tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37577112270679827612024-03-13T16:01:47.846-07:00Simply Beautiful LifeJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-72766129821881334102011-02-25T10:36:00.000-08:002011-03-01T12:29:31.014-08:00PitlsIf there is one thing my baby loves....it's food.<br />
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And if she sees you open the fridge, most likely, she will see the pitls, and because Mama doesn't always give in, she will holler...<br />
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"Daaaaddddyyy pitl pees". And he gets her one (or three)<br />
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Ha Ha! Here she is with her pitl: <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>"my pitl (pickle) Mama"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6jMtntfOWBxfOAk5SPpW4JxmVE9Aj0KUgcWrqXIqkFpBq1xOBB-mRapJMx6rIR69AzzG2NoKr5fwYb5y_vfY8Vn5YlN3GjAz8g5aLk9anepEus-meOPvP6U7yBENiIm0l22f5oSzxcM/s1600/WatermarkedPicture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6jMtntfOWBxfOAk5SPpW4JxmVE9Aj0KUgcWrqXIqkFpBq1xOBB-mRapJMx6rIR69AzzG2NoKr5fwYb5y_vfY8Vn5YlN3GjAz8g5aLk9anepEus-meOPvP6U7yBENiIm0l22f5oSzxcM/s400/WatermarkedPicture.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-71270901554475270012011-02-08T16:19:00.000-08:002011-02-08T16:19:13.584-08:00Goat lovin'While I do indeed love my goats, this post isn't quite about that type of lovin'<br />
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Thor the love man has been hanging around the barn yard with my sweet girls.<br />
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Here he is in all his glory:<br />
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He isn't quite a year old yet, and so this was his first time with barn yard dating. I think he enjoyed himself.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-51566369349453611642011-01-15T11:24:00.000-08:002011-01-15T11:26:54.426-08:00My babiesAs in any family with children, one child is always the baby of the family. There may be other names for this position within a family---youngest, last etc, but regardless, one is always the baby. <br />
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Unless of course, there are no children in the family, then the husband is the baby, ha ha. Kidding. Sort of.<br />
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Moving on.<br />
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In our family, our second child was the baby for six years before our new baby moved in. And, I believe, like most families, we wondered how it would be with the new baby knocking the current out of his position and taking over. <br />
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Any concern we had was completely unnecessary. Our 6 year old was more than happy to move into the "middle child" roll and has filled the big brother shoes in ways we would have never imagined. He has said more times than countable: how much he loves his sister, how wonderful it is to have a sister, how happy he is we got him a sister.<br />
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Here are some pictures, the progression is from the first photos we have of them together, to the last. And it's no exaggeration when I say that of all the photos I have with more than one person in them, I have the most of these two....my babies!!<br />
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I knew that because I had it written in my planner!<br />
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This morning, I wrote two notes. One for each of them. And both stating the time I would be picking them up---1pm. Don't want to be late!<br />
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And then I came home and the phone rang.<br />
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It was the school. Did I know that the boys had early release today, and school would be letting out at 12:30?<br />
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Yeah. I didn't know that.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-85823114368345931912010-11-09T11:14:00.000-08:002010-11-09T11:14:45.940-08:00Box o' fabulousSo we live in a rural town. And, although we have been to, and travelled through some areas that are a lot less populated than this place that we call home, we still are far away from cute shops and artsy whimsical places that would have me drooling on the perfectly worn wood floors.<br />
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This is why I love the internet. <br />
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Because then I get to wait for the UPS man to bring me boxes like this:<br />
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Containing treasures like this:<br />
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Oh how I love you new box of yarn. With all your softness and potential just waiting to hit the bamboo needles!<br />
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So that my friends, is how you get this rural town girl to feel giddy!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-71703890250275479582010-11-06T17:40:00.000-07:002010-11-06T17:42:21.133-07:00The words she saysOn to round two of "Guess what she's saying"<br />
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This is another one of those things that she says in a rather demanding way. And no, there isn't a nicer way to put it, she sees, she wants, end of story!<br />
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She asks in her two year old way for a bidit.<br />
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And points to the bidit.<br />
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And if you don't know what she's saying....she will say it again! "BIDIT!!!"<br />
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Here she is with her bidit:<br />
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She loves her bidits and actually we have had to store them in the cabinet instead of the fruit bowl or she will eat (demand) 3 or 4 of the a day. Or really, as many as she sees in the fruit bowl.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-11671799329704740892010-11-03T17:19:00.000-07:002010-11-03T17:28:10.817-07:00My girl is twoI can't believe that I'm even typing this....my baby is two. (or if you ask her, 13!)<div><br /></div><div>And, no, her birthday wasn't today. </div><div><br /></div><div>Or last week.</div><div><br /></div><div>Or last month for that matter.</div><div><br /></div><div>But really. Who's counting.</div><div><br /></div><div>The family went up to her room when she woke up that morning and we started singing "Happy Birthday" to her, so in the pictures she was acting silly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Still way cute in my opinion. </div><div><br /></div>The funny thing is, in the pictures you can see all her requirements for a good nights rest...<div>"Baby Ann", the doll, "Moon" (passed down from brothers) the Good Night Moon book, "Ba-Ba" the doll face pillow, and "bintie" her blanket.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMHSURFf_ludUd48vSxDfCS-7hOLVQgMluDheoQyukcMdhsxhWrinCF-juNGIJK69HBk3aV9X_CRWNKjAk2VLRR0YDVCpRe4g89aR8mj8pjhle9rTdGRMZmOOppAp1Tw3Fkgv9YG8f-Y/s1600/b-day2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMHSURFf_ludUd48vSxDfCS-7hOLVQgMluDheoQyukcMdhsxhWrinCF-juNGIJK69HBk3aV9X_CRWNKjAk2VLRR0YDVCpRe4g89aR8mj8pjhle9rTdGRMZmOOppAp1Tw3Fkgv9YG8f-Y/s320/b-day2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535483752736923138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gtckj64JjhnBxFkGDM9dMmcekrgEbankWZcmawANyWofjJbo2dvAewz2qVrT-6P7Vfj2YrevSmqyrAE5qB2DvYnrMMtDmQ4uJpWrpM_GyNsI-FBfRF8TI-tZrgpKUepsNL5TSS9bPMk/s1600/b-day1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gtckj64JjhnBxFkGDM9dMmcekrgEbankWZcmawANyWofjJbo2dvAewz2qVrT-6P7Vfj2YrevSmqyrAE5qB2DvYnrMMtDmQ4uJpWrpM_GyNsI-FBfRF8TI-tZrgpKUepsNL5TSS9bPMk/s320/b-day1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535483739861622674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlXT6POlZyrVoisW43r4pT20Ao0GTphthyphenhyphenzeIrESEAebFTBAX0eR-DoEPSANvHdWhvriE4hfvD2UazOwVM5owELnfJo5KvmRsplS04gm3O1m5BGCjCNyab7ffTlhX3uGaeQfnH9885yw/s1600/b-day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlXT6POlZyrVoisW43r4pT20Ao0GTphthyphenhyphenzeIrESEAebFTBAX0eR-DoEPSANvHdWhvriE4hfvD2UazOwVM5owELnfJo5KvmRsplS04gm3O1m5BGCjCNyab7ffTlhX3uGaeQfnH9885yw/s320/b-day.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535483732448071362" /></a><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-24820446274395475402010-11-02T12:05:00.000-07:002010-11-02T12:21:04.293-07:00Halloween (not) funFor my boys, Halloween was great fun...for me, not so much.<br /><br />Too much candy=way too much sugar high, which causes me to wish I could just run my nails down a chalkboard.<br /><br />Top that with a two year old that has a horrid fear of masks of any sort, and big brothers that waited 364 days for the costumes that were on their "must have of this season" list....<br /><br />Well, anyhoo. The proof is in the pictures. Baby hiding from "sarie masts" in the house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRES7l88D3D-tTlKQhnMqmvnheKAcO8n7Km_1-Agkr5DkYp85dGoaEVcESHk9ZIscGj31QV5yte-mRAElrZf4iHqmVddxkpSfNU0AsB-Hlgtaw9DbkK1vRGwGwdMX6hob0kaKsbX1kB7M/s1600/hw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRES7l88D3D-tTlKQhnMqmvnheKAcO8n7Km_1-Agkr5DkYp85dGoaEVcESHk9ZIscGj31QV5yte-mRAElrZf4iHqmVddxkpSfNU0AsB-Hlgtaw9DbkK1vRGwGwdMX6hob0kaKsbX1kB7M/s320/hw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535031578766701106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxx_jQrABcfSx5ugatboUHe54ZeS2dxID9aWUM3d9e5LyTHoPnetLMGoIIV1zyg8PaXmVSdu7QZQ7h1BG9AcVPpVemsju8tN5kMomJLMyDKSMoERlDX7vrDWGVOWj6mMcfTlHkd4ULdg/s1600/hw1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxx_jQrABcfSx5ugatboUHe54ZeS2dxID9aWUM3d9e5LyTHoPnetLMGoIIV1zyg8PaXmVSdu7QZQ7h1BG9AcVPpVemsju8tN5kMomJLMyDKSMoERlDX7vrDWGVOWj6mMcfTlHkd4ULdg/s320/hw1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535031916626083218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuCtUVlxYvABFdUPIeF11UpEY_9AlTtceNyxbTXJQgRSjeVkg7eYL9_36QqOMkt4vZb-nTfZiPZ-m-amVCdXkNhpEq2Itf9mEkoGmVgBCQeWp3h5joUO9LU6eFbWydv_jhmB3Yw4jVHk/s1600/hw3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuCtUVlxYvABFdUPIeF11UpEY_9AlTtceNyxbTXJQgRSjeVkg7eYL9_36QqOMkt4vZb-nTfZiPZ-m-amVCdXkNhpEq2Itf9mEkoGmVgBCQeWp3h5joUO9LU6eFbWydv_jhmB3Yw4jVHk/s320/hw3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535032839680501426" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Every house should have a Beagle inspector.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxY8UZ11deAafWeCshcn-mz4ZMsRO3TPfetYPMrFBhJFuIF1dRWRCJYacLuQvo8rLL1XDkAeXo5AkxsEcifDVt0hJzsxRhKdlbov6xBBQwp6aADzXdOlOYS5CdHv8bpEqm-ibSyE6VptY/s1600/hw2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxY8UZ11deAafWeCshcn-mz4ZMsRO3TPfetYPMrFBhJFuIF1dRWRCJYacLuQvo8rLL1XDkAeXo5AkxsEcifDVt0hJzsxRhKdlbov6xBBQwp6aADzXdOlOYS5CdHv8bpEqm-ibSyE6VptY/s320/hw2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535032104517265522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_x9OdB7kLmYQkdQ65iyi3pT-BZQTo5_lbe38OjYM9p59J7IymEU1ZCuiUbthY0YSyyefkVFzVewE2WUY944C6JhZczTwnxLNboccgmqlqg6eqXls-tWscTi-tLjTAP-zpg6Dgro1ZZQ/s1600/hw4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_x9OdB7kLmYQkdQ65iyi3pT-BZQTo5_lbe38OjYM9p59J7IymEU1ZCuiUbthY0YSyyefkVFzVewE2WUY944C6JhZczTwnxLNboccgmqlqg6eqXls-tWscTi-tLjTAP-zpg6Dgro1ZZQ/s320/hw4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535032307239354626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbWx9icgrXOjs3tFSLaqfOmB6hE-PDYv6rnjcfipfwwHlnVSoBshV84F5QoJb0BNa3xO12R3hlZoVZVSj3Nqsm7wiDCP60pFT32rmSRiuLLtqwIhyem0i9o_p3d2ntItOgHpMuXw_iFs/s1600/hw5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbWx9icgrXOjs3tFSLaqfOmB6hE-PDYv6rnjcfipfwwHlnVSoBshV84F5QoJb0BNa3xO12R3hlZoVZVSj3Nqsm7wiDCP60pFT32rmSRiuLLtqwIhyem0i9o_p3d2ntItOgHpMuXw_iFs/s320/hw5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535033095080946658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGHYRpPbv25p9b1p328T23R_o_rP271AyASboR5-4iZvq3vKNLaqz9-H__SSaST1etAU9rsAj1H-KuZ_R8qjvHszEsi10eV_0dXc8KjBCdrXNaHb_X6b3QCVvj_7_ile-K38EzeMk5hc/s1600/hw7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGHYRpPbv25p9b1p328T23R_o_rP271AyASboR5-4iZvq3vKNLaqz9-H__SSaST1etAU9rsAj1H-KuZ_R8qjvHszEsi10eV_0dXc8KjBCdrXNaHb_X6b3QCVvj_7_ile-K38EzeMk5hc/s320/hw7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535033546442325394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And, yes, I was trying to get some semi-cute kids with pumpkins photos, believe it or not, these are the best of them. Lucky day. The dog would not leave! The baby would not look, and on it goes.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tCZkij7nT_Z-1HbQLe39IMHKRbpCgUTw1tVnn4DGDbrS6AHyzXGIkcGJ3xfilJwuryp7r6gi4Ujis4mB5CqJoRJ-IRHIjLpK2O4ZMYtlByNeJhsEhXLG5882HSbtFGs_aG2RCjgmmiQ/s1600/hw6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tCZkij7nT_Z-1HbQLe39IMHKRbpCgUTw1tVnn4DGDbrS6AHyzXGIkcGJ3xfilJwuryp7r6gi4Ujis4mB5CqJoRJ-IRHIjLpK2O4ZMYtlByNeJhsEhXLG5882HSbtFGs_aG2RCjgmmiQ/s320/hw6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535033272573640082" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-62118139001426735952010-10-31T17:29:00.000-07:002010-11-01T06:33:30.200-07:00gratitudeStarting the week, remembering life's gifts. <br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"><img alt="holy experience" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/ann%20voskamp/mondaybutton2.png" title="holy experience"/></a></center><br /><br />16) Light through Autumn leaves<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVN8kxNn0xfcV782ok8OWK-hEUI52oyZzE-N6GtTtdME7Qx7peOuKnMSUW2wVQAB1CpWZu4GTNCLCLJ_kTx3W4r4yNYZPhdmtekG66_jI1EftyK2N7jJMRVp9y-iRp1xHQ757LYfohIY/s1600/leaves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVN8kxNn0xfcV782ok8OWK-hEUI52oyZzE-N6GtTtdME7Qx7peOuKnMSUW2wVQAB1CpWZu4GTNCLCLJ_kTx3W4r4yNYZPhdmtekG66_jI1EftyK2N7jJMRVp9y-iRp1xHQ757LYfohIY/s320/leaves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534373814030824882" /></a><br /><br />17) Cool, crisp mornings<br /><br />18) Warm furry friends on the milk stand---a nice place for my hands!<br /><br />19) Baby toes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbOse-ypFBulfECyCpw8J6dIpXDQ47i-9i5ZciVAFne-NeQ-Zyw_xtj8Q_ystwnN23B5VETKhXEX44HOP16p1oHdqwtVFmzHuCM7wu6rqUv232rdl4S-FiVwxXGO5Y5jn49QlV_XEZKI/s1600/toes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbOse-ypFBulfECyCpw8J6dIpXDQ47i-9i5ZciVAFne-NeQ-Zyw_xtj8Q_ystwnN23B5VETKhXEX44HOP16p1oHdqwtVFmzHuCM7wu6rqUv232rdl4S-FiVwxXGO5Y5jn49QlV_XEZKI/s320/toes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534374020596001938" /></a><br /><br /><br />20) Children coming off their trick-or-treat sugar high, tucked snug-as-a-bug in beds, 20 minutes early!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-15583265132013779322010-10-31T06:40:00.000-07:002010-10-31T06:42:13.944-07:00Simple. Beautiful. SundaySeek out the simple beauty of today<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZjiDGhkfONBAcev4cjDjAwYqAVRdQdmz1cpo6ocfmi1ZGfK3llKi2a_ViDnpqKTjgZ6Y7If2mg-moWqDQnaXmuzHDeQ3v0nwUZAIH4fhUywG24w52lmkiKfXVxYK8QV6R_fKDMeVSIY/s1600/sunday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZjiDGhkfONBAcev4cjDjAwYqAVRdQdmz1cpo6ocfmi1ZGfK3llKi2a_ViDnpqKTjgZ6Y7If2mg-moWqDQnaXmuzHDeQ3v0nwUZAIH4fhUywG24w52lmkiKfXVxYK8QV6R_fKDMeVSIY/s320/sunday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534204894915293490" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-2734705996399277262010-10-30T13:07:00.000-07:002010-10-30T13:17:34.305-07:00AmharicanAs it goes with most two year olds, learning to speak and having those you're speaking to understand, takes a bit of trial and error. We're learning here. All of us. And we still hear words that we don't quite make out. We like to think it's a combination of Amharic, Ethiopia's primary language, and English...or maybe not and we just flat out can't figure out what she's asking for. <div><br /></div><div>Well, why don't you give it a shot....</div><div><br /></div><div>The little girl is saying:</div><div><br /></div><div>Fute sats.</div><div><br /></div><div>Didn't understand??</div><div><br /></div><div>She will tell you again, louder, maybe with a bit of whine! </div><div><br /></div><div>FUTE SATS!!!!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBBWovTjUCJgwMse1FN2HvgrHm51egtUlF5WJ8xSNuIP6X3M_ynTPobhRrnJN3W3tXNvBthuFMYth4qqSxTgmkhvPJ6HtlBrsIUc6mg4vpIG5f0I9cHPspbK7h44F07c8vp-Mz4MR3GE/s1600/snack.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBBWovTjUCJgwMse1FN2HvgrHm51egtUlF5WJ8xSNuIP6X3M_ynTPobhRrnJN3W3tXNvBthuFMYth4qqSxTgmkhvPJ6HtlBrsIUc6mg4vpIG5f0I9cHPspbK7h44F07c8vp-Mz4MR3GE/s320/snack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533935595045040818" /></a><br /><br />Ahhh, there you have it. See her happy smile? And what's that she's holding!??!? <br /><br />Fruit snacks!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-81130386624111106282010-07-17T05:47:00.000-07:002010-07-17T05:55:39.746-07:00fruit thiefSometimes it's most of the raspberries.<div><br /></div><div>Sometimes it's the bowl of grapes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most of the time, the fruit belonged to her from the beginning.</div><div><br /></div><div>But not this time. </div><div><br /></div><div>This time, it was mine.</div><div><br /></div><div>And it was the LAST one.</div><div><br /></div><div>And it was just the right stage, juicy and yummy and, did I mention, the last one?!?!?</div><div><br /></div><div>And she stole it from me! Ok, I kind of let her have it, but still.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuKlLpPKaa09WHg4kO2C4EgJIEJP4lnB18MkPOXnol2ZkO_3tRa5_QbZVP0DrryQe4UhAwSIxlIRRIFBzYelWJ89gvxl7QLaQcnyizr4ev88k219nHQ8u27EVN8yqBlQ5pKJPj6jq9OQ/s1600/peach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuKlLpPKaa09WHg4kO2C4EgJIEJP4lnB18MkPOXnol2ZkO_3tRa5_QbZVP0DrryQe4UhAwSIxlIRRIFBzYelWJ89gvxl7QLaQcnyizr4ev88k219nHQ8u27EVN8yqBlQ5pKJPj6jq9OQ/s320/peach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494857222778908338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloipnA0YkMu3o7zUeoLNAHuWDhF1Njtqeei-5y2w9bsjCPP7vBt0Z17wCQ4kkjuoz_gFkVsDTzh9SlorHXJPYrFG-AF5kbYmQWxtTCtr5dYfqpEAlI6n1mi5quWObw2onTj01LwsWUHg/s1600/peach1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloipnA0YkMu3o7zUeoLNAHuWDhF1Njtqeei-5y2w9bsjCPP7vBt0Z17wCQ4kkjuoz_gFkVsDTzh9SlorHXJPYrFG-AF5kbYmQWxtTCtr5dYfqpEAlI6n1mi5quWObw2onTj01LwsWUHg/s320/peach1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494857400785226370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~I'm not seeing guilt here...it was the last one after all~</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsjnMl-UTQEzf1O-FllbGGieXi4dvgynq0EtIMndkae4D-d-gA-atM-3RqcCcyWLH1sSCI_hvarHOGQ7ZWTsx2BhOf8FLSN97DQ44A3hH5GmIZK-3jcmXkJPJIIJZlSBOnG1UBdjeUho/s1600/peach2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsjnMl-UTQEzf1O-FllbGGieXi4dvgynq0EtIMndkae4D-d-gA-atM-3RqcCcyWLH1sSCI_hvarHOGQ7ZWTsx2BhOf8FLSN97DQ44A3hH5GmIZK-3jcmXkJPJIIJZlSBOnG1UBdjeUho/s320/peach2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494857566612076738" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-73131707952969373052010-07-16T12:11:00.000-07:002010-07-16T12:18:51.890-07:00A whining postIt's hot. And muggy, which is really just humid and it's that too. And the mosquitos are huge. Think hummingbird size. And there's millions (could be billions, but I lost count at millions) of them. Everywhere. <br /><br />And my kids are hot. And that makes them whiny. <br /><br />And my dogs are hot. And although they try to hide it, they too are whiny----<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">SEE! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQivrM9yhchoX-VW8_NOuojXXSMHbv4Uo8U2IYZD_LBwgtj6MFzH8obwEbffmm-faNlS92hxO_dqRI6XCdhogDhyphenhyphenBRxfxyWZ88l4qJFNmhoia3XvrB4LZesUIHQiNd2xbFgbJDWXalkM/s1600/it'shot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQivrM9yhchoX-VW8_NOuojXXSMHbv4Uo8U2IYZD_LBwgtj6MFzH8obwEbffmm-faNlS92hxO_dqRI6XCdhogDhyphenhyphenBRxfxyWZ88l4qJFNmhoia3XvrB4LZesUIHQiNd2xbFgbJDWXalkM/s320/it'shot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584576975048946" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>And yes, there is always a bright side. A glass half full side. A "but it is summer you know" side, but at this minute, I just don't want to see that side as I already mentioned in the title of this post that it's all about the whine! So there.<br /><br /><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-14468702854620970452010-07-05T08:45:00.000-07:002010-07-05T08:50:30.498-07:00gratitudeMonday morning~~~~~<div><br /></div><center><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"><img alt="holy experience" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/ann%20voskamp/mondaybutton2.png" title="holy experience"/></a></center><br /><br />everyday, looking for the gifts. that which fills the heart. which brings to mind all that one is grateful for.<br /><br />11) working computers and the accompanying chargers.<br /><br />12) the eyes that see the flowers blooming<br /><br />13) the ears that hear the children laughing<br /><br />14) raspberry jam from berries grown in one's own backyard<br /><br />15) front porch chairs and ice in glasses after a long day of work.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-76599745244044883982010-06-21T05:29:00.000-07:002010-06-21T05:44:46.884-07:00<center><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"><img alt="holy experience" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/ann%20voskamp/mondaybutton2.png" title="holy experience" /></a></center><br /><br />Looking for the gifts. Life's bits of happiness, if willing to open up and see.<br /><br />6) Sunshine and blue ski after weeks of rain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIX1wecEyyj7QV5cqI4hMFxMPxXTldd4CrZHZBBjpwKTl6u34r8jGm7Srlo_QW0nKbq_u89GlPQ95-2nAUMOQEuo0w0MU_m7RKAJU6b9zR_OPx_w7VETlTrQSzaTVUf8CVC11pJA2z0mI/s1600/mon4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIX1wecEyyj7QV5cqI4hMFxMPxXTldd4CrZHZBBjpwKTl6u34r8jGm7Srlo_QW0nKbq_u89GlPQ95-2nAUMOQEuo0w0MU_m7RKAJU6b9zR_OPx_w7VETlTrQSzaTVUf8CVC11pJA2z0mI/s320/mon4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485204309134945986" /></a><br /><br />7) Remembering that the rain (but the sun helps too!) helps the garden grow<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGJco9D5bnPN8KuvQQxSOEWmUgIRbnKsuHWckaspr5XhLw2pyq8InA3ZSCHfWNSVWsDh_4iRy_xeqcdsTOBQsL4cZfb6zk9Mqb1gzODttsTx4LDWY4DZqhEPd79EUkYCDhHFw00ahFNE/s1600/mon2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGJco9D5bnPN8KuvQQxSOEWmUgIRbnKsuHWckaspr5XhLw2pyq8InA3ZSCHfWNSVWsDh_4iRy_xeqcdsTOBQsL4cZfb6zk9Mqb1gzODttsTx4LDWY4DZqhEPd79EUkYCDhHFw00ahFNE/s320/mon2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485204948507856146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzg9ZJ8Cz19SLi6xlpL8jGcNZEWk1qyAWzkJYl1YiArY3ktyiQ6hLqwYUlrmRRnL5pqNIO_pT89vS0VPbD9TELdWYoEHlSee6szOwnkjPOQw0wHlok0g_vGfn0VQi5XrsYmOkUfhlCtk/s1600/mon3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzg9ZJ8Cz19SLi6xlpL8jGcNZEWk1qyAWzkJYl1YiArY3ktyiQ6hLqwYUlrmRRnL5pqNIO_pT89vS0VPbD9TELdWYoEHlSee6szOwnkjPOQw0wHlok0g_vGfn0VQi5XrsYmOkUfhlCtk/s320/mon3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485204944058143858" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">8) Our small town Father's Day parade</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My boys "escaping" from the jail</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBhz9ECjGgouCaF5uOFlhhVqH9Nf8YqNTNO0BG7j_nrW2lsaPM9Cy-QtBZ1GBYgamlKc6K9ii8iARBekf4YVGBWw5KErH1q_NyfL2GVKJ8Vn4Of8iXuOdpdbz3Qt1wah7M97sG8tx-o4/s1600/Mon1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBhz9ECjGgouCaF5uOFlhhVqH9Nf8YqNTNO0BG7j_nrW2lsaPM9Cy-QtBZ1GBYgamlKc6K9ii8iARBekf4YVGBWw5KErH1q_NyfL2GVKJ8Vn4Of8iXuOdpdbz3Qt1wah7M97sG8tx-o4/s320/Mon1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485205646998271906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBnYIYsuNxI1RpMZto1YPqLet0pcFyLWC3wzEFcJt5oHsFbWf8cT_3j6VW5kh1IC0tygWiifcE2BaCaZsO8SHWKOuY5PKLnVswefxhw0PnBt5ucmj0toRLX1MWRlTXSM82zYMssnmF5o/s1600/Mon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBnYIYsuNxI1RpMZto1YPqLet0pcFyLWC3wzEFcJt5oHsFbWf8cT_3j6VW5kh1IC0tygWiifcE2BaCaZsO8SHWKOuY5PKLnVswefxhw0PnBt5ucmj0toRLX1MWRlTXSM82zYMssnmF5o/s320/Mon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485205642457453458" /></a><br /><br />9) Peaceful strolls on Sundays.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzscFvPpOCUoEB_bC5vJdXPkJI-Obpon5HeUMSGuyV8c6jk8kGKkpkJg0Q7h4Qo7SR4UL9As4pOEFoIoWRFcnOie74icUVandynvq3JunlkPSbc5BtiLa5nau3Jnq8r2GUHxmYoIoGX8A/s1600/mon5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzscFvPpOCUoEB_bC5vJdXPkJI-Obpon5HeUMSGuyV8c6jk8kGKkpkJg0Q7h4Qo7SR4UL9As4pOEFoIoWRFcnOie74icUVandynvq3JunlkPSbc5BtiLa5nau3Jnq8r2GUHxmYoIoGX8A/s320/mon5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485206046519536674" /></a><br /><br />10) Daddys. His, mine and theirs. And remembering them not only one their special day, but always!</div><div><br /><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-53289706886789062142010-06-18T17:12:00.000-07:002010-06-18T17:17:52.205-07:00remember whenLast year at this time.....<div><br /></div><div>My garden helper found time to sample the garden goods:</div><div><br /></div>Good dirt that is.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheibUkyY5eXIyPVm16v5uQHKP_SaKZg7xF9tpuytYM_kF8pj1Y2Ut_-tpR4PM1WfrC0jrH7Ww2j5BjGnQYomvBPJbNVtAARgP1li6xdMePX6CMF-iO2gK7l7YHWeCJG0uWPaHnb7SyjaE/s1600/dirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheibUkyY5eXIyPVm16v5uQHKP_SaKZg7xF9tpuytYM_kF8pj1Y2Ut_-tpR4PM1WfrC0jrH7Ww2j5BjGnQYomvBPJbNVtAARgP1li6xdMePX6CMF-iO2gK7l7YHWeCJG0uWPaHnb7SyjaE/s320/dirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484271394992583458" /></a><br /><div>And this year:</div><div><br /></div><div>Yum! Rhubarb! And she has left the dirt where it belongs (well, mostly!)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCS0uDcg5RBIJEqqKthlYDr4dJ6J-3B7uQ00TebImf92WBiyV38zGQKqOymPPbxHiaQQ38rKNDrROqTsCwBb3LzMkKOLRqeZf3_S8hfyC_viWxshKxpr7ynRH8p0ubUkBIavF6mffMCk/s1600/dirt2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCS0uDcg5RBIJEqqKthlYDr4dJ6J-3B7uQ00TebImf92WBiyV38zGQKqOymPPbxHiaQQ38rKNDrROqTsCwBb3LzMkKOLRqeZf3_S8hfyC_viWxshKxpr7ynRH8p0ubUkBIavF6mffMCk/s320/dirt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484271652979311234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2MHhvqML31733Qx9RRChyphenhyphen1hPq7gLPxhqQvXMhkOt5oIuKGgJXHl8qbCZYvVIg8MUf-UW1cShAtFpzFHHCNuT3ndTuXgMoM9UDf4MFgtA6Pe5ONohNKsaA81V3LGIZQFkZS2f0MY0cuc/s1600/dirt1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2MHhvqML31733Qx9RRChyphenhyphen1hPq7gLPxhqQvXMhkOt5oIuKGgJXHl8qbCZYvVIg8MUf-UW1cShAtFpzFHHCNuT3ndTuXgMoM9UDf4MFgtA6Pe5ONohNKsaA81V3LGIZQFkZS2f0MY0cuc/s320/dirt1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484271642133480850" /></a><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-19964701642845777642010-06-15T12:11:00.001-07:002010-06-15T12:28:27.612-07:00The weather outside is<div style="text-align: center;">Rainy....again!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJogox_tFSrUTyzRod3Ah788F_dvP6Oa2wu0EZ5u9MmTvFhsEJSAKkWxP4gXoJmElIJqwqk1vjtTwjVCpGrIv5zcWfXmHMK9Uh5V75fOJD4nHXd3idcLIt1zVZivQrdOFvBpVjw1eHT8/s1600/rainday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJogox_tFSrUTyzRod3Ah788F_dvP6Oa2wu0EZ5u9MmTvFhsEJSAKkWxP4gXoJmElIJqwqk1vjtTwjVCpGrIv5zcWfXmHMK9Uh5V75fOJD4nHXd3idcLIt1zVZivQrdOFvBpVjw1eHT8/s320/rainday.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483080239673535586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRgQ3dBWpxJ_wkBBoXgKUJytMxFzH7-2xwyrAgVHFPjB2P-Y0nimzkxWYGJEhGCp-Xq1_8KT50QMg1sAG9MufYThL4sj9LA4pcOveakQECPrNsOgUSRn2dM2l66r4Pj4DfSIATw9DS3c/s1600/rainday1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRgQ3dBWpxJ_wkBBoXgKUJytMxFzH7-2xwyrAgVHFPjB2P-Y0nimzkxWYGJEhGCp-Xq1_8KT50QMg1sAG9MufYThL4sj9LA4pcOveakQECPrNsOgUSRn2dM2l66r4Pj4DfSIATw9DS3c/s320/rainday1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483080376431732338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the poor beagle-girl is unimpressed!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickup4CF6KIrdIpZMRJliZbE1J-_aGSc3BTasJfX9hWjtpWkhSrPOrZY8bMstmwO204zH-NJx4eYZaPmBDhrnmTdpskh7p2wiOD8im1jQ82BNtmZ2mv0ZYznU5QwP52W1pfX_Ya4HWJeA/s1600/rainday2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickup4CF6KIrdIpZMRJliZbE1J-_aGSc3BTasJfX9hWjtpWkhSrPOrZY8bMstmwO204zH-NJx4eYZaPmBDhrnmTdpskh7p2wiOD8im1jQ82BNtmZ2mv0ZYznU5QwP52W1pfX_Ya4HWJeA/s320/rainday2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483080716348314322" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">So what is one to do?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Create!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~<i>Create warmth</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtS7onX9p8giMNPBK2gb10AD0hYY-4NihlOmkNCKjZaRHLAyUF3YOQnVH4-M7Lzxn9ByU2OW2690-lBNHXTmwYJ0pEqA_ZDCZ3ppk6ODOMQauHPHUDADxJVyu6wwiBC1KlWc_QpBl5VzA/s1600/rainday4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtS7onX9p8giMNPBK2gb10AD0hYY-4NihlOmkNCKjZaRHLAyUF3YOQnVH4-M7Lzxn9ByU2OW2690-lBNHXTmwYJ0pEqA_ZDCZ3ppk6ODOMQauHPHUDADxJVyu6wwiBC1KlWc_QpBl5VzA/s320/rainday4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483081213908786818" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-C1R6KyoYnna9UXdyqa9XqB6QNJjxzfOAd0CLgv7gzplMstpFCEzzXK2h9u7kWH9yXRNAxGZRc9Zxn6qgpeWt2naPfc0BGuoUX8IZGziL7oBrjUp_ajnIKuag3saFj2B6nywgQRRlgQ/s1600/rainday7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-C1R6KyoYnna9UXdyqa9XqB6QNJjxzfOAd0CLgv7gzplMstpFCEzzXK2h9u7kWH9yXRNAxGZRc9Zxn6qgpeWt2naPfc0BGuoUX8IZGziL7oBrjUp_ajnIKuag3saFj2B6nywgQRRlgQ/s320/rainday7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483081977477907682" /></a> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~create art~</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJe88NCcE5pt7n0N6y97jzcnB5noGDjYg-770kBZUt0SYWGv6SKHZgRRukBolDS4P3sr-uy-xuI48v2H9OQzpuh4hGRn1cbG0uORp1XsY9HE2FC_K9synYdqqWIToHzlH-p6FWmsTBQo/s1600/rainday3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJe88NCcE5pt7n0N6y97jzcnB5noGDjYg-770kBZUt0SYWGv6SKHZgRRukBolDS4P3sr-uy-xuI48v2H9OQzpuh4hGRn1cbG0uORp1XsY9HE2FC_K9synYdqqWIToHzlH-p6FWmsTBQo/s320/rainday3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483081208644894530" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~create racing machines and the barrels to jump over~</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IIbuqcQUrKWV1rEjiky79-AhyZSL8vyS_aya-OHBPIynzOOPYWUKJSVnY-TeSuu8qoYBt3ejk1UirYFjk-8eh2ZJ7ITekglIT5o9rG4GAhFdqOFmkCJslEOwtqnb7OrIzt0Zy1-EQNw/s1600/rainday6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IIbuqcQUrKWV1rEjiky79-AhyZSL8vyS_aya-OHBPIynzOOPYWUKJSVnY-TeSuu8qoYBt3ejk1UirYFjk-8eh2ZJ7ITekglIT5o9rG4GAhFdqOFmkCJslEOwtqnb7OrIzt0Zy1-EQNw/s320/rainday6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483081738895998322" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~create music~</i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCre8M73worfWq3Go_nDZRmnfzmpTqY48lNA-oMa7i0JsKgyhzIqS2F3RTdTjsAysUBmOEGcS75felySEtqTvdrdeHXpXOI-Nf_4iuypBgwZQP-P_gKljEZSCRrleuvQXzfF2_Q3RM3-g/s1600/rainday5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCre8M73worfWq3Go_nDZRmnfzmpTqY48lNA-oMa7i0JsKgyhzIqS2F3RTdTjsAysUBmOEGcS75felySEtqTvdrdeHXpXOI-Nf_4iuypBgwZQP-P_gKljEZSCRrleuvQXzfF2_Q3RM3-g/s320/rainday5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483081726828091170" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Create memories in finding simple pleasures.</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-66617468539185669552010-06-14T04:36:00.000-07:002010-06-14T04:51:59.377-07:00Something new for Mondays<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:9px;"><center><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"><img alt="holy experience" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/ann%20voskamp/mondaybutton2.png" title="holy experience" /></a></center></span><br /><br />I have long enjoyed reading Ann's blog and on Mondays, she, and others reflect on life's gifts. All different kinds of gifts. That are easy to overlook, but none the less, they are the little things that bring a smile to one's face. And bring a reminder of His daily love. So here it goes....<br /><br />1) All the rain that's making our seeds grow.<div><br /></div><div>2) All the rain that sings softly aiding sleep to come.<br /><br />3) The girl parties that allow me to dress my favorite little one like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv0o9os3JIqREAt1ZzpmELa9RhXWGWVZq4-VReDc5dZwGsX-_GVW8mYEnsEbz0OOwYYFnFMgO-hr4TB9dEQX7wjmgYYMvCgIyLyYh9yxXG3oiLTQ2M3QP3uY2m82j1aidaf4bABHj_mI/s1600/blu:whit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv0o9os3JIqREAt1ZzpmELa9RhXWGWVZq4-VReDc5dZwGsX-_GVW8mYEnsEbz0OOwYYFnFMgO-hr4TB9dEQX7wjmgYYMvCgIyLyYh9yxXG3oiLTQ2M3QP3uY2m82j1aidaf4bABHj_mI/s320/blu:whit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482593509384951378" /></a><br /><br />4) Summertime heat that gives plenty of reason to have banana shakes for supper (a family tradition!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEleVR5qlMOEGD4w39ABiEVRqhWeFOnLNhlhPfZuugrveE4BGtg36RcjykED7kKypSdOxZ2K0XxsUUEDkM87DEufHpyS69k-v9fEpXhJ82kXRgne5p9Ox9YoSkph7_XOMex5AWIoHq60/s1600/banashake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEleVR5qlMOEGD4w39ABiEVRqhWeFOnLNhlhPfZuugrveE4BGtg36RcjykED7kKypSdOxZ2K0XxsUUEDkM87DEufHpyS69k-v9fEpXhJ82kXRgne5p9Ox9YoSkph7_XOMex5AWIoHq60/s320/banashake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482594028378196626" /></a><br /><div>5) Bloggers that inspire me to keep my eyes open and be grateful for all of life's gifts.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-24592620831919768012010-06-13T15:36:00.000-07:002010-06-13T15:47:16.659-07:00Remember whenRemembering the first time our family traditions included our baby girl:<div><br /></div><div>She sat in the seat we sat her in because she didn't know how to move. She throughly enjoyed her empty cone at our favorite ice cream and antique shop in Northern Wisconsin.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdzJ1_u7WRTXeAfdIxONgPdv-Q05QLd2smeryb6jB9ZbOYqDrjwn8E5skpvykxq6HsGIyQfjoOD_Lbn8KSk7cAFGCa4OIXXkQq7KXJVRKe9NM3SYDP7ZXsCcIVuaNNBmG5aApqy8IfE8/s1600/rem.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdzJ1_u7WRTXeAfdIxONgPdv-Q05QLd2smeryb6jB9ZbOYqDrjwn8E5skpvykxq6HsGIyQfjoOD_Lbn8KSk7cAFGCa4OIXXkQq7KXJVRKe9NM3SYDP7ZXsCcIVuaNNBmG5aApqy8IfE8/s320/rem.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482391380148259794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gS7rWQ2bv7mRIrEDrIC4EJebKTTOZAP_YYFc9_5DaQJxgRXR6cpPQTtBZO_rUVAfBmJYp6Lmw1HMc1f6BGH9InWU6iMzj9vOshzUOzGRF7h9GljpMZS3Yu3ujmz2Be5VhAl136SkX9Q/s1600/rem2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gS7rWQ2bv7mRIrEDrIC4EJebKTTOZAP_YYFc9_5DaQJxgRXR6cpPQTtBZO_rUVAfBmJYp6Lmw1HMc1f6BGH9InWU6iMzj9vOshzUOzGRF7h9GljpMZS3Yu3ujmz2Be5VhAl136SkX9Q/s320/rem2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482391632723102946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFj3aCgW1Ly-dut04OxFZc8hHzpyEWHz8o1CE2UCLOpNM58f5ps8gUSZBI8DJArw8lHttWedVbTjhWIdDaBHxyUhvLHyMtsp8Ek01CmJfRlSGxnI9nlz5pv9Bz9yRFI74A5bSI1b0cXys/s1600/rem1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFj3aCgW1Ly-dut04OxFZc8hHzpyEWHz8o1CE2UCLOpNM58f5ps8gUSZBI8DJArw8lHttWedVbTjhWIdDaBHxyUhvLHyMtsp8Ek01CmJfRlSGxnI9nlz5pv9Bz9yRFI74A5bSI1b0cXys/s320/rem1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482391626793033426" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />And now this year.</div><div>She won't even sit still.</div><div><br /></div><div>And she didn't get to hold her cone because there was ice cream in it. And she had places to go and people to wave to and a stop to Mom for a lick was sufficient. </div><div><br /></div><div>And it is after all a camping trip, don't mind the hair.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fYR94Lrh3o9nhmL_F8FRK8EMUGxcgghZNRavwOozTfONMX1aRg9tjnbMNjna3PlzVhl3p54NWxbqV0StRSd_3aO2OgKvFHmlOGooHvo9DUECM6bBA2jDsi3-QD_tA-YMREZS5fdz5AE/s1600/rem3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fYR94Lrh3o9nhmL_F8FRK8EMUGxcgghZNRavwOozTfONMX1aRg9tjnbMNjna3PlzVhl3p54NWxbqV0StRSd_3aO2OgKvFHmlOGooHvo9DUECM6bBA2jDsi3-QD_tA-YMREZS5fdz5AE/s320/rem3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482392408455522194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRD7YdjISRikVZ2QHHZp7xjP4z5QJm0Nx81QvrI1wpP7mqB5v9q4h0AkUCDgdcJQQqMWR_IjxmhI_JLHKWbLZbOOp54FRPMcfJDnz5-1MZT0DJN-6wW5DxVWoTH8y68OuPiZRxDmT9Yw/s1600/rem4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRD7YdjISRikVZ2QHHZp7xjP4z5QJm0Nx81QvrI1wpP7mqB5v9q4h0AkUCDgdcJQQqMWR_IjxmhI_JLHKWbLZbOOp54FRPMcfJDnz5-1MZT0DJN-6wW5DxVWoTH8y68OuPiZRxDmT9Yw/s320/rem4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482392405994276386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrddB21IeOCp7bG1Bsrp7iikB_ula0SdACkI1tgDjUx5RhV59_MIZ9fKZ9BHancHjCXQoMn0Ue7HMxW59A6iUwXh3G6EhBW-opo6y87CLgy3jGU9dZxm-T6krDTschgn3VV9_pOlIXLrk/s1600/rem5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrddB21IeOCp7bG1Bsrp7iikB_ula0SdACkI1tgDjUx5RhV59_MIZ9fKZ9BHancHjCXQoMn0Ue7HMxW59A6iUwXh3G6EhBW-opo6y87CLgy3jGU9dZxm-T6krDTschgn3VV9_pOlIXLrk/s320/rem5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482392399864077922" /></a><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-46554009054212345422010-06-01T15:10:00.000-07:002010-06-01T15:31:21.467-07:00todayin my wanderings today<div><br /></div><div>beauty in my backyard</div><div><br /></div><div>little gifts</div><div><br /></div><div>growing potential </div><div><br /></div><div>captured in the moment</div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvDV4Pu_MzxqqkBXSNkl6hkyGoUAns_1x1FETEvmrscaGg7-f7IthuNsNSQYLlIaIZdzXbXj8WXcVnOiuEeJQuQz1R1XkHj1O6mj6UCF8LHzQTCHH_G5uwkQDQf65ptdYbfJTkdlQINs/s1600/today2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvDV4Pu_MzxqqkBXSNkl6hkyGoUAns_1x1FETEvmrscaGg7-f7IthuNsNSQYLlIaIZdzXbXj8WXcVnOiuEeJQuQz1R1XkHj1O6mj6UCF8LHzQTCHH_G5uwkQDQf65ptdYbfJTkdlQINs/s320/today2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477931602536710610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in the newly sprouted bean plants</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZzLcHk-8Kn7UwCRMRow54i7GM6staJKA35-U489KCkRX4YpmNY4kQlNVgv9Q7gdZJonxm8D4zSLf21wZqO876q3KFfpDy4FHIGy3GQrNMl0aiLZdyPise-86mUkh03EJh59G7An5H1Y/s1600/today3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZzLcHk-8Kn7UwCRMRow54i7GM6staJKA35-U489KCkRX4YpmNY4kQlNVgv9Q7gdZJonxm8D4zSLf21wZqO876q3KFfpDy4FHIGy3GQrNMl0aiLZdyPise-86mUkh03EJh59G7An5H1Y/s320/today3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477931795427684242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in the tiny little growing apples</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-TPyuWq53d_FuMbPVa_q5Xe3fZuOinvcuz0hNq2Raw5BOoLZLq9hsDyD3sxc-9DnMnoBL4BD2rDh2lMR_1uCwMgqeR9IUkZ41s6n7ZQsyBnF4_1ah0YEHcEGiLOuNn3d9Y08zX3f_q8/s1600/today.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-TPyuWq53d_FuMbPVa_q5Xe3fZuOinvcuz0hNq2Raw5BOoLZLq9hsDyD3sxc-9DnMnoBL4BD2rDh2lMR_1uCwMgqeR9IUkZ41s6n7ZQsyBnF4_1ah0YEHcEGiLOuNn3d9Y08zX3f_q8/s320/today.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477931992972914786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i> in the diapers drying in the breeze</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEnzb3mb1_dckxzfv6q7oxel_Vs4lBJE-q0uT6VISJqMVCxuu_VSj-lMbq2NE7ADwaOPmNnRXmS0CpxiFwKSUZnB_qJYcXK0GXBhYEi-rzZ9OaEYwDUZz12qpYssMhtu8tK8BHNeHmDc/s1600/today1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEnzb3mb1_dckxzfv6q7oxel_Vs4lBJE-q0uT6VISJqMVCxuu_VSj-lMbq2NE7ADwaOPmNnRXmS0CpxiFwKSUZnB_qJYcXK0GXBhYEi-rzZ9OaEYwDUZz12qpYssMhtu8tK8BHNeHmDc/s320/today1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477932125137249266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in the beagle relaxing in the sun</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bNjjrPnl9-clu6KncB9mFjSBn4XTeSqZB8u1x5baKmj76kp_Ovm70sgQG6k_XE5TRJCUwj4oGJ_thhhg3Zw-T4K-5Ce9ZxFYLpH9-_T1OyUz_ZxH6cT0lHrmA9IaW5o9Lih8T2ha-Lw/s1600/today4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bNjjrPnl9-clu6KncB9mFjSBn4XTeSqZB8u1x5baKmj76kp_Ovm70sgQG6k_XE5TRJCUwj4oGJ_thhhg3Zw-T4K-5Ce9ZxFYLpH9-_T1OyUz_ZxH6cT0lHrmA9IaW5o9Lih8T2ha-Lw/s320/today4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477932273286542242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in a precious goat kid overcome with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">curiosity</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLw1MeZL6vRy8zYZcSkWxNqUPqh2h8Z8_18qqhQShFvmvUVMoOx23yJTzQYh89-hJmDGxaptVSP-i_Qzv7ROFxB8_0DNLAymYMF7DBtXxaqPlbDMJ1U9Zb-ecIE9ZY9bSw80v3-h12IY/s1600/today5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLw1MeZL6vRy8zYZcSkWxNqUPqh2h8Z8_18qqhQShFvmvUVMoOx23yJTzQYh89-hJmDGxaptVSP-i_Qzv7ROFxB8_0DNLAymYMF7DBtXxaqPlbDMJ1U9Zb-ecIE9ZY9bSw80v3-h12IY/s320/today5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477932428413915586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in a smiley little one</i></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-66268532581031095012010-05-29T19:26:00.001-07:002010-05-29T19:35:54.243-07:00better late than neverAlthough my oldest baby turned 10 a bit ago (translated "weeks ago"), I decided it was time to post the good news!<div><br /></div><div>And in an effort to not lose my traditional blogging style (that being, better late than never)~~on with the post!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg32yCmKNfO-gu2ADxQZAKBghQ8DoJSRiPxnzs_txBGb5ByHLQ9hTVlD3fMbO1PXlVR89SGI7T9mJVJNwsGDugxg-hBttjCVvmz1TfJQ852WHaiNl4hpof4sCkrv4nTee8vmZxkp9tA4/s1600/bday1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg32yCmKNfO-gu2ADxQZAKBghQ8DoJSRiPxnzs_txBGb5ByHLQ9hTVlD3fMbO1PXlVR89SGI7T9mJVJNwsGDugxg-hBttjCVvmz1TfJQ852WHaiNl4hpof4sCkrv4nTee8vmZxkp9tA4/s320/bday1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476884791915774962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~Happy birthday banner, highly recommended! Get yours <a href="http://http://www.etsy.com/shop/craftymommy">here</a>!~</i></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW4hbbgNV42QHZytJ_ZAmhbV7GjZXXW3olFdscu5jEsg0KMGsf3L4EHebYwJJBYNp9KdUU3QhMfqoa1C3AgYCs8JFCLE7ibyckbiZB3Ndk6tRMe5qvYfs7a3wihec7ockLAH0odkWtQU/s1600/bday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW4hbbgNV42QHZytJ_ZAmhbV7GjZXXW3olFdscu5jEsg0KMGsf3L4EHebYwJJBYNp9KdUU3QhMfqoa1C3AgYCs8JFCLE7ibyckbiZB3Ndk6tRMe5qvYfs7a3wihec7ockLAH0odkWtQU/s320/bday.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476884378100391586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~Little brother making birthday supper; homemade pizza~</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbyKaHL-4a49kmNpsslbBx8AYlvJvL7X55-hrIrOKx1MTmTijGX0xI2BGFWB2HAzrWcR_Vw5qyZ3j1hVdT5UjAYw0jMgdXmsUefob3ScbEMDOAyKzCn_YHtGS3PsrsEKDwBPDTqAezlM/s1600/bday2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbyKaHL-4a49kmNpsslbBx8AYlvJvL7X55-hrIrOKx1MTmTijGX0xI2BGFWB2HAzrWcR_Vw5qyZ3j1hVdT5UjAYw0jMgdXmsUefob3ScbEMDOAyKzCn_YHtGS3PsrsEKDwBPDTqAezlM/s320/bday2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476884971867664418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~Birthday wishes from out of state family~</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjScqhKZ22cryqHkK1Jz2i7-a2sMsuHeQx307xzPSnIvtyyoLtA2L5Vm5cymi9tsxW0EldguTV6zU8_gTM3Q0Zvvxm_HQznWbToXPyV1kZ1xkhdwI7Tqiujj4nOy7de4G8P2LODW54o8/s1600/bday3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjScqhKZ22cryqHkK1Jz2i7-a2sMsuHeQx307xzPSnIvtyyoLtA2L5Vm5cymi9tsxW0EldguTV6zU8_gTM3Q0Zvvxm_HQznWbToXPyV1kZ1xkhdwI7Tqiujj4nOy7de4G8P2LODW54o8/s320/bday3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476885137544103506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>~My baby is 10! And requested his favorite, poppyseed torte~</i></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-71524033635627888462010-05-16T13:09:00.000-07:002010-05-16T13:19:15.736-07:00New kids on the blockFor anyone wondering, yes, this was my idea. Hubby wasn't certain. Did we want new kids? Did we have room for new kids? Did we have the time for new kids? <div><br /></div><div>So after awhile of wondering and so on and such, the answers to the questions were YES! New kids for us! Precious little faces and future milk providers!</div><div><br /></div><div>Introducing: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Violet</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwnqTJOLNf6gAP1yjs6b_TDYqatRr05dQHvLC1JROblWddfBQVHxlpVK9esG1gUFeBIYUkJliXgvOHPs4An8kgq8LzfuFJv1geY4Xb1cXjBVhR_vFX5u2VjbMzkF-MXuBOb4JVvXtxZ0/s1600/violet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwnqTJOLNf6gAP1yjs6b_TDYqatRr05dQHvLC1JROblWddfBQVHxlpVK9esG1gUFeBIYUkJliXgvOHPs4An8kgq8LzfuFJv1geY4Xb1cXjBVhR_vFX5u2VjbMzkF-MXuBOb4JVvXtxZ0/s320/violet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471963497082935490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And Cricket</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXvciJxfWeP6HKItnm351iue11pZOMMK7UvdloSmf8oX4ZZB8wQm8kUfo16UPhqVU-J4CES_S9_vTNBNrvqIZHD0pKGwgxhtZd4iALLoeQWouTPClHjthd3HCFcN5iL1lKPnt3bcEFns/s1600/cricket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXvciJxfWeP6HKItnm351iue11pZOMMK7UvdloSmf8oX4ZZB8wQm8kUfo16UPhqVU-J4CES_S9_vTNBNrvqIZHD0pKGwgxhtZd4iALLoeQWouTPClHjthd3HCFcN5iL1lKPnt3bcEFns/s320/cricket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471963705291799666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The back side of the barn that Brian built</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijs07XxzEJafEj2mO41oTbUjrfy11NwNtjm_oDbNh5mSGU8fnCzTCaiS85icyEHB5sItEaYqcVBTawxgAAnvF6moMbV_KSoVDeGyEo6MLd6apv0ecO2dS9576UCoeIyR3CWejMGqiyxVA/s1600/gbarn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijs07XxzEJafEj2mO41oTbUjrfy11NwNtjm_oDbNh5mSGU8fnCzTCaiS85icyEHB5sItEaYqcVBTawxgAAnvF6moMbV_KSoVDeGyEo6MLd6apv0ecO2dS9576UCoeIyR3CWejMGqiyxVA/s320/gbarn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471963905788410690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls hanging out</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqni5xnSq88-65V0nzBBpnNDfO0dpC1mx8P-Ks0kuDl-E7-D2o2KWOxJ1CNAOI94zcp6OPmtArA-Hol7J3hhP5rC_vycZwBWYIGYxPzWM7MqLgtRStfhJ55SfRea2Y3TK8dwCitaZbko/s1600/gb7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqni5xnSq88-65V0nzBBpnNDfO0dpC1mx8P-Ks0kuDl-E7-D2o2KWOxJ1CNAOI94zcp6OPmtArA-Hol7J3hhP5rC_vycZwBWYIGYxPzWM7MqLgtRStfhJ55SfRea2Y3TK8dwCitaZbko/s320/gb7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471964146177843234" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">"Why hello there!"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFvFSZsEHUH_NIQ-xaTXvDFGItzZafQH__Z9Leop0zfjVvQDPSPe-L34IASSFOk2Obk5boGUwyvOB-kFuyvKp3NX1EFUe4ljmr8nOFQeXcl8WhLUPjuU9REfbD1nYYPuVbeF1kuvAzjM/s1600/gb6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFvFSZsEHUH_NIQ-xaTXvDFGItzZafQH__Z9Leop0zfjVvQDPSPe-L34IASSFOk2Obk5boGUwyvOB-kFuyvKp3NX1EFUe4ljmr8nOFQeXcl8WhLUPjuU9REfbD1nYYPuVbeF1kuvAzjM/s320/gb6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471964305525957890" /></a><br /></div><div>Really, could they be any cuter?</div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-2009727591012661212010-05-02T15:00:00.001-07:002010-05-02T15:06:05.383-07:00It's Springtime in Wisconsin<div style="text-align: center;">And this is how we know:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKR-RjAj1JtyMgc01Ca6tq76_Cyj4q4L5RBKTLt83wRQnNxPNnYfF6iIMuQ0rUWptxFIn8Vjnv0NXDbhlbUGAtCUKb4TjCF0RhUDNKhSb4scGB9aHwTPr4lP7JnjLd6ONy4IGyY43dlOI/s1600/spring.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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But anyway...on with the posting.<br /><br />Our trip to Ethiopia was amazing. I still dream about it, cry about it. Wish I was there now. Wonder if there is another baby waiting for us. I still celebrate with other families traveling, receiving their referrals, waiting for court.<br /><br />I love Ethiopia.<br /><br />The country that gave me this hand:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNwZ0D03j0h-m_x-99dom6wKHWMRNNUG6ptM2m2bkiufihkuiqC8fMuTQucXb4UcXHhsHX8fxQ5hus-H6mEnhKs0W1Dj2bau_zi2RDt7gsD9KTc401tWvwF8zV_LNzK_TgcNyPM5quJw/s1600/et9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNwZ0D03j0h-m_x-99dom6wKHWMRNNUG6ptM2m2bkiufihkuiqC8fMuTQucXb4UcXHhsHX8fxQ5hus-H6mEnhKs0W1Dj2bau_zi2RDt7gsD9KTc401tWvwF8zV_LNzK_TgcNyPM5quJw/s320/et9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454502659712106242" /></a><br /><br />And this baby:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-7yaWp0Jj1ex1Nuo4tTFlODtDLmMqEsagSrNZEG9PgnnufZ3tu65dDta4CrR0pVpaMZIe-qETOWcjqBjtNL8nYlohJkcfR9Taosybx-FssV2pZnfCnRuZaNORerqj5FH6Bx37IYKjH0/s1600/et13.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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">And that which I didn't</span></div>Children singing in morning sun at the school<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0V0Hx1m81_PGIInERUYT6ihI-76utrnSulRyiSOeIV7X5D6rn1kOuWs-KxD1wOmb4D-u9WyPmL-RV_kRUxRtMwwRiwKVU06sFvPMhBRTFs5d11gsOnQY4ycz0OOGNiu9NdNTNYNlqrw/s1600/et1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0V0Hx1m81_PGIInERUYT6ihI-76utrnSulRyiSOeIV7X5D6rn1kOuWs-KxD1wOmb4D-u9WyPmL-RV_kRUxRtMwwRiwKVU06sFvPMhBRTFs5d11gsOnQY4ycz0OOGNiu9NdNTNYNlqrw/s320/et1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454503194906703170" /></a>Beautiful city parks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1aeXXYxT6GGr3DZX4Rl9OP4lx8SqnqoVt9YO5rd6e0OlWaaAW3zA4gCkfyrtI5xuD4D98XT0V5UqW90ypkuQzfZm0yVfSTsJVwem65ImsiLmLwnlWHp400pZrPWMWsApO18_4cWzO0w/s1600/et11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1aeXXYxT6GGr3DZX4Rl9OP4lx8SqnqoVt9YO5rd6e0OlWaaAW3zA4gCkfyrtI5xuD4D98XT0V5UqW90ypkuQzfZm0yVfSTsJVwem65ImsiLmLwnlWHp400pZrPWMWsApO18_4cWzO0w/s320/et11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454505147843848722" /></a>My injera lesson: I was not good at this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZIp2MKdnbihvJcfOVHfGlZH0v9yx3MI9TK_mf9L-JZsU2KT9I5fh0DATRpjMn6NBAurxTwNW01JGJSn_EbHvKZ6RXorI-Vc4qgt_XRjaJ6kyapm4Z_2qGXJMhgDlQC5-7f86yJAWd1I/s1600/et8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZIp2MKdnbihvJcfOVHfGlZH0v9yx3MI9TK_mf9L-JZsU2KT9I5fh0DATRpjMn6NBAurxTwNW01JGJSn_EbHvKZ6RXorI-Vc4qgt_XRjaJ6kyapm4Z_2qGXJMhgDlQC5-7f86yJAWd1I/s320/et8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454505729117635458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQMLXqpnBxZLeJZdWlIlO38ezl4ixKqS6ilgsnpBeteDjtP3JNwciDXnrZTnvqANE7Uj6j36d7qD7K_50ZgXjsYnM5lyMDvFJVboiKm7A6G4i4MQxsqbZVn3cbxDCqcAzcrtdk9yX88/s1600/et2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQMLXqpnBxZLeJZdWlIlO38ezl4ixKqS6ilgsnpBeteDjtP3JNwciDXnrZTnvqANE7Uj6j36d7qD7K_50ZgXjsYnM5lyMDvFJVboiKm7A6G4i4MQxsqbZVn3cbxDCqcAzcrtdk9yX88/s320/et2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454506124747771298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-73DjFzoUHqMo2v_QlLRsIrzESdOD2mLdTX8vaLvXsfVU0FAZ6XdNsIutPPVh7P-6GKFbwUmmLdzLMvNfLzkSEm8_QScUSdhbQw5vURjIlQXoV4f_UXbchf6Ia1Ikijt0zrAhB4FG5R4/s1600/et10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-73DjFzoUHqMo2v_QlLRsIrzESdOD2mLdTX8vaLvXsfVU0FAZ6XdNsIutPPVh7P-6GKFbwUmmLdzLMvNfLzkSEm8_QScUSdhbQw5vURjIlQXoV4f_UXbchf6Ia1Ikijt0zrAhB4FG5R4/s320/et10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454506396365344754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hkIz7XU3F4c5tF613Y8AeMq-FHXRxWIUUKYxJSI3RYjZ0jgvz8YLUlLkZtywkJ9giqvYVSN_UK6f7HKccsKr4oc8T44v6RqrEjjFM_SxHGYp03cHsgI6OvRwFX5wxff0MzLoyo_ZcxM/s1600/et5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hkIz7XU3F4c5tF613Y8AeMq-FHXRxWIUUKYxJSI3RYjZ0jgvz8YLUlLkZtywkJ9giqvYVSN_UK6f7HKccsKr4oc8T44v6RqrEjjFM_SxHGYp03cHsgI6OvRwFX5wxff0MzLoyo_ZcxM/s320/et5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454506686056075234" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">And it was good...if only we could go back, if only for a moment.</span></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757711227067982761.post-24725377784746636892010-03-09T09:41:00.001-08:002010-03-09T09:56:52.321-08:00If onlyIf only we could go back, if only for a moment...<div><br /></div><div>to the view out the window:</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6KlLXmL9ckd0BC98YiIPcnIS-WyMDWitAa4E-gS77_9HZFUvo2jf2FgOhsr4ujD1YSj4WLZjZ6mIl5sMcujf_UPscbPg6v45u51oEbzW8d-hK_qpi-5U_48TBTqPL-MuCrzWIjRi6fU/s1600-h/eth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6KlLXmL9ckd0BC98YiIPcnIS-WyMDWitAa4E-gS77_9HZFUvo2jf2FgOhsr4ujD1YSj4WLZjZ6mIl5sMcujf_UPscbPg6v45u51oEbzW8d-hK_qpi-5U_48TBTqPL-MuCrzWIjRi6fU/s320/eth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446690866628940626" /></a><br /><br />And only 30 minutes left on a more than 18 hour flight:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy43_wd7z0shAt-3XyXuBMseH65Bt8MZou14pd51Pe9BS_C3DTGkqZ7xdYttzpFWwL9TvLvgjtXr_i5zu5O9_HnmqbZ9sGOA9uPYZNlRGbgnIy9jEYzb6i3_Hg034Y4V1Zqk_FMHsTNs/s1600-h/eth1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy43_wd7z0shAt-3XyXuBMseH65Bt8MZou14pd51Pe9BS_C3DTGkqZ7xdYttzpFWwL9TvLvgjtXr_i5zu5O9_HnmqbZ9sGOA9uPYZNlRGbgnIy9jEYzb6i3_Hg034Y4V1Zqk_FMHsTNs/s320/eth1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446691109422351490" /></a><br /><br />To a van loaded high with family's big dreams coming true, and donations, and a weeks worth of goodies:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjnvh8taqLwXGz91cSKBlKXfevoVvSMDRlSA7oqjLEVEf9hSPxtw2NLr8zGBL1mpypLBESxnzaV3BpZXt1AqQBAAXIen1_HhiYPqD-PeRHWdHaT5Z_dXP39t620ZbSJBv4w4Bw84AiCc/s1600-h/eth2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjnvh8taqLwXGz91cSKBlKXfevoVvSMDRlSA7oqjLEVEf9hSPxtw2NLr8zGBL1mpypLBESxnzaV3BpZXt1AqQBAAXIen1_HhiYPqD-PeRHWdHaT5Z_dXP39t620ZbSJBv4w4Bw84AiCc/s320/eth2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446691344943642674" /></a><br /><br />And a view out the balcony of the guest home...so different from home. So much a part of me now:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ixo2rot6F7O0FwOUg8xJERTMiWuEAWOwXNdWyE8oX7d_M5JJJp2Dv1JmG9jxTkHG1guftE41-W7xVQEaC8qG-KkDHGX68zeLDXFIw-vJC-GC56TUznVAnzL3eqXCYW5UoKSmYrOuKp8/s1600-h/eth3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ixo2rot6F7O0FwOUg8xJERTMiWuEAWOwXNdWyE8oX7d_M5JJJp2Dv1JmG9jxTkHG1guftE41-W7xVQEaC8qG-KkDHGX68zeLDXFIw-vJC-GC56TUznVAnzL3eqXCYW5UoKSmYrOuKp8/s320/eth3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446691847734242402" /></a><br /><br />To the moment when I felt the weight of my precious baby, years of wait lifted in counterbalance with her:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEJH-HX0I-1aAqIYTZ25w0yQoBxkQ4Ff6Cd-1ExVUekprYFE9Gpb1jSHph58rmruS8WsZfRSiJCMGzAy3Y0M0cfaAR9DHoQMy8os9AxeRYFbvM0oTk5MQSwfwM5SufXbqnlmPMk9Oijg/s1600-h/eth4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEJH-HX0I-1aAqIYTZ25w0yQoBxkQ4Ff6Cd-1ExVUekprYFE9Gpb1jSHph58rmruS8WsZfRSiJCMGzAy3Y0M0cfaAR9DHoQMy8os9AxeRYFbvM0oTk5MQSwfwM5SufXbqnlmPMk9Oijg/s320/eth4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446692322163107650" /></a><br /><br />And to a celebration on that day with what can only be described as the best coffee in the world:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvhqmPpoltICfTMkTIY3cdesZXuMMj_93Qml2YgTkmm-FIsIVoClbAXRB7tMamxE_eUzXyYjiFgjD_DlXCHo1v6Wb0zKGmt8Y3xYUKil7FkIiyi1-S-NrRZ3Lr9GEbvgeqwJxnW0X1VE/s1600-h/eth5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvhqmPpoltICfTMkTIY3cdesZXuMMj_93Qml2YgTkmm-FIsIVoClbAXRB7tMamxE_eUzXyYjiFgjD_DlXCHo1v6Wb0zKGmt8Y3xYUKil7FkIiyi1-S-NrRZ3Lr9GEbvgeqwJxnW0X1VE/s320/eth5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446692629136860082" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last year at this time our baby girl was with her forever family for about 24 hours. Hard to believe it's been one year. There is oh so much more of this story....come back soon!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297655882787226913noreply@blogger.com1