tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47994574525641627662024-03-04T20:33:11.526-08:00Never Enough LuffI John 3:18 My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love.Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-82117456283264719102014-07-25T15:08:00.001-07:002014-07-25T15:08:49.654-07:00The (not so fancy) Camp Life of Inger Luff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it's been a VERY long time since I have even logged in to this blog. I have decided it is time for me to start documenting life again for the sake of memory since mine is failing me daily. I want my daughters to be able to go back and remember things that happened in their lives. I ran across an old picture of our very first apartment after we were married and it prompted me to take pictures of where we live, how we live, and what we do. So, here is the first installment of my <i>Life at Lassen</i> <i>Pines</i>! </div>
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Our rooms are on the top floor of The Lodge. This building houses the kitchen, dining room, staff dining room, prayer room and staff meeting room (all downstairs) with offices and some bedrooms upstairs. The hallway to our room is long, dark and creepy....even during the day. </div>
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This is the view looking into <strike>our </strike> my room.</div>
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There is a dresser <strike>with the most difficult to open drawers, </strike> a TV and a window that has the most glorious view of the apple trees out front. The door to the right in the picture is the door we added when our girls were little, so we could get to them easily.</div>
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This is the view from the window. The lovely hunter green carpeting matches the white with hunter green grout tile that was added when I got an upgrade in 1999 when the third Luff daughter joined our family. It <i>was</i> in style back in the 90's.</div>
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<i>I realize that the picture above the bed is off-center. Scott moves the bed during the winter so he can use the heater during winter retreats (Lindsay and I usually stay home).</i></div>
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This is <i>my</i> bed. It is PRECIOUS! I bought the iron frame at an auction in Minnesota one summer when my parents still lived there. It will make it's way back to my house when Shae moves out and takes her bedroom furniture with her. It has been in each of our girls' bedrooms at home at one time or another. They have all been upgraded to queen sized beds now. </div>
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Scott and I used to have a queen size bed room until we had to use it for the "guest rooms" down the hall. Scott slept on a roll out mat on this floor FOR YEARS until Anna moved into the dorm. He then got a real bed. In Lindsay's room. They are "roommates" and she LOVESSSSSS that! </div>
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That greenish chair used to belong to Scott's Granny and there is a twin of it somewhere around here. I want to get them recovered because it is the most comfy chair in the history of the world. And it has held up!</div>
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Here is the door into the roommates' room. </div>
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Linds LOVES her bed up against the wall. I have moved it around quite a bit but always end up putting it back against the wall. She is THE WORST when it comes to keeping the covers on her bed, so it works to have the blankets be against the wall anyway. In the IKEA rolling cart stores her summer necessities- bedtime reading books, markers, coloring paper, her beloved Magna Doodle, and some extra "babies" for sleeping with.</div>
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Scott's bed is in the opposite corner of the room. <strike>Let's remember that he has a bed now and not feel sorry for him. </strike> The railing is still attached to one side of the bed from when they were bunked and we were afraid Anna would fall out. The railing is complete with Hello Kitty stickers.</div>
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This is the door into Lindsay and Scott's room from the hall, but I never used it since it usually had a dresser butting up to it. It was easier to keep track of the girls if I only had one doorway to guard. On occasion there have been nude escapees running down the hall.</div>
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This is the bathroom in Lindsay's room.......we have had a MAJOR upgrade since the days of bathing Shae in a huge lettuce tub in the shower and I am so grateful.</div>
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Scott got this jacuzzi tub at a scratch and dent place for the same price as a regular tub. It has provided lots of fun, very bubbly, bubble baths over the years but the jets are no longer working now that we have grown old and could benefit from such a luxury.</div>
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This year I finally got towel racks and a switch plate cover! Now for the door moulding....</div>
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The little pedestal sink is a perfect fit in this awkward little space. And, again, I am GRATEFUL to have TWO working bathrooms! Such a luxury!</div>
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My favorite works of art are in this space. Painted by a little known four year old artist, Anna Luff. She matched the colors in the room beautifully!</div>
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(out of order picture) Here is the small bathroom in my room. It is dated and not very functional, but it works and is convenient </div>
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When you live at camp for the whole summer, you are thankful to have any of the luxuries you have at home. One thing I do miss during the really hot days (and nights) is air conditioning. The window fans work great to bring in the air when it is cool outside, but when it is over 100 up here in the mountains, there is no cooling off at night.</div>
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There are so many possibilities with our living space here at camp, so many great ideas I have written down in a notebook or pinned on Pinterest. But the summers are so crazy and so busy with hundreds of campers to care for, that my little "idea book" gets put on the back burner. And I am okay with that. What matters is that we have spent every.single. summer together as a family.</div>
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I can live with outdated decor.</div>
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I am so very blessed to be able to be with my husband and our daughters all summer and extra blessed to be able to be with my parents AND Scott's parents at Lassen Pines.</div>
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so I guess it really is a <i>fancy</i> life after all.</div>
Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-90419681255605982222013-09-26T21:15:00.000-07:002013-09-27T11:30:29.408-07:00Twenty-One Years of FUN!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shae Marrin...today you are twenty-one years old. Weird. Weren't you just my ONLY child just yesterday? Where have these years gone, why did they fly by so quickly? What I wouldn't give for just one.more.day with you as that PRECIOUS four year old.</div>
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I know we can't turn back time. And, I'm not sure I would REALLY want to do that because as you have grown up, you have grown into the most incredible young woman.</div>
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What an amazing sister you are. I LOVE the relationships you have with each of your sisters. It truly warms my heart to see you and Anna bonding. You will need each other as the years go by. You have a bond that not many sisters are fortunate enough to have experienced...you both have endured a life of sacrificing so that the needs of Lindsay could always be met. Thank you for never complaining or feeling like you were "ripped off" even though, truth be told, you were.<br />
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Lindsay loves you with a deep, soul clenching love. She yelps when she knows the phone ringing means YOU are on the other end, and stops to admire your beautiful picture in the hallway on her way to bed at night. The glass has many fingerprints and kisses leaving evidence of that love.</div>
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You have chosen wonderful friends! Each time I have been around your friends, my heart feels like it will burst because I can see that you have made your lifelong friends, and that they are such good <strike>mutsies </strike>girls!</div>
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I have confidence that you can take care of yourself! You even have some great shooting skills! YES, we all heard the 'pings' as you actually hit the targets you were aiming for!</div>
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You are a good and loyal friend~how fun that you and Hope are second generation Liberty friends:)</div>
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You are one tough cookie! (well, at least you WERE until you saw the vein pumping the blood right out of this owie....and I still regret listening to Dad when he said you did NOT need stitches).</div>
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You are a loyal Cowboy's fan. Enough said.</div>
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You are the first one I want to call when I have news, and my favorite voice to hear when I answer my phone.</div>
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You are funny,,,, like really, really funny. I like that! And I need that!!</div>
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You are a fashionista. I appreciate every #ootd picture that you finally give in and take for me! What a cute little teacher you will be!</div>
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(okay, this picture proves that ALL fashionistas have an off day from time to time...)</div>
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Every day for the past 21 years has been a JOY to be your Mama. Thank you for being such an easy kid to raise. You are a JOY and I am looking so forward to what your future will hold!</div>
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Keep making good choices and listening to advice. Keep working hard to reach your goals. Keep building your friendships and serving others, but most of ALL....keep your eyes on Jesus!</div>
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Happy Happy Birthday, sweet girl.</div>
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Before our busy summer began, Scott and I were able to get away for a weekend in one of our most favorite cities EVER...Huntington Beach! It just happens to be the city where two of our very best friends live too! We flew JetBlue into Long Beach and what a pleasant experience. Easy Peasy. We walked a few feet to our rental car and headed to Thom and Jane's house!</div>
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The first night there, we ate at Duke's on the water and made our traditional trek to the end of the pier. Really, HB HAS TO BE one of the coolest cities on the planet.</div>
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The weather was PERFECT. Duh.</div>
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These two were little BFF twinnies one day! They were headed to the Angels game while Jane and I hit the mall!</div>
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We ate at the coolest restaurant! Nieuport 17 has the most elegant "old country club" look inside. It was covered in old aeronautical pics, which made my pilot hubby love it too!</div>
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The four of us went to Fashion Island to look around before having dinner and I was SO EXCITED to get to look in Vineyard Vines! (the weather had taken a turn for the HUMID, so my hair was literally puffing out by the minute!!)</div>
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That night we celebrated Jane's upcoming birthday at Flemings Restaurant... we had never been there before, but I believe it is even better than my old fave, Ruth's Chris!</div>
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They brought Jane the yummiest dessert platter, a coupon for a dinner on her next visit AND a box of Godiva chocolates! Sheesh! Step it UP, Ruth's Chris, step it uppppp!</div>
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Jane is one of the sweetest, smartest, most precious people I have EVER known.</div>
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Scott and Thom have been friends since they were babies! Their parents attended Bob Jones University together. Thom and Scott spent one year at BJU together before Scott transferred to Liberty (and I am so glad he did, or I would have never found him!!)</div>
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We were able to change our tickets to stay one extra night, so Scott and I said goodbye to the Doney's and Huntington Beach and drove up to Hermosa Beach to spend the night. We had a great day just sitting at the beach. It was drizzly and windy but still so beautiful.</div>
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What a darling beach town! I can't wait to go back.</div>
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GUESS WHAT? On our way to the airport we drove right past the ERIN CONDREN office! I can't wait to go back during business hours to see it in action! Oh the thought of meeting Erin Condren in PERSON! If you don't know who I am talking about go<a href="http://www.erincondren.com/"> here!</a></div>
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The Target there had the most AWESOME bags! Look at those handles!!! Not the flat paper handles- the rolled, extra sturdy ones. Ahhhh. I still have my bag almost two months later. No lie. I empty it and reuse it. Why ohhhh whyyyyyy didn't I get some more??</div>
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Sadly we had to pack up and head home.....</div>
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But not before we stopped by the sinful Sweet Jill's for one last cinnamon roll. Seriously a good thing we do NOT have any of these bakeries in Redding. Seriously. Like, seriously.</div>
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Jet Blue is my new favorite airline...can you say TV on the back of each seat...HGTV & Food Network kept me plenty entertained! All airlines would benefit from the investment of in-flight entertainment. Less grouchy travellers, no crying kids. For reals.</div>
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We had a great little getaway and got some much needed rest and down time. But, I was ready to get home because my college girl was on her way home just 3 days after we got home!!!</div>
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You would think there are too many things to do at a camp to fit into a day. You really would. But, if you are Lindsay Luff, you need someone to 'help' you do ALL of those things. Well, guess WHO that person is for Lindsay....yep, it's me.</div>
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When Lindsay wakes up, she makes a beeline to MY bed where we lay and talk for close to an hour, usually. She has many important things to discuss, of course.</div>
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When she finally thinks she is ready, we get dressed and head over to my Mom and Dad's little apartment where Lindsay eats breakfast ( since we NEVER make it in time to eat in the dining room)and watches a little PBS while Grandma waits on her hand and foot, and picks up all the scraps of paper that Lindsay has been cutting...with scissors...you know, 'cause Grandma is cool like that and lets her use them! </div>
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After lunch ,( if it is warm enough) we head to the lake and Lindsay plays FOR-E-VER in the sand (and usually talks a few staff kids into helping her build a sand castle) She even swims in the frigid water!</div>
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After a warm bath and some nice clean clothes, we head out to find the golf cart, load up, and take our daily tour around the 45 acres of camp. It's a great time killer before dinner. My mom will sometimes join us on our rides and Lindsay LOVES that!</div>
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We visit the tractor,</div>
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Go out near the sign to check for deer,</div>
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I love to check the water at Bailey Creek, but Lindsay does NOT like it when we drive up too close!<br />
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WE check the tent, and peek inside to see if the group had a cute decorative theme that week. Some of our groups really out-do themselves!</div>
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We love to drive up next to the upper (fishing) lake to look at the ginormous toads...YUCK! We ALWAYS scream when they hop unexpectedly as I am trying to point them out to Lindsay. Then we laugh hysterically at our "jumpiness".</div>
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All these things are fun, but the thing she loves the BEST is going "Trash Pickin' with her grandpa! They get their gloves on and collect all the empty soda cans that the campers have thrown away! <br />
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(I tried doing it one summer...it's gross. I was POSITIVE I could earn enough money to buy a Louis Vuitton bag....I happily drove "down the hill" with a truckload of hard work...and when the guy at the recycling center gave me $47.25 I promptly retired.)</div>
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It has not been warm enough at camp for too many swimming days, and right now we are having stormy weather at camp..so Lindsay and I are spending a few days at home. We hit the mall, bought flip flops and even got a few school clothes! She is good company and last night as I was praying for all my girls, I thanked God that he saw fit to give me this very "special" blessing. </div>
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Life would not be the same without this girl.</div>
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It was so much fun, and even waiting for our "wave" to start the race was fun! Beach balls were bouncing everywhere and people went ALL out in their race garb! Lots and lots of tutus (which we ALMOST wore and will FOR SURE wear next time!)</div>
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We have had matching shoes in Boot Camp for a while...we all love them (and no worries! They cane clean after the run).</div>
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As we ran through the different color stations, we were attacked with 'gnarly neon' colors. So.much.fun.</div>
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Kristen and I after we met up at the finish line :) She has become one of my best and dearest friends (not to mention my accountability partner for going to the gym)! </div>
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What an accomplishment!</div>
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Anna kept texting me and saying "WHERE are you? We finished a long time ago!!" (she WAS in one of the first waves of runners, I think we were in the 6th or 7th).</div>
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My first official race garb. </div>
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Lindsay has really made progress this year (I will do another post on her first year of high school later:)</div>
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One morning as she was going out the door for school she yelled back, "Mommy, I left you a surprise on the counter!!"</div>
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She sure did. </div>
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Her name has never looked more precious to me.</div>
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Her art repertoire has sure developed into actual pictures! Her spacial awareness is amazing. Heads are in proportion and there are obvious arms and legs!</div>
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I love this lady's big, red, lips.</div>
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There is even grass sometimes.</div>
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And blue sky!</div>
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One thing I have LOVED about this year are the aides and the teacher in Lindsay's class. There was a fishing field trip and I received the cutest text messages and pictures from sweet Janene. Her presence in Lindsay's life has been a gigantic blessing to us! (and what fun to get pictures of Lindsay during her day at school!)</div>
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What a fun opportunity for this girl! They have fishing guides who patiently work with the "special" kids to help them catch fish! Lindsay had a blast!</div>
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The highlight of the last month HAS TO BE the big sister's arrival home from college!</div>
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I know it's ridiculous, but I think it is so fun to have gifts on the bed waiting for you. My mom did it for me and I remember how welcomed I always felt when I got home from Liberty (same college my girl attends!!) too.<br />
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I stayed home and prepared the girl's favorite meal while her dad and lil sis flew down to Sacramento to get her.</div>
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Lindsay was indescribably excited all day (I didn't tell her until that morning that Shae would be coming because she would have driven me to the funny farm, and clearly, I already have reservations there.</div>
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It's wonderful to be a 'party of five" once again!</div>
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I am not sure how I neglected to post on this blog for so long, but I am determined to become a regular blogger again. It is my only record of our life's events. </div>
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I have been busy with my new life as a gym-going girl...so I think that is my excuse. For now. I have been enjoying my new energy, my thinner body and lots of new clothes! (I can even wear JCrew!!)</div>
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I ran (I use that term loosely) my first 5K. It was the gnarly neon color run. It was a BLAST! All my spin class/boot camp friends and I did it together .(Anna did it too, but left me in the dust) We started out nice and clean, and then finished pretty "gnarly" with neon colors all over us (wish I could find the pics on this stupid laptop).</div>
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Doing a 5K is such an easy thing for most people. To me, it was a BIG DEAL. I even cried when I got home. Cross THAT off my bucket list.</div>
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I thought I might want to do another race of some sort, but I have developed knee issues...I had a cortisone shot in my left knee and I am totally getting one in my right knee next! I hope it helps and I can continue on my quest for fitness.</div>
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This year Anna's school did a Father/Daughter evening. Scott was impressed and so blessed. There was a beautiful challenge by one of the teachers who encouraged the dads to be the godly leaders their daughters need, she didn't have a father like that and she shared her testimony of rebelling for many years. She is such a gift to our school! I am so thankful that she is able to attend a school that promotes these kind of events. Priceless memory!</div>
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I can't believe my BABY girl just graduated 8th grade and is now an official High School girl. Where have the years gone?</div>
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Shae flew home from college in time for the big night.</div>
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My parents came out from Arizona, and will be with us at camp all summer. I love love love having them here! They are in their 80's and still so energetic and so funny! (Lindsay is especially happy that they are here!)</div>
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Anna was chosen by her classmates to give the speech at graduation. YIKES! She was nervous but you would have NEVER known it! She did a beautiful job and even made her big sister cry! Her theme was "choices" and what a challenge she delivered! How blessed we are that she is such a good girl, makes good choices herself and has a heart after God's. I don't know what else we could ever want from her.</div>
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With Grandma and Papa Luff</div>
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Scott and Anna had spent the previous week at Ecology Camp FREEZING to death but having a great time white water rafting and participating in many challenges. Anna's team actually ended up winning for the week! Scott kept texting me and saying how proud he was of her for jumping right in, participating and being a real leader. She is a good girl! What a way to end her Jr. High years!</div>
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I am so excited for her as I look forward to all the fun times she has ahead of her in high school. Shae absolutely LOVED high school and I know Anna will too!</div>
Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-63328296202950060012012-09-27T06:33:00.000-07:002012-09-27T06:33:28.524-07:00Happy 20th Birthday, Shae Marrin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's hard to believe that 20 years have past since this sweet little bald baby girl was placed in my arms.</div>
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September 27, 1992 was a day that would change my life FOREVER. In the best way possible. </div>
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Being your Mama has been such a privilege. You have been such a sweet and FUN little girl to raise. You have obeyed, respected and loved us, your parents. WHO cold ask for ANYTHING more?</div>
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But much MORE came with YOU! </div>
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You have been such a happy, funny and sweet girl with a tender heart. You are a GOOD FRIEND and an even better sister!</div>
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It has been so much fun watching you grow up and make mature, GOOD choices (keep doing that, OKAY?)</div>
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There are may sets of eyes watching you!</div>
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You have grown into a beautiful young woman....and the beauty starts on the INSIDE, the outside is a BONUS!</div>
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As you enter these REAL adult years, I pray that you will keep seeking advice when you need it, </div>
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Life gets more complicated the older you get, and adulthood will undoubtedly bring new challenges,</div>
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But, you have an army of people right behind you to lift you up when you are down and pick you up if you fall. NEVER be afraid to ask for help. EVER.</div>
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I am so thankful for the relationship we share. You have become one of the people I count on in MY OWN life! What a fun change as you move into this new phase of your life!</div>
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Thank you for bringing SO MUCH JOY to us! We knew we were in for a fun, new journey on that Sunday in September so many years ago, but we could have NEVER imagined how WONDERFUL you would make it! God has been SO good to us!</div>
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My greatest joy has been being a mother, and YOU gave me that new name so many years ago! Thank you for WHO you are! We could not possibly love you any MORE!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Happy 20th Birthday Shae Marrin!!</span></div>
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Summer seems like it came and went so quickly. I think it actually DOES go by much faster now that I know I have to say goodbye to my firstborn when it is over :(</div>
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We had one last dinner out to celebrate the beginning of a new school year (Lindsay was with Grandma at camp and didn't say goodbye to Shae...probably a good thing since neither of them are good with goodbyes!)</div>
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I was so LUCKY to get to travel back to Virginia with Shae this year. BUT...we had to say goodbye to Dad first...not easy. At all.</div>
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After the tearful prayer, we got checked through security and got to the gate only to find out that our flight had been cancelled! There was NO WAY for us to get to the East coast that night...UGH. I PURPOSELY did NOT schedule a red eye flight for us....I know I can't make it without adequate sleep!</div>
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(and, YES! Shae IS carrying all the STUFF! I told you I am not a good traveller)</div>
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There were virtually no options for us that were even remotely appealing. United did fly us over to San Francisco so we could catch an 11:00 pm flight to Roanoke. They gave us each a $100 voucher for future travel and some money to eat in the airport. But, 10 hours in an airport is STILL 10 hours in an airport. Not to mention I had to fork out $25 for a blanket so we could survive the wait. </div>
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We Finally boarded the plane and thanks to the sweetest gate agent EVER, we had the exit row. We could have laid down on the floor and stretched out! (and Shae actually DID!) We mostly were sleepless and uncomfortable the entire flight, but we purchased the entire season of "Melissa and Tye" (she was on the Bachelor, but got DUMPED and ended up marrying the most precious Texan-they have a darling baby girl and their reality show is G rated!) so we watched Shae's iPad like a couple of zombies all night.</div>
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We had a 2 hour layover in Philadelphia ....so the icky no sleep, same clothes for over 24 hour feelings were setting in!</div>
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FINALLY on our way to Roanake! Bumpiest flight I have EVER been on! (also suuuuuper bumpy on my way home-alone!!)</div>
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We hopped into our rental car and got a second wind as we drove through beautiful Virginia on our way to the happiest place on earth---LIBERTY UNIVERSITY!!!</div>
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We pulled up to Shae's new dorm on East Campus and we were instantly gitty with excitement about her new home! So CUTE! So southern. So apartment-ish! Yeeeeee!!!!</div>
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After checking out Shae's quad, we went immediately to find Kayla. What a precious sight this was, I am so glad I had my camera ready!!</div>
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Reunited!</div>
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Shae had texted her new roomie, Callie who she said she was heading to the dorm, so we ran over to see her. What a sweet girl! I was so glad I got to meet both of Shae's roommmates and her quadmates too. Such a comforting feeling knowing who she is with!</div>
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The next few days were full of unpacking (and trying to make room for waaaay toooo much stuff in a smaller room. (she does have a HUGE common area which makes this a VERY NICE place to live-pics of the rest to come, it's a post all on its own!)</div>
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The closet space is maybe 1/4 of what she had before, so we HAD to be organized and CREATIVE!<br />
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The weather was DIVINE the whole time I was there...even COOL, there was no humidity that week! But then, the REMINDER of why Lynchburg has it's nickname. There was the most HUMONGOUS downpour on our way to pick Leanne up. Yep, it really is DRENCHburg!</div>
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Barry and Stephanie's nephew, Quincy, is at Liberty this year! He had worked at camp with Leanne and Shae and we have watched him grow up. What a fine, fine young man! He is going to be so happy at Liberty and I don't doubt that he will be President of the student body one day soon!</div>
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(Shae loves having her "cousin" at Liberty-hope she doesn't bug him or embarrass him!!)</div>
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One day before I had to leave :( we had time to go to lunch all by ourselves. The Train Depot was quaint and delicious. Then we headed out to the most adorable place, The Farm Basket! Oh goodness, it is a good thing I am not a Lynchburg resident. I would eat lunch there and spend ALL MY MONEY there too! So so cute!!</div>
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(oops, my pics are out of order....)</div>
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We bought a bookshelf to use for storage and Shae was determined to build this shelf all by herself, so she could show her Dad how handy she is....</div>
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and she DID IT! Her bathroom is very BIG, so she put it in there for the girls to keep some of their essentials! That right there is "wife-y material", Shae!</div>
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Back to The Farm Basket. See?? It's PRECIOUS!</div>
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Probably the BEST part of my visit (after spending a week with my girl!) is attending Thomas Road Baptist Church. The music....ahhhhh....the music! Charles Bilingsley is my favorite!! And Jonathan Falwell has filled his Dad's shoes in a remarkable way. So blessed to get to go there, and so thankful that my girl gets to go there every Sunday! I am jealous that Shae is going to the ladies' Bible Study on Tuesday mornings there too...if only we lived there, I could go TOO!</div>
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While I was there, we stayed with Shae's second family, The Tomans. I LOVED getting to be there, "living there" like she does during the year. I can see why she loves them so much. They are such a sweet family. They really love HER too :) The boys are always on the lookout for a TALL boy for Shae! So funny! Caroline is in High School and she and Shae are shopping buddies! Another way God has comforted my heart- He has put people in her life to make her feel so loved and cared for!</div>
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ON my last day there, Scott called to tell me that the whole mountain (where camp is- ) had been evacuated because of an enormous fire! He asked me if there was anything there that I wanted him to go get....and what he could get out of my parent's place!??!!! YIKES! My mom only wanted one thing...her sewing machine!</div>
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Scott never left camp, he drove around putting out little burning branches that were coming over from the fire which was only a mile away. He would not have been able to get back in if he went home.</div>
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One morning he sent me this pic...and he made biscuits for the firefighters who were regrouping at our facilities. How thankful we are to have such brave men who are willing to do this very physically demanding job!</div>
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I got home and didn't see Scott for another 9 days because of the fire. But, Camp was spared and we are so thankful that God is not finished with our work there quite yet!</div>
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I missed this girl's first day of 8th grade (as if she cared!) She is off and running in school and volleyball. Phew. I am already tired and it is only September!</div>
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I missed this girl's first day of HIGH SCHOOL too! (she cared even LESS than Anna!) What a GREAT choice we made in Foothill High School! There could NOT be a better group of aides and teachers who are obviously CALLED to serve those kids with special needs. I am so encouraged and so blessed!</div>
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I have so much more "blog catch up" to do, and I hope to do it this week, but Scott will be gone this week AGAIN, I have Jury Duty, and there is more volleyball this week....we'll see if I can finally get back on track with the updates!</div>
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Happy Fall, Y'all!</div>
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I have neglected this blog long enough. Today will be the first of my "catch up" posts. One day, I intend to get these posts all published into a "Blog Book" since my hope of EVER catching up in my scrapbooks is fading...</div>
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One reason for my lack of posting is my lil ole CUP business! WHO KNEW that these little things would be so popular!!</div>
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The possibilities are endless, and I have made HUNDREDS of these babies!</div>
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One of the most favorite days we had...The LAST day of school!! Woo Hoo for summer!!</div>
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My Sweet Anna Fay turned the big 13 in June. I had a weak moment and let her invite ALL the girls in her class for a Sleepover at Lassen Pines!</div>
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We did our best to deck the dining room out in Anna's signature favorites, pink and orange.</div>
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It is AMAZING to me how much these skinny little girls can EAT! Scott made lasagna on night one, biscuits/gravy and eggs for breakfast, hamburgers for lunch and a DELICIOUS tri-tip dinner for the second evening.</div>
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We made s'mores at the lake and played beach volleyball late into the evening. The girls had Cabin 8 all to themselves and had a late night of storytelling and movies...(and Scott, Lindsay and I enjoyed a whole night of quiet sleep!) </div>
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Thanks to our college staff who were already at camp for the summer, Anna had a whole Pit Crew of guys to run go-Karts for the girls (and drag them out of the rocks after the many crashes!)</div>
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Along with trying to take care of my little Lindsay girl all summer while her sisters and her Daddy were busy with their camp responsibilities, I was on a weight loss quest (and I continue to be on that quest...)</div>
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I have been doing Boot Camp at Sun Oaks with Justin since late February, but HOW MUCH FUN to have Shae with me for the 12 weeks during the summer...and EVEN MORE fun to have Laurie with us for 6 of those weeks!!</div>
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We were ALL very successful and implemented the healthy eating that Justin talks about during our sessions. I have learned SO MUCH and only wish I could have had this knowledge a decade ago...</div>
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Scott was busy with the many projects and day to day operating pressures at camp, but he did squeeze in a little time to make a shelf for the dorm desk of a very special college girl! </div>
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It turned out beautifully and he even added a cork backing and under the shelf lighting! I can't wait to see how it looks in her room this year. The shelf is in transit right now, in the mini van we had shipped to Virginia last week! Yahoooo for having a car this year for Shae! She has gotten used to the idea of having an embarrassing mini van...after all-in college, "wheels are wheels" , or so her Dad says!!</div>
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I have a lot more of SUMMER 2011 to catch up on in the days to come...but I have to admit, I am glad I remembered how to log in here at this lil blog! Phew!</div>
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See you tomorrow with the next installment!</div>
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Today one of the sweetest girls in the world is turning into a teenager. </div>
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Anna Fay, you have been such a JOY to our family for the last 13 years. You are full of spunk!</div>
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You ALWAYS make things fun and enjoyable for those around you-especially Lindsay. You selflessly serve others without complaint. You have the biggest heart of anyone I have ever known.</div>
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Your talents are endless! You have become quite a little cook! I LOVE IT! Your dinners are so delicious, and you are a wonderful baker! </div>
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You have a GREAT work ethic, and you are proving yourself to be worthy of lots of responsibility at camp, running the dining room! </div>
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There are lots of beautiful girls in the world, but few are beautiful FROM the INSIDE- OUT, like you!<br />
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I am excited about this new phase of life you are entering-the teen years!</div>
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I feel so incredibly BLESSED that God chose YOU to be my girl. Oh how I needed YOU!</div>
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I love you more than you will ever understand.</div>
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I hope you have the BEST BIRTHDAY! Happy 13th Birthday, sweet girl!!! </div>
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Welcome to the TEENS!! WooHOO!!</div>
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.....hope we can survive THREE TEENAGE DAUGHTERS in the house for a few months......</div>
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For most parents, 8th grade graduation means celebrating the academic achievements of their child and looking forward to the high school experience. </div>
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This year Lindsay graduated from 8th grade. </div>
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We didn't see her get any academic awards. No accolades for honor roll or being on student council.</div>
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Instead, we reflected on WHERE she has come from. These middle school years brought many changes for us....not the least of which was Lindsay's gained ability to use the restroom all.by.herself. (most of the time) YaHoooooooo!!!!</div>
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The 8th Grade "Bulldogs" have been practicing for graduation for quite a while, and it has been a big topic of conversation at our dinner table. Lindsay was so so so excited about taking part in the ceremony. I was worried because it didn't even start until 6:30 (and Lindsay is usually in bed by then!)<br />
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Shae had her to the school an hour early, as directed.</div>
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By the time those precious kids walked in, Lindsay was ALL smiles-with the hat on!</div>
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It was so touching to listen as the kids sang the song, "Do I Make You Proud" especially seeing MY girl's mouth moving and singing with everyone else! YES, Lindsay...you DO make us proud!</div>
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The sweetest girl accompanied Lindsay across the stage to collect her diploma. The other kids walked to the microphone to read their "quote" after receiving the diploma but since Lindsay can't read, this sweet girl read Lindsay's "quote", "Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, says The Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans for a future and a hope." </div>
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Lindsay absolutely LOVED taking pictures after the ceremony (almost 3 hours long!!) She is NEVER cooperative for pictures. Never.</div>
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Here she is with her "Vision Ladies" and aide. Julie (on the right) has worked with Lindsay on mobility since she was brain injured and became visually impaired at 8 months old. Those two walk all over Redding and cross streets! They have been to Macy's to ride the escalator too. And, occasionally Lindsay brags about how she "went to the store and bought a soda!"</div>
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Lindsay'a ALL time favorite- Don the school custodian. </div>
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Grandma and Grandpa Welms came to town for the big night (and thank The Lord they are here for the summer!)</div>
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These are two of Lindsay's school bus drivers. A HUGE highlight for Lindsay has been riding the bus home from school! These sweet ladies were actually CRYING because they are going to miss her! So precious!</div>
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Lindsay's classroom aide (and wonderful Christian :) Rebekah! She is another reason I KNOW God plans out the paths of our lives! I am so humbled by these precious ones who have looked after my very vulnerable girl.</div>
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Little sister/second mama- Anna</div>
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All four grandparents ...THIS is what heaven looks like to Lindsay!!</div>
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Carolyn and Braden made the late night trip over to the big par-tay after the endless graduation.</div>
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Shae's BFF, Maeghan came by too...Lindsay "just wuvs Maeghan Hutchins!"</div>
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Laura came over too. Lindsay was thrilled that all those people came to celebrate HER!</div>
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Her own special cake. This was a BIG DEAL to her!</div>
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Next year we are on to HIGH SCHOOL, I can hardly believe it. We picked out the perfect classroom situation for Lindsay. Her classroom is right at the front of the school and she will be able to walk from the car to the classroom all by herself. They work on lots of life skills and do A LOT of socializing in the community. She will be bowling every week, shopping at the dollar store, riding her bike on campus and baking lots of cookies!</div>
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We are so humbly thankful to all those who have worked with Lindsay at Mistletoe School. She was loved by many! She spent happy years there and grew in more ways than one.</div>
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God's plans never cease to amaze me when they come to Lindsay. All those fears and concerns when she was laying in that hospital crib all those years ago have dimmed over the years. I have learned that my worrying only robs today of it's joy. And believe me, there's ALOT of JOY! When I think back to the petty little things that concerned me back then, I am ashamed.</div>
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"And we know that ALL THINGS work together for good to those who love God and are called according to HIS purpose."</div>
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We are so proud of you, Lindsay Leigh, You big graduate! </div>
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See ya later Bulldogs, Here we come Cougars!!!</div>
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I have neglected my blog for quite a while, I know. But I have not been sitting idle. I have spent more hours than I can even count in this room...back left corner is my favorite bike!</div>
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I also rode a real life bike a couple of times with this handsome (skinny) guy! I didn't even crash into anyone OR fall off!!</div>
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I was a spectator as Scott ran his Triathlon....don't know if I will ever try THAT, something about hoisting myself out of the pool and then RIDING A BIKE in my swimsuit. I.think.not.</div>
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Scott, his Dad and Joseph spent many days at camp remodeling the cabin bathrooms, I am not sure they are finished yet either. One thing always leads to another...</div>
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We discovered that Lindsay can finally steer her bike! It was so fun to watch her ride around the park! <br />
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Anna and I stayed back a ways, I can't imagine why she seemed embarrassed as Lindsay shouted "WooHoo!!!!" the whole time! </div>
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Love these treasures <3</div>
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Maeghan saved the day for me when Hunger Games came out in the theater. Anna informed me that "you canNOT see the movie until you have read the book!" So, since I have NOT read the book and Shae was in Virginia, Maeghan came to the rescue!</div>
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We took a little trip to Six Flags during Spring Break (thanks to our friend in Texas who hooked us up with some free tickets!)</div>
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We left Lindsay with Grandma and Papa and brought Chloe (smart move for US- we didn't have to ride the rides and feel sick all day!)</div>
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I could have watched this ride ALL DAY LONG. There is a place for spectators to pay a quarter and squirt the people as they rode by( you can see the red "hoses" in the foreground)! People were there with ROLLS of quarters. I laughed until I HURT especially when the prissy ladies with perfect hair got pounded in the face with a wall of water....so so so funny!</div>
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We spent the night in Vallejo so we could go shopping the next day. The girls had their very own room and enjoyed big comfy beds and the Disney channel that night.</div>
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We stopped off at The Jelly Belly Factory, such a fascinating and fun place!</div>
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But, really....WHO thought up THESE flavors? And, WHO did the "research" for them???</div>
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Once again, my College girl was NOT home on Easter :(</div>
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We welcomed a new cousin, sweet Amelia Hope was born to Brad and Beckie. She is the little sister to two busy boys! </div>
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I have made a zillion cups....</div>
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I got this picture in a text message with the words, "I could really use my Mom about now" Hahaha I was NOT there to help Shae get moved out of the dorm thanks to skyrocketing airline ticket prices! She DID manage to do it all by herself though!</div>
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We celebrated Easter with a yard full of egg hunters!</div>
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We watched TONS of softball games in ALL kinds of weather, from hurricane winds and freezing temperatures to scorching heat!</div>
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Anna had a great year. She is an amazing hitter and did great on the field too. During this game she made an AWESOME catch at second base AND she slid into home!</div>
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ON the days it was too cold for Lindsay to go, or the game was too far away, Scott went and gave me updates via text messages...this one was Hilarious! Think he is a proud Daddy?</div>
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We excitedly anticipated the return of our Shae-shae!</div>
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I am thrilled to have Shae join me in my 3rd round of Boot Camp at Sun Oaks now that she is home.. It really is a "Booty Kicking" class....but what a difference it has made!</div>
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I earned a fun lunch date with these <strike>skinny brats who peer pressured me into the hardest thing i have ever done, Boot Camp</strike> lovely ladies by hitting my first goal of -20 pounds (I am at -25 as of this morning).</div>
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I will TRY to be more consistent, it's IMPOSSIBLE to get caught up in my scrapbooks, so I need to at least stay current here!. I uploaded more pictures but they somehow did not show up in this post, so I will do another one later tonight or tomorrow...Lindsay just dumped over her entire box of a jillion colored pencils and she is saying over and over to herself. "I should have not done that, this is going to take FOREVER to cwean up.." So I better go to her rescue!</div>
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Thank you to all those who fought and are fighting for our continued freedom and safety!</div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-62150325220362144782012-03-05T15:45:00.001-08:002012-03-05T15:46:07.635-08:00Playing Catch-Up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS-1Idol_nsJ08VsRaISZ629nE6L2syb8_2HpcqWdbXODKDCyaNtxASmFnZkZTpWQEjlO0XjO8nMxf8khodwOV_7N-zrZKs9KI2Hc0B6JBvHOB5vIQeak-BKaShUTegdTv5_MfORW0Ss/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS-1Idol_nsJ08VsRaISZ629nE6L2syb8_2HpcqWdbXODKDCyaNtxASmFnZkZTpWQEjlO0XjO8nMxf8khodwOV_7N-zrZKs9KI2Hc0B6JBvHOB5vIQeak-BKaShUTegdTv5_MfORW0Ss/s640/DSC_0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I feel as if I am about to be as behind on this blog as I am in my scrapbooks! Since this blog is easier to keep current, I will have to make the effort so that when I DO decide I can take on the daunting task of getting the 'ole scrapbooks out, I will at least know WHEN things happened!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here goes...</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have had such a mild winter this year. Even camp has only had a little snow here and there. I DO love that place when it is covered in snow, it is breathtaking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We live in the most beautiful part of California. There are so many places to hike or bike ride around us. While we are researching bike trailers for full-sized kids like sweet Lindsay, we have had to stick to walking. 2 weekends ago we went up to Shasta Dam. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb8p-X2R5Rt0UekBGfbclFevArXLPA9xuPDzHwZEgLD_3lkWc_ylZlYYSHm8PBwq1yq51fWuLywJUY5CbLG_0o9f1TE9nAa-C1QqveSwaHXBER_s3TpUy0mB50n1Pn6L-jTuKVsLkR9c/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb8p-X2R5Rt0UekBGfbclFevArXLPA9xuPDzHwZEgLD_3lkWc_ylZlYYSHm8PBwq1yq51fWuLywJUY5CbLG_0o9f1TE9nAa-C1QqveSwaHXBER_s3TpUy0mB50n1Pn6L-jTuKVsLkR9c/s640/IMG_0026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Snow covered Mt. Shasta is always so majestic! The water was so ble, Lindsay kept saying she thought we should go swimming. Brrrr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABeiuGZYzWn00nWugfgT-4Ym2p_B48nNAD3TFVkcm8I_1HYpYekC4VDX8a4z3OZKPhVVDliepPVJ9Ltw-6Y0BlbmpzzdoNGTqKpRiHepBvgpoJJsSUtpMPU2hLxziIt7FZWEMqYTTdQk/s1600/IMG_0034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABeiuGZYzWn00nWugfgT-4Ym2p_B48nNAD3TFVkcm8I_1HYpYekC4VDX8a4z3OZKPhVVDliepPVJ9Ltw-6Y0BlbmpzzdoNGTqKpRiHepBvgpoJJsSUtpMPU2hLxziIt7FZWEMqYTTdQk/s640/IMG_0034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We walked all the way across and looked over the side a few times..it is FREAKY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PQspav40h93QLdx3qitvc0Ut8cOMNfLkSNHVA_z_1OxwUsVG9MhL1s-gXk_oQ4OKTRytxUijSph557dVBaWdyfuGqXz8QC7PMuQBIhpg-Q3qBZeqGPy3LPjLrQPOHm0PBrVrf5bT3MI/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PQspav40h93QLdx3qitvc0Ut8cOMNfLkSNHVA_z_1OxwUsVG9MhL1s-gXk_oQ4OKTRytxUijSph557dVBaWdyfuGqXz8QC7PMuQBIhpg-Q3qBZeqGPy3LPjLrQPOHm0PBrVrf5bT3MI/s640/IMG_0038.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3opEoVmj6J3b4_o8FLvqXAT9sQySnHC07DmO_jUZDFhN4fNTzgaIJfZwF4SDX-1jMQ5F4S-kK8Qg6PHnYKI-Zo0nESu4pOfSl6lmx97XFIUM_Zy8Oo_zRtxBmuIrP-fMbv9b_12Ubulc/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3opEoVmj6J3b4_o8FLvqXAT9sQySnHC07DmO_jUZDFhN4fNTzgaIJfZwF4SDX-1jMQ5F4S-kK8Qg6PHnYKI-Zo0nESu4pOfSl6lmx97XFIUM_Zy8Oo_zRtxBmuIrP-fMbv9b_12Ubulc/s640/IMG_0043.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Last week, our newest cousin came into the family! On February 28th, little Miss Amelia Hope Luff was born, weighing a whopping 6 pounds 9 ounces. Brad and Beckie will have a lot to learn about girls since Amelia is their first one after two boys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrTxuAMEk77GYWjETZjcWCC83f5bjIl2sVyWNmrIV3Dfh1cItUw9VMgldrcfz38WQVUabd7nZuODPvhocZQEKkUST4ro2AywjD3inAuRuy0LYAB1guMjNZ2zgc4H1esI3_ynv28anJG4/s1600/IMG_0048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrTxuAMEk77GYWjETZjcWCC83f5bjIl2sVyWNmrIV3Dfh1cItUw9VMgldrcfz38WQVUabd7nZuODPvhocZQEKkUST4ro2AywjD3inAuRuy0LYAB1guMjNZ2zgc4H1esI3_ynv28anJG4/s640/IMG_0048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsay was absolutely taken with her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5QEjGiNEFiV1lcqKAm12ME6MhkHqihhVteCKyV9TeAeqIRzObW80vylo6892cBwhTzE5MqA87etkNddinuwkjy2pcfsETgFN3NHlCIqm3oiROKLssz2NvHj5LHN14Lby9226lvCK-s8/s1600/IMG_0046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5QEjGiNEFiV1lcqKAm12ME6MhkHqihhVteCKyV9TeAeqIRzObW80vylo6892cBwhTzE5MqA87etkNddinuwkjy2pcfsETgFN3NHlCIqm3oiROKLssz2NvHj5LHN14Lby9226lvCK-s8/s640/IMG_0046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She is the tiniest little thing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beckie's mom was coming into town this last weekend, so we decided that the boys should come over and hang out at our house while Beckie got things ready at her house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DbZjenGAQNvE2fuGDw1fFwRkKZib1BB7YSFuK1eN085yBydwr8wPu5KRcl54Snxuc6rKY1UhuD417Z6Z9ZcWxCloE2ylO8_htJqCoMV53-RkdXxgic86tL28vwoDyVBKc83Jzu-R2_Y/s1600/DSC_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DbZjenGAQNvE2fuGDw1fFwRkKZib1BB7YSFuK1eN085yBydwr8wPu5KRcl54Snxuc6rKY1UhuD417Z6Z9ZcWxCloE2ylO8_htJqCoMV53-RkdXxgic86tL28vwoDyVBKc83Jzu-R2_Y/s640/DSC_0100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had an action packed day to say the least!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boys are BUSY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ08SIOsgs3qt84KpDSmz6ZuRbEEiJf8Lg8k_QbBhJQ8Vues9vddb7hG7pEcpEgVdCj5vVFd8RHoCbTubJSimNyLP8iYRoLqbKoQN-4UGOQ9yuDDFD5hFdFOy1Zy0pHpF6QGGOxewzaA/s1600/DSC_0103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ08SIOsgs3qt84KpDSmz6ZuRbEEiJf8Lg8k_QbBhJQ8Vues9vddb7hG7pEcpEgVdCj5vVFd8RHoCbTubJSimNyLP8iYRoLqbKoQN-4UGOQ9yuDDFD5hFdFOy1Zy0pHpF6QGGOxewzaA/s640/DSC_0103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and they like to splash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXahQ5WoOXIc49KO6MEHz95AkI1Go3hObKMMF6BNujpU8e2BCTdoF6AoO35rTLPOWraDl1p-Ed4aTNZy281yn81CIEkHQOYH2psZXiysJl1-gDrG_ml5s8q1-D2GqYIUWbbiTbJSy9PdQ/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXahQ5WoOXIc49KO6MEHz95AkI1Go3hObKMMF6BNujpU8e2BCTdoF6AoO35rTLPOWraDl1p-Ed4aTNZy281yn81CIEkHQOYH2psZXiysJl1-gDrG_ml5s8q1-D2GqYIUWbbiTbJSy9PdQ/s640/DSC_0102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay kept her distance and only asked a couple of times when they would be going back to their house! hahaha She is so used to peace and quiet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That night Scott made some incredible pizzas...I mean incredible!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWDvdkFk7x9CkGxbMDi4b4y9YBxblsw67V5Gic9SJPRMnTY66hdT_SlRrdtEc1A8KuK0eqpgATZXBwLD3ovvYObmNqqKc-PtIMz7eK67-iSNJCbBnKvBOAzJiYr6HKd1rCgUblJBlgPc/s1600/DSC_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWDvdkFk7x9CkGxbMDi4b4y9YBxblsw67V5Gic9SJPRMnTY66hdT_SlRrdtEc1A8KuK0eqpgATZXBwLD3ovvYObmNqqKc-PtIMz7eK67-iSNJCbBnKvBOAzJiYr6HKd1rCgUblJBlgPc/s640/DSC_0106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and we ate under the stars!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDk3PgeZk9VQA4YYtZuAqJA3GMYRrKFkMM3sg8_Ht3g0be6fVVo3A-UOxby1h_X-ag5aj5SPmuph5pASbDV8nOB-zri3LnKBjdqso1P3sHzSHsn2KfgPN5L7ePwo4nkp8voCPYrb4Hn8/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDk3PgeZk9VQA4YYtZuAqJA3GMYRrKFkMM3sg8_Ht3g0be6fVVo3A-UOxby1h_X-ag5aj5SPmuph5pASbDV8nOB-zri3LnKBjdqso1P3sHzSHsn2KfgPN5L7ePwo4nkp8voCPYrb4Hn8/s640/DSC_0108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We ended the evening sitting by the fire pit that Scott built. Now he for sure wants one of those brick ovens for cooking pizza! What a perfect evening!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmD70STajN5epbrL4rE3rpJo1sYryyZU_yG-Ro6y2u8xJwZdYRk54nZHR5dNBJcgvRft-Jn16dqjlIVLbErnrU-eaoOIJJjlXXwvzp4Ayja_ZMkftpeZvi7tRuDA1j7IY5Li0S4EMV8JE/s1600/DSC_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmD70STajN5epbrL4rE3rpJo1sYryyZU_yG-Ro6y2u8xJwZdYRk54nZHR5dNBJcgvRft-Jn16dqjlIVLbErnrU-eaoOIJJjlXXwvzp4Ayja_ZMkftpeZvi7tRuDA1j7IY5Li0S4EMV8JE/s640/DSC_0111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-12140035876468989692012-02-11T17:47:00.000-08:002012-02-11T17:47:53.446-08:00Changes....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vrLEkOhGJ-b_GBNWm4EYMj2AD6ygnR4iXV-mhUyExy0G_-aVVTLsn0OD5kuKa9UWK5bUVt8sWc_jNKTJ7sc1gIyWGP3mYEMdQa8J1S9U0Ger859xzIxdhDhMm6RI09jt_EFdrgTzToI/s1600/misc+pics+2006+249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vrLEkOhGJ-b_GBNWm4EYMj2AD6ygnR4iXV-mhUyExy0G_-aVVTLsn0OD5kuKa9UWK5bUVt8sWc_jNKTJ7sc1gIyWGP3mYEMdQa8J1S9U0Ger859xzIxdhDhMm6RI09jt_EFdrgTzToI/s640/misc+pics+2006+249.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The turning of the "new year" has had me pondering something, especially this year. Sure, the new year brings new adventures and new endeavors. But this year, <i>this year</i>, the changes seem daunting to me. This year, we say goodbye to what has seemed like "the innocent years" for Lindsay. This year she will graduate from the comfort and safety of being on an "elementary school" campus and venture on into a new and frightening world....HIGH SCHOOL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M0lUUvJvABI87c6PbJ_HyPqnGoVWuzm6u5kAhd6F6CZRru5CIyOTjh3K5A4N2XnOzwj73V1F_bs33CeVb4FSItm8w1gjBzawwxRnB3r8AdHqXM8CLBtE8iHck10KoobGu46uzOSs8y4/s1600/DSC_0456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0M0lUUvJvABI87c6PbJ_HyPqnGoVWuzm6u5kAhd6F6CZRru5CIyOTjh3K5A4N2XnOzwj73V1F_bs33CeVb4FSItm8w1gjBzawwxRnB3r8AdHqXM8CLBtE8iHck10KoobGu46uzOSs8y4/s640/DSC_0456.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When you have a brain injured child, the younger years are tough in so so many ways, but it almost feels like the "younger" the child, the more accepting "the outside world" is to those with special needs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BeZN57pHdzmXUaXJtWwfUMQK7CPyYgxHGToZohS32Pu2NrG155SX8nOsZHZ7Cc1gLvYYCkcn5yldemQHkhQFcxuW30AgspraB9x6pd2RCrNT2JxRaOW2BlkZH8qJbskmdy7th6wytqU/s1600/summer+2007+387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BeZN57pHdzmXUaXJtWwfUMQK7CPyYgxHGToZohS32Pu2NrG155SX8nOsZHZ7Cc1gLvYYCkcn5yldemQHkhQFcxuW30AgspraB9x6pd2RCrNT2JxRaOW2BlkZH8qJbskmdy7th6wytqU/s640/summer+2007+387.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay has always had such a vibrant and engaging personality,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEyB28h6m6UO8ggtqv2u8XzREpuzDyuxPOSgGGD_oaWvhYqxQbJXJqvdjC0-JQ28YkzTLQpjEVwM7cSiBLQjA0IMimZU99k32m-NSThF6bFvhi_WpJku4ZV3SvSNM7PwHSHx6jpa2JF0/s1600/of=50,590,394-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEyB28h6m6UO8ggtqv2u8XzREpuzDyuxPOSgGGD_oaWvhYqxQbJXJqvdjC0-JQ28YkzTLQpjEVwM7cSiBLQjA0IMimZU99k32m-NSThF6bFvhi_WpJku4ZV3SvSNM7PwHSHx6jpa2JF0/s640/of=50,590,394-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She has been so easy to love. Everyone in her world has loved her. <i>Loved her. </i>I am not kidding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtrjNrXkwgTvUixpRC3m_hjH9ToqydsMe7jz0w6BYWXDMkG0p2EJ3L7fKbyaufN0FYAVRBhpE01_2pGtNhoTpsEUtPXSdjvWggl1DJPlHaYfFX3ALYC8p49G5fzdBeH1X0JDldlNYE4o/s1600/IMG_0590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtrjNrXkwgTvUixpRC3m_hjH9ToqydsMe7jz0w6BYWXDMkG0p2EJ3L7fKbyaufN0FYAVRBhpE01_2pGtNhoTpsEUtPXSdjvWggl1DJPlHaYfFX3ALYC8p49G5fzdBeH1X0JDldlNYE4o/s640/IMG_0590.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But, it's easy to love the little ones. The <i>children</i> with special needs are so cute, so sweet, so innocent. Their teeth are small (well, not Lindsay's- haha), their needs are simplistic, they don't make people feel "uncomfortable". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CvfZ2gnfFjVe_XO41IgySlRLzEqgUMdaloBipokOCVMvxn3ww1u0c5gXOLtZlCeyhdRuWLtW4tK9eyBtAF9HJxgNiXiAA4p-oVsJJMn3iUhVXlwDRM7iiTS4w3upYUdZnuPxrkggso8/s640/DSCN1599.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> They are so unassuming and approachable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">But, now with high school staring us in the face, I find myself doing more "fretting" than I am used to.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Special" adults aren't as "cute" and they are certainly not as "approachable". Many adults avoid contact with people like that, and they don't teach their children how to react when they encounter them either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxvvXCKk78pLVzDImJHRQ8XKaDlGOrxCu-Fjv22inDcgkjL8uKdic6xiy9fJiTMS2O9_q-eoqMYf7xX0TlQ9AZwrwmyFlRiCAzlLPhyHjv26XM5sPUVbVs4OakfKxhUbEtNOuA8Av4AM/s1600/DSC_0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxvvXCKk78pLVzDImJHRQ8XKaDlGOrxCu-Fjv22inDcgkjL8uKdic6xiy9fJiTMS2O9_q-eoqMYf7xX0TlQ9AZwrwmyFlRiCAzlLPhyHjv26XM5sPUVbVs4OakfKxhUbEtNOuA8Av4AM/s640/DSC_0207.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Will Lindsay be loved and accepted in her new world, or will the teasing and bullying begin?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Will she even be able to tell if she is being teased?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQuCiKSyqXHCPdccHiAvhOrstEQYFbPXyFKRwyzlZI3RkGwTupjkgMzOrhxvgmOaFUhguDcJEZixiZsrcQtB2aFPyUWZCMCZ2BXl26cYKoT_zVlyNJEtZZvZ5j4hSs8VrIAsVZVQJy4o/s1600/DSC_0314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQuCiKSyqXHCPdccHiAvhOrstEQYFbPXyFKRwyzlZI3RkGwTupjkgMzOrhxvgmOaFUhguDcJEZixiZsrcQtB2aFPyUWZCMCZ2BXl26cYKoT_zVlyNJEtZZvZ5j4hSs8VrIAsVZVQJy4o/s640/DSC_0314.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> To add to my stress, we recently had one of our appointments with a doctor who sees Lindsay every six months to reassess her physical therapy needs. At the end of the appointment, she came over to me and said, "She's so pretty" {huh?} I thought it was the strangest thing to say (but, I do realize that Lindsay is 5'8" tall, 130 pounds and WELL endowed). But then she continued, "I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't tell you that that can be dangerous in her situation. These kids are easily taken advantage of." Oh.my.gosh. THAT never dawned on me! YIKES!! A new "worry" to add to the growing list.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and...NEXT YEAR SHE IS GOING TO A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCORilgH90go7NaY5C6TvZXpAUA84zPJ7U9nPhI7sz6zdZcMpHiLHfGyuzHZDVUZg7knPGqRSzY1yoWaKvuKcyNhjwYAlkQqh-sqqTuwhYMJYjRC7BlFvsvBOKwGKspJ_G9KcZdudDMk/s1600/IMG_2928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCORilgH90go7NaY5C6TvZXpAUA84zPJ7U9nPhI7sz6zdZcMpHiLHfGyuzHZDVUZg7knPGqRSzY1yoWaKvuKcyNhjwYAlkQqh-sqqTuwhYMJYjRC7BlFvsvBOKwGKspJ_G9KcZdudDMk/s640/IMG_2928.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My mind started going crazy with worry over Lindsay.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, then I remembered something,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I KNOW the plans I HAVE for you, says the LORD,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">plans to prosper you AND NOT TO HARM YOU,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">plans for a future and a hope."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremiah 29:11</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Phew! God has this all under control. HE HAS A PLAN!</div><div style="text-align: center;">HE didn't allow this to happen to Lindsay without ALL THINGS CONSIDERED!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eic1a1Crxagnuz0IvQZIL2LdckOya7HEJ3N-h1uPGonffchGaPrXDaAyqn5K_izlebgWRLj7EtEq-oLC3FN19WfpsQsi06p5sxfoO4g2saV5nZEUZTa59sBtIo0HuJiXfwWmnnRLITQ/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eic1a1Crxagnuz0IvQZIL2LdckOya7HEJ3N-h1uPGonffchGaPrXDaAyqn5K_izlebgWRLj7EtEq-oLC3FN19WfpsQsi06p5sxfoO4g2saV5nZEUZTa59sBtIo0HuJiXfwWmnnRLITQ/s640/DSC_0037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> As Mommys, we all have hopes and dreams for our children. Safety goes without saying, I suppose.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">While a physical or mental disability can shatter those "original dreams", it seems like God has given a compensating gift to these 'special' kids. It is part of His unbelievable, wonderful, marvelous GRACE.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If HE planned her life before she was born, if he knew she would suffer a life changing brain injury on June 12, 1998 at 8 months old, if He loves her with an EVERLASTING love...</div><div style="text-align: center;">HE CAN HANDLE HIGH SCHOOL.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and so can I.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOX_3GAH85JyUoZ_WA-LCrZcUIYvuQw9JxXaIt_RKNVuMvgeDhdUXjLsg5bdk904CimXNxXgalrvPNmgrwkotXpi-ax7so0LM5rywYMQvwt5Co0rdk33d30eLhELO8S-83Gdc9sWOAIw/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOX_3GAH85JyUoZ_WA-LCrZcUIYvuQw9JxXaIt_RKNVuMvgeDhdUXjLsg5bdk904CimXNxXgalrvPNmgrwkotXpi-ax7so0LM5rywYMQvwt5Co0rdk33d30eLhELO8S-83Gdc9sWOAIw/s640/IMG_0145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> *I am humbled and thankful every single day by the love my other two girls have for their sister. I don't have the benefit of a "sibling" so I am in awe of the relationship my girls have with each other. I am so grateful that they feel a sense of responsibility for Lindsay too. This "unconditional love" prompts them to be very protective over her. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's beyond my understanding to think that our heavenly Father loves her more than we do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSIEJ9uSEs_HOgUNktMaOV5-TGsm6I3HTTNt-3GEHvTv1_rYUP8HYucM_RCGMDQewvM5mFVd-r2IAEtqNDfkNIRdRBo7yFKwllpb7-YwS10hdWMOCuEAtmuvnleGWCoCmjhezNYkBjYM/s1600/IMG_0131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSIEJ9uSEs_HOgUNktMaOV5-TGsm6I3HTTNt-3GEHvTv1_rYUP8HYucM_RCGMDQewvM5mFVd-r2IAEtqNDfkNIRdRBo7yFKwllpb7-YwS10hdWMOCuEAtmuvnleGWCoCmjhezNYkBjYM/s640/IMG_0131.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(God gave me this gift a few weeks ago. Lindsay was "coloring" and I was cleaning up after she had gone to bed. I found THIS PICTURE! She is 14 years old and this is the first picture she has ever drawn all by herself of a person. LOOK at the DETAIL! We were all amazed. It's as if GOD HIMSELF was saying to me, "Inger! I've got this! Let go and TRUST ME to work my plan for Lindsay's life!" )</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Now to HIM who is able to do exceedingly abundantly ABOVE all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ephesians 3:20</span></div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-82948714774357742932012-01-21T15:25:00.000-08:002012-02-13T21:42:25.248-08:00Life... Through the "Eye" of my Phone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtS2xgChuEVqkbJUml_NF5rAv5UFIcrccsWZxwqxpLoTgTZ12qKytSfuDWfDRpwjn2HcCykVFe3Sk7_zvSaz-ZYOWwL7C8jESIojMNHl1VG2HCSADlghHIrIm6rq-H3VTmMn4vFfN2hU/s1600/IMG_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtS2xgChuEVqkbJUml_NF5rAv5UFIcrccsWZxwqxpLoTgTZ12qKytSfuDWfDRpwjn2HcCykVFe3Sk7_zvSaz-ZYOWwL7C8jESIojMNHl1VG2HCSADlghHIrIm6rq-H3VTmMn4vFfN2hU/s640/IMG_0002.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">*all these photos are from my phone, so they are not the greatest quality*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scott and I started watching a new show on Netflix over Thanksgiving while we were home alone with Lindsay. It's called 'Flying Wild Alaska' and it's from the Discovery Channel (I think). It is all about the remote areas of Alaska where they depend on Bush Pilots for everything. We told Shae about it, and she gotquickly hooked and all caught up on season 1 during Christmas! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, for Christmas, she bought us Season 2 on Amazon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, the lack of blogging= Shae's fault.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">During Shae's month home we did not go on any trips or do anything exciting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXd4KF4AtZ7o0Jg9DK6z6UeydCDN15a1bCqrlgbnondJXmspOBZWaroPhhXPiHvlDdBdSm2GknCQcADghE7dp7OPsO0e8N120sHQHZ-sAbgoVFQdRVmEW2_SZXDZl9sftIrV7gRK1cuw/s1600/IMG_0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXd4KF4AtZ7o0Jg9DK6z6UeydCDN15a1bCqrlgbnondJXmspOBZWaroPhhXPiHvlDdBdSm2GknCQcADghE7dp7OPsO0e8N120sHQHZ-sAbgoVFQdRVmEW2_SZXDZl9sftIrV7gRK1cuw/s640/IMG_0078.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But I think I have learned to like not being so busy...there is more time for sister snuggles in Lindsay's bed. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(this is my favorite thing to see!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then, there was the whole..."Let's switch rooms!" evening. Easier said than done. Really.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBt22WKx-L5qcv2kUMyIdk_EqYa1hjYhd0QpUNSoFAlaM4Jtlfq7OdGBp_R7BXTBdeetsTWxumJhFxCqrJ5lRkXBa4zkF2KHaDg4UBSvOjOQ011NggSfnrEgrXUZmRfv2r8dDDMCXjbGM/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBt22WKx-L5qcv2kUMyIdk_EqYa1hjYhd0QpUNSoFAlaM4Jtlfq7OdGBp_R7BXTBdeetsTWxumJhFxCqrJ5lRkXBa4zkF2KHaDg4UBSvOjOQ011NggSfnrEgrXUZmRfv2r8dDDMCXjbGM/s640/IMG_0087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> At least Shae went through every single little thing she has kept for the last 19 years and was finally able to throw away a few things! Phew! She had a lot of laughs in the process!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvkaG3Mks4qKXxXQrwP0LIMYdLKDc_SqKywGbuDg9ubxCtexCgG0sIZ6CdpBNWfkxLu2KE1n8zW4jNtk3XR17aMatGIq1M9r2LzPojGBIpAYthkvFyPvkmQ3GN2fTlkieqFulkXnPMac/s1600/IMG_0101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvkaG3Mks4qKXxXQrwP0LIMYdLKDc_SqKywGbuDg9ubxCtexCgG0sIZ6CdpBNWfkxLu2KE1n8zW4jNtk3XR17aMatGIq1M9r2LzPojGBIpAYthkvFyPvkmQ3GN2fTlkieqFulkXnPMac/s640/IMG_0101.JPG" width="476" /></a></div> Anna has wanted Shae's room forever because it has a front facing window. She was over at a friend's house while all this was happening, so she got to come home to a new (and highly organized) room. The next thing on the list is to paint her "new" room since it is still grey, and it does not match.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">After an entire evening of moving all that stuff, Shae felt like she had her new closet under control (nice bra storage, huh?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKd8qMGEDiy6RQAS9mV7tmfXhcJvOh6M-RcfhtOskHmuBBTVpRxsseOKwLMaLAwOzAw3qLBMgQn0J637IdYiwkV6YfbtcFm8k7c11fgKhTtY_E7PUaMNAUnYG6qfLDy4Ck22-barI1tQ/s1600/IMG_0103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKd8qMGEDiy6RQAS9mV7tmfXhcJvOh6M-RcfhtOskHmuBBTVpRxsseOKwLMaLAwOzAw3qLBMgQn0J637IdYiwkV6YfbtcFm8k7c11fgKhTtY_E7PUaMNAUnYG6qfLDy4Ck22-barI1tQ/s640/IMG_0103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And she was delighted with her "new room". She had a candle lit in there every day and really enjoyed the change while she was home. I like change too, so I was happy to help.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(yes, poor Scott tried to stay out of all of the shenanigans, but we needed his muscles...he was so sweet to help. Oh. and what a great attitude he had. not.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEzPJPc2KaMioInLp7SF2oFJrQJdRF8jE6nLFsaCdW2uZLRhfzqo5U7kAHdKnIpFyCyxsQbtkTdtgFY8JDf1Vy0Wo9tomVT3rewtfSIq3suEgCZlKh5z2AqHlQ6uzKqVf-dYDovzA0tA/s1600/IMG_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEzPJPc2KaMioInLp7SF2oFJrQJdRF8jE6nLFsaCdW2uZLRhfzqo5U7kAHdKnIpFyCyxsQbtkTdtgFY8JDf1Vy0Wo9tomVT3rewtfSIq3suEgCZlKh5z2AqHlQ6uzKqVf-dYDovzA0tA/s640/IMG_0102.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay had to be included in all the changes somehow, so I got out the duvet cover that Shae's friend, Laura had given us as a hand me down and I tried it in Lindsay's room. To my surprise, it looked great even with her old Pottery Barn Kids set ( I just turned her pillow shams over so the green striped side shows)!</div><div style="text-align: center;">*I am a BIG fan of Pottery Barn, especially now. This bedding has held up so beautifully-even in the room of a little girl who can be "hard on things". Thank you to Frances Cratsley, who ordered all this for me while she was a Pottery Barn Kids employee and thank you Trent family for thinking of us with your awesome hand me downs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCAJ_MyEXEtz6LTqx9ytv1DbskM-feeD7r8lvkzZsEMl8SgHxOmoGe_7RXS3aIj8mjvkRoE02bY36j3Z9KIAiznDeQ9V3VEiwrAVni7b3r1q7YDy4IPdMkgJZmnIZdlZINnp3wZh-6-k/s1600/IMG_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCAJ_MyEXEtz6LTqx9ytv1DbskM-feeD7r8lvkzZsEMl8SgHxOmoGe_7RXS3aIj8mjvkRoE02bY36j3Z9KIAiznDeQ9V3VEiwrAVni7b3r1q7YDy4IPdMkgJZmnIZdlZINnp3wZh-6-k/s640/IMG_0099.JPG" width="476" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I think her room looks more like a "big girl" room now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scott had a group at camp the weekend Shae was leaving, so I took her to Sacramento to fly out. Scott let us stay in a hotel and even treated us dinner at Ruth's Chris. We had such a wonderful time and we stocked up on some Laura Mercier makeup goodness with what was left of my "cup money". I was so sad to say goodbye, but it was time for her to get back to business. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88wxbAOZvH6NsnvLF2WH-jmp_rjicQDJ7XG6oV_Q2B7aBM5I1kvMqOq80qfg9H0dChycaF_8aJNlNG197xl0IMynIexB9NXy5P0588mc3oxeV8iPHBURnidvpeJGpmnqooyc_m1XlsdE/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88wxbAOZvH6NsnvLF2WH-jmp_rjicQDJ7XG6oV_Q2B7aBM5I1kvMqOq80qfg9H0dChycaF_8aJNlNG197xl0IMynIexB9NXy5P0588mc3oxeV8iPHBURnidvpeJGpmnqooyc_m1XlsdE/s640/IMG_0113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Virginia is SO FAR AWAY!<br />
But,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">"It is of The Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lamentations 3:22-23</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The day Shae flew out was the same day Lindsay had her "8th Grade Invasion" field trip to Enterprise High School. I made it home to meet her as she got off the bus...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWfYz3XvKPBZRn0S0bwb4jZynyPBT6ZrL-WESVNhCGd7cAsjbnuiLEaj-7m0FqnWntfVcdHV1IhgezzsqOmup-YAchCjVKehDNw1q4acQfuEu0prxeeu0-vYKmLjGIZcdigoJxNGg8TQ/s1600/IMG_0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWfYz3XvKPBZRn0S0bwb4jZynyPBT6ZrL-WESVNhCGd7cAsjbnuiLEaj-7m0FqnWntfVcdHV1IhgezzsqOmup-YAchCjVKehDNw1q4acQfuEu0prxeeu0-vYKmLjGIZcdigoJxNGg8TQ/s640/IMG_0114.JPG" width="476" /></a></div> She was so excited to tell me all about her day "at high school" and show me her new t-shirt!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvXnDAlnJf_6UcgU7gYZHjHS33DMukVJMiNKN8wv-J5GWDASvIRKlFl1BcgkhT89W0ZWJGDNfXb7Xv1E2RayMfXxIAe1mG1hAbyEtZN6Ye3DRLzh_llgMrzE8qFViNGlavZhHbR_jEsk/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvXnDAlnJf_6UcgU7gYZHjHS33DMukVJMiNKN8wv-J5GWDASvIRKlFl1BcgkhT89W0ZWJGDNfXb7Xv1E2RayMfXxIAe1mG1hAbyEtZN6Ye3DRLzh_llgMrzE8qFViNGlavZhHbR_jEsk/s640/IMG_0115.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "I'm a Hornet now, Mom, not a Bulldog!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(i wish she could be a Redding Christian Lion..)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HacXqhZjYUjV7ym4dbPDoqP6s08vwr17OCfPF3KNnx-bqDhlfcJh2sUMsu8iewYu1828A_SfUXulVubfSmy5QtRXikA1hqQGgXpIqmgBZu3WgJmT4TlEXoGgh7Xj6T1YQBosRxBPej0/s1600/IMG_0136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HacXqhZjYUjV7ym4dbPDoqP6s08vwr17OCfPF3KNnx-bqDhlfcJh2sUMsu8iewYu1828A_SfUXulVubfSmy5QtRXikA1hqQGgXpIqmgBZu3WgJmT4TlEXoGgh7Xj6T1YQBosRxBPej0/s640/IMG_0136.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Since the weather was beautiful and we were on our own for the weekend, Lindsay and I decided to go walk the River Trail. It was so much fun. But I was exhausted! Pushing around a 5'7" 130 pound girl is no picnic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwiA7sOEv6UhloWWr58mRpVmuztG24wPT4R8O8RwjShyhgEU_4OwJxN-xwfyRvG2zmbC2lDQ1aBDCpODY5ob3gO4FrFY0lUYE6mQsTOlHktTRV_IiqxakzLw8mmrWUjNMlrGktFJOdKw/s1600/IMG_0134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwiA7sOEv6UhloWWr58mRpVmuztG24wPT4R8O8RwjShyhgEU_4OwJxN-xwfyRvG2zmbC2lDQ1aBDCpODY5ob3gO4FrFY0lUYE6mQsTOlHktTRV_IiqxakzLw8mmrWUjNMlrGktFJOdKw/s640/IMG_0134.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay was adorable. She spoke to every person or dog we passed, and everyone was so sweet to speak to her! One lady even said, "Hey, Pretty girl!" as she passed by us a second time on her way back to the parking lot. Lindsay said, "Mom, that 'wady' was so sweet to me!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBOoqH2eOe6rgMyLr3IkoSviMMOPA7_e2adgZUBj4WxnyTemCSmFd8T-UgyVC3v3epxjAUBy7hPL-tsMtUimeB_a8IAJ9vLmy9Ftn4EcGxJEfpllxKxKSXioMHx9zvHqMSjg0m6VcBws/s1600/IMG_0132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBOoqH2eOe6rgMyLr3IkoSviMMOPA7_e2adgZUBj4WxnyTemCSmFd8T-UgyVC3v3epxjAUBy7hPL-tsMtUimeB_a8IAJ9vLmy9Ftn4EcGxJEfpllxKxKSXioMHx9zvHqMSjg0m6VcBws/s640/IMG_0132.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was fun having conversation with Lindsay all along the way. She kept saying that she could hear the river otters swimming, the ducks splashing and the beavers building their dams (she watches a lot of Diego!). She also asked me if I could "hear that bear sharpening his claws on the tree bark?!" (a man told us to be sure and look for the bear claw marks on one of the trees!) I am certainly glad there was NOT a bear on the path..I wouldn't have had the energy to get away very quickly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are slowly getting used to life without one of our chicks in the nest once again. I don't like it when Shae is gone but I am so thankful for where she is. Liberty University is a wonderful place for her and she is embracing her new semester and all the excitement it brings!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anna Fay is embracing her new semester too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7KMKAYhEYPQhz9L36S6yDp3AlzVFIhdMclqydi0OQicFWG_AhO1ha81qFQ6Tvro89M20Au1Hcwd6awKzx62puYQuaWs_Z9c2mf4H3A5qaDO9nsuNYOMYg5Emp1fX6M2c1gQVVK7D8RQ/s1600/IMG_0192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7KMKAYhEYPQhz9L36S6yDp3AlzVFIhdMclqydi0OQicFWG_AhO1ha81qFQ6Tvro89M20Au1Hcwd6awKzx62puYQuaWs_Z9c2mf4H3A5qaDO9nsuNYOMYg5Emp1fX6M2c1gQVVK7D8RQ/s640/IMG_0192.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Miss Fashionista! I love to see what she is going to come out wearing every day. Shae was always the same way. They both seem to have a great sense of style. I don't know where they learned it, obviously not from me since I have spent 90% of their lives in camp "Staff" t shirts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"For the Lord God is our light and protector. He gives us grace and glory. No good thing will the Lord withhold from those who do what is right."</div><div style="text-align: center;">Psalm 84:11</div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-58434548534968648292011-12-31T15:24:00.000-08:002011-12-31T15:24:05.669-08:00Christmas Night 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-agQue93d9to/Tv-RQC8hkRI/AAAAAAAAEyM/RDI6IpojI1I/s1600/DSC_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-agQue93d9to/Tv-RQC8hkRI/AAAAAAAAEyM/RDI6IpojI1I/s640/DSC_0238.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Christmas Dinner is always a yummy event at Scott's parent's house. They work for several days getting everything just right. Dottie makes the most delicious stuffing ever! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her house is always absolutely perfect, and so beautifully decorated. Her southern-ness really shines through! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SupUQG5a3W0/Tv-RiqjhryI/AAAAAAAAEyU/rAbQBOrjtB8/s1600/DSC_0253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SupUQG5a3W0/Tv-RiqjhryI/AAAAAAAAEyU/rAbQBOrjtB8/s640/DSC_0253.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Laurie comes to visit during her Christmas vacation, and ends up working hard nearly the whole time. I, for one, appreciate the little touches she and her Mama put on everything. She is amazingly talented and can make something from the dollar store look like it came from Neiman Marcus!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVx8ga_UyEDCQ2AdOaX_LFSbaxDuBqvTR6gJOFwSHkiycxyZOmFBbIYeyO7PbNbNqXIDn1sHgZfWWhXPGc-war46mCPimA-uUBDq74RjkWqH2Uf7LeUyyxNEkbR7yF-JqJhNmjzK8TfU8/s1600/DSC_0255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVx8ga_UyEDCQ2AdOaX_LFSbaxDuBqvTR6gJOFwSHkiycxyZOmFBbIYeyO7PbNbNqXIDn1sHgZfWWhXPGc-war46mCPimA-uUBDq74RjkWqH2Uf7LeUyyxNEkbR7yF-JqJhNmjzK8TfU8/s640/DSC_0255.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The table was gorgeous, as usual!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z3_p34hPf9hf0s5rqBaDF79QhQbsN5yIJ7JcS1XDc62eOk06hPdsH4qz5ITWdvLDP23VQqd1srUQ4RgmoEo9AdIJy9MxgaQbNR9U442FvlRrfcGks4MN1F8actwoLuMAh5Vyb7uLIWA/s1600/DSC_0257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z3_p34hPf9hf0s5rqBaDF79QhQbsN5yIJ7JcS1XDc62eOk06hPdsH4qz5ITWdvLDP23VQqd1srUQ4RgmoEo9AdIJy9MxgaQbNR9U442FvlRrfcGks4MN1F8actwoLuMAh5Vyb7uLIWA/s640/DSC_0257.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There was even a special table for two special little boys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYyOeXGfFMcZ9HPa6zdYgJa7t4z3HJY5hkPxk8WftCxHPJR6oJ0ozt_8hFWKtwW8MBSjUNafs_iJQXBVZhIC1K84-gjpNs9alm3q3-h0-gmsR6rEcDrIvYGvE8JdjW5usE0iPfEsyu-o/s1600/DSC_0266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYyOeXGfFMcZ9HPa6zdYgJa7t4z3HJY5hkPxk8WftCxHPJR6oJ0ozt_8hFWKtwW8MBSjUNafs_iJQXBVZhIC1K84-gjpNs9alm3q3-h0-gmsR6rEcDrIvYGvE8JdjW5usE0iPfEsyu-o/s640/DSC_0266.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> They settled in nicely to eat their yummy dinner too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaaeEqD6IShGJkg8VTwewRrsJiBytNJOEzbOqFd5ReYxKpjqB7QzO6hRLT9QvobOc5gf-dl-QqEapCxxUafGH4zGEiVX5Ky5A84lxFOJGxhA7FPysOd94HM3n_HM3Lb53UR-YYyjWB9Y/s1600/DSC_0261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaaeEqD6IShGJkg8VTwewRrsJiBytNJOEzbOqFd5ReYxKpjqB7QzO6hRLT9QvobOc5gf-dl-QqEapCxxUafGH4zGEiVX5Ky5A84lxFOJGxhA7FPysOd94HM3n_HM3Lb53UR-YYyjWB9Y/s640/DSC_0261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was a huge spread of food, as usual! :) And we always eat on "Old Country Roses" china! I love that, because I don't even have china! We southern California raised girls don't know about registering for that kind of thing when we are getting married! (But I do now, almost 25 years later!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdE2melGZgn3xds_4gs6CDQavg84vlyOCU-cjMgw_LA8ARg6mWKCNG78IrPT756Fe05T4phvztCMx16VJy7NcSeDHzX5yLqF0piu0MNJ_tWR30MM2dfLY7IaPAlhD6PJJBZygDPQ5Tps/s1600/DSC_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdE2melGZgn3xds_4gs6CDQavg84vlyOCU-cjMgw_LA8ARg6mWKCNG78IrPT756Fe05T4phvztCMx16VJy7NcSeDHzX5yLqF0piu0MNJ_tWR30MM2dfLY7IaPAlhD6PJJBZygDPQ5Tps/s640/DSC_0258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The dessert table is always a big temptation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0xepzyKbrJ4/Tv-UH1q27vI/AAAAAAAAEzE/Q5BBFe61nvw/s1600/DSC_0262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0xepzyKbrJ4/Tv-UH1q27vI/AAAAAAAAEzE/Q5BBFe61nvw/s640/DSC_0262.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We ALWAYS sing happy birthday to Jesus, the real reason we celebrate Christmas.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I was looking at these pictures and I think Dottie's house photographs so beautifully!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzgGa0ES_v1oAYWC41E7Nved-XVFqhrMeec2Ow0Dl5pbnmvLUPoDgnKgKm0piavey5JBrYoG1ulp6OgiiKvpPqLS1ev_1Ay_WZh8RsS1J2vFeUV2Yh7T9iD4v2uzx27j0nsyJLcmAq1s/s1600/DSC_0277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzgGa0ES_v1oAYWC41E7Nved-XVFqhrMeec2Ow0Dl5pbnmvLUPoDgnKgKm0piavey5JBrYoG1ulp6OgiiKvpPqLS1ev_1Ay_WZh8RsS1J2vFeUV2Yh7T9iD4v2uzx27j0nsyJLcmAq1s/s640/DSC_0277.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Brad spent the better part of the evening working on a Lego project! Next year I guess he will be putting together a doll house!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NX__-lGBSILckDN5s6C4WmDCJbYZl6aBR8Tgq3ZDNK-cMhk1XAOCalMC_FHf7w7Hnxf4mQ46IsdkJ7-AACA_d69VAmmDccmIVENDmgeskk9ux73QgnHRaFkQhOTOdMR2uDtl9pjPa0s/s1600/DSC_0283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NX__-lGBSILckDN5s6C4WmDCJbYZl6aBR8Tgq3ZDNK-cMhk1XAOCalMC_FHf7w7Hnxf4mQ46IsdkJ7-AACA_d69VAmmDccmIVENDmgeskk9ux73QgnHRaFkQhOTOdMR2uDtl9pjPa0s/s640/DSC_0283.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My college girl has less than 2 weeks left at home. Boo! I have loved having a gym partner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OsxevRqQTK8/Tv-VkcPP94I/AAAAAAAAEzc/udcTQfNPXvs/s1600/DSC_0291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OsxevRqQTK8/Tv-VkcPP94I/AAAAAAAAEzc/udcTQfNPXvs/s640/DSC_0291.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the sisters have enjoyed having her here too! </div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-31238508351984256822011-12-31T14:23:00.000-08:002011-12-31T14:23:40.687-08:00Christmas 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfKElCJcmhMDecztSNwC-qij-_XvsrW5yH-lHJQsZQUlKg9CaHnKK9O-p9vONPbJOUxzoZHr9pAgnargzOfknLExi86F4jwUwYjknkcwne_pZgT64bSOs0rwOphg5jiYjoGbYRNyPc_A/s1600/DSC_0137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfKElCJcmhMDecztSNwC-qij-_XvsrW5yH-lHJQsZQUlKg9CaHnKK9O-p9vONPbJOUxzoZHr9pAgnargzOfknLExi86F4jwUwYjknkcwne_pZgT64bSOs0rwOphg5jiYjoGbYRNyPc_A/s640/DSC_0137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Christmas morning 2011 was a little different this year. I HAD TO WAKE MY CHILDREN UP!!!!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Once they were awake and ready, they opened their stockings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9bqB6dcEn_8VG-peo2C9CaT_ik3aVdP3tPYrkzazzha4Rt3xJ9tRcdxZ6rcZeaEB0yfb46c1hywEGBMX_maEuj4v2YcPO9LMWuGizQZQKoEiTdhqioCA1bqvj8BzlxJciZcsMUM65ls/s1600/DSC_0138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9bqB6dcEn_8VG-peo2C9CaT_ik3aVdP3tPYrkzazzha4Rt3xJ9tRcdxZ6rcZeaEB0yfb46c1hywEGBMX_maEuj4v2YcPO9LMWuGizQZQKoEiTdhqioCA1bqvj8BzlxJciZcsMUM65ls/s640/DSC_0138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and began the (seemingly) loooooong wait for Grandma, Papa and Laurie to arrive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI0fKCMGDhQKGa8GMuh0bkU-wDzZAYUAYVZpST4AOwcX55lKoJ9S65Zjj2GOVAgnjkPvthVGS5ZXcD8MJH4fEqu-WpKrmd9wy9VYKUa248XEebNbg7S99dRwmUMyae-jjYuVX8OG_8_M/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI0fKCMGDhQKGa8GMuh0bkU-wDzZAYUAYVZpST4AOwcX55lKoJ9S65Zjj2GOVAgnjkPvthVGS5ZXcD8MJH4fEqu-WpKrmd9wy9VYKUa248XEebNbg7S99dRwmUMyae-jjYuVX8OG_8_M/s640/DSC_0148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Once everyone had their place, and some had a cup of coffee, we were ready to open presents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol_FgtTL3I_Ko5BCqQfEkFMZY3KicpjSYfpuqNeSwol09xEWD9m8yi8vkoM8_6CPlacmyG3v9V4Kcd4sL_EXad12v9ytUqNLs73V8xRv8XcaB_qjHf4E5iySpiVV03AOgbsCU_aQUxv8/s1600/DSC_0154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol_FgtTL3I_Ko5BCqQfEkFMZY3KicpjSYfpuqNeSwol09xEWD9m8yi8vkoM8_6CPlacmyG3v9V4Kcd4sL_EXad12v9ytUqNLs73V8xRv8XcaB_qjHf4E5iySpiVV03AOgbsCU_aQUxv8/s640/DSC_0154.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> It's always fun to see what everyone gets. My favorite gifts are the well though-out and creative ones!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Laurie got some *sparkly* Sperry's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa5TEDwoSuzBRT8UgKpjjCNSIhgofEkU6OAl0Ln9euqs3n6nkPxSAX7WTYdFgoAdjRlj_p4FcMa0f2xvZp0sATeDCFkB6uSfd380fCNGxQthWFWrzt00M34fyMDRdsPigMpCWeAdcgWI/s1600/DSC_0167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa5TEDwoSuzBRT8UgKpjjCNSIhgofEkU6OAl0Ln9euqs3n6nkPxSAX7WTYdFgoAdjRlj_p4FcMa0f2xvZp0sATeDCFkB6uSfd380fCNGxQthWFWrzt00M34fyMDRdsPigMpCWeAdcgWI/s640/DSC_0167.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Anna got an unexpected iPhone! She doesn't even mind that it is the 3G version! She is thrilled to be able to take pictures with it and listen to music on her phone now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcbcePATTjqADZPxVdkqjzW8Cxd09MPrcewskUDrff0F9JAiizaSMcwLU27hshVDGvao95m-tCGWuvroI9xO_q7nJ4Bivky0vnL1_-xM9A7yWkF1FUVgMDQFFCfs9WNCWGVSFFc41NNA/s1600/DSC_0161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcbcePATTjqADZPxVdkqjzW8Cxd09MPrcewskUDrff0F9JAiizaSMcwLU27hshVDGvao95m-tCGWuvroI9xO_q7nJ4Bivky0vnL1_-xM9A7yWkF1FUVgMDQFFCfs9WNCWGVSFFc41NNA/s640/DSC_0161.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay went shopping at the store her school had this year and was so so happy to buy each of us a gift. She wanted to get her Aunt Laurie this pink piggy bank sooooo badly, but they were out of them when she was able to visit the store with her aide. Lucky for us, the parent volunteer who was running the store is a friend of ours who <i>adores</i> Lindsay. She went and got one of those pigs so Lindsay could buy it the next day!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsay started "telling" me all about the pig as she was walking off the school bus that day, she was so happy! BUT, when she was standing at the top of the bus steps, she tossed her backpack to me and the bag with the pig came with it.....I was NOT even close to the bus yet, so that gift wrapped pig smashed into a million pieces!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsay spent the next 10 minutes pacing around the house saying, "I feel so awful, I feel terrible, I feel so awful, why did I do that?" (it was heartbreaking!) </div><div style="text-align: center;">I called her school office and explained what had happened to the secretary and asked if there were any more pigs, she put me on hold and came back to say that there would be another pig at school the next day for Lindsay even though it had been the last day for the store!. Phew.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That sweet Stephanie had gone to 3 different stores to find her one more pig! </div><div style="text-align: center;">It came home wrapped in 2 layers of bubble wrap, wrapped in gift wrapping paper, in a box and covered in another layer of bubble wrap!</div><div style="text-align: center;">*the rest of us were a little jealous that it wasn't for us*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i2Nlq1O1x-U/Tv93fk0mb5I/AAAAAAAAEvo/koaRX8wyVR8/s1600/DSC_0171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i2Nlq1O1x-U/Tv93fk0mb5I/AAAAAAAAEvo/koaRX8wyVR8/s640/DSC_0171.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The best thing Shae got was this cute sign from Anna! </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Mirror, mirror</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the wall, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Make him rich,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and make him tall!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiDDvQJNME7uixmP9GT38fjM0VFT2_O2HLGgByiiGNrqveynX5_d0bGDjZ3XMFUY6bXoAQE6urYW8wsU6sHL6siWaAZD0jf7Ob4bvI1k3M0W8CObTFZ_eYVt5glglqZ_6ZwSWgxO876U/s1600/DSC_0162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiDDvQJNME7uixmP9GT38fjM0VFT2_O2HLGgByiiGNrqveynX5_d0bGDjZ3XMFUY6bXoAQE6urYW8wsU6sHL6siWaAZD0jf7Ob4bvI1k3M0W8CObTFZ_eYVt5glglqZ_6ZwSWgxO876U/s640/DSC_0162.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay talks NON STOP about how she is "going to Enterprise High School next year" so Shae and I went over to Enterprise's student store and got her a T shirt and a sweatshirt! She was so happy! I really can't believe she is going to be in high school next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--IeHFPWxlmY/Tv94Oxg6-tI/AAAAAAAAEv4/1oWweNC6Ouk/s1600/DSC_0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--IeHFPWxlmY/Tv94Oxg6-tI/AAAAAAAAEv4/1oWweNC6Ouk/s640/DSC_0158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Laurie made Anna this precious blanket....and it is so cozy! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(now to keep it out of Shae's suitcase!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pjDi5renik0/Tv94l4T1KjI/AAAAAAAAEwA/QQpY6mCqh1Q/s1600/DSC_0174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pjDi5renik0/Tv94l4T1KjI/AAAAAAAAEwA/QQpY6mCqh1Q/s640/DSC_0174.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I got the girls monogram necklaces, hoping they would like them. They are so darling! They have both worn them every single day since Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKRaSKEwtyvLQbijBR7_1D3XMUQ3vPuRUeMoJPnyoNPbIv0eA3ZSQoOeMmb4tNgm899mBoFHn9NYDCfEJXJTBguUT65PfJPRKugsbS-jit4NJi7wQZcmPOc_k5mA7Tc0MUNZFgjkkhFE/s1600/DSC_0183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKRaSKEwtyvLQbijBR7_1D3XMUQ3vPuRUeMoJPnyoNPbIv0eA3ZSQoOeMmb4tNgm899mBoFHn9NYDCfEJXJTBguUT65PfJPRKugsbS-jit4NJi7wQZcmPOc_k5mA7Tc0MUNZFgjkkhFE/s640/DSC_0183.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Christmas girls!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlisZOtdy1nnR-qYUflQ0Yq1qCaJZ0tAU_J_puPjSC6jqyzMhSqUDykyvByqGrUlNXhyphenhyphen4TcVbRXm-tastwdXWBcqjTmUjkuhif3Ax0lOiONlsKG_UZP1z7GHi-O7uB8Dq1V6CQlPhygg/s1600/DSC_0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlisZOtdy1nnR-qYUflQ0Yq1qCaJZ0tAU_J_puPjSC6jqyzMhSqUDykyvByqGrUlNXhyphenhyphen4TcVbRXm-tastwdXWBcqjTmUjkuhif3Ax0lOiONlsKG_UZP1z7GHi-O7uB8Dq1V6CQlPhygg/s640/DSC_0207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> After the boys had opened their presents at home with Brad and Beckie, they headed over to open the gifts we had for them and have breakfast with us. Austin loved his "insects" that Laurie got him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuNcFQUmz73fwiIEAkW3VEzpqDh7QCllnMcJiGbl7mvG7a-8seHpuxSL2nUrUCdrp5FiQhiqnfUhK_dSmYQYPY_QlaCGEo3JNreSGJSX237CxAX3_zs8KYDsGeuMYzxd3UlFW8FYx4QU/s1600/DSC_0211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuNcFQUmz73fwiIEAkW3VEzpqDh7QCllnMcJiGbl7mvG7a-8seHpuxSL2nUrUCdrp5FiQhiqnfUhK_dSmYQYPY_QlaCGEo3JNreSGJSX237CxAX3_zs8KYDsGeuMYzxd3UlFW8FYx4QU/s640/DSC_0211.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Gavin didn't need another thing after he opened his new garbage truck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1RiU0SHgAx8/Tv95-DaDf_I/AAAAAAAAEwg/hqwcM0DItdc/s1600/DSC_0216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1RiU0SHgAx8/Tv95-DaDf_I/AAAAAAAAEwg/hqwcM0DItdc/s640/DSC_0216.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Brad enjoyed Austin's remote control car....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TD8xwKIDbqc/Tv96PiXrtQI/AAAAAAAAEwo/_T5yeTB3XM4/s1600/DSC_0215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TD8xwKIDbqc/Tv96PiXrtQI/AAAAAAAAEwo/_T5yeTB3XM4/s640/DSC_0215.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And Beckie opened gifts for the new baby girl who is coming in March.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyno1koNi3_N_6cCvNdeSMp7aj88YU-RJSYcJNqcMV7BwIfbvxx7AjyoqJvc4W-sLMKHv4y3YeWy_UPB6aGSviD5Wlt_uJbzsarHz_O0AwJc4O47Fczq3BCuu5TVuizPTXgx0O4XFkyBU/s1600/DSC_0130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyno1koNi3_N_6cCvNdeSMp7aj88YU-RJSYcJNqcMV7BwIfbvxx7AjyoqJvc4W-sLMKHv4y3YeWy_UPB6aGSviD5Wlt_uJbzsarHz_O0AwJc4O47Fczq3BCuu5TVuizPTXgx0O4XFkyBU/s640/DSC_0130.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We were all very hungry after all that action...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvTZSHqEUqHP5YUpulQtT6aUNnXe5mzByXCx_59bZj1vAKatb9EJHAdJH5j5y45FUX4fOcR8R4s354Zzx_vT5xK9g8KrXLwBZFu-0DcdhB6tA7XROjGGf1reHVfEXnvQt8TWDhquhgOA/s1600/DSC_0129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvTZSHqEUqHP5YUpulQtT6aUNnXe5mzByXCx_59bZj1vAKatb9EJHAdJH5j5y45FUX4fOcR8R4s354Zzx_vT5xK9g8KrXLwBZFu-0DcdhB6tA7XROjGGf1reHVfEXnvQt8TWDhquhgOA/s640/DSC_0129.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So we all sat down to a yummy Christmas breakfast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TjfOcZhdv2BNb_tGfOlaZ3DzokVRDcj1G3ZpXOb1xdHkagmwSbuEo-X1HNK5RsqhBuaQFRLUFW6Pl57dtPmyq2cZYnFo8sB2dNs1dfhEF8cYmMfoBSGexfOACrxm-XscpCtRWV4DC8E/s1600/DSC_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TjfOcZhdv2BNb_tGfOlaZ3DzokVRDcj1G3ZpXOb1xdHkagmwSbuEo-X1HNK5RsqhBuaQFRLUFW6Pl57dtPmyq2cZYnFo8sB2dNs1dfhEF8cYmMfoBSGexfOACrxm-XscpCtRWV4DC8E/s640/DSC_0196.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Cream Cheese Coffee Cake (recipe to follow next week!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYEm3ujYPa4/Tv97vhLErAI/AAAAAAAAExI/x-cMoMk955s/s1600/DSC_0197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYEm3ujYPa4/Tv97vhLErAI/AAAAAAAAExI/x-cMoMk955s/s640/DSC_0197.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Fresh squeezed orange juice from the oranges off Papa's orange tree, an omelet bar (Scott does this with his staff at camp too..you choose what you want in your omelet, put everything in a Styrofoam bowl with your name on the bottom then leave it by the stove. When your name is called, your omelet is done!), diced grilled red and sweet potatoes and delicious french toast with fresh cinnamon whipped cream!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eLTjdODERQI/Tv98AhHpiDI/AAAAAAAAExQ/RDayBF965CU/s1600/DSC_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eLTjdODERQI/Tv98AhHpiDI/AAAAAAAAExQ/RDayBF965CU/s640/DSC_0202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scott is a master in the kitchen! He is so good at multi-tasking and he always cleans as he goes. The bar is set pretty high for the future husbands of our daughters!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizkL4b7vZICrjLMeQnHsPtPaaTOvCTjGnxYUyRj2RboX31wdzKWAs2FSkWToryrz3weNQCCS5BCWnolj27bmiq4TAHn9kr6Xo0CEmwNdERwcD4npR_gYGxZw9TIZPtXqwAMGmVBw34eM/s1600/DSC_0203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizkL4b7vZICrjLMeQnHsPtPaaTOvCTjGnxYUyRj2RboX31wdzKWAs2FSkWToryrz3weNQCCS5BCWnolj27bmiq4TAHn9kr6Xo0CEmwNdERwcD4npR_gYGxZw9TIZPtXqwAMGmVBw34eM/s640/DSC_0203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Everything was so good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E44bOpV_C3Y/Tv98kSn5KnI/AAAAAAAAExg/sj0S34jpRg0/s1600/DSC_0205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E44bOpV_C3Y/Tv98kSn5KnI/AAAAAAAAExg/sj0S34jpRg0/s640/DSC_0205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oh8Esgu2Gs_Oib30w4x-dJWwvcCaaSQhT9Xm8yY9qklr-FpPqhsVGpOa2hvTnut9TrQrfztqnuBx4GuwfKqJCTQmSDH65Ctbo7OfdSI-DG-FEqEk040QGufD39eR4sEZIicCe8VMyyI/s1600/DSC_0213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oh8Esgu2Gs_Oib30w4x-dJWwvcCaaSQhT9Xm8yY9qklr-FpPqhsVGpOa2hvTnut9TrQrfztqnuBx4GuwfKqJCTQmSDH65Ctbo7OfdSI-DG-FEqEk040QGufD39eR4sEZIicCe8VMyyI/s640/DSC_0213.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay was pretty worn out by all the excitement...and she LOVED the "Fur Real" kitty and puppy that Austin and Gavin got for Christmas. They were very nice to let her hold them all morning (wish I had known about them, I would have told Santa to get her one too!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDzLPiZkn8LRKssZxwqRS2jLBsuzThDEIgb_5i0AvxwAl3VCludHa0Hfb0rVwYcJVI7dBMibB4f-7-oSw4hLU_eL82eNNi00iP0GCcdX8VkSg98KxrQ1pEzNLyxVaMf0AIX__hY0DCVM/s1600/DSC_0223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDzLPiZkn8LRKssZxwqRS2jLBsuzThDEIgb_5i0AvxwAl3VCludHa0Hfb0rVwYcJVI7dBMibB4f-7-oSw4hLU_eL82eNNi00iP0GCcdX8VkSg98KxrQ1pEzNLyxVaMf0AIX__hY0DCVM/s640/DSC_0223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We ended the morning outside on a beautiful Christmas day watching two little boys riding their new bikes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFXT3gCPIPPLHAYaPjc97Z3HIBPuSwqMW1qj3VEnuwYMvQNjoP2L31SxicU01GnVcisDiuv4NphovbH3WKV8aaiuypM2E9Qbci7bK8jqrImIbpOvi49622Fc29MNuX0TLkkushyphenhyphenOcIyw/s1600/DSC_0234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFXT3gCPIPPLHAYaPjc97Z3HIBPuSwqMW1qj3VEnuwYMvQNjoP2L31SxicU01GnVcisDiuv4NphovbH3WKV8aaiuypM2E9Qbci7bK8jqrImIbpOvi49622Fc29MNuX0TLkkushyphenhyphenOcIyw/s640/DSC_0234.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are blessed, indeed!</div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-78302962824792661062011-12-31T09:34:00.000-08:002011-12-31T09:34:17.781-08:00Christmas Eve 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1Rzjh3BGPhibh4yNrjVI_6Y4sp-CkAmJWn8kygZtWHx4gcA0coxE9lfmGnpRepEz4HlMSP1oFrESXsOS6-hhvB5b7K-nUSM0EfaCe7I4mowNY7Wl5YgidKktlB-jIXOkocoehxCR60k/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1Rzjh3BGPhibh4yNrjVI_6Y4sp-CkAmJWn8kygZtWHx4gcA0coxE9lfmGnpRepEz4HlMSP1oFrESXsOS6-hhvB5b7K-nUSM0EfaCe7I4mowNY7Wl5YgidKktlB-jIXOkocoehxCR60k/s640/DSC_0053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This year we had Christmas Eve dinner over at Brad and Beckie's house! It was fun to just get ready and BE INVITED somewhere to eat! Yay! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGr-o6wnOmS7ZeUfBac2_mvZRly-uZJ8uktWKAcZRHn5i3JaySvEuIsw6BBiaxo3_HcRUAIc5Y8RWlFIdqQnJku4hHoF5Ljra_-ffYlkrvPXG-oy4O4Xe4NMbwGHEqilUTjmlyUFSNJI/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGr-o6wnOmS7ZeUfBac2_mvZRly-uZJ8uktWKAcZRHn5i3JaySvEuIsw6BBiaxo3_HcRUAIc5Y8RWlFIdqQnJku4hHoF5Ljra_-ffYlkrvPXG-oy4O4Xe4NMbwGHEqilUTjmlyUFSNJI/s640/DSC_0065.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some of us went "casual" and some chose the more "dressy" look! ha!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I think Shae just likes wearing all the shorter dresses that she canNOT wear at Liberty!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiU1vS_TR2KY20YBDtIh2NW2zSH57Qud9MVGk1XT0QOF-GrVG4CVsXMf517Hvha9sRokYLmm1b7yMpsVaWlI2Bv8_g950jp9xGLOCFsIliOtGzXrlYG4NbZSNb6hbeOKwwihKEJzEq9Dw/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiU1vS_TR2KY20YBDtIh2NW2zSH57Qud9MVGk1XT0QOF-GrVG4CVsXMf517Hvha9sRokYLmm1b7yMpsVaWlI2Bv8_g950jp9xGLOCFsIliOtGzXrlYG4NbZSNb6hbeOKwwihKEJzEq9Dw/s640/DSC_0045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When we got to B&B's house, Lindsay wasted no time finding "those boys"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mfJZUPlD-9gRQGUsfqFFTqQwfqdiOfaoSO3xVo5PCua1vZ_p5Q2v5SkZgrdujUvo3a7mMJPh3V_UxoXYGUSFO5G8VYoIqL4LJyGkDzspAuhfyyzQieKhash_g82wOoHOk1S9vcQnx0E/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mfJZUPlD-9gRQGUsfqFFTqQwfqdiOfaoSO3xVo5PCua1vZ_p5Q2v5SkZgrdujUvo3a7mMJPh3V_UxoXYGUSFO5G8VYoIqL4LJyGkDzspAuhfyyzQieKhash_g82wOoHOk1S9vcQnx0E/s640/DSC_0073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Austin wasn't feeling very well, so he was relaxing on the couch watching a movie (relaxing, of course, UNTIL Lindsay's arrival!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFz-0bEY0T3h3cN2oRoXun12m1_4vjI0fEnL66X9L-DOoh-T6BygyfvdH4RqPkTjzfQX7Aq-M5Y2R4JQLNAjOdfblRADhDyGqb_EZGFQGzvTUUpzvdBOBOqwro6STtV7Tx-cdDNEPLqE/s1600/DSC_0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFz-0bEY0T3h3cN2oRoXun12m1_4vjI0fEnL66X9L-DOoh-T6BygyfvdH4RqPkTjzfQX7Aq-M5Y2R4JQLNAjOdfblRADhDyGqb_EZGFQGzvTUUpzvdBOBOqwro6STtV7Tx-cdDNEPLqE/s640/DSC_0072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Beckie made two kinds of soup, Chicken Tortilla (yummmmyyyy!!) and Minestrone. She had sandwich fixin's too! It was the perfect meal the night before a big ol' Christmas meal!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ChvsWusNWK4/Tv9AMlNSX1I/AAAAAAAAEtU/1vNVj8mIi1U/s1600/DSC_0081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ChvsWusNWK4/Tv9AMlNSX1I/AAAAAAAAEtU/1vNVj8mIi1U/s640/DSC_0081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We thanked the Lord for His goodness to us throughout the year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8tRKerVCRWKWb1NBrEvfEeQwBnBIM0B_yh8Q7clmhvl8nmB0fsT0UVZVN3Ay5Pi_9gGOtG1Db9VoyUr3LvuiwnfFS4JA4buWtQPw13WU0KWaE2INXR8OPlqbEhVseAXJyV-rYILx88c/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8tRKerVCRWKWb1NBrEvfEeQwBnBIM0B_yh8Q7clmhvl8nmB0fsT0UVZVN3Ay5Pi_9gGOtG1Db9VoyUr3LvuiwnfFS4JA4buWtQPw13WU0KWaE2INXR8OPlqbEhVseAXJyV-rYILx88c/s640/DSC_0079.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and enjoyed an evening of fun, family and friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikihRLFDJ_hBhjPDhISwdjM63jAQVidiz3jLzH46GFaxON-HfPBUmylKXSc0pqhh1_Q0eZhVD46ILHgvWg-e-wRkiSiQgIBSkPXkvKssU1gHj3v0oG2uxRB78v6oavmXqQ_4WSxl2Pq20/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikihRLFDJ_hBhjPDhISwdjM63jAQVidiz3jLzH46GFaxON-HfPBUmylKXSc0pqhh1_Q0eZhVD46ILHgvWg-e-wRkiSiQgIBSkPXkvKssU1gHj3v0oG2uxRB78v6oavmXqQ_4WSxl2Pq20/s640/DSC_0083.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-40LPs0-dq0g/Tv9CByYn8RI/AAAAAAAAEuE/38fPSXG6w8w/s1600/DSC_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-40LPs0-dq0g/Tv9CByYn8RI/AAAAAAAAEuE/38fPSXG6w8w/s640/DSC_0109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay had so much fun playing with Gavin's Garbage truck! He "taught her" how to roll it back and forth to him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwA4KxMLCIn2_rKcDw_gsAVO89wbO_2G5-clylIIx3BJg_RqpHPhYBPa5l8YHOZNELrP_8ani2DbZz2skXKYxk2V2Tdc41OqD3CKsPGK-7AFBK6ow1LPpdOKFPsD7OrqqhaIQs7RK-l9Y/s1600/DSC_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwA4KxMLCIn2_rKcDw_gsAVO89wbO_2G5-clylIIx3BJg_RqpHPhYBPa5l8YHOZNELrP_8ani2DbZz2skXKYxk2V2Tdc41OqD3CKsPGK-7AFBK6ow1LPpdOKFPsD7OrqqhaIQs7RK-l9Y/s640/DSC_0110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P856xaKwWN8/Tv9CsOMA6EI/AAAAAAAAEuU/z5dTx0m3888/s1600/DSC_0075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P856xaKwWN8/Tv9CsOMA6EI/AAAAAAAAEuU/z5dTx0m3888/s640/DSC_0075.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When we got home, it was time to open the annual matching Christmas pajamas...a much anticipated event. (they indulge me).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds7TJFW68qek7yNgcR0RiLNNXZ20u-uVKKlMDo8Ow3gVVwhcWkMbkTqt7D5yio0B2nrateXDW6DhzV_oH1XNQ6dEHiycGKvSn7UWX_rFRXMMOL7QS8Ai5_7etEwGLGQgLUxDL7rVae6I/s1600/DSC_0117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds7TJFW68qek7yNgcR0RiLNNXZ20u-uVKKlMDo8Ow3gVVwhcWkMbkTqt7D5yio0B2nrateXDW6DhzV_oH1XNQ6dEHiycGKvSn7UWX_rFRXMMOL7QS8Ai5_7etEwGLGQgLUxDL7rVae6I/s640/DSC_0117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But they always really DO like them, no matter how they act!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_WAvaBBNVrKkj0XZEy1bOgDUJe-LxmXXdsQIiGsVa_fela-Y8cZ0RsBpevnSTM9x9-OaFBb5htr0wuiszNiK7vX6u-EAfyLtS7pdt3ArvbDIB_mhZRE3h2Uf431tsOdwDUP5Vk3vcD0/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_WAvaBBNVrKkj0XZEy1bOgDUJe-LxmXXdsQIiGsVa_fela-Y8cZ0RsBpevnSTM9x9-OaFBb5htr0wuiszNiK7vX6u-EAfyLtS7pdt3ArvbDIB_mhZRE3h2Uf431tsOdwDUP5Vk3vcD0/s640/DSC_0120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAs9lIGgrRZmMbAs0ozbVPNLBjhhK62UM-dRcc6w7cn0ydPLL5lCgOcNQvgn9x2TWmWQhNCx7VoXfwjPHT57SSLqRb6c6mQPbTchq5rNT4wUvX0q4edzPbERIf5e1JM8ooo8FI4vBmNA/s1600/DSC_0128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAs9lIGgrRZmMbAs0ozbVPNLBjhhK62UM-dRcc6w7cn0ydPLL5lCgOcNQvgn9x2TWmWQhNCx7VoXfwjPHT57SSLqRb6c6mQPbTchq5rNT4wUvX0q4edzPbERIf5e1JM8ooo8FI4vBmNA/s640/DSC_0128.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I like it when I get MY way with pictures in said matching PJs. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(get used to it, ladies....when you get married, your husbands will be wearing them too!)</div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-50690410272699237272011-12-24T16:43:00.000-08:002011-12-24T16:43:01.318-08:00Tis The Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfK59rZhmt8Y_EJYGVQX4lhOfnavbFz535zFtWM5cEXiWR-le918fHQxUbS6uF-DL6jqeKTSF6FY67BSdvxeD9JhGl_hGtzpUMO1rRyIRqoShvOOltothlkpEh-r_uHaea5cijoL87Js/s1600/IMG_0359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfK59rZhmt8Y_EJYGVQX4lhOfnavbFz535zFtWM5cEXiWR-le918fHQxUbS6uF-DL6jqeKTSF6FY67BSdvxeD9JhGl_hGtzpUMO1rRyIRqoShvOOltothlkpEh-r_uHaea5cijoL87Js/s640/IMG_0359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our Liberty girl is home!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Which explains the lack of blog updating....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KdxdZ2_-kGI/TvZuOC7Rd-I/AAAAAAAAEro/ohDGIKrncHY/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KdxdZ2_-kGI/TvZuOC7Rd-I/AAAAAAAAEro/ohDGIKrncHY/s640/IMG_0364.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's so much fun having 3 girls at the kitchen counter at breakfast again!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I feel like I just today, (Christmas Eve) have time to sit down! The gifts are wrapped, table is set for breakfast and we are invited over to my sister-in-law's for din din! Yahooo!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sYv0y1CUc34/TvZuSVJdzmI/AAAAAAAAErw/GfTyEAPmRZk/s1600/IMG_0306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sYv0y1CUc34/TvZuSVJdzmI/AAAAAAAAErw/GfTyEAPmRZk/s640/IMG_0306.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> December has been a busy month at the Luff house! There have been cups to make...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYf4IyVBHY6Iv_sDYe_EMwjvwLKrf_e4wQy9y74BskhW2zgOws23qOf23qTb-zVKwDzS4HQ2PeZPjCGhEn2F9AYw-mOuptcwL0y1Ior7g0U4SulF9TWPFNFwhPy_66PHiquo8nR3pWYs/s1600/IMG_0346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYf4IyVBHY6Iv_sDYe_EMwjvwLKrf_e4wQy9y74BskhW2zgOws23qOf23qTb-zVKwDzS4HQ2PeZPjCGhEn2F9AYw-mOuptcwL0y1Ior7g0U4SulF9TWPFNFwhPy_66PHiquo8nR3pWYs/s640/IMG_0346.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9o7D4Sq_bmQ3Zg0aNtpyONQYJw6wqIyUivQMgoLIhhEYBB5GoCrGhQFjAIQ9uKdFz5dN4ZTwGfW2jTZR83irmqNBIEshFfLmcftLlAIlmX_njXfxnDRLZ0qgPP_bIiOdjnHfm3tRUwaY/s1600/IMG_0355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9o7D4Sq_bmQ3Zg0aNtpyONQYJw6wqIyUivQMgoLIhhEYBB5GoCrGhQFjAIQ9uKdFz5dN4ZTwGfW2jTZR83irmqNBIEshFfLmcftLlAIlmX_njXfxnDRLZ0qgPP_bIiOdjnHfm3tRUwaY/s640/IMG_0355.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> teacher gifts to make and wrap...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNg0g7zJYbylZuZORoRc98_rcmD2x6Rbx2pkKc7MAzS4DBHmFsPsY4y5D2dSqz1ylNyEh7vWdX9Cv8cr6d7CWCubfO2wszz47F3aVGidj1I1tt53MEqn1PXYd58pazT_RCCdCG_4oh2c/s1600/IMG_0351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNg0g7zJYbylZuZORoRc98_rcmD2x6Rbx2pkKc7MAzS4DBHmFsPsY4y5D2dSqz1ylNyEh7vWdX9Cv8cr6d7CWCubfO2wszz47F3aVGidj1I1tt53MEqn1PXYd58pazT_RCCdCG_4oh2c/s640/IMG_0351.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> wood to reclaim in order to make personalized signs for special people!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajseEDt_TrbR8MBPyJMn7q6eDzVNUiFazcl4UkNWVoLZQYSDpFzQo-h6m7MmpkZtMpyRew5sB_xxOJlZ-zx22lbqgIzdBEpr9SWXGQ5-2ONsClgfasnLFT7mPe1VInGRcnXYuBAntXj8/s1600/IMG_0347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajseEDt_TrbR8MBPyJMn7q6eDzVNUiFazcl4UkNWVoLZQYSDpFzQo-h6m7MmpkZtMpyRew5sB_xxOJlZ-zx22lbqgIzdBEpr9SWXGQ5-2ONsClgfasnLFT7mPe1VInGRcnXYuBAntXj8/s640/IMG_0347.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scott created this VERY special sign for his brother, also a pilot! So cool!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I should be back to some blogging soon, now that my "holiday rush" is over!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e1w0emWqdb4/TvZvezL92OI/AAAAAAAAEsY/lRaCuQ5c_M8/s1600/SCAN0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e1w0emWqdb4/TvZvezL92OI/AAAAAAAAEsY/lRaCuQ5c_M8/s640/SCAN0068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW9GMtzYoD6XCgWWOh-7-qRR2gNa_50N7OkWYcgH21NV21-nesQZlNBP_yyG8GsLN7SJvQP9GN9D7_R5LsHKdURYKN0hVs1g0PH0iep9mcHbJHwenBPeAAe6gjSVLzoZ4-pivGI_tDF8/s1600/SCAN0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW9GMtzYoD6XCgWWOh-7-qRR2gNa_50N7OkWYcgH21NV21-nesQZlNBP_yyG8GsLN7SJvQP9GN9D7_R5LsHKdURYKN0hVs1g0PH0iep9mcHbJHwenBPeAAe6gjSVLzoZ4-pivGI_tDF8/s640/SCAN0069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-14556800038530364972011-12-01T18:13:00.000-08:002011-12-01T18:13:00.327-08:00Welcome Home Anna!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKNaOhYBTtT6x3SkkT4SaCufkWDvvYsJFibhc3lJo5njOtEF_qKXEbn7_mmrY3R6tdVKjDuSON8UVA7-rWkzutEHtqoX3srPlWh9oyelba74cEJz8X_YUhPiTJT72QFmLEBpt8iFp6Jo/s640/DSC_0003.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It is SO GOOD to have Anna home after 10 days without her! Lindsay and I were very very busy getting everything ready for the queen's arrival...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTSS9qc45dJGukL_bpyuODJxpD63uYHbubGVr5BBtZJ02V3Sf5a8Wwa_-g4ZbqzyXwQnb6pk7GnWT1nMXY0YDPlgMKH90f7giaz2wP-h1gI6O7D3GRBE-cPa_4Pt71qJC_5k-l2yGIjE/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTSS9qc45dJGukL_bpyuODJxpD63uYHbubGVr5BBtZJ02V3Sf5a8Wwa_-g4ZbqzyXwQnb6pk7GnWT1nMXY0YDPlgMKH90f7giaz2wP-h1gI6O7D3GRBE-cPa_4Pt71qJC_5k-l2yGIjE/s640/DSC_0001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "Pink Bear" (real original name, huh?) especially missed Anna. They have been together for nearly 10 years!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR7FL7SeBsaNiSHdhyO38rSDEze1hsmcg44fg8DP359Ko9qApVPmfbWC0W17pnHjJ8hrREuSOAvh0lt6nI21BOCm_7mMkltPGIeBL6wAlSgYm9j2hKS8kxH1eQhN6Bx6xiPbaomlRkWA/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR7FL7SeBsaNiSHdhyO38rSDEze1hsmcg44fg8DP359Ko9qApVPmfbWC0W17pnHjJ8hrREuSOAvh0lt6nI21BOCm_7mMkltPGIeBL6wAlSgYm9j2hKS8kxH1eQhN6Bx6xiPbaomlRkWA/s640/DSC_0004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But, I think there was a little girl here who didn't realize how much she loves having her sister around...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbeCPJKMjPopIgccld_EnQH1_JU1YpGTRG7LQXURSfPC3vpnepxneQQOpcYDsL6g2BwPh5bIX3LpqPwiLk-ejLTxWdZdYSRTUYvoGdmHmMeizllkLA0nPQJ4zesmsY-NMJgCVJQ8kwKE/s1600/SCAN0062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbeCPJKMjPopIgccld_EnQH1_JU1YpGTRG7LQXURSfPC3vpnepxneQQOpcYDsL6g2BwPh5bIX3LpqPwiLk-ejLTxWdZdYSRTUYvoGdmHmMeizllkLA0nPQJ4zesmsY-NMJgCVJQ8kwKE/s640/SCAN0062.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> They, too, have been together for a long time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21Nhbk8g7Msk2ozZXDqDVYX2de3Eb-6TM8fsqYSn4CM1MYj1VmFPeW-T_2BXRiUPsjEe-9FZjGR_CzFMl3T-NQs8WkoYpv8t6Cy3R43zTKz_4-2dUSBTnLt_gx-IVq6fUmNgBqOxFeUs/s1600/SCAN0067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21Nhbk8g7Msk2ozZXDqDVYX2de3Eb-6TM8fsqYSn4CM1MYj1VmFPeW-T_2BXRiUPsjEe-9FZjGR_CzFMl3T-NQs8WkoYpv8t6Cy3R43zTKz_4-2dUSBTnLt_gx-IVq6fUmNgBqOxFeUs/s640/SCAN0067.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was PRICELESS to watch Lindsay run to Anna and embrace her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTO2ULYh7w5px6rNOs8puPR4V0qAX0rWY-c4O7owgcMg_CZIJ7vWlPd9F02mh3LlB59UW7LbCji1sdSTYgjMKaW3tUDirg5js-nw1oxaXbh5Soha0_StySKhZtQGGKdhAVQpJYIIoXpg/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTO2ULYh7w5px6rNOs8puPR4V0qAX0rWY-c4O7owgcMg_CZIJ7vWlPd9F02mh3LlB59UW7LbCji1sdSTYgjMKaW3tUDirg5js-nw1oxaXbh5Soha0_StySKhZtQGGKdhAVQpJYIIoXpg/s640/DSC_0020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I LOVE that my girls love each other. Oh how I would LOVE to have a sister of my own!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE0WMA-Jxm9c9hd_SyziRfiNJ8zJ6ijI5RxLWJ-EMm7Hx-LzGa1kGy2w_I55focbjNnoG17jby-a0Z91ZZ-TC3pqU74Y-iDvt_RWK6Bg_esbUKTRoepF1CtmQPpRQOo8eZzIOoSvg71U/s1600/DSC_0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE0WMA-Jxm9c9hd_SyziRfiNJ8zJ6ijI5RxLWJ-EMm7Hx-LzGa1kGy2w_I55focbjNnoG17jby-a0Z91ZZ-TC3pqU74Y-iDvt_RWK6Bg_esbUKTRoepF1CtmQPpRQOo8eZzIOoSvg71U/s640/DSC_0018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Anna had one request upon leaving for Texas. She wanted the house to be Christmas-y when she got back home. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, since it was just Scott, Lindsay and me all week, I had lots of time on my hands while Lindsay played blocks, magna-doodle, and colored as she watching various episodes of Dora, Diego and Brady Bunch. I set off to work after my pilot-husband delivered all my Christmas boxes to the garage after going to get them at the hangar they share with the airplane.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlv25qiybo1NKpONg1GqE5esmZGpzWio520fkBHnqP_VpY6lDk2K0x1not122i0GqqGtfJr5EYW8yHuY44V3bIlQjOCcAXBWCDtR3IJ3XNvD14yaJHpPHsbkx96VuTo3bbltjDAibmM70/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlv25qiybo1NKpONg1GqE5esmZGpzWio520fkBHnqP_VpY6lDk2K0x1not122i0GqqGtfJr5EYW8yHuY44V3bIlQjOCcAXBWCDtR3IJ3XNvD14yaJHpPHsbkx96VuTo3bbltjDAibmM70/s640/DSC_0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So, we are officially "Chritmas-y" around here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_nkgwuU2TT0ez-8kuAAe0qd8noR91jZEapJu45e65UgG5O7Kb5q70bAY8heUOgVf1yUg2Zee-rDyWXB1KgcqUooitjFMu3QJiETGn_zQFrx-N79sK15rWr5-TB0UU3xjmrbkSN2z3bI/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_nkgwuU2TT0ez-8kuAAe0qd8noR91jZEapJu45e65UgG5O7Kb5q70bAY8heUOgVf1yUg2Zee-rDyWXB1KgcqUooitjFMu3QJiETGn_zQFrx-N79sK15rWr5-TB0UU3xjmrbkSN2z3bI/s640/DSC_0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We even had a special dinner for the little queen when she got home last night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OKbI5j98orUSaF1vS8Eos4kwT9olCftjr2SfC65EDsE6aotsVZeT4P1Vj15t0EnWZnwqkMgCtKGcnISIWECXO-FUfGuFDK2h5dHvdvPE7A4vA0eih_2vksH0EK0PIEBNwbu6I11Xx4o/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OKbI5j98orUSaF1vS8Eos4kwT9olCftjr2SfC65EDsE6aotsVZeT4P1Vj15t0EnWZnwqkMgCtKGcnISIWECXO-FUfGuFDK2h5dHvdvPE7A4vA0eih_2vksH0EK0PIEBNwbu6I11Xx4o/s640/DSC_0005.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This little table is only temporary. Tomorrow our family room tree will be in it's spot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">While I was organizing my "cloffice" this week, I came across some priceless artwork that I promptly framed and proudly put on display for the season!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabSJkGW73dV97DMO8STjQ0zE2nqpc6Rjnhys5u9q4XHWFdEASOib3gjtHW5asSektDpFJ47jmIcncC41uYC9Amsf2BXnI8GGirGWSN8Jjd4qNtJP56e_eAGcKQ9jtkkaC68-YWuTIAMU/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabSJkGW73dV97DMO8STjQ0zE2nqpc6Rjnhys5u9q4XHWFdEASOib3gjtHW5asSektDpFJ47jmIcncC41uYC9Amsf2BXnI8GGirGWSN8Jjd4qNtJP56e_eAGcKQ9jtkkaC68-YWuTIAMU/s640/DSC_0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This one is by a darling first grader named 'Anna Fay Luff'...</div><div style="text-align: center;">(yes, Anna, His name IS Jesus!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_WgMwfyY5tGP0OsZhSwDOpkFroByk12gswOM0Q0r0wcHLkTrJSWOR_Q_NCkNZVbQE7LLA3AHt-_NSOngmakrIo1CMgMkPk-FZc3qo5jbV1lQ-uB3-qmoXfy18s6AyRqp9Q-UgsYbjuM/s1600/DSC_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_WgMwfyY5tGP0OsZhSwDOpkFroByk12gswOM0Q0r0wcHLkTrJSWOR_Q_NCkNZVbQE7LLA3AHt-_NSOngmakrIo1CMgMkPk-FZc3qo5jbV1lQ-uB3-qmoXfy18s6AyRqp9Q-UgsYbjuM/s640/DSC_0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and this one is by another first grader (different era) named Shae Marrin Luff. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U6elEIkknIJbdbr2_Kcj298mFsbIjEsf-DpcRJE8_L4iYuhRAKx9Zc4AQZZExTSYJ7_ucsvqevUv6dyQ44NT_Re8BOWzLMA1IvJdTYN-SxdVtYtrId7hoks_jZZj6Gvk63pvLB0Xhd0/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U6elEIkknIJbdbr2_Kcj298mFsbIjEsf-DpcRJE8_L4iYuhRAKx9Zc4AQZZExTSYJ7_ucsvqevUv6dyQ44NT_Re8BOWzLMA1IvJdTYN-SxdVtYtrId7hoks_jZZj6Gvk63pvLB0Xhd0/s640/DSC_0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The unbelievably precious signature on the back of this one made me <i>almost</i> want to frame it upside down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiivWWTGZ_oDQNLEOoUMUf8ruJRzsqg34ZXlWp1WlBP__B3Q5TFpn1an7TXvL9lxMTrEQGLzbcFD1zhkbJAB9TFSxW_EKM_g6p_EHG-668G-_zEqEGhDvu-DGUL-CbV8uCUZ_g_XnEaWA/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiivWWTGZ_oDQNLEOoUMUf8ruJRzsqg34ZXlWp1WlBP__B3Q5TFpn1an7TXvL9lxMTrEQGLzbcFD1zhkbJAB9TFSxW_EKM_g6p_EHG-668G-_zEqEGhDvu-DGUL-CbV8uCUZ_g_XnEaWA/s640/DSC_0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have to admit, it DOES feel good to decorate early (I did it on Thanksgiving night while the Cowboys were playing!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYh8i3_BzYxeF1R0fG3AZyjy0Gx9K50gVM1gnmsqSyH6XDOB491Tt9QheRoDBOEOT35pND_L4ZX6gNFEy0Rvqh3_3NvZtED_03n9HGgaVglorGNN_9lM10Mjet6TujhZ9EJ3oy_Mdx0rs/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYh8i3_BzYxeF1R0fG3AZyjy0Gx9K50gVM1gnmsqSyH6XDOB491Tt9QheRoDBOEOT35pND_L4ZX6gNFEy0Rvqh3_3NvZtED_03n9HGgaVglorGNN_9lM10Mjet6TujhZ9EJ3oy_Mdx0rs/s400/DSC_0017.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And it felt EVEN BETTER to get all the gifts I have had hidden away out and wrapped! Phew!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz14YvedTK8fB_sTx4do9hTKJ6ECi79GWee-xKtdM4PZgcnPdlmoQAX8moNUdeOCaFZm-4Z70sM3HL2L23dbe1CSvc4GCno3k7h5QOY4Y9Qi3MT6E4ihUegTEzBF0QJHjR4Kow5lolEl8/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz14YvedTK8fB_sTx4do9hTKJ6ECi79GWee-xKtdM4PZgcnPdlmoQAX8moNUdeOCaFZm-4Z70sM3HL2L23dbe1CSvc4GCno3k7h5QOY4Y9Qi3MT6E4ihUegTEzBF0QJHjR4Kow5lolEl8/s640/DSC_0016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is my newest ornament...got it right off of the "House of Design's" black, red and white tree! Now if I could just find some of that black and white plaid ribbon for next year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGTisWqi5R3Fk85U8lumso3_9KAM5Xou0K2aANCIVtTTsPA1Sg76yZe8MrGbrcmE-CqyKROsBsDOYfCdvHP8gtRPz7hQDCikpOaQSxb7Qc2rRlUazv_gfzO3qWXmmU2S99zkyMyA8GRc/s640/DSC_0015.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy December 1st! It's officially the Christmas season!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Matthew 1:21</span></div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-12808096179816935012011-11-30T13:31:00.000-08:002011-11-30T13:31:16.182-08:00December Already?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZNOtkiSLsINHvjkRhunC50n6k-1nnDPNv0K2rmaLGt6Fs9J4DnQRzO8buyJMDyAft6Dmj0RZN_HCHe2IlYeMDHg8228SbbSl-qXhhLOMOQiQ9ORb8BrCxHSrkofcV6vQFJ9oAiBOZTw/s1600/IMG_0190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZNOtkiSLsINHvjkRhunC50n6k-1nnDPNv0K2rmaLGt6Fs9J4DnQRzO8buyJMDyAft6Dmj0RZN_HCHe2IlYeMDHg8228SbbSl-qXhhLOMOQiQ9ORb8BrCxHSrkofcV6vQFJ9oAiBOZTw/s640/IMG_0190.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We have been treated to the most beautiful Fall weather, beautiful leaves on the trees and gorgeous sunsets this Fall in Redding, California! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAtwge_BZFivxpCl6jCPgsFrzgbSLDKp1Sa8dabPZYPl_Qt4rNE724vw1cqp5biXxqTAG0tSMeHeTquPjDulZBfLeyQbD6lecLeTnYF69GxloGZY7BEX7s3pckR3u2sEEJvXd6pPbqNo/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAtwge_BZFivxpCl6jCPgsFrzgbSLDKp1Sa8dabPZYPl_Qt4rNE724vw1cqp5biXxqTAG0tSMeHeTquPjDulZBfLeyQbD6lecLeTnYF69GxloGZY7BEX7s3pckR3u2sEEJvXd6pPbqNo/s640/IMG_0191.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> How thankful I am to our Creator for His constant gifts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoUsWYtPyzfUsYeGPnlPHl9olMFJJsv23G9-hDA6RUrbSkzRo3j8BIidHqDWSSLL2vEGB30bopMydOGcjB8urQrp_OgEM0rZeNaK4QW73wqQLQcWrfjz4QZ2R0OwNQgbok7z_0ZnGt3s/s1600/IMG_0246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoUsWYtPyzfUsYeGPnlPHl9olMFJJsv23G9-hDA6RUrbSkzRo3j8BIidHqDWSSLL2vEGB30bopMydOGcjB8urQrp_OgEM0rZeNaK4QW73wqQLQcWrfjz4QZ2R0OwNQgbok7z_0ZnGt3s/s640/IMG_0246.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Christmas is just around the corner, so a few weeks ago, Dottie and I went on our annual trek to the House of Design in Red Bluff to see all the beautiful Christmas inspiration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MIKDGiWNet4W670OfD1ST7d6iuA_iEiI_5CPEmn4w1n6kKpS6SQKLAFdauZbheXO13hyixK_2RqX-qYmny_o5TLxmVVImoZd3XEK2nioSrU2o7fOauLz929YLDX7lOiH8g0zBXW2siY/s1600/IMG_0192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MIKDGiWNet4W670OfD1ST7d6iuA_iEiI_5CPEmn4w1n6kKpS6SQKLAFdauZbheXO13hyixK_2RqX-qYmny_o5TLxmVVImoZd3XEK2nioSrU2o7fOauLz929YLDX7lOiH8g0zBXW2siY/s640/IMG_0192.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Once again, they did NOT disappoint!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFVY9r-_xVD_bvdKlLZog6GxOUXFUCAf4NlQG4GO9YVS_qXVglCMqoCKkcypzurkKdR8IrQmenXJPRDhnnMKt2oJ712pckxpIBK9CoZZcqbACzXgWNhBY3cnI49bztZz-BXyToi-rky0/s1600/IMG_0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFVY9r-_xVD_bvdKlLZog6GxOUXFUCAf4NlQG4GO9YVS_qXVglCMqoCKkcypzurkKdR8IrQmenXJPRDhnnMKt2oJ712pckxpIBK9CoZZcqbACzXgWNhBY3cnI49bztZz-BXyToi-rky0/s640/IMG_0193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> If only the little elves that work there could come to MY house....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQABG8xsLCRHKBb4VbxY8SxfB_CJ5fgUuqmU9KXmGmVFmDnyRUotEXv9dWq5JQfC_wAZEPh3jkNqV4BrnvMHZ99wDf2FZzcfZemnplgoRhEr7TCVR0MvB5vPaVn9ku3ryE9hl9xSEHWRc/s1600/IMG_0197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQABG8xsLCRHKBb4VbxY8SxfB_CJ5fgUuqmU9KXmGmVFmDnyRUotEXv9dWq5JQfC_wAZEPh3jkNqV4BrnvMHZ99wDf2FZzcfZemnplgoRhEr7TCVR0MvB5vPaVn9ku3ryE9hl9xSEHWRc/s640/IMG_0197.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's so fun to get ideas that you can use with things you already own too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPk9FQVXYJzZ2ghpG3lsZvFk4jniC3m3SYxe9mv4zIkUBz4ITsdELeRwzv1PIT3s9dKDuOfPoxNs5iMAUP1OT4KSMkmO55CGspYOtIYP_UcEmqX0Lwjmk24_DcCsqS4X49fhxJkP7aZDE/s1600/IMG_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPk9FQVXYJzZ2ghpG3lsZvFk4jniC3m3SYxe9mv4zIkUBz4ITsdELeRwzv1PIT3s9dKDuOfPoxNs5iMAUP1OT4KSMkmO55CGspYOtIYP_UcEmqX0Lwjmk24_DcCsqS4X49fhxJkP7aZDE/s640/IMG_0202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmckkQ86v9LNViObpOW3JVFmKqMlFruYcubpEoz-PqXtueRHI1IHm7TSVtXtSl7AwTThcqJpZbHJ5wmZ_yb0BTk9sESS9oihvA6yoPcUUBt99NCKpxB1zzGfOwIBZ7iWTPR4odQpf4ZMo/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmckkQ86v9LNViObpOW3JVFmKqMlFruYcubpEoz-PqXtueRHI1IHm7TSVtXtSl7AwTThcqJpZbHJ5wmZ_yb0BTk9sESS9oihvA6yoPcUUBt99NCKpxB1zzGfOwIBZ7iWTPR4odQpf4ZMo/s640/IMG_0210.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This black white and red tree really impressed me this year. It was so pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l0FwcC6HOlsTUS0UkOzMb9InrawKXl0Q6D6CQf2HRc3uk8B3_WjrCsMlK_OilvvUWmEmwwEJIcNunFqs42BvL7qK4-lt9vZpTWY0-C8dWnPhCUANsXsgT1tr-5iyZqAeIQW9zAGuzCU/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l0FwcC6HOlsTUS0UkOzMb9InrawKXl0Q6D6CQf2HRc3uk8B3_WjrCsMlK_OilvvUWmEmwwEJIcNunFqs42BvL7qK4-lt9vZpTWY0-C8dWnPhCUANsXsgT1tr-5iyZqAeIQW9zAGuzCU/s640/IMG_0216.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2IoKCesUSPk9-O-XDM94VQNggmBV9OfHfDhJha4xwiMH67gRA7WyIY7Ho0STdxCLTCwLvVg8JV3h4AWZVKyIIgNZLLC44byoQLw5IxqXpDgban_u8xQBsUwO5TFZFZBXQXZPFQXbZk4/s1600/IMG_0213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2IoKCesUSPk9-O-XDM94VQNggmBV9OfHfDhJha4xwiMH67gRA7WyIY7Ho0STdxCLTCwLvVg8JV3h4AWZVKyIIgNZLLC44byoQLw5IxqXpDgban_u8xQBsUwO5TFZFZBXQXZPFQXbZk4/s640/IMG_0213.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am not much on the whole upside down tree thing though. : /</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLYiZNMEdLctoWy266MnKq__DOoRbpMPZUpI95VCpuAcwaUUMaWYxxAUvUacwiIPka0aGPFg6VXHpoCx7gOT9r96g5Jvm6BTsjJzz2FvGeq7-zBDbaTWpftbZh0AJJmW1F3RXoY4XBAw/s1600/IMG_0215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLYiZNMEdLctoWy266MnKq__DOoRbpMPZUpI95VCpuAcwaUUMaWYxxAUvUacwiIPka0aGPFg6VXHpoCx7gOT9r96g5Jvm6BTsjJzz2FvGeq7-zBDbaTWpftbZh0AJJmW1F3RXoY4XBAw/s640/IMG_0215.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Why can't I get MY mantle to look like this!? Oh that garland...*sigh*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYmlACqLoorSbUJ1kq5Z4wYiERQkQ4TXpYNDCPd0mvozuDJZWTviwoSbyL55xtTNCAf4wS013iZjH2IaaAckunHHgnqHetnCSyU38S7uY_R3OevjAyBKSJ2ABEU6XTsHAmk0lzg1t0N4/s1600/IMG_0226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYmlACqLoorSbUJ1kq5Z4wYiERQkQ4TXpYNDCPd0mvozuDJZWTviwoSbyL55xtTNCAf4wS013iZjH2IaaAckunHHgnqHetnCSyU38S7uY_R3OevjAyBKSJ2ABEU6XTsHAmk0lzg1t0N4/s640/IMG_0226.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> One of the reasons for my lack of posting on this here blog is right here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBasDF5UcS7Wvg7Dz4jTnNTqUmzzTA0W38g-H0Z3hxsZzNXgGBaZRMFr_CWq3FyJKSE4rMTTAZ0lD_ds28jG5F-BIF0Y3Sfx74oJULYQxL50FyC8Ad8u9y-s5TvBeW58H86BzxEuLeQAU/s1600/IMG_0237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBasDF5UcS7Wvg7Dz4jTnNTqUmzzTA0W38g-H0Z3hxsZzNXgGBaZRMFr_CWq3FyJKSE4rMTTAZ0lD_ds28jG5F-BIF0Y3Sfx74oJULYQxL50FyC8Ad8u9y-s5TvBeW58H86BzxEuLeQAU/s640/IMG_0237.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scott and I have been so so busy making these crazy family signs. He uses wood from up at camp that is so rough and ugly, and he transforms it into beautiful planks of perfect wood! You should see the gigantic MESS in our garage after the wood has been through the planar a few times! (luckily, none of my family members read this blog, or they would see their Christmas gifts!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuhSnmQfePk9mKlcQ1TYiuC43ODaLDz00XOsgI6ETeySJUEN7FB7SkdzOKv9kWHEzeSS3n2IMzsn2sF5VAVWqstVjGUzJoaDOAW7T_yrHzbeqczsdr0OlX3CTC8ZaHSi3SVioty64I_E/s1600/IMG_0267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuhSnmQfePk9mKlcQ1TYiuC43ODaLDz00XOsgI6ETeySJUEN7FB7SkdzOKv9kWHEzeSS3n2IMzsn2sF5VAVWqstVjGUzJoaDOAW7T_yrHzbeqczsdr0OlX3CTC8ZaHSi3SVioty64I_E/s640/IMG_0267.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scott's parents and Anna went to Dallas for Thanksgiving this year. (I am anxiously awaiting Anna's arrival home TODAY as I type this! She flew back alone because Scott's mom got VERY sick and was in the hospital for 5 days and is still recovering from pneumonia, so she and Gordon are staying an extra week to be sure she is okay to travel)</div><div style="text-align: center;">After we dropped them off at the airport in Sacramento, we went shopping. Oh Pottery Barn, how I love you! Look how darling this Christmas "family room" set up is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl1-VNzmc4eM0hLHN13ie1lBxHQ63iNGppHYQ_JP17k1jN-NQF4TpogR0j4MbeOysSm-fMq64GqRZ4CH24nmXK901sTgIC7IiJdD1xjPXFkHZ9s0DbfjFpCP6aEdLhfaMq6cuWi2Ux_k/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl1-VNzmc4eM0hLHN13ie1lBxHQ63iNGppHYQ_JP17k1jN-NQF4TpogR0j4MbeOysSm-fMq64GqRZ4CH24nmXK901sTgIC7IiJdD1xjPXFkHZ9s0DbfjFpCP6aEdLhfaMq6cuWi2Ux_k/s640/IMG_0269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have asked my personal carpenter to create one of these box/tray things for MY OTTOMAN! Since he has all that wood and the tools in the garage already and all, I think I might just get one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAZVuGapPtEvQCs_aTZ3dpctFr8KLVSB9izSHyiA7pL9QAuKcIdOMNp-4hw3djm3tBErxz0fuUD_PTAsMxxVu7Ub8NajKXVg4FLj7_PCil6iLapTdlULVlu97zg1rSciblr3Nqd4vov8/s1600/IMG_0270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAZVuGapPtEvQCs_aTZ3dpctFr8KLVSB9izSHyiA7pL9QAuKcIdOMNp-4hw3djm3tBErxz0fuUD_PTAsMxxVu7Ub8NajKXVg4FLj7_PCil6iLapTdlULVlu97zg1rSciblr3Nqd4vov8/s640/IMG_0270.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am so proud of Anna for being so responsible and brave to fly home (changing planes twice!!) all by herself! I can't wait to see her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNYfR2cKzireI09LAtgKGFLR4vukn8XQy8-cQee6vRu7SSjp4K2HNG8rf2qeABnQr__W6-H8X-0gk9wIjbVP24goP8n8V2h0HDLqqswSTdGTh91YWOmgjlA9ElAT_OE88379cb58x2XQ/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNYfR2cKzireI09LAtgKGFLR4vukn8XQy8-cQee6vRu7SSjp4K2HNG8rf2qeABnQr__W6-H8X-0gk9wIjbVP24goP8n8V2h0HDLqqswSTdGTh91YWOmgjlA9ElAT_OE88379cb58x2XQ/s640/IMG_0258.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(this is Anna and Dottie on the day they left)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have one tree up and decorated and the other one will be up this weekend, I mailed my Christmas cards today (although I think they are heinous....let's just say that I did NOT get what I ordered. If you get one, ignore the cheesy-weird background behind the picture on the back...Hello...I took the picture outside with a great background on purpose, do NOT do something I did NOT ask for! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be back after I finish another bazillion cups and a couple more family signs! I hope you are all enjoying this lovely season! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy December! (yikes!)</div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-26982602925675996342011-11-20T07:23:00.000-08:002011-11-20T07:23:12.538-08:00All Kinds of Yumm!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OXzoHZWhe9depJjQKK6RmKFKQSSY-IU5ZuIPk6WTnvMD-k2cmm2UIGl6KkThWiuUlECeFNhUoYkZfMrxQIIW5SKjtM7HMgLuPdS2luWzdavxTZ1ksBJEGa7hDfWyZLwnGbV9VrkPLPU/s320/IMG_1609.JPG" width="240" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hey Blog Readers! Yes, I KNOW I have been MIA for a good bit now. I PROMISE I will get back on my regular schedule of posting about our <i>very exciting life (ha!)</i> this week. Scott and I will be alone all week with only Lindsay home (a peek into our future.). Anna leaves today to go to Dallas with her grandparents to surprise her cousins for Thanksgiving and Shae stayed in Lynchburg!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">BUT, while you are waiting, go check out the giveaway on <a href="http://www.allkindsofyumm.com/">All Kinds of Yumm</a>. We are teaming up to give one lucky reader a personalized acrylic tumbler! (there are come other samples to see if you click on the tab above, also in my Facebook album). You will no doubt become a regular reader of All Kinds of Yumm! Rachael is a young wife who is cooking her way through marriage. Yumm! Not to mention she is hil-ar-ious! She is a gifted writer and you will find lots of things you want to try to cook up for your family!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now for the PERSONAL part about Rachael. I have watched her grow up! Her parents are our best friends. She is a Southern (California) girl married to a South Carolina boy. They both graduated from Liberty University, my favorite school of all time. Rachael is the wife of a youth pastor (love!) and she is working full time while she is doing all this cooking! Wow! I am so proud of the young woman Rachael has become!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So go on over and check out her food blog...and her November giveaway! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-35378142767451156412011-11-04T21:35:00.000-07:002011-11-04T21:35:01.001-07:00Life Here on the Farm...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZD88b0LsA9MBN5fX2jGvB9Rx3dbhpk-cQTcdkfAq6XRTuzWDJAVOP-7QjZBY2tnGA6C-A_sKXH3DdXOV1YV-uCCEr6wJxB-nYZ4kEgnRMB4u9RgA3wInT-Lvdp5kgdaDkaLgtwRb6lvU/s1600/DSC_0290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZD88b0LsA9MBN5fX2jGvB9Rx3dbhpk-cQTcdkfAq6XRTuzWDJAVOP-7QjZBY2tnGA6C-A_sKXH3DdXOV1YV-uCCEr6wJxB-nYZ4kEgnRMB4u9RgA3wInT-Lvdp5kgdaDkaLgtwRb6lvU/s640/DSC_0290.JPG" width="428" /></a></div> We have been anxiously awaiting for it to be time to harvest the honey from Scott's hives. Last weekend was the perfect time to do it, temperatures were warm and we had NO sporting events!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma8fYay4DfpFjK4UjmtG2OLW1Shyphenhyphen_ne9EqisGoA-7ONQkO8QY41i4zQ8HZ1XZEAbVyrDFBISHfQ8_riEqX1-If6zEdaanb7yHIHUYFHUk9L1yj7l5yVQPN15XFBw8Zu0GqDWF07qvHfQ/s1600/DSC_0287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma8fYay4DfpFjK4UjmtG2OLW1Shyphenhyphen_ne9EqisGoA-7ONQkO8QY41i4zQ8HZ1XZEAbVyrDFBISHfQ8_riEqX1-If6zEdaanb7yHIHUYFHUk9L1yj7l5yVQPN15XFBw8Zu0GqDWF07qvHfQ/s640/DSC_0287.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I wish I had gone with him when he took the frames out of the very active hives...But, I had to stay with Lindsay and didn't want to take a chance on her being stung, so we stayed home. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGyZ8DrpezyfQc7uK3W_N8BaZl74apUA5UASMGLZHB2LntPMfiBGBoAZsluxT4m7eWH_AwmKLfblah5i0GBclyPqw9rlB0U6aX1yQtKlTWlvnSS0IwH2qZ-6fiXA_HRNF6zjmBgtrWOQ/s1600/DSC_0289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGyZ8DrpezyfQc7uK3W_N8BaZl74apUA5UASMGLZHB2LntPMfiBGBoAZsluxT4m7eWH_AwmKLfblah5i0GBclyPqw9rlB0U6aX1yQtKlTWlvnSS0IwH2qZ-6fiXA_HRNF6zjmBgtrWOQ/s640/DSC_0289.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> What an incredible process! You would be hard pressed to NOT believe in THE creator when you ponder the intricate work that bees do. There is one queen in each hive, she is well cared for by her worker bees. Her only job is to lay eggs. The worker bees also keep the hive spotless and at a certain temperature at all times, they also make the wax"holes" that the queen lays her eggs in. The worker bees are also responsible to go out and look for nectar and pollen to bring back to feed the hive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXRWIllj52Mv7O_AucYjskPUYdT1W-Q0zzNeN0_tEjM3NV6dSjKHr4as6N1IxdGkaCJ_OwrZZVMhSHkbYJ0vl6dsQ5g3vivL2MS2wcmist2IBN1-C03m6soOKgiw768o1a0r_c-27iwU/s1600/DSC_0292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXRWIllj52Mv7O_AucYjskPUYdT1W-Q0zzNeN0_tEjM3NV6dSjKHr4as6N1IxdGkaCJ_OwrZZVMhSHkbYJ0vl6dsQ5g3vivL2MS2wcmist2IBN1-C03m6soOKgiw768o1a0r_c-27iwU/s640/DSC_0292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The bee society is remarkable. They all know what their jobs are and they do it! (I wonder how our society would be if people were to do the same thing?) <br />
When all of the hive works together, they are able to create this wonderful product we call honey! They make enough to feed themselves and allow us to harvest the rest. However, they do not give it up easily....Scott wears a full bee suit so he doesn't get stung by the protective hive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOz17vQlvtyFhnzVSKZgP7hO8S9L2JnIxeNNCuVtlo42a5lsiutOnqQSHOr4_b0k9ecnEIcpEXMQH2XFGUa2GMuUq2TqRdbSSxLI3fShEpaI4gf_ytJJLSoOkj_-7kLMzRajOcVhmulw/s1600/DSC_0296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOz17vQlvtyFhnzVSKZgP7hO8S9L2JnIxeNNCuVtlo42a5lsiutOnqQSHOr4_b0k9ecnEIcpEXMQH2XFGUa2GMuUq2TqRdbSSxLI3fShEpaI4gf_ytJJLSoOkj_-7kLMzRajOcVhmulw/s640/DSC_0296.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rest of the time the bees are quite calm, tending to their responsibilities. Scott checks on them often without even wearing a mask or any protection. Every time I go out to see them with Scott, we are both just amazed at the whole process. What a fun hobby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y2DUzeC2a4pIlz58uWIVBcDuR5BXJg8ZSqBd_k_7glNw7K3xhUofP0H5HOAoxmqfxxVqf1a8tpkR4d38nGESvhw0APef9YPgqFUyGq80OcUMFKtrBqS48Fa-FIgzj53ysB0xL1aBmtg/s1600/DSC_0297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y2DUzeC2a4pIlz58uWIVBcDuR5BXJg8ZSqBd_k_7glNw7K3xhUofP0H5HOAoxmqfxxVqf1a8tpkR4d38nGESvhw0APef9YPgqFUyGq80OcUMFKtrBqS48Fa-FIgzj53ysB0xL1aBmtg/s640/DSC_0297.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at the honey comb that is created completely by the bees! Isn't it amazing?! I like that they are neat, tidy and precise! Only GOD could orchestrate this talent!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi0dh1yWELyriaITiNISELuNUP9bLd5UCkq9TQI1asgbR2CRFxAPxrKx1YoXAukcEi1OWZBsHtdWoIPuW07-OP7dw_62TbzkA29-BSQlK6GjAOOtuLRBMd7zrwSyCwD83h0avSxkCozA/s1600/DSC_0298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi0dh1yWELyriaITiNISELuNUP9bLd5UCkq9TQI1asgbR2CRFxAPxrKx1YoXAukcEi1OWZBsHtdWoIPuW07-OP7dw_62TbzkA29-BSQlK6GjAOOtuLRBMd7zrwSyCwD83h0avSxkCozA/s640/DSC_0298.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scott filters the honey through a series of 3 strainers, ending up with beautiful, clean organic honey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bSQHInEC3wcScGriMDJlNktdxmuQBG0I84UjlNKZq5MMqEW_96C07Jqo6oclAlSCDhqOdX29DUSb_-ScgArh-5Yru2RvOO_HXcP-KgZcD6FtIidZ2tqHOIUf4WmvxO7UKDXRWVPx4O8/s1600/DSC_0302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bSQHInEC3wcScGriMDJlNktdxmuQBG0I84UjlNKZq5MMqEW_96C07Jqo6oclAlSCDhqOdX29DUSb_-ScgArh-5Yru2RvOO_HXcP-KgZcD6FtIidZ2tqHOIUf4WmvxO7UKDXRWVPx4O8/s640/DSC_0302.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The honey pours easily into the prepared jars and is ready to be spread onto Scott and Lindsay's sourdough toast in the morning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs-yWk-S3vgglruDyh9Dcgkrs_qF-EwhpwlodcNcqJsROqxbjboT6XH9OBECoRyhIpZv4ZTTohVu9Jh3sZF5iyrtNtsTMUJm_izv937utDC_N5NhuSp2G7cyDpKz4f6jMa1arUJmF8KM/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs-yWk-S3vgglruDyh9Dcgkrs_qF-EwhpwlodcNcqJsROqxbjboT6XH9OBECoRyhIpZv4ZTTohVu9Jh3sZF5iyrtNtsTMUJm_izv937utDC_N5NhuSp2G7cyDpKz4f6jMa1arUJmF8KM/s640/IMG_0164.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Churn Creek Bottom honey!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnKyr5SCx5FLEJV3srZXEtElYysp-8Eva3T-n0THdHXF5UdjywpNc8IoN1a8fyCHZsFARxytzElLDIr_a-So_fbOU42u8IElACjJ6n-5qEc8W0xEjF9GQ_zg6cBpV1-5vFtfbY4hoxHI/s1600/IMG_0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnKyr5SCx5FLEJV3srZXEtElYysp-8Eva3T-n0THdHXF5UdjywpNc8IoN1a8fyCHZsFARxytzElLDIr_a-So_fbOU42u8IElACjJ6n-5qEc8W0xEjF9GQ_zg6cBpV1-5vFtfbY4hoxHI/s640/IMG_0170.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the by products of the harvested honey is beeswax. It has many uses....including being made into lip balm! Anna has found a new hobby! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c_tXQVwpDBbFY3zbV6f1vxvEHDnWpnZM9An7Z04DD7aMC2U7lGhyUGxr7D0d71n268htqvg7S_Uh3wVcCmUNA8tMF3RIA_Qako9PmTeM-rL0tbeyHH5I4H090KCm8lssumMa2oZFWjY/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c_tXQVwpDBbFY3zbV6f1vxvEHDnWpnZM9An7Z04DD7aMC2U7lGhyUGxr7D0d71n268htqvg7S_Uh3wVcCmUNA8tMF3RIA_Qako9PmTeM-rL0tbeyHH5I4H090KCm8lssumMa2oZFWjY/s640/IMG_0173.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite is the tangerine peppermint flavor! I am an avid Burt's Bee's user, but they have a fierce competitor here on Dandelion Drive! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just to prove that we are "farm living" here in the city...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqIjz-NxzLU65ItMVOOYGkvb8sCS5dK6QN2S6sq4P7k9PICgFFY7JSoQMEwmnhmmiAgKD5QsCPyGIeV4UowExYdJDxSg_riJiNCtiADbTNHdFHNUGG6xCu-5lg_n6fte5dai7begrEmI/s1600/IMG_0175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqIjz-NxzLU65ItMVOOYGkvb8sCS5dK6QN2S6sq4P7k9PICgFFY7JSoQMEwmnhmmiAgKD5QsCPyGIeV4UowExYdJDxSg_riJiNCtiADbTNHdFHNUGG6xCu-5lg_n6fte5dai7begrEmI/s640/IMG_0175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have a John Deere model B tractor in our driveway for the time being, getting a little overhaul!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And, lest you think we have gone completely hillbilly around here- Dottie, Anna, Chloe, Carolyn and supported the fine arts department at Redding Christian School by attending their rendition of one of my all time favorite movies, White Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZJPx21sginDDN59ZqTjSnKw4tu8JvHrzouYstexLYMzmBbNqjSmwr7IwsdMJXmJNr8BmxYHjxkgjhP6J2Q6tAdWA6hDxR54nVFvuJAQLAzFnOCmEsc7HsLqWFpCzfYnFJBkN_QeeWdg/s1600/IMG_0162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZJPx21sginDDN59ZqTjSnKw4tu8JvHrzouYstexLYMzmBbNqjSmwr7IwsdMJXmJNr8BmxYHjxkgjhP6J2Q6tAdWA6hDxR54nVFvuJAQLAzFnOCmEsc7HsLqWFpCzfYnFJBkN_QeeWdg/s400/IMG_0162.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What an unbelievable show! The dance/musical numbers were incredible. The hard work of the cast was evident. We are always amazed at the talent in this small school! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">On to another weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is filled with basketball ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cSFZXmvMV6otmVCWWmYfR6tnQevGV_SWVc_I6k6qCqxowNACZwcDRtZ8IFv8kXqfHPNW_h6jfwHtffXvPBccysgZq5gv1zGodIoJhc20Rw_uCpH_eVBksW7SY6bQ5JC3klG8JU57YwE/s1600/IMG_0163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cSFZXmvMV6otmVCWWmYfR6tnQevGV_SWVc_I6k6qCqxowNACZwcDRtZ8IFv8kXqfHPNW_h6jfwHtffXvPBccysgZq5gv1zGodIoJhc20Rw_uCpH_eVBksW7SY6bQ5JC3klG8JU57YwE/s640/IMG_0163.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-1128788697824035402011-10-29T16:24:00.000-07:002011-10-29T16:24:15.935-07:00Best-Surprise-Ever<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmEKIv07b1uequ7Vnr046OW4ntDBSKP6xDEFLgempRLtoN8h4AF6AJAGGWIH25PMTmqH728QCIQsKB5tBAoSpzbK2dlZ3Qs62ZSKpYMHDH5VJaH1CsG7iLmaBNmXkRBq2zaLqgmoDhDI/s640/IMG_0082.JPG" width="480" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Last weekend Jenn, Anna and I had plans to go on a fun little outing together. It was a vintage garden and home sale about an hour away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcvDS-ntmabKRwHs8G1JsHkYzcaNDEExsvrNQQFF3pc56E9J22iSyid6uK4Z1uiK7BNdjWWiOMaDnTSU2v-31TUPJRotsfiV07rAz8xjX9AVsjYAuACzgaZfUHSB8wr7fdTXStdK81Lw/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcvDS-ntmabKRwHs8G1JsHkYzcaNDEExsvrNQQFF3pc56E9J22iSyid6uK4Z1uiK7BNdjWWiOMaDnTSU2v-31TUPJRotsfiV07rAz8xjX9AVsjYAuACzgaZfUHSB8wr7fdTXStdK81Lw/s640/IMG_0089.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scott was so sweet to take Lindsay with him to camp for the weekend so I didn't have to take her along and end up regretting the whole thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy069qlkE6Q2FUC1VHFQAAfVpKGB5Z7MxZywaAWhVQgO3_eIYF-LPOz2D_vLW9_RGfO8ydTvsPriWBt7UWkQrDKFHvkYJsVxNr-9WHHtFl7JcWfKLdnkKq5Wg9rjDoP4c1mZ_LKMX-MFY/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy069qlkE6Q2FUC1VHFQAAfVpKGB5Z7MxZywaAWhVQgO3_eIYF-LPOz2D_vLW9_RGfO8ydTvsPriWBt7UWkQrDKFHvkYJsVxNr-9WHHtFl7JcWfKLdnkKq5Wg9rjDoP4c1mZ_LKMX-MFY/s640/IMG_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We had a fun time checking everything out but came away with nothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn4b3oNgpcCpCl1Uv8rwnBcAW9Fk8zY-IbuS2n3mTmNxserVJ4dN6oshnYdodxZGdjhwn9lOiiEwTDy_3v3fEP1-e0GvaDqyMwllSpYyV-zBQbSB_ZBBmJHACa41qEBC0RCIsJR_9Bk8/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn4b3oNgpcCpCl1Uv8rwnBcAW9Fk8zY-IbuS2n3mTmNxserVJ4dN6oshnYdodxZGdjhwn9lOiiEwTDy_3v3fEP1-e0GvaDqyMwllSpYyV-zBQbSB_ZBBmJHACa41qEBC0RCIsJR_9Bk8/s640/IMG_0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Little did I know that "JOY" was going to be my word of the day!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwApRC6xd4cJmlI8Fc63D-p4dSO6x0NIIYs4QiH5_AXLyyr8Z0-OIumsR6jYCITzfKAQMbeiqTxo9TMlyzguBZXHSiK2hRbCAJCehcUhPg7-k5w8qJqRwk71QflDOPLYoer7vqkQg_14/s1600/IMG_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwApRC6xd4cJmlI8Fc63D-p4dSO6x0NIIYs4QiH5_AXLyyr8Z0-OIumsR6jYCITzfKAQMbeiqTxo9TMlyzguBZXHSiK2hRbCAJCehcUhPg7-k5w8qJqRwk71QflDOPLYoer7vqkQg_14/s640/IMG_0104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On our way home, we stopped by an enormous cotton field. I am absolutely fascinated by cotton. I have some that Scott picked for me before we moved from Texas. I have it in an apothecary jar and i.love.it. Jenn wanted to get some for a jar of her own, so we became cotton pickers. We watched closely for any farmers carrying guns though. Yikes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlq_v5gHuk18bnakdxYqbESgiHhBn5ZuZDRe0Wj_LNjZsKWMhm93M-pe9fXUtva0peebwHRsKsQ9K3tpkl80quVIeI1atwG_7DHUpPSL6P-xGbKom6XnQujKFYzWYsGy0r98NboIZRXs/s1600/IMG_2073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlq_v5gHuk18bnakdxYqbESgiHhBn5ZuZDRe0Wj_LNjZsKWMhm93M-pe9fXUtva0peebwHRsKsQ9K3tpkl80quVIeI1atwG_7DHUpPSL6P-xGbKom6XnQujKFYzWYsGy0r98NboIZRXs/s640/IMG_2073.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We got back to town and decided to look in a few local shops and have lunch at KOBE's (yummmy!) I had talked to Shae earlier in the day and was looking forward to seeing the pictures of her day at an apple orchard with her friends from Liberty. Jenn's husband's family goes and makes homemade apple cider every year, so I was happy that Shae was going to have the "Virginia apple experience" too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We finished our lunch and Jenn offered to come over and help me with some things on the computer...any time I am offered help on the computer-I take it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So we were sitting in the kitchen doing a project and Anna was baking pumpkin bread when the doorbell rang. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was Maeghan, Shae's best friend. She showed me a Liberty University shirt that "Shae had sent her" and said that it made her think of us and stop by. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is NOT unusual for Maeghan to come over while Shae was at school, so I thought nothing of it, except to be happy she came by!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were chatting and catching up on the events of Maeghan's life when I heard the screen door behind me open....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">IN WALKED SHAE!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQde1jzN2TLHcAKoL-oTs3pfFAMf9jv9RN5S6OMHNo8meMGxN_gFJCCtKldUB5RcfKrLGT63_aa8j0GQUTvD2IxwzS8r3OCt5icBaaSWPV8fhLIxWsXT6qG0aCCzV1DQJdmNFeenrknoI/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQde1jzN2TLHcAKoL-oTs3pfFAMf9jv9RN5S6OMHNo8meMGxN_gFJCCtKldUB5RcfKrLGT63_aa8j0GQUTvD2IxwzS8r3OCt5icBaaSWPV8fhLIxWsXT6qG0aCCzV1DQJdmNFeenrknoI/s640/IMG_0126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maeghan had picked her up at the airport Sacramento that morning! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't even describe the SHOCK I experienced. (my heart is beating so hard and fast even NOW, as I am recalling the feeling!) Jenn had been in on the surprise!! Anna and I could not believe what we were seeing! I was so convinced that Shae was in Virginia it took me a little bit to let it all sink in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbxkwT2W71e4TxhAG9RpkxUOV84YCk1rgWvCSDsiPoBqZOqc-nhfW6k1jwM2zUGq741jsnybj7MINO-1kuLuMgLRTzPcPBJgodz3hsIUb9OflE6s3tPd-Zm0Xu-tG5ZW2O2CMk1JpeQk/s1600/IMG_0108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbxkwT2W71e4TxhAG9RpkxUOV84YCk1rgWvCSDsiPoBqZOqc-nhfW6k1jwM2zUGq741jsnybj7MINO-1kuLuMgLRTzPcPBJgodz3hsIUb9OflE6s3tPd-Zm0Xu-tG5ZW2O2CMk1JpeQk/s640/IMG_0108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(I am sure that Scott was probably thinking hmmmm...wonder how much this cost and how many classes she is missing!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">"We waited for Anna's pumpkin bread to be finished, and headed to camp to share the surprise with Scott, Lindsay, Grandma and Papa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp49A9gQ9g7sXKweVC3B3LjWUje1sfQaaTR56cYUopzgJQ1V874_f0KkqMJmdWJzdOMKEFFtIStPh928PLWux-4GY9D9SLtcrmntOFY5YoTEwA81FXIReBJkCkom5d4dwgWU7YxMOAhsI/s1600/IMG_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp49A9gQ9g7sXKweVC3B3LjWUje1sfQaaTR56cYUopzgJQ1V874_f0KkqMJmdWJzdOMKEFFtIStPh928PLWux-4GY9D9SLtcrmntOFY5YoTEwA81FXIReBJkCkom5d4dwgWU7YxMOAhsI/s640/IMG_0109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Grandma was busy setting tables for dinner for the the ladies' retreat when Shae walked in on her! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGesIoZNw7kjmO5H1ys2ErQ7Y1W_wTCNZZtvZTkkVS7zWRfYqhsQfSBxxl8OA84_975j0wnkf2-2tEKqkAIJ-l5km-FS-80BrGeBXbbshCycSJg7-GK1WSlenHkjWsK6LoSDoUljNftM/s1600/IMG_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGesIoZNw7kjmO5H1ys2ErQ7Y1W_wTCNZZtvZTkkVS7zWRfYqhsQfSBxxl8OA84_975j0wnkf2-2tEKqkAIJ-l5km-FS-80BrGeBXbbshCycSJg7-GK1WSlenHkjWsK6LoSDoUljNftM/s640/IMG_0111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Her reaction was priceless!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOaYRf_-BE4AUuKuEAv1bxtnJKGj8Psh_j9TVxbV4wDfLBawS6qqCzzueyhr8_6gboouY_MXaFy01kd0379TeaiCRQAimjouRrSy8wDHONmE_7CjlmTj51d6Jc0ElTxKpEr_CsvPLO_g/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOaYRf_-BE4AUuKuEAv1bxtnJKGj8Psh_j9TVxbV4wDfLBawS6qqCzzueyhr8_6gboouY_MXaFy01kd0379TeaiCRQAimjouRrSy8wDHONmE_7CjlmTj51d6Jc0ElTxKpEr_CsvPLO_g/s640/IMG_0113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsay had no idea who this was...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilref9lGIvyQ3B1dMZQ8UqN8aOSazUsR2-hJvWliGRD6UJH3PagxlmVy30KPdxiNLXaScaaAWpp7r8IHxeFEvSBXLxdX6cToA_srTw_RYOCHk5IJ3Qmjs9kZPhOM2OfIW-P9eDZSct448/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilref9lGIvyQ3B1dMZQ8UqN8aOSazUsR2-hJvWliGRD6UJH3PagxlmVy30KPdxiNLXaScaaAWpp7r8IHxeFEvSBXLxdX6cToA_srTw_RYOCHk5IJ3Qmjs9kZPhOM2OfIW-P9eDZSct448/s640/IMG_0115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Until she spoke.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOwhP7nDIzf7aYqJrdY2ySiYKS7NXN-8mnoRoOx8JqslhLf2UkuqZiqTf3iA5ViT9mK0IwJp0_8TGTiaTQus_M0khrHuxzfkSWEG_O2zmVsW6WGIcPUqsFKOUrPJgKTRRMvMcu5acjMA/s1600/IMG_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOwhP7nDIzf7aYqJrdY2ySiYKS7NXN-8mnoRoOx8JqslhLf2UkuqZiqTf3iA5ViT9mK0IwJp0_8TGTiaTQus_M0khrHuxzfkSWEG_O2zmVsW6WGIcPUqsFKOUrPJgKTRRMvMcu5acjMA/s640/IMG_0120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These really are life's most precious moments. NOTHING could be more wonderful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfUZkO0c3Ecf_ivXm5R8ln3KjYwl5QWio6VQg16O8NJCc2W7BJRk133DoZbfig2yZbGDti2-8-IXbXxH5Sy2Q0GOxOKGUlbiFofBZqjsCOZiIkKpJDWW-Dg-lBvCxx97pvBB6wjAj4EQ/s1600/IMG_0122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfUZkO0c3Ecf_ivXm5R8ln3KjYwl5QWio6VQg16O8NJCc2W7BJRk133DoZbfig2yZbGDti2-8-IXbXxH5Sy2Q0GOxOKGUlbiFofBZqjsCOZiIkKpJDWW-Dg-lBvCxx97pvBB6wjAj4EQ/s640/IMG_0122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stayed for dinner at camp, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pk2zkeopkoVRtnDm7VhpkEwNSMhqKd5MCuJCON8FcE-Ge0pA6m9y5BzjmFcNU5ZTannLt3O4FTleJT0e5bxz6v4rKpdnNABUJ8WtpMJDmZZbR5Oun2hgZ3eQve6cYOJgs8vhICAWI5A/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pk2zkeopkoVRtnDm7VhpkEwNSMhqKd5MCuJCON8FcE-Ge0pA6m9y5BzjmFcNU5ZTannLt3O4FTleJT0e5bxz6v4rKpdnNABUJ8WtpMJDmZZbR5Oun2hgZ3eQve6cYOJgs8vhICAWI5A/s640/IMG_0130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">went on a golf Kart ride...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaaU1BW2WW0Sp3-KyJ1IRCrETGuGZjsHOPdEptXjXSdgK3knQrC5OZeTrvR5FnrgOMlA3XgtLmy_olEn_y5yJoE-9JvLkhthapSFAd_0nZOPdM4Ip61QtEJTsV7Lluov_c3P6uHLNzGs/s1600/IMG_0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaaU1BW2WW0Sp3-KyJ1IRCrETGuGZjsHOPdEptXjXSdgK3knQrC5OZeTrvR5FnrgOMlA3XgtLmy_olEn_y5yJoE-9JvLkhthapSFAd_0nZOPdM4Ip61QtEJTsV7Lluov_c3P6uHLNzGs/s640/IMG_0124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Lindsay was in HEAVEN having Shae AND Maeghan on each side of her!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKIjXG5xIb6SloVr92ulszWNdHAbOiy8Jdy9es9bW5vB1Xtgvm2m1eDmZl6PcDcrPlZ4NVxIBYN1UB3Xn1_NgmDyW8T0pMT8o5tj92e88QefEadNKZqclcmSmVCKszHKYzroXGeuRNdE/s1600/IMG_0132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKIjXG5xIb6SloVr92ulszWNdHAbOiy8Jdy9es9bW5vB1Xtgvm2m1eDmZl6PcDcrPlZ4NVxIBYN1UB3Xn1_NgmDyW8T0pMT8o5tj92e88QefEadNKZqclcmSmVCKszHKYzroXGeuRNdE/s640/IMG_0132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we started our weekend of "Shae's favorites" by having mini cupcakes and gelato at Sweet Spot. (she had "In n Out" after Maeghan picked her up!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgR19VkAV0YYrwG84FgUl3zobM7asOB_iLOJPA9Hpm-pMR6juPibPXHLqFSy5QVfGYQCF_sdladQulB6qI-_NFD1Iv3WQSz9S8VSseKajmDgsxjyaWbABiJeik8mL-tL7-pn_GahhNvU/s1600/IMG_0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgR19VkAV0YYrwG84FgUl3zobM7asOB_iLOJPA9Hpm-pMR6juPibPXHLqFSy5QVfGYQCF_sdladQulB6qI-_NFD1Iv3WQSz9S8VSseKajmDgsxjyaWbABiJeik8mL-tL7-pn_GahhNvU/s640/IMG_0133.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next morning we went to do a little shopping at the store where Maeghan works. (Lindsay stayed at camp-I could NOT believe she didn't want to come home!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_B1_muzw9K0NQ8HJEeIN7pDOOv1jrHi7E781Naein3iKAE6LUNNPO6BHjFIwTLEbw2cTyuZtP92yZ1_j7qNWqHPJz1_-vb0_1IvJ87v2hQ_HAD7btDwGww9imY12U0UiA1jVIAyFGNc/s1600/IMG_0134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_B1_muzw9K0NQ8HJEeIN7pDOOv1jrHi7E781Naein3iKAE6LUNNPO6BHjFIwTLEbw2cTyuZtP92yZ1_j7qNWqHPJz1_-vb0_1IvJ87v2hQ_HAD7btDwGww9imY12U0UiA1jVIAyFGNc/s640/IMG_0134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Good thing this sign was hanging on the register at For Elyse! Phew!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnZfJQqkXU7dU8y64QcXeQ4RPSntUjZiajGnjcJufn-ie1hlWllJZt3Hm71M62ruGzi8S49VK1xfDqY2lTo5buVAwLL12e9DfPhXeGETeDnzhNHzm7seXdQ-EukwtUw6-Fla8EYeFQ-I/s1600/IMG_0136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnZfJQqkXU7dU8y64QcXeQ4RPSntUjZiajGnjcJufn-ie1hlWllJZt3Hm71M62ruGzi8S49VK1xfDqY2lTo5buVAwLL12e9DfPhXeGETeDnzhNHzm7seXdQ-EukwtUw6-Fla8EYeFQ-I/s640/IMG_0136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed every single minute we had with Shae!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuadAqq7tvgy-3ZqiRLI41GVnkMEDOE6iHSXbviQsqj0KndugpmOvuL6o9dQQ_-mtVoziP1PWJOhlx5jntzeZCMx_0JIi8l92gtyXxvrufinz3qf1k-6du0F4rtQxAexR8W-vQcwGToGw/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuadAqq7tvgy-3ZqiRLI41GVnkMEDOE6iHSXbviQsqj0KndugpmOvuL6o9dQQ_-mtVoziP1PWJOhlx5jntzeZCMx_0JIi8l92gtyXxvrufinz3qf1k-6du0F4rtQxAexR8W-vQcwGToGw/s640/IMG_0150.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shae brought Lindsay lunch at school,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCdTG6CdWzuminI7XG7OGXDIlh45pnKjpeEpq9OQgqUbf38FvC5vexpWmRuZtaayxMbqkxLxVv8pQITUsB2HVhvaFV24HIiC52S5bG_vg_DL0uO3F3Wifs263imRw-WrQYPUYkxmfrLY/s1600/IMG_0146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCdTG6CdWzuminI7XG7OGXDIlh45pnKjpeEpq9OQgqUbf38FvC5vexpWmRuZtaayxMbqkxLxVv8pQITUsB2HVhvaFV24HIiC52S5bG_vg_DL0uO3F3Wifs263imRw-WrQYPUYkxmfrLY/s640/IMG_0146.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>(It was pajama day) Lindsay was thrilled when she walked in and she kept saying, "My big sister!!"<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaLXMn01ammBXwSbA_jmcfvukWNUsJZZFjv2NmL7n9NgDqO8Zgt3hA1dPwwo-gcd0TIrEni-lUDkpsR5g_Y2p43N-C768kxfytyC1fx-YQynyonG8xBtkU6HSGPv33bjs2EGffGpG6ww/s1600/IMG_0142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaLXMn01ammBXwSbA_jmcfvukWNUsJZZFjv2NmL7n9NgDqO8Zgt3hA1dPwwo-gcd0TIrEni-lUDkpsR5g_Y2p43N-C768kxfytyC1fx-YQynyonG8xBtkU6HSGPv33bjs2EGffGpG6ww/s640/IMG_0142.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a special gift Shae gave us by coming home for a surprise! I NEVER dreamed I would get one of those surprises since she goes to school on the other side of the country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGBZnUMBwtqrxVTCCIbQ8tMq0oEr2tm3mzlg52PBj90eSOq_nMMFkHH5FhJp9_D1EYB_sDCEVas49kQ5HgXKL7iih3IuBLISYF7jB-nLDW7_yXREGr9PDkg5tqflBz9wT9nqTjV4sGcQ/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGBZnUMBwtqrxVTCCIbQ8tMq0oEr2tm3mzlg52PBj90eSOq_nMMFkHH5FhJp9_D1EYB_sDCEVas49kQ5HgXKL7iih3IuBLISYF7jB-nLDW7_yXREGr9PDkg5tqflBz9wT9nqTjV4sGcQ/s640/IMG_0140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was priceless and refreshing to see her so unexpectedly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYON6Rc-uJNHUIz7f0sCbxf30o0QnXM_FNsfYAdKecQbkENITgTE-OneOU8SGhXFiaXX43qqDWMaAS71EPYeJ3fDumYIzVgU953PCEipIlr3vNcv6d9bXh3BvAwZa7zKbJapOWVxkkyws/s1600/IMG_0138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYON6Rc-uJNHUIz7f0sCbxf30o0QnXM_FNsfYAdKecQbkENITgTE-OneOU8SGhXFiaXX43qqDWMaAS71EPYeJ3fDumYIzVgU953PCEipIlr3vNcv6d9bXh3BvAwZa7zKbJapOWVxkkyws/s640/IMG_0138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think we can all make it until Christmas now....it really WOULD HAVE been a long time to wait to see her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrjMsKxA4LJ-c9-FawGUevFQ5uZN3BAZ24H1fzVYBDP-7zxlzq-9IU68-CKdfoqBVogaU-Ba4jjoUB52epV6Fn77kqxYS9209_7dTAple3jS-F8kxZHIgH-IZdbQU2Kuc_e5GWdakCmo/s1600/IMG_2074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrjMsKxA4LJ-c9-FawGUevFQ5uZN3BAZ24H1fzVYBDP-7zxlzq-9IU68-CKdfoqBVogaU-Ba4jjoUB52epV6Fn77kqxYS9209_7dTAple3jS-F8kxZHIgH-IZdbQU2Kuc_e5GWdakCmo/s640/IMG_2074.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The night before Shae left we walked across the Sundial Bridge since it is decked out in pink during the month of October. It was so fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryYjbKTITxmeGduHHhraAoKTKcoqXQ9VuW-Lxpc6jVEMZMjUexg5bS5I16KLvA4BRdl1MFhH8lDSn7TaqBjLLO21f2L-2q1kiYiF-Yt3b8XV0yEAabIRAJpWE1i0YiUVVHZysKDlEz0A/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryYjbKTITxmeGduHHhraAoKTKcoqXQ9VuW-Lxpc6jVEMZMjUexg5bS5I16KLvA4BRdl1MFhH8lDSn7TaqBjLLO21f2L-2q1kiYiF-Yt3b8XV0yEAabIRAJpWE1i0YiUVVHZysKDlEz0A/s640/IMG_0143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">{this is the best thing I saw all weekend}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">worth.every.penny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfu3BKHJw7ySrTjjLpdewWhmYfk3OZgmmprr6-aonWX_liekyT3oKaauo8WG51Yb2cAzQqWkfM3vn3jkFd5xR01hj44Pu749dtSoi2zjKipclIoFIx9zfJQnOFbxpvfDsZNna3AoL9-g/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfu3BKHJw7ySrTjjLpdewWhmYfk3OZgmmprr6-aonWX_liekyT3oKaauo8WG51Yb2cAzQqWkfM3vn3jkFd5xR01hj44Pu749dtSoi2zjKipclIoFIx9zfJQnOFbxpvfDsZNna3AoL9-g/s640/IMG_0145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799457452564162766.post-77040945306265693632011-10-12T14:02:00.000-07:002011-10-12T14:02:12.400-07:00Volleyball, Birthdays and Pumpkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have been going a mile a minute around here lately...<img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrYrZB7QgbxCg7RSJOCpGU-lYkVDXE6UfZXLRSitSmIE2Bfg16IM9Hc6U28nO8XrFfZ4eHAGDM1tz-XugrEnXIeDsnxhAww20j7fgSQQNN1TW7GuV37EwkvLTlv6j2jBAZOkP3d4aR4g/s640/DSC_0199.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Volleyball has consumed our evenings...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynebu4RoVOI3nfCzMOuOGe8fQfl7vV8sDUhC0PqU3nYxUWQ1-1eUtgSoTW5Q6u-341uaGXPDBjod6nat6FxForRBGn6LLYdo5asbUZwhy-y-7wTn5fxnnoB-aNFJWc5cXUm4nw2icypk/s1600/DSC_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynebu4RoVOI3nfCzMOuOGe8fQfl7vV8sDUhC0PqU3nYxUWQ1-1eUtgSoTW5Q6u-341uaGXPDBjod6nat6FxForRBGn6LLYdo5asbUZwhy-y-7wTn5fxnnoB-aNFJWc5cXUm4nw2icypk/s640/DSC_0202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It has even consumed our Saturdays from 7am until 6pm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsay does NOT enjoy going to tournaments. They last too long. However, last weekend's tournament was out in the country!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0_kSJ0k0amvqG2CUZ5mpb1Cht786T2DnUOT6bAadHrlJaUUS_UmaoQcgcnuUir9DujQMDbo3Fr5qrqNikLAOQzWaD9M8hKWKWAVJ7lci6udCTaZPMpkUO_X_3kYtlNxhf8xiLt-UcMg/s1600/IMG_0056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0_kSJ0k0amvqG2CUZ5mpb1Cht786T2DnUOT6bAadHrlJaUUS_UmaoQcgcnuUir9DujQMDbo3Fr5qrqNikLAOQzWaD9M8hKWKWAVJ7lci6udCTaZPMpkUO_X_3kYtlNxhf8xiLt-UcMg/s640/IMG_0056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Between games we shared our carrots and apples with the sweet horses. It was especially exciting when they "did their business" right there in front of us. I bet Lindsay laughed for 10 minutes over it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UZAVRhR2iNeDLrUNUDDsoG9i_qZ4RYRbT37i3kxKoFuIBpWqUux3K_bww5rpdAHQN29yBkSCATX2Nd6u_4StVT7Eh3DdjuQp5Zk6yYepIAB1B7uNe1U5dkHJmCtReonIXTkxfRPl2nI/s1600/IMG_0059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UZAVRhR2iNeDLrUNUDDsoG9i_qZ4RYRbT37i3kxKoFuIBpWqUux3K_bww5rpdAHQN29yBkSCATX2Nd6u_4StVT7Eh3DdjuQp5Zk6yYepIAB1B7uNe1U5dkHJmCtReonIXTkxfRPl2nI/s640/IMG_0059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The swings were a great way to stretch our legs during the long day too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHk6TFZEtMO9uFGNRjz3XvSgK0ZuzRDaVuUKTmRJkkSaKVBFbwapKTeHe9YBXniC6do4N5ae1vcnAsFohrQNcmckJGK6iGP-2gq6dKcffD29iOOc_OakVKFlAFqrfxSXEqxa7Mzxxr30/s1600/IMG_0060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHk6TFZEtMO9uFGNRjz3XvSgK0ZuzRDaVuUKTmRJkkSaKVBFbwapKTeHe9YBXniC6do4N5ae1vcnAsFohrQNcmckJGK6iGP-2gq6dKcffD29iOOc_OakVKFlAFqrfxSXEqxa7Mzxxr30/s640/IMG_0060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I saved the Dora the Explorer episode on the iPad for the championship game. Lindsay usually does not wear headphones (I think because her vision is impaired, they may make her feel a bit claustrophobic?) but I found some that are not tight and they worked great. She watched Dora twice while I watched Anna's game in peace. It was great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNsXoZOMQOhPmJH9oQgbPEsRjXktnrZqIKAQfjH3XxgFw1G8j8y9bJU8FSeuERpe3eJ0QZABrk3nebSXzFn28Q5Te_P2ldw2XCRRTBAWN2GLguKRon3nlUdqZKyRMZBV7aJqZ3h13F1w/s1600/IMG_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNsXoZOMQOhPmJH9oQgbPEsRjXktnrZqIKAQfjH3XxgFw1G8j8y9bJU8FSeuERpe3eJ0QZABrk3nebSXzFn28Q5Te_P2ldw2XCRRTBAWN2GLguKRon3nlUdqZKyRMZBV7aJqZ3h13F1w/s640/IMG_0065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The very long day was worth it because the Redding Christian Lions ended up undefeated, and were First Place in the tournament. They also ended up First in their league.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERsudPAkkK3f1ZFKGu673ugg-Y260DP9NdJspPqg79qm5LGsRGNc5z0QgfDXQ-A1zpCKxxzpwQ0bmvqaPLC_HXwVJVZTL8qfn1CT2zxQlNAaGPFHgE-DJvnlqeWLRgtJPHMa_Iq9HsTI/s1600/IMG_0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERsudPAkkK3f1ZFKGu673ugg-Y260DP9NdJspPqg79qm5LGsRGNc5z0QgfDXQ-A1zpCKxxzpwQ0bmvqaPLC_HXwVJVZTL8qfn1CT2zxQlNAaGPFHgE-DJvnlqeWLRgtJPHMa_Iq9HsTI/s640/IMG_0068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This picture makes me so happy. Praying together as a team after the games...I L.O.V.E our school!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCSFUoNDiKLniQLu912xhVAloNQYSIgEF4mKkQnBTUdTP1uOQd8KwqLIn0lAqIL9svDXme1bU4PBNeqWB3k8c4E8IJ6rLlSnTp5EbNa_5wXitkCHuJdsLGCg0qkmE2KcOdGPa-s0Pwjo/s1600/IMG_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCSFUoNDiKLniQLu912xhVAloNQYSIgEF4mKkQnBTUdTP1uOQd8KwqLIn0lAqIL9svDXme1bU4PBNeqWB3k8c4E8IJ6rLlSnTp5EbNa_5wXitkCHuJdsLGCg0qkmE2KcOdGPa-s0Pwjo/s640/IMG_0017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We have been busy doing chores around the house. OH THE JOY of children who are old enough to empty the dish washer! Ahhhhh..... Even Lindsay gets in on the action! She is in charge of the silverware (and she LOVES doing it!!) Anna, notsomuch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCh8Mn8LGO9zcsOUkc-4bDGsTi-0XCAUvaKSL0w2MqWIR3bsmxchY42wE1gSuuMKcHHgeDqphUIQSBV867sBhpuQDb-ulPLDwI3Q6xDvU-arFtNadAhEokvEIy0IC9hAp8iUzROZmtVAo/s1600/IMG_0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCh8Mn8LGO9zcsOUkc-4bDGsTi-0XCAUvaKSL0w2MqWIR3bsmxchY42wE1gSuuMKcHHgeDqphUIQSBV867sBhpuQDb-ulPLDwI3Q6xDvU-arFtNadAhEokvEIy0IC9hAp8iUzROZmtVAo/s640/IMG_0024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lindsay is tolerating school this year. She is always ready to be home and asks "where's Daddy?" each day when she gets to the door after getting off the bus (she wants me to wait at the door so she can walk up "all by herself")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVbrZtAZiDBQN2IoTiCMH2Xp6PsdyFo8vhI9gSxh_PL_8-ha1bhlXhH50z8cQxAb2NyAz3FHfZpBS-6UQZPl4kH_A3kpr4ASOMXPOOivyQ_31qYERIx-2FOzEVdnb4Qz5P8Fysu6jv0g/s1600/IMG_0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVbrZtAZiDBQN2IoTiCMH2Xp6PsdyFo8vhI9gSxh_PL_8-ha1bhlXhH50z8cQxAb2NyAz3FHfZpBS-6UQZPl4kH_A3kpr4ASOMXPOOivyQ_31qYERIx-2FOzEVdnb4Qz5P8Fysu6jv0g/s640/IMG_0032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She plants herself on her new fuzzy pillow that her Texas cousins sent for her birthday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWWQC_g-YeFIajAtcb0J-hkFkpTBAnI5E9Onjj2La27VEIGVqvKj934X9GvMZjGqGdkWa4J1KY2W9y5mQOFfG7SCZNELiHoI8KT6SyW5l1p5o8HwWkfP4ntATASf-zg_VhCNZiRx2zZo/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWWQC_g-YeFIajAtcb0J-hkFkpTBAnI5E9Onjj2La27VEIGVqvKj934X9GvMZjGqGdkWa4J1KY2W9y5mQOFfG7SCZNELiHoI8KT6SyW5l1p5o8HwWkfP4ntATASf-zg_VhCNZiRx2zZo/s640/IMG_0038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of her birthday, we got a fun surprise! Uncle Barry was in San Fransisco on business so he drove up to SHOCK Grandma (and he DID!) We happened to be going to have pizza for Lindsay's birthday with Brad, the boys, Grandma and Papa (Daddy had a group at camp and Beckie was out of town) so we were thrilled when Barry walked in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNkrsJ0LH7dsAV0Rq5VSTZKq2I4tjq7ovcSn0xFpLJRTVYJqA2ehm-22XnRUXjXn-qFnOnMvusskfChGTEMFP3t3_JzxooyOjMFfviqIu1qJYFs4hkRxRFPuAtoldnX07xK2SyBSH8dg/s1600/DSC_0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNkrsJ0LH7dsAV0Rq5VSTZKq2I4tjq7ovcSn0xFpLJRTVYJqA2ehm-22XnRUXjXn-qFnOnMvusskfChGTEMFP3t3_JzxooyOjMFfviqIu1qJYFs4hkRxRFPuAtoldnX07xK2SyBSH8dg/s640/DSC_0207.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lindsay told me all week that she wanted to go to the pumpkin patch, so Sunday after church we finally went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtIvhVGoGQinXw-3LHPgWZmxqpxoCkicmV4zk0w540daQq9mAurrNduqhTFikSB7f5n5_fxEv3U238J0_rAT5uJ3pd9wNFFrSzblyClX61iuNo6thna15M6i4tpzMYvcmrKxYp_Dj0KQ/s1600/DSC_0213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtIvhVGoGQinXw-3LHPgWZmxqpxoCkicmV4zk0w540daQq9mAurrNduqhTFikSB7f5n5_fxEv3U238J0_rAT5uJ3pd9wNFFrSzblyClX61iuNo6thna15M6i4tpzMYvcmrKxYp_Dj0KQ/s640/DSC_0213.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a fun afternoon looking at all the pumpkins and finding just the right ones!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKV2M27jW7IEKd5O8g4zsx66zHX0VMMMYvekvFjt1Ob8sgIRwJwxsDef3_b_hB7ygKsfjkxrqTHxv2mXMK1gRMrcTzx_9ELWIH7-tDhnUlYaHjEzofwjzq8ZyUUK6-mLFbznzzhgNW00/s1600/DSC_0239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKV2M27jW7IEKd5O8g4zsx66zHX0VMMMYvekvFjt1Ob8sgIRwJwxsDef3_b_hB7ygKsfjkxrqTHxv2mXMK1gRMrcTzx_9ELWIH7-tDhnUlYaHjEzofwjzq8ZyUUK6-mLFbznzzhgNW00/s640/DSC_0239.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They had a large variety of different kinds of pumpkins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyqd5zOprw0o0W5IfcnVFjMlbKkPfc5cv9n5oXN4gDIyFAR_m-fPGxfxpUjXjEvQ0T4J5qXWaUW-BFlWUJJCw09-JUS7EUek9zEE2FX41Pvh_lcEf4WsOdBHowcxIHpsy-buGdjZL9M8/s1600/DSC_0254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyqd5zOprw0o0W5IfcnVFjMlbKkPfc5cv9n5oXN4gDIyFAR_m-fPGxfxpUjXjEvQ0T4J5qXWaUW-BFlWUJJCw09-JUS7EUek9zEE2FX41Pvh_lcEf4WsOdBHowcxIHpsy-buGdjZL9M8/s640/DSC_0254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls went on a train ride around the ranch (we only had enough $ for two tickets after paying for the pumpkins and getting kettle corn and lemonade! haha)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj8IWLay5_dQb_WUDmQYyOhPo_bL7FcegDSyhIhmiXiMaHxYcM7TswusaAOWiGguYMSfovO_Zh1jNVXxG49oIHAqdC3vawG1KUqgECXv77bMDATrv3EqlPJOfE6BVyOkCm1DSMczfmTA/s1600/DSC_0264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj8IWLay5_dQb_WUDmQYyOhPo_bL7FcegDSyhIhmiXiMaHxYcM7TswusaAOWiGguYMSfovO_Zh1jNVXxG49oIHAqdC3vawG1KUqgECXv77bMDATrv3EqlPJOfE6BVyOkCm1DSMczfmTA/s640/DSC_0264.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chloe was there working with the animals (she is in 4H) so she took Lindsay into the petting zoo to see all the animals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_UKmHxvzWAXPxGvoLnrUfHfD0S2ZmKELFzWeobpt4auEWXExSrowt7c4ryM_zN8J8n_MDdAayYdeeO2vrERLvOghQ37tSPwWjOcaQ2eV9FK28pFDNjdRsKhg0HR-1kyAlUFtIitQV1g/s1600/DSC_0240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_UKmHxvzWAXPxGvoLnrUfHfD0S2ZmKELFzWeobpt4auEWXExSrowt7c4ryM_zN8J8n_MDdAayYdeeO2vrERLvOghQ37tSPwWjOcaQ2eV9FK28pFDNjdRsKhg0HR-1kyAlUFtIitQV1g/s640/DSC_0240.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our pumpkin plunder came in handy as the table decorations for Grandma's birthday dinner a couple days later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpWst1f7fx_Rx2Ld6mrH_GVMgm5lWU1xGVcMnxbLOLnR-klhgsSHMhM7SzH-VIf38oj9-b-CsVqBRYaaHTi8-RWbbymp9ygMAdRLEjNfbrTT73v4HiOya7cd_26X-f4g3qiSD7VoIaaI/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpWst1f7fx_Rx2Ld6mrH_GVMgm5lWU1xGVcMnxbLOLnR-klhgsSHMhM7SzH-VIf38oj9-b-CsVqBRYaaHTi8-RWbbymp9ygMAdRLEjNfbrTT73v4HiOya7cd_26X-f4g3qiSD7VoIaaI/s640/IMG_0074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love all the colors of FALL...so rich and bountiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7_VEtPy3lsc4nrpH6KGzZloSJCAku0EHOqg5RiBtW_oJJQquruZHuvTMKtmMpzJ_5uMqZXhm14D7QAR9LHQ85QfbSB2MxD_TFFSpD-xySFI7k-m1cKKXODfVqvrNjxeFoF4E5B_jOUU/s1600/IMG_0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7_VEtPy3lsc4nrpH6KGzZloSJCAku0EHOqg5RiBtW_oJJQquruZHuvTMKtmMpzJ_5uMqZXhm14D7QAR9LHQ85QfbSB2MxD_TFFSpD-xySFI7k-m1cKKXODfVqvrNjxeFoF4E5B_jOUU/s640/IMG_0072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a fun evening celebrating Grandma and eating yummy food. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just when things seem to be settling down a little....BASKETBALL season has arrived!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN1xjOhSaGtwS4AK-wd8hm-Hk7JHIyqS5ePrsDuaC_-WvkARNHzbzhoUIFyuBiIJ28ih7l67xyUB28orYWh4rtyfnzN8zv1qWlyU78x3ZOTuyB6Zh7CwMvtTXDzERXzJJze7Kp2ZZRb8/s640/DSCF0482.JPG" width="640" /></div>Momofgirlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262750597865590019noreply@blogger.com1