tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60878046217007093432024-02-19T06:13:27.170-07:00Mr & Mrs DarlingLiving the FairytaleWestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193752842630945138noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087804621700709343.post-61670523690635568532011-05-14T23:34:00.000-06:002011-05-14T23:34:02.429-06:00Behind the CurveIt's been a month, but I am going to repent and blog again! I miss blogging, really, but I haven't had much to say. I find when there is so much going on and I can't talk about the big things, I am generally pretty quiet. This month, Mr. Darling and I started our new little fabric shop in an unusual way. I never expected to start by buying fabric at Joanns, but I did. And it sold, and we just finished with quilt market and shortly we will have our first bit of fabric arriving to stock our soon-to-be open online shoppe!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> This is the story of Abby and the Matryoshka. I am saving it forever in blogland so I can remember and laugh about it in the years to come. I promise to never show these to any of Abby's future boyfriends (unless it just happens to come up :) )<br />
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When my sweet husband served his mission for our church, he lived in a far away land called 'Ukraine' for two years. In this strange and wonderful place, they make magic dolls. Dolls that hold smaller and smaller dolls inside of them. These dollies are called Matryoshkas.<br />
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Abby loves to play with the dollies her daddy brought back with him.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But sometimes, Abby likes to play jokes on her Daddy. One day, when Weston was letting Abby play with the nicest of the Matryoshka dolls (the above dollies are her 'everyday' play set) he forgot to take away the Baby Matryoshka. The baby matryoshka is so small, she is barely bigger than a grain of rice. And the painting on her is (was) exquisite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Abby thought it was so fun to hide the baby matryoshka in her mouth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oooops......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0IS4BAfvRHxWRS3waBImKpSh6UBozXD6B9GXBFqjgqKlcQtDr2ZKlNbPmTrvSVG073etVYKuZyHwYdh14UItqnA96HxjVlILXcKlnx5qUH0uqeBGkXvnC_io93u3Cz3dJcHYSlNzyqaF/s1600/DSC_0832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0IS4BAfvRHxWRS3waBImKpSh6UBozXD6B9GXBFqjgqKlcQtDr2ZKlNbPmTrvSVG073etVYKuZyHwYdh14UItqnA96HxjVlILXcKlnx5qUH0uqeBGkXvnC_io93u3Cz3dJcHYSlNzyqaF/s320/DSC_0832.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then, Abby's Daddy couldn't find the baby any more. Until the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now her paint isn't so exquisite. But she is very very clean after multiple baths and a week or so covered in baking soda. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, Abby isn't allowed to play with the baby matryoshka doll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the whole matryoshka family has been reunited!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Amanda ~ A Crafty Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245634799419667254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087804621700709343.post-87263286343500871582011-03-24T22:47:00.000-06:002011-03-24T22:47:39.964-06:00Catching Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so far behind, I don't know where to start! Our little baby has grown into a gorgeous little silly adorable wonderful girl. I am not good wit change. In fact, I hate it. But I love her. And I love who she is becoming. She smiles now when she sees the camera. Of course, her smile is pretty darn hilarious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ery72IRqpwu6qt5SQfRRfe47f4v74tpzY3o2rUZKeoZpbFeiCi3C6pyg1GD99L4NL-GiNekCXAVzIRhkqPBPbkajwYvniNEBnS2aFO6naWCdADuJO9zy3Lt9dyV4DfU5CMbY8R099Fbb/s1600/DSC_0766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ery72IRqpwu6qt5SQfRRfe47f4v74tpzY3o2rUZKeoZpbFeiCi3C6pyg1GD99L4NL-GiNekCXAVzIRhkqPBPbkajwYvniNEBnS2aFO6naWCdADuJO9zy3Lt9dyV4DfU5CMbY8R099Fbb/s320/DSC_0766.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news, 2 duffle bags of lemons have made numerous glasses of fresh lemonade as well as a few jars of lemonade concentrate, lemon marmalade, and lemon preserves. Yum!</div><br />
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If you have a chance, come over. Visiting Abby is definitely worth the trip!Amanda ~ A Crafty Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245634799419667254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087804621700709343.post-67741685235064641972011-02-26T15:41:00.000-07:002011-02-26T15:41:12.590-07:00Hop, Skip, and Jump...Want to watch a 35 second video of someone who is very happy for no particular reason? Well, today you are in LUCK! My little lady is adorably happy lately and I thought I would share some of the happiness she is bringing into our home, now that those pesky molars have come in...<br />
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</center><center>I love blogging. I love all of the energy and ideas that I find on other people's blogs. I especially love how it has helped the crafting industry. I have many 'bloggy' friends who live around the world and several who are currently being touched by the tragedy that is unfolding in Queensland as we speak. People are losing their children, their homes, their neighbors and even their cities. The devastation makes what happened in New Orleans look tame and predictable.</center><center><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1: She is twenty pounds of perfectly adorable sweetness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4GzxrVmVwDx-dBwXA4JWplPGzltNuRQUq2AR6qsQAqHx1Msc6aUTW7Ar1U51rRx5AZ8JMH5C6KqDrQTpmvQGUo4qQzAtN-FDdydH9OIKuPSkYkRgG75jLTXYijfF_uNYvbhoL2_s8w0G/s1600/Abby+and+Her+Small+Smile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4GzxrVmVwDx-dBwXA4JWplPGzltNuRQUq2AR6qsQAqHx1Msc6aUTW7Ar1U51rRx5AZ8JMH5C6KqDrQTpmvQGUo4qQzAtN-FDdydH9OIKuPSkYkRgG75jLTXYijfF_uNYvbhoL2_s8w0G/s320/Abby+and+Her+Small+Smile.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 2: She can say 'doggy', 'Callie', 'daddy', 'milk' and as of this morning, 'sit' (said to Callie).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsWmL94UAKqVTkXaSUI-ocRdbS44xMFcmT8Bhfl-_SeOG9mW9oMOc-x2f9ZjLa8DvM3_07UMyBYd7rC0xoFU_xyv7eSxOFBFw4CQsdc0xGsi8OlJDx3bhzPQfkTbJG3Brzu5uOKzWW8W7/s1600/Abby+Starts+To+Grin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsWmL94UAKqVTkXaSUI-ocRdbS44xMFcmT8Bhfl-_SeOG9mW9oMOc-x2f9ZjLa8DvM3_07UMyBYd7rC0xoFU_xyv7eSxOFBFw4CQsdc0xGsi8OlJDx3bhzPQfkTbJG3Brzu5uOKzWW8W7/s320/Abby+Starts+To+Grin.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 3: Kissing her chubby cheeks is so very very fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXXgdOy0SN-PQpYsWlja1CGcxsj7MTwXxyByWLPza2zk9nN6L9N5_XtVFzv2axhGo2HxYUv17NLNSZV6oG2SuifWQREwYS8AEopxDLLvjMMHcGYM1wmmQrOhKKHsCcoIl9pq98_V4Fxla/s1600/Curious+Abby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXXgdOy0SN-PQpYsWlja1CGcxsj7MTwXxyByWLPza2zk9nN6L9N5_XtVFzv2axhGo2HxYUv17NLNSZV6oG2SuifWQREwYS8AEopxDLLvjMMHcGYM1wmmQrOhKKHsCcoIl9pq98_V4Fxla/s320/Curious+Abby.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 4: Love loves to read books. Her favorite books are 'Doggies' by Susan Boynton and 'Go Dog Go' by PD Eastman. (are you sensing a theme yet?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHfg7S1xW3_K5GNeNQCa2rUEgyz6vDmUl2JF1XACK2Tpn_qhiS1IRKzt9yG6ciqODDDaTIKEZSjx4WASP49EEYm3oCHPc6UdjAOoQbMW9Ub1Pp-t7BL1biaqwujo3PfqkzvLyZPAwWxrZ/s1600/Look+What+I+Have.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHfg7S1xW3_K5GNeNQCa2rUEgyz6vDmUl2JF1XACK2Tpn_qhiS1IRKzt9yG6ciqODDDaTIKEZSjx4WASP49EEYm3oCHPc6UdjAOoQbMW9Ub1Pp-t7BL1biaqwujo3PfqkzvLyZPAwWxrZ/s320/Look+What+I+Have.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 5: She still takes two naps a day. I still love naptime, but not as much as I love Abby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbOmbJy0LyQ8ChFvTP3bn-Zfn0K7RTgOm7Y_5yvMuLkrl_xpDsFROG1aM8PLCP6LHmThsuxVyz4eGCLxjPZoOc-TRSuRPVglZ_XGA1-WCV7jKhRdVaEpFWxu6XSnq_ri4vkmtz_uLRmM5/s1600/Off+To+Pillage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbOmbJy0LyQ8ChFvTP3bn-Zfn0K7RTgOm7Y_5yvMuLkrl_xpDsFROG1aM8PLCP6LHmThsuxVyz4eGCLxjPZoOc-TRSuRPVglZ_XGA1-WCV7jKhRdVaEpFWxu6XSnq_ri4vkmtz_uLRmM5/s320/Off+To+Pillage.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 6: Abby can help you find her sippy cup, the doggy or her books or toys if you ask her where they are. I am LOVING this communicating thing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANUekFjaZhLGKGrrzhur6g4LkcrZPCbZ2pGJBdQENYLoikwD1BDjt9Pbv8TikcaIoLOiInhmooAwvNQUmn5rkxyFCyRmDg45u_mrKI2jNwPI0KjcbXb2NsAfavHM_qqvzgctmRKvgFyH4/s1600/Ooooo+Face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANUekFjaZhLGKGrrzhur6g4LkcrZPCbZ2pGJBdQENYLoikwD1BDjt9Pbv8TikcaIoLOiInhmooAwvNQUmn5rkxyFCyRmDg45u_mrKI2jNwPI0KjcbXb2NsAfavHM_qqvzgctmRKvgFyH4/s320/Ooooo+Face.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 7: Abby no longer walks, Abby runs. Everywhere. All the time. And she is fast! She can catch up to me pretty much wherever I go in the house now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Jzc9qR2eLkhPrywzmEenBlMM_-IMF-_PP-iqkN6R2yOE_GwyAow1JRCVTPO5UkXlBEb0wtmq7WeEdm1IBXfnfDwJtvkfik8vdUgZuDIQsKvAKvd5LasQPTCIN4XOs4kdGrf5uW2RHUWe/s1600/Pretty+Abby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Jzc9qR2eLkhPrywzmEenBlMM_-IMF-_PP-iqkN6R2yOE_GwyAow1JRCVTPO5UkXlBEb0wtmq7WeEdm1IBXfnfDwJtvkfik8vdUgZuDIQsKvAKvd5LasQPTCIN4XOs4kdGrf5uW2RHUWe/s320/Pretty+Abby.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 8: Abby sleeps all the way through the night, every single night, and has for a couple of months. I hated letting her 'cry it out', but really, I think it was the best thing for both of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmTatgOYl1DtDTKmSYcOLXZ-ZlG_OmvWM0KXdLjf36p5eagTzei3DutjyCrk0pxYJW1aN2XQPPCJuv-HsHG1HKg8jcFIp2w3GXaO7uXwU-EZuzkhfVLTKMiX2eRqdb0NP_xlv-k5HwlFJ/s1600/Such+A+Big+Helper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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9: I have never met a little girl with such a sense of humor! She cracks me up all day long. It's like she knows she is telling a joke, and she can't help laughing at it herself. I love listening to her laugh!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmTatgOYl1DtDTKmSYcOLXZ-ZlG_OmvWM0KXdLjf36p5eagTzei3DutjyCrk0pxYJW1aN2XQPPCJuv-HsHG1HKg8jcFIp2w3GXaO7uXwU-EZuzkhfVLTKMiX2eRqdb0NP_xlv-k5HwlFJ/s1600/Such+A+Big+Helper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmTatgOYl1DtDTKmSYcOLXZ-ZlG_OmvWM0KXdLjf36p5eagTzei3DutjyCrk0pxYJW1aN2XQPPCJuv-HsHG1HKg8jcFIp2w3GXaO7uXwU-EZuzkhfVLTKMiX2eRqdb0NP_xlv-k5HwlFJ/s320/Such+A+Big+Helper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">10: Abby loves to be a part of whatever you are doing. She is so fun, loves to play peekaboo by closing her eyes or hiding behind small objects (or clear objects like the shower door). She is hilarious when she opens her eyes and sees us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Life has never been so busy or so fun. I love this stage of 'babyhood' and I am really enjoying being able to talk to and be understood by my wonderful little girl! I can't wait to see what she learns to do next!!!</div><br />
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Seriously.</div>Amanda ~ A Crafty Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245634799419667254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087804621700709343.post-30608946752355658382011-01-05T19:52:00.000-07:002011-01-05T19:52:04.967-07:00Wonderland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I live in a valley of wonders. I am silenced daily by the beauty that surrounds me on all sides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDp_ODYozjcWryGdJyRQ5Q7VmmKvtTfiQddVIKE_K5P0sarklePfW84B2XbhyZp2k7TNzBhofgfD5LkBZxszr4BMilXWZv0yQ2Q9YGq6EQchQfmmdsqQyRaDJygmb60D15nVaf4JHzRsP/s1600/DSC_0515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDp_ODYozjcWryGdJyRQ5Q7VmmKvtTfiQddVIKE_K5P0sarklePfW84B2XbhyZp2k7TNzBhofgfD5LkBZxszr4BMilXWZv0yQ2Q9YGq6EQchQfmmdsqQyRaDJygmb60D15nVaf4JHzRsP/s320/DSC_0515.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week, we were blessed with a thick, wet snowfall that covered our little corner of the valley with nearly eighteen inches of snow. I hear groans, but really, its amazing, gorgeous, and even fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTf8hQYwD4Qx0rTSMFLDb8_w_hYJLQX1XPKx6PSqnv8PuRQpaN9MSJDbR85tURkZpNxqyac0By0cpXvpswShcM5gM622ZMdxo1L6rdjtQXGJGFyD4s-QRkQiD-v1hZ13DBhDOOEnvS_dn/s1600/DSC_0509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTf8hQYwD4Qx0rTSMFLDb8_w_hYJLQX1XPKx6PSqnv8PuRQpaN9MSJDbR85tURkZpNxqyac0By0cpXvpswShcM5gM622ZMdxo1L6rdjtQXGJGFyD4s-QRkQiD-v1hZ13DBhDOOEnvS_dn/s320/DSC_0509.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It would have been a shame to simply sit indoors, so we all bundled up and headed out into the frozen world to see what we could see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-XuSexc-kMaSLqS72jU88kIJ38RlEKerKQFZhSuCpMcxrnN4o5QGCn3-hXg8TyVkLqys7CLaK6c6xJZyzK_m0bTwt_MjY0dXd1L5WUvOOTE7CAvJ-6vKuKOWm8nSgBhU3yxNS2QgnnQt/s1600/DSC_0540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-XuSexc-kMaSLqS72jU88kIJ38RlEKerKQFZhSuCpMcxrnN4o5QGCn3-hXg8TyVkLqys7CLaK6c6xJZyzK_m0bTwt_MjY0dXd1L5WUvOOTE7CAvJ-6vKuKOWm8nSgBhU3yxNS2QgnnQt/s320/DSC_0540.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what we saw amazed us. I love how the snow makes everything seem fresh and clean. I love that you can grab a simple disc and head down a hill at breakneck speed with a small degree of safety.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7V9qnrRu6NJyctc_c6SgkHhHviLuJrf8eViEWbhysqe0RYbIjD-cXUCJM4uPZkJJZtxm-UqCqX6fSSaUBqvF8QFg1kTLpjDmqvN0Fgjs_lrC3KPgJDiaoyUr6uR6-bgZ6D4hE2klj1yN/s1600/DSC_0527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7V9qnrRu6NJyctc_c6SgkHhHviLuJrf8eViEWbhysqe0RYbIjD-cXUCJM4uPZkJJZtxm-UqCqX6fSSaUBqvF8QFg1kTLpjDmqvN0Fgjs_lrC3KPgJDiaoyUr6uR6-bgZ6D4hE2klj1yN/s320/DSC_0527.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Abby went down the hill over and over. She laughed and waved her arms. She is a true champion, and I promise you, she has no fear....unless you wear glasses :) Right now those frighten her a little bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4ERegGUyz786EYE8af6HUu2jl0JTfj-L06KdjB9ig98psApX5Q-jK5hbGSwzvm7F9nA_8LB4Qxd1vpKylVBiD-tJnsnLDW3Q4yvyCQiOqOT1k08l3FiWGwkzZjjPwGFuyp6LhXxytESN/s1600/DSC_0525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4ERegGUyz786EYE8af6HUu2jl0JTfj-L06KdjB9ig98psApX5Q-jK5hbGSwzvm7F9nA_8LB4Qxd1vpKylVBiD-tJnsnLDW3Q4yvyCQiOqOT1k08l3FiWGwkzZjjPwGFuyp6LhXxytESN/s320/DSC_0525.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, another first has come and gone and we had fun and will cherish the memories. My brother and sister were both in town, so we were able to go as a family. 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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's about a little girl who had a lot of fun with her first balloon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNidl6ZeZ1vrIzX8ZGEL4VkYxXNFli6CxwrIWqYH2K2EnRrzo87Wb5V9SxVTF67JQvDNkmM9edcg01X3LFS5-djcZbj5-UUr0vX56UbV4dXg9JmbMNf-V84N0x5-3heQUaHE-4YYytdD39/s1600/DSC_0445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNidl6ZeZ1vrIzX8ZGEL4VkYxXNFli6CxwrIWqYH2K2EnRrzo87Wb5V9SxVTF67JQvDNkmM9edcg01X3LFS5-djcZbj5-UUr0vX56UbV4dXg9JmbMNf-V84N0x5-3heQUaHE-4YYytdD39/s320/DSC_0445.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She bopped it and bapped it and carried it all over the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxQgIsVMLEfoQJR353UQ1lTGE48d37pDMYou0NJxKdp0zoS8zGZRVJsNnbNWz9vFLKgjTf04QuvuSXqZE70vUart0w3bT9E20KEc0LFzjglNGh2nmj3GFacCs6PmurzgW0-xY9av5tGb5/s1600/DSC_0443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxQgIsVMLEfoQJR353UQ1lTGE48d37pDMYou0NJxKdp0zoS8zGZRVJsNnbNWz9vFLKgjTf04QuvuSXqZE70vUart0w3bT9E20KEc0LFzjglNGh2nmj3GFacCs6PmurzgW0-xY9av5tGb5/s320/DSC_0443.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This silly pink balloon made her a very cheerful little girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPhTYU3I4kG8NBolHtfD84aHlCqq8UEwP3xCFT3bOfqAmhR8s8RDp3CZBZiPHEtaNupsFQGMn1A0q8NeXsJWdSjgkVBi8xzd880699p9Jik1TddaR3dNi8bgCVS31TriHJQ3qgm9tmBT-/s1600/DSC_0446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPhTYU3I4kG8NBolHtfD84aHlCqq8UEwP3xCFT3bOfqAmhR8s8RDp3CZBZiPHEtaNupsFQGMn1A0q8NeXsJWdSjgkVBi8xzd880699p9Jik1TddaR3dNi8bgCVS31TriHJQ3qgm9tmBT-/s320/DSC_0446.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> What is that saying from Winnie the Pooh?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5T7T-2ElXl3ZWxxBv6ic6wV2TD30srcJwJ20SNMep-MVyRT6pYaS9JeydPZe4ndgXFGMU5io0GD0wOKTNyfZsk95n4QUPCbSEyEoWKX4CUgNBJRp2dWPitNXIbJWEF3DKN0MlQE5SfDV/s1600/DSC_0447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5T7T-2ElXl3ZWxxBv6ic6wV2TD30srcJwJ20SNMep-MVyRT6pYaS9JeydPZe4ndgXFGMU5io0GD0wOKTNyfZsk95n4QUPCbSEyEoWKX4CUgNBJRp2dWPitNXIbJWEF3DKN0MlQE5SfDV/s320/DSC_0447.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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And I, well, I must have been very very good!!! Or perhaps my sweet husband just loves me very very much. I am so delighted with this that I simply cannot not blog about it. I know that this isn't supposed to be a craft blog, but I am a crafty girl. I love to sew and quilt and create. Unfortunately, that is hard to do with a broken sewing machine. So my sweet Mr Darling went out and bought me the sewing machine I have been dreaming of. I was shocked and surprised. And I feel so loved. It really is the thought that counts, and the thought behind this was wonderful and sweet and kind and selfless. I cannot say thank you to him enough! (but that won't stop me from trying!)<br />
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It was wonderful!<br />
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</div>Amanda ~ A Crafty Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245634799419667254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087804621700709343.post-28963290974705560342010-12-13T21:51:00.000-07:002010-12-13T21:51:25.084-07:00One<div style="text-align: center;">I have one child. </div><br />
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</div>Amanda ~ A Crafty Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245634799419667254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087804621700709343.post-12848906522068544132010-11-09T11:02:00.000-07:002010-11-09T11:02:59.878-07:00Attitude of GratitudeLast week, I stumbled on a ksl advert that had already been posted for a few days offering free wood. Now, good wood is usually pretty expensive. Like, way out of our price range expensive. But, with winter's arrival eminent, Mr Darling and I agreed that we needed several truckloads and fast. Neither one of us knew where we wanted to take the $500 dollars from.<br />
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This ad seemed too good to be true, and the fact that it was a few days old made me think it had already been snapped up. But I called anyway. And the guy said the wood was still there. So, I raced up to Provo, not expecting much, but hoping to put a small dent in our wood requirements. And, what did I find?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, for our bonding time on Saturday, instead of watching BYU slap down UNLV in what Mr. Darling refers to as a 'professional pillow fight', we rented a wood splitter and went to work.</div><br />
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Such a great invention! We chopped and split and chopped and split and now we will be able to use this:<br />
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Well, her dream made mine come true! Look at this LOVELY pillow. I have fallen hard and fast for it!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But then she makes this face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTz-TdC5ug2JK6UajpjwhAfdpV_3eLh7vHq_0W8JsEE3yFa7Xt1YUGbSJcS5mda0R3zzJxIeBNVMvcPOyDMPdR8ThqUsWrQoXd2xG8gnctPwhvQeA5qZupuTdKD2P2PBbeLLBNX2aE-cx/s1600/DSC_0125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTz-TdC5ug2JK6UajpjwhAfdpV_3eLh7vHq_0W8JsEE3yFa7Xt1YUGbSJcS5mda0R3zzJxIeBNVMvcPOyDMPdR8ThqUsWrQoXd2xG8gnctPwhvQeA5qZupuTdKD2P2PBbeLLBNX2aE-cx/s320/DSC_0125.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">And I just want to make her laugh more. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Silly monster. </div><br />
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Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/49013684@N06/">amandaquilts</a></span></div>I feel like a nerd admitting this, but I have online friends. As in, friends I have only met online. And they are just wonderful! I have discovered an entire community of crafty people and places where there are all sorts of fun swaps happening ALL.THE.TIME!<br />
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I am officially addicted. I have done a few swaps now and have made some awesome new friends. For my most recent swap, I sent off this pillow, a few birdie ornaments, and a reversible bunting. <br />
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And I received from someone else an adorable advent calendar. And, I have also received adorable toys for Abby, throw pillows, hot pads, pincushions, and mini quilts. I am in LOVE with mail day now.<br />
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So, here are a couple of photos of things coming and going. <br />
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A bag I sent to Anna at Thejoycottage. Love her!<br />
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The snail I adore that came in return (along with a pillow and mini quilt)<br />
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And a gratuitous shot of an adorable little girl. Seriously, I don't know how, but I seem to love her more every single day!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49013684@N06/5064140496/" title="Nobody does scrappy like my little lady! by amandaquilts, on Flickr"><img alt="Nobody does scrappy like my little lady!" height="332" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5064140496_24ab3b18cb.jpg" width="500" /></a>Amanda ~ A Crafty Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245634799419667254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6087804621700709343.post-63939650461144783242010-10-05T23:50:00.000-06:002010-10-23T23:51:05.031-06:00Pop! Goes the Abby!<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" height="195" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="260"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=bafef71a00&photo_id=5109761228&flickr_show_info_box=true"></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=bafef71a00&photo_id=5109761228&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="195" width="260"></embed></object><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49013684@N06/5109761228/">Abby disappears off bed</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/49013684@N06/">amandaquilts</a></span></div>So, Abby has a new fun skill that we are delighted to announce! It takes an enormous amount of stress off of me, because now, I don't have to worry about her falling off on her head..<br />
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And it is darling. This clever little girl is just so wonderful!<br />
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And then she just pops back up and crawls off. It is so fun to watch this little girl learn so many fun new things!Amanda ~ A Crafty Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245634799419667254noreply@blogger.com3