Happy Halloween! Rounding up my Halloween Home decor

<div style="text-align: center;">Barely made it but I did - the final installment of our Halloween Home!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Busy today with a Halloween birthday for my son since it's his last year in his school he wanted to have one last hurrah with classmates from that school! Wish me luck!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, here is our Dining room and Entry....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaGWs01qvAs5N2rWwxoq6F_PsQj4ccZpK1je3aaXUimz-9kzn4-DfAf0IGAr421eKqLx1KT9_w6YwG5BZjUYatMgxspUv2thl9b36T9fL2Lu-A9grjwceKin5aCXFT04rp7-Q2I4xhZs/s1600/DSC_0169_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaGWs01qvAs5N2rWwxoq6F_PsQj4ccZpK1je3aaXUimz-9kzn4-DfAf0IGAr421eKqLx1KT9_w6YwG5BZjUYatMgxspUv2thl9b36T9fL2Lu-A9grjwceKin5aCXFT04rp7-Q2I4xhZs/s1600/DSC_0169_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween Dining - simple goth. Don't mind the Minecraft head, that's my tween son's costume</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5pkV52X0dLzxhvGzcKj6SBSlql9YPACyp4xfvHlZiyDP01HTubzIBX4t7haz2DwTqHmytLqVJBH1-UNsak_lhfMi_7reYETAQb9IKOcfWm5kCagPaTOxjuKQFHpTAqJkrRC8iq-L2dQ/s1600/DSC_0170_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5pkV52X0dLzxhvGzcKj6SBSlql9YPACyp4xfvHlZiyDP01HTubzIBX4t7haz2DwTqHmytLqVJBH1-UNsak_lhfMi_7reYETAQb9IKOcfWm5kCagPaTOxjuKQFHpTAqJkrRC8iq-L2dQ/s1600/DSC_0170_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple centerpiece - urn with black fruits and candlesticks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI15R61crQtIidMLaZdnJEHe9rxiZNqoGyvMZjSU9cSoE56iQqKAXBqjJLF2Hn_Zmn-OpAxAGQVPoIz0uGCdFWQRBp_F6ToUAcafDtODaGi_y-r-kF4fUlwR_E7CnhHKBjjgNzHAAiZI/s1600/DSC_0171_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI15R61crQtIidMLaZdnJEHe9rxiZNqoGyvMZjSU9cSoE56iQqKAXBqjJLF2Hn_Zmn-OpAxAGQVPoIz0uGCdFWQRBp_F6ToUAcafDtODaGi_y-r-kF4fUlwR_E7CnhHKBjjgNzHAAiZI/s1600/DSC_0171_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added my gauze to the chairs, bench & windows as curtains</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WcBjq1yB4fHx5HkbmvsTbJ6RTqURN6Qmb5evLUSLcezXkB41mD53PXV1GvrjzkIHGUdg8E-OKleTo-VrOTuKKkdJO1XptLndbNoEDFFXZ-hDil2S3RvZu5NQK55HQ4KYZRElXIsGmKc/s1600/DSC_0173_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WcBjq1yB4fHx5HkbmvsTbJ6RTqURN6Qmb5evLUSLcezXkB41mD53PXV1GvrjzkIHGUdg8E-OKleTo-VrOTuKKkdJO1XptLndbNoEDFFXZ-hDil2S3RvZu5NQK55HQ4KYZRElXIsGmKc/s1600/DSC_0173_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween decor everywhere</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_POfJ8xTC5t9E1rBIEur5lwQtf6PLVi3SAmkZlA15pmgPbz4e_SnfunHdX9cg0T7mGaGEOwC_sIBuyhQMikquRfFc4blkDj4yUkFhZjXLKuJTiWofYfV_0YHjoyhdbYjyMSfc146nWLo/s1600/DSC_0175_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_POfJ8xTC5t9E1rBIEur5lwQtf6PLVi3SAmkZlA15pmgPbz4e_SnfunHdX9cg0T7mGaGEOwC_sIBuyhQMikquRfFc4blkDj4yUkFhZjXLKuJTiWofYfV_0YHjoyhdbYjyMSfc146nWLo/s1600/DSC_0175_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buffet table</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCohc94HcKiIvxU1-sqyCYwhVm3hY5dcoseHVj8CE1gEI-h6WZ5s_2tbvbhwk6xcFB_neZEEMPgbihb6-a52ZCUlh9HgxzxfNgBhnPmRZPsEbNr0PKsg-v0GOleSXqt5ZOl_9P3AroOU/s1600/DSC_0176_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCohc94HcKiIvxU1-sqyCYwhVm3hY5dcoseHVj8CE1gEI-h6WZ5s_2tbvbhwk6xcFB_neZEEMPgbihb6-a52ZCUlh9HgxzxfNgBhnPmRZPsEbNr0PKsg-v0GOleSXqt5ZOl_9P3AroOU/s1600/DSC_0176_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodies ready for Trick-or-treaters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDLRkGiEuKbzhBf2Zj8jZCa7PO2Nj2-8mybWOwU1ATTBvjn3Xab_tdYe44tpQMLzrAPceMXAPeptjhM_wnMCF8jOdJCcFrVolEvPe5hTBiHULTmSjrZsryTTAZV0AU-NC4p4PpRm5o0c/s1600/DSC_0183_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDLRkGiEuKbzhBf2Zj8jZCa7PO2Nj2-8mybWOwU1ATTBvjn3Xab_tdYe44tpQMLzrAPceMXAPeptjhM_wnMCF8jOdJCcFrVolEvPe5hTBiHULTmSjrZsryTTAZV0AU-NC4p4PpRm5o0c/s1600/DSC_0183_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our simple entry - my dead plants go with the horror! LOL!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFXdZqr9yf4xxuqiAhwwX5oBGQbXg6mOwwyDKUEnqdS1EwzzDNXwWWcXoDNbJ0qXZSsa_BFEBAYP94gT6YYb-fNCwJ-PQVcilW9ybdKajKe2dacMx3qujbfXepk0Bo8sD46P4mPaKrhA/s1600/DSC_0177_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFXdZqr9yf4xxuqiAhwwX5oBGQbXg6mOwwyDKUEnqdS1EwzzDNXwWWcXoDNbJ0qXZSsa_BFEBAYP94gT6YYb-fNCwJ-PQVcilW9ybdKajKe2dacMx3qujbfXepk0Bo8sD46P4mPaKrhA/s1600/DSC_0177_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love how my spider runners look on the outside</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjOfRQXOulOg-Yvm9gnHsVd7vpdIJCvU7w9-jAHyipg7Tqs99ayzT-Rh0pF7QJUCUw2-iZN_-dyLnzTfjnmlfeuOsUgUfSm7LSyRfIxry8PpGdcsUv6QwihnI7mb4sg6iL-CvXRFVZ4Q/s1600/DSC_0178_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjOfRQXOulOg-Yvm9gnHsVd7vpdIJCvU7w9-jAHyipg7Tqs99ayzT-Rh0pF7QJUCUw2-iZN_-dyLnzTfjnmlfeuOsUgUfSm7LSyRfIxry8PpGdcsUv6QwihnI7mb4sg6iL-CvXRFVZ4Q/s1600/DSC_0178_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to greet the night!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">Hope you all have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Happy Halloween! Rounding up my Halloween Home decor

Barely made it but I did - the final installment of our Halloween Home!Busy today with a Halloween birthday for my son since it's his last year in his school he wanted to have one last hurrah with classmates from that school! Wish me luck!Anyway, here is our Dining room and Entry....Halloween Dining…

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Halloween Living Room 2014

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello Friends!</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a long while since my last post. I think I sorta under-estimated baby watching and thought that I could do more stuff than just being with my baby. Believe me I had P-L-A-N-S with all my anticipated "free" time. But I guess, though I deal with kids and babies in the clinic, all day long, I never realized that just one child can really take up all your time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am in no way complaining, it's just that I remember mothering a baby a bit differently now nine years after. I'm so thankful and blessed to have my mom come and help me out so I can take afternoon naps in between breastfeeding and all other things baby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, this weekend I had a some free time (thanks to my hubs and oldest son who took turns taking care of Sophia), so I decided to start decorating for Halloween, something ardently requested by my youngest son. So I did...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_KkaMxp1o_DsqeJgHi2WUk3eK0Wa7vQpShIf2-J9BisaM1KBBlQi1q9edjwG0e_cfiluVCL_OQIth2nxjawfAI9-2vSaJgRlofKkSO5ktfdDMcy5quAhjF7NUmVreKAvzwAtK8r4AEE/s1600/DSC_0141_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_KkaMxp1o_DsqeJgHi2WUk3eK0Wa7vQpShIf2-J9BisaM1KBBlQi1q9edjwG0e_cfiluVCL_OQIth2nxjawfAI9-2vSaJgRlofKkSO5ktfdDMcy5quAhjF7NUmVreKAvzwAtK8r4AEE/s1600/DSC_0141_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Staircase as posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/docvel23">IG</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I did not buy a single new item for Halloween this year yet. And the only thing I'm planning on getting new are the candies I'll be giving away. I just 'rotated' all our old stuff around the house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vDlnvDedrnV2Ib7JeQ56JT6f7I04hcCtQYCWhSiVA5vge_fFed5X7d1yMpu6qjZe2es4HRNEoXrojrGcJg2ey8qjHR5YtS1ru8PpDP2zEajjOUCaSsuJYTQfbRS_P57Nvt3NRiecsWY/s1600/DSC_0209_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vDlnvDedrnV2Ib7JeQ56JT6f7I04hcCtQYCWhSiVA5vge_fFed5X7d1yMpu6qjZe2es4HRNEoXrojrGcJg2ey8qjHR5YtS1ru8PpDP2zEajjOUCaSsuJYTQfbRS_P57Nvt3NRiecsWY/s1600/DSC_0209_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spider-filled stairway</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Instead of the usual rats and mouse I had in the stairway the <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-easy-halloween-decorations-around.html" style="color: #0b5394;">Previous years</a>, I decided to put spiders here !</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczANtRjiJffLumRBNnqnqy4lJ8MUojhn_SbHdW6pf9BwuhSXJxdBNU-39FzgFkjgHWyJ7nsSOec2MYhwgK1vkFG6qjRyDIWbsZ90Pi9OnIVU87Zg_UggytjMI04zrh6NCFSX0SIF17CA/s1600/DSC_0210_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczANtRjiJffLumRBNnqnqy4lJ8MUojhn_SbHdW6pf9BwuhSXJxdBNU-39FzgFkjgHWyJ7nsSOec2MYhwgK1vkFG6qjRyDIWbsZ90Pi9OnIVU87Zg_UggytjMI04zrh6NCFSX0SIF17CA/s1600/DSC_0210_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more look</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I also placed simple vignette above the piano with my Missoni vases and geodes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtN8dpSFLOQf0qefQprGrOqN5s8cwE7-yI2s7xyiF8PoUcqR2PnNyJKvUndri3lbjq-8wg4Wc1Oz67eZDJtDswAISeUUaLBVJTeni0PoMDNyTmFtQfSaZkemHdz5e9r9fd0Y9qvjMXOE4/s1600/DSC_0208_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtN8dpSFLOQf0qefQprGrOqN5s8cwE7-yI2s7xyiF8PoUcqR2PnNyJKvUndri3lbjq-8wg4Wc1Oz67eZDJtDswAISeUUaLBVJTeni0PoMDNyTmFtQfSaZkemHdz5e9r9fd0Y9qvjMXOE4/s1600/DSC_0208_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creepy crawly spiders on the piano too</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3T4cfnJXnbLVEkbsDkQ_LNyEbW5Eo7xpVpBPNlT0Or0dJTCkXdY2Rk3dnFxrxNZf3hyMS17BTbNU5_f2h5ycL3jcIv6B2zmmXgnDopwWyPVZ1gecZCudxVAvFkFol8jM6pWN5v7sNYw/s1600/DSC_0203_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3T4cfnJXnbLVEkbsDkQ_LNyEbW5Eo7xpVpBPNlT0Or0dJTCkXdY2Rk3dnFxrxNZf3hyMS17BTbNU5_f2h5ycL3jcIv6B2zmmXgnDopwWyPVZ1gecZCudxVAvFkFol8jM6pWN5v7sNYw/s1600/DSC_0203_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween Living Room</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq_9X1iYRae4GP0wycT2Qs7l3Rma7DJ1mOWEkSf1XZs4kYsubFPZxW-dzhUFsrMTAWEBs4StrJ6bRTZb9MqCguL8-72Jvibgf-UX5YatjKHDp0wzYuwvLuuFMOeTjv-sdrWp09T0JDME/s1600/DSC_0204_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq_9X1iYRae4GP0wycT2Qs7l3Rma7DJ1mOWEkSf1XZs4kYsubFPZxW-dzhUFsrMTAWEBs4StrJ6bRTZb9MqCguL8-72Jvibgf-UX5YatjKHDp0wzYuwvLuuFMOeTjv-sdrWp09T0JDME/s1600/DSC_0204_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcVeLyOzgL0Tv7_iGrcWqqCnKH1s0M-KmSBAnfAbli-Nb4AB_x12y7ZxaUyDtOMo-avPxlZLtOtZZRkCvir26LCr9JwnvjJj_zDkwgFbwUOvLbWr1f9IRux5m9P4hh7qLIcHLyd6vnpM/s1600/DSC_0205_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcVeLyOzgL0Tv7_iGrcWqqCnKH1s0M-KmSBAnfAbli-Nb4AB_x12y7ZxaUyDtOMo-avPxlZLtOtZZRkCvir26LCr9JwnvjJj_zDkwgFbwUOvLbWr1f9IRux5m9P4hh7qLIcHLyd6vnpM/s1600/DSC_0205_Fotor.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee table Vignette</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA0xtoVFAXdIWbdCZcc6ZaEqj0OfNS6wobPvta-BdGqQIMLBcer_7PIdmCs7AMalcCwPmg7lp4I_pUeRs6N0tinoGNdM01wSwj4tLJzIrUcYtlNLowqZnvhxahUrL3yV8gQm9JPDNzPY/s1600/DSC_0207_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA0xtoVFAXdIWbdCZcc6ZaEqj0OfNS6wobPvta-BdGqQIMLBcer_7PIdmCs7AMalcCwPmg7lp4I_pUeRs6N0tinoGNdM01wSwj4tLJzIrUcYtlNLowqZnvhxahUrL3yV8gQm9JPDNzPY/s1600/DSC_0207_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moved 2 bat pillows that usually stay in the basement,  to the seats here</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j58fxiF7tdG8UsFoYmu-C8gi_mrawNkTPhH8KPiaFke2o28knoaaxfiU2Lz1JYX82nK7kFiKNwxh9u8dCuyEMfUJCe8wDzxQND0uC3yZKczox42sa_e6w1Rvh5rub27qXfIZK8jInoM/s1600/DSC_0142_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9j58fxiF7tdG8UsFoYmu-C8gi_mrawNkTPhH8KPiaFke2o28knoaaxfiU2Lz1JYX82nK7kFiKNwxh9u8dCuyEMfUJCe8wDzxQND0uC3yZKczox42sa_e6w1Rvh5rub27qXfIZK8jInoM/s1600/DSC_0142_Fotor.jpg" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side table goodies and ghouls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiismJAmI76CqJv3z2B6uFdK6glqQe4Dc9x_bDBisR5ajbCk8qkNbN9d56-xa5Lt4XuMyR4pgwMmc0JHNWfRjpzgt-hG2ZK_Jr-H5XAZ5J0MqjNMt74uWxisw6FgSxn9SVBMfYp2rcB3h0/s1600/DSC_0212_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiismJAmI76CqJv3z2B6uFdK6glqQe4Dc9x_bDBisR5ajbCk8qkNbN9d56-xa5Lt4XuMyR4pgwMmc0JHNWfRjpzgt-hG2ZK_Jr-H5XAZ5J0MqjNMt74uWxisw6FgSxn9SVBMfYp2rcB3h0/s1600/DSC_0212_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple Mantle with brass animal menagerie and some spider webs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAih4NK9pQUczcE4n79NtbOPyD0HKaQEYwhrwhcT5CyQRMs0r_0NiM0kznTy6cFLWjUtBmm5FN8IA0iXoSqwwRhflIfo-WMlbBw5o5YDnmuVfxMHW9TmRGUOPde_URrXmqk2BMHSsJ7k/s1600/DSC_0213_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAih4NK9pQUczcE4n79NtbOPyD0HKaQEYwhrwhcT5CyQRMs0r_0NiM0kznTy6cFLWjUtBmm5FN8IA0iXoSqwwRhflIfo-WMlbBw5o5YDnmuVfxMHW9TmRGUOPde_URrXmqk2BMHSsJ7k/s1600/DSC_0213_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Media center got Halloween-ized too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKZPTn4MOP9DDb_Mtn8zAcx-azWPDjX66Aqx1P_opMH_AZuIVN5G7rpdurDExBBdLoqDkFstD4dK2H31wWZ-Dn6r1pV0htsClG6VIWWiW9s88-s76mlq9OEJSbwT_3dnd2RBkh3gnCpk/s1600/DSC_0214_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKZPTn4MOP9DDb_Mtn8zAcx-azWPDjX66Aqx1P_opMH_AZuIVN5G7rpdurDExBBdLoqDkFstD4dK2H31wWZ-Dn6r1pV0htsClG6VIWWiW9s88-s76mlq9OEJSbwT_3dnd2RBkh3gnCpk/s1600/DSC_0214_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ghosts up in the display cases too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGw2xmZB9QAnUqFf6kUmtbXVQPFSq6Behl1nj2H_7BniGSBDJ5As4Gf8oP5Mf0y4Gec7Zvq20QzKQ9vIEi0tJekmpSBT1p01AyjaAxuwyXzNBglAeq53AhZVsJ00RaoQXzFFZtYZVI3c/s1600/DSC_0215_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGw2xmZB9QAnUqFf6kUmtbXVQPFSq6Behl1nj2H_7BniGSBDJ5As4Gf8oP5Mf0y4Gec7Zvq20QzKQ9vIEi0tJekmpSBT1p01AyjaAxuwyXzNBglAeq53AhZVsJ00RaoQXzFFZtYZVI3c/s1600/DSC_0215_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My simple Asian-inspired console for Halloween only got spider web mats</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vfwEsV8h8r9hildrt43pQziMTCbXBGRK_VxJB0sx2VBk-Zl7HPZy_Y3vluhv9jnCNZ4wXmSoJA3CaEjDivVkjQamN6-MyWVAZv_YwAqKa7iEzeF5bzWIvmEUrocm65kLimdh0XKxDGc/s1600/DSC_0216_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vfwEsV8h8r9hildrt43pQziMTCbXBGRK_VxJB0sx2VBk-Zl7HPZy_Y3vluhv9jnCNZ4wXmSoJA3CaEjDivVkjQamN6-MyWVAZv_YwAqKa7iEzeF5bzWIvmEUrocm65kLimdh0XKxDGc/s1600/DSC_0216_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBUoSrAKgl-ZwMaThDY4p4200n_9E3iB-5mbaRAOt1yCTDYZKpIdlf1F1Je-EDu4f96tkb-hzytOowi-YLDvMztwVdVC8ECkTx-3ch8jqIKeD7iPwNMotDMpLX-gVsIlzBc-rQPKoMfs/s1600/DSC_0200_Fotor_Fotor_Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBUoSrAKgl-ZwMaThDY4p4200n_9E3iB-5mbaRAOt1yCTDYZKpIdlf1F1Je-EDu4f96tkb-hzytOowi-YLDvMztwVdVC8ECkTx-3ch8jqIKeD7iPwNMotDMpLX-gVsIlzBc-rQPKoMfs/s1600/DSC_0200_Fotor_Fotor_Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple entry table with my son's pet ghosts greet everyone who enter</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0gugPQ3Q5DNBQKqTfqWpLOHiWOAWoa2fejUajrN4Orq3d_tOaGMcOteeGITnWMjKzC15_nsP3dsYsCI2f-J1YraLsOtIqUir_MDWvaRpmT0WOfOaYubsTEwPkbECxhSTSHWnJUK5fFs/s1600/DSC_0199_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0gugPQ3Q5DNBQKqTfqWpLOHiWOAWoa2fejUajrN4Orq3d_tOaGMcOteeGITnWMjKzC15_nsP3dsYsCI2f-J1YraLsOtIqUir_MDWvaRpmT0WOfOaYubsTEwPkbECxhSTSHWnJUK5fFs/s1600/DSC_0199_Fotor.jpg" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added my old spider runners on the doors and used painters tape to attach them</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully, I can share with you the Dining room soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not gonna be as detailed as my previous Halloween Dining rooms, but still, it will be Halloween ready when the day comes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll try to do some back-reading too soon, miss all your posts already, especially the ORC!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Wonderful Week!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/2014/10/amaze-me-monday-81.html">Dwellings-the heart of your home,</a> <a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2014/10/wow-me-wednesday-177-paint-pillow.html">Gingersnap Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2014/10/wow-us-wednesdays-192.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a>, <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/2014/10/flusters-creative-muster-party-94.html">Fluster Buster</a>, <a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2014/10/share-it-link-party-137.html">The Winthrop Chronicles</a>, <a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2014/10/make-it-pretty-monday-week-117.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDedicatedHouse+%28The+Dedicated+House%29">Make It Pretty Monday</a>, <a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/">Our Home away from home</a>, <a href="http://www.vmg206.com/2014/10/brag-about-it-vmg206_21.html#more">VMG 206</a></div>

Halloween Living Room 2014

Hello Friends!It's been a long while since my last post. I think I sorta under-estimated baby watching and thought that I could do more stuff than just being with my baby. Believe me I had P-L-A-N-S with all my anticipated "free" time. But I guess, though I deal with kids and babies in the clinic, a…

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's <span style="font-size: x-large;">ME</span>, <i>betsy</i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">!!!!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span>Did you miss me?????<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Do you remember who I am?????</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In honor of the fact that I am finally writing the next chapter of the adventure of redoing Kris's porch.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I TOOK A SHOWER!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">sooooooo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">take a deep whiff, and let's get to it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">don't you wish this was one of those scratch and sniff thingies?????</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We left off at this point in the transformation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gZWqlz2zLsRKczmjS1EUlycZ7ccCCWUJtpicxdL8RoRKKla5ocQRHbVfG_2gLuduh1do_WP72rt9MYCaTb1z2wgPadbes0l27H6Rk_I6ifBgBtfR9L3POvD-fz0Pmyfe4zjbDvDz/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gZWqlz2zLsRKczmjS1EUlycZ7ccCCWUJtpicxdL8RoRKKla5ocQRHbVfG_2gLuduh1do_WP72rt9MYCaTb1z2wgPadbes0l27H6Rk_I6ifBgBtfR9L3POvD-fz0Pmyfe4zjbDvDz/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris had a fantasy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">that has now been fulfilled by the designer genie....<span style="font-size: x-small;">Betsy</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to spend lazy days on the porch </span><strike style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spying on</strike><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> watching the people of the neighborhood walk by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to do this,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SHE NEEDED A PLACE TO PUT HER TUSHY!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we went place putting tushy shopping, and chose outdoor wicker by <a href="http://www.lloydflanders.com/catalog/category/200001439/Nantucket">Lloyd Flanders</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a convenient shop near where we live that sells all sorts of garden stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's called <a href="http://www.seasonsfour.com/">Seasons Four</a> and is in Lexington Massachusetts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris did a lot of in depth research.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Placing her tushy all over the store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She's a reference librarian, so she's very good at research.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi7XhidWhW0W7WVAH0OwZNVYPyAmBA-wSXW8AKcU7b9Wjzd1vTyl5ZwRzvsqqht_ey1C3jzN6cGYLTH8QZa5niX7YU5WVljStP7qZqjPzKJtEYrFSrRu0F28-dRADZTdYDr5p8AaN/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi7XhidWhW0W7WVAH0OwZNVYPyAmBA-wSXW8AKcU7b9Wjzd1vTyl5ZwRzvsqqht_ey1C3jzN6cGYLTH8QZa5niX7YU5WVljStP7qZqjPzKJtEYrFSrRu0F28-dRADZTdYDr5p8AaN/s1600/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>She be workin' hard!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6Icxz0TFx04nnoHPZIMoRl-bJDPMVBspNm6bwHnEjig9rW5wY-d5GU0KvGHU_RlKn53mjl8MgSIBg7T4yTU-jH1PXMYoflrMGE8cbSk0XqAe9xKyBRKy9sCoxpUATjNuCDUJVwln/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6Icxz0TFx04nnoHPZIMoRl-bJDPMVBspNm6bwHnEjig9rW5wY-d5GU0KvGHU_RlKn53mjl8MgSIBg7T4yTU-jH1PXMYoflrMGE8cbSk0XqAe9xKyBRKy9sCoxpUATjNuCDUJVwln/s1600/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We chose the Nantucket style as it was appropriate for the period of the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was able to <strike>stuff in</strike> do a floorplan that accommodated plenty of seating for Kris's family and friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I placed a sofa and chair on one side of the porch, and three rockers on the other side. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKf88fZY1D1_EvxubDUFUOwuVP0WnJbTz5YnaerBKtBaRZKLselc15mqatWndqLGM20ao6Hm1kiVaEt2oZBY9nDQxCBXezT60k1o4t2B_LlqOBpG_Tp13fJ04WcRrRIB4B3kG336G/s1600/sofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKf88fZY1D1_EvxubDUFUOwuVP0WnJbTz5YnaerBKtBaRZKLselc15mqatWndqLGM20ao6Hm1kiVaEt2oZBY9nDQxCBXezT60k1o4t2B_LlqOBpG_Tp13fJ04WcRrRIB4B3kG336G/s1600/sofa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We used the dining chair for the seat perpendicular to the sofa, as the porch wasn't deep enough for the width of the lounge chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also liked that the back pillow was small, allowing the open weave to show.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCN29sOzAm57iDuwJUIGRdmpOh97Bgp1isNu1Dw1iHJms9MKjtruaCCfZ8lrjYyQYNHUlbTiq_BEBz9_VKsOllHCZflGP60hIndNadj9LQ_GpQayF4evJzqn2YwZlCH9jS4SITcm5/s1600/chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCN29sOzAm57iDuwJUIGRdmpOh97Bgp1isNu1Dw1iHJms9MKjtruaCCfZ8lrjYyQYNHUlbTiq_BEBz9_VKsOllHCZflGP60hIndNadj9LQ_GpQayF4evJzqn2YwZlCH9jS4SITcm5/s1600/chair.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was room for four rockers on the other side of the porch, but we were worried about it looking like an old folk's home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(even though she and her hubby ain't the young chickens that they once were.....)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkBJfVYXojRJDIeUhx6D_i-KLu4i4mRDCCSiIIbELd_KRBT9IyJn4a_mfR61VSM8Q766Y7ltN8LD5ZJ7tZIa1mRRc_QUbls89egdJBD9SlaRkccDFDDgQfoyE_Z2ZPZ50aoyABlX6/s1600/rocker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkBJfVYXojRJDIeUhx6D_i-KLu4i4mRDCCSiIIbELd_KRBT9IyJn4a_mfR61VSM8Q766Y7ltN8LD5ZJ7tZIa1mRRc_QUbls89egdJBD9SlaRkccDFDDgQfoyE_Z2ZPZ50aoyABlX6/s1600/rocker.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then dove into eBay and Craig's List looking for old tables to finish the floorplan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have yet to take the final pictures, as I was waiting for the last table to arrive.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and then Kris had to go on a trip to the southern tip of Africa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is very inconsiderate of my readers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>OY!!!!!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just remembered that I told you guys that I would write about finding the antique carriage wall sconces in this post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was going to be a really go one too.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll do it next time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div>

It's ME, betsy!!!!!Did you miss me????? Do you remember who I am?????In honor of the fact that I am finally writing the next chapter of the adventure of redoing Kris's porch.....I TOOK A SHOWER!!!!!soooooootake a deep whiff, and let's get to it!(don't you wish this was one of those scratch and sniff…

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Basement Guest Room BEFORE & AFTER

<div style="text-align: center;">You know I just finished fixing up our basement guest room and I wanted to share the BEFORE & AFTER since I haven't done much decorating lately!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take note, this room has no windows, has a crawl space hole above the bed, a storm room door leading to the storm room and no personality whatsoever.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi59LKpP0WWnXYV9Fi5meOFdxuJF-qVZlJvUdpptscNc2S-1UI_7955AdOi867kizh_BYIEjPmt_AYR2OBaZUJccIC_EzQxwqLneZPUnETGRH2vt2rHGlq4KRsbMGmCXY-WsOmq0RLPk/s1600/DSC_0021-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi59LKpP0WWnXYV9Fi5meOFdxuJF-qVZlJvUdpptscNc2S-1UI_7955AdOi867kizh_BYIEjPmt_AYR2OBaZUJccIC_EzQxwqLneZPUnETGRH2vt2rHGlq4KRsbMGmCXY-WsOmq0RLPk/s1600/DSC_0021-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE -BED AREA</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-yLu-7rsl50bjPh7T7z3g0FOUQEQ5kTgWKpZKZxu7mWfRLciSNP21AdHzfOg70jeuJqKzW4ZTfkMvZltYjE-GY9Msh9WHjGh7rnBJj47HhTg60B0ARjNc9mt7hFI3f4qz7RWVqnz0_k/s1600/DSC_0009_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-yLu-7rsl50bjPh7T7z3g0FOUQEQ5kTgWKpZKZxu7mWfRLciSNP21AdHzfOg70jeuJqKzW4ZTfkMvZltYjE-GY9Msh9WHjGh7rnBJj47HhTg60B0ARjNc9mt7hFI3f4qz7RWVqnz0_k/s1600/DSC_0009_Fotor.jpg" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXG2OkdTa_lpGhaV6KdTmx7MSlvPETKcnn8RIdMZy5drvTpJIxuuunEwGZB-8rj8KF0nmYSJiOPew8gi46UY6mTUWpErhd2JuVhNT4IigOqDmoIdsWc0Vx0-vbbPIAnsSzP0cn7KKbg2k/s1600/DSC_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXG2OkdTa_lpGhaV6KdTmx7MSlvPETKcnn8RIdMZy5drvTpJIxuuunEwGZB-8rj8KF0nmYSJiOPew8gi46UY6mTUWpErhd2JuVhNT4IigOqDmoIdsWc0Vx0-vbbPIAnsSzP0cn7KKbg2k/s1600/DSC_0023.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE - TV/WARDROBE AREA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIdmOaUGK-Ftf1is0OKKM8m7Vem4jc5GsjQaRHD_6GaQmWIENLMj6MnMVgApvTXU4T66b416q6gMr198aOPc-gQPWz-4HMfJ2Z7UkotqAyc71PlwFxvNHVvEtRkeyDVgvhyphenhyphenUwDzqURxg/s1600/DSC_0112_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIdmOaUGK-Ftf1is0OKKM8m7Vem4jc5GsjQaRHD_6GaQmWIENLMj6MnMVgApvTXU4T66b416q6gMr198aOPc-gQPWz-4HMfJ2Z7UkotqAyc71PlwFxvNHVvEtRkeyDVgvhyphenhyphenUwDzqURxg/s1600/DSC_0112_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LRqVZH2UAYat5BpioZ0YBEFBCrwXsTwzwBlFl5rUqqx4zaQlC5INcYGIPOo6iOKdkoUm4R5Ogw2uJ1a51cW77HvNGsWKNrJj1Hvy_UUjEv0Gdkak2wO6ionEAix2E8f0709momFd9ZM/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LRqVZH2UAYat5BpioZ0YBEFBCrwXsTwzwBlFl5rUqqx4zaQlC5INcYGIPOo6iOKdkoUm4R5Ogw2uJ1a51cW77HvNGsWKNrJj1Hvy_UUjEv0Gdkak2wO6ionEAix2E8f0709momFd9ZM/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE -DESK AREA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dXL5b0X077p4pY9XG9jPo3jYdj7pnwx63GPUKr3RWsFVVQ6ZUz6jZjyK0lAbYTEfkIDBtEVicaAC0ZWAjXGIFW3et-DDzFKfmgENJwG1_rCm9np8k-G82X1-aSokGNJIsaoYq_XJqX0/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dXL5b0X077p4pY9XG9jPo3jYdj7pnwx63GPUKr3RWsFVVQ6ZUz6jZjyK0lAbYTEfkIDBtEVicaAC0ZWAjXGIFW3et-DDzFKfmgENJwG1_rCm9np8k-G82X1-aSokGNJIsaoYq_XJqX0/s1600/DSC_0014_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span id="goog_1957761548"></span><span id="goog_1957761549"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7wd1DWA3OAtTpUQCvv7uUXozvKUK0B5DfKOnopjygKBxYaInObejbADdH_ZcpanN1qXC4XhNwELheUaY0-EA-B1aYNvf5NdQSYstrpqOj42f2F8PNa3j5Gd96h-hsYfpr81uJtZ_s7c/s1600/DSC_0028_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7wd1DWA3OAtTpUQCvv7uUXozvKUK0B5DfKOnopjygKBxYaInObejbADdH_ZcpanN1qXC4XhNwELheUaY0-EA-B1aYNvf5NdQSYstrpqOj42f2F8PNa3j5Gd96h-hsYfpr81uJtZ_s7c/s1600/DSC_0028_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE - STORM DOOR</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxi1ltCQ4SNc-8k2RThtrw1ghpzgX2cBA6lyH7rZdtu-WTgq5O36cbHYn8HKi9g2nTqGA9IKQf9jH8Uh3X8FQVOhXl9TfqBF8DUZENxietdBMDU6pQANILOkGLkjRVe3XlatjDdUWOWo/s1600/DSC_00114_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxi1ltCQ4SNc-8k2RThtrw1ghpzgX2cBA6lyH7rZdtu-WTgq5O36cbHYn8HKi9g2nTqGA9IKQf9jH8Uh3X8FQVOhXl9TfqBF8DUZENxietdBMDU6pQANILOkGLkjRVe3XlatjDdUWOWo/s1600/DSC_00114_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">If you want to know more details in this room here are the LINKS below...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/02/basement-guest-room-plan.html">Where we started - our plans</a></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/09/basement-guest-room-progress-at-last.html"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Progress in the room</span></i></b></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />As featured in...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.betterafter.net/2014/11/basement-bedroom-makeover.html#comment-132466"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Betterafter.net</span></b></a><br /><br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/10/october-before-and-after.html">Thrifty Decor Chick</a>, <a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2014/10/sunday-showcase-262.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UnderTheTableAndDreaming+%28Under+The+Table+and+Dreaming%29">Under the table and Dreaming</a>, <a href="http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/2014/10/amaze-me-monday-79.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:">Dwellings -the heart of your home</a>, <a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2014/10/tuesdays-at-our-home-81-features.html">Our home away from home</a>, <a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2014/10/share-it-link-party-135.html">The Winthrop Chronicles</a>, <a href="http://www.vmg206.com/2014/10/brag-about-it-vmg206.html">VMG 206</a>, <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2014/10/237th-inspire-me-tuesday.html?showComment=1412681351122#c8527728287458205992">A Stroll thru life</a>, <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/inspire-monday-28/">Inspire Me Monday</a>, <a href="http://www.carolynshomework.com/2014/10/the-inspiration-board-creative-party.html">Carolyn's Homework</a>, <a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2014/10/wow-me-wednesday-175.html?showComment=1412729343106#c8205996656300443119">Gingersnapcrafts</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2014/10/wow-us-wednesdays-190.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy southern style</a>, <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/2014/10/flusters-creativemuster-party-92.html">Fluster Buster</a>, <a href="http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2014/10/treasure-hunt-thursday-176-highlights.html?showComment=1412815448627#c7667151997581010022">From my Front Porch to yours</a>, <a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/best-of-nest-link-party-october.html">Best of the Nest</a></div>

Basement Guest Room BEFORE & AFTER

You know I just finished fixing up our basement guest room and I wanted to share the BEFORE & AFTER since I haven't done much decorating lately!Take note, this room has no windows, has a crawl space hole above the bed, a storm room door leading to the storm room and no personality whatsoever.BEFORE …

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Welcome to the world Sophia!!!

<div style="text-align: center;">Hello Friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She's finally here to rock our world and melt our hearts day in and day out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcD_TGfX2EEnASGLtBTt4MxAotXFT2UTg6-GALzhwy0xK5DXqh_YsHF2yt_5C0vEUzYv2WTNDm7FiEg5z_mgTXPRFhrEY2AB62JKNi7LUyz4uhtbqH5FBkSN40GWY-QQLzIA9DeL-wqA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-03+at+9.05.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcD_TGfX2EEnASGLtBTt4MxAotXFT2UTg6-GALzhwy0xK5DXqh_YsHF2yt_5C0vEUzYv2WTNDm7FiEg5z_mgTXPRFhrEY2AB62JKNi7LUyz4uhtbqH5FBkSN40GWY-QQLzIA9DeL-wqA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-03+at+9.05.46+AM.png" width="460" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much for all your well wishes, prayers and just plain positive thoughts all throughout my pregnancy and beyond! You guys have been so supportive and I can't help but feel that my blogging friends are like 'family' to me too! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYZAGZz9_4jrwinpGFrIMzaSeiadlB4P_Z8t6NgPL8QYW2RXjKxgrznBqTMxvZS4xFbcYtO5VQgE0pOqP_T5my9i6OVoKhy1GLc28DGYVOrcGyVhyLxSAQs36zy3h9XAgcF2D3XcoQ98/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-03+at+9.07.39+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYZAGZz9_4jrwinpGFrIMzaSeiadlB4P_Z8t6NgPL8QYW2RXjKxgrznBqTMxvZS4xFbcYtO5VQgE0pOqP_T5my9i6OVoKhy1GLc28DGYVOrcGyVhyLxSAQs36zy3h9XAgcF2D3XcoQ98/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-03+at+9.07.39+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me tell you a little bit of story about the big birthday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was scheduled for C-section at 7:30 am at a hospital 40 minutes away from our home. So my hubs and I had to get up early, like 4 am, since we needed to be there by 5 am for prep and all. I woke up at 2 am, and could not go back to sleep anymore - excitement, anxiousness, whatever it was, it kept me up, until it was time to go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlicx6739MTsAzXNeLa1VVbetHzK4ofH4ebSjqLJdpODU1d0HQUEsvs04csevniHXnk3cH8s7fTQXyQfq65y3jvGVZHsBlazTLU674ENPnZOa-wbm4Vx-gGHJcAOCETfvApYWWuc6Xew/s1600/photo-21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlicx6739MTsAzXNeLa1VVbetHzK4ofH4ebSjqLJdpODU1d0HQUEsvs04csevniHXnk3cH8s7fTQXyQfq65y3jvGVZHsBlazTLU674ENPnZOa-wbm4Vx-gGHJcAOCETfvApYWWuc6Xew/s1600/photo-21.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfie before being wheeled in</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything was routine and I was wheeled in into the Operating room around 7:15am. We were all happy, including my OB, that we could all start earlier than planned. And then the 'not-so-lucky' thing happened... you see when they had to put in my Spinal Anesthesia, the nurse anesthetist  was having trouble. She first tried 3x and failed... She was so sorry and could not understand why she couldn't get into the right spot. I was very patient too because I knew this was no easy procedure and I did have a history of being a difficult back stick (with my 2nd one, a resident tried 4x and failed before the attending got it), I just kept on praying they get it because we might have to postpone or do  another form of anesthesia which I was not ready for.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Anesthesiologist was called in, and he was apparently the 'sharp shooter' of the entire hospital. We thought he got it the first try but after 11 minutes of waiting for the anesthesia to kick in, we knew it was another failed attempt since I was still feeling everything! So he came back tried 2 more times before he finally got it! That made a total of 7 pokes on my back+ more for the local anesthesia they put in!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow, my OB got Sophia out at 8:29 am and hearing her beautiful and strong cry just made me cry myself! I was just so happy. My hubs left my side to see her and take those precious first moments and by the time I saw her I was sobbing with joy - perfect. Our pediatrician, who is actually a close friend of ours,  congratulated us and gave us the thumbs up. God is great.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCMYWHgdVDbKXh0U7sx1W0A-ey1BALqz5nlLVhPQl7zM9au88v_8seIiemQEfne9J69sMKZVnC7c469ahrUY5wsT-ioPBZBvv2mY0Qbh0PKTDMPBP4JFJAJwaMldMApOUjotzbKQVSrQ/s1600/photo-22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCMYWHgdVDbKXh0U7sx1W0A-ey1BALqz5nlLVhPQl7zM9au88v_8seIiemQEfne9J69sMKZVnC7c469ahrUY5wsT-ioPBZBvv2mY0Qbh0PKTDMPBP4JFJAJwaMldMApOUjotzbKQVSrQ/s1600/photo-22.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1LM9MeT24ndfmYP5AFUG3gaiANjZ5yO5d90-QdGRCL7AOl_Gi4hqGpeoue_sBRYyygALKb9CXu1y1exvyOTDZS5iTj37oQRQWuaSFtoBF7fgaUN8z9dxidN0wiMvxayZTdOCzHJDkKs/s1600/photo-23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1LM9MeT24ndfmYP5AFUG3gaiANjZ5yO5d90-QdGRCL7AOl_Gi4hqGpeoue_sBRYyygALKb9CXu1y1exvyOTDZS5iTj37oQRQWuaSFtoBF7fgaUN8z9dxidN0wiMvxayZTdOCzHJDkKs/s1600/photo-23.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So now we are 1 week into her life and still learning from each others new and old routines. She is a good baby and although my breast milk is not enough yet to fully satisfy her, I know it will come in time. But for now, I'm wallowing in sheer bliss knowing she is finally here - fine and healthy, and that for sure life can only get better from here!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiDRg5u5ZBIToPFliXq7HwXCDZT1C8OV4WtbrAP6OG1B6y72RRyu8TmbpcKwfvQ_TfM_SVo6Vl2VX-aB6OO0zjrVHlDarja3lAquL0jGum8FTYUyccom-3q-0Fcgn-vEv453GZ8idueI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-03+at+9.17.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiDRg5u5ZBIToPFliXq7HwXCDZT1C8OV4WtbrAP6OG1B6y72RRyu8TmbpcKwfvQ_TfM_SVo6Vl2VX-aB6OO0zjrVHlDarja3lAquL0jGum8FTYUyccom-3q-0Fcgn-vEv453GZ8idueI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-10-03+at+9.17.55+AM.png" width="456" /></a></div><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">CHEERS!</span></b></div><br /><br /><br />VEL Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Welcome to the world Sophia!!!

Hello Friends!She's finally here to rock our world and melt our hearts day in and day out!Thank you so much for all your well wishes, prayers and just plain positive thoughts all throughout my pregnancy and beyond! You guys have been so supportive and I can't help but feel that my blogging friends a…

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