tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63274532972900473292024-02-19T09:50:21.705-06:00Whitney's Sanity OutletWhitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-9947468643306682692011-12-17T01:33:00.000-06:002011-12-17T01:33:51.108-06:00Card For HubbyWell as you can see it has been a while since I have been on here. Hubbs is still gone so getting any crafting done is almost impossible. I have been playing with my Photoshop Elements 9 and love it. Learning how to create stunning photos and maybe a scrapbook page in the future. I took a 3 day Boot camp back in October and learned so much. I will post about that later. As for now I have a card that I made my hubby for Christmas and his troops. Also made this card after reading <a href="http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/2011/12/day-14-and-challenge-64-cards-tags.html">Cooking with Cricut blog post Day 14</a>. She is doing a 25 day give-a-way and on day 14 she has a challenge to make a Christmas Card. I thought why not enter I have to make hubby one anyway.Not my best work, but hey I only took about 3 to 4 minutes to make it so not bad. Please excuse the photos I only had my cell phone at the time so they are not that great. Enjoy!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Blessings this Christmas Season! Remember the true Reason for the Season! </div><div style="text-align: left;">Whitney</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-61686033465504192922011-10-09T20:27:00.000-05:002011-10-09T20:27:15.690-05:00Mojo Monday Challenge #209Well I have not been crafty lately so I thought why not enter a contest. I entered<a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2011/10/mojo-monday-209-contest.html"> Mojo Monday Challenge # 209 </a>and here is the sketch we had to follow. I hope that this gets my creative juices flowing! I had a blast creating this and it only took me about 30 minutes.<br />
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For this card I used some stamps from<a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm"> The Stamps of Life.</a> I also used my circle punch to punch a border for the right side.<br />
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Inside the card I also used<a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm"> the Stamps of Life stamps</a> and added a strip of paper to the top and white so that you could write a small note. I had to add the ghosts to the sides to cover up what my stamp block had left behind.<br />
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Here are the two stamp sets that I used. I just love Stephanie Barnard's line called the Stamps of Life. The first set is called<a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/products.htm"> Spooks2Scare</a> and the second one is called<a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/products.htm"> Thanks2Fall</a>.<br />
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Hope that you enjoyed it!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-54258547275894122232011-08-18T08:00:00.087-05:002011-08-18T08:00:08.953-05:00Finding a RoutineWhew! I don't know about you, but my house has been chaos all summer. I have 4 very active boys and they keep me on my toes. Living in Texas now, much of this summer has been too hot for the kids to stay outside very long. Most of the time they are inside wrestling or fighting or making boy noises. Come on those of you that have boys know what I am talking about. Boy noises are all the low rumble car noises or the constant whistling or the fire truck sirens going off all over the house. LOL! After a while my mind starts to explode over all the noise.<br />
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Well I have been looking for a way to keep my house up and play with the boys. Needless to say I have been failing on the keeping of the house part. I have been searching for a way to become organized. I can organize my scrap stuff all day, but I guess that is because I am the only one who uses it so if it is out of place it is on me. The house is a different story. I will sweep and mop the kitchen and then the kids will come in with dirty shoes or the dog with dirty paws. I can pick up the living room and vacuum to only have the 4 tornadoes come behind me an mess it all back up. I have been very frustrated this summer to say the least. My wonderful DH had suggested that I develop a routine for myself and the kids to see if that helped. At first I was like how dare you tell me how to take care of my kids and my house and then I thought you may have a good point.<br />
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That is when I started to scour the internet for ways to help me. I am not an organized person. My mom has always tried to help me, but it has just never caught on. I was in the USAF and while I was in there I learned discipline and some organization. I thought I should try to incorporate some of that into my daily life. Then I came across a website that may change my life and the life of my family. I want to introduce you to <b><a href="http://www.flylady.net/index.asp">FlYLady</a></b>! She has a site that teaches you how to develop a routine. Sounds simple and I wonder why I didn't think of it before.<b> <a href="http://www.flylady.net/index.asp">FlyLady</a> </b> uses a phrase which I can so relate to called <b><a href="http://www.flylady.net/pages/FLYFaq.asp">SHE</a></b> which stands for <b>Side Tracked Home Executive</b>. She tells us that we have to drop our perfectionism and just start doing. Kids are use to a routine at school. They have math class at the same time each day or have gym at the same time. Why shouldn't I try to have cleaning time or lunch time or playtime at the same time each day? So I have started to develop a routine for each person in our house each day.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.flylady.net/index.asp">FlyLady</a></b> tells us that you should have a Morning Routine, an Afternoon Routine, and a Bedtime Routine. Sounds simple huh? I have always read to my kids before bed so I thought that was a routine, but not like she wants you to to. I have only been working on my routines for a couple of weeks now, but I can say that I am loving this. I wake every morning and look at what is called my <b><a href="http://www.flylady.net/pages/cjmain.asp">Control Journal</a></b> to see what I need to do that day. I am still tweaking my routines so things are still changing daily. Each day there is a particular room that I work on to clean. She also picks certain Zones each week for you to focus on. This week we are working on the bathroom and the office or desk area. You are sent e-mails with your assignment that day Monday through Friday. Saturday is family day and Sunday is for resting and worship.<br />
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She even has routines outlined for your kids on how to keep their rooms clean and how to get their chores done on time without being asked. She even has an afternoon routine to help your kids get their homework done without burning them out. Like I said I am still working on our routines so things seem to change daily. I am so excited to see where we will be in a month after school starts on Monday.<br />
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You also need to check out an online calendar that she offers called <b><a href="http://www.flylady.net/pages/cozi.asp">Cozi</a> </b>You can also use this on your phone. In here you can put all the members of your family and all their appointments. I have even put in the dates from the school calendar so that I know when they have an early release or are out of school. You can make To Do list on it along with Shopping list. I have used this alot just like last night when I went school supply shopping. I didn't have to carry a paper list, because it was all on my phone and I could check off the items as I put them in the basket. There is also an option to have a reminder sent to your phone for appintments. I have the reminder sent to mine if it is for me and the kids and have it sent to my DH's phone if it involves him so that he can't say, "Well I didn't know about it."<br />
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I have never been a routine person, but I think I just may becoming one!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-2744332360195344472011-08-17T10:13:00.001-05:002011-08-17T11:14:31.704-05:00Online ClassesI just had to pass along the info. As you know I have been wild about Photoshop Elements 9 for a while now. Many of you are like I was in the beginning. You are <b>SCARED TO DEATH</b> to open the program. Well put your fears aside and <b>FEAR NO MORE</b> The Digital Scrapbook Teacher is now gonna offer online classes! I am so excited. Her first class that she is gonna offer is a photo editing class. This is so worth taking. She will teach you many of the editing procedures that you have always wanted to know. So if you want to take this 1st class in her series of online classes just click on the link on the left of my blog. When you get to her page click on the link at the top that says blog and you can sign up there. Can't wait to see what ya'll create!<br />
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<ul><li> Week 1- Getting Started (Even if you've used Photoshop Elements in the past you will learn new stuff in this lesson!)</li>
<li> Week 2-Lightening and Darkening a Photo: Which method is the best?</li>
<li> Week 3-Color: How to Fix It, Change it, and Remove it. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"> Week 4-Straightening, Cropping, and Getting Artistic.</li>
</ul>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-65263079286651487622011-07-08T14:16:00.000-05:002011-07-08T14:16:39.302-05:00Photoshop ElementsI have been busy learning so much about Photoshop Elements. I am having a blast! I have been going through <a href="https://www.thedigitalscrapbookteacher.com/book.html">Patty Debowski's book Photoshop Elements Basics and Beyond</a>. I am reading the section on organizing. Wow I so needed this! She explains how to use tags to find just the right photo. As someone who takes a ton of photos this is gonna come in handy.<br />
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You can see in this screen shot of the organizer in PSE9 that I have already tagged these 2 photos. Patty explains that it is easier to add more tags than not enough. I have tagged these with sunny, Texas, June, 2011, and cell phone. I also tagged the 1st photo with my nieces Megan and Kaitlyn and the 2nd photo with my son Dylan. So now that these are tagged lets say I wanted to find a photo taken in 2011 of my nieces in a sunny location. All I have to do is click on these 3 tags and walla you would bring up this photo. Sounds simple doesn't it?<br />
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It will take me a while to get all my photos tagged, but in the end I believe that it will help me so much. I have always used the organizer, but had not used the tags. She also tells you how to create multiple catalogs so that you can have 1 for photos and 1 for digital scrapbook supplies. I will next tackle tagging the scrapbook supplies, but as with the photos this will take me some time. To learn more of these great tips go to Patty's site located on the left side of my page and check it out. I never thought that I would learn how to do this stuff!<br />
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Have a wonderful day!!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-34221021828622836312011-07-02T08:00:00.036-05:002011-07-02T08:00:03.492-05:00The Digital Scrapbook TeacherAll of the classes that I took at GASC were digital scrapping classes. I did this cause I already know how to paper scrap for the most part and wanted to learn something new. The first class that I took was from <a href="http://www.storytellersclub.com/">Story Tellers</a>. In this class we learned some of the basic techniques for digital scrapping. Here is what we made.<br />
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She taught us how to add a shadow, how to duplicate an element, and how to add a photo to a template. All this sounds so simple, but it is not.<br />
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The next 2 classes were taught by <a href="https://www.thedigitalscrapbookteacher.com/">The Digital Scrapbook Teacher, Patty Debowski</a>. I was in such awe of how well she taught us. As Patty will tell you she is not a techie. She now teaches, because when she tried to learn PSE there were not alot of great tutorials out there. She taught herself how to do many of the wonderful techniques with trial and error. She tries to tell all of her students how to do it the easy way to save us a headache. I love how she can teach how to do something without getting so technical. <br />
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I ended up taking the class <b><u>#6 Stamping, Distressing, and Making your own with PSE</u></b>. This class was so much fun! We learned how to use brushes which are like stamps to us that are familiar with paper scrapping. She also told us to push every button and play with everything that is how you learn. If you make a mistake oh well there is always an edit button. She explained that some brushes are created to act a certain way. Look at the photo below.<br />
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Here we used the grass and leaf brush. As you can see as you click and drag the image changes colors and blends wonderful. How cool! She also taught us how to make our own digital papers.<br />
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The other class that I took was <b><u>#7 Creating Montages with PSE</u></b>. In this class we were taught how to take a picture and and add a person to the photo in different locations. Here take a look.<br />
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This is the same boy on the slide just in different locations. She took 3 pictures and taught us the Eraser Method and the Masking Method to create this photo. Pretty cool huh?<br />
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I also bought her new book <a href="https://www.thedigitalscrapbookteacher.com/book.html"><u><i>Photoshop Elements Basics and Beyond</i></u></a>. I am going chapter by chapter to learn new techniques on how to organize my photos and my digital scrapbooking elements. Patty has created a disk that has 3200 digital items already tagged and separated into categories. This saves hours of time!<br />
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Here is another picture of all the template disks that I also bought from her. I am so excited to learn how to do some of these amazing techniques with PSE.<br />
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If you want to find out more information about The Digital Scrapbook Teacher just click on my link on the left side of the page and it will take you to her site to check out all the wonderful products that she has to teach you with. <br />
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I want to wish everyone a glorious July 4th weekend and hope that you are spending it with the people you love!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-2638496523900174472011-07-01T08:00:00.061-05:002011-07-01T08:00:07.637-05:00Mouse, Paper, Scissors Hybrid LayoutJust realized that I never posted my hybrid layout that we created in Jessica Sprague and Heidi Swapp's class. This is one amazing class. It teaches you so much stuff that my brain hurt after taking it. I have reviewed the class many times so that I can get better at the techniques that Jessica teaches you in PSE. Heidi then explains how to put it all together. What a terrific team!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is one of my Twins Dylan riding his new scooter. As you can tell my printer is not so good on printing pictures. I am on the look out for a new one that does better.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture showes the titile and the 3 gems that I added.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one shows some of the frames that we used around the pictures. I love this technique!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the little element that we created. Jessica showed us how to use a brush to stamp the leaves and how to change the opacity so that you can see the lighter color. She also showed us how to add the words.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is another view of the frames that we used on the photos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here again is the final product. All of the patterned paper is digital that Jessica showed us how to print out to use on this layout. Isn't that cool? Think of how many layouts you can create with these digital papers and you can use them over and over and never run out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope that everyone has a wonderful Friday!</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-81400308135677743312011-06-30T12:28:00.000-05:002011-06-30T12:28:57.793-05:00More from GASCI know that it has been almost a month since my last post. With the kids off of school it is well lets say chaos at our house. I barely have time to breath. Four active boys is most days hard to keep up with. We have been so hot here in Abilene that most of the day we have to stay indoors. With temps reaching up to 110 being outside is difficult. I do have to say thank heavens for Netflix! We have been watching a ton of movies and reading books everyday. I have learned how to play cars and my boys are teaching mom how to make boy noises. LOL!<br />
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Now on to more of the wonderful GASC. While I was there I was able to meet the wonderful <a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/products.htm">Stephanie Barnard from The Stamps of Life</a>.<span id="goog_958576836"></span><span id="goog_958576837"></span><br />
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I have been a club member with Stephanie for about a year and a half now. I love her stamps. They are clear stamps so you can see what you are stamping. She has many stamps that I use all the time. One of my favorite stamps is her Stamped4You. This is a set that you use on the back of your projects to sign your name. I also adore her YouAre2Kind. This is a set of wonderful words that you can combine and create your own phrase. Stephanie has so many sets that I use all the time. She has Christmas sets, Halloween sets, Easter sets, Butterfly sets, sets for boys and girls, and many sets with sentiments for the inside of cards. Please check out her site <a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/products.htm">here</a>.<br />
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I of course had to purchase some more of her stamps which my dear hubby just can't understand. He says,"Don't you have enough stamps to play with? How many do you need?" My Reply to him was, "A girl can never have too many stamps to play with. Look at how many tools you have to fix the car with, or how many fishing lures do you need to catch 1 fish?"( I do have to say that I love all the fishing stuff he has, because I admit I love to fish!) Here are the new sets that I bought.<br />
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Right from the beginning when I walked in I was overwhelmed with awe. Booth after booth full of bright shinny things and colorful things and a multitude of amazing paper. Of course I had to go up and down every row to see all the new great things that I knew I had to have. My poor husband was gonna be in for a shock when he saw the money that was spent on the 2 days that I attended. There were lots of scrapbooking clubs there that offered supplies once a month sent to your house. How tempting that was, but I did not do any of those so that I would use what I already have.<br />
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I found a 31 Gifts booth and bought a bag from them just to carry all of my new goodies. One of the coolest new things that I came across was by Kiwi Lane Designs. They have items to help you design your layouts. The templates are semi-transparent so that you can use them to design your page and then you can use them to cut your items when you are ready. I know that I am not explaining this very well so please visit their site<a href="http://kiwilane.com/"> here </a>to watch a full demo of the product. What an amazing product it is. I can't wait to give this a try!<br />
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Of Course I came home with some new goodies to play with so here are a few pictures of my stash.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is from Story Tellers Club. These are 2 page layouts and embellishments. Can't wait to add photos to these.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is some paper stacks and some acrylic sheets with the glue for them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And of course more paper, cause who can have too much paper. (I do!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In this picture are my Tim Holtz folders, some pens, brads and eyelets, buttons, and glue stick.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Well I could write all day about my experience at the show, but that would bore you so I will stop for now. In the days to come I will post about the wonderful person that I met and also about the digital scrapbooking classes that I took at the show. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope that everyone has one amazing Sunday! I am off to swim with the family and try to stay cool here in this Texas heat. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Til Later!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Whitney </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-45698222118490877322011-05-06T13:24:00.000-05:002011-05-06T13:24:50.293-05:00YUMMY!I have not done any crafting lately so I figured that I would share a favorite recipe of my families. We just love Chicken Spaghetti. I got this recipe from my mom. It does take some time to make, because you have to go in stages but oh so worth it.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Well I hope that you have enjoyed this post and I hope to create something this weekend. I am still recovering from my bronchitis so I have to take things slow. I am amazed at how long it is taking me to get over this crud. I thought that I was doing good so I decided to walk over a mile to get my son from school the other day. What a mistake that was. I was pulling the wagon with the twins in and out of it along the walk and by the time I got to the school my chest was burning so bad. The worse part was that I had to then walk home. I wish that this would go away. My chest still feels like I have an elephant sitting on it. My doctor said that it could take up to 2 months for it to go away and up to 4 or 5 months to get my energy back. Wow that is a long time when I have kids to run after and a house to take car of. Oh well I can do only what my body allows me to do.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</a></div>I can't believe that it has been over a month since my last post. Wow time has gotten away from me. I was so blessed to have been able to go on vacation with just my mom and dad. It almost made me feel like I was a kid again. We went to see some family that I had not had the pleasure of seeing for quite sometime. Being military we are told where to live and for how long. This causes most of us to only see our extended family every so often. I was able to visit with my Aunt Norma and Uncle Harold and had a wonderful time. My cousin Michael and his family and my cousin Derek and his family were there also. What a great time!<br />
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My dearest Uncle Harold is not feeling so well lately. He has cancer and is fighting with all his might. I know that it is in God's hands and that His will will be done, but it still hurts. Please keep the family in your prayers. I did get an update and the family has moved Harold to Hospice and he seems to be in good spirits. I know that he is a man of God and that God is already with him and the family.<br />
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I was also able to head to Missouri to see my Aunt Neda and Uncle Jerry and my cousin Kim and her daughter Myriah, and my other cousin Curtis and his daughter Paige. I had such a great time with them and we played cards most of the night. It seems like every time when our family gets together and we usually play cards and our favorite game is nerts (not sure of the spelling) which is like double solitary. We also played some dominoes and had a wonderful time just getting caught up. I had the realization that it had been over 15 years since I had been to their house. Wow that is way too long ago. I vow that since we do live in Texas now that it is not gonna be that long again.<br />
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So as you can see my mind has not been on crafting lately. My boys have been very busy and they just had their last soccer games of the season yesterday. I on the other hand have been very sick the past week. It started with a headache and developed into the flu and bronchitis. I have been in bed or on the couch all week and today is the first day that I have done anything since last Saturday and I have done some laundry. My hubby has been a dream this week. He has cooked, cleaned, and have taken care of the boys. He even went to work late so that he could take my 8 year old to school in the mornings and then he would pick him up at 3. I did still have the younger 2, but they somehow understood how sick mom was and didn't give me too much problem until Thursday. By that time I was aware of what was going on and could deal a little with them. I am on the mend now, but very weak. I didn't realize that the flu could knock you down this much. Oh well no time to waste hubby leaves Tuesday for a few days. Glad that it is only for a few days and he will be back soon.<br />
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Now I have to get my house back in order somehow, but I am not gonna rush it til my strength is back. Remember to give those who mean the world to you a kiss and a hug and tell them what they mean to you. Life is short and time runs away. Pray for those that are dear to you and those that are on your mind today!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-22867885324042607472011-03-12T08:00:00.001-06:002011-03-12T08:00:06.536-06:00Vacation TimeI am so excited!!! <span style="color: magenta;">I am going on vacation!</span> Being a USAF wife is a very tough job. My husband has deployed many times and leaves for a few weeks here and there for trips. Well this time momma is leaving for a trip without my husband and kids. Yes I did say that no hubby or kids! I know you are saying what? Well I needed a break.<br />
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For those of you who live by your family you tend to have people to help you out with your kids every now and then. For us military people we tend to depend on our adopted family, our military friends, to help us with ours. I have to say that some of my dearest friends I have met in the military and miss them once one of us moves. Every now and then a momma needs her time to recoup and gather her thoughts. That is what this trip I hope will do for me.<br />
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I am headed to Arkansas and Missouri with my mom and dad to visit some of my aunts, uncles, and cousins. Growing up we have always been a very close family. I have not had the pleasure of seeing some of them for quite a while now. I miss them so much and am so glad that we have this opportunity to visit. I could have chosen to stay at home for the week or even just stay at my mom and dad's, but I want to be rejuvenated by the love of family. Family is the one who knows the true you and I so need that right now.<br />
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I hope to return to my hubby and kids a better woman, wife, and mother after I have relaxed a bit. I will treasure this time with my parents and already miss my kids so much. I have never been away from the twins overnight and only a few times with the other 2. I know that this is a much needed trip!<br />
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I will be gone this weekend and most of next week so I will not be posting. I am gonna take this time for myself and reflect on myself and my life. I hope that y'all have a great week and that God blesses you with His Grace!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-52551464353385357722011-03-11T08:00:00.002-06:002011-03-11T08:00:00.569-06:00Mouse, Paper, Scissors Observation Notebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
This assignment was difficult for me. I don't really like to write about myself or my feelings. Heidi Swapp has had us doing Daily Observations where we are suppose to write about our day and what we thought of in just little snipits. Then she gives us another something to think about. One example she had us do was to think about something that we can't live without.<br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">What can you NOT LIVE WITHOUT?</span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">I have an obsession of love and hate for my computer. I love all that I can do and keep up with others. Boy I sure don’t like it when it does not do what I expect it to do or another words operator error. I like to think I know computers, but the truth is that I know just enough to get into trouble and have no way to get out. I love to look at blogs to get ideas, I read e-mail, search for new items for the house, help the kids with homework, or just keep up with my friends on Facebook. I wonder what my day would be like without my computer?</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">I do have to say that this Observation thing has been the highlight of my day most days. It seems that to get things out on paper makes me organize my thoughts instead of just having them bounce around in my head. It also makes me think of ideas to solve problems or ideas of things to do with the kids. I have to say I am so surprised that this part of the class has helped me so much. </span></strong></div><br />
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Heidi also created a tutorial for us on making the cutest Observation Journal!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JFqJcO3dI0uqGIkDgtw2Yt6QeNSRH6mxUHtrsSB77-T92Dcl3fvnocZVAiBSfZisntjBFAlO0mjicT5MmPt17A8E9AwHElfNIZMwHZm14J1lKU8f4FEUueY1nePLGlhrii4JfO5ABT4/s320/MPS---Notebook4.jpg" width="194" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't this just amazing! The paper is so georgus and it is by House of 3 I believe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> She had us create a few closures like the circle on the above picture and the tab on the one below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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One of the other cool thing that Heidi taught us is to use Tattered Angels glimmer mist. Wow I love that stuff. The ribbon that you see was white. She showed us how to make it this wonderful green color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGpqLx5eUhMPb2dKsUWROT0PT6KVNpSvKEZsg3k59NgLxhufs-eEG0GnYH_z92hrYGhe6Ou1AnCktb0bxJmql2_EKCVPYscLy2sPLckz-AJn_H5ciPv5W4CHtT8ARTlvrW9XOSdhJBrg/s1600/MPS---Notebook6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGpqLx5eUhMPb2dKsUWROT0PT6KVNpSvKEZsg3k59NgLxhufs-eEG0GnYH_z92hrYGhe6Ou1AnCktb0bxJmql2_EKCVPYscLy2sPLckz-AJn_H5ciPv5W4CHtT8ARTlvrW9XOSdhJBrg/s320/MPS---Notebook6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the inside of the journal. Very sweet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heidi also taught us how to cut slits in the back of the paper to insert the back of the paper and the ribbon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course she included elements to print out such as the observation definition. Isn't this just wonderful. I have so many ideas to create some more. Keep your eyes open!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8ZKEW3O-zmLHIDry93lfdhCuTB1Lc9UCyz9A9HPjapmnPuv-D91cI0Y7XF4SAvaBHHQCHiO3-RV-BpIKqNXXhsHvCSP6wdOnbFw6lZ05IJJ9oBgn118tTyFPNJ3wktt9vfkBa0Q4bk0/s1600/MPS---Notebook7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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One other thing that I learned from the Amazing Jessica Sprague that has made an amazing difference is how to adjust lighting levels on pictures. Here is an example:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">See the difference? Isn't is dramatic? I am sooooo loving this class!!</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-1332643982450116962011-03-10T13:51:00.000-06:002011-03-10T13:51:05.086-06:00Mouse, Paper, Scissors BeginingI know that I said that I would post more about this and it has been a while. I am having such a blast playing with PSE 6 that my dear hubby commented the other day that he wants his wife back. I tend to get addicted to new things and right now it is learning to scrapbook with PSE.<br />
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In the begining of this course <a href="http://www.jessicasprague.com/">Jessica Sprague</a> does an awesome job of explaining how to get a file into PSE and what most of the buttons are and what they do. She gives you a tour of the program to give you a base to start with. I so loved that! I have had this program for a while now and was so scared to try anything. She makes things look so easy. Let me tell you if I can do this ANYONE can do it.<br />
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I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be walking for the March of Dimes this year in Abilene, TX. We are known as Team Kenley!<br />
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<b>Registration Time:</b> 9:30 AM<br />
<b>Start Time:</b> 10:30 AM<br />
<b>Chapter:</b> <span class="org">Abilene Division</span><br />
<b>Phone:</b> <span class="tel">(325) 672-0566</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6327453297290047329&postID=4955374052078707689"><br />
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When my twins were born they were born 4 weeks early. For the most part they were healthy babies weighing 5lb. 2oz. and 5lb. 9oz. Dylan did have to spend 5 days in the NICU, because of his breathing. He was placed in an isolate for a while and then just in a bed. While he was there he was also not able to keep his temp up. Thank the Lord that he only was there for 5 days and not longer like many other babies. Dustin was also in the hospital with me for 5 days due to some blood sugar problems. We were very blessed for them to not have had any other problems.<br />
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Another team member's baby had to stay in the NICU for 2 weeks after being born due to breathing problems. I am asking you to please walk with us or to donate so that we can help some of the innocent little babies get the care that they require.<br />
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Please visit my link below to donate. Thanks! <br />
<a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/Whitney92">March for Babies/Whitney92</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">FYI: Also I don't know what is going on but the link on the left side of my blog does take you to my page, but it just has the wrong place of the walk. I am walking in Abilene, TX and not in NY. For some reason it won't let me fix this, but I have checked and it is going to our local chapter here and not in NY. </div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-15227213495431897282011-02-24T09:32:00.000-06:002011-02-24T09:32:52.779-06:00New VentureWell I have taken the plunge and I am taking a digital scrapbooking class over at <a href="http://www.jessicasprague.com/">Jessica Sprague</a>. The class is called Mouse, Paper, Scissors and is lead by Jessica Sprague and Heidi Swapp. Jessica is the one who will teach us how to use Photo Shop Elements and Heidi will show us how to use what we learned in PSE on our paper. I am so excited!<br />
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We are on day 4 of the 1st week and I am already behind. Well that is what happens when you have 4 kids and your hubby is gone this week. This week we have been given some writing assignments. At first I was like you are kidding. I don't like to write about myself. When I started I realized that I need to write about myself and my daily life. I am learning so much about the way I think about things just by writing them down. Doing this writing may be the best thing that has happened to me in a while.<br />
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Well I have to go clean some more which is a never ending job in my house!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-52879713739949843372011-02-14T13:18:00.001-06:002011-02-14T13:21:14.420-06:00Valentines!I had a blast making Valentines with my two older boys! I let Cody pick out what image he wanted to use for his Valentines for school this year and he chose the <a href="http://www.letteringdelights.com/clipart:monster_love-9985.html">Monster Love</a> from Lettering Delights. These are some of the new SVG's that they offer. I do have to give a warning. It took forever to cut this out using MTC and my Cricut, but it was well worth it to see the looks on the boys face. After the twins went to bed Clay, Cody, and I used an assembly line to put together the little monster. The boys were being so silly and for a few hours all we did was talk and laugh. I love days like this!<br />
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</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-46173855319236549552011-02-11T23:41:00.000-06:002011-02-11T23:41:46.252-06:00Contest EntryWell one of my very close friends is having some blog candy. She asked that we create a card that was Thinking of You or Get Well. Head on over to <a href="http://artsycrafty08.blogspot.com/">Chris's World</a> to enter your own card for some awesome blog candy.<br />
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</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-442453553254648992011-02-03T08:00:00.002-06:002011-02-03T08:00:29.520-06:001st Gypsy CutAs I posted earlier I got a Gypsy not long ago. I am still learning how to use it and have been watching all kinds of YouTube videos to learn. Here is my 1st cut and card made using the Gypsy.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UPJC8RZz4R_-6SdpWsScyGbOvdas-uAs5OYaKxpoAEvThRvdheFtEKcngnZ-jGW3CwZ-scYjgWPkdQt8GlECxFJXPYknNe-w5MV-p_RyvkdCHh8d-t1tmdlAk2nMh55zXuKGF_rETWA/s1600/Jan+2011+140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UPJC8RZz4R_-6SdpWsScyGbOvdas-uAs5OYaKxpoAEvThRvdheFtEKcngnZ-jGW3CwZ-scYjgWPkdQt8GlECxFJXPYknNe-w5MV-p_RyvkdCHh8d-t1tmdlAk2nMh55zXuKGF_rETWA/s320/Jan+2011+140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the inside of the card. Here I used The Stamps of Life stamps by Stephanie Barnard. Click <a href="http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/products.htm">here</a> to check them out. I believe this one is called greetings4birthday.</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-61659551884219781132011-02-02T08:00:00.001-06:002011-02-02T08:00:09.127-06:00My Scrap ClosetSince we moved to TX our new house does not have enough room to put my scrap stuff anywhere other than a room that is suppose to be a storage closet. My lovely hubby told me to use this storage area as my scrap closet and the stuff that needed to be stored could go to the garage. Needless to say the garage is full and therefore our trucks have to sit outside. I sacrificed for my scrap stuff. I have to get my stuff that I want to play with and head to the dining room table to craft. I thought that I would post some pictures of my scrap closet so that you can see what I have to work with. I have invested in some clear boxes which makes this area so easy to work with. That way I can see where everything is.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well that is it. That is my Scrap Closet. I hope that you enjoyed the tour of the small scrap area!</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-21667267764004218182011-02-01T12:27:00.000-06:002011-02-01T12:27:56.161-06:00Snow in TXI just had to post some pictures of the snow that we got last night and today here in Abilene, TX. Yes I said TX. I expected snow when we lived in ND and in AK, but not TX. Oh well at least the kids got a day off from school along with the hubby a day off from work.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hQLXB_oULU8G-eMi775qAYS5T9ZiP7KOXMXERIQUiEa48aqVEO8DcQmJ5LO9QJUuxcCvdcNFUqAG9oyNTTlsR5aCQXWkjm6KCbnQqsVT5u9g-Bb6IDIhUExpscDizntWntCYVyrxGgA/s1600/Jan+2011+136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hQLXB_oULU8G-eMi775qAYS5T9ZiP7KOXMXERIQUiEa48aqVEO8DcQmJ5LO9QJUuxcCvdcNFUqAG9oyNTTlsR5aCQXWkjm6KCbnQqsVT5u9g-Bb6IDIhUExpscDizntWntCYVyrxGgA/s320/Jan+2011+136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the cute cards after I just put them together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Well that is all for now. I hope to finish lesson 5 and 6 soon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-88944722333344442612011-01-14T08:00:00.001-06:002011-01-14T08:00:13.980-06:00Make The Cut!I have joined all the groupies out there for Make The Cut! What a wonderful program. I came across Jin Yong's Blog <a href="http://underacherrytree.blogspot.com/">Under a Cherry Tree</a> where she is doing an amazing series teaching the program step by step to Newbies like me. Now I haven't looked at how others are teaching this so I can only say how Jin is teaching it. She explains everything so well along with a terrific writing style. I am so glad that I came across her blog.<br />
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I changed my card just a little cause I didn't have the Cupid that she uses on hers. I chose to use a file from SVGCuts.com which is a set of 3 Valentine Truffles. <a href="http://svgcuts.com/blog/2011/01/03/valentine-truffles/">Here</a> is the link to the file. I did have a problem when it came to laying out the paper on the mat. For some reason I could not get it through my thick skull that the way it is laid out is backwards from what I thought it should be. Oh well practice makes perfect.<br />
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I am so excited to see what Jin has in store for us tomorrow. I am a day behind her, but I will catch up I hope tomorrow. Join us over at <a href="http://underacherrytree.blogspot.com/">Under a Cherry Tree</a> and learn MTC! Your Cricut and youself will appreciate it!Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-78521106830306252922011-01-13T21:56:00.001-06:002011-01-13T21:57:16.659-06:00My Toys!Well I got a few new toys to play with. Before we left North Dakota my twins got a hold of some scissors and cut the band on my Cricut which holds the cutting housing. I am getting that fixed, but I just couldn't wait. I scored one of the new purple Cricuts that Wal-Mart had on the day after Thanksgiving. Purple is one of my favorite colors and I just had to have it. I have waited on Cricut and other scrapbooking companies to come out with more purple stuff. It seems that everything is in pink which I do like, but purple is my choice.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">My other new toy is my Gypsy. Yes I know I said that I was not going to buy one, but I just realized how hard it is to keep changing all the carts when I want to use more that one on a design. I still haven't learned how to use it that much. Seems like I will be watching lots of YouTube videos to learn how. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprT6h6JrirGN28fqYp6KxrHTJ5RzpvtxVQzudJeZ-acHTQPR9rUeGv4AelQr_7BuDEXgraYkX5cMvUCruvrEptneYgdgpRu1grK7LfnZTURyYxx-3VpvdoMU1CAH-5Zr_DplDnJiJ6m8/s1600/Crafts+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprT6h6JrirGN28fqYp6KxrHTJ5RzpvtxVQzudJeZ-acHTQPR9rUeGv4AelQr_7BuDEXgraYkX5cMvUCruvrEptneYgdgpRu1grK7LfnZTURyYxx-3VpvdoMU1CAH-5Zr_DplDnJiJ6m8/s320/Crafts+007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday. Since we are now back in TX we were able to spend it with our family even at our house this time. What a change. We usually travel to a family members house, but Kevin was on call for work so no go this time. I do have a post for tomorrow so come back to see what I am learning right now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Whitney Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07065072765390710376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327453297290047329.post-79443884133123508132011-01-13T20:54:00.000-06:002011-01-13T20:54:28.796-06:00New HouseWell we did get settled into our new house here at Dyess AFB in TX. I know that I have been neglecting my blog, but we still have things to unpack and organize. We are now in a 4 bedroom house which is wonderful now that Cody and Clay have separate rooms. This gives them their own areas to get away from the twins and each other. Our house is very nice, but only has 1 car garage and not much storage. Needless to say my truck has a home outside since our garage is full of stuff. I hope one day to get out there and organize it a little better. The back yard is lets say extremely small. When we moved it it was all dirt so I did throw down some winter Rye grass seed to get something to grow. That way I could hopefully keep some of the dirt out of the house.<br />
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One other thing that is strange is that the back of the house is where you drive up to and come in. If you want to use the front door you must find the sidewalk (which is 2 houses down) and walk around all the houses til you get to the front door. I know very weird! The only person who really sees the front of the house is the mail man since our mail box is on our front porch. Oh well they do say that back door friends are the best ones to have.<br />
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I have attached some pictures of the new house. Enjoy!<br />
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