tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75582745319082797912024-03-04T22:53:23.002-08:00McAllister FamilyJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-75443541559044817652012-12-14T19:48:00.002-08:002012-12-14T19:52:44.404-08:00Disneyland vacation in major picture overloadWell, we had a fabulous vacation to California in October. Emma was thrilled that we were actually in Disneyland on her birthday! We drove and barely made it there. We had to have our spark plugs replaced (which made the ride home much less stressful) and traveled home in one day! Everyone actually did remarkably well. We went with our wonderful friends, the Huff's, and rented a vacation home within walking distance to the park. We spent 4 days in Disneyland, 1 1/2 days at the beach and also took in a dinner show at Medieval Times. It was record breaking heat the week we were there. 102 in Disneyland....and I didn't even pack shorts for myself! Most of the pictures are of Kate, because she was the one that wanted to meet all the characters. Everyone else was too busy riding rides! I also threw in some pics of the house we stayed in. It was nice to be able to cook our own food and be so close to the park. Well....I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves!<br />
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Love that blue kitchen. There were ants every freaking where.</div>
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Oh yeah, we had our own private pool too. Fun but freezing! </div>
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Emma got to wear a special Happy Birthday button so everyone could tell her Happy Birthday!</div>
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The teacups, which I refuse to go on. I just can't handle them. How pathetic am I?</div>
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Grant and Landon on Small World. I have a picture of them in this exact spot when they were 5 years old. Aw, so cute!</div>
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The awesome Lego store in Downtown Disney. Yes, those are all legos!</div>
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Love these kids! They all had so much fun at the beach. And it felt so good because it was soooo hot!</div>
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Landon and Daniel especially loved body surfing</div>
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Emma and Kate loved finding shells and Emma loved playing with Richard in the waves.</div>
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Kate and Willa having an absolute blast!</div>
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Love this picture at Medieval Times. Just look at everyones faces!</div>
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Emma was SO delighted to have received a flower from the Knight.</div>
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This is a picture of our shower. There is no door- just a big step down. The shower curtain covers a window, but we thought it was extra cool because it was all rubber duckies! And that is Kate in the picture with her princess hair she bought as a souvenir.</div>
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Alice and the Mad Hatter</div>
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I love taking a picture here with my girls, because I took a picture here with my Mom 5 years ago.</div>
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Handsome boys!</div>
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Jesse, Kate and Emma are BFF's</div>
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Kate and Willa with Sleeping Beauty</div>
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On the last day in Disneyland the Dad's and the 6 oldest kids wanted to go back to the beach. They did and had so much fun! The Moms and the little girls stayed at Disneyland and had the BEST lunch. The monte cristo sandwich at the New Orleans Cafe. It was worth every penny and calorie. It was a big highlight for both us. The girls really liked their macaroni and cheese too!</div>
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Of course we had to meet Rapunzel and Flynn Rider</div>
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.......and Pluto</div>
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.......and Mulan. Kate never complained about waiting in line to meet the princesses. I figured I'd better let her, since princesses are literally her whole world right now.</div>
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This is the entrance to our cute and very colorful spanish villa.</div>
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The entryway. We only rented the lower level. I wonder what it looks like upstairs.</div>
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The front room.</div>
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-7063359213398797422012-12-10T11:46:00.000-08:002012-12-10T11:46:33.291-08:00Peace and JoyI know, it's hard to believe that I have actually done a blog today. And I'm even going to do more this week....with pictures. I just wanted to do a quick blog to say that I spoke in Stake Conference yesterday. It seems better to say it here than on Facebook. When I was called in to visit with the Stake Presidency, I panicked for a day, but then I <i>knew</i> they were going to ask me to speak, so I was prepared when I went in. They did not, however, give me a topic. I was allowed to choose my own and had only 10 minutes to get all deep and meaningful and spiritual and thought provoking. I spoke on the two gifts Christ has given us, the Atonement and the gift of Eternal Life. I also focused on two words, Peace and Joy. I was very pleased with how it went and was happy to have my heart stop beating out of my chest when it was over. The presiding authority happened to be Richard G. Scott, so it was kind of a big deal. When I finished my talk, he made it a point to say loud enough that I could hear him, "well done!" I wanted to shake his hand afterwards, but he was quickly escorted out of the chapel right after the meeting. The "well done" was sufficient for me! I'm glad that it's over and I really was grateful for the opportunity, especially to focus more on the true meaning of Christmas instead of all the other crazy that is happening from day to day for the rest of the month. Stay tuned...I think I'll even finally post about our fabulous Disneyland vacation!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">One of the fun things that happened this summer was that our niece, Chante got married! I offered to give her a bridal shower which was so much fun and turned out so darling. (Couldn't have done it without my awesome sister in law, Emily!) I also volunteered to make cake balls for the reception. I ended up making 630! It was a lot of work, but ended up being so much fun. One of the days I spent a few hours with Daniel as my helper rolling and shaping the balls. The next day I spent a few hours with Landon and he helped me dip them all and drizzle them with colored chocolate. Daniel said, "this is so freaking fun!!" I really enjoyed spending time with each of them and I think they had a lot of fun helping me and having some good, quality one on one time. </span>
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Davin and Chante</div>
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All the boy cousins</div>
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Beautiful girls</div>
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More cousins pictures!</div>
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These are pics of the bridal shower at my house. The theme was "Eat, Drink and get Married!"</div>
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The fruit pizza bar was a big hit!<br />
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I found all these ideas and printables at the Sisters Cafe blog. So cute!<br />
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One of my many projects lately....the chalkboard and the beadboard island- I love the gray!<br />
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Kjerstin, Chante, McKenna and Lori<br />
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The darling (and very tasteful) honeymoon basket that Emily put together for the Aunt's to give to Chante.<br />
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Just one of the many, many batches we worked on!<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-4939681330624382352012-09-20T21:45:00.001-07:002012-09-20T21:49:07.046-07:00End of summer tripWell, we are leaving on our family vacation to Disneyland in one week! I have really been terrible at blogging all summer, and I really wanted to get a few blogs in before we go take more pictures that need to be blogged! It's really a combination of things for me. I don't like to blog unless I have pictures to go with it, but my camera sort of broke. The new camera Richard bought me is tricky to transfer to the computer, and I got a new phone that takes great pictures, but I haven't figured out how to get them to my computer yet. I'm kind of a dummy that way. However, my new phone makes using Facebook super easy. But this is my blog, and I really don't want all my memories stuck in electronic devices where no one will ever see them. Here is my attempt to start catching up a little. It really will be little by little and probably in some random order, but at least I'm doing something about it! This post is about the last weekend before school started. We took a trip to St. George and stayed with our friends in Toquerville. We had so much fun and they were so wonderful to host us. They had a movie theater and a hot tub and Gary made us delicious breakfasts and took us boating/water skiing at Sand Hollow. We also took a hike to a place called "Devil's Hole" and you better believe we could not say those 2 words without my boys laughing their heads off! We also got to hang out with Heather and Brent for an afternoon and spend time at their friends awesome pool! It was a quick trip, but we really had so much fun. Both Landon and Daniel got up on their very first try at water skiing and I was super impressed and proud of them. They had to show up their mother who gracefully landed flat on her face 3 or 4 times and decided she'd make a better cheerleader! Here are some of our highlights that we managed to take pictures of on Richards phone.<br />
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Ready for a day of boating. <br />
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The boys loved the tube wild and crazy. The girls (especially me) liked it calm, slow and safe!<br />
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Such a stud!<br />
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Queen of the water!<br />
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Richard did some pretty impressive skiing!<br />
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Daniel having a blast!<br />
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They also had a lot of fun with the kayak.<br />
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Great view of the lake and the boat. The water was 81 degrees in the deepest spots, but at the beach we were at in this picture the water was probably 95 degrees!<br />
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Emma having fun watching everyone. She and Kate did jump in the water every single time we stopped the boat!<br />
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Mom and Emma having good, safe fun,<br />
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Mom and Emma just chillin'.<br />
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The whole family!<br />
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Hiking up to Devil's Hole.<br />
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Landoni.<br />
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Emma.<br />
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That's it. Right there. It made me sick to my stomach to have my kids on that edge. You can't tell from the picture, but where we were sitting was very small and narrow and that is a 20 foot drop into that hole.<br />
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Hanging out at Heather's friends pool. (Thanks, Bonnie!) It has a lazy river that goes around the island. On the island is the hot tub and a fire pit. There is a bridge directly behind us that takes you to the island if you don't want to get wet. Pretty amazing!<br />
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We had a great time at Fish Lake this year. Usually we feel like 4 days is just right, but this year we wish we had one more day! There were lots of things we just didn't get to do! We all had a great time together. We really didn't take many pictures. These are all from Richards phone and there are hardly any pictures with cousins. I'm hoping that Jon took some more pictures that I can share later. Here are the pictures we did get: </div>
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Ready to head out on the boat first thing in the morning!</div>
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Kate loved the boat, and there is nothing like being out on the boat in the morning when the air is crisp and cool and the lake is smooth!</div>
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Fishing is just so fun!</div>
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Emma caught the first fish of the day...proud Grandpa looking on.</div>
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Landon and Daniel from the top of the mountain above Bowery Haven where we stay.</div>
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Dan Man</div>
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I love this picture of Daniel dunking his head in the steam. He looks so tan and buff!</div>
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The cousins all worked together for a long time to build this awesome fort</div>
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A view from the side</div>
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Mom and Kate</div>
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Kate testing the winds.</div>
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Walking to the Lodge and getting ice cream</div>
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Landon, Daniel, Hailey, Carter, Connor, and Parker jumping in the fuh-reezing lake multiple times off the boat.</div>
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Richard and I learning how to fillet fish. Why have we never done this before? It's awesome and we will never go back.</div>
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Kate changing her outfit ten times a day- which is pretty impressive, because I only brought five outfits.</div>
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Landon had the wonderful opportunity of going on Trek this year. It was our wards Youth Conference and all the youth ages 12-18 were included. Since Landon will turn 12 this summer they allowed him to go. Richard went along also as a member of the bishopric. I was so happy that they got to share this experience together. They had an amazing time and from what I have been told, Landon ate a TON of food and helped out a TON. I am so thankful that he is such a great kid. Whenever they needed help filling up water or setting things up Landon was first to help. I am so proud of the wonderful young man he is and am so glad that he could go along on this great trip. </div>
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I just entered Kate in a little contest on Facebook. It's for the new Coppertone girl! No need to explain why I think Kate would be perfect- look at that gorgeous skin!! So if she gets chosen to go on to the next round, please vote for her! (There are over 200,000 entries so I know it's a long shot, but I figured why not!?) I think she'd be perfect! My brother Jon took these amazing pictures and I love every single one. Here are my personal favorites. I'm putting a number by each one. I'd love to hear which one is your favorite!</div>
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I could only pick one to enter into the contest...it was so hard to choose! I'd love to know if your favorite and my favorites are the same.</div>
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This was our third Race for the Cure. This is the only picture we really got. We have had a lot of fun doing this as adults (no kids!) and then going to Little America for brunch afterwards. It's always overwhelming to see how many people have been affected in one way or another by breast cancer. We miss Mom every day and it is one of the ways we choose to honor her. Richard and I are always the last ones to finish in our family, but we always enjoy it! The brunch and being together is the real highlight anyway! <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I'm finally updating my blog. We going to Fish Lake next week and my goal is to post a new set of pictures each day until then. I am WAY behind, so I am going to back track a lot! Today it is a sheep post. </span></div>
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The boys had to get a few shots of just how bloody they get.</div>
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I can hardly believe this, but Richard let these boys walk into Burger King like this!!! Everyone was staring at them and probably wondering why on earth 2 little boys would walk in anywhere<i> covered</i> in blood! Seriously. If you've never heard of docking, you would have no idea why this could or would or how it would even happen!</div>
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This was way back in April when Daniel took the day off from school to go help shear sheep with Richard. That is one big ram!</div>
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Just some cute shots of my cowboys</div>
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This was the day Richard went to Spring City to get 6 more sheep, making a total of 12 bummer lambs. Someone took 2 off our hands for us, but there were a couple days of pure madness. I did a few bottle feedings completely by myself. I was covered in milk, sheep crap, dirt, hay. I even cut my finger in the process, so add blood to that list. </div>
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New babies. This was about 7 or 8 weeks ago. They are almost all weaned and will be done with formula by the time we leave for Fish Lake. Thank goodness. We still have to feed them grain twice a day, but that is so much easier!! </div>
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So there are some sheep adventures for ya. It's kept our springtime pretty busy! Stay tuned, because I really am posting every day- I'm going to get all caught up! Yay!</div>
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I have a problem. Yesterday was a very frustrating day. I knew I was going to make strawberry jam, so I ran a couple of errands and even though I got gas at Costco, I decided not to go in, but to get my strawberries at Macey's because they supposedly had a good deal. So I went to Macey's to get lemon juice and karo syrup and pectin and strawberries. Well, they had like 4 little cartons- not nearly enough. I had to go back to Costco and buy my strawberries there. I finally got home and began the process. Well, the food processor I have is really old and I think it is warped. I couldn't get the pieces to fit together properly and I cracked the bowl and the lid. This created some weird friction on the blade and the only way to get the bowl out was to pull the blade out which turned red hot with friction and I burned myself! Then I opened the pectin. I accidentally bought the wrong kind!! Kate and I hopped on the bike and rode back to Macey's to get the right kind and came back home. I PUT THE SUGAR IN BEFORE THE PECTIN. The instructions say to put the pectin in first and let in dissolve for 30 minutes. Just look at the picture. It's SYRUP. I am soooooo mad. Kate came in to the kitchen right in the middle of all this madness and said so sweetly (and with a smile on her face), "I don't want to hear you scream, Mom." Well, I didn't. But I want to. I have one more box of strawberries to do and I will not mess them up! If anyone wants some really tasty syrup, you're welcome to come get some! Ugh...what a waste. Anyone have a magical way or suggestion to fix this? <br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-87874573259827150502012-04-24T22:21:00.000-07:002012-04-24T22:21:32.994-07:00Spray painted microwave and other fun projects!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Lately I have been doing a lot of painting. I have a whole list of projects I've been wanting to do and I'm so happy about the ones I have done. I think my "list" is never ending, and Richard is so nice to be patient with me and all my crazy ideas. I'm sure he gets sick of me asking him for the 20th time which shade of white looks best! So here we go- it's project show off time! Please forgive my bad camera (we just got a new one and obviously I didn't use it in these pictures). Also, please forgive the lighting- it's kinda crappy. Also, please excuse the messes! I didn't "stage" these photos very well. They come complete with messes and real life- the way my house usually looks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We added our bathroom/laundry room the same year my parents redid their kitchen, so they gave us some great (and free!) cabinets. I am so done with oak, and so they got a nice makeover in white. I love how it turned out and I love how crisp and bright the laundry room feels now! I had to have Richard hold up the cabinets because I had already taken the doors off and forgot to take before pictures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Major project! This took me a looooong time! Once again, the oak had to go! I sanded for hours to get these down to bare wood! I love how it turned out! The spindles took forever to paint. I have an entire wall of them behind my kitchen table that all got painted as well! HOURS people! But SO worth it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And finally, as my title indicated, I spray painted my microwave! I didn't take a before- so sorry! So here is a during and an after. The whole thing had become a dingy, yellowish white and I thought I had nothing to loose, so I just went for it. I had already unscrewed the vent along the top and spray painted it separately. It turned out great and really brightened it up! I couldn't get to the white under the glass, but it was the best white on the whole thing to begin with. Now its the worst! I think it worked out great! And notice the paint swatches on the cabinets....oh yes, they are the next to go! Yay! Can't wait! :)</span></div>
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-31026842900515227392012-04-19T20:40:00.002-07:002012-04-19T22:50:47.807-07:00Oh the barnyard is busy in a regular tizzy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here are our sheepies! It has been a busy week, that's for sure! We have been able to get away with 3 feedings per day, but that still means planning everything else around those feedings. On Sunday I was super proud of myself because we have 9:00 church and Richard has early meetings and I got myself, 4 kids and 6 sheep ready and still made it to church before the opening song! The kids help us for the morning and night feeding and I have been lucky enough to have one of my friends and her little boy come help us during the day when the kids are at school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This is Bud. I was in charge of naming one and that was the first thing that came to mind!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The one in the background is Rosie. Kate named her because she likes to watch Caillou and his little sister is Rosie.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Emma is feeding Blue Ears and Ellie. Ellie (named by Emma and short for Alexandra ?) is Rosie's twin and she is the runt of the pack right now. Blue Ears (her ears were marked with blue paint) came to us with inverted eye lids but we've been straightening them out every day and they look good now. Blue Ears also couldn't walk for the first few days and we thought she might die. But now she is up and doing really well!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Daniel is feeding Bud and Oveja. He named Oveja because he thought it was cool. Oveja is spanish for sheep.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the first few days Daniel laughed every time we said the word "nipple". Well, that's what we feed them with, and now he's finally used to the word. He is such a potty brained boy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our dog, Rocky,comes with us each time and he loves the sheep. He is gentle and playful with them and they even butt their little heads between his legs to find an udder. It's so interesting that they have those instincts even though they have never been mothered. Rocky licks the poop off their bums just like a mama sheep would and quite enjoys eating it straight off the ground as well. It is disgusting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of Rocky, I have watched Rocky I, II, III, and IV in the past week and cried at some point in each one. They are all on Netflix right now in case you wanted to watch them too! </span>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-83779203378143680252012-04-12T19:34:00.007-07:002012-04-12T20:41:01.935-07:00This week<div><span ><span style="font-size: 16px; ">Well, its spring break and it has been nice. I think I needed a break from the routine every bit as much as the kids needed a break from school! It has been so nice to have no schedule, and just enjoy doing fun things with my kids. I don't stress nearly as much when I don't have to worry about teaching piano and shuttling kids to and fro and getting dinner done before the evening madness (homework, piano practicing, meetings, etc.). We didn't plan a major trip or go to St. George like everyone else on the planet. We have just done fun things around here. Here is a little run down of what we've been up to so far this week.</span></span><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >On Monday we went to the Fairview Museum with Grandma and Grandpa McAllister. It was very interesting and is really a great little museum. Grandma and Grandpa had many neat stories to tell and items to show us that they personally donated. After our museum visit we went docking.....see further below.</span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZE6nrSsYJ7r_hoIVT12EvXB2FmHIHQ_5LY7hPj3b8ll6gt_TwnwqeXZzjLNx3I6anZPU8OvLzhs7pT9FTlFnYkIEZe9r79SENSL_oJVet5f8Os6z4dyEK2YA9tIxBIr8w71DVVjP26s/s1600/fairview+museum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZE6nrSsYJ7r_hoIVT12EvXB2FmHIHQ_5LY7hPj3b8ll6gt_TwnwqeXZzjLNx3I6anZPU8OvLzhs7pT9FTlFnYkIEZe9r79SENSL_oJVet5f8Os6z4dyEK2YA9tIxBIr8w71DVVjP26s/s400/fairview+museum.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730717577378434418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Backing up a few days. On Saturday, all the McAllisters met in Mt. Pleasant for a big family picture. Here are all the younger cousins lined up waiting for the Easter scavenger hunt and recieving instructions from Grandma.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJhvNQnX3koMpF29xBl01XkwJgADU4AiZAtdMRFz-vBe-ZahveFf5BWcZK-RFi0F-z66l0yjjETwI-35tSXFvU4VY242ZOunNhZovJ4W9g6zk5kl8Mh1LH3zzgv4nvxkB4tla5AclM8U/s1600/easter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJhvNQnX3koMpF29xBl01XkwJgADU4AiZAtdMRFz-vBe-ZahveFf5BWcZK-RFi0F-z66l0yjjETwI-35tSXFvU4VY242ZOunNhZovJ4W9g6zk5kl8Mh1LH3zzgv4nvxkB4tla5AclM8U/s400/easter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730717565820724210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >On Tuesday I took the kids to the zoo and it was the perfect day to be there. It was a bit crowded, and construction made a few exhibits unavailable, but the weather was wonderful. It was 75 degrees with a perfect slight breeze. We haven't been to the zoo in years and that made it even more fun. I really enjoyed every second with my kids at the zoo!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_bGGHYGrwPcwvqwrOxJGqnTymEkew4uCeV_NHCrlF02XvSntgxJ8-AQfVeinzblXIhpWMQWdhtn3nKQvv7jedxLWY2_wsa5pZ8IcuXNzBonqSDw3mOkWn1d6RIA1k9sBdmWvBWncMtE/s1600/P4100185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_bGGHYGrwPcwvqwrOxJGqnTymEkew4uCeV_NHCrlF02XvSntgxJ8-AQfVeinzblXIhpWMQWdhtn3nKQvv7jedxLWY2_wsa5pZ8IcuXNzBonqSDw3mOkWn1d6RIA1k9sBdmWvBWncMtE/s400/P4100185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730716677891019250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRsUs6964hhKW4sxCf27Qp2MvwTn68lehQLR3mciyBk3I-osuEkCI7aIIh47k_XOZ7sC8RjLzH9jsOxIm2SFdAF5Silp-obbIePdbzww9ntKHypjkRHHK74ObyK2c97MvgY2w_2XgX5o/s1600/P4100182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRsUs6964hhKW4sxCf27Qp2MvwTn68lehQLR3mciyBk3I-osuEkCI7aIIh47k_XOZ7sC8RjLzH9jsOxIm2SFdAF5Silp-obbIePdbzww9ntKHypjkRHHK74ObyK2c97MvgY2w_2XgX5o/s400/P4100182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730716661977894418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHq95v4-Gr9FiahmfQmH7dN_2OGGk4ZlBpUsWMPvpiwyGA-otv7jxGfIIhon5RHqy2KJQZHY0flFxjSUuHEo932ixaa8CPsRFDtSe7J42TkSzQWKib6QxB031f82cwcJrOqALVoRNsK4/s1600/P4100179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHq95v4-Gr9FiahmfQmH7dN_2OGGk4ZlBpUsWMPvpiwyGA-otv7jxGfIIhon5RHqy2KJQZHY0flFxjSUuHEo932ixaa8CPsRFDtSe7J42TkSzQWKib6QxB031f82cwcJrOqALVoRNsK4/s400/P4100179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730716655992277122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Monday afternoon was spent at the Mickel's docking a small herd of sheep. Cousin Kjerstin got to come with us and it was her first experience with the sheep, but she got in there and helped out alongside the boys. Emma just watched and looked cute and Kate stayed in the car watching Elmo because the whole process was making her freak out a little bit.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4i7ROroPrabqapJxxAi-B7SG0jZfAvaOcYI4eWAHsx3Cvn6QDGJC4kEDTN70Uddso9X_7K_ADJ7AQsYn37tPpih4eenkfj5S0LIWTiEpG4H4Hr-gVcaLImJzAS4nY4z5-5cYDq9xakU/s1600/corral.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4i7ROroPrabqapJxxAi-B7SG0jZfAvaOcYI4eWAHsx3Cvn6QDGJC4kEDTN70Uddso9X_7K_ADJ7AQsYn37tPpih4eenkfj5S0LIWTiEpG4H4Hr-gVcaLImJzAS4nY4z5-5cYDq9xakU/s400/corral.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730715361232788722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Richard, Landon and Matt</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCvg8x9Nch7e4jbfEe6NjFSr3pPQION5PBHQp1vkmC3kWc6kXdJvsrXoXzAt_xYHxPyIeS8rCd-ZQ8IPzfDAFG8xgHoEgCc-UI_mvcIIz33oa-I6XD9ndjYx4XymuLUOOQIJKBCjgumw/s1600/landon+holding.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCvg8x9Nch7e4jbfEe6NjFSr3pPQION5PBHQp1vkmC3kWc6kXdJvsrXoXzAt_xYHxPyIeS8rCd-ZQ8IPzfDAFG8xgHoEgCc-UI_mvcIIz33oa-I6XD9ndjYx4XymuLUOOQIJKBCjgumw/s400/landon+holding.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730715337185644530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span >After docking we went to Mickel's house where they have many bummer lambs. They are orphan lambs who will die if they aren't bottle fed. We got to help feed them and on Wednesday we got six of our own bummer lambs. I felt like a regular farmer goin' into IFA to buy sheep milk formula and nipples for the bottles. We are keeping them in our neighbors pasture and have to feed them 3 to 4 times a day. I hope the novelty doesn't wear off too fast, because it's going to be a lot of work! I will post pictures of our lambs in the next post, along with the names the kids have already given them.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qrnQDw2xF2sCvzpOIYrFpZD737nJZQRdoxpW_pc6A42lna3R_Tg_l0cfwV0ZficSPCoEpFNy_s0e-QfGmOzqmWC3kEWCFvaL8x_BhMUGloUMP32k-quWbePHfzNzD0OGhQgm6CFa8FU/s1600/gordon+b+wrinkly.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qrnQDw2xF2sCvzpOIYrFpZD737nJZQRdoxpW_pc6A42lna3R_Tg_l0cfwV0ZficSPCoEpFNy_s0e-QfGmOzqmWC3kEWCFvaL8x_BhMUGloUMP32k-quWbePHfzNzD0OGhQgm6CFa8FU/s400/gordon+b+wrinkly.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730715317661808178" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVW4PubHdDpQMeOuSaZx-BjolEWwN480G_D-0j3FzxiH4PrxXEFGfLyelWg2JB0hLCOjM3ji5gOIpC_kvOiBcB17xy-Lqk1KTjwPNE_froGxToDGQDG53OO9anWH8BQuxbx174GHHy2c/s1600/docking+april.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVW4PubHdDpQMeOuSaZx-BjolEWwN480G_D-0j3FzxiH4PrxXEFGfLyelWg2JB0hLCOjM3ji5gOIpC_kvOiBcB17xy-Lqk1KTjwPNE_froGxToDGQDG53OO9anWH8BQuxbx174GHHy2c/s400/docking+april.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730713997550961490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynNTd6749iTErZ1ekD7bDG58vWuNurb9ZzYHOtT6TA39PCPDicIjC-naN2ECGCo-6oae-F5Kz5g81iAoh2COZ6SghBYcqXTLaG5Purx9dVYkLbQGVvqcYeVwUP0aB0BKBiScfV4lc3zg/s1600/daniel.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynNTd6749iTErZ1ekD7bDG58vWuNurb9ZzYHOtT6TA39PCPDicIjC-naN2ECGCo-6oae-F5Kz5g81iAoh2COZ6SghBYcqXTLaG5Purx9dVYkLbQGVvqcYeVwUP0aB0BKBiScfV4lc3zg/s400/daniel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730713983842929618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQNg0CGWjYfNWRpYbQmEL_SNgywa27VWNkjoWdP_L1bXO7Ub04zgwTv5VWReoEGYkzIM9aMr66G9MTQVPsaUq_9GNqlFUcBLb54D5JJ5Dwh1k1VxhRivNrcHTQXjo6T-GhPD7ZBqVvQM/s1600/daniel+holding.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQNg0CGWjYfNWRpYbQmEL_SNgywa27VWNkjoWdP_L1bXO7Ub04zgwTv5VWReoEGYkzIM9aMr66G9MTQVPsaUq_9GNqlFUcBLb54D5JJ5Dwh1k1VxhRivNrcHTQXjo6T-GhPD7ZBqVvQM/s400/daniel+holding.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730713974094634514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVDXHYuFT5rVKe2SHwRzxsbT68jv6TMz3XVLTcV4zw_8S0nxoEbqVi7wr5X5sjm1hmaV7PTzj_ZR3AeNBugTJwZhPd9fR5J9GV3k2NX0QQ9RWB2s3JrtFz2_ivHk7FTBe0qxFWMKyup8/s1600/daniel+hold.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVDXHYuFT5rVKe2SHwRzxsbT68jv6TMz3XVLTcV4zw_8S0nxoEbqVi7wr5X5sjm1hmaV7PTzj_ZR3AeNBugTJwZhPd9fR5J9GV3k2NX0QQ9RWB2s3JrtFz2_ivHk7FTBe0qxFWMKyup8/s400/daniel+hold.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730713962365290466" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><span >Wednesday was spent mostly at home, anticipating the lambs arrival and watching our piano get dismantled. I am having my keys redone because our old piano has some pretty sad, chipped keys. That means my piano is out of commission for 2 weeks. (If any of my students parents are reading this, I do have a back up plan- fear not.) I might die though. I play the piano <b>all the</b> <b>time</b> and I might go crazy without it. </span><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Thursday (today) was spent going to breakfast at IHOP with Grandpa Kevin and then to see Mirror Mirror with him. We love spending time with him and he was so nice to take us out- he always spoils us! I feel bad that I forgot my camera though. None of the kids wanted to ride with me from IHOP to the movie, so they all rode in Grandpas awesome car while I cranked up Micheal Jackson and sang my guts out for the 5 minute drive alone. I do love my alone moments- even if it's only 5 minutes! </span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Not sure what's in store for tomorrow or Saturday, but it has been a really nice week. The kids have been mostly great and I just love them. </span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >I'm hoping to back up a little and get caught up on blogging over the next few days. I also have a few completed projects with before and afters to share. Stay tuned!<br /></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-12138833862809736582012-03-21T12:21:00.004-07:002012-03-21T12:28:56.780-07:00Mani/PediFor some reason it has been hard for me to blog lately. I don't know why. Okay, part of it is that my camera is broken. I just have a great lack of motivation in many areas right now, and blogging happens to be one of them. Richard took these pictures on his camera, and yes, I'm in my pajamas. I know. It was first thing in the morning after all, and so of course Kate was wearing a fancy dress and shoes. She changes her clothes about 10 times a day and that is not an exaggeration. You should see her room/closet! Eternal mess. Anyway, Kate loves to paint nails and she does a fairly decent job for a 3 year old. Today my nails are a combination of about 6 different colors applied 3 different times. It's pretty sweet. My toes look equally as awesome. I cherish my time with her. She is such a joy to me. She really is my little sunshine and I love her to pieces.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6vSpH-VWmnzes8cNl1LFA4eFd8qR5Q9Hoq8FbyY6pVyfXJxrniuRmh9EJz5ZxqvOyqG9KL5N3fdYWbPQKMlUxxz4uR62XSuIO-2cH_BJS3Qty0PrEDWVzMOXDb7wQQNouE5TMGH5LlI/s1600/P3080131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6vSpH-VWmnzes8cNl1LFA4eFd8qR5Q9Hoq8FbyY6pVyfXJxrniuRmh9EJz5ZxqvOyqG9KL5N3fdYWbPQKMlUxxz4uR62XSuIO-2cH_BJS3Qty0PrEDWVzMOXDb7wQQNouE5TMGH5LlI/s400/P3080131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722433287877592226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArTwy_qkYH9ZlqpQBhusFz9IL_yHqzBLaMCRpxqvFBCgTSyxcz1B_64d5FJIGIcnH2FvN0tvnrq-XbHe0PCZTDCaZp4SWhVLkBlRX90NwZsILIsKNZOkCBu4NXS2Yr0WcFmydGdPhklI/s1600/P3080128.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArTwy_qkYH9ZlqpQBhusFz9IL_yHqzBLaMCRpxqvFBCgTSyxcz1B_64d5FJIGIcnH2FvN0tvnrq-XbHe0PCZTDCaZp4SWhVLkBlRX90NwZsILIsKNZOkCBu4NXS2Yr0WcFmydGdPhklI/s400/P3080128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722433279500173362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRxG2ApLv5b6jrLMPd96iZVtxoIvqEVqvyK_raFxLGKvlI1eVRoin7IHVXZwRyRldJghQi3LgrZ0fBUT9DD2eKO7DyqUjgOkIn60EMVC6PCoN2LKkbTkmgZ6EdMoz7pnZoj5yDxp3NWc/s1600/P3080126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRxG2ApLv5b6jrLMPd96iZVtxoIvqEVqvyK_raFxLGKvlI1eVRoin7IHVXZwRyRldJghQi3LgrZ0fBUT9DD2eKO7DyqUjgOkIn60EMVC6PCoN2LKkbTkmgZ6EdMoz7pnZoj5yDxp3NWc/s400/P3080126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722433269567542210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8VcAkQqR9RlRvbRYL2qPsGaatPLoiIkVm_RBcO1hQrDTIq8Nc8P4Wcpi1sQNlsZv9H3imUQQESjmDcjY9brune1ePcYIP4z7F5CktVbIG1SaHB3J-6QLERDyi6ZSYjTVBny8-KNZ0Pc/s1600/P3080125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8VcAkQqR9RlRvbRYL2qPsGaatPLoiIkVm_RBcO1hQrDTIq8Nc8P4Wcpi1sQNlsZv9H3imUQQESjmDcjY9brune1ePcYIP4z7F5CktVbIG1SaHB3J-6QLERDyi6ZSYjTVBny8-KNZ0Pc/s400/P3080125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722433264865969090" /></a>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-85663732718305301002012-03-08T12:42:00.007-08:002012-03-08T13:01:54.392-08:00Adventures in the snow<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>The last weekend of February was spent on snowmobiles heading into Layne and Sarah's cabin. They are so great to invite us each year and we always have a great time. In spite of such a mild winter, we managed to be up in the mountains the one weekend with</span><i> lots</i> of snow and <i>crazy </i>wind gusts. I was happy to stay inside with Kate and Richard was wonderful to play with the other kids outside! Plus, the boys were in heaven because Richard let them drive the snowmobiles quite a bit. I think everyone's faces were covered up more often than not, as you'll see from the pictures. We are just grateful for masks and goggles, because it was fuh-reezing! Now that we've had a few good snow days, bring on Spring! I'm ready for a warm up! I'd still love to take my boys skiing this year though.....so snow, you can stay.... but only in the mountains. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><i>Richard and Landon</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2UvFFLZU8mP1or55BaqSl3bRrZvUYVQRWyezZQY-ZKf_ReKmxMZAfJpqXZwFq51q8Yr41ZGjmSgAHFdUSE2iMY7V1hQeAKGFf-afgVJzwgqErOQge-TVjMSVnVLwMmZt7VOi4q4D8HI/s1600/P2250440.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2UvFFLZU8mP1or55BaqSl3bRrZvUYVQRWyezZQY-ZKf_ReKmxMZAfJpqXZwFq51q8Yr41ZGjmSgAHFdUSE2iMY7V1hQeAKGFf-afgVJzwgqErOQge-TVjMSVnVLwMmZt7VOi4q4D8HI/s400/P2250440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717632048167372098" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span><i>Me, getting ready to drive out.</i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34yGh_7Lr4jHbIwGUu5tzoaO7fHDQ9V4s5JDZ8laSFBh57OEn2wYluQ4eUDlgWhY5VCSmL-OSW5qzBmKl6vXchTqmWWNzZ8iAR0dltVTmg4hRSag8E_OW50RO2ItTvKCHu7X33_a333o/s1600/P2250436.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34yGh_7Lr4jHbIwGUu5tzoaO7fHDQ9V4s5JDZ8laSFBh57OEn2wYluQ4eUDlgWhY5VCSmL-OSW5qzBmKl6vXchTqmWWNzZ8iAR0dltVTmg4hRSag8E_OW50RO2ItTvKCHu7X33_a333o/s400/P2250436.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717632031371151010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Landon</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QvCQ4X-4dVigz8tb5Y_4TTl5rNAJ0cwtLhiC_lYy1CPLm4JqxPlQfJHEHMKmD8dFboHxaKP_FgDvyOZwO9Sl4-qMqpIUoYKMnoA-xfaQ0ODdIfuTmIOT00-Z12qGHqGLv5RMoDx9vf8/s1600/P2250434.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QvCQ4X-4dVigz8tb5Y_4TTl5rNAJ0cwtLhiC_lYy1CPLm4JqxPlQfJHEHMKmD8dFboHxaKP_FgDvyOZwO9Sl4-qMqpIUoYKMnoA-xfaQ0ODdIfuTmIOT00-Z12qGHqGLv5RMoDx9vf8/s400/P2250434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631671783736098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kate and me</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgfc_WKOztmoeOEACJ3ZaKZV4CEl_ck_x4nUxB_4y_f4wvVWlnu0OaJFEsY8EIa-gCzRXE-lnhB1spHDVbNp82N_jCJ_aijDJ0WniMpWLzWkZat2AZObiEgqprRyrm7Lu6cayGRNYdZA/s1600/P2250435.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgfc_WKOztmoeOEACJ3ZaKZV4CEl_ck_x4nUxB_4y_f4wvVWlnu0OaJFEsY8EIa-gCzRXE-lnhB1spHDVbNp82N_jCJ_aijDJ0WniMpWLzWkZat2AZObiEgqprRyrm7Lu6cayGRNYdZA/s400/P2250435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631655801823154" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Daniel</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD90WNcu8UMllR7DhMtCJmSPfquX8_9q9nemBU7Wl8bmvJZGIKLR_EkW9M6W0m0nlD_FyAL_zx4r8SSYwsvFkji8y2npMJCjjjYJ_qh5OhFYj7mcpRtyep6me0LgzTZn1NZ2kCRpy5So/s1600/P2250433.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD90WNcu8UMllR7DhMtCJmSPfquX8_9q9nemBU7Wl8bmvJZGIKLR_EkW9M6W0m0nlD_FyAL_zx4r8SSYwsvFkji8y2npMJCjjjYJ_qh5OhFYj7mcpRtyep6me0LgzTZn1NZ2kCRpy5So/s400/P2250433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631652167868610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kate, Emma, Richard and Landon</i></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAwoqg0eQMch9DyVEio80qjY_1OWI547pZtYcWCwfb1pf90xhdW_pgRg3CziWUR1GKcya4HlVHDF-W0Mf4ksGWk7OvgLjuezJmjFW2t9Gp6Q6JzIuNdT7WMcp5CSuU-KxlWqDaqNf0As/s1600/P2250431.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAwoqg0eQMch9DyVEio80qjY_1OWI547pZtYcWCwfb1pf90xhdW_pgRg3CziWUR1GKcya4HlVHDF-W0Mf4ksGWk7OvgLjuezJmjFW2t9Gp6Q6JzIuNdT7WMcp5CSuU-KxlWqDaqNf0As/s400/P2250431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631253121443042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span><i>Kate</i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY1zfPL5WsBb9RiAjCSbgZU9Igz_x4oAI9KWgjIXsrQTO1OuCrXUleRhUDpcs9hrWheJIMUEeY9jW2SC9i4Cmslcn83gP4tPGdXd5N5ZcwJ14TdHxZXMpaRJmV4J3GWD7DqaHNK1o-10/s1600/P2250430.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY1zfPL5WsBb9RiAjCSbgZU9Igz_x4oAI9KWgjIXsrQTO1OuCrXUleRhUDpcs9hrWheJIMUEeY9jW2SC9i4Cmslcn83gP4tPGdXd5N5ZcwJ14TdHxZXMpaRJmV4J3GWD7DqaHNK1o-10/s400/P2250430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631249426372226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Emma</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__6oLl3kybCo_h3hJGweGgFDMiWZPGTTmoDx1NIsP5xDrfPbK9LIiwFw0-6gsJIbjuWP_n-ZKqKxPBK6lPu3fCXOZ8EYuQK7kQGkHj1uZhnAjq-1krefeIMylsA7GpscF0csm0Zgop0w/s1600/P2250424.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__6oLl3kybCo_h3hJGweGgFDMiWZPGTTmoDx1NIsP5xDrfPbK9LIiwFw0-6gsJIbjuWP_n-ZKqKxPBK6lPu3fCXOZ8EYuQK7kQGkHj1uZhnAjq-1krefeIMylsA7GpscF0csm0Zgop0w/s400/P2250424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631238829876642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The crew getting ready to head in....much nicer than on the way out!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bkHEUXQdpXHAVSPzkHSFsfcBKfwOFUmqQ8rftsB6SyXiWn3MF9Cqx3HJw-9v-cllmbKalmayAgZvsa11qX6-sMkLofOgajWcrTvT6gOoOF0gMaGukro1HGbtCOCakXKxJHPKCmd4RbQ/s1600/P2240414.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bkHEUXQdpXHAVSPzkHSFsfcBKfwOFUmqQ8rftsB6SyXiWn3MF9Cqx3HJw-9v-cllmbKalmayAgZvsa11qX6-sMkLofOgajWcrTvT6gOoOF0gMaGukro1HGbtCOCakXKxJHPKCmd4RbQ/s400/P2240414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631231263252370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Landon</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmOKKOOwke6Sf0IAT8kbUKniAJVo1WQcFEO1f70jmeFwzGWOZ2ADeGlrPZ_vWHX4L7j8TS2APGy4scPMm2HfB5JZYVEgCSomS6qFBJ3PcUTDgQ2J3igOB95aM-NZoEb-PC6OhuTEBEb0/s1600/P2250422.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmOKKOOwke6Sf0IAT8kbUKniAJVo1WQcFEO1f70jmeFwzGWOZ2ADeGlrPZ_vWHX4L7j8TS2APGy4scPMm2HfB5JZYVEgCSomS6qFBJ3PcUTDgQ2J3igOB95aM-NZoEb-PC6OhuTEBEb0/s400/P2250422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717631222862074898" /></a><br /><span>A nice stop at a little gas station for hot chocolate and beef jerky finally warmed us up. BTW- I think beef jerky and diet coke is a fabulous combination. Try it....you'll like it!</span></span>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-2948199798275362052012-02-22T12:16:00.005-08:002012-02-22T12:53:45.052-08:00Back on track<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I have really neglected my blog lately. Maybe it's because there hasn't been too much going on. Just the usual business and life! We've been going to lots of basketball games and practices. Richard is coaching Landon's team this year and I'm so glad. He has really done a great job and it has meant so much to Landon. I think my next post will be a little update on each of my kids. But for this post, I just want to catch up a little bit and post the few pictures I do have on my camera. I have really been terrible. So here goes.<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">For Presidents Day we went down to the cabin and played in the snow. It was a beautiful day and the fresh powder made for a really awesome sled run. It was more like a luge because we would really go up the sides with each curve. Since we have snowmobiles our kids have never had to climb back up a hill after sledding. Richard comes and ties all the sleds together and pulls everyone back up the hill. It is really a great way to sled...especially with little ones! Landon, Daniel, Emma, McKenna, Kjerstin and Troy snowshoed into the cabin and broke nice trail.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><i>Here we are being pulled back up the sled run. </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_qwFOcuaaVmA06nH01RwOuBUkX2SHquNvfAXdbJqhIwBTQUa24k1tHvSC2KXBPP8KJCtfC8KA84zDnUCg1s1P00gGlq010WmbubJDs_Ruk4p-YvRz9wqtGpWbO2RMoSzINQZyHfWdoE/s1600/P2200393.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_qwFOcuaaVmA06nH01RwOuBUkX2SHquNvfAXdbJqhIwBTQUa24k1tHvSC2KXBPP8KJCtfC8KA84zDnUCg1s1P00gGlq010WmbubJDs_Ruk4p-YvRz9wqtGpWbO2RMoSzINQZyHfWdoE/s400/P2200393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712062544562848578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><i>Daniel had to rest for a while. He did a very painful looking cartwheel while snowboarding, but his head kind of stayed in the snow. It looked pretty bad and he ended up being okay, just really sore!</i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqSS3fpyDIg-ncpMnlXvdEjsj1BZ_5_MtTOiHno04T3z_ZZrUwMLwcy6a_2vdOis19piOIHUgNsqoYYn6V2Wp-gfDLG3j5KQO12I-aB2gtXeavNDVUnIpKqecBEbR8m896v75EZHvN2I/s1600/P2200391.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqSS3fpyDIg-ncpMnlXvdEjsj1BZ_5_MtTOiHno04T3z_ZZrUwMLwcy6a_2vdOis19piOIHUgNsqoYYn6V2Wp-gfDLG3j5KQO12I-aB2gtXeavNDVUnIpKqecBEbR8m896v75EZHvN2I/s400/P2200391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712062530165720962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kjerstin, Emma and Kate</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtxZbsdJTjb4MmoepxiB9DZogHHX4teZ2HQHFWfUxUc2PBvPU3ijdyYAZ8gGlyUWbmUzgC1jcjbtg4-PiMK76_MzvMTQr98-O_A3hkfjvOnmg1_lh7TvBeFrVFYDS_kgN1wTV4j8b4K0/s1600/P2200390.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtxZbsdJTjb4MmoepxiB9DZogHHX4teZ2HQHFWfUxUc2PBvPU3ijdyYAZ8gGlyUWbmUzgC1jcjbtg4-PiMK76_MzvMTQr98-O_A3hkfjvOnmg1_lh7TvBeFrVFYDS_kgN1wTV4j8b4K0/s400/P2200390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712062515993827090" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Emma and Kjerstin at the top of the sled run</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhPfpUaBykD7pGzJfVVQrcnnRxq3nNPYCb-X1JROvL2MwTKLo7yb9bKd24sd12DWKNwrCMi9TW00pVAWGCj1QJTjMV7TIMU_2uHeo_mhQGSXOKPDnlBr3g8fnX3l5mK6O6P4OMgtvNww/s1600/P2200389.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhPfpUaBykD7pGzJfVVQrcnnRxq3nNPYCb-X1JROvL2MwTKLo7yb9bKd24sd12DWKNwrCMi9TW00pVAWGCj1QJTjMV7TIMU_2uHeo_mhQGSXOKPDnlBr3g8fnX3l5mK6O6P4OMgtvNww/s400/P2200389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712062098807298818" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Richard to the rescue. He pretty much stays on the snowmobile the entire time shuttling everyone back and forth.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbowxwMSJ1-l630ZEPd4Xpmrg-Kj0VPXwaa23I7EfpkSUNXt9g-ZMWxn1Uy5dcvLDNQMDNA-PRnYDBpE0edrjT7Es5uANUqyzoeNu0D3wp6pieBBEBj0hj_3tWAadMSA9C-MRTanrEKlk/s1600/P2200388.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbowxwMSJ1-l630ZEPd4Xpmrg-Kj0VPXwaa23I7EfpkSUNXt9g-ZMWxn1Uy5dcvLDNQMDNA-PRnYDBpE0edrjT7Es5uANUqyzoeNu0D3wp6pieBBEBj0hj_3tWAadMSA9C-MRTanrEKlk/s400/P2200388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712062093268316546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Daniel- just before the wreck</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RIkzXzg3M0uqG8Vn4Sp-pFECesR2iP6rmjk7SA6RJMp-QAe50NH7hdMQvF-R8Lxx7fJFCjw9BotG_V54S_CX_RRgccQKGtzoS94O38ieKyFbI3Py55GH2Wb3gCVOS3gBsNfyyPQrAWo/s1600/P2200387.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RIkzXzg3M0uqG8Vn4Sp-pFECesR2iP6rmjk7SA6RJMp-QAe50NH7hdMQvF-R8Lxx7fJFCjw9BotG_V54S_CX_RRgccQKGtzoS94O38ieKyFbI3Py55GH2Wb3gCVOS3gBsNfyyPQrAWo/s400/P2200387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712062081552561490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Landon and McKenna</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvDmmwLBbxHpGF3Af9HHmFY2KpTAZqIRRvyKUFEi5HDYPo6jorWvbfOq2b2FU8VZcSM7eiE2uqWCq_ojNTZqIT598Nq5GlVrc6nM0juRQryW36GwMeqnqpFLsaZoh7BQAcApPERjNALA/s1600/P2200386.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvDmmwLBbxHpGF3Af9HHmFY2KpTAZqIRRvyKUFEi5HDYPo6jorWvbfOq2b2FU8VZcSM7eiE2uqWCq_ojNTZqIT598Nq5GlVrc6nM0juRQryW36GwMeqnqpFLsaZoh7BQAcApPERjNALA/s400/P2200386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712062072884251890" /></a><div><span >Rewind a few weeks:</span><div><span ><br /></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><i>I had to post this. This was Landon's idea. He made the brownies and the goal posts. I did the frosting (not very well!) and printed off all the little players. If you enlarge the picture you will see I did 5 little players (double-sided!) for each team. They were super cute and Landon was really excited to take it to Grandpas for our superbowl party.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXnb3klUKSaDDlF14GRCSw3F0hOJKojdu-ZmbdMgLJEmnPj-8d1Ej5fUMaG3Dxi7o8br6Hp7TOxdgZEI1f0t4RQ0xLrVHWB67fegnrnH2JXbLmr4T9n48UWE3ZEkMAbkZ1K2aycUCTLM/s1600/superbowl+brownies.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXnb3klUKSaDDlF14GRCSw3F0hOJKojdu-ZmbdMgLJEmnPj-8d1Ej5fUMaG3Dxi7o8br6Hp7TOxdgZEI1f0t4RQ0xLrVHWB67fegnrnH2JXbLmr4T9n48UWE3ZEkMAbkZ1K2aycUCTLM/s400/superbowl+brownies.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712061259190533634" /></a>Rewind a week:</div><div>I made these Valentines for my family and they turned out so cute! They weren't too hard, but I made 10 and those little boxes do take time to put together. I just love them though! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSU2njRMyobsXlWmc6_kN5F0FUUgcgCQx2NGMyM-PIE7DyaT-hlH7F8oDvt3DIlRe-sYoehxRalrCWQCs9OpK_QhtnEIMenPk0uknPh5cUuLsA7Evq_NpJBC-_ndhg9V2HqGTTfARSiI/s1600/P2140383.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSU2njRMyobsXlWmc6_kN5F0FUUgcgCQx2NGMyM-PIE7DyaT-hlH7F8oDvt3DIlRe-sYoehxRalrCWQCs9OpK_QhtnEIMenPk0uknPh5cUuLsA7Evq_NpJBC-_ndhg9V2HqGTTfARSiI/s400/P2140383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712061250349960050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqKa-9HdW3xFrK2PWT-YT0sOTX2nd3-msQoLVieWuMZ6CwTtYEUx7Yn2GM-isO2a3k_0NrKoQGA77suS3N8C2LOMlf9O8WaeSOVvFX3oORH0L2PqtnV31VewnZXQlsvygOuJHvzF-Ej4/s1600/P2140382.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqKa-9HdW3xFrK2PWT-YT0sOTX2nd3-msQoLVieWuMZ6CwTtYEUx7Yn2GM-isO2a3k_0NrKoQGA77suS3N8C2LOMlf9O8WaeSOVvFX3oORH0L2PqtnV31VewnZXQlsvygOuJHvzF-Ej4/s400/P2140382.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712061243370323762" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Daniel is very creative and artistic. This is what we came up with for his Valentine box this year. He won in his class for "Most Creative" and I think it turned out pretty awesome! Do you get it? Me hearties? Drink up me hearties yo-ho! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3ebkQFK2cizMTdagKWefFlMcxpUj63CAlBxY-z0ZKFNh-HpgmpYe7IEm5F41EnxAN6x6K9GnFGAis2ibAnBKqSMQc2WzvStfvYjryb-mTOCuhqsNZX3Z49CpDSQlRhgsOfrYvmLAuuo/s1600/P2140381.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3ebkQFK2cizMTdagKWefFlMcxpUj63CAlBxY-z0ZKFNh-HpgmpYe7IEm5F41EnxAN6x6K9GnFGAis2ibAnBKqSMQc2WzvStfvYjryb-mTOCuhqsNZX3Z49CpDSQlRhgsOfrYvmLAuuo/s400/P2140381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712061230179580898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggm_t41_Ot3TXO516wRUEnEa_01t9-dX3xV8kmfhxloOhXJBMYO_jjTAnG43EshKH7IHx0etxNCWOhSCP9wN3rqPGTgSIoa5yBKB88rh0JjfmcyRMEeQpTPPTHd6anpRqeGBsa-2CLIMQ/s1600/P2140380.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggm_t41_Ot3TXO516wRUEnEa_01t9-dX3xV8kmfhxloOhXJBMYO_jjTAnG43EshKH7IHx0etxNCWOhSCP9wN3rqPGTgSIoa5yBKB88rh0JjfmcyRMEeQpTPPTHd6anpRqeGBsa-2CLIMQ/s400/P2140380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712061219083588946" /></a><br /><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><span >That's it for now. This weekend we will be doing more snowmobiling, so I'll post pictures of that next week. Hopefully now I'll be better at blogging again! </span></div></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-37155561205311066492012-01-06T13:54:00.000-08:002012-01-06T14:54:35.800-08:00It's the start of another year and I've been missing my Mom a lot lately. Of course, the holidays are always hard, and this was our third Christmas without her. Then just this past week a wonderful lady in our ward passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She reminded me a lot of my Mom and I made sure to take the opportunity to hug her and tell her how much I love and admire her. It is so strange to think that she is now up there with my Mom. Then I read this post over at<a href="http://www.beneathmyheart.net/"> beneathmyheart.net </a> and it made me cry. She lost her Mom a few years ago to cancer as well. I totally identify with her. I thought I would repost it because it really captured a lot of my own feelings. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Last Friday night, I decided to make some popcorn for my boys while they watched a movie. There were only a few days left of their Christmas break, and we were soaking up some family time.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I LOVE popcorn! So I was so excited to be making some. The popcorn bowls were stored in the lower cabinet by the stove, so I bent down to get them out. As I was reaching for the bowls, my arm hit some of the casserole dishes that were stored in there too, and two of them slid out and fell on the floor with a loud breaking crash.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I froze as I looked down to see what had just happened.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">There on the floor lay two broken casserole dishes. Not just any two dishes.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">One glass casserole dish used to be my grandmother’s. It still had her handwriting on a piece of tape on the bottom of the dish with her name on it. My mom inherited that dish when her mom passed away. And it was passed on to me when my mom passed away.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The second dish was a gift to me from my mom. It was one of the last birthday gifts I ever received from her. I loved that casserole dish. Every time I used it, I felt mom’s love.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">And there it lay on the floor <strong>broken.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: 'Century Gothic', Verdana, Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">As I knelt beside the broken dishes, my boys’ came running in the room to see what had made that loud crashing sound.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">“What happened, Mom?” they asked.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I could hardly speak.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">“Go get Daddy.” I said to my oldest.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Jonathan yelled at Cy to come quick, and then I heard Cy running across the house. He had no idea what had just happened. He was probably expecting to see something terribly wrong, but instead, he just saw me kneeling on the floor by some broken dishes.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">He stopped.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">“Mom gave me these dishes.” I said through a face full of tears.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">“Go in the other room, boys.” He said.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">And then without saying a word, Cy came and knelt down behind me, wrapping his arms around me, and I began to sob.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I couldn’t stop crying.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I felt stupid for crying so hard over broken dishes, but I couldn’t stop crying.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">We knelt there together without saying a word for several minutes. And then finally I was able to choke out, “I know they are just dishes…. but they are all I have left of Mom.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Cy got up quietly and got a broom to start sweeping up the broken pieces. I stood up beside the sink and watched as he put the bigger pieces on the stove and swept the smaller pieces in the dust pan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I still couldn’t stop crying. Those broken dishes had opened up that broken place in my heart where I lost my mom.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I laid my head on the counter top and continued crying. My heart was hurting. I think my heart was extra tender at that moment. For the past few weeks, my heart had been flooded with Christmas memories of Mom, and I had been holding it all in. Christmas just hasn’t felt the same since Mom has been gone.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">It’s still special, don’t get me wrong. But boy do I miss her at Christmas.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I was standing in line at a store a couple days before Christmas getting some gifts for my boys, when I overheard a mother and daughter talking at the register beside me. The daughter looked my age, and she had her toddler with her. They were talking about Christmas plans and what gifts they still had left to buy.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">All of a sudden, I felt a pain in that broken place in my heart. I remember having those same conversations with my mom just a few years back.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I missed Mom.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">When the daughter got up to the cashier to pay for her items, the mom said, “I’ll get this.”</p></blockquote><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">“No, Mom. You don’t have to do that. I’ll get it,” the daughter replied.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">“No, no, honey, I’m gonna pay for this,” the Mom insisted.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">And again, my heart sank as I handed the cashier my money.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 15px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-right-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-left-color: rgb(230, 230, 230); border-image: initial; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I remember moments like that. When Mom used to help take care of me. When she knew that money was tight and I was doing my best to take care of my boys, and she would say to the cashier, “No. I’m gonna pay for this.” And I felt my mother’s love. That deep, deep love of a mother.</p></blockquote><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>BROKEN.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">That’s how I feel sometimes.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Just like my broken dishes.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Cy offered to glue the birthday dish back together for me, and I’m going to let him.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I won’t be able to ever cook in it again, but at least I can put it on a shelf and look at it. He won’t be able to glue it back together perfectly, but good enough.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I’m a lot like that broken dish.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">My life may look “good enough” on the outside, but my heart still has broken places in it that can never be fixed.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">My mother will never be back. I will not be with her again on this earth.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Broken places.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Do you have them?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Truth is…<strong>we all do.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">We all have those broken places in our lives where bad things happened to us. Or maybe things didn’t turn out like we had planned. Maybe we have been disappointed by something or someone. Maybe we have things in our past that have left scars on our hearts.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">But here is the good news:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Beautiful things can grow in broken places.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.profimedia.com/picture/a-flower-clings-to-a-crack-in/0050404677/" style="color: rgb(148, 13, 28); "><img title="profimedia-0050404677" src="http://www.beneathmyheart.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/profimedia-0050404677.jpg" alt="profimedia-0050404677" width="366" height="548" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; max-width: 95%; border-top-width: 3px; border-right-width: 3px; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-left-width: 3px; border-top-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-right-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-bottom-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-left-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; float: none; " /></a></p><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.profimedia.com/picture/a-flower-clings-to-a-crack-in/0050404677/" style="color: rgb(148, 13, 28); ">source</a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Beauty has sprung from my broken place.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Though the heartache of losing my mom will never go away this side of heaven, I can honestly say that beautiful things have grown in that broken since then.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I am not who I was before my mom passed away, and I am grateful for that.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">In my broken place, I have found a better perspective of what is truly important in life. I have found a deeper walk with Christ. I have found a greater love for family and friends.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Only Christ can bring beauty from our broken places.</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.beneathmyheart.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tumblr_ltsrkiZC6R1qhmhdfo1_500.jpg" style="color: rgb(148, 13, 28); "><img title="tumblr_ltsrkiZC6R1qhmhdfo1_500" src="http://www.beneathmyheart.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tumblr_ltsrkiZC6R1qhmhdfo1_500_thumb.jpg" alt="tumblr_ltsrkiZC6R1qhmhdfo1_500" width="391" height="584" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; max-width: 95%; border-top-width: 3px; border-right-width: 3px; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-left-width: 3px; border-top-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-right-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-bottom-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); border-left-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; float: none; " /></a></p><h5 align="center" style="color: rgb(147, 130, 108); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; "><a href="http://spiritualinspiration.tumblr.com/post/12047444604/bible-verses-for-the-broken-hearted-psalm-147-3" style="color: rgb(148, 13, 28); ">source</a></h5><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">But we have to let Him.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">We have to trust. We have to pray. We have to hide His word in our hearts.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">I love the following verse. (I inserted the word brokeness.)</p><h5 style="color: rgb(147, 130, 108); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; ">2 Corinthians 12:9</h5><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness (brokeness).” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses (brokeness), so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">God’s love can be made perfect in our brokeness. Praise HIM!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">We all are broken, aren’t we? Some of us have little cracks in our lives and some of us have big gaping holes.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong><em>My prayer is that as we start this new year together, we would allow Jesus to grow beauty in our broken places.</em></strong> </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong><em><br /></em></strong></p><p></p></div><div> I do feel broken in many ways, and even though it may not show on the outside all the time, I feel it deeply on the inside. I think I am still looking for ways to have something beautiful come from the broken places in my heart. After Marilyns funeral the other day I sobbed. Kate was the only one home and she came to my rescue. She let me just hold her and cry. She whispered in the softest, most tender voice, "It's okay, Mama." And I felt my Mom's love. Many people commented on her post and wished that they had even a fraction of a relationship like that with their mothers. I am so grateful for the closeness that we shared/share and that she will always be my shining example. </div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-20783957543422738322011-12-30T21:11:00.000-08:002011-12-30T22:12:40.052-08:00December and the new museum<div>On December 28th my Grandpa Hague turned 85 years old and took us to the new museum. He is the former director of the Utah Museum of Natural History. I grew up going to "Grandpa's Museum" and loved it. The old museum was closed down and has relocated to this new building on the U of U campus. It was so neat to go through the new museum with him and you could feel the deep passion he has for everything that has gone into building this amazing place. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb21okXTjP-TqKfduaefl5mBnkS-c1zgG-vgcpzwR9-sXzIFkGd1vSAesGq8u4E2JS-Vr8QvLSMWc1T3dD99SxSNCjrvaMBdfRY5tMlZoPqLr_gfNdMw9KuYiU37hUP9fWNmV6EdfpTlU/s1600/PC280308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb21okXTjP-TqKfduaefl5mBnkS-c1zgG-vgcpzwR9-sXzIFkGd1vSAesGq8u4E2JS-Vr8QvLSMWc1T3dD99SxSNCjrvaMBdfRY5tMlZoPqLr_gfNdMw9KuYiU37hUP9fWNmV6EdfpTlU/s400/PC280308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164671027186290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is the view from the top of the museum. Even though is was really smoggy, it is still a pretty amazing view!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoPO15BpnFj2wq0VTe4_lQmYmFSrOvPRStYP63lXVdpGsDMvDY7zO5sAPfDCzi0vFtcXnkSl5nfxMIDKCSuqDK8gV2IYgZheBbcmvqJ-FGSufi13WYFvWUddGWLbDZSY4QJsIbJo5HHM/s1600/PC280306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoPO15BpnFj2wq0VTe4_lQmYmFSrOvPRStYP63lXVdpGsDMvDY7zO5sAPfDCzi0vFtcXnkSl5nfxMIDKCSuqDK8gV2IYgZheBbcmvqJ-FGSufi13WYFvWUddGWLbDZSY4QJsIbJo5HHM/s400/PC280306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164667141400706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Grandpa is such a wealth of knowledge and it was such a neat opportunity for us to have him give us the tour. </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C92re_AGn5jkHvmwjGN0u8w9K1DgnXYK4mFkzI9OaDY6TAyttbVaiLtdlukZPBt8_e4v5NVWGv8tQ-MNmAaEM5-SD1glyAON_qw1h9-0wZ0vaYI9OprKj4YE8OFqMkkPx-G6xD3ZT_8/s1600/PC280305.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C92re_AGn5jkHvmwjGN0u8w9K1DgnXYK4mFkzI9OaDY6TAyttbVaiLtdlukZPBt8_e4v5NVWGv8tQ-MNmAaEM5-SD1glyAON_qw1h9-0wZ0vaYI9OprKj4YE8OFqMkkPx-G6xD3ZT_8/s400/PC280305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164664127000210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Such an amazing and massive building!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZxPTantlzbuomEQQPitaPCXM6l4kIMF1wXRNbTVQ8g1iu7wZTeuafXFLhqvKN-NHZ2BCAi0UJUiVxf_2nBpLNVeugTrAJ0hW_IW_O4g0s1Td2IDrenORCLJ7DAV-DwlYbEDvIPpSqpI/s1600/PC280304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZxPTantlzbuomEQQPitaPCXM6l4kIMF1wXRNbTVQ8g1iu7wZTeuafXFLhqvKN-NHZ2BCAi0UJUiVxf_2nBpLNVeugTrAJ0hW_IW_O4g0s1Td2IDrenORCLJ7DAV-DwlYbEDvIPpSqpI/s400/PC280304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164659681909122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>If you zoom in you can see the orange plaque between them has their names on it. The Donald and Lorna Hague Family.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CjMg2ZTzkDk9RGZd9YFJknoIrSj3Z-vG1HqS3ecRT-SwP0Juy1aHO19pFD0MrTJcuVf0qKasRrQWpLqG31L5C_JqyVQbT5LzJ-atwyLq_2nUojC-2qeVkkYFfq86ja0tw8WS8jdx9uE/s1600/PC280319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CjMg2ZTzkDk9RGZd9YFJknoIrSj3Z-vG1HqS3ecRT-SwP0Juy1aHO19pFD0MrTJcuVf0qKasRrQWpLqG31L5C_JqyVQbT5LzJ-atwyLq_2nUojC-2qeVkkYFfq86ja0tw8WS8jdx9uE/s400/PC280319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164155823062578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I used to lay in this very dinosaur print when I was a little girl. It is a vivid memory, so even though this is in a small corner of the museum, it was one of my favorite parts!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXdkD73PUy1IWof-VhB6AyLIL7gWS3xDaePbAHG5rYsf4ONnYZWH7gcOVyKfYRLNBVUpb3FRZ9syLDccqLzZUvm5AcBOiA8fNkY-A3sOYXOzfkBYO2CCP_MPcZjx8G7DsdSyZGjXHXHU/s1600/PC280317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXdkD73PUy1IWof-VhB6AyLIL7gWS3xDaePbAHG5rYsf4ONnYZWH7gcOVyKfYRLNBVUpb3FRZ9syLDccqLzZUvm5AcBOiA8fNkY-A3sOYXOzfkBYO2CCP_MPcZjx8G7DsdSyZGjXHXHU/s400/PC280317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164135212733474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The kids really enjoyed all the exhibits and had fun with all the hands on stuff!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bndlPD5I5fUjilcNB4CN1i0xzpTqzmtk_99e2jbjgVacwuLQxFaGtM_-eHljlie03ZofMIgFsgcr4mQBXElvBDKIoLp2k1ZY7kLbN_TEZ4Nu-Xf9dBo4B5ekCgXLqL-Viev2cSUBTe8/s1600/PC280313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bndlPD5I5fUjilcNB4CN1i0xzpTqzmtk_99e2jbjgVacwuLQxFaGtM_-eHljlie03ZofMIgFsgcr4mQBXElvBDKIoLp2k1ZY7kLbN_TEZ4Nu-Xf9dBo4B5ekCgXLqL-Viev2cSUBTe8/s400/PC280313.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164119468753650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMutsFLlF1jP9XR9sEiRWf7P8ZeW2vccZ0shVbANgl4t5jdPUivAUxCTZNgcaJUCtD9cGsG_OlyCk4IfkaCGCvNLsgMy8na8127wvJ8Kcm_CGaAPEm5EUiCNDHSXqc-5lrNUf1Nu-rns/s1600/PC280311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMutsFLlF1jP9XR9sEiRWf7P8ZeW2vccZ0shVbANgl4t5jdPUivAUxCTZNgcaJUCtD9cGsG_OlyCk4IfkaCGCvNLsgMy8na8127wvJ8Kcm_CGaAPEm5EUiCNDHSXqc-5lrNUf1Nu-rns/s400/PC280311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164115998345458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Grandpa loves to talk to Richard and Richard is such a great listener. A few times throughout our visit we had to go find them and make them catch up to us! We could have spent all day there with Grandpa, but we had to move at a more kid friendly pace.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-nZDU2mVcXzrMKlvzby5mAw4y5YqlqvY3CnaOCq5VmpdVA0my29Yg-pOk0zB3RQgunmyDrfq9OwNedD-OyCC3L_VYa-aqEP6NQZDA_mHXhA761e9_-O-52ASYbYYOp3-ktk8cJdvXL8/s1600/PC280310.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-nZDU2mVcXzrMKlvzby5mAw4y5YqlqvY3CnaOCq5VmpdVA0my29Yg-pOk0zB3RQgunmyDrfq9OwNedD-OyCC3L_VYa-aqEP6NQZDA_mHXhA761e9_-O-52ASYbYYOp3-ktk8cJdvXL8/s400/PC280310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692164109601972450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The stones and gems were one of my favorite displays in the old museum. </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgrSQ5V5Vk6KyTXsojLRaUWuk4UNsLwenVuRK4CgvYBOkaygyPBaE2DNnZTUoXnai78IMs3JiVztxoEt3nosQPmGU3p2gZ2HFTaPYycSygLZPjVekRQTXUCxkoozWiZl-X9VhgbIujKU/s1600/PC280328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgrSQ5V5Vk6KyTXsojLRaUWuk4UNsLwenVuRK4CgvYBOkaygyPBaE2DNnZTUoXnai78IMs3JiVztxoEt3nosQPmGU3p2gZ2HFTaPYycSygLZPjVekRQTXUCxkoozWiZl-X9VhgbIujKU/s400/PC280328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692159555156402674" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>The third floor of the museum is named for my Grandpa and this beautiful painting of him (painted in 1984) is right as you walk off the elevator. He has contributed so much time, talent and expertise to make the museum what it is.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG1bSAdpqt3r-HUaR7Y8OH7bQ9h2KgfjnDWxiKufR8Hl-uSlDbyZYKmoIG-VwhCDci7KfEGxsPvoq0aWYEXmn4myHYDndhnyGQpBrA7GD63UCXHx5tN3WH4Mf83FvFGSM-N_14uhK5Q8/s1600/PC280326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG1bSAdpqt3r-HUaR7Y8OH7bQ9h2KgfjnDWxiKufR8Hl-uSlDbyZYKmoIG-VwhCDci7KfEGxsPvoq0aWYEXmn4myHYDndhnyGQpBrA7GD63UCXHx5tN3WH4Mf83FvFGSM-N_14uhK5Q8/s400/PC280326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692159551106099298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I sure do love these guys, and they have so much love and pride for the museum. </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8L51i_BL6BQ6T9ixq76WbdTyXwuYde9R6WOJdhYqFX3GGiMMHBbrgeCwWVauQh06RezL-ge1ltEDBiK3aKYx8tOAocDuYOaCNdzyjrvlitpXQBg6gZKHKq-hajateLpenjUt55rhHbo/s1600/PC280324.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8L51i_BL6BQ6T9ixq76WbdTyXwuYde9R6WOJdhYqFX3GGiMMHBbrgeCwWVauQh06RezL-ge1ltEDBiK3aKYx8tOAocDuYOaCNdzyjrvlitpXQBg6gZKHKq-hajateLpenjUt55rhHbo/s400/PC280324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692159534874753314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This was one of my favorite parts of the whole tour. It was fun to watch passersby realize that the man we were taking our picture with was the man in the painting!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMUw5kB4HXkuIR40W1L0Au8E7DoJKAzzWynb7kNaCqdJKK-vRcM8V92x4P8oSCdWBUrPs_e5fPVEeDB07ZYmYGTpqWRaWhfzKr_4aOdPj1UDK7r0RgRjP8XqCaMnEYHHgGCSwz-U7Ms8/s1600/PC280322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMUw5kB4HXkuIR40W1L0Au8E7DoJKAzzWynb7kNaCqdJKK-vRcM8V92x4P8oSCdWBUrPs_e5fPVEeDB07ZYmYGTpqWRaWhfzKr_4aOdPj1UDK7r0RgRjP8XqCaMnEYHHgGCSwz-U7Ms8/s400/PC280322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692159530179838434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There was so much to see and my Grandpa knew about every little detail in the whole museum. Amazing. This display case alone has 600 items in it!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5itQ1pSJD1dKoS849FPqF_8dYHdm8G7mFJRTN_EKe9j9BlJY8-KFMei6RMMbM_k23AaChG7rcpfNgei_jFkVwdCmHm502qKxPlv41lzKp7-RxuQ9msS3lwD8hQkdM6Byje5EKGku0_k/s1600/PC280320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5itQ1pSJD1dKoS849FPqF_8dYHdm8G7mFJRTN_EKe9j9BlJY8-KFMei6RMMbM_k23AaChG7rcpfNgei_jFkVwdCmHm502qKxPlv41lzKp7-RxuQ9msS3lwD8hQkdM6Byje5EKGku0_k/s400/PC280320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692159524207891810" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><u>Rewind to the beginning of the month:</u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Emma's school teacher got married and had a reception at the school. Emma was in heaven dancing with her teacher and all her class mates. Her teacher is like a real live Disney princess and Kate thought she really was! </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB5GvkjUtg5ThpUfcd2taRb-BlrXgXuoRKEQ_iLVKePVECMLpaYlDy1VYUVW1QVsuD96SrEIW8fOO48Bxux0gcQH_k9FM_672hgcnLeLNAqyV5OztOyzI8kcyUiC0J9osagFWdohyE7M/s1600/PC030165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdB5GvkjUtg5ThpUfcd2taRb-BlrXgXuoRKEQ_iLVKePVECMLpaYlDy1VYUVW1QVsuD96SrEIW8fOO48Bxux0gcQH_k9FM_672hgcnLeLNAqyV5OztOyzI8kcyUiC0J9osagFWdohyE7M/s400/PC030165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692158043953737090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Her teacher is so sweet and Emma loves her so much. Mrs. Barton let Emma keep her bouquet and Emma was beyond thrilled! She felt so special!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD63uAdfk0RCg2xXI8U3WoViYNOXRy4MzrFqgng4H5wDzmBabMfklaxmCdfUEDVqG8xPX4GcUMavnfuZbHQkQLToXGMIY-uhKR_XhxjRZF2Eb1A3-MTjsT_YByyegfdb37sJekfWUck0Q/s1600/PC030167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD63uAdfk0RCg2xXI8U3WoViYNOXRy4MzrFqgng4H5wDzmBabMfklaxmCdfUEDVqG8xPX4GcUMavnfuZbHQkQLToXGMIY-uhKR_XhxjRZF2Eb1A3-MTjsT_YByyegfdb37sJekfWUck0Q/s400/PC030167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692158041415482530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Of course, our December is filled with a lot of Voice Male concerts and my kids are always eager to collect the rubber duckies after the shows. Here is their loverly display. And, of course, I didn't get any pictures of Voice Male....only the ducks.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjF2mtalR9vDQGR_BwyLGoLQbWlCALODzmkh80eDUGUxu2PlOe8olMvkhXZOwU3CgCHAg39DWJOmFMeX4gfCWcOQj83PUsfvMAkcx4yoDKcUbpjUsdfP9GtbPCugLkaodtvzhr7LCt544/s1600/PC220244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjF2mtalR9vDQGR_BwyLGoLQbWlCALODzmkh80eDUGUxu2PlOe8olMvkhXZOwU3CgCHAg39DWJOmFMeX4gfCWcOQj83PUsfvMAkcx4yoDKcUbpjUsdfP9GtbPCugLkaodtvzhr7LCt544/s400/PC220244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692158019189156082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here is our family on Christmas Eve. After a potato bar dinner with Martinellis , the kids opened their jammies and I remembered that my Aunt Barbara had made these for Richard and me years ago. We looked like dorks, but it was fun. We had a totally awesome dance party and watched "Elf". </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVGWS-PkyYc1k6khAJhRcOZfGvGasK8SmLxtucBo0euaxngh1GGeHwkMwObq0Te-ZZE53QsenlYG7ANZtYSc_Ke0-Tbfo8smupiUhs3gjzJ4W1unWNZKyo5hi0UukVqUoesUlAYO-OdQ/s1600/PC240279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVGWS-PkyYc1k6khAJhRcOZfGvGasK8SmLxtucBo0euaxngh1GGeHwkMwObq0Te-ZZE53QsenlYG7ANZtYSc_Ke0-Tbfo8smupiUhs3gjzJ4W1unWNZKyo5hi0UukVqUoesUlAYO-OdQ/s400/PC240279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692158015887092194" /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><u>Other fun things we did this month:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><u>Attended 2 Voice Male concerts, made lots of goodies (including a fondant cake because we love Cake Boss), had Christmas Eve breakfast at Dave's and went to a movie, wonderful family celebrations with both Hague and McAllister families, spilled hot chocolate all over Kate at a family party, breakfast at IHOP with Grandpa Kevin, ward parties, choir concerts, pack meeting and caroling, playing piano and singing lots of Christmas songs, and enjoying lazy days in jammies, watching movies and playing Just Dance!</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div>We did have a wonderful Christmas. But we only took videos (no pics!) of Christmas morning. The rest of the day was spent making a lot of food, Richard being at church for 3 hours (he's in the bishopric), me being in charge of the Sacrament mtg. program (which actually went very well), and me stressing about it all. I think I wanted to be a kid this year and enjoy the magic of Christmas. But with the whole Sunday thing, I think I was overly stressed and it didn't feel like much of a relaxing Christmas Day, which is what I really wanted. However, we did have a great Christmas. I love my family and we are so very blessed. I think I'm ready for the kids to go back to school. I'm ready to take down the decorations and get my house back in order (well, as much order as possible with all the craziness). Ready to get back into regular blogging again. I guess I'm ready for a new year. I'm not ready to start my diet (again), but I figure I have until Monday to live it up. I'm gonna go have a piece of cake. See ya in 2012!</div></div></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-9702799586436462222011-12-02T21:23:00.000-08:002011-12-02T22:04:39.994-08:00A little before and after<div>Here is a little of what I have been up to lately. These kind of projects keep me sane. Back in the spring I swapped kids rooms and painted the girls room light blue. Kate was still in a crib, but we have since gotten bunk beds and I redid the room and love how it all turned out. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I LOVE this mirror from IKEA!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPTi4O4m0UeYU98dq8JpZlBYhwSQovpjnMgrPLdFGmOhinsPC8ldWpwTfdOLUsHq95jUN5H3EWOYdOiBXd-edaJCSZV7Y2HZQoy8yyX_L12ZJ3nrx6A1veCWBqYoeTMoWMKUemJHic0g/s1600/PA140018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPTi4O4m0UeYU98dq8JpZlBYhwSQovpjnMgrPLdFGmOhinsPC8ldWpwTfdOLUsHq95jUN5H3EWOYdOiBXd-edaJCSZV7Y2HZQoy8yyX_L12ZJ3nrx6A1veCWBqYoeTMoWMKUemJHic0g/s400/PA140018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681774958852775202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I made all the pillows. I searched everywhere for the "perfect" red and white bold flower print and made the other pillows out of felt. They were really fun and easy!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eZP9OpaDsKv-bAQQCplnB4NfgzqVo46cx_H0tkIYwaU2AhV4zbAWHfeEHE7zhTDWexNN8Qjg1OIM2g2IEfMHfgMCfMXMd8otR9IKBjgx-PL1qEKOyvQfbcYRbHoQGNPBQi6e1pJfdkY/s1600/PA140016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eZP9OpaDsKv-bAQQCplnB4NfgzqVo46cx_H0tkIYwaU2AhV4zbAWHfeEHE7zhTDWexNN8Qjg1OIM2g2IEfMHfgMCfMXMd8otR9IKBjgx-PL1qEKOyvQfbcYRbHoQGNPBQi6e1pJfdkY/s400/PA140016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681774953176132450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvNoMJMQdR3GCzGQvy-WOhPlHWS2Fg-p8p6McZLTTzxos2s2cAdUUNrolT5iX8mwNhzUAXq4ARxcwaqAJbLnVrdSFphtkvyN_D7uYM4LpfJSiHThZ3yECK2Dn0ryZCRTAhKL2W6hSMsI/s1600/PA140015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvNoMJMQdR3GCzGQvy-WOhPlHWS2Fg-p8p6McZLTTzxos2s2cAdUUNrolT5iX8mwNhzUAXq4ARxcwaqAJbLnVrdSFphtkvyN_D7uYM4LpfJSiHThZ3yECK2Dn0ryZCRTAhKL2W6hSMsI/s400/PA140015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681774939459047474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My goal was to get rid of all pastel pink, purple, and green. I love the yellow, blue, red and black! I still have to recover the dolly crib that is lined with pink gingham.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6U_GDMy_p1m6Ghxj8gRar1M4GSQhoUBEURA2YPG4MPTTCKQzTMEqsIrDaaeMtmLN0hYuEI4-P4Y_PN87McX5yCCRwgofDd3Iw7diEGN_ZtrlQM-6uLCdXQNYUWN5FnpSQ3mcLKybElU/s1600/PA140008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6U_GDMy_p1m6Ghxj8gRar1M4GSQhoUBEURA2YPG4MPTTCKQzTMEqsIrDaaeMtmLN0hYuEI4-P4Y_PN87McX5yCCRwgofDd3Iw7diEGN_ZtrlQM-6uLCdXQNYUWN5FnpSQ3mcLKybElU/s400/PA140008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681774934945700386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>In their old room these boards used to be pink and purple. I peeled off the vinyl and repainted them and obviously had to have the vinyl reprinted.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOWe6LjK-UhlgUgrTFke3nI60B4qnEkkGZQT9P7lb1nEhQoCb3N6bdWxH1XILQsMkE6hbTmvk2At5YuCkl7ieyk0DNgxy9eAyy0OwsovPXQU1Y5y0tOkX5yC61CxEP_XQJUUJPpnpXWc/s1600/PA140007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOWe6LjK-UhlgUgrTFke3nI60B4qnEkkGZQT9P7lb1nEhQoCb3N6bdWxH1XILQsMkE6hbTmvk2At5YuCkl7ieyk0DNgxy9eAyy0OwsovPXQU1Y5y0tOkX5yC61CxEP_XQJUUJPpnpXWc/s400/PA140007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681774930988789138" /></a><br /><div>Here is the AFTER. I saw a picture that inspired everything. I love that it is unique. Not that I don't love the black/white/hot pink combo, I just wanted something different and I love how it turned out. I still have a few little finishing touches to add, like wood initials above their beds, but overall I am so happy with how it all turned out! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-crJ90VCFDQdb3zkoIKsASi639K-gss2f4Y6rPOUfVBF0Xae95yVBb5At37OkVLYI9XdSafBLVfoOkrtzrdfp7_f0-qv5TtzHtX3NWACkPArR7gwKJxwyrNXNrT4I6gD_s3T9cCWLuQ/s1600/PA140017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-crJ90VCFDQdb3zkoIKsASi639K-gss2f4Y6rPOUfVBF0Xae95yVBb5At37OkVLYI9XdSafBLVfoOkrtzrdfp7_f0-qv5TtzHtX3NWACkPArR7gwKJxwyrNXNrT4I6gD_s3T9cCWLuQ/s400/PA140017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681774357440779490" /></a><br /><div>Let's remind ourselves of the BEFORE in all its messy, boy glory! </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-d5rjS4Z6xQoybKnu6kdSqqJzcleCgDQZ88iK_XlTs7NfAXoFwhpZkihbBeUfCQVumko4YgSKCn6OW0MpKmFYvtPi3OGcW-fBO7h5W_BzkzaUQQc4_zuEu3LOZ2XcafKUoJUPlMEPIkE/s400/P4120013.JPG" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the AFTER of the kitchen table...sorry the picture isn't too clear. Next I think I'll have to tackle the banister because it kind of clashes with the walnut table top. Slowly but surely, I will phase out all the oak (yuck!) in my house. I also have bathroom vanity cabinets and kitchen cabinets on my list. I've been wanting to paint my table forever and finally did it. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cDZINENB8hFjxShQGVFpmKlYzuXFhr-SrqqQZBTrXRdeaK6pKkFWQqjIXOQSwlUyyUajEpN7uUtD42jNs2s8-y6rB6OGzEWlVUoltTsKd72CrDaGGVtusQwG9WdbXWdy1UPdh03e_p0/s1600/PC020142.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cDZINENB8hFjxShQGVFpmKlYzuXFhr-SrqqQZBTrXRdeaK6pKkFWQqjIXOQSwlUyyUajEpN7uUtD42jNs2s8-y6rB6OGzEWlVUoltTsKd72CrDaGGVtusQwG9WdbXWdy1UPdh03e_p0/s400/PC020142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681772991524760946" /></a>The BEFORE. I was just tired of this look and if you looked close up there were so many stains and scratches. It needed a makeover!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp3QEvE7f5TjTGhK_lWlqmpXTdkrIqttCHdHo7U5gIG0VecFUlhNqukk8nMNlzXbkWPqJA5Ex94g94fH6kV7ZXfxgxbSz_biHSIL54KZx4vUELL8ofL7j0GnYANFEuK3M4kZ1xHXTNBE/s1600/P7210255.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjp3QEvE7f5TjTGhK_lWlqmpXTdkrIqttCHdHo7U5gIG0VecFUlhNqukk8nMNlzXbkWPqJA5Ex94g94fH6kV7ZXfxgxbSz_biHSIL54KZx4vUELL8ofL7j0GnYANFEuK3M4kZ1xHXTNBE/s400/P7210255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681772986729422018" /></a><div>I guess I'll have to put all my other big plans on hold and work on Christmas "stuff"!</div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-86207216917905344902011-11-29T22:02:00.001-08:002011-11-29T22:11:35.068-08:00Roy and his girlfriend<div>This summer Kate rode on the float in the Lehi Parade. The theme was "Memories of....Grandpa's Farm". Roy Littleford was the "Grandpa" and Kate got to sit with him on the float. He took good care of her and she loved him. She talks about him all the time. A few weeks ago he called me to ask if he could make something special for his "little sweetheart". He made Kate this little doll table and chairs. He brought the cute plate with it and even made her a card that told her she is pretty and special. It makes me cry that he is so cute to do that. Kate always hugs him when she sees him at church and it is the cutest thing. I love living in a ward that has a great mix of old timers, middle age families and younger families. Our kids benefit so much from having relationships with these great people that have been around forever. Isn't this just the sweetest thing? And what beautiful detail!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrZZ9qwz-p7r22SPBEeoZyMcVcQaiVZkPHCWT8yxDvJhdcU5p2u_ic_ddydfsTg699xUZ5K2q0Ju8DBkGXzo9b5hKhmoBKZhi3Q8U32gtINgHnmqzXwApQcIjr1E2hf8cnUu4y9tWc7Q/s1600/PA060593.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrZZ9qwz-p7r22SPBEeoZyMcVcQaiVZkPHCWT8yxDvJhdcU5p2u_ic_ddydfsTg699xUZ5K2q0Ju8DBkGXzo9b5hKhmoBKZhi3Q8U32gtINgHnmqzXwApQcIjr1E2hf8cnUu4y9tWc7Q/s400/PA060593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680665751969314226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNma9_-AWwyZZfEGAWP9DTLgVCt9dpKXXCcY8eMFsO5OTKCx78k8t9H0QDF4kJgmt9nTydiRW2VZzBcVNVHO7FLRm2Jw_fNQEBahO2603n-8v7gBnyeenylQ5F7meYpgS-TBRBtYKtH0/s1600/kate+and+roy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNma9_-AWwyZZfEGAWP9DTLgVCt9dpKXXCcY8eMFsO5OTKCx78k8t9H0QDF4kJgmt9nTydiRW2VZzBcVNVHO7FLRm2Jw_fNQEBahO2603n-8v7gBnyeenylQ5F7meYpgS-TBRBtYKtH0/s400/kate+and+roy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680665747178258290" /></a>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-88521349785575240562011-10-31T21:26:00.001-07:002011-10-31T22:01:17.819-07:00Happy Halloween in pictures<div style="text-align: center;"><i>These pictures were taken at the Trunk or Treat. In some years past Richard and I have dressed up, but this year we were party poopers, I guess. </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yZEiE-SXGbAyLubRJ4mW_2EKGGSwSNm-2f9a54Ddra2caP1hZ1T4nHHc8V7PBHP7cX-uCkm3CSja0tQ1Fqa3s8U_pJ4lvZhWx2BVMzf9HgtmmArD95z5PKgGsoQRnZobyHuY_PTyRsg/s1600/PK5_5872.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yZEiE-SXGbAyLubRJ4mW_2EKGGSwSNm-2f9a54Ddra2caP1hZ1T4nHHc8V7PBHP7cX-uCkm3CSja0tQ1Fqa3s8U_pJ4lvZhWx2BVMzf9HgtmmArD95z5PKgGsoQRnZobyHuY_PTyRsg/s400/PK5_5872.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669885116710125986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brady, Daniel and Savannah- the BYU crew</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5Ij5M-zNJ6tw_8syVC8jqFXkrrd6yfpB4R-GGoTKpZcY89MUggd6yJ2EF09IM5aLyTEe66Cf7puoeBpMNtOpKeMqqvCyf0Mz0Ghd0hP9HI9aNLnyHnxM7KY4u9TuxuLtjGblPXCxLbQ/s1600/PK5_5901.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5Ij5M-zNJ6tw_8syVC8jqFXkrrd6yfpB4R-GGoTKpZcY89MUggd6yJ2EF09IM5aLyTEe66Cf7puoeBpMNtOpKeMqqvCyf0Mz0Ghd0hP9HI9aNLnyHnxM7KY4u9TuxuLtjGblPXCxLbQ/s400/PK5_5901.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669885110502700594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kyler, Landon and Matt</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQZvFv3rpaxfTSfDp05a6Xmchc_zJ2Gmn_gSgmLoWEkZTdmpTI0LAVuUJdZDgV-l7LtUIG-529Iv4xx69lVjkhUhKmuJo0sywe2JqpvyT6VLDaWrD71CJWfPAu_mQfXeK0zc-lshv5f4/s1600/PK5_5889.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQZvFv3rpaxfTSfDp05a6Xmchc_zJ2Gmn_gSgmLoWEkZTdmpTI0LAVuUJdZDgV-l7LtUIG-529Iv4xx69lVjkhUhKmuJo0sywe2JqpvyT6VLDaWrD71CJWfPAu_mQfXeK0zc-lshv5f4/s400/PK5_5889.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669885098136067922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Shiloh, Emma, Kate and Savannah</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSfyHgVahKyaui5E-tOb_uieqgw70Zh7PM7dPs4M-_F2PjEvBqQXxW7CPhdveHQXvBDgO5QsXznWfhAcm7Q2kPKVP5mz-WmytwEYrZKYwZ_jIGKbY-jkCtj2SaPafsrgRSgooAFJwsLg/s1600/PK5_5891.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSfyHgVahKyaui5E-tOb_uieqgw70Zh7PM7dPs4M-_F2PjEvBqQXxW7CPhdveHQXvBDgO5QsXznWfhAcm7Q2kPKVP5mz-WmytwEYrZKYwZ_jIGKbY-jkCtj2SaPafsrgRSgooAFJwsLg/s400/PK5_5891.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669885093635647250" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>He had his heart set on being a kissing booth. I gave him a bag of Hershey Kisses to hand out if anyone requested a kiss because I didn't want him freely handing out real kisses. He<b> is </b>a cute boy!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkHmvs4EBvb2bjEOzQw6twxPmnNc90mob2myu03JMqI8w6w7N1_yBLBNOgC4VaEtDLpf3_PKzIpxQNDxzafXdvQEkrlSxAaMNz8sTEWongridJrMXIhy5EIkM15XYBQ5-vMdftN0yHa0/s1600/PA270101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkHmvs4EBvb2bjEOzQw6twxPmnNc90mob2myu03JMqI8w6w7N1_yBLBNOgC4VaEtDLpf3_PKzIpxQNDxzafXdvQEkrlSxAaMNz8sTEWongridJrMXIhy5EIkM15XYBQ5-vMdftN0yHa0/s400/PA270101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669881944113333266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I had no idea how I was going to pull off the Cosmo request from Daniel, but TA-DA!! I did! :)</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbGgbHriHLoQHuvFgk0FX9ySaf1Oo1AML6VXccXjAdXMDL7Stvl8pke7Ba9WOPw5iFvpFAywd8UAYc6qPEQoupgTEOPjP4UPOUii3tyHy7WV2S-CDPWhWliLyjXZWWakrc8O5CPYuK3o/s1600/PA280106.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbGgbHriHLoQHuvFgk0FX9ySaf1Oo1AML6VXccXjAdXMDL7Stvl8pke7Ba9WOPw5iFvpFAywd8UAYc6qPEQoupgTEOPjP4UPOUii3tyHy7WV2S-CDPWhWliLyjXZWWakrc8O5CPYuK3o/s400/PA280106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669881940524724082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A close up of the mask. I did this all with paper mache. I know, I know. I'm crazy. Or am I awesome? Or am I both? Who cares! It turned out great and he loved it and it cost about $1 to make and even though it was a lot of work, it was actually pretty fun!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fNVnZv8rJbjoEaVaIno9L6kILLLVYc048zAJ8FTN32mlx_kera8y0-ZVBNFStfGF0bRnGDkBycfDzXHwcmwJcWmKvRV60kEYUlPp_DVLBzaGOOf1kzNxz9SL0WEDsyXyL_N3gne6XDU/s1600/PA280105.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fNVnZv8rJbjoEaVaIno9L6kILLLVYc048zAJ8FTN32mlx_kera8y0-ZVBNFStfGF0bRnGDkBycfDzXHwcmwJcWmKvRV60kEYUlPp_DVLBzaGOOf1kzNxz9SL0WEDsyXyL_N3gne6XDU/s400/PA280105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669881941981805186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This day she was Sleeping Beauty. This morning at the school parade she was a ballerina. Tonight at Grandpas she was Cinderella. This is the only picture I took!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0nMTeEC32vidii4KgzXDOH8QiYZNZkdOLKmtY9wU2GHJV8Bk5C6tagh9bWhJba9vTDkBWxAAZnmKMnjzUWbT-8-_ETZsIPxKiqFMlZImrc-z_67596Qx87t-MG5qgZ8jS1zkE51Utws/s1600/PA290108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0nMTeEC32vidii4KgzXDOH8QiYZNZkdOLKmtY9wU2GHJV8Bk5C6tagh9bWhJba9vTDkBWxAAZnmKMnjzUWbT-8-_ETZsIPxKiqFMlZImrc-z_67596Qx87t-MG5qgZ8jS1zkE51Utws/s400/PA290108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669881928016633650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This was a hit! I got the idea from Family Fun and it was so fun and cheap to make. Not very durable, but so dang cute!!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJT-V2Xxuuvvxq2GYM9m58sixyByNPbUL4lMvxhYj__lxWINo7wswxEPC6bNn2AtxLyDUhKlYmNY2sL_n0kmonkSKW79ZiDtFP9G_HbkqRUqNTtmOQkyZzf-hViqcYEmtkeGTSt4GpZY/s1600/PA290109.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJT-V2Xxuuvvxq2GYM9m58sixyByNPbUL4lMvxhYj__lxWINo7wswxEPC6bNn2AtxLyDUhKlYmNY2sL_n0kmonkSKW79ZiDtFP9G_HbkqRUqNTtmOQkyZzf-hViqcYEmtkeGTSt4GpZY/s400/PA290109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669881922271741890" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>After the Trunk or Treat on Saturday we carved our pumpkins. I am always amazed at how messy this gets!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbhDPTFMDG7hlZma8BfcduzC9s1oBTTLeHh7EQ7iaFKW31oHLflK5RclRBNJAP14J70jJ1bllPOEIEThdsVJ3EPYf841vhUl1QZkqqVcTNpc-SgHTF5qUvjXPQXwxgMq2P2gwgpoBX7E/s1600/PA290113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbhDPTFMDG7hlZma8BfcduzC9s1oBTTLeHh7EQ7iaFKW31oHLflK5RclRBNJAP14J70jJ1bllPOEIEThdsVJ3EPYf841vhUl1QZkqqVcTNpc-SgHTF5qUvjXPQXwxgMq2P2gwgpoBX7E/s400/PA290113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669880324765178546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Emma's stands for "Emma loves (Grandma) Judy" and Kate's is the smiling one</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtfh9-2p3bwww1PT6EjV2imCEtdjCO83viYLQfnQCmrRsCHM0P72jwJBoif6uZQ4iciClCyrm_oO6hYguX3oN93Pph13w1KV7jwKbyTKakji6y6QzurHyP_fVjsQjWLdb6SvcYXOxTwc/s1600/PA290115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtfh9-2p3bwww1PT6EjV2imCEtdjCO83viYLQfnQCmrRsCHM0P72jwJBoif6uZQ4iciClCyrm_oO6hYguX3oN93Pph13w1KV7jwKbyTKakji6y6QzurHyP_fVjsQjWLdb6SvcYXOxTwc/s400/PA290115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669880322012553138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I made a love pumpkin for Richard and me and Landon did the angry bird.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhST-aKEQ8wM5xDecgOToLNJzUkzbOuD7UtzQ7P3gbIPooUKQK5Cc8RT-Qdqzku9F7eg-w-WOj-QF6tdzwk0y7dqqXdT8oEu2LNF42sMv5omO7VIExtysQjQV4iZinR7gGQO2JcU5q6_PI/s1600/PA290117.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhST-aKEQ8wM5xDecgOToLNJzUkzbOuD7UtzQ7P3gbIPooUKQK5Cc8RT-Qdqzku9F7eg-w-WOj-QF6tdzwk0y7dqqXdT8oEu2LNF42sMv5omO7VIExtysQjQV4iZinR7gGQO2JcU5q6_PI/s400/PA290117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669880316925911330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Daniel did the wolf and the "D". The D fell apart and caused many tears and much pouting, but a little wooden skewer fixed it up real nice and all was good....and then he burned his finger.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5NI8vm7IgDiZfFVMgiwDKUYc_NxlzjlqD8bvZVEFDyLK2wqQm3djcKcDgyj8jHClfXV_gVzsMAqiEERBVINyDHISklAL1pnyoXXQvzQr4X4Eta3oFWVlbeWnM49wLrEBW5XqkSU0Eho/s1600/PA290116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5NI8vm7IgDiZfFVMgiwDKUYc_NxlzjlqD8bvZVEFDyLK2wqQm3djcKcDgyj8jHClfXV_gVzsMAqiEERBVINyDHISklAL1pnyoXXQvzQr4X4Eta3oFWVlbeWnM49wLrEBW5XqkSU0Eho/s400/PA290116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669880309248974514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>All the lights were off for this, but notice Daniels upset, teary face and the frozen peas on his burnt finger. After all, what would a pumpkin carving night be without a little drama!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UVco4quXnr-8TxlZvkJq3jraqV2BQuGpdfuSQ61vRytWBXJk2JnIRMqr3W9zCSKliW7EgM5JRGrbeE6EeFLLDjirsEFOrfbab3TFkkuRZsT2ofAWt1lsUz9kixM1hnQj0ILpkboJMSE/s1600/PA290119.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UVco4quXnr-8TxlZvkJq3jraqV2BQuGpdfuSQ61vRytWBXJk2JnIRMqr3W9zCSKliW7EgM5JRGrbeE6EeFLLDjirsEFOrfbab3TFkkuRZsT2ofAWt1lsUz9kixM1hnQj0ILpkboJMSE/s400/PA290119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669880302358388034" /></a>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-69815634095466857492011-10-27T20:58:00.000-07:002011-10-27T21:13:02.085-07:00Katelyn's 3rd Birthday!<div>How did this happen? When did my baby grow up? She is such a little girl now...the only baby thing left is her binky...maybe that's why<i> I </i>can't give it up! She is such a joy to our family. She makes us all laugh and she has so much personality. I love this little girl more than I can explain. She's been looking forward to her birthday for so long and every single thing she sees at the store she asks if she can have it for her birthday and happily puts it back after I say, "Okay, we'll see!" I hope now that her birthday is over she will still be okay with that strategy! She had a fun birthday today and here are the highlights.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>First thing in the morning, loving the present ritual!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDIVLH54ONfs_HFUhn3fgYH0a6MkwdDiICEhyphenhyphen-jb23itplFiwAb_Fy7Sce8im6pbxZN1I0C3eNoBDGltBLcwYk0YZpI3izmlAcqTra77cfH1Kf8-9yd-wojzVQUGITtEur-zZ3WlM5vk/s1600/PA270082.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDIVLH54ONfs_HFUhn3fgYH0a6MkwdDiICEhyphenhyphen-jb23itplFiwAb_Fy7Sce8im6pbxZN1I0C3eNoBDGltBLcwYk0YZpI3izmlAcqTra77cfH1Kf8-9yd-wojzVQUGITtEur-zZ3WlM5vk/s400/PA270082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668389844147914850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Her new Sleeping Beauty dress. This is also her Halloween costume!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtW9Soek_H6eNPKAzeq0F6RvhiyHADTR72JfXQzJB9O89wNoU8-ulMTk3bigKRowo_jze02p9LIf9wZmxO1y3zr2nnBA9aylYNas88nWCi5OzYTfXwwkkunHuBtK-HNQN64rk_-Iy1tg/s1600/PA270083.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtW9Soek_H6eNPKAzeq0F6RvhiyHADTR72JfXQzJB9O89wNoU8-ulMTk3bigKRowo_jze02p9LIf9wZmxO1y3zr2nnBA9aylYNas88nWCi5OzYTfXwwkkunHuBtK-HNQN64rk_-Iy1tg/s400/PA270083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668389840154066194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Eating her breakfast like a good little birthday princess!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7T7TZcI3VURB7uCOs4C4Coj7i7fQlbGpSu70axzj1CxAW8X02L-gU526YItqwC1YrVV0tPA9G_9K9ui4ZfGIxiZ-eHkNrd2MC9J8bj-iiwQpAsyAB320OYr3vbnlDDTNxkkH5wnCPEg/s1600/PA270087.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7T7TZcI3VURB7uCOs4C4Coj7i7fQlbGpSu70axzj1CxAW8X02L-gU526YItqwC1YrVV0tPA9G_9K9ui4ZfGIxiZ-eHkNrd2MC9J8bj-iiwQpAsyAB320OYr3vbnlDDTNxkkH5wnCPEg/s400/PA270087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668389818911023218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Grandpa Kevin came and took her (us) to Target to buy a present and she immediately found this and we were done! Easiest shopping trip ever! Then we went to lunch with Grandpa and came back and put the scooter together.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmzYtrrl0egBGWeRvzql29yxaAy9XrdRpZUUr5sU1CO3ASGTpHfy4SNkKclWVaLr-GEj3aUQBlkIgha90KSkgluBaIElOva4ckUfprJc8TJG8saHhIpQJ0qIKjLvv2F31UvPTBC9oXo0/s1600/PA270088.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmzYtrrl0egBGWeRvzql29yxaAy9XrdRpZUUr5sU1CO3ASGTpHfy4SNkKclWVaLr-GEj3aUQBlkIgha90KSkgluBaIElOva4ckUfprJc8TJG8saHhIpQJ0qIKjLvv2F31UvPTBC9oXo0/s400/PA270088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668389817169051906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>She loves her Grandpa Kevin and was so excited to have him come be part of her day!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5QViUcgNGGrn4pXRY4NFppPYiBAeRfEpqWWdm67Rc-Md59IzD1fha5WiXAi9S9afegMgUCmdWQ6jjhsMQh1pUDNsXZeKZKE_kctQn4udRNrAxS1Wr4Q-hd2GjcwzZ8HzsukSGUu1qgc/s1600/PA270090.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5QViUcgNGGrn4pXRY4NFppPYiBAeRfEpqWWdm67Rc-Md59IzD1fha5WiXAi9S9afegMgUCmdWQ6jjhsMQh1pUDNsXZeKZKE_kctQn4udRNrAxS1Wr4Q-hd2GjcwzZ8HzsukSGUu1qgc/s400/PA270090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668389812035786530" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>She loved helping me make pink cake balls with rainbow cake and rainbow frosting insides! She didn't even want ice cream to go with them...all she wanted were these beauties!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtKrbGpHINRLziMDRVOUetoWl5ngwqvlAyZVvAxWqSayxt0Nxaa8UErWhYriZ4CoeedSFWFwb7QQqnKQVZvFjNYfB77NxAX3V5YmiSp9bXYg3tEPaq6NaPxZBIeAZ5hhv1U4JOaLxRmU/s1600/PA270093.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtKrbGpHINRLziMDRVOUetoWl5ngwqvlAyZVvAxWqSayxt0Nxaa8UErWhYriZ4CoeedSFWFwb7QQqnKQVZvFjNYfB77NxAX3V5YmiSp9bXYg3tEPaq6NaPxZBIeAZ5hhv1U4JOaLxRmU/s400/PA270093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668388533172641890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>No day for Kate would be complete without a little time spent at the piano making up songs and singing the whole time.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUPf5HWnTc3hSkHtQgx63nKjBeAuDb3dIb50_BSvYoBPj9xd9u1O7-2RP2TbXlvL6sNoVzik8_rYHW4wPwv1zQKK2Vni_OqqrJ4IeI-k5K_FfUSTf5_OYKKSYJjxx4gQ4361fbslpfk0/s1600/PA270094.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUPf5HWnTc3hSkHtQgx63nKjBeAuDb3dIb50_BSvYoBPj9xd9u1O7-2RP2TbXlvL6sNoVzik8_rYHW4wPwv1zQKK2Vni_OqqrJ4IeI-k5K_FfUSTf5_OYKKSYJjxx4gQ4361fbslpfk0/s400/PA270094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668388527079735522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Her "party" meant that we all wore Dora party hats at dinner. She was completely satisfied with that! </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2AW6StMeycIWs095WUX3DXRBaM6qKoNopvExJofA1sfWgmUHXh77ygawnpwZtvnBmtBWbII3_bN4fmIZfi-NbMQ5t5G8Sf_j9ruBSSuvx8rdc99R2ncCotoAlnz8oXweWoHiFERA9oE/s1600/PA270095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2AW6StMeycIWs095WUX3DXRBaM6qKoNopvExJofA1sfWgmUHXh77ygawnpwZtvnBmtBWbII3_bN4fmIZfi-NbMQ5t5G8Sf_j9ruBSSuvx8rdc99R2ncCotoAlnz8oXweWoHiFERA9oE/s400/PA270095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668388515843492738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7zR00guUw-sxyRKt3bpElYTx9ZcCsb0UwUFA9hsSJquRGyCgPUNYAGubl-kho57nylmIYwDno9RuX26FdJTMU7aYy5bSPccXKNHkTfxMc86IWsSqCit62w3hI_PGkvGzHErKq5hk9hE/s1600/PA270096.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7zR00guUw-sxyRKt3bpElYTx9ZcCsb0UwUFA9hsSJquRGyCgPUNYAGubl-kho57nylmIYwDno9RuX26FdJTMU7aYy5bSPccXKNHkTfxMc86IWsSqCit62w3hI_PGkvGzHErKq5hk9hE/s400/PA270096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668388515468276210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>All day long she said, "Today is Happy Birthday to me!!" I think she had a great day!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyF1Nn_m6MQwLbiNO1b8JDkX_iGJ2GLLxMpAPNgJd57Nechj57vuYYzzEZHSw-JL8B7wkc_sEBB3PFl1tNMyw77mToxDcLjadPIqsiyPkLOf5Lo212WjfrvldWoh2JH5eMsKAIxgxivg/s1600/PA270097.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyF1Nn_m6MQwLbiNO1b8JDkX_iGJ2GLLxMpAPNgJd57Nechj57vuYYzzEZHSw-JL8B7wkc_sEBB3PFl1tNMyw77mToxDcLjadPIqsiyPkLOf5Lo212WjfrvldWoh2JH5eMsKAIxgxivg/s400/PA270097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668388510530863298" /></a>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-57120094212062972842011-10-25T12:29:00.001-07:002011-10-25T12:34:59.480-07:00Much needed<div>I just spent the most fabulous weekend in Seattle with my very best friends. I love these girls so much and am so blessed to have the most amazing friends. The trip was full of laughter, silliness, food, primping, relaxing, shopping and just being together. I will do a big post with lots of pictures soon. But right now I'm wishing we could have spent a little bit more time together because now I'm back to reality and trying to make Halloween costumes and do laundry. I LOVE THESE GIRLS! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Erin, Julianne and Denae</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tsUYlKMq-xwAtFjXbgZZDndwoS0JISc7un7UMtYPHG72iCfVAx3b_3u40-g4nUGn-rNSTAFmobQdvySRTb8sJu2PE-xZ6V0gQ2M-97Kf3POmowRztC-RxFZra8QX1ZL3p4o04ACE190/s1600/girlstrip.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tsUYlKMq-xwAtFjXbgZZDndwoS0JISc7un7UMtYPHG72iCfVAx3b_3u40-g4nUGn-rNSTAFmobQdvySRTb8sJu2PE-xZ6V0gQ2M-97Kf3POmowRztC-RxFZra8QX1ZL3p4o04ACE190/s400/girlstrip.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667514507931356162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Jenny, Heather and Mindy</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmej38Aa9pvs7t4WX1INFg2Bmd9QGfx0i4qAlRAttIMtm_KfThpT7vQB4xOIX0PPrHkLAF23Tgi0Jx9UNfUC75PmHXWn6NUuwsfZ-AQUQvbY-tmQMY_pBHFpzpr7VEMxYSMbShPaEHPhA/s1600/girlstrip2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmej38Aa9pvs7t4WX1INFg2Bmd9QGfx0i4qAlRAttIMtm_KfThpT7vQB4xOIX0PPrHkLAF23Tgi0Jx9UNfUC75PmHXWn6NUuwsfZ-AQUQvbY-tmQMY_pBHFpzpr7VEMxYSMbShPaEHPhA/s400/girlstrip2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667514503002128322" /></a>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-55848228954987384452011-10-19T16:19:00.000-07:002011-10-19T16:48:56.890-07:00Sing, my angel of music!This little girl just cracks me up. I love her energy and passion! Just thought I'd post these two little videos. The singing one is <i>obviously</i> from Phantom of the Opera and I love how you can tell she is just hearing every note in her head....oh, and putting on lip gloss at the same time, of course. Please watch the whole thing because the funniest part is at about 41 seconds in! At first, I thought the hopscotch was just SO loud, but then I realized how cute it was and pulled out my camera. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzQgCoyhxMz-bN-_vPujlKdA41R-8RwYvY96cK0ZE04UdG7b95KCyeciJ-d5svlc48S5bjdvF414WYMstsasA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJER6RlgIL8zVUOcu4C4v12WQGb9F3-fQcF2W0d7wzOXv5Z6_op_D7uyBARHxbPwmM2goK6qrlf0cWddjbXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558274531908279791.post-5049573841392120262011-10-10T12:42:00.001-07:002011-10-11T20:32:22.044-07:00Fun fall decorating<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">I kind of skipped over my summer decorating. The only thing I decorate for is patriotic and I don't have much stuff anyway. I did, however, do a little front room change up, which I will post about soon. For now, I just wanted to share my Halloween decor and ideas since I've been doing that all year for holidays. Now that I've decorated I'd better get started on my kids Halloween costumes. Daniel and Landon have some crazy ideas and I don't know how I'm going to pull it off. But I will! BTW- Sorry about all the side pictures, and sorry that the quality isn't better. I think a better camera might show off how these things look in real life, because it's much better than the pictures. We do what we can, but you get the idea! </span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cute little school projects the kids have done. I think they are always honored that I keep and display things like this!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynUzoCbv33Q54LTByVM50gzWHm1JsGpiYlCcHvEDatopB-B6vdCdZcCrY_kWiu_ouEvd80kPAsDou1LNBc9NlOjDJGg_1U-i_ZJDATqn66trrgX1AsIZffeSO7WjFXJ2zLHhkAq_C8TA/s1600/P9270502.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynUzoCbv33Q54LTByVM50gzWHm1JsGpiYlCcHvEDatopB-B6vdCdZcCrY_kWiu_ouEvd80kPAsDou1LNBc9NlOjDJGg_1U-i_ZJDATqn66trrgX1AsIZffeSO7WjFXJ2zLHhkAq_C8TA/s400/P9270502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662339146361135922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is a favorite decoration of mine. I got this at Rodworks a few years ago</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmWsxAGJQg4S2ONQNllpYb5zACfSUVPKjR2GyGorzrqM4RVpvBcYSwv8PvasNLQbYGuj2yMLKMc2inJep8VmuibgHj8lpieFuwxQtzAAA3fFVqU8p49ct4k2ipGDZWSaSvGWw3Q3LXes/s1600/P9270503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmWsxAGJQg4S2ONQNllpYb5zACfSUVPKjR2GyGorzrqM4RVpvBcYSwv8PvasNLQbYGuj2yMLKMc2inJep8VmuibgHj8lpieFuwxQtzAAA3fFVqU8p49ct4k2ipGDZWSaSvGWw3Q3LXes/s400/P9270503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662339145961973618" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>These pictures didn't turn like I asked them to. I wrapped the candles with a strip of scrapbook paper and a piece of twine and I think they make a fun little difference. The little hanging pictures are just cardstock and stickers. I made those the first year we were married and just store them in a book each year. They've held up great and were cheap and easy!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgX3v9hD_wYlhhmQuQuVNNvEgnTtcsC_w-x2PDnWiNlXUsCcXx-h3RiZmuJSZDGk3vw8t1vMCY5kkFnJx4o24dhqOfZab2cBLXve76f4U95nq9BtxkXRDhG04oNdzS21U5ouQRkza64Q/s1600/P9270504.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgX3v9hD_wYlhhmQuQuVNNvEgnTtcsC_w-x2PDnWiNlXUsCcXx-h3RiZmuJSZDGk3vw8t1vMCY5kkFnJx4o24dhqOfZab2cBLXve76f4U95nq9BtxkXRDhG04oNdzS21U5ouQRkza64Q/s400/P9270504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338852107270706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just a little close-up of one of the cards- the writing was just done with a silver metallic pen.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvbqEcfWxQC3jRM_LgqGpd9ZXDHW9pRCytjQa_H5Mi74Y23CGDgIiDr8yFaO5njetKsCOxMflHMMXCBefS1pMEt6ZsG7-hdsNo_XMgF4ut0_W2DaOGKeqNcs1k5tOb-yqedI-4XV-REE/s1600/P9270505.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvbqEcfWxQC3jRM_LgqGpd9ZXDHW9pRCytjQa_H5Mi74Y23CGDgIiDr8yFaO5njetKsCOxMflHMMXCBefS1pMEt6ZsG7-hdsNo_XMgF4ut0_W2DaOGKeqNcs1k5tOb-yqedI-4XV-REE/s400/P9270505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338844915628818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This picture should be by the entry way table picture, but these are some fun patterns I created and stitched. </i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rkd1X3LUVc-sJ9J3-gjDkT9-u1Aw7TO-pcS1hNXggyGMqvp9EzR92XRRa9IAwEyAq5wftk-MuYndTiVTLIoUuUHXEK8xNisKY64gMk26yLfX8O5G7vGX2r78GeGe7MloLyS5e5Bkr4k/s1600/P9270507.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rkd1X3LUVc-sJ9J3-gjDkT9-u1Aw7TO-pcS1hNXggyGMqvp9EzR92XRRa9IAwEyAq5wftk-MuYndTiVTLIoUuUHXEK8xNisKY64gMk26yLfX8O5G7vGX2r78GeGe7MloLyS5e5Bkr4k/s400/P9270507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338837139975650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I just thought this was a cute Halloween pillow- found it at IKEA for $2.99</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh6AleMu96pKbC3DLUhDxNIZO6Ju9NYVVdJi9xqmmwERRt9lJvyW69b2MXUcwEqQFzGX889f8vv_OU_RNXNzJOI9cO5dkp6dlqa7c6HXH5742OFiZyDqcVUyVW_2pq7sSthhyejaRP2Q/s1600/P9270508.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh6AleMu96pKbC3DLUhDxNIZO6Ju9NYVVdJi9xqmmwERRt9lJvyW69b2MXUcwEqQFzGX889f8vv_OU_RNXNzJOI9cO5dkp6dlqa7c6HXH5742OFiZyDqcVUyVW_2pq7sSthhyejaRP2Q/s400/P9270508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338832078137442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is the other side of it- so fun!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYa_-AI33m1QBqXMaTjAVkTvL90a4swyMaAxzD64h3wdO-jE-bXTLorEzlA4AdVPbI4HiJilNmYExdFMTVXdJtMKy1YmFuInlzk3FOgE-aBkVG5MI24WES7SP9YuRpbt-juB6FtJZEXbc/s1600/P9270509.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYa_-AI33m1QBqXMaTjAVkTvL90a4swyMaAxzD64h3wdO-jE-bXTLorEzlA4AdVPbI4HiJilNmYExdFMTVXdJtMKy1YmFuInlzk3FOgE-aBkVG5MI24WES7SP9YuRpbt-juB6FtJZEXbc/s400/P9270509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338823038783682" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There are really cute Halloween frames to make or buy (I got this one at Kohl's) to display fun memories of past years.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcWr9IauFG-NNUgr1lfAXYil0bZed5bFLlr80z1G7fOAt0VcYvaP5V_P0Wl1mB1LJPnqm3l2KZHJCglYYH8Ca42vhbEywTNekvWeaxK6WOlJAIc9UBfU_P76hyphenhyphener6xpjZmoRocWWcfGE/s1600/P9270512.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcWr9IauFG-NNUgr1lfAXYil0bZed5bFLlr80z1G7fOAt0VcYvaP5V_P0Wl1mB1LJPnqm3l2KZHJCglYYH8Ca42vhbEywTNekvWeaxK6WOlJAIc9UBfU_P76hyphenhyphener6xpjZmoRocWWcfGE/s400/P9270512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338156867691314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My entry way table</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyPyVinaKsrt5GpZ3jPk4qYCD9v-O5YDaYi0oVTX212NFTtBdO01wNsaKNRx_K3qSlmr74yK6S1mZg_swl_32ygOjFOXn44NwRL7z0hHtAucnKftDxtkqAGSci4bTt6JNLGq4mUaIGXw/s1600/P9280527.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyPyVinaKsrt5GpZ3jPk4qYCD9v-O5YDaYi0oVTX212NFTtBdO01wNsaKNRx_K3qSlmr74yK6S1mZg_swl_32ygOjFOXn44NwRL7z0hHtAucnKftDxtkqAGSci4bTt6JNLGq4mUaIGXw/s400/P9280527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338150661427042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Another fun picture- Halloween 2001. The little bird and the candelabra are from the dollar store (it's much more glittery in person) I painted the glass in the white frame with chalkboard paint. Now I can use it year round and just change the sayings!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPwl5njbb8BF3BXDZvFGERR_4HfnUfw9w4CjzJKvqQMHe14E-KHAhH_CGWGvtDK-OMvLv3mLQb3d0okzEQdxh0bY6taktIWmopwmRe1JtPa8leMespANnDb3qq_a4PKT7A8Ct1Gsn6FA/s1600/PA040589.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPwl5njbb8BF3BXDZvFGERR_4HfnUfw9w4CjzJKvqQMHe14E-KHAhH_CGWGvtDK-OMvLv3mLQb3d0okzEQdxh0bY6taktIWmopwmRe1JtPa8leMespANnDb3qq_a4PKT7A8Ct1Gsn6FA/s400/PA040589.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338134841239634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>D.I. candle stick, dollar store pumpkins and dollar store ribbon!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSvjKbHdNBYvOEXk2mzge1FDwBMKJ2Ye9UVE4xRw6hHr5traEXwu9Qq3sMWZFXUs6gBAb1CT1Vi4t9ZrjJ7qDQgPWXXOk73_74cgz8IjTwATcp9I-IXD2EZ-oknoWEUcGJCiSisMHkMs/s1600/PA040590.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSvjKbHdNBYvOEXk2mzge1FDwBMKJ2Ye9UVE4xRw6hHr5traEXwu9Qq3sMWZFXUs6gBAb1CT1Vi4t9ZrjJ7qDQgPWXXOk73_74cgz8IjTwATcp9I-IXD2EZ-oknoWEUcGJCiSisMHkMs/s400/PA040590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338128018892450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sorry about all the side pics! I added this wreath to the wall and I love it there! Usually I hang it on my front door, but this is way better.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3ZreS-ZOyq5ld4ylzCqn-YwfYxdyl7TLee-AK0-EFlpVu2x__qdVpmXcusHuP-PVzJpkykPA6CQpKEEdORCbZjEFfW-DzCXNhE6pbLNaPJ3xSkbIulZMAH-1uqKBI4laCfXWDhGoXT8/s1600/PA090595.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3ZreS-ZOyq5ld4ylzCqn-YwfYxdyl7TLee-AK0-EFlpVu2x__qdVpmXcusHuP-PVzJpkykPA6CQpKEEdORCbZjEFfW-DzCXNhE6pbLNaPJ3xSkbIulZMAH-1uqKBI4laCfXWDhGoXT8/s400/PA090595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662338122814069874" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just a simple fall garland and more pumpkins. The window pane is new to this wall, but is a great way to use an old window pane! I LOVE this!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUivLlQ9fL5mBI0hgZpnLD5TMy_U1LKTwIHmK0LcZJp2pDpCctiEId7G4xw26ZZASogWMOaJjEJ5jgqwyy8RoJdDlE3py37aPcC5wuyjJP3B89d6OUH7sY_N3Mv49lLG1jTGIKsDjdc0/s1600/PA090603.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUivLlQ9fL5mBI0hgZpnLD5TMy_U1LKTwIHmK0LcZJp2pDpCctiEId7G4xw26ZZASogWMOaJjEJ5jgqwyy8RoJdDlE3py37aPcC5wuyjJP3B89d6OUH7sY_N3Mv49lLG1jTGIKsDjdc0/s400/PA090603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662337187251265090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Daniel's pumpkin for the contest at school. Isn't it cute?</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjssUVoOMVsMxvt6z_tPo7BE9JA1rCOVY2dqnU5H70vxZIna82gXnbUd9rsHtQjfg3lQ9RWlNHXRDXFg6l9Psojl3rnkzwDI0XP-GKqcKGgm2adyaezLXq0Elu48lfa8BwBUk4o0G1wMU/s1600/PA090600.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjssUVoOMVsMxvt6z_tPo7BE9JA1rCOVY2dqnU5H70vxZIna82gXnbUd9rsHtQjfg3lQ9RWlNHXRDXFg6l9Psojl3rnkzwDI0XP-GKqcKGgm2adyaezLXq0Elu48lfa8BwBUk4o0G1wMU/s400/PA090600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662337174970673106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I made this to put at my Mom's grave. It was fun to make- I just used black paint and free handed it. You could use stickers and mod podge...the options are endless.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituoMPP35tjdfNBSRxExGMmUtUN0aPdRn1v1mlCE4-SX3kzrMJKYjlvx8GRD-F7idsdO6ozkBXq9XRbuAV6gvl1z1wlA55lKT3YDibMV4oPKYGCh8Fw52c4E5K-aLChqngvojBGD_P6l8/s1600/PA090599.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituoMPP35tjdfNBSRxExGMmUtUN0aPdRn1v1mlCE4-SX3kzrMJKYjlvx8GRD-F7idsdO6ozkBXq9XRbuAV6gvl1z1wlA55lKT3YDibMV4oPKYGCh8Fw52c4E5K-aLChqngvojBGD_P6l8/s400/PA090599.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662337166626817218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Just another view of this cute pumpkin. I think it would look cute with just the letter too.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M54jvjqLIa665xL1H4RX7vBjEtyMHWeOw9bik7La8XbWDLZItXIdfvomIijwF3gNw5Y9doMa7b-W58aNJHhQ2PctgnlvXk4AyKIdvKAgtA8PPoBmglRr07uWUdvO4ul08Ji2giHzaQs/s1600/PA090598.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M54jvjqLIa665xL1H4RX7vBjEtyMHWeOw9bik7La8XbWDLZItXIdfvomIijwF3gNw5Y9doMa7b-W58aNJHhQ2PctgnlvXk4AyKIdvKAgtA8PPoBmglRr07uWUdvO4ul08Ji2giHzaQs/s400/PA090598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662337159357719074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Another idea...I used glitter glue to give new life to my old decorations. Here I painted the little orange beads to "pop" a little. It actually made a big difference and looks much better.</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNUEZ7cTuNc71k-RJSEgHMBoBMQC0d4AFuN4ZHS3F6u0j80tQ9015_vGls3UjM-Nz2NovXKavPEEDVvHakPEP6TCOzZnPg0BHT24wENd_hsvvSj1P2Zw6He7QhQmyP4XODScBADCQSf8/s1600/PA090596.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNUEZ7cTuNc71k-RJSEgHMBoBMQC0d4AFuN4ZHS3F6u0j80tQ9015_vGls3UjM-Nz2NovXKavPEEDVvHakPEP6TCOzZnPg0BHT24wENd_hsvvSj1P2Zw6He7QhQmyP4XODScBADCQSf8/s400/PA090596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662337155804607634" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408134649713447466noreply@blogger.com4