tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82533049968324773462024-03-19T04:50:08.209-07:00auroramaeMy life in picturesauroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-61922456817624710842009-11-25T22:53:00.000-08:002009-11-25T23:21:51.415-08:00My dream car!1951 Studebaker Commando - Green - Front Angle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPUfP-mc5EMBOS7TuydbMiiVijtBbBDSd7gkyn-rep8xxzeTRmq04jhzDJWjI7xqdt_H1_G2rcdUdZkvM-XEQaB_lv2Fufx8ENY-R0jlduXk_9SEsjgCn3f7cSqyNGYpYy-4e_dSWp-kx/s1600/1951-Studebaker-Commando-green-fa-le.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPUfP-mc5EMBOS7TuydbMiiVijtBbBDSd7gkyn-rep8xxzeTRmq04jhzDJWjI7xqdt_H1_G2rcdUdZkvM-XEQaB_lv2Fufx8ENY-R0jlduXk_9SEsjgCn3f7cSqyNGYpYy-4e_dSWp-kx/s400/1951-Studebaker-Commando-green-fa-le.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408302370939217266" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1950-1959/1951-Studebaker-Commando-green-fa-le.jpg">(copyright)<br /></a><br />I have always loved this car because of Fozzie Bear,<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WVn6Yz9W-ng&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WVn6Yz9W-ng&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Some day, some day.....auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-7822739015887773712009-11-12T22:04:00.000-08:002009-11-12T23:01:59.381-08:00FuneralHave you ever thought about your funeral songs? I do a lot for some weird reason. You know the songs that are going to play at your funeral, the songs that represent your life and who you were.<br />Well SCREW THAT here are a few of mine while I am alive. These are the songs that I love, the songs that I crank up and dance like a crazy mad woman to, and or are so deep to me I cry every time, the songs that are the closest to my heart and soul.....Cat Stevens If you want to sing out<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ha3Rm4MSX-g&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ha3Rm4MSX-g&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Katrina and the Waves Walking on Sunshine (I liked this puppet singing better than the original video)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HXT2suWLNAg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HXT2suWLNAg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /> Flamming Lips Do You Realize<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uzR7u4rwFSY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uzR7u4rwFSY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Sigur Ros Saeglopur (This video is a little intense for some people)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/isEKcADK_Do&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/isEKcADK_Do&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />These songs are not meant to be seen in a video, but felt from the heart. If you decide to play along close your eyes, crank it up, and just feel the music.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-53515238438756905592009-11-03T21:03:00.001-08:002009-11-03T21:09:53.640-08:0080 Years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbVVb7JnLt3u-6U4goox5xWrfnlu6U-BAqUGVAh002K5TLhEFpQ87P3OntmOkZA4FUKli9a83G5eHrOuODEgdlqOWxPdb0LEXNHJiK2q85saYiiZQtrnQN57ukMSVdczC26GWSqD30Pbq/s1600-h/IMG_2033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbVVb7JnLt3u-6U4goox5xWrfnlu6U-BAqUGVAh002K5TLhEFpQ87P3OntmOkZA4FUKli9a83G5eHrOuODEgdlqOWxPdb0LEXNHJiK2q85saYiiZQtrnQN57ukMSVdczC26GWSqD30Pbq/s400/IMG_2033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400110582067963010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSrrJEFgkuaxKR9E_84fxnro7sBv2vBI1JlWkXfq1yhlAptlsaJGRXAK3HQBXWIvvyblo1vejLfKc8yNt6WdTbt-gyi3_ZtmbGrl3UO4sTA3GjgxlSfs04kk6d5B1j6EWCaktoiZKtlwS/s1600-h/IMG_2067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSrrJEFgkuaxKR9E_84fxnro7sBv2vBI1JlWkXfq1yhlAptlsaJGRXAK3HQBXWIvvyblo1vejLfKc8yNt6WdTbt-gyi3_ZtmbGrl3UO4sTA3GjgxlSfs04kk6d5B1j6EWCaktoiZKtlwS/s400/IMG_2067.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400110573540194834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHVGJ40xXpzLm5HdRvf0b_DjkheknpPLs5Vg0hrNW8e1-Cv0RI_wqylgixtyu2jKFKgeQLU27fceMZoEqIEhOqF1U5w6yTktlL2SRbzdUxnowVbtII6LeKsyCN736K5I1G0DgGM2QXpM2/s1600-h/IMG_2055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHVGJ40xXpzLm5HdRvf0b_DjkheknpPLs5Vg0hrNW8e1-Cv0RI_wqylgixtyu2jKFKgeQLU27fceMZoEqIEhOqF1U5w6yTktlL2SRbzdUxnowVbtII6LeKsyCN736K5I1G0DgGM2QXpM2/s400/IMG_2055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400110565052690578" /></a><br /><br />It was my Grandmother's 80th Birthday recently. I only wish to be as spry when I am 80 years old.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-71389217441272644212009-07-02T13:24:00.000-07:002009-07-02T13:37:16.543-07:00Thank You<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mHFqoLcZjfk4f8RSxoc_CxSR3fc8hiV98P8RUcqzP_BvvrczUY6vWgibF2gyOmzkqZ_Egwz3hZ8B9xCrWatSn_yYERY_CnNwwa7fE87Ed3PuHnrYgxZsNdhYJvI3KtKqjUtYMiETOdJk/s1600-h/bak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mHFqoLcZjfk4f8RSxoc_CxSR3fc8hiV98P8RUcqzP_BvvrczUY6vWgibF2gyOmzkqZ_Egwz3hZ8B9xCrWatSn_yYERY_CnNwwa7fE87Ed3PuHnrYgxZsNdhYJvI3KtKqjUtYMiETOdJk/s400/bak.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353963617041857042" /></a><br />Yeah I have been <a href="http://oldbagvintage.blogspot.com/2009/07/vintage-independence-day.html">blogged </a>again and and treasured on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=68312">etsy</a>. Thank you <a href="http://oldbagvintage.blogspot.com/">oldbagvintage</a> and<a href="http://www.howardshome.etsy.com">HowardsHome</a> .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tSB9NAXTUfwUP0FzStjWAZ2GrgdEhLBRnTWcD7hjsv1B-KGWzklrMbLjzBmi2rsQIBWn0zL-DQbXkgfn9DVA0Z48bHeJ4sD-GcnthOruTGSq_suroxYzVIyrhEychVJy1dPw3VyPNGAV/s1600-h/sh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tSB9NAXTUfwUP0FzStjWAZ2GrgdEhLBRnTWcD7hjsv1B-KGWzklrMbLjzBmi2rsQIBWn0zL-DQbXkgfn9DVA0Z48bHeJ4sD-GcnthOruTGSq_suroxYzVIyrhEychVJy1dPw3VyPNGAV/s400/sh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353963840186077538" /></a>auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-73602077461030178042009-06-23T16:23:00.000-07:002009-06-23T16:30:40.786-07:00The bees are talking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVVJEdpm3vfO62cr1dNCXlAf55cWRse6tGhRCcT93ftinV496-WDX4lc-XjEkyBqi1rrops3Df-qF-sEHbw8yGBIGnGQifldKNSlcqh788cY3H-SM6TUJh5EyXXjS9xwzZzywml3gwNrk/s1600-h/IMG_3116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVVJEdpm3vfO62cr1dNCXlAf55cWRse6tGhRCcT93ftinV496-WDX4lc-XjEkyBqi1rrops3Df-qF-sEHbw8yGBIGnGQifldKNSlcqh788cY3H-SM6TUJh5EyXXjS9xwzZzywml3gwNrk/s400/IMG_3116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350669502576610002" /></a><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwn4tlCofgj6X7hYRIhU5OR09I7uFiIEFRqVhlf9UOp-c417kokJMA3yQIVsrhKckjqsuojAZW7RQKoxhd-_7VYP3NznDhVSmaynCIzYntY-x9Iz4cdOTQQL-xUT5L89j7fNWEcERRCke/s1600-h/IMG_3118.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwn4tlCofgj6X7hYRIhU5OR09I7uFiIEFRqVhlf9UOp-c417kokJMA3yQIVsrhKckjqsuojAZW7RQKoxhd-_7VYP3NznDhVSmaynCIzYntY-x9Iz4cdOTQQL-xUT5L89j7fNWEcERRCke/s320/IMG_3118.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br /><br />Recently a huge swarm of bees landed at my dad's house. They hung out for a few days before he called <a href="http://beeremover.com/">Shultz bee removal</a> to ask what to do. Shultz said the bees landed there to talk about where to put their bee hive and that they would leave in a few days. That didn't happen, so Shultz came out to remove them and place them elsewhere. It was very quick and harmless to the bees. But of course before they came, being the weird bug lover that I am I had to get in there and get some pictures of this very cool sight.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-54597044299966977112009-05-21T22:43:00.000-07:002009-05-21T22:46:49.465-07:00He did it!!!<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cIlAFcN-7hHSlfVZKhyz7a8HzhxV9e5nc1HHnNMLIEH26y54wbojylUsJY_h9Lyh_OD2M95A0XjfUGa0FYhKHzI8cA2_FWIXKWJLrBdZaHxGpJ1LfZQlYUHg_-5q_Aw5K2u0h1heDfGJ/s1600-h/IMG_2757.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cIlAFcN-7hHSlfVZKhyz7a8HzhxV9e5nc1HHnNMLIEH26y54wbojylUsJY_h9Lyh_OD2M95A0XjfUGa0FYhKHzI8cA2_FWIXKWJLrBdZaHxGpJ1LfZQlYUHg_-5q_Aw5K2u0h1heDfGJ/s320/IMG_2757.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><br />My little brother graduated today!!! Yeah Grant!!!!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><br /><br />Oh yeah and being the fun sister that I am I had to embarrass him, so I bought his friends and our family silly string to cover him in. Hee, hee, it was great!auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-55491023397848324032009-03-10T11:29:00.000-07:002009-06-23T13:04:25.859-07:00Finishing Grandma's project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YfqGq5q11S4cqHaxHdR8jcZd5aeY2MWwgZC2PlCOWd8pLW1Kyn4sSSkw4eCyXUHbn80ByTub4R2yfjmlIoMVBAzhZDWpg2fAen9fwqWUgBdOC3rNtCjgpxbiJ1Q4RkBdF9k35Cp_KMea/s1600-h/a2+134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YfqGq5q11S4cqHaxHdR8jcZd5aeY2MWwgZC2PlCOWd8pLW1Kyn4sSSkw4eCyXUHbn80ByTub4R2yfjmlIoMVBAzhZDWpg2fAen9fwqWUgBdOC3rNtCjgpxbiJ1Q4RkBdF9k35Cp_KMea/s400/a2+134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311628688662072898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUDnCIQtqAccBfsHKAg7Flp3MaSDB00kbRteKQ-IC2hlRzw1ZgtRM1Tf5b5JHde_5UKQCLP524cixrJyQVBcMRmN5Pww0_E8HtO0-CdnzcOQdAfhX-RDekgIQIC_pxeJVPmoZWiVkJsew/s1600-h/a2+128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUDnCIQtqAccBfsHKAg7Flp3MaSDB00kbRteKQ-IC2hlRzw1ZgtRM1Tf5b5JHde_5UKQCLP524cixrJyQVBcMRmN5Pww0_E8HtO0-CdnzcOQdAfhX-RDekgIQIC_pxeJVPmoZWiVkJsew/s400/a2+128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311628679331707858" /></a><br /><br />I found these in a garage sale pile that was going out after our grandmother was put into a nursing home.<br />I thought the fabric was so cool, so I saved them to someday finish. That was only a few years back, he, he.<br />Well one of them has now been finished, by my friend at <a href="http://www.shootingstarzhomedecor.blogspot.com/">Shooting Starz Home Decor</a>, yeah and I love it! The fabric is a linen with wool <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crewel_embroidery">crewel embroidery</a> and you can find vintage crewel for about $80 a yard. Holy cow!<br />I love finding treasures like these.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-22964679393461236122009-03-03T17:52:00.000-08:002009-03-03T17:53:41.739-08:00Have a peaceful day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA07_SJzZYU9BnFTyqSY53tnoAn4upI6KtrwX62diacPAXTN0-kCJG86PpEsfIv5Ux7xGlrYXqtvzAC3XEa_Os0GZAWrX4e-ndF-1dpq3p2Q2JhSuy_bk5del7IT6Rc0Fd91orn0J6qFPs/s1600-h/a1+024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA07_SJzZYU9BnFTyqSY53tnoAn4upI6KtrwX62diacPAXTN0-kCJG86PpEsfIv5Ux7xGlrYXqtvzAC3XEa_Os0GZAWrX4e-ndF-1dpq3p2Q2JhSuy_bk5del7IT6Rc0Fd91orn0J6qFPs/s400/a1+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309144845881055362" /></a>auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-73709105244424092222009-02-24T13:32:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:48:14.531-08:00Surprise Stimulus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKol5Aogh-P7DLM9v5O_ZqytSJ7-Dl6ADWKiFXTFx4N6Ts8r9QtTSDbNCx0T4kJNVxyTS1nyamnPYkFzFQBQDieNr7EntGbK_ARhm11n5zLE_40MJXE5Rsq_-2Mu9hO3hfZMTUJ_6WVi-p/s1600-h/etsy3+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKol5Aogh-P7DLM9v5O_ZqytSJ7-Dl6ADWKiFXTFx4N6Ts8r9QtTSDbNCx0T4kJNVxyTS1nyamnPYkFzFQBQDieNr7EntGbK_ARhm11n5zLE_40MJXE5Rsq_-2Mu9hO3hfZMTUJ_6WVi-p/s400/etsy3+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306481697675633170" /></a><br /><br />Today I was taking pictures of an item I was going to put up in my <a href="http://www.auroramae.etsy.com">etsy</a> shop, when I found a little surprise inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczjNHkoh5_1PzIqoe4JxKnK4dbeTAeFLEj4X57pv_mZHRrH_OiDU8X4HpZsqfu3EHVnenHjtLHK_40ggsLRSyqNTVieKuxpi1foEhC-TAB4ha-6gVommFcyPdrS4hbb3cq8OZ1OCy0WJn/s1600-h/etsy3+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczjNHkoh5_1PzIqoe4JxKnK4dbeTAeFLEj4X57pv_mZHRrH_OiDU8X4HpZsqfu3EHVnenHjtLHK_40ggsLRSyqNTVieKuxpi1foEhC-TAB4ha-6gVommFcyPdrS4hbb3cq8OZ1OCy0WJn/s400/etsy3+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306481691897045986" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFtUBvoSX2eaB9nIucPsS7VN3vtZjIizCBa_ybxa-8qlpNVjbnkuWjzFrlrzs2J2ATyvgToyNe2iE-E6UqZQ_nP0UfARIQCXlnhl6Tm52uvL0iWORoS-1vIJZGKOa70xK6sm8Uo4a9g6E/s1600-h/etsy3+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFtUBvoSX2eaB9nIucPsS7VN3vtZjIizCBa_ybxa-8qlpNVjbnkuWjzFrlrzs2J2ATyvgToyNe2iE-E6UqZQ_nP0UfARIQCXlnhl6Tm52uvL0iWORoS-1vIJZGKOa70xK6sm8Uo4a9g6E/s400/etsy3+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306481699859340498" /></a><br /><br /> A small envelope fell out. I felt the envelope and thought it feels like money, no way can it be money, well it sure was money. Not a whole lot of money, but it definitely put a smile on my face. <br />Thanks to the little old lady who forgot where she put her stash.<br /><br />In the spirit of pay it forward I am sending the person who buys the suitcase some of this fun surprise.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-72188512584871676222009-02-16T14:24:00.000-08:002009-02-16T14:49:01.699-08:00Snowboarding<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pX79jL9Bb9k&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pX79jL9Bb9k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />We finally got Jaden up to the <a href="http://www.powderhorn.com/">mountains</a>, so she could learn to snowboard. She has been dreading this day for a while now. She cried the whole morning before the lesson, because she didn't like how she looked in snow pants, and she was afraid to go snowboarding.<br />We put her in a half day class. When we went to get her after it was over she asked if she could stay all day. So she did. She loved it so much that the next morning she asked if she could take the class again. So she did. She obviously still needs a lot of practice, but it's cool to see her so proud of herself, and to see her love something she thought she was going to hate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKbzleivrCAk6RPTVgoLDvtQIEB4Lon3fwaH1j06e-AtJTU_xdIsHh-ckOPp4eN9BNryt-i1SysxRx9PpiGiExVMMl2MhfB5fDkpvU_vBvC50TTh-x05vX7XvQUUMyNxTiWafvDREyMAI/s1600-h/Snowboarding+074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKbzleivrCAk6RPTVgoLDvtQIEB4Lon3fwaH1j06e-AtJTU_xdIsHh-ckOPp4eN9BNryt-i1SysxRx9PpiGiExVMMl2MhfB5fDkpvU_vBvC50TTh-x05vX7XvQUUMyNxTiWafvDREyMAI/s400/Snowboarding+074.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303530745719425618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HQshXr5gCBIs9fR-rdvxdpSMxc2OUK9rOjI5yyzMQq_fokOF_vOfBu5RSA_g5GffMOQTmRVKjkLZmvOHcOLf1GUEc4ratB_VWq2BSvBkcIqqsL7XPs9hHa_jNulufsx7lzO50rFzBAHM/s1600-h/Snowboarding+120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HQshXr5gCBIs9fR-rdvxdpSMxc2OUK9rOjI5yyzMQq_fokOF_vOfBu5RSA_g5GffMOQTmRVKjkLZmvOHcOLf1GUEc4ratB_VWq2BSvBkcIqqsL7XPs9hHa_jNulufsx7lzO50rFzBAHM/s400/Snowboarding+120.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303530743428302866" /></a>auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-1262214326880656832009-02-05T16:10:00.000-08:002009-02-05T16:13:03.096-08:00Vintage find<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2I3wx_C4i0OC2TyMD4KDRhSxTIk7ceewStZjifbpsczA1m-jK5mURWGUgzNT39FL1vFkRQF-ywVp2-LLNkZ5gPp_uVSoh4-oAcfywjjtNkexWg5x70kLB0tWuUiQlVgOSz0qwl_tqNSyE/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2I3wx_C4i0OC2TyMD4KDRhSxTIk7ceewStZjifbpsczA1m-jK5mURWGUgzNT39FL1vFkRQF-ywVp2-LLNkZ5gPp_uVSoh4-oAcfywjjtNkexWg5x70kLB0tWuUiQlVgOSz0qwl_tqNSyE/s400/cake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299470581615791266" /></a><br /><br />This just might be my favorite vintage find so far. I did put it in my <a href="http://www.auroramae.etsy.com">Etsy shop</a>, but if I need to make a cake soon, it will be mine.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-6658590197926012902009-01-30T08:41:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:30:08.656-08:00Spread the word about CPSIAAs parents and concerned citizens I’m sure most of us at one time or another have been confronted with the question of lead poisoning. But have you asked yourself what your government is doing to protect your children from lead contained in toys? The answer? They're banning toys, taking books from schools and libraries, hurting low income families, killing entrepreneurial spirit and risking putting the economy in an even greater depression than we've seen in decades. I'd like to introduce you to their solution: the CPSIA.<br /><br />Do you know about the CPSIA? No? Then I ask you to take a few minutes to find out about it.<br /><br />The CPSIA stands for Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, a new set of laws that will come into effect on 10 February, 2009 and will impact many, many people in a negative way. Make no mistake, this is very real. View it for yourself. If Forbes, the American Library Association and numerous other media are paying attention, perhaps you should too. <br /><br />How will these new laws affect you? Well, here are a few examples: <br /><br />To the Parents of Young Students:<br />Due to the new law, expect to see the cost of school supplies sky rocket. While those paper clips weren't originally intended for your student to use, they will need to be tested now that your 11-year-old needs them for his school project. This law applies to any and all school supplies (textbooks, pencils, crayons, paper, etc.) being used by children under 12.<br /><br />To the Avid Reader:<br />Due to the new law, all children's books will be pulled from library and school shelves, as there is no exemption for them. That’s okay though, there's always television. Our children don’t need to learn the love of reading after all.<br />Article from the <a href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1322">American Library Association </a><br /><br />To the Lover of All Things Handmade:<br />Due to the new law, you will now be given a cotton ball and an instruction manual so you can make it yourself since that blanket you originally had your eye on for $50 will now cost you around $1,000 after it's passed testing. It won't even be the one-of-a-kind blanket you were hoping for. Items are destroyed in the testing process making one-of-a-kind items virtually impossible. So that gorgeous hand-knit hat you bought your child this past winter won’t be available next winter.<br /><br />To the Environmentalist:<br />Due to the new law, all items in non-compliance will now be dumped into our already overflowing landfills. Imagine not just products from the small business owners, but the Big Box Stores as well. You can't sell it so you must toss it. Or be potentially sued for selling it. You can't even give them away. If you are caught, it is still a violation.<br /><br />To the Second-Hand Shopper:<br />Due to the new law, you will now need to spend $20 for that brand new pair of jeans for your 2-year old, rather than shop at the Goodwill for second hand. Many resale shops are eliminating children's items all together to avoid future lawsuits.<br /><br />To the Entrepreneur:<br />Due to this new law, you will be forced to adhere to strict testing of your unique products or discontinue to make and/or sell them. Small businesses will be likely to be unable to afford the cost of testing and be forced to close up shop. Due to the current economic state, you'll have to hope for the best when it comes to finding a new job in Corporate America. <br /><br />To the Antique Toy Collector:<br />Due to the new law, you'd better start buying now because it's all going to private collection and will no longer be available to purchase. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123189645948879745.html">“Because the new rules apply retroactively, toys and clothes already on the shelf will have to be thrown out if they aren't certified as safe.” </a><br /><br />To the American Economy:<br />Already struggling under an economy that hasn’t been this weak in decades, the American economy will be hit harder with the inevitable loss of jobs and revenues from suppliers, small businesses and consumers. The required testing is far too costly and restrictive for small businesses or individuals to undertake. <br /><br />To the Worldwide Economy:<br />Due to this new law, many foreign manufacturers have already pulled out of the US market. You can imagine the impact of this on their businesses. <br /><br />If you think this is exaggerating, here is a recent article from <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/16/cpsia-safety-toys-oped-cx_wo_0116olson.html">Forbes</a><br /><br /><br />And for those of you prepared to be stupefied and boggled,<a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html"> The New Law</a><br /><br /><br />Did you know? If this upsets or alarms you, please react. <br /><br />(Thank you <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=109071">chichiboulie</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com">Etsy</a> for this blog post)auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-75696108959675082902009-01-20T13:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:02:43.553-08:00The little things that make us happy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3aSON1oPiAMKItgt8qNh6RdfqChprF7VYqR5N3k6XxGkK5UdUVoupYfSVjmrIzxo8wxj5VFkCV4k1tXXyLfxzhh_co8inBhjq-ZCrvaIyjyHLBb7UqtNmcCFyPZvcem2ogYS60F9vHFj/s1600-h/aurora+104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3aSON1oPiAMKItgt8qNh6RdfqChprF7VYqR5N3k6XxGkK5UdUVoupYfSVjmrIzxo8wxj5VFkCV4k1tXXyLfxzhh_co8inBhjq-ZCrvaIyjyHLBb7UqtNmcCFyPZvcem2ogYS60F9vHFj/s400/aurora+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293484262756789314" /></a>auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-81153513022001480382009-01-13T09:34:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:47:12.351-08:00Inspired by WendyThis Christmas our whole family received very beautiful handmade gifts from my cousin <a href="http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/12/very-merry-homemade-christmas.html">Wendy</a>. I thought it was such a cool idea, that it inspired me to make some homemade gifts for Jaden's teachers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjudILRMysrnGg_ZrdQVJG9MLacDSCzmVtqyKGWs-FLkJrb1nQvrZzmlZMYaOua-mDkgSoCct3mZFrLAKteUCrK2lhEL-ZgyEBDt4PPvOrI_EWJ7LnrvJwlh7B3i9WfpDNuihk2dB1NIOi/s1600-h/IMG_0202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjudILRMysrnGg_ZrdQVJG9MLacDSCzmVtqyKGWs-FLkJrb1nQvrZzmlZMYaOua-mDkgSoCct3mZFrLAKteUCrK2lhEL-ZgyEBDt4PPvOrI_EWJ7LnrvJwlh7B3i9WfpDNuihk2dB1NIOi/s400/IMG_0202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290834035619156642" /></a><br />These coffee cozy's are unfortunately not my invention, but I thought they were a great idea for a nice gift. You can find the pattern all over the web, but I didn't care for the one's that I found so I made up my own. <br />I'd tell you the pattern but really all I did was find a yarn I liked, #4 needles, casted on 20 stitches and knitted until I thought it would fit. The teachers loved them and said they have already been using them. Thanks Wendy for your inspiring ways.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-51702726599238060202008-12-30T14:15:00.000-08:002008-12-30T14:20:19.152-08:00Moving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLTAeiEE1ObEyy6jMYDN8M9WRDNMaBpLmso56yH3GiAvqwUTMxthO7SUVuwILLstn2q5WxNj0nkdwtNkExVr8WWrmN0IxrnuPQO85wZSxXyFNej-LeIOyOz1GoP1u240D417wBpY1zOOM/s1600-h/IMG_2899.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLTAeiEE1ObEyy6jMYDN8M9WRDNMaBpLmso56yH3GiAvqwUTMxthO7SUVuwILLstn2q5WxNj0nkdwtNkExVr8WWrmN0IxrnuPQO85wZSxXyFNej-LeIOyOz1GoP1u240D417wBpY1zOOM/s400/IMG_2899.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285711388766198338" /></a><br />I'm in the middle of moving and I don't have a computer. I'll be back to my blog soon.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-81554644592697503542008-12-15T11:26:00.000-08:002008-12-15T11:34:49.474-08:00Does an x-ray hurt, mom?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NCg3Oj4u_qPnt6S8gMKIEV8dkWqiDcmrA97tjUiaeyPgBdLU2pyqYhzgPS29SH2r4tSQ8EsGo-yPeOamwKJtZdZhdsKUnvmMBupgC-7eYXsy_k27ReCQjNvl6S-_BDmkidUiAAhjJjja/s1600-h/IMG_3366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NCg3Oj4u_qPnt6S8gMKIEV8dkWqiDcmrA97tjUiaeyPgBdLU2pyqYhzgPS29SH2r4tSQ8EsGo-yPeOamwKJtZdZhdsKUnvmMBupgC-7eYXsy_k27ReCQjNvl6S-_BDmkidUiAAhjJjja/s400/IMG_3366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280101311245507394" /></a><br /><br />That was the question I got right before Jaden had some x-rays taken of her chest. We were in and out of the doctor's office and the hospital for 6 hours the other day. This photo is of my very patient but bored 6 year old. After a long day the doctor diagnosed Jaden with pneumonia.<br /><br />Good news is today she is all better and back at school.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-25900599987986405092008-12-04T13:40:00.001-08:002008-12-04T13:42:08.514-08:00Favorite picture of the day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI49EIDC-8z-D7372KwaTL3OCVgTmR4LwSLZsgvflbhQwajCOhtIMGUvqeiqIix-X3p5wR1zSwD7-pM1Bnb0cLi7YrQfYCoLSFD0IutY51DjUizuRxk5HHeTia2m0nobbqn6cq4jKh3yJ/s1600-h/IMG_3240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI49EIDC-8z-D7372KwaTL3OCVgTmR4LwSLZsgvflbhQwajCOhtIMGUvqeiqIix-X3p5wR1zSwD7-pM1Bnb0cLi7YrQfYCoLSFD0IutY51DjUizuRxk5HHeTia2m0nobbqn6cq4jKh3yJ/s400/IMG_3240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276053327614840194" /></a><br /><br />(baby Henry aka Hank)auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-27761293589540560252008-11-24T17:32:00.001-08:002008-11-24T17:47:44.455-08:00Do you remember your first concert?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlcR1QuwQI76vDqp7z0CGwP3TTUjOmobglubBQHAe1_HhIDwu2YE4vkbMCoq8-5-3oQcMYknfRa9Lldc-F3P0Qzx_PTI6n4lSmTHu25UIgt5vfTL_2XX9ocxUtZs5hiay2VBQUu0_V0wS/s1600-h/IMG_2925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlcR1QuwQI76vDqp7z0CGwP3TTUjOmobglubBQHAe1_HhIDwu2YE4vkbMCoq8-5-3oQcMYknfRa9Lldc-F3P0Qzx_PTI6n4lSmTHu25UIgt5vfTL_2XX9ocxUtZs5hiay2VBQUu0_V0wS/s400/IMG_2925.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272404169749201458" /></a><br />The tour buses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIokEgEGAMfB3kC7hDoRnPilR2Cb5l8e2FmU2Wesm_iuXCcfObD2ic75cImr8SyOybOjOCoX87jP7vGWrVEpPXbKOPI08DRk82bE3sUh2BaP3aQYB1mchOV8RbFvBLlIFbGhvaTy7j3hCO/s1600-h/IMG_2928.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIokEgEGAMfB3kC7hDoRnPilR2Cb5l8e2FmU2Wesm_iuXCcfObD2ic75cImr8SyOybOjOCoX87jP7vGWrVEpPXbKOPI08DRk82bE3sUh2BaP3aQYB1mchOV8RbFvBLlIFbGhvaTy7j3hCO/s400/IMG_2928.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272404160476884498" /></a><br />Equipment boxes back stage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p2Mqnx3B_rb8aymkrDVg-0zrZ7LkVqv6LQDDFNk5KFy-wMJJjYrPhh4ZXj9ztL_IZ6xdCLNUXM5Cbl0zUWyehe-hXmeyeLIJgTnq-TrqVtv1Wj5F2dM7n17NSM-q54eD3HMuS75cfXHv/s1600-h/IMG_2936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p2Mqnx3B_rb8aymkrDVg-0zrZ7LkVqv6LQDDFNk5KFy-wMJJjYrPhh4ZXj9ztL_IZ6xdCLNUXM5Cbl0zUWyehe-hXmeyeLIJgTnq-TrqVtv1Wj5F2dM7n17NSM-q54eD3HMuS75cfXHv/s400/IMG_2936.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272404158470685282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bTA3s7D6tL0kHzU1IyevI57OCavFh32R0sPTgBnhhtKqVi9MGFKAK-TaIjEYP72UdzeMIvToAXqS6-Ad3SxqEjYi2I5835YTPVfwhUHDpGlF7TlZc_9-xvbPB4VgA_eIhVKDN7DW68-e/s1600-h/IMG_2937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bTA3s7D6tL0kHzU1IyevI57OCavFh32R0sPTgBnhhtKqVi9MGFKAK-TaIjEYP72UdzeMIvToAXqS6-Ad3SxqEjYi2I5835YTPVfwhUHDpGlF7TlZc_9-xvbPB4VgA_eIhVKDN7DW68-e/s400/IMG_2937.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272403412411294418" /></a><br />These were shots of their stuff under the stage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPB54pS28h4mlTKaAyyJHDJo_BJBz5UUSV50-MqMV2GAUc42Vovcip1lVyq7m4SSP1aXgmj5bGtmpPHBs3DW8a_wJf4KU_U6rn0OV0XcLwaXcwGXnFmpiJhwGCDmdYtUH60B0X18k2DaRl/s1600-h/IMG_3064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPB54pS28h4mlTKaAyyJHDJo_BJBz5UUSV50-MqMV2GAUc42Vovcip1lVyq7m4SSP1aXgmj5bGtmpPHBs3DW8a_wJf4KU_U6rn0OV0XcLwaXcwGXnFmpiJhwGCDmdYtUH60B0X18k2DaRl/s400/IMG_3064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272403395978371746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK1cYUipK89nB60i4c9JZbUUyx0vfIQACvKPR56MvqES5pSLnxCSYqHoAhrFISy6r2RQQ4jVt1G_qOnp_kBDD_06yj3e-f2NtkuqsWKRlOQp3vSGeCxPkDZhM0sZLZCxA8vVA9Ra7PtQ8/s1600-h/IMG_3153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK1cYUipK89nB60i4c9JZbUUyx0vfIQACvKPR56MvqES5pSLnxCSYqHoAhrFISy6r2RQQ4jVt1G_qOnp_kBDD_06yj3e-f2NtkuqsWKRlOQp3vSGeCxPkDZhM0sZLZCxA8vVA9Ra7PtQ8/s400/IMG_3153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272403382820049202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaFLriOAGXM841mbigvsxDNSmXXS3rQuOtZ5Bgbl5OTTcnquK3xGxFku4CbS-3alATe0kcI-Ywj_TbS4ft5dUxuVvLxUslQOQFADAUl-Z29O6Ii0Tf3isjtO8EGScbKAuC4l9iJ03oVRo/s1600-h/IMG_3156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaFLriOAGXM841mbigvsxDNSmXXS3rQuOtZ5Bgbl5OTTcnquK3xGxFku4CbS-3alATe0kcI-Ywj_TbS4ft5dUxuVvLxUslQOQFADAUl-Z29O6Ii0Tf3isjtO8EGScbKAuC4l9iJ03oVRo/s400/IMG_3156.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272403345766545570" /></a><br />This was Jaden's first concert. She says she loved it. By the end she was on the floor collecting as many butterflies as she could. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7R6fhjrJJ_pPCEFSKSUWexphqd-122vsrM-eOLm3MNYCiCD_sjbV_lNcwWyEvsasXVA-CgjdaBt_K6TCtePNr4yCOvAJyCAqyl6MV0-SwuWVlIL9UN6ntdjfvXDIVCrqcBHMV822fWEL/s1600-h/IMG_3164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7R6fhjrJJ_pPCEFSKSUWexphqd-122vsrM-eOLm3MNYCiCD_sjbV_lNcwWyEvsasXVA-CgjdaBt_K6TCtePNr4yCOvAJyCAqyl6MV0-SwuWVlIL9UN6ntdjfvXDIVCrqcBHMV822fWEL/s400/IMG_3164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272403331761978482" /></a><br /><br />(Coldplay, Viva La Vida tour)auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-17230355037271192012008-11-20T17:11:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:17:33.316-08:00Simpler times<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbIGbZ6gq_Y&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbIGbZ6gq_Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This just made my laugh.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-2206343140321826762008-11-16T14:09:00.001-08:002008-11-16T14:12:37.826-08:00A game of poker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPgkR44eMK5WQ71w4TZ4SLo4UFK6ywp-wNBbmKnZoqXGiDK-8bO-uTczz8O1kKd8H5cqCjX54MpAkJhms2KJl7_wDQcTRrIb19n17pnPevluFBGoGccmne0hhyphenhyphenchBKGdeOBGqG5gR_D2F/s1600-h/IMG_2795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPgkR44eMK5WQ71w4TZ4SLo4UFK6ywp-wNBbmKnZoqXGiDK-8bO-uTczz8O1kKd8H5cqCjX54MpAkJhms2KJl7_wDQcTRrIb19n17pnPevluFBGoGccmne0hhyphenhyphenchBKGdeOBGqG5gR_D2F/s400/IMG_2795.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269381442232305714" /></a><br /><br />This is what you get when you mix an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5062841">artist</a> and a game of poker.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-57962268542449755282008-11-11T11:59:00.001-08:002008-11-11T12:07:03.140-08:00Favorite picture of the day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRg-xzG54EdqK_dnehc7OeTKz1gAo18oQ9xrVvG-qovmpm9LdaIV5E0-RLOzc5Xuh9kuy3Gzvo2qVEr_sM3AlE3ZFSaT-cCvkNCNSasRfl4KPyxrWOoDgczowNN8iqQoLRGNnl-U1UU3E/s1600-h/IMG_2697.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRg-xzG54EdqK_dnehc7OeTKz1gAo18oQ9xrVvG-qovmpm9LdaIV5E0-RLOzc5Xuh9kuy3Gzvo2qVEr_sM3AlE3ZFSaT-cCvkNCNSasRfl4KPyxrWOoDgczowNN8iqQoLRGNnl-U1UU3E/s400/IMG_2697.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267492891322665986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnT5IliQf5pTfx4iD1GJOUWM-bWCqitsGwrFpatVqh2hBeJ9o0EBTt1PXxGn8YBqrcLEvhKKzz7j81fMHQYEp-x039DOaUPJRnkUZk3RvqAls-hAnTEPzn26juLR4EAz894F-o25pWVmz8/s1600-h/IMG_2700.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnT5IliQf5pTfx4iD1GJOUWM-bWCqitsGwrFpatVqh2hBeJ9o0EBTt1PXxGn8YBqrcLEvhKKzz7j81fMHQYEp-x039DOaUPJRnkUZk3RvqAls-hAnTEPzn26juLR4EAz894F-o25pWVmz8/s400/IMG_2700.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267492883412585362" /></a><br /><br />I took these last First Friday at <a href="http://www.theothersidearts.com/about.cfm?TITLE=ABOUT%20THE%20OTHER%20SIDE">The Other Side Arts</a>. These paintings were done by artist <a href="http://www.theothersidearts.com/gallery.cfm?TITLE=GALLERY%20INFORMATION%20AT%20THE%20OTHER%20SIDE">Martin Hammond</a>.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-64086091016034444192008-11-06T08:57:00.001-08:002008-11-06T09:31:51.409-08:00Trip to Creston, Colorado-Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCxoepZ74gjoB-XMbon1b8W02sEd-FNyYtOcbUdYI_zAnkp98E-N9i53eHhP7wGtVq2hixpyXUaWq8-iaFzO5vcNWaR38kxf3IxC29U_hSnYvdL8Kmv-bmPMDJXMKiX7jUaic3THmoHK0/s1600-h/IMG_2293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCxoepZ74gjoB-XMbon1b8W02sEd-FNyYtOcbUdYI_zAnkp98E-N9i53eHhP7wGtVq2hixpyXUaWq8-iaFzO5vcNWaR38kxf3IxC29U_hSnYvdL8Kmv-bmPMDJXMKiX7jUaic3THmoHK0/s400/IMG_2293.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265595695155883938" /></a><br />One of the buildings at the zen retreat. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0jo88m6ArVIFhwGxmUPo5INVBYLiJAO3Gg9sV7roBX72KYrsnzPxDjO6T1DgRMIR05f0oIY5-Dj-wmOTTK-daMoqBKmqkxQaOdi97fyKn3VscoYMC8LF89I8CjTqhQvpdKXUiG0F4kX7/s1600-h/IMG_2276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0jo88m6ArVIFhwGxmUPo5INVBYLiJAO3Gg9sV7roBX72KYrsnzPxDjO6T1DgRMIR05f0oIY5-Dj-wmOTTK-daMoqBKmqkxQaOdi97fyKn3VscoYMC8LF89I8CjTqhQvpdKXUiG0F4kX7/s400/IMG_2276.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265595684324632082" /></a><br />A prayer moment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KPpYmhXhrFelsnoXktBunxkQWzrUywY0O-pEPC8948qlkmU4KvmowEmXiewyiIkfflr5z4Od-D-lMpZKQoUYJdNzqBf4HxGvGuYYgbFbMQi0Lf56LCqu3zb0iLnLsQLk_BvSZKaztCSf/s1600-h/IMG_2272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KPpYmhXhrFelsnoXktBunxkQWzrUywY0O-pEPC8948qlkmU4KvmowEmXiewyiIkfflr5z4Od-D-lMpZKQoUYJdNzqBf4HxGvGuYYgbFbMQi0Lf56LCqu3zb0iLnLsQLk_BvSZKaztCSf/s400/IMG_2272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265590934824063154" /></a><br />This is a green house that is on the property of one of the zen retreats that we went to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxml_aMc_GUpJCDmr6ik9bm9g_cnC9IRuzD9lO5ywFbcTqXsZexbJVT43jY8hCjQFH2P85gCsrgdpgfkYmCDEzzif1CLbLNuKXvrKQSEXhbpQxHLN56rrYwhEmY8miYupBbVx1aipglsmU/s1600-h/IMG_2257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxml_aMc_GUpJCDmr6ik9bm9g_cnC9IRuzD9lO5ywFbcTqXsZexbJVT43jY8hCjQFH2P85gCsrgdpgfkYmCDEzzif1CLbLNuKXvrKQSEXhbpQxHLN56rrYwhEmY8miYupBbVx1aipglsmU/s400/IMG_2257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265590929594526802" /></a><br />This <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorten">Stupa</a> was so beautiful! While we were there a man sped up in his car, then got out and did a quick prayer and left. To me it was kinda funny how fast it happened, but what ever works. Also there were all these small little Buddhas on mantel and one of them blew off and his head broke. It was almost like he jumped.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC_4AMoBeWkpTT6DiHQhHW1WN-29J6e2wvmCzOoXhHZRUg1s7Ahque8di7w7YCWSBYWYyDxmzr0z6XVfylv8ncWATg-nmE4tOKgqfz1QCxPWvk4UXOtON1UwW-PftRFjRas0FI83ub16G/s1600-h/IMG_2249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC_4AMoBeWkpTT6DiHQhHW1WN-29J6e2wvmCzOoXhHZRUg1s7Ahque8di7w7YCWSBYWYyDxmzr0z6XVfylv8ncWATg-nmE4tOKgqfz1QCxPWvk4UXOtON1UwW-PftRFjRas0FI83ub16G/s400/IMG_2249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265590928062855458" /></a><br />Chorten near Crestone<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihu6fgyrs886hW4I0XzKZeH_FQo7XgWfdN1vpanKqgNJN02gt2kThA_7rlVUKCUECgKRGEm5OCqN06Wb6aLpOyZzhKq-QuXcgSONp7Dsb70p8oS2lDfrGPVdNIriK8XnpShLXfbuHXvzOz/s1600-h/IMG_2245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihu6fgyrs886hW4I0XzKZeH_FQo7XgWfdN1vpanKqgNJN02gt2kThA_7rlVUKCUECgKRGEm5OCqN06Wb6aLpOyZzhKq-QuXcgSONp7Dsb70p8oS2lDfrGPVdNIriK8XnpShLXfbuHXvzOz/s400/IMG_2245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265590918767371026" /></a><br />A grasshopper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oCUMQYlsjx9W1Xe4x8AYnqjM2XSjohFz6O8rsPe0Rc0tgbhy2tLs3rOACZ2ig0erS9VQyxSZAwYoHNH45Uuzdhs1hzlZD9BgbsNc-2H5R8LFhVMctdYd1xHmtk-E02SXPuf3i-nogwEz/s1600-h/IMG_2211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oCUMQYlsjx9W1Xe4x8AYnqjM2XSjohFz6O8rsPe0Rc0tgbhy2tLs3rOACZ2ig0erS9VQyxSZAwYoHNH45Uuzdhs1hzlZD9BgbsNc-2H5R8LFhVMctdYd1xHmtk-E02SXPuf3i-nogwEz/s400/IMG_2211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265590912569471474" /></a><br />This was taken at a place called Pay It Forward. It was a spiritual place of crystals, mazes, pyramids, and prayers. It was a really neat, feel good place to explore.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-28634127538343999132008-10-28T14:51:00.000-07:002008-10-28T14:57:56.506-07:00Yeah!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj646BfYDhYbCB4cYqg5KVR-qB1npKT2GZm4hICGJPl5Z2d7upJLahUbnz9Th7UYl-2k1g2cfgjBWz9aMAZm17rgc2A6aUQ3fMcN59oabtgFucR5wJh-Y3cBwLh0crn8ZSHE7G7JV9YMU7G/s1600-h/IMG_2446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj646BfYDhYbCB4cYqg5KVR-qB1npKT2GZm4hICGJPl5Z2d7upJLahUbnz9Th7UYl-2k1g2cfgjBWz9aMAZm17rgc2A6aUQ3fMcN59oabtgFucR5wJh-Y3cBwLh0crn8ZSHE7G7JV9YMU7G/s400/IMG_2446.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262327243617738162" /></a><br /><br />This year was the first year ever that I voted by mail-in ballot. Holy Cow...if you have never voted by mail-in ballot before, that is the way to go! I even went and dropped mine off at the polling place. It was so simple, no lines, just walk in and drop it in the box, (feel a proud tear coming on), and your done. Here's to change.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-90972106896485195712008-10-26T13:50:00.000-07:002008-10-26T14:43:05.876-07:00A road trip to Crestone Colorado<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgk2ryw3RY8Q7z5kdJPVrdYBEORT1hFFWoNO7oUO5kZP-RPaI42j6cxqgptlyac6xJ03ck8-6L8y0ueryjfy5wVl4JKbgneKhHiS4ZhHSwgti9lgVcsruTrmXQsK7OGA-7mjfIwgxkud7/s1600-h/IMG_2304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgk2ryw3RY8Q7z5kdJPVrdYBEORT1hFFWoNO7oUO5kZP-RPaI42j6cxqgptlyac6xJ03ck8-6L8y0ueryjfy5wVl4JKbgneKhHiS4ZhHSwgti9lgVcsruTrmXQsK7OGA-7mjfIwgxkud7/s400/IMG_2304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261569303729249186" /></a><br /><br />We went on a small road trip to the town of Crestone, Colorado to visit my mom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrJFrtD2RM-6B3R0d_DTRHdMn4JB00O_0LmqT54L-gO2c-1vp2Yqiawn9l_scVhqSoIYdsqQ_UzESAx2gIoGwOpecXpGp-LGQK80qH8Davz65q201EZsb2F9mJ9KbIHIvfNRzxQE83Tok/s1600-h/IMG_2189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrJFrtD2RM-6B3R0d_DTRHdMn4JB00O_0LmqT54L-gO2c-1vp2Yqiawn9l_scVhqSoIYdsqQ_UzESAx2gIoGwOpecXpGp-LGQK80qH8Davz65q201EZsb2F9mJ9KbIHIvfNRzxQE83Tok/s400/IMG_2189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261570223638244610" /></a><br />My mom lives in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw-bale_construction">straw-bale house.</a> The house's energy all comes from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power">solar power</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3gE5_jPvoxBVPQexBx_oteU87oK6x2b7FsLF5vQwxnh5gitLusuSE4Ux2v7-UsUrkU78-72ODu5Ww9-K9BLzfiN3kd-1D6dmlc-nI-8-ITEcvLa-8ZN1sUQDkEQP-lOt0p_xHzSYbWH4/s1600-h/IMG_2309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3gE5_jPvoxBVPQexBx_oteU87oK6x2b7FsLF5vQwxnh5gitLusuSE4Ux2v7-UsUrkU78-72ODu5Ww9-K9BLzfiN3kd-1D6dmlc-nI-8-ITEcvLa-8ZN1sUQDkEQP-lOt0p_xHzSYbWH4/s400/IMG_2309.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261573764844576706" /></a><br />This is the shower.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yS7m33kKp-5aeIBH-lOILcOR0pq8E4W9kjJ2aFIax69IPiXyGs8CXPRerNUxS1ZDHFIrb7jQwSPzdvhGZdrvHOXMLSK82DYcYnZ7VxPre8zXf2xHv_hreoVKLa9dSIBCPvHxu7UGRTBM/s1600-h/IMG_2203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yS7m33kKp-5aeIBH-lOILcOR0pq8E4W9kjJ2aFIax69IPiXyGs8CXPRerNUxS1ZDHFIrb7jQwSPzdvhGZdrvHOXMLSK82DYcYnZ7VxPre8zXf2xHv_hreoVKLa9dSIBCPvHxu7UGRTBM/s400/IMG_2203.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261573759306843922" /></a><br />This is the center of the house, where the kitchen and family area is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9TpDVu8H6jdVCNlgMF03J4hQ_Z6w2FyJqtvpq6-fZOjDQCgT1d_BU6F1U3mZ-MHTKz0sNHNmIQOcDlggzUEbqDmKnIqaznmeeemX440B0WkeVW11qxtL4KEmiRO3ACkuTIjQanT4Fnud/s1600-h/IMG_2198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9TpDVu8H6jdVCNlgMF03J4hQ_Z6w2FyJqtvpq6-fZOjDQCgT1d_BU6F1U3mZ-MHTKz0sNHNmIQOcDlggzUEbqDmKnIqaznmeeemX440B0WkeVW11qxtL4KEmiRO3ACkuTIjQanT4Fnud/s400/IMG_2198.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261573742150624738" /></a><br />This house was built by a Lakota Indian. I loved all the details they added to each room.<br />The house has such a nice feel to it. It's so cool to see a house made from nature and upcycled materials.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcWo8T6KW556YVBW1pXAh4Gr5CAi55rQzhNhnfNeqZpR13MXRxdL8O_BTxR7k_T_ok6LcLCBTt5BUSHdv9lal0MaTRNpbLKJCXqgTOPMeLSIpKsb4DrU06h5dDBXWFG10wr_XT6FUtaUN/s1600-h/IMG_2196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcWo8T6KW556YVBW1pXAh4Gr5CAi55rQzhNhnfNeqZpR13MXRxdL8O_BTxR7k_T_ok6LcLCBTt5BUSHdv9lal0MaTRNpbLKJCXqgTOPMeLSIpKsb4DrU06h5dDBXWFG10wr_XT6FUtaUN/s400/IMG_2196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261573740640426946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGEgW6dQbFuZDiu9Az5HFKer3LsQ6K7XFkvtKmEnu7mv3b031sZrRwV2qt3cNXo34jK_JEdAdTR-yqhsb-mUJKHLB4zb0e6zS2XA6HEtynWSnmYAwlCSxQ6o697JYfBOYacW1IlCjZdob/s1600-h/IMG_2319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGEgW6dQbFuZDiu9Az5HFKer3LsQ6K7XFkvtKmEnu7mv3b031sZrRwV2qt3cNXo34jK_JEdAdTR-yqhsb-mUJKHLB4zb0e6zS2XA6HEtynWSnmYAwlCSxQ6o697JYfBOYacW1IlCjZdob/s400/IMG_2319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261577371453560706" /></a><br />Outside view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcbe49_TZY1D0bQ9KnYRl-OYRmTvFrOhXR-9De_7OEw7XuYdpgNCCqzSvZGUfG64sUFFpoeHqAy05NWdLSjjjYnrOdmdc6budWAhKAPMNoMueTqPa9JtfCr-7SlEuXY_iotplGvcmuLMn/s1600-h/IMG_2317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcbe49_TZY1D0bQ9KnYRl-OYRmTvFrOhXR-9De_7OEw7XuYdpgNCCqzSvZGUfG64sUFFpoeHqAy05NWdLSjjjYnrOdmdc6budWAhKAPMNoMueTqPa9JtfCr-7SlEuXY_iotplGvcmuLMn/s400/IMG_2317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261575995872461442" /></a><br />Inside view. (If you notice one of these bottles still has it's cap on. That made <br />me giggle.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11Bir4bKyHVi9oiQ9weCJFUHzYKjfO-KjfFnMtZvRkV2BKWXjmQArfKjCYiGHaBEOyNZLj2kimhyAbjwhc4mlXvvh6VzZksGWvh3xrQFOLiqmtgfVhNS-OX4NlLJBqKHTEE63NpeQNMhG/s1600-h/IMG_2320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11Bir4bKyHVi9oiQ9weCJFUHzYKjfO-KjfFnMtZvRkV2BKWXjmQArfKjCYiGHaBEOyNZLj2kimhyAbjwhc4mlXvvh6VzZksGWvh3xrQFOLiqmtgfVhNS-OX4NlLJBqKHTEE63NpeQNMhG/s400/IMG_2320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261578879568183346" /></a><br />Outside of the bathroom view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAd-hQ6AuuugDhvvdfZu4xHqtbfQ1-jBlQaiVm-9C9pQtTSLPZNivGxLrq9Txz_OOcezmySqxBPvvJGa6q4UhWKwxqTte-PI8IQa3lTFe5E5jeog3VPVMTy0y7ESWSf9eUglLH8vxlJvU/s1600-h/IMG_2314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAd-hQ6AuuugDhvvdfZu4xHqtbfQ1-jBlQaiVm-9C9pQtTSLPZNivGxLrq9Txz_OOcezmySqxBPvvJGa6q4UhWKwxqTte-PI8IQa3lTFe5E5jeog3VPVMTy0y7ESWSf9eUglLH8vxlJvU/s400/IMG_2314.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261578914358904274" /></a><br />Inside of the bathroom view.auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253304996832477346.post-79237243695890016992008-10-17T07:32:00.000-07:002008-10-18T14:23:38.340-07:00A lesson in music<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I-NRriHlLUk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I-NRriHlLUk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Jaden wanted to know who Yko Ono was so this is how we started our fun evening of dancing and singing around the living room.<br /><br />Then from there we moved onto the Flamming lips.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qvdma6tCnjw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qvdma6tCnjw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Which then led to Abba, because Jaden is loving the movie <a href="http://www.mammamiamovie.com/">Mamma Mia</a>, and I wanted to show her were the songs came from.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eEgYiMkOcZQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eEgYiMkOcZQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Then we moved onto Madonna, because her <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8FikEflip4">"Hung up"</a> song starts the same way as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfaQCnHQNk8">Abba's "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie"</a> song. Guess who Jaden wants to be for Halloween. She has been practicing the moves.<br /> <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BjWGjT5fP24&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BjWGjT5fP24&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Oh and I threw in a little Elton John just for fun.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-OX2WErOvD4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-OX2WErOvD4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>auroramaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210887308357707327noreply@blogger.com1