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Amazing, fabulous, incredible, unbelievable, wonderful, remarkable...
are just a few of the words that I would use to describe the show we saw tonight.  From beginning to end and everything in between was just fabulous!  From the 7th row, the view was fabulous and the sound, amazing.  You really wanted to get up and dance and sing along, like you were at a concert!  And the story behind the...

So far so good ... I have to make a few changes, so tomorrow I will call the rental company.  After an insightful conversation with Trish I made some changes in how I was going to set things up around here and feel a lot better... thanks Trish!
I finished most of the favors the day Rose and I got together to make them, but I did order a few more pictures just so I have some extra's that I'll make...

Val had this on her blog and although it has taken me forever to do, figured I would give it a try... It was harder than I thought
Ten things I have no desire to do
I have no desire to have any more children.  After losing Ryan and then having Zach it took me a long time to decide that I have no desire to get anything pierced or tattooed I have no desire to start smoking again (quit 1-5-03) I...

I was tagged by Gabrielle and Sarah. These are always fun ways to get to know each other. Give it a whirl!
Fun trivia....
Ten Years Ago:
July 1998  - It was only 5 months after losing my father, we had just purchased a new mini van (the one Chelsea was driving up until she got her new car)
Five Things on Today's To-Do List:
Pick raspberries make vet appointment for Shaggy clean up kitchen...

Thank God for them!
They are such an important piece of my life!  I have many girlfriends from many areas of my life and I swear that is a big factor of what has helped me through the most difficult times in my life.
Take for example yesterday... a group of us were going to get together to celebrate five girlfriends birthdays.  We thought it fitting with everyone's lives being so busy and since...

Chelsea and I went up to Party Station to pick up some more leis for her party and we found these cute little graduation bubbles in her school colors.  I still think I want to add a little tag or ribbon to them, but it was so simple to make up some labels to wrap around the bottles.

I'm so excited and proud to be a part of this fabulous new design team for Work in Progress.  You can check out the details here
If you haven't seen the work from these ladies your sure to be blown away...
And so you all know, the NEW WIP design team consists of:
Tina Zarlenga Janelle Richmond Laina Lamb Emily Anderson Jana Eubank Francine Clouden Amy Coose Colleen Vasconcellos

So in between watching the Bachelorette finale I began working on the I hope carousel for Chelsea's graduation party.
Now as for the Bachelorette I have to say that I was broken hearted that she didn't pick Jason... but in the end or after watching the "after the final rose" episode you could see the connection with her and Jesse, and I loved seeing Matt and Shayne again...
So while watching I...

Well since we've almost finished up all the outside work I thought it was time for me to get inside and work on some of the other projects I had planned for graduation. 
One was the favors that I did for Chelsea's 18th birthday that Val told me about.  These were my favorite of favors that I've come across in a while and not to difficult to make. (done)
I also want to make the I HOPE carousel...

More before and after photos... and Jen wondered where the kids went by the willow tree - before and after picture?  You know they always disappear when there's work to be done, right?
So we completed everything we planned to do today and then some!
Pulled out and cut down a few more trees, mulched and Joel started burning out the grass for where we are adding the turn around that will meet up...