tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944213915275310492024-02-02T17:14:22.181-05:00A Pretty PastimeA Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-22329197077896238162013-12-11T22:28:00.000-05:002013-12-17T08:18:48.200-05:00Cafes Sign <span style="font-size: large;">I got this graphic from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/french-transfer-printable-typography-marseille/" target="_blank">Graphics Fairy</a> and wondered if I would be able to cut it with the Silhouette. The Silhouette cut it just fine but I did loose the "s" on the end of Legumes because I wasn't paying attention when I pulled the transfer paper off. :-( All in all I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I just need to touch up a few spots and it'll be done :-) </span></div>
A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-39101661347579814092013-11-10T06:55:00.003-05:002013-11-10T06:55:48.111-05:00Lane Cedar Chest <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had this very brown, very 80's Lane cedar chest that was just begging to be cheered up. So, here it is...looking much happier :-) Sorry about the bad lighting. I'm still in search of the perfect fabric for the top. The bed in the picture is also on my Painting list :-)) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Close up of panel</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a cheery weekend! </span><br />
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A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-41490171296480082072013-08-17T08:16:00.002-04:002013-08-17T08:16:56.364-04:00Quick Weight Loss <span style="font-size: large;">This is how my hair looked this morning: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this is me this evening: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Talk about taking weight off :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone has a great weekend~I will be trying to figure out how to fix my hair :-) </span><br />
A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-64515697759553590662013-05-31T21:15:00.001-04:002013-05-31T21:17:49.460-04:00Coastal Chic Table<span style="font-size: large;">I have been working on some of the furniture pieces I have sitting around in the house and the garage. It's time to get them done or get them gone! lol (Yeah-that wont happen)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a table I bought from Once in a Blue Moon in York Village. (Love that place!) When I bought it, it was a light oak. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The color is a mix of Bahama Blue and ASCP Old White. The color in the picture below is the truest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And for the top I went with Old White and mixed some paste wax with acrylic black. I laid streaks across the top then followed with 2 more coats of wax. </span> <br />
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A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-41929110680792315002012-07-22T12:56:00.001-04:002012-07-22T12:56:40.553-04:00The Art of Conversation :-)<span style="font-size: large;">I really cannot stand long drawn out conversations on the phone. So, I always keep scrap paper and pencils handy and draw what I see when I look out the window-or whatever ... Here is my latest long telephone conversation: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The picture below is a project I did for a friend of mine. It is my first Cameo project: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I absolutely love this machine! I just have to put a frame around this one and it will be done :-) </span><br />
<br />A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-21502367608719941782012-06-17T11:07:00.000-04:002012-06-17T11:07:50.986-04:00FInally! Help with the Weeding<span style="font-size: large;">My neighbor saw me pulling weeds in the front garden and came over to help. He is soooooo handsome!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Don't ya' just love a redhead? </span></div>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-34837836495843255272012-05-02T22:53:00.000-04:002012-05-02T22:53:35.792-04:00IRS Audit<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm writing this post because a year ago in March my husband and I received notification from the IRS that we were being audited. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got on line and researched the heck out of IRS examinations (that's what they're called now rather than audits) and only found the usual "You better hire an attorney" and "don't say anything because you might slip up and say something you shouldn't". I found absolutely nothing on the Internet to calm my fears. So, that is why I'm writing this post~hopefully to help someone else. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FYI, I have used TurboTax for the past 5 years and math is not my strong suit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All opinions are my own and I am not saying this will work in every case but it worked for us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the inital shock, Tommy and I talked about hiring an attorney and then I realized there was nothing an attorney could tell the examiner that I couldn't tell her AND in my mind, hiring an attorney made us look like we needed legal counsel because we had done something wrong. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I called the examiner, who was very pleasant. (A lot of places online warned about examiners who were pleasant so taxpayers let their guard down). The examiner, I will call her Debra, told me she would need all receipts, documents and returns for 2007-2008. We made an appointment to meet and I gathered all the items Debra requested and Tommy and I went to the local IRS office acting confident but really we weren't. Debra asked lots of questions and we answered honestly. At the end of the visit Debra decided she may as well examine our returns for 2009-2010. (2008-2010 I owned a small business and there were mountains of papers!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make a long story short-everything we received from the IRS we answered immediatley. Even the dreaded letter in March (2012) from the IRS asking us for a 2 year extension on the returns for 2008 which means the IRS would have until April 2013 to close the file for 2008 :-( </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If Debra asked for a document that was missing we got it to her right away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last Thursday we received notification that the examination was complete and if we agreed with the findings of the IRS, we needed to sign off on the paperwork that was sent. All four years of the examination were done! YAY! Wonderful!! But here's the really wonderful part...not only is the examination no longer hanging over our heads but we are getting a refund! $5025.00 plus interest! (Most of the refund was due to amoratizing business expenses incorrectly). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just think, if we had hired an attorney it would have exceeded the amount of the refund.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, in my opinion, there is no need to fear the IRS unless you have purposely tried to "pull one over" on them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully none of you will need this information but if you do...I hope it helps. </span>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-7214659814348011882012-03-18T18:57:00.000-04:002012-03-18T18:57:12.284-04:00Why I Should Always Stick To My List<span style="font-size: large;">There is a reason I make lists. Most of the time I stick with the list and only do "extras" when the list is finished. Well, yesterday morning I went out to <em>weed </em>one of the flower beds and I ended up digging up shrubs, dividing bulbs then decided I really needed to turn the entire garden. Gah! What the heck! At 8:00 last night I called it a day and came in figuring I could wrap it all up by this evening. Ha-ha! When I decided the Japanese Spireas needed to be more centered and the Oak Leaf Hydrangea needed to move to a different bed altogether I realized this is going to take a few weeks to complete. I saw several worms and bugs aerating the soil. Wonder if they think "I just aerated that and here she comes and undoes what it has taken me a week to do!" </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Plenty-ninth Birthday, Tommy! </span></div>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-33351672689284837232012-01-08T20:54:00.000-05:002012-01-08T20:54:52.420-05:00All You Need Is Love<span style="font-size: large;">Wow-I am really a blog slacker :-/ Anyhoo...today while I was cleaning house, catching up on laundry, writing a proposal and preparing meals for the week, I decided to finish up this sign: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have all of your important papers (insurance, id's, cash) in a Ziploc baggie. If you must evacuate-duct tape the Ziploc Baggie to your body! This will serve two purposes. You will not lay your important papers and cash down anywhere and forget them AND you will get rid of some unwanted body hair :-) You're welcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember most shelters don't provide food and bedding and most shelters do not allow pets. They do allow kids but don't provide childcare. Go figure! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please remember to have emergency kits ready for your pets - ID's, vaccination records, medications, food, leashes and collars. Oh yeah-same for your kids - sans the collars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Isabel came through here and the Husband and I were cooped up for 8 days with no electricity there was chain saw juggling, arm wrestling over the last two ice cubes and a few bite marks from the dogs whose nerves we were plucking :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a good idea to have some board games and a deck of cards in your emergency supplies. </span>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-43162688746418806442011-07-05T18:13:00.006-04:002011-07-11T09:59:25.711-04:00Lane End Table<span style="font-size: large;">As I said in my previous post, I am trying to get some of the many projects I have started ...done. I am almost done with this end table.</span><br />
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</div>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-30709938602723657512011-05-23T09:00:00.001-04:002011-05-23T09:11:20.519-04:00Paws for a Cause Part Deux (Picture Heavy)<span style="font-size: large;">TSA has nothing on my two fur kids! Both days when I got home from the Paws for a Cause event I was searched, sniffed, prodded and pawed and promplty ignored. Until I pulled out the home made dog biscuits and other treats I purchased from Bow Wow-Meow Boutique. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was really impressed that most dogs walked really well through the confusion of scents and people and I saw very few people being walked by their dogs :-) Did see quite a few dogs who had found a shady spot and refused to move. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weather was absolutely perfect for the event except it was a little on the warm side yesterday. There was a great turnout and I hope lots of money was raised. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am by no means an authority on dog breeds. So if you see a breed mislabeled, please let me know :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please support your local SPCA/Humane Society. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-23813748642655064122011-05-22T07:40:00.000-04:002011-05-22T07:40:59.980-04:00The Event-Paws for a Cause<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday at early thirty I was on my way to set up a booth at "Paws for a Cause" which helps our local SPCA. It was a blast! There were dogs (and people) of every breed and I have a front row seat for the Dock Dogs jump :</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you're having a great weekend!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Katy</span>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-91523170625449837982011-05-19T09:18:00.000-04:002011-05-19T09:18:17.808-04:00Handsome and knows it...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUamx1t-AAcTilgAGdz6D72IdHlcOhxtaN6feB9v_eLcW3bgQblNU_lzGTcMIntVj9Paa2MSw-Pw4ZtATV2YiUokhKZWe_ody7mgWfxp2Cr-QN39rOJK-UshaBvj8Ew9fCxeKdFdzUPFM/s1600/Cardinal+Close+Up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUamx1t-AAcTilgAGdz6D72IdHlcOhxtaN6feB9v_eLcW3bgQblNU_lzGTcMIntVj9Paa2MSw-Pw4ZtATV2YiUokhKZWe_ody7mgWfxp2Cr-QN39rOJK-UshaBvj8Ew9fCxeKdFdzUPFM/s320/Cardinal+Close+Up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This guy was sitting in the apple tree with his chest all puffed out singing away so all the ladies would notice how handsome he is. I certainly think he's handsome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Katy</span>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-50284676560629229762011-05-18T12:30:00.002-04:002011-05-18T12:55:49.841-04:00Chalk Paint<span style="font-size: large;">I got my first quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and I love it! I of course ran through the house looking for something small to try it out on. Boy was I impressed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far I have painted the stool (below), most of my kitchen table, a side table and one of my kitchen chairs and I still have a about 3/4 of a quart left. (The color is "Old White"). I realize this is not my usual style but for 1/2 hours time and a little paint I was pretty happy with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you're having a great week! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Katy</span>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-12987089900202323782011-05-11T09:40:00.000-04:002011-05-11T09:40:50.286-04:00Faux Stained Glass<span style="font-size: large;">My latest endeavor was inspired by <a href="http://www.suzyssitcom.com/2011/01/feature-friday-faux-stained-glass.html">Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom</a> She has some amazing stuff on her blog ! What a talented woman! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So...here's my attempt: </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and ate, chatted and took in the beautiful view..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Very refreshing! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85773/yorkvillageshops/a7bf6bcef53af62fdf6576b16c90435f.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494421391527531049.post-53866987088300677212011-03-22T10:38:00.003-04:002011-03-23T08:33:41.655-04:00Corner Table For Paws for a Cause<span style="font-size: large;">I've been working on pieces to be auctioned/raffled off for Paws for a Cause and here is the first piece almost done: </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntPJ9veyTu4FjlzMYw_xVj27X-qnLTcP_l6gunPVp3MFxNPJmvCWL_AweVOyZPNIj2spf2tEbIG0T4Kw5fYzcy9om-9e-M7CC9lPMSEY7ZVb9kGT5F3Ssw2Yk553dgyokcR4yIrgORMs/s1600/Details+Good+.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntPJ9veyTu4FjlzMYw_xVj27X-qnLTcP_l6gunPVp3MFxNPJmvCWL_AweVOyZPNIj2spf2tEbIG0T4Kw5fYzcy9om-9e-M7CC9lPMSEY7ZVb9kGT5F3Ssw2Yk553dgyokcR4yIrgORMs/s320/Details+Good+.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I am going to add some paw prints across the tops of the shelves and there are still a few places that need some touch ups ...but I'm almost done :-) on to the next piece....</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Edit: With paw prints: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyhoo, if anyone would like to make a much appreciated donation I have attached the link below: </span><br />
<a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/WalgreensWags/paws-for-a-cause-dog-walk-and-5k-run?utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=share&utm_source=at-facebook&utm_content=eua&sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d7e669f1ded9486%2C0"><span style="font-size: large;">Paws For A Cause</span></a> <span style="font-size: large;">and if your local to Newport News, VA please sign up for the festival.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The link for the event is <a href="http://www.peninsulaspca.com/dogwalk/">here</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Katy</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Team: Walgreens Wags </span>A Pretty Pastimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124017772009879722noreply@blogger.com1