HGTV Never Looked So Good!

<img height="518" src="http://hgtv.sndimg.com/HGTV/2011/06/21/horjd303_backyard-patio_s4x3_lg.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="690" /><br /><div align="center">HGTV had lost their appeal to me because of their  continuous repetitions of episodes and just the lack of shows that oozed innovative ideas and creative wiles. However, that is no more!  I’m loving the new episodes of House Hunters International, the new series, “Room Crashers” with one of the finalists from a prior HGTV Design Stars, the new series, “ HGTV’d” which is a winner; the designs featured are out of the box and over the top.</div><img height="518" src="http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2011/02/25/horjd306_outdoor-room-seating-area-wall-mediterranean-fruit-tree_s4x3_lg.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="690" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The outdoor spaces above were designed by the talented and oh so sweet sounding Jamie Durie. Don’t you just love him? The slur of his Aussie accent is so beautiful too! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img height="558" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5447795813_643010ca71.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="690" /><br /><div align="center">Now, besides the new HGTV Design Star series that premieres tomorrow, another great buzz that has HGTV’s appeal better than ever are these folks;</div><div align="center"><br /></div><img height="518" src="http://www.ivstatic.com/files/et/imagecache/636/files/blog_articles/9-design-636.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="690" /><br /><div align="center">Cortney and Robert Novogratz<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(pictured above)</span> will be debuting a new design show on HGTV called "Home by Novogratz”. The first episode airs July 16th and I can’t wait! I will most certainly be watching every single episode!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><img height="383" src="http://video.foxnews.com/thumbnails/070711/396/223/070711_dcl_hgtv_640.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="679" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">gorgeous space -rooms designed by the Novogratz</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div align="center">Will you be tuning in to HGTV too? XX</div>

HGTV Never Looked So Good!

HGTV had lost their appeal to me because of their  continuous repetitions of episodes and just the lack of shows that oozed innovative ideas...

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Giveaway Winners!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXUTYiuXmKB16l8ynuAZkTs51t3YJMYNclt6Wvg9sExbJvoikkm75_IM9hIYfOSnqBMI95W5-axYG43IiAAJEbbgHz1yYNm8-VRIf0AYvLB3EF5uPpTP_7C5QnqBwspIsYXPguGul/s1600/Fand+AWinner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXUTYiuXmKB16l8ynuAZkTs51t3YJMYNclt6Wvg9sExbJvoikkm75_IM9hIYfOSnqBMI95W5-axYG43IiAAJEbbgHz1yYNm8-VRIf0AYvLB3EF5uPpTP_7C5QnqBwspIsYXPguGul/s400/Fand+AWinner.JPG" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently Blogger had screened some of the giveaway comments and had them labeled as spam. I just realized so sorry if you weren't seeing your comments and was wondering why... Anyway, BIG CONGRATS to <b>Dawn of the Alternative Wife </b>for winning this one! Yay Dawn!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some reason, I thought that i had announced the winner to this <a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/2011/06/mallory-lane-giveaway-via-design-addict.html">Mallory Lane giveaway</a>(case of preggo brain) already, but apparently i didn't. Sorry about that! However, another BIG CONGRATS to <b>Peach Rainbow</b>! I will be contacting both winners shortly! XX</div>

Giveaway Winners!

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This Toddler…

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqr6D_TXNft-005tnfUerRY2FvyPn9TRgN3EOr8yowkXQJ6Ma8Ilk93-jmECaaNM6_5CYE3nUBlkOqZzjiDK6HGiQUBSbYw-G8yLmSpdQbUKj8QsUk-Yc7aNhNTwoW-pf8EGPWRnVhG3w/s1600-h/IMG_9344%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_9344" border="0" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioavT8LeSQ_CeWLxsNEdU4EYnvKSjynOBEKlRdJJxdZ-Nalfeiq9LM5lmSKOm2lyak8q97JlL_bENznI9x5f4Ubc-vQ_X5jgfPIwbc_OmzElUB6w97V8UWAw8e_Ovy2MxWpNE_-le9Z-Xf/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_9344" width="699" /></a><br /><div align="center">is the reason for my absence. I’ve been spending as much time with Baby Z as possible and he’s enamored with playing outside which leaves me with no time for the computer.  I am really loving summer too, but the heat does take a toll on a pregnant lady<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-I0qt4Z9yr5U/ThMjJYNwtcI/AAAAAAAACEE/dg14rwvqWIk/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />.  Baby Z also keeps me running (well in my case waddling briskly) all day.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_fGd7JYi8APpv6gDW6EbsOwVt960Jxrg7xFDlRoV-64KL14aQ-_p6RdzFxAAT93mi5ePrpmFGkpNjCCe-8YYVVwmEPR1g86WDcmEArOZF-JxSjQKLcmwEkAY4co24qeop46SPWgcEcoQ/s1600-h/IMG_9313%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_9313" border="0" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-7EazMijfM0jqvSMiKeQudW_c5Kznvz5PbiBv-Lhmj1jrwJpF2G9YdDHb_1YdOgYoMq9RotLoFmJU-omyJF9yS0BwBVysiCUKLPxH-oOQhhGxtS4zz_7Me7w7YERbgWzPetts8v-H4SF/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_9313" width="699" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIue9un5gezDAPMtIvokDoei4RlCD8fsvRdzwNQdJiKoWNUT99r4ocAcre-u8jMTbvaPzv8ZJU_Fo0_db73o9jr00k7ycaujH4A5qF-GYv4Lh9QEeuFj0bfCJefZiLjaw-57s7SrvTPh_Y/s1600-h/IMG_9323%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_9323" border="0" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi457zOci8CrA5Gakcx7A9zuRQgbhTY9q03xWDTQxZ5ND8gXJPH_8nzHJVS05qDk7vRDBgcjxH6K-cp4lJx_FSvR5MJV3mQ9AEO6cH2QKgLPq7_D378zRsJPc0ZJagHO_9mDnGwef7COn5y/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_9323" width="699" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1y5Az0I17hJs3XscD3epoy4y8llAVNXeCk743v9dqXOMYsXEX6kjNdwM1Mc30c802-UgI7YZ3aVFrGhI5cnj0J_8H4F9UVBSGveQVMOeZg8JvfQVrg83PEWvxbEq6ApOO1mnYXj8W8IF/s1600-h/IMG_9324%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_9324" border="0" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToQmo8Y00wMorxqxzA68muQ4I_6AHaC2xCQq-pG2tIg5tVLcwh19HWPVN8InWaJeExOOjaLba5t7hS2a5i0yJZBqr3O7jqREWuy5lsGHvXSafmhWEnun8UHnM699hLkXLfnvYffBBSzqU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_9324" width="699" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwVyK_cGg2n12fnu7r_CsGcuVvUHaGjK3ZQe-nT-m_-hKnK0Z9BtIW27-x9cR5fXmvAK0hU2v9ZwMFEdhj3qUZ6yE886Je66OETJ0pRGunyzxDC6cfUtqypJSobSTJ-Yrpeo4M1xmPaXL/s1600-h/IMG_9337%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_9337" border="0" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV95gaX0v0FcnxcHXytlJwDn6hKTcjWb6IImgXlBChivjS9nuiwBmyjRps8mhjWxHYHtKLskSNwuttHgNVrnjwZACZJDoA4LvdB3oojmlc_O-BGxz2oUSeGWk9c66JIS4SKWbCYXB4wDiK/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_9337" width="699" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9P4wo4sSCDIWT4lMWysBfqjbvzqrs-uYP-Qne8iT9GB3KTZy-H-1ei5Odve72SlanSCVV85561uCswViz8ob-JJhmwtmqq3v2P91HiwAyWZqMr9X56v7myiCxi-OrpDkABTQXRttU34I/s1600-h/IMG_9340%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_9340" border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGe-v8WGMxAV99V8sLyb7FdBFa6vHlE8hV2parcZetMZHMiKZjvIa6ogj-y61QJ3nao5LavsebbqQBOQwyEFDBVzmV0WF1hCUZmETSuo32vmA1wTxNXm3xv0V7De_XHZAQyGlpgD5Tt7X/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_9340" width="699" /></a><br /><div align="center">Yes, I know I’m huge! <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-I0qt4Z9yr5U/ThMjJYNwtcI/AAAAAAAACEE/dg14rwvqWIk/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />. So, what have you all been up to? I can’t wait to find out! Also, please don’t forget to enter the<a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/2011/06/dont-be-tardy-for-party-edwinas-fashion.html"> Fashion + Art giveaway</a>!  Love you all! XX</div>

This Toddler…

is the reason for my absence. I’ve been spending as much time with Baby Z as possible and he’s enamored with playing outside which leaves me...

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