tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79991291125108247812024-03-05T00:19:31.878-05:00So Not South BeachThoughts on my life here in southwest Florida.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-53551828137424115342009-10-25T19:53:00.003-04:002009-10-25T20:04:38.851-04:00Snacky SnacksI was browsing through Rachel Ray's magazine and came across a recipe for the most delicious Chex Mix. My husband is always scrounging for a crunchy snack, especially on the weekends, and loves anything spicy. I like the spicy/sweet combo, and I love that this can be done quickly and easily in the microwave. This is some serious addictive stuff. It's like crack (not that I would know). Enjoy!<br /><br />Katie Lee's Spiced Nuts 'n Chex Mix<br /><br />1/4 cup sugar<br />1 T chili powder<br />1/4 tsp cayenne powder<br />1/4 cup butter or margarine<br />2 cups Corn Chex cereal<br />2 cups Rice Chex cereal<br />2 cups Wheat Chex cereal<br />1 can (11.5 oz) mixed nuts<br /><br />1. In small bowl, mix sugar, chili powder, and cayenne; set aside.<br />2. In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on high about 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in cereal and nuts until evenly coated. Stir in sugar mixture until evenly coated.<br />3. Microwave uncovered on high 5 to 6 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes, until mixture just begins to turn brown. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-68363130943061400412009-09-26T16:21:00.008-04:002009-09-26T16:42:27.757-04:00Please Don't Hate Me For This.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8n3o6zPJlwQWNqjI2Bvgq9_ZGENBrxuU_BlRiekPsgiY0-PoGHTJsEpW0EDFsrdySYINI3J2lliPip3WCo2zUAlMJiK9Tv_t8RNZZs_83YgAwDH0_5EfBIMvk8JcQpAHc316XHCa9cc/s1600-h/92009+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8n3o6zPJlwQWNqjI2Bvgq9_ZGENBrxuU_BlRiekPsgiY0-PoGHTJsEpW0EDFsrdySYINI3J2lliPip3WCo2zUAlMJiK9Tv_t8RNZZs_83YgAwDH0_5EfBIMvk8JcQpAHc316XHCa9cc/s320/92009+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385874139326923090" /></a><br />Behold. The pinnacle of yumminess. Bask in its splendor. This, my friends, is a Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie and it will be your undoing. It isn't just good. It possesses the power to incite a grown man to try and take a cookie from his own baby (N.). Observe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yyVpWAzNrd9Rck8bGssjCEoMz-mcNxKg27w7Nc2Hd16aHJFrV1pctlW347zjWvPRfCQs0a0ebAKHUEvMoQIQfu8Zs-hMEPkU0SLhp1jxBaYuJsfJWZkWF4iXeOLa7NWGl1qkRgtPjWA/s1600-h/92009+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yyVpWAzNrd9Rck8bGssjCEoMz-mcNxKg27w7Nc2Hd16aHJFrV1pctlW347zjWvPRfCQs0a0ebAKHUEvMoQIQfu8Zs-hMEPkU0SLhp1jxBaYuJsfJWZkWF4iXeOLa7NWGl1qkRgtPjWA/s320/92009+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385874944693021794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-IvXtqwusc96xvIqgV4sAOT-6srdhlBi7izngyAPwzsnUVwX6sRcmG6vxrk9liHLR_qtfKK3Y0mESttHdsAD7fKr5ByPpc8s6_phtAurz0RlVR6nfdVevWAWfUHR47aMgBZtbP0R03s/s1600-h/92009+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-IvXtqwusc96xvIqgV4sAOT-6srdhlBi7izngyAPwzsnUVwX6sRcmG6vxrk9liHLR_qtfKK3Y0mESttHdsAD7fKr5ByPpc8s6_phtAurz0RlVR6nfdVevWAWfUHR47aMgBZtbP0R03s/s320/92009+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385874951632666930" /></a><br />I know you are waiting with bated breath to find out just how to make this cookie for yourself. I will keep you in suspense no longer. This recipe was submitted by Susan to the Best Bites in Paradise cookbook put together by Dr. Jesse Ehrlich of Venice, Florida. I love you Susan.<br /><br />18 oz. chunky peanut butter<br />1 stick butter<br />1-1/2 c. sugar<br />1-1/2 c. brown sugar<br />1 tsp vanilla<br />4 eggs<br />6 c. oats<br />2-1/2 tsp baking soda<br />6 oz. chocolate chips (I use 12 oz.)<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together peanut butter and softened butter. Add sugars, vanilla, and eggs. Stir in oats, baking soda, and chocolate chips. Drop by heaping tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 9 to 10 minutes.<br /><br />This recipe will provide you with a copious cache of cookies. I imagine the dough would freeze well if you don't have an hour or six to bake cookies.<br /><br />All that's left to do now is bite....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ke1r2o6Oy2NLIjr3twYNL7aHAW48h9T4Z7wArjYjwM8h_3R9htAMqZGpTd1QzBzb71Ni6WS3Qp-I-710g_dMc0sUX2_BrdTlc70-UekWGoFaZxMATJJa_JyXUs4oNGxpDVH37VKNe30/s1600-h/92009+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ke1r2o6Oy2NLIjr3twYNL7aHAW48h9T4Z7wArjYjwM8h_3R9htAMqZGpTd1QzBzb71Ni6WS3Qp-I-710g_dMc0sUX2_BrdTlc70-UekWGoFaZxMATJJa_JyXUs4oNGxpDVH37VKNe30/s320/92009+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385878183595461586" /></a><br /><br /> chew...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRvWp2hoT3HOUngFmBdAl9PUv_CNzOMt1Ibu72MVfZVg5-2wb0rzpjGrbCrw-Oy-1NBSrRSaspS-bowFDvwJYRh70PW5bspdqG5glICGzzWOs6IZrBgunVztdNj9YdoUpdAxYteZoDyg/s1600-h/92009+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRvWp2hoT3HOUngFmBdAl9PUv_CNzOMt1Ibu72MVfZVg5-2wb0rzpjGrbCrw-Oy-1NBSrRSaspS-bowFDvwJYRh70PW5bspdqG5glICGzzWOs6IZrBgunVztdNj9YdoUpdAxYteZoDyg/s320/92009+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385878363776910850" /></a><br /><br /> repeat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iPyxK5vvdKLLAkfS23iSg9B2jl_XsvNkKtWRxb1PWxBYYC__5seiTIKYNEZgulXwBVSLoQzpgKkrO1WnVx6Pv0c-iwINoeDnNE8Sk88XID-D1pu2Jz3lqQjnniNCPbaEvSESIm31d4Q/s1600-h/92009+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iPyxK5vvdKLLAkfS23iSg9B2jl_XsvNkKtWRxb1PWxBYYC__5seiTIKYNEZgulXwBVSLoQzpgKkrO1WnVx6Pv0c-iwINoeDnNE8Sk88XID-D1pu2Jz3lqQjnniNCPbaEvSESIm31d4Q/s320/92009+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385878529350628786" /></a>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-43710669621729683662009-09-26T16:12:00.003-04:002009-09-26T16:21:32.708-04:00Cuteness? You Can't Handle The Cuteness!My darling little A. has lost her two front teeth. Her two front teeth. Yes, her two front teeth. We have been entertaining ourselves by having her say things like "Sister Suzy sitting on a thistle." I'm trying to get her to do it right now, as she is reading this as I type, but no luck...so far. I knew I had to include photographic evidence or no one would believe just how cute she is. Brace yourselves, people.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZxGeVzCCvO1qePDovbF8acoSTQntme5ARiOdTEzcRQzxn8Wwhyphenhyphenvb_5miwO7-FktSyU0FT9J5MFN4Dm4Y_j_29_4YNFpuel2KOKnnk1g_aQYBXSifqKfEBhKBJWLLj_m1-ihtrUSD-90/s1600-h/92009+008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZxGeVzCCvO1qePDovbF8acoSTQntme5ARiOdTEzcRQzxn8Wwhyphenhyphenvb_5miwO7-FktSyU0FT9J5MFN4Dm4Y_j_29_4YNFpuel2KOKnnk1g_aQYBXSifqKfEBhKBJWLLj_m1-ihtrUSD-90/s320/92009+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385872845495637602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_Q-lbNRcQTwNem8IEJpAKWDEolheBOBnNn6i3yfrkGLnPFfIl2d_TMNhCUx-iD4lbjidzuhLDmm5HK-qN81vjIetXoV5MikluhVUu1tQrAqNp8BYdmofdIROdSit6GBzAjTnTutWisc/s1600-h/92009+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_Q-lbNRcQTwNem8IEJpAKWDEolheBOBnNn6i3yfrkGLnPFfIl2d_TMNhCUx-iD4lbjidzuhLDmm5HK-qN81vjIetXoV5MikluhVUu1tQrAqNp8BYdmofdIROdSit6GBzAjTnTutWisc/s320/92009+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385872835568922754" /></a>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-36322404488453950832009-09-19T15:05:00.006-04:002009-09-19T15:19:52.219-04:00MOSI DayWe had a chance to go to <a href="http://www.mosi.org/">MOSI</a> last month. It's no <a href="http://www.childrensmuseum.org/">Indianapolis Children's Museum</a>, but it was still a lot of fun. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLabcy2pQQTKRiCabty7CYAgOqWvfdawWjOBsDOYKkJCKaaVWZA8aAxzltetgIAOKkmFjWNSCMe4cwNxt7L9yy-v2cFLxLZ-HdXSdiGIx7Oz-xXpeUdnh3fVhaOcgX51gRAA5H8_J7P-k/s1600-h/DSCF2941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLabcy2pQQTKRiCabty7CYAgOqWvfdawWjOBsDOYKkJCKaaVWZA8aAxzltetgIAOKkmFjWNSCMe4cwNxt7L9yy-v2cFLxLZ-HdXSdiGIx7Oz-xXpeUdnh3fVhaOcgX51gRAA5H8_J7P-k/s320/DSCF2941.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383259633516986530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IifuOL2Jcy2Rgdo9Fc0XnzxWHkl2YVVE9DYyRt3qx9U8-yIj4e68VHQI46MRWjLZPRlOLeZ6HJ5sqjLXz53nTEGl403ZFOrdbjR_WMgKldgSdzSmfuUd8foMqIN2J6icD3iqvYbOjYs/s1600-h/DSCF2933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IifuOL2Jcy2Rgdo9Fc0XnzxWHkl2YVVE9DYyRt3qx9U8-yIj4e68VHQI46MRWjLZPRlOLeZ6HJ5sqjLXz53nTEGl403ZFOrdbjR_WMgKldgSdzSmfuUd8foMqIN2J6icD3iqvYbOjYs/s320/DSCF2933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383259630419092194" /></a><br /><br />The kids really liked the Kids In Charge section. Not Mommy's favorite, though. I almost had a germaphobic-induced mental collapse. We hit the hand sanitizer pretty hard after this venture. Here are some pics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt4M4KtWcRCsRsp3trPaA8yGDdmD0V3VmtQkDMzIXt1n4ItP4FMtTgnS6XCukE1uIu1iNoeVvrqW8GUv_RDsdc7jfIHWARqeNBeF1y2EyTfXkb0Tk3_4nYs3rzvg3vZRN3NuxPcvwZYU/s1600-h/DSCF2955.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt4M4KtWcRCsRsp3trPaA8yGDdmD0V3VmtQkDMzIXt1n4ItP4FMtTgnS6XCukE1uIu1iNoeVvrqW8GUv_RDsdc7jfIHWARqeNBeF1y2EyTfXkb0Tk3_4nYs3rzvg3vZRN3NuxPcvwZYU/s320/DSCF2955.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383258611516312418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nJt9zYA_Qpb_8JdyCBSTknjBnFIFHoezzuAI5HNv0KksvVc15fSMSobLcG0i24Cb-rZKje5nNRZGc4sWPEhVMmxbVzzMicJLk-nKmyvVUkKb7821-GOJbvOF7EhhXxR-q0HOeTx_n4A/s1600-h/DSCF2961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nJt9zYA_Qpb_8JdyCBSTknjBnFIFHoezzuAI5HNv0KksvVc15fSMSobLcG0i24Cb-rZKje5nNRZGc4sWPEhVMmxbVzzMicJLk-nKmyvVUkKb7821-GOJbvOF7EhhXxR-q0HOeTx_n4A/s320/DSCF2961.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383258605846114034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4G8n4Sc3mZX00MBQe4qc-8AwypPZtE7-Gpw-EPzeBKVHQf0D7Bc6nt0MzNXj7nftRZVqY7cwkcOl261xZGbWtNDJzCsduNSzW6jhO0kTkSIWw8D2oo6dpcHvcfAycy_oA8j7RauVp0Bc/s1600-h/DSCF2956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4G8n4Sc3mZX00MBQe4qc-8AwypPZtE7-Gpw-EPzeBKVHQf0D7Bc6nt0MzNXj7nftRZVqY7cwkcOl261xZGbWtNDJzCsduNSzW6jhO0kTkSIWw8D2oo6dpcHvcfAycy_oA8j7RauVp0Bc/s320/DSCF2956.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383258599147374578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMK2dnsU_92bMXuzKbrFOmALsYveD5OY7M0AKYwFuZZDDsNw5Gf8OsxIpVGnETWNzXOIfsW71YEb39njBGp4hZFNICSWG6XIveZBLW4RRi73oaVeXX6PhODyI-p4q8kF2rWuOFrXMRMo/s1600-h/DSCF2954.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMK2dnsU_92bMXuzKbrFOmALsYveD5OY7M0AKYwFuZZDDsNw5Gf8OsxIpVGnETWNzXOIfsW71YEb39njBGp4hZFNICSWG6XIveZBLW4RRi73oaVeXX6PhODyI-p4q8kF2rWuOFrXMRMo/s320/DSCF2954.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383258592554646018" /></a><br />Another part we all enjoyed was the weather area. The hurricane tunnel was hilarious. It is quite an experience.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFbY0NkdHJYcdILDo7E-8sO7zUQWty_zc9EwXCbsERFmdaoF19TKpaFMqa6qTvS_k6wDlwSg0j33pBHcfi9jGTcxBp53PySu_k1dL_2g_rkawCwBxuPHXU_a6t0gvmnraDxe-CXS7kQs/s1600-h/DSCF2940.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFbY0NkdHJYcdILDo7E-8sO7zUQWty_zc9EwXCbsERFmdaoF19TKpaFMqa6qTvS_k6wDlwSg0j33pBHcfi9jGTcxBp53PySu_k1dL_2g_rkawCwBxuPHXU_a6t0gvmnraDxe-CXS7kQs/s320/DSCF2940.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383259231632155970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1X8XGKn33bkykLXGbKLrM4QDLHjBu3rRi4Gzbp9d6gRV4IhpmqlNOauabBjkndyHO07mEA8gAjj1uRnwA6Fc_SWtl7P3radFOdqconkD19VY6u81DJt4mthCuxRsPBAW30HXNqlB5ZU/s1600-h/DSCF2939.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1X8XGKn33bkykLXGbKLrM4QDLHjBu3rRi4Gzbp9d6gRV4IhpmqlNOauabBjkndyHO07mEA8gAjj1uRnwA6Fc_SWtl7P3radFOdqconkD19VY6u81DJt4mthCuxRsPBAW30HXNqlB5ZU/s320/DSCF2939.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383259223201269042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTWQrt-wy6tKmFsUdhoup-J7RPGKcnG5I4ZKtl0zLW5L5aL9Ze2I2e8ScJMI_QCPEjd2aZuc8H66uMv_3C7QDtArLHp2MIZ1JbDYd-79HZf32Lo5PilHVa_rqhLXWl76aNNSGFk1m9jo/s1600-h/DSCF2938.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTWQrt-wy6tKmFsUdhoup-J7RPGKcnG5I4ZKtl0zLW5L5aL9Ze2I2e8ScJMI_QCPEjd2aZuc8H66uMv_3C7QDtArLHp2MIZ1JbDYd-79HZf32Lo5PilHVa_rqhLXWl76aNNSGFk1m9jo/s320/DSCF2938.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383259211865100690" /></a><br />They also enjoyed news station. Here are my anchor girls, A & N.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZLBudFKzfNAV6vvxiCYhd0RpgG2bqC_JdEX87bBxlk9_L0gfuUmw17gUxtVx_coyLP8dRxq_C03Bck2M5dCn-NifFSoRSO_TAcRNly6qk0Fwz97R2HLnH9ZNplBmp_31D7ajGehvcow/s1600-h/DSCF2944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZLBudFKzfNAV6vvxiCYhd0RpgG2bqC_JdEX87bBxlk9_L0gfuUmw17gUxtVx_coyLP8dRxq_C03Bck2M5dCn-NifFSoRSO_TAcRNly6qk0Fwz97R2HLnH9ZNplBmp_31D7ajGehvcow/s320/DSCF2944.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383260211998869378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisBUE_CsfxL_jX2DWpO9oimJb0_RC1MbsWGNSjDH3HvGcaXjVF9zGWYRBHin4tqM454XLNySJLc7hZw_E1av_NQYVC77THAEdLmxmBGfdaaROZ91G150S2F0zdAQ6yza9jTLk6AMwEzE/s1600-h/DSCF2945.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisBUE_CsfxL_jX2DWpO9oimJb0_RC1MbsWGNSjDH3HvGcaXjVF9zGWYRBHin4tqM454XLNySJLc7hZw_E1av_NQYVC77THAEdLmxmBGfdaaROZ91G150S2F0zdAQ6yza9jTLk6AMwEzE/s320/DSCF2945.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383260205491951890" /></a><br />Stay classy, Tampa Bay!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-61642030306582352372009-09-19T14:51:00.003-04:002009-09-19T15:04:56.577-04:00Birthdays!August is birthday time for all 3 girls. At this point we are opting to do one party for everyone, which is certainly convenient since their birthdays are only 10 days apart. <br /><br />This year I made <a href="http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/11/finally-i-found-it.html">this</a> cake and made a 7-minute frosting, which I dyed pink with Wilton icing die. I used the ingredients from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fluffy-White-Frosting/Detail.aspx">this</a> recipe and the technique from <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/coconut-cake-with-7-minute-frosting-recipe/index.html">this</a> one. I also sprinkled it with edible glitter, although it doesn't really show in the pictures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSgAlZDA_fvsb0qz8kgVAKc1QNHdGsf9VXlzuXjiqqh1yNfhXDV90X0oh4WswNfpMlxKG6T-tu3Ah9x8bj-q5OtIan0j8EVllRWO-1DZyaa8UWMQ-qnillNqTP4vF0SSW-gj2tvgruQE/s1600-h/DSCF2911.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSgAlZDA_fvsb0qz8kgVAKc1QNHdGsf9VXlzuXjiqqh1yNfhXDV90X0oh4WswNfpMlxKG6T-tu3Ah9x8bj-q5OtIan0j8EVllRWO-1DZyaa8UWMQ-qnillNqTP4vF0SSW-gj2tvgruQE/s320/DSCF2911.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383254854347963346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZcAH4l__pLdb9ehyphenhyphenmYEC-H2QaAF62I_Pce5i1eD4ojs86kp9ujxL3yHu2WNqVhRb_Y0blPkz2qmgeq4ozQ1LuWPHCL9kQeW3XXw5a-Svb-aM7f22s7RwqTB7S0_UdWjkLSkz7dDBSpo/s1600-h/DSCF2912.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZcAH4l__pLdb9ehyphenhyphenmYEC-H2QaAF62I_Pce5i1eD4ojs86kp9ujxL3yHu2WNqVhRb_Y0blPkz2qmgeq4ozQ1LuWPHCL9kQeW3XXw5a-Svb-aM7f22s7RwqTB7S0_UdWjkLSkz7dDBSpo/s320/DSCF2912.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383254849138573746" /></a><br />Please pardon the sweaty heads. You see, our air conditioner picked this particular weekend to stop working. If you are not from Florida, you may not appreciate the full impact of that statement. Florida + August = 7th circle of hell. Which is to say, it's hot. Lake of Fire hot. Blessed be the family and friends who showed up anyway. We heart you, kisses. The girls had a wonderful time! I just can't believe they are already 6 and 7!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-83153767691599209742009-09-19T14:44:00.004-04:002009-09-19T14:50:31.261-04:00Manatees!Here a few pictures we took of the manatees. They are A.'s favorite.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjECLhpxRNR-3uXms4NeX5EwszgusT3bVwzXSh5mXFAqaIgyNqGB3AXkuJ8zao_SM6LGFg23M6WlQeACOTq7CNkTbto5BgOCi7Q2CQF42PAgSzg3gO4hkiAQ8saKPfZgq13pcfSrveo4/s1600-h/DSCF2889.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjECLhpxRNR-3uXms4NeX5EwszgusT3bVwzXSh5mXFAqaIgyNqGB3AXkuJ8zao_SM6LGFg23M6WlQeACOTq7CNkTbto5BgOCi7Q2CQF42PAgSzg3gO4hkiAQ8saKPfZgq13pcfSrveo4/s320/DSCF2889.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383252125233408802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZS98w8L9B9hl15Fn-MT5zCfO9swMp-uCd8G9YF2Zj6uOo5RIMl1XmrBwaPTP6TZy99WPlQinFapScqOP0J4afrHc7Mt3w63tDFFhmrZFjj09iephjgPvVeF1ZseLHSlF3258KyU08-o/s1600-h/DSCF2887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZS98w8L9B9hl15Fn-MT5zCfO9swMp-uCd8G9YF2Zj6uOo5RIMl1XmrBwaPTP6TZy99WPlQinFapScqOP0J4afrHc7Mt3w63tDFFhmrZFjj09iephjgPvVeF1ZseLHSlF3258KyU08-o/s320/DSCF2887.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383252118877125378" /></a><br /><br />I thought this was cute also. The diver was cleaning the sea turtle habitat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAzILLNQEvx3qgmC6z0DEg9SezBAN1ntanpEFSmScV9wjPYvGrbfbUXI8naZSPkA8OH2wDKyI7_P7hWDcAXDHLJ12PfPlbmi9rijO90cV2FlGsepK036IOgTtlZDQ2KEnJ_vqjtl2cuY/s1600-h/DSCF2868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAzILLNQEvx3qgmC6z0DEg9SezBAN1ntanpEFSmScV9wjPYvGrbfbUXI8naZSPkA8OH2wDKyI7_P7hWDcAXDHLJ12PfPlbmi9rijO90cV2FlGsepK036IOgTtlZDQ2KEnJ_vqjtl2cuY/s320/DSCF2868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383252513365986050" /></a>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-19022054352154664162009-02-05T14:43:00.004-05:002009-02-05T14:49:02.330-05:00A Day at the Park, Part IOver Christmas break we spent a lovely day at the park. Because of the number of photos, I have split this posting into two parts. E. is wearing red, N. is wearing turquoise, and A. is wearing pink.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26toeuceOnxkhabHVOD0RnKq3hqc-VHX9eMe37LHHnkkOPKBFAYk3lAyFO-lWk0uWC2YHy90fH-sxFRgKv5bS2rYZwPEhK3zre3epn7l-Lv52Q8wpGdRZfGKsi4C-KjNPF7VtWOb5Mmw/s1600-h/dscf2503.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26toeuceOnxkhabHVOD0RnKq3hqc-VHX9eMe37LHHnkkOPKBFAYk3lAyFO-lWk0uWC2YHy90fH-sxFRgKv5bS2rYZwPEhK3zre3epn7l-Lv52Q8wpGdRZfGKsi4C-KjNPF7VtWOb5Mmw/s320/dscf2503.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299401871147142194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-SE1ezw_diDkgRWL5XPDYRKsAOGFCw_wbqZLp64tpjYtpevF_-_syIi20eHUqrI1uLPXH63czqKCQ4sM7ZjswPf8u91T2V7e-qNh_yTmJQbjW4NKovvtzmRp5iExKzhvn2TrpElYJbQ/s1600-h/dscf2499.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-SE1ezw_diDkgRWL5XPDYRKsAOGFCw_wbqZLp64tpjYtpevF_-_syIi20eHUqrI1uLPXH63czqKCQ4sM7ZjswPf8u91T2V7e-qNh_yTmJQbjW4NKovvtzmRp5iExKzhvn2TrpElYJbQ/s320/dscf2499.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299401860756260034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTieev-hobZLBI0-b275rlDjFG4B9YuT1axJTCP_C8u5lrSviAYd49kkgdX0GmBrILn5RaHPR9QQbGmNS7twpfmTcSYMY3P6xTZha9xyRdtUtgi0ijWh2Ga254j6ru-NnQ1FaLa7kFr_M/s1600-h/dscf2494.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTieev-hobZLBI0-b275rlDjFG4B9YuT1axJTCP_C8u5lrSviAYd49kkgdX0GmBrILn5RaHPR9QQbGmNS7twpfmTcSYMY3P6xTZha9xyRdtUtgi0ijWh2Ga254j6ru-NnQ1FaLa7kFr_M/s320/dscf2494.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299401857790289122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV_sClLCcAAKevTNPpe9F2b-ZCKDrRjJ8MDba52ZY2rUaMoV9Y-1byYsDDeRcPhe7HjangDSO547UqPx2-52EuSHbUAvCAxcq2oIi6263g55CEiilhkX_4MH8-GXkteCzoNeTQp151-8/s1600-h/dscf2489.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV_sClLCcAAKevTNPpe9F2b-ZCKDrRjJ8MDba52ZY2rUaMoV9Y-1byYsDDeRcPhe7HjangDSO547UqPx2-52EuSHbUAvCAxcq2oIi6263g55CEiilhkX_4MH8-GXkteCzoNeTQp151-8/s320/dscf2489.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299401854848703298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgrhajynIznL_W1K06_23aJRgCdF9pVxfyWKyaLigay-Y9ITuHaAz7sckaXgVNaGCjnUuvsaFZTqp5TfP62tgOShZqLL3VDqS52C5i__7Oow85wlUKp3QOHCDWnMNn_wYqZsCtf8dLio/s1600-h/dscf2488.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgrhajynIznL_W1K06_23aJRgCdF9pVxfyWKyaLigay-Y9ITuHaAz7sckaXgVNaGCjnUuvsaFZTqp5TfP62tgOShZqLL3VDqS52C5i__7Oow85wlUKp3QOHCDWnMNn_wYqZsCtf8dLio/s320/dscf2488.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299401843767693154" /></a><br /><br />And one of my favorites......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENi-PRHYSPtHAxK8QGT3yLDZrsI1z-UDzjC1FDsezbM4Pt756ou9nwEJ62FIJp9nNSXVAKZB_q1xxVBk1-94zmcwppOyVQkAWaQrfu4q_CBwKLtuz2eIXggYTjA7VqQfIGRhOf5Ot3vg/s1600-h/dscf2525.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENi-PRHYSPtHAxK8QGT3yLDZrsI1z-UDzjC1FDsezbM4Pt756ou9nwEJ62FIJp9nNSXVAKZB_q1xxVBk1-94zmcwppOyVQkAWaQrfu4q_CBwKLtuz2eIXggYTjA7VqQfIGRhOf5Ot3vg/s320/dscf2525.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299402564305086450" /></a>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-55696088172850323152009-02-05T14:32:00.005-05:002009-02-05T14:43:30.416-05:00A Day at the Park, Part IIHere is the second installment from our day at the park.<br /><br />I like to call this first group my "action" shots. I know there is one of A. and N. that are not even remotely in focus, but I like them anyway. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqA2Lvfq_OcyVhiVaTsGn1ZaobHBWrgGboE8WOAYHJ7iOlMrWz7zAKRMopuLFxnIq5pmR6DCtEMRKk3fXCkzf_9ddsbI3Dv90FN3-Z4ta-bH6hXedXwHGsnJxkjRara-BTZjikGSnlFr8/s1600-h/dscf2546.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqA2Lvfq_OcyVhiVaTsGn1ZaobHBWrgGboE8WOAYHJ7iOlMrWz7zAKRMopuLFxnIq5pmR6DCtEMRKk3fXCkzf_9ddsbI3Dv90FN3-Z4ta-bH6hXedXwHGsnJxkjRara-BTZjikGSnlFr8/s320/dscf2546.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299399412159275874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlyUIIVxn7vNKMbvm4w92grHWo1PO6GyrE8608Hm2U6rWtscp-UFXzZo4CBf8ii262yn-tgJikbc40wznibpAusBGL20t5F2MRRk04L_BxW6lhupUbmoma2sFoIFkgUAx43sPGkOAdrc/s1600-h/dscf2541.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlyUIIVxn7vNKMbvm4w92grHWo1PO6GyrE8608Hm2U6rWtscp-UFXzZo4CBf8ii262yn-tgJikbc40wznibpAusBGL20t5F2MRRk04L_BxW6lhupUbmoma2sFoIFkgUAx43sPGkOAdrc/s320/dscf2541.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299399404281135522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x-eZyocAqoccfMP-Am-NaZgVtrDR48r0U6T_1iF_5luVUoxbAsy6wKXfmrStD-8xy1WymGO4r9jEdYGpXRz7Eao7W8BDFv6PzVFAfNvQ3PF2BLwLBUtJIIJkFDFj2u337oQzxRxKVbY/s1600-h/dscf2538.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x-eZyocAqoccfMP-Am-NaZgVtrDR48r0U6T_1iF_5luVUoxbAsy6wKXfmrStD-8xy1WymGO4r9jEdYGpXRz7Eao7W8BDFv6PzVFAfNvQ3PF2BLwLBUtJIIJkFDFj2u337oQzxRxKVbY/s320/dscf2538.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299399401430905202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AG-7TZVdJ0zRCC-HUPzAhii6AvkYz8jKlDvUbTY_J1M3el99S6D2YZJnoauQ_igoKFYdKfILMr99s9z3H6RPyd70MmJ3EnQYo1mNOhzw-YB05v2MHeYCPnuglEjXqBjbLJhjnlLc9nQ/s1600-h/dscf2531.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AG-7TZVdJ0zRCC-HUPzAhii6AvkYz8jKlDvUbTY_J1M3el99S6D2YZJnoauQ_igoKFYdKfILMr99s9z3H6RPyd70MmJ3EnQYo1mNOhzw-YB05v2MHeYCPnuglEjXqBjbLJhjnlLc9nQ/s320/dscf2531.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299399397255773602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgalHYjrKtzxlnNznx1x7Dc0w7s05ON75ygaux6mgPHwSOm7yK544qkFtZCJYZencGrPATl3_bWp_W4kyBV3hh2Sg3GF-a9lRvzxdUAYRCYM5GQqbuyAM0-p63vriKXF55vae5V3_Mr0/s1600-h/dscf2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgalHYjrKtzxlnNznx1x7Dc0w7s05ON75ygaux6mgPHwSOm7yK544qkFtZCJYZencGrPATl3_bWp_W4kyBV3hh2Sg3GF-a9lRvzxdUAYRCYM5GQqbuyAM0-p63vriKXF55vae5V3_Mr0/s320/dscf2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299399391042310290" /></a><br /><br />This next group is from the nature hike portion of our outing. I love A.'s hands in the nut photos. Actually, I love the girls' sweet little hands in general.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0V6ydeXPmO1JwW9o2su-srFmffbZpQg4dCepKpkxW2VBtF3hvWxy7ZKAQHnux_XXP-ogCV4Ti5uq-TZDgQvwkRqHsHgnS_v_O8xmbKZC-cXbGayG9CMEvxMbWabR8eC9V2ASF81mIcM/s1600-h/dscf2508.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0V6ydeXPmO1JwW9o2su-srFmffbZpQg4dCepKpkxW2VBtF3hvWxy7ZKAQHnux_XXP-ogCV4Ti5uq-TZDgQvwkRqHsHgnS_v_O8xmbKZC-cXbGayG9CMEvxMbWabR8eC9V2ASF81mIcM/s320/dscf2508.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299400188627957634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJg3RryomToBQd2mrri7fSblJq-91iXwPRCFCSIEY8OvZ3hmD2JitJlGBNSTpNGtwGqZWly-xZk45fHUgGjOlGX3KQxrkCyUQobgbpAIJeP0_PrOAeuVZRg9Gk-vRpRPCVsuOT628670/s1600-h/dscf2507.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJg3RryomToBQd2mrri7fSblJq-91iXwPRCFCSIEY8OvZ3hmD2JitJlGBNSTpNGtwGqZWly-xZk45fHUgGjOlGX3KQxrkCyUQobgbpAIJeP0_PrOAeuVZRg9Gk-vRpRPCVsuOT628670/s320/dscf2507.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299400180604879874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq71Kg1Bbz_P6oJ5QuuCVpN2Yhm1eGDubR4J6O0aSL47DjVIGesrpq9LRcrSfuiTqAKIGfrH56oj1UOY62-rZvgd5ge08la6QUbyY91ManX5ynmW3noyFdInsj7JIWWrcdnmtwAKirTk/s1600-h/dscf2550.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq71Kg1Bbz_P6oJ5QuuCVpN2Yhm1eGDubR4J6O0aSL47DjVIGesrpq9LRcrSfuiTqAKIGfrH56oj1UOY62-rZvgd5ge08la6QUbyY91ManX5ynmW3noyFdInsj7JIWWrcdnmtwAKirTk/s320/dscf2550.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299400179801812210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvhcj9hyZFjW9ufsmVLJ4A_6PZ0iuubFVg2u92ZQu1MZFPUWuSvhhtiEETvxBfL3ilfM82Q5Bwn2MerDwXWZgotcsokgTza8sYM4iFYYe2jn129RIQJhG0ORHxH4eviUlS3sk5TkNeY0/s1600-h/dscf2549.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvhcj9hyZFjW9ufsmVLJ4A_6PZ0iuubFVg2u92ZQu1MZFPUWuSvhhtiEETvxBfL3ilfM82Q5Bwn2MerDwXWZgotcsokgTza8sYM4iFYYe2jn129RIQJhG0ORHxH4eviUlS3sk5TkNeY0/s320/dscf2549.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299400169256451058" /></a>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-71212773311004248302009-01-18T10:33:00.007-05:002009-01-18T11:00:42.232-05:00Change Is Bad...And let me tell you why. My husband is much more tech-y than I and loves to update SUSE whenever a new version comes out. Every time this happens I can never find my pictures or the programs I use to modify them. I am going to use this change as a part of my excuse for neglecting my blog for such an embarrassing length of time. I will also use it as an excuse for the less than stellar quality of some of these pictures. <br /><br />Let's begin our journey of the holiday season with Thanksgiving (yes, I am that far behind). The girls and I went up to my to my brother-and sister-in-law's house for a few days. Les was sick and stayed home with Zeke. Here's a couple of pics of the girls with their cousins. They had a BLAST!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscjjXlHBFFzP-RrHcTQA2iK9P1C9kfnMpwsz3Y0Jl8AiFDI4MdVNI8BKka_iuZCCidOEgEaoHgk6nqDCs-LdnAPvkteUsalZQxtqZKdvwvVwNSZdYMXeVi8wpq5_qF-p_IHj6gF9tTw0/s1600-h/dscf2341.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscjjXlHBFFzP-RrHcTQA2iK9P1C9kfnMpwsz3Y0Jl8AiFDI4MdVNI8BKka_iuZCCidOEgEaoHgk6nqDCs-LdnAPvkteUsalZQxtqZKdvwvVwNSZdYMXeVi8wpq5_qF-p_IHj6gF9tTw0/s320/dscf2341.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292659270671255746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz7redgmeP-_XJQMsRvVysl7EUPj_2uCfmJU4vfhItlH8fT083wuWsBYDTJpwO9lH9FnRyP1IE7RESlLbvbWjpVKZ3RDqYKP5it1pRJSiA6o4mMTGZKP-HZQHNVu3CI2Je2pySk5KGvA/s1600-h/dscf2340.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqz7redgmeP-_XJQMsRvVysl7EUPj_2uCfmJU4vfhItlH8fT083wuWsBYDTJpwO9lH9FnRyP1IE7RESlLbvbWjpVKZ3RDqYKP5it1pRJSiA6o4mMTGZKP-HZQHNVu3CI2Je2pySk5KGvA/s320/dscf2340.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292659260104010450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrsHh43KD4yrux0hhPOg_fTpAj2vAF7mWFbpJByduMEJtXgYsTlDZDmEyTsyi2OgJHafJ-jmHETcrOauSkwJK_EEQ2xyDieeJwOTJ0kTHnourRpTSW_tvywruCm7dB5cn0QZIR3y0Nr0/s1600-h/dscf2339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrsHh43KD4yrux0hhPOg_fTpAj2vAF7mWFbpJByduMEJtXgYsTlDZDmEyTsyi2OgJHafJ-jmHETcrOauSkwJK_EEQ2xyDieeJwOTJ0kTHnourRpTSW_tvywruCm7dB5cn0QZIR3y0Nr0/s320/dscf2339.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292659258879426498" /></a><br /><br />Moving on to Christmas, our next stop is the week of gingerbread houses. Here are the ones they made at school. I went in that afternoon to help, and it was a blast. As you will see, they also thoroughly enjoyed eating them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMccz9NMC5UdIBjWOHC-gFsHSrkZwWZvxOmQS5DX0QiTmIZcfkAb9Et7w8RoSWkYcCkJFqp5HrSMMRjEpGGgoUb0AgkLtXw8WPXHwXUwg-kUN9G0cW3ME8wTwkKsq7gO758XtqhB4YWAw/s1600-h/dscf2437.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMccz9NMC5UdIBjWOHC-gFsHSrkZwWZvxOmQS5DX0QiTmIZcfkAb9Et7w8RoSWkYcCkJFqp5HrSMMRjEpGGgoUb0AgkLtXw8WPXHwXUwg-kUN9G0cW3ME8wTwkKsq7gO758XtqhB4YWAw/s320/dscf2437.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292661236790820850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0aJwamRZ99OOBvqt1NvT8JUNNzQ-8bK_Tslka4NnHM75sxwSRiYnHk-StXSS4gpHWhxOq3GpW-MGsC7eBXiMrYAMO1ouljJ-LMo6Sscx2_3usR8uWhO4rqGaM7Qdfr9L6bnJ3h2ihRo/s1600-h/dscf2431.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0aJwamRZ99OOBvqt1NvT8JUNNzQ-8bK_Tslka4NnHM75sxwSRiYnHk-StXSS4gpHWhxOq3GpW-MGsC7eBXiMrYAMO1ouljJ-LMo6Sscx2_3usR8uWhO4rqGaM7Qdfr9L6bnJ3h2ihRo/s320/dscf2431.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292661226623829458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUlXDOtOcfo10ipzxRP8vAdbmM6DJsib73POu5Z8CpiEBmSmtYH3s9_g5tGa6vFNSAa3aNR7szRsfJnXjl-P6njy8aHh93lFvQq6QDEgs-NXSpMW0B5sk7dHMzCS2fILz8npjYPXSIKQ/s1600-h/dscf2430.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUlXDOtOcfo10ipzxRP8vAdbmM6DJsib73POu5Z8CpiEBmSmtYH3s9_g5tGa6vFNSAa3aNR7szRsfJnXjl-P6njy8aHh93lFvQq6QDEgs-NXSpMW0B5sk7dHMzCS2fILz8npjYPXSIKQ/s320/dscf2430.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292661223657971106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqv4QPxTjh3WAErK7jaYgn-Ug1cOtGsIouYVXeQJJgMPcCpVwgAKKL9jIOSJWQBF29JUQnKtPXj-Wbxx5jd-Xi6Af1JtfHaBwJKflplWpbMzLtlLUIc0wlBPFnKoFTzLeB-rpBlH3V9k/s1600-h/dscf2423.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqv4QPxTjh3WAErK7jaYgn-Ug1cOtGsIouYVXeQJJgMPcCpVwgAKKL9jIOSJWQBF29JUQnKtPXj-Wbxx5jd-Xi6Af1JtfHaBwJKflplWpbMzLtlLUIc0wlBPFnKoFTzLeB-rpBlH3V9k/s320/dscf2423.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292661214057641378" /></a><br /><br />A few days later my mother-in-law came down to babysit the kids while hubby and I went to his work's Christmas party. They made a beautiful gingerbread house that became our centerpiece for the rest of the season. Marvel in its splendor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ylcsSu-kyWz9IiHKF6TAplo49NDe2Lt2aKCeSPU1SuV2KaseS42Z7veUqepi3YV2n_TWcVWJZxYatDgnfCWfN2VyihXod6O1z0IKYdvRn7Yir_GY0BkFXvdGxPIiEtQrIdEQFiMWJQ/s1600-h/dscf2452.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ylcsSu-kyWz9IiHKF6TAplo49NDe2Lt2aKCeSPU1SuV2KaseS42Z7veUqepi3YV2n_TWcVWJZxYatDgnfCWfN2VyihXod6O1z0IKYdvRn7Yir_GY0BkFXvdGxPIiEtQrIdEQFiMWJQ/s320/dscf2452.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292661985128892146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNGZoW4poTohD2bc9-DeIwEsNJX9iedGJePvLrTntYWXxrLfS-gt6UKmaPvgtmoK-0CijLy6P1JbXZEWfFKr1-qmvOueF2cetZNQDLCC7W1et0Z5AspvvuJwZa_GKDbRQQSzkxvJt_rI/s1600-h/dscf2451.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNGZoW4poTohD2bc9-DeIwEsNJX9iedGJePvLrTntYWXxrLfS-gt6UKmaPvgtmoK-0CijLy6P1JbXZEWfFKr1-qmvOueF2cetZNQDLCC7W1et0Z5AspvvuJwZa_GKDbRQQSzkxvJt_rI/s320/dscf2451.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292661981543399010" /></a><br /><br />Christmas morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWv-fsW-l0r5xx82L-TmMlvP4JMajJor446TtpGhyGc8rzhhRpJE9uXHLV4ry6-7C1bHtNQUxfSFV6zudnC7B4La0fRhROwrb5JXVcOW22Ar07H1ANqASPCdl9rXAb9r1a8ZL_2AbD-B0/s1600-h/dscf2606.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWv-fsW-l0r5xx82L-TmMlvP4JMajJor446TtpGhyGc8rzhhRpJE9uXHLV4ry6-7C1bHtNQUxfSFV6zudnC7B4La0fRhROwrb5JXVcOW22Ar07H1ANqASPCdl9rXAb9r1a8ZL_2AbD-B0/s320/dscf2606.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292663220640251442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrbBiXVQbf9u_An87ggzkjWG_mL5Mf9IuPi1Y3Yo5qIK6ASjTQBY3QC4gxx4n-IWYXR8_75eHmhrZmhPMxBCfqEF0_MVFXVLBkOddgk0jPJJcuaDqswGEBHVLAn9oov2qwzG7ar8Hc64/s1600-h/dscf2557.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrbBiXVQbf9u_An87ggzkjWG_mL5Mf9IuPi1Y3Yo5qIK6ASjTQBY3QC4gxx4n-IWYXR8_75eHmhrZmhPMxBCfqEF0_MVFXVLBkOddgk0jPJJcuaDqswGEBHVLAn9oov2qwzG7ar8Hc64/s320/dscf2557.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292663212780781906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SjYcvn9ZINt3kd6tVLmj1_xiuP0E4K3GcEt_mQRJGnKjANeIKqOQW7sDwwuna6ISOpe7HkNN762DSDzv-ANRPpq4KiWM8AhEhGMK9mDocXQ_eiUuchSC7gDQwm5M8LfTtk9V6AZonGw/s1600-h/dscf2594.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SjYcvn9ZINt3kd6tVLmj1_xiuP0E4K3GcEt_mQRJGnKjANeIKqOQW7sDwwuna6ISOpe7HkNN762DSDzv-ANRPpq4KiWM8AhEhGMK9mDocXQ_eiUuchSC7gDQwm5M8LfTtk9V6AZonGw/s320/dscf2594.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292663207987394658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxpOydsZRNVvZBlSVCerujNDPMiItnU6aq6Z8l6Jxuh3dxgS9nMO10mVTM3rVlZrd1_Fp_6coudITmr3pVJSUpdqLfWq_OUuML9k1cwSlF3BsbnFCzNqb6VkEDZp_6qrjXiZR4VWR9ko/s1600-h/dscf2578.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxpOydsZRNVvZBlSVCerujNDPMiItnU6aq6Z8l6Jxuh3dxgS9nMO10mVTM3rVlZrd1_Fp_6coudITmr3pVJSUpdqLfWq_OUuML9k1cwSlF3BsbnFCzNqb6VkEDZp_6qrjXiZR4VWR9ko/s320/dscf2578.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292663198441518930" /></a><br /><br />And 3 lovely ladies in their Christmas best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabxkNOTEbpHcSZqhs4YXz4Bj8v_lpqCZNPIUkbSDrE2Hz7t0LWkzI0VoZaRiMTaCrE5b0DuXXyyHp3r5PlwLn5Z5SniJYR0pwsUA7ISwVzdnrz6W4hBA-827Mh7A_BUw6Yih8RiG0kJ8/s1600-h/dscf2359.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabxkNOTEbpHcSZqhs4YXz4Bj8v_lpqCZNPIUkbSDrE2Hz7t0LWkzI0VoZaRiMTaCrE5b0DuXXyyHp3r5PlwLn5Z5SniJYR0pwsUA7ISwVzdnrz6W4hBA-827Mh7A_BUw6Yih8RiG0kJ8/s320/dscf2359.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292664232708370146" /></a>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-25061058227856864712009-01-15T09:22:00.002-05:002009-01-15T09:29:51.323-05:00SlackerYes, that is what I have been when it comes to this blog--a slacker. However, I do solemnly swear that I will new posts and pictures up by this weekend. In the meantime, I would like to share with you a <a href="http://www.warriorsforweightloss.blogspot.com">new blog</a> dedicated to getting healthy and losing weight that a couple of girlfriends and I are starting. It's primary purpose is to provide motivation and support to those who need it (read we three gals--we're not the most internally motivated people around) while embarking upon a healthier lifestyle. We'd love to have you all join us there!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-89020565620392137992008-11-18T10:21:00.002-05:002008-11-18T10:37:19.283-05:00Fantabulous Photo Shoot ExtravaganzaWe had a little photo session yesterday because we are too cheap to pay for professional photography and I thought you might enjoy some of the results.<br /><br />Our first model is E.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yQlEP7_B3woJya4i9YZMzQgmcUdGUKmGxuxNgQ42_HsCJmP8t30WUXgu-TgR4QrHkrOlSvDUUEKUlFnR4Nf8X-UYM83U-A0Y_N64Ngti9DnKWArfJHq4BHxIP-_ovx604mp_Z7Do5Jc/s1600-h/dscf2293.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yQlEP7_B3woJya4i9YZMzQgmcUdGUKmGxuxNgQ42_HsCJmP8t30WUXgu-TgR4QrHkrOlSvDUUEKUlFnR4Nf8X-UYM83U-A0Y_N64Ngti9DnKWArfJHq4BHxIP-_ovx604mp_Z7Do5Jc/s320/dscf2293.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270019329957949650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpC6_kKC3YaRsFMSAzm1CZGdPz6VgN2lmmOL-kdy2h5DCZWaQo2tPRKyQ2i31G2HZVCyxYschg5yTqpoxhBHEnl9t7v5mZueZUw-rn85me3AbW_4S6i97NWPUnyarIwtJDa8NYyDdB_I/s1600-h/dscf2281.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpC6_kKC3YaRsFMSAzm1CZGdPz6VgN2lmmOL-kdy2h5DCZWaQo2tPRKyQ2i31G2HZVCyxYschg5yTqpoxhBHEnl9t7v5mZueZUw-rn85me3AbW_4S6i97NWPUnyarIwtJDa8NYyDdB_I/s320/dscf2281.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270019314495221250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPBPnWbrk5ZhuvhJpC5n-SkW3qtbB_ohiTU4UZZI27VtxhCm2IKzlJuXRBBQU_V_GTJEbzR3aNTynRgAunD2cbWAnZ12GxjOhgUvv9NoGugjAzHshkGhAhhJ-VKDyd6T-S7z1moHm4rE/s1600-h/dscf2289.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPBPnWbrk5ZhuvhJpC5n-SkW3qtbB_ohiTU4UZZI27VtxhCm2IKzlJuXRBBQU_V_GTJEbzR3aNTynRgAunD2cbWAnZ12GxjOhgUvv9NoGugjAzHshkGhAhhJ-VKDyd6T-S7z1moHm4rE/s320/dscf2289.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270019316616375090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV35Gfgu_YSEhLoJqSAt4-M0qBUl2J4s-SG_aVfWsJZqnToFlhTTqM_oXKrl5-uQ-oEKegCTubNI4zvVd59JcK74IzMoGIqhRLdGEmco9X1Di7vpOhnWqt4i2idhSeh10TSbh9Kj_Hyk/s1600-h/dscf2279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV35Gfgu_YSEhLoJqSAt4-M0qBUl2J4s-SG_aVfWsJZqnToFlhTTqM_oXKrl5-uQ-oEKegCTubNI4zvVd59JcK74IzMoGIqhRLdGEmco9X1Di7vpOhnWqt4i2idhSeh10TSbh9Kj_Hyk/s320/dscf2279.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270019306339274290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjupDwtfW2d-0Cdzib_IIm53-3GSiDEDEbpIrKLU3Q9B70Zv5k_uiI4lKPQhQgm801W-5Ia4_60bqOFXolQ2WSnuuAs8z1f3S_2fAzUzGZZtBziXSu_llxEyvt2OsreT-NDXSP13Dief8/s1600-h/dscf2233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjupDwtfW2d-0Cdzib_IIm53-3GSiDEDEbpIrKLU3Q9B70Zv5k_uiI4lKPQhQgm801W-5Ia4_60bqOFXolQ2WSnuuAs8z1f3S_2fAzUzGZZtBziXSu_llxEyvt2OsreT-NDXSP13Dief8/s320/dscf2233.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270019303775917666" /></a><br /><br />Up next is A. She takes her modeling very seriously.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxleBRx-kn5ENVJDaQL9ZsgHAlV3eKwVlj0dczXOysChpUy4XUYBy2ZJlQNGOr2RdIBMosPYKnCzL3NjGWXsWcSEZOIw4IT6KHHuetRQgGQMndpIkxe2S2F1Rwlir3cAynQoZrzV2KGo/s1600-h/dscf2267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxleBRx-kn5ENVJDaQL9ZsgHAlV3eKwVlj0dczXOysChpUy4XUYBy2ZJlQNGOr2RdIBMosPYKnCzL3NjGWXsWcSEZOIw4IT6KHHuetRQgGQMndpIkxe2S2F1Rwlir3cAynQoZrzV2KGo/s320/dscf2267.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270020363515896626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNqBbgNfCzvhLY758YxICQd724_4tMgetdp7v6hStHd1b48PJmnolU0RJCQjonSomCuadZa4H6of89-EQ60o-A0lXK3x54qs-NtRIKQxikFZ_ZPhGtd7rCtyQ0FM0HiyewFilvxz4_kM/s1600-h/dscf2270.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNqBbgNfCzvhLY758YxICQd724_4tMgetdp7v6hStHd1b48PJmnolU0RJCQjonSomCuadZa4H6of89-EQ60o-A0lXK3x54qs-NtRIKQxikFZ_ZPhGtd7rCtyQ0FM0HiyewFilvxz4_kM/s320/dscf2270.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270020361185729458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxPB72RvtZWTviKuQ6A4FYs0PG3tlF29in9dOu0mrw-6e4zmPfbti0dAH_ZiX1paDN2ARlu9-0qS7IueGwBlaU_NlBxgEmy0mFGUbVEMSqwB3N9pXGhf7PNd5oJBLQVnOGw8M-kh5GjY/s1600-h/dscf2262.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxPB72RvtZWTviKuQ6A4FYs0PG3tlF29in9dOu0mrw-6e4zmPfbti0dAH_ZiX1paDN2ARlu9-0qS7IueGwBlaU_NlBxgEmy0mFGUbVEMSqwB3N9pXGhf7PNd5oJBLQVnOGw8M-kh5GjY/s320/dscf2262.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270020352291679826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ApZLmmagFXNBDNFn2EG9WQ-YYZVWhG3HmuQobSbYU_ulean1_vtdcguzt1U0k2_IaMK0M95JBHDfpd1qkQnQ2tPK7gVwasmZBxEccxsSjwS1A00qA37AWF8d97V6OW51XkAU4zHHFYo/s1600-h/dscf2260.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ApZLmmagFXNBDNFn2EG9WQ-YYZVWhG3HmuQobSbYU_ulean1_vtdcguzt1U0k2_IaMK0M95JBHDfpd1qkQnQ2tPK7gVwasmZBxEccxsSjwS1A00qA37AWF8d97V6OW51XkAU4zHHFYo/s320/dscf2260.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270020346830435282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZCq9cRhUaiFCTLICYku9ocpw4zCIMfIKXDGnBEPz3O_5Ola0IFn2dSQub2aZzaJPNdbhpy11aX6TaEJAsswkgCyL0APJvucVJtoXWaQGVpsJd_mL3LQF4DwqJwLmbdcYgQbNw-adaLE/s1600-h/dscf2211.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZCq9cRhUaiFCTLICYku9ocpw4zCIMfIKXDGnBEPz3O_5Ola0IFn2dSQub2aZzaJPNdbhpy11aX6TaEJAsswkgCyL0APJvucVJtoXWaQGVpsJd_mL3LQF4DwqJwLmbdcYgQbNw-adaLE/s320/dscf2211.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270020342447118370" /></a><br /><br />We can't forget N.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Gpjz-kA9iys3BsSXdxm_Si_NKFxwE9zeGDL1DU9wRqFcBeChzL0Mz0slUQJbIYuzltSJ8sBCk3fXAmXiEWJ27M-ofx4XPzsFoehcQv9MebA_ALHMVg3HTD6apOb5ihQAUTOzQtBGxsE/s1600-h/dscf2253.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqk_R97mauJK7sI9FwdaisYCCUUIUfKFUJk4E-iXidDnHt2bJjPouA2PEmLbmV3IzlFF0EH2xC5JDX9a006eX2M_-vQRvLEUA7A7PAb43nqvqa2XxNIo7YbbEFxRc1AlWA6Jo0E7SK2o/s320/dscf2254.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270021510088859762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8XQ9T-iIHCN8hMeSeHWv7lFvtCITQM2yE-gqMK35Rzr_e3IgrR3stzU70l3VnLptMwGiEwhdYek-IrQKTuLUrGZwXUuJVRDi1xIV0IHmIEzZ0CbvaGIm2GxR74pjMbA-zu9ZGZjMgDc/s1600-h/dscf2246.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8XQ9T-iIHCN8hMeSeHWv7lFvtCITQM2yE-gqMK35Rzr_e3IgrR3stzU70l3VnLptMwGiEwhdYek-IrQKTuLUrGZwXUuJVRDi1xIV0IHmIEzZ0CbvaGIm2GxR74pjMbA-zu9ZGZjMgDc/s320/dscf2246.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270021506777336882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8FIyA3w4BAR187DHqT6pwvrANDaGs7ktY3WTLS09xyr4N24M48uqcpD2BO_lzrunX3iT2pfBzgCdjYPrAec5_bakzQLPgNVv5dCBm4b0vbS7xHgqkWfLE51ZBE7Mnj24JIbx2AU4III/s1600-h/dscf2243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8FIyA3w4BAR187DHqT6pwvrANDaGs7ktY3WTLS09xyr4N24M48uqcpD2BO_lzrunX3iT2pfBzgCdjYPrAec5_bakzQLPgNVv5dCBm4b0vbS7xHgqkWfLE51ZBE7Mnj24JIbx2AU4III/s320/dscf2243.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270021498398534482" /></a><br /><br />And finally, the twins showing the love.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4sruYs6jwUI1ngQXBNJ5V_XrkHjTbEv9j4zFGmRIZrcssoAK7TTUu5c9MwHbkJIMtuMpvAzPihdqZb7pt4advZXCL9Mb9p8c5onXfFEoIjDOnxTvGaLvcHdC0uuWhNhpKQofTTBRidY/s1600-h/dscf2236.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4sruYs6jwUI1ngQXBNJ5V_XrkHjTbEv9j4zFGmRIZrcssoAK7TTUu5c9MwHbkJIMtuMpvAzPihdqZb7pt4advZXCL9Mb9p8c5onXfFEoIjDOnxTvGaLvcHdC0uuWhNhpKQofTTBRidY/s320/dscf2236.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270021927869328034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD96yw5ONY_Oj7dzYscC_kynw0_5L-x-ZnU4LtQVQajRoi75PIb9F3_BpUe5-WmiSb-WVzW9Huc25MGeeD4t1fslHjr7V7z0MMkb9Ys4xEkruhqwR9Jhg5muyE-2QBgnuxY1GwnIDMubs/s1600-h/dscf2235.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD96yw5ONY_Oj7dzYscC_kynw0_5L-x-ZnU4LtQVQajRoi75PIb9F3_BpUe5-WmiSb-WVzW9Huc25MGeeD4t1fslHjr7V7z0MMkb9Ys4xEkruhqwR9Jhg5muyE-2QBgnuxY1GwnIDMubs/s320/dscf2235.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270021921789198882" /></a>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-55794808571931903102008-11-18T10:05:00.005-05:002008-11-18T10:19:45.670-05:00Artsy PhartsyI have been trying to improve my artistic skills, such as they may be, and thought I would share what I I have been up to with the class. I did these folders for the girls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49IFbuKlx-y-z6xgUYcTO56HmTPPtkYTPdi24ZluBZOzDoSHS7njQXC68qtZufYLB0zEymawpAaMgIzNl6y6O3rZsVAO7Ws_v_hBONp7MLHpPmy5QnrKz9-u8xNWYoZTjWVsobbNXi8A/s1600-h/dscf2310.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49IFbuKlx-y-z6xgUYcTO56HmTPPtkYTPdi24ZluBZOzDoSHS7njQXC68qtZufYLB0zEymawpAaMgIzNl6y6O3rZsVAO7Ws_v_hBONp7MLHpPmy5QnrKz9-u8xNWYoZTjWVsobbNXi8A/s320/dscf2310.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270015378774986274" /></a><br />This is a snippet from an illustration in Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. I LOVE that book.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9WcOQleh2lUoYmhRX_OS_FiZ_YTZ2uPCcvifbphQzQQ0-qWh_PxROZwXKGjLyZ85kPbwNFyS4K4IIkaAnx8gJ8uMjlstHfPRU1zQnXcs1oPG-eSRkUPWYBAkZ8ybkOBCLSPha97QOx8/s1600-h/dscf2312.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9WcOQleh2lUoYmhRX_OS_FiZ_YTZ2uPCcvifbphQzQQ0-qWh_PxROZwXKGjLyZ85kPbwNFyS4K4IIkaAnx8gJ8uMjlstHfPRU1zQnXcs1oPG-eSRkUPWYBAkZ8ybkOBCLSPha97QOx8/s320/dscf2312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270015710162453058" /></a><br />Obviously, this is from Thumbelina. I spent hours of my childhood staring at this picture. It made such an impression on me that I saved it all these years. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctecSjTytFkafcC133C9j4zk78wK83aRZldEzK48ojf-qbzF6-z0bLKKxlbukG_wFXy7c42AmVc1rQNmGmnzk5DRb1rddKX_bX6RMBvY3gMQazplwePytDhavid7HdiPKxYYaxYOrYN4/s1600-h/dscf2314.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctecSjTytFkafcC133C9j4zk78wK83aRZldEzK48ojf-qbzF6-z0bLKKxlbukG_wFXy7c42AmVc1rQNmGmnzk5DRb1rddKX_bX6RMBvY3gMQazplwePytDhavid7HdiPKxYYaxYOrYN4/s320/dscf2314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270016220959771346" /></a><br />Last but not least, is Toad from the Frog and Toad series. Toad kills me. I identify with him, as sad as that statement may sound.<br /><br />One of my favorite illustrators of children's books is Jan Brett. She is so amazing. Even if you don't have children I strongly recommend checking out her work. Especially The Hat and The Gingerbread Baby because there is so much going on in every page. So what are some of your favorite children's books?Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-91888466568935691482008-11-18T09:57:00.003-05:002008-11-18T10:05:01.214-05:00Trick or Treat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUPwypyCKKRmAz8E9ZnahJGiO5Q5-_rU0AqL6tz57Zvi8aq_KIQWV5DP7iIW4eZasukIgyBxJSPTwnuymwZz-jPGWQQLkLO56o2QxPt2wSuLnVA7zspdDdk4rWeFonYTMZiXjEWmfZE8/s1600-h/dscf2178.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUPwypyCKKRmAz8E9ZnahJGiO5Q5-_rU0AqL6tz57Zvi8aq_KIQWV5DP7iIW4eZasukIgyBxJSPTwnuymwZz-jPGWQQLkLO56o2QxPt2wSuLnVA7zspdDdk4rWeFonYTMZiXjEWmfZE8/s320/dscf2178.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270012353366832722" /></a><br />Just try and tell me you don't want throw candy at your computer screen right now. They were <span style="font-style:italic;">so</span> excited about trick or treating this year. All in all they made out pretty well. They even scored some good chocolate for mommy and daddy :)Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-75216259663859315552008-11-11T08:58:00.004-05:002008-11-11T09:08:34.672-05:00Drum Roll Please<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAPo-B5o2aiQSjxMHgqxlae6LMzTwMQP3VnJjJc2xJLeTJmZNLuul_A9aivzhV1Pu_-D_hJmUEJxvEto_Z1HuHI8FvyWoiPvam9LohoNYQhmyiX8l0rBVdlkL2JiyPEvamhx98HhJ2v0/s1600-h/dscf2205.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAPo-B5o2aiQSjxMHgqxlae6LMzTwMQP3VnJjJc2xJLeTJmZNLuul_A9aivzhV1Pu_-D_hJmUEJxvEto_Z1HuHI8FvyWoiPvam9LohoNYQhmyiX8l0rBVdlkL2JiyPEvamhx98HhJ2v0/s320/dscf2205.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267399320666199330" /></a><br />And now presenting the <span style="font-style:italic;">a</span>-mazing E! Watch as this 6-year-old girl makes dogs out of balloons--after only seeing it done twice--right before your very eyes! <br /><br />If only I were technologically advanced enough to maximize the technology that I possess and knew how to transfer what's on my video recorder to the computer, but I can't so I suppose we will have to settle for a still photo. Please try not to cry, I know you are disappointed. I have to say my jaw about hit the floor when I saw her do it. She seriously only saw them do twice and then retained that information overnight to perform it the next morning. Kids <span style="font-style:italic;">are</span> amazing.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-1246479965986406742008-10-30T13:53:00.003-04:002008-10-30T14:02:27.197-04:00My favorite wordMy brain has been under attack for the last 3 weeks. It is currently being held hostage by the word "pernicious". I am completely obsessed with the word and am experiencing supreme frustration trying to find ways to incorporate into conversation. Any suggestions for its casual use would be greatly appreciated. Then, perhaps, I could get it out of my system and stifle its constant tickling at the edges of my consciousness. (Have I mentioned I have issues?)<br /><br />Also, if any of you happen to know how to correct this formatting issue I am having, I would be eternally grateful. I can't get it to stop centering all my posts and shoving my sidebar to the bottom. Thanks.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-55524110086212528652008-10-22T20:36:00.006-04:002008-11-11T09:10:23.714-05:00Thank you, Noggin.<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hCDsOAYiaqY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hCDsOAYiaqY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed>"><br />This song has been stuck in my head for 2 weeks, and I'm sure it will continue to be until after Halloween. Now, it is my gift to you. Enjoy.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-3579337137270533192008-10-15T12:50:00.009-04:002008-11-11T09:10:57.361-05:00October Eye CandyEvery fall I am overwhelmed with the desire once again feel the crisp autumn air, see the trees blazing with red and orange leaves, and taste fresh apple cider while waiting to take the hayride out to the pumpkin patch to pick our own pumpkins. I love fall in Indiana. The problem is I am not in Indiana. I am in southwest Florida where the air is balmy and heavy and all our apples are imported from Washington and Michigan. Where I laugh heartily at the selection of parka-like Halloween costumes at Target which are good for nothing down here but inducing heat stroke. The other day I found myself getting downright cranky about Florida's flat refusal to recognize that there has, in fact, been a change in season. Then I stopped by my grandma's house and was somewhat consoled by this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXkWaJxLUGk22hO10x5-HFtlnrQvo4Uv_GnhOP56lrwbRxKjzodzoKSU7rXQGl3ONBKPufPCn2hQhlTv3wdBJMZ_aNxplecPvTFSyHs6mVqXDC6ve5mXYrAIwACsbeJvwZt6gbnS2UPE/s1600-h/dscf2119.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXkWaJxLUGk22hO10x5-HFtlnrQvo4Uv_GnhOP56lrwbRxKjzodzoKSU7rXQGl3ONBKPufPCn2hQhlTv3wdBJMZ_aNxplecPvTFSyHs6mVqXDC6ve5mXYrAIwACsbeJvwZt6gbnS2UPE/s320/dscf2119.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257429526899294050" /></a><br /><br />I may not get my favorite version of fall weather down here, but I have to confess that Florida fall does have its charms. Like this: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Qgpb47if-zvh3V616iLhGVIjfxgsslXl1JSD2pSFBbtdtSaZrNVYR1YoaRkdIkHdF60kxZ-y3MMbhaRVphfOkpRNvVWEgOYzrwkTgb9Aih5kKHhyphenhyphenDfWXgvrKlf74l4cLBfx_oNnwKk/s1600-h/dscf2104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_Qgpb47if-zvh3V616iLhGVIjfxgsslXl1JSD2pSFBbtdtSaZrNVYR1YoaRkdIkHdF60kxZ-y3MMbhaRVphfOkpRNvVWEgOYzrwkTgb9Aih5kKHhyphenhyphenDfWXgvrKlf74l4cLBfx_oNnwKk/s320/dscf2104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257433372072815778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtgl6GDd7M5P51DNQ4FXZOK5OKycPbUsrcmDWyG_qCrfpSJWMhxS5CfshYan4MLKVT5wj61JLHMk4gREEBp22ZDHCljUzHGTZN_p791qZt2sHvluTLGBA-mm95cL38_X3r7pFSV-qGFE/s1600-h/dscf2106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtgl6GDd7M5P51DNQ4FXZOK5OKycPbUsrcmDWyG_qCrfpSJWMhxS5CfshYan4MLKVT5wj61JLHMk4gREEBp22ZDHCljUzHGTZN_p791qZt2sHvluTLGBA-mm95cL38_X3r7pFSV-qGFE/s320/dscf2106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257433373945662626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8BfWviN10_CusgRVCjxudmxMHz3lUo08CzLfLS59YPPPqMWG4Um3gqFTM6YhFznwLYRs2BdzFuiqm_gS2OZpk2ilnWG42oAa0gfgezGd5GaO5s9heEomO9hteMi8CHfoAf3jRJqe7LU/s1600-h/dscf2107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8BfWviN10_CusgRVCjxudmxMHz3lUo08CzLfLS59YPPPqMWG4Um3gqFTM6YhFznwLYRs2BdzFuiqm_gS2OZpk2ilnWG42oAa0gfgezGd5GaO5s9heEomO9hteMi8CHfoAf3jRJqe7LU/s320/dscf2107.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257433380238725746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2vns1-applYnNfILiAvFROBkXedKcnXNdp6A33NgLmiHtSTwHaGxyST8aB2cfBpSpZZHo9Qhn_QUV1_puJD0xxfGwAxiIRjdl0gebG3XBrqRA3T2x7J1SYHRLLNLltuu4t3isdErKUE/s1600-h/dscf2109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2vns1-applYnNfILiAvFROBkXedKcnXNdp6A33NgLmiHtSTwHaGxyST8aB2cfBpSpZZHo9Qhn_QUV1_puJD0xxfGwAxiIRjdl0gebG3XBrqRA3T2x7J1SYHRLLNLltuu4t3isdErKUE/s320/dscf2109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257433385556299282" /></a><br /><br />Be forewarned that despite all this flowering loveliness, I will still complain bitterly about not being able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal because it is too daggone hot and that it never feels like Christmas here. I'm just keeping it honest; I do it every year. On those days, remind me to look back at these photos:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl7Ep5XkYwO4LBaJKsVsHeVawD36AyK6xOYNfxcK407wdCfnsJKe3lNBUGvJLI13Mg2JwklE9SThsRUrUx7sKq7YQbqGbrt_SMrinxAwhVvsPkco1GDVprTDMuY_JICpS2k9xv4NB9M0/s1600-h/dscf2110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl7Ep5XkYwO4LBaJKsVsHeVawD36AyK6xOYNfxcK407wdCfnsJKe3lNBUGvJLI13Mg2JwklE9SThsRUrUx7sKq7YQbqGbrt_SMrinxAwhVvsPkco1GDVprTDMuY_JICpS2k9xv4NB9M0/s320/dscf2110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257434723412046050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3e-VZ16XYMwUu91pu292WG6RlIh_vkMpnZjaXpXG5VkHdDnnBkESzZIIJnyZS6-uJzqY4yf4Or3qjYuTpAUh5zTY4okwLDIKHUPXfOCVFzMPIcjxyOUvAdfp4xETXPm6ok3p0zlgOdjw/s1600-h/dscf2113.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3e-VZ16XYMwUu91pu292WG6RlIh_vkMpnZjaXpXG5VkHdDnnBkESzZIIJnyZS6-uJzqY4yf4Or3qjYuTpAUh5zTY4okwLDIKHUPXfOCVFzMPIcjxyOUvAdfp4xETXPm6ok3p0zlgOdjw/s320/dscf2113.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257434725538418322" /></a><br />Sometimes these extreme close-ups of orchids seem like a violation of the flower's privacy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37SWiSDjKJb0NPX54fk34bR4lytcPCULcGS5n7sSdzjxxYy6sJRVLqPCwEIvRtTnO6PLvhTlTGydMjgAHW-S4V5x5JGDEGPT5N7AkiiwCi8Mf8h_ImpPI7bKhl8aSVIAL-lsfb618L6I/s1600-h/dscf2115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37SWiSDjKJb0NPX54fk34bR4lytcPCULcGS5n7sSdzjxxYy6sJRVLqPCwEIvRtTnO6PLvhTlTGydMjgAHW-S4V5x5JGDEGPT5N7AkiiwCi8Mf8h_ImpPI7bKhl8aSVIAL-lsfb618L6I/s320/dscf2115.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257434732449055474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbymja95FxDB6NJRZyMjhT_idPUhvAYiTl1hxi_pSl4olRgotMR4la7855gHX0jQho69hQpUg_gkifxP2f0fYYIFiJSGLJ2MIC7-ugTw4IBSY3C3A8doq6I7hAwTwLmD4Kc3dPOWnbnu0/s1600-h/dscf2118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbymja95FxDB6NJRZyMjhT_idPUhvAYiTl1hxi_pSl4olRgotMR4la7855gHX0jQho69hQpUg_gkifxP2f0fYYIFiJSGLJ2MIC7-ugTw4IBSY3C3A8doq6I7hAwTwLmD4Kc3dPOWnbnu0/s320/dscf2118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257434737133085842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdhFf7tMw9QUYPdOLdGoW7TCdg7kJUmlera1RFST0V-1XBCdpv9OegwVyAWHulxwH9JFvHBStdtt69JRJOS-lFaA3zVe1wOx4NfcGW4v_v27T2CRPrjOiAkh4UxS_BusBqirto5-8aXI/s1600-h/dscf2123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdhFf7tMw9QUYPdOLdGoW7TCdg7kJUmlera1RFST0V-1XBCdpv9OegwVyAWHulxwH9JFvHBStdtt69JRJOS-lFaA3zVe1wOx4NfcGW4v_v27T2CRPrjOiAkh4UxS_BusBqirto5-8aXI/s320/dscf2123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257434745417144578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp0Ij7-Z3NSKXMRl0IFhtmCIVFTF6rHFxYNMAxsjZrCBXY4aWW5CvlAbEQRcUEdYru99M5_P8oOAP1qeBACIjg4OB8LJl02tCmVMkg6mOEZPKKiX1uYyQeUj6B15qlZW_Fwcl63RV6sg/s1600-h/dscf2124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp0Ij7-Z3NSKXMRl0IFhtmCIVFTF6rHFxYNMAxsjZrCBXY4aWW5CvlAbEQRcUEdYru99M5_P8oOAP1qeBACIjg4OB8LJl02tCmVMkg6mOEZPKKiX1uYyQeUj6B15qlZW_Fwcl63RV6sg/s320/dscf2124.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257435373665029074" /></a><br /><br />What is fall like where you live? Do you like it or dislike it? What is your favorite season and why? I am burning with curiosity, please share.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-71413167070260970792008-10-13T11:12:00.007-04:002008-10-13T11:32:34.648-04:00My Enchanted LifeToday I have some major cleaning to do. But am I discouraged or reluctant to delve right in? No! Why? Well, because I have a happy working song to hum, of course! Don't tell me you don't have one. You don't, really? No wonder your house is such a mess! In the interest of posterity I will share mine with you. Please note that this is actual footage of me on cleaning day.<br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pb2si7fClqA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pb2si7fClqA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed><br /><br />So now that you know my secret, I have a few questions for you. What is your absolute least favorite cleaning chore? Do you follow a cleaning schedule? Any cleaning tools or supplies you can't live without that the rest of us should know about?Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-65098416757775842872008-10-07T12:40:00.004-04:002008-10-07T12:52:09.054-04:00If You're Missing the GrillI got to thinking after my last post that perhaps I should include a recipe for those of us still experiencing less than cool, crisp autumn weather and those of you who miss summery grilled food. Thus, I submit for your consideration <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/08/kefta-and-zucchini-kebabs/">kefta</a> and zucchini kebobs via smittenkitchen. These were beyond delicious. Everyone in my family moaned in delight and declared them fabulous in every respect. Even if you are a little nervous about ethnic food and the idea of dipping meat into minted yogurt, don't be afraid. After all, the worst that could happen is you don't like it. Don't worry, just try one bite and if you don't like it, you don't have to eat it. (Works on my kids.) You don't even need a grill. I did mine in the grill pan because it was raining. They are very simple to make.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKDhR4rUQaQy_DmlJ5vZ_oQDPmd6SzfoQlxUcmKpw0BjbJGTCTdgsIsE0RDQKM6CjUCJO0LsZJbmco76rioPXXJCA2Ab2XOkvjsRsKZhwapZCxa7XPP9hMRUa4WeUW2Rey_B-rY-W6Gc/s1600-h/dscf2058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKDhR4rUQaQy_DmlJ5vZ_oQDPmd6SzfoQlxUcmKpw0BjbJGTCTdgsIsE0RDQKM6CjUCJO0LsZJbmco76rioPXXJCA2Ab2XOkvjsRsKZhwapZCxa7XPP9hMRUa4WeUW2Rey_B-rY-W6Gc/s320/dscf2058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254455266650069026" /></a><br />Here are the kefta<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Tm6YenpMd_ylSIH857ceMt1k_is8MI7rnzt2X6onRf-Amw-aXd6W9cGdRvKQ78l51_ZycnmkU8Uq3_ANwdVwz1mcKKMT8ktmGvn28_OfgDAVz3ObcOPPyI516KnwXzV6RgTvfeNXzTo/s1600-h/dscf2059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Tm6YenpMd_ylSIH857ceMt1k_is8MI7rnzt2X6onRf-Amw-aXd6W9cGdRvKQ78l51_ZycnmkU8Uq3_ANwdVwz1mcKKMT8ktmGvn28_OfgDAVz3ObcOPPyI516KnwXzV6RgTvfeNXzTo/s320/dscf2059.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254455439024170178" /></a><br />Here's the zucchini. Now, put them together and....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6roJsYp9pVVqI3Jxlq92xFzAD1KaUkfpeYGTnsDmA7UoTYukv4_l6xj8dKIDTzsC5WMIORyY97sdbml8VPcow2C8FYIl2g5EVS48KEw6hpc1Vq-xdpEZihOH_MHsXT_RoNQpt1c088U/s1600-h/dscf2057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6roJsYp9pVVqI3Jxlq92xFzAD1KaUkfpeYGTnsDmA7UoTYukv4_l6xj8dKIDTzsC5WMIORyY97sdbml8VPcow2C8FYIl2g5EVS48KEw6hpc1Vq-xdpEZihOH_MHsXT_RoNQpt1c088U/s320/dscf2057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254455685604590802" /></a><br />ummmmm....Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-8840293958887034012008-10-07T12:24:00.004-04:002008-10-07T12:38:58.986-04:00Baked Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes, and CheeseNow that fall is upon us, it is time to trot out all the homey, comforting recipes that have sat forlorn and untouched throughout the summer months. Of course, it is still in the high 80s and humid here in Florida, but I choose to ignore that. It's October, doggone it, I want some baked pasta! And so will you after this post. Seriously, make it. You will totally thank me for it. I will begin by enticing you with photographs of its cheesy, mouthwatering goodness.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86WbusLVaeydtnHnS960mFoLZHikPuDFT2uREs9O41Kj3kc4MjgvT86uZ8HhEXToF1kI_0EVSOM-vTlz0ZIqurG4v47so6NBWD80eAiNLIXKNbm53tAOapoRbg1A2xJXek4-SDx7upfc/s1600-h/dscf2060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86WbusLVaeydtnHnS960mFoLZHikPuDFT2uREs9O41Kj3kc4MjgvT86uZ8HhEXToF1kI_0EVSOM-vTlz0ZIqurG4v47so6NBWD80eAiNLIXKNbm53tAOapoRbg1A2xJXek4-SDx7upfc/s320/dscf2060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254450823785598242" /></a><br />Looks good, huh? Huh? Huh? (If we were not separated by cyberspace I would be nudging you with my elbow here. I suppose it is a good thing we are separated by cyberspace because that would probably be annoying.) Now contemplate the sausage. I used sweet Italian turkey sausage because the kids don't like spicy.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LUw-5vYTIgI9ux5Q2knzzG4Wb_l7SwGEDnyZIxBUeUYb_2Z1m_UBe7_qbB-3-hcHFYNPrWhzFK-cn3uyciXPlxZLy2ZAw8YyrR_Wi13pYxRq010pp0BBa8_uWc5h29zX9R1swcXRLUc/s1600-h/dscf2063.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LUw-5vYTIgI9ux5Q2knzzG4Wb_l7SwGEDnyZIxBUeUYb_2Z1m_UBe7_qbB-3-hcHFYNPrWhzFK-cn3uyciXPlxZLy2ZAw8YyrR_Wi13pYxRq010pp0BBa8_uWc5h29zX9R1swcXRLUc/s320/dscf2063.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254451682825409170" /></a><br />Now--stop salivating all over your keyboard!--click <a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=549971">here</a> for the recipe and go make you some dinner.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-17807451799818168022008-10-07T12:09:00.003-04:002008-10-07T12:24:06.694-04:00Growing Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOnhzEvA38aqtVoGT2-O0f516C6Vb1Gdhyphenhyphenq81nSdh2z3IErG0bCU5b9mNnjCXBqP4y_Fmpgt9CG-oSuvdNiKGv1AIcKSAKApkSbbuxqvMXUg0xiZk_kMnEuwOQXJHco0K2R6t6XpRCII/s1600-h/dscf2093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOnhzEvA38aqtVoGT2-O0f516C6Vb1Gdhyphenhyphenq81nSdh2z3IErG0bCU5b9mNnjCXBqP4y_Fmpgt9CG-oSuvdNiKGv1AIcKSAKApkSbbuxqvMXUg0xiZk_kMnEuwOQXJHco0K2R6t6XpRCII/s320/dscf2093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254446451412436434" /></a><br />So, my baby lost her first tooth. My <span style="font-style:italic;">baby</span> lost her first tooth. My <span style="font-style:italic;">baby<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span>. Ordinarily, I am not one to become weepy and nostalgic over things like this. I readily confess that I don't remember at what exact age they all walked, crawled, or talked, but for some reason I can't explain, this tooth loss affected me. Why? I was excited when the twins lost their first tooth. Is it all wrapped up in the whole kindergarten madness I'm going through? It is just so unlike me, it confounds me. Anyone else out there experiencing this sort of thing? What was it for you?Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-38360146223194971992008-10-03T13:03:00.004-04:002008-10-07T12:03:25.782-04:00PoliticsThe constant onslaught of political mumblings, sound bites, and other such nonsense to which we are subjected every election and are currently enduring, brought to mind Brian Regan's comments on politicians. I hope you enjoy. I highly recommend listening to more of his comedy on YouTube.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c5KPuR_ZeUs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c5KPuR_ZeUs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-91375226050022811222008-09-16T11:43:00.005-04:002008-09-16T11:53:21.259-04:00Prepare For CutenessI walked into the twins' room the other day while they were at school and found this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIIFkOiDXuZjK0pI-f0RfBKKacydUIhkz83YeeDzhgqdo5_cu4w29BRuuxI-BnNU6J0l0egzH0G8vIH9bNQcdiK91WyDyRXDCyZM4lNZpsi8KJUMelz_ys0muWUNWLaRYJO2przsw2xU/s1600-h/dscf2075.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIIFkOiDXuZjK0pI-f0RfBKKacydUIhkz83YeeDzhgqdo5_cu4w29BRuuxI-BnNU6J0l0egzH0G8vIH9bNQcdiK91WyDyRXDCyZM4lNZpsi8KJUMelz_ys0muWUNWLaRYJO2przsw2xU/s320/dscf2075.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246645723224637794" /></a><br />The girls make their beds before school and this particular morning N. made sure Mommy Monkey and B were comfy and snug before she left.<br /><br />Over the weekend E. got into a bit of trouble trying to push her limits. Apparently she was feeling remorseful because I found this note from her. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC5fSzEh3t461iP4sjhc6ti1bvxvvb5BuViBWEfJg2U1H8nGfqOUtAz5KaRU4NFrguAykG9lsVWZIIeNNH8MWlRPR7L-7sUL2p8JVhdv-gV4XfU3HWnfIgia7tYpBZ2FuEEl_8CAH6nY/s1600-h/dscf2077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC5fSzEh3t461iP4sjhc6ti1bvxvvb5BuViBWEfJg2U1H8nGfqOUtAz5KaRU4NFrguAykG9lsVWZIIeNNH8MWlRPR7L-7sUL2p8JVhdv-gV4XfU3HWnfIgia7tYpBZ2FuEEl_8CAH6nY/s320/dscf2077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246646835663753714" /></a><br />(the letters in the thought balloon represent all of our names) <br />Man, I sure miss those girls while they're in school.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-81750085468589220702008-08-19T14:48:00.006-04:002008-09-16T11:54:38.347-04:00First Day of KindergartenI am happy to report that Tropical Storm Fay bypassed my area and we had only to endure a very rainy day. Henceforth, I am able to share with you the girls first day of kindergarten (minus N. since she was sick). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_dgy0RMmb2vihO24A3DeeQath7mJBLBoISEn2iP1-m321oBJKZY22LY2Cg6EqMSF5VKNgRGTiiWg07TUE06uIAY5keb69U6Ytxrf378S2zYKDxm1o-5aZHkG7Y5VoyI_kBDj4TUpTBQ/s1600-h/dscf2048+(Modified).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_dgy0RMmb2vihO24A3DeeQath7mJBLBoISEn2iP1-m321oBJKZY22LY2Cg6EqMSF5VKNgRGTiiWg07TUE06uIAY5keb69U6Ytxrf378S2zYKDxm1o-5aZHkG7Y5VoyI_kBDj4TUpTBQ/s320/dscf2048+(Modified).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236363003086956338" /></a><br />Here they are in front of their classroom in their uniforms. N. was very disappointed that she couldn't go and told her teacher she was so excited to "enter kindergarten". When we picked E. and A. up that afternoon she proceeded to tell N. how much more fun they had than her. Nice. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ3-LReOjKe0P12uO9A0Ywu8PaVdGjjuV9cEmAgZOtPRyAn98LkxMjhDvOT6Ot_KjZHlHt5hrmMeN8bT50Ri9zEvLDWWLnBzYRFLfS23HtGWpffN5cKIh6Z4UdTaaDIiutboZl92Z_Sc/s1600-h/dscf2049+(Modified).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ3-LReOjKe0P12uO9A0Ywu8PaVdGjjuV9cEmAgZOtPRyAn98LkxMjhDvOT6Ot_KjZHlHt5hrmMeN8bT50Ri9zEvLDWWLnBzYRFLfS23HtGWpffN5cKIh6Z4UdTaaDIiutboZl92Z_Sc/s320/dscf2049+(Modified).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236363218518750146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOT_8dxQU-HzDsPp_5A58j3GQExu-OfpMcPpyFtaFvzFbRgznoiisDpo573JOvaiBqk7YsO0vCQ_2pnP4mAQKzK2JWD1edTpeJc2PcHxz0-io5mgq8050ACmWP8-Wm0mImGbefXY448KU/s1600-h/dscf2050+(Modified).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOT_8dxQU-HzDsPp_5A58j3GQExu-OfpMcPpyFtaFvzFbRgznoiisDpo573JOvaiBqk7YsO0vCQ_2pnP4mAQKzK2JWD1edTpeJc2PcHxz0-io5mgq8050ACmWP8-Wm0mImGbefXY448KU/s320/dscf2050+(Modified).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236363221981680658" /></a><br />E. and A. in their assigned seat. I am so happy that all three are in the same class! Many of you may know that it has been my plan to homeschool my girls, and for that reason it was very difficult for me to deal with them being in public school this year. It is still my intent to begin homeschooling next year, but after meeting their teacher I felt enormously relieved about them being there this year. They had a great first day and N. is so excited about starting tomorrow. I wish all of you out there with school-age children, homeschooled, public schooled, or private schooled, a wonderful year! <br /><br />I would love to hear about some of your schooling choices/issues/wishes/experiences!Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999129112510824781.post-30629881512454121972008-08-18T21:05:00.003-04:002008-09-16T11:54:55.690-04:00Zeke Plays Dress-Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwSn3KYZXkjsM3rYvVQxNntlOZFBp7zF1LPK43f1L-2uU3-8L40JeWinOVSqpJgKXqKSesAizizCH6eDUhZXt4kVcoTeltoCofMcIVkCOeMiadq3MUVtRGNQ7eubRLynnLo6TqxfZXZw/s1600-h/dscf2043.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwSn3KYZXkjsM3rYvVQxNntlOZFBp7zF1LPK43f1L-2uU3-8L40JeWinOVSqpJgKXqKSesAizizCH6eDUhZXt4kVcoTeltoCofMcIVkCOeMiadq3MUVtRGNQ7eubRLynnLo6TqxfZXZw/s320/dscf2043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236032960272186018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcRFcBlNMuFOWrJcUt2csvPlHsvBX3dExDTEnHmo88u1IreRZ54xuVh5-3TX_13URQ8pVKyzyDk1FeIVb8CK-urX2Tvv1RVb6rW06vNsEF5gML3qN4q7dMCV90d_1INF3GQuJcppuzks/s1600-h/dscf2046.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcRFcBlNMuFOWrJcUt2csvPlHsvBX3dExDTEnHmo88u1IreRZ54xuVh5-3TX_13URQ8pVKyzyDk1FeIVb8CK-urX2Tvv1RVb6rW06vNsEF5gML3qN4q7dMCV90d_1INF3GQuJcppuzks/s320/dscf2046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236032997624471666" /></a><br />Grandma C. bought my girls some lovely silky scarves for their birthdays. These scarves unleashed a hidden desire deep within Zeke's bosom (do dogs have bosoms?) to be dressed like a Russian grandma. Think I jest? Here is photographic evidence. Shortly after this he made us all some Borscht and read some<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bulgakov"> Bulgakov</a>. He always has had great taste in fiction.Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244119374469957498noreply@blogger.com1