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June 1, 2010
by janette
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quite a change…don’t you think?

Well, blog friends…we’ve been on vacation. A lame vacation…but we did get a lot done.

The most notable change…

Kindof hits you as you round the corner to our house. When you’re used to the dull blue, the bright of the cream hits you right in the face.

A little more “yellow” than I would have originally gone…but since its done, we’re not going back. We’ll either get used to it, or hate it  for a few years and then side it. Repainting…not really an option. Wow, is that a lot of work…and I’m not planning on taking off another week so I can paint my house again.

Shudders are still to come. Keeping the original blue. Just haven’t got the window trim painted yet…a project for a different day. We figure, our neighbors have looked at a crappy paint job for 8 years, they can look at a nice paint job with unpainted trim for a little while longer…and hey, nobody seems to be complaining. Perhaps they’ve accepted our policy, our living here and taking our time getting aesthetic things done makes them look better.

May 23, 2010
by janette
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in the past year…

Birthday time is upon me again. Funny, it seems to happen at the end of every May.

I decided in celebration of the last year to look at all the things I’ve accomplished since my last birthday…

So here goes…Year 31 saw

1. Starting a running program and ultimately running my first 5K (okay 4 miler…)

2. Realizing a dream and seeing Elton John in concert. Yep…still talking about it, and will for…um…ever.

3. Laughing hysterically at and with both of my children.

4.Realizing my potential and that I am only as capable as I allow myself to be. (see number 1)

5. Acknowledging that I am not superwoman. I do need time for myself, and now I take it.

6. The cessation of my biting my fingernails. I have a nervous personality…but haven’t bitten my nails in the new year and don’t plan on going back!

Its a good start. I am far from a perfect person…but slowly, I’m getting there. I’ll let you know when i arrive, so you can be duly impressed!

Oh, and…Happy Birthday to Me!

Here’s to 32!

May 22, 2010
by janette
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a little butter for my bread

From making the dark chocolate ganache, I had some leftover heavy whipping cream…and since I’m not much into drinking straight cream, I decided to let the kids shake it…

shake, shake, shake…

shake, shake, shake…

shake that butter.

Mmm…tasty.

May 21, 2010
by janette
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hey…it’s birthday week…

there’s no guilt here…

is this how you do birthdays?

mmm…rhubarb crisp

followed shortly by carrot cake…

and brownie torte with dark chocolate ganache and toasted almond slivers…

(Well, not all on the same day…that would just be silly)

i will admit that i cut this brownie for the picture just so i could lick the knife…and it tastes just as good as it looks.

Happy Birthday week to me!

May 17, 2010
by janette
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mother’s day

For mother’s day this year, i was inspired by the LOVE photo collage I saw on tipjunkie.com…

http://www.tipjunkie.com/2010/04/handmade-mothers-day-gift-ideas-2.html (number 9 on the page)

i decided to make my children freeze their tails off and get some pictures of my own…in all fairness, i did let them put on sweatshirts!

I made my signs by printing out large letters, cutting them out and gluing them to posterboard. It didn’t take all that long, and I kindof liked the way it turned out.

This is probably my favorite shot from the morning. Their little faces get me everytime. I’m not sure what was so funny…but they were certainly having fun!

This is also a favorite…it shows the progression of the photo shoot…

Evan saying “I’m done”