We purchased this heart shaped chalkboard back in 1999.  Emily had come home form the store and showed Savannah, Brett and myself what she bought. Minutes after showing us the chalkboard heart Savannah went downstairs into the garage to get her chalk.  She came back up grabbed the chalkboard and drew this picture of Brett and herself calling it “Sweet Love”. Savannah brought it to me and said, “go ahead U can hang it up...

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Cady made this about 9 years ago it’s been hanging on our wall ever since. It’s a large spring she bent into a heart.  And of course the final touch brought it all together – literally. Very creative don’t U think?!  The heart shaped spring, not my comment.    ...

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Claudia and I were in NY window shopping at an outside art fair.  We came across these two steel kids holding hands and I said, “Savannah and Brett my alien kids”.  Claudia immediately said, those would be perfect “Front & Center” on your fireplace mantel for everyone to see. The next year I placed a couple little wooden hearts out in front – they came from a wooden Christmas ornament I sent out to everyone (I...

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These two pieces of heART work are hanging on our living room wall next to the masks from yesterday’s post. The framed painting was made by Savannah in 1998 (she was 4) as a Valentine’s present for me.  Take a look at today’s “Your hearts” posting to see Savannah in action making this heART piece. I remember how excited Savannah was when she gave it to me all wrapped up.  She couldn’t wait for me to open it...

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These masks are hanging on the wall located in our living room. The mask on top was made by Savannah in 2003 (she was 9), it was given to me as a Father’s Day present. The material of this mask was made from the corner-side of a cardboard box.  As for the paint, I’m sure U can see there are a few different hearts; a white one in middle at the bottom and then a red one on the left side at the bottom.  These hearts were not...

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This was taken about 5 years ago.  It was winter time and I was at the park with Buckles and noticed how the snow was really hard on the top but soft powdery underneath.  So with my hands, I decided to cut out hearts in the snow and then smooth them out on their sides – a little surprise gift for Cady Babé. If U look closely U can see her through the window on the right side of the picture. I recall asking Cady to stand in the window and...

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