tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82971578796354001212024-03-12T21:12:48.909-04:00Born 'n Bred Country GirlErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-14677908317508730902009-09-04T22:07:00.003-04:002009-09-04T22:27:19.490-04:00I Just Can't Quite Make it HappenAs i'm sure it is pretty obvious by my lack of posts, but the blog has fallen to the bottom of the list of priorities right now.<br /><br />I just can't seem to make time for this little new hobby.<br /><br />I also can't quite figure out how other people manage to make it happen.<br /><br />This will be a busy fall/winter since we decided to keep my oldest home and wait another year to send him to school. Or rather re-evaluate our options, motives, choices etc. next year. Who knows what God has in store for us. A lot can change in the next 12 months.<br /><br />I am however a fast reader and have no intention on giving up on reading my list of blogs that I enjoy reading. Right now I sit beside my laptop and get to scroll through the ones that I read while I feed my youngest. It's the perfect set up.<br /><br />Anyhow, until I have some revelation on how to blog and keep up with the rest of my life, the blog will have to remain at the bottom of the list.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd9SZVUy8Pppn4OtgR5ouxvfcpTwG2X83fYtzI9vx8DsTMBP-5tvnRbus8_XCixEJ3daIIxwjs-QnexdnauACIQcTDYyu_2Q2VPoeLUudQgJtqwQR9j19vSifUd4P8GLRgOsmaHeljNkf/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvd9SZVUy8Pppn4OtgR5ouxvfcpTwG2X83fYtzI9vx8DsTMBP-5tvnRbus8_XCixEJ3daIIxwjs-QnexdnauACIQcTDYyu_2Q2VPoeLUudQgJtqwQR9j19vSifUd4P8GLRgOsmaHeljNkf/s320/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377801788532660738" border="0" /></a><br />See you later!<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-29510254206861762202009-05-28T14:19:00.001-04:002009-05-28T14:19:58.780-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">"<span style="font-size:130%;">Faith by its very nature must be tested and tried. And the real trial of faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but that God's character must be proven trustworthy in our own minds.</span>"<br />Oswald Chambers<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-51266722882345928242009-04-09T22:16:00.002-04:002009-04-09T22:29:35.480-04:00The many faces...<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>I just had to post these:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNVZA5xbz-EnAqNMoPGtxPLvYtQ5byLRnEe0m_PxoRGjh4dAKuVkgNR17N9u0g6VTPIKze4SKKHRMZJfIt7VIdKtbQcxqIjVoUwco0tSJNSKJdYCbGLAhxarjD4gj6Fut5G2t_uRT-CVI/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNVZA5xbz-EnAqNMoPGtxPLvYtQ5byLRnEe0m_PxoRGjh4dAKuVkgNR17N9u0g6VTPIKze4SKKHRMZJfIt7VIdKtbQcxqIjVoUwco0tSJNSKJdYCbGLAhxarjD4gj6Fut5G2t_uRT-CVI/s320/070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322883539474133282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtTK12AI7TOQVcMm_t8D63wSwYW757gFPQMpPRji_hvKan8GqNqDnN-Jfccdz22JYn-YtGEMTfX6gWezX4AzGay3bX4XIHUU0CeMCBM69uzsRmSy0jo6ZFk09LOd0rtujzLfSdxlyF8r3/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtTK12AI7TOQVcMm_t8D63wSwYW757gFPQMpPRji_hvKan8GqNqDnN-Jfccdz22JYn-YtGEMTfX6gWezX4AzGay3bX4XIHUU0CeMCBM69uzsRmSy0jo6ZFk09LOd0rtujzLfSdxlyF8r3/s320/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322883545441788450" border="0" /></a>The infamous pout that all my kids do.<br />So heartbraking.<br />Thank goodness it doesn't happen often.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1xKyHJ40zPEFu6TpI8VOmnybgZFC62wMFdU8bl_xHwZhXBqoiWTpmCu8iZRxWULlvBybUa_ZrefP2M-yjQ70CFlq6aJ2GTpJKWw1Hn57SCw0Tav9hRY6xs7BCbedmYJAaD7DUdjRFNYt/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1xKyHJ40zPEFu6TpI8VOmnybgZFC62wMFdU8bl_xHwZhXBqoiWTpmCu8iZRxWULlvBybUa_ZrefP2M-yjQ70CFlq6aJ2GTpJKWw1Hn57SCw0Tav9hRY6xs7BCbedmYJAaD7DUdjRFNYt/s320/068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322883536723416786" border="0" /></a>Now that's better.<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-73754074196034214372009-04-07T23:16:00.007-04:002009-04-08T10:05:56.255-04:00My big girl turns 2!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWYys-c7Vz08fxgqP2iaVDbtfoeFttHOlSnQUocdmMUsWdK0IWXmhIdfDE0E7TYimRuNUyYjJkI1nNEeJJ-v1LBHN6bLuc6e3aOV2XzSUgPOlRExl16hrBfZhOVFwoXBsu4kbmwzSHBXM/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWYys-c7Vz08fxgqP2iaVDbtfoeFttHOlSnQUocdmMUsWdK0IWXmhIdfDE0E7TYimRuNUyYjJkI1nNEeJJ-v1LBHN6bLuc6e3aOV2XzSUgPOlRExl16hrBfZhOVFwoXBsu4kbmwzSHBXM/s320/071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322156467977351410" border="0" /></a>The birthday girl!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_BNDfiG8bZhD3cm1w8uao_9dFua4a2n8OYmNKW33DPMy92Chm9T-khv-cTcq8ciclqHyy0ROkiXPwtnu_SMYzJ_pxFM8Iy0Sm5YAs7hFJLKJIkj4w9M3N8m4lPhr6YhPi9yWUShHpN8K/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_BNDfiG8bZhD3cm1w8uao_9dFua4a2n8OYmNKW33DPMy92Chm9T-khv-cTcq8ciclqHyy0ROkiXPwtnu_SMYzJ_pxFM8Iy0Sm5YAs7hFJLKJIkj4w9M3N8m4lPhr6YhPi9yWUShHpN8K/s320/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322156460293050930" border="0" /></a>Sitting down for our birthday supper.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY2mgeXobFOjDcoaKfDbZtmboduuz7X02lg8LmnvrEa8o5CR_k5eLQJ3UdGhsslIWsS4AgnB7UDwBC0mMB6lELCs2IqHKzZw4j_JStQ8LuxCoxId26KV5MQSwfkbm-tCJ32cn-GM7FikL/s1600-h/082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY2mgeXobFOjDcoaKfDbZtmboduuz7X02lg8LmnvrEa8o5CR_k5eLQJ3UdGhsslIWsS4AgnB7UDwBC0mMB6lELCs2IqHKzZw4j_JStQ8LuxCoxId26KV5MQSwfkbm-tCJ32cn-GM7FikL/s320/082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322156454994383138" border="0" /></a>Making cupcake bites (thanks <a href="http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/04/make-your-cupcakes-pop.html">Bakerella</a>!)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhR3VNVX4Wp5POtjOPTZyVqglobAm4dNPD5KWkaQPiU12RR-7ZNLTr6Fe7by1KMbLxPmlgITKK3DyKCQyLDlAWN3FexxzviwHpSkdijvkxmI5k6JdFLrtd2Qnx-6TjkvL4Abk3ra8rCTH/s1600-h/086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhR3VNVX4Wp5POtjOPTZyVqglobAm4dNPD5KWkaQPiU12RR-7ZNLTr6Fe7by1KMbLxPmlgITKK3DyKCQyLDlAWN3FexxzviwHpSkdijvkxmI5k6JdFLrtd2Qnx-6TjkvL4Abk3ra8rCTH/s320/086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322156454106481442" border="0" /></a>P was more into eating the smarties. I have no idea how many she inhaled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2HsqKX6wSP_8w0Mzsnel8EzCEYIvuhe_6OQH8Dgo-XDSLRzfBxzBgE7J45NeHpyMV4DfyGxr8kjey1yWf68oA7EvfvfBa_ffZWhs4ij9d0MeYbga81RrPpytv9cEPNQmT23hx0BWroQj/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2HsqKX6wSP_8w0Mzsnel8EzCEYIvuhe_6OQH8Dgo-XDSLRzfBxzBgE7J45NeHpyMV4DfyGxr8kjey1yWf68oA7EvfvfBa_ffZWhs4ij9d0MeYbga81RrPpytv9cEPNQmT23hx0BWroQj/s320/092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322304992388336450" border="0" /></a>Mouth chock full of sweets.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEtKTA9fjezfyVkbMb4gmKj6zeov1QCVPnhvZDK4jvsSL0SbQupnL5CmOqL3ef9-ZdRooV-5J9-jMqaCYWGtLoRXpuWQBtSPkChzN4XCayfTZus-RfPmYjlAA2JtUuKmYU0Lz4ea3cDQy/s1600-h/126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEtKTA9fjezfyVkbMb4gmKj6zeov1QCVPnhvZDK4jvsSL0SbQupnL5CmOqL3ef9-ZdRooV-5J9-jMqaCYWGtLoRXpuWQBtSPkChzN4XCayfTZus-RfPmYjlAA2JtUuKmYU0Lz4ea3cDQy/s320/126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322321425960780130" border="0" /></a>Yummy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBC0xePguymn4dfs7A61Vhyphenhyphen8-rPJc1u8AVVF_sGRB63TMZPwXc86fxg-DDEg-Ku4ScU6uunUck2LN77tBjnHGwnFJy2NBdo2z2KhDVP1S75C5PpqfFGNcYqIa0ku2KGgH5smohmOBho4p/s1600-h/094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBC0xePguymn4dfs7A61Vhyphenhyphen8-rPJc1u8AVVF_sGRB63TMZPwXc86fxg-DDEg-Ku4ScU6uunUck2LN77tBjnHGwnFJy2NBdo2z2KhDVP1S75C5PpqfFGNcYqIa0ku2KGgH5smohmOBho4p/s320/094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322304989146211826" border="0" /></a>My mom was here to celebrate with us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaYLFPq8OVVLh8IJPzaxZ5dmmy509848Gf0amy3RNtx600djYBHuabP4h-DjI-t_wv_sKx777dQF8mFT9b0CaEl_pxkoz-7XWU2wk-mWt3NyHlofncAtMKaG8CJKAFgfakzQHSIdus8Js/s1600-h/097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaYLFPq8OVVLh8IJPzaxZ5dmmy509848Gf0amy3RNtx600djYBHuabP4h-DjI-t_wv_sKx777dQF8mFT9b0CaEl_pxkoz-7XWU2wk-mWt3NyHlofncAtMKaG8CJKAFgfakzQHSIdus8Js/s320/097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322304985240951810" border="0" /></a>Happy Birthday big girl!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqnRPhM-LLF2jWbh_ONziqeiIjif_g5t9GMQno9uxxNdF5HKXFh_ZbGhj0p0lP2ZDfNKEdoxbZC7WEWsBFrbqkZY3GiHrvJNrJ4D_XGAXQPwtkbbythSV8iaJJyDPoQOBzRqyOmZH8gCE/s1600-h/103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqnRPhM-LLF2jWbh_ONziqeiIjif_g5t9GMQno9uxxNdF5HKXFh_ZbGhj0p0lP2ZDfNKEdoxbZC7WEWsBFrbqkZY3GiHrvJNrJ4D_XGAXQPwtkbbythSV8iaJJyDPoQOBzRqyOmZH8gCE/s320/103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322304982795737602" border="0" /></a>New crocs that LIGHT UP from Liz! Thanks Liz- P thinks now that she has to wear those on her bike because she got them all together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahj7fm__3y0zPUXPgRt36LKm3psjfKbvGZTAYobguUhvkR_CPKFEgVGqkg6HcxqwOJEEbmyaRMDdCUpg06LBj3XkyYxBieJ63OM2XiRwERLyKvZUDkVnhbcB0gUX5K2I6kWXValASpgtZ/s1600-h/102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahj7fm__3y0zPUXPgRt36LKm3psjfKbvGZTAYobguUhvkR_CPKFEgVGqkg6HcxqwOJEEbmyaRMDdCUpg06LBj3XkyYxBieJ63OM2XiRwERLyKvZUDkVnhbcB0gUX5K2I6kWXValASpgtZ/s320/102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322309941306888978" border="0" /></a>Liz thought of my son too. Egg shaped sidewalk chalk.<br />Thanks Liz!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizjJVrvMTcRAclIlm0b9e4TzKUGfq9TglqmbIx4hWGoTeEU6vSvT0PynM5NenOiZ4OiF9Voa3nbLEnFv9qu4ku9rnsCUbYOV9JUsQFezlQDqGA92LDwMwux1EKTrC1cWBqWsfEmoFL4Lq/s1600-h/107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizjJVrvMTcRAclIlm0b9e4TzKUGfq9TglqmbIx4hWGoTeEU6vSvT0PynM5NenOiZ4OiF9Voa3nbLEnFv9qu4ku9rnsCUbYOV9JUsQFezlQDqGA92LDwMwux1EKTrC1cWBqWsfEmoFL4Lq/s320/107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322309938325165746" border="0" /></a>Closing her eyes waiting for her gift from mommy and daddy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHENr7ejtaOe_GHdma7ikRpnic-hxeStmugIbfJVZNZFL9RRDQAy5CjUqgEWQKEAKaoMQB6ubKxO_845QjjLQ3jSFJ_3BIty6bZySPIUFp9RqbUitKgMnhVlvl3RqdbMoxbmdihy1aTOb/s1600-h/109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHENr7ejtaOe_GHdma7ikRpnic-hxeStmugIbfJVZNZFL9RRDQAy5CjUqgEWQKEAKaoMQB6ubKxO_845QjjLQ3jSFJ_3BIty6bZySPIUFp9RqbUitKgMnhVlvl3RqdbMoxbmdihy1aTOb/s320/109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322309931787532834" border="0" /></a>An elmo bike that sings! We're hoping this will ignite the fire to ride now that she has her own<br />since she was always trying to ride her big brother's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tt2l10WKDXHX5yVyg83F6TmFyV2-2sW1wFH9GNJEWVH5IqD3JZOo3dyUF230W6O8UiQ-WBjHOEvG1BP8JF5fC5ZE9jvHGHO5m3aZBE2H3I3VK3bGX6R8iFEUhRpzqxBI3lTkzj_FwcuX/s1600-h/113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tt2l10WKDXHX5yVyg83F6TmFyV2-2sW1wFH9GNJEWVH5IqD3JZOo3dyUF230W6O8UiQ-WBjHOEvG1BP8JF5fC5ZE9jvHGHO5m3aZBE2H3I3VK3bGX6R8iFEUhRpzqxBI3lTkzj_FwcuX/s320/113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322309923045606370" border="0" /></a>Opening a special card from Ellie-Ma. It sings the Itsy Bitsy Spider.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLuRTpw_kkLzkyp8_-W39HsZyO-AyXpDkW-Q7OeLwGi-jK8ZaShgtXIts8M-6RktONMZuLmTBupqcgt-8jq50CzYMXULAN_hRr1VvoZ57ZVmFeqKy7UnfnZOYpOcrVNjq7WlO_5WG2xNL/s1600-h/115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLuRTpw_kkLzkyp8_-W39HsZyO-AyXpDkW-Q7OeLwGi-jK8ZaShgtXIts8M-6RktONMZuLmTBupqcgt-8jq50CzYMXULAN_hRr1VvoZ57ZVmFeqKy7UnfnZOYpOcrVNjq7WlO_5WG2xNL/s320/115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322312328640427730" border="0" /></a>A helmet from Ellie-Ma!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60-LxjhW17tQjn3U2czEt_Q4VnN1b6hoz965W5LTz5RNYYWPiLwL6Yr0nkZlYHFiObqBNnLz43mSHhrPSHmYws2bscnTpcBINscyEkTTz8r2SQcI-iy1gnvrEmNutOPqp5obwNLPg20MU/s1600-h/116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60-LxjhW17tQjn3U2czEt_Q4VnN1b6hoz965W5LTz5RNYYWPiLwL6Yr0nkZlYHFiObqBNnLz43mSHhrPSHmYws2bscnTpcBINscyEkTTz8r2SQcI-iy1gnvrEmNutOPqp5obwNLPg20MU/s320/116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322312327691841986" border="0" /></a>She's fully equipped.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsji-ux5C1gTKmFGPEenxFSJGT2_ddbvutj5h9Jz9GBRsGfUhgI395VIe88uPcoi-zyUhqcB52xva9Kq3MFy_RvBj2mou-b0twvT-Y1hiiGqo5I9o41DH1uYeFGNxf0NpIal7AIoppaHt/s1600-h/117.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsji-ux5C1gTKmFGPEenxFSJGT2_ddbvutj5h9Jz9GBRsGfUhgI395VIe88uPcoi-zyUhqcB52xva9Kq3MFy_RvBj2mou-b0twvT-Y1hiiGqo5I9o41DH1uYeFGNxf0NpIal7AIoppaHt/s320/117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322312324654216658" border="0" /></a>Some birthday money from Great-Grandma! Thanks Great-Grandma.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggouuFQgMuPKBZ3_CiSqq5DSPmZZkgQg7gCdDVWkHrKw1QmaUKXQrIpMlyZGu05G9CjGrRfEAXOp2__QBz9KZfQXW3otfY9x_BrtRLplNPbB5v4bC6-97b9JbdoZjhzKEwoLexJ30XJLXx/s1600-h/120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggouuFQgMuPKBZ3_CiSqq5DSPmZZkgQg7gCdDVWkHrKw1QmaUKXQrIpMlyZGu05G9CjGrRfEAXOp2__QBz9KZfQXW3otfY9x_BrtRLplNPbB5v4bC6-97b9JbdoZjhzKEwoLexJ30XJLXx/s320/120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322312313537592290" border="0" /></a>I often pick up things for the kids that I know they'll like for when they get birthday money.<br />P got an aqua doodle with her money.<br />:)<br /><br />And just like that we move on to another year. Wow.<br /><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-17251553767990833062009-04-07T16:50:00.004-04:002009-04-07T23:14:58.755-04:00Super Size My...........Coffee??<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NWhF4RWxUw0FNmg01G9BfH2YMVFCkG14y4Os0PC1DqiutHLX7iEhriTHJS7JkdYznHgyeligABqEq-eoAlOdBOn3YWNRHJoni-9Eu-pg_PE2zDK7ZE0RB-srj0HV0GPmt2HJjGUH8-w8/s1600-h/066.JPG"></a>Tim Hortons is predominantly a Canadian thing as you know. But as we crossed the border in Niagara Falls into the US of A we both suddenly craved coffee and the caffeine buzz we knew would follow (lack of sleep due to copious amounts of Rock Band can do that to you). Much to our delight we saw a Tim Hortons just off our exit for lunch which we happened to miss because of some directional confusion (not pointing any fingers). About 20 minutes later we happened upon a rest stop with a Tim Hortons in it. Yay!<br /><br />I went in to order a large for my hubby and a medium for myself. I was really confused when I looked at the prices and saw that these coffees were more pricy than the Canadian version.<br /><br />As I began ordering, I learned that OUR medium's were their SMALLS. So OUR large was actually their mediums. When I glanced up at the size charts I was astounded at their size of an Extra large coffee.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NWhF4RWxUw0FNmg01G9BfH2YMVFCkG14y4Os0PC1DqiutHLX7iEhriTHJS7JkdYznHgyeligABqEq-eoAlOdBOn3YWNRHJoni-9Eu-pg_PE2zDK7ZE0RB-srj0HV0GPmt2HJjGUH8-w8/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NWhF4RWxUw0FNmg01G9BfH2YMVFCkG14y4Os0PC1DqiutHLX7iEhriTHJS7JkdYznHgyeligABqEq-eoAlOdBOn3YWNRHJoni-9Eu-pg_PE2zDK7ZE0RB-srj0HV0GPmt2HJjGUH8-w8/s320/066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322056175775940162" border="0" /></a><br />American Extra Large and Medium (of course we had to buy one!)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WBZCuKCM_L4OepI_ppLxVK6FCYm_vQrn8pz1695-giHzFRVQgfSIl7Qmc0Xgfs2VjNGxE8FiufUfOTlU8t7F4veyhmihGtOxmUd8jE4pO1-ThasKMvRxTZLRwkaiDmD1qA3kuM5OzOtE/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WBZCuKCM_L4OepI_ppLxVK6FCYm_vQrn8pz1695-giHzFRVQgfSIl7Qmc0Xgfs2VjNGxE8FiufUfOTlU8t7F4veyhmihGtOxmUd8jE4pO1-ThasKMvRxTZLRwkaiDmD1qA3kuM5OzOtE/s320/070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322056168944146786" border="0" /></a><br />Trying to put it into perspective.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9gB78Eq3FTf_NqR4DW1sW9WQoT7m95ztPG-KQ8e13g_eBNt8rzCfL-Ft7lWOlbqLNT53nsBdPJSP9DXQowmUbBb5AWY5bTMPEbSEMUmJEMlrJKdxqqJn1ZAEcLwKNmrYcEeeiDFBeMMJ/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9gB78Eq3FTf_NqR4DW1sW9WQoT7m95ztPG-KQ8e13g_eBNt8rzCfL-Ft7lWOlbqLNT53nsBdPJSP9DXQowmUbBb5AWY5bTMPEbSEMUmJEMlrJKdxqqJn1ZAEcLwKNmrYcEeeiDFBeMMJ/s320/069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322056160493179682" border="0" /></a>It was huge. And no he didn't drink it all.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZGtzvPKHkv4GqKl-f68AfhKuv9hIIYaUQqtH9BXh1YJEZYh9ToBLVLsvSyOt1bZqHi5UhkZL6DGUjHDnMBEHP6-X23p2dP0DXim9OpTUbgOOFScL2xKO9kInnNzpbcMsTFtNI_SzmDcx/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZGtzvPKHkv4GqKl-f68AfhKuv9hIIYaUQqtH9BXh1YJEZYh9ToBLVLsvSyOt1bZqHi5UhkZL6DGUjHDnMBEHP6-X23p2dP0DXim9OpTUbgOOFScL2xKO9kInnNzpbcMsTFtNI_SzmDcx/s320/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322056155936437618" border="0" /></a>Caffeine fix definitely satisfied.<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-6887011263538853342009-04-04T12:58:00.009-04:002009-04-04T17:08:22.754-04:00Vacation Part Three<div style="text-align: center;">Next stop was my Aunt and Uncle near Buffalo, USA. This stop was long overdue. We had hoped to go visit them last year but it never ended panning out. We vowed to ourselves that we'd make it happen this year.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaW9W24MRT8a-mom0LQ8NXrCqrjcWWUqt1LT8u6umk1J5tXkoARKS9G9jnkDp15rxa9VojDSCoIbOQvAN3AdrqD5sKl-hCDfMNK6tVRL0MPA3OTaXw2yxltcIk3oLrDqRhstNEzA5-hAsd/s1600-h/044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaW9W24MRT8a-mom0LQ8NXrCqrjcWWUqt1LT8u6umk1J5tXkoARKS9G9jnkDp15rxa9VojDSCoIbOQvAN3AdrqD5sKl-hCDfMNK6tVRL0MPA3OTaXw2yxltcIk3oLrDqRhstNEzA5-hAsd/s320/044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320883384944468818" border="0" /></a>We had some nice quality time here. The kids really enjoyed <a href="http://born-and-bredcountrygirl.blogspot.com/2009/03/you-know-youre-slipping-as-parent-when.html">Uncle Rei's crayons</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMSP5KxC51VL21dKv5o5BXJv-pBZcriSFwBsxgXsWL2EU8pD9FmSRkK3Us1LWgTkl057_R1FpiamqHgzu3PoDz1uIQwQ235mGFheRbuyR2B6IsgeGi0fkeqMf910oX0R9KstWlo24_xtJ/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMSP5KxC51VL21dKv5o5BXJv-pBZcriSFwBsxgXsWL2EU8pD9FmSRkK3Us1LWgTkl057_R1FpiamqHgzu3PoDz1uIQwQ235mGFheRbuyR2B6IsgeGi0fkeqMf910oX0R9KstWlo24_xtJ/s320/046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320883382268378082" border="0" /></a>P really enjoyed Aunt Dorothy's water filled doll.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfUe-Tiw_nEV3ixbyOHDMRNVDLgd5UgUeAcvqWaCUdn3tKSZUq8pw9WYDycWM_gjFRoM_oAJT6A9K6h3TsATZ4NSCXlrTtunjuINI0GXVjbZmXAzozTHJA06LPtDMgsSKaocEOV3r2rxk/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfUe-Tiw_nEV3ixbyOHDMRNVDLgd5UgUeAcvqWaCUdn3tKSZUq8pw9WYDycWM_gjFRoM_oAJT6A9K6h3TsATZ4NSCXlrTtunjuINI0GXVjbZmXAzozTHJA06LPtDMgsSKaocEOV3r2rxk/s320/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320883366747749474" border="0" /></a>Computers and sour gummy bears. Yum!<br />We ate soo much on holidays. It was so hard to say no to all the treats.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYtCKdV_MhwvYIeNAzHWwkHfnkNpTDW05DdyDqCfFVFuxt0wTlodVAlaRU_nhOwCdZbohHIUzARYcLh4rp0LS6_iDN2CvhzFMF_kyhES9zhX4vskVn9TyqTtMMDixxbE6qmTTA9hbRX67/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYtCKdV_MhwvYIeNAzHWwkHfnkNpTDW05DdyDqCfFVFuxt0wTlodVAlaRU_nhOwCdZbohHIUzARYcLh4rp0LS6_iDN2CvhzFMF_kyhES9zhX4vskVn9TyqTtMMDixxbE6qmTTA9hbRX67/s320/056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320883365019480530" border="0" /></a>More computer down time in the evening. I just loved how we could all be doing our own thing but still together in the same room.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPdwvNbJpNMdv8MFKcjCRNYJijO2MPAF57laIRMerY9TtCLUpV2qerKGMpOF1mkUtl4OqZdgbUdNm1f6AkggmPHLjR-iKTZ2H-HR7pJonomEhcZHeKaFXJ8PgDmmBpvxoH-UifvlaI5ga/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPdwvNbJpNMdv8MFKcjCRNYJijO2MPAF57laIRMerY9TtCLUpV2qerKGMpOF1mkUtl4OqZdgbUdNm1f6AkggmPHLjR-iKTZ2H-HR7pJonomEhcZHeKaFXJ8PgDmmBpvxoH-UifvlaI5ga/s320/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886293301667058" border="0" /></a>Aunt Dorothy and H.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLopway6owzLuQhhIox-ny5Lyjl6oNO3c5OpU-Pyhg2gmfR3BcWMjtsrebBxu9wdaNgsR1yjSWvQb1Tp7oU0k7nfqdCfY9UMRI_NMojwGEc1zEgzVDGy6iVR5WT1LFq6oG2k-Xdiv9-LOP/s1600-h/059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLopway6owzLuQhhIox-ny5Lyjl6oNO3c5OpU-Pyhg2gmfR3BcWMjtsrebBxu9wdaNgsR1yjSWvQb1Tp7oU0k7nfqdCfY9UMRI_NMojwGEc1zEgzVDGy6iVR5WT1LFq6oG2k-Xdiv9-LOP/s320/059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886284759949314" border="0" /></a>My big little girl.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4pB049XGsTrzgaXrWhgbLY10ol5Zuzt5QuD8bWyShGo3mZURyQRVqIEvjy8J21CgHL0d6dIWE-nnRZFYjWosyMg7s-ilI4smc9QqdH1UL0qjmLUMqtcdHbhJr5oT5VOUHZrk49tnewpV/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4pB049XGsTrzgaXrWhgbLY10ol5Zuzt5QuD8bWyShGo3mZURyQRVqIEvjy8J21CgHL0d6dIWE-nnRZFYjWosyMg7s-ilI4smc9QqdH1UL0qjmLUMqtcdHbhJr5oT5VOUHZrk49tnewpV/s320/062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886282612395442" border="0" /></a>Chomping down on dinosaur eggs.<br />These were a must on our list of things to get while visiting.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHMVd-EzufT0wTvRmXc5POCXAOP-WL7-b_7MstW799I5xzYPMiJH6RX9IipzezPuXQ_gpTmrResy1ydvtq-MG1BhtMVxTGxctZTQ7RKQx0SKeKLbyzq6cyv4MjXYwwuDJpL2xh4gG8fDJ/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHMVd-EzufT0wTvRmXc5POCXAOP-WL7-b_7MstW799I5xzYPMiJH6RX9IipzezPuXQ_gpTmrResy1ydvtq-MG1BhtMVxTGxctZTQ7RKQx0SKeKLbyzq6cyv4MjXYwwuDJpL2xh4gG8fDJ/s320/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886253564791362" border="0" /></a>They are candy coated chocolate eggs that have a dinosaur gummy in the middle.<br />We promised we wouldn't give up the name of the little shoppe that sold them.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf94YgtTJDfv2qp9jaan1yYSfIzdLKWGSFUgPbVRo-1l4Em66yJaQTwAnuhiAD7EXxxA9c69q6FKyT6ULuSZIpgJW9Fr9vfqwXqjSEDxIzq1MyquzXI3T_hv3VbFDJEK9Ds3W60y_n1Sl/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf94YgtTJDfv2qp9jaan1yYSfIzdLKWGSFUgPbVRo-1l4Em66yJaQTwAnuhiAD7EXxxA9c69q6FKyT6ULuSZIpgJW9Fr9vfqwXqjSEDxIzq1MyquzXI3T_hv3VbFDJEK9Ds3W60y_n1Sl/s320/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320888083887417906" border="0" /></a>Some group shots before we left. Poor Uncle Rei had his hands full.<br />He was pretty popular.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H5PCJzExBW0oLWbRnSLg8ddsuPdTWaTSoV2reglNSVU_OxCpCc6yvSYwgl2mmTgOZ6Ulu7B75TQUUVmJnDc3XPFB7mwYaqQk_HgKrXgCjT1NJwfe3zs3-e5TbPq8IeKJOYZhDRCKdA0R/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H5PCJzExBW0oLWbRnSLg8ddsuPdTWaTSoV2reglNSVU_OxCpCc6yvSYwgl2mmTgOZ6Ulu7B75TQUUVmJnDc3XPFB7mwYaqQk_HgKrXgCjT1NJwfe3zs3-e5TbPq8IeKJOYZhDRCKdA0R/s320/065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320888081770435762" border="0" /></a>We <span style="font-style: italic;">tried </span>for a family shot. :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0BX6sULOlf-6E16bZ65tkpS6snlWYD4c7_ag8hSum_q3Xi-c8cpNOvW-HGAgwOrbxhkETjVpfZ4p2Z_eTAwOrk4ysJd8-jMLCfp4-N56iK50xpivVDOCZkhyphenhyphen-IgD1JbTlCMfNouy4AG0/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0BX6sULOlf-6E16bZ65tkpS6snlWYD4c7_ag8hSum_q3Xi-c8cpNOvW-HGAgwOrbxhkETjVpfZ4p2Z_eTAwOrk4ysJd8-jMLCfp4-N56iK50xpivVDOCZkhyphenhyphen-IgD1JbTlCMfNouy4AG0/s320/072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320888094938908658" border="0" /></a>Back on the road again. Home here we come.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh000gjOq_8vKkypM4YsaaRjJ5VmSIBqzw1HYL210kX5GWLKr3aOeZXpMtdTmHKh_zqVpI0pKLHmCuJ19A2YLLPr_0vIV_zJ-nPmQMB1M1i0wk0Vm0z4xSat8fOHGVUYBooAiQ7CO5qg3Ph/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh000gjOq_8vKkypM4YsaaRjJ5VmSIBqzw1HYL210kX5GWLKr3aOeZXpMtdTmHKh_zqVpI0pKLHmCuJ19A2YLLPr_0vIV_zJ-nPmQMB1M1i0wk0Vm0z4xSat8fOHGVUYBooAiQ7CO5qg3Ph/s320/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320888077938253586" border="0" /></a>P looking for toe jam.<br />It's a thing my kids do when they have nothing else to do.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCSgfLQ08ZJWfMk8cQx3YJiiOwzB_0eki61G7Bkk-EBis4_BVecvfuaa8CZ_VBxaDEwPNSpid8BiHoIAYhKxEN8pW4FyfVzkjkY-N8EwOZG3_gvxJAz02TeU39J8Lz_M7K2g0jiGU329s/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCSgfLQ08ZJWfMk8cQx3YJiiOwzB_0eki61G7Bkk-EBis4_BVecvfuaa8CZ_VBxaDEwPNSpid8BiHoIAYhKxEN8pW4FyfVzkjkY-N8EwOZG3_gvxJAz02TeU39J8Lz_M7K2g0jiGU329s/s320/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320939992150806338" border="0" /></a>Just what you need to close off a good road trip.<br />Hmmmm Timmy's.<br /></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-43572674512988997322009-03-30T22:23:00.004-04:002009-03-31T09:31:47.901-04:00Vacation Part Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCvGjdRtut23rHUWL_bmIl0-yoWN9eYm_5ZihrZVNdqgm2f1VDlUY6wuGMaUXZpAMMTwQ6okL8GfvXvghpV0FdPBXfqCqLxP9kuSD9iXP1qqljmGsSRV77n9XO6nUZQXxZtAwLPH_ROcl/s1600-h/007.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Next stop: Niagara Falls! We made reservations at a hotel there that was a package deal for the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCvGjdRtut23rHUWL_bmIl0-yoWN9eYm_5ZihrZVNdqgm2f1VDlUY6wuGMaUXZpAMMTwQ6okL8GfvXvghpV0FdPBXfqCqLxP9kuSD9iXP1qqljmGsSRV77n9XO6nUZQXxZtAwLPH_ROcl/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCvGjdRtut23rHUWL_bmIl0-yoWN9eYm_5ZihrZVNdqgm2f1VDlUY6wuGMaUXZpAMMTwQ6okL8GfvXvghpV0FdPBXfqCqLxP9kuSD9iXP1qqljmGsSRV77n9XO6nUZQXxZtAwLPH_ROcl/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319173844338432866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-RwFRuC0ptGC0rxx6OiiaSCj-khlUXLQ_uANI_nslOw4l5IgrwJC5IY4XZ9oAGfTGaB8xXS1E5ywjWLRcmPT1n-wvapSBye-RJ_MVSQsV22FOdAswshcJudtfh_a9c_-tq4o-dlvL7I6/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-RwFRuC0ptGC0rxx6OiiaSCj-khlUXLQ_uANI_nslOw4l5IgrwJC5IY4XZ9oAGfTGaB8xXS1E5ywjWLRcmPT1n-wvapSBye-RJ_MVSQsV22FOdAswshcJudtfh_a9c_-tq4o-dlvL7I6/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319175852062761618" border="0" /></a>This picture looks like the one in the brochure. It was very cool!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbMTqLMR3FlO_QPfN3yc-7ae4ByBrybH-9C5d-mZuZJ0-2IyGd6LbeY4fnE3IPCFhyphenhyphenpgE2ZOaKDlYDUZ_QT9ld3QemJbobTAGKiWSjeDoNL709JJMI97F0NEStOchW8uw5XGMiroWRSx6/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbMTqLMR3FlO_QPfN3yc-7ae4ByBrybH-9C5d-mZuZJ0-2IyGd6LbeY4fnE3IPCFhyphenhyphenpgE2ZOaKDlYDUZ_QT9ld3QemJbobTAGKiWSjeDoNL709JJMI97F0NEStOchW8uw5XGMiroWRSx6/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319175846569126066" border="0" /></a>The teen/adult waterslides. Lots of fun too.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWliVAFZKKTVLgRMhRN9ciscHtWXL_MS9qQ6KG5sf3thFw9nfDZhB713mN5qeJFcx9Ali7iVPfohoA_rjefhVwCPLWEzO9ryzmJsP-Fi1zUnLhw0qntN5rErvQ_4FMDwU7SNhaZObvI8Z/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWliVAFZKKTVLgRMhRN9ciscHtWXL_MS9qQ6KG5sf3thFw9nfDZhB713mN5qeJFcx9Ali7iVPfohoA_rjefhVwCPLWEzO9ryzmJsP-Fi1zUnLhw0qntN5rErvQ_4FMDwU7SNhaZObvI8Z/s320/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319175845422797202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdmJqq2_O0rzIO4ygDr6OEyqL7sPkoF2NgEA-TGRVjYk-AvAska7jTV8Ns_LD-Hy8BulWhbkaWabFxABW4Ip4NNyBZJKa8L9HE3v31bdt_llceliE6ecLJOKQEaoBNyR-DLdDHSeJ37b9/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdmJqq2_O0rzIO4ygDr6OEyqL7sPkoF2NgEA-TGRVjYk-AvAska7jTV8Ns_LD-Hy8BulWhbkaWabFxABW4Ip4NNyBZJKa8L9HE3v31bdt_llceliE6ecLJOKQEaoBNyR-DLdDHSeJ37b9/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319175840104321634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zokARs8eC3xYsbPu_WHDa_SE8tANscVbnFt1qeuyoChR-nGVmKiVGm6UymH3Bllb1x3sQMrF4oSiuhNO817yAjinf_LstYCZB6S4Z8b9ATqbm5oLq21L0XKhVFWw8i0xrlWotWQdtp4/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zokARs8eC3xYsbPu_WHDa_SE8tANscVbnFt1qeuyoChR-nGVmKiVGm6UymH3Bllb1x3sQMrF4oSiuhNO817yAjinf_LstYCZB6S4Z8b9ATqbm5oLq21L0XKhVFWw8i0xrlWotWQdtp4/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319342707653515074" border="0" /></a>This was a bit more my daughter's style. She's kinda like me when it comes to water.<br />We love it but can only last for so long. My husband and son could have been in the water for hours.<br />The park also had this big indoor jungle gym. They thought of everything!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoHE0VMi6ZRkDVXUfBK3x6OHk5jcFLlmQiGcNLjCpHZKXZR40ZywEB0jQ4Qv8KWH2dpXZJqBW6jhwYC5D6t5-FUD-YAy59DFBU8e2VzwIEvNK1NMfco38wWSLJtmFO2n1JRZVxuq0nF6C/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoHE0VMi6ZRkDVXUfBK3x6OHk5jcFLlmQiGcNLjCpHZKXZR40ZywEB0jQ4Qv8KWH2dpXZJqBW6jhwYC5D6t5-FUD-YAy59DFBU8e2VzwIEvNK1NMfco38wWSLJtmFO2n1JRZVxuq0nF6C/s320/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319342710368827250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We took a stroll around Niagara Falls.<br />We couldn't resist.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJu7Be8NRXz-fhR6nHkD-O5wwTFCAwaLLQ03lNEL5PC4O0ttkPhlsfYeClMtdx1ylxZzJyxiG6CUTjW8MGHoRTzXkxLtmR4uyUNP5x1j81x2hksE7_rTJAVdZWfsPvsfB0ixPVGVdY4sC/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJu7Be8NRXz-fhR6nHkD-O5wwTFCAwaLLQ03lNEL5PC4O0ttkPhlsfYeClMtdx1ylxZzJyxiG6CUTjW8MGHoRTzXkxLtmR4uyUNP5x1j81x2hksE7_rTJAVdZWfsPvsfB0ixPVGVdY4sC/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319173845036486978" border="0" /></a>Good 'ol Hershey factory.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkJIXL7TkTgLMtMvK5EYfqitv11C9gW4M4OSq_Qir0x1QhpnYmzrMKa04m4qUn5sfQqcCt0kkPQV4qBuEqiA_wI85pEshrycTPqOqCo9kmf01MNVNnC7uAzrbhOHC30HdsFP-SMx5U5_l/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkJIXL7TkTgLMtMvK5EYfqitv11C9gW4M4OSq_Qir0x1QhpnYmzrMKa04m4qUn5sfQqcCt0kkPQV4qBuEqiA_wI85pEshrycTPqOqCo9kmf01MNVNnC7uAzrbhOHC30HdsFP-SMx5U5_l/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319173832002676754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jgXX_Yf1AzplwTmP2rsuEBjJeAHoFCObpf43LWpaagnhYimrWS0YintzAyNKPOK77XDh9CcDN-upE9AYYM5fOsO8saII4XIVx3s9Z71GZ1Now0cIpRMlRGRcMYYGUixxnRfHJSIJ2hzX/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jgXX_Yf1AzplwTmP2rsuEBjJeAHoFCObpf43LWpaagnhYimrWS0YintzAyNKPOK77XDh9CcDN-upE9AYYM5fOsO8saII4XIVx3s9Z71GZ1Now0cIpRMlRGRcMYYGUixxnRfHJSIJ2hzX/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319173831919254802" border="0" /></a><br />Then onto the third leg of our trip!<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-53709197628772251472009-03-30T21:35:00.006-04:002009-03-30T22:21:57.826-04:00Vacation Part 1.5Here are the rest of the pics from our first part of our trip with Sarah and Marc. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9H9KkfSLaOGUd2RQcxF4oZ1YBbFU7K9Hp9l_hVUITNTVN0FaB-t2FEkNoXEGRggOg-rnvzOIoKzoG_VNDv7I0TxngistaD0goJZS69tftmdjdyfIwMeHbnsnfUIDwOYswNnhzYhrgZ2X/s320/072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319164661896714114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of Fun!<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-44467063118391487162009-03-20T16:43:00.012-04:002009-03-24T21:43:25.162-04:00Vacation Part One<div>This year we decided to venture out on a 22 hour round trip van ride. The first part of our trip brought us to Michigan where we went to visit one of my good friends Sarah who has since left Canada to be with the love of her life, her husband Marc.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JnXvk1g6yNaYk0GqxduZCdyi6XSYDRteu7Iq8-NMdyuIjx77P8S5zOpP3W6TZfeRiY4x16TRDnOcrsDo25G665XCcwdtVw9S0scJulzBeJhOXmeRuyLPh-uGYC0X1LZ3AqDP1si2tkTl/s1600-h/102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315457767665074418" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JnXvk1g6yNaYk0GqxduZCdyi6XSYDRteu7Iq8-NMdyuIjx77P8S5zOpP3W6TZfeRiY4x16TRDnOcrsDo25G665XCcwdtVw9S0scJulzBeJhOXmeRuyLPh-uGYC0X1LZ3AqDP1si2tkTl/s320/102.JPG" border="0" /></a>See how dark it is out the windows? We took off at 5am.<br />Here they are watching veggie tales on the laptop.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWTSk3LLNklfHK8eUJ3EgM__RxQk-w9vmLmOYwxREAcC1f5b1WRvX-sa6C6XKuhPM9CvvIJ5aXYKTii8kE2iDach5kM7ySLW65EKlxkEcwu2aAfn4WaPOJcI5-xVjxDWrSDCKaPEGmsrb/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315457762221535474" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWTSk3LLNklfHK8eUJ3EgM__RxQk-w9vmLmOYwxREAcC1f5b1WRvX-sa6C6XKuhPM9CvvIJ5aXYKTii8kE2iDach5kM7ySLW65EKlxkEcwu2aAfn4WaPOJcI5-xVjxDWrSDCKaPEGmsrb/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a>Stopped at this little diner called Louie's for breakfast with Uncle Bo-Bo.<br />Saw this tin artwork in the window and thought of my mom.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bPJJ5piKrdPtxNLF2xdi1VJjVpcnF3Cp-Fr3PqyQ89xPPyBnta1b5WbCSuJBqF0iLGn3Cz9KH3xUkyM0U5tAH3lD3ucQiqTSMRyreanpJFVGxDNCfm-4j5cpRSlkrLVs5uPCiy2J3FXm/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315457760692033234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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LOVED rock band.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfMUmcLL_GLoCZeaWIcp8EGE9Mi4hJjcTaOBRCadt7L3ZpB_xC3Pv1c82o7vVKAv9vA5Hj03bw1E2nH1bwPjgME_BbIP1LdElMpy8Kq4jHOM0C_4K2waB1ACSodSGe1qdGoTRozlRRao5/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315627151323496178" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfMUmcLL_GLoCZeaWIcp8EGE9Mi4hJjcTaOBRCadt7L3ZpB_xC3Pv1c82o7vVKAv9vA5Hj03bw1E2nH1bwPjgME_BbIP1LdElMpy8Kq4jHOM0C_4K2waB1ACSodSGe1qdGoTRozlRRao5/s320/018.JPG" border="0" /></a>A shot of coffee in the morning (so tired from staying up late every night<br />touring with our band).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATw03ZUM4TS4NaR_IYiSSSOxurmZdmyRw1uCWKlIFB90fVZTEt9aw0oi1cKbvMIFgOTCS-2_DohWqGSi-LBgSjMo9sbQzeN7Z7dnSyQ99phyTgPoikgpS3cgZO2cZfnIv1S0yEstrcWKX/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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style="text-align: center;">You forget that while you were on vacation you happened to see your daughter stuffing crayons in her dress pocket and that you forgot to check if there were any of those said crayons still in her dress pocket when you did laundry three days later.<br /><br />And that would explain why three loads of miscellaneous clothing have <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" >purple</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >blue</span> and <span style="font-size:130%;">black</span> crayon on them.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >And just in case you were wondering uncle Rei, that is why you no longer have those crayon colors in your lovely clay crayon holder. </span><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-9694977870364537092009-03-02T22:41:00.002-05:002009-03-02T22:44:53.591-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >"Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground?"<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I apologize for all the quotes. But these have just been popping out at me lately. Inspiring me and spurring me on as a mull various things over in my head. </span><br /></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-73960379971867537152009-03-01T13:06:00.002-05:002009-03-01T13:12:35.136-05:00Cool ArtIf I were even able to create something like this AND if my husband would ever let the van get remotely close to being this dirty, I would totally do this:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dirtycarart.com/gallery/index.htm">Dirty Car Art </a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">*thought of you mom</span></span><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-81732471348080219312009-02-28T22:03:00.002-05:002009-02-28T22:05:07.743-05:00food for thought<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:180%;">"If you want your child to get the best education possible, it's actually more important to get him assigned to a great teacher than to a great school."</span><br />Bill Gates</span></span></span><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-8536238878194852192009-02-28T11:14:00.008-05:002009-02-28T14:39:08.922-05:00MilestonesIt seems like over the past few days the kids have been doing certain things that are "ones for the books" as the expression goes.<br /><br />First born:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpJ_dFyJpfxr1rkwloBIx-gyxI-cOA7rs1JZlIch4i-Guso4BWSGDybL0mumn-1MBcqw4Ic8jVQASUWWSJO5oiE-8l6OO1CSdihxf5mU6PCBARzFk-kaeFJFXN1SwCCGtcI7-gerXNzpc/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpJ_dFyJpfxr1rkwloBIx-gyxI-cOA7rs1JZlIch4i-Guso4BWSGDybL0mumn-1MBcqw4Ic8jVQASUWWSJO5oiE-8l6OO1CSdihxf5mU6PCBARzFk-kaeFJFXN1SwCCGtcI7-gerXNzpc/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307922732094265154" border="0" /></a>I know it is hard to make out if you don't know what his first name is but this is the closest ever that he has come to writing his name.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4VY4fH-S6sB_Bpj1SK2AtVCvQ8gqBWdEE_Qgyt1AgaasV1EGMB_ViYMqWNlbpTqINZXkTQr3-yEc2rZ4bVv2KD4oCwZamqt7CSfR69Z0cvRYRv1GMyc8lN0i_xHx_ULBYZN4M-B4_-FQ/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4VY4fH-S6sB_Bpj1SK2AtVCvQ8gqBWdEE_Qgyt1AgaasV1EGMB_ViYMqWNlbpTqINZXkTQr3-yEc2rZ4bVv2KD4oCwZamqt7CSfR69Z0cvRYRv1GMyc8lN0i_xHx_ULBYZN4M-B4_-FQ/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307922723006696482" border="0" /></a>This is a day later. Oh and I forgot to mention that both of these times he did these all by himself without anyone monitoring or coaching. He simply came to me with his paper and said "look mom, my name!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83yfQgbQDgyaPFo4JNlkg_S85sZnfsrGo3MhtboMJGVFDBZNTt9-EIUqJNjfk31ySm7UcdMQN6cF4XB3QMC9zIhPD6bZaT3UlWK4T3t45M8SbJjyUFErQJz0E5AJ1T6DhJmDfgT7pweby/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83yfQgbQDgyaPFo4JNlkg_S85sZnfsrGo3MhtboMJGVFDBZNTt9-EIUqJNjfk31ySm7UcdMQN6cF4XB3QMC9zIhPD6bZaT3UlWK4T3t45M8SbJjyUFErQJz0E5AJ1T6DhJmDfgT7pweby/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307922729457185506" border="0" /></a>This one he had help with the 'M'.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfMIdKDnp7ybFkhgUNaY8Gp-DNw6cW9UMdUtPqdavnaQWUA7rWrRBbLOvVTbUNmsTWB6XSglC1kRw7d_YqlMwC3nTHS4qAmlNfEN32DDM2_eVxZ25mJ9Nig6FlEVU-H0ps7QIpoNq5cKw/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfMIdKDnp7ybFkhgUNaY8Gp-DNw6cW9UMdUtPqdavnaQWUA7rWrRBbLOvVTbUNmsTWB6XSglC1kRw7d_YqlMwC3nTHS4qAmlNfEN32DDM2_eVxZ25mJ9Nig6FlEVU-H0ps7QIpoNq5cKw/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307922739859757202" border="0" /></a>This is just so darn cute- the great smile and the deer in headlight eyes!<br /></div><br />Our middle child:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY2MgLZooesH7u83eMBLczM6u4Cr6pVjtaAXd430kZwDVr9EaOoD9DPi3eDIvJqPOiAATA4frjKMUKvtyU-rymhCXcijv6XK7n15TA__FfuMNIzQKmAEz-8hrovD70qZX07LVeAkg6WAk/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY2MgLZooesH7u83eMBLczM6u4Cr6pVjtaAXd430kZwDVr9EaOoD9DPi3eDIvJqPOiAATA4frjKMUKvtyU-rymhCXcijv6XK7n15TA__FfuMNIzQKmAEz-8hrovD70qZX07LVeAkg6WAk/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307889143036089170" border="0" /></a>I thought i'd try potty training. I've been putting it off for various reasons.<br />She was more than willing to go on the potty and we've had several successes and only two accidents!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mUYyvf-mk9WEybwbyQNjPIUXg1192gJAQWG7MUaAA92iaODmzGybGxDGk3fgMJgpZPCmwdy2-cQPwv33yOpHcsc0SzcezOAUD92fXGR0w1gCWr97IkOWjIi77YHvr_AgQp5FxVE_pEit/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mUYyvf-mk9WEybwbyQNjPIUXg1192gJAQWG7MUaAA92iaODmzGybGxDGk3fgMJgpZPCmwdy2-cQPwv33yOpHcsc0SzcezOAUD92fXGR0w1gCWr97IkOWjIi77YHvr_AgQp5FxVE_pEit/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307889153224565490" border="0" /></a>I couldn't help myself. Her little bum just looks so cute in girlie panties.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh_1gcTbMRpQKL8OtQsweZNpNluIngXnZY_jMJuo6Q9gfVZGbAjpGpVPtbnKUHee0g_ujt9Zky19bzuJPjH1tw9YDhWUPgoCW92ITQNePoKOi0YOM05bGOnuuABhD8AeLd-DmhJTQZHMq/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh_1gcTbMRpQKL8OtQsweZNpNluIngXnZY_jMJuo6Q9gfVZGbAjpGpVPtbnKUHee0g_ujt9Zky19bzuJPjH1tw9YDhWUPgoCW92ITQNePoKOi0YOM05bGOnuuABhD8AeLd-DmhJTQZHMq/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307900144153853394" border="0" /></a>She also discovered her tummy last night with markers.<br />This picture was taken today after a 30 minute bath and after rubbing some off on her pj's.<br />I wish I had remembered to take a picture when it happened.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MQ8OWWXFKa_C77AQygBb2Rt6r5W4Y4RmTdUr-XGL4ZP_jdRdVYWNZ5MdG-Wk5xsJd4xyuW_XhuQLoOeYdpK0BhJmgtWMnPAb-mIzd2H21zW_9ufmnt682C5NLi75R_7cWaBECpv8vchb/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MQ8OWWXFKa_C77AQygBb2Rt6r5W4Y4RmTdUr-XGL4ZP_jdRdVYWNZ5MdG-Wk5xsJd4xyuW_XhuQLoOeYdpK0BhJmgtWMnPAb-mIzd2H21zW_9ufmnt682C5NLi75R_7cWaBECpv8vchb/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307900155868284978" border="0" /></a>Makes we wonder if tattoos are in her future.<br /><br /></div><br />The baby:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrsKw0n2gjCl9r3tPNkVByhXyNxMUfQhiw_wjmE44ZaJIKci062CXIRwQlURzRLfIzhim_C8J6hDmWqqkzfKtR0kMsCm4XG7Widj_LVs1IYM6I2Hc663PIdQDG8bDwnY_6acR9_NwuWNX/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrsKw0n2gjCl9r3tPNkVByhXyNxMUfQhiw_wjmE44ZaJIKci062CXIRwQlURzRLfIzhim_C8J6hDmWqqkzfKtR0kMsCm4XG7Widj_LVs1IYM6I2Hc663PIdQDG8bDwnY_6acR9_NwuWNX/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307889137338650962" border="0" /></a>She's really taken to finding her hands and sucking them to death.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadJULbMrH4a7rDTmKTZFYRI3dZcS5uYURosKb6mqS-jpfYiI0kQKpDy4_uGRSpOhgK4xh1Tg3ae5FVSt4rVswag4SnSYWhn6tdAzu5I9y30Ka0Df-UY2qrfrOeZ9WZufZ7tp-wlxhdHSM/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadJULbMrH4a7rDTmKTZFYRI3dZcS5uYURosKb6mqS-jpfYiI0kQKpDy4_uGRSpOhgK4xh1Tg3ae5FVSt4rVswag4SnSYWhn6tdAzu5I9y30Ka0Df-UY2qrfrOeZ9WZufZ7tp-wlxhdHSM/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307889134813277138" border="0" /></a>She's also doing quite well on her tummy time and love to sit up looking around<br />(trying to help her do it on her own)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGk7U_ymf0YpskFbvo1xH1zyBlxsJ_rlJ4b1nBNYQnlNf35dLuz-nI-uOc9fB9nK6dFz0sbxcVSMftBhHMx3Q5si0nU3uKfcKVQSi6pduLg9j17fyzsOxP07li7QYdSKsvAXkIAdsD2VB/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGk7U_ymf0YpskFbvo1xH1zyBlxsJ_rlJ4b1nBNYQnlNf35dLuz-nI-uOc9fB9nK6dFz0sbxcVSMftBhHMx3Q5si0nU3uKfcKVQSi6pduLg9j17fyzsOxP07li7QYdSKsvAXkIAdsD2VB/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307900162508174098" border="0" /></a>We also got her ears pierced with her birth money from Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Rei.<br />So cute.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I started this post first thing this morning during my computer time and it has taken me all day to get it finished. It's just one of those days when things move very slowly. Sigh. How many hours until bedtime?</span>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-55001957158993819162009-02-27T21:23:00.003-05:002009-02-27T21:38:19.598-05:00The New DooIt seems that after any monumental landmarks in my life, I go and chop off my hair and try something new. After I got married, after my firstborn, after my second born and now after my third born.<br /><br />This time though I had been inspired by an old high school acquaintance to donate my locks to charity. This led me to the <a href="http://www.aha-studio.com/angel.htm">Angel Hair for Kids</a> network. I wanted to donate locally and after asking around I learned about this great organization.<br /><br />So I lopped off 10 inches of long virgin hair. And so now I look like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGFp-SZ07NMPBETXNRto5RF5e5fXMDOir3WJKjlfXSi1d1f2Kr7MDTl5GO63fPFu55fUUXXL-0Qfisuz7azAc5I75-mmpHVbcLntlVm_SkTh-VEOtumOmvP-yDg0JEIVPg8ZgwXGRN2_s/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGFp-SZ07NMPBETXNRto5RF5e5fXMDOir3WJKjlfXSi1d1f2Kr7MDTl5GO63fPFu55fUUXXL-0Qfisuz7azAc5I75-mmpHVbcLntlVm_SkTh-VEOtumOmvP-yDg0JEIVPg8ZgwXGRN2_s/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307670337715908066" border="0" /></a><br />For those of you that know me well, I am not a big "hair" person. This new do has taken me on the new adventure of introducing a blow dryer to my hair AND a flat iron so that I don't have wings by the end of the day (trust me I tried seeing if I could do without it). These pictures were taken on such day. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI5KunYvQnkL6UnfYr93WTm6RE56NpnxoH7HUtj11-TAlmfHHnpTkjT-5HW66EboSvCFnAux4Q8LSb2tHb2MhUYFcAisVa4Kd6tFNLMeJx0dTOUzri-4SpkFFpyWIK2l2zjnWsuyNkJJU/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI5KunYvQnkL6UnfYr93WTm6RE56NpnxoH7HUtj11-TAlmfHHnpTkjT-5HW66EboSvCFnAux4Q8LSb2tHb2MhUYFcAisVa4Kd6tFNLMeJx0dTOUzri-4SpkFFpyWIK2l2zjnWsuyNkJJU/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307670332043673778" border="0" /></a>I love my new hair cut. My scalp loves my new hair cut (my hair was heavy!). NO more going through an elastic a day (a weight thing I think). NO more super long showers washing and rinsing my mop. NO more ponytail in the way when I am sleeping. And NO more dandruff (something I get in the winter and during pregnancy). Sorry if that's too much information but who knew less hair (well for me) equals less dandruff. I suppose it has something to do with things being able to move more freely....I don't know.<br /><br />My heads happy, I'm happy which means were all happy right?<br /><br />In this house anyways.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-49735802771985928622009-02-24T15:52:00.002-05:002009-02-24T15:55:39.229-05:00Spring FeverI had this plant a poppy in a kit thing kicking around our house. You know the ones with the meshed up soil that you add water too and then you just pour in the seeds. The kids and I did that "activity" the other day. It got me thinking about the summer and how nice it would be to have some of our own vegetables growing in our backyard. I'm thinking maybe we might start some tomatoes and lettuce and maybe something else (not sure what though). I hope to put these thoughts into actions sometime soon. I'm not a gardener but I think I've heard this is the time to do these things.<br /><br />I need to do some more research. Any tips?Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-80664028849851450562009-02-22T16:14:00.005-05:002009-02-22T16:31:26.351-05:00Renovations #2<span style="font-style: italic;">Note: I started this post late </span><span style="font-style: italic;">November, but then life got the better of me and then we had a baby. So here it is in case anyone was wondering what we ended up doing. </span><br /><br />The basement has been an ongoing project even before we thought of even touching the kitchen. It all started one day because our condo was paying to have a big dumpster come and take away trash for a late spring clean-up (June). So we thought we should capitalize on this free service and ended up tearing down one wall of old paneling and the whole ceiling in the basement (which pretty much fell down once that one wall was gone and no longer supporting a part of it).<br /><br />Then came the multiple trips to Home Depot picking up huge sheets of drywall that we anchored to our little Volkswagon Jetta at the time. It was an adventure trying to get this stuff home.<br /><br />Anyways we did it. Well, my husband did most of it. I'm a good support staff. :)<br /><br />So here we are with more before and after pics.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCI4HWg3csTvNXkeKFH5tH6fy0nqYdfParyaY8G1d-2fdwFz2IRh1fqv_91k81XSts62B7beLRKljlkFcxevblFmIovk-aclSXfKoM87Aj7WxaAcKMEbQpN_HaORLMzvkUqT6uRph0pXt/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCI4HWg3csTvNXkeKFH5tH6fy0nqYdfParyaY8G1d-2fdwFz2IRh1fqv_91k81XSts62B7beLRKljlkFcxevblFmIovk-aclSXfKoM87Aj7WxaAcKMEbQpN_HaORLMzvkUqT6uRph0pXt/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274474966114192274" border="0" /></a><br />We tore down all of one wall and ALL of the ceiling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU1j5lkkPlGDRT4SKI0dK6nfN6PS3I41Fcd3W6n9ycv9RVNXjJtxS1S6rT4PjmBqFJwkzQZ3MPslbahRrqQFL6ysQHfpuqcXEKqokS5wafAhMg-sE68o13S_uax7deQQnITD6bDAiux-l/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU1j5lkkPlGDRT4SKI0dK6nfN6PS3I41Fcd3W6n9ycv9RVNXjJtxS1S6rT4PjmBqFJwkzQZ3MPslbahRrqQFL6ysQHfpuqcXEKqokS5wafAhMg-sE68o13S_uax7deQQnITD6bDAiux-l/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274474979040791554" border="0" /></a>That light was the only light we had in the basement when we moved in.<br />My husband quickly wired up a second light so it wasn't so dark but it was very roughly done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU1j5lkkPlGDRT4SKI0dK6nfN6PS3I41Fcd3W6n9ycv9RVNXjJtxS1S6rT4PjmBqFJwkzQZ3MPslbahRrqQFL6ysQHfpuqcXEKqokS5wafAhMg-sE68o13S_uax7deQQnITD6bDAiux-l/s1600-h/004.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqZ_xDvDBe1D4q4G8vdjJJjZSTJMdrtUdEkvVS47gncpajfVsLADoBbLUWRwbsHtUYdEHjCkMbh-ajnrXgSW85Zq2jxdsB9lUF0kdsP3InFJTdGMhrzhz10Wx2-mYBO86p4pShYoTTP_p/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqZ_xDvDBe1D4q4G8vdjJJjZSTJMdrtUdEkvVS47gncpajfVsLADoBbLUWRwbsHtUYdEHjCkMbh-ajnrXgSW85Zq2jxdsB9lUF0kdsP3InFJTdGMhrzhz10Wx2-mYBO86p4pShYoTTP_p/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274474975483939762" border="0" /></a><br />Below is a picture of part of the ceiling with the NEW pot lights installed!<br />What a difference.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-FpJp8f3yM515GavCkwD4xaAttletDak1QnqaMnkuAvqRzEfcn9TvSgQtJy352DXc5gm3JhqspNoGq2f5ulJKWp5fplR-DdwOVs6r1rc6t22A9HchEp1ZKuvzYXe0w7-Xjxbr7Y4iSxu/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-FpJp8f3yM515GavCkwD4xaAttletDak1QnqaMnkuAvqRzEfcn9TvSgQtJy352DXc5gm3JhqspNoGq2f5ulJKWp5fplR-DdwOVs6r1rc6t22A9HchEp1ZKuvzYXe0w7-Xjxbr7Y4iSxu/s320/071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274475000148631026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The other side all drywalled and ready to be primed. And more pot lights!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzevmc9Z5TvNWCwQTZPlHuvh7omtazke8IvnNTGYuEweb4deH-0R3kRe7Sm0OSxztwlBLaV0rxyoKksbeDToLlmvSqQL5ZIhDPsR6zPOtnX_4vLH-PRmTThooRiTPBMi3m8umHCopWkns/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzevmc9Z5TvNWCwQTZPlHuvh7omtazke8IvnNTGYuEweb4deH-0R3kRe7Sm0OSxztwlBLaV0rxyoKksbeDToLlmvSqQL5ZIhDPsR6zPOtnX_4vLH-PRmTThooRiTPBMi3m8umHCopWkns/s320/070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274474991703795874" border="0" /></a><br />The idea we had for the basement was to keep it our rec/play room for the kids but make it appealing for future owners as a den/office space. So we went with a more mature color scheme (although I did like the green, red and yellow myself).<br /><br />So this is the final product minus a few touch ups:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK2GbgiqnzpRsr5-OuUlcRWj9exEuaA8Rc1bBNj6z6Vf8au_mTYTOGBku40BBjNah-RBSKcdbTOO9nyLI6e7j_xa3KKG8OO1FagxR3TNRJ042Uh7h9uaG_T7glROarTAl0gXJK71dyzzM/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK2GbgiqnzpRsr5-OuUlcRWj9exEuaA8Rc1bBNj6z6Vf8au_mTYTOGBku40BBjNah-RBSKcdbTOO9nyLI6e7j_xa3KKG8OO1FagxR3TNRJ042Uh7h9uaG_T7glROarTAl0gXJK71dyzzM/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305736200853974242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkYI99wq5ITaK9YocFCh1e0upKH5vAUz_VH40J7DvPQcTfD7Ro4ZvkqOJtTtaEG09XH1_W0CnVWtFh1ffOWyBdc3MNsV1fhqLOQdVLfq2gpmb1r3YEIJ0QcTGQ-Oqn3NY_9K0j38xkVYF/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkYI99wq5ITaK9YocFCh1e0upKH5vAUz_VH40J7DvPQcTfD7Ro4ZvkqOJtTtaEG09XH1_W0CnVWtFh1ffOWyBdc3MNsV1fhqLOQdVLfq2gpmb1r3YEIJ0QcTGQ-Oqn3NY_9K0j38xkVYF/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305736197373985970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATI6uzkhVc7HErwxhJ1qUIT1DiWlshaEHb4t2G9cScwEBvkgqZbcUPs4tmojOdO1G4oRQsS8K4FRlEf3TcnE1D_uYXXIiw9043QO3euE3cyWxKmRvqhldkQh2DckM4UYUZHFHACgnEdyd/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATI6uzkhVc7HErwxhJ1qUIT1DiWlshaEHb4t2G9cScwEBvkgqZbcUPs4tmojOdO1G4oRQsS8K4FRlEf3TcnE1D_uYXXIiw9043QO3euE3cyWxKmRvqhldkQh2DckM4UYUZHFHACgnEdyd/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305736192798358482" border="0" /></a>So there we go. Just one more step towards increasing the value of our home for our future sell someday. And the kids have their playroom back! You should of seen their faces when they saw all the toys that had been put away. We were also able to purge some in the process in light of Christmas being just around the corner at that point.<br /><br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-27887477469128708022009-02-17T20:59:00.001-05:002009-02-17T20:59:29.420-05:00Opening Gifts from Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma F.My brother decided to show up and surprise us the day before New Years Eve. He brought with him some gifts from the Great-Grandparents on my mom's side. Did I mention the kids got spoiled?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdMIMc5yYarS_iXrFK6FnWjS63cyLKY8eSxu5EkVpWPqG_TGiojFiRl23_xzPoGA2x0LgQMVw57k5XJw59U9-aqCb3AlTP_GkmM4UmKUGHhmgMsqv_c36EQTYuhbLJRDvRZ-pGtQP_611/s1600-h/287.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdMIMc5yYarS_iXrFK6FnWjS63cyLKY8eSxu5EkVpWPqG_TGiojFiRl23_xzPoGA2x0LgQMVw57k5XJw59U9-aqCb3AlTP_GkmM4UmKUGHhmgMsqv_c36EQTYuhbLJRDvRZ-pGtQP_611/s320/287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302757514084680034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjwaWrJgLkR08uiA8rfHiPiceVcZsg-eXNwW5VgqI8k8JFte9GxWiqIH7WJzXMm9yWe-LQTMHKwCJuukbqojF-XDY3gk91HwiJouANh8CD6t2y5Hu8dDk5tLo4GrZ65CD6l8HqiyDc8Jw/s1600-h/288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjwaWrJgLkR08uiA8rfHiPiceVcZsg-eXNwW5VgqI8k8JFte9GxWiqIH7WJzXMm9yWe-LQTMHKwCJuukbqojF-XDY3gk91HwiJouANh8CD6t2y5Hu8dDk5tLo4GrZ65CD6l8HqiyDc8Jw/s320/288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302757520641617138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6_Q7yedUXjhsW_jFfqzO7_2dvUBS3MgXz05SXDBtH4bho3vLq_iU6Kuluz0mv6vJUc5lK6QOYp3jM8zJA3W4EeP8j6FNeD-AWDGPFAGV1cNE59su868Kw8bx_tGZJhMoaeR2aZM9ds5Y/s1600-h/290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6_Q7yedUXjhsW_jFfqzO7_2dvUBS3MgXz05SXDBtH4bho3vLq_iU6Kuluz0mv6vJUc5lK6QOYp3jM8zJA3W4EeP8j6FNeD-AWDGPFAGV1cNE59su868Kw8bx_tGZJhMoaeR2aZM9ds5Y/s320/290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302757526840052466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ7BMBHs8FDWIeF5eSlAJhjhSXx4CACIyf3YgrZEhGCmMzVVI6Hcw3zZ40YS8cnhya2Ic11plBFYqhObpRFiIw-8yqkQpl2ZjY2Bz7u3k-tnxpA_NmqFURN2CE4WupBdT7EGiO_kn-AI7/s1600-h/289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ7BMBHs8FDWIeF5eSlAJhjhSXx4CACIyf3YgrZEhGCmMzVVI6Hcw3zZ40YS8cnhya2Ic11plBFYqhObpRFiIw-8yqkQpl2ZjY2Bz7u3k-tnxpA_NmqFURN2CE4WupBdT7EGiO_kn-AI7/s320/289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302757523524353650" border="0" /></a>My kids LOVE LOVE books. Especially P. She is our avid reader. L loves to read too but he is more into games. He thinks he can read when he sees numbers and can tell us how many things are on the page. It's quite cute.<br /><br />These books are perfect! Thanks Great Grandma and Grandpa!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-91427294910334199082009-02-17T18:37:00.005-05:002009-02-17T20:45:41.616-05:00CookingI interrupt this Christmas reminiscing with my latest discovery!<br /><br />It was my husband's birthday on the 6th. He requested his favorite meal and his mom's chocolate cake. So we got the recipe from his mom and I made the cake.<br /><br />WOW! Amazing!<br /><br />I don't think I had ever tried this cake before. If I had I am sure I would have remembered! It was soooo delicious!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sOvMsb1wSrobDmPYTKzeoDG_l3O0UctKCqzPp6LcV9NOctiX5_gAHyF1kUhtHLIx2one54X_cq2nP9OQvZJak_RKXYAYItSNMfaoRbg6W_nOimT-1dztlhJDmKWrR1sBTb_DmlNNImQD/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sOvMsb1wSrobDmPYTKzeoDG_l3O0UctKCqzPp6LcV9NOctiX5_gAHyF1kUhtHLIx2one54X_cq2nP9OQvZJak_RKXYAYItSNMfaoRbg6W_nOimT-1dztlhJDmKWrR1sBTb_DmlNNImQD/s320/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303946313565700722" border="0" /></a>Soooo delicious in fact that I devoured almost the whole thing myself over the course of the next three days (hey at least it took me that long!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTNI-_lrHQXc_34PBaYjqhbAvclBGxwa696aieC-jNIIGxTlwijekaf5jOAXvVkFnINAZzqZ_dpV4YXaq_JrhSvjDjUz3d1diZ1Duh34tIkLjRLfHw9N7qut7j9YdlG-mnBUl5ooC17BM/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTNI-_lrHQXc_34PBaYjqhbAvclBGxwa696aieC-jNIIGxTlwijekaf5jOAXvVkFnINAZzqZ_dpV4YXaq_JrhSvjDjUz3d1diZ1Duh34tIkLjRLfHw9N7qut7j9YdlG-mnBUl5ooC17BM/s320/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303946304686651458" border="0" /></a>Sooo delicious in fact that I had to make the cake again....yesterday!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr_O0Kc7UUjVv-hg7uize2dVb40l1IkZgLYVlAYL8mOaiBq51a-lWMbu8CBAO9TgwFIl4JbEnYrgutkWC0qVnuc1QVnSPRziw26gzfaLBuPlSHfzumFY3bI53R8j4wVvIGq5p-kc8Wl91/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr_O0Kc7UUjVv-hg7uize2dVb40l1IkZgLYVlAYL8mOaiBq51a-lWMbu8CBAO9TgwFIl4JbEnYrgutkWC0qVnuc1QVnSPRziw26gzfaLBuPlSHfzumFY3bI53R8j4wVvIGq5p-kc8Wl91/s320/055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303946933144708402" border="0" /></a>Sooo delicious in fact that I started to devour this cake and HAVE to get it out my house SOON! So far I have managed to pawn some off on a friend that lives close by and I think i'll send the rest to work with my husband tomorrow. I just have NO self-control when it comes to this chocolate cake. I even left the glaze off this time in hopes that it wouldn't taste AS good and it would last longer. But no.<br /><br />Anyways, I was feeling pretty good in the cooking department and decided to retry my husband's favorite meal (my Aunt Jennie's Chicken Delight for those who may be wondering). But I thought I would do some things differently this time .....and....wellll.....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It Bombed.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It just didn't taste right. My husband got me so paranoid about it not being cooked properly that we threw it out and decided to order in pizza.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Sigh.<br /><br />I guess I can't expect to get it all right.<br /><br />:)<br /></div></div></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-79473390158319067102009-02-14T14:01:00.004-05:002009-02-14T15:22:26.147-05:00Opening Gifts From Liz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimFRIVAT416It140jgSieHukASUipXIB5qo-6SLWmDZWrFlQYVGXYFbxwg4t_Qbdu5FLctTuPdPfjj60Sw1fvd7-3G8P5o7IBsGgjW0fRcrssL7dOckaQgDeqk0bzznG7U_OLRmOCdzlB/s1600-h/145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimFRIVAT416It140jgSieHukASUipXIB5qo-6SLWmDZWrFlQYVGXYFbxwg4t_Qbdu5FLctTuPdPfjj60Sw1fvd7-3G8P5o7IBsGgjW0fRcrssL7dOckaQgDeqk0bzznG7U_OLRmOCdzlB/s320/145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302735142207183842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKDibljqFLHV8vwc0IC75ZbG4E8sQUNPcKhs_sf77f8OWTfxSufo0PL111SnIV48s1TczI0B809_7pL_HJjsT0r7izLZMR1pWVJ8ZnT4QCFjrH8u8WarIag6t-Jh44Rww5Y93B2YCYzb6/s1600-h/143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKDibljqFLHV8vwc0IC75ZbG4E8sQUNPcKhs_sf77f8OWTfxSufo0PL111SnIV48s1TczI0B809_7pL_HJjsT0r7izLZMR1pWVJ8ZnT4QCFjrH8u8WarIag6t-Jh44Rww5Y93B2YCYzb6/s320/143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302735145118695554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6j2nqfmfa5JDvWTh9PTxSA1D4lBE2QPxJ4khtQIhpGbApiUUIebzk62UayQGG7QyKZyaGd0BWl_pYMo3liMdA-y_QVMZtYNTPhSbEbpxUVvRuzHELgVzfFwK9tzduRAdPnyra4ppV8qJ/s1600-h/146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6j2nqfmfa5JDvWTh9PTxSA1D4lBE2QPxJ4khtQIhpGbApiUUIebzk62UayQGG7QyKZyaGd0BWl_pYMo3liMdA-y_QVMZtYNTPhSbEbpxUVvRuzHELgVzfFwK9tzduRAdPnyra4ppV8qJ/s320/146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302735141986107586" border="0" /></a><br />Finger paints and markers from my mom's friend Liz. She's an artist and is encouraging our kids' creativity. I love it!<br />(pictured are my husband's aunt and uncle)<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-45858102637959508362009-02-14T13:48:00.006-05:002009-02-14T15:00:53.439-05:00Opening Gifts From Grandma S.Grandma S. sent up some gifts for the kids to open on Christmas. So spoiled. We opened gifts a day early on Christmas eve day with my husbands Aunt and Uncle. It was so nice to have them with us to share Christmas with in our home.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qQnem80VaT9OxKgKXcUyRJV-chlrcX-tHQGSjy9JTd2W5v5yGW79A42lMuHNVFMUy4fStccAkuen17A8e1sQ-rB0fgXv6RH01lHy5nFr_xg7G9xgUBTkXJdibm_Q5MDJwTEvYlqxdNf8/s1600-h/140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qQnem80VaT9OxKgKXcUyRJV-chlrcX-tHQGSjy9JTd2W5v5yGW79A42lMuHNVFMUy4fStccAkuen17A8e1sQ-rB0fgXv6RH01lHy5nFr_xg7G9xgUBTkXJdibm_Q5MDJwTEvYlqxdNf8/s320/140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302729606015535874" border="0" /></a>Opening H's gift.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VJb1NHoUumF-0bsy70oLlifOfKrEE761boopRuEuq_DH663hdJ97gLnfHO5posEau6_kYoBsFabzWtqLXvg0daKEGAEXvoS4r-zHvPRGv-Ljz-XGB4TtfLWTrjRXZcEm3RIB1DFaNks_/s1600-h/142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VJb1NHoUumF-0bsy70oLlifOfKrEE761boopRuEuq_DH663hdJ97gLnfHO5posEau6_kYoBsFabzWtqLXvg0daKEGAEXvoS4r-zHvPRGv-Ljz-XGB4TtfLWTrjRXZcEm3RIB1DFaNks_/s320/142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302730056153812098" border="0" /></a>A lovely Christmas outfit!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNABjIJuMWVOF3K0LgyTzSPqVFdTHaEDk_P4B_ZlvkipsvH6TEZp_xXoivNcGLlMfpHbcYs0FMQA7DSfMj3-Tu0fR64Eahb-2zyS08PMJHdBuZkrCYJjhJVVNLPAEkUx5eeVDVdZ2AF2M8/s1600-h/139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNABjIJuMWVOF3K0LgyTzSPqVFdTHaEDk_P4B_ZlvkipsvH6TEZp_xXoivNcGLlMfpHbcYs0FMQA7DSfMj3-Tu0fR64Eahb-2zyS08PMJHdBuZkrCYJjhJVVNLPAEkUx5eeVDVdZ2AF2M8/s320/139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302730015289407042" border="0" /></a>She sat here for a good two hours while we opened gifts and tested them out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVJSkxbAo74z_IrVv6oA2m2psKiLxUXCVj4ZNNs4HyV_oWH_kqsaPfgAs5yZwxsZe8C-3YccVigyHRwJOLMi4cFiKDVI-iPMKvJx9yjg0qaU4Z69R3PRTPsjpL7Jstpc_-CNR4MGR9NRC/s1600-h/294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVJSkxbAo74z_IrVv6oA2m2psKiLxUXCVj4ZNNs4HyV_oWH_kqsaPfgAs5yZwxsZe8C-3YccVigyHRwJOLMi4cFiKDVI-iPMKvJx9yjg0qaU4Z69R3PRTPsjpL7Jstpc_-CNR4MGR9NRC/s320/294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302744690448700850" border="0" /></a>So cute.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincDfucuYcdniMeaGM8O8SlQjxdlHVXoVLEfxnvVmQkVcxPi4vOgrjLja7lXsgmHqe1Je-YGZ1V9B3KjACF8oeDLLdspfQwMdTuRFrI24M0TqRaHdJmp7tTT4_K0S0QzX0u7a9oNep6Ec8/s1600-h/136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincDfucuYcdniMeaGM8O8SlQjxdlHVXoVLEfxnvVmQkVcxPi4vOgrjLja7lXsgmHqe1Je-YGZ1V9B3KjACF8oeDLLdspfQwMdTuRFrI24M0TqRaHdJmp7tTT4_K0S0QzX0u7a9oNep6Ec8/s320/136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302729600549422546" border="0" /></a>A family book: Robert Munsch collection!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJfwbqWOJHhwkBZxSYHvS4QC1VRKm6d3kBQrFzvmCOlMwbSvBeCDpDHoE6gFsjBn-_zgEzOYo4-_k1dswZm70LNrtGPzpirrw2Zonf1fZdI9hfo2UK-cY1eDNOgrLZcRZgLnpIkOkXDa2/s1600-h/128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJfwbqWOJHhwkBZxSYHvS4QC1VRKm6d3kBQrFzvmCOlMwbSvBeCDpDHoE6gFsjBn-_zgEzOYo4-_k1dswZm70LNrtGPzpirrw2Zonf1fZdI9hfo2UK-cY1eDNOgrLZcRZgLnpIkOkXDa2/s320/128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302729599953070946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYy6Q6_8CGcYoDTvn6F1PQ1YNHa_W22q-ptHC12KN-tKfKGOaXFH8XIw74KzzkHIIEPpTWKAuAjnDn5h16EW7ltPvnU_3_VDRxVtuBzlYC1gMvAtc4vGrl-nzfx3MkvaowVIm7MBperdn/s1600-h/126.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYy6Q6_8CGcYoDTvn6F1PQ1YNHa_W22q-ptHC12KN-tKfKGOaXFH8XIw74KzzkHIIEPpTWKAuAjnDn5h16EW7ltPvnU_3_VDRxVtuBzlYC1gMvAtc4vGrl-nzfx3MkvaowVIm7MBperdn/s320/126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302729596672586690" border="0" /></a>This new dolly uses all of H's things. P is such a little mommy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPv5sE122_RTJzzooT8XFR1bsRtsslkjfRIj8fJI8BU1rPn-CTs4ScBLom8P0axQgHdNAvMi5VUyFm5RsN0B0s8-NplVueIPmQbnGccy16rCcOUNScOh1DwPMrdpNwyvAzVJnssL4EkVN/s1600-h/124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPv5sE122_RTJzzooT8XFR1bsRtsslkjfRIj8fJI8BU1rPn-CTs4ScBLom8P0axQgHdNAvMi5VUyFm5RsN0B0s8-NplVueIPmQbnGccy16rCcOUNScOh1DwPMrdpNwyvAzVJnssL4EkVN/s320/124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302728051568894034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oJLUHXe1tbW-usqPfkhVrwCH9ParidJ7mVjEHhRbMFAqyx6WnK2yR_CKh4-LDRz7yspUw_5s6FLpsC7etfagu1mxhHzfRdQmJCkREE2E0QMgv3Auh_j5RNi3aBrtH1bH5A0yjQKgtPCe/s1600-h/135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oJLUHXe1tbW-usqPfkhVrwCH9ParidJ7mVjEHhRbMFAqyx6WnK2yR_CKh4-LDRz7yspUw_5s6FLpsC7etfagu1mxhHzfRdQmJCkREE2E0QMgv3Auh_j5RNi3aBrtH1bH5A0yjQKgtPCe/s320/135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302728058471360242" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3TwoNOqz9NfxCY5dt8_7tVNvz_oEmIHkw9eE9Lh089JRpMGpt9i72eY7dfbK1oXiODAL40W_d8JM85C6TsxSMoVBh9S0h6o2-pYCso2Xpc-0E9A2Lmn14Oq5zVcNS-AU1KoUaHjkK62M/s1600-h/133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3TwoNOqz9NfxCY5dt8_7tVNvz_oEmIHkw9eE9Lh089JRpMGpt9i72eY7dfbK1oXiODAL40W_d8JM85C6TsxSMoVBh9S0h6o2-pYCso2Xpc-0E9A2Lmn14Oq5zVcNS-AU1KoUaHjkK62M/s320/133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302729594448331586" border="0" /></a>We all had fun playing with the new remote control "Cars" cars. (My husband Aunt here).<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrg-GSXu3KRCNs3g0vdirNdT5ZlDVpZFMjuaiDkS9dqV8Goc3U8R3aPtQM5pFin3FY9zX2AlplPRBA3XEt-7z1tfEEv_PLRnvxOewWV7ojru2lIpPD79xaAFdtZam_24AYwk7p6LpsbCT/s1600-h/123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrg-GSXu3KRCNs3g0vdirNdT5ZlDVpZFMjuaiDkS9dqV8Goc3U8R3aPtQM5pFin3FY9zX2AlplPRBA3XEt-7z1tfEEv_PLRnvxOewWV7ojru2lIpPD79xaAFdtZam_24AYwk7p6LpsbCT/s320/123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302728068073368914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Catmmo2afMixgz6O4NSG6CM7c9NtxvnXpa_6BHzfv0FT4MjaY1URPqv950zhtCqqErIRnFuBPKDFC76X7BZ4ldDpDI_xhu_S_fVHAQjPSoYR2hy4ZR-dyBdHsk09PEERbvbEzMKbaDO/s1600-h/130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Catmmo2afMixgz6O4NSG6CM7c9NtxvnXpa_6BHzfv0FT4MjaY1URPqv950zhtCqqErIRnFuBPKDFC76X7BZ4ldDpDI_xhu_S_fVHAQjPSoYR2hy4ZR-dyBdHsk09PEERbvbEzMKbaDO/s320/130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302728069944599826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAch8kXT5HrOR8HN8xTZktSvRK_NkMXI8uc02r0XSWpaE63V5FsSyvyUOy1SkImZg7Jx-wxAXv5w3BIKjPBgl2ftEucW5rwCdpTEPRTykNv8YZyADSFBmY53ZdMsnBSaAk2-udMi3Rp1KH/s1600-h/129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAch8kXT5HrOR8HN8xTZktSvRK_NkMXI8uc02r0XSWpaE63V5FsSyvyUOy1SkImZg7Jx-wxAXv5w3BIKjPBgl2ftEucW5rwCdpTEPRTykNv8YZyADSFBmY53ZdMsnBSaAk2-udMi3Rp1KH/s320/129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302728070240167218" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks Grandma S.!<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-68552115379099799052009-02-14T13:27:00.005-05:002009-02-14T14:49:46.689-05:00Opening Gifts from Ellie-MaI'm not sure why but we did wait until closer to Christmas to let the kids open their gifts from my mom whom they call 'Ellie-Ma'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoqnhwmlZ7UO5di7inc94Ay4hV9SXbTUXKGeqXr_9Ub9ofD9zReQnjqb_Dh7Inj2ieSuC9yn50TSsFvwhMpA5DAoiMwP7Z48i8fXjVdR40IeS2DziyrVjSQQsIB0Zhoif5Gc7MbYrNQwR/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrZHasJ8IIVNdB0zGVn7cKgw_MjG527uPEolMWg20O8UMuSXz1sHhBLH1AHJfQ_-kkF05QzY4FBje6POyPxEvoP6G_onMStGGJfl4e2Bl8kWbBqruVvCCKCr7wyA7XtrQta1w6jiiyb4G/s320/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302722754187393506" border="0" /></a>Perfect considering all the snow we've gotten so far this year.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_9TPesTXTu07_DxKiHC7Yv56MgvPi_3C-t-2yz9wjyAU94jdRU_lid-x0QTiOV2jmTuxNwydDdw-blTRcW3Mb3RpMgNRIUIxV_Yw_Y9WfR9TiK6ZGIURClwgxsv6kprqviv3BMdRK7OB/s1600-h/091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_9TPesTXTu07_DxKiHC7Yv56MgvPi_3C-t-2yz9wjyAU94jdRU_lid-x0QTiOV2jmTuxNwydDdw-blTRcW3Mb3RpMgNRIUIxV_Yw_Y9WfR9TiK6ZGIURClwgxsv6kprqviv3BMdRK7OB/s320/091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302723609406434786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ASSpsz5vy_MYNdoJc9ZtIOChfX2k0nSnMVlCAl-FgBTX2lkqu6eMvpMvM_12meCUDtUBya4IAeo0mbbBOkMvmLvAwS2Qqh_IJ0XYH4IqAHKiDGRW5oBeUJjqV6yaTWldA6M1RZwCU3dp/s1600-h/090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ASSpsz5vy_MYNdoJc9ZtIOChfX2k0nSnMVlCAl-FgBTX2lkqu6eMvpMvM_12meCUDtUBya4IAeo0mbbBOkMvmLvAwS2Qqh_IJ0XYH4IqAHKiDGRW5oBeUJjqV6yaTWldA6M1RZwCU3dp/s320/090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302723609302993010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPpl84tAgoy7AreKpfw5M_WhbE0PPyUxJ1dIr1l8VyP-tVxMt-md2vOckkw2Fo1n9ril6q8juhHfhIPKAA5E95eIE9-3M-ER_JcZ_TfE2c5MPfF88sjXsutiBeC7EOmOrvSsyBogFKG92/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPpl84tAgoy7AreKpfw5M_WhbE0PPyUxJ1dIr1l8VyP-tVxMt-md2vOckkw2Fo1n9ril6q8juhHfhIPKAA5E95eIE9-3M-ER_JcZ_TfE2c5MPfF88sjXsutiBeC7EOmOrvSsyBogFKG92/s320/092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302723616742163106" border="0" /></a>Many a tea party we've had with these dishes.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bFx9dbFwjJKy50OGAKyD5YddY0AqlqP9ZfI3t-ImtCnvj4WnIAq7moMI_fZ9OVCi0aIVjt-oPm6mnVvx-ESeIpSYvqYJhLxXQbL7VlaUmKjVP-ucQdPm214PlJKYvx0_msn03GQjwMUH/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGczPVaLPIoG6jQHzdRnA1z_EsaAOyZ68MKWqtPBKpxLJ0s-7lpdCO6btETfcgt4Q_GTW3aoJj3ECB7T_DBgqbM2oAfy0h6S2uR0CSFoEwG1amGNewefi4XetyVZK8RdqHRndA4QPj88D/s320/093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302723616500091586" border="0" /></a>Many people have been receiving various artwork from the kids.<br /><br />Thanks Ellie-Ma!<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-23087506535827875282009-02-14T13:11:00.003-05:002009-02-14T13:27:06.537-05:00Valentines, Christmas and MothersWell today is Valentines Day. I have been flipping through my Christmas pictures while my husband sleeps. He had to work a double shift yesterday/last night. So that kind of changed my/our plans for today.<br /><br />Any how, I decided to look through some pictures and realized I had not yet posted the pictures of the kids opening family presents like I had told some family members I would. I apologize for those of you who are not family because the next few posts might bore you. But you get to see just how spoiled our kids were by everyone this year, you'll get to see the inside of our humble little home, and meet some of our beloved family!<br /><br />We decided this past Christmas to stay local since we were having a baby and it proved to be a very nice, relaxing and special Christmas. My mom came up to be with us for the birth and to help out and it was a special treat having her with us for a week and a half.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhj_RmWvizuz6M-f-VttaEcUsc4jYM8sKG0j3gUVBy0CmMNydM2fv-tM8gEMphNzVCtPx24WTI_AaCBnfIBGpE3k35AaeMy6XB7nut2wfpchRDhkxdOssYfNZTu0_2GNQMfYhYRpCydQo/s1600-h/DSC00539.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhj_RmWvizuz6M-f-VttaEcUsc4jYM8sKG0j3gUVBy0CmMNydM2fv-tM8gEMphNzVCtPx24WTI_AaCBnfIBGpE3k35AaeMy6XB7nut2wfpchRDhkxdOssYfNZTu0_2GNQMfYhYRpCydQo/s320/DSC00539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302720695115245314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4GkifK1gDU0doK5xcf5s_7IpTZHFM0qZiJD1l68xQgfssuDuncP0KsfRiEyHXwUePFT6UEgreS3XDjBOXx-Ol2eT6qHzgOzGEI4nH8KnurVlTKd11hQs6fikNRqsTIqFKugV2QQXjrQg/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4GkifK1gDU0doK5xcf5s_7IpTZHFM0qZiJD1l68xQgfssuDuncP0KsfRiEyHXwUePFT6UEgreS3XDjBOXx-Ol2eT6qHzgOzGEI4nH8KnurVlTKd11hQs6fikNRqsTIqFKugV2QQXjrQg/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302720692607491218" border="0" /></a>Thanks mom for all of your help!<br /></div>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-79063097247226280772009-02-11T14:27:00.003-05:002009-02-11T23:54:03.603-05:00OptimismWinston Churchill once said, "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."<br /><br />This came from my devotions today.<br /><br />I think this is going to be my new favorite quote. And I think on the whole i'm an optimist...at least that's what I aim for.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8297157879635400121.post-13541587587206314242009-02-10T20:37:00.003-05:002009-02-10T21:34:00.527-05:00Before Bed Thoughts* I think I want to do a raised bed garden in my back yard this summer. Maybe some tomatoes and herbs. Nothing too grandiose.<br /><br />* Soccer registration is just around the corner. I am so excited for my son. I wish I could think of something fun to put my daughter in. Keeping my ears open for swimming lessons maybe in someone's backyard. I don't know.<br /><br />* Been really feeling my heart being pricked with the idea of homeschooling my son. Sigh. Such a burden there.<br /><br />* Excited for fondu night with good friends tomorrow night.<br /><br />* Reflecting on a long overdue conversation I had with a friend today- so glad she is in my life. It's amazing how God has changed us and our friendship over the years but in other ways things seem like they always have been. Another sister.<br /><br />* Participating in a 30 day marriage challenge put on by Heather over at <a href="http://choosingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">More Than Survival, Choosing a Simple Life</a> - been a challenge but worthwhile. I'm excited to see the fruits of my labor as I make these changes a habit.<br /><br />Erin.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211982827446306941noreply@blogger.com2