tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8946647977336166422024-03-19T18:02:22.506-04:00The DeVries DailyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-26229038309583634942009-10-21T18:43:00.002-04:002009-10-21T18:47:16.148-04:00AliveNo have not fallen off the face of the earth. Just life and not motivated to update this. Not sure how many people are reading now (or ever were) and with Facebook, I just don't blog. I got so behind on happenings that I guess I gave up. Maybe I will find the motivation after the holidays. Have started an exercise routine, new job and trying to finish projects I started (Mom's scrapbook that was supposed to be a Christmas present a couple years ago!).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-67491666439469451022009-06-03T09:04:00.003-04:002009-06-03T09:44:23.076-04:00Bird Nest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc9S1kUn3ojSJz6THlrm3o7qmUNgdDDrxR2hwxx_QSTl9FETgVdZORxsPs1iCP1gdUAeu_6zlB8ZMo-t_j3x85HChmnvSLzIcUvdm0dhjxpAIAl1dyMQqPPVZiJphOuXGxBN5zcWhuDw/s1600-h/IMG00033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343094071171837378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDc9S1kUn3ojSJz6THlrm3o7qmUNgdDDrxR2hwxx_QSTl9FETgVdZORxsPs1iCP1gdUAeu_6zlB8ZMo-t_j3x85HChmnvSLzIcUvdm0dhjxpAIAl1dyMQqPPVZiJphOuXGxBN5zcWhuDw/s320/IMG00033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>You can just barely see the light blue egg inside the nest. There are actually at least two eggs in it. I have been trying to resurrect this flower basket the past few days (I am terrible at remembering to water). Yesterday morning when I went out to water, this bird flew away but I thought it had just been perched on the edge of the basket. Then last night when I went to water it the bird flapped away like it had been nestled inside sleeping. So I asked Henry if a bird would make a nest in there and when he said definitely, I had him take it down and take a peek. He saw the nest immediately and thought there was one egg but I saw a second one (this was at 10:15pm). He didn't want to get the mama bird too worked up about us investigating so he hung it back up before I had time to run and get my camera. I did grab my phone and this was the best picture I could get. This morning I peeked out to see if I could tell if mama had come back and she had! Now I guess the flowers are going to die after all but hopefully to give life to two birds.</p><p></p><p>(PS--more posts/updates coming soon. I am off Friday and blogging is on the list of things to do.)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-82144687870455804682009-01-21T22:40:00.000-05:002009-01-21T22:43:47.966-05:00New Yorkers visit NC (again)Back in November Henry's parents and Grandma came for a visit. They got here on a Friday night and left Wednesday. It was a great time. We went to the Holly Day Fair here in town on Saturday and just kind of relaxed. Went to church Sunday morning and it was such a lovely day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eqoyFLTu2uoCVDMqfGMHgHe_CH6_feOQtJ2LF4_BJdYhjP-kkQUDqnlUPgFA5ZQPshwM7D10ewULOSwSzmxuaZZ4MWI0deWPIH7RROgfqnBXyZHBcT_LdH9w9IeGIUtLeo1GlSfamB8/s1600-h/PB080580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eqoyFLTu2uoCVDMqfGMHgHe_CH6_feOQtJ2LF4_BJdYhjP-kkQUDqnlUPgFA5ZQPshwM7D10ewULOSwSzmxuaZZ4MWI0deWPIH7RROgfqnBXyZHBcT_LdH9w9IeGIUtLeo1GlSfamB8/s320/PB080580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290972387618003026" border="0" /></a>Mom and Grandma reading on the balcony after church. Such a lovely day that we decided that going to the beach would be a great idea. So we booked a suite (great deal since it was offseason!) and left Monday early afternoon. We went to Ocean Isle, my favorite beach.<br /><br />When we got checked in and headed out on the beach, the sunset was on one side.... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyeMOJ7JL33vMj3zPh_xeE_XcouBb6WQvj1XOycSqwOyFKjiMIJaIXj8un0whUMme8IC5ovntc9Tq7lOLDKB-6-fgvf2m21H5xEwhPzjLpp6ueZpvEp7GHrX-o9gJhVmHvnnivmYGzeo/s1600-h/PB090588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyeMOJ7JL33vMj3zPh_xeE_XcouBb6WQvj1XOycSqwOyFKjiMIJaIXj8un0whUMme8IC5ovntc9Tq7lOLDKB-6-fgvf2m21H5xEwhPzjLpp6ueZpvEp7GHrX-o9gJhVmHvnnivmYGzeo/s320/PB090588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293517795737578722" border="0" /></a><br />and the moon on the other.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJS8smDzrsg1byHJtVBdM2HeOfAsyzO-4UqrhFEkhPx3HXowCFkb-2OlsSaqijJbmG60NVDgJcFrXY0e3IFSQbG3Ympm4bIdqtc1NWSQwff0uR8IfGRNENBQrrIwoZTFZzc-3gKs0WZk/s1600-h/PB090591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJS8smDzrsg1byHJtVBdM2HeOfAsyzO-4UqrhFEkhPx3HXowCFkb-2OlsSaqijJbmG60NVDgJcFrXY0e3IFSQbG3Ympm4bIdqtc1NWSQwff0uR8IfGRNENBQrrIwoZTFZzc-3gKs0WZk/s320/PB090591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290972390323027522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6RDAd55ZVeMEMFPh0h6-W73TlngO21BSesoWB_a_OusI77bA-JPRAY-XpDWjQ0JNV4uHSjsMwztYU2K1wALpjHiUZsMvBQETEa2uUSWAyGQ0jJd6549RDRrtX6nIvmxtKKmF_FL1x_c/s1600-h/PB090587.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6RDAd55ZVeMEMFPh0h6-W73TlngO21BSesoWB_a_OusI77bA-JPRAY-XpDWjQ0JNV4uHSjsMwztYU2K1wALpjHiUZsMvBQETEa2uUSWAyGQ0jJd6549RDRrtX6nIvmxtKKmF_FL1x_c/s320/PB090587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293517787775225986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAD9wEiv8NciUrn1u8k6oAT0kixuzm5I7Wjhnya9lDgRbp33BA4MU6-IRScLL4Td-e4F6AexWRjeoNRwX3mMRhFHG6CGt5I3Wa2w5AKSJb-tS_JcRn-mKcMGSrzMwpTdnnKFP6opVMDg/s1600-h/PB090595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAD9wEiv8NciUrn1u8k6oAT0kixuzm5I7Wjhnya9lDgRbp33BA4MU6-IRScLL4Td-e4F6AexWRjeoNRwX3mMRhFHG6CGt5I3Wa2w5AKSJb-tS_JcRn-mKcMGSrzMwpTdnnKFP6opVMDg/s320/PB090595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290972393856202658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqU-ccuhcU2fn8nY2s-XOzi-JnnAeaaVRNo_1XeeXdk-_BdN9PIB-Yho_nKEcJGq4qsfuHQCHY6aqXrGTTLhZEHD9Otmd_o0ac4yQcz3_LojYqwxyV2kRWIOa2rzgyMIdNBbWoejYGpo/s1600-h/PB100601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqU-ccuhcU2fn8nY2s-XOzi-JnnAeaaVRNo_1XeeXdk-_BdN9PIB-Yho_nKEcJGq4qsfuHQCHY6aqXrGTTLhZEHD9Otmd_o0ac4yQcz3_LojYqwxyV2kRWIOa2rzgyMIdNBbWoejYGpo/s320/PB100601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290973342531154626" border="0" /></a>Of course too cold to go in the water although everyone but Grandma and Mom did wade in. We went out the next morning before we checked out too. Dad and Grandma were so funny looking for shells. They both left with a couple large handfuls worth!<br /><br />Then we drove along the coast to Oak Island to go check out the lighthouse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd4IbIFW5QYF4BTsm5co4b934h91YN5BkidxjPP0kFToIbLQTJ3KQsSmYSw77UpwRAUrZ3qw3ZHUGPQmmHoBnRAWfW_hEIRQOIqW47XQEPc8G5MzmHQJh2l1O3aWPBpaW4dSWb9zTQzY/s1600-h/PB100606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd4IbIFW5QYF4BTsm5co4b934h91YN5BkidxjPP0kFToIbLQTJ3KQsSmYSw77UpwRAUrZ3qw3ZHUGPQmmHoBnRAWfW_hEIRQOIqW47XQEPc8G5MzmHQJh2l1O3aWPBpaW4dSWb9zTQzY/s320/PB100606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293517809465719890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QzlQRS9p0cFSX49iSuOkKaZm2jRYLc7N_1Q040E_akE6LtqazsNupIG_2oBFXUfaPsWGIBzeHVqXZ2nYXFMpsd74dWFKVTpgBTH9QT12nY_80eWMeVIobebR8pcWr2UgsMHNjWdbY1U/s1600-h/PB100605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QzlQRS9p0cFSX49iSuOkKaZm2jRYLc7N_1Q040E_akE6LtqazsNupIG_2oBFXUfaPsWGIBzeHVqXZ2nYXFMpsd74dWFKVTpgBTH9QT12nY_80eWMeVIobebR8pcWr2UgsMHNjWdbY1U/s320/PB100605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293517805989817602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Found a plantation/gardens on the map, so continued north along the coast and went to Orton Plantation. It was very interesting but a lot of walking. Below is the main house were people actually live.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTDUMdKzw7CFrnI00lCZGJhJI_REYuJxTiq8RUJgD7QkQoScwzmMZFejc3OzLM7BrHbnQw08rfVjJEcxpKgRH6tc_5tuWTU3QmN8TyZbAhukAR5MSwiMrAVGrrcwyXzP7PZh2O5l39I8/s1600-h/PB100616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTDUMdKzw7CFrnI00lCZGJhJI_REYuJxTiq8RUJgD7QkQoScwzmMZFejc3OzLM7BrHbnQw08rfVjJEcxpKgRH6tc_5tuWTU3QmN8TyZbAhukAR5MSwiMrAVGrrcwyXzP7PZh2O5l39I8/s320/PB100616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293519800641669330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CTc_sRGjOp-5VHBd05To96YfSXWjE3MVVwlzjdpVuNJl_jfxHQ7tbaIy8PPKr1dPajcsqTXGOzAIURvezpLUxJYJ5r2TfztlN9RGPOdEdbe4PjhPhmb38Y47cptyzlYYsjlb5I_5n4o/s1600-h/PB100611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CTc_sRGjOp-5VHBd05To96YfSXWjE3MVVwlzjdpVuNJl_jfxHQ7tbaIy8PPKr1dPajcsqTXGOzAIURvezpLUxJYJ5r2TfztlN9RGPOdEdbe4PjhPhmb38Y47cptyzlYYsjlb5I_5n4o/s320/PB100611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293951982382471218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We then stopped to eat lunch and were trying to figure if there was something else we could see before heading home. We weren't far from Wilmington so thought we would head over to the USS North Carolina battleship. Turned out we were even closer than we realized and it took about 5 mins to get there. We didn't have quite enough time to see it thoroughly before they closed but it was still really fun.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcAzOZtfRCWTf-TI0hKZllE3Lbmv2qjanGBtVNl7QphR5DUp0mS8XVWd9Is7cyRTsxyTCM1mbd29BTlgu28cABPc-MEBsO3jzJeXriOUPJRAc_jz6m8Qo3YlLKYqEt2WOA_05caY-DBo/s1600-h/PB100624.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcAzOZtfRCWTf-TI0hKZllE3Lbmv2qjanGBtVNl7QphR5DUp0mS8XVWd9Is7cyRTsxyTCM1mbd29BTlgu28cABPc-MEBsO3jzJeXriOUPJRAc_jz6m8Qo3YlLKYqEt2WOA_05caY-DBo/s320/PB100624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290973354854482338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3mvELTp7LhhPuyKUYKBMMyYIDHaPd1Boq4fVRS8ZhvUDiq3ALteqNT_xxcrSHDA44jpoKRSZZ3BQGiOn5gTF4Siv3VKfo2uyQ6k8wPu0CwD_ycRp8orSQNz8PIE3YZvCWm3u4gigYPw/s1600-h/PB100623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3mvELTp7LhhPuyKUYKBMMyYIDHaPd1Boq4fVRS8ZhvUDiq3ALteqNT_xxcrSHDA44jpoKRSZZ3BQGiOn5gTF4Siv3VKfo2uyQ6k8wPu0CwD_ycRp8orSQNz8PIE3YZvCWm3u4gigYPw/s320/PB100623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290973347060528498" border="0" /></a>Always a big grin with a gun in the hands! Or maybe the grin gets bigger the bigger the gun is??? Just wish he'd smile like that when its a picture of us together!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhjCQEE6y_h1uQdulF4W_r5C46SfxpgnUSsF6VKEwlYk3YDQjwDEOJueJZr-ZBWBjvPE7GE6t1g2ShG0YUVpx9P5ZDOqBxGjdaDkdOY4BMMFz6MVWnjya6vAnuFJb5HCpwFO3RbZ6rwo/s1600-h/PB100628.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhjCQEE6y_h1uQdulF4W_r5C46SfxpgnUSsF6VKEwlYk3YDQjwDEOJueJZr-ZBWBjvPE7GE6t1g2ShG0YUVpx9P5ZDOqBxGjdaDkdOY4BMMFz6MVWnjya6vAnuFJb5HCpwFO3RbZ6rwo/s320/PB100628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293519805247461842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43OGMe91h_lN_AmyWwcBOZfg5cTZq63wnSY3I2zgb-WH9cEuMfFfN3CAeF2AOWR895-ser6iMTdfbw_4ttw-8AGPWRlJBw2hZEIf2lITLwiY4J629iqJhUbQpGFd5HhqOWXucr3wObIo/s1600-h/PB100634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43OGMe91h_lN_AmyWwcBOZfg5cTZq63wnSY3I2zgb-WH9cEuMfFfN3CAeF2AOWR895-ser6iMTdfbw_4ttw-8AGPWRlJBw2hZEIf2lITLwiY4J629iqJhUbQpGFd5HhqOWXucr3wObIo/s320/PB100634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293519812484433650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So a great trip! Oh, and we did take them to the Japanese steakhouse. I didn't take hardly any pictures...we had an okay chef. And poor Grandma....growing up in the Depression Era, she always finishes everything on her plate. I had told her beforehand there was no way she would ever be able to finish all the food. But she still tried! She ate more than I did, and I could tell she was past full but kept eating. She couldn't believe that she still took home enough food for 2-3 more meals. One other thing we did was Mom and I went to a formal wear shop so I could hopefully try on the bridesmaid dress for Jennie's wedding. Which I did and ordered it after we got back from the beach. I think that covers pretty much everything (only 2 months late).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-60523936562113966352009-01-20T09:27:00.003-05:002009-01-20T09:57:32.324-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFG_bdDPyMw4hM1T6eovM323a8jztWED5D2-0Pvj1ybsrOrCarktdj8pg6ccr2-S1pgeDCFZH3U_1aTJij_kFmfqpg9l6AApoB4Gr-ZfFfopgFXKEYL5VSLfgX1AVi6kKzffEU5PeiK0/s1600-h/P1200795.JPG"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxxcH6kAsBAfUaM0KeAE58jamtuRZklvzJlmJdAajAasWt7Gv8n4TFEZpTQEc029ipi6yN4_L-D6AVXm3pidA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /><br />The snow!!!!!!!!! The beautiful wonderful close everything down SNOW<br />This was at about 8am and it hasn't stopped yet.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFG_bdDPyMw4hM1T6eovM323a8jztWED5D2-0Pvj1ybsrOrCarktdj8pg6ccr2-S1pgeDCFZH3U_1aTJij_kFmfqpg9l6AApoB4Gr-ZfFfopgFXKEYL5VSLfgX1AVi6kKzffEU5PeiK0/s1600-h/P1200795.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFG_bdDPyMw4hM1T6eovM323a8jztWED5D2-0Pvj1ybsrOrCarktdj8pg6ccr2-S1pgeDCFZH3U_1aTJij_kFmfqpg9l6AApoB4Gr-ZfFfopgFXKEYL5VSLfgX1AVi6kKzffEU5PeiK0/s320/P1200795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293389809496700802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKiVjZnrAtU42TdWkhiWcNODWEBmcHr7qD2x9s8g2_oL4_Jx8_AX3UZynkNolRjC45DaJJPGUGit1sFDGEhwTDWPZkTStuVsGQB4MQKCOiuRB2XluIKHRVta4ThrcpY5EGeaiwXX75KY/s1600-h/P1200796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKiVjZnrAtU42TdWkhiWcNODWEBmcHr7qD2x9s8g2_oL4_Jx8_AX3UZynkNolRjC45DaJJPGUGit1sFDGEhwTDWPZkTStuVsGQB4MQKCOiuRB2XluIKHRVta4ThrcpY5EGeaiwXX75KY/s320/P1200796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293389806352848370" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-70702894562422002682009-01-19T22:15:00.006-05:002009-01-19T23:04:23.857-05:00Melting Pot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErcrR9nn0GkHR9xWv3bcuCkYD2V18xy5kts0Hahs7s2-FVzDYU5QXICDGpa2cOb6iKNiGQBPuUd8v3qDab5aXo8giKDJKFLoiKP7U78WEq-PV8wibyX0jGF3IAqP36tslHVB7FzsVoN4/s1600-h/P1020787.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErcrR9nn0GkHR9xWv3bcuCkYD2V18xy5kts0Hahs7s2-FVzDYU5QXICDGpa2cOb6iKNiGQBPuUd8v3qDab5aXo8giKDJKFLoiKP7U78WEq-PV8wibyX0jGF3IAqP36tslHVB7FzsVoN4/s320/P1020787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293219911932513570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfqLssgYxWGTNLok1qwA3EuVSkB_GSKosXNM8GiDnv0MHVv6tMVsY-IIElMTGDAIKgu40ZLbs_nQrg6D4I5k0GFwffW9GGeKSqPT4IOk8YAQGAWDsVOBnSL-VnOxxS6NCNg99iCwJ8PQ/s1600-h/P1020777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibfqLssgYxWGTNLok1qwA3EuVSkB_GSKosXNM8GiDnv0MHVv6tMVsY-IIElMTGDAIKgu40ZLbs_nQrg6D4I5k0GFwffW9GGeKSqPT4IOk8YAQGAWDsVOBnSL-VnOxxS6NCNg99iCwJ8PQ/s320/P1020777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293219909993108354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Gpg1AtIBwDB-Zo8r4WBVqE1i6M6i4Pws6v5QkllQtZy6gM887RD8KPL_taaWxJNokbCu3d1tdwAFsab1IKYBG03pFPDxGVmGsmxMvPgqkg7fjZ0NxB4ll3WI13yKdSMrHoGDMOMCpU/s1600-h/P1020779.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Gpg1AtIBwDB-Zo8r4WBVqE1i6M6i4Pws6v5QkllQtZy6gM887RD8KPL_taaWxJNokbCu3d1tdwAFsab1IKYBG03pFPDxGVmGsmxMvPgqkg7fjZ0NxB4ll3WI13yKdSMrHoGDMOMCpU/s320/P1020779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293219898749962578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYyPEBlO8DrNjQtXtiamp1sFWkpKs9GhYKPq_P2bHSehdbELjSRB6Zs5gbls_ZVtd0f2gJ7m1EBXpmg5fBSk3bnHKKutcwWnBepOaMPWV3i9IFt4gZKVW245aP3KguhvNXZM_H0EdUWM/s1600-h/P1020786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYyPEBlO8DrNjQtXtiamp1sFWkpKs9GhYKPq_P2bHSehdbELjSRB6Zs5gbls_ZVtd0f2gJ7m1EBXpmg5fBSk3bnHKKutcwWnBepOaMPWV3i9IFt4gZKVW245aP3KguhvNXZM_H0EdUWM/s320/P1020786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293219894977944146" border="0" /></a><br />Just about gone. And now time for some silly faces.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgk2ouFm2o_4biDmOqXNbDjk-EJrga3tw071K1pb7x0x0lrBui9M-53_VRfdxqskKUD8wqlg6xUJNX7Th2RQaux0U_asowN58njJTk9dA7oEWip7pVAQovcz_GG4mxcEajtBw_Qi2EcM/s1600-h/P1020771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgk2ouFm2o_4biDmOqXNbDjk-EJrga3tw071K1pb7x0x0lrBui9M-53_VRfdxqskKUD8wqlg6xUJNX7Th2RQaux0U_asowN58njJTk9dA7oEWip7pVAQovcz_GG4mxcEajtBw_Qi2EcM/s320/P1020771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293212396139657922" border="0" /></a>I need to come up with a name for this face he just loves to do. Here I think we're taking this nice picture and he's making this dopey face!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJPXEX2eu8DTszhvz6AD1gvUpv5lE8QiR2Xa7ASaXKIF_fzQrGEkFg2smycG_4VfRFxQQdoNAfMwrWWttyMF-KlcxleYiRGLV-wXoHQssnOAiClNQdv6Bz-j7AlirzYxfaBfkWZP8Mo8/s1600-h/P1020772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJPXEX2eu8DTszhvz6AD1gvUpv5lE8QiR2Xa7ASaXKIF_fzQrGEkFg2smycG_4VfRFxQQdoNAfMwrWWttyMF-KlcxleYiRGLV-wXoHQssnOAiClNQdv6Bz-j7AlirzYxfaBfkWZP8Mo8/s320/P1020772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293212389738348866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF7ewOYWA7i0LHRexjxhHih5392JmZJuiiRvZRQYok8WDgmIw0ahU56Y7rvxiAaFDGnZj1RJnXsW7sE31D3rDXjokzIVBzZRX0kNtOGhuNzi1GCkddMTdNeOZiDVNMzqxwctW3gUW9Pg/s1600-h/P1020773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF7ewOYWA7i0LHRexjxhHih5392JmZJuiiRvZRQYok8WDgmIw0ahU56Y7rvxiAaFDGnZj1RJnXsW7sE31D3rDXjokzIVBzZRX0kNtOGhuNzi1GCkddMTdNeOZiDVNMzqxwctW3gUW9Pg/s320/P1020773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293212384740671762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDTetiZXD5NXQKrLFFmERhJBSgkR-xdhJOpBUX2in4dnE_1NX6mDCnAgYzRedqn0TtKV15VY6UH-TB5se89mrewrPOC6JaIff2fTwM5s_KcuEovnwoCKG4041MwbZF5Jfv2yFauhglio/s1600-h/P1020775.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDTetiZXD5NXQKrLFFmERhJBSgkR-xdhJOpBUX2in4dnE_1NX6mDCnAgYzRedqn0TtKV15VY6UH-TB5se89mrewrPOC6JaIff2fTwM5s_KcuEovnwoCKG4041MwbZF5Jfv2yFauhglio/s320/P1020775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293210654007209778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So then I did it.....and wish I hadn't it because he's actually smiling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4KG4nNMFWC-Dlw_DLAKRfeE1L1IYLsxaqRYtrRPx49r0Dz7jnclXncAfptEUgwW8G2MwsKwW6D8fiRpFxQqkPpBiabjN3tovxRhS2aRmb8wZbwmpIM4TL1WESJqrk6CQi-NGQWuvuGc/s1600-h/P1020782.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4KG4nNMFWC-Dlw_DLAKRfeE1L1IYLsxaqRYtrRPx49r0Dz7jnclXncAfptEUgwW8G2MwsKwW6D8fiRpFxQqkPpBiabjN3tovxRhS2aRmb8wZbwmpIM4TL1WESJqrk6CQi-NGQWuvuGc/s320/P1020782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293210651295463138" border="0" /></a><br />Finally a nice one although the lighting is weird.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6neZ6FMJQckR1Vw7f4FQ38CYPryN_UhnQFs6GV9WSrn_ie6bm-Uhgciu8MH1AalZNS8tO4dpNaJib10Vy9rGZaRJQnRhDYVZGLnnQ8P8TvKkGB28ICisyzteJmzXxN-ogZLY2nax2seE/s1600-h/P1020783.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6neZ6FMJQckR1Vw7f4FQ38CYPryN_UhnQFs6GV9WSrn_ie6bm-Uhgciu8MH1AalZNS8tO4dpNaJib10Vy9rGZaRJQnRhDYVZGLnnQ8P8TvKkGB28ICisyzteJmzXxN-ogZLY2nax2seE/s320/P1020783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293210639994316450" border="0" /></a>This restaurant is unbelievably yummy. I don't know if we would have ever gone if it weren't for a good friend giving us a gift card. We both want to go back but the price will probably keep us away for a little while. In the meantime, I am hoping to get/buy their cookbook soon!! But I'm sure it won't be as good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-78846094804636602322009-01-14T15:00:00.001-05:002009-01-14T15:00:01.330-05:00God in controlThe start of a new year is not very positive for me this year. It means Henry’s one year of being home is coming to an end, and he will be leaving again in a few months. It’s especially on my mind now that they are training like crazy (last week was 5am-9pm every night except Fri when he got home at almost midnight). This week they are in the field, so no contact and climbing into an empty bed alone every night. And of course every night, my thought is “I have 12 months of this to look forward to”. Ugh! The other problem is this thought that has been running through my mind like a broken record, “How many times can we push our luck?” Because this will be the 4th time he’s deployed and so far the worst thing has been this last one when he fell and broke his arm. Well it just hit me, GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL. Our professor at IWU, Dr Martin used to say that if we are true biblical Christians, words such as luck, fortune, chance, etc, cannot be part of our vocabulary. So as I sat here once again thinking “We are pushing our luck”, I realized what I was saying. That God is not in control but luck or chance is. WRONG That is not what has kept Henry safe previously and is not what will in the future! Whew. Can breathe a little easier now. Thankfully God has no limits. No limit on what He can do, to the number of times He will save us, protect us, forgive us..............<br /><br />And for anybody that says this gets easier….they’re probably lying.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-44396720658979637652009-01-13T20:59:00.002-05:002009-01-13T21:06:32.744-05:00StealMy most recent steal (deal):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQweCENxL6sKpd1Od4gRaxVUynK0ysoOjdiKcVffqHj1t1Mj5ErvwVRhK7fcEIY30SUKSCxpMnjs4OVzqMjh_BU6orlatwfXxexl2DeQaQugItTsJqeIJiaQE-QcFWWkmRiw8Y09Kdudg/s1600-h/PC170667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQweCENxL6sKpd1Od4gRaxVUynK0ysoOjdiKcVffqHj1t1Mj5ErvwVRhK7fcEIY30SUKSCxpMnjs4OVzqMjh_BU6orlatwfXxexl2DeQaQugItTsJqeIJiaQE-QcFWWkmRiw8Y09Kdudg/s320/PC170667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290964049852039810" border="0" /></a>And I LOVE IT! You probably can't tell but it's a Nine West bag. I call it an overnight bag because it's so big and you normally would have to pay $120 for it and may be able to get it for sale around $50-60. I got it for $22!!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-16800105634853221322009-01-04T20:42:00.004-05:002009-01-04T20:46:44.844-05:00Lazy Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWfALKWuUKkI2YKthcyBkVkVy7m_xWst0g0EtwEgZpQy0N7l-ErX5Vy6iwiysbe023cb8Fab578UZ0qhLMuAE_OywI2z422VF4Ba3sv4Gn4TBVXrQuEclBNAYnqMfx-zGb56ybAoGZDU/s1600-h/Photo+38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWfALKWuUKkI2YKthcyBkVkVy7m_xWst0g0EtwEgZpQy0N7l-ErX5Vy6iwiysbe023cb8Fab578UZ0qhLMuAE_OywI2z422VF4Ba3sv4Gn4TBVXrQuEclBNAYnqMfx-zGb56ybAoGZDU/s320/Photo+38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287619448284385378" border="0" /></a>Mac has spent most of the day this way. He only moved because Piglet jumped up and took his spot.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbXe2tP9Q0ycHrNLkCkH5V3Wt_we13M0Z7rclBP1iQNFU39gvKVm9MkTjVe4xaAYtBvAUOqykmlhbgAd7ylFQ9rccfLS6HLYjIaOsoK7IewEBz4xaTQ34SfTrr6z3EXogHlUW1_k9jPQ/s1600-h/Photo+39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbXe2tP9Q0ycHrNLkCkH5V3Wt_we13M0Z7rclBP1iQNFU39gvKVm9MkTjVe4xaAYtBvAUOqykmlhbgAd7ylFQ9rccfLS6HLYjIaOsoK7IewEBz4xaTQ34SfTrr6z3EXogHlUW1_k9jPQ/s320/Photo+39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287619291598053538" border="0" /></a>How I wish I had spent the entire day. It was pretty lazy but I did do dishes, some laundry and made baked oatmeal in the crockpot. Besides, I have a feeling the bum cats spend EVERY day this way, not just Sundays.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-13897583672022649912008-10-25T15:42:00.005-04:002008-10-29T20:54:24.803-04:00Japanese steakhouseThis place is so yummy and fun! We went for the first time and went back not even a week later it was so good. Oh and it's top on our list of places to take Mom & Dad D when they're down next week.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ONkKh_5PlQI_Pu-hJmnVPIKEZp4J7ExM6QDv8dg611KuJ1dlFeOirPyqM28hIxqirUM8otJkf510c1Ey0qENttPfb6_ogOszCkXzRfwe4XG3wijfSKYiW9c-MNNs94eH2CT-yc7BtY/s1600-h/P9180220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ONkKh_5PlQI_Pu-hJmnVPIKEZp4J7ExM6QDv8dg611KuJ1dlFeOirPyqM28hIxqirUM8otJkf510c1Ey0qENttPfb6_ogOszCkXzRfwe4XG3wijfSKYiW9c-MNNs94eH2CT-yc7BtY/s320/P9180220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261181277276160002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXhi1b4qK_07TBPCFLvKy5qb60NUlEGAqijs8eAbl-HLbgbytgHhUoO8NOIrXFA57U8rPXUF7qly5SOLrOScLxxsUJ9A9R87nMoyES4odIoJAIcx3i482okiKcV-yGkq2BT38JqFNh1s/s1600-h/P9180219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXhi1b4qK_07TBPCFLvKy5qb60NUlEGAqijs8eAbl-HLbgbytgHhUoO8NOIrXFA57U8rPXUF7qly5SOLrOScLxxsUJ9A9R87nMoyES4odIoJAIcx3i482okiKcV-yGkq2BT38JqFNh1s/s320/P9180219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261181274915005682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZ2CgaqLdIrDV-c3_mbenOTZVDooXCwIXol_p5ZVMGte_emn7RQE-YrL-vwJF2Zikyy4RASV6xzluanRRL3Kk1iFZlWOgOpvhgElgYGyA_H0L042BaybAbv4sBaDJe7gGMJX2lq7u9LY/s1600-h/P9180222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZ2CgaqLdIrDV-c3_mbenOTZVDooXCwIXol_p5ZVMGte_emn7RQE-YrL-vwJF2Zikyy4RASV6xzluanRRL3Kk1iFZlWOgOpvhgElgYGyA_H0L042BaybAbv4sBaDJe7gGMJX2lq7u9LY/s320/P9180222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261181285477912482" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-71476999129437702372008-10-25T15:15:00.007-04:002008-10-25T15:37:51.701-04:00Home ImprovementBack in June, when Henry had the month off from work, we had planned to rip out our living room carpet and install hardwood. Here are photos.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ijiok_qEzilZrgOBQtnVxgZ5AkM-ofpWKN8Q4DBba7alZrbbgUy_mky06ZNb6Gyx096ndS0XCDMJLGADOOTFZVeuqMfVN0Vv6XB4UZGMGzTH_Baz8AXr2bUJecjw0y3Lk748YdtAtKE/s1600-h/P6190137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ijiok_qEzilZrgOBQtnVxgZ5AkM-ofpWKN8Q4DBba7alZrbbgUy_mky06ZNb6Gyx096ndS0XCDMJLGADOOTFZVeuqMfVN0Vv6XB4UZGMGzTH_Baz8AXr2bUJecjw0y3Lk748YdtAtKE/s320/P6190137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261173514231395250" border="0" /></a>First Henry decided to tear up a small area to see what was underneath. But it meant he had to move a lot of the furniture and it wouldn't be very livable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD-zQYm_0aNiYc1u4crnYd3ng8YBCuqyqd1kpKmRl2qGXVXrDFyAu5IkobHwHQhdg2JuUuzfAvKR8e8qlOlu81WCqgGFO3LI1zllMbD0rSDPQM-c-cjF8OIYZNS2EO377XJPcYLfH3XU/s1600-h/P6190136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD-zQYm_0aNiYc1u4crnYd3ng8YBCuqyqd1kpKmRl2qGXVXrDFyAu5IkobHwHQhdg2JuUuzfAvKR8e8qlOlu81WCqgGFO3LI1zllMbD0rSDPQM-c-cjF8OIYZNS2EO377XJPcYLfH3XU/s320/P6190136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261173523455971202" border="0" /></a>So just about everything got moved into the spare bedroom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqolYMDLdeidg1nAK-d_N0amMo7atBZ-u73Nd9qbvvJOtx9yxq8UsOblZEHw2uX44Or1R-gFwEE5vxacsxKvaOJoiNJp65R26dnAtnBMGrKkKISZxGUG_ZMhskdfTcgtJio0Ik4jZMLhk/s1600-h/P6200139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqolYMDLdeidg1nAK-d_N0amMo7atBZ-u73Nd9qbvvJOtx9yxq8UsOblZEHw2uX44Or1R-gFwEE5vxacsxKvaOJoiNJp65R26dnAtnBMGrKkKISZxGUG_ZMhskdfTcgtJio0Ik4jZMLhk/s320/P6200139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261174292750308130" border="0" /></a>Then we decided doing it ourselves with the shape of the room and never having done it before probably would be risky, so we would pay to have it done. So this was my living space for the day while the new floor was installed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz5SKctvkZlWVHpXrxkxVI7uVIO2CZe8Wb4MHcwCT0a67LSuZD6Cj7FY1yyD6oe7-LOVima9Stgb98iBogNeFe_K_1-2ZdegBWS0G0l4VKakYw-gMSb4tcLXUzI6pmhYD8rx_lHG8USc/s1600-h/P7230212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz5SKctvkZlWVHpXrxkxVI7uVIO2CZe8Wb4MHcwCT0a67LSuZD6Cj7FY1yyD6oe7-LOVima9Stgb98iBogNeFe_K_1-2ZdegBWS0G0l4VKakYw-gMSb4tcLXUzI6pmhYD8rx_lHG8USc/s320/P7230212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261175528934817250" border="0" /></a>And the poor babies spent almost every minute here:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRDpQk3yuz8R5g6M8SYs4pOIZ7kqd4ApU5QmaXH1XJPPCmEpb-Uks71ZldeFFDTnyzVChXTvM4QHJ-zrgX4ljgiXraqqE3a8NDXAh5UBIpy0-uTSp6rghYOL_8YuD50JRZIj1M2VedTw/s1600-h/P7230210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRDpQk3yuz8R5g6M8SYs4pOIZ7kqd4ApU5QmaXH1XJPPCmEpb-Uks71ZldeFFDTnyzVChXTvM4QHJ-zrgX4ljgiXraqqE3a8NDXAh5UBIpy0-uTSp6rghYOL_8YuD50JRZIj1M2VedTw/s320/P7230210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261176266934639090" border="0" /></a>They would come out if the noise stopped long enough but then it would start again and they were back under in a flash.<br /><br /><br /><br />And finally......THE FINISHED PRODUCT:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DcYBwVvTiAlcgLCIs_Z1tYOJYxkaO-7MsA-1LYmlzyiXTUfl3WxW9MtjWPPxg4lg3fPTyCPgTxo2cO3UfD0voojXC4TqDX7rQDzxsC8aZtYouzubhhojSDhjnxEiZXsk-AK1gab2FCA/s1600-h/P7230214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DcYBwVvTiAlcgLCIs_Z1tYOJYxkaO-7MsA-1LYmlzyiXTUfl3WxW9MtjWPPxg4lg3fPTyCPgTxo2cO3UfD0voojXC4TqDX7rQDzxsC8aZtYouzubhhojSDhjnxEiZXsk-AK1gab2FCA/s320/P7230214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261176949972169842" border="0" /></a>WE LOVE IT!!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-75234696343810371662008-10-15T22:23:00.001-04:002008-10-15T22:23:40.012-04:00DC trip Day 3 pics<div><embed src="http://widget-6c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564262922092&site=widget-6c.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262922092&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6c.slide.com/p1/432345564262922092/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262922092&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6c.slide.com/p2/432345564262922092/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262922092&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-6c.slide.com/p4/432345564262922092/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-5223105593676512402008-10-15T22:16:00.003-04:002008-10-15T22:22:03.030-04:00DC trip Day 2 picsTo explain the order a little bit: we got to the Natural History Museum sometime around 2pm or so and it was PACKED! I got shoved repeatedly and got really claustrophobic trying to see the Hope Diamond. We had tickets for the International Spy Museum at 4pm so we saw just about everything and headed to the Spy Museum (which by the way, was the only one we had to pay to go through--$35 total--and was NOT worth it at all!). The Natural History Museum happened to be open until 730pm that day instead of the usual 5pm. So we hurried back about 6pm. Found a couple new areas we hadn't seen and went back to the Hope Diamond with only about 10 other people there! The entire museum had really emptied out and was much more enjoyable.<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-89.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564262924169&site=widget-89.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262924169&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-89.slide.com/p1/432345564262924169/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262924169&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-89.slide.com/p2/432345564262924169/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262924169&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-89.slide.com/p4/432345564262924169/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-27744086111337737282008-10-11T07:05:00.002-04:002008-10-15T22:24:24.165-04:00DC picsGot the slideshow fixed, so enjoy!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-ef.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564262580463&site=widget-ef.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262580463&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ef.slide.com/p1/432345564262580463/bb_t042_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262580463&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ef.slide.com/p2/432345564262580463/bb_t042_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564262580463&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ef.slide.com/p4/432345564262580463/bb_t042_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-76934664808640926172008-10-10T22:14:00.003-04:002008-10-10T22:31:16.634-04:00DC trip Day 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0av_AOIg02HOJFDEy8V9NcKc1isjUvvoU0p_24TVpj2I-D5SzX4pCB-SNxTiR3UInW6OJNZh7Q4BNbjX6_yxSb4mL7QohffiyhbMn5ucRGLytyc2Uk6iIUpYdRPW2DE-HRLeXZdfzLY/s1600-h/PA100251_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0av_AOIg02HOJFDEy8V9NcKc1isjUvvoU0p_24TVpj2I-D5SzX4pCB-SNxTiR3UInW6OJNZh7Q4BNbjX6_yxSb4mL7QohffiyhbMn5ucRGLytyc2Uk6iIUpYdRPW2DE-HRLeXZdfzLY/s320/PA100251_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255717604078315634" border="0" /></a><br />What a day! Got in about 3pm and after checking in to our hotel, headed downtown. I really did not want to have the stress of driving but Henry wanted to. So we made it down there in one piece and since we hadn't eaten since 9am, went to eat at Hard Rock Cafe. Very yummy and filling! Didn't completely finish mine and still did not eat any "supper". Then had our first incident.....a parking ticket, darn it. So we moved to a different place and headed to the International Spy Museum that was going to be closing soon so could only purchase tickets for tomorrow. This is where the second incident occurs. Both needed to use the restroom so we went in, and I had my sunglasses hanging on my shirt, bent over to flush and there goes the glasses. I thought there is no way they are going to be able to fit and reach to grab them out and touch them and they're gone! Thank goodness even though they were Fossil glasses, I only paid $10 for them and needed new ones (which I purchased in the Spy Museum gift shop for $12). So it's a great story to laugh about. Third incident came when driving home and Henry thought he could make it through a yellow light and turns out they do the red light photos. So we have a $25 parking ticket, flushed sunglasses and probably a $75 red light ticket all in just 5 hrs! We still have 2 1/2 days left here! Was trying to post a slideshow of most of the pics taken today but having problems so the one above is my favorite. Did I mention the weather was perfect?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-31320010380106823262008-10-09T17:49:00.003-04:002008-10-09T17:54:17.489-04:00Capitol, here we come!I am so behind on blogging. At this point I doubt I'll post everything that I would have from the past couple months if I had stayed on top of it. But anyway.......tomorrow morning we are heading to Washington DC for a long weekend of sightseeing!! I'm SO excited!!!!!! And I figured out this afternoon it's because it is the first time in quite a while that it is a real vacation without some big stressful event (wedding/funeral/etc) and a large distance to travel and it's not a major holiday. So it should be really enjoyable. Just trying to remember not to be too crazy and get stressed out if we don't get to see/do everything! Happy weekend to all!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-52563959224867839222008-09-05T16:13:00.003-04:002008-09-05T16:17:23.841-04:00AnxiousNervous excitement! We are just starting to get showers from my "namesake". (Which I keep insisting it's not because it's spelled Hanna, not Hannah!) This is the first time we have had a real threat of a hurricane since Henry and I moved here. Looks like it won't be a hurricane by the time it gets to us but still strong winds with possibility of tornadoes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-39582682582071515412008-08-21T20:28:00.002-04:002008-08-21T20:30:39.306-04:00Among the living"Hungry I is."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeETUdkmjtkpycdWXcx6AE7xVGljzYwsjh73Y4vGMFF63fV_WiYN3HcLUbGdOAilXuySh5rt7-3Ap2R91KPi2iLrivwbNrggATML0LIVGogEr74bNtDud9NkeWw7cAQ4zzYVqSSHa4p8/s1600-h/Photo+17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeETUdkmjtkpycdWXcx6AE7xVGljzYwsjh73Y4vGMFF63fV_WiYN3HcLUbGdOAilXuySh5rt7-3Ap2R91KPi2iLrivwbNrggATML0LIVGogEr74bNtDud9NkeWw7cAQ4zzYVqSSHa4p8/s320/Photo+17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237132795935703522" border="0" /></a><br />We are still here. At least Yoda (Mac) has proof. Hopefully some updates soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-42075816759242628792008-07-12T21:48:00.002-04:002008-07-12T22:06:07.818-04:00OutragedYou've probably heard of the <a href="http://www.godhatesfags.com/">Westboro Baptist Church</a> (crazies as I refer to them). Well they are supposedly going to be on Ft Bragg this next week. What has drawn them here? The murder of a pregnant soldier, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><a href="http://www.fayobserver.com/page?id=930&f=1&p=102">Megan Touma</a>, which has made national headlines. WBC had issued a news release that had the following quote, “Thank God for another dead pregnant soldier.” I am so appalled that anyone could CELEBRATE such a tragedy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-34571928439715028282008-07-06T13:44:00.000-04:002008-07-06T13:44:19.640-04:00Home....another safe tripWe are back in North Carolina once again. Henry spent a week with his family in New York by flying up there one way. Then I drove up Wednesday and made good time until I had to make a stop in PA to get a new valid license. And then could not resist making a second stop not long after to get ice cream from the Purple Cow. Then went the wrong way briefly but still ended up being about a 12hr trip. Spent Thurs and Fri with Henry's family and we drove back yesterday. It seems we can never make it through the DC/Northern Virginia area without a traffic delay whether it be on the way up/way back. Well this time was the worst so far. We came to a dead stop in Maryland (before DC for the first time) and sat there for one hour not budging. I knew it was bad when a helicopter landed ahead. Emergency vehicles had zipped by. In total, I saw 4 ambulances (w/ sirens and lights on) leave, 2 Fire Rescue vehicles and 2 fire trucks and a second helicopter also ended up landing. By the time we finally got going again and went by the scene there wasn't a whole lot to see. A truck with a smashed front and a SUV smashed on the drivers side.<br />The 12 hr drive is not usually ever "fun" but the last few times have been especially draining and we have said we won't do it again.....and then we do. Sitting still for an hour was especially difficult but it could have been worse. I have always been thankful that given the number of times we have made that journey, not once have we had a problem other than a traffic delay. We have not been pulled over, we have not been in a wreck, we have not broken down. Now after finding a brief story of the accident <a href="http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=77168"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a> and seeing the photo, we are so blessed that we were not just a little further (less than a mile) ahead and possibly been involved in this terrible accident. Thank goodness it seems those that were involved are injured but alive. (The article mistakenly says it occurred Sunday at 530pm but it was Saturday.)<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-64218371085121957002008-07-06T13:40:00.001-04:002008-07-06T13:41:57.572-04:00100th postThis is my 100th post! Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th. (Pics later just had to mention this and didn't really want my next post to be the big 1-0-0.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-24483226455199857812008-07-01T21:22:00.000-04:002008-07-01T21:25:21.787-04:00Can I get your number?That question from the worker at the Taco Bell window.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-42748895359084116802008-06-30T10:40:00.002-04:002008-06-30T19:00:30.151-04:00JobSo aggravated!!!!! I wish I could quit my job. If you think of it begin praying that something else would come along for me/God would show me if I'm to have a "career" and if so doing what! I really want to do something I enjoy and not just have a "job". I can't take where I'm at for much longer. I should be in NY, spending the day at Darien Lake with my husband and his family. Instead here I sit at work, bored out of my mind and so upset with their stupid sick/vacation policies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-9981333592791863642008-06-28T17:00:00.002-04:002008-06-28T17:05:32.578-04:00Ft McHenryThe way we went around Baltimore driving back from my sister's wedding in Lancaster, took us right by Ft McHenry. Henry said he had always wanted to go and since we weren't in a hurry for once we stopped. It was so neat to be there thinking about all that took place. They even had reenactors that particular day. <br /><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-61.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564259092321&site=widget-61.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564259092321&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-61.slide.com/p1/432345564259092321/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564259092321&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-61.slide.com/p2/432345564259092321/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564259092321&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-61.slide.com/p4/432345564259092321/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-57826612302101579842008-06-14T22:04:00.003-04:002008-06-14T22:19:40.435-04:00Lancaster PA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4irA-KAxRHw-_zZpAGQ6BZbHyBb93WWYJNez21JXxbCNqQ8YRH1zQX57bwpVUuV3FV_cP97GKfpKAXPRwzw_E592N_arOo_ypUu3YXuXLmcuwF_jSDYlE-1DkzVEk5D1EM6yNKD2tvmo/s1600-h/P6010076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4irA-KAxRHw-_zZpAGQ6BZbHyBb93WWYJNez21JXxbCNqQ8YRH1zQX57bwpVUuV3FV_cP97GKfpKAXPRwzw_E592N_arOo_ypUu3YXuXLmcuwF_jSDYlE-1DkzVEk5D1EM6yNKD2tvmo/s320/P6010076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211926471820921602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzr_3A36hSqCAh4-dWxTuuRnAySwxDG32HhB1Jani_b9vPFrOpKwe1AXXQfcsahBkKlooSYwQf2DrXJZJz3Px4Z52P5ToIvirFJYJa8R9triSwdiAvgLxZHQWxA0jmViocp1gyzG4aWQ/s1600-h/P6010078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzr_3A36hSqCAh4-dWxTuuRnAySwxDG32HhB1Jani_b9vPFrOpKwe1AXXQfcsahBkKlooSYwQf2DrXJZJz3Px4Z52P5ToIvirFJYJa8R9triSwdiAvgLxZHQWxA0jmViocp1gyzG4aWQ/s320/P6010078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211926482392518482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjistVwfUV6dvB1sFG87JbYhRHAadI41GbzzOs15x3H195-IaV_P-flzLEqOZQsL-YHUXylhNofy8har2ACwleU7X47D8s7hwzC0uOttajdJTXuWqvpPI1eNQRUH-3jgjJkc1dgkH4bAnc/s1600-h/P6010084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjistVwfUV6dvB1sFG87JbYhRHAadI41GbzzOs15x3H195-IaV_P-flzLEqOZQsL-YHUXylhNofy8har2ACwleU7X47D8s7hwzC0uOttajdJTXuWqvpPI1eNQRUH-3jgjJkc1dgkH4bAnc/s320/P6010084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211926494863869058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE95hXmY1ROF-prdwNC2zdkmXtke4OL3Yb52ed_wX4Ip3FbRwa_KkppmZqFH1xwIPEHlQRUOqPkReGYdL314IsegI5NqzhIwTlxAzv5wQoFvEA-Qoad0OUnAErjlmt1-ft_OG4-y6HnAA/s1600-h/P6010081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE95hXmY1ROF-prdwNC2zdkmXtke4OL3Yb52ed_wX4Ip3FbRwa_KkppmZqFH1xwIPEHlQRUOqPkReGYdL314IsegI5NqzhIwTlxAzv5wQoFvEA-Qoad0OUnAErjlmt1-ft_OG4-y6HnAA/s320/P6010081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211926504576610930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0cbRmNTOAZCaS6b-iYmd7GPZIumOmLNKF-YARKI0G-lYvZf6oC5yGwgvJM22uWwLaealDcmGANGbD6vMg9Midm3mWos-n2iKcdmxgrx3mHFl6OFx6scI6F31xKA8REF2ImIrZhNoY_c/s1600-h/P6010088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0cbRmNTOAZCaS6b-iYmd7GPZIumOmLNKF-YARKI0G-lYvZf6oC5yGwgvJM22uWwLaealDcmGANGbD6vMg9Midm3mWos-n2iKcdmxgrx3mHFl6OFx6scI6F31xKA8REF2ImIrZhNoY_c/s320/P6010088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211926506657190498" border="0" /></a>The morning after Naomi's wedding, we went and had a nice buffet breakfast with my parents and Shawn and the Barrons. Can't remember the name of the place now but they had these animals outside that you could pet and feed. Another post will be coming in the future with how we spent the rest of that day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-894664797733616642.post-7926363245721100552008-06-12T21:19:00.000-04:002008-06-12T19:19:24.135-04:00Nature<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Just wanted to showcase some of the nature we enjoy from our 3rd floor balcony. Fun to sit out there and watch.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTeL9EtELHghuUjI7cVzdru9igzXOcBjR_9Ji0p4405_G9F1fwxrJC2oP8SaxT8Kc4Q3u8cGHZ5pUZWPnXYCMfLDgobuACaOXg_e8dqmiqsDs8KCibpfCuP4JOtauCw3jMDOn1v2C-tI/s1600-h/P5100492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTeL9EtELHghuUjI7cVzdru9igzXOcBjR_9Ji0p4405_G9F1fwxrJC2oP8SaxT8Kc4Q3u8cGHZ5pUZWPnXYCMfLDgobuACaOXg_e8dqmiqsDs8KCibpfCuP4JOtauCw3jMDOn1v2C-tI/s320/P5100492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202657817357295538" border="0" /></a><br />the beautiful Great Blue Heron that visits now and then<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5Rt0nDOhZF435ofE8ZzfqpGKZX3rvt_x3SYpzTgIuvLq4WNEcI2l9RxOTa8hqv1S3mXgu7BT-xTOnY4IaHV4IJn58OqCiXYRF4lLAIcRYVCUMtFQOgezw_OEtdBxSTruXBQT0M70Ekw/s1600-h/P5100493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5Rt0nDOhZF435ofE8ZzfqpGKZX3rvt_x3SYpzTgIuvLq4WNEcI2l9RxOTa8hqv1S3mXgu7BT-xTOnY4IaHV4IJn58OqCiXYRF4lLAIcRYVCUMtFQOgezw_OEtdBxSTruXBQT0M70Ekw/s320/P5100493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202657181702135650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkaxMGr6lfhLrJo7LAbQdDLt_bgUTEyj8PICQ05M4JDIHS2y6hbTqbOJR74HWn4hkOyN5y4x3PjNnrTE7v1PYSNePv8VYYP8MtieTXLM2SjAJfUiOD1kA06-BE02oA325HTVqstBa5p8/s1600-h/P5100494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkaxMGr6lfhLrJo7LAbQdDLt_bgUTEyj8PICQ05M4JDIHS2y6hbTqbOJR74HWn4hkOyN5y4x3PjNnrTE7v1PYSNePv8VYYP8MtieTXLM2SjAJfUiOD1kA06-BE02oA325HTVqstBa5p8/s320/P5100494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202657185997102962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJjmAAA1ga8MsZi5e9UkzAwbUAER8tqqKKEgWFJuj3JobmkImvKqKssj364wC_QB8zTn1WfWhcCEPxO6PB8HItT8ZAGXm5XgBBfYY2kv4j1wHILToT5yBsc7BjT5Ob6yzYjFXQYDnOi8/s1600-h/P5100495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJjmAAA1ga8MsZi5e9UkzAwbUAER8tqqKKEgWFJuj3JobmkImvKqKssj364wC_QB8zTn1WfWhcCEPxO6PB8HItT8ZAGXm5XgBBfYY2kv4j1wHILToT5yBsc7BjT5Ob6yzYjFXQYDnOi8/s320/P5100495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202657190292070274" border="0" /></a><br />possibly a green heron?<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrf9Pe8WTrhGKJedvj_ORKrHkXm6pXY6VEKTZTzjB9uopiipK9sKm2KY9Egg7AigwFja1HN0MSTvk_5dtEEPZnOt63CMCEcq85Qo2lbc6KdEMWoLxuxY9jNFeYRu6QzO1qVj-EgspPV0/s1600-h/P5100496.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrf9Pe8WTrhGKJedvj_ORKrHkXm6pXY6VEKTZTzjB9uopiipK9sKm2KY9Egg7AigwFja1HN0MSTvk_5dtEEPZnOt63CMCEcq85Qo2lbc6KdEMWoLxuxY9jNFeYRu6QzO1qVj-EgspPV0/s320/P5100496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202657194587037586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xeaN0ZLIch5lbQPKo-kp1TLW4jjTs3ca06bDPmU7Y0RZlMOpok8-CBCnHevLng8lyiSaCKBH_L-g0Fdr1kOmhkXgiDZ1TzDyxOyoir8qipYz91sLnUzUJguUEu9Hs-eGWeUutp8pVaE/s1600-h/P5100497.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xeaN0ZLIch5lbQPKo-kp1TLW4jjTs3ca06bDPmU7Y0RZlMOpok8-CBCnHevLng8lyiSaCKBH_L-g0Fdr1kOmhkXgiDZ1TzDyxOyoir8qipYz91sLnUzUJguUEu9Hs-eGWeUutp8pVaE/s320/P5100497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202657198882004898" border="0" /></a><br />(Notice the fish dangling?)<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImWG_FomnaeXOSzLxvRnSzFjz0tCSxQRE0QHzXDJjiCqTN3lP7wr8krdXpNSVBSBZqw1n9KHg5MvscEHDwK1Z-J99k6AXojSCSExDE36-9G18AtzQMuhmc8j6YrAUCOx_q4p-mw7oP8U/s1600-h/P5200542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImWG_FomnaeXOSzLxvRnSzFjz0tCSxQRE0QHzXDJjiCqTN3lP7wr8krdXpNSVBSBZqw1n9KHg5MvscEHDwK1Z-J99k6AXojSCSExDE36-9G18AtzQMuhmc8j6YrAUCOx_q4p-mw7oP8U/s320/P5200542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202655644103843634" border="0" /></a>the night we had a Tornado Warning and it stormed so bad the baby geese hid under mama's wing<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYtZPWV2p8X9iVC4Elrw5K9GXqS0_bZ2yAWQP6D1F3nmRDjYLM21P34njOXQpCEoYc1gBYKSXFLT8OeGkr80n20HF-TlVbOZjXQyMOoBNq_BfOsE5K4shGKuz8ASVdyvq22Id9qvLzgQ/s1600-h/P5200544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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