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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/alPg_ZuNJng" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/itchy-belly-and-other-things.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CU4DQ3wyfCp7ImA9WhRaEk8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-3690679826933260518</id><published>2012-02-14T06:11:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-14T06:52:52.294-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-14T06:52:52.294-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="love" /><title>Happy Valentines Day</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/3690679826933260518/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-valentines-day.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/3690679826933260518?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/3690679826933260518?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/ZQXrA3cQ80U/happy-valentines-day.html" title="Happy Valentines Day" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6TZZa29gbjg/TzpPEAN1AwI/AAAAAAAABJI/mMu2lHV14QQ/s72-c/diamonds-are-a-girls-best-frienda.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zd2s-DScIuL9o4nntxC9ES4lP4/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zd2s-DScIuL9o4nntxC9ES4lP4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zd2s-DScIuL9o4nntxC9ES4lP4/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zd2s-DScIuL9o4nntxC9ES4lP4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Ever have those days where you are just so thankful for your husband?

I do.

I have them pretty often.  Like when I just need a minute, or an hour, or an afternoon to get something done and he keeps...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/ZQXrA3cQ80U" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-valentines-day.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CU4BRXY_eCp7ImA9WhRbFkk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-2861766191611474784</id><published>2012-02-07T13:45:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-07T13:45:54.840-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-07T13:45:54.840-06:00</app:edited><title>Roasted Veggie and Balsamic Glaze Pizza</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/2861766191611474784/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/roasted-veggie-and-balsamic-glaze-pizza.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/2861766191611474784?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/2861766191611474784?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/z6A-Svxw5FU/roasted-veggie-and-balsamic-glaze-pizza.html" title="Roasted Veggie and Balsamic Glaze Pizza" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ytxauOhdFU/TzF_PuVtM8I/AAAAAAAABJA/Iq-yXK0FYzw/s72-c/pizza.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JZHh3FkzzQketJGeYxeacWsCv70/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JZHh3FkzzQketJGeYxeacWsCv70/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JZHh3FkzzQketJGeYxeacWsCv70/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JZHh3FkzzQketJGeYxeacWsCv70/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;I've fallen in love all over again with pizza.  Specifically, this pizza:

1.  Make or purchase thin crust pizza dough
2.  Brush lightly with olive oil/garlic mixture or butter/garlic mixture
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/z6A-Svxw5FU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/roasted-veggie-and-balsamic-glaze-pizza.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Dk8MR3g4eCp7ImA9WhRbE0s.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-5946614057716602693</id><published>2012-02-04T08:13:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-04T08:14:46.630-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-04T08:14:46.630-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Captain" /><title>Jack's 2nd Year in Pictures</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/5946614057716602693/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/jacks-2nd-year-in-pictures.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5946614057716602693?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5946614057716602693?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/g1pCM4j8h9Y/jacks-2nd-year-in-pictures.html" title="Jack's 2nd Year in Pictures" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Evma8Rg3RzQ/Ty0swepTJKI/AAAAAAAABHY/uGRLx2mtlQQ/s72-c/20110204_5.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S-7TzrsP2yFjZdmt-ZJSkmKe9bA/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S-7TzrsP2yFjZdmt-ZJSkmKe9bA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Turning 2 - Feb 2011




March - beginnings of Spring



April- waiting for the lightrail



May- Children's Museum



June - State Park in Mankato



July - at the cabin



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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/g1pCM4j8h9Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/jacks-2nd-year-in-pictures.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkUHR3o9cSp7ImA9WhRbEkU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-2107667725029124509</id><published>2012-02-03T08:43:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-03T08:43:56.469-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-03T08:43:56.469-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friday shop hop" /><title>Friday Shop Hop #22 and Got Tiki?</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/2107667725029124509/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-shop-hop-22-and-got-tiki.html#comment-form" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/2107667725029124509?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/2107667725029124509?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/0hxdVmxRkp8/friday-shop-hop-22-and-got-tiki.html" title="Friday Shop Hop #22 and Got Tiki?" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I1Y2W6swPTI/TyvxmhvqXhI/AAAAAAAABHI/ZLXu1tNwUA4/s72-c/$(KGrHqEOKpIE6S(I2zesBOvKLKl4Zw~~60_3.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AziOMP2-wNBrpLXIz_SXmLc0DSQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AziOMP2-wNBrpLXIz_SXmLc0DSQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Did you guys see the Shop Hop turn out last week?!  Fifty-one fantastic handmade and vintage sellers gathered here.  It's a new record for ArtsyNina's modest shop hop.  Thank you everyone who...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/0hxdVmxRkp8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-shop-hop-22-and-got-tiki.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkQHRn4-cSp7ImA9WhRbEU8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-6320649861198261262</id><published>2012-02-01T13:47:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-01T14:32:17.059-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-01T14:32:17.059-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="do-it-yourself" /><title>The Carrot Cure</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/6320649861198261262/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/carrot-cure.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/6320649861198261262?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/6320649861198261262?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/3NwxYM_txQk/carrot-cure.html" title="The Carrot Cure" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gE3MPUF3xIZIo_kCw__VVuDC_9U/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gE3MPUF3xIZIo_kCw__VVuDC_9U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Sunday I started to lose my voice- a sure indicator that a cold was right around the corner.  By Monday I was felling cruddy: sore throat, no voice, post nasal drip, sneezing, sinus pressure and...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/3NwxYM_txQk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/02/carrot-cure.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0IAQHY8fip7ImA9WhRUGU4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-6883040983984657926</id><published>2012-01-30T07:52:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T07:52:21.876-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-30T07:52:21.876-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pregnancy" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><title>We're at the Half Way Point</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/6883040983984657926/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/were-at-half-way-point.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/6883040983984657926?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/6883040983984657926?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/iNuYHot6Ths/were-at-half-way-point.html" title="We're at the Half Way Point" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--1pkX1N5zZc/TyagNAkNFYI/AAAAAAAABGo/o4ekmQP283Q/s72-c/jackcool.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDGMD7uTSCasnh6q25nL7rUZkhQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDGMD7uTSCasnh6q25nL7rUZkhQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;I am 20 weeks along today; starting to look pregnant instead of just plump and feeling baby move.  We have the big utrasound in a few hours.  No, we aren't going to ask what the sex is - we want the...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/iNuYHot6Ths" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/were-at-half-way-point.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0UNSH06eip7ImA9WhRUFko.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-5956919012678323715</id><published>2012-01-27T07:34:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T07:34:59.312-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-27T07:34:59.312-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friday shop hop" /><title>Thrifters Keep Your Eyes Open For Me &amp; Shop Hop #21</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/5956919012678323715/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/thrifters-keep-your-eyes-open-for-me.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5956919012678323715?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5956919012678323715?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/P9or3KoZ7E0/thrifters-keep-your-eyes-open-for-me.html" title="Thrifters Keep Your Eyes Open For Me &amp; Shop Hop #21" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-coZCmtvhK3I/TyKm6YjlSKI/AAAAAAAABGQ/j4rpc0xWRxg/s72-c/evelicea1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dDfwyaZ2vO0HJUyXWI7dhpGQD0/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dDfwyaZ2vO0HJUyXWI7dhpGQD0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Have you ever had those moments, while wandering through the second hand store, where you are drawn to something but you don't know why?  You don't recognize it, you have no idea if it's valuable,...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/P9or3KoZ7E0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/thrifters-keep-your-eyes-open-for-me.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D04BRH0zeCp7ImA9WhRUE0k.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-3808019940297552107</id><published>2012-01-23T13:12:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T13:12:35.380-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-23T13:12:35.380-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="house" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="remodel" /><title>Another Day, Another Remodeling Mess</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/3808019940297552107/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/another-day-another-remodeling-mess.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/3808019940297552107?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/3808019940297552107?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/aUo9Tqvqw7c/another-day-another-remodeling-mess.html" title="Another Day, Another Remodeling Mess" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sT25nJueefc/Tx2wn15o1PI/AAAAAAAABE8/gBcl0b1eKjo/s72-c/bedroom.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SdSuij9y0GW-DXvhAKRJbpJABc0/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SdSuij9y0GW-DXvhAKRJbpJABc0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;We have three bedrooms upstairs.  In order to get to the third bedroom, you have to walk through the second room.  We had been using these joined rooms as Jack's bedroom and playroom.  Since baby is...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/aUo9Tqvqw7c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/another-day-another-remodeling-mess.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DE4GQnk9cSp7ImA9WhRUEUw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-5370170526417544808</id><published>2012-01-20T21:35:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T21:35:23.769-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-20T21:35:23.769-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Captain" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><title>Quick Story</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/5370170526417544808/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/quick-story.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5370170526417544808?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5370170526417544808?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/xjsNCKcz8hM/quick-story.html" title="Quick Story" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P-xJ42bD9Iz8ozM_lrl3rqL2qaQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P-xJ42bD9Iz8ozM_lrl3rqL2qaQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Yah... so tonight I tried to follow along with Denise Austin's Fit &amp;amp; Firm pregnancy.  While my toddler was awake.  
I've attempted aerobics and yoga DVD's before while in his presence and the...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OXEtfsi0LWIeGTbl2ohM0JrIwlQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OXEtfsi0LWIeGTbl2ohM0JrIwlQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;I've tried to stop time and enjoy my 15 seconds of fame as long as possible.  I received word a couple of weeks ago that the winter edition of Minnesota Moments was finally finished; I would receive...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/HA7BJk5nVso" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/fame.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEEERnszfSp7ImA9WhRVFEs.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-2038066340800820780</id><published>2012-01-13T07:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T07:50:07.585-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-13T07:50:07.585-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="crafty" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="artsy" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friday shop hop" /><title>Friday Shop Hop #20</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/2038066340800820780/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-shop-hop-20.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/2038066340800820780?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/2038066340800820780?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/yKEk2uW68qQ/friday-shop-hop-20.html" title="Friday Shop Hop #20" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WaEuG35PSrA/TxA1FL9Z8JI/AAAAAAAABEM/yn7dIuLlE88/s72-c/daisyhoop2.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JphValy511LRYA4HB9sesSYjas4/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JphValy511LRYA4HB9sesSYjas4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Old Man Winter has finally arrived in Minnesota.  He was several weeks late.  My heating bill hasn't missed him, but the land has seemed a little out of sorts without him.  The birds, the trees......&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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After a December hiatus from weekly Shop Hops, I am back and ready for action.  The Holiday dust has settled and it's time to get back to work!  I have a work table piled...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/rziZCBixB3A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-shop-hop-19-2012-edition.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0AHRHc6eip7ImA9WhRWFkk.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-4024758164129111390</id><published>2012-01-03T19:48:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T19:48:55.912-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-03T19:48:55.912-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="christmas" /><title>Parental Insecurities... and some pics.</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/4024758164129111390/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/parental-insecurities-and-some-pics.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/4024758164129111390?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/4024758164129111390?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/6gc_O8I7Aa8/parental-insecurities-and-some-pics.html" title="Parental Insecurities... and some pics." /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x50zbZUbH5c/TwOvThozSHI/AAAAAAAABD0/Nl3GkyJDGOo/s72-c/tomjackpic.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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Ever since Christmas my little angel has been... not an angel.

I didn't think it was possible, but he seems even wilder than before.  He is like an energizer battery.  It's Go Go Go all...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/6gc_O8I7Aa8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/parental-insecurities-and-some-pics.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUEFSX88fyp7ImA9WhRWFEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-6306626027118839897</id><published>2012-01-01T06:14:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-01T15:33:38.177-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-01T15:33:38.177-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New Years Resolution" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><title>I went to church last night... and didn't burst into flames upon entering the building.</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/6306626027118839897/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-went-to-church-last-night-and-didnt.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/6306626027118839897?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/6306626027118839897?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/bE-Xw4H3U54/i-went-to-church-last-night-and-didnt.html" title="I went to church last night... and didn't burst into flames upon entering the building." /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Qt-gSIdZfqHK70hxrkJUGNnGPU/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Qt-gSIdZfqHK70hxrkJUGNnGPU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;I know this should be a post reflecting on the past year, or maybe listing heartfelt resolutions for 2012, or some kind of Christmas recap.

But it's NONE OF THAT!

It's part 231.2 of our bathroom...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sss9cYgffoaPlSwQkR2aiOy2IEs/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sss9cYgffoaPlSwQkR2aiOy2IEs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;I did my Norwegian ancestors proud today and made potato lefse.

I have never even had homemade lefse before.  Oh, we have been eating it around Christmas for as long as I can remember, but it has...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/gv4Dp6nwxNw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2011/12/adventures-in-lefse.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0UHSXs8eip7ImA9WhRXEUU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-5656157010775912230</id><published>2011-12-17T22:07:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-17T22:07:18.572-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-12-17T22:07:18.572-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="christmas" /><title>It's Over!</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/5656157010775912230/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-over.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5656157010775912230?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/5656157010775912230?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/KSnxU4S0pEE/its-over.html" title="It's Over!" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l5wgIU--9UY/Tu1kya5ay3I/AAAAAAAABBQ/Ytu0SHZItVY/s72-c/ribs.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QnkEqZJZeTiVA4KxyDoZR3hkuuU/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QnkEqZJZeTiVA4KxyDoZR3hkuuU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;The first Christmas hosted at our Crumbling Pile of Plaster is over.  I am sitting amidst piles of ripped wrapping paper, cookie crumbs and jenga blocks scattered haphazardly around the room.  The...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~4/KSnxU4S0pEE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><feedburner:origLink>http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-over.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEMEQHY8eSp7ImA9WhRQE0o.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432957597112532748.post-8432872526921598872</id><published>2011-12-08T14:19:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T14:33:21.871-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-12-08T14:33:21.871-06:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="christmas" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="entertaining" /><title>Time to Panic?</title><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/feeds/8432872526921598872/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://artsynina.blogspot.com/2011/12/time-to-panic.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/8432872526921598872?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1432957597112532748/posts/default/8432872526921598872?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAdventuresOfArtsynina/~3/yj7tbKTtuA0/time-to-panic.html" title="Time to Panic?" /><author><name>ArtsyNina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17486088267364693085</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="21" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HG3dZsTXUOc/TyHR5zjJ86I/AAAAAAAABFk/te1Udu_02Yg/s220/dsc_4609-3.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EJrh5pXTZi4/TuEbq3wpZVI/AAAAAAAABAQ/jt5SQVIaI4o/s72-c/eddie.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><content type="html">
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It's no big deal.  Really.  Except that we haven't had any 'events' out here yet; we are always waiting for the house to be done.  Sooo.... I have a week...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nBdIDSsRg35aVg5KoH0eYoUqmAs/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nBdIDSsRg35aVg5KoH0eYoUqmAs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;... going outside before 9am, on a Sunday, to play in the snow.

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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l5n_fT7gaDmt4CkUDCicmqkToic/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l5n_fT7gaDmt4CkUDCicmqkToic/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Welcome to ArtsyNina's Friday Shop Hop.  The holiday season is in full swing!  I set some dates in my calendar at the beginning of September; birthdays, organizational reminders, goals for completing...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qeue_I1eAl-CQ5UfROGkxb7YkUc/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qeue_I1eAl-CQ5UfROGkxb7YkUc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;I was in the Cities for a few hours yesterday - a few hours of glorious alone time.  No kid, no husband, no one but ME enjoying the thrill of the hunt.  I was able to shop at a snails pace and dig...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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