"Once our eyes are opened, we cannot pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act." Proverbs 24:12



“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.”- William Butler Yeats





Thursday, May 28, 2009

Ce-le-brate good times, c'mon!


Yesterday we celebrated our Kai's 5th birthday (that is still so hard to believe for me!) and my adoring husband's umm....26th! We had yummy food, family and lots to be thankful for.

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The two birthday boys!

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Our Bouquet of Blessings minus one.

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Five candles to blow out!

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"Your turn Daddy!"

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There's nothin' like family to help you celebrate!

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This girl loves her Daddy!
(Amanda wrote the sweetest things on Scott's card....she made us cry!)

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I love this picture because they were just both standing in this position listening to my sister speak, without realizing that the other had their arms crossed.


AND THESE LAST TWO ARE JUST BECAUSE....

Well, just because I'm biased and think my daughters are beautiful!

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(Holly, never say I don't grant your requests. :)

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I really wish she'd stop growing!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

blog secrets I've stolen borrowed


I really love blogging. It's therapeutic and fun for me. I love sharing how God rocks in my life. But, I admit, it's so frustrating when I go to other blogs and see how cool some things on there are and then sit and wonder, "How did they do that?". I end up finding myself sitting here for hours trying to figure it out. Many times I do. Some I've put on a back burner for when I have an extra 24 hours to spend on it (like that'll ever happen). Either way, I love the challenge.

Since I, too, often get asked questions like "How do you do ____ on your blog?", I've decided to put a few of those questions and answers on here. I know that I love learning new stuff to try out on my blog and love even more when people share it willingly. So, I'm paying that forward.

It's all been trial and error for me, but please feel free to ask if there's anything I didn't mention that you see on my blog and would like to try out. And by no means, have fun doing this but remember, I'm no expert!


STRIKING OUT WORDS

When you are writing your post, under the Edit Html tab, you can strike out words like I have done on my title. It's easy. Just write the following:


*IMPORTANT: You must make sure there are no spaces in between the brackets where the word strike is. Also, be sure to include the slash (thanks, Aus!) after the final word you want striked out.


ADDING EMAIL TO YOUR SIDEBAR

Go to your dashboard and click on Layout. Click on Add Gadget. Then click on Html/JavaScript. Then add this code:

You can change the words in caps to whatever you choose.



ADDING THE SCROLLING BAR BELOW THE HEADER


Go to your dashboard and click on Layout. Click on Add Gadget. Next, click on Text. Then add this code:


That easy! Remember, you can change the wording in caps to whatever you want and change the WIDTH margin to whatever width you want it to go across your page.


HOW TO MAKE PICTURES LARGER THAN WHAT THE BLOGGER UPLOADS ALLOW


This neat trick I learned from Connie. I loved it so much that I now have upgraded to Pro. It was my Mother's Day gift to myself. (I know. I'm shameless!)

Go to http://www.flickr.com/ and upload your picture. You must register if you've never used their site before. (You can also make your albums private, too.)

Once you've uploaded your picture. Double click on your picture and then go to EDIT PHOTO.

This will take you to Picnik mode. Click on RESIZE and adjust the dimensions of your picture. I like to post them under the large size, so I usually set mine at 605 x 455. But you can play with it and adjust it to whatever fits the margins on your blog best.

After resizing, click on OK, then on SAVE. You'll then be taken back to the original page where you can view ALL SIZES, small - medium - or large. Click on the size you want. Scroll down a bit, copy the html code at the bottom and paste on your blog post under the Edit Html tab! Voila. A great big beautiful picture.

By the way, you can also play on Picnik mode by clicking on the CREATE tab! Trust me, you'll be guaranteed hours of easy fun!


ADDING A THIRD COLUMN TO YOUR LAYOUT

This took me FOREVER to figure out! After many failed attempts, I was so darn proud of myself you probably heard my screams in Australia.

So, if you're interested. Here's what I did. BUT...keep in mind that even figuring it out, it took me quite a while.

This is if you have a present sidebar on the left and you want to insert a new sidebar on the right. You can use the same sidebar settings and change the above code by amending or inserting the parts shown in red.

Go to your dashboard, click on Layout, then click on Edit Html. Scroll down until you find these lines. Then change the codes by amending or inserting the parts shown in red.

#sidebar-wrapper {clear:left;
}
#main
{
width:430px;
float:left;
padding:8px 0;
margin:0 0 0 30px;
word-wrap: break-word; /* fix for long text breaking
sidebar float in IE */
overflow: hidden; /* fix for long non-text content
breaking IE sidebar float */
}
#sidebar {
width:150px;
float:left;
padding:8px 0;
margin:0;
word-wrap: break-word; /* fix for long text breaking
sidebar float in IE */
overflow: hidden; /* fix for long non-text content
breaking IE
sidebar float */
}

#newsidebar-wrapper
{
clear:right;}
#newsidebar {
width:150px;
float:right;
padding:8px 0;
margin:0;
word-wrap: break-word; /* fix for long text breaking
sidebar float in IE */
overflow: hidden; /* fix for long non-text content
breaking IE sidebar float */
}

DISCLAIMER:

REMEMBER TO ALWAYS (ALWAYS!!!) SAVE YOUR TEMPLATE BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY CHANGES!

I love to fool around with my blog, but take no responsibility with anyone else's. Because, I'm kinda mean like that sometimes. :)

Again have fun! Remember to let me know what you think!

Monday, May 25, 2009

remembering

In honor of all the men, women and families...




that have sacrificed so much so that we can live in the land of the
free. We honor, thank and remember you today and always.


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