Our Christmas Home tour!

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Welcome!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so excited to share with you our home we decorated for Christmas! And I'm sharing it here...<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/AVvXsEgS0FHBPzk2V3DpuKggs50ujWckhtj_WfXvQ16jQP1MobTrc2C2D2srBfzSbmrIOkxdthGFDcJaOZEemeCJOXcGhpyxTZHicWcM612nS8_YAQ-ODJyXZXGMdoHwr4GwUYyRWxTU2ae_qKA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-08+at+4.22.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0FHBPzk2V3DpuKggs50ujWckhtj_WfXvQ16jQP1MobTrc2C2D2srBfzSbmrIOkxdthGFDcJaOZEemeCJOXcGhpyxTZHicWcM612nS8_YAQ-ODJyXZXGMdoHwr4GwUYyRWxTU2ae_qKA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-08+at+4.22.33+PM.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2014/12/holiday-house-walk-2014-link-party.html">LINK</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If your new to the blog, I just wanted to give you a brief background on moi - I am a mom, wife & kiddie doc who recently had a baby girl (2 months ago) after 9 years from my last 2 boys. And since it's our baby's FIRST CHRISTMAS, I wanted to make it more special than ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So let's start with the <b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">Living Room</span></u></b>....</div><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/AVvXsEhLM2Yl-Z2Smn3viBSjpKEY_AykeLFGbk2LnttSQhPUnvQbZXvupZQoo6XDa7p-pDxY_9iHRyjKn4YRwPrPBxntrJJomrdqZYCYPmNuORINBkIcE_u1LT1Lc1RGZAyP_KJ64dByrMpQQGQ/s1600/DSC_0276_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM2Yl-Z2Smn3viBSjpKEY_AykeLFGbk2LnttSQhPUnvQbZXvupZQoo6XDa7p-pDxY_9iHRyjKn4YRwPrPBxntrJJomrdqZYCYPmNuORINBkIcE_u1LT1Lc1RGZAyP_KJ64dByrMpQQGQ/s1600/DSC_0276_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our FROZEN Christmas Home</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the first year we got our Flocked tree, if you want to know more details about our TREES, click  <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/12/frozen-christmas-tree-2014.html"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">HERE</span></b>!</a></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/AVvXsEjsd0zigMbGgwlZYzVVSa0sd98SCHIge5bDm6f6caj27CxCIDCJXNh-Ui72jkeLLNnjy1dfC_aBF56v85ptuMMU2zPO7A8q5bRP4ObbTu13O5kvwmNLBXmephRxcQb42LnDVC1w9g6LYPs/s1600/DSC_0321_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd0zigMbGgwlZYzVVSa0sd98SCHIge5bDm6f6caj27CxCIDCJXNh-Ui72jkeLLNnjy1dfC_aBF56v85ptuMMU2zPO7A8q5bRP4ObbTu13O5kvwmNLBXmephRxcQb42LnDVC1w9g6LYPs/s1600/DSC_0321_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love our paper star lanterns from IKEA</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEha2G7Xm9dZbhPGsw0Qmuf7pRttNSrGWw0G7sqxwJfN0qavaTyzM5m0jtGsnYuC-AVeBoZINugwy53IG_cEWYPBS8TckvM0c_vuwDmJ-QRrtIr7g9p94zL67waMcbnspdsrIH11yY3NA-Y/s1600/DSC_0320_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2G7Xm9dZbhPGsw0Qmuf7pRttNSrGWw0G7sqxwJfN0qavaTyzM5m0jtGsnYuC-AVeBoZINugwy53IG_cEWYPBS8TckvM0c_vuwDmJ-QRrtIr7g9p94zL67waMcbnspdsrIH11yY3NA-Y/s1600/DSC_0320_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this chalkboard pillow from Pottery barn. The marble pillows are from H & M</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEg1NDWzjuVrVyRGO5jk-lzIlCpxYEk7YJ6t2pPbabFh-TiLlut6dpdIyVhhjmsxmzsu08ZLoisSRcK_bGYJyzSWUMaK1GE93bAe4RDwD59OHKhnRj2gbqDZuojBcS90DolQMEZZsqkajdk/s1600/DSC_0314_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NDWzjuVrVyRGO5jk-lzIlCpxYEk7YJ6t2pPbabFh-TiLlut6dpdIyVhhjmsxmzsu08ZLoisSRcK_bGYJyzSWUMaK1GE93bAe4RDwD59OHKhnRj2gbqDZuojBcS90DolQMEZZsqkajdk/s1600/DSC_0314_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Let it go... I mean, Let it snow"</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhGR6Nu4ZrtJfBTbPt124-QXPdMWjH-PRV4U89DYJ82EbuesoqR14IcCwZ8IW973EgRaY0Pr-dHeX9UN5uTzKCpxvBFSKBNDpYSO_zeiKjdCOu2fY9K1CH7O3CyrKwPEBT1bZEnEbKdZaE/s1600/DSC_0302_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR6Nu4ZrtJfBTbPt124-QXPdMWjH-PRV4U89DYJ82EbuesoqR14IcCwZ8IW973EgRaY0Pr-dHeX9UN5uTzKCpxvBFSKBNDpYSO_zeiKjdCOu2fY9K1CH7O3CyrKwPEBT1bZEnEbKdZaE/s1600/DSC_0302_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Personalized stockings I made with <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/?cid=SEGOO.BRAND&kw=shutterfly_exact&gclid=CjwKEAiA74qkBRCdrM-6or7U73QSJABCDL9pWnwNyOYZnzSUGVCe1sJHM68agusra-SCioUYjqwUrxoC6V_w_wcB&mpch=ads">Shutterfly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never really liked our fireplace, brick and glass blocks combined just not my thing, but this year I LOVE IT because of these 3 stockings! It just makes me smile! :-)</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/AVvXsEi_T498H554wr5JW-p-KokdzkuAwmcFs73tm7K4payZXDmNz5lY6aiRz2WEPFB3Sm72umXjWUmpmGTD1-2UNNUat9V5nvfyvqUGQISwXEc9LZOYHONgC67VnZfuxfLBI0d2vs1vtXUURFA/s1600/DSC_0311_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T498H554wr5JW-p-KokdzkuAwmcFs73tm7K4payZXDmNz5lY6aiRz2WEPFB3Sm72umXjWUmpmGTD1-2UNNUat9V5nvfyvqUGQISwXEc9LZOYHONgC67VnZfuxfLBI0d2vs1vtXUURFA/s1600/DSC_0311_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even our Media Center got Christmasy!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I love seeing the  reflection of the stairs on here!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now let's go to our <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>Dining room</u></span></b> which is a bit toned down this year compared to our other Christmas past...</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/AVvXsEgPfozyTY9oNWMFIZG5vkUhyVsvLIuZwlbhfOEXOeWcxZlAANbiEw5JQKFXXtLyhJpsrJMt8k2fQ1ObPfawVCLlq_FOpeQVc4Qv-qSZLsea3udnn-KjaNBADKghBICAcOsIrB-KywIyRqc/s1600/DSC_0257_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfozyTY9oNWMFIZG5vkUhyVsvLIuZwlbhfOEXOeWcxZlAANbiEw5JQKFXXtLyhJpsrJMt8k2fQ1ObPfawVCLlq_FOpeQVc4Qv-qSZLsea3udnn-KjaNBADKghBICAcOsIrB-KywIyRqc/s1600/DSC_0257_Fotor.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First time I used Table Cloth would you believe? I scored it on clearance at TJ Maxx <br />the runner is a Salvation Army find</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/AVvXsEhEGDKeqCc-lpLMBS2XEfyi-J_LD1ySpJ8ZP0mM8t2e32tcsUABu3xkgGM5utwpV5sOqIySkhv43cr43PcS_YwcZm2aST5PRGrqYuh8wQXH4InngCl-bpIH_pJ2ctkax47TFMpr1MNjyFQ/s1600/DSC_0250_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGDKeqCc-lpLMBS2XEfyi-J_LD1ySpJ8ZP0mM8t2e32tcsUABu3xkgGM5utwpV5sOqIySkhv43cr43PcS_YwcZm2aST5PRGrqYuh8wQXH4InngCl-bpIH_pJ2ctkax47TFMpr1MNjyFQ/s1600/DSC_0250_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chandelier update is simple this year, just ornaments and lots of red ribbon</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/AVvXsEhWKjqaqG1E2hYV45EKKE7OoBXYkxRG0IxLE33k2hjwW5Nm3D_2wRYb0v56oOJhBdNDjUgfRoS7JObrfsIXrgqnTLKR6yLRfC4p2puJTDuTaNnCxbr0aWHwkJ0kUMPF6gkhRT21fcbF9qE/s1600/DSC_0264_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKjqaqG1E2hYV45EKKE7OoBXYkxRG0IxLE33k2hjwW5Nm3D_2wRYb0v56oOJhBdNDjUgfRoS7JObrfsIXrgqnTLKR6yLRfC4p2puJTDuTaNnCxbr0aWHwkJ0kUMPF6gkhRT21fcbF9qE/s1600/DSC_0264_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our special nativity - a gift from my mother a couple of years ago</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now let's head off to our <b><u><span style="color: red;">kitchen</span></u></b>...</div><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/AVvXsEibq0rk0dT1KWG-pTAB4wW5doy36My5WFvBanlzlEa29zYGnomevQ_D9g8Yjs61K7Bc6plS3C97hpMwTUDNeAplTOi_qlCxhbcMOTvdnoXAuPBBMa1XSvutHc79hTlxfQz9Tww-XWilawU/s1600/DSC_0352_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibq0rk0dT1KWG-pTAB4wW5doy36My5WFvBanlzlEa29zYGnomevQ_D9g8Yjs61K7Bc6plS3C97hpMwTUDNeAplTOi_qlCxhbcMOTvdnoXAuPBBMa1XSvutHc79hTlxfQz9Tww-XWilawU/s1600/DSC_0352_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of sweets and treats on the island</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/AVvXsEhg_pcbH6kcWdKrgsiws0e4-az1XWuYJN-IIEAkTzFBGO8_2HdN0oyA4rrDvaLeXP-SXYv396d6_9zICW6s1bpYizP0XQmA6w1_0WI9ytmp5r-D9PD4GxHa5RoY2VyeuS6O_DASX1tsrBc/s1600/DSC_0353_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_pcbH6kcWdKrgsiws0e4-az1XWuYJN-IIEAkTzFBGO8_2HdN0oyA4rrDvaLeXP-SXYv396d6_9zICW6s1bpYizP0XQmA6w1_0WI9ytmp5r-D9PD4GxHa5RoY2VyeuS6O_DASX1tsrBc/s1600/DSC_0353_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something ready of Santa</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/AVvXsEgqcrqp3SNKgPVrUnInx9aCfxcHN3i97XyWQHLaWJMTp1-BqoyhSBUD6uKV1_L1AjPDsbM3mHyl8HsrPWT-NMc0AIRhSNVnUwMK_u23Fe669uyno8JuDI9wMQNd0dXcZrrBzCuUvA8XZp0/s1600/DSC_0354_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcrqp3SNKgPVrUnInx9aCfxcHN3i97XyWQHLaWJMTp1-BqoyhSBUD6uKV1_L1AjPDsbM3mHyl8HsrPWT-NMc0AIRhSNVnUwMK_u23Fe669uyno8JuDI9wMQNd0dXcZrrBzCuUvA8XZp0/s1600/DSC_0354_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know it's too early still, but my son wants it ready. ;-)</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/AVvXsEjmrA9oB0kWf1bXkZnDU56PLjSRFGQQgFSj43zE_vQbk7foWE_PQSHUCoI7WlJ1McZ3Z-MfGoMgFkwIf09sPTFKffVweRg7DJs_4E15SXfrWaggAhyphenhyphenTFWfYt-KRESUQdg__KNYbYn6ST8o/s1600/DSC_0361_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrA9oB0kWf1bXkZnDU56PLjSRFGQQgFSj43zE_vQbk7foWE_PQSHUCoI7WlJ1McZ3Z-MfGoMgFkwIf09sPTFKffVweRg7DJs_4E15SXfrWaggAhyphenhyphenTFWfYt-KRESUQdg__KNYbYn6ST8o/s1600/DSC_0361_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have the Hot chocolate station all year round since I started it last year!<br />Cookies are behind for a quick snack</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/AVvXsEjXl8MRCgpFeRTAbRHhy7FZ8-AaVxl_cKU4YMdSd6xM53AjE1RozuM_mCmYCz29CAdbscIRhWoEL-AgIJGHX7ZxeEK-E0nVm2auN7QbXMZE76pApz9Flr-Hdc2nhw-U1LpQKMOicut5h2o/s1600/DSC_0362_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXl8MRCgpFeRTAbRHhy7FZ8-AaVxl_cKU4YMdSd6xM53AjE1RozuM_mCmYCz29CAdbscIRhWoEL-AgIJGHX7ZxeEK-E0nVm2auN7QbXMZE76pApz9Flr-Hdc2nhw-U1LpQKMOicut5h2o/s1600/DSC_0362_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have left-over candies from my daughters recent Baptismal Party Candy Buffet!<br />Mr. Buddy Elf is also trying to get cookies from our jar the day I took the pictures!</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/AVvXsEgebp_r7qLC1zIXFxR38MhU38ns10-5M9bnaRtt5dOmmG9UtBc14l3Q9GPZX7FlFi_OBMRCk9axxi0lEnJnole4N8CHsaiRQHu3NeDcqSzBCi2SwreguPQ1YvSFr9nYIBGn6tcNwGh1scs/s1600/DSC_0349_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebp_r7qLC1zIXFxR38MhU38ns10-5M9bnaRtt5dOmmG9UtBc14l3Q9GPZX7FlFi_OBMRCk9axxi0lEnJnole4N8CHsaiRQHu3NeDcqSzBCi2SwreguPQ1YvSFr9nYIBGn6tcNwGh1scs/s1600/DSC_0349_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Kitchen office</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/AVvXsEjIzXPcg3lv6vQ8OXn1SNmN_AeE5FG3yt3Z8B72XXBmg5zZn7qUFFvWXMQHR1dzsObqKLfudq5vvdjOslIbMrwIkRhVwPmvILSvcrAQiAg6-6IoB4eszpX3Rz96EMolNPLRrqYep-Y-E4s/s1600/DSC_0350_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzXPcg3lv6vQ8OXn1SNmN_AeE5FG3yt3Z8B72XXBmg5zZn7qUFFvWXMQHR1dzsObqKLfudq5vvdjOslIbMrwIkRhVwPmvILSvcrAQiAg6-6IoB4eszpX3Rz96EMolNPLRrqYep-Y-E4s/s1600/DSC_0350_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have my different trees in here along with some snowmen and my teapots</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/AVvXsEiRyWLtTr4ZZiy-s5mUIRn2B5rLjmugm9Tmh5qRVM3MyPUxTsQH5mQAAYpM_3hvtO_Z_6ASXxiUixZAcdjv3Um-bdoTZc__mRCRSaUN5pSFQ8nD8unEZboEoax79eQ_tJ9XI6uklJ48T7A/s1600/DSC_0356_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/AVvXsEiRyWLtTr4ZZiy-s5mUIRn2B5rLjmugm9Tmh5qRVM3MyPUxTsQH5mQAAYpM_3hvtO_Z_6ASXxiUixZAcdjv3Um-bdoTZc__mRCRSaUN5pSFQ8nD8unEZboEoax79eQ_tJ9XI6uklJ48T7A/s1600/DSC_0356_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some more Christmas touches all around the kitchen!</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/AVvXsEh3EQTqyKfwrAFaEE4j0WD3Ln971CxoY-n8fZu0kz9yKww_r-rmW_YuczapIq8qjM5DPC60DxuK984hr4AR3kZ0ZtCf-prmONfYsX8ELaqFDKoctH6XSpZ4q_r9yUnvtAT-8-TevzhIMh4/s1600/DSC_0212_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EQTqyKfwrAFaEE4j0WD3Ln971CxoY-n8fZu0kz9yKww_r-rmW_YuczapIq8qjM5DPC60DxuK984hr4AR3kZ0ZtCf-prmONfYsX8ELaqFDKoctH6XSpZ4q_r9yUnvtAT-8-TevzhIMh4/s1600/DSC_0212_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Breakfast 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/AVvXsEgYutc1N8uEPqO31NgM_VGnW0vrmGJnGmBZhMU_8Oy2DkkujmO1UU2vfV44pzyy5XCAhaUMLKmK7OuGEeYswfaY3J7l60QbutZGMUL5WyNx4JfPsHywPI0t0IF6Y_-uByPCk6GlXK8hwuo/s1600/DSC_0360_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYutc1N8uEPqO31NgM_VGnW0vrmGJnGmBZhMU_8Oy2DkkujmO1UU2vfV44pzyy5XCAhaUMLKmK7OuGEeYswfaY3J7l60QbutZGMUL5WyNx4JfPsHywPI0t0IF6Y_-uByPCk6GlXK8hwuo/s1600/DSC_0360_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moved our Living room console here and placed all these decors!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Are you tired? I hope not, this is the last room in the tour and it's the simplest, our <b><u><span style="color: red;">Basement Family Room</span></u></b>...</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/AVvXsEiiz6eJZk1ceUhjj_DG3mmxKwLTaZIYvcY7-3MbepNNpE2cynjeKCBCngqsPlLk9uk2dToMNk3JdpY6CrijzxQ2D0Wl0tmNNtnVJK73CoTYh3c2Tk-obaFtqDGGj4pnfh4lzAa10Wi1Tnk/s1600/DSC_0346_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz6eJZk1ceUhjj_DG3mmxKwLTaZIYvcY7-3MbepNNpE2cynjeKCBCngqsPlLk9uk2dToMNk3JdpY6CrijzxQ2D0Wl0tmNNtnVJK73CoTYh3c2Tk-obaFtqDGGj4pnfh4lzAa10Wi1Tnk/s1600/DSC_0346_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just some pillows and our Charlie Brown tree</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xqi3xSr3UrwUDxkaJMkY4usAryxF9MU5ac5sTJft7G1dqaEfSvVPUfnXvqvChYzj1gb2DYNwXC9i_h-5cKKHQ8mBrDpepsYOI9zby43O6dWD0VJRY5uH-JXM9jUh1YAVp95OCTUscAU/s1600/DSC_0347_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xqi3xSr3UrwUDxkaJMkY4usAryxF9MU5ac5sTJft7G1dqaEfSvVPUfnXvqvChYzj1gb2DYNwXC9i_h-5cKKHQ8mBrDpepsYOI9zby43O6dWD0VJRY5uH-JXM9jUh1YAVp95OCTUscAU/s1600/DSC_0347_Fotor.jpg" width="550" /></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/AVvXsEhbNZaj20pEb_sxI-c8tLSwZTSOzq1B3KWNOwyO8LRUvRAfWFoO8NWFGJBHo0gKYONrPr5s_VEv55lcXDio8KdaNxEsU3iRhJEOkpKVDzO5zgH571CPFVImj47TejyOxyGsL8I4lIex6QE/s1600/DSC_0344_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNZaj20pEb_sxI-c8tLSwZTSOzq1B3KWNOwyO8LRUvRAfWFoO8NWFGJBHo0gKYONrPr5s_VEv55lcXDio8KdaNxEsU3iRhJEOkpKVDzO5zgH571CPFVImj47TejyOxyGsL8I4lIex6QE/s1600/DSC_0344_Fotor.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some lighted cone trees by our small fireplace here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Well, that's it for now, I'll be posting more details of each room as the weeks go on so if you can, please do check it out. </div><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/AVvXsEhnxSBfXgv3gl84hzLeTDcZF8lxvCxbgnFOQFIm0m7CWGQXtnLpLBXp0v5LD22tfQxPlo-qlgZgoxJg8wuojEfZ0tGk6zAfS14GmLmg7CjHMYP2VEHh2WN0PiiP5iS2R-rTwas9Vci3iZQ/s1600/DSC_0298_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxSBfXgv3gl84hzLeTDcZF8lxvCxbgnFOQFIm0m7CWGQXtnLpLBXp0v5LD22tfQxPlo-qlgZgoxJg8wuojEfZ0tGk6zAfS14GmLmg7CjHMYP2VEHh2WN0PiiP5iS2R-rTwas9Vci3iZQ/s1600/DSC_0298_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed this tour and I wish you and your family a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><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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Porch Furniture for Kris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know if you guys can remember back a while, but I was telling you about my buddy Kris's front porch redo.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had gotten this far......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLLX9PI1ycSDRpC8n5CSleL3OuwmJyJo4n4B-wFDlnWDj181YQIME5GtBmhaT8tcvsY4a3liHAEnchntsylBDSym7BAc6OwOsd55xw2nGsi_MTVB6kEyA748ow4B50YdYudQ3Vrvt/s1600/1-IMG_6112a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLLX9PI1ycSDRpC8n5CSleL3OuwmJyJo4n4B-wFDlnWDj181YQIME5GtBmhaT8tcvsY4a3liHAEnchntsylBDSym7BAc6OwOsd55xw2nGsi_MTVB6kEyA748ow4B50YdYudQ3Vrvt/s1600/1-IMG_6112a.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a before and after to help your feeble minds recall the project from the beginning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZe_tWfZC31hhDvP3yJ25jzCcjx6Ir3Yi2WtQWXApwCuqnjQcQfb4n6toc2mqnl-0S9QEZFV_JnGQM_6AWqiqS6v2yBy4TuIu6_dTCLeGYyb8c8PdYzxyTH9dXKeG7KH8zQThMhgo2/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/AVvXsEjZe_tWfZC31hhDvP3yJ25jzCcjx6Ir3Yi2WtQWXApwCuqnjQcQfb4n6toc2mqnl-0S9QEZFV_JnGQM_6AWqiqS6v2yBy4TuIu6_dTCLeGYyb8c8PdYzxyTH9dXKeG7KH8zQThMhgo2/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;">We still have to add the dark green shutters, and re-roof.....and do the sides of the house.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>but at least we got the furniture!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I helped Kris with the floorplan, putting a sofa in front of the windows on the left side with a chair perpendicular to create a seating group.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdfiYo3LZfEUQ-ibP61oOq14k-8zJisAqnXavmcs6JaQgvKXVHNjASgpR8EVm29yApDLvWIJD5uozADm-jxgfkceiaNGif7-DPanFbojC7BDHtrl6NEloU6L0bcU2jGpR-C84iQRp/s1600/1-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdfiYo3LZfEUQ-ibP61oOq14k-8zJisAqnXavmcs6JaQgvKXVHNjASgpR8EVm29yApDLvWIJD5uozADm-jxgfkceiaNGif7-DPanFbojC7BDHtrl6NEloU6L0bcU2jGpR-C84iQRp/s1600/1-4.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chair had to be a small one, as there wasn't much depth to the porch, so I chose the dining chair as apposed to the lounging chair in this <a href="http://www.lloydflanders.com/catalog/category/200001497/Nantucket">Lloyd Flounders</a> collection, called Nantucket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5gSei36rZFk9y4XHfI_T7CDrAvUSEcj2pSy9m6WzwRSmo8GNsy9l3oG4Wz5x7Q5l78rC-yki1lecsUK1AXogkmD-ZbnxMxRD5t8-n7e_LdpMDOCDmtftIBwAEMSjTjgHKTHK47oB/s1600/1-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5gSei36rZFk9y4XHfI_T7CDrAvUSEcj2pSy9m6WzwRSmo8GNsy9l3oG4Wz5x7Q5l78rC-yki1lecsUK1AXogkmD-ZbnxMxRD5t8-n7e_LdpMDOCDmtftIBwAEMSjTjgHKTHK47oB/s1600/1-13.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still need to find a bench to place in front of the sofa that will serve as a coffee table.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It can also work as an ottoman if you put a toss pillow on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's what I do with mine in Flerida.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxb-fpL3nU_LaS2r_6jTCjHTWez6CI6e9BHUhkUD5qvxSwD4GKCmM2ZqLUL32kHp-_e4e7HfmYyXUtyQMRNweCYKMFxRcSAFasA_lHM2edAw3rWs_epGLPl1ZfVOtFzLsuSDhCsb8/s1600/IMG_1836a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxb-fpL3nU_LaS2r_6jTCjHTWez6CI6e9BHUhkUD5qvxSwD4GKCmM2ZqLUL32kHp-_e4e7HfmYyXUtyQMRNweCYKMFxRcSAFasA_lHM2edAw3rWs_epGLPl1ZfVOtFzLsuSDhCsb8/s1600/IMG_1836a.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other side of the porch, we placed 3 rocking chairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris didn't want 4, as she felt that her house would look like a nursing home.</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; font-size: x-small;">She is getting on in years.....</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc17VF3UTj_Ymbzt0-f09IMw_z5_JA7QRz6rJWlsFRls6fY-lIHekcBydmRrwYM1EM_WUe-x3ewvHWKwSLWZWVayNcfHA05Ji8tcxkyKI9XXSpszJtPReTSy4QPXVuov-lXiW_3avi/s1600/1-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc17VF3UTj_Ymbzt0-f09IMw_z5_JA7QRz6rJWlsFRls6fY-lIHekcBydmRrwYM1EM_WUe-x3ewvHWKwSLWZWVayNcfHA05Ji8tcxkyKI9XXSpszJtPReTSy4QPXVuov-lXiW_3avi/s1600/1-9.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She found two pairs of lily pad nesting tables that she will put between the rockers in the spring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't take a picture of them, so I grabbed this image off the World Wide Web so you guys would know what I was going on about.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="288" src="https://rummagehome.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/img_8060.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had found a pair the year before last for next to my <strike>napping</strike> reading chair, and I love them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a level for the newspapers, and a level for my iPad.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFn11z5uH2nDM8eRi9iuqwRmK_0DRvLO8qgupl3oNrH4aHjIO5awuNOjaN-Q3BR0_bTZQx-IAM40Ttv4yrl2HNjkJ4y0x45WnY8wAW6lfbWWIf4_P8PF1lwJWotF2Hd_TAN61iQurh/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFn11z5uH2nDM8eRi9iuqwRmK_0DRvLO8qgupl3oNrH4aHjIO5awuNOjaN-Q3BR0_bTZQx-IAM40Ttv4yrl2HNjkJ4y0x45WnY8wAW6lfbWWIf4_P8PF1lwJWotF2Hd_TAN61iQurh/s1600/2.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I didn't want to use wicker tables, as we like to mix up our materials. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She found this table online and we felt it would be the perfect size next to the sofa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next spring, we will decide what to do with the top.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We like beat up, but it may need a leetle help.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkybD9PbCxRgKJJz3UVGdy2vDtpzxgOVmnd0I1yjjUjWTi5iD3DtvIyDJ5-2yd-LDZ-fnALNVp6wDuJGJXpVHiHX_TN00L3Vm6bTzgXrUpVQ4btegNSy5HY_C4PMjv3OKjGKgwbfe3/s1600/1-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkybD9PbCxRgKJJz3UVGdy2vDtpzxgOVmnd0I1yjjUjWTi5iD3DtvIyDJ5-2yd-LDZ-fnALNVp6wDuJGJXpVHiHX_TN00L3Vm6bTzgXrUpVQ4btegNSy5HY_C4PMjv3OKjGKgwbfe3/s1600/1-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris found this iron bunny several years ago and has been storing it in her <strike>basement</strike> special storage area for when the porch was done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's her attack bunny.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any body coming to the house with harm in their hearts, may end up tripping over it.</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;">So, if you have harm in your hearts, you'll be attacked by a hart!!!!!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD3QKt_fQFNttZrARR5PloCgzIsSRvyqSQu0_B_MHURPuOAlfK1aUZaEVri0PN_Zd90EWXPp-670ep1mJvqYUm9566VaLCHSeCbzicE5i-7w1DfyPeUgS-upgEE_EWB0lAI27kPvw/s1600/1-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD3QKt_fQFNttZrARR5PloCgzIsSRvyqSQu0_B_MHURPuOAlfK1aUZaEVri0PN_Zd90EWXPp-670ep1mJvqYUm9566VaLCHSeCbzicE5i-7w1DfyPeUgS-upgEE_EWB0lAI27kPvw/s1600/1-2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the other end of the sofa we placed this wonderful 3 tiered plant stand that will do double duty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will hold plants.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND IT WILL HOLD DRINKS!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a plant stand....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>no it's a drink table....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>No It's Both!!!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMVhoFEN9hUHM3HXRc0IPdVSRGez8o5LTVpyhMwOEx96AE0IgtpPKolfNE9sBdDwIqjXD8UsinIojuTio8rXbXdQaRFnaEGXb2wt2SdksUYatDYcSEG78H33fqXyhvGxNDI5zgnY4/s1600/1-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMVhoFEN9hUHM3HXRc0IPdVSRGez8o5LTVpyhMwOEx96AE0IgtpPKolfNE9sBdDwIqjXD8UsinIojuTio8rXbXdQaRFnaEGXb2wt2SdksUYatDYcSEG78H33fqXyhvGxNDI5zgnY4/s1600/1-8.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris has a condition which causes unknown and unusual objects to follow her home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They just mysteriously appear in her basement.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The little stand below did just that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But don't worry, we will find a place to use it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx_s81jXNOvKNUtcgMjh_pSDVInXAp1n4-M0PaPpObUnyWNyxIxtCRWTs0QBvE7Dxur3IKlP8IKnysr8AYrz91S99I9PJpU2uB1STmNo7W8jH2_ctjlArUYx6YrH_aX5fNgfDgGRl/s1600/1-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx_s81jXNOvKNUtcgMjh_pSDVInXAp1n4-M0PaPpObUnyWNyxIxtCRWTs0QBvE7Dxur3IKlP8IKnysr8AYrz91S99I9PJpU2uB1STmNo7W8jH2_ctjlArUYx6YrH_aX5fNgfDgGRl/s1600/1-11.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I swear, every time I go down to her cellar, there's new stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her go to answer is "What do you mean????? I've had that for years!!!!!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She must think that I'm as gullible as her husband.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-large;">I'm not!!!!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a very accomplished decorator with amazing powers of observation!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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;">Anyway...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where was I????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, yeah, decorating Kris's porch.</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 chose fabric that resembled French grain sacks, but is an all weather material.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And very comfy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a hugely important detail, as my very qualified decorating @$$ plans on spending tons of time on these cushions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1HwMHzKkjTrdnLy8cqkfY3RmKmzx4ylMaNeFpF6SGJKI5bXlD5tOSpAI0Uc0bQyIDiuM_ptxt38nFtEL0_Zg8uqZ7NG26sxUTkLe2rvRFHMSOF09zOannaH_hdne6WoOVNXqUFGZ/s1600/1-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1HwMHzKkjTrdnLy8cqkfY3RmKmzx4ylMaNeFpF6SGJKI5bXlD5tOSpAI0Uc0bQyIDiuM_ptxt38nFtEL0_Zg8uqZ7NG26sxUTkLe2rvRFHMSOF09zOannaH_hdne6WoOVNXqUFGZ/s1600/1-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris's sister's dog agrees.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI87jWfiZ4_svmPnDRNjGV-l8MchDtamsojQ9zEkWy5jVFjcr7rtWfJblUrptlTWRhLeuxI5FbdVC0LrT65b0gAyIFvEXzlFmd7kt1It60MVFUyAyKj0oMlnR6-x7Tj58t0DG0XPB3/s1600/1-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI87jWfiZ4_svmPnDRNjGV-l8MchDtamsojQ9zEkWy5jVFjcr7rtWfJblUrptlTWRhLeuxI5FbdVC0LrT65b0gAyIFvEXzlFmd7kt1It60MVFUyAyKj0oMlnR6-x7Tj58t0DG0XPB3/s1600/1-5.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's too cute for just on picture, so here's another....,</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlyVZGf8k3gI98SFikE5A0YAqxnsydhj0F9gOC32WW9NALhgLz2kw2hE_4K48FWCOmGnKpRkUJpTXIojr1MKEQ6MhLTkN9n3CQg-re-TSaZsAGyfx0JHiFi9kOQ6uHNbMuEzgkFdC/s1600/1-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlyVZGf8k3gI98SFikE5A0YAqxnsydhj0F9gOC32WW9NALhgLz2kw2hE_4K48FWCOmGnKpRkUJpTXIojr1MKEQ6MhLTkN9n3CQg-re-TSaZsAGyfx0JHiFi9kOQ6uHNbMuEzgkFdC/s1600/1-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that there's snow on the ground, I felt it was time to finish up writing about her porch.</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;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later, Gator</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>

Porch Furniture for Kris

I don't know if you guys can remember back a while, but I was telling you about my buddy Kris's front porch redo. We had gotten this...

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Frozen Christmas Tree 2014

<div style="text-align: center;">Hello!!!!!<br /><br />My Christmas decor palooza is in full force and today I want to share with you our Christmas Trees!<br /><br />Yup you read it right, TREES! Since I not only have 1 but 3 this year!</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/AVvXsEikIyb4NDrGnZ5Z_uxmLKbUe2bpuHJ-AUENYs4cJbjZLG7pBKCx0G4pYAr6IMJpflt2r1zsqbiO_GogSFkopt3PbqS2HYAyx92JEJahJIW8_U4oGbh60I9xWHJxd2haltQ0vSIpHe5ELhk/s1600/DSC_0315_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIyb4NDrGnZ5Z_uxmLKbUe2bpuHJ-AUENYs4cJbjZLG7pBKCx0G4pYAr6IMJpflt2r1zsqbiO_GogSFkopt3PbqS2HYAyx92JEJahJIW8_U4oGbh60I9xWHJxd2haltQ0vSIpHe5ELhk/s1600/DSC_0315_Fotor.jpg" width="388" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ta-da!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I got these trees for a steal last year and what better way to arrange our first ever flocked tree but to follow all the little girl's rage this year, the movie FROZEN!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, I can't have Anna and Elsa dangling from mine (maybe later on when Sophia is older and she can appreciate the characters), so for now this is my take on this chilly craze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEjHwINBbcPV4dAZbMsmgNNi6xoeKr1aqlEG6BePAEoZ5o4d03_v6OGqWjkeHolFkEMaokAG4ceWKwHm4cpRmHg802tR-RCZKmVMj1ChIFB1i4f3XQmN-CHtpYX_B5xet1QSBx6KbEzR6pc/s1600/DSC_0287_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwINBbcPV4dAZbMsmgNNi6xoeKr1aqlEG6BePAEoZ5o4d03_v6OGqWjkeHolFkEMaokAG4ceWKwHm4cpRmHg802tR-RCZKmVMj1ChIFB1i4f3XQmN-CHtpYX_B5xet1QSBx6KbEzR6pc/s1600/DSC_0287_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Snowflake-filled Christmas tree</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />I love our tree this year, I can feel the chill of winter with this tree which I just decorated with  all my Snowflake ornaments! And believe me, I have a lot!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgFl_-f6vM6LrhdNRszWFzMUVjDA_I83J4GvayjAS4heBfAB-McyA5lYgdLSc_sHhDQz7zzH6ghkoQOjWKSCiGxXkGcTnkGd5V_wHI4JHj5vxLjsiHMDYg4BWKIC4U43KeG-oNnosLWpZ0/s1600/photo-24_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl_-f6vM6LrhdNRszWFzMUVjDA_I83J4GvayjAS4heBfAB-McyA5lYgdLSc_sHhDQz7zzH6ghkoQOjWKSCiGxXkGcTnkGd5V_wHI4JHj5vxLjsiHMDYg4BWKIC4U43KeG-oNnosLWpZ0/s1600/photo-24_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of my favorite Snowflake ornaments</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also added 3 sets of twig LED lights to my already pre-lit tree and finished it off with a white-glittered wire garland which I also scored last year from Hobby Lobby!</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/AVvXsEi80bamlmAGKjNfK_9nQjM2CnTrZcRVWoCVeiSiibtJY7TvfeOJbT3Af2Q0FzQlMtIcNiAjhsgEbGsCeDuhExM8AzYFcp0ULWw0j8wCVNX-H2WWjcE9dZAoBKDHexrG0xcBIRZ30rT7jp8/s1600/DSC_0316_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80bamlmAGKjNfK_9nQjM2CnTrZcRVWoCVeiSiibtJY7TvfeOJbT3Af2Q0FzQlMtIcNiAjhsgEbGsCeDuhExM8AzYFcp0ULWw0j8wCVNX-H2WWjcE9dZAoBKDHexrG0xcBIRZ30rT7jp8/s1600/DSC_0316_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the LED lights sticking out from the sides and bottom</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiyBbxlpi4AL77dwUlT0F6HaOXeqoqBe8Q1Tm9VQO0HnwDcW3wqloMpuhxLYpLp_UGmdHAWFgWXiWvpF3pqyriE5u61M1Z1nsgeMijxZbL7daworSQ_WRDLd076Fqqm1Ad8bHdRj4lx0Rw/s1600/DSC_0285_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBbxlpi4AL77dwUlT0F6HaOXeqoqBe8Q1Tm9VQO0HnwDcW3wqloMpuhxLYpLp_UGmdHAWFgWXiWvpF3pqyriE5u61M1Z1nsgeMijxZbL7daworSQ_WRDLd076Fqqm1Ad8bHdRj4lx0Rw/s1600/DSC_0285_Fotor.jpg" width="528" /></a></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/AVvXsEheGImXP2XxZ2pnNMW59gYAXEb__b9KkOc449gG_7SPhFzyPru-Ox8ByyztK3I30ZNyftbuIiE40PikTOCcwJud-Ei2Ea2S_7F9Xl3cGw7DLqG1XHpjtQgvahHL2ZrJfhj6B0-rGCdsvCM/s1600/DSC_0294_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGImXP2XxZ2pnNMW59gYAXEb__b9KkOc449gG_7SPhFzyPru-Ox8ByyztK3I30ZNyftbuIiE40PikTOCcwJud-Ei2Ea2S_7F9Xl3cGw7DLqG1XHpjtQgvahHL2ZrJfhj6B0-rGCdsvCM/s1600/DSC_0294_Fotor.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see, my flocked tree is flanked by 2 other pre-lit half trees on both sides!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also got it last year for $15! The flocked one for $35!!!</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/AVvXsEiqEYsoeP3Ob5GAjH1RngZbhT6W6OAODYlMbONhhdwJDKIJYvSBy7chSEniswII1mmV6tzVFI2v2rWlTl0DncXleeD0NoFS5hVATzPI8mwyombJKRLymj62biR8tcjGPlX2oN9xTgs11WE/s1600/DSC_0288_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEYsoeP3Ob5GAjH1RngZbhT6W6OAODYlMbONhhdwJDKIJYvSBy7chSEniswII1mmV6tzVFI2v2rWlTl0DncXleeD0NoFS5hVATzPI8mwyombJKRLymj62biR8tcjGPlX2oN9xTgs11WE/s1600/DSC_0288_Fotor.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right tree</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/AVvXsEjYdQVih3jP5b5QUy_02pF_imrF2ezOE3CaRE4ypwEHLDepUQNfmCbQiBKDm3SKN5OQ5tlAzCnFbah4C9ufL92L4s11DBH6GWgwQLQ5juu3vXTleqwXtgzUA8PgauQe6-kykKmuPKfdW0I/s1600/DSC_0289_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdQVih3jP5b5QUy_02pF_imrF2ezOE3CaRE4ypwEHLDepUQNfmCbQiBKDm3SKN5OQ5tlAzCnFbah4C9ufL92L4s11DBH6GWgwQLQ5juu3vXTleqwXtgzUA8PgauQe6-kykKmuPKfdW0I/s1600/DSC_0289_Fotor.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left tree</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I mainly put all our sentimental ornaments on both trees and added some blue-glittered twigs and balls that I already have,</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/AVvXsEh1AqvEc-MEkZ-odDah6kGex1vUbmze62SCnxwc-A-VT_zhNGMH3BlSn01cAmh2Sf8sHMs38ZLnzuuxxVX09X5GTeCLqKVJtGF4BoLGF1Xfr70CHRv1__tm_7BknbPneTbrg_4sWSGSPHU/s1600/DSC_0290_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/AVvXsEh1AqvEc-MEkZ-odDah6kGex1vUbmze62SCnxwc-A-VT_zhNGMH3BlSn01cAmh2Sf8sHMs38ZLnzuuxxVX09X5GTeCLqKVJtGF4BoLGF1Xfr70CHRv1__tm_7BknbPneTbrg_4sWSGSPHU/s1600/DSC_0290_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See....</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/AVvXsEhDEwvH_ZTWjXWvt2Mu8O-0Gd_7s9T9RirpRf0QliVZf85wpHY2pRANZqz0FOMO9mI2SDjRS2uqxtphonVc60xsaaljGruZ44jThJC-_DzxfscYGKOR3JF_WSz8rTJLqkU9pWgWMpedwJU/s1600/DSC_0317_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/AVvXsEhDEwvH_ZTWjXWvt2Mu8O-0Gd_7s9T9RirpRf0QliVZf85wpHY2pRANZqz0FOMO9mI2SDjRS2uqxtphonVc60xsaaljGruZ44jThJC-_DzxfscYGKOR3JF_WSz8rTJLqkU9pWgWMpedwJU/s1600/DSC_0317_Fotor_Collage_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also added mesh and ribbons that I already have, on the tree. :-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGv690ButnfO7biI4HJN-CWGK13VyjMrCJO7smuyhOXzNCZW0Yu4KROwQ8RJT46v6re-nzIvNCO_PLxglUwbQb_hOq6re0akQ3EmqmUKuiBlrJVsqei21g0y5H3SN8MHNOj_QiKGx6Ps/s1600/DSC_0230_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGv690ButnfO7biI4HJN-CWGK13VyjMrCJO7smuyhOXzNCZW0Yu4KROwQ8RJT46v6re-nzIvNCO_PLxglUwbQb_hOq6re0akQ3EmqmUKuiBlrJVsqei21g0y5H3SN8MHNOj_QiKGx6Ps/s1600/DSC_0230_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If your wondering where my console table and Federal mirror are, I will show you later on as the tour continues!<br /><br />Hope you like our tree and I can't wait to see yours!<br /><br />My little Sophia will be baptized this weekend and I will share with you some simple things I did for her big day too! Wish us luck - I have to decorate the venue in 1 and a half hour (more on that story when I post about it later)!!!<br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Have a Fabulous Weekend!</span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL<br /><br /> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Frozen Christmas Tree 2014

Hello!!!!! My Christmas decor palooza is in full force and today I want to share with you our Christmas Trees! Yup you read it right, TREES!...

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