tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69120673805218571222024-03-05T01:42:50.939-08:00A Day In The Life Of...November ddchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00200883166463511833noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-30240191011534088662012-03-18T19:24:00.001-07:002012-03-18T19:24:57.886-07:00I want a chicken in my wheelbarrowGarrick was cleaning out the coop this weekend and the kids and I were playing the backyard while he was doing it. Pete was pushing around his wheelbarrow and moving rocks dirt and balls around the yard. He decided that he wanted a chicken in it so we chased them around for a bit and didn't have much success. After things calmed down Garrick was able to catch one. Well, they say a picture is worth 1000 words. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE-xYtiq03kpOyYr3fPg1cDcb9xaasP1i91pEPqBM3cMMtiHDaiefojAe2EFqGK0yYVDJDMHJkqzF53hDcaq61vuRqGlN-dpWUgKpJGj4gO9U7WjV-63rdDYoubMZjsUoNKXXwmbFGASm/s640/blogger-image--928644993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE-xYtiq03kpOyYr3fPg1cDcb9xaasP1i91pEPqBM3cMMtiHDaiefojAe2EFqGK0yYVDJDMHJkqzF53hDcaq61vuRqGlN-dpWUgKpJGj4gO9U7WjV-63rdDYoubMZjsUoNKXXwmbFGASm/s640/blogger-image--928644993.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdY6ryNG8lVATqgNszMvrfJsyvwYqQSyG_ok6vRTnbcMKh-kZfV8dBsAIWJ68xuNMJa95WnnRDpikJ9iH8mIidQah4kft2hxqUUS8iWKHjg2jocY57e0s2OVBSw9P9kP_NAym8ctvjq-hp/s640/blogger-image-841861628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdY6ryNG8lVATqgNszMvrfJsyvwYqQSyG_ok6vRTnbcMKh-kZfV8dBsAIWJ68xuNMJa95WnnRDpikJ9iH8mIidQah4kft2hxqUUS8iWKHjg2jocY57e0s2OVBSw9P9kP_NAym8ctvjq-hp/s640/blogger-image-841861628.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMBEDxcZuVOdE6uPHmhtv0_VsAPHvuAm0HtEeTpcKMGpqFvnfvEaem83xDyM5Sr6t38TtTqfD6_UOQSGXpiowY3KxVvvxLmBrr6L3Gah6VVwlUi6GMllcB3bYv-wntJeNmR2c5q7gwWer/s640/blogger-image-170784045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMBEDxcZuVOdE6uPHmhtv0_VsAPHvuAm0HtEeTpcKMGpqFvnfvEaem83xDyM5Sr6t38TtTqfD6_UOQSGXpiowY3KxVvvxLmBrr6L3Gah6VVwlUi6GMllcB3bYv-wntJeNmR2c5q7gwWer/s640/blogger-image-170784045.jpg" /></a></div>The Holey Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539173689108946682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-24618658954167888062011-12-08T11:47:00.000-08:002011-12-08T11:51:56.975-08:00Krystal~ A workin momma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW8a6ujGH7u0XGOfnorSbyrk-G-J2FABCWVLUeNMjJZ-qQ-z3eJ0C6wZImNMnK8D6VXiGJB1I4IskZuX-o10ajAGp70xI_1f3HeG803a712Knu92Clp8vNQXXg7ZlFHBUDtzDU9R9sIk/s1600/bjs3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW8a6ujGH7u0XGOfnorSbyrk-G-J2FABCWVLUeNMjJZ-qQ-z3eJ0C6wZImNMnK8D6VXiGJB1I4IskZuX-o10ajAGp70xI_1f3HeG803a712Knu92Clp8vNQXXg7ZlFHBUDtzDU9R9sIk/s1600/bjs3.png" /></a></div><br />
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I totally forgot my camera last night when i went to work so I just pulled some pics off the good ole Internet of my work. Which really do this place no justice, especially now when its all decked out for Christmas. <br />
The building I work in was built in 1908 by a fellah named BJ Wentker and is located in the heart of Burlington, WI. He had a business here called BJ Wentkers Triangle Buffet back in the 1900's. <br />
The Bar is AMAZING! It was bought in Chicago at the World Trade Fair in 1896 and stored until built in here. The building is restored to its original beauty by a previous owner that my boss used to work for. The bar, floors, walls and tin ceiling are all original and the previous owner won awards because of his work. We even have a cigar lighter from the 1900's screwed into the bar. Great conversational piece! My current boss took over the place 12 years ago. <br />
We have a full bar and 3 dining rooms. One in the bar area with high top tables and another 2 in the back with the lower dining tables. We have a total of 19 tables for serving and our most popular night is Friday, for our fish frys! We have everything from Steak to Lobster on the menu and prices range from $16-34 a plate. Fish frys are AYCE and are only $10/12 Cod or Perch. <br />
I love the ambiance here. Many think its haunted and I would agree. I have had my fair share of sightings. I have a little different out look on "ghosts" or spirits, if you must. There is definitely some energy here and I get a glimpse of some of it late at night, when I am all alone closing this place. Sounds exciting aeh? <br />
I have been bar tending since I was about 19. I can everything from a sidecar, or vesper martini to a twisted funky monkey and every martini in the books and TONS of old fashioned drinks. I make lots of Manhattans here. I am a professional at wine and craft beers as well. Total wine and beer snob! <br />
BJ's is one of the higher scaled dining establishments in the area (aside from the Grand where Korin is, that is where i used to work until they screwed me over! or any other place in Lake Geneva.) <br />
I have been here since March 2011 and am not sure how much longer I will be staying. My boss has an alcohol issue and hides his drinking from us, but not very well might I add. He lost his wife, kid, home and I imagine eventually this business. He is a phenomenal chef however and pretty laid back kinda hippie dude. <br />
I usually work Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 4/5pm-11/2am depending on the business. Its been slow this week, which is not helping my Christmas shopping! We are hosting a free dinner this Sunday for the needy of the area. We all volunteer our time and serve people all day. We have 408 people signed up for this years dinner!!!! I am bringing Brinan and having her help out with dishes and bussing. It is a non-alcohol event (besides the employees really) so I will be serving all day as well. <br />
Here are some pics of the place. (I may have to take more tonight if i remember, the Christmas decorations are just stunning.) <br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-3788182953468799692011-12-07T08:44:00.000-08:002011-12-07T08:44:33.276-08:00Krystal~ My Humble Abode<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Welcome to our humble abode. Nestled on a lovely culdesac in the centre of Rochester WI just steps from the Burlington bike trail you will find the Kayes. We scored this place in September of 2009 for only $950 a month. ( I so hate throwing that much away on rent!!!) We planned on buying but DH has found it difficult to keep a job. So here we have what we throw about 11grand a year away on! Hey....at least we have some cool neighbours! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please excuse the laundry baskets and messy house....I am not lazy...just highly motivated to do nothing lately..or just do it so slow, it only looks as though nothing was done cause the mess just caught up to me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfZ5arSpwKeBcy9oD00PcQZfcn3U_hqSYC1YonUN6YmXkqMJL93C5n2da40x3EaFaT-ZHvLxBYdrMGMoILqPutGOz0gFhSLGuT1XU_PJCj8fpWaR7AELpERWyTBmsWoEBMzwqo4JKrX8/s1600/P1290329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfZ5arSpwKeBcy9oD00PcQZfcn3U_hqSYC1YonUN6YmXkqMJL93C5n2da40x3EaFaT-ZHvLxBYdrMGMoILqPutGOz0gFhSLGuT1XU_PJCj8fpWaR7AELpERWyTBmsWoEBMzwqo4JKrX8/s320/P1290329.JPG" width="180" /></a></div> Where I make all the magic! ;) This kitchen is cool, we have a pass through breakfast bar into the living room. I love the open concept of this place! DH is there helpin DS brush his teeth.....that is right man...WORK! ha ha ha, just kiddin'.....kinda. : P <br />
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We spent the last 2 years landscaping this back yard. It used to be so dense with weeds and crap you couldnt even see the canal. The garden in the center there used to be a glob of raspberry bushes with a pile of rocks in the middle. We cleared that out last year and added mulch. there is a Mulberry and Lilac bush in there too. WE also added 2 peonys and 2 ferns. It looks SO MUCH nicer in the spring and summer! <br />
Well we are off to spend money we don't have on Christmas gifts in hopes I'll make at least a 1/4 of that back tonight in tips! Ill also be taking pics of work to share with you all tomorrow!! Chow for now~ <3Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-63934295995031429422011-12-06T13:31:00.000-08:002011-12-06T13:31:02.565-08:00Krystal Kaye~ Little BioI totally forgot till today that its my go on the "Day In The Life" Blog! WOW time FLEW! <br />
I will give you a little run down on my history and through out this week Ill also give you the grand tour of my humble abode and maybe even a video peek into my daily life later this week! YAY! Oh so exciting, I know! ;) <br />
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Well, It started a long long time ago when two horny rabbit like hippies with 4 kids already popped a wee little one out in Jan 14th, 1983 at a whopping 5lbs 6ozs. Both my twin siblings weighed more than me at birth! I was and still am the runt of the litter of the 9 kids my parents raised. We grew up in a town called Waterford. We were infamous really. The trouble makers of the area and the slew of children, always in some kind of group with smoke billowing out of the centre of it. We grew up on a desolate peninsula off of the Fox River. It was a vacation type of area where 75% of the home owners were summer only residents and resided in Illinois. We had quite a hay day rummaging the homes during the winter months. :blush: <br />
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I still live in the same little ole town, well one over. An extension of the one I grew up in really. I now live in Rochester WI. A mere 5 miles from where I grew up and only a block from the home my husband grew up in. <br />
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My husband and I met in 1997 and have been together since. We did split however for a few years after HS while he experimented with drugs and I experimented with ...well, other men......<br />
Here is a great vintage shot of my husband and I the summer of 99 with our 5 month old daughter Briana. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">We got back together and had our little Eli in 2007 and decided to marry just a few weeks before we were due. Here is a couple shots of what looks like a whale and crack head getting married. ( I was severely preggo and DH was in the height of his graves disease and I WEIGHED MORE THEN HIM!) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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We have came a long way since then..... Here is us now! <br />
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Here is the last belly pic of my pregnancy with Stella and her, my darling little angel. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I now work at a fine dining establishment in Burlington, WI. Just a town over (our address is under Burlington because our town is that small we don't have a mail delivery out of our P.O.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will fill you in tomorrow on the work stuff. I have off tonight!!! WooT WooT! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am planning on spending the evening helping my neighbor make cupcakes for her darling little boys 3rd B-day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for the last pic a wonderful shot of my family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-27216550647844832562011-11-13T18:34:00.000-08:002011-11-13T20:21:43.760-08:00Lucas' Birth Day and First BirthdayToday my baby boy is 1. I'm a bit sad about that. How did that happen? How did this year fly by so fast?<div><br /></div><div>So what went down one year ago????</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was due November 12, 2010. That was a Friday. I worked all day like I usually do. I got home a little after 5 pm. Eric and Taylor had to run out somewhere to a store. I was going to start fixing dinner. At 6, I started feeling sick to my stomach. Great! Just what I need. A stomach bug. The thought of throwing up while 9 months pregnant made me want to cry. So I called Eric and told him to pick them up something on their way home since I was feeling too awful to cook. I couldn't believe how fast it came on. On my way to lay down for a bit, my midwife Rosie texted me and asked if I felt like anything could be going on. She was going out to dinner with some friends and was going to have a glass of wine if it didn't feel like I was doing anything. I told her I was sick to my stomach but that was it. Other than that I didn't feel like anything was going to happen so I told her she might as well drink an entire bottle of wine. </div><div><br /></div><div>By 9 pm my stomach wasn't bothering me too much and I never did end up getting sick but I had a raging sinus headache thanks to my lovely allergies. Eric did too. We both took a couple Benadryl (he chased his with a couple beers) and hoped for a good nights sleep.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 10 pm Eric was sound asleep in bed. I was finishing up some laundry and started having mild contractions. So, I started some light cleaning and another load of laundry thinking they may just fade away and I could go to bed. By 10:30 they were 3 minutes apart. 15 minutes later they were spacing out. I texted Rosie to let her know and told her to rest and I would let her know when things picked up. I also called my sister Sarah who was driving 2 hours for the birth so she would be ready to go if this was it. After many trips to the bathroom ( I have to pee every 10 mins when in labor) at 11:30 there was some bloody show. Ok, this is it! The real deal!!!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>I called my sister and told her since it was late already, she should come down now and could sleep when she gets here vs driving down at 3 am. I woke up Eric and told him but he was so messed up from the Benadryl and beer that I let him sleep a bit longer because he was out of it. I in true Kellie fashion, can not sit still and rest while in labor. So I continued to clean and do laundry. Up and down the basement stairs a few times and things really go going. I had made and froze a batch of beef stew for after I had the baby. For some reason, that sounded like something good and hearty to eat after giving birth. So I got it out of the freezer and into the crock pot. </div><div><br /></div><div>Eric got up around 12:30 and started setting up the birth pool. My labors aren't usually that long and we wanted to be ready. I called Rosie at that time to let her know I was moving along and that she should come in a couple hours. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sarah arrived around 2 am and Rosie around 2:30. Once Rosie got here and got set up things cruised right along. Lucas' head was cocked wrong in my pelvis and had been for a while. I had SPD and had been seeing a chiro for it. During contracitons I was doing side lunges on the bottom step of my stair case to get his head shifted. That was fun... Rosie is a licensed massage therapist and she is very handy to have around during labor. I sat and bounced on the ball while she put pressure in the right spots on my hips. </div><div><br /></div><div>We sat around laughing and joking a lot. By 6:30 I had to pee again for the 100th time before getting in the birth tub and I had a bulging sack. When I stood up from the toilet, my water broke. This entire time, Ethan was sleeping in our room which is off the living room where we were. He never moved even when we went in there twice so I could be checked. Right after my water broke, I was stepping into the tub when my bedroom door flies open and Ethan is standing there and says, "What are you doing?" We all laughed at the expression on his face. My sister took him in the kitchen and fed him breakfast. After he ate he came to hang out with me. He would go from the tv where his cartoons were on back to the tub to talk to me or rub my arms during a contraction. He went back and forth like that for a while. Then he realized he could stand on the couch and look at the tv then turn his head to see me and remained that way looking back and forth. </div><div><br /></div><div>After some moving around trying to get comfortable (who can really get comfy while having a baby?) and really struggling to get Lucas' head out I finally found that I felt best perched on the edge of the seat in the tub. With both my other kids I only pushed a total of 4 or 5 times max and they were out. I really struggled with Lucas' big noggin. Then finally.... There he was! According to my sister, it was a full 3 to 4 minutes before I even looked to see if he was a boy or girl. lol... </div><div><br /></div><div>My beautiful boy was born at 7:11am on November 13, 2010. He weighed 9 lbs 8 oz and was 22 inches long. It was my hardest birth but the best one too. I almost, almost wish I could do it again. </div><div><br /></div><div>See my post on the board for the link to the album of his birth pictures along with the password to access it.</div><div><br /></div><div>****************************************************************</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, one year later....</div><div><br /></div><div>We love turtles so we did a turtle themed birthday part for little man. It was loosely themed because we did not go all out.</div><div><br /></div><div>I made cupcakes and had Ethan, my nephew and my friend's son decorate them. As you can see from the pics, they were heavy handed with the sprinkles.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04193.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04193.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04194.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04194.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I through together a hastily made turtle cupcake cake. I'm actually really crafty but it was a last minute thing and I did it as guests were arriving. hehe.... I was just going to have only the cupcakes the kids did.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04195.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04195.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />I was going to just give Lucas a cupcake to smash but made a small cake for him and Ethan picked out what color frosting to put on it and he decorated it. He was so proud of himself! He even said it had to be on his Yo Gabba Gabba plate to match the frosting.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04196.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04196.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Lucas was all over the place! He runs everywhere with his walker.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04198.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04198.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04200.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04200.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />We had a massively full house and he got a lot of gifts. He was a big fan of the cards too.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04204.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04204.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04208.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04208.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />He got a new and improved walker! No more old cheap hand me down from his big brother. This one has all kinds of fun on it. I can't tell you how many toes he killed pushing that thing all over the house.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04251.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04251.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04250.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04250.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />Cake time!<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04256.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04256.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04258.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04258.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04260.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04260.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04269.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04269.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />Family pic...<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04275.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04275.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />That's my boy!<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04276.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04276.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04278.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04278.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />Happy Birthday baby boy!<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/?action=view&current=DSC04288.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/Lucas%201st%20birthday/DSC04288.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to read the blogs I posted. I didn't have time to do one each day and my life is dull anyway. There's not much to write about other than my job and housework.<br /><br />I really enjoy reading about each of you can can't wait for more blogs to be posted!<br /><br />You all mean the world to me and I'm so glad I found you!Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800968830468860811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-13861024551681620572011-11-10T18:20:00.000-08:002011-11-10T19:37:47.260-08:00History lesson<span class="Apple-style-span">I'm a bit of a history buff so get ready for a history lesson. Some of the info I post will be copied and pasted from the web since I am too lazy to type it out myself. I am also posting lots of links to check out since there are such neat places around here that are interesting.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Norwalk, Ohio has a population of around 16,000 people. It's got a small town feel without feeling too small.</span><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.norwalkoh.com/default.html">http://www.norwalkoh.com/default.html</a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">This is where my town is located.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://www.norwalkoh.com/images/ohio_norwalk_map%20copy.png" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">This area I live in is called The Fire Lands.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://ohiohistorycentral.org/images/753.jpg" alt="Fire Lands map" /></div><div><br /></div><div><table style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(245, 222, 179); font-size: small; width: 580px; "><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><h2 style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size: 1.75em; ">History of Norwalk, OH</h2></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>On July 11, 1779, Norwalk, Connecticut was burned by the British Tories under Governor Tryon. A committee of the General Assembly estimated the losses to the inhabitants at $116,238.66. Later, our federal government gave an area in the Western Reserve of Ohio as compensation for those established losses.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>On May 30, 1800, the United States ceded the land titles to the "fire sufferers" and the representatives of the Reserve transferred the political jurisdiction to the general government. The Indian title was extinguished by treaty on July 4, 1805, on payment of $18,916.67; and in 1806, 13 men arrived to make the first survey of the Firelands.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>On November 9, 1808, a group of prominent citizens from Ridgefield, Norwalk, New Haven, Greenwich, and Fairfield met at the courthouse in New Haven, Connecticut, as the Board of Directors of the Proprietors of the half-million acres of land lying south of Lake Erie, called the "Sufferers Land." They passed a resolution naming many of the townships in this area known as the "Firelands of Ohio."</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>Between 1806 and 1810, many families made the trip to look over land they had purchased in the "Firelands." During the War of 1812, because of the fear of British and Indian raids, settlement of the Huron County area came almost to a standstill. However, in 1815, Platt Benedict of Danbury, Connecticut visited and examined the present site of Norwalk. He returned to Danbury and purchased 1,300 acres of land with an eye toward establishing a town.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>In July of 1817, Benedict returned to Norwalk with his family and immediately built a house. This was the first permanent residence established within the limits of Norwalk Village. In May of 1818, the county seat was successfully removed from Avery, Ohio to Norwalk, and by 1819 a census showed a population of 109 residents. Platt Benedict, the founder of Norwalk, died in 1866 at the age of 91. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>Among the earliest settlers of Norwalk were other men of wealth and education. They brought with them not only the customs, but also the architecture of New England. Many of their homes are still standing today.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>In 1881, Norwalk's population reached the required minimum entitling her to incorporate as a city and the City of Norwalk dates from April 12, 1881.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td>The characteristic New England spirit of energy, perseverance, and frugality, imbued by its settlers who so successfully met untold hardships, still remains in their descendants. We credit this for Norwalk's continued growth. It has not matured by spasmodic impulses, but has developed at a measured and steady pace to its present size and importance among the cities of Northern Ohio.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 15px; "> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 1em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; ">As the heart of the "Firelands" and the county seat for Huron County, Norwalk is known for the graceful maple trees lining its boulevards, thus earning its nickname "The Maple City."</span></h3><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1.5em; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 1.2em; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The corporate home of Norwalk Furniture, the city has enjoyed a history of successful entrepreneurs. Body by Fisher was started by the Fisher Brothers, who grew up in Norwalk in the late 1800's. Norwalk Truck Lines, owned by John Ernsthausen, was once the largest independently owned trucking company in America.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1.5em; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 1.2em; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Historical, sports, scientific and entertainment figures have been an important part of the Norwalk area's heritage. Norwalk inventors from the turn of the century collaborated with Thomas Edison, born in neighboring Milan. Major League Baseball pitcher Lefty Grove was a long-time resident of Norwalk. NFL Hall of Fame football coach Paul Brown was born in the city, as was the emerging young actor Graham Phillips.</p></div><div><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hence most of the towns around here have the same names as ones in Connecticut.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">There is so much to see and do around here without traveling too far.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Norwalk has a bunch of parks </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.norwalkoh.com/Park_Rec/parks/parks.htm">http://www.norwalkoh.com/Park_Rec/parks/parks.htm</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">and a pretty nice Rec center which is a good place to go as long as you do not try to breast feed your baby while you are at the pool with your family. Some of us are still smarting over that discrimination from this past summer. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.norwalkoh.com/Park_Rec/default.html">http://www.norwalkoh.com/Park_Rec/default.html</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">We also have 3 large reservoi</span><span class="Apple-style-span">rs where our water comes from and where Veteran's Memorial Park is. There is a bunch of beautiful walking trails there, playgrounds, pavilions and great places to fish. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">We are also the home of Summit Motorsports Park formerly known as Norwalk Raceway Park. If you are into drag racing and NHRA then you know what I am talking about.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.summitmotorsportspark.com/">http://www.summitmotorsportspark.com/</a></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Just 15 minutes north of here is Cedar Point Amusement Park. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.cedarpoint.com/">http://www.cedarpoint.com/</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cedar Point is considered the Roller Coaster Capital of the World! We have spend many days there over the years and a lot of money too! </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Here are pics from our last trip there. Lame from an adult fun standpoint since the coasters are out of the question when you have the little ones along for the day. But we all had a blast!</span></p></div><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_11-57-01_647.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_11-57-01_647.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_12-05-08_851.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_12-05-08_851.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />Ok, Lucas apparently was not all that impressed.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_13-56-37_878.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_13-56-37_878.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_15-42-55_856.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_15-42-55_856.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_18-19-00_180.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_18-19-00_180.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_20-00-33_285.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_20-00-33_285.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_20-11-52_769.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_20-11-52_769.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />He finally showed some enthusiasm!<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_20-19-26_632.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_20-19-26_632.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />And after a long day, they both passed out on the way out of the park so mommy and daddy stopped at Pinks to grub some dogs before heading home.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-11_21-42-35_799.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-11_21-42-35_799.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />We also love jumping on the ferry and heading over to the islands. Put In Bay is a favorite around here. Family fun during the day and wild and wacky (ok, drunk and X rated) at night! We are usually off the island and on our way home after dinner. We are too old for the wild nights over there anymore. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.putinbay.com/">http://www.putinbay.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>When on the island this is how we roll.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-12_19-32-38_766.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-12_19-32-38_766.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />No trip is complete without a stop at the Boardwalk and a big bowl of lobster bisque! It's one of the best foods ever!<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-12_19-17-44_573.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-12_19-17-44_573.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><br />Family photo op....<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-12_18-39-05_428.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-12_18-39-05_428.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />Cruising in the golf cart was fun for Lucas.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-12_16-11-16_985.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-12_16-11-16_985.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><br />But not as fun as it was for Ethan since he was without a car seat and just in a seat belt for the first time. He thought he was big stuff.<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-12_16-10-33_362.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-12_16-10-33_362.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />We always have to stop off for a race at the go cart track that Eric and Ethan always win!<br /><br /><a href="http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/?action=view&current=2011-08-12_15-29-36_779.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/KLMUNCY/2011-08-12_15-29-36_779.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />We also have a bunch of great wineries around here and are exactly one hour East of Toledo and one hour West of Cleveland so when we want to hit the big city for some fun and shopping it's not that far. We are also 15 minutes from Lake Erie and it's beaches. As locations go, this is a pretty good place to live.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800968830468860811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-21705950926862448672011-11-09T19:34:00.000-08:002011-11-09T19:34:31.445-08:00Welcome to Norwalk, Ohio!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello all you lovely ladies! It's Kellie and it's my week to blog. I've never done this before so this should be interesting as I fumble my way through. Bear with me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am 39 years old. I was born and raised in Southern Michigan. I am the oldest of 10 children. I just recently met one of my sisters whom I've known about all her life but never talked to personally until we found each other on Facebook. My biological father got a woman pregnant after he and my mom divorced and before he married my step monster. Her mom was smart and didn't want her to know her father for many, many years. I wish I had been that lucky. hehe.....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I joined the Navy a year after I graduated high school. After basic training in Orlando and my school in Mississippi, I was stationed in Sigonella, Italy. Well, it's technically Sicily. That is where I met my husband Eric. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is us at my Uncle's wedding years ago.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And here is another one of us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our daughter Taylor is 17 already. Boy time does fly doesn't it? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That shows how far we've come along in technology. Dang that pic looks old!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was our family unit for a long time before the boys came along.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Taylor was a complete surprise when were were 21 and was an only child for 13 yrs before we decided to try for another when we were 35. It took us 7 months before getting pregnant with Ethan who was born 2 months before Taylor turned 14.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made announcements for everyone with this pic inside. Notice her teeth? That was before we sunk $6500 into her mouth. She has perfect teeth now.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eric is a truck driver and I work at Edward Jones Investments as a Branch Office Administrator. I would love to be home with the boys while they are young but that's not possible. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, that's our life in a nut shell. Now, on to fun stuff over the next few days.....</span>November ddchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00200883166463511833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-36348619991679086252011-11-06T17:24:00.001-08:002011-11-06T17:40:46.082-08:00Louisville Zoo Sunday!<div><br /></div><div>Today we went to the Louisville Zoo with Roger's brother, Kurt. We had a really nice time. We just love that zoo!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-1SJWF5qcg-m1yQG-wy4LUtZhN0t_q6FHZT95MWQGj8HZs-qC5vKuDcxvbnxBSTQk2EkneER30rbS1Giqt1C8rS4uaVnXiUYGqyaM0ep1CmllGkZasLwc063Z9y3rBwmORlFg0kyib_A/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-1SJWF5qcg-m1yQG-wy4LUtZhN0t_q6FHZT95MWQGj8HZs-qC5vKuDcxvbnxBSTQk2EkneER30rbS1Giqt1C8rS4uaVnXiUYGqyaM0ep1CmllGkZasLwc063Z9y3rBwmORlFg0kyib_A/s320/to+print++11-6-11+258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061722146605282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhl4zTB-gzFYB5rSmQ-7SlnOD6hx4ctOGPSw-_ScEJTsCEKBh4IsNsQ0TyKHBw-Sp3247P6XCzo-Lc_xY3IDvrqP1nAEmsouP7iaxahofIYnhCROrXFnTb32F57ltENgOn-cbjddVi_F2/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+257.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhl4zTB-gzFYB5rSmQ-7SlnOD6hx4ctOGPSw-_ScEJTsCEKBh4IsNsQ0TyKHBw-Sp3247P6XCzo-Lc_xY3IDvrqP1nAEmsouP7iaxahofIYnhCROrXFnTb32F57ltENgOn-cbjddVi_F2/s320/to+print++11-6-11+257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061719058630418" />T</a>His orangatang is just cool!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUOap4Q-FbFk137tjIklAzcT1BUH-9nm7_XwJ7o1xaYIyew4YHJuB1f-ZlJM54Diy6ZReulnqraV4fioJwz0f3y_S0t8wlfDrZ-Xugy2D6zoP5CZcw_vYDTrIFXxaPrY_N8Qol94E5Sqr/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+256.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUOap4Q-FbFk137tjIklAzcT1BUH-9nm7_XwJ7o1xaYIyew4YHJuB1f-ZlJM54Diy6ZReulnqraV4fioJwz0f3y_S0t8wlfDrZ-Xugy2D6zoP5CZcw_vYDTrIFXxaPrY_N8Qol94E5Sqr/s320/to+print++11-6-11+256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061713707986002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLNkZSlYzXNcqS1fs2fPSvSb2tXozWDWY00ZjBhxEhxuKpLCuFsgXjZELnOkS_igHwQ3f58jRC0gQ5cWauARGsPgaHOfFht4iaF_nNONpg5J_gr8vJwlgBhLg6JaphRRm1ejCilbaVyGj/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+252.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLNkZSlYzXNcqS1fs2fPSvSb2tXozWDWY00ZjBhxEhxuKpLCuFsgXjZELnOkS_igHwQ3f58jRC0gQ5cWauARGsPgaHOfFht4iaF_nNONpg5J_gr8vJwlgBhLg6JaphRRm1ejCilbaVyGj/s320/to+print++11-6-11+252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061077031584706" />K</a>urt and Maggie Jo. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPpg8bHZpjepxbOmM8ysc2y0MSxBOgrdEhPRvKgxzIysrW3yM7ES0N4-f5uC9wfT9C9juj5wEYaVpBFpisoLFblI9YD2eDWptbhNc8HSB1MSZhAbOaaosg_m4zWbjQ4hu5kCUip23fr_L/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+251.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPpg8bHZpjepxbOmM8ysc2y0MSxBOgrdEhPRvKgxzIysrW3yM7ES0N4-f5uC9wfT9C9juj5wEYaVpBFpisoLFblI9YD2eDWptbhNc8HSB1MSZhAbOaaosg_m4zWbjQ4hu5kCUip23fr_L/s320/to+print++11-6-11+251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061074500645890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLimGPJd_BHHamIBhT8gfu5XXPJMV3SCPqjiUQwgKWce9v5dxdzFJehTuIdQbETa7W8pXyszqZ5z8yVwcG3yXVdxsd2a-6BbLdURE8ATT-oA6PLix3lEcbZp_gs3KKHRYrZiJZVxY2erQr/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLimGPJd_BHHamIBhT8gfu5XXPJMV3SCPqjiUQwgKWce9v5dxdzFJehTuIdQbETa7W8pXyszqZ5z8yVwcG3yXVdxsd2a-6BbLdURE8ATT-oA6PLix3lEcbZp_gs3KKHRYrZiJZVxY2erQr/s320/to+print++11-6-11+249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061063997760386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrKYLZO4Zn82vYdmMnzP9qEIrW6y3G_W5l60EjeZsRCz20dysV0vEc-onp0Gn9Mveyqaro4-zzbj-NnltkAIBHutfWw5RXV5Ph5SYC0F2pwJ2FLQs6IkeG9tAXy-nxiTHxGT9V7HnXwGX/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+248.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrKYLZO4Zn82vYdmMnzP9qEIrW6y3G_W5l60EjeZsRCz20dysV0vEc-onp0Gn9Mveyqaro4-zzbj-NnltkAIBHutfWw5RXV5Ph5SYC0F2pwJ2FLQs6IkeG9tAXy-nxiTHxGT9V7HnXwGX/s320/to+print++11-6-11+248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061060305145202" />3</a> little monkey sitting in a slide...<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0b9LbUZz-RnrYR4_Jy9aMppqAHvFqSuU4jCymOa5XgyaHvylVutT3LfoKcFeEPtiyXnw-l5GjAMzrlrhBPtAei1KjLLluwPKDBEktAzq3lf_r7wDXL9rvlbCHuxhtYqYekEgieyazeC2/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+246.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0b9LbUZz-RnrYR4_Jy9aMppqAHvFqSuU4jCymOa5XgyaHvylVutT3LfoKcFeEPtiyXnw-l5GjAMzrlrhBPtAei1KjLLluwPKDBEktAzq3lf_r7wDXL9rvlbCHuxhtYqYekEgieyazeC2/s320/to+print++11-6-11+246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672061054121110834" />D</a>addy pointing out a turtle.</div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is our favorite place to stop on the way back from Louisville. It is Pizza Kind, but it has a massive train built into it. You get to sit in the "caboose" cars. Its really kind of private and a great family setting. And the best part: They deliver your drinks on a model train that runs inside the train! It comes right to your table :D To be honest, the food really isn't that great, but the train is just so cool!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjHMAtgCg8_6QoZOxdx952tglM_EPJj7H4pC4D_-lGKGxt4cnyfwQ9_SWBNSsAPpwNnb6DaOxNDxfBMdpKmGlPKgnP0PP_fi1wfxuiHtYSwjIjc44A0_LJpYh5XxTNlGCcUghCkEfFUGc/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+260.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjHMAtgCg8_6QoZOxdx952tglM_EPJj7H4pC4D_-lGKGxt4cnyfwQ9_SWBNSsAPpwNnb6DaOxNDxfBMdpKmGlPKgnP0PP_fi1wfxuiHtYSwjIjc44A0_LJpYh5XxTNlGCcUghCkEfFUGc/s320/to+print++11-6-11+260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672060151121024082" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>Patrick was just exhausted from the zoo....</u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z7lWizMqTzSTgvoNUJCOkRvtLUx8EZA6XdWkbqlL9AOA0UGZxoOUVG9Lt4eoaidXaOuBspvS_nWeR1Bu4_WQvwhZipr1fWz_4HGG4LICt5ZPqoJmGyDs4TQM6huxov4rP9AVaQWgM7Zt/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+261.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z7lWizMqTzSTgvoNUJCOkRvtLUx8EZA6XdWkbqlL9AOA0UGZxoOUVG9Lt4eoaidXaOuBspvS_nWeR1Bu4_WQvwhZipr1fWz_4HGG4LICt5ZPqoJmGyDs4TQM6huxov4rP9AVaQWgM7Zt/s320/to+print++11-6-11+261.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672060144348717506" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>...So were Mommy and Christopher!</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFBxVQr6J6-iSBjKB0iBJ-EKhTzQdJ-RtkDz8qMKYi5ROGOg1h73zhTt8z72zMMhjQ2yLuaoxVtBdWWFDvONp-Cnz7ynJXT_iQ5nemNPFb69XFYRm5ZeX4hTKk0fvo2x0Ij-hPtZ7hzUW/s320/to+print++11-6-11+262.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Listening for the train.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVAQ5p_h8PvTNkRnGrs2mYanV8k1fHeXtF0FK_SRGudsEQa_-Xf95q3zYa7PaScabJP1GL59ZlvMMRgGEPl7k-jbr0Is9ZPp5y7Nf0h_It73frYW9Idj01zfDcFcbEAksjHU_1GmuQjoB/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+264.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVAQ5p_h8PvTNkRnGrs2mYanV8k1fHeXtF0FK_SRGudsEQa_-Xf95q3zYa7PaScabJP1GL59ZlvMMRgGEPl7k-jbr0Is9ZPp5y7Nf0h_It73frYW9Idj01zfDcFcbEAksjHU_1GmuQjoB/s320/to+print++11-6-11+264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672060134772764834" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>THere it is!</u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyEGGy2UzGkGFVHzeDfZPP_CSffP_zqXLt3wHXun4-VWbBk5BQOBiLHD82sEAVrSvOt2BHsIiUA31KgPP7l51IBEy_1bp1xJ45zxzdtDX8LyJqQ9oGxTnBJIKU5neWD4Us892xTWIe7wC/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+267.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyEGGy2UzGkGFVHzeDfZPP_CSffP_zqXLt3wHXun4-VWbBk5BQOBiLHD82sEAVrSvOt2BHsIiUA31KgPP7l51IBEy_1bp1xJ45zxzdtDX8LyJqQ9oGxTnBJIKU5neWD4Us892xTWIe7wC/s320/to+print++11-6-11+267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672059291806839714" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>Our "caboose"</u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqfCEDRAsmnqhJtz4ycmtbmT25NN4BAHIOAey53LK-Cl_PPUqP8CWMka4L6Y43fr61bL8u14I4BgqdyTZr3oBYmA_ElSLMi_PZF-PUQ6JFHkm9NXYj6qw-JBBi8ZAvyGEVkXBbccvALW7/s1600/to+print++11-6-11+270.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqfCEDRAsmnqhJtz4ycmtbmT25NN4BAHIOAey53LK-Cl_PPUqP8CWMka4L6Y43fr61bL8u14I4BgqdyTZr3oBYmA_ElSLMi_PZF-PUQ6JFHkm9NXYj6qw-JBBi8ZAvyGEVkXBbccvALW7/s320/to+print++11-6-11+270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672059107171489378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u>Thanks for letting me be a part of this blog for a week! I have a lot of fun, and hope that you enjoyed spending a week with me!</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span><br /></div></div>rogerandkatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097199027566857467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-9153571038448502312011-11-06T17:08:00.000-08:002011-11-06T17:23:52.848-08:00Lark Ranch<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So this is actually what we did last Sunday, but just now having time to post.<div><br /></div><div>Every Sunday we try to do family things. We don't do housework, and try to do something fun. Last Sunday we went to Lark's Ranch, which is a pumpkin patch/corn maze farm. It was our first time going, and we had a blast! Here's some pics :D</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvl-BNtYTeZ_uO0yU75R_oFQWOrVKVFH1SwPDfGKK1Hbov2ZfHH__XMW9gF_kzdFGkCr5ykgGKlxHMwdC-GrX0vR0R4hQHFYqbnoe9fspeH7-m41HXmXLvAMYQkwh0xpvaGYrnG_cb_Rh9/s1600/084.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvl-BNtYTeZ_uO0yU75R_oFQWOrVKVFH1SwPDfGKK1Hbov2ZfHH__XMW9gF_kzdFGkCr5ykgGKlxHMwdC-GrX0vR0R4hQHFYqbnoe9fspeH7-m41HXmXLvAMYQkwh0xpvaGYrnG_cb_Rh9/s320/084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672057779283214706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr4SsUZrk4tEt9FlByzWqyyhNM24kMgonw29qsxAibh7DSPBmS6UHNGF4Vc1EjVZc_q5Rs4uT-m3_PAhoG0iuC1Mjg-ypIpOgwvKAnnyJxXiRy-qTzUpVvHVZFvmVo1RAODH2cV8udhfj/s1600/072.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr4SsUZrk4tEt9FlByzWqyyhNM24kMgonw29qsxAibh7DSPBmS6UHNGF4Vc1EjVZc_q5Rs4uT-m3_PAhoG0iuC1Mjg-ypIpOgwvKAnnyJxXiRy-qTzUpVvHVZFvmVo1RAODH2cV8udhfj/s320/072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672057359637258274" />n</a>otice maggie jo in the hole?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSATBpYJVSh2OebxXDK1S2YcTBcI8yNvD3MqFPvyMQM3IWdVaRAn2ppIvhONJWBeZRhPI4b_gAx77ul8JqSzzvAtjV8jA1JcJxMms2sJstTaVuIJ9-LOW0yNQBu4DUotRCIkY1Mn1qDyTy/s1600/069.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSATBpYJVSh2OebxXDK1S2YcTBcI8yNvD3MqFPvyMQM3IWdVaRAn2ppIvhONJWBeZRhPI4b_gAx77ul8JqSzzvAtjV8jA1JcJxMms2sJstTaVuIJ9-LOW0yNQBu4DUotRCIkY1Mn1qDyTy/s320/069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672057159277211138" />h</a>ehe!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UFVi0wrVbpyesrsuEDtXFLoMmIbbOSArGBohFT2eoebF3p3drwlMEa-kgEDgFlzOZwNOdC9pkKuIECJBr8TXT_7v2fWAa4iRys7gYAPIR_l7YsmKsclnarpgDftMY2j8HPUuYltZiHf8/s1600/066.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UFVi0wrVbpyesrsuEDtXFLoMmIbbOSArGBohFT2eoebF3p3drwlMEa-kgEDgFlzOZwNOdC9pkKuIECJBr8TXT_7v2fWAa4iRys7gYAPIR_l7YsmKsclnarpgDftMY2j8HPUuYltZiHf8/s320/066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672056771906041986" />T</a>hey had a kiddie corn maze that I helped the kids through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawRkOHemneLV3CzCIQ4q6d9GdABueetXy8_QBZ74jYvWUOWqlzEIVLHsUKKgMWERFVpm0ohW0L12R8opuadQxc23MxDNUyvhdJCrSgjAnSKp9b22Y8ZBwkN3oOb09t7mXdjb5ZC00tWGw/s1600/062.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawRkOHemneLV3CzCIQ4q6d9GdABueetXy8_QBZ74jYvWUOWqlzEIVLHsUKKgMWERFVpm0ohW0L12R8opuadQxc23MxDNUyvhdJCrSgjAnSKp9b22Y8ZBwkN3oOb09t7mXdjb5ZC00tWGw/s320/062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672056401557857058" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u>Daddy and the kids doing an indian dance in the teepee</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6rj_1vi0x2W9WY-hUREIt31e4zFtwYdd3hkweMQJDcR0Wy98c42ASESZdZh3xcijSjI5TsQ2rXjdoeEcyybwPuWkOG6UJ1ShwMhGyIkX9DH2P0W3GmXCmBpMA9Uk79qy3ntdFEszJx8I/s1600/057.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6rj_1vi0x2W9WY-hUREIt31e4zFtwYdd3hkweMQJDcR0Wy98c42ASESZdZh3xcijSjI5TsQ2rXjdoeEcyybwPuWkOG6UJ1ShwMhGyIkX9DH2P0W3GmXCmBpMA9Uk79qy3ntdFEszJx8I/s320/057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672056197284950290" /></a>Daddy and Maggie Jo in the ergo.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaBCqLMvXUuE95_d2ssi9n3xKNkkLIIAM-EnXboZV6qJv5nLFOYNVZKP8GJSfbYIHNQcwq2LRSQ9mV4uuNNueKyp7DdiFSRqzubDzcygGOKkcNlRUVprCUfIuwytmg8OSQDd6haJgyUZb/s1600/053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaBCqLMvXUuE95_d2ssi9n3xKNkkLIIAM-EnXboZV6qJv5nLFOYNVZKP8GJSfbYIHNQcwq2LRSQ9mV4uuNNueKyp7DdiFSRqzubDzcygGOKkcNlRUVprCUfIuwytmg8OSQDd6haJgyUZb/s320/053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672055908754882146" />W</a>e are HUGE Allis Chalmers fans, so here they are, all excited that the ranch had an AC. Correction...dh and kids are AC fans..my uncle is a john deer dealer, so I like those...I like to pick on DH about it :D</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD_nhHmkdIBxQxMxGyTJ9qmvnRzgGTR8grF6XnHyVJBTlBS29AHUbS8olTuI824tbqN6WE-ydiam5MD3MOGdezn-a4ql1v4DUE4Wi7quy74gqhl9CHpgXZec1C6shNOtwwL7m8DJfNMva/s1600/047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD_nhHmkdIBxQxMxGyTJ9qmvnRzgGTR8grF6XnHyVJBTlBS29AHUbS8olTuI824tbqN6WE-ydiam5MD3MOGdezn-a4ql1v4DUE4Wi7quy74gqhl9CHpgXZec1C6shNOtwwL7m8DJfNMva/s320/047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672055643307767058" />i</a>n the corn maze<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBqdKnZ4hBKKyWZrejRSM1OprNjJq2vjFsYrBOWWsjnMjV4ZSL3_XwKHFTDDsA0Y2s4CQeeqvpg1d_CBKvh9QwXJHqZPn3ny6GMPJUE9EOh5R4vtmnZKTlW613fbMdryr0ZuSRutHyldE/s1600/046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBqdKnZ4hBKKyWZrejRSM1OprNjJq2vjFsYrBOWWsjnMjV4ZSL3_XwKHFTDDsA0Y2s4CQeeqvpg1d_CBKvh9QwXJHqZPn3ny6GMPJUE9EOh5R4vtmnZKTlW613fbMdryr0ZuSRutHyldE/s320/046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672055377179335026" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u>talk to ya' later!</u></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>rogerandkatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097199027566857467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-83318314382053371402011-11-05T15:26:00.000-07:002011-11-05T16:06:19.224-07:00Happy Late Halloween!!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>This year, we had a Thomas train and a James train :D Maggie Jo got be her cute self for most of it, but was a puppy dog for a bit. Our families are an hour and a half away, so we get to celebrate halloween all weekend! Here are some pics :D<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefixK8d03K_GkQ1OLShktt0I9rMLWHyioyh3pv2hb525kJqKCnqeMWvoQw7sA88Qv0TCW-kADkq55fERlRdRQe1z_1NqYW_nlleSwECQh3ir0uwVJml8JnfgKMOQ0-upW1W0j-sSCnLYQ/s320/002.JPG" />This is my brother, Robert. He is 3 years older than me, and Trick or Treated him at his work </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXv-VRkn1Vbs4BDqFafZp5iE6XB4495c9y2ZqT9Y6lgOJcV4JLEMVAOP2HvXoQE3SSMy_R1z7CWKh6LOQvioEZhjM2zKj6ll0De4SAdJrVPY7rVtcxHEM18FMBZSMzWG8pCvZxohAgl3O/s320/005.JPG" />At my mom's house ..At least Maggie Jo looks cute.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5zJG2A3e1kYsHQVXJ1O5vxVXTj9ez2FMsZwVltl6cpK7m96dtqbSYgGSUWDbHxRlJovXi-gjxkxrjIt6Z4F6kf1cL7KABxYH8m7LolY6s9-J4lJTxRZaMi_x4Gus178MKrwhWzAWRMKd/s320/009.JPG" />Mom and Maggie Jo</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c1rRB_A1vtkXXVWwOV8zp2pWftb0FsLtbpAiQ5I89F0362xN63h01hslwFRhEk3cgRXB9HlK2ZvQYLHOV4rxBHfY3TW5LlFtOYkhplwpgYTPG3Lure5iKUVOEQunyiZ8InXfJrIlNAud/s320/010.JPG" />"I fell and I can't get up, Mommy!"</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5i7jE3IZ6DV0Z3Jk5viaWSBaAClcYL-844Q6m3l8Y97_G7SZAsBMStM27Zh4pVN68iuDLHxGIHV_2T-hjgCEL-N4kqjkK2JDRoX7PLmwHVp7fCO6nR1oUm_0GsIkfQhiArN-Vkqzris3/s320/011.JPG" />Patrick wanted his picture taken too!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJV-Xh_ayivy2GMxPfSuR7PbyeIjZEEMpGnOEYi3L0WbgqdUIHC30BgnAmtHdqEBANFGNGZgNAeg9sq0upjcexcchsTC7fQquCHBVz1zTJaY9_vqxjEVhGmcOr3aBk9_INAN_Pszvaizap/s320/016.JPG" />The kids with their "Pa." My grandpa is 90 years old. I love him SO much. His body is really failing him, but at least his mind is still sharp. He has massive humangeomas (can't spell it) but he has had them all his life, and it kept him out of WWII, which really bothered him. They keep growing, and now interfere with his speech very badly. :( Its was nice to visit for a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUOK1LN6QhECW_HBX3nBTgClrDhPDs-2LnAITh-DE9IS1dbHN7ovclhC-jvn60nSDtcFhLvNnxRR-XjezukNp-wdfeYCrIXcuRSyU41V29i2eRcrQaNpwas_8uDv-Q_mfY_QVX9wbpDLF/s320/017.JPG" />I saw this at Yankee Candle, and wanted it SO badly! My mom went back and picked it up for a surprise for me. This meant SO much to me. Mom and I kind of have an odd relationship, so something like this means a LOT to me. I LOVE it!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJU-f67Mj4GX6i18s2JlpnbRmrJn7gC_PdWL3JaTHdxUJtnPaNXSSBlcSazPK-tCmcTv1gJePNGId6KExLx4o9AJepbiB5LV-xXeO5lupmysnIbbNxYxKkjypHfqpJMzHyb72-wHKt6Ts/s320/018.JPG" />Pumpkin carving at 730 in the morning!! My kids need to learn to sleep longer!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwivVdMMpBcs3uK_3GxrTGUqRf-tRDDU5IL2yVrGZXBJvj9tL71EmC-uFHjzGN0ncF6xXvuSbc3DiTp41tby7G1zKkAz4QqeaBwlXVnVpDv7PH50nIPv73FhTXhesQFv8FMcOQV6UFn5W1/s320/021.JPG" />Maggie's cute fall outfit..We had a baby shower to go to :D</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLcAtekjdncdrkuC0K4NP17iOAeP63dGSrha1hvn6r6jMMwTGVkH50Jbb0bN82bGGJKNlRbww-3yKbQjb12DVPAfidNPoDJCVVP_Iqfn2FGQeZ-JZbUpOoB7deOeLfinLBrtc4rvcYeUC/s320/026.JPG" />Trick or treating at Grandma/pa Verkamp!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPaztxuvzXL7pwxEw7SJHEpNLnormBCUWITAwPoaYpiQsM7ePg_Jn58BGnveYrWmtylTZrAxuBholPDobgFlVdllLkZESwlcZLTHTIb-7HZHC9Bu4an8XXi16OE9QoAocjU_TUy7NwvOa/s320/028.JPG" />Grandma V</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLoqPs55bNri5_sGN-HNEZJScTuNfZqu8_O3gV2ArazcPq8Saeba82lqQngb9NKWV30FkMYcuCj2h5xaXAsBVcp5AyPgg6I1X18FpC8i1ySd6iKs9cByR5x3DNLftqrF0NqMVTiG8Y591/s320/029.JPG" />Maggie JO and Papaw V</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HKaOIkzvMmamlZnB_o-T_vOPlthrk0UguCi0UsonpDqodw8fhFU5Ph_MchL8E98BvtTudZs6NrlOdcnZaN-Nap8jZxnX5AxDPVzUK9dEn4pZJPa_TjrsJSW8cHue_gisMlVNL_qGCcV0/s320/031.JPG" />Maggie Jo and Aunt Becky (ROger's baby sis)</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaMxVBp_lLmwEp7kN-eZGMw8rKkSzK3cAzlcXgDEJ-ZKPVM1NgXuxdlIBB5OAgUhc5eXUNxR6kgp4dsonOOOeL_uZwXs0o3mHFcVKHKjiVioQI1o_P4qCgM0vWzPEv6pkGno_lHaO_GRM/s320/034.JPG" />not the best of either of us....</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93ddFb7-E-FiS2iNfeCR_TwJPqQ6KjoCCN_TBaVqOd6S-659Yom1dJoQ2Ez0O2qHCWlcYUCci40ZreQh-K3S3GNJxI_1ZQoDsAye0GYgWT3QiWRleiNztPVm6kRmB36cClBJ_J-nODD-U/s320/036.JPG" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4R_FOG2etykX8b1daDYAD9mT81O64lSqXd6apspWExyiqzhrCm91GL9kVmCbN3L9ezxDk-ojaIpw4oSoOj_PbGl0X7DWXwGmQ1o-fGn87BhMRXwVOvvbVCORjalzwk7TDMmh169edR-3/s320/037.JPG" /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjtnfv7li65GV0h8R_sR9vioxjoGPkZ15G-a4IMpW2jFpUpyVm7hRwBpy1IoKDCntDbmhBiHa68Mdi6C1czxaej2ypenMX5HToq60pUPcCeNFxL2yKwMmMvVR8prSSx4dltjEfHX0Ez4i/s320/044.JPG" />best we could get...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>rogerandkatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097199027566857467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-40775493067768196562011-11-03T06:58:00.000-07:002011-11-03T07:49:29.278-07:00Greetings from Schnellville!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIl_Upuva7H6zqqNoyHXJw_xTpgWJCLsw3gtwNBFHMMeFcVuoc-mDoA5BA-079_YNMhWLW8Buv9F_ipB9pLIq6XhqmqF1yfcHZxqnLRe8e0Ziuyc8ZP_chtMx9VPSMHD4P95F1XUJYcBC/s1600/004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIl_Upuva7H6zqqNoyHXJw_xTpgWJCLsw3gtwNBFHMMeFcVuoc-mDoA5BA-079_YNMhWLW8Buv9F_ipB9pLIq6XhqmqF1yfcHZxqnLRe8e0Ziuyc8ZP_chtMx9VPSMHD4P95F1XUJYcBC/s320/004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670779856325163506" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h_NyQNE2myoE1QA7BAJOElL9Cns0MN3vFSY8sQfANw34_y28ED-ijXD-H5vbPs9S_ujIVqd8z23GsswGhXCwMtkF58bTo4f3h9XDqg44ZQKAj-cuQ_1doFacq4ykXe33B9RiJye5fEWh/s1600/schnellville.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h_NyQNE2myoE1QA7BAJOElL9Cns0MN3vFSY8sQfANw34_y28ED-ijXD-H5vbPs9S_ujIVqd8z23GsswGhXCwMtkF58bTo4f3h9XDqg44ZQKAj-cuQ_1doFacq4ykXe33B9RiJye5fEWh/s320/schnellville.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670770134271667394" /></a><br />Hi Ya'll!!<div>I have started this post SO many times and it ends up getting deleted or closed out of :( So, here I go again:</div><div>My camera cord corroded, so no pics until this weekend, but I will try to upload pics from my computer (old ones). </div><div><br /></div><div>We live in Schnellville, IN which has a population of 326 :D we are a one-horse town with a feed mill and a Catholic Church. Here is Sacred Heart of Jesus:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have lived in our home for 5 years, when we first married. We are trying to sell it to move closer to Roger's (dh) work. I have an album on my facebook page with pics of our house, but it won't let me copy it here? oh well. here some pics of the fall colors:<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShjGojWaS8tSc-LBicq5QOjUlokxqMEVCuCwg6cS7NVPd1oXfVincUv2yaS4KlSmaaSHicxO-a5aCYi_GlDd6ibB2hnrQ2prVlyzw2Dvdi-FHLjz_25ncSMiQ2dKm5Pv57HA2C59Qpcm0/s320/003.JPG" /></div><div>Here is out our front door: <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIl_Upuva7H6zqqNoyHXJw_xTpgWJCLsw3gtwNBFHMMeFcVuoc-mDoA5BA-079_YNMhWLW8Buv9F_ipB9pLIq6XhqmqF1yfcHZxqnLRe8e0Ziuyc8ZP_chtMx9VPSMHD4P95F1XUJYcBC/s320/004.JPG" /></div><div>Here is my hubby on our wedding day, July 1, 2006 :D</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx4LydA7KHAYqZ8ZqQDup801vUogJFE_hjYcGy-yQNILPMEFASrPYrnP3ZNQ-bhs4yKazA4nGoEm1lfEN_KokT-KbS-9kwCHxtdNxUSJZbgF4m-0pggaZTXTW7ZAS-e8FPWnNl7U7l_re/s320/DSC_5765.jpg" /></div><div>His sister, Julie, was my best friend and one day, I just realized that Roger fit my "list" :D It was a list of requirements that a husband must have...Julie and I were just saying how we would be spinsters when Roger walked in, and I realized, huh, YOU may be a spinster, but I may have just found myself someone to fit my list! (she did get married, in 2009, and is due with her first baby on Christmas day :D ) </div><div>3 months after our wedding, we conceived Christopher Eugene. We took the test in my parent's bathroom on Black Friday :D I will never forget how weird it was testing in my parent's house and how excited we were when we saw 2 lines. I don't have any pics of Christopher as a baby on my computer, but here he is now: </div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenbnmvDkDywa5mYC0StpETiUdgRhYr3L744Ah6llT_oUXwnvNOFTiuMyWtU0-vyWczle5YMp-yoRP3qFvIxWHpyaoLHfzahoSXHW4oJFZ4R6VChj0PgXkq2HwpJ0qo4CNtE4WXzesyZsq/s320/027.JPG" />He was born July 25, 2007 at 38 weeks gestation. What a wonderful day it was when he entered this world!</div></div><div>When Christopher was 11 months old, we conceived Patrick Leo. He was born March 3, 2009...one day before his great grandpa Leo's birthday at 38 weeks gestation Patrick brings such joy and humor to our family! Here he is:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACYmi3R2kiiJai91_oqK41hemG_uMJNy3etI4Q4zku74p3zrySYi_h9j4Vr1pFkCCV0IDG_2XR4maFvbL0nIzVi5x0MPB6reniI4tkNiSWJiA0nnEUitHIgDQuMaceemFWn0iz9Mgxcxw/s320/025.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Patrick was born right as the recession hit. Roger, who is an electrician, was laid off, and we feared having to pay out of pocket for our insurance. We could make by on unemployment and out savings until the next job came, but there was no way we could pay $700 a month on insurance. So, I went to work at Fox Metal and Truss doing purchasing. It was a fun job, but I had SUCH a hard time leaving the kids...I cried every night. I went to work when Patrick was 4months old and got to come back home one month before he turned a year. I missed his babyhood (thats how I felt..I was not in a good place at the time) Roger and I had issues with our marriage in that time with him trying to be a SAHD and me a working mom..it was not a good arrangement for us. So, anyway, once I was able to stay home again, we decided to tryone month another baby..if we did not get pregnant, then it was what God wanted, and we would wait for a bit....well..you know the story ;) We conceived on our first night away from the kids..on Valentine's Day and Magdalena Josephine came into this world on October 10th, 2010 at 3weeks gestation. Here's my girly-girl:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpMi15JY0fD13EiVBftPE77xUbCgc94DYFZszsQl7FlgTZM_DMzh5PTwGQ1jgGz5ry8mVQhXedJ7cNG2Dh7oi7gAcBZtBtFP1E9231ouZy0izUi3Ntsv1PF4c9pZXmPShcfEUjRAcpqYT/s320/007.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today, I was supposed to go window shopping with my mom and Maggie Jo in Nashville, IN. Well, she ended up selling her car last night and doesn't have a vehicle to replace it :( It would mean about 7 hours in the car for me to go pick her up, take her up there, and then drive her back home, so we cancelled :*( We had been planning this for about 2 months :( it was already rescheduled once :( boo! So then I made plans for the kids and I to go to Julie's house to sew some and help her put baby stuff away :D Well, this morning, Patrick has puked twice :*( ugh!! he is acting PERFECTLY fine right now, but I am worried about getting her sick. SO, we are home sweet home right now. It is pouring rain outside. I think that I may build the kids a "tent" and put a movie on. Its one of those days when I just don't want to be in the house, KWIM? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">well, thanks for reading this, and stay tuned for lots of pics from halloween when my camera part comes in!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Katie</div>rogerandkatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097199027566857467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-15076726978827546892011-10-27T20:34:00.000-07:002011-10-27T20:59:21.558-07:00Burlington, VTsome pictures of Burlington. we love it here.<br />
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bottom of Maple Street by where the ferry comes in<br />
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sidewalk by our home <a href="http://www.getahome.org/cooperative-homes/co-op-profiles/flynn-avenue">http://www.getahome.org/cooperative-homes/co-op-profiles/flynn-avenue</a><br />
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Oakledge Park - 1/2 mile from our home<br />
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path up to battery park<br />
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Church Street<br />
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ECHO <a href="http://www.echovermont.org/">http://www.echovermont.org/</a><br />
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This is our church...<br />
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Our Downtown- and the yarn shop that one of my best friends is the co-owner of... that means I get to teach classes, get freebies once in a while and a staff discount!<br />
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The River path- downtown juts up against the river and this is the bridge over the river- the next closest bridges are 30 miles upstream and 30 miles down.<br />
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Thanks for taking a look around our town- it is fairly normal- we have target, walmart, a few grocery stores, the colleges, no shopping mall or really anywhere to buy clothes etc... but we do have the 2 taco trucks!The Holey Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539173689108946682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-84587259241467827842011-10-04T11:06:00.000-07:002011-10-04T11:06:28.185-07:00Erin's HometownI was back at my parent's house this weekend, so I guess I'll start with my hometown. I grew up in the country outside of Baraboo/Wisconsin Dells, WI. It is gorgeous there with lots of trees, farmfields and bluffs. I went to school in Baraboo but worked all through high school in the Dells at a fine-dining restaurant called the Del-Bar. It has been there for 60 some years and the food is amazing. I put in a lot of hours there in college and it paid for the majority of it.<br />
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While I was home we took a family trip to Devil's Lake and went for a short hike and had some lunch. My dad is a science teacher so he always has nets and buckets around with the kids so he and Petey tried to catch some minnows at the lake. <br />
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We spend a lot of time outside- this is just down the road from my mom's house... once again gorgeous colors already. Peter is 2.5 and loves his balance bike. He is a little daredevil and will ride down HUGE hills with his feet up, goes over jumps and can ride for miles. I'll show you more of Winona next!The Holey Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539173689108946682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-48464893270519735442011-09-29T19:43:00.000-07:002011-09-29T20:21:15.734-07:00Life in Grant Iowa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwK2Rh0qn8uRXsKrmu7ef7v2D51keponjmpgcOqgP5RYdrmFRkdaDljN7I1GV0P4nPKhWPvDD4e_YH4j9iuduDIQ1w8AGQVgpRXx55pL25yhf1GWFqGXsvFSkQSHMht8aI_6Fps0a94ZN/s1600/004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657979029799839202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwK2Rh0qn8uRXsKrmu7ef7v2D51keponjmpgcOqgP5RYdrmFRkdaDljN7I1GV0P4nPKhWPvDD4e_YH4j9iuduDIQ1w8AGQVgpRXx55pL25yhf1GWFqGXsvFSkQSHMht8aI_6Fps0a94ZN/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc6600;">I should take a closer photo of my house, but this is all I have that's decent looking. This is from the front yard, with my grass 'sea'. Our house was built in 1917, & was a typical 4 Square style - 4 rooms up, 4 rooms down. It was remodeled some in the 70's. We bought it 2 years ago as a foreclosure for $19,000. We have 3 lots. The yard is huge, & we also have a 2 bay shop, with doors large enough to pull a semi into. We are the block. We have neighbors across the street, but it's on the yard side & the yard is huge, so they're not close. To the east of us is a grassy pasture lot & to the north & west of us is fields. When we first looked at the property it was so overgrown with weeds & trees you could barely see the house. The grassy 'sea' used to be a house years & years ago I'm told. There's still cement down in the ground, so we just let the grass grow there for now. We have to re dig our septic some time soon, & it has to go on that side of the house, so the yard will be getting torn into at that point. The house really needs the exterior done. The floors are not the greatest, but we tore out all the carpets & they are still the original hard wood. I really want to carpet the stairway & the upstairs at least. We have a wondeful fireplace in the living room, with books<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYQl1DMaOWIOV2Ylc_dZpYu_s5t5M7HTHUjq-RzsB21F_4PT9IYD9e_PLCk_0WlCY9p17UM9HYaOHDeSOxgJFyse7RSMF3Dboo8RHi-pSwWyiW95gsqZ2DUt8RxOId5UZsxneDRgHw4x-/s1600/003.JPG"></a>helves on each side. The folks that lived here from the 60's - 90's built them & my kitchen cupboards with hand hewn (is that the right word?) walnut, I believe from this property. </span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInE0NoAUjSBO-UgSC2ezCWzCGE6td44ryzj_AK9S7nqMAYVC9d4Ve02QNjuDZ20e-Iq0JfYqIsX68-dSRhKcAzwmsarlsOqqG5eHaVb6iuOJ-OY694bTq62w5uiT6SmVftLz7nKhiD5CL/s1600/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657978977583222738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInE0NoAUjSBO-UgSC2ezCWzCGE6td44ryzj_AK9S7nqMAYVC9d4Ve02QNjuDZ20e-Iq0JfYqIsX68-dSRhKcAzwmsarlsOqqG5eHaVb6iuOJ-OY694bTq62w5uiT6SmVftLz7nKhiD5CL/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>------------------> Our "Main" street. The post office is the first building on left with car in front of. It's on the list of potentially being shut down due to budget cuts. It's the only building on Main street that functions as anything. The building next to it, as well as the white building on the right are both 1910 buildings & are empty. Not sure what the brick building ever was. We only have one paved road, & that's the old highway that runs down the middle of town. </div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj_9nVoOxjj6qPHXAh7cAnFptgm6DRDffAsf389EwpkDANbWP68nJNpZs1Ls8c2s0SsAvuH5uCTm8vo4HwU2tfRYfbQs3OqLbGxqB9WARNQJGrqXisP0fm_N2F6A0kZZyE-XepEqQWHuf/s1600/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657979013915151666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj_9nVoOxjj6qPHXAh7cAnFptgm6DRDffAsf389EwpkDANbWP68nJNpZs1Ls8c2s0SsAvuH5uCTm8vo4HwU2tfRYfbQs3OqLbGxqB9WARNQJGrqXisP0fm_N2F6A0kZZyE-XepEqQWHuf/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>-------------->This is The Hayloft, our restaurant/bar owned by our 67 yr old mayor, Zelda. She's usually the only one working the place, but does have a couple employees for the weekends. The four of us can eat there for about $20 any day or night. Every other Sat. night she does her homemade fried chicken & fish buffett. The place is usually packed those nights. The inside is like some antique/taxidermy/flea market type place. Everywhere you look is something unusual. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So yeah..that's my town..seriously. There are more old empty buildings. We do have a Methodist church. It could probably seat 100 people max. Years & years ago the town had a school, car dealership, gas station, meat market, grocery store, hardware, implement dealer, vet, etc. Our population now is 102 & I think I counted 32 homes on our last walk. The town is 4 blocks x 4 blocks! We're 15 minutes from a small town grocery, 25 minutes to a Walmart. Which isn't too bad, but it can suck in Iowa winters. Grant sort of reminds me of Radiator Springs in Cars. The new highway didn't go through town, so the town dried up. Old highway 71 was a small, 2 lane with 'curbs' on the edges, & it goes right thru the middle of town. In the 60's when they widened the highway, they couldn't thru here since the properties were right up the the road. So, they curved out & around town. They only curved out of town by 2 blocks, but it still reminds me of Cars...but then, most small Iowa towns are drying up like ours anyway. I happen to live smack dab in the middle between the old & new highway. Right now I can't see the (new) highway traffic because we have a field of corn in between us & it, but once they harvest it, we can see the traffic. And then the deer will really be coming out of the timber just across the highway. Last year we had deer in our yard lots of mornings. They like to graze the newly harvested corn field, then bed down in our grassy 'sea'. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>That's all for today, not too exciting around here. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj_9nVoOxjj6qPHXAh7cAnFptgm6DRDffAsf389EwpkDANbWP68nJNpZs1Ls8c2s0SsAvuH5uCTm8vo4HwU2tfRYfbQs3OqLbGxqB9WARNQJGrqXisP0fm_N2F6A0kZZyE-XepEqQWHuf/s1600/002.JPG"></a></div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj_9nVoOxjj6qPHXAh7cAnFptgm6DRDffAsf389EwpkDANbWP68nJNpZs1Ls8c2s0SsAvuH5uCTm8vo4HwU2tfRYfbQs3OqLbGxqB9WARNQJGrqXisP0fm_N2F6A0kZZyE-XepEqQWHuf/s1600/002.JPG"></a></div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj_9nVoOxjj6qPHXAh7cAnFptgm6DRDffAsf389EwpkDANbWP68nJNpZs1Ls8c2s0SsAvuH5uCTm8vo4HwU2tfRYfbQs3OqLbGxqB9WARNQJGrqXisP0fm_N2F6A0kZZyE-XepEqQWHuf/s1600/002.JPG"></a></div></div>Kyla Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539310702608120450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-21713135495696922872011-09-28T14:20:00.000-07:002011-09-28T15:04:01.546-07:00FamilyI'm sitting here in the house alone with just Conlan...& he's sleeping. I find myself thinking about what life would be like with just him & it would be sooo quiet & maybe boring? Clay will be 13 in a month & I can hardly remember it just being him & I home alone. Dh worked pretty long hours at the mall, so it usually was just us most days (& lots of evenings alone too). I can see the difference in Conlan's personalilty compared to Clay's at this age. Conlan is so outgoing & adventuresome & talkative, happy, & I attribute that to having his older siblings around. Clay was pretty quiet at this age..& definately not as adventuresome! Then Jocelyn came & she was a sweetheart little girl & loved all girlie things! What a difference there is between boys & girls from the moment they're born! I get a kick out of new parents that say they'll never buy their baby boy a toy gun or sword. I just think to myself "great plan...but when they're old enough, they'll just make one out of a branch, wooden spoon, etc...whatever they find!" And it's funny how little girls are so drawn to dolls, soft stuffed animals, etc.<br /><br /><br /><div>Today's my baby sister's birthday..she's 25. Her daughter will be 11 after Christmas & has planned a surprise party for her Friday evening. :) Pretty sweet for an 11 year old! I think back to what a small town scandal it was when Sarah got pregnant...but I can't imagine life without my neice! She's Jocelyn's best friend. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657526407905988610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhxshaGuSvwrZi1VynE8-AAertu4Kb_fi9rVLKc4529Z8CkZFNhxFB18uaclEtfMwq-pwoQichqN4QQ8Lnb2B0VWq-xdNXVFe_IyGexsnrPeh7Sb2D0U4swq2d3mt-uH6AzrZ5zgjOG60/s320/255.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#cc0000;"> Sarah, Naudia, & I in April</span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /></p><span style="color:#cc0000;">Sarah & Conlan last month</span>.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657529319407925906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XqSPr2zpCZv0ygbMImMG8VtYkdaE2FtIflJob57gOl0eLvN_pu90tjuypX00ytt9v8rh2ehYgcsUP1YKXBWfaP1JlbCkY7yuJdGSoca0VpvPiLokl4vebWu6aLN26zwADl9gYtv21KJy/s320/018.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#cc0000;"> Our middle sis, Laura. She's 31 & a vet tech. She's the sis that is due with boy/girl twins Nov. 14. So..she's pretty big now & I don't have any photos of her preggo. Might try to take one Friday night at Sarah's surprise party. </span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657532024195207730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 227px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z3nHy3YFQ4xzZvLYRjQufgQvA_cHqiIjSmS-5gP2RD9A30wGbgNVQ_CWkGJGA9TuQSoQLXaOVwZDEECRTb5vNIR8S5DVvQ7aRCUuN8Rngoi6KEiHQlB4_pVxdjPOEnrUlf0MYpIlDVf6/s320/lauravettech.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Laura & my Dad at Yellowstone 2 summers ago<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657532031733931058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HQSmRIjTqlp1sAh5MZ-hS9NnqTDvFYN6-8QpQjjMGfej8NXvvdUesYXkNqiV_Cu5XpgBG1WY1YPmaQxquJAXfeoWsAwhafop9ugyz2tV5CnQXTSz72UFC10GtFr81aH3Fr98o8JnQNP4/s320/lauraand+dad.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#990000;"></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#990000;"></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#990000;"></span></p>Kyla Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539310702608120450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-72191862961399742052011-09-27T19:04:00.001-07:002011-09-27T19:29:27.670-07:00Game Day!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0nb52i2d01ca_ewKU_ahfdupGq4f4590EFRJsyW7ujD0dzs7l2NWajFGf-0Vdqqs2y-9VeNBfyRY7eHD2gKupYoDVMlcqdPWHZ6gvvAq1YYrgu4yjk4YbD3sb-JZ-rd7uNfBdQ06O3bB/s1600/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657229349140865890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0nb52i2d01ca_ewKU_ahfdupGq4f4590EFRJsyW7ujD0dzs7l2NWajFGf-0Vdqqs2y-9VeNBfyRY7eHD2gKupYoDVMlcqdPWHZ6gvvAq1YYrgu4yjk4YbD3sb-JZ-rd7uNfBdQ06O3bB/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br />------>Conlan wonders what sissy is </div><br /><div>wearing<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzJESp-1dii31zE751_VYdW4KW7xEpOimSgFh_PcLH-NanE2gBZdsxtNsobsMkBHhQAKFt6HkxTXmdRSV9N7Hi6riCm87rgj46J_xDNH5etmDD85RNKHo8wW6YtWOmavAWSFJ2FcRecE2/s1600/009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657229355056159266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzJESp-1dii31zE751_VYdW4KW7xEpOimSgFh_PcLH-NanE2gBZdsxtNsobsMkBHhQAKFt6HkxTXmdRSV9N7Hi6riCm87rgj46J_xDNH5etmDD85RNKHo8wW6YtWOmavAWSFJ2FcRecE2/s320/009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Game Day!<br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000099;">Pretty quiet day for us. I still need to put photos of the town & my house on here. We did our usual home school schedule, the kids work around our dining room table. Jocelyn is always first & does her 4th grade work, then Clay does his 7th grade stuff. Our everyday subjects are math, reading, Bible. The kids & I go to a Community Bible Study on Thursday mornings. I teach a group of 2-3 year olds, & the kids go to an elementary class. Clay is also in confirmation this year at our church & goes every Weds. after football. Once or twice per week we all sit & read Science - this year we're alternating between learning about Oceans & Anatomy/Physiology. Weird to combine the two I know. But, Oceans/Sea Life is dd's favorite, so we read from that once in awhile instead of learning about our bodies. History we're learning in sort of an 'unschooling' way...we're watching a historical documentary once or twice a week, then going off of it & studying more of whatever it was about. I really need to get a better structured histo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT__EMH0QxUG0HL3EdShMz12wfJvAnU4HkK2x8EcZE6oopFIZBuR_5Ejgs9dQS7mn6QSKjcu5Ry907Uwb1Vos6Hvzk44Ay-oWrnXIRMkXeE5e8S_7Ei5cuVeYNX8tHg42CHMW_moYGa3n/s1600/012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657229331850057874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT__EMH0QxUG0HL3EdShMz12wfJvAnU4HkK2x8EcZE6oopFIZBuR_5Ejgs9dQS7mn6QSKjcu5Ry907Uwb1Vos6Hvzk44Ay-oWrnXIRMkXeE5e8S_7Ei5cuVeYNX8tHg42CHMW_moYGa3n/s320/012.JPG" border="0" /></a>ry curriculum, but right now this works for the kids' interests. We do standardized testing every year, & they've always scored high in everything, so I think what we're doing is working so far. Jocelyn does go to public school every Wedsnesday morning 9:45-10:45 for 4th grade Art. She loves arts & crafts. Clay goes to school everyday at 2:30 for 7th grade football. He <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCRyR7PzpChgVOl6b7Y_WVPC-D6ue2S3hFWfPYJQ-_H-u6u-YVl_yBHfEFoRMaF6r1R1xbMfgpj7in2BXgAevz3PkNL0_7FTZadiHrqNjByiCyMelMLxy6eVHz-7N8qB_FH8Ch5cPClhu/s1600/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657229337853330562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCRyR7PzpChgVOl6b7Y_WVPC-D6ue2S3hFWfPYJQ-_H-u6u-YVl_yBHfEFoRMaF6r1R1xbMfgpj7in2BXgAevz3PkNL0_7FTZadiHrqNjByiCyMelMLxy6eVHz-7N8qB_FH8Ch5cPClhu/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /></a>rides the bus home. We had a game tonight at a town 45 minutes away. They lost by 4 touchdowns. They haven't won a game yet. :( But..he's having fun, so that's the main thing. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;">I really suck at getting the photos where I want them. Anway..this is Clay! -----> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;">This is also our homecoming week, so the kids are looking forward to going to the game Friday night. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div></div></div>Kyla Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539310702608120450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-83831190185494488072011-09-25T20:19:00.000-07:002011-09-25T20:52:33.703-07:00Read this only when you have time or are already bored :)Hi ladies!<br /><br /><br /><div>Let me take you on the brief journey of tidbits of my back story....in a galaxy far, far away...oh wait, I grew up only 15 minutes from where I live. Nevermind. Cue the Little House on the Prairie music...that's maybe more like it. That was my mom's favorite show of all time. Exactly why my sister is named Laura. I'm the oldest of 3 girls. I was 6 when Laura was born, 12 when Sarah was born. (there's 12 years in between my boys as well) Mom stayed home, cloth diapered us, packed me around in a back pack carrier, but didn't nurse any of us. Dad worked for a local grain elevator driving semi. We lived 2 miles from town, had horses, goats, chickens, etc & my hometown only has pop. 1000. So it was pretty quiet as most small towns in Iowa are. The farthest I've lived from home is a year in college in Des Moines, 90 miles from home. </div><br /><br /><div>Mike & I started dating in Spring 1990, my junior year. Gads that makes me feel old. Cue the old lady music. He was a freshman, I needed a date for jr. prom, he was a friend of my cousin's..I thought we'd go to prom & that would be it. Yeah..we stuck together for whatever reason & were married in June 1994. Insert wedding march music. My mom had died from cancer in April of that year. Looking back I can't believe how selfish I was actually going ahead & getting married so soon. My sisters were 8 & 14 - they went from losing mom & me moving out within 2 months. My dad has never remarried. My sister Laura is due Nov. 14 with boy/girl twins, & baby sis Sarah has 2 kids, Naudia was born when she was 15..that was a scandal in our small town, oyvey! And Tyson is 5. Laura & Sarah live right across the alley from one another in town. Sarah actually lives in my Grammie's house & will be Laura's sitter when she goes back to work after having the twins. My dad lives on the farm directly across the road from where I grew up. </div><br /><br /><div>I feel like I should cue some epic movie type music cuz this is turning out long. Anyway..family is everything to me. Dh's fam all live around here too. He's the middle of 3 boys. His mom & dad live on their family farm just outside of town & have the produce business. His mom's a nurse too. Younger bro Bob & his wife have a 3 yr old girl & a 9 month old boy, so the two little Amos cousins are soo cute together! Older bro Jeff & his wife are the parents of Kayleen, who we lost last month, & also 11, 14, 16 yr old girls & live just 3 miles from us. I could go on & on with backstory, but I will save some for later this week. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUCDdseNxsNLW7IGegCV9-sIz9uwrCSBzw7ZwURyMvmiRU54ksikIQRebKw_G-PmtN8DkCeDZR09j7Lw5waApdeS0WJgDxH-pVHMyLTBkjKJvHn4mfmRbF13JtDoX5NOoTzmDaCYhnSKi/s1600/005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656509097504991442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUCDdseNxsNLW7IGegCV9-sIz9uwrCSBzw7ZwURyMvmiRU54ksikIQRebKw_G-PmtN8DkCeDZR09j7Lw5waApdeS0WJgDxH-pVHMyLTBkjKJvHn4mfmRbF13JtDoX5NOoTzmDaCYhnSKi/s320/005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dh Mike with the Amos boys. Conlan (11/17/10) on right & nephew Gunner 12/14/10) on right. We both call our little guys Bubba..so it's funny when we get together :) <br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>More on the journey tomorrow..maybe some exciting photos from our metropolis of a town!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Kyla Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539310702608120450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-35449149854902278992011-09-05T14:32:00.000-07:002011-09-05T14:58:50.230-07:0070* weather, yes please!!<div align="center">We decided since it was soooo freaking nice out to have a picnic at the park! We went to a park with swings too (the ones near our house don't have swings and Brayden is deprived) It was cool out and we wore jeans.......I love fall and hope these temps stick around.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJQp5EL2L90LCIOTEsB5mabWP2940g8SB6MjV4JdrIeA8laGrW3OwD3nTZOgPwcFzpbOsI4uO_BlNnyak1DidrLJYHoCcwEg61sgJkJRujNLNHPICCjLKH2DfzQ_Efm4st4F5vGIW72md/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648994090124028306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJQp5EL2L90LCIOTEsB5mabWP2940g8SB6MjV4JdrIeA8laGrW3OwD3nTZOgPwcFzpbOsI4uO_BlNnyak1DidrLJYHoCcwEg61sgJkJRujNLNHPICCjLKH2DfzQ_Efm4st4F5vGIW72md/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+013.JPG" /></a> Clara watchin brother swing<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6lNFlIIP12_F2NwR_1PoG7gEw2M8DsE6jr9uhUW9XcidmFNioYnQ1UGcyfpMfFf0fY45I6ILYEDK6p2sZRGLJNKs4P1tL6xYOI-gG9AHLjupHV4WVBTOu3sfmr0dJlZ_2U1PwgErP-PC/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648994083403305074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6lNFlIIP12_F2NwR_1PoG7gEw2M8DsE6jr9uhUW9XcidmFNioYnQ1UGcyfpMfFf0fY45I6ILYEDK6p2sZRGLJNKs4P1tL6xYOI-gG9AHLjupHV4WVBTOu3sfmr0dJlZ_2U1PwgErP-PC/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+020.JPG" /></a><br />Dad being a monkey<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmeU1aham6OUt-dxAOSpawpEkaXB_Ul4FPxr8bQwlzdebUnGx86CmAjywX0UbbVrJzYlCyYDyCULTqOs5hCYrxWB4KDt0NMM0i5yaM4hx8KFDT6T_dv7Qpeu_KjgRvs6ZvwsjsH_DD_dO/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648994079283308482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmeU1aham6OUt-dxAOSpawpEkaXB_Ul4FPxr8bQwlzdebUnGx86CmAjywX0UbbVrJzYlCyYDyCULTqOs5hCYrxWB4KDt0NMM0i5yaM4hx8KFDT6T_dv7Qpeu_KjgRvs6ZvwsjsH_DD_dO/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+023.JPG" /></a> I love this pic of them<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhnFInEJfQd4itEhPTyfnFg47XnliWU4-tvVouLWRLLxVb21_l-8XKSjTtQ-4QtDeCRmgoetsiPmsh8-DWzdVFXirPpXXkMgJjxoabXkX26Tq5kNscztC3Y1BPgMNebVh_S5mgxnouBKq/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648994076963165538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhnFInEJfQd4itEhPTyfnFg47XnliWU4-tvVouLWRLLxVb21_l-8XKSjTtQ-4QtDeCRmgoetsiPmsh8-DWzdVFXirPpXXkMgJjxoabXkX26Tq5kNscztC3Y1BPgMNebVh_S5mgxnouBKq/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+026.JPG" /></a> Clara swinging for the 1st time=)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuBpTty2cgE5nNdv9ltAcf86XG4vjOn7ibHvyxz3A6vZKR9iFZQw2T90tzihSNmLSN7wD9xXiBI1AIP4V6VpoAAFxz_oc7nyiW8GDLuXR2lKyRWSzVbwauEqizgGc_Q1iEAZ5ly9ZMLg5/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648994072266164098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuBpTty2cgE5nNdv9ltAcf86XG4vjOn7ibHvyxz3A6vZKR9iFZQw2T90tzihSNmLSN7wD9xXiBI1AIP4V6VpoAAFxz_oc7nyiW8GDLuXR2lKyRWSzVbwauEqizgGc_Q1iEAZ5ly9ZMLg5/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+030.JPG" /></a> Bray pushing his sister</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN5apPyD4DB15Alphyphenhyphenjgk6RZsSY9ain2NFckoMBl315DbewT4AxukRe-qNIIIxnAKZrL02oCTtWxzHVvt8jZltFbsPa8P6IVaYViNQpPnINmbXYPKbolZvONXqGD0cT8PBda0ysegKfki/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648993566736853010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN5apPyD4DB15Alphyphenhyphenjgk6RZsSY9ain2NFckoMBl315DbewT4AxukRe-qNIIIxnAKZrL02oCTtWxzHVvt8jZltFbsPa8P6IVaYViNQpPnINmbXYPKbolZvONXqGD0cT8PBda0ysegKfki/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+044.JPG" /></a>Clara on the playground</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk7eQc7tyh5OHJ5WlM1rU-jX_XvTObIm7B8d3-deXkRJNC9u8pcc4ITm79sICmv5JbmrWm0_HUM7Dz25fmHAhcNp0_tdciI9Im6wxsjvVQ7Or7B5dANqB4UK1Cx2zIGGTLyeqYfaZfd-P/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648993564578226354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk7eQc7tyh5OHJ5WlM1rU-jX_XvTObIm7B8d3-deXkRJNC9u8pcc4ITm79sICmv5JbmrWm0_HUM7Dz25fmHAhcNp0_tdciI9Im6wxsjvVQ7Or7B5dANqB4UK1Cx2zIGGTLyeqYfaZfd-P/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+046.JPG" /></a> Bray on the toddler alligator<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXaPO_cltDoxykhMiXnT-cC0a9bvZaTkVUhWfrWPAFvMERsRS1CJVrkcTZ6lTBYJEsTU4GdtOOCAaQBoBUORNKm5QrJHHM2t5OHYq7iDmnqSpcHokvEMEQXdBokJtuaJubimxww7jl9hV/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648993558302027602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXaPO_cltDoxykhMiXnT-cC0a9bvZaTkVUhWfrWPAFvMERsRS1CJVrkcTZ6lTBYJEsTU4GdtOOCAaQBoBUORNKm5QrJHHM2t5OHYq7iDmnqSpcHokvEMEQXdBokJtuaJubimxww7jl9hV/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+055.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>Be still my heart<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvc_eu4zEX7Z36I6tOdwtx3Na7yQvtbx_uGD0uEIERtgQrUltrHrLueNeu5ncTfqbZsEA59KF5uhZ3fYLXPAC_ujtFA_LxiHLZrBFi8dhgLBkFkCszg2TKXXGH-R1bgKzN0XGKJaX4hVq/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648993556337275698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvc_eu4zEX7Z36I6tOdwtx3Na7yQvtbx_uGD0uEIERtgQrUltrHrLueNeu5ncTfqbZsEA59KF5uhZ3fYLXPAC_ujtFA_LxiHLZrBFi8dhgLBkFkCszg2TKXXGH-R1bgKzN0XGKJaX4hVq/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+061.JPG" /></a> My cute guys<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbaKEejUcWevAUaJGguhuiyxeCBBuJr9gpdTzDDtGsa5VzTsCJwtmOKr57s-bqN8c762G2G2AirlRjxdEwddrzy_jWzDApX73NVAxUoZgSwvhXzH8Sh56soefeoM7pEMPGwC2CBGE7U05/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648993551359017138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbaKEejUcWevAUaJGguhuiyxeCBBuJr9gpdTzDDtGsa5VzTsCJwtmOKr57s-bqN8c762G2G2AirlRjxdEwddrzy_jWzDApX73NVAxUoZgSwvhXzH8Sh56soefeoM7pEMPGwC2CBGE7U05/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+063.JPG" /></a> And my cute girl<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3i7zZcAMAz_U2zIX5HrwijeSP0Uir0G5WmcPPEZh9-nUIJC7ujJx4WnO0spxI2oJFN48QVNc1y8MhtSjBwposO4O2_1cvhNJPZizaOXeLJo7dsewpQsO9P8vCgJr3wYzY0UGOfI5Eazp/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+096.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992909502235922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3i7zZcAMAz_U2zIX5HrwijeSP0Uir0G5WmcPPEZh9-nUIJC7ujJx4WnO0spxI2oJFN48QVNc1y8MhtSjBwposO4O2_1cvhNJPZizaOXeLJo7dsewpQsO9P8vCgJr3wYzY0UGOfI5Eazp/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+096.JPG" /></a><br />At the castle</div><br /><div>This used to be a natural spring well house, but they replaced that ugly thing with a whimsical castle that is full of art!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IsAG_6VPGQ1ykon9HvPb0OY7sR65yUrmQ_6zaZJ47rP-PlxAN9hvUQijlQ4wZhdtp-7j81RAhNTfMwt1ICkf1M-Jre4wXW37EUMKCvDBmfJPpWKyqxEEZi1FrvoCJDDvxsUWrQIcXJO7/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992911407945106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IsAG_6VPGQ1ykon9HvPb0OY7sR65yUrmQ_6zaZJ47rP-PlxAN9hvUQijlQ4wZhdtp-7j81RAhNTfMwt1ICkf1M-Jre4wXW37EUMKCvDBmfJPpWKyqxEEZi1FrvoCJDDvxsUWrQIcXJO7/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+069.JPG" /></a> US</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J0gq72iRni2J8N5XDZdSqpqmj9nG67sXQk8cf8CTgLW_YyTunUTduSj7JH4mxVOHEX5f7YQrbvOyEmZdLA8hq4CloDpNECL0M9ETxwS-DVNyj9kh_uCgzlGka_5VmHG7_UUiLDRWHI-5/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+078.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992906163981650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J0gq72iRni2J8N5XDZdSqpqmj9nG67sXQk8cf8CTgLW_YyTunUTduSj7JH4mxVOHEX5f7YQrbvOyEmZdLA8hq4CloDpNECL0M9ETxwS-DVNyj9kh_uCgzlGka_5VmHG7_UUiLDRWHI-5/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+078.JPG" /></a> sidewalk<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf5vMd5lfYVQmRRgOQOb9zlMbi021k6ZGe-3ZZkkeXA8e54Eu-ggA-ZSrLtvuLPPGLhocKbcGYPd2g4TiTc2EyJkcgK-2al1eivpA8As9anNEijuUtqpkT2CBrZ52YVBcgAL0JlXzbN7o/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992902506586930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFf5vMd5lfYVQmRRgOQOb9zlMbi021k6ZGe-3ZZkkeXA8e54Eu-ggA-ZSrLtvuLPPGLhocKbcGYPd2g4TiTc2EyJkcgK-2al1eivpA8As9anNEijuUtqpkT2CBrZ52YVBcgAL0JlXzbN7o/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+077.JPG" /></a><br />carved bridge and bray investigating the creepy crawlies<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMRlmOXXtn5pv1877HlscByxkc70pi2b7zhJ-tcotGgi6WBbegJeCRN-zCj366HYREDmlzxX7foGanylav4_J37Zd0KRwXCGPko1f43Or-lfwiY-56Zfb6NQrdZHkTXZHPUHXzJJEAK_Q/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992894690516818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMRlmOXXtn5pv1877HlscByxkc70pi2b7zhJ-tcotGgi6WBbegJeCRN-zCj366HYREDmlzxX7foGanylav4_J37Zd0KRwXCGPko1f43Or-lfwiY-56Zfb6NQrdZHkTXZHPUHXzJJEAK_Q/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+085.JPG" /></a> up high<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-oHc-xGGp_puAnIncin6wyGePwyPP7eS31P_NJHeodtrd9Lnp2KDXZPK0ZdjmPR0jFzBueuC4LYRWcJMnp1jyAhGZ-xSHJ_7WPRf84iLobwueelxHZdvNZ9k4_TBbrh6LTgvRMIOrCIv/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992428042815602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-oHc-xGGp_puAnIncin6wyGePwyPP7eS31P_NJHeodtrd9Lnp2KDXZPK0ZdjmPR0jFzBueuC4LYRWcJMnp1jyAhGZ-xSHJ_7WPRf84iLobwueelxHZdvNZ9k4_TBbrh6LTgvRMIOrCIv/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+074.JPG" /></a><br />Full view of the castle and the back of bray<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHCLiIb4aOEVDOSBtUaXtLERLFuuHNbSqHU29wY9156-skz7cKE7rep4VBMh7_rpBWVRivAXhrOWoj0duKYLdzXgoYOoleb_eHp-Q99_ACTMdcGVhkFQbUW3RL8Dw0GVrj0_xo0CkbDJO/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992424424857458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHCLiIb4aOEVDOSBtUaXtLERLFuuHNbSqHU29wY9156-skz7cKE7rep4VBMh7_rpBWVRivAXhrOWoj0duKYLdzXgoYOoleb_eHp-Q99_ACTMdcGVhkFQbUW3RL8Dw0GVrj0_xo0CkbDJO/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+104.JPG" /></a><br />That gate is where the spring is....locked tight<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ztzGE0nYf3NUc-9XlmrQBH4V18emlMMtqSeGVTX4wFgW5-scRlhFQBR6ZtUcN4v6Tbu0r_8rB0kWOFv1VR1vNKXZqPrtkkha8y4nKLJFm9rm86JkkWCQWF-8AZPaoj_Guay56xL6o2bY/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992422438080434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ztzGE0nYf3NUc-9XlmrQBH4V18emlMMtqSeGVTX4wFgW5-scRlhFQBR6ZtUcN4v6Tbu0r_8rB0kWOFv1VR1vNKXZqPrtkkha8y4nKLJFm9rm86JkkWCQWF-8AZPaoj_Guay56xL6o2bY/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+113.JPG" /></a> And when we got home the boys washed daddy's car</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCm7ZnfjfYk_uBYAaclwYipFVTJxbz5zhXwFzvtlFRgi4-3fzKHcYwmRgLSelZGduMNiFVy-kN5Nx9ACUfk2CMcBIDAK5tGIIqK3z1_6l2hyiLlCI5LPHsw29iOPg3AxKtP0ia5m3G2yv/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992407238775938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCm7ZnfjfYk_uBYAaclwYipFVTJxbz5zhXwFzvtlFRgi4-3fzKHcYwmRgLSelZGduMNiFVy-kN5Nx9ACUfk2CMcBIDAK5tGIIqK3z1_6l2hyiLlCI5LPHsw29iOPg3AxKtP0ia5m3G2yv/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+116.JPG" /></a> Such a good helper<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXxdFfCNyNwEnYBQ8GoyJRQvPDTXUrk8Xs4B8BeIIk_CXo0hQTr-gTptugqKAiUnt9U6TOqwuoKhNJJfVkeepaDYhSLWL3XNYl8JMj19uJ32lnD7D1EfPFy48boTF7N95aGPnoEZSstVY/s1600/sept+5+wilson+park+119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648992405440809426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXxdFfCNyNwEnYBQ8GoyJRQvPDTXUrk8Xs4B8BeIIk_CXo0hQTr-gTptugqKAiUnt9U6TOqwuoKhNJJfVkeepaDYhSLWL3XNYl8JMj19uJ32lnD7D1EfPFy48boTF7N95aGPnoEZSstVY/s320/sept+5+wilson+park+119.JPG" /></a> I wanted to be in a pic with the boys and this was the best way</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So it was a busy day, but a good family day. Clara took her nap in the carseat and I laid down for a few minutes too. Now I have to do some grocery shopping and then later go on a low humidity run!!! Yea. After seeing all these pics of myself Im pretty disgusted at my body.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Cecilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09328155569369894976noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-51556476184028967422011-09-04T18:41:00.000-07:002011-09-04T20:06:23.359-07:00READ ME YO: University of Arkansas
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<br /><div align="center">My dad was in the air force and always wanted to retire in Arkansas because his best friend lived in Little Rock. Well, he decided to follow a woman (post divorce) to Florida and thats where he stayed (not with that woman) Anyway, I chose the UofA because I thought he was moving to AR. I visited, auditioned for a music scholarship, got said scholarship and viola, UofA student. So the month before school started he accepts a job with MacDill AFB in Tampa and I packed my whole room into boxes....some labeled AR and some labeled FL. </div>
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<br /><div align="center">I was in band, played clarinet and was a music major (for a whole year) Stayed in marching band bc it was soooo much fun. Alot of work, but soo fun!! I pledged Alpha Delta Pi that spring of my freshman year and live there the next 3 years. Everyday on my way to class I passed by the horticulure display gardens and this lovely Bike Bike Canoe Rack.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmrq8DyywgaekNOxYGPauovqDyTSkXTxj6tfScPNnBr0cBChBXr6atHLbp-Q-CqmN5qIFbCZzHgAIe_9cO88oy0dEKfDZX5n-9lvn2wef96IFpzN6wA76NkJ13kHKyo-YRZgVvrX4TpmM/s1600/sept+4+UofA+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648687812998862706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmrq8DyywgaekNOxYGPauovqDyTSkXTxj6tfScPNnBr0cBChBXr6atHLbp-Q-CqmN5qIFbCZzHgAIe_9cO88oy0dEKfDZX5n-9lvn2wef96IFpzN6wA76NkJ13kHKyo-YRZgVvrX4TpmM/s320/sept+4+UofA+002.JPG" /></a> We always joked about jumping in the canoe and paddling to class. No idea why.....really, but its hilarious!
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJXll_JEY34_VzEI-Hy48qOcPqUdDelplVLV41nlB1qAfE2czBHu8ttUvHVFgXQYifW5cTvBqiIbjL00vFmx0TutPj8ZIo6-hYsbjcFBJVgkYb9uJler9C0tffcKqf4whY6ryoJR54hrR/s1600/sept+4+UofA+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 369px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648687805675543330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJXll_JEY34_VzEI-Hy48qOcPqUdDelplVLV41nlB1qAfE2czBHu8ttUvHVFgXQYifW5cTvBqiIbjL00vFmx0TutPj8ZIo6-hYsbjcFBJVgkYb9uJler9C0tffcKqf4whY6ryoJR54hrR/s320/sept+4+UofA+003.JPG" /></a> On the beginning of our adventure. We invited Dammaw and Bobop (aka bryan's parents) along.
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ68WnYlGj9iofUmSmwOaxHo-PUUUXdDjEuzGGR94tNwKDP5qZ0JrqKvbjAzSTNlO_jcKGE3Ph-gHn68y-hllWqKARSwC04peHdrbZliIoTvKscnVRmi06Hd4OxDmg-HDLbQ2svcO4HVJ7/s1600/sept+4+UofA+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 330px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648687800718980114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ68WnYlGj9iofUmSmwOaxHo-PUUUXdDjEuzGGR94tNwKDP5qZ0JrqKvbjAzSTNlO_jcKGE3Ph-gHn68y-hllWqKARSwC04peHdrbZliIoTvKscnVRmi06Hd4OxDmg-HDLbQ2svcO4HVJ7/s320/sept+4+UofA+007.JPG" /></a> Greek Theatre</div>
<br /><div>Pep rallys are held here and there were a few ppl studying here today. They show movies here too.
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<br />Just one of many inscriptions
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2CZBvxd6IM95SITbRpMLJrdE1BIZUqwH4WU0VXj1gliwjLPM_UDw5bGbgtwpSKOVadejrv6l_xPrGf5hCWaVnRxhmTuOo-AQcE46m7nRHaF_v3Px_PyqEoHL7sJl7QqJG1Etppt9zuX1/s1600/sept+4+UofA+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648687791147958434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2CZBvxd6IM95SITbRpMLJrdE1BIZUqwH4WU0VXj1gliwjLPM_UDw5bGbgtwpSKOVadejrv6l_xPrGf5hCWaVnRxhmTuOo-AQcE46m7nRHaF_v3Px_PyqEoHL7sJl7QqJG1Etppt9zuX1/s320/sept+4+UofA+015.JPG" /></a> Bray found a noise maker left over from the pep rally Saturday and was performing the Cookie Song by Laurie Berkner for everyone.
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<br /><div>It's pitiful now, poor cypress.
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL-pakHBy42OcHUc2bhd3iryQ_xWt4rj6lwVPM3z5wOnVHrxLYdI8eBXxUjYemr7-l1YWRNpOSICQ4rNMxiY0piRefrjzHdV8xJQG4vnemiyQm9MYA6h81GUZrjdu4rsms751oKuSM9KY/s1600/sept+4+UofA+024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648687417885154226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL-pakHBy42OcHUc2bhd3iryQ_xWt4rj6lwVPM3z5wOnVHrxLYdI8eBXxUjYemr7-l1YWRNpOSICQ4rNMxiY0piRefrjzHdV8xJQG4vnemiyQm9MYA6h81GUZrjdu4rsms751oKuSM9KY/s320/sept+4+UofA+024.JPG" /></a> Bray on the branch
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<br />Cecilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09328155569369894976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-46060284785421100222011-09-04T16:29:00.000-07:002011-09-04T18:33:45.154-07:00READ ME!! Farmer's Market<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tZ43y28F67lGhVDell9NcGRxoxUXdo9eFutiorOef3r3ZXwwZ-4Q6Om3aloQ_ZPCMBtP8tiO1gUQNJ5h3iwa79kj8xing4y_kokvi1-FFIq9FKdTEMG4daCl79yYlpkbDnnMOGqSP83y/s1600/farmers+market+9-3+054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648667404505198242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tZ43y28F67lGhVDell9NcGRxoxUXdo9eFutiorOef3r3ZXwwZ-4Q6Om3aloQ_ZPCMBtP8tiO1gUQNJ5h3iwa79kj8xing4y_kokvi1-FFIq9FKdTEMG4daCl79yYlpkbDnnMOGqSP83y/s320/farmers+market+9-3+054.JPG" /></a>
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<br />We had a great morning, not too crowded when we first arrive, but it got warm fast. We pet Animal Shelter dog that are walked by volunteers hoping for adoption. I browsed crafts like ceramics, wood workings, even wool yarn=). </div>
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<br /><div>I'm working on the photos fro today's adventure!! I found my name on senior walk, a tradition at the U of A for graduates. Coming soon..........</div>
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<br />Cecilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09328155569369894976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-71281185877901731632011-09-03T15:24:00.000-07:002011-09-04T08:46:20.693-07:00Hi ya'll!!My posts wont be anything to write home about, but I'm excited that this week will have a promising grande finale!! So, I'll do my best to walk you through a photo montage of my ordinary life=)<div>
<br /></div><div>My plan is to show you the Farmer's Market, the University of Arkansas campus (where I spent too many years and too much money) and sights around my town, then my sweet friend Melissa's wedding in downtown STL!! sooo excited for a weekend away with the hubsters.</div>Cecilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09328155569369894976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-13767441072948635792011-09-01T09:09:00.000-07:002011-09-01T09:17:17.502-07:00I tried to warn you all....that this week wasn't great for me to have my turn, it was going to be boring, but I just did it really last minute :P <div>
<br /></div><div>Yesterday we were thinking of going back down to Minot to get more stuff for the house, but then didn't, BUT we did get most of the kitchen drywall finished!! So now we're much closer to being able to install cupboards and have a real kitchen!!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I've been out at the house pretty much every day for awhile, but today I'm not going partly because it's chilly and rainy today (ahem thanks a lot September, way to rub it in that summer's over) but mostly because the house that we're still living in has been ignored for too long. In other words, it's a huge mess. So today I'm cleaning and packing some more stuff hopefully.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I'll post again tonight with pics of this house, but when it's cleaner :) and we all know it still won't be completely clean, but it will be MUCH better than it is now! That's my goal, anyway.....</div><div>
<br /></div><div>See you later!</div>chellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106102992723048867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-32176629211528601862011-08-29T21:45:00.000-07:002011-08-29T22:05:03.454-07:00I can't think of a clever name for this ;)<div>Hello ladies :) Some of you already know this, but whenever I say that (or should I say type that) in my head it sounds like the guy in the Old Spice commercial. You know, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE">this one</a>. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Well, I thought it would be more exciting for me to do my week on the blog after we moved in, because then I could do a tour of the house, and all that fun stuff. But we've still got stuff happening. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Yesterday I went down to Minot, ND to pick up my kitchen cupboards!! I'm very excited about them. We are a few steps away from installing them, but it's wonderful to have them actually in the house! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Minot still has a lot of floodwater, more than we have in many areas. Here's a shot I took on the way out of town. Pretty, but that should be a field, not a lake.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>It's late, and I'm sweaty mess from priming the basement, and I'll be spending a lot of tomorrow priming as well, so just a short post tonight. But for fun, here's Sophia, my 4 year old, and her hair in all it's glory. When you pull the curls straight, it's pretty much down to her tailbone. And yet she insists that her hair is still short, because it's not long like Rapunzel's. She got the movie Tangled for her birthday and it has profoundly effected her life.</div><div>
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<br />chellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106102992723048867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6912067380521857122.post-76829411311316946182011-08-04T17:55:00.001-07:002011-08-04T18:31:16.697-07:00Who wouldn't want to go to candy college?<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Alexia's school is in this quaint little hippy part of town, full of rich sahm's who have nothing better to do but shop all day and spend their husbands money. No, i'm truly not kidding. Her school is in Hyde Park, this neat little section of downtown Tampa where you can walk to everything within a block or two. You pay quite a premium to live there, the houses start in the low 800's or so, but most homes are in the millions-i'll show you them tomorrow :) </div><div>Anyway, a block or two away is a local candy store that has some amazingly cool types of candy-like jalepeno fudge, and bacon bark (no, im not kidding, ask Heather Jones about the bacon bark). They also have handmade ice cream, and some really cool drink creations like chocolate tea, drinking chocolate, and Mexican Coke! It's in the glass bottles and everything, which is really neat.</div><div>The store owner does something called Candy College for kids. Basically, you get the store to yourselves for a bit, and they tour the store, get candy samples, and get a history of the different types of candy and the candy making process. Then, the kids get to dip chocolate marshmallow skewers and decorate them! It was reasonable at $6/per kid, and that included free samples and the marshmallow skewer. The only catch was that you had to have at least 4 kids, so i recruted some of her friends from school :)</div><div> </div><div>At the beginning, they decorated the bags that their sample candy would go into. This is Alexia's, it has her name, herself, and a giant lolipop.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637173484966429986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1kVHBeWV_ul8UR5uIT8QSfs1pRQ_mfh_PvZzQ0iP2XdkJQLEIzhlk3rNtrUCqg8vhkiIAx7dt6Hrd1rLcwlx_700-ln1_HXBIcmJJJJqTcm8EXzpkxJ9fDopQiYUhiJOQAksNZeambTR/s320/DSC00490.JPG" /></div><div> Then, they did a tour of the store, and learned all about the saltwater taffy they make there, the fudge, chocolate, and all other yummy stuff, and they got samples of everything:<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637174105913150146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8zbFG6fpNMjcfAa-yvB4g9bkyY68Tznnzb1YYLfOnBDnKgFWKYm5-clUp7k5zfVLtgEtTHips0T6mptn8GBA_dSyygYH9czTdQEgB5-mv9cS8B05MucHJbEHDF2qSSYs1rbvgRXEgZRM/s320/DSC00491.JPG" /></div><div> Then, they got to see the milk chocolate "pond"-</div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637174582871762002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17waSVCCWeZcgxpeHpD1QMvEl0JCeGegq1hSYk1F4ozKcjj3viLIjsfQyin_x9pQt76Zd5R73juhIv9yNEoPwUg9Oge1QeDeAjuW9IdL5znZhjAz_AYTeoYraKU6TpfoBP9Ayx39Izq5R/s320/DSC00494.JPG" /></div><div>Freshly dipped...yum!<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637175186712349074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfwAiMM5DL2z91C_1GdmQEQkB0pDUQpjsC_qJVv74dRvA_yeMLEElmbcpGb4ISTW2KVFv0DO3q7JByCtg8E03HyDBbFe-jYZdHbPeu1QxzPkx6o0qth3fHuLxeP_Zclmb0F4PPntypt-e/s320/DSC00498.JPG" /></div><div> Decorating hers-</div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637175190024430258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jkuXEnJbjG88474zGSLQjacRxLivbGUTvoXEGLk1MCI-uDVwiJtGTaKOSnRWqOxlBS_cK3QKb1iIeXOHIBgwL_vhF7w5fJFqi2ydBIvswJEfDosWFoAbq7aV6HnuYpPvCLI-Kj8lr20K/s320/DSC00501.JPG" /></div><div>She is quite proud of her creation!</div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637175898177615842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyG_8_FXQWHF2ua-GtE0YXQ9RMtExB9ik4qXeSiIPPtBwYWqRLvUj0EAgLMrwEXmNYmEmGhoixj7VkWo9pMGzM2bzmpWGndOZqnwrufDozgaR3_Ri-IAX2m1qjnkUD2quKupm6_IqRsmP/s320/DSC00502.JPG" /></div><div>After they were done decorating their creations, they were stuck in the freezer for a minute to cool down, and wrapped to take home-Alexia couldn't wait to eat hers.</div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637175902213988962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJT0k_55djb2a-WatIcWB6RR-NBYbO-_DsfrNRM5zl5xXuf8fyhx0R1pNRjga1xfSnpOASfQjTUUBEqu33FW_IkjoakAv2bKgPdABMljKSpGiGICy8rMGPJLNaDdA_eg6jsuckTsNqiVO/s320/DSC00505.JPG" /></div><div> </div><div> Thanks for coming to Candy College with us!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amanda Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074168212154037295noreply@blogger.com0