tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110318063136188632024-03-04T21:08:04.494-08:00R-Bug CreationsRBugcreationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17783319091867293882noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411031806313618863.post-46209389533984153982013-04-09T20:23:00.001-07:002013-04-09T20:23:26.626-07:00No time on my hands
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I just need a little
more time. Just a little more. I don’t mean to be greedy about it. I know I
should be grateful for the time the good Lord allows me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That being said, I just need a little more.</div>
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There are people, friends of mine, people whose face book
pages I follow, and even family members who always seem to be doing something.
From the outside looking in, their life looks like a three ring circus. I AM
NOT one of those people. I always wonder how they do it. Most days I feel like I’m
lucky to get to work and back and maybe a bite or two before bedtime...only to
start it all over again the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So it is by complete surprise that I find myself in the
middle of one of those circuses. I’m not sure how I did it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was gliding right along, doing my daily
thing. I don’t look for things to keep me busy. I really don’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a happily un-busy person. So I’m crusin’
and then BAM! I have a 24 hour day to complete 30 hours worth of tasks. </div>
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On a whim and a prayer, I decided to start a business. That
has kept be pleasantly busy, not too much, just enough really. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Somewhere along the way I had the brilliant
idea to make scrap books out of recycledjeans. The prototype was awesome, and I hope to
get 2 in the booth this weekend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><em>I can do this!</em></div>
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Last week I found out about a craft fair. Why not? A Craft
fair means more exposure for my little business. Ok, let’s jump on it. So I did.
I’m trying to build up enough product to stock my booth at the shop and my
booth at the craft fair. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figure 2
dozen scrap book pages at each location ought to do it. And I’d really like to
take 2 of the denim books to this craft fair. </div>
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<em>I should be able to do this!</em></div>
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Then a friend suggested that along with my scrapbook pages, I
should sell my bandanas too. You see, I made several Rosie the Riveter bandanas (scarves) recently for a friend who was
preparing for brain surgery. I like to rock a fun Rosie the Riveter bandana from
time to time myself. So, sure I can whip up a couple dozen scarves for the craft fair.
That should be plenty. <em></em><br />
<em>Sure hope I can do this.</em><br />
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Then I find out my friend, the one who recently had brain
surgery, is having a slower than expected recovery. And now she needs help with
expenses. She has no idea when she might be able to return to work, and her
paid leave has run out. So, of course, I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>put my brain to work and remembered how much<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she loved the scarves. Ok, I’ll make some scarves
and sell them to the girls at work to raise money. It worked, I took in 12
orders the first day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><em>How am I ever
going to do this?</em><br />
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So, 2 dozen new scrap book pages, 4 denim scrap book albums,
3 dozen bandanas. 3 days. Oh Boy! What am I going to do? I wish I could delegate, but I'm a right brained- creative -control freak and I just can't delegate this. So I'll Pray. Simply Pray for more
time. There is no doubt in my mind that I can do all of these things, if only I
had more time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <em></em></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><em>I will do this!!!</em></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><em>PS. If I can find the time, I'll post a picture of the Bug rocking her Rosie the Riveter bandana!</em></span></div>
RBugcreationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17783319091867293882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411031806313618863.post-82219994591013679402013-04-07T09:14:00.002-07:002013-04-07T09:52:27.255-07:00Denim Mini Album Giveaway<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt;">This
weekend I created a denim mini-album from recycled jeans. These will be part of
a giveaway for another fb page. I WILL be making more of these to sell at the
booth. They are about 6x8, this make them the perfect brag book size! They will come in both boy and girl themes. Hope you like them as much
as I do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a month ago I decided to finally get off my duff and do something productive
with R-Bug. A local shop advertised that they had a booth open, and I started
thinking… What would I do with a booth if I had one? What is my passion? What
can I do in my spare time that brings me joy and with enough luck and know-how might
turn into a retirement plan too? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pondered and prayed. Then I told Mr. Bug what I was thinking. I was about half
hoping he would talk me out of the whole thing. But no, being the ever
supportive hubby that he is, he said This is a no-brainer, what are you
waiting for?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt;">With
that ringing endorsement, I called one of my dearest friends. That friend
seconded hubby’s thoughts on the matter so I signed a contract for the booth
rental and I was off and running. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt;">What
is my passion you ask? My passion is now, and for a very long time, has been
scrapbooking. I was doing it way before it was cool or marketable. My first scrap book consisted of a 3 ring binder full of old school
papers. I dumped all of the school work out, and then punched holes in
construction paper. Throughout the school year, I glued, taped, and stapled prized
school papers, Valentines, Christmas cards, and even ribbon from birthday
presents. I added a monogrammed napkin from a wedding I attended with my parents
and the invitation from a Daddy-Daughter Dinner that I attended with my (now late) daddy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was way back in the forth grade. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt;">Fast
forward a few decades, and now I’m launching a dream that began brewing all
those years ago. My game plan for now is to sell custom pre-made scrapbook layouts. My
mission is to make scrapbook easy for everyone. And if that isn’t easy enough,
I also make entire albums for those who just don’t have the time to do it
themselves. Please follow along as I walk this walk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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RBugcreationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17783319091867293882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411031806313618863.post-19122483591852280732012-06-02T21:06:00.001-07:002012-06-03T07:48:16.680-07:00Seussical Party<br />
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Today was Miss Addison’s 7<sup>th</sup> birthday party. It
turned out well despite the fact that none of her school mates came (insert sad
mom face here). Thank goodness for family and friends. (They were so awesome
that Addi didn’t care that her friends were no-shows.) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing off her necklace from Sis Sammi</td></tr>
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<o:p> </o:p>What I thought was a brilliant idea turned out to be not
good at all. Here are some of the obstacles that we faced and discoveries that
we made along the way.</div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><st1:place w:st="on">Addison</st1:place>’s birthday is June 15, by mid June all of
the kids have scattered (usually on vacation or at joint custodial parents'
houses for the summer) so we decided to move her party towards the end of
school. Life got in the way so we couldn’t have it until the day <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">after</i> the last day of school.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">You
know what happens the day <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">after</i>
the last day of school? High School Graduations!!!</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">You
know who goes to High School Graduations?<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> EVERYONE</b>!</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">I
wanted to have it in the late afternoon: the weather man said it was going
to be 100<sup>o</sup> by 2:00. So I moved it to late morning.- result:
Cooler weather and lots of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“no
see-ums” munching on us.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">Also,
I had no idea that so many mom’s and dad’s (& people in general) worked
on Saturday mornings. (Including 4 of her 6 siblings!) Thank goodness her oldest
sister’s hubby and her oldest brother’s wife were there to represent for 2
of the missing sibs along with the 2 sibligs that didn't have to work. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">I had originally
planned to have it at our house: Addi wanted it at the park. Ok, I can
move it to the park. Result: severe limitations on our decoration
possibilities. </li>
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was our first year at this school. At our last school, few of the mom’s
worked outside of the home (I did but had Saturdays off) and everyone had
–“invite- your-whole-class room-to-your-party”- parties. Not at this
school! At this school apparently it’s –“take-a-friend-or-two-to-Chuck E
Cheese-or-a-movie-and-call-it-good”- parties. Result: Addi goes to school
with a bunch of party poopers!!!</li>
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while I thought I planned the party to a T: theme, games, candy buffet,
cool off the wall “cake”, party favors, decorations, and even photo props,
it turns out I FAILED everywhere else in the “Throw your kid a party they
will never forget” game. </li>
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But the wonderful people who DID come, made it a wonderful
day just by being there and showing Addi how much they love her.</div>
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NOW ABOUT THE PARTY!<br />
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Our theme was Dr. Seuss. <st1:place w:st="on">Addison</st1:place>
has always been a Dr. Seuss fan, I mean come on, who isn’t?</div>
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Here is the invite:</div>
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So, originally I had planned to have a Seuss themed food
table: red fish/blue fish, green eggs & ham etc., and a Seuss themed candy
buffet. When we decided to move it to the park, I aborted
the food table (all I could think of were bugs and things). </div>
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But, we had still had a candy buffet (all of the candy was
in sealed wrappers). I have to say, the buffet was a fun idea. We had planned
on naming each of the sweet treats after some Dr. Seuss story or character, but
after adopting the park setting, I also adopted a much more laid back attitude
toward the whole thing. So, fun food without the fun names was the new premise.
I found these "pop corn" tubs at the dollar store. I bought several and put them to good use.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't believe I didn't take a picture of the Candy buffet.<br />
Well, here is a view of if from the back side.<br />
Just ignore the table cloth that doesn't quite go all the way around. LOL</td></tr>
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In addition to the candy, I made tuti-fruti pop corn (Seen above in the green bags). I
found two recipes on Pinterest, neither was quite what I was looking for, so I combined
the parts that I liked from each and came up with my own. Here are the links to
the ones I found, </div>
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<a href="http://amomnotapro.blogspot.com/2011/09/easy-and-yummy-candied-popcorn.html" target="_blank">http://amomnotapro.blogspot.com/2011/09/easy-and-yummy-candied-popcorn.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://cookingclassy.blogspot.ca/2011/11/old-fashioned-pink-popcorn.html">http://cookingclassy.blogspot.ca/2011/11/old-fashioned-pink-popcorn.html</a></div>
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¾ c unpopped pop corn (I air popped mine) makes about 8-10
cups popped. I think you can use 1 bag of microwave pop corn and get about the
same yield. </div>
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¾ sugar<br />
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¼ c water</div>
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1 package jello gelatin in flavor of your choice <br />
(to make our tuti-fruti, we made 1
batch using orange, 1 using grape, 1 using lime, and 1 using strawberry.) (We had 20 pop corn bags and put about 3 C. of pop corn in each and it came out just about even)<br />
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Parchment paper</div>
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Cookie sheet</div>
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Small pan<br />
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corn and set aside in a large bowl. (I mean LARGE bowl- I used my punch
bowl)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">Put next 3 ingredients in a pan and heat to a full rolling boil over medium heat. Boil
for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. </li>
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pour this syrup over the pop corn, stirring well as you pour. You may not
need all of the syrup. So only use as much as you need to coat the pop
corn, if you notice you have a pool of syrup at the bottom of your bowl,
stop pouring and mix.</li>
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mixed thoroughly, pour pop corn out onto a cookie sheet that has been
lined with parchment paper. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spread
out evenly. Set aside to “dry”. </li>
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this for all of the flavors you are making. I noticed that even though the
pop corn felt dry, when I bit into it, it was a bit gooey. So I plopped
them into the oven, one cookie sheet at a time. 250<sup>o</sup> for 10
minutes worked perfectly. But I think that letting it air dry first was
important.<o:p> </o:p></li>
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as a side note, if you are using a flavor that is particularly strong, and
not necessarily one of your favorites, only use ½ a pouch of jello (that’s
about ¼ cup). I wish I had not used a full package of the lime flavor.
OOOHHH it was very limey!!!</li>
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For games we played twister. We spray painted circles on the
grass and played it the traditional way. We were going to have stars (like Sneetches)
instead of circles, but good ‘ole mom left the template at home. The kids had a
blast with this one. It looked like this.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Addison contemplating her next move</td></tr>
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Then we fished for Norvel (the talking fish from Cat in the
Hat). We set it up like a carnival game. There were 3 little fish bowls each
with a gold fish in it. And 7 mason jars with colored water, and 3 brightly
colored ping pong balls. Just like in the carnival game, the kids had to stand
at a reasonable distance and toss the balls at the glassware. When their ball
landed in a fish bowl, they won that fish. Much like actual carnival fish, one
of the 3 fish died before making it to the park! So that game only rendered 2 fishy
winners.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see the 2 Norvels?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn is seriously contemplating this</td></tr>
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Then we had a Hop on Pop sack race. We forgot to take pics,
but imagine if you will, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6 kids each in
an oversized pillow case, hopping from start to finish. These kids displayed
some serious athletic skill out there. We may present this to the next Olympic committee
for consideration. </div>
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Then it was time for the Birthday “cake”. This was my take
on a Pinterest find. It was probably the biggest hit of the whole day. This was
kept stashed at my mother in law’s house right down the street from the park. It
went quick and every one loved it. Here I utilized another pop corn container from
the candy buffet.</div>
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Here was the inspiration:<br />
<a href="http://diycelebrations.blogspot.com/2010/07/popcicle-birthday-cake.html">http://diycelebrations.blogspot.com/2010/07/popcicle-birthday-cake.html</a><br />
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For this "cake", I ran each popsicle stick through a cupcake liner. This served 2 purposes: 1. It worked as a drip catcher for the fastly melting sicles and 2. They covered up the styrafoam that the sticks were stuck into.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Popsicle cake</td></tr>
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What started out with rocky beginnings, turned out to be a
very fun party. As each person readied to leave, they were handed an
empty goodie bag and told to fill it up at the candy buffet. Also included on
the candy buffet table, was a tub of toys. </div>RBugcreationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17783319091867293882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411031806313618863.post-7912451090736726082012-05-19T15:39:00.000-07:002012-05-19T21:43:58.128-07:00Gender Reveal Party<br />
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Tonight was such an exciting night. We had the big gender
reveal party for my son and sweet daughter in law. </div>
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It all started on Tuesday when the three of us plus the
other grandma went for the sono exam. When it came time to check the nether
regions, the proud parents looked away while the Two Grans looked on. So just
to be sure we knew what we were looking at, the tech typed in the gender on the
screen and then erased it just in case.</div>
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Here was the invitation:<br />
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So, tonight was the party. I wish I’d had done more, but
the spunky little mom-to-be is very self sufficient and did most of it herself
with the help of her mom.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team Blue with their mustache's and blue pom-pom photo props</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team Pink with their lipstick lips and pink pom-pom photo props</td></tr>
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They had a cute table set up draped in half blue and half
pink. It was equally covered with various pink and blue foods, candies, and balloons
etc. They also had baby pictures of mom and dad. It was all very adorable. Oh
and we must not forget the pink and blue punch.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">close up of the baby pictures</td></tr>
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We played the Old Wives Tales game. It was a hoot and the
Old Wives were expecting a boy. Score one for team Blue. You can search the internet
for questions, but here are the ones we used. We used a dry erase board to keep score.</div>
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and round it means that she is carrying a girl. Likewise, if her belly is
smaller and sticking straight out than she is carrying a boy.</span></div>
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has a fast heart rate, near 170 beats per minute, then that means you are
having a girl, and that if your baby’s heart rate is closer to 150 beats per
minute then you are having a boy.</span></div>
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you can tell your baby’s sex by picking up a single key. If you pick the key up
by big, round (top) part then you are having a boy. If you pick it up by the
narrow part on the bottom then you are having a girl. Then, as if it isn’t
detailed enough, if you pick the key up by the middle you are having TWINS!</span></div>
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while pregnant it means you are having a boy and if you crave sweet food while
you are pregnant it means you are having a girl.</span></div>
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that seems to last all day long and last for longer than your </span><a href="http://www.fortunebaby.com/pregnancy-calendar/first-trimester-of-pregnancy.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">first
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carrying high, break out the pink. If your bump is low, you're carrying a boy</span></div>
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can! -- and tie it to a string. Hang it over your belly. If it swings in a
circle, a little guy's in your future. If it goes back and forth, you've got a
girl.</span></div>
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weight gain. The belief is that, if your husband puts on weight during your
pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then
you're carrying a boy.</span></div>
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you pregnant all over? Just from back: Boy //All over: Girl</span></div>
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We decided it was high</td></tr>
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We played “Guess how many candies are in the bottle” game.
There was a clear baby bottle filled with pink and
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And we played a game that I had found at the app store just
for baby showers. No. this wasn’t a baby shower per se, but we needed games and
it was fun. It included trivia, baby facts, charades, and even mini scavenger
hunts. I’m pretty sure Team Blue won that game. The game is called “The Baby
Shower Game” and I found it in the iTunes app store (free).<br />
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Then it was time for the reveal. I was in charge of the cupcakes,
aka the reveal tools. I was not having a good day, and this was not the day to
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My idea was to fill the muffin cup ½ with the proper colored
cake batter (pink or blue) and then top it with white cake mix, to hide the
color. This was a great idea… in theory. <br />
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First of all, I am not a baker. I can cook nine ways to
Sunday, but I cannot bake. So I bought boxed mixes. I have used them in the
past with some degree of satisfaction. I bought 2 white mixes and 1 strawberry
mix. I did not know at the time why I bought 2 white mixes, I was fairly sure 1
would be more than enough. I found out later why I would need 2. Anywhoo, I
made the first batch, and it was awful. I over filled the cups, and the color
ended up slopping over the sides and there was no way I could cover it with the
small amount of icing I had. Plus the strawberry kinda tasted like barf. So
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This time I mixed a very small amount of white mix with a
very small amount of red food coloring. You know how, at Easter, you want a red
egg. But you never get a red egg, it always turns out pink. Not so for baby
showers. When you want pink batter, you get red! (Next time I will buy the hot
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So I added more batter. And finally ended up with pink
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I made mini cupcakes because of the amount that was going to
be needed and because I was going to have to transport them a fair distance
away from my house. For mini cup cakes, should you decide to go this route,
here is how I filled them: With the gender color batter add 1 generous tsp of
batter to each cup (I could have used a tad more but I was gun shy after the
fiasco of the first batch.). Then cover with 1 scant Tbsp of the white batter.
This turned out to be the perfect combination. I looked over each cupcake to
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Once cooked and cooled, I iced them. I chose to top them
more like a petit fours. I was afraid that because of the small amount of color
on the inside, that if I put too much icing on, once someone bit into it, they
would see icing and not the gender color. This worked out well especially
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Then came time for the reveal. I instructed everyone that on
the count of 3, they could peel the liner from their cupcake, and they could
bite into it and see if it was pink or blue.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She can't quite see what is inside but he see's it</td></tr>
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My son was fast. His was unwrapped and half bitten before
his sweet girl could even see what hers held. She couldn’t see the color very good
on her cupcake and asked my son “What is it?” when he answered “Its pink!” she
replied “oh…… OH! IT’S A GIRL!” And then smiled from ear to ear. Mom- to- be
was Team pink all the way.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He tells her that it's pink and the light bulb comes on!</td></tr>
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Everyone hugged and squealed
and congratulated the proud new almost-parents. Every one had a really good
time, and I strongly recommend having a reveal party the next time you or your
bestie have a new arrival on the way to your family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See, smiling from ear to ear! Such a beautiful girl.</td></tr>
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I love, love, love these little stone feet. I see a nature walk in the near future for <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Miss.</st1:place></st1:state> A. and myself. I can picture these little feet lined up along the edge of my herb garden.</div>
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I wish I could give proper credit to these little guys, but the pin was “uploaded by user” and not linked to a site or blog.</div>
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My next pick of the week is simply genius! I can’t believe I didn’t think of this years ago! Once again there is no link for this, but below the picture, the “uploader” explained the simple steps needed to complete this great project. Rather than put this next to Miss. A., I will probably attach it to the back of the head rest of the seat in front of her. Here is a pic, and the instructions.</div>
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And last but not least, my 3<sup>rd</sup> Pinterest pick of the week is this fabulous T-shirt recycle tutorial. I absolutely can’t wait to make some of these for my new grand-munchkin on the way. I just have to wait until next month when I get to find out if it is a boy-munchkin or a girl-munchkin! Yay I love munchkins!!!</div>
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<br /></div>RBugcreationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17783319091867293882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411031806313618863.post-8560314863269746222012-04-15T20:00:00.002-07:002012-04-15T20:09:45.726-07:00Tote Tutorial<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">My first tutorial</div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">½ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yard of the 3<sup>rd</sup> fabric (C)</div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I went with a (A) large polka dot, (B) hounds-tooth, and (C) pindot. </div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Stabilizer (1/2 yard)</div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Matching thread (I used upholstery thread)</div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">STEP S1-Fabric (A)-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cut this into two ½<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yard pieces (A<sup>1</sup>) & (A<sup>2</sup>). Iron stabilizer to the back of A<sup>1</sup> then fold in half lengthwise (selvage edges together). Iron a nice crisp crease on the folded edge (this will help line up the outside pocket later.)</div><br />
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Using (B<sup>2</sup>)- while still folded and selvage edges together, trim 3 inches off of the selvage edge, set aside the 3 inch strips for another project. <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Step S9-Take fabric (C) – Open material and cut it at 20 inches. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You now have a piece that is 20in x18in. Yes, you will have quite a bit of material left over. Use this for another project later.</div><br />
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STEP S12- Place this tube over the bottom fold of (A<sup>1</sup>). Line up the seam (and crease) of (C) with the ironed in crease at bottom of (A<sup>1</sup>). Seam side down. Pin in place and sew at each edge of (C).<br />
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STEP L2- Do not turn this bag inside out. Take it just as it is and set it inside the Shell of the bag. The insides should be facing. Line up side seams. And sew a stay stitch around top through all thicknesses. Make sure that the straps don’t get caught up in the upper seam.<br />
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</div>RBugcreationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17783319091867293882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411031806313618863.post-87860370663256132732012-04-13T09:43:00.001-07:002012-04-13T10:46:33.729-07:00Lets take this slow! & NTW activitiesSeveral months ago, I set up this blog not knowing how or what to do exactly, but I just felt like I needed to do it. And there it ended! As it usually happens, schedules got hectic, and life got in the way of living. <br />
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A few days ago a friend of mine started her blog. And I decided that if she can do it, so can I (Thank you Kayti R. for inspiring me). I am not going to stress myself out over committing to daily posts, or even trying to script or plan posts. I will commit to posting as life gives me the material to do so, and as time allows.<br />
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This has been a crazy fun week especially at work. This week is dedicated to my profession (911 dispatcher) by a 1994 proclamation from President Clinton. Then it was called <u>N</u>ational Public Safety <u>T</u>elecommunicator <u>W</u>eek, now it is more commonly known as NTW. Yearly, the local Mayor makes a similar proclamation. Reminding our citizens of the vital role that emergency dispatchers play in connecting those in need to those who can help them. This is what President Clinton's proclamation said:<br />
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">America</i></st1:country-region></st1:place><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">’s public safety telecommunicators serve our citizens daily in countless ways. The work of these “unseen first responders” is invaluable in emergency situations, and each of these dedicated men and women deserves our heartfelt appreciation. . . . This week is a time for a grateful Nation to show its appreciation and to recognize that our health, safety, and well-being are often dependent on the commitment and steadfast devotion of public safety telecommunicators</i>. <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">(From the National Public Safety Telecommunications website.)</span><br />
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At our agency, the inside of our office has been turned to a "circus". Each day has had a different circus theme and activity. If I can figure out how to post pictures I will. It was a hoot.<br />
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Monday- <strong>Clown day</strong> complete with costumes.I went in full face make up and costume. I didn't really have the makings for a circus clown so I went for the Rodeo clown look. I think I nailed it!! There was also a balloon making contest. I didn't win (insert sad clown face) and I forgot to take a picture of my giraffe and his little palm tree. Do they have palm trees where giraffes live? Well they do now!! But I do have pictures of some of the other amazing balloons that were created.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little camel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad alligator eating the sweet bunny</td></tr>
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Tuesday- <strong>Favorite Circus animal</strong>- I went as a lioness. I opted for simple face make up with only key components. I learned my limitations, and that 12 hours in a bulky costume and full face make up makes for a long day! Plus no one takes you seriously when you ask them questions and you look like... a clown or a lion! Luckily, citizens and responders couldn't see me. Just fellow dispatchers.<br />
We also had a popcorn machine and a cotton candy machine to play with all day. (Guess who got covered in cotton candy)<br />
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Wednesday- <strong>Dress your best</strong>- Wednesday was our yearly awards banquet so we forewent the crazy make up and costumes on this day. I'm so glad this was the case, as a news crew showed up and the supervisors elected me for the on camera interview. Can you imagine having to do <em>that</em> in clown make up? Yikes!!! I'm proud to say that I won 2 awards this night. I won National Trainer of the year, and I aparently had the highest overall yearly Q<strong>uality Assurance</strong> scores. Baiscally, each week they take a sample of all the calls that were handled, then critique and score them based on national and local standards. They then take those scores and average them out for the year, and I won! Who knew?<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;" unselectable="on">Thursday- <strong>Carnie day</strong> and make your own trash day (chex mix)-I confess that I didn't dress for this day. The idea was that we could really dress down (you know kind of trashy). I was shooting more for the old time Barker days. You know, the white long sleeve shirt, garter on the arm, vest,and those hats that are flat brimmed and flat on the top ( my dad calls them campaign hats), and a cane. Well I only procured about 1/2 of the costume, so I dressed as me and made my best chex mix, and called it a day. I won the contest ( I had the only entry). Heres the recipe:</div><br />
Mix together in a large bowl:<br />
9 C. mixed chex cereals (I use store brand wheat, corn and rice)<br />
1 C. nuts<br />
1 C. pretzels<br />
1 C. garlic flovored bagel chips <br />
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Melt together:<br />
6 Tbsp butter<br />
2 Tbsp Worshteshire<br />
2 tsp liquid smoke<br />
1 1/2 tsp season salt<br />
1 tsp garlic salt or powder<br />
3/4 tsp onion powder<br />
1/8-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper<br />
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Drizzle melted ingredients over cereal mixture. Stirring often, until well coated.<br />
Place on a cookie sheet or 9X13 cake pan. Place in 250 degree oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Let it cool.<br />
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Just for fun, I added about 1/2 of a large bag of mini M&M's after it was completely cool, and it was delish!!<br />
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<strong>Friday</strong>- (today) <strong>Game day</strong>- We are supose to wear jerseys to support our favorite team and then we are setting up carival games throught the office. Ring toss, bean bag toss, and who knows what else. This is my day off, so I am excited to get to set it and help run the games. Pictures later.<br />
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<strong>Saturday</strong>- (tomorrow) <strong>Side show day</strong>- everyone is to dress as their favorite side show act. I can't wait for this one. I already have my costume planned out. I don't even work tomorrow, but I am dressing up and going any way! (pictures later)<br />
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I have to say, I love being a 911 dispatcher. It is the most stressful, crazy, fun, sad and rewarding job one could ever have, and I'm glad I have it.<br />
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