tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41944701341272189732024-03-13T03:04:10.708-07:00~~~Vista Woman~~~Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.comBlogger1008125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-11735215463883167542023-07-13T10:58:00.004-07:002023-07-13T10:58:45.034-07:00Productive Backyard <div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">Our backyard has been good to us this year.</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">Last year I planted 7 zucchini plants and was overwhelmed with so many!</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">This year I planted just ONE plant and it's perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">I planted twice as many Greens Bean this year, though. </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">My favorite vegetable, fresh out to the garden they are! </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_o6MCiHeZg_NDu10OwVnbsCGlNUf3keQfjL6hLaD47ForVmjHskSo0_dHBkVJkD_ngEv0TX8vf1fgln3HcOYJogDAj4DUFXFEem7y-JbQBJg86m12mDuBxwFWO1ApTjQ6oBM9iG_7c2ThoFm541FurgG-pCrMgG8GUTUjlIzCMsG9u2sCrsD9p1kc4w/s4032/62F49722-03A0-4209-B904-1B9C496646E3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_o6MCiHeZg_NDu10OwVnbsCGlNUf3keQfjL6hLaD47ForVmjHskSo0_dHBkVJkD_ngEv0TX8vf1fgln3HcOYJogDAj4DUFXFEem7y-JbQBJg86m12mDuBxwFWO1ApTjQ6oBM9iG_7c2ThoFm541FurgG-pCrMgG8GUTUjlIzCMsG9u2sCrsD9p1kc4w/s320/62F49722-03A0-4209-B904-1B9C496646E3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />But the most fun about our backyard are our two</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chickens, Henrettia and Dixi Chick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have been waiting for about</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> two months for them to produce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And LOOK....</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiLS2o8LSPuGWsVF2CS5qei0YiNXCbf1TECyEOPz0SR6UpvtTADZ3jMVTTDtsF3yGkYdt1xNAH7xCs0SEyvl5IiE7e2o-YoPPd3qbEHzSQFLzrc5gX-cYDcgsbZmyfXhexl8d2uuw0S3_00tPeShH8uGoWPv6H2esi5HsTCxZWKAw86CGWt5tv0qB5A/s4032/5446F4C3-4FBB-4AD7-A85E-D0EE28337F4D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiLS2o8LSPuGWsVF2CS5qei0YiNXCbf1TECyEOPz0SR6UpvtTADZ3jMVTTDtsF3yGkYdt1xNAH7xCs0SEyvl5IiE7e2o-YoPPd3qbEHzSQFLzrc5gX-cYDcgsbZmyfXhexl8d2uuw0S3_00tPeShH8uGoWPv6H2esi5HsTCxZWKAw86CGWt5tv0qB5A/s320/5446F4C3-4FBB-4AD7-A85E-D0EE28337F4D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: arial;">This is our very first egg!!</span></b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_jZ59LpmAqjgyvtKF0dYa5dsFaB3h31NATm7AGE4BrZh7w1rNt3yqtUMCy6RzWFeCcSZyEpXFzG8_AexDT0lU5WzTTzxTF4qDaUdefj_aq5kHyqBgkZ9IjS9s4X0h2Ml6E3r232yvIx9nqyOCzBT1mgo6-aQV4sn13uJoQmikiqB-NEoN15CR_ITqw/s4032/E0649FE6-62A5-499B-8716-4C7ADE711993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_jZ59LpmAqjgyvtKF0dYa5dsFaB3h31NATm7AGE4BrZh7w1rNt3yqtUMCy6RzWFeCcSZyEpXFzG8_AexDT0lU5WzTTzxTF4qDaUdefj_aq5kHyqBgkZ9IjS9s4X0h2Ml6E3r232yvIx9nqyOCzBT1mgo6-aQV4sn13uJoQmikiqB-NEoN15CR_ITqw/s320/E0649FE6-62A5-499B-8716-4C7ADE711993.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Henrettia was so happy and squaked to annnounce her achievement.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvZCcP1OsdFmYF4ad53RpsHQusOPdMnDnUEz6BY0veaVCHwtBaHiFqYX8G9wMpvu0_XciJyNxhU49_qqII5ont8MT6KPHNowOtq7NWVnp5y1cUTGBUXzemzENmkrxW1-cb69Hvnf6sI8s8CGMcePhj2tDNG3PQ9GpZmbr0iXCxdhAOb5mhKY8E-7iCA/s4032/EF827242-4389-402E-AD20-97456403D955.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvZCcP1OsdFmYF4ad53RpsHQusOPdMnDnUEz6BY0veaVCHwtBaHiFqYX8G9wMpvu0_XciJyNxhU49_qqII5ont8MT6KPHNowOtq7NWVnp5y1cUTGBUXzemzENmkrxW1-cb69Hvnf6sI8s8CGMcePhj2tDNG3PQ9GpZmbr0iXCxdhAOb5mhKY8E-7iCA/s320/EF827242-4389-402E-AD20-97456403D955.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLJ6TBGCTBpMPhO_c14mOj2EHOucwRuTc6-mNfPiUfN38OWy3m4XR5WZP_ic3gO7iuGyk0UdQ-uLJBrdoXrek4qY_OJymde1aBOJx5qglGSiiXqae662KwWWHucFUcMoiM26HfQTkPIL0Lnr39I7vq3YLujhPboKXEkgFrius1hOylDS_0i5wcVvIyQ/s4032/2AC392DC-60D9-470B-82D5-C3F7A95E8241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLJ6TBGCTBpMPhO_c14mOj2EHOucwRuTc6-mNfPiUfN38OWy3m4XR5WZP_ic3gO7iuGyk0UdQ-uLJBrdoXrek4qY_OJymde1aBOJx5qglGSiiXqae662KwWWHucFUcMoiM26HfQTkPIL0Lnr39I7vq3YLujhPboKXEkgFrius1hOylDS_0i5wcVvIyQ/s320/2AC392DC-60D9-470B-82D5-C3F7A95E8241.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our grand daughter, Ila May wanted to celebrate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by making her version of Fried Rice, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrW9h7TOObc4EfZWBlkof6TQ7hITOid47wCTZVIQ5n0W-fOebYZpx1lboss3pOQzIhSPRdLZPgjyAElGd4YlYaToStCc9cohjFLRBuquQMcUVPtxDKjoLU31fb6cNzHQxRIK55hYyTB8y9ruGdIOKq_kjZJO36k93kb6HedcdgLVv8F2hdWFtf2HPO_A/s4032/4B2B284F-56BB-45E7-99DC-566BA2FDB924.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrW9h7TOObc4EfZWBlkof6TQ7hITOid47wCTZVIQ5n0W-fOebYZpx1lboss3pOQzIhSPRdLZPgjyAElGd4YlYaToStCc9cohjFLRBuquQMcUVPtxDKjoLU31fb6cNzHQxRIK55hYyTB8y9ruGdIOKq_kjZJO36k93kb6HedcdgLVv8F2hdWFtf2HPO_A/s320/4B2B284F-56BB-45E7-99DC-566BA2FDB924.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xKyWoFNiefhx7FY0UHBeAMMyI-sLN_4oQObYkl8Gcfag2prL09uG9jmEC7BVbNQBkTW3-hd4iZi9ANMZJqVHRNuk9OzggadJsLpuoLPc9AOCjA2g1zjDytlk2sWH4l3JPm-SKiTa-z8-KYexlOpyAqUPZgUKvaUMv8897jaeMv5X3y4cnGMHusIWpg/s4032/78471108-C61D-4329-8D25-4D7497F6E23B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xKyWoFNiefhx7FY0UHBeAMMyI-sLN_4oQObYkl8Gcfag2prL09uG9jmEC7BVbNQBkTW3-hd4iZi9ANMZJqVHRNuk9OzggadJsLpuoLPc9AOCjA2g1zjDytlk2sWH4l3JPm-SKiTa-z8-KYexlOpyAqUPZgUKvaUMv8897jaeMv5X3y4cnGMHusIWpg/s320/78471108-C61D-4329-8D25-4D7497F6E23B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are blessed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In many ways!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_uRb1frcU-yAdAqgSWzeh0GZr-f-9hGKZSd6MC9M2Q6FnfhLiNgY-KmRDMjBFFISJ7iTIC9VpjuX4Gl-zCQg6S3m_Basr9kXQDv3Kh4SJK6rQuz-TUUtOQFtv_qI2EAxAJmwxA9UzTCnm4tWKM2Jao9alllMg0oQsgBR6tfieMnNaL1X9hPMyJyDkQ/s1170/1270CB77-B579-4B46-B87C-4808D04A1113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1170" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_uRb1frcU-yAdAqgSWzeh0GZr-f-9hGKZSd6MC9M2Q6FnfhLiNgY-KmRDMjBFFISJ7iTIC9VpjuX4Gl-zCQg6S3m_Basr9kXQDv3Kh4SJK6rQuz-TUUtOQFtv_qI2EAxAJmwxA9UzTCnm4tWKM2Jao9alllMg0oQsgBR6tfieMnNaL1X9hPMyJyDkQ/s320/1270CB77-B579-4B46-B87C-4808D04A1113.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples."<br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">John 15:8</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-55362462575868080732023-07-08T08:58:00.002-07:002023-07-08T09:20:20.482-07:004th of July<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This year we did something out of the ordinary for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">𧨠</span>the 4th of July <span style="font-size: large;">π§¨</span></div><br />We went to a Demolition Derby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia8F9d5E36tfF5EsBBzloweSM6-W5hBvyUJhxmFWQEMTNFKR_n6jQfCDYbJys4mAfBkHvBtjnS6AS9PIo7LNJnZLvlvtI5W8pahZGsvbaYg3x20lKZmRhBToYDmOK8kxOvneKPIzTETKMl0EyFIL3kxm6wqPWkgDMcQqIethAB0UHEBJPR-5ubv0QDQ/s4032/25A588A6-2803-43E4-8A25-8EEED6236494.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia8F9d5E36tfF5EsBBzloweSM6-W5hBvyUJhxmFWQEMTNFKR_n6jQfCDYbJys4mAfBkHvBtjnS6AS9PIo7LNJnZLvlvtI5W8pahZGsvbaYg3x20lKZmRhBToYDmOK8kxOvneKPIzTETKMl0EyFIL3kxm6wqPWkgDMcQqIethAB0UHEBJPR-5ubv0QDQ/s320/25A588A6-2803-43E4-8A25-8EEED6236494.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew we were into something exciting when there were</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a lot of young men wearing these brightly colored shirts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKZEWRAHwyHNXWTBjYAlI8k8xs88ItRqrFil5KEiWa6b5uOMmxpR3SPxxY1lr4gUW6SJT0C9Ci-gs5igbN3gcbQc8m2y18hqww_WBOa6H2s0fm6CbV5u6uwuotOe4MLWPQEibQOXZhGweh-CLWbwIfo1AIJVOBU2slxov5kjcv0PTI8BVxl_s0h4tgA/s2153/640FEE77-769B-41D2-83BE-8949E40C268A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="2153" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKZEWRAHwyHNXWTBjYAlI8k8xs88ItRqrFil5KEiWa6b5uOMmxpR3SPxxY1lr4gUW6SJT0C9Ci-gs5igbN3gcbQc8m2y18hqww_WBOa6H2s0fm6CbV5u6uwuotOe4MLWPQEibQOXZhGweh-CLWbwIfo1AIJVOBU2slxov5kjcv0PTI8BVxl_s0h4tgA/s320/640FEE77-769B-41D2-83BE-8949E40C268A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The idea in a demolition derby is to hit </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and wreck, smash, crush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and disable your competitor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was very hot, extremly loud (ear plugs are a-must)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and very dusty but FUN!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were out in ALL the elements!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">As the sun was setting, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this Red White and Blue stripped car was the winner! How appropriate that he was the last car standing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-uEk74xO_8FLeab6CGbcGxduTB4OY2_hSr1VQKhK7bVHFKaPyYzk7mFe3ZpeuHVMQlXqHHoOWf2_EbVRFGzzXNiN2IMw5x3VtGyGPGtlz48rtS__n3NV_0Zid0z8n1ICax8O-Own_xq1wmYpxPRSYp19aG_nzIsaR6sMPBoVqK-Z-08YpKfe_X8R_g/s3088/696D30BD-4ED9-4E51-8704-E405C4B42B09.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-uEk74xO_8FLeab6CGbcGxduTB4OY2_hSr1VQKhK7bVHFKaPyYzk7mFe3ZpeuHVMQlXqHHoOWf2_EbVRFGzzXNiN2IMw5x3VtGyGPGtlz48rtS__n3NV_0Zid0z8n1ICax8O-Own_xq1wmYpxPRSYp19aG_nzIsaR6sMPBoVqK-Z-08YpKfe_X8R_g/w214-h238/696D30BD-4ED9-4E51-8704-E405C4B42B09.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">βRejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.β</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-27593625048812355942023-06-17T09:45:00.007-07:002023-06-17T14:09:19.429-07:00<div class="separator"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Update:</u></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a long streach between posts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(prepare for lots of pictures)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0Qz0DMs7QrBvCKV6MXlnWiC8CyCRZ21mcFLK_SJ2rFAtr9sj0I3OGBDC2PSI2i4DpYKxwsGUxeQs5v89E3LYJVQuhc1iE2WDiI3iaaB6z4jk2Zh-grkI9DR-sxqvh_NHfQP4j5pzJi6a5QHfOOyJoL8wgBdoUqpEsFalTNW-n81xJnPt-8fCM9M/s4032/81C40425-DEE7-41B6-B5C2-224B17E49DEC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0Qz0DMs7QrBvCKV6MXlnWiC8CyCRZ21mcFLK_SJ2rFAtr9sj0I3OGBDC2PSI2i4DpYKxwsGUxeQs5v89E3LYJVQuhc1iE2WDiI3iaaB6z4jk2Zh-grkI9DR-sxqvh_NHfQP4j5pzJi6a5QHfOOyJoL8wgBdoUqpEsFalTNW-n81xJnPt-8fCM9M/s320/81C40425-DEE7-41B6-B5C2-224B17E49DEC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We said good-bye to Banjo at the first of this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We re-homed him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Long story but he is better off with another loving family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipojrIK7SkY9knhq7jEjU974cppn0gpGsCMN6LgSAiBIbk-8kTFmHgLLmZPwRa-vygdqgD8y9Zex5Sei6-8dQQuMdQKLRKqTPYD_JO6HUxhUgB9QvHIRdogYAR5CEhWGO6MDzNKtGlKUsFpM6ZpoX7JLlLy8wxP71krsNpEKPygTv6OYEtd1MBRVk/s2048/BF776FDD-5B0B-4950-BC4E-DA39715F8627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipojrIK7SkY9knhq7jEjU974cppn0gpGsCMN6LgSAiBIbk-8kTFmHgLLmZPwRa-vygdqgD8y9Zex5Sei6-8dQQuMdQKLRKqTPYD_JO6HUxhUgB9QvHIRdogYAR5CEhWGO6MDzNKtGlKUsFpM6ZpoX7JLlLy8wxP71krsNpEKPygTv6OYEtd1MBRVk/s320/BF776FDD-5B0B-4950-BC4E-DA39715F8627.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and I took a trip to the ocean for a reprieve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cannon Beach is our "Go To The Sea To Breath", retreat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhMXdMzHwWpAtex9jTxGmo7pd_qpC7wyHAiSZsoCmdOvQjwNDDoQphPDnsxDTuDJyzlluvlAYGbKy9YOhAL9ehPdyzFrJiX226wXVEuhPAiuhMPvlh8yaMXaEpYmioz6rqXWwMmRNex3kMhwSffEnVEFsx7VAgsMf78HNyg-wBnu7UXMpJk3LySU/s2048/B1D3D330-49D9-4E88-B230-0869E0FE36D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhMXdMzHwWpAtex9jTxGmo7pd_qpC7wyHAiSZsoCmdOvQjwNDDoQphPDnsxDTuDJyzlluvlAYGbKy9YOhAL9ehPdyzFrJiX226wXVEuhPAiuhMPvlh8yaMXaEpYmioz6rqXWwMmRNex3kMhwSffEnVEFsx7VAgsMf78HNyg-wBnu7UXMpJk3LySU/s320/B1D3D330-49D9-4E88-B230-0869E0FE36D0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tillamook Cheese Factory is a must.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg2S-zZj6WXs022oCB7VYi4WZVXDMG6Kf6RqLLW6VmtuK3sIqCpaHFsJvfqYSzoWs0NWvah5itaXqHbUimYI_OAvThR-ujcBzA3QjKA_kc17Qqcmv1YBzFQFJKcFt8FrbxCCmDrDnR64IX5RLFJN-cRC0SbVMnhnfelDNweElTg_3k8EoWz9A_To/s2665/A638BA7A-D436-4908-B914-1CA719D7C17B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="2022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg2S-zZj6WXs022oCB7VYi4WZVXDMG6Kf6RqLLW6VmtuK3sIqCpaHFsJvfqYSzoWs0NWvah5itaXqHbUimYI_OAvThR-ujcBzA3QjKA_kc17Qqcmv1YBzFQFJKcFt8FrbxCCmDrDnR64IX5RLFJN-cRC0SbVMnhnfelDNweElTg_3k8EoWz9A_To/s320/A638BA7A-D436-4908-B914-1CA719D7C17B.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have the biggesst ice cones in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the world! <i>(wink)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2_VnEiUB-CZM8ZJ0R-tqFzXskATpDxxFwyBxPs80-ySJ_GRehjBmzlRUPfEEVhuKF5eQG3Jz8ky1QwDANvKWNyaG-MO_6ToWfhYnnJ6Wydd7V-N406PjjP0qRv2MxhD9YX14c3jo2SrF4LnGBx-SWfdyjIjMPbspOqc-a0DGcyaK7p3rKp47a3o/s4032/81832258-23BF-4D8F-9F8C-A34F22A6AC58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2_VnEiUB-CZM8ZJ0R-tqFzXskATpDxxFwyBxPs80-ySJ_GRehjBmzlRUPfEEVhuKF5eQG3Jz8ky1QwDANvKWNyaG-MO_6ToWfhYnnJ6Wydd7V-N406PjjP0qRv2MxhD9YX14c3jo2SrF4LnGBx-SWfdyjIjMPbspOqc-a0DGcyaK7p3rKp47a3o/s320/81832258-23BF-4D8F-9F8C-A34F22A6AC58.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another favorite place in McCall Idaho.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE4g_c0knpEJlSmtPQRc4CqYYzLCZAXFgpae8jkk3EKpLMDGxcZhlLrV8nvoreqFt6bPe6riKevx8F-E0Qf51DPU6npm6_3gO7F0QGdzNtMFILjzXA7kmw3M83huyvwfcbuct4QH11XThQ-WtYGtdkstuDpVnzft54AdUERbigro_D-N-nwRoLNo/s4032/B5A2FB5C-DEEB-4D51-BD93-017C62B6BBCB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE4g_c0knpEJlSmtPQRc4CqYYzLCZAXFgpae8jkk3EKpLMDGxcZhlLrV8nvoreqFt6bPe6riKevx8F-E0Qf51DPU6npm6_3gO7F0QGdzNtMFILjzXA7kmw3M83huyvwfcbuct4QH11XThQ-WtYGtdkstuDpVnzft54AdUERbigro_D-N-nwRoLNo/s320/B5A2FB5C-DEEB-4D51-BD93-017C62B6BBCB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">A Bon Fire is a must when we have overnight guests.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1BsJEj-_tqv8oJs6NXSYtbHmKY9rx8zze4WJJYm6lRwJO56aElcm2fWAzlw8jMKK6kvdU7GUOWQM8xLR2Osx90WjseNuImVbz95DmVrC9BCp2ZdOpy1UnjtFlImI1hDgplpRa1ZJQcN6Dthun7aGwNHbbRk-cc4lxeyJp4Tha4sr2G7GGWIopx8/s1440/70541679-4702-462B-A1AB-3908C863FEB6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1BsJEj-_tqv8oJs6NXSYtbHmKY9rx8zze4WJJYm6lRwJO56aElcm2fWAzlw8jMKK6kvdU7GUOWQM8xLR2Osx90WjseNuImVbz95DmVrC9BCp2ZdOpy1UnjtFlImI1hDgplpRa1ZJQcN6Dthun7aGwNHbbRk-cc4lxeyJp4Tha4sr2G7GGWIopx8/s320/70541679-4702-462B-A1AB-3908C863FEB6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Washington State family has been busy with all sorts of fun things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trey (10 yrs), was Shrek in his school play. He sang, danced and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">said his lines perfectly for the family.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk4Dd7JzBwgZ9oCYpthSwdOn2zhRJfUtDz0uPhFqDLUs2SU2IqiI21NOCbSwxgiqXFJ6Z_DuKzaxrYbSnt4mEOuX7pqIqOpNkKN8RDib1XXqLoDcSO94RFvg3Y6AjRBn6D0DTb4AaGIdaeV2qTV1bmqjKSANkfYcK17DPQUJDj1hgEdaFZXi01IE/s4032/6E0B77B0-6968-42D8-A7C6-EE90A35F5D02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTk4Dd7JzBwgZ9oCYpthSwdOn2zhRJfUtDz0uPhFqDLUs2SU2IqiI21NOCbSwxgiqXFJ6Z_DuKzaxrYbSnt4mEOuX7pqIqOpNkKN8RDib1XXqLoDcSO94RFvg3Y6AjRBn6D0DTb4AaGIdaeV2qTV1bmqjKSANkfYcK17DPQUJDj1hgEdaFZXi01IE/s320/6E0B77B0-6968-42D8-A7C6-EE90A35F5D02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Almost as fast as our grandkids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpULgDRKyHkx4cMnyoRUkOyueCjw55MlqNylA_bQVaHVrM_g5-uaHhZ6zD7h1y2VXOT-Rr7leLibhtHK5rNfmbeSMdLsULBHifV2dYdQ6BmkJ7YbN003z4TKaImLK66034hQCZW6etkiSYuWVmDvYyqhRx_3Rq8qiY12LvX1ZJgGfVgahW8KOU3c/s4032/ACF847B1-2E96-45E3-947E-265C7529651A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpULgDRKyHkx4cMnyoRUkOyueCjw55MlqNylA_bQVaHVrM_g5-uaHhZ6zD7h1y2VXOT-Rr7leLibhtHK5rNfmbeSMdLsULBHifV2dYdQ6BmkJ7YbN003z4TKaImLK66034hQCZW6etkiSYuWVmDvYyqhRx_3Rq8qiY12LvX1ZJgGfVgahW8KOU3c/s320/ACF847B1-2E96-45E3-947E-265C7529651A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm trying to keep up with new ideas and recipes with things from the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I made Rose Water, out of our roses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRxFKXAXEGLGZ2Zw1OgrD4QNGBgO0F0NyLdBtN7GpQ8OwetqggEpzahMbp9NYWQHDcx2N3PKaZQxyRlixhAmkoIUuKKVz4xHFpq9Gb2UlQYTW7QdXOmWL1TBd_h5LOg3n7Ana4Xe2PiLwbpD-EAHNbXipeAuRyVUrEiE6kksFqKU6lzSzjCjDoHE/s4032/3B2AB872-FAA0-4ADA-85B8-60E909B52F35.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRxFKXAXEGLGZ2Zw1OgrD4QNGBgO0F0NyLdBtN7GpQ8OwetqggEpzahMbp9NYWQHDcx2N3PKaZQxyRlixhAmkoIUuKKVz4xHFpq9Gb2UlQYTW7QdXOmWL1TBd_h5LOg3n7Ana4Xe2PiLwbpD-EAHNbXipeAuRyVUrEiE6kksFqKU6lzSzjCjDoHE/s320/3B2AB872-FAA0-4ADA-85B8-60E909B52F35.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were moments of <i>refined culture.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took the family to see </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Riverdance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">EVERYONE loved it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UNVaZ25wgvONA_SV5tuGe_CiZQpNbqrRcljJTOga9igbrXCKkM5bMs01rLiDAzRr1mPW5E8D4sn44dObSG_uy16MZfaT28iSf0xS3YSqoX-j12BL5anr3tqdubDB4pj_mZ74bfhwmSpM0Fn1ZJQQiZH5x0G8PTz0pzbN0SWzGqwGm9_9mw69ZaA/s4032/51673CDC-060B-48BC-A2A3-0BDED85B591E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UNVaZ25wgvONA_SV5tuGe_CiZQpNbqrRcljJTOga9igbrXCKkM5bMs01rLiDAzRr1mPW5E8D4sn44dObSG_uy16MZfaT28iSf0xS3YSqoX-j12BL5anr3tqdubDB4pj_mZ74bfhwmSpM0Fn1ZJQQiZH5x0G8PTz0pzbN0SWzGqwGm9_9mw69ZaA/s320/51673CDC-060B-48BC-A2A3-0BDED85B591E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Mother's Day I recieved a Chicken Coop and two chicks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilHqiXPrTFT-NqSQz3flH8kHx20lWPQ3pdRWi4VA9Px7uINx8QJW9ir9hfx2eeZfJivgl8zhRXdZk4T95dF85y-xg93Rg0NJIpbl51N8k9808rRtLg3Ryh17p61xswEWb5lBeq0Awbza3PeuLJ36iM_WHxPy64E737ttyFx2QgXtdZDJ21wX7sp0/s4032/888A0754-7CCF-4CA6-987A-37630C50FB04.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilHqiXPrTFT-NqSQz3flH8kHx20lWPQ3pdRWi4VA9Px7uINx8QJW9ir9hfx2eeZfJivgl8zhRXdZk4T95dF85y-xg93Rg0NJIpbl51N8k9808rRtLg3Ryh17p61xswEWb5lBeq0Awbza3PeuLJ36iM_WHxPy64E737ttyFx2QgXtdZDJ21wX7sp0/s320/888A0754-7CCF-4CA6-987A-37630C50FB04.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a surprise!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz4m1HzfL3ZhzeREyi_HcfmZ892b-DFR-P1-hGAjfcXTghd3IX6fxj65D0mvfsvtgcxCdkM7xxBbDknE6YsqlEd85zlF2KN-8hMGyhJT_rlmbH3qtzt0FbbVR9eQoA5bBuB2zgXoUNKmTqFYlCdvEEHBCLBXNthAMpbVmhhiS6qLsLFVwvOF0PS4/s4032/172BC20A-4568-46BD-AA05-10A375D142EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz4m1HzfL3ZhzeREyi_HcfmZ892b-DFR-P1-hGAjfcXTghd3IX6fxj65D0mvfsvtgcxCdkM7xxBbDknE6YsqlEd85zlF2KN-8hMGyhJT_rlmbH3qtzt0FbbVR9eQoA5bBuB2zgXoUNKmTqFYlCdvEEHBCLBXNthAMpbVmhhiS6qLsLFVwvOF0PS4/s320/172BC20A-4568-46BD-AA05-10A375D142EB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Introducing Henrirtta and Dixi Chick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No eggs yet but soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCX0FGJxGlsI_4ebmz0jotHqvxBWRo4OtCK3jY3qyP_ehdK6apcg7vylQ_oN_f0GhapVqAfqu72fRU9aCMydQe6gzmxliBwTVQjB0rUDXYSZDuUZhgFBRXEKErPGuY57QMbukxo4CBfa6gqGty90Kq6HMZf-21rZgbrEaEqLAI-1xbMhCRlmiGE/s3964/07A97157-8269-4058-A6C5-90C0A2D3092E.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3964" data-original-width="2938" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCX0FGJxGlsI_4ebmz0jotHqvxBWRo4OtCK3jY3qyP_ehdK6apcg7vylQ_oN_f0GhapVqAfqu72fRU9aCMydQe6gzmxliBwTVQjB0rUDXYSZDuUZhgFBRXEKErPGuY57QMbukxo4CBfa6gqGty90Kq6HMZf-21rZgbrEaEqLAI-1xbMhCRlmiGE/s320/07A97157-8269-4058-A6C5-90C0A2D3092E.jpeg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We find <i><b>"Love Notes"</b></i> all over our home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzn3AFtzVmsahUgTuTkLmjWM0CYgmjdVP37Yj2CrA5KmvSALHoEXs1TfN7Uh6D_-lDNx_KJUElEpfvR11GH1YPz4eBmhQoe_OC-3FXETVzq294F7PqbSP7iUQ0RJS1gBot9KGZZ_Ag-6-qddq2a2CMYfk962WM9d1zUb9xxGhxHufAdffYwVQEeA/s4032/55345B53-8C8A-454E-B722-FBF432D43FF2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzn3AFtzVmsahUgTuTkLmjWM0CYgmjdVP37Yj2CrA5KmvSALHoEXs1TfN7Uh6D_-lDNx_KJUElEpfvR11GH1YPz4eBmhQoe_OC-3FXETVzq294F7PqbSP7iUQ0RJS1gBot9KGZZ_Ag-6-qddq2a2CMYfk962WM9d1zUb9xxGhxHufAdffYwVQEeA/s320/55345B53-8C8A-454E-B722-FBF432D43FF2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ila May put on a <i>One Man Show</i> for our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all signed in, recieved a Program and some Red Licorice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then found a perfect seat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMyqTM20BoUjute6dFQ44rSUsVSWVysEMTs0c0BILieVUW2df6oAgbMwcBo_B70YTZ95aCivQbAL2XvUjqSPjdm8_PazlrALXfD9XUKVJgfVfsAelABhICbWub1qCw39cFegdB0NUS2pG9VOVtBmRu6A2AcBDc9tg5616R8Vyhei4MogKaRFu5co/s4032/E2782E28-231C-4998-A581-35D964164499.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMyqTM20BoUjute6dFQ44rSUsVSWVysEMTs0c0BILieVUW2df6oAgbMwcBo_B70YTZ95aCivQbAL2XvUjqSPjdm8_PazlrALXfD9XUKVJgfVfsAelABhICbWub1qCw39cFegdB0NUS2pG9VOVtBmRu6A2AcBDc9tg5616R8Vyhei4MogKaRFu5co/s320/E2782E28-231C-4998-A581-35D964164499.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCzxqDfGPeb39W80orhgJeHjLmbDf0-n60nZ1GhyFmMnepuHchmT6rKJNwjN3om8mizHtHR1F5GLAOpxEe_A6xW6jcjL7lcpVVdagdJDCfp4nilrHlU6Se-5vx6VJhhrC7rgSk-2xMJfkvWwtUf2unRfEjGX0IZ1acyyUQmVW9PrSyD1YW2X4mn0/s2048/E20B4A8E-8311-468E-B796-AF9F01381836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCzxqDfGPeb39W80orhgJeHjLmbDf0-n60nZ1GhyFmMnepuHchmT6rKJNwjN3om8mizHtHR1F5GLAOpxEe_A6xW6jcjL7lcpVVdagdJDCfp4nilrHlU6Se-5vx6VJhhrC7rgSk-2xMJfkvWwtUf2unRfEjGX0IZ1acyyUQmVW9PrSyD1YW2X4mn0/s320/E20B4A8E-8311-468E-B796-AF9F01381836.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Boys will be boys!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tom has the younger boys waving to passing cars!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And yes, some honked back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BIG ANNOUNCEMENT !!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5zbJ1Etq_TOZ1bvEeQnQoGT67b-zWsO_6HclJ7zCymj2GsTSg2EsqLbaLTKyPTfYpTqrLgnE54-DLnp3m0OwzCNjmnSFxJPW80Cs5jvzmxql_quJuLd69P6-fQ2Fd_moxYWfwe6uXGld0Bz2y3rN1y_QY-pw664nbIZf73qg5BEad_ageJsJsfE/s1284/4137E2F0-28B5-4B9F-9A3B-0E0489A63F2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1284" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5zbJ1Etq_TOZ1bvEeQnQoGT67b-zWsO_6HclJ7zCymj2GsTSg2EsqLbaLTKyPTfYpTqrLgnE54-DLnp3m0OwzCNjmnSFxJPW80Cs5jvzmxql_quJuLd69P6-fQ2Fd_moxYWfwe6uXGld0Bz2y3rN1y_QY-pw664nbIZf73qg5BEad_ageJsJsfE/s320/4137E2F0-28B5-4B9F-9A3B-0E0489A63F2B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy is pregnant with <b><span style="font-size: medium;"> #7 </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it's a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b><i>GIRL!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Due date: early December</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2RtzspWwKXw3LCYAdyCK_E1c-uUdw5eHv1FI0lOV7N1wFcCuV6zcbdTg4pp64cfMo0_wWj7xrfwt6QB_AouHteP1f1QGmSt4ZjAmN7uxKGjC2-YaD11xAwMUvLjVTVe8dV4cIRS-hvPzfh81X46Byc4V6lqoH7FCBBmdG_-7dltP_nrnNkW8Ztw/s4032/BEF0AB0E-CEC7-4346-A9C9-120F651E81E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2RtzspWwKXw3LCYAdyCK_E1c-uUdw5eHv1FI0lOV7N1wFcCuV6zcbdTg4pp64cfMo0_wWj7xrfwt6QB_AouHteP1f1QGmSt4ZjAmN7uxKGjC2-YaD11xAwMUvLjVTVe8dV4cIRS-hvPzfh81X46Byc4V6lqoH7FCBBmdG_-7dltP_nrnNkW8Ztw/s320/BEF0AB0E-CEC7-4346-A9C9-120F651E81E1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her name has already been revealed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pearl Christine!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>I couldn't be more honored!</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-62041954837188019562022-12-05T15:27:00.004-08:002022-12-05T15:41:22.597-08:00End of November<p style="text-align: center;"> The end of November was full of giggles and love.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CJNEbAIXiiQpjMdf_L0218aqkzO8-BYMFtHdhMWiGeTVOC7fqfYTvWn-9lmDknY6eH_vYuknQpehgK6OXeb_saQd3qkDbiVnL-9DRamsUAL76kseoQm01GhBM1gVvv5ONaSPxHl5fva7Y7FXQ90Gpv4p7bRD5EqzdG5wqteJJIty0UjsL_xwOJ4/s4032/B2DAF6DA-4F39-4135-916F-D782A5278086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CJNEbAIXiiQpjMdf_L0218aqkzO8-BYMFtHdhMWiGeTVOC7fqfYTvWn-9lmDknY6eH_vYuknQpehgK6OXeb_saQd3qkDbiVnL-9DRamsUAL76kseoQm01GhBM1gVvv5ONaSPxHl5fva7Y7FXQ90Gpv4p7bRD5EqzdG5wqteJJIty0UjsL_xwOJ4/s320/B2DAF6DA-4F39-4135-916F-D782A5278086.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "Three Little Guys",</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had an overnight with us, while the rest of the family were</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at home, in bed with illnesses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpPDtEZcBfibGtFODOeWBe_bt7KZLHzY8hMike0Uju6XZlq0rP7LsRsQlkFIJpSXueIosNYhZPW9TgItv4QUK8-k7_bqHpcm1gXFUqPGHXjAhU9Loki0BaRfRz2pQlF_XEMO3197l3F5GsVL_Ll8xeUbRc4hsTPZMXxv_V6-KHF8IBRUNvM_JI24/s4032/026F1326-CE1D-4CD0-862F-251447782CBF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpPDtEZcBfibGtFODOeWBe_bt7KZLHzY8hMike0Uju6XZlq0rP7LsRsQlkFIJpSXueIosNYhZPW9TgItv4QUK8-k7_bqHpcm1gXFUqPGHXjAhU9Loki0BaRfRz2pQlF_XEMO3197l3F5GsVL_Ll8xeUbRc4hsTPZMXxv_V6-KHF8IBRUNvM_JI24/s320/026F1326-CE1D-4CD0-862F-251447782CBF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We treated them to lunch at Costco.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boys this age (9, 6, 4), are not finicky about where,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> as much as <i><b>what</b></i> is for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So it was Hotdogs and Pizza!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and I went back "home" to see our other grand kids and family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been a few years since we traveled back to the Seattle area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sure have missed the sights!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mt. Rainier greeted us with <i><b>all </b></i> it's splender.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the kids greeted us with splender, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Upon arrival, we were welcomed with a demonstration </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of LOVE at the door!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI1PoiCHXcpXwFLF-alnnfdz2E-MS2U9aPvNDmtohzns4U9hk5Tlf8djepmw5mK-b2hngcfmoVSNO9iN502f_96tqx6dvdEOASXeVxsEkWj5IpjNr9mGdd8G0chMNsAldRAxzqEnM72bKuxrZ80QYIHC9GxDEg3ECsqjFtiLfs2oUBh6DTe8xikk/s4032/3FE87821-6E9F-4D3B-9751-355A53F05BFC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI1PoiCHXcpXwFLF-alnnfdz2E-MS2U9aPvNDmtohzns4U9hk5Tlf8djepmw5mK-b2hngcfmoVSNO9iN502f_96tqx6dvdEOASXeVxsEkWj5IpjNr9mGdd8G0chMNsAldRAxzqEnM72bKuxrZ80QYIHC9GxDEg3ECsqjFtiLfs2oUBh6DTe8xikk/w300-h400/3FE87821-6E9F-4D3B-9751-355A53F05BFC.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Huxley is now 3 years old and just like his dad,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">loves being in the kitchen, helping to cook up something.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmD7ZAaJAkPLaHbJSsWqDb_lBayuTfVdm6PVxcU6lPhyZqkLZ5WNYQacjDbVNp0LuOmT9OMUtevtses-sOJUBfhFjmXtjVnsuOPl5RedQfhUFm2LFpYivQYvlhib4hyUZVqK11jO2ShR3wqqKYngqb1jcLl5dtqvfZdEZbAUXTtQzuZNI9Sexu4M/s4032/7BE861C3-1F9D-4A95-A426-6E348DD93AD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmD7ZAaJAkPLaHbJSsWqDb_lBayuTfVdm6PVxcU6lPhyZqkLZ5WNYQacjDbVNp0LuOmT9OMUtevtses-sOJUBfhFjmXtjVnsuOPl5RedQfhUFm2LFpYivQYvlhib4hyUZVqK11jO2ShR3wqqKYngqb1jcLl5dtqvfZdEZbAUXTtQzuZNI9Sexu4M/s320/7BE861C3-1F9D-4A95-A426-6E348DD93AD7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas presents were opened early and enjoyed for hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSl_RW5ShFwIsIQfV10ZpDDjuVGj2l0ecSqgjRFFkQ0wa4YhaDWkhGs-spNyHz5dDfKsLOMAAb8JlhEfx1K8uZs-dNJq9HPlC-F6gO4bubNKN35x3dbPThUH6MHDBF0MqmPuRycb4m6GIutB-Vx_EAaJ_VXnkoqx0bAP0viJ80NnbtFDH_saBZ7w/s4032/82FFBC53-298F-402B-BE88-4EB8D7BC5E22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSl_RW5ShFwIsIQfV10ZpDDjuVGj2l0ecSqgjRFFkQ0wa4YhaDWkhGs-spNyHz5dDfKsLOMAAb8JlhEfx1K8uZs-dNJq9HPlC-F6gO4bubNKN35x3dbPThUH6MHDBF0MqmPuRycb4m6GIutB-Vx_EAaJ_VXnkoqx0bAP0viJ80NnbtFDH_saBZ7w/s320/82FFBC53-298F-402B-BE88-4EB8D7BC5E22.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turkey is ready!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcqlHsJRT2w3Vlv-aMwHSvbjq2M9ObBKPGDDP_0I132SRvxsFHuxdqhOfq3TdHB12N4sOA9n8yGdRwOhtJt9scGR5boWcHKrzA26_w9ty-A126b0iZk0ZoTUVyQHUxS5o6z8P1fYbb4iuEGoS9nyHVwlxKd6EWRtWMMzTUajKwUqkRb83DJ4sdPs/s4032/19963444-37D2-4BB0-BD1F-5D26B7FB65BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcqlHsJRT2w3Vlv-aMwHSvbjq2M9ObBKPGDDP_0I132SRvxsFHuxdqhOfq3TdHB12N4sOA9n8yGdRwOhtJt9scGR5boWcHKrzA26_w9ty-A126b0iZk0ZoTUVyQHUxS5o6z8P1fYbb4iuEGoS9nyHVwlxKd6EWRtWMMzTUajKwUqkRb83DJ4sdPs/s320/19963444-37D2-4BB0-BD1F-5D26B7FB65BB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look who is back at the stove!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfdovEdMTnvFU5-iC_r83HVAMFJtos9v2SxKPkDS2T_THadUBqNteCi0JggEqAxZFmP7T3rc5FbM281to7z40AAbSYjIEBOdyCFLeBqM8VnQMPFK68yxeR4umLExPWv0lE9mKSntJFb5nmgHIH6_wcGTx6GuppaAu61iYoxFEIF1t4lUNIObI3tc/s2048/1E3E9ED2-9911-4D35-9103-94E6A7A66231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfdovEdMTnvFU5-iC_r83HVAMFJtos9v2SxKPkDS2T_THadUBqNteCi0JggEqAxZFmP7T3rc5FbM281to7z40AAbSYjIEBOdyCFLeBqM8VnQMPFK68yxeR4umLExPWv0lE9mKSntJFb5nmgHIH6_wcGTx6GuppaAu61iYoxFEIF1t4lUNIObI3tc/s320/1E3E9ED2-9911-4D35-9103-94E6A7A66231.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Trey was on his tip toes (haha), sweet Scarlett was still</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enjoying her new nightgown and Tom was trying to make Steve laugh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxuJg3ugB2YY-_cd_X3rRvQ_vcgqsx98p4x5KYtP8chQfV4b_SIH-cd4JDodk8AS5kKkLtnlUR9qWKF2mFaqvbeBdxYEkgYZrql1SEISUt7QY0x-Btf_b0VAiPx1Suiv5Cgfb-a_3tqfOAcPIJ5s4ZYo3d_tVQOuxUmJHti6IaOB820THb2cmwGQ/s1887/FC95AF35-A0E0-42EA-89BA-7BFA33A24936.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1887" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxuJg3ugB2YY-_cd_X3rRvQ_vcgqsx98p4x5KYtP8chQfV4b_SIH-cd4JDodk8AS5kKkLtnlUR9qWKF2mFaqvbeBdxYEkgYZrql1SEISUt7QY0x-Btf_b0VAiPx1Suiv5Cgfb-a_3tqfOAcPIJ5s4ZYo3d_tVQOuxUmJHti6IaOB820THb2cmwGQ/s320/FC95AF35-A0E0-42EA-89BA-7BFA33A24936.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brother Steve and Tom acted like little kids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They really have missed each other!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGewbTo0UAgVvzLJkSGE-x7dlWmpClrjqIGLJ_vtdijDsxTeB_b5xKPqxWDi5xm6cO7fAtneqENLFdqqNbgHRopcTnRZTBaT6-YU_z-3d7xCiiCJAnSP4NYthPdURiO71s6WeM9omIBB5j3lSbwek-PKFjwhdijRQeC6ixmZU5E8RdIqlAnsYW9w/s2048/A7E8C911-3072-4A18-B75E-626A7C37A431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGewbTo0UAgVvzLJkSGE-x7dlWmpClrjqIGLJ_vtdijDsxTeB_b5xKPqxWDi5xm6cO7fAtneqENLFdqqNbgHRopcTnRZTBaT6-YU_z-3d7xCiiCJAnSP4NYthPdURiO71s6WeM9omIBB5j3lSbwek-PKFjwhdijRQeC6ixmZU5E8RdIqlAnsYW9w/s320/A7E8C911-3072-4A18-B75E-626A7C37A431.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last night together we went out for a seafood dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You just can't get fresh seafood in Idaho like you can in Seattle.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWN6QKu7WPn3IOsquiqIhmhUBomJUe7V5yXwkriEuOGpLhd2PjfxnHEIu1TBG8M1kPVLFZzv9KCFsU1fgN0_WiBij3bUEuqPgUhkUbwSLV8h97BnKlDRuyb1DLImPpeNN0IkpJDFy3RojoS1ArGXswO1JmEn0MG-IcPPPZny7kmNLp8lpmOv8CTQ/s1920/971CBCA6-91EE-48A6-8724-363A11EDB40E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWN6QKu7WPn3IOsquiqIhmhUBomJUe7V5yXwkriEuOGpLhd2PjfxnHEIu1TBG8M1kPVLFZzv9KCFsU1fgN0_WiBij3bUEuqPgUhkUbwSLV8h97BnKlDRuyb1DLImPpeNN0IkpJDFy3RojoS1ArGXswO1JmEn0MG-IcPPPZny7kmNLp8lpmOv8CTQ/s320/971CBCA6-91EE-48A6-8724-363A11EDB40E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ahhhh.... home again, after a wonderful and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">happy time with family.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSNnvEmwyPnm_wqC4_k5j2bJJ9uP3fmBwWNcjaqMuInWqmCq6FA8MhIUM0lUNOTy1oVWpU7GSC7RIrDobLDAO4QQpmJ_SMml_4QUhMtsiGSd7HWMekaQEYSTfZml7ESn7OoBI7zg91VUv3vuOeKCgxgcy9kcdg1yeB73IG2j7Hxm1whvjL0Qir8c/s4032/A319549C-47C6-47E8-A838-291D5E75DB9E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSNnvEmwyPnm_wqC4_k5j2bJJ9uP3fmBwWNcjaqMuInWqmCq6FA8MhIUM0lUNOTy1oVWpU7GSC7RIrDobLDAO4QQpmJ_SMml_4QUhMtsiGSd7HWMekaQEYSTfZml7ESn7OoBI7zg91VUv3vuOeKCgxgcy9kcdg1yeB73IG2j7Hxm1whvjL0Qir8c/s320/A319549C-47C6-47E8-A838-291D5E75DB9E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~~~***~~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>"In the same way, let your light shine before others that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>Matthew 5:16</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-57936053523041312992022-10-21T07:31:00.000-07:002022-10-21T07:31:00.369-07:00The Great Harvest<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our new addition to the garden...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink Lady Apple Tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjyzvdK_NpZ_Rrg94Mcs0w2dOiVVwVVjKe5nvK9_DyL90H36Bbb3DKn_SB-xs0LPtaUEHevsVVskf9rfdQjqt8gT5S6VlMFMKrrK4aseE-tCmg-Emv_u1DlW7QfKaKN0bS6WQTjmmBfBY9kovIbOZ5yYDjKDYD-sjmiRJOS1bQisgEpFeYKA3fcI/s4032/535DA4DE-1857-4FF5-832C-DE868781F714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjyzvdK_NpZ_Rrg94Mcs0w2dOiVVwVVjKe5nvK9_DyL90H36Bbb3DKn_SB-xs0LPtaUEHevsVVskf9rfdQjqt8gT5S6VlMFMKrrK4aseE-tCmg-Emv_u1DlW7QfKaKN0bS6WQTjmmBfBY9kovIbOZ5yYDjKDYD-sjmiRJOS1bQisgEpFeYKA3fcI/w300-h400/535DA4DE-1857-4FF5-832C-DE868781F714.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It came with a very small apple growing at the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perfect for grandchildren to look at <i>but not touch</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KHunAKBYTdns_ebKQwFPTZS-aAXRU-8Ylp02vJB5lk6wJJbTTcDmSEiNhlJhn_abVzrUpyDzTjNtpeTsfxZhDmVo7McYJxqUXhz_sxDko1EQ1leyECpCzmldmbmQCL8UGS94e807X8dep0HvUBWKEByg6hZY4mr98rAQtUdiYEETaVQtEQ75gWA/s4032/842517DE-F3FC-48EA-9B9C-078DD42917CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KHunAKBYTdns_ebKQwFPTZS-aAXRU-8Ylp02vJB5lk6wJJbTTcDmSEiNhlJhn_abVzrUpyDzTjNtpeTsfxZhDmVo7McYJxqUXhz_sxDko1EQ1leyECpCzmldmbmQCL8UGS94e807X8dep0HvUBWKEByg6hZY4mr98rAQtUdiYEETaVQtEQ75gWA/w300-h400/842517DE-F3FC-48EA-9B9C-078DD42917CA.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This apple tree was like a our new "child". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took so many pictures,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was hard to pick which ones to post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEeaWfXpMIn31PQMMPfQfC8iG2Rm99Sl0NIL7yoEU_8zuqQY7VD4vlS4Q0PKq1-uEycsE3QR2RqkYnDwQiMcOMWGF2WTWxKCgPJRGDl4XbuYHHWGCkEjtGPLn2GqHO4xZ_UyDzYxU0FZ1grx6ix21vhjY4RaAa_RV6rT0Fci2sc8MICa5CbonltA/s3021/589D1379-DCD9-42AE-B004-2492774EE90E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="2439" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEeaWfXpMIn31PQMMPfQfC8iG2Rm99Sl0NIL7yoEU_8zuqQY7VD4vlS4Q0PKq1-uEycsE3QR2RqkYnDwQiMcOMWGF2WTWxKCgPJRGDl4XbuYHHWGCkEjtGPLn2GqHO4xZ_UyDzYxU0FZ1grx6ix21vhjY4RaAa_RV6rT0Fci2sc8MICa5CbonltA/s320/589D1379-DCD9-42AE-B004-2492774EE90E.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After reading and learning about when and how to pick apples, it was time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-maxNn-WVQkutB7HaHwUkeud2uZ9MzUPQp7SUofqtgYeQIiHUEiVstlq0oSHgShbQakSd2qwn9vi3_SfEEL-Tpt-16xA5IujneVhp7Z_0At2Lk6Klm5hLK0MGbvR4JJ9Y8reo_mpJCrgKW9_bJGdY2lToOg4MC6tdbU5yAMUk2VZP6M2L6qodUXs/s2351/25A1ABD3-BE0B-4314-B3EC-4E1E0744D107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="1671" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-maxNn-WVQkutB7HaHwUkeud2uZ9MzUPQp7SUofqtgYeQIiHUEiVstlq0oSHgShbQakSd2qwn9vi3_SfEEL-Tpt-16xA5IujneVhp7Z_0At2Lk6Klm5hLK0MGbvR4JJ9Y8reo_mpJCrgKW9_bJGdY2lToOg4MC6tdbU5yAMUk2VZP6M2L6qodUXs/s320/25A1ABD3-BE0B-4314-B3EC-4E1E0744D107.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>You twist, pull and it should </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">come right off.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhellJJamBPBAnxlBk4UVDv1qeVfx1irZLFFPX9qrL1P1Uq76X4l9PEMjXT1X00mT5qzxBmJhB4dtV6J-evDZ2fRNDCkjUQzLQjTuVjNn0k4M7p9XXHtuvtCcBE-UaG5ZcjRrw7BMThEHW7ydXJnicJEUunyB3Sq8vc3ZizJd60CALNImfg3j_EsUA/s4032/A9F8B538-D307-43B5-BAEA-28F94557F6D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhellJJamBPBAnxlBk4UVDv1qeVfx1irZLFFPX9qrL1P1Uq76X4l9PEMjXT1X00mT5qzxBmJhB4dtV6J-evDZ2fRNDCkjUQzLQjTuVjNn0k4M7p9XXHtuvtCcBE-UaG5ZcjRrw7BMThEHW7ydXJnicJEUunyB3Sq8vc3ZizJd60CALNImfg3j_EsUA/s320/A9F8B538-D307-43B5-BAEA-28F94557F6D4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was small but packed with so much flavor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm already anticipating taking a juicy bite of an apple, next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~~*****~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><i>"<u>Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good.</u> Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil had not seen God."</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-26568841222027453202022-09-27T15:46:00.002-07:002022-09-27T15:46:31.251-07:00Home School Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimmy, our daughter, is a Home School mom of 6 kids, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(15,13,11,9,6,4 yrs).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She also has a Home School class that she teaches once a month,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for younger children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friends, neighbors and church familes, have signed up their</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">younger children to learn about God's creation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTx4zT4Us5VUAagCRxCmyPlw3ecNt0FU_7XJ2I8IohjzZBTUtKUo8egdel9kUOJLsfxikGxu1jpHbOFbrde6bvWMYzQhumb8QrM90pwWklEAMyQOkNrxWzjg1WyrINbVuBwydDwJfLQwd9xaUkF0pJozWWTLopo0K-gKb291bRdvMy1rCKpBFOXqc/s4032/8AE12397-2F01-4037-9A13-BE5AAC95A0A5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTx4zT4Us5VUAagCRxCmyPlw3ecNt0FU_7XJ2I8IohjzZBTUtKUo8egdel9kUOJLsfxikGxu1jpHbOFbrde6bvWMYzQhumb8QrM90pwWklEAMyQOkNrxWzjg1WyrINbVuBwydDwJfLQwd9xaUkF0pJozWWTLopo0K-gKb291bRdvMy1rCKpBFOXqc/s320/8AE12397-2F01-4037-9A13-BE5AAC95A0A5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a special time for the youngsters to learn </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how to sit, create, play, listen, share and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have fun while doing all of this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1GxDd9XQoTffzqqTdHaF3vrNVuOnTLId_scDbmtefp1Eecx7PK0LdT_CtvDM-NnhJy_-mNZpDjGjhp8aM8d48EQfQN40g2I-viuL1gSYJT0IhXgjq-fLVcWi5rJQbJxi4drNgTHr8gGtPY7v05jW5a5FxuY6WqN-5fNvr2pyFLT8H-VJSeaWFPI/s4032/8AAB2D11-889F-4D8E-B5D0-3B41C97EDCD0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1GxDd9XQoTffzqqTdHaF3vrNVuOnTLId_scDbmtefp1Eecx7PK0LdT_CtvDM-NnhJy_-mNZpDjGjhp8aM8d48EQfQN40g2I-viuL1gSYJT0IhXgjq-fLVcWi5rJQbJxi4drNgTHr8gGtPY7v05jW5a5FxuY6WqN-5fNvr2pyFLT8H-VJSeaWFPI/s320/8AAB2D11-889F-4D8E-B5D0-3B41C97EDCD0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The moms enjoy time with the little ones plus visiting with other moms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always held outside,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in their beautiful backyard, <i><b>year round</b></i>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoi8jJKN0o1-GyVpAi_ya_Xg5_Yr94EnU960nypQLmRBtbsMsyK3cV_EAyUn60lY3t1yb-3V_idhUsVBv_vvkrS4vJwyKgyzldnBSQ-A00z24_Uc8yVSJsZ1W3H66dWdrMVBT6QpUiCoh2EiRPwLnpBm-TWNgPn1Q7gC3dtQq38glPimtfCx1Xwg/s4032/77C30642-DAC3-4FDF-8E16-835BDD66C6A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoi8jJKN0o1-GyVpAi_ya_Xg5_Yr94EnU960nypQLmRBtbsMsyK3cV_EAyUn60lY3t1yb-3V_idhUsVBv_vvkrS4vJwyKgyzldnBSQ-A00z24_Uc8yVSJsZ1W3H66dWdrMVBT6QpUiCoh2EiRPwLnpBm-TWNgPn1Q7gC3dtQq38glPimtfCx1Xwg/s320/77C30642-DAC3-4FDF-8E16-835BDD66C6A9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year Ila May has graduated out of the class but wanted to still be apart of the fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy recruited her, as her assistant, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along with a special girlfriend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We thought it would be fun to identify the assisstants, by wearing an apron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy,<i> "Mom can you make aprons for Ila May and her friend?"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Me, "Sure!"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H7YAvbMQb0WM7sepR21b0Ht8ZyTMFJJan3w14urx8zPlpjo4xh__TdsKDLNDrp11CA1_YOy0sQmu0p908eEbs2wcMcTMmJSxjYR7lnIgAC6xBAgkXuH1yWq9X-4MAPdVtRxoegSaWNOAro8qZjfUAodzPWYSPN8wfxaPeekzHCETtqZ42abTzJI/s4032/21A603E2-C7F8-4E92-8A49-A1DE7863FF53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H7YAvbMQb0WM7sepR21b0Ht8ZyTMFJJan3w14urx8zPlpjo4xh__TdsKDLNDrp11CA1_YOy0sQmu0p908eEbs2wcMcTMmJSxjYR7lnIgAC6xBAgkXuH1yWq9X-4MAPdVtRxoegSaWNOAro8qZjfUAodzPWYSPN8wfxaPeekzHCETtqZ42abTzJI/s320/21A603E2-C7F8-4E92-8A49-A1DE7863FF53.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So off to the store to find the perfect material.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We looked at several colors and different prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the one we came up with!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4APcmNYQSrV7IfoQ8GwxT035WzJSUEfHxYr3uBdf7vGhoSMUZPHzBpgvMoQYgJP82v2ARxUOXjdEx42Kqh27ehDKJztW43QUQPeRHam5qfz6J6uTilLpmncfUgqcK0WNDwxwsOGuhxEm0y-c9tXOyQ-1PUY4A-VwAmZPiSGvvMT9mj9TkgZpR39M/s3560/0A798CAB-DCE5-41C9-8D6A-3E8C89C162B2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="3560" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4APcmNYQSrV7IfoQ8GwxT035WzJSUEfHxYr3uBdf7vGhoSMUZPHzBpgvMoQYgJP82v2ARxUOXjdEx42Kqh27ehDKJztW43QUQPeRHam5qfz6J6uTilLpmncfUgqcK0WNDwxwsOGuhxEm0y-c9tXOyQ-1PUY4A-VwAmZPiSGvvMT9mj9TkgZpR39M/s320/0A798CAB-DCE5-41C9-8D6A-3E8C89C162B2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Back and front</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ila had a specific style she wanted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No patterned needed for this adorable apron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(Pockets will be added on soon.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What would we do without YouTube?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqF8mb5eSFc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqF8mb5eSFc</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I added an extra long ties to make </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BIG bows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpPSh78OmQlnPDTx8Bh3b3SVjakkKhjCogUMpXgovnpDG1WK1s0J6tgIvLy7epXbCLkJAaqX6hyTEkkIWX6PUJkSyLjoArAbpbWaL-ix76qG4GczIS8g9CLJdxU9uFA8FJi75u4Q6kHfcq7Uvw3WRxQCGR65XMXjgG_rVM0fO_9CyU6FBY04Qtmc/s1920/5C05D9F2-EBE8-4C92-89BD-04A796BBC2D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpPSh78OmQlnPDTx8Bh3b3SVjakkKhjCogUMpXgovnpDG1WK1s0J6tgIvLy7epXbCLkJAaqX6hyTEkkIWX6PUJkSyLjoArAbpbWaL-ix76qG4GczIS8g9CLJdxU9uFA8FJi75u4Q6kHfcq7Uvw3WRxQCGR65XMXjgG_rVM0fO_9CyU6FBY04Qtmc/s320/5C05D9F2-EBE8-4C92-89BD-04A796BBC2D3.jpeg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls are ready to help, if needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbfn_4dmimJz0mPRf_EsPQa-faOPaUyM6IOvUxRU4djF7fUAX5CDzj_wD2ez_pLmp53djFk3ZLWS1GEPfi1BG4oU7Sqgsy7ua8f_6pxZL_Kh8rxR0lHHeWDBiosie5Bgo913HZYSWz-uwJHu0ur1KnARKU7-xM04q3pT9pBIqPoSGdGEHdGtAXa4/s4032/85EEF01A-0694-48A9-8C29-77F2D5116137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbfn_4dmimJz0mPRf_EsPQa-faOPaUyM6IOvUxRU4djF7fUAX5CDzj_wD2ez_pLmp53djFk3ZLWS1GEPfi1BG4oU7Sqgsy7ua8f_6pxZL_Kh8rxR0lHHeWDBiosie5Bgo913HZYSWz-uwJHu0ur1KnARKU7-xM04q3pT9pBIqPoSGdGEHdGtAXa4/s320/85EEF01A-0694-48A9-8C29-77F2D5116137.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy with her assistiants.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOaI9GOy1S0a0Z0IWD6K7gXhZj29q78pHcb-mxe_vMHZ6RNiAQw7ZRPdZhkw34jjC6qLG-n0FId929S7nvCRtrnRSGxs5oUNRgTchAZWGdMt0S6gf_523cgMQ1AVBTKqdDNdWL54pOGZp7OmxNyA3z6hPK65CkAxHlASiVyQzSKd6wG4_a0ukhyQ/s2808/F7223490-B028-4C3D-BA19-5CB967F6A341.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="2106" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOaI9GOy1S0a0Z0IWD6K7gXhZj29q78pHcb-mxe_vMHZ6RNiAQw7ZRPdZhkw34jjC6qLG-n0FId929S7nvCRtrnRSGxs5oUNRgTchAZWGdMt0S6gf_523cgMQ1AVBTKqdDNdWL54pOGZp7OmxNyA3z6hPK65CkAxHlASiVyQzSKd6wG4_a0ukhyQ/s320/F7223490-B028-4C3D-BA19-5CB967F6A341.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grammy-Goo with the girls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a gift bag that almost is the same print!<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp4Jz3--fBwKX_cLDcHwF-hp5GLyDIRQ4NWUx13_TKk6spDWp8316nPWLT3inyV0xE_RJSbhWBxH2sc2KoA0XLqUad-Bc0kfHCspbVQ1Zvm0BFP9PZNSiAIdLPfaWp1kCqeS1Fw6QQ1wDu7z3Fx-1i8oi6Tx6gMj4nCLrNn6rTEh0ZTX0XxrJerc/s4032/1516A494-95A8-4857-98D4-5C483DCB3B93.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp4Jz3--fBwKX_cLDcHwF-hp5GLyDIRQ4NWUx13_TKk6spDWp8316nPWLT3inyV0xE_RJSbhWBxH2sc2KoA0XLqUad-Bc0kfHCspbVQ1Zvm0BFP9PZNSiAIdLPfaWp1kCqeS1Fw6QQ1wDu7z3Fx-1i8oi6Tx6gMj4nCLrNn6rTEh0ZTX0XxrJerc/s320/1516A494-95A8-4857-98D4-5C483DCB3B93.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ended up making a total of four aprons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You never know if there will be more assistants in the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are <i><b>ready</b></i>, just in case.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">As each has recieved a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace.</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">1 Peter 4:10</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-71442333117371591322022-09-10T16:45:00.000-07:002022-09-10T16:45:17.428-07:00Peachy Keen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DSjywsUShQ2-5GSIPAvfwPGJKuwXvPcj_wqtaSRG_YgiYEQBVDw4BU0S1bfm36VQbOp1k78RDlLjqHwIHymuIVPnnErKR0QuescqqMC6cq2q7o3dM7Gm9_Tc_b04ViBA6WV71VzFfDScouIfVBSL56VZ6ur8d6YW9_rZDTGCIolt-oQ21JXpybg/s4032/317047AB-4634-4CD5-A95A-31ABFB909472.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DSjywsUShQ2-5GSIPAvfwPGJKuwXvPcj_wqtaSRG_YgiYEQBVDw4BU0S1bfm36VQbOp1k78RDlLjqHwIHymuIVPnnErKR0QuescqqMC6cq2q7o3dM7Gm9_Tc_b04ViBA6WV71VzFfDScouIfVBSL56VZ6ur8d6YW9_rZDTGCIolt-oQ21JXpybg/w300-h400/317047AB-4634-4CD5-A95A-31ABFB909472.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's time to pick peaches and bless </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">family, friends and load up the freezer and shelves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The<i><b> first</b></i> year we lived in this home, we would get </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">people knocking on our door asking, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Are the Peaches ready?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And every year after that...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga30lnkLBNmL3q_EclBJtpALOcd6JsrfVMwANXJp7fvEmlBekHg0A1fWjiLvJkW0CyCZsx-XqisCyUUYt0GLABNlpTmH-q9LbvlG5ReQmyoWCeRPeZ0fulkGTdTTPJuHoUbUopoZei1W9MWEPZogwcl-Qq6hp8i8xa_stFnOPe5VMd_gnIO5KdxvI/s4032/926A823B-0BB3-47DE-8D64-78D72101F780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga30lnkLBNmL3q_EclBJtpALOcd6JsrfVMwANXJp7fvEmlBekHg0A1fWjiLvJkW0CyCZsx-XqisCyUUYt0GLABNlpTmH-q9LbvlG5ReQmyoWCeRPeZ0fulkGTdTTPJuHoUbUopoZei1W9MWEPZogwcl-Qq6hp8i8xa_stFnOPe5VMd_gnIO5KdxvI/s320/926A823B-0BB3-47DE-8D64-78D72101F780.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is just the start of our harvesting process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau9GtX-qie_muIKnNLRm-_E4aXVFlAHIC2Upbw2TJA3pR2GfZB2AKcCVFVGqW7DM6o-yskJgXhg3lDnwnMX2-PppFrcnqqa8dq2_k5BwOfAtLKSJNMvvLXU-YsDh0s_FLH5DuauRqg9x0rGAqsFEmCb5Dr5zhTW0KDlbAYtlOqcPkwQPlyglHNoE/s4032/5FD9E0F8-87AA-4894-B6B3-4D5C88C0784C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau9GtX-qie_muIKnNLRm-_E4aXVFlAHIC2Upbw2TJA3pR2GfZB2AKcCVFVGqW7DM6o-yskJgXhg3lDnwnMX2-PppFrcnqqa8dq2_k5BwOfAtLKSJNMvvLXU-YsDh0s_FLH5DuauRqg9x0rGAqsFEmCb5Dr5zhTW0KDlbAYtlOqcPkwQPlyglHNoE/s320/5FD9E0F8-87AA-4894-B6B3-4D5C88C0784C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are so many more, still on the branches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">" Kock, Knock!! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>Are you ready Tom? </i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The neighbors are starting to line up outside our door! "</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">π³</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.</i></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>2 Corinthains 9:7</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-32209885540564282832022-09-05T10:52:00.000-07:002022-09-05T10:52:18.681-07:00Produce From The Garden<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozqw1ou6n4Di9fbqiuIpn1Z_Bmi7fYlRYE_w_mhdLbYB-0qAF_wZ7oF1Bfk5sCpBDnPsRgzhYUD-gJZkS_4mJ-B0QOhaZPDJpfY4ojSFC-H2HTp7m_ExSzPNZpUTHe0N3Q0Flg7zDrWI9zRBOQgZ8OdMcg8ZtC2roxt2u-iVtW7nFhx0Z8HRvLuI/s562/C5AA05E7-69E5-4BA7-AB45-01DD5F7857F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="562" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozqw1ou6n4Di9fbqiuIpn1Z_Bmi7fYlRYE_w_mhdLbYB-0qAF_wZ7oF1Bfk5sCpBDnPsRgzhYUD-gJZkS_4mJ-B0QOhaZPDJpfY4ojSFC-H2HTp7m_ExSzPNZpUTHe0N3Q0Flg7zDrWI9zRBOQgZ8OdMcg8ZtC2roxt2u-iVtW7nFhx0Z8HRvLuI/s320/C5AA05E7-69E5-4BA7-AB45-01DD5F7857F1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~**~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm ususally up before dawn and "play" in the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to call it, <b>Pajama Gardening</b>! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Definition: Working in the garden in you PJ's </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>before the hot sun pops out.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJyH5j_7S4GGqBwjOZgFRDVYcExTi57VtvElxS0g54NcrdFasWDRLP7zxjkPo3UQZ_XwCYKYIbuYCCiM0GYWTl-_EyokxbGvEOikQSuEZTvRYJ0oAryyrFIHJhfoo7XOxIMKpt48cyXR1UhhNdyQ3p6gQChQ2hAcxDuVrC5ZMGm5QMeW5dUUkTW0/s3264/29F41A54-A6A8-4F06-9EF2-8678216F8002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJyH5j_7S4GGqBwjOZgFRDVYcExTi57VtvElxS0g54NcrdFasWDRLP7zxjkPo3UQZ_XwCYKYIbuYCCiM0GYWTl-_EyokxbGvEOikQSuEZTvRYJ0oAryyrFIHJhfoo7XOxIMKpt48cyXR1UhhNdyQ3p6gQChQ2hAcxDuVrC5ZMGm5QMeW5dUUkTW0/s320/29F41A54-A6A8-4F06-9EF2-8678216F8002.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But Tom was nice and took a picture of me dressed and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ready for my day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKU76y-foxD7VXlI-LZdjrYGKds3QfKIZL05el1NJtiHXl4MpozVmPn-7nlbi5eeUDqhp7dVe19dwjR9ScDg-aHt8GmFiqLa2pEoje-M3r8KMWA9GT5NlJJJu2Y5i-tXtzBe_i0uL8kPDlOv5czu05Il9eJDK6p0G8k_CKYtic0EKHC-_TjAGQv8/s4032/C012726D-A31A-4FE9-B840-E007448644EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKU76y-foxD7VXlI-LZdjrYGKds3QfKIZL05el1NJtiHXl4MpozVmPn-7nlbi5eeUDqhp7dVe19dwjR9ScDg-aHt8GmFiqLa2pEoje-M3r8KMWA9GT5NlJJJu2Y5i-tXtzBe_i0uL8kPDlOv5czu05Il9eJDK6p0G8k_CKYtic0EKHC-_TjAGQv8/s320/C012726D-A31A-4FE9-B840-E007448644EB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our family, friends and neighbors have enjoyed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some of our bounty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FD3XoLsk41lwvpngJx5U_bD27JOWhueOZVB0DVT1d_cexLAItiSFemkhYkBGCJoE_fGCc5WwtT3DfyZNGfCYlr5v_-BD0sgCC3r-OmNwcKMtNjmmZnLzCsGWjVOC2qoVicRaGf0Yy8Lpgv1Si_hS71HuFX6-892AHbyam-6M4pOODJrNHhpHfj0/s4032/DBA18C72-DF0D-4E8D-A8AB-08A54EE2EB3F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FD3XoLsk41lwvpngJx5U_bD27JOWhueOZVB0DVT1d_cexLAItiSFemkhYkBGCJoE_fGCc5WwtT3DfyZNGfCYlr5v_-BD0sgCC3r-OmNwcKMtNjmmZnLzCsGWjVOC2qoVicRaGf0Yy8Lpgv1Si_hS71HuFX6-892AHbyam-6M4pOODJrNHhpHfj0/s320/DBA18C72-DF0D-4E8D-A8AB-08A54EE2EB3F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had Bumper crops of lettuce and zucchini.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ate salads everyday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gave away multiple loafs of Zucchini Bread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With plenty zucchini in the freezer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzfMlCqH4WJi3DHW8fGE642x2cAIl6sy9WdlVXBDTXeNVrBceaMnfYLf34xBmmIG6KoX_-bDqItRo-cEYD7hkLDM72HpT7acrphZRLMVU5vKw3QSeKa7VlarjizE3WEPCdOSf81ebR6Uhz6rlT3b7M0aR8_YQU0psay_9Ib1bifGjuuEzUtLXoAM/s4032/EDBA48EE-9E4A-4013-A4DA-0FE9A790248B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzfMlCqH4WJi3DHW8fGE642x2cAIl6sy9WdlVXBDTXeNVrBceaMnfYLf34xBmmIG6KoX_-bDqItRo-cEYD7hkLDM72HpT7acrphZRLMVU5vKw3QSeKa7VlarjizE3WEPCdOSf81ebR6Uhz6rlT3b7M0aR8_YQU0psay_9Ib1bifGjuuEzUtLXoAM/s320/EDBA48EE-9E4A-4013-A4DA-0FE9A790248B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lettuce anyone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~**~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every Thursday night, we have the family over for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Thursday we ate from the garden!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Salad: lettuce, tomatoes, pickled beets, green peppers, cucumbers and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for dessert, Peach Cobbler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so happy I planted a garden this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I know what I want to do next year and what I won't be doing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I even kept a Gardening Journal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A little sad to clean out part of the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do have some late growing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vegetables popping up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~**~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under the heaven."</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Ecclesiastes 3:1</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-26119980711024611102022-08-07T14:31:00.004-07:002022-08-07T21:12:58.639-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEOLX9e6kcycFF9sBM6kfC6X5KAq4ICw0UBtENBghoMchy1Zo1Eq7UYFPcVB2Q8Xooiki5-THen3r729Lvs5oGmb71j4BzeK6vtSsF7IwOze21xPS3t78IMqKQF8xhOXLiIm5n9Pr6N3DMCNJRt6Td86iznmfdKGzWYqZ1RLp0g8hE_GgHsavQQM/s1242/A51184A7-1387-4341-BAE4-2133D5D95261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="1242" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEOLX9e6kcycFF9sBM6kfC6X5KAq4ICw0UBtENBghoMchy1Zo1Eq7UYFPcVB2Q8Xooiki5-THen3r729Lvs5oGmb71j4BzeK6vtSsF7IwOze21xPS3t78IMqKQF8xhOXLiIm5n9Pr6N3DMCNJRt6Td86iznmfdKGzWYqZ1RLp0g8hE_GgHsavQQM/s320/A51184A7-1387-4341-BAE4-2133D5D95261.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">C</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">e</span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #fcff01;">l</span><span style="color: #04ff00;">e</span><span style="color: #01ffff;">b</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">r</span><span style="color: #800180;">a</span><span style="color: #ff00fe;">t</span><span style="color: red;">i</span><span style="color: #ffa400;">n</span><span style="color: #fcff01;">g </span><span style="color: #04ff00;">:</span></b> <span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>One Thousand Posts!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A thousand posts is a lot and yet for some, it's not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life is full and time is short.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, with that said, I want to reminisce a little,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here we go... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January 3, 2009 was my first blog post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Not knowing what blogs were and lurking around at a few blogs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I finally figured out what they were and I joined the fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I taught myself everything by trial and err.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Fun Facts:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created my first Blog under another name.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I called it Windsor Vista, the neighborhood we lived in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I forgot (or more like didn't know) how to get back to it and lost it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span>My first comment was from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brenda at <a href="https://beautiful.wordfromhome.com/"><span style="color: red;">It's A Beautiful Life.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(And she is still with me.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made so many "friends" along the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew their families, sorrows and joys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kathi at <a href="http://lookingatlifethroughmybifocals.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">http://lookingatlifethroughmybifocals.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is another loyal friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Most blogging friends have sadly, faded into the computer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I finally learned how to add </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> pictures from my camera, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blogging became more personal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first picture that I took was a profile </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of Kimmy and Lulu's little hands</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjoemg-eB1r0-AmxJVAAqR1IK9JlCZZUJKy_BOJamIAUzkO-zJ6U7dQvtjyPmUzw3kC6lN4bcvEaPzIBwgWXsYvYhOOQOFkWaGwnp82Ws3c7a6JbrY2BR-CLMK-1Nq-AskcKaXPlvP-0XJQJNs448rT8tmTmN_012dQbTF00X24f-XtlUUtNrIz8/s1242/995C186C-F022-4F84-96ED-3AB7E785BE25.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1242" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjoemg-eB1r0-AmxJVAAqR1IK9JlCZZUJKy_BOJamIAUzkO-zJ6U7dQvtjyPmUzw3kC6lN4bcvEaPzIBwgWXsYvYhOOQOFkWaGwnp82Ws3c7a6JbrY2BR-CLMK-1Nq-AskcKaXPlvP-0XJQJNs448rT8tmTmN_012dQbTF00X24f-XtlUUtNrIz8/s320/995C186C-F022-4F84-96ED-3AB7E785BE25.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1000 Candy Hearts.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the time I started blogging, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a full time job at a local high school;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had been in our home for 24 years;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Was an Empty Nester;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Tom and I had celebrated 30 years marriage;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one Grandchild, Lulu who was 1 yr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K0ujJz200mrvaaLHq9HlahYFMT6B8MeLa_2K1_lI7vEsYNyjDCYO4JTkJUXIoCcR7vBseznOUdxRq2V1JJdBzaddMHEUnySr3vmT7E9AAJEzdsnmIoFz6PcEaLZB7t8teC-wk7sUr-5UvStLnawsesgh2FzouCpwMtS5yBhhDmQUwVlk-_ZubME/s1242/5A2DE99E-C23A-4E6A-AA80-D5B448B2DEEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1242" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K0ujJz200mrvaaLHq9HlahYFMT6B8MeLa_2K1_lI7vEsYNyjDCYO4JTkJUXIoCcR7vBseznOUdxRq2V1JJdBzaddMHEUnySr3vmT7E9AAJEzdsnmIoFz6PcEaLZB7t8teC-wk7sUr-5UvStLnawsesgh2FzouCpwMtS5yBhhDmQUwVlk-_ZubME/s320/5A2DE99E-C23A-4E6A-AA80-D5B448B2DEEA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1000 Tiny Lights</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main reason I started blogging,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was for my grandchildren. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I grew up not knowing my two Grandmothers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually, I really only had one Grandma </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I didn't see much of her before she died.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, Lulu logs onto her computer and reads my blog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I will continue to write and share my life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There might be a chance that the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">other 8 grand kids might be logging on someday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiTaw5P07ucXZpNkvFQeuptKAhLfQc6QK4qGGmrVfPqgdpMxfAR25n3pFzwHTeF2Gxngs4Ts_dPux6wR88IcWXqQHFAN4mndRl7G6w6IYpJp1du4bBur8CqipOmvYg9X-QR7bDwCfj0m4Czqm8frW1c7LyWr_4Ev2LKvREO7VT-ovuDY7Uf4c7bY/s1242/93B0EDB8-C40C-4779-B86C-4A0174017DB7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1242" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpiTaw5P07ucXZpNkvFQeuptKAhLfQc6QK4qGGmrVfPqgdpMxfAR25n3pFzwHTeF2Gxngs4Ts_dPux6wR88IcWXqQHFAN4mndRl7G6w6IYpJp1du4bBur8CqipOmvYg9X-QR7bDwCfj0m4Czqm8frW1c7LyWr_4Ev2LKvREO7VT-ovuDY7Uf4c7bY/w200-h199/93B0EDB8-C40C-4779-B86C-4A0174017DB7.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>1000 Red Roses</i></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Most used Labels:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Family = 361 entries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Capturing Moments = 316 entries </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Grandchildren = 243 entries </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I talk a lot about my family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbJtTgBO1oGtjE6BHHffdlcihjJgCNDcfXkbUHY-3c6fGoL10e0yYMrnJvJLhYJgOj3msn2BTasylzldWPh5SOIKHeo873QOgbXh-VvkIFzXPm20bfwayIR-SbIJW-qXJTDVAeZxNEGCFyt1pk3WOGyYdgKNbs1NdoS_j5WL1MzXzOpc9Di5k8kU/s900/93BAE7EE-C84C-451E-A2AF-F2C5DDB5B3B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="900" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbJtTgBO1oGtjE6BHHffdlcihjJgCNDcfXkbUHY-3c6fGoL10e0yYMrnJvJLhYJgOj3msn2BTasylzldWPh5SOIKHeo873QOgbXh-VvkIFzXPm20bfwayIR-SbIJW-qXJTDVAeZxNEGCFyt1pk3WOGyYdgKNbs1NdoS_j5WL1MzXzOpc9Di5k8kU/s320/93BAE7EE-C84C-451E-A2AF-F2C5DDB5B3B1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>One Thousand Gallesies</i></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimmy, our daughter, will sneak onto my blog and do a surprise a post. Those are fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tom prof reads and has saved me from many embarrassing moments.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He will also be my photographer, in a pinch. He has improved his camera skills immensely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Weβll be driving and I yell, STOP! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Heβll slam on the brakes while Iβm reaching for my camera and set up for the perfect picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tom will look at me, while he is backing up the car and</div><div style="text-align: center;">ask, "Did you get the picture?".</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a great Blogger Husband!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtmBXrM7lveSdSLw7IlVg8MitRmb9WdvlLzMt9dVBPqRj-IGpvwJV1iyWA8PqDAmLqB8a2eJRweMI2Sp0mOIV0pIUS5dMj5oGQwsbRR5GOxac8gbHUeQuB2iifpNPq_sBeoPu-LjwZFAdc19Lqmkx-8i6xDDE0_77LLWjMyxafZ0r5AnPW96tjXE/s1242/086D37B3-DF9F-4D71-99AC-42FD0CAC30A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1242" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtmBXrM7lveSdSLw7IlVg8MitRmb9WdvlLzMt9dVBPqRj-IGpvwJV1iyWA8PqDAmLqB8a2eJRweMI2Sp0mOIV0pIUS5dMj5oGQwsbRR5GOxac8gbHUeQuB2iifpNPq_sBeoPu-LjwZFAdc19Lqmkx-8i6xDDE0_77LLWjMyxafZ0r5AnPW96tjXE/s320/086D37B3-DF9F-4D71-99AC-42FD0CAC30A1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>One Thousand Dollar Bill</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have moved three times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3+3+3= Nine grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three dogs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three churches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three computers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Three hospital stays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEeIOe5yhcnouvlQG193gpnOcCk_qFbUQSdRrC9UN1wrznlbHcpGdMsrHItiq7zYP5SqrH4ql8UXSfUAX8bMtPvsydKEoROpogCJtg1LUGFLLbaXSI4XUfwcnyhRZzCueWpHhlLz3-RPoV_BTiU9xrxg-h1FU8iY9LSQzH0TDmb8UrWAQmj4PXNQ/s1242/6366AAAD-CB45-463F-8E9D-42094E01EE7D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1242" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEeIOe5yhcnouvlQG193gpnOcCk_qFbUQSdRrC9UN1wrznlbHcpGdMsrHItiq7zYP5SqrH4ql8UXSfUAX8bMtPvsydKEoROpogCJtg1LUGFLLbaXSI4XUfwcnyhRZzCueWpHhlLz3-RPoV_BTiU9xrxg-h1FU8iY9LSQzH0TDmb8UrWAQmj4PXNQ/s320/6366AAAD-CB45-463F-8E9D-42094E01EE7D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>One Thousand People</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same husband</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same hairstyle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same best girlfriend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same favorite color</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N9Y29bvIjymljuygvk0eETood5rf8QXseXPPHRSkDzbNyfMUvaTbdnAZzka9Tm1mMumfavoK1WU86TVng4x-876arO1qe5J4FEl0nsdWW1q4s2Sa2xlkaIZvf8eVfkjCfYFbHR9M4DHq3OrH0pXBpIkWYfocDGN6L5Ze7T_gupEWHocETDkao7g/s1300/24960F05-CB20-4266-B36B-D567F2453C72.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N9Y29bvIjymljuygvk0eETood5rf8QXseXPPHRSkDzbNyfMUvaTbdnAZzka9Tm1mMumfavoK1WU86TVng4x-876arO1qe5J4FEl0nsdWW1q4s2Sa2xlkaIZvf8eVfkjCfYFbHR9M4DHq3OrH0pXBpIkWYfocDGN6L5Ze7T_gupEWHocETDkao7g/s320/24960F05-CB20-4266-B36B-D567F2453C72.jpeg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>One Thousand Apples</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of things have changed since I've started blogging. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have grown in knowledge and understanding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my hair is grayer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The one and only thing that will </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">never change is my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Faith. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All the things that I have been through, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know God was, is and will be with me.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love Jesus </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I look forward to being with Him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ39tPdyJMHQmzfCp-jsmUFztnUe482AJigPJ5GMyyrvifddAoVsxZfCxLxwAKfYtlyyyiX7Hcl3IfzN5vgTlTX6cyFpCvQdLjAnOy2yyH-dlN29acIUR8qFLExma9G4kIsLWl4t0htxbMq1yZ1QybMCLDW7f-Wjf17tBiqQf1BlRSd49IMnlzLg/s1242/ADDF3930-10DA-47FB-99E1-5DACFD1D6021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1242" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQ39tPdyJMHQmzfCp-jsmUFztnUe482AJigPJ5GMyyrvifddAoVsxZfCxLxwAKfYtlyyyiX7Hcl3IfzN5vgTlTX6cyFpCvQdLjAnOy2yyH-dlN29acIUR8qFLExma9G4kIsLWl4t0htxbMq1yZ1QybMCLDW7f-Wjf17tBiqQf1BlRSd49IMnlzLg/s320/ADDF3930-10DA-47FB-99E1-5DACFD1D6021.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>One Thousand Pennies</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to thank all of you for your kind support, ideas and sweet friendships.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until next time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hugs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not parish but have eternal life."</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">John 3:16</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-1947555219342891622022-07-24T14:19:00.003-07:002022-07-24T14:28:39.789-07:00Reading...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our olderst grandchild, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(who isn't a child anymore )</i>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">asked me what my favorite movie is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a fun conversation about our choices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mine is, <span style="font-family: verdana;">Anne of Green Gables.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_KrYblGHYxMovaeWRrASP_YbiNNwyxhjVxmxKl3As7pP2sHUX7wddWaXDaJlr6gv3fzHf3PTJJXpFHhYSyXiLspYmT6zrv1lViSFCEhyNoSQolppLpiIascChzKqn6A8NCtXsTgyWMQzdGksyqwM1RFTbtHmSaHuo-nM3FUk1XEswITbW0llDOc/s2048/2EB670E8-55E8-4166-82FE-19901AC283C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_KrYblGHYxMovaeWRrASP_YbiNNwyxhjVxmxKl3As7pP2sHUX7wddWaXDaJlr6gv3fzHf3PTJJXpFHhYSyXiLspYmT6zrv1lViSFCEhyNoSQolppLpiIascChzKqn6A8NCtXsTgyWMQzdGksyqwM1RFTbtHmSaHuo-nM3FUk1XEswITbW0llDOc/s320/2EB670E8-55E8-4166-82FE-19901AC283C5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here is Lulu in front of our sweet, friend's home, </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>which remind me of Green Gables.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After discussing which was better</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the book or the movie,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu wanted me to read <i><b>her </b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Anne of Green Gables</u>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She said, "The book is so much better then the movie.".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, she was right, the book was so much better then the movie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can actually use your imagination!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved it!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Isn't is splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It just makes me feel glad to be alive-- it's such an interesting world, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It wouldn't be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>There'd be no scope for imaginationn then, would there?"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>~Anne of Green Gables~</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO8AmoyIxcPY243l_3_8HsS7itgIhkva9fJzGlp-j3CbDW8QV6VAFV4vMtZuSYGhULU3mZiJyDCrOITBNYZcsVkfY7L5dKwaDNng0suEoBDEnud6BtgPPxkyJVPQRYjbnAGXaiBVNYffqRSV-TM_tN4bTw74L33LuoYj4xJZVMUjYWF9JFfj5H4s/s1943/4ECA01DC-7166-4E64-8281-FC32E353CA44.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="1619" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO8AmoyIxcPY243l_3_8HsS7itgIhkva9fJzGlp-j3CbDW8QV6VAFV4vMtZuSYGhULU3mZiJyDCrOITBNYZcsVkfY7L5dKwaDNng0suEoBDEnud6BtgPPxkyJVPQRYjbnAGXaiBVNYffqRSV-TM_tN4bTw74L33LuoYj4xJZVMUjYWF9JFfj5H4s/s320/4ECA01DC-7166-4E64-8281-FC32E353CA44.jpeg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taking a cue from the book,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a fun and romantic spot to read.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"It must be a great deal better to be a sensible woman.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I don't believe I'd really want to be a sensible person,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> because they are so unromantic."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>~Anne of Green Gables~</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a <i><b>Thank You</b></i> to Lulu for loaning her book to me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made her a bookmarker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">specifically for her book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEweUVJ8XpYsWxA6DnAhi6-L3Rd3GOeTmUY1-5ypGezGeGFUNNl2G9KMa9N0kkxftBkVxKZjDHo2rNNkJtZf6BH_50xrs7Ax4UFkoFvuxWtunSDMHUhJ6A8yZMt_VLMAsmgSrufRlomwlRErgtFQ60Dtf6fLKBpaQ9XJqQlBtMEu_BB3-ZsyAYp88/s2722/3F55B4F3-0A03-4217-AAC7-FBECC11450D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2722" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEweUVJ8XpYsWxA6DnAhi6-L3Rd3GOeTmUY1-5ypGezGeGFUNNl2G9KMa9N0kkxftBkVxKZjDHo2rNNkJtZf6BH_50xrs7Ax4UFkoFvuxWtunSDMHUhJ6A8yZMt_VLMAsmgSrufRlomwlRErgtFQ60Dtf6fLKBpaQ9XJqQlBtMEu_BB3-ZsyAYp88/s320/3F55B4F3-0A03-4217-AAC7-FBECC11450D6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pressed Violas...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv49lHacGuZsjkclVDCuu5An8gByxXlXtO6VnM6gp5q0X2QgGUlzPh8U8BZ-En8gI9c0qeVvE_B96uuv8RAQwSI6s50BhjfsuGAgH68-8FhQeD9b20IApwngDYRVNPR3VMyqpdgA-A_qSb4L7730A-PNW9kcZ-uSlknSRzlVAvCqdHs7siaJd6FxY/s4032/C23D5AD6-F73B-4051-A8E2-D0D6D1651DCD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv49lHacGuZsjkclVDCuu5An8gByxXlXtO6VnM6gp5q0X2QgGUlzPh8U8BZ-En8gI9c0qeVvE_B96uuv8RAQwSI6s50BhjfsuGAgH68-8FhQeD9b20IApwngDYRVNPR3VMyqpdgA-A_qSb4L7730A-PNW9kcZ-uSlknSRzlVAvCqdHs7siaJd6FxY/s320/C23D5AD6-F73B-4051-A8E2-D0D6D1651DCD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and added a Bible verse that I really like.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRW7SMTuRSOm5jj2ioGdY0SQs0BsQ2CUd6vflOBipiEMEJuS-AN7CzmaK9cCe1ze089PefDVNQW0ivL5A5M_mrLe27qOVeFVftPI_-WjTcjwTWn0-EqulO3fjwOvKz76-9b4aNhj9kjuAvIpQtORqXhC_A6cGsJ1ivKSnyMy4zt-CFM35hBlzX84/s4032/79669C3E-9B4C-4273-930B-EF8D33C7B526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRW7SMTuRSOm5jj2ioGdY0SQs0BsQ2CUd6vflOBipiEMEJuS-AN7CzmaK9cCe1ze089PefDVNQW0ivL5A5M_mrLe27qOVeFVftPI_-WjTcjwTWn0-EqulO3fjwOvKz76-9b4aNhj9kjuAvIpQtORqXhC_A6cGsJ1ivKSnyMy4zt-CFM35hBlzX84/s320/79669C3E-9B4C-4273-930B-EF8D33C7B526.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What I learned from reading </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Anne of Green Gables, </u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is that an imigination is a good thing and I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">need to stop and try to use it more often.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I don't think I'll quit being sensible or wise, either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"Let all you do be done in Love."</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1 Cornithians 16;14</span></b></i></div><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /> </span></b></i><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-33332590534855835002022-07-14T09:57:00.000-07:002022-07-14T09:57:11.423-07:00New At This...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Learning how to eat from our garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every step is a learning experience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From how to harvest and how to preserve or use</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the produce to it's fullest potential.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHrkCVLYTTDXI-J5Uipko1DWnIqvTDhhQVFZZ2QweXtC6JvlWawy66GXlilegsabtdjdVOeA0404is-YFzneIT-oAFSuEpDyjREf4GJHWPqlesFqUNrOSdL3TX_4dCdUCrNxy6jbJDANzp_13KdQy6vfFS7IY8ZFOaXeC50OSdXb8p82ZEd2T2wY/s3187/FBE55BEE-B9EC-49D3-8861-9C71D9936A21.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3187" data-original-width="2746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHrkCVLYTTDXI-J5Uipko1DWnIqvTDhhQVFZZ2QweXtC6JvlWawy66GXlilegsabtdjdVOeA0404is-YFzneIT-oAFSuEpDyjREf4GJHWPqlesFqUNrOSdL3TX_4dCdUCrNxy6jbJDANzp_13KdQy6vfFS7IY8ZFOaXeC50OSdXb8p82ZEd2T2wY/s320/FBE55BEE-B9EC-49D3-8861-9C71D9936A21.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We learned how to pickle our first batch of beets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vY2tUghNAReNuxQilQmpMLPCq8oTFazb7A89oiC8VIT4cRnI3w_qtrQlWVUadp7e22orZ93ar-w8WfVf7QVPppidtigB6XT4-FhmiBqxt8C3TJolnFiHzQl750SI0Js8engfEkbvOzeQ8PYGBRVE4FN3yZkN8rERJmVAV6Dj0SHCM7R6wsYyUZE/s2213/246FD160-C6CC-48CA-A549-122655BEBB18.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="2213" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vY2tUghNAReNuxQilQmpMLPCq8oTFazb7A89oiC8VIT4cRnI3w_qtrQlWVUadp7e22orZ93ar-w8WfVf7QVPppidtigB6XT4-FhmiBqxt8C3TJolnFiHzQl750SI0Js8engfEkbvOzeQ8PYGBRVE4FN3yZkN8rERJmVAV6Dj0SHCM7R6wsYyUZE/s320/246FD160-C6CC-48CA-A549-122655BEBB18.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom jumped in to lend a hand (or two).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are really delicious!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sD0ChfHCCEdgi4_xw1ILfkzhnzVQCherQke3A5QH7Q8heC24FLC6yD4eQRhQ6tVqV5ioKlU9KxRJEeP1fKx5bvYBcrBSK8_AC5Y8TaE_53kdQokVvBYjCYWhZdkjNT8mGZ9k6ee9AdYMXrwCUnifj3jdEMmmqzZKHpkaa0VKpc8HXEU-sxkoXE8/s4032/4AB23CF4-3610-43B9-B3D6-A91A4B3B61C7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sD0ChfHCCEdgi4_xw1ILfkzhnzVQCherQke3A5QH7Q8heC24FLC6yD4eQRhQ6tVqV5ioKlU9KxRJEeP1fKx5bvYBcrBSK8_AC5Y8TaE_53kdQokVvBYjCYWhZdkjNT8mGZ9k6ee9AdYMXrwCUnifj3jdEMmmqzZKHpkaa0VKpc8HXEU-sxkoXE8/s320/4AB23CF4-3610-43B9-B3D6-A91A4B3B61C7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the best part is,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there are so many more beets waiting in the garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next... we might try canning some.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:::::::::::::::::::::::</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lettuce is doing so well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is for dinner tonight, when our family </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">comes for dinner!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZ6N8cD_b9_bQVXCM23BVmsZ-G0BEgBvzOpbTeLYhLSUVaTBLBjQixn8UmaFSmXBIK51elDj3tWWfWJnUgEPFnxMknvBBbKfGP6vX_rd3YKfYQCHMbYMYhSIeIQN8ZGdsFKWHmkQRpjMk-fiZ6njd1a95-bNayfB8IY-wprqje_jtipfEc8TCVqs/s4032/83EDDC31-5CC2-4248-BFA5-8A1F0A4B9F9A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZ6N8cD_b9_bQVXCM23BVmsZ-G0BEgBvzOpbTeLYhLSUVaTBLBjQixn8UmaFSmXBIK51elDj3tWWfWJnUgEPFnxMknvBBbKfGP6vX_rd3YKfYQCHMbYMYhSIeIQN8ZGdsFKWHmkQRpjMk-fiZ6njd1a95-bNayfB8IY-wprqje_jtipfEc8TCVqs/s320/83EDDC31-5CC2-4248-BFA5-8A1F0A4B9F9A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Menu: Chicken Caesar Salad, crusty bread,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and pickled beets on the side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Grandma's house, there is always dessert...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Root Beer Floats tonight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With tempertures up in the 100's, it will be a perfect dessert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-OoSDzPeRcWKHmxO1tIimMeVev0Kr8sSzAxt8XSENDLkTWnp2DtBOiQ727nkngREB3vKtFmHltgzsrx3FV7JykaMC7uap2zT46r-1zCmOOGd12w2jGU71tThViSmlRpN5JhaWdaBUPr5wg69486gJjHEIZO_4m1fZMH3JJBhVYitbbH5xtG2hW0/s4032/516A4E68-ADB0-4D07-B7E7-8DCAF5303433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-OoSDzPeRcWKHmxO1tIimMeVev0Kr8sSzAxt8XSENDLkTWnp2DtBOiQ727nkngREB3vKtFmHltgzsrx3FV7JykaMC7uap2zT46r-1zCmOOGd12w2jGU71tThViSmlRpN5JhaWdaBUPr5wg69486gJjHEIZO_4m1fZMH3JJBhVYitbbH5xtG2hW0/s320/516A4E68-ADB0-4D07-B7E7-8DCAF5303433.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Freshly picked carrots are a great way to start off the evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope they washed the carrots first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>How do you use your garden produce?</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land."</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Isaiah 1:19</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-39786903112226418872022-07-05T11:14:00.001-07:002022-07-05T11:21:42.373-07:00Celebrating 246 Years !<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy 4th of July!</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7D0ek2UUwZ5eedK1o6LN_aqC5V3CYJFX6g7T7E0yf4pDDyT9poxiCXKcICumyepN7biQOlH3IMNlhgy5dTrjnsI8Ork9JbYoz25EBVgJ5Cpjh8kaShlOaiuRjWPbynwbMlvWYn5bRpBTkl1LaQq7EeYU-XW65vlKMepQ-k2mW8fUDFp3H3kv2B4/s3281/2C16A891-B941-4CFF-8F4D-51277BF0C173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3281" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7D0ek2UUwZ5eedK1o6LN_aqC5V3CYJFX6g7T7E0yf4pDDyT9poxiCXKcICumyepN7biQOlH3IMNlhgy5dTrjnsI8Ork9JbYoz25EBVgJ5Cpjh8kaShlOaiuRjWPbynwbMlvWYn5bRpBTkl1LaQq7EeYU-XW65vlKMepQ-k2mW8fUDFp3H3kv2B4/s320/2C16A891-B941-4CFF-8F4D-51277BF0C173.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a beautiful, handmade quilt, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that was given to me from a good friend </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who still lives in the Seattle area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It needed to be quilted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, another good friend <i>(here in Idaho),</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">volunteered to quilt the back for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Now it's my turn </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to hand stich the boarder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>It's priceless to me!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VtrraZjlV8DvkCLGwWYs1FWsHBOJ3s-4lxgSVoTXA4-DHfpN4StmHnJNUr4--QHByLNbv_o8wpLrGYdQzwYg1iGyBaxOCfdkEMo6Uv15C6zqX1ujLNlDMdM7Osz6PSiSC3WXSB75EBQFmvIRS30CC7IicmMyfzsVV77JXw07ZkG6Qs1o4wDfVd4/s2046/6F34C91D-48A5-44B6-B89D-92F5C52E089E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2046" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VtrraZjlV8DvkCLGwWYs1FWsHBOJ3s-4lxgSVoTXA4-DHfpN4StmHnJNUr4--QHByLNbv_o8wpLrGYdQzwYg1iGyBaxOCfdkEMo6Uv15C6zqX1ujLNlDMdM7Osz6PSiSC3WXSB75EBQFmvIRS30CC7IicmMyfzsVV77JXw07ZkG6Qs1o4wDfVd4/s320/6F34C91D-48A5-44B6-B89D-92F5C52E089E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Top Down!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and I took a Sunday, evening drive into the country </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and drove past farm after farm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It smelled so good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8gs6HS-orv4ql3wDJLRV_qtXC3z9WLv8JgD2nbSgGKv7YzKGvcflTAM590y6dW6Ws3CAskvzFRtSXIiQWwXfFAhLhvbjBeJlhJFQ7R9560a7h8FofZPHQDuYL8_M_2QZahGEb8FRW-cW_FoX7jEnssxIYGllg_GYyQUjZXJt9vFiwAbYI04t-BM/s4032/1F2CCBD3-FFEB-4C80-AF3E-456832461AF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8gs6HS-orv4ql3wDJLRV_qtXC3z9WLv8JgD2nbSgGKv7YzKGvcflTAM590y6dW6Ws3CAskvzFRtSXIiQWwXfFAhLhvbjBeJlhJFQ7R9560a7h8FofZPHQDuYL8_M_2QZahGEb8FRW-cW_FoX7jEnssxIYGllg_GYyQUjZXJt9vFiwAbYI04t-BM/s320/1F2CCBD3-FFEB-4C80-AF3E-456832461AF3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8g1rodLkwZZK86Lxal8ZYxNXXjVKTXpKj_4wfcUfADXoMT0i5KKaYI4OvAJZQVDcAFOmuL7JhByb014T8bpI0ls4NyWff2XBq3r7Pa8lJRQQaiT92QW5eSC09OZe6j50ld36nXOlvFCutUpIO0OHQPiNwGHIcqUm__PtN_kqhrcRsiUA0dk4QKSU/s4032/8034E146-DD90-48D9-B7A8-3F575063CA61.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8g1rodLkwZZK86Lxal8ZYxNXXjVKTXpKj_4wfcUfADXoMT0i5KKaYI4OvAJZQVDcAFOmuL7JhByb014T8bpI0ls4NyWff2XBq3r7Pa8lJRQQaiT92QW5eSC09OZe6j50ld36nXOlvFCutUpIO0OHQPiNwGHIcqUm__PtN_kqhrcRsiUA0dk4QKSU/s320/8034E146-DD90-48D9-B7A8-3F575063CA61.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed back home as the sun went behind clouds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big day tomorrow, 4th of July.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWEccmXf86qLvGJJtodxXRXREBx7SlbfRJQnuku5DNn-V2fv-CzOUKVerkaLpDX1QRCguJ_pyJD27PqVc2DcJVInvwqajZt-i16fGHvV8u1RpSdS0yRNEYEOTTx_OQeFSVSuZnQ98Y3OP2pjmakwyGX3ynh8wykytao-ZBMfPJG7K4sU-NsKgs70/s4032/20E90A45-24E8-4FF7-A8F3-39ED22AA5FAF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWEccmXf86qLvGJJtodxXRXREBx7SlbfRJQnuku5DNn-V2fv-CzOUKVerkaLpDX1QRCguJ_pyJD27PqVc2DcJVInvwqajZt-i16fGHvV8u1RpSdS0yRNEYEOTTx_OQeFSVSuZnQ98Y3OP2pjmakwyGX3ynh8wykytao-ZBMfPJG7K4sU-NsKgs70/s320/20E90A45-24E8-4FF7-A8F3-39ED22AA5FAF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>That's Tom behind the flag- haha</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found "our " spot along the parade route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Melba, Idaho, a small town, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a perfct, small town parade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29FPVKmjae8fzULk7SxxrP_Iqa-aAXg_q9MFZ-QAiskgVfC0pxRWRMCRxNK43yChPzx7Omz9zZ0jHGD_9VS5Qh-EnpwbJMgJ3vrxSRkIqEgfax49ZfpsGoeH57E4nSYmw1wRFyEC_WocKjkUhzs8mQGQ56m3YT9rMTqs57OEEOfE6up_sImMS85U/s4032/F8F0F4CA-935C-4C96-8D0C-16B4C1763DAD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29FPVKmjae8fzULk7SxxrP_Iqa-aAXg_q9MFZ-QAiskgVfC0pxRWRMCRxNK43yChPzx7Omz9zZ0jHGD_9VS5Qh-EnpwbJMgJ3vrxSRkIqEgfax49ZfpsGoeH57E4nSYmw1wRFyEC_WocKjkUhzs8mQGQ56m3YT9rMTqs57OEEOfE6up_sImMS85U/s320/F8F0F4CA-935C-4C96-8D0C-16B4C1763DAD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu, Kimmy and me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU1BrEm3r1ldGJfXx56XSo0imYr7kH5tTMCU5Mz7HOFjKZSnue-dCB4ll64DIdgG__7NMJpfudRKsrb8cU_RUVZs4mg0pUG8W-q9uqx6azmtRoIILznBW79rJi0qFmWSui2IvkaB-9UF3XLjTkFH97aBM8UXBA5qgc81rO7mtMi-7ONuKVVefDls/s2048/B169B411-5F0C-4B00-8BDE-522C886E95AF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU1BrEm3r1ldGJfXx56XSo0imYr7kH5tTMCU5Mz7HOFjKZSnue-dCB4ll64DIdgG__7NMJpfudRKsrb8cU_RUVZs4mg0pUG8W-q9uqx6azmtRoIILznBW79rJi0qFmWSui2IvkaB-9UF3XLjTkFH97aBM8UXBA5qgc81rO7mtMi-7ONuKVVefDls/s320/B169B411-5F0C-4B00-8BDE-522C886E95AF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is always well attended and everyone is so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">patriotic, courteous, and friendly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Small Town!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBJPhgtq4UYh5JPuhvA93jOIsmFdOa2zQpHQ34KnIV_RkrGp0ilULQ-4ftq1Za1AkXae2teJDsG0L3YQyzvWosQXnsvykG0jn7va3aT01Dg_GghIXOjBAoEuIhaTkB6odxkX99Nen6JVjaZ05Bm_3iHOWWEgu5Z1lrrV9w9O37cxrJ40s0I3OrbU/s2048/79BC7C26-616B-4CDC-BE73-302DA2E8B3F6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBJPhgtq4UYh5JPuhvA93jOIsmFdOa2zQpHQ34KnIV_RkrGp0ilULQ-4ftq1Za1AkXae2teJDsG0L3YQyzvWosQXnsvykG0jn7va3aT01Dg_GghIXOjBAoEuIhaTkB6odxkX99Nen6JVjaZ05Bm_3iHOWWEgu5Z1lrrV9w9O37cxrJ40s0I3OrbU/s320/79BC7C26-616B-4CDC-BE73-302DA2E8B3F6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To start the parade off, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the motorcycles revved up their engines!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite part!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQzOTkqFS2OqUk9BTfOXPOM9OpQWXWchoTrRAH6NAgf8-fSfaXuBYjQZZa67h7qk25ndq65BTLqQApmjbWLe0aVam_0RkJ9yIviSUhXnNMqMLsJqjCiWC6NmMktorplTz_91dXBUsT9dP1WShotjTSn9IiLgm9LuYHCo4wBAyXtpFTjZaRU1sCgM/s2048/BCCCE7FA-524A-4454-A168-F11748C141BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQzOTkqFS2OqUk9BTfOXPOM9OpQWXWchoTrRAH6NAgf8-fSfaXuBYjQZZa67h7qk25ndq65BTLqQApmjbWLe0aVam_0RkJ9yIviSUhXnNMqMLsJqjCiWC6NmMktorplTz_91dXBUsT9dP1WShotjTSn9IiLgm9LuYHCo4wBAyXtpFTjZaRU1sCgM/s320/BCCCE7FA-524A-4454-A168-F11748C141BC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This parade is so friendly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ila and her friend, asked the horsewoman a question. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She even stopped to answer them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOMiWiEexH6ldAwkHTrI66W-MsHEpBRjljIS3yKwIJRCWVDqptSMVUQuS6ypOLkjbxzKQTsgwc4Vv0OYb16CgbHBa14DJpCXGOxAPP3gpon_-ZDbM6qHRScivYEwj34D9rtFc97Gl9oWKLiLCfXEjUw6X9M3HL2aF5CsQE1JSPszC7pVWswyOxaA/s868/04934E62-9C58-4F76-BE94-A43D4A69422D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOMiWiEexH6ldAwkHTrI66W-MsHEpBRjljIS3yKwIJRCWVDqptSMVUQuS6ypOLkjbxzKQTsgwc4Vv0OYb16CgbHBa14DJpCXGOxAPP3gpon_-ZDbM6qHRScivYEwj34D9rtFc97Gl9oWKLiLCfXEjUw6X9M3HL2aF5CsQE1JSPszC7pVWswyOxaA/s320/04934E62-9C58-4F76-BE94-A43D4A69422D.jpeg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You always know when the parade is over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the parade we set up camp for a great view </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the fireworks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had time to go home, to feed the dog and some of us, took a nap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we headed back down to where we had left our "camp".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhBSWC89NhEvg20VdaCjKEwaOGSn6_6BmTr1gDVM7uju0gk_uQRxKYBgqgID6MmyJj5gb35UN-Fvl5M0C3LOHkqqtC8_3ah_-TC2rMXL6lNo9yMorGlk11pId4TMDcz6aF4c-o1YPY-_SLvZkG0euKqKu2zHbljeDMtCzZmd04NcV9lUx-dg01I8/s1807/4E301A56-D379-4E4D-95E2-A76D3347AE40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creativity abounds while waiting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, right on time,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the show begins...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXL4PJipH_HaCBiXVb9F3MJ7yt-LzQt77Lk0N8QoPwZWEuhnZ20hjjeoR0nnExOgL18zXm5Ng0NPBhk7LwzOiwTPsz7mJ-vNi2KWBgaNfFt9Hopk_JkR4pQA4ba8h5sgULSs_1Xcjaa-5TybCPp89MCzpidPA1H5KZLGK7qesKjyB_eoh7GRJN_qM/s3088/29006823-F20F-4BB6-A341-0C3AB310681A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">Psalm 33:12</span></b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-47543746964400413612022-06-29T13:54:00.001-07:002022-06-29T13:58:18.311-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIBHr6_EGsarjUrGTCkEAxi81wCE4YkwRXH5GUx_QrUFEkARCKD4lt2Y-EpCvHXl43UVlWFVc3uRirGG_0yNDpZJLE6SNr7hqCkD2CgRaXpLBxu0l84cXWtOlk96xxc1J7ZjTC_CFx7rqvRSilwDSwm0XIHI-EqHqp9xe5zwfuIF5-UgW2YNYGi8/s288/gardening-is-cheaper-than-therapy-and-you-get-tomatoes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="288" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIBHr6_EGsarjUrGTCkEAxi81wCE4YkwRXH5GUx_QrUFEkARCKD4lt2Y-EpCvHXl43UVlWFVc3uRirGG_0yNDpZJLE6SNr7hqCkD2CgRaXpLBxu0l84cXWtOlk96xxc1J7ZjTC_CFx7rqvRSilwDSwm0XIHI-EqHqp9xe5zwfuIF5-UgW2YNYGi8/w274-h254/gardening-is-cheaper-than-therapy-and-you-get-tomatoes.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the year that I really wanted to grow a vegetable garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried in the past but the weeds took over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THIS YEAR WE ARE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">EATING FROM OUR GARDEN.</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our yard isn't big but we have plenty of room for raised beds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQZ1FMZdrpZNeMM-xH76hgrvymVxJ3dtL_yHI43L4ctDseRGFGDopF0IMewO1qaKtXoGfaBG2z-bI4VLzSO3LpDKI4630n1BuR2jN3DAzHkROSj2dEGIVevGgfY08g637p7udveY-r9T0JptIC_bVdeXgQs73D1Aas3d8s3_GCDKO2saTAsIlGJ8/s4032/180380E3-7CE6-4377-9AC6-EAC25AAD8B0C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQZ1FMZdrpZNeMM-xH76hgrvymVxJ3dtL_yHI43L4ctDseRGFGDopF0IMewO1qaKtXoGfaBG2z-bI4VLzSO3LpDKI4630n1BuR2jN3DAzHkROSj2dEGIVevGgfY08g637p7udveY-r9T0JptIC_bVdeXgQs73D1Aas3d8s3_GCDKO2saTAsIlGJ8/s320/180380E3-7CE6-4377-9AC6-EAC25AAD8B0C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We graveled the lawn in the back of the yard and added pots and two raised beds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWt_ungwVuJHPdzKzNHoDsQO-4ZaFFCU_rJP-4mF3rlbODQpgf0fPm3DuxJEKSSf0XqdQZJEVna-xnK3t0VmO_tgmGocVu4G_NpBRNgqCNN0JQ18xGSeqRtCYLOihdMsrfeoXsuDMeMyahe7VH5kfiJcgNddCz-lqdEh-zc79gDeUIQrJFoXdQ9A/s4032/D971156C-02CC-483E-BE63-8E07E341A61E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWt_ungwVuJHPdzKzNHoDsQO-4ZaFFCU_rJP-4mF3rlbODQpgf0fPm3DuxJEKSSf0XqdQZJEVna-xnK3t0VmO_tgmGocVu4G_NpBRNgqCNN0JQ18xGSeqRtCYLOihdMsrfeoXsuDMeMyahe7VH5kfiJcgNddCz-lqdEh-zc79gDeUIQrJFoXdQ9A/s320/D971156C-02CC-483E-BE63-8E07E341A61E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Beets, dill, carrots, and lots of lettuce are in the two beds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The pots have the herbs; chives, rosmary, parsley, basil <i>(lots of basil) </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and of course tomatoes.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0zTQwp10-EUDWASgYkX-nI6lWmNH0un4eWP7mw0HVEscsUiXKM_kQE4_kHhTqcDxwO3Q8YSw4JrmqbXXTEIz5ef1TKNteFlcwI3dd9YE1Q9nunTxpeievNX-7nTfVG6JQfkm-1drIwZ8xSu4GxtvhImCX5xjputoAZy_51dypdqaRc_XJXu4ZE4/s4032/28BDFBE3-84DA-492B-A173-2D2414E72B7A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided to take away the back half of our lawn,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> on the other side of the walk way</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make room for four more raised beds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXP3-K1jlFDQeYqILEvo7n2U16Fa0bHDLt0aIp7-olZ2epnznD4l7-ep9oZyIAC8zNXL4rZQ0zds27d8khKh7nZRTgKxIUdySx_SYMdToxAIzOioPBbWO6011L7HPNkt93RJXMqDkehKtkSSzWKpnU1fhxo63pNyI86ObMz4muGGIxeLQDTiycE4Q/s4032/B1DCDC13-4A4C-4B7F-8551-3528A1459E1E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXP3-K1jlFDQeYqILEvo7n2U16Fa0bHDLt0aIp7-olZ2epnznD4l7-ep9oZyIAC8zNXL4rZQ0zds27d8khKh7nZRTgKxIUdySx_SYMdToxAIzOioPBbWO6011L7HPNkt93RJXMqDkehKtkSSzWKpnU1fhxo63pNyI86ObMz4muGGIxeLQDTiycE4Q/s320/B1DCDC13-4A4C-4B7F-8551-3528A1459E1E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBYGktW8Bv-o_bZva2F9btG6px3IT2uHYI5BwSaRbA3lwtWKClvKfiydr3Bqp7Kq1IOPYYLMVOSCqJUqQVNhyUYpdz21KlH52wYN7RQL9TV9lCSUP-ISX6JP4fEzsx9xBgLuQXzjSAcYCu4y0bX-ulPbfd_t90ryg2DKFW25o4E7icJafHZprmZY/s4032/C08E2136-2935-4276-878D-A172365B9752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBYGktW8Bv-o_bZva2F9btG6px3IT2uHYI5BwSaRbA3lwtWKClvKfiydr3Bqp7Kq1IOPYYLMVOSCqJUqQVNhyUYpdz21KlH52wYN7RQL9TV9lCSUP-ISX6JP4fEzsx9xBgLuQXzjSAcYCu4y0bX-ulPbfd_t90ryg2DKFW25o4E7icJafHZprmZY/s320/C08E2136-2935-4276-878D-A172365B9752.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We planted two Pink Lady apple trees, broccoli, zucchini, red onions, strawberries, red peppers, and more lettuce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtFVyKFBt_SMMsuni8sfjk4b82m1Z8Oslb2qg8EINLm_Tv3txnzh8PgorVDUff_zIFtyvrJfD_AdY7as9QCC1yR4qPG1m7dR1Zvozt2WVEPI5mVz-ZOXhMVwTrlDkz7IO6ZSeaZYe_F6PAZpiw5DuSCKQyXqo-i3qeEvHFP7wQpGuQvnloOC2DHU/s3264/AE08368E-8BF6-46FE-B743-9B2AE0006B62.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtFVyKFBt_SMMsuni8sfjk4b82m1Z8Oslb2qg8EINLm_Tv3txnzh8PgorVDUff_zIFtyvrJfD_AdY7as9QCC1yR4qPG1m7dR1Zvozt2WVEPI5mVz-ZOXhMVwTrlDkz7IO6ZSeaZYe_F6PAZpiw5DuSCKQyXqo-i3qeEvHFP7wQpGuQvnloOC2DHU/s320/AE08368E-8BF6-46FE-B743-9B2AE0006B62.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my roses...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love my roses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfBvADaTaOwHPYTyEluqQPTBJ26m6otOdS6Rc8t-S6ofDqKJTScdNvhkv8ndWBTvXtMO1jHwa5ehSnfLnlWy4NfqJzeE7DqhrtuBqZKfm0xvZBD_se-bZIq9sDAgtQj-gPKZTWu790CTMcy7RQZbJ_jT9esHG7FCV08SZHgg6ws0pGNQqEv-JvlA/s2048/ED45961A-78A6-46E3-808C-3C369A230544.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfBvADaTaOwHPYTyEluqQPTBJ26m6otOdS6Rc8t-S6ofDqKJTScdNvhkv8ndWBTvXtMO1jHwa5ehSnfLnlWy4NfqJzeE7DqhrtuBqZKfm0xvZBD_se-bZIq9sDAgtQj-gPKZTWu790CTMcy7RQZbJ_jT9esHG7FCV08SZHgg6ws0pGNQqEv-JvlA/s320/ED45961A-78A6-46E3-808C-3C369A230544.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~***~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After working in the garden, we really enjoy our patio, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking at our salad for the next day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xweWu656bjoty_8FqrMKopqEsPpGmcrwPuCKyPpnjprvvhpL-Ycs8aZEF2qVlIfxbEZN30UBkgRRMmR2yk4V5btsrBD3JRH2UvufEJgJzTpLkup-qNM2tjpEshHAk322jm5x6TbsJxfqeWw5p1tIr2_PvuK8YdaLJQWwYC4MoF8HTm0A7gbLLWg/s4032/87BBD292-2952-419B-ADBF-6B64B1CF2121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xweWu656bjoty_8FqrMKopqEsPpGmcrwPuCKyPpnjprvvhpL-Ycs8aZEF2qVlIfxbEZN30UBkgRRMmR2yk4V5btsrBD3JRH2UvufEJgJzTpLkup-qNM2tjpEshHAk322jm5x6TbsJxfqeWw5p1tIr2_PvuK8YdaLJQWwYC4MoF8HTm0A7gbLLWg/s320/87BBD292-2952-419B-ADBF-6B64B1CF2121.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But my favorite type of plants</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> are the <i><b>Volunteers.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDnGzffxSSHkaZJbbta54-RKlgm-HRefQIPeZ6O0YCqV-cAGff9Cm1T8luj0uIH4LjRqbxB4P7Mx-5NFGl-HhtokPtdOWdyjNo2ic17Lu8JQQs24M14u840ZUiW1Jk74Dvzr2QUPIY_o5lbBQyJQvgCASps4p2bMjjczhOvUASIsN6vs2PhK-Fl4/s4032/EC173960-A957-44EB-9263-AED6165E9E41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDnGzffxSSHkaZJbbta54-RKlgm-HRefQIPeZ6O0YCqV-cAGff9Cm1T8luj0uIH4LjRqbxB4P7Mx-5NFGl-HhtokPtdOWdyjNo2ic17Lu8JQQs24M14u840ZUiW1Jk74Dvzr2QUPIY_o5lbBQyJQvgCASps4p2bMjjczhOvUASIsN6vs2PhK-Fl4/s320/EC173960-A957-44EB-9263-AED6165E9E41.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little pansie grew all on it's own,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the sidewalk that goes down to our fence.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Id-WToXQ1WXDHDnydWLZp0RxcBTVo3VyY9Ql2xDBdzKWFp5Z0YSfZj62KSXmhj2Y8Jo32ksABdwAcyFTLJSTWiXD2u9jqtAVeKbclAUlE0ZwU3pBgjOTRO1mwnErCU7-GgBagPoMxvv4Dchwgw-kpiFdBMR8B2Bli5rIbMCaEWLc_FST_zFnibM/s4032/FC5C608F-0234-4B80-83CA-CE6FAD62D0F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Id-WToXQ1WXDHDnydWLZp0RxcBTVo3VyY9Ql2xDBdzKWFp5Z0YSfZj62KSXmhj2Y8Jo32ksABdwAcyFTLJSTWiXD2u9jqtAVeKbclAUlE0ZwU3pBgjOTRO1mwnErCU7-GgBagPoMxvv4Dchwgw-kpiFdBMR8B2Bli5rIbMCaEWLc_FST_zFnibM/s320/FC5C608F-0234-4B80-83CA-CE6FAD62D0F1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~***~~~~</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> "Build houses and live in them, plant gardens and eat their produce."</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Jeremiah 29:5</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-9812139629191972542022-06-24T12:26:00.002-07:002022-06-24T12:59:27.578-07:00Ilaβs Birthday Tea Party<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqBgHZSPZOMKKgp-Bxj4aM--fydkEUt_5KEcM7R4M2E7YLFsW4wvb-K0sEOt0-2xRPLnZa2NTnN7glVe29BpJHSs6C3ux8rnjbwnUzYMQwgqAhGEpUJ6X9x1SGHwY8B70oVlMDwPRZWx_y4xn9bbr9eIFbs3PR4EoCF1bb_wJv2o642UANiX9nOs/s4032/4B9A1250-3947-4FC2-BA4E-820CEDF970EB.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqBgHZSPZOMKKgp-Bxj4aM--fydkEUt_5KEcM7R4M2E7YLFsW4wvb-K0sEOt0-2xRPLnZa2NTnN7glVe29BpJHSs6C3ux8rnjbwnUzYMQwgqAhGEpUJ6X9x1SGHwY8B70oVlMDwPRZWx_y4xn9bbr9eIFbs3PR4EoCF1bb_wJv2o642UANiX9nOs/w400-h300/4B9A1250-3947-4FC2-BA4E-820CEDF970EB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;">"Mom, can I have a Tea Party for my Birthday?"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ila May was turning 11 and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy wanted to make it fun and special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy then called her mother in-law, who is a<span style="color: red;"> <span><a href="https://www.practicaladultinsights.com/what-do-antique-pickers-do.htm"><span style="color: red;">Picker</span></a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mema collected everything for this Tea Party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When each girl arrived, she recieved gloves, pearls to wear, plus, and a tea cup to use and take home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdDTnaRYy31rg0isMcWIZSyUyOFaCqhAQYXrLQbo61YtC8B6CDQEs2tTZRc29y4A-W4LkLGSOTdOOsyBdS3FabsdUzp7YLh6UZPEyNPMq7Lv67IKQ4INwvWkf0qwAyZNIxN0xQnGDQULzoXRWjrmYuGz12nKjXsQRC4q_VcclxRuT4w2vMNR_lSQ/s4032/72FE42F8-823C-42A0-AC2D-697D5462380B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdDTnaRYy31rg0isMcWIZSyUyOFaCqhAQYXrLQbo61YtC8B6CDQEs2tTZRc29y4A-W4LkLGSOTdOOsyBdS3FabsdUzp7YLh6UZPEyNPMq7Lv67IKQ4INwvWkf0qwAyZNIxN0xQnGDQULzoXRWjrmYuGz12nKjXsQRC4q_VcclxRuT4w2vMNR_lSQ/s320/72FE42F8-823C-42A0-AC2D-697D5462380B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The food table was full of goodies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsIiSwBTC8OVe5_7tU0Bcad4mDUeHBTGJVDVo9v5IJynUZ32TbQK7LczPFXryn11UU-CCCgtwARDPdKuOGGQ8zJcHvA5T90JgFmIXRPSoicqO8k9KBXVJ7FRKVSfU0wi52Pqkt7FMTivgnvCOww72htPXqyKnotzPYaSHHoPXs-_fPEpOPsYiGfI/s2048/34EFD14D-9061-45A7-A5A9-0085464CCC98.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the girls were thrilled to be at a real Tea Party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xIe1UstJRF7Fu6v39s2601Pk5Dk4-Ebsnqo6jFmBLoq4u7DB4KODKObX2rLPisLymg_pfitOi_N_ZB0TfMb22TBWQIIYaKRQgMZZw9dKMz_n4rTNKE9h8WKBZxUu8rI7OkNP2FwcSoNPdS4CZrLBUNOhPzOj-TC2l8vdnUR8Ey4h1j7h4YU2WIU/s4032/6A1084AC-3A64-44D1-9FF3-C8AB0E06095B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xIe1UstJRF7Fu6v39s2601Pk5Dk4-Ebsnqo6jFmBLoq4u7DB4KODKObX2rLPisLymg_pfitOi_N_ZB0TfMb22TBWQIIYaKRQgMZZw9dKMz_n4rTNKE9h8WKBZxUu8rI7OkNP2FwcSoNPdS4CZrLBUNOhPzOj-TC2l8vdnUR8Ey4h1j7h4YU2WIU/s320/6A1084AC-3A64-44D1-9FF3-C8AB0E06095B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Mema, IlaMay and me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFI7Dpd_ZBlXWPxIGJCruQPWNblmIs-BiaXyJu0lNmbrjGA0Xb1sIqra0Z1s7mrErpwN-88zvy18NroW8pKuMLq2aVk8dmHiw5kZfiV2K_zfNyWC7lCF8IH8hIwM-wfdIsGoPNM3OIPyG4etYqKD5gNT8HKqNxQQ7QRsDoRc790dBxaPkUq59xL4/s2861/9E349630-6A21-41BA-ADBC-AAB984E9F882.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="2146" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFI7Dpd_ZBlXWPxIGJCruQPWNblmIs-BiaXyJu0lNmbrjGA0Xb1sIqra0Z1s7mrErpwN-88zvy18NroW8pKuMLq2aVk8dmHiw5kZfiV2K_zfNyWC7lCF8IH8hIwM-wfdIsGoPNM3OIPyG4etYqKD5gNT8HKqNxQQ7QRsDoRc790dBxaPkUq59xL4/w480-h640/9E349630-6A21-41BA-ADBC-AAB984E9F882.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My absolute, favorite picture of Ila May,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">waiting for her friends to arrive</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before her Tea Party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>"For I know the plans I have for you," delclares the Lord, "plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plan to give you hope and a future."</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>Jeremiah 29:11</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-86152677128328778542022-06-21T10:28:00.001-07:002022-06-21T11:26:58.881-07:00Catching Up<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLKz4C3sgGXTRqzIz2u0a3pv2znG_VgjdLXcOZ-MUuuMrrLYP2oyzhbRsuUDnQy9M0TJ8VqcpG_tiTsT7F9iPZuHuGWGaVK0mHfGCf9RistAD6FIfilhRL_AbZvhmSEOYBaSOMPU266pWzJrPhwEQOoRJsj_zgXgkLi8L0yfvdrE7prs4iUsFjAk/s4032/05F5909C-642F-4831-8774-D156D6C93DFB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLKz4C3sgGXTRqzIz2u0a3pv2znG_VgjdLXcOZ-MUuuMrrLYP2oyzhbRsuUDnQy9M0TJ8VqcpG_tiTsT7F9iPZuHuGWGaVK0mHfGCf9RistAD6FIfilhRL_AbZvhmSEOYBaSOMPU266pWzJrPhwEQOoRJsj_zgXgkLi8L0yfvdrE7prs4iUsFjAk/s320/05F5909C-642F-4831-8774-D156D6C93DFB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>his mercies never come to an end;</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>they are new every morning;</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>great is your faithfulness."</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>Lamentations 3: 22-23</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-41349139297553135962022-04-04T13:22:00.004-07:002022-04-04T15:20:55.896-07:00Happy Birthday Kimmy!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2DiLF1-pxqiLd6HwLeuam_UYOTdWyJHWn5iuL-mLJVP66Op1HCsAy91tFC-c1EtRE5mIHkWtoUofu0wkcEbFJnGMxJYQt4CC_UgzDrZS_kxB7xZJhoEBx1WR8SFrgKt3_SxGSgyabCXCh0NBIHFdZmAvPfHAkq3-yTgmV_jCpiPOi9aXWbk8IoU/s4032/47C4ECC6-28A5-4C8A-9762-F4CDA079495B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2DiLF1-pxqiLd6HwLeuam_UYOTdWyJHWn5iuL-mLJVP66Op1HCsAy91tFC-c1EtRE5mIHkWtoUofu0wkcEbFJnGMxJYQt4CC_UgzDrZS_kxB7xZJhoEBx1WR8SFrgKt3_SxGSgyabCXCh0NBIHFdZmAvPfHAkq3-yTgmV_jCpiPOi9aXWbk8IoU/w300-h400/47C4ECC6-28A5-4C8A-9762-F4CDA079495B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look at those CAKES!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Kimmy's birthday, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the kids had a Cake Bake-Off contest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each of her children came up with a design,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">baked it and then decorated it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh8hX-V-HILNhvtsYsQ2kFRglYVBcqJaTP74WJerRmfwZgLr1A4rx9upEYuP_XT36zoJe8mDvNu_iIMB4lgpmcTntVfb8nmdT4G4trVA1qq8Ay7IHzs4HPdHvxMZXrkIhWF1GSXTgh70sITvvPcTHjDNrjP9zfYhVK0cLTUEoxBd3m8YFCjBKY10/s4032/F128F0EA-E953-4D7D-A263-6C7036486963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeh8hX-V-HILNhvtsYsQ2kFRglYVBcqJaTP74WJerRmfwZgLr1A4rx9upEYuP_XT36zoJe8mDvNu_iIMB4lgpmcTntVfb8nmdT4G4trVA1qq8Ay7IHzs4HPdHvxMZXrkIhWF1GSXTgh70sITvvPcTHjDNrjP9zfYhVK0cLTUEoxBd3m8YFCjBKY10/s320/F128F0EA-E953-4D7D-A263-6C7036486963.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Judges Table</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdEKRimo5eh8Fvh7SvnYCHwxYFMEseF0rVX-cZ5sgWwWI00kqZM7yI9IAPnQPpaPRYpGNKg3GK-hkAAP89xOIJikZO_avrH-RRuKa0XtzbIAbH_aEmj9ZXbQ12ujMjcEA2VQhphhAAMgH3piXE_pkEycUURTvTy7jwBwe6Akr_xLfZbOoc31YPvU/s2048/1DAA9984-5EBA-4DCA-99C9-3168F219F7BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdEKRimo5eh8Fvh7SvnYCHwxYFMEseF0rVX-cZ5sgWwWI00kqZM7yI9IAPnQPpaPRYpGNKg3GK-hkAAP89xOIJikZO_avrH-RRuKa0XtzbIAbH_aEmj9ZXbQ12ujMjcEA2VQhphhAAMgH3piXE_pkEycUURTvTy7jwBwe6Akr_xLfZbOoc31YPvU/s320/1DAA9984-5EBA-4DCA-99C9-3168F219F7BC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy and Mark...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Judges</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0RbeSfA5GkHdkRJIIzBKO1c0I9XIR6CkwIo5Gq-nKYYXmU5wLUif7wFHhd_W0DkFkqgMybn6ZMSuTHv_QOiP2hVwlarx_eM_0MnVMdmekI0yfrUZdq9cNcAGg7sILXokyZcRUSQc5s6xXBGfbcOYh86LTlxjFF3-hALlClAAlD8tpfVmTyPwpO8/s2048/92B36D1C-77F0-40B9-A650-5A7925DBF544.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0RbeSfA5GkHdkRJIIzBKO1c0I9XIR6CkwIo5Gq-nKYYXmU5wLUif7wFHhd_W0DkFkqgMybn6ZMSuTHv_QOiP2hVwlarx_eM_0MnVMdmekI0yfrUZdq9cNcAGg7sILXokyZcRUSQc5s6xXBGfbcOYh86LTlxjFF3-hALlClAAlD8tpfVmTyPwpO8/s320/92B36D1C-77F0-40B9-A650-5A7925DBF544.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids wanted them to pick ONE winner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They didn't want to have a second place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Levi and Silas teamed up together for their design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ila May baked a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;"><b><i>Lemon Curd</i></b></span> Cake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOeORXhxtqcZOaiLgE7a4OOsao2gXtk1nmDKg3N6d0ZCgCsGvPNRHGgQyS_LMZ7PDkad-LXmJMZDBsNk6ajh9A5Vf-6v9tTU7BghMrzBz_DMRUFfhDXX1MQ6AsQPixaNInG40ErEvUCQ-SuyNhe_c7ZWokHFn5Xt7GA57xKhRGetavfGRnN8lTTw/s2048/20BC562A-5C91-4D71-B0AE-3CB44B21AC13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOeORXhxtqcZOaiLgE7a4OOsao2gXtk1nmDKg3N6d0ZCgCsGvPNRHGgQyS_LMZ7PDkad-LXmJMZDBsNk6ajh9A5Vf-6v9tTU7BghMrzBz_DMRUFfhDXX1MQ6AsQPixaNInG40ErEvUCQ-SuyNhe_c7ZWokHFn5Xt7GA57xKhRGetavfGRnN8lTTw/w300-h400/20BC562A-5C91-4D71-B0AE-3CB44B21AC13.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So fancy and coloful! Nicly done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu came up with her orginial cake...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9TYvMLTTadX4Awv4MbEF6bmU_g2DspeKbYvkgkQXatJTzCmUoWjWMQRQkpSqsBlr3XjlAhSI-PPXqLLfqNzfUO14IrnYTaOFS7ydRXxsMPDS4tszl8bW62rPm8DlHjv6Pula4Nmm92V_PSyxPq8pn0dl46Z11f16xq_466btF68BtkSapEYLhl0/s2048/A1F84762-401A-48C3-A50E-7B4EF54B190B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9TYvMLTTadX4Awv4MbEF6bmU_g2DspeKbYvkgkQXatJTzCmUoWjWMQRQkpSqsBlr3XjlAhSI-PPXqLLfqNzfUO14IrnYTaOFS7ydRXxsMPDS4tszl8bW62rPm8DlHjv6Pula4Nmm92V_PSyxPq8pn0dl46Z11f16xq_466btF68BtkSapEYLhl0/w400-h300/A1F84762-401A-48C3-A50E-7B4EF54B190B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Lavendar </span><span style="color: #fcff01;">Lemon</span> Cake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>The Contest Rules:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* You had to carry your own cake to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the Judging Table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Answer questions from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the Judges about their cake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">* Cut a slice for the Judges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She made the cake and came up with the decorations!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fresh flowers on top, along with blackberries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCbmn8_ioxW8m94wcLSPHaGkyB3iZrhAh2sjU9Ek0WbzK2B74dxA1asyLFWnOsVTtkckfMQiQ4mB83jvotQxopML5kKRCvbdI6JDgipzsQaPTo5_PrnY8pzjwoFf7RsnRMZCj0qLUVKyWiPvNc9pDDxvuAIHsbrFSQpy9c-UlbD3FlBCHrY1Tgok/s2048/83DB6356-728B-47D5-BAE4-ED0C788E3C71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCbmn8_ioxW8m94wcLSPHaGkyB3iZrhAh2sjU9Ek0WbzK2B74dxA1asyLFWnOsVTtkckfMQiQ4mB83jvotQxopML5kKRCvbdI6JDgipzsQaPTo5_PrnY8pzjwoFf7RsnRMZCj0qLUVKyWiPvNc9pDDxvuAIHsbrFSQpy9c-UlbD3FlBCHrY1Tgok/s320/83DB6356-728B-47D5-BAE4-ED0C788E3C71.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sides of the cake were mashed blackberries.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eOGuZLf56ngiK1nOP798iRApgqOlWcfPKbMdoUeOuKe5xfkDzdb38azTYxpPhkk6SFWwheCxo5hkpfgGRKNOtch8YZbaWX6AAjeoqrVzbGR3-x2V9WXKKq3Gud1UXYXcsHhPeYi45T3ZU4YjQYiBdwS7fNe3JxmB4XiChhHtCDZC6WkCoioWxTI/s4032/C19EDCB5-E1FA-4BDD-8B40-2D9B2BF66B27.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eOGuZLf56ngiK1nOP798iRApgqOlWcfPKbMdoUeOuKe5xfkDzdb38azTYxpPhkk6SFWwheCxo5hkpfgGRKNOtch8YZbaWX6AAjeoqrVzbGR3-x2V9WXKKq3Gud1UXYXcsHhPeYi45T3ZU4YjQYiBdwS7fNe3JxmB4XiChhHtCDZC6WkCoioWxTI/s320/C19EDCB5-E1FA-4BDD-8B40-2D9B2BF66B27.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">stepped out of the room to discuss each cake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When they came back in, you could cut the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">air with the cake knife! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TENSE!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After long and careful consideration...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was announced that this year's winner of the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cake Bake Off... is....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Lulu </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and her Lavendar Lemon Cake!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGtBEUdT-lIttwNKKRlOVZLa53-_QShKfo2XotRCfzJ-C6hKY8A7A8nnfMWWro0oBwt49ge0Sy_Ddf6Glhxi7CwE7AnUkcDnAtLP_kVrjQV8HTOXGyQF_QJJUmM2eBX8HdQAxTmj0deY-qnHmbMMgr6-40CcvvfeLHkyge-eYoxnidVmlAjftZKI/s907/F1F4F85E-5730-4DE9-99C5-D58AEE67186C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="907" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGtBEUdT-lIttwNKKRlOVZLa53-_QShKfo2XotRCfzJ-C6hKY8A7A8nnfMWWro0oBwt49ge0Sy_Ddf6Glhxi7CwE7AnUkcDnAtLP_kVrjQV8HTOXGyQF_QJJUmM2eBX8HdQAxTmj0deY-qnHmbMMgr6-40CcvvfeLHkyge-eYoxnidVmlAjftZKI/s320/F1F4F85E-5730-4DE9-99C5-D58AEE67186C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu recieved a certificate and $25.00 prize money.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few disappointing moments but in the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we all agreed, Lulu's cake was the winner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><br />The little guys baked a Lego Cake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But didn't make it to the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> contest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzecuGQheQdh6l2M1JZswlQpM33cAj5bMhtB7D7wp3uApqIqZPJF1WtAJNT-x1yFwHRoq2bg6KO8zxDtA5hXMK_9HWrQcmFvwHvyEu99W1B1V8HekfPE1-SYt49e58HM39NRN6vZannaOWZzU76PMKF9VE-MXVWfRrCCsQ49v5PJllOoCSVBXD-M/s2048/B6182A1E-BBFF-4A96-B746-B911702407CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzecuGQheQdh6l2M1JZswlQpM33cAj5bMhtB7D7wp3uApqIqZPJF1WtAJNT-x1yFwHRoq2bg6KO8zxDtA5hXMK_9HWrQcmFvwHvyEu99W1B1V8HekfPE1-SYt49e58HM39NRN6vZannaOWZzU76PMKF9VE-MXVWfRrCCsQ49v5PJllOoCSVBXD-M/s320/B6182A1E-BBFF-4A96-B746-B911702407CA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They ate their cake for breakfast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift-MqbzlUQrClKxiBgroFBMP-nLgtXfRE9ptRo88NiT1FuP9XJBKNP_LMszMpxmRAwdMzjzEXPnxG_nCuEoqc1eKNiJPNQs1u32b9U0D_Hfdj_3aFWqu3Qls1my2IHanu6UcRh19pqCJY16xh46cZe49hebgVSVYNapU07mJjbY3nP3NYOADkLw0/s4032/4F83363C-6DF0-460B-80DB-5996FCD68465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift-MqbzlUQrClKxiBgroFBMP-nLgtXfRE9ptRo88NiT1FuP9XJBKNP_LMszMpxmRAwdMzjzEXPnxG_nCuEoqc1eKNiJPNQs1u32b9U0D_Hfdj_3aFWqu3Qls1my2IHanu6UcRh19pqCJY16xh46cZe49hebgVSVYNapU07mJjbY3nP3NYOADkLw0/s320/4F83363C-6DF0-460B-80DB-5996FCD68465.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone was really the winner because </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we all ate to our hearts content after the contest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was plenty of cake for everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Until next year!!!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(personally, I won't be eating cake until then!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIMMY π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">π</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-19369098282340672282022-03-30T13:46:00.001-07:002022-03-30T13:50:46.211-07:00March Highlights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">March is a fun month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Long time ago, when Tom and I were planning our wedding, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we choose March, because it seemed like a quiet month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, 43 years later, it's been one of the busiest times of the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To celebrate our anniversary, we kept it low key, but fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided on a dinner and a movie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We tried to go see the movie DOG,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but it was sold out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ended up going out to dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquuGq0kCZXspro6lpIkWUaMvdH1Dq4ahNUGGnVijhdz3A_8qtpk2MjiZ2RhHCVoxiovuVpb_PeRk-h9qHx39bL4LiHim62xMrTyZDiSpv-cygKQEkpEC17S33KYu8Ki_ZYw_ekhiiHNbrgcUdIQPR_GXwKXPA_DU56gBdTrCc6z0_ADz2q0NGbgg/s3264/IMG_5521.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquuGq0kCZXspro6lpIkWUaMvdH1Dq4ahNUGGnVijhdz3A_8qtpk2MjiZ2RhHCVoxiovuVpb_PeRk-h9qHx39bL4LiHim62xMrTyZDiSpv-cygKQEkpEC17S33KYu8Ki_ZYw_ekhiiHNbrgcUdIQPR_GXwKXPA_DU56gBdTrCc6z0_ADz2q0NGbgg/s320/IMG_5521.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But..... the next day we went to a matinee!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpcey-OSg9K6mJMpYdFrzJ30LU0x-z1aKhwzxMREd0MN7XUD1qlB-Xp3wixGpvSVGs8xeVP_hLcrl2Fa4vCMlFjFE2VcAoB4IujF8OVjfU9uWPtAZSzLHdqi6KTp_A0lXVXd1pPQ79Xtyx6Vd0RdIoSg-CNvQMf_TmgRHk78z_OJmsieyu2xvYAk/s4032/FF962B80-B9E9-4F7A-B3DF-C9904D54E804.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpcey-OSg9K6mJMpYdFrzJ30LU0x-z1aKhwzxMREd0MN7XUD1qlB-Xp3wixGpvSVGs8xeVP_hLcrl2Fa4vCMlFjFE2VcAoB4IujF8OVjfU9uWPtAZSzLHdqi6KTp_A0lXVXd1pPQ79Xtyx6Vd0RdIoSg-CNvQMf_TmgRHk78z_OJmsieyu2xvYAk/s320/FF962B80-B9E9-4F7A-B3DF-C9904D54E804.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were the only ones in the theatre!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Every seat was open!!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the many perks of being retired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I joined my fellow Patriots on the Freeway over pass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwqoGO47OFkP2YMb8TQnsRnhG33IwqN-X5GK2Jlcvy7xl1m551QGklL84fj9x3OKU-pWfm475NtkMwqjeyU2NEuvBHXeaIFY-lzBNqFb7pDTpZhfRrDlmHG2dAsF4gHN8ZLyCjvqZVuVP0t4g_4gysWVdYj7PN_GlaoG166zmwgDXPUN2ibkmN8E/s4032/768211EE-0F5B-4716-8DEB-31028757DD8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwqoGO47OFkP2YMb8TQnsRnhG33IwqN-X5GK2Jlcvy7xl1m551QGklL84fj9x3OKU-pWfm475NtkMwqjeyU2NEuvBHXeaIFY-lzBNqFb7pDTpZhfRrDlmHG2dAsF4gHN8ZLyCjvqZVuVP0t4g_4gysWVdYj7PN_GlaoG166zmwgDXPUN2ibkmN8E/s320/768211EE-0F5B-4716-8DEB-31028757DD8E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Flags were waving and cheers irrupted, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">as the Truck Covy to D.C. drove through Idaho.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was very inspiritional.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom is healing from his hip surgery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnhH4YY06cjFzOnzMGLXkIWUr3V6tCxcVJXh16n9eNQdv-i0_HzMPHSET0IQALZOwoYS6LyZnvUtNXWexANN5XiI7YQPt5Mhyo_IrGyRZb2V6RsFC7buQGisGKw3tY9oOleYzhLRiZh51a1jCBcbysZA4tt6_XZiEK4apXvkR0bY0V_PqlIswP-8/s4032/964A4813-18A3-4A6B-8009-C4AD98C10744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnhH4YY06cjFzOnzMGLXkIWUr3V6tCxcVJXh16n9eNQdv-i0_HzMPHSET0IQALZOwoYS6LyZnvUtNXWexANN5XiI7YQPt5Mhyo_IrGyRZb2V6RsFC7buQGisGKw3tY9oOleYzhLRiZh51a1jCBcbysZA4tt6_XZiEK4apXvkR0bY0V_PqlIswP-8/s320/964A4813-18A3-4A6B-8009-C4AD98C10744.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lulu came over to watch a movie with her Papa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The movie was one in the series of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Lord of the Rings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So glad he had someone to watch with him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">~*~</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Banjo got pampered!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DC7kpWYsV2wXyzBW1trJP2tKDnQp0TuV1TPxtg5r6WPeycoZUigjHAWJ1L89T0OWVH2nM2tACZSXalM04TLaa55_WOMB-PywEuC3ymDsc0_53XSJXHinLv9Qh71LCrtQx5shdIstV36z5q-8VnDapOl8F3_sE8HdayVymMTkWPwnyRV7eXfZ-48/s968/526901B8-1322-4FE5-BE1C-51A543D34476.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="968" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DC7kpWYsV2wXyzBW1trJP2tKDnQp0TuV1TPxtg5r6WPeycoZUigjHAWJ1L89T0OWVH2nM2tACZSXalM04TLaa55_WOMB-PywEuC3ymDsc0_53XSJXHinLv9Qh71LCrtQx5shdIstV36z5q-8VnDapOl8F3_sE8HdayVymMTkWPwnyRV7eXfZ-48/s320/526901B8-1322-4FE5-BE1C-51A543D34476.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After Before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He still is recovering from the <i>Pit Bull attack </i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(PTSD)</span></b>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wearing anything around his neck, like a collar or coat, makes him crazy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We decided to grow out his fur so he could keep warm during Winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He loves his Spring hair cut.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isaac and Nathan came over and spent the night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was Nathan's <i><b>first time</b></i> spending the night with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had to make it special.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A visit to the playground,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">special breakfast (cinnamon toast) and of course </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">keeping very busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzz1SazcQzrje3wuyse_yS115nBY3SisTQDjVs6_pw-hu3xmnb_EyILL4K15y2XAlBfU7mSmUhl2Hs3jDh21EmE35nUHXCakeTtT_8AWui-Ia2ao2qVqxW4uRdDTnb-oejqGcLz3E2OaN90quhBByGeliJEv5JIDntrhnLA26jRUWSTXbpQmC0O8/s4032/AA421A75-F052-42AB-8BFB-28D057CCAAC1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzz1SazcQzrje3wuyse_yS115nBY3SisTQDjVs6_pw-hu3xmnb_EyILL4K15y2XAlBfU7mSmUhl2Hs3jDh21EmE35nUHXCakeTtT_8AWui-Ia2ao2qVqxW4uRdDTnb-oejqGcLz3E2OaN90quhBByGeliJEv5JIDntrhnLA26jRUWSTXbpQmC0O8/s320/AA421A75-F052-42AB-8BFB-28D057CCAAC1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here they are, getting ready for St. Patricks Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ7HUOgLjPsn5h0i1JckjUg5oyKGA8F7cdFPgvMAMOSKnmfz1Bi9NH1mBiSPMCyhoYHb_S5l-ZGhsm_ckv9KHm9Msm4mpzIoPq9Gy81BnaNDoZxEhv6ZDq1ASRY-FddRQTux02HHU4wY-kZA7qiB9mRvgWd1CedlaATN2ZP_sa9je5JHa5KYfnD0/s4032/22578AE4-E0C4-453F-B2D5-C4DF7D85D28D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ7HUOgLjPsn5h0i1JckjUg5oyKGA8F7cdFPgvMAMOSKnmfz1Bi9NH1mBiSPMCyhoYHb_S5l-ZGhsm_ckv9KHm9Msm4mpzIoPq9Gy81BnaNDoZxEhv6ZDq1ASRY-FddRQTux02HHU4wY-kZA7qiB9mRvgWd1CedlaATN2ZP_sa9je5JHa5KYfnD0/s320/22578AE4-E0C4-453F-B2D5-C4DF7D85D28D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love these type of hats! No pinching these two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Helping out with yard work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBSrOUL1I2XhgJs5WT1R0u3ZAJlHkhDSRAUWwwLDD-zIyr1hHkyWpKlUxcSDZYwxHNbqvDXMuGvp14b32FMzq4QiSsbfBPclT-DrKKmUt1iv-kmEAUhbYqwCkbAfvmxylkzfYkjHrUjN9WLijB4IBcosRWSYTHJE1SOJzi8zCs4HoH0n9lhHy-AE/s4032/C365D86C-7482-4CFD-9E2C-D061EB3C8A57.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBSrOUL1I2XhgJs5WT1R0u3ZAJlHkhDSRAUWwwLDD-zIyr1hHkyWpKlUxcSDZYwxHNbqvDXMuGvp14b32FMzq4QiSsbfBPclT-DrKKmUt1iv-kmEAUhbYqwCkbAfvmxylkzfYkjHrUjN9WLijB4IBcosRWSYTHJE1SOJzi8zCs4HoH0n9lhHy-AE/s320/C365D86C-7482-4CFD-9E2C-D061EB3C8A57.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mark and Kimmy are busy adding to their backyard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are raking rocks to get ready for grass seeding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom had a "Boys Weekend" with </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our son,Todd and grandson, Trey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtu8HwPYMMBYjd7sdI6o1lD45hifJqVNyZ8m4f8QB2vAJ62zcXCjHStEai7o-7jCDY59WqPmWznD6NtvT317FsA4nBZgeh6xWRKET5B47q3INaYLdQDtz8SZfRWLRFRApFJsVp9lL6f9bEo7YWiMS71rxqIeYJ-3EA7UBU1CzP80YTcOSzlR0XruE/s2208/56F5F15F-01B2-4130-BD37-C6C135257D7E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtu8HwPYMMBYjd7sdI6o1lD45hifJqVNyZ8m4f8QB2vAJ62zcXCjHStEai7o-7jCDY59WqPmWznD6NtvT317FsA4nBZgeh6xWRKET5B47q3INaYLdQDtz8SZfRWLRFRApFJsVp9lL6f9bEo7YWiMS71rxqIeYJ-3EA7UBU1CzP80YTcOSzlR0XruE/s320/56F5F15F-01B2-4130-BD37-C6C135257D7E.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love Facetime... they suprised me with a call.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Boys Weekend was at Cannon Beach!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It brought back so many memories!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now creating new ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicdUSaM-zPDKlBDssi2uXo5PsyxF0XJ2p9FHKwDRN1ocCoB1u1iZQzz-qRAHWEwzuKYxI_jKpgtpgCMi0q0811e3cBHP1D3qcxQqq37VWYVJWvrru9-6NJyFBDLW6O1sPm6Sg6VKpdvhthHe6MZkDit3QolZg7GxPqXykmHJ4lxLYRXh_kGAJ-k8/s839/4E9D6141-83BD-4FAB-BE12-767D55BC4309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicdUSaM-zPDKlBDssi2uXo5PsyxF0XJ2p9FHKwDRN1ocCoB1u1iZQzz-qRAHWEwzuKYxI_jKpgtpgCMi0q0811e3cBHP1D3qcxQqq37VWYVJWvrru9-6NJyFBDLW6O1sPm6Sg6VKpdvhthHe6MZkDit3QolZg7GxPqXykmHJ4lxLYRXh_kGAJ-k8/s320/4E9D6141-83BD-4FAB-BE12-767D55BC4309.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tradition is having your picture </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">taken in front of Hay Stack Rock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crab Shack, a must!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AQC6RzuFVMPJHJ69ebws4L9Br5hvFviM0IVpqf9rFXv-sWXGstEnnL7vyRt4zxmRsb92iZCmky0Gwi7I4osL8cJit0WarrdOu1cYQYX7s9kicp3ZAcDCza1VjJj76yke4Nx4ff6f2ZwL1EMrJDk0Fm-EZz-1tz2yR87FHv_AYf84CIx3CH5Ec34/s1440/BEC796E0-12CD-4BE7-A7AE-99AF6808DC38.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AQC6RzuFVMPJHJ69ebws4L9Br5hvFviM0IVpqf9rFXv-sWXGstEnnL7vyRt4zxmRsb92iZCmky0Gwi7I4osL8cJit0WarrdOu1cYQYX7s9kicp3ZAcDCza1VjJj76yke4Nx4ff6f2ZwL1EMrJDk0Fm-EZz-1tz2yR87FHv_AYf84CIx3CH5Ec34/s320/BEC796E0-12CD-4BE7-A7AE-99AF6808DC38.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another tradition...<span> CRAB!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch and Ice Cream...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These three guys are all ice cream aficionados.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6vsj7KS66Zz81Le4Vfg5UX8zHm_Kv1KqJinpmq9sOt-zMlBszCVVGDuhMVGSHwuvekZjGxCIHbAszA2_tSGagkY9B6l2WwsfAT-JdKiPit8zD4h6rLHo8H-xFss-wGI3BWj_TTZZ3dU1gBQD1-GeKV8SpsntkjjLu2QWWBPmku5pqjUcBh6z-x4/s1280/25D51B46-4741-4518-B5BD-F17C1518C9B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6vsj7KS66Zz81Le4Vfg5UX8zHm_Kv1KqJinpmq9sOt-zMlBszCVVGDuhMVGSHwuvekZjGxCIHbAszA2_tSGagkY9B6l2WwsfAT-JdKiPit8zD4h6rLHo8H-xFss-wGI3BWj_TTZZ3dU1gBQD1-GeKV8SpsntkjjLu2QWWBPmku5pqjUcBh6z-x4/s320/25D51B46-4741-4518-B5BD-F17C1518C9B8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tillamook was <i><b>THE</b></i> destination!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK1jETdlXxQSpwtl1aWoWQGGbijqzbjrV0rUZRznRx_E51SHa5Y0kaBKkUHPZgMz1jKaa6riDes_Ge5SB1il0_9uaX1xzIW1DD_tn4IIL87Q0xTxBcz_s9htL3lpUsqL6jQBcUmhU19Hl1xMogwEG4RnHAeo3zuUxqMweGzosfrlLdRNehvyaowI/s1280/6E8038F8-F9C4-48F8-8B04-038E9FF39C2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK1jETdlXxQSpwtl1aWoWQGGbijqzbjrV0rUZRznRx_E51SHa5Y0kaBKkUHPZgMz1jKaa6riDes_Ge5SB1il0_9uaX1xzIW1DD_tn4IIL87Q0xTxBcz_s9htL3lpUsqL6jQBcUmhU19Hl1xMogwEG4RnHAeo3zuUxqMweGzosfrlLdRNehvyaowI/s320/6E8038F8-F9C4-48F8-8B04-038E9FF39C2B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two very happy guys, Todd and Tom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTtHz0i5Q2XpemhTdRhogsPP4Sw3-oorKkS0SBh0wFy4WKu5769EBb9vxncTY_Iyzqo70OdrZYqjwt81B4lBQFbyHX525t4cQBY08pQRBB7NFnIGySZIG2Mfi9Fla7o-wiI5GrhIYMjTwrKitDfLSj2nqJ55aEUEyeaXz4ahWBuEr-ZUPIJSayC8/s3264/304CC1B3-5662-451A-9CFE-EB593912A026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTtHz0i5Q2XpemhTdRhogsPP4Sw3-oorKkS0SBh0wFy4WKu5769EBb9vxncTY_Iyzqo70OdrZYqjwt81B4lBQFbyHX525t4cQBY08pQRBB7NFnIGySZIG2Mfi9Fla7o-wiI5GrhIYMjTwrKitDfLSj2nqJ55aEUEyeaXz4ahWBuEr-ZUPIJSayC8/s320/304CC1B3-5662-451A-9CFE-EB593912A026.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd and Trey with Hay Stack Rock in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu asked me to take her shopping for her mom's birthday present.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, you don't have to ask me twice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We jump into my convertable and off we went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPc8aOTDyO2AdRGOfJSuJx5Qu3Gs_pUwkzXS67MqjJEd_sZqNmMBzjqtvy7efMZEdc6zfH6aB_i6gC681x_HkNvoasmSZb4f-kW9Tlh8qxR-2XWVBwcR8SyS-V8Zqx6SmDFBuV6r8pZAKLWukEaVRR1cGQ74RJOMtDRXE_64anznL8v9nsix69dw/s3088/IMG_4399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPc8aOTDyO2AdRGOfJSuJx5Qu3Gs_pUwkzXS67MqjJEd_sZqNmMBzjqtvy7efMZEdc6zfH6aB_i6gC681x_HkNvoasmSZb4f-kW9Tlh8qxR-2XWVBwcR8SyS-V8Zqx6SmDFBuV6r8pZAKLWukEaVRR1cGQ74RJOMtDRXE_64anznL8v9nsix69dw/s320/IMG_4399.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We kept the top up before we went shopping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But on the way home the top came down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(It's all about the hair!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd9EwiCiy79UhfkP2PE-XzDZE5jV_fCOML4HdXFNOPxLBkPkcJFWx1hAq3DAN7nFKxk94OkPY8h50-tG-G-9ZiFUUFA_Vio6GV5Ln0khj9GUH4liEgWsrtSwWO3u2XiqebhPQbuUzc0H08X9wZfJWfKkcHiuHGF0_eh0fdopDGD1eI4pwLpkUOrg/s3088/AAA851C4-6644-4172-82BE-D5E90FF6CDBC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd9EwiCiy79UhfkP2PE-XzDZE5jV_fCOML4HdXFNOPxLBkPkcJFWx1hAq3DAN7nFKxk94OkPY8h50-tG-G-9ZiFUUFA_Vio6GV5Ln0khj9GUH4liEgWsrtSwWO3u2XiqebhPQbuUzc0H08X9wZfJWfKkcHiuHGF0_eh0fdopDGD1eI4pwLpkUOrg/s320/AAA851C4-6644-4172-82BE-D5E90FF6CDBC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The music was turned up and we sang</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">all the way home.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PTnQNHqulgpfgVnbL4DS0ebwwsEqHZ0nxtmtHB101SHZJWSXpgi-82SeMs9saTK24uURSmHMNhrA9jviDwYwXOF4pYla6XrukBP_uXhB4DYhQRfVklFfnza6h-o8ObQ3b_zNWGzv4s4LYqh7LWEcyhIM7Abz1rDKtupDIPmTEUrnOrQIYR-DOI4/s4032/IMG_0627.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PTnQNHqulgpfgVnbL4DS0ebwwsEqHZ0nxtmtHB101SHZJWSXpgi-82SeMs9saTK24uURSmHMNhrA9jviDwYwXOF4pYla6XrukBP_uXhB4DYhQRfVklFfnza6h-o8ObQ3b_zNWGzv4s4LYqh7LWEcyhIM7Abz1rDKtupDIPmTEUrnOrQIYR-DOI4/w200-h150/IMG_0627.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>2 Timothy 1:7</i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-55614789219564966732022-02-23T12:21:00.002-08:002022-02-27T08:46:08.297-08:00February Happenings<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm trying to get back to Blogging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The time off was enjoable but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I missed being creative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tied to find my voice by writing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not here, but letters and emails to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Politicians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an outlet to state my concerns and thoughts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I wasn't heard!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I remember years ago, I wrote to my local represenitives. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They either wrote back or even called me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Times have really changed!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I have come back, to be creative and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">share my interests and life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still participate in causes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I joined our church for, <b>March For Life.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are at the end of our walk, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the Boise's capitial.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We headed up to McCall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went along to help out with the two littles, who don't ski yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, I'd go for any reason!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom couldn't make it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Read to the end to find out why)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDxm8bPuhG0ridUCyuhTY1xbYQEwA-67cMV6bpcTcXT36dWTnuwdw5yD7ePveoO3bt7Y7sx8kVkPEOPf-WfpJXLjEvgRKSiekgezxmYt3fcAfhugngtjNi-hGaiLnWpSKTzWAJIFa959qaGy5UQYq3NL2Z93CS_-4tPy2MQmEFrI6U52XOzyBVe4=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDxm8bPuhG0ridUCyuhTY1xbYQEwA-67cMV6bpcTcXT36dWTnuwdw5yD7ePveoO3bt7Y7sx8kVkPEOPf-WfpJXLjEvgRKSiekgezxmYt3fcAfhugngtjNi-hGaiLnWpSKTzWAJIFa959qaGy5UQYq3NL2Z93CS_-4tPy2MQmEFrI6U52XOzyBVe4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">SUNNY!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpRoXoyOStq8CKD2dxppLBLwW8F1yzD5qUxFYtI84Ch1f4wF94edq7ZFDii5hWRVN5Idx8PcRtGr1o7R3nuvoOPUlxFUcxINJURkxeTTqtV0_7w7gPhrozdwEay0tFk4bcbOHpCLY2l0XK19TyOMr52xBfHu2BGXtVlyMKq2frd3Bmv9asAH0W3cg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpRoXoyOStq8CKD2dxppLBLwW8F1yzD5qUxFYtI84Ch1f4wF94edq7ZFDii5hWRVN5Idx8PcRtGr1o7R3nuvoOPUlxFUcxINJURkxeTTqtV0_7w7gPhrozdwEay0tFk4bcbOHpCLY2l0XK19TyOMr52xBfHu2BGXtVlyMKq2frd3Bmv9asAH0W3cg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LAKE FROZEN OVER!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaww12iAd8FbhKQOwZWVxmcSHcElQBBh39ekbEMCmvL3cIlbAsgBblL3z5LaFkivYtP4mebZbVrppgxEv3aoqvjorFZQBt8k8xtCa0bJ-3NO49ZUMxNFa09cD2HyhMl88jQFk5iK5NnZtQZH0_poNmaGaWceSlkVybS5nTmkJd3HpOONC-0oZHC1M=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaww12iAd8FbhKQOwZWVxmcSHcElQBBh39ekbEMCmvL3cIlbAsgBblL3z5LaFkivYtP4mebZbVrppgxEv3aoqvjorFZQBt8k8xtCa0bJ-3NO49ZUMxNFa09cD2HyhMl88jQFk5iK5NnZtQZH0_poNmaGaWceSlkVybS5nTmkJd3HpOONC-0oZHC1M=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OUR NEIGHBORS!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicuqq5seG1D0B2uG__MzFua5N4Z-CWPValx5CVm8-kn33agN18eqL3kI60lB50wNKzxQsbf51SI0PdUoC45S4A9lajA5pH1TjEZNDmI5u-r0TANbaxR84n3rN1PtDghS_dQB4QltyNwxNuB8A1JzzSdLwfH8TCMumIFKWgiS3OltRCTpU9rJm0Tpo=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicuqq5seG1D0B2uG__MzFua5N4Z-CWPValx5CVm8-kn33agN18eqL3kI60lB50wNKzxQsbf51SI0PdUoC45S4A9lajA5pH1TjEZNDmI5u-r0TANbaxR84n3rN1PtDghS_dQB4QltyNwxNuB8A1JzzSdLwfH8TCMumIFKWgiS3OltRCTpU9rJm0Tpo=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">CLIMBING THE SNOW REMOVEABE MOUNTAINS.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzY2sdFogtroLBoncmr4rmz83AaUfIDrCeGmOcYgbQRnQidRKajQLhNb6DFIaZ10hy9OUBTThi8uy-B6enYu2BCYEIDz2FmMNYy8hCE9LZIQTY90UpXKFJepufPLhmtu1gd9oHmgRbb_2go6d7IGrHzEaDccJZAnCvQsfG-YmYA8AlPjiVDZJ23J8=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzY2sdFogtroLBoncmr4rmz83AaUfIDrCeGmOcYgbQRnQidRKajQLhNb6DFIaZ10hy9OUBTThi8uy-B6enYu2BCYEIDz2FmMNYy8hCE9LZIQTY90UpXKFJepufPLhmtu1gd9oHmgRbb_2go6d7IGrHzEaDccJZAnCvQsfG-YmYA8AlPjiVDZJ23J8=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a fun weekend!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below is a series of pictures that Kimmy took.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We needed an updated picture of Tom and I,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for our church directiory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guess which one we used?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe6YjXO6Zr7DMljuqiGXOR31NtsDblIJHzwaISQOesDbsWV003oVRCVEErZOJaZWeor9bbETTy8wl0FQXYsVnI7UAmm8qxadBDpW7-TIqfm7Nt-beCEFGS8JjxqsBTYCPH47EMZmNwFEG7Vrqq4y1w_liZFWagoO9sJeVzFYDAix55MlStG-CHOIA=s968" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="968" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe6YjXO6Zr7DMljuqiGXOR31NtsDblIJHzwaISQOesDbsWV003oVRCVEErZOJaZWeor9bbETTy8wl0FQXYsVnI7UAmm8qxadBDpW7-TIqfm7Nt-beCEFGS8JjxqsBTYCPH47EMZmNwFEG7Vrqq4y1w_liZFWagoO9sJeVzFYDAix55MlStG-CHOIA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other day, we had sunshine and <i><b>short sleeve shirt</b>, </i>weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ahh... so nice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two of our grandsons came over to help get our</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> gardens ready for Spring planting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Silas cleaning out dead plants from our pots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuH0kmdMLdYkEKugNhx584sMl_5ry1DgiHPScCr5e4OfceaJ1vIgvOJXRrgEj7kw0w85TrVZoeEkxpfZIREjaRcUUm6jCY_f64voDS0CkZf99-JfDmzxujLejyaGRf7eegCnxMzcxBqmutG8ghG8OE_c2okK2oQ9bUpgFA12YBy-c_nBTpB762yW8=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuH0kmdMLdYkEKugNhx584sMl_5ry1DgiHPScCr5e4OfceaJ1vIgvOJXRrgEj7kw0w85TrVZoeEkxpfZIREjaRcUUm6jCY_f64voDS0CkZf99-JfDmzxujLejyaGRf7eegCnxMzcxBqmutG8ghG8OE_c2okK2oQ9bUpgFA12YBy-c_nBTpB762yW8=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Levi built metal, raised, vegetable gardens.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh-7DXQkrVpHRM6jHMsIfSWzBnP8RU7kQrfhm8qMzCwhiwenoZwpPV6GFpI2NzxrhCGfKDS5p6GdTSLgz6A3t2Ec-5CeKB75tCOW39fzsohdT5kIrpT_JvBTqMBb_bgnz3pA2P-o5AOATjvvLeq_jDoD9V2NElZxWYYIqfbxa1EHhAd7JGVw0Jo_s=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh-7DXQkrVpHRM6jHMsIfSWzBnP8RU7kQrfhm8qMzCwhiwenoZwpPV6GFpI2NzxrhCGfKDS5p6GdTSLgz6A3t2Ec-5CeKB75tCOW39fzsohdT5kIrpT_JvBTqMBb_bgnz3pA2P-o5AOATjvvLeq_jDoD9V2NElZxWYYIqfbxa1EHhAd7JGVw0Jo_s=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is so wonderful to have helpers who can </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">really HELP!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx2XgusAXuuHAobVRVEPAu6C-BRX5NPQop-3hcJWOxWwDRxNOhABGwacvx0KnmKh6BTzdptT19iFkMS-zfYq3UOcgRZ2fVOgzXQEnu_VhRPNwIN6Q9wVRQmKEkh4W5LH75d1OHu9NlX7R6tsDb0_c_VDMWif8jNmBk5Z_V7ceSvSCNtGy-KEbOB4I=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx2XgusAXuuHAobVRVEPAu6C-BRX5NPQop-3hcJWOxWwDRxNOhABGwacvx0KnmKh6BTzdptT19iFkMS-zfYq3UOcgRZ2fVOgzXQEnu_VhRPNwIN6Q9wVRQmKEkh4W5LH75d1OHu9NlX7R6tsDb0_c_VDMWif8jNmBk5Z_V7ceSvSCNtGy-KEbOB4I=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It didn't take long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Then a week later......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqxIbhqJZy5ulYTeHOdwJ_NgtxNsotV1m00fsl9j5sK1J9CHWdlwaQegCm0lDWFS_5YD8GzlAZbW58fXVTDpht973Jch5RBL89NaJUU25UwnmhlMfjym-JU0LPkmfP1peYx9f2QbpnGM-ME78SK3NQzRsWawaK9R7JdkpMnxdAaeecohnK4dDRTBM=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqxIbhqJZy5ulYTeHOdwJ_NgtxNsotV1m00fsl9j5sK1J9CHWdlwaQegCm0lDWFS_5YD8GzlAZbW58fXVTDpht973Jch5RBL89NaJUU25UwnmhlMfjym-JU0LPkmfP1peYx9f2QbpnGM-ME78SK3NQzRsWawaK9R7JdkpMnxdAaeecohnK4dDRTBM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SNOW!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Banjo is happy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1x2f7vUHVlZYA0WicJiDTvKqfnsPy3fzdziUUh7ZKy6R25IWBuDsZPpwX1pLTp-TtpUzHgb6P-hNjbtQtNR2OKBOXHSxWhfaZe44ek_4F2FYyGLlR1spri5tWuStsvuXpE8--_qfNSPslL9E4hfs1V-yHdiZcxg29kd-lU6NVENFScUZaLTvqYt8=s3223" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1x2f7vUHVlZYA0WicJiDTvKqfnsPy3fzdziUUh7ZKy6R25IWBuDsZPpwX1pLTp-TtpUzHgb6P-hNjbtQtNR2OKBOXHSxWhfaZe44ek_4F2FYyGLlR1spri5tWuStsvuXpE8--_qfNSPslL9E4hfs1V-yHdiZcxg29kd-lU6NVENFScUZaLTvqYt8=s320" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~*~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the day we have been waiting for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Tom had his hip replaced!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This guy has gone through so much </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pain for the last year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We searched and searched for a Doctor,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">plus a hospital that would take us and our philosophy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom has previously, had both knees and one hip replaced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, he had the other hip replaced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcSW01tkooR_GmZ6-1iE5yHj3xD5t_NYvCU5g6i7PHETDR8BjqGqYswAKU6W5SkD0EsP9DUGNkueQ63Dum8oC2PPm7-D8u_mtPtIPEQ8uFBC6ZYJCXWjQ1T4mNUkwCAAspomkbP15J4zzDRzhEaCwqiIXnRzvWDfk5BRg7HuqNZDVGC74XaaV0WXg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcSW01tkooR_GmZ6-1iE5yHj3xD5t_NYvCU5g6i7PHETDR8BjqGqYswAKU6W5SkD0EsP9DUGNkueQ63Dum8oC2PPm7-D8u_mtPtIPEQ8uFBC6ZYJCXWjQ1T4mNUkwCAAspomkbP15J4zzDRzhEaCwqiIXnRzvWDfk5BRg7HuqNZDVGC74XaaV0WXg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DONE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rejoicing and standing up right </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right after surgery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhLl9HEkN4e5FDc0IOxfqCmUB3BuG1mYn6__BLL5B4KzrIPCeeRMBh6AkYnTxBGZr-qsKkd9Gkag8pZPvmthGxIOc3SfUNlAWCCYNIGuGSijel1tTQGk0w206qctTi6QbhTOZl6FwBcqBcGHwBksUcN7NiJFSccC2Xd7O66kNbPQ5ndnZWi6WlAKY=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhLl9HEkN4e5FDc0IOxfqCmUB3BuG1mYn6__BLL5B4KzrIPCeeRMBh6AkYnTxBGZr-qsKkd9Gkag8pZPvmthGxIOc3SfUNlAWCCYNIGuGSijel1tTQGk0w206qctTi6QbhTOZl6FwBcqBcGHwBksUcN7NiJFSccC2Xd7O66kNbPQ5ndnZWi6WlAKY=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a Day Surgery </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we were home by evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiKR1ka-5kylVfnaN6a4ACq_LyottKMqryfQrKwrUTJJ6P9YjCOmRpQh3p-iCI6EBXuK_u4fxtgeh1KH98ZNtxg-7NPFD5NBL7_h3Ft6NRENAz--uY9dFdG4On4IzkFvIWNeFWfyUqjajIsaGVBMWhNkLo_K-oQPcGqik8CkWptkRK4yoqGvoN1z0=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiKR1ka-5kylVfnaN6a4ACq_LyottKMqryfQrKwrUTJJ6P9YjCOmRpQh3p-iCI6EBXuK_u4fxtgeh1KH98ZNtxg-7NPFD5NBL7_h3Ft6NRENAz--uY9dFdG4On4IzkFvIWNeFWfyUqjajIsaGVBMWhNkLo_K-oQPcGqik8CkWptkRK4yoqGvoN1z0=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even Banjo was smiling!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYBstbLrPF3FMNlUwiryCBODrtkKwAwkHU8UZdigVsvRVbQ_LZ96ga0TgrAQHceiykz-4MMMzr8IxO86Ap7ApGxETEk9_0wmfEaZWOz1aCG_6DPLbaIjU5sfrEQ7tXbfg2CiuR_fJbdBn8wiOlW24Q64kByhBcZfjCJiLO1wlIyo1ri0gIO7nlVbc=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYBstbLrPF3FMNlUwiryCBODrtkKwAwkHU8UZdigVsvRVbQ_LZ96ga0TgrAQHceiykz-4MMMzr8IxO86Ap7ApGxETEk9_0wmfEaZWOz1aCG_6DPLbaIjU5sfrEQ7tXbfg2CiuR_fJbdBn8wiOlW24Q64kByhBcZfjCJiLO1wlIyo1ri0gIO7nlVbc=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Tom is in recovery today and doing really well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NO MORE PAIN!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">singing</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Dancing Script"; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">.... H A L L E L U J A H !!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">~~~~~~******~~~~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidance,"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me." </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Hebrews 13: 5-6</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-34687206294343614482022-01-21T12:10:00.006-08:002022-01-21T12:52:23.153-08:00The Year 2022 !!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our family celebrated New Years </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">up in McCall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhblu6gypl8WRGzd_ffAa1Z9PgE6fgmhD9RGB-6P7BKc0KhR83AoMoGMPscJnNoNLH4KPS-GvMwiS2l8GpytF0bg7AxNv7xm9wX7taKOGr5fYn-EFMq7sVY-2XvwyktF-M4E3Z6eZt01hYjmVBstE4z213Ugcwv3qS5BHHTTMUnXIk5oTnOIJyHNu4=s2931" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="2931" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhblu6gypl8WRGzd_ffAa1Z9PgE6fgmhD9RGB-6P7BKc0KhR83AoMoGMPscJnNoNLH4KPS-GvMwiS2l8GpytF0bg7AxNv7xm9wX7taKOGr5fYn-EFMq7sVY-2XvwyktF-M4E3Z6eZt01hYjmVBstE4z213Ugcwv3qS5BHHTTMUnXIk5oTnOIJyHNu4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snow, snow and more snow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCr56iwH_KpJ3pBIQaehNup_pwDVMv_MI_CKdo8TGb2iPhgpdU3pgjgLSZt_IknSnwyZhdmj-pFSQtnBSl8k6GB079njb1F258KC6wpQBoTKG7wxzEXrADe_NZLRnYgO4Ku51LOSMqIUijpTncyOUrMBOURuupYtwjgOjGZ5W6M0SJ-YEydhK2ehY=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCr56iwH_KpJ3pBIQaehNup_pwDVMv_MI_CKdo8TGb2iPhgpdU3pgjgLSZt_IknSnwyZhdmj-pFSQtnBSl8k6GB079njb1F258KC6wpQBoTKG7wxzEXrADe_NZLRnYgO4Ku51LOSMqIUijpTncyOUrMBOURuupYtwjgOjGZ5W6M0SJ-YEydhK2ehY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cold...very cold!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG2fHbmi9TVMYzfwfsyAVH_CentQBeCJN4x_LLwrLj5hp6RMkxOddugKhpUI8gLbEQPwOpdNsULs5JnT9lPoCaaH32tigCF5aHw5YVfT3WCjOLDTbDr9IXPMEdf5STmqkzTs7kc5KSaDWByG4B46PG9TlYKbDngkJtqIMcPig7e9zKhe_9_z5bxOg=s1863" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG2fHbmi9TVMYzfwfsyAVH_CentQBeCJN4x_LLwrLj5hp6RMkxOddugKhpUI8gLbEQPwOpdNsULs5JnT9lPoCaaH32tigCF5aHw5YVfT3WCjOLDTbDr9IXPMEdf5STmqkzTs7kc5KSaDWByG4B46PG9TlYKbDngkJtqIMcPig7e9zKhe_9_z5bxOg=s320" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We played in the snow and walked </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm9CoiCdRrs_m8TJlEx7Xx0-JqmUK4iyfW6KgoMken82dV_bLSxjQr4uisA-tGTuGuN5p5hH0OoaDKSl4VnYpFhIDoz6WIJKF4L6xnSD7M5pdT08LdtdEo6idSI3E3qPZUpG36mXfuQXJCJhMFR3MaAF7hzZyMDP6DkVnYhoBSjqulCgkMZcBCrRI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting ready for the celebration is always fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh10UChV_Y37e-3OADmlkTkKB3vzATWHdmvC-9keu05mJrE1PCPM-hjlYWkE9moB-MCWB6BDqWhlIpqAR2ULy-lxPLXywUe4G2F4Nk1-IUEkNAVLKo0AlRv_F0C0g9pFuIg5RthnyBCgbnfqHSri7PUNo9h-ZiQA9izzbirb3nvPHztzp2sF1kEjQE=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh10UChV_Y37e-3OADmlkTkKB3vzATWHdmvC-9keu05mJrE1PCPM-hjlYWkE9moB-MCWB6BDqWhlIpqAR2ULy-lxPLXywUe4G2F4Nk1-IUEkNAVLKo0AlRv_F0C0g9pFuIg5RthnyBCgbnfqHSri7PUNo9h-ZiQA9izzbirb3nvPHztzp2sF1kEjQE=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWUBhklWGGPhLLHhnqZ1YWfnEqCF3wHQjfKBP4fRQmfXKndCLrZO9kbaxwznS9XfNo49VFCQ8N-79PuRj6ap_YlMAkAw1dWIY0oJYDjLB-4f-2iqOHo5qQvFHWaYtub_lXt7o1PVKJiW_a1rxmPVcCUME3wXwBncTuvA_LzWIrSMOXxTsKf2-PPP4=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We try on our costumes and get</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our pictures taken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMwQ_S6utoNetvRdMpnBM-MW_gM55MDi8eyaVp2Auz7HSp5gnc07ey9aDnK0uYRoWYCVOGeLfyvGjBu_E1nqtjAz8SNWW1wQSEO5UvNj8oIaqKqx7tyVPU_s-kGTSTtf0zHAfAjy7CAOV9jygSDFhb1XOaoQmjrRBUDRVbkwphyO5OpfUr_6tVw2Y=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMwQ_S6utoNetvRdMpnBM-MW_gM55MDi8eyaVp2Auz7HSp5gnc07ey9aDnK0uYRoWYCVOGeLfyvGjBu_E1nqtjAz8SNWW1wQSEO5UvNj8oIaqKqx7tyVPU_s-kGTSTtf0zHAfAjy7CAOV9jygSDFhb1XOaoQmjrRBUDRVbkwphyO5OpfUr_6tVw2Y=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The group pictues is taken <i>earlier</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the evening because some</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of us, can't stay up that late.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggdcLNzUUdxdAlSTo82G7zLa3HvBm5PoJahK4KPV2OOQ42Y1fZxEoPbt47miUYcZwo0aHxAZFfVVWSswuQKjxuL4uBw0x20uoET3AIJPXRcYZc0ZsrzReI3pE58xRJzpUcYyWPS8i7fK-qb9uMLc-j0EyvJ5bZCZAJB3ip0XJUOUe9zxdP0FA7gn4=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggdcLNzUUdxdAlSTo82G7zLa3HvBm5PoJahK4KPV2OOQ42Y1fZxEoPbt47miUYcZwo0aHxAZFfVVWSswuQKjxuL4uBw0x20uoET3AIJPXRcYZc0ZsrzReI3pE58xRJzpUcYyWPS8i7fK-qb9uMLc-j0EyvJ5bZCZAJB3ip0XJUOUe9zxdP0FA7gn4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we waited for the count down,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we play games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">π₯</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one, is a roll of the dice to see how many </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">turns you get to unroll the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">plastice wrap ball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ball is filled with toys, candy, money and coupons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipl3Ef15LZhZEL012VZIosCjJC4GWt8WwxgsgIGItBdcbU5RhRY4wQ-WCjFd3gY9yIxZscJI1xdsX1Ag0XIJVV3J0nmnivMTFjyANqSMyZvlTgU-aDlboLIfVF42DAqigleja-1wXLD57-znGgRMuV2ClkXTOAPRa2Wztr_xj-tDoRFVz3M-4X7IU=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipl3Ef15LZhZEL012VZIosCjJC4GWt8WwxgsgIGItBdcbU5RhRY4wQ-WCjFd3gY9yIxZscJI1xdsX1Ag0XIJVV3J0nmnivMTFjyANqSMyZvlTgU-aDlboLIfVF42DAqigleja-1wXLD57-znGgRMuV2ClkXTOAPRa2Wztr_xj-tDoRFVz3M-4X7IU=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The goodies are rolled all the way through the ball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With every turn you get a surprise!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnOj7fVz53CdWOIi79zKfHHuEgaNpb4DEm2Gy7K7jyIJzQy_doFf01_2YGA6iWUcOCdU86seAwJZZKjZgjs60bNZqaEMLPh9a1AZJYtqYPIsIwzACsU0q-_8-x_4bPCPCQrz5iQor-fwTXRf3oPj8i5Avj3qhTwIz2ekxEHjp7rYM_DwSEbZRQhyQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnOj7fVz53CdWOIi79zKfHHuEgaNpb4DEm2Gy7K7jyIJzQy_doFf01_2YGA6iWUcOCdU86seAwJZZKjZgjs60bNZqaEMLPh9a1AZJYtqYPIsIwzACsU0q-_8-x_4bPCPCQrz5iQor-fwTXRf3oPj8i5Avj3qhTwIz2ekxEHjp7rYM_DwSEbZRQhyQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The excitement is contagious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When it's over, you can trade with someone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's when the real excitement starts!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUITnHFBXodFTwdBIdr1CYUHskdi6OicPTb2j348oC6F7Vx5Ly9hE42cAAwr3unQBW2bVdwmX4kRUpKRU-2MTX4cbv6MWlL5vBfTsE6wRxBYPOxAExqHWFOCcrOWXqz4k1teygvoity6V_AVOV4ghjMFSwFD7oqu4tmIl_r2WS7E6IHsN5SI-RghM=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUITnHFBXodFTwdBIdr1CYUHskdi6OicPTb2j348oC6F7Vx5Ly9hE42cAAwr3unQBW2bVdwmX4kRUpKRU-2MTX4cbv6MWlL5vBfTsE6wRxBYPOxAExqHWFOCcrOWXqz4k1teygvoity6V_AVOV4ghjMFSwFD7oqu4tmIl_r2WS7E6IHsN5SI-RghM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's almost time to start the count down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we head outside with pots & pans </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and utencils to bang with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqTog6nTkTA81bbPxOarBN6Pm6qcNh3-NdUbucgHvovQYc6SGrAXr8faSjkxdxCf_4bnNMpoNaTWSS938kon-7-RIs2tqHBb8iH8Sq9tKNNaZp6rZIW3_nFMfo_vNJxn4iv-cZaoH6X9N8V0zCXoLjVCYa052B35wFsKfoAwp_MliQQ83QulSQMx0=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqTog6nTkTA81bbPxOarBN6Pm6qcNh3-NdUbucgHvovQYc6SGrAXr8faSjkxdxCf_4bnNMpoNaTWSS938kon-7-RIs2tqHBb8iH8Sq9tKNNaZp6rZIW3_nFMfo_vNJxn4iv-cZaoH6X9N8V0zCXoLjVCYa052B35wFsKfoAwp_MliQQ83QulSQMx0=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This has been a tradition that started with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my dad, when he would babysit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy and Todd on New Years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy has continued the "pot banging" ever since,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Levi:</i></b> <i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"What size pan do you want? </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Huge or medium?"</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5iR1aXDrCMLfn7m900S-cGhMtYd0x02d9ZVra1sfrx6GJtDJvHMtmR1lmocPV0cf1NETE9UlT356uATfYImBV6nUxgMXto71YJfLsolAgV6mbMfnnZ76dhF0rDtL8Aer7JfOmsXhbHIeb0HMmnFMmlH4xbG7d3hyD8m0i32w_7qGz_dZPldU1Nz8=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKpPv7_7h_ebNbaD8BCfxXlk9bgyQA3zpzsrzhE3FLjBzvDI2cF7zNPz0xuKyUfy62A5ztw4pCHE2PUwmyx5Gf0l9IQdxu9_awZ3K898p8lV78dRL0hHUsv9_tQM3rMKMO2h5pOG9SZaYUy3MTEHj6wMRMrIALmV-O9dpkymtMuyLaKdna5k_6aRs=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until next New Year's Eve!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, it's time to clean up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSiPHi9SPAWYYmuMbffKZMpSMOpHvehB3_eI9fUsyCEpmEbNFjZ8mHxrDwnyvaFHeFtmfcZdORww6-QTbW56AXpIrQux6YsEmaWpQZY5xvjaH6Mcib5LmooLviyXKcjJ00i1eD1QkaK4-tDDfbRgst-x2IbVu_coeaX4I9djY9f_vxSqnKBP5MK6k=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSiPHi9SPAWYYmuMbffKZMpSMOpHvehB3_eI9fUsyCEpmEbNFjZ8mHxrDwnyvaFHeFtmfcZdORww6-QTbW56AXpIrQux6YsEmaWpQZY5xvjaH6Mcib5LmooLviyXKcjJ00i1eD1QkaK4-tDDfbRgst-x2IbVu_coeaX4I9djY9f_vxSqnKBP5MK6k=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~~*****~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old is gone and the new is here."</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>2 Corinthians 5:17</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-1375337408977671742022-01-20T14:28:00.002-08:002022-01-20T14:28:39.240-08:00Birthday Celebration<div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">What a great way to end the year!</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">π Family π</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoH-Df_1rVm6ei1HybJMzmcN--P2ZZCo3QeJXfg4OslWN5V1inBsTT0dp5e1fnRKJ6IG0rUAcGIMyX6oQ3EpasxYvzlLnL_QHM9fQg1E-sJJ47kDHS80LKu6eRhuyfzfGsEldAeZDL8V3ZTtD9C73DsSq0dyATaCrRaphHPXSQt0thm3eLf4CeaOI=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoH-Df_1rVm6ei1HybJMzmcN--P2ZZCo3QeJXfg4OslWN5V1inBsTT0dp5e1fnRKJ6IG0rUAcGIMyX6oQ3EpasxYvzlLnL_QHM9fQg1E-sJJ47kDHS80LKu6eRhuyfzfGsEldAeZDL8V3ZTtD9C73DsSq0dyATaCrRaphHPXSQt0thm3eLf4CeaOI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From just the <b><i>four </i></b>of us to...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLR27_ev5O-BGA-KRxaawLNCMKUc9x2AjFVQCMS2Y48Pg2tSW9dHVbjbrvPmAPjMbeo6guReOq4YB5nON50kgMa5ZctoYM1vHBPXDWm1s2IVzOmdHeyyZlCItK4ydoHbiOUrpzjO-ejQbBwKtewaoElPNAF6DZ3ZKldRtUfDRbSCcFKbO6NQmouIE=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLR27_ev5O-BGA-KRxaawLNCMKUc9x2AjFVQCMS2Y48Pg2tSW9dHVbjbrvPmAPjMbeo6guReOq4YB5nON50kgMa5ZctoYM1vHBPXDWm1s2IVzOmdHeyyZlCItK4ydoHbiOUrpzjO-ejQbBwKtewaoElPNAF6DZ3ZKldRtUfDRbSCcFKbO6NQmouIE=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Sixteen</i></b> of us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd and his family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy and her family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and I!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated my 70th birthday with a catered dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Put on by our friends who own,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/todays-morning-news/red-double-decker-bus-from-london-is-attracting-a-lot-of-looks-here-in-the-treasure-valley-so-what-is-it-all-about/277-b2497a27-0306-48bd-aad5-40f6088d7640"><span style="color: red;"> the Double Decker Bus.</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAYMEaWxF3EmnraqEV-xkOhFNY-4aCXfhY-eO5z74WA1aNklGj3s43A9FCS2hwbrZEGf9CnYejlqPdcB9pSqyQDcQWp4037tAJCOYC4qnbAg4SUCqfgVefuG9bHJO74-s34YtFyB1aBBe03bnVH6JniyVew0HHUaD8DQ2IBPcbnSaGtUpcUruwW8s=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAYMEaWxF3EmnraqEV-xkOhFNY-4aCXfhY-eO5z74WA1aNklGj3s43A9FCS2hwbrZEGf9CnYejlqPdcB9pSqyQDcQWp4037tAJCOYC4qnbAg4SUCqfgVefuG9bHJO74-s34YtFyB1aBBe03bnVH6JniyVew0HHUaD8DQ2IBPcbnSaGtUpcUruwW8s=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes it was best to take it easy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0jUg4tqUwK-w7p0005vezI9tHq1fi3ggLOTeC8zsYoN9Dn6_vdgT5NPTyjYUWjQkv0dbqjHtJ8eJpceQP2WRHRMs7FD1ycajn8uO_alSGX-rpxkNzmbmiwHaSGK-l50zNWbFtjacEznjGlowgtr3b7se3330NwGXyWpBeztMhqCNgL7MD8n2CVmc=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0jUg4tqUwK-w7p0005vezI9tHq1fi3ggLOTeC8zsYoN9Dn6_vdgT5NPTyjYUWjQkv0dbqjHtJ8eJpceQP2WRHRMs7FD1ycajn8uO_alSGX-rpxkNzmbmiwHaSGK-l50zNWbFtjacEznjGlowgtr3b7se3330NwGXyWpBeztMhqCNgL7MD8n2CVmc=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the cousins, it was non-stop </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saying good-bye is always so hard!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tears and promises!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjObOUyjfO-6xZsQViphA1R3mEdc1mTY5NqEZ7rHCKktqgQZblK8tu9nGFU6Y7e7A076_yD-TQ7RCMsB9KldPZU-e7pbst3hd3WM6Yq1UM1fZ96f-ZdgSVQA8nhFBs424m5k5TIf3WkbNOrSgwwo_C7gd9dZcdMqRaDQARKtDYRO4Np8LRrul6crCk=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjObOUyjfO-6xZsQViphA1R3mEdc1mTY5NqEZ7rHCKktqgQZblK8tu9nGFU6Y7e7A076_yD-TQ7RCMsB9KldPZU-e7pbst3hd3WM6Yq1UM1fZ96f-ZdgSVQA8nhFBs424m5k5TIf3WkbNOrSgwwo_C7gd9dZcdMqRaDQARKtDYRO4Np8LRrul6crCk=w240-h260" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">π BEST BIRTHDAY EVER! π</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(a BIG thank you to Kimmy who planed the whole weekend!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~~*****~~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>"Let all that you do be done in Love."</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>1 Corinthians 16:14</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-847922204926601382021-10-18T12:30:00.003-07:002021-10-18T12:30:32.238-07:00Fall Wrap Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick review of my Fall ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A friend came and stayed with us for several days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We don't get many visitors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita is a friend from the Seattle area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met at church years ago. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5t_OYZINxvw4pbIfTguPfboLjD496hkxQRMif584b3ZuizRK2kySNZXwxiYx0ER6tMySK3LIxR_oBgrSINPVFpQ8ST8F9ngKi9L48Wwo8V8RrLziatrNy4qSiSuJegsEinoNwYfzELbg/s2048/IMG_2706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5t_OYZINxvw4pbIfTguPfboLjD496hkxQRMif584b3ZuizRK2kySNZXwxiYx0ER6tMySK3LIxR_oBgrSINPVFpQ8ST8F9ngKi9L48Wwo8V8RrLziatrNy4qSiSuJegsEinoNwYfzELbg/w300-h400/IMG_2706.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Growing flowers is a "growing'" passion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New to my garden this year, were Dalilah's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good choice!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZEqKK7Wber7vlMF8-qxTlwNWc04taQ8w2X6qYrUXOig_WL3Ei_dn1UMU2OsmaFKFmV5uIKu9Cue-BhFbl_FsWOFfZ5EwFN9HK4rCJZJFIAjYe81YGCNUN4XDS1EGGptmvWdOxzC4yx4/s2048/IMG_2420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZEqKK7Wber7vlMF8-qxTlwNWc04taQ8w2X6qYrUXOig_WL3Ei_dn1UMU2OsmaFKFmV5uIKu9Cue-BhFbl_FsWOFfZ5EwFN9HK4rCJZJFIAjYe81YGCNUN4XDS1EGGptmvWdOxzC4yx4/w300-h400/IMG_2420.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and I always enjoy a date, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">driving with the top down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time is was out in Farm County.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcMv9cfDTl6syzpbUN5qa2mBFs7p5kbrBZcUhwv1Y3GCRCkFvn9Ovhk04VvOi1OLHpCx7xwLfruPq1PBnlQQFWiLUHZIdmjnpkt-GofSBdQRq4s5PalO-_bCqTcWFdVFqhh1oJb2tQ0A/s2048/IMG_2356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcMv9cfDTl6syzpbUN5qa2mBFs7p5kbrBZcUhwv1Y3GCRCkFvn9Ovhk04VvOi1OLHpCx7xwLfruPq1PBnlQQFWiLUHZIdmjnpkt-GofSBdQRq4s5PalO-_bCqTcWFdVFqhh1oJb2tQ0A/s320/IMG_2356.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Boys and eggs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is Levi (12 yrs) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isaac ( 5yrs).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKz0E36kdWVUA-ar7qVISPmgBBBGIDcFErkKxNwi6c4z1JsWnTfGMprBv3NiRwkTlsJkDsfbCEY8SNbPXJaMJOvpuuvNbahSl0BgOOylgTkgqtmN0g4WkNjelz2Jf30gnVbHBoWHQUMJI/s2048/IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKz0E36kdWVUA-ar7qVISPmgBBBGIDcFErkKxNwi6c4z1JsWnTfGMprBv3NiRwkTlsJkDsfbCEY8SNbPXJaMJOvpuuvNbahSl0BgOOylgTkgqtmN0g4WkNjelz2Jf30gnVbHBoWHQUMJI/w300-h400/IMG_2366.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunflower seeds are shucked and roasted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of dirty work but delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Way to go Kimmy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCIOgg_tLnECzP2R9Nl3sGVvE4Y7x27uWojDhmYWKjEn36VUXctcXwKpWzNmc306FZQ_9sOklXlvuYQ2Se0KaHnm3XuTiqj8XEEz24qREgLGgUj9ObS8FsTH5_8tFqHsrlxcDgOMZan4/s2048/IMG_2368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCIOgg_tLnECzP2R9Nl3sGVvE4Y7x27uWojDhmYWKjEn36VUXctcXwKpWzNmc306FZQ_9sOklXlvuYQ2Se0KaHnm3XuTiqj8XEEz24qREgLGgUj9ObS8FsTH5_8tFqHsrlxcDgOMZan4/w300-h400/IMG_2368.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saying Good-bye to the Hummers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">until next year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgks880cfV1S7KyiiWG7sA3IGsid01BR1V3eXUMGVnGV1I5kRGfmymTIWzozbp48ZPcFWJOUOBxPYxnInod99HNbFXi1tmvKfSjXzH2A6KVNXJ-SRw2F6g_EVigpPVNB5Wxjwt3M413Oyo/s2048/IMG_2419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgks880cfV1S7KyiiWG7sA3IGsid01BR1V3eXUMGVnGV1I5kRGfmymTIWzozbp48ZPcFWJOUOBxPYxnInod99HNbFXi1tmvKfSjXzH2A6KVNXJ-SRw2F6g_EVigpPVNB5Wxjwt3M413Oyo/w300-h400/IMG_2419.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PEACHES!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An abundance crop this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Family, friends and neighbors </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all received plenty. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7VSlVnoYcd7Kyj5R-UDm4uKIHeVnjXfLQSZFMPSHvqI4w2fe5QBduIAqxWkmEtvI2XUE1fJYY-RCnUJTXsyi3IpNqJomCe2mxYc7BSOJTha9h5r8AzvzLslwlGLyUabICWaax6frnVw/s2048/IMG_2417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7VSlVnoYcd7Kyj5R-UDm4uKIHeVnjXfLQSZFMPSHvqI4w2fe5QBduIAqxWkmEtvI2XUE1fJYY-RCnUJTXsyi3IpNqJomCe2mxYc7BSOJTha9h5r8AzvzLslwlGLyUabICWaax6frnVw/w300-h400/IMG_2417.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I enjoy growing roses, roses and more roses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_CkaE4bPTlbPXZETZhui-BgHSzGuUNSWLK8M8vTjLq9NBerlNF3-YKmvP-HB9ZXR68ehnzPzGv9iiaO7E5Ef6D2J2GA3n9gNBPZ09p4_TxcCkac5t1MAz1LZvFyeJjNGccKdQEcRpdo/s2048/IMG_1496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_CkaE4bPTlbPXZETZhui-BgHSzGuUNSWLK8M8vTjLq9NBerlNF3-YKmvP-HB9ZXR68ehnzPzGv9iiaO7E5Ef6D2J2GA3n9gNBPZ09p4_TxcCkac5t1MAz1LZvFyeJjNGccKdQEcRpdo/w300-h400/IMG_1496.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What we didn't grown in our own garden, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we bought at the <i>Red Barn</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A local vegetable market.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeogYbrwkxH2rH_4tEuOUCAPjp7QN3cjwlZXxtjSaa3tm47Wskz_x-SIU6bUSZVnsEBiuBljwv4r8eixeeNgO5F-9rf_Zd681DQDISnp25aE0dacxKGBcshvTd1UM5o2h1cBCBHUJyNU/s2048/IMG_2552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSeogYbrwkxH2rH_4tEuOUCAPjp7QN3cjwlZXxtjSaa3tm47Wskz_x-SIU6bUSZVnsEBiuBljwv4r8eixeeNgO5F-9rf_Zd681DQDISnp25aE0dacxKGBcshvTd1UM5o2h1cBCBHUJyNU/w300-h400/IMG_2552.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWedFC82UZ22s5wyC61p6FgS9DYZnWZU468zvIPQRHEoWKVUZZKCEPXeUqs82vz8uJ1WX5hyphenhyphenSVn_8EvhsSoO91M5t5zMb0020v3X3gUwWumGUbhbTo3IRGEJD6wZtVk2CgBBEZy9LkJY/s1508/IMG_2310+%2528Edited%2529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWedFC82UZ22s5wyC61p6FgS9DYZnWZU468zvIPQRHEoWKVUZZKCEPXeUqs82vz8uJ1WX5hyphenhyphenSVn_8EvhsSoO91M5t5zMb0020v3X3gUwWumGUbhbTo3IRGEJD6wZtVk2CgBBEZy9LkJY/w424-h640/IMG_2310+%2528Edited%2529.PNG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fall... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my favorite time of year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It ends way to soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*****************************************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"The grass withers,</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> the flowers fade, </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">but the word of God will stand forever."</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Isaiah 40:8</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /> </p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-38247550567198589382021-08-28T17:56:00.006-07:002021-09-07T11:09:59.762-07:00A Broken Heart π<div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">HELLO!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Broken Heart Syndrome, it's a real thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently had, what is called Broken Heart Syndrome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have never heard of this before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It imitates a heart attack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20210614/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy-my-broken-heart-syndrome-experience?gclid=CjwKCAjwmqKJBhAWEiwAMvGt6KiTSZq-SslNtxqexJso1Q95aE29A_xjd5dJ2t8zH_730HqitO487xoC2x4QAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: red;">click here to read more about </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20210614/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy-my-broken-heart-syndrome-experience?gclid=CjwKCAjwmqKJBhAWEiwAMvGt6KiTSZq-SslNtxqexJso1Q95aE29A_xjd5dJ2t8zH_730HqitO487xoC2x4QAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: red;">Broken Heart Syndrome </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and I went camping with our son and his family in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hood River, Oregon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to see them, for it had been many months.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjjLbyPgdto1Jg8oXOPlvA7NlI_1ZtybMK5PeCY7l816nJTs58-mDEhYwEMAtBlCX0SVcONSgbgXtrBaCpNtkhSR3V_HX7XrfIJpSmzLNEZ8gp8cg959-ax4Ca90D0RUqzdmgkRPQJNs/s4032/IMG_2030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjjLbyPgdto1Jg8oXOPlvA7NlI_1ZtybMK5PeCY7l816nJTs58-mDEhYwEMAtBlCX0SVcONSgbgXtrBaCpNtkhSR3V_HX7XrfIJpSmzLNEZ8gp8cg959-ax4Ca90D0RUqzdmgkRPQJNs/s320/IMG_2030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small;">Mt Hood in Oregon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: small;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday night we set up camp, and enjoyed a few hours just the two of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGfDicsQISUjgwyWxa93qBcQp2BPO_TH5WE-Vk47IVJBEWIsbhCPEpSq96VJIJTgJZL8MW6SSiKW2fX3p_oyP6R4BsyWUGDqrC4Dp5i0rzVS81_JJTLiqmCqzuFdaK8CuGZ4TNpuN0IE/s1280/IMG_2032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGfDicsQISUjgwyWxa93qBcQp2BPO_TH5WE-Vk47IVJBEWIsbhCPEpSq96VJIJTgJZL8MW6SSiKW2fX3p_oyP6R4BsyWUGDqrC4Dp5i0rzVS81_JJTLiqmCqzuFdaK8CuGZ4TNpuN0IE/s320/IMG_2032.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd and family pulled in a few hours later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZucegeKh_XGJxra8wJctCnu847gYC79CHwWDPbejlb1C_jTMaHpUdYxcve5dEUHNjfjSHu4xcXgieYovzlle9IrL7fCo_Odc6JM0h3jvLdHis4uKQe5ruPFiKqmoDgf6qAdGdK0W7Ss/s1242/IMG_2302+%2528Edited%2529.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1242" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZucegeKh_XGJxra8wJctCnu847gYC79CHwWDPbejlb1C_jTMaHpUdYxcve5dEUHNjfjSHu4xcXgieYovzlle9IrL7fCo_Odc6JM0h3jvLdHis4uKQe5ruPFiKqmoDgf6qAdGdK0W7Ss/s320/IMG_2302+%2528Edited%2529.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look how big they have grown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trey is 9 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scarlett is 6 years old</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Huxley is now 2!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5DfZ7kBo_zpVDcMtanPsgHlJASnHIBNHgtlDoIi9DWMBPjMrLJ6RO4l5A7vHYCaSSDh5ZOYlWFTy4wrOmOaVuPOGAEw5UjCy49wt1463FEv7rvOSWJ4QDg8z_2CN1gTe8pTocIMjBV8/s1242/IMG_2303+%2528Edited%2529.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1242" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5DfZ7kBo_zpVDcMtanPsgHlJASnHIBNHgtlDoIi9DWMBPjMrLJ6RO4l5A7vHYCaSSDh5ZOYlWFTy4wrOmOaVuPOGAEw5UjCy49wt1463FEv7rvOSWJ4QDg8z_2CN1gTe8pTocIMjBV8/s320/IMG_2303+%2528Edited%2529.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so good to see them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning Tom and I were enjoying our morning coffee. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CNOdSynmiTj_OblyjMLeLMAchK5FLj4-GFc4_6m-JWouSrbzdCoxCXyPoIZelg81bzo7Xo9xf8HRCZkbtFTmMzhKREMACbXFJV8eKPXrEjuGpXioUNB7b2u4VMci4R0I2FBThAEmZtE/s2048/64943215096__09340BBC-DAFD-4207-8BEF-957BFED589BA.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CNOdSynmiTj_OblyjMLeLMAchK5FLj4-GFc4_6m-JWouSrbzdCoxCXyPoIZelg81bzo7Xo9xf8HRCZkbtFTmMzhKREMACbXFJV8eKPXrEjuGpXioUNB7b2u4VMci4R0I2FBThAEmZtE/w240-h310/64943215096__09340BBC-DAFD-4207-8BEF-957BFED589BA.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I am with Banjo and coffee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scarlett, Trey and Todd joined us minutes later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I let Scarlett (5yrs.) take Banjo for a walk. I tied the leash to her wrist, so if she let go, the dog was still attached. She went a little too far for my liking so I went looking to bring them back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I noticed two women walking their dog, a large Pit Bull. They were coming towards Scarlett and Banjo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The next few minutes are still a blur.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Pit Bull attacked Banjo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The women couldn't get control of this huge dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Pit had Banjo by the neck and was swinging him around like a rag doll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scarlett screaming, Banjo yelping and crying, the two ladies yelling and screaming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So much commotion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things were happening fast but in slow motion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew I had to get Scarlett untied because she was being pulled towards the dogs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I got Scarlett untied!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It had to be God who was with me because I don't remember how I untied the leash.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd and Tom came flying down the hill!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd picked up the Pit by the collar and lifted him up in the air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Pit let go of Banjo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd scooped up Banjo and gave him to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I held him and checked him over...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NO BLOOD or wounds!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God blessed us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I carried him back up the hill to our camp site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Then...</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>OHHHHH NO!!!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heart began to hurt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I kept touching my chest and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">checking out Banjo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heart really hurt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put Banjo down on our bed inside the RV.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went outside and laid down on a blanket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still touching my chest because it hurt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got up and sat in a chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked for some aspirin, nobody had any.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Warden came by and said to go to the hospital.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Todd and Tom quickly packed up our camp site and off we went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was 9:00 am when I checked into the emergency room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told them what had happened earlier with the dogs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was rushed into a room and was given an X-ray.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ER Dr. came in and YES, there was damage to my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More tests, blood drawn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We waited and waited.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwy4oPY5a7ks-4v23U-zIkakrMBA0RoRa9WtXgE4efKHdDNXkFzXxKUGdIbs33DMBlzTjhc7Sxp5GyTUB19LC4YKbhyLyPRSYtqAOMmDCJ6K1VSbNM912JFzSw28SvUio_0wyhvV2wx8/s1280/64957578423__6A9ECA1C-6048-4624-8068-7111E07683BD.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwy4oPY5a7ks-4v23U-zIkakrMBA0RoRa9WtXgE4efKHdDNXkFzXxKUGdIbs33DMBlzTjhc7Sxp5GyTUB19LC4YKbhyLyPRSYtqAOMmDCJ6K1VSbNM912JFzSw28SvUio_0wyhvV2wx8/s320/64957578423__6A9ECA1C-6048-4624-8068-7111E07683BD.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we waited, I looked down at my dirty feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mind you, I was still in my camping PJ's and without shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom jumped in and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WASHED MY FEET!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKItnpwyggUzFah8MmWP1knMFHs18WTBufV6Dy0_rlvT023Slhpv4iETf3V2lVsdYBdljxAG79-ZfoFeL9FGTCmd9So9dKyKFyqCsMjV9Xm_e8bcieSfsWwBfp5O0uNc11dYgWSlnxVo/s2048/IMG_2037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKItnpwyggUzFah8MmWP1knMFHs18WTBufV6Dy0_rlvT023Slhpv4iETf3V2lVsdYBdljxAG79-ZfoFeL9FGTCmd9So9dKyKFyqCsMjV9Xm_e8bcieSfsWwBfp5O0uNc11dYgWSlnxVo/s320/IMG_2037.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was admitted to a room. More tests.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More discussion of what to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Dr. explained that I needed to go to a bigger hospital,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> where I could get an Angiogram to see if I needed stints or an operation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This hospital didn't have the equipment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a 25 bed hospital.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jDodLsrA7EHUYPX-KyHHIOtwJIibqQ4HrPt5qGslzJ3dpuLZl1ZHCXxMzXlFqkDVvvXxw-MmFgvCyJv2eklP3y4VUF7J1PO2y_44tR62k6A7CPJC7yYHf1IX-4yWvPdEadv-T6JOYHI/s3088/IMG_2057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jDodLsrA7EHUYPX-KyHHIOtwJIibqQ4HrPt5qGslzJ3dpuLZl1ZHCXxMzXlFqkDVvvXxw-MmFgvCyJv2eklP3y4VUF7J1PO2y_44tR62k6A7CPJC7yYHf1IX-4yWvPdEadv-T6JOYHI/s320/IMG_2057.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Dr. suggested I go to Portland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't want to go there! I wanted to go<i> <b>home!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She said it was too dangerous to drive all the way back home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a six hour drive!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(What was I thinking!!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Dr. had to leave and go home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom needed to get back to the RV to check on Banjo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and get some sleep.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I prayed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I remembered someone saying to pray for very, specific, requests</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I needed to know where I was going. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I didn't want to choose or decide, which hospital, and where.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I looked up there were several EMT's at the foot of my bed,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a gurney. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One gentleman said, "You're going to Portland."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked, "When?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He said, "NOW!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was Sunday, about 1:00 in the morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom was sleeping in the parking lot with Banjo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked it I could call Tom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"No, the nurse will tell him."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was wheeled down to an ambulance, and then to a medivac helicopter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A HELICOPTER !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeDseF0c6wnrBkveAz-z2L1vRrYuqMC1ePFm0t0tTSgN5h40WUfnxCuSj_W5F5RiY7D-tkILLkLfpiyVJd4o_E4i-zsBO4_tZBN8YiooRNUCLKIQlvJY1mx3jJwTM_ljUHGRe-IB9r0g/s2048/IMG_2085%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeDseF0c6wnrBkveAz-z2L1vRrYuqMC1ePFm0t0tTSgN5h40WUfnxCuSj_W5F5RiY7D-tkILLkLfpiyVJd4o_E4i-zsBO4_tZBN8YiooRNUCLKIQlvJY1mx3jJwTM_ljUHGRe-IB9r0g/s320/IMG_2085%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was a 20 minute flight and we landed on the hospital roof!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We arrived in the receiving room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was praying a lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing I prayed for was a soft, comfortable bed. My prayer was answered. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was given the most comfortable bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(My bed at the first hospital hurt my back and neck.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I was taken off the gurney, they plopped me on the softest bed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It felt like a cloud!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>God is good!</b></i><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom eventually arrived with Banjo, in Portland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was hooked up to all kinds of devices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blood was taken regularly and checked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heart was being monitored around the clock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I was scheduled for an Angiogram. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had my procedure on Monday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As it turned out, they went through my wrist and not my leg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY CLOGGED ARTERIES!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZS_O5JCD85FJTHUzVCvOOxHeWsVb0HVb4P8s2jB4rmEpV4HPyxF2VZHOIP0rzxagXuQ0Hk-jnldKNKcOyQi1WSWeARfzS5vqafUqTZRJJ7kFio8sGf4fBe0THOBjrJ6ybEcbHqwMCNU/s2048/IMG_2054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZS_O5JCD85FJTHUzVCvOOxHeWsVb0HVb4P8s2jB4rmEpV4HPyxF2VZHOIP0rzxagXuQ0Hk-jnldKNKcOyQi1WSWeARfzS5vqafUqTZRJJ7kFio8sGf4fBe0THOBjrJ6ybEcbHqwMCNU/s320/IMG_2054.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> That's when the Cartologist told me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I had <b>Broken Heart Syndrome</b>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hmmm... sounds good to me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No heart attack!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64INpg2J2_5zWP2zl6r4l-4bv-ujPAuBZmnVzP2zvUzpbt9L-hUPy97rBQ8_2P0GiV2tEHZoubliC8vNnNlvCbOhyphenhyphennydLXtKcQFO_7kwn3y8VEeYVR2vaLHwpsm_z_H3zJOLQGS-fHwQ/s4032/IMG_2093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64INpg2J2_5zWP2zl6r4l-4bv-ujPAuBZmnVzP2zvUzpbt9L-hUPy97rBQ8_2P0GiV2tEHZoubliC8vNnNlvCbOhyphenhyphennydLXtKcQFO_7kwn3y8VEeYVR2vaLHwpsm_z_H3zJOLQGS-fHwQ/s320/IMG_2093.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afterwards I was able to walk around and I was finally able to eat a meal!<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F7X56mju1ePdp3CNl_AFbGlGgd8UmAGlDMhnsWnD8s0qz9dromq1FULlkTV8JvJjkiUtc9SflDi03T-RB3QJAh8HGa4A_XPNEPn6x8LNrfT6UVGx0elEy7Lsik05vLgQIKWI_dx1YwE/s4032/IMG_2097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7F7X56mju1ePdp3CNl_AFbGlGgd8UmAGlDMhnsWnD8s0qz9dromq1FULlkTV8JvJjkiUtc9SflDi03T-RB3QJAh8HGa4A_XPNEPn6x8LNrfT6UVGx0elEy7Lsik05vLgQIKWI_dx1YwE/s320/IMG_2097.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I just had to get a picture of my</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cloud Bed!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was discharged on Wednesday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66op209IUIi8nRqjrtAS-8K_hoJWSAIEdmTOZzPAeZ7T6PKcp16M0ZRe1x7PYJW7KGpdLyOiaqRdP1XFazi8dDGfP-mzgInETnCAIMmAE52_dvncPqAzpkxKEd-91LG91p8Rog9dEQSE/s3088/64979594352__1B937F03-3ECA-42F2-A7A6-45A128205BE3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66op209IUIi8nRqjrtAS-8K_hoJWSAIEdmTOZzPAeZ7T6PKcp16M0ZRe1x7PYJW7KGpdLyOiaqRdP1XFazi8dDGfP-mzgInETnCAIMmAE52_dvncPqAzpkxKEd-91LG91p8Rog9dEQSE/s320/64979594352__1B937F03-3ECA-42F2-A7A6-45A128205BE3.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are, happily, heading Home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Laughing, crying and reminiscing about <i><b>All</b></i> that had happened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*********</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was so much more to this adventure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many things I wanted to share. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> But the one thing I must share is this,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God was with me from the very beginning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Banjo didn't get hurt,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">answering specific prayers, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> finding no permanent damage to my heart and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">having people back home praying for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>I am blessed!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I want to tell you, that Tom is my<i><b> <span style="font-size: medium;">hero</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kimmy is my champion, with constant phones calls of encouragement and wisdom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mark blessed us by driving<i> all the way</i> over, to pick up Banjo and take him back home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm recovering well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">God is so good!</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-68974588299165288422021-02-26T12:50:00.003-08:002021-02-26T13:45:35.686-08:00Long Time Coming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have waited for awhile to show you </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what has been happening around our home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AN ADDDITION!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what our home looked </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">like several months ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJZOYRMDaU6Dp0qE3X-LuhDzlB71pwsQK_2OCUAZh5stl6ERrK_aE9ySvfNccFOh40D2oiEjqP3RgqixOZMlDBTAOSJ5yykAUNocKk7ajSQExUuQQj0hMyNSZIg8p7IdPvGObE3esg-g/s2048/2018-06-04+08.53.33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJZOYRMDaU6Dp0qE3X-LuhDzlB71pwsQK_2OCUAZh5stl6ERrK_aE9ySvfNccFOh40D2oiEjqP3RgqixOZMlDBTAOSJ5yykAUNocKk7ajSQExUuQQj0hMyNSZIg8p7IdPvGObE3esg-g/s320/2018-06-04+08.53.33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it looked like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwXnAlldGFi1GroKSfya4n4_X1YpifDEGgVSatHNbivB9TI8YG13blZQOUvs-09fcMI0f2QzY3_2RRcg9dygUyqi-MHtxqk7Cw8pzGfljewjStv23b8KTjjuIil5v3mhZv0wK_Yz2JNw/s2048/62256603510__2C949B9E-D99A-4A9D-A8DE-586B45AE2146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwXnAlldGFi1GroKSfya4n4_X1YpifDEGgVSatHNbivB9TI8YG13blZQOUvs-09fcMI0f2QzY3_2RRcg9dygUyqi-MHtxqk7Cw8pzGfljewjStv23b8KTjjuIil5v3mhZv0wK_Yz2JNw/s320/62256603510__2C949B9E-D99A-4A9D-A8DE-586B45AE2146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We added 400 sq. ft. to the back of our home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The covered patio is now our new Family Room and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(my favorite part) a Dining Room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfOz2MJ7xSFHZ70ylRu-cY6Q2XDCw3Rj43-YIwbcyBy3HKgNz9hGvSQg6GfRGiSGMu8ecE9gS02eLqjq0Qr2chU19ZJ4p7lrN0aRP-zFqADkBdrtE39SfhE_p1Cp2QcsYiHhV6jBdkRs/s1242/IMG_0139.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfOz2MJ7xSFHZ70ylRu-cY6Q2XDCw3Rj43-YIwbcyBy3HKgNz9hGvSQg6GfRGiSGMu8ecE9gS02eLqjq0Qr2chU19ZJ4p7lrN0aRP-zFqADkBdrtE39SfhE_p1Cp2QcsYiHhV6jBdkRs/s320/IMG_0139.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We added a Barn Door, which used to be an outside door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOxehTu4Jq-10glwA9HOskX-NE1sfF9KB6PJP9RkAzQBQWydS9PJu4bV2xg3k2lt1ZF4-zqEs2rUHlQP3Xch53pk6RUUhzxz0GIi7TREUPp42zZVW1nklGFtzenlDYL5gGkfe2rhnrNQ/s1242/IMG_0140.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOxehTu4Jq-10glwA9HOskX-NE1sfF9KB6PJP9RkAzQBQWydS9PJu4bV2xg3k2lt1ZF4-zqEs2rUHlQP3Xch53pk6RUUhzxz0GIi7TREUPp42zZVW1nklGFtzenlDYL5gGkfe2rhnrNQ/s320/IMG_0140.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still working on finishing touches to the inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yUMMzDaV16dessSQyJAQ7orVUXFk5jJXd4GcT1cGNQsRQpr36e3xztnm0SuSbz-5zzVOxexy7G8E_CH8PXDG0DDfy55ctjBDdFGSBWLgD3jppTc3NFxdypz6X71Obf_xZSxRqDugU0g/s4032/IMG_0125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yUMMzDaV16dessSQyJAQ7orVUXFk5jJXd4GcT1cGNQsRQpr36e3xztnm0SuSbz-5zzVOxexy7G8E_CH8PXDG0DDfy55ctjBDdFGSBWLgD3jppTc3NFxdypz6X71Obf_xZSxRqDugU0g/s320/IMG_0125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Don, who is Kimmy's Father-In-Law,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mark's dad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Mark, Kimmy and 6 grandkids!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a win-win-win for everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd5SdWbT3QudFggaWWZ99SC2GKsafAEvlQjjD9W0CDeQwms701z8H2mcfvgY3Mn8zohvam1ttG6ICuMbDebUcVCMaYnRiIsBlkB1KkGDGeIbRRa1VLOWB_TWnUnqdyFm4hTJsE-zvqn4/s4032/IMG_0149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVd5SdWbT3QudFggaWWZ99SC2GKsafAEvlQjjD9W0CDeQwms701z8H2mcfvgY3Mn8zohvam1ttG6ICuMbDebUcVCMaYnRiIsBlkB1KkGDGeIbRRa1VLOWB_TWnUnqdyFm4hTJsE-zvqn4/s320/IMG_0149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom has been Don's helper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We still need to add the doors to the lower cabinets,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and painting the whole thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then hanging the TV, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">next to the tall bookshelf.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDPNOOfU3xfSyPRn5b6LncuysYi8S-R4sUe-6ZX7kBqAJo-DteSeiGj9JhMgmDF9xNvGHmB_2DeFYiMPKtUq60Fhyg_WZ7VJjc4zm92az1RIiK00-3lycBi19uiS9gavRMSFmk74XyRY/s3503/IMG_0126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDPNOOfU3xfSyPRn5b6LncuysYi8S-R4sUe-6ZX7kBqAJo-DteSeiGj9JhMgmDF9xNvGHmB_2DeFYiMPKtUq60Fhyg_WZ7VJjc4zm92az1RIiK00-3lycBi19uiS9gavRMSFmk74XyRY/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shelf that goes all the way</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> across to the Barn Door, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">will have art work, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">leaning up against the wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When Spring comes, we will be heading outside,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">redoing the backyard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>(That will be another blog post.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***************************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are some pictures of our progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pHVxF8NN4OLiuMm22bnLcgPp3DeIgjT2FniqRwnrXtD6KqD8XABJ3yCSYgbBpf5ol5svoraZSo8YYuYgjPCh6cD68idzezU-RCXAFV-TRrtQnBby4Yj-kcdu4yUcX_oUEuuy9XcThBs/s3264/IMG_1078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pHVxF8NN4OLiuMm22bnLcgPp3DeIgjT2FniqRwnrXtD6KqD8XABJ3yCSYgbBpf5ol5svoraZSo8YYuYgjPCh6cD68idzezU-RCXAFV-TRrtQnBby4Yj-kcdu4yUcX_oUEuuy9XcThBs/s320/IMG_1078.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have three huge windows, that look out onto our backyard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have my desk/ sewing table that looks outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9GWoStOb-F-aQuuotv2RxO2Jhj4Tv9U3Rzvwb9sn45WD2opJgupo_EIq8g3y9hBT4GtYN7uArWnugXtP5fOOqn7EXD36j-cOlMYHoqypglftd952r5wXPEV-zPAAODrc866ULCUmbAg/s1242/IMG_0143.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9GWoStOb-F-aQuuotv2RxO2Jhj4Tv9U3Rzvwb9sn45WD2opJgupo_EIq8g3y9hBT4GtYN7uArWnugXtP5fOOqn7EXD36j-cOlMYHoqypglftd952r5wXPEV-zPAAODrc866ULCUmbAg/s320/IMG_0143.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i><b>Praising God for His hand on all of this!</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll miss the old patio, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but not as much as I am enjoying our new space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_WVdCae0BkXGaizD6o5dgTei9yGCfu0sZh-e5BWsE-N9Xm0OPKqUryHuDyFRXC0shGlyvSgLFi9Yj1qH3-pASHiqJuPDoYrmpbOoE-CVOFFzF6RH6gc_cldBRQWheB__XE1oQwzLtG8/s4032/IMG_7741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_WVdCae0BkXGaizD6o5dgTei9yGCfu0sZh-e5BWsE-N9Xm0OPKqUryHuDyFRXC0shGlyvSgLFi9Yj1qH3-pASHiqJuPDoYrmpbOoE-CVOFFzF6RH6gc_cldBRQWheB__XE1oQwzLtG8/s320/IMG_7741.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is my view, when I blog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No matter the weather, it's a joy to look outside!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq8D5Gt2PDXLMcnnFcm8aOek86tzrV1Qn6DQZ28D4eF1TTJSu6TJP-tTTdHpR4ySmqpKj5Dv0hjuoPYl72Pf4K4Zhg1XrLh_mbUzqhRywRx8fOOWgfvkIgtVZFi38jQqRq3Pm4j7sWMo/s4032/IMG_0040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq8D5Gt2PDXLMcnnFcm8aOek86tzrV1Qn6DQZ28D4eF1TTJSu6TJP-tTTdHpR4ySmqpKj5Dv0hjuoPYl72Pf4K4Zhg1XrLh_mbUzqhRywRx8fOOWgfvkIgtVZFi38jQqRq3Pm4j7sWMo/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">What a blessing!</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i>"Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we many sing for joy and be glad all our days."</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i>Psalm 90:14</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><br /><p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-47711526302624571202021-02-06T10:39:00.002-08:002021-02-06T12:09:21.409-08:00Cashing in - #4<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This month has been full of excitement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday's have been busy with One-On-One, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Full day of fun and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overnights with our grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The four oldest Grandchildren received </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gift Certificates for Christmas, for an overnight and lots of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They got to pick out what, where, and when, they wanted to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who knew it would be such a HIT? !!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is <b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lulu!</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is 13 but soon to be 14 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is our first grandchild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi192IP45x80kqNQwvtK-gOF3ogj3KnYM-cg2GNDmPGaARZCYmGQzrF6g3CFsTykSfGrCe6kZRu0t1C-FrEvW5F0JcHEsc76PDkNWytIn7Livcn_pj3Xt1n2b4v4lkk-52Cu50cmxtpj6o/s2048/IMG_2185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi192IP45x80kqNQwvtK-gOF3ogj3KnYM-cg2GNDmPGaARZCYmGQzrF6g3CFsTykSfGrCe6kZRu0t1C-FrEvW5F0JcHEsc76PDkNWytIn7Livcn_pj3Xt1n2b4v4lkk-52Cu50cmxtpj6o/w400-h300/IMG_2185.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu's request was to go shopping all day (π).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For lunch she choose Chic-fil-A.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a cold and <i>rainy</i> day and the restaurant was closed for dining in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But that didn't stop <i><b>US</b></i>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom surprised Lulu by meetings us there, with our RV!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We set it up with a table clothe and flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went inside and ordered our meals....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wu-gO15XMCgOZZ-Y-sgd-iVAPNeMMmCRGHHmOBosotGLsmSLVJkI3nkjxYjKAlaANkBaM3w1MmmtPkIRBACDvE5ztuNzB_kMtDpkGku8t5KMsNZ7qjC71hE-AvKqkhH2I5JvbUjwhLE/s2048/IMG_2186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wu-gO15XMCgOZZ-Y-sgd-iVAPNeMMmCRGHHmOBosotGLsmSLVJkI3nkjxYjKAlaANkBaM3w1MmmtPkIRBACDvE5ztuNzB_kMtDpkGku8t5KMsNZ7qjC71hE-AvKqkhH2I5JvbUjwhLE/s320/IMG_2186.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and took it back for some fine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dining, inside the RV.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were so cozy inside,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> while watching everyone ordering their lunch from the drive thru.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_es56qEAe7pTOnnHeGahk5OtEjIN8VstXpL6STwAZxgoiTTDk6KkpfNgO2JyCnT4Aqp6Zpz8MjPzxAlKy7vspDol0x_LwWukR8uH_8ehZSJR-rs71d4ckieHmIXHLYPPCAGXRz1rBis/s2048/IMG_2187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_es56qEAe7pTOnnHeGahk5OtEjIN8VstXpL6STwAZxgoiTTDk6KkpfNgO2JyCnT4Aqp6Zpz8MjPzxAlKy7vspDol0x_LwWukR8uH_8ehZSJR-rs71d4ckieHmIXHLYPPCAGXRz1rBis/s320/IMG_2187.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was back to shopping!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(til I dropped)</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IbZscbcB2XHACkT3O7x1PQMBR_d_puESTMx_g3XcS6q2jvaJsYAB438YYuEci-CZkgTx_z9RgWMkfvyUkZSQJ8z0QsWa9l_tCRyu3U4baXKGTe24gyRWS8WzYOzrd3fyF7bixys5IPU/s2048/IMG_2193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IbZscbcB2XHACkT3O7x1PQMBR_d_puESTMx_g3XcS6q2jvaJsYAB438YYuEci-CZkgTx_z9RgWMkfvyUkZSQJ8z0QsWa9l_tCRyu3U4baXKGTe24gyRWS8WzYOzrd3fyF7bixys5IPU/s320/IMG_2193.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu loves a good salad, so for dinner we went to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a fancy grocery store that has a magnificent salad bar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGbOuB_vFaC7NPZ0LdoPZ-EOcY89WA5x2s6WjWSRgkbYGpi0L6UpaRHv7TjfdZCUg8-akURsyS9QdPXoGEhO9UWQATBTdv0OBXpgDimsY0dPu_5dSWrvYoBTpoEUNJZQoSxrxWqXym1c/s2048/IMG_2195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGbOuB_vFaC7NPZ0LdoPZ-EOcY89WA5x2s6WjWSRgkbYGpi0L6UpaRHv7TjfdZCUg8-akURsyS9QdPXoGEhO9UWQATBTdv0OBXpgDimsY0dPu_5dSWrvYoBTpoEUNJZQoSxrxWqXym1c/s320/IMG_2195.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dining room was open!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We all enjoyed another great meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afterwards we picked out dessert from the Bakery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGHohkKySkXM1Fnh0-4JdptLCXECF8OJj8yQG2E0wgFiU4vhzSoLinvdHQk1ZBmBy4uGcHaN2M5SZlVovnoflpG5l8loLaLmngjVmJHZoDP0l43yuL4NxsrHgy4N8uPmdgTIzkO5_h3w/s2048/IMG_2196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGHohkKySkXM1Fnh0-4JdptLCXECF8OJj8yQG2E0wgFiU4vhzSoLinvdHQk1ZBmBy4uGcHaN2M5SZlVovnoflpG5l8loLaLmngjVmJHZoDP0l43yuL4NxsrHgy4N8uPmdgTIzkO5_h3w/s320/IMG_2196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took our goodies home to enjoy while watching a movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu's pick for a movie was </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Meet Me In St. Louie</u> (Louie), </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with Judy Garland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKxApVcr7c3xSa81P7CHx965RuYN2WCM55rjF0E80U_EEaWdRE5Kw0IuPlfToZmW8QFVE28qkObiPDUKk6jK4duZLGpOTPWwoyYS7QQ5ubrhG3JG4CNkOLhZuiiBD75gP7MspI0S1luw/s2048/IMG_2200+%2528Edited%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKxApVcr7c3xSa81P7CHx965RuYN2WCM55rjF0E80U_EEaWdRE5Kw0IuPlfToZmW8QFVE28qkObiPDUKk6jK4duZLGpOTPWwoyYS7QQ5ubrhG3JG4CNkOLhZuiiBD75gP7MspI0S1luw/s320/IMG_2200+%2528Edited%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what would the evening be without a game of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cards or two?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl81vY-OVGClJBvu1cZShULGbfjZqH4mPQvABx2emqXsS6RQy_wLAeXU6awvdfREGdGCjhiM8K0AjFvtH1TgoNz60Ta6WDBndIkD3NxQ8piqgQEVbUpaiQHDz-bfIn-43zqJ2qhxjfEeY/s2048/IMG_2202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl81vY-OVGClJBvu1cZShULGbfjZqH4mPQvABx2emqXsS6RQy_wLAeXU6awvdfREGdGCjhiM8K0AjFvtH1TgoNz60Ta6WDBndIkD3NxQ8piqgQEVbUpaiQHDz-bfIn-43zqJ2qhxjfEeY/s320/IMG_2202.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday morning, Lulu cuddled up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with Banjo on the couch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVCLby1Fgj5_3CSFV7dKj27coUhUYBrqiTGyAUWGkWnl8_9MRioQtH4elnQ95fkCgQZ7AtdpUOzRavzTtzI9xwuHmtYBAcqCKPBg7n_UglHz3b4j-GVs4Hgcu4cmXr6UbX2XGqC82e4Y/s2048/IMG_2203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVCLby1Fgj5_3CSFV7dKj27coUhUYBrqiTGyAUWGkWnl8_9MRioQtH4elnQ95fkCgQZ7AtdpUOzRavzTtzI9xwuHmtYBAcqCKPBg7n_UglHz3b4j-GVs4Hgcu4cmXr6UbX2XGqC82e4Y/s320/IMG_2203.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lulu is now learning guitar,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> on top of knowing how to play violin and piano.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Plus, she singing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Lgln1fKJ3Q2osYOwdYgeaggyoLjZb5koQP_tPEhbDNDUlqOvJmLLZoKpk0X8a7jALFhX5Du3ycR42bloU8kZhl6_k0XZPzZbu9xTOI3s9sGFsNuET8lLONEMM_XoqqVv8DZcd2b3UA/s2048/IMG_2204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Lgln1fKJ3Q2osYOwdYgeaggyoLjZb5koQP_tPEhbDNDUlqOvJmLLZoKpk0X8a7jALFhX5Du3ycR42bloU8kZhl6_k0XZPzZbu9xTOI3s9sGFsNuET8lLONEMM_XoqqVv8DZcd2b3UA/s320/IMG_2204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lulu smiles all the time! What a happy girl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ππππ</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm a bit sad that this month is over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having laughter, talking, and just more busyness,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> was such a blessing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know what our grandkids will get for Christmas next year!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called, according to his purpose." </i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>Romans 8:28</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194470134127218973.post-49068469913907525762021-02-01T09:28:00.008-08:002021-02-08T16:16:11.827-08:00Cashing In- #3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Levi's turn to cash in his</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Christmas present of a gift certificate, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for an overnight and fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far, each overnight has been very different!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one was no exception!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Levi</b> is 11 years old.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaB_BfQ4D5KgvoKJ9KULmkfXAblHpRDUzpmCErEjPnIPEDpp6Um98_ueD2Iy_eKTBwN5xowRPNkgwtg9QVAwqzq3KyTW66TlJ9q6ZE2ywKaD6sL4Oiml8rT22Dflq5zIM9TK6SXz2ed8/s2048/IMG_2113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaB_BfQ4D5KgvoKJ9KULmkfXAblHpRDUzpmCErEjPnIPEDpp6Um98_ueD2Iy_eKTBwN5xowRPNkgwtg9QVAwqzq3KyTW66TlJ9q6ZE2ywKaD6sL4Oiml8rT22Dflq5zIM9TK6SXz2ed8/s320/IMG_2113.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A game of card with Papa is a must!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Levi <i>KNEW</i> what he wanted to eat and what he wanted to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pizza!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not just any pizza, Idaho Pizza. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's what we did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCc5qYOpw7X7XEqkjCuorDlUWuXVHBbeOMVg1K5n1S-bZx-6rzt9HwEfiKVrIzPKKKcXCSpbC_sQWx3D2mAVE3V4ssJmh5mNqGxf1QRsIzGOuFgIRlCgHrqDBGt1hrOTn8qrwXgTGP3k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="292" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCc5qYOpw7X7XEqkjCuorDlUWuXVHBbeOMVg1K5n1S-bZx-6rzt9HwEfiKVrIzPKKKcXCSpbC_sQWx3D2mAVE3V4ssJmh5mNqGxf1QRsIzGOuFgIRlCgHrqDBGt1hrOTn8qrwXgTGP3k/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>~Idaho Pizza Restaurant~<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJWlImLlHAk2R03t17wkZe4XSuQaXmJLHlAzI4VzXpccO0aExm5V_emIPsDPleVoPbtwqoxQS37vVSd1-bz-hyZXskKFKyCgIrLEzttBbUCSeCU6A9mTgVypXYSXusK1cvA6nOhy5RFI/s2048/IMG_2116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJWlImLlHAk2R03t17wkZe4XSuQaXmJLHlAzI4VzXpccO0aExm5V_emIPsDPleVoPbtwqoxQS37vVSd1-bz-hyZXskKFKyCgIrLEzttBbUCSeCU6A9mTgVypXYSXusK1cvA6nOhy5RFI/s320/IMG_2116.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ahh, Levi is getting so big and mature!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His heart is so tender and compassionate. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcIuutQCCZquEmahsb62Iijmg3HMZwyCKR9fKkqpGMwpNB7Khh7QZZDnz9yvsoJLT_NiECg8vssJ39i-VdqPwLcZZcRqfXyvsQHbmUwYT2FKQ-21PmIxekwLhr9ohS8Oo5BbW_uM2uew/s2048/IMG_2115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcIuutQCCZquEmahsb62Iijmg3HMZwyCKR9fKkqpGMwpNB7Khh7QZZDnz9yvsoJLT_NiECg8vssJ39i-VdqPwLcZZcRqfXyvsQHbmUwYT2FKQ-21PmIxekwLhr9ohS8Oo5BbW_uM2uew/s320/IMG_2115.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, we went</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>"Boy Shopping"</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE81jAaOE54Q70RArzxtAlwLjhKKkicpOrQ7wferS1yLh6tif-0L25dkB0hs66Q0Op2ww89VYl7Q-DG_NZxCCenjogM0gNpfk_fIMrA-kQHqbG2bv8oyyXIGDlrZGsK_FCYwPekgK4Q8/s2048/IMG_2118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE81jAaOE54Q70RArzxtAlwLjhKKkicpOrQ7wferS1yLh6tif-0L25dkB0hs66Q0Op2ww89VYl7Q-DG_NZxCCenjogM0gNpfk_fIMrA-kQHqbG2bv8oyyXIGDlrZGsK_FCYwPekgK4Q8/s320/IMG_2118.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because this was "his day",</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he wanted to go to the <u>Combat Sports Store</u>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not your typical store!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was so excited!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Levi had saved up his money and bought an soft-air gun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He practices all the time in their huge backyard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Safety first... eye protection and all the safety procedures.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This store was a first for both Tom and I.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We actually learned quite a bit about soft-air guns and gun safety.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Levi left with a bag full of supplies for his air soft guns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpImEgNNht4bcSheizZ0WsqT-UVY1DVgCGLHKqpTpJlvCR_cmTZslWP_7ezLgfUMCoe3N8DLmx33V4N4sDEf_-thlEw63pRGrYHMjmxZv82TZ9ivlZozxmaRqowkzUKPQqCLatb0qvag/s2048/IMG_2121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpImEgNNht4bcSheizZ0WsqT-UVY1DVgCGLHKqpTpJlvCR_cmTZslWP_7ezLgfUMCoe3N8DLmx33V4N4sDEf_-thlEw63pRGrYHMjmxZv82TZ9ivlZozxmaRqowkzUKPQqCLatb0qvag/s320/IMG_2121.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back home,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's always fun to take Banjo for a walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP234Z81IfpreB4c53WMLSYpRpod7LFmoTaGUBrruuL1LsiMxEcdqSYOazpEPXt5sOKYKLBJWI_DTTzJemUQoW7_28RJe2wFgx3qzEAaoYzC8l6i1771yfO51ZcuDxq5nAHNgJDoQW8c/s2048/IMG_2124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP234Z81IfpreB4c53WMLSYpRpod7LFmoTaGUBrruuL1LsiMxEcdqSYOazpEPXt5sOKYKLBJWI_DTTzJemUQoW7_28RJe2wFgx3qzEAaoYzC8l6i1771yfO51ZcuDxq5nAHNgJDoQW8c/s320/IMG_2124.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For dinner Levi requested his favorite dinner that I make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Taco Rice Casserole!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<span style="color: red;">recipe at the end of post</span>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This recipe was handed down from my mother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has so much History in our family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(For one thing, it was the first meal Kimmy ever cooked!)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vzrj3zQU2svc1cOCkrrvO7VZKQTjYY5ep0QCiTNupvH-GxBbuX4Ho6_Cr4vr-t4Lys5aljZhx0Hf2CSVQbChlfisbJ-jgfXnf2M2RgGxNQ1JCbmLI842Xhnn-9GDLOw59tc77fXWlZw/s2048/IMG_2127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vzrj3zQU2svc1cOCkrrvO7VZKQTjYY5ep0QCiTNupvH-GxBbuX4Ho6_Cr4vr-t4Lys5aljZhx0Hf2CSVQbChlfisbJ-jgfXnf2M2RgGxNQ1JCbmLI842Xhnn-9GDLOw59tc77fXWlZw/s320/IMG_2127.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner was THE MOVIE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Levi choose a Star Wars movie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only Star Wars movie I've ever seen, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was way back, May 25th, 1977.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSSyj_I6fNE6Ib2-kPhwv-cBazIBhekC5chHFMPK0f5H3HGhJni1Daiya8nDlUTODIxQ63HikL0P0z_tv_B6jzfLhNCv1-nNaTqAkaEMY0s8Oo6JQ5M_iz3vufVDl33Z5_Zr5-pLsGM8/s2048/IMG_2129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSSyj_I6fNE6Ib2-kPhwv-cBazIBhekC5chHFMPK0f5H3HGhJni1Daiya8nDlUTODIxQ63HikL0P0z_tv_B6jzfLhNCv1-nNaTqAkaEMY0s8Oo6JQ5M_iz3vufVDl33Z5_Zr5-pLsGM8/s320/IMG_2129.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this was a big deal for Levi (and me!!!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was <i>soooooo</i> excited for us to watch together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He made sure I understood what was going on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He kept filling me in on the characters and what they were doing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(Now I've seen two Star Wars movies.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our time with Levi, came way to quickly and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the next morning he headed back home to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">his excited brothers and sisters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~~****~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,"</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Jeremiah 29:11</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i>Update for those who want the Taco Rice Casserole Recipe....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntrZi_cbBTdci11VA6QSpuxqfTwQfam9k36lGZiuF13Oj-jAVLGcwnG516iNZlihR74gRn1c7d4TTPOWrDzQiZlYJuPERYKJolLhlx4sAYcNY1ZA2LH-6NRKUWyLWYlW0DekPHqBHSlM/s2048/IMG_2303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntrZi_cbBTdci11VA6QSpuxqfTwQfam9k36lGZiuF13Oj-jAVLGcwnG516iNZlihR74gRn1c7d4TTPOWrDzQiZlYJuPERYKJolLhlx4sAYcNY1ZA2LH-6NRKUWyLWYlW0DekPHqBHSlM/s320/IMG_2303.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This recipe is so old I have reworked it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use frozen corn, not canned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry, it's so blurry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZMvO9Qbe-b5TbuoYamytoaaOvqnc_RsqCQG-PWuolhJQBC7qgcmsdD1JoLBnTz2Mh0iAB85laqALDT1bzw3ohv1vx3FMohAbg9GaTusmwmPHl3f8X2Pnda9P9N_Wpxd-izklpWlqTWw/s2048/IMG_2304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZMvO9Qbe-b5TbuoYamytoaaOvqnc_RsqCQG-PWuolhJQBC7qgcmsdD1JoLBnTz2Mh0iAB85laqALDT1bzw3ohv1vx3FMohAbg9GaTusmwmPHl3f8X2Pnda9P9N_Wpxd-izklpWlqTWw/w240-h280/IMG_2304.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.com6