tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53999674668524245352024-03-06T00:23:32.429-05:00It's Just the Little Things ~A blog about our family's daily ins and outs...
"Enjoy the little things in life because one day you will look back and realize they were the BIG things."Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-21063541139987150132008-11-03T06:00:00.000-05:002008-11-03T06:56:53.043-05:00Happy Birthday to our sweet little girl!It is hard to believe that our "baby" is 3 years old today. I wanted to post a few pictures of her in her birthday glory over the past 3 years!! We are so blessed and lucky to have such a sweet, caring little girl. We love you Lily!!<br /><br />1st <span style="font-style: italic;">official </span>BIRTH day - 1st night in hospital - November 3, 2005<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaVpn6BKPpTgpuInPm_6c9JtrCV8ixvLzvRLIRt1EgN19VVivVQChmrly2bxcmPJTd1P1sRaKOUQarAM2D8OFROxiwhFYPN-FchFcOOq6xD-MXsCwRC7-lfe4vV1AnKMRap822OL91Mo/s1600-h/IMG_1980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaVpn6BKPpTgpuInPm_6c9JtrCV8ixvLzvRLIRt1EgN19VVivVQChmrly2bxcmPJTd1P1sRaKOUQarAM2D8OFROxiwhFYPN-FchFcOOq6xD-MXsCwRC7-lfe4vV1AnKMRap822OL91Mo/s400/IMG_1980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262262174238881298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />1st Birthday - November 3, 2006<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVAX8tfxoVMrxLetPvo8GR2cEdUi0TcLDbDSfpRnA79ciN0yqEjurhp5IClMAF0_ZVCaw1VFwbez3yoRPxozfm5HydnLNtS7fNq4MfpWtutaT1rf8AWq1bweLXD8LEacNO89H__MfiNU/s1600-h/IMG_4360_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVAX8tfxoVMrxLetPvo8GR2cEdUi0TcLDbDSfpRnA79ciN0yqEjurhp5IClMAF0_ZVCaw1VFwbez3yoRPxozfm5HydnLNtS7fNq4MfpWtutaT1rf8AWq1bweLXD8LEacNO89H__MfiNU/s400/IMG_4360_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262262497436593858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2nd birthday - November 3, 2007<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI76tsKmqjnkqRgP1nQYZgImzJHFbO_J3ynSk6C9PFRKDMzUE1i1GpTI7yu6L1olEem-tpx0WopkvLa_xzdiWcaBrb5_dUCxGk8GA5l5-1yzDBsHEyhlUJyy5p3v4or50v4lx5VxWcisA/s1600-h/IMG_7445_edited-2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI76tsKmqjnkqRgP1nQYZgImzJHFbO_J3ynSk6C9PFRKDMzUE1i1GpTI7yu6L1olEem-tpx0WopkvLa_xzdiWcaBrb5_dUCxGk8GA5l5-1yzDBsHEyhlUJyy5p3v4or50v4lx5VxWcisA/s400/IMG_7445_edited-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262262689256653650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3rd Birthday - November 3, 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOujScXX4NjTARqcpOUdYOfnnkrqhUaoOm_j-JcmSGxjROK-Y7WSuU9VTHeD2AO5u76sHFGrrZV3SFy51w_q32ZOTDeRa8n1qLYYgupBxBBpFrUrLa5brGEnSGeozyh4xlV9RbjViey0Q/s1600-h/DSC_0167_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOujScXX4NjTARqcpOUdYOfnnkrqhUaoOm_j-JcmSGxjROK-Y7WSuU9VTHeD2AO5u76sHFGrrZV3SFy51w_q32ZOTDeRa8n1qLYYgupBxBBpFrUrLa5brGEnSGeozyh4xlV9RbjViey0Q/s400/DSC_0167_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262262883882322610" border="0" /></a>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-11088350848795614352008-10-28T13:04:00.000-04:002008-10-28T13:39:05.728-04:00It's done!I know it has been a little while and I totally got off of my usual Monday updates. I wanted to share a couple of pictures of what has been happening with the house. It is DONE and our settlement will be on Monday! I thought I would do one final update before we are in there for real.<br /><br />We had our pre-flooring walk-thru a couple of weeks ago. At that point everything was pretty much done except for the floors/carpets. I took a couple of pictures of some things in the inside.<br /><br />Here is a picture of the kitchen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc9S0_CDsY70WsxcgdsXCdXAWJvn_BqZqCuaKKKNWhHkz3FnpozRgg4Vm4jHwcYlXKHHyybfle-D9TZb6aqFSPWZyGIKaRlUHE9LdquCELxC_ZJQXDlqUdy-mCsU4EEJey4yzSwskqgg/s1600-h/DSC_0088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc9S0_CDsY70WsxcgdsXCdXAWJvn_BqZqCuaKKKNWhHkz3FnpozRgg4Vm4jHwcYlXKHHyybfle-D9TZb6aqFSPWZyGIKaRlUHE9LdquCELxC_ZJQXDlqUdy-mCsU4EEJey4yzSwskqgg/s400/DSC_0088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254876918158412002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The chandelier in the entry way/foyer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MGh87XACLR2p5mhirWzyvULpkqh-nRaDcdcW8zdEEnHmvpTtlc1d4EiMT9jJi_POI390bXuhyCxgVRebkmmwAosw4HDyBGqAvB_2DUl3cyfWHdJmyoARrP1GF62fXWJdktdFfMBm5xU/s1600-h/DSC_0093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MGh87XACLR2p5mhirWzyvULpkqh-nRaDcdcW8zdEEnHmvpTtlc1d4EiMT9jJi_POI390bXuhyCxgVRebkmmwAosw4HDyBGqAvB_2DUl3cyfWHdJmyoARrP1GF62fXWJdktdFfMBm5xU/s400/DSC_0093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254876919373916050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the matching light in the dining room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsH9GS7M2l_fS7y3ep5ghzV8gLthGLcLjYc06Suw5q-Iwq0nmrvsimPTOxymf4isxry8lidjfIVyr1Maf15kvOMuaRFwda7MdbuUA1idWUijOquWmxs1TsrA3WKuL093puYYAvRcQVMuQ/s1600-h/DSC_0094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsH9GS7M2l_fS7y3ep5ghzV8gLthGLcLjYc06Suw5q-Iwq0nmrvsimPTOxymf4isxry8lidjfIVyr1Maf15kvOMuaRFwda7MdbuUA1idWUijOquWmxs1TsrA3WKuL093puYYAvRcQVMuQ/s400/DSC_0094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254876923393845970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The staircase in the foyer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYg_R3-VDmTMBiR7g_NrroqUJHKQIvm0ffLW6PkEjTO2zTkxaDE9AbJoXSoE2Xn1h1Ki6fRFk5SkduafOcckTKfqAJNoM4agG1SoaHOCeeubbrrFDxaJp4_Acd6Ye1j-RVjyoi7H69c4/s1600-h/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYg_R3-VDmTMBiR7g_NrroqUJHKQIvm0ffLW6PkEjTO2zTkxaDE9AbJoXSoE2Xn1h1Ki6fRFk5SkduafOcckTKfqAJNoM4agG1SoaHOCeeubbrrFDxaJp4_Acd6Ye1j-RVjyoi7H69c4/s400/DSC_0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254878104334459362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And we have grass just starting to bud!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP8c67QgMuAEK-X1kpj6GQPvphzaom0jn67DIYh7v7JOpOBTCzMiBWbZbBVI_UISzWGDw4LcTQvDdbCiam1TuLVTxp5htKFkGJq2WQruIkYd1yRk-pzhU2XMt8GQbWROYidhBo5wOlgA/s1600-h/DSC_0119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP8c67QgMuAEK-X1kpj6GQPvphzaom0jn67DIYh7v7JOpOBTCzMiBWbZbBVI_UISzWGDw4LcTQvDdbCiam1TuLVTxp5htKFkGJq2WQruIkYd1yRk-pzhU2XMt8GQbWROYidhBo5wOlgA/s400/DSC_0119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254878113056733650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And one last picture of the whole house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimekJLX4db9fNpYlmSjSLO8qaZ1_11IYOjObXjRcumGEx8sG86lqsSdh6td6nRYcZQyw7xpBIRtbP_1S8ISgPFdSy1yOnIFj7_EK9PGpaXwghzxzQyUxwDmGfsHTZyGWfaLfh-O_Op5E/s1600-h/DSC_0115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimekJLX4db9fNpYlmSjSLO8qaZ1_11IYOjObXjRcumGEx8sG86lqsSdh6td6nRYcZQyw7xpBIRtbP_1S8ISgPFdSy1yOnIFj7_EK9PGpaXwghzxzQyUxwDmGfsHTZyGWfaLfh-O_Op5E/s400/DSC_0115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254878114999438434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We are pretty excited. I was able to meet with an interior designer to help decide color choices for the house. She was wonderful and really gave me some great ideas. We think the colors we chose are going to look great. Now we have exactly 2 weeks from today to get this house packed up and ready to move!<br /><br />Wish us luck!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-10162577477277009662008-10-08T15:28:00.003-04:002008-10-08T15:44:55.896-04:00I've been sleeping.Literally! I was thinking a lot of people might wonder where I have been but then I remembered the only people who really read this are family and message board friends who already know my news. I have been sleeping the last month away because I found out that I am pregnant!! Yes!! Can you believe it?? Exciting times, huh? Yes, sure. I have to say I really, really dislike this beginning part of being pregnant....I am not a good pregnant person. Of course I love the after part with the little, sweet baby and all of that but I just feel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sooooo</span> lousy. I know I have to be thankful for this wonderful gift I have been given and just go with it. I am trying, I really am.<br /><br />Anyway, my life has been a little hectic needless to say. We are doing a lot of last minute things to get ready to move in a little over a month. Things are great with the new house. It is looking fantastic and we are so excited. I hope to do an update sometime this week. Lily continues to go to school two days a week and she is really enjoying it. With all of the craziness in the news we have not had much progress with the selling of our house. We had a few Open Houses and will have another this weekend. We are just doing what we can and praying that we sell it soon. I <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> gearing up for the Philadelphia Race for Hope on November 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span>. I was training and running so well...then one day I was really, really tired and then I found out why I was having such a hard time running!! I will still be doing the race although this year I think I will opt for walking - I am hoping I am even able to do that!!<br /><br />So that is a little update about where I have been. I am hoping to get back to posting a little more often but I know it will be few and far between with the move coming up. I certainly will have A LOT to blog about in the spring.....hopefully if I can find some time!!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-85979523212267522992008-09-30T14:39:00.001-04:002008-09-30T14:42:06.621-04:00One of these days....I really haven't forgotten about my blog. I just have a couple of things going on right now and haven't had the chance to sit down and do it!! I haven't forgotten about all of my <span style="font-style: italic;">millions</span> of readers out there....I will be back to posting sometime in the near future. Sorry!! Please keep checking back and I will try to get some pictures uploaded and posted sooner than later!<br /><br />Hope everyone is having a good week!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-35522670011768101652008-09-21T19:53:00.006-04:002008-09-22T16:31:25.985-04:00Progress 13It has been an exciting week! We got shutters! We were very excited to see them and think they look really nice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSPV1N4jzBv1irfZqwlrV-Dyy-_HAaYk_5XQcz9R-eMcKCoqKAi2uSp4uAp8QQJaWe3mi0MSKUfITdFtx9kuaQw1KHcKsvH0elfcmf4QYea1TnFzRG0OQEeiZDGOhE2Rw7fMhaDG0NGs/s1600-h/DSC_0019_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSPV1N4jzBv1irfZqwlrV-Dyy-_HAaYk_5XQcz9R-eMcKCoqKAi2uSp4uAp8QQJaWe3mi0MSKUfITdFtx9kuaQw1KHcKsvH0elfcmf4QYea1TnFzRG0OQEeiZDGOhE2Rw7fMhaDG0NGs/s400/DSC_0019_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627267208734002" border="0" /></a><br />A couple of closer pictures of the shutters.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-hxIq4lqzmL35ujBAPjEuh0BKBrEPuNhgaj8O41C7mWWKAbODi8S9TckZiDTsLebgddwjAP26wNWyq5Vs8BVsn9PNJAFZ9CfP5HQc2lDeM4vzqGbgL38lIte44uyCcbljQR5Q0kCyRA/s1600-h/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-hxIq4lqzmL35ujBAPjEuh0BKBrEPuNhgaj8O41C7mWWKAbODi8S9TckZiDTsLebgddwjAP26wNWyq5Vs8BVsn9PNJAFZ9CfP5HQc2lDeM4vzqGbgL38lIte44uyCcbljQR5Q0kCyRA/s400/DSC_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627275234809170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9UULvSdpy1FP9QreRGc5QDnIUmncMyV_E8ZYFdPhZQNh94ajXmc-LL1OPHpFME6RtGYCwrb_z7Cn-MiY0tJ1Y1VUo4jFTLmr6b7PWcUepmgqv49TkUmwP3B8yfwXob0MkpEA98Z6lvc/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9UULvSdpy1FP9QreRGc5QDnIUmncMyV_E8ZYFdPhZQNh94ajXmc-LL1OPHpFME6RtGYCwrb_z7Cn-MiY0tJ1Y1VUo4jFTLmr6b7PWcUepmgqv49TkUmwP3B8yfwXob0MkpEA98Z6lvc/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627283859926130" border="0" /></a><br />Then on Sunday we took a drive over and saw that they had done the landscaping. I think it looks pretty nice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SEQdjvmwhyphenhyphenPxU3b77fpjW97mbAWpRHTF3in2SHOBAVM48xVd92daKsiuKr7IvjXPshS_NlXdwRjXfeSjBc4QFpX2ieRJaKFria91IC6T5UaiImwF9LFq6hVW3rW6HoJNsRyykizFqWw/s1600-h/DSC_0076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SEQdjvmwhyphenhyphenPxU3b77fpjW97mbAWpRHTF3in2SHOBAVM48xVd92daKsiuKr7IvjXPshS_NlXdwRjXfeSjBc4QFpX2ieRJaKFria91IC6T5UaiImwF9LFq6hVW3rW6HoJNsRyykizFqWw/s400/DSC_0076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627630282929826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9b7aCBA0b0zNuSE33ddWNTmT-G7e58gUTOFDg8GftHf4PuQNiu56zlHYtEnCUmlcd15Tasdt7BLsuUw_uvEeHAf8H0nM_qnISviDo7Xawp2lTyXhhgmSzsI0pWBH0Kk7qPQngMj54aU/s1600-h/DSC_0077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9b7aCBA0b0zNuSE33ddWNTmT-G7e58gUTOFDg8GftHf4PuQNiu56zlHYtEnCUmlcd15Tasdt7BLsuUw_uvEeHAf8H0nM_qnISviDo7Xawp2lTyXhhgmSzsI0pWBH0Kk7qPQngMj54aU/s400/DSC_0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627641503808818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And one final picture from this week. It is on its way to being done! WOW! We can't believe it. The countdown - 43 days! They will probably be seeding our lawn soon. I am also hoping they paint the molding around the windows soon...I have been waiting for that for a while. If you see it on the picture it looks white - it will eventually be a khaki color. Then the outside will be complete.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJnS30TlJj8fCPjpNUm_D461dZAZ7-VPnGzPSl_Y7S1UXQ0_FYjtCZ9K1VEoJ-2J8Q6ctz6rbVG_2zAC6oNaKUP817YCh2V3Vg2-EMpR1_xacP10v5TlWRppvGVnVc_isydChOWa2zRw/s1600-h/DSC_0078_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJnS30TlJj8fCPjpNUm_D461dZAZ7-VPnGzPSl_Y7S1UXQ0_FYjtCZ9K1VEoJ-2J8Q6ctz6rbVG_2zAC6oNaKUP817YCh2V3Vg2-EMpR1_xacP10v5TlWRppvGVnVc_isydChOWa2zRw/s400/DSC_0078_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248627651824228130" border="0" /></a><br />We have one last walk-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thru</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pre</span>-flooring) this Friday. We will get to see the counter tops and pretty much everything else except the floors. That should be exciting. I will get some good pictures of that!<br /><br />Thanks for checking back!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-59767853167237670892008-09-21T19:03:00.002-04:002008-09-21T19:44:22.885-04:00Fun, quick weekend!We had a fun weekend but it seemed to go very quickly. I always look so forward to the time we all have together and it seems in a flash Matt is back to work. <br /><br />We had an exciting day on Saturday. We went to Sesame Place for the day and got to see a special concert performed by Dan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Zanes</span>. It was really great. For those of you who have kids you have probably heard of Dan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Zanes</span>. If not, you should check him out. He is a Grammy Award winning singer. He sings music for "families and people of all ages" as they say on his web-site. He was there with his band and they were all really good. I think Matt and I enjoyed them more than Lily and the other kids! Here are a few pictures from the concert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6XF9LdUMHXi0j4T8xmHo1jPKJLJ7pMQacaCZnmDRQcgwCW56VFs7Xoz7V1AuwV8kjaN-P1J9PfcOslOtjSawNiQv9cykAE0Yo_U5JLjOdMX4iZCWUh9KANHftKXmCogKQwM8XgMXem4/s1600-h/DSC_0060_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6XF9LdUMHXi0j4T8xmHo1jPKJLJ7pMQacaCZnmDRQcgwCW56VFs7Xoz7V1AuwV8kjaN-P1J9PfcOslOtjSawNiQv9cykAE0Yo_U5JLjOdMX4iZCWUh9KANHftKXmCogKQwM8XgMXem4/s400/DSC_0060_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248614589858713730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-istuJlwUoYEMYK6pSfWfz-OKFbYz8f02V45Xw9SdeCsHDiV6hr4htMoqa_aqwt5aBPlfa0jHoPfC6kUcBcsaGzAKnShmwfgM0ZKEME8XDUrbuKRHS7s-BvcYSJMko8PcWhhmxGZFdIg/s1600-h/DSC_0061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-istuJlwUoYEMYK6pSfWfz-OKFbYz8f02V45Xw9SdeCsHDiV6hr4htMoqa_aqwt5aBPlfa0jHoPfC6kUcBcsaGzAKnShmwfgM0ZKEME8XDUrbuKRHS7s-BvcYSJMko8PcWhhmxGZFdIg/s400/DSC_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248614594940261682" border="0" /></a><br />Dancing with all of the kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxdw6AK62XUI7Jmx0vW2DpoorP0oVwV8QUMQVlkG6oQ_Wwf_STMdJS5W0-6q6WWNyMgz8R_HwA8dwhy09-LqFjNojjPn6sNG5yJA8omTANl94F1Gp7O45ej-SBxtTCfmJb4wvq58lGhE/s1600-h/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxdw6AK62XUI7Jmx0vW2DpoorP0oVwV8QUMQVlkG6oQ_Wwf_STMdJS5W0-6q6WWNyMgz8R_HwA8dwhy09-LqFjNojjPn6sNG5yJA8omTANl94F1Gp7O45ej-SBxtTCfmJb4wvq58lGhE/s400/DSC_0063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248614607407917602" border="0" /></a><br />Getting an up-close look!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WrCS8JT5pVdmVkkbBXxWaMGoYnvU5CvwhmL-DcGcHPqQ0w2Sl_xFL8ls_r3zx_pKQujJJm3o72tvWvgYRx4zv4_03V-cSgd6wb8smJNPhv72I_SwqXh5KuHkx2QAsJOxx5dZX1ztIp4/s1600-h/DSC_0072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WrCS8JT5pVdmVkkbBXxWaMGoYnvU5CvwhmL-DcGcHPqQ0w2Sl_xFL8ls_r3zx_pKQujJJm3o72tvWvgYRx4zv4_03V-cSgd6wb8smJNPhv72I_SwqXh5KuHkx2QAsJOxx5dZX1ztIp4/s400/DSC_0072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248614611547207042" border="0" /></a>It was a good day. We also got to see a couple of other shows and rode the carousel. We plan on going back a few more times before the Sesame Place season ends at the end of October.<br /><br />Today we had an Open House. It seemed to go pretty well. Not too many people came through but out of the people who did there is some interest. We will see if anything comes of it this week. <br /><br />So tomorrow it is back to work for Daddy and back to school for Lily. I am hoping we have a good day with no tears! We'll see about that too!<br /><br />Hope everyone had a nice weekend!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-61314531079943235922008-09-19T07:31:00.003-04:002008-09-19T07:33:50.764-04:00I was featured!!I am excited to say a craft I posted on my blog was featured on <a href="http://tipjunkie.blogspot.com">Tip Junkie</a>! My first "feature". I am so proud and I know so many of my readers will be too! :)<br /><br />You can check it out at this <a href="http://tipjunkie.blogspot.com/search/label/Teach%20Me%20Thursday">Teach Me Thursday</a> link. Scroll down a bit and you will see a link to my altered clock post.<br /><br />Hope everyone is having a good week!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-44061760206787434912008-09-16T15:12:00.006-04:002008-09-16T15:30:37.919-04:00Mushroom Fun for Cousins!Huh?? You are probably wondering what that silly title is all about!!<br /><br />Well, a couple of weekends ago we went to the Mushroom Festival in a little town known as "The Mushroom Capital of the World!" Can you believe it?! My sister happens to live only about 10 minutes from the town so we got to go to the exciting Mushroom Festival. It really was a fun day and the kids especially had a great time. My sister, City Momma/Country Momma, already did a very fun post all about the festival so you can take a look <a href="http://citymommacountrymomma.blogspot.com/2008/09/theres-fungus-among-us.html">here</a> to see more details about the actual festival. I didn't seem to get many mushroom pictures....just pictures of the cute kids having a BLAST!!<br /><br />The day started off with a parade that Lily and her cousin loved! It was not the most exciting parade ever but they sure thought it was fun! They loved waving their flags and watching the cool cars go by. And to top it off "Mr. Delaware" was in the parade!! WOO <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HOO</span>! Not sure what he is all about!! :)<br /><br />Waving the flags in anticipation of the parade!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQMOBn6rbfOjUpls8gKnfvk7adZ2auLLwSf5A6pqP0iRTHsCbuh5EcGvuTqe2pQEQ_MAGjZghtga0C-R5dj6YvXtiv5jVMuIVmt-MjALs9mBpiLPCV7RyM5QhgHKVgz_ZTIMHSfLWSog/s1600-h/DSC_0060_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQMOBn6rbfOjUpls8gKnfvk7adZ2auLLwSf5A6pqP0iRTHsCbuh5EcGvuTqe2pQEQ_MAGjZghtga0C-R5dj6YvXtiv5jVMuIVmt-MjALs9mBpiLPCV7RyM5QhgHKVgz_ZTIMHSfLWSog/s400/DSC_0060_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246700912639103522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a silly picture of a person dressed as a mushroom!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70jHjXJCVoIeWCGTGlJZ2lEn01MgJHA1E3MpDXbRTIvoZhM1-XAQV-_jUIZBWWSszyq-F4kTKam8GoMeN7EaL2HiQSPHvnDhdS8k65E9i3v4I0oY8E8cEEfdvwFM5WWVKCmUR1yNFCJ8/s1600-h/DSC_0070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70jHjXJCVoIeWCGTGlJZ2lEn01MgJHA1E3MpDXbRTIvoZhM1-XAQV-_jUIZBWWSszyq-F4kTKam8GoMeN7EaL2HiQSPHvnDhdS8k65E9i3v4I0oY8E8cEEfdvwFM5WWVKCmUR1yNFCJ8/s400/DSC_0070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246700915331710994" border="0" /></a><br />After the parade we went to a little kids stage area where they had some music and dancing. Lily and her cousin had so much fun dancing, twisting, playing instruments, and marching in a little parade. What fun!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpM3pZAww9BqsfGklH3oy9xQtQR8STCVWH4RMg5ixwa2wyr8kMayM6i8s5uKOP3GpVuaKA5MZjgW-3udrBZh3aIQWZ1rHa5KRFgKFf1Q9Ch6SC_dyUvzb9JN3kVAmIl0T6Cd1Y_k6_nJg/s1600-h/DSC_0095_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpM3pZAww9BqsfGklH3oy9xQtQR8STCVWH4RMg5ixwa2wyr8kMayM6i8s5uKOP3GpVuaKA5MZjgW-3udrBZh3aIQWZ1rHa5KRFgKFf1Q9Ch6SC_dyUvzb9JN3kVAmIl0T6Cd1Y_k6_nJg/s400/DSC_0095_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246701916935764930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b9wqfnY-BEecs9edHzFRHdYEtYAq_hKBaHgOYu1aCMc1e06_rbt9Vzc0RAXZ2L21zljlMOKi2iLjCh6RR2T5K4LfMfU1WxKGod1PK8cnFT-EzN0IB8ZU9Xhm8as06jFoNmcj8B7I32c/s1600-h/DSC_0092_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b9wqfnY-BEecs9edHzFRHdYEtYAq_hKBaHgOYu1aCMc1e06_rbt9Vzc0RAXZ2L21zljlMOKi2iLjCh6RR2T5K4LfMfU1WxKGod1PK8cnFT-EzN0IB8ZU9Xhm8as06jFoNmcj8B7I32c/s400/DSC_0092_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246701927192990882" border="0" /></a><br />All dressed up for the "parade"!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaum1RQWZpjnfJuAZ8grz8O094v9gapw_49bOdsvwD5KHgIKyYMZRDokzKBPm-HAvHRo3AK5H_Xk7TmQw_-m7fMsnuc7t5FMI5QhULhAYydF53YbE3icGudQdUj4-dR83R9sUP3d2fUA/s1600-h/DSC_0137_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaum1RQWZpjnfJuAZ8grz8O094v9gapw_49bOdsvwD5KHgIKyYMZRDokzKBPm-HAvHRo3AK5H_Xk7TmQw_-m7fMsnuc7t5FMI5QhULhAYydF53YbE3icGudQdUj4-dR83R9sUP3d2fUA/s400/DSC_0137_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246701932368530306" border="0" /></a><br />This lady was having a grand old time dancing right along with the kids! Pretty funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfbgZKpBk5aJ6_xf_FJTiX2f3GteMfR3SSKOGyKpte0q1GlT6eK-2v5NYn8BhTcWzoaz3TT1KbNhrv4ObRxyyHS-kqL35dj4i-9FL4zRVya_O9Xds6EfvqA1U-lSPjxu-sDQ_koPZWS0/s1600-h/DSC_0101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfbgZKpBk5aJ6_xf_FJTiX2f3GteMfR3SSKOGyKpte0q1GlT6eK-2v5NYn8BhTcWzoaz3TT1KbNhrv4ObRxyyHS-kqL35dj4i-9FL4zRVya_O9Xds6EfvqA1U-lSPjxu-sDQ_koPZWS0/s400/DSC_0101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246702421966863682" border="0" /></a><br />And the big finale...the parade!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmWzWubvjQHmQOG119vtVqEwPBODezggUsQyDwYUw9D43M7LyYkxplkLMuIfnUVpDBjZkdrw3Anm9q3bPbOgXrBYe2iHkiCu-d63676grw2SZsptRv65TdjY18ak-bylea0mW2R2Cw1s/s1600-h/DSC_0142_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmWzWubvjQHmQOG119vtVqEwPBODezggUsQyDwYUw9D43M7LyYkxplkLMuIfnUVpDBjZkdrw3Anm9q3bPbOgXrBYe2iHkiCu-d63676grw2SZsptRv65TdjY18ak-bylea0mW2R2Cw1s/s400/DSC_0142_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246702425853604098" border="0" /></a>It really was a fun day. I know some of the pictures are very similar to my sister but I couldn't resist posting them on my blog also.<br /><br />So, if you are ever in PA and you are looking for something fun to do check out the Mushroom Capital of the World. Also be sure not to miss the Mushroom Festival held annually in September!! I know we will be going back!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-41250088376497083762008-09-15T16:00:00.000-04:002008-09-15T16:19:17.757-04:00Progress 12It has been a pretty busy week on the new house. Not too much to show you on the outside but they are making progress. Here is a picture of the driveway that they poured late last week. Notice the lights above the garage! They installed all of the lighting inside and outside the house and it looks fantastic. Matt got a chance to go inside but he didn't have the camera that day! I guess you will just have to wait for those inside pictures for another post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvumYseg9fwlJgl9Mo-iITAkq2dWma3TBnmoAD-SNiwdMkKbrQj3O7nNjL29YVoVFHF3i0QZ6ODpypResxJUL-MlkZCoL7gEDVfYNYWOGpfsIRYv_sDCZ7R8rUT7vAnBfx9T0Mif_-dwc/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvumYseg9fwlJgl9Mo-iITAkq2dWma3TBnmoAD-SNiwdMkKbrQj3O7nNjL29YVoVFHF3i0QZ6ODpypResxJUL-MlkZCoL7gEDVfYNYWOGpfsIRYv_sDCZ7R8rUT7vAnBfx9T0Mif_-dwc/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246201230178501282" border="0" /></a><br />A closer picture of the garage lights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dbD1lw8SZGQLdXr1znyyc_B4o5F_Ib06SU7n-sHicW3DSJBb386zJFC9zGv1dk1-90he8RfqLGBFbwo4nOH9MIVZFi0LiTjW9Om-pRPV4oeGFYKPRWZ1v0dAcs0jmfKte1HoI5Gn1mw/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dbD1lw8SZGQLdXr1znyyc_B4o5F_Ib06SU7n-sHicW3DSJBb386zJFC9zGv1dk1-90he8RfqLGBFbwo4nOH9MIVZFi0LiTjW9Om-pRPV4oeGFYKPRWZ1v0dAcs0jmfKte1HoI5Gn1mw/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246201241367406834" border="0" /></a><br />If you look closely you can see the lights on either side of the front door. They look really good from the road and sidewalk but when you get up close they are super big lights. We are a little unsure of them but they are staying obviously. I think they will look more in place when the outside is completely done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQD9fEhIs-Aq5_n6OAWpYkAsuEqdd6kNXDOST0_Az9zfNmOK7PBGPSYAChch-D9WbBqlNtMSl71HgLuP1Rth3SsNwSqoqk-G-EghSFc-8Rouc0WJ_kvkHEQMYsVWoGc_1FIkJhrcSvXg/s1600-h/DSC_0003-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQD9fEhIs-Aq5_n6OAWpYkAsuEqdd6kNXDOST0_Az9zfNmOK7PBGPSYAChch-D9WbBqlNtMSl71HgLuP1Rth3SsNwSqoqk-G-EghSFc-8Rouc0WJ_kvkHEQMYsVWoGc_1FIkJhrcSvXg/s400/DSC_0003-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246201243285769410" border="0" /></a><br />And a whole house picture this week. I think it is about the same but they did level out the lot. I am hoping this week they do the shutters and paint the door and moldings. I have been waiting for that for a long time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrs6xp_Wu-41fH-0bJFxFM6pNJgam2v4igHvNRkrz2rPaSQcG0nltpey-dMbFgVW7jaGOZeUB42TCuPmQEnfBfgiNwJt6nw2lTLuTLxXuEhz7iwuhG0nL-tHJ6x9Qa6rEsJzvKkRvEno/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrs6xp_Wu-41fH-0bJFxFM6pNJgam2v4igHvNRkrz2rPaSQcG0nltpey-dMbFgVW7jaGOZeUB42TCuPmQEnfBfgiNwJt6nw2lTLuTLxXuEhz7iwuhG0nL-tHJ6x9Qa6rEsJzvKkRvEno/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246201248256675890" border="0" /></a><br />Just about a month and a half until settlement day. It is getting exciting! Thanks for looking today and for following me in our house building journey!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-45007822132526850102008-09-14T17:47:00.002-04:002008-09-14T17:56:01.870-04:00Oh what a week....It has been a busy week and I think I have been "blog bored". (I don't know if that is a real phrase, I just made it up!) I have been really slacking and I apologize. I hope to get some posts in this week. <br /><br />We did have a good week with Lily's first week of pre-school. Matt had the weekend off so we have been busy doing some fun things. Yesterday we hung out at Pop-pop's for a while. Lily always has fun at Pop-pop's house. After that we went to Sears and bought our new refrigerator for our new house. That was fun! Today we sort of just hung out, checked up on the progress of our new house and I just got back from grocery shopping alone!! That is always a pleasure to do by myself. I can actually get some shopping done in peace! :) <br /><br />There has been no action at all on the selling of our house. I am getting discouraged and hoping that things work out. We will be having Open Houses the next two Sunday's. Here's hoping that brings along a potential buyer. This selling market just royally stinks!<br /><br />I guess that is it for now. I hope everyone out there in Blogland had a nice week and a fun weekend. I will be back tomorrow with a house update.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-12718805206732498212008-09-08T15:31:00.008-04:002008-09-09T19:14:34.524-04:00First Day!Lily had her first days of Pre-school yesterday and today! Yesterday was an "ease in" day with the parents and today was the first official drop-off day!! She did great! She cried at the drop-off which didn't make it easy for Mommy but I knew she would do OK. Her teacher called me at about 9:30 a.m. and told me she had calmed down and was playing dolls and tea party with a new little friend. She was doing fine! I was so happy to hear it. <br /><br />When I went to pick her up she was very happy to see me and very excited to tell me what they did during the day. Her teachers were very pleased with how well all of the children did for their first day. They played on the playground, played trucks and tea party, colored pictures, read 2 stories, had snack time and had music class. It was a busy morning. One of her teachers said she did exceptionally well in music class!! I was so proud! She knew how to play all of the instruments and the teacher even said "Lily could have taught the class!". It made me laugh and feel very good too. Definitely some musical abilities there! Those Music Together classes have really paid off!<br /><br />We are just so proud of her and can't believe how fast she is growing up. I am sure it will be a fun-filled first year in pre-school with a lot of neat activities! We are looking forward to it!<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of her on her first day. She was super excited! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kPeOPtuZUiCjs8VKvrze7z1O_Xx5Az4zkNZFAtdnWNGLY6fI9C-ggpWw48yNfbEFkVKDbC31V3PY8R54vk8csjuF6Qm46K_K91VISN2cZayTWBgumw0GaEY2N3eje9l6JpOuj3PrEpk/s1600-h/DSC_0155_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kPeOPtuZUiCjs8VKvrze7z1O_Xx5Az4zkNZFAtdnWNGLY6fI9C-ggpWw48yNfbEFkVKDbC31V3PY8R54vk8csjuF6Qm46K_K91VISN2cZayTWBgumw0GaEY2N3eje9l6JpOuj3PrEpk/s400/DSC_0155_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244130602509743474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YzySfAoU2vU5yQJVs1Pb1NLiNDCz5m5k3joR5ricfJuQKsQH703jhxYWjwEmxFeCrKxgaUt2Ab5XWvnJG2Q-way_R0yd0zLqweGwS_NGemkJWf1GGw_yDmNsV0Sp-QmEAj-XfYBSE6A/s1600-h/DSC_0171_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YzySfAoU2vU5yQJVs1Pb1NLiNDCz5m5k3joR5ricfJuQKsQH703jhxYWjwEmxFeCrKxgaUt2Ab5XWvnJG2Q-way_R0yd0zLqweGwS_NGemkJWf1GGw_yDmNsV0Sp-QmEAj-XfYBSE6A/s400/DSC_0171_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243735831334882546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-US_DH5fSeit5BRtzWhXDf4WPCfH0kCRhyphenhyphen7A54tIkijfgXA1V3IpKTvcGxtksYRssSYfSGE0MId9iymcWoW1QF_BWL3x0uJcq8QBtHZbv9m1J-wqdC6zrTV09Q-BzFTmVU-QWiDRTwH8/s1600-h/DSC_0177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-US_DH5fSeit5BRtzWhXDf4WPCfH0kCRhyphenhyphen7A54tIkijfgXA1V3IpKTvcGxtksYRssSYfSGE0MId9iymcWoW1QF_BWL3x0uJcq8QBtHZbv9m1J-wqdC6zrTV09Q-BzFTmVU-QWiDRTwH8/s400/DSC_0177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243735838780288450" border="0" /></a><br />And this picture is a picture they colored the first day. The teachers put them in frames and used them to decorate the classroom. Pretty cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl24V_bjhdcLbbO_9fi9FEkNg6zat6BS1e1qOnWCNk0NIqH9dSlcIrwMrXBNaqyyOBw2VuLM42INGQMaD7dRXmTYGQRu8EzzNEcdagzRl8pqFbEDEhrilqW7xe8M7nLNTVVI-jThoQTzE/s1600-h/IMG_9334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl24V_bjhdcLbbO_9fi9FEkNg6zat6BS1e1qOnWCNk0NIqH9dSlcIrwMrXBNaqyyOBw2VuLM42INGQMaD7dRXmTYGQRu8EzzNEcdagzRl8pqFbEDEhrilqW7xe8M7nLNTVVI-jThoQTzE/s400/IMG_9334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243736948289029522" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for checking in!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-90350113303311341772008-09-08T15:07:00.005-04:002008-09-08T16:58:27.912-04:00Progress 11Things are coming along nicely and I am still counting the days on my calendar. 57 to be exact!!<br /><br />This week was pretty exciting. They finished the walkway and laid the driveway.<br /><br />Here is the completed walkway to our front door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUh5Dmi8BI6iXq0nQg9y3WKY-6UdGJdkodn_NpqUwA2Sg4L_EX76PndxPSIr4oGALcrGjEo94Ih6B3Up2OGq-APU5ARAeleWkaNJnXGNVQswMbUyqQBRVTooNIKE25y2aB-aqKBFQpN4/s1600-h/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUh5Dmi8BI6iXq0nQg9y3WKY-6UdGJdkodn_NpqUwA2Sg4L_EX76PndxPSIr4oGALcrGjEo94Ih6B3Up2OGq-APU5ARAeleWkaNJnXGNVQswMbUyqQBRVTooNIKE25y2aB-aqKBFQpN4/s400/DSC_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243729941330468210" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't get a picture of the completed driveway but here is a picture of them getting ready to pour it. (Not too exciting!!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrmb-lUOuwfzaM3cTx0e7vzkZRJuUBa6aGoZ_TPz9BFvQELo91p50u413ej3N7aLm4urfdrBKPWz-VmCy9oPXigVDuC0Es3s6-Ya_gvvP6QZzBCMxUINPGL4QZ0V5xk3i_8_8Ib2WLxs/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrmb-lUOuwfzaM3cTx0e7vzkZRJuUBa6aGoZ_TPz9BFvQELo91p50u413ej3N7aLm4urfdrBKPWz-VmCy9oPXigVDuC0Es3s6-Ya_gvvP6QZzBCMxUINPGL4QZ0V5xk3i_8_8Ib2WLxs/s400/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243729952070099282" border="0" /></a><br />The excitement came when Matt realized Friday afternoon that the back door was unlocked! We all got to go in and see the work they have been doing on the inside. It was pretty neat to see. All of the cabinets are in in the kitchen and bathrooms.<br /><br />Here are the kitchen cabinets.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKH8IH8G-aApkr8Epa1803zmKLJnFNBXw9Vomr1q2PsShG3FprVhp4jbsxF3biEs897-TUkk-6FkLyHadeqwAcy-Z3FTDEsWz1dAY_msKltWlO2sI2dZg_kn13hzOOvxEUVNF6suLDR8/s1600-h/DSC_0025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKH8IH8G-aApkr8Epa1803zmKLJnFNBXw9Vomr1q2PsShG3FprVhp4jbsxF3biEs897-TUkk-6FkLyHadeqwAcy-Z3FTDEsWz1dAY_msKltWlO2sI2dZg_kn13hzOOvxEUVNF6suLDR8/s400/DSC_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243729958856454914" border="0" /></a><br />The family room and fireplace.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29sZUk6gEG3kcFEI4y-nMr0IxAwePnfvYPV32Mq9aKTi_nNK_pCYtI8pvHgHiGWhDsc4n2edO1wXoSG3J8edDJMxVTbfQRCbFVxUzO8XfFHI5bBVn1VBUOdh_hGerPeFwDhm3EVniwCE/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29sZUk6gEG3kcFEI4y-nMr0IxAwePnfvYPV32Mq9aKTi_nNK_pCYtI8pvHgHiGWhDsc4n2edO1wXoSG3J8edDJMxVTbfQRCbFVxUzO8XfFHI5bBVn1VBUOdh_hGerPeFwDhm3EVniwCE/s400/DSC_0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243731040205233362" border="0" /></a><br />Back staircase in the family room with the railing now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zz6sMxseL0uZe7t71zrG9nI37sfEoxotdlxGSAwL8ooGNOdJ3JVnqd4-9N95y5qA9TZoClVEJoTlTVuwkrPLYEOAPHp4nTr2ziW-ouasyoKgT5DUtuzO3mII87QhcOCSkNFoSGOLays/s1600-h/DSC_0031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zz6sMxseL0uZe7t71zrG9nI37sfEoxotdlxGSAwL8ooGNOdJ3JVnqd4-9N95y5qA9TZoClVEJoTlTVuwkrPLYEOAPHp4nTr2ziW-ouasyoKgT5DUtuzO3mII87QhcOCSkNFoSGOLays/s400/DSC_0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243731047671458546" border="0" /></a><br />Front staircase when you walk in the door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TCtGouaE8cDxN7d8i8N5S2OawqhBJIUfwk1E3YEsvZ51XECXtzLvKLtibEN5_nMtceONGfSgErXGWv9lc3GFwB5FYAoRvcZf2mtJQxRo0Ih_e4PFrl8RDRfl4aI5MW8iDckqhZoM5Ck/s1600-h/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TCtGouaE8cDxN7d8i8N5S2OawqhBJIUfwk1E3YEsvZ51XECXtzLvKLtibEN5_nMtceONGfSgErXGWv9lc3GFwB5FYAoRvcZf2mtJQxRo0Ih_e4PFrl8RDRfl4aI5MW8iDckqhZoM5Ck/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243731050413182130" border="0" /></a><br />The cabinets in our master bath.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrFOXqbG7J2kAG2d75tNrWKzWU_RAnzFsVxL9Msx_D7y1qwwO57VthTIQBd7iZOM3ffSLyT3ZsTJ0IntCntBNo-jXHlk_rtUJTQLNh3RurAMa02jiKkHrl89yKBBt7ccnUVRNTor_HZ4/s1600-h/DSC_0037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrFOXqbG7J2kAG2d75tNrWKzWU_RAnzFsVxL9Msx_D7y1qwwO57VthTIQBd7iZOM3ffSLyT3ZsTJ0IntCntBNo-jXHlk_rtUJTQLNh3RurAMa02jiKkHrl89yKBBt7ccnUVRNTor_HZ4/s400/DSC_0037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243732003518223890" border="0" /></a><br />Lily by the fireplace!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YjSpoO1DWYdSywIHvAAN1rafXjAHk68j3edtqZSJBGgVGTT1e9GtXdal1XznOSz6ZGg_NbuDa_50vCcLB_oovJu2lKU_EGPUnbNm1eMqmh87cA264aXdRy-ZO2eHjZuZ5d41HYMQFZk/s1600-h/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YjSpoO1DWYdSywIHvAAN1rafXjAHk68j3edtqZSJBGgVGTT1e9GtXdal1XznOSz6ZGg_NbuDa_50vCcLB_oovJu2lKU_EGPUnbNm1eMqmh87cA264aXdRy-ZO2eHjZuZ5d41HYMQFZk/s400/DSC_0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243732006106765458" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy and Lily in the kitchen where the refrigerator will soon be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmwIkfHWtebOCD4DhL40IkPjKjhgImbUnTZL3hWbvLnt8hE8Td09E1GFh4AC7vuVLLnnKiXMIIh161HJ02YWVgrsLmMImkhJZK9nwIz0NYHLkLv2HOLdQd-GzIDOD8pOXo0mKqZD0Wjw/s1600-h/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmwIkfHWtebOCD4DhL40IkPjKjhgImbUnTZL3hWbvLnt8hE8Td09E1GFh4AC7vuVLLnnKiXMIIh161HJ02YWVgrsLmMImkhJZK9nwIz0NYHLkLv2HOLdQd-GzIDOD8pOXo0mKqZD0Wjw/s400/DSC_0049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243732013786977138" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy and Lily by the sliding doors in the kitchen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ73dTau8F0HpJGg6OeyiRKMvWBh_4iLo7MEUpEX47T1R6SwSsWTk9h_XIpOU7pMfEjwwvw0k8nGGPOmgoN37bkHN9L62KHiDgkxNLUCkSLguNKcA4WFKlCIn0F-S8TAVQTy4PvzLNDHc/s1600-h/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ73dTau8F0HpJGg6OeyiRKMvWBh_4iLo7MEUpEX47T1R6SwSsWTk9h_XIpOU7pMfEjwwvw0k8nGGPOmgoN37bkHN9L62KHiDgkxNLUCkSLguNKcA4WFKlCIn0F-S8TAVQTy4PvzLNDHc/s400/DSC_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243732020365349682" border="0" /></a><br />Front view at the end of the week. I think it pretty much looks the same as last week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgsNSWUQV6lXNDowlPV-o6tLxO-qhHY3zX-su6OdNMitfDFFEmviMP5YNH5T-HpBmS0TPe8j5Hyn5l5ojZnyCMcp2GjlKgSwoJIj2NowvtCAhCAMwOcOu8t5tHZL9Jw0iQNk8a-YaumQ/s1600-h/DSC_0018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgsNSWUQV6lXNDowlPV-o6tLxO-qhHY3zX-su6OdNMitfDFFEmviMP5YNH5T-HpBmS0TPe8j5Hyn5l5ojZnyCMcp2GjlKgSwoJIj2NowvtCAhCAMwOcOu8t5tHZL9Jw0iQNk8a-YaumQ/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243732025815576802" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for looking. As you can see it is getting near the end! We have the painters hired and I am working on choosing colors. I am <span style="font-style: italic;">thinking</span> about packing but don't want to start that until this house can sell. I guess if it gets to be too close in October I am just going to have to start and potential buyers will have to deal with a packed up house!<br /><br />I had a funny feeling today thinking about how sad I am going to be when we leave our current house. I cannot wait to move but Matt and I both know we are going to be a bit sad. We have so many great memories in our little townhouse!! But it is definitely time to move on and make more memories.<br /><br />Have a great week everyone!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-46570783333984428522008-09-06T08:07:00.000-04:002008-09-06T15:24:18.239-04:00BEACH!I know that summer is officially over and a lot of you are back to work and back to school. A lot of you are probably longing for the beach or the pool! I don't mean to make you sad but I want to take a look back at one of our favorite summer memories of our day at the beach. <br /><br />We really had the perfect day. The weather was flawless, not a cloud in the sky. Lily was happy and so good the whole day, even without a nap. We are so happy we decided to take the day to go because we all had a great time and the memories will last forever.<br /><br />Lily LOVED the beach. We weren't sure how she would react to getting a bit dirty but she got used to it right away. She was right in there digging and playing. She had sand from head to toe!<br /><br />Building our sand castle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRDQTB2Hth63WDihyphenhyphenPNLNyO78YseUprKUIuP1WOhSjPk8OG7_y9aTBDAshj3O0CAHptwGC9o76rOzpHeFCfxyUefyMdMg-Vf7ZdfynTvZ9qHIYDGPx3OSYyT4SJfDH0vcKy6PvYqNl9Q/s1600-h/DSC_0129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRDQTB2Hth63WDihyphenhyphenPNLNyO78YseUprKUIuP1WOhSjPk8OG7_y9aTBDAshj3O0CAHptwGC9o76rOzpHeFCfxyUefyMdMg-Vf7ZdfynTvZ9qHIYDGPx3OSYyT4SJfDH0vcKy6PvYqNl9Q/s400/DSC_0129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242248967821681074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCXicP4PHGAcOtudQHiWdI22pGr7v_HXnAWQz4P8Cm_JPBoTRG89bB8ZZhhEyzQadhDkwfDLAkA3bcETPmpOLwe2aykJ96fpk4cGORt4VDLZZhB8h177T7vfb9cSF0pvkHanyATx0vYY/s1600-h/DSC_0118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCXicP4PHGAcOtudQHiWdI22pGr7v_HXnAWQz4P8Cm_JPBoTRG89bB8ZZhhEyzQadhDkwfDLAkA3bcETPmpOLwe2aykJ96fpk4cGORt4VDLZZhB8h177T7vfb9cSF0pvkHanyATx0vYY/s400/DSC_0118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242248949461960866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjZWsrkGpiF15DNUH1IU5XK9qap0KsSGvQv4DtPjmmpauHlgjVhKsQyREafdgqNpz1rz0DPCjRqaiuodkKztSLr4TquDQ_pJWzUyfW6SSjkI8_M3TJRb4-zTTFl_EOA8RTv3fW0oT-Ak/s1600-h/DSC_0124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjZWsrkGpiF15DNUH1IU5XK9qap0KsSGvQv4DtPjmmpauHlgjVhKsQyREafdgqNpz1rz0DPCjRqaiuodkKztSLr4TquDQ_pJWzUyfW6SSjkI8_M3TJRb4-zTTFl_EOA8RTv3fW0oT-Ak/s400/DSC_0124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242248966074360482" border="0" /></a><br />Here she is a little unsure of how messy she is getting!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLiA6HFaEQSoe6G-mmBKy9yU4IU2r7y0wC5PUqli63nNL1Cot4z37yJggKRY78PJvH6V8f00h2gPPmSDdSvXxBklQjl8M-RD3vAgLMsqOH4ijEchMwXg1bp5t9Q8_uH18n1zZ2Z7C8-Q/s1600-h/DSC_0103_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLiA6HFaEQSoe6G-mmBKy9yU4IU2r7y0wC5PUqli63nNL1Cot4z37yJggKRY78PJvH6V8f00h2gPPmSDdSvXxBklQjl8M-RD3vAgLMsqOH4ijEchMwXg1bp5t9Q8_uH18n1zZ2Z7C8-Q/s400/DSC_0103_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242248945973635122" border="0" /></a><br />A walk to the water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWomYZseh48W9yZSGGEa8qM292q0wd5mvMoIDGSWIurstXWB7qnXeYmbkGUutblFiHIsbIE-iNzm60qPfZXLlR93GbPhvTL4AfSM3cckzkGYJoos6-DoU_drF1mWBnpelf__Z7ylLs_RU/s1600-h/DSC_0133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWomYZseh48W9yZSGGEa8qM292q0wd5mvMoIDGSWIurstXWB7qnXeYmbkGUutblFiHIsbIE-iNzm60qPfZXLlR93GbPhvTL4AfSM3cckzkGYJoos6-DoU_drF1mWBnpelf__Z7ylLs_RU/s400/DSC_0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249308845978658" border="0" /></a><br />Daddy buried her feet and legs in the sand!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtCIWrUN-terKQhi2t7TCHGa3MDYjARPYTeOF1aV_YjVCX0Nna0_1nWQIUzrxVCmYjXaYx2bJeL5KURwpsFAQbhjcxT90h9nLPGqbNV-sioQZ__TnbLnL-lniGbAK4gtfeBNRBj7OQns/s1600-h/DSC_0153_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtCIWrUN-terKQhi2t7TCHGa3MDYjARPYTeOF1aV_YjVCX0Nna0_1nWQIUzrxVCmYjXaYx2bJeL5KURwpsFAQbhjcxT90h9nLPGqbNV-sioQZ__TnbLnL-lniGbAK4gtfeBNRBj7OQns/s400/DSC_0153_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249313727609202" border="0" /></a><br />Running around chasing after Daddy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNmfVfG2hpiC3UCa7GTY7ZaF_mMks40hP-WyAlppl4qrlxjqMx8bxRYrTKKNQt1007CidRn3N57cPE3UvWjmtHts9o3dhgekUSNhZA9Z72jzCk25qeaVI9tYQNkN_yI4PtiwHS6Bv9-0/s1600-h/DSC_0161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNmfVfG2hpiC3UCa7GTY7ZaF_mMks40hP-WyAlppl4qrlxjqMx8bxRYrTKKNQt1007CidRn3N57cPE3UvWjmtHts9o3dhgekUSNhZA9Z72jzCk25qeaVI9tYQNkN_yI4PtiwHS6Bv9-0/s400/DSC_0161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249321337578178" border="0" /></a><br />After our day at the beach we got cleaned up and headed to the Boardwalk. We rode the carousel and Lily checked out some other little rides.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdbs3gEWFzBoKKTG8F6AwhvSFVJ1SwIEijWXDY7jEAVHBKppqhDf9c-xGHAsgV1CVtDH_OoQsTxFteP3jIOruf-KqIodcf7IAUS_nVMdUo9f7eeZ-wQzf0uAZIMDsOrI_bbvDHvMOrIc/s1600-h/DSC_0195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdbs3gEWFzBoKKTG8F6AwhvSFVJ1SwIEijWXDY7jEAVHBKppqhDf9c-xGHAsgV1CVtDH_OoQsTxFteP3jIOruf-KqIodcf7IAUS_nVMdUo9f7eeZ-wQzf0uAZIMDsOrI_bbvDHvMOrIc/s400/DSC_0195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249329816230194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a YUMMY dinner at the famous <a href="http://www.mackandmancos.com">Mack & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Manco</span></a> pizza on the boardwalk. It was to die for! We felt so bad Lily couldn't enjoy it too (because of her milk allergy) but we weren't going to miss out on it! She didn't mind!<br /><br />Some pictures of our night on the boardwalk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkrHGw8K7FXaVOcgiJEkExhvCh5tvTAWNl8DH8KNr1xe1MIDzj9wMLM3yjeaYi-3OK388W4CC5h_vdW_TVYqDfFEE0MCIqebb3EVjcV3O5e-DMcboVJX5lNYH9YSDkIFvqTz04Ro6F-g/s1600-h/DSC_0201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkrHGw8K7FXaVOcgiJEkExhvCh5tvTAWNl8DH8KNr1xe1MIDzj9wMLM3yjeaYi-3OK388W4CC5h_vdW_TVYqDfFEE0MCIqebb3EVjcV3O5e-DMcboVJX5lNYH9YSDkIFvqTz04Ro6F-g/s400/DSC_0201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249523093781970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJx9pUuljv-wWT1qreGB4lk_AP_gRayyUSfNUVLEzeOljg582bZcMeak28-7ApKMu8iWQbYsOnuY-0HwxyWUGWA0SYqYyiZkRXstxByQDB5kxZ18nwSS3YZbES72Wp8N6nyDwd7bZtC3o/s1600-h/DSC_0210_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJx9pUuljv-wWT1qreGB4lk_AP_gRayyUSfNUVLEzeOljg582bZcMeak28-7ApKMu8iWQbYsOnuY-0HwxyWUGWA0SYqYyiZkRXstxByQDB5kxZ18nwSS3YZbES72Wp8N6nyDwd7bZtC3o/s400/DSC_0210_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249525955214978" border="0" /></a><br />Lily got a special treat of some Polish water ice - another yummy boardwalk favorite! She loved it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulxcOiE2mNvPqxWY7DQsut8iJuqlq3H7Xx2W3sfjtXzno-vxUKIs64cymttlE89gDWgW_Ee10RoHfRMwM1Q1r_wRhp1lPVofWWn4F4LHQ0TUpZw39RIsgDhcd29TZKt6ysbi1CVmlD5w/s1600-h/DSC_0218_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulxcOiE2mNvPqxWY7DQsut8iJuqlq3H7Xx2W3sfjtXzno-vxUKIs64cymttlE89gDWgW_Ee10RoHfRMwM1Q1r_wRhp1lPVofWWn4F4LHQ0TUpZw39RIsgDhcd29TZKt6ysbi1CVmlD5w/s400/DSC_0218_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249780864552450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_qAQF0E9EB9z3JDQuuZ-Xj7ppogaqGLg3slsBcp80AhCgmnDEpRrcBLetzaWZVfx-WJAMrwmWemwTs8n0pRAZYkn9sM1zuju1YtGhE7JVN_0VV6oM2zclfC0wfKgyRE2U7bA4IC_Ci0/s1600-h/DSC_0219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_qAQF0E9EB9z3JDQuuZ-Xj7ppogaqGLg3slsBcp80AhCgmnDEpRrcBLetzaWZVfx-WJAMrwmWemwTs8n0pRAZYkn9sM1zuju1YtGhE7JVN_0VV6oM2zclfC0wfKgyRE2U7bA4IC_Ci0/s400/DSC_0219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249785802800546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My favorite picture of the day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY4drvjzqwViY7N3fWxFqqEDIomuH31d73oIFgBqT32Hm0PocBXE-aRkUZMleG-w84WbWiDZX-6DY7EwjbOl2vWUL2R75pNZyZCmXpxp5oaCRiRWbsXx0257PKab3pAuOZspvvVQZ5BE/s1600-h/DSC_0178_edited-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY4drvjzqwViY7N3fWxFqqEDIomuH31d73oIFgBqT32Hm0PocBXE-aRkUZMleG-w84WbWiDZX-6DY7EwjbOl2vWUL2R75pNZyZCmXpxp5oaCRiRWbsXx0257PKab3pAuOZspvvVQZ5BE/s400/DSC_0178_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249788077967618" border="0" /></a><br />And fast asleep on the way home. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiMvCB96Htbar7zCcq0YK1QDBJs4ANRrRp6Zu9AowcRYy1smbindH55DN5YprC5pm6enb8eI6NZsHOTnoY7Ndrb0luuy5IH8gtHacll18SVDMgU14YC1UyCiGmsbNUYr-5S79tDvBuRk/s1600-h/DSC_0223_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiMvCB96Htbar7zCcq0YK1QDBJs4ANRrRp6Zu9AowcRYy1smbindH55DN5YprC5pm6enb8eI6NZsHOTnoY7Ndrb0luuy5IH8gtHacll18SVDMgU14YC1UyCiGmsbNUYr-5S79tDvBuRk/s400/DSC_0223_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242249794813044434" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoyed a little glimpse at our summer day at the beach. Now I sit here typing this on the gloomiest, rainy day and wish I was back there again!! Oh well...there's always next summer.<br /><br />Happy Weekend everyone!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-66853262284781613232008-09-03T14:07:00.000-04:002008-09-03T15:02:30.009-04:00Progress 10I know you waited until WEDNESDAY to see my normal Monday progress post but there really isn't much to report anyway!! Not much has happened on the outside over the last week. They did a lot on the inside but no pictures to show of that unfortunately. They painted the whole house inside. (all painters white - BORING!) They started putting some doors on. The kitchen cabinets have arrived. They are still packed in their boxes in the garage. We are thinking the next step may be to install them and the moldings. We will probably be having a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre</span>-flooring walk-through at some point this month so hopefully I can get some great pictures then.<br /><br />They also put in the stairs outside leading from the back sliding doors in the kitchen.<br />We will be putting in a nice big deck at some point but that will probably have to wait at least a year. So for now this is what we have.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJB7Q9dTPhyybfx8g0a6Ps7yLIHRX5ezyj03sMtafVIc8n0PssSHsUHhtTWtOBz1ONCaA9_C0Li-YjmDOHxHFqF3exVr05kczDqDCgiaQzn18vEiVv_2CxgLkJmzmOcQ7oKaZqUp6fos/s1600-h/DSC_0005_edited-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJB7Q9dTPhyybfx8g0a6Ps7yLIHRX5ezyj03sMtafVIc8n0PssSHsUHhtTWtOBz1ONCaA9_C0Li-YjmDOHxHFqF3exVr05kczDqDCgiaQzn18vEiVv_2CxgLkJmzmOcQ7oKaZqUp6fos/s400/DSC_0005_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241762816700926610" border="0" /></a><br />They also have started to put in the forms to lay the walk-way to our front door. That was pretty neat to see!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jsRFFbx_2HqVK52C0w0Ww_5dj2FFLvJcYnLshthjh8kO37VR-x3JOpPYLYFZVBP_Tts6HTklqm3sTz1vUn1opuWIXni5yYPuwusjRMRJkP8TUbr1YhS6xz-uJo_XY4pO-RDrEMXAIoc/s1600-h/DSC_0006_edited-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jsRFFbx_2HqVK52C0w0Ww_5dj2FFLvJcYnLshthjh8kO37VR-x3JOpPYLYFZVBP_Tts6HTklqm3sTz1vUn1opuWIXni5yYPuwusjRMRJkP8TUbr1YhS6xz-uJo_XY4pO-RDrEMXAIoc/s400/DSC_0006_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241762823089892770" border="0" /></a><br />And here is a picture of the entire house. Pretty much looks the same as last week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLlS8EA2YOnfISybsYMQO9r_vlLwuQIXSdOjbjHJxSyHZW9P5iNrhdzWmwaXFgJ6JOhgyvYijuPltyR6t-VticyL5zD2JdAdz8GxPo_YKv3NijTDtlTbpFUzUAzztwkD1tV17IzLXSj8/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLlS8EA2YOnfISybsYMQO9r_vlLwuQIXSdOjbjHJxSyHZW9P5iNrhdzWmwaXFgJ6JOhgyvYijuPltyR6t-VticyL5zD2JdAdz8GxPo_YKv3NijTDtlTbpFUzUAzztwkD1tV17IzLXSj8/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241762828599336706" border="0" /></a><br />The countdown for today is - 61 days!! Getting closer. I really cannot wait!<br /><br />Thanks for looking today!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-55629301600571032972008-09-02T20:18:00.002-04:002008-09-02T22:04:26.816-04:00Today was a busy dayTherefore I have no Progress Update for you! Sorry! I promise to try hard tomorrow.<br /><br />Lily and I headed out early and then I got a call for a showing of our house. I had to come home and straighten up, get the cats out, get out of the house....you know the drill. Anyway, when we got home from that Matt said he would have Daddy duty while I went to the gym to work on my running. I have to keep on top of it. I am getting faster! My first 5K is coming up in just 2 months. Take a look at my older post, <a href="http://itsjustthelittlethings.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-can-run.html">I can run</a>, to find out about my running and the upcoming race.) Today I ran the 3.1 miles in the fastest time I have yet - 31:59. I was proud of myself. For any serious runners out there I know it is not <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> fast but it is a HUGE accomplishment for me. I am looking forward to the run. <br /><br />Tomorrow we have a "play date" at our good friends house. I am looking forward to that also. I know Lily will have a blast playing with all of her little friends.<br /><br />Hope everyone had a good day. I hope to be back tomorrow to post a house update!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-27031989634727473782008-09-01T13:54:00.003-04:002008-09-01T14:04:44.639-04:00Progress???Nope! Not today!<br /><br />For all of my regular Monday readers I tricked you didn't I??? For any new readers, I usually post my progress of my house we are building on Mondays. I decided that since today is a holiday I would postpone it until tomorrow. So check back tomorrow to see that!<br /><br />Just a quick post with a couple of pictures from our day at Pop-pop's house yesterday. We had a nice time. Lily had a lot of fun. She played in the little pool and the water table in the back yard. They were both a big hit.<br /><br />She has been into posing for pictures lately. She requested to take this on our way out the door. So of course I didn't argue. I think it would have been a better picture if the sun wasn't facing the way it was. There are too many shadows on her face. I still need to do some work on my photography skills! Oh well! That is her best doll Abby she is holding.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcasoWuLBJFbcFzbGCNeFRlqg5zlOaiKu5gf013apEmtaMPYTBeN0gDUNxEs2AniqPL6WW_3soez9iPT6lVFYZMjvOVD85PyXLpB6tNqTECzMyJlxUsbVRL8LC6d2xgGmCIlmPMKo-S4/s1600-h/DSC_0045_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcasoWuLBJFbcFzbGCNeFRlqg5zlOaiKu5gf013apEmtaMPYTBeN0gDUNxEs2AniqPL6WW_3soez9iPT6lVFYZMjvOVD85PyXLpB6tNqTECzMyJlxUsbVRL8LC6d2xgGmCIlmPMKo-S4/s400/DSC_0045_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241113543104353650" border="0" /></a><br />Here she is playing in the pool. FUN!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7Q0dN4OpPr63rsg5tMVnFeZAs3ZOZtYA8gKpkVun0l0BZkawkEsWy1PamG3KK8ppVr9nRTN4hWzPeZX9DZlwxy9rdG7TMhoJaBy6SarxGF-rTznce05XPcoCgAUwXVyV81aQMZCw8ns/s1600-h/DSC_0056_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7Q0dN4OpPr63rsg5tMVnFeZAs3ZOZtYA8gKpkVun0l0BZkawkEsWy1PamG3KK8ppVr9nRTN4hWzPeZX9DZlwxy9rdG7TMhoJaBy6SarxGF-rTznce05XPcoCgAUwXVyV81aQMZCw8ns/s400/DSC_0056_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241113548305891490" border="0" /></a><br />And another time where she was very eager to pose for a picture - I am loving this! She really wanted a picture with Pop-pop. I think it turned out cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciC9WrSJ_X_7x2FfR_m8C3TZ67iX0NvZAcXCvqNhP7AZKzew610DqqnwCOe7zj4aGk73wTZwkXZGdFLcsU91KtHjckEwZFLYR4W-Y2R7czDxnZXnNfUVbvn9-hwwBH4Oy25xeX8EnclQ/s1600-h/DSC_0067_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciC9WrSJ_X_7x2FfR_m8C3TZ67iX0NvZAcXCvqNhP7AZKzew610DqqnwCOe7zj4aGk73wTZwkXZGdFLcsU91KtHjckEwZFLYR4W-Y2R7czDxnZXnNfUVbvn9-hwwBH4Oy25xeX8EnclQ/s400/DSC_0067_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241113551317978082" border="0" /></a><br />So it has been a pretty uneventful but nice weekend. Unfortunately Matt had to work a lot and his weekend on-call ended up being VERY busy. Poor guy! <br /><br />I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Good luck as all of the kids start Back to School!!!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-45516421570761520282008-08-30T19:54:00.003-04:002008-08-31T07:19:43.760-04:00Happy Labor Day Weekend everyone!Just a quick post because Matt is making me feel guilty that I have been "blog slacking".<br /><br />I hope everyone is enjoying a fun holiday weekend! Ours has not been too eventful. Matt is on-call the whole weekend and his day today was quite hectic. Lily and I got to meet some friends at <a href="http://www.peddlersvillage.com/">Peddler's Village</a> (LOVE that place!). We did some rides and had lunch. Of course I made the regular stop at the bakery for some "Electric Bread"!! I got some for you Daddy! :)<br /><br />We had another showing on our house tonight. There is some interest from one of the couples who came through last week. They are planning on coming back with their parents next week. We are keeping our fingers crossed!<br /><br />Tomorrow we will be going to Pop-pop's house for some fun in the pool and hamburgers for dinner. I am trying to get in as many summer activities as possible for Lily since it is coming to an end this weekend.<br /><br />I am finding this last part of August to be a little difficult since it was last year at this time when my Mom starting showing signs that something was not right. September was a bad month last year....I know it is going to be a hard month coming up. I am so thankful that our family has each other. I just miss her so much. <br /><br />I hope everyone enjoys their final summer days with family and friends!! Get in one last barbecue, one last swim, one last picnic in the park, one last beach day!! Enjoy!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-12157474668036144232008-08-28T15:57:00.003-04:002008-08-28T16:13:43.855-04:00I have been a Blog slacker!Sorry all! I just have not had much time to sit down and write anything creative lately. It has been a busy week. We had a little bit of action here on the selling of our house so that is good news. We had two showings on Tuesday so I spent much of my day cleaning and getting all of us out of the house.<br /><br />I had a wonderful girls night out on Tuesday evening. We just went to dinner and talked and talked. It is always so good getting together with my friends. As I said before, it is like therapy for Moms.<br /><br />Yesterday Lily and I took a trip to her school to give the Nurse some of the medications she needs in case of any allergic reactions. Lily certainly LOVES going to her school. Just two weeks and she will be officially starting. I don't know how she will be feeling when I drop her off and leave but she has been Miss Social Butterfly with all of the teachers and staff. It will be neat to see how she does. We had "Meet the Teacher" night last week and she loved it. She went running into her classroom in amazement that they had a play kitchen. We got to play a little bit, meet her teacher and other classmates, go to the playground and get her book bag! Exciting. It was all a big hit for her!<br /><br />Here is a picture of her checking out the kitchen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqMIKzj0gDI5Xj5j8eYdxyRt5lcnfZQcvZVvKNFLUDf-81OApt6LG-n3UctoaGh_Bh6_AOlhXjkgO99wIFjRbnkU7y4lGSy4WJB-Pd-34SwLHZtEr0QNjPxk_9nv19Ey05WhN46hNhwQ/s1600-h/blog1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqMIKzj0gDI5Xj5j8eYdxyRt5lcnfZQcvZVvKNFLUDf-81OApt6LG-n3UctoaGh_Bh6_AOlhXjkgO99wIFjRbnkU7y4lGSy4WJB-Pd-34SwLHZtEr0QNjPxk_9nv19Ey05WhN46hNhwQ/s400/blog1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239663077766001490" border="0" /></a><br />And when we got home holding her new schoolbag!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4aNMmnppm6aMbGlWrwvqthyphenhyphen06ksu05fwpvFHL-WgK6o61KN-6sFgajCJjei9ATIliZ3drylGx1aEOgaJr61olDn2MHt3MxwpXOxzFaCgjOVba4TU7VUrN6Z6K7NBgAlgyBLnQbJUu2o/s1600-h/blog2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4aNMmnppm6aMbGlWrwvqthyphenhyphen06ksu05fwpvFHL-WgK6o61KN-6sFgajCJjei9ATIliZ3drylGx1aEOgaJr61olDn2MHt3MxwpXOxzFaCgjOVba4TU7VUrN6Z6K7NBgAlgyBLnQbJUu2o/s400/blog2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239663083627676050" border="0" /></a>Today we spent the morning at Sesame Place and had such a great time. We saw all the shows, did some rides, had lunch and watched the Parade. Such a fun day!!<br /><br />So as you can see our week has been busy. Matt is on-call the whole holiday weekend so I am not sure what we will have planned. I hope to have some time to post those Beach Day pictures soon!<br /><br />Lily is now sound asleep and I got an extra bonus today...Matt is home early so I am off to the gym!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">YAY</span>!<br /><br />Again - I hope you are all enjoying the final days of summer. Just one official summer weekend left!! Have fun everyone!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-32172192041905540762008-08-25T15:11:00.004-04:002008-08-25T15:51:36.095-04:00Progress 9House Update!! It is getting close to being done on the outside! They finished up the stone. I think it looks really beautiful. I am so happy with it. The molding above the windows is all up but still needs to be painted - it will be a khaki color. The next step for the outside will be the shutters, paint the molding and then the lights. Also the pillars will be put up for the front porch. There really isn't too much more for the outside. They also worked on leveling out the lot. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpZUTWhx4AMhpfiFRWaqZlDvAzgbGkdb1nA9PMWLRDQWJNTKPvM84qpwWdneh3gXl1ICwXZ3vIkHhufaYMEDMMwmj0UlebS9_xqhpLqUYAhSjkwhzUDFAPjM8ulq9U0-IqLaVSOR0yAo/s1600-h/DSC_0081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpZUTWhx4AMhpfiFRWaqZlDvAzgbGkdb1nA9PMWLRDQWJNTKPvM84qpwWdneh3gXl1ICwXZ3vIkHhufaYMEDMMwmj0UlebS9_xqhpLqUYAhSjkwhzUDFAPjM8ulq9U0-IqLaVSOR0yAo/s400/DSC_0081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238535677499924498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXvpznBSrc0kQJ32l4RhiV_9dUG394mBU3UX6TuA6Hmo9Ov-Gpas9ds0-iXMtLOHstCgOo4ANMZA0ljwpiSgUF2CbcK4LIIWMDim3TgzLnDONvmTZTHVrB4f-bzbKxXMKdtxZhztcDug/s1600-h/DSC_0082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXvpznBSrc0kQJ32l4RhiV_9dUG394mBU3UX6TuA6Hmo9Ov-Gpas9ds0-iXMtLOHstCgOo4ANMZA0ljwpiSgUF2CbcK4LIIWMDim3TgzLnDONvmTZTHVrB4f-bzbKxXMKdtxZhztcDug/s400/DSC_0082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238535685424071522" border="0" /></a><br />In the inside they are working on putting the doors in. We tried to go in this weekend but it is all locked up now. Bummer! :( Matt did some peaking in.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnTs_tOXiRBwdf9sZHDp1QQSXIeSibRp_3BJ7ODobj9bnvj9GiXY8ueVnJ8ugASLqcXbsGeq56T-aziJ7ne61hehn20JgNr1u53GK8M9j_13sHrfuhefcM84QN13lzo0N1vnQDVeC3nE/s1600-h/DSC_0232_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnTs_tOXiRBwdf9sZHDp1QQSXIeSibRp_3BJ7ODobj9bnvj9GiXY8ueVnJ8ugASLqcXbsGeq56T-aziJ7ne61hehn20JgNr1u53GK8M9j_13sHrfuhefcM84QN13lzo0N1vnQDVeC3nE/s400/DSC_0232_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238535986902442418" border="0" /></a><br />And he tried to get in through the basement door but that door was locked also!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3pspbiV3wMpm1jUMpKWspQQfzzfFYZs7fDfe4GXJL3-4wWFrsLDXnGjaMZAPTYDqyBPSO-MdoBoIFoLYvBhbEYWj7j6vfr24m28cXpbtUujzNT3_2z-3S5RPFBXTtDAQRDq4m_Qwo1g/s1600-h/DSC_0237_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3pspbiV3wMpm1jUMpKWspQQfzzfFYZs7fDfe4GXJL3-4wWFrsLDXnGjaMZAPTYDqyBPSO-MdoBoIFoLYvBhbEYWj7j6vfr24m28cXpbtUujzNT3_2z-3S5RPFBXTtDAQRDq4m_Qwo1g/s400/DSC_0237_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238535991836559490" border="0" /></a>Here is a final picture from Sunday! Just 69 more days!! WOO <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HOO</span>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqEQZvRpGxjLVKb09vEVl9KxJ8Z17blftysE9XIMHHNkvTrA5ivpyoxoF3aceuC9uJze5B6MhUzFpgZgAQXnc-PDFlcKuQRlTmkPrG23vIhUGmNdwoCXj18qXmA2uZu-budgL8OdxmMU/s1600-h/DSC_0236_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqEQZvRpGxjLVKb09vEVl9KxJ8Z17blftysE9XIMHHNkvTrA5ivpyoxoF3aceuC9uJze5B6MhUzFpgZgAQXnc-PDFlcKuQRlTmkPrG23vIhUGmNdwoCXj18qXmA2uZu-budgL8OdxmMU/s400/DSC_0236_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238535999519128274" border="0" /></a>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-83725593751897259332008-08-24T17:40:00.004-04:002008-08-24T17:45:18.215-04:00Look what we did today!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8S2_dKoygi_t9t2bJujQTWj465CHAzXMDy5J9cylQJFar9TjmWimMdzmM-qm15AU9iaN4TM9WdfrhXxrJmIJCYdiXb70udwLFBu3ijUWb0x6nTHHOaIxAexClXyNkI89sSIw9Yodb3A/s1600-h/DSC_0226_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8S2_dKoygi_t9t2bJujQTWj465CHAzXMDy5J9cylQJFar9TjmWimMdzmM-qm15AU9iaN4TM9WdfrhXxrJmIJCYdiXb70udwLFBu3ijUWb0x6nTHHOaIxAexClXyNkI89sSIw9Yodb3A/s400/DSC_0226_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238202714826638178" border="0" /></a>HA HA!! (Please excuse the crazy flip-flop tan on my feet! We spend a lot of time at the park)<br /><br />Another girl-girl activity. This was our first time painting Lily's toes and she LOVED it!! She was very excited and proud. It was fun! Here she is pointing them out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtpJaAZhI74dOAmXu6zc4a2uv3sToaptR29gBJv7JnUxkDaD0Wm4mX5OX81R-JTSbJVWW3xDH_9bUn64NtHoF8tTpNU7Lu8cJdR8GK1KIab5V20VE9MKysXeZtXxLm7Pj67naYVbCMVA/s1600-h/DSC_0229_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtpJaAZhI74dOAmXu6zc4a2uv3sToaptR29gBJv7JnUxkDaD0Wm4mX5OX81R-JTSbJVWW3xDH_9bUn64NtHoF8tTpNU7Lu8cJdR8GK1KIab5V20VE9MKysXeZtXxLm7Pj67naYVbCMVA/s400/DSC_0229_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238202723499516402" border="0" /></a><br />I hope everyone had a fun summer weekend. We had a BLAST at the beach yesterday. I am planning on doing a post with pictures later in the week. Check back tomorrow for my House Update!!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-71015648344078940342008-08-22T16:27:00.008-04:002008-08-22T17:08:19.775-04:00Just a little more time left....Just a short amount of days left and we will be saying goodbye to summer. It really has gone quickly hasn't it?? I am looking forward to the fall but it is always sad to see the summer come to an end.<br /><br />We have been busy trying to get as many summer activities in as possible. Today we spent the morning at a pool with a couple of friends that I used to teach with. The one little boy was born on the same day as Lily and they will be going to school together in just a couple of weeks. Lily had a lot of fun. Here they are kicking on the side of the pool!! Ha! It was funny when they all lined up to do this. I had to get a picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4P4VeASRd57B5_vnm_K4UZMiBBgFhawhoW27sV5jtH65nP4G8pePW02wiE1YRuNO-GpFWyJ4QJ5kfnDcK-orAA3pGE6SOTc61QmhwIrrLtt3q7ac7bTbSwKGMpO80cfYV5bBPaFqpDQ/s1600-h/IMG_9318_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4P4VeASRd57B5_vnm_K4UZMiBBgFhawhoW27sV5jtH65nP4G8pePW02wiE1YRuNO-GpFWyJ4QJ5kfnDcK-orAA3pGE6SOTc61QmhwIrrLtt3q7ac7bTbSwKGMpO80cfYV5bBPaFqpDQ/s400/IMG_9318_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237442858489395890" border="0" /></a><br />All lined up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQp8lf84ZDEz-PxZrUtQtitEHUrytTlcRAXXnO18XIINrQXn68bedE5IjzjnD0zoFFFS3qAOyAJXqdHW8UdVj8UvkjAQXuWiS6o1NpWSvHVeLYwo8dfGqknlqVbuv-m2R5chMcGUIKTxA/s1600-h/IMG_9320_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQp8lf84ZDEz-PxZrUtQtitEHUrytTlcRAXXnO18XIINrQXn68bedE5IjzjnD0zoFFFS3qAOyAJXqdHW8UdVj8UvkjAQXuWiS6o1NpWSvHVeLYwo8dfGqknlqVbuv-m2R5chMcGUIKTxA/s400/IMG_9320_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237442863317409202" border="0" /></a><br />And of course the highlight of any summer day at the pool....THE ICE CREAM TRUCK!! Lily chose a blue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Icee</span> pop!! Cool!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r9dY4tVthhl4INDgBlE2TgZR2WvCXO_NPvY_prIeT12znZOpK7rprO9jTTR6_07MQYW6dlbvYceVGAwyk7oqcLCPo2lCSkK1i2oTgyD3XKdh16N_zIWluOQNXwmx5cB30q1lI5YbugE/s1600-h/IMG_9322_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5r9dY4tVthhl4INDgBlE2TgZR2WvCXO_NPvY_prIeT12znZOpK7rprO9jTTR6_07MQYW6dlbvYceVGAwyk7oqcLCPo2lCSkK1i2oTgyD3XKdh16N_zIWluOQNXwmx5cB30q1lI5YbugE/s400/IMG_9322_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237442866132451042" border="0" /></a><br />Last weekend we had a fun summer day at The Grange Fair. We met our friends and their two little boys. A lot of neat animals and some YUMMY Kettle Corn.<br /><br />Looking at the goats!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JtyQFciJmbiLb0MCuHtNDls6Vu2f2lcsoaiac6lzW5o-tnw7fICkLgeVjSU0ZNE00TuXmKx6s8wFxcc2-sdQvVJYbJ9f1DmFrq6MQTKbF253Slg9qSnejVJ9IrdMREaCF4jdfDjeQYA/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JtyQFciJmbiLb0MCuHtNDls6Vu2f2lcsoaiac6lzW5o-tnw7fICkLgeVjSU0ZNE00TuXmKx6s8wFxcc2-sdQvVJYbJ9f1DmFrq6MQTKbF253Slg9qSnejVJ9IrdMREaCF4jdfDjeQYA/s400/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237445673246402162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNcyqHDpSCB2FOlX0-_bnhpVASFesuy6l3TtTvAEbbBkXkIjHpuCuOG1bQQfyQyDkmRM3H2jiQv9R2MzGi0d3D1do0JwQ3wJyziypAipYvEJ98CxdIRavEvTj74B39tTYUGRWbPWQhRk/s1600-h/DSC_0009-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNcyqHDpSCB2FOlX0-_bnhpVASFesuy6l3TtTvAEbbBkXkIjHpuCuOG1bQQfyQyDkmRM3H2jiQv9R2MzGi0d3D1do0JwQ3wJyziypAipYvEJ98CxdIRavEvTj74B39tTYUGRWbPWQhRk/s400/DSC_0009-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237445679005958882" border="0" /></a><br />Matt took this picture and we think she looks so pretty in it! OK - maybe we are biased but oh well, here it is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAc6BdP5ZcERgsDn5_Ju7ycxrHCBmTqoOpzdK0i9mCaoMZMUad3EqLFuv7KWoH7i7_IUEp08ruVLDkHoS2e4ejAHL-G6nSUkjkJgZpVz-AP5KC-mM8a36M3wC-GgF8OFpa60OQQbGdeZg/s1600-h/DSC_0009_edited-2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAc6BdP5ZcERgsDn5_Ju7ycxrHCBmTqoOpzdK0i9mCaoMZMUad3EqLFuv7KWoH7i7_IUEp08ruVLDkHoS2e4ejAHL-G6nSUkjkJgZpVz-AP5KC-mM8a36M3wC-GgF8OFpa60OQQbGdeZg/s400/DSC_0009_edited-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237446761837541586" border="0" /></a><br />Petting the bunny.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP-drv6-cukpbgbBPDhtC3S3gTjwPLBOyW9aCutTcZJNYCAVFnOwFUd_c77y7WGHyHgDooa2hkydEmlQ-CV1IbkjFAhJg6GdEuJBvIcqMWqA-1V24edtfELf0wcAkHntQdFGXXngzP6c/s1600-h/DSC_0025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP-drv6-cukpbgbBPDhtC3S3gTjwPLBOyW9aCutTcZJNYCAVFnOwFUd_c77y7WGHyHgDooa2hkydEmlQ-CV1IbkjFAhJg6GdEuJBvIcqMWqA-1V24edtfELf0wcAkHntQdFGXXngzP6c/s400/DSC_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237447154986052578" border="0" /></a><br />TRACTORS! Notice Lily sneaking under the rope! She wanted to go on them so badly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB-m3dCpPSGaL6zmghWYYVbIqoWSpUNCYbd0bpTHiIK3J7MbpsyGbyXNUQkaKd0KKz55A7LmRKnJb287TUg6jjhIfV5om2WakHMj-lRJQj5z6lrmTnGokJZnYHsFPC1o9QaoH7Pgl4JY/s1600-h/DSC_0043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVB-m3dCpPSGaL6zmghWYYVbIqoWSpUNCYbd0bpTHiIK3J7MbpsyGbyXNUQkaKd0KKz55A7LmRKnJb287TUg6jjhIfV5om2WakHMj-lRJQj5z6lrmTnGokJZnYHsFPC1o9QaoH7Pgl4JY/s400/DSC_0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237447514034484818" border="0" /></a><br />Thankfully they had some tractors the kids could go on. Here they are with the Daddies.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS7EIQbr6RjLLF5dEEu9uAXJOKri_QkqTyvqTSghEjzGA4w7uJPVReH35uqs0cVYLNIhll8-_N3pCKQ9Y7_M0SKubd_lbxuftil1noLa8p-R3mLJ30Rp_sQ8uKcfEiaWO58JVsU5gGT0/s1600-h/DSC_0049_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS7EIQbr6RjLLF5dEEu9uAXJOKri_QkqTyvqTSghEjzGA4w7uJPVReH35uqs0cVYLNIhll8-_N3pCKQ9Y7_M0SKubd_lbxuftil1noLa8p-R3mLJ30Rp_sQ8uKcfEiaWO58JVsU5gGT0/s400/DSC_0049_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237447169072773730" border="0" /></a><br />And a final cute picture of the two good friends!! (They will soon be our neighbors also! We are so excited!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOKnJ0TvhTcdLZy7aEBdUmAdQP7NAQxhuGKmaXUxbSBVxVDd8VGail9gFPoFk7bIAzQYx-7Gi4poZJuIQuGrSrlGKEmSiELwLw_IMeGkpn9WyH4N-9tmityr8pCmrSve6lT7onTPD5Kc/s1600-h/DSC_0039_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOKnJ0TvhTcdLZy7aEBdUmAdQP7NAQxhuGKmaXUxbSBVxVDd8VGail9gFPoFk7bIAzQYx-7Gi4poZJuIQuGrSrlGKEmSiELwLw_IMeGkpn9WyH4N-9tmityr8pCmrSve6lT7onTPD5Kc/s400/DSC_0039_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237448132431984802" border="0" /></a><br />All of these summer activities have been so much fun. It is really neat to see Lily enjoying these types of things more and more as she gets older. Tomorrow we have another exciting day planned - BEACH DAY!! Lily has been talking about going to the beach all summer long and we are finally going to get to go. She is looking forward to it. Her favorite book right now is Beach Day so we have been reading it everyday in anticipation of actually going! I am sure I will have some good pictures to share of our trip!<br /><br />Go check out some more summer fun at this post on City Momma/Country <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Momma's</span> blog -<a href="http://citymommacountrymomma.blogspot.com/2008/08/down-by-bay-and-beach.html"> Down By the Bay</a>. Really cute pictures of my nephew enjoying the beach and other summer stuff! <br /><br />Hope everyone has a fun summer weekend!! ENJOY!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-41413468007110880152008-08-20T15:03:00.004-04:002008-08-20T21:15:09.622-04:00She's ALL Girl!!Lily is a total <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">girly</span>-girl! I love it. As she gets a little older I can see more and more "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">girly</span>" qualities emerging! One of her new favorite things to do is "Do make-up". She will sit in the bathroom with me while I do my make-up and take each piece of make-up out of the basket and pretend to put it on. It is our new morning ritual!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign0xXeLaSoe4nH2bObmRj3K-vQ6_TFpOjo-xv0e_lprwcZ-KY5deRd-MYzBWdidMw6izECVW8cvdBiGq3vDD9vRorPyhB2kVNRbZ9xZcMzaZh7D9_Ejt-JlmQ75BX2oyoop9LCojFJ6g/s1600-h/DSC_0055_edited-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign0xXeLaSoe4nH2bObmRj3K-vQ6_TFpOjo-xv0e_lprwcZ-KY5deRd-MYzBWdidMw6izECVW8cvdBiGq3vDD9vRorPyhB2kVNRbZ9xZcMzaZh7D9_Ejt-JlmQ75BX2oyoop9LCojFJ6g/s400/DSC_0055_edited-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236682065804405330" border="0" /></a><br />She always is wanting to fill up and carry some sort of bag or purse. She loves to iron with her new ironing board and iron. She picked it out, she wanted it more than anything! She is always concerned with things matching. Today she says "I would like to use the purple cup Mommy, it matches my shirt."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vsmFNT57dP9ZfsRcSJL4lXwbI840o8eD0XRx4zc_m8GErrqvMwdHD_nbl8_U3Tt0sCaV7b-pwrj8yZot3aS4UcivuHaBJT8hDueqpKPUe2G9kbzusS-cG4GrnxcRUqlunNWzTAnc9Lc/s1600-h/DSC_0036_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vsmFNT57dP9ZfsRcSJL4lXwbI840o8eD0XRx4zc_m8GErrqvMwdHD_nbl8_U3Tt0sCaV7b-pwrj8yZot3aS4UcivuHaBJT8hDueqpKPUe2G9kbzusS-cG4GrnxcRUqlunNWzTAnc9Lc/s400/DSC_0036_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236682068348560594" border="0" /></a><br />She loves to play with her Baby doll. She is so good at taking care of her. She feeds her. Puts her down for her nap and covers her up. Lately she loves to take her Baby on a picnic. She pushes her in the stroller and pretends to go shopping at the mall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzjAa8lMyHCTKtAZm1XiTlyq6myJlGneDzoKlsJH6o1VZq1tixIRiGfXRJ6SP9r22RCQrN9MwgNIwswEr8k5AHyrn5F1T2hjhcITJVRI4kdaJdpyMfDocWr56w_4O0wPloMBRrrhbwjA/s1600-h/DSC_0229_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzjAa8lMyHCTKtAZm1XiTlyq6myJlGneDzoKlsJH6o1VZq1tixIRiGfXRJ6SP9r22RCQrN9MwgNIwswEr8k5AHyrn5F1T2hjhcITJVRI4kdaJdpyMfDocWr56w_4O0wPloMBRrrhbwjA/s400/DSC_0229_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236682073246709042" border="0" /></a><br />She loves shopping! Yesterday at the mall she rode the carousel and then came running over to my good friend and me and said "Let's go shopping now!" Too cute.<br /><br />I love it. I just envision when she is a teenager - shopping at the mall, having lunch, picking out a new outfit or dress for that special dance. These are some of the best memories I have of being with my Mom. I know it sounds silly but really it is. I can't wait to make those memories with her!<br /><br />It seems she is growing up so quickly! That fun shopping time will be here before we even blink. I don't want it to come too soon though! Tonight we are going to "Meet the Teacher" at her school. SCHOOL!!?? Yes, I said school. I can't believe our baby is starting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Pre</span>-school. It should be an interesting adjustment for Lily and Mommy. I am thinking she will be really happy tonight when she gets her very first school bag to fill up and carry!!!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-87354158935513718332008-08-18T14:24:00.008-04:002008-08-18T14:46:46.460-04:00Progress 8Exciting changes this past week!! It is looking good. They did the stucco and started the stone. We also have walls inside. Matt was able to go in one day and get some good pictures of the inside. When I went by today they are just finishing up the stone. We met with a painter (for the interior) on Saturday and that went well. We have been busy looking at colors. It really is hard to choose! So much to do!!<br /><br />Here are the pictures from the progress this week.<br />A good shot of the side/back of the house so you can see the stucco.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVuTUzJnRLxACC9zvQXKsNTZhpHU18S-ji3ALpmSzvANzObfO5BiDz83SSxa-me3AHpo8VziygH67uvHMZT5x9ubUGBB63pv2WOAtr4-vaZIC_pLS3lxkX4CmyIrMd3pqwhYdr4r18tI/s1600-h/DSC_0003-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVuTUzJnRLxACC9zvQXKsNTZhpHU18S-ji3ALpmSzvANzObfO5BiDz83SSxa-me3AHpo8VziygH67uvHMZT5x9ubUGBB63pv2WOAtr4-vaZIC_pLS3lxkX4CmyIrMd3pqwhYdr4r18tI/s400/DSC_0003-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235926361814280626" border="0" /></a><br />And the other side/front. The molding above the windows will be a darker tan color when painted.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aHpIDsTtmlLR1gVILz3UM3Qpg-_6dLjs4fd53ljHrGaGKgTuuVv6v5koDgAmBAdN3BJK3y_EYdLbzRuFzR3N4QHf3F-5PVS9Ss1FEZChEc1pciuNqPsMD-qayVRMBaVekyvI2j5sXmA/s1600-h/DSC_0015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aHpIDsTtmlLR1gVILz3UM3Qpg-_6dLjs4fd53ljHrGaGKgTuuVv6v5koDgAmBAdN3BJK3y_EYdLbzRuFzR3N4QHf3F-5PVS9Ss1FEZChEc1pciuNqPsMD-qayVRMBaVekyvI2j5sXmA/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235926363825832034" border="0" /></a><br />Inside - some walls!! The family room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSJgwp-HC2k4QZ7qJM8zTXusyOPm1Yr033TR-jXHOK9YheKyJH87N_vYmpnwvn_GByWzUTybOCGRqXtUpjL56Ax8cB-Ics0Hqm8RW6VKcvkHKGoNTF3rB62tfLj9om2W08opAaH4TPhw/s1600-h/DSC_0022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSJgwp-HC2k4QZ7qJM8zTXusyOPm1Yr033TR-jXHOK9YheKyJH87N_vYmpnwvn_GByWzUTybOCGRqXtUpjL56Ax8cB-Ics0Hqm8RW6VKcvkHKGoNTF3rB62tfLj9om2W08opAaH4TPhw/s400/DSC_0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235926372169098754" border="0" /></a><br />In the living room looking into the dining room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF7UO7gzy3-q7CIXopKUiy48OEATg4twGn4z4xklHc0N-F4NfHf6k0i1WLE1AAKBnXOr46YTHvT7VJPaFcG30FggUEzWsNS1G289qbv3ohn1zf7OZ6Q99r7_oueUrnmteYF-k7tWXguU/s1600-h/DSC_0039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPF7UO7gzy3-q7CIXopKUiy48OEATg4twGn4z4xklHc0N-F4NfHf6k0i1WLE1AAKBnXOr46YTHvT7VJPaFcG30FggUEzWsNS1G289qbv3ohn1zf7OZ6Q99r7_oueUrnmteYF-k7tWXguU/s400/DSC_0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235926378153245906" border="0" /></a><br />The beginning of the stone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgFk0tdiYfroc7RpKjER0e8azdLIOFJx1-6_2JvfX3LgkvwBMDOLZIsGWc_NvKm9BhwMcS0bk9waSj-MVwAsWSOo3gPgmmRLd-MBlGuLN_wnAfPhE08sL1zFBpDsjqsBLwdgNCWeJCe8/s1600-h/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgFk0tdiYfroc7RpKjER0e8azdLIOFJx1-6_2JvfX3LgkvwBMDOLZIsGWc_NvKm9BhwMcS0bk9waSj-MVwAsWSOo3gPgmmRLd-MBlGuLN_wnAfPhE08sL1zFBpDsjqsBLwdgNCWeJCe8/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235927380643165186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLU_3OxKR3EiI9w3iWAl-L3nL_v2M9xpANRn1ne2rX2Z_oECnYG52za_6bZ6TqENeX7cLQY1XAPhyaF6yBqxppjP1Ghyphenhyphenqo8ZaCx9t9HDsYbelPkqYXUKAOhNEq1jqb4dqIUPCwa4EJk0/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLU_3OxKR3EiI9w3iWAl-L3nL_v2M9xpANRn1ne2rX2Z_oECnYG52za_6bZ6TqENeX7cLQY1XAPhyaF6yBqxppjP1Ghyphenhyphenqo8ZaCx9t9HDsYbelPkqYXUKAOhNEq1jqb4dqIUPCwa4EJk0/s400/DSC_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235927386383361458" border="0" /></a><br />Earlier in the week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXpqU71V3ZZU_PabK0h8G28keAuk4gxSTMQ7oDbmR1kvqhcJXnQklmqnVBleOKSndF6KWwRYuzdBCNtfovcxId6-K_22tt4EUNf-uGemjine-Sdx7gxXsnMZZ53XPlu1jw7Xn4pfNvGo/s1600-h/DSC_0054_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXpqU71V3ZZU_PabK0h8G28keAuk4gxSTMQ7oDbmR1kvqhcJXnQklmqnVBleOKSndF6KWwRYuzdBCNtfovcxId6-K_22tt4EUNf-uGemjine-Sdx7gxXsnMZZ53XPlu1jw7Xn4pfNvGo/s400/DSC_0054_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235927803645781474" border="0" /></a><br />Friday - the stone is getting there!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi400nVPtNAVGPre_H53IS1A7F-tUd_43lk-6iAD1YZGQBgvW-PRYvzPn9moPicL_f56pfTa1po4rQCeuwPwFNNYt7Bow1qSQpGZJvlvM5G3KnexHA3Qhl6MxKnAxdZndzyvGuxCqvnfoM/s1600-h/DSC_0061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi400nVPtNAVGPre_H53IS1A7F-tUd_43lk-6iAD1YZGQBgvW-PRYvzPn9moPicL_f56pfTa1po4rQCeuwPwFNNYt7Bow1qSQpGZJvlvM5G3KnexHA3Qhl6MxKnAxdZndzyvGuxCqvnfoM/s400/DSC_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235927808318433794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this was today when they were working. Almost to the top!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodSLKgttBihTKCA9gc6gp1SQd_fmwclI_Y-Moi0bIN4VMFh9O2DU2pABGvVp2Vwdq0v8k12k6KvvKad1OkWRsU97r5r12OiMCd0Uc3dSasYsrsUPkn9Anp6nBrPZa7mg3y6q7_n9dVzA/s1600-h/DSC_0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodSLKgttBihTKCA9gc6gp1SQd_fmwclI_Y-Moi0bIN4VMFh9O2DU2pABGvVp2Vwdq0v8k12k6KvvKad1OkWRsU97r5r12OiMCd0Uc3dSasYsrsUPkn9Anp6nBrPZa7mg3y6q7_n9dVzA/s400/DSC_0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235927814958376306" border="0" /></a><br />So there are the changes for this week. Thanks for checking back to see our progress. We are very excited. Just about 2 1/2 months left!!<br /><br />If you haven't already had a chance check out my post from Friday about my <a href="http://itsjustthelittlethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/here-it-is.html">ALTERED CLOCK</a> project. My sister, <a href="http://www.citymommacountrymomma.blogspot.com/">CityMomma/Country Momma,</a> says I should submit it to Tip Junkie. I am not really sure what that is or how to do it but I will look into it!!<br /><br />Have a good week everyone! I hope to be back with some fun posts this week.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-9895470188262257362008-08-15T15:34:00.009-04:002008-09-19T14:05:53.674-04:00Altered ClockHere is my simple tutorial of an Altered Clock!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfiQMlVw9AKLE7dEtaZMkfEgBUl5URWuUFzVPLwnnp8Kg9i8ugC8z6JHq6CORSqslUg1-tgG1SnIGcqFofgMoEDHlf55iQGBfHSjHA-SsocFqcBy0iXy3_aBd5CjZnzuQO1aO0Nvn7qY/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfiQMlVw9AKLE7dEtaZMkfEgBUl5URWuUFzVPLwnnp8Kg9i8ugC8z6JHq6CORSqslUg1-tgG1SnIGcqFofgMoEDHlf55iQGBfHSjHA-SsocFqcBy0iXy3_aBd5CjZnzuQO1aO0Nvn7qY/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234835733159075490" border="0" /></a><br />Now a lot of you out there in blog land have probably seen something like this before so it may not be something new to you. I had seen them about a year ago somewhere on-line and always thought it would be fun to make. It really is very simple, especially if you are into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">scrapbooking</span> already. You kind of do the same thing but put it on the face of a clock.<br /><br />For those of you who have never seen this neat craft idea here is a mini-tutorial on how I did it. I bought an inexpensive clock from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wal</span>-mart that was able to be unscrewed from the back. I took out the hands of the clock and took off the face.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMqQ5o-QH-aRwI54d7LFilpnxPz2J1uPmImJ2IcWdv9qVD6Jf6St0TB5eO4CJrXf2hnECt_6R0raQOe46sBaij4Fen5CFBgVS2B6gvsM_n-_mIpnpCXffIX3qyW5wKSEm6hsmvvsuGDQ/s1600-h/IMG_9301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMqQ5o-QH-aRwI54d7LFilpnxPz2J1uPmImJ2IcWdv9qVD6Jf6St0TB5eO4CJrXf2hnECt_6R0raQOe46sBaij4Fen5CFBgVS2B6gvsM_n-_mIpnpCXffIX3qyW5wKSEm6hsmvvsuGDQ/s400/IMG_9301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234836896640602866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK1GpTmMxqm64FqtVtii0sPDvqoxQtDNrJ-uekELd7jbjTv-GiXqqbRlRYehwj0PgSlzDWx_brEP7qevtSbusCrF5FYO-3ulCdGcODtPNOCi3Ac163h8dGQzIpt0h43L0c5l1RKiJElE/s1600-h/IMG_9302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK1GpTmMxqm64FqtVtii0sPDvqoxQtDNrJ-uekELd7jbjTv-GiXqqbRlRYehwj0PgSlzDWx_brEP7qevtSbusCrF5FYO-3ulCdGcODtPNOCi3Ac163h8dGQzIpt0h43L0c5l1RKiJElE/s400/IMG_9302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234836909117941794" border="0" /></a><br />I picked out a scrapbook paper I liked and cut it to fit the face of the clock. I got an extra big clock so it took two pieces of 12 X 12 paper arranged just so. Be sure to cut the hole in the center where the hands will go back through. I picked the bright colors because I am going to use it in Lily's play room in our new house. I am going to go with primary color decorating in that room rather than pastel and pink like her room is going to be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHK1qOUvZmdxuLpDvl62O6EQDfOQC87OTRxkAQyUsPNbBEkPJPntRH8n5b6ih_7K_WB8WD5x15hiuN948xdquLWCErU153Dpk5F8U30CQJNGhEC-ENdBOu5ymwooBVLbMme_JGgTYhZc/s1600-h/IMG_9303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHK1qOUvZmdxuLpDvl62O6EQDfOQC87OTRxkAQyUsPNbBEkPJPntRH8n5b6ih_7K_WB8WD5x15hiuN948xdquLWCErU153Dpk5F8U30CQJNGhEC-ENdBOu5ymwooBVLbMme_JGgTYhZc/s400/IMG_9303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234838545115194050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then I arranged the pictures and numbers how I wanted them and put them down using my tape runner. You could do anything you wanted - pictures, no pictures just a pretty paper, numbers all around, no numbers, just a 12!! Whatever!! I used chipboard for the numbers and circles that I put them on. I bordered the pictures in ribbon - you can see that in the final picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaPi8zoOrgGT3dlYNFlw6dq6NLH-CeR-09A1MBXTEr_nEDaczxNvXVtG5pCnV2SPEJoA3m81fk58t9aLHNuGRA_IPMVFNSaDST0IKz73lchQNT2aVivSAEjspurzi0Mehhk09ewcbdhI/s1600-h/IMG_9305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaPi8zoOrgGT3dlYNFlw6dq6NLH-CeR-09A1MBXTEr_nEDaczxNvXVtG5pCnV2SPEJoA3m81fk58t9aLHNuGRA_IPMVFNSaDST0IKz73lchQNT2aVivSAEjspurzi0Mehhk09ewcbdhI/s400/IMG_9305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234836926018239154" border="0" /></a><br />Then you put the hands of the clock back on and put the whole clock back together. I painted the rim of mine red. It was black. (It was my first adventure in spray paint and it went well!! I can see how some of you become addicted!!!)<br /><br />So there you have it! Pretty simple and I think it turned out pretty cute. The pictures don't do it any justice! It looks much cuter in real life!<br /><br />I zoomed in on this one a bit so you could see some details a little better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATdVgE0i4GYPGoZq21UznxRri8bXVJgK91Fb4RUPWeMjbIDg3ApfwWaSx5DHa9nR8P603NrC7-T3TvCB-dyGbLKg_n1Y4r8A1iwWE5fi_p04vexlMbM4Jj-CqEN-LG2zjp_huMevU_Es/s1600-h/DSC_0002_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATdVgE0i4GYPGoZq21UznxRri8bXVJgK91Fb4RUPWeMjbIDg3ApfwWaSx5DHa9nR8P603NrC7-T3TvCB-dyGbLKg_n1Y4r8A1iwWE5fi_p04vexlMbM4Jj-CqEN-LG2zjp_huMevU_Es/s400/DSC_0002_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234840232969891106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7nLXctmSXJPMFwazQrFP_GRu7kcZQIT4Am4ubSaJJboV5Mi7fmaA6ylQVAJbbbzvegfzsL8JVuTDmOmxx8QOPmgFCHeTolpveH-2-hPTuMfu2gz8enYpEdNSpUuXY1SnjS-TL6iDATI/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7nLXctmSXJPMFwazQrFP_GRu7kcZQIT4Am4ubSaJJboV5Mi7fmaA6ylQVAJbbbzvegfzsL8JVuTDmOmxx8QOPmgFCHeTolpveH-2-hPTuMfu2gz8enYpEdNSpUuXY1SnjS-TL6iDATI/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234840236875278802" border="0" /></a>I hope you enjoyed my little project! Now get out there and go purchase a cheap clock. Now you can take it all apart and make something extra special for yourself!! :)<br /><br />HAVE FUN!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399967466852424535.post-38518950240624881452008-08-13T16:52:00.005-04:002008-08-13T17:12:27.370-04:00Fun with Friends!Just a quick post today because I have been busy working on my project!! It is coming out pretty cute and I should be able to post about it tomorrow or Friday! Oh! And sorry Daddy - it isn't a patriotic shadow box but I really like your guess!! :)<br /><br />Lily and I had a fun day today with our friends Kate and Bobby. We are very fortunate to have a lot of friends that have little ones around the same age. We try to get together as much as possible but it is sometimes difficult with all of our different schedules. Today we met up with Kate and her son Bobby. There is a nice playground we like to meet at because it is a half-way point between our two houses. After the playground we headed to the mall for lunch and then to ride the EXCITING rides! It is so cute to see how excited they get from the 50 cent rides! So adorable. Lily and Bobby have been playing together since birth and they have just really started to actually <span style="font-style: italic;">play</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">together</span>. Before this they really just played in the same room but now they are interacting, chasing each other and of course imitating what each other does. It is really neat to see.<br /><br />Today after swinging and going up and down the stairs and slides Lily insisted on holding Bobby's hand on the way to the cars!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrv6jVv0d8x2AUZ8jdRbnBWpm1Zm2tiePkKfiru8FIEtY8i7pyz6mlzRKjYQ2HmKjo3u91kKXNtf_6oW3tX35s4luw_BtKD7f5H7Des700xtdT7AH2kxtpXCEV8Cu0Vu2-2kWvkzmDl8o/s1600-h/IMG_9285_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrv6jVv0d8x2AUZ8jdRbnBWpm1Zm2tiePkKfiru8FIEtY8i7pyz6mlzRKjYQ2HmKjo3u91kKXNtf_6oW3tX35s4luw_BtKD7f5H7Des700xtdT7AH2kxtpXCEV8Cu0Vu2-2kWvkzmDl8o/s400/IMG_9285_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234111519141262866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here they are riding the rides at the mall!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiXin3vOyHcBuXIiTcX1tlbvfXFvMr4Q1nb_G0-8LXCy6oWeH_zJZ4WeSurMQ3l8m-l33gMRBdy8qu0mC0NfNJcuEOY6whqDPP3OuWaxMPxOFPKJDY2Zo5phPC1xMGOiLBnCL5OcJ3z0/s1600-h/IMG_9288_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiXin3vOyHcBuXIiTcX1tlbvfXFvMr4Q1nb_G0-8LXCy6oWeH_zJZ4WeSurMQ3l8m-l33gMRBdy8qu0mC0NfNJcuEOY6whqDPP3OuWaxMPxOFPKJDY2Zo5phPC1xMGOiLBnCL5OcJ3z0/s400/IMG_9288_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234111522974046754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXt61oXwVxGohJTEm7gxbcWVQnGiQZMlDwiXDaS6G474PN0tW1CD9Rjnz9tzLUdGi-QFF0pT3OGP-30c_OQX7zVa4jkKP-5v4zEG2y9udVidJpEMvBCccj_kjRVN7GBLkSU4YVO0KrLA/s1600-h/IMG_9295_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXt61oXwVxGohJTEm7gxbcWVQnGiQZMlDwiXDaS6G474PN0tW1CD9Rjnz9tzLUdGi-QFF0pT3OGP-30c_OQX7zVa4jkKP-5v4zEG2y9udVidJpEMvBCccj_kjRVN7GBLkSU4YVO0KrLA/s400/IMG_9295_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234111906181563106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhvAF3_bcKsVc8XJP2HgGFRAxK_dvHBB4zJ_aa_VYawfQ__laSBoFKq3fek4N_9sB5thdvrO-FxUl6Nueo9-HktCRnAquXm1-I-ODacuUEIaZ35ylZ1TuCYdX-GtARQB1StIl996pMAU/s1600-h/IMG_9296_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhvAF3_bcKsVc8XJP2HgGFRAxK_dvHBB4zJ_aa_VYawfQ__laSBoFKq3fek4N_9sB5thdvrO-FxUl6Nueo9-HktCRnAquXm1-I-ODacuUEIaZ35ylZ1TuCYdX-GtARQB1StIl996pMAU/s400/IMG_9296_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234111912367080354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR019wM49N1xREV2sG4DmcaH132yLL1VkCqV0qoTGk8dCFaE-r0xOjcsZFXnBzx0aERo1JS7aO8buTOp665wBTG2cn3jkX9IjYnADHspP3QZfrLcT6RAUZFhvUs6MUlV8Y4olorQzPdHo/s1600-h/IMG_9292_edited.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR019wM49N1xREV2sG4DmcaH132yLL1VkCqV0qoTGk8dCFaE-r0xOjcsZFXnBzx0aERo1JS7aO8buTOp665wBTG2cn3jkX9IjYnADHspP3QZfrLcT6RAUZFhvUs6MUlV8Y4olorQzPdHo/s400/IMG_9292_edited.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234111914784819922" border="0" /></a><br />Just so much fun!! We did have a very nice day. Thanks Kate and Bobby! Let's do it again sometime soon!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742580859911482272noreply@blogger.com2