tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85946897486974694302012-02-16T11:16:36.659-08:00Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09015685688281694054noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594689748697469430.post-74310608112755312142008-10-03T13:06:00.000-07:002008-10-03T13:13:42.025-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ83H4kmDI/AAAAAAAAAC4/s-angWeZTQk/s1600-h/100_0431.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ83H4kmDI/AAAAAAAAAC4/s-angWeZTQk/s320/100_0431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253023301825239090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ83Q-GE-I/AAAAAAAAADA/75eK2DRtfJE/s1600-h/100_0439.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ83Q-GE-I/AAAAAAAAADA/75eK2DRtfJE/s320/100_0439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253023304264324066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ83v7X_DI/AAAAAAAAADI/R8jhg1_wQts/s1600-h/100_0444_00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ83v7X_DI/AAAAAAAAADI/R8jhg1_wQts/s320/100_0444_00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253023312574413874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ839zuhOI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ST6NrVRf0Lg/s1600-h/100_0448.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ839zuhOI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ST6NrVRf0Lg/s320/100_0448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253023316300432610" border="0" /></a><br />If there is ANOTHER thing that i love in all the world, it is carving watermelons! I carved this year for Texas Road House, Johnny B Goode's and Geraldines. This turned out to be perfect, because i was low on cash AND hosting a BBQ for most of my family. I was able to sell these watermelons for the money needed to host successfully!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594689748697469430-7431060811275531214?l=mike-rofilm.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09015685688281694054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594689748697469430.post-44363721956818944532008-10-03T12:48:00.000-07:002008-10-03T13:04:41.569-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6VLFu1pI/AAAAAAAAACY/tFL3WIO2T4o/s1600-h/100_0465.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6VLFu1pI/AAAAAAAAACY/tFL3WIO2T4o/s320/100_0465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253020519546934930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6VE2naYI/AAAAAAAAACg/m-1zSlSsYtM/s1600-h/Ebf+birdie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6VE2naYI/AAAAAAAAACg/m-1zSlSsYtM/s320/Ebf+birdie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253020517872920962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5q2495AI/AAAAAAAAABw/mAslIYFnbcA/s1600-h/000_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5q2495AI/AAAAAAAAABw/mAslIYFnbcA/s320/000_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253019792570180610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5q68n1bI/AAAAAAAAAB4/CGR49d9TzY0/s1600-h/000_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5q68n1bI/AAAAAAAAAB4/CGR49d9TzY0/s320/000_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253019793659254194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5rDGwXPI/AAAAAAAAACA/0ooGQWZQer0/s1600-h/100_0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5rDGwXPI/AAAAAAAAACA/0ooGQWZQer0/s320/100_0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253019795849239794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6V1nLvnI/AAAAAAAAACw/nWukmPrNNJA/s1600-h/variety+of+pumpkins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6V1nLvnI/AAAAAAAAACw/nWukmPrNNJA/s320/variety+of+pumpkins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253020530961530482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5rjUzPRI/AAAAAAAAACI/9Ck_EBReaLw/s1600-h/100_0453.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5rjUzPRI/AAAAAAAAACI/9Ck_EBReaLw/s320/100_0453.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253019804498083090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5r8FONyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/VIg1TIozIFs/s1600-h/100_0454.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ5r8FONyI/AAAAAAAAACQ/VIg1TIozIFs/s320/100_0454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253019811143628578" border="0" /></a>there is one thing I LOVE in this world, it is carving pumpkins! It isn't enough to just carve a <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6Ve_GK1I/AAAAAAAAACo/AISbScf8zdE/s1600-h/Iron+Halo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mQOI7SoX5aE/SOZ6Ve_GK1I/AAAAAAAAACo/AISbScf8zdE/s320/Iron+Halo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253020524887812946" border="0" /></a>scary face. It MUST be intricate and give me a challenge! For three years I have been carving and selling my work. This is a great stipend during the months of October and November. It is very fulfilling for me to take a company's logo, make a pattern from it, then carve some magic! Here are a few pumpkins that i have surgically altered.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594689748697469430-4436372195681894453?l=mike-rofilm.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09015685688281694054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594689748697469430.post-45144587749168206482008-10-03T12:07:00.000-07:002008-10-03T12:10:35.679-07:00I love Melissa's idea of using the blog as a journal, Jenny uses it as a Photojournal, Mom writes comedy on hers, and Bryan waxes philosophical on his...Ok you've sold me, I'm in.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8594689748697469430-4514458774916820648?l=mike-rofilm.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09015685688281694054noreply@blogger.com1