tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17991760993558899002024-01-25T06:13:30.634-08:00The Main Stitchthe main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-30907311521000102072010-04-26T06:22:00.000-07:002010-04-26T06:40:15.823-07:00back to the beach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhE2Zey_M1TYixt9PJa9QRmV4IJve5rNOO1YZMX9-nG22gfX23CLKDfrzq0S8_9ErWGXp5ZEE-wWnwNybj6AM9SgWWSbnSvf6SZeGIYzlCCOA706mJ4aBBfWkWzBN-k0f_wd_pbbNTsjV/s1600/beach+022.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464437152608200258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhE2Zey_M1TYixt9PJa9QRmV4IJve5rNOO1YZMX9-nG22gfX23CLKDfrzq0S8_9ErWGXp5ZEE-wWnwNybj6AM9SgWWSbnSvf6SZeGIYzlCCOA706mJ4aBBfWkWzBN-k0f_wd_pbbNTsjV/s320/beach+022.jpg" /></a> odog is all about the sand and digging holes<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WRbRxyGahy0rvnQeaZTvQxLluZ93UKwxUXfnOZLOM1xFigd9dxs7ju6Jnm2I2UB_kmhvuzYRSh4mELiKAlkpLdAfoBrAeLSDln_rbsXUrjl0iIWO-QF96ZR1-XQBsvNVcEQC7LMLF0Z8/s1600/beach+026.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464437146092787986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WRbRxyGahy0rvnQeaZTvQxLluZ93UKwxUXfnOZLOM1xFigd9dxs7ju6Jnm2I2UB_kmhvuzYRSh4mELiKAlkpLdAfoBrAeLSDln_rbsXUrjl0iIWO-QF96ZR1-XQBsvNVcEQC7LMLF0Z8/s320/beach+026.jpg" /></a><br />me scottie and amy playing at the beach<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpItqxY-0v9UtdZyg3LzYcUBeelrlTMdx01NUjjTzx9ltOH__7jZBaCI1eHjaU79HidpszSibQ2FqSE2qz8gt6VMYnCPK01Lhq6pF8UK8wXcFNf5wpxVedPArinkzONAxJDp4-0WtN52uS/s1600/beach+019.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464437133744315090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpItqxY-0v9UtdZyg3LzYcUBeelrlTMdx01NUjjTzx9ltOH__7jZBaCI1eHjaU79HidpszSibQ2FqSE2qz8gt6VMYnCPK01Lhq6pF8UK8wXcFNf5wpxVedPArinkzONAxJDp4-0WtN52uS/s320/beach+019.jpg" /></a> ian is all about kiaking now. he doenst really like hanging out with us anymore because he is 13 so he can escape on his own private boat<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAWCxQJYcDuYMPwZsNO6Y2RXwhl24wDBF01VjMBa5aG9KKOr5Ll9-Nnp90xhgIQGG11Vfn4WExOPISWc-rmjI0Q8hreopx4D8qSmjrAN2-9m7WlAoIoAJ-Adi8gUpt0sJPBeSzE45j2zj/s1600/beach+020.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464437123826142786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAWCxQJYcDuYMPwZsNO6Y2RXwhl24wDBF01VjMBa5aG9KKOr5Ll9-Nnp90xhgIQGG11Vfn4WExOPISWc-rmjI0Q8hreopx4D8qSmjrAN2-9m7WlAoIoAJ-Adi8gUpt0sJPBeSzE45j2zj/s320/beach+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br />the j man gearing up for his spin on the kiack. cool beans!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-57474018125036586072010-03-10T05:08:00.000-08:002010-03-10T05:20:31.885-08:00ontario<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1hKLyTURFDmYWshZ6R-AbOcT482gzFUTKlu1KPfUi1DIcXHyXyHp-rqIE-v0-oXNRpip8IS-p1SxZMNkM5c-CJ3kVtdqmQ03zz2haLpGARjk_zdKdG6IRLR_KojNIkaH5sQH-d9SoKuP/s1600-h/ontario+tournament+021.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446993955931140002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1hKLyTURFDmYWshZ6R-AbOcT482gzFUTKlu1KPfUi1DIcXHyXyHp-rqIE-v0-oXNRpip8IS-p1SxZMNkM5c-CJ3kVtdqmQ03zz2haLpGARjk_zdKdG6IRLR_KojNIkaH5sQH-d9SoKuP/s320/ontario+tournament+021.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSL1zV06BYeT-zTb65B_ryTf89iRq5-7Qn45Pj9pwZdUglSRtwA9KlMD-wRY-9gDmBetET8QVYXB53H0hM0422Yygg4dCgKmRF8tMBXSjwp9cmIkyyOz4_IDsCP0l9pJMzeUYCjJexIOD/s1600-h/ontario+tournament+014.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446993940033537938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSL1zV06BYeT-zTb65B_ryTf89iRq5-7Qn45Pj9pwZdUglSRtwA9KlMD-wRY-9gDmBetET8QVYXB53H0hM0422Yygg4dCgKmRF8tMBXSjwp9cmIkyyOz4_IDsCP0l9pJMzeUYCjJexIOD/s320/ontario+tournament+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowDiKE65gQAm9kWQDZARFwPcW-D4B_M8LU5xI5FCtpdl4j3-PF64FhXRCOD9GpCr0hd2ZoHioRr_hpIlrukP9SISW1yuLoO_z9zirShrl3VB5ly44G1aVueyB5DE2UgybVJmsgnwGPc3U/s1600-h/ontario+tournament+019.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446993936064092898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowDiKE65gQAm9kWQDZARFwPcW-D4B_M8LU5xI5FCtpdl4j3-PF64FhXRCOD9GpCr0hd2ZoHioRr_hpIlrukP9SISW1yuLoO_z9zirShrl3VB5ly44G1aVueyB5DE2UgybVJmsgnwGPc3U/s320/ontario+tournament+019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogcKjyZm_LwiE38zqaOqTNvJcJ21XUcCyOt5qZn2NMtyBzzQI4LsMcOcH6WBXHMxQY-5zBXFgZlen40PMNRaS2VP1Gb2P-lCRQ_H_KfVVm1Dustat8XhQJsPUxqECyQNpyc3RKYTRDKzY/s1600-h/ontario+tournament+036.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446993914774649330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogcKjyZm_LwiE38zqaOqTNvJcJ21XUcCyOt5qZn2NMtyBzzQI4LsMcOcH6WBXHMxQY-5zBXFgZlen40PMNRaS2VP1Gb2P-lCRQ_H_KfVVm1Dustat8XhQJsPUxqECyQNpyc3RKYTRDKzY/s320/ontario+tournament+036.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-9922957751948421652010-02-10T05:34:00.000-08:002010-02-10T05:40:14.177-08:00owen is 10owen making his wish. he loved his cold stone ice cream cake.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXNvmG-_FnS5Hg4O19TDN9XFwbrRJ-yAHTzoxWJIrsFZEQY6hSLDAfJgj1vzvuXgtpSJ0AEEspj9RB251J-awVrtzqJzBOVgUHvQ09QYu0uY9ntwCdHRuQuw-4xD8YFj8oY85amVwV9go/s1600-h/owen+birthday+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436608371515455250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXNvmG-_FnS5Hg4O19TDN9XFwbrRJ-yAHTzoxWJIrsFZEQY6hSLDAfJgj1vzvuXgtpSJ0AEEspj9RB251J-awVrtzqJzBOVgUHvQ09QYu0uY9ntwCdHRuQuw-4xD8YFj8oY85amVwV9go/s320/owen+birthday+003.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnOJcvrLAiUiAmc3Xdb0Etd1Wkht1e4o-O4fWLCcllpzzQWOblOTnsa_hXSW6AltxXcBAVWaVOBe3CbLUrnF1FcUH_KpKbK0r0WARSqe0hl3Gn4pM2TcS8eg0GBxRmqnozSrjx322zFSN/s1600-h/owen+birthday+002.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436608368866398290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnOJcvrLAiUiAmc3Xdb0Etd1Wkht1e4o-O4fWLCcllpzzQWOblOTnsa_hXSW6AltxXcBAVWaVOBe3CbLUrnF1FcUH_KpKbK0r0WARSqe0hl3Gn4pM2TcS8eg0GBxRmqnozSrjx322zFSN/s320/owen+birthday+002.jpg" /></a> owen thanked me for the best birthday ever when we were leaving wal-mart.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUXAARS3eIWphaG6xNQTOq1IfWcUduUpREAGO62x483dbeCxCsO8hUCpIm3cBL0OrIgOpdVcsw2QFUO-Scgro6Z8z5vuiaJ0e37pRH_lGxMH_yIkNPKOyGtsH9uu0vYQ-8OXPxRK7-7sW/s1600-h/owen+birthday+001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436608353554194562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUXAARS3eIWphaG6xNQTOq1IfWcUduUpREAGO62x483dbeCxCsO8hUCpIm3cBL0OrIgOpdVcsw2QFUO-Scgro6Z8z5vuiaJ0e37pRH_lGxMH_yIkNPKOyGtsH9uu0vYQ-8OXPxRK7-7sW/s320/owen+birthday+001.jpg" /></a><br />owen in heaven deciding what to buy with his birthday money and what he wanted from mike and i. he was set on legos. he wound up with the new atlantis set from us and he bought a star wars set, razor scooter and machete with his birthday money from his grandparents. he was thrilled to the brim.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-27227671795103517542010-02-01T05:48:00.000-08:002010-02-01T05:56:27.717-08:00weekendowen and jule at delbert days petting the goats<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOo0V8jX0eVoCiyAzkd4ipfIhfDsB3DI_oQvxV0GjhAXowpiNpidfRmRskwtPiU4WiT4i6H_8rbyHb8-2MEEDloNOpdHSLb4mSlcwkp7adO0NXHAqtuSw71X5UyRrBed4cSpju9I1Lqof/s1600-h/rodeo+011.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433272310505398594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOo0V8jX0eVoCiyAzkd4ipfIhfDsB3DI_oQvxV0GjhAXowpiNpidfRmRskwtPiU4WiT4i6H_8rbyHb8-2MEEDloNOpdHSLb4mSlcwkp7adO0NXHAqtuSw71X5UyRrBed4cSpju9I1Lqof/s320/rodeo+011.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6MrlSlzMXMI7T8OaipLJOSEBsPrtn0gxvJwp3MDrZHm_McGOfyoy1UKldNxoK_y4N0MroPWLShDoCytEupat3n-8nRsP21submGZpdADLAVUYSlnlZufrrqI8gL_LLkB9l27Rz1LpnZ-/s1600-h/rodeo+023.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433272302129506690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6MrlSlzMXMI7T8OaipLJOSEBsPrtn0gxvJwp3MDrZHm_McGOfyoy1UKldNxoK_y4N0MroPWLShDoCytEupat3n-8nRsP21submGZpdADLAVUYSlnlZufrrqI8gL_LLkB9l27Rz1LpnZ-/s320/rodeo+023.jpg" /></a><br />ians 13th birthday present. he wanted to have tepanayki- he had lobster, scallops and shrimp.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZnBHohdwQL3zVLmGjuqr3M-8fWM7-FTQZ0uNQ2Fx52Xh1AL4hZuHL_Jg2Tz_V7yPHbxQR66HrX19ks0OUEM0X-tLqSaqh9S0O27l_sQYbSXIkZ4sxsROb4z3fPgGvtijlyWA_HqS8RRi/s1600-h/rodeo+019.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433272298990826338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZnBHohdwQL3zVLmGjuqr3M-8fWM7-FTQZ0uNQ2Fx52Xh1AL4hZuHL_Jg2Tz_V7yPHbxQR66HrX19ks0OUEM0X-tLqSaqh9S0O27l_sQYbSXIkZ4sxsROb4z3fPgGvtijlyWA_HqS8RRi/s320/rodeo+019.jpg" /></a><br />ian and i dressed for dinner for his birthday.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiMLJdnnG4GhTepZz6uf3EOJVFumMChxAyhoe4qgDTJQQGH6DC8dwGKd9FsKFiecvFIGEdfgjAyLaPJa8DgY9_8hdyhpa3PFoZud9zMuvt2goJYkwA2jQRps1DGvFL1Zx26A2kTfm2LrY/s1600-h/rodeo+001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433272288630887730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiMLJdnnG4GhTepZz6uf3EOJVFumMChxAyhoe4qgDTJQQGH6DC8dwGKd9FsKFiecvFIGEdfgjAyLaPJa8DgY9_8hdyhpa3PFoZud9zMuvt2goJYkwA2jQRps1DGvFL1Zx26A2kTfm2LrY/s320/rodeo+001.jpg" /></a><br />the jule bug on his special mom-time date.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcHczkrSPXk_FNep55RUA-ehpOdsUEIZzay9vNxxOC5qbi9RF9SKG0W6WYmWbQcvs4fFSjhcYCMPsjPUNyn4i_ybprFf_s-IkF9U7bu0iRx5JgAElMaoZcZPvXyveCpcE2guXueEXfznT/s1600-h/rodeo+018.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433272287502983842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcHczkrSPXk_FNep55RUA-ehpOdsUEIZzay9vNxxOC5qbi9RF9SKG0W6WYmWbQcvs4fFSjhcYCMPsjPUNyn4i_ybprFf_s-IkF9U7bu0iRx5JgAElMaoZcZPvXyveCpcE2guXueEXfznT/s320/rodeo+018.jpg" /></a><br /><br />jules new pet mouse. his name is trevor or "little t". he brought him home saturday night.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-58058382965887248942010-01-25T05:52:00.000-08:002010-01-25T05:57:42.142-08:00a day at the park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOZXa2bhrt8OnGR4MEfR5wJp9ie7gxOErpyhYlZ-UiD-VqMKdPc0vwIp_8FQ1ZTqRcEBqqVvRIR-Coybfiz4UUs1ttzy_ubatKK4_BUXFs83OPKsRqN2mtIqZNbtTWgfb-hNnPCIhUA31/s1600-h/park+041.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430675536425551922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOZXa2bhrt8OnGR4MEfR5wJp9ie7gxOErpyhYlZ-UiD-VqMKdPc0vwIp_8FQ1ZTqRcEBqqVvRIR-Coybfiz4UUs1ttzy_ubatKK4_BUXFs83OPKsRqN2mtIqZNbtTWgfb-hNnPCIhUA31/s320/park+041.jpg" /></a> jule doulgas is having a great time riding his bike and fishing with inez. he loves to be outside and active.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJqX7pV5cJpmxdm7DPjccH9As6Erxbuy0gx3Z0MvrWTboOUsH58PX0bX0hSq_OiCKf08rA45EFjgUioennVNQR-jPxdbGqMI4T03_b8-S7TN0QWi7DNUPrfC5Fl4CM8ya9GbN_rtQPhOk/s1600-h/park+036.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430675528869477810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJqX7pV5cJpmxdm7DPjccH9As6Erxbuy0gx3Z0MvrWTboOUsH58PX0bX0hSq_OiCKf08rA45EFjgUioennVNQR-jPxdbGqMI4T03_b8-S7TN0QWi7DNUPrfC5Fl4CM8ya9GbN_rtQPhOk/s320/park+036.jpg" /></a><br />ian nesby had a great time fishing under the bridge, but was leary to play at the skatepark until he finally got bored enough to just do it. then he had fun also.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqIIaircdiXi64euclgsttP7Hpv9Ye69Z3J6rVz2v6lUj41LBfDES5MYRGwK434ffCvx6472TKBNxPJk6LsohCVeZ5V2E9y3Jlgloqm-REbmXAoGxIwMDmdm3XDDSg1NFPWhjOu66CPN3/s1600-h/park+027.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430675520142263378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqIIaircdiXi64euclgsttP7Hpv9Ye69Z3J6rVz2v6lUj41LBfDES5MYRGwK434ffCvx6472TKBNxPJk6LsohCVeZ5V2E9y3Jlgloqm-REbmXAoGxIwMDmdm3XDDSg1NFPWhjOu66CPN3/s320/park+027.jpg" /></a><br />owen is happy to be anywhere and always has to come get some snuggle time in with mom.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-45301635638796814072010-01-19T05:05:00.000-08:002010-01-19T05:11:58.171-08:00collectionsso one of my customers (the resturant) bounced a substantial check on us in november which we have given her ample oppurtunity to clear up with us and have gone out of our way to accomadate her. BUT, after the third lie and coming up with nothing but empty promises, i took mario and we went to parker to handle this in person yesterday. i thought it ended up to be nothing but a great lunch (we had hamburgers at the roadrunner on the river) since she was hiding from us, but turns out we made a ripple because there was money under the door when i came in this morning. i am feeling pretty good about it this morning.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-68789841753346729412010-01-18T05:45:00.000-08:002010-01-18T05:48:43.881-08:00i do not like men with clean, soft hands. i think men should be rugged and handy.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-85365522911904613332010-01-13T05:21:00.000-08:002010-01-13T05:29:17.132-08:00the versitility of peanut butterso i am sitting here using a kit kat bar as a spoon on refrigerated peanut butter. i like this combination. after the gym last night i came home and had frozen chocolate chips on room temperature peanut butter which i though was wonderful, but wished the peanut butter was cold. i also like snickers bars dipped in peanut butter. toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are topping my lists of snacks i like as of late also. it has been years since that has sounded good. i only like my bananas and apples with peanut butter on them. i think peanut butter is quite possibly the best all-round snack out there. just so you know.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-48475761941818977592010-01-11T05:52:00.000-08:002010-01-11T06:06:20.302-08:0070 on a sundayi took 4 boys to the park yesterday for the afternoon. ian elected to go to the movies with our neighbor which i think he regretted later (they saw alvin and the chipmunks), which when asked if he enjoyed it, he looked at me with an aggravated scowl and said "mom, like i said, it was alvin and the chipmunks." okay, now that we are through that................................owen, jule and marios kids christopher (3) and troy (turned 1 saturday) and i all hung out at the skate park for the day. we took scooters, bikes peanut butter and jelly sandwichs and cupcakes to celebrate troys birthday. aside from not being able to pee except when mario showed up to drop off baby wipes for me, we had a great time. it was 70 degrees (yeah, in january- totally rocks) and just beautiful out. no wind (the trademark of a desert winter), no clouds, just sunny and warm. the boys went non-stop on their scooters and bikes and had a blast. they had several friends there also which made for more fun for them. saturday they went to the park for a birthday party after martial arts and got to play all day also. they were really happy about having such a great weekend so the pressure is on for next weekend. i finished the pool house yesterday on my lists of gut it out and clean it. i did the storage room last week so now i am down to the workshop and laundry room. progress happens. i am the cleaning machine baby! marios lease was up on his apartment and so he is staying in the pool house until he can find a suitable place for he and the boys. in more important news, ian will be 13 in less than a month and owen 10. what the hell????????????? by the way, this, by no means, shows that i am getting old. it is scary.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-83401971653752232652010-01-06T05:04:00.001-08:002010-01-06T05:10:00.340-08:00a bit sorei resumed my workouts monday after a full 7 days off with NOTHING. i feel much better but am not as strong on the right side of my pelvis as i was. the physical trainer said this is normal after an injury and it will get stronger again which is good news because i feel great and i am trying to get through the regular workouts but i found out i can't get my right leg up normally. i tripped over a bag jumping because it hit and running my stride on that side is not full. annoying, but it will turn around. i made it through two workouts monday and three yesterday. the boys brought their chess set last night and played which was really cool. they usually bring books, but it was nice to see the three of them getting along doing something. i love those short people. i think i will keep them. hahah.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-17511729451506335912010-01-04T05:06:00.000-08:002010-01-04T05:19:49.487-08:00its a new yearthe boys came back home yesterday and are starting school today. it is a brand new year full of oppertunity and interest. i managed to gut the kids rooms while they were with their dad so they have a nice clean slate to start off with and i did our closet last night. this is very exciting for me because i love organization and clean. i have to conquor the storage room, laundry room and workshop next, but at least progress is being made. i am off doctors hold on my pelvis so back to the workout schedule today. i am looking foward to getting back to normal. we took over the other half of the building at work last week which is really good for us. we are growing despite the economic struggles of the last year and are quite busy although our compeditors are not. i do wish everyone was busy, but i am not complaining. we are working hard and have a positive outlook on the new year!the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-25484354884772470372009-12-29T05:54:00.000-08:002009-12-29T06:04:05.585-08:00its in the mailso the mail came yesterday and what do you know, there was a long awaited check!!! i can pay all of our bills now (thank god) and am still waiting on the resturant person to make good on her bounced check, but mabye that will happen soon too. we are very fortunate to be so busy with some good jobs, i hope this continues through the year. the boys are with their dad in overguaard playing in the snow and building legos. i have to take the week off from all of my training per chiroprators orders. i have been trying to cut back on the really twisty exercises but i am not healing, i knocked it out of place again and it has been really painful. i thought if i worked through the pain it would just go away, but that is not happening. so, i am off this week from kids and exercise. i would like to get the house finished being cleaned out. last night i didn't make it very far on that though as i laid down to read a bit and fell asleep. it was by the fire though so that was nice. mom sent me a book called gargoyle that i am going to try to finish this week since i have new found time. it seems interesting so far...................the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-66451874592324087232009-12-28T05:18:00.000-08:002009-12-28T05:26:45.850-08:00holiday pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVqxFS__eWOAMbF2GB41gABDRZQMSH3FfMizERSX1F0S4pOU0vlrceqlWkbD8gcKBt9vdb9gkSGPcYywVa1iZo7Fgy-651JLs-tmdoxA0vVvKyFMVhsGro_m5D3Ybr15P8l7_8rTlmUJk/s1600-h/christmas+016.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276618859458978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVqxFS__eWOAMbF2GB41gABDRZQMSH3FfMizERSX1F0S4pOU0vlrceqlWkbD8gcKBt9vdb9gkSGPcYywVa1iZo7Fgy-651JLs-tmdoxA0vVvKyFMVhsGro_m5D3Ybr15P8l7_8rTlmUJk/s320/christmas+016.jpg" /></a> dad in his "christmas shirt and hat". he was very christmasy in his outfit.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujdQOFQVJoVoFwo65ZgCzWGfA0zbPikNzi4R3Wuf1F9XjFyWkAYJbRNEMY_7DRz7GRt1e9fc3DxIrf0oNPANky7dvKl8fgd0rBcodgLL4PLGN849e7_HMtkIaP8U4BKUc7TjRvsJwOPsF/s1600-h/christmas+023.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276614577397266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujdQOFQVJoVoFwo65ZgCzWGfA0zbPikNzi4R3Wuf1F9XjFyWkAYJbRNEMY_7DRz7GRt1e9fc3DxIrf0oNPANky7dvKl8fgd0rBcodgLL4PLGN849e7_HMtkIaP8U4BKUc7TjRvsJwOPsF/s320/christmas+023.jpg" /></a> the bag i made for mom. i needlepointed this over the last couple of years (yes, i am slow at finishing things) and finally made it into a bag for her. will send it off this week.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOkgvVIFmBcA50h44k-TLN0LRP-JyjwGs_bDf3c_EmnAIYyl1ttAiboRYtHv0JGC6cJA7OKmlXOxm49HvQHi9ZD_gV-PVPD_Z3L005sLgwnMUqM0GRKWE7W5QWwK8HMInwutV4CwoNCen/s1600-h/christmas+022.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276607763446690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOkgvVIFmBcA50h44k-TLN0LRP-JyjwGs_bDf3c_EmnAIYyl1ttAiboRYtHv0JGC6cJA7OKmlXOxm49HvQHi9ZD_gV-PVPD_Z3L005sLgwnMUqM0GRKWE7W5QWwK8HMInwutV4CwoNCen/s320/christmas+022.jpg" /></a><br />the bag. it is all leather (yes, real leather) with upholstery fabric lining. the needlepoint peice is set on leather and is a pocket. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDkF9n74XgH8efxJbH8uQVSBR31dtrLKVPUM7ofDan5fre1ylVRdjxd24rS0-M11wDO3b0fCw4FQCDqbqC-4WeEZe1ZK1G6XhFK9OPcZro3-pI2Qrg_pOTUYst9IBWjmNrT2Wbqvj6wUL/s1600-h/christmas+008.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276600000753730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDkF9n74XgH8efxJbH8uQVSBR31dtrLKVPUM7ofDan5fre1ylVRdjxd24rS0-M11wDO3b0fCw4FQCDqbqC-4WeEZe1ZK1G6XhFK9OPcZro3-pI2Qrg_pOTUYst9IBWjmNrT2Wbqvj6wUL/s320/christmas+008.jpg" /></a><br /><br />mike and i (notice my way cool fingerless mittens that jovi made me). i wear them all the time.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PlmaQb73jDEglnpUdB5NuY2HfEgBwS9eWbp7jn-O3rTsIasS1QEuRnB7-nhjeWcsQAdTldVOZq7CmMlMTlZV9zYbKHaJOUSHHvRRlgMu4XVh5D4HsQyhUqvyZyB8OnUHvlUJXSDorZ5g/s1600-h/christmas+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276592208752594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PlmaQb73jDEglnpUdB5NuY2HfEgBwS9eWbp7jn-O3rTsIasS1QEuRnB7-nhjeWcsQAdTldVOZq7CmMlMTlZV9zYbKHaJOUSHHvRRlgMu4XVh5D4HsQyhUqvyZyB8OnUHvlUJXSDorZ5g/s320/christmas+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />two excited boys. owen was with his dad so he was not here. jule is very proud of the tie he borrowed from mike to look handsome. he has on his oldest pair of jeans with holes in them and his converse tennis shoes too, but he was looking good buddy.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-34676167973864097452009-12-23T05:14:00.000-08:002009-12-23T05:20:55.922-08:00no lightswith only two days until christmas left, i have determined that there will be no tree this year as we have yet to get it out of the box (fresh ones are fire hazards here in the desert), no lights up as we have not gotten them out either or had the time to put them up regardless, and am still two jackets short of finishing the christmas gifts. we have the girls sent off as of yesterday, but i am running a bit behind on the others. work keeps getting in the way of elfdom. promises of checks in the mail are turning out to be lies so the headache of filing with the courts is lingering over our heads. i am not really feeling the holiday season this year. mike and i will drive jule and ian to williams christmas day. owen is already there and thrilled to be without his brothers for the week. the drive should be pretty as there is much snow that has fallen. i will post pics of the girls bags after they receive them. they are spectacular. everyone here wants one now. including me.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-53664563905079702402009-12-09T05:02:00.000-08:002009-12-09T05:11:56.586-08:00an update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQY98JvZEe_AUiUwUn7UiCFa9opUBC54Muz556L3ISJhX0Z76yrLelSos1cNc71qDo67ZGnf3ot2FPeja2jjWODqQ2qnvM6UmHU1kO93WT9oET09E0prSl1sL9cnV2q3PXuEz48KfjBxjR/s1600-h/necklace+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413221988813777714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQY98JvZEe_AUiUwUn7UiCFa9opUBC54Muz556L3ISJhX0Z76yrLelSos1cNc71qDo67ZGnf3ot2FPeja2jjWODqQ2qnvM6UmHU1kO93WT9oET09E0prSl1sL9cnV2q3PXuEz48KfjBxjR/s320/necklace+003.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdk1RzXPaF2tZIFtS-YvbB772fmcv7zOun_ZixI3Wi4fXviC5oHMK5qolOkAJXSfl6MXqWtjZc647i8ICE-nN6sxZJ9dIF2c4P1jhNHtT2d1szt3qMKzaKQ7nw0VHAmmT5AGL9v29r09F/s1600-h/necklace+004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413221978809944594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdk1RzXPaF2tZIFtS-YvbB772fmcv7zOun_ZixI3Wi4fXviC5oHMK5qolOkAJXSfl6MXqWtjZc647i8ICE-nN6sxZJ9dIF2c4P1jhNHtT2d1szt3qMKzaKQ7nw0VHAmmT5AGL9v29r09F/s320/necklace+004.jpg" /></a> ian hasn't been around for many pictures lately. he is on his own program but doing well and happy. he loves cooking and does so every chance he gets. owen alexander is the most loving and most obstinate child mixed all into one. he loves to stir up his brothers and me then pretend that we are all crazy and he has done nothing. jule douglas just wants to be big like his brothers. he just turned eight last month and told me last night that is really is closer to 9 now. we have been working hard at work. luckily we have been busy. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5TCTbkQc4pfbvREiAJYtK3WrkCZdltJbEW_07rQrYCocnARb_jX2Ok76qzg3BY5ZYpcJdajOtA_4281cy1BSbv60pEGAHr1g5d3e3S114GyEHAiflW6WI4fFQ8FSwvnm9ce71x6wyOFj/s1600-h/necklace+005.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413221971231500530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5TCTbkQc4pfbvREiAJYtK3WrkCZdltJbEW_07rQrYCocnARb_jX2Ok76qzg3BY5ZYpcJdajOtA_4281cy1BSbv60pEGAHr1g5d3e3S114GyEHAiflW6WI4fFQ8FSwvnm9ce71x6wyOFj/s320/necklace+005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-63773328886720540822009-10-29T05:55:00.000-07:002009-10-29T06:04:42.723-07:00pumpkin carving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AQWevNY9lFy1YRzpP562Xr3QKyM0Fpb3Vx6pNDn2tq5ZIzXv6zKasifPPwIH3JBcNqTI8pTw1fznhOljd14Uxd7g5Wbi0MJQ7JP6h0PN9FAT4k7keQFPb9UUWzB-sUc7TNafCzk9x8jH/s1600-h/halloween+030.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398005325692923346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AQWevNY9lFy1YRzpP562Xr3QKyM0Fpb3Vx6pNDn2tq5ZIzXv6zKasifPPwIH3JBcNqTI8pTw1fznhOljd14Uxd7g5Wbi0MJQ7JP6h0PN9FAT4k7keQFPb9UUWzB-sUc7TNafCzk9x8jH/s320/halloween+030.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSNoAQVO24PODbNfirfTBqBRi4xRCx0oPiPjLHPYdhQ5ebgjQYBqAjiueAA1vCvXUXoqVkpZwqZ7F2I61I02pabl9mIv4pBHYXbtSpLenrtjXPrlUJBP0cL7qC-HxEFPtR9zkGIhUocVh/s1600-h/halloween+025.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398005316548631058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSNoAQVO24PODbNfirfTBqBRi4xRCx0oPiPjLHPYdhQ5ebgjQYBqAjiueAA1vCvXUXoqVkpZwqZ7F2I61I02pabl9mIv4pBHYXbtSpLenrtjXPrlUJBP0cL7qC-HxEFPtR9zkGIhUocVh/s320/halloween+025.jpg" /></a> the boys did their pumpkins without any help this year. they drew their own faces, cleaned them out and carved them all by themselves. they are getting so big. jule make faces on both sides of his. the boys are doing really well, they are growing up really fast. jule can now do backflips on the trampoline and sings songs to me that he writes in his special notebook, owen is amazingly creative and very social and ian has his first girlfriend (who is an eight grader and he is in seventh). <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lm4j_BI3PIcMMheCm_nuDBxJUjOGaOQTXRsNz_4uATWA4TCcV8TypbKTQIz7iGqfpd3a4QGPVUCyGGYIubdOVt2PdUzx2lXxXsxEydTBzhyphenhyphenmNTCGvjLdQ6Ra5dgRAsKClsN_Da_k0kuk/s1600-h/halloween+017.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398005311780602546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lm4j_BI3PIcMMheCm_nuDBxJUjOGaOQTXRsNz_4uATWA4TCcV8TypbKTQIz7iGqfpd3a4QGPVUCyGGYIubdOVt2PdUzx2lXxXsxEydTBzhyphenhyphenmNTCGvjLdQ6Ra5dgRAsKClsN_Da_k0kuk/s320/halloween+017.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-39296256536542201062009-10-12T06:11:00.000-07:002009-10-12T06:17:29.499-07:00im back baby!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ-Y0ZUUS1IncxmD_m9rGU0nNNT82jfAS-dJ7KQrSZjDYvUy7fLDuPRcvOsyiAdIXYGXafVnJhwk2qmmf-yFFSRNBsIVJ06Vu3vvBgACaM61K9LVjjB1iu8nEKVfwzTchcOjYpO4VsteC/s1600-h/sewing+naked+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391700785833361954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ-Y0ZUUS1IncxmD_m9rGU0nNNT82jfAS-dJ7KQrSZjDYvUy7fLDuPRcvOsyiAdIXYGXafVnJhwk2qmmf-yFFSRNBsIVJ06Vu3vvBgACaM61K9LVjjB1iu8nEKVfwzTchcOjYpO4VsteC/s320/sewing+naked+003.jpg" /></a><br /><div>after several years of trying to figure it out, i finally have. i am back to prehystorectomy size again, i am eating whatever i want (within reason) and feel great. its all about bioidential horomones and exercise. were on a roll.</div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-19737646594096936532009-09-25T05:51:00.000-07:002009-09-25T06:06:33.826-07:00girls...............................ian called me to pick him up from school yesterday at an odd time, which i didn't really put much thought into, but when i got to the school, he was on the phone very excited. he informed me that he called me 30 minutes late because he was talking to girls. four of them to be exact. they came up to him and wanted to talk. he was beside himself he was soooo happy. so, apparently one is in his cooking class he goes to on mondays after school and told the other ones that ian makes good doughnuts so they asked him to make some for them. he came home and did his chores so he could oblige this request. he made wonderful doughnuts which he fried himself (under my supervision) and we put them in really cute decorative bags for him to give to the girls. i put them up on the counter before we left for martial arts, but ian got excited and moved them into his room without telling me so that way he wouldn't forget them....... (highly unlikely). when we arrived home they were missing and ian found them all eated with the empty bags in the backyard. yep, the dogs were being themselves again. he was sooooooooo upset. he will make more doughnuts sunday to give to them monday and is bringing them cookies and banana bread that we made earlier to show them he tried........ in other news....................before we left jule said that he promised katlyin brownies with rainbow chips on them for her birthday (which is today) and if we didn't make them last night he would have to wait "a whole nuther year" to make them for her. they have been friends since kindergarden and made it around the class dating circle a few times now...... mike pickedup some brownie mix and hersheys kissables (rainbow chips) for us and when we returned jule made kaitlyn beautiful brownies. when i tucked him in last night he had a goofy smile on his face and asked me if i thought he would have good luck tomorrow...................... he is soooo funny.... and by the way, i did ask owen if he needed to make a girl anything and he let me know that all of the girls in his class already like him because they all chase him and one follows him home most of the time (which he thinks is weird) so he doesnt have to make them anything and all of the boys want to be his friend which he thinks is cooler. i love my short people. also, jule sang me the entire song "the wall" by jonny cash yesterday afternoon by memory... i was very impressed.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-54370153381068217582009-09-22T05:54:00.000-07:002009-09-22T06:06:25.257-07:00clawing..................i can't seem to rid myself of the overwheming sense of frustration i have developed as of late. i have my schedule full daily to keep my mind from wandering into places it shouldn't, but i am not exercising out the worry the way i used to be able to. i am literally clawing up the ladder, fighting anyone and anything trying to bring my world down. i am fighting the economy just like every other business owner in this country. lake havasu had the highest rate of unemployment in october and november 08 in the entire country and we still have not recovered. i am staring at empty boat manufacturers across the street from me every day. they are operating on skeleton crews just to sell existing boats - new production ended last year......... i want to know why bank of america would rather forclose on me than renegociate my 2300$ a month morgage payment part of which is at an 11% interest rate. people are getting between 2-4% and i am willing to pay my 6.75% i have, just drop the 11% one and roll it into one loan........ this is common sense, or so i beleive it to be........ i am very fortunate that i do have business coming in the door everyday. my competitors are struggling just to get their phones to ring and i don't want to be in their shoes, or even the same brand for that matter. i keep telling myself that if we can keep our heads above water - even mostly- we can keep from drowning problem is that i am not in the water, i have been pushed off a damn cliff and i am clawing back to the top but my fingernails have worn thin and i am not sure how much longer i can hold on........ watch out though, i am one tough bitch!the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-908927246774459762009-09-15T05:45:00.000-07:002009-09-15T05:49:12.240-07:00out and about<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLi-6FuMPYyWwqWY5kxFeeL2z2kClwSWib12WvE6pTlbDk0qz8oBN9EMv0HE00Hc0q1vwkyRZ2DD2J-2_xcJZfw7r6A8a4o1uRlXw2K9UuXkjVGqgZGPC8ACfmEAO-lQ8txqqp3eZoak-Q/s1600-h/beach+005.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381674707689355202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLi-6FuMPYyWwqWY5kxFeeL2z2kClwSWib12WvE6pTlbDk0qz8oBN9EMv0HE00Hc0q1vwkyRZ2DD2J-2_xcJZfw7r6A8a4o1uRlXw2K9UuXkjVGqgZGPC8ACfmEAO-lQ8txqqp3eZoak-Q/s320/beach+005.jpg" /></a> the boys are trying to be super cool here. i think this was supposed to be hang loose but is closer to some star wars sign. jule took the picture of me with my head cut off. mike stayed home to watch football and ian elected to stay at the neighbors so jule owen and i had the afternoon to ourselves.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKJmFKIuFdls9lTb_U-D6ggV2K8DoUPdnIE6TU5nnxDKLCIcQyv0dnzNXzc70suH9MfJZhvko9n-Ded6gzZpF16Ej6OJtX2Ds2N8ewVitoBxpQ8oFXlpN_1Twd4I7w7fD7OkUTvmtY_IG/s1600-h/beach+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381674701361213138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKJmFKIuFdls9lTb_U-D6ggV2K8DoUPdnIE6TU5nnxDKLCIcQyv0dnzNXzc70suH9MfJZhvko9n-Ded6gzZpF16Ej6OJtX2Ds2N8ewVitoBxpQ8oFXlpN_1Twd4I7w7fD7OkUTvmtY_IG/s320/beach+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-7729466523102417562009-09-08T05:18:00.000-07:002009-09-08T05:28:21.633-07:00this is what happens when people let me do what i want<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiAYcPCCFE38SqUpLLQlysoM9-cJeYfdAiAO9W5p1o_8HFtFqp3Hyr9BxTRseJVWEXjbf-mZkdc0jreSJs6ja7mBMF0bK1MOL6r4uVyCpN-DH0WUFAy1r3gjvf3ZpjdWkBNB0FASI26Aa/s1600-h/scarab+bimini+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379070770907862450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiAYcPCCFE38SqUpLLQlysoM9-cJeYfdAiAO9W5p1o_8HFtFqp3Hyr9BxTRseJVWEXjbf-mZkdc0jreSJs6ja7mBMF0bK1MOL6r4uVyCpN-DH0WUFAy1r3gjvf3ZpjdWkBNB0FASI26Aa/s320/scarab+bimini+003.jpg" /></a><br /><div>we built this last week and the customer was overjoyed. he has called us back to tell us how much he really likes it. i like it when they say just do what looks good and let us run with it. so much better than just some blah design..... in other news, ian is grounded from tv and computer until he pulls up his english grade so he calls me this weekend to ask if he is still grounded. obviouly stillyes, so he tells me that i did this last year too and it didn't work so why would i try it again this year. i informed him that i would be happy to do this as long as it takes to accomplish the goal this year (we did last year too) and that i expect more from him. he let me know that he is only average and it is my problem that i expect more. the conversation ended there after i asked to talk to his dad. he changed the subject and for the record, is still grounded from computer and tv.</div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-28282154740358028182009-08-14T06:28:00.000-07:002009-08-14T07:41:29.524-07:00jule douglasso jule has his fund raiser paperwork sitting on the counter when i get home and i ask him what this is. he replies "something, i need to sell 125 items". so i say okay, what are you selling. "i don't know but there is a catalog and i need to sell 125 items." so he goes next door and no one is home yet (this is 3 pm), and comes back then i tell him he can go anywhere in the neighbor hood as long as he is home before we leave for class. he goes to my parents where he says no one is home but someone is sewing. he rang the door bell and knocked then just walked in and saw that the door was closed where the noise was coming from so figured that he should leave. (i called my mom no one was there so i don't know what he heard). funny boy. so then, he goes to the neighbors across the street. he gets one to look at his catalog, then comes home to get his order sheet. i asked "what are you doing" ? he says "getting the order form because i didn't bring it". i asked why not since he needed it for ordering to which he replied" i don't know, i have never done this before, but i thought about it in 1st grade (last year). " i almost died laughing. so there goes jule douglas in his 'my grandma got me this tee shirt in tennessee' shirt with the hearts on it, his flip flops which are a size too big for him and his olive shorts across the street with his order form (he left the neighbor in the carport with the order form). he then came back with the completed form but no check so i had to send him back a third time. he is on the program now. my funny boy. he informed me that he only needs to sell 81 items now and wants to know what i am getting. he is trying to earn an electric guitar. he showed me the picture.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-301469168920610722009-07-30T20:43:00.000-07:002009-07-30T20:49:22.125-07:00look how cute ette and aaron are.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN1WfPG_URvwys70aDWWfczwKoi-CFdp5CEgtcZGS8UFZ9Bw7X-zrrgwxlSk_uA6HToYJiLepHQ069ETnXQl3fnojcGgP1HwJsygL-wSs6o3jOArAAJKlp06pY9TJMc1NSEtkw7i2gnq8/s1600-h/kennys+birthday+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364465817542348210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN1WfPG_URvwys70aDWWfczwKoi-CFdp5CEgtcZGS8UFZ9Bw7X-zrrgwxlSk_uA6HToYJiLepHQ069ETnXQl3fnojcGgP1HwJsygL-wSs6o3jOArAAJKlp06pY9TJMc1NSEtkw7i2gnq8/s320/kennys+birthday+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> the race car seat that nearly made me cry.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujXZxhruYn3rD5rgP31iv-A__5hM0Qi8zB-NhYOFlPosrR27T0YXgVDIHWzjUKQ25VU12Yt6wEE8-zVZeyziGjoWroBPGj8VtpiF9jeG2vQof19HPngBpWnXbE995fF_DknIYu6BRBssz/s1600-h/kennys+birthday+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364465813577726242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujXZxhruYn3rD5rgP31iv-A__5hM0Qi8zB-NhYOFlPosrR27T0YXgVDIHWzjUKQ25VU12Yt6wEE8-zVZeyziGjoWroBPGj8VtpiF9jeG2vQof19HPngBpWnXbE995fF_DknIYu6BRBssz/s320/kennys+birthday+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />the cutest couple ever<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrLjWkC9KHt2DsXPpXvn6g_wcQ3d6FX4uWw0duRGVOSXyD73l4_SzBnJrq8Mdi0M-FdbLWGGn6t8YopYpzkckRe8ZU0utJxeSBCDgU93gEtn2spu23VKq1TNbkA7Dy2YxYR4SC6DWuP5y/s1600-h/kennys+birthday+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364465806467398722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrLjWkC9KHt2DsXPpXvn6g_wcQ3d6FX4uWw0duRGVOSXyD73l4_SzBnJrq8Mdi0M-FdbLWGGn6t8YopYpzkckRe8ZU0utJxeSBCDgU93gEtn2spu23VKq1TNbkA7Dy2YxYR4SC6DWuP5y/s320/kennys+birthday+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />these dune buggy seats were hours and hours, but the customer was thrilled.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy6Zo3qo8GcCnR_WshR6cHE7bRI8L52ZkBAGpA3xEI4fiwhcpznjiKpI8xld6bRCMmJ184R1pQ2o6Jw_7zKabLm5SW_Uz-_K578ITUvXtBvFT5M-7anKkrMm602fdjie08piQ9bXy0K2j/s1600-h/kennys+birthday+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364465803198466802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy6Zo3qo8GcCnR_WshR6cHE7bRI8L52ZkBAGpA3xEI4fiwhcpznjiKpI8xld6bRCMmJ184R1pQ2o6Jw_7zKabLm5SW_Uz-_K578ITUvXtBvFT5M-7anKkrMm602fdjie08piQ9bXy0K2j/s320/kennys+birthday+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />another view of the race car seat, he loved it.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-4682944182875290012009-07-20T05:40:00.000-07:002009-07-20T05:50:12.811-07:00to the lake we go<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6-WzNZ8GqxDOGOENDny0okQ18hkENOsgdwNktQOB5wTSguusK1vBUB6rIZK8Kd6nQCXbdxIuNsDysMiJCvLRv4-m1dxEBoEr5PKr09MNGuOPqtgUsD0HCT-qhibZrEudEbftqWGmKINh/s1600-h/boating+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360522640334749970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6-WzNZ8GqxDOGOENDny0okQ18hkENOsgdwNktQOB5wTSguusK1vBUB6rIZK8Kd6nQCXbdxIuNsDysMiJCvLRv4-m1dxEBoEr5PKr09MNGuOPqtgUsD0HCT-qhibZrEudEbftqWGmKINh/s320/boating+083.jpg" border="0" /></a> we went to laughlin and back yesterday in marios boat. the best part was the gorge of course though.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbN47OkPkp1xETtcmZ2-Q5q714yW9W4le7E9DwKJrKtWETKWxtOFmWVloUAymL8sAdZ290SMHSbeHk8PrtXVT34Jyvxt10IhyNFvhopeesETGhigQqxEfwwPpsyRTrCe8zCyvlPwQ8TQz/s1600-h/boating+081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360522637054854194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbN47OkPkp1xETtcmZ2-Q5q714yW9W4le7E9DwKJrKtWETKWxtOFmWVloUAymL8sAdZ290SMHSbeHk8PrtXVT34Jyvxt10IhyNFvhopeesETGhigQqxEfwwPpsyRTrCe8zCyvlPwQ8TQz/s320/boating+081.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />petroglyphs behind the jumping rock<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1s5vH5xXJ0TiEjWRXHsQFGGrdfLDAyCsvroH2wJjM6VHDJdUwzhAS0D-_XzAeohf2cwktw1MODObS4ASABNDRB5NTMm17d3y_QthwGnWZ5JufMuzYv3OmXtOAKqzF-07i2ytSnioYGX_9/s1600-h/boating+073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360522631632029842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1s5vH5xXJ0TiEjWRXHsQFGGrdfLDAyCsvroH2wJjM6VHDJdUwzhAS0D-_XzAeohf2cwktw1MODObS4ASABNDRB5NTMm17d3y_QthwGnWZ5JufMuzYv3OmXtOAKqzF-07i2ytSnioYGX_9/s320/boating+073.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />under the bridge at topok. is is so cool up here.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8sR8RwUwmhTZlVGB8frOwgTNMAT2n0lqEfaYJ2hqJ0EM5est-JVXH9yN5d5W8KGyFKLytbaaMcrUYOEoSRHfr1L_KFJU9pZfkcEplp1JlrBmgWAaQhoYuOv6Z018ZHGrMnGHpLOXpy45/s1600-h/boating+086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360522628237367250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8sR8RwUwmhTZlVGB8frOwgTNMAT2n0lqEfaYJ2hqJ0EM5est-JVXH9yN5d5W8KGyFKLytbaaMcrUYOEoSRHfr1L_KFJU9pZfkcEplp1JlrBmgWAaQhoYuOv6Z018ZHGrMnGHpLOXpy45/s320/boating+086.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />jazmin jumping off the cliff. it was freaking cold.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSBZ53bmoDLQLz6q_FWfvWET-b36F6QiUn0ihu6mcF5kWA7NIN_dlTRIa3baD45Vs57kcgODgOm0H86IWa2uURcG9zNuhBLrNowYbxzZsoLdBsi9kM3h5B9NSci4Bs9hV34LfEuqr6m1I/s1600-h/boating+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360522623816027298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSBZ53bmoDLQLz6q_FWfvWET-b36F6QiUn0ihu6mcF5kWA7NIN_dlTRIa3baD45Vs57kcgODgOm0H86IWa2uURcG9zNuhBLrNowYbxzZsoLdBsi9kM3h5B9NSci4Bs9hV34LfEuqr6m1I/s320/boating+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />okay, rachel. here is a pic for you. i am now a size 7/8 and bordering a 6. exercise is worth it. not a great pic, but you get the idea. big change from last year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799176099355889900.post-78940314656095748852009-07-20T05:31:00.000-07:002009-07-20T05:40:18.730-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHLAgcPAa1zAfzVMj6soTP9nUqdFdgCRfbA5lkqXk2UB6y-rogZYA5DD7pwLSxA845T5OtF49A59Ls9CMShiWx4_MOUieB3HQjVoloEDER2o_7rhv-PeQVev0_9_6F98suBY35tYPwS0H/s1600-h/boating+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360520908447457778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHLAgcPAa1zAfzVMj6soTP9nUqdFdgCRfbA5lkqXk2UB6y-rogZYA5DD7pwLSxA845T5OtF49A59Ls9CMShiWx4_MOUieB3HQjVoloEDER2o_7rhv-PeQVev0_9_6F98suBY35tYPwS0H/s320/boating+065.jpg" border="0" /></a> jule and owen love to practice their moves on eachother. the trampoline is a softer landing place.the main stitch upholsteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162439894955642037noreply@blogger.com0