tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73331058424000169072024-03-13T01:52:12.032-04:00Bella Sky Designs..... The BlogTracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-72814801844636605822013-09-30T22:36:00.000-04:002013-09-30T22:41:37.928-04:00Another day in the kitchen with Pandora & Paleo (ish) Meals<div style="text-align: center;">
So I am literally on a mission to make dinner time healthy & easier around here.</div>
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I am mostly doing clean eating & doing somewhat Paleo.</div>
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Some things I haven't cut out totally but I have cut back tremendously are:</div>
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sugar, dairy, grains, processed foods </div>
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(unless its from TJ's or Whole Foods & I can read every ingredient on the label) </div>
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and </div>
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almost all white carbs like bread, pasta & potatoes.</div>
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I have subbed almond milk or coconut milk where I can and I started using Turbanado Sugar </div>
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for my tea/coffee in the morning.</div>
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It really hasn't been as hard as I thought but it takes a lot of planning.</div>
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So I have been spending a lot of time in my kitchen </div>
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(which we just had redone & I love!!)</div>
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::GASP::</div>
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Don't get your Paleo Panties in a twist</div>
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I know white flour is not Paleo but Toll House Cookies aren't either.</div>
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This pic was from another day of baking.</div>
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SOOOO....</div>
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I am a hot mess with planning</div>
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My ADD gets in my way no matter how many lists I make. </div>
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I usually end up forgetting half the sh*t I need or half the sh*t I planned on making</div>
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For some reason, today I had it all together!?!</div>
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That really hardly ever happens!</div>
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So I signed on to Pandora </div>
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with my **RENT Original Broadway Cast** Playlist</div>
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(its all Rent, Le Miz, Wicked, Disney and Glee in one happy little playlist)</div>
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and started singing and cooking the afternoon away....</div>
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So....here are a few recipes I tried today....</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://balancedbites.com/2012/10/easy-recipe-pumpkin-pancakes-from-practical-paleo.html">Pumpkin Pancakes</a></span></div>
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So mixing these together was so simple and they smelled so yummy & "fallish"</div>
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I was so excited for them. </div>
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I am trying so hard to get more protein in my diet</div>
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they would be perfect, easy breakfast....</div>
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but honestly</div>
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these really tasted like pumpkin flavored flat eggs</div>
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I did a little more research and it seems like if you add almond flour </div>
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it will make a more pancake consistency </div>
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I am going to try that out, but ummm have you seen the price tag on almond flour?</div>
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what the what?</div>
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We will see!</div>
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<a href="http://www.foodrenegade.com/crockpot-jambalaya-recipe/"><span style="font-size: large;">Crockpot Jambalaya</span></a></div>
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So the crockpot makes life so frikkin easy</div>
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I never used one till recently and it has been a lot of fun.</div>
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So this was really easy to put together and i did something a little different</div>
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I made it a freezer meal!</div>
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I added everything but the meat.</div>
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I sealed it in a ziplock bag and shoved it in the freezer. </div>
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When I am ready to cook this I will dump it all in the crock and see what happens.</div>
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(I have made very similar recipes that started with the same stuff</div>
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& crocked it so I am pretty sure it will work..fingers crossed)</div>
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Dinner prepped & ready for future crazy day</div>
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BAM! One less day of cooking & cleaning that crap up!</div>
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Win!</div>
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<a href="http://www.bigoven.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">My Sister Ria's Lazy Chicken</span> </a></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/30-Minute-Meals-Rachael-Ray/dp/1891105035">Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals</a></div>
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So when my girls were babies I really didn't leave the house for like a year, </div>
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ever. </div>
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They were preemies & the doctors scared the crap outta me about RSV.</div>
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Truth is, I was scared to death to leave with them anyway.</div>
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The diaper bag & the bottles & changes of clothes...so not worth the effort.</div>
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Mom's of multiples, really moms of singletosn too, you know. </div>
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Plus it just gave me a reason to live in my yoga pants & not do my make up</div>
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My husband loved coming home to my sexy a$$ every day....</div>
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bah ha ha!</div>
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Anyway...</div>
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I watched a lot of Food Network, A Baby Story & a lot of Sex in the city DVD's</div>
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It was then that i discovered this perky little Italian Upstate New Yorker</div>
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that showed me it was possible to make meals short & sweet with most stuff you have in your pantry</div>
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(Yes Martha, its true)</div>
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Say what you want about "Rach"</div>
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You either love her or hate her</div>
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but she changed my world!</div>
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She really made me try things that I never would have tried before</div>
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back to the chicken dish....</div>
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I love this dish</div>
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I love that you make it in one pan</div>
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I love that it is full of yummy veggies</div>
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I havent made it in a while so it was fun to try it again</div>
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I changed out the white potatoes for sweet potatoes & I left out the cheese</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://souvlakiforthesoul.com/2008/06/lentil-soup-with-chickpeas-and-quinoa">Lentil Soup with Quinoa & Chickpeas </a></span></div>
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<a href="http://souvlakiforthesoul.com/2008/06/lentil-soup-with-chickpeas-and-quinoa">(or in my case Canellini Beans because I grabbed the wrong can see ADD)</a></div>
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This was super easy & it tastes so good, even with my screw up.</div>
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I am a weirdo & can eat soup all year</div>
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The fact that it is still 80 degrees here is no big whoop!</div>
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I have tried to give credit where credit is due to creators of these recipes, </div>
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at minimum if they posted them on their blogs.</div>
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If you know anyone who has created these or posted these & I have screwed up by not properly crediting them, please let me know!</div>
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If you stop by PLEASE let me know, </div>
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leave a little comment here.</div>
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I am very bored & lonely and really don't want to fold laundry </div>
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Well, two of those are not really true!</div>
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Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-86198220238444396792013-09-18T17:09:00.000-04:002013-09-18T17:10:59.672-04:00Making Dinner Easier Part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">You know that feeling when your kids get off the bus, </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">homework is getting done and </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">::record scratch::</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">Yeah, me neither, for a really long time</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">Then I got smarter about it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">I started keeping track of meals we liked, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">meals that were easy, </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">ingredients that you could find </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">meals that were healthy & </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">meals that everyone actually would eat </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #626262; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">with out whining about it</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I started making groceries lists and then</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I found <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/tray/boards/">Pinterest</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Frikkin life changer people</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have decided to put together a post of really great meal ideas that I have tried & have worked. Some are from Pintrest,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> some are from the web or from magazines. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I will include some helpful hints along with each recipe too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> These tried & true recipes have been super simple to make & have been enjoyed by pretty picky eaters. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With a little planning ahead I can honestly say </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have stopped reaching for the Xanax </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Mediterranean One Dish</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This one is super simple, you use one pot and that's it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We serve it with pita & hummus or Tzhiki</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I dont care for oregano so I leave it out</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ok so this one I have made with pork tenderloin </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It is so easy its stupid!</span><br />
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Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-12995704231772781702013-07-10T11:10:00.005-04:002013-07-10T11:10:55.152-04:00You Can't Hide Crazy..Leigh Bones<div style="text-align: center;">
I had the pleasure of meeting a new blogger who is totally hilarious & intelligent. </div>
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Most of her posts have me peeing in my pants. </div>
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Go to her blog, follow her on Facebook. </div>
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Just go do it! She is awesome!!! </div>
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AND.......shee is going to be attending BlogHer - Chicago in July, HELLO!!!! </div>
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Very cool!</div>
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Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-87971530234806000652013-05-12T16:03:00.000-04:002013-05-13T00:16:27.386-04:00Happy Mother'sDay Wish<br />
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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the moms i know & love. First & foremost to my own mom who showed me unconditional love & self sacrifice, almost to a fault. To all the moms that came before her in my family that paved the way. To my aunts who were second moms constantly surrounding me with a sense of humor, a nurturing nature and the love I needed. To my sisters who are not moms yet but have blessed my daughters with kindness, love, generosity and laughter. </div>
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To my mom friends. Whether we walked the mall armed with Cheerios & sippy cups, shared misery about nasty diapers or the pukeys or whether to call the pediatrician. Figuring out preschools or trips to Disney. Moms who have endured playdates, hangouts & room mom responsibilities by my side. From the mundane-sharing recipes or cleaning tips. To the hilarious TMI stories that we have sworn to keep secret. To the heartbreak we have all shared over loss of a parent or loss of a pregnancy. To mom's who have shown unwavering courage & strength through their own children's diagnoses & illness. To those persevered by my side through infertility, especially to all who listened to my heartbreak as I struggled with it and still loved me afterwards!! </div>
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To moms to be, step moms and any woman who has loved a child, this day is in your honor too!! </div>
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This day would not be possible for me if it wasn't for the unselfish gift of a mother who sacrificed and placed two precious babies in my arms and allowed me to take over for her as mommy for the rest of their lives. I am still in constant awe of the gift I was given, some days I am still moved to tears!! </div>
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I hope you all have a Mothers Day that is peaceful. I hope your are honored today and shown love. Hope you are spoiled rotten & your day is designed the way you imagined! </div>
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Thank you for the impact you have made in my life. </div>
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Love,</div>
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Tracey</div>
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Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-86018733203910291312013-03-20T19:50:00.001-04:002013-03-20T19:50:08.673-04:00He's so gay!<br />
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Conversation between me & the girls the other night...</div>
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twin: He is sooooo gay!</div>
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me: gay? do you know what that means?</div>
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twin: yeah, it means if a boy acts like a girl</div>
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me: hmm no, not really? where did you hear that?</div>
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twin: this boy at school, everyone says that he acts like a girl, he talks like a girl & he thinks he is a girl, so they call him gay.</div>
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me in my head: ::well hold on to him ladies cause he will some day be your bestie!!!!::</div>
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me: well, hmm how bout I tell you both the truth about the meaning of gay, cause your friends dont really have it right..</div>
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me: ::deep breath, hoping i get it right::</div>
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me: sometimes, a person is born they have feelings like they like being with someone, they identify or like to hang around someone who is the same as them. A boy can like a boy & a girl could like a girl. they can fall in love & be together for a really long time, they may date for a short time, they could even get married.</div>
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twin: but they cant make a baby</div>
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me: no, but they can adopt a baby and can be a family</div>
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me: but they are gay and its part of them just like the color of your hair or the freckles on your nose (S) or the two different color eyes you have (C) Its very much who they are and not something to be made fun of, if you make fun of someone because of being gay, you are a bully. it would be the same as someone making fun of you because of the way you look. Its just part of who they are.</div>
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twins: ::silence::</div>
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me in my head: ::holy crap, i hope i got that somewhat right......but i think i did?!?!?::</div>
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twins: ::more silence::</div>
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me: so what specials did you have in school today?</div>
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So this conversation has been one I have been waiting for. My girls are official tweens, they will be 11 in a few weeks. We have had the discussions about body parts, changing, growing up & yes...."the birds & the bees". This was the next phase of the dialogue, Dialog really never ends in my chatty house. With two girls + me, its inevitable. But I kinda like it that way. Open dialog & honesty seems to always have worked for us. My mom was always open & honest with me, I chose to parent that way also. </div>
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My goal for my children is to teach them kindness, love, acceptance of all people. Regardless of....well... anything. It makes me sad that so many people are so divided on this topic. I felt good about telling them the way I told them.<br />
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If I have lost friends because of this post, then that's sad. If I have helped another parent with telling their child the same thing then great! I never really know what direction I want this blog to go in. I just felt really compelled to share this here. Leave a comment if you'd like. <br />
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Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-11694143610231344442013-02-17T21:52:00.000-05:002013-02-17T21:52:34.619-05:00More Hockey Autograph Books<div style="text-align: center;">
So I was asked to make a new batch of hockey autograph books for a "Hockey Mom"<br />
who is a busy mom raising 2 adorable Hockey Boys<br />
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<a href="http://thehockeymommy.com/">The Hockey Mommy</a></div>
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I originally made this book for her older boy<br />
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<a href="http://bellaskys.blogspot.com/2011/03/autograph-book-for-hockey-boy.html">Very First Hockey Autograph Book</a><br />
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Her boys are huge fans of the local team here<br />
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The Carolina Hurricanes<br />
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Her boys have been able to skate with the Canes<br />
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These are the newer, updated books I made for her son & two friends.</div>
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Amazing song in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary Tragedy</div>
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My prayers goes out to every one who knew & loved all these beautiful angels</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So I have totally been on a wreath extravaganza lately</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is a simple way to change things up for the seasons</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For this wreath</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So I started with about a 1 1/2--2 inch thick strip of Burlap </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">like today</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is too precise for me. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Too exact, I am not exact with anything! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So when I find tools that make me a better baker I get REALLY excited.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A few birthdays ago this arrived on my doorstep</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">from my mom & sister</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had been talking about one for years</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and they totally surprised me with it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I love my kitchen aid mixer</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It makes me smile when I walk into my pantry to see it!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I love it so much that it has motivated me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to bake more</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's the </span><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Oneida-Trigger-Cookie-Scoop/15149534"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Oneida Trigger cookie scoop</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It has enables me to make perfectly even cookies that are all the same size</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hello, my cookies are never even, they are total misfits & not pretty like this!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In my previous life this never happened!</span><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It makes it so easy to scoop cookies out</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Even my girls can do it</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So if you are a Mama who only bakes for holidays or if you are forced </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Head over to your local Wally World, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">go directly to the kitchen aisle & buy yourself one of these</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The cool thing about being at Walmart is that while you are there </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you can: </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>1)buy all the ingredients you need to make these delish toll house cookies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
2) pick up all the hardware supplies you need to rewire your house<br />
3) pick up barbie underpants for your kids! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Everyone wins!</span></div></div></div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-90142380685620785012012-01-22T00:07:00.136-05:002012-03-26T20:49:11.146-04:00Very First Pinny Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hosted my very first Pinny Party!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's a Pinny Party???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a party where all of your Pinterest Pals </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">get together & create </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have been obsessing about Pinterest for as long as I have,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you know you have a board of crap that you want to create!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, we actually did it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had been talking about it for a while</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I finally made it happen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's what you can do to make your Pinny Party happen too!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>FIRST: Pick a project</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">You know there are things you have that you are just dying to make</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">You know it maybe something with mason jars or burlap or both</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and certainly glue guns are involved</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's where we started:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We wrote up a list of supplies & sent everyone on their way to gather up all they needed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many emails went back & forth about what supplies to get etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the end we all came up with unique to us versions of the board we wanted to make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Second: Pick a date, time & place</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we all came together on a Saturday night at my house to get our "craft on"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Third: Plan a menu</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In addition to "amazing stuff I want to create" boards </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also have "amazing stuff i want to eat & drink" boards too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cake Batter Truffles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeugeR-rgqlPlEBnt2SbCf3qryw49u3dVT9QP4t8t-XTIh9M06Yb5W8HqNuPLfTwywPlUpfumo-2P9c1BLPvuJ6XThOwBuuYzFvdkJgd7GApczGwM1OysCpO3INVkVa2jSI2vQKyeU2GAO/s1600/IMG_2435.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeugeR-rgqlPlEBnt2SbCf3qryw49u3dVT9QP4t8t-XTIh9M06Yb5W8HqNuPLfTwywPlUpfumo-2P9c1BLPvuJ6XThOwBuuYzFvdkJgd7GApczGwM1OysCpO3INVkVa2jSI2vQKyeU2GAO/s320/IMG_2435.PNG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">found here</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2011/03/cake-batter-truffles.html">http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2011/03/cake-batter-truffles.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Strawberry Mojitos </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">found here</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kokocooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/strawberry-mojitos.html">http://kokocooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/strawberry-mojitos.html</a></div><br />
<div><div style="text-align: center;">although I was the only one who indulged in the strawberry mojitos "salad" drink</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">(I added way toooo many mint leaves)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We headed up to my craft space to get the party started</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the honest truth-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this was pretty adventurous project to make in one night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't think any of us finished in one sitting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With a room full of this many creative women it was great to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bounce ideas off of each other</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a lot of laughs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We definitely wanted to pick another project and do it again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The most common phrases of the night were</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I saw it on PINTEREST"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OR</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Well if you were on PINTEREST you would have seen it"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(one of us wasn't on Pinterest at the time)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"OWWWWW"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Mother f@*(!$*@, SH*t, Son of a B*tch" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when we burned ourselves with the glue guns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Ttuths:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what mine looked like at the end of the night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-33909404054811057792011-12-10T14:03:00.056-05:002011-12-11T22:31:50.044-05:00It looks like Christmas around here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYIz1X0_KfjfamFJOqr4ogicxw4AzPg_R_OxdHXGdHthrJDu7es6CwfhWBUQRT57j5YYYO5TRZiqFJdGuMqpZHqFWfjyYS_mhJO40iVsUKhjMm6LGSgy-gqaWM9zWxzRlgh4j6q6mPkjR/s1600/IMG_2156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYIz1X0_KfjfamFJOqr4ogicxw4AzPg_R_OxdHXGdHthrJDu7es6CwfhWBUQRT57j5YYYO5TRZiqFJdGuMqpZHqFWfjyYS_mhJO40iVsUKhjMm6LGSgy-gqaWM9zWxzRlgh4j6q6mPkjR/s320/IMG_2156.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can't believe it's that time of the year already!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Christmas for me has always been so exciting and joyous!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love listening to the music, seeing all the lights up around the neighborhood.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love any excuse to eat drink and be merry</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately I sometimes get into the mode of being completely stressed out, wanting things to be perfect; never feeling like there is time to do all the baking the decor and the entertaining that I want to do.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do LOVE decorating the tree & I have an obsession </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with ornaments & decor</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Almost every piece of decor that goes out has a story</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love telling the girls about the history of the person that gave me a Christmas trinket or the story of how it came to be in our collection of Christmas Favorites!</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some of the treasures we have collected </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">over the years and the stories that go with them</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">These are from <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/">Ballard Designs</a> (i think it was 2009?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I want my house to be decorated in everything from their catalogue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I drool over each page</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I love these stockings</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">They make me so happy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">My friend Debbie designed this plate & surprised me by sending me one</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I love it so much</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Contact Debbie at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Debbies-Doodads/206320536071078">Debbies Doodads</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
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</div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-41183607900043006452011-10-03T09:32:00.001-04:002011-10-03T09:34:17.222-04:00SPCA of Wake County<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Riley is our sweet pup</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpe9jZBO9poMeEkQKZDXYvbZSqcJt8r1b5aImy2d7mzNzqyLa0JoPlCNr5Al5zige0MouLWVesYUspYg68nE_wYQf4d-RK6wpTaRcV0ao8tltcy2x1Ag1jSM20ssRHwgvsmt7xU9tEtN5/s1600/IMG_0034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpe9jZBO9poMeEkQKZDXYvbZSqcJt8r1b5aImy2d7mzNzqyLa0JoPlCNr5Al5zige0MouLWVesYUspYg68nE_wYQf4d-RK6wpTaRcV0ao8tltcy2x1Ag1jSM20ssRHwgvsmt7xU9tEtN5/s320/IMG_0034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>She is the absolute love of my life</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>We rescued her from the </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.spcawake.org/site/PageServer">SPCA of Wake County</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>in September of 2005</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>It was a few months after we put down our </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>regal old man</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Randy</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK3a2XpjwfjeMJCDnLNnZ2MRKxmoCVsjbhYFezthj1YlUnkIumNZ3p60eqggjKlEoSP2q7fo0DgV03zSpir5UEPpm1b5YSBeB8iK2SvFJJEU2bi-7zeQ_cKUaq0NQn_lV50mBDEs9o-3C/s1600/randy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK3a2XpjwfjeMJCDnLNnZ2MRKxmoCVsjbhYFezthj1YlUnkIumNZ3p60eqggjKlEoSP2q7fo0DgV03zSpir5UEPpm1b5YSBeB8iK2SvFJJEU2bi-7zeQ_cKUaq0NQn_lV50mBDEs9o-3C/s400/randy.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was born in the 60's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1966 to be exact!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Music has always been & always will be a major influence in my life</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is always playing in my mind</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can think of a song to fit most situations or events in my life</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is always a soundtrack playing for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-19245560335796525802011-09-22T11:50:00.001-04:002011-09-22T12:21:03.987-04:00this is what is for dinner tonight<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is a recipe I found on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> Pinterest</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is Mongolian Beef</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is delicious</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Everyone in my family eats it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Winning</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I serve it over brown rice & broccoli or asian style veggies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Love</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76838b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is my latest obsession</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76838b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is crazy</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76838b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's like a virtual bulletin board for all things you love, want to create, dream about, eat, read, & laugh at!</span></span><br />
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</div></div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-49312259032056891172011-09-01T22:07:00.010-04:002011-09-16T21:54:17.151-04:00Teach Me How To Dougie<div style="text-align: center;">So I was having a pity party today</div><div style="text-align: center;">really nothing earth shattering</div><div style="text-align: center;">just really nothing at all</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sent an email to all my girls for moral support</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In my list of complaints I listed that I was upset </div><div style="text-align: center;">that I didn't know how to Dougie</div><div style="text-align: center;">(this really isn't something to be upset about, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was trying to be funny & </div><div style="text-align: center;">make fun of the list of nothingness that I was upset about)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">to my surprise all my besties did not know what it meant </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">to dougie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so if my peeps don't know what it means</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">to dougie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">then it is my obligation to show the </div><div style="text-align: center;">very small list of followers of </div><div style="text-align: center;">BellaSky Readers</div><div style="text-align: center;">what it means </div><div style="text-align: center;">to dougie!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here is how the whole </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dougie thing happened in my world</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This song started playing on the radio</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fLexgOxsZu0?rel=0" width="400"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">at minute marker 0:44 ish is when bruno mentions </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"...turn on MTV so they can teach me how to Dougie..."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dougie? </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I asked </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">what's that</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I want MTV to teach me too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So then I found this</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and this</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And that's how learning how to Dougie became a life mission for me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And now you are all informed</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">you're welcome!</div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-47307937475102375802011-08-31T20:06:00.006-04:002011-08-31T20:17:19.698-04:00Best From The Blog World Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;">So it's been a while since I have written on here!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just found this little clip of happiness!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I <3 the movie "Clueless'</div><div style="text-align: center;">It make me happy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cher is the best</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You're welcome!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">{love}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-8793653474924212212011-07-24T20:27:00.014-04:002012-01-17T22:18:04.066-05:00Mod Podge + Goodwill=Pottery Barn Inspired<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I saw this </span><a href="http://www.modpodgerocksblog.com/2011/03/diy-anthropologie-inspired-pears.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">post</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> on this absolutely awesome blog that i have been following</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">called</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.modpodgerocksblog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mod Podge Rocks</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I don't know Amy personally</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But I worship her from afar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She has the best ideas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and she uses</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mod Podge for almost all of them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She found it on another blog called</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lifeonthevside.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On the V Side</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I love these pears the minute I laid eyes on them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have always loved to read even as a child</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so I was inspired to create something using this look</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I found this fugly chair in Goodwill for $.99</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I gave it a base coat of off white paint</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(did not take a before pic but you can still get an idea of its fugliness)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633082535729851842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqcYM4THCvaHeBoglJX9CUKW99NtoILjkU6Ij03Yt62-DGr1fe8ZA1PAJEvNb1KnR2HR-ikEFMu9g97hPw-BnCLHP5NZVfF2VoknREfjn8hb5LqSOLQnvoYh4rN4LaXEWIrSuz6haXJjN/s400/IMG_0345.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 299px;" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633082530583203170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9OS09auBmDmCNmZHKNTzqM6DnqOqT52ftFq94eigWHCKqbQ1TcTfVrekDVIEUi9FmY5Nu85CKKXSGL-W1Gw_EyAE5T21GtuDf8zzRHzk15ZG3Jey2AaCRchodQf35hZkPpQYKohUOaZU/s400/IMG_0346.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 299px;" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Using pages from an old hard cover book (also Goodwill) i started randomly mod podging </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the snipped up pages all over the chair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There was no method here</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I just slapped the pieces on all over the place</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">overlapping & changing directions </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">tried to keep it totally random</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633086310042715650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlLjiLN7ETPZ18O5OKajZCHetu_lnsCH6ZPPsfGysGrdK2kJJZOI_NqOMgCDnB-N_5hSVanCnJGo4nsFkotAbtJMHHbayYwlosv5YiXxmUrhnaL11KFC9iWSMzxRyKUmvgq1OofYbhtLv/s400/IMG_1401.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I sanded the edges with sandpaper</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">then I inked the edges with an ink pad, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I used a little bit of brown acrylic paint on my finger tip to get the curvy areas</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633086313733379426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHm7v3BTnLlY0ExwaqgDP-LtehXErGsG9d80106uykl1cCxyqPFzC9OzzFMGdsg_koAT3MoRLLkSF9baF5sTE-zhpOkDbGfHUXuUOWO6a4MezvhvBjQX85IAzD6l49_s0XiQJ6Pm1AYVI/s400/IMG_1547.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb6N5H1vmbz9-MgfD9voiAxi1rqTOaQ69iQHLL869owfdDbLh_P-bot_ITDdtYhUzzUoOlgRUZ7Yhg_ewtpBgzbKllDZ1jkDchvaj3Hp4fqlDtfSfsoDhX7hQ3Pe2QmqoPNjwIQLlX0Lq/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633082546171310066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb6N5H1vmbz9-MgfD9voiAxi1rqTOaQ69iQHLL869owfdDbLh_P-bot_ITDdtYhUzzUoOlgRUZ7Yhg_ewtpBgzbKllDZ1jkDchvaj3Hp4fqlDtfSfsoDhX7hQ3Pe2QmqoPNjwIQLlX0Lq/s400/IMG_1546.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Finished</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so professional, the backdrop, right?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633086320229778674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ3UyxKvT6vNocIhHE3mxOgXia2m85fg_0m0GBuS4iNmTusrmffhtKlUcyuFIGlAkIGr-7GEK1uhK8iXfggN_0G8F-OJOqoHsiWCkBwd08eNw6O03kxVoyH777KyMlcM2Ag9H9kJH-twR/s400/IMG_1545.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here it is on display on another Goodwill find for $4.oo</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Primitive Folk Star Shelf</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633487280574153314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuW82b6zJ4ZulCKJIFkrz8Yj7M7rANBYXi46-afTrI7hg-Sixk6YJwl4ePkKh4o6eJhhfB4Uc8AcL5DccBAA0Vat9xPe_U-yUimt1Jlg682JweuXxwsA2ZRRwITZYklkbRmOZxBKmxXCyf/s400/IMG_1103.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 299px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In a previous life I was a first grade teacher</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I still love teaching, though I will probably never go back to the classroom</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I thought it all went together well-</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and was all "teachery"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">primative star shelf/folk art/apples/books/chair</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">***Updated Picture***</span><br />
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</span></div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-78188191102065766662011-06-28T19:10:00.003-04:002011-06-29T20:27:43.442-04:00Dogs doing human things<div style="text-align: center;">I am totally a sucker for these things</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't help it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dog cracks me up! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dogs Rule!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qXo3NFqkaRM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333105842400016907.post-60991820894554605522011-06-15T21:40:00.002-04:002011-06-15T21:53:23.123-04:00Best of the Blog World Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;">I want you to meet the person that made me start a blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her name is Elsie Larson</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">I actually "met" Elsie at Archivers</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Her book</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACRVYIUP2SQqozPETRecRODkJAD1wyMFd80KLb7pWkmnvTGyjP5Hm1eJmbg8JYgHRKNuxlC0mAkp8D8rI9gYA8XdAuRuypK_1BNi1C73hyJyGuEYF3PPE9t340B3925fltQ-H4hiknKu2/s400/51gQkh4nlVL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618624073234374882" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>52 </b></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Scrapbooking</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b> Challenges</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">was on sale in the bargain bin at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Archivers</span> of all places.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I had seen some of her layouts in some magazines</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and loved her scrapbook paper. </div><div style="text-align: center; ">I was so excited to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">actually</span> have her book in my hands.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I immediately started to search the internet </div><div style="text-align: center; ">for all things Elsie </div><div style="text-align: center; ">and stumbled upon</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">A Beautiful Mess </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is one of the very first blogs I have ever followed</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elsie is adorable & creative </div><div style="text-align: center;"> edgy & sweet & innocent </div><div style="text-align: center;">all a the same time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since then </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was hooked </div><div style="text-align: center;">& have been a loyal blog reader for about 2+ years now</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She has followed a dream of hers to open a shop </div><div style="text-align: center;">with her sister & her friend</div><div style="text-align: center;"> called</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://www.shopredvelvet.com/">Red Velvet Shop</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since then she has expanded to a bigger store </div><div style="text-align: center;">that sells vintage as well as handmade decor & fashion</div><div style="text-align: center;">some of which she has designed herself</div><div style="text-align: center;">so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">eclectic</span> & just magical</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She recently got married so I am posting this video of her wedding</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">precious</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24546055?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/24546055">Elsie & Jeremy | May 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user415881">Goodwin Films</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Vimeo</span></a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p></div>Tracey @ BellaSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060834796300506084noreply@blogger.com0