tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41853240745222754832024-03-13T03:14:47.968-04:00Rice GrainsSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-11355241141244230582009-05-28T19:01:00.004-04:002009-05-28T19:17:06.001-04:00SleepoverLast weekend my 3 neices came to our place for a sleepover. It was a weekend of seeing lots of baby animals. Friday evening we went to Daryl and Brenda's to see their conglomeration of baby ducks, geese, chicks, and turkeys.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341015453298050962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGEbfVjc7SnSH48GG_bneS06GiNTeGZhh5BWD-Nuz59esXTfr1N9VuGDC32LPz3fYR8BAQ4EWJtKi-HvDRbDIGE6T-V3hgL1qnc3xi1JRBvQdc377_ry2Q82v5HETzBOY3bF45Ds5MsI/s400/sleepover1.jpg" border="0" /><br />Matt and Sam holding a baby turkey and a duckling (I think:)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeRDh7NMIWW7EtUNBcNLu5OxfDBeoQvJeLYg4pnQLtvnxo2ymIyYWZh-EZF4RQI7s4YOewDkzEMpfFIlJwx_9XkOb5tCDGVakvpuHLQvhBBuNd2qZdazrWYLTDCVjT86w6wDqj9yl47A/s1600-h/sleepover2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341015448094491906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeRDh7NMIWW7EtUNBcNLu5OxfDBeoQvJeLYg4pnQLtvnxo2ymIyYWZh-EZF4RQI7s4YOewDkzEMpfFIlJwx_9XkOb5tCDGVakvpuHLQvhBBuNd2qZdazrWYLTDCVjT86w6wDqj9yl47A/s400/sleepover2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's the mix!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFYEFpfewH2K_hw73V6lVAkl4pUmyVj8qHeEqxovzZUxtCuKQNiT06fhJZQ7KqnchAU9ENJciZVACsr1C5DmdnPpJ0QeXnkOk78GJeW7l-AbgWvc87bRUdCtc6figYGzWILkQPHhBa5s/s1600-h/sleepover3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341015007572084578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFYEFpfewH2K_hw73V6lVAkl4pUmyVj8qHeEqxovzZUxtCuKQNiT06fhJZQ7KqnchAU9ENJciZVACsr1C5DmdnPpJ0QeXnkOk78GJeW7l-AbgWvc87bRUdCtc6figYGzWILkQPHhBa5s/s400/sleepover3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Katrina with a gosling<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehoaMDrsRhRzm91kvZII6UPFvUj2EksJidVdOjRzwpLgf05TbWoIlVnD264yXVLkjlyvCMjALQ_8seIeOuTll2St6LD5kQ5b4jsOIH2ZrljmvgeJPEpEErPDXR_dAZneSvdXJLqCcH70/s1600-h/sleepover4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341015002121176594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehoaMDrsRhRzm91kvZII6UPFvUj2EksJidVdOjRzwpLgf05TbWoIlVnD264yXVLkjlyvCMjALQ_8seIeOuTll2St6LD5kQ5b4jsOIH2ZrljmvgeJPEpEErPDXR_dAZneSvdXJLqCcH70/s400/sleepover4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looks like Sam and the gosling are getting along just fine!:)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7L6cuRWmwUvCMrOHed2G-dZvQ0OEWOqsSUK8XP9T7dA1hrXh-IqUlPi694PyIqjhrEEQcMXYWh8ipYPQV422hGOzespW9gYXRzjqLQBBRkNn3iLALaFwO_cs_Siz0MzsblE40AO6D0ns/s1600-h/sleepover5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014997313851394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7L6cuRWmwUvCMrOHed2G-dZvQ0OEWOqsSUK8XP9T7dA1hrXh-IqUlPi694PyIqjhrEEQcMXYWh8ipYPQV422hGOzespW9gYXRzjqLQBBRkNn3iLALaFwO_cs_Siz0MzsblE40AO6D0ns/s400/sleepover5.jpg" border="0" /></a> Karissa with a gosling<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislmD2sockY_5pzGG2w5HUhH5XdLRhn0O14xt9aKGPLDowBgSsa_NqUxKMM8dOOsCVkLxOANE0xn5hNfH4GWh_hyphenhyphenv0hpMO3WcG74glE-T68X3aEb-i0XdhabuAWqAX38Rp2-W0dl2Nsb4/s1600-h/sleepover6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014994552056994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislmD2sockY_5pzGG2w5HUhH5XdLRhn0O14xt9aKGPLDowBgSsa_NqUxKMM8dOOsCVkLxOANE0xn5hNfH4GWh_hyphenhyphenv0hpMO3WcG74glE-T68X3aEb-i0XdhabuAWqAX38Rp2-W0dl2Nsb4/s400/sleepover6.jpg" border="0" /></a> Matt and a duckling? Or maybe it's a gosling?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY_eJwwQNyCwkLFNVBAosdvuTjemVIWwzD3ZqDGUkKaKw_aVpQrYFdTh_6t7VbmHffeW2wYWiXgAohswVU6CXtVvnmpAAQpTP7SyKF-X2Mzxeq5Im-UZs3SxTqkxwWPQLdUKAPZl1PBI/s1600-h/sleepover7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014990076337698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY_eJwwQNyCwkLFNVBAosdvuTjemVIWwzD3ZqDGUkKaKw_aVpQrYFdTh_6t7VbmHffeW2wYWiXgAohswVU6CXtVvnmpAAQpTP7SyKF-X2Mzxeq5Im-UZs3SxTqkxwWPQLdUKAPZl1PBI/s400/sleepover7.jpg" border="0" /></a> Saturday morning my three neices and I walked about a mile down to our neighbor's pond to see the swan babies there.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXqZrDpIhvCRtCipdJEPVGlc3ZONS-u6LyqCPCEivkDFwlbtguNXAAMdY5v4t0tBtarJ4DFGtwVxpWcAJQ5zBF2Hanm_0NLqvcZbdlB-iun_2gvrbsOWcCirXaAaTtSs8lVJ71hrfrHo/s1600-h/sleepover8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014273405486946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXqZrDpIhvCRtCipdJEPVGlc3ZONS-u6LyqCPCEivkDFwlbtguNXAAMdY5v4t0tBtarJ4DFGtwVxpWcAJQ5zBF2Hanm_0NLqvcZbdlB-iun_2gvrbsOWcCirXaAaTtSs8lVJ71hrfrHo/s400/sleepover8.jpg" border="0" /></a> It turned out the daddy swan was rasing the three babies, and he was a bit protective, as we found out.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNceYN1_mytIWyGtJ2YGzA2nq4C6xJ6m3IicmIJl72_OmjVIMIui_NnoK2qnDdAngfAVrRIEBFQDehJC38H-E_ZnNP29of0Aa9813Kyed3wdDxvQlz7xlB-F59KtOKxZX2aWoeQft650/s1600-h/sleepover9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014272606858514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNceYN1_mytIWyGtJ2YGzA2nq4C6xJ6m3IicmIJl72_OmjVIMIui_NnoK2qnDdAngfAVrRIEBFQDehJC38H-E_ZnNP29of0Aa9813Kyed3wdDxvQlz7xlB-F59KtOKxZX2aWoeQft650/s400/sleepover9.jpg" border="0" /></a> Poor Katrina got marooned on the little island, and we had a difficult time diverting Mr. Swan's attention long enough for her to jump back to safety!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RF9KJ1Yh7iB2oZdwskq0DFok6OpgpN47gL3ExoY2giItTPhq5OeYMqQ1fgKsAqUuyU169iFzkHLj-ObhP8YMMf05zIgYuO_7k7m_C7Bu5ATQ9xyQApzPzHEg-b2oR2HVsqN4zXIONTs/s1600-h/sleepover10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014264861749522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RF9KJ1Yh7iB2oZdwskq0DFok6OpgpN47gL3ExoY2giItTPhq5OeYMqQ1fgKsAqUuyU169iFzkHLj-ObhP8YMMf05zIgYuO_7k7m_C7Bu5ATQ9xyQApzPzHEg-b2oR2HVsqN4zXIONTs/s400/sleepover10.jpg" border="0" /></a> Aren't they cute?</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00a3GOZotvKAJBUgf_WJI4XbvhWXllKLLfHybeTI6eQRnVgt0vu88u6zRJ-2QPRfPqnnnv_RtqOo6s_Nd2OUkrx6WrBG54igYZ0qfoF29k8EX_HtO3GWAlMNwhP8AXxw-q0vOEfgx_CI/s1600-h/sleepover11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014264519100994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00a3GOZotvKAJBUgf_WJI4XbvhWXllKLLfHybeTI6eQRnVgt0vu88u6zRJ-2QPRfPqnnnv_RtqOo6s_Nd2OUkrx6WrBG54igYZ0qfoF29k8EX_HtO3GWAlMNwhP8AXxw-q0vOEfgx_CI/s400/sleepover11.jpg" border="0" /></a> We made one more stop at another neighbor's farm to see their kittens.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXPhkqvxdrDccFYYOcv_Z_uO3t5kZgqmpCVGTI4AU4UVcTXQi4ukkoHYh0lgkbS6nM94ty7rGsOOzK2n4bm5Amq4zqR-lQNVWCM9IH3CokHIgpkDl8XpWoznqOQjwELs73QvtVWvq1g8/s1600-h/sleepover12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341014258307105890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXPhkqvxdrDccFYYOcv_Z_uO3t5kZgqmpCVGTI4AU4UVcTXQi4ukkoHYh0lgkbS6nM94ty7rGsOOzK2n4bm5Amq4zqR-lQNVWCM9IH3CokHIgpkDl8XpWoznqOQjwELs73QvtVWvq1g8/s400/sleepover12.jpg" border="0" /></a> When it was time to take the girls home, we stopped along the road to see this cute little guy. He was curious but skittish, so we didn't really get a chance to pet him.<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-86568811024595560212009-05-27T21:52:00.003-04:002009-05-28T19:01:04.532-04:00Spring in the AirI don't get tired of the beautiful spring colors and sights (as you've probably figured out by now:). One evening I went for a walk once again, and the following pictures show some of what I saw.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36Y5UD5-CCNYrf-QDq2xVPyihCbP9SeTPsCBaI6oPtfYuNS59fVyHPDOfQanDQW_qUrzVrrzToZL1KWfKo8P9WfkensA-sT6XlZwnUtcKSgtLXolesYLqoVmbK4S2toM7ZLaTWtF-0KY/s1600-h/springinair1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010938647647858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36Y5UD5-CCNYrf-QDq2xVPyihCbP9SeTPsCBaI6oPtfYuNS59fVyHPDOfQanDQW_qUrzVrrzToZL1KWfKo8P9WfkensA-sT6XlZwnUtcKSgtLXolesYLqoVmbK4S2toM7ZLaTWtF-0KY/s400/springinair1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our magnolia tree<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb4WsVG25knk-YO114fMyTlKdfo_hK37fw7QCBsy_MYyXNrtd1N5lv3qaWA7jDiTS1BA3e_6qoyLDA87AkqfvIKthfsESVTxO1XKAJyh2mf_j2yrOuBm3O3JsS7w1LWyLd2drLwCYZ-o/s1600-h/springinair2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010939061159586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb4WsVG25knk-YO114fMyTlKdfo_hK37fw7QCBsy_MYyXNrtd1N5lv3qaWA7jDiTS1BA3e_6qoyLDA87AkqfvIKthfsESVTxO1XKAJyh2mf_j2yrOuBm3O3JsS7w1LWyLd2drLwCYZ-o/s400/springinair2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sixty-some chicks that Dad brought home from work<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrTj2qy_h9DgeDmxbYeLQbw5NxEoI3y6C-820VrZ1JuBLpYohCjPxWvmPVRUkagaNUDZm3PI_xxvYrRbvr0-gJ_EbYZkEc-duJUJeNCZenevvobNZoQOKHFWbJQBS6G5ukcA_0cUpTT0/s1600-h/springinair3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010933014718658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrTj2qy_h9DgeDmxbYeLQbw5NxEoI3y6C-820VrZ1JuBLpYohCjPxWvmPVRUkagaNUDZm3PI_xxvYrRbvr0-gJ_EbYZkEc-duJUJeNCZenevvobNZoQOKHFWbJQBS6G5ukcA_0cUpTT0/s400/springinair3.jpg" border="0" /></a> What they'll look like in time:)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUKscJyenWADr6q2iBRPrGUZmrL-Lye6ZgeuUwAuIW5jPVaKuhlXWEabeD1uDwTlm1GGXcNwFUFO4VMuYyVD42dmC97-gQHU36UD0e_Y4FW0G2vIy4CewrKQB1E3hrbGF9iuJu_DMW6o/s1600-h/springinair4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010927535261378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUKscJyenWADr6q2iBRPrGUZmrL-Lye6ZgeuUwAuIW5jPVaKuhlXWEabeD1uDwTlm1GGXcNwFUFO4VMuYyVD42dmC97-gQHU36UD0e_Y4FW0G2vIy4CewrKQB1E3hrbGF9iuJu_DMW6o/s400/springinair4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pink dogwood tree at the end of our walks<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5AevnE62HYoDYjCwHN6Hdn41fAvkrlJOSI5DJvmRwJXr5ieLbNJVv3vwVe2bRjs6uBp5xHDC3N6pMbZRMglwqk5WNAse8Q7ihTMtXA1yGjGpchxITm5hifEaFkHIrZv3YIFpVIIMVbQ/s1600-h/springinair5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010924363044754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5AevnE62HYoDYjCwHN6Hdn41fAvkrlJOSI5DJvmRwJXr5ieLbNJVv3vwVe2bRjs6uBp5xHDC3N6pMbZRMglwqk5WNAse8Q7ihTMtXA1yGjGpchxITm5hifEaFkHIrZv3YIFpVIIMVbQ/s400/springinair5.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dad working in the "small" garden<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetm3cEp0Pie78TS4o1z6yKWpjDYukNszFJ7lsHI8LsOOAGCCg6wzMQQOWxpPTmPDxoAJQ3iV0rcGjkScDYIcUONp2oar_T2gH3XOSh0KOsnwU55M-iwmbQxypcByMx6k3vwlxxYrsFyU/s1600-h/springinair6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010015887064050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetm3cEp0Pie78TS4o1z6yKWpjDYukNszFJ7lsHI8LsOOAGCCg6wzMQQOWxpPTmPDxoAJQ3iV0rcGjkScDYIcUONp2oar_T2gH3XOSh0KOsnwU55M-iwmbQxypcByMx6k3vwlxxYrsFyU/s400/springinair6.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mom posing for me on the front porch:)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIY38TNsrwxYOE_UV9HKIfJZfy-HtNM4BoqW47tI-tpL-mtqFhQ14NyLT7xcBcx8gD977tb3jP8byrrEvSjisfb8Yd5ds4-zbcZ7ceKoExX_yeH8Dp2ujW9cV2qaBVbF0T_SgjqFOt2M/s1600-h/springinair7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010010481131874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIY38TNsrwxYOE_UV9HKIfJZfy-HtNM4BoqW47tI-tpL-mtqFhQ14NyLT7xcBcx8gD977tb3jP8byrrEvSjisfb8Yd5ds4-zbcZ7ceKoExX_yeH8Dp2ujW9cV2qaBVbF0T_SgjqFOt2M/s400/springinair7.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tree peony near our front door<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEg-gszxzrX48VxJScFGVqa-mT9glVM33lu8EfcPRuEfIYQCGztnpOGTAkytl13RFUEnjlW0al8MzdXKiaaGXgaaSgGBfTuteV-9Et6tj6TmIUHaIG17VY0UFtOK4GxrrU4u4yvwfBpN8/s1600-h/springinair8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010004821854034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEg-gszxzrX48VxJScFGVqa-mT9glVM33lu8EfcPRuEfIYQCGztnpOGTAkytl13RFUEnjlW0al8MzdXKiaaGXgaaSgGBfTuteV-9Et6tj6TmIUHaIG17VY0UFtOK4GxrrU4u4yvwfBpN8/s400/springinair8.jpg" border="0" /></a> Irises near the greenhouses on the way out the lane<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI9hwrfYzl48yOcPrPD2V4VP8hFaTw-7mynxW1DtTTvOC9WmbSOSWhUtD-33DbgunO4sWKbsgurO-Y8snHXNf1E_4yownUz_TMqhCxDtt8P76nb6kK8KrlQ4r_Vzk18kLM4AMZK0w4K0/s1600-h/springinair9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341010003211017794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI9hwrfYzl48yOcPrPD2V4VP8hFaTw-7mynxW1DtTTvOC9WmbSOSWhUtD-33DbgunO4sWKbsgurO-Y8snHXNf1E_4yownUz_TMqhCxDtt8P76nb6kK8KrlQ4r_Vzk18kLM4AMZK0w4K0/s400/springinair9.jpg" border="0" /></a> About 20 minutes into my walk</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe85TWBEnWR5RChWkusFfH5YzXM0NLt5FSjwZNxGicoaesqGFuaPC0RttV3CofELT2r4pPslOX87NsSjT-89GB3xRIgMPqk64i5hKmkO3E-WYZKr3lbscmfZz9MvDZotSHf6nZAupODDI/s1600-h/springinair10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341009997807070194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe85TWBEnWR5RChWkusFfH5YzXM0NLt5FSjwZNxGicoaesqGFuaPC0RttV3CofELT2r4pPslOX87NsSjT-89GB3xRIgMPqk64i5hKmkO3E-WYZKr3lbscmfZz9MvDZotSHf6nZAupODDI/s400/springinair10.jpg" border="0" /></a> May apples in the woods<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-46534306576559105202009-05-27T21:45:00.002-04:002009-05-27T21:51:53.494-04:00Look-alikes??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzfFrr6LDFsT1bqT3KT5tcC2FfcxGEEco6qUMAwXICSBszBrC5nGj5VUXxd3xpPXb8-fzpJ489eygPWhXu0pHE9F1IIC_-D9XO2wttvyLb1gmxXZBflRaZ4skz6wMza-26WQoX0z-whg/s1600-h/lookalikes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340686080902049154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzfFrr6LDFsT1bqT3KT5tcC2FfcxGEEco6qUMAwXICSBszBrC5nGj5VUXxd3xpPXb8-fzpJ489eygPWhXu0pHE9F1IIC_-D9XO2wttvyLb1gmxXZBflRaZ4skz6wMza-26WQoX0z-whg/s400/lookalikes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;">I'm told my neice and I look alike/have similar personalities. Can you see it here??:)</span></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-51434823930790812782009-04-17T20:33:00.005-04:002009-04-17T20:49:13.772-04:00Easter Activities<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0auVdTVFYRRZlzDwjFr0C8F9kN1OBzD1WOY0erZxwfdW2fM-kdsO2cQeQvOR-LNT0kYL5IV9P57nvskNYB3F3H8TuRynQdbN1HVoW8uvEAOzIvq7Mg3cirwVZQDm8yP0V-FrfCQWyvDs/s1600-h/easter1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325825999173634882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0auVdTVFYRRZlzDwjFr0C8F9kN1OBzD1WOY0erZxwfdW2fM-kdsO2cQeQvOR-LNT0kYL5IV9P57nvskNYB3F3H8TuRynQdbN1HVoW8uvEAOzIvq7Mg3cirwVZQDm8yP0V-FrfCQWyvDs/s400/easter1.jpg" border="0" /></a> No time for many captions, so here goes: Good Friday after church Karissa with Uncle Larry who is home from Michigan for the holdiay.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV19-4qRISuPhMZM-QX0uua6HpsK3U5_zrKpLTi_-NeZKLTLvd8OR7ebMC6zxLHk7nuTxrOYijyzdOupUlrZ9moyaDA3UtVzoOeuYiDUQc7brvKBZ3qgVwJTItyV9F6zq7PDPp3yjhaSc/s1600-h/easter2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325825529526628002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV19-4qRISuPhMZM-QX0uua6HpsK3U5_zrKpLTi_-NeZKLTLvd8OR7ebMC6zxLHk7nuTxrOYijyzdOupUlrZ9moyaDA3UtVzoOeuYiDUQc7brvKBZ3qgVwJTItyV9F6zq7PDPp3yjhaSc/s400/easter2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Mom in her new outfit.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNLB180Q-3CQVGUx2cYRGnDkfjB8Ln5fqyX0BhnE3peUaKGspGlgY59-1zJGGz15qbTJZimuJvACVFASPHgDW_psDvtB91OfVgKIK5QqvghXHp2fHJJoeBFpbDSbEgWzHIAQfqf7-484/s1600-h/easter3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325825532808797826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNLB180Q-3CQVGUx2cYRGnDkfjB8Ln5fqyX0BhnE3peUaKGspGlgY59-1zJGGz15qbTJZimuJvACVFASPHgDW_psDvtB91OfVgKIK5QqvghXHp2fHJJoeBFpbDSbEgWzHIAQfqf7-484/s400/easter3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Easter Sunday morning joyful trumpets!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY-MnynhkJNfFpypPrys4sDuOGXcGRwSPhhWd5Wx-aGb6YmhEBVBuBkkAm1PnGYoalAPIMUHQ0jEguMprExe-IWKxup4CxO6ZqQxbTTbEBpaa1zVFcR2RqSJQk_Jt4wwqLB_nT5Bq6ps/s1600-h/easter4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325825527463569026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY-MnynhkJNfFpypPrys4sDuOGXcGRwSPhhWd5Wx-aGb6YmhEBVBuBkkAm1PnGYoalAPIMUHQ0jEguMprExe-IWKxup4CxO6ZqQxbTTbEBpaa1zVFcR2RqSJQk_Jt4wwqLB_nT5Bq6ps/s400/easter4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdHKuixnv2Io1ioKJhvV2AkFbwSHXx3WFGxEblwrbvcePCsKEsjRoOYBnrAVxDikvCKvIWmPq-zeOH0ftaV6YtUNCD2Lo0h-rSIQjgueVnDxdPDcBIWSLFLy2WNwxsy2X-yWYmI2eaYw/s1600-h/easter5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325825520894781570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdHKuixnv2Io1ioKJhvV2AkFbwSHXx3WFGxEblwrbvcePCsKEsjRoOYBnrAVxDikvCKvIWmPq-zeOH0ftaV6YtUNCD2Lo0h-rSIQjgueVnDxdPDcBIWSLFLy2WNwxsy2X-yWYmI2eaYw/s400/easter5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Chimes (see me back there??:)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7_sOERoO8k8T7AspQyAuucSL5yn8x4NZiLkGvE6Wlq2JPWARR2WC8eWHHiwU12wICp4uTG3-YH9ZwTD4hExwE1YXpDEbSMydgWU_W5bOnTbigvQ18_1_QivNLwlai4jyIe0GUWisj1o/s1600-h/easter6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325825518113745314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7_sOERoO8k8T7AspQyAuucSL5yn8x4NZiLkGvE6Wlq2JPWARR2WC8eWHHiwU12wICp4uTG3-YH9ZwTD4hExwE1YXpDEbSMydgWU_W5bOnTbigvQ18_1_QivNLwlai4jyIe0GUWisj1o/s400/easter6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0AppuqTdBpylObYz-A5kUQG7MSwSzWgQzNHHhtHjgQOzYkX6cuv4CjUl4Q6_wVEGAwORSXMtCK7EHXN9aVx4Ghux_TcywLfbevzzG5ea1eu3D4GO9i4VGEQ7MsHYaif5zbY3TtdM9S0/s1600-h/easter7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325824615305881234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0AppuqTdBpylObYz-A5kUQG7MSwSzWgQzNHHhtHjgQOzYkX6cuv4CjUl4Q6_wVEGAwORSXMtCK7EHXN9aVx4Ghux_TcywLfbevzzG5ea1eu3D4GO9i4VGEQ7MsHYaif5zbY3TtdM9S0/s400/easter7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sunday lunch at John and Sue's. The Special K's with one of John and Sue's 6 baby goats.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp46DB4TcrHSeXMpAP7Vl8vQwUE0KhqVNYy7ti92V05kH68p1y4fogG2f7jzOUeT_UIGq0sfLpuZ5sH4qzb0EGk-bBOT-OZkQ98NKBYwc963ZJA2skKQtpjRcFWIO7so7SWWKn95clfg/s1600-h/easter8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325824614557737986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp46DB4TcrHSeXMpAP7Vl8vQwUE0KhqVNYy7ti92V05kH68p1y4fogG2f7jzOUeT_UIGq0sfLpuZ5sH4qzb0EGk-bBOT-OZkQ98NKBYwc963ZJA2skKQtpjRcFWIO7so7SWWKn95clfg/s400/easter8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2N2pOrIf1OQ9EBfg5ueX3SGlICZclgJ3Z8waW-cU_m3NPbA3p1w3XCTUdDAh30ukjkd-oRkMsRMA9W32KVG1EKEz3ND6LlCPhkWT7dJi3Zb_VpdwbZe2_4H8-TuwptLqmC0Vnr790rc/s1600-h/easter9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325824606984884818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2N2pOrIf1OQ9EBfg5ueX3SGlICZclgJ3Z8waW-cU_m3NPbA3p1w3XCTUdDAh30ukjkd-oRkMsRMA9W32KVG1EKEz3ND6LlCPhkWT7dJi3Zb_VpdwbZe2_4H8-TuwptLqmC0Vnr790rc/s400/easter9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />4 square<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTJk-OmEuk7LbAlUslM_7vpkimG8Q1QnIf-mumWykuE9rkswNdx_FRX4i9kuOvM7wVPEQ_gz54ioLxgAqAoLZxqEdUAySJvJrNCVGnYALh4S0sb4ruRo2DfONG1ao2jW20hKM-q4wLRY/s1600-h/easter10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325824602831406434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTJk-OmEuk7LbAlUslM_7vpkimG8Q1QnIf-mumWykuE9rkswNdx_FRX4i9kuOvM7wVPEQ_gz54ioLxgAqAoLZxqEdUAySJvJrNCVGnYALh4S0sb4ruRo2DfONG1ao2jW20hKM-q4wLRY/s400/easter10.jpg" border="0" /></a> Caleb and Safia<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MoDLwEcLfLv6qAttx7Elv_lRjXkkRPUiWDQkEiLjitoKM6bIAIRwoCU5T8KOUcuAI0_jNZ4ecS9hdmn7Pyog_YlYtnh_ZiOALuW1t_lPDYG_Cf49LO5Q3GdoFXYSAEb37aPF4j5FDho/s1600-h/easter11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325824599969171490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MoDLwEcLfLv6qAttx7Elv_lRjXkkRPUiWDQkEiLjitoKM6bIAIRwoCU5T8KOUcuAI0_jNZ4ecS9hdmn7Pyog_YlYtnh_ZiOALuW1t_lPDYG_Cf49LO5Q3GdoFXYSAEb37aPF4j5FDho/s400/easter11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kirsten with her new camera!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZtw0z947epyxCebyThzntrckS31BON9mq7s2Xm39Y2g4YSGvQRT8H5fQEn9q_CgFiGgXgxiqKrTA95lF-Xp9kZbdFlTFHp5Ka5-H2kFBdS5kucBFI6ptaJJtj93BttVoABkaGIt0iBk/s1600-h/easter12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823889632951490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZtw0z947epyxCebyThzntrckS31BON9mq7s2Xm39Y2g4YSGvQRT8H5fQEn9q_CgFiGgXgxiqKrTA95lF-Xp9kZbdFlTFHp5Ka5-H2kFBdS5kucBFI6ptaJJtj93BttVoABkaGIt0iBk/s400/easter12.jpg" border="0" /></a> Aunt Sue reading to her nieces<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGQ1VnNSI6tx2vJxLCx3BHhWg6RfNkjf45Q8aXNfmkEzKvmO_qMsRWMtf2-fDMYbwH4JSC27-YFKEN3bxsJyLU7W-IL_YOD8iudG-TIzvYv_g0QvSuLKmS6MRgJR1vfgjuzZOtzt0UIU/s1600-h/easter13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823887137908402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGQ1VnNSI6tx2vJxLCx3BHhWg6RfNkjf45Q8aXNfmkEzKvmO_qMsRWMtf2-fDMYbwH4JSC27-YFKEN3bxsJyLU7W-IL_YOD8iudG-TIzvYv_g0QvSuLKmS6MRgJR1vfgjuzZOtzt0UIU/s400/easter13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Dennis and Zach<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VMZurx0AMcbPNApItY9SSJMrGTi7rTCgfI_z3YCOefr_FuFCjVCDU2r16dDk1WM0yan2OA-hij1M4MPvVOKN8IzX9u0DEVYpIXk14xxW0OMB0Wg-pmUJ-GUY2_z4uqn5gKrKowSyvus/s1600-h/easter14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823885733706306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VMZurx0AMcbPNApItY9SSJMrGTi7rTCgfI_z3YCOefr_FuFCjVCDU2r16dDk1WM0yan2OA-hij1M4MPvVOKN8IzX9u0DEVYpIXk14xxW0OMB0Wg-pmUJ-GUY2_z4uqn5gKrKowSyvus/s400/easter14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Tyler and Zach photographing Josh<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzPirDt_tfNcBrmZ2SOrD6nbPy7q4SJP46fw7qsMFXqJZD35gyyZc9GXuP1ITzdGwLKVGmvEaX1lipp5VHFL2T407ZJhvV5l0laBfPwwEA2I3xAPWJaAw1n2KCGcGJRMZPaqz-mVkdO8/s1600-h/easter15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823870475562818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzPirDt_tfNcBrmZ2SOrD6nbPy7q4SJP46fw7qsMFXqJZD35gyyZc9GXuP1ITzdGwLKVGmvEaX1lipp5VHFL2T407ZJhvV5l0laBfPwwEA2I3xAPWJaAw1n2KCGcGJRMZPaqz-mVkdO8/s400/easter15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Phil points out the invincible candles on Dad's birthday cake<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYiUr1SHjl4IeIwVC4u-mQHDMqI82mf5SEL7S9zwlQdDWpjBEaqKOj-h-bnF2o4Lec2eOaKpIgpmG87AWJJ07CUHqE6BgndVDlCLdc8Sk8qh4zA8EsDJ-vmu7HeHsPtSKwvabtj495uA/s1600-h/easter16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823864910658642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYiUr1SHjl4IeIwVC4u-mQHDMqI82mf5SEL7S9zwlQdDWpjBEaqKOj-h-bnF2o4Lec2eOaKpIgpmG87AWJJ07CUHqE6BgndVDlCLdc8Sk8qh4zA8EsDJ-vmu7HeHsPtSKwvabtj495uA/s400/easter16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad quenches the candles!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-48872673723684209922009-04-17T20:26:00.005-04:002009-04-17T20:50:23.121-04:00Franklin Institute<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWxJKnLDFdp9k1Ej7bMrXb8Xfp3eDTsTvXfZqnpO96wodK09_g199scq4aIyLVPr0Hjg9fqgN7QExikvvkQ_5mUw3JdY7HfzR_GY9HQXCPX0skazPwpf7NnGBigrstn3r-ANO1DjChPc/s1600-h/fi1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325822108061232370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWxJKnLDFdp9k1Ej7bMrXb8Xfp3eDTsTvXfZqnpO96wodK09_g199scq4aIyLVPr0Hjg9fqgN7QExikvvkQ_5mUw3JdY7HfzR_GY9HQXCPX0skazPwpf7NnGBigrstn3r-ANO1DjChPc/s400/fi1.jpg" border="0" /></a> On Good Friday, I went with Garry, Kirsten, and Larry to the Franklin Institute in Philly to see--among other things--the Narnia exhibit. It was a really fun day. Say hi to Ben here!:)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XAzi2POF7sbmSovwDa4NFQoHCvPXBe8SRFvfyUC46pdE4Y-Qzh1p66hwTbck2zNmnBmvzMwU5BLyH0x27KUrPMj33XOyMluuGQ6ZzTmYI5La2ZNS_RT8oDjpZXGFAOZTut9mAXse48Y/s1600-h/fi2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325822106247737298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XAzi2POF7sbmSovwDa4NFQoHCvPXBe8SRFvfyUC46pdE4Y-Qzh1p66hwTbck2zNmnBmvzMwU5BLyH0x27KUrPMj33XOyMluuGQ6ZzTmYI5La2ZNS_RT8oDjpZXGFAOZTut9mAXse48Y/s400/fi2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Garry and Larry had too much fun trying out all the hands on activities!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS74PYUgbZNeJmB-iNXonYcn2yYjg5L2MAJdMbWxf1nsjtQP6OmucydM-3g_ERxMEzgxuS5XQEeglfUEyoTM6RH-9c1dJiPsupeLHNX_FiZb-KH2FWwtS2yx6yZbjIOhZKzZ4b0lhuSQA/s1600-h/fi3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325821712704659442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS74PYUgbZNeJmB-iNXonYcn2yYjg5L2MAJdMbWxf1nsjtQP6OmucydM-3g_ERxMEzgxuS5XQEeglfUEyoTM6RH-9c1dJiPsupeLHNX_FiZb-KH2FWwtS2yx6yZbjIOhZKzZ4b0lhuSQA/s400/fi3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKQWeECO6B9c7sKiPDVtRnTqeiXu2C4FvscwHAz7wVIz1BxGeylskp4AOfyxnu4gv1OS1I-pAJtMGrd-pk12fBiWjppkmZhBKFyHleq4b4SqKidXnSkRFJqTDD4hfVyoUVRAadxAjJXI/s1600-h/fi4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325821707852868066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKQWeECO6B9c7sKiPDVtRnTqeiXu2C4FvscwHAz7wVIz1BxGeylskp4AOfyxnu4gv1OS1I-pAJtMGrd-pk12fBiWjppkmZhBKFyHleq4b4SqKidXnSkRFJqTDD4hfVyoUVRAadxAjJXI/s400/fi4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfsG0NlxWtl0Gk_oZPy4zeVyEt46bnmtQmJc3IiyNULELzVx1uvHuL6ralIB3U6XTbmqbmmTXW_xN74URYz1T8tqeP4Wc3tJRZWmFVvDqrhyphenhyphenfgKNMAirWlq0v-B7SjtmGMnJ0LV-GFfY/s1600-h/fi5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325821699130067842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfsG0NlxWtl0Gk_oZPy4zeVyEt46bnmtQmJc3IiyNULELzVx1uvHuL6ralIB3U6XTbmqbmmTXW_xN74URYz1T8tqeP4Wc3tJRZWmFVvDqrhyphenhyphenfgKNMAirWlq0v-B7SjtmGMnJ0LV-GFfY/s400/fi5.jpg" border="0" /></a> We all did the little boomerang things. Actually, maybe they weren't boomerangs. Little paper twirly birds that flitted about depending upon the little breezes shooting up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jem2AIGnFHUZWcT_iII1Ch6HV0WdMrs_GF7F4RLUMYak3H_kqmq9iQw1bby8xfQ6Mv839MbklWaH8thit3XWg6G2-Q54SX1-R-0bsKCuHVuvRPnbd3Ihlcqc0lIX4CBHgWNRecH8g3k/s1600-h/fi6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325821686343672962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Jem2AIGnFHUZWcT_iII1Ch6HV0WdMrs_GF7F4RLUMYak3H_kqmq9iQw1bby8xfQ6Mv839MbklWaH8thit3XWg6G2-Q54SX1-R-0bsKCuHVuvRPnbd3Ihlcqc0lIX4CBHgWNRecH8g3k/s400/fi6.jpg" border="0" /></a> Larry's navigating the Wright brothers' airplane.:)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHl1Nvk1Y7hB0LOU9gBBgvrEcthXBZzHg4cdRcmMXBArdYod9PWI0fm0Wm0FzH8ALeZRF3cPAeos0j_Roa6r0KNesD_6zg7gqPE8HYv1hCyh2SX4y2Y3I_wBWttJ4-JoQTgbgZot5FoA/s1600-h/fi7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325821683554119154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHl1Nvk1Y7hB0LOU9gBBgvrEcthXBZzHg4cdRcmMXBArdYod9PWI0fm0Wm0FzH8ALeZRF3cPAeos0j_Roa6r0KNesD_6zg7gqPE8HYv1hCyh2SX4y2Y3I_wBWttJ4-JoQTgbgZot5FoA/s400/fi7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />In the parking garage we saw this sign. Talk about LOW!!:)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-80713786032771243752009-04-17T20:05:00.008-04:002009-04-17T20:26:07.780-04:00Spring Walk<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqlgintmiUJRvh-O9bIiTv60eVcgCooP2ExobVvkgIr7b6Ut5bB9nFte-cO2MQCLq76yLTrD6lZDpLFU2N0iE3TJhDajr32Dz6LIH-W8k9tTwNYXL3zl9Vn9z3rjE2LAinvFZUs_kRLo/s1600-h/home1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325818532199835602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqlgintmiUJRvh-O9bIiTv60eVcgCooP2ExobVvkgIr7b6Ut5bB9nFte-cO2MQCLq76yLTrD6lZDpLFU2N0iE3TJhDajr32Dz6LIH-W8k9tTwNYXL3zl9Vn9z3rjE2LAinvFZUs_kRLo/s400/home1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Palm Sunday afternoon was a beautiful day, so I decided to go walking. First I visited the back yard to get a picture of this forsythia blooming away.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtxn8dcByb0xWydXrYXawRig9o8T71_LsgEgqjNueTxwv1Yn1_WqQfzvltQ60Of5OXU8luFcqgYgV_EVRJaNdrza3m3-JzOVIBhM5yhMZ7FqLOqwmfbV1_JCvIYY30tYylnB8rhBNlZc/s1600-h/home2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325818525489472434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtxn8dcByb0xWydXrYXawRig9o8T71_LsgEgqjNueTxwv1Yn1_WqQfzvltQ60Of5OXU8luFcqgYgV_EVRJaNdrza3m3-JzOVIBhM5yhMZ7FqLOqwmfbV1_JCvIYY30tYylnB8rhBNlZc/s400/home2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Then on out to Daryl's pond where he is growing some bamboo on the edges.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TMsuhJrVtIfc7kxqVuv_inB70czR84psuNTWn1DQtJjfb2oVII52VdFMOOVDly6vX-4IqwJGsthtuNRifbrvsOyoDm8qMg4blI3QFQiHSN_2jzvNaIgQsQU-4REpzJUq0UV5rKVXS4U/s1600-h/home3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325818386446792674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TMsuhJrVtIfc7kxqVuv_inB70czR84psuNTWn1DQtJjfb2oVII52VdFMOOVDly6vX-4IqwJGsthtuNRifbrvsOyoDm8qMg4blI3QFQiHSN_2jzvNaIgQsQU-4REpzJUq0UV5rKVXS4U/s400/home3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Speaking of Daryl, there he is, across the pond accompanied by his little pomapoo, Kaya.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH785VFOkVvDlaV217Tjjov36YxsjRzSI8eP3W1MFsevzrdFoDzftLfmt4zA6JhJp2q_eX7ihtuEjIQUX88Yb93cvDbg7yhZV-39bC7gSb0jwRNsfnZEzplNCotvo1xH8pUlsA5Wf3eo/s1600-h/home4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325818385342237122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH785VFOkVvDlaV217Tjjov36YxsjRzSI8eP3W1MFsevzrdFoDzftLfmt4zA6JhJp2q_eX7ihtuEjIQUX88Yb93cvDbg7yhZV-39bC7gSb0jwRNsfnZEzplNCotvo1xH8pUlsA5Wf3eo/s400/home4.jpg" border="0" /></a> That dog is simply TOO CUTE!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl5S8xrJNEjIL0NiYBBAKN9jBcF7R_QPnlctC3g56ON_WI9YTG0TD1rKTM3z2n9N73M887ai_9DX2WOf0si32UGBu-_1zFe3IL4G2bYiEZDGRexzAh_wcp0Cj8FgZI7SP0XZYN_nBLws/s1600-h/home5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325818380367763506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl5S8xrJNEjIL0NiYBBAKN9jBcF7R_QPnlctC3g56ON_WI9YTG0TD1rKTM3z2n9N73M887ai_9DX2WOf0si32UGBu-_1zFe3IL4G2bYiEZDGRexzAh_wcp0Cj8FgZI7SP0XZYN_nBLws/s400/home5.jpg" border="0" /></a> She loves to retrieve sticks, stones, whatever you throw. Even if it means swimming in the pond to get it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPivsNKiugXGlBFQ58uaVuqDTwAG0KeQPe5lEfCYoFDACdfloAJPpWfEj4HTB7q1-hWsR5kgUeRAE05URsmzYZxY36sP5m_qqHZwO5AX78of2rWpA_4fKIfGOCq0OI5Wah2EnfJqzexk/s1600-h/home6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325818382361191250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPivsNKiugXGlBFQ58uaVuqDTwAG0KeQPe5lEfCYoFDACdfloAJPpWfEj4HTB7q1-hWsR5kgUeRAE05URsmzYZxY36sP5m_qqHZwO5AX78of2rWpA_4fKIfGOCq0OI5Wah2EnfJqzexk/s400/home6.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well, I've just walked around an entire country block and am returning home this way. I had to get a shot or two of the neighbors' forsythias.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8Cu-jMOLFMi7cmAqUNZXrBeBSITPHC8ALldiZR7RsdGwJIp6iYOrvzFTv7Dt_ojwQd2tLwv-B9N7dgHHqzDykacLQu1rIzNH9Q_wcKpJ2Z7vXs1Zrfr0gCIcilr3gMwxOLa3F9TwrSE/s1600-h/home7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325818374242993250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8Cu-jMOLFMi7cmAqUNZXrBeBSITPHC8ALldiZR7RsdGwJIp6iYOrvzFTv7Dt_ojwQd2tLwv-B9N7dgHHqzDykacLQu1rIzNH9Q_wcKpJ2Z7vXs1Zrfr0gCIcilr3gMwxOLa3F9TwrSE/s400/home7.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking over the the farm from the road.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWx91nTSRW3zaJWGkEUUSc3FGYtHYo-T-wdf_FtcpSxVbu05yASKgU_Kfemw8ax3IKdioWNF46nmmtOcsV3PMnpxk83lnZT84kvocOPK49ktbijbvwsTXvampdEPtYvV6O5hlwTA2in4/s1600-h/home8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325817982763435778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWx91nTSRW3zaJWGkEUUSc3FGYtHYo-T-wdf_FtcpSxVbu05yASKgU_Kfemw8ax3IKdioWNF46nmmtOcsV3PMnpxk83lnZT84kvocOPK49ktbijbvwsTXvampdEPtYvV6O5hlwTA2in4/s400/home8.jpg" border="0" /></a> Back to home and Rice Greenhouses.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4qIX6fmzVt-heUhg89_FWG_lbOXo8P3PkxPI5WmcaVWl5gTDCQf_Spi1t9wsgZpCKv8n3kVlXHp5PoocrZoAY5EtdaD7CNSC8Z1puMDUSJbdIrOU1TmyRekZuPjj482ZjZotrkc7sPs/s1600-h/home9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325817977412792418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4qIX6fmzVt-heUhg89_FWG_lbOXo8P3PkxPI5WmcaVWl5gTDCQf_Spi1t9wsgZpCKv8n3kVlXHp5PoocrZoAY5EtdaD7CNSC8Z1puMDUSJbdIrOU1TmyRekZuPjj482ZjZotrkc7sPs/s400/home9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSVPNZhcXs6TskA0Kj5uqA6cQitxP0-DjKDRlYtbK5nurElOZHb4on7cS4A3vlxVyarmOGZt4wRJH9WlZ75mGfDq5cAWjUl2zEiAi_a6ILf3ma992NXrDEzMk3AyWbnLVh5MHYKMq7ZU/s1600-h/home10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325817972444386674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSVPNZhcXs6TskA0Kj5uqA6cQitxP0-DjKDRlYtbK5nurElOZHb4on7cS4A3vlxVyarmOGZt4wRJH9WlZ75mGfDq5cAWjUl2zEiAi_a6ILf3ma992NXrDEzMk3AyWbnLVh5MHYKMq7ZU/s400/home10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcFrAdXcFvOusYSYjta9v1TUppn0gnTypDwcoB7YBkrtrgtYgUVVJWPDn-kJgNxCQONjjxPq1K-rs34dmTr6HQ63fTndlNibkCygXCQwT3DAYp8sE2IxSkNOJwteA-JjmOzeoCchKPhA/s1600-h/home11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325817970769521970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcFrAdXcFvOusYSYjta9v1TUppn0gnTypDwcoB7YBkrtrgtYgUVVJWPDn-kJgNxCQONjjxPq1K-rs34dmTr6HQ63fTndlNibkCygXCQwT3DAYp8sE2IxSkNOJwteA-JjmOzeoCchKPhA/s400/home11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlz4BK8OVYkJ7nylIKXJPDCifVNaAZgQmKK8ZkNlqpvOAibwOnAxbK-j5pykiiOFn2itraaGUVdFXN9L8yBDetxUFhX5xy6XfrLpR6c8a7XAn1mxwH0aDUadshO6gn3spNctf5HtzRYg/s1600-h/home12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325817966908060786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlz4BK8OVYkJ7nylIKXJPDCifVNaAZgQmKK8ZkNlqpvOAibwOnAxbK-j5pykiiOFn2itraaGUVdFXN9L8yBDetxUFhX5xy6XfrLpR6c8a7XAn1mxwH0aDUadshO6gn3spNctf5HtzRYg/s400/home12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAMKCojjop1N-TcqsvHzr6eTnT-6AmdFaG7ZQXuGRmYlt1xEvDB-lkKTpgEFpnsy7Vtgqr_Xd9qO5AzPbjPd_Kz0SufbzKAGuvNKNcT1I7rDtvsibkWdXhEEmZNpttbz2k0G9BZ80wUg/s1600-h/home13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325816465547472562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAMKCojjop1N-TcqsvHzr6eTnT-6AmdFaG7ZQXuGRmYlt1xEvDB-lkKTpgEFpnsy7Vtgqr_Xd9qO5AzPbjPd_Kz0SufbzKAGuvNKNcT1I7rDtvsibkWdXhEEmZNpttbz2k0G9BZ80wUg/s400/home13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzY3gJYJFlv6WiE3FebqoTMgWxE049XrHP4qg4CK335XEwIFCWeY8ZSy7_294QKXAUbQqsx_Piq5Vj5ilbaES7qoIQolhi4XOVV9njjSHu_P0qVW5Gap9N0BVLkbJyJlE7Laouh8fje4/s1600-h/home14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325816465616906514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzY3gJYJFlv6WiE3FebqoTMgWxE049XrHP4qg4CK335XEwIFCWeY8ZSy7_294QKXAUbQqsx_Piq5Vj5ilbaES7qoIQolhi4XOVV9njjSHu_P0qVW5Gap9N0BVLkbJyJlE7Laouh8fje4/s400/home14.jpg" border="0" /></a> Walking behind the barn up toward the old chicken house where years ago we kids gathered eggs from about 6,000 chickens twice a day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5k2hygXcYh8B_2EMN9PJr4ayZa2EUclBkr3IMiYpl4Wvf4nP1-0zWszR4l31IqJitVDm6-lnBdEy4j-k6PKroTYZv3xPDeLeHUE7YkdfER5WesPokGCELlULe8OndchczkMeMiqyelA/s1600-h/home15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325816460389685490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5k2hygXcYh8B_2EMN9PJr4ayZa2EUclBkr3IMiYpl4Wvf4nP1-0zWszR4l31IqJitVDm6-lnBdEy4j-k6PKroTYZv3xPDeLeHUE7YkdfER5WesPokGCELlULe8OndchczkMeMiqyelA/s400/home15.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking in toward the house from the chicken house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zvvCcctYaZk_Dd93uFxJkZTbrdfEsfEoD9Zb_ZKVFGwLUtTPCMYf_qWg8nkDxu9SLH2BsU4kAQHAr2i1bFusUB0HI6n-QnBOnsqsq-kgfinMijla8plxWkO0k0GZHWRu_V5amAcG-nw/s1600-h/home16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325816455313023602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zvvCcctYaZk_Dd93uFxJkZTbrdfEsfEoD9Zb_ZKVFGwLUtTPCMYf_qWg8nkDxu9SLH2BsU4kAQHAr2i1bFusUB0HI6n-QnBOnsqsq-kgfinMijla8plxWkO0k0GZHWRu_V5amAcG-nw/s400/home16.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dad's dog Sparky. I took him for a walk after my own walk, and boy is he strong. He almost had more control than me, especially when we scared up a deer in the woods above the chicken house!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gI5v5cwEZkLLSldtHBvdAqKCtWO_0h_TWY1QSTlGyg12T8jGAx2Cb9PyX_TrVeTlWq_xqR6Mg0zpugGe-AFcBkxC907KAhOSIZ81CIsHL0GNed8szwYxtpcoYKUgyUNr3s0V_evj6lQ/s1600-h/home17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325816456931531682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gI5v5cwEZkLLSldtHBvdAqKCtWO_0h_TWY1QSTlGyg12T8jGAx2Cb9PyX_TrVeTlWq_xqR6Mg0zpugGe-AFcBkxC907KAhOSIZ81CIsHL0GNed8szwYxtpcoYKUgyUNr3s0V_evj6lQ/s400/home17.jpg" border="0" /></a> Daffodils at the edge of the house. </div><div></div><div>It was a great walk!<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-80970895271587049622009-04-02T18:56:00.003-04:002009-04-02T19:10:16.341-04:00Of Blogs and Jobs and Trips<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">I haven't done any blogs in quite some time. I find that I am less motivated to run off somewhere to use the internet, thus the more sporadic postings. If you continue reading after this post, however, you will find a few new posts to help catch you up on a few events in my life.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Regarding a job, if you haven't already heard, I was laid off from Harriet Carter the end of January, went serious job hunting for two weeks, and "finally" got hired by McDonald's. I have never had a real desire to work in fast food, but I have gained a great deal of respect for those who do this job.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Multi-tasking and speed are high priorities there, and I am not strong in either aspect. Let me restock or clean or do other behind the scenes work, but do a gazillion things at the same time while keeping everyone's orders straight has not proved to be an area of gifting for me.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">I am grateful that God has provided me with a source of income while at the same time hoping He has another job lined up for me before too much longer. One that capitalizes on my strengths.:) I am also grateful that my co-workers and supervisors are very patient and encouraging.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">The final piece of this update regards an upcoming trip in July. I am THRILLED to have been asked to be one of two delegates from my church to go to Mennonite World Conference in Paraguay this coming July. I didn't expect to be doing any long distance traveling for a long time, but God is providing this opportunity, and I am excitedly anticipating participation in this event.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">I think that about does it for now. You have all the basic news in my life. Feel free to leave comments or email me. I love hearing from you.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-2328404336284006912009-04-02T18:50:00.003-04:002009-04-02T18:55:14.957-04:00Puzzling...<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663333;">It truly is puzzling how doing a thousand-piece puzzle as bland as this one can keep a person--me at least--plugging away for WEEKS till the puzzle is finally completed. I was always happy when drop-in visitors helped me out a bit, and at one point I was so ready to be done with the thing that I thought the first thing I'd do after placing the last piece would be to immediately tear up the puzzle with gusto. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#663333;">However once I did place that last piece, it felt necessary to show it off to a few people before returning it to the box from whence it came. I've had enough of puzzles for now, though!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq7u1H8uH0bj4csbgd5AdQTS_c1fK76CdYwfyJ_9RIYOKkwRTj_gRyBHxFww6G-EEf5oLRo9wV25_C2TBYpbCE6uypwxk9o4KFSFfQzBotR2TndadduAr8jccZ_6q1bgu4ej0sGeYpNE/s1600-h/puzzle1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320230504195738706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq7u1H8uH0bj4csbgd5AdQTS_c1fK76CdYwfyJ_9RIYOKkwRTj_gRyBHxFww6G-EEf5oLRo9wV25_C2TBYpbCE6uypwxk9o4KFSFfQzBotR2TndadduAr8jccZ_6q1bgu4ej0sGeYpNE/s400/puzzle1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgqT-2TQ7iK4OZI9_vfacN8VXak4OT9bZM-3Gv64oy77JU_YvQdNZcpawNLA8jJ0KhDhCt5X1_-rcdeuGrfEzgE5ANs7JG8CUICpCRQevJAb_tKD0ggeqVjV6qgYx5OAj6_PGy2jY3Ag/s1600-h/Picture+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320230497879252146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgqT-2TQ7iK4OZI9_vfacN8VXak4OT9bZM-3Gv64oy77JU_YvQdNZcpawNLA8jJ0KhDhCt5X1_-rcdeuGrfEzgE5ANs7JG8CUICpCRQevJAb_tKD0ggeqVjV6qgYx5OAj6_PGy2jY3Ag/s400/Picture+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-39180628070908969532009-04-02T18:46:00.004-04:002009-04-02T18:50:17.273-04:00Signs of Spring<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OYuxoZoFAOpUUYB1yKk2OqnlCxtJRDabbOThxEsH41urYJ4km3swHzxFvV_N0rVLtkmoagz-X0HaxajLRJgNSweV9DbYqNr3B985bNvqZ5TLoYi0c_7l3Z8UXdOeI1cQyZwrrOcLLus/s1600-h/spring1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320229485224068786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OYuxoZoFAOpUUYB1yKk2OqnlCxtJRDabbOThxEsH41urYJ4km3swHzxFvV_N0rVLtkmoagz-X0HaxajLRJgNSweV9DbYqNr3B985bNvqZ5TLoYi0c_7l3Z8UXdOeI1cQyZwrrOcLLus/s400/spring1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#9999ff;">I LOVE spring. One of the first signs we had at the farm were these crocuses growing up all o ver one section of the yard in front of the house.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0nrJA7hHkSeWjJjolHIXOXPv-GqS1tsic36-b_vhgmNrfJMxvBMw-2yW8dc6yc60dYjiNfl0oETHFcts9USQLh9NluQUSotHhbNQtdnwxSsUKbOaHLdUG7_IP6WE-iRA-plO9MO4a1o/s1600-h/spring2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320229486048513058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0nrJA7hHkSeWjJjolHIXOXPv-GqS1tsic36-b_vhgmNrfJMxvBMw-2yW8dc6yc60dYjiNfl0oETHFcts9USQLh9NluQUSotHhbNQtdnwxSsUKbOaHLdUG7_IP6WE-iRA-plO9MO4a1o/s400/spring2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsqFBNx1dhYpJV30DVM5ocNaiQcnyctNgwiVH0ENoCUcg5-G1dYS75kM7aYrfnfWwI51hpb6nqc3179jmfRM_b5-IF63gcs4s51K-l_7qprPpnjCTAdAbEw2voBzOjcX4MYU-wp9ywuQ/s1600-h/spring3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320229483278367442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsqFBNx1dhYpJV30DVM5ocNaiQcnyctNgwiVH0ENoCUcg5-G1dYS75kM7aYrfnfWwI51hpb6nqc3179jmfRM_b5-IF63gcs4s51K-l_7qprPpnjCTAdAbEw2voBzOjcX4MYU-wp9ywuQ/s400/spring3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6666cc;"></span></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-15264184966378422382009-04-02T18:31:00.004-04:002009-04-02T18:45:42.853-04:00Family Events<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ob8OeMO9AfRbjN6ulD0FDhD1VqgK8RP6ru9dE_g2gGxFjHBiPcWWqGUjy7wlnV8-1K7L0axoKCByMm2w3rvURHLcohUM3RPY6073MrrP3SjpuJV4XdgCbVdhvzKasGin0xWFy70MG08/s1600-h/fam1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320225941132031586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ob8OeMO9AfRbjN6ulD0FDhD1VqgK8RP6ru9dE_g2gGxFjHBiPcWWqGUjy7wlnV8-1K7L0axoKCByMm2w3rvURHLcohUM3RPY6073MrrP3SjpuJV4XdgCbVdhvzKasGin0xWFy70MG08/s400/fam1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#666600;">Wow, Dad and I got to "go bowling" via the wii a few weeks back. What fun! Garry and Kirsten invited Mom, Dad, and I over one Sunday afternoon, and Garry showed us how to use the wii--a first for both Dad and me.:) </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#666600;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#666600;">While I scored MUCH better than I do in real life, I still didn't score all that well. Ah well, such is life!</span></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZur3A6wE_8xbSezNcbG8jd3xuRg5xXe7wyBryzOc92jZ2txe5s147hgSBLgI2sLKK3o3oKuRc1EPBR6BgQzXgeg0Tliy7LbHccEcXlI9mcn6MfpcB3UPnBNZx8BFMzM8-WKH3xV4BtLg/s1600-h/fam2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320225939046828034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZur3A6wE_8xbSezNcbG8jd3xuRg5xXe7wyBryzOc92jZ2txe5s147hgSBLgI2sLKK3o3oKuRc1EPBR6BgQzXgeg0Tliy7LbHccEcXlI9mcn6MfpcB3UPnBNZx8BFMzM8-WKH3xV4BtLg/s400/fam2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHunUYrJi10v08qsDj3f86u5tb-UPLzLpL_419h2y32tT76ow3xRg3gn4HbgpynmBxJ6auMHCfqCUOIM2EOyCOWDyE1dyWxfT8e_1IE8jZRPzZdnYXXuuJpjom8Jj9BwZQQ0-nmo-qsRc/s1600-h/fam3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320225686139615138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHunUYrJi10v08qsDj3f86u5tb-UPLzLpL_419h2y32tT76ow3xRg3gn4HbgpynmBxJ6auMHCfqCUOIM2EOyCOWDyE1dyWxfT8e_1IE8jZRPzZdnYXXuuJpjom8Jj9BwZQQ0-nmo-qsRc/s400/fam3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#993300;">Last Sunday evening the family was invited to Phil and Renee's to celebrate Katrina's 12th birthday. Just one more year till they have their first teenager!</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#993300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#993300;">The cousins had quite a pillow fight going on for a little while.</span> <div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dMRLPfaE1OwlxYZfWdJha_TqkRBz4JWR1Xs69t5mFhghqPeyFeiwLTM8b6V95mxQ7HpRkCwfWKHNdudvZOJHa__6-e0rVy0vPrTsD5HWLY7QySP5WhZVdxCguj5fMmMZVT7VBowGV6Q/s1600-h/fam4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320225683731840658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dMRLPfaE1OwlxYZfWdJha_TqkRBz4JWR1Xs69t5mFhghqPeyFeiwLTM8b6V95mxQ7HpRkCwfWKHNdudvZOJHa__6-e0rVy0vPrTsD5HWLY7QySP5WhZVdxCguj5fMmMZVT7VBowGV6Q/s400/fam4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJklKMThnP_S8TF9AxQkenYis-g3p5PzRCtfed4bwqOGwawV0hHYi4UPMBgyMS8-NMFzoswP676-fu7vd52TyZDT264hZykkFNuRQoQbg692X2Qnl_q9IEuS8gGbJyLt7ci_QFmyrvvEQ/s1600-h/fam5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320225679960166914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJklKMThnP_S8TF9AxQkenYis-g3p5PzRCtfed4bwqOGwawV0hHYi4UPMBgyMS8-NMFzoswP676-fu7vd52TyZDT264hZykkFNuRQoQbg692X2Qnl_q9IEuS8gGbJyLt7ci_QFmyrvvEQ/s400/fam5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4-gfCDrknX-d9KwXxBjf36hYYumIVcMK2Ai0K2AnnTeJ5dGvY6NyFSwl5Q-AwwsDO4snjAsjl6cghejm3bA-A9kHCifk41wLmCKc0ExI7j88i0lwibsWXn-1QILqHQzcSUlu9MV7Vag/s1600-h/fam6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320225681188544866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4-gfCDrknX-d9KwXxBjf36hYYumIVcMK2Ai0K2AnnTeJ5dGvY6NyFSwl5Q-AwwsDO4snjAsjl6cghejm3bA-A9kHCifk41wLmCKc0ExI7j88i0lwibsWXn-1QILqHQzcSUlu9MV7Vag/s400/fam6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#66ffff;">I like Caleb's shirt! He loves drawing roads, so we had fun pretending the stripes on his shirt were roads to travel up, down, and around.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2yE_0uTI_9LUkIVEKEPYk9hJaIPkzS4SAGJgmGDAd5lSXkmZVZ-7_vPJgutd212uVhRGAkRsvuhMxS4P5WSPVpRSNJn8GF6QdP-NKpyuHet5qBQRXMudXbb01V0XmCNAd-h7nX5pISg/s1600-h/fam7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320225681725354018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2yE_0uTI_9LUkIVEKEPYk9hJaIPkzS4SAGJgmGDAd5lSXkmZVZ-7_vPJgutd212uVhRGAkRsvuhMxS4P5WSPVpRSNJn8GF6QdP-NKpyuHet5qBQRXMudXbb01V0XmCNAd-h7nX5pISg/s400/fam7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">Karissa <span style="color:#000000;">with </span><span style="color:#666666;">Aunt Brenda:)</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">PS I don't know why the pictures decided to position themselves where they did--they just did and I don't know how to fix it.:)</span></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-33490916477606562972009-03-12T16:56:00.002-04:002009-03-12T16:59:57.403-04:00Chutes and Ladders<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULtYAIle42Iiti47UQZom6dAX3w5blEh0YJTTBUcVbAjX1xujgDQ5UZ0YpqgQ7eg9QBduZ9z7Rt546slHUSsXmf7XY3c9r2AdogLPAcniNYCeYEsQC4IvcjCNnWhE_AUCxAmSMUSLqf4/s1600-h/chutesandladders.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312408345824660962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULtYAIle42Iiti47UQZom6dAX3w5blEh0YJTTBUcVbAjX1xujgDQ5UZ0YpqgQ7eg9QBduZ9z7Rt546slHUSsXmf7XY3c9r2AdogLPAcniNYCeYEsQC4IvcjCNnWhE_AUCxAmSMUSLqf4/s400/chutesandladders.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Every Tuesday evening Caleb comes to Grammy and Pop-pop's house while his parents and I go practice chimes at church. Sometimes he makes lots and lots of roads all evening, and sometimes he likes to play chutes and ladders. This photo shows the chutes and ladders mode.:) </span><br /><div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-49533922486740097552009-02-26T16:45:00.002-05:002009-02-26T17:04:08.439-05:00Dashia's Birthday Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ez-kaOVT7IRk4krp_onJs9l5K4K5w5C6auYAh841KuWDlA_j4CIRMWBjG5NKH13cKPhhvMWj0LwDuRK5durt7O_qT4gj6kKCWNYoSMnrFMGiezFyrCs3EWyEdoM1s7WZlQa_hYt0MOY/s1600-h/dashia1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307228623721141682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ez-kaOVT7IRk4krp_onJs9l5K4K5w5C6auYAh841KuWDlA_j4CIRMWBjG5NKH13cKPhhvMWj0LwDuRK5durt7O_qT4gj6kKCWNYoSMnrFMGiezFyrCs3EWyEdoM1s7WZlQa_hYt0MOY/s400/dashia1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663300;">On Sunday afternoon I went to wish my little friend Dashia a happy 3rd birthday. She had chosen a Nemo theme. That cake was YUMMY!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-hYuijpnD0Ca0HTLFniHTefVMrz_EWip7h-dWYoEMO84yaBBEGWkj9jhg9MzU9cQqZQzap_B_yjy-O1EAyvEq4Fx8aP5tnrbibSdPWmi8weZHPQH1Q-fZztth9tVTgFLS4j8AhtixKQ/s1600-h/dashia2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307228619632371090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-hYuijpnD0Ca0HTLFniHTefVMrz_EWip7h-dWYoEMO84yaBBEGWkj9jhg9MzU9cQqZQzap_B_yjy-O1EAyvEq4Fx8aP5tnrbibSdPWmi8weZHPQH1Q-fZztth9tVTgFLS4j8AhtixKQ/s400/dashia2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;">Yep, I got to wear a Nemo party hat too! For the picture at least.:)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWtDGAmJ4bTMAgIEXw7yM1offmjd3oPpVs7VXjiBtV6WtPZROqi9M5_IRLn5cqcDCw5CGEadiG2bbO0Oh__p_c1cg0LDqfRBu64zhEjHoqA3IeARU_K7KLPE-PUiQ5jC_x_si6OLsaeQ/s1600-h/dashia3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307228617345643570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWtDGAmJ4bTMAgIEXw7yM1offmjd3oPpVs7VXjiBtV6WtPZROqi9M5_IRLn5cqcDCw5CGEadiG2bbO0Oh__p_c1cg0LDqfRBu64zhEjHoqA3IeARU_K7KLPE-PUiQ5jC_x_si6OLsaeQ/s400/dashia3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Wow, she had a LOT of gifts! Maybe I should try having a birthday party for myself next year.:)</span><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-25173680924270824332009-02-13T18:07:00.002-05:002009-02-13T18:19:22.402-05:00On the Heights<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IVLCL49hit6dYyy81Kgi_YoG8F5_kNQTFKKuSkxyviSgWp3qxVDhxbjB93jr-5sSqRH2qzcr1vqGsvFIG9ZOktq4btSFS4hCj5NhChXW_ID_YM3LU8D3zzb2sScauVtHXkco3NptYHk/s1600-h/farm1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302423117996832626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IVLCL49hit6dYyy81Kgi_YoG8F5_kNQTFKKuSkxyviSgWp3qxVDhxbjB93jr-5sSqRH2qzcr1vqGsvFIG9ZOktq4btSFS4hCj5NhChXW_ID_YM3LU8D3zzb2sScauVtHXkco3NptYHk/s400/farm1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663300;">Today I went upstairs for something and happened to see this guy looking in the window! Poor guy, I think he's lonely! He's the lone survivor of a flock of guineas that Dad had some time ago. Sometimes he's so starved for social interaction that he tries to play with the dog. Sparky is actually a little scared of him when he "attacks".</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwXudWcAM9913oDXcaeCRL7jWSXWvLRl9gEjf_g6ZSF_QRxO7AlLDMtrqT-W8qeHLZoZJ7Y0Crtni8K1Gq0gI5I7V3QoCDR-ICunxzzRkwoz9PiaaoPQztUTABDmjNv1zkRbUYqvPnLY/s1600-h/farm2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302423118247662786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwXudWcAM9913oDXcaeCRL7jWSXWvLRl9gEjf_g6ZSF_QRxO7AlLDMtrqT-W8qeHLZoZJ7Y0Crtni8K1Gq0gI5I7V3QoCDR-ICunxzzRkwoz9PiaaoPQztUTABDmjNv1zkRbUYqvPnLY/s400/farm2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OyqKnjj1cn9tDi2k1cJH_jA3xsO6ZPc7pmGJgzKGgJGvFdzxNtEdP6oH_GprC8zymYkg_D2OSyMagfYgm3uuUdqwllGXqsj06PDIhUHLAYUJop0Do-vd2UGKg1HlS0XU9m2rxNCWCIQ/s1600-h/farm3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302423112174263970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OyqKnjj1cn9tDi2k1cJH_jA3xsO6ZPc7pmGJgzKGgJGvFdzxNtEdP6oH_GprC8zymYkg_D2OSyMagfYgm3uuUdqwllGXqsj06PDIhUHLAYUJop0Do-vd2UGKg1HlS0XU9m2rxNCWCIQ/s400/farm3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#663300;">The view from outside.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iPs0NaJuKYklc616sxh8xAmyhhJnbi_8Bosjr-SvQQLw3Y71PP0R3qctY1fTMzpvu1OSFYlyoD9XyA6MvjC6I0O6ggDL9sspMjWOxYEESPdv5ByK3nel7vNtraenQ38Z1iTiqumgxqc/s1600-h/farm4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302423111257305154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iPs0NaJuKYklc616sxh8xAmyhhJnbi_8Bosjr-SvQQLw3Y71PP0R3qctY1fTMzpvu1OSFYlyoD9XyA6MvjC6I0O6ggDL9sspMjWOxYEESPdv5ByK3nel7vNtraenQ38Z1iTiqumgxqc/s400/farm4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Talking about heights, here's another view of someone on the heights. Yikes! Not for me! Daryl is up on a ladder on the barn roof fastening down some roofing that blew loose last night in the wind. That other guy in the wagon is Dad.:) </span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#990000;">I think it's quite a creative way to keep the ladder in place. Just back up the wagon, afix the ladder to the wagon, and crawl on up! DEFINITELY not for me! </span><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPzSH7CqFQo4PYJKkspMvjCXeYNKythxod3uecO0HzDhUUBsbbDKzjmXEcpzNFwHekU4mYYl5HmvDqIQwdaamhRoGiHVDEXErW8fZi6pYF9hXmDgWflzTMBLHNfBSM7Gn5b-rfTsqo9g/s1600-h/farm5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302423110389099122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPzSH7CqFQo4PYJKkspMvjCXeYNKythxod3uecO0HzDhUUBsbbDKzjmXEcpzNFwHekU4mYYl5HmvDqIQwdaamhRoGiHVDEXErW8fZi6pYF9hXmDgWflzTMBLHNfBSM7Gn5b-rfTsqo9g/s400/farm5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-25817284578892286912009-02-10T14:25:00.004-05:002009-02-10T14:44:18.115-05:00My Nephew's Band<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Wow, can it be that I have a nephew old enough to do something like playing in a band? The guy in the red T-shirt is Josh, my oldest nephew. He and some of the young people from his church formed a (very upbeat:) worship band. They sing a lot of contemporary worship songs and have even written a couple of their own. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Saturday night they played at Franconia Mennonite Church. They did a really good job, and I'm not impartial at all!:)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY2i9rjnVZN8eXxnu-hUDsTy4arsqtwDNfBIafShDy7iOHTDs5jqp3j7_RelgYVdG98nkJ6esJB9NrasI26skzTrjhxEDFZxXiNVIcYbFJdlPIDu2cPBdvFCuuLyTe9hwLjYfVhMP5gg/s1600-h/joshteam.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301252824804134034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY2i9rjnVZN8eXxnu-hUDsTy4arsqtwDNfBIafShDy7iOHTDs5jqp3j7_RelgYVdG98nkJ6esJB9NrasI26skzTrjhxEDFZxXiNVIcYbFJdlPIDu2cPBdvFCuuLyTe9hwLjYfVhMP5gg/s400/joshteam.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Below is a very poor quality video clip of the band doing a song they wrote. Yep, I'm pretty proud of them!</span></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhp1MbDgU9qlRhCwTl_mNV4XaQcV0EptjRY4FHrqes9wMDuy8w_dgpryF0W25wxZhPQ4ChQl5hwd40h0l4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-18670885871124888612009-02-10T14:13:00.003-05:002009-02-10T14:18:58.416-05:00Jobless in Perkasie<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Yes, if you haven't heard through a little bird, the grapevine, or facebook, I am currently jobless again. I got laid off from Harriet Carter the end of January. I thank God for allowing me to stay on there as long as He did. I only expected to be there till Christmas. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">I have been applying at all kinds of places and am about "applicationed" out. Still no job, so I am needing to learn another lesson in trust. I am grateful to have the support of family and friends. I could still be a whole lot worse off.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">As I write this entry, I am sitting in Panera taking advantage of their free internet and filling out an application to work there. According to a sign on the door they are actually now hiring....</span>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-81449375984538951652009-02-10T13:51:00.003-05:002009-02-10T14:10:30.799-05:00Odd Horses<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Have you ever seen the kind of horses shown below? They are fairly common in my area, especially Doylestown and Quakertown, though some have been removed. They are often seen in front of business establishments.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASA16UdLDZVZufq__-Yj_i_5x-rJ2yU2yGTZzMK_uQ_8mIGGXLPP7-jSbC36S_ljVqI6CLCUz5sNNvuPJMCXcwuILFen88q27c16trZ13ZNqvVmCBQlYi1k4vl1qBJ2idhp4E20UKM4U/s1600-h/horse2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301246335047185362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASA16UdLDZVZufq__-Yj_i_5x-rJ2yU2yGTZzMK_uQ_8mIGGXLPP7-jSbC36S_ljVqI6CLCUz5sNNvuPJMCXcwuILFen88q27c16trZ13ZNqvVmCBQlYi1k4vl1qBJ2idhp4E20UKM4U/s400/horse2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNzoTsdok_bE8JN0Lpt8sCeH_lsJMpGh5oeNSu6hLnLTjM1H_e6WVMQbnqd8J8cH0GgQb2ZZjWT0ggNecwDwPcbklIeq-6SXbQQICtPU1rLNa8aiRH2nhaNR-jBhezbdBIb4WlJKSt2o/s1600-h/horse3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301246335822518066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNzoTsdok_bE8JN0Lpt8sCeH_lsJMpGh5oeNSu6hLnLTjM1H_e6WVMQbnqd8J8cH0GgQb2ZZjWT0ggNecwDwPcbklIeq-6SXbQQICtPU1rLNa8aiRH2nhaNR-jBhezbdBIb4WlJKSt2o/s400/horse3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllgBjiHn1EOdBsiFX8aGbr38Lu6aToWx7FgvsjDRfLpZ44mpjHvM1fvY2gurj_ZfXgQ99-OZVfXO3z3vnIHJNdD85TLm35wXN6c1KYPPw36aETX3fS49hUbGs-S6K-wdKGoVDXlqwQVE/s1600-h/horse4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301246332755052130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllgBjiHn1EOdBsiFX8aGbr38Lu6aToWx7FgvsjDRfLpZ44mpjHvM1fvY2gurj_ZfXgQ99-OZVfXO3z3vnIHJNdD85TLm35wXN6c1KYPPw36aETX3fS49hUbGs-S6K-wdKGoVDXlqwQVE/s400/horse4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuJ49DMiI3LLUBzWktBE4UGNUyI2CGnlZr0A7d9cjYGUBmi6P9SbLWy2avSXHLQ-NolQCynJtglYGfh6dpI6uTplNLaD4KxjO2HeUQlLmeWNM7B4XZw3pILG1XoOwE9tT4o9UCCJFupc/s1600-h/horse5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301246328053869458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuJ49DMiI3LLUBzWktBE4UGNUyI2CGnlZr0A7d9cjYGUBmi6P9SbLWy2avSXHLQ-NolQCynJtglYGfh6dpI6uTplNLaD4KxjO2HeUQlLmeWNM7B4XZw3pILG1XoOwE9tT4o9UCCJFupc/s400/horse5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ59QD_TG-TCQjDMXZhEcwdqSwhbtQ8Z680AIFJnxLwG4iyIoHgJbZlo3Putalnp7UvrGNq2DwuQVE7AJOsTKCKAWUV6gvf5r_EdZvNSCa-ZXKJwQLw964c0VZ0Lsj1aeE2udmMzHqHE/s1600-h/horse6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301246329039024178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJ59QD_TG-TCQjDMXZhEcwdqSwhbtQ8Z680AIFJnxLwG4iyIoHgJbZlo3Putalnp7UvrGNq2DwuQVE7AJOsTKCKAWUV6gvf5r_EdZvNSCa-ZXKJwQLw964c0VZ0Lsj1aeE2udmMzHqHE/s400/horse6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-53747114479230074262009-02-10T13:24:00.003-05:002009-02-10T13:50:00.866-05:00Ohio Time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZirIp_0mqpWEe2z2CwrDuql39JQi3BXemPIr8263p3Px-khIe9-R_Kf_xdes5RiKDUBtxVBT0pWq9L1OafXJ79emyse7lHp0UbhfGxhAdt2ADV795LZ-hJWE5QeHwUBKxtdj3mhTbks/s1600-h/ohio1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301237461687815650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZirIp_0mqpWEe2z2CwrDuql39JQi3BXemPIr8263p3Px-khIe9-R_Kf_xdes5RiKDUBtxVBT0pWq9L1OafXJ79emyse7lHp0UbhfGxhAdt2ADV795LZ-hJWE5QeHwUBKxtdj3mhTbks/s400/ohio1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">The last weekend in January I had the privilege of driving to Ohio for a wedding. While out in my "old stomping grounds" I managed to see a bunch of friends. Friday night I went to Audrey's apartment for a fun evening with Twila, Audrey, Marti, Kelvin, and Steve. We played a couple rounds of a silly drawing game and laughed and laughed!:)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOCuO62FGb5iDAqeo-kCTJchcLJbyHaRqMR1Q1F0p2hlb6btj5vwX_EOku_rO-LUMuHNPGqJFXxUo1Rw-5wcojtL5A604PoF5ZYtbYzX9fronPXr0Yb-aXtl6SrQI5YjFrBND73klJeg/s1600-h/ohio2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301237462917621314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOCuO62FGb5iDAqeo-kCTJchcLJbyHaRqMR1Q1F0p2hlb6btj5vwX_EOku_rO-LUMuHNPGqJFXxUo1Rw-5wcojtL5A604PoF5ZYtbYzX9fronPXr0Yb-aXtl6SrQI5YjFrBND73klJeg/s400/ohio2.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Marti and Twila working on their particular drawings/interpretations of drawings.</span><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVHMkfxj5CA380SlBRgxVOXsACBp5Vjs-EcX4AYLxVJt1hcCg8vvo-PkVU-gjR7RtnNrK1NSvU036fY4ogPAQyPgYJHOG_r3vpFz4M1MyYz7gu7dFVdgI2waaJ0JsWSFVjqeMJKXD3L4/s1600-h/ohio3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301237458348625122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVHMkfxj5CA380SlBRgxVOXsACBp5Vjs-EcX4AYLxVJt1hcCg8vvo-PkVU-gjR7RtnNrK1NSvU036fY4ogPAQyPgYJHOG_r3vpFz4M1MyYz7gu7dFVdgI2waaJ0JsWSFVjqeMJKXD3L4/s400/ohio3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Kelvin and Steve wondering how such an interpretation of a drawing happened. Or vice versa:)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic72tuhReQcxqmzX86-dRFm7wcg9LtiyuTp9hxlSua-Lq6nU1VYdGi7wDYzizIgh5zJRvF3dkbydYGg_xMdRGvF2lNbEsckxS34rpOIe0Sr1a2q3CjmM4TUSUY31hA8FEaH9PK-ODm-pE/s1600-h/ohio4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301236754006087698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic72tuhReQcxqmzX86-dRFm7wcg9LtiyuTp9hxlSua-Lq6nU1VYdGi7wDYzizIgh5zJRvF3dkbydYGg_xMdRGvF2lNbEsckxS34rpOIe0Sr1a2q3CjmM4TUSUY31hA8FEaH9PK-ODm-pE/s400/ohio4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#660000;">Saturday morning our good friend Karen treated us to a great brunch at First Watch.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOSY9_GXMstjmk7D1dHYIsuc_v6CLuiNvCq9CYrf0pcx_yHx7zvmVmz6nAMFmgirA1Np-wLFyMVsT-TXCjO687MlDa1pQ2TjrGmQ6XZJAZhvwnmEqK9AQyn1wJaZANcbflsX13iYY7sk/s1600-h/ohio5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301236752259613266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOSY9_GXMstjmk7D1dHYIsuc_v6CLuiNvCq9CYrf0pcx_yHx7zvmVmz6nAMFmgirA1Np-wLFyMVsT-TXCjO687MlDa1pQ2TjrGmQ6XZJAZhvwnmEqK9AQyn1wJaZANcbflsX13iYY7sk/s400/ohio5.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Saturday evening was the wedding of Joelle Kurtz and Hans Hochstedler. Joelle had been in Thailand during my time there, and she married the "little" brother of Jared, my former REACH teammate to Kenya back in 1994.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;"> </span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mceTiBP21XaUTtg6-QxrO-WzELsf1H0pFdPDBMzyc-U2VcUBGia20jfktlVX0zyXrP3Zawl2Ge4Se1tgfacuPIhJMBb-RVjBSKf_EzfuUiRV-xVq_iNJd7fX-ECC598ffrtGpVQ0aYM/s1600-h/ohio6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301236750594253826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mceTiBP21XaUTtg6-QxrO-WzELsf1H0pFdPDBMzyc-U2VcUBGia20jfktlVX0zyXrP3Zawl2Ge4Se1tgfacuPIhJMBb-RVjBSKf_EzfuUiRV-xVq_iNJd7fX-ECC598ffrtGpVQ0aYM/s400/ohio6.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">All of the Thailand REACH team (minus Joelle) posing with me at the reception. Oh what great memories!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3auhMIV_JUBXomKBhUXjViXFPVF7PLTmVlkF8iz_q87DF4NN8A0Wu1V0X3BaS4zR1lq-qwFhMtD3gYoGIMYXVi-RyV7Y5UZBO93VouszxRSOQhWSrmX4jmvrHpoY4TxnnkM32NhuADH0/s1600-h/ohio7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301236748870635170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3auhMIV_JUBXomKBhUXjViXFPVF7PLTmVlkF8iz_q87DF4NN8A0Wu1V0X3BaS4zR1lq-qwFhMtD3gYoGIMYXVi-RyV7Y5UZBO93VouszxRSOQhWSrmX4jmvrHpoY4TxnnkM32NhuADH0/s400/ohio7.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">And here is my former teammate, Jared. He served me espresso at the end of the evening, telling me it ran through the machine so quickly the caffeine wouldn't affect me. I still don't know if he was pulling my leg or not. But I did sleep just fine!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-EBnxlW7z6J_kibnNJeOemtekYb_XAn5YmdWUsvcrNtJCmThOvDwLljJfrYnNUGeeToxmayLoSND7IikceLcHT8PqAW5gsbXXvL8NnAtu7FVockThwefs2fOGJ3sPc1AXnKOt3TjBXg/s1600-h/ohio8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301236751124147938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-EBnxlW7z6J_kibnNJeOemtekYb_XAn5YmdWUsvcrNtJCmThOvDwLljJfrYnNUGeeToxmayLoSND7IikceLcHT8PqAW5gsbXXvL8NnAtu7FVockThwefs2fOGJ3sPc1AXnKOt3TjBXg/s400/ohio8.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#660000;">My good friend Trish, who also spent a year in Thailand. But we go way back to my Graeter's days, when we often drove to work together and served ice cream together.:)</span><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-32294776583839084882009-02-08T15:19:00.002-05:002009-02-08T15:20:16.003-05:00This is a test!I am trying to figure out how to allow viewers to leave comments. My brother just told me it's not possible to leave comments on my blog anymore. Why????Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-29351329094747341262009-01-26T19:04:00.004-05:002009-01-26T19:23:49.109-05:00Hello Love...<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">...is the name of Chris Tomlin's current concert tour.:) And last night I had the privilege of going to his concert down in Philly at a warehouse-turned-club called the Electric Factory. I sure am glad Ben Franklin smiles on this place.:)</span><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTYnxwEhVUj7NzqY0F6O-qGp2zoAaak_21hKriEYTZlrAwKh-h3dSmx3S2IibxkNYPlNzWArJsRGIDydTqfplBkEH6Xc-PfN6dLYOAccMOWIXvNcmpSoidW8l-9wMVwLTcl66mSN1SbU/s1600-h/chris1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295758565287807218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTYnxwEhVUj7NzqY0F6O-qGp2zoAaak_21hKriEYTZlrAwKh-h3dSmx3S2IibxkNYPlNzWArJsRGIDydTqfplBkEH6Xc-PfN6dLYOAccMOWIXvNcmpSoidW8l-9wMVwLTcl66mSN1SbU/s400/chris1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">That bright white sign hanging on the building above actually looks like this close up: </span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vFp7p3gqb7pWrTUamQ0-UVRb19HbDQmgGjw9pADJWJuP0gsHh_9J0a07EG92aqPIsyqFpOKvOMtTzH1HECPD82mjDk44HssIbbW0j5-aIShtSfCoZmccHVNdMQllDeQa35hU4ogiV54/s1600-h/chris2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295758560249839010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vFp7p3gqb7pWrTUamQ0-UVRb19HbDQmgGjw9pADJWJuP0gsHh_9J0a07EG92aqPIsyqFpOKvOMtTzH1HECPD82mjDk44HssIbbW0j5-aIShtSfCoZmccHVNdMQllDeQa35hU4ogiV54/s400/chris2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Inside the building is a U-shaped balcony holding most of the few chairs/barstools available. I know, you can't really tell, can you?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxBdfEV4SYuPb7GAu4BW66VN5DnJk8HqkRbZW5UgKJLEaM-kL3tzNmtfVxgvIfWc-mU2dYCINLnmB-OPUPBTf2HgF-nZRKTq8vZYAHACRlNF5LLCap5TLCrPIrv75_uAw-8TVWPvSiwM/s1600-h/chris3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295757888333584946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxBdfEV4SYuPb7GAu4BW66VN5DnJk8HqkRbZW5UgKJLEaM-kL3tzNmtfVxgvIfWc-mU2dYCINLnmB-OPUPBTf2HgF-nZRKTq8vZYAHACRlNF5LLCap5TLCrPIrv75_uAw-8TVWPvSiwM/s400/chris3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">View center stage pre-concert:</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LVVN9OInS3rWvc2vkanH_vUygyEiG4sdaduS8kNLVPKvUPmO0eaQddfthCF_JrdZC3TVhFuFHZLrBEDf3IuUxaj6tFMShkX5uTGbN01Ape5Q0myTS4QLcgKJL5ixv0usUV-zOqez0PU/s1600-h/chris4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295757885112461746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LVVN9OInS3rWvc2vkanH_vUygyEiG4sdaduS8kNLVPKvUPmO0eaQddfthCF_JrdZC3TVhFuFHZLrBEDf3IuUxaj6tFMShkX5uTGbN01Ape5Q0myTS4QLcgKJL5ixv0usUV-zOqez0PU/s400/chris4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> <span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Steve and Eunice</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNbmXMd-PWlTWymsozjLof7QrxXZsRqUDU0c7iF8GuZHy1-ZuB_fB4LH4G6ys4SgVINEJ3Tjvu4OSwQE8IhNnmU9qZ2pgKG8dfIhcT9WZmrUGsmtBBLtuNhmrYa1cRzEoKNgaSxVy9og/s1600-h/chris5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295757882983129618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNbmXMd-PWlTWymsozjLof7QrxXZsRqUDU0c7iF8GuZHy1-ZuB_fB4LH4G6ys4SgVINEJ3Tjvu4OSwQE8IhNnmU9qZ2pgKG8dfIhcT9WZmrUGsmtBBLtuNhmrYa1cRzEoKNgaSxVy9og/s400/chris5.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Chris Tomlin and band</span></p><p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyUdu1l-HAEMlqUQ3luPPGVSdMfr06VEzAFyHLhvkjYNgCyJY_QwOgK6007WA8ONWPYuId1fGKVZIA-RYaAGuZ98qnz0I86Vha7XqJ3uQQDKprVaxKuZa55ZedmOdIiVEX5lSYGXfnv8/s1600-h/chris6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295757876988920546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyUdu1l-HAEMlqUQ3luPPGVSdMfr06VEzAFyHLhvkjYNgCyJY_QwOgK6007WA8ONWPYuId1fGKVZIA-RYaAGuZ98qnz0I86Vha7XqJ3uQQDKprVaxKuZa55ZedmOdIiVEX5lSYGXfnv8/s400/chris6.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Raising hands in worship</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRncxdFOgI0S4wKCY4iOQnUoz3mmzVEbwIPMCdcCHpdTYkTo7W_69pgeh-k3mAcjV_EkF0Qcl9y0CHo94kMHRFXPgGy_DE25hetc-gDfFfBExt6wKTetQI8kVF0x6knoZJgPNFkSdQHM/s1600-h/chris7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295757875252379330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRncxdFOgI0S4wKCY4iOQnUoz3mmzVEbwIPMCdcCHpdTYkTo7W_69pgeh-k3mAcjV_EkF0Qcl9y0CHo94kMHRFXPgGy_DE25hetc-gDfFfBExt6wKTetQI8kVF0x6knoZJgPNFkSdQHM/s400/chris7.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"> It was a good concert apart from having to stand for 3 hours. If I ever go there again I think I'll leave my purse at home. Between holding my coat and my purse, my hands were pretty full!</span></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-25887171532111730052009-01-22T20:00:00.002-05:002009-01-22T20:14:36.512-05:00Snow and Friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTyHFd30jFD3NG25kfIwyj9HCEb75-y4jKvFn_uQ12CFuan80MtsGnszx7T1C1wlrHnxam595X8uWG1anvYpJlPmHK3K_u0_ELS8adopDuEuTCWpq8q8cX2Z-Y06jOYg12PSqvAnr2uA/s1600-h/girlbrunchout.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/AVvXsEhlTyHFd30jFD3NG25kfIwyj9HCEb75-y4jKvFn_uQ12CFuan80MtsGnszx7T1C1wlrHnxam595X8uWG1anvYpJlPmHK3K_u0_ELS8adopDuEuTCWpq8q8cX2Z-Y06jOYg12PSqvAnr2uA/s400/girlbrunchout.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294290376856464242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bUxkSxWGt8t_1yKMjxuCyUwGbg4R1eVSTsYlhK-REOleaqlrfUS53uxFdpW2PJ0c6SfRxnKuA6oiKMqrGW1tHtshFLlbLBsv56AHRYWeNsp__dk_hXMgMEoBpK2hVadDumywrnimfjA/s1600-h/barn+snow.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/AVvXsEh5bUxkSxWGt8t_1yKMjxuCyUwGbg4R1eVSTsYlhK-REOleaqlrfUS53uxFdpW2PJ0c6SfRxnKuA6oiKMqrGW1tHtshFLlbLBsv56AHRYWeNsp__dk_hXMgMEoBpK2hVadDumywrnimfjA/s400/barn+snow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294290377272085346" /></a><br /><br /><br />OK, I have no idea what I just did. I still have a lot to learn about this new blog site. But, at any rate, one picture is of some of the snow we had. I was standing on the walks by the house looking out at the barn, and beautiful huge snowflakes flitted down.<br /><br />The other picture is girl breakfast out last Saturday morning. My sis-in-law and two other friends and I decided to eat at the Dublin Diner. I grew up 3 miles from the Dublin Diner but never went there. So last Saturday was a first!:) Then I ended up going again Tuesday evening to have dessert and coffee with my friend Janet.<br /><br />Good times!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-73487239892450706712009-01-12T19:12:00.004-05:002009-01-12T19:38:37.499-05:00Harriet Carter and NamesI'm STILL working at Hariet Carter! I was told I'd be hired till Christmas. So far, though many other temps have been laid off, I am still there. For those of you who don't know what Harriet Carter is, you can visit their website at <a href="http://www.harrietcarter.com/">http://www.harrietcarter.com/</a> . It is a mail order company that sells many novelty gift items. <br /><br />Maybe you've seen a catalog like the one below, or maybe you even received it in the mail???:)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKFJ7yXjQNFhIJG0S-EEbgXWsXV2UFx60Aef6Cs8l8kiSRLkIua0fRKW4A_92rYlz9nGEHR6NswBXUXfL5vbI-e1t8kBrQgsCXrij586-MPaHjURrbqBT1BDm4qTGNzOP78oqo-HKKG0/s1600-h/hc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290566391268204578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKFJ7yXjQNFhIJG0S-EEbgXWsXV2UFx60Aef6Cs8l8kiSRLkIua0fRKW4A_92rYlz9nGEHR6NswBXUXfL5vbI-e1t8kBrQgsCXrij586-MPaHjURrbqBT1BDm4qTGNzOP78oqo-HKKG0/s400/hc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#330099;"></span><br /><br />I started out working in personalization, the department that takes care of any item that is to be personalized with a name. I've had a lot of fun seeing what names--both for people and for pets--are popular/unique.<br /><br />The pet names that topped the list of unique/creative??--include Poopie Princess (I know of a dog that could be named Peepee Princess instead of her given name of Kaya:) Then there's Tripod, Charlie Chan, and Sushi. Okay.....?? And one order had a pair of names: Scooter and Skeeter; do ya think they're twins??<br /><br />As for people names, here's a few of the more unique ones: Zion, Satchel (why not just call 'im "Bag"?:), Jaldla, Malachi, Alex Gell, Jadon Hay.<br /><br />A couple more popular boy's names were Aiden and Daniel. Girl's names I apparently forgot to write down and now I have forgotten them entirely, apart from Autumn. I think Samantha was another common name I saw.<br /><br />Sorry, no great pictures this blog. I'm getting lazy!:)Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-60213921469162458702009-01-04T16:08:00.006-05:002009-01-04T16:59:15.765-05:00Christmas Gatherings<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Merry Christmas (a little late)! The past couple weeks have been full of family get-togethers. The Sunday before Christmas we had the Rice-Moyer dinner at Deep Run.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Here's my Dad and Uncle Norman as well as my brother John.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kW4U5yyTosvh9LX4gexargCIdfc1xOrB3grA3pb_gEMS3j3D7tI1gcclvLqbcJw_v6dWmecYXTh9IgRugO6rnxoi-qHyJqhXX22ZMubkEREwdk7RU_5v4jvjNyGCS4YKDsLE9jDIYc0/s1600-h/rm1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287554281507173618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kW4U5yyTosvh9LX4gexargCIdfc1xOrB3grA3pb_gEMS3j3D7tI1gcclvLqbcJw_v6dWmecYXTh9IgRugO6rnxoi-qHyJqhXX22ZMubkEREwdk7RU_5v4jvjNyGCS4YKDsLE9jDIYc0/s400/rm1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Moyer cousins Sue and Lamar prepare a pinatta for the children.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ocvGM_af2dgQJFtWuRoN0ROHeWsOMebH_rCNhPoM5iWwe0juj3vv14FkbkTTgGkReFP_UOPTu2PNtvAotNUJWBHs44aeusgcxCLMYLlZMtwO07UpsaFnJ6DFoagXdNwqA_dgEb0946Q/s1600-h/rm2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287554271373222194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ocvGM_af2dgQJFtWuRoN0ROHeWsOMebH_rCNhPoM5iWwe0juj3vv14FkbkTTgGkReFP_UOPTu2PNtvAotNUJWBHs44aeusgcxCLMYLlZMtwO07UpsaFnJ6DFoagXdNwqA_dgEb0946Q/s400/rm2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTYr71VqsonSjDDlsdrmnnuNZdkTHtTpVyxcIo_NF_Ug34c1-s6agA30WPu37H6_fxGtifD4Ppwy6Z3Pu2z9LViI5s3neyGfQPjiz1RmtObY0mn5FNDyqVMtH-AwQ7uclVET7CPPzJLM/s1600-h/rm3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287554262049846706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTYr71VqsonSjDDlsdrmnnuNZdkTHtTpVyxcIo_NF_Ug34c1-s6agA30WPu37H6_fxGtifD4Ppwy6Z3Pu2z9LViI5s3neyGfQPjiz1RmtObY0mn5FNDyqVMtH-AwQ7uclVET7CPPzJLM/s400/rm3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">I would've been scrambling for the peanuts!:)</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8MjOP5XaPrxyccEEv6VCtCDGHdXlaqIVQkVLka0XSlqG5RvSbUOijCrKtJwTzFZ6-qZq5w5MhtHJovIdZhITihfUdNzzT-QR_v2gW0M4Wvs074C-DmxmvSI5hv9y-CARrclSflAQJ34/s1600-h/rm4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287554259746949826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8MjOP5XaPrxyccEEv6VCtCDGHdXlaqIVQkVLka0XSlqG5RvSbUOijCrKtJwTzFZ6-qZq5w5MhtHJovIdZhITihfUdNzzT-QR_v2gW0M4Wvs074C-DmxmvSI5hv9y-CARrclSflAQJ34/s400/rm4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Love that pose, Karissa!:)</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7t88pzTX6ICYSlTzAjJ4q-AO57qS73WBI6RlfaC86X9zeFJatVBW5pin8rXiUiQlvzrXsoqWyIFn7T4A1YBNO3qwGyRgPJFiVzHzupRpdGm5hQHob_vvkAscEXKVTScIzAHdCcCzAV0/s1600-h/rm5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287552769758458050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7t88pzTX6ICYSlTzAjJ4q-AO57qS73WBI6RlfaC86X9zeFJatVBW5pin8rXiUiQlvzrXsoqWyIFn7T4A1YBNO3qwGyRgPJFiVzHzupRpdGm5hQHob_vvkAscEXKVTScIzAHdCcCzAV0/s400/rm5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">My nephews and neices waiting for the next big blow to the pinatta!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_XMcoUsSR-DEIObRID-ePm2WUjnnat7G050y1mks3qEjHxRK6QQvUhu2d-cxSGsvWF3_XDhyIohpDL52xrjk-RU-4dZwKb5dR08MMeDFQP2k2k3bMRT8Nx31CNmCldqpZ5TwY_beLrU/s1600-h/rm6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287552759701384434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_XMcoUsSR-DEIObRID-ePm2WUjnnat7G050y1mks3qEjHxRK6QQvUhu2d-cxSGsvWF3_XDhyIohpDL52xrjk-RU-4dZwKb5dR08MMeDFQP2k2k3bMRT8Nx31CNmCldqpZ5TwY_beLrU/s400/rm6.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Spectators enjoying the "show"</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRg_s9vQaRGvXFSN-urH2eIGx-M1Z6yeKHMhOopArEbB8UnUdvucqNTCZj-8kV0I6D0ziscB2czrEQVIV3sL11FEfZOQHkSf1JJGcBdWlhy9M2MJ7TAZXMh2y0AsyUWbVkPL__VP9CYI/s1600-h/rm7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287552757991438962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRg_s9vQaRGvXFSN-urH2eIGx-M1Z6yeKHMhOopArEbB8UnUdvucqNTCZj-8kV0I6D0ziscB2czrEQVIV3sL11FEfZOQHkSf1JJGcBdWlhy9M2MJ7TAZXMh2y0AsyUWbVkPL__VP9CYI/s400/rm7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">The Saturday after Christmas we had the Rice dinner at Mom and Dad's. Dennis and Safia had already given these beautiful outfits to my neices.</span></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mP8s5nU3yYfq1qbo3QeBbpnbVlPWwl3w8FaU97uSp50XnzIyekOA-QUy96dsf0x6MePrL8WSWwoBILaS63JKHhFtJNU-WbVZU-KiAS7vIxSIOLOnUmUrwVoQ0-ntwjURymYsTIc1qzc/s1600-h/rc1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287552747265167426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mP8s5nU3yYfq1qbo3QeBbpnbVlPWwl3w8FaU97uSp50XnzIyekOA-QUy96dsf0x6MePrL8WSWwoBILaS63JKHhFtJNU-WbVZU-KiAS7vIxSIOLOnUmUrwVoQ0-ntwjURymYsTIc1qzc/s400/rc1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Sam and Matt wore their brand new Phillies shirts that were also Christmas gifts.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgrTgx0AoMfcpuLxBVBw3JZYjyhW-oFkWU_7kr7HA2Hcb0gAtUTyGgDQpEdCkFaaiwK8b4sS1i-ggqZ4hR8J3cQK8mKvJFpmPrxGsopeixIO9Usue1ql2XkR8YAXutSn4fnLuwb8o7Fk/s1600-h/rc2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287552739306568594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgrTgx0AoMfcpuLxBVBw3JZYjyhW-oFkWU_7kr7HA2Hcb0gAtUTyGgDQpEdCkFaaiwK8b4sS1i-ggqZ4hR8J3cQK8mKvJFpmPrxGsopeixIO9Usue1ql2XkR8YAXutSn4fnLuwb8o7Fk/s400/rc2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">The rest of the day (apart from eating:) was spent playing a variety of games.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInCITUd3BibcTpjYnZeBHR-yl_OSASfiWaC0l08FgaDYU5MkVuz71nhDGWxnDkSYTRw5tRYrkb5k0N-yk8KIBePxA7CGGEe-rk6XJkwnzh3SWWkdCFZ5CZmYwCe9g9VtdgVXPJ8MG3rE/s1600-h/rc3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287551731305958562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInCITUd3BibcTpjYnZeBHR-yl_OSASfiWaC0l08FgaDYU5MkVuz71nhDGWxnDkSYTRw5tRYrkb5k0N-yk8KIBePxA7CGGEe-rk6XJkwnzh3SWWkdCFZ5CZmYwCe9g9VtdgVXPJ8MG3rE/s400/rc3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Oops, we're back to opening gifts in this picture!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLCkEr4KYYTTFGY7AH-35XB1FCcZiTIBdKd4MZLt_FLYLmIfqbb6gD-4pT8v-HClHfoV7i2mgNDwBqXv7mVFquPt3EjmtPHKTjxHxld4p5GzZ4T3xX0ID9d_9kRoW7azfD9aDqNlXSYI/s1600-h/rc4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287551720510946818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLCkEr4KYYTTFGY7AH-35XB1FCcZiTIBdKd4MZLt_FLYLmIfqbb6gD-4pT8v-HClHfoV7i2mgNDwBqXv7mVFquPt3EjmtPHKTjxHxld4p5GzZ4T3xX0ID9d_9kRoW7azfD9aDqNlXSYI/s400/rc4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">More game playing taking place in the living room.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EWOdeRPTdLHklDqTB6A2Uk61HvkBRp9KSZS55Wp6HL76C4laavBmuIWdrr402ZOEgRxgc3TwmQenSzfT7g1UsZY3Yfg1703ZRbChQ-I6G8uPNqHU4Rl8dNhs_7adn0cFy4oj6sdUsfA/s1600-h/rc5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287551716975961554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EWOdeRPTdLHklDqTB6A2Uk61HvkBRp9KSZS55Wp6HL76C4laavBmuIWdrr402ZOEgRxgc3TwmQenSzfT7g1UsZY3Yfg1703ZRbChQ-I6G8uPNqHU4Rl8dNhs_7adn0cFy4oj6sdUsfA/s400/rc5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">I don't know why some people can't act their age!</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_A-9peze7dXzvq-niBwzpzXMktP5v6h0ZcDN2z69Pmj60llxikUVW6wQ0H_nf-jhLdsmARCPzJeX4shBYqV5xLAPCZvWxYqUVgafy2B7W199tFLJHN6JAMIIL_0JWQrzB5WV1VnU__zs/s1600-h/rc6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287551702088391794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_A-9peze7dXzvq-niBwzpzXMktP5v6h0ZcDN2z69Pmj60llxikUVW6wQ0H_nf-jhLdsmARCPzJeX4shBYqV5xLAPCZvWxYqUVgafy2B7W199tFLJHN6JAMIIL_0JWQrzB5WV1VnU__zs/s400/rc6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">The final night before Safia and Dennis returned to Maryland, we played Upwards and Rummicube with Mom and Dad.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nu7wUeWGFMVGdkKIdlKluMsiZraA65uMO1-zhmRQdo0-8WxBNWJ39vKXIH8O7NrVsDf8H7QCFGoDlPze90ZSzz1sEeDL-10XjVApWYqj7O53VE7rXKeCh1MXWVcwCeyathnEpwFbcTI/s1600-h/rc7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287551690840476018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8nu7wUeWGFMVGdkKIdlKluMsiZraA65uMO1-zhmRQdo0-8WxBNWJ39vKXIH8O7NrVsDf8H7QCFGoDlPze90ZSzz1sEeDL-10XjVApWYqj7O53VE7rXKeCh1MXWVcwCeyathnEpwFbcTI/s400/rc7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">I thank God for the great family in which He placed me. (Don't tell my brothers I said that, OK???:)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-75224618953940769522008-12-29T18:40:00.005-05:002008-12-29T18:48:44.287-05:00Ice<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">These last couple weeks we've had some ice storms. Below are a couple pictures of ice-covered bushes on the farm. I like the picture with the cardinal in it.:)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XmWUsI0mN3J22znEcU0eafeviq8rvyJoFNjWjH8Qv1-qqsh8qcsO-j-8OoPtw-GBs4WgVkD6RkCm5qLHm7oWoK7cTv_JQ39HYYCtjMXvMSkS-7pznUsd4TIw4sJj2qX4ML46M2j3ivE/s1600-h/ice1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285362634476236786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XmWUsI0mN3J22znEcU0eafeviq8rvyJoFNjWjH8Qv1-qqsh8qcsO-j-8OoPtw-GBs4WgVkD6RkCm5qLHm7oWoK7cTv_JQ39HYYCtjMXvMSkS-7pznUsd4TIw4sJj2qX4ML46M2j3ivE/s400/ice1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eOreVyV8R7EtqLCW91enMBSGIJ03wLSI3weK6Tp3lDX7rX1eeV5wNO7d4vQyUb8S4c7yPl4qCgm1Drd90wNTnJvVvy-gWg8hewF_QnM4VlsOfJE8qC-PHMcQtLfdqdfJFat7PuGASto/s1600-h/ice2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285362629870274402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eOreVyV8R7EtqLCW91enMBSGIJ03wLSI3weK6Tp3lDX7rX1eeV5wNO7d4vQyUb8S4c7yPl4qCgm1Drd90wNTnJvVvy-gWg8hewF_QnM4VlsOfJE8qC-PHMcQtLfdqdfJFat7PuGASto/s400/ice2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285361605988409890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj358nJidv3ZBYTrW0sRKOIA_bBoLIevqNWCr6oF7VNf1ovkXfsUaVKDj0PmhIZXO_UsCBzQVivwQAFgnejvgVm8Kd6N_ydFb3Fs8p7Y2lH0ENMU9goQR_2C_6m-q9pUeFcoxPAT4JxHcY/s400/ice3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-79383258533644888872008-12-29T18:08:00.006-05:002008-12-29T18:40:27.423-05:00Happy Belated Duck Day!Last Saturday I had the honor of attending my nephew Caleb's Duck Day party, along with his Uncle Larry, and both sets of his grandparents! What a nice invitation!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285353300547719314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZCTohPQZ2X22-_wLLDnNIevHHNHV2HqQ_zWhDpcghrkyfOQ_e4aD40EJ8Trp3PDCWA-gku87KDEXhfAt9_KfPvCbUDpIOlzk0GJEoU7Fm_zGxLKbrB7TkArMCofMnnSeWRFnruyCH7Y/s400/dd1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285353301075318162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUEnxqqIwfPWHBT1yThHrwqB4Z8Y1896vAf9CTpnMacLT4oY3UViWRP8SFigvbxSkmf-iEU5w-VKTeevO4Qx1zkMfgwJzxE5QtaXt02z7rW_OKhGiYh_mi4sg4fH-qwmRMPNA38Gfe4g/s400/dd2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285353303073387858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvzyMe6bG3EToZfMmJCSYAlbNMJunedrHGbmK1vpmKRqfGbg4AGZwHABjPpVK22S6O7t-rtq84nniBm3sxWNCMlgbXl7u58Id9OkPpDzi8KkWXoATfOcrY_qNbyd5FXvJB4ZbqX5Qo_s/s400/dd4.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285353306438728594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoD7peo7Bve0QDEOORiLGGI_Vd_wH55eGkhKYhq_NZiq4zqSmJ1-0TKu3_CdwvYeomzH0uNS5SACtvr1riWjAfj2BkC6fR7dFmgN5BYrM8YZB99Dtw9ZVwIadBW7clrMQXmFD49wK_6Q/s400/dd6.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285353310004618354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyakWcJORdWOMGTyRy0twwpfxHcdqrxR16Qm__NggOipMHxtjrwncklDcv0dq6HARfJqm1psb7GpEnhfNopoUbFtzK8TdEzrAbOLJ1ntygpiaZr5SK2mEhMtEeUMLMWa7tM0DUJF2vvY/s400/dd7.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285354867095502626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujZFBkpX3jKFfHLR7Ut3OEsXLzNKRzOFvrUZl3X4oH42beiEBooOKEkBs9zC23M9emjTpqx0UWYlsdfL_EY2GjOjeaiaAXmCKR0U1npHVZQHhQRu3FzMV5mI8EgYAbosE7K6_UsANXfs/s400/dd11.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285355818147243570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVN7vpNDHhCJdKRz0d66WpeYYYmJhGoW24xG462L9qmMX-IAHRmSyPNlWz_ahglOyL-cR7u_ZDIG4bvmGl1J2k3XF_L8kV1qGQZrLJHAKoBqbYgbsR_dtY4zuf7yiK9F2dlm1yU__Akc/s400/dd12.jpg" border="0" /><br />What a fun evening! I never knew Caleb had so many DUCKS!!!:) And now he can curl up under his little duck quilt that his Gramma Cosanad made for him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185324074522275483.post-13063941262216397542008-12-18T19:05:00.004-05:002008-12-18T19:10:32.853-05:00That Star....<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Today I looked out the window to see my dad putting up a Christmas decoration--one he made himself, I believe. He was very creative in figuring how to put it up without using a ladder!:)</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281286352712425234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFd5yeCVCbp2wxvAel01MItl1Jp-d3EaJc9JAwSNwzY6pa_JPuU9f4yaH5NySkur9PjBjh7V8fAojwOuwLp_GjvbouErR8-G-YSs50tbzTRJ3NFNRDUoe8ubkzPyj_pASEfLZYmBvNqs/s400/dad1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281286350917739618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR46YfS4EVTSQQC-JsIVXxuSEXK_ABzW_3R48DWtJMKJgTLuJTN6w8aUrVmbpYHZDWm8_m07C_I2xzU4XopSqfnhol-NZO4JjEep5uAdcQWlmLwUcaRd2l_ueLSR1z-kT-fcVqX1P3chM/s400/dad2.jpg" border="0" /></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941539322386687152noreply@blogger.com