tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12823401818545213632024-02-06T19:55:45.295-08:00The Rusty PuppiesMiss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-18105912385901225152012-05-29T14:21:00.001-07:002012-05-30T05:43:06.137-07:00One.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our Little Sunshine turned <b><span style="font-size: large;">ONE </span></b>this past Saturday. </div>
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So... we celebrated with a <span style="color: magenta;">BIG 'ol Party</span>!!!</div>
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Sophie and her best little friend Brynn decided that they wanted to have a joint birthday party, since they are only just 10 days apart in age. So, I made the Birthday girls matching Party Dresses.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brynn's dress got a little dirty during the cake episode, so I didn't get a picture of both girls in their dresses...<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;">Our Party was supposed to be an outdoor party. No kids in the house. Lots of running and playing in the yard, while the parents enjoyed drinks on the patio.... Well, the weather put an end to that! It was so chilly here that day that coats and hats and shoes were needed. Not to mention, the birthday girls and their little friends would never be able to stay out in the cold for long, anyhow. So, my outdoor Party turned to an indoor party. We had about 40 people, kids included, corralled up in the basement for the first little bit. Which, actully turned out to be quite the hit due to the Popcorn Machine that my parents got me for Christmas. With the popcorn smell, balloons, and streamers, you actually felt like you were at a Carnival!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lemonade Bar, with yellow striped paper straws and mason jars for glasses. <br />
(but, alas, no pictures of their cuteness...)<br />
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I made oodles of pennent banners to zig-zag around my porch, but moved them inside due to the crappy weather.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the party, but I had really wanted a head on of the dessert table... I guess you just have to use your imagination.....(and try to ignore the giant new house they are building behind us!)</td></tr>
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(...and they are as good as all the hype.)<br />
White chocolate outside, pink delicious inside all smothered in yellow and pink cocunut! Yummy</td></tr>
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4 little layers of white cake seperated by 4 little layers of lemon pudding, all frosted in whipped cream.<br />
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I cannot believe how much cake my little girl ate!</td></tr>
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Unfourtunatly, we got NO pictures of the basement. Which, due to the unforeseen weather, turned into a last minute party paradise. Balloons <b><span style="color: #e06666;">EVERYWHERE</span>, </b>and crepe paper, too. We rented a helium tank, and had around 40 balloons floating around the room. </div>
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(A photo of mom pregnant, then a newborn photo, then one photo a month. These were hung from bakers twine with clothespins, and though super simple to do, looked amazing. Sophie's is still downstairs.)</div>
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All in all a whole lot of work! If I ever go party crazy again, I will be sure to get everything set up the DAY BEFORE! Then, I will have lots of time to get the pictures that I want and make any last minute store trips to pick up what I forgot!<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Happy Mothers Day Momma!!!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yours of course is still in the box. But, I'm pretty sure that it is a lot like this one. Now you don't need any help hauling rocks to build your own. ;)</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">You just now need to find a way to get it from here to there...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Things have been extra busy around the Rustad House as of late. I have been busy busy busy trying to get my yard patched together... time and water and time. I guess that's all it takes (with the addition of a little grass seed and fertilizer). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was hoping to have the grass looking good for Sophie's first birthday party next weekend, but it will be what it will be. At least there shouldn't be any "hidden treasures".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sophie is sharing her big day with her little friend, Brynn. Brynn turned one today, but since we pretty much have the same circle of friends, we are having a joint P-A-R-T-Y! Sophie is super excited because she loves her little Brynn friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'll def. post some pics of the shin-dig... it should be super cute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm going with a "Sunshine & Smiles" theme. Since Sophie is my little sunshine, and she has brought so many smiles into our lives over this past year, it only seemed fitting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything will be done up in yellows and light pinks! So, this weekend, I'll be busy making tissue paper pom pom garlands, pennants, and god only knows what else!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last weekend, I finally got my porch pots planted, and even got my backyard flowerbed off to a decent start. I was having so much fun, I even decided to dig up a patch of my dead backyard and turn it into a veggie/herb garden. So far it's just chives and tomatoes, but that's about all it can handle at the moment...</span></div>
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Here is Sophie's new toy. Which she LOVEs! </div>
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The girls hangin out in their yard.<br />
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This little girl is always on a mission to go somewhere.... or shall I say get somewhere.<br />
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Sophie can hardly wait to go PLAY in her yard! And she is especially excited because Grampy and Grammy gave her the money that Mommy gave them for gas...to buy toys for her new backyard. Lucky Girl. That's alot of toys.<br />
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I will post some pictures of my yard and puppie area later, right now they are way to skanky to post. But here is a picture of my new privacy screen on my back porch. There is a little doggy door in the lower right corner that the dogs travel via ramp down to their doggie area. I am looking foward to planing flowers in a couple weeks! It really is the small things in life...<br />
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On another note, our Little Miss Sunshine turns 11 months old today.<br />
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Here she is in a dress that her Great-Great-Grandma Jessie made for her Great-Grandma Beryl's baby Lori.<br />
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Yes, this is a little dress that Sophie's Grammy Lori wore when she was a little girl.<br />
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I wonder if she looked as cute....Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-66239016897571358992012-04-03T20:23:00.004-07:002012-04-03T20:51:58.964-07:00Little Miss Sunshine...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF5uCUpbzGbgU5SsHzvRho0LifKAZakyf6e1YEoQzyZN_RlDF6eh4QX8fiAyQVwKdfaHYciK_jQAOJYGwpNlnlg0Er0ugidjuKQ4T82x-fLdqE2d9X5kJs3l_sv1DJtBALRCUt14-HMQ/s1600/IMG_4502.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727386849085968194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF5uCUpbzGbgU5SsHzvRho0LifKAZakyf6e1YEoQzyZN_RlDF6eh4QX8fiAyQVwKdfaHYciK_jQAOJYGwpNlnlg0Er0ugidjuKQ4T82x-fLdqE2d9X5kJs3l_sv1DJtBALRCUt14-HMQ/s400/IMG_4502.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS78pXhxD9egOOY2RtG_uZ354mIekam723aLHSoFV7gc2Ss_zEQlPHMwnUDCgThyvv1S9C8yZjCiG5RUUqFtzA5KBKid7OaobaoT01xitMUava3OyTiQlCqLj5DvDnuJj7ZVO5SCdX0fM/s1600/IMG_4528.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727386841756914290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS78pXhxD9egOOY2RtG_uZ354mIekam723aLHSoFV7gc2Ss_zEQlPHMwnUDCgThyvv1S9C8yZjCiG5RUUqFtzA5KBKid7OaobaoT01xitMUava3OyTiQlCqLj5DvDnuJj7ZVO5SCdX0fM/s400/IMG_4528.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727382352078287954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nZYDTN5sPEsX0NMa-yxrNM4yWVXOfefgg4NtIH-EdCa22sr8u5jB6z3NkCjQHdO21gW2_fcnQwy5X40osicfizsGDb0ZJ7EXBOdR7MDLFWIR8QPPtadkxZ7b30JBR-fuf2t3wwqunyA/s400/IMG_4540.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727382357631701170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxByupTMNPaxsX1-FNlcjwY-TF5hRDgPsvwJWdqGd6MNEmt1_rgOWUVdDEZZI6R0GMh2neh7fpOkdWpquUIcaLZjyjgWHqf5atwfriaDupgU_0y7j3qvtl7gxDhCQBLZWsvNmw0z_9Os/s400/IMG_4536.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727385128223226066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWbHYj0aRkArmpVNpFkph7YhZ0bdEmtQhrrhGXfHS2S6a5t2uOVmPYE5r0jXZw8J3l0nuiX_Akim6hmp_GypT16DveqJmctcPv7VrAWRCBFvSxerCzDjnpwfO3E0dvZpH3ZIkro9L2EQ/s400/IMG_4534.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727382365136300114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHIa1EH2RgQ0P67cVWRocHkUYTs5RNyRVzQcwLv1EIw5zyzGJYky3zgnT-2CYfXp9Diuz9BlyHqBy3s9Rn43gYzFuwXC46GlyC-muiI1w7wrgegXvIsND6psDf89ZKhxAZpadANDCZOw/s400/IMG_4544.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuM5lJwFS5BWkToChFPde8wytd4E8VkwCUPMLGKjSydhMR6BVSaOw_xfyN-AcLdGbpxj_neDnb6npZNXarjWYko7XxKlp1zw7FlBEgEOJg7EDUUmhy5-t33tIbP5g-CWGHIWYhQfBWUc/s1600/IMG_4556.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727385152040745794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuM5lJwFS5BWkToChFPde8wytd4E8VkwCUPMLGKjSydhMR6BVSaOw_xfyN-AcLdGbpxj_neDnb6npZNXarjWYko7XxKlp1zw7FlBEgEOJg7EDUUmhy5-t33tIbP5g-CWGHIWYhQfBWUc/s400/IMG_4556.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">She is my <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Sunshine</span></strong>!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">She makes me so HAPPY.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727382339962282370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TWJ7Oj31-597e3YeS1LsJpq5gvqArd0EudD86Pg9a9taPwUHxpsEEreDwxefb9in4DdKtWDuR1PgQmB0_fAKPb5elWByPBSFdhpPwK-KUil_17JzrZBAvy6qbJATTmKVMJyLOOIKdf8/s400/IMG_4521.JPG" border="0" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> ...and I'm not the only one smitten by her. Today her dad told her that he loved her more than anything in this world, including his dogs! to use his wording..."Honey, you are #1 in my life, and my doggies are #2"! </span></em></div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-49657069373184865552012-01-31T19:51:00.000-08:002012-01-31T20:22:51.085-08:00Projects<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LDLO3jY5aDwkJTn7jc8uv5KHjBg4vrkO2KRktDY9HeGVRym7pqTPSO8NJAL82j1p4j6pTM1IlJ-034INPPWdXmpB93_afOYZ_NGzd2H55d7f99phMp-TSOtg-nokYIHeYT6x1T9wL5Y/s1600/IMG_4360.JPG"></a>Lately, I've been finding myself with some spare time. So, I've been using it wisely and crafting up a storm.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r20Oagb29L4xbMu0HkP5LOUEoKw83HOxFIJvNQiwQXvkEDhjljU353Ow8bxDVZq2OJPfIitL-9qYbCsVdRMwks50f6xJ9L7K1nRKPL60bQl3cVsjMY4L35cmfuVbQFWFoL78GO0IaV0/s1600/IMG_4359.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704013903879664674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r20Oagb29L4xbMu0HkP5LOUEoKw83HOxFIJvNQiwQXvkEDhjljU353Ow8bxDVZq2OJPfIitL-9qYbCsVdRMwks50f6xJ9L7K1nRKPL60bQl3cVsjMY4L35cmfuVbQFWFoL78GO0IaV0/s400/IMG_4359.JPG" border="0" /></a>I sewed up this heart for my front door using burlap, muslin & felted wool.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRAyALvx5NjBc6EAtt_8cvW3NabyYoiNz6zesMerZO_yUtf0kVMMvCD9J94K0IOsiq7W3KRujBt5uTbMS8xJciG1T87r-6W9siIoonAwuu8aA5y3pmepIgCQI3TE9SJ9yXxZLewM5O8o/s1600/IMG_4357.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704012929805878514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRAyALvx5NjBc6EAtt_8cvW3NabyYoiNz6zesMerZO_yUtf0kVMMvCD9J94K0IOsiq7W3KRujBt5uTbMS8xJciG1T87r-6W9siIoonAwuu8aA5y3pmepIgCQI3TE9SJ9yXxZLewM5O8o/s400/IMG_4357.JPG" border="0" /></a> Covered some letters in burlap, muslin, and paper.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirseUxnfv9n8wCELxxW-QZ5OFJv-9d-hTlwb249kbJxaKna9zv9NUXb490uXC_CJ2pSCuGqPIHbvYp-FecLgtp3QP-VPk77bm_8mLUwU7vrV5OnVcbU_e4jT0BLUR3t0RplyJ4aiv5FSc/s1600/IMG_4355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704012915578143474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirseUxnfv9n8wCELxxW-QZ5OFJv-9d-hTlwb249kbJxaKna9zv9NUXb490uXC_CJ2pSCuGqPIHbvYp-FecLgtp3QP-VPk77bm_8mLUwU7vrV5OnVcbU_e4jT0BLUR3t0RplyJ4aiv5FSc/s400/IMG_4355.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOKWIPw3a4OMGUy5oWvhczCZXlh1lKOH7cpFkwy8K1mY5WB2A35USwe10AeTcGZ22XEDFLZj5etvKnlh0Af-GsitWN7_wj8pCHlr_UHM6Q4gkI7pwl_V4F6xEy3-Uv_p2OTRTdxrehJg/s1600/IMG_4353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704012906304521330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOKWIPw3a4OMGUy5oWvhczCZXlh1lKOH7cpFkwy8K1mY5WB2A35USwe10AeTcGZ22XEDFLZj5etvKnlh0Af-GsitWN7_wj8pCHlr_UHM6Q4gkI7pwl_V4F6xEy3-Uv_p2OTRTdxrehJg/s400/IMG_4353.JPG" border="0" /></a> I stitched up some burlap fabric hearts to hang from our window, and a cutesy little heart pillow for my hunny bunny to hold.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiib3kZJNqSs0rD15OnCA4HpP9P_dvKW4uVRlPvuGs_bGmDRK8FflBwxdiVz0a_EnhC2hq3yIusiuIZoTMfE0zEqHJu497kdoDKzAaftfYEJN4YP4H_9LbX8C3V0fJLAUczF-lcVtgLG48/s1600/IMG_4348.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704012897055976690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiib3kZJNqSs0rD15OnCA4HpP9P_dvKW4uVRlPvuGs_bGmDRK8FflBwxdiVz0a_EnhC2hq3yIusiuIZoTMfE0zEqHJu497kdoDKzAaftfYEJN4YP4H_9LbX8C3V0fJLAUczF-lcVtgLG48/s400/IMG_4348.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>My favorite new valentines addition, I must say, are these pillows that I did up for my living room...</div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704011323192588562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQzaAq1s7oNR7QpU1mhWhs_RYDSzOiegv_NGjAYzLfnAcIOMLgAEl482RP4sHrvXTHdmDfaRLQXjVULiDXPvKNb51wyk48GgMjHshcQ_wfgETKpr0mSFEmv27qwTdHPo2tCjoqyP_GH8/s400/IMG_4346.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWz-mkjbeNiUIHJ1DEuRIkNvYZ_1V0lSafkO92DJAnMA8hUQbsrWvcybjbBtnvn9pcTXyB9yWj7KNfEs-f8oB16H5A7_Lmnsfyu7LFZq5wR2zT1WKOPgzMcEkUj4dN14iS5neocHkscA/s1600/IMG_4345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704012889797750210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWz-mkjbeNiUIHJ1DEuRIkNvYZ_1V0lSafkO92DJAnMA8hUQbsrWvcybjbBtnvn9pcTXyB9yWj7KNfEs-f8oB16H5A7_Lmnsfyu7LFZq5wR2zT1WKOPgzMcEkUj4dN14iS5neocHkscA/s400/IMG_4345.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704011298709369586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLmbaS0Eigjp_4iXVSal_pX1ipyzRVqbNUyeB7SXD25iMtFGZl51Bia9JM2BMAhNDAvtAT7lcEtWIezYN91MbweQpdZVCQcwXDMgg_mru4YNBExazQOk0taLRCuozUIhu_cGxp5pFbyw/s400/IMG_4341.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3rb3hzfbjpLdW7W0Tql0sAi3fI02TkjkOu02osb-7A0o1OSJpo1d6jo0JMGcLm7ItLmjC-G7xrnf1qdf_q_BRk3phVoPFMsTGri85LbwIGBRV6eoPk3uyAN76gspZTD4SXxF8LIpRU4/s1600/IMG_4343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704011313628935378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3rb3hzfbjpLdW7W0Tql0sAi3fI02TkjkOu02osb-7A0o1OSJpo1d6jo0JMGcLm7ItLmjC-G7xrnf1qdf_q_BRk3phVoPFMsTGri85LbwIGBRV6eoPk3uyAN76gspZTD4SXxF8LIpRU4/s400/IMG_4343.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div>And, here is a watercolor that I painted a few weeks back.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDXmkoGn1yqvWKTbVwP9OXstPYnIi_CQ3DkontnWLm6EfjZngEK4AozdxzFfo26if6ADklu9I9aln2WMxQYpRaMpsyX2FH4JEuvNrM3D9uengyyWcVg2JbeZGtKZau9HtLRcv_bSRjn8/s1600/IMG_4339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704011282195547362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDXmkoGn1yqvWKTbVwP9OXstPYnIi_CQ3DkontnWLm6EfjZngEK4AozdxzFfo26if6ADklu9I9aln2WMxQYpRaMpsyX2FH4JEuvNrM3D9uengyyWcVg2JbeZGtKZau9HtLRcv_bSRjn8/s400/IMG_4339.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><div>Sophie is getting to a phase now where she is content to play on her own for longer and longer...which is good for mommy. That means more time for cleaning and more time for crafting.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>YAY!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-12276492651298634382012-01-22T10:32:00.001-08:002012-01-22T10:37:21.398-08:00Sweet little Sophie...<div><br /><div>She always looks so sweet and cute after bathtime... So, I had Ryan snap a picture of us this morning. You know, one to look back on when she's a teenager and remember how sweet and tiny she was...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700526710098495794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM7kFRHh0_Ptx90zNuPz8SX8Ff-rM9obr8cwnCh5f5jZReRVjRmVBTTwD8PozVyiNKhh02LzvU2NqCiYBvJZs5WKiHqTTcR7MSRRbbhk0ESqmJuPAIB3ISKXrDdYyGOji8A8cRl32-Io/s400/IMG_4292.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><br /><p>Looks like she didn't agree with the whole idea...</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700526702942653970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBj7wyiCCIxokDU3VpgUbZo4D34mTmucGJz-Tn_HHIFzeBkyc0fSA2RYOkQQYO0ib9N_XMGr6z-14LlZB-r5QKY8FKxZPkSl91Mrx4ByfuGnZtxvFT_Jj09DJ8ymAtl9N1vVC_aDGoiM/s400/IMG_4285.JPG" border="0" /></p>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-87256022030562587002012-01-15T08:54:00.000-08:002012-01-15T09:17:29.612-08:00GROW...Unfourtunatly, I'm kind of a slacker. I should have been more on top of this, but I guess that I should be thankful that I at least have these. If I could go back in time I would have taken all of her growth pictures in white onsies. That way all of my photos would have matched up.<br /><br />2 months...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697905595171887362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mVZoOWNawIcyP1V5gyhwGp_5a5JDm82kc9d_DITQTtCTo_spjLqeOH10NtoUEJJl_sL2V_NUGrwyIewArwpkRWNBPEokbmxX64G4uk6AwJCTtwlz-KUPNnwoYBlZtrHqiPElWuu-p9w/s400/100_3521.JPG" border="0" /><br />3 months...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmIaWrrJNnofXo0aI1FXABmPk1sgmQEeCkXcYmqbJ6sVz0ov_PIYz382FdotqM0WdXs_g4nPBQvgd256PIYydnKgq2cwdJG1NI5ZsSmbcqeLGwG-oTz59PjzjvhIHd9XWy7wpKngzOKk/s1600/100_3641.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697905600739961394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmIaWrrJNnofXo0aI1FXABmPk1sgmQEeCkXcYmqbJ6sVz0ov_PIYz382FdotqM0WdXs_g4nPBQvgd256PIYydnKgq2cwdJG1NI5ZsSmbcqeLGwG-oTz59PjzjvhIHd9XWy7wpKngzOKk/s400/100_3641.JPG" border="0" /></a> 4 months...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQKdHLWtJT5nG3VKpP5PWMPr43TKvpAX4c0bnI5rLQUzNEt1jzgqlNyTU7bkin6GD6y7DEFo0pCvBwVm40_4dFuRpQxzVUhrC-2ozCppHJhOLjSXHjyi30XwRBhPmjF0sWPrvOOrPYU8/s1600/IMG_2448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697904779081960386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQKdHLWtJT5nG3VKpP5PWMPr43TKvpAX4c0bnI5rLQUzNEt1jzgqlNyTU7bkin6GD6y7DEFo0pCvBwVm40_4dFuRpQxzVUhrC-2ozCppHJhOLjSXHjyi30XwRBhPmjF0sWPrvOOrPYU8/s400/IMG_2448.JPG" border="0" /></a> 5 months...<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2as3-YOChLNKs6EmxTEhbo5fNCCXSHou7ASeIkp2_iP9BIe4uo6dYW7UkqoIV-9ypmo53W9q0S8Ja0aOiTO8uYRjTTnAi64UeWzniE_Qh0zioBKRXJX1VkKjzmZb2cvXRNi4rbKL6DgM/s1600/IMG_2806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697904762407352994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2as3-YOChLNKs6EmxTEhbo5fNCCXSHou7ASeIkp2_iP9BIe4uo6dYW7UkqoIV-9ypmo53W9q0S8Ja0aOiTO8uYRjTTnAi64UeWzniE_Qh0zioBKRXJX1VkKjzmZb2cvXRNi4rbKL6DgM/s400/IMG_2806.JPG" border="0" /></a> 7 months (almost 8)...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697904741035808034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-_9jkDH4PJ48OjqeP-E2hu5VJ27EkJ4QXzdRr-74Rolo2ztSovXklTQl-RZP_QetbW8huFdseNXwE-cF2dDVoiEDJ3aOYhXfnjee8VneUc6bP9EyB1WBLK4eHlG3T-ucAMT0TaMixPA/s400/IMG_4233.JPG" border="0" /> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />And.... Feeding time at the Rustad Zoo.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSDl2-n26EReNLl_hJ3Kd_OLGLfmnA_gQENpLVlA8hKRTdEw65i0UIKCFzqoLBpKd8YPRppfSnhG0prxkxD_iSfj54fE12ytWPzzTxO549L8TNzYwUbiq6eK0yaHcZfp35Za7wochEIs/s1600/IMG_4213.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697904754278628066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSDl2-n26EReNLl_hJ3Kd_OLGLfmnA_gQENpLVlA8hKRTdEw65i0UIKCFzqoLBpKd8YPRppfSnhG0prxkxD_iSfj54fE12ytWPzzTxO549L8TNzYwUbiq6eK0yaHcZfp35Za7wochEIs/s400/IMG_4213.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8aC_72krptT5cvTTXqnudVJxAYedTXcW4aq4A19y0EYx4g8WR44DaF2gglc043c3jqcdx1O-B3i0TrSGAjveLWrULZYcUsf3bCoNzrTr_PI8-0xIezqqSUGxFZWbPj2yWxQElt8N8nE/s1600/IMG_4202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697904745989437298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8aC_72krptT5cvTTXqnudVJxAYedTXcW4aq4A19y0EYx4g8WR44DaF2gglc043c3jqcdx1O-B3i0TrSGAjveLWrULZYcUsf3bCoNzrTr_PI8-0xIezqqSUGxFZWbPj2yWxQElt8N8nE/s400/IMG_4202.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-60904843735146640942011-12-27T07:27:00.000-08:002011-12-27T08:06:40.185-08:00Feliz Navidad!<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690835239822637042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6SkheWEY7aIUbqErCIfTJcSn5mbDYAV-o7wb91098GYWR1UbiqAWV_kEe5FUQTcvLX1LCAdRld_gMauQ73047BKmvw-krDxzTZGa8Krb8ScyXmbybZZFWRCCjRfV2vmFRf4qAkL-518/s400/IMG_3854.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP9j70cIXhFBdmQ5TJDBHFc_qTwgh6s0D5B1dCAb33gwZjvGxNmO76cRcPeSfHkueDesyhumiWAYXXtuNAc1OMMcztUrmu3UY2-qsyLI3yQ3y4AZuORXjMtGZUXnyRFq5VvAQtC9hxz8/s1600/IMG_3911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690836858283147154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP9j70cIXhFBdmQ5TJDBHFc_qTwgh6s0D5B1dCAb33gwZjvGxNmO76cRcPeSfHkueDesyhumiWAYXXtuNAc1OMMcztUrmu3UY2-qsyLI3yQ3y4AZuORXjMtGZUXnyRFq5VvAQtC9hxz8/s400/IMG_3911.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1d5_7oIM4EO6lhoYBdLwV4zwiBGym7PXyqP5JO2MrwrsKtWcfNOmC82_mzhpuJhSS0m2aRuQuKm5Atx6rKmHIyepRZ1TRboBxaZTVYHWypSeP5GIi7S0vHKlt6F0e01Hp2746rQy2ws/s1600/IMG_3909.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690836839588146546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1d5_7oIM4EO6lhoYBdLwV4zwiBGym7PXyqP5JO2MrwrsKtWcfNOmC82_mzhpuJhSS0m2aRuQuKm5Atx6rKmHIyepRZ1TRboBxaZTVYHWypSeP5GIi7S0vHKlt6F0e01Hp2746rQy2ws/s400/IMG_3909.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRUT5mTOQAmmK8Vx9unAdPuQMLu1_49yzITgDYu37koXXz_AkI_lVkIix89Oy1fj2eYgDOcIgLmjiE3d0I9soRk-nfjNDDBePT44xiaMUNCIQWDJl-UsDHCEcICkLvmzM7mrq_kFq3rE/s1600/IMG_3913.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690836827711282658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRUT5mTOQAmmK8Vx9unAdPuQMLu1_49yzITgDYu37koXXz_AkI_lVkIix89Oy1fj2eYgDOcIgLmjiE3d0I9soRk-nfjNDDBePT44xiaMUNCIQWDJl-UsDHCEcICkLvmzM7mrq_kFq3rE/s400/IMG_3913.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpithcWYsJvrEc19bKkuhPdgICH38DnDmEP2cFuvpBAhjy1p1KXH5iUuPTpw9pCPiX7-N3qfEh9OmXU_NPblS36Q_GeXJPAsVmxOJsJTjhuwPZXNGYlKMlA8jhyY4xFSpPSavglJDp43Q/s1600/IMG_3917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690836824783619826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpithcWYsJvrEc19bKkuhPdgICH38DnDmEP2cFuvpBAhjy1p1KXH5iUuPTpw9pCPiX7-N3qfEh9OmXU_NPblS36Q_GeXJPAsVmxOJsJTjhuwPZXNGYlKMlA8jhyY4xFSpPSavglJDp43Q/s400/IMG_3917.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnuDKFeUYvMQzKSx8aBsBfofAYDudO6mgAdbEdWhlpdmhDLSLLVuvVQyrttZibr8G_CPpHYneWX4m8I1WECbbVRewBJvz4m2LRR_nNsBSsWFknjvB79X7uRZ9c_13ZK4BBQvke4GpmgY/s1600/IMG_3908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690835253558864498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnuDKFeUYvMQzKSx8aBsBfofAYDudO6mgAdbEdWhlpdmhDLSLLVuvVQyrttZibr8G_CPpHYneWX4m8I1WECbbVRewBJvz4m2LRR_nNsBSsWFknjvB79X7uRZ9c_13ZK4BBQvke4GpmgY/s400/IMG_3908.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sophie enjoyed her Christmas morning more than I thought...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4w_we-e5l9EFeCio0_mXqhs1JZV42nWNaWZ9vITexA5LX_kTO28sID0TaPiVLiut8CcjgHvcZDDy6Bf3kQb8VLSWIX1om_ndMqbQb5kwZATX69BK9rOlvAasoH06bmJopq5Ny2HNodw/s1600/IMG_4033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690835224745229170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4w_we-e5l9EFeCio0_mXqhs1JZV42nWNaWZ9vITexA5LX_kTO28sID0TaPiVLiut8CcjgHvcZDDy6Bf3kQb8VLSWIX1om_ndMqbQb5kwZATX69BK9rOlvAasoH06bmJopq5Ny2HNodw/s400/IMG_4033.JPG" border="0" /></a> She was very happy with her stocking. You can't go wrong with rubber duckies...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_HWAj0MSACatDB69DghDFO7vXnt55aU_z9T1eQY50qLM1LwDm4FujqCv8e87f_8kfbd-PiLRB0E9ZWGZ-5zHFfPA5FSLyEBmiB05YqehFbg3BrGy0ZGAxJ_33JFwW0e5dA2BDHz459Q/s1600/IMG_4027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690835216554020466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_HWAj0MSACatDB69DghDFO7vXnt55aU_z9T1eQY50qLM1LwDm4FujqCv8e87f_8kfbd-PiLRB0E9ZWGZ-5zHFfPA5FSLyEBmiB05YqehFbg3BrGy0ZGAxJ_33JFwW0e5dA2BDHz459Q/s400/IMG_4027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2MJA7f2auDLmvl1HapKJ5fsPXXnPRHhtpG72qcArvlJlvpNWjlzgEod6xtOsKH7i7cVVFmiGRZab-oEed8yl4XIET-FUg4js6GFgErYQYRQAmKKD_at-ouzm4EUeAQj4pBJsNj_0Flw/s1600/IMG_4001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690835214689371858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2MJA7f2auDLmvl1HapKJ5fsPXXnPRHhtpG72qcArvlJlvpNWjlzgEod6xtOsKH7i7cVVFmiGRZab-oEed8yl4XIET-FUg4js6GFgErYQYRQAmKKD_at-ouzm4EUeAQj4pBJsNj_0Flw/s400/IMG_4001.JPG" border="0" /></a> She was thrilled with watching the doggies unwrap their presents as well.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei9YVEPx52vlpnUcSEX0aKMPXwVzOOtbtjcPK2YuUemUgYyGzXnh88LHZIjmSkR-4Ombre86o3OkVRVHEB9IwU2ak-9seGGcXvdal1BwtiKg360IX0aPxXmk-9htYAxFIfXZStriqSxo/s1600/IMG_3992.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690833550922945778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei9YVEPx52vlpnUcSEX0aKMPXwVzOOtbtjcPK2YuUemUgYyGzXnh88LHZIjmSkR-4Ombre86o3OkVRVHEB9IwU2ak-9seGGcXvdal1BwtiKg360IX0aPxXmk-9htYAxFIfXZStriqSxo/s400/IMG_3992.JPG" border="0" /></a>The doggies were happy, too. They love presents. Especially Mr. Nevaeh.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQJoC3J6dXU7l5ooVPiRMqKzoH0zY457ycTvCaVSkAENAYWsBoidShH-5BMqIpNDwHXxyOAlK4AwjcMDDHJ-CT6tADeDtKnVO3yAre4k2FMH3rY0xMbuytpIiZLIJAWZ8RHL2yIUOuFI/s1600/IMG_3996.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690833542399617522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQJoC3J6dXU7l5ooVPiRMqKzoH0zY457ycTvCaVSkAENAYWsBoidShH-5BMqIpNDwHXxyOAlK4AwjcMDDHJ-CT6tADeDtKnVO3yAre4k2FMH3rY0xMbuytpIiZLIJAWZ8RHL2yIUOuFI/s400/IMG_3996.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Our Family had Oyster Stew and Christmas pudding for Christmas Eve.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690833525246776770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40-_SwNZUca9gZ8BkGlI5-qqarF4oXr4b4BKl7pDzBPJA7xZTR1PGt30Wf044WHTkZQmYRgvGHKRTfr0i8RRSkq4RK_9Z6W-1TtaCsNUXi-yaKD1xqwPmty9Tnec__YUtgA1vaLCT8c4/s400/IMG_3976.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XsEHAzUJSzRy7Et8S-kLwqqRdASGDa1ASfHTpMw987VfxtFGxwh5Isxqzs3vlHZ22V_0mNRukWl51ahZtoCpFFZe2XvqicJnAEHoSJe1LdqoAm8J_DejfRo7F0Y_xfXOFxA7i-exF3c/s1600/IMG_3981.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690833533830181858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XsEHAzUJSzRy7Et8S-kLwqqRdASGDa1ASfHTpMw987VfxtFGxwh5Isxqzs3vlHZ22V_0mNRukWl51ahZtoCpFFZe2XvqicJnAEHoSJe1LdqoAm8J_DejfRo7F0Y_xfXOFxA7i-exF3c/s400/IMG_3981.JPG" border="0" /></a> We went to a friends for Christmas Day supper. And then, we had our "special" family supper of Prime Rib on Boxing Day, afterwhich we went to a Christmas Levee at the Mess.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQwPJ1N4yVXSfGxbkojY9-kSctwQwMehxTsHPNLCGHHZraiZtvksF4rBV6fIjE0MqWrGO5cVMNpYCr6XbIZhgknBhVA5As6PDN_aEYUln1i8kfAC2zcQj3veFT6rdxr4K1iAJEzb0FX8/s1600/IMG_3936.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690833521614329362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQwPJ1N4yVXSfGxbkojY9-kSctwQwMehxTsHPNLCGHHZraiZtvksF4rBV6fIjE0MqWrGO5cVMNpYCr6XbIZhgknBhVA5As6PDN_aEYUln1i8kfAC2zcQj3veFT6rdxr4K1iAJEzb0FX8/s400/IMG_3936.JPG" border="0" /></a> All around, it was a beautiful Holiday weekend! Unseasonally warm sunny weather, too! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Best wishes to all for the remainder of 2011!</div><br /><br /><div>We wish you all a Happy New Year.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-62089417620003070792011-12-16T21:54:00.000-08:002011-12-17T07:38:31.106-08:00Naughty or Nice....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO4lxbyJRgvaLv5VmPR6YwDTR2cEvJgHQBzp6JNieIdQYf_drZYGnJtTckHg6WToMcReDrnKN5EHtk93o4HSF2kNcJl2RtyTrCxjrc7pY3hPs_cxiSmDIZlbAZlyyT9kV7Odsf_VCeGc/s1600/IMG_3672.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687118222520760770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO4lxbyJRgvaLv5VmPR6YwDTR2cEvJgHQBzp6JNieIdQYf_drZYGnJtTckHg6WToMcReDrnKN5EHtk93o4HSF2kNcJl2RtyTrCxjrc7pY3hPs_cxiSmDIZlbAZlyyT9kV7Odsf_VCeGc/s400/IMG_3672.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><div>Sophie and I had a little photoshoot yesterday afternoon. She was sooo good (untill I took the sucker away...)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc24r3cJtLQxbduFLK_1VAMXBKsdObqpP6KoZfQPr8lDlOwt-cuMdi3iobeSoziwZeXwPUO0_zYOg9YI1ZiIG3JBMC15FP_B83yNP4GPlHw9Cfzq5PgF-zbvo066U7M90peapKYRWjj4/s1600/IMG_3697.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686980282920015714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc24r3cJtLQxbduFLK_1VAMXBKsdObqpP6KoZfQPr8lDlOwt-cuMdi3iobeSoziwZeXwPUO0_zYOg9YI1ZiIG3JBMC15FP_B83yNP4GPlHw9Cfzq5PgF-zbvo066U7M90peapKYRWjj4/s400/IMG_3697.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BnciTVXrxYOpJSmgKJrgr7hWfTiIJhYAZvcTHTMsEg6V3DXf7HTVbUY2wrzSLxiS5vhwihBhbI-ghFcyq2eRRZtuF5cjRaRzU5bNehjJESHX9xn2KHr4P_3F775VjEW-SKcxhzVc-1o/s1600/IMG_3695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686980260439053826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BnciTVXrxYOpJSmgKJrgr7hWfTiIJhYAZvcTHTMsEg6V3DXf7HTVbUY2wrzSLxiS5vhwihBhbI-ghFcyq2eRRZtuF5cjRaRzU5bNehjJESHX9xn2KHr4P_3F775VjEW-SKcxhzVc-1o/s400/IMG_3695.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw8ZGHD219ZvCf3NOCUdjn7De8jCNgwakHkY_fPu5lidTQZ2eZKXmJnoVbm4031iBTqWfRBM_R4PQY-TiXyS0AQQpTavTJxN3-PCP6yUZCD-OYkqGsbKHP1Lhhp2q0p4OKaDyRtZCth8/s1600/IMG_3691.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686980256099293714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw8ZGHD219ZvCf3NOCUdjn7De8jCNgwakHkY_fPu5lidTQZ2eZKXmJnoVbm4031iBTqWfRBM_R4PQY-TiXyS0AQQpTavTJxN3-PCP6yUZCD-OYkqGsbKHP1Lhhp2q0p4OKaDyRtZCth8/s400/IMG_3691.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72bZFa4bQ0dYB-4ePEI1-QMta_8Zr9gYszjcby8T10cFx2CBUnU01QKDuzA0v5YNGcvj7J9YY3UPoT582EZ4MwGN1N6xyciierFwQ4w4S8LLbvoiDL0K5A-No6hP5gJlvokUH3Xp6E_c/s1600/IMG_3682.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686980240657640098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72bZFa4bQ0dYB-4ePEI1-QMta_8Zr9gYszjcby8T10cFx2CBUnU01QKDuzA0v5YNGcvj7J9YY3UPoT582EZ4MwGN1N6xyciierFwQ4w4S8LLbvoiDL0K5A-No6hP5gJlvokUH3Xp6E_c/s400/IMG_3682.JPG" border="0" /></a>She is almost 6 months old already. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ivHtNSqLGBVapza_Sm_ZPbIGqd-D7G0s4Y3-qMfz0-TNcZyCa3PwljjagW4bnLNzfNZrveeo8XrDI_MO5flUGsMKxnMmaVgAzLwdtMR52yWFb9v-5gcEJcsRwKieNSelIdyOZUfUPEY/s400/IMG_3433.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687118217002648546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjjhzdhry-saU8dk5woOf-vPi9Jn-i2oR1A-pPqQjHOCx9T2rFtxbrg-ffhYXT9FiyxNnbwCRf_gps5uPjee_7lmkABOXs1Hx-NIp1jHaY97SMGrgo3E83yg990Y7-Fgk1E0HRfT33nQ/s400/IMG_3419.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgfSKckrihLwVPm26phZ4cW4fHphSjQzZ9mHveMnlFbttAe4VclpmsVuJ9mGPCgf27v-nScs3SHU3sqvTnJxeExe8nA8DW5pRkglMbLPYxy7o-jJTD6e6D0QvmaafOCRfyhNxQiQnT0g/s1600/IMG_3410.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686974028963993458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgfSKckrihLwVPm26phZ4cW4fHphSjQzZ9mHveMnlFbttAe4VclpmsVuJ9mGPCgf27v-nScs3SHU3sqvTnJxeExe8nA8DW5pRkglMbLPYxy7o-jJTD6e6D0QvmaafOCRfyhNxQiQnT0g/s400/IMG_3410.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p align="center">She is such a sweet little thing. I am so lucky to have her in my life! She is just wonderful...</p>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-31074121153126579292011-12-11T21:24:00.000-08:002011-12-27T08:10:09.817-08:00Cookie ExchangeI attended my very first cookie exchange this year. I thought long and hard about what I was going to make... I knew I wanted something super yummy....something super Christmassy... So, I decided to invent Peppermint Bark Cookies. Basically just Chocolate chocolate chip cookies drenched in white chocolate and crushed peppermint pieces.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685111016899156434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZYo18hf3ZOaWDEi39tdWfWl9MHMF85BIrQpi9pKUOGDt0QuqdSHn_Wd37TtFXZnnO2WbWloxvSpvLLnNAJA9tvGxZGWS3ylQyf1-Zr7Dr_tCCkayMWVpqyTUwzNuLX9I_0JXH8aoA-4/s400/IMG_3395.JPG" border="0" /> Now, I had to make 8 doz of them. No small feat with a small child that doesn't let you out of her eyesight.... or armslength...<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685110020940464402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaStcSkO3D3oLmNvsnTjbVSpVIc4ova87wyGFWguA0AumJtyv2PxPpoh4gbnX3rlGi8T_ilcGw32d0CVmP6vnrZ0VNUTapHYYrT3ODQTLKdDztHaHo2NBgNeDenlsN2Y9teabjv1Dj_0/s400/IMG_3373.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685110026302205458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrk2lhryafTIBHUxB2WWZeK3fAd6J4cltYErzuhYX8BMCCk_zR_nFmWZLkqMvqXZep-kW_lLZokPqSZal4JjGaOopeZJZB9cZZfH_OjAhC4UE8Msb8jCzdF-_76WP-Zw3kJ4gmEK7Keg/s400/IMG_3380.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685110035950669282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgOnX4yb8Ay9cQKyvSFrjNnI9psd7TlL95hP-x-eFCW_gR6dBV3VW_F-jRpdyMI0s59Sj-HvdJDlVZQVN0Wtiw6Js9cKydqR-4kvmGez3IrRK-c6YFKrlSrV3QNIRaMStwM_l-RN1YMI/s400/IMG_3389.JPG" border="0" /> Hours later... I thought up how I would package them, because from everything I've ever heard about cookie exchanges the package is just as important as the cookies themselves...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685110034816005282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuJ6eju4-_LHoRnydb29VHN8E-Ye4-YS7WS5i0Unq2R-wCD3Tr8iB8dn8oDKARimRsH_ffgW_lHJHWbZNSFagdyKg66dNV4CmvCkU0AzPPJNbEp17AZH_vkaA6deKY6hsLq9lAC1m3vo/s400/IMG_3391.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILjjI3XlV92fiWthUMCnkHwMfUFg9lFuqKhF9aRyN1JkDz_SuVPt8mV6DtOYtsc79SX6TAqcKreotCd5unNfSlAlK5kBVlMyYsoh5VYmHJxWZeaDDArQCJAzS2Or4IUGSZhhOpaDOCQc/s1600/IMG_3393.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685110044170519362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILjjI3XlV92fiWthUMCnkHwMfUFg9lFuqKhF9aRyN1JkDz_SuVPt8mV6DtOYtsc79SX6TAqcKreotCd5unNfSlAlK5kBVlMyYsoh5VYmHJxWZeaDDArQCJAzS2Or4IUGSZhhOpaDOCQc/s400/IMG_3393.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Here is what I left home with... 14 beautiful, bountiful bags of cookies.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685112839607253330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqZRwqR5wOLoCP1WFxEgMqZrfU47EU0IU1Pq0LK0-98Dijhn8-U6akb-OPSGBPzd0tQBBASZ2_JmT7aOL6oxtTPG-4ilmXdCo5THgceX63LgtDC130uJjxQp77Kgj305qrPA3ysg8cKc/s400/IMG_3399.JPG" border="0" /><br />Here is what I brought home with me...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685111035088085362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQDwtXz07qqQ-ZkCiBN3AlhZxI0fSeUtgsWozC_8bLxDCQDysH5bRl_dy73VAUOpATzVSBEPpn48EsV5RxeNku-5oFCWhxeP2Yo3PPPZk4DnWAIVZ-Wv6qpEs0mqjphzbOMCcmfYEC8s/s400/IMG_3404.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I thought cookie exchanges were all about the packaging???<br /><br />Guess I was way off base on that one!<br /></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-51751021597819595782011-10-20T17:22:00.000-07:002011-10-20T18:00:00.663-07:00Fall Back in Portage...<div align="center">We are finally back home after 3 months of living the good life out west. Oh, how I miss it out there... But, alas, life goes on...even in Portage la Prairie. I have managed to get a few projects done since getting back last Friday. The biggest of which was a good deep clean, furniture rearrange and curtain change up.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665736161437982994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bUJMm4CZZSYjIjtQ1SoiRoXJrKWVQ2GSn12sicz5zpbkmPRgIbgP8ri1k6blLT-Vofbt5H_YLQJOFrTTTTqysEbUhzjDrOLPBc_G4rhP4_7xwuvjLy1SHaEhcGzqGqZqEPTcisodOQw/s400/IMG_2624.JPG" border="0" />I had been dying to get Ryan's sign hung since I bestowed it to him on our Anniversary in August. It was a whole lot of work, but well worth it.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYan5NMFrkNkxqkJyeBNdPfXurssx_pW8DeuQtCalZWrkBS2dvYHYdoQWzjW9as48N0Sh3-MOn_uuW5kyMuLQJf-MUsJZaI_MeK4RxxsxuNW_J7R6VVUAWik5EJlcxyW5sISkD0KafvwY/s1600/IMG_2626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665736167479336402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYan5NMFrkNkxqkJyeBNdPfXurssx_pW8DeuQtCalZWrkBS2dvYHYdoQWzjW9as48N0Sh3-MOn_uuW5kyMuLQJf-MUsJZaI_MeK4RxxsxuNW_J7R6VVUAWik5EJlcxyW5sISkD0KafvwY/s400/IMG_2626.JPG" border="0" /></a> And, I got the Halloween decorations out...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665736172690775186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1zxB1DYa3Zne9F5zl1PGrWbTy9gAvYYol2zmLz8mI75UPCS3GEePG7T6dfV7E7Z2EefuHUPUZc6AkJxze6yme8-VWtVD6HZP3UobBiNUWdkMSx5A8-mX2sq8OD2T7JqKVkRwUtIpJq0/s400/IMG_2630.JPG" border="0" />Sophie LOVES the lights!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665736181569029602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAW8XqQBT3VY_z3FIIxTcXbPq9l6RsbWZxeHnMYb9w37p687Cb60dOsYYMkcdQ40HT5GDYHSAQ9PBjR2T2SJ6jbSp0RkhxTnO9irQ2NX1-mi1obDE1OYL23DY6S8Iez_N3SLbXHG7TJzg/s400/IMG_2634.JPG" border="0" />I hung my black cat sign over the stove...<br /><br />Unfortunately, this is what my house now looks like clean. I thought the dog beds were clutter enough... now add to that a baby swing, exerciser, jenny jumper, boppy, moby wrap, assorted bowl of toys and binkies, and burp rags. It's funny that even with all these great distractions, the silly girl still would rather be held in her mama's arms.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665736188107139394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFU93XgbaNLEV9_dwdiOFPK2BRSL00gGghdwpDBRaJ7v1luoQS_1MrYsF8-augjeH3nHYR7Frjm9tonJak5drM6WGvq8lOaojTwFy04ngPZCGyVReProE5fbzSs-AWqu3J2aRyw0o8FU/s400/IMG_2638.JPG" border="0" />I also found the time to finish up Sophie's Room. I got her closet all done up and organized. I got her curtain rod hung and curtains up. They are the icing on the cake...SUPER cute! They make the room look like a little girly girl room.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665740987570775890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFy4PcRSMkAivJvmIAJtkfICDi8IT_MyYAQGWbvJeaj3W9hRR8UL2c0lpJVsppMAdmIH5R3Vk5VwcTpzhZCXU6Q4JnteHHPOkIT8mh0Y_UhxlVVC4iW2pqY6eeR6iF7_1QMtGzBk8iZE/s400/IMG_2755.JPG" border="0" /> And, I got her name finished and up on the wall...complete with modge podge and all! I must give her Auntie Becky credit for this one. She did one for Sophie's up and coming little cousin, and it was so cute that I had to do one for Sophie, too.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665740980009201906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DDCNv_QYiVHLpAnJc2j0DfWA2kn07T8YC2WZwTKHL4DgFX6cYCmLO4mJ5ELvoCbAhpyyAeRTFff5e24PLJLo7tGdtWgupLwWeyjKeXGu0H_IwxJ2aVdns-wsweO5X5_1o9zG50erpOQ/s400/IMG_2728.JPG" border="0" /> Sophie loves playing in her room!</div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665740964783535186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpz5Haijjs1Wvys_ozDxCBz-1-GSYUfl8_Wgzd-_XsJz43RuwQLyFtb1ZomQCFawmhMDVoHwI0DzxnpS0MhoVk_I8AIrVRLWkEouDxkUkJpRz6A2-RGH2N1wBiLwzPb7INhqFgH8gx4Y/s400/IMG_2639.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665740971324790898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZQ1YzZYbYNDah0Zvhky0YrNhHvxIUl0dg7xltzz-AkM5xHfz3uNymjPU9A7bDiSLiNJLG-PYRTNb6abCmFL3plfvGB1Sr34gLw1eNZ7bq35N90y1GiF-xuw72TOF187qlf4VGpwGoyw/s400/IMG_2640.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>She especially loves all of her toys that were just sitting there waiting for her while she was out west... and she loves sitting in her bumbo to play with them.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665740958350672018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGS9krAX-6Kz6BgqgfUG7HzvnSPp3ixk15C338y5mJ-r0cL56imAJzNhOWeHojgLqQp_2tCmq6QI0F4fp1rS19w2lJX3CcBKqbd2OYMW1N2xf13vJlkmPlBYX53Uzjk4CaDozrYemOTM/s400/IMG_2652.JPG" border="0" /></p></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-88711336320193796342011-10-15T14:46:00.000-07:002011-10-15T15:08:31.641-07:00<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663841211466001586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNP9e1R-2Nm1ADP7iAo40hv4JCUdbKJkqeKCRETmLtUrJXzBHpGQxETYRktgG33WJZVJB9YF-6qNKsYG5cGXLAXVU2ZR6tL9RNBG0t_kjcJiiT-YMYREhM-QIUp7LlJwqxbqJVnPhxtOg/s400/IMG_2500.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Mommy and Sophia</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGVdLJsyrC2vc9UGwZQ6ACxr8nBHJhaefnoWnSGpkcAgGzHcSpRNYTuMB79zKxXB2nYWP1ZR6YTj_US3ubkaRGbw_Z28wnihUeFRZaqZBjyXs0Q-u0JIyAWMA0IDEfre_PaV7tiRR4U8/s1600/IMG_2501.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663841225433236514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGVdLJsyrC2vc9UGwZQ6ACxr8nBHJhaefnoWnSGpkcAgGzHcSpRNYTuMB79zKxXB2nYWP1ZR6YTj_US3ubkaRGbw_Z28wnihUeFRZaqZBjyXs0Q-u0JIyAWMA0IDEfre_PaV7tiRR4U8/s400/IMG_2501.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mommy, Daddy and Sophia <br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1DW5jxQsu3qBBn_ciqnIxaG4WUsk7qfadQ0b1yaDixEqSBsdAdUU75U_sjuIYETphbYOI_6rFbHcV-S6aQMpd8Fmtp1sHmwNCG5v8wSASWhNK5R5XEwi7F3VQSkwWXVWTpRVIhRYfNw/s1600/IMG_2513.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663841221546629602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1DW5jxQsu3qBBn_ciqnIxaG4WUsk7qfadQ0b1yaDixEqSBsdAdUU75U_sjuIYETphbYOI_6rFbHcV-S6aQMpd8Fmtp1sHmwNCG5v8wSASWhNK5R5XEwi7F3VQSkwWXVWTpRVIhRYfNw/s400/IMG_2513.JPG" border="0" /></a> Auntie Nicole and Us...(Ryans Sister) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzwsVPd27LyVGiBP_g2aIztCXn7WiyHmUrde_awZf3JCbvDJIz5o6X2nHEjstuebBGzhGjOWLX0wanuVt4p8RtIJ-xXYCsfEfjLf7xit2w2p4E34CAiJi72FeL5CNRmVuhGbd84R1MBY/s1600/IMG_2507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663841215690184690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzwsVPd27LyVGiBP_g2aIztCXn7WiyHmUrde_awZf3JCbvDJIz5o6X2nHEjstuebBGzhGjOWLX0wanuVt4p8RtIJ-xXYCsfEfjLf7xit2w2p4E34CAiJi72FeL5CNRmVuhGbd84R1MBY/s400/IMG_2507.JPG" border="0" /></a> Us.... <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7__OdI5tGa7-PPYZD_CvEtnhS9q3ES64mc_6WK3Kgurj1CM67odj8K7j3bnlDbiWXlRT3RVPPB2QSh_Uz5QJNg_L9xOlF78dHJ64r5jv8qSQtr4MAmcQbQGxfRM9XSifLcFSIoXz0tE/s1600/IMG_2519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663841207317136050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7__OdI5tGa7-PPYZD_CvEtnhS9q3ES64mc_6WK3Kgurj1CM67odj8K7j3bnlDbiWXlRT3RVPPB2QSh_Uz5QJNg_L9xOlF78dHJ64r5jv8qSQtr4MAmcQbQGxfRM9XSifLcFSIoXz0tE/s400/IMG_2519.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grammy Nick, Mommy, Nana Rustad, and Sophie</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We had a wonderful Thanksgiving!</div><br /><div>Hope you did, too!</div></div><br /></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-69725217518782822392011-09-18T12:29:00.000-07:002011-09-18T13:01:30.397-07:00Summer Fun on the Farm...<div>We have been having all kinds of fun at Grandma and Grandpa's place this summer.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhLFlFR2_QAfBD4ceGedt5A4ob1FfatP4J669FPxRrfnD4h6_2AZH-7sM2LhSwSMoO9brtlcL0E-2WGC6EMW-H1h5JOXQkm57BATaCBY6fDTwb1WHSujM1X1sWqksXODuppuEARK_3ps/s1600/100_3709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653787954388864274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhLFlFR2_QAfBD4ceGedt5A4ob1FfatP4J669FPxRrfnD4h6_2AZH-7sM2LhSwSMoO9brtlcL0E-2WGC6EMW-H1h5JOXQkm57BATaCBY6fDTwb1WHSujM1X1sWqksXODuppuEARK_3ps/s400/100_3709.JPG" /></a>...eating peaches...<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqw3YlgqLuufkAMW99wBjlMnybOwblxm06gfBKFiIzYWV8rd06K3RWGZZ9ErV55j4VSCJbhdaWW6r8ENfbCJU4kLmuk2OEKpUA3C2d-kV1YQUscHI-6k56WA-X4Hxt_v5YfJP8ZsGRzg/s1600/100_3710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653787954828627810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqw3YlgqLuufkAMW99wBjlMnybOwblxm06gfBKFiIzYWV8rd06K3RWGZZ9ErV55j4VSCJbhdaWW6r8ENfbCJU4kLmuk2OEKpUA3C2d-kV1YQUscHI-6k56WA-X4Hxt_v5YfJP8ZsGRzg/s400/100_3710.JPG" /></a>...being cowgirls...<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILtn_gZHHESukcTXpsiOF1rywz06irF_Rp8aOAURKhgwoDpbLTK8NqNSm9-KGS4pF-cK7FAKGanhDQQ8C-xZW2moBh8ke-sm6BrqICCuFE517MoKzsPWUYVQK7Aoa6KUU6DWt8WorUdk/s1600/100_3593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 398px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653787945827329538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILtn_gZHHESukcTXpsiOF1rywz06irF_Rp8aOAURKhgwoDpbLTK8NqNSm9-KGS4pF-cK7FAKGanhDQQ8C-xZW2moBh8ke-sm6BrqICCuFE517MoKzsPWUYVQK7Aoa6KUU6DWt8WorUdk/s400/100_3593.JPG" /></a>...hangin out at the beach...<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_ZZigY60BdEw59xoiZ-1fmbKRS9A6xxUbyI5PQydSEDfsgJgn6-O1F7t7OOQ7X-c6Kz4s8kZno4ovHVmdaQ8IR3-11_hBnU1wnyjxIAprfGgrCf3vFtgEXx29zaDSavl_WBp1Lulwzo/s1600/100_3702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653790520864975202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbXQcw-d7fgpzqokYZUV76DmjDFfeiWnytsZPTSgOf464axIugSvFalsCpi3ZhTGvNAAyDfiNit8BaaP7y8sld9Qv5bAgr3o25nGTtIW0gsb9cWh3hSYe46V7afPVhk08U9oJKF2ng10/s400/IMG_1539.JPG" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653786764014293554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_ZZigY60BdEw59xoiZ-1fmbKRS9A6xxUbyI5PQydSEDfsgJgn6-O1F7t7OOQ7X-c6Kz4s8kZno4ovHVmdaQ8IR3-11_hBnU1wnyjxIAprfGgrCf3vFtgEXx29zaDSavl_WBp1Lulwzo/s400/100_3702.JPG" /></a>...enjoying lazy summer days on the back porch...<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_PBLxW1xhviiU2c-69aRioyH3f0J0rXV9pkNytk8iGj1q3DOuqdXt5fmJ9XyyewAaRsAXIM1p9OrcLOLeMsndLrARfYsSpPQKS8Rt6_ZYU8oCqPjZgGm45JqugsryWbExC_44M6qCd4/s1600/100_3707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 326px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653786760060221458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_PBLxW1xhviiU2c-69aRioyH3f0J0rXV9pkNytk8iGj1q3DOuqdXt5fmJ9XyyewAaRsAXIM1p9OrcLOLeMsndLrARfYsSpPQKS8Rt6_ZYU8oCqPjZgGm45JqugsryWbExC_44M6qCd4/s400/100_3707.JPG" /></a>...getting pampered in the tub...<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1txIR1ymJ2il7BMYKbm7qIe3mcTPg7y8aFLXHmzloDqB69eU6onw75xDjmTiNVLKD1K-Gpwk80KLt3z1ZwOu5W7KNPXtE9e0k9D4_5YXqN_fO0q5XkRdHrQa70b3BQAXnuwMdQClmPe0/s1600/100_3668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 294px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653786757889517634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1txIR1ymJ2il7BMYKbm7qIe3mcTPg7y8aFLXHmzloDqB69eU6onw75xDjmTiNVLKD1K-Gpwk80KLt3z1ZwOu5W7KNPXtE9e0k9D4_5YXqN_fO0q5XkRdHrQa70b3BQAXnuwMdQClmPe0/s400/100_3668.JPG" /></a>Sophia really enjoys her bathtime!<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO67veeY1PAJ41UmJx3x7wU-8YTiFi4HSGxa3f_0n3_h4kA8SVxtHoWi3tZqfNfwnDf6XcTCBVf2AOdnIzB9rLMMX9lYCA3ajzNFIcHiddcpHgmqGPcfCD1HE77QCULMYnpXk5buid6Q/s1600/100_3652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653786750982384802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO67veeY1PAJ41UmJx3x7wU-8YTiFi4HSGxa3f_0n3_h4kA8SVxtHoWi3tZqfNfwnDf6XcTCBVf2AOdnIzB9rLMMX9lYCA3ajzNFIcHiddcpHgmqGPcfCD1HE77QCULMYnpXk5buid6Q/s400/100_3652.JPG" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkHZWeCKaDR1iDGz3KzeSYCJ-GZwkIuyxvJmxJ7ZAIBXAWoI_Dv_6Iv0_Ab2R_yGT4b1xECv3hnpeTYXsqB_y6WDNz1ZkUWsePCcyET53N1dmbm025MSQfiHqr4d2I2WWQSBMsCYSzRY/s1600/100_3667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 365px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653786743343109122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkHZWeCKaDR1iDGz3KzeSYCJ-GZwkIuyxvJmxJ7ZAIBXAWoI_Dv_6Iv0_Ab2R_yGT4b1xECv3hnpeTYXsqB_y6WDNz1ZkUWsePCcyET53N1dmbm025MSQfiHqr4d2I2WWQSBMsCYSzRY/s400/100_3667.JPG" /></a>I hope you all enjoyed yourselves this summer as well!</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-13687508449746914272011-07-26T12:42:00.000-07:002011-07-26T12:52:53.102-07:00Out West...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDnRtq_YjspD2HZN2HtinlMuYcHHKWvyQsTR-RiPRTrfQx_LEBr9UdntijzdLPOzRbYmvQkk344JWJ08GsbG470r-5Iw2QHtM-K2vQ-FEa6yVjYMIfhiFN-RHzH15wKW7JAvbDZxeni8/s1600/100_3461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633749389349277074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDnRtq_YjspD2HZN2HtinlMuYcHHKWvyQsTR-RiPRTrfQx_LEBr9UdntijzdLPOzRbYmvQkk344JWJ08GsbG470r-5Iw2QHtM-K2vQ-FEa6yVjYMIfhiFN-RHzH15wKW7JAvbDZxeni8/s400/100_3461.JPG" /></a>Sophie and I have been out in Washington state visiting family for the past few weeks. Her grammy and grampy sure love her!<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfLsdY53LsUi9Ui3PhlM2QJs8ehTj_kSdahCM5willUbltw0ACBwNtLOcsMh-0924UTbkPWUP29sASixzZSK6T7BHVd9IDhT0sdcrOYgzIXiMdswGC0HaiAehWbIMiPjVC2QcoyCeiUs/s1600/100_3469.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 317px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633749379353176018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfLsdY53LsUi9Ui3PhlM2QJs8ehTj_kSdahCM5willUbltw0ACBwNtLOcsMh-0924UTbkPWUP29sASixzZSK6T7BHVd9IDhT0sdcrOYgzIXiMdswGC0HaiAehWbIMiPjVC2QcoyCeiUs/s400/100_3469.JPG" /></a>As you can see, Sophie is now about the size of a very fat chiuaua.<span></span><br /><div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-21909490054584552582011-07-12T16:21:00.000-07:002011-07-12T16:58:40.312-07:00Sophia just got the nicest package in the mail today. She was so excited about it that she asked me to share it with you...<br /><br /><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628613648459614242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUsMYNsneOzEeeoJccHgdiVtfQuK_p3SYc_sIFp46EY22jZUC5PWn6Ud-fF2rKPFkjgS-Hzz_iMKaVFMX9hdIGlfk6Lg7yD0PvtUe7InwGpnL57wlZPDuwMIn2pX2bQQnUnAIK_TzVD8/s400/IMG_1183.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TK9SS6k0cqn-eLgPv-CEB8lL-j64epbrlLxhqijyllHEEyUwYoXe95dth04MKvQdJJg2vLL3ySirvoykswPTKnMhICtarFJYojQ-oXd_Aofpnw8CPV66U4TTMlCXRoKioDh2D2vZCN4/s1600/IMG_1169.JPG"></a> She especially loved how cute it was all wrapped up! I told her that Miss Marika always wraps her gifts up pretty.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628614965336604882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4oU0XzH1vBSAXmUmCyQ0Uf1_1ErqGFXcM6__VE-v8Z-eddeSDQW3wkVNDWC7SPIZ5WPHg_mByy3U9A0tSCXnDp0eN7Yq_1Two5M-iZr0xkIJkZU2n-rClTRnreBs6e-kg2er0hITy4U/s400/IMG_1170.JPG" border="0" />We both agreed that the card was the cutest card ever! The images on the front are all emroidered on the paper with real thread!!! We sure do wish we could find a blankie to match...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbQyy8aDUkB5gTCl63y3sBez8ipyo6Ve-H0Qq_vXABrbJMBpPIcK9db6xI37ruBvaVXHBG2MG75yItuAHZidFF0maiD5HmO9AkrqMM3HtjPawQ8VdkSc3CNBROH9n-mZW5qF-qs_q8xE/s1600/IMG_1173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628614970081192162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbQyy8aDUkB5gTCl63y3sBez8ipyo6Ve-H0Qq_vXABrbJMBpPIcK9db6xI37ruBvaVXHBG2MG75yItuAHZidFF0maiD5HmO9AkrqMM3HtjPawQ8VdkSc3CNBROH9n-mZW5qF-qs_q8xE/s400/IMG_1173.JPG" border="0" /></a> I told Sophie how Miss Marika is one of the worlds best shoppers, and someday soon we will go down and shop with her. I think that made Miss Sophie very very happy!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZjJXyiHjEILIlRT7yf4OVw67ypqsB1JsAkOx2V_jhuWRiWcb-3g2NQmcoAZYR6-ozaOc7GNA2es9BjvlYKOAMATiBUuLn2RHU_DrUqVaESdBmr0it1DrIS06mcT2wfc9OYDOl568X4k/s1600/IMG_1178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628613637221676034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZjJXyiHjEILIlRT7yf4OVw67ypqsB1JsAkOx2V_jhuWRiWcb-3g2NQmcoAZYR6-ozaOc7GNA2es9BjvlYKOAMATiBUuLn2RHU_DrUqVaESdBmr0it1DrIS06mcT2wfc9OYDOl568X4k/s400/IMG_1178.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the wonderful gifts was this chalkboard. The back of which is set up so Miss Sophie can learn her multiplication table. I can't wait to get her started on it! My little girl is going to be a <span style="font-size:130%;">Wiz</span>! Especially with the 'donation' that Miss Marika & Co. made to her future education. Sophie was really excited about that and wanted me to give them an extra large <span style="font-size:180%;">thank-you!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCCkD5o0B5pJkd7H2NkpGv0mfE__Z3K6GWQIF31-8CYLB-KlhidF_RHajAE3Fv7cQJZNmW0UapB-A3_wmX_RUOhWSrlx7IePNqXR6pR6J8XTEpg3ajjbpENF4GW-Fh6aJ-nH_egimaFE/s1600/IMG_1175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628613629163597650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCCkD5o0B5pJkd7H2NkpGv0mfE__Z3K6GWQIF31-8CYLB-KlhidF_RHajAE3Fv7cQJZNmW0UapB-A3_wmX_RUOhWSrlx7IePNqXR6pR6J8XTEpg3ajjbpENF4GW-Fh6aJ-nH_egimaFE/s400/IMG_1175.JPG" border="0" /></a> And, this cute little guy finally found his forever home.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeoaGtuDAYWqUFniuAD6ovY1NXqH1ywtvxGSRd7ZpDmRhsCITzxW1wQucb0K6nCBeq3BpqxirqMd7nJ8eZge-RqijIKPA6Ml6P9-LtnSQt8aSotelIMEAhW1Ec3_-erVnOCm_K9SH5vw/s1600/IMG_1177.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628613621135689522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeoaGtuDAYWqUFniuAD6ovY1NXqH1ywtvxGSRd7ZpDmRhsCITzxW1wQucb0K6nCBeq3BpqxirqMd7nJ8eZge-RqijIKPA6Ml6P9-LtnSQt8aSotelIMEAhW1Ec3_-erVnOCm_K9SH5vw/s400/IMG_1177.JPG" border="0" /></a> He is made out of wool felt...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMOQXh9JADnkbtvWN9ODVXPbysiKs9fAp24QEFx9NGiJ_W4v-plMFwskBoCRLzq8iAMO4DaaY1yoHdTh4XyUDrWduLVm1tUi94ZQAfvWWJyJ2exI4yCZUduHeYKtjIxcsX3UKi2jIHkU/s1600/IMG_1176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628613615543019826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMOQXh9JADnkbtvWN9ODVXPbysiKs9fAp24QEFx9NGiJ_W4v-plMFwskBoCRLzq8iAMO4DaaY1yoHdTh4XyUDrWduLVm1tUi94ZQAfvWWJyJ2exI4yCZUduHeYKtjIxcsX3UKi2jIHkU/s400/IMG_1176.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><div>And Miss Sophie LOVES him. We haven't named him yet, but Sophie wants to assure you all that she is thinking of a name...she just hasn't found the right one as of yet.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628615360118356818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AL8igUKYj32Qaytucgzlgf6t7tSeGRbGeORhmoFptisqAh5If_7_zKxB3hiP20XZXrItpSE5nhPSMvp7cIqfdCnCeL4wbeZArrfAfR_WCl-l3IrznVvK_NTBfKaduhKHVKxUc3mzNAk/s400/IMG_1181.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Thank you so much</span> Ross & Marika for <span style="font-size:130%;">showering</span> our little girl with so much love! I can't wait for her to meet you and your brood! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-64654883039065696402011-07-11T07:12:00.000-07:002011-07-11T19:25:09.254-07:00Busy Bees!Things have been busy busy around here as of late. Ryan has been getting the Jeep ready to sell... something that makes us both very sad. We love that Jeep! But, it just isn't practical anymore... but more so--WE REALLY WANT A TRAILER! Which means we need a truck to pull it. So the Jeep must go...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQVSaDCCJMxqC7h6HlZHPlXv-VjCPucdThmp0yq5OPNZJH8RxW0iwhBwkKytdzdQO8Z2BXJ_WvKHCmQ7RDkEdt2BXl6SPKVaY0Gw_3ZnexTPX-_CsNmWu0MGp618xTEoz03Y3E80V2kQ/s1600/IMG_1159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628098201374476402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQVSaDCCJMxqC7h6HlZHPlXv-VjCPucdThmp0yq5OPNZJH8RxW0iwhBwkKytdzdQO8Z2BXJ_WvKHCmQ7RDkEdt2BXl6SPKVaY0Gw_3ZnexTPX-_CsNmWu0MGp618xTEoz03Y3E80V2kQ/s400/IMG_1159.JPG" border="0" /></a>On another note, we bought a TV for the basement a few months back. We really wanted a 47", but couldn't find one anywhere...so we settled for a 40". Well, Ry came home the other day and was super excited because Costco had the TV he wanted in a 47". So we decided to upgrade. And upgrade we did... to a 55"<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfZB4hJqFFJ59-d_Bk1Upyj8dfFfmhcnH3f5XYPvZSw1UB47EccAt8VeG3fBfK-FXHYxApl2UUREQCrf3SqFIxJaUjILsXiRjEz1-5P1JIurNZDHVHWttUSUl4SFLjg9mw6M1brw6wPs/s1600/IMG_1069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628098185308105682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfZB4hJqFFJ59-d_Bk1Upyj8dfFfmhcnH3f5XYPvZSw1UB47EccAt8VeG3fBfK-FXHYxApl2UUREQCrf3SqFIxJaUjILsXiRjEz1-5P1JIurNZDHVHWttUSUl4SFLjg9mw6M1brw6wPs/s400/IMG_1069.JPG" border="0" /></a>... to the absolute largest TV Costco had. We are never impulsive like this... But this TV is really awesome...especially hooked up to surround sound. Almost as good as a theatre!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628103349625015714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxo_Nkfdy1FLmITMduSnIskVcsRxrQ1MUTBI1BwVR4wxSt3hVY-os5fWGlzc5RCorQWwqQxWFDAy_CyWneNihZW1QIXNTJUY0bnBiD6h1vueNPedaE09hsmENoL7XvCzd8suqIqlNrrI/s400/IMG_1078.JPG" border="0" />And of course I have to include a pic of my little sunshine! She is such a peaceful <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lil</span>' sleeper 'till she gets the hiccups...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628104662394324114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmY7GIIf7dXgxbvJq7_SjzIrtVDw1fh5Ly4cBao3AbBYGjC6So-Z74O5vzFA3eS3dJ3j5I2WiyjPBnoKSLNQs5RMAyTOuu_0Zv7SAYX1EmgL9mdZipmGUQY9kc4Uz-qCVMc4dkMEvkXpg/s400/IMG_1085.JPG" border="0" />Oh, and I had a birthday last week, too. We didn't do too much... we went into the city on a quick trip (which all trips pretty much are now). We celebrated with Birthday Cheesecake. I got a new lens for my camera, a photography book, and an old favorite CD from Ryan.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Life is Good!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-71844691000010976132011-06-30T17:05:00.000-07:002011-06-30T17:39:44.110-07:00Sophie's Room...I'm almost done with the nursery. I still need to find curtains and hang them, and just a few more touches here and there...<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUqi1TIH4Yg9JXkMA9nYmc_WhcZt6FGe4BhlyC621Wja89HNSFQsWDKECLtOt9xJKzDgln2c5rfFwEU5VdVf-3m-a53U2gfxlK868P-q7qr1OHJWC2MTxiW9FebPkb8usKfY_AmT4D0A/s1600/IMG_1044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624169373723849138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUqi1TIH4Yg9JXkMA9nYmc_WhcZt6FGe4BhlyC621Wja89HNSFQsWDKECLtOt9xJKzDgln2c5rfFwEU5VdVf-3m-a53U2gfxlK868P-q7qr1OHJWC2MTxiW9FebPkb8usKfY_AmT4D0A/s400/IMG_1044.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624171412927971938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCiGHRdiWtXXEVtgUBRYynQToCRL9kHN9SbxqMJg3qD1a0Mb-2KDBl2WLjZ7iLKPc9IpydVeR4zQCi1EQsh1CbDae9bKOGjnYZ8H9Apvrc-jW2D-Z97YD5nSFti_wSZr4ye-mxenNBCA/s400/IMG_1054.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624169401076199042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO9cD5_2n8XRLsD0Pd4un2va7K3EAbtapvYGFZ1GJ7pRxqsJ633v-G6KNZIMPUtESEjz3gBj1_X85pnof_3uSL4qbO0_kJm7y4C0u4SZWyQ0FC_7Cyv-wViu1x2eyMIsPCafND7rioE0/s400/IMG_1060.JPG" border="0" />Here is a close up of her "mural".</div><br /><div align="center">It is vinyl peel & stick wall art, very cool stuff and very easy to use.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624169383781140258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UVJDQPYkVlJBIs4gul2bl8I9zN46TOKaT6V06pCrRFizAqZwV7tiHKa-9hawnzD0vsUOlVsvm0JciAtp0Emi660tcNOMEI5XC9JSoAjoVPG5uTZLaYMExaDvQU15gfHhJjfiEVThdmI/s400/IMG_1062.JPG" border="0" /> More vinyl decals under the window...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624169397716825714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjThCuHA4vLxkGlv0oVaj-cisjS8scaDWlIve4QQRL6uldCRhHdoX1KNVwf5nzXy7Exid5MCOiZbvjAO637yOAf9YCP-wVuzBm3x-iZ_-dv8yFnwfjTO11yLSrXnLLg6TQC6XINbm399E/s400/IMG_1064.JPG" border="0" /> Next time I go into the city I'm going to look for some more decals to sprinkle around behind the crib and bookshelf. Speaking of which--that bookshelf belonged to Sophie's great-great-grandparents, and it is also the bookshelf that was in my grandparent's playroom growing up. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624169408430264562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcHChKY6HZW_NAOC5GcslnMV2o5gHsVJRwz5kTL2QPLZqXkp27dd17H9k6C0XoBL2rLYZVPkkuN6cxRbw9kgg7jlhW-Rj7enWSDHNcJj3GGKCr2XsbkqhgdG-pkdi05UU0tJGFF8eeMY/s400/IMG_1061.JPG" border="0" /> My dad drove it out when he came out (Thank You!!). It used to be BRIGHT green...but very old and chippy and dingy. I cannot ever remember it being any other color...in fact, I'm sure it never was. I had to give it a quick sand, prime, and triple coat of paint....But I am so happy that another generation will be able to use it.</div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-39870780453547131802011-06-19T10:29:00.000-07:002011-06-19T10:50:27.858-07:00Happy Fathers Day Poppa!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619987124085905074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v-KekBH5A1L6Q6KoyDjNjC9tbA8qVW9oA617QafE4HZH6xQnYUP2VBI-E3ZKERLWajbYRkk6sdiPIKXNqJ3-9DgQuxtu7ZkT3scM_082W6qLxXLFFu0DMvwW6Y1udQ7XmMHBDbZo2bc/s400/005.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thank You for being such a great Dad!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619987134277780882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRi0gNi2tE_0ixE2obsmgX9bdextePDQckZtthkjGj7e_o62hVWdsCo5CtsgAWPHuil14fa3ynfT91siGY-3G8-LREpmgancrbonRgwFTS7qdNqBJlbD8nxNqlN6ye2nSPsMhMMvUZs4/s400/IMG_0843.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center">You are going to be such a great Grampy as well...</div><br /><div align="center">a super fun one at that!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR4IlcrRtRtFVLFWRvaPb0lYSGnFfswXten3yxFPz_bUsg7Ll0Xo9tZ3uBr8Rs-4KXLpu0nUh2_PwI_SJT-Wu5s4mdi_ZnQyGVF39NiZiuIFo2Z4LjyipsGco7aT0pwfYQhEBUznP_rs/s1600/IMG_0851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619987154502594210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjR4IlcrRtRtFVLFWRvaPb0lYSGnFfswXten3yxFPz_bUsg7Ll0Xo9tZ3uBr8Rs-4KXLpu0nUh2_PwI_SJT-Wu5s4mdi_ZnQyGVF39NiZiuIFo2Z4LjyipsGco7aT0pwfYQhEBUznP_rs/s400/IMG_0851.JPG" border="0" /></a>Although at times, I am sure she is will have to keep you in line...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619987141419678322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHGkfjpKkP91upBVNxIquQEkQ6Z2VshQ31mGiT1FpUtSxUt25_Fu1VlNDjinCCo79FUiXsAXyeTQ4osTfc-2eq5alKH5suHt5lgKPvH0S_7iDLZfFUuQ951cRCY5CtkWfmUvq-QG3wxM/s400/IMG_0846.JPG" border="0" />I can't imagine a more loving, wonderful person to be her Grampy!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">I love you and miss you!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-63801423896167092332011-06-18T06:43:00.000-07:002011-06-18T07:01:50.777-07:00Me and my little girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfZBuRFauVwAbMmVUWZKrHZUIknmZa5jdjS1RJ2Q0uhb7MTSObx6dYx-BIFORROatYPTBVhsxOM3KUbQns_J39f1lfTTmNJS3Eze-Dd8vjTEONYoOYyBtvZI_v_htugi2o0c0XyLnF6U/s1600/Sophia+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619557960442787538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfZBuRFauVwAbMmVUWZKrHZUIknmZa5jdjS1RJ2Q0uhb7MTSObx6dYx-BIFORROatYPTBVhsxOM3KUbQns_J39f1lfTTmNJS3Eze-Dd8vjTEONYoOYyBtvZI_v_htugi2o0c0XyLnF6U/s400/Sophia+071.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6T4AfebuwLjEYfCIY7oPJX7o_G1RHVdpP_C_r9JCNoabQ5aFddG-RRKk8-G2F7hDtEy0onBlx24SI9sDxSw-nRU5KcFEQspsFvNAh5v8YYmBTyy9YKIcs6s4Zh7g4KwT7G_bguUT2N0/s1600/Sophia+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619557945506700162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6T4AfebuwLjEYfCIY7oPJX7o_G1RHVdpP_C_r9JCNoabQ5aFddG-RRKk8-G2F7hDtEy0onBlx24SI9sDxSw-nRU5KcFEQspsFvNAh5v8YYmBTyy9YKIcs6s4Zh7g4KwT7G_bguUT2N0/s400/Sophia+068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj900iOdQvKGsdKIzol71xhhf2miWC-K2Xli2GdL9k4ZOthkg-7lSqUdKWdqRLqYnD75PHUq8otqV-ZY-FpgrMQRaI2vaDeVD7UlGGSI84ipEgPIJP1Maaug_9tHnQym3g9C6VsALujd04/s1600/Sophia+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619557939049498194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj900iOdQvKGsdKIzol71xhhf2miWC-K2Xli2GdL9k4ZOthkg-7lSqUdKWdqRLqYnD75PHUq8otqV-ZY-FpgrMQRaI2vaDeVD7UlGGSI84ipEgPIJP1Maaug_9tHnQym3g9C6VsALujd04/s400/Sophia+066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619557971325835522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7khHIDdLJjAci-jwMAHpkd3VEyWQs40NVHHyKY000YfuB1B3f8O-BBIpVlPeFMX3nFaeQsfGca_HLaAtmxamc0grDnN3Vp93EYfPzg782NXLIBXi8dY0eV2a3p_l8_pFDlDBceVtuR4/s400/Sophia+104.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I </span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>love</strong></span> <span style="font-size:130%;">her so much</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">...she is my little angel</span></div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-77700070032777683432011-06-03T07:04:00.000-07:002011-06-03T07:14:38.793-07:00My little model...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613994868689730546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yiCeD2y2Z9UGhRfnExHUmVHE-6yQTDWcU3wP7pHLomCcX8v07rS-8wYmUP1qEcEf1x4qgfi3S-_H-gIRq1E-G_RswjynO6hBaPkVUwGq31pV1j1oxvsLkwq53o0DZ3aY5EsTcBGrL8I/s400/IMG_0786.JPG" border="0" /><br />Sophia had her 6 day old photoshoot yesterday...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3S-saM57upzXqulXF1x_jLBfDrklWOC8I1_oqoCOAThxjor4Ut3iRGwQFrDen8NoSMMmTIpzRzTEKB2dCvcVs1Gg-nYx5opgwfhdb6VDEC6j9DMndPfTmfZZTecvdoXntrKlAx_YcUMg/s1600/IMG_0813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613994878406657842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3S-saM57upzXqulXF1x_jLBfDrklWOC8I1_oqoCOAThxjor4Ut3iRGwQFrDen8NoSMMmTIpzRzTEKB2dCvcVs1Gg-nYx5opgwfhdb6VDEC6j9DMndPfTmfZZTecvdoXntrKlAx_YcUMg/s400/IMG_0813.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>The girl I worked with at the United Way is an aspiring photog and offered to come over and snap some shots for practice. I took these photos with my camera... unfortunatly, I didn't even think to start using it until the very end of the shoot. I can't wait to see the shots that she got.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoSsVGE40BnbzxzpPHTOF4Li_JyjOATx1TQIp_I3VIosE-bkDOgusCLpVQQun1De8zlIc7hyphenhyphenDbTonSkTRu5zmX57DgKi4i1zkVX-vQ-ZuDAWhsRaya1frDcQ-_qPUOFQ4ko-atKH8H58/s1600/IMG_0802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613994870518731858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoSsVGE40BnbzxzpPHTOF4Li_JyjOATx1TQIp_I3VIosE-bkDOgusCLpVQQun1De8zlIc7hyphenhyphenDbTonSkTRu5zmX57DgKi4i1zkVX-vQ-ZuDAWhsRaya1frDcQ-_qPUOFQ4ko-atKH8H58/s400/IMG_0802.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sophia's Pappa is going to get some 'normal' baby pictures this weekend... </div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-39241334892979494062011-05-29T10:23:00.001-07:002011-05-29T10:44:45.732-07:00Baby Rustad...<div align="center">Our little girl came to us amost a week early...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ccff;"><strong>Sophia Arianna Rustad<br /></strong></span>Born May 26th, at 9:17 pm.<br />8 lbs .09 oz., 20 in.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8peB_HJSYEZ6UytF93xrz8CVxaJxc9oZBKWxtY695tlokPESvI9zNAVKZkxJdqPX94MQlJHqXoPYPANGgmzVDhur8oIFU1Fxif9VLxpeCsf61jaTPFZdDmo2a7G_QZlx_XNjONRwWDA0/s1600/IMG_0748.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612192253976934482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8peB_HJSYEZ6UytF93xrz8CVxaJxc9oZBKWxtY695tlokPESvI9zNAVKZkxJdqPX94MQlJHqXoPYPANGgmzVDhur8oIFU1Fxif9VLxpeCsf61jaTPFZdDmo2a7G_QZlx_XNjONRwWDA0/s400/IMG_0748.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6666;"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#66cccc;"><strong>Life is good!</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcccc;"><strong></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJkQGRWcFl3zjzMmegRUyTQOVHpjuvT2d2g8zbd7_EEEBYti0XZWzh3gPZ975SH9AxNz9YTMYQ6LxFSO127729H85NiaH97L9pSS0F1AOHqR46mySBlZ4NhM2V68dDWkRn-N67uD6sgI/s1600/IMG_0756.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612192243837895522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJkQGRWcFl3zjzMmegRUyTQOVHpjuvT2d2g8zbd7_EEEBYti0XZWzh3gPZ975SH9AxNz9YTMYQ6LxFSO127729H85NiaH97L9pSS0F1AOHqR46mySBlZ4NhM2V68dDWkRn-N67uD6sgI/s400/IMG_0756.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left"></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-2150044848697717672011-05-22T17:24:00.000-07:002011-05-22T18:20:53.742-07:00Baby Rustad's Room<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609709317194634610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXxY78lBOm6JEVSARdHspbiBAJHi_id-6xadg7632bMiTBQm_pprX3cj1PpusCLJxz8TWBinESbFUOERL8pfPawG3mLTrxq8d1bv49itH8fosapfrrrAQlQFdOi48R8Ls6qdgEn77xhM/s400/IMG_0689.JPG" border="0" /> Just so everybody is aware, we don't know if we're having a little boy or a little girl... don't let the pink fool you. <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div>We don't have any "hunches", nor do we care. </div><br /><br /><div>But, we will know in a week or so!</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I just really wanted to make this mobile... and pink looked so good with the wallcolor. If baby Rustad turns out to be a little boy, all the pink will come down. </div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Below is the diaper cake from my shower a few weekends back. It is super cute! </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609713196712993810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixjJvZtWdoV5CI88fhR5gIUBnPnyCkJh7lywYvtAAFOo6Hm2cyRR3eEmtjOe_rbP-TwiJkY8R0dDZz4_wffw16m7tSEwjfiXa4dQhjYBSUFN7t8xZ_yYK-fSfP5lgJX2higRgp0n0HqQ/s400/IMG_0680.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><div>I got the idea to make this mobile after looking around on Etsy for one.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609702365756179490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy4IBkpbGKAqqcYVBWpLmLTym1v7glo9HDsj3hDT5nA-A97ER6mJlzi5JI4D4oYbVRT_kcMLfn31LBWq0NnH_D65Km6p2GcZfdKW59X5ldnnkQt1z5VGoyNol8Ob-RDhOGSddO-sWaVw/s400/IMG_0669.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p>The punch came from Michaels. While I was there I got sheets of scrapbook paper in different shades of pink.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609702357236722802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2BrNLAxsffYzkgiTpGJZ998mtoeefL1hCPHEFHW8sbDyyTCwehUkAKXwbJXZJa1dZtXMLY2Y51VTyCTcq-njK0LAF0jEN9E2RDpx8DkSAzBqKqDrF6EAVTnxdgKSjYwnlXrn4kSzGdk/s400/IMG_0665.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p>Then, I glued fishing line between two butterfly cutouts, and bent the wings of the top butterfly to make the butterflies look 3D. I did this ALOT! </p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609709314721296098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGCyZ3QyOmqfySPC4OAIwvrthjwmVF6iY-n85x15a6jJKmHM0zE9Je39BWEZEUW28p2hkVPnMPvCs2K6IS60WtU-s9JwxOUZcOYyll9Qv52rQnG_enKIQwmjpyme26Dpetivr-Vdo420/s400/IMG_0670.JPG" border="0" />A couple wreath frames from Michaels. (12 & 15 in.)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609702378726617474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurH0n6h0_Edc-SmhtlU9Wjtvn8nAyRSM9M3D3uEpRcZVTj8dhapl6fym32sxL8K28iAy_t3v1EdbJQP7RG6jNEOkJZKMaUN1OMK8Q8iqBolWAWMb_5cjKAzajNaE5SDCtjGyBj-r3oDQ/s400/IMG_0672.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div><br /><br /><div>Along with some leftover tulle from our wedding...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609706536797987090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX90G7G7sNoyMvBbHqihR1NSC-7fkZNSrAKm32Prz2FCOI2ibvuRDUhKfz6qE77URXoVD64uYsIyaEKoq3B_R7KfFb8iMIJsxzWSPXb_HH6X4N3ZgGFwjE4dpabN2IpdhzVD1Oco6Hug/s400/IMG_0674.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609706541210571602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_FcRCXsC0iegSgAOdo38ajJ4a6v0hvWnpjxtadT4uA-PHENjSdGDoGFzWkpHBHpjI58yc4g8A-BO6hnsSmXZuRa9-FwfI_SinNuha8n6WkTySFr0RDSz0M-oaCyx2c6gZwbKGBWRwFw/s400/IMG_0677.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>Then, I just fished the butterfly lines through the hoops and tied the strings off. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609709324890804146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMH4aNx39JgiOCngXTxK_JQCsET0ni_RKiDJr9wPDmPo8ePqc37At19vzO8SRuL7TBb7koIOYnNwaryZ2yrgJa9veDkFwmHimmQR269SfNWS0fJrui0KvJNAW56L8zPmZIZLEK0rH81A/s400/IMG_0686.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609706546356544338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHv9RnDh_TJbp6ty1jf49Jld7H7uI4TcqLce6nHXGm-8042taUBxcxSTb1GJHcbCC5Yc9j-u_wqSUoqmtGsGAQodkesDEMabrERgtkVNEj8n4jRrnqjdVstTD71kQUXrPa3kV-PdGL6Y/s400/IMG_0681.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609706553733211906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGkh9ZLiuxccP4Gs0mS50pppJAbX-fNJM62qe5p86vCL0p_zJw4m3BasWSEnAwubKZPbXnRJeLXob85muSc5XDw-G0CqOpCYVCOMTZVYQ6jOTQNOtvAk6xnkXH6cv9aSvgSXehLUrUwI/s400/IMG_0685.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Super Easy! </div><br /><br /><div align="center">And, it is way bigger than anything I had found to buy.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609706550736498082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WQxx5EDatTcCy6ikmtYwed8VhahQZCzx-w6XTk8xAW5iuak4fLewBSUbqT0jiQ_a1kMzTfGWa-abqFwh7P91Oy9nUslORUBrxRW9eLhWFQnHDVa79Fhkb_1ZFa6ht7TaO-qKAgKNkx4/s400/IMG_0683.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><br /><br /><p>On another note. Here is a shot of me and my Kyisha enjoying our new "cuddler" chair... big round bellies and all!</p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609713200513704530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2s4VpPpK_1IjHxaD4w8sGn-ZcpB570sh7SonLqDnldilLgof9R5G51I74V1MkTz6nPbEhpUbdjyRXKL2aEuPUvpCW9sXyhKMx8C5ROG7FPSnVjwx3KQIbyvVq6jgAYFIp-HQp8nmdLQ/s400/IMG_0661.JPG" border="0" /></p>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-27611913854296867232011-05-08T07:23:00.000-07:002011-05-08T08:13:53.329-07:00Happy Mothers DayMom...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604355025784806034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwRPndSbq0eRlqb2hfjjhWEatfET_s3ZRolKAqwPw5uCv5Ki7rMTHXc4oDHdocr_g8C9p2Sr6Id99X5AH_6bW4XhyGug4IIJf4BaEKRPaZcJ1rzZVbWZR0KQGzeSU4pf2JeU5gLJYbHk/s400/073.JPG" border="0" /><br />You are all things loving, patient, and kind...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604355007485997298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKCvMw659rAOk_NEz3EOtVsU7M-FDuq5ygIbb3mwykQP4RJDSQrwRNOJLk9TvzIe_T-kvw6bAQFcNDRbAgQ0rLiIraUJy0p-XDT8E8vGKlLm7sQ2VfhdzPCCkzzX1k-BTNjPSO_ntxow/s400/032.JPG" border="0" />You have always been there for me...Thank you for caring.<br /><br />Thank you for putting up with me when I really wasn't so nice to you.<br /><br />And most of all, thank you for the stability of our family.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ME5xM8xwFjzqdBEzdEKq-YyfSOO0aGXt6UF0UsgCXkZBOGimmEzeZu03-veHTwwfCHAoTMSSkCJgwrgRPU4depem1S6LsDNFc8KObv3Q-aC3QzxCS7Bga6symcj1EOIxjxOax_87BBk/s1600/IMG_0023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604355036319274018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ME5xM8xwFjzqdBEzdEKq-YyfSOO0aGXt6UF0UsgCXkZBOGimmEzeZu03-veHTwwfCHAoTMSSkCJgwrgRPU4depem1S6LsDNFc8KObv3Q-aC3QzxCS7Bga6symcj1EOIxjxOax_87BBk/s400/IMG_0023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Through the years you have shown me what a mother is... what mothers do.<br /><br />And now that I am about to become a mother myself, I thank you for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">being</span> such a good role model...<br />I can only hope to be as good of a mother as you were to us.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbnPj4pU73qOx4kEDY4tSCsvz0FqBtAh2NuNy0FjTp0gsALW-qo9feE9lpi7MZIVwhIziTmzZ6oLAT10V_CzKW3uUoLrEKjOwEDfZjWrSIzzZ0crjZ1sp08lsQMUU2VY5zWIMqSCJvBY/s1600/067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604355026551765698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbnPj4pU73qOx4kEDY4tSCsvz0FqBtAh2NuNy0FjTp0gsALW-qo9feE9lpi7MZIVwhIziTmzZ6oLAT10V_CzKW3uUoLrEKjOwEDfZjWrSIzzZ0crjZ1sp08lsQMUU2VY5zWIMqSCJvBY/s400/067.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em>Happy Mother's Day!</em></span></strong><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmkEsZqxrH3rdO_nNhJwYBntC6uH2jcfhObD1zUGq3zxThFw4zfqRdf7KsiMAXwys51BGnJ2uRHJ5YB9ZngB73Z8TZ8qk4SGQwdw21lQOM4Qel8FnuZJxhVj-pylFQheWu2A6El10G-Y/s1600/028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604355015742713906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmkEsZqxrH3rdO_nNhJwYBntC6uH2jcfhObD1zUGq3zxThFw4zfqRdf7KsiMAXwys51BGnJ2uRHJ5YB9ZngB73Z8TZ8qk4SGQwdw21lQOM4Qel8FnuZJxhVj-pylFQheWu2A6El10G-Y/s400/028.JPG" border="0" /></a> Thank you for everything that you have done, and everything you continue to do!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-75050410000494901302011-05-06T18:41:00.000-07:002011-05-06T20:29:59.558-07:003 more weeks!!!It's hard to believe that it has been over 1/2 a year since my last post. I guess that there is just not that much to report during winter in Manitoba... except cold, cold and more cold. And wind.<br /><br />But, now that spring is starting it's sprung I'm much more in the mood to go out and do stuff... Not to mention that our family has a very special arrival at the end of the month. And, things need preparing.<br /><br />So, below are pictures of what I have done in my nursery so far.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnZb6E5iOQ-vpYjXGCAL84rky-jZhAKryIDvq3H_9Lg8LJKHKZqB66O3-Kk3jFgk9yhqXhisX-q22uDbKz7K4MwWxPsnDJ4zoLEsJgDSPbj4ZA4GLC0JdxjULHRGjK8vxbcQuW19fKx8/s1600/IMG_0577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603803925296946530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnZb6E5iOQ-vpYjXGCAL84rky-jZhAKryIDvq3H_9Lg8LJKHKZqB66O3-Kk3jFgk9yhqXhisX-q22uDbKz7K4MwWxPsnDJ4zoLEsJgDSPbj4ZA4GLC0JdxjULHRGjK8vxbcQuW19fKx8/s400/IMG_0577.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are some "before" pictures of the room. Although, the room won't be entirely finished until I discover if I should accent with pink butterflies or colorful monsters!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF_rVpswPDXWkRPGITGxALziMf8fSmi9033-8wf9wqjM3B7EtWjSN2bVerNsZ8bSXZkSUUTx8koiFFKuqjfnMOOC1UUVOW0UwK0q7l4uTJ9COY63Erapeq5eS3MZIEu01bqJkfzNJKII/s1600/IMG_0579.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603794455398721554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF_rVpswPDXWkRPGITGxALziMf8fSmi9033-8wf9wqjM3B7EtWjSN2bVerNsZ8bSXZkSUUTx8koiFFKuqjfnMOOC1UUVOW0UwK0q7l4uTJ9COY63Erapeq5eS3MZIEu01bqJkfzNJKII/s400/IMG_0579.JPG" border="0" /></a> I painted the walls a really nice smokey bluish turquoise color. I figure that this is a color that will look good with red's, oranges and greens or pink -- whatever our little baby Rustad turns out to be...<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603796504286442978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWsMy3ViH3UxbICJA4qRCNS_ViYcNMyxO4Ulgpo1dxxo2zqgoWjogkinPx-lJnsSPofM51v6YgkD4RuE3QlLRZrSrZEoqA9xOQHkffNcFoo2bMrfgKbi4j5-1XNAdqhXI6ZhAVyddNWY/s400/IMG_0632.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603796492233787282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cj1dQstskRZzl4n3o6_DSj7WY5cNjc3gH9L_Zg2xQA2xdG_RBTmwiwiH6PsquFSOvX-vo9cuVcBTd8w0-0CoD1Pocoeq8PWh7EXKevZPvta7oyjhepCpNw6XuRuGrED_z0dq9vg_QxY/s400/IMG_0631.JPG" border="0" /> Ryan already has his night vision camera set up over where the crib will be going. He is going to be a really attentive father.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603796533755626418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALUNay-trKt00OqYRS9jsEqTcFe5zUPlTjREPpGkW5oJ4ndcapfHsYHk-iFLvACupn2AjuxYkfZJtMALRKnZrqZO93b58Fmv2JUtEMIvZfekX0WyM-wYD6nRgR4zYZ37eY0E2ilcOG9M/s400/IMG_0633.JPG" border="0" /> We have a little screen that we can watch the camera's feed from in our bedroom.<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCemSKSaWcTIvWPuAbBSUkRGSg6b6ibXdhfIF_d8dIajO7ZYTM02tLqWkd1XzPOepzbM-5O6bwLaG3r15nYYguLJry9xP0fkICHZk6AX940yIgGCXzkLOlvkUi8OamobtuhiiP0-RoojM/s1600/IMG_0623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603794430513560226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCemSKSaWcTIvWPuAbBSUkRGSg6b6ibXdhfIF_d8dIajO7ZYTM02tLqWkd1XzPOepzbM-5O6bwLaG3r15nYYguLJry9xP0fkICHZk6AX940yIgGCXzkLOlvkUi8OamobtuhiiP0-RoojM/s400/IMG_0623.JPG" border="0" /></a> I looked all over for the perfect dresser. One that was tall and wide enough to be a change table, but had enough drawers to house essentials through childhood.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603794439777332594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX0aBFxmPuoTC_U1dk0Y1xhAlsT3fuWEfrnHRTvpbcwTfYRcfdus3bK684IGdTRjd9Lm4MV8G5gsB33TOjWr8lp5WlbLyyXXn6MY6VIonG0usr6sgIjNAoyqcks3a0cn8ng2bInL3rps/s400/IMG_0624.JPG" border="0" /> I couldn't really find anything online, but I discovered this dresser at a local thrift shop for $50. It is the right size, has plenty of drawers and is super super sturdy. It will take a good climbing if it has to.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I found the crib on our local online classifieds for $30. It was in really good shape, turns into a toddler bed, and it had the spindles that I had to have.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVBbTKdmvnpOhd8J1VIIfHG2nhj3eJQuL8wJsTewCNAu3tjIvkb74r9ssMNyaQMM44Cgp1ar1_fwCKOv-S_HZUSd5Ya2wsDMakcPat51n6czX0iOEVznJtFAs9YNSUfD0Wkjh-RmUSaM/s1600/IMG_0622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603794424867059026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVBbTKdmvnpOhd8J1VIIfHG2nhj3eJQuL8wJsTewCNAu3tjIvkb74r9ssMNyaQMM44Cgp1ar1_fwCKOv-S_HZUSd5Ya2wsDMakcPat51n6czX0iOEVznJtFAs9YNSUfD0Wkjh-RmUSaM/s400/IMG_0622.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Of course, the dresser and crib would need to be refinished. I had my heart set on painting the crib bright red... but then, I let my heart get the better of me and decided to go with a bright glossy white. I decided that if baby turns out to be a little girl, she absolutely will have pink in her room!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603796515539243714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj440uP5yHAqwWF46ie39xxYJcin83VoBm8P7C8lLhADj2HD9DK0IvOq-dh5-6Nqw3DxOf2WTZc6uqODU4SIWVOyTgt6e_238qYrDlB3x3HM5HJz_H9ih4mAugIxWvROCevNy4mb0vCFjE/s400/IMG_0635.JPG" border="0" /> And, white will go with ANYTHING I decide to do.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603796521693401826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau75bGUWPEByK60AdRmCuEEvubAtc3c66-d4S0hRqnibFrWJKPRyMgazB1xaw7S3HWH15RjMiTqNCXPqBs02naYaTXmcEnIqgP8IWURHa_OYPf5Xpx6Gz-J5OPAavuc6tnVvgvCLOdis/s400/IMG_0636.JPG" border="0" /> I had to sand down the entire crib, spindle by spindle. Then apply a coat of primer, followed by 2-3 coats of semi-gloss... which still wasn't enough paint. So, I got a few cans of spray paint and finished off the job.</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>...And, I couldn't be happier!</div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603801585866401234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hyphenhyphenQweAjgKIlg6o4rJzcWBC3XoT2Og9hmwJEy5xPgOacEWV2DQElgENR1Jl5IEFP2B7dKfUX7HOHPRPGP8idfMlca4LCQ6ILRtrLrtWdQjZhAmFmef8F6X0dbMrqjSTNNb4oLQEyRmn8/s400/IMG_0643.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>The same process went for the dresser as well... except I was able to use our electric sander on it. But it took coat after coat of paint as well.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603801583587345650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI6dqAn5hUQswxMoEIPJg4fA3vQgtOEGrxpqTv296n-ScZBZb1nqhDp7owi5NBqnYHk6_U43wJCigXKONJ7AJZtMSoupXPo-d-xTKfHbYn7_ij7t5jyyAAGDhKigHnBLNYA5LfBg12SQ/s400/IMG_0637.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Then, when I replaced the handles I discovered that the holes already in the dresser are all the wrong distance apart for ANY handles that I could buy at the store. So, I had to search for a handle that would be forgiving, and would cover up an extra large hole. Then, I had to re-drill all of the holes a little bit wider on the inside, which brought the holes closer together so the new handles would fit.</p><br /><br /><p>All in all, a whole lotta work for an 8 month pregnant woman. My body just doesn't move around like it used to, which makes every job that much more difficult and time consuming. Imagine me, 8 months pregnant, crawling in and out under the crib to paint the inside then the outside of each spindly side of that damn crib! Each time! ... all while wearing a giant, plastic, filtered, fumigating mask.</p><br /><p>All in all, I spent around $80 on paint, and $20 on handles. Which would make my grand total for the crib and dresser around $180.</p><br /><p>Not bad, considering the crib I almost got was $270, and the dresser I was about to get (that I didn't even really like) cost around $400.</p><br /><p>Be in touch. I'll make another post once the bedding gets here!</p>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282340181854521363.post-89020758206371188232010-10-16T19:34:00.000-07:002010-10-16T19:42:53.988-07:00Funsize?<a href="http://tendonitis.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/m_and_m_finsize.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://tendonitis.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/m_and_m_finsize.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I just opened my first pack of stolen candy, and would like to know what is so fun about getting <span style="font-size:180%;">3</span> peanut m&m's. There is nothing fun about that. They should call it StingySize...</div><div> </div><div>What a waste of packaging. I swear that last year these packs had at least 5, maybe 6. </div><div> </div><div>The world is really starting to go downhill... And to think, I'm going to have to raise a child in it.</div>Miss Rustadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11551184556516081229noreply@blogger.com0