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Ha Long Bay Worlds second location for boat journeys

<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">    <m:smallfrac m:val="off">    <m:dispdef>    <m:lmargin m:val="0">    <m:rmargin m:val="0">    <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup">    <m:wrapindent m:val="1440">    <m:intlim m:val="subSup">    <m:narylim m:val="undOvr">   </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent>  </m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><strong>Ha long Bay</strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is one of the world’s most <span id="goog_146629253"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">attractive<span id="goog_146629254"></span></a> tourist destinations of Vietnam. Ha long Bay features more than one thousand awesome limestone karsts and islands of various sizes and shapes along the 120-km coastline of Bai Chay Beach. Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay listed as a UNESCO World Heritage spot has been ranked the 2nd among the <a href="http://travel4atrip.blogspot.com/search?q=10+best&x=0&y=0">10 best</a> boat journeys by the<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_146629243"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"></span></a> UK's Lonely Planet Travel Magazine.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLC6gnciqeY8WR2wgasW7UZD2K6_WrchGLLnL-pWwM7hnzuU2uNa4K0htvsZuY9UDdRPXZPPFxE7kZcZUmuEerfJ6bhw-_4BFQu8H7Llu8PNmLgG-VO8fPIM0AFn_knHwy2pgr80IWVVZ/s1600/Ha-Long-Bay-Worlds-second-location-for-boat-journeys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLC6gnciqeY8WR2wgasW7UZD2K6_WrchGLLnL-pWwM7hnzuU2uNa4K0htvsZuY9UDdRPXZPPFxE7kZcZUmuEerfJ6bhw-_4BFQu8H7Llu8PNmLgG-VO8fPIM0AFn_knHwy2pgr80IWVVZ/s320/Ha-Long-Bay-Worlds-second-location-for-boat-journeys.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div>  </div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">Ha Long Bay is a popular travel destination in the Northern Province of Quang Ninh. Covering an area around 1,553 km, including 1,960 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet climate.</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaum9U1Zs0g_XuQvBr-cVdHMy0xKfcAXgjqkIrLVYdxezCDWakYG6Wt4bBUGZApm4dXI86aF1IwXHLUThl63vJtUlyrYG4PYZVQxvqGlxjySHUQirHW3SnIGOJxa9HSFWwvsaGJ4l8EDy6/s1600/Kissing-Rock-in-Ha-Long-Bay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaum9U1Zs0g_XuQvBr-cVdHMy0xKfcAXgjqkIrLVYdxezCDWakYG6Wt4bBUGZApm4dXI86aF1IwXHLUThl63vJtUlyrYG4PYZVQxvqGlxjySHUQirHW3SnIGOJxa9HSFWwvsaGJ4l8EDy6/s320/Kissing-Rock-in-Ha-Long-Bay.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">    <m:smallfrac m:val="off">    <m:dispdef>    <m:lmargin m:val="0">    <m:rmargin m:val="0">    <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup">    <m:wrapindent m:val="1440">    <m:intlim m:val="subSup">    <m:narylim m:val="undOvr">   </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent>  </m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">The tiny islands are dotted with <a href="http://travel4atrip.blogspot.com/2010/09/10-awe-inspiring-beach-locations.html">beaches</a> and grottoes created by wind and waves, and have sparsely forested slopes ringing with bird tunes. <b>Kissing rock</b> from Ha Long Bay Veitnam. More than 300 boats based at Bai Chay Tourist Wharf waiting to sweep you away to the World Heritage waters. Day tours last from four to eight hours, though (recommended) overnighters are also available. In 1994, Ha Long Bay was recognized as a UNESCO <a href="http://travel4atrip.blogspot.com/2010/12/iguazu-falls-worlds-attractive-place.html">World attractive places</a> Natural Heritage site. It has jumped to second place among the 28 finalists of an online voting for the world’s new seven wonders and helping to bring 5.3 million visitors to Quang Ninh in the first eight months of the year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

Ha Long Bay Worlds second location for boat journeys

Ha long Bay is one of the world’s most attractive tourist destinations of Vietnam. Ha long Bay featu...

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Never enough sugar cookies

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZpQBmx8_LB6pYBFxRK69Wf_e0h3mWIN2Ae8wIHSLOxrhvpGgU5CDcmvX7dsRs6EH7guz2bmNw-EdutZC1ddZBOk9nDZMW34vIh37Q8CLocVHXlBpzJomjaEWv3Ka_47G1QQHVdIOi-s/s1600/dscf9318.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553163006311484450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZpQBmx8_LB6pYBFxRK69Wf_e0h3mWIN2Ae8wIHSLOxrhvpGgU5CDcmvX7dsRs6EH7guz2bmNw-EdutZC1ddZBOk9nDZMW34vIh37Q8CLocVHXlBpzJomjaEWv3Ka_47G1QQHVdIOi-s/s400/dscf9318.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 394px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcPgyiZY7q6MQuI3DL-JD6BfV2lormDt6JD0SXud5kaA9M6SGPXZUhQtyOEOWsFGDhe-yMmEiRFcTUvAD7_4bLbc8Sq-njquVSo7JdQuxHfCoSDImvTmXg1LaUuZA69aQyYJKHZ5nUa8/s1600/dscf9300.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553163005527747394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcPgyiZY7q6MQuI3DL-JD6BfV2lormDt6JD0SXud5kaA9M6SGPXZUhQtyOEOWsFGDhe-yMmEiRFcTUvAD7_4bLbc8Sq-njquVSo7JdQuxHfCoSDImvTmXg1LaUuZA69aQyYJKHZ5nUa8/s400/dscf9300.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I got a great deal on new sugar cookie cutters , I needed some new shapes , I also stocked up on some extra tips and couplers as well as disposable bags and a couple of new colours as well, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">kelly</span> green and teal , so pretty.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TXmlDABcr4IRxqk8DPp4pCR4oMfUerNZ2SWpx4j9xX6qrE4oEBor2Sk14Q0Ef7wtxShB7-GO1FGAPhhruzeQZOXmv1z49iQQi8MVabyzMvmXn4suZijzMIFMGAKhnnISnr3Cyslk0Nw/s1600/dscf9305.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553162989163138034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TXmlDABcr4IRxqk8DPp4pCR4oMfUerNZ2SWpx4j9xX6qrE4oEBor2Sk14Q0Ef7wtxShB7-GO1FGAPhhruzeQZOXmv1z49iQQi8MVabyzMvmXn4suZijzMIFMGAKhnnISnr3Cyslk0Nw/s400/dscf9305.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Sophie enjoyed helping me out with a batch of sugar cookies , we wanted to make place card cookies for Christmas at Grandma's on boxing day {the day after Christmas}.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUjTih2XqOToypJeA-KxxQCZ2QQ6fPg3HxLn7k2N_L705sPWR94oUvG8cFXifmE26HePCvV5dDRH5WrSZoxn6MIxyEqYs_urlSwLDEW1wo-o5m81KRyk_cf4xF0xHt8Uf7WXzB7cQN8g/s1600/dscf9312.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553162788435635858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUjTih2XqOToypJeA-KxxQCZ2QQ6fPg3HxLn7k2N_L705sPWR94oUvG8cFXifmE26HePCvV5dDRH5WrSZoxn6MIxyEqYs_urlSwLDEW1wo-o5m81KRyk_cf4xF0xHt8Uf7WXzB7cQN8g/s400/dscf9312.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I gave Sophie a couple of her own to decorate as well , I ran out of flour so I was only able to make a half batch for now , she did a great job icing .<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7azC5YTUEUNOoBxNdUwbb_dMR6EO9L1R6qlbl994lXDYlX7juUYaDumrM-cIah0CQtkLQegvgtpFqovI6ITMr35rBLBlwuXnJlXU91m52o2kO292Tt2LYBPXm3FrRBWEe0GB0CQEYQqs/s1600/dscf9313.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553162783470355234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7azC5YTUEUNOoBxNdUwbb_dMR6EO9L1R6qlbl994lXDYlX7juUYaDumrM-cIah0CQtkLQegvgtpFqovI6ITMr35rBLBlwuXnJlXU91m52o2kO292Tt2LYBPXm3FrRBWEe0GB0CQEYQqs/s400/dscf9313.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Look how cute this mitten cookie turned out that Sophie did .<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx7XgGknR5v1t7nOP6dI4DkJLZJBgSkfWv9F8byJIUf62Nu_m0G2NSY9wpLmPZIxX02AHpE60_Qf9tuSlaDXsicPa5V4GBMSmXNtiaOTKfPRr-fM3Dcdab-QGqrIcOUs9ntmKNRWAdTc/s1600/dscf9315.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553162779451134690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx7XgGknR5v1t7nOP6dI4DkJLZJBgSkfWv9F8byJIUf62Nu_m0G2NSY9wpLmPZIxX02AHpE60_Qf9tuSlaDXsicPa5V4GBMSmXNtiaOTKfPRr-fM3Dcdab-QGqrIcOUs9ntmKNRWAdTc/s400/dscf9315.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> And Mason's here was not lacking any icing that is for sure , love the stripes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1zS6IwLhUW6UUyWZyyvvC-9EcGZB68au7g0zil31nk-6-TwZ_4JL0BJ06K-QrJQ3RCuVcvJ3SSvMCRCrnu8yjkLhJDJKNPmUydUXYqKolKS6GZkAonHITwcuaJAUjP6GX8hrGJ6xrq4/s1600/dscf9319.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553162776373058514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1zS6IwLhUW6UUyWZyyvvC-9EcGZB68au7g0zil31nk-6-TwZ_4JL0BJ06K-QrJQ3RCuVcvJ3SSvMCRCrnu8yjkLhJDJKNPmUydUXYqKolKS6GZkAonHITwcuaJAUjP6GX8hrGJ6xrq4/s400/dscf9319.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I love these Christmas light shaped cookies , in my signature colours of course.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ql05Wb_VssICzijub0Sq2GytdfycKzsYKRET-VRr7jVwfyWwWlyhBS-MmD0RMp5JsPDDxR3Gvz5CMqc-eM8p0zNV80VvLpOwrp-l2mJu3uIGw6Zc-f00Zd8oAahGgh0WYTEXq7iPcXo/s1600/dscf9321.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553162756199008050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ql05Wb_VssICzijub0Sq2GytdfycKzsYKRET-VRr7jVwfyWwWlyhBS-MmD0RMp5JsPDDxR3Gvz5CMqc-eM8p0zNV80VvLpOwrp-l2mJu3uIGw6Zc-f00Zd8oAahGgh0WYTEXq7iPcXo/s400/dscf9321.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />What shall we make today ?, more mittens , snowmen ,Christmas trees and snowflakes too and  ornaments , I am going to make a big batch of royal icing and make a bunch of colours and let the girls create their own masterpieces .<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Never enough sugar cookies

I got a great deal on new sugar cookie cutters , I needed some new shapes , I also stocked up on some extra tips and couplers as well as di...

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http://chriskauffman.blogspot.com/2009/12/sugar-cookie-recipe.html I have finally put a photo link on my side bar for those who want to try...

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Sugar cookie gifts

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqc1lt2tg-iq3N7BtkGWTFDtfk2ye48aNQ1HXKD0FbjTRqa5mygFDw8UKhqCH0ImkU9usS2dkmVc5_U6T2-9AiJfNQtE1oPPA2DwRB94QfL-XQksu-g4-vem_OH8Hj89kg9rN2exoA7c/s1600/dscf9293.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551652804627071218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqc1lt2tg-iq3N7BtkGWTFDtfk2ye48aNQ1HXKD0FbjTRqa5mygFDw8UKhqCH0ImkU9usS2dkmVc5_U6T2-9AiJfNQtE1oPPA2DwRB94QfL-XQksu-g4-vem_OH8Hj89kg9rN2exoA7c/s400/dscf9293.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnPhOG235VC30idQrmDv6p6agN8Sz2aBMT2ShcmAVvu2-Ti99ZxrAZRgD3DYhSJckY7v45usAtGIxFt3jShLV6vfK3KtikhFnZ3dwHeCeOkU4ECos6Iu6-suN-vcDekgn38auvNvq1us/s1600/dscf9285.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551652800711421842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnPhOG235VC30idQrmDv6p6agN8Sz2aBMT2ShcmAVvu2-Ti99ZxrAZRgD3DYhSJckY7v45usAtGIxFt3jShLV6vfK3KtikhFnZ3dwHeCeOkU4ECos6Iu6-suN-vcDekgn38auvNvq1us/s400/dscf9285.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I got out all of my baking supplies and made a nice big batch of sugar cookies , it is a Christmas tradition for me to give sugar cookies with royal icing to the kids teacher and principals ...I can't break this tradition , they count on me, at least one of our principals husbands does I know that for sure.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTEvmVeMZTtTFg2-rJ_ppjQwlhTVMUaW9q45Cc6BqGrCRr2ZA_x4Z7WSl3beNxSNngq9-KSeBvpJWSFCHUeJfsNHS9koRt5B3m5YPmwrK1WcuB11WrPITUJ9k-N747mdr9T_Tz23_lkI/s1600/dscf9292.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551652788412535378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTEvmVeMZTtTFg2-rJ_ppjQwlhTVMUaW9q45Cc6BqGrCRr2ZA_x4Z7WSl3beNxSNngq9-KSeBvpJWSFCHUeJfsNHS9koRt5B3m5YPmwrK1WcuB11WrPITUJ9k-N747mdr9T_Tz23_lkI/s400/dscf9292.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I didn't do traditional Christmas colours , I never do , usually I do blue and white sometimes green , I guess that is traditional , but this year I went with pink an blue. For these stars I first lined with pink and then added the dots , let those set for 15 minutes and then I flooded them with the blue icing , you can't skimp on the royal icing , I need to get some more icing bag couplers and tips to have a variety of colours next time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxUePNKRjb5EKw1zzUMBeZltATdQ29GHsmTHLzdae2eJxjG3vBYEsoiNuMxTF7425pwv3WI1YmshQo73sTQbk8ic3EhVFSDhPVKtcTOAk0YOrMGKlLhzow0n9QZ6zqu7hAuk5SHge5Fg/s1600/dscf9289.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551652780986541394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxUePNKRjb5EKw1zzUMBeZltATdQ29GHsmTHLzdae2eJxjG3vBYEsoiNuMxTF7425pwv3WI1YmshQo73sTQbk8ic3EhVFSDhPVKtcTOAk0YOrMGKlLhzow0n9QZ6zqu7hAuk5SHge5Fg/s400/dscf9289.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Let's call these fully loaded, just how the kids like ....I admit I don't even eat these , too sweet for me , its a good thing too because they are gone before you know it .<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mA4JuWY3wi3OygocRb9PKBnpUdkL-p7aECwOYh6hmJYAXxq5DNTP7wkenl0kQm87n6U3wcTEfkrv8q4tHhpvS-5jO8weZ_8MgS73YUEkNsrC_8-eXzyMK2MC9FkuJZu80Ny-XpWisdY/s1600/dscf9291.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551652782493799634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mA4JuWY3wi3OygocRb9PKBnpUdkL-p7aECwOYh6hmJYAXxq5DNTP7wkenl0kQm87n6U3wcTEfkrv8q4tHhpvS-5jO8weZ_8MgS73YUEkNsrC_8-eXzyMK2MC9FkuJZu80Ny-XpWisdY/s400/dscf9291.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I wasn't feeling my cookie cutters , I wasn't as dedicated as I should have been , I will make another batch for the kids to decorate and I will put my heart into it , as well I need some new shapes , I have had these forever , bored!!! I'm thinking Christmas tree , a different leaner snow man and may mittens?? and I NEED a snowflake shape ,we'll see.<br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>

Sugar cookie gifts

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Woman's Day news

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3HNxpld5VJLpiCm3GHWRm-9BQeLnRNicPzOpAEboHZyB0Idz2caPFe_U-ZVTyJ9MyZqLlEoUP-DZXezhJwFWQOUvT2LDDj8Dy4ybMpSzvWy3PmkOTiexVnkcuds4ZXWO1wV_CG1sK28/s1600/wd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551633269221001986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3HNxpld5VJLpiCm3GHWRm-9BQeLnRNicPzOpAEboHZyB0Idz2caPFe_U-ZVTyJ9MyZqLlEoUP-DZXezhJwFWQOUvT2LDDj8Dy4ybMpSzvWy3PmkOTiexVnkcuds4ZXWO1wV_CG1sK28/s400/wd.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I finally have some news to share with you  about when my home will appear in <strong>Woman's Day magazine </strong>, remember back in July, <a href="http://chriskauffman.blogspot.com/2010/07/behind-scenes-part-two.html"><em><span style="color:#339999;">I had that super wonderful shoot at the house</span></em> </a>, well I have finished the phone interview and the story is being worked on now , not too much more waiting now, because it will be in the <em><strong>March 2011 issue</strong></em> , who would have thought me well my house in Woman's Day , amazing , so grateful , dreams do come true people ....</div>

Woman's Day news

I finally have some news to share with you about when my home will appear in Woman's Day magazine , remember back in July, I had that s...

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsfcsEpZfBLr8E_NRSAp_zefymE38sKd_Ti9BUYnJ84FxViHZW37zUyr7HP3f5IxbbH1baKzj26FNAxQj9-X2JumbcDnIY3j4_aRZLk6Etmn6qQgcWz_LYWzBSU16iOPvB_32PnZT9kQ/s1600/dscf9281.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551271078868426434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsfcsEpZfBLr8E_NRSAp_zefymE38sKd_Ti9BUYnJ84FxViHZW37zUyr7HP3f5IxbbH1baKzj26FNAxQj9-X2JumbcDnIY3j4_aRZLk6Etmn6qQgcWz_LYWzBSU16iOPvB_32PnZT9kQ/s400/dscf9281.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> We are really getting a lot of snow lately , not too much , just enough to put you in the Christmas spirit, like this morning the fluffiest snow I think I have ever seen , freshly fallen snow always looks so nice...the  new walkway is harder to shovel than before but it also is less slippery because of the configuration of pieces , so that is a good thing . Do you have snow or are you in a milder climate ?, I know our friends in the maritimes are dealing with lots of rain and terrible flooding , it looks awful , so sad .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6M4dR-LnDdYiiCgR19r-dm7aSwj4O_DS5dSt_zGVS4CheKL4bBNDm2Ent6Gb9dWxnGMySAIVaK3FyoVYj4g_LvG4miQaxmX8SjjyaLWfwxutn8ofNE3ZvpCyy4ppjp8h136zzUZpHCA/s1600/dscf9279.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551271076774857330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6M4dR-LnDdYiiCgR19r-dm7aSwj4O_DS5dSt_zGVS4CheKL4bBNDm2Ent6Gb9dWxnGMySAIVaK3FyoVYj4g_LvG4miQaxmX8SjjyaLWfwxutn8ofNE3ZvpCyy4ppjp8h136zzUZpHCA/s400/dscf9279.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> This little puppy will soon be buried if this snow doesn't stop.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgnruXaRK2B35w-k4X3tcJ-x_sP2VfnzAZXoRitm1dZuhTnnKTlFZ5pSQy41BqdmxCQLgKrIc1VZztHRF-OkuLFjBNi5J_ydFmo313IVvL77qgLemfEsYGzeFFlfq9wC2IgOZPPw3zTQ/s1600/dscf9283.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551271069124729394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgnruXaRK2B35w-k4X3tcJ-x_sP2VfnzAZXoRitm1dZuhTnnKTlFZ5pSQy41BqdmxCQLgKrIc1VZztHRF-OkuLFjBNi5J_ydFmo313IVvL77qgLemfEsYGzeFFlfq9wC2IgOZPPw3zTQ/s400/dscf9283.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I went to the salon yesterday I got my hair cut which I needed and I enjoyed a manicure , I have only had maybe three in my life , it was so nice , and of course the perfect shade called flying high by China Glaze , this was all a treat from my hubby when he gave me a gift card to the spa back in June, a spa finder card , this is great , you can use it for any spa related to this Spa finder website , all over the world I think , the hard part was choosing which place to go to , I chose well , I enjoyed a scalp massage before my hair cut , during my wash , I love that and I even got a hand massage during my hair cut , oh that was so wonderful such a nice relaxing couple of hours.</div><div> </div><div>Today will be full of baking , sugar cookies , for eating and for gifting as tomorrow is the last day of school until after Christmas , we will enjoy hibernating and trying hard to be patient until "santa" comes.....all those presents under the tree are sure hard to resist.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>

We are really getting a lot of snow lately , not too much , just enough to put you in the Christmas spirit, like this morning the fluffiest...

5:26 AM

Not much progress on the dungeon

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB1TrW_Fb-XT4Vyd8T1pQys_EpQKA2RUsm1xrHamr2yEbE0VzYkx9YhpIZ_nhir5k-yZRuKfCGuVMKiDfAqvPcB8FXuF2ySu4m8x84gT04ZAIrmVR6yfERSnTmsrqRFWtrDZ0u-BI448/s1600/dscf9199.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550670352735812930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB1TrW_Fb-XT4Vyd8T1pQys_EpQKA2RUsm1xrHamr2yEbE0VzYkx9YhpIZ_nhir5k-yZRuKfCGuVMKiDfAqvPcB8FXuF2ySu4m8x84gT04ZAIrmVR6yfERSnTmsrqRFWtrDZ0u-BI448/s400/dscf9199.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I know what a complete disaster , not much has changed over the last year is this "work room" of mine well what was supposed to be mine , but I really didn't use it much at all ...then I decided I needed kind of a utility room , somewhere to put my vacuum and ironing board and of course my tools and a few other bits and pieces, so it was working out well as such , and I finally had time to insulate and finish the wall with v-groove boards which is just the look I was going for , I still need to finish all the corners with flat boars , baseboard and figure out a flooring.....flooring is quite a dilema...and the rest of the basement needs doing also ...I am need of funds<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIT5DomdDmG_-BKrx3aPSE_Xq210huhSLoYsuVnHwlyLBh66FE04lEy5dI0sDwk1y30aM7ldxCSHECRAqVb-vKar9MzVvhCWT-Gue6pm95acb7pg-X1_YWvX-17gLYNlj0Hvv7oG0nFA/s1600/dscf9206.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550670340571155490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIT5DomdDmG_-BKrx3aPSE_Xq210huhSLoYsuVnHwlyLBh66FE04lEy5dI0sDwk1y30aM7ldxCSHECRAqVb-vKar9MzVvhCWT-Gue6pm95acb7pg-X1_YWvX-17gLYNlj0Hvv7oG0nFA/s400/dscf9206.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />Here is my little laundry nook , not quite the dream is it? some day I will have a laundry room to covet , but as one of the commentors mentioned I should just be grateful to have laundry where I live , I almost forgot how Todd and I would spend hours every weekend at the laundry mat , we sure had a simple life back then....you forget how far you have come sometimes , it will be 19 years since we met on my birthday in February, how can it be 19 years , isn't that amazing , I actually was just a kid, we really grew up together , luckily we didn't grow apart , there were a few who didn't think this thing would go anywhere , well look at us now. Where's that come from?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljSMnJamodMEDOi656sOu1xpVCHAo8c6a6z2epQcGUhtOyuTPUf1m8H1wndkMbkycNbq9qnG2n-RlTbMZcqlPXYVP9A1oUzghncyvTwfTb_mR-7Y_zZuuHclLP6SgekjsES9iAKxhNls/s1600/dscf9210.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550670331820562034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljSMnJamodMEDOi656sOu1xpVCHAo8c6a6z2epQcGUhtOyuTPUf1m8H1wndkMbkycNbq9qnG2n-RlTbMZcqlPXYVP9A1oUzghncyvTwfTb_mR-7Y_zZuuHclLP6SgekjsES9iAKxhNls/s400/dscf9210.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> You can see how it has evolved into a function utility room , every home needs storage , can there ever be too much?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuTNPwabLhdA9y5hA0RrQb_DXqt5EC2brSkDtuzH6V46J-TIew50zMISx-jLmVekZHK6ez7w8_8vJ8Nc4nlmH51Qhqcvj6Y5ZucJqhfq3ZToheLaIiKgk7R6xYkR-JlAk6kZicpNCzIw/s1600/dscf9211.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550670324732110578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuTNPwabLhdA9y5hA0RrQb_DXqt5EC2brSkDtuzH6V46J-TIew50zMISx-jLmVekZHK6ez7w8_8vJ8Nc4nlmH51Qhqcvj6Y5ZucJqhfq3ZToheLaIiKgk7R6xYkR-JlAk6kZicpNCzIw/s400/dscf9211.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I had to keep my tool organizer of course , I must make an effort to get the tools back after my projects are completed , that is the hard part.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopF-XxKtHw-lXM8UoiGf-ibpCAwEqdU4S9hPNRPGPd9jYmO9gt2UCzpqlR6G3Wn_3lJpOv5QZT6bV34TQujRslSnJWvfsRNMs6wwqLCj6krby8GeuAu1EVcrWarWMnwFZz6LYU9zJzCc/s1600/dscf9214.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669564019369330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopF-XxKtHw-lXM8UoiGf-ibpCAwEqdU4S9hPNRPGPd9jYmO9gt2UCzpqlR6G3Wn_3lJpOv5QZT6bV34TQujRslSnJWvfsRNMs6wwqLCj6krby8GeuAu1EVcrWarWMnwFZz6LYU9zJzCc/s400/dscf9214.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/AVvXsEjJ0nVnpcjCexMfo9xZoToFTlmrsntIcAQRtLGsgQExC7uf5ntFH8UVExQsAxeqpfZ1DgXTPJvWHnEsCVBshrbB53Hq1clL7cKe2PkhEWZSb0hc1NPCW039CDtvnCSHKgr6CMYZBrCyNtk/s1600/dscf9215.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669555651997074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0nVnpcjCexMfo9xZoToFTlmrsntIcAQRtLGsgQExC7uf5ntFH8UVExQsAxeqpfZ1DgXTPJvWHnEsCVBshrbB53Hq1clL7cKe2PkhEWZSb0hc1NPCW039CDtvnCSHKgr6CMYZBrCyNtk/s400/dscf9215.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Extra hooks for bags , in a house of three girls there are a lot of bags.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQBmvvXO7CeIsJinY4yBrkDqSjUIUXCeaHvIm8kCBG9c5Yz5pmhzzN1C4z2MZzOM58w5sja-ZUHSJX81nyQbhVa5CyxT71EMv1y7-bhcXW6E-31ZrzbuNevgwaNsYFmkvudPBi2rxR8s/s1600/dscf9207.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669546906122962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQBmvvXO7CeIsJinY4yBrkDqSjUIUXCeaHvIm8kCBG9c5Yz5pmhzzN1C4z2MZzOM58w5sja-ZUHSJX81nyQbhVa5CyxT71EMv1y7-bhcXW6E-31ZrzbuNevgwaNsYFmkvudPBi2rxR8s/s400/dscf9207.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> But things have changed down here , because this has become the "nail room" yes I said nail room , see Mason my 12 year old has taken up nail painting as a hobby or an obsession really , she has been buying nail polishes at the dollar store with the money she earns , no harm in that , but she was doing her nails in her room and it was beginning to become very toxic in there , it was very alarming her sleeping in a room with all those fumes , so quickly I decided she could have my room , her breathing and brain cells were more important to me than an under used work room , it has been so nice for her , hre friends can come , Sophie can use this area too as well as myself , it is nice to have such a selections of polishes.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGSam82mrtixn6Jixo5JnAk3wI7YRcfKwrJZKx_o68m93UBnlemWTIfnVAvSAj4TiPyxjDXYG9BxEPQv5GXkWWghiAm9ud6P198mm21zF1KcmSHS8PzkrFhnJS5cZ1FEcZld_oW3rA4I/s1600/dscf9207b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669538330565266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGSam82mrtixn6Jixo5JnAk3wI7YRcfKwrJZKx_o68m93UBnlemWTIfnVAvSAj4TiPyxjDXYG9BxEPQv5GXkWWghiAm9ud6P198mm21zF1KcmSHS8PzkrFhnJS5cZ1FEcZld_oW3rA4I/s400/dscf9207b.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 168px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> See that drawers it is FULL of polishes and thin brush polishes for Mason's designs , she is so creative with her designs , she does something new everyday , from stripes , to flowers , sparkles and she even has these amazing stamps that stamp on lazer etched designs , really fun stuff .</div><div>All she asked for for Christmas was nail polish , that was it , oh and Konad nail plates too ...the hard part is choosing the colours of nail polish  , she of course wants OPI and China glaze and LA. colors when Mom is paying...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZifF80fk5QNeYmvvYBOXCQ9d4KAMJjW-T75iFuAfiegS-JNENVP2uRa7NINOp_wRFbRAvBqNqCw1NLqdrcR9YeHE09eQMSEOaFKBITBhR7DqcfmdYOqSaVQyqw1sF75sn9Qw9Q3zt3Ew/s1600/dscf9221.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669533241452194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZifF80fk5QNeYmvvYBOXCQ9d4KAMJjW-T75iFuAfiegS-JNENVP2uRa7NINOp_wRFbRAvBqNqCw1NLqdrcR9YeHE09eQMSEOaFKBITBhR7DqcfmdYOqSaVQyqw1sF75sn9Qw9Q3zt3Ew/s400/dscf9221.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I am happy to oblige her passion for nails , when I was a young teen I too had a thing for nails , now they are just pittiful hence my job and hobby of carpentry ...although I am going to the spa tomorrow to get my hair done and to get a manicure finally using the spa gift card my husband gave me 6 months ago , what I've been busy.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Not much progress on the dungeon

I know what a complete disaster , not much has changed over the last year is this "work room" of mine well what was supposed to b...

5:00 AM