tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11433845449266616182024-03-12T22:35:10.679-04:00Frederick Family FunCharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-3910702876888846832011-10-22T20:20:00.002-04:002011-10-22T20:57:43.853-04:00Piles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnuCeSzIV5hLB_4mNBUydljpmIoNPrJSCzkG3EMcDy6d1zIH-X5HpHdDWIYT4rUbniPADVRvKXncJRApddlqYj66Gsx1jiLZi6d_w4R8E8caPjlpl3cBsZDi8Z77-9t_lfTunq8HSHzbV/s1600/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+058.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnuCeSzIV5hLB_4mNBUydljpmIoNPrJSCzkG3EMcDy6d1zIH-X5HpHdDWIYT4rUbniPADVRvKXncJRApddlqYj66Gsx1jiLZi6d_w4R8E8caPjlpl3cBsZDi8Z77-9t_lfTunq8HSHzbV/s320/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666477369174205826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is my "office" - yes, it's at the end of the dining room table and, no - you don't see quite everything. Just enough to give you an idea...on the floor around me there are 4 book bags, yes 4. One for Storytelling class, one for Intro to Church Ed. class, one for CCU classes, and one to catch all the other stuff that has no place to go. On the windowsill behind me is my "bookshelf" - rather sorry allotment right now - only 7 books - usually it's full of books unless of course its acting like all other windowsills and being well, just a windowsill.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I've decided to "like" my office - it's central to the family - no one can come or go without me knowing,unless of course they use the back door or the side door, but I still know they are coming or going because I have a handy dandy window to my left that lets me see right down the alley. I don't have far to go to answer the door, change the laundry, or get coffee. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I do all three -- often.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My pile tells me that I am blessed. I have more than most.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a laptop - access to the entire world in seconds. I have the blessing of education and the privilege of teaching. I have God's Word - and I don't have to hide it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have fun - Hoops and YoYo make me laugh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CvidOHdrm_zcb8AVUgYeJQia9bqQvwXvq9Ivl4wUdC0lnLtzPNBTAE0hydOR4HztzO8ki3tcfzRFWC5upFBPfPSnH317D30toyPmG48fZjltw6VY4WASk09b8b9JyiUaH5p41fWb8txF/s1600/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+057.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CvidOHdrm_zcb8AVUgYeJQia9bqQvwXvq9Ivl4wUdC0lnLtzPNBTAE0hydOR4HztzO8ki3tcfzRFWC5upFBPfPSnH317D30toyPmG48fZjltw6VY4WASk09b8b9JyiUaH5p41fWb8txF/s320/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666477364234756370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then there's this pile. It just arrived today...rather unexpectantly - but I like it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This pile says that my boys (and girls) have friends. It says that this person is comfortable at my house - they didn't mind leaving a pile and they knew I wouldn't mind either...and that makes me smile. I rather like having them hang out here too. It also tells me they like to smell nice and they like Mountain Dew...I'll keep the Mt. Dew part in mind for the next time they come.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_cEfvKSYQK6-Ge6FzmaMWC5GZynAgZYg6gQldo00E4uGz2g2I1VtQly8olxpy-QGmx5CdH3mFP7kmqJ-W4LTtr7ltSYUpqN6hMdTfBtz2fS8Fu12e5jrXCdKTjZuewn0g2L8BSce2SEH/s1600/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+054.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_cEfvKSYQK6-Ge6FzmaMWC5GZynAgZYg6gQldo00E4uGz2g2I1VtQly8olxpy-QGmx5CdH3mFP7kmqJ-W4LTtr7ltSYUpqN6hMdTfBtz2fS8Fu12e5jrXCdKTjZuewn0g2L8BSce2SEH/s320/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666477356501224178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then there's this pile...it's been here a few days...in my dining room.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This pile says..."I'll be back." I know this because it's their favorite hat and jacket.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFHrl6oUDixHSg0wEeQ0ZWb39CDZzhUwTQ9vCfPrTl4dPefGPJj82yBVIytA3gP5q4BoqfP_rAsFV5sbPip9r42sqPFgdcH0qqybMb3AHGnpFgUbcmKdma4Q-mufxgxopyQ8JFNnfkLFZ/s1600/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+056.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFHrl6oUDixHSg0wEeQ0ZWb39CDZzhUwTQ9vCfPrTl4dPefGPJj82yBVIytA3gP5q4BoqfP_rAsFV5sbPip9r42sqPFgdcH0qqybMb3AHGnpFgUbcmKdma4Q-mufxgxopyQ8JFNnfkLFZ/s320/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+056.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666477348580878146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then I found this pile, slightly contained but a little overflowing...full of stuff...of activity...it tells a story of who we are...not too neat, not too messy...sports is a big part of who we are. Some families have instruments, others have art, we have sports stuff...lots and lots of sports stuff...everywhere...from the man cave on third to the lowest level you will find sports gear...</div><div style="text-align: center;">golf, baseball, softball, tennis, basketball, football, ski stuff, snowboard stuff, volleyball, hunting stuff, bikes and bike stuff, ohhhh the stuff we have!!! AND then... that red helmet tells the loss of mother's authority and the emerging manhood of my sons...pray for me - I mean it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildMcvMp4eaSDpFR0KYHMK3kK8duI7iBH0ggWGb5ll8BMZUk8FSNfHUHNLMD1GXNP1XE4UrZSSFrBz-IJhrvzE1i-PtvfK1rPWPT5aunNA6PBZ-ASUMp9x9g631Crmq_28w29qUfdNVKuk/s1600/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+059.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildMcvMp4eaSDpFR0KYHMK3kK8duI7iBH0ggWGb5ll8BMZUk8FSNfHUHNLMD1GXNP1XE4UrZSSFrBz-IJhrvzE1i-PtvfK1rPWPT5aunNA6PBZ-ASUMp9x9g631Crmq_28w29qUfdNVKuk/s320/Christi%2527s+Birthday+and+such++-+October+059.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666477345005441090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now...this is another pile of stuff....it warms my heart...this belongs to us...the females of this house...we don't have stuff like the guys already mentioned...we contain all our wisdom and earthly possessions in bags such as these. Well, not really, but it's another pile and it gives me warm fuzzies because I know who these bags belong too...my girls and I. The bags represent fun times, shopping together just to find the right bag. They represent home schooling together. They represent sharing as in - "Hey, do you have a chapstick?" or "Can I have a piece of your gum?" or the most common, "Can I borrow a dollar?" Yep, love the girls that these bags belong too...and since one of the bags is mine...I'm learning to love me too....the person God made me to be. I'm finally discovering that God made me just the way he wanted me to be -- the sanguine, ever optimistic, extrovert. Oh how I've tried to change some of those traits...but they burst forth just as quickly as I try to squelch them....so you're stuck with me ... and my piles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep, I've decided that piles are good.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Piles represent life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Piles represent love.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Piles represent people.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Piles represent the very life of the people I love.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gotta love my piles!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The End.</div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-20579435572183177762011-03-12T17:01:00.003-05:002011-03-12T17:08:44.736-05:00Maybe this time....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLqqBKLURfTiI6Pzv6CeiVA3W7H8oitYy4-jy0PpspYEpEfwhokPGV2Y7qAHhbW1djUe53oKgQG2GW0TPLm0ZzTioZTcDwU2WOmK9WaKZaq1O8_kYd7BVlAu3DU-Kvr6qet9JP7RFG4gT/s1600/Winter+%252710+001.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6bnNZRu5CpD-tPQx0Wd8K1-LGpFBTd1TT0yAMcxhE_jlUzGVWnVV63I59PI8dLU4u3dQ7qGm0Y-BMTc2XnZe9mPLqVNTG-aDGKmt_sHylzlR8HbJDYWWApS1FFI89HTw1eO4GItvyt-c/s1600/Fall%252C+winter+2010+094.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6bnNZRu5CpD-tPQx0Wd8K1-LGpFBTd1TT0yAMcxhE_jlUzGVWnVV63I59PI8dLU4u3dQ7qGm0Y-BMTc2XnZe9mPLqVNTG-aDGKmt_sHylzlR8HbJDYWWApS1FFI89HTw1eO4GItvyt-c/s320/Fall%252C+winter+2010+094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583317857469382626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Life is happening so fast for us....where does the time go?<br />Hoping to blog again...<br />a place where I can relive happy days,<br />share our story,<br />and connect with friends and family.<br /><br />Don't hold your breath...it's a hope - not a done deal!<br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-71901811498044615882010-07-16T08:34:00.004-04:002010-07-16T08:56:34.980-04:00Kenwood Kidz VBS - Egypt -<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AoJF41oJkGh5P-l7AMRFdHvy3hX65yIOVRdC61EVhBGgv2xotMMGeKRlPtnFzHKManG8ghYUsz-sv4DmNaN640uXAMyuZmuBWlR1bnYJANKklJDRNNoOZkso_3YonwBptErxeZXqFoZt/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+058.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AoJF41oJkGh5P-l7AMRFdHvy3hX65yIOVRdC61EVhBGgv2xotMMGeKRlPtnFzHKManG8ghYUsz-sv4DmNaN640uXAMyuZmuBWlR1bnYJANKklJDRNNoOZkso_3YonwBptErxeZXqFoZt/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494484543828338178" border="0" /></a>Each family made a blanket to present to a inner-city mission downtown for kids that need a bright spot and "hope" - Monday night's theme....also this year's CMB project.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBzxScoDVHqUHXL7MMGZ0RDlg3e_qMwd85Da-bijPNSVeqvj4NCe7e_VlDq2wtO4nFTN3IPSv6CJuhrYZQKUJp4YRCoN3lKbdfUX-dfFKP9EqO52v0Rohmiz3yDlKgt_4greuop2-HXLT/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBzxScoDVHqUHXL7MMGZ0RDlg3e_qMwd85Da-bijPNSVeqvj4NCe7e_VlDq2wtO4nFTN3IPSv6CJuhrYZQKUJp4YRCoN3lKbdfUX-dfFKP9EqO52v0Rohmiz3yDlKgt_4greuop2-HXLT/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494484533463166642" border="0" /></a>This was the first year I had no children of my own enrolled as a student VBS'r -- they were all staff --- happy and sad moment for me!<br />Christi worked in the nursery for staff children.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY03K-FEKS33JXljjFJ3M53bTh08CGFe5ftY1Oo3IFjxJJEs7pd1gGV5ccUSBR_icpPadDgrhorX0MpZKUXCvJrWb3Vi3SopfMMaI8UzKdiNpMaFYd6zDvkZmut3mptcZiUKu7DlWy7uBg/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+054.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY03K-FEKS33JXljjFJ3M53bTh08CGFe5ftY1Oo3IFjxJJEs7pd1gGV5ccUSBR_icpPadDgrhorX0MpZKUXCvJrWb3Vi3SopfMMaI8UzKdiNpMaFYd6zDvkZmut3mptcZiUKu7DlWy7uBg/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494484521160180754" border="0" /></a>"Joseph" and his son Liam<br />Jon went all out - growing a scruffy beard (prison), shaving it off, costume, make-up, etc. to make it real for the kids -- thank you!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j_vuXVeZGxmZSHwkNi-TwneIk5ztM4ptT-n4bPDA-ga0KPCosOzRcdpzx1f2gar1TvsKPEoIJEmzQHz1ToSo1ZkiYwbuCf_DlnGmrZSe_wIO8TJenm-LapPMi6LDV5MWkZeze-iehp9u/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j_vuXVeZGxmZSHwkNi-TwneIk5ztM4ptT-n4bPDA-ga0KPCosOzRcdpzx1f2gar1TvsKPEoIJEmzQHz1ToSo1ZkiYwbuCf_DlnGmrZSe_wIO8TJenm-LapPMi6LDV5MWkZeze-iehp9u/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494484510849505746" border="0" /></a>Visiting the barber/salon shop<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDhQDfap38cFNJ97bzeNupN_9xDKjMOuNRHnrspW240x1HaxaUVNmJbwKedljIt5B5JOrBsTWpAkgcC5TQ5AXfZ4yWbNVojgEipxC3JX-wjY3NqECqnejPvN7WEesWzqGpZ49W5inHVYd/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+085.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDhQDfap38cFNJ97bzeNupN_9xDKjMOuNRHnrspW240x1HaxaUVNmJbwKedljIt5B5JOrBsTWpAkgcC5TQ5AXfZ4yWbNVojgEipxC3JX-wjY3NqECqnejPvN7WEesWzqGpZ49W5inHVYd/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494482966226064482" border="0" /></a>The basket weavers<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcT42b7un1edLED8b1mWiAPkVLX9ZEnnhMucyFjwohzHnO6NrX9h5JbtIM7lbnS3_M_oNMgoIKIxZAE-Enfp4_M_xGObA6-VCPfN3u14UrXrwcd2iisAwQTbVZ3xcqY9oP60W31SI0XkK/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+077.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcT42b7un1edLED8b1mWiAPkVLX9ZEnnhMucyFjwohzHnO6NrX9h5JbtIM7lbnS3_M_oNMgoIKIxZAE-Enfp4_M_xGObA6-VCPfN3u14UrXrwcd2iisAwQTbVZ3xcqY9oP60W31SI0XkK/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494482959004409682" border="0" /></a>The Egyptian Set at the front of the sanctuary<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FvNdLNKp0GYV4nt9E449GBjfVWzi81p-4AsXDL1zz5O0W-LZNYaJFSxX9rQ3OSH5kOoDkvq4HVcO1NVca0TdZn5r4JDN6ZlEaoVzLRpv30JbkjP9spieAsMIB2FT1eRq6SGyhlco5aL3/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+108.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FvNdLNKp0GYV4nt9E449GBjfVWzi81p-4AsXDL1zz5O0W-LZNYaJFSxX9rQ3OSH5kOoDkvq4HVcO1NVca0TdZn5r4JDN6ZlEaoVzLRpv30JbkjP9spieAsMIB2FT1eRq6SGyhlco5aL3/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494482947406990386" border="0" /></a>Along the Nile<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT5Idr3SuyX3ub2JkL09nfwQUDahQ3-xi6bpI8EdhyQUqBToQ325o7fMa9gVr9w52uCm-1nFeNRVKoUa71VCXvTNuTOz4rDHp59mdBGynJvkXVMh97kW4qS-ObXt5XryVdwlM_jow1btz/s1600/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+100.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcT5Idr3SuyX3ub2JkL09nfwQUDahQ3-xi6bpI8EdhyQUqBToQ325o7fMa9gVr9w52uCm-1nFeNRVKoUa71VCXvTNuTOz4rDHp59mdBGynJvkXVMh97kW4qS-ObXt5XryVdwlM_jow1btz/s320/Kidz+Adv++Idaho+and+VBS+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494482936940437634" border="0" /></a>The embalmers took their job seriously!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />More pictures later - hope this gives you an idea.<br />Love you Mom!<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-2740179195083421922010-06-21T14:58:00.004-04:002010-06-21T15:29:55.268-04:00God's Gift To Us<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2tTXG5urkmGJAZqa-XqqEe6mzroBGf5cpsN7CaIvaJ0gsyExokyYRQtMtI8fhd95PhxvEb65O91Uq_bg43tYSPI0Q7_DHc1bGLNAg064cJe13kQAosIN0ahhu3C51AQHf-8I5s4jj1wo/s1600/Spring+until+Vacation+2010+406.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2tTXG5urkmGJAZqa-XqqEe6mzroBGf5cpsN7CaIvaJ0gsyExokyYRQtMtI8fhd95PhxvEb65O91Uq_bg43tYSPI0Q7_DHc1bGLNAg064cJe13kQAosIN0ahhu3C51AQHf-8I5s4jj1wo/s320/Spring+until+Vacation+2010+406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307248921123682" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For at least two years I had prayed that God would open doors so that somehow and in someway we would be able to take a family vacation. Since our family dynamics have changed so much in the last few years and we've only had 3 vacations as a family, this was very important to me.<br />I also prayed that we would be able to take that vacation in Florida as the kids had never been to there nor seen the ocean (that they remember).<br /><br />Nobody knew my prayer, just God and me.<br />I didn't pray consistently or fervently, I just asked - it seemed so unnecessary when there is so much suffering and lack of even good hygiene, food and water in our world. <br />But...it was a longing...a time to make special memories....<br /><br />And then - out of the blue - we were given this Florida vacation<br />Special thanks to those that gave....not even knowing of the prayer....<br /><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLBr9pZzXAMlzMzUkE-QpEqqgH8Ag9OGs7qbQwWzDfja420YiPgudDTGpMWjElK0kQ_HcuBdR7HUlurUeqKCdZWGS_Nk1pcipyG3zKw3MCFo2nsWwbgKbcefU5qeGvjmQnv8Jt-UuK_U8/s1600/Spring+until+Vacation+2010+408.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLBr9pZzXAMlzMzUkE-QpEqqgH8Ag9OGs7qbQwWzDfja420YiPgudDTGpMWjElK0kQ_HcuBdR7HUlurUeqKCdZWGS_Nk1pcipyG3zKw3MCFo2nsWwbgKbcefU5qeGvjmQnv8Jt-UuK_U8/s320/Spring+until+Vacation+2010+408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307241912856578" border="0" /></a><br />I don't have one of these at my house! :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8AT8oUdB9PZFg31KLYEuz_J674iGNmytr4hyphenhyphengwMGr0Mkkgs7PMOmUrEhNj4SBYfHveVX803RyAKa1r6doO4zh-I_N6DxCaiI_W8zBIamRfE-kUtmpoHierp3OZUQN0dL0yhLSqFLkU8B/s1600/Vacation+2010+044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8AT8oUdB9PZFg31KLYEuz_J674iGNmytr4hyphenhyphengwMGr0Mkkgs7PMOmUrEhNj4SBYfHveVX803RyAKa1r6doO4zh-I_N6DxCaiI_W8zBIamRfE-kUtmpoHierp3OZUQN0dL0yhLSqFLkU8B/s320/Vacation+2010+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307233931267314" border="0" /></a><br />The grounds at this time share were gorgeous!!<br />I loved taking my morning walk here!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJhZcPVfKkvnFtnBIoEzlKD136YBp6QjjrIBrRRFVOr5UEVM-G4J3E2-VE1a7sRssRdkRUtmUUaFbCldaNGfyjCtgOygVIFUpbwxKKfICOuX3OrQXHZt6Szdknq0xL4_i06VbLw9GoTzc/s1600/Vacation+2010+042.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJhZcPVfKkvnFtnBIoEzlKD136YBp6QjjrIBrRRFVOr5UEVM-G4J3E2-VE1a7sRssRdkRUtmUUaFbCldaNGfyjCtgOygVIFUpbwxKKfICOuX3OrQXHZt6Szdknq0xL4_i06VbLw9GoTzc/s320/Vacation+2010+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307216221382098" border="0" /></a>The view of our balcony - third floor on the end.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZEk4gGb_O2X0HMlaSeaT_eWTXhZtbhDtOL8IX3pMcLGU9l6RPcNh1JSiyR8l5P8v7nBO9gaxvOQZ7OYjfSGnNv_xfaLux9im5_yxQosyMOQe4HGyHmPS1lyOQKTyaniY2jXrmSJEfCTR/s1600/Vacation+2010+039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZEk4gGb_O2X0HMlaSeaT_eWTXhZtbhDtOL8IX3pMcLGU9l6RPcNh1JSiyR8l5P8v7nBO9gaxvOQZ7OYjfSGnNv_xfaLux9im5_yxQosyMOQe4HGyHmPS1lyOQKTyaniY2jXrmSJEfCTR/s320/Vacation+2010+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307197671746802" border="0" /></a> View from the balcony.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W1j72d1H34g5aTDuRwk-d-XEBe8JG6ZqR76WFuedzRNnu1DwViWaxhp0NqrkIsuIobzkm7ZWQErtDZK7sDyM_etioW6eJYx5VXqpIWKn2zwV7j0MUfGTKzn3X2mVrfrEwhkv2I_5-Seo/s1600/Vacation+2010+162.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2W1j72d1H34g5aTDuRwk-d-XEBe8JG6ZqR76WFuedzRNnu1DwViWaxhp0NqrkIsuIobzkm7ZWQErtDZK7sDyM_etioW6eJYx5VXqpIWKn2zwV7j0MUfGTKzn3X2mVrfrEwhkv2I_5-Seo/s320/Vacation+2010+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304930536001554" border="0" /></a>Some very high guy insisted that this bird sit on the shoulder of Alicia.<br />Then he said he wanted $5 since we took her picture!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho68jXL5hD6LWsUx9rFAdWQ5jZghGMjLYnsqK8sEuRKJUn5bYbpI_NKRXeDtJebbMNqF6SdW-lGDILaZe_-EBkMG-TTykfWkb6cCldj6F9GyffCg-V3_LANQcuDHPKEuT-OcGdXElQIzJ/s1600/Vacation+2010+070.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjho68jXL5hD6LWsUx9rFAdWQ5jZghGMjLYnsqK8sEuRKJUn5bYbpI_NKRXeDtJebbMNqF6SdW-lGDILaZe_-EBkMG-TTykfWkb6cCldj6F9GyffCg-V3_LANQcuDHPKEuT-OcGdXElQIzJ/s320/Vacation+2010+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304916057993250" border="0" /></a>David ... his job is getting to him...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHKG-Ch6tgWQBrCmgE7yrrfh7k01hrZpZa1DqlMI88e9uzCti_niKBC34hhU9H6rhOU0ln8_4huYXpY8o1NnhhYS4z39dE2YYir-t-Ltk1clUCc-GeOCJiv4hp9y_mTEEtHYcohasL3Dm/s1600/Vacation+2010+135.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHKG-Ch6tgWQBrCmgE7yrrfh7k01hrZpZa1DqlMI88e9uzCti_niKBC34hhU9H6rhOU0ln8_4huYXpY8o1NnhhYS4z39dE2YYir-t-Ltk1clUCc-GeOCJiv4hp9y_mTEEtHYcohasL3Dm/s320/Vacation+2010+135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304906611355362" border="0" /></a><br />Love these guys!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOt9RTE3YfXGwP-72H5tOjODqrk9lkI8GeajeoiSBC1bvFZ4wH4EdwXX_A7RBt-lfsVVNeKlXKo87OtWLcFOoTTZq5dAmcBOw9kr9b2qgB1eBPjzY3nXWWp5fdc-RjzmCnlDK6vsZ35N6M/s1600/Vacation+2010+132.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOt9RTE3YfXGwP-72H5tOjODqrk9lkI8GeajeoiSBC1bvFZ4wH4EdwXX_A7RBt-lfsVVNeKlXKo87OtWLcFOoTTZq5dAmcBOw9kr9b2qgB1eBPjzY3nXWWp5fdc-RjzmCnlDK6vsZ35N6M/s320/Vacation+2010+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304899865204466" border="0" /></a><br />Love these girls!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21ae0SXIsaZ6BjW7iRqdRQn8uaSi4jIlSWG0j6mCJ9RN4VfCxvX4zwjPM0FXG1zqlry0Ihsg0H_unlUuLODaQolem4CYmEQRjBLuQvDVJR_AP8eNyKTZZp22LtJuSUVIFdLp-GA2ToH-o/s1600/Vacation+2010+066.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21ae0SXIsaZ6BjW7iRqdRQn8uaSi4jIlSWG0j6mCJ9RN4VfCxvX4zwjPM0FXG1zqlry0Ihsg0H_unlUuLODaQolem4CYmEQRjBLuQvDVJR_AP8eNyKTZZp22LtJuSUVIFdLp-GA2ToH-o/s320/Vacation+2010+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304887172983394" border="0" /></a><br />These are just a few pictures...what a great time!<br />God provided enough for lodging, gas, van rental, food, and freebie sightseeing.<br />We were so blessed and so happy!!!<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-74058214274870160742010-05-12T08:44:00.006-04:002010-05-12T09:22:32.033-04:00Kenwood Kidz - Jesus to the Rescue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCd2nEumUv0MvAivSHgtdo_fnGLUDLTcFyl9IC6Og9Bcu0g-2FdVGBCfm0_eZo-j4VS8py3CxxR9D7Rxr4rz3IOVDs6SBcBTBkW1K_3hAZlv2oUKsb-EK-eAEXGe-1oSujFwkr9qbRyh1/s1600/April+2010+308.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67NPl1e4iL8JodDLP5Q_uVlF4ft_xmKkDAaI8V09CkcJ1r7yatXhL-aI3aW6e7niawpPtVF97QX1HE9x3j-C7uMVNjI_9byXILM-FAnIDRxNTjD1Jka-LhNVGlaFDVtd_DCI1rWqpSTcC/s320/April+2010+331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470371301510430914" border="0" /></a>Learning Bible verses...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmgh9bsrVnyrnoW_Wwdp3zC2RZZKuCtRXDdWjmbrwUT3sgtfgnqMv8Xb0nSEbSv8jK7t7J7dhqO01Kbo9-LfmWz8qpItPqrc6pOaHl0XY7y8L_O56CqadRNvKnP2foa7wA_sss1K4fPL6/s1600/April+2010+330.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmgh9bsrVnyrnoW_Wwdp3zC2RZZKuCtRXDdWjmbrwUT3sgtfgnqMv8Xb0nSEbSv8jK7t7J7dhqO01Kbo9-LfmWz8qpItPqrc6pOaHl0XY7y8L_O56CqadRNvKnP2foa7wA_sss1K4fPL6/s320/April+2010+330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470368367551443314" border="0" /></a>Enjoying a snack of animal crackers after Mrs. Noah<br />came and told her story of God's rescue.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_ZmYqPvXpJFN6VN6dSNpc2Q2kYHylZA0ScXwZHzrX6OQRu-POmLn9vuPXgNuercofBgYP33YRFmjmEalKrF-KoqDgXkNhvSz0JvqTIuYB_1C-7rG4AuQfsQgRA6K5lGI_E6F22lZ_HCY/s1600/April+2010+322.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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The Kids loved the entire story and all of the activities. The staff did too!<br /><br />I told the story with a very small amount of visuals. However, one of the three year old girls, who obviously can't read, recognized a book at the library as being about Narnia and the lion! Such a bright child that little Elizabeth Miles!! =)<br /><br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-51079766572997345912010-02-10T19:43:00.003-05:002010-02-10T20:06:10.378-05:00Dad and Mom Frederick's 50th Anniversary<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNNCTszLfabIi51vNJEqTUNeQhgg-ZqPfnU_zbHiXI4C2wVcQerYPw5hcHFEmNKYggJmJPSPgeDBvchsHIoN26FeLGoSS9qPZg8jbc0dVo-sDodpFF1NUjm4GEIgBcY-z1Oh6QH2MFKEA/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+366.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNNCTszLfabIi51vNJEqTUNeQhgg-ZqPfnU_zbHiXI4C2wVcQerYPw5hcHFEmNKYggJmJPSPgeDBvchsHIoN26FeLGoSS9qPZg8jbc0dVo-sDodpFF1NUjm4GEIgBcY-z1Oh6QH2MFKEA/s320/DecJanFeb+366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436783090370037970" border="0" /></a>50 years ago on this very day, February 6, Dave's parents said, "I do!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNXUoGMrRmax2VnS8ONlHEmH19CIvbOEnzdywX_C6AT6abhYR-5JPwRFLBbiJVHRz5Ug9lAPbzjSxbK_heJadeQVXz3y8xgp8MxahCFdVOVklbaDpmhzHF5vgamsHw55Wz9Zqiwv8YkNA/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+367.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNXUoGMrRmax2VnS8ONlHEmH19CIvbOEnzdywX_C6AT6abhYR-5JPwRFLBbiJVHRz5Ug9lAPbzjSxbK_heJadeQVXz3y8xgp8MxahCFdVOVklbaDpmhzHF5vgamsHw55Wz9Zqiwv8YkNA/s320/DecJanFeb+367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436783081550290578" border="0" /></a>...as a result Dave Jr. and Lori came along...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iznDW6RhstZDpfRZnnnzIuvrXrIvg6a2-8-qe41QO0k7n1b7nyNKyi_yGQ08kdfeIWZ06dtMfNuW3yAYDH4JH_qfenGXgwgBUJnoMWsy7LowiSwQqyCtMYQ11E_4EAZ48Lu7TrP5FdX0/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+374.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iznDW6RhstZDpfRZnnnzIuvrXrIvg6a2-8-qe41QO0k7n1b7nyNKyi_yGQ08kdfeIWZ06dtMfNuW3yAYDH4JH_qfenGXgwgBUJnoMWsy7LowiSwQqyCtMYQ11E_4EAZ48Lu7TrP5FdX0/s320/DecJanFeb+374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436783079839431346" border="0" /></a>No one knew which camera to look at ....<br />(L to R) Lori holding her youngest, Cole, Char, Dave,<br />Dave, Rosalie,<br />Karen, Aunt Pearl, Uncle Fred<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSB8Eos7y8nDM6DANbJxJyI4zNyXaMBfp-o6iKfO5J_Y4PJnJC2Ur39I0urjP3-Ygi9OjmMhiuEvNzYomb09xM4TchWVQa1_3fCVosRf3huLrws3Uos2tT6koQWAkuD49YxaXO_zyMSbd/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+371.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSB8Eos7y8nDM6DANbJxJyI4zNyXaMBfp-o6iKfO5J_Y4PJnJC2Ur39I0urjP3-Ygi9OjmMhiuEvNzYomb09xM4TchWVQa1_3fCVosRf3huLrws3Uos2tT6koQWAkuD49YxaXO_zyMSbd/s320/DecJanFeb+371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436783069758468498" border="0" /></a>Mom's sister, Pearl and husband Fred<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodKRHpxumNos0GSkeL0-U_xgN5dZTx-mUJcPDuWOFoiXqYIvOpVMXrKXHmuEwScZFoBoNvJCi4i8WLWxhT42N3UJz4jzlnc-jgiNkoHyWLDJ0Db-mggXvFzK1C3BdLa4DhVV13H0Jf5s-/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+376.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodKRHpxumNos0GSkeL0-U_xgN5dZTx-mUJcPDuWOFoiXqYIvOpVMXrKXHmuEwScZFoBoNvJCi4i8WLWxhT42N3UJz4jzlnc-jgiNkoHyWLDJ0Db-mggXvFzK1C3BdLa4DhVV13H0Jf5s-/s320/DecJanFeb+376.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436783063541752642" border="0" /></a>Dad was from a family of 12 children - he was 2nd to youngest - his sister, Becky, was one of the older siblings and they are the only two still living -- kinda sad...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjic5XzM5_PiP8DO7U-8jsrYyxb-g8aTCU7hGQ5vbyQfsjrAuWdUFYxuigbPBOhc9gguEPHXiuAQJbMmgfjwHVZydzY-b71PVG7884q5GPTF6rXOSy3n_0EWwU-x-8UKkt07rwYtz8H9aP/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+326.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjic5XzM5_PiP8DO7U-8jsrYyxb-g8aTCU7hGQ5vbyQfsjrAuWdUFYxuigbPBOhc9gguEPHXiuAQJbMmgfjwHVZydzY-b71PVG7884q5GPTF6rXOSy3n_0EWwU-x-8UKkt07rwYtz8H9aP/s320/DecJanFeb+326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436781483849641778" border="0" /></a>Mom sees her cake for the first time<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQmqYtsdwIhQILzixjk5_CY3QfI_WkxWpixVDog4_K2LCMqIvQdhn9AEVMhucYgCYiUACAT5nhTOYH3732ElqhOsmbX8udkErapidK5PwJCb7qQcs3EQd0Bd4ncrUV2_qW5x2-0hcTA2b/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+324.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQmqYtsdwIhQILzixjk5_CY3QfI_WkxWpixVDog4_K2LCMqIvQdhn9AEVMhucYgCYiUACAT5nhTOYH3732ElqhOsmbX8udkErapidK5PwJCb7qQcs3EQd0Bd4ncrUV2_qW5x2-0hcTA2b/s320/DecJanFeb+324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436781478515871026" border="0" /></a>The original cake topper of 50 years ago<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BWnR-Xb42jkpeQM5l5RUXpJfmq-w2Ez1mCxsyXivOJ7WHY2jDgCrg0uo0bIxbZkyWyQXrXrIkmCS-QjeaC7oTkyOKGfmAC8dQ5jiSUC5-C-9pgAtVcHYaY0wEV0VRtAl-6L-X0oRRErg/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BWnR-Xb42jkpeQM5l5RUXpJfmq-w2Ez1mCxsyXivOJ7WHY2jDgCrg0uo0bIxbZkyWyQXrXrIkmCS-QjeaC7oTkyOKGfmAC8dQ5jiSUC5-C-9pgAtVcHYaY0wEV0VRtAl-6L-X0oRRErg/s320/DecJanFeb+309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436781470399140130" border="0" /></a>This cake was gorgeous!!!! <br />It was also delicious - wonderful, perfectly balanced in taste and texture pound cake ---<br /> ooohhh, so good!!!!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdJoxXjQEMt9A6A4idkgRoWv2WcBdgL8B_nSmw4B58K-0Ut9R9VeauODTkuOsX-dvsYiGdKyLTFGERPBuQRYI8va_yM6_NZlcpY3zhiKnOYkSrrONS22xAQvOoPbKROPfXURCDE067VF5/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdJoxXjQEMt9A6A4idkgRoWv2WcBdgL8B_nSmw4B58K-0Ut9R9VeauODTkuOsX-dvsYiGdKyLTFGERPBuQRYI8va_yM6_NZlcpY3zhiKnOYkSrrONS22xAQvOoPbKROPfXURCDE067VF5/s320/DecJanFeb+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436781464129986658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqQKKr3q5reA7-bHnm0synXqNX5dbtFlgw2H9PBZ8c_UnEuwSl_0rvMoCTKs4d0sBcSTuuJl2Ppw7otFXQmm2T76zHkduujmei3DICQLwCMwe_8_RnNir-6vFpfkPpGMxbo7SUagQoc1R/s1600-h/DecJanFeb+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqQKKr3q5reA7-bHnm0synXqNX5dbtFlgw2H9PBZ8c_UnEuwSl_0rvMoCTKs4d0sBcSTuuJl2Ppw7otFXQmm2T76zHkduujmei3DICQLwCMwe_8_RnNir-6vFpfkPpGMxbo7SUagQoc1R/s320/DecJanFeb+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436781453046740322" border="0" /></a>These two cousins are quite the pair -- even in "old age" they are still craziness together!<br /><br /><br />Even though we were anticipating about 150 or more by RSVP only about 60 were able to attend because of the big snow storm that hit the area dumping about 2 feet or more of snow. The men of the church came together and plowed the church parking lot and mom and dad's next door neighbor plowed us out. The food was plentiful let me tell you!!<br />The snow was beautiful despite the destruction to our well laid plans.<br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-32816985566013076862010-01-05T10:53:00.002-05:002010-01-05T11:43:29.723-05:00Christmas was lovely<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtP430WleoCRJ0klUzVvLGD59SrVR33_N1CWfekGwHupRk4IwWXxgsKY-N3HXxahjNQGdtWkRHoXYTieCwcy1fSH0NiqO2oovxG31qS1ZMzeUO2s0sY838O25MQo-aw71TNOFnMAQNWwF/s1600-h/Christmas+167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtP430WleoCRJ0klUzVvLGD59SrVR33_N1CWfekGwHupRk4IwWXxgsKY-N3HXxahjNQGdtWkRHoXYTieCwcy1fSH0NiqO2oovxG31qS1ZMzeUO2s0sY838O25MQo-aw71TNOFnMAQNWwF/s320/Christmas+167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423285669495687426" border="0" /></a><br />We saved the girl's most hoped for gift until the very end -- until they saw no more packages -- then pulled them out -- thanks to David and his early Black Friday shopping - they received the hoped for I-pods.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixBAkhABAMPmXY6MjGOKE-kDv2DEFnVOG14rWtHNrACoybYGlqicRZvJBJ4HkdSRRZZlCbD2wh0sTmIqlCz_C10FoIiKLhLMdc14ihpYnhCKAcdfc_GC8af8BZe7cnjuc4EU69zGm2efP/s1600-h/Christmas+118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixBAkhABAMPmXY6MjGOKE-kDv2DEFnVOG14rWtHNrACoybYGlqicRZvJBJ4HkdSRRZZlCbD2wh0sTmIqlCz_C10FoIiKLhLMdc14ihpYnhCKAcdfc_GC8af8BZe7cnjuc4EU69zGm2efP/s320/Christmas+118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423285667978140386" border="0" /></a>Dave received a new fire pit -- he's looking forward to spring.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqv2BDgpjbJ_Sbb-1fQutUyTtPNdfymV1KDKwrUWYg7G8fYdXUEkVdAPrrCLVrjqGs-_-V63w3PIxFROPrFSPseKc7j-oRys_QMjUIJO9FAE7KLHdds7U6YEDC1ycuyV3lM0zmQcpGQvwW/s1600-h/Christmas+157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqv2BDgpjbJ_Sbb-1fQutUyTtPNdfymV1KDKwrUWYg7G8fYdXUEkVdAPrrCLVrjqGs-_-V63w3PIxFROPrFSPseKc7j-oRys_QMjUIJO9FAE7KLHdds7U6YEDC1ycuyV3lM0zmQcpGQvwW/s320/Christmas+157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423285657252116722" border="0" /></a>The box was big -- the gift -- a new patchwork quilt.<br />David was all about warmth - notice the scarf he received from Christi -- there were also<br />sweaters, socks, ....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEC1oxs2Z4RXLP4SdPpFVe8hSFkVtvgkeCeOSnkHWl3Ak3aQKbimIXeI3x9dqdaKWPYWCcUNzEj4BXPlEQK5iBm65NL1pOeIQLKUgS2ba9m01c6fwL79eqtb68ozNL0nlMSP1g6_vcZX7/s1600-h/Christmas+144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEC1oxs2Z4RXLP4SdPpFVe8hSFkVtvgkeCeOSnkHWl3Ak3aQKbimIXeI3x9dqdaKWPYWCcUNzEj4BXPlEQK5iBm65NL1pOeIQLKUgS2ba9m01c6fwL79eqtb68ozNL0nlMSP1g6_vcZX7/s320/Christmas+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423285650736102466" border="0" /></a>Ank received things you "need" to have fun --<br />bicycle light, lock, and wireless speedometer, basketball, special ski socks, ...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC5r6URnFLNPPcj0DIGpbxLzt8WltIAav93oiUWpKV3Zten6oelq5xrxMTaA4NznnWsra3O78SggTlwAk96LFKu-c6x8wsAWKC1tgoej2scfk-yzWR0E_vffmds5QnnOLJurS9hYM0jGu/s1600-h/Christmas+103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhC5r6URnFLNPPcj0DIGpbxLzt8WltIAav93oiUWpKV3Zten6oelq5xrxMTaA4NznnWsra3O78SggTlwAk96LFKu-c6x8wsAWKC1tgoej2scfk-yzWR0E_vffmds5QnnOLJurS9hYM0jGu/s320/Christmas+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423285639051956002" border="0" /></a>Before or after - I call it "reflection"<br /><br /><br />Aw, so much fun to give gifts to our children...<br />"How much more does your Heavenly Father love to give gifts to His children?"<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-70412760023786838732010-01-04T11:31:00.008-05:002010-01-04T11:49:45.917-05:00Kenwood Kidz Catch Up<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zUNJnLlyftwnlNZjbCNz6Nno1O2jDjAH-2gXhA3mcn7aEl0lvpgdJfkl2e-bMNLyLMKEpdytetAnGBtxJrYh1U7HNjEHQ9IE2ZkDJkIFKQRDqg7uAkmnA6GyYTXwE-uBCmK7CGHicSNy/s1600-h/Christmas+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zUNJnLlyftwnlNZjbCNz6Nno1O2jDjAH-2gXhA3mcn7aEl0lvpgdJfkl2e-bMNLyLMKEpdytetAnGBtxJrYh1U7HNjEHQ9IE2ZkDJkIFKQRDqg7uAkmnA6GyYTXwE-uBCmK7CGHicSNy/s320/Christmas+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422925744246140834" border="0" /></a>Carrie and Sammie (our little lamb)<br />I'm so happy to have these girls join Kenwood Kidz - they add pizazz!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VyzTnON5v0vMxlfOjrcG92g3wmEsFy6R-1vXIcVUY5pQWXIes5WeUz5deit5VWqHNS8zQFw-n9FpIRU7OfknP-JIPb09P0DRNYANBUhnqvDQRT52O5a4anEKF0kXuJH-i4oUJ94UQBnb/s1600-h/Christmas+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VyzTnON5v0vMxlfOjrcG92g3wmEsFy6R-1vXIcVUY5pQWXIes5WeUz5deit5VWqHNS8zQFw-n9FpIRU7OfknP-JIPb09P0DRNYANBUhnqvDQRT52O5a4anEKF0kXuJH-i4oUJ94UQBnb/s320/Christmas+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422925737747952082" border="0" /></a>The Neff Brothers -- Daniel is holding a bag containing the tooth he lost the day before -- I have a close-up shot of it as his request. Would you like to see it?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmaFYPaPFAdXO7rln5o168RDRiXswphgeZZ2nZpy6TjXpi8ZJkquPLQohRbVEl5OhbZhNk7yX6i6qEHrLPOmEPzC2WURdq1HzQuS6Vti24GJJ9QxgA0_LtrCmB9fCnuZ6Id9azHIbdIi_/s1600-h/Christmas+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmaFYPaPFAdXO7rln5o168RDRiXswphgeZZ2nZpy6TjXpi8ZJkquPLQohRbVEl5OhbZhNk7yX6i6qEHrLPOmEPzC2WURdq1HzQuS6Vti24GJJ9QxgA0_LtrCmB9fCnuZ6Id9azHIbdIi_/s320/Christmas+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422925723332709346" border="0" /></a>Karianna was our puppy - so cute!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJP-87wMFon3scd4v11goiA0rZnMA6i-4eeT_DVRGuq1_N8rUM_HXbHzm39Ob8cBTm0EBVQOJuAv7a02dkbdv1-_vnZtWBNofLJ6IUXJ734vHEJleQ7bhs1jfyMR4S1lNAMURCCbiG00wH/s1600-h/Christmas+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJP-87wMFon3scd4v11goiA0rZnMA6i-4eeT_DVRGuq1_N8rUM_HXbHzm39Ob8cBTm0EBVQOJuAv7a02dkbdv1-_vnZtWBNofLJ6IUXJ734vHEJleQ7bhs1jfyMR4S1lNAMURCCbiG00wH/s320/Christmas+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422925713837665810" border="0" /></a>Maddie enjoys the Christmas party<br />She is always the little lady - just love her!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG7ZMeZN02J00AS6HUWpAkLaQAECyIO-2Hvyzm9E41Mlb_5PdexO6CWk0Nac9yJT7bzB_qkwZwHPQbYxjqEhyphenhyphen105nbsIK4joYqpUjtNyUYuSwibnwn4hRYQEAqf9XCsO46pA83lBVn_lT/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+09+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG7ZMeZN02J00AS6HUWpAkLaQAECyIO-2Hvyzm9E41Mlb_5PdexO6CWk0Nac9yJT7bzB_qkwZwHPQbYxjqEhyphenhyphen105nbsIK4joYqpUjtNyUYuSwibnwn4hRYQEAqf9XCsO46pA83lBVn_lT/s320/Thanksgiving+09+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422925704401796434" border="0" /></a>Fall Set at Kenwood Kidz<br />and<br />I FORGOT to take Pictures of the Christmas Set. It was so pretty!<br /><br /><br />These are pictures of our theme and set before the holidays began.<br />This was such a fun theme. I combined the OH Bible Methodist Missions theme and another downloaded from one of my favorite sites. At the end we had a big ice cream party.<br />I was prepared to buy all flavors requested -- I did -- Chocolate, Vanilla, Cookies and Cream!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbmkZ4aIL1RpW9ieBjT2so850y4FtCfwbAvLeZwZHtsNvkU28KHN049T2r9NiC1V2ArpCMXjlqNolTrL9PCf0n3XOnvyE2JwH7FQ2q7qN86fxWXpGndvSMykeN3x2CUWNE0NjX9upB1sr/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+09+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbmkZ4aIL1RpW9ieBjT2so850y4FtCfwbAvLeZwZHtsNvkU28KHN049T2r9NiC1V2ArpCMXjlqNolTrL9PCf0n3XOnvyE2JwH7FQ2q7qN86fxWXpGndvSMykeN3x2CUWNE0NjX9upB1sr/s320/Thanksgiving+09+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924161147118690" border="0" /></a>Adding dips of ice cream each Sunday to their cone<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4km7Ier5D5g1D3_uFDc_37Qyw3Xwzx-uBIr9Zao4TAuSwGiAR12h3mwXoungYayOvG1iYqvL5exL5FniZotZDZEit7G-wsB-PXx6xrwC-gc-9l-48ZODafOffs1Y-NgIvTCkwoIj27CE/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+09+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4km7Ier5D5g1D3_uFDc_37Qyw3Xwzx-uBIr9Zao4TAuSwGiAR12h3mwXoungYayOvG1iYqvL5exL5FniZotZDZEit7G-wsB-PXx6xrwC-gc-9l-48ZODafOffs1Y-NgIvTCkwoIj27CE/s320/Thanksgiving+09+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924155975455522" border="0" /></a>Giant Lollypops<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4PpWo5AzkjtJmHN3HvqTnICIlKHxRW-EQpXClydw5MQpPctAZPjzq8CbbibOTQUkLjbUf41fYbx-4FGLd0Lvbsq4AJzU8zAF7NezBSNPRFtauYufZVUtxV10spybofVWMDuPRMlrfzaJ/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+09+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4PpWo5AzkjtJmHN3HvqTnICIlKHxRW-EQpXClydw5MQpPctAZPjzq8CbbibOTQUkLjbUf41fYbx-4FGLd0Lvbsq4AJzU8zAF7NezBSNPRFtauYufZVUtxV10spybofVWMDuPRMlrfzaJ/s320/Thanksgiving+09+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924148071280114" border="0" /></a>Front Stage<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypivP0kr-l6BkJa89Zsw24zbwAVsGcX8RZyXQK9_GNec3zSIH5BO_Jo3g-_K2viduBkHPacz1Gub1oFxZyESR4ErVI90rpRXbwRP_JmNglOL0Td6jAWr8MUPY7DOebNexoz-iQd9-sOZe/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+09+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypivP0kr-l6BkJa89Zsw24zbwAVsGcX8RZyXQK9_GNec3zSIH5BO_Jo3g-_K2viduBkHPacz1Gub1oFxZyESR4ErVI90rpRXbwRP_JmNglOL0Td6jAWr8MUPY7DOebNexoz-iQd9-sOZe/s320/Thanksgiving+09+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924133687141362" border="0" /></a>Gingerbread House<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjYe6ktVOkWg-EEl-iwe0-8c-gjbrcHD6hEiKgzUoDjQCuuCMbVrVnmoyAkKQQKoQNG_gKuXjtp5-gzEvYZY597hGw7fpwu0d0HQTs4o32YhMS8b_nZ_8rhKmuDVrMnCLGbF8ebzvdyJe/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+09+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjYe6ktVOkWg-EEl-iwe0-8c-gjbrcHD6hEiKgzUoDjQCuuCMbVrVnmoyAkKQQKoQNG_gKuXjtp5-gzEvYZY597hGw7fpwu0d0HQTs4o32YhMS8b_nZ_8rhKmuDVrMnCLGbF8ebzvdyJe/s320/Thanksgiving+09+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924130654592018" border="0" /></a>Giant Candy Land Game Board<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-6962724184802395092009-12-28T08:11:00.006-05:002009-12-28T08:37:23.147-05:00Merry Christmas From Eden Park<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswgBVzqeTy1oaBjBqDxguM7mTLWRN_BGp04E9eibOXxaw1_V7gzwkgRlngSLYsCazw6jX7d4BaDO2pWIAfQukmSO_gRphPXa3BuS2AI4I6hfg4xVMkcrLM-__4lPMMyiYSIilDkUqshq4/s1600-h/Christmas+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswgBVzqeTy1oaBjBqDxguM7mTLWRN_BGp04E9eibOXxaw1_V7gzwkgRlngSLYsCazw6jX7d4BaDO2pWIAfQukmSO_gRphPXa3BuS2AI4I6hfg4xVMkcrLM-__4lPMMyiYSIilDkUqshq4/s320/Christmas+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276928732270290" border="0" /></a>Every year I love to visit Eden Park Conservatory.<br />There's something special about taking time to stand and contemplate the birth of Jesus.<br />I can't stop thinking of the words to one of the songs in our church cantata this year that say,<br />"Still He came -- to a world so lost..."<br />Thank You Jesus for coming!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9dEkzosBBA8nn0-ek-giQi0wWJUnXaJcw3or3r3lfvnlROR_SggN3OQT90oUpvbPqsl-aKMpbGNN83GvI4sFZ4lflLTC20IXnFGXJZfmZOPEXQPR4bhvuHbjkqhkuyJcgS-GKyGPv4pi/s1600-h/Christmas+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9dEkzosBBA8nn0-ek-giQi0wWJUnXaJcw3or3r3lfvnlROR_SggN3OQT90oUpvbPqsl-aKMpbGNN83GvI4sFZ4lflLTC20IXnFGXJZfmZOPEXQPR4bhvuHbjkqhkuyJcgS-GKyGPv4pi/s320/Christmas+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276924721497554" border="0" /></a>The girls and I.<br />Alicia wore her GBS sweatshirt - a guy stopped her and said - "That's where I met my wife!"<br />You never know! She tried to hide the emblem the rest of the night!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SJVdPhmCBkMW8VhqTx91NmgdLY08N5Othm6TbmdKbhcLu4Q-DhdBSuX3a-bBoISJt3JWlYN609bzwjNJZY8W51MJyhOaSwbv6wsP2mfErjApFGsr1Q5Rj1mF07oDfV29ZerpjEjWIQqw/s1600-h/Christmas+099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SJVdPhmCBkMW8VhqTx91NmgdLY08N5Othm6TbmdKbhcLu4Q-DhdBSuX3a-bBoISJt3JWlYN609bzwjNJZY8W51MJyhOaSwbv6wsP2mfErjApFGsr1Q5Rj1mF07oDfV29ZerpjEjWIQqw/s320/Christmas+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276917289859874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONUnhVjAX1Nj0MV7PyOI0kJYjk4Iu2G_oPmHHNYIeVsC96T3Yo_MhNG4cRa0tGuGmaFh48gZujNE-MmPoT-gN8Rm2aTSRCe39KBFyMmaxz7FoAP-sSNGe_UqPBJQdHAznj22wnyWJEWHF/s1600-h/Christmas+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONUnhVjAX1Nj0MV7PyOI0kJYjk4Iu2G_oPmHHNYIeVsC96T3Yo_MhNG4cRa0tGuGmaFh48gZujNE-MmPoT-gN8Rm2aTSRCe39KBFyMmaxz7FoAP-sSNGe_UqPBJQdHAznj22wnyWJEWHF/s320/Christmas+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276913848807426" border="0" /></a>Loved these butter cream colored poinsettas!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9i_C_-Hd0surj3HHl_jIFai1aqouZWiyxOnV3xxuFb6tNvJznA1tZewVT-Uy_6NDpcVH4cEIAzNBZJoPpMZ8SshUx_sE0_uxjHKqVn80-D8_n9cVr75AfVI0zeRS7Z3V1dalRYEVfiI4/s1600-h/Christmas+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9i_C_-Hd0surj3HHl_jIFai1aqouZWiyxOnV3xxuFb6tNvJznA1tZewVT-Uy_6NDpcVH4cEIAzNBZJoPpMZ8SshUx_sE0_uxjHKqVn80-D8_n9cVr75AfVI0zeRS7Z3V1dalRYEVfiI4/s320/Christmas+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420276906773077714" border="0" /></a>Amaryllis everywhere -- deep, beautiful colors!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i2VR9fGpjsiX8YVbIC9Ta_mLyUeQU5dpAQDoUaQ5VruJhf3L_1klfoZhQE0GzdXDIcEd-tx2Be3jhOXZER8BSOtN326gvFXo3gsM2zYr-gIeGhwKvQk8LzSlGucLSASp0THpAycpeph1/s1600-h/Christmas+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i2VR9fGpjsiX8YVbIC9Ta_mLyUeQU5dpAQDoUaQ5VruJhf3L_1klfoZhQE0GzdXDIcEd-tx2Be3jhOXZER8BSOtN326gvFXo3gsM2zYr-gIeGhwKvQk8LzSlGucLSASp0THpAycpeph1/s320/Christmas+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420275449369433106" border="0" /></a>Wish this picture showed it's beauty!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8F0kH55cDGiF9Ca-uG092_TNes_6C-waXj__Tff32h5fnHJ0Jt0K4EICpW5iH3RI_t3ZMysefQEdih3ny9lI0DHXEChLknMxJiU3QcTLrhUVRHWMbqnhN8tdDhSLWkFGCm-UcSBelavu/s1600-h/Christmas+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8F0kH55cDGiF9Ca-uG092_TNes_6C-waXj__Tff32h5fnHJ0Jt0K4EICpW5iH3RI_t3ZMysefQEdih3ny9lI0DHXEChLknMxJiU3QcTLrhUVRHWMbqnhN8tdDhSLWkFGCm-UcSBelavu/s320/Christmas+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420275433996560674" border="0" /></a>Sorry for the blur...it turns so you can see all the different landmarks of the city<br /> and watch the trains go 'round and 'round.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsPmrp0pG0ni1leyIYAUgjuJZ-2ashJeX5wAnmMtPWGsrjze_9NYsGnUrmd5pcLdozxH2pQgrP-VSHxtsNEGKOaV6no6pRlAsyn8-dKvAu3jQ9YNxFLqUl29OPcsDD4RBpR0YfuPmR6QM/s1600-h/Christmas+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsPmrp0pG0ni1leyIYAUgjuJZ-2ashJeX5wAnmMtPWGsrjze_9NYsGnUrmd5pcLdozxH2pQgrP-VSHxtsNEGKOaV6no6pRlAsyn8-dKvAu3jQ9YNxFLqUl29OPcsDD4RBpR0YfuPmR6QM/s320/Christmas+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420275429661445346" border="0" /></a>My mom, sister (Bev), and the girls...<br />Just love 'em to pieces!!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabZD4PBirMvG4627BjvtWEE7XijA2T9l4lSCLmzVuBvqsGGWTCqTNDr4o__Xk2OtKtcuVeswUYvV4ZkVh2g4gZW0oZQnz1R4_WDxkOkvRsoJgTiD1Ov2WtLg-ZYQ1PyOlZGT9SjMeygkk/s1600-h/Christmas+084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabZD4PBirMvG4627BjvtWEE7XijA2T9l4lSCLmzVuBvqsGGWTCqTNDr4o__Xk2OtKtcuVeswUYvV4ZkVh2g4gZW0oZQnz1R4_WDxkOkvRsoJgTiD1Ov2WtLg-ZYQ1PyOlZGT9SjMeygkk/s320/Christmas+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420275412560684370" border="0" /></a>These were gorgeous!<br />and yes, I touched them...couldn't help myself...there, now I feel better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cards didn't get sent this year...<br />Merry Christmas my dear friends and family members!!<br />You are loved and important to me!<br />If you blog - I check up on you.<br />If you're on FB I really check up on you.<br />I wish it were possible to take a few weeks off and just stop by for a couple of hours<br />in each of your homes -- I have friends from New Jersey to Alaska -- from Florida to Canada --<br />from the USA to Europe, the Islands, Africa -- how fun that would be!!<br />"...if only in my dreams..."<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-42502243251370265632009-11-25T12:54:00.003-05:002009-11-25T13:16:24.143-05:00Happy Thanksgiving from our house to yours!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSxKkQJwzXB4Cj_zhUwDDQwxGSfEz4a1PGJZynvSw_PLOwM0ClnQmOyEbH-MAp8GHdJz3NmfaTR4htjuPe7Kq2NieFHLDHtZvW7CoKJNqlXtuxQg-uV7ggvrPRZncDnUuSA0lbuU6GjWT/s1600/July+2009+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSxKkQJwzXB4Cj_zhUwDDQwxGSfEz4a1PGJZynvSw_PLOwM0ClnQmOyEbH-MAp8GHdJz3NmfaTR4htjuPe7Kq2NieFHLDHtZvW7CoKJNqlXtuxQg-uV7ggvrPRZncDnUuSA0lbuU6GjWT/s320/July+2009+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408106517575709154" border="0" /></a>Alicia gets ready for 9th grade.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RZa2dzmU3YBEO-_3cN81QVpCWSbmN0tKvj9X7jFN32mIbn_fcMureQMKzaSr05vn1Xh97cG-MW6_KdhTQNGNBdd4AKoUnfkswH5Ar1orSJabJDgD4BOg_7z2d0YQCmz4mHFzDrXszTBh/s1600/July+2009+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RZa2dzmU3YBEO-_3cN81QVpCWSbmN0tKvj9X7jFN32mIbn_fcMureQMKzaSr05vn1Xh97cG-MW6_KdhTQNGNBdd4AKoUnfkswH5Ar1orSJabJDgD4BOg_7z2d0YQCmz4mHFzDrXszTBh/s320/July+2009+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408104588973851154" border="0" /></a>August - Christi's 12th birthday<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-YN4-JpVkRArFPjsow9aBPL4b0GJATNFbsg-vJjyjSkqt6cR5rMpPBBO0cOwJB5UBK0f1S7El50xWH-tB9wCj6jbQI2sqTAEwnGsPjz3FGXfRuSCj5NBi6u6_RacCnUVYPmYFB1C-MvN/s1600/July+2009+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-YN4-JpVkRArFPjsow9aBPL4b0GJATNFbsg-vJjyjSkqt6cR5rMpPBBO0cOwJB5UBK0f1S7El50xWH-tB9wCj6jbQI2sqTAEwnGsPjz3FGXfRuSCj5NBi6u6_RacCnUVYPmYFB1C-MvN/s320/July+2009+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408104582388186466" border="0" /></a>The biker's arrive home -- David and friend Brandon help celebrate<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3y5KAosq1ruwB8VqCsVbkV-QZH3mv-Z9SK2w0eueQ-dEqnbMe5aCrdrVEuqJenWgoFiOC-adKSpzC41MEqL894mewgJTyJX1lm2gQ4XvrVtXYi0aO06fmwyePw56w-91QKhx2AXa4UMBq/s1600/July+2009+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3y5KAosq1ruwB8VqCsVbkV-QZH3mv-Z9SK2w0eueQ-dEqnbMe5aCrdrVEuqJenWgoFiOC-adKSpzC41MEqL894mewgJTyJX1lm2gQ4XvrVtXYi0aO06fmwyePw56w-91QKhx2AXa4UMBq/s320/July+2009+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408104573342459490" border="0" /></a>August - Aunt Char and Cole<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrg-KDXzkqskB_bh5AkDierqvdLeLqE6u0cLG81ZrfgyAqUJZhFS1uE0trmvyav7bGkWOZOrQOF7NuzcMUbFz_itIOhvAMtH-mrVEJNbxyQyHAxJ6KTmm_CQZl21dmgS88f83vVqb4GNw/s1600/July+2009+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrg-KDXzkqskB_bh5AkDierqvdLeLqE6u0cLG81ZrfgyAqUJZhFS1uE0trmvyav7bGkWOZOrQOF7NuzcMUbFz_itIOhvAMtH-mrVEJNbxyQyHAxJ6KTmm_CQZl21dmgS88f83vVqb4GNw/s320/July+2009+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408103074813890930" border="0" /></a>One of the few pictures I have of Dave -- congratulating Anthony on his<br />300 mile ride<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KzcTHopCbi2y96puJMGUByMzLJl5tu_Ybp48S9nyw2sK-nJ7f9qvwN4oojuzYvZ5FbreOpnxgFzDerua7bs4nq63YIFpc5D7L5nUH0GG1Y51CBiwBOxS4fJtXqb_6s4AgTx0Tb_DrXLt/s1600/July+2009+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KzcTHopCbi2y96puJMGUByMzLJl5tu_Ybp48S9nyw2sK-nJ7f9qvwN4oojuzYvZ5FbreOpnxgFzDerua7bs4nq63YIFpc5D7L5nUH0GG1Y51CBiwBOxS4fJtXqb_6s4AgTx0Tb_DrXLt/s320/July+2009+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408103037549213058" border="0" /></a>Anthony contemplating<br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-74462979505067715072009-10-16T15:14:00.005-04:002009-10-17T10:13:36.949-04:00Motivational Seminar in Cincinnati<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYCMNvYoRbpQR1-c_RZq774-7li11SCWpYdq9zxUbXV4eqGoBZ9SYVtpZ7tD8ziKhMJApY2mG54Yzp_2L3eKABZGzH-okXeg3ZmlSw7R4hsR7cGiHSJYV7mgna3UQLRQo5MI5HAXTWtw2/s1600-h/August+2009+199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYCMNvYoRbpQR1-c_RZq774-7li11SCWpYdq9zxUbXV4eqGoBZ9SYVtpZ7tD8ziKhMJApY2mG54Yzp_2L3eKABZGzH-okXeg3ZmlSw7R4hsR7cGiHSJYV7mgna3UQLRQo5MI5HAXTWtw2/s320/August+2009+199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393279244705606930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Colin Powell's speech was well done and I really enjoyed listening -- I loved just observing his mannerisms and ability to engage the crowd. Some of his thoughts are as follows:<br />"It's not where you start....but where you are going."<br />"You have to have a purpose."<br />"Take care of the troops."<br />"Have empathy for the followers."<br />"You'll know you're a good leader if they follow out of curiosity."<br /><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwsEbWRdk_NMur-2wgryF-DCTJw9oJb0FoiVexktNJjb1Bwailw6wsyrtJv5IMTA3zJ3kOPg0d9pvA9S2IkwdfoeZ9WM-NHOwDo2izFw1-3jfIiWxxIPweSnzBofcP753KRhyTFDcYeyt/s1600-h/August+2009+186.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwsEbWRdk_NMur-2wgryF-DCTJw9oJb0FoiVexktNJjb1Bwailw6wsyrtJv5IMTA3zJ3kOPg0d9pvA9S2IkwdfoeZ9WM-NHOwDo2izFw1-3jfIiWxxIPweSnzBofcP753KRhyTFDcYeyt/s320/August+2009+186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393279220467091122" border="0" /></a>I was so afraid I would miss hearing Mrs. Laura Bush. Thankfully, I didn't! Her entire demeanor and presentation was different from all the others but I loved the contrast. She spoke of her family and the Sr. Bush's. She spoke a lot about "George" and the adjustments they have made since leaving the White House, not with complaint or defeat, simply life and what takes place after leaving such an incredible post. She closed with a statement that really impacted me,<br />"I know who I am and I know who George is."<br />In other words, after all the critics are done and all the gossips have had their say, there is the ability to keep perspective and to stay on task and focused.<br />In my words,<br />"I know who I am and I know who God is."<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2bdNQrUEZK7Tn_H4J7cH7xaou0CfWIqs2vcsWseth3RpXJc6-JVxFmMj2pwCTfz0ea-grZqUCCzr5XDP_zzyBc4kXAK8n1KPbdrfnDGoqG8BeEZ1bO0MU6x5jrevzfhYPc4zLnyZjqdo/s1600-h/August+2009+183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2bdNQrUEZK7Tn_H4J7cH7xaou0CfWIqs2vcsWseth3RpXJc6-JVxFmMj2pwCTfz0ea-grZqUCCzr5XDP_zzyBc4kXAK8n1KPbdrfnDGoqG8BeEZ1bO0MU6x5jrevzfhYPc4zLnyZjqdo/s320/August+2009+183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393279208894502002" border="0" /></a>Robert Schuller gave the "devotional." He talked of setting goals, never giving up, and of course, the power of positive thinking.<br /><br />"Always look at what you have left, never look at what you have lost."<br /><br />He told the story of his daughter who loved to play softball but because of an accident she had to have a leg amputated. When it was mentioned that she would never play again, she determined to try. When running the bases came into the discussion her reply was, "I'll hit home runs!" LOVE the optimism!!<br /><br /><br />Then there was Zig Ziglar -- his new book releases Oct. 27th entitled "Embrace the Struggle."<br />He reminded us:<br />Love the things that money won't buy --<br />money can buy a bed but not a good night's sleep<br />money can buy a house but not a home<br />money can buy a friend but not a companion<br /><br />The last speaker I'll mention -- there were so many good ones -- was Tamara Lowe, the organizer of the entire event. When she first got up I was not impressed but by the end she "wowed" me! She told her life story in a nutshell, spoke of how she prayed the sinner's prayer, and then prayed it again so that those in the audience could respond.<br />Her new book, "Get Motivated" has just been released.<br />Can't wait to read it -- I'm sure it will benefit my ability to motivate in my home school and college classes.<br /><br />Then there was Rudy Giuliani, Terry Bradshaw, Rick Buluzzo, Tom Smith...<br /><br />OK, so I loved it!<br /><br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-69611348460101535322009-10-16T14:46:00.002-04:002009-10-16T14:52:53.175-04:00It's Been A Long TimeWow -- It's been a very long time since I've been on the blog. Time has a way of moving along and as it has been with you, so with me. FaceBook has overtaken the familiar homey feel of checking and posting on blogs. But somehow I am drawn back. There was something about the blog that was, well, nice. It feels good. Instead of short clipped sentences about people exercising, shopping, cooking, hunting...well - you get a paragraph. You get to see into the heart and home of the person blogging -- yea, I sort of miss it. So I think I'll come back -- not all the time, but just every now and then. Facebook has it's place -- keeps me updated on the happenings in my own personal family!! It also helps me cross the globe to my extended family...but there's just something cozy being here...so I'm going to get my coffee, download a few favorite pics, and get started.<br /><br />Until next time....Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-5365769265128419232009-08-03T21:23:00.002-04:002009-08-03T21:30:39.682-04:00The Side of Anthony that NOBODY but family and 1 or 2 friends ever see...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphRWls3QGGZivSXXAcU3RR04Zowvr-ksnh2tjQqn6_-racNCO3PvusJzpzFf-MrBqx6war9M59caZW5LLOtZjJxlkZ7aGWvFnTfEmNDhZqMrNQWT86Dh0-wF5DCncr67v4q4qfrMmWiVQ/s1600-h/DSC07587.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphRWls3QGGZivSXXAcU3RR04Zowvr-ksnh2tjQqn6_-racNCO3PvusJzpzFf-MrBqx6war9M59caZW5LLOtZjJxlkZ7aGWvFnTfEmNDhZqMrNQWT86Dh0-wF5DCncr67v4q4qfrMmWiVQ/s320/DSC07587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365913981775342370" border="0" /></a>While waiting at Dave's parent's favorite diner in Pennsylvania, Anthony found<br /> a box of glasses that people had donated to a charity. Not thinking of the potential germ hazard, he proceeded to put us all into fits of laughter as he produced different poses.<br />I only wish I had sound!!!!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03vgKrx8sS3ZvLYXWaLY-DMygA_QzLCtpzMASIu63omeuFOFW_bK_tlQtM_xQDZnZSOrgUV5OESie_jnR2iTRzkwSWUb4idgHSvv2YYGn8g6ljDdhtOQykC3ySokAJCwMpaa1g2WpRn9I/s1600-h/DSC07585.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03vgKrx8sS3ZvLYXWaLY-DMygA_QzLCtpzMASIu63omeuFOFW_bK_tlQtM_xQDZnZSOrgUV5OESie_jnR2iTRzkwSWUb4idgHSvv2YYGn8g6ljDdhtOQykC3ySokAJCwMpaa1g2WpRn9I/s320/DSC07585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365913978952256450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lcJWKHIOqtq14zSKyj1XFDK-VRRfXCu0cyoubzVLQBfh2zjPHUxBX_CAbv_CNhknbP_biS-E2lbPCdKwEXUrTuqB0Gf4obkzKpawYyMGm7hiWZIOkJoP1PCvBXvdhGP81XUiaMsGumFi/s1600-h/DSC07580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lcJWKHIOqtq14zSKyj1XFDK-VRRfXCu0cyoubzVLQBfh2zjPHUxBX_CAbv_CNhknbP_biS-E2lbPCdKwEXUrTuqB0Gf4obkzKpawYyMGm7hiWZIOkJoP1PCvBXvdhGP81XUiaMsGumFi/s320/DSC07580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365913972873805330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WM10Qwcr7eg0zbs6F-f9SOC7hET-6Bd1mu4l3CzIfmgPeDgWhpWB49Bw1p4LzjZJmA5unmZtzhxKcZbuuS83Tv_YveBU7fL3SqGjvg7b7T0mGLOHYfXDu_vinMAQlVfZt1hxJexrOCMX/s1600-h/DSC07566.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WM10Qwcr7eg0zbs6F-f9SOC7hET-6Bd1mu4l3CzIfmgPeDgWhpWB49Bw1p4LzjZJmA5unmZtzhxKcZbuuS83Tv_YveBU7fL3SqGjvg7b7T0mGLOHYfXDu_vinMAQlVfZt1hxJexrOCMX/s320/DSC07566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365913969290773010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDfISHCDMje4cTjrCXOu4oKSXwWcO-q5S0z13O6HKqPel2C3gbUeHmffvwmWcf5vnVq7VbTmMJ1zexYDzmCm2Rmap5-RiBphg85f3eCzWEnjdL9FyZfyJlggwYd3nkT3ZDqyt7DkdV6Bt/s1600-h/DSC07568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDfISHCDMje4cTjrCXOu4oKSXwWcO-q5S0z13O6HKqPel2C3gbUeHmffvwmWcf5vnVq7VbTmMJ1zexYDzmCm2Rmap5-RiBphg85f3eCzWEnjdL9FyZfyJlggwYd3nkT3ZDqyt7DkdV6Bt/s320/DSC07568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365913968087098610" border="0" /></a><br />He'll kill me so this is probably my last blog!<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-343284556534269782009-07-17T00:34:00.003-04:002009-07-17T06:00:18.029-04:00Sad WeekThis has been a difficult week -- after the "high" week of VBS I have hit a major low -- and for me that's saying a lot!<br /><br />Although I did not know Randy and Heather Loper well, I did know and enjoy their children from my interaction with them at Franklin Bible Methodist, Kidz Adventure, and Heartland Camp. Today they watched the funeral of their father. I watched on-line after having attended the viewing yesterday and was heart broken for them and Heather. If only I could help to carry some of their pain!<br /><br />Today we received what we thought was a reminder for Christi to see her orthopedic Dr. to determine what foot treatment we should pursue. The first lines read "It is with deep sorrow that we must inform you that Dr. Robert L. Cooper passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 14th. He had been treated for a rare type of leukemia which was complicated by pneumonia." We were all shocked!!! He had performed David's bunion surgery last May, had discovered Anthony's foot and ankle issues and worked diligently to give him the best treatment, had helped Christi ... we had no idea that we would never see him again! He was great and loved his work...in his 40's and with pre-teen/early teen children. My heart is broken and unlike Randy, I am not sure of his final destiny...so then the question arises...did I say and do enough to faithfully share with him the gospel? I could have done more!<br /><br />Tomorrow morning bright and early we leave for a very busy and exhausting but in a crazy way -- super fun -- week. AYC is just around the corner - it's a week of giving, loving, and laughing.<br />We will also visit with Dave's folks. That will be fun too but it hurts to see them growing older and having to deal with so many aches, pains, and medications. On the other hand we'll enjoy Philly pretzels and Rita's Water Ice --- MMMMM GOOD!<br /><br />And so ... I say good-night -- rather Good Morning -- it's almost 1:00 AM and have almost finished my "to-do list" -- blogging not being one of them -- just had to write, this mood is not something I'm comfortable with --- rather foreign actually. But, now I feel better....Good Night!Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-25842361054084587452009-07-07T23:06:00.004-04:002009-07-07T23:34:29.306-04:00Kenwood Kidz VBS 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OK4n0h0K7BZXWZ4liPGfIbUul6UQnVE5sf7fb1-wMdbdJD8YBXc-gbAygHFy1AnSCZeYgm4V41TwpkPflY-T3R7xbK4uKNfKDgg1j9WDqqvXLNBKHzWDJTF5uPmm6ZWnFsTAupFcNDtL/s1600-h/Kidz+Adventure+and+VBS+2009+126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OK4n0h0K7BZXWZ4liPGfIbUul6UQnVE5sf7fb1-wMdbdJD8YBXc-gbAygHFy1AnSCZeYgm4V41TwpkPflY-T3R7xbK4uKNfKDgg1j9WDqqvXLNBKHzWDJTF5uPmm6ZWnFsTAupFcNDtL/s320/Kidz+Adventure+and+VBS+2009+126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355926512467319538" border="0" /></a>This year we are headed to Rome to visit Paul and the Underground Church.<br />The kids are divided up into Roman families and visit the marketplace, Paul, the Underground Church, participate in games, enjoy Extollo and of course, munch on a snack.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbigAQ_iT0lPELIofKc_0Cj1ory9w8dRjGJv5IJlHP8xzVmSprl3DIMpPfN8J3s1PhIfE8GR4osiW7QDk9feNKOovliWBNjyCdxNyJCvRurx1CZpSmIKgluN3dLiIpSOzqvKQf-MmfQhd/s1600-h/VBS+2009+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPfDjqtWudCHq5pt27m0jh3Zqqths41FHFlzmfPeBYTQMyRYcyEBKYA9wUL2RIQaIKQMC0up018MowSClH8WhXaEdfk_LoZcr4LKrO48pZIYwmWl7YmafgNXL6SyCbGfCeszlkVfJ1IqJ/s320/Kidz+Adventure+and+VBS+2009+137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355923250862309602" border="0" /></a>A Roman Family<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvuf8XU79vBAepWZdwIRUVdeVLjYUHrkrbb5Zdx1VeFJzCa60IyiqxlV6F2MxmJ3zVI1KbII73vUiC0wBu8L4VqL8QBs2XGGFiPp5QWHaoSr5yNY5x8d_rT1SdJuD4r2TUoP9aRhGzsVn/s1600-h/Kidz+Adventure+and+VBS+2009+130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvuf8XU79vBAepWZdwIRUVdeVLjYUHrkrbb5Zdx1VeFJzCa60IyiqxlV6F2MxmJ3zVI1KbII73vUiC0wBu8L4VqL8QBs2XGGFiPp5QWHaoSr5yNY5x8d_rT1SdJuD4r2TUoP9aRhGzsVn/s320/Kidz+Adventure+and+VBS+2009+130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355923239687624434" border="0" /></a>My girls help put down the finishing touches on the stage.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv12k1m5e0J1sDrhmEl7PBW2RSQCjhBMO25d139jEp55ih6FeonD0zHp5n-9YbqbzLmtPj7Nj9ed3-DKxHF7VGKjCBNUgyYW_8tDrdOb8gOe5ziVW3M2JUMwTIVmjYWolldb7Sa6RUxl63/s1600-h/VBS+2009+061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv12k1m5e0J1sDrhmEl7PBW2RSQCjhBMO25d139jEp55ih6FeonD0zHp5n-9YbqbzLmtPj7Nj9ed3-DKxHF7VGKjCBNUgyYW_8tDrdOb8gOe5ziVW3M2JUMwTIVmjYWolldb7Sa6RUxl63/s320/VBS+2009+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355923236496110450" border="0" /></a>Young men enjoying the metal working shop.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zjbbg9YoU4MefvDS5If1YcIrTiUHsGOKQzLYJmvHUYYvQ5kMlB6DPtecG-ZJ_sGSAbXwkezLIwHKsSoZ6S6QAeHbsIIjACoNJGGcENZSikW6izvGDl_PxaCqT0QpWst4xFxQhRz6vVz3/s1600-h/VBS+2009+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zjbbg9YoU4MefvDS5If1YcIrTiUHsGOKQzLYJmvHUYYvQ5kMlB6DPtecG-ZJ_sGSAbXwkezLIwHKsSoZ6S6QAeHbsIIjACoNJGGcENZSikW6izvGDl_PxaCqT0QpWst4xFxQhRz6vVz3/s320/VBS+2009+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355923229959638354" border="0" /></a>Mrs. Wingham is in charge of the toga shop.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZtro9SqnrzEcA-3OonnMvOeIcKkctVw4BVHjV4UA7hLuPGeMWVcrrNHSOABhTqMEEF1FxtGgwdW9w3zBTtrNYV3ui0ZcV0aGVF7TmeUwmBTXnpbCPrf5xkzTsyNfjr4qx356GgmSnhud/s1600-h/VBS+2009+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZtro9SqnrzEcA-3OonnMvOeIcKkctVw4BVHjV4UA7hLuPGeMWVcrrNHSOABhTqMEEF1FxtGgwdW9w3zBTtrNYV3ui0ZcV0aGVF7TmeUwmBTXnpbCPrf5xkzTsyNfjr4qx356GgmSnhud/s320/VBS+2009+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355923222894285250" border="0" /></a>Christi and Abbey in the carpenter shop.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJjyqNphsdTPOks9n6GLYyo_z_YObsgFd0dhuNg_sr2ZBrTcxneY6A4z9ijOmdCwg0mIgD_folH4BqVwlQn-ERv8pb9zJ_FOZhfpKUa9XcbN-NH1p8xq6m8jYjEY0J002rwONWwjB7po6/s1600-h/VBS+2009+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJjyqNphsdTPOks9n6GLYyo_z_YObsgFd0dhuNg_sr2ZBrTcxneY6A4z9ijOmdCwg0mIgD_folH4BqVwlQn-ERv8pb9zJ_FOZhfpKUa9XcbN-NH1p8xq6m8jYjEY0J002rwONWwjB7po6/s320/VBS+2009+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355922224185068962" border="0" /></a>Alicia and Brooke help the kids learn caligraphy in the Scribe's booth.<br />The kids love this - especially when they seal their "document" with wax and and a stamp.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_J2VcccltHBZemqEugGy1Brmi5k4WWfrRLAzFqLwfkpb1B7aHYafowHBecEMMYoHaLV6zt5B_TDY4os2DfAp8zSEHDJnIK3EIYjrdsA1GaLELkcCdk5GJarin00paXIP3K40JlzRaZfJ/s1600-h/VBS+2009+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZupc5YGLhL4G1DH2hWnG817-CSt06rayLq5TK-zzKV3osQF48rOsvD16LjEVArv2Unf3taGx-19kLoHuuyo4ZyjssJPt7BqJOYN23yy6rDhqCoO0wx_WyrEtoEVOHPJMsxXa1ABxDf5bF/s320/VBS+2009+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355921255888772162" border="0" /></a>Center stage...I think this is so cool looking!<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-81777275035779396802009-06-20T23:12:00.005-04:002009-06-20T23:25:43.955-04:00I was not a big Bigg's fan until ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKev7OohRAMby5nbN0E2r0iBShsjBrM7KQpy3OJHQ3t9pR1Zj3qbxVfeSrAyFu3UYU4cNc58iS_uXC9A7yITD7yANiJj1O-D5gMLfczqQmDb9pZ5lDzxJFgB69t3arnwN83THqrB79NTJa/s1600-h/Potteiger+Camping+09+084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKev7OohRAMby5nbN0E2r0iBShsjBrM7KQpy3OJHQ3t9pR1Zj3qbxVfeSrAyFu3UYU4cNc58iS_uXC9A7yITD7yANiJj1O-D5gMLfczqQmDb9pZ5lDzxJFgB69t3arnwN83THqrB79NTJa/s320/Potteiger+Camping+09+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349614332160339186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1tqdOEhuU4_U0_fac8TkHgUqd7jzlWjO0XmGg64zVfIAqLwLNCNrCdX7hPrWB3gne4kFO5gzZsVeyo1O2gVsOPvwrcXyF17qryxevvIsq02FsUA0YyGQiHGWSpaWCcN6KFlscUjtheSq/s1600-h/Potteiger+Camping+09+083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1tqdOEhuU4_U0_fac8TkHgUqd7jzlWjO0XmGg64zVfIAqLwLNCNrCdX7hPrWB3gne4kFO5gzZsVeyo1O2gVsOPvwrcXyF17qryxevvIsq02FsUA0YyGQiHGWSpaWCcN6KFlscUjtheSq/s320/Potteiger+Camping+09+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349614326615151266" border="0" /></a><br />I have never liked Bigg's -- I'm a Kroger person almost 90% of the time but last week I was wooed into the store with the bait of double and triple coupons up to $2.00.<br /><br />I left with a huge smile on my face even though I had to spend extra time finding the stuff in the unfamiliar aisles.<br /><br />Here's what the receipt reads:<br /><br />Advertised Savings : $1.50<br />Manufacturer Coupons: $37.25<br />Store/Dbl/Triple Coupons: $46.15<br />SRP Savings: $49.87<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You saved a grand total of: $134.77</span><br />That is a savings of: 77%<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Total spent: $40.94</span><br /><br />Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!<br /><br />Plus I signed up (free) for their gas card program and can save 18 cents a gallon on my next fill-up at a Sunoco station. Not bad!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-67101645730278913152009-06-10T08:39:00.003-04:002009-06-10T09:00:39.105-04:00David eats a Fish<div style="text-align: center;">You can order fried trout anywhere in the world but David was hoping for<br />a fish that really looked like a fish...<br />he got his wish!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdp_x8uv_zWJXcj1EEGIJQ4xhSHI2foNX1rKfHODyhnlb13fgroznEW0xOs0TgOWWEqrp3xpWKeiiW1FH5beHJOJBCWKC6h1O-JxvP7XQOpxOTgDcMtwXtd92qmcW0IJ9OGphOx6ek-K2/s1600-h/Romania+09+275.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdp_x8uv_zWJXcj1EEGIJQ4xhSHI2foNX1rKfHODyhnlb13fgroznEW0xOs0TgOWWEqrp3xpWKeiiW1FH5beHJOJBCWKC6h1O-JxvP7XQOpxOTgDcMtwXtd92qmcW0IJ9OGphOx6ek-K2/s320/Romania+09+275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345679149820350034" border="0" /><span style="font-family: courier new;"></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzh6ll2a3Kr4u6e8sF-swvbd1MaE83kMqid2Rr2jGtEWDmNC1JV_gaAMOjI7JXLUpoaQhFDrmqgAg5UQEJ59vZmliahCAehg10u1_NYxGbjG3emcRwFDzCC4BS1-0tiz38XGl_F_Qszp8/s1600-h/Romania+09+286.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4a-Wre3aU2riUoNm_AzpleVLr6mqWPurcWLLww_IppI6Z9Kf1ZlM9jIXtKU9scs0MLpt1jh8hnrOS1Eo3R2Z7bOP59vhHZMObLi0gEWoTZOQiYE1GcGzI7P_iMqtZO75AKdpgU3mmfKx/s320/Romania+09+288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345679161887277506" border="0" /></a><br />After commenting on how delicious it was and enjoying the main portions<br />he decided to taste an eyeball!<br />I'm "grossing out" and telling him he's disgusting, his grandparents are amused...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-8I0SzGn_bEJIvA0Y52pFD3szSMuARVvlvfWWk-DfxX3Pr4dkRetuIs7o5tdxyUVXGiKuYcYHl9BrYul0ySXlVHM-gThyphenhypheng1lkbbj6aSRvU6XI-3Rsochq1rsuh3jPGevdeulJTgn9KX4/s1600-h/Romania+09+289.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-8I0SzGn_bEJIvA0Y52pFD3szSMuARVvlvfWWk-DfxX3Pr4dkRetuIs7o5tdxyUVXGiKuYcYHl9BrYul0ySXlVHM-gThyphenhypheng1lkbbj6aSRvU6XI-3Rsochq1rsuh3jPGevdeulJTgn9KX4/s320/Romania+09+289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345679169815494114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoYUMMcxAGshVNKQJpobciJyAIXx_jHdh30w2LGIET2x1eQn51l3l977ELswMi-Tg4vsUVRcq5g10f0ukPjlAXgQkxGs_Q82Q_A4QVfsWgx6R1eRuhOCAphyphenhyphen3pbdJcpbV1o9Lc6ySjCh0/s1600-h/Romania+09+290.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoYUMMcxAGshVNKQJpobciJyAIXx_jHdh30w2LGIET2x1eQn51l3l977ELswMi-Tg4vsUVRcq5g10f0ukPjlAXgQkxGs_Q82Q_A4QVfsWgx6R1eRuhOCAphyphenhyphen3pbdJcpbV1o9Lc6ySjCh0/s320/Romania+09+290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345680862205967570" border="0" /></a>Here's what's left...and yes, he did eat an eyeball, but only one...<br />"squishy, a little sour...think I'll just eat one..."<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq23sxNByrruuXqfyeJ_vOiV_X9rt1WwjwVSIIoVelntBmV-gU74ej2e5FzGDySmnSo2ZRja3DyUYTagBglxP8rhBclMRPWTKmcaI1T6w5lpEjdr2BJvjK-w-KnGshGhGZm8nQ6OH7jck/s1600-h/Romania+09+129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq23sxNByrruuXqfyeJ_vOiV_X9rt1WwjwVSIIoVelntBmV-gU74ej2e5FzGDySmnSo2ZRja3DyUYTagBglxP8rhBclMRPWTKmcaI1T6w5lpEjdr2BJvjK-w-KnGshGhGZm8nQ6OH7jck/s320/Romania+09+129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345680862975390658" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to Nellie, I enjoy my fish cooked this way!!!!<br />It was delicious!<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-1796603630487814372009-06-04T22:32:00.007-04:002009-06-05T05:13:21.820-04:00The People of Romania<div style="text-align: center;">One of my reasons to visit Romania with my parents was to meet the people they love and that love them in return. I was in constant amazement of the deep friendships they share.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbJUiTqsGjPu7hM2jabVj_8818KlotJc4XjFtYld5afc7I3XM_MVPIXUnrzonNdR-qDYamD_vZqEYRh-CcqkQbBKJp8JCwUIQmdn_TBVGpLCrEvGTbr5CDfhf2-BrJ0o4Mypy3nQWgZE2/s1600-h/Romania+09+274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbJUiTqsGjPu7hM2jabVj_8818KlotJc4XjFtYld5afc7I3XM_MVPIXUnrzonNdR-qDYamD_vZqEYRh-CcqkQbBKJp8JCwUIQmdn_TBVGpLCrEvGTbr5CDfhf2-BrJ0o4Mypy3nQWgZE2/s320/Romania+09+274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674720878675554" border="0" /></a>We stayed in "Mama Ghita's" home.<br />Here she and her sister posed for a picture...sweet women...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TXDpai08XgpG70ISXXsxLDzurFa-eVx7zLhU2D-AJwn0GY6IFXGodOFhW5q6pTXqPKGCDngEwZvSIrEbZXdEZHeR6iihEQLZZbi_JKniYTY8OJH14_MUJoFx9y832qhUJYH5uc5JwXCn/s1600-h/Romania+09+151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TXDpai08XgpG70ISXXsxLDzurFa-eVx7zLhU2D-AJwn0GY6IFXGodOFhW5q6pTXqPKGCDngEwZvSIrEbZXdEZHeR6iihEQLZZbi_JKniYTY8OJH14_MUJoFx9y832qhUJYH5uc5JwXCn/s320/Romania+09+151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674715940017618" border="0" /></a>Tinca Church Children<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sW12ruZp640sbuMeFt_d6RqJHaAGMVITSAHk80xX8qhxZQ2ot1jyTGwcsaCPKT8nXC9qlydNgj1U4SYuzILUKM75uVAZVzdIGV8Po8y7-wxvyLNWW51WU0CSdU-XAGETX6Yos6RydOhe/s1600-h/Romania+09+142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sW12ruZp640sbuMeFt_d6RqJHaAGMVITSAHk80xX8qhxZQ2ot1jyTGwcsaCPKT8nXC9qlydNgj1U4SYuzILUKM75uVAZVzdIGV8Po8y7-wxvyLNWW51WU0CSdU-XAGETX6Yos6RydOhe/s320/Romania+09+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674706100925714" border="0" /></a>Another David<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbBR2GVGm3WFjFAdq7L6EiWRwHR98cdexGViu72NJyEsy2QE0QEmR1C0UkD0JCR8W3VTaCh0UDSToqf3c9eAbOOGDFdK2cbCdCp-5YMpNxlM2PDZY19mijOLwpMxz4f1Wl7-t7I_KCGja/s1600-h/Romania+09+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbBR2GVGm3WFjFAdq7L6EiWRwHR98cdexGViu72NJyEsy2QE0QEmR1C0UkD0JCR8W3VTaCh0UDSToqf3c9eAbOOGDFdK2cbCdCp-5YMpNxlM2PDZY19mijOLwpMxz4f1Wl7-t7I_KCGja/s320/Romania+09+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343674700724140690" border="0" /></a><br />Lifting "weights" with Cristi<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq-W9dPpFpHpFRJIRor7CMNfk_nxNFus_xT7vKz1rUnRmV_wgJY00ihAZMnxn51_o5v_I0NQE74mQccpxC3557XxC5XzsM3q3pkO2GsuLcvNdZ_9IPmraafxUV-DGaU9JxbRIOoCqPlFg/s1600-h/Romania+09+350.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq-W9dPpFpHpFRJIRor7CMNfk_nxNFus_xT7vKz1rUnRmV_wgJY00ihAZMnxn51_o5v_I0NQE74mQccpxC3557XxC5XzsM3q3pkO2GsuLcvNdZ_9IPmraafxUV-DGaU9JxbRIOoCqPlFg/s320/Romania+09+350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343670501158933762" border="0" /></a><br />This dear woman prays for my parents every morning and evening.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QeAaI8krLNcJFNNtW0wxe5xNSScPL2_grWHp6tzkOV2xdk1GKPAJNbxpIFl8_Bhu_Cfp2fXDSfpjQu7y-sEs59QZgDpjELkjDRoGt3JbvJJWqxeoxBMubx1xgOiD2awITD_SAFQh6zEs/s1600-h/Romania+09+178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QeAaI8krLNcJFNNtW0wxe5xNSScPL2_grWHp6tzkOV2xdk1GKPAJNbxpIFl8_Bhu_Cfp2fXDSfpjQu7y-sEs59QZgDpjELkjDRoGt3JbvJJWqxeoxBMubx1xgOiD2awITD_SAFQh6zEs/s320/Romania+09+178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343670499538744258" border="0" /></a>Daniel and Roxanna -- love these kids!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyOTtmrgxPLO7G7-pcbzNkgOapNTjqk-eRwmlFEBiFuDDD3qA34u39Rv_z7O5BcspmQlvlRYTRs9nAXxhLGhP_xhJsNUb2eYbbqPsIXebyBJ53je7k6BU6zer50ukq0EVr3kiGtNdgR2i/s1600-h/Romania+09+170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyOTtmrgxPLO7G7-pcbzNkgOapNTjqk-eRwmlFEBiFuDDD3qA34u39Rv_z7O5BcspmQlvlRYTRs9nAXxhLGhP_xhJsNUb2eYbbqPsIXebyBJ53je7k6BU6zer50ukq0EVr3kiGtNdgR2i/s320/Romania+09+170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343670495742722402" border="0" /></a><br />Gypsy Children I had the privilege of teaching.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvGTZ-PUzkAz-iu-ILBOopZNR4avUHnRi8mHWoYs7TphatnKmWFGObwBfW5dS1Mig-sHTxbFigjJaBpMifH1oi0eR03RQq_Cpb6QcW3sDmVtbdDCcKJQiMAjdlE_2acDsN6A8m6v7X2xX/s1600-h/Romania+09+168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvGTZ-PUzkAz-iu-ILBOopZNR4avUHnRi8mHWoYs7TphatnKmWFGObwBfW5dS1Mig-sHTxbFigjJaBpMifH1oi0eR03RQq_Cpb6QcW3sDmVtbdDCcKJQiMAjdlE_2acDsN6A8m6v7X2xX/s320/Romania+09+168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343670489096081186" border="0" /></a><br />A Wonderful Christian family -- so many things I could say about our time spent with them.<br />Maybe later...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF5OPQMDzYLH-i80IuIY3omgvrqZT2-kzCtteqyxbddvAUGnh4ciPcX241KHwPOoqg4jssFMEqtJKQT3jlLGjEsifF36XgTm9cis2ShibrFeO33pZqlCDO-BQlreQeWjfCngwBcy32Wbj/s1600-h/Romania+09+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF5OPQMDzYLH-i80IuIY3omgvrqZT2-kzCtteqyxbddvAUGnh4ciPcX241KHwPOoqg4jssFMEqtJKQT3jlLGjEsifF36XgTm9cis2ShibrFeO33pZqlCDO-BQlreQeWjfCngwBcy32Wbj/s320/Romania+09+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343670486130091362" border="0" /></a>This family lived down the street from my parents in Solanta. Let's just say they were VERY EXCITED to see Mom and Dad show up unexpectedly!!!! We received royal treatment!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNW3DPoTcI5iwvm4ydT30WRUnMWD4ko7XsNEjdSgH7CzbMwsrjV2sHTr0sOo61bYyMp2yRaXuFTln7k0l9lZsbuWhpZ-F9BoApIpeZD8LaWCBdqwUwR-I2kUovDNCOxbIMe2YD-MSJCDk1/s1600-h/Romania+09+146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNW3DPoTcI5iwvm4ydT30WRUnMWD4ko7XsNEjdSgH7CzbMwsrjV2sHTr0sOo61bYyMp2yRaXuFTln7k0l9lZsbuWhpZ-F9BoApIpeZD8LaWCBdqwUwR-I2kUovDNCOxbIMe2YD-MSJCDk1/s320/Romania+09+146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343668528583012274" border="0" /></a>A dear lady - Eva - that works in the orphanage.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcesAcL5leEZt1xQvdazWFeSgWUE2W5l8ZJrLbBuZywClg0E9MxhStOVR2AN38lnw8J0t75XLKrtQ1xWfo4QPz6jWyIxVfA3IIgGEupLoC9u9JJ_ipzvLmkSngvxyrL8dV12HxzfAJXrDe/s1600-h/Romania+09+130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcesAcL5leEZt1xQvdazWFeSgWUE2W5l8ZJrLbBuZywClg0E9MxhStOVR2AN38lnw8J0t75XLKrtQ1xWfo4QPz6jWyIxVfA3IIgGEupLoC9u9JJ_ipzvLmkSngvxyrL8dV12HxzfAJXrDe/s320/Romania+09+130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343668506571226674" border="0" /></a><br />One of the two birthday cakes that dad received while there.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsNX832nbAoW-uNbiJ_SwlWsq0Q-0IJtrvU3Li52avidfhrvNTJkdee6gKG-ENPfwkwEX8_IXJtOa1T2yHvxiKTfBvZ1d-JMjf6ZwTBsgjTlel5WnonjBI-4EVDAsyLM3i7l-KbfhAzAZ/s1600-h/Romania+09+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsNX832nbAoW-uNbiJ_SwlWsq0Q-0IJtrvU3Li52avidfhrvNTJkdee6gKG-ENPfwkwEX8_IXJtOa1T2yHvxiKTfBvZ1d-JMjf6ZwTBsgjTlel5WnonjBI-4EVDAsyLM3i7l-KbfhAzAZ/s320/Romania+09+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343668501813941250" border="0" /></a><br />David and Cipiri see each other after 4 years. This isn't the picture that shows their happy faces but I'm too lazy to change it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhF1rX-raR1oa2cUaQ5nwKdjLRxf8DVZru_wEWf-6_A47glxe4HHmaSIj3hEmIfXKjUFX6XCSf_dHUqSTTQNbof_XYA6_H9E2GsbuoBqEk2x_14va2yhC2FmWDcvc-8vSaYFk17OunzQP/s1600-h/Romania+09+187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhF1rX-raR1oa2cUaQ5nwKdjLRxf8DVZru_wEWf-6_A47glxe4HHmaSIj3hEmIfXKjUFX6XCSf_dHUqSTTQNbof_XYA6_H9E2GsbuoBqEk2x_14va2yhC2FmWDcvc-8vSaYFk17OunzQP/s320/Romania+09+187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343668491497764770" border="0" /></a><br />All the children couldn't get enough of playing with David!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDydhyphenhyphenacEVrvJIg0ttjXMyK2Qc5K05ivfHpxC2PUJwv8ZoyZntBCteXgDOgvhaom-kq5vziw-lWkwyx8Eukkbd6homfL0S8-hdLyvYeRG6o5Q6U0a8WKqUhhPFt9bfzp2Juv8AemPbdXe/s1600-h/Romania+09+135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDydhyphenhyphenacEVrvJIg0ttjXMyK2Qc5K05ivfHpxC2PUJwv8ZoyZntBCteXgDOgvhaom-kq5vziw-lWkwyx8Eukkbd6homfL0S8-hdLyvYeRG6o5Q6U0a8WKqUhhPFt9bfzp2Juv8AemPbdXe/s320/Romania+09+135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343668483019130178" border="0" /></a><br />David meets a new friend, Josef. Here they are discussing the rules of baseball - a very uncommon game in Romania!! Soccer rules there.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Mtp63GxyfSv-u4NvUg6y7qNh2vRHVjbSZFtkn1SXAXrpEyVIr2HYVkH_1saWgIJcLOW0vOa-bN_F10o42dx86ouHa71dpJK5Pg3deLsmfIwyXAVw7mwoI-YOK2psRlXUgE1vOr___6F_/s1600-h/Romania+09+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Mtp63GxyfSv-u4NvUg6y7qNh2vRHVjbSZFtkn1SXAXrpEyVIr2HYVkH_1saWgIJcLOW0vOa-bN_F10o42dx86ouHa71dpJK5Pg3deLsmfIwyXAVw7mwoI-YOK2psRlXUgE1vOr___6F_/s320/Romania+09+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343667173646529154" border="0" /></a>This woman was sitting outside her gate when she spotted us. Her kiss says it all.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jCYWLkMQ31Xy60cROjDd0JeF_5YunoIBewfhttj0XyxC4CU0R2lfYF-NdyXXoGvPo-ez7ssxokEzs5yl0G_VZOCYBQo_aYO7dVt_Pd3Bu4kuTVSzfoCaLOqc67LMwsPD1jmy9lhUsUcy/s1600-h/Romania+09+153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jCYWLkMQ31Xy60cROjDd0JeF_5YunoIBewfhttj0XyxC4CU0R2lfYF-NdyXXoGvPo-ez7ssxokEzs5yl0G_VZOCYBQo_aYO7dVt_Pd3Bu4kuTVSzfoCaLOqc67LMwsPD1jmy9lhUsUcy/s320/Romania+09+153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343667163911857762" border="0" /></a><br />The children from the church in Batar.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JXBswNFH_Fil0ty3hPmIofUBoS7xGU99t8L8AkeZfaYM4Is17wlKrzjmcWP9-BZ0rTcncsRZaKBtQDgtK7uVkVKhyxPBa8mdWCLKKjPnchTCRfIQc6Jt3pmjBs6jdVO8W6ArTzZYZaJk/s1600-h/Romania+09+246.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JXBswNFH_Fil0ty3hPmIofUBoS7xGU99t8L8AkeZfaYM4Is17wlKrzjmcWP9-BZ0rTcncsRZaKBtQDgtK7uVkVKhyxPBa8mdWCLKKjPnchTCRfIQc6Jt3pmjBs6jdVO8W6ArTzZYZaJk/s320/Romania+09+246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343667161903605378" border="0" /></a><br />These girls have lived at the orphanage since they were very young.<br />They were so happy to see "Grandpa and Grandma" again and could hardly say good-bye.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlU-DqL_jHbVgDhWyWAXZVXsz6_BnJLguHspdvdQLoJyuFvedSGZfIt4yWmFKvvCeg94NsGY4VqSDnEfuBg6MbExR8Y6goqAhVf58HDbyBiQYV3SiBjmLEaa43V_xbrnYH3yL3IJ_IBre/s1600-h/Romania+09+087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlU-DqL_jHbVgDhWyWAXZVXsz6_BnJLguHspdvdQLoJyuFvedSGZfIt4yWmFKvvCeg94NsGY4VqSDnEfuBg6MbExR8Y6goqAhVf58HDbyBiQYV3SiBjmLEaa43V_xbrnYH3yL3IJ_IBre/s320/Romania+09+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343667157102921362" border="0" /></a>The neighbor from down the street...sooo happy to see the "big" David.<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-21725237609336446232009-05-18T21:41:00.002-04:002009-05-18T21:55:09.818-04:00Graduation!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRExkM8frOqEuwcqAHzoT7FvMJx5r7Jy4lz5O61qoCxYjUsM95JsHyKN-556cKSd8m0Rtn0fKVQOJt3r3CbW7C-_tZoYNJaWDMFAZY_lum1nchhYl8dBbJmHGKit3_AfherGiaI8mb7am3/s1600-h/May+2009+120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRExkM8frOqEuwcqAHzoT7FvMJx5r7Jy4lz5O61qoCxYjUsM95JsHyKN-556cKSd8m0Rtn0fKVQOJt3r3CbW7C-_tZoYNJaWDMFAZY_lum1nchhYl8dBbJmHGKit3_AfherGiaI8mb7am3/s320/May+2009+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337346130552713634" border="0" /></a>The pictures loaded backwards but here's a few...<br />Unfortunately this one isn't great but it's the only one we have as a family!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQ21DixwMdKT2ocvuXKrLAHWbvv_nQVDxDm4e_kuNV8eD5UOTpHLd8xpTbnIGeVicRJlYtOFG_8vxiWJvCACMo4SXySHmXmHjIJy6rULOJJFsTw0s799lVCWxditEmoUM93ucbt3f_jEk/s1600-h/May+2009+128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQ21DixwMdKT2ocvuXKrLAHWbvv_nQVDxDm4e_kuNV8eD5UOTpHLd8xpTbnIGeVicRJlYtOFG_8vxiWJvCACMo4SXySHmXmHjIJy6rULOJJFsTw0s799lVCWxditEmoUM93ucbt3f_jEk/s320/May+2009+128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337346122940464514" border="0" /></a>2nd Generation Graduate of God's Bible School<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_GaNQQ_6ObZltqunSb_XJFlUyg28wh2Q7JJyFfv_PKlPPyhXZi56hLbP9IHOvK1fbZ8YpodbrGNHJMqYcjKI0B7zaa81T0pwcZuRpS7fZrm4vVA9dqog-7eeMqNeXkOkm8Q0-3TRR0p7/s1600-h/May+2009+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_GaNQQ_6ObZltqunSb_XJFlUyg28wh2Q7JJyFfv_PKlPPyhXZi56hLbP9IHOvK1fbZ8YpodbrGNHJMqYcjKI0B7zaa81T0pwcZuRpS7fZrm4vVA9dqog-7eeMqNeXkOkm8Q0-3TRR0p7/s320/May+2009+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337346116121780162" border="0" /></a><br />Justin and David...they call each other "brothers"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGo-M_q7vuZBZs1w0J-U96GSUo4ukUDMMfNjSN8CCxeS_YLJu9_apgROnrrA1VxkjAjxI8bpDgNs4eX0utWz5GK4jK-1tzJM2AuLtFo8FgG2uyZVSuEKiJXYkpewQxPr3G94qiQBk1CFnV/s1600-h/May+2009+119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGo-M_q7vuZBZs1w0J-U96GSUo4ukUDMMfNjSN8CCxeS_YLJu9_apgROnrrA1VxkjAjxI8bpDgNs4eX0utWz5GK4jK-1tzJM2AuLtFo8FgG2uyZVSuEKiJXYkpewQxPr3G94qiQBk1CFnV/s320/May+2009+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337346110539618674" border="0" /></a><br />Nathaniel Davison gets an Associates...these guys have been friends for about 14 years...<br />I'm sure they have lots of stories to tell!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjjxiSbpjU7Tr2FIRkTjTB8R1aEclQm7nayGpgZaCOL5fxFBUQe7mLokp1zUL6yjRE9o7qFQcpL7ZwjqygYAFh8WnLxYQ1KnB2UMuin9IEQETxMYKTLaQBtNofxuIO8FvRQBn-OAVqfjh/s1600-h/May+2009+096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjjxiSbpjU7Tr2FIRkTjTB8R1aEclQm7nayGpgZaCOL5fxFBUQe7mLokp1zUL6yjRE9o7qFQcpL7ZwjqygYAFh8WnLxYQ1KnB2UMuin9IEQETxMYKTLaQBtNofxuIO8FvRQBn-OAVqfjh/s320/May+2009+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337346105353448850" border="0" /></a>Headed down the aisle to get a diploma!<br /><br /><br />Not much time to write...<br /><br />David and I are headed to Romania in the morning around 7:00 AM with my parents.<br />I am soooooo excited...God does give us the desires of our heart!<br />Will return June 2nd if all goes as planned...<br /><br />Pray for us and pray for Dave and the children...this is all new for us!<br /><br />Pics coming later!<br /><br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-54659597650982221112009-04-30T19:32:00.002-04:002009-04-30T19:49:51.870-04:00She's in a Better Place<div style="text-align: center;">I still haven't figured out exactly who "she" refers to in this book title, but in the last 2 days I allowed myself the privilege of a "no brainer" novel by Angela Hunt.<br /><br />An interesting book, of sorts, I picked it up because the setting is a funeral home and my hope was to learn a little bit more about embalming, procedures, etc. since David is headed that direction for his life's occupation. <br /><br />I did find some of the stuff intriguing -- did you know you may still moan or even "burp" after death? It'll be my luck to burp!<br /><br />She writes this sentence..."Though you won't find it written in any book, one of the surest ways to know you're ready to be a full-time funeral director is when you start talking to the clients."<br />I asked David if he talks to them and with a little self-conscious grin he admitted that he does!<br /><br />There was a bunch of other stuff I learned but you can find it out for yourself if you're<br />wanting to know what happens to your body after death. I do know I need to get on a serious weight loss program --- I don't want any embalmer grunting over my "dead weight!"<br /><br />ANY WAY...the real reason I thought I'd share this no brainer book was because of this quote somewhere about 2/3rds the way through where the main character (raising a teen) talks with her mother...the mother replies with this sentence -<br /><br />"Being a mother in the teenage years is like being a guardrail on the highway.<br />You're gonna get bumped and scraped and tested a lot. But its your job to<br />stand firm and keep your kid on the right road." pg 182<br /><br />With a thankful and humble heart I praise God that I haven't been<br />banged up severely...some scrapes and tests, yes, but no major collisions...<br />may I always stand as a firm guardrail!!<br /><br /><br />Here's to all of us guardrails out there!!<br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-942482901767109052009-04-18T21:22:00.006-04:002009-04-18T22:25:59.272-04:00I Wonder What they have been up to...?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zAOJI6N-FwOsfFVXYB1VTaOGNz9R0BAkkx622QuV2bak0JaMXuE5wNC8pRKcrZ0mcyNMNhSkzBb1IXcJk_KqfJ4l-ijBqaleKJXamFcx5f39Of-5lh5Etl8wUujDCU_cjLS0BmMSw4t7/s1600-h/1999.5+Nissan+Pathfinder+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zAOJI6N-FwOsfFVXYB1VTaOGNz9R0BAkkx622QuV2bak0JaMXuE5wNC8pRKcrZ0mcyNMNhSkzBb1IXcJk_KqfJ4l-ijBqaleKJXamFcx5f39Of-5lh5Etl8wUujDCU_cjLS0BmMSw4t7/s320/1999.5+Nissan+Pathfinder+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326220649077806898" border="0" /></a>We said good-bye to David's Pathfinder tonight...he traded it in for a "summer car"...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6h7VLAU4T6rxMDlPSl2qLg_9stGoa1Lhj-ICR2c7ZTpIYUt6T0UPO6U4aYY8nLqgy0H0Qhk29Ah-D-l0nNtkJS2E-7n6jjqiVo_hLRnHSV3ZxJP-jyzBGZEsbZI4nMP7vbj89N_UVyhf/s1600-h/April+2009+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6h7VLAU4T6rxMDlPSl2qLg_9stGoa1Lhj-ICR2c7ZTpIYUt6T0UPO6U4aYY8nLqgy0H0Qhk29Ah-D-l0nNtkJS2E-7n6jjqiVo_hLRnHSV3ZxJP-jyzBGZEsbZI4nMP7vbj89N_UVyhf/s320/April+2009+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326220637406065810" border="0" /></a>Try to get four children in line...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdpU3fZjd-SjyKODpkbqc6_oGIl5hvUg32cSwIFcwpbn_03o62tTJ3h6JE4HO2uXzCzzHxbCWvhd3EESVRzC1BXmAhoz_43igEDDcTTIsA3aiClOpCIXD0kpdaL-1lBOyex9MVfh8N_Mf/s1600-h/April+2009+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdpU3fZjd-SjyKODpkbqc6_oGIl5hvUg32cSwIFcwpbn_03o62tTJ3h6JE4HO2uXzCzzHxbCWvhd3EESVRzC1BXmAhoz_43igEDDcTTIsA3aiClOpCIXD0kpdaL-1lBOyex9MVfh8N_Mf/s320/April+2009+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326220633650152914" border="0" /></a>Not on your life...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8koYlwDzWXh8satC26zf-9hYN2jwMdrGrsB6UcMqsfyrjAoMV6xhIk3bVXn3FTnNby4HiMdVpWFgc4pAW10Lo6nZZkImXN0Jw3uhiJX58pi1n-1r2XrG6LIIWCgvuLGm7CIG1FYyWH0I/s1600-h/April+2009+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8koYlwDzWXh8satC26zf-9hYN2jwMdrGrsB6UcMqsfyrjAoMV6xhIk3bVXn3FTnNby4HiMdVpWFgc4pAW10Lo6nZZkImXN0Jw3uhiJX58pi1n-1r2XrG6LIIWCgvuLGm7CIG1FYyWH0I/s320/April+2009+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326218643391280130" border="0" /></a>Surprise!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXsOIqrDXjtjccJD9PLfJ9yYoxka6MY34qtGHO9z5JAGCDa6vWMbqO4flFSNFYr0OKovcUVqCn0iWP6Xcd-Tf3AkQgF4gGvmu4-LtysXKAzvZI5MXtcusMisvqfK0s7C4f2IYF0p3ulkz/s1600-h/April+2009+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXsOIqrDXjtjccJD9PLfJ9yYoxka6MY34qtGHO9z5JAGCDa6vWMbqO4flFSNFYr0OKovcUVqCn0iWP6Xcd-Tf3AkQgF4gGvmu4-LtysXKAzvZI5MXtcusMisvqfK0s7C4f2IYF0p3ulkz/s320/April+2009+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326218636639093266" border="0" /></a>Where I do brain arobics...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXnFDWIOuhw9RHBu0xP_KDcErPrDjQDspKxToWrEFFr9ZjaJa8UC3G6k8bj6IhQkSdpo5QSjrPmK5_VHqVgMEKAxW7Oz24pWoJkfYYNgrm8cUVxucXAjydr9Hph3qPUtBUh-tsZt3h68k/s1600-h/April+2009+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXnFDWIOuhw9RHBu0xP_KDcErPrDjQDspKxToWrEFFr9ZjaJa8UC3G6k8bj6IhQkSdpo5QSjrPmK5_VHqVgMEKAxW7Oz24pWoJkfYYNgrm8cUVxucXAjydr9Hph3qPUtBUh-tsZt3h68k/s320/April+2009+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326218631942453506" border="0" /></a>This is the entrance to the bathrooms at Jungle Jim's...very odd feeling let me tell you..<br />Your brain is trained to think certain things when you open this type of door and everything<br />is not as expected...hilarious!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0Y_MBM47ML0uoYWsJX41QynVR_44Gvgr9W0um7HegLa19mufYbz4obUm4XMO2Br3MN6iezV-x5b5GDsGaxfIVhYHkcyRlG5QEiOlX6T7pMeIqrOiGLrSALjTT-O7mwnYyrpNth7UZLGJ/s1600-h/April+2009+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0Y_MBM47ML0uoYWsJX41QynVR_44Gvgr9W0um7HegLa19mufYbz4obUm4XMO2Br3MN6iezV-x5b5GDsGaxfIVhYHkcyRlG5QEiOlX6T7pMeIqrOiGLrSALjTT-O7mwnYyrpNth7UZLGJ/s320/April+2009+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326218630120268402" border="0" /></a>I absolutely love spring!!!<br />Thanks to the previous "owners", we enjoy these tulips year after year.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5e921PXe7LBDyd-38JorULw-aCXAXL0esdy5FqNZimlEUjuw1rZasCSrj29pRapf1Z1EdXZelehU2wzD_hFSH-3ZRugcTNVyZd38SVMzxg5xkn5lJTrX37zKxwZjWbdv_sGUQbj45fw8/s1600-h/April+2009+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5e921PXe7LBDyd-38JorULw-aCXAXL0esdy5FqNZimlEUjuw1rZasCSrj29pRapf1Z1EdXZelehU2wzD_hFSH-3ZRugcTNVyZd38SVMzxg5xkn5lJTrX37zKxwZjWbdv_sGUQbj45fw8/s320/April+2009+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326218623388356882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I thought the pics were going to post last...instead the last shall be first and the first last..<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Well now, I decided to check this blog to see if anything new had happened since the last time I posted and to my astonishment a month and a day has passed!!<br /><br />Where in the world have I been and exactly what have I been doing for an entire month? In no particular order and really for my own journaling purposes I shall review the last thirty something days...<br /><br />...another class is completed at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cincinnati Christian University</span> for a total of...drum roll...12 hours!! At this rate I'll graduate about 2015 - literally!<br /><br />Classes at <span style="font-weight: bold;">GBS</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aldersgate</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mt. Auburn Academy</span> (thought that sounded really official) continue...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IHC</span> has come and gone...enjoyed <span style="font-weight: bold;">WOW</span> for the first time and heard President Avery deliver a powerful and challenging message Wednesday night...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIP Day</span> has come and gone...great day by the way!!...<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Midwest Homeschool Convention</span> has come and gone....loved it...learned more about dyslexia, budgeting, writing in high school, ways to teach grammar, and found some great deals for curriculum...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Easter</span> with it's celebrations and activities...this year I watched <span style="font-style: italic;">The Passion</span> on Good Friday and for the first time...for the very visual person that I am, it made such a difference in my perspective of Calvary. The Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake breakfast was well attended and a bright spot...<br /><br />Let's see...there's been a visit to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jungle Jim's</span> with a friend, an evening spent at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">emergency</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">room</span> with a student, window shopping with my daughters, and the annual <span style="font-weight: bold;">GBS</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lock-in</span> - Dave and I made it until 5:00 AM -- CRAZY!!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">JCPenney</span> took a huge chunk of change in exchange for Dave and I both sporting bi-focals...<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">basement</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">520 Channing</span> is now lookin' pretty good for a change...family: the basement pics are for you - I know, get over the shock -- it feels delicious to walk down there!...in fact you should have seen the entire house for the day of doom -- every 5 years the GBS house insurance people come around and take pics of important stuff (mantles, stained glass windows, etc) in your house. Along with them comes maintenance to see what needs fixed and some of the housing committee ---talk about house cleaning incentives!!!! You should have seen this place my dear family and close friends...I would have impressed even you!!!<br /><br />Enough for one night...until the next month...maybe I'll post from Romania!<br /><br />Char<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-90103270823104733582009-03-17T19:23:00.003-04:002009-03-17T22:10:54.489-04:00The Praiser Year Ends<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT4QY_D4O1gubdGZOJt_n815nWlRewwdJBgar2926vsv9B0f_JKNCyDmIP0rDbmvZATSswL8iC_SiEElwozhWQsKE9gvpYDoJE2i0tRei0GQJa__JhYyG2RIrQ44Ucnatjo6rbYT5zdpk/s1600-h/DSC05773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT4QY_D4O1gubdGZOJt_n815nWlRewwdJBgar2926vsv9B0f_JKNCyDmIP0rDbmvZATSswL8iC_SiEElwozhWQsKE9gvpYDoJE2i0tRei0GQJa__JhYyG2RIrQ44Ucnatjo6rbYT5zdpk/s320/DSC05773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314304838315810002" border="0" /></a>The Girls take 3rd in Division AA.<br /><br />My apologies for the blurry pics -- the lighting was horrible and the photographer was even worse!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTXDkPyJsaRWEAfijVYAtgHTE6J19HHo93Ep6xYL35yl9_qTXA5wBgrk6jJAkY8Z26DfKKSPGDLaTlsmg-v0zcf04f-9A0kOKT9ITpZV3k3pXw3rFNdDT2wDRa6ECCTEioxtyBIkEOUJO/s1600-h/DSC05741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTXDkPyJsaRWEAfijVYAtgHTE6J19HHo93Ep6xYL35yl9_qTXA5wBgrk6jJAkY8Z26DfKKSPGDLaTlsmg-v0zcf04f-9A0kOKT9ITpZV3k3pXw3rFNdDT2wDRa6ECCTEioxtyBIkEOUJO/s320/DSC05741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314304831012260690" border="0" /></a>The 2009 Seniors<br />We'll miss you!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V_Z8CAmzaPjYYKmAl1q7mj8WnOAr_fEUJOGib602-2LQTD8SSrgB_STBB_pkAdPbDnGD6j4np0UsLvWdESezBdjx-sSETVGmiZ6VBPGEKNKlgToMRjyDLOB1vKrSysL0guarr1_0eX0C/s1600-h/DSC05743.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V_Z8CAmzaPjYYKmAl1q7mj8WnOAr_fEUJOGib602-2LQTD8SSrgB_STBB_pkAdPbDnGD6j4np0UsLvWdESezBdjx-sSETVGmiZ6VBPGEKNKlgToMRjyDLOB1vKrSysL0guarr1_0eX0C/s320/DSC05743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314304828526398882" border="0" /></a>Chelsea and mom, Sharon, enjoying the moment.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVh9oD3-LwkJWcz9ZtTWHygVsTAYUhXHjtfsUdOUxYSs7u2Ra1pt_07QIFQtf2DffMZtQyv76K9YYTITXhY47aZzhLRP-6QVo6TW_jViXrH0rgIwxB_04cpgHI7WRN_jaTw6fzVWJuNK8/s1600-h/DSC05778.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVh9oD3-LwkJWcz9ZtTWHygVsTAYUhXHjtfsUdOUxYSs7u2Ra1pt_07QIFQtf2DffMZtQyv76K9YYTITXhY47aZzhLRP-6QVo6TW_jViXrH0rgIwxB_04cpgHI7WRN_jaTw6fzVWJuNK8/s320/DSC05778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314304824093504274" border="0" /></a><br />Johnathan and Mark wait around for the next event.<br />These two boys really kicked in at the end and made valuable plays and points for the team.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC38nDpHTd3ru3pkUv2kV_yCkpvjYbbBe0zUwDGMEEB232kex__sq3DQRYCJkmS9a96tgN8CHNIBF1suh3xKrK2yC-6mdrnmz8jSyf6aZT4X7J86CV-32xccKcuwUv8pLnSAyzg1tKzoHV/s1600-h/DSC05779.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC38nDpHTd3ru3pkUv2kV_yCkpvjYbbBe0zUwDGMEEB232kex__sq3DQRYCJkmS9a96tgN8CHNIBF1suh3xKrK2yC-6mdrnmz8jSyf6aZT4X7J86CV-32xccKcuwUv8pLnSAyzg1tKzoHV/s320/DSC05779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314304809057356146" border="0" /></a><br />David and Erik -- have no clue what it's about<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBZHdLwPfcPyw30ElGdt7cHAzUhRL0Y8PA7OuET8QjhqxCCYCO7Q1hBlflcUmQh1eEh6OTkvpXO52q2hxfbN1lgmALWu_ne8sZqAeemq6Fanz3Abc8OCYXzZQk8uxgjRmMuVrHBOnxfA8/s1600-h/DSC05739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBZHdLwPfcPyw30ElGdt7cHAzUhRL0Y8PA7OuET8QjhqxCCYCO7Q1hBlflcUmQh1eEh6OTkvpXO52q2hxfbN1lgmALWu_ne8sZqAeemq6Fanz3Abc8OCYXzZQk8uxgjRmMuVrHBOnxfA8/s320/DSC05739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314303145387778114" border="0" /></a>Celebrating the recent victory<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_phxqhRXxBGETl4bBejTUoF0_R1Ly_lKkTwZJMfd5-MakO9EXdO18zDux2gBHSQwURgAD0bib9ot8wLk-DG1-Ghx7oSMf0YacVEXgv_hSbt0VBNCt7TEeusvzStcOexVIIEwhMmrlUAZR/s1600-h/DSC05769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_phxqhRXxBGETl4bBejTUoF0_R1Ly_lKkTwZJMfd5-MakO9EXdO18zDux2gBHSQwURgAD0bib9ot8wLk-DG1-Ghx7oSMf0YacVEXgv_hSbt0VBNCt7TEeusvzStcOexVIIEwhMmrlUAZR/s320/DSC05769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314303137012936146" border="0" /></a><br />David's Award<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVGUvvskWsgLTs9BUJR604YtHQnLZBAQCSvgOc9s8yVs17F0DkSA3votXZHAiTbHB31HU0Pjgi_E6Az4chsk5Gt50x0-FSY2QMF3RyXgpsgfPfrhCKXny3tIAYHKnpVFQ1V8keytxWxbC/s1600-h/DSC05765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVGUvvskWsgLTs9BUJR604YtHQnLZBAQCSvgOc9s8yVs17F0DkSA3votXZHAiTbHB31HU0Pjgi_E6Az4chsk5Gt50x0-FSY2QMF3RyXgpsgfPfrhCKXny3tIAYHKnpVFQ1V8keytxWxbC/s320/DSC05765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314303130846916690" border="0" /></a><br />Brittany, Bethany, Christina, and Chelsea all received All Region Awards<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj4oyEXW6BjKqgQQ5AJ0EezOzzAxBc3avyKUguEysJP7wJY6vZYxvWRnUaKzNAjHehc35iUuhMm61PJvYeITBgVAcf-Egxnd5ELRpg87bEP315_CFEYS4EhInInoBQLHKchPv-6rJYbW0/s1600-h/DSC05760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj4oyEXW6BjKqgQQ5AJ0EezOzzAxBc3avyKUguEysJP7wJY6vZYxvWRnUaKzNAjHehc35iUuhMm61PJvYeITBgVAcf-Egxnd5ELRpg87bEP315_CFEYS4EhInInoBQLHKchPv-6rJYbW0/s320/DSC05760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314303122784900386" border="0" /></a><br />Alicia and Chelsea with their "old" Praiser Friends.<br />Thanks so much for coming to cheer!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCr89Q6ukqAhf1cX2k2_zxAcHgmVgZGBB06zeu5zzMei0CXmwUWjG6mZoMVIuC_U7Zgo1ha1U_EQ01GaVQXrg8rAhyphenhyphenioi-XusG_CRt2wTdIukdRDWOLRPeoDR2m_Kh79LjVseAergsKkr/s1600-h/DSC05749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCr89Q6ukqAhf1cX2k2_zxAcHgmVgZGBB06zeu5zzMei0CXmwUWjG6mZoMVIuC_U7Zgo1ha1U_EQ01GaVQXrg8rAhyphenhyphenioi-XusG_CRt2wTdIukdRDWOLRPeoDR2m_Kh79LjVseAergsKkr/s320/DSC05749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314303114896459554" border="0" /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coach Steve came for the year-end tournament and stayed both days.<br />He tried to remain a spectator but ended up on the bench.<br />It was great to have him and the girls with us.<br /><br />What a great season! It's always sad to say good-bye to another year.<br /><br />Although the boys did not place they sure muddied the waters!<br />They moved up to the top division and placed 6th out of 32 teams.<br />Unfortunately, we lost to what ended up being the championship team by 1 point in the last 6.4 seconds.<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-18833697836616550152009-03-13T09:30:00.002-04:002009-03-13T09:53:34.310-04:00Congratulations!!<div style="text-align: center;">To my kids who never read this blog (well, almost never)<br />and<br />to Kristin Foster and Dixie Parriman (who might read, but probably not)...<br /><br />I offer you my heartfelt congratulations on your first place achievements!!!!<br />(and just wanted to brag)<br /><br />Yesterday the High School students left at the early hour of 6:45 AM to make their way to Louisville, Kentucky for competition.<br /><br />The choir won first place and best of show(perform during the awards ceremony) - we were able to watch/see them live stream as they performed in front of a packed auditorium around 9:30 last night.<br />Kristin had them sing "Dem Bones" acappell0 -- it was amazing to hear! I was so proud of them!<br />(David - choir)<br /><br />Brandon Klotz won first for classical piano and best of show.<br />We were able to see/hear him play.<br /><br />Unfortunately we missed the band (David - tenor sax, Anthony - trumpet, Alicia - Alto Sax) which played at the beginning and won first place in both categories. Apparently they would have also had "best of show" but the schedule was way behind and so the crowd had already gathered for the award ceremony while they were still playing for competition.<br /><br />Many of the other students received awards -- Katrin and Esther for piano duet, Katrin for violin, Travis Campbell in math...<br /><br />THANK YOU Kristan and Dixie for working sooo hard. I know it doesn't just happen nor is it "all joy" most of the time. However, the hard work paid off and you wowed us!!<br /><br />Congrats!<br /><br /><br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143384544926661618.post-89897246744837667022009-03-10T18:13:00.006-04:002009-03-10T18:44:36.879-04:00The Skiers Return<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8FBfbDDqbqPT7K4BlgTzagZL7mTLM45BQaEa4XQnticRv7hS_HEhCm9VzmhjIaGX5s5DLg-PsRCJPBJr1wUbr7tSy4nyXxDcPTdppjeBWl0C3aArbDZT1aofO849JQa60No-Bd_BStNQ/s1600-h/Colorado+Ski+Trip+2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8FBfbDDqbqPT7K4BlgTzagZL7mTLM45BQaEa4XQnticRv7hS_HEhCm9VzmhjIaGX5s5DLg-PsRCJPBJr1wUbr7tSy4nyXxDcPTdppjeBWl0C3aArbDZT1aofO849JQa60No-Bd_BStNQ/s320/Colorado+Ski+Trip+2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311691731236726610" border="0" /></a>Collages David put together.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5s5kUn_E6QTKeNLOm9FwdGdPAH0zrC6J26wI_p8_hxOnm-Mb8HkhOAz7xQNEblOSc_O5XSrWSRPLbHHkSLAHBufJzlVddIUIN0xViHL7iP__uY7YYsMSvk-WB6r4Y08OXWP7vm_SYkx3/s1600-h/Colorado+Ski+Trip+20091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5s5kUn_E6QTKeNLOm9FwdGdPAH0zrC6J26wI_p8_hxOnm-Mb8HkhOAz7xQNEblOSc_O5XSrWSRPLbHHkSLAHBufJzlVddIUIN0xViHL7iP__uY7YYsMSvk-WB6r4Y08OXWP7vm_SYkx3/s320/Colorado+Ski+Trip+20091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311691724323223042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaaopbg1CrM_4loDFL17eQda7zK6yAiUdiWRWbNavuUHAORTU9OAdwZUfi9bp4_TCDraExm0izf4sk8atzg7uettNN-R09CFwv3UuStG0NRtR38AnU4aPcuELJdP5aMNZnc1EhxW8NQct/s1600-h/DSC06051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaaopbg1CrM_4loDFL17eQda7zK6yAiUdiWRWbNavuUHAORTU9OAdwZUfi9bp4_TCDraExm0izf4sk8atzg7uettNN-R09CFwv3UuStG0NRtR38AnU4aPcuELJdP5aMNZnc1EhxW8NQct/s320/DSC06051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311691715980127314" border="0" /></a><br />I like this picture of David - yes, he is sunburnt!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE7vTCXeFHgGDBGHyEe7gZHMteQSyuCXFsI_2WynGlAv6yYiRtv7jkBEvzmmhHaMkXY0fqUSpVe7xecqz-r_35WdzT5avpry-6i-4LXDeJh50vZEeUv2lpOVwo1gelO7UJq09ppvO59fw/s1600-h/DSC06063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE7vTCXeFHgGDBGHyEe7gZHMteQSyuCXFsI_2WynGlAv6yYiRtv7jkBEvzmmhHaMkXY0fqUSpVe7xecqz-r_35WdzT5avpry-6i-4LXDeJh50vZEeUv2lpOVwo1gelO7UJq09ppvO59fw/s320/DSC06063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311691714097871010" border="0" /></a><br />Looks like the bagpipe guy and David became friends.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhALsPCdD5wMDcvf06Z9-QzLYK_hSpWpV1wtpUJttwucceh0d7hKray9085gol87tl230xzj6uZgi8yxdLgCozo13oyP4rnGCQAEahFgAIx8AtpNoSlJel5X7R25oqYn0ZGNbx1lH02UQ/s1600-h/DSC06047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhALsPCdD5wMDcvf06Z9-QzLYK_hSpWpV1wtpUJttwucceh0d7hKray9085gol87tl230xzj6uZgi8yxdLgCozo13oyP4rnGCQAEahFgAIx8AtpNoSlJel5X7R25oqYn0ZGNbx1lH02UQ/s320/DSC06047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311689278442048338" border="0" /></a><br />Classic Anthony! He will do anything to keep from having his face in a picture!!<br />And yes, his face is in the snow!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadc421jSs8FvkFL2Ee5crwXAfw0tvLTv6PuQGoeZMs0tfU-zZpuVZjbckb37DEsRvtob1J0zOzjEThchTqsiKTCHMc0tKzW5iYHV7Ji3HHal6M6A5zHb34UxivSLWjcPv3llGFrV-YeYs/s1600-h/DSC05974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadc421jSs8FvkFL2Ee5crwXAfw0tvLTv6PuQGoeZMs0tfU-zZpuVZjbckb37DEsRvtob1J0zOzjEThchTqsiKTCHMc0tKzW5iYHV7Ji3HHal6M6A5zHb34UxivSLWjcPv3llGFrV-YeYs/s320/DSC05974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311689275026570530" border="0" /></a><br />Cool pictures of their sightseeing in the Arches National Park, Utah.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw5AJC7FwP6RcuL1q87_s0A6m_lK8ywDX0EXNgQyMQet6i5m54U5wgpnD7H-K0VDaQUKr4wwP7PaiSI_a1GhohMpJXNHF4pSGdlJJRrYIrrokLQld0lcbMqTKs9CPPo52eHa6o-PjfBAs/s1600-h/DSC05976.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw5AJC7FwP6RcuL1q87_s0A6m_lK8ywDX0EXNgQyMQet6i5m54U5wgpnD7H-K0VDaQUKr4wwP7PaiSI_a1GhohMpJXNHF4pSGdlJJRrYIrrokLQld0lcbMqTKs9CPPo52eHa6o-PjfBAs/s320/DSC05976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311689268793304178" border="0" /></a>Too tight of a squeeze for me!! The tour guides actually ask if everybody will be able to get through the tight spaces, cracks, crevices, they travel through.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZVERzQvAyCRQsGOy97ipHTsm-B70kC0fO-0UqN99gwLwhPISCKb8Fk-46QJT38xVUiUnHRGKqOt49J6MUznQzjltqpCrzaxYl-VtiHIxtXeDFds0R9T9i1ChMX4FUXbVtBELXcvTf4NJ/s1600-h/DSC05929.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZVERzQvAyCRQsGOy97ipHTsm-B70kC0fO-0UqN99gwLwhPISCKb8Fk-46QJT38xVUiUnHRGKqOt49J6MUznQzjltqpCrzaxYl-VtiHIxtXeDFds0R9T9i1ChMX4FUXbVtBELXcvTf4NJ/s320/DSC05929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311689263429238002" border="0" /></a>This tree is OLD -- live over 1,000 years old. It has an amazing story but David's not here to retell it to me.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf7DNhGeYcwQOiDXvDigUdPCL6Zw5iqO22Bga4LlmUg8tlYqeBM0rgeJaKuScJEmudhQxRmJyULrr0uY13O9SZ5wgcgs2PvNLfL6wlb2G8DwMlZ8qB3UwPYPMmiWdp0yUH2CbTLUVGer0/s1600-h/DSC05940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf7DNhGeYcwQOiDXvDigUdPCL6Zw5iqO22Bga4LlmUg8tlYqeBM0rgeJaKuScJEmudhQxRmJyULrr0uY13O9SZ5wgcgs2PvNLfL6wlb2G8DwMlZ8qB3UwPYPMmiWdp0yUH2CbTLUVGer0/s320/DSC05940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311689260053947890" border="0" /></a><br />My boys are amazing! Look what they can do -- oops David's hand is just a little off.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X62_rjmcMM_OwY8qLpNnomzFIqElc55QUHOmXhAmAV_WVUcCRStnogwXwcxamVrj1OUMVHoXpun0IuGgyJidFO7InRnagiH_VLC_loBEcxkvTw_VE_H_kYfETwhb67RNhtg7bOEhqbqU/s1600-h/DSC05859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X62_rjmcMM_OwY8qLpNnomzFIqElc55QUHOmXhAmAV_WVUcCRStnogwXwcxamVrj1OUMVHoXpun0IuGgyJidFO7InRnagiH_VLC_loBEcxkvTw_VE_H_kYfETwhb67RNhtg7bOEhqbqU/s320/DSC05859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311687623789681602" border="0" /></a><br />One of the trails -- they were doing Double Diamonds Extreme -- glad I didn't see it!!<br /><br />For more pictures visit David's FB or Meredith Moser's FB.<br /></div>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14208165888028383086noreply@blogger.com2