tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097457702352505632024-03-13T09:27:42.827-07:00The Berry's PatchThe Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-77937437792759624332010-04-20T04:00:00.000-07:002010-04-20T04:00:12.263-07:00Pssssssst, hey you....<div style="text-align: center;">Yeah you.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I would like for you to meet someone.<br /><br />Someone very special to me and super duper talented....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80LxBrM4gI/AAAAAAAADBE/ZpQfVAgUljs/s1600/Lauren+and+family.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80LxBrM4gI/AAAAAAAADBE/ZpQfVAgUljs/s400/Lauren+and+family.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462034859961410050" border="0" /></a><br />This is my young sweet second-cousin-first-removed.<br /><br />But let just call her my cousin. First removed sounds dysfunctional.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80PDf6VmTI/AAAAAAAADBk/_q4cnpRtDeA/s1600/Lauren+and+family+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80PDf6VmTI/AAAAAAAADBk/_q4cnpRtDeA/s400/Lauren+and+family+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462038475850488114" border="0" /></a><br />Anyhoo, she has just opened her own etsy shop....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80OD2s1JOI/AAAAAAAADBc/rrzgn9j_iVs/s1600/baby+feet.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80OD2s1JOI/AAAAAAAADBc/rrzgn9j_iVs/s400/baby+feet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462037382456222946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why?<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQxKjAWsI/AAAAAAAADAk/7Q6ezDdATPw/s1600/hope+street.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQxKjAWsI/AAAAAAAADAk/7Q6ezDdATPw/s400/hope+street.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461688516180204226" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Well she has a passion for photography....<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQw6RPhqI/AAAAAAAADAc/ot0K139AF3k/s1600/light+house.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQw6RPhqI/AAAAAAAADAc/ot0K139AF3k/s400/light+house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461688511810733730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And she has decided to share her passion with us...<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80NGHSEi4I/AAAAAAAADBM/XdSnaNOoK7Q/s1600/winding+road.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80NGHSEi4I/AAAAAAAADBM/XdSnaNOoK7Q/s400/winding+road.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462036321755499394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Her style of photos are fun, artistic and passionate....<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80RiI4DXzI/AAAAAAAADB0/oN9uwxZMH5E/s1600/purple+wild+flower.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S80RiI4DXzI/AAAAAAAADB0/oN9uwxZMH5E/s400/purple+wild+flower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462041201266089778" border="0" /></a><br />Creative....<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQxta11SI/AAAAAAAADAs/bIs5BQhJewE/s1600/boat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQxta11SI/AAAAAAAADAs/bIs5BQhJewE/s400/boat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461688525541201186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Original....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQwU_OOPI/AAAAAAAADAU/ENLdfZHDKlE/s1600/daisy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vQwU_OOPI/AAAAAAAADAU/ENLdfZHDKlE/s400/daisy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461688501803038962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Imaginative...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vPiCCLQEI/AAAAAAAADAM/kQjrr2mozy8/s1600/kitty.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vPiCCLQEI/AAAAAAAADAM/kQjrr2mozy8/s400/kitty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461687156685357122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Romantic...<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vRCyfYKtI/AAAAAAAADA0/jtkwLNDZADA/s1600/violin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S8vRCyfYKtI/AAAAAAAADA0/jtkwLNDZADA/s400/violin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461688818960181970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And right now she is offering 15% off to anyone that I refer.<br /><br />So go!<br /><br />Just click on any of those beautiful images on the right side bar.<br /><br />Your other right.<br /><br />Or click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenBPhotography">here</a>.<br /><br />Just make sure you mention me when checking out to get the discount. :-)<br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-50095730594107074842010-04-02T18:35:00.000-07:002010-04-02T18:52:26.493-07:00Happy Easter Weekend....<div style="text-align: center;">I finally dug out a few Easter decorations...talk about last minute....well last minute for me anyway. I'm usually a month ahead of the game.<br /><br />This patch of grass is from Hobby Lobby. I tied two patches together for the center of my kitchen table. We are having friends over this weekend which is a good excuse to buy fresh spring flowers (not that you need an excuse!)....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acgcrg1ZI/AAAAAAAADAE/oOb19n6kYmk/s1600/IMG_1612.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acgcrg1ZI/AAAAAAAADAE/oOb19n6kYmk/s400/IMG_1612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455720079874381202" border="0" /></a><br />I was also persuaded by Walmart to purchase these cute and so delicious looking cupcakes.<br />Darn them....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acJLjRD7I/AAAAAAAAC_0/MnuEYutqzbs/s1600/IMG_1617.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acJLjRD7I/AAAAAAAAC_0/MnuEYutqzbs/s400/IMG_1617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455719680139399090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acJiDlxAI/AAAAAAAAC_8/lXSu4XcQ_a8/s1600/IMG_1616.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acJiDlxAI/AAAAAAAAC_8/lXSu4XcQ_a8/s400/IMG_1616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455719686180553730" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few bunnies around the house....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acIh3xvlI/AAAAAAAAC_s/Y48VwJLAklM/s1600/IMG_1619.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acIh3xvlI/AAAAAAAAC_s/Y48VwJLAklM/s400/IMG_1619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455719668951137874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acHTc32iI/AAAAAAAAC_c/NYGKkBPcJ-0/s1600/IMG_1625.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acHTc32iI/AAAAAAAAC_c/NYGKkBPcJ-0/s400/IMG_1625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455719647900326434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7abgymJc0I/AAAAAAAAC_M/eRDxvVPgdK0/s1600/IMG_1622.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7abgymJc0I/AAAAAAAAC_M/eRDxvVPgdK0/s400/IMG_1622.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7abhQdxnhI/AAAAAAAAC_U/O_wCIYwKw0E/s1600/IMG_1621.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7abhQdxnhI/AAAAAAAAC_U/O_wCIYwKw0E/s400/IMG_1621.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acIHma7xI/AAAAAAAAC_k/Ge43928QYUw/s1600/IMG_1620.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S7acIHma7xI/AAAAAAAAC_k/Ge43928QYUw/s400/IMG_1620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455719661899018002" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Easter!</span><br /></a></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-49589978834011454432010-03-27T10:25:00.000-07:002010-03-27T10:48:14.102-07:00One easter decoration and a few changes...<div style="text-align: center;">I suppose I'm not into decorating for Easter this year.<br /><br />I only have this one little (but super cute) bunny out....<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AKS1nL1I/AAAAAAAAC-U/9l3VZBMtflk/s1600/IMG_1552.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AKS1nL1I/AAAAAAAAC-U/9l3VZBMtflk/s400/IMG_1552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453366744391823186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have spent lots of time making changes to my sofa table....<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AKJ-CQoI/AAAAAAAAC-M/QdI1Hdih6jM/s1600/IMG_1547.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AKJ-CQoI/AAAAAAAAC-M/QdI1Hdih6jM/s400/IMG_1547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453366742011232898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And I've finally added some accessories above the cabinets....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AJjMIssI/AAAAAAAAC-E/CyPcsGSpksM/s1600/IMG_1543.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AJjMIssI/AAAAAAAAC-E/CyPcsGSpksM/s400/IMG_1543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453366731601392322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AI9HKH1I/AAAAAAAAC98/UIfvC9reaow/s1600/IMG_1545.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AI9HKH1I/AAAAAAAAC98/UIfvC9reaow/s400/IMG_1545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453366721379966802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'm trying to keep this baby alive....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AK7GeKCI/AAAAAAAAC-c/-8n4XFUQ72w/s1600/IMG_1556.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AK7GeKCI/AAAAAAAAC-c/-8n4XFUQ72w/s400/IMG_1556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453366755199952930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While these pictures have found their final resting place (I think)....<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S64_e2BeaiI/AAAAAAAAC9k/EAIYD9l38os/s1600/IMG_1561.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S64_e2BeaiI/AAAAAAAAC9k/EAIYD9l38os/s400/IMG_1561.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't made any changes here but I love how it turned out so I'm sharing again...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S64_gCQ57qI/AAAAAAAAC9s/KAV542yr7L8/s1600/IMG_1560.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S64_gCQ57qI/AAAAAAAAC9s/KAV542yr7L8/s400/IMG_1560.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And finally, I found some frames for our pictures...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S64_keH1mJI/AAAAAAAAC90/HhxbiEBtIY0/s1600/IMG_1559.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S64_keH1mJI/AAAAAAAAC90/HhxbiEBtIY0/s400/IMG_1559.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AsQ6StHI/AAAAAAAAC-k/zRh-3i_Frcg/s1600/IMG_1558.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65AsQ6StHI/AAAAAAAAC-k/zRh-3i_Frcg/s400/IMG_1558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453367327990133874" border="0" /></a><br />This is my next project....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65As6p8dRI/AAAAAAAAC-s/JO7cmrrpxgM/s1600/IMG_1538.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65As6p8dRI/AAAAAAAAC-s/JO7cmrrpxgM/s400/IMG_1538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453367339195856146" border="0" /></a>About a year ago I had this elephant chair reupholstered.<br />Now I'm thinking I should paint it black...what do ya think?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65CqfZg-cI/AAAAAAAAC-0/JyfrG6f_0oI/s1600/IMG_1539.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S65CqfZg-cI/AAAAAAAAC-0/JyfrG6f_0oI/s400/IMG_1539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453369496542706114" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-17881253401241047642010-01-16T06:00:00.000-08:002010-01-16T06:00:03.160-08:00Family Picture Arrangements<div style="text-align: center;">No I'm not MIA. Unless you call major focus on my house MIA. I thought I would have more time to blog during break but alas I've completely ignored you. All for a good cause though...my house.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I've been working on the following project for a month and a half. It's taken me that long to gather old family pictures, buy frames, arrange frames, re-arrange frames, find picture mats that fit frames and purchase vinyl lettering.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1J0pRYuI/AAAAAAAAC8U/V3ZrgaGkGrE/s1600-h/IMG_1106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1J0pRYuI/AAAAAAAAC8U/V3ZrgaGkGrE/s400/IMG_1106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177468825002722" border="0" /></a><br />So how did I accomplish such a symmetrical picture arrangement you ask?<br /><br />First, I purchased a package of frames from Walmart...an after Christmas sale. I picked up 13 frames for $13. Once I realized what a killer deal this was, I went back and got a second set. I didn't use all of them though. Only enough to make a perfect symmetrical square of pictures.<br /><br />Starting on the floor, I arranged the pictures several different ways.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0Ed03kTI/AAAAAAAAC7k/6bJ1hJFeJP0/s1600-h/IMG_8077.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0Ed03kTI/AAAAAAAAC7k/6bJ1hJFeJP0/s400/IMG_8077.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Once I was satisfied with the arrangement I hung them. I'm not about to mislead you at this point...there are several dozen holes in the walls behind those frames. I'm anal retentive when it comes to this kind of stuff. I moved each frame until I was satisfied.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0EgurI1I/AAAAAAAAC7s/MqddGaahkJ8/s1600-h/IMG_8081.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0EgurI1I/AAAAAAAAC7s/MqddGaahkJ8/s400/IMG_8081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Once the frames were in place, I then went through my old pictures and limited them to my favorite. I wanted to keep an "old" theme to this arrangement.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That cute little guy in the front left corner...the one with the trouble making smile on his face...that's my dad.<br /><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1KlaMLnI/AAAAAAAAC8k/ajUCAHOq_Ew/s1600-h/dads+class+5x7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1KlaMLnI/AAAAAAAAC8k/ajUCAHOq_Ew/s400/dads+class+5x7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177481915084402" border="0" /></a><br />This is also my dad...he's so darn cute!<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1J8eiiEI/AAAAAAAAC8c/znreLMikFJQ/s1600-h/bb+dad1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1J8eiiEI/AAAAAAAAC8c/znreLMikFJQ/s400/bb+dad1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177470927472706" border="0" /></a><br />This is my Maternal Great Grandparents holding my Grandfather...<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1byyyGkI/AAAAAAAAC8s/9JZLH-6DeAg/s1600-h/Wilkerson+grandparents.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1byyyGkI/AAAAAAAAC8s/9JZLH-6DeAg/s400/Wilkerson+grandparents.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177777565669954" border="0" /></a><br />My Maternal Grandparents. My Grandma was 15 and Grandfather 30 when they married.<br />(check out their washing machine to the left)<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1c02CTPI/AAAAAAAAC9E/kdum0JQsptg/s1600-h/Grandma+Ina+%26+Grandpa+Wilkerson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1c02CTPI/AAAAAAAAC9E/kdum0JQsptg/s400/Grandma+Ina+%26+Grandpa+Wilkerson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177795296054514" border="0" /></a><br />My mother when she was 16...<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1cBcUZvI/AAAAAAAAC80/CzKivGjpq9g/s1600-h/Mom+with+baton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1cBcUZvI/AAAAAAAAC80/CzKivGjpq9g/s400/Mom+with+baton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177781497980658" border="0" /></a><br />My Paternal Grandparents during the depression. The little girl who would have been my Aunt Carolyn died when she was 1 1/2 of spinal meningitis.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1cgmpAOI/AAAAAAAAC88/QBtejhTEuf8/s1600-h/George+Van+Gibson+Emma+Jane+and+Carolyn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1cgmpAOI/AAAAAAAAC88/QBtejhTEuf8/s400/George+Van+Gibson+Emma+Jane+and+Carolyn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177789862772962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The man on the left is my Paternal Great Grandfather. He is pictured here with his brothers...NO it's not the James brothers.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1dGNqY3I/AAAAAAAAC9M/mqe2iyIqIsc/s1600-h/Porter+brothers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1dGNqY3I/AAAAAAAAC9M/mqe2iyIqIsc/s400/Porter+brothers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177799958553458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I printed the pictures at Costco and placed them in the frames.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0E0nB62I/AAAAAAAAC70/KalAfPTDpYs/s1600-h/IMG_1091.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0E0nB62I/AAAAAAAAC70/KalAfPTDpYs/s400/IMG_1091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I also purchased these double sided sticky dots to keep the pictures in place.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1I8gIloI/AAAAAAAAC8E/HK0BiaThoes/s1600-h/IMG_1100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1I8gIloI/AAAAAAAAC8E/HK0BiaThoes/s400/IMG_1100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177453754291842" border="0" /></a><br />The vinyl wall letters are from a local company called <a href="http://www.polkadotskull.com/">Polka Dot Skull</a>. They customize any saying for a reasonable cost. Mine was only $19. I was able to choose the font, size and saying.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1JZmQ8hI/AAAAAAAAC8M/_enrC1c-vMk/s1600-h/IMG_1092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E1JZmQ8hI/AAAAAAAAC8M/_enrC1c-vMk/s400/IMG_1092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427177461564633618" border="0" /></a><br />And there it is...first project of 2010.<br /><br /></div> </div> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0FYOVfFI/AAAAAAAAC78/D27t1xh_-ik/s1600-h/IMG_1099.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/S1E0FYOVfFI/AAAAAAAAC78/D27t1xh_-ik/s400/IMG_1099.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext">PS. Hobby Lobby will cut picture mats to fit any size picture.<br /></a></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-86045814482156142692009-12-25T05:00:00.000-08:002009-12-25T05:00:02.713-08:00Merry Christmas...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5fvxGrltI/AAAAAAAAC6c/4OKvig2SNwY/s1600-h/IMG_0926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5fvxGrltI/AAAAAAAAC6c/4OKvig2SNwY/s400/IMG_0926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417372676013135570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Merry Christmas!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">From The Berry's Patch</span><br /></span></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-35609788957401729832009-12-23T05:00:00.000-08:002009-12-23T05:00:03.745-08:00Christmas Picture 2009...<div style="text-align: center;">My cousin did our pictures this year.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.laurenbauerphotography.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5jcDSFZKI/AAAAAAAAC7c/C6uKxigYEWQ/s400/lauren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417376735341929634" border="0" /></a><br />She did a fabulous job and it was so much fun.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5iGVbrbFI/AAAAAAAAC7M/867Rn1B1oBU/s1600-h/Brandy31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5iGVbrbFI/AAAAAAAAC7M/867Rn1B1oBU/s400/Brandy31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417375262745259090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5hcaEiE9I/AAAAAAAAC7E/mrSFPlOAsmU/s1600-h/Brandy21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5hcaEiE9I/AAAAAAAAC7E/mrSFPlOAsmU/s400/Brandy21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374542435849170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5hb0fqgvI/AAAAAAAAC68/EqbMtRBkLk4/s1600-h/Brandy18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5hb0fqgvI/AAAAAAAAC68/EqbMtRBkLk4/s400/Brandy18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374532349100786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5hbUgfcaI/AAAAAAAAC60/gBP3X28aeU4/s1600-h/Brandy12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5hbUgfcaI/AAAAAAAAC60/gBP3X28aeU4/s400/Brandy12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417374523762635170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5g5dlsPzI/AAAAAAAAC6s/THEnF3MCKAU/s1600-h/Brandy7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5g5dlsPzI/AAAAAAAAC6s/THEnF3MCKAU/s400/Brandy7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417373942084812594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5g4jBH55I/AAAAAAAAC6k/sx7BatgmdXc/s1600-h/Brandy3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5g4jBH55I/AAAAAAAAC6k/sx7BatgmdXc/s400/Brandy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417373926362179474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our Christmas card...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5iGsOpx4I/AAAAAAAAC7U/l_kjBPmkTZE/s1600-h/Christmas+card+2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5iGsOpx4I/AAAAAAAAC7U/l_kjBPmkTZE/s400/Christmas+card+2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417375268864640898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >Happy Holidays!!</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-90877586107495405522009-12-21T04:00:00.000-08:002009-12-21T04:00:00.929-08:00Cute Christmas Bathrooms...<div style="text-align: center;">I found this cute stocking at Sam's Club for $6.00.<br /><br />I had no idea what I was going to do with it but for 6 bucks it had to fit somewhere.<br /><br />So, I decided to hang it on the mirror in the bathroom.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UWPMnKPI/AAAAAAAAC5U/Fk5KWoL6pqA/s1600-h/IMG_0942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UWPMnKPI/AAAAAAAAC5U/Fk5KWoL6pqA/s400/IMG_0942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417360142786570482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I stuffed it with one of my favorite ornaments and some greenery.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UVn1EIXI/AAAAAAAAC5M/Z_nMKz6iwTc/s1600-h/IMG_0940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UVn1EIXI/AAAAAAAAC5M/Z_nMKz6iwTc/s400/IMG_0940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417360132218823026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have always wanted a Christmas soap dispenser. But, they are normally breakable. I found this one at Bath and Body works and it's a soft plastic. Perfect for little sometimes clumsy hands.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UWo_aFjI/AAAAAAAAC5c/xqJAEWUs3AE/s1600-h/IMG_0943.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UWo_aFjI/AAAAAAAAC5c/xqJAEWUs3AE/s400/IMG_0943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417360149710509618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What's a cute Christmas bathroom without cute Christmas hand towel?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UW02dKEI/AAAAAAAAC5k/MawXUbrRrKM/s1600-h/IMG_0945.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UW02dKEI/AAAAAAAAC5k/MawXUbrRrKM/s400/IMG_0945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417360152894187586" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />And there ya have it. Simple.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UXUcPceI/AAAAAAAAC5s/XZt1v-mPO7Q/s1600-h/IMG_0947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5UXUcPceI/AAAAAAAAC5s/XZt1v-mPO7Q/s400/IMG_0947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417360161374171618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Also, my MIL is visiting from Florida so I thought I would hang these cute ornaments in her bathroom.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VMbyTI6I/AAAAAAAAC50/1AIxlVNVUG0/s1600-h/IMG_0952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VMbyTI6I/AAAAAAAAC50/1AIxlVNVUG0/s400/IMG_0952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417361073878803362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They all contain a picture of one of the grandkids.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VMxLYVLI/AAAAAAAAC58/SXmQBbjjz7k/s1600-h/IMG_0953.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VMxLYVLI/AAAAAAAAC58/SXmQBbjjz7k/s400/IMG_0953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417361079621145778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VNL7405I/AAAAAAAAC6E/L3-Y8jTp8sg/s1600-h/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VNL7405I/AAAAAAAAC6E/L3-Y8jTp8sg/s400/IMG_0950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417361086803923858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VNgP45fI/AAAAAAAAC6M/-rVxDbZGKHw/s1600-h/IMG_0952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5VNgP45fI/AAAAAAAAC6M/-rVxDbZGKHw/s400/IMG_0952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417361092256523762" border="0" /></a><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sy5TzU1b0zI/AAAAAAAAC4s/fXZGWbgCXh8/s1600-h/IMG_0926.JPG"><br /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I also want to thank all of you followers for sticking with me. I haven't had time to post a lot this year because of school and you all just hung in there with me. So, thank you! I finished my last final Thursday and have about 4 weeks off....which means more time to blog...yay!!<br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-86337818406983037962009-12-11T04:33:00.000-08:002009-12-11T04:33:00.721-08:00The Halls are Decked....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Let's begin at the front door...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBclfOONI/AAAAAAAAC00/ZBnVgko-rc8/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBclfOONI/AAAAAAAAC00/ZBnVgko-rc8/s400/055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820923919612114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I purchased a simpler wreath this year for the front door....<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBcyHgGSI/AAAAAAAAC08/7v8ogsLhdUo/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBcyHgGSI/AAAAAAAAC08/7v8ogsLhdUo/s400/056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820927309781282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Front Entryway....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA7oo_miI/AAAAAAAAC0s/gmWbbsmXX5o/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA7oo_miI/AAAAAAAAC0s/gmWbbsmXX5o/s400/054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820357830220322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I really tried to keep decorating simple this year.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA7I23GPI/AAAAAAAAC0k/uWLo0_txdQM/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA7I23GPI/AAAAAAAAC0k/uWLo0_txdQM/s400/053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820349298448626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I found this garland at Target last year for half off.<br /><br />I added more berries and pine cones to make is fuller....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_NiE-Y4I/AAAAAAAACy0/Ppkbhma_FaU/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_NiE-Y4I/AAAAAAAACy0/Ppkbhma_FaU/s400/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818466282922882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is one of my favorite Santa's....<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-s3HiHGI/AAAAAAAACyM/IVOIao-so3c/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-s3HiHGI/AAAAAAAACyM/IVOIao-so3c/s400/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817904995114082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_MIR9xiI/AAAAAAAACyk/3Rwl6l5Rr8c/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_MIR9xiI/AAAAAAAACyk/3Rwl6l5Rr8c/s400/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818442178217506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />He has so many cute details...I must point them out.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_NFY8NMI/AAAAAAAACys/ewMDRJ-YlHU/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_NFY8NMI/AAAAAAAACys/ewMDRJ-YlHU/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818458582037698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_LI5JLMI/AAAAAAAACyU/YPyVjA84-eU/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_LI5JLMI/AAAAAAAACyU/YPyVjA84-eU/s400/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818425162673346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_Liio3pI/AAAAAAAACyc/Ds5Cd4RzqqY/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_Liio3pI/AAAAAAAACyc/Ds5Cd4RzqqY/s400/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818432047603346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBdR_tyZI/AAAAAAAAC1E/Mzikdk6lIvk/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBdR_tyZI/AAAAAAAAC1E/Mzikdk6lIvk/s400/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820935867058578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I changed out my Fall pic's to Christmas pictures.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_qAFSSwI/AAAAAAAACy8/BfpB2Lj_Nck/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_qAFSSwI/AAAAAAAACy8/BfpB2Lj_Nck/s400/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818955373628162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-sfOEAbI/AAAAAAAACyE/aH0U0uB7_SQ/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-sfOEAbI/AAAAAAAACyE/aH0U0uB7_SQ/s400/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817898580050354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Formal living room....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA5iR_phI/AAAAAAAAC0M/zKSn4eBJ_Bc/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA5iR_phI/AAAAAAAAC0M/zKSn4eBJ_Bc/s400/046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820321763403282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, she just had to be in the picture. Look at her beautiful green eyes...she's so pretty.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAW2J5WsI/AAAAAAAACz8/cio6piX1I0A/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAW2J5WsI/AAAAAAAACz8/cio6piX1I0A/s400/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413819725802724034" border="0" /></a><br />And if she doesn't keep her darn paws off my Christmas tree, she will be an outside cat.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_qtPP0WI/AAAAAAAACzE/AW-qnyStXzM/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_qtPP0WI/AAAAAAAACzE/AW-qnyStXzM/s400/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818967495004514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my tree topper.<br /><br />I just wired him up there.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_rOwRruI/AAAAAAAACzM/Yzl-vsGsLek/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_rOwRruI/AAAAAAAACzM/Yzl-vsGsLek/s400/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818976491908834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I must show off a few of my favorite ornaments....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAWZj6SGI/AAAAAAAACz0/zt02BOuubyI/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAWZj6SGI/AAAAAAAACz0/zt02BOuubyI/s400/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413819718127208546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAV2r-FPI/AAAAAAAACzs/TdN65W1lCDQ/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAV2r-FPI/AAAAAAAACzs/TdN65W1lCDQ/s400/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413819708765770994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAVfI0N7I/AAAAAAAACzk/7AM7OhqW4kg/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAVfI0N7I/AAAAAAAACzk/7AM7OhqW4kg/s400/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413819702444308402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_sHDqFiI/AAAAAAAACzc/P0rr3bSwk94/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_sHDqFiI/AAAAAAAACzc/P0rr3bSwk94/s400/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818991605585442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_rm2j6YI/AAAAAAAACzU/DkcqehbDcfY/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG_rm2j6YI/AAAAAAAACzU/DkcqehbDcfY/s400/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413818982960720258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAXTQL0RI/AAAAAAAAC0E/rrh2-sQTQmc/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHAXTQL0RI/AAAAAAAAC0E/rrh2-sQTQmc/s400/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413819733613728018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dining room....<br /><br />You'll notice I'm missing a charger at one end of the table. I decided to keep my table extended after Thanksgiving. All I needed was one more charger. I had everything else. Well Walmart stopped selling them. I spent a day going from one Walmart to the next....nothing. Words cannot express the disappointment.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA6Nhw3ZI/AAAAAAAAC0U/Cx5iY4V1NNw/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA6Nhw3ZI/AAAAAAAAC0U/Cx5iY4V1NNw/s400/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820333372267922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This little reindeer is one of my favorite Christmas decorations.<br /><br />I placed him in the center of the table this year.<br /><br />I used pine cones that my kids collected for me and garland underneath.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA6j_cofI/AAAAAAAAC0c/NOk8ZCDE3Mg/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHA6j_cofI/AAAAAAAAC0c/NOk8ZCDE3Mg/s400/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820339402351090" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kitchen did get a few Christmas decorations...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHEiDo4UJI/AAAAAAAAC2U/fjLMJrjxyIE/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHEiDo4UJI/AAAAAAAAC2U/fjLMJrjxyIE/s400/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413824316447412370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-rQkRnxI/AAAAAAAACx0/Jw9Kh784WVs/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-rQkRnxI/AAAAAAAACx0/Jw9Kh784WVs/s400/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817877466816274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-rIcgm0I/AAAAAAAACxs/yHX7L2Ai1ns/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-rIcgm0I/AAAAAAAACxs/yHX7L2Ai1ns/s400/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817875286760258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">From the kitchen to the family room is one of my favorite views...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-r6c3gBI/AAAAAAAACx8/fFCCX-TKABU/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-r6c3gBI/AAAAAAAACx8/fFCCX-TKABU/s400/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817888710033426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-QKIZ6SI/AAAAAAAACxc/gaC4ZDCsVfE/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-QKIZ6SI/AAAAAAAACxc/gaC4ZDCsVfE/s400/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817411882838306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-Qk9XwOI/AAAAAAAACxk/J0dWa-4vPwo/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-Qk9XwOI/AAAAAAAACxk/J0dWa-4vPwo/s400/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817419084316898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This year I added a small Christmas tree to the family room...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-Og9wF6I/AAAAAAAACxE/1o5AWOAyqR8/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-Og9wF6I/AAAAAAAACxE/1o5AWOAyqR8/s400/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817383652431778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-PDiPa1I/AAAAAAAACxM/OWip2H4RKGA/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyG-PDiPa1I/AAAAAAAACxM/OWip2H4RKGA/s400/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413817392932285266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> I purchased a skinny tree for the kids this year. I LOVE it. Takes up less room.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCZrdvKjI/AAAAAAAAC2E/m1u6ly4koIU/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCZrdvKjI/AAAAAAAAC2E/m1u6ly4koIU/s400/069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413821973496015410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I used red and white lights...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCHzP3rKI/AAAAAAAAC18/YNyUSNGKnAo/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCHzP3rKI/AAAAAAAAC18/YNyUSNGKnAo/s400/068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413821666347691170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I just had to make one of these ornament wreaths that I've seen around blogland.<br /><br />Directions <a href="http://www.eddieross.com/eddie_ross/2008/12/no-wire-hangers-well-maybe-just-one.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCGBv_GnI/AAAAAAAAC1k/86jan3FO0xg/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCGBv_GnI/AAAAAAAAC1k/86jan3FO0xg/s400/062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413821635880753778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCFi6AGFI/AAAAAAAAC1c/qvD6zGcpiEY/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCFi6AGFI/AAAAAAAAC1c/qvD6zGcpiEY/s400/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413821627601262674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBeTuuf7I/AAAAAAAAC1U/1OlJzIjOW7o/s1600-h/059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHBeTuuf7I/AAAAAAAAC1U/1OlJzIjOW7o/s400/059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413820953512542130" border="0" /></a><br />And the kids Santa...<br />(which, in short means all the other Santa's are mine)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCGomr7ZI/AAAAAAAAC1s/YqPF0UUKcUc/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCGomr7ZI/AAAAAAAAC1s/YqPF0UUKcUc/s400/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413821646310731154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCHd05n2I/AAAAAAAAC10/yDcBBHS8zuE/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SyHCHd05n2I/AAAAAAAAC10/yDcBBHS8zuE/s400/065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413821660597428066" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Next week is finals and then I'm on break for about 6 weeks. Just enough time to catch up with work. Did I mention I also work in addition to going to school? Anyhoo, see ya soon. :-)The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-14853495894505537532009-10-22T06:00:00.000-07:002009-10-22T06:00:06.562-07:00Topiary Project...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I was lurking around <a href="http://mykittyscraps.blogspot.com/">Miss Kitty's</a> blog and found a simple but cute </span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mykittyscraps.blogspot.com/2009/10/little-outdoor-fall-nesting.html">topiary </a>that she made with items she already had. Since I'm on a holiday accessory diet, I thought I could tackle this project without spending a dime AND add some Fall to my outdoor eating area. (we have to add Fall colors here in the desert, they don't come naturally)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TNKYKnsI/AAAAAAAACr8/hS7BBOTOZuM/s1600-h/IMG_7864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TNKYKnsI/AAAAAAAACr8/hS7BBOTOZuM/s400/IMG_7864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395263101690617538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">So I grabbed a pot from my pot stash and added a saucer.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TNpGeYFI/AAAAAAAACsE/OJVNqwytfs8/s1600-h/IMG_7866.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TNpGeYFI/AAAAAAAACsE/OJVNqwytfs8/s400/IMG_7866.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395263109937913938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I wrapped this old swag around the saucer.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TOLtO55I/AAAAAAAACsM/TCxM4C8PdYY/s1600-h/IMG_7867.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TOLtO55I/AAAAAAAACsM/TCxM4C8PdYY/s400/IMG_7867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395263119227283346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And added a fall wreath/swag (whatever you call these things).<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TOWujs2I/AAAAAAAACsU/2oNVDnG5H0c/s1600-h/IMG_7872.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TOWujs2I/AAAAAAAACsU/2oNVDnG5H0c/s400/IMG_7872.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395263122185630562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I didn't have a pumpkin...which is what I really wanted.<br />But I did have this iron pumpkin and candle.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TO1RwkmI/AAAAAAAACsc/CFE5--TIq3A/s1600-h/IMG_7874.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/St_TO1RwkmI/AAAAAAAACsc/CFE5--TIq3A/s400/IMG_7874.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395263130386338402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And viola! A little more Fall to the Fall-less scenery.</span></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-89112048151593755402009-10-08T05:00:00.000-07:002009-10-08T05:00:04.582-07:00A little more Halloweeny....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Halloween Decor in the Front Entryway...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0ysMsrjSI/AAAAAAAACrM/5MgKtX0zDEo/s1600-h/IMG_0784.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0ysMsrjSI/AAAAAAAACrM/5MgKtX0zDEo/s400/IMG_0784.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390020063936613666" border="0" /></a><br />I just noticed the kids shoes in the floor. :(<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xpaFYhrI/AAAAAAAACqs/dGfAckDW_1I/s1600-h/IMG_0778.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xpaFYhrI/AAAAAAAACqs/dGfAckDW_1I/s400/IMG_0778.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390018916478650034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Remember Matilda from last year? Her mother is mysteriously missing this year.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xqO7VjyI/AAAAAAAACq0/sHqplaR3ULw/s1600-h/IMG_0780.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xqO7VjyI/AAAAAAAACq0/sHqplaR3ULw/s400/IMG_0780.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390018930663591714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I won this candle holder at bunco. I use those battery operated tea lights. I don't have to worry about forgetting to blow out the candle. I just turn it on and go.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xqwVAnVI/AAAAAAAACq8/GCKzvK3j3L4/s1600-h/IMG_0781.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xqwVAnVI/AAAAAAAACq8/GCKzvK3j3L4/s400/IMG_0781.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390018939629641042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Can you believe this cute little pumpkin is now 10 years old? Where does the time go?</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xo7wbscI/AAAAAAAACqk/5PkuECG-7bM/s1600-h/IMG_0776.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xo7wbscI/AAAAAAAACqk/5PkuECG-7bM/s400/IMG_0776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390018908337713602" border="0" /></a><br />A shoeless picture. :-)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xrVKG79I/AAAAAAAACrE/ss96BGcjZSE/s1600-h/IMG_0782.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0xrVKG79I/AAAAAAAACrE/ss96BGcjZSE/s400/IMG_0782.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390018949516029906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Say hello to my little friend Bruce! Don't get too close though.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0ysuCEs7I/AAAAAAAACrU/WUCKrVrNyi4/s1600-h/IMG_0785.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0ysuCEs7I/AAAAAAAACrU/WUCKrVrNyi4/s400/IMG_0785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390020072884712370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My youngest placed these huge spiders in the front window.<br />Do you think they'll keep solicitors away?<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss00cyOMq8I/AAAAAAAACr0/yawVeEUOsAs/s1600-h/IMG_0747_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss00cyOMq8I/AAAAAAAACr0/yawVeEUOsAs/s400/IMG_0747_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390021998154656706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And of course the wickedest witch of them all is hanging out in the bathroom.<br /><br />Oh she's not that bad. ;-)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0ytQeQTZI/AAAAAAAACrc/CuttCo7ShfY/s1600-h/IMG_0793.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0ytQeQTZI/AAAAAAAACrc/CuttCo7ShfY/s400/IMG_0793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390020082129718674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">You're probably sick and tired of seeing my dining room table.<br /><br />However I can't help but show off two new items that I found at Ross</span>.<br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0yuDY4gkI/AAAAAAAACrk/TK1F-Nls33c/s1600-h/IMG_0794.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0yuDY4gkI/AAAAAAAACrk/TK1F-Nls33c/s400/IMG_0794.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390020095797396034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This cute little...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">well I'm not sure what the heck it is.<br />It's too small for a pitcher.<br />So I thought I could use it for gravy.<br /></span> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0yuktm94I/AAAAAAAACrs/jevVVVqchrY/s1600-h/IMG_0795.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Ss0yuktm94I/AAAAAAAACrs/jevVVVqchrY/s400/IMG_0795.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390020104742696834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">These cute little jars are for cream and sugar.</span>..<span style="font-size:130%;">I couldn't resist.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The temps are finally lower which means fuzzy blankets and hot cocoa every evening.<br /><br />Oh, and one more thing...to the person that keeps buying all the candy cane cocoa at Sam's Club...watch your back girly...I will find you! ;-)<br /></span></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-24450958840664183232009-10-01T05:00:00.000-07:002009-10-01T08:57:46.072-07:00It's Fall Ya'll....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Updated to join Rhoda's blog party at <a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/its-fall-yall/">Southern Hospitality</a>.<br /><br /><br />Well, technically it's not Fall here in the desert. In fact it was 104 degrees yesterday. But that wouldn't stop me from decorating for Fall...no not at all.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here is Fall in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">kitc</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">he</span><span style="font-size:130%;">n.<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5gOLAIkI/AAAAAAAACpM/KUPV_Uc1tg4/s1600-h/IMG_0662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5gOLAIkI/AAAAAAAACpM/KUPV_Uc1tg4/s400/IMG_0662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387353542476440130" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Although that big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ol</span>' jar of candy corn no longer exists, it sure made a nice picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5eZrvOUI/AAAAAAAACo0/gF8l0Le4aHw/s1600-h/IMG_7834.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5eZrvOUI/AAAAAAAACo0/gF8l0Le4aHw/s400/IMG_7834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387353511206795586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are my dollar store <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pum</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">pkins</span> from last year.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO3yZAYhYI/AAAAAAAACoM/DGLOr844Si0/s1600-h/IMG_0671.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO3yZAYhYI/AAAAAAAACoM/DGLOr844Si0/s400/IMG_0671.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387351655599080834" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fall in the Family room...</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO30s4m7YI/AAAAAAAACos/mafZO0yd0eg/s1600-h/IMG_0675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO30s4m7YI/AAAAAAAACos/mafZO0yd0eg/s400/IMG_0675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387351695294918018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO3ywNQqEI/AAAAAAAACoU/0n6AzNusbT4/s1600-h/IMG_0672.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO3ywNQqEI/AAAAAAAACoU/0n6AzNusbT4/s400/IMG_0672.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387351661827106882" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This cute little box is from Darlene of <a href="http://darlenesdays-darlene.blogspot.com/">Darlene's Days</a>. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO30Nrxa4I/AAAAAAAACok/ocoBK67yzfk/s1600-h/IMG_0674.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO30Nrxa4I/AAAAAAAACok/ocoBK67yzfk/s400/IMG_0674.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387351686919580546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO3zSa3QKI/AAAAAAAACoc/dXLLwe2R6Zc/s1600-h/IMG_0673.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO3zSa3QKI/AAAAAAAACoc/dXLLwe2R6Zc/s400/IMG_0673.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387351671010967714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I changed out my pictures to my favorite Fall/Halloween pic's.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsP03n3s3bI/AAAAAAAACps/WUKJmU8n9z8/s1600-h/IMG_7792.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsP03n3s3bI/AAAAAAAACps/WUKJmU8n9z8/s400/IMG_7792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387418815697837490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsP0lSX0jwI/AAAAAAAACpc/KpIJc877CJA/s1600-h/IMG_0678.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsP0lSX0jwI/AAAAAAAACpc/KpIJc877CJA/s400/IMG_0678.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387418500689334018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsP0mQ9uy1I/AAAAAAAACpk/aQnedbESDI0/s1600-h/IMG_0679.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsP0mQ9uy1I/AAAAAAAACpk/aQnedbESDI0/s400/IMG_0679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387418517491338066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This cute little kitty box is from Cherry at <a href="http://cherrysjubileehome.blogspot.com/">Cherry's Jubilee</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5e5sLaII/AAAAAAAACo8/vgVkVsQ8O9I/s1600-h/IMG_7838.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5e5sLaII/AAAAAAAACo8/vgVkVsQ8O9I/s400/IMG_7838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387353519798577282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And here is the only Fall you'll see outside.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5fhl7heI/AAAAAAAACpE/dvyxAxMZ0QY/s1600-h/IMG_7839.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SsO5fhl7heI/AAAAAAAACpE/dvyxAxMZ0QY/s400/IMG_7839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387353530509788642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My witches and spiders are out but that's for another time.<br /><br />I can hardly wait for cooler weather. Bring on the fuzzy blankets and hot cocoa!!<br /><br /></span></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-27546126155174057422009-09-24T10:00:00.000-07:002009-09-24T11:08:30.594-07:00Fall Table, A Few Scarecrows and School....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm slowly but surely getting my Fall Decorations out.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumzMlSR1I/AAAAAAAACnc/a8rccp4bAP4/s1600-h/IMG_7821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumzMlSR1I/AAAAAAAACnc/a8rccp4bAP4/s400/IMG_7821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385081177932711762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srunv_bVtiI/AAAAAAAACn0/h_Py0Dn0MxI/s1600-h/IMG_7824.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srunv_bVtiI/AAAAAAAACn0/h_Py0Dn0MxI/s400/IMG_7824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385082222373352994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I bought these cute leaf plates at Walmart. An idea I got from <a href="http://thinkinofhome.blogspot.com/">Ceekay's</a> blog. She has such great table scape ideas. In fact, it's completely her fault that I'm even decorating my table. ;-)<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srunu_067gI/AAAAAAAACnk/e-F7Qu0TqAQ/s1600-h/IMG_7822.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srunu_067gI/AAAAAAAACnk/e-F7Qu0TqAQ/s400/IMG_7822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385082205300780546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I bought this little tea light holder from the dollar store last year.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srunw4MGvwI/AAAAAAAACoE/-w3njRVYay4/s1600-h/IMG_7826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srunw4MGvwI/AAAAAAAACoE/-w3njRVYay4/s400/IMG_7826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385082237610278658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The S&P shakers are from Walmart.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">(Maybe Walmart should start paying me for advertising?)<br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrunwZGCFbI/AAAAAAAACn8/oCgzkIWfN_8/s1600-h/IMG_7825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrunwZGCFbI/AAAAAAAACn8/oCgzkIWfN_8/s400/IMG_7825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385082229263308210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">You probably remember my scarecrow bird house from last year.<br />He is sitting on a small fall wreath.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumxyidpKI/AAAAAAAACnM/zSTOYhpSQqI/s1600-h/IMG_7851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumxyidpKI/AAAAAAAACnM/zSTOYhpSQqI/s400/IMG_7851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385081153761682594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumyiXX8xI/AAAAAAAACnU/4tOQ0zsEDT0/s1600-h/IMG_7852.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumyiXX8xI/AAAAAAAACnU/4tOQ0zsEDT0/s400/IMG_7852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385081166600074002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This little guy is also sitting on a fall wreath.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumxSHeLuI/AAAAAAAACnE/jSyDqlcRel8/s1600-h/IMG_7850.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrumxSHeLuI/AAAAAAAACnE/jSyDqlcRel8/s400/IMG_7850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385081145058537186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srumwq5QsaI/AAAAAAAACm8/GrnYBJUHbk8/s1600-h/IMG_7849.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Srumwq5QsaI/AAAAAAAACm8/GrnYBJUHbk8/s400/IMG_7849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385081134529950114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Well that's hardly it. I have lots more Fall and Halloween decorations to get out but it's going to take time with my school schedule.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">***********************************************************************************************************************************<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">School...<br /></span></div></div><br />I had a terrible week at school. Two tests and a quiz. My philosophy class was seriously kicking my butt. It's probably the hardest class I've ever taken.<br />(this being my second degree...I've taken a lot of classes)<br /><br />Over the weekend I was studying for the test. I've always believed that if you didn't understand something you study more until you understand.<br /><br />Well I finally laid my head in my hands and cried.<br /><br />I'm NOT grasping the concepts. After reading the chapters over and over, it still wasn't clicking. It's part of philosophy called Logic. Maybe I'm just not logical, maybe I think with only my right brain. How in the heck do I get my right brain to expand its horizons?<br /><br />I decided to go through with the test but if my grade was bad I would have to withdraw. The idea of throwing $300 bucks out the door doesn't appeal to me but neither does the stress. And for pete's sake, I can't cry over a test in front of my kids.<br /><br />I would have to admit defeat and move on.<br /><br />So I returned to class to get my test. The teacher lists on the board how many students got A's, B's, etc. It look like this:<br /><br />A=9<br />B=15<br />C=11<br />D=1<br />F=0<br /><br /><br />There is one D. Could that be me? Could I be the only looser in the class?<br /><br />This could be a huge hit to my self esteem.<br /><br />Low and behold the teacher handed me my test....an A. What, is this my test? Talk about complete and total shock. I almost cried again. The young lady next to me was looking at me like I had lost my marbles. I had won this war, I had conquered this test, I fought the test and I won. Okay, so maybe it's not that big. But is sure felt BIG.<br /><br />So I'm going to hang in there. It may take me extra study time, more crying and more stress but I'm determined to kicks its butt.<br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-11142412560525434862009-09-18T19:47:00.000-07:002009-09-19T13:33:40.381-07:00Fall and Halloween Inspiration...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">While I'm still arranging (and rearranging) my Fall/Halloween decorations...I thought I would share some inspiration pic's I took last year at a local store.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIgEGZOyI/AAAAAAAACmU/T0EtnPqcr0Y/s1600-h/hall+15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383007170308160290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIgEGZOyI/AAAAAAAACmU/T0EtnPqcr0Y/s400/hall+15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRInNvvqCI/AAAAAAAACmc/7Z2FPgTYxoc/s1600-h/hall+16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383007293156599842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRInNvvqCI/AAAAAAAACmc/7Z2FPgTYxoc/s400/hall+16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIfiDsjzI/AAAAAAAACmM/AVHEV5sqVR0/s1600-h/hall+14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383007161170038578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIfiDsjzI/AAAAAAAACmM/AVHEV5sqVR0/s400/hall+14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIfEAv3eI/AAAAAAAACmE/fR94NQEH5zo/s1600-h/hall+13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383007153104608738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIfEAv3eI/AAAAAAAACmE/fR94NQEH5zo/s400/hall+13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIeZhdRkI/AAAAAAAACl8/d38Grb9qV6M/s1600-h/hall+12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383007141699077698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRIeZhdRkI/AAAAAAAACl8/d38Grb9qV6M/s400/hall+12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRId4ukafI/AAAAAAAACl0/ldscySfNefo/s1600-h/hall+11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383007132895701490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRId4ukafI/AAAAAAAACl0/ldscySfNefo/s400/hall+11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH8wQZpZI/AAAAAAAACls/i-bL5c4C1AE/s1600-h/hall+10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383006563686000018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH8wQZpZI/AAAAAAAACls/i-bL5c4C1AE/s400/hall+10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH8S8MU9I/AAAAAAAAClk/GN0e0h4LU0M/s1600-h/hall+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383006555816612818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH8S8MU9I/AAAAAAAAClk/GN0e0h4LU0M/s400/hall+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH71t3L4I/AAAAAAAAClc/1pH-Pj8gx3g/s1600-h/hall+8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383006547971878786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH71t3L4I/AAAAAAAAClc/1pH-Pj8gx3g/s400/hall+8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH7BlI9CI/AAAAAAAAClU/ITWaVpiHLMc/s1600-h/hall+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383006533976650786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH7BlI9CI/AAAAAAAAClU/ITWaVpiHLMc/s400/hall+7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH6szt9VI/AAAAAAAAClM/HRvyykDWiAY/s1600-h/hall+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383006528400651602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRH6szt9VI/AAAAAAAAClM/HRvyykDWiAY/s400/hall+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHbu5JllI/AAAAAAAAClE/kbvs-PuQ1yg/s1600-h/hall+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383005996384360018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHbu5JllI/AAAAAAAAClE/kbvs-PuQ1yg/s400/hall+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHa2mWufI/AAAAAAAACk8/vSrlGIyNZJo/s1600-h/hall+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383005981273143794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHa2mWufI/AAAAAAAACk8/vSrlGIyNZJo/s400/hall+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHaBy9XtI/AAAAAAAACk0/wpb0o1nCDP8/s1600-h/hall+33.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383005967098928850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHaBy9XtI/AAAAAAAACk0/wpb0o1nCDP8/s400/hall+33.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHZj9mJmI/AAAAAAAACks/hBz45Mz5J5M/s1600-h/hall+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383005959090480738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHZj9mJmI/AAAAAAAACks/hBz45Mz5J5M/s400/hall+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHZM8ah3I/AAAAAAAACkk/gV43aJIKyAM/s1600-h/hall+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383005952911509362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SrRHZM8ah3I/AAAAAAAACkk/gV43aJIKyAM/s400/hall+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">If these pictures don't get you in the mood for Fall...nothin' will.<br /><br />I should have picture's of my Fall decor soon...but seeing that I have a this need to arrange and rearrange my decoration many times,<br />it just may be awhile. :-)<br /></span></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-14692668601678279392009-09-11T10:47:00.001-07:002009-09-11T11:24:51.695-07:00Dining room, play date and new do....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Whew, that's a lot to cover in one blog post so I'll keep is short & sweet.<br /> (emphasis on the sweet)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Dining Room Tour.....</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Remember my new dining room table that I purchased off of Craig's List?</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPEh3gQtI/AAAAAAAACfQ/qateQcUrR_A/s1600-h/IMG_7677.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPEh3gQtI/AAAAAAAACfQ/qateQcUrR_A/s400/IMG_7677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380270012820898514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Well, I've been busy decorating it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I purchased these wicker chargers at Walmart.<br /><br />The glasses are from a yard sale.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPFaqVjNI/AAAAAAAACfY/8kl_JYcAPBg/s1600-h/IMG_7676.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPFaqVjNI/AAAAAAAACfY/8kl_JYcAPBg/s400/IMG_7676.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380270028066491602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I made these napkins out of fabric that I loved.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And placed an already made napkin under it.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Don't ask me why I needed to double up on napkins...I have this weird decorating sickness.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPF9Kn2UI/AAAAAAAACfg/UUryaBnGvG8/s1600-h/IMG_7681.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPF9Kn2UI/AAAAAAAACfg/UUryaBnGvG8/s400/IMG_7681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380270037328714050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I found these sparkly napkin rings at Bed Bath & Beyond. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPGgqh8gI/AAAAAAAACfo/NQTIlZHRmPI/s1600-h/IMG_7683.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPGgqh8gI/AAAAAAAACfo/NQTIlZHRmPI/s400/IMG_7683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380270046857785858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I also changed out my side table for this dresser. It may be weird to have a dresser in the dining room but it works.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqP-n1XATI/AAAAAAAACf4/YTjaAXTvfL0/s1600-h/IMG_7686.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqP-n1XATI/AAAAAAAACf4/YTjaAXTvfL0/s400/IMG_7686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380271010854928690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I have room to keep my holiday plates, napkins, etc.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqP_rGrAOI/AAAAAAAACgI/lUcq7ACNQDc/s1600-h/IMG_7689.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqP_rGrAOI/AAAAAAAACgI/lUcq7ACNQDc/s400/IMG_7689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380271028912718050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqQAPVzqrI/AAAAAAAACgQ/qlEtesWQPF4/s1600-h/IMG_7688.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqQAPVzqrI/AAAAAAAACgQ/qlEtesWQPF4/s400/IMG_7688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380271038639876786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I also got out a my pumpkin that I made last year.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqP_E9s-8I/AAAAAAAACgA/K_9IHXIZdCU/s1600-h/IMG_7687.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqP_E9s-8I/AAAAAAAACgA/K_9IHXIZdCU/s400/IMG_7687.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380271018674551746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This is a wise man from Japan that my mother in law gave me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">He doesn't say much, but he looks wise...huh?</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPHNp-UPI/AAAAAAAACfw/dL4o_smogvY/s1600-h/IMG_7675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqPHNp-UPI/AAAAAAAACfw/dL4o_smogvY/s400/IMG_7675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380270058935046386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Play date.....</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I had the honor of babysitting my niece a few weeks ago.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN77EQcKI/AAAAAAAACfA/GPxP6237yuM/s1600-h/IMG_7612.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN77EQcKI/AAAAAAAACfA/GPxP6237yuM/s400/IMG_7612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380268765454823586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">She is so sweet!!<br /></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN6xsbZyI/AAAAAAAACew/rNBczZdWhzw/s1600-h/IMG_7615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN6xsbZyI/AAAAAAAACew/rNBczZdWhzw/s400/IMG_7615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380268745759090466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My youngest couldn't keep his hands off of her.<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN7SPrFBI/AAAAAAAACe4/xGWzpCgm7RQ/s1600-h/IMG_7616.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN7SPrFBI/AAAAAAAACe4/xGWzpCgm7RQ/s400/IMG_7616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380268754496853010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Or in this case...his head.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN8d65t0I/AAAAAAAACfI/rBvAiyTMhUQ/s1600-h/IMG_7613.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN8d65t0I/AAAAAAAACfI/rBvAiyTMhUQ/s400/IMG_7613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380268774810826562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">New Do....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Last but certainly not least...I couldn't take my hair anymore in this 113 degree weather. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN6VdtvGI/AAAAAAAACeo/PkE8ON03rB0/s1600-h/IMG_7638_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqqN6VdtvGI/AAAAAAAACeo/PkE8ON03rB0/s400/IMG_7638_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380268738181184610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It takes about 5 minutes to do.<br /><br />And that gives me an extra 20 minutes to type a blog post.</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-21998138106388942412009-09-04T18:23:00.000-07:002009-09-04T18:59:33.497-07:00Summer in a Nutshell...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">How do I begin this post? I've been gone for so long.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">See, I thought I would get a class out of the way during summer vacation. Well that class (English 102) took up most of my summer. Darn class.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyway, I'm back...and here is my summer in a nutshell...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHCflWW4BI/AAAAAAAACeg/YOKbEZMOijc/s1600-h/IMG_6473.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHCflWW4BI/AAAAAAAACeg/YOKbEZMOijc/s400/IMG_6473.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377793277914701842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It began with a homework burning ceremony. Followed by roasted marshmallow.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_0PC1FkI/AAAAAAAACdw/tz0TPYMMQHk/s1600-h/IMG_6421.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_0PC1FkI/AAAAAAAACdw/tz0TPYMMQHk/s400/IMG_6421.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377790334169585218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Lots of time in the pool with the neighbor kids.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBOviI-qI/AAAAAAAACeA/X6WhsEiCbcA/s1600-h/IMG_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBOviI-qI/AAAAAAAACeA/X6WhsEiCbcA/s400/IMG_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377791889079073442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Lots of swimming in our undies...because we can. ;-)<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBQlMYSHI/AAAAAAAACeY/LibEz2f-KNI/s1600-h/IMG_6558.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBQlMYSHI/AAAAAAAACeY/LibEz2f-KNI/s400/IMG_6558.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377791920663185522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fun in scout camp.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_yvE0lkI/AAAAAAAACdg/799uqVQghPU/s1600-h/IMG_6588.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_yvE0lkI/AAAAAAAACdg/799uqVQghPU/s400/IMG_6588.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377790308408137282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBP3p9O6I/AAAAAAAACeQ/PA8hN-dsyo8/s1600-h/IMG_6689.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBP3p9O6I/AAAAAAAACeQ/PA8hN-dsyo8/s400/IMG_6689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377791908439210914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Picking up creepy crawlies.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBPeurBAI/AAAAAAAACeI/bmvgC6M3Uw8/s1600-h/IMG_6734.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBPeurBAI/AAAAAAAACeI/bmvgC6M3Uw8/s400/IMG_6734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377791901748102146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My attempt at growing a watermelon garden.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBOPt8ASI/AAAAAAAACd4/ycNQoQ0qLXo/s1600-h/IMG_6899.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqHBOPt8ASI/AAAAAAAACd4/ycNQoQ0qLXo/s400/IMG_6899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377791880538620194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Visiting my favorite Aunt on the 4th of July.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_xVHeMXI/AAAAAAAACdQ/PP0ILkx860E/s1600-h/jurassic+park+ride_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_xVHeMXI/AAAAAAAACdQ/PP0ILkx860E/s400/jurassic+park+ride_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377790284260061554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A quick trip to Universal Studio's. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_xw_mVlI/AAAAAAAACdY/MXkVvEk5544/s1600-h/cruise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SqG_xw_mVlI/AAAAAAAACdY/MXkVvEk5544/s400/cruise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377790291743233618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And a cruise in the Caribbean.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Well, that's it...summer's over. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Bring on the fall leaves, sweaters and hot chocolate.<br /><br />Okay, who am I kidding.<br /><br />Summer isn't over until October here.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I do have one fall decoration out...just to hurry things up a bit.</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-51197608981368405492009-05-05T10:01:00.000-07:002009-05-05T10:10:53.420-07:00Finals...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SgBy5jfA1nI/AAAAAAAACdI/VgLXswmeKiM/s1600-h/happy+face.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 143px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SgBy5jfA1nI/AAAAAAAACdI/VgLXswmeKiM/s400/happy+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332388291910096498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I can't believe I haven't posted for over a month. I'm having blogging withdrawals. I just wanted to post today to let you all know I miss you. I'm studying for finals the next two weeks. However, I have my summer project list and can't wait to start blogging again.</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-50974041477919366922009-03-30T04:00:00.000-07:002009-03-30T04:01:04.071-07:00Easter Decorations....<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I've finally taken out all of my Easter decorations. Boy, what a task.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Let's start in the fr</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ont entry wa</span><span style="font-size:130%;">y.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZ2SmPpI/AAAAAAAACbU/DEzSkQRpO50/s1600-h/IMG_6090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZ2SmPpI/AAAAAAAACbU/DEzSkQRpO50/s400/IMG_6090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318365675413454482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6Hwss9sI/AAAAAAAACbs/NZzxIS9ZuX4/s1600-h/IMG_6093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6Hwss9sI/AAAAAAAACbs/NZzxIS9ZuX4/s400/IMG_6093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744696186271426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6HeLnIdI/AAAAAAAACbk/UJA7cFEa87w/s1600-h/IMG_6092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6HeLnIdI/AAAAAAAACbk/UJA7cFEa87w/s400/IMG_6092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744691215638994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6GjRjJII/AAAAAAAACbc/CxdqK00fqYA/s1600-h/IMG_6091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6GjRjJII/AAAAAAAACbc/CxdqK00fqYA/s400/IMG_6091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744675402851458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">These cute wooden bunnies are on the stair landing...<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZE6K49I/AAAAAAAACa8/gnfV5wyEGi0/s1600-h/IMG_6086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZE6K49I/AAAAAAAACa8/gnfV5wyEGi0/s400/IMG_6086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318365662157661138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I love the little details on them...<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZ-v_kmI/AAAAAAAACbM/66r3RJph7rA/s1600-h/IMG_6088_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZ-v_kmI/AAAAAAAACbM/66r3RJph7rA/s400/IMG_6088_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318365677684232802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZvVL_DI/AAAAAAAACbE/7hV0Y2TJwsE/s1600-h/IMG_6087_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hZvVL_DI/AAAAAAAACbE/7hV0Y2TJwsE/s400/IMG_6087_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318365673545268274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here is my dining room.<br /><a href="http://thinkinofhome.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-is-in-aire-tablescape.html">Ceekay, close your eyes girl.<br />My table is no where near as cute as yours. </a><br />Maybe you could help me in this department one of these days.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6I4JpcmI/AAAAAAAACb8/hQkBy5BjE08/s1600-h/IMG_6109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6I4JpcmI/AAAAAAAACb8/hQkBy5BjE08/s400/IMG_6109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744715366593122" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Kitchen...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gYKHaf2I/AAAAAAAACac/mciA23MT_bY/s1600-h/IMG_6072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gYKHaf2I/AAAAAAAACac/mciA23MT_bY/s400/IMG_6072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318364546863890274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gYS3UZpI/AAAAAAAACas/WOqgnqI2PLc/s1600-h/IMG_6075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gYS3UZpI/AAAAAAAACas/WOqgnqI2PLc/s400/IMG_6075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318364549212300946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gYZzg9uI/AAAAAAAACak/exme_kIrmb4/s1600-h/IMG_6074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gYZzg9uI/AAAAAAAACak/exme_kIrmb4/s400/IMG_6074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318364551075395298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Family room...<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gXw9sSUI/AAAAAAAACaU/c6Ro7BXgq84/s1600-h/IMG_6070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gXw9sSUI/AAAAAAAACaU/c6Ro7BXgq84/s400/IMG_6070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318364540112226626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hY5Y2N3I/AAAAAAAACa0/NgRO6nXIzdk/s1600-h/IMG_6083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6hY5Y2N3I/AAAAAAAACa0/NgRO6nXIzdk/s400/IMG_6083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318365659065104242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gXp_q2nI/AAAAAAAACaM/4pkfeN30Big/s1600-h/IMG_6065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc6gXp_q2nI/AAAAAAAACaM/4pkfeN30Big/s400/IMG_6065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318364538241473138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Guest bathroom...<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6IW6iYRI/AAAAAAAACb0/Y46aDGW_s7Y/s1600-h/IMG_6094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_6IW6iYRI/AAAAAAAACb0/Y46aDGW_s7Y/s400/IMG_6094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744706444845330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Guest bedroom...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7W6xA7nI/AAAAAAAACcU/eGti0Mqg8tw/s1600-h/IMG_6118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7W6xA7nI/AAAAAAAACcU/eGti0Mqg8tw/s400/IMG_6118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318746056098377330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7Wgfo8MI/AAAAAAAACcM/sWe-vQUs1cU/s1600-h/IMG_6117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7Wgfo8MI/AAAAAAAACcM/sWe-vQUs1cU/s400/IMG_6117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318746049046180034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And take a look at my spring flowers. :-)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7Wfhzt-I/AAAAAAAACcE/4dyAEHfNYbE/s1600-h/IMG_6110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7Wfhzt-I/AAAAAAAACcE/4dyAEHfNYbE/s400/IMG_6110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318746048786839522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7XCCUU3I/AAAAAAAACcc/FrR_hfJg32g/s1600-h/IMG_6115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sc_7XCCUU3I/AAAAAAAACcc/FrR_hfJg32g/s400/IMG_6115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318746058049999730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm trying to stay outdoors and enjoy the beautiful weather we are having (77-80 degrees). Eventually it will be 110 degrees out and yucky!</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-82021966856033432482009-03-17T10:07:00.000-07:002009-03-17T10:30:56.080-07:00St. Patrick's Day Treasure Hunt<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy St. Patrick's Day!<br /><br />I wanted to share a treasure hunt that we did for the kids.<br /><br />Supplies:<br /><br />Green Construction paper,<br /><br />A downloaded clover template,<br /><br />A few silly, made up clue's,<br /><br />And chocolate coins<br /></span></div><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sb_cW0FJu6I/AAAAAAAACZ0/1FA5TSznPG0/s1600-h/IMG_5696.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sb_cW0FJu6I/AAAAAAAACZ0/1FA5TSznPG0/s400/IMG_5696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314208369815960482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sb_cXEchU5I/AAAAAAAACZ8/l5y3KH73Ub4/s1600-h/IMG_5697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sb_cXEchU5I/AAAAAAAACZ8/l5y3KH73Ub4/s400/IMG_5697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314208374208942994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sb_cXYuir_I/AAAAAAAACaE/zxBDtZtHo0g/s1600-h/IMG_5699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sb_cXYuir_I/AAAAAAAACaE/zxBDtZtHo0g/s400/IMG_5699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314208379653238770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are my silly, made up clues. Feel free to laugh at them and copy. Or, make up your own. :-)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We ye Irish,<br />yes that's what we are,<br />to find the next clue you<br />must Jump afar.<br /><br />You are excited as can be<br />but to find the next clue little Irish man,<br />you must look in a Shoe.<br /><br />Now that you're running amuck<br />you must look inside a Truck.<br /><br />Your excitement is higher<br />but to find the next clue<br />you must look where it's Dryer.<br /><br />Although it sounds bitter your<br />next clue is next to the kitty L*****.<br /><br />I'm cooking and hot,<br />guess where I am...or not.<br /><br />I've got giants and robots running around,<br />can you guess where your next clue is around?<br /><br />Don't get hit by a puck<br />looking for your next clue...good luck?<br /></span></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-88078441261547570482009-03-03T04:00:00.000-08:002009-03-03T04:00:00.848-08:00St. Patrick' s Day Decorations...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I've had these decorations for about 8 years and this is only the second time I've taken them out of the box. I usually get out my bunnies by now. But this year I thought I would take them out for a couple weeks (at least) before I get out the Easter decorations.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw5qU-btI/AAAAAAAACYw/cXFrI5uRLWY/s1600-h/IMG_5685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw5qU-btI/AAAAAAAACYw/cXFrI5uRLWY/s400/IMG_5685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308812565424271058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I bought all of them from Terry's Village. Does anyone know if they are still around? They had the cutest holiday decorations.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw6HSBQLI/AAAAAAAACZI/C6lzwHk8GTk/s1600-h/IMG_5679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw6HSBQLI/AAAAAAAACZI/C6lzwHk8GTk/s400/IMG_5679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308812573196501170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">These 3 leprechauns are made of wood from a stair railing.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw58Q563I/AAAAAAAACY4/gF66sCbXEz8/s1600-h/IMG_5680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw58Q563I/AAAAAAAACY4/gF66sCbXEz8/s400/IMG_5680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308812570239036274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This guy is supposed to hang from a door knob.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw57ZYwmI/AAAAAAAACZA/LCmQ3xthqQc/s1600-h/IMG_5682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw57ZYwmI/AAAAAAAACZA/LCmQ3xthqQc/s400/IMG_5682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308812570006176354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I think these blocks are my favorite.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw6keewCI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Vj9gwtspPqM/s1600-h/IMG_5683.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/Sayw6keewCI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Vj9gwtspPqM/s400/IMG_5683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308812581033394210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I placed this plaque behind the sink. I just love the two little leprechauns.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Well, I'm officially addicted to Craig's List. I don't think I'll buy any furniture new again. I can find just about anything on there for less. I'm now looking for shelves for my sons lego collection. They have taken over his room.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">It may take me a few weeks to find what I want but, like my dining room set, it will be worth the wait.</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-58375621666248528832009-02-26T04:08:00.000-08:002009-02-26T04:08:00.517-08:00Replacing Furniture, Avoiding Homework, Guest Bathroom Update...<span style="font-size:130%;">Some of the side effects of being in school are amazing. Yep, while you're studying and doing homework, the most amazing thing happens....</span><span style="font-size:130%;">you're all of a sudden motivated to clean bathrooms...no kidding. Once your bathrooms sparkle, you notice the base boards need to be dusted. Once that's done you start replacing furniture. </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Remember my family room? It went fro</span><span style="font-size:130%;">m dark and cold...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV9tF_fWzI/AAAAAAAACX4/4oBdJxoFpRM/s1600-h/IMG_5222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV9tF_fWzI/AAAAAAAACX4/4oBdJxoFpRM/s400/IMG_5222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306785949582056242" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">To soft and fuzzy...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8zEheufI/AAAAAAAACXQ/TKtnNvGqnJ4/s1600-h/IMG_5659.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8zEheufI/AAAAAAAACXQ/TKtnNvGqnJ4/s400/IMG_5659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306784952755337714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Dont'cha want to curl up and watch a movie on it?</span><br />Dont'cha wish your couch was soft like mine...dont'cha?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8zaCPO-I/AAAAAAAACXY/tefNmFjWk6k/s1600-h/IMG_5639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8zaCPO-I/AAAAAAAACXY/tefNmFjWk6k/s400/IMG_5639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306784958529879010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Moving on to the dining room. I recently discovered Craig's List. Yes, I realize I'm the last person in the United States that has heard of it. But better late than never, right?<br /><br />Anyway, here is my table before...<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV9Gumjp3I/AAAAAAAACXw/9FVOG7ty3Bs/s1600-h/IMG_5591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV9Gumjp3I/AAAAAAAACXw/9FVOG7ty3Bs/s400/IMG_5591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306785290468435826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And here is the baby I got on Craig's List</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. Isn't she a beaut? It came with 8 chairs and a 14 inch leaf.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaYlf21VhPI/AAAAAAAACYo/mjoHkhYEdPo/s1600-h/IMG_5653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaYlf21VhPI/AAAAAAAACYo/mjoHkhYEdPo/s400/IMG_5653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306970440128103666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8y9gM6MI/AAAAAAAACXI/_eGI8ZHfGb0/s1600-h/IMG_5657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8y9gM6MI/AAAAAAAACXI/_eGI8ZHfGb0/s400/IMG_5657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306784950870927554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Moving on to the guest room. *I told you I've been busy avoiding homework* This sleigh bedroom set was also on Craig's List.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8z0bRRyI/AAAAAAAACXo/vr1R_jgnAic/s1600-h/IMG_5623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8z0bRRyI/AAAAAAAACXo/vr1R_jgnAic/s400/IMG_5623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306784965614192418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I bought this just in time for my Aunt and Uncle to visit on Valentines.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">I still have more decorating to do in this room...stay tuned.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8zm_ArNI/AAAAAAAACXg/sNczzgukCvY/s1600-h/IMG_5622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV8zm_ArNI/AAAAAAAACXg/sNczzgukCvY/s400/IMG_5622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306784962006002898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The guest bathroom, which is also the kids bathroom, got an update. New shower curtain...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mD2hCPI/AAAAAAAACYA/-iup9O7ShNE/s1600-h/IMG_5626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mD2hCPI/AAAAAAAACYA/-iup9O7ShNE/s400/IMG_5626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306786928260090098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">New soft white towels hung under the family pic's.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mlQk2QI/AAAAAAAACYQ/H2keu98nkYQ/s1600-h/IMG_5629.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mlQk2QI/AAAAAAAACYQ/H2keu98nkYQ/s400/IMG_5629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306786937227761922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My basket of goodies for the guests...<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mQZaLpI/AAAAAAAACYI/5hOtpTq0o10/s1600-h/IMG_5627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mQZaLpI/AAAAAAAACYI/5hOtpTq0o10/s400/IMG_5627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306786931627667090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">New white </span><span style="font-size:130%;">shower mat...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mgX2CcI/AAAAAAAACYY/lDfqd3cYv2o/s1600-h/IMG_5630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SaV-mgX2CcI/AAAAAAAACYY/lDfqd3cYv2o/s400/IMG_5630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306786935916071362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I figure it's best that the kids don't</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> share shower mats with th</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e guests. I like it also because it doesn't have a rubber backing...hate those.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyhoo, I'm so thankful for school. I'm getting a ton done now at home. Who knew?</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-6018608370421433032009-02-13T12:08:00.001-08:002009-02-13T12:44:51.286-08:00Don't Call The Police!<span style="font-size:130%;">Some of you are emailing me making sure I haven't fallen off the planet. You sure know how to make a girl feel loved! I've had my nose stuck in books the last few weeks...National Government and World Religion to be exact. Talk about interesting!<br /><br />Anyway, I want to wish you all a Happy Valentines D</span><span style="font-size:130%;">a</span><span style="font-size:130%;">y. My hubby is out of town...sadly. But I'll be spending it with my favorite Aunt. She should arrive anytime now. I have goodies set out...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SZXV8ma4I9I/AAAAAAAACWs/Q-0b2RjdIq8/s1600-h/IMG_5620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SZXV8ma4I9I/AAAAAAAACWs/Q-0b2RjdIq8/s400/IMG_5620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302379373380772818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's a tip...buy flowers a few days before Valentines. They're 3 times cheaper.<br /><br />My kitchen smells wonderful with these roses.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SZXV8whm5mI/AAAAAAAACW0/pn8N4NtmDUg/s1600-h/IMG_5616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SZXV8whm5mI/AAAAAAAACW0/pn8N4NtmDUg/s400/IMG_5616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302379376093357666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I also want to thank <a href="http://kristensbloglife.blogspot.com/">Pajamamama</a> and <a href="http://mykittyscraps.blogspot.com/">Kitty Scraps</a> for this award! Thank you ladies for thinking of me!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SZXXt1uvcNI/AAAAAAAACW8/6gzf44itDpE/s1600-h/loveyaward.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SZXXt1uvcNI/AAAAAAAACW8/6gzf44itDpE/s400/loveyaward.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302381318815838418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm checking your blogs daily and keeping up with the blogging world. It's a nice break from homework.</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-28595688693151975492009-01-26T01:00:00.000-08:002009-01-26T01:00:01.434-08:00Valentine Project & Decorations...<span style="font-size:130%;">Thank you all that left supportive comments on starting school last week. Sadly, I was lost the minute I walked onto campus. Even though I ha</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d a map and highlighted exactly where my classes were located.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyway, I learned two things last week.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">1) Never answer "yes" on a questionnaire that asks you if yo</span><span style="font-size:130%;">u know what caused the mortgage crisis...without being capable of explaining it in front of the WHOLE flippin' class.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">2) I need to exercise. Holy cow my arms hurt from carrying two books....that's really bad! And I had to walk two miles from my car to the</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> school. I was out of breath...which caused me to become disoriented and get </span><span style="font-size:130%;">lost. (I can come up with the best excuses for stupidity!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Moving on....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Recently I was visiting <a href="http://www.nesttokeep.com/2009/01/youve-got-mail.html">Jen</a><a href="http://www.nesttokeep.com/2009/01/youve-got-mail.html">ni at A Nest to Keep</a> and found this fun Valentine project. She purchased little mailboxes for each of her kids. From now until Valentine's Day they will eac</span><span style="font-size:130%;">h g</span><span style="font-size:130%;">et a little treat and/or card. Oh, I just love this idea!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So, I found these mailboxes at Walmart for $4.00 </span><span style="font-size:130%;">each. They came with valentine stickers & stencils.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjTD2s8I/AAAAAAAACUU/BeDYUb6LpVE/s1600-h/IMG_5440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjTD2s8I/AAAAAAAACUU/BeDYUb6LpVE/s400/IMG_5440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295438821292684226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I had the kids get to work decorating...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjvImQJI/AAAAAAAACUc/Gs9rzc33bhk/s1600-h/IMG_5443.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjvImQJI/AAAAAAAACUc/Gs9rzc33bhk/s400/IMG_5443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295438828828770450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjxpgTpI/AAAAAAAACUk/fZ1bTklkGkg/s1600-h/IMG_5444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjxpgTpI/AAAAAAAACUk/fZ1bTklkGkg/s400/IMG_5444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295438829503663762" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And viola, they are ready for Valentine m</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ail...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjy2X4bI/AAAAAAAACUs/Endqg-D_RI4/s1600-h/IMG_5451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0tjy2X4bI/AAAAAAAACUs/Endqg-D_RI4/s400/IMG_5451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295438829826073010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I bought little gifts for under $1.00 to give them inside their mailbox...<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0whWLQ0aI/AAAAAAAACU0/5PkbYpy1pJM/s1600-h/IMG_5258.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0whWLQ0aI/AAAAAAAACU0/5PkbYpy1pJM/s400/IMG_5258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295442086304207266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0who_fPuI/AAAAAAAACU8/TWZQ1x-B_44/s1600-h/IMG_5260.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0who_fPuI/AAAAAAAACU8/TWZQ1x-B_44/s400/IMG_5260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295442091355094754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0wh0SCWKI/AAAAAAAACVE/-16kenGAoXM/s1600-h/IMG_5267.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0wh0SCWKI/AAAAAAAACVE/-16kenGAoXM/s400/IMG_5267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295442094385682594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Now, for my Valentine Decorations...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I really didn't have any Valentine decorations until last Tuesday. I was shopping at the local grocery store and found these cute little bears...oh, I'm in love!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0wiC14V8I/AAAAAAAACVU/OjMm0Zi8UEg/s1600-h/IMG_5480.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX0wiC14V8I/AAAAAAAACVU/OjMm0Zi8UEg/s400/IMG_5480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295442098294118338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I wondered if there could possibly be a boy be</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ar that matched. I dug down to the botto</span><span style="font-size:130%;">m of the basket and fou</span><span style="font-size:130%;">nd him...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX03TfHjlNI/AAAAAAAACVk/YT8fn-QQ088/s1600-h/IMG_5425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX03TfHjlNI/AAAAAAAACVk/YT8fn-QQ088/s400/IMG_5425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295449544767804626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">So, here is my Valentine display. Yep, that's it. That's all folks.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX03TsGxtSI/AAAAAAAACVs/fjz1P1S-Ndk/s1600-h/IMG_5427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SX03TsGxtSI/AAAAAAAACVs/fjz1P1S-Ndk/s400/IMG_5427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295449548254197026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I know what you're thinking...I need more Valentine decorations. I'll get right on that. ;-)</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-6496546465393380172009-01-20T01:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T01:00:00.521-08:00I'm heading back to school...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXVSjr2AnFI/AAAAAAAACRk/BU7gTkaq9D8/s1600-h/BACK_TO_SCHOOL.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 312px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXVSjr2AnFI/AAAAAAAACRk/BU7gTkaq9D8/s400/BACK_TO_SCHOOL.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293227710062042194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Well, I just wanted to let you all know I'm starting school today. I've decided to go back and get my bachelors degree. I've thought about it for years now and decided to just DO IT.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm a little nervous. It's been awhile since I've been to school. I won't tell you how long.<br /><br />I was talking with my husband and kids over dinner and casually asked what I should bring on my first day. My youngest said "scissors". Then I proceeded to ask if I could borrow his crayon box. I also thought it would be fun to find a Holly Hobbie backpack. My kids just looked at me confused and asked "who is that?"<br /><br />Well, wish me luck. Do you think the other kids will like me?</span><br /></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-8763075566482470002009-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:002009-01-16T06:59:06.889-08:00Award & Addictions...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm updating this post to join <a href="http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/01/15/hooked-on-fridays-keeping-cozy-on-cold-days/">Hooked On Houses</a> blog party.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW5vAQGvC9I/AAAAAAAACPI/jKPaEXe2zj0/s1600-h/fabulous+blog+award.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 186px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW5vAQGvC9I/AAAAAAAACPI/jKPaEXe2zj0/s400/fabulous+blog+award.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291288662320810962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://girlystuffin.blogspot.com/">Girly Stuff</a> has given me this "Fabulous" awar</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d and asked that I list 5 addictions. So here is goes:<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Coffee - I hate to admit it but I would be a cranky, u</span><span style="font-size:130%;">nlikable person if I didn't have my morning cup of joe. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Blogging - If you're NOT addicted, raise your h</span><span style="font-size:130%;">and...</span>..<span style="font-size:130%;">.I'm not seeing many hands.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Tinkering - I love trying accessories in different areas of the house or moving furniture around. My husband laughs at me an</span><span style="font-size:130%;">d tel</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ls </span><span style="font-size:130%;">me I'm sick. I agree!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Little Debbie cakes - I can eat a whole box duri</span><span style="font-size:130%;">n</span><span style="font-size:130%;">g cert</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ain times of the month. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Lamps - I LOVE lamps. This is a sickness that h</span><span style="font-size:130%;">as b</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e</span><span style="font-size:130%;">en pa</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ssed down to me by my ancestors. I also love moving my lamps around to different areas of the house. See below...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Okay, I'm going to share with you just how sick my lamp addiction is. Anyone that wants to donate to my therapy fund may do so. I take paypal. :-)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Remember these lamps? Come along with me while I show you their journey around the house. They started out here in the foyer...<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXAAVFFS-wI/AAAAAAAACRI/bsjd2QMu-YU/s1600-h/IMG_0621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXAAVFFS-wI/AAAAAAAACRI/bsjd2QMu-YU/s400/IMG_0621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291729924301978370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">They moved to the family room...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_78Iwt4WI/AAAAAAAACQA/56OdkDwn9Lo/s1600-h/IMG_5222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_78Iwt4WI/AAAAAAAACQA/56OdkDwn9Lo/s400/IMG_5222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291725097746162018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">To the front living room...<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4sfU2_HI/AAAAAAAACPY/WzSD-Mq7bGk/s1600-h/IMG_5240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4sfU2_HI/AAAAAAAACPY/WzSD-Mq7bGk/s400/IMG_5240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291721530390543474" border="0" /></a><br />A better pic...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4p0ft57I/AAAAAAAACPQ/KASOWFjYhF8/s1600-h/IMG_5242.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4p0ft57I/AAAAAAAACPQ/KASOWFjYhF8/s400/IMG_5242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291721484533622706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Back to the foyer. I should have just kept them there but what fun is that?</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-cpmPe9I/AAAAAAAACQo/I0HcQwYLPuw/s1600-h/IMG_2088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-cpmPe9I/AAAAAAAACQo/I0HcQwYLPuw/s400/IMG_2088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727855339666386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">These buffet lamps were moved from the dining room...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXAC9UiPQpI/AAAAAAAACRQ/VHRzr4Q9Uyg/s1600-h/IMG_0593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXAC9UiPQpI/AAAAAAAACRQ/VHRzr4Q9Uyg/s400/IMG_0593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291732814667924114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I painted them, added fringe (<span style="font-size:85%;">don't have a fringe pic handy</span>) and moved them to the foyer table.</span>...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXAC-BPQN6I/AAAAAAAACRY/1oJpF5q6A5Y/s1600-h/IMG_2215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SXAC-BPQN6I/AAAAAAAACRY/1oJpF5q6A5Y/s400/IMG_2215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291732826667890594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Now they are back in the dining room...<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_779Uz0lI/AAAAAAAACP4/0eDCAzGhrr0/s1600-h/IMG_5254.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_779Uz0lI/AAAAAAAACP4/0eDCAzGhrr0/s400/IMG_5254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291725094676320850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I may move them back to the foyer next Halloween. I thought they looked great with my Halloween decorations...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_780DQFvI/AAAAAAAACQQ/1yr_sTFaln8/s1600-h/IMG_4013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_780DQFvI/AAAAAAAACQQ/1yr_sTFaln8/s400/IMG_4013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291725109366626034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">The family room lamps have gone from these...</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-cbb_RXI/AAAAAAAACQg/QFnYsBpvW7k/s1600-h/IMG_2132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-cbb_RXI/AAAAAAAACQg/QFnYsBpvW7k/s400/IMG_2132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727851538564466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">To these new lamps from Costco...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4tQgr8WI/AAAAAAAACPw/JkeZyfHIRUY/s1600-h/IMG_5419.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4tQgr8WI/AAAAAAAACPw/JkeZyfHIRUY/s400/IMG_5419.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291721543593488738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">When I decided to buy these lamps, my son said "that's the last thing we need, more lamps".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I wonder what other areas of the house I could try these lamps?</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4tIWfMmI/AAAAAAAACPo/xjAlcAeqyrM/s1600-h/IMG_5247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4tIWfMmI/AAAAAAAACPo/xjAlcAeqyrM/s400/IMG_5247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291721541403226722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are more lamps around the house.<br />I told you I was addicted.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_79XA1WEI/AAAAAAAACQY/J6GHRMyST1k/s1600-h/IMG_2201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_79XA1WEI/AAAAAAAACQY/J6GHRMyST1k/s400/IMG_2201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291725118751725634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4slF4H-I/AAAAAAAACPg/IIu3mXXoRBM/s1600-h/IMG_5244.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_4slF4H-I/AAAAAAAACPg/IIu3mXXoRBM/s400/IMG_5244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291721531938316258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-dcavKyI/AAAAAAAACQ4/bse40kmWbuE/s1600-h/IMG_1535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-dcavKyI/AAAAAAAACQ4/bse40kmWbuE/s400/IMG_1535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727868981619490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-du2udSI/AAAAAAAACRA/gLj_LxHlyfU/s1600-h/IMG_1541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-du2udSI/AAAAAAAACRA/gLj_LxHlyfU/s400/IMG_1541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727873930851618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-dC1pnaI/AAAAAAAACQw/0LyWzWLnS7Q/s1600-h/IMG_2121.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_-dC1pnaI/AAAAAAAACQw/0LyWzWLnS7Q/s400/IMG_2121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291727862115179938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I have more lamps (no kidding) but I've decided to share them in another post.<br /><br />Before you take me...the mad, psychotic lamp women off your blog list, come back next week for my Valentine project and decorations.</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">I had to buy Valentine decorations just for my blog...is that pathetic?</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thank you Girly Stuff for the award and tag!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SW_78YvX0wI/AAAAAAAACQI/ji56-D5pf4Q/s1600-h/IMG_5237.jpg"><br /></a>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809745770235250563.post-67497214541292518362009-01-11T09:50:00.000-08:002009-01-12T08:50:52.257-08:00Slumdog Millionaire...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hi there my dear blogging friends! I'm so sorry I haven't posted yet this new year. I've been taking a blogging break. To organize, read, catch up with work, etc. All those things that I couldn't do over Christmas break.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Anyway, I wanted to share with you a movie that I absolutely LOVED. (I'm not exaggerating here)I don't think I've ever posted about a movie on this blog but thought Slumdog Millionaire definitely deserved a shout out.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SWtwvBTpZ1I/AAAAAAAACPA/t7GutsuTdCk/s1600-h/Slumdog-Millionaire-001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FRxLiKNpUio/SWtwvBTpZ1I/AAAAAAAACPA/t7GutsuTdCk/s400/Slumdog-Millionaire-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290446140383782738" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />It's won 4 Golden Globes and could possibly be an Oscar favorite. It's not in all movie theaters yet but should be soon.<br /><br />Anyway, I should be posting more throughout the week. I've got a cute Valentine project I want to share AND I'm going to share my "addiction".<br /></span></div>The Berry's Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01416679835910378508noreply@blogger.com31