tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80577032837627315802024-03-16T06:16:47.956-05:00Celebrate Alwayskristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.comBlogger1213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-49341667077586107032020-09-03T09:29:00.001-05:002020-10-06T09:31:21.851-05:00In Person Learning is back! Praise the LORD.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEChqOOOet4oiOGzvdinN5O2nOkir2VFVS91gfKYBHu-49rKHjGmmp7y2ZcWFq0bP06KTZs07kHv7SQjPg3AVX2tS5NIHmESjlTduzE1mTWWDcsiMVO27MYpykhWfPVMnn3SVXQxtFoy8/s2048/ACS_1221.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEChqOOOet4oiOGzvdinN5O2nOkir2VFVS91gfKYBHu-49rKHjGmmp7y2ZcWFq0bP06KTZs07kHv7SQjPg3AVX2tS5NIHmESjlTduzE1mTWWDcsiMVO27MYpykhWfPVMnn3SVXQxtFoy8/s16000/ACS_1221.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Avery has to be there at 7:30, so she didnt get a pic with everyone. In spite of hardly knowing anyone at her new school, she has told me that she would rather be there than homeschooled đ.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, off to 9th grade she goes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVBRFAHXuL9seJM8E5YA-86c_Po_4mAxDc4MnncVEssp2G59iATuFwwsoHy9aRbm3nsagAejXZkpCckdb4ZQ3M2jLc2Xq_-2LkakeeTngE5ZXukSgODEtKDncRhpcavvj1sZK-rDsbL4/s2048/ACS_1222.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVBRFAHXuL9seJM8E5YA-86c_Po_4mAxDc4MnncVEssp2G59iATuFwwsoHy9aRbm3nsagAejXZkpCckdb4ZQ3M2jLc2Xq_-2LkakeeTngE5ZXukSgODEtKDncRhpcavvj1sZK-rDsbL4/s16000/ACS_1222.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmxqEf_0fsn3Bw7DWrBsTRoG2cZyEvymtR3Y6ual03vMU0owZviF71_RjUfhyCfcghhfzCKNGZZGN4kFyX24LOhbEXb7Oek6B6KnDcTltsaES9URGqkONWMpBfa3mF8JwAxua-4BsYUQ/s2048/ACS_1223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmxqEf_0fsn3Bw7DWrBsTRoG2cZyEvymtR3Y6ual03vMU0owZviF71_RjUfhyCfcghhfzCKNGZZGN4kFyX24LOhbEXb7Oek6B6KnDcTltsaES9URGqkONWMpBfa3mF8JwAxua-4BsYUQ/s16000/ACS_1223.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mask on, mask off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qXc8d3DgIDXSgb-HUnE1O2OjekgcmRRQ4Dm-1PW_4PuobS9Q0jsBrwMgSgRQZ28ZBPPwt8eAmq57h3K0b5DZQh2Vc8obV2A9AYrnw9IGOzZ1Zmt-g3nRgO2DjEWCNBE4AEwqt4Op57U/s2048/ACS_1225.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qXc8d3DgIDXSgb-HUnE1O2OjekgcmRRQ4Dm-1PW_4PuobS9Q0jsBrwMgSgRQZ28ZBPPwt8eAmq57h3K0b5DZQh2Vc8obV2A9AYrnw9IGOzZ1Zmt-g3nRgO2DjEWCNBE4AEwqt4Op57U/s16000/ACS_1225.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK4w4qKFJku5ySkO5B8ONTM8Ct6ZcZUhHRYLQidVi0fhs7cgJ3xtF9OxribUQS3Q1ZvAUy0aStF_QnqfLC9daf9qfCCwE-d8O_hP8TKc6bzRm3RtDmcP-j7Ua-9eb8hHg-x4LFBDnLQQ/s2048/ACS_1226.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK4w4qKFJku5ySkO5B8ONTM8Ct6ZcZUhHRYLQidVi0fhs7cgJ3xtF9OxribUQS3Q1ZvAUy0aStF_QnqfLC9daf9qfCCwE-d8O_hP8TKc6bzRm3RtDmcP-j7Ua-9eb8hHg-x4LFBDnLQQ/s16000/ACS_1226.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone was literally jumping for joy to get to go back to school. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited for them to go and thought I would love to be home and be by myself, but truth be told I cried at every drop off and missed them all day. I thought I would get so much done, but I really just putzed around all day waiting for them to come home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEPNhTaznKo1R2QgFe2VXfJd-9Yvyom-Xhcrx8isU5ykAK7l36AVEiDBEGpawa90XYFPEkv-xM_AbBohCzN6iEo6mMuDBfaZXhY334qDOd707ukUjFR4jYAulCaoCXzptG6L8HOu_StI/s2048/IMG_3266.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEPNhTaznKo1R2QgFe2VXfJd-9Yvyom-Xhcrx8isU5ykAK7l36AVEiDBEGpawa90XYFPEkv-xM_AbBohCzN6iEo6mMuDBfaZXhY334qDOd707ukUjFR4jYAulCaoCXzptG6L8HOu_StI/s16000/IMG_3266.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, Aves got her braces off đ</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtfgr1sSXhgfVbJCh6BLNe8k7g0S-05Oh70oSDDuL_Pq4-FSH-YSEmByPdhLH1Rxn19oxfWpYhUdevszWTfZifpq5fpOd3fOti_wRIGEfXjWQfyLRVRGxy6A9iduKnmhZBj081pujwkM/s2048/IMG_3296.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtfgr1sSXhgfVbJCh6BLNe8k7g0S-05Oh70oSDDuL_Pq4-FSH-YSEmByPdhLH1Rxn19oxfWpYhUdevszWTfZifpq5fpOd3fOti_wRIGEfXjWQfyLRVRGxy6A9iduKnmhZBj081pujwkM/s16000/IMG_3296.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And after crying to Jeff and being a complete emotional wreck many times throughout the pandemic, I convinced Jeff that I needed a trampoline for therapy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We alllllll use it for therapy now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bJRq2h0SvaW6h70Zp3UtyVDUw_uSX2zsDq-RngaW7GBVZT7CXr0kp8vBdA17AkvSKyci5vjYvNvUGc_W2B75ZD2suXk112VLIGsW3La9xs8K6eop0yplqsFPLlz87U0a2BXfYdANvI0/s2048/IMG_3309.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bJRq2h0SvaW6h70Zp3UtyVDUw_uSX2zsDq-RngaW7GBVZT7CXr0kp8vBdA17AkvSKyci5vjYvNvUGc_W2B75ZD2suXk112VLIGsW3La9xs8K6eop0yplqsFPLlz87U0a2BXfYdANvI0/s16000/IMG_3309.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Burk's theme for this year is Trolls world tour and all of the grades are a different type of troll. Shea is the country troll for first grade and Maggie (and Evelyn) are opera trolls in kindergarten. Shea got eagle leader of the month for September and Mags got the principals award!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28O0aSwybQbSaaDVBfMOJ2vBvwFQJlR6wG5oTsQzu5aTXhPS8EO4LEc2IdT5O9akFeRxBplcTGt1AmJuw6iy7BAYaWm-G_4Rw0oNeG9p71CrQA1S9JntPt3knryrkIJXVFN8LnJFkic0/s2048/IMG_3315.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28O0aSwybQbSaaDVBfMOJ2vBvwFQJlR6wG5oTsQzu5aTXhPS8EO4LEc2IdT5O9akFeRxBplcTGt1AmJuw6iy7BAYaWm-G_4Rw0oNeG9p71CrQA1S9JntPt3knryrkIJXVFN8LnJFkic0/s16000/IMG_3315.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> It was all so different this year and I cried while they sang the school song watching the principals on the tv for good morning burks, but the teachers made the best of it that they could and all the kids still had a great time. I miss us all being together at school, but I am still so thankful that they are able to at least go and be in the building.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cant wait for this damn pandemic to over.</div><p></p>kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-14112949365772787232020-08-13T09:15:00.000-05:002020-10-06T09:31:38.682-05:00Virtual School in a Pandemic + Carlos<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBngSN1HuLuFV0Xj9-9rw-erRoOZE00rYjJlyQpBfEbyxTNCm3y699rch7d8WqPjtfKKbp4vIS9QFgK6dDBKD9jwxNEGIQdNK9YwKRuMizgU8lTbvOQVm57opqqSM61E6kpipQw-Qu-TA/s2048/ACS_1191.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBngSN1HuLuFV0Xj9-9rw-erRoOZE00rYjJlyQpBfEbyxTNCm3y699rch7d8WqPjtfKKbp4vIS9QFgK6dDBKD9jwxNEGIQdNK9YwKRuMizgU8lTbvOQVm57opqqSM61E6kpipQw-Qu-TA/s16000/ACS_1191.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Today was also the day that Jeff drove to Amarillo to pick up Carlos, our new golden retriever, and bring him home. He was the best first day of school present we could ever hope for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGoA8v11qfPy3c4YovL-ir_5toASJsUp9DJBQ9I9o787aM_hPQ_zScTUQdxUH2a9o6iaGuGvcW5fp5XnnBDTRFfomKvLDv8yL_IQkKI9MpqLxRNVdIoxdHfYjEsIw9Ouh1Zu3uBkFF9o/s2048/IMG_1729.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGoA8v11qfPy3c4YovL-ir_5toASJsUp9DJBQ9I9o787aM_hPQ_zScTUQdxUH2a9o6iaGuGvcW5fp5XnnBDTRFfomKvLDv8yL_IQkKI9MpqLxRNVdIoxdHfYjEsIw9Ouh1Zu3uBkFF9o/s16000/IMG_1729.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsk7eRQmvDv9i4blyP4jC1faQoP5O2cl6EwvVtpCHncrRWY77uuUhFAOUD4u8HuCvIQF6pQNp042GMFq4cci8EJ2Jd9OLoCpNhBV3ISrSqjtEPF3l1Wv0-Y4I9NRBc7ujujBLC4Yj7q0/s2048/IMG_1774.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Let's just say that I am not the best teacher, but thankfully we made it through our first day, and luckily its Thursday and so we only have one more day until the weekend. The scheduler's really knew what they were doing when they eased us into pretending we can homeschool.</div><br /><p></p>kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-39193779378854546422020-02-06T15:41:00.003-06:002020-02-06T15:41:58.720-06:00Kindergarten, middle school and the end of an era<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">At the beginning, there is no line where you start and they begin. You are one. You share space and food and sleep. You spend your days and nights meeting their every need. You have no idea what the hell youâre doing, and you doubt every step, but you are there. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">Then come steps. And food and words. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">And you feel the little chasm between you expanding.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">Ouch- it hurts. You flinch.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You make a note to see how you can stop this from happening again.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You pick them out of ball pits and off of hot cement. You tickle them until your fingers cramp and recite books from memory.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Somehow though, the chasm looks wider. But you âmade every moment countâ. Why is it growing so fast?</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You sign up for gymnastics and find new parks and pull them closer every night even when you are too tired for bedtime.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the chasm grows, still.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They learn to ride bikes and play piano, and you both try out road trips. You hear that you must let go so they can fly, but itâs foreign.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What does that even mean- âflyingâ? You are both happy on the ground.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Moments rush by too fast to grab hold of, and you realize you are watching the chasm grow and grow and grow out of your control. You hold tighter with every earthquake.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then one day, knuckles white, you look up to see them bracing themselves to leap over the chasm, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You cry out to warn them- donât go!- you know how dangerous it is.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And suddenly you realize they are airborne.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Flying.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="1138" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/389834980" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An eternity passes, and you watch them land solidly on their feet. And, before they turn to walk on, they scan around to find you. You meet their eyes, and with all the courage you honestly didnât know you had, you both smile a smile so full of pride and love and joy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And you surrender.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Itâs in that moment that you realize the chasm isnât just a place of fear and darkness, it is the place where wings are formed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*I cant handle that red carpet! I cry every time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(and here is a little video of the ride to take Shea to school)</span><br />
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<iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="1138" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/389835342" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/389835342">IMG_4271</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user85672317">kristen barstad</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
</span></span>kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-43820572288739366332020-01-14T12:05:00.001-06:002020-01-15T13:37:37.217-06:00The Screenery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Speaking of arenas...</div>
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We started The Screenery.</div>
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We were in Round Top with Bryan and Becca last year and came upon these incredible vintage silk screens from an abandoned textile mill in the Northeast.</div>
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And they are so beautiful.</div>
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Then, there was a rainbow,</div>
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And then there were TWO rainbows.</div>
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Obviously we had to buy some. </div>
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We bought ten.</div>
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We felt so big time.<br />
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We came home and hung them on the wall and took photos of them. We had planned on using them to make a wall in the kids room to separate their room (which we did, more later).</div>
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People came over and we gushed about them like school girls, and a few of our friends decided they wanted to buy some.</div>
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So, we sold a few.</div>
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A few months passed and the original owner who we bought the ten from, Kevin, called us and asked us if we wanted to buy some more. He had received the final shipment of the rest of the mill and decided he wanted to sell some to us.</div>
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We bought 50.</div>
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So, here we are with 60 screens. We have to sell them. I have a slight panic attack at this amount of money being spent and this time dedication, but I press on. We come up with a name and a logo and start staging and selling them.</div>
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We have such incredible and supportive friends who bought some, staged some, and just encouraged us through all of it. </div>
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I really cant put into words what it has meant having such incredible support from our friends. They tell their friends, they hang them in their house, use them for events, help me sell them in the shop, hand out my card, talk about them on social media- all of it. It all just means so much.</div>
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Then, Kevin needed to sell them all. Yup, heard that right- ALL OF THEM.</div>
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I had no interest in more screens at all, but Jeff kept trying to talk me into buying a few more. Eventually I consented to a few more and found out that it was all or nothing. He needed them all gone and wasn't taking no for an answer. </div>
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Thats when we got 450 screens.</div>
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Our incredible friends helped us sort them in the cold rain until they were ALL put away and organized. I told you, they are incredible.</div>
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If you thought 450 screens was enough for Jeff Barstad, you are wrong. </div>
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A mill in Brooklyn that still activity prints got in touch with Jeff or he found them, one way or another they sold us their Dad's old wooden screens that they didnt have room for.</div>
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I guess I should have been stressed at this point, but I truly had so much peace. I know God was guiding us to this from the rainbow to the 100s of screens, and He has proven that over and over again.<br />
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The wooden screens have almos sold out since we bought them. They are all gorgeous and unique, and we have had so much fun staging them.</div>
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This summer God continued to affirm this crazy decision when we were asked by Patina Green owner Kaci Lyford if we wanted to be a part of a show that she was creating. It would hold antiques she had collected in Europe, my screens, a vintage collector from Austin and Mish Mash. It was a dream come true. It's called East End Salvage.</div>
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We had an absolute blast at the show. From setting up to tearing down- it was hot, I won't lie- but it was so much fun.</div>
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In the midst of all of this, there are some screens that have rips and tears in them and I am embroidering on them. I want to be able to turn something that people may see as broken and give it a new life. That has also been so much fun.</div>
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I even travel with them. If they fit in Jeff's truck with all of our stuff, I bring 'em.</div>
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After the show, Rachel asked if I wanted to have a booth with her at the antique mall. We had a blast making it look how we wanted it to look and creating a back drop. A booth/show truly is my love language.</div>
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Its called The Storied Shoppe.</div>
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Then we added some screen to the Celebrate Always booth and Lins came down to help me embroider a giant 7 footer. We had the best week working literally from lunch until past dinner for days on end. I want to do it again.</div>
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I am still embroidering the screens and try and challenge myself to new ways of doing this with each screen and I'm learning a lot as I go.</div>
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This one sold to my friend Steve, who was a part of Kaci's shows with us. I cant put into words what it means to me. He owns a store in Austin where he sells vintage pieces from all over. He has vendors and all kinds of beautiful things in his store and he chose to buy my piece. It is just so incredible humbling and encouraging. </div>
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Kaci threw another East End Salvage show that we were so thankful to be a part of and we built a screen house out of our screens. It was OUT OF CONTROL COOL.</div>
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Last night I watched Brene Brown's Netflix special- well part of it. Her book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/B07DX6TNR1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DP4J8HCB141D&keywords=daring+greatly&qid=1557243496&s=gateway&sprefix=daring%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1">Daring Greatly</a> has changed my perspective on so many things. I don't know how or why I started reading it; I had owned it for a while after watching her TED talk, but I don't know what made me sit down and read it. I do know that once I opened it, I couldn't put it down. It changed the way I parent, how I saw the world, my marriage- all of it. She opens the book with a quote by Teddy Roosevelt-<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">âIt is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.â </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span>RIGHT!? Doesnt that make you want to cry or take up bull riding? She used that quote to inspire the reader to live a life full of vulnerability- a life that we are actively playing a part in- no matter how afraid we are. She gave examples of what vulnerability looked like and what it could look like. She talked about how being vulnerable required so much courage and how valuable doing difficult things in the midst of fear was. She challenged the idea of a life that looks like everyone else's if we are all gifted in unique ways.<br />
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Then, last year I picked up <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Strong-Ability-Transforms-Parent/dp/081298580X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1557244891&sr=1-1-catcorr">Rising Strong</a> by Brene and it truly changed my life. Daring Greatly changed how I saw the world, but Rising Strong changed how I saw myself. She challenged me to really act on the vulnerability that she had proven to be vital to a <i>wholehearted</i> life, as she calls it. She told stories of people getting up from being knocked down, or just being brave enough to change some of the things that were holding them back.<br />
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She took us back to the arena and this time we had had the courage to get in, but we had fallen down in front of everyone, hard. I feel like I haven't gone into the arena on many occasions because I didn't know what people would think of me if I did. I think that the arena was sometimes small- just posting on instagram something vulnerable. Sometimes it was big, like deciding to go on medication for the depression that I had been struggling with for a couple of years and felt so much shame about. Those arenas (mostly) brought so much freedom and peace, but there were some that completely backfired. Some left me in bed, underneath a pillow in a lake of tears. In the past few years, I have been in a lot of low and dark places. Some just because of my depression and no actual events. Some not. But I have felt so much shame for struggling with depression when I have no tangible reason to be. I have desperately wanted to be understood, and yet I didn't understand it myself. Thankfully Jeff would listen to me cry over and over and would never tell me I was wrong to feel that way. I had amazing friends that had been where I was and who I could call while locked in the bathroom, sobbing on the floor, and ask if I was ever going to be able to get up.<br />
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In Rising Strong, Brene talks about deltas. A triangle is the greek symbol for delta and it means 'difference'. A delta is also where the river meets the sea. In a delta, it is dark and stagnant and hard. It isn't pretty or easy to get through and may take time to make it to the other side. But once you make it through- you are in the ocean. It is vast and beautiful and you come out on the other side completely different than how you went in. She helped me give a name to those dark, low and stagnant times. Without the delta, there would be no chance to be different. I have always known to value the hard times and blah blah blah, but for some reason her explanation of it really gave me perspective. I want to allow them to change and grow and move me, even though I want to complain and cry. And boy have I done my share of complaining and crying, wow. But I am not a victim of the delta- the delta is an opportunity. I dont want to have shame about being in it- I want to help others who are struggling in their own delta.<br />
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So, about last night. I watched the beginning of Brene's special but stopped right after she quoted Teddy and talked about the arena. I paused it because I want Jeff to watch it with me and I moved on to Beyonce's Homecoming. And WOW. There are very few words for her incredible talent and that show in itself. I was completely captivated in every way. I couldn't look away. Her talent and the talent of the people in the show was one of the most astounding and incredible thing I have ever seen. Their hard work and creativity led to such an unbelievable show. She wanted to bring African American culture to Coachella and wanted everyone who had felt marginalized to see themselves in her dancers and musicians. She literally brought people into the arena. Dancers, singers, musicians, choreographers, so many more- she brought them into the arena and they dared greatly in front of millions of people. She took a cause that she felt so deeply about and they all put themselves out there in the most vulnerable way. They worked tirelessly for hours and hours to perfect their performance so that when they went out there to share their message with the world, it would be perfect. They showed aspects of African American culture in such a personal way. And she reveals not only her culture, but she shows snippets of her life and all the work behind the scenes that went in to it in the film. She gets even more vulnerable and real by showing video of her family, kids, her missteps, and even telling us what she eats. She was vulnerable in every way she could be. And man was it fun to watch. It was absolutely transformative. <br />
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I want to be willing to work hard and get into the arena for a cause that I feel so passionate about- without any regrets. And be myself while doing it. My arena is much smaller and my causes different, but the threat is the same. I want to teach my kids that being yourself and putting yourself out there to do what you were made to do is so much more important than being liked. <br />
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I wrote all of this down the morning after watching those specials because I wanted to get it all out in the open and I wanted to remember it. I put a post it note on my mirror that says 'get in the arena' because I want to be reminded how important it felt the other night. I don't want it to be a passing feeling that is more fleeting than it is life altering.<br />
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Then, I began reading the memoir by Dani Shapiro called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hourglass-Time-Memory-Marriage/dp/B06XFZ3PHV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=275K4KKF44UPX&keywords=hourglass+dani+shapiro&qid=1558452306&s=gateway&sprefix=hourglass+dan%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1">Hourglass</a>. Through story telling of her life, she shares insight into her marriage. But I was more enthralled by the stories of her life, than the ups and downs of her marriage. She is an artist in so many forms- she hints on so many arenas that she has created for herself- books, memoirs, authors retreats, screen plays, movies, tv shows, children, and so much more. She only shares small moments and feelings through these times, but I am caught by how much fear she carried through each one. I understand that fear so well. She is afraid the entire time she is in the arena and then afraid once it is over. That's something I also understand so well. There is no peace, and it seems that there is little joy once the moment has passed. She never seems to enjoy the chances that she is taking and the beautiful, unique life that she has knitted together. <br />
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So, that is something that I want to add to my post it note today- 'get in the arena and have fun'. I want to trust God that when I am out there doing what I feel He is calling me to, that He will guide and lead me and I don't have to fill my head with anxious thoughts about what is coming next. Or what will happen if it all fails. I know it is for a reason. That is the difference between Dani Shapiro and I. "I know whom I believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I've committed unto Him against that day".<br />
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Brene showed me that I want to be in the arena before I even really knew what it meant. Beyonce showed me that I wanted to be in the arena working hard and having fun, but I was encouraged still by Shapiro that being wrought with anxiety afterwards and throughout is also something I want freedom from. I want the clear headed joy of doing what I was created to do with the peace of Christ pulsing through my body even if I am laying down in the dirt. I don't want to be sitting on the sideline weighing the pros and cons and reminding myself of everything that could go wrong, and all that I am risking by getting in the arena- I want to remind myself all the life, fun, and peace that I am risking by <i>not</i> getting in the arena.kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-47238988816031701632019-01-11T08:55:00.001-06:002019-01-11T08:55:15.850-06:00SURPRISE!! Golden Anniversary Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I had talked to Jeff about wanting to have a Golden Anniversary party (14 years on the 14th. I think I made it up. Its ok. I like it) since we had our 13. It just kind of seemed to be pushed to the back burner of my mind throughout the year and by the time it was getting close I had kind of given up on the idea. Not kind of- totally. I had mentioned it to my friends and Vic, knowing how much I really wanted it even though I played it down, started a whole marco polo with a few of my closest friends and they pulled off the surprise anniversary party of the century! It was just the most magical surprise and I could not have asked for a more perfect party. It was in a room at San Miguels and when I walked in I just saw so many of my favorite people dressed in their bridesmaid dresses or gold- it was just a dreammmmmm.</div>
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We also walked into them playing our song, I wanna Grow Old with You by Adam Sandler (a classic that I am sure is widely used by brides đ)! </div>
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This is the moment I saw Mandy and Becca- they looked incredible. Thats an understatement.</div>
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My bridesmaids!! In their dresses!!!</div>
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We came back and had a dance party at my house that I wish so badly I had video of!</div>
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Here is the set up crew and the layout at San Miguel's. Just perfection!</div>
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Personalized face garland,</div>
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Golden suits,</div>
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GOLD EVERYWHERE!</div>
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Golden gumballs like I had at my own wedding and a real CAKE!</div>
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Photos from our wedding and engagement sessions that never even saw the light of day until now. I have the most thoughtful and wonderful friends and I just cant believe I got to have that party. I want to do it again!! Thank yall so SO MUCH for every bit of it!</div>
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Becca slipped on the way down our stairs to end the night and I just layed right down next to her and cracked up. Couldn't have ended it better.</div>
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We went to Banff for Bob's retirement party (well, the party was that we all went to Banff), and it was incredible.</div>
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This was not even real.</div>
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I cant believe we got to do this. </div>
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Annamarie designed the literal most beautiful flowers and Rachel and Vic and Katie created the whole set and Jeff and I just showed up.</div>
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IT was MAGICAL.</div>
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Vic took these absolutely stunning photos that made me look so much better than I do and it was just such a fun day to be a part of.</div>
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Chick magnet.</div>
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My smizing is a little more rbf, but I tried.</div>
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I need Tyra.</div>
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Look at these FLOWERS OH MY GOSH đ</div>
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Lauren and Travis were also there, and their wedding was just gorgeous too! I will find those pics too because they were just ridiculous. I cant believe that I am surrounded by such incredibly talented and creative people. It has been one of the biggest blessings God has given me here, and in Tyler. I have been surrounded by people who are so incredibly talented and they inspire me and encourage me to push myself in my creating and I could not be more thankful. </div>
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I cant believe we have been doing this for 20 years. It is just still the best weekend of the year and I am just so thankful for every single person in this photo (and everyone who couldn't make it)!</div>
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Fished, played games, laughed and just had the best time being together, per usual.</div>
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We spent the beginning of the weekend at Jan and Bob's with Sarah and Paul and it was just the best too. Love love love their lakehouse and just all being together. It is such a special place with such special memories that the kids will have forever.</div>
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Thank you mom and dad and Jan and Bob for everything!! Love yall so much!</div>
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I just knew Jeff was going to die in Africa. </div>
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I had prepared myself. I usually go into that mode where I slightly distance myself from him before he leaves to kind of prep myself for when he is actually gone. </div>
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But this time I didnt. </div>
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It was our last few days together, I mean, for <i>forever</i>, and I knew I would regret it if I did.</div>
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So, I made the emotionally sound decision to be present with him before he left and enjoy every <i>last</i> minute.</div>
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And made everyone emotional when we dropped him off (even though I had obviously not told the kids of my premonition).</div>
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Then we took Sass to camp. With, who Shea calls our "other cousins".</div>
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I knew she wouldn't die. I dont know why I wasn't worried for her, but I <i>was</i> worried for me.</div>
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I was going to miss her so much and I also have come to rely on her on top of things attitude. She keeps me in line with her double checking and making sures. Ben and Shea and I stood little chance of survival this week. But I knew she would have a blast so I let her go.</div>
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(After having to pull over and cry so hard before we drove that I think I scared Avery and Shea)</div>
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Alas, she had the time of her life and I am so thankful that she got that experience with her friends.</div>
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Then, thinking I was all out of tears, I dropped Avery off for church camp and only embarrassed her slightly with a few silent tears.</div>
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She also had a blast. The camp was ummm, lets just say not Biblically accurate, but she loved her youth group and amazing leaders and had a great time.</div>
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I shoved the idea of losing Jeff to the back of my mind and threw caution to the wind while Sawyer was gone. I figured she could help us pick up the pieces of our life when she got back.</div>
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We went fishing and actually caught fish. You may remember how I tend to <a href="http://www.celebrate-always.com/2017/03/i-took-ben-fishing.html">keep Ben from catching</a> anything on a regular basis...</div>
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Played with friends, went to archery, swam, and loved our life.</div>
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And I had some time to work on my knitting under the beautiful citronella candle that works if you have 7.</div>
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As it turns out, Julie lives like 10 minutes from Pine Cove, so we jumped on that action and spent the night at her amazing house and ended our week without the big girls, on a high.</div>
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And, as it turns out, I am not a seer. <br />
Jeff survived. <br />
We made signs and we went early and he took forever. So I made them stay in this line up for an hour and threatened to dance with jazz hands and embarrass the life out of them if they moved (Avery was mortified, Shea egged it on).</div>
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At last he walked out of that runway and we wrapped our arms around him and we were all back together. </div>
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I cant describe how it felt to have half of my family gone. I know it should have been easier with less kids, (and it was definitely more manageable), but having us all spread apart was so hard for me. I am a team parent, I like to say. I see big picture and am not good with details. I like to have fun with everyone- the more the merrier, so I like us all to have the same fun, together. I know thats not real life, but I had managed to almost keep it that way (in the big ways). I know everyone has to grow and do things that the others dont need to do also, and I am so thankful they all had the chance to do them. I just was a lot happier when they got home đ.</div>
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Aloha.</div>
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It was a trip of a lifetime, again.</div>
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Learned how to do the hula,</div>
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got the biggest baby smiles in the world,</div>
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Matched,</div>
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Just waiting for Claire!</div>
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Thank you so much Jake and Minnie!</div>
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This is a story of two beautiful princesses who decided to try and become hair stylists in their mother's shower.</div>
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All was going well until their sister came in and saw how much hair was being cut off and the mullet shape that it was starting to take for both of them.</div>
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Very proud of their new found abilities as hair stylists, they ran down to show off their new dos.</div>
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Then, a magical fairy godmother came to the rescue at her salon and magically turned their mullets in to bobs.</div>
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I still have no idea how she did it. Her magic wand (scissors) really is magical. We could not be more thankful that she cleared out her schedule and let us run up to her salon <i>immediately.</i></div>
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Time could not be wasted.</div>
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Next time the sweet princesses want to use scissors, they will not be where they looked before. They will locked away in a cabinet that is very high up.</div>
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Double digits.</div>
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Ugh. Writing it makes me cry. We all know how I feel about birthdays so I will just link to <a href="http://www.celebrate-always.com/2012/05/4th-birthday-for-b-and-little-birth.html">this post</a> because it pretty much says it all.</div>
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I will say that to get a real smile I told them to think of Shea farting into her pillow and that pretty much got the reaction that I wanted.</div>
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And if you cant tell, we got sawyer a label maker. She has really gotten the hang of it.</div>
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Ben got a bear target to use with his bow and arrow because he has started taking archery with 4h. That whole sentence makes me so happy for so many reasons that I will not go into now, but someday I will. Also 4h feels like a gateway drug to FFA which is going to be completely addicting for Jeff Barstad. But for now it just makes him so happy.</div>
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But not even close to how happy they make me. </div>
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Happy 10th Birthday Ben and Sawyer.</div>
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Avocado pits make pink dye.</div>
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Isn't that insane?!</div>
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Its the most beautiful blush color, too.</div>
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I have gotten every single person I know to save their seeds for me and I have dyed almost every piece of white yarn that I own.</div>
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The first bit I saved, but the big ball of yarn I used to make this weaving.</div>
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I am not a professional weaver and I dont have anything new to bring to the weaving community, but I love trying to figure out what techniques and yarn and colors I like.</div>
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These are very basic ways to weave, but like I said with knitting- I want to be a yes person. Just like the knitting, I kept seeing these beautiful things from people all over the internet and then my friend Rachel started doing it, and I knew I had to try. I don't want be afraid of failing or looking like an amateur. Who cares?! (I mean, I do, but I know I won't learn unless I try). I know I am not so talented that I can make up my own stuff, but I can use my hands to make things from patterns- or just at least try out different techniques. I have enough yarn to knit a sweater to wrap the world in, so I may as well try.</div>
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The white one is the first one I did that I hung up. It is a mess. I am going to take it down so I can (you guessed it) dye it with the avocados that I have now because everyone's bringing me theirs!! Hopefully I can make something with more skill and that stays together when I take it off the loom.<br />
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I used these little ones to try out some colors and techniques and learned the hard way that you can not cut yarn that is connected in the back...</div>
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Sawyer wanted to try a little, but so far I haven't conned any of my kids into using my yarn to knit or weave. Surely it will come soon. I just know they will love it.</div>
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Tried gradients here. I am so far from mastering it. I saw a beautiful one that the colors molded together like a sunset and it made me want to try again. </div>
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And Jeff. He just is so curious and so great. He totally gets into what I am doing and it is just the <i>best</i>. (I definitely do not return the favor, sorry jeff.) I started putting the pits in the boiling water and showed him how the colors get darker and by the time I wanted to put the yarn in, he had a tripod set up and the idea to make a time lapse video. Love him.</div>
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It just SOAKS UP THE COLOR! I mean its amazing! The water goes from pink to basically clear after the yarn soaks it up! It just blows me away. I love it so much. Its so easy and I used this <a href="https://www.kathryndavey.com/blogs/news/75241285-dyeing-with-natural-dyes-avocado-pits">tutorial</a>. GO do it yall. Its so fun. </div>
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I want to remember that Bryan Masters goes all out for Cinco De Mayo. And that it is actually<i> not really </i>celebrated in Mexico, but more of a holiday for Mexican-Americans. So many teachers and kids in our school were in full on celebration mode on the 4th because the 5th was on Saturday. It is always so fun seeing how beautiful they all look.</div>
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There was a piĂąata and a Mariachi band that we have used before so they felt like our best friends. It was just a fun relaxing day and I cant wait for them every year. (Sorry Becca).</div>
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Then for Memorial Day we went to Jan and Bob's lakehouse and it was so relaxing and fun, too. Jeff worked Saturday and Monday so he was a huge trooper and drove back and forth.</div>
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There was a lot of fishing and boating and sitting and I am currently obsessed with Harry Potter thanks to Avery and couldn't put the books down. (I am on book 4 and I can not put it down. We got Jeff and Sawyer to listen to it and I am still trying to get Ben to do it. He is watching the movies, though. So he is getting caught up one way or another.)</div>
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It is always so fun to see Ben in his element. He has gotten to be such an amazing fisherman and I cant wait to watch him continue to improve. He pretty much doesn't come in from the dock the entire weekend. We have to beg him to stop and eat. </div>
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Thank you Jan and Bob and Bryan and Becca for so many fun memories</div>
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And a huge thank you to the men and women and their families that serve our country. I know that I can relax in my freedom and enjoy these privileges because of you. </div>
kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-89145075155107379422018-04-19T14:20:00.000-05:002018-05-30T14:21:23.366-05:00Ben's and Sawyer's sweater<div style="text-align: center;">
Are FINISHED!</div>
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Ben's fits perfectly and he wore it every day that it was cold! Sass's is way too small. Win some, lose some.</div>
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When Shea starts on sweaters I am going to have to teach us both how to make a swatch...</div>
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Avery jumped right into it all and put her face in the toilet to scare whoever lifts the lid and put cups all down the stairs so we couldn't walk down đ</div>
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It was awesome.</div>
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I cant wait for next year.</div>
kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-64321221717904564362018-03-17T10:56:00.000-05:002018-05-30T10:56:46.762-05:00EliasRemember that time that Elias lived with us and we used google translate to talk to him all the time? Just leaving this here so I come back and fill this in with the whole story..<br />
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<br />kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08052949380328765242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057703283762731580.post-34167240661849051492018-02-08T19:52:00.000-06:002018-05-30T08:27:55.208-05:00Knitting<div style="text-align: center;">
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(I didnt think I would be far enough on this hat to get to where I needed double pointed needles on my trip so I improvised with coffee straws :)</div>
Real grandma talk- Knitting is my favorite thing ever, think. It's so dorky, but it just makes me so happy! And I have found this whole community of people online that love it too that have amazing tutorials and patterns that have taught me so much. I am so so thankful for it and have had so much fun pushing myself farther than I thought I could go.</div>
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This was the first color work that I had ever done and the hats up there were the first bobble pieces I had ever done. They were clearly easy projects, but trying new things and pushing myself has been just so much fun. </div>
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I can honestly not talk about this sweater without getting kind of emotional and I know that is <i>so freakin wierd. I know. </i>But this sweater changed the trajectory of my knitting and what I am able to do. This <a href="https://fringeassociation.com/2013/03/08/how-to-improvise-a-top-down-sweater-part-1-casting-on-and-marking-raglans/">tutorial</a> really changed the game for me. I had made a sweater before and I had made a few baby ones, so it wasn't my first. But it was the first one that I made up on my own, thanks to Karen. </div>
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I read each blog post that she posted and took in as much information as I could to take me to the next step and every time I tried it on and it fit I just felt like flying!</div>
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Then I made these <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/iris-pullover-3">Iris</a> sweaters by Jenny Gordy for my nieces that are so cute, but done completely differently and that was so fun too! The first one took me four times to get the front right, but I learned so much by taking it out and trying again.</div>
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Which led me to <a href="http://boylandknitworks.com/">Boyland knit works</a> who is the most beautiful fiber artist with her knitting patterns. I am obsessed with every single thing she creates and I want to make every singe one. </div>
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I was almost late to get on the plane to Africa with my mom and Christopher because I was getting the yarn for this sweater from the wonderful Mckinney Knittery and I worked on it constantly on the plane and then a ton at home. I took a break to make Kai and Presley's sweaters and then worked on it again after the new year.</div>
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This was the first step into lace work and it was very challenging for me. Especially with such thin yarn, but I did love it.</div>
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I ended up finishing it for the annual meeting dinner when everyone came in from Caris for the week and it was just the coolest complete circle for me. Trying something new and saying yes to things that I wouldn't usually do or that I would be too scared to do has taught me so much more than I could have ever learned sitting on the sidelines. </div>
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I want to be someone who says yes. I dont want to be afraid- or if I am afraid I want to not be too afraid to try. I want to teach my kids that failing and starting over is so much better than not trying. I want them to know that working hard at something is so much better than being lazy or having things come easy. </div>
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Now I am working on one for Ben. Hopefully I finish it before it gets too hot, đ</div>
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Happy Birthday Avery.</div>
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It was literally yesterday. </div>
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YESTERDAY that I held that first pregnancy test in my hand.</div>
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I cant handle this. </div>
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You are the most beautiful pre teen and I could not be more proud of you. </div>
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She wanted a red carpet and a movie and a modeling shoot and all kinds of things that were too much but allison had the brilliant idea to do a calendar since she is 12! Genius.</div>
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So we set up this backdrop we borrowed from Nana and Papa and she took a million photos and edited them and then we put them into a calendar on minted and there was fun had by all.</div>
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Maggie and Shea also figured out how it all worked and did a pretty cute photo shoot themselves.</div>
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Shea (and all of us) love the movie Book of Life about Dia de los Muertos with a love triangle, renditions of Mumford and Son songs and a little Radiohead- what more could you want? </div>
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It was kind of like the first Coco and it has almost the exact same <i>Land of the Remembered</i> feel with the magical colors and floating lanterns and flags and lights. </div>
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We tried to recreate it as best we could and I never want to take the decorations down. It was just so magical. The pictures really dont do it justice. If we had known that this was her party theme when the real Dia de los Muertos was going on, I could have really stocked up on stuff, but we found what we could and I am definitely saving the decorations for every year.</div>
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My friends from school who grew up in Mexico loaned us some of the stuff that they own and use for parties and it just made the party. Jeff got a poncho and we had a sombrero and serving dishes and a guitar! It was amazing. And Jan made Shea a Maria- main girl who every body loves- costume and it was perfection!</div>
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Then we busted out a piĂąata (even though Jeff said that is probably mixing up Mexican customs. I feel like they probably had a lot of piĂąata in the Land of the Remembered).<br />
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Shea loved the piĂąata and everyone loved helping her break it. <br />
It really was just so much fun. <br />
Then we sang to her on a cake that she and sawyer made with jeff earlier that day. And sang again and again. She <i>loveddddd </i>it. Ate it all up. Until the last time when we dared sing to Victoria. Then it was almost as bad as <a href="http://www.celebrate-always.com/2017/01/sheas-biggest-loudest-craziest-troll.html">last year</a> when sass tried to blow out her candles and help her. bahahhah!!<br />
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Happy birthday Shea. <br />
I can not believe that you are 4. You bring such joy and spunk and gentleness and love and also opinions that you hold to very tightly. You have shown me what it means to step out of my comfort zone and how much joy that can bring as I have watched you have to go out of yours and seen you shine. You have taught me patience and you bring me so much joy. To be loved by you is truly an honor and I am so so thankful you are mine!</div>
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The plan was to get home on Dec 1 from Africa and then party the next day for my birthday (that was my plan, anyway.)</div>
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Then we almost missed our flight from London and literally had to do the run to the terminal with our hands out saying "hold the plane!!" and praying they would.</div>
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Luckily they did (even though I got there way before mom and christopher because after all the running and getting on the train and all of that they went to the WRONG TERMINAL. Luckily I made it).</div>
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Needless to say, we made it with zero time to spare and I got to be home for my birthday.</div>
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I woke up to balloons in my mantle from Vic and Rachel and it was such a perfect way to start my day!</div>
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And while I was gone Jeff and the kids hung lights in the back yard and the rainbow that Jeff and I had bought when we were in Comfort, Texas (that practically weighs 400 pounds).</div>
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Jeff got the solo stove all heated and ready to go and we moved tables outside and played games and ate pizza. It was very last minute, but fun.</div>
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I made everyone look at all of my africa photos and videos.</div>
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Then I got bangs and loved my life.</div>
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I am so thankful for this year. It has been so hard in so many ways, but it has taught me so much. Last year on my birthday I was so depressed I could barely get out of bed. I cried all the time and just was at such a low point in my depression. This year I felt so alive. I would like to thank wellbutrin, the Lord, Jeff and my friends who listened to me when I went round and round in my head (and out loud) with the same thoughts that I couldn't move away from. I am thankful to have gone through it, and even to still struggle with it in some way, because now I understand depression. I felt so much shame and wanted to pretend it wasn't there, but there was no way for me to do that. I knew so many people going through so many terrible things that I just thought I could work out or eat healthy or do something to help me see how amazing my life was. But it just doesnt work that way. I have always been supportive of people who take medicine for it, but struggled to get on it myself until I felt like I had exhausted every other resource. But since I have been on meds, I have just been able to be myself again. I feel miles away from last years birthday and I could not be more thankful (**pops wellbutrin into mouth and washes it down with cold coffee).</div>
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Getting the opportunity to go to Kenya with Caris Foundation was absolutely a highlight of my life.</div>
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It took us 36 hours to get there and when we got there they greeted us with an amazing song and dance to welcome us.</div>
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Every friday they do a Bible study together where they talk about one verse and everyone goes around and says what they think the verse means and what it means to them.</div>
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Meeting everyone was just such an honor and getting to hear their hearts was so incredible.</div>
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Then we went out into the field and met some of the girls in the TTG groups (finance groups) where they are learning how to support their families with different types of jobs, save their money and pay back the small loans Caris has given them. They loan money to each other and work together to support themselves and each other. It is just incredible.</div>
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They are also learning to read and write. One of the girls who Caris has taught to read volunteers her time to come and teach the ladies who can stay after their TTG groups meet every week.</div>
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This is Elda. She is an amazing woman and I am so grateful to have met her. She grows these crops and sells them in the marketplace. She has rented a pump and dug ditches for pipes to pump the water from a near by river to her crops. I can not imagine doing that much work every day. She is saving to by her own pump so she can rent it to other people and make money off of that.</div>
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Next to her is Edward who is in charge of the ag section at Caris and is helping her with any problems she has with her crops.</div>
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We also got to be a part of their end of year dinner and it was just a blast. Everyone in Africa knows how to party and sing and dance and it was so much fun getting to see all that they do at work and also how much fun they have together outside of work.</div>
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The last day we were there was the celebration for all the women in the Caris programs.</div>
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They all walked from wherever they live, it could be miles away, and celebrated all that they have accomplished this year. Caris gave out awards to TTG groups, to individuals who had saved the most money or made the most or grew the most crops, etc. It was so much fun watching them recognized for all of their hard work and watch them just have fun together.</div>
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It started the moment we got out of the car. They knew mom and Christopher were in charge and they just ran to the car and danced them to the ceremony. It was the best entrance I have ever had for sure.</div>
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This is Mom with one of the original single moms that went through the caris program and has now graduated from the program and supporting herself and her family.</div>
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They even had an awesome Photo Booth that we took advantage of on our way out. We didnt get to stay for the whole dinner because we had to get catch our flight.</div>
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We made it in the nick of time and flew to Nairobi where we had dinner at a fun restaurant and processed the trip. They happened to be hosting a party for someone famous and there were camera crews outside doing interviews. We felt a little under dressed but luckily no one noticed and we got to go in anyway.</div>
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I taught Christopher to knit and he made a hat on the way home and to say I was excited was definitely an understatement.</div>
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When Victoria Prahl tells you that flights are $50 to San Fransisco and that The Color Factory is about to be done with its month long stint there (or so we thought. It ended up going longer but we didnt know that at the time. doesnt matter) You buy tickets and do it. </div>
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So we did.</div>
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With just the four of us.</div>
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It was absolutely incredible.</div>
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Everything you could dream up, it was there. Just a place full of magic and fun.</div>
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Jordan Ferney and Oh Happy Day have been inspirations of mine for so long and getting to see the magic and creativity that is in her brain come out like this was beyond inspiring.</div>
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Happy faces in neon! Rainbow walkways! Rooms full of confetti! Balloon filled rooms! Disco ball rooms! Giant markers! Scratch and sniff walls! </div>
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Giant Streamers that you went into and could only see streamers all around you!</div>
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And it ended with a giant ball pit and an ice cream cone.</div>
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Then we explored San Fran the rest of the 24 hours we were there.</div>
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We went to go see the Bridge from a park that Vic had heard of and we ended up having this awesome uber driver who told us to go to a place where you can see the bridge and the sunset and it was just magical.</div>
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Truly. Magical.</div>
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Getting to spend that short 24 hours with my oldest girls and Vic was just so crazy wonderful and I cant wait for more spontaneous trips that we have together. I dont really love to travel (I KNOW) until I do it. And I am very bad at carving out time with just a few kids or one at a time and getting to do both in such an amazing place- it just was perfect. Turns out that San Fransisco and all of its beautiful color and amazing places and hills is one of my favorite cities. Southwest, I need a wanna get away deal.</div>
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I can not put into words adequately what it meant to get to go to Haiti with Caris and see all of the incredible work that they are doing. It is absolutely astounding and humbling and exciting on every level. They are the most incredible people bringing healing and life all over the country.</div>
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We got to go on a helicopter ride and see the other side of the island where Caris is also located in Cap Hatien and it was breathtaking.</div>
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And of course the pilot ended up loving mom so much that he came to see us leave the next day ha!</div>
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The Cap-Haiten branch did presentations for Mom and Christopher to show all the incredible work they are doing and I just was so humbled to hear their incredible work.</div>
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Then we hiked up to the Citadel and it was just beautiful. </div>
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Then we got to hear the incredible presentations of the Port au Prince side of Caris and it was incredible. We walked into this incredible surprise party with signs and balloons and skits that showed their work, a song they sang in french and english, many people who spoke, cake, pizza, popcorn and so much more. It was just amazing.</div>
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We saw a rainbow on our helicopter ride and it was breathtaking.</div>
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I can never thank Caris for having me and hosting me and I will never forget this trip or all the incredible work being done in Haiti!</div>
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