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The next (decorating) frontier…Our church building. It is my current decorating canvas – and to date my biggest challenge…but I love it! Today was choosing bathroom wall tiles/patterns and countertops for bathrooms/kitchen. Still no definite decisions…but I’m closing in! From the entrance looking down through the lobby. The people are standing in the auditorium. Standing … Read More

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Who needs a hug? Danae is a good hugger! She just wraps her arms all the way around you…and gives a good squeeze! She’s so good — she even got a hug from Nate! THAT can be a challenge sometimes!

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Can laundry be fun? I made three of these adorable clothespin bags after I couldn’t find a pattern for them that I liked! See the others on my Countryview Cottage site. I can hardly wait to hang my laundry out now!

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Is it spring yet?The house was just feeling a bit too wintery for me…I need spring…some changes were in order… Before: After See that little “egg” shape near the candles… It’s an “enchanted egg” made of sugar — with a surprise inside… I bought this years ago when our kids were little…it’s days are numbered … Read More

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I’m keeping it real… My dirty little secret — my pathetic kitchen junk drawer. I can’t believe I’m even letting you see it! I know that this messy drawer is a bit of a shock for those of you who think I’m an uber organized person – sorry – maybe therapy will help. After exposing … Read More

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Are there diamonds in my future? Bet that got all ya all’s attention! Since I already have an engagement ring…and a wedding band the above ring isn’t for me….or either of our daughters…nor is my son purchasing one. I had a piece of jewelry in need of repair, so today I visited the local mom … Read More

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I can do “thought bubbles” now! I had a brief lesson with the Photoshop Guru/Professor/Expert and realized that it wasn’t as hard as I was making it! I’m still struggling with downloading on Blogger….must be they only allow me one Photoshop pic to be downloaded at a time! Arrgghh.

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Greetings blog friends! After many attempts of posting with some pictures and getting server errors, I’ve decided to bite the bullet and at least say hello…without photos. Which, for me, is difficult…especially today since I learned something new on my Photoshop program yesterday and I want to show you all what I can do now! … Read More

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Happy 25th Birthday Josh! March 9 I’ll never forget getting the call from your dad that you’d arrived in our lives. We were so excited…first born, first grandchild, first nephew. Unfortunately we haven’t seen you in a long time…so I didn’t have any recent photos of you. Hope you don’t mind that I “borrowed” this … Read More

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We had an amazing evening last night! The ride too and from the concert was fun with the “kids” and the concert was awesome. If you ever want a few hours of laughter…spend them with Nate, Kate & Danae! They are a laugh a minute and play off each other. A show in and of … Read More