tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56428779810620011652024-03-13T21:04:17.279-05:00Diary of a Craft Room TransformationThis started out as an attempt to organize my craft room and document the steps taken to put it in order, however it has taken a few turns along the way and now shows some of my creations and the messes made as a result. I'm still organizing my room and having fun as I do it!Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-66241435492967745272016-12-13T09:35:00.001-06:002019-10-23T08:10:22.742-05:00More cards for kids and crochet projects<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hello again! I've been busy making more cards to send out to Send A Smile<a href="http://sendasmile4kids.blogspot.com/" target="_self" title=""></a> 4 Kids (SAS4Kids) so they can deliver them to kiddos in the hospital. </span>All but two of the 163 cards in this box were Christmas. I had fun coloring many of them and said a little prayer with each stroke of the pencil. It's tough being sick, but for kiddos to be in the hospital at Christmastime has got to be very difficult. It is my prayer that these cards will bring a little smile to each face that sees them.
Pictures were removed from the source (Flickr), so I'll have to find a new host for them.
A crocheted hooded cowl for a friend undergoing treatment for cancer. The center where she goes in Chicago has a huge aquarium in the lobby where she and her husband had posed as fish on a previous visit. With colder temps coming I thought this would help keep her head warm and made her promise to pose wearing it by the aquarium. Isn't she beautiful!
<span style="text-align: left;">This next project and I had a love-hate relationship and it's left me with mixed feelings because I'm not sure what to do with it. I crocheted a beautiful afghan called "Lover of my Soul" by a wonderful South African woman, Hilda Stein. I purchased it online through </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-lover-of-my-soul-afghan-collection" style="text-align: left;" target="_self" title="">Ravelry.</a><span style="text-align: left;"> Instead of buying the yarn from her I used some of the gazillion skeins of yarn that I've accumulated throughout the years. The love part of it is the colors, pattern, texture and memories the various yarn stir up (some came from my mom). The hate part is due to the fact that I can't use it as a bedspread because afghans and terrier claws are mortal enemies. I might use it under the comforter when it gets colder, but am afraid the weight of it might be rather cumbersome. On the other hand I've heard good things about using weighted blankets as a calming mechanism, so just might give it a try. Oh the conundrums of having to decide! </span><br />
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So what's next you ask? I'm determined to learn how to knit socks! Yes, you heard that right. Oh and it will be done with these microscopically minuscule knitting needles that I don't even know how to hold. I mean the needle I use to weave in ends on my crochet projects is three times thicker than these little babies. They are a size 1 and 2 if that means anything to you. I've heard there are a ton of tutorials on YouTube, so wish me luck! Any suggestions are more than welcome!</div>
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Long time no see again, huh? I have a card to share today that is being entered in a challenge for <a href="http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/09/cute-fall-or-halloween-4-kids-challenge.html">Send a Smile 4 Kids</a>. The pumpkins on the background paper are glittery and really pop off the page. I thought the pumpkin stamp would make a child smile and that's what they need while in the hospital. As a side note, I ended up with a few cards that can't be sent to this group because they don't fit the criteria ("trick or treat", "BOO", candy, etc.), so if you know of any groups accepting this type of card please leave me a note in the comments.<br />
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<br />Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-76841809812427812262016-07-07T21:36:00.001-05:002016-07-07T21:40:12.180-05:00AN EXCITING NEW ADVENTURE AHEAD!<br />
Yesterday I turned that magical number that allows me to do something very special on July 15th. Here's a little something I made up to announce what I'll be doing:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">R</span>elax so I can<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">E</span>nergize to<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>ry something new and<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I</span>nvestigate hidden treasures<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">R</span>eflect upon all I've done<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">E</span>xercise without worry<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">M</span>ake new plans to<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">E</span>xplore<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">N</span>ap without guilt and<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>eam up with Mike for new adventures<br />
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As most if you know, this little thing called fibromyalgia sucks every bit of energy out if my body. It has made it difficult, if not impossible, to do anything besides work an 8 hour day. I am sooooo thankful to have a husband like Mike who takes such good care of me, the house and our animals! Now I hope to be able to give back to him and our family at least a small percentage of what they've done for me all these years. Emily was literally without a mother for a few years and as I watch what an awesome mother she has become I praise God for holding her in His arms through those hard times! Thank you to everyone for your love, support and prayers!<br />
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Lastly, glitter turns something very plain in to something spectacular just like the love you have and will always have for that loved one! Yes I'll be cleaning up that glitter for days, weeks or even months; but as I do I'll remember my own father, mother and step-father-in-law who are all looking down on me with love from their special place in Heaven. </p>Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-64913748715823537282016-03-27T19:40:00.000-05:002016-03-27T19:52:39.161-05:00Happy Easter!<p> We lost my mother in January 2015. She died peacefully with family surrounding her and her ashes joined those of my father in Wichita, Kansas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/16349126435/in/set-72157650023719657" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7516/16349126435_b2309527d2_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312349.7886" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/16163242447/in/set-72157650023719657" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7540/16163242447_2b76018287.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312337.6978" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="343"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p> Soon afterwards we lost my husband's step-father, also of Wichita. It was nice to be able to stay with my mother-in-law during the week of planning my Mom's funeral so I could provide some comfort as her husband got weaker and weaker under the care of Hospice at home.</p><p> Life continues to grow for us as we've been graced with two grandsons, one in December 2012 and another in August 2015. They live close and we get to see them often. Here's a few pictures:</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/20801960519" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/622/20801960519_f65ce5e5ed.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312343.3496" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="332"></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/21019892041" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/752/21019892041_4135c0863e_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312329.8655" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="666"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/22071083022" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/640/22071083022_4421c1176d_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312344.8044" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="750"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ollie loves the quilt I made for him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/21896664669" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5724/21896664669_c43011e38f_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312324.6223" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/21799402674" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/666/21799402674_e495c130f2.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312328.6929" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="333"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Still being a bit crafty with the pumpkins for Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/22616747325" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5768/22616747325_4a660e6b74.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312362.162" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ollie didn't like Santa. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/22880593826" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5799/22880593826_6796ee93eb.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312346.1301" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Wall hanging I made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/22731582804" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5708/22731582804_df5b90485f.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312351.269" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Slippers I made out of my step-father-in-law's old sweater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/22992045719" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/782/22992045719_671f376391.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312361.0544" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leland on the quilt I made for him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/23367049840" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/23367049840_80fe325228_z.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312349.314" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a> </div><p style="text-align: center;"> Star Wars was popular this year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/23223732943" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5781/23223732943_fa14d57b39.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312349.6833" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="281"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Ninja Turtles remain popular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/23482616689" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/780/23482616689_fd7c3d1d7b.jpg" id="blogsy-1459126312375.9517" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Pictures taken by my daughter, a quite talented photographer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82617887@N00/25381819481" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I've got tons more pictures, but this post should bring you up to date if you've been wondering what's been going on with my life. Hopefully I'll post more often in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Ta ta for now!</p><p>Sharon</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-13789086682635761392014-07-05T08:06:00.001-05:002019-11-12T08:06:44.204-06:00A little something for myselfI've been trying to use up some of my fabric stash, sort of taking a break from making greeting cards. I've made a few pillows as gifts, a t-shirt quilt from my father's old t-shirts and most recently, a purse.<br />
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Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-90091600058064654792014-04-14T16:13:00.001-05:002014-04-14T17:20:48.958-05:00Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #220This week's <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/16756/" target="_self" title="OWH">OWH sketch challenge </a>was fun because it didn't require any special measurements, just pretty much eyeballing everything. Today I received a thank you note on an OWH card from a Lieutenant Colonel in Ft Leonardwood, Missouri. It was absolutely the MOST perfect timing because that was my father's first official active duty station in the late 50's where he served as an Army Drill Sergeant. He retired after 21 years and I had the distinct pleasure of serving with him for a couple of those years in Germany. I'll be making a memorial post for him as soon as I'm up to it. He took his last breath on Saturday, April 12th and we're still in the midst of preparing for his memorial service. Making cards has always been very therapeutic for me and certainly helped me get through this day! Please keep my mom in your prayers. They were both living in the same nursing home and she slips in and out of alzheimers, but is aware of his death. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.<br />
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I've been busy filling another large flat rate box with greeting cards for <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/starsandstamps/">Operation Write Home </a>(OWH). This week's challenge is to make cards for kids. I had a few stamped images (borrowed from a friend ages ago, but thing the little girl is a Penny Black stamp) and some digis that seemed to fit the bill. Here are two of the cards that I made. Oh the paper behind the little girl is printed to look like denim jeans. The sunshine stamp is from Stampin Up!</div>
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Hi again everyone! I know that my posts are few and far between these days so I figured I'd better show you what I've been up to. No it's not organizing my craft room, more like messing it up more and more each day, but hey, at least I'm getting things done. In the midst of making 100+ cards for Operation Write Home I saw a post from them about <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/15218/">Sketch Challenge #199</a> and decided to play along. I had recently purchased some cute little dies from Stampin Up and thought they'd be perfect for this sketch.<br />
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Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-51848920620249504992013-09-19T12:24:00.001-05:002013-09-19T12:24:54.719-05:00More cards for a cause<p> Yesterday I packed up 148 cards and homemade envelopes to be sent out on Saturday to a group called Send Love Today. They will use these cards to send to people who have brain tumors and cancer ass a way to cheer them up. I must say that I surprised myself when I saw how many actually got done because I've been floating around in a daze for the past month or so and can barely keep my eyes open most of the time. I'm assuming this is just a symptom of my fibromyalgia, but have never had it this bad before. I take what I refer to as my "awake pill" every morning for narcolepsy, but that usually wears off before noon, sometimes even before <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">9:30</a> and I don't like taking another one because then I don't sleep as well that night. <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">This week I started taking something for adrenal fatigue and hope to see some results soon. In the meantime I'll keep knocking out these cards to help stay awake before bedtime! Oh if anyone reads this and has some suggestions I'd love to hear them!</span></p>
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<p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-54093766309546576682013-09-14T17:14:00.001-05:002013-09-14T17:14:52.817-05:00Happy 100th Birthday Kansas State Fair!<div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Today I had a wonderful time with Mr H at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson! We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather and believe it or not, the crowds weren't too bad. Kansas has some incredibly talented 3-H'rs and I wanted to share two of their works of art with you. First is an awesome blue ribbon cake celebrating the event.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">The quilt below I have decided is my soulmate. Have you ever seen anything that just takes your breath away? Well this quilt is one of those things that just reached out to me in a very unexpected way and I couldn't stop staring at it and ooohing and ahhhhing over the intricate details of small bits of fabric so lovingly sewed together, much of it appliqued by hand. Then to see the incredible machine quilting in every section was beyond my understanding. The colors are so bright, crisp and cheerful that it really spoke to me and made my heart go pitter patter. Yes folks, I'm in love with a quilt! So where's the preacher? Marry me today!!! Just kidding, but I must say that I wouldn't mind sharing my bed with this lovely thing! So what will I do? Try to copy it? No way Jose! Try to create some greeting cards based on the colors and designs? You betcha! Gotta wait until I get home though and that's not till tomorrow, so stay tuned!</div>
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<p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-76017123404664992672013-09-12T20:14:00.000-05:002013-09-13T09:14:55.860-05:00OWH Birthday Bash 2013<div>
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Stamps from My Favorite Things Monkey Business (part of the OWH Birthday Bash 2013 kit)<br />
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Classic Close to Cocoa, Versamark (the watermark bananas on the blue circle)<br />
Prismacolor and Staedtler watercolor pencils<br />
Stampin Up! blender pen<br />
Fiskars 2" circle punch<br />
EK Success 2 1/4" scalloped circle punch<br />
Bella! Ribbonz (part of the OWH Birthday Bash 2013 kit)<br />
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Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-42536510978647197382013-09-09T21:13:00.000-05:002013-09-09T21:13:19.237-05:00A couple of cards for Send Love Today, a SCS Cards for a CauseI've been holed up in my craft room all weekend and evenings for a few days making cards for the <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/cards-cause-f215/september-2013-mission-cards-cause-t577807.html">Split Coast Stampers Cards for a Cause challenge</a>. I haven't taken many pictures yet, but here's a couple of the cards. The group for this month is called <a href="http://sendlovetoday.org/">Send Love Today</a>. It's a group that sends cards and small gifts to individuals with brain tumors. As I've been making these cards I tried to design some that would be good for sending to men and think the two below would be good for that.<br />
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<br />Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-39710906519978735772013-09-01T21:08:00.000-05:002013-09-01T21:08:03.375-05:00OWH VCMP Card #9 and the end of the party!Wow can you believe that we've come to the end of the two-day Virtual Card Making Party? Me neither! It's been fun and has given me loads of new ideas and inspiration.<br />
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<br />Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-58490179769279076592013-09-01T20:08:00.001-05:002013-09-01T20:08:28.303-05:00OWH VCMP Card #8<a href="http://operationwritehome.org/labor-day-weekend-vcmp-master-thread-2/">OWH VCMP</a> Card #8 challenge is to make a card with an image of a bee and a sentiment that plays on the word bee. When I was working on the 6th challenge I noticed a cute bee in the stamp set which shall go unnamed because quite honestly, well there isn't a manufacturer's name anywhere on the acrylic stamp sheet. Anyway, there was also some matching sentiments and the one I picked was just perfect! You can visit the host of this challenge <a href="http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-un-bee-lievable-challenge-owh-labor.html?m=1">here</a> and see cards made by other partiers.<br />
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<br />Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-187418849277433872013-09-01T19:21:00.000-05:002013-09-01T19:21:49.025-05:00OWH VCMP Card #7<a href="http://operationwritehome.org/labor-day-weekend-vcmp-master-thread-2/">OWH VCMP</a> Card #7 challenge is to make a fall themed card without being for Thanksgiving. I've always wanted to try the emboss resist technique and when I saw the sample card by the host of this challenge <a href="http://marilynscards.blogspot.com/2013/09/labor-day-weekend-vcmp.html">here</a> I knew exactly what I wanted to do!<br />
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<br />Sharon Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215538624799476323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642877981062001165.post-91333869471902574882013-09-01T16:35:00.000-05:002013-09-01T16:35:38.932-05:00OWH VCMP Card #6<br />
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