3 in a row BA-BY!!!

THREE MORNINGS IN A ROW I HAVE DRUG MY SORRY BUTT OUT OF BED TO GET ON THE TREADMILL!!:) 3! IN A ROW!! that's amazing for ME!!! I have run .5 mile every morning! I get off feeling like I am goingto puke but HEY I am surviving!!! I have WAY more energy all day long & I think its fromthat burst of work in the morning. I was worried about working after working out but its not a problem :) very little soreness even! can you tell just HOW excited I am about this new adventure!?

I am a bit bummed this morning as I am missing a 5k next Saturday @ our State Fairgrounds :( I could totally walk it this year & try to run it next. *sigh* oh well. next year!

this weekend is going to be another busy one! major grocery shopping, dentist appt for Tim, costume pick up & return in DM, 2 lunches out on costume trips, my scheduled shelter time, costume party x2, 1y/o birthday party, answer the door for Trick or Treaters & maybe some naps. Pics on Monday!

for now, there's no school today so we are pulling out some special activities-play dough, painting, maybe big kid-only games for the table!! off to fix some thing fun & easy for breakfast!! have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

YAY for ThursDAY!

it means its almost FriDAY :) AND I did the treadmill this morning!!! 5AM baby! I ran for a half mile which isn't far or time consuming but its 100% further than I was running last week! :) I am a wee bit sore this morning but pushed thru it & feel better for it! glad I finally figured this morning running thing out!! maybe by summer I'll be up to some distance & take it outside! wow then I'll have to overcome my issues w/the dark LOL hmmm

I scrapped 2 more days in my December Daily book last night! I am ready to be done w/it already-is that bad?? My attention span has been Short lately :( maybe its from being so busy. I don't know but I don't think I like it.

What is w/the tv shows being on reruns already??? ewwwwwwww I don't like it! I did have one new show last night & its kind of my guilty pleasure -Eastwick. its so unrealistic its fabulous :)
Hmmmm I am feeling an admission coming! here's my fall show line up so far:
Sunday: Desperate Housewives & Brothers & Sisters
Monday: House & Castle
Tuesday: NCIS, NCIS:LA, & The Good Wife (all online as we have darts)
Wednesday: Criminal Minds & Eastwick
Thursday: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice & The Mentalist (I have to DVR as its not online & conflicts w/PP)
Friday: that I rarely get to see: Medium & Numb3rs

So sad! LOL

HAPPY HUMP DAY!!

VERY THANKFUL DAY!

• I just closed a $700 Pampered Chef party! that scores me some pretty neat stuff!
• I did a 14.5 minute mile on the tread last night! thankful for the health to be able to!
• its not the best but it gives me a starting point!
• I did .75 of a mile this morning! BEFORE WORK! GET. OUT. so unlike me! but I am feeling GREAT b/c of it!
• I was moving much slower today but atleast I know what I can do & the time I need to allow.
• Its going to be warm (50s) today & SUNSHINE!!!
• I get my h1n1 mist vac today.
• Already have pancake batter mixed up.
• on my 2nd cup o coffee :) ready to start the water
• Good for the Soul list :)

more race pics

this is one of the guys that was greeting & escorting the survivors to their special lane @ the end! way cool!!

finish line!!

one of the many teams of cheerleaders

bikers & police set @ intersections making sure we were safe from cross traffic! way cool

can you see all the walkers on the bridge? this is the home stretch & we were just beginning.

wow what an off center photo! I was walking I meant to get ashot down the street of all the heads ahead of us.

ugh Monday

I would love to have another day to the weekend this time! so not ready to be back to work yet here I am.. fed 4 breakfasts, got one off to preschool & 4 off to school, leaving me w/2 littles until the rest of the group arrives.

What a busy weekend & we did NOTHING on the list for yesterday.. my ankle was not happy after the walk on Saturday so I bummed around babying it all day!! was nice but I could so do it again today :) I did have a good time on the walk!! way cool experience! then home to finish the house for company & an AWESOME pampered chef party!!! thanks to all who ordered whether in person or via book! & double thanks to those who came & had fun w/us!!

My ankle decided I had overworked it on Saturday so it decided I needed to bum around yesterday.. was swollen & stiff yesterday morning so I had to skip the shelter work :( & the At home party I wanted to go to! :(( but I had to take care of ME. & I did!!!

this week will be much more laid back!!!! only have Halloween on Saturday to contend w/. YAY!!!!!

TGIF!

why break a good run now?? (another list)

• busy busy weekend!! Date night, SGK walk, PC party, Shelter, At Home party!
• productive week!! :)
• I got re-energized about working out last night! chatted w/a friend on FB for 2 hrs about walking to running! wish me luck!
• SO when I realized my start time was later today, i worked on digging out that treadmill :)
• which cut into my net time
• which explains the late post
• & oh so boring! sorry!

have a great weekend!! :)

total randomness:

• I need new work jeans-down to 2 pair-ugh I hate jean shopping!
• its been raining all night
• I didn't get the bushes planted last night so going to 'mud them in' tonight
• I've been really good keeping to my evening to do list to get the house company ready this week
• I am having & closing a Pampered Chef party on Saturday night
• I am getting more orders than I expected :) Pleasant surprise
• I have to change the batteries in the smoke detectors today-one is beeping in the night
• I am wearing one of my Halloween t-shirts today -FUN
• I am refusing to let my packed weekend stress me out
• cheesy tots & grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast yummmy
• I got 2 more days done in my December Daily book last night!
• I am determined to make this dreary rainy chilly fall day productive
• not sure if I begged for pledges here yesterday or not so going to post it today
• I am only asking for enough to fund a mammogram. Click HERE to visit my pledge page and make a contribution to this deserving cause. (ONLY 2 more days to hit my goal + its a tax deduction for you!!)
• I need to fill out & return a training registration today!

Ok.. there ya have it :) complete & utter randomness on a Thursday! hope you have a GREAT ONE!!

Hump Day!

a list:

• lighter work load today hopefully will = more productivity but we will see :) sometimes it means less.
• I was able to check everything off my list for yesterday ROCK ON!! :)
• Tim worked late last night so we sat out of darts & I was able to scrap another day in the December Daily book
• My to do list for this evening is quite long
• I am afraid I might not make my goal for raising $125 for the Susan G. Komen foundation for the Race for the Cure this Saturday :( Click http://www.komendesmoines.org/aspx/Pledges.aspx?PledgeID=326 to visit my pledge page and make a contribution to this deserving cause. I have no idea whose photo its showing but I can't seem to change it LOL
• I am finally trying to download birthday party photos from Sunday
• having technical difficulties-hoping to be back shortly. if not-have a great day!!

WHOOOPS!

• yesterday was a tttteeeeeeeeeeeny bit crazy!! :) I spent my normal AM blog time scanning in my weekend scrap projects then it was breakfast time & I never got blogging. @ nap time I discovered they hadn't saved, so I rescanned them all then nap time was over & I only got them uploaded to post but no journaling about them so I will post this chatty post, then go journal about them & make that post later today too. TMI??
• How was your weekend?? mine was busy, fun & unproductive around the house. We got our costumes reserved, he hunted & I scrapped, got to go to Lyla's birthday party, I cleaned @ the shelter & we both napped.
• This coming weekend looks to be just as busy! Saw 6 in theaters=date night, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure w/the girls Saturday AM, Pampered Chef party here Saturday Night, At Home America party @ Mack's house Sunday after the shelter. B.U.S.Y. :)
• That means this week needs to be productive to make the weekend as relaxed as possible.
• The crop on Saturday was a blast!!! it was a fundraiser for a nearby Skate park. We got the funnest T-shirts "be nice to me or I'll crop you out" hehe & helped to raise over $700! awesome!! I registered for one next month & got invited to on in January. I love being 'in the loop' now! I am working hard core on my December Daily book for 09. I loved it last year & this is so less stressful!! I even got JO moving!! that's amazing!
• Speaking of amazing--our weather right now is just amazing!! we got to play out in the yard after snack w/o jackets! LOVE THAT!!! hoping for a rerun today.
• Ok going to quick fast do some journaling on the post of December Daily pages for 09 so I might get it up before breakfast today.

My December Daily so far:

the title page which I have since taken markers to the edges of all the letters:

1 right side: Left side is blank for the December to do list.

December 2nd: pretty plain but leaves a ton of room for improvisation:

December 3rd: My Mil's bday-

I love this plastic page!!! it was a 12"scalloped clear placemat type paper I picked up last year after Christmas. Need to figure out a way to incorporate more of it in here :)

December 6th:

This should be first season deer shotgun in these parts so I took this a bit more 'masculine'.

8th:

9th: I love this paper! there will be several more of these pages throughout the book too :)

December 10th: never mind the bad crop job on the left side :) but I love me some currogated cardboard

the 11th:

the 12th is our planned shopping day for my mom & I so I had to include a folder in the middle so that we had place for plenty of fun photos.

& last night I did day 13 but its not yet scanned. its gorgeous tho :)

Last year's DD is listed here http://nothingbutchatter.blogspot.com/search/label/December%20Daily

Ah Ha! Friday!

I've been patiently waiting your arrival :) So happy to see you made it! this weekend starts off a string of busy ones -again. not sure how to work it all in together so we'll go w/a list of randoms today:

• today's FLY mission: Zone 3: Mission #5 Friday Dear Friends:We are in the last day of Zone Three!! Your mission in the bathroom is to mop the floor. Now, you can do this with some hot soapy water and a rag or mop. There is no perfect way to mop. Just get the floor wet, wipe it and dry it!For the kids room - Do or teach the Hot Spot Fire Drill!! Loo kin your children's room and find the one spot that seems to be the dumping area. This could be the desk, night stand or top of the dresser. Once again use this as a teaching moment - not a battle! Have patience and keep in mind that they can't read your mind! No Kids? Pick a room of your choice and head in for another 27 boogie! Grab the bag and dash through the room tossing 27 items that can go far away from your house! Get the "stuff" that is taking up space out of there!Love,Kelly
• How did you do on yesterday's missions? I did scrub the cc bathroom sink & decluttered the shelf -luckily the upstairs one will just need a wiping when I go to mop it today :)
• Yesterday I took 5 or 6 bites of time to decorate the house w/fall/Halloween decorations from my 3 totes. I did not use it all this yr. went more fall than Halloween-I do that sometimes. its ok not to do it perfectly every year :)
• I spent another hour or so in my scrap room last night moving things around, sorting & pitching!! then ended up w/a pile of Christmas/winter items to pack tonight to take tomorrow. YAY!!!
• for our household, this weekend includes: deer hunting (muzzleloader), scrapbooking (skate park fundraiser), 4y/o bday party, Pampered Chef party @ Nicki's, & hopefully some rest. the good thing is that the grocery shopping is complete & the house is getting cleaner.
• over the next few weeks we have: hunting, Saw 6, Race for the Cure, our Pampered Chef party, dental appointments, At Home American party, Halloween parties, child care training, wine walk, closing party for our favorite bar, Tastefully Simple party, another Crop, Thanksgiving! SERIOUSLY BUSY for the next 6 week ends.
• I am attempting to work today w/o my ankle brace! wish me luck :)

how's that for some serious randomness?? LOL
I hope you have a GREAT DAY & WEEKEND!!!

Wow its Thursday :)

this house is sure shaping up after a week of sporadically placed baby steps! Thank goodness! :) I skipped the Fly mission for yesterday but worked for an hour in my Scrap room last night & was ruthless.. filled a grocery sack of garbage & one of donations! :) there's also a pile for child care & a pile for recycling. I've kept up on laundry-even if it means putting the baskets on the bed then making myself put them away b4 getting into bed. Hey-its working for me & only taking a few minutes. So how are you doing???


today's mission is:

Zone 3: Mission #4 Thursday
Dear Friends:The bathroom sink is calling you! Let's shine our bathroom sinks and counter tops. Scrub the sink and the faucets, wipe down with Windex(remember to be careful that you are not mixing Windex with any bleach products, make sure you rinse very well before using the Windex). Take time to wipe down your counter tops and give them a shine as well.

For the kids room - get a damp cloth and wipe off the finger prints from the light switch plates, door and door knobs. If your child is old enough show them how to do this and let them! It does not have to be perfect. Remember if you make cleaning something negative they will always think of cleaning up as something terrible and that they never did it right!

No Kids? Pick a room of your choice and do one more Hot Spot fire drill. Get in there and put out the heat!

These I will do today!! Then tonight I will focus on packing for the crop I am going to on Saturday :) whohoooooooo getting started on that December Daily! Ok hot breakfast ready, coffee ingested, here we go!!

Happy Hump Day!!!

My mind is kinda spinning this morning. I am finally showing side effects from the medicine combo I've been on since Saturday. rather than bore you w/deets I will jump right to the Fly Mission for today:

It is Anti-procrastination Day! It is time to take a look into the medicine cabinets and toss the empty bottles and boxes that are taking up space. While you are doing this also take a look at the expiration dates on the medicines that are there. If you have some that need to be gotten rid of take care of that as well. Grab a damp rag and wipe down the shelves. Don't take everything out, just lift,wipe and put back.

For the kids room - Throw open the sock drawer and start flinging!I don't know what it is about the socks but they lose their mates and for some strange reason there always seem to be socks in the drawers that are too small!! There could be socks that your child never wears because they don't like them. Fling them! Have your child help you if they are old enough or have them do it themselves. I did this not too long ago with my son and was floored to see a pair of soccer socks still in the drawer when he hasn't played in 4 years!! He was a youth size 6 and now wears a men's size 12! Toss the socks!

No kids? Do a Hot spot Fire Drill in the room of your choice! I will do fire drills around my desk area & in the weight room-I owe the weight room a good 45 minutes tonight!

How did you do on yesterday's mission?? did you manage the 27 fling boogie!? I did & it spread into the top of my 'pantry cupboard' in the cc kitchen! awesome!! feeling GREAT!

MMMMMMM pancakes for breakfast today!!! need more caffeine first. :)

Good Morning Tuesday!

I hope we get along as well as Monday & I did!! together we managed a HUGE to do list w/things constantly popping up & getting done all day long!! I won't bore the readers w/the details but will say I loved yesterday! I forgot how wonderful caffeine is HAHA.

-breaking to fix & serve breakfast- ok back :)

we have our FLYLady mission for today should we chose to accept it..

Zone 3: Mission #2 Tuesday Dear Friends:We are back in the bathroom and your mission for today is to cleanout your bathroom trash can. Use the tub to fill the can with hotwater and add some general purpose cleaner or dish soap. Let it soakand then scrub the bottom, the sides and the outside. Turn it overand let it dry in the tub and then put it back before someone needsto bathe and ends up taking a shower with the trash can! Have fun!This is so simple and makes a difference!

Your mission for the kids room is challenge them to a 27 Fling Boogie!You know your kids - if 27 is going to be too much then scale it back,if they are small have them choose three toys that are broken ormissing pieces and throw those away. Then have them choose threethings that they no longer play with to bless another child with.Choose the number based on their age and maturity. Use BabySteps,remember that this is a teaching moment - not a battle.

No kids? Do a 27 Fling Boogie in a room of your choice! Do it fast anddon't look back!

Love,
Kelly

Since I have no kids' room to do I plan to do the boogie around my child care desk & the weight room. I am so ahead of the game b/c I did all the trash cans in the house last week! WHOOOT!!!

HOW DID YOU DO ON YESTERDAY'S CHALLENGE? did you do it? did you start it & get distracted? if you completed it, how GOOD did THAT feel?? :) I know I appreciated having so much off my list yesterday that I was able to scrap guilt free last night for 3 hours!!! Seriously!!! finally finished that chapter I thought I had finished last week LOL found several more photos that I was able to narrow down to just a 2 page spread to finish it up. :) put them in sleeves & in an ALBUM last night. what a concept!! :) I even put away the page kits I was using & everything! all ready to start page planning for Saturday's crop!! I amgoing to jump a few years & work on Tim's Surprise Party from THIS YEAR! WHAAAAAAAAAT? me work current?? NOt possible :) quite exciting in my little world.

I discovered this morning that my new printer is compatable w/XP which is on this dinosaur so I installed it :) we will try to scan & share those pages I did last night & the 2 odd ones from summer 06 I did late last week/weekend.

alright alright. I need to get up & vac the carpet as we are having a visitor today that will be spending alot of time on the floor working w/an itty bitty & teaching me how too. Have a GREAT day!!

How was your weekend??

Mine was productive!!

Went to the dr. She confirmed that my ankle is most likely just sprained by the speed of my recovery but is willing to order up xrays if I have any issues or 2nd guesses. From there I went to pick up my rx, groceries, banking, time in DM w/Tim, naps, the concert, the shelter, a movie or 2, nap, worked in my scrap room while watching TV. Over all Pretty productive :)

shots from the concert :)

hoping to keep the productivity momentum going this week! This week's FLYLady room is the bathroom + any other room! I think I'll work in the weight room + child care desk area along w/the 2 bathrooms! here's today's mission straight from her email:

This week we are in Zone 3. This is the main bathroom and another room of your choice. For those of you with children we are going to have a mission for you or for you to give to the kids depending on their age.Your mission for today in the bathroom is to wipe down around the base and the back of the toilet. This is an area that we all seem to forget about until we notice it on day and it seems too far gone to do anything about it! Grab a rag and some general purpose cleaner and wipe down the toilet from the bowl downward, the floor around the base and behind base. This is a quick and easy mission to do! For the kids room: Go into the room with a small trash bag, empty the trash can in the room and get rid of anything that needs to be thrown away. Old school papers that don't need saving, candy or gum wrappers, broken pens or pencils, things that are small and taking up precious space that is truly trash. Don't make this too hard! Just the obvious things that need to be thrown away, don't throw open the drawers and closets. Just the obvious trash. This is also a great opportunity to teach your children to use the recycle bins for any paper trash. No kids? Do the same mission in any room of your choice!

so there you have it! Let me know if you are joining me in the mission today! :) Fully Caffeinated.. here we go!!!!!!

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Last night's pages! this completes this chapter!! :) I then started playing around w/some photos of Kyler on the lake from a few years ago.. FUN ONES!!

Good Morning!

Oh how wonderful a caffinated morning can be. :) ab-so-stinking-lutely lovely :) we put a cushion @ the bottom of the stairs & moved the gate, I currently have 5 littles playing alligator on the stairs on the their bellies LOL only one has had to leave the party for pushing :) oops make that 2.. the party is over. :( oh well.. it was fun while it lasted.

can we say Girl's Night Out!? whohoooooooo very last minute but some of us girls are hitting the Joey & Rory concert @ the casino tomorrow night for FREE YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! hopefully its alot of fun!! :) I am a bit excited.

other than that, this weekend looks to be pretty relaxing w/a dab of shopping, some pumpkin patching, some eating out, & movie night w/my hubby. mmmmm sounds good for the temps they are predicting for us.. they even used the evil 'S' word for Sunday! ewwwwwwwwwwww not YET!!!! I should be able to get the house transformed into Fall :)

the toys are successfully cycled out! now thinking of trying something different for their nap laundry daily storage. the nurses for the QRS don't like my giant Ziplocs (suffocation hazard & all) so thinking stacking baskets just might be the way to go.

I wonder how much more random I can make this post? :) How about if I close in saying that I did manage to finish scrapping the photos from the '04 Branson trip last night during a House marathon & then Grey's & Private Practice! YAY!!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

evening pages

or pages I've done evenings this week :) (click to enlarge)

I love finally being able to scrap where & however I feel like it instead of in order!! go Creative Memories for catching up w/the times hehe still some oldies.. this is still the 2004 trip to Branson

only thursday?????

**WOW I feel like it should be Friday... its been a long week again. I have jumped back on the FLYlady wagon :) I've been fluttering off & on for YEARS! I love it when I do it & when I am not I miss it but have no idea why I don't just keep it up. Some things I do 99% of the time are FLYlady.. my morning & my evening routines, including laying my clothes out, but the shining of the sink, keeping the counters orderly, hot spots cleared, everything wiped down/moped -not so good. This week we are focusing on the kitchen (& oh how I love that we focus on one room @ a time!!) & having 2 of them I had to really keep on myself to get it all done.. but so far I have: bleached all inside trash cans -it only called for wiping down & out the kitchen cans, but after having the ickies last week I decided it wouldn't hurt anything to go ahead & bleach them all- along w/lining & replacing each one, clean & wipe off all kitchen counters, while cleaning them off decide what needs to be rehomed-our lemonader & iced tea machine are back in the cupboard for winter :) threw away the coffee maker that wouldn't work, & put the mini chopper back up in the cupboard, seriously looks & feels like our counter top grew 6" in depth!, wipe down the faucets-it called for toothbrush activity but happily, mine didn't need it! today's activity is to wipe appliances down-nothing serious no dismantling or anything just a hot soapy rag & wipe off the drips, dribbles & fingerprints, no problem. Friday will be sweeping & mopping the floors-actually looking fwd to it! ha!

**We also received a letter home from one of the preschools that we have an H1n1 infected child in town *sigh* I was so hoping it would skip us. wash hands wash hands wash hands

**Party season for me. I am holding a book Signature Homestyles party right now to close tomorrow- www.signaturehomestyles.biz/jolee for the catalog. *I am hosting a Pampered Chef home show the 24th & taking orders until that date. *Then in November I am hosting a Tastefully Simple party also. :) Let me know if I can help yiou w/any Christmas shopping w/these parties!

**Its grey, rainy & chilly out this morning. Could be Pretty depressing if I didn't have a cup of coffee & a manageable to do list by my side.

**I got another page or 2 scrapped last night!! :) will try to get them scanned in today.

Off we go!! Have a great day!!

whining!

OH so tired. too much nyquil. physically want to lay down & sleep the day away. my cough has gone from rattly to a dry hacking one ugh. I got thru 1/3 of the toys yesterday. now to stash the boxed ones & sterilize what's left. ankle is sore by 4 & have periodic shooting pains in the night. school pictures are today. I should be fixing breakfast.

Hope you have a great day!

OH what a difference a day makes.

(click to enlarge)

here are the photos from our walk yesterday. it was a gorgeous fall day. the temps were ideal, the sun was shining & we were all in GREAT moods!! so fun!! today its wet from the down pour we received last night, dreary, & gloomy. so glad we walked yesterday!!!

Today will be about cleaning toys, baking banana bread & maybe some fall decorating... we will see how agreeable the littles are. :)

Nuff said! Have a great day!!

Good Morning!

Monday!! Fresh new week, month, season, *sigh* I almost feel refreshed this morning. Almost like I had a planned extended weekend. I guess its better than feeling behind like my first instinct was when I turned on the lights down here this morning. bedding needing washed, dishes needing washed, floor needing scrubbed, table needing wiped, trash needing pulled, toys needing picked up & sanitized! Oh the plans for the day are forming!!

Today there is no school so I am hoping for some sunshine this morning so we can take a fall walk! We'll just take it slow but the supportive brace is helping me get around TONS!! I think I could also get them to help me gather toys to sanitize/rotate out to make for less sanitizing during the cold & flu season. I feel a 'treasure hunt' coming on w/a walk as a reward & then a painting project @ the table while I fix lunch. WOW organization?? whazzzzzzzzat???? :) Feels like a great day to pull out the brown paint!

Then tomorrow will be back to our regularly scheduled days of trolleys picking up & dropping off for preschools, school kids in & out, & hopefully my little will be back from the hospital! basically planned chaos :) Looking fwd to it!

This time last year I participated in Ali's A Week in the Life project & loved it! Thinking this would be a great week to do it again! only this year I'd like to finish it before the first of November :)

I am definitely taking a break from my caffeine-free lifestyle. I am going to need it to get it all done today & maybe all week.

A weekend post?

Yep, I am feeling better! back to just the cough I started out w/ :) whohoooooooo
The sun is shining 3 CHEERS!! OH how I love the sunshine!!
The crisp Autumn air + sunshine = hopeful productivity!
Today I want to:

• take down the patio lights + dead hanging pots from the deck
• pull in the plants & pillows from the deck
• bring in & put up the fall & Halloween decorations
• pull out the winter clothes tote & pack away summer *sniff* *sniff*
• handcraft a birthday card for a dear friend's surprise party this afternoon
• stash Scrap Pink supplies safely for next year
• swap out the lemons in the fruit/punch bowl for the coveted Honey Crisps :D

oh my.. my coffee is growing my to do list faster than I can get it accomplished. I am seriously not Ready for Fall but I don't think I have a choice so I may as well Get Ready :)

I Hope you have a gorgeous wonderful Sunday in your home!!

recovering from the flu..

So until I am headache free & the computer screen doesn't hurt... here's some scrap pages I've done @ the last 2 crops.. first what I managed @ Scrap Pink:



& the ones I did @ the Winterest Crop in August: