recent happenings--

Ashlyn, Breanna, our friend Grace, Mom, and me picked raspberries..

Oh my goodness.....they were so extremely good!!

We also picked some more strawberries..(:

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A picture I took while going through the city.

Someday, hopefully, I want to go downtown to take pictures...

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ROW 1:

zebra - black mamba - gorilla - alligator - some lion statue thing

ROW 2:

goat - lazy male orangutan - sheep - panda - i think its a lizard of some sort

ROW 3:

elephant - kookaburra - rattlesnake - lion - gorilla

ROW 4:

panda - kangaroo - otter - orangutan - kamodo dragon

ROW 5:

kamodo dragon - a crazy bird that was acting like it wanted me to take its picture -

some bird with a colorful chin - king cobra - kangaroo

Little man's first carousel ride.(:

He loved it.

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After walking all day at the zoo wearing these year-old, ripped up, falling apart shoes.

Chandler decided it was time to say good bye.

His heel was starting to hurt pretty bad because the heel of his shoe was practically worn through(see top center picture).

It was still sore more than a week later..

So in honor of these faithful shoes I took their picture, that way we can remember them in years to come.lol

The new (and VERY white!) shoes he got a few days later.

They're already turning yellowish and getting worn after only a week..

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One of my most recent projects.

A mirror I got at a yardsale last summer.

It's painted a goofy blue so I'm sanding it and than I'll paint it black n distress it a little.(:

I can't wait to see what it'll look like!

[oh yeah, the mirror isn't as tall as it might look, it's only 'bout 4 feet tall.]

Now that school's out I have some extra time on my hands to work on some fun projects..

Right now I'm on a hair clip kick, so I've been busy making(and sometimes designing) hair things,

mostly hair flowers made out of ribbon, lace, or fabric..

Also I've been working on some more knit scarves..

They're so much fun to make and I can't wait to wear them!

-corina.dm

breanna and white scarf

The 'white scarf' I made a couple months ago [read post here]...

And my beautiful sister Breanna modeling it.

// Breanna took this picture(: //

:)

-corina.dm

i heart faces ~ face + flower

 My little sister blowing a dandylion.I love the way her lips are puckered and how her cheek's are all puffed-up!- - -  Click here for more face and flower pictures!

-corina.dm

friends::

-Lindsay & Ashlyn-

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost."

- Charles Caleb Colton

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"A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway!"

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"A good friend is hard to find, hard to lose, and impossible to forget..."

-corina.dm

I found it in the garden..

I found this clip while hoeing the garden the other day.

Does anyone know what is?? Or what its used for??

Also, any creative ideas on what I could do with it??

I'd love to hear your ideas!!

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Annnnnnd while I'm posting anyway.

Here are a few pics of the garden.(:

Everything grew like a foot while we were in NY!!

Please comment.....I'd love to know what exactly the clip thingy is

and some creative idea's about what I could do with it..

-corina.dm

If home is where the heart is...

than my home is in New York...

the place my family and I moved from a little more than a year ago.

We spent an enjoyable 8 days in the Finger Lakes going places,

visiting with friends and family, and making memories.

I tried my best to capture many of those moments

so in this post you'll see the highlights of our time there...

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At the Windmill with our wonderful friend Heidi...

Auntie Anne's pretzels....there's nothing like em!

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As far back as I can remember, we've had Buck.

My dad bought him at an auction when he was only 4 months old,

and we had him for nearly 13 years..

Buck was my favorite horse.

I loved going out in the barn to pet him.

He is one of the most child safe horses I have ever known.

You could walk under his belly and my little sisters could hug his leg.

The sound of a basketball bouncing in the hayloft,

loud children running through the barn,

even going through a parade with fire trucks doesn't bother him.

Than a couple years ago we sold him to a friend

Buck is Quarter horse with lots of energy,

and dad didn't feel like he had time to ride him as much as he needed to be ridden.

Sometimes I still miss him...

But it was so good seeing him again.

He gives horseback rides at the Windmill most Saturdays

and I was so happy that Harrison was able to 'meet' him.(:

Buck was, after all, practically a member of our family.

Harrison has never sat on or seen a horse up close in real life,

but when we sat him on Buck you never would've guessed that.

I guess its in his blood.(:

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Many hours of playtime together with as many fun memories made.

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Yummy iced latte's with friends at OakHill's OakLeaf cafe.(:

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Grandma and Harrison

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A walk down the road with a friend and many hilarious memories made.lol

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We had many cups of hot tea while at Grandpa's.

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(for me, a highlight of the trip)

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Us older children and mom played sequence

with Granpa and Gramma one evening.

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Ice cream at Mac's! yummm

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The sunrise at 6am...

No, I did NOT take this picture! lol Mom did.(:

Yes, it was gorgeous, but I would've rather been in bed!

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One afternoon Mom, Ashlyn, Harrison, and me

 visited with Pauline, an elderly friend of ours.

She is 80 years older than me, so guess how old that makes her!!

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Well, I hope you've enjoyed this peek into our trip 'home'..

Another highlight I didn't mention was going to see

the Anne of Green Gables play at FamilyLife.

And as always, they did an awesome job with the production..

Also to make our trip a bit more.....interesting,

the 4 youngest had the whooping cough..

Not so much fun, but we made it!

It was so good being able to see many of you there!

Thanks for making our time there fun and special!

I can't wait till our next trip up there!

-corina.dm