tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15168681819320752862024-03-18T12:57:21.447-07:00HeirloomsMyrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-20932512030949744862012-03-23T05:04:00.000-07:002012-03-23T05:04:00.197-07:00Snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvk08Q-gVzjkLWXa6NgmM17imfvyTsD38xbwsJ9QY-GotbYsJBBKTjmPFsfmvYgPANEGyFzc05HIwIVnWsb9FIFPzSaQgQzGhXk2cQfFoTZIz0GIcOnpC2udOSB3LECJIwv4Ae21kcG0/s1600/P1090632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvk08Q-gVzjkLWXa6NgmM17imfvyTsD38xbwsJ9QY-GotbYsJBBKTjmPFsfmvYgPANEGyFzc05HIwIVnWsb9FIFPzSaQgQzGhXk2cQfFoTZIz0GIcOnpC2udOSB3LECJIwv4Ae21kcG0/s640/P1090632.JPG" width="440" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting - a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~</span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-74774993765557171872012-03-22T17:01:00.004-07:002012-03-22T17:01:00.477-07:00Snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxemvONeaxYLCFHdKGhcYhErmPDClCTpn3FfjxRlB2FLNbS5e3m8VhE_kxBzDosXCZfRiu-qcYGzyohVoHiT_pCDIcmRlhoPsv4FQIdjcw_-Pc9dhubctiOPrGq6HCj6T2pGM6XMUO5Lw/s1600/P1090624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxemvONeaxYLCFHdKGhcYhErmPDClCTpn3FfjxRlB2FLNbS5e3m8VhE_kxBzDosXCZfRiu-qcYGzyohVoHiT_pCDIcmRlhoPsv4FQIdjcw_-Pc9dhubctiOPrGq6HCj6T2pGM6XMUO5Lw/s400/P1090624.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">discovered that they could give orders better from there."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ Betty Grable ~ </span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-65766387876746244282012-03-21T05:00:00.001-07:002012-03-21T05:00:12.980-07:00Snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewNuKzAELlnhotCRtYHyaB_JacxuFID1GRUJOb2fDfyAOY4AJ1UdIwJioYUdbHahaVZrIS0u8Eg5EdCN_cEDlT7sDkcn-6AzwaqmLsNtwL1TztzyEj81oBaczRfyVj0fADZpY3HJ-8X0/s1600/P1090623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewNuKzAELlnhotCRtYHyaB_JacxuFID1GRUJOb2fDfyAOY4AJ1UdIwJioYUdbHahaVZrIS0u8Eg5EdCN_cEDlT7sDkcn-6AzwaqmLsNtwL1TztzyEj81oBaczRfyVj0fADZpY3HJ-8X0/s400/P1090623.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I collect antiques. Why? Because they're beautiful."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ Broderick Crawford ~ </span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-87283912646539161582012-03-20T05:02:00.001-07:002012-03-20T05:02:00.344-07:00Snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue-mxa1TbXfjxIDQxVnB-wALTV41N1VacBqrpcc5MGpZWuVWi373ZFS-05XETGPN3UENO3621DmcArwefYhBkmUIVylAF20ft4NPwSbZbQrTXkG-bk_PThB5m0nUY2NLUhqxj0WKh_l0/s1600/P1090622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue-mxa1TbXfjxIDQxVnB-wALTV41N1VacBqrpcc5MGpZWuVWi373ZFS-05XETGPN3UENO3621DmcArwefYhBkmUIVylAF20ft4NPwSbZbQrTXkG-bk_PThB5m0nUY2NLUhqxj0WKh_l0/s400/P1090622.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other as though everything is a miracle.” ~Einstein</span></div></li>
</ul>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-57869357383048871722012-03-19T05:09:00.001-07:002012-03-19T05:09:00.759-07:00Snippets of Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ3xHT9_WGg-DDFDuZgUpqnalNZLfioRfxdZ1F9D2Psw0Iox2B_4ZcPb6NzAKfrxDqS35FAyW5WaFIS9qCylgh7koQ-Mw9qPwiYKkaXzgpnN8Xgfeqc_MRVrOaH5ylGzWDspJnZ3lsrs/s1600/P1090620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ3xHT9_WGg-DDFDuZgUpqnalNZLfioRfxdZ1F9D2Psw0Iox2B_4ZcPb6NzAKfrxDqS35FAyW5WaFIS9qCylgh7koQ-Mw9qPwiYKkaXzgpnN8Xgfeqc_MRVrOaH5ylGzWDspJnZ3lsrs/s400/P1090620.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~ Jane Austin ~</span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-89217681263717428972012-03-16T05:00:00.001-07:002012-03-16T05:00:02.398-07:00Snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6gciz8zRzqWzAEiVndMOWX-VEhW2yqIMupOOCATJVWA5GBcFk6JcJ3sX3QYFS4WzLtJi97jsAPi6uFh9rLbWaE1R0YRmGaSfkxM7hUVATB6uOvN4KaEjJy6IkAumPx2VebQmW38TJ7M/s1600/P1090619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6gciz8zRzqWzAEiVndMOWX-VEhW2yqIMupOOCATJVWA5GBcFk6JcJ3sX3QYFS4WzLtJi97jsAPi6uFh9rLbWaE1R0YRmGaSfkxM7hUVATB6uOvN4KaEjJy6IkAumPx2VebQmW38TJ7M/s400/P1090619.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">"I still find each day too short for the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." ~ John Burroughs</span><em></em></span>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-13397493585244430702012-03-15T05:05:00.001-07:002012-03-15T05:05:00.967-07:00Snippets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge77IYLo_AxbvppceiaK2pOy5j-RlSyHy4YqlPux9BmJg5dG45EvJJF3RHgg3XfQZLrHFI0d784Tykjb37uesnHSUGFSYM8joXO8qJPNihzFPxNnslwgxh8hx7oVt8gQA8yK_o03JREWg/s1600/P1090618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge77IYLo_AxbvppceiaK2pOy5j-RlSyHy4YqlPux9BmJg5dG45EvJJF3RHgg3XfQZLrHFI0d784Tykjb37uesnHSUGFSYM8joXO8qJPNihzFPxNnslwgxh8hx7oVt8gQA8yK_o03JREWg/s400/P1090618.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"In your life's journey, there will be excitement and fulfillment, boredom and routine, and even the occasional train wreck.... but when you have picked a dream that is bigger than you personally, that truly reflects the ideals that you cherish, and that can positively affect others, then you will always have another reason for carrying on."</span></em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> Pamela Melroy</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: x-large;">"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." {Audrey Hepburn}</span>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-70127609459735963912012-03-13T05:01:00.001-07:002012-03-13T05:01:00.208-07:00Snippets of Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIqSEqsFF7EE1q50eajo-1RGhWRYXhyRix_1Wt3dstj3yrzJoucMERGEkvW1DjC76VUPYiVa09YRis1nRh1qkwGoMev8j7OZqvG_zAF_O_nGF1KO0u60NlXA8GhMfsA8VhVlZcvHoiWs/s1600/P1090615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIqSEqsFF7EE1q50eajo-1RGhWRYXhyRix_1Wt3dstj3yrzJoucMERGEkvW1DjC76VUPYiVa09YRis1nRh1qkwGoMev8j7OZqvG_zAF_O_nGF1KO0u60NlXA8GhMfsA8VhVlZcvHoiWs/s400/P1090615.JPG" width="300" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are that you're not going to be very happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness."</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">~Andy Rooney</span>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-25782979270772481292012-03-06T08:32:00.000-08:002012-03-06T08:32:04.899-08:00Tabletop Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZytr_9RA44Y1f9F-2btel86i2MNXgG6dkXb6-wbLsVFer6iJ-gx8uN1sUM7wWZ7s-cLY8KodBDuE4yPMIZ_Z0iZtHM3A3J_0YORjhZ0gqRNrL-jQjuixSaHbKheYrpgt46fsROjnPfMg/s1600/P1090489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZytr_9RA44Y1f9F-2btel86i2MNXgG6dkXb6-wbLsVFer6iJ-gx8uN1sUM7wWZ7s-cLY8KodBDuE4yPMIZ_Z0iZtHM3A3J_0YORjhZ0gqRNrL-jQjuixSaHbKheYrpgt46fsROjnPfMg/s400/P1090489.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When</span><a href="http://theoliveandrose.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"> Sandy</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> was over helping me with my </span><a href="http://more-than-heirlooms.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-yearnew-sitting-room.html"><span style="font-size: large;">sitting room</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, we also had a little fun with the formal dining room.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_B07fbN1GVG0okzxkUqqSX6tk4xh5ifLy5dpSOBuJrWhpfC4NUU5rQlR8RQ4S0bjgEvsyFaT7MXw7YyP56h9l0T6P3TofYWXIfMrECQruOK2_Pfscyh-l4DVJH6W2Xj2snchk8G3iCGY/s1600/P1090491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_B07fbN1GVG0okzxkUqqSX6tk4xh5ifLy5dpSOBuJrWhpfC4NUU5rQlR8RQ4S0bjgEvsyFaT7MXw7YyP56h9l0T6P3TofYWXIfMrECQruOK2_Pfscyh-l4DVJH6W2Xj2snchk8G3iCGY/s640/P1090491.JPG" uda="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had shown her a magazine picture of a centerpiece that was 'framed' with all sorts of glittery, sparkly goodies and we went to work...</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvoEFO4fuhW8-1IcBbxolu_fr-t84MIlf1tIpbLAirLuyHOqnxJiWt2zG2-TVQuj0W96q4H4XfMApoBIMtBPbTe6hB_IRApHImr6MZumHGZOpYdZ3iqNNxRLYex7liLai-5h6YavD6jg/s1600/P1090494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvoEFO4fuhW8-1IcBbxolu_fr-t84MIlf1tIpbLAirLuyHOqnxJiWt2zG2-TVQuj0W96q4H4XfMApoBIMtBPbTe6hB_IRApHImr6MZumHGZOpYdZ3iqNNxRLYex7liLai-5h6YavD6jg/s640/P1090494.JPG" uda="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After layering the table with oodles of lace tablecloths, (think Magnolia Pearl), </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-FoTE_NIvDR-wJ4SQYXkeCs_CTqH2j9o13RiTtoUfrar3A4HNHBFrjfCIgBJtji6yro1haiy5cWSiPkzuIF-0HADCklTxKO6nxG7kWkCaqHeT2ermVojOydA5-h7gcawRyv66khxM4c/s1600/P1090498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-FoTE_NIvDR-wJ4SQYXkeCs_CTqH2j9o13RiTtoUfrar3A4HNHBFrjfCIgBJtji6yro1haiy5cWSiPkzuIF-0HADCklTxKO6nxG7kWkCaqHeT2ermVojOydA5-h7gcawRyv66khxM4c/s400/P1090498.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I supplied an empty frame I'd had and set it in the middle of the table.We collected anything shiny, sparkly, white, silver, gold, and glass from around the house and plunked it inside the frame. Well, maybe not exactly plunked..there was some arranging involved! LOL!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bbw3nviaGGuv1DUeBTjyVumCTaJoNPHZSy2xC7YmSwU9AOw-Smoav5DpKBdxnjwpnyXWF6NtVcSYOegCRKFWHuOs_YgMihj0hwrIRUT4jq6d5cc2ecUDKi2whL6rDkOWEHaYud4ia5Q/s1600/P1090500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bbw3nviaGGuv1DUeBTjyVumCTaJoNPHZSy2xC7YmSwU9AOw-Smoav5DpKBdxnjwpnyXWF6NtVcSYOegCRKFWHuOs_YgMihj0hwrIRUT4jq6d5cc2ecUDKi2whL6rDkOWEHaYud4ia5Q/s400/P1090500.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I am so pleased with the outcome.... so whimsical and fun..just like Sandy!! ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am linking to Tabletop Tuesdays at</span><a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"> A Stroll Thru Life</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Faded Charm</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> for White Wednesdays</span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-44749038563306995172012-03-05T00:30:00.006-08:002012-03-05T08:16:07.021-08:00Centerpiece Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DLaAyLPLDc8ZeS4LkC7gSyLpTO1GYf1wSyeu9wvqYC41x96ggevq4yL6avpU44C6Oeb88NMJmFa7c_ee2yLtpkBE3hOMxKSiPej-Oh0JWaJEJZ81F7D4cyokIP_YCo3IRseuLiUQiPY/s1600/IMG_9018+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DLaAyLPLDc8ZeS4LkC7gSyLpTO1GYf1wSyeu9wvqYC41x96ggevq4yL6avpU44C6Oeb88NMJmFa7c_ee2yLtpkBE3hOMxKSiPej-Oh0JWaJEJZ81F7D4cyokIP_YCo3IRseuLiUQiPY/s400/IMG_9018+-+Copy.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As promised (about a month ago! :-p ) I thought I'd give a little tutorial on how I made the centerpieces for Steve's retirement party. It'd also be great to use for baby or wedding showers or birthday parties.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The supplies you'd need are cheap picture frames (5 x 7). I got mine at the Dollar Tree..in a pewter grey color. Vellum paper--cheapest at an office supply store. And Duct Tape.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You'll need 4 frames per centerpiece. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5BRm-Wxs5AeF05SZKNWNtJm_nAsPcZfsLw_cErfXEVi-VhYwBxHcLMqP5Vn6SKgGyfU-dMoN9EQqUCSvpKDqOYsX3po_1MxrmFgxZQOw578MdLh_PfN9VJ-qGL5mNW_6CWjH-S0tpDI/s1600/P1090474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5BRm-Wxs5AeF05SZKNWNtJm_nAsPcZfsLw_cErfXEVi-VhYwBxHcLMqP5Vn6SKgGyfU-dMoN9EQqUCSvpKDqOYsX3po_1MxrmFgxZQOw578MdLh_PfN9VJ-qGL5mNW_6CWjH-S0tpDI/s400/P1090474.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scan and print out 4 different photos in 5 x 7 size onto the vellum paper, then cut out each picture.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhgxvq43j5Khxn3pO-4Wfx4xH2-gGWhRBp33aQaQiE4VUdghNskVuohFxf-dI7E34DS-PKCddk3xYSMxGEJ6G6If7D2TDUexLW2SQh8cB-toyrze21AlOWD9WV_XVCNo2XfIGMgU9eIs/s1600/P1090476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhgxvq43j5Khxn3pO-4Wfx4xH2-gGWhRBp33aQaQiE4VUdghNskVuohFxf-dI7E34DS-PKCddk3xYSMxGEJ6G6If7D2TDUexLW2SQh8cB-toyrze21AlOWD9WV_XVCNo2XfIGMgU9eIs/s400/P1090476.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remove backing and glass from frame carefully so the little metal doo-dads stay in place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then tape two frames together from the inside.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7vNoHh89phjoDWE8pccBcynLKk2QrlBGytGG9GD0lUOTGTxRHRNH4DfDwfc2f53dyVT6sOxqwiImfBUEXsfxzjoh3xASYwMPbBm0cGSnhyphenhyphenLBGOebB7l74Z1WaLB1r0R3u24PGST1Itg/s1600/P1090487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7vNoHh89phjoDWE8pccBcynLKk2QrlBGytGG9GD0lUOTGTxRHRNH4DfDwfc2f53dyVT6sOxqwiImfBUEXsfxzjoh3xASYwMPbBm0cGSnhyphenhyphenLBGOebB7l74Z1WaLB1r0R3u24PGST1Itg/s400/P1090487.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It will be the opposite of how you normally insert a picture</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscVVhcQS4_Lehz50lxkjTYkw5VUC9d6xqiF14OIpKrZJHVrQpbhjefckgB-2hNOTe7FjjUojy5aqrt5YRX5z-nEnoI_cWqlgHcMnYbWqzWuOsJ-lgZZeev4rfyUPFlqsNx_K9k97MKSg/s1600/P1090483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscVVhcQS4_Lehz50lxkjTYkw5VUC9d6xqiF14OIpKrZJHVrQpbhjefckgB-2hNOTe7FjjUojy5aqrt5YRX5z-nEnoI_cWqlgHcMnYbWqzWuOsJ-lgZZeev4rfyUPFlqsNx_K9k97MKSg/s400/P1090483.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then stand the picture frames so as to make a square.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhCYUEhxVPOZ5PVrKgGXQIffx7_pZBTHZBca_4DmobZ2qwhAzexIWeSCHUBEMINwH9bf4JV-5sJLO1IyAQWpfaYnxl4SlAJg-EmF9Su4AtmsmxR4WD2_83gD0NnMPOKoB-avjmOAVejE/s1600/IMG_0984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhCYUEhxVPOZ5PVrKgGXQIffx7_pZBTHZBca_4DmobZ2qwhAzexIWeSCHUBEMINwH9bf4JV-5sJLO1IyAQWpfaYnxl4SlAJg-EmF9Su4AtmsmxR4WD2_83gD0NnMPOKoB-avjmOAVejE/s400/IMG_0984.jpg" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">I put a battery operated candle inside to illuminate the picture , but if you are careful.. since the glass is on the inside of the frame, I think it would be safe to use a votive candle in a glass holder instead.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">I also think it would be neat to maybe use two pictures and then two quotes relating to the theme of the occasion!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am linking up with </span><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Between Naps on the Porch</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> for Met Monday,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.homesavvyatoz.com/savvy-homemade-monday-30/"><span style="font-size: large;">Home Savvy A to Z</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://becolorful.typepad.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Be Colorful</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/2012/03/meet-me-monday-party.html"><span style="font-size: large;">You Are Talking Too Much</span></a></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-17599221859791975922012-03-04T06:06:00.001-08:002012-03-04T06:06:00.685-08:00Happy Birthday Steve!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEWa6Xlk6-Xx5ZaGTBsN5TtDQrUYoFzX-K5Aypi2wFNrocIt_3Eu52i2qV8cdyLKbw9z2JW7_r4GvH5iAqbq4Nsfk00fOeGsb6NiL9LHu2t0WTIXqrhwD8_PwJ0BH2TteGbDrxvWuFYI/s1600/steve+in+hat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEWa6Xlk6-Xx5ZaGTBsN5TtDQrUYoFzX-K5Aypi2wFNrocIt_3Eu52i2qV8cdyLKbw9z2JW7_r4GvH5iAqbq4Nsfk00fOeGsb6NiL9LHu2t0WTIXqrhwD8_PwJ0BH2TteGbDrxvWuFYI/s400/steve+in+hat.JPG" uda="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today is Steve's Birthday, and the thought recently occurred to me--not only is he the man of MY dreams--but he is the man of God's dream for me!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09DSzJJj6qRJ71tq71KtzfWEIkOYBzHfVGKw6o8a8aN2Sk05v7PPjVlxfYGtVhw8W462ZwlcnU9_bwTY4P8UpKldncVzIicNFLd38oWvZvjKaATUpkL2kmZ3E9rIq3oWy9c1meGy12m8/s1600/shooting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09DSzJJj6qRJ71tq71KtzfWEIkOYBzHfVGKw6o8a8aN2Sk05v7PPjVlxfYGtVhw8W462ZwlcnU9_bwTY4P8UpKldncVzIicNFLd38oWvZvjKaATUpkL2kmZ3E9rIq3oWy9c1meGy12m8/s400/shooting.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has been proven to me over and over all these years...</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNmKXydGYid8Wzng8aV0NufNdh0yvR42Hlef2nQRie68hcWag_c_pM8fgEwbdT-CXbfuFnGm18l7P5xwdUAEphgRlVYzDUBemFlGu10LniWf1B74UO5FHOlqCIpFe0d5RP6J8OAmSHlg/s1600/skiing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNmKXydGYid8Wzng8aV0NufNdh0yvR42Hlef2nQRie68hcWag_c_pM8fgEwbdT-CXbfuFnGm18l7P5xwdUAEphgRlVYzDUBemFlGu10LniWf1B74UO5FHOlqCIpFe0d5RP6J8OAmSHlg/s400/skiing.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...that he is truly my dream man. And not only that..</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-6Xpaw9AYWteR2NythVjelIqr8oY6cqqUc_lDBOMmlw7pGSku-7k_fe73NU3HpfJo1EghqPsLli0xm7p6XUlAwaDtrWXHhqXKVwwJ6EaphsVq_2LwN3Xpjf5KQFmzW7NsoY8r7l-oKM/s1600/apron.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-6Xpaw9AYWteR2NythVjelIqr8oY6cqqUc_lDBOMmlw7pGSku-7k_fe73NU3HpfJo1EghqPsLli0xm7p6XUlAwaDtrWXHhqXKVwwJ6EaphsVq_2LwN3Xpjf5KQFmzW7NsoY8r7l-oKM/s400/apron.JPG" uda="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steve strives so hard to make all of my dreams come true..when in reality the most important dream come true for me..</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I love you!!</span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-3873748643024446812012-02-20T18:31:00.000-08:002012-02-20T18:31:23.145-08:00Steve's Retirement Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_7T_BsKWEbeHvK35a8-wYR0UzQ_ZGRbny4yFPIbYAr_FxXJI-IZkDTFaiijZwNnHOO8rZFW6xMaISgMjz5sy9fgENEkCXzKCoSzCL10VMKq7OXwOQGSGYHwmHCxT-rkyTidlzTPyHtg/s1600/IMG_0404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_7T_BsKWEbeHvK35a8-wYR0UzQ_ZGRbny4yFPIbYAr_FxXJI-IZkDTFaiijZwNnHOO8rZFW6xMaISgMjz5sy9fgENEkCXzKCoSzCL10VMKq7OXwOQGSGYHwmHCxT-rkyTidlzTPyHtg/s400/IMG_0404.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My husband, Steve, served for 29 years in Law Enforcement for the State of California. His colleagues and friends organized his retirement party at The Hilton in Sacramento. 140 guests and dignitaries attended that night to honor Steve. It was our understanding that our son, Caleb, was going to read a poem he'd found online, and Zac was going to ask the blessing for the meal. We were stunned and moved to tears at what followed. First Caleb announced he had WRITTEN a poem for his dad: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMHaXPFbVOKtQ7bfJ9e-Fj3YwwZ3SN81SLgXclB6Ra8-pl4XlyaYDf78vM4aLp7jZckoyXUmHtYuGWavsocLqSaUBKbLsTjEflNGT7VDJznGN96WwbDRhenEkDm55jMD3tx4q-NdRKyQ/s1600/IMG_9020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMHaXPFbVOKtQ7bfJ9e-Fj3YwwZ3SN81SLgXclB6Ra8-pl4XlyaYDf78vM4aLp7jZckoyXUmHtYuGWavsocLqSaUBKbLsTjEflNGT7VDJznGN96WwbDRhenEkDm55jMD3tx4q-NdRKyQ/s400/IMG_9020.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I’m very proud to call, such a fine man my dad</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know the father you’ve been, is a gift that I’ve had</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Your profession is not one of glamour, nor did it hold any fame</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But it has been a profession that I’ve been proud of all the same</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have always loved to say, that my father was a cop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was something that my friends, could really never top</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We never lived a flashy life, but you provided food and comfort</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And when your kids stepped out of line, it was us you did exhort.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A loving home, a healthy family, these are what we enjoyed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was due to your selfless leading, theses experiences were employed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You sit tonight here, with family and friends around</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It’s the eve of your retirement, and their support and love abound</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have worked so very hard, these past many years,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have now gotten to this place, and tonight there may be tears,</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But to me there lies a wonder, a wonder of your career</span> <br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Much of it I’ll never know, because your humility was sincere.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have never heard you brag, or boast at your success</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have only seen there benefits, on how your faithfulness has been blessed.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have always been a role model, whether in life, career, or deed.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You raised your kids in love, and because of this we will succeed.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have been an officer of peace, and this is interesting to me,</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You my dad have been, a blessing from the Lord,</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have helped give us a peaceful life, your family has been in accord,</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You’re my pop, my dad, my father, my leader and my friend,</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To you this night we’ll honor but, it’s a new beginning, not the end."</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Then Zac took the mike and said:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiTSdACHSGsImjT0WMvw27HdVDBjOHZZGd7AMQ9zpsHWqi_GYa5TmMq8ROzksHOL2awfed62dbMBpJrWKSze7k3cWI4vG0VRIdcqLpAM8bwga9R-gr_OZMrkR7ZidoPAkoHZ2Gn9YAQg/s1600/IMG_0259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiTSdACHSGsImjT0WMvw27HdVDBjOHZZGd7AMQ9zpsHWqi_GYa5TmMq8ROzksHOL2awfed62dbMBpJrWKSze7k3cWI4vG0VRIdcqLpAM8bwga9R-gr_OZMrkR7ZidoPAkoHZ2Gn9YAQg/s320/IMG_0259.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"How are you guys? My name is Zac, the older brother of the Ernst boys.</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBA0__hcDjZadziMZojGEy0ZVBAtkJGsKuMFqjlRoAbFb6-a73k4QskH8fGiFt2FpFurkauuf3qImStSnDLpUEINMauHH-jzMQ3l_BI01gFJecKgMXjYS5nSGD7GgjGSjxOHjte0GZa8/s1600/IMG_0380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBA0__hcDjZadziMZojGEy0ZVBAtkJGsKuMFqjlRoAbFb6-a73k4QskH8fGiFt2FpFurkauuf3qImStSnDLpUEINMauHH-jzMQ3l_BI01gFJecKgMXjYS5nSGD7GgjGSjxOHjte0GZa8/s400/IMG_0380.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And of course we have Courtney, our lovely and beautiful middle sister. I would like to pray over this evening and meal but first I wanted to say a couple quick things about our dad.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA43gXAHFiVf1B5dXNOBYklEYuoR0o6QN9zLIdJS_xsXnQv9PueemlEhsi75Ph4H5mJ5Ln4WGMwcMWzRn3Ygv0bRCrpHfHFXdkd0omgFBxwnEMWyPl8FXOsZqOFfN6ViwjDETgd2AxsMI/s1600/IMG_0260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA43gXAHFiVf1B5dXNOBYklEYuoR0o6QN9zLIdJS_xsXnQv9PueemlEhsi75Ph4H5mJ5Ln4WGMwcMWzRn3Ygv0bRCrpHfHFXdkd0omgFBxwnEMWyPl8FXOsZqOFfN6ViwjDETgd2AxsMI/s400/IMG_0260.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now that I have a family of my own, I am all too familiar with two main challenges in the balance of work and family.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One challenge is leaving work at work, and not carrying the stresses of the job into the home. Dad was exceptional at this. Growing up I can not recall a single time where he blew his lid, snapped, or came down on any of us kids because of work related pressures. Now, me being an idiot, that is another story ; ) He definitely was in the parenting camp that you spare the rod, you spoil the child. ; )</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who coached nearly every sport I played, </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who would leave work to be with me in hospital after an injury, </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who took me out to get extra practice in what ever I was doing,</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who encouraged me to strive for excellence</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who loves his wife for better or worse, and made sure we knew how a woman is to be treated and loved, </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He served and serves faithfully in the church</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He even played Joseph at the Christmas play. Did you know this guy can act? ;-)</span> <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now Dad, I apologize in advance if I am getting too personal, but I have to share a quick story that demonstrates this. A few years ago dad and I were looking through some of his old boxes from high school. In it we found a letter or project of some-kind that asked, what is your dream? This 17 year old's answer was," to raise kids and be a dad".What teenager is passionate about one day being a father?</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's raise our glasses to my role model who has set the father bar so high, Steve Ernst.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jesus, thank you for this evening to celebrate dad and his career. We ask that you join us to tonight and be in our midst. Let this night be a special one for him. One where he will feel appreciated and loved. I know you are already answering this by seeing the attendance tonight, but I pray this evening he will be lifted up and honored for his success as a husband, father, and servant to the State of California. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thank you for blessing us with dad because we are all better in one way or another for simply knowing him.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lord we all look forward to many, many years to come enjoying Dads wisdom, love, friendship, and example. I ask that you seal this evening for him, and let the appreciation he receives tonight be carried with him the rest of his life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jesus, you ask us to give thanks when we break bread, so Lord Thank you for the food we are about to receive, and please bless the people who prepared it and are graciously serving us. You are a good God and we love you. Amen."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were undone. The evening went on, with a delicious meal and a program of many people coming forward to present Steve with various awards and accolades, along with a slide show of his life.</span> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmQF6UNUyIng6euOmEXFS7gQVDcEFuMDDYcoyngz9t4SdG4cEggRFYH0Hui7Gt_9Vp10HD6AlDWJq0ALkbQlzkBEQtEWoAD2XtPacUXB9YTSdRS-p73mUbOcB-g8_5FIlj1k4ibfctxQ/s1600/IMG_0400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmQF6UNUyIng6euOmEXFS7gQVDcEFuMDDYcoyngz9t4SdG4cEggRFYH0Hui7Gt_9Vp10HD6AlDWJq0ALkbQlzkBEQtEWoAD2XtPacUXB9YTSdRS-p73mUbOcB-g8_5FIlj1k4ibfctxQ/s320/IMG_0400.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But an even greater satisfaction of knowing he did it without comprimising his relationship with his family. Not an easy feat. Steve had a little plaque on his desk at work that read : "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippeans 4:13</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I believe that was his secret to his success in life~that he submitted his life to God and then set out to accomplish the task before him..what ever it was.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He never knew the extraodinary impact he had on his children until that night..when they honored him with their words.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31RP4vsNZtC8Fpnb6DU-C1CSrDwKrRpgjP8BP7VYk7ukL3QyIN80wn0s6clZudfjuHDcHEBvHOeiDkXl1knEQ6GuWmtE5sNQA7-Pp-fsRGb5pf5EF-EXxP2YRJLURx5cmgXd3vgwUlhE/s1600/IMG_0971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31RP4vsNZtC8Fpnb6DU-C1CSrDwKrRpgjP8BP7VYk7ukL3QyIN80wn0s6clZudfjuHDcHEBvHOeiDkXl1knEQ6GuWmtE5sNQA7-Pp-fsRGb5pf5EF-EXxP2YRJLURx5cmgXd3vgwUlhE/s320/IMG_0971.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Steve's brother, Monty, and Steve's mom, DarLou</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z3PmI8Fg7zJ4_BNjzKxjxOY48N8XfUo0OrqVdnqZRgam2WHd1kgSMIGulX8mVixXsfpA_yDYV_wXF2egIGNbxp0z4KX0xxLR6VyJ9aXvFHjY4t-cfxtSuS_H5mhR9ZfzLgzQI7M7T3Q/s1600/IMG_0974+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z3PmI8Fg7zJ4_BNjzKxjxOY48N8XfUo0OrqVdnqZRgam2WHd1kgSMIGulX8mVixXsfpA_yDYV_wXF2egIGNbxp0z4KX0xxLR6VyJ9aXvFHjY4t-cfxtSuS_H5mhR9ZfzLgzQI7M7T3Q/s320/IMG_0974+-+Copy.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Zac and Amy..(Lindy was with a sitter)</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My dad (almost 91 years old!) and his lovely wife, Leilani.</span></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpHdqeqgVYZAZkKxz3ZDOJnFTTczUPyyRBxtM-FUtVXEvI1s1-dH30i1QBhxs8bYAb9PiljRqonIwczEBcRqHkJtZvVTNsy48vjzxV-f1T9T8L8uEkqe8kVL45RoslOhE8JOzD31doig/s1600/IMG_9018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpHdqeqgVYZAZkKxz3ZDOJnFTTczUPyyRBxtM-FUtVXEvI1s1-dH30i1QBhxs8bYAb9PiljRqonIwczEBcRqHkJtZvVTNsy48vjzxV-f1T9T8L8uEkqe8kVL45RoslOhE8JOzD31doig/s320/IMG_9018.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And you know me..gotta share the tablescape!! ;-)</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn03TRLGebFYC4gv_mSEI8KGTNqlHoHAzhh6BxhdmYc7ImBpI8bAjBT8Mm2EGZTFmzsEdo_0WT5s2gIsnqcc6nhvqj_ojzXqMGQgGNEsVnMSfODk75mNANSBZSnEP1s7HwmxCr2RR5G2E/s1600/IMG_0984+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn03TRLGebFYC4gv_mSEI8KGTNqlHoHAzhh6BxhdmYc7ImBpI8bAjBT8Mm2EGZTFmzsEdo_0WT5s2gIsnqcc6nhvqj_ojzXqMGQgGNEsVnMSfODk75mNANSBZSnEP1s7HwmxCr2RR5G2E/s320/IMG_0984+-+Copy.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope to share a tutorial on the centerpiece soon!!</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></a>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-51995497129535860282012-01-08T20:11:00.000-08:002012-01-08T20:11:19.246-08:00Happy News!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnPkkO6am1XXRckWKvaxv0kLP6HuJeMj4BpoRsgVYxPglF3g0_PQSYjefdFQXXq0crz7M1yNwYI_IAe8Q77Lmw_hFE4mjUiB5wIpIsAtOqUjmRkyaqvUVV7i38EZeTf7DzyE-rur2RdI/s1600/P1090339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnPkkO6am1XXRckWKvaxv0kLP6HuJeMj4BpoRsgVYxPglF3g0_PQSYjefdFQXXq0crz7M1yNwYI_IAe8Q77Lmw_hFE4mjUiB5wIpIsAtOqUjmRkyaqvUVV7i38EZeTf7DzyE-rur2RdI/s400/P1090339.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just wanted to give a little heads up why I've been away from blogging...and probably won't be back for a few weeks. Because STEVE RETIRED!!! Yep, after 29 years in Law Enforcement, his last day was December 23rd.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AiphLZ5QRRfaN-MQlOl-M21_Hs3uziOgV2tro4ntu8Ch56m4JdK1xrHfphIcB9Bkfbc4CFxnL5usvvPByyXlPf1z7R7GM4DgZEMAl2CclL2bc_asmj8CHuOaeHG0Ff0zYBEFqe1MNQc/s1600/P1090340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AiphLZ5QRRfaN-MQlOl-M21_Hs3uziOgV2tro4ntu8Ch56m4JdK1xrHfphIcB9Bkfbc4CFxnL5usvvPByyXlPf1z7R7GM4DgZEMAl2CclL2bc_asmj8CHuOaeHG0Ff0zYBEFqe1MNQc/s400/P1090340.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have friends and family flying in tomorrow to help celebrate at his retirement party this Thursday.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't be more thrilled. It's taken a little adjusting to Steve being home..all in a good way. Mostly it feels like every day is Saturday, so I have to keep looking at the calendar to keep track of the days. ;-) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We'll be busy most of this month, and hope to settle into a schedule of sorts in February..which for me includes blogging more often!! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I have no porch, no rocking chair~and no time. My biggest need is a calendar because there are so many things to do. Now I encourage people to retire~the younger the better." </span><span style="font-size: small;">~{Maurice Musholt}</span></span></span>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-48364745762663194512012-01-02T00:01:00.000-08:002012-01-02T00:40:27.123-08:00New Year~New Sitting Room!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8boKXBBp_0Cb2wsLqA8R_axCgv-L-8bbBxyvqnODbDkSn0KmIVrLBK-1LVpTUjE8eEhEduJB4vgaD0oLw_hmK5R_jfaNTv5ANLVaOpW8JG2p2k50nUaECASgP7g3cNM26t1tKKOn32M/s1600/P1090433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8boKXBBp_0Cb2wsLqA8R_axCgv-L-8bbBxyvqnODbDkSn0KmIVrLBK-1LVpTUjE8eEhEduJB4vgaD0oLw_hmK5R_jfaNTv5ANLVaOpW8JG2p2k50nUaECASgP7g3cNM26t1tKKOn32M/s400/P1090433.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a confession to make...While I had the Christmas </span><a href="http://more-than-heirlooms.blogspot.com/2011/12/sitting-room-by-firelight.html"><span style="font-size: large;">decorations</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> up, I was already fretting about how I would re-decorate in January. Like most of you decorating bloggers out there, I had the urge for something new and fresh, but didn't want to spend any money. I also was so accustomed to looking at my things that I lacked creativity and inspiration to think of anything new.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am linking up to Met Monday at </span><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2012/01/yummy-key-lime-pie-recipe-welcome-to.html#more"><span style="font-size: large;">Between Naps on The Porch</span></a></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-72735282401897040512012-01-01T11:41:00.000-08:002012-01-01T11:41:36.446-08:00A New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZagIU-rjoNqPFQEizybsR8qv6TiRfjFsfFHrnhinc0SG6CRsqizZljDTRJyL38jLeDlQlp8Z6-e4mQ9_5u2qoDGOLd7dRPh8cfo3o8NKJGsNN4NLZgeavaw2q0EHO5HymV7sg-Z0e6Hk/s1600/Seal+Beach+May+2011+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZagIU-rjoNqPFQEizybsR8qv6TiRfjFsfFHrnhinc0SG6CRsqizZljDTRJyL38jLeDlQlp8Z6-e4mQ9_5u2qoDGOLd7dRPh8cfo3o8NKJGsNN4NLZgeavaw2q0EHO5HymV7sg-Z0e6Hk/s400/Seal+Beach+May+2011+-+Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(photo by Amy Ernst)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is what the Lord says:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Stand at the crossroads and look;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ask for ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLhwnDEhGYVA-PG9JD0PYlVMJqmd38sAZwcme5C-LFepgPfpgFGY8vK3yjFF7JQFy0E-lgFKNmltsH5rkHZkfm3PqQX_HVeUff7WNd0bq1UMXRGhyphenhyphenI0HTdQaknXnHQHCfcZewOJZ7sTI/s1600/P1090327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLhwnDEhGYVA-PG9JD0PYlVMJqmd38sAZwcme5C-LFepgPfpgFGY8vK3yjFF7JQFy0E-lgFKNmltsH5rkHZkfm3PqQX_HVeUff7WNd0bq1UMXRGhyphenhyphenI0HTdQaknXnHQHCfcZewOJZ7sTI/s400/P1090327.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">My precious Jesus is more than an heirloom to me.</span></span></span></span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-83070713382147612732011-12-21T09:08:00.000-08:002011-12-21T22:25:41.346-08:00White Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDlWpJDrYcKQifleHgSpG4A0A1dRxhEONfpVN6LJtiUWiiO_SPvlVUkWKBs0PWkBmMKhVaJTVZ2rhtB5jtX8Trmd9M_br6e8MMWiFfDp6QFPNQVGCiVMU91vNdSi660hcg2Xl-2ZzZDc/s1600/P1090284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDlWpJDrYcKQifleHgSpG4A0A1dRxhEONfpVN6LJtiUWiiO_SPvlVUkWKBs0PWkBmMKhVaJTVZ2rhtB5jtX8Trmd9M_br6e8MMWiFfDp6QFPNQVGCiVMU91vNdSi660hcg2Xl-2ZzZDc/s400/P1090284.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Our youngest son, Caleb, just finished college so we had a little celebratory dinner for him with a few of his closest friends. He will "walk" in May and then we'll have a BIG party! ;-)</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-large;">'May your days be merry and bright...and may all your Christmases be white!'</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-56860813651273991272011-12-14T20:01:00.000-08:002011-12-19T20:00:39.121-08:00Christmas Home Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgHBPz2_JlNiAX0xYxB6SukqWcu_gAimAPCHx0J8xcWX6JYMyy63m_oPYuMYI74XhNTkzZMK_jLCjkVSnPYf-05tKQ_n3YXHzOuaRqNi73Ua9VC1fxQ3jQaz2aTC6HRJDVOkAAehp1PA/s1600/P1090265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgHBPz2_JlNiAX0xYxB6SukqWcu_gAimAPCHx0J8xcWX6JYMyy63m_oPYuMYI74XhNTkzZMK_jLCjkVSnPYf-05tKQ_n3YXHzOuaRqNi73Ua9VC1fxQ3jQaz2aTC6HRJDVOkAAehp1PA/s400/P1090265.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings! Welcome to my Christmas Home Tour! We are starting out in the entry way, and if you'd like to see more of the banister..go </span><a href="http://more-than-heirlooms.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-banister.html"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: olive; font-family: Cochin;">From home to home,</span></i><i><span style="color: olive;">and heart to heart,</span></i><i><span style="color: olive;">from one place to another.</span></i><i><span style="color: olive;">The warmth and joy of</span></i><i><span style="color: olive; font-family: Cochin;"> Christmas</span></i><i><span style="color: olive; font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";"> </span></i><i><span style="color: olive;">brings us closer to each other. </span></i><i><span style="color: olive; font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{</span></span></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: olive;">Emily</span></i><i><span style="color: olive; font-family: Cochin;"> Matthews}</span></i></span></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-52323496961517971072011-12-12T06:03:00.000-08:002011-12-12T06:15:07.555-08:00The Sitting Room by Firelight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh7JTT6Z5clU6GTn_6GZzNln3V8U5Y3-i_Dk5FzrPITQRf9je7j-82b14OXZs8_Roy_zKR4QdaW3IeC1a5p25T9X5DlxjPGWlkW1c1UfuxlCLMcpbg90C1wYxRC4wHMHr5v9cVkY5dy8/s1600/P1090206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh7JTT6Z5clU6GTn_6GZzNln3V8U5Y3-i_Dk5FzrPITQRf9je7j-82b14OXZs8_Roy_zKR4QdaW3IeC1a5p25T9X5DlxjPGWlkW1c1UfuxlCLMcpbg90C1wYxRC4wHMHr5v9cVkY5dy8/s400/P1090206.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I thought I'd show you the Christmas decor in the sitting room by firelight, but it didn't turn out quite like I'd imagined.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTaM8nXkbA2xDxYzp_5wYM3dhC2mgUDbmiksNh9IC6Jcb7-SKi1ZI_7XbHxGQuc4FjUwWPVKkKUXpjYrWg5b5rJ0YhRryBzoT9D7w64D_yxJMoXXl4HxdzZCD6tXLOkNN7XCygWcyyA0/s1600/P1090225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTaM8nXkbA2xDxYzp_5wYM3dhC2mgUDbmiksNh9IC6Jcb7-SKi1ZI_7XbHxGQuc4FjUwWPVKkKUXpjYrWg5b5rJ0YhRryBzoT9D7w64D_yxJMoXXl4HxdzZCD6tXLOkNN7XCygWcyyA0/s400/P1090225.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will probably take more again in the daylight..along with pics of the rest of the house..see ya soon!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am linking up with The House In the Roses for </span><a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Show Off Your Cottage Monday</span></a>, and <span style="font-size: large;">Between Naps on the Porch for <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-porch.html#more">Met Monday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Cochin;">There's more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year. It's thoughtfulness and kindness, It's hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding, And for goodwill to men!</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia Serif";"></span></span></span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-66909871582932343682011-12-07T09:09:00.000-08:002011-12-07T09:09:42.287-08:00Christmas Banister<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYIQMQI06qOvS0CeeUmHI-w-GEu25tes_LWasEprmt-BlO66yuVCRp0fz00hT4nnN2MmTxrK8uDaZt_axOrywyNEm4LQ9l86MW4nNTUCggOJQFajgahI7aFo4Fmue8ghsyiXXvWuIszg/s1600/P1090160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYIQMQI06qOvS0CeeUmHI-w-GEu25tes_LWasEprmt-BlO66yuVCRp0fz00hT4nnN2MmTxrK8uDaZt_axOrywyNEm4LQ9l86MW4nNTUCggOJQFajgahI7aFo4Fmue8ghsyiXXvWuIszg/s640/P1090160.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the many things I love (and appreciate) about Christmas decorating is the help I get..my daughter Courtney, decorates all of the family room, and my husband, Steve, sets up the trees and most of the garlands. It doesn't look like this when he pulls it out of the box. The greenery is older--before they came with lights attached to them. So he has to re-attach and connect the lights, makes sure they are all evenly distributed and then wires it to the banister, calling me to check to make sure it "swoops" in all the right places! :-)</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1YjoDEbTSGP2yOcim-NBZ1KO8NLy068dI7rQqUI1yzEuZNMi8UUd-jIUxknfXrEnqnx72JGpr2f93ZECqaau-z9Qj401RTy3L128Q8qrw-jNbOQGYqH13jH3j02N9m3u-VZmM9WY5Q0/s1600/P1090161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1YjoDEbTSGP2yOcim-NBZ1KO8NLy068dI7rQqUI1yzEuZNMi8UUd-jIUxknfXrEnqnx72JGpr2f93ZECqaau-z9Qj401RTy3L128Q8qrw-jNbOQGYqH13jH3j02N9m3u-VZmM9WY5Q0/s640/P1090161.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And then I get the fun part..decorating the greens. Winston's favorite part is being in the pictures!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf9M_Z2otrIj0UfqiJzlxdMBj0kA5RZURPc40mFwEzi6s1-ySGXMmAppZG6xOtiN8BXP-JKIQsPhxiYW98MatOiir3fAfiUznmRaOWiy0dJNgboaDP6FKXd2Vd2hOGf1fsfb5PTVNY94/s1600/P1090162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhf9M_Z2otrIj0UfqiJzlxdMBj0kA5RZURPc40mFwEzi6s1-ySGXMmAppZG6xOtiN8BXP-JKIQsPhxiYW98MatOiir3fAfiUznmRaOWiy0dJNgboaDP6FKXd2Vd2hOGf1fsfb5PTVNY94/s640/P1090162.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I usually buy a few things at 75% after Christmas the year before to add to the garland. But this year I found this sparkly red ivy pick at Michael's for 50% off and bought a few..</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHVxTSby7sRWNqtfqWajIEIvrG5k9a_OSKtUjXW1JVV3an-D2gQjDRxEZKUCBJ_hKz6sf8Kc2MWnOYbvl134fPWoYF89gxqKP00u6nB0qxSlM5hHDKLy4sWKevjMabIcnKjViiwjodTI/s1600/P1090158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHVxTSby7sRWNqtfqWajIEIvrG5k9a_OSKtUjXW1JVV3an-D2gQjDRxEZKUCBJ_hKz6sf8Kc2MWnOYbvl134fPWoYF89gxqKP00u6nB0qxSlM5hHDKLy4sWKevjMabIcnKjViiwjodTI/s640/P1090158.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Poinsettia, bird's nest, berries, and mesh ribbon have adorned this garland for years..</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZG9r60jZyEi1SmKVHuK0MSo94tU51uIMoTDay7UBur2aFF5vzFiaKw9tY0gCtd9J-Wg09IFipE_QI8dzTKOvpRWVmzXD9slqlzWGCDI5XH3Sn6312AlFEpud5PORadBxOACBNxJbhDE/s1600/P1090164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZG9r60jZyEi1SmKVHuK0MSo94tU51uIMoTDay7UBur2aFF5vzFiaKw9tY0gCtd9J-Wg09IFipE_QI8dzTKOvpRWVmzXD9slqlzWGCDI5XH3Sn6312AlFEpud5PORadBxOACBNxJbhDE/s640/P1090164.JPG" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And on the other side of the banister that faces the sitting room, I stuck in wine colored roses to compliment the colors from there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am linking up with:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">DIY By Design</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/12/wow-us-wednesdays-43.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Savvy Southern Style</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you check out those fabulous blogs..and peruse thru the amazing ideas and decor that many bloggers are offering!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-49302130200937244982011-12-06T11:40:00.000-08:002011-12-06T11:40:37.796-08:00Christmas Mantle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWtkT25iEikScPeeCRREbJMSbXoMDMLHzKesLSo52EdAlAlD_l3gDqVVZYIbt7AydqefL-JL1G236ojG6dI9cAmnDrQY7JUNQsywK_iqGNA0JUj87dNZBTDIeKyY5KwrSKHzSsiUysAs/s1600/P1090144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWtkT25iEikScPeeCRREbJMSbXoMDMLHzKesLSo52EdAlAlD_l3gDqVVZYIbt7AydqefL-JL1G236ojG6dI9cAmnDrQY7JUNQsywK_iqGNA0JUj87dNZBTDIeKyY5KwrSKHzSsiUysAs/s640/P1090144.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This is the mantle in our sitting room decorated for Christmas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQuXrAWua3iodj1SQTCC2iTdPdF8BnSk2juSNg26zxxkynGvhKG2s-3ZQIRUfbb-cCZR2IablFybFi3QaUXH2J2Vooo8lKs-pCJUqXPZpNMnWtvo3c8E98wLlQpFiMZC3I_itsp8-HNc/s1600/P1090146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQuXrAWua3iodj1SQTCC2iTdPdF8BnSk2juSNg26zxxkynGvhKG2s-3ZQIRUfbb-cCZR2IablFybFi3QaUXH2J2Vooo8lKs-pCJUqXPZpNMnWtvo3c8E98wLlQpFiMZC3I_itsp8-HNc/s640/P1090146.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This year I decided to showcase the cute carolers that usually sit out on our front porch,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzXUAV6W20WlroQ-s22-PKHFUg1ieDw8FU0K6-_goNd6jAG9o5hkdgxeTOBkpqIJwSnViz05lkv7hVSMOnuBMhGdx5rRL9Vt8xBw1DKhTAbe4bgjVn00CqzXg0Eoyc6cCugMjtkN3RGQ/s1600/P1090147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzXUAV6W20WlroQ-s22-PKHFUg1ieDw8FU0K6-_goNd6jAG9o5hkdgxeTOBkpqIJwSnViz05lkv7hVSMOnuBMhGdx5rRL9Vt8xBw1DKhTAbe4bgjVn00CqzXg0Eoyc6cCugMjtkN3RGQ/s400/P1090147.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">along with the lanterns (a garage sale find that Courtney scored). I guess this puts a new take on the phrase "bringing the outdoors, in", huh?! :-D</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc2jVPidLPzOm9irooJKAY7NFEly-ybVHNeRIUWjNSQFnNYNo1v99eWwmrFjZwWr4xHbZvdPZ23q3V8TKDsANYZkB5ZA9myCco0h-uGkjKPtmAzOR02gRdWgj_A4XjdjbRB8pElaHJ-w/s1600/P1090148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc2jVPidLPzOm9irooJKAY7NFEly-ybVHNeRIUWjNSQFnNYNo1v99eWwmrFjZwWr4xHbZvdPZ23q3V8TKDsANYZkB5ZA9myCco0h-uGkjKPtmAzOR02gRdWgj_A4XjdjbRB8pElaHJ-w/s640/P1090148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I wove in 'sheet music' ribbon in amongst the garland..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1g5cJLfbS0oRaRTjNMXBnvjcLXI0c0xfUP4r5DvE4kirq120AxlvqiNo8N3TxVlnHi9vwXlS1TZ4JKi458ZRAaIL6lCQasFYkyfjXa3dyV3IPJ8mGKIZ6RI8iYwtejpaPhYXE4eSd4w/s1600/P1090149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1g5cJLfbS0oRaRTjNMXBnvjcLXI0c0xfUP4r5DvE4kirq120AxlvqiNo8N3TxVlnHi9vwXlS1TZ4JKi458ZRAaIL6lCQasFYkyfjXa3dyV3IPJ8mGKIZ6RI8iYwtejpaPhYXE4eSd4w/s640/P1090149.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and attached vintage musical horns..heirlooms from my mother. I remember when I was a little girl, blowing into the horns..they actually make a sound!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5VL4Vv-TqYYtE601gCpzjeysHYSPbiBlXpysLUvbZbXvdeM0BulmXd1_a5cKl_V8r9WMT_MKfJAwacdm96_GmwPeYaCVEorOR0itiDfvhs_JfDFaCVxgFN2JahYHgOkw1AfZ67Gnj3I/s1600/P1090150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5VL4Vv-TqYYtE601gCpzjeysHYSPbiBlXpysLUvbZbXvdeM0BulmXd1_a5cKl_V8r9WMT_MKfJAwacdm96_GmwPeYaCVEorOR0itiDfvhs_JfDFaCVxgFN2JahYHgOkw1AfZ67Gnj3I/s400/P1090150.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">And the three carolers remind me of my own children when they were young. So I guess this mantle could be called "Nostalgic Christmas!"</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">I am linking up to Mantle Link Party at </span><a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Tabletop Tuesday at </span><a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">A Stroll Thru Life</span></a></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516868181932075286.post-37436871450126133002011-12-04T20:48:00.000-08:002011-12-04T20:50:22.303-08:00Fa-la-la-la!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dP_n-j8pXsHXtaWonUtc5uyfvRyL1xkG7wwsYBgAtRNcMz_vMecypIs5D4KB5RfYfuSPVC3UfqY0tTR5FBIvSm12Tf4ErsTQxgn_5lqMvhZwGtIF0RUP2bl_foDsAzfl6Ql4iT7580E/s1600/P1090060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dP_n-j8pXsHXtaWonUtc5uyfvRyL1xkG7wwsYBgAtRNcMz_vMecypIs5D4KB5RfYfuSPVC3UfqY0tTR5FBIvSm12Tf4ErsTQxgn_5lqMvhZwGtIF0RUP2bl_foDsAzfl6Ql4iT7580E/s400/P1090060.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> ..So here is the "BEFORE" in our family room...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvg9-FCk7snAqWb1jbP_32M9EeTcP3EcQ9bmP91g8IfEtbuU7a5BLDVDCeeLOmmPOdb3ha1-Tgx9Evjv2DGfHPJGdR90sOuxryHRHh7NvgGeKA8dTbf9UiHkKcQXho5KmaMEoy94xZD8/s1600/P1090109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvg9-FCk7snAqWb1jbP_32M9EeTcP3EcQ9bmP91g8IfEtbuU7a5BLDVDCeeLOmmPOdb3ha1-Tgx9Evjv2DGfHPJGdR90sOuxryHRHh7NvgGeKA8dTbf9UiHkKcQXho5KmaMEoy94xZD8/s400/P1090109.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">..and here is the Christmas decor that my daughter, Courtney, did.. she left the shelves on the left as is because we will put our tree there and it hides the shelves anyway..</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsz-m8Rdg9y_cG3TFJs4JtKvpP33tqW3gLgjha-oU_KKIwqEenpfXcyqtrc0NwI50tTTGLo3szf2hCl9mJO0Db-0Pnfe6seUJB2f6sU5lRwjVkveOaS0CdaCIoj9r-A9nsueloMYlIjU/s1600/P1090111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsz-m8Rdg9y_cG3TFJs4JtKvpP33tqW3gLgjha-oU_KKIwqEenpfXcyqtrc0NwI50tTTGLo3szf2hCl9mJO0Db-0Pnfe6seUJB2f6sU5lRwjVkveOaS0CdaCIoj9r-A9nsueloMYlIjU/s640/P1090111.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14gBx_lPUEseS-_RvL8WD4tZazXDMLWKjzQwuzWHhZkLOaYllZTLKglwD-oMwVaCeKdxV9Bl3OelwYiMOluJOV8ucX9SryNVrSwi8lrfOQXO7kABqdEzdUtSnUsWAJykyRMNI1uYu3SY/s1600/P1090112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14gBx_lPUEseS-_RvL8WD4tZazXDMLWKjzQwuzWHhZkLOaYllZTLKglwD-oMwVaCeKdxV9Bl3OelwYiMOluJOV8ucX9SryNVrSwi8lrfOQXO7kABqdEzdUtSnUsWAJykyRMNI1uYu3SY/s400/P1090112.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am thrilled that Courtney decorates the family room and I LOVE her styling!!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2pZK1a7SwPE0VaEvFw8AJUUf37THs77FGGWGduQei5oPDVtLUjQF0drffRoZ6u_VO03696wFCNub1K_MWpOFBuTGGAYmgRK_bINC51cH8L-SZAWccxxhiJpA2KJpmyITxeK_aoxIse8/s1600/P1090113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2pZK1a7SwPE0VaEvFw8AJUUf37THs77FGGWGduQei5oPDVtLUjQF0drffRoZ6u_VO03696wFCNub1K_MWpOFBuTGGAYmgRK_bINC51cH8L-SZAWccxxhiJpA2KJpmyITxeK_aoxIse8/s640/P1090113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The vintage book "Night Before Christmas" was a thrift store find! And the darling "Merry Christmas" blocks were hand painted made by my dear friend, Judy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiET5VdoyBmZLX1mVFayVCkI9hBWwdNf_79H4QEzC6NxTXGTuWk-WOxrhyphenhypheneugS4ydFd88C7mfgzRFZRKl46JsMcCRf6YFxrrxPRojjFj-c4peMdGEbtxJaETQ06nSW2NgRBG1wVCGAok/s1600/P1090114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiET5VdoyBmZLX1mVFayVCkI9hBWwdNf_79H4QEzC6NxTXGTuWk-WOxrhyphenhypheneugS4ydFd88C7mfgzRFZRKl46JsMcCRf6YFxrrxPRojjFj-c4peMdGEbtxJaETQ06nSW2NgRBG1wVCGAok/s640/P1090114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've acquired quite a few Christmas decorations over the 33 years of marriage..Steve and I would shop the sales after Christmas for decorations. We don't do <u>that</u> anymore!! ;-) </span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle5isF2nsqWpfcaykNWxSnWGWEenIpFnl79aMngbYFrrg4lzwcmX0h_dTCWMTsQfnf_U-Wo00JuTKnjm9X61-zGDeiZKkgK70qYKwOJ1bLi6D5HGsrFKzpNoGa8sNTEiCrZzt-k2cbDI/s1600/P1090115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle5isF2nsqWpfcaykNWxSnWGWEenIpFnl79aMngbYFrrg4lzwcmX0h_dTCWMTsQfnf_U-Wo00JuTKnjm9X61-zGDeiZKkgK70qYKwOJ1bLi6D5HGsrFKzpNoGa8sNTEiCrZzt-k2cbDI/s400/P1090115.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love Courtney's 'vignettes' on the shelves...I'll be showing more of her decorating in the family room later.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am linking up to Met Monday at </span><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/pottery-barn-christmas-garland-tutorial.html#more"><span style="font-size: large;">Between Naps on the Porch</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cheers!</span></div>Myrnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165474967623078875noreply@blogger.com6