tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135761941975230852024-03-14T03:45:06.984-04:00L and J UpdatesDebbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-75382444884754476112012-04-17T10:47:00.008-04:002012-04-17T11:06:44.019-04:00Happy Birthday Jami<em>Here is my sweet Birthday Girl! It is hard to believe that this dynamo is 7 already!! She was so excited as she sang "Goodbye 6...Hello 7"....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_Oqfb3T_im-G4ssQPXeo-ayzQThiRZNLzz5njF7E6IguyglaZS-JrWxdXe5pL6YJv-73eP9jUDqaZrTNlfRllIFKxVlpa5LNjL5fj9_kkolrrmdV4elySxtGePJhSvvzngXxeUmo0AU/s1600/Lindsi+April+2012+036.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/AVvXsEjZ_Oqfb3T_im-G4ssQPXeo-ayzQThiRZNLzz5njF7E6IguyglaZS-JrWxdXe5pL6YJv-73eP9jUDqaZrTNlfRllIFKxVlpa5LNjL5fj9_kkolrrmdV4elySxtGePJhSvvzngXxeUmo0AU/s400/Lindsi+April+2012+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732382032441711362" /></a><br /><br />She was so excited to help me make cupcakes to share with her class....<br /><br />She is also really into Peace Signs this year. Her bedroom was the original playroom. Couple that with being the youngest of all her cousins, & her room became the natural depository for ALL things outgrown & unused. The abundance of stuff was really quite embarrassing & made it impossible to keep her room clean. So, I decided that while she was at school, I would re-do her room. Get rid of the outgrown toys & update it a bit. She HATES if I get rid of anything, so I had to keep it a surprise & do it while she was at school.<br /><br />We started with this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIZKuuH3w3IpXYDxyuCwqOXTgCrKN4R0Pm7tU8caewzcJyF0GM40QhrMbwxMVcxC_QnlWQqdseqhvQxcG2mJXJrZEAMON_8xaP3CeN-ugMFN3gvmOdEA85nhZnb3xtIHoRa8Tk4Im-sE/s1600/Lindsi+April+2012+038.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/AVvXsEhWIZKuuH3w3IpXYDxyuCwqOXTgCrKN4R0Pm7tU8caewzcJyF0GM40QhrMbwxMVcxC_QnlWQqdseqhvQxcG2mJXJrZEAMON_8xaP3CeN-ugMFN3gvmOdEA85nhZnb3xtIHoRa8Tk4Im-sE/s400/Lindsi+April+2012+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732383410730906514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb08ARTf1rxNo4OeXkJf2v51rWsex_Iue-ogvgLuPQuYalQMgXkSC8PSggXaJW0FM5upH2PKYOu72wP1fs2Ag06ZvfwV12P-KlaPyLZH3KsraFDFwVl02gvLcx5cpzDWdrL4sVCw2g8c/s1600/Lindsi+April+2012+039.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/AVvXsEgPb08ARTf1rxNo4OeXkJf2v51rWsex_Iue-ogvgLuPQuYalQMgXkSC8PSggXaJW0FM5upH2PKYOu72wP1fs2Ag06ZvfwV12P-KlaPyLZH3KsraFDFwVl02gvLcx5cpzDWdrL4sVCw2g8c/s400/Lindsi+April+2012+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732383406852291522" /></a><br />I know! I know! It was even more than a pack rat like her could tolerate.<br /><br />With new bedding & new storage, about 4 hrs later it looked like this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT2eTrQBPanlEIA1s-SPiDuAzEV86tHL_9fBhXF2RSg3w4NlzfC57bJAmRzsXq4uzOnkuaGzFEeObA1tt84HT2t-JFEZQB2DZIs1SSt65a6RxJlnLHoysGo5N-zm6x454tRNCsHGOFgg/s1600/Lindsi+April+2012+042.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/AVvXsEgJT2eTrQBPanlEIA1s-SPiDuAzEV86tHL_9fBhXF2RSg3w4NlzfC57bJAmRzsXq4uzOnkuaGzFEeObA1tt84HT2t-JFEZQB2DZIs1SSt65a6RxJlnLHoysGo5N-zm6x454tRNCsHGOFgg/s400/Lindsi+April+2012+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732384053175212610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9zMR7aRXM6x8aZeZdbnad9Nb0V818YgXdoEoJrv08kK_dms6gdXpEoYp0qZrE4OKxW0LJtU-MAKmxc2RWitfYDCnYhNiTzeP_xM4Zd1_-aqOhKfelkoujnkfi2E5kvFSgw43XXtTEvc/s1600/Lindsi+April+2012+041.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/AVvXsEiG9zMR7aRXM6x8aZeZdbnad9Nb0V818YgXdoEoJrv08kK_dms6gdXpEoYp0qZrE4OKxW0LJtU-MAKmxc2RWitfYDCnYhNiTzeP_xM4Zd1_-aqOhKfelkoujnkfi2E5kvFSgw43XXtTEvc/s400/Lindsi+April+2012+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732384043093897730" /></a><br /><br />I could really spend another day in there & I still have to go through all the clothes. My dad came over & helped me hang some new things on her wall & cart the 5 RubberMaid containers out to the shed.<br /><br />She was thrilled with her "New" room. Happy Birthday Sweetie!!</em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-23668516396989354122012-03-29T14:12:00.014-04:002012-03-29T15:36:24.438-04:00Spring Break Cruise<em>We took a nice Royal Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas over Spring Break. Lindsi took over 200 pictures, so it took me awhile to sift through them & choose the best ones.<br /><br />I'll save you the pain of browsing through all of them.....here are the high lights!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnk6NaYY1NVh55SzoOycjlrsajQpl4TjQmji95AkLPV-ks41shoRbTh4cA-YgRfQm69u8B6x9qUlsI3PQXOwGfgB56GUT6JddJVPyhXBxDKTXuTI4DmKasrY6YyHRk-XdMrkUdJ-qwXU/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnk6NaYY1NVh55SzoOycjlrsajQpl4TjQmji95AkLPV-ks41shoRbTh4cA-YgRfQm69u8B6x9qUlsI3PQXOwGfgB56GUT6JddJVPyhXBxDKTXuTI4DmKasrY6YyHRk-XdMrkUdJ-qwXU/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725389390586141890" /></a> Jami with her new monogrammed PEACE SIGN bag (an early birthday gift), all ready to go.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUF2_2zCcofTsAgdItAI-Uyot5EvS8uhKCFyIGBfEJi_JLcH7KSAehI_g4SqQ6bi4yvd3wJbF1oYj7DFXxG0qzBsDBcpXf947AWpq63mDizO4OcE3Ma691_SgLMKtQFduUDaHym4dk4g/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUF2_2zCcofTsAgdItAI-Uyot5EvS8uhKCFyIGBfEJi_JLcH7KSAehI_g4SqQ6bi4yvd3wJbF1oYj7DFXxG0qzBsDBcpXf947AWpq63mDizO4OcE3Ma691_SgLMKtQFduUDaHym4dk4g/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725389378530344338" /></a> Lindsi before we got on the boat<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_z2z_Zn5fx9JSHu_R-YHUMGdNc4Zqps_5W0OrVE-25KDbKFpdEcW0ORUmSTZM7Bw2lqmsUiVDtHJxNLExFcCsAUG6SqCR-JKql8si0LmPQsPE-LYJPyfpGqnLIwHxocPV6Gk-KvOwiQ/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+017.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/AVvXsEhQ_z2z_Zn5fx9JSHu_R-YHUMGdNc4Zqps_5W0OrVE-25KDbKFpdEcW0ORUmSTZM7Bw2lqmsUiVDtHJxNLExFcCsAUG6SqCR-JKql8si0LmPQsPE-LYJPyfpGqnLIwHxocPV6Gk-KvOwiQ/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725389365787048018" /></a> Bon Voyage!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcyUxc8dAfwnQRXaLHMNYAxpqrISHzZt2yzFSME2hlwYek4c0RmCo1XDBpwWLzoTY-dk37lUNraVoyakEcSJkvO51kKv1-Nj4m1vD-apYSMsZe0gDu06SCrPyepr0LMUVxYachjDqZJQ/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+019.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/AVvXsEgMcyUxc8dAfwnQRXaLHMNYAxpqrISHzZt2yzFSME2hlwYek4c0RmCo1XDBpwWLzoTY-dk37lUNraVoyakEcSJkvO51kKv1-Nj4m1vD-apYSMsZe0gDu06SCrPyepr0LMUVxYachjDqZJQ/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725388872545619634" /></a> Competition cruise at the other dock.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FaieycLIegWphsgwwSKKh4gajn9oGH9yEbbyn2LrFkY-PMCex1QURlm6dNhdRM1gpKc2NTcUu5PN0HWttGFeoTUGOKKLV1amXmLje8MvrESUJShy7LGdSnDrDAc-QaxGstHgfOWgEKs/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+028.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/AVvXsEi6FaieycLIegWphsgwwSKKh4gajn9oGH9yEbbyn2LrFkY-PMCex1QURlm6dNhdRM1gpKc2NTcUu5PN0HWttGFeoTUGOKKLV1amXmLje8MvrESUJShy7LGdSnDrDAc-QaxGstHgfOWgEKs/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725388851673440754" /></a> Every night our waiter would teach the table a new trick. The first night she taught us how to balance a fork on a toothpick!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKawyRp82hNpbOfw7-9cynzVmW4MWIYwXLUlJeoL-0iUzRfZ_puR3moex-T5N3nKjqeF5fAPZtjlLRyhQdlYzxOPR_7q4AoAOA4CvzN7jDn3zBiN1mANiOY0ryuXHAmjw7lEHlhBb7coE/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+033.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/AVvXsEjKawyRp82hNpbOfw7-9cynzVmW4MWIYwXLUlJeoL-0iUzRfZ_puR3moex-T5N3nKjqeF5fAPZtjlLRyhQdlYzxOPR_7q4AoAOA4CvzN7jDn3zBiN1mANiOY0ryuXHAmjw7lEHlhBb7coE/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725388849466290690" /></a> Yes! Bunk Beds!! Both girls were able to get a top bunk & were thrilled.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7ooc_r6JXy0J5RlniNl3Pu4RvdtC3_bAadOlW2JPH4cHgOZjx19wK9L9OpkUcejkLRmB-uTcjh8i58CI27LJ2bcaJB0I3iJP5hcN6AT-eB2lPxhY5dmxVx2taMkP4Y7Y6jSvIHcJTSU/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+052.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/AVvXsEgt7ooc_r6JXy0J5RlniNl3Pu4RvdtC3_bAadOlW2JPH4cHgOZjx19wK9L9OpkUcejkLRmB-uTcjh8i58CI27LJ2bcaJB0I3iJP5hcN6AT-eB2lPxhY5dmxVx2taMkP4Y7Y6jSvIHcJTSU/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725388839848979122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0kGnyX1AeALKMMw2mjpIzuB6keFUxr7FPoGK2dGjbZrPb4am69xhlGDA8OMb1NlZ_jKvuZRbqTCje84tW5on3IIt9nGHzOUsro4SQxJefVuySfPnOMJV7UN9VP6L1q7Zm8CkL2PWjbE/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+054.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/AVvXsEjv0kGnyX1AeALKMMw2mjpIzuB6keFUxr7FPoGK2dGjbZrPb4am69xhlGDA8OMb1NlZ_jKvuZRbqTCje84tW5on3IIt9nGHzOUsro4SQxJefVuySfPnOMJV7UN9VP6L1q7Zm8CkL2PWjbE/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725388825487032962" /></a> Beads & Braids. These were done on the island of Coco Cay. When the girls heard we were going on a cruise, this was the one MUST DO thing they wanted! Both of the girls got their names beaded into their braids. It came out very nice.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifetk7aaOe9_f9HiH5TGSpvYRc_NlzCyR20X1dVJKosxp93D6axJHA5MIxI1uG6HgkGASuPi6DaZvbDpH_NKOOS8F8xLM-OL3kuR-7w85PRZoWoVUpmz_8wAjsi2pptSGVwn4keVBToaY/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+060.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/AVvXsEifetk7aaOe9_f9HiH5TGSpvYRc_NlzCyR20X1dVJKosxp93D6axJHA5MIxI1uG6HgkGASuPi6DaZvbDpH_NKOOS8F8xLM-OL3kuR-7w85PRZoWoVUpmz_8wAjsi2pptSGVwn4keVBToaY/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725387831306605026" /></a> The water at Coco Cay was pretty cool, about 72 degrees...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31DLTKon9L7G2hHvIY-NZfV_rnzL6cP5jnm3l-GHf5tCqxEfkFLJM0Lzx78cpMvz7SisQMoQrnY58r4_s_bGiwhh4kCd7s8Z8iuvBDYIDuTK42junZCSqeoFe8IHYZodKLZRRYEYXxs8/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+089.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/AVvXsEi31DLTKon9L7G2hHvIY-NZfV_rnzL6cP5jnm3l-GHf5tCqxEfkFLJM0Lzx78cpMvz7SisQMoQrnY58r4_s_bGiwhh4kCd7s8Z8iuvBDYIDuTK42junZCSqeoFe8IHYZodKLZRRYEYXxs8/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725387826954254898" /></a> Cart wheels on the front deck of the ship. Lindsi was thrilled to get so many action shots & Jami outdid her self by doing 100 of them....Luckily, we mostly had that area all to ourselves that afternoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUf6YxfOy95GOO_d0tBx0YCCDbXDcW4nO01uzDwSo4TFwFJQKlJcP9Enk0Kx3r177oLoGHqB0O6Wfc5bAv5ruTNqf4QKWP3-m4EqBHz31gZyjmhbJUyc5EpdX9LurT7CtKcDV64CkUjzM/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+098.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/AVvXsEjUf6YxfOy95GOO_d0tBx0YCCDbXDcW4nO01uzDwSo4TFwFJQKlJcP9Enk0Kx3r177oLoGHqB0O6Wfc5bAv5ruTNqf4QKWP3-m4EqBHz31gZyjmhbJUyc5EpdX9LurT7CtKcDV64CkUjzM/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+098.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725387813994165394" /></a> Lindsi is so strong...she could hold up that other ship in her palm!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Q-T61tLWlf_kfuDLPP4KfupYUjcWA0HxNJX2TqmUkSM_ZaEtv3p_1hpgX6aNxXSbpC8s0YwejBvfGt3BrBpxDfNlcadZsKXY4NJEkcKYW__6bEAl-LOi_POSx5GP3Scq1kxDShmA5ng/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+105.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/AVvXsEj5Q-T61tLWlf_kfuDLPP4KfupYUjcWA0HxNJX2TqmUkSM_ZaEtv3p_1hpgX6aNxXSbpC8s0YwejBvfGt3BrBpxDfNlcadZsKXY4NJEkcKYW__6bEAl-LOi_POSx5GP3Scq1kxDShmA5ng/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725387799743060642" /></a> A favorite for Lindsi....SHRIMP!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIbSqsZxBmEUAyIoV7DFp0yNXrlsi4ZiVq-51UGgpyOvjvuuMLP-YE62RaDpx2oL5ggbzwFifjai92tUVrYQkixExtqxFkwY1PnyXbW7I9aSMIDw1NS7_W55cF8Ml9_k5o6Sg3JFh7VI/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+109.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/AVvXsEgoIbSqsZxBmEUAyIoV7DFp0yNXrlsi4ZiVq-51UGgpyOvjvuuMLP-YE62RaDpx2oL5ggbzwFifjai92tUVrYQkixExtqxFkwY1PnyXbW7I9aSMIDw1NS7_W55cF8Ml9_k5o6Sg3JFh7VI/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725387789448098818" /></a> Cheers to the Captain at the Welcome Aboard Party!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYZEJzLWexvF0tXsG7DB4ZyXIXyvwUC9swPCXJ-JzvuEceOdR-ofSzPB4KiYvOuOgKGNRz9_2Kxs87iIFIiFW7EQJv-KYDL6aFvnebqbxICE_R0hcP-15855EAqEi4FYf1k0cFwy2XXo/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYZEJzLWexvF0tXsG7DB4ZyXIXyvwUC9swPCXJ-JzvuEceOdR-ofSzPB4KiYvOuOgKGNRz9_2Kxs87iIFIiFW7EQJv-KYDL6aFvnebqbxICE_R0hcP-15855EAqEi4FYf1k0cFwy2XXo/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+114.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725386732932613666" /></a> Jami climbing to the top of the 40 ft wall. She scampered up that wall just like a Florida Gecko!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUfuZMEHEZDI1pkjzmDUr-HeW6ETi3vcWL-hKgiw_FmodaKxSfDq9fCbE9fOH1FrdghLMxrWq8KP7MDNZFSB946OIvsMJM9MLiPMMxz253BocGZ6tWaGNDTPY3VwH4wTgAh7LJxaT0Fo/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+118.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/AVvXsEgoUfuZMEHEZDI1pkjzmDUr-HeW6ETi3vcWL-hKgiw_FmodaKxSfDq9fCbE9fOH1FrdghLMxrWq8KP7MDNZFSB946OIvsMJM9MLiPMMxz253BocGZ6tWaGNDTPY3VwH4wTgAh7LJxaT0Fo/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725386730172642914" /></a> Then Lindsi gave it a try. She also climbed all the way to the top in a quick time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNGYqqk4zcOxEHC97NfPVOYPLU6RS9s4xtnIQnxBQAmeVptxF6oS_KeOTX7d5v50z3v6ERdQ7zTumAG0zuGtBNw2EUnU8ULBpGPX_ezZOXwfzvMMtGkIbPnrlAVG_6uFJTwuSjiiZg5I/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+122.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/AVvXsEhiNGYqqk4zcOxEHC97NfPVOYPLU6RS9s4xtnIQnxBQAmeVptxF6oS_KeOTX7d5v50z3v6ERdQ7zTumAG0zuGtBNw2EUnU8ULBpGPX_ezZOXwfzvMMtGkIbPnrlAVG_6uFJTwuSjiiZg5I/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+122.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725386715446471762" /></a> The nice looking Norwegian rock climbing "experts"....mmmmm<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiclLFnRuiCJBYBPhZy8PBV5k4K4e0vve2aciHy1GFruJb-UPBTrXx4wuRJfZUQ-WKJc5AvgN3K7yIDDC2Jh1JtEsJbb2y77KpTOxWRtUWOdGDywry7cP2cLWVSa7Dwo2_eShICLSUTO8/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+128.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/AVvXsEiiclLFnRuiCJBYBPhZy8PBV5k4K4e0vve2aciHy1GFruJb-UPBTrXx4wuRJfZUQ-WKJc5AvgN3K7yIDDC2Jh1JtEsJbb2y77KpTOxWRtUWOdGDywry7cP2cLWVSa7Dwo2_eShICLSUTO8/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725386707355523522" /></a> Fortunately, Jami did not hit any ice bergs near the Bahamas.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMni5Bj5rq0Ff5GSx5Ts8nzZzwr_o3DI7DY2fDoVy1Gh3bjTLUgOE9hzeWOmbhoQeDXyOZ04C3IUPcohwQhTv9RMUkvk4dFsT1Tbghe80qnU66FzoSVqu8rtQVL0qBd_rWwIQTWFt-XYw/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+139.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/AVvXsEgMni5Bj5rq0Ff5GSx5Ts8nzZzwr_o3DI7DY2fDoVy1Gh3bjTLUgOE9hzeWOmbhoQeDXyOZ04C3IUPcohwQhTv9RMUkvk4dFsT1Tbghe80qnU66FzoSVqu8rtQVL0qBd_rWwIQTWFt-XYw/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+139.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725385727868268898" /></a> Our Nassau transportation awaits....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86KTNVl7CvURyrvqYLpxRGLnpi3CH8lyTc_33LXNpXFfFliWloLhflX093HkXX9VQXAC4RMlAHqFVAFCwj7RFWrxLqkKdYmFNI3X15cFeqg619j2KZo6cYgpox_OBQzJiH530Mcq8zpE/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+160.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/AVvXsEh86KTNVl7CvURyrvqYLpxRGLnpi3CH8lyTc_33LXNpXFfFliWloLhflX093HkXX9VQXAC4RMlAHqFVAFCwj7RFWrxLqkKdYmFNI3X15cFeqg619j2KZo6cYgpox_OBQzJiH530Mcq8zpE/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+160.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725385712157107378" /></a> Back on the boat...cool pineapple drinks around the pool<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOgUby-WlKNSSKCK4gB97ffHYbIMWifEGnGavgjWj0e5HdhoK2aJ0-eL8AB2PfSBMkakTJRMe3tmD4gd5pkQq8qj1PxfLXqXv9ATjnkAUtwKToSwvMD-VoiojCuU0oIjS2_05YGH2euk/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+168.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/AVvXsEgZOgUby-WlKNSSKCK4gB97ffHYbIMWifEGnGavgjWj0e5HdhoK2aJ0-eL8AB2PfSBMkakTJRMe3tmD4gd5pkQq8qj1PxfLXqXv9ATjnkAUtwKToSwvMD-VoiojCuU0oIjS2_05YGH2euk/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+168.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725385703971263698" /></a> Thumb wars can happen anywhere<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPV0WvQOWVSzXDPLd8h9rjoITMVZFD_0RYfL6hi6vcX7q6CU4Wtlr9Forl_I1A3mmrDt5owmyCmFK8IW_va_wp3v8XXDuJ_8Y4QcHRyG44utnThBePuEciyal8Xfn6588KgFnizotNOHs/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+169.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/AVvXsEhPV0WvQOWVSzXDPLd8h9rjoITMVZFD_0RYfL6hi6vcX7q6CU4Wtlr9Forl_I1A3mmrDt5owmyCmFK8IW_va_wp3v8XXDuJ_8Y4QcHRyG44utnThBePuEciyal8Xfn6588KgFnizotNOHs/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+169.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725385694112139154" /></a> Every night we would come back to a different animal on our bed. This was a demo showing you how to make the various animal towel foldings.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcYtMP2UwIq_S03yxNhdKgg_UNeY-48k2FlHcR5e_5eIW5ugydGmbKfE7-uiG3rApjBx1G1R-IH-6tYDUWYJokfJhFmMB9OfXEpF0nNXZRgYWSYr3Ylhcj9VK8c920oNGaEPdJAFJkAU/s1600/Lindsi+March+2012+182.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/AVvXsEgmcYtMP2UwIq_S03yxNhdKgg_UNeY-48k2FlHcR5e_5eIW5ugydGmbKfE7-uiG3rApjBx1G1R-IH-6tYDUWYJokfJhFmMB9OfXEpF0nNXZRgYWSYr3Ylhcj9VK8c920oNGaEPdJAFJkAU/s400/Lindsi+March+2012+182.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725385687397515730" /></a> The last night was the pirate parade. Here are my own 2 Buccaneers, complete with war paint! </em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-53339350576473077162012-02-24T11:40:00.002-05:002012-02-24T12:03:09.255-05:00Family Day<strong><em>From This.......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFHthZS-Mi1VW_fA_wwbLmeE128_eQzsJBtw2vk0fUxqZbiLbySOiTh_SAUcu3vnkiB_RDHMpTsWMZquPj4CgyHhm9W3-FOINtRaqbsxEj7z01d6KTz7hzNtoe7jekI94rCahwnsplGg/s1600/Mom+first+hold.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/AVvXsEiCFHthZS-Mi1VW_fA_wwbLmeE128_eQzsJBtw2vk0fUxqZbiLbySOiTh_SAUcu3vnkiB_RDHMpTsWMZquPj4CgyHhm9W3-FOINtRaqbsxEj7z01d6KTz7hzNtoe7jekI94rCahwnsplGg/s400/Mom+first+hold.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712747511635816050" /></a><br /><br />To This.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWksGEazQe_sErLXPpPetWBFAAWFztLVSO0EJPiG1EXpW3AdfrYfza4XWUFf5Y44HU6NxPVy9JLki82VS53B_rin6WeiWxvah58ijxVS8HhKldN4iXPEg4gS61RK5qUq3r-eeH0DLaxE/s1600/IMG_0856.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/AVvXsEgkWksGEazQe_sErLXPpPetWBFAAWFztLVSO0EJPiG1EXpW3AdfrYfza4XWUFf5Y44HU6NxPVy9JLki82VS53B_rin6WeiWxvah58ijxVS8HhKldN4iXPEg4gS61RK5qUq3r-eeH0DLaxE/s400/IMG_0856.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712747509300528562" /></a><br /><br />To Today.......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpdZ-H9Vo58QHRzBQAOJ2GsatFapoZnIpkUSpnk3mExzSFRtqpW8fcFA9S4liZFkk2w0gTWiNkmAWZxkl1Mfkb4ASd2X0oPr2Q6wxfGT8aWbe77OOtsd2-I_CEB-kh1dp_e_lLMPIljI/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpdZ-H9Vo58QHRzBQAOJ2GsatFapoZnIpkUSpnk3mExzSFRtqpW8fcFA9S4liZFkk2w0gTWiNkmAWZxkl1Mfkb4ASd2X0oPr2Q6wxfGT8aWbe77OOtsd2-I_CEB-kh1dp_e_lLMPIljI/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712747506294379250" /></a><br /><br />9 Years...In a blink of an eye......<br />The days are long when you're in it, but the years go quickly by......<br /><br />Happy 9th Family Day Lindsi!!!!!</em></strong>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-51925040400453343962012-02-23T11:42:00.004-05:002012-02-23T12:01:50.891-05:00Look What Came In the Mail ..........<em><em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JR9cLibNn2yNxgx9xLqFU-mdYZif6w7IRJYtLMrkBQJ9fj6d27STp9FhjzRrG76noXvigk6KX-EdiPEWSPIuhouZCaNKQATkRjOZmUmeFYdlbccqwy-Shylrc18K0xOVRRoPUyZIAsY/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+112.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/AVvXsEj-JR9cLibNn2yNxgx9xLqFU-mdYZif6w7IRJYtLMrkBQJ9fj6d27STp9FhjzRrG76noXvigk6KX-EdiPEWSPIuhouZCaNKQATkRjOZmUmeFYdlbccqwy-Shylrc18K0xOVRRoPUyZIAsY/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+112.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712373669176465266" /></a><br />Look what came in the mail for the girls the other day. One was re-newed & one was brand new. Sadly, they are not being used to go to China. But we do have a fun trip planned.....<br /><br />And here are some recent pics of the girls last weekend with their cousins at Scout Sunday..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zHiO9JgME_a4XN6XeznTFC1vm6EYZKXiObNkGSsCivskYilsxTFTIu7uT89-UM5bSsmy4z18Z93O0RoE-S1ej0Fpjdua7nDcwnbvPwBk0uvLmPKPta7EWw3GiI6fqPVdAaeg1UGOiA8/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zHiO9JgME_a4XN6XeznTFC1vm6EYZKXiObNkGSsCivskYilsxTFTIu7uT89-UM5bSsmy4z18Z93O0RoE-S1ej0Fpjdua7nDcwnbvPwBk0uvLmPKPta7EWw3GiI6fqPVdAaeg1UGOiA8/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712375735272787218" /></a><br />Our scouts, Gavin & Ian<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVe7owOLLKjyZ-SSB-Y1Cg5_vTx8zWQ33xLWg0Upt0EM_aM1iEwvusHWQEoLtdkGZ4AYhJChrJRiLNohxxKbMjjJ53xMxpmE4tw383J6Cf0b97jiJf4xeX1lUXrBp01g0gTj2hx3EUMw/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+097.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/AVvXsEivVe7owOLLKjyZ-SSB-Y1Cg5_vTx8zWQ33xLWg0Upt0EM_aM1iEwvusHWQEoLtdkGZ4AYhJChrJRiLNohxxKbMjjJ53xMxpmE4tw383J6Cf0b97jiJf4xeX1lUXrBp01g0gTj2hx3EUMw/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712375723320265266" /></a><br />Sorry Ian's smile is blocked by the peacock headband, but it was the only picture Gavin didn't stick his tongue out for. Which goes to prove that you can put the 9 yr old boy in a Scout uniform, but you can't make him act like anything but a 9 yr old boy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPScMyY1Kt4-NPOKTXbAh2KdmKVHv7-y98IbEkqI8XPUUM_8pdYiVlmXxexqML5cCSejl3Qn8rGgZcFdJkHIqEfmKePxqrBq5b-c-PjQckJ8I2MANzQR6Ifae_qPkX8sKPwvqX6Hg0Iho/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+083.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPScMyY1Kt4-NPOKTXbAh2KdmKVHv7-y98IbEkqI8XPUUM_8pdYiVlmXxexqML5cCSejl3Qn8rGgZcFdJkHIqEfmKePxqrBq5b-c-PjQckJ8I2MANzQR6Ifae_qPkX8sKPwvqX6Hg0Iho/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+083.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712375715650909346" /></a><br />She growing up to be such a beautiful young lady.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSoQSXYjN-4QQjC44yzGYpFU9zbKQirMLaKRfbd3sjvRyzF0oWYRPLGRphF75fIoMlhpy48Xr2Kx31_MNzSOIo_dVeNiy2GstCKzxsjazC_XGBpysg2iH70vy5QPgy4cDfkcrHt_LjpI/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSoQSXYjN-4QQjC44yzGYpFU9zbKQirMLaKRfbd3sjvRyzF0oWYRPLGRphF75fIoMlhpy48Xr2Kx31_MNzSOIo_dVeNiy2GstCKzxsjazC_XGBpysg2iH70vy5QPgy4cDfkcrHt_LjpI/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+085.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712375712244633682" /></a><br />And this one is still a Pixie Sprite<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPA7gxvtcpTQYuVfolOhjkzdKfFj0BMKPWebHeLL9vJXdiHJEf4RzUCIc2SKqKvOKY69LH69GSDQEKAu_T0qaK8hmUhuArYOvpM2JGakFe_2Pm36TAw4gog6Umcb2vk-KILsODl4ihzw/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPA7gxvtcpTQYuVfolOhjkzdKfFj0BMKPWebHeLL9vJXdiHJEf4RzUCIc2SKqKvOKY69LH69GSDQEKAu_T0qaK8hmUhuArYOvpM2JGakFe_2Pm36TAw4gog6Umcb2vk-KILsODl4ihzw/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712375702680154722" /></a></em><br />Love them both ....abundantly!!</em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-25315369135193259422012-01-30T10:28:00.017-05:002012-01-30T11:11:19.417-05:002012 Off To A Good Start.......<em>I'm reading friend's blogs...(& for a great daily laugh, go <a href="http://www.joyunspeakableandfullofglory.blogspot.com">here</a>) I just have not been posting here much lately. I really <strong>NEED</strong> to replace my camera & then I think I'll become enthused to post more of our happenings. We are all good, healthy, & happy & really that's what matters most....<br /><br />We've had a nice couple of busy weekends...birthday parties, Chinese New Year. The girls are both cheering for basketball right now.<br /><br />Some Jan pictures to share<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OmXtyeQ3haAqxTZv-mNueY2nynECPUDuZQAPPLAXEJshtlM_GDf55ek3_wJnOQQuCamtzjx8AgzsvMJDN8F93E2eSjBh9FO6ueawe9uNrFlMS7ZMdORfKBnN1QfUL_jzTl6HzDVUK_M/s1600/Lindsi+2011+Pics++Dec+Part+3+017.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/AVvXsEj3OmXtyeQ3haAqxTZv-mNueY2nynECPUDuZQAPPLAXEJshtlM_GDf55ek3_wJnOQQuCamtzjx8AgzsvMJDN8F93E2eSjBh9FO6ueawe9uNrFlMS7ZMdORfKBnN1QfUL_jzTl6HzDVUK_M/s400/Lindsi+2011+Pics++Dec+Part+3+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449520458565890" /></a><br />Jami lost her first & second tooth about 3 days apart, just before Christmas! So, for Christmas she really DID want her 2 front teeth...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVW1AFpn3DV1dGxkWvZRLoIWFjutMOPSWgAhH8RviHVdlV1V-SfPUf0UBB3KGDqYhVPWTRgoto_t3vA6fseIukwAqgf-IxgDwZBxyXiRGlklKEBiE6hsCjTOh7y4BumI31f0TXxL8IkHg/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+001.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/AVvXsEhVW1AFpn3DV1dGxkWvZRLoIWFjutMOPSWgAhH8RviHVdlV1V-SfPUf0UBB3KGDqYhVPWTRgoto_t3vA6fseIukwAqgf-IxgDwZBxyXiRGlklKEBiE6hsCjTOh7y4BumI31f0TXxL8IkHg/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449516064135026" /></a><br />A ride in her jeep.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4-B1P2nMIBKahCWAGQyjsLhxHwiZkiHPzKXiG4LAwFfPW0v4op4bM0vuwWMCTJr-zabKJlztXgwRwF4JmA3L_FxqGkvynarUZ6CCTQKPWNspazR-Ht_j1H_j0uwFQKIe9ehtj1JsiaQ/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+004.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/AVvXsEiU4-B1P2nMIBKahCWAGQyjsLhxHwiZkiHPzKXiG4LAwFfPW0v4op4bM0vuwWMCTJr-zabKJlztXgwRwF4JmA3L_FxqGkvynarUZ6CCTQKPWNspazR-Ht_j1H_j0uwFQKIe9ehtj1JsiaQ/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449493386020434" /></a><br />Zipping by on her bike...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkHeE0RNl5LzsNxoXreoVCNMTmAwgSzqQT7sl3tx6wsi_LIQjxxQ5rwRoXlrZjayUgXSKL9FiTx7nzBIWsxheA6jKcmFcCPHQsdIRy9CUBEYhCA4Z-NDf5U4CU1U_N-7q8vneJBZK6kw/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+049.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/AVvXsEgCkHeE0RNl5LzsNxoXreoVCNMTmAwgSzqQT7sl3tx6wsi_LIQjxxQ5rwRoXlrZjayUgXSKL9FiTx7nzBIWsxheA6jKcmFcCPHQsdIRy9CUBEYhCA4Z-NDf5U4CU1U_N-7q8vneJBZK6kw/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449489923394306" /></a><br />Such a tolerant Princess Kitty<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BLsJU6Sm-AcwP4TlXKgU9eKR9XCB04EqkekSm30YS-_WG6aFduU0eZDe9R9d0Qcoi0BQu85b_aeHlyJI5maeTOz0sqLwUfrpihwEPyrn3HFvEl-8-8oeeyVNL7CseBiAW3Nx9n1SxLM/s1600/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+048.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/AVvXsEg_BLsJU6Sm-AcwP4TlXKgU9eKR9XCB04EqkekSm30YS-_WG6aFduU0eZDe9R9d0Qcoi0BQu85b_aeHlyJI5maeTOz0sqLwUfrpihwEPyrn3HFvEl-8-8oeeyVNL7CseBiAW3Nx9n1SxLM/s400/Lindsi+2012+Pics+Jan+048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703450410879097954" /></a><br />We love you too.......<br />Maybe I'll get some CNY pics downloaded soon......<br /></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-72614764959465941332011-12-06T13:11:00.006-05:002011-12-06T13:25:00.857-05:00So Glad It's December<em>I'm back........Sorry we have been AWOL for too long.<br /><br />October was tough for us......what didn't happen?? A leak in the roof in the kids bathroom, new transmission needed in the car, Jami fell & broke her arm...& to top it all off, I lost my camera. Not only were we very Broke, but I am crushed about the camera.....<br /><br />November we spent trying to heal & recuperate.<br /><br />And now, it's December!!<br /><br />Lindsi picked up an awesome Canon camera at a garage sale. She even let's me use it. The roof & the car are both repaired, although I'll be paying that car bill for quite awhile. The cast comes off Jami's arm tomorrow....<br />Things are definitely looking up for us now.<br /><br />We were waiting for my parents at a restaurant along the river the on Sun night. Evening time & the natural lighting was just picture perfect. Here are some cute pics I took of the girls with Lindsi's new camera......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB1srmqfPipw8L5_YSDgdTkfG2RZ0vQ5QqsJ_qqhTnumF3vzcCx0rVG_Bqj2yLcGt_cIqUKASkaIGskaHOuqVmK06QmpBDyl8MjKZ_lkgIMOX0yeouQbQfv7vF-AXPyQAaJFViUsDtNU/s1600/Lindsi+2011+Pics+227.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/AVvXsEggB1srmqfPipw8L5_YSDgdTkfG2RZ0vQ5QqsJ_qqhTnumF3vzcCx0rVG_Bqj2yLcGt_cIqUKASkaIGskaHOuqVmK06QmpBDyl8MjKZ_lkgIMOX0yeouQbQfv7vF-AXPyQAaJFViUsDtNU/s400/Lindsi+2011+Pics+227.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683082089554594850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LK23HWntfb3tnv6DgREbmqdV3UceILU3AFQKpKonAuNHO6YdGmrG_S5gmJpPi_sVAaC2XJBOnRk6T6qHcoof7K0ijMqFk0bEUH9RCRrD7oBvwkgyUY8xCfbnHBEW5-SbI7_Tu2vQBks/s1600/Lindsi+2011+Pics+239.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/AVvXsEh2LK23HWntfb3tnv6DgREbmqdV3UceILU3AFQKpKonAuNHO6YdGmrG_S5gmJpPi_sVAaC2XJBOnRk6T6qHcoof7K0ijMqFk0bEUH9RCRrD7oBvwkgyUY8xCfbnHBEW5-SbI7_Tu2vQBks/s400/Lindsi+2011+Pics+239.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683082067930145842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gLxiCiJToR9-wBS35XFJzYRl7VPTf_k78sF_RepS8Q4FeMLaU5TlAeNNQAwRSFJvuVrMrfxqikoS_FeMdvihXczZYgzGVtofhM5bKS058PbjuPU1qSxgi3z6ji8BPFZej_0vZCwrE2I/s1600/Lindsi+2011+Pics+242.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/AVvXsEi-gLxiCiJToR9-wBS35XFJzYRl7VPTf_k78sF_RepS8Q4FeMLaU5TlAeNNQAwRSFJvuVrMrfxqikoS_FeMdvihXczZYgzGVtofhM5bKS058PbjuPU1qSxgi3z6ji8BPFZej_0vZCwrE2I/s400/Lindsi+2011+Pics+242.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683082054372202482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfg88TyKMUzX2UqRLqMra2QAaenk_Ujz-6dEu0gX_xCoSBZ1T8XQ9TjkZ7t6dQuuXYVXjTcRZ35Qkw02qmI5poylwIZuGlBIGEw5XJt9nT3CR4cI6i3GF7nanHo05NCSWKxM0Fjn63c4/s1600/Lindsi+2011+Pics+254.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/AVvXsEgdfg88TyKMUzX2UqRLqMra2QAaenk_Ujz-6dEu0gX_xCoSBZ1T8XQ9TjkZ7t6dQuuXYVXjTcRZ35Qkw02qmI5poylwIZuGlBIGEw5XJt9nT3CR4cI6i3GF7nanHo05NCSWKxM0Fjn63c4/s400/Lindsi+2011+Pics+254.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683082041711662226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DfPRDqF5Qzc8aQ_oIn0MIEJYc6lhkrOi3LbRJSyToF3AKu2YzefL9AzaCS6yk_NgJ5NrmxB4jzKkuJT7l24RO2mFUx7qhNPAEmn6M2xJgQWPWxHWnsMolMfNmjbCjkzYVrwOhdkiy8w/s1600/Lindsi+2011+Pics+250.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DfPRDqF5Qzc8aQ_oIn0MIEJYc6lhkrOi3LbRJSyToF3AKu2YzefL9AzaCS6yk_NgJ5NrmxB4jzKkuJT7l24RO2mFUx7qhNPAEmn6M2xJgQWPWxHWnsMolMfNmjbCjkzYVrwOhdkiy8w/s400/Lindsi+2011+Pics+250.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683082031096571426" /></a></em><br /><br /><em>See? You've missed us, right??</em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-24065052411290698892011-09-26T14:08:00.005-04:002011-09-27T11:03:34.024-04:00Jane Brown PlayshopWe just had a Girl's Weekend that included a Jane Brown Playshop.<br /><br />Our soccer season starts next Sat, so we will not be able to make the FCC Culture Camp this year. Fortunately, this Playshop was timed perfectly for us.<br /><br />Jane Brown is a mother of 9. Many internationally adopted, & she has some bio children. She is a past elementary school teacher & a psychologist. She travels around the country & has several topics that she can theme her Playshops around. This was her 4th visit to the Jacksonville group & the theme was being Transracially adopted. The kids were divided into 2 groups K-3rd grade / 4th grade & older (most in the 9-10-11 age range).<br /><br />On Fri night, the kids had childcare & in a Parents Only meeting Jane discussed her background & some of the areas that she would be talking to the kids about on Sat. She threw out a lot of ideas & things to think about. Ways to incorporate more culturally diverse people into your family life / daily routines & the importance of these racially diverse role models for our transracially adopted kids.<br /><br />On Sat AM was the young kids playshop. The parents did the first activity with the kids & then left to go wait it out. The Playshop was approx 2.5 hrs long, then she came & did a debriefing for the parents (which lasted about 1 hr), while the kids stayed back & played. She talked a lot about what it meant to the kids to be adopted, how this might happen, what the outcomes might be. She gives them thinking steps, but does not plant ideas. They did alot of role playing with dolls & puppets. Each child getting a chance to "act" the part of the story (birth parents, SWI workers, adoptive parents). She also role played with them how to handle bullying or being signaled out for being different, or how to help a friend who was being singled out. She equipped them with some great tools.<br /><br />With the older girls, parents dropped them off & then went to wait. Their session went a little longer. The best thing about this is that the girls broke into small groups & they had tasks to do & then they shared those things with each other. MY OPINION: I think even if you talk with your kids, you, as their parent, can not get them to be as open & as free in the thought exchange as they can be with their same adoptive background peers. <br />They shared in small groups such things as if you could ask your birthparents 3 things...what would they be? If you could tell your birth parents 3 things about you, what would that be? Then they dicussed those things within their big group. After their session, she did another debriefing with the parents. As a side note, I think there was only other family besides me, who had children in both age groups, & the discussion was naturally different each time. If the kids go off on a tangent, she lets them. It is THEIR time to share with each other & she is just a director & contributor of ideas, jumping off spots for discussion.<br /><br />Neither of my girls talks much about their adoptions. I was a little nervous going into this that the Playshop might create angst where there is none. That was not the case. I think both girls came away with more information about their adoptions, with a better sense that there really are other kids just like me, (Unbelievably, with the younger group, JB explained that even though your kids might "know" that the other FCC friends are from China, they may not understand that those kids were also adopted, just like they were). I also think (& it is especially true in our case), that if your child has a visible SN, than that "Trumps" race issues (at least at the elementarty age). They don't necessarily feel different because of their race, they feel different & are much more asked about the difference their classmates & others can see.<br /><br />However, I had read many positive comments about the Playshops, so we commited ourselves to attending. I'm really glad that we did. It was encouraging to learn of the things that I am doing right, in order to give my kids a healthy environment, as well as learn the areas where I can improve.<br /><br />While I would not jump on the bandwagon to bring Jane to Gainesville. I don't think there is enough local support to justify the expense. I would whole heartedly encourage families with school aged children to take advantage of her playshops whether they are held in Jacksonville (in 2 more years), in Tampa or Orlando. Overall, very positive & we will go again if the occassion arises.<br /><br />I thought that going to this with other girl friends was a great way to do it. Our kids already knew at least someone in the playgroup..plus we had the bonus of getting to hang out & visit all weekend long. An unexpected bonus came when we were able to swap kid watching duties throughout the weekend. That was really nice!!<br /><br />If you have any specific questions, I can try and answer them for you. Maybe I'll have pics`to post shortly.....Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-43319961608141346752011-08-17T10:18:00.007-04:002011-08-17T10:33:07.687-04:00Last of Summer<em>We've been busy with Dance Camp & trips to the beach.
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<br />We are winding down the last of our care free, lazy morning days & trying to get back into a decent bedtime routine.
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<br />Dance classes are starting back up, soccer try outs are just around the corner.
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<br />Yesterday, we marked off our list the last BIG thing before Meet Your Teacher Day!!!
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<br />The girls decided they wanted to get their ears pierced. I always told them they could get them done whenever they felt ready. Lindsi's been talking about it for awhile. Jami was planning to put her's off until she turned 10. However, in the last few days, Jami changed her tune & when the time came, Even offered to go first.
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<br />They both opted for birthstones & of course, that means Diamonds (or the more affordable CZs) for Jami....
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<br />Lindsi got some pretty Emerald birth stones:
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<br />We finished the evening off with dinner at out local Ale House. Kids Eat Free on Tue, along with balloon art & face painting.
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<br />Pretty good way to end the summer break............</em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-45789648101455381462011-07-22T10:19:00.037-04:002011-07-22T13:05:46.346-04:00Weeks 4-5-6 Mountain Vacation<em>Glorious vacation........We are home, but here is a summary of our beautiful mountain trip. We went with my siblings, their families, & my parents. It helps that we all get along very well. We rented this gorgeous 3 story cabin. It had a master bedroom on each floor & then various sleeping areas throughout.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTUKFgPrU76-XJ2Ojmty6NtB_wdpO0O36t6r8sh-gx_spwr_NSAdBDJhLsINNeoQJo0DkaiF2GjwC_AzU4EviS0MW5rv5hYll7FVEzBB6nuDefbK1u15dGhOdzutQCt0F5AbtaCJRvik/s1600/July+2011+II+161.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/AVvXsEhyTUKFgPrU76-XJ2Ojmty6NtB_wdpO0O36t6r8sh-gx_spwr_NSAdBDJhLsINNeoQJo0DkaiF2GjwC_AzU4EviS0MW5rv5hYll7FVEzBB6nuDefbK1u15dGhOdzutQCt0F5AbtaCJRvik/s400/July+2011+II+161.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632181875414900306" /></a><br />Another great amenity was this outdoor covered sitting area with fireplace. Perfect spot to sit & read or visit until the mosquitoes came out around 7PM. The mountain air was beautiful. Mostly in the 80's.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9-YQLwWgE99IqG27M2-N_Cl2OwSxnGq_Ts5B5UzA-7cP9UGxHM3Nu-nUd-j9SwB2c86r76rNeTTIqNqJ-9n9NkLp4-EnY45r5XdTDWTinduF3j2ofeZdf3NBVUZhyphenhyphenhMRTdxoX5v7Axg/s1600/July+2011+II+101.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/AVvXsEji9-YQLwWgE99IqG27M2-N_Cl2OwSxnGq_Ts5B5UzA-7cP9UGxHM3Nu-nUd-j9SwB2c86r76rNeTTIqNqJ-9n9NkLp4-EnY45r5XdTDWTinduF3j2ofeZdf3NBVUZhyphenhyphenhMRTdxoX5v7Axg/s400/July+2011+II+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632182861590390482" /></a><br />We did a meal rotation, so each family only had to make a dinner every 4th night or so. Nice to be gone for a day out & come home to a home cooked meal.<br /><br />Our first stop: Ocoee Rafting Center. This is where the white water events from the 1996 Olympics were held. We also picked up info on area hikes from here.<br />First scenic overlook....Boyd's Gap.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpr2M-3wtg9tM9UtzDC4RrUr8x0HdpLNr1sNjo95cGQ2PzpdzQle-U8WdOFHBb87KXIb27xI_yqaNOUHKQHeVVu2LPgUGPKXA2hCOaMFazC5arDhVikany2WnHHaQweRi4lDZxVpidQxY/s1600/July+2011+II+007.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/AVvXsEgpr2M-3wtg9tM9UtzDC4RrUr8x0HdpLNr1sNjo95cGQ2PzpdzQle-U8WdOFHBb87KXIb27xI_yqaNOUHKQHeVVu2LPgUGPKXA2hCOaMFazC5arDhVikany2WnHHaQweRi4lDZxVpidQxY/s400/July+2011+II+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632183421439240674" /></a><br />Ocoee Rafting Center<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHuojMIz9BtWyx4QVvJKJECgmv4shVIttTNbVpT3_-akhe4xnPI4-Esg8GiwfC-KS7081S9-GaXak5ndmSSOXZpz8W9id5IPtJtl76ptGfO4pQ7SDSV-t0bSnyIxhT28vymUM0VEPN9o/s1600/July+2011+II+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHuojMIz9BtWyx4QVvJKJECgmv4shVIttTNbVpT3_-akhe4xnPI4-Esg8GiwfC-KS7081S9-GaXak5ndmSSOXZpz8W9id5IPtJtl76ptGfO4pQ7SDSV-t0bSnyIxhT28vymUM0VEPN9o/s400/July+2011+II+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632183784372711826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkXspV7-KIF_C-qUFtib1tpFkTKM5s8mHGC4T0IbD2AIeEMpeuNMJ3NQZmqjN4a2K805gFKuKBP2Glnw_Bs9oC_l4GS0uXZ1df6VUqzZnDOkwcSlP19TgMVYnFaP2gs3zBDnbakS4xrg/s1600/July+2011+II+014.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/AVvXsEgLkXspV7-KIF_C-qUFtib1tpFkTKM5s8mHGC4T0IbD2AIeEMpeuNMJ3NQZmqjN4a2K805gFKuKBP2Glnw_Bs9oC_l4GS0uXZ1df6VUqzZnDOkwcSlP19TgMVYnFaP2gs3zBDnbakS4xrg/s400/July+2011+II+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632183780751546882" /></a><br /><br />Leisure hike to a waterfall. RT 3.2 miles<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptRTOvM1uGS_x8IdRKwwHAz2xoqCh5RlbO0Eik7deE4i4I_HV8Tf-Dub3iI3MHI4irXxl3VNJDEaYGjCts8r6UJaAutlORDYMf_nONtJOKvacChV3z8X4d_XnKXcRDS22v4dpCthrSmY/s1600/July+2011+II+028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptRTOvM1uGS_x8IdRKwwHAz2xoqCh5RlbO0Eik7deE4i4I_HV8Tf-Dub3iI3MHI4irXxl3VNJDEaYGjCts8r6UJaAutlORDYMf_nONtJOKvacChV3z8X4d_XnKXcRDS22v4dpCthrSmY/s400/July+2011+II+028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632184294293869922" /></a><br />A few streams to cross along the way. Here they opted for the log after Jami fell in trying to hop onto the rocks.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgtkBlivLsLEJnCGSddtaIpZ8vPIcg8qXEWb-prsK1zf972rnekBxPreYUTU5ekRYp8xmk13r5PJGMPNYMuWUJ7WtxeDWuv_oK437dIqdPnNBgoyBPMhWZrYl3wKHT66Zd5Jyt4WRl7o/s1600/July+2011+II+024.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/AVvXsEjYgtkBlivLsLEJnCGSddtaIpZ8vPIcg8qXEWb-prsK1zf972rnekBxPreYUTU5ekRYp8xmk13r5PJGMPNYMuWUJ7WtxeDWuv_oK437dIqdPnNBgoyBPMhWZrYl3wKHT66Zd5Jyt4WRl7o/s400/July+2011+II+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632184703696935058" /></a><br />Ahhh...made it, but those rocks were wet & slippery!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDUCdAYqFIHtJJYyfOR5k6sKIP5GKyIymZpmZhFvW0JadIkC17TagyJONpGQHKKpCQRmzF26ziXYqYy2hIFgpZk4McioNCIOvCOPiYJOQthSw9fOLbNCJ4i6pSX6Nc8QCOYKYZqqUM5k/s1600/July+2011+II+020.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/AVvXsEgXDUCdAYqFIHtJJYyfOR5k6sKIP5GKyIymZpmZhFvW0JadIkC17TagyJONpGQHKKpCQRmzF26ziXYqYy2hIFgpZk4McioNCIOvCOPiYJOQthSw9fOLbNCJ4i6pSX6Nc8QCOYKYZqqUM5k/s400/July+2011+II+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632184950892202626" /></a><br />The next day my brother, nephew, the girls & I drove over to our old college ala mater...Berry. We had a very nice time visiting the campus. Doug & I enjoyed it alot more than the kids though......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFas1vApeoe2wa0lgzFPJInJYmEOKAGF3gVfnt082ZvH6Tc4NJFmU8_QR3h0Tiualp2LWOpIwEHt55ca_a-rnBDRn0-1C30_x9PDrYrLVKS8dTZcl_R85ol9DXE2VKQcph24kTWxM8uVc/s1600/July+2011+II+031.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/AVvXsEiFas1vApeoe2wa0lgzFPJInJYmEOKAGF3gVfnt082ZvH6Tc4NJFmU8_QR3h0Tiualp2LWOpIwEHt55ca_a-rnBDRn0-1C30_x9PDrYrLVKS8dTZcl_R85ol9DXE2VKQcph24kTWxM8uVc/s400/July+2011+II+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632185659679946034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBY3m3pFEWqcb_zewVS9fL6-MvBRrAlLlT4mxyxAKplpnP5Inqk8bAX1Iu_9tRsTCCspkADaHkFK70j5mfEqFoyGhBILa-_ljL_b-CTwgzKFNofni5YaekfG1w8_ADzDbxVB0ROAr7fM/s1600/July+2011+II+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBY3m3pFEWqcb_zewVS9fL6-MvBRrAlLlT4mxyxAKplpnP5Inqk8bAX1Iu_9tRsTCCspkADaHkFK70j5mfEqFoyGhBILa-_ljL_b-CTwgzKFNofni5YaekfG1w8_ADzDbxVB0ROAr7fM/s400/July+2011+II+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632185657170709170" /></a><br />Down the road from the cabin was a big orchard & country store. The kids liked checking out their in house bee hive. Interesting!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYspzyd_bVl9DYuGZfsN4uXgLwmDUf4Ipj4Kfhnjye7HeVcYEvYSVPX5vQYcT_IBlLZItMAzbAJXfCo0gl45GEDveUDFQTNWlZN3dWoRxgRrihQWV7exEXwJ9qMemlMiXkoEbjo7v-XYo/s1600/July+2011+II+035.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/AVvXsEhYspzyd_bVl9DYuGZfsN4uXgLwmDUf4Ipj4Kfhnjye7HeVcYEvYSVPX5vQYcT_IBlLZItMAzbAJXfCo0gl45GEDveUDFQTNWlZN3dWoRxgRrihQWV7exEXwJ9qMemlMiXkoEbjo7v-XYo/s400/July+2011+II+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632186112210097490" /></a><br />And we spent too much time checking out the "real" phone booth......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF0mnF50UYYseCrI9FiBPuUPO0_uBvI9AZqTvSo26TVH-TZu0xI7F8FcDdptlwXJq8OQ4cic3nLSVJJxfqpqkDKumzmW9zWp4IBEow5ZmJuOJs4h8ITvX5Eyu2yh2ZY5fy84aQG2HVxQ/s1600/July+2011+II+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF0mnF50UYYseCrI9FiBPuUPO0_uBvI9AZqTvSo26TVH-TZu0xI7F8FcDdptlwXJq8OQ4cic3nLSVJJxfqpqkDKumzmW9zWp4IBEow5ZmJuOJs4h8ITvX5Eyu2yh2ZY5fy84aQG2HVxQ/s400/July+2011+II+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632186436566285010" /></a><br /><br />A day at Stone Mountain. Train, Mountain Top, CrossRoads Course, Laser Show. Very fun day. We LOVED everything there. I was so proud of Lindsi for doing the skywalk course. Lindsi loved the skywalk... Our littlest ones were not quite up for that, so I stayed below, with the full intent of taking the next turn. But, everyone was up there for so long, that we had to hurry if we wanted to go do the sky lift. Maybe next time I can do it too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWEwoYPpUlxr7RYnIBCTfXBHiKUcNTN4XIcC7-0t8TGIPtz8ZEPqhxnKRIpEXjF3k5vS4vjuqovT00bFT8hqmVkYYzzEuYWrnRX8taMpwAmlwCJqaNcZatsGxfmNMzYRNrMf9NcZHuDU/s1600/July+2011+II+050.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/AVvXsEhAWEwoYPpUlxr7RYnIBCTfXBHiKUcNTN4XIcC7-0t8TGIPtz8ZEPqhxnKRIpEXjF3k5vS4vjuqovT00bFT8hqmVkYYzzEuYWrnRX8taMpwAmlwCJqaNcZatsGxfmNMzYRNrMf9NcZHuDU/s400/July+2011+II+050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632187354255726626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_XVXgY1KBnjJ0ZWv-g-kDrAP6ln4yD2riuXO0XWWuv9u7PI08j4L8ZWJrQ6lRaRgGhiwQQXMhyphenhyphen_b0XvFlePRMp-h0yksE5rq1n9K1ZC__s3amDSy9Vvj9wlSi7rJ0r8NSqBUdpweYLA/s1600/July+2011+II+059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgXBpjfiyUSzPQwnt95MjzPY6Uj1aArh-pBS-LlCWjHO1O43zlNIpOfRNwH575puW8as0fVQrqDqyzmkiGBl0C59bxajWy6RV5F5VZnyr3vtJSMCBsu7bVNi9JuthuhviJ8GnoAYOb8Y/s400/July+2011+II+080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632188683282913698" /></a><br />With my girls....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uRZWr_1GGtPQmZ3mLfPh9mCmDvIAUAbzkWOrXwAJFsvkjzTi0ayIC_DNw2QS16DIKmAuuwBnh8Mq4O177dh4943e0kAMWJD11rTiDvbDVa5l0S6VL785zC-KRwf1aPWmmaFecI0O4zY/s1600/July+2011+II+079.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/AVvXsEg-uRZWr_1GGtPQmZ3mLfPh9mCmDvIAUAbzkWOrXwAJFsvkjzTi0ayIC_DNw2QS16DIKmAuuwBnh8Mq4O177dh4943e0kAMWJD11rTiDvbDVa5l0S6VL785zC-KRwf1aPWmmaFecI0O4zY/s400/July+2011+II+079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632188679728719234" /></a><br />The cousins....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkOdbXIgh7FgLwSXuMXuCc_JSQeUJNYBSpSOMWrlkrqOioAN_WsQUNWxieIqYiuB02Qhyphenhyphen72y_GVUj7jLDTlXjBUJwHMNk0wTtvazCqzIcSwZWL427NuHm0yQiZFdhdZfU0AgrhKjfj-0/s1600/July+2011+II+065.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkOdbXIgh7FgLwSXuMXuCc_JSQeUJNYBSpSOMWrlkrqOioAN_WsQUNWxieIqYiuB02Qhyphenhyphen72y_GVUj7jLDTlXjBUJwHMNk0wTtvazCqzIcSwZWL427NuHm0yQiZFdhdZfU0AgrhKjfj-0/s400/July+2011+II+065.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632188677208980770" /></a><br />A visit with our Atlanta travel mates......<br />Lydia & Lindsi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjiuopCTbrK6rN9ZPVy7eCOnuArgQHN6hsKaGkIFxQc1Y9sKS5fjMYBtdFPemp1ASG3MGtdPR96uoD2OkpSK7XHJPpFPqihRbghLEHdyrcbe3Alys8mOVgAJTCOCTZLzf7H80U0uGEPQ/s1600/July+2011+II+084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjiuopCTbrK6rN9ZPVy7eCOnuArgQHN6hsKaGkIFxQc1Y9sKS5fjMYBtdFPemp1ASG3MGtdPR96uoD2OkpSK7XHJPpFPqihRbghLEHdyrcbe3Alys8mOVgAJTCOCTZLzf7H80U0uGEPQ/s400/July+2011+II+084.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632189296715788322" /></a><br />The whole sibling group...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kl-hzBdj9-bW0__IQEPY9Zz09gVe-CjbNVKI1XfnM3LKlVRquJ0OxgFzXGwQjrE6-LVdlOSdR7vsqA13og1DLcMLJiUnLve3pAifcIKcQ1ZDu8dqI34c8-sS3QY33cEURlhvmBwmIS8/s1600/July+2011+II+086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kl-hzBdj9-bW0__IQEPY9Zz09gVe-CjbNVKI1XfnM3LKlVRquJ0OxgFzXGwQjrE6-LVdlOSdR7vsqA13og1DLcMLJiUnLve3pAifcIKcQ1ZDu8dqI34c8-sS3QY33cEURlhvmBwmIS8/s400/July+2011+II+086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632189665716867154" /></a><br />Celebrating a BIG Birthday for my sister....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzxEuBymmXSg1cA56znth0YeKHyOP1TbizlzoQLTjUCl5i5Scen5f-1XfjubZ9qKL_C8gMXMgrFpleg1b0RH3b-f8uV9V2UQOSkTdwll3RRXI_0XAK3dYjYszFQ20guCg9tRW_rObFHE/s1600/July+2011+II+096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzxEuBymmXSg1cA56znth0YeKHyOP1TbizlzoQLTjUCl5i5Scen5f-1XfjubZ9qKL_C8gMXMgrFpleg1b0RH3b-f8uV9V2UQOSkTdwll3RRXI_0XAK3dYjYszFQ20guCg9tRW_rObFHE/s400/July+2011+II+096.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632190048420682994" /></a><br /><br />A visit to the Cabbage patch<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXwWRULciXefDd5lKq69JRt-TmZBz9QjQJkNXzLHGMUXL0-xfInpJEGMpMhxUrm4ebo6jwEnHWwDfpx-uRLt1Igu_aRWbvTmWWwYWjAIHIw6G9sKq7873_6h8FXxcuUaLcLKBZdMmf2Y/s1600/July+2011+II+111.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFiGpGqpG5hOMVpHd8LbZUF7VwUGxA8FyOx7SVdb0387B_6J59N7gV5CRM_rUoIAoVyB36KiXIN00CcgfcV67iHzduOV5j2TggREZDtQtVwMHjCwXk2QasE-3qFZL025unX0jpQOCey4/s400/July+2011+II+121.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632191392588088882" /></a><br />Panning for Gold & Gems in Dahlonega, GA<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP0TwFcFbIOm-20G6TbPdpgKlKtll4Q14iS5QJM6e9VlEt2LJ-0mpptcpZrr_cqAfBaFl3GU3CEhbXEkIDyXYjEYoxGDajnxrun-GsxnXbvqyCOeTimt2nV3yr_s91YpjAvzb6HCcFFU/s1600/July+2011+II+126.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP0TwFcFbIOm-20G6TbPdpgKlKtll4Q14iS5QJM6e9VlEt2LJ-0mpptcpZrr_cqAfBaFl3GU3CEhbXEkIDyXYjEYoxGDajnxrun-GsxnXbvqyCOeTimt2nV3yr_s91YpjAvzb6HCcFFU/s400/July+2011+II+126.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632191739264200994" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtH-Oj_CJ8E-3H7wE9jnaPWLQM_1zvVhPDvAgNUJa7hYLfSs2AXxfLmnti23jJ6R52_dzSd5mHF-S59yqKB_qdFuJ3ccsFSXOkamaRVuzUcAvkWUi3gMpjS3H1HKsvBcac1udCADclLHI/s1600/July+2011+II+132.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXuJco2w30h6Xu73zC3s3HoFFdQt9n4gYi0Z98YVKXhppO6VwudpZEciUzxk35qmH8c0AlhUiTJi52Y7clbGwpUxB0pgZfPgNivGa_wElfEXePx_EwXci-3nh4-LY8z4XfOzzcMWh9vU/s400/July+2011+II+131.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632192740111028274" /></a><br />Showing off our "Haul"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4V9XmwnMnTg2ZsLLUxYuUMMJdv-x9W9A2UByXdlWEUNQKsFYlnQ4nNstfOsGdCaQym3rWoTKa25LX8CUeVixJzQCKIwBkQpL8uvPcJfF7Tj2zrYumv_67ep8xDAF6LGP2OaZ0bp5S68/s1600/July+2011+II+144.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/AVvXsEhi4V9XmwnMnTg2ZsLLUxYuUMMJdv-x9W9A2UByXdlWEUNQKsFYlnQ4nNstfOsGdCaQym3rWoTKa25LX8CUeVixJzQCKIwBkQpL8uvPcJfF7Tj2zrYumv_67ep8xDAF6LGP2OaZ0bp5S68/s400/July+2011+II+144.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632192980825060050" /></a><br />Cheering on John & Pam as they tackle white water rafting (I went earlier in the week, I just didn't have a photo crew following me...lol) or what they & their boat mates referred to as their own papparazzi.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVP3VzY8iAfkWv4buZFvCDYCKvIrJ3iDC84q2QtYGH6YI9pq29Buq0qT_Y6j9aBqNv0SUavNd0s_DP1r5JbmQovkuycou0qYhq7xIpV6vAZf5HWXGYRXWAXcCJOcWzfw-TrFjLc4wfAk/s1600/July+2011+II+149.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/AVvXsEjKVP3VzY8iAfkWv4buZFvCDYCKvIrJ3iDC84q2QtYGH6YI9pq29Buq0qT_Y6j9aBqNv0SUavNd0s_DP1r5JbmQovkuycou0qYhq7xIpV6vAZf5HWXGYRXWAXcCJOcWzfw-TrFjLc4wfAk/s400/July+2011+II+149.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632193214154500882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBpeh0s4fU1fBLkC_aZ_IPv5eN_eFgDbIdGMq0XHMfcwlcXdPM09zuGcKv8OVsJ9uiJPNoYXYERtZ4d-B7vOLSe_NPLqBUhP91eMhQkt0WS7Y4SCYJz6hLTkRsKFbyCQx9bK6eJAwn_E/s1600/July+2011+II+152.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/AVvXsEjJBpeh0s4fU1fBLkC_aZ_IPv5eN_eFgDbIdGMq0XHMfcwlcXdPM09zuGcKv8OVsJ9uiJPNoYXYERtZ4d-B7vOLSe_NPLqBUhP91eMhQkt0WS7Y4SCYJz6hLTkRsKFbyCQx9bK6eJAwn_E/s400/July+2011+II+152.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632193850261296562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFgCZANQ7hkrL1-aMOkCtF0u1_-amDf3GrYFomJKcApaFXtWxJAa_3QR9w0Fm0fkr39o-nQQt8qSKOrPQ2nSgZhTVlYeMUrMFBwd8IOT3b-mgEkqAP_bxxChObW06AhofLisiUi3TA9Q/s1600/July+2011+II+154.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/AVvXsEgAFgCZANQ7hkrL1-aMOkCtF0u1_-amDf3GrYFomJKcApaFXtWxJAa_3QR9w0Fm0fkr39o-nQQt8qSKOrPQ2nSgZhTVlYeMUrMFBwd8IOT3b-mgEkqAP_bxxChObW06AhofLisiUi3TA9Q/s400/July+2011+II+154.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632194093714100418" /></a><br />Once they sailed out of sight, we went back to the cabin to enjoy the hot tub...<br />Lindsi says...Yowza..That is HOT!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio21qvgAu8uzYKeAnDm6JJMCVFSt4lVEG0YGomAPVHplwFZM5Ocl2bU_NmCeyFyua-ZbreOnFDJmy4OcUzhGoWeZ_CG1CrABjc0qq5q9MWWUOqw7ttrSQkgZt8Tc-KcJVFo7rW1E42FwM/s1600/July+2011+II+159.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/AVvXsEio21qvgAu8uzYKeAnDm6JJMCVFSt4lVEG0YGomAPVHplwFZM5Ocl2bU_NmCeyFyua-ZbreOnFDJmy4OcUzhGoWeZ_CG1CrABjc0qq5q9MWWUOqw7ttrSQkgZt8Tc-KcJVFo7rW1E42FwM/s400/July+2011+II+159.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632194398917422850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_OtEa1KzOp6A41VYGkEwZ8c128cbRwqgR9OPIaZlGcs9x9tsMBx5R4o1lQLWQKdzkHXZFJ0TiiRSf0O9_AK0o8KlpJCKriNPQLn6DtejtzDJ9xo42jIJcqjbNPaKAAay8aSCW8riIrI/s1600/July+2011+II+165.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/AVvXsEiG_OtEa1KzOp6A41VYGkEwZ8c128cbRwqgR9OPIaZlGcs9x9tsMBx5R4o1lQLWQKdzkHXZFJ0TiiRSf0O9_AK0o8KlpJCKriNPQLn6DtejtzDJ9xo42jIJcqjbNPaKAAay8aSCW8riIrI/s400/July+2011+II+165.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632194764126785522" /></a></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-16875859425033211282011-07-04T09:28:00.008-04:002011-07-04T09:44:05.113-04:00Weeks 2 & 3.....<em>Well, that went well......LOL....<br /><br />We've been relaxing, cleaning house, swimming, visiting friends near & far & taking advantage of our free summer bowling.<br /><br />On week #2, the girls both opted for short "do's"....since Jami had been promising me for months that she wanted hair as long as "Tangled", I was less encouraging of her to lop it all off. Also her hair grows SLOWER than anyone I know. Lindsi's will be long again by Christmas, no matter how short she cuts it now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRvfXQIcqrTgs78C6fa8grjwKw-B1w2BYgizODpTMS_TyS4nRHkQa8LWsYEJ7_UAz1BuUoCGY_67DWxZcUjipBCJJXf1YFls_8lExUh7V0j8BgeXpcAW2bdjcooaIjk-9Q7FjyDQMc2E/s1600/July+2011+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRvfXQIcqrTgs78C6fa8grjwKw-B1w2BYgizODpTMS_TyS4nRHkQa8LWsYEJ7_UAz1BuUoCGY_67DWxZcUjipBCJJXf1YFls_8lExUh7V0j8BgeXpcAW2bdjcooaIjk-9Q7FjyDQMc2E/s400/July+2011+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625489573575635090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKelnVFJgoDzl2gdxMlIqeShFYAPmWz-yXpKEMosxqC3rPBLi1rQJMJcH9CxEHWZqc00iwo93O43UuhlYGqq9uCA96JQ-use8X6EgumYCXjCI17HKDH0pvnllxNn4SfBps_AccNIAX_o/s1600/July+2011+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKelnVFJgoDzl2gdxMlIqeShFYAPmWz-yXpKEMosxqC3rPBLi1rQJMJcH9CxEHWZqc00iwo93O43UuhlYGqq9uCA96JQ-use8X6EgumYCXjCI17HKDH0pvnllxNn4SfBps_AccNIAX_o/s400/July+2011+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625489571096463970" /></a><br /><br />We visited with my longest BFF who was visiting the Orlando area with her family. I LOVE her so much. We can go a long time without seeing each other & then pick right up just like it was yesterday. I have traveled the most with her. She is such a blessing to me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyhOYc7JT1BqfP5GNR7DMLepB97AXaJclhzc2wqw_3RJvm67u9b-2qEWCRVs-HQ1n69xDO0yu1y7VNtQHdF0iKFuk58UNzhgc7pAzTpKiH9gQhDpx5-HE9IfZ_acks9FF2XVB7aGjft4/s1600/July+2011+014.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/AVvXsEinyhOYc7JT1BqfP5GNR7DMLepB97AXaJclhzc2wqw_3RJvm67u9b-2qEWCRVs-HQ1n69xDO0yu1y7VNtQHdF0iKFuk58UNzhgc7pAzTpKiH9gQhDpx5-HE9IfZ_acks9FF2XVB7aGjft4/s400/July+2011+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625490516578514322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACqo5hnVhZaO81X_W6nSga_N7qzEAkbW5agHiNf8HleDUPuKBC0hGd9hMISJlDnc2mzMlyB5HDc1bQYr6M99dIklqYR9yByqfqYG4HOCXvW-VEK2UyZ0xigUACcxQ-y2LXlk3_Dpxups/s1600/July+2011+013.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/AVvXsEgACqo5hnVhZaO81X_W6nSga_N7qzEAkbW5agHiNf8HleDUPuKBC0hGd9hMISJlDnc2mzMlyB5HDc1bQYr6M99dIklqYR9yByqfqYG4HOCXvW-VEK2UyZ0xigUACcxQ-y2LXlk3_Dpxups/s400/July+2011+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625490504013787410" /></a><br /><br />A few pics of the girls enjoying the afternoon in Orlando....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMKc-_ADCmGoXGviMOBE75WAoriSoGHn2LGGm1MTU7QC9C-y6s3aweXBZz0z3LcE-ruqj0WJ6HC2z27kFxRNLCoTYgrYlFpu9c90L9vzNNAGuZ4isEjhwm_UeYmBA7ohE-U0b0EaCFxg/s1600/July+2011+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMKc-_ADCmGoXGviMOBE75WAoriSoGHn2LGGm1MTU7QC9C-y6s3aweXBZz0z3LcE-ruqj0WJ6HC2z27kFxRNLCoTYgrYlFpu9c90L9vzNNAGuZ4isEjhwm_UeYmBA7ohE-U0b0EaCFxg/s400/July+2011+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625490994405659666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgsl45NUEsd86tfIG3mUhMj8tA7A-AXj0rv8nP5mIWNUrXqsuMNBRo0XjD6trlPjWlILWZBkjCg8xH9q52_ytRcwhdwWxoR3qO3uQQ5p0iRtF3FtU68sJSGPKjFFH2TtelaqxG5QrNjI/s1600/July+2011+006.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/AVvXsEgrgsl45NUEsd86tfIG3mUhMj8tA7A-AXj0rv8nP5mIWNUrXqsuMNBRo0XjD6trlPjWlILWZBkjCg8xH9q52_ytRcwhdwWxoR3qO3uQQ5p0iRtF3FtU68sJSGPKjFFH2TtelaqxG5QrNjI/s400/July+2011+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625490993772867042" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-mZ9-WCfJoaPy94zyw33mwQCHAYo8XUzbig_wpfG9iagle2DzOEsmKYgaTIFqsZ_CdNtX1Fbm0Lzn814irEtMWlG7_pRo16Mb2EGks6PDSWiI6oU10OovJ8sDE6F2lfRojDZcmQlUkg/s1600/July+2011+005.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/AVvXsEhi-mZ9-WCfJoaPy94zyw33mwQCHAYo8XUzbig_wpfG9iagle2DzOEsmKYgaTIFqsZ_CdNtX1Fbm0Lzn814irEtMWlG7_pRo16Mb2EGks6PDSWiI6oU10OovJ8sDE6F2lfRojDZcmQlUkg/s400/July+2011+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625492320494786498" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The girls attended VBS this past week, met some friends for Free Bowling, & alot of this:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmczy6pDz2bJo_TFC_bqnFGW5MBkTtBXZ3lKfdlOh8H4FQ0pyXOiNdw_rhfR21r646G8YyQ7RtExgxeX5zy_D1P_xwZrmKW7rF4rWD5Juow-_8qu8dHq_icJqrBhmFvOkRVHd5zisYU9g/s1600/July+2011+020.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/AVvXsEjmczy6pDz2bJo_TFC_bqnFGW5MBkTtBXZ3lKfdlOh8H4FQ0pyXOiNdw_rhfR21r646G8YyQ7RtExgxeX5zy_D1P_xwZrmKW7rF4rWD5Juow-_8qu8dHq_icJqrBhmFvOkRVHd5zisYU9g/s400/July+2011+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625491329654733266" /></a></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-39742239790149660902011-06-20T09:46:00.016-04:002011-06-20T10:14:54.504-04:00The Weeks of Summer: Week 1<em>I'm going to try & recap our summer week by week.......small goals, people...small goals...lol...<br /><br />Our kick off to summer was GRADUATION:<br /><br />Ian, my nephew graduated from 5th grade. He won several awards. He had straight A's through Elementary school. We are very proud of him. Yes...he graduated in a cast. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLET-g5jreKOQ5nQrkw7dNYYyn66zW64UBNyBwJojWqskeJcYkM6MWnKTQgkysZwiz5YtoQ5qN6qIcOOfiPk-AN9lpfPuzNtXNTxQ2_Gg27DiCBrftWo9wGBf7pBrKATCY3iTV3FzlUA/s1600/June+2011+103.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLET-g5jreKOQ5nQrkw7dNYYyn66zW64UBNyBwJojWqskeJcYkM6MWnKTQgkysZwiz5YtoQ5qN6qIcOOfiPk-AN9lpfPuzNtXNTxQ2_Gg27DiCBrftWo9wGBf7pBrKATCY3iTV3FzlUA/s400/June+2011+103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620300411467734866" /></a><br /><br />The 5 Musketeers......We are so lucky that these cousins are so close.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-uhtagjva8HVcvYesx6INR5qHg-mHhi5YE8QnpL6yqNJbzAPfAMQrApPf41ggYcrosecJ8nkYnr_bpPJfDzTgbH3Kyn6-qOTajYtIH2MPRWlH32Bkov8dguOePawR_086nJtU_qpvN0/s1600/June+2011+096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-uhtagjva8HVcvYesx6INR5qHg-mHhi5YE8QnpL6yqNJbzAPfAMQrApPf41ggYcrosecJ8nkYnr_bpPJfDzTgbH3Kyn6-qOTajYtIH2MPRWlH32Bkov8dguOePawR_086nJtU_qpvN0/s400/June+2011+096.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620300405621691250" /></a><br /><br />I love this picture of my dad & Ian......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zCskJbBe7T7iXztHRAczF8eeUIKtQKOdno-BNDq45sBO8WwbaeonFVnzNZd5ZRzNpWcxhAn0n1WPCYFs_M-My8iGq9fJiYGkcqvyqRXBOgV76fQmlbUk0IZqgFKoKGzamVD6fOO6Qzs/s1600/June+2011+101.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/AVvXsEg-zCskJbBe7T7iXztHRAczF8eeUIKtQKOdno-BNDq45sBO8WwbaeonFVnzNZd5ZRzNpWcxhAn0n1WPCYFs_M-My8iGq9fJiYGkcqvyqRXBOgV76fQmlbUk0IZqgFKoKGzamVD6fOO6Qzs/s400/June+2011+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620300400347356258" /></a><br /><br />My Kindergarten Graduate.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMrWsMWQBmvCgMNvlsOy_5goe3w4yVs-AOBE6soDKRAvXOf8MlEyEiHN2geiz_nFx8QpYgWDpYk11BcvzWzzPihPZCWCmbfcHsnV13U1IQZf3BlxoQ81QaNo5HuRbGysxwNKt5qZ-aWQ/s1600/June+2011+%25232+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMrWsMWQBmvCgMNvlsOy_5goe3w4yVs-AOBE6soDKRAvXOf8MlEyEiHN2geiz_nFx8QpYgWDpYk11BcvzWzzPihPZCWCmbfcHsnV13U1IQZf3BlxoQ81QaNo5HuRbGysxwNKt5qZ-aWQ/s400/June+2011+%25232+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620300395415139538" /></a><br /><br />I don't think she was very excited about the whole thing though.....(grin)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3z0ILe2xvHNkw_otEGN3TVnGSyU3xK6raRoDObC83f_AAUnmsuFuwZ_-TzX_nimp6mYCUCKw4TBO4O13KI7XgBZFBTY4k-fLYFsV8JpEO9bTPmiefiI4YS-Ury-P9gtvRPvBl6NEV3Y/s1600/June+2011+%25232+027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3z0ILe2xvHNkw_otEGN3TVnGSyU3xK6raRoDObC83f_AAUnmsuFuwZ_-TzX_nimp6mYCUCKw4TBO4O13KI7XgBZFBTY4k-fLYFsV8JpEO9bTPmiefiI4YS-Ury-P9gtvRPvBl6NEV3Y/s400/June+2011+%25232+027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620300384461044082" /></a><br /><br />Once school was out, we had my niece Emma for the week. My parents had invited us to go to Jellystone Park in Madison, FL with them for a few nights. We had a great time. The weekends are busy & holiday weekends, they are filled to capacity. However, we went midweek & practically had the place to ourselves.<br /><br />The girls & Yogi.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxR2UW7zg2ptQPcDsJoyFEJQXwTztdOKRX9b6Ga3YxRaPud3pHygsHiq4vTZCgFW1D5YUCAJeCbd0Xym3pWrFkb4LZvxgCde3_BFUHM8PRbx3VBvwZjXIZWh49pQDsb_vj9D3lbhkHAI/s1600/June+2011+%25232+031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxR2UW7zg2ptQPcDsJoyFEJQXwTztdOKRX9b6Ga3YxRaPud3pHygsHiq4vTZCgFW1D5YUCAJeCbd0Xym3pWrFkb4LZvxgCde3_BFUHM8PRbx3VBvwZjXIZWh49pQDsb_vj9D3lbhkHAI/s400/June+2011+%25232+031.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620302942668880114" /></a><br /><br />Wet & Wild Train Ride. They drive it through the large field sprinklers. It was fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEG9Tmzrt6e8TeOFQC3qHuyAWidVIeIYC3-2F7dB5_hHJTjoJUjj1m6croe1Jo6yJnei6q1BAggVX7XgvSbFxEl_j4WI_gP0VzrgIX-822eUw5hRyXiSNZAzPbfaZQAZDtfdx54j_Q2Q/s1600/June+2011+%25232+037.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/AVvXsEihEG9Tmzrt6e8TeOFQC3qHuyAWidVIeIYC3-2F7dB5_hHJTjoJUjj1m6croe1Jo6yJnei6q1BAggVX7XgvSbFxEl_j4WI_gP0VzrgIX-822eUw5hRyXiSNZAzPbfaZQAZDtfdx54j_Q2Q/s400/June+2011+%25232+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620302933955368578" /></a><br /><br />60 FT Story Water Slide. One word = FAST!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17cwPrWba_CHbKxj15Fq5OEp4hUzs3scN7__WmS_f-dg7vu5zJBqzt-yTlsGTZhC_Yb50Ee3gWrEPjOKhnNemhP8pGKg7ESnGXRJXQBRgR0SkkBnTpi9wyjc0aJmVS_dX9pHvi8qzl_4/s1600/June+2011+%25232+048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17cwPrWba_CHbKxj15Fq5OEp4hUzs3scN7__WmS_f-dg7vu5zJBqzt-yTlsGTZhC_Yb50Ee3gWrEPjOKhnNemhP8pGKg7ESnGXRJXQBRgR0SkkBnTpi9wyjc0aJmVS_dX9pHvi8qzl_4/s400/June+2011+%25232+048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620302931962235266" /></a><br /><br />Face Painting....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9uATfnXkL1vGANUdjtLj_MNu91qRO-mTje_0pnAJXj9LEqQEPytu7pOIcp9PVuHKMXz5Ui_k1RosSB3vEfsLSAo-_XhNmbB7sBipyiSP91Pw2JA19cg1cnILTlJgQSPTAguj_zkAWZ8/s1600/June+2011+%25232+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9uATfnXkL1vGANUdjtLj_MNu91qRO-mTje_0pnAJXj9LEqQEPytu7pOIcp9PVuHKMXz5Ui_k1RosSB3vEfsLSAo-_XhNmbB7sBipyiSP91Pw2JA19cg1cnILTlJgQSPTAguj_zkAWZ8/s400/June+2011+%25232+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620302923352026306" /></a><br /><br />Paddle Boats...yeah, you guessed it. They lasted about 10 minutes before they wanted to go back to the slide.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDACLgeJVlzbfjuzFEBzEKpcq7E8lfh9__s5Q1Es0_HKcPc8dX9qRaat5sdamkP7Cb6q-YEZ1TUJUPciD1GBvKy_6smJ1qT8nN_7CswVtiLT_mxI7ygCfOwmwRSHxkUYeVwH8e0EppOjA/s1600/June+2011+%25232+053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDACLgeJVlzbfjuzFEBzEKpcq7E8lfh9__s5Q1Es0_HKcPc8dX9qRaat5sdamkP7Cb6q-YEZ1TUJUPciD1GBvKy_6smJ1qT8nN_7CswVtiLT_mxI7ygCfOwmwRSHxkUYeVwH8e0EppOjA/s400/June+2011+%25232+053.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620302920632489170" /></a><br /><br />We also had the dance recital, but I'll write that up in a separate post...... So far, a GREAT start to our summer!!!</em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-78196662501836784862011-05-17T10:26:00.009-04:002011-05-17T10:45:29.592-04:00Turn Around & She's 9.........<em>Lindsi turned 9 yesterday...she is growing up so quickly<br /><br />From This:<br />.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB2Q1hCI1-kbgvJzFWlG8q53JBdbZoPdecnDSjA4guvXwKYIQJ-yzYPtRAKGuzeTVZjZ6WqkbNkISbRHPOsffLw1Jc9z8RmCOQm5k4bOKSdIqWNf-2R6spNicx0ITnf4x1sFlYKgLkq0/s1600/In+the+room.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/AVvXsEgvB2Q1hCI1-kbgvJzFWlG8q53JBdbZoPdecnDSjA4guvXwKYIQJ-yzYPtRAKGuzeTVZjZ6WqkbNkISbRHPOsffLw1Jc9z8RmCOQm5k4bOKSdIqWNf-2R6spNicx0ITnf4x1sFlYKgLkq0/s400/In+the+room.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607695051162392738" /></a><br /><br /><br />To This:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi154z5Zj69-pdRKUSHg4dOLi9Dy6BIbORDWBKT8M3WQbkZcepzhSL8R-bzsHdfa6aBxXVPx48hfEyWi23jUWn1uzI3-sZsDoA_LmZpgPzqypI6hhRb7-PnFcMvhuo2k8R6PFwXCLXSo/s1600/Lindsi+on+hammock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 118px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNi154z5Zj69-pdRKUSHg4dOLi9Dy6BIbORDWBKT8M3WQbkZcepzhSL8R-bzsHdfa6aBxXVPx48hfEyWi23jUWn1uzI3-sZsDoA_LmZpgPzqypI6hhRb7-PnFcMvhuo2k8R6PFwXCLXSo/s400/Lindsi+on+hammock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607695445081830242" /></a><br /><br />Over the weekend we went out of town to a friend's slumber party. Her mom is a single mom as well. We waited for our girls together (via an online single mom grp), & traveled a few weeks apart. Although our girls are from different parts of China, they are both tall & athletic. Her daughter turned 9 on Sat. So far, we've celebrated the girls birthdays together every year.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Emily!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxdnTTIWhu92s5_Nng2kjTi1c7ji7OXLNq8jzUZ8Va_jeze9_Uu3vrMLKQMOz8CBeScUWrBEOXx-pxkteBo5yHsQLK50QMXVqZzx0pXsn6OmBklB4VKsArYJwk50BZrlh7r1GQ_dz93I/s1600/May+2011+043.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/AVvXsEhAxdnTTIWhu92s5_Nng2kjTi1c7ji7OXLNq8jzUZ8Va_jeze9_Uu3vrMLKQMOz8CBeScUWrBEOXx-pxkteBo5yHsQLK50QMXVqZzx0pXsn6OmBklB4VKsArYJwk50BZrlh7r1GQ_dz93I/s400/May+2011+043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607692895918640466" /></a><br /><br />After the slumber party, we stopped at a newly transplanted (from NY) friend's house. It's always nice to see her. Our girls just meld together & enjoy each other's company & playtime a lot. They gave Lindsi an early birthday treat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZW8mUXqG8yXoxmhb-eLkXuvSs80fjtw1s6GILuAIjf5UJucrYpsEUL6GVlEqFb70rVQBD0HyxwgOXR_tZHcaBgCNfsQbc7aQn5uW18YWbGhfzBCBO7HcbpbRfqugXDb6l5hvVIVaK-ow/s1600/May+2011+049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZW8mUXqG8yXoxmhb-eLkXuvSs80fjtw1s6GILuAIjf5UJucrYpsEUL6GVlEqFb70rVQBD0HyxwgOXR_tZHcaBgCNfsQbc7aQn5uW18YWbGhfzBCBO7HcbpbRfqugXDb6l5hvVIVaK-ow/s400/May+2011+049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693384373311410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XW0LSghyWjH9k-oDQvwqeCqf2crZjAP_Ip3_pkeRWnXEnhAta2eNAYq37UMdncnwnpgnxxghiz4SwQDwOqMgNXxUaqezFbg_J18bpluTVSaYeKbQiEksz_Wjcb8fVRkYVhpfhDTTYew/s1600/May+2011+054.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/AVvXsEh4XW0LSghyWjH9k-oDQvwqeCqf2crZjAP_Ip3_pkeRWnXEnhAta2eNAYq37UMdncnwnpgnxxghiz4SwQDwOqMgNXxUaqezFbg_J18bpluTVSaYeKbQiEksz_Wjcb8fVRkYVhpfhDTTYew/s400/May+2011+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693382409934978" /></a><br /><br />Lindsi opened some presents last night, we will go out to dinner tonight, & her party is this coming weekend. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu4c0wix6AJ4v5wy0aAcd2ofT-ntpf9z8FUojZjl0VXof8eGfir6sIlsIhsqno-IN9JWRxNNY1uBlGJOMTFay2sFTakTsoXP2xygo0jNpAOIfLXbjdD8tj4I0yNH5jhdVnZFkNwP2kCo/s1600/May+2011+055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnu4c0wix6AJ4v5wy0aAcd2ofT-ntpf9z8FUojZjl0VXof8eGfir6sIlsIhsqno-IN9JWRxNNY1uBlGJOMTFay2sFTakTsoXP2xygo0jNpAOIfLXbjdD8tj4I0yNH5jhdVnZFkNwP2kCo/s400/May+2011+055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607693762690394226" /></a><br /><br />Fun all week long!!<br /><br />And,...what's a Springtime post without pics of the adorable kittens that are just about ready to find some new homes.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoe28vUvBuw34NT2IBGs11S3Wyr_vU2F3L2esSS8rpC5lOO6MnnhPNFFX1LERjitESPC_gVpzt3mWPqdGn3fcoxWFfuAwp6rNjN1Dc94MOJ0dJTfLX0YHBUnYOIz5EdNdCzPdCkwyLtE8/s1600/May+2011+010.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/AVvXsEjoe28vUvBuw34NT2IBGs11S3Wyr_vU2F3L2esSS8rpC5lOO6MnnhPNFFX1LERjitESPC_gVpzt3mWPqdGn3fcoxWFfuAwp6rNjN1Dc94MOJ0dJTfLX0YHBUnYOIz5EdNdCzPdCkwyLtE8/s400/May+2011+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607694489248382162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafKeKgpkzVsnebt3nefbOwfxMnl20Iqwiv1m0xhzj2-EaJ26teEnWFWGyLC2TazM0I-Cdmos60Y8V8Uyg-eMPSSZlUFp_Yx8g605KGZec_273bcGpkeGzkeG9vkNrL0pz2thAndInZf0/s1600/May+2011+008.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/AVvXsEgafKeKgpkzVsnebt3nefbOwfxMnl20Iqwiv1m0xhzj2-EaJ26teEnWFWGyLC2TazM0I-Cdmos60Y8V8Uyg-eMPSSZlUFp_Yx8g605KGZec_273bcGpkeGzkeG9vkNrL0pz2thAndInZf0/s400/May+2011+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607694483740378914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mrGPQBCUeQzFa9AM5dyT7J9Wd8YB-CW5avisWsf6X1TU9bjBbNKwXsouh_GARcYNjhtm6BWJhKv1s-TdfTbrIQc5pW0ascTysGzbdLtik5mHANBmsRlFkql9TRp5TqOpOxVqz22W9Wk/s1600/May+2011+006.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/AVvXsEh3mrGPQBCUeQzFa9AM5dyT7J9Wd8YB-CW5avisWsf6X1TU9bjBbNKwXsouh_GARcYNjhtm6BWJhKv1s-TdfTbrIQc5pW0ascTysGzbdLtik5mHANBmsRlFkql9TRp5TqOpOxVqz22W9Wk/s400/May+2011+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607694479831602834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNO3GOGZYxc1cCrLmxBlXR4bwwIFuBFnSbhLo7U7iRxjlwmhwYzPke9Gk82MU_otJI1vnEYjoGw4UGENHSLyM5EoOIgL5uM7gCqyf_cospX_t-S8cohQcY4XDIXCPeFQNytbZUTX642X4/s1600/May+2011+007.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/AVvXsEjNO3GOGZYxc1cCrLmxBlXR4bwwIFuBFnSbhLo7U7iRxjlwmhwYzPke9Gk82MU_otJI1vnEYjoGw4UGENHSLyM5EoOIgL5uM7gCqyf_cospX_t-S8cohQcY4XDIXCPeFQNytbZUTX642X4/s400/May+2011+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607694478968568034" /></a></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-17930589287477136112011-05-02T10:31:00.012-04:002011-05-02T11:25:40.857-04:00April, Easter, & Kittens<em>We have been enjoying the spring. <br /><br />The kids are tanning & have been swimming since late March. <br /><br />A few pics of our Easter.......<em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGbD7DTxdafK8j5XK8Y6TIixViGmfcZxetWlXtsiaB8MSXvj3fkdPFobvHLIcmgD3QyL1h7apSzJFUspMMYWoOk0vURuoSSsD40ONjdy6Kva5jSKyQdlCqx_TcPkW1nnyA3IPraQyLJg/s1600/Apr+2011+022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGbD7DTxdafK8j5XK8Y6TIixViGmfcZxetWlXtsiaB8MSXvj3fkdPFobvHLIcmgD3QyL1h7apSzJFUspMMYWoOk0vURuoSSsD40ONjdy6Kva5jSKyQdlCqx_TcPkW1nnyA3IPraQyLJg/s400/Apr+2011+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602127329344859522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16GIrkaOYSYsVposKxiZZk31-qt6LAA08fcQ1hDdvX3DK12W3bwjCQC2Npn8x9kfs8fqWlApg_vVpeO7yHHVu5e4VcihaF1ZX5z7aH0QmrtzCgm290scD-YllkiqrWMRAoGHJdyOsPto/s1600/Apr+2011+024.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/AVvXsEh16GIrkaOYSYsVposKxiZZk31-qt6LAA08fcQ1hDdvX3DK12W3bwjCQC2Npn8x9kfs8fqWlApg_vVpeO7yHHVu5e4VcihaF1ZX5z7aH0QmrtzCgm290scD-YllkiqrWMRAoGHJdyOsPto/s400/Apr+2011+024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602127324762961522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKtQ1HwQJYpwXIkZaNn0qYz7jVzzj2rg7aKn2cnVp2iC7V1k7JLc9kaAJfbfQZWwKKunEQzDPS5A2yPLk13ErusJ9OWULX6hLtkrVK1-yfLPNxvvPxFOnoyGx3__Csm5gnkJ5qcVWdgQ/s1600/Apr+2011+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKtQ1HwQJYpwXIkZaNn0qYz7jVzzj2rg7aKn2cnVp2iC7V1k7JLc9kaAJfbfQZWwKKunEQzDPS5A2yPLk13ErusJ9OWULX6hLtkrVK1-yfLPNxvvPxFOnoyGx3__Csm5gnkJ5qcVWdgQ/s400/Apr+2011+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602127320432155922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtowGKdYk2Cmc65s-xpvkzm_xt_o1eE3AJ7JU70SJPax5qQrJL8YhKw19_GRpgvdKxsIax0uScVl9EjsYpu3nwKnrfrEu7P5rbQN8e88Pn2usT8_AZSXA3tZ1IQiXKKiNGus-bEatv2U/s1600/Apr+2011+040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtowGKdYk2Cmc65s-xpvkzm_xt_o1eE3AJ7JU70SJPax5qQrJL8YhKw19_GRpgvdKxsIax0uScVl9EjsYpu3nwKnrfrEu7P5rbQN8e88Pn2usT8_AZSXA3tZ1IQiXKKiNGus-bEatv2U/s400/Apr+2011+040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602127313113612770" /></a><br /><br />Our biggest spring fun though, are the kittens that the barn cats gifted us with in early April. The mama cat was born of a feral cat last spring. She & her sister stayed & they both had kittens this spring. 1 cat is more feral than the other & she hid her kittens (although we've recently seen 2). The other mama has nearly become domesticated (enough she'll let you pet her, but she won't hop into lap or allow you to pick her up). She had her 5(!!) kittens under the bush near the pool & then moved them right onto the back porch. We've handled her kittens enough, so that we will be able to find homes for them. They'll need homes in about 3-4 weeks.....anyone want a FREE KITTEN?????<br /><br />Kittens at about 10 days old....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJN7DN-N2Ql4JKR-2k9FQ6WoR77I5wNnFdtOiqI5sktrmgEt5GP1Y2Yq0_prXolj2Sp1KDxPAXzlh-h7tH6yeIfUMVYJJQH6haXEIg40_P-J3Tf8cLbMvJAWeg_goUQJ6olN7pMLITiuE/s1600/Apr+2011+006.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/AVvXsEiJN7DN-N2Ql4JKR-2k9FQ6WoR77I5wNnFdtOiqI5sktrmgEt5GP1Y2Yq0_prXolj2Sp1KDxPAXzlh-h7tH6yeIfUMVYJJQH6haXEIg40_P-J3Tf8cLbMvJAWeg_goUQJ6olN7pMLITiuE/s400/Apr+2011+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602129206663988450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm238J70X7t9_L5Y-7Pji9AplUoVaQSa_dY7l1Dtkj-4JeNfUZPhm9zHcWZak3SB1JhWd457Aesia452dSuIlyF4RVl7RP4dNbONd7kEwOwXzpPqG1P_eqyV7GX4i-phatQ7etIO63hFk/s1600/Apr+2011+020.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/AVvXsEhm238J70X7t9_L5Y-7Pji9AplUoVaQSa_dY7l1Dtkj-4JeNfUZPhm9zHcWZak3SB1JhWd457Aesia452dSuIlyF4RVl7RP4dNbONd7kEwOwXzpPqG1P_eqyV7GX4i-phatQ7etIO63hFk/s400/Apr+2011+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602129203965897010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTJmA-Bje09OQ_Drm-yeZMKQaPEviKOgljn536BHmjoKd4uNNMeCOKxQHvaRHzOKUmOZKOm125psYjRdLNVgcrCPztk0fmL8Kg5odPUaVPILxvz38leJvevYk6lY7Mr8vBGY9pwSVmC8/s1600/Apr+2011+005.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/AVvXsEgFTJmA-Bje09OQ_Drm-yeZMKQaPEviKOgljn536BHmjoKd4uNNMeCOKxQHvaRHzOKUmOZKOm125psYjRdLNVgcrCPztk0fmL8Kg5odPUaVPILxvz38leJvevYk6lY7Mr8vBGY9pwSVmC8/s400/Apr+2011+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602129200868281506" /></a><br /><br />Kittens at 3.5 weeks:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT263hQwCgYrRsrxVfZKU9d0vlhRGMI-6kAYBhJgUZnsh_5OryQBzKMiCjHpDhY5wQWKJ4zy20OML8A24uUTd5muvAQ_AAEBMqcwdSUR2vmr-7FolM7OrJO-sGxRvyICay3XUhfDefgho/s1600/Apr+2011+054.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 118px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUvZMkZgoS8C5-6lyQCIf9JDtoAG4VeYPcyhtSm_ffLm1t0RB8uxYfxNUXvOKUXt_hz1HA1CgKFHuK00mspDzMns2tsWsSuQljC3CtdfZ0_wLn4AmhNTPVn5SXyFAMczhIoHn5U65zGc/s400/Grey+Kitten+%25231.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602131644152890642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_QshVPGAtGwi47iga9KlHt9mj-4IbPyyNLPC08TZ0ZlOIifLY4mc_TkJAWsjGlXoPIGhsAs8kl22t4RZ6hfXhXVxtZrP0jd7JQZ7fYsaU6JLF4MWjjN11x0rt0b9OvmO-aWaAgpm5IY/s1600/Apr+2011+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_QshVPGAtGwi47iga9KlHt9mj-4IbPyyNLPC08TZ0ZlOIifLY4mc_TkJAWsjGlXoPIGhsAs8kl22t4RZ6hfXhXVxtZrP0jd7JQZ7fYsaU6JLF4MWjjN11x0rt0b9OvmO-aWaAgpm5IY/s400/Apr+2011+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602129196536927970" /></a></<br /><br />Jami stays true to her early proclamation that she wants to be a vet & is pretty fearless when handling the kittens. Lindsi is a lot more skittish in handling them. She's the one who thought up the towel covering to keep protected from sharp kitty claws.em></em></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-65988238157974037942011-04-18T08:29:00.012-04:002011-04-18T08:58:37.188-04:00It's Super To Be 6 !!!!!<center><a href="http://nihaoyall.com" target="self"><img alt="Sunday Snapshot" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/jpvipj.jpg" /></a></center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQYZqE0r2VfSFG_6eGrue1zI_LxDxikh1h00yUqtenrBcqQe-dZVkZL4ff6v6ZbpQ214qkSw0VikE0jyvETbBfmFXuPHE9bbb_d8CmPD2hnfTksUhuwlC-ThH_-G3ZtYK8UXHxC9Jm4Y/s1600/Apr+2011+012.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/AVvXsEhLQYZqE0r2VfSFG_6eGrue1zI_LxDxikh1h00yUqtenrBcqQe-dZVkZL4ff6v6ZbpQ214qkSw0VikE0jyvETbBfmFXuPHE9bbb_d8CmPD2hnfTksUhuwlC-ThH_-G3ZtYK8UXHxC9Jm4Y/s400/Apr+2011+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596904693197542562" /></a><br /><em>I almost felt guilty sending the kids off to school early this AM, after the exhausting, birthday celebrating weekend we had. I bet the kids could have slept until 10.....EASY........<br /><br />It started with a cupcake party at school. After months of ohhing & ahhing over the various offerings from the local grocery store bakeries & ice cream stores, when it came down to decide, Jami decided she would most like to help me make chocolate / chocolate chip cupcakes with cherries on top. So that's what we did....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawQm1hWLRjXg2aTuM1J2O-CAifztnc_oO-1zSnxAYkv1NufaBML-W7vwFcIjUJnpAH5EY1TQOsBH6fno-a-xo8VQSxLlx-Zq2hUGTKFyzhvAkMclE7Dp9yX5qqPHru2oB48NQx9sXBfw/s1600/Apr+2011+b003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawQm1hWLRjXg2aTuM1J2O-CAifztnc_oO-1zSnxAYkv1NufaBML-W7vwFcIjUJnpAH5EY1TQOsBH6fno-a-xo8VQSxLlx-Zq2hUGTKFyzhvAkMclE7Dp9yX5qqPHru2oB48NQx9sXBfw/s400/Apr+2011+b003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596901014900821842" /></a><br /><br />On Saturday (her actual birthday), Lindsi had a school event & we had a lot running around to do. Jami picked a local Mexican restaurant for her birthday dinner (Mom, shesays, they make the best chicken fingers & french fries!!). Then it was back to home, where she opened her gifts from Lindsi & I....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ttP2AiQTmfQpKotIwhwLLYKtd-ozmzlOVpZO_dEe2aMjljNsYmqs4Veono-SF2PrZyifjRSBb8ELlY3Pwgxs-nbC4bk23EeMKxIwWaAamj6Z4ONCzXpCEyviqnO0WxBsdn1ZDpPzpys/s1600/Apr+2011+b011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ttP2AiQTmfQpKotIwhwLLYKtd-ozmzlOVpZO_dEe2aMjljNsYmqs4Veono-SF2PrZyifjRSBb8ELlY3Pwgxs-nbC4bk23EeMKxIwWaAamj6Z4ONCzXpCEyviqnO0WxBsdn1ZDpPzpys/s400/Apr+2011+b011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596902102526209858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQR0q8vQOvnnPKIwuqp09UZKrReEB1GHJYjB47nO1EKHI8NapqQ6fodV0pWNKbIyabD3etx-INhS8WZfknGasaNDiMXhSMci-B00b2jhCC8QXPfRy3fWSCqDgna033Fi2nCRMnXkhyphenhyphentZw/s1600/Apr+2011+b014.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/AVvXsEhQR0q8vQOvnnPKIwuqp09UZKrReEB1GHJYjB47nO1EKHI8NapqQ6fodV0pWNKbIyabD3etx-INhS8WZfknGasaNDiMXhSMci-B00b2jhCC8QXPfRy3fWSCqDgna033Fi2nCRMnXkhyphenhyphentZw/s400/Apr+2011+b014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596902094654703106" /></a><br /><br />On Sunday, it was off to church & then over to the bowling alley for a very fun birthday party. Between cousins, classmates, & friends, we had 14 bowlers. The kids had a great time. Jami was over the moon excited & could not help smiling all afternoon.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDznuIuk6sR2tEZhfzdN6SA1l8xkI3zU6PrS_Mf-MOhLvT3FjppiiM4jCxEaSGMDC4cLEmQHDd-4FhzcbH5T0ewkvyY0J4E6zld8RF6OGpJdTjVYq3lL7IMoVuqPJ-E76cNll3CQo61fY/s1600/Apr+2011+006.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/AVvXsEjDznuIuk6sR2tEZhfzdN6SA1l8xkI3zU6PrS_Mf-MOhLvT3FjppiiM4jCxEaSGMDC4cLEmQHDd-4FhzcbH5T0ewkvyY0J4E6zld8RF6OGpJdTjVYq3lL7IMoVuqPJ-E76cNll3CQo61fY/s400/Apr+2011+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596903323165998114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8bTOh8C9HfBZIU58PGNrp-GV8mGUp8scIy1SnWYyPdzkKy02XkxtQyjq36hxSk_OTKb9HxdcUszGqiK2YLfUDUINUtYhieavtVCIWtKv7I8FtR8jQKNR4eofuDPyeD3wVanMpQziSkA/s1600/Apr+2011+021.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/AVvXsEil8bTOh8C9HfBZIU58PGNrp-GV8mGUp8scIy1SnWYyPdzkKy02XkxtQyjq36hxSk_OTKb9HxdcUszGqiK2YLfUDUINUtYhieavtVCIWtKv7I8FtR8jQKNR4eofuDPyeD3wVanMpQziSkA/s400/Apr+2011+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596903318522112770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguelG0HIwfhv4fSIwdrN9llNNVnt_72WJ8M_HXlTT5B5lMtkDgURk2HAkA0ZuK6c6tFgG5x1GsgUNTnSXUJJUu5z-_fHxKrWhItp2LoEB9xSeqQpmPkRdX1ZgYg_3xYlPI6ho_VhjjOa4/s1600/Apr+2011+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguelG0HIwfhv4fSIwdrN9llNNVnt_72WJ8M_HXlTT5B5lMtkDgURk2HAkA0ZuK6c6tFgG5x1GsgUNTnSXUJJUu5z-_fHxKrWhItp2LoEB9xSeqQpmPkRdX1ZgYg_3xYlPI6ho_VhjjOa4/s400/Apr+2011+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596903315796921554" /></a><br /><br />Even Ian (my nearly 11 yr old nephew) couldn't resist the bowling. Despite the fact that he BROKE his arm in 2 places at school on FRIDAY. They will see if the swelling is down enough to cast it today. It's a wonder what drugs can do!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbHY7TCt3aBu7Oo1Uawa4WsnvcvylUY6cVr29YUiF4tXLaVOBKkw8w8QlO6hGB1XSAxNmEiLqg1VhYei2EACBEWaewZTamWXph4HxI8vsvrarck5KPWJzwUDggg5Y9HTVATfuUsm8emI/s1600/Apr+2011+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbHY7TCt3aBu7Oo1Uawa4WsnvcvylUY6cVr29YUiF4tXLaVOBKkw8w8QlO6hGB1XSAxNmEiLqg1VhYei2EACBEWaewZTamWXph4HxI8vsvrarck5KPWJzwUDggg5Y9HTVATfuUsm8emI/s400/Apr+2011+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596903903136777250" /></a><br /><br />Then, it was over to my parent's house for some swimming & a cookout with family & out of town friends. We left about 9:30. Even though we live only a few miles away, Jami was sound asleep by the time we got home.<br /><br />What a wonderful weekend we had celebrating our very special girl!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7y9XptE6bzPUK2HPoefkuhM-xVypl5muVziCTZCcxJdr7RHy-DMtWaAXzegvF2uGqx3MlyDSNNESbFEuDGGBeg2j3LuI6zA7xI2VoGHcrKdSLsfFIfV1cw1PYnEsQqayzvwxRPyErU4/s1600/IMG_2395.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7y9XptE6bzPUK2HPoefkuhM-xVypl5muVziCTZCcxJdr7RHy-DMtWaAXzegvF2uGqx3MlyDSNNESbFEuDGGBeg2j3LuI6zA7xI2VoGHcrKdSLsfFIfV1cw1PYnEsQqayzvwxRPyErU4/s400/IMG_2395.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596906011447420978" /></a><br />Photo by Kris, but I couldn't help borrowing it....=)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-82503180439526697022011-04-14T08:36:00.011-04:002011-04-14T08:53:04.326-04:00A Spring Weekend<em>Every spring, I take pictures of the girls in one of our area fields of wild flowers. Only this year, the flowers are just not FANTASTIC.... The fields are dull & not very plentiful. I'll keep my eyes out for some new, better spots...but my old faithful fields, are just disappointing this year.<br /><br />My parents have some in one of their fields, so I thought I'd start there. However, Lindsi wasn't too much in the mood.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC416mr-9hSOo7RxLEqXWgyj6h62HHHB3llyvLO_INtxwsJM-M6ev3RTyQZEn9esD31w_8YyhB0frPePHBs_jmzrXajJUtsx-HB0MaHY5BFBrRQt3L_CQX-s9HCdGqqOpSkgmp0km9Z8/s1600/Apr+2011+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC416mr-9hSOo7RxLEqXWgyj6h62HHHB3llyvLO_INtxwsJM-M6ev3RTyQZEn9esD31w_8YyhB0frPePHBs_jmzrXajJUtsx-HB0MaHY5BFBrRQt3L_CQX-s9HCdGqqOpSkgmp0km9Z8/s400/Apr+2011+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595418222153880898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8Dz8htOMIRDGCunxchdqTfHqrQSrZSwJNlmjado4NbofipVC7Lqf9qzcX-hNoK-PwqjjvAw5VKNQi1g4kbzi2KP5w6HP4RsMePhtWloWS0QWEsXVue7Kgcg24vAIkVh85tkrSH0_zME/s1600/Apr+2011+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8Dz8htOMIRDGCunxchdqTfHqrQSrZSwJNlmjado4NbofipVC7Lqf9qzcX-hNoK-PwqjjvAw5VKNQi1g4kbzi2KP5w6HP4RsMePhtWloWS0QWEsXVue7Kgcg24vAIkVh85tkrSH0_zME/s400/Apr+2011+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595418221939606130" /></a><br /><br />If I'm being honest....before she walked off....she wanted to show me she was taking off her cochlear.......so there would be no chance of her hearing me calling her back...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRpNnh6Hz1gc6qd-lOIzDz8O8PIVlfLgBQpMbjYxwON1zwdEnFx71Mng2FcVyQdal36bZwahAFrK4DdVJX7q9IDWV5fLmE0Deb5EI5g1JxltFCSkIud7eXWA82TBUDsp1PC64r_-Teh8/s1600/Apr+2011+017.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/AVvXsEiTRpNnh6Hz1gc6qd-lOIzDz8O8PIVlfLgBQpMbjYxwON1zwdEnFx71Mng2FcVyQdal36bZwahAFrK4DdVJX7q9IDWV5fLmE0Deb5EI5g1JxltFCSkIud7eXWA82TBUDsp1PC64r_-Teh8/s400/Apr+2011+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595418771845179090" /></a><br /><br />Oh well, I still had a willing poser........=)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsYVrYY67s45YFN4Av7jkbrZDeXmco0riHgzLLalqsyNa2RQ_sMzVmgQ4O-qH2J8UpcR5CXn-zZccJXsg-I4RF7j-5Xt4tJoBonnk-3MBryAzvZSL-3WpmD7XuvWfaEURb9l-SsKnGus/s1600/Apr+2011+001.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/AVvXsEhDsYVrYY67s45YFN4Av7jkbrZDeXmco0riHgzLLalqsyNa2RQ_sMzVmgQ4O-qH2J8UpcR5CXn-zZccJXsg-I4RF7j-5Xt4tJoBonnk-3MBryAzvZSL-3WpmD7XuvWfaEURb9l-SsKnGus/s400/Apr+2011+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595419428908146162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYUQEaL876_SLtEaMAc8bhwKDkJyYZV43A0MPoxuQEE52_PeR4ZDFwen2Z3HT0wIRhDhK1uvu3g8-lAw6giebq-JLQ9-uVFGxCbFxDGXaU0tpEwThjDzomExetYIrD-2oamFh4QbN_T0/s1600/Apr+2011+010.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/AVvXsEgRYUQEaL876_SLtEaMAc8bhwKDkJyYZV43A0MPoxuQEE52_PeR4ZDFwen2Z3HT0wIRhDhK1uvu3g8-lAw6giebq-JLQ9-uVFGxCbFxDGXaU0tpEwThjDzomExetYIrD-2oamFh4QbN_T0/s400/Apr+2011+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595419428817106770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXiXXUdrlXcDTx1o5io3hrhVwtzT0Kxp6QfZ0BOjORR7s33tjRIjCLX_0Adhuy3G3NiFMVI2udTC9SvD4pG3wWKNYcXIZVXq2NsU_aWTys1cH1fdCx5Fhdj_JQic8bfHnoGSldZ8zWFs/s1600/Apr+2011+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXiXXUdrlXcDTx1o5io3hrhVwtzT0Kxp6QfZ0BOjORR7s33tjRIjCLX_0Adhuy3G3NiFMVI2udTC9SvD4pG3wWKNYcXIZVXq2NsU_aWTys1cH1fdCx5Fhdj_JQic8bfHnoGSldZ8zWFs/s400/Apr+2011+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595419421717738338" /></a><br /><br />When I came back up to the house, I found HER, in a better mood.......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2XNAzaN4HsopiLZ0W2uBmTM9fjPnyaEszg6f5wT17m-I9TWoizbgVZ2FJUGc0FZLFhF04V_Xk1xD7V-_thcTJbbL_pSHOPYwh6OZinkYuDq5sQmEHEYGnB0VULBKNHLKZEbCFF44fjk/s1600/Apr+2011+022.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/AVvXsEjn2XNAzaN4HsopiLZ0W2uBmTM9fjPnyaEszg6f5wT17m-I9TWoizbgVZ2FJUGc0FZLFhF04V_Xk1xD7V-_thcTJbbL_pSHOPYwh6OZinkYuDq5sQmEHEYGnB0VULBKNHLKZEbCFF44fjk/s400/Apr+2011+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595419779885170258" /></a><br /><br />The barn cat had 5 kittens on Sunday....hoping to get some good pictures soon. She had them way under a group of bushes, so kind of hard to get back there. Here she is....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEMdDLe8rtT4Fbf4eEGLJqkge6p-cfLbRVs0cLq5srhGKdZK3b2WaP0TnTdnETXyzzd8HlNLZ7_o48Z1VOeFQ3yLwLz4hseIxfNw2yqEnAqBxtbSZeqaT9FG_d6kUuCV2HDV9RAMnMG4/s1600/Apr+2011+025.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/AVvXsEjjEMdDLe8rtT4Fbf4eEGLJqkge6p-cfLbRVs0cLq5srhGKdZK3b2WaP0TnTdnETXyzzd8HlNLZ7_o48Z1VOeFQ3yLwLz4hseIxfNw2yqEnAqBxtbSZeqaT9FG_d6kUuCV2HDV9RAMnMG4/s400/Apr+2011+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595420278526571922" /></a><br /><br />So far, my only shot of the kittens....2 grey, 2 black, 1 tiger.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_HdDkPYiZW8J_eBrdlsD2DhRATqOEYC2rM4r3DQGAZlk1dE0AxhJ5JM-RDuabVNos34dMHqjY9ul1pP5s9JX8CPVGCoaM4Pb9_nWTOlbPLLCUwrnPE-cwt2aKLDPDeK6TXYGZhm8tAg/s1600/Apr+2011+030.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/AVvXsEi3_HdDkPYiZW8J_eBrdlsD2DhRATqOEYC2rM4r3DQGAZlk1dE0AxhJ5JM-RDuabVNos34dMHqjY9ul1pP5s9JX8CPVGCoaM4Pb9_nWTOlbPLLCUwrnPE-cwt2aKLDPDeK6TXYGZhm8tAg/s400/Apr+2011+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595420511263442274" /></a><br /><br />We have a birthday in our house on Saturday...so stay tuned for some fun weekend pictures!!<br /><br /><br /></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-8779018733735924852011-03-21T11:04:00.006-04:002011-03-21T11:24:16.225-04:00Spring Break has SprungAh....the girls are back in school & all is quiet around the house this morning, after our fun filled spring break week!! <br /><br />No big vacation, but fun times.<br /><br />The first day of spring break, we met up with our dear friend Miss E & her parents. We had promised Miss E a trip to Build A Bear for her birthday...which was in Jan!! It was a first for my girls too. Very enjoyable & a quick lunch afterwards with their new stuffed friends ended the day in grand fashion! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl5-vD_xRWVBVq75uLHIH_-0vU4JGMxPpnt-lzWcI6qUj-J2cooNy8jlIMii6bT0Nxell4tnHdGQKI3VCGgAgWHyeedFEa-Ag8J_akuXcI4OsPXmz1PT_7YOYFoZG8UYoPrN_CYKCevU/s1600/Mar+2011+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl5-vD_xRWVBVq75uLHIH_-0vU4JGMxPpnt-lzWcI6qUj-J2cooNy8jlIMii6bT0Nxell4tnHdGQKI3VCGgAgWHyeedFEa-Ag8J_akuXcI4OsPXmz1PT_7YOYFoZG8UYoPrN_CYKCevU/s400/Mar+2011+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586550954139210674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt34iWNtXrBn0q9vMJZCe76eLSKq4Sf-4EKunxGoAIB7lmd0Umq7Z9-3aqxTJLkiO0KGyrY63vfwbpCKsrdrlwnHTevWvyZTPHUpE2aV-fGpVMVGltb3LcMcOtHlrrUa9mcbLc7pVKMw/s1600/Mar+2011+039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt34iWNtXrBn0q9vMJZCe76eLSKq4Sf-4EKunxGoAIB7lmd0Umq7Z9-3aqxTJLkiO0KGyrY63vfwbpCKsrdrlwnHTevWvyZTPHUpE2aV-fGpVMVGltb3LcMcOtHlrrUa9mcbLc7pVKMw/s400/Mar+2011+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586550950770808722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLbrh6lYdPxg4j5JijGHWZw0VCfXvkXffzjiigsg7o6Yd4Vp5QMS1FI_Fv02dcZtX0Hze71PTfDxNVyAgqstm8sS_5YLdOtg2VPUuB0fSyattFjlsLBJk46EzbQy_dSt5y7h94acq6WU/s1600/Mar+2011+042.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/AVvXsEhRLbrh6lYdPxg4j5JijGHWZw0VCfXvkXffzjiigsg7o6Yd4Vp5QMS1FI_Fv02dcZtX0Hze71PTfDxNVyAgqstm8sS_5YLdOtg2VPUuB0fSyattFjlsLBJk46EzbQy_dSt5y7h94acq6WU/s400/Mar+2011+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586550946545340146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSbv5uZcctxZFa5u6eksltk0nPQOlJyk6GAa_nRjdJrOP6yX5qePZsB5UelYl25wlCgs_1tYbPt9gfGm2LDzjlozA8173riFwJL3-NFIJbyEgnskKeyD7t2F2imwzJaBRxiIVV37SCE9o/s1600/Mar+2011+048.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/AVvXsEiSbv5uZcctxZFa5u6eksltk0nPQOlJyk6GAa_nRjdJrOP6yX5qePZsB5UelYl25wlCgs_1tYbPt9gfGm2LDzjlozA8173riFwJL3-NFIJbyEgnskKeyD7t2F2imwzJaBRxiIVV37SCE9o/s400/Mar+2011+048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586550941772720946" /></a><br /><br />On Wednesday, we picked up another special friend & spent the day at the beach.........What Fun!!<br />Kiddie pool, Building sand castles (the girls even "won" tiny trophies for their efforts), jumping in the waves, looking for shells, playing on the playground. We ended the day with ice cream cones before driving home. The water was COLD, so only ankle deep wading on this trip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYjLgQHGm-kqN9Z0K0b82P2b2f4h7uPseyUOCcrnFO7L-6059fsK4djVTTosz4qp-jqRf4I22KcNwJoMN3Zv0PMz0hgn6R3nwyqLp0Szg5G0jeLPCxpoRd8JA6SSq-d4ewFm1c9L51nw/s1600/Mar+2011+055.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/AVvXsEibYjLgQHGm-kqN9Z0K0b82P2b2f4h7uPseyUOCcrnFO7L-6059fsK4djVTTosz4qp-jqRf4I22KcNwJoMN3Zv0PMz0hgn6R3nwyqLp0Szg5G0jeLPCxpoRd8JA6SSq-d4ewFm1c9L51nw/s400/Mar+2011+055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586552039521752162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0QEgPIkpUrva88LAkiTU_L-NMd0WbSMNQW-xwgKYZzEZyIrBuc_2G3w6Uylu8iuE4DVqVR56UI1lP5tVxZJE1EHsDa7gSQbIh29yLgQQr9VRhsnqfvU79VGIasNrmJrRpzaLOPMoBXs/s1600/Mar+2011+054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0QEgPIkpUrva88LAkiTU_L-NMd0WbSMNQW-xwgKYZzEZyIrBuc_2G3w6Uylu8iuE4DVqVR56UI1lP5tVxZJE1EHsDa7gSQbIh29yLgQQr9VRhsnqfvU79VGIasNrmJrRpzaLOPMoBXs/s400/Mar+2011+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586552039515356066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRewTaLBG1q_h6VTcOBdPpd9X-VgbpN4_bPaLPEesQpBRa_h5TomIhsgIgvYno5K8So81_mpoy8g3TdK6Hh2OG1gs277URY0T-9gut_86QqVras9Kv0mEzWZTYKeihRyq5Bhyphenhyphen9erE5SU/s1600/Mar+2011+064.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/AVvXsEiZRewTaLBG1q_h6VTcOBdPpd9X-VgbpN4_bPaLPEesQpBRa_h5TomIhsgIgvYno5K8So81_mpoy8g3TdK6Hh2OG1gs277URY0T-9gut_86QqVras9Kv0mEzWZTYKeihRyq5Bhyphenhyphen9erE5SU/s400/Mar+2011+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586552037268958034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVaW-LM8M3hQz8D4l5e2_udRMn4-Mm1fDepry5LPmO2aLwbuhUnDo5wwYUzQHiAxMUZipfyT3C1HLQvW3GC_SGFrviYdeleSRobwcN8CMupjWlObxbnw63oKefIvZ5r1MTpvn7ChbXYs/s1600/Mar+2011+071.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/AVvXsEjVVaW-LM8M3hQz8D4l5e2_udRMn4-Mm1fDepry5LPmO2aLwbuhUnDo5wwYUzQHiAxMUZipfyT3C1HLQvW3GC_SGFrviYdeleSRobwcN8CMupjWlObxbnw63oKefIvZ5r1MTpvn7ChbXYs/s400/Mar+2011+071.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586552032223666866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQjb_2VW9nw4V1szfjA0oOu3Ulw_1L24zbav6P-65BDVH0WXKPj_9yZlt1XLH97tRCRvuSNnDOnmmN0oLEHnmnqu15Wd4sagR1qZwEvrzvadWzWLUU2Lmejb4PT1Elj5s9hVgXXhnHxE/s1600/Mar+2011+072.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/AVvXsEhvQjb_2VW9nw4V1szfjA0oOu3Ulw_1L24zbav6P-65BDVH0WXKPj_9yZlt1XLH97tRCRvuSNnDOnmmN0oLEHnmnqu15Wd4sagR1qZwEvrzvadWzWLUU2Lmejb4PT1Elj5s9hVgXXhnHxE/s400/Mar+2011+072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586552033914042082" /></a><br /><br />We celebrated 3 family birthdays this week as well.<br /><br />Fun times with our friends & family!!Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-59306894159252628042011-02-23T12:21:00.011-05:002011-02-23T13:01:24.978-05:00Family Day #8<em>Occasionally, it is fun to reminisce about how different my life was 8 years ago. I had a job that allowed me to travel at the drop of the hat. I was in a steady, realtionship with my boyfriend of a couple years. I was excitedly, anticipating, becoming a mom.<br /><br />On this day 8 years ago, we started in Beijing. We had already spent several days touring in & around Beijing & we were now looking forward to our quick 2 hr flt to Nanchang, where we would get our babies that evening or the next morning.<br /><br />SNOW! More importantly, flights in Beijing were becoming snowed in! We waited hours in the terminal before out flt for Nanchang was finally re scheduled to depart. It was an uneventful flight. Upon arrival, we gathered our luggage & piled into the vans that would take us to our hotel. Once in the van, our guide, David, told us that the babies were waiting for us at the hotel. We would have approx 15-20 min after check in to get our things together & then we should plan to meet in the conference room.<br /><br />Whoa..after a long 14 month wait...we were now speeding towards the goal. <br /><br />Meeting Lindsi was surreal. She never cried. She was full of laughs & giggles. She seemed absolutely delighted with everything going on around her. She was a Mama's girl from the first moment I held her. I'm glad I didn't have a crystal ball that day, or know everything we would face together in the coming year. It was a hard first year.<br /><br />In the beginning, the resposibility was overwhelming. Once on my own with her, I remember thinking, OK, we've made it a whole afternoon, then a whole day, then a whole week, then a month, without any life threatening disasters.<br /><br />Happy Family Day Lindsi!!!! Oh how we love you & are so very lucky to call you "ours"!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPlc2EoqB2GNnJBVBAZK-db21ho6vF2KYfYeaMnhRl8Qc28o3MwCb19VvTk5nIs_IUX6LvyJbhfYxN9NoHPKEhgz4yDzUBsymNILlEj-9UyEH-L73Tzd8qpSddWjDRCDcL9C_ZAVbmT8/s1600/Referral+%25232.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/AVvXsEgfPlc2EoqB2GNnJBVBAZK-db21ho6vF2KYfYeaMnhRl8Qc28o3MwCb19VvTk5nIs_IUX6LvyJbhfYxN9NoHPKEhgz4yDzUBsymNILlEj-9UyEH-L73Tzd8qpSddWjDRCDcL9C_ZAVbmT8/s400/Referral+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576940640767042754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS2RPLXbhu2aCqvib7nu4GGxqQNjLnjSSz3TVqxzUKOJK6SXHCmpoYVHZz57T9uQbobbNbN4FQa6Pc_JY209s2IQhy6SqVO6BH1rPk0_P9vTR_TF2S1FPmjGBGBajiwqNr29278rWFbM/s1600/In+the+room.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/AVvXsEjPS2RPLXbhu2aCqvib7nu4GGxqQNjLnjSSz3TVqxzUKOJK6SXHCmpoYVHZz57T9uQbobbNbN4FQa6Pc_JY209s2IQhy6SqVO6BH1rPk0_P9vTR_TF2S1FPmjGBGBajiwqNr29278rWFbM/s400/In+the+room.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576940640171759026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUivkCJ-jIQPuGo1KATh4Vy4owtJr9syRUXxxrc_d40Sms4Go7XblGW1m4tifWdY0d1Zu3eBs2elghQBKstRUdIVAvtohhzJFN_PZn-mN1xXtmYvFhR5fqqmnB1KL8MWbSq345wuspbw/s1600/2011+054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUivkCJ-jIQPuGo1KATh4Vy4owtJr9syRUXxxrc_d40Sms4Go7XblGW1m4tifWdY0d1Zu3eBs2elghQBKstRUdIVAvtohhzJFN_PZn-mN1xXtmYvFhR5fqqmnB1KL8MWbSq345wuspbw/s400/2011+054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576940635422886210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pJh8kRag7oruI4O3SD8g00ALW9IE4ZZiEJNWE4pT87QE3j0zszWUjlo6FExd_j3AFHW3qE8H-9WRAQ3U20Kec-emm_TLJ7EM5Gf_Irg4pHk7xUfUiaT_EebszCTC1KWr306oe85DVpE/s1600/2011+040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pJh8kRag7oruI4O3SD8g00ALW9IE4ZZiEJNWE4pT87QE3j0zszWUjlo6FExd_j3AFHW3qE8H-9WRAQ3U20Kec-emm_TLJ7EM5Gf_Irg4pHk7xUfUiaT_EebszCTC1KWr306oe85DVpE/s400/2011+040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576943208268857330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_6m9R0smJh6Ms6M8qbzfMiMn49Mkydc724oct3sGejrD_v98Lu-AtCSZYM_hBswzcEVOploPoJ3r_HrrlUm4J3A8Vfh_ML03ieRPR_sMGwABovGTxEqHyNYHow0m0NH7ZQnJbdnabYk/s1600/2011+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_6m9R0smJh6Ms6M8qbzfMiMn49Mkydc724oct3sGejrD_v98Lu-AtCSZYM_hBswzcEVOploPoJ3r_HrrlUm4J3A8Vfh_ML03ieRPR_sMGwABovGTxEqHyNYHow0m0NH7ZQnJbdnabYk/s400/2011+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576943761280530930" /></a>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-47781068214576443392011-02-14T09:51:00.006-05:002011-02-14T10:18:08.181-05:00How do I Love Thee.....<em>Admittedly, I think I have <strong>ONE</strong> of the best Mom jobs around. I say <strong>one</strong>, because I know several other moms who are raising absolutely AMAZING kids as well. It's easy to love on these 2. They soak it in & return it effortlessly every single day. Not every single moment...but every single day...
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<br />Recently, report cards came out. For the first time EVER, Lindsi had straight A's. I was / am so proud of her. She works so very hard. I'm happy that she will finally get to participate in the special honor roll celebrations.
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<br />Jami, also did very well, getting all E's (Excellent). While I see Jami learning, she's reading books aloud to me now & at the start of kindergarten, she could only read a handful of words. So far, she grasps everything easily & moves at a quick speed through her work. She's not seen "Challenging" yet.
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<br />So, as a reward for their achievement, I took them to see the Justin Beiber movie yesterday. It was better than I anticipated. We all liked it. I never could figure out the whole "Beiber Fever" phenomenon. After the movie, I can tell you, it's 10% natural talent, 20% hard work, 70% Marketing Genius. It should be required viewing for every marketing student. This is how you do it.
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<br />Beiber Movie on Sunday......
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<br />Ice cream on Sat....Yum
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<br />MMmmmmmm...Cherry...Her Favorite!
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<br /><strong>It's Valentine's Day...now...go....... spread the LOVE!!!!</em></strong>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-37665025701278101162011-02-08T15:14:00.007-05:002011-02-08T15:33:49.162-05:00Fun Times with our Friends......<em><em></em><br />We had just an AWESOME weekend last week. I think primarily because we spent it UNHURRIEDLY with a lot of our friends. It was a very BUSY weekend. Thankfully, everyone was feeling well & in a GREAT mood.<br /><br />On Fri, Lindsi & her friend took part in a Cheer leading Clinic put on by the FL Gator Cheerleaders. This is the second year we've participated. I couldn't talk Jami into doing it...maybe next year. Besides, I think Jami has figured it out that if Lindsi is off doing something, THEN she has MOM all to herself.......<br /><br />Somehow, even though Jami did not participate, she managed to get into all of my pictures...lol...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVhgY1W40eMuD5QO628o5VDqbcVwF3OigyzEpfm7uO55dj-n-M6Jik4Sr3L8Q3FfeAZGJmeMICcUTpK1GPhLkkpV6DTLU7g9CcXVrE0-c9EOAyY7iow9WXpgQkiE1dfCZuMP6K00Tvms/s1600/K%252CL%252C+J+gators.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVhgY1W40eMuD5QO628o5VDqbcVwF3OigyzEpfm7uO55dj-n-M6Jik4Sr3L8Q3FfeAZGJmeMICcUTpK1GPhLkkpV6DTLU7g9CcXVrE0-c9EOAyY7iow9WXpgQkiE1dfCZuMP6K00Tvms/s400/K%252CL%252C+J+gators.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571415913357331218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFvbIHImR4b3ix2HlIMXxGyVJUlI43Rn84W1La8S5OF8_9sfAlcSAvmbzmXbye9UFW3PBzlcXWIc6pyQPbZu-_zl5PubZwi_sCVgruhW9HBN0HwkwjjennW5rLE99vlo1-Sy61xO_6d8/s1600/Jami+Gator+Cheer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFvbIHImR4b3ix2HlIMXxGyVJUlI43Rn84W1La8S5OF8_9sfAlcSAvmbzmXbye9UFW3PBzlcXWIc6pyQPbZu-_zl5PubZwi_sCVgruhW9HBN0HwkwjjennW5rLE99vlo1-Sy61xO_6d8/s400/Jami+Gator+Cheer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571415910985898866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu52scumHSlrw-vWErcUgW6WKI6CJRW9DldIFYu7o2J5BRcJnHnfESsm7rlxJmIsPmnkKx4Mv-j5nj4ujJMoqsRs5Zrt3k7w2Vm9Zyo03MNbdY8iCMlQEFOVkSW9AbOMToxDOcPCOS2w/s1600/Girls+%2526+Gator.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu52scumHSlrw-vWErcUgW6WKI6CJRW9DldIFYu7o2J5BRcJnHnfESsm7rlxJmIsPmnkKx4Mv-j5nj4ujJMoqsRs5Zrt3k7w2Vm9Zyo03MNbdY8iCMlQEFOVkSW9AbOMToxDOcPCOS2w/s400/Girls+%2526+Gator.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571415904535542178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDOQmFyVtWuks2o7mPYMCf7nE9bIrCZ37dnRPQ4I2PKqD-GYh5pkRpKkNArzcOikx3_2BIyAmtQ2RUjwQR6TCWpFhyw2zsyvbquZRquJ7Rr3cb5_XOJokxBcA0qunNqDr34NpL_3wpj8/s1600/Cheer+Clinic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDOQmFyVtWuks2o7mPYMCf7nE9bIrCZ37dnRPQ4I2PKqD-GYh5pkRpKkNArzcOikx3_2BIyAmtQ2RUjwQR6TCWpFhyw2zsyvbquZRquJ7Rr3cb5_XOJokxBcA0qunNqDr34NpL_3wpj8/s400/Cheer+Clinic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571415903656500386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQmash3zn3_Ci54c5_UNhMgpIPzqeKpknTqIxoILsHHqAMItNRWZUDdlObjWoAGI8rau0SrqT1c56O1apIxXuIsaziZjNhkvPioxmcqP_zEz-C4irKiSkL_Pdxyd0zdqUFRb3py0bWdc/s1600/Gator+Cheerleaders.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQmash3zn3_Ci54c5_UNhMgpIPzqeKpknTqIxoILsHHqAMItNRWZUDdlObjWoAGI8rau0SrqT1c56O1apIxXuIsaziZjNhkvPioxmcqP_zEz-C4irKiSkL_Pdxyd0zdqUFRb3py0bWdc/s400/Gator+Cheerleaders.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571415896533030290" /></a><br /><br />On Sat AM, the girls cheered together at the morning game. Jami's coach was really sweet & let Lindsi be a "Guest" cheerleader.....I was too busy helping my Dad learn the ins & outs of his new Christmas camera & I took NO PICS of my own. I have to teach him to download them now.....=)<br /><br />In the afternoon, we went to our FCC Chinese New Year celebration. So much fun, & a nice time to visit with many friends we had not seen for a little while...The highlight was Lindsi getting chosen to be the Dragon Head this year!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_hGCHtU23yoMppVl1YzDvlO0gGwvG47UtNAxj-5zi9_Q5zXXp6h8Rf9IP7hjYsusmkQBAdPFH78S-en_zHGJ93BbM9xKETAL8JinPrYxd_SXBTotEcWYBkug89iwaWOJli0AEQWNwzg/s1600/Jan+2011+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_hGCHtU23yoMppVl1YzDvlO0gGwvG47UtNAxj-5zi9_Q5zXXp6h8Rf9IP7hjYsusmkQBAdPFH78S-en_zHGJ93BbM9xKETAL8JinPrYxd_SXBTotEcWYBkug89iwaWOJli0AEQWNwzg/s400/Jan+2011+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571417364749005970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2Ci_UylZoO-xXqAWOymOuGxXMRKcZ2IVZRTGZCFsfcstbYZm-pSsqMGEM2itS7qrkNbGT5TzREfuk8NiJArAe4QwxfINqETDLJkPISbHr1EQsOw5wRDj-qA91zCugHRb_IwIMro9gAM/s1600/Jan+2011+017.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/AVvXsEhG2Ci_UylZoO-xXqAWOymOuGxXMRKcZ2IVZRTGZCFsfcstbYZm-pSsqMGEM2itS7qrkNbGT5TzREfuk8NiJArAe4QwxfINqETDLJkPISbHr1EQsOw5wRDj-qA91zCugHRb_IwIMro9gAM/s400/Jan+2011+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571417364146313922" /></a><br />Don't you love these shirts? they have 2 hugging Panda's & they say: Best Sister Ever... We've outgrown our Chinese silks, but this (I thought) was just a perfect alternative. Found them at The Child*rens Pl*ace $5 each.<br /><br />And, On Sun, we went to a very special little friend's birthday party, that was held at the Natural History Museum. Lots of fun & different things to do there...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwD1PK6kjUyPJ-662Yz1bZgYp8v0_p8Iu6yWADi-mAiqqZ7B7QXpkkTA8L_iBsDGRTiD2HyjLXBCr2Q3pfNT06gGhPAObbMsW9_QeQlYlg0abPpXSDd6eTn34vqjWfDyo-kZa0eykYnE/s1600/Jan+2011+026.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/AVvXsEiBwD1PK6kjUyPJ-662Yz1bZgYp8v0_p8Iu6yWADi-mAiqqZ7B7QXpkkTA8L_iBsDGRTiD2HyjLXBCr2Q3pfNT06gGhPAObbMsW9_QeQlYlg0abPpXSDd6eTn34vqjWfDyo-kZa0eykYnE/s400/Jan+2011+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571418010192705474" /></a><br /><br />Fun Times...</em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-49190349054642590762011-01-20T12:45:00.007-05:002011-01-20T13:11:24.322-05:00Is it 2011 Already? Where have I been??!!<em>Those of you who follow me on FB already know that 1 month ago today, I was having emergency major surgery. Surgery that has a recovery rate of 4-6 weeks. I was able to get myself up & out of bed in record time, but there are many aspects of the recovery process that just take time. I continue to feel better every week, but I still do not think I am at 100% recovery....yet.<br /><br />I was so thankful that this happened over the holidays for many reasons. Primarily, my teen niece was able to come stay with my parents & help entertain the girls. Being the holidays, my parents avoided the stress of the school schedule, homework, or extra curricular activities. However, that meant they did have to entertain 2 active girls EVERY DAY. That's a big task if you are not accustomed to it.<br /><br />The girls were thrilled that I got out of the hospital on Christmas afternoon. And, thrilled again when I got my driving privileges back just in time for cheer leading & dance to resume.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyXgzTAE9w_obb587vNJThJpN8exwe3S-Tyt0zWqn2jslFEDoVRNUkv8dsDhwYFx7s0ZV6PMuRV5gLUVCnCJ1lN4mMDcf4rixoVJzvcnvH0MSrXUwF-mbrzycCLIZyz92Fwao0tEoj3g/s1600/2011+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyXgzTAE9w_obb587vNJThJpN8exwe3S-Tyt0zWqn2jslFEDoVRNUkv8dsDhwYFx7s0ZV6PMuRV5gLUVCnCJ1lN4mMDcf4rixoVJzvcnvH0MSrXUwF-mbrzycCLIZyz92Fwao0tEoj3g/s400/2011+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564330838466582114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJmmkEDU-_hAm_6PLct1qaS5t4PnzhH0YM20zl2FWR4C-BlbMgLOZv-XNuBQlexfdAff5L_QiDLm8VRft-OjGy7H5Cyep6oYC8-MGMYDMWzGHcU2wtbCEDEeq5VtqKlFlMrQsd5YdYaM/s1600/2011+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJmmkEDU-_hAm_6PLct1qaS5t4PnzhH0YM20zl2FWR4C-BlbMgLOZv-XNuBQlexfdAff5L_QiDLm8VRft-OjGy7H5Cyep6oYC8-MGMYDMWzGHcU2wtbCEDEeq5VtqKlFlMrQsd5YdYaM/s400/2011+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564330838099185234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9h5atJWD5UYdPuaX0Uq6ogN5BpRef0Ubelw9IO3jkUMNHR7V9esoFErM80pOrv1hjqGEjX8BLSQktM4AZ8ljNDg4f1pc-Pl6PiT48gXShJB7mJx8LebZFkLzkhZEHTN2rJ2Vo6i3F-Q/s1600/2011+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9h5atJWD5UYdPuaX0Uq6ogN5BpRef0Ubelw9IO3jkUMNHR7V9esoFErM80pOrv1hjqGEjX8BLSQktM4AZ8ljNDg4f1pc-Pl6PiT48gXShJB7mJx8LebZFkLzkhZEHTN2rJ2Vo6i3F-Q/s400/2011+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564330827645444194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1hPEJHlewvS3Ptvw7ojwqp3VIDZkSsgAmAKPqdaVOORQUqar695YOpRFef23I0fZ5TR8UhkWm2GVPS9ETB_fWnmOdeTcPRDG5u1xrrZ_yH3Y01PIrwxRX43CMJwHZ2IT9MXAC6-Cs6c/s1600/2011+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1hPEJHlewvS3Ptvw7ojwqp3VIDZkSsgAmAKPqdaVOORQUqar695YOpRFef23I0fZ5TR8UhkWm2GVPS9ETB_fWnmOdeTcPRDG5u1xrrZ_yH3Y01PIrwxRX43CMJwHZ2IT9MXAC6-Cs6c/s400/2011+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564330828548054418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnMHFM4IWiWyLBQdjmjxXrq_So1QRqu0ffYvYOz59nVL5AVyGIXOjZFglYb4rtWJKF8_WexTzuPX-L-QMounYVGrRN7uZmAOdChTA4DHQuvFI2vF534b6XwJei5mt2A_wzi5PnCKus4o/s1600/2011+035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnMHFM4IWiWyLBQdjmjxXrq_So1QRqu0ffYvYOz59nVL5AVyGIXOjZFglYb4rtWJKF8_WexTzuPX-L-QMounYVGrRN7uZmAOdChTA4DHQuvFI2vF534b6XwJei5mt2A_wzi5PnCKus4o/s400/2011+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564330825725490066" /></a><br /><br /><br />I've sort of been a SLUG lately. I went back to work 10 days post op (but only because I work from home & could nap as needed). Last week I had a sick child home with me all week. I still have to unpack our stuff that we got for Christmas....it's slow going. Thankfully, I don't stress over stuff like that...it will get done when it gets done.<br /><br />I leave you with a few Christmas pics & the girls with their cheer leading activities. They both are enjoying the cheer leading a lot!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuyxJDsDNBQLhyRYmuInAc4gnc6FdyW-ausyrYDCSa4iGYQwUA1reGiEfRl77N_ovWzGuYpBBdg5iAGxf3TWCnkBEpl7mNmH9RTRPIYPz4z4R3wNiFifzw40Jwe6eWyNccRqx5Ds7E34/s1600/2011+055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuyxJDsDNBQLhyRYmuInAc4gnc6FdyW-ausyrYDCSa4iGYQwUA1reGiEfRl77N_ovWzGuYpBBdg5iAGxf3TWCnkBEpl7mNmH9RTRPIYPz4z4R3wNiFifzw40Jwe6eWyNccRqx5Ds7E34/s400/2011+055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564329684005847442" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKQYvzkecwIEwW8WPHlJ5Bftl5Ta38SoitSLHwIqj9L1-AN8gf25b2dwBlBvgJKIIy8H8z5VRUBglJig2-7ik0_XkiBdhXQioN8LFT0uQFCA2NJ1S-J7Ka-7_S4ETqLc7IXxOUlKBK3E/s1600/2011+056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKQYvzkecwIEwW8WPHlJ5Bftl5Ta38SoitSLHwIqj9L1-AN8gf25b2dwBlBvgJKIIy8H8z5VRUBglJig2-7ik0_XkiBdhXQioN8LFT0uQFCA2NJ1S-J7Ka-7_S4ETqLc7IXxOUlKBK3E/s400/2011+056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564332003367908658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLZ6Er04auumDepIyntk9aZQ_u-mo4mfTq1U93Frnl-UKlsimCG6Y680fYbwu9N7wbt51QXcA7rhKb9cS2XWCEnbEsiaE8Rx45dxs0rb0fZuMjZYafGFnTKKboUFZROMAQX9A0jYMH9U/s1600/2011+058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLZ6Er04auumDepIyntk9aZQ_u-mo4mfTq1U93Frnl-UKlsimCG6Y680fYbwu9N7wbt51QXcA7rhKb9cS2XWCEnbEsiaE8Rx45dxs0rb0fZuMjZYafGFnTKKboUFZROMAQX9A0jYMH9U/s400/2011+058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564329990428081250" /></a></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-26529916911392955852010-12-06T11:04:00.005-05:002010-12-06T12:52:05.210-05:00First Time...Ever I Saw Your Face.....<em>Five Years......Long time? Short time? It's hard to say. Some days it feels like yesterday & at others it seems like an eternity ago.<br /><br />I can tell you that in the last 5 years, the face of Special Needs adoption from China has changed...ALOT! <br /><br />In the fall, 5 years ago, I was just to the point where I felt that I was ready to start looking for my second child from China. I belonged to several agency Yahoo groups. I would wait, with countless others, for their " SN children lists" to come in & be made public. I would search through the children, hoping to find the child meant to be mine. <br /><br />And so, one day in Sept, I was on the IAAP website. Oh..there was a DARLING little girl, coincidentally from the same SWI as Lindsi, with a need I felt very comfortable in accepting. My only hesitation was her age. She was almost 3...which put her much closer to Lindsi in age than I wanted. At that point, I knew Lindsi would be OK, in whatever shape that took, but I did not want to adopt another child who would surpass Lindsi's abilities within a matter of months. Lindsi was (& still does) work so hard, it just seemed unnecessarily unfair to create a rivalry where she would be at a disadvantage within months. But, this little girl had reached right out & grabbed my heart. Maybe it would be OK...maybe instead of a rivalry, the new child could encourage Lindsi in her skills.....maybe...maybe...maybe.<br />I wrestled with this age factor for several days. I finally convinced myself that this situation could work out. I would love to have her. That day, as I clicked to the site to get her file, the Words I HAVE A FAMILY greeted me next to her name. Deflation.....Oh.....had I taken too long? Was there still a chance her new family would decide not to pursue her adoption?<br /><br />I called IAAP & expressed an interest in the little girl. That afternoon, or the next day, Cheryl called me back & told me that she did not think the family would falter in their adoption of her. We had a very nice, heart to heart talk about the child I thought I was looking for. <br /><br />Weeks passed. A new list, at a different agency came out. I found a little girl, with a SN that I was heavily considering. She was BEAUTIFUL, & I was instantly smitten. Her file was already out, but I was next in line, in case the family passed. Within days, I learned that the family had passed & her file came to me. EXCITED! However, my review committee(my mom & SIL who are both nurses) noted large discrepancies within her file & urged me to return it. Knowing they had the medical degrees, & were only looking out for my best interest. I also passed on this beautiful child. Happily, the family behind me accepted her referral. That eased my mind considerably.<br /><br />December rolled around & 5 years today, Cheryl from IAAP called. Are you still looking?, was her first question. When I said Yes...she said GREAT! We just got a new list & I think I have the perfect child for you right in front of me. It was a Thu & she was giving me until Mon to decide. If I returned her file, they would post her info on their site on Monday.<br /><br />So, she sent me Rao Hong Yu's file. She was EVERYTHING I told Cheryl I wanted. A daughter, the age was right, the SN was right,...everything. My heart did not leap forward & recognize her (in all fairness it didn't with Lindsi either). It was more of a contemplative....so there you are....type of feeling. I was a little panicked...was I REALLY READY? In the end, since I had done ZERO paperwork at that point, I knew it would be 8-10 months before she was home. I knew by then that I would be MORE THAN READY. I also knew that it was only by God's grace that she was being offered to me. I was a single parent, who barely met the income requirements for a second child. It was God's hand that delivered her file to IAAP, & Cheryl's wonderful recall that put me in her mind when she saw the file. Was there really any way I could turn down this "perfect for us" child? I really did have to think about it, but when I called Cheryl on Mon AM..she said...You better be saying YES! And indeed, I was saying YES!!<br /><br />Jami came home 10 months later & life has never been the same since. She is the child that is teaching me to be a parent. She is the FIRE in Firecracker. It is never dull with her around. She keeps me on my toes. She is a snuggling delight. She is not shy with her feelings...good or bad. Although, she can turn on the bashful switch in an instant. She is funny, creative, & smart.<br /><br />5 years.....sometimes it feels like yesterday & at other times, it feels like forever ago........<br /><br />Referral Picture<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D7ZYSplXFLYvQLrkJ65kUEGPoBsaoZFpCJwL5s3q5RBkN6514KNZ6GF0YUtY2u7NUAey0d51O7Pfpmq8hfcUepNOFQ8mEvHLvP88Co5QR2_1WbCmEQHaxlz3SZHBTDvkRwc7uuwXmuI/s1600/Nov+2010+072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D7ZYSplXFLYvQLrkJ65kUEGPoBsaoZFpCJwL5s3q5RBkN6514KNZ6GF0YUtY2u7NUAey0d51O7Pfpmq8hfcUepNOFQ8mEvHLvP88Co5QR2_1WbCmEQHaxlz3SZHBTDvkRwc7uuwXmuI/s400/Nov+2010+072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547611105087005522" /></a><br /><br /><br />1 Yr old...waiting for Mom in China<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYd7H8byfH7zCoGe8LA4fa-seMZFngjWGNu-3c-flYB-0-75x-VEc9VYfcXfCuyITLoHsXnUCv5D3jBfBpCfmOx3fIxIAbdyYZ7rL2bHtNG5VCZ8oEnCgHfS4GtjWjrfeijIg5rxG3nVA/s1600/Jami+SWI+pic.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/AVvXsEhYd7H8byfH7zCoGe8LA4fa-seMZFngjWGNu-3c-flYB-0-75x-VEc9VYfcXfCuyITLoHsXnUCv5D3jBfBpCfmOx3fIxIAbdyYZ7rL2bHtNG5VCZ8oEnCgHfS4GtjWjrfeijIg5rxG3nVA/s400/Jami+SWI+pic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547611110313168450" /></a><br /><br />Jami today.......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHgattiT7LHiEjFHy8UwkdLq3DCfNfKQ1x5TN6LTWuXSrKHeB8ZmDfvX-_VTjk4k6RXVPXAkiLxPbpYjPmHmZY0RIrW5EWsOCovgfeAxIR6RzDczVUH6wW85p9UdohOMbjJeVrZgoZW8/s1600/Copy+of+Nov+2010+058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHgattiT7LHiEjFHy8UwkdLq3DCfNfKQ1x5TN6LTWuXSrKHeB8ZmDfvX-_VTjk4k6RXVPXAkiLxPbpYjPmHmZY0RIrW5EWsOCovgfeAxIR6RzDczVUH6wW85p9UdohOMbjJeVrZgoZW8/s400/Copy+of+Nov+2010+058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547611121637970338" /></a></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-69571908990904553142010-12-03T08:52:00.003-05:002010-12-03T09:10:28.980-05:00December Bullets<em>We are BUSY! & I haven't been posting much. Here's what is happening in our little corner of the world lately:<br /><br />- Over Thanksgiving Lindsi decided to pull her 2 wheel bike out & figure out how to ride it. The bike had TERRIBLE training wheels on it, which were causing more harm than good, so we took those off. She worked & worked & worked...by Fri PM she could ride the 2 wheeler by herself, down the drive (which is a country 100 yd driveway), turn it around & come back. Really proud of her. An elderly man at church, who we call Mr Harvey, bought that bike (brand new) for her 2 Christmases ago. I'm glad to see she is finely able to ride it. I MUST get some pics printed for him to have. About a yr ago, his children moved him back to CT, to be closer to them. He's a sweetheart of a man. <br /><br />- This week I threw my nomination in for Mother of the Year. On most days, my kids ride the bus to & from school. On Tue, Lindsi stays after school for chorus rehearsal, so I pick up Jami & 30 min later, circle through & pick up Lindsi. Last Tue, there was no practice & this past Tue, there was practice, but I forgot. School gets out at 2:10, the bus gets here about 2:40. So on Tue, I was sitting on my porch waiting for the bus to come drop the kids off & my phone rang. It was the school. As soon as the Secretary said Ms Baugher.....my racing mind went Ought-oh. She told me that Jami would be waiting for me in the office. OK....<br />Driving there, my mind is imagining all kinds of scenarios. Of the 2 kids, Jami is the one much more likely to react in a dramatic fashion to having been forgotten at school. When I got there though, Jami was curled up, sleeping in a chair, & Lindsi was just getting out of her activity. I was so grateful. Jami just said.."Hey! I was the last one left in car line...." Whew.....<br />That was God giving me a break. On my way to the school I was pulled over for speeding...39 in a 35 mph zone. Sheesh! Got off with a warning.....another little break. <br /><br />- I hope we will get our tree up & decorated this weekend!!!!!!! Pictures to follow....</em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-78759733968065132012010-11-09T12:39:00.003-05:002010-11-09T12:45:37.025-05:00Holiday Give Away<center><a href="http://www.nihaoyall.com" target="self"><img alt="Ni Hao Y'all" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/bg22is.png" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />Don't you love a Give Away? I sure do!!! If you do as well, hop on over to Stefanie's Blog & check out her 30 day Holiday Give aways!<br /><br />Yea!!!!Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-74842478912330661432010-10-29T10:08:00.008-04:002010-10-29T22:48:40.102-04:00Pumpkins...Friends...& Family....<em>Every year our church has a pumpkin patch. We sell pumpkins as a fund raiser. We turn our little corner lot into a pumpkin Wonderland. It is the only pumpkin patch around town (pumpkins do not grow in our area very well) & it is BUSY!! <br /><br />Our little church boasts a regular attendance of about 100. The average age of our congregation is close to 80!!! Therefore, the girls & I spend A LOT of time WORKING in the pumpkin patch through October. We see a lot of friends, teachers, community workers during our time in the patch.<br /><br />Both my brother (& his family) & my sister (& her family) came up & worked weekends in the patch this year. It takes a tremendous effort to pull it off. But the rewards are priceless.....<br /><br />Of course, there are pumpkins........<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8w2E62jbSH9BuUc8SYAS6eLxjOMeEq7FRtbA96Zcr3drZCVQ-MNoPGdkhFx-nS_NXSI477rqIG1jkBdw5lvdARBM5DlgmXyKwBEtNVBde3M9IQdnnDot4qq1fHgdm1rNNILTHoS1HIM/s1600/Oct+2010+026.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/AVvXsEjS8w2E62jbSH9BuUc8SYAS6eLxjOMeEq7FRtbA96Zcr3drZCVQ-MNoPGdkhFx-nS_NXSI477rqIG1jkBdw5lvdARBM5DlgmXyKwBEtNVBde3M9IQdnnDot4qq1fHgdm1rNNILTHoS1HIM/s400/Oct+2010+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533472076040778818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbo8RAWwM-a8ieiowzjaA1qWPM8h2g-lmSdFXNyJS7XucYC0Dz-KZjXC1FxGqcG5I7dlPEQju_ZAsk6BINlEe3CAKr7KR4G3rj-f-rhJ9V1wd-INMTefHSk7jp64lV1VW1Uay4P9bc0Q/s1600/Oct+2010+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgsJO-0hfSlXsgIL-IfBFxLW9fRRqqnh_Jel5Wq3KReOOYjhZQhLvCjRgoHNznF7uYpRaxxN03Ls0Ws_8d_6A1Da7lKf9PEDQyCM2miMxC65ifJY5zOyQUjWNwigYmzyrLw9aYDJJdDY/s400/Oct+2010+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533661492003320370" /></a><br /><br />And, Spending time playing with our friends.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegUXVWnKoTilC8jDGmZi5CvIHqtgUQMVR3h2u-QeJ3m3nXxaBXMYJpVwZYLAixyFPV8qbzQTK8BoYfy3mrFgvl8Ul5KNdM06kV1FI37QQa_d5NHjzhX_YvfxbHj9T8I0x6ychw8U5CG0/s1600/IMG_4313.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegUXVWnKoTilC8jDGmZi5CvIHqtgUQMVR3h2u-QeJ3m3nXxaBXMYJpVwZYLAixyFPV8qbzQTK8BoYfy3mrFgvl8Ul5KNdM06kV1FI37QQa_d5NHjzhX_YvfxbHj9T8I0x6ychw8U5CG0/s400/IMG_4313.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533663311435740498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrpaF7M1X_hgcryP2-iOdqXxosvEDrpHBZGlWdMloH-6yTmo7tFPwF3FAC5ScW_SK5EMHuDtTNtI8BoG3Ou04CzBOtzwcD4rkPdCbowKukGcHZKNUbxIrAhZ_oddTdJkvxLiLQWN7p3Q/s1600/Oct+2010+017.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsPB89AR4rTxdY2rxd9ADhecXcrzr1qfXxmSnThWYzNtkW5kD29NkPOvwdmgxlznUO_XuK3dUkI8ms5Oe8Ae2soyfQexWRWN-ozw_u2_l_XbO1853lceTStv6fwMqJAHsnYEuacOybO4/s400/Oct+2010+032.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533663044789901586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDnRBfpFrP6cj4thaUseslWUDfWZe7VM26GIVMRCBWsNhNXmDs-sQIIhqmpzvZD80oxmTduLxsIoOjx1uqzLBPJgGDHZme3ACXdq2UqO2MsJl4eLvUMPd659-rXP8hHevGixdwV8vVnE/s1600/Oct+2010+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDnRBfpFrP6cj4thaUseslWUDfWZe7VM26GIVMRCBWsNhNXmDs-sQIIhqmpzvZD80oxmTduLxsIoOjx1uqzLBPJgGDHZme3ACXdq2UqO2MsJl4eLvUMPd659-rXP8hHevGixdwV8vVnE/s400/Oct+2010+033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533663036109529522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAYgbGJPeM7nthnBMD6YeXD0VbE7hbyJawSsV_wdYyW1qRp_gkd3MGeRq9bEO0tJfdDvrj-YI04aWVTiEUHP7nP6tQ_jQgKV3ucMYDFKiL9smDEH237ZsyD-CAgiEiNuo81-_WG4hkW8/s1600/Oct+2010+004.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/AVvXsEhxAYgbGJPeM7nthnBMD6YeXD0VbE7hbyJawSsV_wdYyW1qRp_gkd3MGeRq9bEO0tJfdDvrj-YI04aWVTiEUHP7nP6tQ_jQgKV3ucMYDFKiL9smDEH237ZsyD-CAgiEiNuo81-_WG4hkW8/s400/Oct+2010+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533663037690274578" /></a><br /><br />Finally, there is time with our family........<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCfda0fuLBpso9oQ88iCdEMTUgibsW4vsovWPJ9MjCww9ml3L6nGeWgXfuM0WLSdrp0pFxZuMgZicB6nCOXcXF0Tt7w7eSqs7R4qWVpWNFR9-Kiu7jT6ECD_C0CdVYD656irEKo55JtE/s1600/Oct+2010+036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCfda0fuLBpso9oQ88iCdEMTUgibsW4vsovWPJ9MjCww9ml3L6nGeWgXfuM0WLSdrp0pFxZuMgZicB6nCOXcXF0Tt7w7eSqs7R4qWVpWNFR9-Kiu7jT6ECD_C0CdVYD656irEKo55JtE/s400/Oct+2010+036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533664268225906850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTdrTwZfKxj9Tu7Ssc01xC0zAaEatmFS-OhjgA0higjT-9WZeTqBmeioKnCQogzYqT7NN2Z4z5AuUx2_aCGPFjX01lBCU-wMzV-HlqEjcQ1BjaoRhUA_UjhMX8TA8FVGBDsoOvGciCio/s1600/Oct+2010+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTdrTwZfKxj9Tu7Ssc01xC0zAaEatmFS-OhjgA0higjT-9WZeTqBmeioKnCQogzYqT7NN2Z4z5AuUx2_aCGPFjX01lBCU-wMzV-HlqEjcQ1BjaoRhUA_UjhMX8TA8FVGBDsoOvGciCio/s400/Oct+2010+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533664266494348962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDkTDRfeeXh60DC0ivUxiihOjTesU9JpoVICoNnJoMWXYhy97PETu5zk5SzKOYDjwAiiPzqA51i86JOJK2rFq98i1Ejn_PR6aYMVlrFIuw9uYwCTYQHIenfsXw0-gUoUY4d38DinUx50/s1600/Oct+2010+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDkTDRfeeXh60DC0ivUxiihOjTesU9JpoVICoNnJoMWXYhy97PETu5zk5SzKOYDjwAiiPzqA51i86JOJK2rFq98i1Ejn_PR6aYMVlrFIuw9uYwCTYQHIenfsXw0-gUoUY4d38DinUx50/s400/Oct+2010+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533664258078569602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHn9F2xSUSzOammyrRDRw5rJFEUo6ZWhrJzail-fuZz9nbAis_NuksEWCyOe_IH873AWa8nBbIu2aaqKYfd0bBAjotBbsy63grfUY2LwpEoVQhWjV_TwY3uFMfC6TPEQ7dXiGt85ezZE/s1600/IMG_4524.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHn9F2xSUSzOammyrRDRw5rJFEUo6ZWhrJzail-fuZz9nbAis_NuksEWCyOe_IH873AWa8nBbIu2aaqKYfd0bBAjotBbsy63grfUY2LwpEoVQhWjV_TwY3uFMfC6TPEQ7dXiGt85ezZE/s400/IMG_4524.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533664251331261906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifErWikPi4FhQUFrAr_48BCnDiJr_4_YMg3D_3hfSaeXwpi8vMPQ9-iaEaY7yOK_nQFjy2UdtkVhgpdsNOCYTgGYcClI364BV_8y9UWRbuSideXSFnayRWxH5UIfQ7LFGUm5VrmQVGLqM/s1600/Oct+2010+010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifErWikPi4FhQUFrAr_48BCnDiJr_4_YMg3D_3hfSaeXwpi8vMPQ9-iaEaY7yOK_nQFjy2UdtkVhgpdsNOCYTgGYcClI364BV_8y9UWRbuSideXSFnayRWxH5UIfQ7LFGUm5VrmQVGLqM/s400/Oct+2010+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533664246623628018" /></a><br /><br />I love pumpkin patch time........<br /><br /></em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413576194197523085.post-8494620653839294852010-09-28T10:22:00.004-04:002010-09-28T10:58:19.675-04:00Birthday Parties & The Drop Off<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-ncJm20QIUvbzi4-bgCBNWhZsWOlZDbzW53ya9yF1QBDYxTO5hreNeu6dQdAf_V0UC1ybUh7JasNyQrd-gdKQD8KU8fGujFCOVvydKrJdX2HQStw1gIrjlsX1IPMUaMosS5eNGQDaHY/s1600/Jan+2010+035.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/AVvXsEgi-ncJm20QIUvbzi4-bgCBNWhZsWOlZDbzW53ya9yF1QBDYxTO5hreNeu6dQdAf_V0UC1ybUh7JasNyQrd-gdKQD8KU8fGujFCOVvydKrJdX2HQStw1gIrjlsX1IPMUaMosS5eNGQDaHY/s400/Jan+2010+035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521978725915980898" /></a><br /><em>I have a post percolating in my head about how the school year is going thus far. Overall, I'm really excited to see all resources that they are making available to the kids this year. We've been taking advantage of many of those things. The possibilities are quite`exciting.<br /><br />We have been in birthday party overload. Since school started, we have had a birthday party to attend every weekend. With Jami in school now too, it's a new chapter regarding birthday parties.<br /><br />In the past, most of the parties have been to were where the whole class was invited. The classes, for the most part, were the same group every year. You really get to know the other families that way. Up until this year, most parents stayed, Jami (the younger sibling) was a welcomed & expected guest. At the end of last year, I noticed an increasingly number of parents starting to drop kids off. This year, the school split up all of the previous classes, so everyone is meeting new sets of friends & families. There are (in the upper grades) no class parties & invitations are handed out discreetly or outside of school).<br /><br />Our first birthday party this season was at a fun restaurant & even though it was a friend of Lindsi's, we have known this family a very long time & Jami was also invited. I stayed, along with a few other parents & family friends.<br /><br />The second party was for a classmate of Jami's. It was at a gymnastic center. We have hosted a birthday party there before & I know it is all based on head count. This is a new crowd for us. There were some younger siblings there, but I dropped Lindsi with her grandparents that day, so I could take Jami & stay. Nearly all the parents stayed.<br /><br />Our next party was for a friend of Lindsi's. An afternoon pool party. I thought, perfect.....I will drop Lindsi off & pick her up later. As the date drew near, & I advised Lindsi of my plans, there was a major panic on Lindsi's part. She can not hear when she's swimming, how is she going to communicate, please come mommy, please...please!! I know the mother, talked with her, & she was perfectly fine with me coming, staying, & bringing Jami. 2 other mothers' stayed, there were about 25 kids, so I found plenty to do, which eased my guilt for crashing the party & also helped the mom enjoy some of the festivities.<br /><br />This week Lindsi has been invited to a slumber party. It is for one of her best friends. I'll have to drop her off, because I have somewhere else to be. I am almost positive though that Lindsi will NOT want to spend the night. Playdates for us are still pretty much adults visiting while the kids play. <br /><br />Neither of my girls like to be left anywhere. I sit through dance classes & soccer practice (mostly because we live too far for me to drive back & forth). Many people tell me this time is coming to an end, but I really do not see it happening anytime soon. </em>Debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04555423737900445968noreply@blogger.com1