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"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-B_NT4b44Gec\/XqFfIm8rUpI\/AAAAAAACd_k\/_d9_wvZnHNsnPOB6NxoPhJOFiid127S7QCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/wedn_0504.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-B_NT4b44Gec\/XqFfIm8rUpI\/AAAAAAACd_k\/_d9_wvZnHNsnPOB6NxoPhJOFiid127S7QCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h426\/wedn_0504.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"\u003EIf there was ever a year that people were eager to farewell, it would be 2020. Filled with a global pandemic along with many other memorable tragedies, most people seem desperate to welcome 2021 in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDespite this, there is so much I'm thankful for in 2020.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EKeeping with my annual tradition of a year in review post, here's to 2020, the year many loved to hate, but also the year for our family that many great things took place.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe biggest event of 2020 for our family was our son's wedding on the eve of lockdown! You can read about it\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/03\/my-boy-just-got-married.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, and see many of the beautiful photos\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/04\/drake-wedding-photos.html?m=1\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; Such a special occasion during such a crazy year!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHe8-xHXZmY\/XnxFcWDdgLI\/AAAAAAACbp0\/agPRV727uAgezsRzDYnOg7TWV0uznfgOQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1024\/1585202541687548-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"682\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHe8-xHXZmY\/XnxFcWDdgLI\/AAAAAAACbp0\/agPRV727uAgezsRzDYnOg7TWV0uznfgOQCPcBGAYYCw\/w426-h640\/1585202541687548-0.png\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YjgP7CELbDI\/XqFee_s4T1I\/AAAAAAACd-8\/ev2gbJLQXdAvg79NkJSY-Ew2DgM2dhlzQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/wedn_0271.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YjgP7CELbDI\/XqFee_s4T1I\/AAAAAAACd-8\/ev2gbJLQXdAvg79NkJSY-Ew2DgM2dhlzQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h426\/wedn_0271.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAdventures\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDespite a big chunk of 2020 being spent in\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/05\/here-we-go.html?m=1\"\u003Evarious levels of lockdown\u003C\/a\u003E, a few adventures were able to be had both at the start of 2020 and in the second half.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jUDzdCQNTpc\/Xu1tCl2iFDI\/AAAAAAAChGY\/1wdHVUu2cfMYktjULLtFDEEyApmm8GNBACPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1592618245659173-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"922\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jUDzdCQNTpc\/Xu1tCl2iFDI\/AAAAAAAChGY\/1wdHVUu2cfMYktjULLtFDEEyApmm8GNBACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h368\/1592618245659173-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThere were Roadtrips...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OB5r4MD9JuM\/XhfQBnIpXjI\/AAAAAAACUrA\/ZAGGcKh8h1cGBibjdSsnc7eXIsqtiydOQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/IMG_20200102_191917_022.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1638\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OB5r4MD9JuM\/XhfQBnIpXjI\/AAAAAAACUrA\/ZAGGcKh8h1cGBibjdSsnc7eXIsqtiydOQCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200102_191917_022.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jk37tIfq_H0\/Xi7Cfcc-R0I\/AAAAAAACWEc\/BD33vEb5uDc2CvBEfaTybNd6STg7XeYvwCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/IMG_20200127_220849_254.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1638\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jk37tIfq_H0\/Xi7Cfcc-R0I\/AAAAAAACWEc\/BD33vEb5uDc2CvBEfaTybNd6STg7XeYvwCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200127_220849_254.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EBeach trips...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-r8LLv_9NmUE\/Xh2VOp8WLbI\/AAAAAAACU-k\/5nrixLL-2SkoQtn93u_YqV3PGi7CJPMPACPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/20200111_201903.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-r8LLv_9NmUE\/Xh2VOp8WLbI\/AAAAAAACU-k\/5nrixLL-2SkoQtn93u_YqV3PGi7CJPMPACPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/20200111_201903.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd many waterhole trips...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IWEhNGA9Og0\/XiLeKqGtdJI\/AAAAAAACVYc\/IDJZai7CVJwYSjrlNTnp9i58sswp_ranQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2201\/IMG_20200118_172041_935.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2201\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IWEhNGA9Og0\/XiLeKqGtdJI\/AAAAAAACVYc\/IDJZai7CVJwYSjrlNTnp9i58sswp_ranQCPcBGAYYCw\/w314-h640\/IMG_20200118_172041_935.jpg\" width=\"314\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EBut the biggest trip being\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/10\/south-island-adventures.html?m=1\"\u003Eour trip to the South Island\u003C\/a\u003E. Symon conducted the wedding for our awesome friends in Invercargill, then we spent a few days exploring Queenstown. Amazing adventure and so beautiful!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4aGnWoce30\/X4Nu_pGo0oI\/AAAAAAAC4o0\/mNtRv3RQrpstoQ7C8CwR6owSnFOG6oBjACPcBGAYYCw\/s2016\/20201004_101026.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1512\" data-original-width=\"2016\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4aGnWoce30\/X4Nu_pGo0oI\/AAAAAAAC4o0\/mNtRv3RQrpstoQ7C8CwR6owSnFOG6oBjACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h480\/20201004_101026.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1qMUgCRVgY\/X4Nu_kLVfbI\/AAAAAAAC4pE\/c73kMRAPtYARXQpQRES6X6QOIjsAbVveACPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/20201004_112227.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1044\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1qMUgCRVgY\/X4Nu_kLVfbI\/AAAAAAAC4pE\/c73kMRAPtYARXQpQRES6X6QOIjsAbVveACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h326\/20201004_112227.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a9qlAvft8hA\/X4Nwlw74UQI\/AAAAAAAC4rI\/FT_Axo6BvCcPtW6_7-5IGsGWVoQm4JRegCPcBGAYYCw\/s2580\/IMG_20201002_120610.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2580\" data-original-width=\"1218\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a9qlAvft8hA\/X4Nwlw74UQI\/AAAAAAAC4rI\/FT_Axo6BvCcPtW6_7-5IGsGWVoQm4JRegCPcBGAYYCw\/w302-h640\/IMG_20201002_120610.jpg\" width=\"302\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMakings\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EA few things were made this year, and some still to be completed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy big project that was started in January 2020 was this Granny striped blanket. It's far from being finished (still only half way or less done) but I'm looking forward to working on it over my summer holidays!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aEoaxozpm6s\/XhfP-sIhd9I\/AAAAAAACUq4\/CPhvkRqdpQcrabdITYPHfiXf4lbP0QsUwCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/IMG_20200107_114217_661.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1638\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aEoaxozpm6s\/XhfP-sIhd9I\/AAAAAAACUq4\/CPhvkRqdpQcrabdITYPHfiXf4lbP0QsUwCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200107_114217_661.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOther creations have included a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/06\/crochet-kindle-cover.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecrochet kindle cover\u003C\/a\u003E for my husband (colours and design requested by...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-m6FPtJw2Q5k\/XvMCqCd3laI\/AAAAAAAChbo\/zlmSNMlrgqUfYquJnpYOjL6-92UzSPiJgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1800\/IMG_20200624_193557_302.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1800\" data-original-width=\"1440\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-m6FPtJw2Q5k\/XvMCqCd3laI\/AAAAAAAChbo\/zlmSNMlrgqUfYquJnpYOjL6-92UzSPiJgCPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/IMG_20200624_193557_302.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EA \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/09\/macrame-plant-holder.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMacrame Plant Holder\u003C\/a\u003E or two...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h-fyJe6vsDQ\/X3FxzTQH5bI\/AAAAAAAC2Zo\/XamuohWN58wyB2Z4k_MMQU5wJyoF_4x3gCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1601270218411955-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"755\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h-fyJe6vsDQ\/X3FxzTQH5bI\/AAAAAAAC2Zo\/XamuohWN58wyB2Z4k_MMQU5wJyoF_4x3gCPcBGAYYCw\/w302-h640\/1601270218411955-0.png\" width=\"302\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/crosses-baby-blanket.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrosses Baby Blanke\u003C\/a\u003Et...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNA7tOZNc10\/X-q9C1E08KI\/AAAAAAAC_Ks\/HpkqT0a5tYMtCpQ6Et7A4maLJBnDIhsbgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1609219334810944-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNA7tOZNc10\/X-q9C1E08KI\/AAAAAAAC_Ks\/HpkqT0a5tYMtCpQ6Et7A4maLJBnDIhsbgCPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1609219334810944-0.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EDelicious creations included \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/04\/toffee-apples.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EToffee Apples\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHn5H5EhlPw\/XorYgscuPxI\/AAAAAAACcNg\/Jj4mxGgpSy0eysH4k9UwV8PIH98p3aU0ACPcBGAYYCw\/s1351\/1586157696471303-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1351\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EHn5H5EhlPw\/XorYgscuPxI\/AAAAAAACcNg\/Jj4mxGgpSy0eysH4k9UwV8PIH98p3aU0ACPcBGAYYCw\/w512-h640\/1586157696471303-0.png\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/07\/mars-bar-cheesecake.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMars Bar Cheesecake\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2moHjYQc8R8\/XxTVbjGGReI\/AAAAAAACjRc\/78bHuk46BtE3EgYVLuOV6shOMRPVg28CwCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1595200873949724-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2moHjYQc8R8\/XxTVbjGGReI\/AAAAAAACjRc\/78bHuk46BtE3EgYVLuOV6shOMRPVg28CwCPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1595200873949724-0.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAlong with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/christmas-treats.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclassic Christmas cooking\u003C\/a\u003E - things like Peppermint Bark and Christmas cake!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sPMAcLMhuyM\/X-GGSSD-1nI\/AAAAAAAC-iA\/wPisAt93BRcxlh2BCAjcY0BNbRxzmbsDwCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1608615490819594-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sPMAcLMhuyM\/X-GGSSD-1nI\/AAAAAAAC-iA\/wPisAt93BRcxlh2BCAjcY0BNbRxzmbsDwCPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1608615490819594-1.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EIt wasn't just me that got crafty in 2020, but my family as well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ELove my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/01\/lately-summer-holiday-edition.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edaughters art\u003C\/a\u003E...\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h74PiLxtvdU\/XhfP4I3LenI\/AAAAAAACUqw\/10v8bydOfCA7Vc2AErcsApv1kljw5WQ-gCPcBGAYYCw\/s2048\/20200107_212033.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h74PiLxtvdU\/XhfP4I3LenI\/AAAAAAACUqw\/10v8bydOfCA7Vc2AErcsApv1kljw5WQ-gCPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/20200107_212033.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnd love what my amazing guy creates. This was a special \"fight stick\" he made as a gift for our son for Christmas. You connect it to your pc to play retro games on.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ojOHnI5qFIc\/X-vwe-jhQZI\/AAAAAAAC_NA\/bmaOEgno6pkGe-OsfR0yOcTWRWG0GdLawCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1609298038667949-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ojOHnI5qFIc\/X-vwe-jhQZI\/AAAAAAAC_NA\/bmaOEgno6pkGe-OsfR0yOcTWRWG0GdLawCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h640\/1609298038667949-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ESymon and I also created our very own live show called \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/podcast\/19d1bcd0-989a-0138-e635-0acc26574db2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Symon + Kristy Show\u003C\/a\u003E\", started during lockdown as a way to connect with our church family, but continued on due to high demand. Who knows if it will reappear in 2021, but it certainly was a fun thing to come out of 2020!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Aj9IX9Loycw\/XvVej3FqfJI\/AAAAAAAChec\/2JIfZBc6hmcsTgTSJpDB8T9M4zC7iiaIQCPcBGAYYCw\/s2000\/The%2BSymon%2Band%2BKristy%2BShow%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Aj9IX9Loycw\/XvVej3FqfJI\/AAAAAAAChec\/2JIfZBc6hmcsTgTSJpDB8T9M4zC7iiaIQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h640\/The%2BSymon%2Band%2BKristy%2BShow%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ECelebrations\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EApart from our biggest celebration of\u0026nbsp; the year (the wedding!) we had the usual birthdays etc that take place during a normal year, some being a bit different than usual, like our daughter's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/05\/iso-16th-birthday.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E16th birthday in isolation (Level 3).\u003C\/a\u003E We made the most of it, and celebrated the best we could.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uPAGg1GO8AQ\/XraT8mQzcoI\/AAAAAAACesM\/8DDOsJhVfdorgEALs_nqSns57Rqna48RQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1589023727826786-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"936\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uPAGg1GO8AQ\/XraT8mQzcoI\/AAAAAAACesM\/8DDOsJhVfdorgEALs_nqSns57Rqna48RQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h376\/1589023727826786-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOur \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/06\/lately.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eeldest also turned 21\u003C\/a\u003E, and had the best Murder Mystery Party to celebrate!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gsTLM3E2czg\/Xu1s-DpVDTI\/AAAAAAAChGU\/NGKvmgqAYPsVXPwHhpGI9YqUDC9e0mpuwCPcBGAYYCw\/s1920\/1592618227559571-4.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1920\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gsTLM3E2czg\/Xu1s-DpVDTI\/AAAAAAAChGU\/NGKvmgqAYPsVXPwHhpGI9YqUDC9e0mpuwCPcBGAYYCw\/w360-h640\/1592618227559571-4.png\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JtLyHKOWwPg\/Xu1y3pEnndI\/AAAAAAAChGo\/KuGBsVtaYgwIwqDidwrj7bC_heUzEDYfgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1592619737653481-0.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"958\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-JtLyHKOWwPg\/Xu1y3pEnndI\/AAAAAAAChGo\/KuGBsVtaYgwIwqDidwrj7bC_heUzEDYfgCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h384\/1592619737653481-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnother celebration was our church releasing its first ever album \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5KtXBcC2GeZRYUqozjJoWW?si=E1s-AyBlRrOoOJL4fspUuQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EYour Love Is Endless\u003C\/a\u003E. Such an awesome album, and extra special having one of Symon's songs included.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAvailable on all digital platforms!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOur \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/lately.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eannual church Volunteer Awards\u003C\/a\u003E meant some fun 70's dressups as well!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-amW5J7dzLpY\/XgxAVWOf45I\/AAAAAAACTx0\/MWgCq3XhmMM0vIrrYBHqveAzPw166138gCPcBGAYYCw\/s2580\/20200101_184616.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2580\" data-original-width=\"1218\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-amW5J7dzLpY\/XgxAVWOf45I\/AAAAAAACTx0\/MWgCq3XhmMM0vIrrYBHqveAzPw166138gCPcBGAYYCw\/w302-h640\/20200101_184616.jpg\" width=\"302\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWe love this little space but are thankful it isn't our only renovating that happened in 2020! As I write this we are on the verge of finishing our giant hallways - 3 in total that add up to the workload of at least 2 rooms. The renovation has been rather extensive including fixing cracked walls, replacing a rotten skylight, refitting doors and an awful lot of painting. With only a few minor bits to finish, it was a pity our hallways didn't make the 2020 completed renovation list, but I look forward to including the post about them in my 2021 renovation collections, along hopefully with our 2nd lounge.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThere was a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/06\/teen-bedroom-makeover.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eroom restyle\u003C\/a\u003E too for our daughter's 16th birthday. Still loving the desk and shelving Symon made for her room.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O4znUNIJibc\/Xt3IYqBWNgI\/AAAAAAACgFI\/rwBTjYYba1w77pFji6Faf3kvcda_ClWLQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1591593055540603-3.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"899\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O4znUNIJibc\/Xt3IYqBWNgI\/AAAAAAACgFI\/rwBTjYYba1w77pFji6Faf3kvcda_ClWLQCPcBGAYYCw\/w360-h640\/1591593055540603-3.png\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: left;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cSUx1_IpJ9k\/Xt3Iai0g2LI\/AAAAAAACgFE\/77iH-VTNg2Q7xidwH-wgimKu1gZCRMCfACPcBGAYYCw\/s1600\/1591593063549376-1.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cSUx1_IpJ9k\/Xt3Iai0g2LI\/AAAAAAACgFE\/77iH-VTNg2Q7xidwH-wgimKu1gZCRMCfACPcBGAYYCw\/w480-h640\/1591593063549376-1.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWritings\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI contribute to our local newspaper's \"Perceptions of Faith\" section occasionally, and this year's articles have included\u0026nbsp;No \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/05\/no-matter-season.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMatter the Season\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/08\/my-life-as-musical.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMy Life as a Musical\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;along with others.\u0026nbsp;Always fun and a challenge to write for a completely different audience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ESo here's to a great 2020. So thankful for all the good things that have happened this year, and God's grace to get through the tough. Thankful to life in our amazing country of New Zealand and to have such precious friends and family.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFor the past couple of years I've recorded a 1 second snippet of each day, then make a year video of each second. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P19HRosARfc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHere's my year of 1 seconds for 2020\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EHere's to 2021, whatever it may hold. Walking into it with peace in my heart, as I know God is with me every step of the way.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMy best 9 from Instagram for 2020:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WqSmo5Y0u9E\/X-0T2e4xYmI\/AAAAAAAC_O0\/Wr65FOJmeTssuZTObyeL6uzuGFC7pzcdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s900\/collage.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WqSmo5Y0u9E\/X-0T2e4xYmI\/AAAAAAAC_O0\/Wr65FOJmeTssuZTObyeL6uzuGFC7pzcdgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/collage.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ETo check out past Year in Review posts, click\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/search\/label\/year%20in%20review\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; text-align: justify; text-size-adjust: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/feeds\/1111969054452435604\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/farewell-2020_31.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/1111969054452435604"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/1111969054452435604"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2020\/12\/farewell-2020_31.html","title":"Farewell 2020! "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793903.post-4308330841598941663"},"published":{"$t":"2019-10-22T14:52:00.000+13:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-10-22T14:52:01.368+13:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"how to"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"retro gaming"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special celebrations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Easy Mario Kart Cake! "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t00kmCRVIFE\/Xa4GDz_0TUI\/AAAAAAACPI0\/q6Gx0InnJJ0lnweuD8wsceKWui8_zCFBgCKgBGAsYHg\/s1600\/20191019_175000.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1201\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t00kmCRVIFE\/Xa4GDz_0TUI\/AAAAAAACPI0\/q6Gx0InnJJ0lnweuD8wsceKWui8_zCFBgCKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/20191019_175000.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nMy second eldest son has just turned 18, and even though he's probably too old for novalty cakes, we decided to make him a fun one this year, because 18 is pretty massive... and our whole family still loves playing Mario Kart!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nThis is such a simple cake to make and could easily be changed for any type of cake. All you need are figurines, or in our case Mario themed cars and a cake to ice! I also had the help of my hubby and future daughter on law, so when I say \"I\" below, it's actually one of us 3 doing the work! 😂👇\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EHow to:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI baked my favourite chocolate cake recipe, but any cake (homemade or bought) would suffice. I then covered the cake in a thin layer of green butter icing and reserved the rest for piping later.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nTo make the road I bought a packed of royal icing at my local supermarket and some black gel colouring. I kneaded the colouring into the bought icing (while wearing rubber gloves so I didn't stain my hands). This gave me the perfect grey road colour! We rolled the icing out, measured and cut a strip for the road and lay it over the cake and trimmed the excess off the edges. You could use any colour here for a variety of cake options - the world is your oyster!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nOnce the road was in place, we piped the rest of the green butter cream icing around the road to look like grass, added the cars (with a bit of icing under each to help them stick) and also added a home made sign.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI then made sure the cake was put in the fridge for a while to harden the icing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nWe loved how this cake turned out - it was so simple to make but still looked and tasted great!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IRBM8WMVtD8\/Xa4GDxzQuYI\/AAAAAAACPI0\/uiUX77QTGE4054T3lvRVLBotK20lJx8JgCKgBGAsYHg\/s1600\/20191022_082037.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1201\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IRBM8WMVtD8\/Xa4GDxzQuYI\/AAAAAAACPI0\/uiUX77QTGE4054T3lvRVLBotK20lJx8JgCKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/20191022_082037.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EC7ABCNBPLM\/Xa4GD6JizAI\/AAAAAAACPI0\/_ci9usWL-5wWg0pHe8vJemWEY27bsK29gCKgBGAsYHg\/s1600\/20191019_175039.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1201\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EC7ABCNBPLM\/Xa4GD6JizAI\/AAAAAAACPI0\/_ci9usWL-5wWg0pHe8vJemWEY27bsK29gCKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/20191019_175039.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #353535; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003EFor more delicious recipes, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/p\/recipes.html\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #c49b5f; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #353535; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/feeds\/4308330841598941663\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2019\/10\/easy-mario-kart-cake.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/4308330841598941663"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/4308330841598941663"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2019\/10\/easy-mario-kart-cake.html","title":"Easy Mario Kart Cake! "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t00kmCRVIFE\/Xa4GDz_0TUI\/AAAAAAACPI0\/q6Gx0InnJJ0lnweuD8wsceKWui8_zCFBgCKgBGAsYHg\/s72-c\/20191019_175000.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21793903.post-8328666361732232871"},"published":{"$t":"2017-02-13T18:26:00.001+13:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-03-14T21:55:17.987+13:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"critters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"family life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"freebie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ha ha ha"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"how to"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"instagram"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"minecraft"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"retro gaming"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"special celebrations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"themed meals"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Minecraft Birthday Party!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nOur baby turns 10 today - which mean no more kids in single digits!! \u0026nbsp;Time has definitely flown by.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BB1nAD82Sv0\/WKE6Lx_6I4I\/AAAAAAABIZY\/MEGDBU84q6IoBaWezVO7B6zHsJoyRsgXACLcB\/s1600\/IMG_20170213_080513_608.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BB1nAD82Sv0\/WKE6Lx_6I4I\/AAAAAAABIZY\/MEGDBU84q6IoBaWezVO7B6zHsJoyRsgXACLcB\/s640\/IMG_20170213_080513_608.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOur girl desperately wanted a birthday this year, and since her and her friends are obsessed with Minecraft, it seemed the perfect theme for a party!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThere are some great ideas and free printables online for throwing your own Minecraft Party. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMy daughter invited 7 friends over for the afternoon. \u0026nbsp;The fun thing with Minecraft is the food and items that you use to create things in your worlds. \u0026nbsp;We were able to use these ideas to base our food on. \u0026nbsp;For example, 'potato' was our potato chips and for 'coal' we used licorice and for 'sticks' we used pretzel sticks!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZhnFPrFqQ70\/WKE4UcnzV_I\/AAAAAAABIYc\/1X-rP1DDKpw9gJgGBeC0to7Uz2uHi0NewCLcB\/s1600\/food7.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: 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src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-m2EyIs-VCEw\/WKE4TZib1EI\/AAAAAAABIYY\/t2OLNoS6Si0ZKKabcWXZJFpicKJOK_4wwCLcB\/s1600\/food4.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nWe also had cupcakes and Minecraft toppers...\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CS-EeND7Fkg\/WKE4UawkSzI\/AAAAAAABIYg\/9bxCKzJMRRoIFvxIIz2JVn-g5VqmkDBhQCLcB\/s1600\/food5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CS-EeND7Fkg\/WKE4UawkSzI\/AAAAAAABIYg\/9bxCKzJMRRoIFvxIIz2JVn-g5VqmkDBhQCLcB\/s1600\/food5.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EEven the drinks got in on the action...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1pAsW7kHMGw\/WKE4RaaEOpI\/AAAAAAABIYA\/inwEk3aE7FwP8KrnlU7abPG2ywGBqzWvQCLcB\/s1600\/decor1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1pAsW7kHMGw\/WKE4RaaEOpI\/AAAAAAABIYA\/inwEk3aE7FwP8KrnlU7abPG2ywGBqzWvQCLcB\/s1600\/decor1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMinecraft also has it's own unique cake in the game, so we made a replica of it as her birthday cake!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uNDKnHwx0EE\/WKE4QbjLzzI\/AAAAAAABIXw\/t5APcbdNZooMbXmwfMkKgfuSbMGCm1_KwCLcB\/s1600\/cake.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uNDKnHwx0EE\/WKE4QbjLzzI\/AAAAAAABIXw\/t5APcbdNZooMbXmwfMkKgfuSbMGCm1_KwCLcB\/s1600\/cake.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI found these great Minecraft plates online \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/partyworld.co.nz\/minecraft\/9367-minecraft-paper-plates-10-.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;Perfect for the party!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gYMh6-NZOq4\/WKE4WQ3Lt1I\/AAAAAAABIZE\/rr76Du644iUSrv9OV22TAOrjJs3CHjrigCLcB\/s1600\/plates.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gYMh6-NZOq4\/WKE4WQ3Lt1I\/AAAAAAABIZE\/rr76Du644iUSrv9OV22TAOrjJs3CHjrigCLcB\/s1600\/plates.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kgn04G_RqeU\/WKE4WPzNawI\/AAAAAAABIY8\/_FUsNSBzW9c6F0hzGINXHeFDLUrMSXCIgCLcB\/s1600\/pic2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kgn04G_RqeU\/WKE4WPzNawI\/AAAAAAABIY8\/_FUsNSBzW9c6F0hzGINXHeFDLUrMSXCIgCLcB\/s1600\/pic2.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nFor games we decided to play Minecraft Bingo (free printable \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/catchmyparty.com\/blog\/free-printable-minecraft-bingo-game\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E), Pin the tail on the Minecraft Pig, Pass the Parcel and Symon made an amazing Creeper Pinata which we hung as a decoration until it was time to attack it!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_z0UEGEBBBg\/WKE4STNhRKI\/AAAAAAABIYI\/P3SvZ4yGdlYfg861S3jHNLvJUi3IgWJagCLcB\/s1600\/decor3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_z0UEGEBBBg\/WKE4STNhRKI\/AAAAAAABIYI\/P3SvZ4yGdlYfg861S3jHNLvJUi3IgWJagCLcB\/s1600\/decor3.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: 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src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9RARWcdUQ8Y\/WKE4VaQax2I\/AAAAAAABIYw\/jY9Rdz55zjcgRFhcje3gZzqVM9lWdxEowCLcB\/s640\/games3.png\" width=\"462\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Mprg40e_n7g\/WKE4Vurn6mI\/AAAAAAABIY0\/IU5gSAtQyvAjWAK2LXjmv3wCtm2_lcWZgCLcB\/s1600\/games4.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Mprg40e_n7g\/WKE4Vurn6mI\/AAAAAAABIY0\/IU5gSAtQyvAjWAK2LXjmv3wCtm2_lcWZgCLcB\/s1600\/games4.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nPass the parcel was fun - Boo loved it too!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PgajljIP_LQ\/WKE4VB4W6gI\/AAAAAAABIYs\/KgFSuNhejPgUEi6sHmu-pdttUV-05wN8wCLcB\/s1600\/games2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PgajljIP_LQ\/WKE4VB4W6gI\/AAAAAAABIYs\/KgFSuNhejPgUEi6sHmu-pdttUV-05wN8wCLcB\/s1600\/games2.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nPin the tail on the Minecraft Pig was great fun as well...\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-agqFtkydc1Q\/WKE4WT-CHPI\/AAAAAAABIZA\/Ltt85wUujigIZHGvE2J9XXx_w20YR8OFQCLcB\/s1600\/pin%2Btail.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-agqFtkydc1Q\/WKE4WT-CHPI\/AAAAAAABIZA\/Ltt85wUujigIZHGvE2J9XXx_w20YR8OFQCLcB\/s1600\/pin%2Btail.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"memories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"random"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"retro gaming"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"video clip"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Real-Life Street Fighter!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI just had to share a video my son and friends made in one of their classes at school, starring some of their school teachers and friends called \"Real-Life Street Fighter\". \u0026nbsp;I'm totally impressed!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nWho remembers playing Street Fighter back in the day? \u0026nbsp;Love that it features our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2014\/03\/arcade-machine.html\"\u003EArcade Machine\u003C\/a\u003E Symon made from scratch a couple of 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gaming"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Teen Bedroom Makeover"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9ieOqWeQdjs\/Vo8fvemFsPI\/AAAAAAAA5Kw\/gFTbUzGd7hI\/s1600\/3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9ieOqWeQdjs\/Vo8fvemFsPI\/AAAAAAAA5Kw\/gFTbUzGd7hI\/s1600\/3.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWe've just finished our second bedroom makeover in our new (giant) home. \u0026nbsp;It feels so good to have another room done, but we still have another 14 spaces to go, and that's not counting the outside!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThis room belongs to our eldest 16 year old son. \u0026nbsp;It's a large room, with a tonne of windows and an external door. \u0026nbsp;The piles severely needed doing in this room, with the corner base nearly rotten right through. \u0026nbsp;Once this part had been lifted and repaired, there were quite a few cracks in the walls and shifting around the edges of the floor and door. \u0026nbsp;At times like this I'm so thankful that we did wait to start renovating, rather than start early and have to make repairs later.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhen we first looked at the house before buying it, the room looked like this...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2FLNV4cuNhk\/Vo8ftXjArGI\/AAAAAAAA5KA\/XizHI8V0V88\/s1600\/1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2FLNV4cuNhk\/Vo8ftXjArGI\/AAAAAAAA5KA\/XizHI8V0V88\/s1600\/1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhen we first moved in...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WQfd1tTyG2U\/Vo8fvPdm5CI\/AAAAAAAA5Ko\/jglQTNdiHi8\/s1600\/2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WQfd1tTyG2U\/Vo8fvPdm5CI\/AAAAAAAA5Ko\/jglQTNdiHi8\/s1600\/2.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EIt was a light room with heaps of space, but the condition of the walls were very rough. \u0026nbsp;This room had been added on to the original Bungalow (built 1915-1920's) years later. Our main aim once the piles were repaired were to repair and paint the walls, repair and paint the trims, ceiling, skirting etc and give the room some character.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOur son had always dreamed of having one wall completely covered in posters\/pictures, and on finding that one wall was completely covered in a Hessian type board he and we were pretty happy to keep it that way.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EOur boy is an avid Sci-fi lover, so if you aren't a fan of this genre, you may not appreciate the décor, be prepared for all things X-Files, Lost, Godzilla and Star Wars related.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAfter a week of renovations (on and off) here is the new room (which he loves)...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CMrB_o1NQNM\/Vo8fwLg2IEI\/AAAAAAAA5LI\/sPIfzAyK7ps\/s1600\/5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CMrB_o1NQNM\/Vo8fwLg2IEI\/AAAAAAAA5LI\/sPIfzAyK7ps\/s1600\/5.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bOrjKETjhXQ\/Vo8ftZWdFSI\/AAAAAAAA5KI\/iZXrcZ4GJ6I\/s1600\/10.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bOrjKETjhXQ\/Vo8ftZWdFSI\/AAAAAAAA5KI\/iZXrcZ4GJ6I\/s1600\/10.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZLPihApxsKc\/Vo8fv0pynKI\/AAAAAAAA5K8\/JR9xEr902rk\/s1600\/4.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZLPihApxsKc\/Vo8fv0pynKI\/AAAAAAAA5K8\/JR9xEr902rk\/s1600\/4.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-B1IuyMiAWoo\/Vo8fuHlHgUI\/AAAAAAAA5KQ\/5xb2KpiqkH8\/s1600\/12.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-B1IuyMiAWoo\/Vo8fuHlHgUI\/AAAAAAAA5KQ\/5xb2KpiqkH8\/s1600\/12.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ohlw-iWk5Uk\/Vo8fw79hL1I\/AAAAAAAA5LU\/Es6xsQbGCOY\/s1600\/7.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ohlw-iWk5Uk\/Vo8fw79hL1I\/AAAAAAAA5LU\/Es6xsQbGCOY\/s1600\/7.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ugfzLABNhc0\/Vo8fwVuzEhI\/AAAAAAAA5LM\/kSIz3XnzM7E\/s1600\/6.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ugfzLABNhc0\/Vo8fwVuzEhI\/AAAAAAAA5LM\/kSIz3XnzM7E\/s1600\/6.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMassive thanks to this guy below (Symon) who has done an amazing job creating this space with a bit of help from me!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bsb5L698oYc\/Vo8fvDhkT2I\/AAAAAAAA5Kk\/GIGm822gXEY\/s1600\/15.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bsb5L698oYc\/Vo8fvDhkT2I\/AAAAAAAA5Kk\/GIGm822gXEY\/s1600\/15.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.404px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.404px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ERoom Details:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.404px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.404px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWalls = Dulux Half Haast with Okarito ceiling and trims.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.404px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003EAccessories = Posters from Allposters.com, poster frames from Kmart, shelving from Bunnings, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003Esofa bed from Furniture City,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003Eother accessories from EB Games, The Warehouse, NZ Gameshop, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2014\/12\/lost-dharma-crossstitch.html\" style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003ELost Crossstitch\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2013\/06\/space-invader-cushion.html\"\u003ESpace Invader Cushion\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2015\/12\/bear-skunk-ape-softies.html\" style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003ESkunk Ape Softie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;made by me!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.404px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 19.404px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.404px;\"\u003ENext room on our renovation list is our laundry!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GTvaki17128\/Uy-OxT_TJpI\/AAAAAAAAZTA\/nStCpNgCaYc\/s1600\/20140324_143432_resized.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GTvaki17128\/Uy-OxT_TJpI\/AAAAAAAAZTA\/nStCpNgCaYc\/s1600\/20140324_143432_resized.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-edeVYS3iFNQ\/Uy-OyDaEyGI\/AAAAAAAAZTE\/JRCUbBnaWTM\/s1600\/20140324_143759_resized.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-edeVYS3iFNQ\/Uy-OyDaEyGI\/AAAAAAAAZTE\/JRCUbBnaWTM\/s1600\/20140324_143759_resized.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI just had to share my awesome husbands latest creation with you all. \u0026nbsp;He's recently finished building his very own retro arcade machine from scratch and it's a total hit, especially for those of us who grew up in the 70's and 80's hanging over them in fish and chip shops in New Zealand, while our mates tried to get the top scores on classics like Galaga and Space Invaders!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-87nhWpH1muI\/Uy-PIHkiPwI\/AAAAAAAAZTY\/6OLa8A39ijI\/s1600\/PicMonkey+Collage.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-87nhWpH1muI\/Uy-PIHkiPwI\/AAAAAAAAZTY\/6OLa8A39ijI\/s1600\/PicMonkey+Collage.png\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nHe built the cabinet from scratch, importing some of the stickers from overseas, getting parts printed locally and getting buttons, the coin mech and other bits and bobs online to install himself. \u0026nbsp;Legally to play the games on the machine you must own a copy of the roms yourself, so Symon has had fun hunting down actual copies of all the games. \u0026nbsp;He also built the computer himself, installing different programmes and other complicated stuff that totally goes over my head. It's been great seeing him working on it together with his boys as well!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xFXHPDs6Kww\/Uy-OzyCwcwI\/AAAAAAAAZTQ\/GxOBlCUIeJA\/s1600\/20140324_143743_resized_1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xFXHPDs6Kww\/Uy-OzyCwcwI\/AAAAAAAAZTQ\/GxOBlCUIeJA\/s1600\/20140324_143743_resized_1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nYou can buy these machines for mega bucks, so it's awesome having one made from scratch that cost quite a bit less.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nI'm sure he will do a blog about it sometime with all the technical jargon for other like minded geeks out there.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nDon't mind it in my lounge too much at the moment...\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\nTo see instagram pics of the process, go \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/statigr.am\/tag\/drakearcade\/\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/feeds\/6390495609672249942\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2014\/03\/arcade-machine.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/6390495609672249942"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/21793903\/posts\/default\/6390495609672249942"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.paisleyjade.com\/2014\/03\/arcade-machine.html","title":"Arcade Machine!!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"PaisleyJade"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05497053121360068116"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--zGGOCrQdSk\/VKsoEYyxnwI\/AAAAAAAAiXg\/oh0Gi2SIQ90\/s113\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GTvaki17128\/Uy-OxT_TJpI\/AAAAAAAAZTA\/nStCpNgCaYc\/s72-c\/20140324_143432_resized.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}}]}});