<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whew! What a weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How was yours?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you find yourself making goodies for Valentines day?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The darlings are allowed to take treats to school to share with their classmates,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we always bake up a version of these sugar cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are really easy to make,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and taste fantastic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soft but slightly crisp on the outside,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sweet but with a little zing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are drop cookies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but this weekend we decided to roll them in colored sugar </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and add conversation hearts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpICJtQvWzm7JWJEUeuPSFHvnjXPTtfMarzYUKQFGuFfjaVINmpwCa83owZt3Bl5D4PI5xX7i8xRrc5gvcRdMuIKrCBFogMFxVsj1QmbaH0EbW0m8BJ_9OBD96Ahn_job_Pv-olxxvRzQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+6.59.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpICJtQvWzm7JWJEUeuPSFHvnjXPTtfMarzYUKQFGuFfjaVINmpwCa83owZt3Bl5D4PI5xX7i8xRrc5gvcRdMuIKrCBFogMFxVsj1QmbaH0EbW0m8BJ_9OBD96Ahn_job_Pv-olxxvRzQ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+6.59.54+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sugar Cookies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 cups flour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 tsp baking powder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 3/4 cups white sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 cup brown sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 tbsp lemon juice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 cup butter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 eggs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 tsp salt (optional, I skip it)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mix flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blend sugar and butter in mixer for 1 minute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add eggs, lemon juice, blend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gradually add flour mixture until combined.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scoop onto (parchment paper lined) cookie sheets,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">flatten slightly, bake for 15 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usually I press a candy on top before baking :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For our Valentine cookies, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rolled the dough into small balls (1-2"),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  rolled them in colored sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(food coloring mixed into white sugar),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then popped a conversation heart on top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This makes them smooth, round and sparkly..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckxSSzPlb2iTYOMCVjA791tAr4biUv0w_rFSd8V42sM2VdP6KMlNeuBkGgnoq8Ph_rTUfq7Ydh2nNrViy4g4QKhflk8Y7NulL5NTg30hEvkYh25UqkSqAV8J2MsIQvf3PwQZYbGfMu9w/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-14+at+8.59.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckxSSzPlb2iTYOMCVjA791tAr4biUv0w_rFSd8V42sM2VdP6KMlNeuBkGgnoq8Ph_rTUfq7Ydh2nNrViy4g4QKhflk8Y7NulL5NTg30hEvkYh25UqkSqAV8J2MsIQvf3PwQZYbGfMu9w/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-14+at+8.59.51+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made a double recipe and ended up with about 150 cookies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which were then packed up in cellophane bags </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the kids added homemade valentines to each.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do the cookies, they are on their own for the valentines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tash made hers on the computer this year :</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyx7_TI6pqI8ihqNBIs5r4C_opweUtPzMG73wdQ5uANSK-0OkVXVcZFVEgOas_HijVWeFFUouHgf83LJ_dZ4-RAWsIvNVd9_yGhrX5SgfmbjjW9x5xLCejemNdPrWXTXuoID6JigiY9U/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-08+at+9.32.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyx7_TI6pqI8ihqNBIs5r4C_opweUtPzMG73wdQ5uANSK-0OkVXVcZFVEgOas_HijVWeFFUouHgf83LJ_dZ4-RAWsIvNVd9_yGhrX5SgfmbjjW9x5xLCejemNdPrWXTXuoID6JigiY9U/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-08+at+9.32.12+PM.png" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coco's involved lots of sparkles and glue,</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Cam's were "from Cam" written on a piece of red paper :)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end I am always asking myself why I do this -</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the next day when they are proudly carrying them off to school...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I remember.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuZucRjfZOQcVeDG6HFNCf_dmR-1St_uhhBVufzCSWBt0H-Qg_T9daB4kWeMYxoeTx4o9kVh4kmjB33Ysihx9yMtZ0K8niAhFyAA7X_t9rr1t7W2UX6H3vKTewHiWYef8OrqbzKJKmeo/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuZucRjfZOQcVeDG6HFNCf_dmR-1St_uhhBVufzCSWBt0H-Qg_T9daB4kWeMYxoeTx4o9kVh4kmjB33Ysihx9yMtZ0K8niAhFyAA7X_t9rr1t7W2UX6H3vKTewHiWYef8OrqbzKJKmeo/s1600/images.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cam's party was a blast,</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thanks so much for all your notes,</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I showed him the comments and he was amazed!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thought you may like to see the mud cupcakes :)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbDObceinD7O9OBtlMlHmiejzx1vXpUVmPhoFqCxZ9LUbu3Bi4tuYzMNPaqvsfRIfL_UbmHOI-EMs56UfnMnH14_vnUX5_MFzb_XonPshITNgl09ia8qoAg8xPOwxPFdBL4nPAIh5hig/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+6.59.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbDObceinD7O9OBtlMlHmiejzx1vXpUVmPhoFqCxZ9LUbu3Bi4tuYzMNPaqvsfRIfL_UbmHOI-EMs56UfnMnH14_vnUX5_MFzb_XonPshITNgl09ia8qoAg8xPOwxPFdBL4nPAIh5hig/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+6.59.31+PM.png" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sour gummy worms, crushed oreo's and colored sugar</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> atop tinted vanilla icing and vanilla cupcakes.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(asked Cam what color he wanted and he said "vanilla")</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were a hit!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going to run and do a quick Valentines Day post -</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you don't mind these recipe bits, </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">someone always asks how to make the goodies so just thought I'd share -  x</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiQAG_rdBWzHYX3iKFCtszhQysWbLPCXdMvh9q_Pg1BKoWYwr23yRDFul3MQSK_53s2sxhFZfpTEzUFvWCf5zoJI09NmXV3KAVI12S74v0zKC-KjuWXoQnCqtk7QUNxthKS_ldqJK_SM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiQAG_rdBWzHYX3iKFCtszhQysWbLPCXdMvh9q_Pg1BKoWYwr23yRDFul3MQSK_53s2sxhFZfpTEzUFvWCf5zoJI09NmXV3KAVI12S74v0zKC-KjuWXoQnCqtk7QUNxthKS_ldqJK_SM/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Whew! What a weekend! How was yours? Did you find yourself making goodies for Valentines day? The darlings are allowed to take treats to sch...

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day of love

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctTEox6OR0KCuuvIoHGIkBodujNKMRrGG4yESnGl5qEwtVNJyBAT9Vz0wAKxIvGkBNuyXfnarA35dH8pNz7lIPI9MVmrU-r2CWAJbb2aEi6qKPrUMEpn3ptrHObxyZJPNT5oIpfWy-wY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+7.02.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctTEox6OR0KCuuvIoHGIkBodujNKMRrGG4yESnGl5qEwtVNJyBAT9Vz0wAKxIvGkBNuyXfnarA35dH8pNz7lIPI9MVmrU-r2CWAJbb2aEi6qKPrUMEpn3ptrHObxyZJPNT5oIpfWy-wY/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+7.02.58+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/quixoticpixels/89869968/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />forget the fancy restaurants,<br />all I want is something like this..<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjUaX7FJtDKnUiOejX7XOuk2c9UDMQlcq2Liyw5W9PXK6JQ_OS0eR0WDyOrYOUOg2QMdKpa1JVOsMmrAMZzxoD0aHjVoKDePJKxUJ_p8i54i8ZEDjymQKQ65S0utgyFhNkDXb2jJaqmM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+9.27.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjUaX7FJtDKnUiOejX7XOuk2c9UDMQlcq2Liyw5W9PXK6JQ_OS0eR0WDyOrYOUOg2QMdKpa1JVOsMmrAMZzxoD0aHjVoKDePJKxUJ_p8i54i8ZEDjymQKQ65S0utgyFhNkDXb2jJaqmM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+9.27.37+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">somewhere like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3okviIXbYl1sp1w0Htr2AvIX37OnrLj5tck4rC3YVDjLVOAd0HsInc8Bk02qlE5IcpGkfKl54IVVAUXHcHx_t9PP_biRDr9ukw3KNDt3i5TseLhe-47M_OzDbviXFgBXXE5fJ9N0FhPY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+9.36.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3okviIXbYl1sp1w0Htr2AvIX37OnrLj5tck4rC3YVDjLVOAd0HsInc8Bk02qlE5IcpGkfKl54IVVAUXHcHx_t9PP_biRDr9ukw3KNDt3i5TseLhe-47M_OzDbviXFgBXXE5fJ9N0FhPY/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+9.36.11+PM.png" width="626" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />and an entire day devoted solely to this :)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09GJWIcnYwyEFcInm-26TwVs6647KWsPJnDzMD0UBxmfX2naDagM8tVYPaEamnYcCWRr6HBDTqhWZIMSf14fvR2trMeDPEgrWHJjNfALspIhm64ci4V0hdSaVg3XiuDE8WTN-iywxKxM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+9.40.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09GJWIcnYwyEFcInm-26TwVs6647KWsPJnDzMD0UBxmfX2naDagM8tVYPaEamnYcCWRr6HBDTqhWZIMSf14fvR2trMeDPEgrWHJjNfALspIhm64ci4V0hdSaVg3XiuDE8WTN-iywxKxM/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-13+at+9.40.37+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/mrtgt/122224175/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Hope today finds you sharing kisses with someone wonderful.<br /><br /><br /><br /></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/AVvXsEhLI5cYgy_Y7_zyLmZfU_l8L4c1rTh_AOIppfB8hB6qYobvoCG0YcloLGizhRXqYF2-Vnf0J41hDY63JLzY5aZTM5veJq82jDsOF7SxMnJr6G8u581ujxo2wZRroCVGLy9Mk6NDvthkBuw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI5cYgy_Y7_zyLmZfU_l8L4c1rTh_AOIppfB8hB6qYobvoCG0YcloLGizhRXqYF2-Vnf0J41hDY63JLzY5aZTM5veJq82jDsOF7SxMnJr6G8u581ujxo2wZRroCVGLy9Mk6NDvthkBuw/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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An Etsy Welcome to February..

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUYBmo0YXLEDgo5BnjocG1sre8kJ9FLGV2GEYJTgfKl4h4BZxmI8mAqek3TtqmMYlZvaeXl8pR3yz_2yVHnJpSLhyPsTteLxNGsbAKDQdB8wUng9a3-1cBZTgyAsvFcKo_duPC5B8TPs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-01+at+8.31.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUYBmo0YXLEDgo5BnjocG1sre8kJ9FLGV2GEYJTgfKl4h4BZxmI8mAqek3TtqmMYlZvaeXl8pR3yz_2yVHnJpSLhyPsTteLxNGsbAKDQdB8wUng9a3-1cBZTgyAsvFcKo_duPC5B8TPs/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-01+at+8.31.53+PM.png" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66988455/50s-red-prom-dress-small?ref=sr_list_21&ga_search_query=red%2Bdress&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome, february..</div><div style="text-align: center;">when the suns aspires to triumph over grey skies and </div><div style="text-align: center;">unabashed romance reigns...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about a little etsy love to celebrate?</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;">Adornments</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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An Etsy Welcome to February..

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Sweet Nothings..

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the last I'll mention of Valentines, Promise!!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's such a wonderful holiday, even when I was single, </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would round up the girls and we would hit the town,</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">celebrating our friendship, 'cause alot of those friendships</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">have outlasted marriages ;)</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love these polyvore sets by</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/feeling_bohemian_lt_333_for/set?id=10790914"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Babi Boechat</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/feeling_bohemian_lt_333_for/set?.mid=embed&id=10790914"><img alt="Feeling Bohemian <333 For MY BFF Babi C." border="0" height="400" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFjlNZF9DSFI4M2hHamFOUENkbEx1bEEAAAACaWQKAWUAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Feeling Bohemian <333 For MY BFF Babi C." width="400" /></a><br /><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/feeling_bohemian_lt_333_for/set?.mid=embed&id=10790914">Feeling Bohemian <333 For MY BFF Babi C.></a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.mid=embed&id=629745">*Babi Boechat* [ Loving ]</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/vanessa_bruno_tops/shop?brand=Vanessa+Bruno&category_id=11">Vanessa Bruno tops</a></small></div><br /><div style="font-size: 0.75em;"><b>Items in this set: </b><br /><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/top_med_l%C3%A6g_vanessa_bruno/thing?.mid=embed&id=1316661">Top med læg by Vanessa Bruno Athe. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZE8x9qMIFFpJiJPF7ug6BtNNN7k1dj4c6QIsmb2_Aic2HXAAzfpJojnmFbp_TkgDoqHbZZf4aBi7EyCf13n8ZGUmkl7Hi2Dn7GOJDowv7Bhj3tJVQRVTk1Isey2qtWLz8QJDLVmQuCw/s1600-h/img_1003064459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZE8x9qMIFFpJiJPF7ug6BtNNN7k1dj4c6QIsmb2_Aic2HXAAzfpJojnmFbp_TkgDoqHbZZf4aBi7EyCf13n8ZGUmkl7Hi2Dn7GOJDowv7Bhj3tJVQRVTk1Isey2qtWLz8QJDLVmQuCw/s400/img_1003064459.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So simple and so wonderful.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I love this blog, <a href="http://theanthropologist.net/#/JaneCampion/BrightStarMovie">The Anthropologist</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have been really into Origami lately, and will be doing a post on it shortly.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday the kiddies had a day off and so we had a little Valentine Tea Party.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Natasha got a cupcake book in her stocking this year, so we tried out one of the recipes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The cupcakes were supposed to be chocolate but this is a house full of vanilla lovers, so although the cupcakes may not look quite as cute they tasted amazing!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My bikini may not make it to Florida this year :)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1E42jyzjs_6vpqD98v1BnhQzZeNHZt0aQft44pYABX66WNT0GivsYGYgU1ephDSSbP3rAAo2qOdwQuJ5_m3PMBaKHr4YPkVk37OIE3TN3o5EOpti6Dfzpg1OvoYPlWH8GUq70IDJMro/s1600-h/P2124018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1E42jyzjs_6vpqD98v1BnhQzZeNHZt0aQft44pYABX66WNT0GivsYGYgU1ephDSSbP3rAAo2qOdwQuJ5_m3PMBaKHr4YPkVk37OIE3TN3o5EOpti6Dfzpg1OvoYPlWH8GUq70IDJMro/s400/P2124018.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Just slice off the tops after baking, use a cookie cutter to cut out hearts, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">add a layer of buttercream icing mixed with homemade strawberry jam, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">pop the top back on.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The girls added conversation hearts to up the sugar content, and let me just say that I am going to let them finish off the candy today and be done with it-</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">it's been pure madness!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPrndzNSZooj39YiF-0Yeji2lHzPzsyJ9KBQJlMnHkKNDye-Cf2O_yQX6VtYi6dJNamz14eqG-xt5nNN_OreORaBrC1gHl5XYMUHjHZht2HLyHsA07KBGcq4nzgaXScH_NJnv8etuggQ/s1600-h/P2124014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPrndzNSZooj39YiF-0Yeji2lHzPzsyJ9KBQJlMnHkKNDye-Cf2O_yQX6VtYi6dJNamz14eqG-xt5nNN_OreORaBrC1gHl5XYMUHjHZht2HLyHsA07KBGcq4nzgaXScH_NJnv8etuggQ/s320/P2124014.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl6dFjv_EcIwso1CCpzHytB_jmck-KfGfxA9dm772RFZRZem_fs9LAyweehhgqRrLU0dQJ4YxsIc0iJUU0dJ33_MLmEHnVGtOR0mNIWj1Hm1FVg8-RkXdVUtsLM9b9zVeqEefW59vfYw/s1600-h/P2124022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl6dFjv_EcIwso1CCpzHytB_jmck-KfGfxA9dm772RFZRZem_fs9LAyweehhgqRrLU0dQJ4YxsIc0iJUU0dJ33_MLmEHnVGtOR0mNIWj1Hm1FVg8-RkXdVUtsLM9b9zVeqEefW59vfYw/s320/P2124022.JPG" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">I'm off to buy a vintage typewritier I found on kijiji -</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Hope you all have a wonderful weekend</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">til next time..</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /></div>

Sweet Nothings..

This is the last I'll mention of Valentines, Promise!! It's such a wonderful holiday, even when I was single,  I would round up the ...

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Don't All Little Girls Love Paper Dolls?

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Found these adorable paper dolls here and there on the net - </span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">can't quite remember the exact locations!</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you know, please tell me...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8lXAi5HsWHJJnvzDMHJMDL4cPV6AKEa4tDQrKPBnFU3yDywpdwTajH8CnIOyGE-7Njryou4BnQ6yFlXRw-7xVdsYqa23LrkH9RFLVRCq_LbrZmTYl0BICfMnoUe93wQGRWPfprzfPdg/s1600-h/Valentine+paper+Dolls+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8lXAi5HsWHJJnvzDMHJMDL4cPV6AKEa4tDQrKPBnFU3yDywpdwTajH8CnIOyGE-7Njryou4BnQ6yFlXRw-7xVdsYqa23LrkH9RFLVRCq_LbrZmTYl0BICfMnoUe93wQGRWPfprzfPdg/s400/Valentine+paper+Dolls+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They are printable, and I'm getting them done on card stock for my littlest Valentine :)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMEqd43lj9hXAT-jNVMcQzEBf3gFBnJ2mO7F7VjhREQ2cUv4LhaA299Ik0f_wVmduGLeQV8p0VctQKLNcCMMeKlxnT95O0iKv4pya04hjJNU906IOt-dNczYurqxi2TRqyjWxRVoI-5M/s1600-h/52_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMEqd43lj9hXAT-jNVMcQzEBf3gFBnJ2mO7F7VjhREQ2cUv4LhaA299Ik0f_wVmduGLeQV8p0VctQKLNcCMMeKlxnT95O0iKv4pya04hjJNU906IOt-dNczYurqxi2TRqyjWxRVoI-5M/s400/52_02.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8y9zc8udYUcKGgrRdBmKqcd5rcx1y_b_lwO4k-xOYUznLgMU2GdWJc14KGXAYb0uKYhuhWIeZMfgmJs0gRZv9kkhnThgHZfD9mOB4cdxwa_2nD6LBac2njoxL6H6Dqapb9sbUYq9jJM/s1600-h/55_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8y9zc8udYUcKGgrRdBmKqcd5rcx1y_b_lwO4k-xOYUznLgMU2GdWJc14KGXAYb0uKYhuhWIeZMfgmJs0gRZv9kkhnThgHZfD9mOB4cdxwa_2nD6LBac2njoxL6H6Dqapb9sbUYq9jJM/s400/55_02.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wish they still made things like this, they are full of charm.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm sure the little boy and girl pair will be the first to come to life, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">my Coco is quite enamoured of the local scoundrels lately.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrwEtWV62388i1VCdBAqCJH9pONrV8NKiXJsStGDLwPflDRWI1p1D3qDIYveAHuiZzRhkSq8UTvfVtQ3VMb6u_OPMq_w0sYYUcyWlXZk0wWrqMRvm8Kc3PJbKZ10Oi36Jun6dLisBIwc/s1600-h/skippy+nancy_ann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrwEtWV62388i1VCdBAqCJH9pONrV8NKiXJsStGDLwPflDRWI1p1D3qDIYveAHuiZzRhkSq8UTvfVtQ3VMb6u_OPMq_w0sYYUcyWlXZk0wWrqMRvm8Kc3PJbKZ10Oi36Jun6dLisBIwc/s400/skippy+nancy_ann.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">If you are a little more crafty, you can create enchanting paper dolls with a very little in supplies - </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">just use your imagination and whatever is kicking around your craft cupboard...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS4zFWdYTDwA0pVas-dHq5Iri-T4tJ486l3a5QSkzOu73KIgj55jCogD9bWl_pn55z3KUXc_17x5gCRPlaRdQG6GJCNhz_oBllmYF2-7WaJ-2TTLs-YvnuH15lo5EnEFD1Ae0e0A-MYs/s1600-h/purplejudropflikr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS4zFWdYTDwA0pVas-dHq5Iri-T4tJ486l3a5QSkzOu73KIgj55jCogD9bWl_pn55z3KUXc_17x5gCRPlaRdQG6GJCNhz_oBllmYF2-7WaJ-2TTLs-YvnuH15lo5EnEFD1Ae0e0A-MYs/s640/purplejudropflikr.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1265911795174"></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44834529@N08/4269415839/in/pool-63626514@N00/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">purplejudro</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">p</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="goog_1265911795175"></span> flikr</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAgb9m6UigPhBT8BxOEDETNCB1tKGzSNWJS6Ntpq-pGWXKzKJ37GahLS0TaqdcGdVww2SvIpw77ayNp-p0tFBQdlrs20jg4aAu_FB9mppbpd7F1RbTjvHmETui87mk8ou8G9NwlKieO0/s1600-h/valerianaSolarisflikr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAgb9m6UigPhBT8BxOEDETNCB1tKGzSNWJS6Ntpq-pGWXKzKJ37GahLS0TaqdcGdVww2SvIpw77ayNp-p0tFBQdlrs20jg4aAu_FB9mppbpd7F1RbTjvHmETui87mk8ou8G9NwlKieO0/s640/valerianaSolarisflikr.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/valerianasolaris/4222120150/in/pool-63626514@N00"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">valeriana solaris</span></a> flikr</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">Or you can order some lovely ladies handmade at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39935349&ref=sr_gallery_21&&ga_search_query=paper+doll&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=21&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Hip Hop Jingle Boo's Etsy shop.</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">Aren't they darling?</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WUpM6htVCqqgKOcBnoG1XwD6ih7DVfbOAR5h0y_Mxu_lCEzRouwjai39hYoDxGHcU0Inb9o2g78kgAQyVDN79xht69hjYbmAqb1zOek9AtRQ145Ks25-ROs07uzdqbZgCZiV2XrR-js/s1600-h/hiphopjinglebooetsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WUpM6htVCqqgKOcBnoG1XwD6ih7DVfbOAR5h0y_Mxu_lCEzRouwjai39hYoDxGHcU0Inb9o2g78kgAQyVDN79xht69hjYbmAqb1zOek9AtRQ145Ks25-ROs07uzdqbZgCZiV2XrR-js/s640/hiphopjinglebooetsy.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Simple pleasures.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Keep trying to help my children learn to appreciate handmade goods over mass produced plastic junk.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some times it's easy, sometimes the Nintendo wins out!</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">til next time...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Don't All Little Girls Love Paper Dolls?

Found these adorable paper dolls here and there on the net -  can't quite remember the exact locations! If you know, please tell me... ...

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Better Than a Dozen Roses...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P0sJIQDddH6vUhxT4-uOMD7cvQin3A0LcEo-UMb2PZWeQQ1QjdBvy385F-iaeFbLmx6lfcgiuVyjyNwXHoe2ChQ6mmblR2fs9pAsgfwFRR2xki3RNA5fvKyIm-0gXHVZwmoOJhhTgAQ/s1600-h/images-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P0sJIQDddH6vUhxT4-uOMD7cvQin3A0LcEo-UMb2PZWeQQ1QjdBvy385F-iaeFbLmx6lfcgiuVyjyNwXHoe2ChQ6mmblR2fs9pAsgfwFRR2xki3RNA5fvKyIm-0gXHVZwmoOJhhTgAQ/s320/images-2.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for flowers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">  </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">I love the smell of fresh flowers through the house, especially in the winter.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Right now you can find hyacinths everywhere, they smell SO wonderful, and afterwards I put them in the cold cellar until I can plant them in the garden.  We had heaps and heaps at our old house and the neighbours were always saying how wonderful our street smelled in the spring!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEiaIN-tPH8ZqZuhkMgUNXe1u8BsrDAMFJt4hciylGjeQBHlYtRODRA_m9upsMCMhbYq3UIhlaf3cyXkEHIidssCDLcVEqvvpE1SjPFd4hvANwMtqiETq92o1tWmtGQRSxhEnp6v96OrTe8/s1600-h/800px-Hyacinth_flower_close-up_aka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIN-tPH8ZqZuhkMgUNXe1u8BsrDAMFJt4hciylGjeQBHlYtRODRA_m9upsMCMhbYq3UIhlaf3cyXkEHIidssCDLcVEqvvpE1SjPFd4hvANwMtqiETq92o1tWmtGQRSxhEnp6v96OrTe8/s320/800px-Hyacinth_flower_close-up_aka.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">But when Valentines day rolls around, and the florists are charging our guys ridiculous amounts for a little bundle of blooms, I don't like to receive them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I prefer when D. comes home with lilies on a tuesday, for no reason, other than he knows it will make me happy :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">I'm lucky to have a sweetie that gets it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxwEy6F-M_hKESh2qIET9eFdWxU7FcTfvugu1bKBT0EEC44jIIYAa1YiUaYI5BYlheatStmniJv4nH7CIeATMLSwckM1zB0AatIGCHARlr_pYaOpCK_VA5QGKJPpm8sOBaeIKuCBjtOA/s1600-h/images-5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxwEy6F-M_hKESh2qIET9eFdWxU7FcTfvugu1bKBT0EEC44jIIYAa1YiUaYI5BYlheatStmniJv4nH7CIeATMLSwckM1zB0AatIGCHARlr_pYaOpCK_VA5QGKJPpm8sOBaeIKuCBjtOA/s320/images-5.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Here is a lovely idea for roses that will be appreciated for a long time.</span></span></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/AVvXsEg9jbxsFA2x5klX6J_Wta4sEILE0_Gf1fHJnjI_5IC1BNwox1QWquW2tGRYEovyk8ghwaT060cm9N4RnhFbFPBscY-NxXfr_1GN3Fbu08rD0T2SxnANMfUCmZBuQy3VfH78xfrOkBykYsw/s1600-h/2414860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jbxsFA2x5klX6J_Wta4sEILE0_Gf1fHJnjI_5IC1BNwox1QWquW2tGRYEovyk8ghwaT060cm9N4RnhFbFPBscY-NxXfr_1GN3Fbu08rD0T2SxnANMfUCmZBuQy3VfH78xfrOkBykYsw/s320/2414860.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.pier1.com/Catalog/RugsPillowsWindows/RugsPillowsWindows/tabid/514/CategoryID/144/List/0/catpagesize/25/Level/a/ProductID/4703/ProductName/Felt-Roses-Pillow/Default.aspx">Pier 1</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Felt roses, beautiful.  They have ruffled pillows that are available in other colours, too, for a less literal take on the flower idea.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">Oh so pretty. A spritz of rose water and you're all set...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">til next time..</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Better Than a Dozen Roses...

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for flowers.    I love the smell of fresh flowers through the house, especially in the winter. Right now...

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Its February! Celebrate Love...

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6LyXpBZRFvdhQTVDu7hxa1wLVSgSl9yAN3XfSbQAzSmNbd_fWRg-wGZlOT0psHWfb_8jOUjh9G5AMM_rEOWAsWLNRBBEWKpzz9IdgEUzeWJEYg5C-L3xaw3HuoHoxehAPN7hrWQQapA/s1600-h/Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6LyXpBZRFvdhQTVDu7hxa1wLVSgSl9yAN3XfSbQAzSmNbd_fWRg-wGZlOT0psHWfb_8jOUjh9G5AMM_rEOWAsWLNRBBEWKpzz9IdgEUzeWJEYg5C-L3xaw3HuoHoxehAPN7hrWQQapA/s320/Heart.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">February is one of my favourite months.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just when you feel like you'll never see the sun again</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (maybe thats a canadian thing)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this day appears, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">set aside just to celebrate the love we have in our lives.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for the record, i wasn't always sappy like this,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my husband ruined me :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and my children provide me with more love than I deserve</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgZgN6lnJzb2vd2WTVBGEvqBjWTobkB2-mHAovC-y-g_3XiWpg1wlAl9A_zRqJ8_gXgi4teYwB5ORXOeWVQzGDlyRy309fB5wWLOwUzjKOHmHl-obkllm7Rd4c6w-ebQ8z-EFbY0Tum8/s1600-h/gc4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgZgN6lnJzb2vd2WTVBGEvqBjWTobkB2-mHAovC-y-g_3XiWpg1wlAl9A_zRqJ8_gXgi4teYwB5ORXOeWVQzGDlyRy309fB5wWLOwUzjKOHmHl-obkllm7Rd4c6w-ebQ8z-EFbY0Tum8/s320/gc4.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; 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text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.gourmetcupcakes.co.uk/">The Gourmet Cupcake Company</a>, via <a href="http://i-heart-cupcakes.blogspot.com/">i-heart-cupcakes</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So pretty to hang in a window...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIohUOEiyAQjF8ZDDavHEPi92Wm6Sv4NirRHJQMEkjSMzpf9FbPVhIGtf2_R1NGvhqDj_5OcrE_O7Ls9BN8vY73bovab3M6Dte-OcKZrcJA5mQfwJgEwGM2_mkb_rpHFuZ89o5GAjmuaE/s1600-h/wax+paper+hearts+with+crayon+shavings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIohUOEiyAQjF8ZDDavHEPi92Wm6Sv4NirRHJQMEkjSMzpf9FbPVhIGtf2_R1NGvhqDj_5OcrE_O7Ls9BN8vY73bovab3M6Dte-OcKZrcJA5mQfwJgEwGM2_mkb_rpHFuZ89o5GAjmuaE/s320/wax+paper+hearts+with+crayon+shavings.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/crayon-hearts">Wax Paper Hearts, Martha</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LOVEly Umbrella</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5YACgRVUAQCLndIy-eFUa2ll6_t2xXARoRX5bz9JdOGop5KjTen8FH7Zl3OxJSMMVRWQ8l-0oaHi-Vy-1_cA0VfFVi9RFXZuEpvjMCJG72NI9jDGJWWllTa__cz8sXfWmKj-DU4QMZk/s1600-h/red_heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5YACgRVUAQCLndIy-eFUa2ll6_t2xXARoRX5bz9JdOGop5KjTen8FH7Zl3OxJSMMVRWQ8l-0oaHi-Vy-1_cA0VfFVi9RFXZuEpvjMCJG72NI9jDGJWWllTa__cz8sXfWmKj-DU4QMZk/s320/red_heart.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.buggybrolly.com/">BuggyBrolly</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Breakfast for your Honey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8Foty8uimo5blVwYxbBV4YvIhMz2bAdokeEkBte9MufTG5_PbQtEFB4_lFUdO7EN5Alohyy9hjsBXOG2x15Vf8X_H63Up1ylNWd6x8IhMZuZmB9puEoPNQCDwK6-LHSF4u4o6zSbxjA/s1600-h/viastylehive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8Foty8uimo5blVwYxbBV4YvIhMz2bAdokeEkBte9MufTG5_PbQtEFB4_lFUdO7EN5Alohyy9hjsBXOG2x15Vf8X_H63Up1ylNWd6x8IhMZuZmB9puEoPNQCDwK6-LHSF4u4o6zSbxjA/s320/viastylehive.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.stylehive.com/">via stylehive</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04PgB6PH7MJaKUX1FDXA8GUSfhzdfhVyiz0RA3OILgAnFYqn_JBCIIjTJwWBXPUvB0Em7nLJ1xybJorGCbmCJKr_1h3cAwpyC0Vh_wJQkpsjwG_odA0SczsySfjk8jWsQBydwq-0pPME/s1600-h/etsyzuppaartistaloveonasaucer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04PgB6PH7MJaKUX1FDXA8GUSfhzdfhVyiz0RA3OILgAnFYqn_JBCIIjTJwWBXPUvB0Em7nLJ1xybJorGCbmCJKr_1h3cAwpyC0Vh_wJQkpsjwG_odA0SczsySfjk8jWsQBydwq-0pPME/s320/etsyzuppaartistaloveonasaucer.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/zuppaartista">Love on a Saucer by ZuppaArtista</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For your little darlings..my kiddies have this, theirs gives "heart hugs"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlPe7e6DrkiZuCQ7fr7-AR9lB-WQVM_ueVouJxsYI7xi8xbrwhWyVW5oFfva3X8w7T8bjd6PZCZZt5UIvzXk7ZpOGkoZaSzkD_HD396YFS0o0WeEyvyNHHWURv7zxF6Nik5K7C8M-arA/s1600-h/22946_PE033927_S3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlPe7e6DrkiZuCQ7fr7-AR9lB-WQVM_ueVouJxsYI7xi8xbrwhWyVW5oFfva3X8w7T8bjd6PZCZZt5UIvzXk7ZpOGkoZaSzkD_HD396YFS0o0WeEyvyNHHWURv7zxF6Nik5K7C8M-arA/s320/22946_PE033927_S3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ikea.com/">ikea</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Share the love with some friends over Valentinis</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 1/2 c currant vodka</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/4 c champange</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 c raspberry shnapps</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 c lime juice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">shake over ice...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6KwrOFvs7fBP2SiHrlWVFUb7T18HrGjSSjthSWG7acnMvp-8mLox_N5tHLYZOVYzcYZl5YXnXCfxGWKJEZY5ANcxNhGSXNVuOHyD1c1mU0nDhl6FuMhGVbrdfSGMAaLdKbZnzRvHTpE/s1600-h/StrawberyMartini-230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6KwrOFvs7fBP2SiHrlWVFUb7T18HrGjSSjthSWG7acnMvp-8mLox_N5tHLYZOVYzcYZl5YXnXCfxGWKJEZY5ANcxNhGSXNVuOHyD1c1mU0nDhl6FuMhGVbrdfSGMAaLdKbZnzRvHTpE/s320/StrawberyMartini-230.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">D. and I don't give each other presents, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">we try to find some time just for us instead,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"> but we always give cards/notes/poems</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">For </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">it was not into my ear you whispered</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">but into my heart</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">It was not my lips you kissed</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">but my soul</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">                      </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">                           -Judy Garland</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">          </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is on the painting I did for over our bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqfx-5-jxQp5yTLNOR255yYOB_uyeSSNpjhT5s9cr0PHZbRAletWqIxg9rpQeJVOzMXPA_mf-QfSEblKb80LzSMO0s5TrbNzrxlVaeTkIwXebn1PiKHuKq2ZSPP75nn5Qrok0meq00rw/s1600-h/P1313970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqfx-5-jxQp5yTLNOR255yYOB_uyeSSNpjhT5s9cr0PHZbRAletWqIxg9rpQeJVOzMXPA_mf-QfSEblKb80LzSMO0s5TrbNzrxlVaeTkIwXebn1PiKHuKq2ZSPP75nn5Qrok0meq00rw/s320/P1313970.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXldW0mreeD50ZbMjTmtJRBFSZNyuAtvoTNGCWw9UBrgFMjgA1WrVCnxv09U-z4CK69HYuNjTd-faaid84vXRZqelXEwcqY9zDcXWYpTvHgmb6nWOE0fUXwjvxrDD17WsUBhn47YSgbs/s1600-h/P1313974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXldW0mreeD50ZbMjTmtJRBFSZNyuAtvoTNGCWw9UBrgFMjgA1WrVCnxv09U-z4CK69HYuNjTd-faaid84vXRZqelXEwcqY9zDcXWYpTvHgmb6nWOE0fUXwjvxrDD17WsUBhn47YSgbs/s320/P1313974.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">These heart-shaped coasters were given to us as a wedding present</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"> - they're made entirely of recycled aluminum from pop cans! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">I have no idea where our friend got them - it was a while ago ;)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have lived on our bedside tables in every house we have lived in </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- there's been a bunch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoLvBLfmqoo7RQpqaYG7yN1TwwKTXpcJxv47QOeerP-XIqarvL5q5A_kOPBW0gjFDIXMBS3UwhJakSlmVkABbe0c96SNL2frnO73ctEZnzFT_T9VUOcKs9u-uwKIfMagdLVavUjEqYb0/s1600-h/P1313983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoLvBLfmqoo7RQpqaYG7yN1TwwKTXpcJxv47QOeerP-XIqarvL5q5A_kOPBW0gjFDIXMBS3UwhJakSlmVkABbe0c96SNL2frnO73ctEZnzFT_T9VUOcKs9u-uwKIfMagdLVavUjEqYb0/s320/P1313983.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See? I told you he ruined me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Never thought I would be a romantic..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ps5cWxI7IBsYodefed2puHq3TWGJ4tZhAdHMbD6Tq7pi3Jp5yYoXPGxQZFmYbw92WP-LZHfnCzwWIOHUDuyOjK2AnT10zl4oYg6SZRbzbypsvMZsSnsfYqXcvrDKmDNLMjOPxereZiY/s1600-h/script-scribble-heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ps5cWxI7IBsYodefed2puHq3TWGJ4tZhAdHMbD6Tq7pi3Jp5yYoXPGxQZFmYbw92WP-LZHfnCzwWIOHUDuyOjK2AnT10zl4oYg6SZRbzbypsvMZsSnsfYqXcvrDKmDNLMjOPxereZiY/s320/script-scribble-heart.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">I'd love to hear about your Valentines Day plans...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">til next time..</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

Its February! Celebrate Love...

February is one of my favourite months. Just when you feel like you'll never see the sun again  (maybe thats a canadian thing) this day ...

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