tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14113720905669483932024-03-04T23:13:18.205-08:00The Crazy Life of a Navy WifeThe Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-9556804936072368242011-08-20T15:20:00.000-07:002011-08-20T15:21:30.412-07:00New BlogHey all! I have started a new blog since I am no longer a Navy wife!
<br />If you're interested you can find it here:
<br />http://pcosttcandme.blogspot.com/
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<br />Later!
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<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; width: 136px; height: 74px;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-18083908321089732812011-03-19T06:48:00.000-07:002011-03-19T06:51:05.297-07:00Contest!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t2bEaEm00zuzyqgKH1IzjU4aSrUceDHCOuI_xeh1Bi6zpsb-7qwHMdD_d7RxBijZmaZ5bzFuT0jH8Z5oQ74Ijdlbb54XWp-ok7G4MZe0NB1XOVpKWnGOSixOkftcCGLyuk779zb7Rb76/s1600/188125_39007817954_5681517_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t2bEaEm00zuzyqgKH1IzjU4aSrUceDHCOuI_xeh1Bi6zpsb-7qwHMdD_d7RxBijZmaZ5bzFuT0jH8Z5oQ74Ijdlbb54XWp-ok7G4MZe0NB1XOVpKWnGOSixOkftcCGLyuk779zb7Rb76/s400/188125_39007817954_5681517_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585788131398182210" border="0" /></a><br />Check <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheOriginalScrapbox">this</a> out! It's The Origional Scrapbox's Facebook page where you can go to WIN a scrapbox!<br />These things are AWESOME! If you are a scrapper or you LOVE organization, you MUST go enter to win!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-30354204093278049782011-02-17T18:44:00.000-08:002011-02-17T18:54:01.187-08:00Extreme MakeoverExtreme Makeover HOME Edition was in Virginia Beach a few weeks ago and I had the chance to go see the house under construction!<br /><br />Dan and I had volunteered to help build the house, but there were SO many people that volunteered we were not needed. I was REALLY bummed because I was so excited to help out. I was obsessed the week they were here and wanted to be near the house the whole week!<br /><br />One day during the building they had a "pep rally" and "march" the the site for all of the people who volunteered to help and did not get the chance to. I went with a few ladies from work and had a blast! I got to "meet" the producer from the show and Ed and Xzibit the designers. Here are some pictures from the day!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg221tkI1O3C7uODtRMy4jRXU_a2rTQupzfLR9pd259HR0zy_pZQ824-w6XZZ42b6nOaJPYADJ0PiE-KwnhsTftgTBnx48xZ7hsabqa_vwNoElsTAvfFbwQn4pe9hDQtxWORAh28354W_68/s1600/IMG_2620.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg221tkI1O3C7uODtRMy4jRXU_a2rTQupzfLR9pd259HR0zy_pZQ824-w6XZZ42b6nOaJPYADJ0PiE-KwnhsTftgTBnx48xZ7hsabqa_vwNoElsTAvfFbwQn4pe9hDQtxWORAh28354W_68/s400/IMG_2620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574857281946168402" border="0" /></a><br />Ed... he's hot :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84LsH_TxZrv8vimA1MaQXSHiCWOAqqiUMwcHDeg0-G2alTsw42EJ1XTV40KConAKEJsUS5OnWjITXkgMp88BZTEtd5fkFI64okF3O9KRFwAtbQN8pHAG-e0fKXUGztIoWaS5nLHqpTObl/s1600/IMG_2605.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84LsH_TxZrv8vimA1MaQXSHiCWOAqqiUMwcHDeg0-G2alTsw42EJ1XTV40KConAKEJsUS5OnWjITXkgMp88BZTEtd5fkFI64okF3O9KRFwAtbQN8pHAG-e0fKXUGztIoWaS5nLHqpTObl/s400/IMG_2605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574856345673226994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oOfaNsNB8RQdyqs6ZcVjgb6n2Xt2WV8mxs09rx1ZOsBGlKVUejHno9gd4O49aNnwPQvYiEhR6YgOM0xvjZRPzDSOQ9a-9r4_ohGSVcTYwTUcvxNJEsbpVgpYJ6RUakBHwV_QwUUtGwAb/s1600/IMG_2619.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oOfaNsNB8RQdyqs6ZcVjgb6n2Xt2WV8mxs09rx1ZOsBGlKVUejHno9gd4O49aNnwPQvYiEhR6YgOM0xvjZRPzDSOQ9a-9r4_ohGSVcTYwTUcvxNJEsbpVgpYJ6RUakBHwV_QwUUtGwAb/s400/IMG_2619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574856491562809714" border="0" /></a><br />It was FREEZING that day and they told us we had to wear out t-shirts on top of our coats!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNVi7D9mGM0ss9wjQyoSD1zSJZEtwE18hKLELsQxAIWfwg8KJffa83_sV2mdTvKCRZXtcQVLdn1Mq3sMmGODPijXZNh3Tnbr8ttXrxVrrmHE9wRHnt1cIS0aMH08OiY3IZO6sdpCV0j55/s1600/IMG_2625.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNVi7D9mGM0ss9wjQyoSD1zSJZEtwE18hKLELsQxAIWfwg8KJffa83_sV2mdTvKCRZXtcQVLdn1Mq3sMmGODPijXZNh3Tnbr8ttXrxVrrmHE9wRHnt1cIS0aMH08OiY3IZO6sdpCV0j55/s400/IMG_2625.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574856704754329362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDIOp8QpkQ-7Me05xU2QbKlltxEPotP2IKJ2qqotm8-I_LlZv_m833FID-s8fIhoDJVQA15HK2UTn5dIFrYSEFCo-KoFVfbyQzXh2jNdyRp6BDmsJVRZajcYjRNOYZfkaaGCuELRbcvtY/s1600/IMG_2630.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDIOp8QpkQ-7Me05xU2QbKlltxEPotP2IKJ2qqotm8-I_LlZv_m833FID-s8fIhoDJVQA15HK2UTn5dIFrYSEFCo-KoFVfbyQzXh2jNdyRp6BDmsJVRZajcYjRNOYZfkaaGCuELRbcvtY/s400/IMG_2630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574856889893137490" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Xzibit!<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-58868907063831122682011-01-31T17:26:00.000-08:002011-01-31T17:27:09.897-08:00Hello?Does anyone even read this?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-85083868381586749772011-01-07T16:14:00.001-08:002011-01-07T16:31:32.367-08:002011 ResolutionsHappy New Year!<br /><br />I realize I'm a few days late, but it's better late than never, right?<br /><br />I started thinking about my New Year Resolutions the other day and thought it would be a good idea to write them here. That way maybe someone will hold me accountable?<br /><br />1. Drink at least 40oz of water a day. (about 1 of my pink ODU water bottles)<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">This one will be tough for me since I find it SO hard to drink water all day long.</span><br /><br />2. Run <span style="font-weight: bold;">at</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">least</span> 12 miles a week.<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Ultimately I'd like to run more, but I think 12 is a good number to strive for even on those tough weeks. </span><br /><br />3. Run the Virginia is for Lovers 14k (8.7 miles) in 1 hour and 30 minutes or less with the husband.<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Ok, so this is shooting high, but I will be SO proud of myself if I can accomplish this one!</span><br /><br />4. Read more books!<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">I don't have a set number here, but I've just rediscovered my love for reading and want to read ALL OF THE TIME! I even joined a book club!</span><br /><br />5. Make and send Birthday cards to all of my nieces and nephews this year.<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">I always say I'm going to, but never get around to it!</span><br /><br />6. Take more time for me.<br /> I would LOVE to put more time aside to do things I love. Scrapbooking and card making have really been thrown out the door since I started teaching. I REALLY want to make it a point to do more this year. (Especially since I got a PINK Cricut Expression!!!)<br /><br />7. Take and conquer things one at a time.<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe this will help relieve a lot of the stress in my life. </span><br /><br />8. Be a better friend.<br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">I have wonderful friends and I'm really bad at keeping in touch with them. </span><br /><br />9. Be a supportive and loving wife.<br /> I already have this one under control (hehe), but it's important that I continue with all of the changes that may to us this year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok, so my husband just laughed at me and said, "It's funny that you want to take things one at a time, yet you have 9 goals."<br /><br />*sigh* I guess he's right. That one may have to be erased :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-70413195992099444222010-12-09T19:13:00.000-08:002010-12-09T19:14:59.296-08:00Holiday Gift Giveaway: Twilight ECLIPSE DVD<p>Holiday Gift Giveaway: Twilight ECLIPSE DVD</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This is the movie of the holiday season!! Twilight Eclipse will hit stores on December 4th, 2010 and you can win it <a href="http://countrygirlcitylife.com/2010/11/holiday-gift-giveaway-twilight-eclipse-dvd/">here</a>!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Just go to Country Girl, City Life's blog and enter to win!!<br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://countrygirlcitylife.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/f24de17b3a34ab30cf4e0522d5f15d1f.jpg" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" width="188" height="278" /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-2583600178786877382010-12-07T17:19:00.000-08:002010-12-07T17:54:19.447-08:00Girls on the RunIn September a friend and co-worker of mine decided to coach a Girls on the Run team at our school.<br /><br />"Girls on the Run® is a <a href="http://girlsontherun.sitewizard.biz/theprogram.html">non-profit prevention program</a> that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. <a href="http://girlsontherun.sitewizard.biz/howitworks.html">Our curricula</a> address all aspects of girls' development - their physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual well-being. "<div style="text-align: center;">*Taken from the <a href="http://www.girlsontherun.org/default.html">Girls on the Run website</a>*<br /></div><br />It's an amazing mentoring program that incorporates running. I loved the idea when my co-worker asked me about it and we set out to start the club at our school. We were allowed to have 8 girls for our first season. We decided to start with the 5th grade girls that would soon be moving on to Middle School.<br /><br />We met twice a week for 90 minutes and learned valuable lessons about how to love and respect ourselves. At the same time, we trained for a 5k race (3.1 miles).<br /><br />This past Saturday was our race! It was the first race for 7 of our girls! What an exciting day it was! We ran the Jingle Bell 5k race at Old Dominion University.<br /><br />EVERY girl finished! I am SO proud of what these girls have accomplished and am looking<br />forward to our Spring season!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAqncW1PcJsXURTb7Bc3fy5gZelxugh9RVLY4D7gJesVoK07BIdIT82NSbscNA13o02BYDLXrag_hXTaVK6RSLFhpsQEiFtKxeDby4clUyMVNgJ7Ty2d1PHciDtDfaAqbnRhXv8nw4Lud/s1600/DSCN1133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAqncW1PcJsXURTb7Bc3fy5gZelxugh9RVLY4D7gJesVoK07BIdIT82NSbscNA13o02BYDLXrag_hXTaVK6RSLFhpsQEiFtKxeDby4clUyMVNgJ7Ty2d1PHciDtDfaAqbnRhXv8nw4Lud/s400/DSCN1133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548122685076757218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Our team signs!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0UXetDLe3Dhgo7xgohwjvwwTWsNpzLFzmKhT3heCV49vrzlDpEyWC2wy6jbaDi_XomJvDbsb8F9xVhfhV4Xtj9mfFVJGbQo2ou1by880_zsShD7JrtOMm7BfLya-EmYbyjGG1jgE_qn4/s1600/DSCN1131.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0UXetDLe3Dhgo7xgohwjvwwTWsNpzLFzmKhT3heCV49vrzlDpEyWC2wy6jbaDi_XomJvDbsb8F9xVhfhV4Xtj9mfFVJGbQo2ou1by880_zsShD7JrtOMm7BfLya-EmYbyjGG1jgE_qn4/s400/DSCN1131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548122222312572706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The team BEFORE the race</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrkKaLwMDEPfF2xyFjrGA4A3Sk2EoUE3KXmy7M4y4PE2LHZhTbBHorhmGhBxIcHe5yxfFCqqYEg4mjXmTM4W7ehb66tWhCvrKuI7kZbHcHRyzTrsCcu4NiUDq7zRJMs1J15E1cOTSA9bw/s1600/DSCN1144.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrkKaLwMDEPfF2xyFjrGA4A3Sk2EoUE3KXmy7M4y4PE2LHZhTbBHorhmGhBxIcHe5yxfFCqqYEg4mjXmTM4W7ehb66tWhCvrKuI7kZbHcHRyzTrsCcu4NiUDq7zRJMs1J15E1cOTSA9bw/s400/DSCN1144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548122978060776562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Our team AFTER the race<br />The girls with their finisher medals<br /><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVWNkhvxOfC0plGkW0xFdWE_4DO5EeEZ5UxPmUbcvYfHyulGBUXywskUtZTp9FlpbXCOpVsQfkOvm62M8PcoJSzIzfQxJDGIitVw3AWxwSTSjTjIP381OBOTU9N-jfrvQWWDVPNDvswgy/s1600/DSCN1145.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVWNkhvxOfC0plGkW0xFdWE_4DO5EeEZ5UxPmUbcvYfHyulGBUXywskUtZTp9FlpbXCOpVsQfkOvm62M8PcoJSzIzfQxJDGIitVw3AWxwSTSjTjIP381OBOTU9N-jfrvQWWDVPNDvswgy/s400/DSCN1145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548123452380496354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-37297404396904108362010-11-23T19:31:00.000-08:002010-11-23T19:39:29.368-08:00Creative Scraps Challenge Week 4Hello there! I decided I wanted to try taking part in a card challenge this week! I've been stalking blogs for months and have never attempted to enter any of the challenges. Anyway, I didn't have much time (or creativity) this week, but here's what I came up with...<br /><br />This card was created for the Creative Scraps Challenge at <a href="http://scrappin5littlecupcakes.blogspot.com/">Scrappin 5 Little Cupcakes.</a> The challenge was to create a card using the colors blue, black, and ONE other color. We were supposed to use the Cricut cartridge Life's A Beach, but I don't have that one. I used my Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge. I chose to add yellow to my blue and black since there are a lot of "blue and gold" schools out there. My stamp is from Stampin Up! Warmest Regards. It's not my best work, but for the lack of time and creativity I think it will work!<br />Thanks for looking!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UdnhDoVijQy1sXRU2pThRdf-CXO_M_Joh_3QI0HBLu7zHje80bmgw1ggtjAP9xkHWlAIfG_ifw7flVbPqjmCx4qi3FBuswxtzg6GtJmQczGdV0KLliYStlxVDlzoyn6SgDmZjBapSo_S/s1600/DSCN1112.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UdnhDoVijQy1sXRU2pThRdf-CXO_M_Joh_3QI0HBLu7zHje80bmgw1ggtjAP9xkHWlAIfG_ifw7flVbPqjmCx4qi3FBuswxtzg6GtJmQczGdV0KLliYStlxVDlzoyn6SgDmZjBapSo_S/s400/DSCN1112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542955533401659362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Calibri;" ></span></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-30024384386046254942010-11-22T17:00:00.000-08:002010-11-22T17:18:21.422-08:00*Squeeeeeal*<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Say hello to my little friend......<br /><br /></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j53AtMf4CkIRct4p5bjq0zxT3bYueEV3wclRsBEgej3oQuZ8Mgs8bbDjTw7XVO-vMz8v_fb8K5YKJeLs7hFy11JfpLHvhv-_n158IZ_pHGsAUlGbns_wSxLF1PGrrWRWyJSxZ1DJLZXd/s1600/DSCN1098.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j53AtMf4CkIRct4p5bjq0zxT3bYueEV3wclRsBEgej3oQuZ8Mgs8bbDjTw7XVO-vMz8v_fb8K5YKJeLs7hFy11JfpLHvhv-_n158IZ_pHGsAUlGbns_wSxLF1PGrrWRWyJSxZ1DJLZXd/s320/DSCN1098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542544436437844786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNt-ytlGlxjjyKyLlIVro4hugXg6ZJIxADox8MtrB5ppu3zvxbBEuu1I73dmfVzvPtQc2vcm2khvb1XxhgJCe1qIG81vXufHL2O8ezZlNxvcMh-W1dRokTqXZMNJpVZwr1Fbua-QtDaY5S/s1600/DSCN1100.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNt-ytlGlxjjyKyLlIVro4hugXg6ZJIxADox8MtrB5ppu3zvxbBEuu1I73dmfVzvPtQc2vcm2khvb1XxhgJCe1qIG81vXufHL2O8ezZlNxvcMh-W1dRokTqXZMNJpVZwr1Fbua-QtDaY5S/s320/DSCN1100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542546024269358898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R9CMPr1eAvE9AGKXKc3H0G7WWpM1YR1PUfwMtAcBuvx0PgYknf05NMGCwznJj2b6hulgE_9M5cfyTQ-UpMBBqZuKLCq8NVLb_pqIXb3aisKphJqA3ccb2pOW_wPgVWwZeFmxxBD2aifm/s1600/DSCN1101.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R9CMPr1eAvE9AGKXKc3H0G7WWpM1YR1PUfwMtAcBuvx0PgYknf05NMGCwznJj2b6hulgE_9M5cfyTQ-UpMBBqZuKLCq8NVLb_pqIXb3aisKphJqA3ccb2pOW_wPgVWwZeFmxxBD2aifm/s320/DSCN1101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542547334302132050" border="0" /></a><br />**AMAZING**<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBUHKL4y9Fw_C67J966k2k35gZACHopY-QJxJhyphenhyphenGlwZAtSzKaWvBTjcqXMtP22Ju_8MPVFdqYybfE-Aa8BxFdDftWUCyKfVdd5y2gxG-JNZjGYShAK14NtWlULy1mEkgjBSVhT_OqEPQc/s1600/DSCN1102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBUHKL4y9Fw_C67J966k2k35gZACHopY-QJxJhyphenhyphenGlwZAtSzKaWvBTjcqXMtP22Ju_8MPVFdqYybfE-Aa8BxFdDftWUCyKfVdd5y2gxG-JNZjGYShAK14NtWlULy1mEkgjBSVhT_OqEPQc/s320/DSCN1102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542547947955281298" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">My first project :)<br /><br />Dan said I should make a LARGE snowman... so I did :)<br /></div><br /></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-74528610800815332072010-09-12T06:25:00.000-07:002010-09-12T08:32:40.950-07:00How to Build a Jungle Tree!Hello blogging world! It's been awhile and I'm sorry for that. Life isn't all that interesting when you don't have kids to talk about :p Now that school has started though I have 22 of them to talk about!<br /><br />Before getting into the year I HAD to make my classroom look amazing. I love walking into a fun, creative, welcoming classroom each morning and wanted the kids to feel the same way. The school's theme for the year is SAFARI. I decided to go with "Jungle Safari" because there was a lot more "out there" for Jungle. The first thing that popped into my head for decorations was: A TREE! I wanted an awesome tree in the reading corner. In my head I planned this tree for months. How tall would it be? What would I make it out of? What should I hang on it? Will the kids like it? Will my room stand out from everyone elses? (I like to be different.... I wanted my room to be the "cool room" this year!)<br /><br />So, the night before school started for teachers (I know, I successfully put the project off ALL summer!), my husband and I went to Lowes. We spend about an hour looking at materials and setting up a game plan. We came home and got working!My husband is fond of his garage and his tools. This project gave him the perfect excuse to use both.<br /><br />Here is how we made the tree (along with pictures!)<br /><br />Materials:<br />1 2x4<br />3/4 inch plywood (or any plywood would work)<br />screws!<br />1 PVC pipe (as tall as you'd like the tree)<br />4 10 foot skinny pvc pipes (in the plumbing aisle)<br />Butcher paper to decorate with!<br /><br />The first step: making a wooden tree stand so that the tree would not fall over!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQLqevDydty4GRRpgQ_eGbO8ckXGbOfKH5B__PoJQeXUiHYCe4F4Zyw4YxvKpGbRKWUzgSLgeUytqnN-jgzCpwVZElsqpcV6iB4WwPfrQVBzz3uSO8lRTEcdT3OiSv_S_iFtnfzJpn7vJ/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQLqevDydty4GRRpgQ_eGbO8ckXGbOfKH5B__PoJQeXUiHYCe4F4Zyw4YxvKpGbRKWUzgSLgeUytqnN-jgzCpwVZElsqpcV6iB4WwPfrQVBzz3uSO8lRTEcdT3OiSv_S_iFtnfzJpn7vJ/s320/3rd+grade+2010+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516020535961320610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWTGgJRROr0s_pYJCnnjZFotnDkTMsS6csGNRQYqPUOW3xra0avGtX6eJwll3Y-FLEqRUW5MTCt4YU48IHw-fECcIixsi9bZZqLOwzAVRR5GvRd3Wi-sRbA9O1nVCusrWYphyphenhyphenk8wYPRFF/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWTGgJRROr0s_pYJCnnjZFotnDkTMsS6csGNRQYqPUOW3xra0avGtX6eJwll3Y-FLEqRUW5MTCt4YU48IHw-fECcIixsi9bZZqLOwzAVRR5GvRd3Wi-sRbA9O1nVCusrWYphyphenhyphenk8wYPRFF/s320/3rd+grade+2010+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516021145762423170" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-style: italic;">Dan got to buy a new tool for this so he was excited.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Next step: Putting the "frame" together!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDVratqR1MiPDe64rhUgYpTWy5LJLBtM79AkSddfu03wpGsY1wOs_wQK72sC9IoTIfaqPvF0C1Z6ekJo8B8Lb_cZyPIxL-cwcAyQrOx7WidmW3Ftsw16b1ebYR0VJWAnwYVeNMtiT2NWe/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDVratqR1MiPDe64rhUgYpTWy5LJLBtM79AkSddfu03wpGsY1wOs_wQK72sC9IoTIfaqPvF0C1Z6ekJo8B8Lb_cZyPIxL-cwcAyQrOx7WidmW3Ftsw16b1ebYR0VJWAnwYVeNMtiT2NWe/s320/3rd+grade+2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516021888259339938" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Stick small pvc pipes into larger pipe. Stick into stand!<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>It's starting to look like a tree! The next step was the hardest (for me at least!) Decorating!!<br />I used brown and green butcher paper and about 6 hours to complete my tree.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFFOstxhpDwHn6AEzXjvLIyn112ixt5mSrgxtNvqcifBx9NsrWxFj3UETygpWG_K3xNPu0uXLncOXwJ7vbxixU49uEqp8tklZp7lqrgzGt2mvbPihhCuKwZKzndXY3ESSF2syyLKYwzAl/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFFOstxhpDwHn6AEzXjvLIyn112ixt5mSrgxtNvqcifBx9NsrWxFj3UETygpWG_K3xNPu0uXLncOXwJ7vbxixU49uEqp8tklZp7lqrgzGt2mvbPihhCuKwZKzndXY3ESSF2syyLKYwzAl/s320/3rd+grade+2010+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516022604985642130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Trunk is covered!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkIFLFFhFIiz5IuebE9duggWsPQYadNXGCUD41txb3c454JyBN201xhBD42xskAqxlF6pfrxcq_9vEY7iP2yn832nlK2yBLnig4LBhqWKGevtyBwZdFqk3dTxC3QjnNRGm9pRwR_Rsc8k/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkIFLFFhFIiz5IuebE9duggWsPQYadNXGCUD41txb3c454JyBN201xhBD42xskAqxlF6pfrxcq_9vEY7iP2yn832nlK2yBLnig4LBhqWKGevtyBwZdFqk3dTxC3QjnNRGm9pRwR_Rsc8k/s320/3rd+grade+2010+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516022980303808866" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Branches!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Next, I needed leaves! I added huge leaves first. It definitely didn't look right so I added a bunch of smaller leaves. I also added a blow up monkey and some cut out bananas and coconuts.<br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsnKoCoe5hcZk_I3irHjMHKwjBRKp04UVot_Cg_uwkU0CGBTOW12m9uo_gVPfg9LWoR-oOxDM016tCwftBqRo2oFKnCDiLUwQbUloVOX1LfwJLX1D4WAGpxUoFGlD_OFY0UEytJfJOvCd/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+011a.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsnKoCoe5hcZk_I3irHjMHKwjBRKp04UVot_Cg_uwkU0CGBTOW12m9uo_gVPfg9LWoR-oOxDM016tCwftBqRo2oFKnCDiLUwQbUloVOX1LfwJLX1D4WAGpxUoFGlD_OFY0UEytJfJOvCd/s320/3rd+grade+2010+011a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516024138035689250" border="0" /></a><br />I still wasn't happy with it.The branches were too droopy and there weren't enough leaves. So, I continued working!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkAmTkbNIhde33Wp23Mv4D-uUy8n_3V1xEkluXomO3Y-K3s9hlkybJrpxbToR9ZZ7vtJ8QnLmgtG_nh2l2jLbNHrW2U2_7oeZxOorNUVB9P83XOi1TNTTdcZfhOIxp1b98OrubLjAmyYQ/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkAmTkbNIhde33Wp23Mv4D-uUy8n_3V1xEkluXomO3Y-K3s9hlkybJrpxbToR9ZZ7vtJ8QnLmgtG_nh2l2jLbNHrW2U2_7oeZxOorNUVB9P83XOi1TNTTdcZfhOIxp1b98OrubLjAmyYQ/s320/3rd+grade+2010+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516024840263083746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3J6ebhpDZsU2E0XCrkmlzd8StMpbvBnpBl7Z4hWPEuVt35hpaIV7y9ujznAwLIdDPE8hPhKK-Yt5HIbg6JieGeNm1A7cBIQFsreJtp8Cxfq4ezyWcIOgIpv8u_79LxFDFTb4fDJD00q5/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3J6ebhpDZsU2E0XCrkmlzd8StMpbvBnpBl7Z4hWPEuVt35hpaIV7y9ujznAwLIdDPE8hPhKK-Yt5HIbg6JieGeNm1A7cBIQFsreJtp8Cxfq4ezyWcIOgIpv8u_79LxFDFTb4fDJD00q5/s320/3rd+grade+2010+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516044183057462962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I used fishing line to tie the branches to the ceiling. I also added lots of leaves. I used pipe cleaners on the leaves to get some of them to stick up.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">The rest of my room looks something like this:<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZG2BKBGtu4tnbFNcBvkNdN4RWkCnbfHsZmlLjfYx4ioML3kycLe0N4c9_aBq-g85HqazkpIPm5K2-3oV7HJ8MzdcZ6yWa0shFbLFMKVmE5ce83hpbBeEoYf6KQDEYENmN7gW8w3Is9eD7/s1600/DSCN0768.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZG2BKBGtu4tnbFNcBvkNdN4RWkCnbfHsZmlLjfYx4ioML3kycLe0N4c9_aBq-g85HqazkpIPm5K2-3oV7HJ8MzdcZ6yWa0shFbLFMKVmE5ce83hpbBeEoYf6KQDEYENmN7gW8w3Is9eD7/s320/DSCN0768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516044922138895666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Looking in through the door.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1Wsp_D1wl8M7bAd1Me6GDRciTb7nOdZShl1clgkjMimUmbRrE8YRv9GcwfwtqmwR9JSVTlAFScpW1bWsOXQi5VcURZfdVo3rSJwPCvun2GUgYRQbqGDuS-WVmVBHUc26oFmi4gjofZZn/s1600/DSCN0767.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1Wsp_D1wl8M7bAd1Me6GDRciTb7nOdZShl1clgkjMimUmbRrE8YRv9GcwfwtqmwR9JSVTlAFScpW1bWsOXQi5VcURZfdVo3rSJwPCvun2GUgYRQbqGDuS-WVmVBHUc26oFmi4gjofZZn/s320/DSCN0767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516045419740884834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">To the right. My Guided Reading table and "Good Work Board"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1UTCz_NLpQQcwwT-jXE90yGRkRxx7OkJ-2v9klMN8XwBZXPvvb1YckXqrCtdDGmnxBiJVyNpgANhJGYA7Z58gxtHYPBgtvo5n6EOwg3dxqiIvmF2yqoQtr6TsVd-I_QFiG3ceX5b5V8G/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1UTCz_NLpQQcwwT-jXE90yGRkRxx7OkJ-2v9klMN8XwBZXPvvb1YckXqrCtdDGmnxBiJVyNpgANhJGYA7Z58gxtHYPBgtvo5n6EOwg3dxqiIvmF2yqoQtr6TsVd-I_QFiG3ceX5b5V8G/s320/3rd+grade+2010+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516045951390744850" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Attendance and Behavior<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1b7hI_gCbQZSEuQQKdq3YATvI_J0pF05ysAuHCBrJHc3ucYnEQCxvM1fILsN6I4dNU7oItN0Mx1uLRHR9TJbs7c7yZuufTbu2VE36-Rk5CnKaW_XE3F2CJTgtz1QvPH-a9xYndMCCSWs/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1b7hI_gCbQZSEuQQKdq3YATvI_J0pF05ysAuHCBrJHc3ucYnEQCxvM1fILsN6I4dNU7oItN0Mx1uLRHR9TJbs7c7yZuufTbu2VE36-Rk5CnKaW_XE3F2CJTgtz1QvPH-a9xYndMCCSWs/s320/3rd+grade+2010+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516046424408437362" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;">My desk area. Sloppy... I know! School hadn't started yet :)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS01E-mtUaWodyVCubMydaryYFkfHOf2MXe8FqVai3hX3LM1jPEkeXZNfjKz4divzFIHBRzkCUC9ShDnVhCQYaCbga0ot8TlHRzWF4kPKLEknjc0BnoLOnmniuKoFHfYcT9rNdgtZCCGs/s1600/DSCN0769.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS01E-mtUaWodyVCubMydaryYFkfHOf2MXe8FqVai3hX3LM1jPEkeXZNfjKz4divzFIHBRzkCUC9ShDnVhCQYaCbga0ot8TlHRzWF4kPKLEknjc0BnoLOnmniuKoFHfYcT9rNdgtZCCGs/s320/DSCN0769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516047442596896066" border="0" /></a>"Front" of room.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUH68DtnnPIIdE3vO9qw0m44Hy1Typy-T78qUqQ1TKabAWKgOM1xyEYl-5uHHc2EtsXR7pY77BZ7bpXxbFhpeJCjbaqeECSfRzAjvEQCYugBLbR_wxtuqnIpzZVfZVUYWHd_H3-FrXfzt/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUH68DtnnPIIdE3vO9qw0m44Hy1Typy-T78qUqQ1TKabAWKgOM1xyEYl-5uHHc2EtsXR7pY77BZ7bpXxbFhpeJCjbaqeECSfRzAjvEQCYugBLbR_wxtuqnIpzZVfZVUYWHd_H3-FrXfzt/s320/3rd+grade+2010+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516047887912664786" border="0" /></a></span></span></span>Math and Centers Board<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkWk07PKC-I9-6ash6UmOBcsXi0jFQTP74quSGfXknMojyKInk86svWh36ZrkGAhgFJ1EzxzCiI8-zFZRWcvZvB5-9fosHJqS09lx8SImfXtAK0XB4ro7V8bhdgNg4qn-F1tbzJDdRJr6/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkWk07PKC-I9-6ash6UmOBcsXi0jFQTP74quSGfXknMojyKInk86svWh36ZrkGAhgFJ1EzxzCiI8-zFZRWcvZvB5-9fosHJqS09lx8SImfXtAK0XB4ro7V8bhdgNg4qn-F1tbzJDdRJr6/s320/3rd+grade+2010+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516048474787598194" border="0" /></a>Sign outside my door<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSmYb8NdtJqBON3o9x1j9-IsxZ4yNoAq4HcLcGDXAs7mLaP26tgmMu4jJPKCMV8aJ6q94hwq2JgAJcjoxyTDN2-6osmST9a3zfKtECV_2-Ik2uJwaV-xQnuQMW-GhTgH5CkgwGBJZwf3W/s1600/3rd+grade+2010+021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSmYb8NdtJqBON3o9x1j9-IsxZ4yNoAq4HcLcGDXAs7mLaP26tgmMu4jJPKCMV8aJ6q94hwq2JgAJcjoxyTDN2-6osmST9a3zfKtECV_2-Ik2uJwaV-xQnuQMW-GhTgH5CkgwGBJZwf3W/s320/3rd+grade+2010+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516049004154411570" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>The beautiful quilt my mother-in-law and sister-in-law<br />helped me make out of my students work! (Outside my door)<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;">That is it for now! I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and my classroom tour! More to come at a later date!<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/196/53DD9D45A31D2AFEF1BF0FDF3D8E8A4F.png" style="border: 0pt none ! important; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-38970088258933997452010-06-12T14:17:00.001-07:002010-06-12T14:27:12.513-07:003 Years and More to ComeI'm a little late on this post (almost a month actually), but I figured it's better late than never!<br /><br />Dan and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary on May 19th. After work we went to the Japanese Hibachi to celebrate with delicious food! We came home and enjoyed an amazing cookie cake that Dan had ordered.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXcBn-InxhwbUvjwf7Z07LOdt6_b-wc9XquemKr5zPQJNgkjBl0QLQ5FahZP4c0Ol8XWwg4qeV-HeVdhtkxvq8v954vGJhzJ8fXmhbjWM1G_uPFMSIaNwuFWPN2oF6AD0IPm3WdpG-8tR/s1600/DSCN0604.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXcBn-InxhwbUvjwf7Z07LOdt6_b-wc9XquemKr5zPQJNgkjBl0QLQ5FahZP4c0Ol8XWwg4qeV-HeVdhtkxvq8v954vGJhzJ8fXmhbjWM1G_uPFMSIaNwuFWPN2oF6AD0IPm3WdpG-8tR/s320/DSCN0604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482001730906602562" border="0" /></a><br />*we aren't sure why they put 'Be Mine' on the heart*<br /><br /></div>I can't believe it's been 3 years! As corny as it may sound, I love my husband more and more each day. I keep finding little things about him that make me fall in love all over.<br /><br />Here's to many more years babe!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsirc9RDAO8kE6IdrkzoBAL0Zdu7vzDVanohlAX1SbHebf1KS3E97gUZF_SPRe33Q4cn52miJSMvMBSyAzIzeMPIS9iIXg5aY9yuoTN0gkhaQ1nOpdAqRjWG1q37T5_bYm-vInTdqrKHI/s1600/3+year+anniversary.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsirc9RDAO8kE6IdrkzoBAL0Zdu7vzDVanohlAX1SbHebf1KS3E97gUZF_SPRe33Q4cn52miJSMvMBSyAzIzeMPIS9iIXg5aY9yuoTN0gkhaQ1nOpdAqRjWG1q37T5_bYm-vInTdqrKHI/s400/3+year+anniversary.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482001453990134898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*us after dinner*<br /></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-80268512934587503342010-06-03T16:52:00.000-07:002010-06-03T17:10:16.409-07:00Spring Break with (Part of) the Family!My goal for the next week is to post a few blogs that I've been meaning to post for a LONG time. Please forgive my LONG overdue rantings and pictures.<br />To start off the blogging week I wanted to write about my Spring Break here in Virginia Beach. My mom came down for the week because she hadn't been here in over a year. I wanted to show her all of the house updates and I missed our mother/daughter bonding time. She came down the Tuesday of vacation sick as a dog. The doctor had just diagnosed her with severe bronchitis. I felt awful for her, but was SO glad she was there. We goofed off and spent a few days together before my brother, his girlfriend at the time, and his daughter came to join us. I hadn't seen my niece since Christmas and is was awesome to see her again. Children grow up SO fast! I couldn't believe how big she had gotten! She's talking and walking and has all kinds of personality!<br />It rained one day so we decided to take a trip to the Virginia Aquarium. What a great time that was! Elizabeth absolutely loved all of the sea life and it was a lot of fun watching her interact with the different exhibits! Enjoy some of the pictures I took!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoerjHefGFX9RsKfvsPlUxg40hrb9uc-zYx73Ex8U-hbbkV1u0SE-2B6sBMKZblfE77pV9Atz_zH3ELaOAZcWEdoCVlzvWVG50YBsXVGnpR0IT_dwS4m97dqKVd9SpSYrOqv5KG50wfksV/s1600/DSCN0536.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoerjHefGFX9RsKfvsPlUxg40hrb9uc-zYx73Ex8U-hbbkV1u0SE-2B6sBMKZblfE77pV9Atz_zH3ELaOAZcWEdoCVlzvWVG50YBsXVGnpR0IT_dwS4m97dqKVd9SpSYrOqv5KG50wfksV/s400/DSCN0536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478701783412046562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvMBtj8z2fSqhNu-l27HWAnU-S1s3QeMV7t6Ywl31q_67LGEwy4hDaAmZi1fawzrD4zXRfqXNo-698gi2CUIpuonLZ5UTSS6_D9qrhvZ6OYWQjzW9Osvoo8K06KHzzAs3JnPzVGG2tnWY/s1600/DSCN0538.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvMBtj8z2fSqhNu-l27HWAnU-S1s3QeMV7t6Ywl31q_67LGEwy4hDaAmZi1fawzrD4zXRfqXNo-698gi2CUIpuonLZ5UTSS6_D9qrhvZ6OYWQjzW9Osvoo8K06KHzzAs3JnPzVGG2tnWY/s400/DSCN0538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478701997464436946" border="0" /></a>Lizzie wasn't afraid of anything! She cried when we had to leave the petting area!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByoshEv9-mgqdlmzSd3g8tlUYiOQUh6oxv21oCfmz3yZeB_6iiJflskXz0JTt3LH_SgHlqhps08AVDKFkLh57-2EgLn-AsryVwBDQE7SjOL5coQ4JGSaFgMqixLMG2JrhyphenhyphenI82XKYQZkY6/s1600/DSCN0545.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByoshEv9-mgqdlmzSd3g8tlUYiOQUh6oxv21oCfmz3yZeB_6iiJflskXz0JTt3LH_SgHlqhps08AVDKFkLh57-2EgLn-AsryVwBDQE7SjOL5coQ4JGSaFgMqixLMG2JrhyphenhyphenI82XKYQZkY6/s400/DSCN0545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478702538050027458" border="0" /></a>Turtles!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-PpO7jkkr6UXcpVYhUgVU94r9Qxn1rtzJRtqtByfTy_FQO-SsEOi1ezbpvY3Y69vc2513DurTP_THcCnd7CVMrmROb42wnea7i0uAYGCObQrmXngPKx681hwuv2uDkxGyvjl74IzMYX6/s1600/DSCN0552.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-PpO7jkkr6UXcpVYhUgVU94r9Qxn1rtzJRtqtByfTy_FQO-SsEOi1ezbpvY3Y69vc2513DurTP_THcCnd7CVMrmROb42wnea7i0uAYGCObQrmXngPKx681hwuv2uDkxGyvjl74IzMYX6/s400/DSCN0552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478702864996792786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wyNJJm5PeY2xa0rnmRxOSxwUzX9YvIMAAJSYS0BrwLZ0AvDNgT-3oJZtWfkJsUwgCgp1S9193_UtxjiikxVY-c41Z6vPeKQ8uj4hoCJq8hS_T4IJSniU5jqUrUNrIQBrnvkhan73u9_c/s1600/DSCN0557.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wyNJJm5PeY2xa0rnmRxOSxwUzX9YvIMAAJSYS0BrwLZ0AvDNgT-3oJZtWfkJsUwgCgp1S9193_UtxjiikxVY-c41Z6vPeKQ8uj4hoCJq8hS_T4IJSniU5jqUrUNrIQBrnvkhan73u9_c/s400/DSCN0557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478703175701601282" border="0" /></a>HAMS :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUl-5Cnd0F2ICSBIye6K_pW9tLmXV1v_DD8h_5iI8nlAexfhveGcsrbax5imQKmtD3DiTkKYmB4EryLD3rP32EDbV1N5Fpujd3iGb9tEkzqTG3VxNQ1rKiUWznnsO6zghcBjGfMjVHQ4i/s1600/DSCN0561.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUl-5Cnd0F2ICSBIye6K_pW9tLmXV1v_DD8h_5iI8nlAexfhveGcsrbax5imQKmtD3DiTkKYmB4EryLD3rP32EDbV1N5Fpujd3iGb9tEkzqTG3VxNQ1rKiUWznnsO6zghcBjGfMjVHQ4i/s400/DSCN0561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478703587626727906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVCdfQ5nZwAI1hZKIY_C5Mt9PgsRgJsEjdOWUe_Vl6DiBvZ8fNHqnkrLfMoXywOLngYE0O_eHBDqDvYKxDtx8oCtbZBYZIJLMup0w_fUiAap0JX0zRzrwswHYfv8S6IpGdA2p_y6_przq/s1600/DSCN0563.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVCdfQ5nZwAI1hZKIY_C5Mt9PgsRgJsEjdOWUe_Vl6DiBvZ8fNHqnkrLfMoXywOLngYE0O_eHBDqDvYKxDtx8oCtbZBYZIJLMup0w_fUiAap0JX0zRzrwswHYfv8S6IpGdA2p_y6_przq/s400/DSCN0563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478703894204764146" border="0" /></a>My brother is a nerd!<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed our trip to the aquarium! I hope to be back soon with more adventures!<br /></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-63701319254724930992010-05-13T06:08:00.000-07:002010-05-13T06:12:35.139-07:00Blogging is Hard to DoI haven't blogged in a long time and I'm sorry to those of you who actually read this. It's been a busy year and blogging hasn't been on the top of my priority list.<br /><br />I am no longer a Navy Wife. I guess I should start a new blog, but I think I'm too lazy for that sort of thing. My husband got out of the Navy in September. He is now a full time student at ODU. He should be finishing up his Civil Engineering degree next Spring. He's working REALLY hard to finish up.<br /><br />I have been teaching. Teaching, teaching, teaching. I started a program at school called Read 180 this year. A lot of work and time, but the kids really loved it and grew a lot in their reading.<br /><br />More to come at a later date.The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-22300108896615178942010-05-13T05:59:00.000-07:002010-05-13T06:02:38.278-07:00Blog Candy!!!!<div>WOW! Check out <a href="http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-my-birthday-blogcandy.html">Debbie's Birthday Blog Candy here</a>! She is offering an amazing collection of rafting supplies to 1 lucky winner! Head on over to her blog to enter!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470738948434300034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9EsKXnYAc9dWtdIJfEoYcSTwg2IJaTFtJYLUKtVEm1UHdfbzohci0HVxAVaDcNr6XJLOay-04MS5F9bpgWi4YKA6mGB3FopYktWC_1g3VHMUgEqstNtb56Wvcj9z5iYyN8Jk-I09CmYH/s400/P1040166.JPG" border="0" /></div>Hurry! You have until May 26th to enter!<br /><div></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-15607903270837536842010-03-26T11:38:00.001-07:002010-03-26T11:40:04.062-07:00New Moon Blog CandyTwilight fan????<br /><br />Want to win a paperback copy of New Moon along with the DVD???<br /><br />Go to <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/p30177334">Country Girl, City Life's blog</a> and enter!<br /><br />I have :)The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-41922581143574546982010-03-18T17:21:00.000-07:002010-03-18T17:23:50.633-07:00AWESOME Blog Candy Alert!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">So I want to win this blog candy! I bet you will too!<br /><br /></span></span> <div class="post-body entry-content"> To celebrate her Ippity Adventure, Vicki is offering up a SWEET Blog Candy Package with a potential to up the Booty!!!! One lucky winner will get all the loot, including Sweet Thoughts of Spring from Ippity Stamps, The latest SU border punch from the SAB Catalogue (the punch shown here is just for depiction purposes, the SU punch is set to arrive in the next day or so). Additional Stamps from Hanna Stamps, Stamping Bella. MFT, Clear Stamps are in this initial prize package along with Journals and Stickers from Making Memories, Rub ons from Crate Paper, a Cuttlebug embossing folder, some cards from Rob & Bob Studio, Stickers by Jolee and some assorted Ribbon.<div><br /></div><div>Now, how can you win? Enter a comment on <a href="http://summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/2010/03/big-magical-blog-candy-you-can-make-it.html">this post</a> and if you are not a follower, please add yourself in. Entering a comment and becoming a follower on her <a href="http://ippitycanada.blogspot.com/">IPPITY BLOG</a> will give you another chance to win.<br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDg4AH9otVw-rwnyHvJ8xee8QNbNdQ0_LgNdWLklsYayTyVWOHLjfXT1_hC9qX8JOYFx_-U0Firf9IyRDYqtDcLQVQJ7C8LSdtKHgHoFHIO0lQXaWPkKnH10Kz7PR93Ckq4qEkCsVc9c/s1600-h/Blog+Candy+1_edited-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDg4AH9otVw-rwnyHvJ8xee8QNbNdQ0_LgNdWLklsYayTyVWOHLjfXT1_hC9qX8JOYFx_-U0Firf9IyRDYqtDcLQVQJ7C8LSdtKHgHoFHIO0lQXaWPkKnH10Kz7PR93Ckq4qEkCsVc9c/s400/Blog+Candy+1_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450018580595707570" border="0" /></a>NOW GO!!!!!!!!!!!<a><br /></a></div></div><div id="sidebar-wrapper"><div class="sidebar section" id="sidebar"><div class="widget HTML" id="HTML18"><script> var linkwithin_site_id = 17122; (function () { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.type = 'text/javascript'; elem.src = 'http://www.linkwithin.com/widget.js?rand=' + Math.random(); document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(elem); })(); </script> <a href="http://www.linkwithin.com/"><img alt="Blog Widget by LinkWithin" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://www.linkwithin.com/pixel.png" /></a></div></div> </div> <!-- spacer for skins that want sidebar and main to be the same height--> <div class="clear"> </div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-51815724571198666332009-10-31T09:50:00.000-07:002009-10-31T09:52:44.482-07:00Cute Giveaway for Little Girls!<h2><a href="http://countrygirlcitylife.com/2009/10/piggy-paint-reviewgiveaway-breast-cancer-awareness-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Piggy Paint Review/Giveaway: Breast Cancer Awareness Edition">Piggy Paint Review/Giveaway: Breast Cancer Awareness Edition</a></h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VrifYOwfE8mHWK9YsxqXr5-n37tMP4xramWwdfuWid7Lf6km_Wrxha0232pegaYsbqm8VMnOgksn54Rk4lKI1H_PjGkHIfEkaUU7BtG6zkQQC3NDURw2yT7x0KFvRe3de2QAWw-FqoI/s1600-h/popup_top.jpg" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/3.bp.blogspot.com');" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363973085069520338" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 147px;" src="http://countrygirlcitylife.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/0af957b70e36703242ea475537626d5a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Stay-at-home-mom Melanie Hurley created <a href="http://www.piggypaint.com/index.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.piggypaint.com');">Piggy Paint</a> for two fashion forward daughters.</span></div> <blockquote><p><span style="font-size: 100%;">“One day while we were painting nails over a foam plate, my daughter dropped a glob of her solvent-based polish onto the plate. Shortly after, the paint began to bubble and “ate” through the plate. I looked in dism</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">ay at the hole in the plate and decided to test all of her other “kid” polishes o</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 100%;">n the foam. Within minutes, ALL of the <a href="http://www.piggypaint.com/images/foamplate_b.jpg" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.piggypaint.com');" target="_blank"> solvent-based polishes began to bubble and eventually left big holes in the plate</a>. From that day on, I decided that any flammable substance that could eat through foam was unacceptable for my children’s fingernails, which would inevitably end up in their mouths.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 100%;">“</span></p></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why is Piggy Paint the best choice for your little girl</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">?</span></p> <ul><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia; font-size: 100%;">Non-toxic</span></span></li><li style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Odorless</span></li><li style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Water-based formula</span></li><li style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Hypoallergenic</span></li><li style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Fun, vibrant colors</span></li><li style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Dries to a hard, durable finish</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nCc9F9Z-bbtJ6vA104nVI1MFC4i0vs34-_iIlP01kasQWRWSrRTBDvMOZvv2kMl_CXLr108lAsBkT6GinI6LVnBX8VNwZo7OrtZm1s2hwGVsqLoYpIa_BEd8nJZtjxIWxgIICxjuM40/s1600-h/piggy+paint.jpg" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/3.bp.blogspot.com');" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364326169083456962" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://countrygirlcitylife.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/52dd3c10b469f30a4f669d378b6ab096.jpg" alt="" width="266" border="0" height="169" /></a><p><strong>October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month</strong></p> <p>Piggy Paint is no stranger to the effects of breast cancer. and dedicates not only the month of October, but every month to raising money for the cause. A portion of the proceeds from the Piggy Paint “Fight Breast Cancer” pack is donated to Susan G. Komen fund. During the month of October, they take it a step further by donating a bottle of polish and remover to a woman currently undergoing breast cancer treatment. <a href="http://www.piggypaint.com/shop.php" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.piggypaint.com');">Click here</a> to purchase your kit now!</p> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-522" title="giftpack_breastcure_b" src="http://countrygirlcitylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/giftpack_breastcure_b.jpg" alt="giftpack_breastcure_b" width="271" height="202" /></p></li></ul>Want to win this adorable Breast Cancer Awareness set? Visit <a href="http://countrygirlcitylife.com/2009/10/piggy-paint-reviewgiveaway-breast-cancer-awareness-edition/">Country Girl, City Life</a> to enter!<br /></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-65504327898758739432009-08-25T14:14:00.000-07:002009-08-25T14:15:43.851-07:00Another Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Beibi Shoe Review & Giveaway</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5crOj8QwJ1kbu3BWfCg-eRhxt_ghk22Zdlp16mth6jysgrG6-MB-BAc0hCXifzdCpzJd7s2_u4OOI40hPzljOFrQ2hI2cluEeV-zxmDK5_Hx-20KtxPvE9XR_DMHuGyTAFcp467cPua4/s1600-h/beibi'.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5crOj8QwJ1kbu3BWfCg-eRhxt_ghk22Zdlp16mth6jysgrG6-MB-BAc0hCXifzdCpzJd7s2_u4OOI40hPzljOFrQ2hI2cluEeV-zxmDK5_Hx-20KtxPvE9XR_DMHuGyTAFcp467cPua4/s400/beibi'.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369992983824934274" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><em></em><blockquote><span style="font-size: 85%;"><em></em> </span><span style="font-size: 85%;">"<a href="http://www.weesqueak.com/">Wee Squeak </a>Children’s Shoes are footwear that's fun to wear! Comfortable and stylish, these little shoes are great for any season. With a variety of styles and colors to choose from, these children's shoes are a great gift idea as well as a way to help children learn to walk properly without even realizing they're being taught. Traditional Mary Jane’s, along with a wide variety of boys sanals, children’s tennis shoes and girls sandals in several different colors and styles, Wee Squeak Shoes has a very diverse selection. </span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.weesqueak.com/">Wee Squeak </a>shoes are designed for children and parents alike. Our shoes actually make a fun squeak sound as the child walks. A cushion in the heal squeezes air through a tiny nozzle making the squeak sound. For those occasions when the shoe needs </span><span style="font-size: 85%;">to be silent, the squeaker can be removed very simply by an adult."</span></blockquote></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuge6i2xuvdf_3IYQc4JEnOm4eZbM9NYQbfylPIFQ4XDhM7eZW_zyUpW0fPnoekOIzI4p2mb-YGvtryrMIINdqSjCgrRjswzHt6Gd6KMoWW-eVkPwOTH9Qg6SpkDuusDTqVUdEIxcwBk0/s1600-h/YC2035NV.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuge6i2xuvdf_3IYQc4JEnOm4eZbM9NYQbfylPIFQ4XDhM7eZW_zyUpW0fPnoekOIzI4p2mb-YGvtryrMIINdqSjCgrRjswzHt6Gd6KMoWW-eVkPwOTH9Qg6SpkDuusDTqVUdEIxcwBk0/s320/YC2035NV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369992622484089410" border="0" /></a>Well, WeeSqueak has done it again! <a href="http://www.beibishoes.com/index.html">Beibi shoes</a> are created for "eager little feet". These shoes are unique to the brand as they do NOT squeak! They have all the style and comfort of your traditional Wee Squeak shoes and are available in sizes 0-24 months.<br /><br /><br />I won the Wee Squeak shoes during the last giveaway and they are ADORABLE! Be sure to visit <a href="http://andbabymakesfourperrine.blogspot.com/2009/08/beibi-shoe-review-giveaway.html">Country Girl, City Life</a> and enter for your chance to win!!!The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-21893062795940009532009-08-12T09:51:00.000-07:002009-08-12T16:32:34.167-07:00Wordless Wednesday<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwfFj4IRB119sCvRMOPu3hSKM-PRTmPyXWhoF6GLNFfkMq_ogIAk-UzAgKT09EY6-StfZtAjOiA9gEGEzcg4Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-45427151772340533582009-07-15T07:28:00.000-07:002009-07-15T08:00:28.274-07:00A long Update!So it's been a long while my friends. I wish that I could say it's because my husband came home from deployment (which he did!!!), but alas, it's because I'm lazy!<br /><br />I've decided to share the last few weeks of my life with you in pictures. So, here we go!<br /><br />At the end of June I said goodbye to my crazy class of 3rd graders. My coworker, Sarah, and I threw the class an awesome Luau party to say our goodbyes. We were impressed with our decorating skills (there was more than you can see in the pictures!).<br />And, ss much as they bothered me towards the end, I will truly miss those kids next year!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P-GOwY-g6ugQqKkE62SRfRYNL7SlCodkPgQQ90R_fpJ-HDg6GT2lDurm_vf4KGf1yxQavN_TFz8IwiDUrwy_VdNnDELcgYt9Yif_ct9_-zImP9q7_LwAOMH5SbdpGPEFas02OF02tQt1/s1600-h/DSCN0268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P-GOwY-g6ugQqKkE62SRfRYNL7SlCodkPgQQ90R_fpJ-HDg6GT2lDurm_vf4KGf1yxQavN_TFz8IwiDUrwy_VdNnDELcgYt9Yif_ct9_-zImP9q7_LwAOMH5SbdpGPEFas02OF02tQt1/s400/DSCN0268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358695408021669378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bsMcj7VvVREMps2uZsEpjAIkNkmgq-nQ-WJwT7Z82mlWyPk0qSJQ7UNGi6xwRNDZYDxxThYnvznoJM3zq0gB6Nxi6Y_siFB9lRmA13j8z99z_O06mHiOBWQ6qihrnHcxm881uPQs9XWJ/s1600-h/DSCN0275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bsMcj7VvVREMps2uZsEpjAIkNkmgq-nQ-WJwT7Z82mlWyPk0qSJQ7UNGi6xwRNDZYDxxThYnvznoJM3zq0gB6Nxi6Y_siFB9lRmA13j8z99z_O06mHiOBWQ6qihrnHcxm881uPQs9XWJ/s400/DSCN0275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358695780399389442" border="0" /></a><br />My class plus the special ed teachers!<br /><br /></div>My in-laws came down for Father's Day weekend so I decided to make and decorate a cake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZbTCkQoe2Fd0AletCSXIteUjDPtg3nL9INQMHb5rdAYevI85XOSh62DVSpT4NPAaCFyH6TBMW-9B6qG2tsgBtThBiXL7UwFdjSull3D9KX3P0g-8zAHnNittUUGAWvUbYlNEAvNOpdeL/s1600-h/DSCN0284.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZbTCkQoe2Fd0AletCSXIteUjDPtg3nL9INQMHb5rdAYevI85XOSh62DVSpT4NPAaCFyH6TBMW-9B6qG2tsgBtThBiXL7UwFdjSull3D9KX3P0g-8zAHnNittUUGAWvUbYlNEAvNOpdeL/s400/DSCN0284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358696290993060130" border="0" /></a><br />I was feeling a bit like Betty Crocker and decided a week later to make my first pie! We have a blackberry bush in our backyard so the hubby collected berries for me. He was really excited for a pie.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7PXbE-huWZ3qYeU0_WJFiprpIemS2I5UUcTTNVWZLQb9n1zcYj7zj53WhIUqr01o8HTfCOJ8XOw_l60U0iRu0q_JvN6RzYjjOZ2-dqePrdVpyp9HrkhglLSnmhyphenhyphenZAwk_PGc8UIpkADGp/s1600-h/DSCN0339.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7PXbE-huWZ3qYeU0_WJFiprpIemS2I5UUcTTNVWZLQb9n1zcYj7zj53WhIUqr01o8HTfCOJ8XOw_l60U0iRu0q_JvN6RzYjjOZ2-dqePrdVpyp9HrkhglLSnmhyphenhyphenZAwk_PGc8UIpkADGp/s400/DSCN0339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358696887716626562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtReyeJG_QX4g3pS9hyoTFzSoyf1fiYRXPcnz5gkH6cQpreNzWyqNTtaO4ZkDJ4jlILcFP6Qt0L9R2EArT7iuS4BKEjw-a78YdnxgUMSgg-PwLw9IITyTgI3p2YsTFaRyutrW0nt9WJf4/s1600-h/DSCN0342.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtReyeJG_QX4g3pS9hyoTFzSoyf1fiYRXPcnz5gkH6cQpreNzWyqNTtaO4ZkDJ4jlILcFP6Qt0L9R2EArT7iuS4BKEjw-a78YdnxgUMSgg-PwLw9IITyTgI3p2YsTFaRyutrW0nt9WJf4/s400/DSCN0342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358697312091062738" border="0" /></a>Concert 1 of the summer was Kenny Chesney. Can we say total hottie? Yum. I went with my friend and coworker Sarah at the end of June. We had a good time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23wJ12ufVoRN4YaJ3WP7uri2Xm7N20aNtsZJaPz5Bc2Pl9FFU40_HQE4tXXHb5XfEC9TNjMYxnmTviidSzwSL6A1YiSMsjUPf7YGG1SBT4C6v90_H_K6ZdI1SojivZLa8m1eikBJ6cx95/s1600-h/DSCN0292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23wJ12ufVoRN4YaJ3WP7uri2Xm7N20aNtsZJaPz5Bc2Pl9FFU40_HQE4tXXHb5XfEC9TNjMYxnmTviidSzwSL6A1YiSMsjUPf7YGG1SBT4C6v90_H_K6ZdI1SojivZLa8m1eikBJ6cx95/s400/DSCN0292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358698370835788658" border="0" /></a><br />Dan and I finally made it to Busch Gardens! We've been wanting to go for years, but have never made it up there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKjI57DYfstWhxqf-GQw26a5fkapoW_css5Nd7EnyeSG8lrxvpNm3DC4BGSoSL3f6bMRpMD9BkByde_omEDml3H8Oy6yIoWF_tZPgN3WizPbkAe0lSCF6puoWjKIz3iZR-AeS99_LEoH1/s1600-h/DSCN0343.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKjI57DYfstWhxqf-GQw26a5fkapoW_css5Nd7EnyeSG8lrxvpNm3DC4BGSoSL3f6bMRpMD9BkByde_omEDml3H8Oy6yIoWF_tZPgN3WizPbkAe0lSCF6puoWjKIz3iZR-AeS99_LEoH1/s400/DSCN0343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358699410437556098" border="0" /></a>Concert 2 of the summer was Toby Keith. What a fun time! Sarah and I met up with our Assistant Principal and a few coworkers to enjoy the concert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrdv8qdkaF8hgkxgWl_S8Rr91_GYSntVjey4d3u90Yl7ybJxkatPFt1G0ynfykvJ_p5ieLFpH_DZLR2Zau8mvWtjprGF9uZhtWzTnAZHcAV-FMZpOcdpVOotSpAhk179Z0tUsQ55KT9mz/s1600-h/DSCN0361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrdv8qdkaF8hgkxgWl_S8Rr91_GYSntVjey4d3u90Yl7ybJxkatPFt1G0ynfykvJ_p5ieLFpH_DZLR2Zau8mvWtjprGF9uZhtWzTnAZHcAV-FMZpOcdpVOotSpAhk179Z0tUsQ55KT9mz/s400/DSCN0361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358700074418089762" border="0" /></a><br />Dan and I also met up with his brother and sister-in-law in Norfolk for the Harbor Fest. It was a lot of fun! The boats were awesome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOUDucK44EmBLQg1AY6fsMXrvdjFWEL2-bO4AAPl1FG4YYSyhUCVmf23qzaC9g23gk5Ua2kT5sFtyiZO5bzlElwMeHM2Zr3zE7XhYdkkNoUzNbV_bHIkdGPCGxtTfhUblZ8PJCHmue_0Z/s1600-h/DSCN0355.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOUDucK44EmBLQg1AY6fsMXrvdjFWEL2-bO4AAPl1FG4YYSyhUCVmf23qzaC9g23gk5Ua2kT5sFtyiZO5bzlElwMeHM2Zr3zE7XhYdkkNoUzNbV_bHIkdGPCGxtTfhUblZ8PJCHmue_0Z/s400/DSCN0355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358700700835040450" border="0" /></a>I can't have an entry without sharing pictures of my Elizabeth :) I can't wait to go home in August to see her and our new niece Diana!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyo1HEg22qjiqg3ETikKwr69-w7CtwOYSPKOViFBSEisUzKJ-KMlUaELT5caQLZzCs5ButnkLdlkRxnrVoulICoIJQhME7BctfeI34gEljkz1pQ0GK6tepHzZDwIgbc3zgA3EkdB_JXJu/s1600-h/IMG_3780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyo1HEg22qjiqg3ETikKwr69-w7CtwOYSPKOViFBSEisUzKJ-KMlUaELT5caQLZzCs5ButnkLdlkRxnrVoulICoIJQhME7BctfeI34gEljkz1pQ0GK6tepHzZDwIgbc3zgA3EkdB_JXJu/s400/IMG_3780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358701518003290098" border="0" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-75412831959783320242009-06-10T17:58:00.000-07:002009-06-10T17:59:44.741-07:00Wordless Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJpZZ4jbCZFhvNPICRlvvq-7rjXOEtjSe85eRaYNiYrlfDLMVVeTS4kMUb8Af-F_Bj5AUmE9nUmB_ia9AVsHBA_lQiwPNQ4Xk8lQ2AX9Q8vJAM9MjueISwWINjLaXjEvgo3buo6tTb6fL/s1600-h/IMG_3740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJpZZ4jbCZFhvNPICRlvvq-7rjXOEtjSe85eRaYNiYrlfDLMVVeTS4kMUb8Af-F_Bj5AUmE9nUmB_ia9AVsHBA_lQiwPNQ4Xk8lQ2AX9Q8vJAM9MjueISwWINjLaXjEvgo3buo6tTb6fL/s400/IMG_3740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345868341550853138" border="0" /></a><br />Lizzie loves her grandpa!<br /></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-80350024865933111712009-06-08T17:11:00.000-07:002009-06-08T17:13:14.406-07:00Card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrScnJFhyphenhyphensu3MZmWbHhFQCFSxTiw6tWvvitVdoMUnUlX433yn1lVBxxAjpfqQrCgQU6DqXJlRMa8ySdWju4x-TPOv1ojcLgqr2fx2B4tfgDhjQ1ldjzI1gf3q89IbDbdGvUyD533RMAaJ/s1600-h/DSCN0248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrScnJFhyphenhyphensu3MZmWbHhFQCFSxTiw6tWvvitVdoMUnUlX433yn1lVBxxAjpfqQrCgQU6DqXJlRMa8ySdWju4x-TPOv1ojcLgqr2fx2B4tfgDhjQ1ldjzI1gf3q89IbDbdGvUyD533RMAaJ/s400/DSCN0248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345114198860158642" border="0" /></a><br />I made this card for my friends 3 year Anniversary!The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-87676998281134365232009-06-04T18:30:00.000-07:002009-06-04T18:38:51.963-07:00My AttemptTomorrow is "Goodie Day" at school (because teachers loooooove goodies!), so I thought I'd take on a goodie that I've been dieing to make. If you don't read <a href="http://bakerella.blogspot.com/">Bakerella's blog</a> you REALLY should! Anyway, I got the idea to try making her Cupcake Pops without the pop.<br />Here are what hers look like:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaJQ8XDJK4Lq82_t7BL1JPpe8dIEtKrXbatA_dMFPjroB1AVZFPFdtUuB0-CGtQ6_i9WVhPWPVqjDQZx48UoQzHFiMIrRfW-peb-8CEHAkLDigYbeXjnNPP3AjDPW0eMiuQxhnut6dj0b/s1600-h/cupcake_pops_13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaJQ8XDJK4Lq82_t7BL1JPpe8dIEtKrXbatA_dMFPjroB1AVZFPFdtUuB0-CGtQ6_i9WVhPWPVqjDQZx48UoQzHFiMIrRfW-peb-8CEHAkLDigYbeXjnNPP3AjDPW0eMiuQxhnut6dj0b/s400/cupcake_pops_13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343650820185269538" border="0" /></a><br />Really cute and awesome right? I thought so.<br />After 4 hours of working in the kitchen, here is what I came up with:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt1TZdprMpx00QHwKfsgPQsTJ0qsuGGZdD6naRPePNpFWeHxFhywbhiC54gT9aUJNAktiuG_UZcFKp4T1ZVv2r3rKRgnANRdrZ_fY-2Q-Dzmlw7eOCuWzj6FTTLwglU0AWUqtJiJPR-Hd/s1600-h/DSCN0240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt1TZdprMpx00QHwKfsgPQsTJ0qsuGGZdD6naRPePNpFWeHxFhywbhiC54gT9aUJNAktiuG_UZcFKp4T1ZVv2r3rKRgnANRdrZ_fY-2Q-Dzmlw7eOCuWzj6FTTLwglU0AWUqtJiJPR-Hd/s400/DSCN0240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343651421311213346" border="0" /></a>Not NEARLY as cute and awesome, but they'll do.<br />I wish I would have bought the M&Ms for the top. That would have helped. I'm not sure how Bakerella gets hers so perfect. I seriously spent 4 hours working on these and THAT'S what I came up with. Horrible right? I shouldn't even try!! Hey, at least it gave me something to do tonight :)<br /></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-47625293621454812232009-06-03T12:47:00.001-07:002009-06-03T12:48:53.816-07:00Another Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNczOM9cqJheKRunvApwy7FJpY25CxnV59ATPtxS-vAFC1tJ7e-eyZx10j6QduXSJN6Gdj1JZ0RhVsWyFcVcfVkBdrP1-4eTMWne-Qe80WZjvEDW5tbv-s1SYst24q-wPTv9a20NSW17G9/s1600-h/Elizabeth+047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNczOM9cqJheKRunvApwy7FJpY25CxnV59ATPtxS-vAFC1tJ7e-eyZx10j6QduXSJN6Gdj1JZ0RhVsWyFcVcfVkBdrP1-4eTMWne-Qe80WZjvEDW5tbv-s1SYst24q-wPTv9a20NSW17G9/s400/Elizabeth+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343190676086606050" border="0" /></a>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411372090566948393.post-43538946457726722982009-05-27T17:21:00.001-07:002009-05-27T17:22:58.411-07:00Wordless Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkJq5ObJhLZ6M3nnUjk_WMZrAh9rxChGE15cXYbti_AidIw6G4TIaTnlNWtvQj10ggonInUubt7Cd0OFDcEA0AFCe0N0O9K-X6AFpJVm9dMwsSqM73xMLSqMxYlNyy96bXLjMbo37fIGP/s1600-h/0510091256.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkJq5ObJhLZ6M3nnUjk_WMZrAh9rxChGE15cXYbti_AidIw6G4TIaTnlNWtvQj10ggonInUubt7Cd0OFDcEA0AFCe0N0O9K-X6AFpJVm9dMwsSqM73xMLSqMxYlNyy96bXLjMbo37fIGP/s400/0510091256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340663662714376626" border="0" /></a><br />Enough said.<br /></div>The Crazy Life of a Navy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010372768640581998noreply@blogger.com3