Shutters to add charm

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zEcjjFPyNJaCPg-Nsf4bG3tBvNueAXdaKSO38dnS63hYBjcWfoEiYVTpGCjXDtRmI9GqlHLBVKJYmhtlYTiYg9Y7qryjTjjse_naQaqRf-WHvbAmPNpedI8JuQEroNQjZAUfy4uY8aM/s1600/DSC05212.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486340295217267586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zEcjjFPyNJaCPg-Nsf4bG3tBvNueAXdaKSO38dnS63hYBjcWfoEiYVTpGCjXDtRmI9GqlHLBVKJYmhtlYTiYg9Y7qryjTjjse_naQaqRf-WHvbAmPNpedI8JuQEroNQjZAUfy4uY8aM/s400/DSC05212.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I was two hinges short , I have never bought hinges singly , until now , I thought or assumed there were two in the package , there are always two , not this time, bummer .<br />What do you think ? was it a good move to add shutters to this window , to me it was calling for something more.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vf-NWhJ9TCK7HmPtmKrCOfuNYAmdjJSIX81XJHSbMpTuwMV9sLt05v0ck0iIbGS0bCfe9FaR9fro0hujnn915m-DftPVWM9b4zMhUX8DtWzbQm8cwIIQrEWXpPlpPkZpUHBDJ-oYByM/s1600/DSC05209.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486340280771789186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vf-NWhJ9TCK7HmPtmKrCOfuNYAmdjJSIX81XJHSbMpTuwMV9sLt05v0ck0iIbGS0bCfe9FaR9fro0hujnn915m-DftPVWM9b4zMhUX8DtWzbQm8cwIIQrEWXpPlpPkZpUHBDJ-oYByM/s400/DSC05209.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenqfWEoymCh0GPF4xR4NPmXCPyB42WljCLOmKMFv8mXg2WqMrJwDHZAspfY3pj1EXUwHN0yB3_A_ajUPOfVA-LdEI2OSglkOIjc2moNs6BsyrP50nvW-7GCPjZSNTd8901BhhJlYweuo/s1600/DSC05200.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhalNaqH58xxifY4aTTacfAwMUksqnQ0CpTOQaIZ53yHQq1wjWN9xeps3DdAy703GcR10BgacR-zIOFBKLXYR1Um4f6vz9TGXZAZGFRGC4dgFF1s4h8C58CfhhuS9MjvbbEAzjjDHooJA/s1600/DSC05206.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJC6CjyImlKIrJHhKnWto7OejpIXEx_H-dIrKaDpVRt96DnXe2O7RTRw_tskBWIAk3XJvL4lkFmC2_j5pod4hzfdRwGy8axiyN5RkUk6N37HSVG1P_nJCNFGEkMs8W9awtKAl3Bvgv-k/s1600/DSC05203.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>

Shutters to add charm

I was two hinges short , I have never bought hinges singly , until now , I thought or assumed there were two in the package , there are alw...

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BBQ deck , a what ?

After re-building our little bbq deck I had to deal with a mess of mud, a patch that left a huge gap under the neighbours fence , they have the cutest puppy , which one of my dogs is obsessed and so curious of , so curious he scraped the skin next to his eye to raw , so I knew I had to deal with the gap , I edged the area with cement edgers and filled the space up with nutrient rich soil and a few easy growing perennials, grasses and a hosta's and clematis.<br />At the end of the day I took the old boards of the bbq deck and used them to create shutters.<br />*what the heck is a bbq deck , well it is a small left over bit of deck left over from our back door , from when we built our proper deck , it is off to the side of the yard , after building our deck we didn't feel there was room for a bbq on it , and it keeps the grease and mess and smoke well away from the house, it has turned out to be a great mistake. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKzrEHKEIFixLkj9n2PoR7hmYG7XmwgsKymOvp2avlGce5kyvbN_SUliU4h1tLCHQRgh0IWCuFyZKTde7HsdekzXGWowKOSjpB03LJBUHnDqY9JNlnjI-8y7X395hBsMFRa-y_DmcZ6Q/s1600/DSC05162.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151531966300498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKzrEHKEIFixLkj9n2PoR7hmYG7XmwgsKymOvp2avlGce5kyvbN_SUliU4h1tLCHQRgh0IWCuFyZKTde7HsdekzXGWowKOSjpB03LJBUHnDqY9JNlnjI-8y7X395hBsMFRa-y_DmcZ6Q/s400/DSC05162.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Would you think these are New or old shutters...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qkF3MYFB4XykOYxl6X-6-pALYclfXjAb-bJM-u-X3jnsXfcVbBMc8u8h3mAtt5VyHue5GP_qb5Yfj-HQoN3QZos7n-XBms7ubOIID-H5fUgio8t8hZwtoXad1TD1gBRHwO1JHjruOKo/s1600/DSC05172.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151524790297938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qkF3MYFB4XykOYxl6X-6-pALYclfXjAb-bJM-u-X3jnsXfcVbBMc8u8h3mAtt5VyHue5GP_qb5Yfj-HQoN3QZos7n-XBms7ubOIID-H5fUgio8t8hZwtoXad1TD1gBRHwO1JHjruOKo/s400/DSC05172.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I love it Just before the sun goes down...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq6mkt08E_erqgCxQS_RgeNCJ48G_qB_1bpDPej-ScmKUvXcEAR78yl-bI8k9GGb-hCKAGU9LiqnCf4IjBSx_iRt9vDTMq-qgmFpTmfDhaJRs_N9T0R17Y2hwJ0KuNeFn951FDTKMo8Q/s1600/DSC05196.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151175781365010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq6mkt08E_erqgCxQS_RgeNCJ48G_qB_1bpDPej-ScmKUvXcEAR78yl-bI8k9GGb-hCKAGU9LiqnCf4IjBSx_iRt9vDTMq-qgmFpTmfDhaJRs_N9T0R17Y2hwJ0KuNeFn951FDTKMo8Q/s400/DSC05196.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I enjoyed my Pretty green lanterns...<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnYmfOEJaCPbhgArQ8653PF2P6CR8Zw6DCox7KUHIewI35OFWFwHTprjhT4knT4_K_g2prfkpNKkH_myR3rfvINuKlIeTW0861wFZbIdhlCqGCpsE8y1fTjUzfleauDWLMJnQaRh_Sr0/s1600/DSC05180.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151168572259186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnYmfOEJaCPbhgArQ8653PF2P6CR8Zw6DCox7KUHIewI35OFWFwHTprjhT4knT4_K_g2prfkpNKkH_myR3rfvINuKlIeTW0861wFZbIdhlCqGCpsE8y1fTjUzfleauDWLMJnQaRh_Sr0/s400/DSC05180.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I treated myself to a Pina colada...after all my hard work. BBQ deck can be seen over there to the right with our hand me down Weber BBQ from my dad , it must be 11 years old and it is still rockin the bbq food .<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYOtNGOY7SBFAhHxosbzhdWjMh4EG0Uuy7EcPiE-7w_xU6yhV8PaqMPvLtivu-ZALxP28Qv2R27tQOL2grU9JeDz4yqNd58BPLCCOyrWpv30GNYsqKQMI0b8z7B2WC21Qrx-eKEK66WE/s1600/DSC05184.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151159818930162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYOtNGOY7SBFAhHxosbzhdWjMh4EG0Uuy7EcPiE-7w_xU6yhV8PaqMPvLtivu-ZALxP28Qv2R27tQOL2grU9JeDz4yqNd58BPLCCOyrWpv30GNYsqKQMI0b8z7B2WC21Qrx-eKEK66WE/s400/DSC05184.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Sky at dusk....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmbnJQe3PHIHHaxkcaqbg0VeIqMaByOQaF6fGbtV6F-ookYVunSpdWRxaFLw2b7qNfSl1wSUoR1hgzH_mSkZ6KdNrc51zDI8ITlMB1zwf3glS23tiYuwKacC0gN3QrAIANJii98QDRoE/s1600/DSC05165.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151151095037986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmbnJQe3PHIHHaxkcaqbg0VeIqMaByOQaF6fGbtV6F-ookYVunSpdWRxaFLw2b7qNfSl1wSUoR1hgzH_mSkZ6KdNrc51zDI8ITlMB1zwf3glS23tiYuwKacC0gN3QrAIANJii98QDRoE/s400/DSC05165.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>So here's the new patch of garden ...I look forward to how nice and full it will hopefully soon look because right now it looks sad , but it is better than a mud pit for sure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

BBQ deck , a what ?

After re-building our little bbq deck I had to deal with a mess of mud, a patch that left a huge gap under the neighbours fence , they have...

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Enjoy the Eiffel Tower Paris France

<div class="post-header"> </div> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://jenflickinfrance.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/beneath-the-eiffel-tower_-paris_-france.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.visitingdc.com/images/eiffel-tower-paris-france.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 598px;" /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/l/1/14721-eiffel-tower-paris-france.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 598px;" /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.freefoto.com/images/1351/04/1351_04_22---Eiffel-Tower--Paris--France_web.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /><br /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/G/l/Eiffel02.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" />

Enjoy the Eiffel Tower Paris France

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Happy summer

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg-Qdtr5gtBlvg3PO1dNS-iTZQTSgj-VOgunpJzIBHCgZohVhcuWxgHBUjNc3aYZJz_pxWkmLAfVx_zh5FeT5a8TMPeZBMVfkQQcPNq0H8xS2j7sMaxFtphFblVm1AR6EbIfMuvTdgnc/s1600/DSC05159.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485267471399919234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg-Qdtr5gtBlvg3PO1dNS-iTZQTSgj-VOgunpJzIBHCgZohVhcuWxgHBUjNc3aYZJz_pxWkmLAfVx_zh5FeT5a8TMPeZBMVfkQQcPNq0H8xS2j7sMaxFtphFblVm1AR6EbIfMuvTdgnc/s400/DSC05159.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> When I changed my living room drapes recently to lighten up I caused myself a design problem , the roman blind in this entry did not co-ordinate but clashed , I have wanted to change this blind for a while as it was becoming sun bleached and falling apart . I found the perfect bamboo blind for less than $30.00 at our Canadian Tire store , it only came in 24 inch wide and 36 inch wide , one was too small and 36 seemed too wide but I installed it on the outside of the frame and it turns out to work just fine in fact it makes the window appear a little large , which I like .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs61t0jS9aGarVF-OUUPHk44w93OxUAgDaegwbgzkHtOeLwJ6b16V8hgjDjPJrTyOTLIYTwrDIUEDxB4USI3qHbmAs76CEAvsbDr97jg25j0QoDZtt00ldKae6KyeumFsElh1mYSyaHWM/s1600/DSC05152.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485267462305979714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs61t0jS9aGarVF-OUUPHk44w93OxUAgDaegwbgzkHtOeLwJ6b16V8hgjDjPJrTyOTLIYTwrDIUEDxB4USI3qHbmAs76CEAvsbDr97jg25j0QoDZtt00ldKae6KyeumFsElh1mYSyaHWM/s400/DSC05152.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> The garden is filling in so very nicely around this time of year , I am just waiting for my day lilies to start blooming . We will have to cut down this tree at the end of the season , it is very diseased with canker , we tried to cut it off but we were too late to save it , I had someone come take a look and he said enjoy it for a couple of more years then cut it down , its been a couple of years , we will miss it .<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSpSz229tIVGBUjQr6eshwWRZLZ5Yu490QmT8EunOLzMd7qMDSglPGTQ2YNCFeZ99DiPUh6WjLVU2FqcEqkx5KBcpDzawdwt4Q5-tkvRFhKUFpDKDsY0VQfkses3P3Syaekz3IGyntxc/s1600/DSC05155.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485267452493485154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSpSz229tIVGBUjQr6eshwWRZLZ5Yu490QmT8EunOLzMd7qMDSglPGTQ2YNCFeZ99DiPUh6WjLVU2FqcEqkx5KBcpDzawdwt4Q5-tkvRFhKUFpDKDsY0VQfkses3P3Syaekz3IGyntxc/s400/DSC05155.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDlvAkyPJtzkQazX3v0dk_XJY4g7CkmZikB8xIFD4DC6SGHCo4cL-OrMxBl1awsThU-LksHKrxLjhqDLSjs7okt-8YN7hQpwxoh5IuBgBDYAOIQg-kNCQFCBM4UsKHlgClgHV-RU4hL0/s1600/DSC05157.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485267439952047298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDlvAkyPJtzkQazX3v0dk_XJY4g7CkmZikB8xIFD4DC6SGHCo4cL-OrMxBl1awsThU-LksHKrxLjhqDLSjs7okt-8YN7hQpwxoh5IuBgBDYAOIQg-kNCQFCBM4UsKHlgClgHV-RU4hL0/s400/DSC05157.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I love the wear and tear on this fence post topper it's just right .<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUoW71-RXXYDL0Y-JmRjv_rHzgPUukY33i3zw4ctZoeTDgHZzMuj4i-ZCdSZIvRNZtkU8i2mDlI1aIfTKIcB6gGVKeioEWF5NFb4elRYB-dm4SK-HzpiQ9-0FDTFQGzt32MGmVecBzrY/s1600/DSC05156.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485267425601178850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUoW71-RXXYDL0Y-JmRjv_rHzgPUukY33i3zw4ctZoeTDgHZzMuj4i-ZCdSZIvRNZtkU8i2mDlI1aIfTKIcB6gGVKeioEWF5NFb4elRYB-dm4SK-HzpiQ9-0FDTFQGzt32MGmVecBzrY/s400/DSC05156.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Hope you are enjoying some wonderful summer weather .<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>

Happy summer

When I changed my living room drapes recently to lighten up I caused myself a design problem , the roman blind in this entry did not co-ord...

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Happy Father's Day

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Happy Father's Day

To the best Dad a girl could hope for for her children , you put us first , provides for us and give us your all , we love you and apprecia...

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Aloha from Sophie's 9th Birthday Party

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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> My little sweetie sure was happy yesterday , she was practically a glow with excitement .<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zlbtf4cG7WRRf0YhwmWSPIlU8j2-QkWMR6F3fUHqX1rBwMjhfe2X_IRq4bhAQKdNi7CsjaJbK17_9iLhf971JmwDeTeP-pk-hCvYPsR3D2pC_T2n7XNudaGHowbdwYRMXmhjzH0Rr-Q/s1600/DSC05142x.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484860097450964066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zlbtf4cG7WRRf0YhwmWSPIlU8j2-QkWMR6F3fUHqX1rBwMjhfe2X_IRq4bhAQKdNi7CsjaJbK17_9iLhf971JmwDeTeP-pk-hCvYPsR3D2pC_T2n7XNudaGHowbdwYRMXmhjzH0Rr-Q/s400/DSC05142x.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> The ice cream cake turned out devine , it tasted just like a DQ cake , I haven't had one in so long .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj7m8uBB9eALWm_5V5dAtqdlDXFoiFjWqt-cttt5fGb3e1mdb0aSrFjsRMIYcyJ9Ayscgo2QhS6lOgorQfPhxXwq40rAQ7M8Mfdm62G36XPLh6PIAeulK2N2i2eOK2eM_4FF_Yd0jNrg/s1600/DSC05139z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484860088284258370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj7m8uBB9eALWm_5V5dAtqdlDXFoiFjWqt-cttt5fGb3e1mdb0aSrFjsRMIYcyJ9Ayscgo2QhS6lOgorQfPhxXwq40rAQ7M8Mfdm62G36XPLh6PIAeulK2N2i2eOK2eM_4FF_Yd0jNrg/s400/DSC05139z.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> The weather co-operated nicely with just a mere sprinkle or two not ruining our fun , the girls had some fun in the pool then we had some cake and sang happy birthday , they all raved about , phew!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gxwUYput4_x1swTGTPzF6TFYtYDXZ4wg7xLK5voRNmtZ1-VQhFuYnYEopo7mYGda3_mfaNhO__4RFo4IYNTlAOLKH-10rFvnwFszNDH53MS-CwmZ2-owEDgQtBGFps1K9EGCBH3LOK8/s1600/DSC05135z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484860080764809234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gxwUYput4_x1swTGTPzF6TFYtYDXZ4wg7xLK5voRNmtZ1-VQhFuYnYEopo7mYGda3_mfaNhO__4RFo4IYNTlAOLKH-10rFvnwFszNDH53MS-CwmZ2-owEDgQtBGFps1K9EGCBH3LOK8/s400/DSC05135z.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Sophie and her friends all had a great time , this was taken after a swim , one of many swims , they did nails and ate lots of sweet treats and drank lots of pretty colored pops , watched movies and we even had sparklers just in time for a huge thunder storm to roll in .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZjHbnoAbiaXr_FIYFNFs0AhK4pI_ncRnJ_FvPEV1-v1fAD1fijoatmKIrc_mvi-0EHZeiYLejSzLYY2yQMjHq8tCoA25I0JqbeGGIQsCsqoSn-0rDWq5BOUu-JI2_QHerlOuDIF9LSE/s1600/DSC05129z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484860068257010562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZjHbnoAbiaXr_FIYFNFs0AhK4pI_ncRnJ_FvPEV1-v1fAD1fijoatmKIrc_mvi-0EHZeiYLejSzLYY2yQMjHq8tCoA25I0JqbeGGIQsCsqoSn-0rDWq5BOUu-JI2_QHerlOuDIF9LSE/s400/DSC05129z.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Aloha from Sophie's 9th Birthday Party

My little sweetie sure was happy yesterday , she was practically a glow with excitement . The ice cream cake turned out devine , it tasted...

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One hour to party time

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfIwpVMnTGiq8aNHGQKmFlIDNEbUOsdf2p1W6wrWx93J_8SEn2P1jaOEueViYGqqw2cDu-vWiouMlRCX2RAPi8Ik6Tbud9z1KwkyscMVjhCePV0ynGbst-7zVMGSL0mGtAmLSaoIQEZE/s1600/DSC05105.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484511377654656866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfIwpVMnTGiq8aNHGQKmFlIDNEbUOsdf2p1W6wrWx93J_8SEn2P1jaOEueViYGqqw2cDu-vWiouMlRCX2RAPi8Ik6Tbud9z1KwkyscMVjhCePV0ynGbst-7zVMGSL0mGtAmLSaoIQEZE/s400/DSC05105.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I think we are officially ready , I finished the cake this morning , it is different from what I thought it would look like , I was planning on combing the side but I liked the rustic look of the piped on icing instead , it has an old fashioned messy look but I like it , and most importantly Sophie likes it too , drawing on that flower was scary.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P17uxeZvNeRy-nY9O630fBP8f4Zx6mXy5GqUWtiorg5F6BtY_Weu-x0Nhs4JAkLvBpvholEia2Kv6i6Ydw3gcn26RXEIlVcbDyKH_nNuixBqB-EDAXUqk-pfyK18MWD3BxXFv3GElDg/s1600/DSC05096a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484511372388253874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P17uxeZvNeRy-nY9O630fBP8f4Zx6mXy5GqUWtiorg5F6BtY_Weu-x0Nhs4JAkLvBpvholEia2Kv6i6Ydw3gcn26RXEIlVcbDyKH_nNuixBqB-EDAXUqk-pfyK18MWD3BxXFv3GElDg/s400/DSC05096a.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHaacTSeP35Q_IwVsDJgDcllykxKaxuieIFi9GpcqtH0_es3RXuZPMdcRYlQoHxatS0gCt71VPwctvNcynCtlPdHa10KxN23tFqLztCWCZ29THoYBIJ1SWyzHeEKFQpSR4hqm01ZxF64/s1600/DSC05102.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484509816886363602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHaacTSeP35Q_IwVsDJgDcllykxKaxuieIFi9GpcqtH0_es3RXuZPMdcRYlQoHxatS0gCt71VPwctvNcynCtlPdHa10KxN23tFqLztCWCZ29THoYBIJ1SWyzHeEKFQpSR4hqm01ZxF64/s400/DSC05102.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sB5Fq2YAzR6jRGZqy_h5UUkzy6gH-46a-HWM4XVc2sFJA8cnc8xTkJUfPpMoHVZYlgAoNHyjLKLhsR1jJtRtjfJ82jJ2MWlgojw6YeNbXwETA1DZl9JfXYZ29eZ2eO6woncxK3eVuR0/s1600/DSC05101.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484509808732262978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sB5Fq2YAzR6jRGZqy_h5UUkzy6gH-46a-HWM4XVc2sFJA8cnc8xTkJUfPpMoHVZYlgAoNHyjLKLhsR1jJtRtjfJ82jJ2MWlgojw6YeNbXwETA1DZl9JfXYZ29eZ2eO6woncxK3eVuR0/s400/DSC05101.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYMzM1yB0icD8xmx7gnHEgwgm23deF7gzHHN1X-LpFM1W9oJi6SKQiFiAVFcH4hRPkgFw7aAjKt4mCQDKsokb5Cd5foJzp3WdGOTuUfxii8O57cuN2FHwDgiz0m9dTQPblMtkbWefKrQ/s1600/DSC05099.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484509801671858610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYMzM1yB0icD8xmx7gnHEgwgm23deF7gzHHN1X-LpFM1W9oJi6SKQiFiAVFcH4hRPkgFw7aAjKt4mCQDKsokb5Cd5foJzp3WdGOTuUfxii8O57cuN2FHwDgiz0m9dTQPblMtkbWefKrQ/s400/DSC05099.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> My mom was able to find these crystal pops , they are so hard to find , she found them at the Zoo of all places.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwApdkwSZxEtEQ4E0n0yOlHYONBmyPaEhhu-2lp0sy_GwhFrExcOcwnLkpKvO0hglJvfLLR-d09O7kcZyVX7rwc4Lcwa-H9MFM_7Bbi3g5oPqAUBbA37SO-Q03q5HXcckEdeUhb7wFjE0/s1600/DSC05100.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484509792193133154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwApdkwSZxEtEQ4E0n0yOlHYONBmyPaEhhu-2lp0sy_GwhFrExcOcwnLkpKvO0hglJvfLLR-d09O7kcZyVX7rwc4Lcwa-H9MFM_7Bbi3g5oPqAUBbA37SO-Q03q5HXcckEdeUhb7wFjE0/s400/DSC05100.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I made this little bag out of scraps of flag fabric , I was thinking of making fabric loot bags but Sophie didn't like them at ALL , so this one made a nice straw holder with a big glass inside .<br /><div><div> </div><div>We are going to have a whole lot of fun , the weather isn't really co-operating yet , it is plenty warm and humid but lightly raining here and there not horrible but not ideal , I hope it clears up soon . </div><div>Have a great Saturday .</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

One hour to party time

I think we are officially ready , I finished the cake this morning , it is different from what I thought it would look like , I was plannin...

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