Avoid (153/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Avoid

No matter how many times I tried to take his picture, he turned. Lil Shit!



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Smile (152/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Smile




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Winter (151/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Winter


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Pile (150/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Pile



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Calendar (149/153)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Calendar

"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar." - Robert Brault







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Branches (148/153)

PLACE: Outside
SUBJECT: Branches

Sometimes I wish family trees were like regular trees. A branch gets nasty and annoying .. saw the damn thing off. There are a few in my tree I would like to saw off ....



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Snow Face (147/153)

TIME: 2:00 PM Christmas Day
PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Snow Face

I have never seen a shih-tzu that loved the outdoors as much as this little guy. He goes out about every 10 minutes, odd one .. very odd.



MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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Scroll Saw .. Merry Christmas Version (146/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Scroll Saw

My Step dad sure keeps me supplied in Wood Designs ... I can not wait to see what is up for this Christmas .. *smile*






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Cast (145/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Teens room
SUBJECT: Cast




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Pins (144/153)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Pins

Picture of the picture of the final outcome of the surgery today. Better stay away from airports for now. :)





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Poinsettia (143/153)

Place: Home Field
SUBJECT: Poinsettia

Once again the Husband brought home the center piece from the company luncheon they give the employees. I requested next year sit at table with red one. Though the white is pretty. I love the red.





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Champions (142/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Super Bowl Champions,
Ornament Broncos

Another Tree favorite. Bought this for the husband the year his team won the Super Bowl.



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Star (141/153)

PLACE: Home Field, teens room
SUBJECT: Star

“Star Light, Star Bright First star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight.”




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Collection (140/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Hallway
SUBJECT: Snowmen Collection



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Blue (139/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Blue Ornament

“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true”
~ Lyman Frank Baum


Need to find a rainbow and soon around here. Just saying ..


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Broken (138/153)

TIME: 4:35 PM
PLACE: BJC Health Care ER
SUBJECT: Broken Finger

Yep! Here we are again. July 4th was his right index finger. December 15 was the right pinkie finger. As the July was his own doing, December was the act of another. This now has finished off baseball. Looks like the season will be a wash out. Sad. Sad that the carelessness of another causes such an upsetting turn of events.



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Scroll Saw .. Snowman Version (137/153)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Wood Working, Snowman

Yes, another creation from my step dad. This time in the form of my favorite decoration .. SNOWMEN. This was my gift from 2 years ago. I am excited to see what this year will bring. :)




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Cooperstown NY (136/153)

PLACE: Christmas Tree, Living Room
SUBJECT: Cooperstown

The Ornament says it best :

"Six Days Of Fun A Lifetime of Memories"

I got this ornament for Catcherdude when we went to Cooperstown in 2008 and he played in a week long tournament at the Dreamspark. He still talks about this tournament quite a bit. I am glad we had the opportunity to let him go and experience this.



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Snowman Ornament (135/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Snowman Ornament

“Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled”

Another favorite Ornament. My husband bought this for me 3 years ago when I had to have surgery 3 days before Christmas. (I have had surgery the last 3 years right before Christmas. What luck do I have? ha,ha)




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Tree #1 (134/153)

TIME: 10:15 AM
PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Tree

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.”
- Larry Wilde

Finally got the tree completed for this year. I love all the mismatch ornaments. Many have speical meaning and memories. :)


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Hiding (133/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Hiding

In all the years we have put up a tree, or had Dakota. He has never laid under the tree. I have no idea what sparked this idea. But he wanted no part of pictures under there. He darted quick!



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Ornament (132/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Ornament



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Christmas Tree (131/153) *Throw Back Thursday*

PLACE: Home Field, December 2006
SUBJECT: Christmas Tree in Living Room


One of Two trees we had that year.

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Snowman (130/153)

TIME: 5:30 PM
PLACE: Home Field, Front Yard
SUBJECT: Frosty





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Snowflake (129/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Snowflake Ornament

“Snowflakes, like people, are all different and beautiful, but they can be a nuisance when they lose their identity in a mob”
~Author Unknown


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Giraffe (128/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Giraffe

Alex: The wild? Are you nuts? That is the worst idea I have ever heard!
Melman: It's unsanitary!
Marty: The penguins are going, so why can't I?
Alex: Because the penguins are psychotic!
~*~
Madagascar (2005); Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
~*~

Teen got all the ornaments on the tree yesterday. From the time teen was born we have always bought him an ornament every Christmas. I really have a hard time picking what would be my favorite. They all have memories attached to them. I was even thinking I might stop getting them out as if one broke, I would be heartbroken.

This one was bought for teen for his third birthday. He would had been 4.


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Lights (127/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Lights on Banister

Bethany: Is your house on fire, Clark?
Clark: No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights.
~*~
Christmas Vacation(1989); Chevy Chase , Mae Questel
~*~

I really like clear lights. They are crisp, clean, refreshing.


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Coloring (126/152)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Coloring

"Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up."
~Allen Klein

When I need to keep my mind busy, I like to color. I have found if I lay in bed and color, it helps me keep my mind off the pain & not need as many pain pills. Day #1 following surgery.




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IV (125/153)

PLACE: St. John's Surgery Center
SUBJECT: IV

So it is done.
Yet another cut.
Yet another drain.
Yet another bill.
Yet another IV.

But after trip after trip I have learned different tricks. Like this time I wrapped my hands in heated blanket. Making it easy for them to get this IV inserted. I was not stuck 1,000 times and blown veins. ;)


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waiting (124/153)

TIME: 3:20 PM
PLACE: Dr. Office, St. John's Medical Building
SUBJECT: Waiting Room

When I got up Monday I realized it was time to get back to the Dr. Office for what I knew would result in a trip to Surgery Center. Little did I know it would be tomorrow.

He may not know how to get this problem fixed, and fixed for good. But he is certainly good at working around our busy, crazy, schedule around this house.



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Scroll Saw .. Carriage Version (123/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Horse & Carriage

This is my most favorite Scroll Saw Project my Step Dad has made. This was my Christmas present last year. I love this. The lights & little people really set it off. I left it out all year and filled the wagon part with kisses year round depending on holiday or season.




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