tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76269663363199489842024-03-13T18:59:36.166-07:00ittybittybirdy *Chelsea Ann*ittybittybirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164251018488962144noreply@blogger.comBlogger474125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626966336319948984.post-51463673388719111882014-09-28T15:12:00.002-07:002014-09-28T15:12:27.245-07:00Dolls de Mexico<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was just a teenybopper when I went to Mexico</div>
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to help build homes. I was hardly mature enough to understand</div>
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just how different life could be for our neighbors South of the border.</div>
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What I remember best from the trip was the laughter in the streets,</div>
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even in a small town their was so much noise. </div>
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Children in the streets kicking balls, street venders selling</div>
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sweet bread from the trunk of their cars, music flowing in all directions.</div>
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I loved the food, and unlike my friends who were eating pb&j sandwiches</div>
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I was in the kitchen with our host family.</div>
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I recall being the only one willing to eat such delicacies,</div>
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as cow tongue and pigs heart. </div>
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It was on that trip that I fell in love with the vibrant</div>
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folk art of Mexico.</div>
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Wooden turtles with bobbing heads. hand painted clay piggy banks,</div>
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and handmade fabric dolls, just to name a few.</div>
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Our son is Mexican and I want to educate him and our family,</div>
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of the rich traditions and history of the Mexican people.</div>
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It is all this that inspired my latest set of embroidery designs.</div>
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I started off wanting to make tea towels,</div>
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but the more I worked on the collection</div>
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the more I fell in love with everything that represented </div>
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traditional Mexicana.</div>
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for such a colorful and whimsical theme.</div>
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I only wish there was more wall space.</div>
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I can just picture an entire wall covered in vintage</div>
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pin the tail on the donkey posters.</div>
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just because it's so quick and easy.</div>
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I'm so please with this set, </div>
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I put so much time and thought into each design</div>
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and I'm already playing around with a few ideas for a coordinating collection. </div>
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You can find these and my other embroidery and digital kits</div>
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exclusively at <a href="http://kitschydigitals.com/Dolls-de-Mexico.html">Kitschy Digitals.</a></div>
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ittybittybirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164251018488962144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626966336319948984.post-298126002433729152014-09-25T14:09:00.000-07:002014-09-25T14:09:23.877-07:00Happiness is...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our little man turning <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">2</span></b></div>
ittybittybirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164251018488962144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626966336319948984.post-10257272941561304322014-08-14T13:48:00.000-07:002014-08-14T13:48:05.773-07:00Old School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finally finished and listed a <a href="http://kitschydigitals.com/Old-School.html">new digi kit</a>! </div>
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This one took me FOR-EV-ER </div>
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"Papers" have been scaled down to 6x6"</div>
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and journal cards are 3x4"</div>
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Soon, but I dare not say when...</div>
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with the babies it's pointless</div>
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This set and a few others just came back from the printers</div>
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and they are amazing!!! </div>
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My next order will include 6x6 prints of my paper designs. </div>
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<b>You can find my new kit </b></div>
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It's sad that thrift stores can't sell many of the vintage things we so love.</div>
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Vintage children's book because of possible lead poisoning is one such example.</div>
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Boy was I thrilled when I came across two crib ends a few weeks ago.</div>
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I now have 5 crib ends in my possession!</div>
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I use them in the yard, as chalkboards,</div>
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and this one I just finished painting </div>
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This arrangement really brings together a lot of my favorite things </div>
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Milk glass, swirly tapered candles, and this fab</div>
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But of all the vintage items I own</div>
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I really love my collection of vintage kids clothes the most.</div>
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I've been collecting for over 10 years!</div>
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That's way way way before I was blessed with my two babes!</div>
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This handmade romper just barely fit today. </div>
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I can't believe how fast my little pickle is growing.</div>
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I'll probably cut this one up and use in my crafting,</div>
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It's got stains on top of stains but still isn't it just the sweetest!?</div>
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Petey is wearing a handmade romper as well.</div>
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He looks boyishly handsome to me!</div>
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After a long day of being cooped up in the house with these two all-day,</div>
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I can't believe this little man is going to be 2 soon! </div>
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He really is a "little man", working so hard to be just like his daddy.</div>
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I love watching him explore the world around him,</div>
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learning new ways to drive me bananas </div>
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Oh my gosh, then I have this little pickle!</div>
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Trouble, Trouble, Trouble!!!</div>
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She has daddy wrapped around her finger,</div>
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and momma pulling her hair out.</div>
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Thanks "Great" Aunt Kym for loving us</div>
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to be had crafting, thrifting, and decorating.</div>
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Yes, my home is a disaster,</div>
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but if you can get past the piles, and the obstacle course</div>
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of toys on the ground</div>
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then you are very welcome to our happy chaos - our home! </div>
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We tend to showcase our life through a tiny pinhole.</div>
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We direct the attention only to that what makes us happy and feel safe.</div>
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Is your home sparkly clean? Probably not,</div>
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well either is mine.</div>
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Much like the world of fashion,</div>
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of what our lives are really like.</div>
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These two kiddos are my 24 hour, 7 day a week reality.</div>
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Yes they are super cute, and yes I love them to pieces,</div>
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for the things I don't get done in a day.</div>
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I know this post is a bit off topic...</div>
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but these are the ideas that are rolling around in my silly noggin today.</div>
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Tomorrow is the 4th, family will be coming into town, </div>
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and despite my best efforts the house is not nearly ready</div>
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WELL SO WHAT!</div>
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If you love me - you love my mess!</div>
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I can't imagine any mother </div>
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welcoming their babies first birthday</div>
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without a mixed bag of emotion.</div>
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my baby girl is a full fledge toddler,</div>
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running full bore in opposite directions in no time at all!</div>
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Baby girls party was a giant labor of love,</div>
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of which I am so very much indebted </div>
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to my friends and family.</div>
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From pom-poms, to house work this party</div>
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My amazingly talented mother-n-law</div>
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brought Abby Cadabby to life with this</div>
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completely covered in teeny tiny fabric yo-yos.</div>
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sweet yet stubborn little head!</div>
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before hubby or I ever got a chance to sit down and eat!</div>
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this cake got good and smashed!!!</div>
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The video is epic, this girl did not hold back!!!</div>
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just how amazingly quick and wonderful this past year has been.</div>
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My baby girl is growing up,</div>
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Baby girl LOVES Sesame Street!!!</div>
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She will be as busy as can be but the second she hear's </div>
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Still NO teeth!</div>
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She will not take a nap!!</div>
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she especially loves to Facetime with daddy</div>
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she may just turn out to be a tom boy.</div>
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Can you believe this sweet dress was made by my grandmother?</div>
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I made the easter backdrop earlier this year using vintage coloring pages.</div>
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and of coarse my little fella is growing up</div>
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He is so so hard to take pictures of,</div>
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sweet smiles with no blurring.</div>
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Earlier this month we celebrated </div>
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My sister and her little one flew in from Texas </div>
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I was so excited to put this shower together for my sister.</div>
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She has thrown me two gorgeous showers</div>
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The center piece of the table was this three tiered paper cake</div>
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I used styrofoam as the structure and attached</div>
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We got a lot of compliments on these little white cakes.</div>
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We attached paper butterflies (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BelowBlink">found here</a>)</div>
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My baby girl was in the hospital a couple weeks before the shower</div>
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It was also in April of last year that my baby shower took place.</div>
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I delivered just a couple weeks later</div>
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As you can see my sister and family really made my day so very special</div>
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all our special moments as foster parents,</div>
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it's time to dish out the sweet stuff.</div>
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Pete's 1st party was pretty much pulled together at the very last minute. </div>
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It was hard to face celebrating an entire year of this sweet baby boys life</div>
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knowing he could be taken away from us at any time.</div>
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this special little man who had brought us all</div>
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Pete LOVES french fries, and especially Ketchup</div>
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My goodness is my heart just pounding</div>
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with joy and excitement</div>
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in sharing that our little family is in every way complete.</div>
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As of the the 13th of March</div>
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our little boy is officially ours</div>
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Our Peter came to us through Health and Welfare when he was just 5 days old.</div>
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When we received the call we were NOT on the list to take</div>
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Panic and confusion quickly surfaced</div>
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I know that sounds terrible, but I was already in a terrible state</div>
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wanting so badly for this round of IVF to bring us </div>
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the miracle we so desperately wanted to come to fruition. </div>
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I just wanted to sleep, and not toss my cookies </div>
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every time he soiled his britches. </div>
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He even stepped up to the "changing table"</div>
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I was unable to even pick him up for over a month,</div>
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H&W was still very adamant that his case</div>
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when I could not and thank goodness he did!</div>
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when we got the call that was most unexpected -</div>
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we were chosen to be Peter's adopted family!</div>
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My babies are just over 7 months apart.</div>
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They are quickly becoming the best of friends,</div>
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Peter is such a little fellow that I call him</div>
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Annalea's big "little" brother. </div>
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Baby girl already outweighs him by 4lbs.</div>
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we came to be a family back in 2012</div>
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Loving my new cut and color.</div>
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I know my hubby would love it long</div>
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but I'm a short hair kinda gal.</div>
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always have been, always will be.</div>
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I'm also pretty sure he's not too keen</div>
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We don't really celebrate Valentines </div>
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a very enthusiastic</div>
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to my dreamboat.</div>
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<b>Thank you for always loving me just as I am!!!</b></div>
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ittybittybirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164251018488962144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626966336319948984.post-33045998202508686592014-01-28T17:47:00.000-08:002014-01-28T17:47:00.500-08:00A "Tiny" Shoe Fetish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've recently rediscovered the blogging bug.</div>
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I forgot what an amazing outlet sharing all the silly things </div>
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that make me happy can be. </div>
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My ever growing collection of childrens shoes</div>
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is one such thing that is absolutely ridiculous</div>
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but such a "big happy" thing for me.</div>
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It all started about 10 years ago,</div>
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when I snagged these cool kicks by <a href="http://www.pony.com/">PONY</a></div>
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at Famous Footwear for FREE!</div>
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I had $10 in credit that was about to expire</div>
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and well long story short</div>
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I couldn't pass them up.</div>
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Even though I was still in my teens (eeck)! </div>
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I know I'm nuts, but then again</div>
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gosh they sure are awesome!</div>
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Obviously I would have got them in my size</div>
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had that been an option.</div>
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but I did just discover that my size 8 feet</div>
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fit into girls size 6 shoes. Sweet!</div>
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yupp, I'm totally rocking these - <a href="http://www.target.com/p/girl-s-converse-one-star-glitter-oxford-sneaker-pink/-/A-14556445">Glittery Pink Converse.</a> </div>
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So like I said the PONY shoes were just the start.</div>
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Well okay, it wasn't until I was married</div>
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Seriously, why are kids shoe's so awesome?!</div>
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I've pretty much found all my shoes</div>
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at local second hand, and "trade in" baby stores.</div>
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Typically I pay between $3-$6. </div>
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I'm preparing to start my baby books for my two little monsters.</div>
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We were given some puzzles a few years back for Christmas.</div>
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organizing system for my Project Life supplies.</div>
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But for now I have a section for words, letters and numbers, </div>
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people, animals, and inadament objects.</div>
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I save everything! </div>
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(in fact you can snag a free set of 4 from my Springtime collection - <a href="http://kitschydigitals.com/Springtime-Journal-Cards.html">here</a>)</div>
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My sweet little Annalea is 8 months now</div>
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Here she was at 5 months.</div>
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We had this little lamb bonnet special made</div>
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Isn't it just so lovely!? I truly adore their beautiful work,</div>
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I was a very dolled up Bo-Peep. </div>
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This year has brought my little family many many blessings</div>
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Our beautiful baby girl</div>
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Always smiling and has recently mastered rolling over. </div>
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just the sound of his voice makes her giggle with delight </div>
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Our little man is growing up! </div>
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15 months and so very very quick on his feet.</div>
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He's especially determined at all times </div>
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This was our first Christmas as a family. </div>
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We stayed home this year - traveling with the babies is hard on us all.</div>
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Despite my best efforts it's still not quite finished. </div>
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From new beginnings to celebrations of a beautiful life together</div>
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If you're a fan of YoYo Pretties</div>
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you may be interested in a little giveaway </div>
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I'm offering on my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/YoYoPretties"> YoYo Pretties FaceBook Fan Page.</a></div>
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One lucky little girl will receive a custom made YoYo hair pretty!</div>
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Winner will be announced Dec. 1st.</div>
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After 5 years of making YoYo's I'm starting to experiment</div>
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Lately I've been really inspired to create pretty things </div>
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out of old worn out materials.</div>
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These are my first creations made from a pile of Jeans</div>
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that have been sitting in my closet collecting dust </div>
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These were Jeans with paint/stains, ragged hems, ripped knees, </div>
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I'd started cutting them up for a friend to use for making levi quilts,</div>
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Along with the bold stitching I especially love the look of the frayed edges.</div>
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Oh my goodness,</div>
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my sweet little pickle is 6 months old today.</div>
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My sweet Annalea is such a silly little thing.</div>
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She likes playing with her toes, nibbling her tiny tasty fingers </div>
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She likes to get into screaming battles</div>
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with daddy on facetime,</div>
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Sometimes a little bashful, but mostly smiley </div>
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With two babies to care for I wouldn't exactly say I've got the luxury of "me" time.</div>
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Life has drastically changed that's for certain,</div>
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but if momma aint happy... well you know.</div>
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So even though I'm swimming in laundry</div>
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it's important that I make time to let my creativity out of the box so to speak.</div>
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Unfortunately, a lot of the projects I want and need to be working on</div>
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So those projects are left for the occasional evenings when I actually have an ounce or two </div>
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of energy left after getting my two little monsters off to dream land.</div>
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It's been bothering me for a while that I didn't have much of any</div>
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spooky fun projects left and right</div>
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I couldn't help but get in the ghostly spirit of things</div>
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- and luckily a few months early!</div>
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The first project I actually have to thank my amazing </div>
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mother-n-law for. I sent her the <a href="http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/crafts/easy-pumpkin-crafts-00400000055261/page12.html">inspiration</a> and she worked her magic.</div>
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Together we added glitter, tulle, lighting, and a bow-tie.</div>
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I think he is perfectly charming.</div>
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I've been collecting sweaters for awhile now</div>
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intending to make christmas stockings.</div>
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But I have a pretty good feeling that yet another year </div>
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But it seems like everyone is on the sweater pumpkin bandwagon</div>
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this year - so why not me!?</div>
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Pretty much all I came across was country style creations.</div>
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But that's just not me.</div>
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Nope I need color, whimsy, </div>
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and in my humble opinion everything is better</div>
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with eyeballs and a happy lil' grin. </div>
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of coarse you can decorate them up any way you like.</div>
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but I worn you - these puppies are HIGHLY addictive.</div>
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You can whip up a pumpkin in just 10-15 minutes.</div>
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This fellow is my favorite. Instead of the others that are stuffed with fluff</div>
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this one is made with an old Styrofoam pumpkin </div>
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that had seen better days and was just about to hit the curb.</div>
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This project was also great for using up odds and ends from previous projects.</div>
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I even found items in the junk drawer like some old plastic silly straws.</div>
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I swear sometime my need to hold onto things sure comes in handy.</div>
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I really think this would be a fun activity to do with kids too.</div>
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you could set up a smorgasbord of supplies and let their imaginations go wild.</div>
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Last but not least is my not so scary monster wreath.</div>
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It took me about a month of working on him just about every day</div>
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but I finally finished him last night.</div>
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Initially I planned on making him entirely out of tulle like the ones I saw</div>
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on Pinterest. But it took three 25yard rolls of tulle just to finish the outer rim</div>
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So after some pondering I came up with the idea of black velvet.</div>
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I picked up 2 tanks and a child size dress for a quarter each at a local sale</div>
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and a woman's XL dress at a local thrift shop for around $3.</div>
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His pumpkin head was a hat worn by my little buddy this past weekend,</div>
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His arms are made from a pair of ruffled sock leggings stuffing with grocery bags.</div>
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I just attached them with safety pins that way I could change him up year to year.</div>
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I'm so pleased that I was able to complete so many projects.</div>
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for 5-10 minute a day - for a few months :)</div>
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Happy Halloween Friends!</div>
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If you haven't spotted it yet</div>
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Kitschy Digitals just came out with a </div>
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This puppy is sweet! It's a feast for the eyes,</div>
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because as we all know the holiday season will be here lickety split.</div>
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So now's the time people,</div>
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because it's time to get your holiday craft'n on!</div>
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ONLY through the <a href="http://thompsonfamily.typepad.com/thompson_familylife/2013/10/my-entry.html">Homemade Holiday Gift Guide</a></div>
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these cuties in their darling show outfits. </div>
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It's truly been pieced together as a labor of love. </div>
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So many DIY projects and fun vintage treasures.</div>
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Inspired by the many many scrap fabric projects on Pinterest</div>
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My sweet little pickle seems to love the space!</div>
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I can't wait to show this space off!!!</div>
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EEEEK! Look who's modeling momma's work!!!</div>
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One day this outfit from her Great Auntie Kym </div>
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week later that it was a perfect fit!</div>
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I can't believe my baby girl is almost 3 months old already.</div>
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I finally finished up Miss Annalea's baby announcements. </div>
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Next hurtle is to get them addressed and sent off... easier said than done.</div>
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I still have at least a handful of thank you cards yet to send out.</div>
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I'm so pleased with how these turned out.</div>
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I decided (as if I had the time) to make my own envelops,</div>
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I had my own super cute envelopes - and for a fraction of the price!</div>
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digi kit collection entitled <a href="http://kitschydigitals.com/Chelsea-Ann/">Springtime</a></div>
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The paper and lace heart frames are from my <a href="http://kitschydigitals.com/Tie-A-Bow.html">Tie a Bow</a> digi kit, </div>
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The collection also includes some little cutsie </div>
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animals, tags, and other such fun.</div>
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Especially for my fellow Project life gals.</div>
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I know spring is long past gone,</div>
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Being as sick as I was, it wasn't an easy process</div>
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but my vision finally came together</div>
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and I hope you will enjoy these sweet digi kits</div>
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as much as I do. </div>
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