tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62918094091613974252024-03-13T08:50:04.795-05:00E is for EmilyEmily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-56175815262927014512011-01-10T09:43:00.001-06:002011-01-10T09:43:45.950-06:0012 Free Cards!<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="width:425px; height:494px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetTop" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/top.gif);"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetCenter" style="height:482px; padding: 0 6px 0 6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bg.gif); background-repeat:repeat-y;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewLogo" style="width: 105px; height: 34px; padding: 14px 0 0 14px;"><img src="http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/logo.gif"></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewContainer" style="height:350px; text-align:center; padding: 0;"><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery"><img src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/prs/v1/2Ias3DFszYg/2Ias3DFszYg4s/p/67b0de21b3127d902548/JPEG/1294674093000/0/"></a></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewMessageContainer" style="height:55px; background-color:#f4f4e9; text-align:center; padding: 15px 0 15px 0; line-height: 19px;"><div class="sflyProductPreviewTitle" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 15px; color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"><span>Lovebird Toile Pink Thank You Card</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewSEOText" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/thank-you-cards" style="color: #6666cc;">Tell them "thanks"</a> with personalized thank you notes from Shutterfly.</span></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewViewCollection" style="font-family: arial, sans-seris; font-size: 13px; color: #333333;"><span>View the entire <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery" style="color: #6666cc;">collection</a> of cards.</span></div><img width="1" height="1" border="0" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=msc&c2=blogger" /></div></div><div class="sflyProductPreviewWidgetBottom" style="height:6px; background-image:url(http://cdn.staticsfly.com/img_/share/preview/msc/widget/bottom.gif);"></div></div>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-55088131629874193562009-05-29T00:04:00.002-05:002009-05-29T00:05:10.111-05:00Can't wait for The Girls' Loft!Check out Margie's <a href="http://margieromney-aslett.typepad.com/">blog</a> for a FUN giveaway - I can't wait to see a sneak peak of The Girls' Loft kits!!Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-7009358296808931432009-05-08T19:09:00.002-05:002009-05-08T19:12:57.493-05:00Please vote for me and you can win too!I'm hosting a Ford American Idol finale party for a Web site called <a href="http://www.houseparty.com/">houseparty.com</a>. I need your help to win a brand new Ford Fusion and a trip to the finale. Please go <a href="https://fordvehicles.secure.emipowered.net/idolrocksfordrolls/register/index.php?SITE=vote&ID=137943">HERE</a> to vote for me and you can win too! Thanks for the support!!Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-7865172422918339082009-04-15T15:46:00.003-05:002009-04-15T15:50:35.910-05:00Thanks Plush Junkie!Thanks to <a href="http://www.plushjunkie.com/">Plush Junkie</a> for the yummy <a href="http://www.plushjunkie.com/spring-into-spring-giveaway/">goodies</a> I won!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SeZIkCYVVjI/AAAAAAAAAXg/HcnqakjfnEY/s1600-h/il_155x125.62207926.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 125px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SeZIkCYVVjI/AAAAAAAAAXg/HcnqakjfnEY/s200/il_155x125.62207926.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325023393363613234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SeZIkIMiSyI/AAAAAAAAAXY/uawtTyZeCsM/s1600-h/il_155x125.54221339.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 125px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SeZIkIMiSyI/AAAAAAAAAXY/uawtTyZeCsM/s200/il_155x125.54221339.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325023394924743458" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-25200057363396526682009-03-16T22:57:00.001-05:002009-03-16T22:57:33.518-05:00Grandpa's Tribute Video<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x4F6kSi07hI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x4F6kSi07hI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-50325607627448579502009-03-16T22:49:00.002-05:002009-03-16T22:55:45.822-05:00Thank you Craft Critique!Thank you to the folks at <a href="http://www.craftcritique.com/">Craft Critique</a>! I won their <a href="http://www.craftcritique.com/2009/03/its-big-prize.html">BIG PRIZE</a>. Check out all the yummy goodies - I can't wait until they arrive!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/Sb8fKyW2KBI/AAAAAAAAAXA/yjmHdhKHoT0/s1600-h/IMG_5768.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/Sb8fKyW2KBI/AAAAAAAAAXA/yjmHdhKHoT0/s200/IMG_5768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314000355497224210" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-63782817932709295362009-02-25T17:02:00.002-06:002009-02-25T17:04:07.883-06:00Thanks House of 3Thanks to <a href="http://www.houseof3.com/">House of 3</a> for my cute new springy blog design!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.houseof3.com/media/home/blog-couture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 150px;" src="http://www.houseof3.com/media/home/blog-couture.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-48019810152911802052009-02-23T17:30:00.003-06:002009-02-23T17:35:39.912-06:00Another great loss ...We lost my grandfather February 2. He was an amazing man with an unbelievable history.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/470961025_ZJwxe-M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 450px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/470961025_ZJwxe-M.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sanford Frank Cunningham was born March 18, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at his home in Eureka, Missouri, on February 2, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents Harry Otto and Anna Marie Cunningham; brother Harry Cunningham; sister Florence Bilger; son Sanford Cunningham; son-in-law Dennis Fluck; and grandson Sanford Cunningham. He is survived by his wife Marion Cunningham; one son Frank Cunningham and his wife Carole; and daughters Martha Fluck and Anna Barklage and her husband Ted Barklage III. He had twelve grandchildren, Jimmy, Sandy, Crystal, Stacy Jo, Jessica, Casey, Nicky, Rebecca, Ryan, Laura, Emily and Teddy; 15 great-grandchildren; and many others who also knew him as “grandpa.”<br /><br />At a young age, Sanford and his family moved to Trevose, Pennsylvania, where he and his father and brother built their family home. Sanford was always industrious and hard-working. In his early years, he had a variety of jobs, including walking several miles each way to caddy at a golf course, working at a service station, and he later worked in a hosiery mill on a machine that made one of the first seamless stockings for women. At one point, he even worked building airplanes, including on one of the first all-metal planes.<br /><br />On one of those jobs, delivering ice, he got to know a girl named Marion Shoemaker, who was only about 13 years old at the time. She always made a point of being there on delivery day. <br /><br />One day, when Marion was about 15, Sanford was walking past their house and she hollered out her bedroom window, “Hey, where are you going?” and the rest is history. During their three-year courtship, they would go to weekly dances at the local community house. They were married in Claymont, Delaware, on October 14, 1940. Marion’s brother loaned them $20 for the ceremony and her mother gave them her wedding ring to use. It was the start of a union that lasted for 68 years. Their first house was in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania, one of many homes that they remodeled and lived in over the years.<br /><br />Sanford was drafted into the Army in 1944 and sent to Texas. Determined not to be sent oversees with his unit, he “accidentally” fell off a truck and injured his knee. He then served in the military police in Biloxi, Mississippi, and finished his military career in Newburg, New York.<br /><br />When Sanford returned home to Pennsylvania he started a successful lawn mower business. The family lived in an apartment above the shop, across the street from Marion’s mother. At just 2 or 3, his son Frank recalls his dad giving him a wrench or a spark plug to play with at the shop. They then moved their business and home to Churchville, Pennsylvania. They added a machine shop and also ran their own service station. It was during this time that Marion had her first contact with Jehovah’s Witnesses. An old friend, Nan Roberts, began calling on the family.<br /><br />Another move took them to Southampton, Pennsylvania, where Cunningham Cab Company was born. Marion drove the cab while Sanford sold chain saws up and down the east coast. In his search to make the world a better place for his family, Sanford got involved in politics by joining the Young Republican Club. During this time he campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower, even attending his inauguration in Washington D.C. on January 20, 1953. He soon realized politics wasn’t the answer, so he left and never even voted again.<br /><br />During his political years, Sanford worked as a jury commissioner and also was a prison guard. It was then that he started wearing clip-on ties so the prisoners couldn’t choke him. His son remembers how he used to take the Sunday paper to the prisoners, just one example of how he cared for all people.<br /><br />Sanford had a great affection for automobiles. He bought his first car, a Model T, for $8. He went on to have many cars, including a Packard, and a Hudson, which was his pride and joy. In the 1970’s he developed his love for Volkswagen busses, or as he called them, the first minivan. There was even a time when he was a “biker” and had an Indian Scout motorcycle.<br /><br />His children remember him always working on the house, building a porch, pouring concrete sidewalks, finishing the basement, making new doorways, cleaning out the neighbor’s woods so they would have a place to play. Anna says she came home from school one day and the kitchen had been moved to another room in the house. Even the weekends didn’t slow him down, he never tired of tearing something out or building something on. And if there wasn’t work to do, he was mowing his lawn, another one of his loves. They always had a different lawn mower, he would use it for a while, put it out to the street to sell, then go on to another one.<br /><br />The next move was to Silverdale, Pennsylvania, and to another old farm house with a barn and several acres. They lived in, and worked on, that house for many years. During this time Sanford worked at Quaker City Tree Surgeons as a shop supervisor.<br /><br />For a while he drove cars for a recon company, then installed shower doors for a living. He claims to have installed 30,000 shower doors during that career, even for Muhammad Ali.<br /><br />In the early 1960’s, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Marion Dallas, called at Marion’s door. She went on to study the Bible off and on with her for several years. Marion could never get Sanford to stop working long enough to join the study. In the early 1970’s Marion, Anna and Martha took the study seriously and a year later, Sanford started studying. He was baptized in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1972.<br /><br />When Marion and Richard Dallas moved to Arkansas to help a congregation, Sanford and Marion decided to follow, and they lived there for a few months, returning to Pennsylvania shortly thereafter.<br /><br />Sanford and Marion’s next move was to Salem, Missouri, in December 1977, and then to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1980 when Sanford got a job at REK Industries until he retired.<br /><br />After his retirement, he enjoyed auxiliary pioneering from time to time and serving as an elder in the Florissant and Pacific Congregations. He moved with his family to Eureka, Missouri, in 1985. Of course, Sanford never officially retired, because he and Marion did home inspections for about 10 years throughout St. Louis, Franklin and Jefferson counties. Despite many health issues in later years, he remained active and faithful. He still enjoyed mowing the lawn, even up until this last year. He would tell you that Jehovah blessed him every day.<br /><br />His children say in the years growing up there were a lot of times that they didn’t have money but Sanford always took care of his family, with food on the table and clothes to wear. They say their parents never argued and they always loved each other.Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-23617988050862380452009-01-26T11:17:00.001-06:002009-01-26T11:18:43.096-06:00Making Memories - check out their giveawaysHead over to the <a href="http://makingmemories.typepad.com/makingmemories/">MM</a> blog and enter their CHA giveaways!Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-66604796430711995952009-01-23T21:49:00.001-06:002009-01-23T21:49:28.854-06:00A beautiful life<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tOTKvoeevmg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tOTKvoeevmg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-50691611636400430232009-01-21T18:54:00.004-06:002009-01-21T19:11:14.394-06:00New CHA goodies flooding the blogs!Can you believe all the yummy new CHA stuff flooding the blogs? Check out the green goodness at <a href="http://queenandcompany.typepad.com/queen_co_indulge_your_cre/2009/01/the-queen-goes-green-cha-releases-yay.html">Queen & Co</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://queenandcompany.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345369e169e2010536e5425e970c-pi"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 457px; height: 600px;" src="http://queenandcompany.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345369e169e2010536e5425e970c-pi" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And the new <a href="http://pinkpaislee.com/pink-paislee-blog/">Pink Paislee</a> is to die for!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pinkpaislee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/enchantingcollectionsneak1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 655px; height: 1075px;" src="http://pinkpaislee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/enchantingcollectionsneak1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pinkpaislee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/fetchingsneak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 655px; height: 1075px;" src="http://pinkpaislee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/fetchingsneak.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pinkpaislee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/captivatingpapersneak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 655px; height: 1074px;" src="http://pinkpaislee.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/captivatingpapersneak.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-86979218606887305612009-01-20T23:04:00.003-06:002009-01-20T23:16:30.554-06:0079 years was not enough ...Early Sunday morning I lost my grandmother, Charlene Barklage. She fought a 15-year battle with dementia. She was an amazing woman who taught me more than she'll ever know. 79 years was not enough ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SXavLZ-iz2I/AAAAAAAAAVw/tdCAfMqNQ3c/s1600-h/CharleneYoung.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SXavLZ-iz2I/AAAAAAAAAVw/tdCAfMqNQ3c/s400/CharleneYoung.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293611022507233122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SXavLtr0CHI/AAAAAAAAAV4/caKkuoVo1Q0/s1600-h/GrandmaBW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SXavLtr0CHI/AAAAAAAAAV4/caKkuoVo1Q0/s400/GrandmaBW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293611027797379186" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-1540234118499020662009-01-14T23:05:00.002-06:002009-01-14T23:11:42.235-06:00Girl FridayDid you see the sneak of the new <a href="http://www.cosmocricket.com/">Cosmo Cricket</a> line <a href="http://www.qbaroo.com/cosmocricket/main.cfm?categoryoid=1&productoid=45">Girl Friday</a>? I'm so in love. (<a href="http://www.qbaroo.com/cosmocricket/main.cfm?categoryoid=1&productoid=47">Snorkel's</a> pretty cute too.) More on their <a href="http://www.cosmocricket.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBvgsHqYI/AAAAAAAABSk/w9P223QrmSY/s400/girl_friday12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBvgsHqYI/AAAAAAAABSk/w9P223QrmSY/s400/girl_friday12.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBkg3Bk1I/AAAAAAAABR8/n6vrawJXfA4/s400/girl_friday7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBkg3Bk1I/AAAAAAAABR8/n6vrawJXfA4/s400/girl_friday7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBvKw0H6I/AAAAAAAABSc/jL4hf0cFL_Q/s400/girl_friday11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBvKw0H6I/AAAAAAAABSc/jL4hf0cFL_Q/s400/girl_friday11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBlJ_XY3I/AAAAAAAABSE/FJmd2sEnSMM/s400/girl_friday8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBlJ_XY3I/AAAAAAAABSE/FJmd2sEnSMM/s400/girl_friday8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBa9-GuCI/AAAAAAAABRU/sU-2UptaTp0/s400/girl_friday2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HxO_CNcnRn0/SWuBa9-GuCI/AAAAAAAABRU/sU-2UptaTp0/s400/girl_friday2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-79760647157151752282009-01-14T19:01:00.002-06:002009-01-14T19:05:32.353-06:00My cute new blog templateCheck out my cute new blog template, courtesy of <a href="http://rhonnadesigns.blogspot.com/">Rhonna Farrer</a>. Check her blog daily, she's been posting freebies, but you have to be quick, they're only good for 100 downloads. I'm going to make an effort to post more, but it may be a couple weeks. My grandmother is in her last days. She's been in hospice since October and is finally shutting down - hasn't had food or water since the weekend. She will be greatly missed.Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-4275318251035065712008-12-19T13:36:00.000-06:002008-12-19T13:37:16.513-06:00Disney Loves Me!<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="448" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.sun7news.com/flash.php?videoCode=51Op2Y97ayD1Y521ow8C" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="flashvars" value="videoCode=51Op2Y97ayD1Y521ow8C" /><param name="BGCOLOR" value="#000000" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.sun7news.com/flash.php?videoCode=51Op2Y97ayD1Y521ow8C" quality="high" width="448" height="355" align="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="videoCode=51Op2Y97ayD1Y521ow8C" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" bgcolor="#000000" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-86786948010931298802008-12-05T22:17:00.002-06:002008-12-05T22:25:02.636-06:00PETCO Foundation calendar now availableTy's calendar has arrived! You can pick one up at your local PETCO or <a href="http://www.petco.com/product/108224/PETCO-Foundation-2009-Wall-Calendar.aspx">here</a>. Mine will be open to November all year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_images/9/9781421656212B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_images/9/9781421656212B.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_images/9/9781421656212cs1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_images/9/9781421656212cs1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-18065981122037084042008-10-30T15:10:00.003-05:002008-10-30T15:13:40.755-05:00My new UggsI'm super excited about the new <a href="http://www.uggaustralia.com/index.aspx">UGGs</a> I ordered. They're on backorder but should be arriving in a couple weeks. I've wanted them since they came out last year.<br /><br />Mine will be black, like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQoVEt_Ed6I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/657L-gixcV8/s1600-h/_5469952.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQoVEt_Ed6I/AAAAAAAAAQ4/657L-gixcV8/s400/_5469952.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263042285343635362" border="0" /></a>They can also be worn up, like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQoVE4HBdyI/AAAAAAAAARA/fi3BsPdgEyI/s1600-h/_5618871.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQoVE4HBdyI/AAAAAAAAARA/fi3BsPdgEyI/s400/_5618871.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263042288061347618" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-2430128381124589752008-10-24T11:43:00.001-05:002008-10-24T11:45:45.418-05:00Poladroid - best thing EVAAHH!<a href="http://www.poladroid.net/">Poladroid.</a> You will love it as much as I do. The possibilities are endless!! Especially for a scrapbooker. See for yourself:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQH7fWcWyhI/AAAAAAAAAQw/7yzC6Yzcdec/s1600-h/Ty-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQH7fWcWyhI/AAAAAAAAAQw/7yzC6Yzcdec/s400/Ty-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260762355764480530" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-4843617147630911392008-10-24T11:28:00.002-05:002008-10-24T11:32:40.440-05:00Petco Foundation Calendar - November Winner!I'm excited that my photo of our yellow lab, Ty, will be featured for November in the 2009 <a href="http://www.petco.com/petco_Page_PC_petcofoundationhome_Nav_11.aspx">Petco Foundation</a> calendar! Calendar proceeds will go to the Foundation to help pets everywhere.<br /><br />I entered through <a href="http://www.zootoo.com/">ZooToo</a>. "TWELVE GRAND PRIZES will be awarded for our 12 selections for the monthly pages of our 2009 PETCO Foundation Calendar. The Winning Pet Parents will receive a bundle of goodies: $100 in pet supplies, $50 PETCO.com Gift Certificate, 5 2009 Foundation Calendars featuring their star and unlimited bragging rights for the year!"<br /><br />The featured photo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQH4ecxQYgI/AAAAAAAAAQo/BwFXvuKXayw/s1600-h/Ty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SQH4ecxQYgI/AAAAAAAAAQo/BwFXvuKXayw/s400/Ty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260759041748001282" border="0" /></a><br />I'm not sure when they will be available, but I'll keep you posted!Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-86258444273885014792008-10-09T14:56:00.003-05:002008-10-09T15:09:26.709-05:00Organizing your scrap stash aka I heart my CIUAmy at <a href="http://polkadotchicks.typepad.com/">Polka Dot Chicks</a> is asking for organizing tips, so here goes. (Thanks <span style="font-style: italic;">Michelle Aguilar</span> for the link!)<br /><br />My best tip is actually a product endorsement. I eyed this puppy for a good year before I finally took the splurge and it was worth every penny.<br /><br />Behold, the Simply Renee <a href="http://www.clipitup.com/">Clip It Up</a>. I own the main base and upper tier. It's fabulous! Pre-Clip It Up, I would have to sift through 20 various envelopes/bags/etc to find just the right sticker/rubon/embellie. Now I just give my CIU a twirl and tada! the perfect item at my fingertips.<br /><br />Seriously, they should pay me for this write up! Feel free to ask any questions, I will try to answer.<br /><br />Please post your organizational tips on your own blog and mention me, then you too can win Amy's giveaways!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clipitup.com/images/homeProductTop_off.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.clipitup.com/images/homeProductTop_off.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clipitup.com/images/homeProductBottom_off.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.clipitup.com/images/homeProductBottom_off.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-31798848556563829942008-10-02T13:39:00.002-05:002008-10-02T13:46:28.643-05:00I am so in love ... with Cath KidstonOne of the ladies at Creative Escape (hi Ali!) had one of Cath Kidston's bags and I immediately fell in love. Then she told me she got it in London. But THEN she told me you could get them in the U.S. And THEN I saw them the next day at Melrose Vintage in Phoenix! But they were pretty pricey.<br /><br />Just browse <a href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/">their web site</a>. Everything is so lovely, I'm dying to own something!<br /><br />Anyone know where else it can be purchased here in the U.S.?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/images/default/en/site/homepage/banner_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/images/default/en/site/homepage/banner_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/images/default/en/catalogue/medium/229487.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/images/default/en/catalogue/medium/229487.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/images/default/en/catalogue/medium/229890.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/images/default/en/catalogue/medium/229890.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-51612702060948496562008-10-01T11:01:00.003-05:002008-10-01T11:02:35.537-05:00Win a Handbag!Visit <a href="http://www.handbagplanet.com/">Handbag Planet</a> to win a free handbag!<br /><br />I chose this one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.handbagplanet.com/contestimages/bag20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.handbagplanet.com/contestimages/bag20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Which one do you like?Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-53592289600991590922008-08-22T15:58:00.003-05:002008-08-22T16:01:24.211-05:00SIStv sneak - Urban Prep<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs052/1101875069198/img/219.jpg?a=1102209835718"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs052/1101875069198/img/219.jpg?a=1102209835718" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Check out the sneak peak of the new Urban Prep collection from <a href="http://sistvboutique.com/">SIStv</a>. Isn't it Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Available For PreOrder Until 8.24, Spend $50 and Get A $10 Gift Card! What's stopping you?!? GO! GO!Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-29118226386056845772008-08-22T13:22:00.003-05:002008-08-22T13:39:53.512-05:00This time in two weeks I will be escaping ...It's less than two weeks until <a href="http://www.creativeescapeaz.com/2008/">Creative Escape</a>! I'm getting really excited. I have all my supplies, just need to gather them and pack them up.<br /><br />Last week I got a cute little welcome box in the mail - WARNING: if you're going, didn't receive your box yet and don't want to see the contents, STOP READING NOW!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356842411_hYMDV-L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356842411_hYMDV-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356842427_R68Yt-L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356842427_R68Yt-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356842438_xRoUa-L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356842438_xRoUa-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />My friends and I had an art day at our clubhouse a couple weeks ago. We had our own little paint can swap and everyone did such an excellent job! Check them out:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846280_nZxGi-L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846280_nZxGi-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the one I made Rachel:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846321_f7QoJ-L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846321_f7QoJ-L.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My friend Chris got me and made me a can to match the contents (UNBELIEVABLE!):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846337_i8nCC-L.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846337_i8nCC-L.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846355_fZrbX-L.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://emilyb.smugmug.com/photos/356846355_fZrbX-L.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />It's every girl's favorite box to see. This was inside:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SK8HJLzSBtI/AAAAAAAAAQA/tKvIrOLOU9I/s1600-h/tiffanys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XJhVg68zfso/SK8HJLzSBtI/AAAAAAAAAQA/tKvIrOLOU9I/s400/tiffanys.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237412746023274194" /></a><br /><br />What a special friend. Thanks Chris!<br /><br />WW update: I'm up to 23 pounds!! It's very exciting. My pants are all much looser now. I'm going to go jeans shopping tonight so I have at least one pair that fits for my big trip.<br /><br />Speaking of the big trip, it has expanded to LA! Itinerary:<br />8/30 STL to LA<br />9/2 LA to Phoenix<br />9/8 Phoenix to Vegas<br />9/11 Vegas to STL<br /><br />Crazy, huh?!? What am I going to pack?!? If anyone has any recommendations for shopping, sights and/or food in LA or Vegas, let me know.<br /><br />And finally, my cousin Laura had a baby girl today! YAY! Her name is Julie and I CAN NOT wait to meet her. A trip to Pennsylvania is in my future ...<br /><br />luv, emEmily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291809409161397425.post-88250265724404334172008-08-13T21:35:00.002-05:002008-08-13T21:45:16.226-05:00The best yogurt ever.Do you want to taste a perfect combination of sweet and tart and smooth and thick and ... fabulous deliciousness?<div><br /></div><div>My favorite find this year:</div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fageusa.com/productsimages/Total-honey-150g.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.fageusa.com/productsimages/Total-honey-150g.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div>Oh. My. Word. I love this stuff. It's 6 WW points, but so worth it. Although, I just discovered on their <a href="http://www.fageusa.com/">site</a> they have a 2% version, but I've never seen it in the stores here. And I'm really dying to try the walnut one. Anyone know of a better St. Louis Fage selection than Whole Foods or Trader Joes?</div>Emily Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394561731005583856noreply@blogger.com0