tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77249102005688945292024-03-19T05:00:33.803-05:00Living Happily Ever After...one year at a timeBarbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3624125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-55378472300906291332024-03-19T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-19T05:00:00.136-05:00Travel Tuesday<span style="font-family: verdana;">Whew! I've been traveling a lot. A. Lot! It feels good to be home---for the next 3 weeks--anyway! </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The girls (Sandy, Stephanie, and Mindy) and I went to New York---our favorite city! We went to see the final preview of <b>Like Water for Elephants, </b>the opening of <b>The Notebook </b>and <b>The Life and Slimes of Marc Sommers. </b>They were ALL excellent. We just love the theater. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The girls did all the planning on this trip. They never run out of new and fun things to do. We started with lunch at Tiffany's.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5WVuJ86jyuDbnktPXTTipTQk5siCY8VwPO08VVMGibiZ4vyLabQ9o4VM147aoVdP4647hVOZfrvjhyXXmgJeoOnvTOYfO7BJgbPsvfDzi7IusJGsF9olWMvCBoUuFIPGBo-jY_oIPUwbosm0gXwOX_GLdQYntVIDSmCLowPQRzwRMekO-P3PH8N42V4Lo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5WVuJ86jyuDbnktPXTTipTQk5siCY8VwPO08VVMGibiZ4vyLabQ9o4VM147aoVdP4647hVOZfrvjhyXXmgJeoOnvTOYfO7BJgbPsvfDzi7IusJGsF9olWMvCBoUuFIPGBo-jY_oIPUwbosm0gXwOX_GLdQYntVIDSmCLowPQRzwRMekO-P3PH8N42V4Lo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div>This was our first time eating there. I was embarrassed that I was wearing jeans. I didn't even think about the fact that we were having lunch here. There were many people there in jeans, but you could definitely tell the locals with their designer clothes, shoes and purses. It was fun to people watch there. <br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As it turns out, we were also there for the St. Patrick's Day parade. We didn't get anywhere close. Our plan was to leave at 8 am to find a good spot. But, considering the parade wasn't starting until 11 a.m. we just didn't want to stand that long. As a result, we couldn't even get close. Apparently there were 2 million people there for the parade. But, we lucked upon the next best thing. We happened to be on the street where the staging was happening. We got to see policemen in their dress uniform, bagpipers in kilts, EMT---so many groups with instruments and flags. And then, this happened:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4zo1tJ9JqrbZyxz25LAkCaFDewHevvfY0gcbH5j1VenCAYytCCHI-pABp2Ul1L_8CKAy-DUQhE7eG3VcrPg_dzsMxbXoQT2lTa1v9jqKnNgqmWnrqbpsQyUuwtrrRbuqaq8Tk8tRzkoJoutY7FZPJImPm_yP4PmNprLTQVF-eLABVBLCb8q6RfJshPMQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4zo1tJ9JqrbZyxz25LAkCaFDewHevvfY0gcbH5j1VenCAYytCCHI-pABp2Ul1L_8CKAy-DUQhE7eG3VcrPg_dzsMxbXoQT2lTa1v9jqKnNgqmWnrqbpsQyUuwtrrRbuqaq8Tk8tRzkoJoutY7FZPJImPm_yP4PmNprLTQVF-eLABVBLCb8q6RfJshPMQA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We happened upon the Krispy Kreme truck handing out free green donuts. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pictures are kind of mixed up, but here goes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Due to the parade and then the marathon on Sunday, we had a problem getting around due to road closures. We were up and down in the subway so many times! Three of those, we found our was in nearly the same place on the wrong side of the street. Steph was in charge of navigation. When it happened for the third time, she quipped, "It's not like I'm Magellan and know which was is the southeast corner of 42nd street is!" I said it felt a little like "Whack a mole"--not knowing where we were going to come up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As a result, we were late getting to the Museum of Broadway. It is so interesting and fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqNmJVN9Yn6jXoHvP4vEpuJXl_g6pbtaG7PYRgdWTYfxqA46icpHuQKS8WP98MY5gXRX6lgk3q4ojAF0cb65VzE_lPosnyo9mMm6IaZRfRiSczl8eGYq2z7eZ9BOyow3goU98rTvx6m3sTvPVDaN47o0G8iTxVmEYeTT_Yftz-1TOokhoiIVMZTkj0opMJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqNmJVN9Yn6jXoHvP4vEpuJXl_g6pbtaG7PYRgdWTYfxqA46icpHuQKS8WP98MY5gXRX6lgk3q4ojAF0cb65VzE_lPosnyo9mMm6IaZRfRiSczl8eGYq2z7eZ9BOyow3goU98rTvx6m3sTvPVDaN47o0G8iTxVmEYeTT_Yftz-1TOokhoiIVMZTkj0opMJ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the photo ops from <b>Hair.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sandy found a bar for "happy hour" called "Back Pocket." They are known for their free popcorn and drinks served in gummy bear glasses---or so we thought. Sandy asked about it and the bartender said they don't do that anymore. Still, she managed to find some for us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh35RrW1ux4PDIjld7dXSbj5xcBAc4GNCdzLDIrIxQxY2doP2MKPCllxZ4PQD4yZHzHuKyGXwvGHYj4QqAm_tGbNGQVOcgupXzC4k6TP3uY_z6yTXqxKeQSyogbcXNyKSKofnVKCnc9Hhtvnba48OF2s0GFN6YwMi1lWe77mrkYsjEoY5V3J9_uAKuI2Wy7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh35RrW1ux4PDIjld7dXSbj5xcBAc4GNCdzLDIrIxQxY2doP2MKPCllxZ4PQD4yZHzHuKyGXwvGHYj4QqAm_tGbNGQVOcgupXzC4k6TP3uY_z6yTXqxKeQSyogbcXNyKSKofnVKCnc9Hhtvnba48OF2s0GFN6YwMi1lWe77mrkYsjEoY5V3J9_uAKuI2Wy7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">One of the patrons at the bar asked the bartender why she never gave him one of those glasses since he comes in all the time--so she did. We were able to buy them to take with us. The girls acted like we shouldn't ask. I figure you have nothing to lose! It was a tiny, yet friendly place. We struck up a conversation with a couple guys who told us that the other guy that had just left was performing in <b>Like</b> <b>Water for Elephants.</b> Darn and we missed him! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB794AbFhlikRJRdGTB_cHbGxFdDWRuSUSwIsauyxe1Q1d5JHoIg0LymC-n8VkN1rD0yZ9EsNXMfFRERxEMcpOQt9qTkzjsU3kpR5iS3eHNwsMlhm51eiG2S1QpNknayuh_-rALTLBzOLI0bnj62gJWNZL0yLkDMcfp6guxkFtEwA7ezMq9Yimmd6i64m_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB794AbFhlikRJRdGTB_cHbGxFdDWRuSUSwIsauyxe1Q1d5JHoIg0LymC-n8VkN1rD0yZ9EsNXMfFRERxEMcpOQt9qTkzjsU3kpR5iS3eHNwsMlhm51eiG2S1QpNknayuh_-rALTLBzOLI0bnj62gJWNZL0yLkDMcfp6guxkFtEwA7ezMq9Yimmd6i64m_=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Turns out it was a gay bar and we were the only females--unitl a couple came in later. They asked how we found out about the place and Sandy mentioned that it popped up in some sort of "hidden gems" search. This was my "peak" of the trip. We love finding the "out-of-the-way" places. </span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYYMMOiHZ94u2x0-9sdIa-Nj4XMveta1HdTzeBsv7j-xIIs7TjVuwt7stKxMtJ9kRs0sfJZ6a8nq0OqC9f1D7J6srnijkLjKBjubdY-UtFkGUupDwoXm5mH9EN9QBx08SOBomOiq-X8I4e2tXhUK9yiBCcL2-IHacCYlFZEKYZrmz2jclYLaRlak3HXKRL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYYMMOiHZ94u2x0-9sdIa-Nj4XMveta1HdTzeBsv7j-xIIs7TjVuwt7stKxMtJ9kRs0sfJZ6a8nq0OqC9f1D7J6srnijkLjKBjubdY-UtFkGUupDwoXm5mH9EN9QBx08SOBomOiq-X8I4e2tXhUK9yiBCcL2-IHacCYlFZEKYZrmz2jclYLaRlak3HXKRL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was the first time for the girls at Grand Central Station. We got some fancy cookies called Stoofwaffles. I had a bite of mine and never saw it again. It would up in Sandy and Mindy's room. I do hope they ate it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhckYZ5MhCD26tGeVc0R7K1S_UQPmTHExAZmvHxYOTPBpaTPvSkJiip-a0lzPj8tba_Wfko3a1omZFlTb4ALxk9O_diDzvbFpLq5kwLV4AmiV0pV71JPJqNcMkC9hzT9vzpBcXyqU1K5jFUl4QvlmoG83IKpWt2Y_mBwHQ1EWAVM3iqfzoOjm229Snp2RBm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhckYZ5MhCD26tGeVc0R7K1S_UQPmTHExAZmvHxYOTPBpaTPvSkJiip-a0lzPj8tba_Wfko3a1omZFlTb4ALxk9O_diDzvbFpLq5kwLV4AmiV0pV71JPJqNcMkC9hzT9vzpBcXyqU1K5jFUl4QvlmoG83IKpWt2Y_mBwHQ1EWAVM3iqfzoOjm229Snp2RBm=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiaaBLVDV1amvQeQXBaDC3RD5SKwpobEPoE_azXGSNdEhv8GqDwEujn7ouXrrKLkeIl-8ewPG4IUFhg7pRKxbTv93z-p2DL1OR933XOfg6quv_K5b8XzCIuS2HHTQjQmU3CYce4n8MbZCeCCOaHsL3sz0g6y5WmHdeX9y_vioq7ybPnRMVBcN0SVBi9eBL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiaaBLVDV1amvQeQXBaDC3RD5SKwpobEPoE_azXGSNdEhv8GqDwEujn7ouXrrKLkeIl-8ewPG4IUFhg7pRKxbTv93z-p2DL1OR933XOfg6quv_K5b8XzCIuS2HHTQjQmU3CYce4n8MbZCeCCOaHsL3sz0g6y5WmHdeX9y_vioq7ybPnRMVBcN0SVBi9eBL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Sandy found these fun glasses for us. We couldn't really wear them except for a photo as they were huge and wouldn't stay in place. All donning our green.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4g3agdfjv8VBh-HqagGplD9HQRXUXOxbfhZ_NUt8iixh82sYg647PcQ_XT8QFCSKHImyVfY_cHHk295AQVz0Xq2xHe5KzWNFuQURmP9kVHUBq_g0bHINQqVBpyI4jlxss8IKqBts7oYOrD8VHOk_k3kIEfVj5qtWeWCzPua9WE3yz5UNvefVXrfzXsbQv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4g3agdfjv8VBh-HqagGplD9HQRXUXOxbfhZ_NUt8iixh82sYg647PcQ_XT8QFCSKHImyVfY_cHHk295AQVz0Xq2xHe5KzWNFuQURmP9kVHUBq_g0bHINQqVBpyI4jlxss8IKqBts7oYOrD8VHOk_k3kIEfVj5qtWeWCzPua9WE3yz5UNvefVXrfzXsbQv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0eD8nUhfFUaDhIC22cb9jZIS357MjpCoNZye-VH9PKfM7eGYZs1bSeSLgk-wo83Nlo9n_JTkluCaU2_9pHzyCiAM1Ng-DeV2UVv-r3WzmHKuLVOsARnMCNATkoivLv7VQOMJk2BqeX_RrkkFwZ_0F0gvT_w5OcQvnt-6VvAhbPkUVvs0C7bkxazdyt2Zk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0eD8nUhfFUaDhIC22cb9jZIS357MjpCoNZye-VH9PKfM7eGYZs1bSeSLgk-wo83Nlo9n_JTkluCaU2_9pHzyCiAM1Ng-DeV2UVv-r3WzmHKuLVOsARnMCNATkoivLv7VQOMJk2BqeX_RrkkFwZ_0F0gvT_w5OcQvnt-6VvAhbPkUVvs0C7bkxazdyt2Zk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sandy enjoying some green drink from Starbucks and her green donut. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We really lucked out with the weather. It was mild---50's & 60's. We logged approximately 17-19 miles walking in 2 and a half days. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Until next time New York...</span></div><br /></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-25547959516640154772024-03-16T05:00:00.015-05:002024-03-16T05:00:00.124-05:00Scrapbook Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Our word for March was "Snow." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">1. I had so many fun pictures that came up. I decided to focus on my grandma & grandpa Zimmermann's house in the country. I didn't ever remember that I had this picture. Lots of skiing pictures came up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCD9VnD4FNhdrc4-jTdPle49bMnGUsVvVx3qz3CT-0MF4QEyE7r65tjUdCy2G4vx6PRGpOVEg-U3lFIFAJWNx9ANtc5xD2MK1Upc6aLYm6tAtQ-uxbKT6op3jrXSUrO_-CjL0DUuuNhTVCv3N8DBQKpQ8yAJblSxzn_bVjTfjFoYCGx3H_JWN-NHJKi71o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="3879" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCD9VnD4FNhdrc4-jTdPle49bMnGUsVvVx3qz3CT-0MF4QEyE7r65tjUdCy2G4vx6PRGpOVEg-U3lFIFAJWNx9ANtc5xD2MK1Upc6aLYm6tAtQ-uxbKT6op3jrXSUrO_-CjL0DUuuNhTVCv3N8DBQKpQ8yAJblSxzn_bVjTfjFoYCGx3H_JWN-NHJKi71o=w640-h322" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">My journaling is under grandma's house picture and also under the ski picture with our grandkids.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu2mQT15N7aIBYrPFP2Jcx7qgb-o6ZGDu_1Zr36fA0MmMmW2sqifMtOmAPnkFn6kf_jO-djVv4Q_Pa2rISc6XL3iZ93s3SXb59sX7ZyyO7HWNQj-fOaKdgWcyVtj0iCRMXuw4VPpV-WKoBw9RfzQaFZz0AUVhDhsDI-OiPHtCNCn-hHhHdtklhn9huLIGF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu2mQT15N7aIBYrPFP2Jcx7qgb-o6ZGDu_1Zr36fA0MmMmW2sqifMtOmAPnkFn6kf_jO-djVv4Q_Pa2rISc6XL3iZ93s3SXb59sX7ZyyO7HWNQj-fOaKdgWcyVtj0iCRMXuw4VPpV-WKoBw9RfzQaFZz0AUVhDhsDI-OiPHtCNCn-hHhHdtklhn9huLIGF=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">While we were on our ski trip, I stitched the snowflakes on red cardstock. Gave me something fun to do while watching a documentary. I also stitched the grid lines this time.</span><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">2. This is Nancy's layout.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4MsosGXcM6idCa-WOtaDwpyHQCoWdnm5uw1xIsnemqsqjQ0YUCGaGT2krc5lv0vaTSOkislWPH_vTrLdVq8m3cA9IVnU6RNR5fs9kF0kYjszUb9OCBPDOahq2NvfXuz9wbEjQAKAXpAbspWDzCjh1ydhcaceXQiqZfVyyQgemEwqppsO9scLRtWzclLTX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="3846" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4MsosGXcM6idCa-WOtaDwpyHQCoWdnm5uw1xIsnemqsqjQ0YUCGaGT2krc5lv0vaTSOkislWPH_vTrLdVq8m3cA9IVnU6RNR5fs9kF0kYjszUb9OCBPDOahq2NvfXuz9wbEjQAKAXpAbspWDzCjh1ydhcaceXQiqZfVyyQgemEwqppsO9scLRtWzclLTX=w640-h314" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I like the 9 square pictures she used on the right side. She also stitched her grid lines. Putting her journaling on a tag is a great addition to her layout.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Susan's layout focused on many ski trips. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZZS7l4FSpThDO8tLDn_TCvwTIsSY-ATPTEmM3OdcAQyC0yYMwZyHS5SW-bEd2WiUAeSW3aodPcDSXr__HpFY4nPhsz1YK5-_u6qM5xaC5Pny7akyry3mW7cTNjlOiXbg0rLvCrzerLcyfxu4Ab2U-FkACzKz9355LPu_8vYu9gBFZiwzt36nE16bZfHuh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="3920" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZZS7l4FSpThDO8tLDn_TCvwTIsSY-ATPTEmM3OdcAQyC0yYMwZyHS5SW-bEd2WiUAeSW3aodPcDSXr__HpFY4nPhsz1YK5-_u6qM5xaC5Pny7akyry3mW7cTNjlOiXbg0rLvCrzerLcyfxu4Ab2U-FkACzKz9355LPu_8vYu9gBFZiwzt36nE16bZfHuh=w640-h322" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">4. Karolyn's also used quite a few ski pictures. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIWzfuDp2vkQaaoSjqp9XF-WfhDvA--6_nB4TXOwyY04DENtfXYIsaiQISLKOlajrgYHmkZ7IPN-_Nt-J2PuueEZKOBzXfgM1sMZ5HGBtblRsq3nPuTspOBQuC0CDJx6KR-dfciI1Rgtf9AKMBmKgpGQRZEpN6AehK3uONnkkbldge6z6yw8U-FricAZ52" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3974" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIWzfuDp2vkQaaoSjqp9XF-WfhDvA--6_nB4TXOwyY04DENtfXYIsaiQISLKOlajrgYHmkZ7IPN-_Nt-J2PuueEZKOBzXfgM1sMZ5HGBtblRsq3nPuTspOBQuC0CDJx6KR-dfciI1Rgtf9AKMBmKgpGQRZEpN6AehK3uONnkkbldge6z6yw8U-FricAZ52=w640-h308" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">5. This is Jeanne's layout. The picture isn't all that great because she sent to me "crooked."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm4vw9kSaUmnNtmGtTGtY2FnFRAVp2g8NN2CUoT1lxFScdjzZ6EdYt_0BIgouSYw-OdgsAQ-pEqDdJjfZai3z1l6Jlw3Hi7YlBTrI-geKCJd9pfJPkY4nTKLoA-3uGW0gajdijtd5Q3X6eC1JeudSkEjs0ntljF4rjfaBQWrHJIhBsl4XxacY_r0ku_tPc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="3809" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm4vw9kSaUmnNtmGtTGtY2FnFRAVp2g8NN2CUoT1lxFScdjzZ6EdYt_0BIgouSYw-OdgsAQ-pEqDdJjfZai3z1l6Jlw3Hi7YlBTrI-geKCJd9pfJPkY4nTKLoA-3uGW0gajdijtd5Q3X6eC1JeudSkEjs0ntljF4rjfaBQWrHJIhBsl4XxacY_r0ku_tPc=w640-h318" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">You might notice the picture on the far right, lower corner. That's our Grandma Zimmermann's house. It's not surprising that we both might have the same photos pop up. I do like how she did the ruffle technique with the ribbon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-63386344215129250192024-03-15T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-15T05:00:00.246-05:00Friday Funnies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi81y8DhoOl3F_DU8svTz9x9lNdSCTY2b_BgIdYi7U81tP1DGoI59sRlvK6nDI0-o99Q1RMJtBy9_YAYzM8jPSWd8IyhVmgx844_OkRRdnunj0Opxg-4Dvoea-CFggzAKmmDtlpS5xy8VnEQ1TJfjmyMHuHvn-hZPbmLXiVSCevopJaXUsKz1gl-LVwxeZ-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi81y8DhoOl3F_DU8svTz9x9lNdSCTY2b_BgIdYi7U81tP1DGoI59sRlvK6nDI0-o99Q1RMJtBy9_YAYzM8jPSWd8IyhVmgx844_OkRRdnunj0Opxg-4Dvoea-CFggzAKmmDtlpS5xy8VnEQ1TJfjmyMHuHvn-hZPbmLXiVSCevopJaXUsKz1gl-LVwxeZ-=w363-h400" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZkrLmNzBmiFhygIRjrvPpnXGjFc-4ntxp9SK4wQv-8J-UnmAS5jGgfNK3nvQZLZioStT1E-aeRSnv1O4kwgIEGA73N2piyjWZaaENvdSPFDpbuXAflbYf1eZjQ2wsu34EOcbgBJQGvMk1fvg-lyjs47YWyOK-pbLpE10Mw_kWuj-zcsdh2LRkORieaWNZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZkrLmNzBmiFhygIRjrvPpnXGjFc-4ntxp9SK4wQv-8J-UnmAS5jGgfNK3nvQZLZioStT1E-aeRSnv1O4kwgIEGA73N2piyjWZaaENvdSPFDpbuXAflbYf1eZjQ2wsu34EOcbgBJQGvMk1fvg-lyjs47YWyOK-pbLpE10Mw_kWuj-zcsdh2LRkORieaWNZ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW1QfUFHuV77js_RI4GdkQ5nRr233tCAtTKhjKpTcZpIQC4Z625TYGfFNw62jZohMlfZ2M1_jM9mkCiOmbFeHVjqPUQIgtcQQdVDQYNI-bDUpw894CdLLrYhan0jAT4MF3YXI-34urqYFgxLp7-aQtGGuuHRZ4IezMyDfHyNlvL-UUTCsogyeyutf9KiQL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="750" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW1QfUFHuV77js_RI4GdkQ5nRr233tCAtTKhjKpTcZpIQC4Z625TYGfFNw62jZohMlfZ2M1_jM9mkCiOmbFeHVjqPUQIgtcQQdVDQYNI-bDUpw894CdLLrYhan0jAT4MF3YXI-34urqYFgxLp7-aQtGGuuHRZ4IezMyDfHyNlvL-UUTCsogyeyutf9KiQL=w400-h381" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixFkYtt_XRV2O42W2WYRVEjRhCq9kmNxltLudCaCItFUhFcibZ1xIvnXg-Isc8W0xAmmtl1JdaGxgGu8AEJgOCSvdRuGHbWUzb0rSIc_tQ5Dw5L63IKAQ9WbYRG4SSKgDHelkzNu0Imj6zPrCE7ebYpM8PhNsuLFJ-8LimP1XvJNecSFS1W589FJevgX8x" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixFkYtt_XRV2O42W2WYRVEjRhCq9kmNxltLudCaCItFUhFcibZ1xIvnXg-Isc8W0xAmmtl1JdaGxgGu8AEJgOCSvdRuGHbWUzb0rSIc_tQ5Dw5L63IKAQ9WbYRG4SSKgDHelkzNu0Imj6zPrCE7ebYpM8PhNsuLFJ-8LimP1XvJNecSFS1W589FJevgX8x=w501-h640" width="501" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWmDwhMwTCka_kyCSoQsw92qrT4llIZWGfJp4GrywJLQBEne_MG-qANfExlFKjMjcxLpG0o9B4JIONTIeJueORV9-7BawL53EGalrSq7FBAfczMlcK40krvU2DiskhvBFh7hdhLoCTLeUpyua7N7ZOCgcn00QlUkpEzgyeDqcNOvx7_iDdGlyi3Y2OhLMK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWmDwhMwTCka_kyCSoQsw92qrT4llIZWGfJp4GrywJLQBEne_MG-qANfExlFKjMjcxLpG0o9B4JIONTIeJueORV9-7BawL53EGalrSq7FBAfczMlcK40krvU2DiskhvBFh7hdhLoCTLeUpyua7N7ZOCgcn00QlUkpEzgyeDqcNOvx7_iDdGlyi3Y2OhLMK=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-28559749876905468812024-03-14T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-14T05:00:00.252-05:00Five Things Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I' obsessed with books. Alway have been, always will be!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1. This looks like a great place to curl up with your book. I would need a tea tray to make it complete.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7WviLKEnxtvWmbZAohoXfaT1P0VJnhH9-B4H12BAkc2oXAnGikdTbVJIwpEJja2NA1aFqhKiwiq4W_JXFg1MHKYmHbnKlfMzxFHjicSdXPQa4eIzStbI2qN4IrcYmtogo60ZOjK2xyTdDbDV7LB97QVzSfinoLnZAWPfRRb098z261jPAZbR6tGXdg4nK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="769" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7WviLKEnxtvWmbZAohoXfaT1P0VJnhH9-B4H12BAkc2oXAnGikdTbVJIwpEJja2NA1aFqhKiwiq4W_JXFg1MHKYmHbnKlfMzxFHjicSdXPQa4eIzStbI2qN4IrcYmtogo60ZOjK2xyTdDbDV7LB97QVzSfinoLnZAWPfRRb098z261jPAZbR6tGXdg4nK=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>2. Great way to think about the sacrifice of a tree.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3UULhl-D0THViIjAQ6eK8akNX9eDE5R_z-F9lZc-6WUVkRQ9wEwvrICdTKmMofxE17cqWEyY0VH7oaFYxbXQ1SgrMNLThfrNVfBJfqix53A1SdU-4ozq5zCv_mor8R-lXWUSM8lrNteuYsc3A8125kXl7kHMGqXQKaV35_z0Ki_W6cs5jrJ-xAUY-_Jd9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="480" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3UULhl-D0THViIjAQ6eK8akNX9eDE5R_z-F9lZc-6WUVkRQ9wEwvrICdTKmMofxE17cqWEyY0VH7oaFYxbXQ1SgrMNLThfrNVfBJfqix53A1SdU-4ozq5zCv_mor8R-lXWUSM8lrNteuYsc3A8125kXl7kHMGqXQKaV35_z0Ki_W6cs5jrJ-xAUY-_Jd9=w640-h582" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Clever yet true!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA9Rl9swTb_mYHK1AhpnJ0sEod_xP0gcpHZ00ScwhWzB1bOAKhvx21--_HBOhCERjtfgD66I-FQ3KeL0iRxfEvpR4h6MLVsUmnB_RtjZjCU0XDXfus28ehUQTc04HtTp5isWmsBBQsWcMtIiywcWHjoJeujyFfEUGyBVK19xQONr_1A8zCXJCZjP1rwcw0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA9Rl9swTb_mYHK1AhpnJ0sEod_xP0gcpHZ00ScwhWzB1bOAKhvx21--_HBOhCERjtfgD66I-FQ3KeL0iRxfEvpR4h6MLVsUmnB_RtjZjCU0XDXfus28ehUQTc04HtTp5isWmsBBQsWcMtIiywcWHjoJeujyFfEUGyBVK19xQONr_1A8zCXJCZjP1rwcw0=w640-h537" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. Books always take me away!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWwT8YrB33zR1tztdm528vB10c5Fte3GVwbM_pLd4n8zO2ZBzS1xNf-G_SbrOIvqF-6NDNd6WM0BADXp413H0RP0xACqDYR4yJlrFaSFKn3QspwUnpVKfR5X2gd5WQpSujnr74lI9njuQJdrv0OUW2yIqhZWwttLWpmt3PPJCbiYeyHPmOKpGTzoX7t91B" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="564" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWwT8YrB33zR1tztdm528vB10c5Fte3GVwbM_pLd4n8zO2ZBzS1xNf-G_SbrOIvqF-6NDNd6WM0BADXp413H0RP0xACqDYR4yJlrFaSFKn3QspwUnpVKfR5X2gd5WQpSujnr74lI9njuQJdrv0OUW2yIqhZWwttLWpmt3PPJCbiYeyHPmOKpGTzoX7t91B=w640-h555" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">5. No explanation needed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_6ao6F_2v4ajAivpJvKW_Nrk1pLtDyHSS9ye69HI40uAru9pFfWpzSohYa4gRJcThBayAqwvH0GDNzP2e9MfpmH_2ECdlLfXWI0zryVwlaPmTElcpy1ivbeB-dXkd6-tC251b2DAqrPfHiParCpXqp84kiMS83S0lxtY7zkUIEzlJ7kWohzrbmyzxN6ri" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_6ao6F_2v4ajAivpJvKW_Nrk1pLtDyHSS9ye69HI40uAru9pFfWpzSohYa4gRJcThBayAqwvH0GDNzP2e9MfpmH_2ECdlLfXWI0zryVwlaPmTElcpy1ivbeB-dXkd6-tC251b2DAqrPfHiParCpXqp84kiMS83S0lxtY7zkUIEzlJ7kWohzrbmyzxN6ri=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-34511288047032848692024-03-13T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-13T05:00:00.249-05:00What I Buy Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I don't usually do food posts on "What I Buy Wednesday." But this time I have info I want to share. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have said before that I don't really like Trader Joe's. In truth, I've only been there twice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After the first time, I told myself that I would never go back. The parking lot is a zoo. Once you get in the store, it's laid out on a weird angle. It's hard to navigate. I am not familiar with their products and don't know what to buy. So all of that combined is why I said I wouldn't go back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then, I read an article about what things to buy if you are trying to eat healthy and low calorie. So, I went back. Of course I couldn't find half of the things on the list. But I did find some things that have turned out to be winners. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This chicken is really good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pGribX5CmV-R3zC5Qt7LlLjr2H6jAlWt7OhKm8KfFEeWoBrsd8ScTQliY12S1cJWRRHmvKpDQgisw9FLH5FnmanIfZzKbShOiNICZnYxFfs_zKJ1kcB_ly8AnlMO3QaqKjmoO12k987fZapvR0cSk-3LoWxk00JaOofT9hX3jxRrUcnbGY90XAgojiY8/s4032/IMG_1848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pGribX5CmV-R3zC5Qt7LlLjr2H6jAlWt7OhKm8KfFEeWoBrsd8ScTQliY12S1cJWRRHmvKpDQgisw9FLH5FnmanIfZzKbShOiNICZnYxFfs_zKJ1kcB_ly8AnlMO3QaqKjmoO12k987fZapvR0cSk-3LoWxk00JaOofT9hX3jxRrUcnbGY90XAgojiY8/w300-h400/IMG_1848.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">There was another chicken that I liked, but forgot to take a picture of the packaging. It was mandarin orange chicken. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also bought 3 types of frozen fruit. One was a mixed berry, another was cherry and berries and the last were peaches. I used sweetener on all of the fruits. <br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was skeptical about trying meatless sausage patties. Seems like an oxymoron to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHvDNiaBhrfU7bqsF8ruuuGqwNR48Ev0Gl6Szr2HtX-2Ch1xab0yR40pSRWrFy4JWiHCQxPytPG6SNpXQRKZpFqXjW3obHzNuJgSceNKpLLF7Hde3ClxDgS3yYqJGlD2H0ubCL-x7bgxkpfpPsLZQxAI0yGtkrFH9ObySmvtSNUiGtKjtnky9_CmFNHGF/s4032/IMG_2111.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHvDNiaBhrfU7bqsF8ruuuGqwNR48Ev0Gl6Szr2HtX-2Ch1xab0yR40pSRWrFy4JWiHCQxPytPG6SNpXQRKZpFqXjW3obHzNuJgSceNKpLLF7Hde3ClxDgS3yYqJGlD2H0ubCL-x7bgxkpfpPsLZQxAI0yGtkrFH9ObySmvtSNUiGtKjtnky9_CmFNHGF/w300-h400/IMG_2111.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">As it turned out, it was delicious. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally, I used these in the burrito bowls I made on Sunday night.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheb5Yu7mI_2Xbw3a4wGflDzaAUEAhxQodv8469YqrIt0WOzmHD_G71i5X4p5YJfAJ37rm8Z2cowYag43eS7bx8OdZG_MuZhLYY1d_1-Kb4zRTdR4BV8vG479rcF1qDClUPjgrHXd_q6rRrlVGAAXtFx_qjNzWJTlFzhfjwvG-gnAwPGX7QiHzjbEU6w24k/s4032/IMG_2115.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheb5Yu7mI_2Xbw3a4wGflDzaAUEAhxQodv8469YqrIt0WOzmHD_G71i5X4p5YJfAJ37rm8Z2cowYag43eS7bx8OdZG_MuZhLYY1d_1-Kb4zRTdR4BV8vG479rcF1qDClUPjgrHXd_q6rRrlVGAAXtFx_qjNzWJTlFzhfjwvG-gnAwPGX7QiHzjbEU6w24k/w300-h400/IMG_2115.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I used ground turkey. After browning and draining the grease, I added a package of taco seasoning and 3/4 cup water. Then you make your bowl by adding the corn, riced cauliflower (warning--it's really spicy, but as part of the bowl, it mixes in and isn't too hot), black beans, low-fat shredded Mexican cheese, fat free sour cream, avocado and crumbled tortilla chips on top for added crunch.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I had planned to add salsa, but as it turned out, what I had was mango salsa. I didn't think that would go well with it. The burrito bowls were delicious without salsa!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Now that I know exactly what to get, I'll go back. Let me know if you have an TJ favorites to add to my list.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-82551198870296638372024-03-12T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-12T05:00:00.255-05:00Travel Tuesday<span style="font-family: verdana;">I've mentioned before that Butch and I have very opposite travel patterns. For example, I prefer to sit in the back, he prefers the front (we compromise by sitting in the middle). I like the window--he likes the aisle. That means that if it's a full flight, we have a stranger sitting in the middle. I don't want the middle and neither does he. Although, I don't mind sitting in the middle if it's family on both sides. Well, I don't like it, but I'll do it. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our differences actually start before we ever leave for the airport. He starts packing the day or two before the trip. Me---I might pack the night before if it's a really early flight. If not, I'll pack as I'm getting ready. I only need about 15 minutes to pack. It's pretty easy, I compile a complete outfit down to shoes, accessories and jewelry. Sometimes I'll pick one color scheme which makes it even easier. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of late, we have been taking Ubers. I'm always a bit skeptical as to whether we'll get a ride so early in the morning. If it were up to me, I'd call for the car extra early so as not to take any chances. After Butch orders the car via the app, he starts watching it. He'll say, "He just got on I-65 and will be here in 10 minutes." He gives me a minute by minute update. I tell him to just let me know when he's pulling in to the neighborhood! He says that it bugs him that I am not fully ready. I remind him that I am NEVER late. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On our ski trip, he took these pictures to prove his point:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH59ElACMc_ShsJOuShgMEhNgm6z6tu67QIs90JPICxI6muoLu1h3BLgJH3ZsC1KQjdklj-VmJvfVdszR5CeAwQP9MD55plUPjPLdjw1aqToedNlaxzzWwAR95TV-zk0bYXCDW52XTpxwsb1Frg_tiJdwlrPhp7ENflpI1uJA9N3lN-YmJYm65i4cuByVx/s640/IMG_1465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH59ElACMc_ShsJOuShgMEhNgm6z6tu67QIs90JPICxI6muoLu1h3BLgJH3ZsC1KQjdklj-VmJvfVdszR5CeAwQP9MD55plUPjPLdjw1aqToedNlaxzzWwAR95TV-zk0bYXCDW52XTpxwsb1Frg_tiJdwlrPhp7ENflpI1uJA9N3lN-YmJYm65i4cuByVx/w480-h640/IMG_1465.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It bothers him that I am using every spare second of time. it bothers him because he doesn't think I am ready. But, I am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is his proof:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKZNPDL9DCFa6HnMhYieaLEnsCvAKF63wpr_m8-1jmDcaRmTPDBkzai0dR2tTWmPif0GKBKyu2pjtGS96NeSKiF7S47Cor9vlQuillYm6dIPlNGRT47QJs7RbaqrER-9OKFtGQNoIxeE1vbgRa0Zr46vf0x3cb5CvzBVZDfX4Ij-lMSpHwQqiCrnYqjqA/s640/IMG_1463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKZNPDL9DCFa6HnMhYieaLEnsCvAKF63wpr_m8-1jmDcaRmTPDBkzai0dR2tTWmPif0GKBKyu2pjtGS96NeSKiF7S47Cor9vlQuillYm6dIPlNGRT47QJs7RbaqrER-9OKFtGQNoIxeE1vbgRa0Zr46vf0x3cb5CvzBVZDfX4Ij-lMSpHwQqiCrnYqjqA/w640-h480/IMG_1463.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, yes, I do have to pack up. But I'm telling you, it takes me about 2 minutes to do it! I have everything gathered. It's just a matter of loading my carry-ons. I do it in a very specific way. My computer goes in first--which I still happen to be using. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like I said, I'm never late. But if it makes. him feel better, I won't cut it down to the wire the next time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-74832340154836083132024-03-11T05:00:00.000-05:002024-03-11T05:00:00.143-05:00Me on Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, my friends and I were talking the other day. Connie was saying that all of a sudden her haircut (including wash and blow dry) was $71.00 BEFORE the tip. Now this is a regular salon and stylist she's gone to for quite awhile.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKA3mdM3lARZbuiIpZEyvu5rioEeXYYC7slFfdI9hVhvihj2k7prifxfyW4DA0C7oj7avn4pvXbydXEJRGvfUwaqwDWUZ3HwP_hssQuEnjUlK0HnJDdP9YDDwn9Lbh7oBA8jcOXRyDz1DGpB2ITDaOFgFXD-IffDKCcZ9w-DmDVBun6dyN_hJpYOROS18J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1757" data-original-width="2173" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKA3mdM3lARZbuiIpZEyvu5rioEeXYYC7slFfdI9hVhvihj2k7prifxfyW4DA0C7oj7avn4pvXbydXEJRGvfUwaqwDWUZ3HwP_hssQuEnjUlK0HnJDdP9YDDwn9Lbh7oBA8jcOXRyDz1DGpB2ITDaOFgFXD-IffDKCcZ9w-DmDVBun6dyN_hJpYOROS18J=w400-h323" width="400" /></a></div>As you can see, her hair is very short! She inquired as to why it was so much. They told her that the stylist she was going to now has enough experience to command more money. What??? I thought that was only for the cosmetology schools. A few of our other friends have had the same experience. I had never heard of that before, until Elizabeth!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She's finishing up at The Paul Mitchell School in Atlanta. She was telling me that she has now reached the status where she has her own station and it costs more if you want to go to her. Also, the teacher has been having her fix "mess-ups" that the other girls have made for quite a while now. <br /><br />That leads to this. She took a special course and has gotten another certification. I think she is some sort of color specialist now. All of the extra things she can do look good on a resume. <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH74afQWaK8u5FgSiW7GXOYCiXB9unhMOiKN475EwhfMgm2h-0kRb03Vhsdr4H1jfbiQPJ7tfNYwiZLWrx_PZ8_OakPQczDLQz3FHKo5yfrLxQT6c6SfhdfghvassW0WjXPGyijI0KKvokkYTmQrGPyucTfMvQIcaTdXT2JP5voVC7u5hnkrSer8c-rloy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="2892" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH74afQWaK8u5FgSiW7GXOYCiXB9unhMOiKN475EwhfMgm2h-0kRb03Vhsdr4H1jfbiQPJ7tfNYwiZLWrx_PZ8_OakPQczDLQz3FHKo5yfrLxQT6c6SfhdfghvassW0WjXPGyijI0KKvokkYTmQrGPyucTfMvQIcaTdXT2JP5voVC7u5hnkrSer8c-rloy=w640-h612" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some of her first pictures. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvAZ1aIpwCUV5LLgTVungAkxNIQ7trZPw1JiSjzaPIbiOYYGBo4RUZCRmSvbT6NKuyKPY1X53jw9p99DyfEuyNgimWshusV43rBBCiwDJ__oj5LP5jO21UIA7o35Slx8saxNxBqsbGd9d__bVFQbKZmayR2C24tI9ixW2jS4qS5GF3EVf-mtidfjWPAQmR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvAZ1aIpwCUV5LLgTVungAkxNIQ7trZPw1JiSjzaPIbiOYYGBo4RUZCRmSvbT6NKuyKPY1X53jw9p99DyfEuyNgimWshusV43rBBCiwDJ__oj5LP5jO21UIA7o35Slx8saxNxBqsbGd9d__bVFQbKZmayR2C24tI9ixW2jS4qS5GF3EVf-mtidfjWPAQmR=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is when she got her first "kit." She's gotten a couple more since this--and more mannequin heads and hands. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYRFOH8xZFDMmEv1MVjWNnJLceqAZmaHQA7NqhcF7d0HAbk6tsR4ql04G82dF1-RnuuA-mgYLgF10JqreOEuWoGiyACF4xSA46BWFtfoOr6OvLHLAggjDEfkQOttoV4SubQZahP8ZUyWCqEzSmBlmZ9ZB4FW0qLcyEhfc9PNYRFwAUVCCVeMKEl-HGDIoq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYRFOH8xZFDMmEv1MVjWNnJLceqAZmaHQA7NqhcF7d0HAbk6tsR4ql04G82dF1-RnuuA-mgYLgF10JqreOEuWoGiyACF4xSA46BWFtfoOr6OvLHLAggjDEfkQOttoV4SubQZahP8ZUyWCqEzSmBlmZ9ZB4FW0qLcyEhfc9PNYRFwAUVCCVeMKEl-HGDIoq=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM3vKie0nVYkET2r8Lv921JhlmLE8DdqsFse3USMMuly95FUtCof7-KcWkn0nIUIV_YxdsLIFPXGwUsyLD4sPTeJwz_3VJywCH40DRJny2vYW5id79FXf_iJQhDPC-7It2dPAY8xfOm7NUQ5xMjKGIlLq6qlFX1WSfY2bmjeKdQCP20BLRymkVwn-2eCr0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM3vKie0nVYkET2r8Lv921JhlmLE8DdqsFse3USMMuly95FUtCof7-KcWkn0nIUIV_YxdsLIFPXGwUsyLD4sPTeJwz_3VJywCH40DRJny2vYW5id79FXf_iJQhDPC-7It2dPAY8xfOm7NUQ5xMjKGIlLq6qlFX1WSfY2bmjeKdQCP20BLRymkVwn-2eCr0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">She is living her best life---loving every minute of school. She was meant for this. We are so happy that she has followed the path that she always wanted to take. It won't be long before she's in one of those high-class salons commanding $71.00 for a haircut.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I don't really know how much my haircut costs because I have joined the $175.00 club! Not by choice. I have a cut, color, lowlights, wash and blow dry every time I go--usually about 6 or 7 weeks. I guess it all adds up. But, if my hair was as short as Connie's and there was no color involved, I think I might just take my chances at Great Clips or one of those chain places. Butch says his hair cuts are around 15 bucks---if you go on Wednesday when it's "senior" day. I think it would be worth a shot. Maybe Elizabeth has a different opinion. I'll have to ask her.<br /></span><br /></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-42193160600795489772024-03-09T06:00:00.034-06:002024-03-09T06:00:00.361-06:00Scrapbook Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our second word for AYM (February) is "HAPPY." I think everyone is getting the hang of using one word to find photos that are connected with it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is my layout--I added to the title with: "My Default Setting is...HAPPY" I wrote a little bit about being happy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA397M6LNoSmNxaaBU6PgMbC_xH8znOH9HjvC8wbRjHBrtaQOYN9gPv-lEBrdqemUkTMVNnRK0KK-5vYnjzGPieNpHVaMwLCfwPodAQEcqQeG09XhQHtMty59Xpb_8ezI-FsGdB_uGPwl59NhH9RhV9EWZNMPIDT0b_AhwuLV8gOyiQTvt3YAkoZAn_zKT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="3972" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA397M6LNoSmNxaaBU6PgMbC_xH8znOH9HjvC8wbRjHBrtaQOYN9gPv-lEBrdqemUkTMVNnRK0KK-5vYnjzGPieNpHVaMwLCfwPodAQEcqQeG09XhQHtMty59Xpb_8ezI-FsGdB_uGPwl59NhH9RhV9EWZNMPIDT0b_AhwuLV8gOyiQTvt3YAkoZAn_zKT=w640-h322" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had three pictures that I wanted to tell the story about this month. The rest just have a little strip journaling telling about the photos. On this layout, I narrowed down my choices to 22 pictures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is Susan's layout. I'm really enjoying seeing the different approaches to the titles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw2qqCO7Rjy6nzuFopEtwIkSKDUJmgmKWvjfRKspV4Ngn7-4Evf2dkm9lDJL399nd0BzILsjN88ovAxmvUR9pnuzwcXFBTn4TNmKWrJdjY2JHG0WiFuWgkIIA1bYCf01h4CgMtfbHPY_hvFaZG9djUeBKyCokGp-rv5WPFST-V9vM8ycLEWwT4HtSoqO6M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="3977" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw2qqCO7Rjy6nzuFopEtwIkSKDUJmgmKWvjfRKspV4Ngn7-4Evf2dkm9lDJL399nd0BzILsjN88ovAxmvUR9pnuzwcXFBTn4TNmKWrJdjY2JHG0WiFuWgkIIA1bYCf01h4CgMtfbHPY_hvFaZG9djUeBKyCokGp-rv5WPFST-V9vM8ycLEWwT4HtSoqO6M=w640-h318" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">She used 13 pictures this month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jeanne's layout.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq5zr8KLMPJ8iENhoIq4XQJ-6DV053H5QcA0dg5VBgjWTdz8RFTVU2gQcXrStVqba3tUwTcnVsShaCHtWUD_jPhI33KLgvAAoUq3l6TGd4PD6UAQNi2MedgWwLodRaM2J5wDq_QqTM8Fiaqm8Zp1BpTUWOVcNfDvACTTmISS-fg0vQnYpe3ds0cvKH0HJ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="3932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq5zr8KLMPJ8iENhoIq4XQJ-6DV053H5QcA0dg5VBgjWTdz8RFTVU2gQcXrStVqba3tUwTcnVsShaCHtWUD_jPhI33KLgvAAoUq3l6TGd4PD6UAQNi2MedgWwLodRaM2J5wDq_QqTM8Fiaqm8Zp1BpTUWOVcNfDvACTTmISS-fg0vQnYpe3ds0cvKH0HJ8=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">She opted to use fewer photos. That's the thing I love about this project---you can do anything you want.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pam's layout:</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEInlTlR81gmgjYTNzRw1ILggYwp899p5rWFG3jMdfidM2hQvPfi7o8T7nZguB7EDk8MGF13YzyNZjor0_RLmsVi4n7Og5GkX0RlSed9oOB0sO40ST1AQmFYfl1LOnqvvAgc4CDGs4pF9Dq6OgdyerRBrJDvu9LXN1lw-8IFPLDh9QxzwAAUeE4xT0IvTu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1881" data-original-width="3834" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEInlTlR81gmgjYTNzRw1ILggYwp899p5rWFG3jMdfidM2hQvPfi7o8T7nZguB7EDk8MGF13YzyNZjor0_RLmsVi4n7Og5GkX0RlSed9oOB0sO40ST1AQmFYfl1LOnqvvAgc4CDGs4pF9Dq6OgdyerRBrJDvu9LXN1lw-8IFPLDh9QxzwAAUeE4xT0IvTu=w640-h314" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was so funny that several of the girls had the exact same paper that has "happy" all over it. How perfect? Just goes to show that we don't need to buy anything--we already have it all. I might even have this paper too, but didn't think to look in my birthday box.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is Janet's layout. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7UIZZtjouhMwkYugJTgKfCNDBw-xYHxhAONVPsJk2Rrh9ZIaBrTcyjP4C0btk0twlUrMDC7vBVW_GrfNsQk_ISyuIpxCQBp1Xar5iaNqQ0SWc4BdIyV6gza4qrMUl2TV-yeC0hZ4z0LK_ivlRD5WnU9GpmI06nq7EW-IYrQdc91j42wlX7O4fmMPDjdKt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="3820" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7UIZZtjouhMwkYugJTgKfCNDBw-xYHxhAONVPsJk2Rrh9ZIaBrTcyjP4C0btk0twlUrMDC7vBVW_GrfNsQk_ISyuIpxCQBp1Xar5iaNqQ0SWc4BdIyV6gza4qrMUl2TV-yeC0hZ4z0LK_ivlRD5WnU9GpmI06nq7EW-IYrQdc91j42wlX7O4fmMPDjdKt=w640-h316" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was happy to see that she added a bit of journaling in a flip-up.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's Nancy's layout. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8P1jybMQKOlELga_r5vf6sQnLyQT8h_LIgmChTzzvq8y8blTeWO9pzi18faDw6Eh-ECVu3Oy1vjI5BDBkfXTijBrmdcIzmwGwYMF8T_fJjvEtAJ0CwtoZLoK-KP9AhVK9MOXPyNLh-BpCavnp6NqxvnYarIeIIuVjJ26llVP433OX_rESQRCMMkxkOWhB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="3974" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8P1jybMQKOlELga_r5vf6sQnLyQT8h_LIgmChTzzvq8y8blTeWO9pzi18faDw6Eh-ECVu3Oy1vjI5BDBkfXTijBrmdcIzmwGwYMF8T_fJjvEtAJ0CwtoZLoK-KP9AhVK9MOXPyNLh-BpCavnp6NqxvnYarIeIIuVjJ26llVP433OX_rESQRCMMkxkOWhB=w640-h310" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> l love the stitching she added to her title box--she used the song "if you're happy and you know it"--which was a clever idea.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Karolyn's layout.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg63I_8e_PDgin-y9kg1gMWLgCrhD57GzWkQsuAgF7WTSP42DKrdnx82BTPW8hTkFi2Em8gvvLswXysDvpCdOF3MO7QiGjIGZ-i7zQF5Xmxm824ls5hhpZXzMbvahngIgXdHu4H2o92rmHzTHsYt-ABknDLw838Y1SD_8hQ_wJN8EQu5Ddcxe0EqhCpRI0c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="300" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg63I_8e_PDgin-y9kg1gMWLgCrhD57GzWkQsuAgF7WTSP42DKrdnx82BTPW8hTkFi2Em8gvvLswXysDvpCdOF3MO7QiGjIGZ-i7zQF5Xmxm824ls5hhpZXzMbvahngIgXdHu4H2o92rmHzTHsYt-ABknDLw838Y1SD_8hQ_wJN8EQu5Ddcxe0EqhCpRI0c=w640-h318" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our word for March is "snow"--I'll share those layouts next Saturday.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On our retreat, we had a couple of "round robins." That's when we trade pictures and do a layout for someone else.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYIDiUPQG8LV2iC7ozQ7ck5oy75m8TYxYw2UFAwmwU-ApPW5Cuwe_hxzC71r9x6OhD-v3aWsXqkiuc1uIKTH2MkMK8ltIMNQ4zenuseLH-DK599x_znZgBtaL0EiDTDzLTLHVLl_pEQoegpbP2uwM0urD4r8teOTsIGjJXIPjriV58UhGQRUZ_qpITQlQ4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="3955" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYIDiUPQG8LV2iC7ozQ7ck5oy75m8TYxYw2UFAwmwU-ApPW5Cuwe_hxzC71r9x6OhD-v3aWsXqkiuc1uIKTH2MkMK8ltIMNQ4zenuseLH-DK599x_znZgBtaL0EiDTDzLTLHVLl_pEQoegpbP2uwM0urD4r8teOTsIGjJXIPjriV58UhGQRUZ_qpITQlQ4=w640-h314" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did this one for Pam. Her aunt's 80th birthday--she loved to party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pam did this layout for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLj1l3S8cIRsWneHkw71i3T0Whegl26ZpCndMtyN7qUKRZgcSoP0_BYdin_kxF_A0GopE26VI5d5d6pgikXeWOJCQxGNEhp0zSYoDtxyE_t5WfqK5ie54-SmPjQHbzGcBmqm_r25qczdaJzPf7yNWuxKEtiR_VcUbMHMMHjfx6kZuFV-9OHWkP38sDQlGz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="3945" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLj1l3S8cIRsWneHkw71i3T0Whegl26ZpCndMtyN7qUKRZgcSoP0_BYdin_kxF_A0GopE26VI5d5d6pgikXeWOJCQxGNEhp0zSYoDtxyE_t5WfqK5ie54-SmPjQHbzGcBmqm_r25qczdaJzPf7yNWuxKEtiR_VcUbMHMMHjfx6kZuFV-9OHWkP38sDQlGz=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nancy did this layout for Karolyn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitZnahEmzR_8WVikzhUtRrCiQqwACWNaZRbDmds1-DTlWTMjJVp-xbTyL4OlY5j5E6f2mxxaGqCs90lY6dPIDUEsrTheLGJF7V7F9H-k6dDW0qPTl6o4DfI7Ps2eQKebLxe_lk1iWNJYjvCaIbliup07qay-CRMNKqJq4bl39y_HW_Qc8qQx0gjRg9L_HM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="3936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitZnahEmzR_8WVikzhUtRrCiQqwACWNaZRbDmds1-DTlWTMjJVp-xbTyL4OlY5j5E6f2mxxaGqCs90lY6dPIDUEsrTheLGJF7V7F9H-k6dDW0qPTl6o4DfI7Ps2eQKebLxe_lk1iWNJYjvCaIbliup07qay-CRMNKqJq4bl39y_HW_Qc8qQx0gjRg9L_HM=w640-h320" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-62202903434741312192024-03-09T05:00:00.001-06:002024-03-09T05:00:00.142-06:00Scrapbook Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On our scrapbook retreat, I did quite a few Christmas layouts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCPT1-F20gORliWoZyY-GwB6XZa5fi4rHeuog60-npHWQR0YDQJchih2ervZvChBjVlvuV82NwLLeuRwezCMs51XbBqnPNGboytttTTqIIAbpBvwBd09Mkf1eOiYH87QDj7KlwtFXXB1SrtMMwvtla4T_oj5BgIBs1cmSQcw3KlJMlloQyNV7vpvxemDAS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="3395" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCPT1-F20gORliWoZyY-GwB6XZa5fi4rHeuog60-npHWQR0YDQJchih2ervZvChBjVlvuV82NwLLeuRwezCMs51XbBqnPNGboytttTTqIIAbpBvwBd09Mkf1eOiYH87QDj7KlwtFXXB1SrtMMwvtla4T_oj5BgIBs1cmSQcw3KlJMlloQyNV7vpvxemDAS=w640-h316" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAI9BWv3GslZ4pq05VjS2myO6sqcUHX2oVhXRsdno_4h6MlmYB0vw1CcIL2AzWBBQrUZ29SlYC9YtQ5OaEioMGHmpWkKvxc_Ca-NEYEpWy5C56AGats99KRJR7T6EbhkigpndnEASOcvBknzlOP_qRDxBow0fluSqVsHwGubNwh4em8ePmpkpUqEgPy0HD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="3836" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAI9BWv3GslZ4pq05VjS2myO6sqcUHX2oVhXRsdno_4h6MlmYB0vw1CcIL2AzWBBQrUZ29SlYC9YtQ5OaEioMGHmpWkKvxc_Ca-NEYEpWy5C56AGats99KRJR7T6EbhkigpndnEASOcvBknzlOP_qRDxBow0fluSqVsHwGubNwh4em8ePmpkpUqEgPy0HD=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a close-up of the round pocket I made for the journaling. I'm pretty proud that I was able to get the stitching pretty evenly on a circle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirPloKxrNxn8x-MnsgtU1h3dbQ2lVf264YC4GS4CIfNiIxArXH2L9Rb9Mp4VyG9umAuacxYEtNKKEYXyzn1Y4klGqjLg87xsZ_dfmKGHhB3-rA9dDQ_5-6IF4AJjWf4l7rxudlSI3EpX1g6r8zmtjJkNwfxJ4Sx7grPc9pxncKKveAfH0J4Flvg5jxS4Ry" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="3724" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirPloKxrNxn8x-MnsgtU1h3dbQ2lVf264YC4GS4CIfNiIxArXH2L9Rb9Mp4VyG9umAuacxYEtNKKEYXyzn1Y4klGqjLg87xsZ_dfmKGHhB3-rA9dDQ_5-6IF4AJjWf4l7rxudlSI3EpX1g6r8zmtjJkNwfxJ4Sx7grPc9pxncKKveAfH0J4Flvg5jxS4Ry=w640-h274" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This layout is about our Christmas at Sandy's. It covers a little of everything from lunch at Copelands, their beautifully decorated house, my beauty makeover by Elizabeth at her school--Paul Mitchell, posing in our pajamas and the beautiful table that Sandy always sets for our delicious crab dinner.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXaQO0EGodEMQWqcXxGWXxYuJjsfPcVPxv8Fn2AZsM193KluNtjlun9vBw9C59t8yTKRnUCMTwgKe_6LKihdS6N-yeZUTL0RJSuBmPIf6k0W_puvFkRVmxOWZFt6P2SjNu0RX0K4HNaLYM4ChDct1KJuH4wqWlYDZzg14Z_JqQn01uzxn51WwMf_jn8mkB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="3426" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXaQO0EGodEMQWqcXxGWXxYuJjsfPcVPxv8Fn2AZsM193KluNtjlun9vBw9C59t8yTKRnUCMTwgKe_6LKihdS6N-yeZUTL0RJSuBmPIf6k0W_puvFkRVmxOWZFt6P2SjNu0RX0K4HNaLYM4ChDct1KJuH4wqWlYDZzg14Z_JqQn01uzxn51WwMf_jn8mkB=w640-h310" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Party like it's 1990"--random pictures from the 90's. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRzRrcD1aTTZ_5oKL--MUujL6IPY_BIokXQPSOnZwtNVm9FXOMZceRJ-sMvj4p9JAW5l8WHUh7Yc__VepP0vXyLuFLL-eNPyhSrO7T6-chNP9zJlBE1i8F2LNzu6XMSBTeMVEdHC8mXe7z9ZQhQQ6Lj_gEgjnYEHzzLyOVJgvFPTNp2_MveXm2iFBKOiEj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="3413" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRzRrcD1aTTZ_5oKL--MUujL6IPY_BIokXQPSOnZwtNVm9FXOMZceRJ-sMvj4p9JAW5l8WHUh7Yc__VepP0vXyLuFLL-eNPyhSrO7T6-chNP9zJlBE1i8F2LNzu6XMSBTeMVEdHC8mXe7z9ZQhQQ6Lj_gEgjnYEHzzLyOVJgvFPTNp2_MveXm2iFBKOiEj=w640-h310" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Ornament Exchange 2012"--we've been doing this ornament exchange since 1995---heading to 30 years. We have three generations now. I haven't done the layout for this year yet. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicvvl0wzHs2cLdi9FfXKBoJQVNcXdRGnlw-YmvU_An3E7pzZxGxQ1ICG8sGl9oUmM4QwcUvAdXN32mO7xV8XZMUgc6TxQ_-OSrrRI5TvzfGiz_koZLHkIw5thLDyeXLiYvGbg46WqX4LL-l-dynynzkJP2n2VQQvx3Wn2f8ePGExkXBrH8L7hjIaQZT62w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="3371" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicvvl0wzHs2cLdi9FfXKBoJQVNcXdRGnlw-YmvU_An3E7pzZxGxQ1ICG8sGl9oUmM4QwcUvAdXN32mO7xV8XZMUgc6TxQ_-OSrrRI5TvzfGiz_koZLHkIw5thLDyeXLiYvGbg46WqX4LL-l-dynynzkJP2n2VQQvx3Wn2f8ePGExkXBrH8L7hjIaQZT62w=w640-h312" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are all the Christmas movies I watched this holiday season. The book Sandy gave me--in the center of the right page--prompted me to start at the beginning and watch some I've never even heard of before. Under the book is the journaling about how I didn't watch any Christmas movies in 2022, so I made a point to watch more this year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-64802364850537500522024-03-08T05:00:00.001-06:002024-03-08T05:00:00.149-06:00Friday Funnies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8zrnvVi1lCWiNi3lfFdLTgplczTWQoqwHfvmaJS73GQMJqPIpBQzOytG8eihHKtH-6E7ZJCihv-dOpMcvTRofBxjwVb4EZ6uOrWvpPPVgsrbdInP3W3J0Q1N_D3larQG469hrSHmU0VIkf-JmJnPXjKUljWFVlZEtgKhKTJx1HsPROyhnc8JPMYxUNTt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1454" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8zrnvVi1lCWiNi3lfFdLTgplczTWQoqwHfvmaJS73GQMJqPIpBQzOytG8eihHKtH-6E7ZJCihv-dOpMcvTRofBxjwVb4EZ6uOrWvpPPVgsrbdInP3W3J0Q1N_D3larQG469hrSHmU0VIkf-JmJnPXjKUljWFVlZEtgKhKTJx1HsPROyhnc8JPMYxUNTt=w453-h640" width="453" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUUbtQn3vuoiJSPLzqeok5E2guYjFJiHXcRbAjp_iJGRLPjXMsy-ul-DlxsVLkYWgo8q43aY5qMPtOjwvElcm2l_pw0yJ2kS04I6QorQxy-7NM7FwBEEakcMGUpUGLthP3Gg8TCUfzSZkVOAYpnqxChqtQ0DwLmeYF1jBEDgw7XIAcGBG-ElnCIkZf89xQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="560" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUUbtQn3vuoiJSPLzqeok5E2guYjFJiHXcRbAjp_iJGRLPjXMsy-ul-DlxsVLkYWgo8q43aY5qMPtOjwvElcm2l_pw0yJ2kS04I6QorQxy-7NM7FwBEEakcMGUpUGLthP3Gg8TCUfzSZkVOAYpnqxChqtQ0DwLmeYF1jBEDgw7XIAcGBG-ElnCIkZf89xQ=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdjrtENSBweEiQ4cFn9RVHI4GMkl4tqbrK2qj7M0GjvV3t_Y3UAMvGeN--M42oHve0bjPftbCsj8ZTyLnQJLesGLo1Zp9YPQljB5Posfx-qIxPQrPxO_1ndxV0KGa_CJ9AFAX6U9s7MH2Ly_T3KzO-TFt7L8G7iGD9FrAlglMDU3q6EQVdNXrDko6D3g8R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdjrtENSBweEiQ4cFn9RVHI4GMkl4tqbrK2qj7M0GjvV3t_Y3UAMvGeN--M42oHve0bjPftbCsj8ZTyLnQJLesGLo1Zp9YPQljB5Posfx-qIxPQrPxO_1ndxV0KGa_CJ9AFAX6U9s7MH2Ly_T3KzO-TFt7L8G7iGD9FrAlglMDU3q6EQVdNXrDko6D3g8R=w517-h640" width="517" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmyUd0qzM7ibekc9iSODTCyhN3VFZJB2zCmAdFaVlay-BxhRZXt76Z9SFIPAvnRZvXjzvN6Oh4_CBoJ6FXiF-2pwOVr7GGebjTPfmc02O_AoRVw5WcBej0pWgPka13LvFu7GEVKANm40Ya6Xa7c-i6e4EmDgTPeoAzasVX8P44UrtvZ9jx2aHg9XBfwkWK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmyUd0qzM7ibekc9iSODTCyhN3VFZJB2zCmAdFaVlay-BxhRZXt76Z9SFIPAvnRZvXjzvN6Oh4_CBoJ6FXiF-2pwOVr7GGebjTPfmc02O_AoRVw5WcBej0pWgPka13LvFu7GEVKANm40Ya6Xa7c-i6e4EmDgTPeoAzasVX8P44UrtvZ9jx2aHg9XBfwkWK=w640-h334" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfahvsAGhyIEdXKbFDPXar5sLtwJQq0Q1vr5X91OaKRKQCIsQ09fV-Sb08YENDTOzzZvL7TPbhQLOYS60lRT1g0mBghu-s5ud9Q7vuQphmK2ylwoAX1Iss2G2wCUhxp86dTHNziz5PFQRFL1Dfo-hApIDawTdjHhzS7hbwixi3fES6wZAEmDxJkup0soSb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="647" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfahvsAGhyIEdXKbFDPXar5sLtwJQq0Q1vr5X91OaKRKQCIsQ09fV-Sb08YENDTOzzZvL7TPbhQLOYS60lRT1g0mBghu-s5ud9Q7vuQphmK2ylwoAX1Iss2G2wCUhxp86dTHNziz5PFQRFL1Dfo-hApIDawTdjHhzS7hbwixi3fES6wZAEmDxJkup0soSb=w576-h640" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br />Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-68384093057192908202024-03-07T05:00:00.001-06:002024-03-07T05:00:00.149-06:00Something Interesting <span style="font-family: arial;">I just learned about this and decided that I wanted to share with all of my family and Nashville friends. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Did you know that there is a connection between Jack Daniels and St. Louis? Well, check this out (kinda' long, but interesting):</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jack Daniels whiskey was a regional brand, seldom seen outside Tennessee. But events in St. Louis would place it on the national stage, in more ways than one. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">No one knows for sure how it came to be called "Old No. 7". Some claim it was from their government registration number, but one who was present at the time claimed that when Daniel decided to enter the competition at the St Louis World's Fair, he sampled the whiskey from seven different barrels. Thinking the last one tasted the best, it was "Old No. 7" that went to St Louis, & took home the Gold Medal.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga1ZFAtz1Uqj83uJiqWTl9or66kubcHSVX0Po4l2jmgWRG5dw23huHnimQ8wiakPd3V5n311I3r3URWS3NdS0XOrPSQV32-QAoG7DRJZmcTheM7-G0XW8XosBAFZAaPgoracO65rBOPgZ4ze0FdOxKqVOSFkxgYsxyQlVWbPESWSa-ladke32EyAv4uKCC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga1ZFAtz1Uqj83uJiqWTl9or66kubcHSVX0Po4l2jmgWRG5dw23huHnimQ8wiakPd3V5n311I3r3URWS3NdS0XOrPSQV32-QAoG7DRJZmcTheM7-G0XW8XosBAFZAaPgoracO65rBOPgZ4ze0FdOxKqVOSFkxgYsxyQlVWbPESWSa-ladke32EyAv4uKCC=w419-h640" width="419" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">With his health beginning to fail, & having no children of his own, Jack Daniel turned the distillery over to two of his nephews, Lemuel Motlow & Richard Daniel in the Fall of 1907. Motlow, who had been the firm's bookkeeper, then purchased his cousins shares for $500, & became the sole owner.</span><p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Moore County, Tennessee, where the Lynchburg distillery was located, voted to go "dry" in 1909, & on the same ballot, the entire state voted to follow suit, beginning the following year. With the State of Tennessee outlawing the manufacture of liquor, the Jack Daniel's Distillery was moved to St Louis. Another, smaller facility was opened in Birmingham, Alabama, but they would only be open a short time, before that state also </span><span style="font-family: arial;">outlawed alcohol. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinordBUuQEBimUweoWPLKSaAN5ZWtwSlZ0_FmYYX5g64-3dOJJmxS2KAA4U05OgUwroVGdwUjBnCsVHaTIxLKVPjf1j1v_kCRUDCmgxhvg-1c34BxwN3LRF8FyPSlwbgUNHJrYPeOvj_QIGtdEcaO1_pt2fgkYXLzxc14hfGd7Q7iwoLRnSQ_rcpj8nU2H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="720" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinordBUuQEBimUweoWPLKSaAN5ZWtwSlZ0_FmYYX5g64-3dOJJmxS2KAA4U05OgUwroVGdwUjBnCsVHaTIxLKVPjf1j1v_kCRUDCmgxhvg-1c34BxwN3LRF8FyPSlwbgUNHJrYPeOvj_QIGtdEcaO1_pt2fgkYXLzxc14hfGd7Q7iwoLRnSQ_rcpj8nU2H=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The St Louis operation, on the South side of Duncan Avenue, just East of Sarah, was purchased from the Wabash Railroad for $20,000. It had previously been the Rock Springs Distillery, which was absorbed by the Whiskey Trust in 1900. Within a month, they were selling the used grain, known as distillery slop, as hog & cattle feed.</span><p></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In June 1911, an arsonist set fires in the West End on three successive nights, with the third destroying the distillery building. Several hundred head of cattle, kept on site & being fattened up for market, were saved, but 2,000 barrels of whiskey sent flames hundreds of feet into the night sky, drawing what was estimated to be 1000 motorists to the area to watch the blaze. A new distillery was erected in 1915.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With the onset of nationwide Prohibition in 1920, the distillery continued operation, on a medicinal-use license, selling to drug stores at a reduced price. But costing more to produce than he could sell it for, he was losing money on each transaction. One night in December 1922, 10 men, believed to be Egan's Rats, knocked out the watchman, & made off with 16 barrels & 115 cases of whiskey. An amount that the distillery would sell for $25,000 was worth six times that much to bootleggers. To make matters worse, they were a bottled-in-bond distillery. Under the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, the government assured that what was in the bottle was exactly what it said on the label. In addition, taxes would be paid on the product when it left the warehouse. And to the Internal Revenue, it didn't matter if it was sold or stolen, taxes had to be paid when it went out the door. Adding insult to injury, the distillery not only lost the whiskey, but they had to pay taxes on it. Lem Motlow began looking to sell the business.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">George Remus was born in Berlin, & as a young boy, came to Chicago with his parents. At 14, he went to work in his Uncle's drug store. Putting himself through school, at 19 he was a certified pharmacist, & two years later, he bought his Uncle's business. Purchasing an additional store, he then went to law school. After Prohibition began, he started seeing his friends & associates become extremely wealthy. Combining the skills of a druggist with the ability to see legal loopholes, he began buying distilleries with a medicinal-use license, at rock-bottom prices. His employees would then hijack their own shipments, which he would then sell to bootleggers. Within three years, it's estimated he had made over $40 million. Hosting lavish parties, upon departure each male guest would be given a diamond stickpin. Each female guest received a new Pontiac automobile. </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On June 26, 1923, Remus & his associates purchased the Jack Daniels Distillery for $115,000. This included the building on Duncan Avenue, & more than 40,000 gallons of whiskey. A straw-buyer was used, since Remus had recently been convicted in the US District Court in Cincinnati, & being</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">sentenced to a Federal Prison, the deal would have never gone through had his identity been known. In August, less than two months after taking over, the whiskey was siphoned off, & the barrels filled with water. When the theft was discovered, dozens were arrested. With George Remus having been the government's star witness, when verdicts were rendered in December 1925, 23 had been convicted, including a handful of prominent St Louis politicians. Given time to get their personal affairs in order before heading to Leavenworth, the group was allowed to rent their own Pullman train car, & a crowd of thousands cheered them as their train pulled into St Louis Union Station.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The government also prosecuted Lem Motlow, claiming he should have seen the warning signs that the distillery sale wasn't legitimate. In town to answer those charges, Motlow would later get drunk, & boarding a Louisville & Nashville train to return home to Tennessee without a ticket, he created a commotion, singing, & refusing to take his seat. A black porter, Ed Wallis, told him that such conduct wasn't allowed on the train. Asserting that he wasn't going to take any back talk from a Negro, Motlow began chasing Wallis down the aisle. Clarence Pullis, a white conductor entered the car, & getting between the two men, instructed Motlow to sit down, & when he refused, Pullis pushed him into a seat. Standing again, he was pushed back into the seat by Wallis. Motlow pulled a revolver from his coat pocket, & attempting to shoot Wallis, fired into the abdomen of the white conductor. The train was already underway, & by all accounts, in the tunnel leading to the Eads Bridge when the shooting occurred. Crossing the river, the train stopped, Pullis was taken to the hospital, & Motlow arrested & questioned. Police reports indicated that Motlow was clearly drunk, & during questioning, said that he was too drunk to remember what had happened. Pullis would die in the hospital from his gunshot wound, & due to the location of events, each state would claim jurisdiction. </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening in St Louis Circuit Court in December 1924, it was one of the most blatantly racist trials the city has ever seen. Motlow's seven high-priced lawyers were assisted by a slew of prominent character witnesses, which included Tennessee Governor Austin Peay, for whom a College has since been named. Motlow, now claiming that he wasn't drunk, testified that he had been strangled by the Negro porter, & then struck by both his fist & a stick, & he was only responding in self-defense. Turning it into a case of "who do you believe", the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The last tie between St Louis & Jack Daniels was the distillery building. Its final tenant was Berger Foods, the last pickle factory in St Louis. Torn down, the IKEA was recently built on the site.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-46540676698836534012024-03-06T05:00:00.001-06:002024-03-06T05:00:00.137-06:00What I Didn't Buy Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My BFF, Connie gave me these Madame Alexander dolls of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. She has an extensive doll collection. Due to my love of all things royal, I admired these years ago when she first got them. She decided to surprise me with them for my birthday. I have them on display in my scrapbook room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkYzeb0lT2NFytPzqfmj69RBRfqTWoCW9c3rr5njNBKNtFumHVtF6am3OrOs7uzQbz9vqDmFyJlY8uQy6H4AMGAdjNcZ54iRdoasKLlC0t-eKEyJzKIpiMdnqH4peDr7DEWexkRm1pf-tfvOdvka92wd433LcBaQtzguStiMq4WAlEt5tj_X5b4J49MMU/s4032/IMG_2092.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkYzeb0lT2NFytPzqfmj69RBRfqTWoCW9c3rr5njNBKNtFumHVtF6am3OrOs7uzQbz9vqDmFyJlY8uQy6H4AMGAdjNcZ54iRdoasKLlC0t-eKEyJzKIpiMdnqH4peDr7DEWexkRm1pf-tfvOdvka92wd433LcBaQtzguStiMq4WAlEt5tj_X5b4J49MMU/w480-h640/IMG_2092.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM8PvqOabPK5CRMfWgqwH9f1LRwE3Sd910O0iDp2GTkvKN2C3riH1F47pDQCnFWBFzfMOSPzOoyQtXDNoGcuXfskuvaI44GafpEGrIWRt5J9nwpPC4uvY5gq8peyMgVQsm8wlExWYl9urbc-r6v5QjhFvzkXAC8kgbWwLS9D85rvedQG-FcVIsd2C3OHT/s4032/IMG_2093.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM8PvqOabPK5CRMfWgqwH9f1LRwE3Sd910O0iDp2GTkvKN2C3riH1F47pDQCnFWBFzfMOSPzOoyQtXDNoGcuXfskuvaI44GafpEGrIWRt5J9nwpPC4uvY5gq8peyMgVQsm8wlExWYl9urbc-r6v5QjhFvzkXAC8kgbWwLS9D85rvedQG-FcVIsd2C3OHT/w480-h640/IMG_2093.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That royal cape! I'm thrilled to have them! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My friends and I are always talking about how our children---all adults now---don't want our stuff. Just today, Pam was talking about her dad's naval uniform which is one of her prize possessions, but her girls don't want it. It's kind of sad, but the truth is, young people go for an uncluttered, clean look. They don't seem to be sentimental about anything. That seems to be a pervasive attitude as the "things" we valued no longer have much value. I learned this lesson many years ago when I tried to sell some Lennox vases on Ebay. It wasn't worth the hassle. I sold about 5 of them. The selling price was equal to, or lower than the cost of the darn shipping---around 6 bucks apiece. Certainly not worth the trouble of boxing them up. It's sad, but it's just how it is. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have figured out a way to get rid of the teapots in my collection--not that I have that many--but my girls don't really want them either. I'm inviting the grands of my friends over for tea and then letting them have a teapot to take home. Okay, I've only done it once, but I plan to do it again!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-40794435243088160842024-03-05T05:00:00.001-06:002024-03-05T05:00:00.364-06:00Travel Tuesday<span style="font-family: arial;">Of course I'm going to post pictures from our annual ski trip with the grands in Breckenridge, CO. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL2tru4hcY6DM07UP_J1ohWAp5ryRwCrmGGkn-M-EiyoJoz3VOXnt76prHvmFKYOj4jfCKRcNDV8RDHWBMiufb1jOEgajcbjvoGfHiLkJMJpObvnggu4XO_wru7jIlqXY_GqQ82bkzHyclKGSLCs45BpQr6Njez-whmDAuNx5QIGfKrCQHrW-7XjsgK1CO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1599" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL2tru4hcY6DM07UP_J1ohWAp5ryRwCrmGGkn-M-EiyoJoz3VOXnt76prHvmFKYOj4jfCKRcNDV8RDHWBMiufb1jOEgajcbjvoGfHiLkJMJpObvnggu4XO_wru7jIlqXY_GqQ82bkzHyclKGSLCs45BpQr6Njez-whmDAuNx5QIGfKrCQHrW-7XjsgK1CO=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">From the left: Morgan, Olly, Grandpa, Jordan, Robbie and Mitchell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil570c4LUtx-PUEag7BjdQcNDMlwVKv6S6BDSnzQOicKFmfyiVnJUztuio1KnVw33akLqC_mo7FpMHMXgS3gZ41deJqSMgoQcK6Ytja7jdmtcVESeurskslD8ZOwjZV8ysgLcga_P2m1VYLs45b98XqMslvvBYOmrHNvtBbuDDN2WMdsEulW8St_ufO9E0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil570c4LUtx-PUEag7BjdQcNDMlwVKv6S6BDSnzQOicKFmfyiVnJUztuio1KnVw33akLqC_mo7FpMHMXgS3gZ41deJqSMgoQcK6Ytja7jdmtcVESeurskslD8ZOwjZV8ysgLcga_P2m1VYLs45b98XqMslvvBYOmrHNvtBbuDDN2WMdsEulW8St_ufO9E0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">All the "kids."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkm9RRGHgRM3vD9MEvSvCuFazswbBx24P78R0dWHVrd16sZ_sETpaxOAtOVZr-iXp9oqNsu0rBvGzVCwYSAZJdFoIM_k_5V6o63D3H_v3LYE00sTUka30BhWf3bDST4wcOyRkyA371IOp2zm4RdhtA3tFghu2-1HbFmJ1M9jtPVlb3F4YgoKuuLFgC-pAj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkm9RRGHgRM3vD9MEvSvCuFazswbBx24P78R0dWHVrd16sZ_sETpaxOAtOVZr-iXp9oqNsu0rBvGzVCwYSAZJdFoIM_k_5V6o63D3H_v3LYE00sTUka30BhWf3bDST4wcOyRkyA371IOp2zm4RdhtA3tFghu2-1HbFmJ1M9jtPVlb3F4YgoKuuLFgC-pAj=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Morgan--I can recognize her from her purple jacket. I think it's Olly and then Robbie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPtQceffZlo_L80wnY8fdXDqc2wupDxDEcwjfxGSno6Q-WaAgZFcJiN5_zy0wB7yxVJEgm3YNdjOKoEWWuU-R7VW3s2-SC2RSrBiT6fZOn3Z1csMTg8pHROc-xgGn9pZlvgS57-4rDBM2kyhT66VRAkR_0nHsE5Pw9eho0zvax073e-qBOwaR2mfIws1m_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1599" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPtQceffZlo_L80wnY8fdXDqc2wupDxDEcwjfxGSno6Q-WaAgZFcJiN5_zy0wB7yxVJEgm3YNdjOKoEWWuU-R7VW3s2-SC2RSrBiT6fZOn3Z1csMTg8pHROc-xgGn9pZlvgS57-4rDBM2kyhT66VRAkR_0nHsE5Pw9eho0zvax073e-qBOwaR2mfIws1m_=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">View from the hot tub.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz5L0PcBsZ5wbOcuvc-HIIXNLrfI_CtrpPE-0UMKQs9SQ8OLnfrkcKifveRiCPKtgNekZZr7Ur25r84XwgQFi7Ll2EcHHEBOXeIbouuXNzqhXwVhPlNqR96sXk6HcypMnZSpG2jzxX0z_hdV3e1mitHmd4n0Xub10r7K4rFk02aeQyJPGFoQsjQYPJwXRh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz5L0PcBsZ5wbOcuvc-HIIXNLrfI_CtrpPE-0UMKQs9SQ8OLnfrkcKifveRiCPKtgNekZZr7Ur25r84XwgQFi7Ll2EcHHEBOXeIbouuXNzqhXwVhPlNqR96sXk6HcypMnZSpG2jzxX0z_hdV3e1mitHmd4n0Xub10r7K4rFk02aeQyJPGFoQsjQYPJwXRh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">From left: Robbie, Jordan, Morgan & Olly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZqVX_UOkn6CtpzdT2HEepmbiUSOLPORIA71Se_FXWeQwzOgzHlQTx37WKBYZsINvjndnp8uESK3bozrrqccIAYKbd4FpGShI_vbGLKgsvUqdzkl2jQfLV-KzdvDHjtCkcAm0sirh2r5gTBN2pM6CK1uMwfA7Kom5JdRpipuB6ZbQZihwAbZNDAWW8ciJG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZqVX_UOkn6CtpzdT2HEepmbiUSOLPORIA71Se_FXWeQwzOgzHlQTx37WKBYZsINvjndnp8uESK3bozrrqccIAYKbd4FpGShI_vbGLKgsvUqdzkl2jQfLV-KzdvDHjtCkcAm0sirh2r5gTBN2pM6CK1uMwfA7Kom5JdRpipuB6ZbQZihwAbZNDAWW8ciJG=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Morgan and grandpa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIFQdrL7_UsLG5vCHfmLncVdlYVZqsipYX1EKQ4KjEBAayD_oudDELYHXpuqqgnwqn2lvfRqO0wLLNVDvrmZ79QhSaa-1r2vN9toMMeOi9tXhS1Qd443TM_WPK0HkgMUXD0XhnJlPQJdf9YqCwh5cZaScTSPjJ-yZ_BtdJ_-Tip8SGA6a_y9bZpzg_eB4q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIFQdrL7_UsLG5vCHfmLncVdlYVZqsipYX1EKQ4KjEBAayD_oudDELYHXpuqqgnwqn2lvfRqO0wLLNVDvrmZ79QhSaa-1r2vN9toMMeOi9tXhS1Qd443TM_WPK0HkgMUXD0XhnJlPQJdf9YqCwh5cZaScTSPjJ-yZ_BtdJ_-Tip8SGA6a_y9bZpzg_eB4q=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mitchell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8ZeTPUwQIYvbXQlcJctrM6wQq1_LLbuSBdiKJSM2_ONvYTnJw_X7pCQ8llC-a0aAElyGJ0rNdOUsib6_6Io_2vn1r_NriWvyDMEZUR4O__C9rV1dAlaRWVab3pjy725rsyCtRd4N3Aj6WSCLfsqGNlPxGhoRfrc1qKXd2XEo50iRPGlCJYZxMzTQIlqdq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8ZeTPUwQIYvbXQlcJctrM6wQq1_LLbuSBdiKJSM2_ONvYTnJw_X7pCQ8llC-a0aAElyGJ0rNdOUsib6_6Io_2vn1r_NriWvyDMEZUR4O__C9rV1dAlaRWVab3pjy725rsyCtRd4N3Aj6WSCLfsqGNlPxGhoRfrc1qKXd2XEo50iRPGlCJYZxMzTQIlqdq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the first year that the "kids" used the hot tub. Morgan and Jordan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a great time as usual. Skiing is pretty tiring, but there's alway time for a game or two. They introduced me to a new and fun dice game called Qwixx. We played it several times. I'll be putting it on my Christmas list.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We were supposed to leave on Sunday, but the weather was going to be precarious. So, on Saturday morning Butch made the decision that we would leave that afternoon after everyone got one last full day of skiing. We wanted to get back to Denver and avoid the 6"-12" of snow predicted overnight. Other people had the same idea. As a result, it took us an extra hour to get to Denver. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On our last night, the "kids" take us to dinner as a "thank you" for taking them. They were able to pivot to a really nice Italian restaurant in Denver. The food was sooo good. We had a little of everything: brussell sprouts with pecans, meatballs and roasted red pepper bruschetta for appetizers. Morgan and I shared a salad with pears, cheese and oranges with a champagne vinaigrette dressing along with spinach, mushroom and cheese ravioli in a delicious cream sauce. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We all got a good night's sleep---well except for Olly and Morgan. They were able to change their flight which got them home 6 hours earlier--so they left the hotel around 4:15 a.m. The rest of us had breakfast at Denny's before heading to the airport. We got home about 5:30.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As much fun as it was, I'm ready for a travel break. In fact, Butch and I were going to go to the beach today. We just decided that we'd stay home instead. We're both fine with that decision. So, there won't be much "travel Tuesday" going on for at least another week, when I'll be heading to NYC with the girls. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For now, it feels good to be home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /></span>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-46020207018212473272024-03-03T06:00:00.038-06:002024-03-03T06:00:00.164-06:00Something for Sunday<span style="font-family: Merriweather;">By the Numbers for February</span><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">:</span><div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b>Movies</b> seen this month: 6</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> Only two of them were 5 stars: <b>One Love</b> and <b>Argyle</b><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b> </b>We left after about 45 minutes in to <b>Zone of Interest</b> (it was in German, so you had <span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>to read the </span><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">subtitles. We didn't really know what was going on--and it's up for </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span>Best Picture!) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> We also left halfway through <b>Poor Things</b>--another one that's up for Best Picture-</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>-too weird for us--kind of on the "sick" side.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b>Books</b> read: 10</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> 6 of them were 5 stars: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b><span> </span><span> Just </span>Try and Stop Me</b> by Gregg Olsen--currently my favorite thriller author.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b><span> </span><span> </span>The Road</b>, by Cormac McCarthy--really good about after the apocalypse.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b><span> </span><span> </span>The Berry Pickers</b>, by Amanda Peters--about a child abduction.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b><span> </span><span> </span>The </b></span><b style="font-family: Merriweather;">Co-worker</b><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">, by Frieda McFadden--another thriller recommended by my <span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>cousin, Chrissy</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><b> Paris: the Memoir</b>, this was an audio book read by her and so interesting. I <span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span><span> </span>didn't really know anything about her and have never really been all that </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>interested. I really liked it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b><span> </span><span> </span>The Dutch House</b>, by Ann Patchett, read by Tom Hanks. I actually already read</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span>the book for book club a couple years ago. I decided to listen to it since I heard </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Tom Hanks read it. It was so so good---he acted the book!<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Last month Deb asked how I read nine books a month. Well, since I started "reading/listening" to audio books that are memoirs read by the author, I can do two books at a time. I do the audio books while I'm out walking and while playing my video game before bed. Prior to the audio books, my average was 6 books a month. It's not a contest or anything. I just have an obsession about keeping track of things.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b>Things I've Watched this Month: 8</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> Only 5 were worth watching: </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> <b> </b><b>Netflix: </b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> <b> </b><b>Beckham</b>--documentary--even if you don't follow or know anything about <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span><span> </span>soccer. Loved it.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> <b>American Nightmare</b>--documentary--you'll remember this story. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Unbelievable.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> <b>Who is Erin Carter</b>--mini series with lots of twists.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> <b>The Greatest Night in Pop</b>--documentary of the making of We are the World. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">So interesting. I loved it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"> <b>Paramount Plus:</b><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><b> The Fire that Took Her</b>--documentary about a woman burned by her <span> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span>boyfriend.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b>Scrapbook Pages Completed: 19</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b> </b>13 of these were done on our retreat. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;">Okay, that's it for February.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><span> </span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><span> </span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Merriweather;"><br /></span></div></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-66231607976783891922024-03-02T06:00:00.001-06:002024-03-02T06:00:00.128-06:00Scrapbook Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On our scrapbook retreat, this was the very first time all of us AYM members were together. It was so much fun to share all of our work--especially since it is so rare.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are the Christmas scavenger hunt pages:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is mine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9epNHExx6-LVKmJc1VC3X1N95RjG09HTyL7Mgrr8tzXVje1YAk05BufaR421g_gvd2AAij6M41V2U_DxEQKLBiVSmAqnA_J4wW0ERyARwpHd1SurW2zGjGQo8wL7RrxFIEpvrkRhBcqbdGXd0bW0U8hxdEN6Y79HVphN2goC7dLihr23N9ZMyDafQ0CZg/s3540/IMG_1702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="3540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9epNHExx6-LVKmJc1VC3X1N95RjG09HTyL7Mgrr8tzXVje1YAk05BufaR421g_gvd2AAij6M41V2U_DxEQKLBiVSmAqnA_J4wW0ERyARwpHd1SurW2zGjGQo8wL7RrxFIEpvrkRhBcqbdGXd0bW0U8hxdEN6Y79HVphN2goC7dLihr23N9ZMyDafQ0CZg/w640-h320/IMG_1702.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan's</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBl2rCcCCAcp9Yg5ES2cG4uRdl7TBq6lHRXdcliR6CbBkCpXrbV909r8ysQ7dEUmhVzPgCEL6_lsudeigcM5dGREUGpWRf01mtCNPVIdYxEQRktIQNEGlKZrAGxRre3FqcfafesP5ekWOp_iZny2GT-oij-NQksfBRVFTt0NM_ZI4imLdF6Tsiel7E9XX/s3983/IMG_1965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="3983" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBl2rCcCCAcp9Yg5ES2cG4uRdl7TBq6lHRXdcliR6CbBkCpXrbV909r8ysQ7dEUmhVzPgCEL6_lsudeigcM5dGREUGpWRf01mtCNPVIdYxEQRktIQNEGlKZrAGxRre3FqcfafesP5ekWOp_iZny2GT-oij-NQksfBRVFTt0NM_ZI4imLdF6Tsiel7E9XX/w640-h314/IMG_1965.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Janet's</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5sYvI0N88ntuY3OVtL4YEGSN96ViaGrpvalUQpMYGEQw8e5K3fTYwsE1hyAGV0oh3eocvr3wjNVINI43BUoF_16gy-HUB9rDBymke8y8Kt_q8TJXd3p4-WR3oapvXeLYqayrhQmd5aFBi1aXSZ-Oq_d-PDlTACBSSMS8h1TUPf2J0qtQyAjK24Zvcg8J/s4032/IMG_1961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5sYvI0N88ntuY3OVtL4YEGSN96ViaGrpvalUQpMYGEQw8e5K3fTYwsE1hyAGV0oh3eocvr3wjNVINI43BUoF_16gy-HUB9rDBymke8y8Kt_q8TJXd3p4-WR3oapvXeLYqayrhQmd5aFBi1aXSZ-Oq_d-PDlTACBSSMS8h1TUPf2J0qtQyAjK24Zvcg8J/w640-h312/IMG_1961.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeanne's</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOwtrxD_YqaOePj1Olhhcd7IoFtUH9PuvjwKsaR1ofZpiVqb0iHOyclXvJT4Jtj7-2eALUK4hyphenhyphentSk6rRrY3DZDdv8tgTqm7FKZ5lCCiBB1fLYqJpqTxjI-vEM97m2C9qK88-0nclNICXEuWWBUKLdxhssZgswA-U_IhtayS2Ds8pEo28U7ZpMKqcLzKXY/s4032/IMG_1962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="4032" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOwtrxD_YqaOePj1Olhhcd7IoFtUH9PuvjwKsaR1ofZpiVqb0iHOyclXvJT4Jtj7-2eALUK4hyphenhyphentSk6rRrY3DZDdv8tgTqm7FKZ5lCCiBB1fLYqJpqTxjI-vEM97m2C9qK88-0nclNICXEuWWBUKLdxhssZgswA-U_IhtayS2Ds8pEo28U7ZpMKqcLzKXY/w640-h318/IMG_1962.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pam's</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkSz6bEhhNT9gb-lZLplOXbhyENdxQzSxXsgNu0pmlADoAWVkME-E0Jjk2sWjeBfT61rx_bAPyxMN82fVuAV98JotarDLOU3yfLU835FvyvhQFS2q8rN7jXz5fT7ZYEUfb4926X0YKQVJW-9iV0p1AIMRqTf23B75GTGtSJaz9v9xppZvg0W-TzMws2KD/s4032/IMG_1963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkSz6bEhhNT9gb-lZLplOXbhyENdxQzSxXsgNu0pmlADoAWVkME-E0Jjk2sWjeBfT61rx_bAPyxMN82fVuAV98JotarDLOU3yfLU835FvyvhQFS2q8rN7jXz5fT7ZYEUfb4926X0YKQVJW-9iV0p1AIMRqTf23B75GTGtSJaz9v9xppZvg0W-TzMws2KD/w640-h312/IMG_1963.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nancy's</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlHebDbzmH7rlIYLBxzvFwVuW5HHY4egHodnobJcmfSJU3HFXQzK8gy7hKwsvSz5VzjMbxXBr2H1a1uo6yu1n81F1gID9KHur435pFN_PUpM8l0ZJ3xeOM-Y78LOdSIxTmcyRHhu8n8DYX4A3fBQEH8YZAQMYA6ygQ9e4kdgezdMpLhyphenhyphenzETjU_hobwtlI/s4005/IMG_1964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="4005" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlHebDbzmH7rlIYLBxzvFwVuW5HHY4egHodnobJcmfSJU3HFXQzK8gy7hKwsvSz5VzjMbxXBr2H1a1uo6yu1n81F1gID9KHur435pFN_PUpM8l0ZJ3xeOM-Y78LOdSIxTmcyRHhu8n8DYX4A3fBQEH8YZAQMYA6ygQ9e4kdgezdMpLhyphenhyphenzETjU_hobwtlI/w640-h316/IMG_1964.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Karolyn's</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDK4sF-3toXI_PaDn-WgypuOSmJ9UOlnBdppzPLbO8o67WiaiAlvRbdAGRnvIlcvR449d6v8LN00CwKv960dUlPHC3JOa_NjU4pkTTFpuJHyzji_zuc7IaS756H89dJZA46bIPkhOfZA4iDAUKubDwpd3QfNIlylbk_auf1bZavKHzfSy5X0MM3IYbNsnv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="4032" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDK4sF-3toXI_PaDn-WgypuOSmJ9UOlnBdppzPLbO8o67WiaiAlvRbdAGRnvIlcvR449d6v8LN00CwKv960dUlPHC3JOa_NjU4pkTTFpuJHyzji_zuc7IaS756H89dJZA46bIPkhOfZA4iDAUKubDwpd3QfNIlylbk_auf1bZavKHzfSy5X0MM3IYbNsnv=w640-h314" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next, was our first AYM layout for this year. Our theme is all about our camera roll and how a single word can connect so many photos and memories. This is probably a bigger commitment because of the number of pictures involved. It really takes some planning to narrow them down. One thing is for sure---everyone is learning new things about their camera, photos and printing them in different sizes. It's going to be a fun year!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, this year, everyone is using all of their own supplies. We all have tons of stuff, so I think that's a good idea.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our first word was "Christmas Trees." Okay, I realize that's two words, but rather than just "trees" I wanted to narrow it down further. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Starting with my layout:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOXDjWMjNj6t6B0UGIvOYjRKOGNbDuQXsr7MzNOrNOIq6tiELnVdoCc073wdU8VdHBTMblRYK3qcSNDkGTN6SPpXJOeFdnP0PXDHy5PFdpdPkIcCxxkzY_p7kCzw9ODAObt8Ua0y7qDtKNt2zwQR0fbT7fY5Ji_0jlZQXnlMSLX6bU-PY9_oe7DwratB7/s3369/IMG_2016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="3369" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOXDjWMjNj6t6B0UGIvOYjRKOGNbDuQXsr7MzNOrNOIq6tiELnVdoCc073wdU8VdHBTMblRYK3qcSNDkGTN6SPpXJOeFdnP0PXDHy5PFdpdPkIcCxxkzY_p7kCzw9ODAObt8Ua0y7qDtKNt2zwQR0fbT7fY5Ji_0jlZQXnlMSLX6bU-PY9_oe7DwratB7/w640-h312/IMG_2016.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I put "Christmas trees" in my search box, I think more than two hundred photos came up. I narrowed it down to 23 for the page. Each one holds some special meaning--many of which I'd forgotten about. I decided on a grid layout. I used a marker to make the lines. For the embellishments, I pulled all kinds of trees from my Christmas collection.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7B4gZLdX5SNjUfxqS-7xw861bwDHsYKZEy3lWsYeiABiiFoto47V54l_9qbSz6OIPpaEmoMOJK7zjS34CRj78lLcbyZ42Zn3O2iYwK827cVzSiAb6173Pz_uIJspQQ-bhyphenhyphen7nXoT6utD1LO8ynnF58M-JwsQjdnVjXg2f2WdODjBSGAmNoljYnuiTTs_v/s3649/IMG_1689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="3649" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7B4gZLdX5SNjUfxqS-7xw861bwDHsYKZEy3lWsYeiABiiFoto47V54l_9qbSz6OIPpaEmoMOJK7zjS34CRj78lLcbyZ42Zn3O2iYwK827cVzSiAb6173Pz_uIJspQQ-bhyphenhyphen7nXoT6utD1LO8ynnF58M-JwsQjdnVjXg2f2WdODjBSGAmNoljYnuiTTs_v/w640-h314/IMG_1689.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a little card that said "O Christmas Tree" that I used as my title. As for journaling, I made little descriptive slips for each picture. Then, on the "flip-up" I told a bigger story about my favorite Christmas trees and why.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is Janet's layout. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51gHvgKmt5kELg0DfLoeblBXxsd7u8-fFM7xrcCoYyL0463Xmawrqvql-lOTgvw-td8ICgcOwOoQhJeAOQRuenC5RrWhZhYaGkIDRbddOlXyusH_fiX5KOTo57YI4udHW_dmrubETSNapI-N2CC5q05_K3qY7xR7SlhjyvGgsLTlJ3Djkcy0Gwo7ePGJg/s4032/IMG_1967.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="4032" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51gHvgKmt5kELg0DfLoeblBXxsd7u8-fFM7xrcCoYyL0463Xmawrqvql-lOTgvw-td8ICgcOwOoQhJeAOQRuenC5RrWhZhYaGkIDRbddOlXyusH_fiX5KOTo57YI4udHW_dmrubETSNapI-N2CC5q05_K3qY7xR7SlhjyvGgsLTlJ3Djkcy0Gwo7ePGJg/w640-h330/IMG_1967.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone is on their own for titles and style of layout. Janet also got 23 pictures on the page in all different sizes. She made a fun title for her page.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is Jeanne's layout. She chose 15 of her favorite pictures. We laughed about her black and white one of Ronnie, the twins and me--she wasn't even born yet! Still it has a Charlie Brown pitiful tree in the background!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVAOhLJtntZiolvARnidnKRbcy5h7SHwx-kFmr_gMIoUPti8-IVwLPsIAKVCpyhzQWPupV4qcTgfcQEvGIANMOJLA_Fw002WzIjSqV9PuH3zNtidohACoflg0I7rTsbGDFP9sU66z-4AWCv5HwJFXMfpuJsQa264w3FLHUu0PvOeQf5rWPbEGqoCgdFE5/s3915/IMG_1968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="3915" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVAOhLJtntZiolvARnidnKRbcy5h7SHwx-kFmr_gMIoUPti8-IVwLPsIAKVCpyhzQWPupV4qcTgfcQEvGIANMOJLA_Fw002WzIjSqV9PuH3zNtidohACoflg0I7rTsbGDFP9sU66z-4AWCv5HwJFXMfpuJsQa264w3FLHUu0PvOeQf5rWPbEGqoCgdFE5/w640-h308/IMG_1968.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She used a Christmas card for her title and added the word "trees."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nancy got 26--3x3 photos on her page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1GGCZbf8j4Me9YxNWRljC_ao13_5mV04UZHQa8lpE2XCb6EoAJyewAfvtJi-aH8O8HVYITf743n3-ruhysR0OAlRKvCI-3Ha2WH1ah7Fu0igO_ti6w0OWs5F_yAbLqq2JFphCiqIig7e26iyHQcSblw-CcVzHjF9aHC_gl1aE91jqMqoFLCqtoPVD2rZ/s3895/IMG_1969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="3895" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1GGCZbf8j4Me9YxNWRljC_ao13_5mV04UZHQa8lpE2XCb6EoAJyewAfvtJi-aH8O8HVYITf743n3-ruhysR0OAlRKvCI-3Ha2WH1ah7Fu0igO_ti6w0OWs5F_yAbLqq2JFphCiqIig7e26iyHQcSblw-CcVzHjF9aHC_gl1aE91jqMqoFLCqtoPVD2rZ/w640-h316/IMG_1969.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">She stitched her grid lines, added labels, and Christmas tree stickers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Susan used a variety of sizes to include 22 pictures.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1_ZH6FKul2FFz_VCWCNxcfqdKYQjuyKa_qpicP99OmrRlZI6KX3ppIR5K5EsSnI0nHKWVHsvKCyMKJeMzVwTfcSTIibROpKCuRLtVEBGW5CnTrienl06GHy955TMlSQxBhuoaJI1OcuJjB-HcZ1AiC_d8cJyr-g59LOGG7dUDYObSXDTdEm7WirMS9_O/s4008/IMG_1972.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="4008" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1_ZH6FKul2FFz_VCWCNxcfqdKYQjuyKa_qpicP99OmrRlZI6KX3ppIR5K5EsSnI0nHKWVHsvKCyMKJeMzVwTfcSTIibROpKCuRLtVEBGW5CnTrienl06GHy955TMlSQxBhuoaJI1OcuJjB-HcZ1AiC_d8cJyr-g59LOGG7dUDYObSXDTdEm7WirMS9_O/w640-h316/IMG_1972.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">She also used a Christmas card that she made with alphabet beads for the title. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pam's layout holds 14 photos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiBu0OYYr3dBFHLhK4xYqORM1RCmECR33yji98-WFoos9AD3qJE55YSUjLeSCZ_1MAqOkZBEbfdyzSb7orOKHxmF1Qq_Oc5SSEyDGzFtCZ3dWyninTslcjeGjiJIw_LJVoiAvQag356uGwLY0oTO6yBJTidpt8-qN2BYYUxwy2gt3HGTc5yfweRvnRe8_/s3973/IMG_1970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="3973" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiBu0OYYr3dBFHLhK4xYqORM1RCmECR33yji98-WFoos9AD3qJE55YSUjLeSCZ_1MAqOkZBEbfdyzSb7orOKHxmF1Qq_Oc5SSEyDGzFtCZ3dWyninTslcjeGjiJIw_LJVoiAvQag356uGwLY0oTO6yBJTidpt8-qN2BYYUxwy2gt3HGTc5yfweRvnRe8_/w640-h316/IMG_1970.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Karolyn managed to get 20 pictures on her page.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElOtO8MBC5IDgTmPNxe81rPikmRc8PPBgaNVR_DTR7-KzonvrEcs6V_yWHi2S_p4Q2TflC-h291NaqhpbdUYbNVacNvXjhirxOozhWM7ngFgLbPQ1INNgR5XT_hm6MMOK_nkO00J5jESnONVfAF4r0jTXnuYD25Y8VYj87MYfuCRsXeU3_zgdqkW-rdg6/s4032/IMG_1973.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="4032" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElOtO8MBC5IDgTmPNxe81rPikmRc8PPBgaNVR_DTR7-KzonvrEcs6V_yWHi2S_p4Q2TflC-h291NaqhpbdUYbNVacNvXjhirxOozhWM7ngFgLbPQ1INNgR5XT_hm6MMOK_nkO00J5jESnONVfAF4r0jTXnuYD25Y8VYj87MYfuCRsXeU3_zgdqkW-rdg6/w640-h314/IMG_1973.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">She used the sewing machine with red thread for her grid lines. There are so many options!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our word for February is "Happy" and we all did those layouts too. I'll share those next week.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Okay, that's it for this week!<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-50934353078332815362024-03-01T06:00:00.002-06:002024-03-01T09:32:05.266-06:00Friday Frustrations<span style="font-family: verdana;">Are we having fun yet?</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, we're on our ski trip. Yesterday was our first day on the slopes. But, it was questionable as to whether we would get there. Here's the story:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't ski anymore, so now I have the "un"fun job of driving the skiers to the lifts and dropping them off. Last year, we had some huge vehicle--like an Exhibition or Suburban. Those trucks are ridiculous. I don't know why anyone needs something so big. For this "height-challenged" girl, they are way too big for me. I'm uncomfortable driving them. I cannot see around the behemoth. And, in the ski parking lot, there are kids running all over as well as adults not looking where they are going. My heart about pounds out of my chest trying to back up amidst those circumstances.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year, Butch got a 7 passenger van. That definitely felt better for me. The only problem is that when I tried to get it out of the driveway, we got stuck on the ice and couldn't get up the hill. Butch got behind the wheel and tried everything. The boys pushed--which made me a nervous wreck--they tried a carpet square, some thin wood pieces, but nothing worked.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5E4kAfcJn016olqrerMUyBNLvQJchaXWfBlAM862_XLFpbEnZA7q7IdJgEDeaLgM4o-V-FO-5RazGqRgFpn-bXHZblx2ynI71IF8rOxYMVzHCoe6sUvQZYfw8BZjK02reOXgoI1fl5VACCYM2OSivQaXUbhGneVNVcHuocbRFI3c3drUGGLEpteBuunY8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5E4kAfcJn016olqrerMUyBNLvQJchaXWfBlAM862_XLFpbEnZA7q7IdJgEDeaLgM4o-V-FO-5RazGqRgFpn-bXHZblx2ynI71IF8rOxYMVzHCoe6sUvQZYfw8BZjK02reOXgoI1fl5VACCYM2OSivQaXUbhGneVNVcHuocbRFI3c3drUGGLEpteBuunY8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>Thank goodness for AAA (Triple A). We thought that was going to be hours and hours! Actually, they were here in 10 minutes. The "guy" was a mountain man with a foot long gray beard! We have no idea what he did, but he was able to move it up the hill like it was nothing. He didn't even have to use his tow truck.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When it was all said and done, it was about an hour delay---not bad. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">By the time you are reading this, I don't know yet if we have the same problem today. When I do, I'll post an update. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You just can't get a running head-start on ice!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>UPDATE:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Okay, the decision was made that I would not be driving today. Butch chopped ice yesterday, so getting the car out today was easy with a running start on dry pavement. But, the plan is to keep the car parked above the house so I wouldn't have to get the car out by myself. Well, then Butch thought better of it because the walk from the car to the house on ice might be too treacherous for me. I cannot afford another fall. My ribs have not yet healed from the last one!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just hope they are able to get a parking place. That's always tricky--and expensive. Plus, now that you can reserve in advance, I'm not sure there is any available. I guess I'll find out what happened when they get home.</span></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-28300592359862124852024-02-29T06:00:00.002-06:002024-02-29T21:07:14.886-06:00Five Things Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I love tiny houses. But, I don't want it as a house. I want it as my scrapbook get-away. I'd love to just be in it scrapbooking, reading, taking naps until I got tired of it. Some of these look like dollhouses!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3pnl-W17khRogvp4ma2A_-RVIZbbVKotLjx6oulF9KhUw67zMrdMQWzvX--gi9DHW0a3TG08HR-I786HSDfazh6ds8Cg0RP5NLK8fF8ccMEclCCv5dsYxeJ0T5i9VZLu8lGfgmZ7hSfuyUY00yTzaRutatajMsAIBShw9z5yQIbwSj84nJxnqUzlswGJV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3pnl-W17khRogvp4ma2A_-RVIZbbVKotLjx6oulF9KhUw67zMrdMQWzvX--gi9DHW0a3TG08HR-I786HSDfazh6ds8Cg0RP5NLK8fF8ccMEclCCv5dsYxeJ0T5i9VZLu8lGfgmZ7hSfuyUY00yTzaRutatajMsAIBShw9z5yQIbwSj84nJxnqUzlswGJV=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCrP5bZ9Q6sVDArwTAwHVGaPlWZo9YMVtzGfwRfAeMn3rPaZ45XS0samDYX99lhglfTQ4X9g4JMto59Z6AxFvZqP7Itc5YXTHi94ZK61juo1vcqrshw52oDXvz0EZ0bv4jOwzg8ITAbnlA8o5mVxy8bxlxLNOajrhcLorEuDDzs0azn6H2eonVfNoSKVDZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCrP5bZ9Q6sVDArwTAwHVGaPlWZo9YMVtzGfwRfAeMn3rPaZ45XS0samDYX99lhglfTQ4X9g4JMto59Z6AxFvZqP7Itc5YXTHi94ZK61juo1vcqrshw52oDXvz0EZ0bv4jOwzg8ITAbnlA8o5mVxy8bxlxLNOajrhcLorEuDDzs0azn6H2eonVfNoSKVDZ=w493-h640" width="493" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF5xh7Ae6xjZca7uwqFN8csLU9fyV98UuZ5rEqBP0MNe-KMPq9i9SLEO-aP0_6xR8bA7qEkEKNIinW3x26sEHriN3dw2592lminCCTqJrqnJIUS0L7rN5A_E3iv8bwkKn91vDZlOwMEPw2p14DTWJKL6uTe-wJagfBkfHF8s8PHSN7Sz2d4khTODNUxRen" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="784" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF5xh7Ae6xjZca7uwqFN8csLU9fyV98UuZ5rEqBP0MNe-KMPq9i9SLEO-aP0_6xR8bA7qEkEKNIinW3x26sEHriN3dw2592lminCCTqJrqnJIUS0L7rN5A_E3iv8bwkKn91vDZlOwMEPw2p14DTWJKL6uTe-wJagfBkfHF8s8PHSN7Sz2d4khTODNUxRen=w491-h640" width="491" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEw1P2Zww8UOW5xxE9C2yf_2Zn_VO6Ll3sZYDjiHQNJToMA6TFlT3ZqpvSsHJ8zCe-YhQ0t_00seZ6DEwVBUhxOC9O3X1HlAjZufAsFeUltgDrll2Fiqlc5F7mRwSpaTvNMxO2pVPS-oYjacpw2ADt5rA86UHC8ObJ6elMP2dJrrkZN9r_UHQpky10wmeU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEw1P2Zww8UOW5xxE9C2yf_2Zn_VO6Ll3sZYDjiHQNJToMA6TFlT3ZqpvSsHJ8zCe-YhQ0t_00seZ6DEwVBUhxOC9O3X1HlAjZufAsFeUltgDrll2Fiqlc5F7mRwSpaTvNMxO2pVPS-oYjacpw2ADt5rA86UHC8ObJ6elMP2dJrrkZN9r_UHQpky10wmeU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgBt6X1-h-Q5KP5xs9bds69bmxmyREFaZyzX98KGWXgPG6CvE01Vb5ndhUkevYrwHiwqSTBa2dMaUc4FFs7iyYLv8oZlTy327_054P9ZirReprLlk-9cITSdCnnO1cf3xRdPrZaVdoZH9b0c58n-R3EOl-owLFHVMRljOD0vTAwQtAkfbXC1ZwX44LXL3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihgBt6X1-h-Q5KP5xs9bds69bmxmyREFaZyzX98KGWXgPG6CvE01Vb5ndhUkevYrwHiwqSTBa2dMaUc4FFs7iyYLv8oZlTy327_054P9ZirReprLlk-9cITSdCnnO1cf3xRdPrZaVdoZH9b0c58n-R3EOl-owLFHVMRljOD0vTAwQtAkfbXC1ZwX44LXL3=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">OMGosh! This gorgeous garden--I want my garden to look like this!!</span>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-35561077902396278752024-02-28T04:23:00.001-06:002024-02-28T04:23:18.144-06:00What I Buy Wednesday<span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since I was scrapbooking this past week, I didn't really do much shopping. But, yesterday, I made a stop at The Dollar Store while running errands.</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It might be called The Dollar Store, but it's now the Dollar and a Quarter store. Still, I got quite a few bargains for 15 bucks!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVK1cLfk08KPfvScTjIAuFYgU6oyYavWCG-hCz6g2X5Erean3KRnjH-YYpzCx9qgzl7LSng4lOylmCqkAK4vkHC2jxSj37VtRrJDpjtt623WuUUCQa3OrGxLLIfhVxRaTDtgXT44iMEM1OrKrGLeDdzw1Cwwd7M5hBjwEzk8Bb4bFevTbMa3X2ypngWqfa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="3242" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVK1cLfk08KPfvScTjIAuFYgU6oyYavWCG-hCz6g2X5Erean3KRnjH-YYpzCx9qgzl7LSng4lOylmCqkAK4vkHC2jxSj37VtRrJDpjtt623WuUUCQa3OrGxLLIfhVxRaTDtgXT44iMEM1OrKrGLeDdzw1Cwwd7M5hBjwEzk8Bb4bFevTbMa3X2ypngWqfa=w640-h450" width="640" /></a></div>Dessert plates, sandwich bags, Paris stickers, a pair of wine glasses, several cards, a lighter and some rhinestone numbers. Quite a haul for fifteen bucks, wouldn't you say??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Remember last week I shared my purchases from Pop Shelf? Well guess what, I opened the little stamp set I got and...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMgDQTcB4dMdFkSErjlBE-UzHxFQlxB7OXeD93aosGZTdlcj4BOqn78VJLchnUYKld3kKYTMVSVkShBXgc4gHrDWRdP4h5jim0fwmtZMEqbUPOlNIX36xu9-plsIieLOt8oV1lkGhZIA9j9IuIl-KRxHozmbuo7fVO0_TuUtB6bKM8dNLCU9LT-jrqjjKs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMgDQTcB4dMdFkSErjlBE-UzHxFQlxB7OXeD93aosGZTdlcj4BOqn78VJLchnUYKld3kKYTMVSVkShBXgc4gHrDWRdP4h5jim0fwmtZMEqbUPOlNIX36xu9-plsIieLOt8oV1lkGhZIA9j9IuIl-KRxHozmbuo7fVO0_TuUtB6bKM8dNLCU9LT-jrqjjKs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div>It was USED!!! I would never have paid $5.00 for a used product. I would go back and complain, but it would cost me more than 5 bucks to get there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh well, you win some, you lose some!<br /><br /></span></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-10752897788722910192024-02-26T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-26T05:00:00.249-06:00Me On Monday<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just got back yesterday from out scrapbook retreat. As always, it was so much fun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhR1InK16q04X2EQUxGsoMHDrNJ-JFk-e5Qr1fyz2-VGebIVMopqqzt9xufa3ukKS6ZFP00blsuEVl2oUys1Lyx6wgfbc5ggGjazedcSR3gFk1e-D8tni_Aw5ur5AeeJoxouWpQNVMhX5e3b9tFAW4LxSI45IbDQtpJUAX1rmu5dD0am_CbOso7hP9Sdb/s4032/IMG_0697.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhR1InK16q04X2EQUxGsoMHDrNJ-JFk-e5Qr1fyz2-VGebIVMopqqzt9xufa3ukKS6ZFP00blsuEVl2oUys1Lyx6wgfbc5ggGjazedcSR3gFk1e-D8tni_Aw5ur5AeeJoxouWpQNVMhX5e3b9tFAW4LxSI45IbDQtpJUAX1rmu5dD0am_CbOso7hP9Sdb/w640-h480/IMG_0697.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Susan, Jeanne, Pam, me, Karolyn and Nancy</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKcbreehq6LsdQuB1NeQ20QoCPRWWV3LuxP9RbrlJ2doIUbbhxCzmla6s8HccBNwjzH_mvNPxi4gTBy2aHIqy63NFdhMG50SnZi062A3prEg8HTtwQcbqHLtbQtNrq7b_RPI1AMadWvyVZJDI1c-TwMvKKzX42P9en7LMhlV-kPv7Ne5QtdASvA8cvLsy/s4032/IMG_8978.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKcbreehq6LsdQuB1NeQ20QoCPRWWV3LuxP9RbrlJ2doIUbbhxCzmla6s8HccBNwjzH_mvNPxi4gTBy2aHIqy63NFdhMG50SnZi062A3prEg8HTtwQcbqHLtbQtNrq7b_RPI1AMadWvyVZJDI1c-TwMvKKzX42P9en7LMhlV-kPv7Ne5QtdASvA8cvLsy/w640-h480/IMG_8978.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Janet was taking the first picture, so Jeanne took this one so Janet could be in it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQdiInjyZ1iRb5VxvudF1C1WaiP_QKCPTgFSt14lqtRGWd9Ow2bXQFsbOOMDM56NoLUynkEFm68KYBaTfsLArxYUdz-Fq8xf_96xPmJHT5DcuDVSg6sdNbUqrqneJzxueT3veMRpEX6wUv8ErQbjJUpXXMief7WTiZhYs1UU9-SJuOqOozwbm8eEU8agd/s4032/IMG_0685.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQdiInjyZ1iRb5VxvudF1C1WaiP_QKCPTgFSt14lqtRGWd9Ow2bXQFsbOOMDM56NoLUynkEFm68KYBaTfsLArxYUdz-Fq8xf_96xPmJHT5DcuDVSg6sdNbUqrqneJzxueT3veMRpEX6wUv8ErQbjJUpXXMief7WTiZhYs1UU9-SJuOqOozwbm8eEU8agd/w640-h480/IMG_0685.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We always go to Kentucky Lake since it's about halfway between Nashville and St. Louis. This time, we were a little closer to Nashville (about 15 minutes) since we were in the land between the lakes (Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake). The house that we rented had 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. Just perfect for us. 4 people get private rooms and baths while 3 of us (Pam, Karolyn and me) share a larger room with 3 beds. We're used to sharing a room, so that works out just fine. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4F9zuGDvqMpPYe5lNKkbqe1FeOeLwmESoeEn8gZoDDgAmDKVy2ceaIv4m89w5pyJPZUKrwLmyFfnkJqmEloaBPzWywLSGPjBUMX20LSYysu4Y1ToTuUD15UIPi3BEJNp0xP-aGajL64tG8XACi_rIjhOQhPcvMrtd6FaQZzytBpnJXICk73WdWqKdEjc/s4032/IMG_0702.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4F9zuGDvqMpPYe5lNKkbqe1FeOeLwmESoeEn8gZoDDgAmDKVy2ceaIv4m89w5pyJPZUKrwLmyFfnkJqmEloaBPzWywLSGPjBUMX20LSYysu4Y1ToTuUD15UIPi3BEJNp0xP-aGajL64tG8XACi_rIjhOQhPcvMrtd6FaQZzytBpnJXICk73WdWqKdEjc/w480-h640/IMG_0702.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>We do have to drag a lot of tables and tools, but it all works out!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSvH_YCGHnRUnNC7tTLrS2WmOMiMBDoTL_4J5oDWloRb6V8QpS3OAciZoGnOBMcWKYsCE71o-0ADqeMQdVxPjQjowAIBbkebfCW_h3-e9Ny9-ItRpVG0zp8lwIC51M71rAOTrcSX8cJgaaSatSDj4e_9ddpVAkWP2NuhuGa2iaOsFNTy_zOJiQpkPQO_g/s4032/IMG_0706.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSvH_YCGHnRUnNC7tTLrS2WmOMiMBDoTL_4J5oDWloRb6V8QpS3OAciZoGnOBMcWKYsCE71o-0ADqeMQdVxPjQjowAIBbkebfCW_h3-e9Ny9-ItRpVG0zp8lwIC51M71rAOTrcSX8cJgaaSatSDj4e_9ddpVAkWP2NuhuGa2iaOsFNTy_zOJiQpkPQO_g/w480-h640/IMG_0706.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMez8Khu1cLhWtk3wxOqTv35Skkh_mixvZAIV0jaHC68Rzia4q0Nt27uBEs98UzlKFqobAiC3Zncvy57FIysU_ylOKp7wpuZ04v00uemGM1DN8T9bdydEfE1AvB3325zTVl13z4DSbhs5JU6nugLLjcmLccV9EdR9zjE8-XTI2F2BaatiMPEU20odwn7l/s4032/IMG_8970.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMez8Khu1cLhWtk3wxOqTv35Skkh_mixvZAIV0jaHC68Rzia4q0Nt27uBEs98UzlKFqobAiC3Zncvy57FIysU_ylOKp7wpuZ04v00uemGM1DN8T9bdydEfE1AvB3325zTVl13z4DSbhs5JU6nugLLjcmLccV9EdR9zjE8-XTI2F2BaatiMPEU20odwn7l/w640-h480/IMG_8970.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We divvy up all the meals and have "happy hour" every day. We have a good variety of food and use our last day as a "leftover" day. We definitely do some good eatin'! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The funniest moment of the weekend: Karolyn was searching for her glasses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvL2QlxL36nIAdeESZAYZt7EKQX_rhQtKXT6T1QXkP83BdbVoeoqNiE-sonmOQK13jF6uUbnYCoZJL6nSblqA5aMuWNpq_moI5NCiys1P8TjPKlXVepZSdB_HtaUI9WsaBL9wOuP3VPk8uC2PJFoyYde6SiDcxsjZWu65ORdfOoRaN-dg-2ej_nDbTzUN/s4032/IMG_2002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvL2QlxL36nIAdeESZAYZt7EKQX_rhQtKXT6T1QXkP83BdbVoeoqNiE-sonmOQK13jF6uUbnYCoZJL6nSblqA5aMuWNpq_moI5NCiys1P8TjPKlXVepZSdB_HtaUI9WsaBL9wOuP3VPk8uC2PJFoyYde6SiDcxsjZWu65ORdfOoRaN-dg-2ej_nDbTzUN/w300-h400/IMG_2002.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>Turns out Susan had them on top of HER head!! You can see her glasses on her shirt! We are all having senior moments for sure!! Someone's is a lot more pleasurable than the rest of us!!! Okay, that's an inside joke that perfectly fits the phrase: "whatever happens at Kentucky Lake stays at Kentucky Lake!" Right Jeanne??</div><div><br /></div><div>Several things came up regarding our photos. Since I took an extensive course last winter, I thought I would go ahead and share some of the general info here:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>First let me say that I only know about the iPhone and iPhotos. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. If you have multiple photos in several albums, they DO NOT take up storage space. The actual photo is only stored once on your phone and does not impact your storage. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Any changes you make to a photo such as edits will appear across all places the photo appears. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. You can delete photos from albums and the photo will still be in your library. But, if you delete it from your library, it will be gone for good. You will no longer have it in any album.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. It is possible to have two or more of the same photo if you received it from different places. For example, if several people share the same photo, you would have it more than once. That does take up storage. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. Since our phones are so smart, it detects duplicates. To eliminate them, go to your pictures on your phone. Tap on albums and scroll down to Utilities and find "duplicates." There will be a number there telling you how many you have. When you tap on it, you will get all the pictures that are suspected of being duplicates. Just choose "merge" to get rid of them.<br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-92196519658894845532024-02-25T05:00:00.010-06:002024-02-25T05:00:00.245-06:00Something for Sunday<span style="font-family: arial;">This.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixGMfzQIBEOLE8avrV67ZOKuQhAdLUdA1A6JE-id5APMCz71DHpiHQgMh0HTCt5dOLmIcyHcbFjMCXHUbtL6zbksbzLxE16Up0dbbzTDDD3c2aIQ3WqjzJbHK_oK5Pq6CARU6uY5KFPK9_bpZN0rdLZMEnuqiiG-V_t7BT8FvLIYLBYbdGilVcVV-QTrC/s4032/IMG_1925.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixGMfzQIBEOLE8avrV67ZOKuQhAdLUdA1A6JE-id5APMCz71DHpiHQgMh0HTCt5dOLmIcyHcbFjMCXHUbtL6zbksbzLxE16Up0dbbzTDDD3c2aIQ3WqjzJbHK_oK5Pq6CARU6uY5KFPK9_bpZN0rdLZMEnuqiiG-V_t7BT8FvLIYLBYbdGilVcVV-QTrC/w480-h640/IMG_1925.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is brilliant!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A new house is going up. I love this. What a great way to see what your choices are going to look like on the house. There's another across the street from Connie's house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">In a way, it's kinda' sad. It represents a dream unrealized for me. I've always wanted to build a house where I got to pick out every little detail! It's a little too late for all of that now. Besides, I'm overwhelmed at the thought of moving anyway. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I'll just be satisfied that I've been able to change out most of those insignificant details in our own house. Like, replacing all of the electrical outlets and light switches from builder's beige to white. And, I've replaced ALL of the window latches, and door hinges and handles not once, but twice. It's the only way to keep a 40 year old house looking like new! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI4rtHDJtAaiX-DJBNF1BlG3bvVyCrw-r1spDx8JcrlKI5FaX5dW8rfCOtDFogI5ZqBhKg4RJhudFKwCkFP3eji2NsJLYy7DP85qxIhdNvEDBtwb8MCYYeRuqugt2z5fMk3-0EVkNmnZLFaLG7S5qEEq8WOO8cUY_krAMWdhV187CH7nLy0qzo1gyHJKO/s4032/IMG_1956.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI4rtHDJtAaiX-DJBNF1BlG3bvVyCrw-r1spDx8JcrlKI5FaX5dW8rfCOtDFogI5ZqBhKg4RJhudFKwCkFP3eji2NsJLYy7DP85qxIhdNvEDBtwb8MCYYeRuqugt2z5fMk3-0EVkNmnZLFaLG7S5qEEq8WOO8cUY_krAMWdhV187CH7nLy0qzo1gyHJKO/w640-h480/IMG_1956.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2reEOZjO-t7xjWLgeyUKY0msOjpLRCYHkSV_zdW5nbVOKUC3W9oYW8KsL8doo4KZSDR1pZOEGqHg7QtiCIQzdQb46DyiBccJISjpoOuYlNFh4wxj4tlwJtzVEWmEfDhIEewOkqngA_t0LWUKFgW65viQHpOTnQ9JR92GPoqoIinITKuvluWhPDTsVittW/s4032/IMG_1957.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2reEOZjO-t7xjWLgeyUKY0msOjpLRCYHkSV_zdW5nbVOKUC3W9oYW8KsL8doo4KZSDR1pZOEGqHg7QtiCIQzdQb46DyiBccJISjpoOuYlNFh4wxj4tlwJtzVEWmEfDhIEewOkqngA_t0LWUKFgW65viQHpOTnQ9JR92GPoqoIinITKuvluWhPDTsVittW/w640-h480/IMG_1957.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Yeah, I'm satisfied with that.</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-19749244125688250812024-02-24T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-24T05:00:00.135-06:00Scrapbook Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, I haven't scrapbooked this picture yet, but I will be doing it soon! We were invited to the Dominican Campus for a little photo shoot. We were interviewed for an article that is coming out in the Harpstrings Magazine for St. Cecilia Academy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6MblBRqwb79zeRDRQz2net3e05gQKkx4oiP-8OWD01W-qsu1mGrcOTcd2JD3qsNdcNIilMCXkZet63iH6GM0BmuoK4V85TJ999AyM8elyuBa7PEQbc-l-fgr7nmMYh9FD_m1XpkM7-oOq-TVkhrntoq8RsQnKFzmXoyNaPAuX__gMHIXDzGATHeL_X7t/s6000/eads%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6MblBRqwb79zeRDRQz2net3e05gQKkx4oiP-8OWD01W-qsu1mGrcOTcd2JD3qsNdcNIilMCXkZet63iH6GM0BmuoK4V85TJ999AyM8elyuBa7PEQbc-l-fgr7nmMYh9FD_m1XpkM7-oOq-TVkhrntoq8RsQnKFzmXoyNaPAuX__gMHIXDzGATHeL_X7t/w426-h640/eads%201.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ten years ago when Jordan and Morgan were in high school, I was writing a check for senior pictures. It got me to thinking about all of the students who are there on financial based scholarships--more than 40%. Tuition is $22,800 plus books and course fees. That might sound like a lot, but it's pretty low for Nashville where most private schools range in the $30,000 to $40,000 range. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I wondered how these scholarship students were paying for things like AP courses, senior rings, senior pictures, club and trip costs. With Butch's full encouragement, I started "The Lagniappe Fund" which means "a little something extra." I've spent my whole volunteer school career in fund raising, so it was a natural for me. I called on family and friends to donate so that the students who couldn't afford the extras could enjoy the full SCA experience. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm talking about this now because I want to retire at last from fund raising! I have a dollar amount that I want to reach before I'm finished. So if anyone is inclined to donate, don't hesitate to contact me!! I'm hoping that once the article comes out, we'll reach our goal. I'm looking forward to being finished asking people for money!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Now on to the pages:<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VlUJRfyo7d2griMAr77K7TI6mog4f3C4hzP1hAnkExprvf8yyT6cgscfrVXwQWfbFsSELVBsDM-7V0gwf6tq3S-B1f7CKjSZ9I5EI15Vno0ErVkhmJR8xi2a2YYZyynpTUFEsztKV8gH03OK1iTJw8vXqlk0PkK8IHE4ChG9rzrdftiuB0YGdVL0pbmz/s3439/IMG_1657.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="3439" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VlUJRfyo7d2griMAr77K7TI6mog4f3C4hzP1hAnkExprvf8yyT6cgscfrVXwQWfbFsSELVBsDM-7V0gwf6tq3S-B1f7CKjSZ9I5EI15Vno0ErVkhmJR8xi2a2YYZyynpTUFEsztKV8gH03OK1iTJw8vXqlk0PkK8IHE4ChG9rzrdftiuB0YGdVL0pbmz/w640-h318/IMG_1657.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We'll be on Kentucky Lake in Grand Rivers, KY. We go twice a year and really look forward to some solid scrapbook time.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For today, here are some beautiful "before and afters." I could move in to any of them!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT9pZT02wrG7lQ8PMlMTvRdK8745JgBosVsxhzj3UcOG4byDgIlSiwt1FsGs1YM-uA8aQ6Ii6WR6YtWCtwbCggJ9PkOJSh2B_upDZfgR4YorIpDO9kzvT_EYpMmqBWNOSq0v4OZYruEWi7j9EXiuYvwNcxPIQA0UTP7gwI0Lf5P61v8vVNP1xAAcdBIrJP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT9pZT02wrG7lQ8PMlMTvRdK8745JgBosVsxhzj3UcOG4byDgIlSiwt1FsGs1YM-uA8aQ6Ii6WR6YtWCtwbCggJ9PkOJSh2B_upDZfgR4YorIpDO9kzvT_EYpMmqBWNOSq0v4OZYruEWi7j9EXiuYvwNcxPIQA0UTP7gwI0Lf5P61v8vVNP1xAAcdBIrJP=w501-h640" width="501" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtTRINOmt8NRH6WQEQTtdtfPLfsRVcaX3dQtoCEypnp2bimN5GK0mFzH04prexRAYtOvlOfSynHt6D-pCvOSWlrXNAyYlzTW9-xabe6zn2bYuZJARM4VmJlt7YwqoQRTn-8Tg1KHRj5DTrUDda18uXcKzyHzmyQf1sVGv_p3BUWgTaixNmbp9HHKAVnl9r" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtTRINOmt8NRH6WQEQTtdtfPLfsRVcaX3dQtoCEypnp2bimN5GK0mFzH04prexRAYtOvlOfSynHt6D-pCvOSWlrXNAyYlzTW9-xabe6zn2bYuZJARM4VmJlt7YwqoQRTn-8Tg1KHRj5DTrUDda18uXcKzyHzmyQf1sVGv_p3BUWgTaixNmbp9HHKAVnl9r=w640-h640" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQmkBQV9bBsRbluVzZh8sV5bOYq3Esl9h_EeN6pafDAxSKeOMMFEcjDF6iIqDHufgwIzL9sO2K_CnF1JOtY7d0_NiBz2MvdAxBKfbY9k1ksCrfgNAOz12P7bfoxjHZ-PTDrCxgRVMVS6TWIvd2KS9trpFJ6keZycc6Wzf7WtchL2uKxYR9cislyWWSlePV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQmkBQV9bBsRbluVzZh8sV5bOYq3Esl9h_EeN6pafDAxSKeOMMFEcjDF6iIqDHufgwIzL9sO2K_CnF1JOtY7d0_NiBz2MvdAxBKfbY9k1ksCrfgNAOz12P7bfoxjHZ-PTDrCxgRVMVS6TWIvd2KS9trpFJ6keZycc6Wzf7WtchL2uKxYR9cislyWWSlePV=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju7MOShZ1ljqek6ZEsD_Q4AxCMVDgOCZPs1FiLndZQzGnkJmsElCKk2vuQus7stbXCFBfd0sePterrq-nXhBwUezSuzhUuQ_3rJoWoXgmFPpBk1C4XcBRRWqQaniZCfi8vBfefMOkePoSYIgW-qmAxZGJ19CF3pnq-yqn5L9wucjjMuhD47WGuV8xgcgcs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju7MOShZ1ljqek6ZEsD_Q4AxCMVDgOCZPs1FiLndZQzGnkJmsElCKk2vuQus7stbXCFBfd0sePterrq-nXhBwUezSuzhUuQ_3rJoWoXgmFPpBk1C4XcBRRWqQaniZCfi8vBfefMOkePoSYIgW-qmAxZGJ19CF3pnq-yqn5L9wucjjMuhD47WGuV8xgcgcs=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja6GisaNDUDEnXJNcO4b0gIqgZtzp4FT6BOgZD8yC0pEc-F0_FD1bqpPuSrIYo0xSCNVR6-DWhxgf5Z1vd1rZTCzWq1C8Dj3lhVs1VnpXs4wDOjPx3YPRYM6rroJtj8PxfrrX9JevxeMCJM3RJ49mBFW7lTCZRg8mtU7x7wnvpvSPSdfF1fTJzOrGWvBGG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja6GisaNDUDEnXJNcO4b0gIqgZtzp4FT6BOgZD8yC0pEc-F0_FD1bqpPuSrIYo0xSCNVR6-DWhxgf5Z1vd1rZTCzWq1C8Dj3lhVs1VnpXs4wDOjPx3YPRYM6rroJtj8PxfrrX9JevxeMCJM3RJ49mBFW7lTCZRg8mtU7x7wnvpvSPSdfF1fTJzOrGWvBGG=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-35884710576678374022024-02-21T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-21T05:00:00.136-06:00What I Buy Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course there was some shopping happening in Chicago. I didn't really need anything, but I did need lipstick. I've been to Sephora with just about all of my granddaughters were teens. But, I never bought anything thing there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpF9Z3WVAqaZaiV09iufqdYIPRgqseDvmMwdcUBdZOGu2LBfWfFm9QtR0Hce0U5Y40HVqxp8LbPDklwdmFj6awofLoAL4qJvLWKdhfSBdqEXYKpEguUc9zL0Y1wpnhGwM1E0pK8uBlADGjEEZPe64EGhQfEGcoOrSs-CDn-ddPP_DIYpUqWfBbt8_aShuA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpF9Z3WVAqaZaiV09iufqdYIPRgqseDvmMwdcUBdZOGu2LBfWfFm9QtR0Hce0U5Y40HVqxp8LbPDklwdmFj6awofLoAL4qJvLWKdhfSBdqEXYKpEguUc9zL0Y1wpnhGwM1E0pK8uBlADGjEEZPe64EGhQfEGcoOrSs-CDn-ddPP_DIYpUqWfBbt8_aShuA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, it's taken me until I reached 72 before I made my first purchase. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1ZRyhTeJTEM5u6Xzzp5yI6zz5ZRT_bdS-BT9xHgTUTo_EPk3n-6KTsY4Jb4Bd_zD1VyCLJD7uDtT3lXRWulqmqWFrMuPKIYCsoaWk-yUhU030UICe3iGxnc4LJuMKV2zI2nz2GDnb4iUEHxFkbyiMHc9XLeha5s8usV15evJyJpmlR8rvGPXsg9CB6zi4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1ZRyhTeJTEM5u6Xzzp5yI6zz5ZRT_bdS-BT9xHgTUTo_EPk3n-6KTsY4Jb4Bd_zD1VyCLJD7uDtT3lXRWulqmqWFrMuPKIYCsoaWk-yUhU030UICe3iGxnc4LJuMKV2zI2nz2GDnb4iUEHxFkbyiMHc9XLeha5s8usV15evJyJpmlR8rvGPXsg9CB6zi4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was one problem. I kept forgetting which one each smear on my hand was. I finally settled on two of them. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I bought a Revlon lipstick at Target recently for $14.00--and couldn't believe that price.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It was horrible--all sticky. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO8sOl92DLmoBH8rfsqrQTYNCrkOkcA5oOSgDM0FC71VtaPTBbnhMHUMw5b4rY0y3-LpgNmZbeECZHLk6t61EbObiqDwTanYorWsn4Xi74o94dBL0TvqCHiAXksSoQf6_pqvQIB66MQTvPstIn8AJV7N3bEFYTOWAS1-LbVKRm-_V8_AkIRSsi923y4psN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO8sOl92DLmoBH8rfsqrQTYNCrkOkcA5oOSgDM0FC71VtaPTBbnhMHUMw5b4rY0y3-LpgNmZbeECZHLk6t61EbObiqDwTanYorWsn4Xi74o94dBL0TvqCHiAXksSoQf6_pqvQIB66MQTvPstIn8AJV7N3bEFYTOWAS1-LbVKRm-_V8_AkIRSsi923y4psN=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was happy that these from Sephora were two for $30. I have to admit, I think the two colors that I bought--although different--are very close to the same!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Monday, Karolyn planned a "gift shop" tour. We started in East Nashville for our first stop. After the first shop, it was already time for lunch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDZhngPGHNiu1wrZOwzgYnol_ELnjFPkhViOCI0WQKdGxWhSQ8uvvqT6dnsv1Xhf0rHK3zE0lzVotkSjg2GAcCI-JxIWgtEAqAviriIPxEyN7iJpHsecY19uAaFEMbCV2hayfRnRZ61nbQAOifUJSZ1JD7ZkDB-RB_cKwBSmXxiTgK_s1Xj5RuatOsy3B/s3507/IMG_7561.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2321" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDZhngPGHNiu1wrZOwzgYnol_ELnjFPkhViOCI0WQKdGxWhSQ8uvvqT6dnsv1Xhf0rHK3zE0lzVotkSjg2GAcCI-JxIWgtEAqAviriIPxEyN7iJpHsecY19uAaFEMbCV2hayfRnRZ61nbQAOifUJSZ1JD7ZkDB-RB_cKwBSmXxiTgK_s1Xj5RuatOsy3B/w424-h640/IMG_7561.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We went to Fatbelly Pretzels. Pam and I shared a pretzel sandwich that was delicious. As much as I liked it, I doubt I'll go back. I do not like hightop tables with stools. They are not comfortable for me. But, the food was really good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1NL7sXLxdcL3rLkeWcjjmoFam8pTdhtMEilm1UjnlJ2TWHZon7BnUs9jKwNE1akm0Dz1Imrraah8i1suZhOgo4AQeaK_nJJfG70UmbUGixVjnNP4mLbuIMO2w-G3ep26RzyeJfa1FDgLaT25lBeBMkAdyqFAajYATMrCtIwf-TKaIB4ZTYjrXdbnXLDg/s3529/IMG_7563.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="2569" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1NL7sXLxdcL3rLkeWcjjmoFam8pTdhtMEilm1UjnlJ2TWHZon7BnUs9jKwNE1akm0Dz1Imrraah8i1suZhOgo4AQeaK_nJJfG70UmbUGixVjnNP4mLbuIMO2w-G3ep26RzyeJfa1FDgLaT25lBeBMkAdyqFAajYATMrCtIwf-TKaIB4ZTYjrXdbnXLDg/w466-h640/IMG_7563.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After lunch, we stopped for a photo. Nashville is full of murals--it's the thing to do is have your picture made. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From East Nashville, we went all the way to Murfreesboro--about and 45 minutes away. We stopped at a store called Pop Shelf. It was a neat store with a little bit of everything. The prices are very good. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our next stop was Franklin. We went in the most circuitous way to get there. But it didn't matter considering it's just fun being with your friends. We stopped at Sonic where Pam treated us to drinks. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We stopped at a cute place---I cannot remember the name of it. I picked up a surprise for someone in the family. Our last stop was at White's Mercantile. We started out at 10 a.m. and finished around 3. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkXcM33NQ9Oalh92-zkax6zNXyLf4GeWEXDkXrO9Lllfp2Nepo4-o_wcgQuve9whxIlDtkH8-B40gG1N7eqRStYq5PEn7tl5LUpK_lqxHjLDnMUrmesLVNTVRGVIyOfO_C3V51MRBzszVQMukwjacCSKM0DG8H1du2zYpjxn6kOcc6_9orAXBeTKWErJB/s3735/IMG_1950.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="3735" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkXcM33NQ9Oalh92-zkax6zNXyLf4GeWEXDkXrO9Lllfp2Nepo4-o_wcgQuve9whxIlDtkH8-B40gG1N7eqRStYq5PEn7tl5LUpK_lqxHjLDnMUrmesLVNTVRGVIyOfO_C3V51MRBzszVQMukwjacCSKM0DG8H1du2zYpjxn6kOcc6_9orAXBeTKWErJB/w640-h354/IMG_1950.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here's my haul! Pop Shelf had some odds 'n ends scrapbook things. The wrapped package, is the surprise. There is a vintage Valentine's decoration that I got for 75% off. I spent about $60 for everything. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a fun day and we can't wait to do it again. There were several places that we didn't get to, so we have unfinished business. I was most happy that Karolyn planned it! I love it when someone else takes the lead once in awhile!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh, I did buy one more thing this week. It's a pink jacket from Walmart to go with jeans. I couldn't resist when Sandy's favorite influencer modeled it. You can find her on Instagram at "My Big Texas House." She has a whole line of home decor items at Walmart. She also buys clothes there and everything looks good on her. You can't beat the prices. After all, it is Walmart! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What have you bought this week?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7724910200568894529.post-83862019391815075402024-02-20T05:30:00.001-06:002024-02-20T05:30:00.143-06:00Travel Tuesday<span style="font-family: verdana;">On Friday, I flew to Chicago to spend the weekend with Morgan. I got there about a half hour before she did. We met at The Drake Hotel where we had a light lunch.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then we decided to go to Water Tower Place to do a little shopping. On the way, I had a little mishap and almost gave Morgan a heart attack. I had a fall! I wasn't watching where I was going and tripped on a cobblestone that was sticking up. Of course, everyone around us gasped and came to my aid. I was fine (well, sort of) and was able to get myself up. People want to try to help by grabbing your arms and pulling. That just hurts! I shut that down right away by saying that I could do it myself, and I did. Good thing I'm doing that practicing every day!! We continued on our way and shopped for a couple hours.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a brief rest, we went to Sushi San for dinner. We each got a sushi roll and shared the Lobster rice. It was delicious. I don't get the raw sushi, but as far as the cooked goes, I've never had one I didn't like. Sushi has become one of my favorite foods.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chicago was cold. Very cold. So we really didn't waste any time walking around. That wind! We spent the rest of the evening just chatting about anything and everything in our hotel room. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next morning, we had 8:30 reservations for the Disney 100: the Exhibition--the purpose of the trip. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg73kQu1AKjMv9fwx4fVnHMwKUeK9bS7BWH1UJpBacKB7FC91pbLOa3-HjKKTUP_V9xg08_rG3rNHQYTlDzidEqlfA1lA3wYQW1POcWckoiSUqNSFQJ_4M750kZJbVSJ1PKzD0Fd2UvDazL_8YBcj85_zrDuwMga08uklsehBxdgjmIsblNkg3TQzUZGrKf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg73kQu1AKjMv9fwx4fVnHMwKUeK9bS7BWH1UJpBacKB7FC91pbLOa3-HjKKTUP_V9xg08_rG3rNHQYTlDzidEqlfA1lA3wYQW1POcWckoiSUqNSFQJ_4M750kZJbVSJ1PKzD0Fd2UvDazL_8YBcj85_zrDuwMga08uklsehBxdgjmIsblNkg3TQzUZGrKf=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY3JWGZLyNcfMXeo7pF1c_fPH6oprvb09W-l_hFaoDpPYFJi-FCIoEhoYqdRIXoL9YXZFEySJy-I5gMsVg0bdP6zBigdNUL3usS8vuPpfl5dr_dY9OwpRq0aQpf3O30msAm9o0puuJOOmRTJlf_mexwMYIeRofuyG_JaVaKdab7hfOgsFq75xxP9p7ymzF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY3JWGZLyNcfMXeo7pF1c_fPH6oprvb09W-l_hFaoDpPYFJi-FCIoEhoYqdRIXoL9YXZFEySJy-I5gMsVg0bdP6zBigdNUL3usS8vuPpfl5dr_dY9OwpRq0aQpf3O30msAm9o0puuJOOmRTJlf_mexwMYIeRofuyG_JaVaKdab7hfOgsFq75xxP9p7ymzF=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2estsKnJgKeM9f2QGsc5TY3S-KzPqaGOi1ClQQvRPoLy_15GpQbq_BamRYg-0H_U5W7DeX2OyUBHNIeYDAffMcN7zYxGeEgOfPSWc3PpHnSRFDo0CIVHvGxI6OJuIKPpQD6WIsIVVkF9bresRfcojscQ7FyUPB74AGEAwOY_FZE-1msXtI2xEKYj1xoxs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2estsKnJgKeM9f2QGsc5TY3S-KzPqaGOi1ClQQvRPoLy_15GpQbq_BamRYg-0H_U5W7DeX2OyUBHNIeYDAffMcN7zYxGeEgOfPSWc3PpHnSRFDo0CIVHvGxI6OJuIKPpQD6WIsIVVkF9bresRfcojscQ7FyUPB74AGEAwOY_FZE-1msXtI2xEKYj1xoxs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The exhibit was amazing. There were so many awesome, original things, like drawings, concept ideas, costumes, tons of original props and many, many interactive things. One of our favorites was the sound effect department. Who knew that by rubbing bamboo, you could get the sound of fire sweeping through a city? Or that brake drums sounded like a clock chiming? We couldn't get over the sounds that department was able to create with ordinary things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was so much to see that we were there a couple of hours. If it comes to your city and you love Disney as much as we do---it's not to be missed! My only complaint is that there were no places to sit for a minute. At my age, I need a rest now and then!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had planned to go for brunch after the exhibit. Since it was 11 a.m., we decided that it would be too much food since our reservations for tea at The Drake were at 3:30. So instead, we went to where we were going to shop--I'm not sure what it's called, but it was where the Bloomingdales is right across the street from our hotel. We had a tea--me--Morgan had coffee and a muffin (she had a ham & cheese croissant) to hold us over. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to each floor and walked around. Morgan ended up finding a few things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We returned to the hotel with a little time for a nap. Then it was off to tea. The place was packed. If you didn't have reservations, you weren't getting in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8hwNIeONLE0rAYM8Ts_i9zKy1gF2BbCBouprRbPYShksuAm5WpbjDJ6cmmh_lQyDT4ll_88v6PODro3wMw4ld6Fj9p2BOobOp4T_QBhs5cv2EgEUzZR54Iv0AnAOHY2WjrpZXKDf2DrHzhkLhfUypeempFXXyHQyBc48iS7dXy4v53dVzEjkiHdcTWUr_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8hwNIeONLE0rAYM8Ts_i9zKy1gF2BbCBouprRbPYShksuAm5WpbjDJ6cmmh_lQyDT4ll_88v6PODro3wMw4ld6Fj9p2BOobOp4T_QBhs5cv2EgEUzZR54Iv0AnAOHY2WjrpZXKDf2DrHzhkLhfUypeempFXXyHQyBc48iS7dXy4v53dVzEjkiHdcTWUr_=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_qTtB1ZRd_kTgSw0FJ5u1i4MsjbU-wNM7-5TZkDeBWkFD4taem-QV_veCSBDYbbQU5nRfnt9uBZ5a8kOZMa5911hGaW46WYFdqr6xD78Z_dSU-sPylFHciBm5sH8RJj5Nl-grNqMEqGJNVJqRyCHCsevLP3L1UvRSRVSt1vcmGpk51ywW3x79XFT6amIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_qTtB1ZRd_kTgSw0FJ5u1i4MsjbU-wNM7-5TZkDeBWkFD4taem-QV_veCSBDYbbQU5nRfnt9uBZ5a8kOZMa5911hGaW46WYFdqr6xD78Z_dSU-sPylFHciBm5sH8RJj5Nl-grNqMEqGJNVJqRyCHCsevLP3L1UvRSRVSt1vcmGpk51ywW3x79XFT6amIQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv2ZxN8AHn_kfFruAxsLXTjydL9Rq8hVl3xIDcz_6ol9gODLyytoz0-bpGV24E-WhKgxyb6ApEFg-0bF2_--XHfoHDN2w7YtJFODK02KLHuW6XIl72uw0r1QRptw30Kw7NBNLDFfJsFF9d7lS1BK8uCVEDMdHBL_hNW1H_1x9YKZf51Mc6pZfk7SVA6FJt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv2ZxN8AHn_kfFruAxsLXTjydL9Rq8hVl3xIDcz_6ol9gODLyytoz0-bpGV24E-WhKgxyb6ApEFg-0bF2_--XHfoHDN2w7YtJFODK02KLHuW6XIl72uw0r1QRptw30Kw7NBNLDFfJsFF9d7lS1BK8uCVEDMdHBL_hNW1H_1x9YKZf51Mc6pZfk7SVA6FJt=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvdZOw2Okx2ClfvSFUAgwEOypM0GqcUiutTSJhAEEK8Sft2ffzSW7wXPBu1Ep9jrW8AIwuzTxroYj-YeitA-ff6MEckW7QmeMH0TypTYYwMe-XkpgQRXM1XLvAhwn0js4Diot6KJTgi30sIg5LgF173K_Ch3PsqSKKGtQCCrmX643JOonZOsRpsfKLnCt5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1599" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvdZOw2Okx2ClfvSFUAgwEOypM0GqcUiutTSJhAEEK8Sft2ffzSW7wXPBu1Ep9jrW8AIwuzTxroYj-YeitA-ff6MEckW7QmeMH0TypTYYwMe-XkpgQRXM1XLvAhwn0js4Diot6KJTgi30sIg5LgF173K_Ch3PsqSKKGtQCCrmX643JOonZOsRpsfKLnCt5=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a lovely tea. All of the tea treats were delicious. Mindy would be happy to know that there wasn't a single one that contained mayonnaise! The scones are always my favorite. It's an "all you can eat" type of thing, but we only ordered an extra scone and smoked salmon tiny sandwich. That was really good! We ended up taking the sweet treats back up to the room for later. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then it was off to see The Blue Man Group. We had both seen them years ago, but since our Broadway Show plans didn't work out (long story), we opted for it again. We got back to the hotel around 7:30. Morgan ordered Chicago pizza to be delivered to the hotel. We weren't all that impressed, but we weren't starving anyway! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a great time and plan to do it again. There really is so much to do in Chicago, but we just mostly hung out. I enjoyed having so much one-on-one time with this little sweetheart! Okay, she's not so little anymore--soon to be 28. Where in the heck has the time gone!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love you Morgan!!</div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div>Barbara Eadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428834142056450340noreply@blogger.com0