Freckles the Cutey Patootey

Being Shy!


Happy Kiddo and Yes she has one blue eye and one brown!

More tomorrow.... Enjoy!
Chris


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Welcoming... Freckles..

How did it make it to Tuesday before I could blink? Well I am glad it did because last night we added "Freckles" to our family. She is Patches's sister. She is checking out her new home and playing like crazy with my son. We are truly blessed by the original owners for the generosity.

I have Bingo Files to work on, QMC files and lots more.. So I am going to make this quick and short.

hopefully I will have a picture to upload for you tomorrow afternoon. I am between computers and uploading new software and trying to get ready to shift to the new laptop. Yeah! no arrow key on the old one was driving me bonkers.

Have a wonderful rest of Tuesday!
Enjoy!

Chris Durnan, designer
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Friday's Frenzy..

Hello to everyone....

Well this week was just one of those weeks where I could never get enough done to get it all done. Spent alot of time with my kiddo. And focusing on being happy, but still being okay with being sad. And sooo that means I didn't get a chance to get dollar deals set for the store. So I instead have posted a few coupons for your use.

And also here are some things going on in the forum.. to keep you busy..

Love to Cook? Love New Recipes..
Preparations are being made to put together a recipe swap. The head Chef is Sarah and she is getting ready to organize the ingredients and requests and put together a recipe swap. Little recipe albums are great for holiday gifts. (and we all know my quest for finishing handmade holiday gifts this year). If you would like to read more details you can visit the forum here.

Tags...Tricia has quite a few groups going for Tags in the forum. Tags are great for presents, scrapbook pages, cards, Tag Albums and so much more. If you are interested in joining any of the small groups of tag creators (3-4), you can sign up in the forum. The due date is not until July 1st. So much time to get them together. Wouldn't a fall tag look great attached to a nice bottle of wine for house warming gift or hostess present this holiday season?

Ribbon Buy-In Sara is the hostess for this buy-in. So if you are addicted to the Stampin' Up Ribbon now is the time to get in on a bulk order and add to your stash.

BINGO..Are you almost ready? We are almost ready to play again too.... Woohoo!

Monthly Sketch Challenge..Did you do the sketch challenge with the cute little owl in the forum? This month is almost over join in and finish a page for your project.

So much fun going in the forum.. If you need space to organize your own swaps or challenges and need space. Just email me your thoughts and we can provide the space for you. An easy going fun place to visit and Enjoy!

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Well I must run as I just realized Friday is usually my create and do laundry day and guess what... I haven't done either... ahhhh!! So I must get back to it quick so I have some clean jeans to wear to the fair to cheer on the 4-h kids. yikes.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Enjoy!



Chris Durnan



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Quick note..

Well we are holding our own here. And it is Wednesday! Yeah the middle of the week almost close to another weekend. I am making my way through the emails and am almost caught up. Hope you are doing well as well. I have to run errands and take the little one to school.
Enjoy your day!
Chris

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an altered path...

Well we have made it to Monday. Sometimes in life a few days alter your path and how you live it. I write this post today with a heavy heart. And without going into alot of detail, we layed our puppy to rest after an incident on Friday. It is interesting how such a smile life can impact you so quickly. For instance knowing she is gone, but still getting up to check to see if she needs to go out at 2 a.m. in the morning. Because of this whole situation we also lost one of our other dogs. So we are at the loss of two of our family members. Many around us may say. They are just animals it is just an animal just a pet. But my husband and I take our stewardship of our animals and their place in our lives very seriously and with love. So I know this week will be filled with empty pauses and moments that really can't be filled other than with a hug. We told my son Sunday morning after some of our closest friends hung out with him for a few hours so we could just handle everything. It only shatters your heart into a million tiny pieces to see your child's heart break from the words you have told him. But from there we let him decide the rest of the day... so his choice... let's go to the fair. So we spent a few hours dodging reality because we knew when we got home it would hit us in the face. Another positive thing this weekend we escaped on Saturday to do our usual riding horses. It was important to me to get my son out of the house even tho' his puppy was in the hospital. Life truly does go on and you can cherish the memories and the moments for they remain within your heart, but you have to go forward. Tomorrow always comes. My theory being you can hurt and you can hurt from the depths of your soul, but you still gotta keep on living and living to the best of your ability. So then.. Saturday was the last day of a buckle series my son has ridden in. (Secretly I know two wonderful people bought him his buckle so he could feel he has ridden with the big guys and won) But he really feels he has given it his all every weekend we went to ride so he is anxious to win one of those buckles. Well he did and it was given to him by his buddy Eddie. Below are some pictures. He has found a place to put the buckle on his dresser and has decided we need to put up a hook to hang his belt on. He also has figured out how to walk around with his thumbs hooked in it so he can flash it to anyone who sees. I will get a better picture of the buckle and post it tomorrow.

Pushing the cows with Dad.

My kiddo receiving his buckle from the guys
My big guy with all the big guys and gals who won.
His buddy Eddie

Look Mom!

A congratulatory hug from a friend
Watching the trains at the fair (He wants to go back and see them again)

My son's BOLT impersonation at the fair. haha.
Riding and elephant is a litttttle different then riding a horse.

On to business...

Well folks I have a backlog of emails to reply to. I will start working on them this morning. And then this afternoon my intentions are to spend time with my son keeping him busy and his mind occupied. So don't hesitate to email me if you are in need of something quickly. And I will do my best to get through all the coorespondence and to dos this morning and tomorrow morning. Have a wonderful day! And I thank you for your understanding.

Thank you to Lori for all your help this weekend (I couldn't have done it without you) and everyone's heartfelt words. The community of support I have here enriches my life and my soul.

Enjoy life and this moment for it may be altered completely in the next.

Chris

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Please Note ...

Due to a family emergency Chris will unable answer emails, comments and questions this weekend. She will do her best to catch up and responded to everyone on Monday.

Should you need immediate assistance please feel free to contact me at lori_mcdnld@yahoo.com and I will do my best to resolve your problem or issue.

I do apologize for the inconvenience - and once again if I can help you in any way while she is away please do not hesitate to contact me!Thanks~
Lori McDonald
Beloved Keepsakes

Is it Really Friday???

Holy Smokes I cannot believe it is the end of the day Friday. I just feel like I could use another 5 hours in my day today and I might catch up.



Wew!! But one thing I did get done today....




Set the Dollar Deals for this weekend.
You can see them by visiting the front page of the store!!




Here are a few of the files int he Dollar Bin through this Sunday. to see them all hit the store!! Woohoo!!












And I must run and do some laundry for the weekend or I will have nothing to wear. Well that is a little dramatic, but nothing to wear that I want to. Have a wonderful weekend!


Enjoy!

Chris






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fixed.... favorite song in a movie... would you like to swing on a star...

Woops had the wrong video fixed... I think..

Did you guess this one?? Know the name of the movie??

Corny Corny, but love the song..

And I have to run a bunch of errands today and one is to get a working cable for my camera pics or my sister's birthday pictures. In the meantime.. Enjoy the song....

Have a mahvelous day...

Think of me singing.

it's all up to you.... you could be better then you are..

you could be swinging on a star... lalalala!!

Enjoy!

Chris

Would you say that I have a ...PLETHORA?

I love to smile... most of you have probably figured this out already. But this video below is another one of the things that makes me smile. You will often find my hubby and I throwing out the line... "Would you say... that I have a plethora... " it works well in situations like... Would you say I have a PLETHORA of dirty dishes... would you say that I have a Plethora of scrapbooking items... would you say that I have a PLETHORA of books... So I am curious what is your movie line??? One of my favorite movie songs tomorrow if I can find it on youtube. ... As for now I am back to accounting..ugho.. then back to creating files tomorrow woohoo!! Always a bright and sunny day to look forward to.. Have a wonderful day...

And tomorrow I should have the pinata pics. to post... Not a plethora.. just one but so much fun.

Enjoy!

Chris

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Monday Monday

So this was the cheesy grin for most of the party. WOohoo!! So much fun. The weather fought us at every turn, but we had our bike rodeo and pinata and a wonderful time. I will post more pictures this week. I spent Sunday low key and with my guys so I have a ton a ton of emails to catch up on. Sales to take down in the store and other Monday Maintenance items. soooo... More tomorrow... Have a wonderful Monday!!

Want more to read visit the forum and see about our sketch challenge and tag swap being run by our hostesses with the mostesses!! Yeah!!

Enjoy!
Chris



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Here I am.... woohoo... the party is almost upon us... ahhhh!!!!

Where have I been??? Preparing for a birthday party for a 5 year old and uploading files galore to the store for the $1.00 deals this weekend. I could list them all here, but the quickest route is for you to visit the front page of the store. Covers losts of themes. A little of this and a little of that. Easter, Aquarium, Ribbon/Borders etc..

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After this post.. .I am off to do laundry,

mop the floors,

start 10 lbs of potato salad (no one in my in-laws family will eat the potato salad if it is store bought and at my house.. it is their silent strike for homemade potato salad),

mix the dips that need to sit over night in the fridge before serving.

Look for the streamers to put up.

find the balloons.

see if I have even one moment I could make a cool center piece.

Find the egg dieing kit I bought so we can die eggs this weekend.

Finish cleaning out the rv in case someone needs to stay.

go look at my garden. (because my husband who ROCKKKKSSS has been cleaning up the weeds and preparing it and we planted some plants this weekend) See if I can' get some green onions in the ground. (I like to plant a row a week for about 9 weeks so that way they aren't already at once and I work my way through. )

Clean our room

Look into my son's room (which I started Monday, but he has had to sleep in there so who knows what happened in the last four days)

Sneak some of those "to young" toys out so the new gifts don't get mixed in with the old.

go through his drawers and pull out the 2T clothing that shoulda been gone last season because he is now in 5T and get them into a bag for my nephew.

Trim the dog hair from my 15 year old cranky puppy.

(she hates to be bugged anymore)

Bathe that cranky dog...

And .. the list...

goes on...

so I better get cracking..

Needless to say if you are here over the weekend. check the dollar deals up in the store til Easter Sunday. If you want direct notice of these dollar deals on a weekly basis then join my yahoo group. It is a newsletter group which means. No conversation just about 1 email a week or 4 a month. With coupons, deals and notices.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

And A Happppy Easter!

Enjoy!

Chris

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Turning 5 brings on wisdom and ....

MUCH MORE FACIAL HAIR!

So my son got to pick three things from Oriental Traders for the kiddie goodie bags for his birthday. and being we are having a "sheriff" theme for the "bike rodeo" He decided the Villaneous mustache was a must have. I even said that the fact that some of the girls weren't going to like them and he rolled his eyes at me and said. Everyone likes mustaches. I think later in life he will realize that as a boy he would prefer the mustaches not be on the girls, but for now they will make a great goodie bag item.

I have been adding new files to the store and working new files for the QMC already we are at file number 11 out of the potential 29. So that is exciting and fun.
As for now. I better run and check on my villan.

have a wonderful evening!
Enjoy!

Chris

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What a weekend..

Hello to everyone!! Are you making it through the weekend?? We are. Windy windy windy. And my boys are sick with colds, but we got some things done. Planted alot of plants and still have a few more to go. Working on preparations for the Birthday Party next weekend. Lots of busy bee items. Since we didn't go to the team sorting this weekend. My hubby was just to sick. I got some time to get some new QMC files in. I though they came out cute. They will be uploaded to the store later this week. And as for that it is almost the end of Sunday and I have a ton of to do's for this week. So here are some pictures and I will see you tomorrow. If you are not a QMC member for this quarter we already at file number 8. Jump right in!

Have a wonderful monday!

Enjoy!

Chris Durnan, designer
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Giraffes, cupcake wrappers, boy files, borders .. a little of everything..

This weekends Dollar Deal$This weekends files have a decidedly boyish nature as I add some of my older Files to the store, but there are a few new ones mixed in as well. Enjoy!

These are all on the front page of the store this weekend.

Some of the links below don't work. Sorry about that.

Wait For Me Giraffe OverlaySKU: CD00512

See details Market price: $2.29Our price: $1.00save 56%

Creepy Crawley PiecesSKU: CD00248

See details Market price: $2.69Our price: $1.00save 63%
Can I Keep ItSKU: CD00259

See details Market price: $1.99Our price: $1.00save 50%
Curious MindSKU: CD00258

See details Market price: $1.99Our price: $1.00save 50%
Simple BordersSKU: CD00219

See details Market price: $2.89Our price: $1.00save 65%
Full of Jelly BeansSKU: CD00511

See details Market price: $2.29Our price: $1.00save 56%
Cupcake Wrappers EverydaySKU: CD00509

See details Market price: $2.79Our price: $1.00save 64%
Lacrosse set of filesSKU: CD00049

See details Market price: $2.79Our price: $1.00save 64%
Family Word Book 3SKU: CD00389

See details Market price: $2.99Our price: $1.00save 67%
License to Drive - Low RiderSKU: CD00383

See details Market price: $2.49Our price: $1.00save 60%

Hope you have wonderful weekend plans!!

We are getting ready for the birthday party!!

5 years old is a big deal my 4 almost 5 year old has informed me!

Enjoy!

Chris

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Market price: $2.29

Our price: $1.00

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The chocolate stash...

Well.. I would have more to post today, but I have serious matters in hand. My son found the hiding place for my stash of Hard Shell Cadbury mini eggs. I am off to defend them and seek out a new hiding place. This one has been good for at least 8 months. Most would not think this is serious, but this is my chocolate we are talking about here! And they are only around at Easter. ahhhhhhh!!!


Speaking of chocolate did you see this little bunny? One of the weekend Dollar Deals files.

Enjoy!

Chris

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