tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116345212012-02-16T15:20:38.755-05:00Well...maybeLeiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-80365760105890785032012-01-23T09:07:00.000-05:002012-01-23T09:07:07.881-05:00

I am so glad I did the 30 day photo challenge.  I like the fact that I had a set subject every day, I'm not very good at coming up with themes.  Of course, right after I finish it I get sick, woo. Now, I am going to say that I will post on a regular basis.  However, this is probably not the case because even though my intentions are good, my follow through is a little shaky.  Close to zero

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-19102072297995317272012-01-20T17:13:00.001-05:002012-01-23T08:53:18.025-05:00

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Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-79023950655897148722012-01-18T18:59:00.001-05:002012-01-18T19:21:34.425-05:00

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Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-35189691851697443772012-01-15T18:43:00.001-05:002012-01-16T21:51:16.718-05:00

Part of my button collection

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Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-54226751284970057272012-01-13T22:10:00.001-05:002012-01-14T21:10:59.541-05:00

I'm switching days because today was supposed to be sun flare but there was full cloud coverage. Oh snow how you threaten and tease. Hopefully tomorrow will have some sun....

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Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-39161409154185324802012-01-10T19:41:00.001-05:002012-01-12T10:22:12.508-05:00

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-66303999838551021952012-01-09T22:32:00.001-05:002012-01-10T08:27:10.381-05:00

If these are the spring fashion trends....Well, meh.

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It amazes me how such a tiny little thing can hold so much information.

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not very good...but I tried to get the star inside the branches.

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for my birthday, my book club friends decided the best 13 things were their feet.  So there ya go.

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In the mirror maze

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Playing Barbies with my sister

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My mommy!

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-5284632739674238252011-12-29T20:25:00.000-05:002011-12-29T20:25:24.531-05:00

twirling my hair.  while driving.  

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Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-92175741420874620122011-12-27T20:40:00.000-05:002011-12-27T20:40:46.054-05:00

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Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-57069516139972092472011-12-25T20:35:00.001-05:002011-12-25T20:37:06.575-05:00

Happy Christmas!!  I wanted to have a picture of the Christmas tree, but it just didn't happen.  So here's the chips from the game we all played.  It's called Sequence.

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The Avett Brothers T-shirt and jeans.  Both thrifted.

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I am going to do this!  I found it here.  Starting with my most recent self portrait on Flickr:

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I cannot believe July was my last update.  What has happened to the time? But I must tell about my dreams of late. Brooke Shaden is a photographer I have recently started to follow. I am in awe of her work, her "rise to fame", her philosphy, and generally just everything about her skills.  She uses really great costumes in her photos and a couple of nights ago I dreamed that I was at a thrift

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-20207323044804199492011-07-30T19:14:00.000-04:002011-07-30T19:14:14.803-04:00

1. What color hair did you have at birth?  DARK BROWN 2. What color is your hair now on its own?  DARK BROWN 3. Have you ever, or would you ever, color your hair? YES 4. Take the quiz: a href=”http://www.blogthings.com/whatcoloreyesdoesyoursoulhavequiz/” target=”_blank”>What Color Eyes Does Your Soul Have? Your Soul Has Violet Eyes You understand people well and are a natural born therapist.

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I found 2 great place mats at a thrift store a while back knowing that they would make great aprons, and I finally got around to making one last week! Here'e the original mat, nicely faded and not stiff: and here's the finished product:  First I folded the material in half and decided how far up I wanted my pocket to come, then cut it on the fold. Then I turned the pocket piece so that the 

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-7666072364658253242011-07-26T20:30:00.001-04:002011-07-26T20:30:12.414-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Little owl (Athene noctua), originally uploaded by Robert Silverwood. this is one of the cutest things I have ever seen!

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I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn't know you had inside you. And it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends... you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-18140271620999858352011-06-22T15:38:00.000-04:002011-06-22T15:38:40.657-04:00

Yes, I do mind. Yes I do have other things to do.  No, I don't want to just hang out.  So get over yourself.

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Another embarrassing but short moment in my history.... My grandmother gave me and my sister an Epilady one year for....I can't remember which holiday.  We were both pre-teen, but old enought to shave, so not exactly sure how old we were.  But it was the one with the coiled spring on the end....like this:  I used it quite often I seem to recall, and it must not have hurt too awful bad because

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-55159424602926436302011-05-30T21:53:00.000-04:002011-05-30T21:53:06.581-04:00

Take a look at the most beautiful fabric I have bought in a long time!  I was so excited when I went to get the mail and 3 packages were waiting for me.   I got this beautiful fabric from Fabricana  over on Etsy.com  I don't know what I'm going to use it for, maybe a fancy quilt or pillows.  I haven't decided yet. The owls are so adorable!  I think I'm going to use it for a quilt backing, I

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Since Easter is tomorrow, I thought it appropriate to share something in that category.  Hunting eggs was my favorite thing to on Easter and we used to have Easter egg hunts at my church every year for the children.  We don't anymore, which is kinda sad, because as an adult I like hiding them as much as hunting them.  They had divided us up by age so I was in a different group than my sister. So

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In an effort to update my blog more, and also to jog my memory a bit, I have decided to regale you with tales of my childhood.  Not in any particular order mind you, just as they come to me. Starting off slow, this is a shorty. I used to think that when the dirt got really dry and cracked that the earth would fall apart if the cracks were not filled in and smoothed out.  I did my best to smooth

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-5722851615203620702011-03-12T21:31:00.000-05:002011-03-12T21:31:28.726-05:00

she's only 2 1/2 months old, but I could hardly wait to start making cute little dresses for her! My first attempt was not as easy as anticipated, mostly because of the curved yoke, but it turned out so adorable!! The pattern: Simplicity New Look 6878 The fabric: a vintage cotton that have about 6 yards of, and that I've been saving for the perfect project.  I went for the dress with the heart

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 There is a bridge that I cross when I drive the long wasy to work.  Today i decided to take it, and look what I found: Something jumped out of the water right before I took this picture.  Probably a turtle or fish, but the ripples are fantastic. The view from the other side.  Not as fascinating, but still interesting. The end of my day was just as great as the beginning.  I received a letter

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As I was leaving for work this morning the clouds were just gorgeous and I felt the need to share: The wonky shot I took while waiting at the red light.  The light turned green just as I snapped hence the slightly....sideways look. Over the town facing opposite the sun, took while pumping gas.   The sun hiding behind the tree while I wait for everybody to show up for work. I don't know why the

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I'm so happy my photo was used on this website to promote a sewing marathon!  Here's the link to the original.  yaaay!

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I thought I'd let you see how my knitting progress is going.  I would have had a lot more done if I hadn't ripped the whole thing out and started over because I thought the scarf was too wide.  I don't count stitches, ok?  I just eyeball everything until it looks good to me.  What can I say? I'm a rebel.  I love the way it's going into a natural stripe, darker to light then back to dark.  I hope

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The decision to learn to knit has been at the back of my head for quite some time now but the discovery of this yarn gave me that extra push I needed to give it a go: So yes, I've decided to try my hand at knitting.  Can I just say that it's not as relaxing as I thought it was gonna be?  I'm not sure what I expected, but every time I pick up the needles my neck tenses up and it just stresses me

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-26207775843190315442010-12-05T22:33:00.001-05:002010-12-05T22:35:43.609-05:00

just wanted to give an update on some of the things I've been working on lately.  My mother asked me the other day when I was gonna start charging for making baby shoes and I said when my friends stop having babies!  The silver ones and purple ones are for Emily Claire born Nov. 5       a very adorable apron made from a girl's dress and sadly I did not take before pictures

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We (my co-workers and I) were cleaning cabins by the lake today and we saw 3 young horses in the water, so we went close to take a picture and the horses came out of the water and surrounded us with their dripping wet bodies and proceeded to prance around and then dash off to the grass, with us in the the middle of their "stampede", lay down on the grass and start rolling.  It was literally the

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this is how my Friday was planned in my head:-get up about 8-eat breakfast-spend 2 or 3 hours making an apron for a wedding shower on Saturday-eat lunch-spend about 2 hours making baby shoes for a friend's grand baby-take pictures of the mounds of vintage clothing I have piled on my couch.-be done while it's still daylight outside.This is how my actual Friday went:- get up at 9:30-visit with my

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-19084430648407200822010-09-14T20:55:00.004-04:002010-09-14T21:00:12.713-04:00

I totally forgot to post a picture of my finished tile that I made a couple of weeks ago. Without further adieu....not as pretty as i hoped, but it's still cool looking. I'm going back to do more, I've got some great ideas!

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I did something last night I haven't done since highschool. I went to a highschool football game. Honestly I never intended to set foot back on school soil, but when you have friends who have kids, you find yourself in unexpected places. Our team lost miserably, like 30-0 but it doesn't really matter because I didn't know what was going on anyway. I don't follow sports. The only reason I

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I have been on a roll with these blog posts! I'm so impressed.I was browsing some sites last night for a good (free) and easy apron pattern and came across this apron from My Byrd House. It is so cute and the website is awesome!I used some vintage fabric that I've been holding on to, finally being brave enought to cut it. I found it at a thrift store and I knew instantly that I wanted to make an

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I was looking for an easy pattern for baby shoes to make for a friend back in January, and found a great one in this Etsy shop. My first attempt was successful, if not a little stressful because even though it said it was easy to follow I had a little trouble understanding where to place the heel so I could attach it to the toe. I was seriously stressing out about it because I did what I thought

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Today was a girl's day out for us girls and we decided we were going to take the way overdue trip to paint our own pottery! There is a little shop in Dayton named Paint the Town Pottery that lets you pick a piece of pottery to paint and then they stick it in their kiln and fire it for you, and then you have an awesome, one of a kind piece of art that is yours to keep. They're on Facebook if you

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Just when I think I've got myself together I forget to update and my poor blog goes neglected and falls into disrepair. blah.I just finished the first weekend of TVT's latest play, South Pacific. yep, i'm a nurse. I know that's exciting to hear, I can hardly contain the excitement myself. So while I've been in rehearsal I've been negleting everything else and it's really starting to catch up

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-54786742897277192012010-04-14T20:19:00.003-04:002010-04-14T20:35:05.654-04:00

ok so I suck at updating.Last night was my monthly book club and April being poetry month the subject was....poetry.I confess that I don't read poetry because it makes me feel like I'm intruding on the personal life of the poet. I realize that since they have published their poems they want people to read them, but still I feel weird. Ok, maybe I should say I have a hard time reading poetry from

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-53996637444491033822010-02-05T19:54:00.003-05:002010-02-05T20:23:03.390-05:00

So over on the Self Portrait Challenge at Flickr this months theme is "pet peeves".One of mine is people mispronouncing my name. My name is Leia. Lee-ah (or lee-uh if you live in the south like I do). Although I will not correct you if you pronounce it Lay-ah. I have foreign friends that pronounce it that way and it doesn't bother me. However, if you call me Lisa or Leeann or Lela or anything

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This is only the second month of the new year and it has not gotten off to a good start. I thought this was going to be my year (since I'm 35 now...gasp!) but so far it has turned out to be disaster. I do not like confrontation but so far I've gotten into a very heated argument with a co-worker and then another one less than a week later with a friend. I don't know what's wrong with me! It's

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I love doing memes, and here's one I found on this site:1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?~start a 365 picture blog2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?~since I didn't make any resolutions, I kept them very well. Nope, not making any.3. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?~probably on the couch4. Did anyone close to you die?~

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I was not going to go to any after Christmas sales today, but I forgot that it was the last weekend of the month and so Goodwill was half off. So I headed up there about 10:30 with my mother and we got a lot of new dresses and skirts. Well, she got skirts. I got dresses to sell on my Etsy site. So anyway we were talking about what to have for supper (at like 12:30...it was a little early to

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So here's the finished product of previously said sewing project I started, and I think they turned out quite nicely! : my most favorite one: other favorites:

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This time of year I always get in the crafty "I'm gonna make all my Christmas presents" mode and start trying furiously to accomplish that thought. It never happens.Well, yesterday and today I have accomplished quite a lot, compared to waht I usually do. Yes ma'am...I've made a beaded sweater that had shrunk and was badly out of shape into the loverly pillow you see below, as well as sewn pillows

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The senior citizens of my chruch took their annual fall trip to an Amish community today and I decided to tag along, hoping to get some good fall pictures. Well, the clouds were pretty well covering the whole sky so it wasn't an ideal blue like I had hoped, but it was a good day all the same. Here's the dog that greeted us and proceeded to chew on the preacher's hand, then got bored and started

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My neighbor is such a wonderful lady. Very nice, and she loves my cats so it's not a problem if one of them strays over into her yard or sometimes even into her house to say hello.Everyone who knows me knows that I love going to thrift stores and finding great items. Especially dishes, aprons, or anything vintage. Getting them free is even better. So Saturday she was rearranging her house for

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About a week ago my kitchen faucet broke thanks to the extremely heavy glass ball ornament that fell on it. The amazing thing is the ornament didn't break, but it hit the cold water knob and did some internal damage which caused the water to run continuously. Saturday we bought a new faucet and today in installed it. Myself. Me.It took me almost 2 hours to get the old faucet off because the

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I had this idea a while back (like 2 years ago) about making fridge magnets out of flat marbles and scrap book paper, so I made some up and handed them out as Christmas and birthday presents. I slacked off like I'm prone to do, collected a crap load of papers that I thought would make good magnet sets, and let the paper sit in a box for way too long.Tonight my fingers started itching to make some

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I went to Dollywood yesterday, woo! Here's how my day went:browsing for books in the outdoor book store.... they had very pretty flowers blooming.... lunch at ham 'n beans.... cute piggy banks in a toy shop... the Lucky 7 Mine is open again!!!! pausing at the fountain.... I love the blown glass shop! One day I will own several of these glass ornament balls that are so beautiful yet so

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try it out hereyou'll get hooked

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Just a little update of the last few days. It's been raining off and on for last 2 days but Monday I had gone out to water the flowers and as I was moving the hose back and forth something flew out of the Mexican sunflowers. I thought it was a butterfly but then it moved again and it was a big ol' praying mantis and it flew straight for me and so I ended up screaming like a sissy girl. But it

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Some little bird had made a nest in the crook of our front porch drain pipe. I haven't seen the babies which I'm sure are long gone, but I do remember the adult birds building the nest.My wysteria vine is taking off like a rocket after 3 years of coaxing and babying and hoping. yay! Maybe it will actually get flowers on it before I keel over.AND!! I totally meant to say this last night, but when

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Ahh, the book club....this was the sky on the way to my sister's house. So loverly with big white poofy clouds.The taco fixin's I didn't get to eat but enjoyed looking at.While we waited on everybody to get there Q played with the baby while I took pictures. He's so cute.My non-spicy non-hard mushy bean burrito with cheese and lettuce.And yes, dang it, I put a tiny bit o' mild salsa on it.After

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Book club tonight at my sister's house. We're talking about Nocturnes by John Connolley. I couldn't finish it, it creeped me out man. We are having as our supper a taco bar, which I cannot eat because I can't have anything spicy or hard for 3 weeks, thanks to my recent dental surgery. That make me very sad cause I really want a taco. Just one, that's all I need.Well, I must go get ready and pick

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I had dental surgery today to remove a baby tooth that was dying. They drilled a hole in my bone and put an implant in the hole so that later they can put a cap on it and nobody will ever know that I have a fake tooth. After the whole foot thing, I'm just about doctor-ed out for this month.It was seriously not as bad as I had it played out in my mind to be. I'm so thankful for that. My jaw hurts,

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ok, I have not updated in forever but I feel the need to do so today. Over the weekend I went swimming at the creek, my first time in 2 years, and ended up not being able to walk. Let me elaborate.I am a member of the Flickr group Self Portrait Challenge and this months theme is childhood. I got the brilliant idea to take a shot of me at the creek since that's where I spent a large chunk of my

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } "Stupid garbage compactor ...", originally uploaded by JD Hancock. maybe it's late hour but this is freakin' hilarious!! Seriously I have tears in my eyes from laughter and I'm wheezin' like a fat man going uphill cause I

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The theme this month is "headless". Now you wouldn't think that would be a difficult challenge but it's turning out to be harder than I planned on. The desire to be creative is overtaking my practical side which is telling me I could just take a photo any-ol-where I want to. I love my backyard and the mountain that is so close by, but sometimes I feel like I see the same things over and over

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How do you tell a parent that their son is the devil and needs a good spanking?

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-23225184584077725592009-02-26T21:44:00.002-05:002009-02-26T22:09:46.586-05:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } After a warm spell over the weekend I chose the coldest day of last week to go hiking just to get a shot of my most favorite trail close to my house. It was extremely cold and I took my coat off to get a better pose and well,

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I totally scored the most awesome thing today. We went into Goody's today since they're up to 80% off and they were selling all their fixtures and mannequins!!! yes that's what I said. I am now the proud owner of Frances (that's what I named her), the mannequin who will help me display my vintage clothes that I'm starting to sell on Ebay. I had been looking for one online but I was

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I missed the first week of this challenge, go figure. That seems to be my theme for this year. A day late and a dollar short.Anyway, so I first found Self Portrait Challenge way back when it was Self Portrait Tuesday and I really don't remember how I found it. I was surfing blogs and found it on one I was looking at.I'm a simple girl really. I live in the house my grandparents bought when they

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this is the 3rd week of the challenge but only my second picture because well, I'm a slacker. OK wait that sounds negative. Time got away from me and I just didn't have time to take a picture or post anything so I'm making up for it now by posting my version of one of my favorite Broadway soundtracks, Hairspray. It's another one of those that I listened to constantly when I first got it and

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1. Enough with the "looking for love" reality TV.2. my job causes me to be conflicted.3. I've been craving Stir Fry Cafe...a lot.4. my daycare kids makes me laugh.5. I wish I could go to Gatlinburg next week.6. getting a tattoo has been on my mind lately.7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleeping...a lot, tomorrow my plans include cleaning out my spare bedroom and setting

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I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to do this months challenge! I've always wanted to do live recreations of famous paintings and since I have yet to find willing victims...uh, I mean...volunteers, this is the next best thing!!The cover I chose first came to me after much searching and consideration, even though it was literally staring me in the face the whole time. (It was sitting on

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It's that time of year. You know what I'm talking about...the runny nose, the hacking cough, the fevers, the red sore nose. Yes, cold season. So for my self portrait this week I am posting a picture of me in the midst of a nasty cold draining the last drops of cough medicine out of the bottle and for effect I threw in a tissue just to emphasize my misery. This cold is the reason I have only

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We had to have our big Chub cat put to sleep Thursday. He was about 12 years old but you would never know it by the way he played. We found him last Friday under our neighbor's house unable to walk or stand on his hind legs so we took him to the vet where they kept him for observation, did a blood test to check for infection and found nothing, then they took an x-ray and again found no broken

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Saturday I went to the mountain to look at the changing leaves and I don't remember ever seeing such vivid fall colors as I did that day. I probably have but it's been a really long time. We ended up in the grave yard where the trees there are just breathtaking! I was snapping away and trying to figure out what kind of self portrait I would do for the "upside down" theme this month and was

Leiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940297448396829533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11634521.post-26474455263872687002008-10-21T22:28:00.001-04:002008-10-21T22:28:04.516-04:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Vintage Blonde, originally uploaded by EllenJo. This is so adorably funny! My dog would never sit still and let me do this to her. Oh well.

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...and I don't know how much longer I can tolerate the pettiness, gossip, and general stupidity of my every-day surroundings!That is all.

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This is in the bathroom of Dollywood on a Christmas time visit last year. I love the hand painted detail of the flowers. I really gotta work on smiling more when I take pictures. I think I'm concentrating so much on getting the shot I forget that I'm actually in the picture!I really enjoy going to Dollywood with my family. Any time of the year is great but I especially like the fall because

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This being Columbus Day and the daycare being closed I decided to catch up on my laundry. So I'm washing my scrub tops and just going along my merry way when the dryer buzzer goes off and I go to take them out and see...red streaks all over everything!!! First I thought an animal had gotten into the dryer and perished (hey it could happen), but when I started furiously taking the clothes out I

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This was originally taken for the "Get your shine on" challenge for the whole word connection thing, self esteem being my word that shines in my mind a lot. But now it's perfect to start this month's theme. I put the sticker on my closet door mirror to remind me to have more of this thing that seems to elude me...especially when I'm around people I don't really know. To the people who know me

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I felt the need to share that...so thanks for listening. I blame it on my slow internet connection and my lack of patience.

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Today marks the end of well...an era for me. I've been a fan of the comic strip "For Better or For Worse" since I was a girl but only got to read it on Sunday from the newspaper. When I found it online I was so excited! I've been following the lives of these fictional characters for so long it feels like they are part of my family. Seriously. When Farley (the dog) died, I shed a tear or two.

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a little camera angle trickerymy sister channeling The Grudgedessert is the best part of the meal!

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My second attempt at making a scrub top, this time for one of the girls I work with. I had told her a couple of moths ago I would make her a UT one so she could wear it when football season started. I waited until Thursday, the day before she wanted it to start sewing. And not during the day. No no no, I waited until 9:30 that night, partly because I worked all day, partly because I had play

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This is called getting up with the sun to drive an hour and 15 minutes to the federal court house to sit for an hour to plead my case to get out of jury duty. And it worked.The sun is looking over my shoulder as I make my way there; and it is warm, glowing, bright and cheery....the exact opposite of the way I felt as I drove down the interstate. Jury duty is exciting to some people you know.

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Last night was our second girls night out trip and the destination was the Macaroni Grill where I got something with penne pasta and yucky fatty chicken, strawberry lemonade, and then... dessert. This time is important for all of us because even though we see each other every Sunday in church we don't get to talk that much. The subject of that new show on ABC called Swing Town came up and we

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