tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81259935504916854832024-03-05T23:32:12.209-08:00the barnes yardJill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.comBlogger1484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-41952002863932374482018-01-08T19:05:00.000-08:002018-01-08T19:05:53.458-08:00Overheard in the Barnes Yard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjql5uERDZU1Hf34ec5L3uYf7izz4i6nXdb-eSryQ8wNBxoLCBNPmx4h91VBV3L1mePu46p7Mriw5yxPNRrJ7Umxwn2gChZuViU7pJFDihI-JGaIENR2QFFZRQjd_5lxEim5KbuGVJBVq8/s1600/IMG_3397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjql5uERDZU1Hf34ec5L3uYf7izz4i6nXdb-eSryQ8wNBxoLCBNPmx4h91VBV3L1mePu46p7Mriw5yxPNRrJ7Umxwn2gChZuViU7pJFDihI-JGaIENR2QFFZRQjd_5lxEim5KbuGVJBVq8/s640/IMG_3397.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gus at dinner (in undies, of course): "Hey Alexa, what time is it in China?"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alexa: "It is 9:46 AM on Tuesday in Bejing."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gus: (fist pumps) "Yes!" </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-51992947706483010642016-03-21T11:55:00.000-07:002016-03-21T11:55:08.041-07:00August turned 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKh2VDLXkjZRWn73Ca7QNfX3p0U8u0sCnu_oeZANA7Rc2rB6mUV9hwcr4xq3yJICJPAdMo4bfB_5uTNHAhyCHX9DuNKpZ01REovU_ftxWyyQxXyXxrl5oRmMdDYSzZ3AueCE2tJGzRby4/s1600/gus1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKh2VDLXkjZRWn73Ca7QNfX3p0U8u0sCnu_oeZANA7Rc2rB6mUV9hwcr4xq3yJICJPAdMo4bfB_5uTNHAhyCHX9DuNKpZ01REovU_ftxWyyQxXyXxrl5oRmMdDYSzZ3AueCE2tJGzRby4/s640/gus1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Not sure how to prevent it, and my Gus man keeps getting older! He's FIVE! We partied like super heroes obviously:</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT8hkVMeiBpxbgvkmHpfm0xfkeLFwNuawNCy7p7SaFPu88yxSDWOPMDPVHrz-cAJ6NPOFTDqa0Kguem2jIoEgDVXxa3KlhdHoK1kDFZKcgDa_lSd8NlZ5hCaPWj2ODoXnD1A4OOPCxBk/s1600/bday2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT8hkVMeiBpxbgvkmHpfm0xfkeLFwNuawNCy7p7SaFPu88yxSDWOPMDPVHrz-cAJ6NPOFTDqa0Kguem2jIoEgDVXxa3KlhdHoK1kDFZKcgDa_lSd8NlZ5hCaPWj2ODoXnD1A4OOPCxBk/s640/bday2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcmhtXLpmY8zve3G0kX7hmP3U44Np_ezvIEoW55PYFNHuf5Nlll3XlrGbMgV4TUhYEeSNRTx8dLGZu__D9tv77VSX-fUJgHiWRg0gr2elSfvH0uOsY3zE6ghtYuPCkD_-uAXRRYtbkvQ/s1600/bday3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcmhtXLpmY8zve3G0kX7hmP3U44Np_ezvIEoW55PYFNHuf5Nlll3XlrGbMgV4TUhYEeSNRTx8dLGZu__D9tv77VSX-fUJgHiWRg0gr2elSfvH0uOsY3zE6ghtYuPCkD_-uAXRRYtbkvQ/s640/bday3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My friend made these fondant toppers for the cupcakes and they were too cute. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sCr7KFKHE5HFfzwSTyVhGNwF4lvPkeDfbrUdekS8jYHgOLsJNZxAtVaD4gDYgl8Nt1UhQSrET8GIjaQb-Jc0DWmxAgSwRUix53PkGyRY3GUZ5ywsw6HJy2sY_lUxczG1thNeLD9Dppw/s1600/bday4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sCr7KFKHE5HFfzwSTyVhGNwF4lvPkeDfbrUdekS8jYHgOLsJNZxAtVaD4gDYgl8Nt1UhQSrET8GIjaQb-Jc0DWmxAgSwRUix53PkGyRY3GUZ5ywsw6HJy2sY_lUxczG1thNeLD9Dppw/s640/bday4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaVtjrBkVSco6MAuz1C4VxMAWwtTdt7N5yvr_Ld7rChZkk3wJu-CIdghYfZ6ZwmGcvBUTcPJh77dT5AYPhob13FsB_w8tM4MdMkfEceTRmxRvJTXsIPmtyddqAeHSMQJQ8vDR2GiV2Zs/s1600/bday5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaVtjrBkVSco6MAuz1C4VxMAWwtTdt7N5yvr_Ld7rChZkk3wJu-CIdghYfZ6ZwmGcvBUTcPJh77dT5AYPhob13FsB_w8tM4MdMkfEceTRmxRvJTXsIPmtyddqAeHSMQJQ8vDR2GiV2Zs/s640/bday5.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K7SGV4q-v_kWPk1H7NncrPmEbnQgoCbZSfRESm021sCO5UxQ0W27g9RfYxapYJJ-D35NbTOXm0vBSgapxzAKyIzL_Ms6LAleYDPwTz_RzR0Tv9eJ3ytmWXiDDOUPvpSILDHf4QEgjHM/s1600/bday7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K7SGV4q-v_kWPk1H7NncrPmEbnQgoCbZSfRESm021sCO5UxQ0W27g9RfYxapYJJ-D35NbTOXm0vBSgapxzAKyIzL_Ms6LAleYDPwTz_RzR0Tv9eJ3ytmWXiDDOUPvpSILDHf4QEgjHM/s640/bday7.jpg" width="394" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Five year old wish!</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF29UbYg41N1FxfAsCj09ZYBifqtFZOwqo4o6mkhhgeEcLvqBpZDbuWH6cY9L8LqM_souek9KoBRPrTKeBurkByoDKmk5oUQ3zwtStDyvR3M_HRHrGKgy2RNIha-5CokCZb0uEuveetgc/s1600/bday8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF29UbYg41N1FxfAsCj09ZYBifqtFZOwqo4o6mkhhgeEcLvqBpZDbuWH6cY9L8LqM_souek9KoBRPrTKeBurkByoDKmk5oUQ3zwtStDyvR3M_HRHrGKgy2RNIha-5CokCZb0uEuveetgc/s640/bday8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gqfrgl7PiF5_GviohX7SnCF21kDBcgYdhxk5liDNb4v9IMA8uXZ9xOBk_C6beObJCY9Fn3kKpekc3B0Tvqe1FZ8nfQfUPSj_nGY5HAGZmZxmEOOEmdSvMWZ6HmxUOm3BGlW56jIx6is/s1600/bday9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Gqfrgl7PiF5_GviohX7SnCF21kDBcgYdhxk5liDNb4v9IMA8uXZ9xOBk_C6beObJCY9Fn3kKpekc3B0Tvqe1FZ8nfQfUPSj_nGY5HAGZmZxmEOOEmdSvMWZ6HmxUOm3BGlW56jIx6is/s640/bday9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDrZvQ83EZn2CLI6KLzHncns0DP_odpaq5O8uTMdLFt4Ol3XK26T5RbJBlWo8JY-Ekcp6mHXEHTsTq3qtYAyZYI-87GbLiu1S4zshh1c3_Z43yWiDYJptIwB9t-2fAtPQp46Ysxex2zo/s1600/IMG_0156+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDrZvQ83EZn2CLI6KLzHncns0DP_odpaq5O8uTMdLFt4Ol3XK26T5RbJBlWo8JY-Ekcp6mHXEHTsTq3qtYAyZYI-87GbLiu1S4zshh1c3_Z43yWiDYJptIwB9t-2fAtPQp46Ysxex2zo/s640/IMG_0156+%25281%2529.png" width="436" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">He'll always be our lucky baby!</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PxATLffm81gVzlJ65zhOMamd-pAvEBx0H3GqsIKkhbcPXf6voBSZY1xkGbAD0TUtOnSVWqmeeOHAlLFDgnMVKYcmz2biGntYfUxy1auUt68gnCRzYrxQBBWPuOBZcx6tonx47yYXPSQ/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PxATLffm81gVzlJ65zhOMamd-pAvEBx0H3GqsIKkhbcPXf6voBSZY1xkGbAD0TUtOnSVWqmeeOHAlLFDgnMVKYcmz2biGntYfUxy1auUt68gnCRzYrxQBBWPuOBZcx6tonx47yYXPSQ/s640/IMG_0158.JPG" width="378" /></a></div>
<br />Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-78235215255603985252016-03-07T12:27:00.001-08:002016-03-07T12:27:45.749-08:00Monday, my favorite day!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It really is!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Monday is the day that everything resets. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Nate goes back to work. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The kids go back to school.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My house gets organized-a little. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It's like a restart for my brain.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This Monday was especially fabulous because:</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XHPTpb6-HKu-i2JtIynMpJD0hNb1YQ7HXerEpLe4CyHhjqfAMgPKozf2DBNaERadcR8UN0V9Pcx0__KmmRFyIPAjdCzV4orQNdJU5bWRpiVujuhmNEo-HvVeJH6D-u9seR_fYUanCbI/s1600/birch2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XHPTpb6-HKu-i2JtIynMpJD0hNb1YQ7HXerEpLe4CyHhjqfAMgPKozf2DBNaERadcR8UN0V9Pcx0__KmmRFyIPAjdCzV4orQNdJU5bWRpiVujuhmNEo-HvVeJH6D-u9seR_fYUanCbI/s640/birch2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Green drinks are two bucks at my favorite coffee shop. I'm sipping a green tea smoothie.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeNQS1eytTfDx0akBEnLUzmACT61JTJ8Kx_2zCUV8RRYN-C4MBKw5ChsiYM04XTHpszabkW-Tyfxk0MlWUtqrZ1g1BWISmzcqIGoUHXZv82O4CCqxhUXsxOH4CamjaeypfIwWPm3zXko/s1600/birch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeNQS1eytTfDx0akBEnLUzmACT61JTJ8Kx_2zCUV8RRYN-C4MBKw5ChsiYM04XTHpszabkW-Tyfxk0MlWUtqrZ1g1BWISmzcqIGoUHXZv82O4CCqxhUXsxOH4CamjaeypfIwWPm3zXko/s640/birch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND my first Birchbox came in the mail! </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Told you Mondays were awesome! </span></span></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-57078231779007953242016-03-03T13:59:00.000-08:002016-03-03T13:59:01.062-08:00My first ever Moms Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOwqdMi3gYEfnnMBIbvJvhr1BMJSTG_KsSgt7GOj4FLAyYiPP42EniegYd4QXpjhqaQKS6UdLIRoP7JlpgtXctWucjqKA-z0bk8hG_NUJLBwdO70Ttmu32K1sCaWkw_9xAQ97LSvgHow/s1600/moms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwOwqdMi3gYEfnnMBIbvJvhr1BMJSTG_KsSgt7GOj4FLAyYiPP42EniegYd4QXpjhqaQKS6UdLIRoP7JlpgtXctWucjqKA-z0bk8hG_NUJLBwdO70Ttmu32K1sCaWkw_9xAQ97LSvgHow/s640/moms.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I've been invited before, but I've never allowed myself to go.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A. I would miss my kiddos too much. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">B. There is no way my household could run without me at the wheel. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Last weekend I went. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I missed my kids, but guess what, they survived. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After reflecting, I came to a few realizations: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. I have some serious control issues. I guess I've always known this, but this was the first time someone has pointed it out to me and I really acknowledged it. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. My husband is 35 years old and perfectly competent in being responsible for our kids. Even though our parenting styles are different, we care about our kids' well being the exact same amount. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">3. Out of all of these girls' kids, my children have the least amount of household responsibilities. It finally hit me that I have a 10 and 9 year old that are totally capable of unloading a dishwasher or putting away their own clean clothing. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4. I so needed the two days of mental relaxation. Ten years of "Mom do this!" "Mom do that!" Mom right now!" adds up.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5. Moms need time to be silly and act like the girls they used to be before they were moms. We covered all topics: kids, in-laws, sex, religion, poop. All while wearing sweats and drinking champagne. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I feel rejuvenated. I love these girls (most live in my neighborhood!) and they each have something to teach the others. There's no way I'll wait another ten years to do this again! </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-74965566651124693852016-02-24T07:48:00.002-08:002016-02-24T07:48:34.949-08:00Letters to random people<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_dcfgB6gbKRn2mcT_TMb701teSCFPSlRPjjUVE193haNCiyAJ_XoD7jfHBaTFqCwiVSYtGpbagqz_foyw2Q5qUm5xbguUVRc_4gsaVn4aH3fxvBf8pVauroLiLemFOSabi5B5jTw_s/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0_dcfgB6gbKRn2mcT_TMb701teSCFPSlRPjjUVE193haNCiyAJ_XoD7jfHBaTFqCwiVSYtGpbagqz_foyw2Q5qUm5xbguUVRc_4gsaVn4aH3fxvBf8pVauroLiLemFOSabi5B5jTw_s/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dear Sundown Naturals, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You know how your box of sublingual B Complex vitamins says "Great Tasting"? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Turns out, not true. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Love, Jill</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYrxXHqrRpneMMfQbbsbGcktTz_c0vYjkGLPP6hADjSly6DMUZIrpI4H3K9umxBXOOxmryNvrgZtJo8mnHFg0YIXP87T1SCxgxlSjLVYiHO-xKLLf1WdtOpydSfVv4CVEdyFnZickjv4/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYrxXHqrRpneMMfQbbsbGcktTz_c0vYjkGLPP6hADjSly6DMUZIrpI4H3K9umxBXOOxmryNvrgZtJo8mnHFg0YIXP87T1SCxgxlSjLVYiHO-xKLLf1WdtOpydSfVv4CVEdyFnZickjv4/s320/blog7.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dear Hubby, <br /> Thanks for using all of my Raspberry Rain Skintimate shaving cream so that I was forced to use your stinky Barbisol. <br /> Love you, <br /> Jill <br /> PS I used your razor.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq93ULVZl0-ilj-dU8avt1PXVDmmLHyA6cMppYGMj6VF0n-4gX4If7aq8yAq6lIZqbiMMbf-dmiu7TsWU8yAiQGH_3BkoKAYhfW6Z7K1IUQ9YByVTOweqnBeQYMYqIr8iZ8gBVNKalfY/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq93ULVZl0-ilj-dU8avt1PXVDmmLHyA6cMppYGMj6VF0n-4gX4If7aq8yAq6lIZqbiMMbf-dmiu7TsWU8yAiQGH_3BkoKAYhfW6Z7K1IUQ9YByVTOweqnBeQYMYqIr8iZ8gBVNKalfY/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Dear Candy Crush, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">There's no need to tell me I only had one jelly left. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I KNOW!</span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-64964008867554514812016-02-22T11:35:00.002-08:002016-02-22T11:35:53.218-08:00a few of my favorite things<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">right now: </span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju_OXqDu8ZLPlkTTYVClN24drbSRdKsLeEBPDqY7y4JtMbSg_jRBNrIWD82jl6fjw8oDdLLbB4oDj3Jm3-GB_egntg3VvU0QMy1M5emlnHrqBktmTY-AzFeVeIjEZasr5a3YaCtVZotg/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju_OXqDu8ZLPlkTTYVClN24drbSRdKsLeEBPDqY7y4JtMbSg_jRBNrIWD82jl6fjw8oDdLLbB4oDj3Jm3-GB_egntg3VvU0QMy1M5emlnHrqBktmTY-AzFeVeIjEZasr5a3YaCtVZotg/s320/blog1.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> This is the day cream I'm using. I love the way it smells and love the way it feels. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUiaZv-R9GxvT9yibTwoyrbZZnwmZ43JDb4yvFn1AvGUCJAqeuJVl4NQPxQPFYQaTWFJJRg4n9wX9N6LhdJxkVpzIMPEa1Uf9RWPyd6iSvJGcVh4iZx3JoxFpaLsRTXgSTh3Nkwx93v0/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUiaZv-R9GxvT9yibTwoyrbZZnwmZ43JDb4yvFn1AvGUCJAqeuJVl4NQPxQPFYQaTWFJJRg4n9wX9N6LhdJxkVpzIMPEa1Uf9RWPyd6iSvJGcVh4iZx3JoxFpaLsRTXgSTh3Nkwx93v0/s320/blog2.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Also this face wash. I'm actually loving this whole line, these are just my two favorites. Now that I'm 36 (<i>eek middle aged</i>) I'm on a real regimen for the first time since high school. I've always been a big fan of Mary Kay. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgGzt5Vdcrysjv1grQ2v9Pi3mV6qKVbJf2rJfZJORlI30qIMo_OWqAzSz5p8SPhblkZrM8xi4vkiE0PtP7RkFjOOEJmT_l3Na54gzLbrRjwQAJHX36WIp2qldxADsDAkY6YGviZ3qv3s/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgGzt5Vdcrysjv1grQ2v9Pi3mV6qKVbJf2rJfZJORlI30qIMo_OWqAzSz5p8SPhblkZrM8xi4vkiE0PtP7RkFjOOEJmT_l3Na54gzLbrRjwQAJHX36WIp2qldxADsDAkY6YGviZ3qv3s/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I want to take a bath in this perfume! It came in my friend's Birchbox and she gave it to me. It also sold me on Birchbox. I signed up today. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0SQvu1TJRb2-OlV69yeBTKLH_nMxc-mJWYO32v70lCQYmqd8NIrNVjnxuZKkLuIHBAu6jcDL0q6c2N8-vd3-TCCQcDpaKHxn_6A5huUn7xR_Pc4MJr8GZQdI_iYD2-C-1LuIsFX8JQw/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0SQvu1TJRb2-OlV69yeBTKLH_nMxc-mJWYO32v70lCQYmqd8NIrNVjnxuZKkLuIHBAu6jcDL0q6c2N8-vd3-TCCQcDpaKHxn_6A5huUn7xR_Pc4MJr8GZQdI_iYD2-C-1LuIsFX8JQw/s320/blog4.jpg" width="301" /> </a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I've been off the dairy wagon for awhile now and this tastes yummy in my coffee. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rgS9EMbsqu9eYhyphenhyphenIxoW_S8BbpWAT45Iy5F9yJLC94wR_ipY9Je5Eb2sda_mBFBujO4SKZ8xeP8Km1sung9lEIhNpeoNBxAz_15xg904_BMFw0i6ba2B2MHe9WCztX7WDsjvmgrT7xns/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rgS9EMbsqu9eYhyphenhyphenIxoW_S8BbpWAT45Iy5F9yJLC94wR_ipY9Je5Eb2sda_mBFBujO4SKZ8xeP8Km1sung9lEIhNpeoNBxAz_15xg904_BMFw0i6ba2B2MHe9WCztX7WDsjvmgrT7xns/s320/blog5.jpg" width="216" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">These. Shoes. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Amazon sent them to me today and they are cute!</span></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-39937884009502285122016-02-19T10:34:00.000-08:002016-02-20T10:35:25.024-08:00#thingsiheardmyselfsay<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"I'm disappointed that you smell like B.O. and don't care!"</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"Yeah, but half of you was made from your dad and I can't help that." </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"You know what, fine, wear the batman jammies to the birthday party. I'm too tired to argue with you." </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"Why do you guys only have something important to tell me when I'm on the phone or the toilet?!" </span></span><br />
<br />
<br />Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-81419794433026473932016-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:002016-02-16T19:28:16.600-08:00Some nights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkPKAEG-12p-PrKOb2-p3hdxPTlPTgiFItikV6LXOJqDiQKKpTQ20CPlp6FAJUWouUTl63-8xVu4BBDvZuCEfKODkKdfgRBYCHvkg4ycp_uK6-dCQIVD7ZuRnHXLqVQfpXwT7-at0SgQ/s1600/livingroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkPKAEG-12p-PrKOb2-p3hdxPTlPTgiFItikV6LXOJqDiQKKpTQ20CPlp6FAJUWouUTl63-8xVu4BBDvZuCEfKODkKdfgRBYCHvkg4ycp_uK6-dCQIVD7ZuRnHXLqVQfpXwT7-at0SgQ/s640/livingroom.jpg" width="444" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I like to sit in the only clean room in the house and take a deep breath...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">while the rest of the house is caving in on itself due to the wreckage. </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-2633456045732116452016-02-15T09:04:00.001-08:002016-02-15T09:04:11.883-08:00August says<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPpypj0WEZyyD8HRRIufIQlQG-QhC0QLoIyzlYzVCm0B2jJZHUHpWPg68wq3eHfkqu0nt7J_YiORvSyDFinY3RpQQmU1mgTojjvPPrCPxFYB8_jv1La2jGjCnkH-aBAN7VooPORtQgco/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPpypj0WEZyyD8HRRIufIQlQG-QhC0QLoIyzlYzVCm0B2jJZHUHpWPg68wq3eHfkqu0nt7J_YiORvSyDFinY3RpQQmU1mgTojjvPPrCPxFYB8_jv1La2jGjCnkH-aBAN7VooPORtQgco/s640/IMG_0079.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Donald Trump is my favorite!"</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Can I name my teddy bear O.J. Simpson?"</span></span></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-39298949617273825102016-02-12T13:49:00.000-08:002016-02-12T13:49:46.512-08:00Photo Valentines for bigger kids<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I've been in love with the photo valentine since the first time I saw the one of the kid holding a sucker, and each year I've tried to one up it. This year was a stretch because now that I have a 5th grader, I feel like we've done everything. </span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzxu3j3wpgwnh-8zjy2-NNNUnXSb7CmqD0AHrTcwQjUWvMLve31a6-RfEwgSRSZNUIseaX3_7Np7bv57fwOod6fmn8SYJFPNfit_GJuJIM9lXEklL5nMuKnY1AeRufJIN9IV4bGFj06c/s1600/vday6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzxu3j3wpgwnh-8zjy2-NNNUnXSb7CmqD0AHrTcwQjUWvMLve31a6-RfEwgSRSZNUIseaX3_7Np7bv57fwOod6fmn8SYJFPNfit_GJuJIM9lXEklL5nMuKnY1AeRufJIN9IV4bGFj06c/s640/vday6.jpg" width="468" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Brooklyn knew that she wanted to give out some type of mini eraser, so we searched "mini erasers" on Amazon and found these teeny tiny flip-flops. She came up with the pose and the saying. At first we tried to glue the erasers directly on her feet with rubber cement, but they kept popping off, so this was our last minute fix to the problem-little bags and washi tape. They still turned out pretty cute.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kmYsK_oYO0hyuU2FZ0FCrzcQM12bJnUaZiP9iY15wflccynox-PRLz-B9XmqEabfCu440HXzcyqG5woRqRwYEsoxrBKl9aGySuTh98b9d731sXOJxkVihhmZMgbMUjIImA-fpTmRua0/s1600/vday7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kmYsK_oYO0hyuU2FZ0FCrzcQM12bJnUaZiP9iY15wflccynox-PRLz-B9XmqEabfCu440HXzcyqG5woRqRwYEsoxrBKl9aGySuTh98b9d731sXOJxkVihhmZMgbMUjIImA-fpTmRua0/s640/vday7.jpg" width="462" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Since Porter is in 5th grade, and you know, <i>super</i> cool, it's harder to get him to agree to any of my ideas. Basketball is his #1 sport so he humored me by posing in his jersey. I made it as non-lovey as possible for him, because that's <i>disgusting</i>! </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-18013342480549393922016-02-10T15:48:00.002-08:002016-02-10T15:48:36.060-08:00Preschool Valentine Party<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Today the preschoolers were spreading the love with a Valentine exchange.</span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2G4hd8mWI__9WNSc-Mlk6hydA0qUy6HjF7B-5DY9_0XAWFQK6kDs9d2vByJkwMOPENdIxcgnNYVBngvxhPN6An3f2ehYeLNHnU-rCsMNiuAODwEg-ftbohWGqAtCkKJi9nsfJ_EHQaM/s1600/vday2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2G4hd8mWI__9WNSc-Mlk6hydA0qUy6HjF7B-5DY9_0XAWFQK6kDs9d2vByJkwMOPENdIxcgnNYVBngvxhPN6An3f2ehYeLNHnU-rCsMNiuAODwEg-ftbohWGqAtCkKJi9nsfJ_EHQaM/s640/vday2.jpg" width="392" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gus and his standard lip-bite smile and green "hulk fingernails".</span> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw4xgNTwdzyGmCPiXZ5Je_WFDT3sdN2RjWUSp4qCqOuffs-2qup3Bmto7F5fjKHyNbbMFmG2rmESCPeRAmdg_gK-qBWjFWYjmX9EflX5gwaHRnhjAhS5D-Fj8zS4a6TsJ6pF1TGOoJ9M/s1600/vday3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifw4xgNTwdzyGmCPiXZ5Je_WFDT3sdN2RjWUSp4qCqOuffs-2qup3Bmto7F5fjKHyNbbMFmG2rmESCPeRAmdg_gK-qBWjFWYjmX9EflX5gwaHRnhjAhS5D-Fj8zS4a6TsJ6pF1TGOoJ9M/s640/vday3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwLMMbxQZ_3cbottFQizfSx178yVF26mEzv223KWUBeMtFpmgoFGII-BVWsJAV5shHWTcgTutglEf3FapXWw2iCsS78Pov5si7XUhrZv6t-FgxdORZVYzQ0xQz6JhNmCpCy5gQsy7q4o/s1600/vday4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwLMMbxQZ_3cbottFQizfSx178yVF26mEzv223KWUBeMtFpmgoFGII-BVWsJAV5shHWTcgTutglEf3FapXWw2iCsS78Pov5si7XUhrZv6t-FgxdORZVYzQ0xQz6JhNmCpCy5gQsy7q4o/s640/vday4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpu5jh7vobZmFTJ9XYBaoqGcnCnCA1xCcG9eY5TU400kpbuTDkNvOlih_pU6ws1G6gx7TC10cPonEKVfTfcl23JGKwMPEzkjsGiVMhU2VrmpAS8ckpvZd-P19Gc5QWqXTQGo9jTJOJ_Y/s1600/vday5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpu5jh7vobZmFTJ9XYBaoqGcnCnCA1xCcG9eY5TU400kpbuTDkNvOlih_pU6ws1G6gx7TC10cPonEKVfTfcl23JGKwMPEzkjsGiVMhU2VrmpAS8ckpvZd-P19Gc5QWqXTQGo9jTJOJ_Y/s640/vday5.jpg" width="384" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">He loves having Aunt Lo-Lo for his teacher.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpjgbbjg_-Y-whrmOOkH9ljwIH7mIsrivyURuy9l8nRFyu3WBrMSmAfz03mf3qViAsF35LpxDE4RgcJ7W_pgzqiN0h61tT6xsHhiEgJOah7BeVNSK0sXijBbslGzrpKB7rA8Oz-Ffu_w/s1600/vvday1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpjgbbjg_-Y-whrmOOkH9ljwIH7mIsrivyURuy9l8nRFyu3WBrMSmAfz03mf3qViAsF35LpxDE4RgcJ7W_pgzqiN0h61tT6xsHhiEgJOah7BeVNSK0sXijBbslGzrpKB7rA8Oz-Ffu_w/s640/vvday1.jpg" width="488" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">By the third kid, I've kind of run out of original ideas for Valentines. Gus is currently loving Star Wars so we did the old Pinterest glow stick light saber, but put our own twist by dressing him up as Yoda for the card. I love how they turned out! </span></span></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-88162512155587957442016-02-08T11:33:00.000-08:002016-02-08T11:35:04.496-08:00Me talking to celebrities<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dear Kim Zolciak Biermann, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I seriously love you. <i>Love</i>.You. Love your shows, love your family, love your sense of humor. I feel like you need a friend in your life (like me) that will tell you that the eyebrows are too much. <i>Too</i>.Much. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Love, Jill</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAebOIymU0Pxm2fYEsPXFS2bc7RMG9yoCV9Tvdnl7ezIM4vLnai-m5RZ4c6JyujBSRjM73BhAIpZVJl98e0rExNsT1SxfTe-bjmTpe_QFkn0966vYLddpH4YdKw7fSBR_goT-wlkGTwo/s1600/kimz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAebOIymU0Pxm2fYEsPXFS2bc7RMG9yoCV9Tvdnl7ezIM4vLnai-m5RZ4c6JyujBSRjM73BhAIpZVJl98e0rExNsT1SxfTe-bjmTpe_QFkn0966vYLddpH4YdKw7fSBR_goT-wlkGTwo/s320/kimz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dear Bachelor Contestants: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">When I watch your antics every week, it makes me very embarrassed for you. It also makes me embarrassed for your mothers. It also makes me tell my daughter multiple times that she is never allowed to go on The Bachelor. I can find her a suitable husband myself. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Love, Jill </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-_Vczy13JyYo3kHXh74cZ0M57d1hgUwAxtoK6C_ks2C_B_Qnsfz_uUAM0KNFItqddKM7opuyd5CydznscRPtt5xnojEOAlEqKIqjlqnur_bFQNSpTFW354ofQZ3n8YVFsS7LiPgrNfI/s1600/oliv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-_Vczy13JyYo3kHXh74cZ0M57d1hgUwAxtoK6C_ks2C_B_Qnsfz_uUAM0KNFItqddKM7opuyd5CydznscRPtt5xnojEOAlEqKIqjlqnur_bFQNSpTFW354ofQZ3n8YVFsS7LiPgrNfI/s320/oliv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Dear Tyler Henry, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You are an absolute doll-so innocent and adorable. I really think that you need to give me a blog reading (is that a thing?!) or facetime me or something because I've been visited twice now in my dreams by a spirit from my past and I need to know what they were trying to tell me! PS I entered for a free reading on your Facebook page today. Please choose me! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Love, Jill</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeSCjboxvleCkfoYirbotNXrhMVptFPpH2viDvCzf5M8X7RaWaiFVt_XbnTo-ow46_25Z72ELPmBwjJ085w1jUS4dzoJjaQ6nY1WdWK_2zTcgb33khcJr2tZrnRvYqWzahhnMi0HJ-DE/s1600/tyler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeSCjboxvleCkfoYirbotNXrhMVptFPpH2viDvCzf5M8X7RaWaiFVt_XbnTo-ow46_25Z72ELPmBwjJ085w1jUS4dzoJjaQ6nY1WdWK_2zTcgb33khcJr2tZrnRvYqWzahhnMi0HJ-DE/s320/tyler.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-34600065820270357612016-02-03T08:53:00.003-08:002016-02-03T08:53:58.209-08:00August says...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT04Qy0Y6k8SD4uHnLauFWhdjP9E0wjrCLfcKD_rsNJuFacAVtPS7Q4sYg8-es2xRvS-1bdVl2Dh6JRhRAFPMr2zKA6iJ2vnvomslv8LHU46tIcb3q9mewSW6pETgepM1V6qHodGvm6E/s1600/Barnes+%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT04Qy0Y6k8SD4uHnLauFWhdjP9E0wjrCLfcKD_rsNJuFacAVtPS7Q4sYg8-es2xRvS-1bdVl2Dh6JRhRAFPMr2zKA6iJ2vnvomslv8LHU46tIcb3q9mewSW6pETgepM1V6qHodGvm6E/s640/Barnes+%25288%2529.jpg" width="422" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"So, I'm not going to Kindergarten. I quit because I like basketball way better."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Mom, Peyton Manning is terrible."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I been meaning to ask you, does Daniel Boone have a mohawk?"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">"When you have a nightmare, you should not be scared because God is in your heart." </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-42244025620974443172016-02-01T07:00:00.000-08:002016-02-01T07:00:10.210-08:00Kid Valentine Ideas<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The me that used to only have 2 kids would definitely have had Valentines designed and ready to deliver by February 1st...but the me now...yeah, just started thinking about it and cruising around Pinterest. I do know that this year we will include Tic Tacs (for the teachers) and glow sticks (yep, we have a Star Wars lover), but not sure what else. And basically once your son hits 5th grade, he thinks V-day is gross and all your ideas are stupid...at least in my neck of the woods.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is what we came up with last year: </span></b></span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZGO7UlMaFQFUcoB5Raw2qtMTsgFC0Y6AaBrggEC69mNzwwldMOAHlcBlu9c7ptxUrfNRf92bI4ia2QvCUdmh_5aLcZczq3UPlsOHKpSitA3dwAQaiK_pxhgsvt_yRwtgEJ5Fiqn2gJU/s1600/vday1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZGO7UlMaFQFUcoB5Raw2qtMTsgFC0Y6AaBrggEC69mNzwwldMOAHlcBlu9c7ptxUrfNRf92bI4ia2QvCUdmh_5aLcZczq3UPlsOHKpSitA3dwAQaiK_pxhgsvt_yRwtgEJ5Fiqn2gJU/s640/vday1.jpg" width="498" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKU1T3jPs1JggH49PP_xnWYiTKlxkmZ4gKu_TRSUFR0WDJw67B7ozV9DflLFMy6yO0PS91fiD7WMcOkgxm52OekMSy_HA1-j6JWwhfUmRqMVyo1o1lmeWxDMSVx_-A-AWJLMB4M-gHbQ/s1600/vday2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKU1T3jPs1JggH49PP_xnWYiTKlxkmZ4gKu_TRSUFR0WDJw67B7ozV9DflLFMy6yO0PS91fiD7WMcOkgxm52OekMSy_HA1-j6JWwhfUmRqMVyo1o1lmeWxDMSVx_-A-AWJLMB4M-gHbQ/s640/vday2.jpg" width="368" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <b><span style="color: red;">Any cute ideas you wanna pass along for me?</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-46648935751379503212016-01-29T10:00:00.000-08:002016-01-29T10:00:02.214-08:00I'm not understanding this trend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyYicDJL_uYYIBQlUcBwKQrq7rdl8ILzkFwPYQjJYCXTD8aUPMIsGBY3uFSlZdCEfy2EyhuH-eXsAYsWQ5Tdsy0eKBcN50NPx7dx3cpg_CYElyqKCR72XKAnjJWb_nhLpvDS3i0EwJOI/s1600/grey1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyYicDJL_uYYIBQlUcBwKQrq7rdl8ILzkFwPYQjJYCXTD8aUPMIsGBY3uFSlZdCEfy2EyhuH-eXsAYsWQ5Tdsy0eKBcN50NPx7dx3cpg_CYElyqKCR72XKAnjJWb_nhLpvDS3i0EwJOI/s320/grey1.jpg" width="190" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVz3TlKlhmpNJmgnAZH_y_fCkr57p8whzE8vS-kB0-HNWDYGQ113qYybaU_y4DJ_DwovJ4cNggO6j8IActTKgENK67i-VjMFdkDMGNSTjB_5MNkHUgSXHTG5H9quGDR-pGBIVfbRMsEQ/s1600/grey2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVz3TlKlhmpNJmgnAZH_y_fCkr57p8whzE8vS-kB0-HNWDYGQ113qYybaU_y4DJ_DwovJ4cNggO6j8IActTKgENK67i-VjMFdkDMGNSTjB_5MNkHUgSXHTG5H9quGDR-pGBIVfbRMsEQ/s320/grey2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bAPFGXe2GoaI4svAgfgBcA2NldooBec0YlwouHxVqfhR5_l6P5ruqQgL-8f7MGVnu5itTjmnqfQtSFV6xmWmLBUA7aMvW75TtwM6z5gNZ4RbW8rWeD-O5LW0ydAen6Ljcuoqg9ZABvM/s1600/grey3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bAPFGXe2GoaI4svAgfgBcA2NldooBec0YlwouHxVqfhR5_l6P5ruqQgL-8f7MGVnu5itTjmnqfQtSFV6xmWmLBUA7aMvW75TtwM6z5gNZ4RbW8rWeD-O5LW0ydAen6Ljcuoqg9ZABvM/s320/grey3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(all Google images)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Personally, I'm actively trying to look <i>not</i> old. </span></span> </span></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-37383888151486961392016-01-28T10:00:00.000-08:002016-01-28T13:08:08.960-08:00The last 9 books I've read...<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> ...that I've enjoyed</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHglOjThBJ5T-2COCB2zlU0hhyNRWS6YVjZHpOEETR9POhtEILulkJdCe417dKobSHTf5lJxjy8tRO8EUnOgvDOZJPqnxIxtIzW729IAKWtmIvgJPqFO4Lj43AhdQbbajm4fSbkFqvopY/s1600/silvan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHglOjThBJ5T-2COCB2zlU0hhyNRWS6YVjZHpOEETR9POhtEILulkJdCe417dKobSHTf5lJxjy8tRO8EUnOgvDOZJPqnxIxtIzW729IAKWtmIvgJPqFO4Lj43AhdQbbajm4fSbkFqvopY/s320/silvan.jpg" width="195" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Holding-Silvan-Brief-Monica-Wesolowska/dp/098600071X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453930812&sr=1-1&keywords=holding+silvan">Holding Silvan: A Brief Life</a></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/AVvXsEhko0nE7_S4p2SDhNXI_fJ5b3L3n6PLpror3bH_syz3VZ7ZSXC6ghLtmjql4c014LulYI30K_8aVBtQtF5-bCLqyajyn32DzUz6j3YTgEdKqJFwYzIsp4R7OaWkJk46GeCbaSLItFhOeAU/s1600/ghost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko0nE7_S4p2SDhNXI_fJ5b3L3n6PLpror3bH_syz3VZ7ZSXC6ghLtmjql4c014LulYI30K_8aVBtQtF5-bCLqyajyn32DzUz6j3YTgEdKqJFwYzIsp4R7OaWkJk46GeCbaSLItFhOeAU/s320/ghost.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Ghost-Familys-Haunted-Southwest/dp/0062249215/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453930983&sr=1-1&keywords=american+ghost+a+family%27s+haunted+past+in+the+desert+southwest">American Ghost</a> </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/AVvXsEgcppppYCOyAz7bGnOiAksxYDxYjyYJ32TutZLrAyFnQz9G1r7V99OdUyLOeM2jw-qvw4bQDFWrMQgoc8ttbNBm9QF53A3QNWlTxwOx5NkjKcTsPgv_dfrhUQ9dcQoZLlqX2ad5xU02fh0/s1600/who.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcppppYCOyAz7bGnOiAksxYDxYjyYJ32TutZLrAyFnQz9G1r7V99OdUyLOeM2jw-qvw4bQDFWrMQgoc8ttbNBm9QF53A3QNWlTxwOx5NkjKcTsPgv_dfrhUQ9dcQoZLlqX2ad5xU02fh0/s1600/who.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Who-Do-You-Love-Novel/dp/145161781X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453931072&sr=1-1&keywords=who+do+you+love+jennifer+weiner">Who Do You Love</a></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/AVvXsEg-fd3fnL_ngMFHcSOfVlsg59bUi3jxRX-qb6RGSUv84aFUfyfTsKK1lGYpFEZntvnm6HZyzOSkp1SEyoqhJlUNRtJyhwbXo1x1XRxhvgyGA4vBb7be5e6o062coW9x8sGMXLjWrRPZzSU/s1600/husband.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fd3fnL_ngMFHcSOfVlsg59bUi3jxRX-qb6RGSUv84aFUfyfTsKK1lGYpFEZntvnm6HZyzOSkp1SEyoqhJlUNRtJyhwbXo1x1XRxhvgyGA4vBb7be5e6o062coW9x8sGMXLjWrRPZzSU/s320/husband.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Husbands-Secret-Liane-Moriarty/dp/0425267725/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453931133&sr=1-1&keywords=the+husband%27s+secret+liane+moriarty">The Husband's Secret</a></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/AVvXsEiNpkZTU27RovDLXeDysh5U6VQ6cyQ7BmUbq-PvpgB_KDcXsLuWtaKgkCM6plQfFmt2ObTW-uVjl9O-tLs9cxt9ZBHtuYVfwZLwI7CsWQJoSXipIagdljd_7VyyXpcvhXfpB57pyYfo7IU/s1600/dar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpkZTU27RovDLXeDysh5U6VQ6cyQ7BmUbq-PvpgB_KDcXsLuWtaKgkCM6plQfFmt2ObTW-uVjl9O-tLs9cxt9ZBHtuYVfwZLwI7CsWQJoSXipIagdljd_7VyyXpcvhXfpB57pyYfo7IU/s320/dar.jpg" width="195" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Places-Novel-Gillian-Flynn-ebook/dp/B0027MJU00/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453931193&sr=1-1&keywords=dark+places">Dark Places</a></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/AVvXsEjiORHGa4uJJB0pfNE8N88uQyAKGRITToTL63lwvC8dF-H4HDug-iO7l4Xo3zxexcf_4swIbOWRu3I1dM8gYobyzqKuk0PFaWvtyfahLuxIKOrKRSaW1qVm4XQxTumTbL9yEY3R60W4nJE/s1600/astro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiORHGa4uJJB0pfNE8N88uQyAKGRITToTL63lwvC8dF-H4HDug-iO7l4Xo3zxexcf_4swIbOWRu3I1dM8gYobyzqKuk0PFaWvtyfahLuxIKOrKRSaW1qVm4XQxTumTbL9yEY3R60W4nJE/s320/astro.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Astronaut-Wives-Club-Lily-Koppel-ebook/dp/B00A2C53M6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453931255&sr=1-1&keywords=the+astronaut+wives+club">The Astronaut Wives Club</a></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/AVvXsEiL-XVrqmMbZ2T-nLhJBgOvtv_QcCTMVido5a_vFmtva7fGMnflBR5Qjx5_pNSbVXEODWEy3EBqKsz91aJEMJxTWXV60tjLqv5CTlRZVJBezP3T2NG5E6yoxDE1FH1vpN6mRoeFxVYcx_U/s1600/blood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-XVrqmMbZ2T-nLhJBgOvtv_QcCTMVido5a_vFmtva7fGMnflBR5Qjx5_pNSbVXEODWEy3EBqKsz91aJEMJxTWXV60tjLqv5CTlRZVJBezP3T2NG5E6yoxDE1FH1vpN6mRoeFxVYcx_U/s1600/blood.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bloodroot-Vintage-Contemporaries-Amy-Greene/dp/0307390578/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453931317&sr=1-1&keywords=bloodroot">Bloodroot</a></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/AVvXsEhFHhTVwD4Ds7Gmdb02j0XaXeo1Dj-KaUoIm5HXG6PlarCrGiZGoghjX2qQkxjxRSgnGA9Ae67ACbE9Ur3QIAVJLzo-gE-cc6z25m_QPhzQk0m2mu2QlJQ3ifz99Iytbzsax0DA2nJBfGU/s1600/trouble.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHhTVwD4Ds7Gmdb02j0XaXeo1Dj-KaUoIm5HXG6PlarCrGiZGoghjX2qQkxjxRSgnGA9Ae67ACbE9Ur3QIAVJLzo-gE-cc6z25m_QPhzQk0m2mu2QlJQ3ifz99Iytbzsax0DA2nJBfGU/s320/trouble.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Troublemaker-Surviving-Scientology-Leah-Remini/dp/110188696X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453931376&sr=1-1&keywords=troublemaker+leah+remini">Troublemaker</a></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-58779568938539804182016-01-27T11:43:00.001-08:002016-01-27T11:43:14.456-08:00Reminder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5buTyogdnaCwifiuXLUv7yk-VXT6sbHow2hFunEKP3Y-aGV0D6NDtjYK5cNHW5eo0bYhQ1QWd2FI8YwpakzGABim_VOWO9XbRrTs9dk7ggZDaiifaJ-O39R1JXd-0-iSf61mQuEFp-s/s1600/mamaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5buTyogdnaCwifiuXLUv7yk-VXT6sbHow2hFunEKP3Y-aGV0D6NDtjYK5cNHW5eo0bYhQ1QWd2FI8YwpakzGABim_VOWO9XbRrTs9dk7ggZDaiifaJ-O39R1JXd-0-iSf61mQuEFp-s/s640/mamaa.jpg" width="420" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I love that my kids read this every time they come down the stairs. </span></span></div>
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-78170078545161837962016-01-20T09:36:00.000-08:002016-01-20T09:36:21.832-08:00Randoms<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A few random bits for your entertainment since I've been away for awhile. (I haven't actually been <i>away</i>, I'm still here in my house, but I haven't actually sat down and typed a blog post since October, and let's face it, it was a little depressing.) Anyhow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1. Our family has now read The Girls Body Book and The Boys Body Book (I got them on Amazon and would totally recommend them.) and we are officially experts on puberty. Boobs, body hair, body odor, PERIODS. All that. Growing up is fun!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. My 10 year old will no longer wear jammies (not that he calls them that). He feels it is completely appropriate to get a regular pair of basketball shorts to put on for bed. He also only wears basketball shorts during waking hours (unless we are at church). He also has a very weird thing about socks. After speaking with the other moms of his friends, I found out their boys also have a weird thing about socks. I'll get into that another day. Also despite the fact that he has eleventy-thousand t-shirts, he wears the same ones every week. I've been fighting the urge to tell his teacher that he really has more clothes than it appears. That would probably embarrass him. Maybe I'll just FB message her a pic of his closet. No? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">3. I was thinking about how a long time ago, my biggest fear was getting pregnant. Now my biggest fear is getting lice. Not me, my kids. Well both, I guess. And when they are in HS my biggest fear is going to be them getting themselves or someone else pregnant. #growingup #fullcircle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4. Current reality TV obsessions: Real Housewives of Potomac, Teen Mom OG, The Bachelor (I already know who wins and she was my favorite from the beginning.) </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5. We had a family pic taken for the first time in 5 years!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG700Ga-TkKIGcT36JeJyxIw-xZLgc3YElgmZykv_Jup4zRqHdyz7HUNdPy7Z4qA5PR6Fs30hcE0OtY9c4d0eEI7Wup-V4lZxaYkYQLyuQ2mD5kH4S63x15iKCJyPs7zykaH1KadJBPyc/s1600/christmascarderica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG700Ga-TkKIGcT36JeJyxIw-xZLgc3YElgmZykv_Jup4zRqHdyz7HUNdPy7Z4qA5PR6Fs30hcE0OtY9c4d0eEI7Wup-V4lZxaYkYQLyuQ2mD5kH4S63x15iKCJyPs7zykaH1KadJBPyc/s640/christmascarderica.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I'll be back soon, I promise! Bye! </span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-83443915413778920802015-10-07T16:43:00.001-07:002015-10-07T16:48:33.178-07:00October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32vl_hG-aISZyC2IooHrgWAKaQ2g0rgxGExUJPgSvRb1Z-N5NYgP2LOs-_H9oxPcQ9MUqNnLi4JRxbHb0C4wvWFu1jONaUnY4IKIq1_JVqXBs-ImEWSptHRv_nuQxvmIyQyZkGFp3K0A/s1600/PregnancyLoss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32vl_hG-aISZyC2IooHrgWAKaQ2g0rgxGExUJPgSvRb1Z-N5NYgP2LOs-_H9oxPcQ9MUqNnLi4JRxbHb0C4wvWFu1jONaUnY4IKIq1_JVqXBs-ImEWSptHRv_nuQxvmIyQyZkGFp3K0A/s320/PregnancyLoss.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I don't remember crying. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was very matter of fact about it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Something must have been wrong with it (him, I knew in my heart of hearts he was a boy). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It just didn't stick. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After months of being off birth control and desperately trying to become pregnant, <i>at least</i> I knew I could get pregnant. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was 7 weeks pregnant on a Friday. By Monday, my uterus was empty. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">He would have been born at the end of January, 2005.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We liked the name Otis. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We would try again.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Over the years, I've thought about that baby and what might have been. However, I could never picture him as an actual baby in Heaven waiting for me. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy19dx2Hrj8dvrnQVX-t3O0-vu1YJpN3VUX1RtKb0geKksEydxlM6vAZBoY4jEIzJ3YhsH9-20zppeag57wfG5EiMhbIz0vHm1ivXPLzfLG03r8fKU4heo7bN4DfIKyZU0LNgRixJppI/s1600/IMG_7337+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy19dx2Hrj8dvrnQVX-t3O0-vu1YJpN3VUX1RtKb0geKksEydxlM6vAZBoY4jEIzJ3YhsH9-20zppeag57wfG5EiMhbIz0vHm1ivXPLzfLG03r8fKU4heo7bN4DfIKyZU0LNgRixJppI/s640/IMG_7337+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In 2005 we welcomed Porter, followed by Brooklyn in 2006. Our family seemed complete. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Every time I would walk by this framed picture in our house, I would think that it looked like someone was missing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">He was.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We knew there was a third child coming our way, we just didn't know when. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fqdSDsLy5zmmJ_duDNhhsoMKwNwaIpjrxIthJn6P4Wuv7-X-0_AtCwqQmssRxDIbzs7ScUpv25Z0mJ42XM-NcKE8GEcTflsZsfcGK9dhD99FCrigafN3ckvwYzCGGcLvDlfoF3nYnY0/s1600/august3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fqdSDsLy5zmmJ_duDNhhsoMKwNwaIpjrxIthJn6P4Wuv7-X-0_AtCwqQmssRxDIbzs7ScUpv25Z0mJ42XM-NcKE8GEcTflsZsfcGK9dhD99FCrigafN3ckvwYzCGGcLvDlfoF3nYnY0/s640/august3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">March, 2011 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Along comes August. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">August was the only name we picked. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We knew he would be a boy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As he has grown, I've heard myself jokingly say many times, "It's a good thing he wasn't born first, because we probably would have stopped at one." (The kid is a handful.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Yesterday I had this realization: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I can't picture a baby in Heaven, because he's right here. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">You see, he tried to come here the first time and, for whatever reason, it wasn't his time yet. Maybe his tiny body was broken, or maybe we weren't ready for him. <i>I don't know</i>. But God does. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDLfgSp8alYyqeFB98l-ceTLko53YiitwB_fgs-PeiErytKqno-1-2UU-gf9d9pOEm0kDnggkqkolPik7IMd6YCpKKYD41fIgmonQgmZfEDD_aWhXQ3I59jMaZtNrUMatlXTWe5CIpRc/s1600/danwedd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDLfgSp8alYyqeFB98l-ceTLko53YiitwB_fgs-PeiErytKqno-1-2UU-gf9d9pOEm0kDnggkqkolPik7IMd6YCpKKYD41fIgmonQgmZfEDD_aWhXQ3I59jMaZtNrUMatlXTWe5CIpRc/s640/danwedd.jpg" width="502" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am 1 in 4. </span><br />
<br />
Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-26663941497373084132015-02-04T22:06:00.002-08:002015-02-04T22:06:59.857-08:00Cast of Characters IV<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Nathan Randolph Barnes </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">AKA Daddy, Dad, Nate</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yX7Cy-GY6V_JvH3W-AO8NPXgPhAP5qhv-0ALWhHeSdhOthBRe6ZniAad4RAXq5jV393nBYbjXeZPnfuxAfoFotXU6OKnkZsYZLauG_RQFfNJUChvtgpnCfZw4MROGzjeHf5fuoIXIEA/s1600/nate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yX7Cy-GY6V_JvH3W-AO8NPXgPhAP5qhv-0ALWhHeSdhOthBRe6ZniAad4RAXq5jV393nBYbjXeZPnfuxAfoFotXU6OKnkZsYZLauG_RQFfNJUChvtgpnCfZw4MROGzjeHf5fuoIXIEA/s1600/nate.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Our Big Daddy. He does everything for us. He's never had a cavity. He reads the same books over and over. He has this odd way of attracting weirdos. (Seriously, they are drawn to him, men <i>and</i> women. He's got that special something and they love it.) I've spent 15 years of my life with him, and I plan to spend the rest of it with him. Our kids all look like him or just like Barneses in general. I know he loves me when he shaves his face. He snores. He loves to eat Spam. He doesn't drink coffee. </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-56712856447913723222015-01-16T09:46:00.001-08:002015-01-16T09:46:20.355-08:00Cast of Characters III<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">#3 Omar </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">AKA Spawn of Satan, Damien, Snuggers</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUMgswCK531FhChxdJRV3NyJWi6bCC2Lsnl4TK6HCrliu2NewNEE0aOwGIa4J093oI37O_bh4w_NFGLD17KoI3MecmOwsvLLH3hwvcV_EtPWD3sXkax5S815ZYDrzUKMowwmkcjtXx7w/s1600/catt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUMgswCK531FhChxdJRV3NyJWi6bCC2Lsnl4TK6HCrliu2NewNEE0aOwGIa4J093oI37O_bh4w_NFGLD17KoI3MecmOwsvLLH3hwvcV_EtPWD3sXkax5S815ZYDrzUKMowwmkcjtXx7w/s1600/catt.jpg" height="640" width="512" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After our beloved Mac went to doggie heaven, we decided to become cat people. Of course the adorable tiny, orange kitten we chose would turn out to be possessed. We all walk around with the scars on our calves and ankles from his unprovoked attacks. He does not enjoy being cuddled, held, or loved on. He only wants food and water from humans. We have seen him literally climb walls, raise up his back and fur over invisible beings, dive into full bathtubs, and scuffle with stuffed animals. He hides, waiting for an unsuspecting victim to walk by so he can jump out and cling to their limbs with his claws. No one wants to sleep with him because he likes to wait until you fall asleep and then bite your feet. The neighbor kids beg us to put him in the bathroom when they come to play. And yet, we love him! </span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-32237622341335851362015-01-13T14:09:00.000-08:002015-01-13T14:09:11.929-08:00Cast of Characters II<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">#2 Porter Charles Barnes</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">AKA Pork Chop, Porky, Bro</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpeJzyqri2hKi-PsP0U5smjfzfGhQ6i0qLyGr4Y6D0XdrPofBnBQWFTy8_BlQzfjU89nI4Lzfyh6GQ5hR1aDgUqf55CzUOgHWOsnpWcOZSyjbIBm0A6IIpPTXqBuWcQjfpjAjdsIbzmM/s1600/porky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpeJzyqri2hKi-PsP0U5smjfzfGhQ6i0qLyGr4Y6D0XdrPofBnBQWFTy8_BlQzfjU89nI4Lzfyh6GQ5hR1aDgUqf55CzUOgHWOsnpWcOZSyjbIBm0A6IIpPTXqBuWcQjfpjAjdsIbzmM/s1600/porky.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">9 years old, first born, sports enthusiast, carries the world on his shoulders, my worrier, so responsible, true Mama's boy, the kid has a six-pack, small in size, but big in heart, still thinks girls are gross, currently obsessed with football. </span></span><br />
<br />Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-88884133540211095912015-01-07T12:00:00.002-08:002015-01-07T12:00:36.773-08:00Barnes Yard 2.0 Cast of Characters<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">#1 Brooklyn Blanche Barnes</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">AKA Brookie, Blanchie, Sissy, Sis </span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkA4KBMS068HVGiZoRGxA6w2amLGY0ikTKT2sZJHSmgIsY6YnW8eZTeDd06HkYweLipgMg22FunV14UjZygSZ9YqWpUEMKDZFygSnfdbLLZk12E948r60OYI-AgdnrU7mkv6lx5hc0mY/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkA4KBMS068HVGiZoRGxA6w2amLGY0ikTKT2sZJHSmgIsY6YnW8eZTeDd06HkYweLipgMg22FunV14UjZygSZ9YqWpUEMKDZFygSnfdbLLZk12E948r60OYI-AgdnrU7mkv6lx5hc0mY/s1600/001.JPG" height="640" width="426" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">8 years old, 2nd grader, singer, song writer, dancer, aspiring Disney Channel star, crafter extraordinaire, wants to be a police officer or a hair stylist upon growing up, has grown some teeth after two years of being toothless, loves being dramatic in all situations, never at a loss for words. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Brooklyn is the classic middle child. She's right between two boys and it's always her against her brothers, against her parents, against the world. We're really looking forward to puberty around here. She has a knack for knowing the perfect situation to say something inappropriate. She likes to reveal embarrassing things about her family to make people laugh. She has a strange obsession with bras.</span></span>Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-47762014724852337812014-12-30T14:26:00.000-08:002014-12-30T14:26:29.319-08:00Barnes Yard 2.0<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The new year is coming. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">You know what that means? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Yep, I'm going to lose weight. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Or at least try. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Whatever. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>Anyway</i>. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Over the last year, I've received emails asking if I'm ever going to get back to regular blogging and if I'm still alive. <span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for caring!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I <i>want</i> to!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The thing is, I'm not the same girl that started this blog in 2007, 2008, when the heck was it?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In my late 20's, I was a lonely, stay at home mom with two toddlers, and the biggest part of my week was story time at the library. I started the blog to connect with other moms, document my kiddos' lives, and have an outlet for everything I wanted to talk about. I also did a lot of crafts. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Fast forward to age 35. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I've now got big kids. As in <i>nine years old</i>, <i>eight years old</i>, and I'm back in the trenches with a three year old. I get out a lot more than just the library now. I'm also not as crafty. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">My goal for 2015 is to bring back the <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Barnes Yard</b></span>! </span> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I feel like I need to reintroduce myself. I'm not the same mom you used to know. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This is me:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I wake up every morning with at least two children and a cat entangled around me, and want to immediately go back to sleep. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">A world without caffeine would be a very scary place for me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">New flip-flops smell so delicious that sometimes I want to bite them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My favorite binge food is Angie's Politely Sweet & Spicy Kettle Corn. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I get embarrassed for people when they spell words incorrectly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Burlap and chalkboards should always be incorporated in decorating. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My kids drive me to the brink of insanity, but I feel sick to my stomach when they aren't within my arm's reach. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">When I have an hour to myself, I can never decide if I should take a nap or do some sort of housework. I usually go with the nap. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">With enough Diet Pepsi, I could rule the world, or maybe just my household. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I hate wearing socks or coats. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I should thank Jesus more often than I do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Making lists is a favorite pastime of mine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I love all things Housewives (except Atlanta) and hate all things Kardashian. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I often have to remind myself how lucky I am that I got to be what I wanted when I grew up. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I'm your average, obsessive, minivan driving, Mommy of three...and wife to the big Daddy that lives here. </span><br />
<br />Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125993550491685483.post-12657550020751024502014-10-21T11:50:00.001-07:002014-10-21T11:50:22.538-07:00Wedding dress tradition: year 8<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Each year, I'm even more thankful I decided to do the wedding dress tradition. My gorgeous girl is 8. I can't believe it's been 7 years since the first picture. </span></span><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/AVvXsEikgIVCiSzlxPUc8vdLQdWh9IjmldoyeFeE7jvkgiyklFZy8PHkGSCh63Yq0AATLNwsOPCgXByfYnQSK3kHUEC0cssXzjgG9ER-YT2InMS0D1LvW1y16zxpz6GtqiHFXcPo2OIr-eMUWVo/s1600/wedd4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgIVCiSzlxPUc8vdLQdWh9IjmldoyeFeE7jvkgiyklFZy8PHkGSCh63Yq0AATLNwsOPCgXByfYnQSK3kHUEC0cssXzjgG9ER-YT2InMS0D1LvW1y16zxpz6GtqiHFXcPo2OIr-eMUWVo/s1600/wedd4.jpg" height="640" width="474" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcbfLvmVdG-LP2Q_xSZzFaQohbbT9gzW16ZQ6s6BNS_XqLDFClwhZ8mEKyQyFndpbMFpU98GdX9UiQ8HQ-H2R2WdILK9gwt1OcHWIyMVwbSXBpw1IraPaBaKNyDePOCHJKBCIdczx5Hs/s1600/wedd11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcbfLvmVdG-LP2Q_xSZzFaQohbbT9gzW16ZQ6s6BNS_XqLDFClwhZ8mEKyQyFndpbMFpU98GdX9UiQ8HQ-H2R2WdILK9gwt1OcHWIyMVwbSXBpw1IraPaBaKNyDePOCHJKBCIdczx5Hs/s1600/wedd11.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwiLGNBHQOqyvA7DDUo9AQgjx6yEj65AifFxY6f4DzYNy0tBst8sJbSPCbu9IhE-szToY9vSKb5L4OfvSphs2MeZhMz0BQ0nwOgtSas9W4xDtA0FTl7OE4oAYXCl2l-JXwR1-VhqqBN4/s1600/wedd5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwiLGNBHQOqyvA7DDUo9AQgjx6yEj65AifFxY6f4DzYNy0tBst8sJbSPCbu9IhE-szToY9vSKb5L4OfvSphs2MeZhMz0BQ0nwOgtSas9W4xDtA0FTl7OE4oAYXCl2l-JXwR1-VhqqBN4/s1600/wedd5.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08sUSOpD1LRv89_X4RopmnYStoxdPpat5SwLyxLm3XLrkxjFbBRmB5_YXiGlY40vDqgf6xaovVy7XQJzLn9wAb2L6G2iLs-LcQEO_8TqdTcMFCi4L0KOZG5rSb01J-Y0PrEDvJPKfZSg/s1600/wedd6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh08sUSOpD1LRv89_X4RopmnYStoxdPpat5SwLyxLm3XLrkxjFbBRmB5_YXiGlY40vDqgf6xaovVy7XQJzLn9wAb2L6G2iLs-LcQEO_8TqdTcMFCi4L0KOZG5rSb01J-Y0PrEDvJPKfZSg/s1600/wedd6.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE6bfsYl4idYF4Al55TVMY7HuXyRet7Ax5KQTmJwn8uH8dOEbyKyDEhsKewaLDBegCtKTX56K1ENeoFZjIaImOG0bK1sQpSb9M0eQDnltl_hnwvJjyInv5Ody3qXW49wlZKLtH5oqlAU/s1600/wedd7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE6bfsYl4idYF4Al55TVMY7HuXyRet7Ax5KQTmJwn8uH8dOEbyKyDEhsKewaLDBegCtKTX56K1ENeoFZjIaImOG0bK1sQpSb9M0eQDnltl_hnwvJjyInv5Ody3qXW49wlZKLtH5oqlAU/s1600/wedd7.jpg" height="640" width="474" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujE01OkL78vnMn2B5tHfzRGc-5xqW4ARiEKsfZpKxgQWBARlhwoVx451MUj_vvY02j-Z_-mupUFO1rLOv6_Kgft9qg-OLCeZFm23Y82W8UtIHyNqkmjmS8QuMSuLTT2SWt8C6CDR0AMQ/s1600/wedd12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujE01OkL78vnMn2B5tHfzRGc-5xqW4ARiEKsfZpKxgQWBARlhwoVx451MUj_vvY02j-Z_-mupUFO1rLOv6_Kgft9qg-OLCeZFm23Y82W8UtIHyNqkmjmS8QuMSuLTT2SWt8C6CDR0AMQ/s1600/wedd12.jpg" height="640" width="458" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7oSVyfR0bQTm8a_UulUrHNOmmnqcwn-K0c8N1pC6_aR6YSI6ryt8cgAFciBytXiw80zt7LAfYtYKkCWkXZIFvjxOwuQSNhpxCqo7J1SdYofIidiSgj-0GwIjVyMJz9IZEavDRL0gYcQ/s1600/wedd10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7oSVyfR0bQTm8a_UulUrHNOmmnqcwn-K0c8N1pC6_aR6YSI6ryt8cgAFciBytXiw80zt7LAfYtYKkCWkXZIFvjxOwuQSNhpxCqo7J1SdYofIidiSgj-0GwIjVyMJz9IZEavDRL0gYcQ/s1600/wedd10.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEchXpM7Fo_RB9x5l45o9Xdrjok210sHiHxpl9I0Gom6KveP45yYIlKMmjmRs7X71N0W2he_W0D8Stj5dy6ukAN44Qw78AhkXTkbQpiieJmEeKoJ8hqu0u7WUq5TCB7SQQ-ZEohm5bJg/s1600/wedd9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEchXpM7Fo_RB9x5l45o9Xdrjok210sHiHxpl9I0Gom6KveP45yYIlKMmjmRs7X71N0W2he_W0D8Stj5dy6ukAN44Qw78AhkXTkbQpiieJmEeKoJ8hqu0u7WUq5TCB7SQQ-ZEohm5bJg/s1600/wedd9.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_kPssaRsIoeTkbAYmUb-Y_k0QhPVjYSHv2WdgfjQVWFbtsNElu7ymCx2ndKOMvvHIwEu0bPddck2wrHkHUYdwyHXEHlKKfP42hTa4p7p-fBLJIb5zkpijB1CEFSuf6NMuZof9QJUnVQ/s1600/wedddress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_kPssaRsIoeTkbAYmUb-Y_k0QhPVjYSHv2WdgfjQVWFbtsNElu7ymCx2ndKOMvvHIwEu0bPddck2wrHkHUYdwyHXEHlKKfP42hTa4p7p-fBLJIb5zkpijB1CEFSuf6NMuZof9QJUnVQ/s1600/wedddress.jpg" height="640" width="504" /></a></div>
<br />Jill@Barnes Yardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12817282625874807097noreply@blogger.com2