Merry Christmas From the Holmes Family

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We just wanted to pop in and wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I thought I would share our 2013 Christmas Card along with our ones from the last few years with you today:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the front of this year's card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFGGvCzGnVxF1Skt6Zq4uiWHLPkNqP1dulXwd23FvmDla0XiGT7-vEGGmGRvtKxJYwvZtP5xLyMZ2jMfTJqkNrDjFOCE70OMJjmo8WMfBiP_SnlSJeR4NJbbhvBX0jj-FRxMk91KsIG0/s1600/wFINALChristmas-Card-2013withtext.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFGGvCzGnVxF1Skt6Zq4uiWHLPkNqP1dulXwd23FvmDla0XiGT7-vEGGmGRvtKxJYwvZtP5xLyMZ2jMfTJqkNrDjFOCE70OMJjmo8WMfBiP_SnlSJeR4NJbbhvBX0jj-FRxMk91KsIG0/s640/wFINALChristmas-Card-2013withtext.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside: </div><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/AVvXsEgXzEF6VXugAbwHlgVMWLF5Bo-Kk9891WIVMJcOCFcxO-UfKa9meIensGhQ_HjFnyc0KrfZFbD_7KyVuvfqhBOPJP78DrSK2gGonuXVPNuMVXGg9hYlAwHu3SUiS90_RQvWOlhaU3wysdQ/s1600/wchristmascard2013inside1FLATtext.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzEF6VXugAbwHlgVMWLF5Bo-Kk9891WIVMJcOCFcxO-UfKa9meIensGhQ_HjFnyc0KrfZFbD_7KyVuvfqhBOPJP78DrSK2gGonuXVPNuMVXGg9hYlAwHu3SUiS90_RQvWOlhaU3wysdQ/s1600/wchristmascard2013inside1FLATtext.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwScSLmPl63K6lJXsfrOqMQ_nbdWyVbk1wVvgEKdKHNuDV6ToHFmfQBPFL3Tc1gHUtCinoFNCEA1ELyTMVZcn5P_2noDNm0dKX97g4mHSwgAgPTxR1PiXDtyjqm3HcG3tipXF0EZ406RM/s1600/wFINALChristmas-Card-2013withtext2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwScSLmPl63K6lJXsfrOqMQ_nbdWyVbk1wVvgEKdKHNuDV6ToHFmfQBPFL3Tc1gHUtCinoFNCEA1ELyTMVZcn5P_2noDNm0dKX97g4mHSwgAgPTxR1PiXDtyjqm3HcG3tipXF0EZ406RM/s640/wFINALChristmas-Card-2013withtext2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> And here is our 2012 card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_XPvqSEDrEJbSzsF_mtk1CAPVRORKM0nFVCskvo0lZH6mRZX7_yKdWvCH8PpaA83Y6bUk5prMjCXGWXGC-5HY0dYm-6S1UonSleIqdAP_DPkyBNGaQcrjDpz_44bisqZxQnd5fOZ2BI/s1600/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchard.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_XPvqSEDrEJbSzsF_mtk1CAPVRORKM0nFVCskvo0lZH6mRZX7_yKdWvCH8PpaA83Y6bUk5prMjCXGWXGC-5HY0dYm-6S1UonSleIqdAP_DPkyBNGaQcrjDpz_44bisqZxQnd5fOZ2BI/s640/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchard.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Inside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQlKYLfOVB5AlgS_7v8k_UNvWPQKB7kt_VKyB95fGAAK7Tmxh3Wrvp5p9Y50V8w9eRhjHHbJyMjDqnEs6ZuDoTXIKaXdY4OwmXZ7kMtwxQ2f79HtLzG4uWgYwsyTBHjnWwTgW9QWuF7U/s1600/2012FINALINSIDE2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQlKYLfOVB5AlgS_7v8k_UNvWPQKB7kt_VKyB95fGAAK7Tmxh3Wrvp5p9Y50V8w9eRhjHHbJyMjDqnEs6ZuDoTXIKaXdY4OwmXZ7kMtwxQ2f79HtLzG4uWgYwsyTBHjnWwTgW9QWuF7U/s1600/2012FINALINSIDE2.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Back: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHXs4m_sB5nJaDBFuW1feSjAe_tvUTa81UKxTmV-EdPH-N7yMjtUlycbKDI2gEDVHJjjDAoqx5Relr6S4QAcpvW5anSRfwD60VlzuQQSWCLGlJVchELaKvczdHK6R0pVafJqq7EvFOZg/s1600/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchardback.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHXs4m_sB5nJaDBFuW1feSjAe_tvUTa81UKxTmV-EdPH-N7yMjtUlycbKDI2gEDVHJjjDAoqx5Relr6S4QAcpvW5anSRfwD60VlzuQQSWCLGlJVchELaKvczdHK6R0pVafJqq7EvFOZg/s640/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchardback.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> And our 2011 card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT_s7hc5acJWklXeYR81w4K8Io4C8jyWpsU0AXbUIbgNNT6Cf_vIRu70_GkEfqhm_62VPnLOtCTkwWQE-7lIFfsOjv7FShVTYq7kuMaMkVqVMPiaB6aiwR1s9cbBKyT__uhzATgXVi-c/s1600/wmChristmasCardFRONT.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT_s7hc5acJWklXeYR81w4K8Io4C8jyWpsU0AXbUIbgNNT6Cf_vIRu70_GkEfqhm_62VPnLOtCTkwWQE-7lIFfsOjv7FShVTYq7kuMaMkVqVMPiaB6aiwR1s9cbBKyT__uhzATgXVi-c/s640/wmChristmasCardFRONT.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Inside: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOOoGRMSde59oz_K7SEF0KZ4OOQMlJYfO2ev3SodVNpd-TzV49uQLup3K7M0He8LRxuB4ZhKYxQ3IPL9u1OXdv6zXMZ3Ad2PhBFVei6-u6GRuv1mvTTeA6tNlblU5aRP1TndkQ1WbzDE/s1600/wChristmasCardINSIDE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOOoGRMSde59oz_K7SEF0KZ4OOQMlJYfO2ev3SodVNpd-TzV49uQLup3K7M0He8LRxuB4ZhKYxQ3IPL9u1OXdv6zXMZ3Ad2PhBFVei6-u6GRuv1mvTTeA6tNlblU5aRP1TndkQ1WbzDE/s1600/wChristmasCardINSIDE.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Back:  </div><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/AVvXsEg184RXgWSOyYHAG1DN-_uFPtYT4vGzWf2epFQCWJrjoDPm5iFSKnBLbJ3iSOna6ZI9S-h4QaK7X6sbTcYCSjyRdbEfodkRALgBfZUV6sbJ5uD_xtxvi7TiYIOBEHnCcydyyJfrsbBGPHw/s1600/wmChristmasCardBACK.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg184RXgWSOyYHAG1DN-_uFPtYT4vGzWf2epFQCWJrjoDPm5iFSKnBLbJ3iSOna6ZI9S-h4QaK7X6sbTcYCSjyRdbEfodkRALgBfZUV6sbJ5uD_xtxvi7TiYIOBEHnCcydyyJfrsbBGPHw/s640/wmChristmasCardBACK.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> and lastly our 2010 card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXsJgrlCkFaxviJvv-7UUSsoBSbFqYUVru9-xBNRfNYjN8Jgm9L4Rk2b7MVtLOAKZffFGx7bWfQMv643iZsy7aQmVqSTro8sj_o8awMhyphenhypheneDhMU0xyMU7f8pBv1nD-tW2JUSGYPEcH1S4/s1600/wFinalFront.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXsJgrlCkFaxviJvv-7UUSsoBSbFqYUVru9-xBNRfNYjN8Jgm9L4Rk2b7MVtLOAKZffFGx7bWfQMv643iZsy7aQmVqSTro8sj_o8awMhyphenhypheneDhMU0xyMU7f8pBv1nD-tW2JUSGYPEcH1S4/s640/wFinalFront.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Inside: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBu3JpiZOJs6_lWmu7olRuawU2uaAxJwMeMffoXhgiDwt-2HwIUu6RR6bugTxe8_-R6JXT1w_IMjeWM-8AiAZa4NK-NIOMR51lmMLKqtarOGs9SCZld_tUJJPWPxN_hJ4Od3gh76efYV0/s1600/wInsideofCard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBu3JpiZOJs6_lWmu7olRuawU2uaAxJwMeMffoXhgiDwt-2HwIUu6RR6bugTxe8_-R6JXT1w_IMjeWM-8AiAZa4NK-NIOMR51lmMLKqtarOGs9SCZld_tUJJPWPxN_hJ4Od3gh76efYV0/s1600/wInsideofCard.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Back: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEhAIXDhQHJv1V5ckPqYAbhxw480a1MIOaot7xi8FHsQT1Ti-XR9HCseSyaXhdpaD-QvknaMt-YnvMFI6ASKf4vHvPD4bsnaCfEYUbeM-M_XgUSaW1prwQvRRIcTZwsJ2S6_iyZJDjS-_e0/s1600/wFinalBack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIXDhQHJv1V5ckPqYAbhxw480a1MIOaot7xi8FHsQT1Ti-XR9HCseSyaXhdpaD-QvknaMt-YnvMFI6ASKf4vHvPD4bsnaCfEYUbeM-M_XgUSaW1prwQvRRIcTZwsJ2S6_iyZJDjS-_e0/s640/wFinalBack.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Merry Christmas!  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxIgM9DBhJnqs1yqdUm2h0glK1cahaVtKnJGlMIdLUINVwqWjmp-XhKVcI4KIi7c44yekSO9vfeKAkQLT19Yyx4zqryO1VgNfqLD1e_xw_JlY5lPdFEKBztjXpA50kgq8Mm0NDjdlu1g/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxIgM9DBhJnqs1yqdUm2h0glK1cahaVtKnJGlMIdLUINVwqWjmp-XhKVcI4KIi7c44yekSO9vfeKAkQLT19Yyx4zqryO1VgNfqLD1e_xw_JlY5lPdFEKBztjXpA50kgq8Mm0NDjdlu1g/s1600/sig.png" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you: he is Christ the Lord." </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Luke 2:11</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

Merry Christmas From the Holmes Family

We just wanted to pop in and wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I thought I would share our 2013 Christmas Card along with our ones from t...

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From Our Shelf To Yours (Jason's Guest Post)

There was a time when I felt as though I was becoming a familiar face here on the blog. However, the year or so that I spent making monthly contributions is now but a vague and distant memory. For those of you who are relatively new here, my name is Jason. I am the younger, more task-oriented sibling in the brother/sister team that makes up the bulk of the Dear Lillie operation. While Jenni spends her days rearranging the pillows in her guest room and her nights scribbling on chalkboards, I allocate my time in a more professional manner by responding to emails and fulfilling orders--you know, actually running the company.<br /><br />Now I don't want to put words in other people's mouths, but if you were to ask the the rest of our family to describe my potential contributions to the blog, I'd be willing to wager that "fount of creativity" would be the most common response. Unfortunately though, when you work with an attention-craved despot, that wellspring is continually squelched.<br /><br />In Jenni's attempt to make our family business more about <i>herself</i> than <i>her family</i>, my input has been driven to a strictly "behind the scenes" role. Gone are the in-depth <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/pajama-dress-tutorial-jasons-february.html">sewing tutorials</a>... Nixed are the promising <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/our-new-fall-line-and-winner-jasons.html">new product lines</a>... Suppressed are the heartfelt <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-birthday-jenni-jasons-january.html">birthday well-wishes</a>... And stamped out are the <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-employee-files-jasons-august-post.html">inside looks</a> at how we run the company... But on this day we say "no more." Enough is enough. While I may no longer be afforded the opportunity to regularly grace you with home decor knowhow, I have refused to let one longstanding tradition be silenced.<br /><br />And with that I give you--from our shelf to yours--my 2013 Christmas card!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT8VveynRn9N8hyphenhyphen9fQIUWgaMnRb1-AJj5m5fqV4_H5QmOsLl8LvKnBDzehUXCTcvp-l6aP5I4tlGYH8_JmUzREgpYuD6IHYuKAA8-vM1ykkDzZnb6HrNxzpxSj7ptoX5MBZEBMMLcwTo/s1600/01JasonsCardalltext.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT8VveynRn9N8hyphenhyphen9fQIUWgaMnRb1-AJj5m5fqV4_H5QmOsLl8LvKnBDzehUXCTcvp-l6aP5I4tlGYH8_JmUzREgpYuD6IHYuKAA8-vM1ykkDzZnb6HrNxzpxSj7ptoX5MBZEBMMLcwTo/s640/01JasonsCardalltext.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Merry Christmas from the Crotty, Holmes, and Druke families!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uEhRVfMlZIRPeFa1neSVilekxJkfDPgBiwD1taotTXZGZKdkiCpelIgjJbe_gqvE93OW7vcj8csGCE6JZBNn8dHXKpMW9vjmI9-BUTRrf-1qcm8v8jTq4DYOe08Z5qdODIxcPOGOoiQ/s1600/jason.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uEhRVfMlZIRPeFa1neSVilekxJkfDPgBiwD1taotTXZGZKdkiCpelIgjJbe_gqvE93OW7vcj8csGCE6JZBNn8dHXKpMW9vjmI9-BUTRrf-1qcm8v8jTq4DYOe08Z5qdODIxcPOGOoiQ/s1600/jason.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>

From Our Shelf To Yours (Jason's Guest Post)

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Christmas Card Photos - Take 2

<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/AVvXsEiA2okQBvGpFoCJ2eWS3w4Bzc76DarrBXlTmN0IhqcQPwBoRkAhyphenhyphenIyFOXrTDz8Bwe5OUqTaJ51-evjvSxNaiVlf_rkp6v8PlnNJx-xswZsnNoMuTp75Hn5AQ7wcDRcg9kuJ3LRJSOV_jp4/s1600/aJuly_4013c-copyenvy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2okQBvGpFoCJ2eWS3w4Bzc76DarrBXlTmN0IhqcQPwBoRkAhyphenhyphenIyFOXrTDz8Bwe5OUqTaJ51-evjvSxNaiVlf_rkp6v8PlnNJx-xswZsnNoMuTp75Hn5AQ7wcDRcg9kuJ3LRJSOV_jp4/s640/aJuly_4013c-copyenvy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I wasn't thrilled with <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/happy-thanksgiving.html">my first attempt</a> at our Christmas Card picture so we tried again. I still didn't get what I was hoping for (I think it's a pretty shot of Lola but Lillie's out of focus a bit) but at this point I am out of time so we are going ahead and using the one above for the front and a couple of the ones below on the back (and then a bunch of pictures from throughout the year inside.)  You can see last year's card <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/merry-christmas-our-2012-christmas-card.html">here</a>, the year before <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html">here</a> and the year before that <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-from-holmes-family.html">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photo below was actually my favorite picture of what I was able to get but Lola's headband was slipping off and even though it didn't bother me my significant other was not a fan so it's going on the back.  I like that they are smiling though. Lola saw the picture above and goes, "Oh look mommy, I'm making my mad face!" =) Lillie turned five last week and finally likes having her picture taken, Lola's not that big a fan, however she did sit pretty still for this round. I think it was because we were feeding her chocolate chips in between shots...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdrtWM36bklD8RsyYKOFQDrSv35QkD5GvlUTYUzVKvpOOgyW5hyGixxmWB73XS4NEqNYm3g2eXyV7hPf0P15n13uSYvGc9l3nuNvC8_rt1PEHtL2uM_A0C7RVIiPlTYv3_gAij6RUOeU/s1600/July_3995c-copyenvy2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdrtWM36bklD8RsyYKOFQDrSv35QkD5GvlUTYUzVKvpOOgyW5hyGixxmWB73XS4NEqNYm3g2eXyV7hPf0P15n13uSYvGc9l3nuNvC8_rt1PEHtL2uM_A0C7RVIiPlTYv3_gAij6RUOeU/s640/July_3995c-copyenvy2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmdY6wRMLyvA1Pj4DUson0G-0Jp0xxvnpg3i1vIoWQ1DTgGZ5BPgBX2P0SExrxP7NteWpbAgjtvW8hk8hNzZ79Ypl6zoIu5PtpAwztZpwZi4s1oXZp0hRR2V6OoqmYegglSGqyfW_vqU/s1600/July_3993c-copyfilm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmdY6wRMLyvA1Pj4DUson0G-0Jp0xxvnpg3i1vIoWQ1DTgGZ5BPgBX2P0SExrxP7NteWpbAgjtvW8hk8hNzZ79Ypl6zoIu5PtpAwztZpwZi4s1oXZp0hRR2V6OoqmYegglSGqyfW_vqU/s640/July_3993c-copyfilm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcURn7Dg2iJGoyarG7_3F2iJLVkSDiUW-za3g0AglsFeOw1uzoxilPPwZRdU0TmRjBe5jAdp5lUTqsOE63obxl20334GyFJzaIrHRLeu8PkE0TlXr64sTE7ZTIDnPz3ujGCkofAz8AgQ/s1600/July_3989c-copyenvy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcURn7Dg2iJGoyarG7_3F2iJLVkSDiUW-za3g0AglsFeOw1uzoxilPPwZRdU0TmRjBe5jAdp5lUTqsOE63obxl20334GyFJzaIrHRLeu8PkE0TlXr64sTE7ZTIDnPz3ujGCkofAz8AgQ/s640/July_3989c-copyenvy.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This one is going on the back too.</div><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/AVvXsEhKcax5YAGYjJqLbG4MS2tsGdpyZ4eFd9hqM_lFkQp2-VliJo8XKid1Nopa5rwuV0Gt6sRM3XWXjwwndMDbxdnu8FiiPyFzcD6MaYX59HparP6Msw9hqxz9A15lFQHOw-BMSicEEOT3xws/s1600/kJuly_4046c-copyenvy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcax5YAGYjJqLbG4MS2tsGdpyZ4eFd9hqM_lFkQp2-VliJo8XKid1Nopa5rwuV0Gt6sRM3XWXjwwndMDbxdnu8FiiPyFzcD6MaYX59HparP6Msw9hqxz9A15lFQHOw-BMSicEEOT3xws/s640/kJuly_4046c-copyenvy.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I hope you all have a wonderful week! I FINALLY got our guest room photographed so I will be sharing that as well as our dining room table all set and Lillie and Lola's room all decorated for Christmas...now I just need to finish editing pictures and get them posted.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7ZmnJ5_VigdboU2xe7X8RxtCy0bTf2Q3KIRufhRXQoRnj30ygRmYfATa4GlbYIB0tZCZ8xBJvoNO2CcZG24q_-5LPZGlbf_C2hVImxtjyhuAKq8myf6L01nHWp_70uGEfM4x1ZHL6aM/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7ZmnJ5_VigdboU2xe7X8RxtCy0bTf2Q3KIRufhRXQoRnj30ygRmYfATa4GlbYIB0tZCZ8xBJvoNO2CcZG24q_-5LPZGlbf_C2hVImxtjyhuAKq8myf6L01nHWp_70uGEfM4x1ZHL6aM/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div>

Christmas Card Photos - Take 2

So I wasn't thrilled with my first attempt at our Christmas Card picture so we tried again. I still didn't get what I was hoping fo...

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Merry Christmas! (Our 2012 Christmas Card)

<div style="text-align: center;"> I just wanted to quickly pop in and wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Jason showed you his Christmas Card this weekend and here is our family card from Jon, Lillie, Lola and I. Ours isn't as humorous.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">FRONT:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODT3D5VJZJW8q1HQ3cw_PnoXwpPU11U_yDXqfs7glANxLnt4yIuOSylPXQLnR49pOinLppcPlG1lmGACy1tMEjsYykT3x1jeqD4srnv4Mkwy-1r1jtTDprHY87UuEusS4eHmfT7y0lnw/s1600/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODT3D5VJZJW8q1HQ3cw_PnoXwpPU11U_yDXqfs7glANxLnt4yIuOSylPXQLnR49pOinLppcPlG1lmGACy1tMEjsYykT3x1jeqD4srnv4Mkwy-1r1jtTDprHY87UuEusS4eHmfT7y0lnw/s640/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchard.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">INSIDE: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55mb023cvgZAX7NTqwi9kvi46sEAMzrBP3wbdXnzXnxI5vxXQ3Kwv3ksvkM7yZ0TV8BBMCxR22rTW5n-JOP0jl2aFXQG5SexRAuYA__6U_yfXi4YPhABGnxXN4Fk90Rp0yJUy2NQLDYQ/s1600/2012FINALINSIDE2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55mb023cvgZAX7NTqwi9kvi46sEAMzrBP3wbdXnzXnxI5vxXQ3Kwv3ksvkM7yZ0TV8BBMCxR22rTW5n-JOP0jl2aFXQG5SexRAuYA__6U_yfXi4YPhABGnxXN4Fk90Rp0yJUy2NQLDYQ/s1600/2012FINALINSIDE2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">BACK:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsQ5vtFBlcDSUwOtGW2Q9YCcBkl3Bka-LxMXU3VduIo1Xmo6A39DxkTxv9embwlWr8T94Oy8dJI5cjLUWN3thZsN70670yeMHaXkcjOJlG6eo5Y7ODdN1KmvagGtA9axzm2VSd-Vx9dQ/s1600/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchardback.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsQ5vtFBlcDSUwOtGW2Q9YCcBkl3Bka-LxMXU3VduIo1Xmo6A39DxkTxv9embwlWr8T94Oy8dJI5cjLUWN3thZsN70670yeMHaXkcjOJlG6eo5Y7ODdN1KmvagGtA9axzm2VSd-Vx9dQ/s640/2012FINALFRONTAllisonsOrchardback.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />We hope you all have a beautiful and blessed Christmas!<br /><br />(For our card I used actions and templates from <a href="http://www.cravemydesign.com/">Crave Photography</a> and <a href="http://paintthemoon.net/">Paint the Moon</a>.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqiHfik3_LH9jxwc9HWtgMqjb2hTMMq7wQUsXFos8XJgnvCzPp0UbhRiGJYbWFWygaFwKs0JRUJ9rAOHx1dm3io2Aq6NaFKOtFUL3-0ixQ35qu5iQa2p-JAJNTvSxgINPIHvdj521yyo/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqiHfik3_LH9jxwc9HWtgMqjb2hTMMq7wQUsXFos8XJgnvCzPp0UbhRiGJYbWFWygaFwKs0JRUJ9rAOHx1dm3io2Aq6NaFKOtFUL3-0ixQ35qu5iQa2p-JAJNTvSxgINPIHvdj521yyo/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div>

Merry Christmas! (Our 2012 Christmas Card)

 I just wanted to quickly pop in and wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Jason showed you his Christmas Card this weekend and here is our f...

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