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                    &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjQwOTc0N3wyMzMwMjg5Mjg4" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                       'An Oscar for Silence'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lavenderave" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;            &lt;/h2&gt;
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                    In honor of The Artist - an amazing film - black and white offerings from the Etsymom Team.&lt;br /&gt;               &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;                                                                       &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65864151" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.223937968.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65864151" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/OneDecember" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   OneDecember                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$15.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/74747447" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.246731270.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/74747447" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/claireandjanae" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   claireandjanae                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$99.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77339400" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.255558136.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77339400" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GottulaStudios" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   GottulaStudios                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$25.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/39420453" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.265748020.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/39420453" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlandersField" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   FlandersField                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$25.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93579010" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.314277901.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/93579010" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/aguavino" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   aguavino                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$10.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67528755" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.269762677.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67528755" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Funnykindagirl" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   Funnykindagirl                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$6.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/11582851" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.26165791.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/11582851" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/paulasstressart" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   paulasstressar...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$22.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/13790673" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.78998615.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/13790673" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CardsandMoorebyTerri" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   CardsandMooreb...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$4.75                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79216295" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.311425961.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79216295" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KellyBosPhotography" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   KellyBosPhotog...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$45.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83457887" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.276779001.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83457887" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/StoryTimeDesigns" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   StoryTimeDesig...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$20.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87558598" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.291947653.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87558598" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MandaPandaCreations" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   MandaPandaCrea...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$30.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65391181" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.206107537.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65391181" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   MeandMatilda                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$45.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/63982730" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.217294900.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/63982730" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/orangedaisydesigns" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   orangedaisydes...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$45.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80493012" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.307945678.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80493012" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoudWaterfallPhoto" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   LoudWaterfallP...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$20.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80495792" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.291356942.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80495792" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GemmaBeads" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   GemmaBeads                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;My kids are always after me to make donuts. I don't do it very often, but it seemed like the perfect Sunday activity. I found a recipe on &lt;a href="http://allrecipes.com/"&gt;allrecipes.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;. It was both simple enough and delicious enough to be worth the time, it was fun to make with the kids and best of all? The dough keeps for a week in the fridge, or can be cut into beignets and frozen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I think the highlight may have been shaking the beignets in a paper bag full of powdered sugar. Want to make some? &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe-Tools/Print/Recipe.aspx?RecipeID=151366&amp;amp;origin=detail&amp;amp;&amp;amp;Servings=12"&gt;Costas French Market Doughnuts (Beignets)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3261423236031700281-5243739960738856675?l=mylavenderave.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/feeds/5243739960738856675/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/03/beignets.html#comment-form" title="5 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/5243739960738856675?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/5243739960738856675?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/03/beignets.html" title="Beignets" /><author><name>Jenn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00740320089343240523</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b4w3VCA_5kI/S3DhYCmh1AI/AAAAAAAAAqw/KAvH3mk9E4w/S220/box.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWBiXl_g3EA/T0ub3pjaKRI/AAAAAAAADKQ/kUv1hn84aAs/s72-c/beignets.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0MERnc4eyp7ImA9WhVTFE4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261423236031700281.post-1774593471202651184</id><published>2012-02-28T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-28T06:30:07.933-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-28T06:30:07.933-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="to-do list Tuesday" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family" /><title>To Do List - Derailed</title><content type="html">&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;To -do lists are pretty subjective, and they are definitely subject to what is happening on a day-to-day basis. This week, my list was subject to my husband being out of town for the second week in a row and to my daughter remembering at about 9 pm Sunday that her Family Tree project was due Monday. Not only did the project involve a poster and a family tree, but also a costume and food from an ancestor's country of origin. It was a late-ish night, but we got the job done. We made a poster and whipped up some &lt;a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pebber-nodder-danish-christmas-cookies/"&gt;Pebber Nodder&lt;/a&gt; and went to bed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;She makes a cute little Danish immigrant/pioneer, doesn't she? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This impromptu project fits one of the top items on my to-do list though - which is spend more quality time with my family. I had a great weekend with the kids. We went to the movies, made beignets (recipe coming Thursday) and visited friends.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Ever notice that your cooking slacks off when your husband is out of town? The first clue for me is that it takes 3 days to fill the dishwasher. Why? Only one person is missing. Then I realize. We've been eating Mac, hot dogs, pizza and chicken nuggets. Everyone knows you don't need a plate to eat a hot dog right? Oh the horror!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This time it's going to be different. Not that some of the above won't be on the menu, but it will be the home made kind and it will generate some dirty dishes. All the meals are easy, because I'm doing all the chauffeuring (school, play practice, dance, swimming, scouts) and I've got no back-up this week.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Monday&lt;/u&gt; (company coming)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2011/03/paninis-oh-my.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Panini&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Tuesday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2011/11/love-it-when-my-son-makes-dinner.html"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pizza&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/a&gt;- pepperoni&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Fruit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;leftover pizza for kids' school lunches&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2010/10/comfort-food.html"&gt;Crock Pot Mac N' Cheese&lt;/a&gt; x2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;cucumber slices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;apples&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;second batch for freezer meal baby shower Thursday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Thursday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/baked-baja-beef-chimichangas-108901"&gt;Chimichanga (baked)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Friday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2011/04/delicious-chili-con-carne.html"&gt;Chili&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Saturday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Grilled Salmon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;roasted potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Sunday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Frankly, I don't care. That traveling husband of mine can be in charge.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Also linking up to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2012/02/menu-plan-monday-feb-612.html"&gt;Menu Plan Mondays&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3261423236031700281-6111747497891181457?l=mylavenderave.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/feeds/6111747497891181457/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/menu-plan-monday_27.html#comment-form" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/6111747497891181457?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/6111747497891181457?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/menu-plan-monday_27.html" title="Menu Plan Monday" /><author><name>Jenn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00740320089343240523</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b4w3VCA_5kI/S3DhYCmh1AI/AAAAAAAAAqw/KAvH3mk9E4w/S220/box.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RYpjoWaxH24/T0poubEsscI/AAAAAAAADJw/BoqTwW2wiG4/s72-c/Food-Buy-It-With-Thought-war-poster-1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEMFR3o_cCp7ImA9WhVTEEQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261423236031700281.post-3176914777729761132</id><published>2012-02-24T06:06:00.004-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-24T06:06:56.448-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-24T06:06:56.448-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Etsy" /><title>Etsy Finds</title><content type="html">&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjQwOTc0N3wyMjU3ODU1NTg1" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                       Surprise!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lavenderave" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;            &lt;/h2&gt;
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                    &lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"&gt;A snowy treasury from the Etsymom Team, in honor of my surprise foot of snow yesterday morning. It gave me the blues a little bit. Especially when my car got stuck in my driveway...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;               &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;table style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 8px; line-height: 19px; width: auto;"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                                                                       &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/35790652" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.106825790.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/35790652" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/loiestpie" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   loiestpie                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$12.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/16554231" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.274313651.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/16554231" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlandersField" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   FlandersField                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$4.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56347551" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.178497093.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56347551" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/OneDecember" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   OneDecember                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$12.50                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92872909" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.311507847.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92872909" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KellyBosPhotography" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   KellyBosPhotog...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$35.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49724456" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.152385501.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49724456" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkPolishDesign" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   PinkPolishDesi...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$5.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51805006" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.159346965.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51805006" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SillyBeanz" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   SillyBeanz                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$5.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84087951" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.279097460.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84087951" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AuntieDawn" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   AuntieDawn                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$9.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62758069" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.196021792.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62758069" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bubblegirlknits" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   bubblegirlknit...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$55.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91899602" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.312491167.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91899602" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Wonders4You" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   Wonders4You                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$20.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87472296" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.291746770.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87472296" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillyanLou" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   LillyanLou                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$30.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92141181" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.308959150.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92141181" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NaturaLLinens" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   NaturaLLinens                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$18.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50267366" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.170047339.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50267366" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/malibuquilts" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   malibuquilts                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$400.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75764590" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.250231956.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75764590" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LexiAndMaddy" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   LexiAndMaddy                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$5.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69527779" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.225017061.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69527779" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DieLightful" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   DieLightful                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$4.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/10686083" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.23226467.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/10686083" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LLingDesigns" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   LLingDesigns                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$8.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Custard-Filled Corn Bread&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;from &lt;i&gt;A Homemade Life&lt;/i&gt; by &lt;a href="http://orangette.blogspot.com/"&gt;Molly Wizenberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;If you don't already have this book, you should get a copy. I mean it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Ingredients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;3 tbsp melted butter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;3/4 cup yellow cormneal, preferably medium ground&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 tsp baking powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1/2 tsp baking soda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;2 large eggs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;3 tbsp sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;½ tsp salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;2 cups whole milk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 ½ tbsp white vinegar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 cup heavy cream&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish or a 9" round pan. Put the dish in the oven to warm while you're preparing the batter. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;In a large microwaveable bowl, melt the butter in the microwave - slowly - careful not to splatter the butter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Whisk together the flour, cormeal, baking powder and baking soda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;When the butter has cooled, add the eggs and blend well. Then add the sugar, salt, milk and vinegar and whisk well again. Slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until the batter is smooth and no lumps are visible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Remove the heated pan from the oven, and pour in the batter. Carefully pour the cream into the center of the batter. Don't stir! The cream will form a layer just under the surface of the batter. Bake for about an hour or until lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes or so before slicing. Serve with maple syrup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Note: Covered with plastic wrap, this bread will stay good at room temperature for 1 day. If you put it into the refrigerator covered - it will last up to 3 days. Leftovers are delicious at room temperature, or warmed in a low oven (or microwave). Remember to serve with syrup or honey.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3261423236031700281-4936549812860746298?l=mylavenderave.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/feeds/4936549812860746298/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/custard-filled-corn-bread.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/4936549812860746298?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/4936549812860746298?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/custard-filled-corn-bread.html" title="Custard Filled Corn Bread" /><author><name>Jenn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00740320089343240523</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b4w3VCA_5kI/S3DhYCmh1AI/AAAAAAAAAqw/KAvH3mk9E4w/S220/box.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H4iMYY2X7zI/Tz1HRRqSHMI/AAAAAAAADJI/rF25f5EHvfA/s72-c/corn+bread+1+with+syrup.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0UEQXk-eip7ImA9WhRaGUw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261423236031700281.post-4476058780492298090</id><published>2012-02-22T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-22T06:00:00.752-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-22T06:00:00.752-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="knit/crochet" /><title>Knitting Lessons</title><content type="html">&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I love to knit. I know I've said it before, but it satisfies a very deep need I have to show something tangible at the end of the day. You can clean a toilet, but it's only clean until the next person uses it. The thing about knitting is that unless something truly catastrophic happens (think kitten or toddler), it stays knit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;socks for my Dad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This week, it has been my privilege to teach two of my friends how to knit. Both of them were absolute whizzes. Sarah wanted to learn to knit dishcloths. It's a fabulous way to learn. It's a small project and you can learn to knit, to increase and to decrease, with a little casting on and off for good measure. Besides, they are the best dishrags ever.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Basic Dishrag pattern&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Materials:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 ball worsted weight cotton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Size 9-10 1/2 needles*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;*I use size 8 needles because I like my dishrags a little smaller &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Cast on 4 stitches&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Row 1: Knit one row&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Row 2: K2, YO, knit to end of row&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Repeat row 2 until there are 40 stitches on your needle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Next row: K1, K2tog, YO, K2tog, knit to end of row.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Repeat until there are 4 stitches left on your needle. Cast off&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;K = knit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;YO = yarn over&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;K2tog = knit 2 together&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Want help? There are tons of great tutorials online. I think&lt;a href="http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn-to-knit"&gt; KnittingHelp.com&lt;/a&gt; does a pretty great job with their basic tutorial videos. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3261423236031700281-4476058780492298090?l=mylavenderave.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/feeds/4476058780492298090/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/knitting-lessons.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/4476058780492298090?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/4476058780492298090?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/knitting-lessons.html" title="Knitting Lessons" /><author><name>Jenn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00740320089343240523</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b4w3VCA_5kI/S3DhYCmh1AI/AAAAAAAAAqw/KAvH3mk9E4w/S220/box.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bwOcipku-sA/Tz1CC676__I/AAAAAAAADI4/6m9Jwp7ogts/s72-c/dad%27s+socks+done.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkcBQXw4fSp7ImA9WhRaGE4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261423236031700281.post-4717278712794211490</id><published>2012-02-21T07:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-21T07:27:30.235-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-21T07:27:30.235-08:00</app:edited><title>To Do List Tuesday - To Done and Not Done</title><content type="html">&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;You know how sometimes you have a list of things that need doing, but then something else turns up that trumps the whole list? My weekend was kind of like that.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This is my new kitchen faucet. I really like it. I especially like that someone gave it to us because they got a new sink and this faucet didn't fit their new sink. It has a soap dispenser. Cool!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I didn't especially like that it took most of the day Saturday to install and then we had to replace some tile on the back splash. Obviously, if you have a leaky faucet for very long, there will be some water damage. If you were wondering about the sticks and spatula there, that's the tile setting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;We also replaced the lights in the garage. Initially we just thought that the bulbs burned out, but the whole light fixture was bust. That took a while.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Just another opportunity for me to practice being a grown up about when I have a list of things I want to do, but I can't do them because other stuff has to be done first. Oh wait! I have these opportunities every day...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I did&amp;nbsp; start sewing squares of my Odyssea quilt together. Remember this? I rearranged the layout and I've sewn together 3 rows. Hooray!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;What's on your To Do List?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"&gt;I&amp;nbsp;hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="body"&gt;It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="body" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="body"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="body"&gt;It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="body"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="body"&gt;Let us with caution indulge the supposition that 
morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both 
forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of 
religious principle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"&gt;However [political parties] may now and 
then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and 
things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and 
unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and 
to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards 
the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Great books about George Washington:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/George-Washingtons-Sacred-Peter-Lillback/dp/0978605268/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1329721564&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;George Washington's Sacred Fire&lt;/a&gt; by Peter A. Lilleback&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-George-Washington-American-Classic/dp/0880800143/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;amp;ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1329721602&amp;amp;sr=1-1" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;The Real George Washington &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;by Jay A. Perry and Andrew M. Allison&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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$95.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5RKpC_OaNo/TzyYSD3GyII/AAAAAAAADIw/oYlmTpOYuz4/s1600/tres+leches+cupcake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="468" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5RKpC_OaNo/TzyYSD3GyII/AAAAAAAADIw/oYlmTpOYuz4/s640/tres+leches+cupcake.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Cupcakes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;3 tsp. baking powder &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1/2 tsp. salt &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;¾ cup shortening &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1 ⅔ cups sugar &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;5 egg whites &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1 tsp. almond extract &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1 ¼ cups milk &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;¾ cup finely chopped pecans &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Soaking Mixture &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;⅔ cup canned sweetened condensed
milk (not evaporated) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;¼ cup canned coconut milk (not cream
of coconut) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Whipped Cream &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1 pint (2 cups) heavy whipping cream
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1 teaspoon real vanilla&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Garnish &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;1 cup flaked coconut &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;½ cup chopped pecans &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper
baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups, spray muffin cups with
baking spray with flour. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;In medium bowl, mix flour, baking
powder and salt; set aside. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;In large bowl, beat shortening with
electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/3 cup
at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally.
Beat 2 minutes longer. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Beat in almond extract. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;On low speed, alternately add flour
mixture, about 1/3 of mixture at a time, and milk, about 1/2 at a time, beating
just until blended. Stir in pecans. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups,
filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until 2/3 to 3/4 full. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until
toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove
from pans to cooling racks. Cool 10 minutes longer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Poke tops of cupcakes every 1/2 inch
with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking. Place
cupcakes in dessert cups. In small bowl, stir sweetened condensed milk and
coconut milk with whisk until smooth. Slowly spoon 2 teaspoons milk mixture
evenly over top of each cupcake, allowing mixture to soak into holes and
drizzle down side. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight, until milk
mixture on tops of cupcakes is absorbed. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;In medium deep bowl, beat whipping
cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until stiff
peaks form. Frost each cupcake with about 2 heaping tablespoons whipped cream;
sprinkle with about 2 teaspoons coconut and 1 teaspoon pecans. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Not that saying "I Love You" should be something you have to write on your To-Do list; but the things on my To-Do List are all things I am doing to say "I Love You."&lt;/div&gt;
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1. Fun Hair styles for my daughter - today's heart braid courtesy of &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lilsugar.com/Create-Heart-Hair-Braid-Valentines-Day-13873480"&gt;lil sugar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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2. A little surprise at breakfast&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;3. Heart Attack their rooms before school lets out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This was the weekend of the big Eagle project fund raiser. My son chose to bake and sell giant, 12", heart shaped cookies for Valentine's Day. It was a big hit, and that's why my kitchen looks like this:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;We baked and frosted nearly 30 cookies. We will be delivering them all day today - even taking some to ladies husbands at work. So much fun. The best part? He has earned 95% of the money we estimate he will need for his project. We're waiting for approval. I can't wait to show you what he chose to do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84998397" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.282213487.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84998397" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/boldcolorglass" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   boldcolorglass                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$9.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90223469" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.308003368.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90223469" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/burntcreative" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   burntcreative                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$42.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92047718" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.308475697.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92047718" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AquarianBath" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   AquarianBath                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$6.50                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46464373" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.160368159.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46464373" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cuddlehugs" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   cuddlehugs                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$21.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79934407" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.257225643.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79934407" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SugarFlower" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   SugarFlower                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$8.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/15624454" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.39318381.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/15624454" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KEcookies" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   KEcookies                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$8.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KissableKreations" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   KissableKreati...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$12.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PeriwinkleJazz" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   PeriwinkleJazz                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$11.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FashionPatterns" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   FashionPattern...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$7.50                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeandMatilda" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   MeandMatilda                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$19.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85062798" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.282450917.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85062798" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SugarLabsEboutique" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   SugarLabsEbout...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$5.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="70px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="110px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/74211405" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.244527738.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="110px" /&gt;                                                                          &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/74211405" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; display: none; font-family: sans-serif;"&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                       &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="display: none; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HotLavaClothing" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   HotLavaClothin...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; display: none; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$48.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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I promised you a peek at a project I've been working on. I meant to post this last night, but then one of my kids threw up. That sort of thing tends to set me back an hour or two, or six. Anyway, she seems stabilized and here I am.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kpPxNFLQkfU/TzQ4sNVsCDI/AAAAAAAADG0/NASrYQmbypg/s1600/pillow+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kpPxNFLQkfU/TzQ4sNVsCDI/AAAAAAAADG0/NASrYQmbypg/s640/pillow+1.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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My mom used to always sing us this song, and I love it. I wanted to make a friend of mine something fun for her birthday, and this is the idea I came up with. I have had a &lt;a href="http://www.cricut.com/"&gt;Cricut&lt;/a&gt; for awhile, but never tried using it to cut fabric. Guess what? It works great. Here's how I did it. &lt;/div&gt;
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Cricut&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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cutting mat - needs to be newer, pretty sticky&lt;/div&gt;
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template for desired font - I used George for the pillow above, it came with my Cricut.&lt;/div&gt;
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fabric in desired colors&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Heat-n-Bond-Lite-Sewable-Iron-On-Adhesive-Value-Pack-17-x-5.25-yds/17338066?findingMethod=rr"&gt;Heat n' Bond&lt;/a&gt; - I got mine at Walmart&lt;/div&gt;
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iron&lt;/div&gt;
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1. Cut your fabric and heat n' bond to fit your cutting mat. Mine is 6"x12".&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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2. Iron the heat n' bond to the wrong side of your fabric piece.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38scUPPCzy4/TzQ6oOp5DgI/AAAAAAAADG8/_gCwa9iPRLw/s1600/heatnbond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-38scUPPCzy4/TzQ6oOp5DgI/AAAAAAAADG8/_gCwa9iPRLw/s640/heatnbond.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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3.&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt; TIP!&lt;/span&gt; Follow the heat n' bond instructions exactly and then let it cool all the way before you peel off the paper backing. This will prevent the heat n' bond from sticking to the cutting mat. Trust me, that's messy.&lt;/div&gt;
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4. Peel paper backing from fabric and carefully attach it to the cutting mat. Use a brayer tool or a rolling pin to make sure the fabric is smooth and tightly stuck.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YwAy1gvLakU/TzQ7bT-HMyI/AAAAAAAADHk/R3-NqKaZ_yg/s1600/brayer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YwAy1gvLakU/TzQ7bT-HMyI/AAAAAAAADHk/R3-NqKaZ_yg/s640/brayer.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;5. Load the cutting mat into your Cricut, select the cartridge and template you want (I am using Jasmine here) choose your letters and cut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;6. Unload the cutting mat and carefully remove the fabric. If your blade isn't super sharp (and it doesn't need to be) you may have to use scissors to snip sections of the letters.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;7. And you've done it! What will you make with your fabric letters or shapes?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I have a very busy day ahead, involving finishing three nightgowns and a visit with the dentist. I am swapping the usual Thursday recipe for Wednesday, and hoping for better light for pictures of my latest project, which I will post tomorrow. I hope you don't mind. :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;My chicken with dumplings or noodle soup recipe is a little different each time I make it, because I don't follow a recipe. It is absolutely delicious every time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Chicken Stock&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I start with a left-over roasted chicken. I plop the entire thing in a pot with some celery, onion and carrots (all of this is already with it if I roasted it myself), cover it with water and simmer for at least 2 hours. You do not want to boil it, just simmer it gently.&amp;nbsp; When it has cooked and cooled, I&amp;nbsp; pour off the broth and de-bone the chicken. Depending on the size of the chicken, you may end up with enough meat for another dish.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Chop onion, carrots and celery. Preheat &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;sauté&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; pan. Add butter or oil, then add vegetables. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;&lt;xml&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Sauté&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; until onions and celery are tender.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Dumplings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; 2/3 cup flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Mix flour, parsley, baking powder, salt and herbs. In another container, combine milk and oil. Pour into flour mixture. Stir with a fork until combined. Drop mixture from a spoon into boiling soup. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. &lt;i&gt;Do not lift cover. &lt;/i&gt;Makes 4-6 dumplings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Chicken and Dumplings or Chicken Noodle Soup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;6 cups Chicken Stock or what you made using the instructions above, plus water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;mirepoix&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 1/2 cups diced, cooked chicken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 Tbsp. dry parsley&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1 Tbsp. kosher salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;pepper to taste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Noodles or dumplings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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*if you add more than a cup of water, you will want to add chicken boullion, 1tsp. per additional cup water&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Combine all ingredients through pepper. Simmer gently until carrots are tender and soup is heated through. Bring soup to a boil and add dumplings by the spoonful. Cook, following dumpling instructions. Serve.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;*If using noodles, add noodles and cook until noodles are tender. Serve.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Ta-Da! My envelopes. I am still trying to figure out what I'm going to store them in - in my purse. They don't fit in my wallet, and I don't want a bigger wallet just now. We'll see. For now, I am thinking I'll make a nice cover for them and stitch it together as shown in the tutorial I used from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://kelleighratzlaff.com/featured/free-envelope-template-and-a-tutorial/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Kelleigh Kratzlaff Designs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;. Go check it out! She has kindly provided a free template for the envelopes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;We are using the &lt;a href="http://www.daveramsey.com/article/dave-ramseys-envelope-system/lifeandmoney_budgeting"&gt;cash envelope system &lt;/a&gt;recommended by &lt;a href="http://www.daveramsey.com/home/"&gt;Dave Ramsey.&lt;/a&gt; It's completely true, what he says, spending cash is more psychologically painful than using your debit card. If I have to pay cash, I am not grabbing that extra bottle of Simply Limeade. I'm drinking water. Who knows, maybe it's a diet system too. LOL.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;What have you been up to?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Also linking up to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Don't laugh, but I'm not really in the mood to plan dinner this morning. The thing is, it's got to be done. I thought if I tried linking up to &lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2012/02/menu-plan-monday-feb-612.html"&gt;Menu Plan Mondays&lt;/a&gt;, it would motivate me to make my menu for the week. We'll see. I'll let you know at the end of this post if I'm feeling more inspired...&lt;/div&gt;
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I use this fantastic menu planning system from &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fibersandtwigs"&gt;Fibers and Twigs&lt;/a&gt; on Etsy. I won't bore you with breakfast and lunch details. Breakfast is usually pancakes, muffins, or oatmeal. Lunches - packed lunch for the kids, salad or leftovers for me.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Monday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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roast chicken and asparagus with mashed potatoes&lt;/div&gt;
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the asparagus and potatoes came in my bountiful basket on Saturday. This was supposed to be Sunday's dinner, but it didn't happen...&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Tuesday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Beef Enchiladas and salad&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Wednesday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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chicken noodle soup - using leftovers from Monday - and I'll post the recipe on Thursday&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2010/10/comfort-food.html"&gt;Crock pot Mac N Cheese&lt;/a&gt; and veggies&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Friday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2011/11/love-it-when-my-son-makes-dinner.html"&gt;Pizza Night&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Saturday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Salmon - need to find a recipe that looks good - thinking Miso glaze or something like that&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;Sunday&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Crock pot- &lt;a href="http://mamaandbabylove.com/2011/04/05/freezer-cooking-with-slow-cooker-recipes/"&gt;Stephanie's Goulash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I think this will work. I already have the ingredients for every day except Thursday and Friday. This is the week of my son's Eagle Project fund raiser, so we have to be efficient. The kitchen will be getting very busy with giant valentine cookies this weekend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We'll send the kids out later to rescue Barbie. Poor thing.&lt;br /&gt;
Not sure what the official totals are, but I'm willing to put money on about 2 feet.&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjQwOTc0N3wyMDIxNTQ2Mjk2" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                       'Love Me Tender'                &lt;/a&gt;                by                &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lavenderave" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                       lavenderave                &lt;/a&gt;            &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;table style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 8px; line-height: 19px; width: auto;"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                                                                       &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82448291" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.272445517.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/82448291" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Vintage pink Flower Gir...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TutusChicBoutique" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   TutusChicBouti...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$78.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65856622" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.207969701.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65856622" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Catch, 7 x 9 illustrati...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/juneatnoon" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   juneatnoon                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$20.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66524332" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.210685454.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66524332" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Felted Stones, pebbbles...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Fairyfolk" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   Fairyfolk                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$10.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77044230" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.254599713.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77044230" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            SALE- Earrings,  Heart ...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CasualDesignsbyJBS" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   CasualDesignsb...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$42.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73379861" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.241060254.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73379861" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Love from the Inside Ou...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/soulgraffiti" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   soulgraffiti                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$22.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/30605471" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.89364482.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/30605471" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Wild at Heart- Original...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kimage" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   kimage                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$25.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65999569" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.208541574.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65999569" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Pink Plush Elephant - P...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/guzanito" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   guzanito                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$20.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77189572" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.261027295.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77189572" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Love You Parent Child L...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sykin" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   sykin                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$6.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81348743" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.269434007.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81348743" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Roar means I love you i...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MommyofTyDesigns" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   MommyofTyDesig...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$30.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91360546" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.305997976.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91360546" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Sweet and Shabby Altere...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cinnamonspice" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   cinnamonspice                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$10.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90520328" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.302969972.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90520328" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            With Love Birdcage Gift...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/misseskwittys" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   misseskwittys                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$4.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91654953" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.306995543.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91654953" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Love is in the Air Vale...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AdelleRose" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   AdelleRose                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$27.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76007331" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.301890687.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76007331" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Valentines Day Sale 30%...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhimsybyKT" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   WhimsybyKT                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$80.50                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51259845" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.299580558.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51259845" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Pink Flower Wedding Inv...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EllasPaper" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   EllasPaper                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$4.70                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90003103" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.301103580.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90003103" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Stained Glass Blush Pin...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AimeezArtz" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   AimeezArtz                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$20.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/14925453" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.37012361.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/14925453" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Whisper - 8x10 Flower P...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlandersField" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   FlandersField                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$25.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
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For book club last month, we read &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Esperanza-Rising-Pam-Munoz-Ryan/dp/043912042X"&gt;Esperanza Rising&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href="http://www.pammunozryan.com/"&gt;Pam Munoz Ryan&lt;/a&gt;. I reviewed it &lt;a href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2010/09/weekend-book-review_18.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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As the hostess for the month, I wanted to go with the Mexican theme for treats. Since it's January and chilly, I decided to make Mexican hot chocolate. There are lots of recipes out there, but to keep things simple, I opted for Abuelita with a few modifications. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;The beautiful thing about Abuelita is that it is already sweetened, already has cinnamon and vanilla in it. Yum. The following recipe is how I make it in my cocoa latte machine, which froths it up nicely in place of using the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molinillo_%28whisk%29"&gt;molinillo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Do you like that purse? I do. It's my new purse. My son won it for me in a little contest my friend Hilary (fabulous Miche distributor) was having on facebook. A friend told me about the contest, told me I should try to win. My son, obviously on facebook, got very excited. He told me "Mom, you need a new purse really bad. You should win this." &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Who knew the kid noticed my purse at all?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;He babysat&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/successisinthebag"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/successisinthebag"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Success is in the Bag&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for two days, and won the purse. Life lesson for me? My son can focus and accomplish something if he really wants to. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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But that is not all, that is not all. Here's what I won and what I bought to go with:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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I won the base demi bag, the two demi shells, the coin purse and the bling to hang on the bag. I bought the matching handles because I wanted them. I also got a few additional rings to lengthen the handle space for my own comfort. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I can't tell you how much I am loving it. What an incredibly generous giveaway! You can visit Hilary's website at &lt;a href="http://hilary.miche.com/"&gt;hilary.miche.com&lt;/a&gt;. She'll take good care of you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Disclaimer: I was not asked to promote Hilary's business either before or after winning the contest. I am telling you all about it because I am excited about it, and because I believe it is a great product you should know about.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I have a couple of fun projects I've been working on, but if I show you today, I will be giving away my friend's birthday present, so next week, I promise.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3261423236031700281-8968979227554900241?l=mylavenderave.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/feeds/8968979227554900241/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/miche.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/8968979227554900241?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3261423236031700281/posts/default/8968979227554900241?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://mylavenderave.blogspot.com/2012/02/miche.html" title="Miche" /><author><name>Jenn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00740320089343240523</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b4w3VCA_5kI/S3DhYCmh1AI/AAAAAAAAAqw/KAvH3mk9E4w/S220/box.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-je3ELa29SaE/Tyl0M3bE1ZI/AAAAAAAADF8/5zDyVi2wqKc/s72-c/my+miche.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkMGQX04cCp7ImA9WhRbFk8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261423236031700281.post-8755400855185919807</id><published>2012-01-31T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-07T07:27:00.338-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-07T07:27:00.338-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="to-do list Tuesday" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="organization" /><title>To-Do List Tuesday - Saving Money</title><content type="html">&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I was with a group of friends last week, and we were all talking about how much we spend on food. The range was astonishing. Our coupon Queen spends about $400 a month on food, and is able to stock up her pantry at the same time. Another friend who has 3 kids, 8 and younger said she probably spends &lt;i&gt;$400 a week &lt;/i&gt;on food. I probably spend about $500 a month on food and household supplies, but since I'm not couponing much, I am not stocking up the way I'd like to. I am also feeding a 13 year old boy who grew 4 inches last year. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I was inspired by our conversation, so I got a Sunday paper, found a binder in a drawer, bought some baseball card protector sheets and got busy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;The first thing I realized was that I needed to pace myself. I'm starting with one Sunday paper, one couponing website (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;on the advice of the before-mentioned couponing friend, I am going to use &lt;a href="http://couponmom.com/"&gt;couponmom.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;) &lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;and I know I will draw the line at one grocery store. I am not the kind of girl who will drive all over town using up gasoline to find the best deals.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;I'm ready. Let the couponing begin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Next up? The cash envelope system found&lt;a href="http://kelleighratzlaff.com/featured/free-envelope-template-and-a-tutorial/"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;. Next week, I'll show you mine. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;In reality, the trail to Eagle started 5 years ago, when my son became a cub scout. He took to scouting about like he took to water, and he's never looked back. In cub scouts he earned his Bobcat, Wolf and Bear, then his Webelos, Compass patch and compass points. He got his Arrow of Light. He moved on to boy scouts and by the time he was 12 and a half, he was a Life Scout.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;It is time to choose the Eagle Project. He has done his research, made phone calls and narrowed his project options down to two. This week, he is choosing his project and getting it approved. I can't wait to see what he's going to do. I know there's a lot of work ahead, but I wanted to celebrate just how far we've come since that very first day. Good job son. You make us proud.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjQwOTc0N3wxOTUzNTE3Mzgz" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                       'Skydiving'                &lt;/a&gt;                by                &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lavenderave" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                       lavenderave                &lt;/a&gt;            &lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cubo" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   cubo                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/apageintime" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   apageintime                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/60SecondMakeover" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   60SecondMakeov...                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
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$15.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77753188" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.256948626.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77753188" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Robot B73: Millicent Sm...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tofunutloaf" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   tofunutloaf                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$15.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84450750" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.280407782.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84450750" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Parachute Clip Art, Vin...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ImagesClipArt" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   ImagesClipArt                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$1.50                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85871831" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.285437378.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85871831" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Original 8x10 Watercolo...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KimberlyHutt" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   KimberlyHutt                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$35.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88415956" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.295126870.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88415956" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Skydive Minnesota                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wcopeland" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   wcopeland                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$145.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87472775" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.291613967.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87472775" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Rabbit - Large Print                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PeaPress1" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   PeaPress1                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$16.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89069669" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.297653988.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89069669" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Skydiver Silhouette                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PhotoHut" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   PhotoHut                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$20.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83207453" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.275001203.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83207453" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Customized Bride and Gr...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mudcards" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   mudcards                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$100.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86468224" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.287545456.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/86468224" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Sky Divers - Vinyl Wall...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/decalbrand" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   decalbrand                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$39.99                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76029171" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_170x135.251163583.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76029171" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Parachute Print, Dictio...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrintLand" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   PrintLand                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$9.50                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                   &lt;td height="140px" style="border: 1px solid #ECECEC; padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="140px"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43073816" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.131516850.jpg" style="border: none; padding: 0px;" width="140px" /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;/a&gt;                                   &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43073816" style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                       &lt;span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px;"&gt;                                                                            Magnetic  Skydiving Art...                                                                                                           &lt;/span&gt;                        &lt;/a&gt;                        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/frootkake" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"&gt;                                   frootkake                               &lt;/a&gt;                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;
$8.00                           &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;                                                  &lt;/tr&gt;
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