<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:26:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>diy</category><category>carpentry</category><category>nursery</category><category>kid&#39;s room decor</category><category>decor</category><category>thrift find transformation</category><category>tools</category><category>organization</category><category>popular</category><category>Thrifting Through Thursdays</category><category>craft</category><category>Delicious-ness</category><category>built-in</category><category>painting</category><category>electrical wiring</category><category>lamp</category><category>refinishing</category><category>sewing</category><category>master bath</category><category>thrift</category><category>Christmas</category><category>Halloween</category><category>furniture</category><category>master bedroom</category><category>giveaway</category><category>craft room</category><category>garage</category><category>garden</category><category>kitchen</category><category>bath</category><title>Pregnant... with power tools</title><description>Pregnant woman does DIY, home improvement projects, crafts, decor, and is not afraid to use power tools.</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>195</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-8542971166622206042</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-24T08:40:27.194-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">diy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">garage</category><title>Missing My {Wo}Man Cave</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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width=&quot;474&quot; height=&quot;606&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’ll be inspired to do a project, and in my mind I reach for the tool off my &lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2010/07/workshop-pegboard-book-of-tools.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;pegboard tool storage book&lt;/a&gt;, and then… remember… that it’s somewhere in a pile in the guest room.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeq_nx2_SubxLYS5zjzo05dghSQu7zJ1AbDzny-O7pY8U4fyM82aIOlrYke2fZp45l45boFngDkL9NbMpyP6hEFdvwzTUgPe4dr03JoJyc8K2cMskGPru0vRayuFAmZeafHHffC8iMYT4/s1600-h/P5300017%5B4%5D.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px&quot; title=&quot;P5300017&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;P5300017&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8LuafadsTZRFgE5Iy7yhmEw3ue0igKjn3AhU8mIjOjzSdkIyqLvBxhT5NS4xUIXHKmT4iGtNlAQ6EMvWb2-dmoGHEpEbW8Ejd91XZg_7P4uvWrjv2GERGarDas9A5n4S7P-ZVgJMKcNa//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;524&quot; height=&quot;394&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I think it’s making me a little depressed.&amp;#160; I was sick for 7 weeks too, with seriously sore ribs from coughing.&amp;#160; Now that I’m finally feeling better I’m ready to build and blog (and maybe clean… maybe ).&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;More reason to hurry up and git’er done!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s320/signature.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;New to Pregnant with power tools? 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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;We got a lot done today and I feel good {and tired!}&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:a52eb8d2-4c9c-41c4-8d43-2ca880925ab0&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmyTi6hDP6t9jdiJOWnVD40C_g5BlshvUHHJfg8q4pKs26TzDFFGWExJuQ5zmRiCp3XMRLyZ9I9te7Cs7dB-oti-GJ2fTJVhEv2gzB6SwNmcdsIITRMORs8ftUHE1ECR8pcNhyUD7c8r9//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_lOfv6f8unLosJ8Lmb5BCrGqkKJTqy86vJWNOs0fBEfx7a8n7-pFiQDQqmMHMBbItLqGoBSWYiziGQN0QCbpdtJRb_N1jFjPs7ykO6aEugGkFaNAWlKdWvoTH-fYIqk_0LzGufBjOgBH//?imgmax=800&quot; 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Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt; or   &lt;div id=&quot;gfc-buttonLink&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/03/turning-garage-into-workshop.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi2bGxiL1AdWi9eTAfOxz_mcKOJCXGzUq_cu-_v_NSeXnYkUbrNbRs6tsd7J7TzHevVwXItx1y9UP2oZDGHsqXfXRZMuuWCZrt2jWVBHo2tfIrEdMkraa8kcMoBBthf_plCigpjnY-tQJ/s72-c/?imgmax=800" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>19</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-5640024982127931238</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-04T10:35:04.560-08:00</atom:updated><title>Fireplace Giveaway</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I have been thinking about getting a fireplace for our family/dining room.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I especially like the thin-style wall-mounted gel-burning types.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Easy to move around, kid-friendly (just hang it high), doesn’t require extensive remodeling (flue, mantel, etc), no smoke or messy cleanup, and they’re pretty affordable!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;A dream came true with this giveaway at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedesignconfidential.com/2011/03/giveaway-the-milan-wall-art-sunjel-fireplace/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Frugal Designer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;A beautiful &lt;strong&gt;Milan Wall Art Sunjel Fireplace&lt;/strong&gt; will go to one &lt;font color=&quot;#800000&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;lucky&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; winner.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thedesignconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/114200_zm_thumb.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even if I don’t win, the style and price is right, so I may just have to buy one!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The perfect thing for those cold winter evenings snuggling with your family!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;script src=&quot;http://www.google.com/jsapi&quot; type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      google.load(&#39;friendconnect&#39;, &#39;0.8&#39;);&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      var SITE_ID = &#39;13690275031699021442&#39;;&lt;br /&gt;      google.friendconnect.container.setParentUrl(&#39;/&#39;);&lt;br /&gt;         google.friendconnect.container.loadOpenSocialApi({&lt;br /&gt;            site: SITE_ID,&lt;br /&gt;            onload: function() { renderButton(); }});&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     function renderButton(){&lt;br /&gt;      google.friendconnect.renderSignInButton({&lt;br /&gt;      &#39;id&#39;: &#39;gfc-buttonLink&#39;,&lt;br /&gt;      &#39;style&#39;:&#39;text&#39;,&lt;br /&gt;      &#39;text&#39;:&#39;Follow&#39; });&lt;br /&gt;    };&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s320/signature.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;New to Pregnant with power tools? 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Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt; or   &lt;div id=&quot;gfc-buttonLink&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-turns-1.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi-4fsVS_sRCD-od6ScE_B5Hje-eG5epE6N-PBxR1sFfBhYgJWk7yBHVXcl-8BVTHEIvBSELph6k7ZYcXXQ7zQsqIFgTq_n2dwtXzQOWiEHn0aQx2WgtFPivK0Q3JY83xWoKrZw1RFaLH/s72-c/?imgmax=800" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-2873640054260468493</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-25T10:57:54.177-08:00</atom:updated><title>Building My Bookcase Doors; Which Style Should I Use?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Hey friends, I am hoping to start building the doors for my built-in bookcases {finally!}&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;but I am having some trouble deciding which style I like best…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Can you take a look and let me know what &lt;em&gt;you&lt;/em&gt; like?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYFwIXXpplJP5GcU0ATPOr2e__DKCno7yNZskGV_avjfic9aNRKS-QoEJpOwsuJR-YfBvWuuTJFS5xZU-kWwtTG4RfFSi8e1qlF_1R0-GsGN8qcEd__Uooi2yCmjDb66YXD5_lkpvFqc1/s1600-h/cabdoors%5B2%5D.png&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-bottom: 0px; 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(If you haven’t already, add yours – there’s 6 days left to win!!!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Some of you inspired souls have found the best pieces!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;OMG! I am loving this (lots of you gals love the Coastal Living bookcases),&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csnofficefurniture.com/829-08-44-COS1010.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://common.csnstores.com/common/products/COS/COS1120_l.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;and this (Katy loves all things Coastal Living – now I do too!!)&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csnofficefurniture.com/829-08-05-COS1002.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://common1.csnimages.com/lf/1/hash/2847/308158/1/Coastal+Living+Secretary+Cabinet.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;and this one (shared by Danielle)…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://cache-images.pronto.com/thumb2.php?src=http://images.pronto.com/images/production/products/41/14/amaz22928d374910602cfdf6dcae8d34_375x535.jpg&amp;amp;wmax=200&amp;amp;hmax=285&amp;amp;quality=80&amp;amp;bgcol=FFFFFF&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;oh, and this (from Vonda).&amp;nbsp; This room is yummy, Vonda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csnofficefurniture.com/Wellington-Office-Series-with-Bookcase-WYF1966.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;233&quot; src=&quot;http://www.pughfurniture.net/parts2010/home-office-wellington-l-desk-by-wynwood.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Speaking of CSN… I’m excited about a new &lt;i&gt;exclusive&lt;/i&gt; private sale site – &lt;b&gt;Joss &amp;amp; Main&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Top brands and designers for the home go on &lt;b&gt;72-hour private sale&lt;/b&gt; (you know that means &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;awesome deal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;)… up to 70% off retail.&amp;nbsp; There are new sales starting every day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;You gotta check out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jossandmain.com/store/myinvite/8FI&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Joss &amp;amp; Main!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s320/signature.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;New to Pregnant with power tools? Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;div id=&quot;gfc-buttonLink&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/for-love-of-office-furniture.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s72-c/signature.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>11</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-4476085760819510287</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-15T18:34:51.863-08:00</atom:updated><title>Why I No Longer Eat Mint Ice Cream</title><description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Ahh, the things we do for love, right?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Like mint ice cream, which my favorite sweetheart doesn’t like (he says it’s like brushing your teeth with dessert LOL), so I gave it up too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ibd7_WM8ugGLzBOk2Yju-8Wap_JnlI6PIJ4gVk4qVSeicFJ2EFSNIlMpHTc8zloyJN7-MPYkSRpmbUl1kD_ZESAqc-f2tJtJAuKKNJAUueGuuqBUG_1E5YX_je652HspZEm_3rpo4Sid/s1600/P2140043.JPG&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ibd7_WM8ugGLzBOk2Yju-8Wap_JnlI6PIJ4gVk4qVSeicFJ2EFSNIlMpHTc8zloyJN7-MPYkSRpmbUl1kD_ZESAqc-f2tJtJAuKKNJAUueGuuqBUG_1E5YX_je652HspZEm_3rpo4Sid/s400/P2140043.JPG&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:fcc60987-1541-46bc-a2c1-973d7ae99f2a&quot; style=&quot;display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSmGfFYLLaTGK5xO6x-AZEubXI0I0bHbO3gGqD4XA52sHsFcpj6eC2T-fXU1P6IxvHdHMw0w1bu_2_epgdOOysPoUT0VBuTv6QzGYSpGHg35-EyJ9W3Xstr5jMtZ9pwRuGodeSnZ2ld80//?imgmax=800&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;A small price to pay when you love someone.&amp;nbsp; For me he’s given up gluten.&amp;nbsp; Yep, food made with wheat – like take-out pizza, Chinese, most pasta and bread – hamburger buns!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;I am so lucky.&amp;nbsp; My sweet hubs cooks all those things for us using gluten-free flour mixes.&amp;nbsp; He is always making waffles, biscuits, pizza, bread, buns, pies, cakes and cookies.&amp;nbsp; All gluten-free!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:7daafc55-bd8c-4c9f-a50a-ead81fbe9774&quot; style=&quot;display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEqvUHrBjHY3M0p-uPjNIEd0y0hae-MPnqcKnaPCUfIzbxW1xATiQwXauUNG09WfPVl7fdctdjiqbOSxFqEzySj3zNcC2XFnNDW7TdfZiTbfbpUizMD0CSFyOPsblQbr8PyQPFPWE4ASn//?imgmax=800&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;495&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfSCJMzZ2zwCS7PdES0oJJBBsRgX420uvil4_6LLa1NxwWOnJTf0l6CmHttwLffPROIdA2Cav6OQaRF_rDsaNNcWTkDL4cgNTaXZuEkUG8RZzQsSsNrNiKGMpC9mI5vcWw6KEIHPhyT6i//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;611&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;This is serious folks.&amp;nbsp; Can you imagine?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Weekend mornings are always full of home-baked goodness covered in maple syrup.&amp;nbsp; Weekdays are peppered with healthy gluten-free meals – I think we’re having pesto pizza tonite!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;This stuff takes time to make, and Mr. Gorgeous does it without complaint, almost every. single. day.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;A sign I made for my home says it perfectly!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f046ac96-30bc-4be3-8846-bd29872bc4f1&quot; style=&quot;display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_tl0Y7-Zrvpyl172RtbirT6Kre6TasQYfhJVjeo0nnij45pUmRaa55SFO89cSaO1kjM2wTZCSRBalMaqfuHrfoXgsSB8o6IsUEdXj6xEMRoWgoSny9QxE1NRvNj6v5CjZy8yFg5oGVl0//?imgmax=800&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;523&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d_f1FernMat4uiwPoZ8LrhKWd02kF2XmSMShZY_ZF5aIP5WO1gyUABoxrljmQsK8W8nyx9LmzCJk6RPq_2H39tjsKlWLkMKrfawnOOzdOrA83vJVpJUA7xTJG-H6J-1KD-T9z33KiQNU//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;632&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;It’s true that we would not eat so well if I was in charge of food.&amp;nbsp; But my sweetie works – I don’t (right now).&amp;nbsp; So why does he do it?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Because he’s the most wonderful man.&amp;nbsp; He loves his family very much.&amp;nbsp; And we love him too.&amp;nbsp; Who needs mint ice cream?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Happy Valentine’s Day!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-i-no-longer-eat-mint-ice-cream.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ibd7_WM8ugGLzBOk2Yju-8Wap_JnlI6PIJ4gVk4qVSeicFJ2EFSNIlMpHTc8zloyJN7-MPYkSRpmbUl1kD_ZESAqc-f2tJtJAuKKNJAUueGuuqBUG_1E5YX_je652HspZEm_3rpo4Sid/s72-c/P2140043.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-6828848028263522782</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-14T08:13:44.197-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">craft</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">organization</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thrift find transformation</category><title>My Family Command Center</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;660&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The calendar is just a piece of construction paper I drew a 5x7 grid on.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Over this I wedged a piece of acrylic (instant dry erase board), glass would have worked too. Add some pretty ribbon to hide the edge - viola.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCj6ObJScgMsfNqybmZn7H3E1d1KFsyrVlHdfcHQ-GoPtEoqyPApsBn5bJIVSTzS0zQTDGWJcJWbWQ2ivr5Op1PxERpBrAFl6-DR_ZBeDHN-gkEzyCo3X-oxnAipUalIiV7gasaBvQOuDd/s1600-h/P2090017%5B5%5D.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px&quot; title=&quot;P2090017&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;P2090017&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyM1WtcDuACobgWn9SkhdR-nRvqPFVmEI2w3QtXLT1oWsqmfjztxV-9JZ7PzN8AVi_bg2UWUNHEbppkDDdMW8Xx6f_OYSL618wgIJrLeV14HtgXzv99CjjvsCH1Hp7NaOWzK0-mS2U2iyK//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;660&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Easy, peasy – so why didn’t I do it sooner?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The family is so much more “commanded” now ;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKugWxKzFImKY2_sVhNmmvhBkRj3hXIJBDt_rAcxPwGveX7slABVMFpl26c521xhJBCJX5zHL-L4b1I693-6OLEhI6YpbPIncDnx2eivwFPXvo23zy_6k3jsFXYeTiDQ5CtN5SNQNahF9x/s1600-h/P2100008%5B5%5D.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px&quot; title=&quot;P2100008&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;P2100008&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulQtaPtoAMhmKZRJylJXNnE7Gw7BGbTpiZ2zieUAAf4ctuE0NUfl2i5oAps6FmyJ5P9GHiqq6TrF-9poeSMK-tJLQX79WJSltqDfnuR3aixLPEiJyVl4StzioBZTtP3XSFI1XFg1OftfQ//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;380&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Sometimes I think I just don’t know what I am missing.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This&lt;strong&gt; wall-o-organization&lt;/strong&gt; only cost me $2 (hand-me-down frame, old corkboard and acrylic I had, $2 letter bins-thingy!!!).&amp;#160; Oh, well, I guess I did spend $5 on some new dry erase markers ;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;What do you think?&amp;#160; Do you have one of these?&amp;#160; Do you love yours too?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s320/signature.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;New to Pregnant with power tools? Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...   &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-family-command-center.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AkHRV487VEgfbMUQBrVmTo-FSFRb_D9IqQOs8GvZ__Q8qWitjyfAAX0Ri29bQDdpEt_FsXy0TPXBHcZwjD7fIEaDL_I2tWMUHPmUyaV8rTKFmzFdYaIQfeYfUGr50QRxtAI-v0XuuD-R/s72-c/?imgmax=800" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-1754507754766540923</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-09T20:28:18.492-08:00</atom:updated><title>Stylish Blog Award</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’ve received 2 (two!) Stylish Blogger Awards (thanks so much Vonda @ &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newlywedsandtheoldhouse.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Newlyweds &amp;amp; The Old House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and Katy @ &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://momandherdrill.blogspot.com/2011/02/stylish-blogger-award.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Mom and Her Drill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;!!) &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrJTIaRCQiGU-UK9nO0-luGky7R1PPx5vkWZqgk5h2dYJRpdo9mhlgEY0LVIJK59TOQvinb1WSRpgS5Ce2_BM_gFJaqFMXvO7IkRp8SUZAAwluP-5_kFF1Io-L4uLPFrdZfD08Wn0Jec/s1600/stylish+award.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;That means it’s time to share some stuff about myself and pass on the award to a “new crop” of stylish blogs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’m a little surprised to receive a “stylish” award since I’m usually NOT -stylish that is (yes my sister, who is stylish, is nodding and laughing right now).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ol&gt;   &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I often have paint in my hair and sawdust on my clothes when I pick my son up from preschool (they never say a thing).&amp;#160; Not stylish!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I check out mystery novels and woodworking books from the library.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I love working with all molding except crown against a ceiling (crown as a shelf is awesome though).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’m a “low-tide &lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;food” l&lt;/font&gt;over… oysters, shellfish, mackerel, sardines, herring (not lutefisk, though, blech!)…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;In college, I asked a cute guy to show me how to change my o&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;il.&amp;#160; Y&lt;/font&gt;eah I already knew how, but look how well that turned out – we’ve been married 7.5 years!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I used to be crazy, crawling on the ground, &lt;strike&gt;afraid&lt;/strike&gt; terrified of heights.&amp;#160; Now I’m just weak-kneed, hate standing on a chair, don’t make me look, afraid of heights.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Our last little guy was a surprise.&amp;#160; We love him and wanted him as soon as we found out – but wow – surprise!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’m not “always” happy, but I never ever forget how blessed I am.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Here is &lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2010/06/10-things.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;another post&lt;/a&gt; with 10 other “surprising things about me”.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Some bloggers I think are stylish (in no particular order):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tornadotwos.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Surviving a Two Year Old&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theflippingcouple.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Flipping Couple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thethriftychicks.blogspot.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Thrifty Chicks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bigjandlittlej.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Trials of Big J &amp;amp; Little J&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepunkrockmom.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Punk Rock Mom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sweetbeehollow.blogspot.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sweet Bee Hollow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://randomactsofflair.blogspot.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Random Acts of Flair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s320/signature.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;New to Pregnant with power tools? Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...     &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/stylish-blog-award.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrJTIaRCQiGU-UK9nO0-luGky7R1PPx5vkWZqgk5h2dYJRpdo9mhlgEY0LVIJK59TOQvinb1WSRpgS5Ce2_BM_gFJaqFMXvO7IkRp8SUZAAwluP-5_kFF1Io-L4uLPFrdZfD08Wn0Jec/s72-c/stylish+award.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-5080357208184372890</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-08T08:55:28.850-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">giveaway</category><title>CSN Giveaway!!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’ve been working on posts, projects and project posts, but then I came down with my kids’ cold.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I know… bummer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’ve been looking around the internets at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.csnofficefurniture.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;office furniture&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;em&gt;inspiration&lt;/em&gt; to reinvent my office/guest room – &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’ll be building my furniture, but the rooms are so beautifully staged&amp;#160; - I can’t help looking and wishing. I seriously need to build myself some file cabinets.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto&quot; src=&quot;http://images.hayneedle.com/mgen/digimarc.ms?img=master:HMS172.jpg&amp;amp;h=400&amp;amp;w=400&quot; /&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;(wouldn’t this look good in an office?)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Anywho, I am not going to leave you guys hanging while I recover, so here’s another &lt;strong&gt;awesome $65 CSN giveaway&lt;/strong&gt;!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’m going to make it really simple this time (‘cause I’m sick)!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Just &lt;strong&gt;leave me a comment&lt;/strong&gt; below telling me what &lt;strong&gt;office furniture&lt;/strong&gt; (from the above link) you’d be buying if you could!&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I know, I know… all of it!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Hope you win!!!&amp;#160; Contest ends Feb. 22!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s320/signature.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;New to Pregnant with power tools? Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...     &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/csn-giveaway.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s72-c/signature.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>63</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-2484314054573469438</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-04T21:11:19.078-08:00</atom:updated><title>DIY Meets CSI</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I LOVE mysteries.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto&quot; src=&quot;http://www.topmystery.com/images/kinfe_attack.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;You know… whodunits, detective stories, crime novels… Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Nancy Drew, the famous Sherlock Holmes, and now…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree, the intrepid DIYer and amateur sleuth in &lt;strong&gt;Sarah Graves’&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Home Repair is Homicide&lt;/em&gt; mystery series.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/images/dyn/dcover/?source=9780553806809&amp;amp;trans=resize:170y;border:989595:1;growto:90:152:f2f2f2:nw;grow:f2f2f2:17:0:0:7;composite:insight.png:nw&quot; /&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;They are the best kind of books if you love mysteries (with names like&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt; &lt;em&gt;Trapdoor&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Tool &amp;amp; Die&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;em&gt;Wicked Fix&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/font&gt; and even more fun if you also love DIY home renovating.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Peppered throughout are useful &lt;strong&gt;home repair and renovating tips&lt;/strong&gt;, hilarious reminders of how an 1823 federal-style house needs constant upkeep and repair, and a sense at the end that &lt;em&gt;you should have somehow figured out who-dun-it&lt;/em&gt; and wouldn’t a paint sprayer be a good investment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rInQ5gqnXDykLnSAx05NLHVeWmWhVqbtm03nngAeuDnw7W5pqCZdoqvreA2EcpEYVU8R9hKYKGB2b8Iw5UsI4y0olofgKVcvkGXRfpecIG1KnhpCObZ1iQqpzd9WlEcjcdntk_4wLpqu/s1600/Detective-with-smoke-flipped.gif&quot; /&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Sarah Graves’ novels have become my latest obsession, and I want to read them all!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Sarah, may I call you Sarah… if you don’t already have a fan club on my street, consider it done!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Anyone else love mystery novels or TV shows (-I love those too!)?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5mYf8I_vZ9idaZBjFE6xdhA7S_btqyqAnasF7S-yoli-JHeLKhEVWiT3GO48yq8gzfdCLoQxlkKZlbypiDQ86Nw8ochR_ncKQpN4Cfdoo3Sdq_KJmfQE3-e8Tva57W5Vs0DaBkWxxDz/s320/signature.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;New to Pregnant with power tools? Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...     &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/diy-meets-csi.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rInQ5gqnXDykLnSAx05NLHVeWmWhVqbtm03nngAeuDnw7W5pqCZdoqvreA2EcpEYVU8R9hKYKGB2b8Iw5UsI4y0olofgKVcvkGXRfpecIG1KnhpCObZ1iQqpzd9WlEcjcdntk_4wLpqu/s72-c/Detective-with-smoke-flipped.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-7889661501173933935</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-02T11:08:57.151-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">garden</category><title>The reward of a thing well done is to have done it - Emerson</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;When does that &lt;em&gt;ever&lt;/em&gt; happen?&lt;/font&gt;&amp;#160; Being done I mean (and the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;well done&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; part too since I’m asking anyway).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Some nice weather (65 degrees, baby! Yes I am rubbing it in) allowed me to “finish” edging my front lawn…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:00795590-e8c4-48f5-b9b1-8561d867e75f&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oIsvs7e773Mp4Herb2iU7gHa02-IoBKytC0HlsYMRpXrjCecwBaoRi9ppQsSUhsfLgcsExl8_cdXMlt5YDqzWBYNa1CV5VipN6uJIwx_L14yyZvf5sSselMS7WXY1OsS9SB3al48vswE//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOzrzZUE7ztxpXRbliivtKcBO7PpFa3wa-LhyhDJTFycH9_HPrNI5akETBY6i6CvFdYcgvsUan5xCmBxhrBwGea5e2y10PNPsnMayd4-W2nOmX5ZOv4SBPDyzBMzAqBZZbJTYGYwHS9tl//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;583&quot; height=&quot;487&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;(Yes, the grass was even growing out of the layer of dirt &lt;em&gt;on&lt;/em&gt; the sidewalk in &lt;strike&gt;some&lt;/strike&gt; many places.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:a5c94234-7699-4d9e-bfe0-67b24c545c9b&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKmGr1qOGVeP0PynF0g9wogUng1e8PpK9lh76xTAVrzPCNdTHKB90Kdu3oGxu06RaRu_PngV04VfHFvshzPjw91Sd6vCGFWcXCjBnYBgVBh9hNadMsrXHR5U9uXWUJ4C8iCeJqqo5lkV4//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAyRFr0cZi6WdVoS0qerRskrrEezAQ_kxgH0Tm90nqOc29HUKHTpcLG9InX3ajzcC7D0szP3ptT3py957ygEMExZg0ZKm8IZxjcuk2jZSvGIZW0Btc6tOnemEzIaeKbe0oBBKPnILhFXu//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;577&quot; height=&quot;479&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I have gained inches on the width of my walkway&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;s (and those inches look like I will be spending the weekend &lt;strong&gt;scrubbing them with bleach&lt;/strong&gt;).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:155b4c80-46f5-4cd4-b315-1f34fb2c5659&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_sLXasoDkwMvkPDw-PpvC70A-WviMlG-6pb1OrNv4Zs7PSObIV-tABCxfZlnSbtVoDghe-iHwx_9X5fyxaGFkoZrCz6H3wUexwL1qmCo5Ny8LKFcUeCTCHnMDPq9JC2OH6KTq3iwIjQi//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRdAhKfPHzTbQQUSsoDStfmVGO4OKwNXciHwGKL4isvQnNDMj-wkTvdPywG8JVRRTqglucbrDQXjRbwDuT5Ac7OHycXX6tbJ_Ce3f9DDAWIiFu_J0EAPHU5Kfzfc4t42PdQ54_cEYAh_s//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;595&quot; height=&quot;502&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;but now I feel like I should weed &lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;a &lt;strike&gt;little&lt;/strike&gt; lot, mow the lawn, trim back the flowers (they are starting to take over), and buy some new plants to replace what didn’t survive the winter.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:07c472a1-abf3-4eeb-b051-192ce380eebf&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY8BvvTohfyXcnvgTaPWH1vbxHT1XjSPVhpRMfFNYbwLB5UJg7sgGfiBe0FsG8ZXx-OsjWXTsKTcz13rbLjLRB29uD527c8QR_Wwi5Q09IDzXN6Ne6YuynDk-p79BtEfPDWROyuCX67uk//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;They&#39;re taking over&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU94YO8yCdb2QV8U1RdU6Wda4yhVrKsl5xQkUCOezacJqOZGceVuKAxq0pcMEBRtUjeZgnHrbg4hVf6s-yLLDNzlfuUdRl0OnUnRq7egb8gc4hXQZxVNCywvpjIGsJZelIvtgOFz4QCWQ//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;574&quot; height=&quot;499&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;It’s so true that a gardener’s job is never done.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4666e247-2855-428d-9076-ccebd93a6b9a&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_W-Vvo2E5ZuDz2clCbEmW3trJHuufHcBzVO52DezLxmYdf1gADwqoKOGPSkSBCpe4pDtRRhPiKTxHXEFQ4Rv7StRIzS0geJteI04as_ZgFH8iqtxgWtoYtBHwMehoEgJV9Hjjz1yvLpT//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;My True Reward&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; 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Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...     &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/reward-of-thing-well-done-is-to-have.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOzrzZUE7ztxpXRbliivtKcBO7PpFa3wa-LhyhDJTFycH9_HPrNI5akETBY6i6CvFdYcgvsUan5xCmBxhrBwGea5e2y10PNPsnMayd4-W2nOmX5ZOv4SBPDyzBMzAqBZZbJTYGYwHS9tl/s72-c/?imgmax=800" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-5755637687209454402</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-01T10:02:23.142-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">craft</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">furniture</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">refinishing</category><title>Flattening A Curved Chest</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;My hope chest has a curvy figure… I love it, but lamps fall off.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:ed7679a4-85c3-4d08-92d6-02d471256ab9&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyyqjlQpkitZvZAr-NiweVfK0l-yQEra05NhEf3RB1WMIrennh0Pes_4JIoWlkiFtYut0uudQIRjav5GVEPxgf4MtoHdgmfWuERXoe7pKsMPxK8rUVFSK6eb7iq3WpKJbHbLObOIYpKmK//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdkOG-W3LfwsdLwhDqMYtfL-Q0x-LFIIuXzHvzY8XFMHTMQQZYkc-nifepXIzmYYGCu3fWg4j-WkoMTp1mIaTR4W9XscQh72vVwcH_bZb9IN0DcM5uzDson9QvEpsERRChyphenhyphen_dNsxRsEQP//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;552&quot; height=&quot;445&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I needed to provide a stable surface for a lamp and reading materials &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;but the chest is a beautiful heirloom, and I really did not want to drill holes in it.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f1cd91fd-b565-4438-8727-72cdf0d41b6f&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PGrhJsvFSNnYMzeHkYIpDmV1xNd9VeZHORtvCaM5Rn_Xqf616-Yi0b64g2QQ1U795BiyL8i0blRTbag0efWyBTSRInUFZ9HBMBwyFaF8O-l_PcrKL27xgEpzQ048l2j7TLrwj4uH29bq//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dz2PygY_jZF77FQCImKnNjhevStNiAtkFmh1Jk22z0Z3ZI9onC4O1t2iJ-i5Prwi0azBPfKCMnZGOuDCJQ0-yX6wmTkNvOJI6mTKpGvvUAybutdn0fWBlQJcdLtpypYrN9btOeCYjPLj//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;565&quot; height=&quot;462&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The super-easy solution is a pair of 1x2s painted black and screwed to a sheet of Plexiglas (&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;drill holes slightly larger than the screws through the Plexiglas first&lt;/font&gt;).&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:583965d5-71d6-4732-aefa-553084f84a99&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM1-pd-JnEofOzI56Mg1n6Zg_TrkBNuY9V0kFoHn78YrynnlnLxaWShbKcL_lS1U0-behAiM83k-pAfjk90B_0LUeUzSlV1ZI2Y2ekaasSouRBwkBavUD5SnVsYmCZlEV7rjZT0ekgo2-//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv7CWYFwzFR3F9RdE3db4sB7_fPXmzUwyhCg_3Kqs8Pcx9HJh1bH-scpaVgLP8m8cLpmKd6aunkHr122TIr-fpL6aXMXcdgUImvU5UCKXsuzJH-8AyD5X4pgCv-Df8G5w3Y8fjANZQdIx//?imgmax=800&quot; 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Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...     &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/02/flattening-curved-chest.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdkOG-W3LfwsdLwhDqMYtfL-Q0x-LFIIuXzHvzY8XFMHTMQQZYkc-nifepXIzmYYGCu3fWg4j-WkoMTp1mIaTR4W9XscQh72vVwcH_bZb9IN0DcM5uzDson9QvEpsERRChyphenhyphen_dNsxRsEQP/s72-c/?imgmax=800" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-7306548406070638126</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-30T15:00:49.620-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">garden</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tools</category><title>Can I Take a Rain Check</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I got a new toy today.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:ac2c64d0-e89e-4dd8-8d32-3cee33cd74aa&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSq1hvLHKM0JvE1M8IUkx4AtCzeVe5q1V5a39LN66kGzyB7ptBUdbGqC3rXLeJPOXOSO8sRlQ1Uz7FnJfvq8fjpDb5ab-PY4fpuUBUlzSiPWiystXq2pZTYSSVFi8yZ0lWES9QqFo780r//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglppEpBd03SV0exVR3JSz0zL4E__L1ALsIGNJ2TPC97jZ3hneXii3KKO2vzMe4EbNgHrIT4xtAQB09DFB12mrFj8lJaemjF7mdMiXQrAmiq07kQjc1ZXsJFBeg3YswP4Pp2CouunhWc4Iy//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;558&quot; height=&quot;453&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;A Black&amp;amp;Decker lawn edger.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’m not normally a B&amp;amp;D fan, but the price was right.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I can hear my neighbors cheering already (and thinking maybe now her front yard won’t look so &lt;em&gt;decrepit&lt;/em&gt;!)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:34fc3f7e-1b96-4a55-bd10-d4d4dc3aa72c&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZytn1wZUrZo1pDKsAuzh3Kn-T94NxuUU3_6qkM_xblCFM9yNaFUH3ftbwCV-7wHnjGNWG13ECLsCcWLw7mmdh3L-4mZU3FUdiaYHnAXYG0XgVYqwJ7KBHz9XTyLGzKLVcrkAkBZMUuGNX//?imgmax=800&quot; 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Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt;...     &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/01/can-i-take-rain-check.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglppEpBd03SV0exVR3JSz0zL4E__L1ALsIGNJ2TPC97jZ3hneXii3KKO2vzMe4EbNgHrIT4xtAQB09DFB12mrFj8lJaemjF7mdMiXQrAmiq07kQjc1ZXsJFBeg3YswP4Pp2CouunhWc4Iy/s72-c/?imgmax=800" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-8674288570878240735</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-26T18:57:40.851-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">carpentry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tools</category><title>A Diaper for my Table Saw</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;From the sheer amount of time I spend with my table saw you would think it’s like my 3rd baby… and it’s as &lt;strong&gt;messy&lt;/strong&gt; as one too.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:2b6fa495-5223-40d1-b45f-6d8a1cc59af6&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEdzHrFVW9-q2xbE3gIvDeAY4vrzII2u3Ayt5kB5iNT6bbukDE8ArHdz6zZ8kmcBzRUiXeUMFHILGEZ0IAzyYvCDOP5P3i3y3blU6Jps5iStmjRddaW0la7f_aJ6ep3N27n10KtbksMZ-//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XDPGImeMlSjNgKksu08WLXzz0e37SxagwE3KzT-oa3wIBdriraFeWj9bD7sRruKnbCo6mJdh4DFKGleVyrD4-sIxpJnehadgclI-0xLWxLOl7ydimEela6mQ2VD_rugNBE28qVTCg3Fh//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;477&quot; height=&quot;379&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This &lt;strong&gt;li’l stinker&lt;/strong&gt; needed a diaper (you might call it a &lt;em&gt;dust bag&lt;/em&gt;).&amp;#160; Only $5.99 at Harbor Freight – my day is &lt;em&gt;made&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:84ecc161-ccf5-4480-9c57-a57ba3a7f6eb&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47X1UfgmPdRmj9lxqxWS0p5TMeQd3b44kNjdvv2kUJ1GfndnXC6F-BGIAPUhuQiWbydq92SxmlzrtqEwmGJ5kfkgPrCnA-2lur21Pz7bWqMhQSdUPd9CpLypFHb9Eb-cyxhNXiVcAeiY1//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwqIhM39AG987AbPTeAO-_OHhKCa0zQ4clwzJwcsZu8k2WiU5juqHRYTT6PkEwUwFGqwiJU1y_NCGXcpGF2m9JpZGz2r-nixcJ9q3QgkPrAVysDdax-_49_QHwmbiR9aM60_qJOa6r3hE//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;523&quot; height=&quot;439&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Drilled holes into the stand…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:d99d532d-15a1-45f0-b869-32642112c7bb&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHISS35HxA6Ca7BzZg1TazCufXtAcxW8JfkCT_ReF9SFKLwy7x6kg_8JPz2bU0u8V5wfeiKT8fVkHqWTQxOLgMq6I4LvQZ4CQhHeaG_RDGuBUerVogjrpnURDBt040sZan_bqPv_k0pYH//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ghcA5SeXxcYkfWZBYYcKlMonc-6gr4Ey5sHhFoTYW8Ulvke7BcJzTXX2Q8d2QBgwjzLX2etJ8hzIp8vV1el-6zfzKljlnDCuWK7ty5BYN9V1RAYOv8ioAVXRHx5ZCilVTk7NnqTPI2GK//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;507&quot; height=&quot;418&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;And screwed in the snaps.&amp;#160; Took me about 10 minutes total.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9f7a79b7-ed35-446b-b42d-bb87d04b1f8a&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ljrAKU-AhIz5DiAOK0-jBF5Ih8IkEEwYJBi1NXE4Kb_9eT7QYPCpCgYj7ArH5N9hxVD-BnDEzZTIoed60ozk57Pct8y3XVV7U1Fs4IukT2Uj896qh0xqFZ6hhP8Y6lxgU5-B1slKi6Vx//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszdG-WzrYcNIEUacoNbGBLgFS1YWRN3V8O5WonbhwyHrTZvxEtlRTMs_bKiFC34qxTCIXyIOr_tPGCee9Kg_Y08LIkDtfb2fZHDYlLgCRvUYn4xpUCrN9g9LKLp81JxrTRNqvH4aYVHBc//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;523&quot; height=&quot;439&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;And now my much loved, used (and abused) table saw picks up after itself just a little better!&amp;#160; (Wish my boys did too)…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:22a365f2-2f1d-4e42-805d-7ae365a691dd&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwhQD_nckaexpGZ2dTAMBqPY8ALrQGMauih9f0wGhp1J4LUxYu90p2MM5xki44yI1kEYL_9fQZHzjV-Gynu9QeOpnomNesYdEN69oslHdZZETVaqlra0PYElrHg7hqRkEpcVdcbBSqTt4//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiES-iyOVpoOsIVejZut42hi03gGvIxvPfQz9Vyar-ZWcicdL5cLmqEcLY5aHr8s5N_fkn4bRVlDeKz3hC7zbmdUkf9slnlhXoTJGNm5L557Gdk20OIkt0d7QhqAw6SgTaUzzKS55hS4-i-//?imgmax=800&quot; 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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’m pleased with the new book nook in the playroom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:82aa3a11-7c27-4180-ba0e-3c744179ad1e&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWe65MqgIRs4bFl1g6u8488LJYqcaX0cCDrEw-NrYeU8on7YgDemFY5l_0lnLkxccdQicK8kU1LCOB5wy3-OjjQ3WDz3z-u-MqOFE35gKmU0Qa585YlxAlw3bSq6JHeyQWU1oO9fFB66n//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrbvkcYI7JBXQctMMHuFxpaQCZEE5iP7Z3xUrnr5FZlzWkWSfC6ynw2rrIAfqxqXNRHVVubEMYKCTKGkMAFzOd15L_ACiu1qsvgNU0gcyx2iN-cD7hptwq-YGZXDRP7A51YffJXwRppwf//?imgmax=800&quot; width=&quot;379&quot; height=&quot;477&quot; 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width=&quot;395&quot; height=&quot;489&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Now I just need to build a little sofa or couch, and I can see sitting here reading to the boys “all day long” (as Bamm Bamm would say).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;   &lt;div style=&quot;padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px&quot; id=&quot;scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9cc4449d-dee3-43ad-845b-366d83a63e3f&quot; class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg121RJbWMErILdlugQb0GVbzMNqRb1jxsMy7gWtx0qqjVfpluIEN9X9S7Oa0wPp8m5g_sLaDzjY9eFC89HkGFO9NERlCots-ODhbGrTv70mswMcWU7fcY2W8bRBP9iitsU1arQDDmgHhoO//?imgmax=800&quot; title=&quot;&quot; rel=&quot;thumbnail&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NUQrO2u7-f5L15DCtCzGWNmnHJVc5EqJGS3thajSoXF-YO_FBquxlhgXA1M4XHZBVTe8nwoQNI_vJhZGeqfFyOr41mKPbDq9akIMIiM6D2NtN4h3feFJPTbBFS18GxYw1H4WtsS98R1v//?imgmax=800&quot; 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Don&#39;t miss a post and &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/PregnantWithPowerTools&quot;&gt;subscribe here&lt;/a&gt; or   &lt;div id=&quot;gfc-buttonLink&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Pregnant... with power tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://pregnantpower.blogspot.com/2011/01/diy-book-nook-for-kids.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Christin@Pregnant with power tools)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrbvkcYI7JBXQctMMHuFxpaQCZEE5iP7Z3xUrnr5FZlzWkWSfC6ynw2rrIAfqxqXNRHVVubEMYKCTKGkMAFzOd15L_ACiu1qsvgNU0gcyx2iN-cD7hptwq-YGZXDRP7A51YffJXwRppwf/s72-c/?imgmax=800" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422069856631115648.post-6889698784741161559</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-14T20:09:48.374-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">kitchen</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">organization</category><title>Challenge Organization: Week 1 - Kitchen</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Thank you Laura @ Organizing Junkie and Maryann@ Domestically Speaking for giving me some incentive to clean and organize my house (my husband thanks you too).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This week’s challenge – the kitchen.&amp;#160; 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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;I’m so looking forward to checking some new DIY off my 2011 to do list.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Here’s some of the high points I’m looking forward to this year (plus pictures to give you an idea of what I want to do).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&amp;#160; Book Storage for the Playroom&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto&quot; src=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_viSGAhgAjR0/TE2ytOKHe9I/AAAAAAAAAHc/C6sJKydDjwE/s1600/2009-09-30-library.jpg&quot; /&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;unknown&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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