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First....OUR TRAINING IS OVER!! And both hubby and I each have our own personalized certificate to prove it- oh yeah! While that may not be terribly exciting to many of you, that is HUGE in our book. As happy as we are that there are no more early Saturday mornings and hour + drives, I am kind of sad that I may never see my classmates again. We had a great group of 9 and really enjoyed their points of view and company. I will be praying for each of them.

Fun Friday- our 2 oldest were busy so I decided that the youngest and I would share a "special" day together. Just she and I. What a blessing and something we should do more often! The day began with breakfast out- complete with an extra special treat, chocolate milk! We then headed to a local toy store. Now honestly, stores like this bother me. The entire concept of buying, buying, buying for our children makes me sad, to tell you the truth. But, that's another post for another day. I do commend the store, though, because it is very hands on. Many Moms take their children there for just a play day.

After leaving the toy store, we decided that we wanted to finish planting the flower garden together. I let her pick out the seeds and we got busy.

It was HOT! Our high Friday was around 87, I believe. Yuck! And what do you need after being so hot! Well, mint chocolate chip ice cream, of course! And who cares that it was 12:30 and we hadn't eaten lunch?! It was our special day, right? We ate ice cream while watching a movie- just she and I. What could be better than that?

Now, terra cotta pots are my favorites. I love the simplicity of them. I love the color. Not to mention they are 'el cheapo! Oh, and very plentiful at thrift stores. I have seemed to acquire many over my short (ha! ha!) life. Last week I decided I wanted to spruce up and change a few a bit. I decided to steal the idea from my brilliant sister-in-law, Markana, and paint them. Well, I didn't exactly paint them. My oldest really wanted to, so I gave her the honors. RED! My fav-o-rite color!

Silhouettes- I adore them and decided to try my hand at them. I could tell you that I got out my tiny, sharp scissors, gathered my children and began cutting. They each sat angelically still, and I perfectly cut out a silhouette of each of them. But, I'd be lieing. Here's how it's done-

First, take a picture of your subject and cut it out. This photo kind of looks like a booking photo, doesn't it?!

Next, place the cutout on your choice of colored cardstock. I used cardstock because it was thin enough to handle and cut but thick enough to hold it's shape. My little one wanted her's to be on pink.

We had to test background colors. Here it is on dark brown. She wanted something a little more fun.

And here's the final product. I like it but don't think I love it. It will probably change so that we can see the cute little silhouette (and master craftsmanship) a bit better. Not sure if I'll keep the cute background theme or cut a new, darker silhouette.

Hope you all have a blessed week! We'll talk soon.

In Him,

E