tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232228602024-03-14T02:21:42.727-04:00two songbirds on a wireKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-75718463642273424232011-01-30T09:48:00.004-05:002011-01-30T10:13:21.750-05:00date night.<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just this past Friday Paul and I went to Brix & Stone Gastropub. This was our second time there and both times we've really enjoyed it. This time around, while trying to decide what to eat, I decided to "be like dad" and try something crazy. Wanna know what I had? </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Chicken N' Waffles!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567993550892257682" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/TUV8olCZUZI/AAAAAAAADlg/2hmM_QLDV1A/s320/IMAG0224.jpg" /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Unfortunately this dish did not come served the way I had anticipated and the chicken was just a little "juicy" for me...good thing the waffles were tasty! The meal consisted of fried chicken and waffles with strawberry butter and whiskey infused maple syrup. Needless to say, the joke of the night was that we went on a date for me to have waffles!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567993559460245634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/TUV8pE9KcII/AAAAAAAADlo/xXpwcDidxqA/s320/IMAG0225.jpg" /> Paul had the Shepherd's Pie. We'd never tried Shepherd's Pie before...this one had lamb and beef. It was pretty good.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">(Pictures compliments of my phone...not the greatest)</span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-2734251249464713282011-01-08T09:42:00.007-05:002011-01-10T09:11:32.862-05:00Coming and going<span style="font-family:georgia;">So, tomorrow my sister will be moving to Madrid, Spain for 5 years! That's a long time! My boys will be 8 and 5 when she moves back, if she moves back. :( Thankfully we live in an age of Internet!!! Skype, email, MagicJack, UPS, USPS, FedEx, Cell Phones, and BLOGS also make the list of things I'm so thankful for in making communication with a sister now that an ocean will separate us!<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">So, in honor and celebration of the great adventure she is about to partake in...I've resolved to start my blog back up and start posting more regularly. Yippee!<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">So, here's to you, Nikki! :) </span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(P.S. This pic was taken by Ryan on the sweet "new/old" camera that she gave him for Christmas)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560558660478479650" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/TSsSo_6KrSI/AAAAAAAADkw/dgextvwucD0/s320/Ry%2527s%2Bpics%2B006.JPG" /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-78341453439103916772009-03-19T14:41:00.003-04:002009-03-19T14:56:10.896-04:00"More" of the Holy Spirit<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Does anyone <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">recognize</span> the name Beth Moore?</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I know, silly question. She is a woman after God's heart and I am <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">constantly</span> encouraged when I hear her speak or read something she's written. I took a look at a <a href="http://Child">devotional</a> on her website from "The Beloved Disciple" and was, <em>again</em>, very encouraged. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">She was talking about how often we feel the need for something like more patience or His perspective on things but really what we need is more of the Holy Spirit. Now she made it very clear that when we ask Jesus to rule over our lives the Holy Spirit moves in completely but how much we allow Him to have access to our lives to work is another story. What we need to pray next time we need more patience or His perspective is for more of the Holy Spirit because this is where it all begins. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Galatians 5:22-23 talk about all the characteristics we, as believers, should emulate and practice but what does it all revolve around? The Holy Spirit! </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">She makes the following statement about this "revelation"...</span><br /><em>Child of God, don’t just absorb this truth! Get up and celebrate it! God gives His Spirit without measure! He has all that you need. Or more properly stated, He is that all you need. Our fulfillment and greatest joy are in the flooding of the Holy Spirit of God in our lives. He is how we understand God’s Word and will for our lives!</em>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-31247827071721421332009-01-31T10:12:00.002-05:002009-01-31T10:32:06.272-05:00Thorns and Revelations<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A few years ago my dad gave us the devotional </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Authors/Author.htm?ContributorID=HenrichsenW&QueryStringSite=Zondervan">Thoughts From The Diary Of A Desperate Man</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">by Walter A. Henrichsen. I finally got it out and started reading it this last week. I'd recommend it so far. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Yesterday I read about Paul's thorns and revelations. Seems that of late many of the people we love are hurting from physical pain, loss of a loved one, or something else. These are people that love the Lord with all their hearts. I often wonder why does this stuff happen to them and not me? Or why does bad stuff happen, in general, to good people? So, this devotional was specifically moving to me in that I know they all see the Lord more clearly and intimately having gone through what they are going through. Henrichsen states, "Suffering often accompanies intimacy with God." </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>He also talks about how with that intimacy sometimes comes extraordinary revelations but that first began with extraordinary suffering. I don't believe, by any means, that he's saying this is a direct science or that it you will always have extreme intimacy with God during suffering</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> God is not a god that can be put in a box. He moves in unique and different ways. But we do know that He is the same yesterday, today and forever! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><a href="http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/1999/1104_Jesus_Christ_is_the_Same_Yesterday_and_Today_and_Forever/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Hebrews13:8</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">So, I leave you with this thought...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: normal; "></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">"If you covet those encounters with God </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">where He reveals Himself in special ways, </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">are you willing to bear the cross </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">that often accompanies them?"</span></span></span></span></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-85436061833478140702009-01-13T20:38:00.004-05:002009-01-13T20:43:43.835-05:00FINALLY...our first house pics<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For those of you that have been waiting, oh about 5 months now, for pictures of our house...well, here they are! There's a lot to still do but it gets a little extra touch here and there to make it feel more and more like home. Although, I have to say that it's felt like home since the very first day. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76645676@N00/sets/72157612481318253/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Welcome</strong></span></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290958680579796642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SW1C4yU6bqI/AAAAAAAADZw/WHmmAJAxdBE/s320/IMG_2106.JPG" border="0" /></p>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-68679998140494259322008-12-14T16:11:00.003-05:002008-12-14T16:20:11.883-05:00Photo fun...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I just saw this on my friend Ashley's blog </span><a href="http://morethandogchildren.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MoreThanDogChildren</span></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thot</span> it would be fun, plus I've really been wanting to get myself back into blogging. My last post was August 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>!!!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here's the rules:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1) <em>Choose the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> folder where you store your pictures on your computer</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2) <em>Select the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> picture in the folder</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">3) <em>Explain the picture</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">4) <em>Tag 4 people to do the same</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">NO CHEATING! (cropping, editing, etc!)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279757555426199218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SUV3hfddBrI/AAAAAAAADZI/PYfZC6xMz-4/s320/IMG_0140.JPG" border="0" /><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Oooohhh</span>! Now isn't that cute?! Okay, so this was actually the 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> folder in my pictures but the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span> didn't have four pictures. So, here's the deal on this pic...used to be able to lay little man on the couch and he wouldn't move! Ha! Gone are those days! Anyway, this was just an average day back in July of 2007.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm not gonna tag either but you're welcome to play along.</span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-40165700934619974452008-08-26T15:22:00.003-04:002008-08-26T15:35:54.030-04:00Breathe<div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Sounds like a good idea, huh? Recently I won a new book from </span><a href="http://247moms.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">24/7MOMS</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> by Keri Wyatt Kent called "Breathe". It's a great book for any stage in motherhood for the one simple fact of helping all of us remember to <em>slow down</em>. I was encouraged that the little things I'm doing now (saying no to certain things, staying home all day some days, etc) are all helping lead me down the path of simplicity (or Sabbath Simplicity as she calls it) and, hopefully, not getting over committed in the future.<br /></div></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><div align="left"><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">At one point in the book Kent talks about where we find our value and as a stay at home mom sometimes it's really hard not to commit to something just to show that we aren't "just staying home with the kids". She says, <strong>"It's as if we believe that our value comes from what we do...The only problem is, it's a lie! Our value comes not from what we do but from who we are. And we are beloved children of God."</strong> </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><div align="left"><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><div align="left"><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">So, I challenge you, as the new school year begins and your children are getting days/months/years older, to really look at your schedule and those letters asking you to do this or do that to just sit for a minute and ask Him what He would have you do or not do. You may find a little peace in this sometimes crazy, hectic world. </span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-76233019804794332122008-08-08T15:48:00.003-04:002008-08-08T15:55:41.466-04:00much love<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Isn't it so obvious why I would love this little man so much?!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232236421869878674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SJyjTdpqPZI/AAAAAAAACNU/m3awk0bGXLE/s320/IMG_1568.JPG" border="0" /></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-21289058018266911762008-07-08T10:28:00.002-04:002008-07-08T10:31:19.953-04:00Ecoist<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SHN6IZpDLrI/AAAAAAAACMo/-BzBehBu_jA/s1600-h/category_Mega.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220650677793140402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SHN6IZpDLrI/AAAAAAAACMo/-BzBehBu_jA/s320/category_Mega.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Just a fun little store that might make you smile with their products.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Visit </span><a href="http://www.ecoist.com/index.asp"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;"><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ecoist</span></strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-48527596895755859202008-06-13T11:23:00.003-04:002008-06-13T11:34:33.028-04:00New blog...Living on Mayo<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Hey all...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I'm creating a new blog in order to share my love of freebies, coupons and hunting out deals! It's called </span><a href="http://livingonmayo.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">LivingOnMayo</span></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">. Check it out </span><a href="http://livingonmayo.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">You might even find a small incentive to add it to your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blog-role</span>.</span> <wink></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-2285745125012059982008-06-12T08:59:00.004-04:002008-06-12T09:29:24.823-04:00"working" from home<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Awhile back I began really struggling with the whole idea of being a stay-at-home mom and yet being a Proverbs 31 woman. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">For those of you not familiar with Proverbs 31 it talks about the "perfect" mother and wife. She takes care of her family clothing them in the best of the best, preparing their food before the crack of dawn, selling her wares in the market, etc. And in the end..."Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also and praises her..." (vs. 28). </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, I mulled that around in my head for awhile. All the while knowing that I am called to stay home with Ryan and I absolutely love it! However, I want to not just stay at home but be the best I can for my family. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">One way that I realized I could "help" our family be good stewards of what God has given us is with our grocery budget and our budget in general. I started searching for other blogs on the topic of being frugal, getting things for free, coupons, etc. I ran across and added the following blogs to my </span><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">bloglines</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">: </span><a href="http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">freebies4mom</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (she scouts out the very best and real freebies, coupons, etc.), </span><a href="http://www.becentsable.net/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">becentsable</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (these women shop all our favorite stores and tell us the best bargains at each store in relation to the coupons around the Internet and newspapers), </span><a href="http://freebates.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">hoorayforfreebates</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (a running list of all the rebates that are worth filling out and taking part in - I haven't really done this yet but the comments let me know it works), and </span><a href="http://www.momadvice.com/blog/index.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">themotherload</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (not only are there great recipes, ideas and such, but my favorite is freebie Fridays!). These are my <em>favorites</em> but there are others out there too. And a lot of these ladies are God-seekers too which makes it all the more connecting. </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, I thought I'd share one of my recent outings. To preface...Paul and I have recently been trying to bulk shop once a month and then only go out for things like bread/milk/bananas as needed. This is helping me plan meals, eat less packaged food, and stockpile so that I'm buying less in future outings. I now scout the weekly CVS ads to see if there is anything worth my time. They have a great rewards program that, if used correctly, can really save some bucks. Check out </span><a href="http://www.becentsable.net/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">becentsable</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to learn more. I started by buying 2 Listerine Smart Rinse that were on sale for $3.49 and CVS gave you $3.49 in rewards to use on future purchases. I bought two (=6.98) and I had 2 coupons each for $1.00 off. Total with tax =5.47 and the best part?! I had $6.98 in rewards to use towards my next purchase! </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So, then I went for the cereal. Usually I don't buy cereal or cereal bars there because they're expensive but they the deal was by $20 of General Mills and/or Folgers and get $10 rewards/ExtraCare bucks back. And the cereal and bars were on sale 3 for $9. I had 8 coupons worth $5.95, a coupon for CVS for $5 off a $25 purchase and the $6.98 from before. So, I stocked up on 3 boxes of Sweet and Salty bars, 2 boxes of Fiber One bars, 1 box Lucky Charms, and 1 box Cinn Toast Crunch...I also got a gallon of milk and a pack of gum. My total was $25.91 but once all the coupons were added it came to $7.75!!! Total for all the stuff you see below...</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>$13.22!!!!</strong> And for the kicker...I still have $10 in rewards for my next trip to CVS!<strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210985518991709026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SFEjuHU0k2I/AAAAAAAACKA/kbpFpvF-aZw/s320/IMG_1358.JPG" border="0" /></strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I think thats being a pretty good steward, don't you?!</span></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-45506815167201996312008-06-07T23:38:00.007-04:002008-06-08T00:03:53.650-04:00thoughts on being tagged<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've been tagged a few times lately and I really do what to participate and answer the questions but sometimes it seems like an insurmountable task and I chicken out. So, I decided to make up my own version and answer some random, silly and maybe even thought provoking questions. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;"><strong><em>Ready?</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Where all have you lived?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Roeland Park and Olathe KS (both KC area), North Platte NE, Grand Island NE, St. Libory NE, and Lincoln NE.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Who was with you when you delivered Ryan?</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">My hubby and my mom.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>What do you like to watch on TV?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Anything on TLC or HGTV, I also like the Food Network. But I'm addicted to LOST and really love CSI Las Vegas.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Who do you want to be like when you grow up?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">My mom and my sister.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>What are you self-conscious about?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">My belly, blotching skin tones in my face.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>What stresses you out?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Backseat drivers, or passenger seat drivers! :)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>What do you love to drink?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Coffee, fountain soda (best is Dr. Pepper from McDonald's), margaritas.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>What do you do in your spare time?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Play with Ryan, decorate/rearrange/organize, read, watch TV, go for walks, antique hunt, garage sales.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>What do you think Paul would say about you right now?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">You're beautiful, silly, amazing, great mom, and crazy for bidding on two pairs of shoes and winning them on Ebay!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Where would you rather be right now?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Heaven! But maybe San Diego, Tucson to meet my newest niece!, a nice beach.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>How many kids do you want?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">3 maybe?</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>What's your favorite accessory?</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I love shoes, bags, jewelry.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Annoying habit(s)?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Biting/picking my hangnails. I also am one of those people who chews two m&ms on the right side of my mouth and then two on the other and things like that.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Where were you ten years ago?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">n college with no clue that I'd end up married to the man of my dreams! I was beginning to get a clue that he might be in to me but still made stupid choices for the next year. </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Where were you five years ago?</strong> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">We were just beginning to think about Paul going back to school to get his masters, we moved to this awful little farm house outside of town and that winter sticky trapped 50+ mice! We could hear them in the walls and ceilings, they'd eat dog food out of Adah's dish right in front of her, we found dog food stashed in the pockets of our coats that they'd carried in there, day after day there'd be droppings all over my counters and kitchen drawers/cupboards. But enough about that.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Well, how's that for a few things you may not have known about me? :)</em></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-38560676152923855522008-06-07T23:28:00.004-04:002008-06-07T23:38:42.086-04:00New suds<div align="center"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SEtT8LBrN9I/AAAAAAAACJg/N8wvBK2Y0vY/s1600-h/IMG_1284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209349687201183698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SEtT8LBrN9I/AAAAAAAACJg/N8wvBK2Y0vY/s320/IMG_1284.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, not really something you want to just go out and spend your hard-earned money on but when the need arises what's a girl to do?<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I guess it's been a few weeks now since our washer finally bit the bullet. Poor thing, or should I say poor hubby who's had to fix it and the washer a time or two. It was time so we loaded up and headed to pick out our new set. Of course I couldn't pass up the cherry red color! And, yes, I did watch the first time we put a load in...we all did! It is pretty snazzy and a huge blessing.</span><br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-82421384946787291602008-06-07T23:13:00.003-04:002008-06-07T23:27:57.140-04:00Carrot Cookies<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SEtRqnr4a5I/AAAAAAAACJY/rTYF7dEA7CA/s1600-h/IMG_1268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209347186633501586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SEtRqnr4a5I/AAAAAAAACJY/rTYF7dEA7CA/s320/IMG_1268.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love the idea of eating veggies and fruit but don't always make wise choices. I'm all about sneaky them into anything I'm already eating, especially if it goes undetected by those consuming. So, when I saw </span><a href="http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/04/13/living/402/doc47fcf4552a1a8636194301.txt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">this</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> recipe in the </span><a href="http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/04/13/living/402/doc47fcf4552a1a8636194301.txt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">JournalStar</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I thought I'd try it out. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Beta Carotene Cookies</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">½ cup currants</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">1½ cups all-purpose flour</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">¾ cup whole-wheat flour</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">1 teaspoon ground cinnamon</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">1 teaspoon baking soda</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">½ teaspoon salt</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">¼ teaspoon nutmeg</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">1 cup light brown sugar</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">2 large eggs</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">1 tablespoon grated orange zest</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">2 cups grated carrot</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover currants with boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes. In a large bowl, sift together flours, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and orange zest; fold in carrot and drained currants. Add flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then scoop teaspoonfuls of dough onto nonstick baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">They're not bad as long as you aren't thinking you're biting into the worlds best chocolate chip cookie. I sub'd raisins for the currants and would probably experiment with the recipe a bit next time...like scaling down the butter! Also, I thought it might make a good muffin or loaf. And what other veggies could you hide in there?!</span> </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-44606414126289137272008-04-16T00:14:00.002-04:002008-04-16T00:16:17.653-04:00Love<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SAV9g1Xx5iI/AAAAAAAACGQ/Mlwe909eae4/s1600-h/IMG_0984.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189692148650468898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/SAV9g1Xx5iI/AAAAAAAACGQ/Mlwe909eae4/s320/IMG_0984.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-57546592222627489482008-03-27T00:16:00.002-04:002008-03-27T00:24:07.533-04:00Freebies<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R-shQQds7pI/AAAAAAAAB7E/tp21L-MJdno/s1600-h/Magnet.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182272359401057938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R-shQQds7pI/AAAAAAAAB7E/tp21L-MJdno/s320/Magnet.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Most of you don't know that I'm a freebie and coupon enthusiast. I've fallen way behind on my daily freebie and coupon blogs but have spent the last 1.75 hours reading them all and then some additional reading. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lately I've been more and more aware of what I'm eating and wanting to feed my family more healthy and organic if possible. I think it would be fabulous to eat organic 50-75% of the time. <em>But</em> I am just so cheap! And I really do like the thrill of getting a great deal on something. So, fortunately for me, there are lots of coupons out there for organic items and lots of stores have their own line of organic items which makes it even easier on my budget. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">One fun freebie I just found is at </span><a href="http://www.annies.com/?id=2"><span style="font-family:verdana;">AnniesHomegrown</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Natural and Organic Foods. I'm in love with Shells and White Cheddar a more healthy and real version of mac and cheese. And look what they're offering for </span><a href="http://www.annies.com/?id=30"><span style="font-family:verdana;">FREE!!!</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Woot! Okay, I'm going to bed.</span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-50586841423764308792008-03-03T23:51:00.004-05:002008-03-04T00:13:58.510-05:00survey says...<span style="font-family:arial;">My friend </span><a href="http://joyfullyhand-picked.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Becca</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> did this on her blog and I thought it was so fun so I decided to copy her.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1. Go to www.photobucket.com (don't sign in)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2. Type in your answer to the question in the "search" box</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. Use only the first page</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. Copy the html and paste for the answer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1. What's your first name?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u93/mrspdrake/?action=view&current=-----.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u93/mrspdrake/-----.png" border="0" alt="Kristin" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2.What is your relationship status?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/jenniferlares/?action=view&current=married.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/jenniferlares/married.png" border="0" alt="=]]" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3.What is your favorite color?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh29/yourmom67_76/?action=view&current=red.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh29/yourmom67_76/red.jpg" border="0" alt="red" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. Who is your celebrity crush? </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/EPICVISION/Celebrities/Harrison%20Ford/?action=view&current=harrison_ford_05.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/EPICVISION/Celebrities/Harrison%20Ford/harrison_ford_05.jpg" border="0" alt="Harrison Ford" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">5. What band are you listening to right now?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w185/vampgurl33/other%20pictures/?action=view&current=28c7d6c20e2111ba.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w185/vampgurl33/other%20pictures/28c7d6c20e2111ba.jpg" border="0" alt="lonely house" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">6. What is your favorite movie?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/JessicaPike/?action=view&current=1cd6a87f89213a9aff96bcc49a8fceb7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/JessicaPike/1cd6a87f89213a9aff96bcc49a8fceb7.jpg" border="0" alt="How The Grinch Stole Christmas" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">7. What is your favorite Disney Princess?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s165.photobucket.com/albums/u76/angeloc16/?action=view&current=sleeping_beauty.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u76/angeloc16/sleeping_beauty.jpg" border="0" alt="sleeping beauty" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">8. Name your favorite alcoholic beverage?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff299/Miss_Elainious/?action=view&current=margarita.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff299/Miss_Elainious/margarita.jpg" border="0" alt="Margarita" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">9. Where is your dream vacation?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj210/Nemo_Ariana10/?action=view&current=beach.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj210/Nemo_Ariana10/beach.jpg" border="0" alt="beach" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">10. What is your favorite dessert?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k93/klovephx/?action=view&current=chocolate_chip-cookies.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k93/klovephx/chocolate_chip-cookies.jpg" border="0" alt="Chocolate Chip Cookies" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">11. What do you want to do when you grow up?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/shadow_stomper/icons/coffee/?action=view&current=ththz6860320.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/shadow_stomper/icons/coffee/ththz6860320.jpg" border="0" alt="coffee shop" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">12. What do you love most in life?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/oOxSammmmy/?action=view&current=family.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/oOxSammmmy/family.jpg" border="0" alt="family" /></a></span>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-57727520045178697182008-02-27T13:01:00.003-05:002008-02-27T13:16:36.237-05:00Going green in the blender!<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R8Woh9gEaAI/AAAAAAAAB44/OW4OXnpqarA/s1600-h/IMG_0863.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R8WoitgEaBI/AAAAAAAAB5A/3yUYNBsBMJc/s1600-h/green+smoothie+smile.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171725061388003346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R8WoitgEaBI/AAAAAAAAB5A/3yUYNBsBMJc/s320/green+smoothie+smile.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R8WojdgEaCI/AAAAAAAAB5I/CB-jd05lfuM/s1600-h/Proverbs+and+smoothies.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171725074272905250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R8WojdgEaCI/AAAAAAAAB5I/CB-jd05lfuM/s320/Proverbs+and+smoothies.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">So, my friend Sara is always up to something and her food passion compels me to try new recipe now and then. Her newest bloggings have been about green smoothies. Check her out here...</span><a href="http://happyfoody.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">HappyFoody</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Since Ryan is eating just about anything these days and mommy and daddy's food is always way better I've been more concerned with making sure what I feed him is pronounceable and good for him. Mind you I am the mom that will feed him excellent and healthy food all day and then let him have some ice cream...again, I love to celebrate! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Today we tried a green smoothie for breakfast. I was a little hesitant that I'd have to choke it down but was pleasantly surprised to taste it, with only a banana, 1/4 cup cherries and a bunch of Romain, that it was really sweet. It tasted a little grassy and was really green so I added about a 1/2 cup more mixed berries. We shared it and I think you can tell by the picture that he enjoyed it as much as I did. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">So, it was a good start to our day...Proverbs and a green smoothie!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-32456126377845408922008-02-27T12:49:00.003-05:002008-02-27T12:56:10.438-05:00Scone Love<div align="center"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R8Wi9dgEZ_I/AAAAAAAAB4w/C8_j4pHEEY0/s1600-h/IMG_0840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171718923879737330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R8Wi9dgEZ_I/AAAAAAAAB4w/C8_j4pHEEY0/s320/IMG_0840.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> I have a little obsession with scones. Oh, the sometimes bland taste with the little sugar crystals on top and a bite here and there of cranberries, blueberries, or chocolate chips! I know I am a little strange but they're just such a fun little indulgence. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I often feel that life is too short to not eat the things I like so I try to find ways to eat them anyway. Plus, I think everyday is a day to celebrate and I can't celebrate eating foods that don't do it for me. So, I found </span><a href="http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/recipes/featured-brands/fiber-one-cereal/pear-ginger-scones.aspx"><span style="font-family:arial;">this</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> recipe for Pear-Ginger Scones using Fiber One cereal. Only I didn't have pears and I don't really like ginger so I improvised! Basically I just omitted the pear and ginger and added a wee bit more cereal and milk. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Usually</span> when I improvise I end up wishing I hadn't but this time it was completely the opposite. These turned out to be one of my favorite scones of all time. However, there is a catch, they are the most <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">amazing</span> hot out of the oven!</span> <br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-18832883144969510542008-02-22T10:31:00.008-05:002008-02-27T13:00:35.459-05:00What do you see by?<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">This morning I was flipping through the outer pages of my Bible looking at notes I'd written throughout the years. I came upon this quote by C.S. Lewis.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><em><blockquote><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><em>I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen. Not only because I see it, but because I see everything by it. - C.S. Lewis</em></span></span></span></blockquote></em></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></div></span></span></span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">What do you see by?</span></p>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-59711253619162368342008-02-12T14:57:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:08:20.073-05:00the arts<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Lately God has been teaching me about being content in exactly who He created me to be. The more I let myself be creative and free in that area the more fearful and scared I can sometimes get. I often find myself comparing my talents and abilities to those around me. The trouble with comparison is that God did not create me like this person and that person, He created me in His image and did not make any mistakes when doing so. That means that the gifts, talents and abilities I have are exactly what God wanted me to have...no more, no less. Therefore, I want to rejoice and be free in the fact that I can't fail if I do it all for God's glory. So, I've been letting myself be vulnerable and free in my creative side. Here are a few projects I've been working on.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">We went on a double date with some friends of ours, Eric and Nikki, to Paint Yourself Silly. I had never been before but had a great time. And I really do like how my platter turned out<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166186915808176018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R7H7oNgEZ5I/AAAAAAAAB3o/7iTGbPvs5cU/s320/IMG_0810.JPG" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've been working on the patchwork for quite some time. I thought I would make it into a throw but realized the way I'm going I might be 93 before that happens. So, I took some of it and covered a pillow instead. I really like how it turned out. Also, I had this idea of making a snake for Ryan. Mighty Mac-dog is trying to save us from this venemous little reptile!</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166186937283012514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/R7H7pdgEZ6I/AAAAAAAAB3w/EBZQaUiEe8Q/s320/IMG_0813.JPG" border="0" /></span></span></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-18000840701944877682007-12-01T11:56:00.000-05:002007-12-01T12:03:33.180-05:00Lily<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">On days that are rainy or snowy I seem to get into the moods of reading, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">journal</span> and just contemplating in general. I was reading my friend </span><a href="http://thelilyawakens.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;"><strong>Eva's</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> blog and was encouraged by her thoughts. Her blog is called "The lily awakens" and it's named after the story below. Take a minute to read and ponder. Enjoy this season and remember who you were made to worship.</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong><em>The Lily</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>A story is told of a little girl many years <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ago in</span> the slums who saw an object lesson using a beautiful white lily.The children gazed upon and touched the lovely lily.One little girl then looked upon herself and immediately fled to her garret home. She used soap she could find, and did her best to make herself more presentable. The lily had awakened her desire for cleanliness. So to look upon our great and holy God awakens within the child of God the desire to be more like Him.</em></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-57350949631865524732007-11-14T11:47:00.000-05:002007-11-14T12:07:03.245-05:00thoughts on a wednesday...<div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RzspQQfwyTI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/OSqqV5E6VQs/s1600-h/sunset.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132741559601645874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RzspQQfwyTI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/OSqqV5E6VQs/s320/sunset.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm making a second attempt at reading through the entire Bible. Sad that this is only my second time going through it begining to end in my 24 years of knowing our Savior personally, but happy that He has brought me to this point of knowing him more than I did at age 5, 10 or even 28! </span><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, today I was reading in Deuteronomy, chapter 4, and came across this verse (v.20)..."But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, to be a people for His own possession, as today."</span><br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">I couldn't help but stop and think for a minute about my life, my family's lives, my friend's lives, and so many more. He has taken us from whatever circumstances we've faced in the past and helped us to recover, grow, mature, gain understanding...all because we are His possession and it brings Him glory to do so. What a great God we know and serve! How fabulous that He cares so deeply for us not to leave us there in our "iron pit" but will take and bring us out! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#993300;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><blockquote><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><blockquote><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;">Thank you, God, for taking and bringing me out of the "iron pit", the person that I once was, the place where I felt most alone, the circumstance where I turned my back. Thank you for loving me so much that you sent your One and Only Son to pay the price of my sin. Thank you that no matter how dark it may seem to get that you are always God at the end of the day.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></blockquote></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></blockquote><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#993300;"></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-76937429789665349522007-11-06T23:03:00.000-05:002007-11-06T23:26:40.722-05:00Catching up with a very dear friend...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">So, I'm not only catching up on time with a dear friend but also catching up on my blogging. It's been quite awhile now, a month, since our time with Kris and Natalie and their beautiful kids Taylor and Joselyn. They came and stayed with us a weekend while they were in Lincoln visiting supporters. We had a great time hanging out with their kiddos while Kris and Natalie enjoyed a Husker game in real life. We watched in on t.v. and I tried explaining to Taylor that that's where his mom and dad were. He looked and me and asked if Taylor was there too? :) It's a little difficult explaining live t.v. to a 3 year old I guess...or maybe it was the teacher. </span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Anyway, Natalie and I stayed up way too late both nights talking about anything and everything. I haven't been that encouraged spiritually by a friend in so long. It was, and always has been, amazing to hear her wisdom, insight, and passionate love for her Lord and family pour out in our talks. We have so much in common and were able to pick up right where we left off 3 years ago when our ways parted. I'm very excited to see them again when we spend the night with them on our way home from vacation in Denver/Vail. </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">What an amazing gift the Cheeks are to Boulder and to us!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">You can check out what they're doing in Boulder <a href="http://emmausroadonline.wordpress.com/">here.</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129948315473943154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RzE80DPwGnI/AAAAAAAAB2I/1nKiMoha2JM/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129948306884008546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RzE8zjPwGmI/AAAAAAAAB2A/vhoRTnMCLR0/s320/IMG_0398.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129948298294073938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RzE8zDPwGlI/AAAAAAAAB14/RkEKbi8MCkU/s320/IMG_0395.JPG" border="0" /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129948285409172034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RzE8yTPwGkI/AAAAAAAAB1w/BhTuu_jzyfY/s320/Natalie+and+me.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23222860.post-51814078730752096642007-09-11T10:01:00.000-04:002007-09-11T10:13:34.313-04:00coffee love<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RuahbaLiD9I/AAAAAAAAAGE/1Omlbi-Zyr8/s1600-h/234294804_e0d5a182cd_m%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108948319554637778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_-zdhSZVapVM/RuahbaLiD9I/AAAAAAAAAGE/1Omlbi-Zyr8/s320/234294804_e0d5a182cd_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">My love of coffee is more than just the taste. It's the whole experience, the memories, the time spent drinking. My sister and I were talking the other day that even if we could only drink <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">decaf</span></span> for the rest of our lives we'd still do it because there is a sense of comfort in the cup. The routine of waking up, making coffee, sitting down with a hot cup topped with silk creamer and your Bible is an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">experience</span></span> that can't be duplicated. And how many great conversations and memories made have you had over a simple cup of coffee? </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">So in honor of the dark brew...here's a sample from Folgers.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"></span><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px" height="81" alt="Folgers Gourmet Selections. Get A Free Sample" src="http://apps.folgers.com/gourmet-selections-coffee/images/post_blog_sample/image_post_sample.jpg" width="229" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">Now, go call a friend and sip on some coffee!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Picture compliments of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bestest</span></span> friend </span><a href="http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Sara</strong></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">. Miss you darling!)</span></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043736786248742186noreply@blogger.com3