tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55144249277266170622024-03-04T20:04:54.161-08:00Finishing ...Over the next 365 days I want to FINISH something I have already started! "So here's what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart's been in the right place all along. You've got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it": 2 Cor. 8:10 (The Message)Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-9790198246698386322014-02-20T21:37:00.002-08:002014-02-20T21:37:12.187-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 40</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today, my brain hurts from "finishing" ... But I did it!
This was a deadline kind of thing, so my all day obsessive push to get
it done was ... necessary; only because I had been putting it off for
awhile because it meant downloading a program onto my computer, learning
to use the program, and manually entering each note, rest and lyric off
a piece of sheet music, to finally do what I needed done - push one
little button and have it transposed! I have transposed sheet music
(simple pieces, mind you) by hand before and I gotta wonder if it
would've been faster; like, maybe only half of the day! But, I now have a
pretty good handle on this program. Hope I can get some use out of
it?!! </span> <em></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This morning I picked up a book I set aside last fall about prayer. I
kid you not when I say that the intro left me somewhat speechless - "<i>Willing? Good! Now, determine before God that you are <b>going to finish what you start.</b> ...determine that you are going to spend [time] sitting at His feet, learning what He means when He says, 'Pray ...' </i>." Well, what more is there to say . . . I guess I will be finishing THAT book this year! HA!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today
I also finished "loads" of laundry, some of which has been waiting
since before Christmas, and a project I started last summer. I don't
know why some things take me so long, because once I buckle down and do
it, it takes hardly any time at all! I finished replacing all the
cushions in our couches, as well as, adding more stuffing to the back
cushions. Boy were they comfy for movie-time with Paul!!</span></span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-62262353870328544842014-02-16T21:37:00.002-08:002014-02-16T21:37:43.165-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 38</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: green;"><span style="color: black;">"The Lord will take delight in you ..."</span></span> Zeph. 3:17</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I've completed almost 12 years of being someone's Valentine,
45 years and 344 days of being loved by my mom (maybe 9 months more than
that), and 17,069 days of delighting my Creator! I'd say that's one
mighty fine finish to this day! Happy Valentines Day!!</span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-90730442804081073262014-02-13T22:33:00.001-08:002014-02-13T22:33:35.522-08:00<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>"So here's what I think: The best thing you can do right now is
to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions
grow stale. Your heart's been in the right place all along. You've got
what it takes to finish it up, so go to it": 2 Cor. 8:10 (<span class="fbUnderline">The Message</span>)</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 35</span></span>:<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Yeah!! I have half a dozen craft classes prepped and in bins 75%
ready to go; but I never get around to teaching them or I get inspired
to do a different craft or I just never finish the things that I start.
I love this journey that I'm on - it is so satisfying! I think I feel
better about finishing something than I do about following an
inspiration trail. This is a dramatically surprising revelation to me.
To stay the course, so to speak, has its own unique rewards that
following an inspirational path might not have. That being said, I know
I committed to not starting anything new this year, but I think I HAVE
to head over to a friend's house for a mini fabric album one of these
nights. Inspiration, after all, has its satisfying characteristics too
and maybe all the more rewarding after finishing something long over
due. Who says I can't have my cake and eat it too!!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today
I led a class that I've had in mind for a couple of years. I gathered
supplies and made a demo with a friend last July! My Laird crafting
friends completed our first multimedia art mini canvas. This taught us a
lot about layering and we will be ready to do a large canvas soon! (I
have those half-prepped in the craft closet as well!) Happy Valentines
Day to You!</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-61970937423735421322014-02-12T21:59:00.000-08:002014-02-12T21:59:14.285-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 34</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's a toss up today ... firstly, my store has three storage
rooms which, in five years, I have never gotten cleaned up and
organized. Well today I got the mid-sized storage room tidied and
mostly organized. I found all sorts of treasures AND things to
finish!!!! Secondly, I just finished crocheting 60 nails together. My
fingers definitely look done-in ("finished")!!!</span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-22751337193269091732014-02-11T21:03:00.005-08:002014-02-11T21:03:42.139-08:00<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 33</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will steal another's words to finish this chaotic day - "So thankful for the people God has put in my life." </span></span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-85604559720146266162014-02-09T20:16:00.001-08:002014-02-09T20:18:09.367-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 32</span></span><br />
<i>"Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started." Matthew 23:32 (NLT)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Or in this case, .... finish what your offspring started! Heather
and I took a bachelorette trip before packing up and moving to Canada
in 2002! We rented a condo on Navarre Beach in the panhandle of
Florida close to where Heather was born and lived until she was four.
After settling in, she began scrapbooking the trip and I watched in
awe! This was my introduction to scrapbooking as we know it today!
Anyway, I asked her permission to finish the task and here it is! The
first suitcase to be filled with wonderful memories! Now, to turn my
attentions to finishing the other suitcases and getting our Alaska trip
memories put into one (I'm thinking that red and white one)!</span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-52457388356863915982014-02-08T19:56:00.001-08:002014-02-09T06:03:24.711-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 31</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yippee!! I finished!! And I LOVE it!! -- a mini-suitcase/photo
album. There is a photo album that pulls out the one side; its intended
for a travel album someday. Maybe I'll put all the photos from my trip
to ______________ in it!! Thank you to the following people: Dianne for
rescuing these antique office organizers from the dumpster for your
crafting friend; Marilee for thinking everything I do is beautiful;
Sheryl for helping me with courage -- I do feel empowered!!; Sara for
always sitting next to me, listening patiently to my ongoing outpouring
of frustration mixed with joyous outbursts; and to my Northwind for
fixing everything that needs fixing! Ok - it sounds like I've published
a book or something! lol Been dreaming of this idea for a long time
and I have six other boxes to make into suitcases someday, but I'm very
happy to have started and finished this one. I have two trips under my
belt already - one with Heather to Florida and another with Paul to
Alaska. So that leaves four more trips - hmmm .... Norway! Taiwan!
Italy! Uganda! That should do it! I am a bit of a homebody after all!
Bon Voyage!! (It's a two exclamation-point kind of day don't you think!?!)</span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-66986036167951990232014-02-07T22:06:00.002-08:002014-02-08T19:50:27.785-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 30</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sometimes on this journey of finishing, I find myself confessing things I don't really want to confess; or, at least, not to the whole world. But it is what it is, so here goes. I don't really like doing dishes. The ones that get loaded into the dishwasher no problem. Its those big or oddball buggers that need hand washing. It is one area that I struggle with <u>starting</u>, don't even mention <u>finishing</u>! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Every Christmas, my family has always made rosettes, and I have continued the tradition faithfully. It is the only guaranteed "goodies" we might see around here. Every day after the making of the rosettes there sit the rosette irons waiting to be washed. They don't even need to be washed, per say, merely, wiped off. But they get moved around the counter for days ..... some years, weeks ...... I hate to admit it, but some years, MONTHS!! We have actually seen the summer come upon us and those silly rosette irons are still on the counter shoved back into the corner! Today, while I had a million other things to do getting ready for a houseful of scrapbookers, today I decided it was time to take care of those irons! - Rinsed off the sugar, wiped them down, dipped them in oil and put them into baggies - done! Easy-breezy puddin' n' pie!!! God Bless Me, I am a silly woman!</span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-34656559600201053892014-02-06T22:37:00.001-08:002014-02-06T22:56:14.811-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 29</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I may have helped Paul finish one of his projects but no worries, as I WILL be helping enjoy the "fruits" of our labor!!! We spent a majority
of the day bottling Paul's Sauvignon Blanc. It aged in the carboy for a
year and a half and it was time! I washed 32 bottles, not 1x, not 2x,
but ... 4x! Got to put on a few labels too! Wait a minute, I thought
this was his hobby? Well, I'll be glad to help "finish" this
stuff! ;) I have to say it tasted mighty fine! Besides, helping him,
helped me to finish my tea, coffee and wine station in the Pensacola
Room!! -- Just in time to share with my scrapping friends this weekend! </span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-24556959211564544402014-02-05T22:31:00.001-08:002014-02-06T17:52:44.797-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 28</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Finished the Pensacola Room! .... well, maybe more like
finished getting it READY!!!! Hosting my first Scrap-N-Nap! Four ladies
are scrapbooking all weekend! Steps 1 & 2, completed on previous
days, took me a bit long than anticipated. I gathering all the bedding
supplies from mattress pads to pretty orange bows; then, washed, dried,
and folded everything. Today, Step 3, I finished making up the two beds
and putting the other two bedding kits together. Ready or not, here they come!!!</span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-20388522318350210792014-02-03T23:08:00.003-08:002014-02-04T06:34:36.795-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 27</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stayed up too late playing with shells ....</span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-7734334492693413962014-02-02T21:08:00.000-08:002014-02-03T23:20:50.729-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 26</span></span> - <span style="font-size: xx-small;">my computer is online . . . for the moment anyway. I've been having to fb on my iPhone which is not my favorite way of typing. All thumbs so to speak. I probably have some catching up to do with my posts but I won't worry about that; I will just post for today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I did not expect to post a finish that is all about loss, but that is exactly how this one "played" out. After working hard all season, with wins to show for it, my Denver Broncos finished big - lost big. It happens to the best of us and there is an overwhelming response that tries to take over .... disbelief, sadness, blame, self pity, even hopelessness. I can't help but think about my past week and the inability to finish big - that is finish big defined a certain way. Peyton might say "yeah, like winning". My situation is more like - a nice tidy little package to take a pic of, pat myself on the back, and post a successful end to. But what if it doesn't go like that? Does it mean all my hard work up to this point is worthless? Does it mean all the work to come is pointless? No - I believe the losses have great value. The losses are part of the hard work. The struggle is needed to be refined. Refined implies something pretty, something special, something "fine". Without telling you in detail of my week, I can promise you that I did not finish pretty. I did not behave pretty. I did not even respond to all of it "pretty". But I am surely being refined! My heart goes out to Mr. Manning. His finish was not pretty. I want to encourage him and myself to persevere, to realize that running the race means so much more than today's outcome! LOOK at the last year! Persevering, running the race means living life to the fullest, working hard, valuing the losses for it is those that make the wins have so much more value! To finish implies the end of something, but I say that the verb finish is a trickster. With or without the -ing on it, it is in the present tense, an ongoing existence. In my world to finish is a process that comes with sanding, breaking, cutting, rebuilding, loving, obeying, worshiping, creating, developing, serving, gluing, and so much more. The crafting world loves the quote "It's the journey, not the destination!" I say its both! Wow Manning!!! - What a season! What a career in football! What a future you must have in store! Keep it up! Run hard! Finish the race! I will too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"<i>You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal ... one that's gold eternally. I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me! I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.</i>" 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27; MSG</span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-44826465515825297102014-01-25T16:17:00.000-08:002014-01-25T16:26:52.231-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 25</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Another item for my "Pensacola Room" --- finished "my nook" shelf - painted, mod-podged some beachy paper, lightly distressed edges and corners and wah-la! Love my morning corner space! :)</span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-4632108069638237752014-01-24T15:58:00.000-08:002014-01-25T15:58:28.812-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 24 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Does it count if Paul does the work to finish one of my
ideas? I think so ... While I was painting the mud room, he finished
this washer/dryer stand in the laundry room and covered it with our new
flooring! Looks sharp! Now all we need is a washer and dryer sitting
there ... more for Paul to do while I finish the third coat! You could
say we are "finishing" together!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-reactid=".o.1:3:1:$comment642282565828012_5575389:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".o.1:3:1:$comment642282565828012_5575389:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".o.1:3:1:$comment642282565828012_5575389:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".o.1:3:1:$comment642282565828012_5575389:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Really nice! Finishing together always goes faster, I recommend it!</span></span></span><span data-reactid=".o.1:3:1:$comment642282565828012_5575389:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.3"></span></span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-52036493557254995432014-01-23T15:51:00.000-08:002014-02-04T06:39:42.077-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 23 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I finished gathering all the needed items for ... lets
call it my BNB for now! This is Step 2 from Day 12's Step 1. Tomorrow or Saturday, I will finish assembly
and post a pic. I'm really excited about this one! It's been in the
works for so long! I hope I can sleep!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also, today I
finished 138 months of being married to a really good man (which doesn't
even begin to describe him). Tomorrow I'll start on the 139th month
with a renewed sense of gratitude for each month and year I have with
him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5572604:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5572604:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5572604:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5572604:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">You sound much better today <span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span> Something to celebrate and something to look forward to.... Life doesn't get much better than that </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5572604:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5572604:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5572604:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: Beautiful picture, too! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Nicole Laliberte</u>: Lookin' good you two!<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5573318:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5573318:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5573318:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5573318:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5573318:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5573318:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Marilee Fehr</u>:</span></span></span><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5574472:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"> </span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5574472:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5574472:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5574472:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">lovely!! thanks for sharing</span></span></span><span data-reactid=".b.1:3:1:$comment641733165882952_5574472:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.3"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">People who like this: Karen, Sara, Kim, Tanja, Shteena, Bobby, Vickie, Myrna</span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-77537077819403768382014-01-22T15:39:00.000-08:002014-01-25T15:39:52.017-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 22</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I finished a bottle of Advil ... not the whole bottle,
just the last tablet. I really don't consider this one an admirable
finish, but a necessary one, none the less. My hope is that it takes
three times as long to finish the next bottle as it did this one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Comments:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570375:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570375:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570375:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Heavy
sigh....It seems that cold weather and pain are formidable
companions... I wish for you a VERY limited need (no need:) ) for pain
killers in the future....</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570375:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570375:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570375:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Marilee Fehr</u>: ...</span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570737:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570737:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570737:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">when I do need Advil or some other pain medication I am at least
thankful that it is available and I appreciate the benefits ...
hopefully you won't need it again for a long while!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570737:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570737:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".d.1:3:1:$comment641085732614362_5570737:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">People who like this: April </span></span></span></span></span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-2304255277032092202014-01-21T15:35:00.000-08:002014-01-25T15:42:14.808-08:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I was very busy and I got a lot done but nothing "finished". ;)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">"got
a lot done" .... getting something done vs finishing something.... I
don't think you CAN finish unless there have been days of getting a lot
done. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Marilee Fehr</u>: sure - you finished what you started to do on the jobs you were working on - sounds like a winner to me!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5567575:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Karen Martens</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5568957:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5568957:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5568957:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".f.1:3:1:$comment640614115994857_5568957:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Thanks
for the encouragement. I felt the same way. I didn't even have one
little smidgen of feeling bad about not "finishing" something! Working
hard is working hard. Its worth a lot and leads to a good night sleep!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm relieved to say that I finished my store's 2013 PST return. Whew!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564499:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564499:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564499:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564499:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">You did it!!! I am envious because I see the mountain of paper in all my receipt boxes and I know what awaits <span class="emoticon emoticon_frown" title=":("></span> I especially love the cartoon </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564499:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564499:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564499:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Marilee Fehr</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564509:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564509:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564509:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564509:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">I am impressed ... that is a job that would likely do me in! Good for you for persevering until you finished once again</span></span></span><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5564509:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.3"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Nicole Laliberte</u>:<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5565732:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5565732:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5565732:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"> Way
to go! I'm impressed when I finish my own taxes (which are the
simplest in the world, I'm sure!) so I can't even imagine what is
involved in owning a store and PST returns etc. <span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".h.1:3:1:$comment640014729388129_5565732:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.3"></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-38230594365356218502014-01-19T12:47:00.000-08:002014-01-25T12:54:34.955-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 19 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A great way for a Denver Bronco fan to finish off the football season ....... going to the Super Bowl!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-reactid=".j.1:3:1:$comment639620842760851_5562475:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".j.1:3:1:$comment639620842760851_5562475:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".j.1:3:1:$comment639620842760851_5562475:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".j.1:3:1:$comment639620842760851_5562475:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">I will think of it as the Roughriders in the Grey cup.... only a Grey Cup on steroids.... happy for you <span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span> We know what you will be doing on Feb 2 </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-7337279449820014772014-01-18T12:40:00.000-08:002014-01-25T12:40:59.141-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 18 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here is how a simple finish sometimes goes ... (in my "crazy"
life anyways) - Find the "perfect enough" frame (which is not so easy
to do), open up the back of the frame, remove cardboard and that nice
picture of some people I don't know, place my item in frame, replace
cardboard and press down all the little metal tabs that hold it in
place, turn it over to realize the pic is upside down, repeat all the
above one more time and double check the item is right side up, then I
measure and measure again so I know where the nails get hammered into
the wall, hammer in the nails, but the hangers on back don't reach
because I measured the whole frame instead of hanger to hanger, measure
again and move nails only for the picture to now hang VERY crooked;
measure again and re-adjust one of the nails but see I took it an 1/8th
of an inch too low; remeasure, re-hammer, and after filling ALL the
holes, wait for it to dry, do two coats of touch up paint (because one
didn't cover the mud up entirely), wait for that to dry, and finally,
after an all day, 5-minute job, I finish framing and hanging this map of
the southern gulf coast. .... LOVE IT! And my crazy existence! I have
to say this .... I saw it through to the bitter end! HA!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Days
like that have MANY MANY moments where you could just as easily throw
your hands up and QUIT! BUT I am very proud of you for holding out
throw to the "bitter end"! (I must say I have had the same kind of day
hanging pictures myself <span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span> )</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Sheryl Schmidt</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560623:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560623:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560623:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560623:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">LOL. Is it wrong that I giggled while reading this? <span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560623:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.3"></span></span></span><br />
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the many, many, MANY lopsided, too many holes in the wall, picture
hanging fiasco's, I now use 3M velcro strips for pretty much every
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560712:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560712:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560712:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Karen Martens</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560924:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560924:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560924:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560924:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$fragment0:0:$0:0">No Sheryl</span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=536623505&extragetparams=%7B%22hc_location%22%3A%22ufi%22%7D" data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560924:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$interpolator0:0" dir="ltr" href="https://www.facebook.com/sheryl.b.schmidt.1" target="_blank"></a><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560924:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$fragment1:0:$0:0">, in fact, I kind of do the same while shaking my head ... at myself! What more can you do? Thanks Tanja</span><span data-reactid=".1x.1:3:1:$comment639112216145047_5560924:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">, I will have to look for that stuff and see how it works. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-53730394541407769612014-01-17T12:25:00.000-08:002014-01-25T12:25:55.715-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 17 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This morning I finished my study of 2 Corinthians! I was
really looking forward to being done with this book as relationships are
not my best subject. However, when you spend that much time with
something, its hard to let it go without feeling bitter-sweet. Its also
apparent, after this particular study, that with much struggle comes
much growth. I hope that's the case here. Saint Paul is much more of a
"bottom-line" kind of guy than he gets credit for. Here are some main
points he pounded home -</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1) focus less on others' inferiority/superiority and more on my relationship with God, He says I am found worthy</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2) grow in my faith,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3) know that when I am weak, He makes me strong</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3) boast of the good things God does in my life (tell our stories), and</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4) <i>finally,
friends - be cheerful, be made complete, be comforted, think in
harmony, live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with you
for sure. </i>(NIV/The Message; 2 Cor. 13:11)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Comments:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558461:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558461:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558461:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558461:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">"With much struggle comes much growth" - that is my hope in my own life as well <span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"></span> You always give me a thought for the day; something to chew on - thank-you.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558461:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558461:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558461:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Marilee Fehr</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558919:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558919:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558919:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558919:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Thanks Karen. Your openness in posting your growth and learning is encouraging to me.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558919:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558919:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558919:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Karen Martens: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">I'm
so glad my friends. I have to say that your daily words have also
become a source of comfort and encouragement to me. Unfortunately for
you all, I, now, consider us bound in this journey.</span></span></span><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.3.$metadata:0"><abbr class="livetimestamp" data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.3.$metadata:0.0.0" data-utime="1390057078" title="Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 8:57am"> </abbr></span><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.3.$likeCount:0:$action:0.1"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-reactid=".n.1:3:1:$comment638647482858187_5558979:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.3.$likeCount:0:$action:0.1"><abbr>P</abbr>eople who like this: Karen, Sara, Tanja</span></span></span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-67855874225107223732014-01-16T12:13:00.000-08:002014-01-25T12:21:37.477-08:00<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 14 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tuesday, January 14th</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This morning I finished a package
of feminine hygiene products from 2009. Maybe this means I'm almost
finished with the whole "she-bang"! (pardon the pun) This is one
"period" (I'm on a very bad pun-roll) in my life I would really like to
finish gracefully versus grumpily! (sorry - no pics on this one)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day
15 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wednesday, January 15th</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I finished making the gift certificates for Prairie Sun
Brewery! Or, at least until next year. At any rate, I'm unpacking my
box and not taking it back and forth anymore. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 16 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thursday, January 16th</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today, just in the nick of time, I finished my other Book Club pick - <i>Remarkable Creatures</i>! Great discussion book friends! And, this means I get to start my all time favorite - <i>Count of Monte Cristo</i>!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Comments:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: Gracefully versus grumpily...... that is my motto..... sometimes it is harder to achieve that than other times</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Nicole Laliberte</u>: "No pics on this one", funny. Did you enjoy Remarkable Creatures? Should I add it to my list? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">People who like this: April </span></span></span><br />
<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514424927726617062.post-24957330416827084602014-01-13T12:01:00.000-08:002014-01-25T12:16:24.033-08:00<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Day 13 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You know when you finish something and it doesn't turn out
the exact way you wanted it to? ... last night my frustration with
finishing this fairly simple project ended up with me growling, stomping
upstairs, and going to bed ... without posting. After some reflection
today ... I would have to say sometimes "good enough" IS perfect. I
refuse to lose any enjoyment when I look at it. I plan to slap the
thought that its not perfect right out of my brain the minute it tries
to show up!!! On that note ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have my great-grandpa's
shells (Bapa), my grandparent's shells from Hawaii, New York and Dore
Lake, and my own collection from our five years living in Florida and a
trip to California. (see second pic below) I am "finishing" small
projects with them for my getaway room, but I found this poster(see pic)
and loved the fact that I could know the names of the shells we have
collected. Yesterday, I bought a frame and trimmed it to size and hung
it up. I'm proud to say that I have almost all of them. "May you always
have a shell in your pocket and sand between your toes!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Comments:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Vickie Dyck</u>: <span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551471:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551471:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551471:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551471:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Yes
.... what to do when it doesn't turn out the way I wanted it to... I
think you have the right idea, though... I like your "I refuse to lose
enjoyment"! Matt Wiebe always says, "Perfect enough!"</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551471:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551471:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551471:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">K</span></span></span></u><abbr><u>aren Martens</u>: </abbr><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551492:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"> </span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551492:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551492:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551492:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">Oh! I like that - "Perfect enough" - I think that will go in my brain for fast recall!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551492:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551492:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551492:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">K</span></span></span></u><abbr><u>aren Stobbe</u>: </abbr><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551577:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"> </span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551577:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551577:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551577:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">I love this concept. an inspiration. I shall begin finishing as well.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551577:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551577:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551577:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Joyanne Batty-Dufour</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551802:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551802:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551802:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551802:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">I was wondering what your plan was with all those shells. So cool they have stories behind them</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551802:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551802:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5551802:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Karen Martens</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$fragment0:0:$0:0">That would spoil several "finish" items if I told, Joyanne</span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=595721670&extragetparams=%7B%22hc_location%22%3A%22ufi%22%7D" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$interpolator0:0" dir="ltr" href="https://www.facebook.com/joyanne.dufour" target="_blank"></a><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">. We will just have to wait and see, though if you want some hints, my pinterest page has lots of great ideas. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552188:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><u>Nicole Laliberte</u>: </span></span></span><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552248:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:2"></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552248:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552248:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552248:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0">That
is an impressive shell collection Karen! I'm excited to see the
finished projects. And also glad to hear that I'm not the only one who
ends up "growling, stomping upstairs, and going to bed". </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552248:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552248:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0"><span data-reactid=".r.1:3:1:$comment636925196363749_5552248:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:3.0.$end:0:$0:0"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="emoticon emoticon_smile" title=":)"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">People who like this: Sara, Jody, Jeff, Tanja, Bobby</span></span></span></span></span></span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526764580478596165noreply@blogger.com0