tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17612982988976918002024-03-12T20:16:42.646-04:00d dzinedee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-75712969490648933832017-04-23T22:39:00.000-04:002017-04-23T22:39:16.836-04:00Dance Stella Dance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I do an ongoing painting series of small everyday scenes.</div>
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This is one of paintings from that series!</div>
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My friend took a photo of her daughter dancing on</div>
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their freshly mopped floor, posted it to FaceBook</div>
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and I knew right then and there I</div>
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just had to paint it!</div>
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The color and energy inspired me to pick up my</div>
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"Dance Stella Dance" oil on board</div>
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I also used pallet knife to create this painting of</div>
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another one of my friend's kiddos!</div>
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She had snapped this photo of her kids while </div>
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vacationing in the Caribbean and posted to FaceBook!</div>
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Can you see a trend on where I find much of my inspiration?</div>
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"Caribbean Blue and Toe Shoes" Oil on Canvas</div>
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Thank you for visiting!</div>
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Dee Dee</div>
dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-33004869399271370512017-04-13T22:06:00.000-04:002017-04-13T22:06:22.974-04:00And the Camera now connects to the PC!<div style="text-align: center;">
Photos on the PC,,,,</div>
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Great thing when you want to Blog!</div>
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After a year of maneuvering this process with</div>
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little to no results, I am excited to say</div>
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I have figured this out and</div>
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I can now once again get my photos from my IPhone</div>
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to my computer!</div>
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Which means I can return to some blogging!</div>
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While away from blogging I have</div>
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taken to sharing on FaceBook. This has been quick way</div>
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to post both my family updates and weekly art work.</div>
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I am still getting to paint at least once a week!</div>
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I thought today I would share some of my recent </div>
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"Practice Face #4" Oil on canvas board</div>
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"Girl with Red Knit Hat" or "Practice Face #7"</div>
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Commission Piece "Harrison"- oil on board</div>
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Commission Piece "Grace"- oil on board</div>
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"Mom Mom"- oil on canvas Board</div>
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I have been trying to paint a variety of subjects</div>
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and hope to share more with you over time!</div>
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Hope all is well!</div>
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Blessings and Happy Easter </div>
dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-41487965585141168792016-06-13T22:23:00.001-04:002016-06-13T22:23:54.606-04:00Quick post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hi!</div>
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Just wanted to post one of my newest little painting!</div>
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We came across this old house last week</div>
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while on vacation in South East PA.</div>
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She was sitting back in the woods and</div>
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would have made a great candidate for</div>
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a haunted house.</div>
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I just had to paint her, of course I took</div>
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an artist liberty and changed her fading soft gray</div>
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stucco to green.</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-2866388798791345882016-03-30T20:52:00.000-04:002016-04-07T23:46:02.696-04:00Little Blue Bird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
~Another little painting~</div>
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Just a quick update!</div>
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Life has been so busy with work and kids!</div>
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Madison just turned 18 and I just can't believe that</div>
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Zac turns 21 on Saturday.</div>
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Where does the time go?</div>
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My job turned full time at the beginning of the year</div>
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and I still get to paint in the studio once a week!</div>
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Wayne also built me a small studio </div>
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here in the house and I try to </div>
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get in there when I can.</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-32891028276030161562016-03-07T23:01:00.003-05:002016-03-07T23:01:49.184-05:00Orange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-54507716230089064242016-01-05T22:38:00.001-05:002016-01-05T22:38:16.044-05:00Sail-A-Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A new painting!</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-81459170424163042092015-12-18T21:02:00.001-05:002015-12-18T21:02:29.157-05:00Sweet Moo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Newest Painting!</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-53093677077077894682015-11-16T22:51:00.002-05:002015-11-16T22:51:28.262-05:00Old Glory and Flag Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This week is all about Flags.</div>
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To all those that have served or are serving our county</div>
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I found an old copy of Black Beauty</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-33747235039448536942015-10-19T11:24:00.000-04:002015-10-19T11:24:05.069-04:00Chickadee 3<div style="text-align: center;">
I was so excited to be able to participate in this weeks</div>
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Chickadee 3- oil on gesso board- 6"x 6"</div>
dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-3133165743753383112015-10-09T22:42:00.002-04:002015-10-09T22:42:53.023-04:00Dreaming of Florence <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ahhhh... wishing I were back in Florence, Italy!</div>
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Florence- Oil on Canvas</div>
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Back in 2011 we purchased this adorable cottage in a nearby town!</div>
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We worked hard to transform this sweet place from</div>
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a dark knotty pine cabin look...</div>
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To something light, bright and airy!</div>
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If you want to see all the changes see:</div>
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Over the five years the outside has evolved as well! </div>
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The following summer we painted (3 sides) of the cottage </div>
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This past summer we punched up the curb appeal even more!</div>
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The cottage found a new color </div>
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When we first bought the cottage the little kitchen looked like this!</div>
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This is my Mom's favorite painting</div>
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this one started out as cherries!</div>
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This is my friend, Kathy's rooster!</div>
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This second painting is smaller than the first one.</div>
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This painting ended up overall brighter than the first one!</div>
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I enjoyed the process of both paintings, but if I had to</div>
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to the jelly on the sandwich, but half</div>
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of me likes the way it looks</div>
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like the jelly and peanut butter have smeared</div>
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loose and "painterly"!</div>
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Here I decided to removed the deep shadow</div>
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I have just loved painting.</div>
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This painting started off as a group</div>
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My friends pup!</div>
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These are two of seven black and white studies</div>
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called "Monday's Child".</div>
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These small paintings are only about</div>
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Thank you for allowing me to share my work with you.</div>
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As a artist, and blogger, I have to muster the courage</div>
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to share this piece of myself with each post.</div>
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Your kind words of encouragement mean more to me</div>
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than I could ever find to put into words,</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-61674466691650407422015-07-01T20:50:00.003-04:002015-07-01T20:50:47.516-04:00Sweet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope you are having a beautiful week!</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-22034234166799551032015-06-22T23:36:00.001-04:002015-06-22T23:36:41.141-04:00Breakfast Clean-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A new painting!</div>
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For years this blog has been a creative outlet,</div>
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but this fall, I felt called back to </div>
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My first love so to speak!</div>
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I have the privilege of working with a very talented local artist</div>
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here in Cincinnati- <a href="http://www.art-classes-cincinnati.com/home-1.html">Greg Storer</a>! </div>
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I highly encourage you to click over to his website and</div>
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check out his studio and art work!</div>
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I graduated from college with a Fine Arts Degree,</div>
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Wayne built me a wonderful new studio</div>
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here at the house so I can brake out the supplies</div>
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and paint to my hearts content!</div>
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I am hoping to occasionally share these</div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-82705202725580364692015-01-04T20:36:00.000-05:002015-01-04T20:36:56.028-05:00The Pallet Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love a good pallet project!</div>
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Wall treatments, benches, wine racks,</div>
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This Summer I had the blessed opportunity to travel</div>
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<a href="http://back2back.org/">Back to Back</a> in Mazatlan Mexico.</div>
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Hundreds of homes where spaced out on make shift grids, including</div>
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It was explained that this land is often owned by the government, who </div>
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Some of the team began building the actual structure</div>
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Another team began digging holes for the poles that will eventually</div>
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Digging holes was a continuous theme across our entire week!</div>
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The night before we came, the home owner stayed up for hours</div>
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taking apart countless pallets.</div>
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One of our teams had the job of removing all the nails</div>
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Everything from these pallets was saved </div>
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Some of the smaller pieces will be used to heat</div>
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You can see the finished stack of wood</div>
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This is a photo of me (on the right), </div>
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the home owner Lilly (in the center) and a </div>
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wonderful team member Susie (in pink on the left).</div>
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Thankfully, Susie spoke fluid Spanish and was</div>
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Above is a photo of Lilly's front yard.</div>
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She like many of the family's living in this squatters</div>
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village keeps a very clean yard.</div>
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Lilly grows different varieties of local food</div>
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Her husband works in construction, taking what ever </div>
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She has 4 children.</div>
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If you look at the yard, notice the tarp with photos</div>
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Looking at the photo above, you can see the</div>
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piles of pallets in front of what is</div>
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a tarp covered and walled 10 x 10 room.</div>
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The addition is being built in what we might</div>
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The addition will more that double the size</div>
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Lilly explained to us just what this addition </div>
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The size of her current home is just not big enough</div>
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At night her two older boys have to leave</div>
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This addition will allow the family to stay together!</div>
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This is the view of the current house from the back side.</div>
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Notice how the walls are constructed:</div>
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Sticks and cardboard.</div>
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Meaning when it rains the cardboard gets wet,</div>
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The cardboard does not allow for air circulation</div>
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The new walls will be made of pallets!</div>
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that we removed the nails from,</div>
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Those pieces of wood will be nailed</div>
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These new walls will allow both</div>
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water tightness and air circulation! </div>
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By the end of our day the new roof was up!</div>
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Instead of a tarp, this new roof is made of a light weight </div>
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I wish our team could have returned to help put up the walls,</div>
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but I trust the next team will come and</div>
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make Lilly's dream a reality!</div>
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I am thankful that my whole family</div>
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can all sleep together under the same roof!</div>
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I am thankful for a dry place to call home.</div>
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A kitchen where I don't have to stoke a fire in order to eat.</div>
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I am thankful knowing that if I</div>
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run an errand I will return to home that is</div>
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still here, not bulldozed down by the government,</div>
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not invaded by another family.</div>
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I am thankful for the access to electricity</div>
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which provides light, heat in the winter</div>
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and air in the summer.</div>
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I am thankful for running water...</div>
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and my list could go on and on,,,</div>
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for the opportunity Madison and I had to experience</div>
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Mazatlan from the side of the orphans</div>
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and meeting Lilly! </div>
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Knowing she is a mom just like me.</div>
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She loves her children and husband.</div>
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She takes pride in her small piece of living space.</div>
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She grows food and beautiful flowers, something</div>
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that I have never quite succeeded in doing!</div>
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She is generous (sending food home with us!)</div>
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She works hard everyday!</div>
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She, like me, is afraid of snakes!</div>
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Her house might be built of pallets,</div>
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but her heart is made of gold!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wishing each of you a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">May it be filled with sunshine,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> and beautiful memories!</span></div>
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dee deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758337698603185526noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761298298897691800.post-10498009301244929212013-12-15T15:25:00.003-05:002013-12-15T15:25:50.336-05:00Just Breath!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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