tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37780159640896596162024-03-13T21:29:44.918-07:00It's just me... ScrappinjanetteyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-49845288978420956672015-03-06T12:56:00.002-08:002015-03-06T13:04:05.802-08:00I am a BAD blogger!Ok, so WOW! My blog hasn't been updated in literally YEARS! So let's recap....<br />
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<li>Our church closed in April of 2012 after 20 years. Worst time in my entire life.</li>
<li>In June, Hannah graduated high school and Bekah graduated from 8th grade.</li>
<li>God provided for us by giving me a full time job at SJHS in a year where they were cutting staff. That provided us with insurance for the family.</li>
<li>Hannah attended Joshua Wilderness Institute. What a life changing, difficult and wonderful year for her.</li>
<li>Bekah started her freshman year at Righetti high school. </li>
<li>In April 2013 we headed up to the TriCities of Washington so that a pulpit committee could hear Tim preach at a neutral site. Later that day we drove to Sunnyside, Washington to look at the church and area. On an impromptu tour of the GORGEOUS high school, Bekah stunned us by getting up on the stage of the amazing theater arts auditorium and said "to be or not to be"! So totally out of her shy character, especially in front of total strangers. We drove home and wondered if God was doing something in this.</li>
<li>In May, Hannah finished at JWI and moved into staff housing at Hume Lake for her summer on staff there.</li>
<li>In June, Bekah and I finished school, and then the three of us drove back to Sunnyside for Tim to canditate at First Baptist Church. The weekend went well and we were asked by the church to come...in Three weeks! We drove home, put our house on the market, packed up our belongings and moved away from our friends and neighbors of 20+ years and the only home our kids had ever known.</li>
<li>We moved into the parsonage on June 28 and Tim began as Pastor at Sunnyside First on July 1, 2013.</li>
<li>In August, Hannah finished at Hume, graduated from JWI and moved here to be with us.</li>
<li>We spent 2014 just getting used to the new situations we have been encountering.</li>
<li>SO, here we are in March 2015. Bekah is just finishing up her junior year at SHS. This weekend finds her in the last weekend performances of the 3rd drama club production that she has been in! Who knew?! Hannah is finishing her last 2 quarters of her associate degree from Yakima Valley Community College and is heading to George Fox University in the fall. I am just finishing up my 5th quarter teaching in the Adult education program at YVCC. Tim is feeling more and more at home in his position as the pastor of Sunnyside First. We are enjoying living in this small farming community. Still making friends and establishing routines. It is more "home" everyday.</li>
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So, now you are caught up. My next post will not be in years.... :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-49713805012119772022012-04-15T21:14:00.000-07:002012-04-15T21:14:15.491-07:00A Letter From Hannah...<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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God has given me the great opportunity to go and study at the Joshua Wilderness Institute. JWI is an intense 9 month program up at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hume</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place> with Theology based curriculum. Joshua's mission statement is "Transforming the Life Effectiveness of God's People". You can go to <a href="http://joshuawilderness.org/"><span style="color: blue;">Joshuawilderness.org</span></a> and view their full mission statement and 15 core values. Out of this program, I hope to build critical thinking skills, learn life skills necessary for effective practical living, to be challenged to develop convictions to become a person of moral and ethical character, identify and evaluate my personal </span><br />
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I will be taking classes such as Elements of the Bible, Christian Life and Ethnics, and Pauline Epistles while attending JWI and be able to put what I learn into practice on mission trips throughout the year. We will be going to places like LA to work with inner city and homeless children, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region> to work with deaf children, the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Dominican Republic</st1:country-region> to work with the needy and a 2 week trip <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region> to actually walk in the places that we have been studying in our Bible classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the 9 month program, I will spend the 2013 summer working at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hume</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place> youth camps. <br />
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In order for me to attend this program, I am in need of help both spiritually and financially. A very important way for you to help would be to pray for my year. Pray for the finances to be raised, pray for my heart to be open to God’s leading, and pray for our safety on the trips. Your prayers are always welcome. I also ask, if you can, donate to help me pay for the JWI program. I am currently looking for a job to help cover some of the cost and during the year will also have the opportunity to work off some of my tuition by working during the winter season at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hume</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place> camps. This will cover about 25% of the $15,000 cost. I will need to raise the remaining $12,000. I will need to raise $4000 by mid July in order to ensure my place at Joshua. I will then need to pay the balance in monthly payments. Are you willing to make a one time gift to help me out? Or maybe you would be willing to donate each month to help cover the $800/month cost from September to May. I do need to send in my $500 deposit in mid May to commit to the program, so I do ask that if you wish to donate that you respond by May 10<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All donations are considered a gift and unfortunately are not tax deductible. <br />
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Thank you so much for your time and support! I look forward to this awesome, life changing journey. God Bless!<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> C</span>ruce, Libro, Et Arto<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Cross, The Book, and The Plow,</i> <br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hannah Elizabeth Pettey<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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What is new with us you say? Well just about everything. We are in a season of heartache, transition and uncertainty.<br />
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Things at church have been not very fun for awhile. Finances of the church, people leaving, people saying hurtful things.. . The church is not thriving. Not able to meet it's financial obligations. Not able to keep going. We thought it was going to pull out of the nose dive, and just when we thought it had, there was more "stuff" that happened and it became clear that our church, the one we had been faithfully serving for 20 years, the one whose members are our family, the one that we are not sure how to go on without, is closing. So as of April 1st, Tim is out of work. We will probably have to move out of the area.. the only home our kids have ever known. It has not been an easy season for us. There are MANY unknowns... like where we will live, what if Tim can't find another position, what we will be doing, who will we be ministering to... but even with the many unknowns, there are a few knowns too: We KNOW that God will take care of us. He knows what we need, He knows who we are, He loves us. Also, we KNOW that we have each other. We have our family.. we have our faithful friends, we have people who love us. We know that as difficult as this will be, we will look back and be able to see God's hand all over it. The next few weeks I am sure will be full of heartache.. how do you watch something that you put so much love into shut it's doors? I am worried about my kids.. worried about their emotional well being.. worried that this will turn them off of "Church".. worried that they will be forever scared by this. But I know that God sees my kids too. He loves them, He wants them to thrive. I know that whatever happens to us, there will be some good things to hold onto. But until then, we will have to face the heartache. We will have to face the change. We will have to endure the pain. We will have to shed the tears (believe me, there have been more tears this year than in my previous 48 years put together!) We will have to trust God more and more. I have loved living here. I have become a Californian..a Santa Marian... I can't imagine living anywhere else... but i will. I will go where God takes us. I have a plan in my mind of where I would like to go.. but I am waiting on God to show where HE wants us. I am sorry if this is rambling.. I have just had a need to express what I am feeling. I have people I can talk to, but it is hard to get the point across when you are sobbing. Typing it out helps me process it. I know that we will survive this.. God will bring us through it. I am looking forward to when I can blog about that!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-48562924634694873622011-08-15T22:58:00.000-07:002011-08-15T22:58:43.111-07:00Hannah Senior Pictures...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my favorites from Hannah's senior picture session. This is from the photographer that is approved for the yearbook. She is having more taken by her good friend Anna later. I appologize for the horrible reproductions.. I got lazy and photographed them instead of scanning.. and then to get the picture with no glare from the overhead light, I put them on my computer keyboard and there is a little blue light on some of them...oh well, I just wanted you to see them. Isn't she just Gorgeous???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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February 9, 2011- Our 1995 Dodge Caravan.. I needed to take a picture so that we can try to sell it on Craig's List.. however, the picture is as far as I have gotten on that.. ;)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 10, 2011- This is Dudley. Dudley is our friends the Gerardi's dog. I love Dudley and his "ear hat" he can make his ears do all sorts of things, but this is my favorite.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 11, 2011- Hannah wanted to do something special for all the girls in her school (170 of them!) so she ordered and paid for 200 carnations. They shipped from Bogata Columbia on February 7th and arrived in Santa Maria on February 10th.. in the wee hours of the morning, we finished getting them ready for her to take to school today and give to all the girls as an early valentine from Hannah. She is so thoughtful.. makes me a proud mom.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 12, 2011- Ruth and Bill came to spend the day with Mom and celebrate her birthday with her. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 13, 2011- While Ruth and Bill were here, we took Mom to tour some assisted living facilities. Today I took a deposit check over to the place that we decided was the very best for her... Magnolia in Old Orcutt.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 14, 2011- Tim and Bekah were gone for Valentines day and Hannah had the day off of school. Hannah and I went to lunch and the outlets. It was raining, but we really enjoyed ourselves... especially the candy apples from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 15, 2011- Kiwi LOVES to look at the food on the table from her Vulture Position.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 16, 2011- Moonrise and Beautiful sunset out my front door...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 17, 2011- Kiwi does NOT like it when Hannah closes her bedroom door. She will stand outside for HOURS waiting to be let in.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 18, 2011- Big rain + wind storm= fence down</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 19, 2011- what the HAIL????</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 20, 2011- Our family spent the long weekend having a Star Wars marathon.. start to finish.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 21, 2011- This pretty little parakeet is at Magnolia, it is the most unusually colored parakeet I have ever seen with that stripe on its tummy... or was.. the bird died just a few days after I took the picture :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 22, 2011- After big rains we see this guy (or other birds that look just like him) on the golf course outside of my workplace.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 23, 2011- Mom moved into Magnolia today. This is a picture of her room (part of it anyway). She has a beautiful room with a beautiful view.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 24, 2011- Varsity Swim Team!!!!</div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> February 25, 2011- We are used to seeing birds and squirels and occasional little bunnies outside our office building.. but this guy startled me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">February 26, 2011- Tim and I drove to Sacramento today.. the snow just had started to fall on Cuesta Grade! Very unusual for Central Coast weather!</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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NXioojU7nxU/TWnn8yT6TnI/AAAAAAAABVw/dh5Z_4DXmyA/s1600/Feb26.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" l6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NXioojU7nxU/TWnn8yT6TnI/AAAAAAAABVw/dh5Z_4DXmyA/s400/Feb26.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-27842908969557387442011-02-09T16:43:00.000-08:002011-02-09T16:43:28.826-08:00January 29th- February 8th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January 29, 2011- Hannah and I had to go to SLO to get her a new suit for swim team. It was a fun Mom/Daughter day. We had lunch at Firestone Grill. As we were sitting there, I kept watching the Cal Poly students walking around and thought "That is Hannah in just a few years!" It was good to hang out with her. Need to do it more often!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January 30, 2011- The ProBowl from Hawaii. Kris Allen sang the National Anthem. We loved him on American Idol.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January 31, 2011- Getting gas today I noticed the old clock. Hadn't really "seen" it for awhile. To busy looking at stuff I guess. Anyway, I always loved this clock!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 1, 2011- Tim's mom's 85th birthday. Grandson Will and family sent her the cutest flower "cake".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TVMuJXwNHvI/AAAAAAAABTY/mQ0Ij_Luyz0/s1600/Feb1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TVMuJXwNHvI/AAAAAAAABTY/mQ0Ij_Luyz0/s400/Feb1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 2, 2011- Today would have been my Grandad's 107th birthday. I miss him. His birthday falls on Groundhog Day. Today the groundhog predicted 6 more weeks of winter. In honor of Grandad and Groundhog day, we had a groundhog supper... pancakes and sausage (get it? Ground hog..)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 3, 2011- Someone told Tim he needed to use a "NetiPot"... so he bought one and swears it is making his cold better... I am not so sure.. but hey it is worth a shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 4, 2011- Ladies Bonco night at church. FOOD, FUN and lots of LAUGHTER.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 5, 2011- We have been having some of the best weather and the prettiest sunsets lately. This is from the airport. Looks like Hawaii...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 6, 2011- SuperBowl Sunday... Green Bay v. Pittsburg.... In honor of the Superbowl.. A picture of Superbowl rings... these are GreenBay rings from past superbowls... I have some connections :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TVMuypn85zI/AAAAAAAABUA/YNnyMjgr3Y8/s1600/Feb6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TVMuypn85zI/AAAAAAAABUA/YNnyMjgr3Y8/s400/Feb6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 7, 2011- Monday nights at church is Mania.. the Jr. High Group. I am the ride home for Bekah and Allison. They love to come to Mania.. maybe they are Maniacs?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February 8, 2011- After 3 straight weeks of people in this house being sick, I thought it fitting to take a picture of the drugs... we live in a drug house.. but they are all legal :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TVMxf12I7MI/AAAAAAAABUg/7v2YXl_uMvY/s1600/Feb8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TVMxf12I7MI/AAAAAAAABUg/7v2YXl_uMvY/s400/Feb8.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-12209025052956259582011-01-28T17:14:00.000-08:002011-01-29T10:47:21.481-08:00January 21th - January 28th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 21- This is a picture of my "Studio" also known as my corner of the living room. It is usually messy. It is usually unorganized. It is usually where I spend my evenings. I can watch TV with the family and still play on my computer or scrap a little. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 22- Tonight we ordered pizza from Papa John's pizza. They are fairly new in the area. It was pretty cheap. It was pretty good. I was pretty impressed. We will be calling them again.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 23- We had lunch after church today at Jack's in Old Orcutt. It is legendary for it's pies. We ordered a piece of the Chocolate Cream pie and I had the waitress set the whole pie on the table so I could snap a picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TUNjlFu-83I/AAAAAAAABSg/9RDUP5rh5MA/s1600/Jan23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TUNjlFu-83I/AAAAAAAABSg/9RDUP5rh5MA/s400/Jan23.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 24- Hannah had to draw something representing the Salem Witch Trials (they are getting ready to read "the Crucible").. I think she did a remarkable and creepy job.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 25- This is a picture of "Mud Lake". It is a water retention area near our house. The whole of Orcutt knows where Mud Lake is. It is a remarkably relaxing and yet noisy place. When there is water in it, there are frogs croaking and birds singing. It is lovely.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jan. 26- So our psychotic dog, Kiwi, loves to go into Hannah's room and climb up into the window to watch the goings on in the neighborhood. She spends hours on the window sill behind the blinds (she is SO skinny!) barking her heart out. I snapped this picture while pulling out to take Hannah to school.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 27- Ahhh.. my guilty pleasure... Cherry Coke Zero! This is hands down my favorite soda. We can only get it in cans here which is probably good. If it came in 2 liters, I would definitely drink too much.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">January 28- Bekah likes waffles in the mornings. So I make a waffle for her (I have figured out the recipe for a single waffle.. 1/2 cup Krusteez, 1/2 T. Oil and 3 ounces of water- perfect amount for just one waffle) before taking Hannah to school.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan. 18- Tonight was a full moon. I love when the full moon comes up next to the palm tree in our neighbor's yard. Very California...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan. 12- Hannah got her official driver's license in the mail today. She now has a valid form of ID besides her passport card or birth certificate (which we frown on carrying around on a daily basis)... Recently, California started making underage driver's licenses vertical instead of horizontal.. and if you hold a flashlight to the back of the card and look at the front of the card you can see a bear made out of tiny pin holes. Pretty cool.. and true to every other woman driver in history, she hates her picture on the driver's license! </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="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TS4_3iG_jzI/AAAAAAAABRE/hzJc5MWO5b4/s1600/Jan12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TS4_3iG_jzI/AAAAAAAABRE/hzJc5MWO5b4/s400/Jan12.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-20394813167619659232011-01-10T20:03:00.000-08:002011-01-10T20:03:14.713-08:00Hallelujah!!!!Jan. 10, 2011- This morning the kids headed back to school after the 3 week Christmas break. It was 30 degrees when Hannah and I got into the car this morning! I know some people think that complaining about 30 degrees is being whimpy.. but this is the CENTRAL COAST! 30 is COLD! So anyway, Hannah started complaining that leather seats are cold when a lightbulb went off above my head (I really think it did!) and so when we stopped for Starbucks, We looked on the side of the seats and saw THIS! SEAT WARMERS! We have seat warmers!!!! I think I heard angels singing! :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">January 2- Kiwi loves the Christmas tree. She loves to hang out under it. I am not sure what the appeal is, but it becomes her favorite spot while it is up.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan. 3- We get our children every toy and electronic thing known to man.. so what do I see when I look out the kitchen window? Bekah and her friends.. sitting on the curb playing in the mud... really?</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="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TSst9iTsDGI/AAAAAAAABQU/ljvXHPZlEws/s1600/Jan3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" n4="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TSst9iTsDGI/AAAAAAAABQU/ljvXHPZlEws/s400/Jan3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan.4- My friend Julie gave me these slipper/boots for my birthday in November. I am really enjoying them during the extra cold winter days.. well ok, so in California "extra cold" isn't extreme but I am freezing on the days it doesn't make it to 60 degrees!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan.7- Just before Christmas, I saw a perfect dining room set at Costco. I talked my husband into going to buy it after Christmas, but they were sold out. Last night, I called Costco and they were back in stock. We went to buy it.. but I don't know what we were thinking! It was 5 huge boxes and only one would fit in my little SUV. We called on our friend Greg to come with his small pickup and help.. but only 3 boxes would fit in his truck! So Tim and Greg made one trip to our house while I stood out in the parking lot with the other two boxes and read a book.. it was FREEZING and DARK! I got several weird looks and an offer to help... today we rearranged stuff and now my new dining room set looks FABULOUS!</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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TSsumdOugRI/AAAAAAAABQk/EaLQxKCEMVY/s1600/Jan7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TSsumdOugRI/AAAAAAAABQk/EaLQxKCEMVY/s400/Jan7.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jan.9- Today Bekah and I were at church getting ready to watch the toddlers. I noticed that Bekah matched the Zebras painted on the wall!</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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TSsu1uPvI-I/AAAAAAAABQs/RF00C7Wuq0U/s1600/Jan9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TSsu1uPvI-I/AAAAAAAABQs/RF00C7Wuq0U/s400/Jan9.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-6972045657589282022010-06-09T08:57:00.000-07:002010-06-09T08:57:03.484-07:00Rings and things...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, last night, Hannah was given her class ring at the first EVER OAHS ring ceremony. Basically it is to recognize that the class of 2012 has now moved from underclassmen to upperclassmen.. technically. Since they are the top class at the school, they have always been the upperclass, but the symbolic move from the sophmore class to the junior class is a tradition that the school wants to start. SO, here is Hannah with Mr. Majewski the principal. He received the FIRST class ring tonight as well (it was a suprise to him)...we are all very sad that Mr. Majewski is leaving as principal. The district is sending him to a different school. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TA-4wUqLjLI/AAAAAAAABOo/tfC5fkdXFk8/s1600/104_0422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/TA-4wUqLjLI/AAAAAAAABOo/tfC5fkdXFk8/s640/104_0422.JPG" width="451" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And in other happenings, today is the LAST day that Bekah would walk to school at Dunlap. She has one more day tomorrow, but it is the 6th grade breakfast, so I will take her to school. She and her buddy Shawna (who is a 5th grader) have been walking to school everyday for a few years now. I am going to miss watching them walk down the sidewalk together.</div><br />
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In March, we had swimming and church stuff. Bekah's 12th birthday came and went and my parents came to visit.<br />
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April became our community service month. We started with helping 200 other people from churches all over town paint over graffitti. Then the next weekend, Hannah did a 30 hour famine to raise money for World Vision AND she helped at the special olympics (while very hungry!). the 3rd weekend, we helped clean up the high school campus for the Disney "give a day get a day" project. <br />
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Now we are on to May. Tim and I celebrated our 24th anniversary on the 3rd. We are going to see James Taylor and Carol King on the 18th as our gift to each other. <br />
Mother's day was wonderful with lots of me time.<br />
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Tim's mom has been having lots of memory issues lately and today the doctor told her she needs to stop driving (an answer to prayer as we also thought she should stop, but didn't want to be the bad guys) so we have now taken up the transportation for her to all her appointments and shopping needs.<br />
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Now we are hitting the home stretch of school with about 5 weeks left. <br />
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Whew.. I need a summer vacation!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-43665401948610698092010-03-05T21:03:00.000-08:002010-03-05T21:03:54.638-08:00SWIMMER!!!!So, Hannah had her first swim meet today... her VERY FIRST EVER swim meet. It was also OAHS's swim team's VERY FIRST EVER meet. They have had 6 practices and of the 19 several swimmers are pretty much beginners. There are 4 swimmers that are in club and then Hannah and a few others that swim pretty well, but have never competed. They had a meet with Nipomo High School. The Nipomo JV team also had some basic beginners as well. Hannah was in the the 4x50 freestyle relay (they took 2nd of 5 teams), the 50 Breaststroke, and the 50 backstroke. She did really well. Now she has her first posted time, so she can shoot for improving that. She is loving it. Here are some pictures of the breaststroke.<br />
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We went to Fresno (our "tradition") for a New Year's Eve celebration with our friends the Hoffman family. We had lots of good food, lots of shopping and lots of fun. The girls are still out of school for a few more days, so we are staying up late, watching movies and sleeping in. All that will come to a screeching halt on Monday... I am already looking forward to spring break! <br />
Here are a few holiday pictures... Happy New year to you all!<br />
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Hannah went on a trip to Tijuana Mexico. Our church supports an "orphanage", it's a boys home really. Run by a couple who wanted to help some of the street children. They aren't a govt. agency or anything, just people who want to share the love of Jesus with these destitute boys. We, as a church, undertake buying all the kids Christmas gifts. A family in our church selects a boy or girl (the staff have some girls, but it is a boys home) and buy what that child wants for Christmas and some clothes etc. Then they bring the box back to church where our 1-5th grade kids wrap the gifts. Then a group of people go down to hang out with the boys and deliver the gifts. Hannah and Tim went a few years ago. Then, last year, we got Hannah a passport so that she could go, but the trip part got canceled becasue there was some pretty scary violence going on in Tijuana. The boys home director, Luis, met our people on the Cali side of the border and picked up the gifts. Hannah was NOT going to miss the trip this year. She had a great time. Here are some pictures...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that is about all... things are looking like Christmas inside.. but in California it never seems to look like Chirstmas outside! This is what I saw outside yesterday...<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-36970638606459795372009-11-16T08:19:00.000-08:002009-11-16T08:19:54.451-08:00Painting is not done..<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But here are a few preliminary photos. The color is Mesa Taupe. I love it. The accent wall is a dark brown.. not done yet. I will post more pictures as I get finished. Mostly just wanted my parents to see the results, since they were here during the color selection phase. :o)<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-19719237295354045922009-09-21T15:39:00.000-07:002009-09-21T15:39:44.363-07:00New Family Room Furniture!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/Srf-PCAJGDI/AAAAAAAABJw/WKFZiqoU-dc/s1600-h/PICT7175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" iq="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/Srf-PCAJGDI/AAAAAAAABJw/WKFZiqoU-dc/s400/PICT7175.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-48516487503053879282009-09-12T12:49:00.000-07:002009-09-12T12:49:32.923-07:00YIKES!!! I am a BAD blogger!So.. I really am a horrible blogger.. it has been June since my last post... I guess I need to post an abreviated update of July, August and September!!! So, here it goes:<br />
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At the end of June we drove up to see Mom and Dad in Payette, Idaho. My Aunt Dee and my cousin Laura and her husband LeRoye were there. We had an open house for my Aunt Dee's 80th birthday. Got to see a whole bunch of people from when I was a kid.<br />
We drove with Mom and Dad and my sister Natalie up to Wallowa Lake for a week.<br />
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While at Wallowa we played Mini Golf, the kids went with Tim and my Dad fishing, we went swimming, Skyped with my brother Drex and his family while they were in Paris, and fed the deer that were all around our cabin. We even had to shoo them off our deck.</div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvyHEtfgII/AAAAAAAABIo/i-XWZf030D4/s1600-h/PICT7531.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380660383161745538" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvyHEtfgII/AAAAAAAABIo/i-XWZf030D4/s400/PICT7531.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Then we drove home, thru Nevada as usual... such beautiful scenery...</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvyGUqUuqI/AAAAAAAABIY/Fzsk6GOE4Dc/s1600-h/PICT7594.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380660370263554722" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvyGUqUuqI/AAAAAAAABIY/Fzsk6GOE4Dc/s400/PICT7594.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />
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We stopped in Reno to spend an extra day. We stayed at the Peppermill... who knew this was here? I didn't. Reno is usually just a place we drive thru... anyway, I would recommend the Peppermill's Tuscan Tower suites. VERY nice.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvyF2MvFII/AAAAAAAABIQ/EXKkrcAKa7E/s1600-h/PICT7646.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380660362086388866" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvyF2MvFII/AAAAAAAABIQ/EXKkrcAKa7E/s400/PICT7646.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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The day before school started we went to the water park in Paso Robles. It was only about 96 that day.. so very nice. The kids had a great time. One last fling before school.</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvxUa1-oUI/AAAAAAAABH4/-IhoH6ah8KE/s1600-h/PICT7827.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380659512929591618" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvxUa1-oUI/AAAAAAAABH4/-IhoH6ah8KE/s400/PICT7827.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 266px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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First Day of school. Hannah is in 10th grade. Bekah is in 6th grade. Our last year in elementary school... we have been coming to this school every year since Hannah started Kindergarten in 1999!</div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvxTbzPY7I/AAAAAAAABHo/9jlxjiN-pLQ/s1600-h/PICT7833.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380659496006673330" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvxTbzPY7I/AAAAAAAABHo/9jlxjiN-pLQ/s400/PICT7833.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Over Labor Day weekend, our kids had Tuesday off as well. We went to the beach for a friend's birthday party. It was SO nice. The summer crowds are all gone and our best weather of the year is just starting.... I can see several more beach trips in September and October.</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvtjgtNZCI/AAAAAAAABHI/J3M7Ec-8xQo/s1600-h/PICT7855.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380655374154949666" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SqvtjgtNZCI/AAAAAAAABHI/J3M7Ec-8xQo/s400/PICT7855.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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So, that is our summer in a whirlwind tour. For the whole story you will have to check out my scrapbooks!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778015964089659616.post-28255978820738756852009-06-12T18:11:00.000-07:002009-06-12T18:50:33.010-07:00Cleaning out...<div><div><div><div>Ok, I have been organizing my scrapping stuff... Can you say WAY TO MUCH???</div><br /><div>So, I have started downsizing some stuff. I will try to sell things to my interested friends before heading to craigslist. If you live out of the area, I can mail them, so add $5.00 (everything but the work station.. no international please!) So here are some things you might be interested in. (You can call me, or send me a message on FB or the Dawg or Freak. Most of you can find my phone number... church directory, dawg list, freak list etc..): <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346621680301279506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SjMEFzLCiRI/AAAAAAAABFY/kbW8ou3RxBs/s400/51xl2DP57kL__SS500_.jpg" border="0" /><br />Creative Options Rolling work Station. I LOVE this storage tote! It went with me to numerous crops and retreats! It holds so much stuff! I used to always leave it loaded and just sitting by my scrap table, so when it was time to go to a crop, I just closed it up and rolled it out to the car! So, why get rid of it? It won't fit in my new car. Bummer. But that might be good for you! The listed price on Overstock.com is $122. I think that is high. I think I paid about $100 for it. Anyway, it can be yours for $50.</div><br /><div><br />The Magic Mesh Freeze Frame.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346618061474506354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SjMAzJ_gJnI/AAAAAAAABFI/Cjq2Vhq_t5Q/s400/yhst-38592514648377_2058_2688521185.jpg" border="0" /> LOVE this idea! I just don't scrap this way, so I have only used it once. You can see it used in a video at <a href="http://www.thefreezeframe.com/">http://www.thefreezeframe.com/</a> check it out! Retails for $29.99 and refills of the mesh are $5.99. I have the freeze frame and one refill. It can be yours for $20.<br /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346621361721334130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SjMDzQXqWXI/AAAAAAAABFQ/SL6Q_sSsnHo/s400/scrapbook-dot-com_2058_102416833.gif" border="0" /> We R Memory Keepers Crop-a-dile:<br /><br /><div>This punches a hole in almost any material. It cuts like buttah... and it can set eyelets and snaps like nothing else.. no more hammering! I LOVE this tool. I got a new and improved version for Christmas and I don't need 2. Retails for $29.99. You can have it for $13.</div><div> </div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346623074370936178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yXATLB0kun0/SjMFW8fJXXI/AAAAAAAABFg/YjUlLCMRgZE/s400/8f04_1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>Hero Arts Rubber Stamp Set- Ribbons and Stitches</div><br /><div>This is the cutest stamp set.. stamp your own ribbon, ric-rac and stitches. The set retails for $24 and is Brand new never been opened. Yours for $12. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>That's it for now. Call me if you are interested!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063480576595853338noreply@blogger.com1