Archives for the day of: March 19, 2008

A Major Award

March 19, 2008 //
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I’ve only won one other major award
(If you don’t count DAN)
and that was the 8th grade Woodmen of the World Speech Contest.
Gotta find THAT photo. It’s a winnerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

But today, my naybor gave me a Major Award.
"
because you all mean so much to me and I am a better person because I know you!

Thanks for all your inspiration and support!
Big Hugs!!!
cari

Well all I can say is
THANK GOODNESS YOU FINALLY UPDATED YOUR BLOG
because I almost had to go outside and SEE IF YOU WERE STILL ALIVE!!!!

I’ve been a supporter of Cari Kraft’s art since she was a student at Dana College. I didn’t even know her.
But I knew I loved her stuff!!!

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This picture is of a birthday gift I got "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so many years ago" and it was a plate she made. I have another, too.

Jump ahead light years from then and Cari was at my house at a party and I had the plate on display.
She brought it over to me and turned it over to reveal her name on the back.
I
never
put
two and two
together!!!

SHE made the plates I had on display in my home and now she lived across the street!

I own many more original Cari-s and I love everything she does.

So THANKS for the award, naybor.

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That House Up at the Lake

March 19, 2008 //
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Another long weekend is ahead of us.
"When should we go up to the Lake?"
"Should we fly or drive?"
"I need to take up some more vintage Iowa Plates I found on ebay….."

oh

wait.

I remember. We CAN’T stay there. Because it FLOODED!!
geesh.

Well, all that is starting to change! This week, we are getting started.
Because our "people" are re-designing the house and putting it back together!
I’m exchanging e-mails every day, getting drawings, researching flooring, tearing out magazine pages, dreaming and thinking, and getting ready to get started!

Next up?
Picking out the carpet and flooring, finalizing the kitchen cabinet layout, deciding once and for all the layout of the bathroom, and driving around to stores looking for more fans!

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We went to TheBoy’s last conference and swelled up with pride at his grades.
School has never come easy for that one……and he works hard every day. Best grades ever. I hope he makes the honor roll. It will be the first time. He has come a long way, and the teachers in the Blair School System have seen to it that he was never left behind.

The other day, he had to read out loud in front of an audience on the spot. Without any practice or help.
It was no problem. No sweat. No Biggie.
Well, it was a biggie to me. I shed a tear over THAT.

And TheGirl? She took "her kids" to the State Speech contest in Kearney!
SHE drove a big huge suburban filled with the speech kids!
And the one she worked with did really well. They ALL did well, including HER!!!
She had fun, worked hard all year, and got some great experience under her belt.

And, I never would have seen that coming.
She’s come a long way, too.

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