tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49952924625597735672024-02-08T14:01:48.268-06:00LagniappeThe Mother Daughter Pursuit for A Little bit More.Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-839507251166599342011-08-16T22:06:00.000-05:002011-08-16T22:06:47.857-05:00Leadership, Not ShowmanshipAll weekend all you've heard about is Perry and Bachman...we have another how many months to hear this...and my husband is going to watch Hannity and listen to him on the radio every single chance he can...<br />
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But the only three words that i remember from Thursday's debate are Santorum's "leadership, not showmanship"...<br />
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How many people running for office, running our schools and communities, or even running into the local Walmart are more interested in making appearances and gaining public favor/popularity than taking a firm stand between right and wrong? <br />
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Way back in the 1600's Williams Penn advised us to avoid popularity because it has many snares and no real benefit. We should remember that right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it and that the person who does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but is sure of both in the end. Ever thought that right-wing conservatives might be called the "right" for a very good reason(?!)...Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-68535630162032519702011-08-16T11:33:00.000-05:002011-08-16T11:33:01.063-05:00Peanut Butter Rolls<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Peanut Butter Rolls</u></strong><br />
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_fvRecipe_IngredientsLabel">5-1/4C flour<br />
1/4C sugar<br />
2 envelopes yeast</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">1-1/2tsp salt<br />
1-1/4C milk<br />
1/4C water<br />
1/2C peanut butter<br />
1 egg<br />
1/4C chopped peanuts---C<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_fvRecipe_Directions1Label">ombine 1-1/3C flour, sugar, yeast, salt.</span></div><br />
---Heat milk, water, peanut butter to 130<sup>o</sup>.<br />
---Gradually add to flour mixture. <br />
---Beat 2min at medium speed of electric mixer. <br />
---Add egg, 1/2C flour.<br />
---Beat 2min at high speed. <br />
---Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. <br />
---Knead on lightly floured surface 10min.<br />
---Cover. Let rest 10min. <br />
---Divide dough into 2 equal portions. <br />
---Roll each half to 14 x 8-inch rectangle. <br />
---Combine 2/3C peanut butter, 1/3C sugar, 2Tbsp butter, egg.<br />
---Spread peanut butter filling on each rectangle. <br />
---Roll up tightly from long side, pinching seam to seal.<br />
---Cut into 8 equal pieces.<br />
---Place, cut side up, in 2 greased 9" round pans. <br />
---Cover. Let rise 45min. <br />
---Bake at 375 for 25min. <br />
---Remove from pans.<br />
---Cool on wire racks.<br />
-<strong>--</strong>Melt <a href="mailto:2oz@(1-ounce">2oz </a>semi-sweet chocolate,1Tbsp butter. Stir until smooth.<br />
---Drizzle over rolls.<br />
---Sprinkle with chopped peanutsChristy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-30715501124351759452011-08-11T10:36:00.005-05:002011-08-11T11:10:59.633-05:00"My Quilt"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C7LyHDvcz3M?fs=1" width="425"></iframe><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Started sorting through piles of fabric and WIP's today...determined to finish them between the first day of school and Christmas when I was reminded of this story that someone shared at Quilter's Guild in DeRidder...Remember this, Cynthia(?!)...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #df574b; font-family: VERDANA;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><u>"My Quilt"</u> </span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, <br />
I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Before each of us laid our lives, <br />
like the squares of a quilt, in many piles.</div><div style="text-align: center;">An Angel sat before each of us <br />
sewing our quilt squares together<br />
into a tapestry that is our life.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But my Angel took each piece of cloth off the pile,<br />
I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. <br />
They were filled with giant holes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Each square was labeled <br />
with a part of my life that had been difficult, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the challenges and temptations <br />
I was faced with in everyday life. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw hardships that I endured, <br />
which were the largest holes of all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
I glanced around me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Nobody else had such squares. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Other than a tiny hole here and there, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the other tapestries were filled <br />
with rich color<br />
and the bright hues of worldly fortune. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
I gazed upon my own life <br />
and was disheartened. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My Angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, <br />
threadbare and empty, like binding air.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, the time came when each life was to be displayed, <br />
held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The others rose, each in turn, holding up their tapestries. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So filled their lives has been.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
My Angel looked upon me, <br />
and nodded for me to rise. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My gaze dropped to the ground in shame.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hadn’t had all the earthly fortunes… </div><div style="text-align: center;">I had love in my life, <br />
and laughter. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But there had also been <br />
trials of illness, <br />
and death, <br />
and false accusations </div><div style="text-align: center;">that took from me my world, <br />
as I knew it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
I had to start over many times, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I often struggled with the temptation to quit, </div><div style="text-align: center;">only to somehow muster <br />
the strength to pick up and begin again. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, </div><div style="text-align: center;">asking for help and guidance in my life. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I had often been held up to ridicule, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which I endured painfully, </div><div style="text-align: center;">each time offering it up to the Father </div><div style="text-align: center;">in hopes that I would not melt <br />
within my skin </div><div style="text-align: center;">beneath the judgmental gaze <br />
of those who unfairly judged me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Now I had to face the truth. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My life was what it was, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I had to accept it for what it was.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I rose and slowly lifted<br />
the combined squares of my life to the light. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Gasps filled the air. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I gazed around at the others<br />
who stared at me with wide eyes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When I looked upon the tapestry before me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Light flooded the many holes, <br />
creating an image, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the face of Christ. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Then our Lord stood before me, </div><div style="text-align: center;">with warmth and love in His eyes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, </div><div style="text-align: center;">“Every time you gave over your life to me, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it became my life, <br />
my hardships, <br />
and my struggles. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Each point of light in your life is when you</div><div style="text-align: center;">stepped aside<br />
and let me shine through, </div><div style="text-align: center;">until there was more of me<br />
than there was of you.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through.</div>Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-60906145667415693162011-08-10T16:51:00.004-05:002011-08-10T16:52:16.678-05:00Buttermilk BreadButtermilk Bread<br />
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_fvRecipe_IntroLabel">(Makes 2 loaves)</span> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_fvRecipe_IngredientsLabel"></span><br />
<pre><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">6-1/2C flour
3Tbsp sugar
2 envelopes yeast
2-1/2 tsp salt
1/4tsp baking soda
1C buttermilk
1C water
1/3C butter</span></pre><pre><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></pre>---Combine 3C flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, salt, baking soda. <br />
---Heat buttermilk, water, butter to 130°F.<br />
---Stir into flour mixture. <br />
---Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. <br />
---Knead on lightly floured surface 8min. <br />
---Cover. Let rest on floured surface 10min.<br />
---Divide dough in half. Roll each half to 12x7 inch rectangle. <br />
---Roll up tightly as for jelly roll. Pinch seams and ends to seal. <br />
---Place, seam sides down, in 2 greased loaf pans. <br />
---Cover. Let rise in warm, draft-free place 45min.<br />
---Bake at 375 for 35min.<br />
---Remove from pans. Let cool on wire racks. <br />
<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_fvRecipe_Directions2Label"></span>Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-7962326300483893962011-08-10T14:03:00.002-05:002011-08-10T14:14:18.109-05:00Fats WallerSometimes I think that I was born in the wrong decade...I should have been a flapper or lived in any era before World War 2...call me old-fashioned---because I am...the biggest compliment anyone can tell me when they visit my home is that "my grandmother used to have this..." or "this reminds me of back when..."<br />
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One thing that I really like is big band music---especially piano music by such pianists as Fats Waller and Art Tatum...so the first thing that I want to share today is this video...<br />
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<img alt="Fats Waller" id="yui_3_3_0_1_1313003541032273" src="http://d.yimg.com/ec/image/v1/artist/268910?size=206x148" /><br />
Ain't Misbehavin'<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Wwhe9Hx_w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Wwhe9Hx_w</a>Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-50105336194424875112011-08-08T17:07:00.000-05:002011-08-08T17:07:53.216-05:00Caio Pagano performs Weber "perpetuum mobile" by Weber<iframe height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vzEn00vZ5WA?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
<br />Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-28929833215598325822011-08-08T17:04:00.000-05:002011-08-08T17:04:09.725-05:00Zimerman plays Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2<iframe height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-3WWZQyPs30?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="425" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
<br />Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-69046223398690789562011-08-07T21:00:00.000-05:002011-08-07T21:00:49.986-05:00<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><div class="actorName actorDescription" data-ft="{"type":2}"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Really do not have time to write today, but did want to keep track of the three things that i added yesterday...</span><br />
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1. "R<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">an across" this pianist while i was surfing today...all i can say is, "Wow...I want to be like her when I grow up"...</span></div></h6><div class="mvm uiStreamAttachments clearfix" data-ft="{"type":10}"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix"><a ajaxify="/ajax/flash/expand_inline.php?target_div=u663121_26&share_id=156481324429210" aria-hidden="true" class="uiVideoThumb UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_MED_Image" data-ft="{"type":42,"video_type":"share"}" href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="u663121_26" rel="async" tabindex="-1" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDECR-h6k1hIbEL&w=130&h=130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fi3.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzucBfXpCA6s%2Fdefault.jpg" style="clear: none; width: 120px;" /><i></i></a> <br />
<div class="UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_MED_Content fsm fwn fcg"><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zucBfXpCA6s&feature=share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">Beethoven "Moonlight" Sonata op 27 # 2 Mov 3 Valentina Lisitsa</span></a></strong> </div><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">www.youtube.com</span></a></span> <br />
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<strong><u>Cinnamon Rolls, Cinnabon Style</u></strong></div></div></div></div><form action="/ajax/ufi/modify.php" class="live_156481324429210_131325686911214 commentable_item collapsed_comments autoexpand_mode" data-live="{"seq":0}" method="post" rel="async"><div style="text-align: center;">1/2C warm water<br />
2 pkg. active dry yeast<br />
1Tbsp sugar<br />
1 3 1/2 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding<br />
2 cups milk<br />
1/2 cup butter, melted<br />
2 eggs, beaten<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
8 cups all-purpose flour<br />
1/2 cup butter, melted<br />
1+ cup sugar<br />
1/4+ cup good quality cinnamon </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Combine water, yeast, and sugar. Stir until dissolved. Set aside. Make pudding mix according to package directions. Add butter, eggs, salt. Add egg mixture to yeast mixture. Add flour gradually. Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in very large greased bowl. Cover. Let rise 1hr. Punch down. Let rise 45min. Roll out to 1/4" thick rectangles. Spread 1/2C melted butter over surface. Mix cinnamon and sugar together. Spread evenly over surface, leaving 1" margin along one of the long edges. Roll up tightly, starting from a long side. Press together along the edge not covered with cinnamon sugar. Slice. Place on greased baking pan 2" apart. Cover, Let rise overnight. Bake at 350 for 20min.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">---Combine </div><div style="text-align: center;">1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup butter, melted</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 teaspoon vanilla</div><div style="text-align: center;">3 cups powdered sugar</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 tablespoon milk </div>---Frost warm rolls with cream cheese frosting. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Karl's Homemade Pizza Dough</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">1 2/3C warm water</div><div style="text-align: center;">4tsp yeast</div><div style="text-align: center;">1tsp salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">2Tbsp olive oil</div><div style="text-align: center;">Flour</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mix yeast salt, olive oil into water. Mix in flour 1/2C at a time until dough shapes into a ball. Knead 10min. Divide into thirds. Shape into balls. Dust with flour. Cover. Let rise 30min.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></form>Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-24970084365074731052011-08-05T13:42:00.000-05:002011-08-05T13:42:15.523-05:00Recently started studying <a class="title" href="http://www.amazon.com/Search-Scriptures-Three-Year-Daily-Devotional/dp/0830811206/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312568607&sr=1-1"><strong><span style="color: #004b91;">Search the Scriptures: A Three-Year Daily Devotional Guide to the Whole Bible</span></strong></a> <span class="ptBrand">by Alan M. Stibbs...</span><br />
<span class="ptBrand"><div id="imageViewerDiv"><img id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CDGJ7BMRL._SS500_.jpg" /></div><div>Today's study was on the "Alabaster Box"... <h6 class="uiStreamMessage uiStreamPassive" data-ft="{"type":1}"><a ajaxify="/ajax/flash/expand_inline.php?target_div=u917635_14&share_id=151169621628630" aria-hidden="true" class="uiVideoThumb UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_MED_Image" data-ft="{"type":42,"video_type":"share"}" href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="u917635_14" rel="async" tabindex="-1" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBigBE7DfkqZ91h&w=130&h=130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fi4.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FG5zIOcBiTGg%2Fdefault.jpg" style="clear: none; width: 120px;" /><i></i></a> </h6><div class="mvm uiStreamAttachments clearfix fbMainStreamAttachment" data-ft="{"type":10}"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix"><div class="UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_MED_Content fsm fwn fcg"><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><strong><span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5zIOcBiTGg&feature=share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">Alabaster Box</span></a></span></strong> </div><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">www.youtube.com</span></a></span> <div class="mts uiAttachmentDesc">Gospel, Praise and Worship song by Cece Wynans. Video created by Maritess Temple.</div></div></div></div></div><div> </div><div><strong><u>Other "Alabaster-Related Sites</u></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.alabaster-jars.com/">http://www.alabaster-jars.com/</a> </div><div><a href="http://alabaster-box.org/">http://alabaster-box.org/</a></div><div> </div></span>Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-79435996962329535932011-08-04T20:54:00.000-05:002011-08-04T20:54:54.498-05:00Glorified Home PageEarlier this year I remember posting a quote saying that I didn't care how many times bloggers brushed their teeth before Al Gore invented the internet and still could care less...So, why am I even considering starting a blog(?!)...<br />
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1. I promised my daughter that I would.<br />
2. Facebook has gotten really, really old.<br />
3. I have more to say than a facebook status bar would ever allow.<br />
4. I cannot find a home page that I like...so I decided to basically create my own here.<br />
5. I have WAY too much time on my hands...<br />
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There...three entries...guess I can now say that i have a blog(?!)...Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-76486796797810071742011-08-03T07:59:00.000-05:002011-08-03T07:59:24.975-05:00Happy New Year(?!)Yeah...Happy New Year...See, exactly a year ago today Kurt got on the "Holly Jolly plane" that brings troops and civilians home from strange places like Kosovo and Afghanistan...Big deal, this was only the how many-eth time he had been gone...Yeah, this time his coming home was actually a really big deal because we both knew that that he was coming home for the VERY, VERY, VERY last time...so, see, that's why today is new year's day...I am blessed to be married to such an awesome husband and dad...i love you!!!Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-76620010422879153092011-08-03T00:37:00.000-05:002011-08-03T00:37:42.560-05:00<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the goals HB and I had set for this summer was to start a blog together, but life gets busy and so i'm sitting here at 1230 in the morning writing my first post...s</span></span><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-size: small;">pent most of the day yesterday searching through last year's facebook posts...accidentally re-posted this picture of Hannah-Beth being baptized this time last year to facebook. Started to delete it, but just couldn't bring myself to hit "cancel." Cancel a baptism(?!)===Just doesn't seem right. The more I thought about this, the more I realize that this might be a very appropriate way to start a new year---celebrating new life, new beginnings, new relationships, and a new day...It's past midnight...I refuse to work on this anymore, but I will still be awake when Kurt gets up in the morning to go to work...(Don't worry...most of this blog won't make any sense to anyone besides me and the rest of the blog won't matter to anyone besides me...but i told hb that i would start a blog this summer, and here it is...</span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"></span> </h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"></span> </h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">really didn't mean to share this...i'm going through this last year's post of quotes to post on my blog(more info later)...but, some things just are worth repeating and i just couldn't bring myself to hit "cancel" on a baptism(?!)...</span></h6><div class="mvm uiStreamAttachments clearfix" data-ft="{"type":10}"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix"><a ajaxify="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=461397907385&set=a.453188882385.236714.148234982385&type=1&ref=nf&src=http%3A%2F%2Fa8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-ash2%2F46032_461397907385_148234982385_6407426_3352954_n.jpg&theater&size=720%2C480" class="uiPhotoThumb UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_MED_Image" data-ft="{"type":41}" href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=461397907385&set=a.453188882385.236714.148234982385&type=1&ref=nf" rel="theater" target="" title=""><img alt="" class="img" height="81" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/46032_461397907385_148234982385_6407426_3352954_s.jpg" width="121" /></a> <br />
<div class="UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_MED_Content fsm fwn fcg"><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" data-ft="{"type":11}"><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.453188882385.236714.148234982385" target=""><span style="color: #3b5998;">Baptisms</span></a></strong> </div><span class="caption">August 22, 2010</span> <br />
<div class="mts uiAttachmentDesc"><div><div class="fsm fwn fcg">By: <span class="uiAttachmentDetails" data-ft="{"type":12}"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/fielder.students"><span style="color: #993200;">The FieldHouse</span></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995292462559773567.post-1720761841518708432011-06-09T11:38:00.001-05:002011-07-21T19:26:04.247-05:00Here's how It goes...So this is a mother daughter project, my mother, a piano playin OCD master, and I, the fifteen year old middle child, are spending the summer getting things in our lives right. No, I don't mean having the perfect barbie and ken house. I'm talking about getting from how our house is now, to a functional organized state. As it stands our house could be described as a little crazy. I've two sisters, both having no clue or care to clean, organize, and decorate. My stay at home mom spends half her time cleaning up after us, and the other half doing our dishes or laundry or things like that. Our goal is to stream line, decompress, and decorate every inch of our house.Christy http://www.blogger.com/profile/02694910117507768288noreply@blogger.com0