tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52003683596080777632024-03-06T00:50:47.910-07:00LaurenFaytheArtwork by S. Kim GraberLaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-65953076670596162262015-07-03T12:32:00.000-06:002015-07-03T12:32:21.198-06:00Happy 4th of July!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's a throwback from our vacation on the Florida panhandle a few years ago! Happy 4th of July everyone!</span><br />
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LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-62223775755603159912015-02-12T09:15:00.000-07:002015-02-12T09:15:35.632-07:00Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bdIb50sFeyIPNsM7jDwpV8mxSlx_nuMhn5nV9oW0PdizvGGFGYtaa_bbIvCLn-kbgARpg3bevvIY1L9ezucubH3LjWXiae6eQ0-rKy1V53Ctztpov2kg7B_HBDQu9cxkpBGWtj3wMHPA/s1600/IMG_6025.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bdIb50sFeyIPNsM7jDwpV8mxSlx_nuMhn5nV9oW0PdizvGGFGYtaa_bbIvCLn-kbgARpg3bevvIY1L9ezucubH3LjWXiae6eQ0-rKy1V53Ctztpov2kg7B_HBDQu9cxkpBGWtj3wMHPA/s1600/IMG_6025.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a beautiful snowy, foggy morning yesterday, which eventually melted throughout the day. That's the great thing about Colorado. Snow, and 50 degree weather on the same day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My husband took the above picture. Do you see the heart on top of the church chapel roof on the right? (Excuse the construction mess in front). There was no retouching on this photo. Sometimes God shows us Himself in the most creative ways to show us His love for us. Happy Valentines Day everyone!</span>LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-42776940792726570562014-12-23T21:07:00.000-07:002014-12-23T21:09:47.180-07:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been a terrible blogger this year; my goal is to post more next year. Happy Holidays to all of you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Halloween Everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a picture of the case on the phone. It's difficult trying to take a picture of the phone in a mirror without taking a selfie! I try to avoid selfies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, the whole issue with unwanted ads popping up? I think it's my Surface computer. I never have problems with my Mac. I have to on a regular basis go through a clean-up process to get rid of these spyware programs. </span></div>
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<br />LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-76541980551176998892014-09-29T08:55:00.003-06:002014-09-29T08:55:35.201-06:00UNAPPROVED ADS<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is anyone else having a problem of unapproved ads showing up on their blog? I only see this in Google. My blog looks fine on Safari, but in Google, crazy ads are showing up. I HAVE NOT APPROVED THESE ADS! Does anyone know how to get rid of these ads?!</span> LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-58130219935656767192014-07-23T09:42:00.001-06:002014-07-23T09:42:17.832-06:00Summertime Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you all are having a great Summer so far. Kids go back to school mid-August here. The Summer will be gone before I know it, then back to the grind!</span></div>
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LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-81854541590569625332014-02-28T09:38:00.000-07:002014-02-28T09:38:55.354-07:00'Tis the Season<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have the four seasons, Thanksgiving/Christmas season, and in our family, soccer season. This last weekend our daughter's soccer team went to Arizona for a soccer tournament. It was a fun, albeit adventurous weekend, with a couple of girls catching the stomach flu. Thankfully, the team won all their games in shut-outs, becoming Champions in their division.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and holiday season. It will be difficult without my mom around, but I am trying to make the best of the "new normal". I want to create more fun memories for my kids, and just enjoy the little experiences that come our way.</span></div>
LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-34631985255784281822013-07-12T09:56:00.000-06:002013-07-12T09:56:13.088-06:00In My Mother's Arms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My beautiful mom passed away this morning. I love you mom.</span></div>
LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-87644044709089932452013-04-17T07:00:00.000-06:002013-04-17T07:30:38.777-06:00Jumping In<div style="text-align: center;">
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"Kelly" is back. Click <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90857206/kelly-original-11x14-inch-painting?" target="_blank">Here</a> to see listing.</div>
LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-4205413730228779522013-03-01T09:16:00.000-07:002013-03-01T09:19:44.571-07:00Ready for Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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LaurenFaythehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847306020762960437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200368359608077763.post-79419406695380190922013-02-14T10:39:00.002-07:002013-02-14T10:39:38.682-07:00Happy Valentines Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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I used a texture on this photo by <a href="http://www.evelynflint.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Eveylyn Flint.</a> I love people that share.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Things have been busy here - my mom had heart surgery last week, so I have been preoccupied with that. It'll take a few months to see if the surgery corrected her problem, but it is looking good so far, and we are hopeful.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My project this year (as is every year) is to organize, finish and purge. I am very tired of all the unnecessary stuff I have saved for "just in case". I am also tired of all the pictures sitting on floors waiting to be hung, and all the unfinished projects laying around. I want to "do" more than "wish" and "dream". </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My oldest daughter has been the recipient of my focus on getting things done. I've started hanging pictures on her wall that have been sitting in a bin for months since her room was repainted. Here's a sneak peak of the in progress. We're planning a floor to ceiling art/photo/poster wall. Please excuse the mess!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was a beautiful day, we all had so much fun, and we found the tree within 30 minutes. It was a much better experience this year. (Last year it was cold, one of the kids was sick, and being "newbies", it took us over an hour to find the perfect tree.)</span></div>
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