tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53993950235615654242024-03-13T06:17:19.164-07:00embrace the chaosLenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.comBlogger1153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-18840202588571033782016-01-01T11:47:00.001-07:002016-01-01T11:47:59.160-07:00one little wordMy word of the year: Brave<div><br></div><div>The last couple years have been hard. The losses and trials have forever changed me, and not for the better.</div><div>It's time for me to take control of Me.</div><div>Do things that aren't comfortable.</div><div>Try things that may be scary.</div><div>Make choices that are bold.</div><div><br></div><div>I just need to be BRAVE.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gVaDDaK69mRNrCRKkfChd1PDnERLm37Zi6fDBhviQGdgzZPoZrHcYD9iLtdLhqn3SCbdUKBuFe8l3O_GE8_t8MPpNJ1ZfYHTQXzASF3eJvAmOak6zXaIMa9Lz96VfB7_t1512FCHAk8/s640/blogger-image--251493141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gVaDDaK69mRNrCRKkfChd1PDnERLm37Zi6fDBhviQGdgzZPoZrHcYD9iLtdLhqn3SCbdUKBuFe8l3O_GE8_t8MPpNJ1ZfYHTQXzASF3eJvAmOak6zXaIMa9Lz96VfB7_t1512FCHAk8/s640/blogger-image--251493141.jpg"></a></div></div>Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-15128112597144715732014-11-03T10:37:00.000-07:002014-11-03T10:37:06.946-07:00the infinite sea<br />
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-27367945915615745722014-10-30T14:58:00.000-07:002014-10-30T15:07:21.136-07:00the king's curse<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII's claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to a steady and kind Lancaster supporter<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="78decbec-340d-46ca-9b51-ac473bf40e5c" id="3148b483-cf0a-4486-870f-aaab2c9310d0"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="13889f1b-d8cd-406a-9de7-56959b86f293" id="500a0b33-61af-4afc-a4ba-db235e9342a3"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="89e03403-58a5-4803-b88d-f628a335976c" id="d9d3a728-c499-4290-aff4-3abaac27fab7"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f6f15572-0a46-4909-b2a6-62c604fa570e" id="27f119a3-b24c-4ab1-999b-5df0ce806f58"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2bcc5165-af05-4bf8-859b-63969f9d7671" id="9e462fea-fe1f-410f-b86e-49e364dd3a78"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4a5619ea-6d7b-4ad5-a670-9778620e5790" id="f49cebf5-f6bb-492f-b9a8-f4467ae659e1"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="9d3ae2f1-9a82-4c7f-ae03-f37e12136032" id="f2d9d0c3-0977-4d70-b48b-c8deba313e2d">;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Sir Richard Pole. 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Margaret has to choose whether her allegiance is to the increasingly tyrannical king, or to her beloved queen; to the religion she loves or the theology which serves the new masters. Caught between the old world and the new, Margaret Pole has to find her own way as she carries the knowledge of an old curse on all the Tudors</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="08063fa3-553d-43c4-b9c3-48857c16a1ae" id="af87b88c-0406-45d4-9143-5653c994885a"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="42e0aca3-1948-4ad2-a455-3c65d8cff83a" id="403c4099-8a6b-4324-8397-3ae180b83688"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="47b8ab49-7344-4a90-bfd1-5ab2d4a97718" id="f62ccde7-704e-4741-a9b9-96a9a6307a28"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d31db05a-3481-4e98-aa04-014a17cba48d" id="bc256b7f-0f94-41eb-9a2b-a5af4ef7f0cd"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="05f51625-9045-4d0f-8aa2-f2e867a331e8" id="e3870e7f-0235-4c7a-a4bf-ff4428d234d9"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="efa76cd9-7748-46c1-8be6-bf2093aed755" id="5844f035-f76e-4553-b3f5-1f48e8c581ca"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5235d976-d5be-4c3d-a7f4-e8dbaef3036f" id="0b15de8b-0cc1-4693-9310-a73ad415cb15">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>- Goodreads</span></span></i></div>
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It seems as if he is growing before my eyes. He's about 3 inches taller than me and might pass the Man-Child as the tallest child soon.</div>
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-3936606590499414002014-10-20T17:07:00.001-07:002014-10-28T21:45:27.578-07:00menu monday<br />
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-67023691583024439232014-10-13T14:14:00.000-07:002014-10-13T14:14:44.714-07:00egg & spoon<br />
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-40922448478527121982014-10-06T11:48:00.000-07:002014-10-06T11:48:34.512-07:00menu monday<br />
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Which doesn't really mean much when you have kids in marching band. The Boyz have practice every morning, football games each Friday and marching competitions every Saturday. Our evenings should be a bit more relaxed during Fall Break so there will be more time to spend together. It makes it much easier to plan dinner when I know everyone will actually be home and eating at the same time.</div>
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-45830789630602867432014-09-29T07:00:00.000-07:002014-10-06T11:08:36.771-07:00menu monday<br />
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-7092723224662275072014-09-22T05:30:00.000-07:002014-09-22T05:30:01.263-07:00menu monday<br />
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We usually sit down as a family on Sunday afternoon and go over the upcoming week and what everyone has going on. This is also a perfect time to brainstorm the menu with everyone there to input ideas. I've found that I have less arguing about what we are going to have if the kiddos have a say in the upcoming menu<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="bcbb048d-582c-4cfb-a37b-16289d1598e4" id="f578bf11-4072-440a-8d7e-58aa25179055">...</span>and I don't have all the pressure of trying to decide what to eat. It also helps when it comes time to actually <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="79f21fdd-7420-4fbd-885f-174e3a3e0542" id="ede0eefb-120c-46a2-958c-18310572726d">fixing</span> dinner when I know exactly what we are going to have.</div>
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<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/07/slow-cooker-garlic-and-brown-sugar.html" target="_blank">The recipe for the Slow Cooker Brown Sugar and Garlic recipe is here.</a></div>
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-29903635390296614822014-09-10T20:05:00.000-07:002014-09-10T20:05:33.602-07:00The Night Circus<br />
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-37886434632915784772014-08-25T11:00:00.000-07:002014-08-25T11:20:40.220-07:00hair’s to today<div align="center"><font face="Batang">I have these pictures on my phone of ways I’ve done LaLa’s hair. I thought I would post some occasionally.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I’m still having a hard time finding a place to take pictures in the morning and get enough light to see the details. <br clear="all" /></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"> <br clear="all" />1. This is one we do quite often. It’s just a simple french braid on each side and then I combine them in the back of her head into one big braid. It’s fairly simple and quick. The bow is from <a href="http://www.allthingsribbon.com/" target="_blank">All Things Ribbon</a>.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23MOhOPHHJbAGiSfl8vrCsJwdkmXjtrcgbdwWRwiHTyGDNmxThci6dp7o4ukKjT9wDpWnwS09L2HRe7mW_ZSnb63BAPPDEwjbVsDWt95OzAfWx38HZILkbzaH5WmgQHliGIbT7wK62NY/s640/blogger-image-864809787.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23MOhOPHHJbAGiSfl8vrCsJwdkmXjtrcgbdwWRwiHTyGDNmxThci6dp7o4ukKjT9wDpWnwS09L2HRe7mW_ZSnb63BAPPDEwjbVsDWt95OzAfWx38HZILkbzaH5WmgQHliGIbT7wK62NY/s640/blogger-image-864809787.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"> <br clear="all" />2. This is another look she really likes. It looks more complicated than it actually is, but it’s kind of complicated to explain. Basically it’s a zigzag part and braids added into more braids and added into more braids. She says that people always ask about it. The bows are from <a href="http://www.allthingsribbon.com/" target="_blank">All Things Ribbon</a>.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe_nDHylZktrpKUMVrwjl7gCok4dVV3n9gutkpANu9Z9hdB10qv4liSdOpsSQtPgrdXX9fWIfO4MOkZPph9q724ejdr2coWXsqnaj_1eMM1BYS2Q2TlmjOoHXARZNfueU55f21I6G7fw/s640/blogger-image--1346884845.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCe_nDHylZktrpKUMVrwjl7gCok4dVV3n9gutkpANu9Z9hdB10qv4liSdOpsSQtPgrdXX9fWIfO4MOkZPph9q724ejdr2coWXsqnaj_1eMM1BYS2Q2TlmjOoHXARZNfueU55f21I6G7fw/s640/blogger-image--1346884845.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"> <br clear="all" />3. This is the one that really started it all. It’s one of the first hairdo’s I did on Roo a long time ago. It’s a simple ponytail with “snakes” or twists or whatever you call them. Sometimes we do more small twists, but this day we just did 5 twists with her ponytail. The bows are from Gymboree from about 8 years ago.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8Fz1NXXlaU1EE0SEZkC2leVUiuThUvQ9Cnp4dzHE0srKBQr_l72WUHdt8YKSzejAgGmCozJPoc2K1Q7doN0EdQdr22rPwd5Eq6fBy5xNUNWjJhbQXzzmwUJ27G54AZ1AKAgT4QUg4A8/s640/blogger-image-602956910.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8Fz1NXXlaU1EE0SEZkC2leVUiuThUvQ9Cnp4dzHE0srKBQr_l72WUHdt8YKSzejAgGmCozJPoc2K1Q7doN0EdQdr22rPwd5Eq6fBy5xNUNWjJhbQXzzmwUJ27G54AZ1AKAgT4QUg4A8/s640/blogger-image-602956910.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Here’s a close-up of her twists. Her hair is perfect for looks like this.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkNGOWu88S6oY3afmrvsZTW-6cSoS7WI_8Uu5e30iUR2Ilx2stGX68Cezpq_ZJrknjUREz1tSbQtDCPEjCb8LPNhbIyfkLfUs8KLXi5wtMqQjEObrkQdwmbJnIBOkDqHDwEXZ87gOOC8/s640/blogger-image-1483778081.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkNGOWu88S6oY3afmrvsZTW-6cSoS7WI_8Uu5e30iUR2Ilx2stGX68Cezpq_ZJrknjUREz1tSbQtDCPEjCb8LPNhbIyfkLfUs8KLXi5wtMqQjEObrkQdwmbJnIBOkDqHDwEXZ87gOOC8/s640/blogger-image-1483778081.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <font face="Batang"> <div align="center"> <br clear="all" />I keep taking pictures of her hair and post a few at a time. If it’s a hair-do that I found on another blog I will post a link to their tutorial.</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center">I linked to All Things Ribbons just because I love her bows.</div> </font> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-66323364782606219982014-08-14T09:09:00.000-07:002014-08-14T09:10:28.493-07:00what remains<div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>"What Remains" is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill, one of a long line of Polish royals and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Carole Radziwill's story is part fairy tale, part tragedy. She tells both with great candor and wit.Carole grew up in a small suburb with a large, eccentric cast of characters. She spent her childhood summers with her grandparents and an odd assortment of aunts and uncles in their poorly plumbed A-frame on the banks of a muddy creek in upstate New York.At the age of nineteen, Carole struck out for New York City to find a different life. Her career at ABC News led her to the refugee camps of Cambodia, to a bunker in Tel Aviv, to the scene of the Menendez murders. Her marriage led her into the old world of European nobility and the newer world of American aristocracy. "What Remains" begins with loss and returns to loss. A small plane plunges into the ocean, carrying John Kennedy, Anthony's cousin, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Carole's closest friend. Three weeks later Anthony dies of cancer. The summer of the plane crash, the four friends were meant to be cherishing Anthony's last days. Instead, Carole and Anthony mourned John and Carolyn, even as Carole planned her husband's memorial. Carole Radziwill has an anthropologist's sensibility and a journalist's eye. She writes about families--their customs, their secrets, and their tangled intimacies-- with remarkable acuity and humanity. She explores the complexities of marriage, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of self-invention with unflinching honesty. This is acompelling story of love, loss, and, ultimately, resilience.</em> –Goodreads</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I'm not sure how to rate a memoir... Do you give it a lower rating because you don't like how the story ends? Or the characters? You can't really do that, since it's a memoir. I didn't like how the story ends, but I knew that before I started reading the book. I like Carole Radziwill. She's the "It" girl and she doesn't even have to try. I really enjoyed her style of writing. The flow of her writing is effortless to read. Maybe I should have given it a higher rating considering I couldn't go to sleep until I finished it... Which means it was very late at night and I was on the floor of my closet with tears streaming down my face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">This week was Spirit Week at the high school. I didn’t get very excited, because who expects their teenage boys to embrace spirit week. I was so wrong…well, kinda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The pictures documenting spirit week aren’t that great. The Boyz leave really early in the morning and they are teenagers. Enough said…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Monday was Work-out Day. Since I didn’t get a picture the Man-Child was kind enough to share a bathroom selfie he took.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Einstein didn’t dress up and didn’t take a bathroom selfie to share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Tuesday was Nerd Day. We love nerds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The Man-Child went all out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Einstein…he just couldn’t embrace his inner nerd for everyone to see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Wednesday was ‘Merica Day (I’m not sure that was the official title, but that’s all I heard).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">It was also picture day so the Man-Child kept it pretty tame up top. but let his ‘Merica spirit shine bright down below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Einstein…he claimed since it was picture day he would just keep his ‘Merica hidden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">On Thursday was Crazy Day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Batang;">The school asked for Crazy and they got crazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The Man-Child wasn’t feeling well that morning so he kept it pretty tame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Einstein finally joined the fun and let his Freak Flag fly for all to see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">When I picked them up from school they said it was the day with the least participation…how ironic that it was the day Einstein finally participated in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">ummm…except for Drumline. They all wore black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Tonight they were all ready for the Black Light Dance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I’m still having a hard time believing I have 2 kids in high school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I’m not sure who planned Spirit Week and scheduled pictures for the same week…but let’s just say I look forward to the yearbook this year since certain classes had their pictures taken throughout the week.</span></div>
Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-75327172819333547002014-08-08T17:15:00.000-07:002014-08-14T09:13:05.735-07:00a great and terrible beauty<div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls—and their foray into the spiritual world—lead to? – Goodreads</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I tried. I really tried. I've had this book for a month and tried to read it, but finally I give up. I just can’t get into the story or the characters<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="140a88c7-4719-4e2d-9f9b-41ecc68b3ed3" id="9d6e3dcf-ae4b-409e-a438-27aaa5994ec1">…</span>and I'm not wasting anymore time on it. I may give it a go some other time, but right now this just isn’t the series for me.</span></div>
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Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-25647680465360885222014-07-30T10:03:00.000-07:002014-07-30T10:03:33.368-07:00birthdaypalooza<div align="center"><font face="Batang">Last Saturday we got together with family to celebrate Poppa Willie and Grandma B’s birthdays.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">This year my Dad turned 73.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgird0cF0p1foUfpoQzOeW9Vqa58cTIyrtQf-5mrwr0NrrmXfV_GIDcSr54kyjC82PASzti5gz5i6qFI6MZYYvCy0Seu2mbcGbQl0L8hs8FdJUiLSPTSIcX3sPXa-ZWUGxinM6UCM_sG7g/s640/blogger-image--1709764052.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgird0cF0p1foUfpoQzOeW9Vqa58cTIyrtQf-5mrwr0NrrmXfV_GIDcSr54kyjC82PASzti5gz5i6qFI6MZYYvCy0Seu2mbcGbQl0L8hs8FdJUiLSPTSIcX3sPXa-ZWUGxinM6UCM_sG7g/s640/blogger-image--1709764052.jpg" width="380" height="380" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And since Grandma B is a lady I won’t say what birthday it was for her.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Only the 4 youngest kids took advantage of the pool.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; 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Grandma B was teaching her how to crochet.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoke09zYU3qlxaMGxvC-9kqPtogVV-dVwBiGwR4Vrqp7SY7biQmm6q0gThJNTfYXHKOHLSXW07HUDrxfVAZX-RuE5hwN7Xzado0TLp4lntkd1_EgwAYhEKHkgVISTmx_eok4zlM1eRmk/s640/blogger-image--2061793892.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoke09zYU3qlxaMGxvC-9kqPtogVV-dVwBiGwR4Vrqp7SY7biQmm6q0gThJNTfYXHKOHLSXW07HUDrxfVAZX-RuE5hwN7Xzado0TLp4lntkd1_EgwAYhEKHkgVISTmx_eok4zlM1eRmk/s640/blogger-image--2061793892.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I’m glad she has the patience to teach her…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Thanks Ro and Karen for having us all over. Karen sorry about the bag of ice all over the floor. The ice cream was worth it.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Thanks Chris for letting me steal a couple pictures off your Facebook page.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And thanks McKay for being the perfect measuring stick for Hammie to see how big he is…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenTHs60cmUbNgdcp-gE9nLBj7SXxgtsdFNC9NpdEslniHphefYjGTeaTpirKBi14l6arrlGP-9cWMFJruT7DpkEAaXOqTAJGY8r8a_OfeOuSRADiUy1UpQ6t3Fs1giHdZcpVi_6Yeilw/s640/blogger-image--651698676.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenTHs60cmUbNgdcp-gE9nLBj7SXxgtsdFNC9NpdEslniHphefYjGTeaTpirKBi14l6arrlGP-9cWMFJruT7DpkEAaXOqTAJGY8r8a_OfeOuSRADiUy1UpQ6t3Fs1giHdZcpVi_6Yeilw/s640/blogger-image--651698676.jpg" /></a></div> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-54203093528548569722014-07-24T17:10:00.000-07:002014-07-24T17:13:03.614-07:00first day<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Batang;">We made it through the first day of school…but it wasn't easy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The Big Boys both have zero hour at the high school. They are out the door bright and early in the morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The Man-Child </span><span style="font-family: Batang;">is a junior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I can’t tell you how many times he mentioned that he only has 2 more years of high school. Every time he said it my heart would break a little more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Einstein is </span><span style="font-family: Batang;">now a freshman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I worried so much about him on the first day of school. He is truly one of the funniest people I know, but he is so painfully shy. I worried about him getting lost…both physically and emotionally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">To watch them drive off to school was pretty nerve-wracking. I know what the traffic is like on the first day of school. Not that I don’t trust the Man-Child’s driving abilities…it’s all the other people I worry about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The Babies were the next to leave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">LaLa is now in 4th grade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoOYwj1WJ9AC0u4mfIJKKLzaFQHVfVOGBobLpZ3-k8jEJ-1OxddAvqyPEzikYoJI6uZ4SqRDBDrbT-uChII4rJSlNFWE_UbHZ6YBTMwn7WrmmQ94a52G2sZF7gRn7IJAZLdaBaPI1OUw/s640/blogger-image-427389811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoOYwj1WJ9AC0u4mfIJKKLzaFQHVfVOGBobLpZ3-k8jEJ-1OxddAvqyPEzikYoJI6uZ4SqRDBDrbT-uChII4rJSlNFWE_UbHZ6YBTMwn7WrmmQ94a52G2sZF7gRn7IJAZLdaBaPI1OUw/s640/blogger-image-427389811.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNreWMUfofkq0Ze5cdcyS_gWqjHZbAU2N89gGY4rbCCHFJEdnFosmcKXI-bO1FB9dTBwWK-S4Qs8GnV6HS8IW1GsySTeW9e0Q2BAuiwDUYfZw5cyIgkqSdiXTG0Lg5rC1OLQmMAsSV4Q/s640/blogger-image-1837325105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNreWMUfofkq0Ze5cdcyS_gWqjHZbAU2N89gGY4rbCCHFJEdnFosmcKXI-bO1FB9dTBwWK-S4Qs8GnV6HS8IW1GsySTeW9e0Q2BAuiwDUYfZw5cyIgkqSdiXTG0Lg5rC1OLQmMAsSV4Q/s640/blogger-image-1837325105.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">This is her last year at the elementary school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Hammie is now in 2nd grade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFaga4bRtwoV5FhrLLwQle03wHoXIBXfmLyhh7p_6vw_s9pKpR9mvq7G5lJtohs2WjSqDLvTnagBVvSr5Vn8xOaBvD0okwOvdNHGLSwSx2wPEGP81YDzvm_RD0Evl2PYO4F0E_C-zOT4/s640/blogger-image-1270508737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFaga4bRtwoV5FhrLLwQle03wHoXIBXfmLyhh7p_6vw_s9pKpR9mvq7G5lJtohs2WjSqDLvTnagBVvSr5Vn8xOaBvD0okwOvdNHGLSwSx2wPEGP81YDzvm_RD0Evl2PYO4F0E_C-zOT4/s640/blogger-image-1270508737.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhW3BmUSFC1KqybLAtMrvcndmrlvxlKOnr_33MfSlKqtjVrPgMOGbv435MNrCHqeEJx-Dn5RTogDTLNxYBPlrjfW7qsj6Y-BFVAaFLVl3Jdw3KbZHJGNY1d51jkoYkvoWwRItCBsOOSU/s640/blogger-image--398270230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhW3BmUSFC1KqybLAtMrvcndmrlvxlKOnr_33MfSlKqtjVrPgMOGbv435MNrCHqeEJx-Dn5RTogDTLNxYBPlrjfW7qsj6Y-BFVAaFLVl3Jdw3KbZHJGNY1d51jkoYkvoWwRItCBsOOSU/s640/blogger-image--398270230.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">He was probably my least nervous child. He was ready to go bright and early.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">When I dropped them off at school Hammie started to run to his friends waiting at the gate. I had to call him back to say goodbye to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JnOac0kn_tYYOCbijmNbm39V4Vq0GXo7cnt6lNGOLev-QgMi8jyPFwVZINij8JYFIWLGym5xBb45ap02Vx1ABQUhXyoi2LhRnxY1pMyQvdgvBPAxz2T-pvV56ITP8B1f0qlqY16rbV8/s640/blogger-image--1870549109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JnOac0kn_tYYOCbijmNbm39V4Vq0GXo7cnt6lNGOLev-QgMi8jyPFwVZINij8JYFIWLGym5xBb45ap02Vx1ABQUhXyoi2LhRnxY1pMyQvdgvBPAxz2T-pvV56ITP8B1f0qlqY16rbV8/s640/blogger-image--1870549109.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">This is the last year they will be walking in this gate together. boohoo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And finally it was time for Roo to leave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL2t6PXFHmIGESYoa1jlkyVCnokGiXwOrBX02ZwelSYqnjixwODiOWVpmaSBwZRfGXQWc-m68log5huJv53nEGnQsbR4r9Jv92qHrD9HUctngXSu-KeljTxksgD0DapXf87itAbbYfG0/s640/blogger-image-146750428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL2t6PXFHmIGESYoa1jlkyVCnokGiXwOrBX02ZwelSYqnjixwODiOWVpmaSBwZRfGXQWc-m68log5huJv53nEGnQsbR4r9Jv92qHrD9HUctngXSu-KeljTxksgD0DapXf87itAbbYfG0/s640/blogger-image-146750428.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgV4Uly7y4DCoLwtDQRVtIbup7OhXT5BRb38huz2xPNl-WLz4JE451PHDtHJWFzrJZwHjcCEj61pscZi0l50_hG00V8GvoM3KfKW7yEIcmt7GIKdbhcoXqXRnvN71jNXHvU-8BzoO1qM/s640/blogger-image--1229209229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgV4Uly7y4DCoLwtDQRVtIbup7OhXT5BRb38huz2xPNl-WLz4JE451PHDtHJWFzrJZwHjcCEj61pscZi0l50_hG00V8GvoM3KfKW7yEIcmt7GIKdbhcoXqXRnvN71jNXHvU-8BzoO1qM/s640/blogger-image--1229209229.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">She’s in 7th grade and this is her first year at the jr high.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">She could ride the bus to school, but Einstein had some issues on the bus last year so this year I told Roo I would drive her if she wanted. What kid would choose the bus over getting to ride with me every morning?!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">We were about half way to school and I asked her if she was nervous…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Way wrong question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">She started crying. I started crying. I kept telling her to stop crying so she wouldn’t ruin her make-up. I couldn’t think of anything else to say…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6Id3RsUSh4AP5cQo6nlmUGiO3EKvEy0LR4rSDMxSvIQY-VLecADrT4IZpaK8RHX9ExjtVT9XxaNU49PAeHkcdiMC83ngepkR9j7C6AST6k-uDOCyhSi6iW-DON52WV_Wb0y4n1Q2uJU/s640/blogger-image-1008686244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6Id3RsUSh4AP5cQo6nlmUGiO3EKvEy0LR4rSDMxSvIQY-VLecADrT4IZpaK8RHX9ExjtVT9XxaNU49PAeHkcdiMC83ngepkR9j7C6AST6k-uDOCyhSi6iW-DON52WV_Wb0y4n1Q2uJU/s640/blogger-image-1008686244.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">We finally had smiles on our faces by the time we pulled up to the school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And then it was just me…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">all by myself…don’t wanna be…all by myself</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I may or may not have driven by the high school on my way home to make sure there wasn't any burning wreckage in front of the school. I did stop myself from driving through the parking lot…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Yes! I am that Mom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I came home and watched trashy reality TV just waiting for them to get home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmR4YhtBqduwFDk2igB060o4s-HlV-AErEOq3cWdbsislvttjpsQyDDzUM-BbN4gd5I7WclfdPFUEcL4uyo1ODZ9gPhfHPLVqWhyphenhyphentAS3uBkaN-SICEF4aqY24NbNHXR7GpDDs0omTYlc/s640/blogger-image--1751053129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmR4YhtBqduwFDk2igB060o4s-HlV-AErEOq3cWdbsislvttjpsQyDDzUM-BbN4gd5I7WclfdPFUEcL4uyo1ODZ9gPhfHPLVqWhyphenhyphentAS3uBkaN-SICEF4aqY24NbNHXR7GpDDs0omTYlc/s640/blogger-image--1751053129.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I just feel better when my babies are home.</span></div>
Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-12446863770705604882014-07-20T20:00:00.000-07:002014-08-14T09:12:15.110-07:00back to school<div align="center"><font face="Batang">This is the week…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">School starts on Wednesday!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I’m not sure where the summer went. I still have all the projects I wanted to get done waiting to be done. </font><font face="Batang">I guess it’s too late to do them…EVER.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">This year is another big transition year for us. The last time we had a year like this was <a href="http://www.embracethechaos-lene.blogspot.com/2012/07/change-is-good.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I now have 2 kids at the high school! I have a child that is a junior. A JUNIOR!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXjdySEwnqQysRmh11HZsv8bPyea7jdtlm-lzxUr_DpqmnBJ8KCuAeB5xRzKY8rppO7GOwDkR9oxY8jx6JK2M3g1_h872GaxA6xLtVYvxUpThOrwTvU735pfKHIvcNHsT6FteK47QNPA/s640/blogger-image--1952630555.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXjdySEwnqQysRmh11HZsv8bPyea7jdtlm-lzxUr_DpqmnBJ8KCuAeB5xRzKY8rppO7GOwDkR9oxY8jx6JK2M3g1_h872GaxA6xLtVYvxUpThOrwTvU735pfKHIvcNHsT6FteK47QNPA/s640/blogger-image--1952630555.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And Einstein is going to be a freshman.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Since they are both in marching band they actually have a class together. How cool is that?</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And Roo? She is now in jr. high.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MszrLzNaPAJTcFmhsXEeN8zQE8al0a5F-XwHDoIbJ0Yrc5x0lDU6_vEOgnCjFWex5GVIjhnNnHYmj3Pou1uq63ZaHN42DRv1mQbhomMeQjVHbLpBivwQNq1rYlvJMQCOiGFREgN13iQ/s640/blogger-image-1311477470.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MszrLzNaPAJTcFmhsXEeN8zQE8al0a5F-XwHDoIbJ0Yrc5x0lDU6_vEOgnCjFWex5GVIjhnNnHYmj3Pou1uq63ZaHN42DRv1mQbhomMeQjVHbLpBivwQNq1rYlvJMQCOiGFREgN13iQ/s640/blogger-image-1311477470.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We picked up her schedule last week and it’s pretty intense, but she’ll do fine. And she didn’t get the teacher that I was dreading dealing with again. So it’s going to be a good year for her!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And LaLa and Hammie will still be hanging out together at the elementary school. They both have been assigned awesome teachers that the older kids have had before so they are excited.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMmZaznKHbVIewiWP_vJCppGhtPwAnPq6NG2Km1euHFOe-xrLmj9ERXaaP2DUgd062G8_9MJ7tLrebKq4HlFYkT1t7K7gL-8gtsUo-5AvLot78W97FeW6hscD3a1ngf3C4HTTko70sA8/s640/blogger-image--1968139859.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMmZaznKHbVIewiWP_vJCppGhtPwAnPq6NG2Km1euHFOe-xrLmj9ERXaaP2DUgd062G8_9MJ7tLrebKq4HlFYkT1t7K7gL-8gtsUo-5AvLot78W97FeW6hscD3a1ngf3C4HTTko70sA8/s640/blogger-image--1968139859.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">This is LaLa’s last year at the elementary school.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">This year is even more exciting for me because I only have kids in 3 schools, it’s usually been 5 kids in 4 different schools. This year should be a breeze.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Big Daddy is going to be in Texas this week so he spent time yesterday evening giving each of the children a Father’s Blessing before sending them back to school.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZaCgrrqdfRIXw6tjIFCWnF6hvSfEHTr_rNpLRLXiHW2EQz2qjIDoOekMERjKlO9y-En1Xu08ohRpDPBCUv3FQrfHeNl8gXysgi9Ct4srXKHIaOylF84z6C3aaIOy10BD8AXKTyFemvM/s640/blogger-image-1126718650.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZaCgrrqdfRIXw6tjIFCWnF6hvSfEHTr_rNpLRLXiHW2EQz2qjIDoOekMERjKlO9y-En1Xu08ohRpDPBCUv3FQrfHeNl8gXysgi9Ct4srXKHIaOylF84z6C3aaIOy10BD8AXKTyFemvM/s640/blogger-image-1126718650.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I’m so thankful that he makes it a priority to do that for the kids.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I really love where we live and one of the reasons I do is because of the brilliant public school system in the district we live in. All the kids have gone to the same schools and have had many of the same teachers. For the most part they have been so caring and supportive. It’s scary sometimes to send my kids off for the majority of the day to let someone else have a big influence on their lives. We have been blessed by the teachers that we have in our children's lives and some of them I count as real friends.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I look forward to another exciting year…</font></div> <div align="center"></div> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-20610190100977774622014-07-17T20:49:00.000-07:002014-07-17T20:49:32.522-07:00throwback thursday - 2013<p align="center"><font face="Batang">Last year isn't very far to be throwing back to...</font></p> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I sure love these cousins together...And I can't believe Baby YaYa is already one!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"> <br /></font></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both" align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXY3pO3Pk6MeS-tdAKWpUhvA1qt9oiJkaSaraRzmreUiwK1_-J_CwsXiwMoX0GY5yoBgBVjsj48OKkPg3P2aHKhcIVgtaBYKXvPU86uNikBUY4Htim3ENkfbOTL8qkE95hrUwvm5L7I8/s640/blogger-image--955100846.jpg" imageanchor="1"><font face="Batang"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXY3pO3Pk6MeS-tdAKWpUhvA1qt9oiJkaSaraRzmreUiwK1_-J_CwsXiwMoX0GY5yoBgBVjsj48OKkPg3P2aHKhcIVgtaBYKXvPU86uNikBUY4Htim3ENkfbOTL8qkE95hrUwvm5L7I8/s640/blogger-image--955100846.jpg" /></font></a></div> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-12568576590772627592014-07-16T23:00:00.000-07:002014-07-20T16:50:52.985-07:00craft camp<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Batang;">All the kids had camps or other activities going on the summer…except LaLa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Then a friend announced she was going to have a Craft Camp at her house every week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">So I quickly signed LaLa up and she’s had a fun summer of craftiness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The first week they decorated water bottles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Have you heard that when you have a cute water bottle you will drink more water? LaLa definitely agrees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The second week they made these cute chalkboards with magnets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Perfect for this girlie who likes to leave notes every where.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The 3rd week they decorated flip-flops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">So cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The 4th week they made decoupage letters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I still need to get it hung up…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The 5th week the decorated picture frames with glitter…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Lots of glitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And finally on the 6th week they made these sparkly necklaces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">They were all pretty simple craft projects and she had so much fun.</span></div>
Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-65000925336943537422014-07-16T16:47:00.000-07:002014-07-16T16:47:54.383-07:00july<div align="center"><font face="Batang">Woo Hoo! I’m almost all caught up!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">July started with these 3 getting to go to the Gilbert Temple to do Baptisms.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUqYqY03uXhkuj2aaVNE7GYWLoDX2teU8fVqmYM6UqDk_-HyM3OLu4sJbv8Ol2lDKY6g3oMNP5TKAiFbADWY_AuirriYtTD9AVtTfuV9mDR4RxkofwOjkaeru6iEE8K-hmMFqZqVxVcY/s640/blogger-image--567002725.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUqYqY03uXhkuj2aaVNE7GYWLoDX2teU8fVqmYM6UqDk_-HyM3OLu4sJbv8Ol2lDKY6g3oMNP5TKAiFbADWY_AuirriYtTD9AVtTfuV9mDR4RxkofwOjkaeru6iEE8K-hmMFqZqVxVcY/s640/blogger-image--567002725.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It’s pretty neat to see your children go off together to the Temple.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It did take awhile to get a good picture of the 3 of them that I could actually post…</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FG-DgqfAESRvOzwISkvmj6unAWHJNVl9gi56_PJBImvJZ6WWPHYfUrkSiHJ7fF6tfr9wTCvyAWlr3oyE2wGUZDB5_SaztV2OWubtjuKFR_HJGCzQjCcw-S8rugHfW5enj8TlbCrHzis/s640/blogger-image-1941198904.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FG-DgqfAESRvOzwISkvmj6unAWHJNVl9gi56_PJBImvJZ6WWPHYfUrkSiHJ7fF6tfr9wTCvyAWlr3oyE2wGUZDB5_SaztV2OWubtjuKFR_HJGCzQjCcw-S8rugHfW5enj8TlbCrHzis/s640/blogger-image-1941198904.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It’s summer in AZ…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdDjoj1bsVzEwC6qc-Iw36P6tmMxTTvBqN7UqGtUpoirmlxZtsNlX9ctiBrApfcV_X5W0s23cPMa27GW2nHskPKGjAaEDq1RpIl9IZj_Cmli_qFeh7pFJG_JSIpwSj3ZsyrSkIQQvhXw/s640/blogger-image-15351584.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdDjoj1bsVzEwC6qc-Iw36P6tmMxTTvBqN7UqGtUpoirmlxZtsNlX9ctiBrApfcV_X5W0s23cPMa27GW2nHskPKGjAaEDq1RpIl9IZj_Cmli_qFeh7pFJG_JSIpwSj3ZsyrSkIQQvhXw/s640/blogger-image-15351584.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">The dust. Most evenings we get dust. On a lucky evening we may get a few drops of rain with the dust. On a rare night we get lightening and torrential rain.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We could use less dust and more rain.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We had the most laid-back 4th of July evah…and it was delightful.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We had all sorts of plans, but we just ended up hanging out together. We played a few games. There may have been coloring with crayons involved. Burgers were grilled.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">But after dark we got crazy…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Sparklers!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyR-deOQ9UUZaK0Vi1IAjE-9fWRPNutc0cLy9M2iI2VJiTBScw3HP9YCjdydsEbNAu_JOvCe_vC7U8plNxa1eCOXL4dGctfebih2KznWo92GIE3J9RT78GMc3ML7rUJcX8Ebpg8UyJyg/s640/blogger-image-1804413837.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyR-deOQ9UUZaK0Vi1IAjE-9fWRPNutc0cLy9M2iI2VJiTBScw3HP9YCjdydsEbNAu_JOvCe_vC7U8plNxa1eCOXL4dGctfebih2KznWo92GIE3J9RT78GMc3ML7rUJcX8Ebpg8UyJyg/s640/blogger-image-1804413837.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Yep…we are seriously out of control crazy.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk9qBQwZo-l97BhAVbgwaeI50apNNjO3e9RYnBUezCDVBOuyHaXB-KTou5CJSxczG5aswnPEO5I0dA9dhbDn_JNuJwMh8b2jgdaAexUSu-bbdHSpbLtjLBWfyKwRI_9nQkHQhiC_3qYg/s640/blogger-image-1385705403.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUk9qBQwZo-l97BhAVbgwaeI50apNNjO3e9RYnBUezCDVBOuyHaXB-KTou5CJSxczG5aswnPEO5I0dA9dhbDn_JNuJwMh8b2jgdaAexUSu-bbdHSpbLtjLBWfyKwRI_9nQkHQhiC_3qYg/s640/blogger-image-1385705403.jpg" /></a><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp4xujeZExZycV8V2rI48vBYGeElgFieZcSTKFjS4YksAPx5xnPhkyc1Ab6riWKlN1VLpbcoXus9k-Etmlh00-hfM0ks6UoQnTx71XHAmzGHWFH4ypCbWewpzY7kkpSRbbyN9Xvuw6o8/s640/blogger-image--1487365310.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp4xujeZExZycV8V2rI48vBYGeElgFieZcSTKFjS4YksAPx5xnPhkyc1Ab6riWKlN1VLpbcoXus9k-Etmlh00-hfM0ks6UoQnTx71XHAmzGHWFH4ypCbWewpzY7kkpSRbbyN9Xvuw6o8/s640/blogger-image--1487365310.jpg" /></a><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1wSwqp5Cuvg0R0_MZsRlqDUTyT8PHfupptQ30E9TIk4R_XtlneMlFS9dVwqIOayNd8owuoh7UDGtApqWACpnLnzScXEf9eQoZ8a8YT8-MaQrVRJA9MK0tRh_IvS-hgisHwDfYKku5B0/s640/blogger-image-786678901.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1wSwqp5Cuvg0R0_MZsRlqDUTyT8PHfupptQ30E9TIk4R_XtlneMlFS9dVwqIOayNd8owuoh7UDGtApqWACpnLnzScXEf9eQoZ8a8YT8-MaQrVRJA9MK0tRh_IvS-hgisHwDfYKku5B0/s640/blogger-image-786678901.jpg" width="483" height="479" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">As soon as the 4th of July weekend was over our summer break kind of ends. Drumline camp started bright and early for these guys.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dqmk_vYn87dBcMwvDK_h6luvrYllHyGxkiY0z-7g_ampzQHC2U8z9pzrFsWCubbSYAqY5MqLm5PTrmulDskby7f7Iw_dVd1imD2fCQtKO6FwQVo-Gjvtyk8PuwtEV71thJufe_EqUAc/s640/blogger-image-1363213374.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dqmk_vYn87dBcMwvDK_h6luvrYllHyGxkiY0z-7g_ampzQHC2U8z9pzrFsWCubbSYAqY5MqLm5PTrmulDskby7f7Iw_dVd1imD2fCQtKO6FwQVo-Gjvtyk8PuwtEV71thJufe_EqUAc/s640/blogger-image-1363213374.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We also had our air conditioner go out twice this summer.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It was only the unit that cools the downstairs. At least our bedrooms stayed nice and cool.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">The kitchen and living areas on the other hand were kind of unbearable.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It may have resulted in not cooking…and consuming ice cream for dinner.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprg7YInjkjyYLjMDBosOT_XesqBeGXFkOsG3ZE_cUPsuVV5exGS8mpWMNnvqTT2j_3iO1H3ebk5dmxKZR6U7Wf-eHwKSPvP9TWKhbpYwr4zo2THmyoU4jdZ9n06dGyjI8f6FTXobdLpU/s640/blogger-image--1576496407.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprg7YInjkjyYLjMDBosOT_XesqBeGXFkOsG3ZE_cUPsuVV5exGS8mpWMNnvqTT2j_3iO1H3ebk5dmxKZR6U7Wf-eHwKSPvP9TWKhbpYwr4zo2THmyoU4jdZ9n06dGyjI8f6FTXobdLpU/s640/blogger-image--1576496407.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It’s nutritious…right?</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And BOOM…just like that you are all up-to-date on the Chaos.</font></div> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-40577630139465413912014-07-14T16:32:00.000-07:002014-07-14T16:32:35.922-07:00june 2014 update<div align="center"><font face="Batang">It’s June and summertime was in full swing.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Roo was finally a Beehive.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPsq043EGIfOrsC9neXLYQiqZTb-xenJrCzHE6PkXs_P0t6dRBRiNhJl30_EvZGy19hXQAbypR7J7sBskS5O6If8sDWEtvPDojR3pcnwAsRjl9xgQlmg1-jG-Z2_PrRWUdUZXS0i1iO0/s640/blogger-image-1533474152.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPsq043EGIfOrsC9neXLYQiqZTb-xenJrCzHE6PkXs_P0t6dRBRiNhJl30_EvZGy19hXQAbypR7J7sBskS5O6If8sDWEtvPDojR3pcnwAsRjl9xgQlmg1-jG-Z2_PrRWUdUZXS0i1iO0/s640/blogger-image-1533474152.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">For those of you that don’t understand our strange Mormon language, a Beehive is a 12 and 13 year old girl in our Church. It is the beginning of the Young Women program. The last 6 months in Primary is fairly painful and these young ladies can hardly stand waiting to join the other Young Women in our congregation.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Before Roo could completely leave Primary behind there was one last activity: The Achievement Days Recognition Night.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6F_jvI7dbdhWXg1idjLJmboFmaj_A_j6bWV_XNy7CKRJMIQA5y9ynWnCE_oB6ekFHNxepRq5IJ1fuvPLHmWXRKtnqw0A7pCDEefU-p0mu54-SsoIUz77GIycDuYPjrhcMIxKcurSCWGY/s640/blogger-image-1686599861.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6F_jvI7dbdhWXg1idjLJmboFmaj_A_j6bWV_XNy7CKRJMIQA5y9ynWnCE_oB6ekFHNxepRq5IJ1fuvPLHmWXRKtnqw0A7pCDEefU-p0mu54-SsoIUz77GIycDuYPjrhcMIxKcurSCWGY/s640/blogger-image-1686599861.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It was the last primary activity for these two girlies together. Roo and a couple of other girls had earned their Faith in God awards.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It was a fun night.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">For a summer activity we signed Hammie up for a basketball camp through our high school.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8GbutkSFHCm40LRkUUY5mLoCIguw9rPvoI2gbmJxWvziu34iq0by76mJ3ZKDtJtNUJsvZ9FoJ4stY3ezO-qHd29LEuoTL85LnQTbc3ro7QZ1wqcOuAB6C0Dbzf1xKxznxrCN2XSdYTw/s640/blogger-image-619566089.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8GbutkSFHCm40LRkUUY5mLoCIguw9rPvoI2gbmJxWvziu34iq0by76mJ3ZKDtJtNUJsvZ9FoJ4stY3ezO-qHd29LEuoTL85LnQTbc3ro7QZ1wqcOuAB6C0Dbzf1xKxznxrCN2XSdYTw/s640/blogger-image-619566089.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">To say he enjoyed it would be a complete understatement.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP0FYxh8wBAvJYtplwZ0rzD9o2dt6hUCbJTpNPI-88z0ZCsU16BZkl1Q4BVXyvPHZpxLHK9pvgrILJqBxKUsaocTRmjMJVyQvIKS-VbkjBHrpHYruq74BcExEJJwpC-FCD8VuFAWiHF8/s640/blogger-image--2052596149.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP0FYxh8wBAvJYtplwZ0rzD9o2dt6hUCbJTpNPI-88z0ZCsU16BZkl1Q4BVXyvPHZpxLHK9pvgrILJqBxKUsaocTRmjMJVyQvIKS-VbkjBHrpHYruq74BcExEJJwpC-FCD8VuFAWiHF8/s640/blogger-image--2052596149.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">He’s decided he found his sport and I am thankful that basketball is his choice. A nice air conditioned gym sounds so much more enjoyable than a hot, dusty baseball diamond.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwGmIm2UciJoD02ye5uIw5r5kNGH9Qn855LWeTFG4yQAJW9xmTsS3r-zVDM1ob5bogJ3L3YfK9NMRXGyfhS8ng2PbXCAyS3Ibb2W2doZHATJY63fxNcH73C3vCf4rlFZ6x9SKKOhmqM0/s640/blogger-image--1561072750.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwGmIm2UciJoD02ye5uIw5r5kNGH9Qn855LWeTFG4yQAJW9xmTsS3r-zVDM1ob5bogJ3L3YfK9NMRXGyfhS8ng2PbXCAyS3Ibb2W2doZHATJY63fxNcH73C3vCf4rlFZ6x9SKKOhmqM0/s640/blogger-image--1561072750.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It was a fun camp and everyone earns a medal. but they also have Shoot-out challenges and Hammie got second place one day.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4t-WFT4rXovbH3-BF1dZgLvrV95-H-TxMRYkhPfINnsG0ju_Vc7uT0FT1cSobzm9qkLlWvbd0S4xjvMtrMeQIYc3vD8mnm9ZISqEeilPQvPIpjKaU2oLZ746o9yOzbQ608Sf-0ArcUk/s640/blogger-image-2052255664.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4t-WFT4rXovbH3-BF1dZgLvrV95-H-TxMRYkhPfINnsG0ju_Vc7uT0FT1cSobzm9qkLlWvbd0S4xjvMtrMeQIYc3vD8mnm9ZISqEeilPQvPIpjKaU2oLZ746o9yOzbQ608Sf-0ArcUk/s640/blogger-image-2052255664.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">This camp is held every summer for kids all the way up to high school and I think Hammie will be ready for next year too.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Yep…another cul-de-sac movie.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99xEkLwtnWa9tfLoSapZDfJ0Jq3Nhs7XlIEdA50lkO91kjbwvYbB4rwxmGPu_jSD7WLhSMyAnhjGqcV6CHS114mmlMoifqXZ-HHuw6aS8rIGMi8WZ2Bdl-EVNxuhzf0RxNNa3WlGh990/s640/blogger-image-62190905.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99xEkLwtnWa9tfLoSapZDfJ0Jq3Nhs7XlIEdA50lkO91kjbwvYbB4rwxmGPu_jSD7WLhSMyAnhjGqcV6CHS114mmlMoifqXZ-HHuw6aS8rIGMi8WZ2Bdl-EVNxuhzf0RxNNa3WlGh990/s640/blogger-image-62190905.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We also had Sherri’s first birthday since she passed away.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyPayx4EBAIBHzWgCn7PEEIWhLsyh3XWxxjC7H_BuMHx1zsoxwkH_5sheCEonasVwQt8mNAK1TqRSVHeOSvNr_KMhp-qwM4YfkVvaaN6QLZ-_s9Mp_zw0Z7nEj62Tc41mRv2WfiMuDFk/s640/blogger-image--1042439477.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyPayx4EBAIBHzWgCn7PEEIWhLsyh3XWxxjC7H_BuMHx1zsoxwkH_5sheCEonasVwQt8mNAK1TqRSVHeOSvNr_KMhp-qwM4YfkVvaaN6QLZ-_s9Mp_zw0Z7nEj62Tc41mRv2WfiMuDFk/s640/blogger-image--1042439477.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Her headstone had be placed a few months earlier and we had gone to the cemetery to see it.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_Q-WcKRckAJZvqIIOnYRUCrvgSGlyZL_D-b6b-2qttJYeMxoJqbHYFPE2t9bb3HqvrpX7hX7e3nEpFm02RUan8_S8AfYjWscxQioF8veTpB5MqOs4s_CbZmntkRIhC0RRQ20rMjrWsg/s640/blogger-image-419063818.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_Q-WcKRckAJZvqIIOnYRUCrvgSGlyZL_D-b6b-2qttJYeMxoJqbHYFPE2t9bb3HqvrpX7hX7e3nEpFm02RUan8_S8AfYjWscxQioF8veTpB5MqOs4s_CbZmntkRIhC0RRQ20rMjrWsg/s640/blogger-image-419063818.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It still doesn’t seem real that she is gone.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We had a fun cousin movie day and went and saw “Maleficent”.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90c-SGxNZouAWPPedm8CIrcu_uZZ7r6eJ89k9jQqwIXRARFfNKAdIJ24MqZo-DtFxrwhcozIZ3kj-mIz4HX5waLm18fNdqReaSq3PpOFZWav06_-7NLveNM8j6Bd-jQG5D7dxKtgyzVA/s640/blogger-image-1750969120.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90c-SGxNZouAWPPedm8CIrcu_uZZ7r6eJ89k9jQqwIXRARFfNKAdIJ24MqZo-DtFxrwhcozIZ3kj-mIz4HX5waLm18fNdqReaSq3PpOFZWav06_-7NLveNM8j6Bd-jQG5D7dxKtgyzVA/s640/blogger-image-1750969120.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I think we had 2 thumbs up from everyone. Awesome Movie!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Since it’s summertime there was the obligatory fort building.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14RUOyKVmIhd2sY9n_lEwi9loeVpntQD836A8sm6Fyae1In1UBy9oau_fmebORkei27VFfkrCCnfkJdppg089Xlhqzj7YMmfgKW-XrjUPtZ3_4WhW1mWZdj9vhYG6erQT_Gs7gixmkyY/s640/blogger-image-1982537284.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14RUOyKVmIhd2sY9n_lEwi9loeVpntQD836A8sm6Fyae1In1UBy9oau_fmebORkei27VFfkrCCnfkJdppg089Xlhqzj7YMmfgKW-XrjUPtZ3_4WhW1mWZdj9vhYG6erQT_Gs7gixmkyY/s640/blogger-image-1982537284.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">My living room looked like this for a few days and then I had to have order restored.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I guess order wasn’t restored soon enough…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I had a little “episode” where my blood pressure shot way up and was having some vision issues.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Did you know that if you show up in the ER with sky-high blood pressure and vision issues that a bunch of people start moving really fast to take care of you? I didn’t before, but I do now. And if they call a Code Stroke the whole hospital knows about it?</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I ended up spending the weekend in the hospital under observation.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">After a few tests, that came back completely normal, they sent me home with a high blood pressure medication…and 3 blown veins from IV needles.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3I92eKKRdX92pav0jeTiSQuRGsuj6OP5DQ1CdS0sbqPGq30oKvlAUVpIYPUCYzuVM5J91vYiLiJZYIVlhjaAksQa2rjMZdV2xUaA_AS24xl33xvxZWyixtze0UCuYEzX6M6FQc-61Ow/s640/blogger-image--337350533.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3I92eKKRdX92pav0jeTiSQuRGsuj6OP5DQ1CdS0sbqPGq30oKvlAUVpIYPUCYzuVM5J91vYiLiJZYIVlhjaAksQa2rjMZdV2xUaA_AS24xl33xvxZWyixtze0UCuYEzX6M6FQc-61Ow/s640/blogger-image--337350533.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I thought I was fine, but I wasn’t feeling better and was really, really dizzy.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrj6v75j-JeXeMkBQkmbqxx_V1lIZ5furD27RkQTNqvYVc8UhUFhrmrU4kqP9fLHTjurigWYqC5BvBfTd_pYzhXL6Qkhx2sQ27P_V23ebO6Mb2P9DpoTP872NTQsRLru9DyX99yoTx_k/s640/blogger-image-13783138.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrj6v75j-JeXeMkBQkmbqxx_V1lIZ5furD27RkQTNqvYVc8UhUFhrmrU4kqP9fLHTjurigWYqC5BvBfTd_pYzhXL6Qkhx2sQ27P_V23ebO6Mb2P9DpoTP872NTQsRLru9DyX99yoTx_k/s640/blogger-image-13783138.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">After visiting with my doctor and monitoring my blood pressure we determined that I don’t have high blood pressure…just a type of vertigo.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And now I’m fine…no really</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">The main reason I was so anxious to get home is because Roo was leaving for Girls Camp on Monday and I really needed to be there to help her get ready.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1uzxAbs56aNGK6LcZ_3e2IXdW452HBWMFWrEt50089dXQYS7P1cyFLLaeMsnbhGj-xWO1m1fr5jFOUEPV15BpsQvwip_9lsJCEmdxiMQ5OS0t9RhKHXes3HZQ7351nmDlu214TDrPSs/s640/blogger-image-738489903.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1uzxAbs56aNGK6LcZ_3e2IXdW452HBWMFWrEt50089dXQYS7P1cyFLLaeMsnbhGj-xWO1m1fr5jFOUEPV15BpsQvwip_9lsJCEmdxiMQ5OS0t9RhKHXes3HZQ7351nmDlu214TDrPSs/s640/blogger-image-738489903.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I was in a bit of shock that she was actually going to Girls Camp.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">She and her friends were ready to have fun.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkERuGbM-VyXiqsduP20STPV7Sqf5OWy7lUdfcPWK2fzFZ3Mlm0x2CJ9wo-6CI-BAwxVsPn5C4uMGX3VVfrtSWVb3GOm7zww10QChIN74CrWEv0AysKRYHFyLic77cbwo_7ErKHNiOuxE/s640/blogger-image-1233290790.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkERuGbM-VyXiqsduP20STPV7Sqf5OWy7lUdfcPWK2fzFZ3Mlm0x2CJ9wo-6CI-BAwxVsPn5C4uMGX3VVfrtSWVb3GOm7zww10QChIN74CrWEv0AysKRYHFyLic77cbwo_7ErKHNiOuxE/s640/blogger-image-1233290790.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And since it wasn’t regular Girls Camp she got to spend some time being pampered.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswnPXKYxoOB71ML7yW3zLiKTwi-xKOAzvvFYxHzltGWxlSJc3v-QDErBlUCB6iBsn57Gug-3hlLnMHgX1e8mgf-VtOXje3YntFv_ljzvBT_HLbG_TdyaggBzkybXHt53TpXfArPY7WQs/s640/blogger-image-1525736527.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswnPXKYxoOB71ML7yW3zLiKTwi-xKOAzvvFYxHzltGWxlSJc3v-QDErBlUCB6iBsn57Gug-3hlLnMHgX1e8mgf-VtOXje3YntFv_ljzvBT_HLbG_TdyaggBzkybXHt53TpXfArPY7WQs/s640/blogger-image-1525736527.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I was so glad when she was home. I missed having my right-hand girlie around.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOFiR8WrAGIHSmcHz1D3qNpmgphKPxk1IglQs9s08SiEEfTvYuwsRICkOl4Mn3Zaepk_DiL14jTXo058CzN7tuU3Xv4Dgz68Lzk_ro-htjoq0yrQ3Lz2WxaLWC5KilOz9GxiiveABy38/s640/blogger-image--56943582.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOFiR8WrAGIHSmcHz1D3qNpmgphKPxk1IglQs9s08SiEEfTvYuwsRICkOl4Mn3Zaepk_DiL14jTXo058CzN7tuU3Xv4Dgz68Lzk_ro-htjoq0yrQ3Lz2WxaLWC5KilOz9GxiiveABy38/s640/blogger-image--56943582.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">So we live in the desert. It’s hot in the desert.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Hot enough to make your rearview mirror fall off.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcRE8Wsnzzv7o1GHcxNW-M8uWh9LtowQORrKIfpO2DZwL1Pm3PEvXnPyhO8f29J2yvUuZb-5GWTPVQCVxQv7IL7t-7OWWiBTd_1R1StBGNGRkdpzUaWWbvy5086vtG18xqlcQjbNILnw/s640/blogger-image--2011462002.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcRE8Wsnzzv7o1GHcxNW-M8uWh9LtowQORrKIfpO2DZwL1Pm3PEvXnPyhO8f29J2yvUuZb-5GWTPVQCVxQv7IL7t-7OWWiBTd_1R1StBGNGRkdpzUaWWbvy5086vtG18xqlcQjbNILnw/s640/blogger-image--2011462002.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And my sister felt so bad for me her rearview mirror fell off the next day.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCcCS283wmljrTMkxuwzzsZR1yOBNO5zYhyphenhyphenegT8BdxBnzZ06T6uQPTCmzENvsFowyfO7cKypvDuxn5cl7-kL7OECIxUXsoyoOwnJ9yPDM8cVT5tM5sr9s4S1VNPBRE73147dXk9qqMRA/s640/blogger-image-735001812.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCcCS283wmljrTMkxuwzzsZR1yOBNO5zYhyphenhyphenegT8BdxBnzZ06T6uQPTCmzENvsFowyfO7cKypvDuxn5cl7-kL7OECIxUXsoyoOwnJ9yPDM8cVT5tM5sr9s4S1VNPBRE73147dXk9qqMRA/s640/blogger-image-735001812.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">So maybe it isn’t the heat that made it fall of…just a sister bonding experience.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Roo had a pretty exciting June.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It included a visit to the orthodontist.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGCUax_bNFcF97Nqo7Tnctgssy0Ja7oj7SLvTtS8r5JxEiXK7N8Ipok-loSdrmPggAHhs1nzgBHVAR9KFFwhwLkjWbH0YQty-GcR2Lury59dh9r1vfJFlrtb14kd_jgTd8sgpmgzzKoA/s640/blogger-image-1439999794.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGCUax_bNFcF97Nqo7Tnctgssy0Ja7oj7SLvTtS8r5JxEiXK7N8Ipok-loSdrmPggAHhs1nzgBHVAR9KFFwhwLkjWbH0YQty-GcR2Lury59dh9r1vfJFlrtb14kd_jgTd8sgpmgzzKoA/s640/blogger-image-1439999794.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNItoFimJA9EQyTuf5YV2ekaeiv3Q_APF-cH8jgAaTh1FUK6Pj6XGgpz2WI_Qk9NcmLLsbJNGfBbV6ncc_SKzOFMuXgf-AiWQhSssTFYwEZqtPb4_K8GI_33r95R4KQ8JrA2nO1zZIFig/s640/blogger-image--812112588.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNItoFimJA9EQyTuf5YV2ekaeiv3Q_APF-cH8jgAaTh1FUK6Pj6XGgpz2WI_Qk9NcmLLsbJNGfBbV6ncc_SKzOFMuXgf-AiWQhSssTFYwEZqtPb4_K8GI_33r95R4KQ8JrA2nO1zZIFig/s640/blogger-image--812112588.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPDO1JjkRsr5shIjvMgC8MRmFiEZL5ClgZTZlFTms8nGsmj63k0LJpLWvd-Rn3nCblvXpuHORKlVyFHW15y-h93pCADQneQq-i9GM7fl_fmLoMRjTqf9F0FCyF4GKpQAkWx5cSfp4t9Q/s640/blogger-image--674720676.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPDO1JjkRsr5shIjvMgC8MRmFiEZL5ClgZTZlFTms8nGsmj63k0LJpLWvd-Rn3nCblvXpuHORKlVyFHW15y-h93pCADQneQq-i9GM7fl_fmLoMRjTqf9F0FCyF4GKpQAkWx5cSfp4t9Q/s640/blogger-image--674720676.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It was a rough few days but totally worth the pain…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Sometimes in the summer you need a shield…</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77DJ8a1zigmZ6CiOiPhUQHURQLGHijWRvvHfhrV04YxthkrlTlI2PRXgXY_t0KgcBvCy64ckLGrUf0CG6UL1VdR2rg4BHu_GKh1Q_EHvcb5LCjdmXLzx_vdmzgVgMI_kGSVVj1xiQq00/s640/blogger-image-1885711368.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77DJ8a1zigmZ6CiOiPhUQHURQLGHijWRvvHfhrV04YxthkrlTlI2PRXgXY_t0KgcBvCy64ckLGrUf0CG6UL1VdR2rg4BHu_GKh1Q_EHvcb5LCjdmXLzx_vdmzgVgMI_kGSVVj1xiQq00/s640/blogger-image-1885711368.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">and a sword.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">For Father’s Day Big Daddy got himself a gift:</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Tickets for the whole family to go see the AZ Diamondbacks play.</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwIdMZvsuim185pepOdU-0OIA83IDrqxUie6GHy8QbyRYtnsQBNcTVjl99ulgy8OK__SpG1BsujIEg6VBoQCJLzwWXwNKdsxZp4Q3Oo7ANliC7Nm9ZKsV4WV7YMIUcfcs9cEw9hwa9kI/s640/blogger-image--1979492465.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwIdMZvsuim185pepOdU-0OIA83IDrqxUie6GHy8QbyRYtnsQBNcTVjl99ulgy8OK__SpG1BsujIEg6VBoQCJLzwWXwNKdsxZp4Q3Oo7ANliC7Nm9ZKsV4WV7YMIUcfcs9cEw9hwa9kI/s640/blogger-image--1979492465.jpg" /></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Big Daddy is a total fan.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">While we were there we ran into Randy Johnson.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzhxN8SDTgLhBCZqp7oHiawD1dPJ63aVcZT5mLjpz9yV1XEAH3SftoLmv1eFDcGJcVdpRedLl9FodSpFdymItUF9tTUWMMEFD9ZRC845T4A1V1ihazAzVZ5Wo7vhDpK42BAt9uddnxRQ/s640/blogger-image-375111251.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzhxN8SDTgLhBCZqp7oHiawD1dPJ63aVcZT5mLjpz9yV1XEAH3SftoLmv1eFDcGJcVdpRedLl9FodSpFdymItUF9tTUWMMEFD9ZRC845T4A1V1ihazAzVZ5Wo7vhDpK42BAt9uddnxRQ/s640/blogger-image-375111251.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">We were in the front row of the top deck at the ballpark. They were pretty amazing seats.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">During the game we had 2 foul balls hit in our section.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">One went a couple of rows behind us.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">The second one bounced into a lady’s purse sitting a couple seats away from us.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Hammie asked her if he could see the ball and she was kind enough to give it to him.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">So now Hammie is the proud owner of a foul ball hit by All-Star Paul Goldschmidt…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrYlk-yPPQszCvaiCyq51NkoTZvW68I5EUhBvPjRsbASo6IgikPROBf9iLsAEhTfsrKDBXjsbIcO042cA-cu_VEWX3_CCCd6PeK-bkzCj6XFQDoPedeD8wbkE8oF-HupKYcy2exbnO-k/s640/blogger-image-608158706.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrYlk-yPPQszCvaiCyq51NkoTZvW68I5EUhBvPjRsbASo6IgikPROBf9iLsAEhTfsrKDBXjsbIcO042cA-cu_VEWX3_CCCd6PeK-bkzCj6XFQDoPedeD8wbkE8oF-HupKYcy2exbnO-k/s640/blogger-image-608158706.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And the Diamondbacks won!</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It was a good night topped off with fireworks after the game.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">This guy…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mRChUZTfP2Jt9n9x-GRN8b8vc-GLYcuziSDpW-HXmoEsxlXFM7hLlwkSo5rFNwLA1qNKUV83TwYof48Ma5I5zAu1878pJ7MhF2bmShD_iAcXPvN1jA_UoWBDRdVfpT2l0kcj5ihcLnk/s640/blogger-image-44391884.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mRChUZTfP2Jt9n9x-GRN8b8vc-GLYcuziSDpW-HXmoEsxlXFM7hLlwkSo5rFNwLA1qNKUV83TwYof48Ma5I5zAu1878pJ7MhF2bmShD_iAcXPvN1jA_UoWBDRdVfpT2l0kcj5ihcLnk/s640/blogger-image-44391884.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">He is pretty amazing. Just ask him…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">Seriously, he gave a talk in Church that you would have never guessed was written by a 14 yr old. Such a wise young man.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">It’s humbling trying to be the parent to amazing kids.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">There is an amazing lady that used to live in our neighborhood. She plans all these great activities during the summer. In the past we were able to go to a few of them. This year we only made it to one…The Krispie Kreme Donut tour. Yum!</font></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rIsVLOkGl9e-CP1DEwktAuljtl5ZDwP6OVVP0eJJMsc3QPvk0HIjAHhaCKq3-S4ZpC80k2GTvNr5wHL6wOou2fcr7d5n8urAN5rjj4dAArpaTWFF3FuzqlbVHc6XEusW9zRLsJVDCKg/s640/blogger-image-198924905.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">They do a quick little “tour” of how they make donuts and then each of the kids got to dip their own chocolate sprinkled donut.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLor73rtL2CHg0ly7t8MP-kPg9HrwB0YCP7XtYLymr99ydr-3SuuYn8sag_5aXl8W_hZJecRd2tOR5U8fVQb30NopydAvo5J0s37GbyefUlVVH88DQIifApVpJaL5KcA37yCBMtyoJAg/s640/blogger-image-121119796.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLor73rtL2CHg0ly7t8MP-kPg9HrwB0YCP7XtYLymr99ydr-3SuuYn8sag_5aXl8W_hZJecRd2tOR5U8fVQb30NopydAvo5J0s37GbyefUlVVH88DQIifApVpJaL5KcA37yCBMtyoJAg/s640/blogger-image-121119796.jpg" /></a><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfAKjp3wMiuEQrAl2DWPLmFrMRMa2KW8PeM6LWIGMQprycdo7vnowjnUY9QJvQEIWO4iaUUtjgkrc1dVMp8feRMTC7cLDrrsdTCO3GtbzELNnFytgYe24Ymdj5obUykWlTFeOVWj9UYc/s640/blogger-image--1576032330.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfAKjp3wMiuEQrAl2DWPLmFrMRMa2KW8PeM6LWIGMQprycdo7vnowjnUY9QJvQEIWO4iaUUtjgkrc1dVMp8feRMTC7cLDrrsdTCO3GtbzELNnFytgYe24Ymdj5obUykWlTFeOVWj9UYc/s640/blogger-image--1576032330.jpg" /></a><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rIsVLOkGl9e-CP1DEwktAuljtl5ZDwP6OVVP0eJJMsc3QPvk0HIjAHhaCKq3-S4ZpC80k2GTvNr5wHL6wOou2fcr7d5n8urAN5rjj4dAArpaTWFF3FuzqlbVHc6XEusW9zRLsJVDCKg/s640/blogger-image-198924905.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rIsVLOkGl9e-CP1DEwktAuljtl5ZDwP6OVVP0eJJMsc3QPvk0HIjAHhaCKq3-S4ZpC80k2GTvNr5wHL6wOou2fcr7d5n8urAN5rjj4dAArpaTWFF3FuzqlbVHc6XEusW9zRLsJVDCKg/s640/blogger-image-198924905.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLor73rtL2CHg0ly7t8MP-kPg9HrwB0YCP7XtYLymr99ydr-3SuuYn8sag_5aXl8W_hZJecRd2tOR5U8fVQb30NopydAvo5J0s37GbyefUlVVH88DQIifApVpJaL5KcA37yCBMtyoJAg/s640/blogger-image-121119796.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And then we “had” to buy another dozen to bring home.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">June ended with LaLa giving a talk in primary.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOex38T7E6AmQ-U9zfsg6fHMS85VnLrguCaTViuWaIucXwKrFhuUbPAmw1jB92LwnGOvkWyrDlxRgUgQ7QkJYcRk4V7M4KHMhmtwGyCjCNt_C5W5EEbMMI9-rrY48N4ckE3cttP1eioZw/s640/blogger-image--1707449568.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOex38T7E6AmQ-U9zfsg6fHMS85VnLrguCaTViuWaIucXwKrFhuUbPAmw1jB92LwnGOvkWyrDlxRgUgQ7QkJYcRk4V7M4KHMhmtwGyCjCNt_C5W5EEbMMI9-rrY48N4ckE3cttP1eioZw/s640/blogger-image--1707449568.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">She is such a cutie.</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">And maybe our ward has heard enough from our family for a few months…</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">~~~~~</font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang"></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Batang">I’m almost caught up. The first part of July is all I have left to catch up on…</font></div> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-71750198601336072232014-07-13T22:15:00.000-07:002014-07-20T16:58:14.236-07:00may 2014 update<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Batang;">May is always a busy month for us and this year wasn’t an exception.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Big Daddy got me a fitbit for my birthday. I wanted it to motivate me to walk more, but I found a more interesting use for it. I finally have proof for how messed up my sleeping actually is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOEdkDCQZoO15mPhxInRWgMjgKyREQoKSBc-uzoK8uPB7yMWu-MjBb_kwBsB2CAbppuSGCfmSugjyU39ZQZF8n20dGzfv0PX2ZRqTcV0lLt7XhBbqUDylyAsVrfe9mixt8WJsNE3BSr0/s640/blogger-image-809271130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOEdkDCQZoO15mPhxInRWgMjgKyREQoKSBc-uzoK8uPB7yMWu-MjBb_kwBsB2CAbppuSGCfmSugjyU39ZQZF8n20dGzfv0PX2ZRqTcV0lLt7XhBbqUDylyAsVrfe9mixt8WJsNE3BSr0/s640/blogger-image-809271130.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">No wonder I’m so tired by the evening!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I started May with a fun little trip…all by myself. That doesn’t happen very often. I flew up to Idaho Falls and rented a car to visit my sister for a quick weekend. </span><span style="font-family: Batang;">It was very strange being alone heading west on interstate 86 in a Toyota. I almost felt like I was back in college. I made the trip from Rexburg to Burley so many times to visit my sister…and here I was 27 years later doing it again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Ahhh…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWhVGfyFzfYiasiVYiMJisTKn5o6rD1SCc3ky9HUsZuPQS3R0onLAq00n26hp322J2hTMST7qlH-510NW7YSu8-3XJriVzBtnfzuqScgPar2TTt1UkDxVOFOrEFuSB9snq8KMXwwoNXM/s640/blogger-image-1933927262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWhVGfyFzfYiasiVYiMJisTKn5o6rD1SCc3ky9HUsZuPQS3R0onLAq00n26hp322J2hTMST7qlH-510NW7YSu8-3XJriVzBtnfzuqScgPar2TTt1UkDxVOFOrEFuSB9snq8KMXwwoNXM/s640/blogger-image-1933927262.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I am glad that I got to make a quick trip to see this lovely lady.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkepK54jgDtvZliOVzUFXf-Of9SOsA1gTuB_Un_bdBLqyrXDRFkB2KTP-gtJYEV80IDk8QGPHNn9CDfZVD75JH5c8LLK7G-NNSAvcFiT0m04uXYk4qTQVdpUCzZaOcM7_iwM51Pc5zwNY/s640/blogger-image-901670882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkepK54jgDtvZliOVzUFXf-Of9SOsA1gTuB_Un_bdBLqyrXDRFkB2KTP-gtJYEV80IDk8QGPHNn9CDfZVD75JH5c8LLK7G-NNSAvcFiT0m04uXYk4qTQVdpUCzZaOcM7_iwM51Pc5zwNY/s640/blogger-image-901670882.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And even more importantly to see these two get married.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAOs6IYIV9jkk-SWG88jpaemrz3j5X2DDdhYX5jr6EAGOgzsdNV3gKJq21QYc3Ah8ftd02iloDck8qb_H_59VD_B3rNDP2y4hJwoyvFzvYUiq2IVBj3oVRbi6d1_SmQSAEcto9fg2jK0/s640/blogger-image--1757249780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAOs6IYIV9jkk-SWG88jpaemrz3j5X2DDdhYX5jr6EAGOgzsdNV3gKJq21QYc3Ah8ftd02iloDck8qb_H_59VD_B3rNDP2y4hJwoyvFzvYUiq2IVBj3oVRbi6d1_SmQSAEcto9fg2jK0/s640/blogger-image--1757249780.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I really can’t put into words how I feel about these people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I know they are my nieces and nephews, but they feel more like my baby brothers and sister/babies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">It’s confusing, but it makes my heart happy to be with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">My brothers surprised <a href="http://onemomentatatime-niece.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Niece</a> and came up for the wedding also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_hPKB_EZASJD4hX2UGmENnKcvFg_38rrE5pZGhlR3xc3KEdvL0yaDoWM-huwoDcYvP9A9_evJYTuc9Q4wjvyG3SvNye7bQiXynvQZQ2PUvFT-ZeOPXM5vEVJ2VBxJ2Qyz4dmatr0vMs/s640/blogger-image-4283753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_hPKB_EZASJD4hX2UGmENnKcvFg_38rrE5pZGhlR3xc3KEdvL0yaDoWM-huwoDcYvP9A9_evJYTuc9Q4wjvyG3SvNye7bQiXynvQZQ2PUvFT-ZeOPXM5vEVJ2VBxJ2Qyz4dmatr0vMs/s640/blogger-image-4283753.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">It’s always fun spending time together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I miss this sweet little girlie when she’s not around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">But not as much as I missed this gang…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjVdZTOyKT19gpVDM56PK6d5UwzdGehqIjSgZYbgkANcOx1o9-T8QbkPibf9CkmvEBe8_3NtG4iBo0q2X0pOPOSHLtxTPycGmwtN257r5To5-WPfholpyTeMRcyh4EuwYEGWEr3SNcI0/s640/blogger-image--2071251868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjVdZTOyKT19gpVDM56PK6d5UwzdGehqIjSgZYbgkANcOx1o9-T8QbkPibf9CkmvEBe8_3NtG4iBo0q2X0pOPOSHLtxTPycGmwtN257r5To5-WPfholpyTeMRcyh4EuwYEGWEr3SNcI0/s640/blogger-image--2071251868.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">As the end of the school year approached that meant multiple band concerts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">It’s fun having the middle school and jr. high concerts together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">After this year Mrs. B gets a one year break from the Chaos Clan. I am thankful for the time she has spent with the three older kids and can’t wait for her to teach the Littles in band.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLqnIZ3OwV6Dvj3h80iOgAJ2YuBiBMoBgUnJkn98susV6Sb1EhVV6UCmP3B4YyUsK8jCIsXJb7jEsGXZ-ehmeja8dpYTWRveY6UClbYZefqZ2O0T-2ab0B_txnnuNxjDp4Wr4LUVlfnc/s640/blogger-image--1538086156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLqnIZ3OwV6Dvj3h80iOgAJ2YuBiBMoBgUnJkn98susV6Sb1EhVV6UCmP3B4YyUsK8jCIsXJb7jEsGXZ-ehmeja8dpYTWRveY6UClbYZefqZ2O0T-2ab0B_txnnuNxjDp4Wr4LUVlfnc/s640/blogger-image--1538086156.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">End of the year school projects meant that my dining room table looked like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUielGR6885jlt_Da059B5dm2S13fJTcMvjoYt6QNvCuKq6wPnMz3a6WpaaaqXrveE9Ub8-glUFFkET1sYQiiGXGu1J6otYh3H0VFOgJzwp7bz4AVwIXSLVpY39UiBlf9W8YIcVpgUCBE/s640/blogger-image--683851095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUielGR6885jlt_Da059B5dm2S13fJTcMvjoYt6QNvCuKq6wPnMz3a6WpaaaqXrveE9Ub8-glUFFkET1sYQiiGXGu1J6otYh3H0VFOgJzwp7bz4AVwIXSLVpY39UiBlf9W8YIcVpgUCBE/s640/blogger-image--683851095.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Why do kids in jr. high and middle school have projects that include construction paper?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">This year was also our first Prom experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">We kept it kind of simple since the Man-Child is only a sophomore. We moved our table out in our yard and hung twinkle lights in the trees. I set the table with my china and crystal. And of course candles…</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp02s9Z3BH950RgBa9uUXGqNAT_HSSzQmD8ZYMXjuEpXqYGgKUZcL8Nd0hkN7UXpJdu8mEO7aUox99NtJomXD79MOO1Xa3DMmRVXPVu3r4KfwzOmaZlxaPJBy-uPUcagPcfwT1LpBfjE/s640/blogger-image-594740060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp02s9Z3BH950RgBa9uUXGqNAT_HSSzQmD8ZYMXjuEpXqYGgKUZcL8Nd0hkN7UXpJdu8mEO7aUox99NtJomXD79MOO1Xa3DMmRVXPVu3r4KfwzOmaZlxaPJBy-uPUcagPcfwT1LpBfjE/s640/blogger-image-594740060.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Then he took his date through the drive-thru at In-n-Out to get burgers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">They had a lovely dinner…with me only bothering them a couple of times for pictures. (even blurry ones)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH4ZnFlxoLzxS2O2SOBkrtP8RpG-SwKUG-bVzfrmd7XoUttcNBs-uU6XxxcTDHmWS4_d4KwbqB6f4dLhq-bgDCWLogRZ1wEHNbd1_MywUurbNZ2Z77_brWsRSjKPz4L8liPwUwJVYJ1U/s640/blogger-image-1826338364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH4ZnFlxoLzxS2O2SOBkrtP8RpG-SwKUG-bVzfrmd7XoUttcNBs-uU6XxxcTDHmWS4_d4KwbqB6f4dLhq-bgDCWLogRZ1wEHNbd1_MywUurbNZ2Z77_brWsRSjKPz4L8liPwUwJVYJ1U/s640/blogger-image-1826338364.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I was worried his date might think it was kind of lame, but she seemed pleasantly surprised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Then Mother’s Day was here.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtXC67a-Q2_Iefli4IbN0uSUgSyionBIjN_fb4S4oBAfhRe6Utq8yE7LY_gIGuxXPbS39zhueQ-JVDAEVXvshXbhkp6GWux_qVRwMujEn9Q09BYQZPDfzgEKK9NIjzCmrO7AlNsTnIcQ/s640/blogger-image-1999283591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtXC67a-Q2_Iefli4IbN0uSUgSyionBIjN_fb4S4oBAfhRe6Utq8yE7LY_gIGuxXPbS39zhueQ-JVDAEVXvshXbhkp6GWux_qVRwMujEn9Q09BYQZPDfzgEKK9NIjzCmrO7AlNsTnIcQ/s640/blogger-image-1999283591.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Einstein and Roo made these delicious cupcakes for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaSUos3bWCw_akR1mwtFeESeVeSLBBmp4Wab_IReMv1qbvb0sU9RjkUwUcLAetq2vNH5lQ0nrwh1Fa0JyXcTxW3PIizK6nZAAI3kFLs_5P2OKxEjlpdX2W-dzfmxs22fdgpYwz-0w8fc/s640/blogger-image-1578803064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaSUos3bWCw_akR1mwtFeESeVeSLBBmp4Wab_IReMv1qbvb0sU9RjkUwUcLAetq2vNH5lQ0nrwh1Fa0JyXcTxW3PIizK6nZAAI3kFLs_5P2OKxEjlpdX2W-dzfmxs22fdgpYwz-0w8fc/s640/blogger-image-1578803064.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And LaLa drew this beautiful card for me.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UQg6x-ZV4PolW5eHCJoQQPlD-XHzdmuqUHwiVAGpJU-C_2iyEZ729t59wgE4lBRmI26YsFUCKPJOvek3gnfRE7qzZBcTE9C9uDscAAsz9Xy7P9shPfG9vHa3-JfhFk0ZMUKUtUgmCFY/s640/blogger-image-789699531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UQg6x-ZV4PolW5eHCJoQQPlD-XHzdmuqUHwiVAGpJU-C_2iyEZ729t59wgE4lBRmI26YsFUCKPJOvek3gnfRE7qzZBcTE9C9uDscAAsz9Xy7P9shPfG9vHa3-JfhFk0ZMUKUtUgmCFY/s640/blogger-image-789699531.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I was spoiled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">ummmm…puppies, need I say more?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncElKoQIFxPYWy87c3CX9wpZlS9Nrk791N78OKX2rNAglWg3pE0vDwd5sg-BKTGPfOnII-pIZHIz_gldouuv9Ehfki44fQTRrHwD4KkhewYFhA5gWXjhApfvNb2TKYnkcH4mHMQEQbyc/s640/blogger-image--1685445143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncElKoQIFxPYWy87c3CX9wpZlS9Nrk791N78OKX2rNAglWg3pE0vDwd5sg-BKTGPfOnII-pIZHIz_gldouuv9Ehfki44fQTRrHwD4KkhewYFhA5gWXjhApfvNb2TKYnkcH4mHMQEQbyc/s640/blogger-image--1685445143.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">We also hit a HUGE milestone in May. Hammie was exited from his IEP at school. When we had our first IEP meeting and his speech teacher mentioned that she was ready to exit him I was surprised by my reaction. I completely broke down in tears. I wasn’t ready to give up this blanket of protection that an IEP had given Hammie. I knew that he was still having a few little sensory processing issues, as well as a few OCD issues. I was really nervous for him. The school wanted me to do a home evaluation and they would evaluate him in the classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Every time I sat down to fill out my evaluation I would just start crying all over again. I was so confused by my reactions. Wasn't this what we had been aiming for from the very beginning with Hammie?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I finally realized that I was so used to watching EVERY little thing this child did since he was tiny. The number of therapists and teachers that had worked with him always expected so much from him and from me. I was used to watching how he walked and talked and ate and slept and EVERYTHING. Of course I would notice that he still had a few quirky habits. Who doesn’t?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I finally had to accept that this little Miracle Boy had just made one more step on his miraculous journey that I was told he would never take…and instead of being scared I needed to embrace his miracles and be thankful and joyful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaJLBiPfDj7RJRNgzxit9sk8S0Wnfls-mo4Tf5irGLD7kSPr0iUifFBtcCS_MccdcT2C3MsgRJyf-uRelTT9Ra75pIPzaExtdOdJB4-jTL0EJahBk6J_6nxU0OcWMZTICgTvwIeohPrI/s640/blogger-image-954666420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaJLBiPfDj7RJRNgzxit9sk8S0Wnfls-mo4Tf5irGLD7kSPr0iUifFBtcCS_MccdcT2C3MsgRJyf-uRelTT9Ra75pIPzaExtdOdJB4-jTL0EJahBk6J_6nxU0OcWMZTICgTvwIeohPrI/s640/blogger-image-954666420.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And joyful I am and I can’t wait to see what else this Miracle Boy will achieve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Oh the 3rd Grade Wax Museum…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">It has to be my least favorite rite of passage in school and for good reason. LaLa came home from school with her assignment: John Muir. John Muir seems like a lovely fellow, in fact Einstein did his wax museum on him. But last time I checked John Muir was a man. And last time I checked LaLa was a girl. So why do they assign girls to be men? Aren’t there plenty of examples of women that my daughter can study and do as wax museum. And have you ever heard of a boy being assigned a woman from history to do a wax museum on? Well after a quick email LaLa came home with a new assignment: Helen Keller. Now that’s more like it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">So this is LaLa as Helen Keller:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WK6NxtsWubDJd1V5xSgxOeErcuwf-TT879lqiVICRMElw_RzGT47W0VEXrDqC6Id06PGueDhASsIreclvEIqgQdQsqK1XJ6Z52FKLGY-0yssN9n1khN4FfL3d9mRzgb8BGvK_C8nFGk/s640/blogger-image--1272963535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WK6NxtsWubDJd1V5xSgxOeErcuwf-TT879lqiVICRMElw_RzGT47W0VEXrDqC6Id06PGueDhASsIreclvEIqgQdQsqK1XJ6Z52FKLGY-0yssN9n1khN4FfL3d9mRzgb8BGvK_C8nFGk/s640/blogger-image--1272963535.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And I happened to be at the school when Hammie’s class came to visit the wax museum and was able to get a picture of LaLa being Hellen Keller for Hammie.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_GVNjlxWJz7zjDr3_DWq1XbiMkahzalv0cTQEPQLl3OHpXbzZXouWpeJRBU1xImmk6iwvxSzjQcqLpLDeYS0si0k6ufWL4q81XFSgreTvKQqdfETZTCiRRy3Uh7-mA-1KCo3ewPu0hM/s640/blogger-image-1665856970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_GVNjlxWJz7zjDr3_DWq1XbiMkahzalv0cTQEPQLl3OHpXbzZXouWpeJRBU1xImmk6iwvxSzjQcqLpLDeYS0si0k6ufWL4q81XFSgreTvKQqdfETZTCiRRy3Uh7-mA-1KCo3ewPu0hM/s640/blogger-image-1665856970.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Another end of the year milestone: the Man-Child got his high school letter in band.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Yes, that’s a thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">If you hadn’t noticed we had been a little busy and it was only the middle of the month. One night Roo came to me and told me that LaLa really wanted a countdown for her birthday…which was the next day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">So she got this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVh4ZAqdmNH-TJLrxoLilVkHSBRSV9R7QP_6IJWaVX_yjUm2TqNPy45sWjVca8p3TglQCuY9LYLAo-iQMZg9TIevX7AVExIWNSudMI_UpANwpByZYlm66rixsJM_CDLLE3dlaORYQQVYI/s640/blogger-image--1892525894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVh4ZAqdmNH-TJLrxoLilVkHSBRSV9R7QP_6IJWaVX_yjUm2TqNPy45sWjVca8p3TglQCuY9LYLAo-iQMZg9TIevX7AVExIWNSudMI_UpANwpByZYlm66rixsJM_CDLLE3dlaORYQQVYI/s640/blogger-image--1892525894.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And she was so very happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And like that she was 9!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">How does it happen so fast?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">One day my Dad called me. He needed me to come over and see something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The something? His beard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">He used to regularly grow a beard, but not since my Mom passed away. His wife isn’t a fan of facial hair and he really wanted my kids to see it before he shaved it off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I was actually more excited that he smiled for a picture than I was about his silly beard…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PSGcDqaqnWrDYPoMr_sk7tRghcYraGglu6Gzs1hlJ2_LPN-GkCB51oqvDVTkDCdmnG_x-PvYdn83QxmSZWE993yNjqFj0iWANzEcfUqvE51TghnEgIu1kyDfIaAdS2UCCzC_RzDK-ho/s640/blogger-image--118695148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PSGcDqaqnWrDYPoMr_sk7tRghcYraGglu6Gzs1hlJ2_LPN-GkCB51oqvDVTkDCdmnG_x-PvYdn83QxmSZWE993yNjqFj0iWANzEcfUqvE51TghnEgIu1kyDfIaAdS2UCCzC_RzDK-ho/s640/blogger-image--118695148.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I really do need to take my kids over to visit him more often. It’s funny how we think we are so busy, but I need to make more time for him.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_ujt7WwWx_cmLFJL3B87qgOj1EcS3TucuxfdDbKOoXXZimQVihIS1bi6OBynJfAuN3kUw4Xa-ZWp6pKZda1ZX02PBBOuTVw1C6DXouJku4spMTbdUAyH1Xj3lkamTWHFMb3ZAL2cHyY/s640/blogger-image--1352977448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_ujt7WwWx_cmLFJL3B87qgOj1EcS3TucuxfdDbKOoXXZimQVihIS1bi6OBynJfAuN3kUw4Xa-ZWp6pKZda1ZX02PBBOuTVw1C6DXouJku4spMTbdUAyH1Xj3lkamTWHFMb3ZAL2cHyY/s640/blogger-image--1352977448.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Oh…and we celebrated 18 years as a married couple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZGMCT-HJqL6Ksm0KrVa_KgstrC8qJy7EmEtHW76YSWVYF9Iy9e2SsXbUz3-c2n5yzZlNuF6bazXCetIjmMnmfgAffiHRDAJqotj4aXZkz0cNEeS1BdU3yNrdWP4TGpDTpRtpJmWGHLY/s640/blogger-image-966529839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZGMCT-HJqL6Ksm0KrVa_KgstrC8qJy7EmEtHW76YSWVYF9Iy9e2SsXbUz3-c2n5yzZlNuF6bazXCetIjmMnmfgAffiHRDAJqotj4aXZkz0cNEeS1BdU3yNrdWP4TGpDTpRtpJmWGHLY/s640/blogger-image-966529839.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Crazy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And since it was the end of the year that meant multiple award assemblies…on the same day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">LaLa was first. She has worked so hard and earned the Principal Honor Roll for all 4 quarters this year got this pretty cool trophy and an award for Outstanding Academic Excellence from the President of the United States. She was pretty excited.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJ3PQQIorINGV3BKDtQqz7SRdFxVaf75vUaoaa_gZAOlU8AP7UCobAltYyE06DoOjh-bwZiJecyawl-ipyxkKXxgKSzuqTZpw4aaqaFU36_4NX0rkcEJa1kd8UjYrKSbCAu0b1deuxx0/s640/blogger-image-1368533948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJ3PQQIorINGV3BKDtQqz7SRdFxVaf75vUaoaa_gZAOlU8AP7UCobAltYyE06DoOjh-bwZiJecyawl-ipyxkKXxgKSzuqTZpw4aaqaFU36_4NX0rkcEJa1kd8UjYrKSbCAu0b1deuxx0/s640/blogger-image-1368533948.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The next assembly was for Einstein. The jr. high always does their award assemblies as a surprise for the students. Maybe because they know jr. high kids won’t tell their parents they are getting an award?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Ethan got an award from the English department…and a pretty big hug from a pretty amazing teacher.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oM-AW25jmO2LWyPmXckBUErzPox-42e8moqEEFtIazYtnAlBpxo1-FycNk5wjsgcSIw4wDcCMh6e-8QLmXX1jPikcbOSmqGhkB0yMOtg4NpY8oKcLjMT36j-rlAmEAlrJ3gvWp2rEfs/s640/blogger-image--2040701751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oM-AW25jmO2LWyPmXckBUErzPox-42e8moqEEFtIazYtnAlBpxo1-FycNk5wjsgcSIw4wDcCMh6e-8QLmXX1jPikcbOSmqGhkB0yMOtg4NpY8oKcLjMT36j-rlAmEAlrJ3gvWp2rEfs/s640/blogger-image--2040701751.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">The jr. high assembly took MUCH longer that I expected so I finally got to Roo’s assembly as she was getting her last award. At least I got one picture of her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDhAN_yjp6cDwyMEauWS-ImZvB1TiD6WhoEzv8LQY9EoR69Z4Hg69p-ka5eHcTvNno_TyMzUOh8AX0RNCD7TiLx1UXMk4b9SFJ6W081rceDvs6afPw79xyxaAFDoqVvpIeVNfjYR0yJE/s640/blogger-image-48742490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDhAN_yjp6cDwyMEauWS-ImZvB1TiD6WhoEzv8LQY9EoR69Z4Hg69p-ka5eHcTvNno_TyMzUOh8AX0RNCD7TiLx1UXMk4b9SFJ6W081rceDvs6afPw79xyxaAFDoqVvpIeVNfjYR0yJE/s640/blogger-image-48742490.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">She has had a great experience at the middle school and is a little nervous about moving up to the jr. high…I can’t say that I blame her. I still get jr. high anxiety when I go there…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Then just like that the school year is over…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDCpzoFNurJfgW7M-lcH1JiuDKBcUt6BS5o9odCjQog8G-DxLd0ZuCg4N8f7eSuUL2pGI9F_jl9P8tvigMdL_DAIbIdcT5_Yq64nZ521AIa_IcJGt4FYCZKyTWCl1DXtOqWpMljEYd_g/s640/blogger-image-721723188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDCpzoFNurJfgW7M-lcH1JiuDKBcUt6BS5o9odCjQog8G-DxLd0ZuCg4N8f7eSuUL2pGI9F_jl9P8tvigMdL_DAIbIdcT5_Yq64nZ521AIa_IcJGt4FYCZKyTWCl1DXtOqWpMljEYd_g/s640/blogger-image-721723188.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And my kids just keep getting bigger…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-w8mdnlByOJxBm1-Fts-FjIXiq2K_8ONRf6NWol5215UPfoYkEDH49qtG5-8MddSNjBMSCmtdvOIkuNLMNJ4Dt7zdAEQ1Q6KnKhH7DqfAhTEc_kBgiJxUtBmcL9UbwpRpr_qjvb0C5Q/s640/blogger-image--1446358838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-w8mdnlByOJxBm1-Fts-FjIXiq2K_8ONRf6NWol5215UPfoYkEDH49qtG5-8MddSNjBMSCmtdvOIkuNLMNJ4Dt7zdAEQ1Q6KnKhH7DqfAhTEc_kBgiJxUtBmcL9UbwpRpr_qjvb0C5Q/s640/blogger-image--1446358838.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLxLJI4_RllcOa-yoFIOzWp5W5H3vVy8D7Bj_JgtuafSF5H3b2of1gtjEmi-BRezjXyHrLB63aRAp6vo_h67LMHkHDztwET51shEZls-VTYY0ZPJpA7Zm7X5T4rc4WIJNHr2uEyx1ePU/s640/blogger-image-1118267135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLxLJI4_RllcOa-yoFIOzWp5W5H3vVy8D7Bj_JgtuafSF5H3b2of1gtjEmi-BRezjXyHrLB63aRAp6vo_h67LMHkHDztwET51shEZls-VTYY0ZPJpA7Zm7X5T4rc4WIJNHr2uEyx1ePU/s640/blogger-image-1118267135.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlITfcvhHjp7-QZzmeUiyxlZKY8KmTTuwA7_w6xoOakbXdWExPfNEvGJU8Cr_XwLlC9Mo3_QScqm_v9iddXxQ_j4J2Gu4joelHx8IfO2dZ8udOw6d5g4xI9U8mQ45zhMUcoBMmhu9U6I/s640/blogger-image--1267752146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlITfcvhHjp7-QZzmeUiyxlZKY8KmTTuwA7_w6xoOakbXdWExPfNEvGJU8Cr_XwLlC9Mo3_QScqm_v9iddXxQ_j4J2Gu4joelHx8IfO2dZ8udOw6d5g4xI9U8mQ45zhMUcoBMmhu9U6I/s640/blogger-image--1267752146.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPckqN7Tcf6rkMJQLBJHnBS59IPvX5f2A_IIUvcD8FhmfqKAnSrGAG5EhJvzEXklc-vufH3UrV3PZjW8P_dvphMi2rTxOpZ_zi489TgvXu9NPJWIRYWkCu85tAoMP9zN3Dqp3ekH7gpQ/s640/blogger-image-1018981161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPckqN7Tcf6rkMJQLBJHnBS59IPvX5f2A_IIUvcD8FhmfqKAnSrGAG5EhJvzEXklc-vufH3UrV3PZjW8P_dvphMi2rTxOpZ_zi489TgvXu9NPJWIRYWkCu85tAoMP9zN3Dqp3ekH7gpQ/s640/blogger-image-1018981161.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TkW2_WN0teOruqRhbVsmt1EB5u8rqPnhOktdk1sKWFSw8cze0CRrHGQQBtiTMvLaiCuQcqtQpa45SIhwWXlXjmiziPd7paqc_w6EHUd3IlpOAL7KBsY77kMRNr1SKgl5ZzbP9_cLWtw/s640/blogger-image-208836702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TkW2_WN0teOruqRhbVsmt1EB5u8rqPnhOktdk1sKWFSw8cze0CRrHGQQBtiTMvLaiCuQcqtQpa45SIhwWXlXjmiziPd7paqc_w6EHUd3IlpOAL7KBsY77kMRNr1SKgl5ZzbP9_cLWtw/s640/blogger-image-208836702.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Can’t we stop this madness?!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And since we live the the coolest cul-de-sac the end of the school year called for a swimming party…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PkxaijBIhiOzIk2_pDfpOZIQpi41kyyC2yMh5se7oCEeh8TW7bhd9-veJ09RocNpWYe_dpE-bPbShBfkiJCsW3FVGezBcDWJhzDnzWHSBYaKhrfrj1Tuyu8YlZ-8pfihrwPKWKY-fl8/s640/blogger-image--1016342822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PkxaijBIhiOzIk2_pDfpOZIQpi41kyyC2yMh5se7oCEeh8TW7bhd9-veJ09RocNpWYe_dpE-bPbShBfkiJCsW3FVGezBcDWJhzDnzWHSBYaKhrfrj1Tuyu8YlZ-8pfihrwPKWKY-fl8/s640/blogger-image--1016342822.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">and BBQ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp83J3E86zVOOH7ZbARv5pP2QbS56u1aEPMB3n6DaKRG39_JyM-EypaH89d3ep2OsVGj2pikTB9sIR21VM7W1oiYWk4uN0Qu7_DGWjdpn3opuyL_VcoBeJiqg93x9tJ-AS4HZrxjv3m9Q/s640/blogger-image--1653461382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp83J3E86zVOOH7ZbARv5pP2QbS56u1aEPMB3n6DaKRG39_JyM-EypaH89d3ep2OsVGj2pikTB9sIR21VM7W1oiYWk4uN0Qu7_DGWjdpn3opuyL_VcoBeJiqg93x9tJ-AS4HZrxjv3m9Q/s640/blogger-image--1653461382.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I know… Be jealous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I just had to include this picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9aMglr9sX4QT9rvyf1dMqmMF-3yrh-yzlW7a4MnIIHeXyHKz0nW6N_eC-n0V2gcCUN4dgmSnuTqt5YlYnwQIklwKLaQGmUvRmYLShhYrFTNiNAEw2xKyMjZ9FqTgiJmOdRn0ptxHl3A/s640/blogger-image-1913789786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9aMglr9sX4QT9rvyf1dMqmMF-3yrh-yzlW7a4MnIIHeXyHKz0nW6N_eC-n0V2gcCUN4dgmSnuTqt5YlYnwQIklwKLaQGmUvRmYLShhYrFTNiNAEw2xKyMjZ9FqTgiJmOdRn0ptxHl3A/s640/blogger-image-1913789786.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">When can you get teenagers to agree to put on a Family Home Evening play from The Friend?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">When your kids are as awesome as mine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">Notice how excited the Man-Child is that I’m taking a picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">~~~~~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">We finally wrapped up May with another birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And when a Mormon girlie turns 12 what would you use for her birthday theme? Well Bees, of course.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oC-O1Rbvvk-xSjGdDPE8O4GaPzb0QMcI3ylIiloq_6shImgioLVoV_wab0atWiA-KKytvDuTtzm4YRX71jDse8Y6DoeQZ7OXsGhLmVtF3C98SJ2MtTLmcgo1EGsqEEMnUKzsM_3KYYQ/s640/blogger-image-456747295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oC-O1Rbvvk-xSjGdDPE8O4GaPzb0QMcI3ylIiloq_6shImgioLVoV_wab0atWiA-KKytvDuTtzm4YRX71jDse8Y6DoeQZ7OXsGhLmVtF3C98SJ2MtTLmcgo1EGsqEEMnUKzsM_3KYYQ/s640/blogger-image-456747295.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And when you’ve been such a good girl the Birthday Fairie will finally bring the bike you’ve been asking for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEInYWj8hCfjiRbpRYcSDHsRUfMAn2wWZXp4OxSzaoHma7TgET12n0on6ckRf9LPhFAIf3YswgSA8Jwyiux09XrIvM0n9x-T-PjKlj-1gf6mdPtwC1sgSfa_kQ0m2AEK430cv64qEOWQ/s640/blogger-image--1638535604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEInYWj8hCfjiRbpRYcSDHsRUfMAn2wWZXp4OxSzaoHma7TgET12n0on6ckRf9LPhFAIf3YswgSA8Jwyiux09XrIvM0n9x-T-PjKlj-1gf6mdPtwC1sgSfa_kQ0m2AEK430cv64qEOWQ/s640/blogger-image--1638535604.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And because she is more like her Momma than she probably cares to admit we had burgers for her birthday dinner, and not just any burger a Smashburger.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6zp1Shr5-dhA35ANLxD0uC-td79jOyCvtEU4GdRuwWY-ute3UYIGBaB8oQoOw2dqx7mzoWlUOle88O2i96s_LRm8cKurVM3_aMQZ_evoTVL_IxE6IKXlTjhd5hjYYIyRx7CSTM2XZAM/s640/blogger-image--1248738049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6zp1Shr5-dhA35ANLxD0uC-td79jOyCvtEU4GdRuwWY-ute3UYIGBaB8oQoOw2dqx7mzoWlUOle88O2i96s_LRm8cKurVM3_aMQZ_evoTVL_IxE6IKXlTjhd5hjYYIyRx7CSTM2XZAM/s640/blogger-image--1248738049.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Batang;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And because she is more like her Momma than she will ever believe her birthday dessert included chocolate and peanut butter…and bees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">And just like that my sweet Roo is growing up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Batang;">I told you May was pretty busy…</span></div>
Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-36127181723461914332014-07-13T14:41:00.000-07:002014-07-13T14:41:16.569-07:00out of the mouth of a babe<p align="center"><font size="3" face="Batang">This beautiful girlie just gave her first talk in Sacrament Meeting. She had a little moment of nerves, but quickly recovered and did a wonderful job. </font></p> <div align="center"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI5jDoKfT3v07M0YqJ1pQXyJ9tbIpT6GdPPTcDQBnO6gNMNKsEyl8i6GLVesPcESRwL7SDEoAA7oha9zMh5RRn-8VrDksESEJeqQAdDE1_3YelPc1nmFCTcZ_ezzU6lUoC8BgL2fECgk/s640/blogger-image--34371507.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI5jDoKfT3v07M0YqJ1pQXyJ9tbIpT6GdPPTcDQBnO6gNMNKsEyl8i6GLVesPcESRwL7SDEoAA7oha9zMh5RRn-8VrDksESEJeqQAdDE1_3YelPc1nmFCTcZ_ezzU6lUoC8BgL2fECgk/s640/blogger-image--34371507.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><font size="3" face="Batang">I am often in awe of these children I've been blessed with.</font></div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI5jDoKfT3v07M0YqJ1pQXyJ9tbIpT6GdPPTcDQBnO6gNMNKsEyl8i6GLVesPcESRwL7SDEoAA7oha9zMh5RRn-8VrDksESEJeqQAdDE1_3YelPc1nmFCTcZ_ezzU6lUoC8BgL2fECgk/s640/blogger-image--34371507.jpg" imageanchor="1"> </a></div> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399395023561565424.post-22611449620656539342014-07-12T16:00:00.000-07:002014-07-12T16:00:00.991-07:00prisoner of night and fog<div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both"><a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i1XaPiqc-utYai3kV4AndT71qQLmnKvbbGPns3ruqiwjKB0Gwz6f-FEtYCY_OC60t7rE5Mc9eh5u_3F23Sh80QDWTCV7nNEyOGMnASuxHVAMtf4YfmMIdaGJ_Ml54BdayrTopt5Wb4s/s640/blogger-image-3671442.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i1XaPiqc-utYai3kV4AndT71qQLmnKvbbGPns3ruqiwjKB0Gwz6f-FEtYCY_OC60t7rE5Mc9eh5u_3F23Sh80QDWTCV7nNEyOGMnASuxHVAMtf4YfmMIdaGJ_Ml54BdayrTopt5Wb4s/s640/blogger-image-3671442.jpg" /></a></div> <p align="center"><font size="2">In 1930s Munich, danger lurks behind dark corners, and secrets are buried deep within the city. But Gretchen Müller, who grew up in the National Socialist Party under the wing of her "uncle" Dolf, has been shielded from that side of society ever since her father traded his life for Dolf's, and Gretchen is his favorite, his pet. Uncle Dolf is none other than Adolf Hitler. And Gretchen follows his every command. Until she meets a fearless and handsome young Jewish reporter named Daniel Cohen. Gretchen should despise Daniel, yet she can't stop herself from listening to his story: that her father, the adored Nazi martyr, was actually murdered by an unknown comrade. She also can't help the fierce attraction brewing between them, despite everything she's been taught to believe about Jews. As Gretchen investigates the very people she's always considered friends, she must decide where her loyalties lie. Will she choose the safety of her former life as a Nazi darling, or will she dare to dig up the truth—even if it could get her and Daniel killed? From debut author Anne Blankman comes this harrowing and evocative story about an ordinary girl faced with the extraordinary decision to give up everything she's ever believed . . . and to trust her own heart instead. – Goodreads</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Batang">I really liked this story. It's the first book in a series and I'm not sure when the next will be published...oh how I hate waiting.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Batang">I look forward to finding out what happens to Gretchen and Daniel. I think we all know what eventually happens to Hitler.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Batang">The only problem I had with the story is how fast Gretchen was able to go from a darling in the Nazi party to realizing the evil that was sweeping over Munich and soon the rest of Germany.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Batang">rating: 4 stars</font></p> Lenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595751415424437489noreply@blogger.com0