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My NEW list – Julia Roberts movies to watch

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Wowza!  I’ve been a busy girl and have had absolutely NO time to blog!…and it isn’t over yet!  You’ll know when it’s over….because (obviously) I’ll be posting more frequently!

I’m dreaming of the day when I can sit back and relax…and watch a bunch of Julia Roberts movies!  I really like Julia as an actress, so I recently found a list of all the movies she’s been in.  So when I have the time, I’m going to watch all of them that aren’t rated R.  (I don’t like to watch the junk that are in rated R movies)  So I thought I’d share my list with you.  If there are movies on the list that any of you particularly recommend, let me know so I can watch those first!  Thanks!  Have a great day!

Julia Roberts Movies

My NEW laundry room organization

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I’m totally thrilled! The little sewing corner in my laundry room (which I blogged about earlier) has now expanded!  I now have a cabinet for my baskets….the ‘drawer’ above the baskets will actually be a pull-out ironing board (not finished quite yet)…and a hutch for ribbon and wrapping paper!  I’m SO excited to efficiently use that space in my laundry room!  Here are a few details:

threedowels

There are three notches for the dowels in each row.  That way I can either stagger the paper/ribbon or use one, two or all three spaces!

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I’ll use the cupboard on the left to store other gift-giving paraphernalia like bows, small gift bags, etc.  The cupboard on the right will be used for the additional sewing supplies that I don’t have up on the peg-board.  I’m love, loVE, LOVING it!  Happy Valentines Day!

Linking to:

The 36th Avenue

Sew Many Ways

I Gotta Create!

NEW Valentine Cookie Frosting Recipe

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I’ve made some Valentine’s Day cookies for a few neighbors and I really like the NEW frosting recipe I used. (I should have taken the photo after I added the cute little chocolates to the plate, but oh well!)  I found the frosting recipe at Karen’s Cookies.  I used the buttercream one.  The flavor is yummy and it’s doesn’t dry as hard as royal icing.  I like it a  lot!  If I were shipping these, or wanted to make sure the frosting didn’t get ‘dinged’ while transporting them, maybe I’d stick with the royal icing.  But it was fun to try this NEW recipe!  Everyone have a LOVELY Valentine’s Day tomorrow!

My Favorite Tree

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I recently visited My Pen and Me  and browsed through that site that had a photo of their favorite tree.  I remembered I had taken a photo of my favorite tree a couple of years ago.  Hmmm…I recently organized all my photo! :o)!  I thought I should be able to find it easily.  I could!  I did!  I thought I’d share it!

Just so you all know….I’m experiencing NEWness almost every day…but I’m a bit busy to blog about it!  It’s not really the newness I prefer, but it’s ok.  I’m planning about 5 big parties in the next three weeks, so I have NEW serving platters, NEW balloons and helium tank, NEW recipes I’m trying, NEW ties and suspenders for my boys, (I’ve still got to get out and buy me a NEW outfit or two)…NEW decorations etc.

After about 5 weeks I plan to get out on more photo shoots!  Maybe it will be Spring by then!  Happy Monday to you all!

Thursday’s Thought

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old faithfulMother Teresa once said, “Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary.  What we need is love without getting tired.  Be faithful in small things, because it is in them that your strength lies.

I liked this quote and thought I’d post it with a photo of Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.  The geyser’s faithfulness is amazing and it’s evident there is A LOT of strength lying beneath this otherwise unassuming piece of earth!

Happy Thursday everyone!

a NEW photography list to “focus” on

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Hi all!  Well, I recently visited a very fun blog called Artsyville!  Don’t you love that name?!?  It’s a very fun site and every Tuesday, they have “List It Tuesday”.  Last week I was browsing through the contributor’s lists and learned a few NEW things!  It’s like having a few nice conversations with a few people, and learning fun new tidbits about a variety of topics etc.!   So I decided I’d join the fun this week!  This week they don’t have the usual ‘assigned’ topic….we’re supposed to just make up a list.  So I’m going to share my to-do list with you!  My photography-related bucket sort-of list!  So here ya go:

1. Plan a composite photo shoot

2. Visit 5 National Parks in 2013 and photograph the landscape at each

3. Purchase a macro lens

4. Read 12 photography-related books in 2013 to increase knowledge and photography skills

5. Photography as many living relatives as possible and upload into your genealogy database

6. Have someone take a ‘Spring’ family portrait. (We already have a Fall and a Winter)

7. Organize all photos in Lightroom

8. Tag all people in photos using Windows 8

9.  Volunteer to be Team Photographer for my son’s tennis team

10. Print a ‘Yearbook’ of family photos

I’m starting with 10….if you want to check out more, Click It Up A Notch has a bucket list of over 77 items at their site.  It’s fun to get additional ideas for later!

excellent NEW flavor combination

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I recently tried this NEW….hmmmm…I guess you’d just call it a snack.  Oh.MY!  The flavor combination was really great!  I got all these ingredients at my local Costco, and they’ve lasted a long time!  (It helps that my teenage sons haven’t discovered this delicacy yet).  Anyway…take a croccantini (italian flatbread cracker….or in a pinch, a regular soda cracker would suffice)  spread some gourmet herbed cheese on the cracker and top with a bit of Red Chili Pepper spread.  YUM!!!  The combination of flavors is divine! Try it!  OR try some other NEW flavor combo today!