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MY PIANO – DAY 11 of PROJECT 365

This is my piano. Passed down from my grandma. Frist to my aunt. Then, to my mom. Finally, to me. My mom and aunt both learned to play on this piano, as did my brother and I. Now, three of our kids have learned to play piano on it and …

Cindy

MY CAMERA – DAY 7 of PROJECT 365

ILOVE my new camera. It’s a CANON POWERSHOT SD 800 IS. My dh (dear husband) bought it for me for our anniversary back in October. We don’t normally exchange gifts so this was QUITE a surprise! I LOVE it. It’s a point and shoot that is small enough to fit …

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MY HANDS – DAY 4 of PROJECT 365

Ifind that I always need to keep my hands busy doing something. I think better when I’m busy. I really am not one to just sit and watch TV or sit and do “nothing”. If I can occupy my hands with some no brainer activity then I’m much more content …

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FELTING

Istarted making felted purses last year while the kids were skiing. It gave me something to do in the lodge that didn’t require any thinking which meant I could visit and work. I made one for my mom for her birthday last year and another for my aunt for Christmas. …

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WAX SEALING CHRISTMAS CARD ENVELOPES

This year we decided to try a new technique for sealing our Christmas cards. It’s an “old” tradition from times long ago. A few girls in our co-op have been doing wax sealing for awhile and their excitement over it sparked our interest! We bought the wax and stamp at …

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WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR OLD JEEP?

Afew of you have asked this question! For the new readers, look way back to the beginning of my blog and you’ll see that this used to be my jeep. Tim traded it to our friend and now they are making a mud runner out of it. Josh and Tim …

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MUD RACER

Tim and Josh like to go down and help one of our friends work on THE MUD RACER. Here are a few pictures. Sounds like Josh and Tim have plans to turn our field into a mud racing pit next year. Hmmm… maybe I’ll sell some cheesecakes there (LOL). Inside …

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CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH THE TRAIN CLUB

My parents hosted the annual Train Club Christmas Party at their house this year. She had her friends, Bonnie and Jerry, come to help as well as all of us. It was a potluck style dinner which they had after a short club meeting. After the meeting and dinner, everyone …

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GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS: The girls like to read in front of the bay window each morning while the sun is shining in. It’s very warm and cozy! Then they decided they wanted to tie-dye. First Emily rubber banded all of the shirts and socks……… ….while Amanda is getting the …