tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24570210925022767652024-03-13T15:55:44.260-07:00Enjoy the RideB-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-36350753083167136712012-05-14T14:35:00.000-07:002012-05-14T14:35:52.160-07:00Bringing Sexy BackAlright Ya'll, I'm bringing sexy back! Or as sexy as birthing hips, stretch marks, cellulite, and bum back can get. I have a new workout routine in place- consisting of yoga and walking- that will hopefully help me slim down, pump up my energy levels, and generally improve my pain levels and appearance.<br />
<br />
Here is the UGLY truth in the form of measurements (in inches). I don't own a scale because of the whole muscle weighs more than fat factor. So here is my starting stats:<br />
<br />
Arms: 12 inches<br />
Waist: 34 inches<br />
Thighs: 25 inches<br />
<br />
Measurements will be taken weekly. Fingers crossed those numbers go DOWN quickly. And no, I am not sharing my butt measurement, this baby got back. A whole lotta back. Scary amounts of back. For my own piece of mind I will not measure that area. I do need to sleep at night people.<br />
<br />
Join me on my journey, and if you have any helpful hints* I would love to hear it!<br />
<br />
<i>* I have two herniated discs in my back and have had a hard time figuring out exactly what will work for ME in regards to exercise. I am not a doctor, I just listen to my body so please do not think for a minute that I know what I'm talking about!*</i>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-56758179490266133462012-03-30T18:47:00.000-07:002012-03-30T18:47:20.020-07:00St Jude Hero<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ya know how every little girl thinks her Daddy is a hero? I am super lucky that I my Daddy has become a hero to more than just me- he is a St. Jude Hero! Daddy is looking for sponsors for his next marathon. Every penny he raises will go directly to St Jude Children's Research Hospital!</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">"I have decided to participate in my next endurance event as a St. Jude Hero. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">My fundraising efforts will directly support the work of St. Jude Children’s</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"> Research Hospital to find cures and save the lives of children fighting </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">cancer and other deadly diseases, and I am asking for your help!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daddy likes to show off his Super Hero status- every year "Captain Normal" makes his appearance and just as mysteriously Daddy is nowhere to be found. Coincidence? I think not!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4KL8Y-WTtU-7SpYIg98Wsf92s9O5MeP4g14MfsZr3v-FlPlIDzBOgR_yXadYDhuQal0EgbqIte-h83nc_LCJWCRniLGuJy3sGj_Iqw_80EAjbW31cQKWUbViBVCPQhCGNOifr9WR7EU/s1600/captain+normal+and+Bomb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4KL8Y-WTtU-7SpYIg98Wsf92s9O5MeP4g14MfsZr3v-FlPlIDzBOgR_yXadYDhuQal0EgbqIte-h83nc_LCJWCRniLGuJy3sGj_Iqw_80EAjbW31cQKWUbViBVCPQhCGNOifr9WR7EU/s400/captain+normal+and+Bomb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Captain Normal, Lobster Doggie, and My Littest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(she loves having her pic taken with celebrities!)</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">I am going to reach the finish line of my event </span></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">and your support will </span></b></span></i><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>help St. Jude reach</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> its goal of finding cures for pediatric catastrophic</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> diseases through research and treatment.</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> And because of you and your super blog friends, </b></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>St. Jude is getting </b></span></i></span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>one step closer to the day when no child will die in the dawn of life."</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyPjuFEwnAgPi4YhJ7c-bsySnyyL8DNodyTwhkLGQ5RvE1IYzAOf39yx4JirhejYNhyphenhyphenxkn59EPrYXKNyCMBtrmVbAoHpmSBIdpWdDKIxJqJWj1xOWK6J6bkDGQe4ZvVrsDXPTqdsoKyU/s1600/captian+normal+and+friends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyPjuFEwnAgPi4YhJ7c-bsySnyyL8DNodyTwhkLGQ5RvE1IYzAOf39yx4JirhejYNhyphenhyphenxkn59EPrYXKNyCMBtrmVbAoHpmSBIdpWdDKIxJqJWj1xOWK6J6bkDGQe4ZvVrsDXPTqdsoKyU/s400/captian+normal+and+friends.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">I know times are tough out there is this economy but we all know every little bit helps so visit my Daddy's, I mean "Captain Normal's" Hero Page and make a donation to St Jude Hospital.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-39175626039872157742012-03-24T09:24:00.000-07:002012-03-24T09:24:57.477-07:00Busy B!And by Busy I mean I have turned into a bow making machine! Take a gander at some of my pretties:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPHfKQzSGHVMdd-50HrOjXKozXkanyyzjPaoXx5jJmek04s113UfCUXMoVF-SxexD1_VddxY7oHY4xxeKO9CLNxcEUq8WCt6WRysF-us0_8qM8PX805nWNgCTe901RpK6aJtizA-lS9g/s1600/IMG_3705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPHfKQzSGHVMdd-50HrOjXKozXkanyyzjPaoXx5jJmek04s113UfCUXMoVF-SxexD1_VddxY7oHY4xxeKO9CLNxcEUq8WCt6WRysF-us0_8qM8PX805nWNgCTe901RpK6aJtizA-lS9g/s320/IMG_3705.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xfJfxVfGdt38wYRlgFtb5VLh6G_bBfsbA9cqtFy3GOztcnxcfpY7vxviExfR4bkFzdvre0wDRWEmIL-6OBn55MPCo40PZd8iIQdH9QpkN20vU_SIq_L7UiHIAEWQkSBvaW2SPcRp-g4/s1600/IMG_3711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xfJfxVfGdt38wYRlgFtb5VLh6G_bBfsbA9cqtFy3GOztcnxcfpY7vxviExfR4bkFzdvre0wDRWEmIL-6OBn55MPCo40PZd8iIQdH9QpkN20vU_SIq_L7UiHIAEWQkSBvaW2SPcRp-g4/s320/IMG_3711.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiej329qDfoLB2IkCphGrObWcli64rSWCevB2rLWFqbEWTy7OsZR08SGC082E7Au7TPBGbkoobHXyleNocKUHhJ8SzyRDrQPf4DD7F-KGF4rl9ZTK02I_L5Gl06fIbhbce1awiW5qDilWU/s1600/IMG_3730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiej329qDfoLB2IkCphGrObWcli64rSWCevB2rLWFqbEWTy7OsZR08SGC082E7Au7TPBGbkoobHXyleNocKUHhJ8SzyRDrQPf4DD7F-KGF4rl9ZTK02I_L5Gl06fIbhbce1awiW5qDilWU/s320/IMG_3730.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaAL2SIUZ67AT_cK7VnjJcEDekx-ZavuBQpVA6MiDqDvFWYFpUCjrth960qAND-208-u6IMFqXSwedtn4IvmbU_2E1Yy4im3CfVFOa6GpDw3mZJdtKW-hGFT1tr2hsC09Y4xIiOUYdXE/s1600/IMG_3746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaAL2SIUZ67AT_cK7VnjJcEDekx-ZavuBQpVA6MiDqDvFWYFpUCjrth960qAND-208-u6IMFqXSwedtn4IvmbU_2E1Yy4im3CfVFOa6GpDw3mZJdtKW-hGFT1tr2hsC09Y4xIiOUYdXE/s320/IMG_3746.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW46cht40hoykkNgsOTF3hRb8ZOlpLNDdQcAwo6aJAo2g6DKF9PraZhJs78S2KG-8aqV6pnv3l5HsIXsR6XJ4vBqtQZwH_DzJXACWL7sjW0xCatobFzeFEjUXES5E9Y-aCz_4rtrm-Zu8/s1600/IMG_3751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW46cht40hoykkNgsOTF3hRb8ZOlpLNDdQcAwo6aJAo2g6DKF9PraZhJs78S2KG-8aqV6pnv3l5HsIXsR6XJ4vBqtQZwH_DzJXACWL7sjW0xCatobFzeFEjUXES5E9Y-aCz_4rtrm-Zu8/s320/IMG_3751.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeqgI1bHuKEYy3uYcuyVN_pbboJxcFEhqNsNLjrGdRnMURlmziJmTcvhYBO01lVD-DROUY1BghaiiVGhCXXEWZ4-K_E1gj97D7DzwBdKJ1KOCn3a_22XqgtuBlIlsI_P-VVhC05Z7LAM/s1600/IMG_3766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeqgI1bHuKEYy3uYcuyVN_pbboJxcFEhqNsNLjrGdRnMURlmziJmTcvhYBO01lVD-DROUY1BghaiiVGhCXXEWZ4-K_E1gj97D7DzwBdKJ1KOCn3a_22XqgtuBlIlsI_P-VVhC05Z7LAM/s320/IMG_3766.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV-jTUECKiZ_knsxOOBVkRER5mKM5P6YNQD-jemPePCK1A3QF0iio6tJAQeXugrO6rVUDlShXVhqOj1fz1WcNomoaNlVxPzf3Vi1uUjkMNEUmwfQRnrcnAf8YEQlrUH8sE0-snP_XeoI/s1600/IMG_3780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV-jTUECKiZ_knsxOOBVkRER5mKM5P6YNQD-jemPePCK1A3QF0iio6tJAQeXugrO6rVUDlShXVhqOj1fz1WcNomoaNlVxPzf3Vi1uUjkMNEUmwfQRnrcnAf8YEQlrUH8sE0-snP_XeoI/s320/IMG_3780.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am trying to decide if I should sign up as a vendor at the local Farmer's Market this year. It's a huge commitment but I think it might just be worth it. Thoughts?</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-86447123775980095162012-02-07T12:45:00.000-08:002012-02-07T12:45:48.598-08:00St. Patrick's Day Hair Clip (tutorial)This is one super easy peasy hair clip! All you need is 3/8 inch grosgrain ribbon and a clip to glue it on. I added a dime size "sparkley" in the middle to dress it up (available at Wally in the kids craft section). Note: I use a wood burning tool to cut/heat seal my ribbon ends. If you don't have one use a lighter/candle/campfire to heat seal the ends of your ribbon.<br />
<br />
Cut and heat seal 4 four inch pieces of ribbon and 1 three inch piece. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE-VuozlYIEhnNpEz8DfNZhfwmQw9mHi8HWQ_lneuopL7rt0cznSDI9woCLqYW0K_kVu8X8a8akybam6m_5dFoUjYSS2BHj5Z0q8ct7tPfAXou8Mebqi_uYupj0c1GR0j6qjZxZOH6dM/s1600/IMG_3420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE-VuozlYIEhnNpEz8DfNZhfwmQw9mHi8HWQ_lneuopL7rt0cznSDI9woCLqYW0K_kVu8X8a8akybam6m_5dFoUjYSS2BHj5Z0q8ct7tPfAXou8Mebqi_uYupj0c1GR0j6qjZxZOH6dM/s320/IMG_3420.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Fold each piece in half and put a dot of hot glue in the crease.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8dnK82HsFKzJP3nBcaoTQb3MMYtdpZFHMnvSmiPCGPN_nybr41KeLOdjgtdNpnnbRRPhzDPfZ0TVbQeUbhOXkM4T2M7htk0slzQsXqNa4Acf9nC4yBM01DA92snCQ9iYxlbaX9jCAs0/s1600/IMG_3421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8dnK82HsFKzJP3nBcaoTQb3MMYtdpZFHMnvSmiPCGPN_nybr41KeLOdjgtdNpnnbRRPhzDPfZ0TVbQeUbhOXkM4T2M7htk0slzQsXqNa4Acf9nC4yBM01DA92snCQ9iYxlbaX9jCAs0/s320/IMG_3421.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Repeat on all four inch pieces<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqt4Ni083K9Lc4TRzSawkh96c5mPZGTSvv8UbL2EvL0vSAJ7w_YZdiREgBr6gL_rFcwh120nTliQjiRf3TKYKHISnNXxVa11fp8x_GleSJaWqIGTuB_kVQF6fc_UncS2NPmHjpUY7GII/s1600/IMG_3422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqt4Ni083K9Lc4TRzSawkh96c5mPZGTSvv8UbL2EvL0vSAJ7w_YZdiREgBr6gL_rFcwh120nTliQjiRf3TKYKHISnNXxVa11fp8x_GleSJaWqIGTuB_kVQF6fc_UncS2NPmHjpUY7GII/s320/IMG_3422.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Next, pull the sides down to make a heart shape. Glue the two ends together.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uFbCEogz0lD7UXynnQfpIZ0lOsCqsOQ_rhmLZ15XWnmtWRhZ7tmEfzbH3p563vdf16F-Xh6tCzFsvOgedPwUJqbOwaJDk0f74UVSWYfgLlXkSB6uxXUxkltFCvunkEqCC8-5qfYZFiQ/s1600/IMG_3424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uFbCEogz0lD7UXynnQfpIZ0lOsCqsOQ_rhmLZ15XWnmtWRhZ7tmEfzbH3p563vdf16F-Xh6tCzFsvOgedPwUJqbOwaJDk0f74UVSWYfgLlXkSB6uxXUxkltFCvunkEqCC8-5qfYZFiQ/s320/IMG_3424.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Repeat...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmo0Pgxpf8_3CSeDGtuEYpKSGzTmy5g09tDdICTTMPyDNwb9CRN6_4rQptuQKBBwpWMh2wOdnzIKLf-8DlzaCWq5SW5LKKkgfVzH3Vp0sdnWXxchUn4m7LboldopNWtCvn1fwx6a49-w/s1600/IMG_3425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmo0Pgxpf8_3CSeDGtuEYpKSGzTmy5g09tDdICTTMPyDNwb9CRN6_4rQptuQKBBwpWMh2wOdnzIKLf-8DlzaCWq5SW5LKKkgfVzH3Vp0sdnWXxchUn4m7LboldopNWtCvn1fwx6a49-w/s320/IMG_3425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Line up two hearts and glue them together by slightly overlapping the very ends.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRleACsb_WJtfav5kEb3AoD0vuvUk1u0_B5JQhhSWZ7R8GlE18SFL_Y4ItXwMdEfEh4RfjXaHb1j4alWbJo-R1K8L5__PnLRQawaytqhRMlCADMcLnpwfxbbJRi6NiGdA32dx7s5gtYs/s1600/IMG_3427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRleACsb_WJtfav5kEb3AoD0vuvUk1u0_B5JQhhSWZ7R8GlE18SFL_Y4ItXwMdEfEh4RfjXaHb1j4alWbJo-R1K8L5__PnLRQawaytqhRMlCADMcLnpwfxbbJRi6NiGdA32dx7s5gtYs/s320/IMG_3427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Repeat...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh9_28NNrypCGs6LaE77zj1_sn00ZFW8CQtMLRp77EThP-slbBcpho8H33723JNKDIcinCLW97DsX0AwV4yDFpZm3DwNj3H1DOa0fptHGJC4cEKTaQXGWL8QFgq_chR5Jm6BmmSNwBWo/s1600/IMG_3429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHh9_28NNrypCGs6LaE77zj1_sn00ZFW8CQtMLRp77EThP-slbBcpho8H33723JNKDIcinCLW97DsX0AwV4yDFpZm3DwNj3H1DOa0fptHGJC4cEKTaQXGWL8QFgq_chR5Jm6BmmSNwBWo/s320/IMG_3429.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Here is I added Littlest's "sparkley." Just glued it right on top and then glued the stem onto the back.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWQn5BMS5z2h5RZPwMQ0obm3IOHae5q5nEmZ45cEGriYcgVFCOUu7eaO3WMRXXQMwXDYIj0E-lI5hSUeglLfAHqoz214gv7gEMJ7khranNuSzLb7e2RvoVueKHkJv2us4RYmAxTGLVWg/s1600/IMG_3432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWQn5BMS5z2h5RZPwMQ0obm3IOHae5q5nEmZ45cEGriYcgVFCOUu7eaO3WMRXXQMwXDYIj0E-lI5hSUeglLfAHqoz214gv7gEMJ7khranNuSzLb7e2RvoVueKHkJv2us4RYmAxTGLVWg/s320/IMG_3432.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> My stem was looking too long so trimmed it a bit- say hello to my wood burning tool :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMrITC_o9I_1-KWJYMQTCxV8C6XMXZHxRlT9zjuPI_TxGlP5kfLoXE98ugkQxaZh7YuHK-M8y6AxKKIfE4-wNUMrJZUKzhVrt440_xgAchwdceGWs7q2u2vMcYrK_xI8v9-gSbSz6EeA/s1600/IMG_3434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMrITC_o9I_1-KWJYMQTCxV8C6XMXZHxRlT9zjuPI_TxGlP5kfLoXE98ugkQxaZh7YuHK-M8y6AxKKIfE4-wNUMrJZUKzhVrt440_xgAchwdceGWs7q2u2vMcYrK_xI8v9-gSbSz6EeA/s320/IMG_3434.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Whalla! Four leaf clover!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB6P8Vnunsl6FaUyamLNp5BhEs1VwO5W3nhuMLRV0mtgBuCpLxKMyb4IGxnIf31LeTR-POcLwID39r_vRCUe7vEoK4YdrAY1YiUMqdOiEVnpR61hxMzgLePmAldhRr_LJp-wzJhUmEDc/s1600/IMG_3438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB6P8Vnunsl6FaUyamLNp5BhEs1VwO5W3nhuMLRV0mtgBuCpLxKMyb4IGxnIf31LeTR-POcLwID39r_vRCUe7vEoK4YdrAY1YiUMqdOiEVnpR61hxMzgLePmAldhRr_LJp-wzJhUmEDc/s320/IMG_3438.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>All it needs is a clip and you are good to go! I use lined double prong alligator clips, but you can use whatever you have available.B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-38720335223596241142012-02-06T17:44:00.000-08:002012-02-06T17:44:59.786-08:00Bitty Bo-BiddleReminiscing today. I found its a good thing to do every now and again, how else would I reconcile the fact that this mug:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuC2a_GFbOnPq4cEp3ZDXvueI6eHmjbnau4uC2CUcAjVf9Mkm47zgNFLxZR1c1_cDKDZKas3mT6MVwyZntD_q7RbDyJZw3oo4Yl8PcVAYLzDa91tjuZDJ0BBfhUcyH3PT-q-7d6msWGQ/s1600/402779_2954136687627_1087732443_33090019_160911718_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuC2a_GFbOnPq4cEp3ZDXvueI6eHmjbnau4uC2CUcAjVf9Mkm47zgNFLxZR1c1_cDKDZKas3mT6MVwyZntD_q7RbDyJZw3oo4Yl8PcVAYLzDa91tjuZDJ0BBfhUcyH3PT-q-7d6msWGQ/s1600/402779_2954136687627_1087732443_33090019_160911718_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div> is any way related to this one:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsgN3I8XGPJ1IadGPwLFY_Q5GMJxoy-_QV7fYqIwzWVd133sXBHnq9AyI_JWyk6M55VppO-XY4d_YB9wqXZp7BiS6ji7JRwiK2CqhXqkTwI-YBouFkFvJpjyucQd9SJYKcDTE2n7KaNU/s1600/394108_3078274871004_1087732443_33139591_923049981_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsgN3I8XGPJ1IadGPwLFY_Q5GMJxoy-_QV7fYqIwzWVd133sXBHnq9AyI_JWyk6M55VppO-XY4d_YB9wqXZp7BiS6ji7JRwiK2CqhXqkTwI-YBouFkFvJpjyucQd9SJYKcDTE2n7KaNU/s1600/394108_3078274871004_1087732443_33139591_923049981_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Or how about these:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNQcnxoxLJbh2uBvkrczTUzRAfKjmvbhHtFWnmwI-oUUpS5Pe8gnqNJqr_NcHsY3jYhJIkeJnKpWLVQbLL9Pg0jQ6qkt-76AeK5NZ5KvOTPtimYk-bZwE_FY2wWef3fpD8iLdNDPoC5M/s1600/5856_1185034741184_1087732443_30562114_4129062_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNQcnxoxLJbh2uBvkrczTUzRAfKjmvbhHtFWnmwI-oUUpS5Pe8gnqNJqr_NcHsY3jYhJIkeJnKpWLVQbLL9Pg0jQ6qkt-76AeK5NZ5KvOTPtimYk-bZwE_FY2wWef3fpD8iLdNDPoC5M/s320/5856_1185034741184_1087732443_30562114_4129062_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTDQ5dovfIhyphenhyphenyhihnQk3Fk_WmwZRxq6J4e0U2PcBUOE1_yYhMWC-D3E4fjks519AqWnXHbnkBGhyphenhyphenh9B2rN3YHNzg9BMqRMTYc0IcuFKTry0XZfGZ9t46quyr48qGPBku7zQbig_G-NeI/s1600/5856_1185023260897_1087732443_30562067_6798015_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTDQ5dovfIhyphenhyphenyhihnQk3Fk_WmwZRxq6J4e0U2PcBUOE1_yYhMWC-D3E4fjks519AqWnXHbnkBGhyphenhyphenh9B2rN3YHNzg9BMqRMTYc0IcuFKTry0XZfGZ9t46quyr48qGPBku7zQbig_G-NeI/s320/5856_1185023260897_1087732443_30562067_6798015_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I miss my red hair and being skinny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mostly the skinny.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXOc-MxPgQFx8_-lPUJTq8jtVTqx1rIfHx88oWaY2GSy4WYyjTMxiZ-MiCqCWWqZwGcdTM_6-cpeWMgG_ynB_2xuJa9zbwI1Z0Nvz71layVHfOK7clwo0hlfF4p-h8H_Uj8rYJ6MtsiI/s1600/5856_1185024700933_1087732443_30562070_6160905_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXOc-MxPgQFx8_-lPUJTq8jtVTqx1rIfHx88oWaY2GSy4WYyjTMxiZ-MiCqCWWqZwGcdTM_6-cpeWMgG_ynB_2xuJa9zbwI1Z0Nvz71layVHfOK7clwo0hlfF4p-h8H_Uj8rYJ6MtsiI/s320/5856_1185024700933_1087732443_30562070_6160905_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkyvlCfaigHlUStD3_c24-A94X6a_i-KbF3ODohz39jkvgPvZnMLhxH96QytpfSWclxq_n9BDCzig8ChWkFSyeqeKRZT5T8rzHOwj2PRa702wRxz7QuSloSajX9Loue89-B59rc_hrSo/s1600/5856_1185025980965_1087732443_30562073_4506945_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkyvlCfaigHlUStD3_c24-A94X6a_i-KbF3ODohz39jkvgPvZnMLhxH96QytpfSWclxq_n9BDCzig8ChWkFSyeqeKRZT5T8rzHOwj2PRa702wRxz7QuSloSajX9Loue89-B59rc_hrSo/s320/5856_1185025980965_1087732443_30562073_4506945_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx9_OnIuvi1eYelpd7xF_0w9YPFb_iC6jCkhwA3ap7JrgDogBjCR9k_h6sm7TeMC3g7RXfyxA4sFOLbYtH4jeltVRGDRAR4QIK2ymzN0ERL5Rtg0qBQraAnX_KXl4KTkHz_J5r2I4qZU/s1600/5856_1185037981265_6827970_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx9_OnIuvi1eYelpd7xF_0w9YPFb_iC6jCkhwA3ap7JrgDogBjCR9k_h6sm7TeMC3g7RXfyxA4sFOLbYtH4jeltVRGDRAR4QIK2ymzN0ERL5Rtg0qBQraAnX_KXl4KTkHz_J5r2I4qZU/s320/5856_1185037981265_6827970_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO44T2iZ1ezGdrGpRNWqcqJA5c0eTwBzrpsb0rYRiMWyh3MzK6OvP9jFvGM4CJ68tfd4nByb5Zw19SojJ0qSZS53a8ePJxI7kQKW92lyXakTPPppQ1W8SH6VNgYj2ZjWC8nVBSad_K-nc/s1600/5856_1185038021266_1087732443_30562116_7986526_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO44T2iZ1ezGdrGpRNWqcqJA5c0eTwBzrpsb0rYRiMWyh3MzK6OvP9jFvGM4CJ68tfd4nByb5Zw19SojJ0qSZS53a8ePJxI7kQKW92lyXakTPPppQ1W8SH6VNgYj2ZjWC8nVBSad_K-nc/s320/5856_1185038021266_1087732443_30562116_7986526_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
To the boy, my oldest, my mini-me; Please stop growing- you are making me look old.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWI0xluAS8xJCmVOvE4_5UYqXmcJg8cFdKyjC4-dUAoZyFd5-Be7EEeWWgE4qbzrM5vpsFhedmKVxb_oew6MSoeWVc3gFB3WjkIBnhTIVxAKcvd_X953gRtGKVCS1ZRzQYYe3AaG7Zu0/s1600/296570_2281015380015_1087732443_32679361_4333705_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWI0xluAS8xJCmVOvE4_5UYqXmcJg8cFdKyjC4-dUAoZyFd5-Be7EEeWWgE4qbzrM5vpsFhedmKVxb_oew6MSoeWVc3gFB3WjkIBnhTIVxAKcvd_X953gRtGKVCS1ZRzQYYe3AaG7Zu0/s320/296570_2281015380015_1087732443_32679361_4333705_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<br />
Probably I should go red again, maybe that would help.B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-34922163617047727442012-01-31T09:19:00.000-08:002012-01-31T09:19:01.106-08:00Make Your Own Laundry Soap, Concentrated.Pintrest is bad. Pintrest puts ideas into my already overcrowded head. I will say however that this is one idea that has been percolating for quite a while and Pintest only helped seal the deal. Homemade Laundry Soap (Duh- you read the title right?) Here is the back story:<div><br />
</div><div>I was trying to get some super awesome mud out of a white shirt, we all know how fun that can be. Anywho I read somewhere that stains come right out if you rub them with a bar of Fels Naptha soap. I figured for 98 cents a bar I could give it a go, and it worked. It was magic what with the stain disappearing before my very eyes. I even called Hubs at work and told him all about it. He obviously shared my enthusiasm. Not.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I found about a million different recipes for homemade laundry soap and all most all of them required 5 gallon buckets. Not for me thanks. My house (log cabin) does not have closets so storage space is at a premium. Then I found a recipe for <a href="http://thewhitesilkpurse.blogspot.com/2010/10/laundry-soap.html" target="_blank">Laundry Soap Concentrate</a>. Yes please.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Math: Ug.</div><div>Cost of supplies about $10.00. Yeild: 4 quarts (1 gallon). Amount used per load: 1 tablespoon. </div><div>Number of loads from 1 batch: 256. So for about 10 dollars you can now wash TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX loads of laundry.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Cast of characters: </div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 bars Fels Naptha</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups 20 Mule Team Borax</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups Arm & Hammer Washing Soda</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6 cups of hot water (+ more water as needed)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here we go: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Grate/chop to tiny pieces, throw into food processor- the 2 bars of Fels Naptha. Combine with 6 cups hot water in a large pot on medium heat. Stir until soap dissolves.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8_SrC5ar8V2DQxwB_1vjc6iiX3ld6UHrsYTdQXf41E9bc26UyQEc38bLwXUZMaAORmy4oskR5l-FBubu7a3lCPoPHiMmCihvJ305IyZI-CRysLakHg0jQvbLul0ict1sq3QXn4MGzFU/s1600/IMG_3396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8_SrC5ar8V2DQxwB_1vjc6iiX3ld6UHrsYTdQXf41E9bc26UyQEc38bLwXUZMaAORmy4oskR5l-FBubu7a3lCPoPHiMmCihvJ305IyZI-CRysLakHg0jQvbLul0ict1sq3QXn4MGzFU/s320/IMG_3396.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or if you are like me: turn on the heat and then totally forget that it is turned on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while helping Littlest with her homework. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NOTE: you do not want this to boil. Boil = Bad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkzE-qRIl9pByd-QfjROI2C9F1lrqMGlqjG-RnPvVDC5i_PDdYJ1aC9zJIWrqxpu8f4rqju8vOY5eLBLxwbKr3UXhF1YKJHiFdDl76zj5RMWtN3vhA87UGgqQfLxOLcoYf-BIZSZuP9A/s1600/IMG_3398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkzE-qRIl9pByd-QfjROI2C9F1lrqMGlqjG-RnPvVDC5i_PDdYJ1aC9zJIWrqxpu8f4rqju8vOY5eLBLxwbKr3UXhF1YKJHiFdDl76zj5RMWtN3vhA87UGgqQfLxOLcoYf-BIZSZuP9A/s320/IMG_3398.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was almost Bad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the Fels Naptha has dissolved add in the Borax and Washing Soda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm3pE6uDDs1VAFkSm8Icg5tYe7Xte37PQr8h4zU2ZjZizOsnuZ6eXdXOOPCtbVuXbtyRLHsLgkoMNGUdYqcW4kQ5XzcjNP5u24o2sggK-pkE0SkeYBfCFfaOqhVMvb4r1wA-xDFDLYKk/s1600/IMG_3400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm3pE6uDDs1VAFkSm8Icg5tYe7Xte37PQr8h4zU2ZjZizOsnuZ6eXdXOOPCtbVuXbtyRLHsLgkoMNGUdYqcW4kQ5XzcjNP5u24o2sggK-pkE0SkeYBfCFfaOqhVMvb4r1wA-xDFDLYKk/s320/IMG_3400.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stir, Stir, and Stir some more until dissolved. (Mine took about 2 minutes)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ladle into quart jars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzxTpiNJeX_KtEq4IQK9Np_g99ILKFStW4Zmh6YJJysYHnAhX_COgQjeHbdfiRoibrwqkxi8PWJz6j3tfJpsmK_c4vFm4naswUSkU5e4p1xfHI5Dw5-n4Xcx32Dt46Gy5WfUpwb5b1Fs/s1600/IMG_3403.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzxTpiNJeX_KtEq4IQK9Np_g99ILKFStW4Zmh6YJJysYHnAhX_COgQjeHbdfiRoibrwqkxi8PWJz6j3tfJpsmK_c4vFm4naswUSkU5e4p1xfHI5Dw5-n4Xcx32Dt46Gy5WfUpwb5b1Fs/s320/IMG_3403.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next part is super easy. Screw on the lids and totally forget about it overnight (or about 8 hrs)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGy8O1dWmYHepsC0I6UB7u7UHwT3Wwf6D1PuJnqnXXdYQVN6RDjqXsjp7rF5porqwhpR_X93Khy5KtjnBu6Su6QPXWDXK0Syin_QXN0BPFjFohNR5ZWEW5bHO3lfpk8Noe4506cT2l5U/s1600/IMG_3405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGy8O1dWmYHepsC0I6UB7u7UHwT3Wwf6D1PuJnqnXXdYQVN6RDjqXsjp7rF5porqwhpR_X93Khy5KtjnBu6Su6QPXWDXK0Syin_QXN0BPFjFohNR5ZWEW5bHO3lfpk8Noe4506cT2l5U/s320/IMG_3405.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mixture will separate and get firm so take a knife and chop it into bits</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pour it all into your stand mixer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWdOEKxW9mEMOIZndVofcAuTd2UCZd3RG01jMznHraDaZxNnauTFQ7JHytyNV6sCjYUPHzsidbsv5oDK_slDfRCW2XbYwOE3U-mTNjT7bgHoIPymB8qOFjLsVT5Ds-oW1U_UDRkkVksk/s1600/IMG_3406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWdOEKxW9mEMOIZndVofcAuTd2UCZd3RG01jMznHraDaZxNnauTFQ7JHytyNV6sCjYUPHzsidbsv5oDK_slDfRCW2XbYwOE3U-mTNjT7bgHoIPymB8qOFjLsVT5Ds-oW1U_UDRkkVksk/s320/IMG_3406.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once you have the hard stuff out there might be some stuff stuck to the bottom of your jar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add a few tablespoons of warm water, replace lid, shake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_Fki-v3najdxnCaVA7s6op3EDgNclDDi9tZR69Gp5eYwTk5_v3NIprss4iOqU9I9L-cR29eoxXn2-mRP496Gi2MJ4b0mnrrmh-18N5xPqxr88eCbmIaixMCnDGPUr51NVH-jmtvmH3o/s1600/IMG_3414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_Fki-v3najdxnCaVA7s6op3EDgNclDDi9tZR69Gp5eYwTk5_v3NIprss4iOqU9I9L-cR29eoxXn2-mRP496Gi2MJ4b0mnrrmh-18N5xPqxr88eCbmIaixMCnDGPUr51NVH-jmtvmH3o/s320/IMG_3414.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Into the stand mixer it goes: beat on medium high until it looks like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFy4nykhXHUvKA5osjQzB_r7uLETU1RV-LSvX0_2x5c-qOiqBvsCYN1i33roi0M9w4QSNCTkaImGtq0h0BYbQ7squk2-QvftK5CSaBZ_0-us9xje1Fsds23K-V9xZr38l8xCKvL3t2cw/s1600/IMG_3411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFy4nykhXHUvKA5osjQzB_r7uLETU1RV-LSvX0_2x5c-qOiqBvsCYN1i33roi0M9w4QSNCTkaImGtq0h0BYbQ7squk2-QvftK5CSaBZ_0-us9xje1Fsds23K-V9xZr38l8xCKvL3t2cw/s320/IMG_3411.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once fluffy and creamy return it to the jar and screw on your lid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNiI0Kz3sYrk4E1uu6o_i9muilsjabr3Ry7SpHx_g4EDtp4ATZChxz1x7twFQgMntBSvZVIHjLpiSw_qM7N2LvkqabLQtbBh90i5NQqlJQ_Yiklj79TemtuZnWWDmOAO0ZOWo83BHW0I/s1600/IMG_3418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNiI0Kz3sYrk4E1uu6o_i9muilsjabr3Ry7SpHx_g4EDtp4ATZChxz1x7twFQgMntBSvZVIHjLpiSw_qM7N2LvkqabLQtbBh90i5NQqlJQ_Yiklj79TemtuZnWWDmOAO0ZOWo83BHW0I/s320/IMG_3418.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ta-Da! You made your own Laundry Soap Concentrate!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 tablespoon per load. That's it. One.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can be used in HE washers as this is a NON Sudsy soap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also- if 256 loads seems like a bit over the top you could always </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cut this recipe in half.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what do you think? Are you going to give it a try?</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-44917620420995914042012-01-30T07:48:00.000-08:002012-01-30T07:48:27.115-08:00Things You Should Know About Today<span style="font-size: large;">1. I am feeling creative.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. I am on prescription medication.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. I just discovered where I left my coffee.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">5. I like to play with MS Paint. I call this one "Self Portrait of the Crazy Lady"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGqJ1M9r7SgHlUKgn59mwRERkGOivEs-heEdY8OByx3hDN9TZbF8Im9-IBsIDi3Zj7T74jZ10t7kRKhu1SYzIlBI_HvLLs4G6ezTIA9dcEgNs42E2m8az8kisEWCSKVCBdrM1gaSHJ-A/s1600/Crazylady+self+portrait.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGqJ1M9r7SgHlUKgn59mwRERkGOivEs-heEdY8OByx3hDN9TZbF8Im9-IBsIDi3Zj7T74jZ10t7kRKhu1SYzIlBI_HvLLs4G6ezTIA9dcEgNs42E2m8az8kisEWCSKVCBdrM1gaSHJ-A/s320/Crazylady+self+portrait.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. Note to self: when feeling creative, taking prescription meds, and hyped up on coffee= Prolly should take a nap instead of blogging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you day is as fun as mine is turning out to be :) </span></div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-55063821327466918462012-01-24T08:22:00.000-08:002012-01-24T08:22:26.294-08:00Smart Kids = Awesome Person to Take Care of you in RETIREMENT<span style="font-size: large;">I am a 30- something, no more spring chicken, so Hubbs and I have been talking a lot about saving money for retirement. I came up with a super hush hush secret plan we will call "My Kid Is Smart." Now the genius in that everyone will assume you are helping your child be the best they can be but what actually is happening is I am preparing them for future careers that will ensure I have a happy retirement.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For example: Oldest is going to be the doctor and Littlest will be a veterinarian. I started brain washing already, they don't have much choice at this point. Now see, great careers + good money makers = nice big comfy home with a sweet little cottage in the back for dear old Mom and Dad. PERFECTION. Free rent and easy access to grandbabies. Isn't that what retirement is all about?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">On with the "My Kid is Smart" plan: Littlest started Kindergarten this year (Wahhhhhhhaaahahahahhahahha). During the second week of school she came home and announced "I decided I can read now" and boy did she. I couldn't believe it, she had been holding out on me! The catch is though that she will only read what she wants to read and in typical K-grade style she is more interested in looking at the pictures and making up her own story.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Fiddling around on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pintrest</a> I cam across<a href="http://thesnailstrail.blogspot.com/2009/05/whats-in-workbox-handmade-word-family.html" target="_blank"> this blog</a> and decided "I can do that" and so I did. Only slightly different, mostly because I forgot what kind of paint chips I needed and I had also forgotten my phone so I couldn't look it up and the lady at the paint counter thought I was crazy when I asked her about it and gave me the side eye while I snatched up about 100 paint card thingies. I wanted to make sure I had enough- sue me.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">SO, here it is- Operation Word Family. <a href="http://thesnailstrail.blogspot.com/2009/05/whats-in-workbox-handmade-word-family.html" target="_blank">For a complete list of everything/ how to make it the right way go here.</a></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVMKqdw-Bax_HgVNdL4qZpf_Ognq11fBhqhbp7Kc6vL4zbkBOWEY8tIZ_qsBeOmeVehHpAyBXFQY4nnGkm_hvcCS44ea148L6dfi4TJ4SbIWXwA_IcX0uxtChk9JFgBj0JzCBt3pBbhs/s1600/2012-01-24+09.08.04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVMKqdw-Bax_HgVNdL4qZpf_Ognq11fBhqhbp7Kc6vL4zbkBOWEY8tIZ_qsBeOmeVehHpAyBXFQY4nnGkm_hvcCS44ea148L6dfi4TJ4SbIWXwA_IcX0uxtChk9JFgBj0JzCBt3pBbhs/s320/2012-01-24+09.08.04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the Word Families (words that all end the same)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLC82XwwGfNQQvtSaXlFdvubH4K-z5Dd3i4vkXnvEt7C65ebmezLmkyhrouKvN9rMkmSGukFWy33VoWgu3egGmws4Cs06OyXQsSMjL4BR0y-60zA4ai5dUrGoKvyIcatj7lB2DJcMoik/s1600/2012-01-24+09.08.17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLC82XwwGfNQQvtSaXlFdvubH4K-z5Dd3i4vkXnvEt7C65ebmezLmkyhrouKvN9rMkmSGukFWy33VoWgu3egGmws4Cs06OyXQsSMjL4BR0y-60zA4ai5dUrGoKvyIcatj7lB2DJcMoik/s320/2012-01-24+09.08.17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is Chubaca- intrigued by all the pretty colors (or my burrito).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhw_KeEtRzQXKAOb5ae5ESWCaDlJ5BGlCpKfOcxJEOtZQFWWN2olq2_KzCfGHb1GG7mIqPESCprw-NPxiysv3mj53nS1u68K45GBOBcbAAIL0l8XK8aH8yHRoruV4EQacthl-69oVzb5M/s1600/2012-01-24+09.09.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhw_KeEtRzQXKAOb5ae5ESWCaDlJ5BGlCpKfOcxJEOtZQFWWN2olq2_KzCfGHb1GG7mIqPESCprw-NPxiysv3mj53nS1u68K45GBOBcbAAIL0l8XK8aH8yHRoruV4EQacthl-69oVzb5M/s320/2012-01-24+09.09.13.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He just couldn't keep his dang nose out of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Admittedly, it is pretty awesome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pink stack is word beginnings- 'totally' different</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">than the original- what can I say, I am a rebel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsjuP1LFfidwOOwQFG-0xjnSNU7WjjpCVmGBR-yFUXAWHbP3MX1fqgnH2KmCSlh-lgg1TAVRjHI0putS1IKMxBxMxDISRkjMwKoGDSt1YUWZqB382ADXsXa4BFj7kVVP59ATt8SD9gWo/s1600/2012-01-24+09.09.49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsjuP1LFfidwOOwQFG-0xjnSNU7WjjpCVmGBR-yFUXAWHbP3MX1fqgnH2KmCSlh-lgg1TAVRjHI0putS1IKMxBxMxDISRkjMwKoGDSt1YUWZqB382ADXsXa4BFj7kVVP59ATt8SD9gWo/s320/2012-01-24+09.09.49.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My computer hates me. It won't let me rotate this pic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whatev- Right? You get the idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did eventually cut all the word endings into 3 parts so it would be easier to work with/less distracting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty amazing, Right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">B-Dub OUT.</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-84876541768908857652012-01-22T08:56:00.000-08:002012-01-22T08:56:58.915-08:00Thought I Fell Off the Planet? Me Too!!Ahhh, Blogger- I have missed you! Sorry for the absence but crafting, school starting, and living sort of got in the way.<br />
<br />
During my absence I have been busy (Get it, Busy B-Dub....) getting my craft on, don't worry I will share my ideas and how-to's. I even opened an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BusyBDub" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a> for all you B-Dub coolness needs.<br />
<br />
BTW, have you discovered <a href="http://pinterest.com/bethanyw1355/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>? Totally addicted, chuck full of excellent ideas- and a way to organize them? Awesome. This site is invite only so let me know if you are in need- I can totally hook you up!<br />
<br />
And now I'm off again- Oldest needs to be picked up. Until next time, meanwhile enjoy the eye candy: (obviously available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BusyBDub" target="_blank">Etsy Shop</a>- shameless self promotion, I know...)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu0m1SqCOiI-81czCF3-Yz5ikqW66pM7CEcP5wkxSBW107D4ESzcUaz2ry2hJEIighWiJWoL1QedkPdvoCE2hZdZ7-zadArGrGAv_3Wzziq3SigTyK6PrLd4xONeYqsWp0M2U3NBy3R0/s1600/IMG_3316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu0m1SqCOiI-81czCF3-Yz5ikqW66pM7CEcP5wkxSBW107D4ESzcUaz2ry2hJEIighWiJWoL1QedkPdvoCE2hZdZ7-zadArGrGAv_3Wzziq3SigTyK6PrLd4xONeYqsWp0M2U3NBy3R0/s320/IMG_3316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IYglxrpxpfEITNtWK2nRmTR4ts3tpdwm1_Y35D3rPTOOMP4c96THZrAJnjZC3Bs86TTmVhIvscp5HW4__aqhyJ-D512nSE2m6LrGeXAggab9w6hnaQZBhE0MwpyWkvAp3CWnI39PoOA/s1600/IMG_3321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IYglxrpxpfEITNtWK2nRmTR4ts3tpdwm1_Y35D3rPTOOMP4c96THZrAJnjZC3Bs86TTmVhIvscp5HW4__aqhyJ-D512nSE2m6LrGeXAggab9w6hnaQZBhE0MwpyWkvAp3CWnI39PoOA/s320/IMG_3321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeybvvPCFhyphenhyphenlY9vd4ogoFnWAJGcLW10WhcTx_CISuZmZP8I2wqYPElWv2i_2If7-qXAH382l4FOm9O8KgehIplAhNFUJMSu4JQV1xBbyOhYR5GPXDhBZ2Wbfgnvb4hg1VT1dETzSxZeGs/s1600/IMG_3324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeybvvPCFhyphenhyphenlY9vd4ogoFnWAJGcLW10WhcTx_CISuZmZP8I2wqYPElWv2i_2If7-qXAH382l4FOm9O8KgehIplAhNFUJMSu4JQV1xBbyOhYR5GPXDhBZ2Wbfgnvb4hg1VT1dETzSxZeGs/s320/IMG_3324.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewk4332D06huIimXnS52aXYOmB5z5IH3qtIXNt99kxuRrFVNzA6P3hete22AybIgJwkIJUpU0v-EVJ71RjLcEangAldCFUyOCMG7O0lc_Zts1ylbqbMxksQnSpR5YEqaUZ2L7ylN0Gnw/s1600/IMG_3345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewk4332D06huIimXnS52aXYOmB5z5IH3qtIXNt99kxuRrFVNzA6P3hete22AybIgJwkIJUpU0v-EVJ71RjLcEangAldCFUyOCMG7O0lc_Zts1ylbqbMxksQnSpR5YEqaUZ2L7ylN0Gnw/s320/IMG_3345.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nGuXGoD4amN7Y-V8BvNhKpJs2cilmNNQr6o-iKg5ACe7L1wNEBVODeuIEGoDWBccAxNZaiCjQddz7KDjZcYa-VSiJmRnum3IKo37_7P9ZP6fSOQLMguv0n436idnRaHikFqXN2NwR60/s1600/IMG_3347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nGuXGoD4amN7Y-V8BvNhKpJs2cilmNNQr6o-iKg5ACe7L1wNEBVODeuIEGoDWBccAxNZaiCjQddz7KDjZcYa-VSiJmRnum3IKo37_7P9ZP6fSOQLMguv0n436idnRaHikFqXN2NwR60/s320/IMG_3347.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-29495477669816780062011-05-05T15:58:00.000-07:002011-05-05T15:58:10.983-07:00Fun with Shutterfly!<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="height: 494px; width: 425px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="background-image: url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif); height: 6px;"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="background-image: url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-y; height: 482px; padding: 0 6px 0 6px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="height: 34px; padding: 14px 0 0 14px; width: 105px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif" /></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height: 350px; padding: 0; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery"><img src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/prs/v1/0CaN2LFuxYtA/0CaN2LFuxYtAdh/p/67b0de21b3127d902548/JPEG/1304636218000/0/" /></a></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewMessageContainer" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; height: 55px; line-height: 19px; padding: 15px 0 15px 0; text-align: center;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewTitle" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><span>Photo Card</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px;"><span>View the entire <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.</span></div></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="background-image: url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif); height: 6px;"></div></div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-37368098720528973262011-04-13T10:52:00.000-07:002011-04-13T10:52:16.291-07:00Oldest Biggest DayOldest had a big day today, surgery #2 on his ear. See, he had this lump that showed up a year or so ago and we had it removed in October. Pathology report: cyst. Gross.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAwydcWPt7ozGM0dlrDF3HKvmldlP03xqSOjH4GGT-YZLvnVFSov6O-pY_wkMmKSZyPz2V0jHcZid_Dzr_6xDtrXnQugmvxFCydl_OWGo2JACdLO2jlVKk-v3X7dUBfHDsgB37vrmk0c/s1600/IMG-20110413-00164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAwydcWPt7ozGM0dlrDF3HKvmldlP03xqSOjH4GGT-YZLvnVFSov6O-pY_wkMmKSZyPz2V0jHcZid_Dzr_6xDtrXnQugmvxFCydl_OWGo2JACdLO2jlVKk-v3X7dUBfHDsgB37vrmk0c/s320/IMG-20110413-00164.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pre-op, too cool for school </div><br />
The day we went to pick up Charley from his deployment Oldest's ear started oozing. Even grosser.<br />
<br />
ENT doctor decided he needed to go back in and clean out whatever is built up in there- hence surgery #2. So as of right now there are a few options as to what exactly was growing in his ear lobe.<br />
<br />
#1: another cyst<br />
#2: the sutures from surgery 1 didn't dissolve properly and became infected<br />
#3: unknown<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzGujdgsGoiI9bybGXWm42oC5j41Xq-uhoiaKjMyhvvFLM878iqgjfgn0NZ46sxTI12uOr5gKobwswRpSrYh_K_4wS2UqgpbN1y_z38dwVuZcjS_r8vXJT4QkRzJZtGRnB1rxdRIN_cA/s1600/IMG-20110413-00165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzGujdgsGoiI9bybGXWm42oC5j41Xq-uhoiaKjMyhvvFLM878iqgjfgn0NZ46sxTI12uOr5gKobwswRpSrYh_K_4wS2UqgpbN1y_z38dwVuZcjS_r8vXJT4QkRzJZtGRnB1rxdRIN_cA/s320/IMG-20110413-00165.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Post-op, not so cool now huh...</div><br />
So now we are playing the waiting game until the lab sends its findings. Hopefully next week we will have some answers.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWoU8xBqMxLa1OmixIYOZUKXhNW8ohS62UlbvuBRJ0B6lhN2FTNaFVTSn68noRZnLSmLPWnhrvFwb5Q-_p6bJWT3Q_UDTO1GKJ33MtFYqhdob1A6cTNSWHlvdK7aNub7QLp0EgDA70e8/s1600/IMG-20110413-00167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWoU8xBqMxLa1OmixIYOZUKXhNW8ohS62UlbvuBRJ0B6lhN2FTNaFVTSn68noRZnLSmLPWnhrvFwb5Q-_p6bJWT3Q_UDTO1GKJ33MtFYqhdob1A6cTNSWHlvdK7aNub7QLp0EgDA70e8/s320/IMG-20110413-00167.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lucky boy got to keep his ear lobe!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dr. wasn't sure he could save it =) </div><br />
<br />
Cross your fingers and dot your i's that this is the end of ear lobe drama.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YVca9oaC62JNZ5hYTo9QWSR-Dbm7HrCdnXbQg7xy3JEae5lymwQ287Bzg0M-RaAZgxwZMCMU8P3_0R04hQxAk2nF2EwoMUxuYgbUFhVD6-AMd9SK8RsBBpX1ZiGgYEveykbS9qJGy0w/s1600/IMG-20110413-00170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YVca9oaC62JNZ5hYTo9QWSR-Dbm7HrCdnXbQg7xy3JEae5lymwQ287Bzg0M-RaAZgxwZMCMU8P3_0R04hQxAk2nF2EwoMUxuYgbUFhVD6-AMd9SK8RsBBpX1ZiGgYEveykbS9qJGy0w/s320/IMG-20110413-00170.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Poor boy has been sleeping ever since. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Codine is good like that.</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-26848097662478282002011-04-07T06:20:00.000-07:002011-04-07T06:20:53.474-07:00Animal Education, by RandallWatch and be educated. If you produce nature shows of one kind or another keep this guy in mind for your next gig. I bet more people would watch documentaries if they were as fantastic as this one.<br />
<div><br />
</div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/WBpNZuChtuM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br />
</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-79591779801996113632011-04-06T09:19:00.000-07:002011-04-06T09:19:50.956-07:00Easter Baskets and Naked BunniesSearching for the "perfect" Easter basket for Littlest has been a hair pulling, "no you aren't getting Dora so stop having a fit or I will give you a real reason to cry," "Holy cow, I'm never bringing you out in public again. Ever." sort of thing every year. Of course it could be worse. I could have to search for a basket for Oldest too. Luckily for me C's mom saves everything including his childhood basket. Oldest has since inherited said bunny basket and loves it- saving me precious brain cells every year. <div><br />
</div><div>Littlest had the cutest basket for a few years before it turned into a toy and was subsequently destroyed. Every basket since has followed in its predecessor's footsteps so this year I decided I wouldn't spend any more money on something she will destroy in less than a week. You guessed it- I made one.</div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr9IoBmzTYqmT50EDwJb77rlbTHfchdCSWfOL-C_xhgjDYXBIRMl2nthbbIHrhGZWSC2tV2HNDpvBBGyWlteM2NEVDTELPeTm4yda9wdOmSCdLmyQ2MPirI8InmdtxicbPs95fDGLvp8/s1600/IMG-20110406-00128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr9IoBmzTYqmT50EDwJb77rlbTHfchdCSWfOL-C_xhgjDYXBIRMl2nthbbIHrhGZWSC2tV2HNDpvBBGyWlteM2NEVDTELPeTm4yda9wdOmSCdLmyQ2MPirI8InmdtxicbPs95fDGLvp8/s320/IMG-20110406-00128.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crochet holding 3 colors of yarn together: Green Purple White</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Problem is, this is boooooooorrrrrrrring so I added in some green and purple ribbon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH0RrXu61rqefY1EBAK3x5RD-P3kuw_xDbeAKQnYKkOzvCOPXfsJtfiROUz54gSCtxD7wRGeUeSUjKO7qtWgDZXZoXuw967y1ld19dH4hfix7AJikKe1XgB6MUw1rZhT1mwv5ayKDklM/s1600/IMG-20110406-00130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH0RrXu61rqefY1EBAK3x5RD-P3kuw_xDbeAKQnYKkOzvCOPXfsJtfiROUz54gSCtxD7wRGeUeSUjKO7qtWgDZXZoXuw967y1ld19dH4hfix7AJikKe1XgB6MUw1rZhT1mwv5ayKDklM/s320/IMG-20110406-00130.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not gonna lie, I still think this is fairly boring so I scoured the internet for some sort of appliqué or something to give this baby some life. I went with naked bunnies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG81D2i7cVHk6k6aU52Xvg4P_PFPcDwTYNWL8swSHTxDIbGwvYt7lKJz3hCrbjYQclHjHOVurj5vNLUJ4gzKe4n4mPLylfj9hyphenhyphend613irNGl8Nw-AWnzSWNLkvKeopOT7tPm7_QfI9O9yo/s1600/IMG-20110406-00131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG81D2i7cVHk6k6aU52Xvg4P_PFPcDwTYNWL8swSHTxDIbGwvYt7lKJz3hCrbjYQclHjHOVurj5vNLUJ4gzKe4n4mPLylfj9hyphenhyphend613irNGl8Nw-AWnzSWNLkvKeopOT7tPm7_QfI9O9yo/s320/IMG-20110406-00131.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Naked bunny needed a friend. And a bow tie. Every 'bunny' knows naked looks better with a bow tie. And an eyeball, they definitely needed eyeballs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCgJiHiE8kJob4ikKchbjsV40RZQGEDGu7GtRAb_5d4Zdi1D0OHmj6KdjIIB5hHmoVhRtxanNpV-HutHkZiOrYp4N0zW-aDEo1NWY70nq2wW_h9p2e7RKOtMkQ0Pcx187NscNRJOCXaY/s1600/IMG-20110406-00132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCgJiHiE8kJob4ikKchbjsV40RZQGEDGu7GtRAb_5d4Zdi1D0OHmj6KdjIIB5hHmoVhRtxanNpV-HutHkZiOrYp4N0zW-aDEo1NWY70nq2wW_h9p2e7RKOtMkQ0Pcx187NscNRJOCXaY/s320/IMG-20110406-00132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See there? All dresses up in their bow ties and ready for their chippendale auditions. Poor bunny on the left doesn't stand a chance, they don't like guys with droopy eyeballs and his just won't stay up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq3SygQzKcz7I0bQbGBw8BpzcUIMyjAdnxWSNNNFz-bW4X0Jj0wcnqhne21SqUUfCZcRDxViACT4i4q3CigQ7-d6I3KlLrAmwQuJkoZy26vCKRsCzDwDibtwNUqxaGgISwfCUnaLT-6w/s1600/IMG-20110406-00138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq3SygQzKcz7I0bQbGBw8BpzcUIMyjAdnxWSNNNFz-bW4X0Jj0wcnqhne21SqUUfCZcRDxViACT4i4q3CigQ7-d6I3KlLrAmwQuJkoZy26vCKRsCzDwDibtwNUqxaGgISwfCUnaLT-6w/s320/IMG-20110406-00138.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So here we have it folks, one naked bunny Easter basket. Total cost: 0 dollars. Mental humor every time I see it: PRICELESS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(although I still think its kinda boring, any suggestions?) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ps. keep in mind this is for a 4 year old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">pps. any ideas on what to put in a 10 year old boy's Easter basket? I'm clueless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-26201096380205696262011-03-30T07:39:00.000-07:002011-03-30T07:39:18.217-07:00Ideas, Thinking, and SuchI miss you guys!!!!<br />
<br />
<br />
Now to the goods without further apology for my long absence here it is:<br />
<br />
I think once a week or so I'm going to post about free stuff. This will be mostly for my couponing buddies so if you aren't interested, well, too bad :)<br />
<br />
Besides, who doesn't like free stuff?<br />
<br />
<br />
In further news: We spent spring break in Nashville and I LOVED it. If you haven't been to Gaylord Opryland you are missing out. Except we didn't actually stay there cause lets face it- I'm no millionaire, so we sneaked in the back door and wandered aimlessly for hours. Thats how we roll.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6JLn7kSrajPYAYGhfpynNbeAqaGVBaBtLWJsBAJTVIRSKHuJF_07tT8AZXsDbYdarnAFHa6-RvHj_dDOg4LOr8rFy4EOTddei9yTUMCN7dsKa3I3xjM9MehARh1EqzMbuFsAiNLcSmo/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6JLn7kSrajPYAYGhfpynNbeAqaGVBaBtLWJsBAJTVIRSKHuJF_07tT8AZXsDbYdarnAFHa6-RvHj_dDOg4LOr8rFy4EOTddei9yTUMCN7dsKa3I3xjM9MehARh1EqzMbuFsAiNLcSmo/s320/042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Momma of B-Dub</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5g5L7YUOBFLXVhMUot2VHtY4yjfBYtzYPe1jleUyHQWA1knqs1ji1xSADig981vkXgzFF-87_6MQPh0YOw3PV5mfNDm8G922voy8e2YG6lDqp5InJE7tCwKrWr1fJZGaebCZLDTGkwM/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5g5L7YUOBFLXVhMUot2VHtY4yjfBYtzYPe1jleUyHQWA1knqs1ji1xSADig981vkXgzFF-87_6MQPh0YOw3PV5mfNDm8G922voy8e2YG6lDqp5InJE7tCwKrWr1fJZGaebCZLDTGkwM/s320/061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">INSIDE Opryland. Yes, inside.</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-42618053497861993022011-01-17T11:14:00.000-08:002011-01-17T11:14:56.591-08:00Crazy Couponer? Semi-Guilty.I decided a few months ago to give the whole "couponing" thing a try even though it made me feel super extremely old. And embarrassed. Maybe a little crazy.<div><br />
</div><div>Worth it? You decide. I'm going to break down my short trip to Walgreen's from today. Keep in mind that during the last few months I learned about fantastic things like "multiple transactions" and "coupon matchups" and other extremely time consuming and embarrassing endeavors all in the name of savings. </div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjoBgyqNI4EoSMhZ_Cg6qq2CPVXw58LpiQ4YMa3u2vlqUWgci0FUot8LR-2earRinpFeOU3toGcDhyc1HwYwbxCKL-CKe0bskZQVuKJluDNhewKCt6VccBVixPRtTX9N3s1HvyexHiGg/s1600/IMG00241-20110117-1213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjoBgyqNI4EoSMhZ_Cg6qq2CPVXw58LpiQ4YMa3u2vlqUWgci0FUot8LR-2earRinpFeOU3toGcDhyc1HwYwbxCKL-CKe0bskZQVuKJluDNhewKCt6VccBVixPRtTX9N3s1HvyexHiGg/s400/IMG00241-20110117-1213.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><br />
</div><div>Total Items Purchased (quantities in parenthesis):</div><div><br />
</div><div>(4) 2-liters Pepsi products</div><div>(2) Gillette ProGlide Razer</div><div>(2) Pill Glide Spray</div><div>(2) Jumbo Pk Pampers</div><div>(4) Vicks Drops</div><div>(6) Bagged "W" brand candy</div><div>(6) Kraft Home-style Mac and Cheese</div><div><br />
</div><div>Total cost of all items before sales/discounts/coupons: 99.39</div><div><br />
</div><div>Total Walgreen's Advertised Savings (including store coupons): 23.52</div><div>Total Manufacturer Coupons: 39.00</div><div>Total Savings: 62.52</div><div><br />
</div><div>Out of Pocket expense: 36.87</div><div><br />
</div><div>Now here is where I really bank because Wags does this thing called Register Rewards which works like cash back to use on your next purchase. Every week they offer new RR deals and I scoop up as many as possible! This is where multiple transactions come in as most are limit one per customer. Well, if I check out twice that makes me 2 customers :) </div><div><br />
</div><div>Total RR generated this trip: $23.00</div><div><br />
</div><div>If I apply the RRs to my savings for this trip it works out to be $85.52 in savings for $99.39 in merchandise or said another way: paying $13.87 for $99.39 worth of merchandise. </div><div><br />
</div><div>The other advantage to Wags is the catalina coupons that print with the RRs. Today I generated an additional $14.00 of coupons- but I won't add those to todays savings because I haven't used them yet.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Sounds awesome right? Well the truth is yep, I am pretty awesome. And I really did save tons today but I DID spend $36.87 out of pocket, and the Register Rewards are great and help make up for that BUT you have to actually use them! And like all other coupons they do have an expiration date so if I forget to take them with me or they expire before I have a chance to use them then the savings isn't really so great. And that my webbies is where the stores win. They count on you to forget or not use the RRs because they get to keep that money. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Maybe I need to devise another way of accounting for savings- like not including RRs until I actually use them in a transaction. That way I only factor in my "real" savings. Hmmmm, deserves some thought.</div><div><br />
</div><div>On and end note: Tons of my Facebook peeps keep asking HOW DO YOU DO IT??? So maybe I will sit down and write a tutorial on how to coupon. Advise.</div><div><br />
</div><div><br />
</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-76626401078409866482011-01-04T14:30:00.000-08:002011-01-04T14:30:01.165-08:00The Hauntings Continue!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Remember how I mention that <a href="http://bethanywenger.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-car-is-possessed-and-other.html">my car is possessed</a>? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiUl-qRvazJkpxnyu9IJg3Q53b8MKVPK5XCtYmntAX8VVs8gR9WjJJMckCAdnOZB1gYoFnt24H6ZAAlNXL3vnrBdeYfCodhuEfz9oL1NHGGYALx1abmikWN3KrL4dqNIPxyC6kLkx8XQ/s1600/car+mustash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiUl-qRvazJkpxnyu9IJg3Q53b8MKVPK5XCtYmntAX8VVs8gR9WjJJMckCAdnOZB1gYoFnt24H6ZAAlNXL3vnrBdeYfCodhuEfz9oL1NHGGYALx1abmikWN3KrL4dqNIPxyC6kLkx8XQ/s400/car+mustash.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">(my car only wishes it was this cool)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Well, Mr Poltergeist has decided that due to the cold weather we have been experiencing he needed to relocate. And so he has packed his bags and moved into my house; Oldest's room to be precise. And sometimes the hallway for a change of scenery (and smellery I'm sure). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">He likes to make his presence known in the evening hours by blocking out all light in Oldest room (and/or the hallway). And by blocking light I mean he doesn't allow the lights to be turned on. Just so we are clear: said lights function properly all day long- turning on and off with the flip of the switch. Then during the evening (when light is needed most) he pulls his dastardly prank and no amount of light switch flipping will rid the room of darkness. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">All things considered it really isn't the worst haunting ever- pretty clever if you ask me. He must know the boy loves the Goosebumps series (what 10yo boy doesn't?) and enjoys a little harmless prank on occasion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> It could be worse, for instance he could go bump in the night invoking a pistol wielding B-Dub to come racing down the stairs. Lets face it, nothing is scarier than a B-Dub woken from sleep by bumps in the night: with or without pistol, the hair is scary enough to rid the premises of all but the most determined evil-doers in possession of great intestinal fortitude. I kid not.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoAnUuCLBUlHFAgHEPTc8pjSetpAbw2p0VeHuzuWOrH1BkABsaSmsskL5QAOIqmc9wjtYJmci8x2bShBO1hKDv2lEurp-sdkgvdU0-qygyRiEF_H2ChY6aqrLhtKSjl-8Wk38QCt-QcY/s1600/cousinit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoAnUuCLBUlHFAgHEPTc8pjSetpAbw2p0VeHuzuWOrH1BkABsaSmsskL5QAOIqmc9wjtYJmci8x2bShBO1hKDv2lEurp-sdkgvdU0-qygyRiEF_H2ChY6aqrLhtKSjl-8Wk38QCt-QcY/s400/cousinit.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Now picture this with no flat iron or styling products. Super Scary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But here is my warning dear Mr.Poltergeist, the Daddy is coming home and he doesn't take kindly to other guys trying to move in on his turf. Your days are numbered. Just sayin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ND5k14uIwDu7dUJE8xOzJMyg7Ik2zMXxapWlIhcfH-7HP6tLRj4NLGF2QQJQGhazHejyZYaK1i5tUUgsR5J0pMs4tob-bMGTyHehWO8ivMH47nhBQAa5T27EuTl77vfvwxnXsGehm0k/s1600/bethany+and+Charley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ND5k14uIwDu7dUJE8xOzJMyg7Ik2zMXxapWlIhcfH-7HP6tLRj4NLGF2QQJQGhazHejyZYaK1i5tUUgsR5J0pMs4tob-bMGTyHehWO8ivMH47nhBQAa5T27EuTl77vfvwxnXsGehm0k/s400/bethany+and+Charley.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-29804618866201243502011-01-03T18:25:00.000-08:002011-01-03T18:25:16.933-08:00Two-ish WeeksIts almost time my Webbies! Charley is leaving his Combat OutPost in like two freakin weeks! Of course that doesn't mean he will be home in two weeks it just means he is leaving his current location and will be on the way. Still no due date, but heck who needs one! I'm just excited he will be getting the heck outta there.<br />
<br />
Maybe then I can get back to blogging. I don't write much these days because I don't have anything nice to say, once he is home I won't have anything left to bitch about.... And for some reason that sentence isn't making sense so I'm gonna pretend I didn't write it and move on....<br />
<br />
<object height="370" width="450"><param name="movie" value="http://www.liveleak.com/e/f5a_1290602960"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.liveleak.com/e/f5a_1290602960" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" width="450" height="370"></embed></object><br />
<br />
This is what Charley has been up to the last 11 months. He is in the second truck. He also reports that the cell that recorded this video is no longer around thanks to the boot they shoved up their turbaned behinds!!!!<br />
<br />
(if that video doesn't work try this <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f5a_1290602960">link</a>- and remember I am a tech-NO! so pretty proud that I actually copied a link in the first place : ) )<br />
<br />
I can't wait for my Hero to be home!!!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzme8zd4c-bS9KDV_LgDjqJxmP8InpzAi3WTu5roAw4LGpW83cAQy3WgrWk-V1-_NxksGcouiE0-h-VLaggoGNMM1-OLyWyIszDfGxS6oNFb1RInm3fSEmckq-_r-p1m5MoJ-ft7fuFcU/s1600/2646_1111827911059_1087732443_30350369_922949_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzme8zd4c-bS9KDV_LgDjqJxmP8InpzAi3WTu5roAw4LGpW83cAQy3WgrWk-V1-_NxksGcouiE0-h-VLaggoGNMM1-OLyWyIszDfGxS6oNFb1RInm3fSEmckq-_r-p1m5MoJ-ft7fuFcU/s320/2646_1111827911059_1087732443_30350369_922949_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-84625398888681918012010-12-05T16:36:00.000-08:002010-12-05T16:36:48.333-08:00Tooth Fairy-ish NonsenseLittlest is scared to come out of her room. She counts her teeth before bed and in the mornings just to make sure. Wanna know why? Cause the mean Tooth Fairy on the top of our tree might try and steal them if she isn't careful. Thats right, the TOOTH FAIRY. On top of our tree, and the tree at her school, and the tree at McCrappies, and the tree at Wally.... you get the idea. Tooth Fairy.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapVxaC3e2UPppEjpekM31_5wBnL6pMckrFWOt1Ie5Uy_dN6McMXrzAkbGSMhuNNHjnpmULXZ6_8yzMUIqU78lVHgI2rMrQwV2QLe3V5-JJVipzHm_1h6n97cSaCSqgvKqyYNmiErmW6Y/s1600/Tooth-Fairy-Movie-Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapVxaC3e2UPppEjpekM31_5wBnL6pMckrFWOt1Ie5Uy_dN6McMXrzAkbGSMhuNNHjnpmULXZ6_8yzMUIqU78lVHgI2rMrQwV2QLe3V5-JJVipzHm_1h6n97cSaCSqgvKqyYNmiErmW6Y/s320/Tooth-Fairy-Movie-Poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<br />
You should see the looks I get when she spouts that one out in public. Geesh.B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-77401284341377320362010-12-01T19:36:00.000-08:002010-12-01T19:36:29.578-08:00The Tale of Two TreesWe met in March, married in April, and moved to Montana in May. Whirlwind romance doesn't begin to describe it. It was crazy, stupid, and wrong (in more ways than one). So when I say it was our first Christmas what I mean is: I didn't know anything about being "together" during a holiday, nothing about family traditions, nothing about not going home. Nothing.<br />
<br />
And then we had our first big fight. And by "big fight" I mean all encompassing - you're not gonna change me- NO, I'm not just like your Grandma- kinda fight. Basically two bulls met in the china shop and neither bull won. And ya wanna know why? I will tell you why, and he might go all guy-ish and say he doesn't remember or that it wasn't such a big deal but I REMEMBER, cause it was our first fight. And my life was almost over cause of it.<br />
<br />
It was all due to the fact that I wanted a fake tree. Not just any fake tree either; I'm talking super fake with ONLY blue and white ornaments. And snowmen. If it wasn't blue, white, or snowman shaped it wasn't going anywhere NEAR my tree. Cause it was our first one and I wanted it to be special, something to be remembered, something to be proud of. His idea of "special" and "proud" were different than mine.<br />
<br />
He wanted his ornaments his Momma just gave him on my blue, white, and snowman tree. But he didn't tell me that. He didn't even tell me that his Momma GAVE him the ornaments. I didn't know. I also didn't know that fake tree and 'Montana' don't mix. Its like adding pine-sol and bleach. Or is it Lysol? Anywho- you should never mix cleaning supplies or go on a huffing spree even if it is Christmas.<br />
<br />
Back at it: The fight was on, only see it wasn't fair cause I thought we were fighting cause he kept picking on me saying stuff like "I can't believe I married my GRANDMOTHER" and then talk smack about how Grammy can't cook and how she has a tree that only has blue and white and snowman ornaments. He was mean and hurt my widdle feewings. All the while I kept hurting his just by not recognizing his need for... for..... well, for lack of better wording- tradition.<br />
<br />
Tradition doesn't feel like the right word, its something more- like Alice I didn't have my "muchness" and I didn't even realize it. So long story short it wasn't exactly the bestest first Christmas ever. Unfortunately neither was our second- which was really our third cause he was deployed for the 'real' second one. It was back to the whole "tree" thing again. I just didn't get it; it wasn't about the ornaments.<br />
<br />
Fast forward a whole lotta years: The kids and I decorated our tree tonight. We went through every box of ornaments and told stories about some while others were shoved on as fast as possible so they could each hang more than their sibling. Finally the end came and I tucked them into their beds and sat on the couch looking at that dang tree. The kids each put some of Daddy's ornaments on. I saved a few to put on myself. The kids had put all of his right at eye level (so basically the top and bottom of the tree are totally covered with not much in the middle) so I spread them all out and added the ribbons and bows that tiny hands couldn't quite master.<br />
<br />
I think I get it now. The ones we love the most are the ones that have been around the longest. I don't care anymore if my tree is bluewhitesnowman. My tree has all colors, shapes, sizes (I like to think its an equal opportunity tree). What makes it great is the stories we share about each one, the memory, the love. Its not about the commercialization- the best ones are made by generations of tiny hands. And for us its one more way to try and fill in the hole he left behind. For me, its one more physical representation of how that man has made me a better person without even trying.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_Wj9TKwCywcgzdMJPZ17FsvkrMuO_Qz_-jjPb0cXDSq_TROxhIhQsIxWFh7v1BHxmOrb-oWmqJH9pqARVvujaKcoVEMEec9DmXr80ns4TythiakrFB6fMMAMQDpqW933nGLCSax8-_M/s1600/IMG00084-20101201-2044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_Wj9TKwCywcgzdMJPZ17FsvkrMuO_Qz_-jjPb0cXDSq_TROxhIhQsIxWFh7v1BHxmOrb-oWmqJH9pqARVvujaKcoVEMEec9DmXr80ns4TythiakrFB6fMMAMQDpqW933nGLCSax8-_M/s320/IMG00084-20101201-2044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it occurred to me that all you can see </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in this pic are the blue and white ornaments,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I totally swear there are TONs of others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stupid flash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<br />
ps: Most awesome tree skirt EVER, handmade by the bestest sister ever. Even if her name is Bert.<br />
<br />
pps: I think the angel is about to take a flying leap. Prolly I should cut down the branch that is shoved so rudely up her derrière so she is a little more stable.B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-4549645690171126362010-11-30T12:18:00.000-08:002010-11-30T12:18:55.097-08:00Wags: I Love youI recently tuned into the world of couponing. Never bothered before and oh how very wrong I was. With a little bit of blog reading *which I do anyways* and the purchase of a Sunday paper I too can be a super saver. Example: Todays Walgreens trip<br />
<br />
Total for all items: $110.23<br />
<br />
Total Walgreens store coupons: $31.75<br />
<br />
Total Manufacturer coupons: $ 36.69<br />
<br />
Total Register Rewards (cash back to use on next purchase): 25.00<br />
<br />
Total Savings: $ 93.44<br />
<br />
Making todays grand total a whopping 16.79<br />
<br />
<br />
Wanna know what 16.79 look like? Whoot, here it is:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg7S50cikLwleUR4uCsRlbaZpiEVCitOfj2fjSSnMoFYd228F8sDeuAna22DE1cpyWthBLI20HU25m-BENghF9-M2Uc8QOcVmSpP53zBqBRfdklzaksN6RnT6D0okHtaOKo0evQuhIqM/s1600/wags+trip+11+29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg7S50cikLwleUR4uCsRlbaZpiEVCitOfj2fjSSnMoFYd228F8sDeuAna22DE1cpyWthBLI20HU25m-BENghF9-M2Uc8QOcVmSpP53zBqBRfdklzaksN6RnT6D0okHtaOKo0evQuhIqM/s400/wags+trip+11+29.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;">Pretty much an awful pic thanks to the dark and rainy crap outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to mention the blur- why bbry are you blurry? Jerk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And since my phone is pulling its blurry crap I will just tell you what I got:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4 packages command hooks (the ones that wont mess up the walls) 1 Bic candle lighter, 2 sticker books, 2 mini puzzles, 1 box 100 ct envelopes, 1 box 40 ct envelopes, 2 juicy fruit collectors tins (full of gum), 3 pkgs Breathe Right strips, 3 bags Betty Crocker blueberry muffins, 2 boxes Domino brown sugar, 4 large bags pretzel M&Ms, 2 large bags mint M&Ms, 2 large bags peanut M&Ms, 2 bottles Dawn dish soap, 2 Skittles filled Santa heads, 2 bottles NyQuil, 2 containers of Lysol wipes, 1 box puffs tissues, 6 small packages Russel Stovers chocolate Santas, and one package of pain patches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Super Duper Fun : ) Tomorrow is Target day- hopefully it will go as well!!!! </div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-12925343853831509572010-11-10T15:16:00.000-08:002010-11-10T15:16:46.354-08:00Veterans Day? Do I qualify?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdc_vlcuR2GgJ5u6ReVb1y8VgB21DEjz__zcqCBn6ctcfPOgiTv_TJLtKleTphLjE0nZcZXLYhdi3MiEWljbLpfhrBQD3T0igQG7tJlHhiQTv3WFkBN3TujBsr3kvijYIzdWuQYmzA3gg/s1600/November+2010+110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdc_vlcuR2GgJ5u6ReVb1y8VgB21DEjz__zcqCBn6ctcfPOgiTv_TJLtKleTphLjE0nZcZXLYhdi3MiEWljbLpfhrBQD3T0igQG7tJlHhiQTv3WFkBN3TujBsr3kvijYIzdWuQYmzA3gg/s320/November+2010+110.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHPXkybXkGNvWut1thyGfEjldi1eNhn2qgAFQn6ThRPMRMgaKUqWKzIKrmDXNxGznJWtbSqMZPziUjR69FoaZh-JjnDhcSOyt8j7lN8a5og5_NWMk7N_7A-u4QnyOz9sqSTCGxRS45Sg/s1600/November+2010+111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHPXkybXkGNvWut1thyGfEjldi1eNhn2qgAFQn6ThRPMRMgaKUqWKzIKrmDXNxGznJWtbSqMZPziUjR69FoaZh-JjnDhcSOyt8j7lN8a5og5_NWMk7N_7A-u4QnyOz9sqSTCGxRS45Sg/s320/November+2010+111.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyaeJ02cMr-95n69j8lFtEdZmQJwHwItPfgO-u_eHGWWpLeICjqec412gc5KTE56AGWRyGdtXYdOK3r0X9Kza68wyEa9hwpPYtgLHujnHUrjXFIIDUQ5KLYrwFWvuZV0SylbFqi14LGI/s1600/November+2010+112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyaeJ02cMr-95n69j8lFtEdZmQJwHwItPfgO-u_eHGWWpLeICjqec412gc5KTE56AGWRyGdtXYdOK3r0X9Kza68wyEa9hwpPYtgLHujnHUrjXFIIDUQ5KLYrwFWvuZV0SylbFqi14LGI/s320/November+2010+112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6QGEyhnIhg2tqUZp8GU6wcKUUCemp9fN2fq-XIqPzVMPevrOIiGb1TDKNOnM0cE-h-USP9iUgxWqLm1i-BC93AskTni_hSBweCCJvm4g7Rr1yL8l3YBCQuv_ihFC2SVurPgq2pe2F3k/s1600/November+2010+116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6QGEyhnIhg2tqUZp8GU6wcKUUCemp9fN2fq-XIqPzVMPevrOIiGb1TDKNOnM0cE-h-USP9iUgxWqLm1i-BC93AskTni_hSBweCCJvm4g7Rr1yL8l3YBCQuv_ihFC2SVurPgq2pe2F3k/s320/November+2010+116.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep, I do indeed. And I wouldn't trade him for anything.</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-58051027034703707392010-11-03T17:05:00.000-07:002010-11-03T17:05:30.327-07:00H is for Happy with Him, oh and Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKcu2uOLncEHpMIcUekvqlPcfjhGds2rgtj2EuYDuDsY1Zv7uNn0AfaMLc70WlOMv1u165insQr8fP0kHpITMHGremv2Bqqzknssu99Lo9JBat9kU_zPhxO4FxqjIxT8F-CUh4Z8dnlU/s1600/Halloween+2010+070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKcu2uOLncEHpMIcUekvqlPcfjhGds2rgtj2EuYDuDsY1Zv7uNn0AfaMLc70WlOMv1u165insQr8fP0kHpITMHGremv2Bqqzknssu99Lo9JBat9kU_zPhxO4FxqjIxT8F-CUh4Z8dnlU/s320/Halloween+2010+070.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goofs, I know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4On4tfJxB0T7COZ5hAigfSTH7Ev7BVBGKi6Om44_lKhAesS0T4yG3KULef75tSPgOV7DDMetuwkLpl75RoA_QIAKoytvSdQvD1xLvGhOIQQjdSB2QceRdz0h9h-q0vTTLR3KawCSGQiM/s1600/Halloween+2010+069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4On4tfJxB0T7COZ5hAigfSTH7Ev7BVBGKi6Om44_lKhAesS0T4yG3KULef75tSPgOV7DDMetuwkLpl75RoA_QIAKoytvSdQvD1xLvGhOIQQjdSB2QceRdz0h9h-q0vTTLR3KawCSGQiM/s320/Halloween+2010+069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oldest had to sneak in for this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charley looks like he has a little Captain in him</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqVXIFEyLEoFdBoDl73ntiDr4H36MIhYc12UhsZzPmNi4hkFYD2M9YFw277VNx4b3y-MOiQADzqoWgPJI6lZ0DAnzhzXMS30mHe2Q_GlsCxhwKbLA2rIIgZJice-eKuFg0PufHvqnoEI/s1600/Halloween+2010+042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqVXIFEyLEoFdBoDl73ntiDr4H36MIhYc12UhsZzPmNi4hkFYD2M9YFw277VNx4b3y-MOiQADzqoWgPJI6lZ0DAnzhzXMS30mHe2Q_GlsCxhwKbLA2rIIgZJice-eKuFg0PufHvqnoEI/s320/Halloween+2010+042.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Littlest pulling her "Anna Nicole" impersonation.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8twvwpUA3g_DKJvLbyrwTziZ4BcRTw3nsEoYL3z7PbbV00Eb9caj2iwjN49Wl53jXXmCqruiiTiZSKfEXDuBgGZInvKxhiniR7m1e58fXyw_Qmb-bRgrp0lT1SXiGtNh932dvENaER0k/s1600/Halloween+2010+058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8twvwpUA3g_DKJvLbyrwTziZ4BcRTw3nsEoYL3z7PbbV00Eb9caj2iwjN49Wl53jXXmCqruiiTiZSKfEXDuBgGZInvKxhiniR7m1e58fXyw_Qmb-bRgrp0lT1SXiGtNh932dvENaER0k/s320/Halloween+2010+058.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What should have been under the shroud- but it was itchy and had to go</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KN-3btB3WHs9XUg6Mh8kR0KQTHYZOZzI_I-niHO9E-n6pIkFTA29ljIfrI2zhyphenhyphenjqy-SqV_GQNAVtRxGBhgrpSD7tzDAIKrWe8GzzrhKNaClSidsEKxApA_GFuix3M2wJWRNtx8unR6g/s1600/Halloween+2010+167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3KN-3btB3WHs9XUg6Mh8kR0KQTHYZOZzI_I-niHO9E-n6pIkFTA29ljIfrI2zhyphenhyphenjqy-SqV_GQNAVtRxGBhgrpSD7tzDAIKrWe8GzzrhKNaClSidsEKxApA_GFuix3M2wJWRNtx8unR6g/s320/Halloween+2010+167.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BTW he was supposed to be one of the ring wraiths from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lord of the Rings. Except he didn't like the hood all the way on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cause then he couldn't see...</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-58398880592534147732010-10-20T14:00:00.000-07:002010-10-20T14:00:27.464-07:00Hoarder Success Story or Fiery Bunghole. Toss up.Yesterday in my nervous energy state (yep, C is traveling only I don't know when he will actually get HERE) I took it upon myself to clean Littlest room. I should totally be on Hoarders cause after two very full trash bags of toys made their final migration to the trash bin outside her toy box was still overflowing. OVERFLOWING. Geesh, no wonder her dang room was always a mess! Best part is she hasn't even noticed that anything is missing. Serious. Kinda makes me not want to buy her anything for Christmas except for underwear. And maybe socks.<br />
<br />
It was during this cleaning spree that something super wrong started happening to me. And by "super wrong" I mean I have flames of fire shooting out of my a*%. FIRE. It was so nasty I had to shower after. Twice. Awesome.<br />
<br />
And now you know more about me than you did yesterday.<br />
<br />
And I still don't know when Charley is gonna get off his ever lovin tuckas and freakin pick up the phone and tell me when he will be here!!!!<br />
<br />
Patience and I are not friends.<br />
<br />
Oh, and I'm wearing purple today- so should you<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq7wip0z6kk-UySSZ-7XMG5cJkmBuGoo7aIdjGbhGwb2xk_FSSuIfwZw0_jjjKjKBSNW-j4VKaf3ZuUwocNnGAKZFJz4FMJ9OjU1fInzH4rZ01qyamYAPJdUNRrG-aMXxfNAUYhCfivs/s1600/charleywedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq7wip0z6kk-UySSZ-7XMG5cJkmBuGoo7aIdjGbhGwb2xk_FSSuIfwZw0_jjjKjKBSNW-j4VKaf3ZuUwocNnGAKZFJz4FMJ9OjU1fInzH4rZ01qyamYAPJdUNRrG-aMXxfNAUYhCfivs/s400/charleywedding.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">FREAKIN get here ALREADY!</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-42228045817486449072010-10-15T08:11:00.000-07:002010-10-15T08:11:46.673-07:00My Car is Possessed and Other Unfortunate Events<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Ya know how sometimes you park in front of a building that has rows of windows and you can see your car's reflection? Well, either my car is possessed or the buildings I park in front of are haunted. Seeing as I park in front of lots of buildings I'm inclined to believe that its my car. I try to be good to her, sure the exploding soda cans were an oversight on my part, but maintenance is almost always only a few months late. Now she is expressing her dislike of my ownership or some mean spirited ghost has possessed her. I think its the ghost cause who wouldn't want to be my car??? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Anywho, besides the exploding radiator and ruptured brake lines we now have the "magic lights." And by magic lights I mean sometimes when I see her reflection the headlights both work and sometimes only one works. And it isn't always the same one thats not working. I'm thinking this poltergeist has personality, likes variety and long walks on the beach. I'm giving her free reign until Charley get here (he gets on the helicopter tomorrow-ish!!!!!) At that point he is gonna kick her sorry butt out of there and my poor baby car can return to normal.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">In other news Oldest thought he saw a mouse in the basement. And then I thought I saw mouse poop in the basement. I bought those sticky traps, lots of them, and strategically placed them around the perimeter just like it says to. Do you think I caught the mouse? Nope, that would be too normal for my house. Instead I'm catching birds. Birds with yellow feathers. Birds that have no hope of becoming unstuck from the sticky. Poor birds.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">And then there is Littlest. She had to get some shots and shots equal ear splitting screeching, crying, and gnashing of teeth followed by crabby butt. Speaking of butts, yesterday she came out of the bathroom and announced "My butt hates me" and ran to her room. Gotta love my punks : )</span>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457021092502276765.post-4393580987355900442010-10-06T10:45:00.000-07:002010-10-06T10:45:19.531-07:0010 DaysIn just 10 days my favorite soldier will be loading up on a helicopter so he can come visit his family. I'm so excited that when I think about it I get nauseous. And he is so excited that he quit calling home cause he would get nauseous too. Pretty much, we are exactly alike except for the parts where we are polar opposites.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgeNFeCHkrw1wdJwUq4inxXVpYLou6F22SDJxXxh2SdHW2gQ_EMuVgnO5m7sAW4dzCqLBAgAv3MmF-0HM_kscDtsgOuZj064Whmv589VFpXxwMMqVhxLhCNpF2E0RcceuBXsEyo-bLAA/s1600/afghanistan9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgeNFeCHkrw1wdJwUq4inxXVpYLou6F22SDJxXxh2SdHW2gQ_EMuVgnO5m7sAW4dzCqLBAgAv3MmF-0HM_kscDtsgOuZj064Whmv589VFpXxwMMqVhxLhCNpF2E0RcceuBXsEyo-bLAA/s400/afghanistan9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I bet he will be super excited to not live here anymore :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anywho, now I have to go puke cause I thought about it again. In the mean time, what the heck am I gonna do at the airport? Come on creative people, I know your out there...... </div><div style="text-align: left;">I need a sign idea or something fun and I can't think about it cause I get the yucks all over again. Doh! I just thought about it!!! Ug!</div>B-Dubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072257293834500202noreply@blogger.com1