tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87900466412561476112024-02-07T13:59:03.128-05:00Pieces of Mea 'window' if you will,into the life & thoughts of a freckle faced ginger & stay at home mum of two.
pure. honest. simple. my life.Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-15090740454983620662011-12-22T11:17:00.001-05:002011-12-22T11:17:27.780-05:00Green Christmas?No snow means a super sad birthday (D23) & Christmas (D25) for this gingerKitten! <br />
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I am finding it extremely difficult to get into the spirit of the holiday without snow - which is weird, as i actually don't care for snow. <br />
Even the present buying, wrapping, beautiful tree, lights, countdowns, and Christmas music - which i adore - isn't helping. <br />
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It just isn't the same... *sigh* it doesn't feel 'complete'.<br />
I hope that there is snow in the VERY near future... Say, tonight?! :)<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
GingerMumma dreaming of a purr-fectly white Christmas<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGMnLPOuSfog_euy90-YGs7pI5ZNjya-VFyjWAKAMtKaDeOozHzqkv0eVy9UFCD-KWFjRJwx14dNE76mDJVIKRGvJEY1jO1Mm67Qo8JebtIDs08tkZ2WduGf4guydqL3xYNap0DIAw15I/s640/blogger-image--196847062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGMnLPOuSfog_euy90-YGs7pI5ZNjya-VFyjWAKAMtKaDeOozHzqkv0eVy9UFCD-KWFjRJwx14dNE76mDJVIKRGvJEY1jO1Mm67Qo8JebtIDs08tkZ2WduGf4guydqL3xYNap0DIAw15I/s640/blogger-image--196847062.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__N-I53xB9tvD5sRTNiiyTBSLa5dZK0Ayk9g9hpOlzWHNxVdgFH5Ry9MLWmMvSsXqxDKsLE53xO_VOF8SVAF8Ryulr7BSovQKm8ksgXd-xsX9XVcUGfdRwVgq9Fn4rdhTdB9-iBQTxuEt/s640/blogger-image-404339527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__N-I53xB9tvD5sRTNiiyTBSLa5dZK0Ayk9g9hpOlzWHNxVdgFH5Ry9MLWmMvSsXqxDKsLE53xO_VOF8SVAF8Ryulr7BSovQKm8ksgXd-xsX9XVcUGfdRwVgq9Fn4rdhTdB9-iBQTxuEt/s640/blogger-image-404339527.jpg" /></a></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-67720623711267825612011-09-22T10:55:00.003-04:002011-09-22T11:05:06.586-04:00I was just...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrT1UxBvgh_P-JMwK7ZWy5Gia6fcAZB40vULfmOciYDiGB0G0NTaNySijAJt7xGYJ-COGJGwVtutECnWpJmBtl8FyyKMHHQDQGjeWTvKlo4_i9UYI589HMGoixvdguzECqZ-Pc__bPWQ2t/s1600/facetree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrT1UxBvgh_P-JMwK7ZWy5Gia6fcAZB40vULfmOciYDiGB0G0NTaNySijAJt7xGYJ-COGJGwVtutECnWpJmBtl8FyyKMHHQDQGjeWTvKlo4_i9UYI589HMGoixvdguzECqZ-Pc__bPWQ2t/s320/facetree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655200156121612034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;">new beginnings.<br />challenges.<br />new experiences.<br />questionable decisions.<br />new emotions, same fears.<br />new thoughts, old ones linger.<br />new feelings, sparks of old,<br />feelings better forgotten...<br />love.<br />friendship.<br />trust.<br />sadness.<br />anger.<br />growth. regrowth.<br />time grows quicker with every year, month, & day.<br />youth fades.<br />beauty fades.<br />life wrinkles appear.<br />maturity develops... for some anyway.<br />smiles.<br />snuggles.<br />loyalty.<br />family.<br />forever.<br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-53951617357809291822011-01-19T10:18:00.002-05:002011-01-19T10:26:10.809-05:00sNOw!<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Dear Winter,<br /><br />I wish I could say that I love you, or even that I enjoy you, but I do not.<br /><br />There are several reasons I do not love you.<br />Here are a few...<br />I do not love your cold winds,<br />your high heating costs,<br />shoveling,<br />cleaning off the vehicles,<br />ice scrapping windows,<br />snow tires,<br />freezing my butt off walking with the kids,<br />ice & its sister, black ice,<br />driving at night in squalls,<br />the squalls,<br />the flurries,<br />the blizzards,<br />rosey cheeks,<br />frostbite,<br />chapped lips.... etc.<br /><br />If you could come for a week, overlapping christmas day,<br />that'd be fantastic!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Thanks, G.M.</span><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-89387587400837056052010-12-02T12:36:00.005-05:002010-12-02T13:05:14.665-05:00mis-inturpruted & thus mis-informed<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I have apologized many times for the lack of attention<br />I've paid to this blog. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I am not going to do that now. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I have my reasons for the lack of updates...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Some people do not read blogs<br />because they attract their attention & hold it,<br />or are full of interesting points of view,<br />topics, or written by people they know. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Some people read them to find "dirt". </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Or, to deliberately try to "stir the pot"<br />with supposed comments & feelings<br />that were never written or even there in the first place.<br />Taken out of context. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Doing so with the intent to turn them into "ammo" in the future.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I have expressed that<br />when reading a blog, text, e-mail,<br />or any other form of written communication in which<br />you can not see the person(s) expression, motive, or feelings<br />& can not hear the inflection of tone & speech<br />- can be easily mis-inturpruted. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >This is the apparent case of past months.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I will try to be more diplomatic,<br />& expressly more clear for you all...<br />not everything I have written is directed at (or about) you. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >In the universal sense of course. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I write because I want to write. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I write to express my feelings<br />& use this as an outlet for my thoughts. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Why hold on to anger,<br />as it just ages you & shows on your face. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Why hold on to hatred,<br />as it begins to poison your blood & body from the inside.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Forgiveness & friendships.<br />These are what keep you young.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >This is what life & lessons learned are about.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >This is what you should teach your children...<br />to love, not to hate. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >To forgive, & to forget. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >To trust, & to be trusted.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >That lies are black marks on your soul<br />& the truth ALWAYS come to light.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Period. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Read if you choose. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Don't if you do not. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >But, please, don't attempt to use my written word against me,<br />or any one else's for that matter,<br />when you know not what was meant,<br />how it was said,<br />or to whom it was referred too<br />- as it may be directed toward no one at all.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Cheers, to all the bloggers out there<br />who have found an outlet for their thoughts<br />and are brave enough to share! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Blog on! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >XOXO ~ G.M. ~</span><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-35993746685969982362010-04-07T10:57:00.005-04:002010-04-07T11:14:42.466-04:00Toy Society<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOvJ_v2Zc3gTCqJ9mNyJD1QDRbXPjp5VqljI6MNCnK8nUMw4SpVJCseloTkIFaX47fyd18SklsdbSdkVkkO3za7dFT_8TSB3_E-gQGlOutx5xzVHekbSGjeEXuMC0zntWnixuwl2XP1J-/s1600/IMG_0352.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >So, I was introduced by my S.I.L<br />to a wonderful organization</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >that is spreading the love worldwide by making toys</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >& leaving them randomly everywhere<br />to be taken home by children.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >Tell me, what child wouldn't love to be at </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >the doctors office, park, beach,<br />dentist, parking garage, bank etc. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >& find a toy thoughtfully made<br />& left behind with a note that says,<br />"please, take me home!"</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >This organization was started in Austrailia (I believe)<br />& is rapidly spreading.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >It's name ~ the Toy Society.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >It is free to join.<br />Costs very little time & energy.<br />& gives bid reward.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >All you do is make a toy of your choice ~<br />it matters not of your skill level.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Join the organization.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Bag & tag the toy with instructions,<br />photograph where you left it,<br />& wait & see who takes it home.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >Lovely.<br />Simple.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOvJ_v2Zc3gTCqJ9mNyJD1QDRbXPjp5VqljI6MNCnK8nUMw4SpVJCseloTkIFaX47fyd18SklsdbSdkVkkO3za7dFT_8TSB3_E-gQGlOutx5xzVHekbSGjeEXuMC0zntWnixuwl2XP1J-/s1600/IMG_0352.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOvJ_v2Zc3gTCqJ9mNyJD1QDRbXPjp5VqljI6MNCnK8nUMw4SpVJCseloTkIFaX47fyd18SklsdbSdkVkkO3za7dFT_8TSB3_E-gQGlOutx5xzVHekbSGjeEXuMC0zntWnixuwl2XP1J-/s320/IMG_0352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457411293661588450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">This is my first creation.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">'She' has yet to be dropped.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I hope that someone finds her & loves her.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Many more ideas are brewing in my brain<br />& I will drop many in the future.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">oh yes, I will.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">spread a lil' love & imagine the smile on a wee persons face... </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">join 'the toy society'!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">xoxo g.m.</span><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-53471255823995521202010-03-10T12:38:00.003-05:002010-03-10T12:51:06.906-05:00weight a minute...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHVLdDRVy6kkjVBa3iYX-M3BWx9mVgxEclVK8eIr58XPS6UEflYA7VnEKwzA0R7EqL2yAQvLMZx20H3q_-Ekyscv0BzJD4jGVzznK69VtnW_4qzhhw2yEx5xUEkKo4fiPEFwmBXwGqWFF/s1600-h/Exercise-pin-up-girls-5513569-350-350.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHVLdDRVy6kkjVBa3iYX-M3BWx9mVgxEclVK8eIr58XPS6UEflYA7VnEKwzA0R7EqL2yAQvLMZx20H3q_-Ekyscv0BzJD4jGVzznK69VtnW_4qzhhw2yEx5xUEkKo4fiPEFwmBXwGqWFF/s320/Exercise-pin-up-girls-5513569-350-350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447063608939027026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Yes, I said weight - & I meant weight.<br />I am currently about to under go adding an exercise routine into my life.<br />I am not as small as I once was.<br />Two kids & two c-sections later & my body just isn't what it was.<br />What scares, nay horrifies me the most, is loosing my boobs.<br />I love my breasts.<br />I don't want to be skinny - just healthy.<br />I wanna be a 50's pin-up all round n' curvy!<br />A sexy & powerful woman!<br />I may even book one of those pin-up shoots when it is all said & done.<br />I wanna feel sexy & look sexy!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5hKDqW_uRNuSOC9js3yMaegaX5NQSGg6Npkia-ilf0uSqNdHI7HFvaApNc8ib9jQMhN6bRV1Jtl0Jy0nwMi1UO6Uvfg9lbxLQy3bMcgQ5KtOP0pPc460Jx-aNNgCZBE63Xpa7CDHAFpR/s1600-h/Tattooed_Pin_up__by_gio_sama.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5hKDqW_uRNuSOC9js3yMaegaX5NQSGg6Npkia-ilf0uSqNdHI7HFvaApNc8ib9jQMhN6bRV1Jtl0Jy0nwMi1UO6Uvfg9lbxLQy3bMcgQ5KtOP0pPc460Jx-aNNgCZBE63Xpa7CDHAFpR/s320/Tattooed_Pin_up__by_gio_sama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447063605222027922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I plan on having a 'mommy make-over'<br />once I reach my goals & get back to work.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Being a SAHM (stay at home mum)<br />doesn't allow for much income earning power.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Anyway, I used to do yoga - daily - before the weeins came along.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I am incorporating a Jillian Michaels - Yoge Meldown into my life!<br />D-day is monday.<br />The beginning of march break here in Canada.<br />Spring break to everyone else - I think.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Am I ready. NO.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Do I want to succeed. YES.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Here we go - wish me luck!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">XOXO ~ g.m.</span><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-22000261281653124152010-03-09T22:59:00.003-05:002010-03-09T23:05:00.614-05:00An Irish Blessing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf7bWz69CSk-l47z0wZ8WQ-GsJin2jVf0OrY8CozE9UHuevbfYsyBztlL1mRxkf_Qe9VGOOfQxJ4codV9MOrGZ_UoBLdUR5JfBHC-BRaxJoctLQLjpsB1hlaeSYrEJveu7N4oHTzLOxeV/s1600-h/1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrV11UPYRQ6rn4QGlfbMCrxHIiuoFAEZH248_qYjyi5zA02rO3lfWAbwAIGNl0iPJotEGfIu_gLnJkUnBfuOUhmxao6Dy31tnUbFDC7AFjnM1phzs8NbwRI-gT4oVBtBPvH8CVrdO1rNr3/s1600-h/x-blessingabbey.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrV11UPYRQ6rn4QGlfbMCrxHIiuoFAEZH248_qYjyi5zA02rO3lfWAbwAIGNl0iPJotEGfIu_gLnJkUnBfuOUhmxao6Dy31tnUbFDC7AFjnM1phzs8NbwRI-gT4oVBtBPvH8CVrdO1rNr3/s320/x-blessingabbey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446850137993238562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">An Irish Blessing in honor of St.Patricks Day & some very dear friends....<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoNrJU5lWLcoB0F5wNf6lAkH4kG7leyTw1HbdtfJvSF5palNhsY6oo2PGRuXB_iiORWg0amwpiBbqiC6fRD7v0wNFCJDcfrIjr1hVZpEmp_O5nYIhxmB5e-9ojMNyNmRW27Z0qQeBkQWz/s1600-h/4_20Leaf_20Clover.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoNrJU5lWLcoB0F5wNf6lAkH4kG7leyTw1HbdtfJvSF5palNhsY6oo2PGRuXB_iiORWg0amwpiBbqiC6fRD7v0wNFCJDcfrIjr1hVZpEmp_O5nYIhxmB5e-9ojMNyNmRW27Z0qQeBkQWz/s320/4_20Leaf_20Clover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446850134195415170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Sometimes I sit & remember days gone by...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Friends I haven't seen in years...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Memories that are all that remain of those days...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I wish them the best & am saddened that life has taken us in different directions...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">But, I am proud & happy for the memories that I have retained.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Much love to them ~ my brothers. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">xoxo ~ g.m.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf7bWz69CSk-l47z0wZ8WQ-GsJin2jVf0OrY8CozE9UHuevbfYsyBztlL1mRxkf_Qe9VGOOfQxJ4codV9MOrGZ_UoBLdUR5JfBHC-BRaxJoctLQLjpsB1hlaeSYrEJveu7N4oHTzLOxeV/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf7bWz69CSk-l47z0wZ8WQ-GsJin2jVf0OrY8CozE9UHuevbfYsyBztlL1mRxkf_Qe9VGOOfQxJ4codV9MOrGZ_UoBLdUR5JfBHC-BRaxJoctLQLjpsB1hlaeSYrEJveu7N4oHTzLOxeV/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446850148605788018" border="0" /></a>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-29529267956495229312010-03-09T22:42:00.005-05:002010-03-09T23:05:47.790-05:00sailor jerry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54X8JdekW_zVN2f7buUE6oqfLoCJWtpmCHwsEd6Q-eWo8HbNECt5_M5SS_qIZXCTAfI6pWCsL1H_ob4yVqIVlU33-lJqeG_tDwZ8oGpbz9o_xRk6MoZczqvsfIVgcsveYz0bIH_WyhWDn/s1600-h/2566872296_d4ec4fa9bc_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54X8JdekW_zVN2f7buUE6oqfLoCJWtpmCHwsEd6Q-eWo8HbNECt5_M5SS_qIZXCTAfI6pWCsL1H_ob4yVqIVlU33-lJqeG_tDwZ8oGpbz9o_xRk6MoZczqvsfIVgcsveYz0bIH_WyhWDn/s320/2566872296_d4ec4fa9bc_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446846548023219858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I love my tattoos.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I love fresh ink.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I love the sound of the tattoo gun.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I love the 50's.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lj5PdPwoZne4DIGjhG_3QirjgO6rWPM2bgPBiXBHyk3QSiD3zbJi5b5369rVXHfixc0MuCPbzmnbv8PREpbaBgQi9DaZyvkUjSZEmE7dOn8-aSBuu3DTd4nXWxIHlZNJKLVh2ymymXKF/s1600-h/sailorjerry2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lj5PdPwoZne4DIGjhG_3QirjgO6rWPM2bgPBiXBHyk3QSiD3zbJi5b5369rVXHfixc0MuCPbzmnbv8PREpbaBgQi9DaZyvkUjSZEmE7dOn8-aSBuu3DTd4nXWxIHlZNJKLVh2ymymXKF/s320/sailorjerry2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446846538366489586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8hyphenhyphenOdkWDiyJOGxrX8PH6yApc_o9xd1-xW3ndtihK-pKDiHx1ZbgXm1CKD5NqPYZxeRSXldKATJd2JMWemuxE4Em54BhYt-OWPRXm5sZXeSmKOyFX-mK9sfpdf-w7vkDGwbjAaWepjf7K/s1600-h/1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5ErUI4hcgPcWkfv7RcGKslBPvCaGA5Ip9E0CPblNyAeZN5qcRqDVZQS60-fPvzMKP1KYDEyBd6rk1NAkRYjx6zqrMzYgCFmBpfPlaREWxv_tr7TEpH6nZwp74FOGleqB5MECdBz4jZU9/s1600-h/2295813808_0ce664baf3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5ErUI4hcgPcWkfv7RcGKslBPvCaGA5Ip9E0CPblNyAeZN5qcRqDVZQS60-fPvzMKP1KYDEyBd6rk1NAkRYjx6zqrMzYgCFmBpfPlaREWxv_tr7TEpH6nZwp74FOGleqB5MECdBz4jZU9/s320/2295813808_0ce664baf3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446846532154239826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">OH MY GAWD ~<br />I HEART SAILOR JERRY STYLE TATTOOS!!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br />I wish I had more $$$ to get more ink done. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br />The 50's style of tattooing, pin-ups, music, cars ~<br />damn that was one sexy decade!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8hyphenhyphenOdkWDiyJOGxrX8PH6yApc_o9xd1-xW3ndtihK-pKDiHx1ZbgXm1CKD5NqPYZxeRSXldKATJd2JMWemuxE4Em54BhYt-OWPRXm5sZXeSmKOyFX-mK9sfpdf-w7vkDGwbjAaWepjf7K/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8hyphenhyphenOdkWDiyJOGxrX8PH6yApc_o9xd1-xW3ndtihK-pKDiHx1ZbgXm1CKD5NqPYZxeRSXldKATJd2JMWemuxE4Em54BhYt-OWPRXm5sZXeSmKOyFX-mK9sfpdf-w7vkDGwbjAaWepjf7K/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446846534813542258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">XOXO ~ g.m.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccBrGy6N5F1DTUWORwDSshAoPg-yIXQ-ZQpqHkGL4uPbzbx-PRvghxusvvX3t-LeZBQpmBn2J5xxEkPQ3Chv3ILuPORmXMQMqncQ1wDDEtTyDvpA4WdkmAHOtWB70M2VJKo_iXVcdLi5V/s1600-h/2566910688_94f79381ce.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccBrGy6N5F1DTUWORwDSshAoPg-yIXQ-ZQpqHkGL4uPbzbx-PRvghxusvvX3t-LeZBQpmBn2J5xxEkPQ3Chv3ILuPORmXMQMqncQ1wDDEtTyDvpA4WdkmAHOtWB70M2VJKo_iXVcdLi5V/s320/2566910688_94f79381ce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446846541908588114" border="0" /></a></div></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-2217915867426107722010-03-09T22:32:00.005-05:002010-03-09T23:09:53.317-05:00trash the dress<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Some 'peeks' at my 'trash the dress' shoot</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pP7IftNeEH3ioXs7sEnbtdOrztDpQOw65HQB9h-VLhiQjX8Yy6vCiOG4cQk2CaFeg7mgPcfGwI019mkZHTRWzP-y28vh95Ev3eCmZBLIHBxzefLauiv9_GmTBKqNa7bCIhafCPckQj58/s1600-h/a23.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pP7IftNeEH3ioXs7sEnbtdOrztDpQOw65HQB9h-VLhiQjX8Yy6vCiOG4cQk2CaFeg7mgPcfGwI019mkZHTRWzP-y28vh95Ev3eCmZBLIHBxzefLauiv9_GmTBKqNa7bCIhafCPckQj58/s320/a23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446845072832007954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUwJeMWa7fZFU6McgWmqA5f4yrQBtCFnraU_08raR3gF2XMka_l7QD2-9D5QtAiJv0ZPUf0zP1wVsJzwkhAuT71In7RemOOP35jq672ZCdh7LR0M3o1aLaJyPeIku9RyqHvjvmmEohXVE/s1600-h/500.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUwJeMWa7fZFU6McgWmqA5f4yrQBtCFnraU_08raR3gF2XMka_l7QD2-9D5QtAiJv0ZPUf0zP1wVsJzwkhAuT71In7RemOOP35jq672ZCdh7LR0M3o1aLaJyPeIku9RyqHvjvmmEohXVE/s320/500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446845069394488450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g0m1ktbP9sttGJaiCZSIOpB1ixLyM-9ov2vuabtvAh41VcxpXTdWiyxsqErfd0QaS4joEKeIP2VOHYX_Ku1HGBZIGFT3F1kQrKRZ0CA0vle3_KQJ_rPgRhQPK2y4ZrXTML5DVk0JHgtU/s1600-h/a26.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g0m1ktbP9sttGJaiCZSIOpB1ixLyM-9ov2vuabtvAh41VcxpXTdWiyxsqErfd0QaS4joEKeIP2VOHYX_Ku1HGBZIGFT3F1kQrKRZ0CA0vle3_KQJ_rPgRhQPK2y4ZrXTML5DVk0JHgtU/s320/a26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446845062537653778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfPgPyzZxnNYxQhkx4mNnYmeB8yFOFPIEgvQ8XAoTuch9J_KZ0Xw1KRvLDxpmtU9kJX2stDx023WjIErgtSruJJMDkNUylhYG0-xNqqUA8im_QnPdULIvhLx2oMkcqoPN163-tFQDuoKy/s1600-h/a2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">So, I was given the opportunity to do a free photo shoot to help out a friend with her portfolio.<br />A 'trash the dress' shoot.<br />For those who don't know this is a chance to re-dawn your wedding dress - stress free - & have a great time. Which we did.<br />Myself & my MOH (maid of honor) got dressed up & played in the snow. Good times.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfPgPyzZxnNYxQhkx4mNnYmeB8yFOFPIEgvQ8XAoTuch9J_KZ0Xw1KRvLDxpmtU9kJX2stDx023WjIErgtSruJJMDkNUylhYG0-xNqqUA8im_QnPdULIvhLx2oMkcqoPN163-tFQDuoKy/s1600-h/a2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfPgPyzZxnNYxQhkx4mNnYmeB8yFOFPIEgvQ8XAoTuch9J_KZ0Xw1KRvLDxpmtU9kJX2stDx023WjIErgtSruJJMDkNUylhYG0-xNqqUA8im_QnPdULIvhLx2oMkcqoPN163-tFQDuoKy/s320/a2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446845054851645874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">So much fun to relax & laugh! </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">There wasn't alot of time for that the day of my wedding a year & a half ago!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Stress was the key word for that day!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">This was awesome!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Playing in the snow, on the swings, wearing my uggs!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">if only I could dress up & feel like a gorgeous princess everyday...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">XOXO ~ g.m.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7AuvEjB4tejE8n9chuQRODS55WlkhREr5RZE9kSJdwQRdV7BsfTyjEgviX3wMf8dXboECefheCQ5-77j7nYcNMzzQV2qomwyTOQgOAx6RqKjtXNUm02bF9xRjzFpKSZ1YiNav8tpOZ8K/s1600-h/a30.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7AuvEjB4tejE8n9chuQRODS55WlkhREr5RZE9kSJdwQRdV7BsfTyjEgviX3wMf8dXboECefheCQ5-77j7nYcNMzzQV2qomwyTOQgOAx6RqKjtXNUm02bF9xRjzFpKSZ1YiNav8tpOZ8K/s320/a30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446845083203371586" border="0" /></a>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-11019640292664508172009-12-17T08:48:00.003-05:002009-12-17T08:57:31.398-05:00give me a moment...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidHQyBlRVMKj9UgCZ7qwTQ9H6qqeoPfSOEGttvc2dS1pOVt-DzQZUSC_Mx4RclAJ_dIXwnYI94DoAnV4tVDcUSgXsByK4GmajqHfhp1vPPmqifKOu53IMlkvehQgz0qmyIOK7uIPKGn7z/s1600-h/var2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidHQyBlRVMKj9UgCZ7qwTQ9H6qqeoPfSOEGttvc2dS1pOVt-DzQZUSC_Mx4RclAJ_dIXwnYI94DoAnV4tVDcUSgXsByK4GmajqHfhp1vPPmqifKOu53IMlkvehQgz0qmyIOK7uIPKGn7z/s320/var2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416203245886216994" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I would like to apologize.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I am (apparently) a terrible 'blogger'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">This is what happens when "life gets in the way".</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Things get forgotten & pushed to the side.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I feel overwhelmed.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Crazzzzzy even.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I wish I could scream to release the pressure...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I will 'blog' again.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I will be positive.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I will get my shyte together.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I will be strong.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I will save face.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I will continue to love, be loved, & live.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">So much to say & catch up on.....</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I will be back.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">♥♥♥ g.m.</span><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-48207122168990643632009-09-03T17:56:00.003-04:002009-09-03T17:58:48.684-04:00all I want for Christmas...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdww7EUkUcBe7dXbyd4tlRsstH4VDdM7o5yGkszFGl4Wlf9BwBSLiZI4WwUBif0nfwxd51B7DwDR24z2cRYtXcneK0flApeliRIvpM3io7G-J0SMhbQOk8YSG_BQzObqLYvwMDjqyK2f9-/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdww7EUkUcBe7dXbyd4tlRsstH4VDdM7o5yGkszFGl4Wlf9BwBSLiZI4WwUBif0nfwxd51B7DwDR24z2cRYtXcneK0flApeliRIvpM3io7G-J0SMhbQOk8YSG_BQzObqLYvwMDjqyK2f9-/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377363570359755570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">....is my three front teeth!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">My son lost 3 teeth in the month of August! </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">He speaks with a crazy lisp that </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">I am actually finding truly adorable!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">♥♥♥ g.m</span><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-7209568183089615352009-09-03T17:51:00.003-04:002009-09-03T18:05:50.129-04:00did you hear the school bell?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1RLGLeBYVhBn7gwyBHREuVKaHtRG_0KhIEr_WDUGXxXEgD6syvUJTRjry4tFx1P1vDuWFs8dsogLTjyyJsFwJgSwIXGNPkQm0hX61KKqEroBcLDoHibLOq_pctZ3UY17aTNNDmgLYm-Z/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1RLGLeBYVhBn7gwyBHREuVKaHtRG_0KhIEr_WDUGXxXEgD6syvUJTRjry4tFx1P1vDuWFs8dsogLTjyyJsFwJgSwIXGNPkQm0hX61KKqEroBcLDoHibLOq_pctZ3UY17aTNNDmgLYm-Z/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377365149332395122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">My boy getting ready to leave for his first day of Grade2!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb-rJk_WGZax5pNxAICrLAIDkfegjYUepfi1iBNalgrgLQjSgVrN_KNgvdOoZ7vhh_wU_hpAp6KaOrxDvmWm5gmVB8X1u5cCaKwe_ly09NR1eruQ35J7CtWutTTCKLTZmz8U9116mRBPj/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb-rJk_WGZax5pNxAICrLAIDkfegjYUepfi1iBNalgrgLQjSgVrN_KNgvdOoZ7vhh_wU_hpAp6KaOrxDvmWm5gmVB8X1u5cCaKwe_ly09NR1eruQ35J7CtWutTTCKLTZmz8U9116mRBPj/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377365138009829394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">Saying a good-bye to his baby sister ~ </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">she did not want him to go </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">with-out her.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik30SMGjEYlJzivIHEgj0TpET7Adi3rBH6R1t-v6khUam_LHv0ZXqR-l8krQgpuJB_FNTjDj6ijTd97ztGZB0B-fcikgjSZcIB68UNwk_SV9KaN8Gwt3Q0wPHXdd99C3IvYs4zo2nW_5iy/s1600-h/5a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik30SMGjEYlJzivIHEgj0TpET7Adi3rBH6R1t-v6khUam_LHv0ZXqR-l8krQgpuJB_FNTjDj6ijTd97ztGZB0B-fcikgjSZcIB68UNwk_SV9KaN8Gwt3Q0wPHXdd99C3IvYs4zo2nW_5iy/s400/5a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377365133815628482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" ><br />School is back on!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >I am happy and sad about this.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >I miss my boy terribly & his sis is very disappointed that this is not her year to go</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >(january birthday & the cut off is december 31).</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >3 days in to the school year and now a p.a.day & long weekend!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >They could've let us have the last few days of the summer.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnSou7FxrXQ3n1t7TY5EHIfkeXudkn8FYIws6HbMwOawxF411-4faXD6rgTJJq518G_X9p0f8PDyGRagjWlsbDN2StILFTcnWviuEHGYb7OjBd5nJNws4I6vGqsRg0sj3kvP0O9ckJcBR/s1600-h/thor+gr2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnSou7FxrXQ3n1t7TY5EHIfkeXudkn8FYIws6HbMwOawxF411-4faXD6rgTJJq518G_X9p0f8PDyGRagjWlsbDN2StILFTcnWviuEHGYb7OjBd5nJNws4I6vGqsRg0sj3kvP0O9ckJcBR/s400/thor+gr2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377363023089848754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-23147177758949523752009-08-19T11:14:00.004-04:002009-08-19T11:32:23.202-04:00money money money!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1L2p88pVzOgSuGjjHzGfRFP-a19tFOj661_Dv8r2BtqBOcoR7GpSErnoP6gES937G32C5gp21NdT4pxadbOsLXClLBjb9xv8Yu521lwy3JAJS8Y7EikYAJGhR1U9__kpERgCGhW3vx1-O/s1600-h/empty+classroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1L2p88pVzOgSuGjjHzGfRFP-a19tFOj661_Dv8r2BtqBOcoR7GpSErnoP6gES937G32C5gp21NdT4pxadbOsLXClLBjb9xv8Yu521lwy3JAJS8Y7EikYAJGhR1U9__kpERgCGhW3vx1-O/s400/empty+classroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371696894427415858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">Yes folks!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">It IS the time! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">It is the time of 'back to school'!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">New backpacks, new clothes, essencials, school photos, & fees - oh, the fees!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">School fees.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">Extra-corricular fees.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">Dance, skating, guitar lessons, beaver meetings etc....</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">the list just goes on & on.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">& if you have more than one child as I do -- </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">this spending can damn near kill you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">This year, I am mostly prepared...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">for school mostly.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">The extra stuff ~ I'm just not sure at this point.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">*sigh*</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">♥♥♥ g.m.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-81579073820773057412009-08-02T20:07:00.015-04:002009-08-02T21:18:09.127-04:00ahhh-HA!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQkhUYXSwi3Vp48Lmwbd4Vb8o-cMSTrPM85yZ5BXxuHGlCqATm2QfWDPoIyoxTDswk7Lw-gOmwNDgJB0N6wIZZxa8izU2HBHA5IUh0dqwc7GRzSBtEUIfL4NnLN2lKa0SUQFA2-7mtUDX/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQkhUYXSwi3Vp48Lmwbd4Vb8o-cMSTrPM85yZ5BXxuHGlCqATm2QfWDPoIyoxTDswk7Lw-gOmwNDgJB0N6wIZZxa8izU2HBHA5IUh0dqwc7GRzSBtEUIfL4NnLN2lKa0SUQFA2-7mtUDX/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365533338748710514" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >manicure ~ day 1</span><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I have explained in an earlier blog </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">that nail polish & I just don't 'get along'.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Generally speaking, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I can't get more than a day or two out of my manicures </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">before they are chipped & terrible.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I have been searching for a top coat that will stand up to the 'beating' </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">that my everyday life will give it.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I think I have met my match!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">***China Glaze Topcoat ~ Ghoulish Glow***</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I have had my manicure in tact now for 4days & still going!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I have done all the 'normal' stuff. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sewing, laundry & stain removal, cleaning, dishes, cooking&BBQ, gardening, lawn cutting</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">child-chasing, general toy wrangling, etc.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Still, it keeps going!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">FABULOUS!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">& as an added bonus, it glows in the dark without changing the colour or appearance of your original nail polish!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">♥♥♥ g.m.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >manicure ~ day 4</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8JenUsUXOZOaSpdBBCuHvF4yWXj6THTk_fBVaBESuhYa0F7V-Eu3-5yrju2lOqP2Rho3IavZPwqZo4DUC8DmAWyboO3P7pYMsiTsCliG3XCVGtkFzy_YwdRjFk0rwWa-rskn9lfzmqm/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek8JenUsUXOZOaSpdBBCuHvF4yWXj6THTk_fBVaBESuhYa0F7V-Eu3-5yrju2lOqP2Rho3IavZPwqZo4DUC8DmAWyboO3P7pYMsiTsCliG3XCVGtkFzy_YwdRjFk0rwWa-rskn9lfzmqm/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365536065538202898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-55569313026114981272009-07-30T09:54:00.004-04:002009-07-30T10:13:28.658-04:00carpe vinum!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjae5WNmZml2zqBffHv3awqz1r5cuG5l2xv12bokWhrBmlFsXb1Rny7yjeGkjp9w6zqAoz0ALaM_oV7zxQJz9V5D1T7DkD4MXEvs-j1HaBEfRvZbuM5QiJ2vMt61j2kmRWwozJrGRcVcVTO/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjae5WNmZml2zqBffHv3awqz1r5cuG5l2xv12bokWhrBmlFsXb1Rny7yjeGkjp9w6zqAoz0ALaM_oV7zxQJz9V5D1T7DkD4MXEvs-j1HaBEfRvZbuM5QiJ2vMt61j2kmRWwozJrGRcVcVTO/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364255586506956610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">So, my girlfriend Annie & I</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">both enjoy a glass of wine (or two) in the evenings.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We share conversation, relax, smoke a cigarette or two,</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">& just generally unwind ~ vent ~ from the days events.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We realized that we consume vast amounts of the stuff</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">through-out the period of a month</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(which doesn't take long having only a glass or two each evening).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Needless to say, we decided to take the 'u-brew' plunge!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We have made two types now.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Both are deeeeelicious ~ I might add!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We made a 'California White Zinfandel' &</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">a 'Wildberry White Zinfandel'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The whole process was ridiculously easy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">& cheap too!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">$225 for 2 batches = 60 bottles.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(including bottles, corks, labeling, & shrink wrap)</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">That is approximately $3.75 per bottle</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">which, if compared to the $15+ per bottle we were spending is quite the savings!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We cleansed bottles, filled & corked 60 bottles in approx. 1/2hr!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Then came the shrink wrap tops (we chose colours)</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">& designed our custom bottle labels.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"Annie's Ally"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We wondered why we hadn't done this earlier!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">& we will be doing it again ~ soon!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">♥♥♥ g.m.</span><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-38056331382028880502009-07-30T09:15:00.005-04:002009-07-30T09:28:41.302-04:00Eeeeks!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YFb1RHRDMZdNVN8xFCDkfSbLh9mpSZ-L3FKIPyogwqF1P2uM50B8LDmqCNsCtdeSotDBTmRa3oXMmZQaTiJ9P_sjMPBVrZybPLwM5fJAkUrzPB9r0RoB5j4X2kUPKFnWH1RPj8C5Aurf/s1600-h/betty-page-by-aly-fell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YFb1RHRDMZdNVN8xFCDkfSbLh9mpSZ-L3FKIPyogwqF1P2uM50B8LDmqCNsCtdeSotDBTmRa3oXMmZQaTiJ9P_sjMPBVrZybPLwM5fJAkUrzPB9r0RoB5j4X2kUPKFnWH1RPj8C5Aurf/s400/betty-page-by-aly-fell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364243261983067314" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >What a great freakin' way to start my day!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >I walked into (through actually) a humongous spider web as I let the dog out this morning!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >(& btw, "what the crap" is with all the spiders & earwigs this year???)<br />Probably the lack of sunshine & warmth this 'summer' has caused a perfect breeding ground for these disgusting creatures!<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Anyway, I took it right *smack* in the bloody face!!!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Giving me the total body creepy-crawlies!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">I am still trying to 'shake' it off!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Few things in this life gross me out & make my skin crawl.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Simply put, here is the list:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Spiders, centipedes, slugs, leeches, beetles/roaches, silverfish, earwigs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >I can handle most things with ease, but, these bring me to my knees!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">♥♥♥ g.m</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-81457930170781302392009-07-29T18:35:00.004-04:002009-07-29T19:04:24.804-04:00purrfect nails?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiAgMh8WutDqw7Ast7kdzPWxAD6CTgluJSXtVueEnir9d_TnpWnD9b3oiG2TuBp2yILkusafV2Qd-huxLHLw5wvqU6dniW9z_SAbQJ5mGp1viXmGMu2vB079LgizKT45pHJr70t0K4DBB/s1600-h/opi_brightsx.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiAgMh8WutDqw7Ast7kdzPWxAD6CTgluJSXtVueEnir9d_TnpWnD9b3oiG2TuBp2yILkusafV2Qd-huxLHLw5wvqU6dniW9z_SAbQJ5mGp1viXmGMu2vB079LgizKT45pHJr70t0K4DBB/s320/opi_brightsx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364014508436373042" border="0" /></a>Being a stay at home mum (SAHM), I don't get the opportunity to dress up, wear make-up, & do my hair very often. Sooo many other things come first.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">And, well to be perfectly honest, functioning in my day-to-day life while chasing around children wearing heels & worrying about my appearance just doesn't work!<br />I'm usually barefaced & natural with my hair pulled back in a messy bun or ponytail.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdFX2yn_rUKeMdgX4yf57jl-WI3JOHKklsJdfJrR1IrZWk-l5TDnofirJN3VxAtOfpwhcqU9ABVtyU-1__3ydeic9M268RF2QHnoJu08aTvkDThC9Clr_ZSnt7J3sgEwfm7oHDKL4YH6R/s1600-h/opi+mermaid+shade.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdFX2yn_rUKeMdgX4yf57jl-WI3JOHKklsJdfJrR1IrZWk-l5TDnofirJN3VxAtOfpwhcqU9ABVtyU-1__3ydeic9M268RF2QHnoJu08aTvkDThC9Clr_ZSnt7J3sgEwfm7oHDKL4YH6R/s320/opi+mermaid+shade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364014514836700402" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>One thing that I do enjoy very much is a nice manicure. It makes me feel feminine & pretty ~ even sexy depending on the colour.<br />I take the time in the evenings to do my nails quite often.<br />Purrrfect relaxation & pampering.<br /><br />I kinda have a very large collection of polish in every colour you can think of!<br />I love all reds for my toes, & black based purples and blues are usually the colour of choice for my hands. I feel sleek & 'polished' even when I'm - well, not!<br />I have tried them all ~ brands that is.<br />Cheap ($3) to Expensive ($15+)!!!<br />What ticks me off about this is that not one brand can stand up to my everyday abuse!<br />In a mere few days, it is completely chipped, peeling and looks like shyte!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5NpPez_Pd7O_CJAwuOAI15i6QMnnlr6uGfkW2lzjz0dtp_sJN7gI9h7GdaKdp5ga-PX8OE4Jp9asAVVdHpnYuV8dk0jaFZMhIvoJkLNVwIX9gzBSB2e0VwGaxg0uoUrC2ms3po3YHYrZ/s1600-h/nails.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5NpPez_Pd7O_CJAwuOAI15i6QMnnlr6uGfkW2lzjz0dtp_sJN7gI9h7GdaKdp5ga-PX8OE4Jp9asAVVdHpnYuV8dk0jaFZMhIvoJkLNVwIX9gzBSB2e0VwGaxg0uoUrC2ms3po3YHYrZ/s320/nails.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364014503076090658" border="0" /></a><br />I go through the whole routine.<br />Moisturizing, cuticles, filing, buffing, base coat, polish (X2), top coat.<br />It still doesn't stay put!<br />I guess I am looking for the perfect top coat.<br />Closest thing I have found is 'European Secrets Rock Top Coat'.<br />It gives me at least 3-4 days of nice nails before I have to do it again.<br />Suggestions are welcome if you know of something better than 'the rock'!<br />I have yet to find one.<br />♥♥♥ g.m.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrF7NkuWL-ZaF9bxPxpHWCEr00s7IQRei86HZmRD5zl3GSXFHqxYJKK4tjtO_ZwgTfWQsj0upyuFanN2aVEPFxAUUubQrwDwaHg4z8IRTFUFbC-ZzLnzKRj7EGi6uqkvLfWUCFuOeRQQE/s1600-h/321c0ee1-f507-4c03-b1d5-6ad3e5f73af7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrF7NkuWL-ZaF9bxPxpHWCEr00s7IQRei86HZmRD5zl3GSXFHqxYJKK4tjtO_ZwgTfWQsj0upyuFanN2aVEPFxAUUubQrwDwaHg4z8IRTFUFbC-ZzLnzKRj7EGi6uqkvLfWUCFuOeRQQE/s320/321c0ee1-f507-4c03-b1d5-6ad3e5f73af7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364017896113261842" border="0" /></a></div></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-7261326911379313272009-07-28T14:37:00.007-04:002009-07-28T15:43:17.569-04:00Just a trim...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA5C84Cdc3NZQV-Gx-8vqCMM9yFMQgl3U4jZ167-R1m2YtXMVW7bcF7cYgoHGyd8POhyphenhyphenurNsFehMJTUsr7klZLknO9rePD6MT7DCkAUsmi3pyhAfwTIeZAYKv3Z6WJPStfniGQK5vw-tv/s1600-h/200404076-003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA5C84Cdc3NZQV-Gx-8vqCMM9yFMQgl3U4jZ167-R1m2YtXMVW7bcF7cYgoHGyd8POhyphenhyphenurNsFehMJTUsr7klZLknO9rePD6MT7DCkAUsmi3pyhAfwTIeZAYKv3Z6WJPStfniGQK5vw-tv/s200/200404076-003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363597796743101186" border="0" /></a>I have to ask 'why?'.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why do they do it?<br />It seems to me that at some point in most every child's life, comes the infamous haircut done by themselves or another child.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXSfXxK1z3Kw2MkohUc6z27q0lEL7VVTOzoge_w5ovGWjSJZ42RLvuV7R0eTO-mwsL1KqLSAoJZfwN5gmFhgFe-J11JiJLc3aYzmpczh7KIF3gwfoH10yV0ZabSAy40c1vnQhnRq_hdBn/s1600-h/42-15200723.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXSfXxK1z3Kw2MkohUc6z27q0lEL7VVTOzoge_w5ovGWjSJZ42RLvuV7R0eTO-mwsL1KqLSAoJZfwN5gmFhgFe-J11JiJLc3aYzmpczh7KIF3gwfoH10yV0ZabSAy40c1vnQhnRq_hdBn/s200/42-15200723.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363596817102124690" border="0" /></a>And who did it this 'thing' to their hair you might ask them?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">The child's answer is almost always one of three - in my experience.<br /></div>#1'I don't know!' or,<br />#2'Not me!' or,<br />#3'So-and-so did it!' which is usually a child too young to even hold the scissors properly.<br /><br />Afraid mostly, that because of the reaction that they have already seen from the parent(s) that they will be in trouble.<br /><br />This has happened to a friend of mine very recently.<br />Her 4yr old daughter decided that she needed a 'trim' out of boredom while at her fathers house. They had been working on growing out her hair all one length & now this has been set back due to the new bangs that she gave herself.<br />Initially, the blame was placed on my 3yr old. Whom, I might add, is just learning how to hold the scissors properly enough to cut paper. She is quite aways from mastering the skill let alone able to cut a straight line in someone else's hair.<br /><br />It seems that this is a right of passage for children at exactly this age. I have known of many in my life doing this.<br />Thank god, so far, it hasn't happened to me directly.<br /><br />♥♥♥ g.m.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-44664901978613139612009-07-27T23:54:00.007-04:002009-07-28T10:49:55.343-04:00Simple, Sexy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyqyYqFngb_mKsxZNZnbj-BrbF0uaQ0KvvBI-m0H3HRBpm00CD-ZGQhiGRv3xAte5DinUg01Uh-pJai80eYscEenZ_EAc-issAN2LpMT6ZlBDFuIiFrlxbZmlLSYW7xMntn6X1wSoMHGD/s1600-h/PINUP131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyqyYqFngb_mKsxZNZnbj-BrbF0uaQ0KvvBI-m0H3HRBpm00CD-ZGQhiGRv3xAte5DinUg01Uh-pJai80eYscEenZ_EAc-issAN2LpMT6ZlBDFuIiFrlxbZmlLSYW7xMntn6X1wSoMHGD/s400/PINUP131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363355035821331506" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Beauty comes in all shapes & sizes.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I love the vintage pin-up's!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">When women could be women, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">& every man noticed </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">they were just what women should be ~ themselves.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">♥♥♥ g.m.</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-37127947962703530272009-07-27T22:52:00.009-04:002009-07-28T00:04:59.649-04:00Family, Fun & Fireworks<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v2CsdjMRWmlzB-f80PhtXaFZhbj3AbkLDEPA6xx8mujjI5YoOgrbi4AhJDGmAB1vVrMyfYVaF47I23wEnMR89fgYZagGOW-8gAcbgeXIC1ChSCYaTWTHSnmPGAGxo3kdoPwVavY2P0T9/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v2CsdjMRWmlzB-f80PhtXaFZhbj3AbkLDEPA6xx8mujjI5YoOgrbi4AhJDGmAB1vVrMyfYVaF47I23wEnMR89fgYZagGOW-8gAcbgeXIC1ChSCYaTWTHSnmPGAGxo3kdoPwVavY2P0T9/s320/46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363343293757362770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Once a year, the sleepy little town in which we live awakens in the light of it's own 'Heritage Festival'! This year, there were fireworks (as always), annual street dance, live music, tours, vendors, fire-eaters & aerial acrobats by the 'Aerial Angels'!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Free family fun for the whole weekend!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E-Iu0tX3Q5c1qiKoB4y_YE8_5MlB99psQqtrkY0o1gyqSksdDiaxXtmB1VzZ8TJHg_MekeuVhuldFYa36UrHS5w4aP1inVQzFudvYUtvR1Mt9Jo0TqJHIrA3CFzv-q3oT0sMFBGEXu89/s1600-h/42.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E-Iu0tX3Q5c1qiKoB4y_YE8_5MlB99psQqtrkY0o1gyqSksdDiaxXtmB1VzZ8TJHg_MekeuVhuldFYa36UrHS5w4aP1inVQzFudvYUtvR1Mt9Jo0TqJHIrA3CFzv-q3oT0sMFBGEXu89/s320/42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363343281480340194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMk6d8S2bsjBr8ZDtyxJNIgFhEuiavkaoAFAHuOYXdQt79_1l1yczdputESCt6ebCXTb0W9AK8HFcJC8fVkPYHevC5D4cSHSoyaM2ZFzFz5j8z1aztJwvGdoi81hdoc0O4qdfIkqIt8Wj/s1600-h/40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMk6d8S2bsjBr8ZDtyxJNIgFhEuiavkaoAFAHuOYXdQt79_1l1yczdputESCt6ebCXTb0W9AK8HFcJC8fVkPYHevC5D4cSHSoyaM2ZFzFz5j8z1aztJwvGdoi81hdoc0O4qdfIkqIt8Wj/s320/40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363343278335813314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">OOOhh, Aahhhh, Ooooos<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD8VmE3tEVyVwCd3YChjCwmaJYkqJCD35z17yGGRq6vuiFfu2wNuAU5z9OTZ7SqFp4LdrCHwBAQiEasi-uLunN2AMgwpRCIPxZL7NDiI1MzOXrMGvHJB89yKvOwypVqZVLwOMBhd0zk7Y/s1600-h/33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD8VmE3tEVyVwCd3YChjCwmaJYkqJCD35z17yGGRq6vuiFfu2wNuAU5z9OTZ7SqFp4LdrCHwBAQiEasi-uLunN2AMgwpRCIPxZL7NDiI1MzOXrMGvHJB89yKvOwypVqZVLwOMBhd0zk7Y/s320/33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363343265491029362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">The whole family goes down to the river for a picnic & to watch the fireworks display over the falls at dusk on Saturday nite! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Beautiful fireworks displays that delight everyone with colour & loud bangs n' pops!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">These are a few of the photos I took that nite.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYMI8bG7ojK48Qc07PzfuFJvLpjcy9MBhwMYXVP_vnc0XCNjtrUCFebhcyGeYKLFPXsROIbya3PQ06V_mY2JUAjPoQ8Ypbo_zGMrmRaycpBxnSPeuR8Gdi42yvN1digRExSX-2KC93KEu/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYMI8bG7ojK48Qc07PzfuFJvLpjcy9MBhwMYXVP_vnc0XCNjtrUCFebhcyGeYKLFPXsROIbya3PQ06V_mY2JUAjPoQ8Ypbo_zGMrmRaycpBxnSPeuR8Gdi42yvN1digRExSX-2KC93KEu/s320/27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363343262635021346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">The Aerial Angels: namely</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">'Spike' & 'Luna'</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">demonstrated acrobatics on the aerial silk & aerial hula hoop earlier that afternoon in the center of our downtown streets!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">It was kind of a 'cirque de soliel' performance.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">They also demonstrated the fine art of fire-eating & fire-passing from tongue to tongue!!! </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f6PlCfvphr88vkxnoblkP4wwMVWPQ_5D4NdyZ7iVpvyQ7vgzwNoSJ9BvHqc_cY_vFIZIlhHJKmyQYGhE8THshp28CnyAyGLBRbklO1HZYtnek9jh3b7HKGydoQrlQK-Ilmp3UivSxsjO/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f6PlCfvphr88vkxnoblkP4wwMVWPQ_5D4NdyZ7iVpvyQ7vgzwNoSJ9BvHqc_cY_vFIZIlhHJKmyQYGhE8THshp28CnyAyGLBRbklO1HZYtnek9jh3b7HKGydoQrlQK-Ilmp3UivSxsjO/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363341339304323474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">'Spike' on the aerial silk.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHLvQyUvJDXLzPjApZtuDgsxxyfnaJtHXa2vl__yzSWofnUcOPDiF8nHVc_HOVYd5egJl1CLzERVX6EQq1veAh6Eg5wiz9f-DS-ZuuuBs4DyDafIJD_g7mUFbCjyJPQOduPUYyT_QF1Z5/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHLvQyUvJDXLzPjApZtuDgsxxyfnaJtHXa2vl__yzSWofnUcOPDiF8nHVc_HOVYd5egJl1CLzERVX6EQq1veAh6Eg5wiz9f-DS-ZuuuBs4DyDafIJD_g7mUFbCjyJPQOduPUYyT_QF1Z5/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363341326227952946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Hubby was one of two men pulled by the two girls out from the audience to assist them with their tripod (which was blowing around due to the wind that day). This was a hard job for him. Heh. Yea right!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">He described it as watching the strippers do their thang with their clothes on! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">They definitely were flexable that is for damn sure!!!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJonxRM0veVdt1fuJLrJOWu3_yUzAeRKww1VEBVR6_QMgLUymTM2KkSJRYt_60me8SyfQDZXmW8oeJt6hL9WWmtTyDO1hr2n0_f1ZjHajKzHGCFlkA9lpLA9TAatJWPamyfxDQTHZ5hOr9/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJonxRM0veVdt1fuJLrJOWu3_yUzAeRKww1VEBVR6_QMgLUymTM2KkSJRYt_60me8SyfQDZXmW8oeJt6hL9WWmtTyDO1hr2n0_f1ZjHajKzHGCFlkA9lpLA9TAatJWPamyfxDQTHZ5hOr9/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363341312916951106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Our children had front row seats for the performances. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">They loved the show!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5CKSR0FJwRgp2KtFeCWzOBU_sMJ7kJgUOuGJOzmRQA1JyjkDj2bkDOHql6mQmGZOVUydQcPTGVknX2CtJ5f2JueYuy95EzIFlxqz7yIg5iyiP20fYJHU6ddXhjt-5Cmn7aeXJSx6LTV-/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5CKSR0FJwRgp2KtFeCWzOBU_sMJ7kJgUOuGJOzmRQA1JyjkDj2bkDOHql6mQmGZOVUydQcPTGVknX2CtJ5f2JueYuy95EzIFlxqz7yIg5iyiP20fYJHU6ddXhjt-5Cmn7aeXJSx6LTV-/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363341307644708498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">'Luna' on the aerial hula hoop -- with hubby watching on -- or, is it up? teehee.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">After the show, the family had their photo taken with 'The Aerial Angels'!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">'Luna' on the left in pink n' black stripes & 'Spike' on the right in red.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> Family time well spent, together!! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">♥♥♥</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> g.m.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnT1yUJFGH-hN7yWOFrE3kR8_vuWGZ1RobhQ0IJOq-iJevfMkcWdTwyvOlbsYxUZwFESnLHQE3YXR72yWT536A2ib28YQkbqQRy8DQuxlCcfyXR1RDPi4sQjD1RSvltIKGAIk2cEOyTqG/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnT1yUJFGH-hN7yWOFrE3kR8_vuWGZ1RobhQ0IJOq-iJevfMkcWdTwyvOlbsYxUZwFESnLHQE3YXR72yWT536A2ib28YQkbqQRy8DQuxlCcfyXR1RDPi4sQjD1RSvltIKGAIk2cEOyTqG/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363341350148192354" border="0" /></a></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-19725328771914808902009-07-27T22:16:00.015-04:002009-07-28T00:04:30.922-04:00Waldorf Dolls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6zJXTH11AUzZR2VuPjsS7_7ROuc3-Lt6FyI-oBDXCuwtkNNFuZLgMF9QOHU2MIDyqZrVvoJieGNdYqmc3f4wUH1gwNypzEUcL7R8EcRe7aPO2RJLUDC2XfkSB-sO8TcLQ2TZFcqPycId/s1600-h/mermaid-003-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6zJXTH11AUzZR2VuPjsS7_7ROuc3-Lt6FyI-oBDXCuwtkNNFuZLgMF9QOHU2MIDyqZrVvoJieGNdYqmc3f4wUH1gwNypzEUcL7R8EcRe7aPO2RJLUDC2XfkSB-sO8TcLQ2TZFcqPycId/s400/mermaid-003-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363336827324841890" border="0" /></a>I have been pointed in the direction of the "Waldorf Method" by a few friends.<br />My girlfriend Kerri (who was my babysitter as a young girl) is a 'waldorfian'.<br />*I'm not sure that that is the correct term...<br />She does all the clothing 'remodels', & natural herbal organic cleaners (which she makes herself), breastfeeding, babywearing, you name it! One down to earth (literally) kinda girl! Many props & mucho respect!<br /><br />I myself am not a home-schooler, re-cycler of clothing, & an all natural cleaner kinda girl.<br />I enjoy sewing & creating, but, I also have a strong passion for shopping, instant gratification & want my children to be taught by patient, well educated teachers.<br />I am not (in my mind) capable of meeting all the requirements of a home-schooled education keeping up with the requirements needed to eventually excel in highschool & college etc.<br /><br />I was a babywearer though.<br />And I still am, on ocassion when my 3yr old allows me too!<br />Anyway, a few friends pointed me in the direction of a special lady (Tanja MacKenzie) that creates baby slings, carriers, clothing for adults & children, & yes, waldorf dolls.<br />I was checking the dolls out when from behind me I heard a gasp of excitement & an "ohhh mummy! I love that one! The blue mermaid one!! She is so pretty! I love her!"<br />We have spent much time (over 2 months) saving money in a special jar for her very own special doll. It will look similar to her. Brown eyes, pale skin, dark auburn/brown hair & all!!<br />She even choose the fabrics for the dresses herself!<br />We are very excited to see what arrives in the mail over the upcoming weeks.<br />Photos to follow when 'she' does arrive! <br />♥♥♥ g.m.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSQl_Pdb3qqzfUVqXa_ZFSDfIgNnDbhwEoFyr157-CDUj5xpxUasfV9nq7cZV75AacYtgYdN_RHe0byfoiUF-qBxjrBQZOCkK7RJd8UlMHZp_hBgFFqaPxPHDqciPoIyBqJlmqushsbOo/s1600-h/n758980410_6305976_5409823.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSQl_Pdb3qqzfUVqXa_ZFSDfIgNnDbhwEoFyr157-CDUj5xpxUasfV9nq7cZV75AacYtgYdN_RHe0byfoiUF-qBxjrBQZOCkK7RJd8UlMHZp_hBgFFqaPxPHDqciPoIyBqJlmqushsbOo/s400/n758980410_6305976_5409823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363332695094889346" border="0" /></a><br />*The photos shown in my blog were the two faves that my miss mina fell in love with.<br />*Photos are from sewfunky.ca<br />*Facebook group - sewfunky baby slingsGinger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-72381724502991614232009-07-27T22:09:00.006-04:002009-07-28T10:49:36.153-04:00Beauty is in the Details<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4lP76T_zlrFNCShwPh7SA7Bw3tGeKDSMJ_7hp0mBdFGZxObFVQY9sdzFZCkqnly0w7DhYRO6XbJesbpMTHoZDpysNVhoT_tZEbOKArHnfC19eHSaYh07w9Kydz9JDcbMWO3cSbHBz69n/s1600-h/il_430xN.77561128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4lP76T_zlrFNCShwPh7SA7Bw3tGeKDSMJ_7hp0mBdFGZxObFVQY9sdzFZCkqnly0w7DhYRO6XbJesbpMTHoZDpysNVhoT_tZEbOKArHnfC19eHSaYh07w9Kydz9JDcbMWO3cSbHBz69n/s400/il_430xN.77561128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363327492529695522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I believe this to be one of the most beautiful pieces of fabric that I have ever seen.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The colours are amazing! Vibrant, gorgeous strength of dye.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look closely & discover the beauty for yourself.</span><br /><br />It is called 'Zen Charmer' by Alexander Henry Fabrics.<br />♥♥♥<br /><br />I want it.<br />But what to do with it?<br />(It is about $15 yd.)<br />Ideas???</span><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-10381442834569125932009-07-27T21:38:00.011-04:002009-07-28T00:03:48.521-04:00'Fabrics' of my life!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU774g_Cz8Gow-5kC8m2NW5O_8nuOlzYUSvep814So01A31IKtTRlGRZTv4m-qNldcFxqLjHyOT6zG1WJkfHEgFm7SGY4jrg-IUvkZbekSq3tAVT3hB3fgkXxUezdj9mjX6lCOVxCusWWX/s1600-h/1233770065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU774g_Cz8Gow-5kC8m2NW5O_8nuOlzYUSvep814So01A31IKtTRlGRZTv4m-qNldcFxqLjHyOT6zG1WJkfHEgFm7SGY4jrg-IUvkZbekSq3tAVT3hB3fgkXxUezdj9mjX6lCOVxCusWWX/s200/1233770065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363322392816079938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">I have recently stumbled upon a fabulous line of gorgeous fabrics by 'Alexander Henry Fabric Designs'.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">♥I AM IN LOVE!♥</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I have big plans for some of these fabrics!</span><br /><br /></div><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE2sFwM3yecrKRaBbzd-ZoQqqPFjif0SQV7-srz-C8jR84QoIN4NHbxZMl112obnZW4C8AGdMy5jfUKUDyTE-Vt5bvzaxDGLx4btLU6o5zviYWjofMMo_oXdzIpLfwjbeuIlAr1N0sv3x/s1600-h/1236703251.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE2sFwM3yecrKRaBbzd-ZoQqqPFjif0SQV7-srz-C8jR84QoIN4NHbxZMl112obnZW4C8AGdMy5jfUKUDyTE-Vt5bvzaxDGLx4btLU6o5zviYWjofMMo_oXdzIpLfwjbeuIlAr1N0sv3x/s200/1236703251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363322387624823650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA6naNJOtiy2IZY7DOW2qLz2etz8gzxUZ1RmOceX9qJe-WenuXBllMPAHiNZqSvt-tx3YNZNm0gqKVj7oKlIXFmjPWLyJ2ntAx9i0DupncWS83zvb7h1S8cVK-9QfKa88cyY40-ctL552/s1600-h/1222705948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA6naNJOtiy2IZY7DOW2qLz2etz8gzxUZ1RmOceX9qJe-WenuXBllMPAHiNZqSvt-tx3YNZNm0gqKVj7oKlIXFmjPWLyJ2ntAx9i0DupncWS83zvb7h1S8cVK-9QfKa88cyY40-ctL552/s200/1222705948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363322382504858674" border="0" /></a>Children's fabrics with wee faeries, mushrooms, & nature....<br />Adorable 'lil people' will make sweet dresses, curtains, comforters..... ohhhmy the possibilities!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hNu7vOT_n4wGWP0m4yc6ppr3yAVXx6Cvayv5brWHiUY9t-ipVBAwsP7ea8ELUi-XOzIGJK6f5R1bM49cNgiKjKCu6yApvjIhl9Ex7oFKBAv1OUYiYSz0aPYWAoGkyDFF9zn0bhreq2O4/s1600-h/1222706044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hNu7vOT_n4wGWP0m4yc6ppr3yAVXx6Cvayv5brWHiUY9t-ipVBAwsP7ea8ELUi-XOzIGJK6f5R1bM49cNgiKjKCu6yApvjIhl9Ex7oFKBAv1OUYiYSz0aPYWAoGkyDFF9zn0bhreq2O4/s200/1222706044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363322378571986882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqCYqNCQIzpAnXPXCMYDIB3FI5x70hdyzLEs_aQucvolRqaiag7PXajOu1XxTR-X3X11AX910pJW31chWWCa-mWxo0xfinPKZd69CopNYCIqr7NjxMeWcUpR3f1FjViLnkN_untlwil4D/s1600-h/1171511762.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqCYqNCQIzpAnXPXCMYDIB3FI5x70hdyzLEs_aQucvolRqaiag7PXajOu1XxTR-X3X11AX910pJW31chWWCa-mWxo0xfinPKZd69CopNYCIqr7NjxMeWcUpR3f1FjViLnkN_untlwil4D/s200/1171511762.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363322375347582258" border="0" /></a>Vintage rockabilly/psychobilly inspired patterns & prints!<br />Skulls, roses, mermaids, daggers...<br />Unique bedding will come designed just for my man!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr5iz-raRR6JL38ERQ2VI2QwyHhBkrnSlakusfrprekuz9e7kjJuDBH7gKniuh7zn54VQLNQdPfX8ipMpX5utUfwB9i94kevXCo-K52zUdBo45iTmPY4C5Pu0nsPUY64sWLY3yvHwreXv/s1600-h/1171570195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBUrIE0Aaf9D8gOcsKe9PJpjBJhgQg86ziqHeZ9K4yjH7xyK4w-aIqvwbvvb3tcitSBYVbiK3VJjoMGc73g0O1CSBrP6_UvpX34tsS9awWCKTTTnvUx0sLXIBc9uckgA5k_hGCKIwePQr/s200/6804-D_Main.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321853218924962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyF17S47fUId4-tQiWV6SpqT9DNM8LoZJ6NjyjzMR6KsywK0T3GSbHKFJSfbYZLZAvtNvtRh9Ly6ucxhX9nwYayXP8MDTVXSzS3kWKc8DuPytuaPhqNKGSY2GDL3aGj9DLFmjhebZaBmo/s1600-h/6722-C_400x400M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyF17S47fUId4-tQiWV6SpqT9DNM8LoZJ6NjyjzMR6KsywK0T3GSbHKFJSfbYZLZAvtNvtRh9Ly6ucxhX9nwYayXP8MDTVXSzS3kWKc8DuPytuaPhqNKGSY2GDL3aGj9DLFmjhebZaBmo/s200/6722-C_400x400M.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321852171150258" border="0" /></a>Yummy, bright colours.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufbx9Zc5ySYCbFW6-xC2obeCD5xXrLlR7fzKC9kjxGwxGf7ecYg_JbEphMUb6MxPDMLFbOIIbkNYZEsPeAPqsLE65F34xupMTrVDoZ6Zu0xVOwBBvYe_pVqq0BwGTcAj2nqJDonxe3x-P/s1600-h/6540C.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufbx9Zc5ySYCbFW6-xC2obeCD5xXrLlR7fzKC9kjxGwxGf7ecYg_JbEphMUb6MxPDMLFbOIIbkNYZEsPeAPqsLE65F34xupMTrVDoZ6Zu0xVOwBBvYe_pVqq0BwGTcAj2nqJDonxe3x-P/s200/6540C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321847259068834" border="0" /></a>I will be doing just a wee bit of shopping on Saturday to begin a rockabilly, pin-up girl quilt for my hubby for our (quickly approaching) anniversary!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6DCtze-luVLqx8eS8tb7DY-dvEbOvtaamc4bugVxR3H2a-eOnvEu5r6xm3lbT-9ule-dcLG4bQuiWOu7Bek_V0pj6f6pfs_J5XebC-PBlTlBC2LRuTXLcfj5JGAzJXyybpvQqGnUgHlR/s1600-h/6457B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6DCtze-luVLqx8eS8tb7DY-dvEbOvtaamc4bugVxR3H2a-eOnvEu5r6xm3lbT-9ule-dcLG4bQuiWOu7Bek_V0pj6f6pfs_J5XebC-PBlTlBC2LRuTXLcfj5JGAzJXyybpvQqGnUgHlR/s200/6457B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321533432230930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQim8q7M0J9oX8mVgTySmZZzOZE2edeTqJ5IRE5wm5ePes4_Z3WVsSB7pyR43khjNz99uX-__It2xf4RK0bGIulOJKLeExI4GAn7O4dnL_yu9vRgocCiUGjijXsjXpJXFfRHrIO-Q9T13c/s1600-h/6432B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQim8q7M0J9oX8mVgTySmZZzOZE2edeTqJ5IRE5wm5ePes4_Z3WVsSB7pyR43khjNz99uX-__It2xf4RK0bGIulOJKLeExI4GAn7O4dnL_yu9vRgocCiUGjijXsjXpJXFfRHrIO-Q9T13c/s200/6432B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321527485548450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH5ITB0v0at5edXCZhucmgtIX53qvSBY6AdWQnxOkmLjzUBg6JStmsc5AGgjm2HoJysTdlRISP2n6MEHeTyco8v3fq5r9K9GGT6wsbEPSFe4aQaTnMHzYgynyMzEdZzVud-vq14hSVUd3/s1600-h/6236-D_Main.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH5ITB0v0at5edXCZhucmgtIX53qvSBY6AdWQnxOkmLjzUBg6JStmsc5AGgjm2HoJysTdlRISP2n6MEHeTyco8v3fq5r9K9GGT6wsbEPSFe4aQaTnMHzYgynyMzEdZzVud-vq14hSVUd3/s200/6236-D_Main.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321525521180690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWYs_vohiMmR6JXctdnHROPhiSjW0kZfivn5vieu3OfSiibRV8A0D-L8ixRtRf1Vie-QqspTrCasAbMFpErz-jUeFLOUTzaPKQgplJ9cMosiHwhYUX56VE2SGrUowCBz_sdNSw9Rm-0K2/s1600-h/6236B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWYs_vohiMmR6JXctdnHROPhiSjW0kZfivn5vieu3OfSiibRV8A0D-L8ixRtRf1Vie-QqspTrCasAbMFpErz-jUeFLOUTzaPKQgplJ9cMosiHwhYUX56VE2SGrUowCBz_sdNSw9Rm-0K2/s200/6236B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321519894798738" border="0" /></a>Ahhh, the ideas swimming around in my head!<br />Little rockabilly dresses for my daughter with matching dresses for her babies....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-NM7f6HOgAecEx8HZ2ZmxNG4vLDEYh_93Vr-buT5ojFI53txyjIU5KpTp9-nFP_YJVFc6_XAjDsCKqQXnC8TKW4wB4W9M5TjOM9zevqlgtxvAuB2dIqlZjurtIXpQ5uFf_mufoZq6Dsj/s1600-h/45B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-NM7f6HOgAecEx8HZ2ZmxNG4vLDEYh_93Vr-buT5ojFI53txyjIU5KpTp9-nFP_YJVFc6_XAjDsCKqQXnC8TKW4wB4W9M5TjOM9zevqlgtxvAuB2dIqlZjurtIXpQ5uFf_mufoZq6Dsj/s200/45B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363321513651826402" border="0" /></a><br />Stay tuned because just as soon as I get my hands on them -- well, these are about to become the new 'fabrics' of my life!!!<br />♥♥♥ g.m.<br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-41167028046629061102009-07-08T10:09:00.003-04:002009-07-08T10:25:11.875-04:00ohhhdeargod!!!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">It has been a month since I have 'blogged'!!!<br />Wow, I really am a terrible blogger!!!<br />But, god only knows if anyone is reading this anyway.<br /><br />Summer is here! <br />(Well kind-of ~ It is really way to cool to be summer on a heat scale technicality!)<br />I digress....<br />Summer is here!<br /><br />My wonderful kiddies are outta school & my s/d, Raveykat, is with us for the next couple of weeks of July. <br />& I have already heard those dreaded words about a gazillion times... you know the ones....<br />"Mum, I'm bored! There is nothing to do."<br />*sigh*<br /><br />Swimming lessons are now on, Raveykat is doing the 'Red Cross baby-sitting course' as well as her regular summer activities, birthdays, parties, work, family, camping, my gardens, photography.... I gotta say ~ it has been (& is gonna continue to be) a very busy summer!!!<br /><br />I will blog though.<br />Boy-o-boy, will I be blogging!<br />Pics, quotes, videos, words, rants...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">I'll be 'blogging' your eyes off very soon.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">♥♥♥ </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">g.m</span></span></span><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790046641256147611.post-61946717971088201262009-06-03T15:07:00.014-04:002009-07-31T19:12:07.709-04:00Fountain of Youth = Sunscreen & a good Hand Lotion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsOpSt3AC2H1TlMhp-HXD5eU8uSSr0BSbFaRvXB2dpflepfRIRQ0GOtGYd2Q6Epcy4VgC0MfKmLDMTExf3qH5X9l-jooocxJLH_ro-zK-GkTGWxyNXUesMhXjO2EXgQcl80KWnlX8gN2K/s1600-h/redheadfeather.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsOpSt3AC2H1TlMhp-HXD5eU8uSSr0BSbFaRvXB2dpflepfRIRQ0GOtGYd2Q6Epcy4VgC0MfKmLDMTExf3qH5X9l-jooocxJLH_ro-zK-GkTGWxyNXUesMhXjO2EXgQcl80KWnlX8gN2K/s320/redheadfeather.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343202622349762866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >Well, I am feeling about 60+ lately instead of my actual early 30's. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I feel stress.<br />More importantly, my skin feels the stress.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br />I am seeing it in the lines around my eyes, my forehead, and most of all -- my hands & feet!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br />I remember my grandma's (plural) both having veiny hands & wrinkled skin... it kind of frightened me in a weird way.<br />I don't want to be old, let alone look old.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br /><br />I have been an advocate of skin care<br />& more importantly sunscreen use for a very long time.<br />My life time actually.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br />Especially for my children.<br />I apply it to my face daily both 'plain faced' & under my make-up. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br />I carry a stick of 'VICHY Ultra Protection Sunblock Stick For Sensitive Areas spf60' in my purse.<br /><br /><br /></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk21rgdxsj8s1y994L_O0oGjt68zYqvbQFLB0yv0ugR9zvMdqIjVOEog9Br5yvAOL85tq5e7LF2rOQSnSXOihmrS14tnNw388SdEjeZ_041VGMrL51cEQeuGw7pXbrqbGU4_6tZ2esCel/s1600-h/IMG_4693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk21rgdxsj8s1y994L_O0oGjt68zYqvbQFLB0yv0ugR9zvMdqIjVOEog9Br5yvAOL85tq5e7LF2rOQSnSXOihmrS14tnNw388SdEjeZ_041VGMrL51cEQeuGw7pXbrqbGU4_6tZ2esCel/s320/IMG_4693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343193216330190274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >I 'push' it on everyone who will listen to me!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br />My lil' sister just went out & purchased one after one of my many sunscreen 'lectures'!<br />Use it & ♥♥♥ it! Your skin will thank you!<br /><br />Over the past year,<br />I have discovered a fabulous line called 'soap & glory'. </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br />I have tried many of their products from plumping lip glosses 'sexy mother pucker' (a wonderful name - they don't actually plump, but, give the sensation & feel tingly on your mouth)</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" > </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHSfAQRJJW0YGJRYfWCgwhx-ivmdHsKntIQMKsbh5y6Xo61z1CRZdE6wyF2ap2-_naY59_XHKHWJ0p2k9eMW71RGu9TIJK-rQjKnnxleHGgXenCPzU4syD8ozo-pkI_fMgUBQhdqaIJg9/s1600-h/SoapandGlory.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHSfAQRJJW0YGJRYfWCgwhx-ivmdHsKntIQMKsbh5y6Xo61z1CRZdE6wyF2ap2-_naY59_XHKHWJ0p2k9eMW71RGu9TIJK-rQjKnnxleHGgXenCPzU4syD8ozo-pkI_fMgUBQhdqaIJg9/s320/SoapandGlory.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343193200798159650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >their shower gel - 'clean on me', </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O0uER6384r5DWkYLiSpKIBkHrrhRjo5nGL3tHlsTsOv6raXD0b78t6bxLREkzqlTg0ssPRGgK7aslzmHkINoTBgyZGXSr9jMJlU4f-b4WnOolbUU1Bd8n6enros4uF03n3cbqsp6ZwY0/s1600-h/soapy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O0uER6384r5DWkYLiSpKIBkHrrhRjo5nGL3tHlsTsOv6raXD0b78t6bxLREkzqlTg0ssPRGgK7aslzmHkINoTBgyZGXSr9jMJlU4f-b4WnOolbUU1Bd8n6enros4uF03n3cbqsp6ZwY0/s320/soapy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343193205035986514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >& my new fave hand cream - 'great shakes' which is now a staple in my purse. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRsSLwDh1SVF2qC2oOPn6dVSFmcOeYnLb8m7aZSW5yoi-CVSpo8vDdOnmFkPjnk94zswLRwmOpfp3nbUSMWsogIS_bBEWiT0ctSuVs_dM8XLlH-DnN3rjud4R5f497GgJ3tNtA8ZUNonF/s1600-h/soap-glory-great-shakes-hand-cream.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRsSLwDh1SVF2qC2oOPn6dVSFmcOeYnLb8m7aZSW5yoi-CVSpo8vDdOnmFkPjnk94zswLRwmOpfp3nbUSMWsogIS_bBEWiT0ctSuVs_dM8XLlH-DnN3rjud4R5f497GgJ3tNtA8ZUNonF/s320/soap-glory-great-shakes-hand-cream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191036276867042" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >The line has a great vintage 50's flare (which I adore) & is quite reasonably priced.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" ><br />I purchased this line here in Canada at Shoppers Drug Mart.<br />It is also available on-line.<br /><br />My hands are looking better every day!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:georgia;" >This just may be the fountain of youth for my hands... wait & see.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">♥♥♥ g.m.</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Ginger Mummahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13349345773234751298noreply@blogger.com0