. We had a great time and everyone got along so well.<br />
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Camp was a blast! I can't wait until next year!<br />
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I just wanted to share some of my fall decor. I know it's a little late since Thanksgiving is tomorrow and its almost time to take down the fall decorations and start on decorating for Christmas. <br />
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I am mostly posting this for my benefit so I will remember what I used next year. I hope you enjoy.<br />
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A cute be grateful sign that I made. I know the chevron is not quite even but I still love it.<br />
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Bunting made from fabric circles and doilies.<br />
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Hydrangeas are my favorite. I had these flowers and a wreath form sitting in the pantry. I just had to buy some brown ribbon to go with it.<br />
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My cute pumpkins from a couple of years ago. I just tied some lace around them.<br />
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This is my absolute favorite. The deer ornament came from the dollar store.<br />
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Loving the polka dot ribbon on this one!<br />
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I have lots more crafts to show. Tomorrow is setup for the boutique, hopefully I will find time to post the pictures. Yee haw!<br />
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The big beautiful black one:<br />
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The pretty little green one that I so want to keep for my girls' room:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/270/75E68E017430EE95E8068C91970F8390.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-17810023790392387742010-11-07T19:57:00.001-08:002010-11-07T20:16:14.590-08:00Boutique SeasonWe are getting ready for a big boutique that runs the week before Thanksgiving. Our house is a wreck but we are sure having fun.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">All other projects are at the midway point, waiting to be painted. Hopefully this week will see the rest of the projects finished.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Just a cute little Halloween project I wanted to share. This is an old book from the thrift store. I had a lot of fun jazzing it up for Halloween. It turned out so cute I can't wait to make one for Christmas!<br />
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I'm linking up to <a href="http://www.justagirlblog.com/2010/10/show-and-share-day_22.html">Just a Girl</a>. Go check her out.Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-88298671632304332122010-10-06T12:48:00.000-07:002010-10-06T12:48:16.034-07:00Halloween Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAUT-NTqMznk4bBRs1X4s6R-GK0cTs8pizsv5J2XBtHZeoCY-AayL82cq0tRFXugtnHhFF7cwTD390Ypr2_8MGMbrYeRVZQbahyphenhyphenpV7lC_JGPl_yGKaMg4JUspXbGwmQr-hDsrBHxpr6hR/s1600/000_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAUT-NTqMznk4bBRs1X4s6R-GK0cTs8pizsv5J2XBtHZeoCY-AayL82cq0tRFXugtnHhFF7cwTD390Ypr2_8MGMbrYeRVZQbahyphenhyphenpV7lC_JGPl_yGKaMg4JUspXbGwmQr-hDsrBHxpr6hR/s640/000_0089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I got the Halloween decorations out the other day and played around with them a little bit. I had lots of fun putting this table together. The picture is kind of at a funky angle but that is because it is so hard to photograph in front of a mirror and not get the rest of the <strike>mess </strike>room.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDeryGYAlEUjUymiMAo0BwhUlefXrxeIlbZufJra1-eskTPUN6Z-hzZ6I8XiDTG5SrxfvNwILO6l5Y3oEZaiaB_x9yTOHfSfDLAI6cpNjfQ_7UwDxpPEYWTlpijhmPYeGnwZjjYVcUBK2/s1600/000_0097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDeryGYAlEUjUymiMAo0BwhUlefXrxeIlbZufJra1-eskTPUN6Z-hzZ6I8XiDTG5SrxfvNwILO6l5Y3oEZaiaB_x9yTOHfSfDLAI6cpNjfQ_7UwDxpPEYWTlpijhmPYeGnwZjjYVcUBK2/s640/000_0097.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I found these weeds on my morning run. It is kind of hard to see in this picture but the tall ones are a pretty orange and the shorter ones are a rust color. The ones in the bottom of the vase are sunflower heads. We have a ton of sunflowers growing around here and they are all drying out now. I just lopped off their heads and put them in the vase for filler. I looked like I was carrying the Olympic torch running home with them in my hands. I kind of messed up my back in the process but it was definitely worth it. The bird is from dollar tree and the cute jack-o-lantern kettle came from a yard sale.</div><br />
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I hope you like it. <br />
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I found a cute lamp at a yard sale for 25 cents. Score! The gold parts were spray painted white, then it set around for a year waiting for the perfect lamp shade. Finally, I found the perfect flowers to cover the shade. I pulled the flowers off the stems and hot glued them on an old lamp shade.<br />
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Could this be the solution to my dirty cup problem? Then I looked at the price tag. At eight dollars a pop I knew this was not my solution.<br />
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I started thinking. Why don't I make my own monogram mugs? So I did.<br />
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I got this old metal storage container at a thrift store for 2 dollars. I wanted to spray paint it but couldn't find the right color of blue in a can. I mixed some white paint with a blue sample I found at ACE and came up with this color. It is perfect for holding the kiddos dvd's.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/270/75E68E017430EE95E8068C91970F8390.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-68986548576685983512010-08-18T17:19:00.000-07:002010-08-18T17:19:07.382-07:00Hutch re-do<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I promised crafts over a week ago so here goes. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I love the way it turned out. Guess what! She is for sale. I am asking $300.00 for her. Please contact me if you are interested and you live in Arizona.<br />
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Thanks for looking.Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-81659936093612930672010-08-09T23:43:00.000-07:002010-08-09T23:43:46.089-07:00Hello!Is anybody out there? I decided to give this blogging thing another go. School will be starting soon so maybe I will have a little time on my hands. We will have to see. I thought I would post my favorite picture from our Oregon vacation this summer. This is Dad and some of my brothers out on the lake doing some fishing. I don't think they caught anything but they sure had fun. <br />
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Look for these candle holders at the dollar store.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Simply glue the large candle holder to the taper holder with some tile glue. Let the glue dry for 24 hours. It dries clear.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Tie some cute ribbon around the base. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-78207484935885801672010-01-31T18:20:00.000-08:002010-01-31T18:20:12.631-08:00My first 10k run!I ran my first 10k yesterday.<br />
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I can barely walk today.<br />
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I have been training for a couple of months to run in London's Run in Queen Creek, AZ. I figured it would take me about 1 hour and 20 minutes at the pace I have been running on the tread mill. <br />
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I was very excited and surprised when I finished in less than an hour!<br />
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Here is a <a href="http://sportshots.exposuremanager.com/p/900am-930am_lr_2010/0908_20100130090838_2604_63_2_2">link</a> to my picture from the run . Don't laugh, I was just finishing running 6.2 miles.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It was a challenge but lots of fun too.</div>Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-18373344316809507912010-01-27T21:18:00.000-08:002010-01-27T21:37:33.063-08:00Valentines Craft<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofCiHMdK6cah3UZsi3BFm7F7zBUcBKHO88CsDcEtlimIQFPNM4c_ua03zOBb9Rx74Uvd0mmzANPVbK34fcVQdrGLByri2_c_ifQ5MP4savXznLzljHu4MAC9Th1p6y7vW7KM_Eq0fAQfC/s1600-h/214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofCiHMdK6cah3UZsi3BFm7F7zBUcBKHO88CsDcEtlimIQFPNM4c_ua03zOBb9Rx74Uvd0mmzANPVbK34fcVQdrGLByri2_c_ifQ5MP4savXznLzljHu4MAC9Th1p6y7vW7KM_Eq0fAQfC/s640/214.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431658278597344066" /></a><br />I found this cute Valentines craft Idea on <a href="http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/">The Creative Crate</a>. This blog has so many cute craft Ideas. <br /><br />It was super easy to make. My friend Megan cut the wood for me, and I used her cricut to cut stencils for the letters and the heart.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrhNCmWvlGgcALbNBaWt_pIRzzj830QxIhdpqt6RDyyXixJS04m-FMCSTNhETIl0vkNbVqUyDbn8FlRmdzVLU1obwyfxyS5GjN7YcvfIHkjGyrg54PBUu0LILlR_hkW7PVCeOJAPLCDus/s1600-h/215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrhNCmWvlGgcALbNBaWt_pIRzzj830QxIhdpqt6RDyyXixJS04m-FMCSTNhETIl0vkNbVqUyDbn8FlRmdzVLU1obwyfxyS5GjN7YcvfIHkjGyrg54PBUu0LILlR_hkW7PVCeOJAPLCDus/s640/215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431658290616043970" /></a><br /><br />Go check out The Creative Crate. I'm sure you will be inspired too.Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-8455961946255355772010-01-11T14:20:00.000-08:002010-01-11T14:20:00.209-08:00Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Vqrk4rxnElSGdyzY0ovmh9lipD2wno6K7N4f1JVpkWmCCK-HgID-zQw4cuulmwjy47IBVQrcoWnCm7XQBmjDbcTWX7CJltRENvp_n2zkNOs-d3Nqc1q85PT1KJxCbfmPkM-iUtF8Eg6N/s1600-h/100_2457.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Vqrk4rxnElSGdyzY0ovmh9lipD2wno6K7N4f1JVpkWmCCK-HgID-zQw4cuulmwjy47IBVQrcoWnCm7XQBmjDbcTWX7CJltRENvp_n2zkNOs-d3Nqc1q85PT1KJxCbfmPkM-iUtF8Eg6N/s800/100_2457.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year! We sure did! We even had snow for Christmas! It just doesn't seem like Christmas without snow.<br /><br />I love the snow lady the kids made.<br /> <br />She's got style!Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-22879766593832929742010-01-05T22:41:00.000-08:002010-01-11T12:55:25.348-08:00Jacob's Birthday<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_pN5g4jfe8oWsExFFe8irRdlcpxLVwID7gZcFJdIOWYDyr1wsdmrpRnXmASdLsdN8TrASgaTuzUNReFXkaFPolLJLuRG3Yqx-w0GyDxXfbmdBIrQTFmbqqusqOOBcQ46iKa8R3bGc42v/s1600-h/100_2615.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_pN5g4jfe8oWsExFFe8irRdlcpxLVwID7gZcFJdIOWYDyr1wsdmrpRnXmASdLsdN8TrASgaTuzUNReFXkaFPolLJLuRG3Yqx-w0GyDxXfbmdBIrQTFmbqqusqOOBcQ46iKa8R3bGc42v/s640/100_2615.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br />Our blue eyed boy turned 7 today!<br /><br />Wow, time flies.<br /><br />Jacob is such a sweet boy. He is loving the 1st grade and is an excellent student.<br /><br />He loves video games and is enjoying the Wii we got for Christmas.<br /><br />Jacob is such an obedient boy. He is always getting rewarded for being the first one to obey when we ask the kids to do something. (It drives the other kids crazy).<br /><br />He is a lego master and he gets very upset when someone breaks his creations.<br /><br />You can often find him standing or spinning on his head or crawling accross the floor. He doesn't hold still for long.<br /><br />We love you Jake. We are glad you are ours.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-53012446978249227472010-01-05T21:32:00.000-08:002010-01-11T12:57:05.511-08:009 year old fashionista!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qWpFOMxdNADwQE-zK8GESJZESvvuhnl2WY5WNq0N5rakBXRcGU_l59dcNCiwW9dIFlJ5AUDBnXldiLMvcsrlC7xuVD9Rdyc7wDvMcmTTgI5AlN5LZVQUl3FNNzZHeHccTYmxZ4nFuQQu/s1600-h/100_2378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qWpFOMxdNADwQE-zK8GESJZESvvuhnl2WY5WNq0N5rakBXRcGU_l59dcNCiwW9dIFlJ5AUDBnXldiLMvcsrlC7xuVD9Rdyc7wDvMcmTTgI5AlN5LZVQUl3FNNzZHeHccTYmxZ4nFuQQu/s640/100_2378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423498171203481122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5HO_674UWhgh3ETiS3NLt_nQ5XqbSPl_f94t3HS99hzijRdLAiNxCQbWM1DVBlI2BQNxFlLytDFjyYipwzJyXsjtufvyW4G9TNxEa_5D0UJ-8l1Qw_1PBbmPDyY5IRy-zr61d9pgbWoB/s1600-h/100_2377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5HO_674UWhgh3ETiS3NLt_nQ5XqbSPl_f94t3HS99hzijRdLAiNxCQbWM1DVBlI2BQNxFlLytDFjyYipwzJyXsjtufvyW4G9TNxEa_5D0UJ-8l1Qw_1PBbmPDyY5IRy-zr61d9pgbWoB/s640/100_2377.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423498163859561906" /></a><br />I'm catching up! One more post and I am moving on to Christmas. <br /><br />Natalie turned 9 on November 7, 2009. <br /><br />She asked for; brown boots, black boots, and black Sunday shoes. What are we going to do when she is a teenager? This shoe obsession, where does it come from? Her Dad?<br /><br />She is growing into a lovely young lady. I am always amazed at how creative she is. She loves making things for other people and can often be found in her room working on her latest project.<br /><br />It is lots of fun having a girl around that likes to shop and craft. <br /><br />By the way, she is already asking to wear my clothes. <br /><br />Seriously girl, you are only 9!Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399232197372180144.post-42792234409369126112009-12-30T21:13:00.000-08:002009-12-30T22:05:14.683-08:00Terrible Two'sHailey turned 2 years old on October 28th. (I told you I was behind) She might look sweet but she is a monster! <br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwK41rBxlel-V2mQo8RMP1cMiSsmYOuO_S-k9wf4fUkwQ0YcNJmcJUHBmPnmYdmyVWBXv2KA68xLJE-kjuTIEigcZ6Sf-H0orR4FJbgaOVTiwe-0AgJVyBbCAey9VAUQrctS5f-BwoBGY/s1600-h/100_2305.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwK41rBxlel-V2mQo8RMP1cMiSsmYOuO_S-k9wf4fUkwQ0YcNJmcJUHBmPnmYdmyVWBXv2KA68xLJE-kjuTIEigcZ6Sf-H0orR4FJbgaOVTiwe-0AgJVyBbCAey9VAUQrctS5f-BwoBGY/s800/100_2305.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br />For example, tonight while I was on the computer I could hear her in the kitchen. I told Natalie to go check on her thinking that if she was into something she shouldn't be that Natalie would come tell me, right? WRONG! She proceeded to dump the remainder of the oreos on the floor and let her brother run over them with a toy car. Then she dumped the rest of the cat food and spread it around. <br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kq36Zz6C4Wg313Ya50uuOfwO_Mxt1ziKn7TXBH6t2EjaiNAw4HeO_XEFDivs-y18ZmpEbWT_GTt1QF-wfXXHDfaeBq-NjLqfUTCZvXqglqqrUkWbagb6s3YY7taL1j_rOTcfLRjHXvZX/s1600-h/100_2309.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kq36Zz6C4Wg313Ya50uuOfwO_Mxt1ziKn7TXBH6t2EjaiNAw4HeO_XEFDivs-y18ZmpEbWT_GTt1QF-wfXXHDfaeBq-NjLqfUTCZvXqglqqrUkWbagb6s3YY7taL1j_rOTcfLRjHXvZX/s800/100_2309.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br />Her normal bedtime is between 12:00 and 1:00 am. If you want her to go to bed earlier you have to put in the movie "Bolt". This makes for a very interesting sleep routine considering Randy's new job requires him to wake up at 3:30 in the morning.<br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4xv5cH-1ClT5GQiZlOG7qpsODibokAVJgaXuyi0L3TTYII_N1ZHXhXB1zr792vGEdF7Fub3EUuc6YbfAsCIgirfF0QogLk9lYrGnBO8Su72LNyP8rjcAdNUG5_GS5k6b7GuGFqakueMm/s1600-h/100_2308.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4xv5cH-1ClT5GQiZlOG7qpsODibokAVJgaXuyi0L3TTYII_N1ZHXhXB1zr792vGEdF7Fub3EUuc6YbfAsCIgirfF0QogLk9lYrGnBO8Su72LNyP8rjcAdNUG5_GS5k6b7GuGFqakueMm/s640/100_2308.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />Oh well, what are you going to do? We wouldn't trade her for anything.Amber Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16572580001260432406noreply@blogger.com3