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Today was declared 'hair' day by Brandon - he tried several different styles...hmmmm.....all I can say about that.

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Wrestling between Kaitlyn and Cooper is a frequent sight around our house...apparently she finds pleasure in torturing the poor dog....and apparently he enjoys it?

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Finished up one of my 7Gypsies projects today - using heart die-cuts from the Silhouette machine.

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Kaitlyn decided that Happy Valentine's Day was a little behind the times on the message board - this is her replacement...

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Okay - so summertime means not much teeth brushing for Brandon (apparently) and goofy picture requests constantly! Today's picture - kool-aid teeth and tongue

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Experimented with some die-cutting last night and decided to make a few cards with the experiments today.

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My absolute favorite scent of candle - love, love, love it - and it's almost gone! Gotta find some more!

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Jalepenos (to my utter amazement) are growing despite the fact that they've been dug up not ONCE, not twice, but THREE TIMES by Cooper this season! UGH! BUT, yay!

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Got my silhouette machine that Thomas won on eBay for a rather decent price of a steal! ANYHOO - needed it for a few upcoming projects and he agreed to get it. My first splurge purchase in QUITE SOME TIME!

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Kaitlyn decided to paint an empty box she found in my office today. She made it into a 'house' for some of her dolls. TOO CUTE!

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After calling around yesterday and being unsuccessful in rounding up a flag to take a photo copy of one shown in the July CK, Allison found a flag at her church. We headed that way (at least 2 kids with me) and took a few shots in front of the flag! Zachary is a goof-ball, as usual!

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Spent the 4th evening with friends who so graciously invited us to their home (Thanks Allison & Jerry!) Jerry held Brandon down while he was dodging the camera for at least one shot of him for the evening (make it month!)

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MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD (quadruplely awarded to ME several times over, lol!) goes to RENEE CAMACHO. For putting the wrong pick-up date on the calendar for her children's last day of camp. Were supposed to be picked up today by 11:00...scheduled for pick-up (per calendar) Saturday @ 11:00. FINALLY picked up Friday at around 1:30. YEAH FOR RENEE!

(photo of Kaitlyn after a shower to wash the camp off)

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Thomas and I have enjoyed relaxing, being together, and playing rousing games of pool (while I LUCKILY smoke him almost every time!) :)

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After spending Monday relaxing (and walking around in Gatlinburg during the late afternoon), Tuesday movie-watching (in between the little work breaks), we went up into the mountains to Cherokee and then back to Gatlinburg with a stop at a short trail in the middle. LOVE the mountain views.