tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12301303815215504152024-03-05T14:00:38.245-06:00A Bean's LifeJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-53966006600918268612013-10-28T10:10:00.002-05:002013-10-28T10:14:18.666-05:00Run The Hill Country<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG42DG6eCNjUcYW4qiMXJ26IuHOumxVlrDX-JnlNby9TmD0f1_FAWQZxT19meeenb-uaqzckMvMWt-N50eLPHEwDeXOq4oFucHvs1x_9AdsQEt9-UtY0s-G1c6Bjpq-nvPdwPa5I1rTuw/s1600/DSC00787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG42DG6eCNjUcYW4qiMXJ26IuHOumxVlrDX-JnlNby9TmD0f1_FAWQZxT19meeenb-uaqzckMvMWt-N50eLPHEwDeXOq4oFucHvs1x_9AdsQEt9-UtY0s-G1c6Bjpq-nvPdwPa5I1rTuw/s320/DSC00787.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">Back in May, my darling friend April charmed me into
agreeing to run a half marathon with her in October. This feat has only
been accomplished once before my by other persuasive friend Lisa. Little
did I know that the half marathon that April wished me to run in would
be the most difficult run I have ever done in my life. The race was
called <a href="http://runthehillcountry.com/races/hill-country-marathon-2/" target="_blank">Run The Hill Country</a> and it was in Marble Falls, TX. I didn't
think much of it except that it would probably have nice scenery to look
at and maybe some pretty views. A small part of me thought that there
may be some inclines, but my brain blocked that out when I was training
in flat swampy Houston.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The day of the race arrived on October 20 and it was the coldest morning
we had yet to see in the fall of 2013. The temperature was 41 degrees, and we had been training in 90 - 100+ temps over the
summer. We picked
up our timing chips and ran back to the car to get warm again. Everyone else was doing the same thing and the parking lot looked like a drive in movie with all of those steamy windows. ;)</span><br />
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The start and finish line was in the Marble Falls High School Stadium, which was kinda fun. There were ~500 participants in this race for the Half Marathon, Full Marathon and 10K.<br />
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13.1 miles and 8 uphills later, we crossed the finish like just over 2 hours and 31 minutes!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We survived!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glad to finally get our medals!</td></tr>
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Thanks a bunch to mom and dad for making the trek with us to Marble Falls at 5am!</div>
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April, I love you, but I will not be running another half marathon if I can help it. ;)</div>
Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-36395076266025479232013-10-11T09:49:00.005-05:002013-10-11T10:06:55.774-05:00MattLovesRobin<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What happens when 2 artsy hipsters get married? The coolest wedding ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Matt and Robin tied the knot on 9/28/13 and then headed to Hawaii. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are a few shots I captured from their big day.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and Dad lookin snazzy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robin's dress was so flattering and her necklace was an awesome pop of color</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were so nice and didn't make any mess. Shame.</td></tr>
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Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-2379066420481789802013-03-26T14:20:00.003-05:002013-03-26T14:20:53.585-05:00Mystery solved!I don't know about you, but the old Why did the Chicken Cross the Road joke always puzzled me. I wondered, why <i>would</i> a chicken ever cross a road? Well, I just happened to stumble across the answer to this perplexing question a few days ago.<br />
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I was running in my neighborhood, minding my own business, and all of a sudden, a chicken
crosses the road in front of me. My neighborhood is very suburban, mind
you. It's not every day that I see a chicken there. </div>
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So, the chicken ran
across the road, a black dog chased it out of the house and up to the
curb, but the dog would not cross the road. </div>
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Then a lady in a mumu ran
out of the house chasing the dog and the chicken, but she wouldn't go
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It was too funny. Dog chases chicken, but is scared to
cross the street. Woman chases dog, but it scared to be seen in public
in her mumu. </div>
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The chicken was running away from the dog and the mumu
lady. That is why the chicken crossed the road. Mystery solved.</div>
Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-35741874478463492622013-03-18T16:58:00.000-05:002013-03-26T14:22:05.743-05:00My Best Friend's Wedding<div style="text-align: center;">
Wedding season is here! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh ya, I upholstered that chair she's sitting in!</td></tr>
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Jacob and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary with a fun weekend getaway. I am so thankful that he planned the whole thing starting with a trip to College Station for First Yell. If you don't know what that is, read this <span id="goog_1515162564"></span><span id="goog_1515162565"></span><a href="http://yell.tamu.edu/firstyell" target="_blank">http://yell.tamu.edu/firstyell</a>. Our seats were in the Zone Club. They had ceiling fans. Amen.</div>
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A Freddy's Frozen Custard recently opened in College Station and if you know me at all, you know we had to go there. My favorite custard place, Shake's, closed a few years ago and I have been heartbroken ever since. I'm happy to know that the Aggies now have a place to enjoy frozen custard. It was a staple in my diet in college. :)</div>
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We stuck around for Midnight Yell Practice and we're so glad we did. Granger Smith sang "We Bleed Maroon" in front of a packed crowd of Aggies. It was epic. Not to mention I got an awesome kiss when the lights went out. Whoop!! </div>
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Unfortunately, the Aggies went on to lose their first game in the SEC against the Florida Gators the next day, but at least it wasn't a blowout 17-20. We didn't go to the game, because we were on our way to our final destination for the weekend. </div>
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Jacob surprised me with a trip to Stag Leap in Nacadoches, TX. I've never been to Nacadoches and always get it confused with Navasota. Imagine that. So he had to set me straight.</div>
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Stag Leap was a quite awesome getaway run by the sweet Collins family. We highly recommend it it you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of life. Check them out. <a href="http://stagleap.com/" target="_blank">http://stagleap.com/</a>. We stayed in the Deer Haven cabin and it was true to its name. We saw 6 deer one morning just walking around the property.</div>
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A huge thank you to my handsome, funny, genius husband Jacob for this weekend! I love you to the moon and back times infinity!</div>
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I love these girls and loved our girly weekend together. Can't wait to do it again!!!</div>
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She needed an extreme chair makeover so that is exactly what she got.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her springs were in decent shape so only a little TLC was needed there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her button tufts were very high quality, but not repeatable for a newbie like me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then she was naked.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just having a new kooshy seat made her spirits soar!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her back was a painstakingly slow sewing job.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was so excited to have a comfy back!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh my, we are coming along quite nicely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow, I have a nice profile, she said.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the rear view ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot mama.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And she smiled.</td></tr>
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So sad. Hip Hip Hooray!!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxQfoxpTAAqYWewPPzZn7p63oylCS2PjnSsvm2kx4XSBYRWVBSK-0YCo2DEOv5VruYpGhxfsDux4D-UbTy4idpdgUlwnezQK7aqoAqJZkRj6Qf4lu7AypyO005nW-LNLrNnCjHHhx9DY/s1600/IMAG0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-47062348202070304982012-05-14T15:30:00.004-05:002012-05-14T15:30:47.309-05:00Pillow Got Friends!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pillow found himself some friends!</td></tr>
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<br />Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-11035075181281928252012-05-10T21:38:00.002-05:002012-05-10T21:39:31.303-05:00Envelope Pillow Cover<div style="text-align: center;">
I bought these cheapo red pillows from Walmart when we got our couch over a year ago since I didn't have a color scheme in the living room as of yet. We have since added a multi-colored rug and faux roman shades to give the room some color. Those are made up of brown, blue, green and ivory. The red pillows were clashing big time. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheapo red pillow</td></tr>
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I found a tutorial from <a href="http://www.tealandlime.com/2012/05/envelope-pillows-revisited/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=envelope-pillows-revisited">Teal and Lime</a> on how to make envelope pillow covers. It turned out to be really simple and quick. I got the fabric at Joann's for 40% off, but it's still upholstery grade fabric so not cheap. Well, not cheap by my standards. Full price is $40/yd. With the discount, the fabric was $12.50 for 5/8 yds. This is 1 pillow's worth of fabric. Considering that a new pillow is at least $15, I think that this project was definitely worth it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of freshly covered pillow</td></tr>
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I should probably get more pillows while I'm at it. ;) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaahh much better. New pillow needs some friends!</td></tr>
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Spring is such a fun season. Flowers are blooming all around, temperatures are bearable, rain is replenishing the earth, the grass is green and people are generally happy. It's really hard to be inside working during the week when the outdoors are so inviting during this season. </div>
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Here are a few things I've done so far this spring.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got 26 daisies in 1 day. They make me so happy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gave Kallie a warm weather haircut. She so cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having daisies in my yard is so awesome. Free decorations!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Granny gave me this Easter lily when she came to visit for Easter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ran the Blue Bell 10K with Lynette. Free ice cream at the end is always worth it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made a tiffany wreath for mom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helped my friend Shely make her first wreath. It turned out awesome!</td></tr>
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What have you been up to this spring??</div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-79742150861290496182012-04-10T11:41:00.001-05:002012-04-10T11:42:17.187-05:00From Jake's Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxMMIr8VCZl2znYJ_dyHC8xUJOL9hWDKGFbthAmnWxJvqXUXqryAoGO6bBTKVHgskJW1_FqeiPNoJF7Hx2JhkLJYjhP2GTgmKfw118RR0x6GhnlmV6c4pptG2UD551gXTF4ah4oVgclw/s1600/309847_10101292707121444_8313790_77453900_2012417510_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxMMIr8VCZl2znYJ_dyHC8xUJOL9hWDKGFbthAmnWxJvqXUXqryAoGO6bBTKVHgskJW1_FqeiPNoJF7Hx2JhkLJYjhP2GTgmKfw118RR0x6GhnlmV6c4pptG2UD551gXTF4ah4oVgclw/s320/309847_10101292707121444_8313790_77453900_2012417510_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Jacob is such a great husband. He made this headboard for us with his own two hands. He got the idea from <a href="http://ana-white.com/">Ana White's Blog</a>. It's a Pottery Barn headboard that sells for $699 retail! I think he made it for around $100. Go hubby!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kinda blurry, but the final product.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mom and I both like the rustic look so I didn't spray paint the wreath white like the tutorial said to. I used flannel fabric for the rolled flowers. I had no idea how much time it would take to trace, cut and roll the flowers. Let me tell you, it took 30 minutes to do 2 flowers. I could not have done this in 1 day. But the fabulousness of this wreath is worth the time and effort! Don't you agree?Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-22651837505722870042012-03-22T15:41:00.000-05:002012-03-22T15:41:35.287-05:00Sunshine BlanketAt this point in my life, a lot of my friends are getting married and having babies. The easy thing to do is head on down to Babies R Us or BBB and buy something useful for them. But the fun thing to do is to make them something special. I was pondering what I could make for my cousin Koren's son Ben, when Granny and my mom said that I should make a sunshine blanket! I was like, "a what?"<br />
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Sunshine Blanket - a lightweight, light colored, small blanket used to shield baby from the summer sun. <br />
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We went on down to the fabric store, found some cute animal fabric and trim, and I got to work! It was so super easy to make. I will for sure be making more of these. My mom said that Granny made me one and that she used it all the time.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">There are so many things that I want to learn from my Granny. She is the most amazing sewer, crafter, crocheter, knitter and all around DIY'er that I know!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnaAxNfMUYPhyphenhyphen_i8dOFl_I690Rmr_MsPua_q3k66pMTMdNqAp5yOS09coPIyMFoEC9sf-FYSty6v3LCNSCRyHhbracXYpU8qR2Gy-S0mJ9nMTriyHMNHHRTOs_76rdwJ_w-bxPOzdIF8/s1600/IMAG0259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April, me and Katie at Kristal's beautiful wedding. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the best display of our friendship :)</td></tr>
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The tutorial I found said to glue the fabric, but that was not fun to clean off of my tile floor so I switched to sewing very early on. So glad I did. The stitches will be more durable than the glue and sewing was way faster. Sweet.<br />
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I'm figuring out some neato things that I can do with my phone camera. All of my pics are taken with my phone since my digital is pretty outdated. Original is on the left. Snazzed up is on the right. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">If you are planning to make this wreath, I must give you one crucial piece of advice. BAKE OR BOIL YOUR ACORNS! DO IT! Want to know the consequence for not doing it? Maggots. Yuck. The end.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I decided to paint it a Valentine's color since that was the nearest holiday. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm thinking aqua or yellow next for Easter. :)</div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-77927311652511495282012-02-16T15:13:00.003-06:002012-02-16T15:24:12.256-06:00Extreme Blog Makeover!!It surely was time, wasn't it? I mean, the backgrounds were always fun, but the blog itself was annoying. Hard to read the text (small and bad colors), no date showing for a post, no search box...why didn't I change this before today? I'll tell you why. My engineering degree did not teach me anything about websites. Can you believe that? The only programming class I've ever had was in high school. Goodness. I've been stumbling around for the last 2 years with this whole blog thing, but I read enough blogs to recognize that mine needed help. Thank goodness for Google and their helpfulness. <a href="draft.blogger.com">draft.blogger.com</a> Check it out. It is as easy as 1-2-3.<br /><br />What do you think about the new layout? Yay or nay?Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-82335550930696550202012-02-06T10:46:00.006-06:002012-02-06T10:54:07.193-06:00Easy Roman ShadesFebruary 6, 2012<br /><br />I don't know why the dates never show up on my blogs, so I will start putting the date at the beginning of each blog. Problem solved.<br /><br />I cannot take credit for these shades since I simply followed the tutorial at <a href="http://www.impartinggrace.com/2011/05/faux-roman-shade-tutorial.html">Imparting Grace</a>. They are Faux Roman shades, which mean they are for looks only. Once you put them up. they are always up. They cannot be lowered like regular roman shades, which is fine by me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01bmEOKITjYUcHVolXU53m6RaOpW31xbu6_vBYHxbr0uvbxeqPt3nxzM3UhNtH8Bbais847YXxy4hXof7qIUqzQ7wQqGFBoZfKCO4f1GL4lPLrNldmoQYJWcynBgosnFGEnj6kgOvX8U/s1600/337526_10101634351722924_8313867_79049147_1103724591_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01bmEOKITjYUcHVolXU53m6RaOpW31xbu6_vBYHxbr0uvbxeqPt3nxzM3UhNtH8Bbais847YXxy4hXof7qIUqzQ7wQqGFBoZfKCO4f1GL4lPLrNldmoQYJWcynBgosnFGEnj6kgOvX8U/s400/337526_10101634351722924_8313867_79049147_1103724591_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706065191548181426" border="0" /></a>I have 3 side by side windows in my living room that are so plain and boring. I think these spice them up a bit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOX6KgnwG9OUILehUw7qb83Q8giCj1ksUaHrrRU5Y_1ps1cZLUzpfEGzNLezrqVOBv8p5fgPBXYzLz72STYKIitHxadka9l59G5PIDFVTaYdzjNpsKPrsKg5pJ91WziLgdZP24I9cEeM/s1600/322889_10101634349996384_8313867_79049141_510824737_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOX6KgnwG9OUILehUw7qb83Q8giCj1ksUaHrrRU5Y_1ps1cZLUzpfEGzNLezrqVOBv8p5fgPBXYzLz72STYKIitHxadka9l59G5PIDFVTaYdzjNpsKPrsKg5pJ91WziLgdZP24I9cEeM/s400/322889_10101634349996384_8313867_79049141_510824737_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706065242645567282" border="0" /></a>I did this as a surprise while my hubby was having a boys weekend in the country. The only comment he made when he saw them was, "They look girly." My crafty bubble has been busted.<br /><br />:(Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-69539620528153812112012-01-03T16:25:00.006-06:002012-01-03T21:41:55.621-06:00Final product: China cabinetMy co-worker that I got this china cabinet from finally found the matching shelves in his garage! Yay!<br /><br />Wish I had a more contrasting backdrop and a better camera to take this picture, but here's the finished product. Totally worthwhile.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdV4qCSlDJoo5lCCK34Onb11GMFt4IpI96EANXCRPSjGpJUG1fb2R1mxDo0SE3snhOCIUVEjl1PqnwE5rAgzASkvdxJPqkAIGvgjA4wUmZhKEv9A2IKqoFksuwj6XLgWW8BTSO-IEB44/s1600/cabinet1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdV4qCSlDJoo5lCCK34Onb11GMFt4IpI96EANXCRPSjGpJUG1fb2R1mxDo0SE3snhOCIUVEjl1PqnwE5rAgzASkvdxJPqkAIGvgjA4wUmZhKEv9A2IKqoFksuwj6XLgWW8BTSO-IEB44/s400/cabinet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693535573533167122" border="0" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-83923039121385881042011-12-02T08:59:00.004-06:002011-12-02T09:21:52.722-06:00If you teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5-B5keOlXV_x6jXesuuMzlKHQ-CBvrNGf_ZTSoe3iKiUuR7yquoXK5cHtozwybGQfApZf54mbmSq_8_ODQUjJ03r6DUfalXKZynKfBMqbeFvrW9GuhPXObQEnYbNRS2Lnpl92z4gwek/s1600/DSC_0269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5-B5keOlXV_x6jXesuuMzlKHQ-CBvrNGf_ZTSoe3iKiUuR7yquoXK5cHtozwybGQfApZf54mbmSq_8_ODQUjJ03r6DUfalXKZynKfBMqbeFvrW9GuhPXObQEnYbNRS2Lnpl92z4gwek/s400/DSC_0269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681545997194054114" border="0" /></a><br />See that handsome guy in the middle? That's Pap. He's my grandpa. Pap is 84 years old and he still mows his yard (riding mower), does his own edging/weed eating, drives a truck, fishes at Lake Belton, goes to coffee with his life-long pals every morning, flies to Atlanta to visit his son and grand-sons, and goes to Austin and Houston to visit his daughter and grand-daughter. Pap is my hero. He had open heart surgery a few years ago and decided to start wearing a life jacket when he goes fishing. He is the wisest man I know.<br /><br />Yesterday, Pap was fishing with his 86 year old friend R.A. and R.A.'s brother. Pap fell in Lake Belton yesterday. We are all so thankful that he was wise enough to wear a life jacket. He was floating and was safe. R.A. and his brother tried to lift Pap onto the back of their fishing boat. This fishing boat was not made to have a lot of weight in the back. Long story short, the boat started taking on water and eventually sank to the bottom of the lake. R.A. and brother were not wearing life jackets. They were able to swim to some trees that were growing in the water and hang on. The water temperature of the lake was 60 degrees yesterday. I don't know how long they were clinging to those trees. Pap considered swimming to shore to get help, which was pretty far away. I don't believe he would have made it there without having a heart attack. Thankfully, some fishing buddies of theirs saw them when they were headed back to the dock. They rescued them and brought them to shore. R.A. drove Pap home to get dry clothes and went to get some himself. They went back to the lake and got the owner of the marina to help them get the sunken boat out of the water. They were able to pump water out of the boat and get it on the trailer. I am in awe of my Pap and his friends. How can 3 men in their 80's retrieve a sunken boat from the bottom of a lake??? These guys are my heroes.<br /><br />My Granny (pretty lady on the right) was playing bridge while all of this was happening and had no clue that there was anything amiss. She got home and noticed that Pap's wallet was open on the counter and all of his money and credit cards were out and soaking wet. She found him laying on the bed and asked him immediately if he fell in the lake. He said yes. She asked him if this was his last fishing trip. He said yes.<br /><br />I am deeply saddened for Pap, because fishing was his favorite thing. He said that God isn't finished with him yet and that's why he's still here. He's not going to fish anymore, but he isn't going to stop living life either. I love you Pap and I pray that we have many more joy-filled years together.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-9024582088417577632011-11-01T14:45:00.006-05:002011-11-01T14:51:15.004-05:00A day to celebrate<div style="text-align: center;">Our sweet Katie Bug married the love of her life Chris Kilmer on 10-22-11 in La Grange, TX. The wedding was at Carby Chapel on the grounds of LutherHill. It was absolutely beautiful and everything that Katie wanted.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXSGh1Vi7EmxRnfRltfCi1Lvu-3U-bKLHFKwJ5TrvC_jFgatg3n9aB71nOikuG04b24WxB24eHhfZEne_EZcFOHgWJLT0s6mcrmM44ZTRCwcEFMFgX95dQFziesRJo38su4X1yNw60Lc/s1600/316894_10101241199218694_8330334_77032794_441311725_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXSGh1Vi7EmxRnfRltfCi1Lvu-3U-bKLHFKwJ5TrvC_jFgatg3n9aB71nOikuG04b24WxB24eHhfZEne_EZcFOHgWJLT0s6mcrmM44ZTRCwcEFMFgX95dQFziesRJo38su4X1yNw60Lc/s400/316894_10101241199218694_8330334_77032794_441311725_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670116922017773458" border="0" /></a>We all had a great time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8k6wff28fcqo3FfE7Gz2Mes_566GvcGxUmhEb8ImttCo8-QW0Hch4O61HCTbtq_57xTCgWXEZ2Nefd8A8RUlVf0W2VnT3hPoBlYHVtMqZMIo5jd-IhtKJzUlVWgKogeQ9Gce0jMbkoA/s1600/_MG_2670.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8k6wff28fcqo3FfE7Gz2Mes_566GvcGxUmhEb8ImttCo8-QW0Hch4O61HCTbtq_57xTCgWXEZ2Nefd8A8RUlVf0W2VnT3hPoBlYHVtMqZMIo5jd-IhtKJzUlVWgKogeQ9Gce0jMbkoA/s400/_MG_2670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670116861193777554" border="0" /></a>Even Jacob.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVgW48uz86bBjJ5vkb5rcFZh85dggKa2li8cC-d2KgxxUdE1r_4tbuSzjwM2_tl72LSEim8lzpGJk2E4i-UCNYiOHDF_rTnLyn5uZMS7gZ1Ksp6jUj9tGwKIy0tAWju9AiBthUUns0x8/s1600/_MG_2639.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVgW48uz86bBjJ5vkb5rcFZh85dggKa2li8cC-d2KgxxUdE1r_4tbuSzjwM2_tl72LSEim8lzpGJk2E4i-UCNYiOHDF_rTnLyn5uZMS7gZ1Ksp6jUj9tGwKIy0tAWju9AiBthUUns0x8/s400/_MG_2639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670116751913607666" border="0" /></a>And mom and dad. I love this picture of them.<br /></div>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-40183925650435781562011-10-12T11:19:00.004-05:002011-10-12T11:25:57.015-05:00China Cabinet MakeoverI got this perfect china cabinet from a co-worker with the intent of giving it new life. It needed some major help.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O_CIN5_qdcCQmEInKz54sC_tM4EVV3w3n_1uG0WoJYiQ6jPz97V5dPjupDBFbOIJ1qCcuM02eiVrEt6vVbESC0igyoCDAdGxwY5aTfY1BL1hkat5e2UW4HbvwB1MYwco-YP4GyU4uVk/s1600/226169_1703450565852_1825636587_1103537_859626_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O_CIN5_qdcCQmEInKz54sC_tM4EVV3w3n_1uG0WoJYiQ6jPz97V5dPjupDBFbOIJ1qCcuM02eiVrEt6vVbESC0igyoCDAdGxwY5aTfY1BL1hkat5e2UW4HbvwB1MYwco-YP4GyU4uVk/s400/226169_1703450565852_1825636587_1103537_859626_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662641436042592162" border="0" /></a>I decided to paint it and distress it at first. The distressing didn't turn out as planned so I just painted the whole darn thing a grayish-white color and left it that way. I painted the inside gray and later painted some of the trim gray too. Spray paint was perfect for revitalizing the knobs and pulls. Wishing I had a better camera to do this piece justice right about now. Forgive the cell phone pics.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O_CIN5_qdcCQmEInKz54sC_tM4EVV3w3n_1uG0WoJYiQ6jPz97V5dPjupDBFbOIJ1qCcuM02eiVrEt6vVbESC0igyoCDAdGxwY5aTfY1BL1hkat5e2UW4HbvwB1MYwco-YP4GyU4uVk/s1600/226169_1703450565852_1825636587_1103537_859626_n.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI8FUVSqsUsNZKY288Uji1pNs3Jr0a0MAksuE5ZY_Z6SJnP-vJ-05GJYzoMfj8EGXB2GsDaZ0NW9I_xe9HZ3alNwm0inwLrMV0KfLJADRDiBeKokHmphhjdfxc44R2EX_AEERzqeY8Ks/s1600/IMAG0059.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI8FUVSqsUsNZKY288Uji1pNs3Jr0a0MAksuE5ZY_Z6SJnP-vJ-05GJYzoMfj8EGXB2GsDaZ0NW9I_xe9HZ3alNwm0inwLrMV0KfLJADRDiBeKokHmphhjdfxc44R2EX_AEERzqeY8Ks/s400/IMAG0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662641385812272418" border="0" /></a>I actually ended up removing the glass doors because they were warped and didn't close. Now it is open and in need of some shelves. Those will be coming soon!! Finished product pics, hopefully with better camera, are on the way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4COlHalMxi23eW5G2R0ZR3r3bSBTMiQ-nDQyia3oUj4yVZTegy98UL-3fOwb5nKL05UJCq8f8fTB5HtA1bjCpwFZJ7a-CtVjGD3ADlBYh4ZiHQxlEqEJKGfahrd47lH9MG4dn4xOlFI/s1600/IMAG0061.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4COlHalMxi23eW5G2R0ZR3r3bSBTMiQ-nDQyia3oUj4yVZTegy98UL-3fOwb5nKL05UJCq8f8fTB5HtA1bjCpwFZJ7a-CtVjGD3ADlBYh4ZiHQxlEqEJKGfahrd47lH9MG4dn4xOlFI/s400/IMAG0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662641334188272290" border="0" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-50515881048439629382011-09-12T11:03:00.005-05:002011-09-12T11:09:41.798-05:00More clipsI've added a few more clips to my repertoire. Is that how you spell that weird word?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ice cream cone<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UjbonJz3HXyFclt_BournW0N2kcJuT5m6w1VYsJge2i0U4RrWRr1pbi4fK9LN5TYbDEDdwpoyWHWcRDoUGvRnYVxgv_87F4yB9nBn-pY_8TGAs-0TW5m6-hJRqhbHcD2IBuoftPumdE/s1600/IMAG0042.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UjbonJz3HXyFclt_BournW0N2kcJuT5m6w1VYsJge2i0U4RrWRr1pbi4fK9LN5TYbDEDdwpoyWHWcRDoUGvRnYVxgv_87F4yB9nBn-pY_8TGAs-0TW5m6-hJRqhbHcD2IBuoftPumdE/s400/IMAG0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651505715278794210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Flower<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpwcob-p6bS-pyy289e0JhuyYdEoAKFYf0eJbFvigYvRBIh-VDbnl1_owY5iitMu9-XUU9N90FsBFVmVOUIlcpzeRn0FTrZqQaYpYZSEbMGN6Yp1IhCq8zYomjhdWuVqxexgr4nIRCbs/s1600/IMAG0043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpwcob-p6bS-pyy289e0JhuyYdEoAKFYf0eJbFvigYvRBIh-VDbnl1_owY5iitMu9-XUU9N90FsBFVmVOUIlcpzeRn0FTrZqQaYpYZSEbMGN6Yp1IhCq8zYomjhdWuVqxexgr4nIRCbs/s400/IMAG0043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651505821844805842" border="0" /></a>Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144787129317469984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230130381521550415.post-43930648030506630182011-08-19T08:19:00.004-05:002011-08-19T08:21:52.804-05:00Aggie WreathHappy Friday everyone!! I finally finished the wreath I was working on. I was going to make an autumn wreath, but I wasn't sure I would finish before fall was over, so I decided on an Aggie wreath. It has a little owl looking over at a football. Football season is right around the corner so I'm showing my Aggie spirit on my front door! Whoop and Gig 'Em!!!
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