tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616354746521656892024-03-13T13:46:01.708-07:00You and MeAutumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-70270260548514497922011-03-03T23:13:00.000-08:002011-03-03T23:17:07.089-08:00ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUSI just got an email from the people that I auditioned with a few months ago (read story below) and I actually got asked back to be an EXTRA. I never would have guessed that in a million years. It's hilarious, absolutely hilarious.Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-57252251409131075222011-01-19T22:41:00.000-08:002011-01-20T02:05:39.520-08:00FREE TO DREAMToday I had one of those experiences that you look forward to forgetting sometime down the road, but you know deep down you never will. <div><br /></div><div>Well, two weeks ago I got a call back for an audition I had submitted to play a part in. It wasn't something I was ecstatic about, but it sounded intriguing, so I signed up for an audition time. It couldn't be <i>that</i> hard right? Plus, if I showed up to meet with them then I would have a chance to drop off my sample work for script supervising, which is a job that I do get ecstatic about.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lucky for me, my husband is a director and his best friend is an actor, so I had good and kind help preparing for it. We read, shaped, and sculpted my part to perfection. And truly, when I left the door to go to this audition I was as calm as day and actually thought that this audition was going to be fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>Driving...I was fine. Walking in...fine. Signing in and getting my picture taken...still fine. Going to the bathroom...just fine. Then a man stood in the hallway and called my name. I got up walked down the hall...fine. Then I walked into the room...my heart started beating faster. Not so bad at first, I sensed it but figured it would go away in a minute. The casting director talked to me briefly, chatted about my name saying the same thing everyone says when they hear it for the first time, "What an interesting name." I smiled and told her "I got lucky I guess." She returned my comment with a weird look that I couldn't place. She then told me where to stand and to say my name to the camera, which I did. Then she sat down to start reading the lines with me. At this moment a 100 mile per hour gust of fear slammed into me and knocked me breathless. Truly breathless. My chest tightened as it fought for more oxygen and my throat felt as though an invisible ghost had its hands securely wrapped around my neck. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I did all I could do in the moment, attempt to take a few weak breaths before I began and get on with what I came to do. She began her lines and I followed with mine. I didn't get very far though because soon after beginning I ran completely out of air and began gasping. I think I frightened her. You may use your imagination as much as you like to see how I got my breath back, because I can't remember how it all happened. Finally I did get it back though and gathered any little shattered bits of courage left around me to stand in front of the camera and start over again. The look on her face: "This girl is pathetic." I tried not to think about her disgust and began again. I finished, thankfully, but not graciously. The woman directed me, telling me to calm down, and play the role differently. I was able to change the tone of the role, but no matter how hard I tried I could not win the battle with the choking fear, it was hopeless. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of the second round she sighed, somewhere between the emotion of frustrated and disgusted, and then walked to her desk and said, "Well...thanks for taking time to come out here and do this." But I was looking into her eyes and they read, "You're wasting my time, get out of here." So I did.</div><div><br /></div><div>I walked out of the building thrilled as can be that I was finally out of that horrible room. I drank the fresh air in like a cool glass of water. All the pretty plants, trees and flowers around me seemed to say, "It's OK, you're with us now, we love you." </div><div><br /></div><div>And then it came, my epiphany. Somehow, by the grace of God I'm sure, I was able to see and believe in myself entirely. I knew I was capable of doing anything I wanted. It isn't failure or incapability that stops me, it's fear. I thought back to each of the things I was confident in and realized that they had all come after a distinct and brutal battle with cruel fear. The best part of this realization- that this mean throat choking fear monster can be defeated, and I have done it before. <i>And...</i>as long as I keep trying, I become more free. Free to dream and become as I please.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like I said, this audition was one of those nightmares that I wish I could someday forget, but I never will, and I guess I'm glad.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-7916763856880343342010-04-24T12:39:00.000-07:002011-01-20T02:04:23.675-08:00POLITICS AND HASH BROWNS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv73Gri7IR1A6RdFYB0yyy6vGDfwjxdqA8i5bo6UQw1MIiDsU6D3stqWLDaoMHxYoebrKbDRmX9fnS8WXzEqyMTWyNhQo9DXIa7PksHnTFg7jA_g-Lu_PuFu2jT_3nHlnWyBcztMWfiqH0/s1600/american+flag+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv73Gri7IR1A6RdFYB0yyy6vGDfwjxdqA8i5bo6UQw1MIiDsU6D3stqWLDaoMHxYoebrKbDRmX9fnS8WXzEqyMTWyNhQo9DXIa7PksHnTFg7jA_g-Lu_PuFu2jT_3nHlnWyBcztMWfiqH0/s400/american+flag+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463792269328624002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOkoH1_RV_kjpupauOScMvpgoJAlxkNiZhxDBbMx-SWFCIa6f5_njhi2UZmUfSNw7IgQKeq_SS1I_iKFplKhNvNDT79v2W3AmiMD3MMg1X2igiPDCZPDzDPZdZiWVJ-PfBSDqrQogVoYh/s1600/hashbrown.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOkoH1_RV_kjpupauOScMvpgoJAlxkNiZhxDBbMx-SWFCIa6f5_njhi2UZmUfSNw7IgQKeq_SS1I_iKFplKhNvNDT79v2W3AmiMD3MMg1X2igiPDCZPDzDPZdZiWVJ-PfBSDqrQogVoYh/s400/hashbrown.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463792265004991394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">THE LADY WITH THE HASH BROWN</div> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(This story is an example of the random train of thoughts that a boring job can take you down)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Today in the lunch line a teacher came through and she said, “I got the salad, but I really want a hash brown too. I don't have to pay for that do I? It's just a little hash brown.” Her face scrunched up in a pout and she suddenly looked injured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“It’s so cold out side…I just want one little hash brown.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I told her “sure” and we went into the kitchen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I pointed to the hash browns and asked her to pick which one she wanted because my hands were dirty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As she reached for the hash brown she sadly expressed her need for the extra item.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When she put it on her plate she then pointed down and said, “Now doesn’t that look so much better?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She walked away with a solemn thank you and went to eat her lunch in the teacher’s lounge.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I stared after her in thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>How interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> W</span>hy did she feel like she could only get what she wanted by trying to make people feel sorry for her?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">That thought reminded me of a movie I watched last night called Roshomon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s about the trial of the murder of a man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With four people who witnessed the murder and testified with their own version of the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All four testimonies were drastically different from one another.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Each person bearing a strong conviction of his or her innocence and bravery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The trial ended and then shortly after we learned the true story through a man who saw the murder but wasn’t involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It turns out everyone mostly told the truth but lied about his or her role in the situation to initiate <i>pity</i> from the judge, all in the pursuit of protecting their name.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then that thought made me think of a conversation I had with a man named Brent Hatch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He’s the father of McKay Hatch, president of the “No Cussing Club.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Brent mentioned that another local newspaper wrote about his son’s club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The article was demeaning and misinformed, with an attack on the whole Hatch Family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I told him, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> "The news lies, I</span> don’t know what I can believe anymore.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Brent laughed and said, “People see what they want to see. Just take everything you hear with a grain of salt.”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After we talked I wondered, “Why is drama more important to the press than truth? Of course...money."</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">As I continued working in the lunchroom this question from Sunday came back to me and then I remembered something Mitt Romney said in his book “No Apology.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He was talking about personal freedoms that America stands for.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>One example was Freedom of Press.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He told a story of when he and his wife attended the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Beijing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He said:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>“The audience warmly welcomed every national team as it was introduced into the stadium, but the Chinese gave some of their loudest cheers to the teams from North Korea and Cuba.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We wondered how it was possible that nations ruled by tyrants who deprive their citizens not only of freedom but also of economic substance could be celebrated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The explanation of course is that the Chinese people don’t see media reports of North Korea’s population being starved to feed the maniacal military ambition of Kim Jong-il or of Castro jailing dissidents who advocate freedom and democracy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Chinese people receiving only glowing accounts of these tyrants; their information is shaped by a monolithic government rather than by the varied perspectives of the free press.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>Earlier on he also states, “There is no First Amendment Freedom of Press in China.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The media is prohibited from criticizing certain Communist Party Officials- those who do may lose their jobs or be imprisoned.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So then I thought, yeah, some stories of “The Hatch Family” are lies, but a lot of people and press support them too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> P</span>eople have a choice, they may believe as they wish, and that's part of being an American.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So then I thought of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> o</span>ur First Amendment. It's like a balance scale, opportunity on one side and responsibility on the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The press is authorized to print what they want, but the power of their influence gives them a responsibility to do their job well and get the information right.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It seems that many people want the privileges without the responsibilities. They've forgotten- freedom means sacrifice.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Which made me think...I want to try harder. I can make a difference too.</p><p class="MsoNormal">And then I thought, "How did I get on this topic?"</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CjGlHWwbiIfXEMi9qNDFF2e0P5_h5nsfK9RqxNEFcQ2Ag0Ou7C7rUyJ6VqZ9kYNkZK-G78v9QANFuqlPd-uFZkBUh_ZBIwtPsmQOB8RIlONCs8bHvuUETMt89Tdm_hqjH5UQHdK1Ls5y/s1600/scale.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CjGlHWwbiIfXEMi9qNDFF2e0P5_h5nsfK9RqxNEFcQ2Ag0Ou7C7rUyJ6VqZ9kYNkZK-G78v9QANFuqlPd-uFZkBUh_ZBIwtPsmQOB8RIlONCs8bHvuUETMt89Tdm_hqjH5UQHdK1Ls5y/s400/scale.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463792249795562882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></p> <!--EndFragment-->Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-88702858607903890152010-01-11T14:12:00.000-08:002011-01-20T01:58:57.147-08:00SPRING TIME<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP64WWVJFahzsAFqnUUk75hOEF-M7S-YQo2IBM_xWI3X6AKfJYQ31_6YHEgwTba7N-kSp3uLakKSZEwqMRFw32O7DonsoAiNCZhg9t5MNFfz7uzusXzqjUWT4cm8l2HOrr5jaHgtDajdy/s1600-h/spring1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP64WWVJFahzsAFqnUUk75hOEF-M7S-YQo2IBM_xWI3X6AKfJYQ31_6YHEgwTba7N-kSp3uLakKSZEwqMRFw32O7DonsoAiNCZhg9t5MNFfz7uzusXzqjUWT4cm8l2HOrr5jaHgtDajdy/s400/spring1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425608831735513058" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I’ve just returned from the Utah snow, as of last weekend, and the warm January air here in Cali seems more like springtime. Cold winters in Utah begin exciting but wind up lingering on until every resident is desperately hoping and aching for the earth to come alive again. And finally when spring comes the frozen turns soft, the brown turns green, the grey turns blue, the silence turns to song, and each soul is carried into a temporary realm of ecstasy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today I was working, standing outside at the cash register and although I was in the shade I could feel the warm sunshine gently seeping into my bones. Ahead, coming through the gates was the sound of a neighbor mowing his lawn. The air was fragrant with new growth and humidity. It all swept me away and took me back to the beginning of my life to visit the wonder of springtime as a three year old. I could hear my father mowing the lawn. The warm sun was pouring into all the windows of the house. My mother’s eyes looked happy and rested now that the back door was free to let her little ones out. Life was free and open to do anything I wished. My only job was simply to enjoy it all. I stood at the top of the stairs considering what to do next. The sun shining through the windows persuaded me to go outside and watch my father. I went out the front door and the warm sun folded itself around my skin and into my hair. The smelled grass was sweet and damp... just like today. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ahhh, memories.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-61277355717416470252009-10-13T08:53:00.000-07:002009-10-13T10:01:49.717-07:00HALLOWEEN ART PARTY<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz4zEyVRj0UNtjtB9RnQRbRzxJi0pG8R5Amx8wfcXE8ecC0L6BQUP86BwEyYpKkXdayaYfIwiQO-qyHoHeNPfmXmLBg5v9GTIcQUnl-GL55ONxir8h2_A0ZZQx3wJIsaFft44QZaZuZQC/s1600-h/IMG_5140.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz4zEyVRj0UNtjtB9RnQRbRzxJi0pG8R5Amx8wfcXE8ecC0L6BQUP86BwEyYpKkXdayaYfIwiQO-qyHoHeNPfmXmLBg5v9GTIcQUnl-GL55ONxir8h2_A0ZZQx3wJIsaFft44QZaZuZQC/s400/IMG_5140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392114227527050386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">FIRST</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">We went to the PUMPKIN PATCH to pick out our favorite pumpkins.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">WE CARVED</span></b></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85az3hfPnr-_GI7lSbHMB_8b1iHWEx-CCZWypunMG9fZyUlHIk3ivMGk78_8YFkH_I_klaWx3zlSHz919daSk0Ix7_61jfBY8RIP2OrjpgeJqXtvxm2DGEmKUp4cInNA3bx9w_AyTawss/s1600-h/IMG_5128.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85az3hfPnr-_GI7lSbHMB_8b1iHWEx-CCZWypunMG9fZyUlHIk3ivMGk78_8YFkH_I_klaWx3zlSHz919daSk0Ix7_61jfBY8RIP2OrjpgeJqXtvxm2DGEmKUp4cInNA3bx9w_AyTawss/s400/IMG_5128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392114260422522610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">WE PAINTED</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwWB6eTurYqVokTCMyEeltzPH9OXl31P2V9qmXmly-NfchtTKtTwOeNjy5SkSxD_AwUlszhc8NZpnc7xvbefK0ycKsm1YOu9c7X7CiqJshVZINyhCJGWQewxdbJv__hkzLOnKUexOlZIA/s1600-h/IMG_5129.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwWB6eTurYqVokTCMyEeltzPH9OXl31P2V9qmXmly-NfchtTKtTwOeNjy5SkSxD_AwUlszhc8NZpnc7xvbefK0ycKsm1YOu9c7X7CiqJshVZINyhCJGWQewxdbJv__hkzLOnKUexOlZIA/s400/IMG_5129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392114244462106082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">SECOND</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">We went shopping for all the goodies to make HAUNTED MANSIONS.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-chocolate graham crackers</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-reeses pieces candy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-candy corn/candy pumpkins</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-trick or treat mix (witches, skeletons, pumpkins)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-black licorice</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">Frosting Recipe:</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">2 cups powdered sugar</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">1 cup melted butter</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">6 egg whites</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">2 tsp. vanilla</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">1 tsp. cream of tartar.</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-Beat 10 minutes</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-Split mixture in half and put in separate bowls</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">-Add and mix black food coloring to one half and orange to the other.</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">(we learned that doubling the walls up makes it so everything doesn't come crashing down. Just put frosting in between 2 crackers when you double them up.)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">WE DECORATED</span></b></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAbZEhTZF8Xy_65t3KInvL3fuzucx6VRItH1ZX_gHte_H9lQJKS79LBsFTCsSAHjisnwznMJFP_dUmO7dknw0_3ODyF1NJmQaXJEMfyYmSM31VpvyrQZ3fQiVbv0fyc2Mht4Ym03mdCS4/s1600-h/IMG_5092.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAbZEhTZF8Xy_65t3KInvL3fuzucx6VRItH1ZX_gHte_H9lQJKS79LBsFTCsSAHjisnwznMJFP_dUmO7dknw0_3ODyF1NJmQaXJEMfyYmSM31VpvyrQZ3fQiVbv0fyc2Mht4Ym03mdCS4/s400/IMG_5092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392115427214212626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEKiGBZSKAcIPCcvpulW_Z0Hfiio5OWj4U72DnNw_EesII9kDwx8haJA8j_PviAPNn3pvrmOFovcwyicy7OXGxYfMExXk-4dSrmXkgLqFgh5yyrOowdcrj5xybzD9NbJvf2tiNoJfAX8j/s1600-h/IMG_0777.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEKiGBZSKAcIPCcvpulW_Z0Hfiio5OWj4U72DnNw_EesII9kDwx8haJA8j_PviAPNn3pvrmOFovcwyicy7OXGxYfMExXk-4dSrmXkgLqFgh5yyrOowdcrj5xybzD9NbJvf2tiNoJfAX8j/s1600-h/IMG_0777.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEKiGBZSKAcIPCcvpulW_Z0Hfiio5OWj4U72DnNw_EesII9kDwx8haJA8j_PviAPNn3pvrmOFovcwyicy7OXGxYfMExXk-4dSrmXkgLqFgh5yyrOowdcrj5xybzD9NbJvf2tiNoJfAX8j/s400/IMG_0777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392115435451681442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">HAUNTED BEEK MANSION</span></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5u68YlLe6SEho6ca9VRUbD6OzSIfSF4z21ImafIGu453IJt9lQsb0Wd_ErBnC8fP-ai-HGtVE5GVkDGkuu_q7GeRJzi5U8Y_heE_IlnfCJkzJLBEpIiNPdFyop4l0_pPbtkoYV-BoneT/s1600-h/IMG_5108.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5u68YlLe6SEho6ca9VRUbD6OzSIfSF4z21ImafIGu453IJt9lQsb0Wd_ErBnC8fP-ai-HGtVE5GVkDGkuu_q7GeRJzi5U8Y_heE_IlnfCJkzJLBEpIiNPdFyop4l0_pPbtkoYV-BoneT/s400/IMG_5108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392123973148509650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px; " /></a></span></span></span><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HALLOWEEN COTTAGE</span></span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73a-1Y3WUBe7aQ9-43SMZv5WafuKbv86k5GWxU5nsStvB_jgHerKwMSb9CBSSL2D3HE4IBPlYRWPj_2K2qAnkEYObkjtf0f_QioJg_0RnZhS6jE553QpwBY54FtzgLloF-RncKwjZi496/s1600-h/IMG_0779.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73a-1Y3WUBe7aQ9-43SMZv5WafuKbv86k5GWxU5nsStvB_jgHerKwMSb9CBSSL2D3HE4IBPlYRWPj_2K2qAnkEYObkjtf0f_QioJg_0RnZhS6jE553QpwBY54FtzgLloF-RncKwjZi496/s1600-h/IMG_0779.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73a-1Y3WUBe7aQ9-43SMZv5WafuKbv86k5GWxU5nsStvB_jgHerKwMSb9CBSSL2D3HE4IBPlYRWPj_2K2qAnkEYObkjtf0f_QioJg_0RnZhS6jE553QpwBY54FtzgLloF-RncKwjZi496/s400/IMG_0779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392115415862120754" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SPOOKY STABLES</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IYh_SawcSU0EOYtgLH2xREh_NqxMIDtTQg_z6VfWFiUrgkYpTr0_kTuBlvbsztXcV617U4fUakcBGRUkEo-HlvorYXePeQmxH2rwf2IwAByvgClx8ccUAIPZKY6Kt_X7BPL1GbwAwB5S/s1600-h/IMG_5117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IYh_SawcSU0EOYtgLH2xREh_NqxMIDtTQg_z6VfWFiUrgkYpTr0_kTuBlvbsztXcV617U4fUakcBGRUkEo-HlvorYXePeQmxH2rwf2IwAByvgClx8ccUAIPZKY6Kt_X7BPL1GbwAwB5S/s400/IMG_5117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392114265812668754" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusXk767Da01UmCHIGzq7YKIUc0FJCTFLd9O-fNQKUFJ4agUDdaDcVJpH7Q1MkPY2hfCUvWxbfjUdVTzS4Ul807JsUd6tjmCG_50cF9BjtPtZG9vRMKIu9H_6aibGitAY_-_rHyFEIVx8S/s1600-h/IMG_5138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusXk767Da01UmCHIGzq7YKIUc0FJCTFLd9O-fNQKUFJ4agUDdaDcVJpH7Q1MkPY2hfCUvWxbfjUdVTzS4Ul807JsUd6tjmCG_50cF9BjtPtZG9vRMKIu9H_6aibGitAY_-_rHyFEIVx8S/s400/IMG_5138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392114238253677506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz4zEyVRj0UNtjtB9RnQRbRzxJi0pG8R5Amx8wfcXE8ecC0L6BQUP86BwEyYpKkXdayaYfIwiQO-qyHoHeNPfmXmLBg5v9GTIcQUnl-GL55ONxir8h2_A0ZZQx3wJIsaFft44QZaZuZQC/s1600-h/IMG_5140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPz4zEyVRj0UNtjtB9RnQRbRzxJi0pG8R5Amx8wfcXE8ecC0L6BQUP86BwEyYpKkXdayaYfIwiQO-qyHoHeNPfmXmLBg5v9GTIcQUnl-GL55ONxir8h2_A0ZZQx3wJIsaFft44QZaZuZQC/s400/IMG_5140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392114227527050386" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;">And then we watched "The Nightmare Before Christmas."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC99;"><br /></span></div></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-26625244579013778292009-07-09T02:24:00.000-07:002009-07-09T16:02:17.013-07:00WHAT DO YOU LOVE?<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXcrNJu0CFAf9OxBEmLX4IKxRgvgxNmbZi9Wi8XBdippnKbHTFhtSPv702xUN8u7143J-EZpZUxnrAAP8zLfFXYdAQIuOyhjvjW3tq8z9gK9yxVRYyw8UDRRBtOusbXyl0HdsriXuE8vN/s1600-h/family.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXcrNJu0CFAf9OxBEmLX4IKxRgvgxNmbZi9Wi8XBdippnKbHTFhtSPv702xUN8u7143J-EZpZUxnrAAP8zLfFXYdAQIuOyhjvjW3tq8z9gK9yxVRYyw8UDRRBtOusbXyl0HdsriXuE8vN/s400/family.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390593707476754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">JUDY LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her wonderful husband and amazing children. She's been blessed with a great family. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGRIJ0tpWoIV_hFr3Yw2VcomzyT3CWhJek7PcAytyl1sfsY2jPLRKq-jPMS8mWLvJLxNfxlbmv6glcqCHWJaT4j1MHK8ZepeO4_QP0S1M-ZmNPqeSpF-UaZk8zae_o5wJUMHjJZXiLYAe/s1600-h/fog+lamplight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGRIJ0tpWoIV_hFr3Yw2VcomzyT3CWhJek7PcAytyl1sfsY2jPLRKq-jPMS8mWLvJLxNfxlbmv6glcqCHWJaT4j1MHK8ZepeO4_QP0S1M-ZmNPqeSpF-UaZk8zae_o5wJUMHjJZXiLYAe/s400/fog+lamplight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390589186436786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">ROSIE LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Standing under a street lamp in the middle of a misty night and watching the snow fall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This girl has the coolest snow globe collection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr08tpmeV8SOTGCFDEAfZy5oy8qFqOyh7YBVg0vJYa0Be8-DrTQ3TM56HMqmDSkec-Xuqpo_vIgu6R8M4jEaR9579xmlqL21JkWQu8IO67Y-KX76HtsrWN5rlvRTQ-MyoTLYTlbLnmq7Vo/s1600-h/baby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr08tpmeV8SOTGCFDEAfZy5oy8qFqOyh7YBVg0vJYa0Be8-DrTQ3TM56HMqmDSkec-Xuqpo_vIgu6R8M4jEaR9579xmlqL21JkWQu8IO67Y-KX76HtsrWN5rlvRTQ-MyoTLYTlbLnmq7Vo/s400/baby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390585905651522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">NATALIE LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Babies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ9tUUrSSJLa-6XSKe11-IZjULSBUAgS1mNcQF1LhPNVuAG5cAOs5GTP7CZ_sJSRCwy7FQmNDVFWYv_BS8rtiLisKHisjz3OGlZWhR8lSJVuOwmARfOB6ZidP9ad8G2-drMuXCR7jxVao/s1600-h/kids+having+fun.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ9tUUrSSJLa-6XSKe11-IZjULSBUAgS1mNcQF1LhPNVuAG5cAOs5GTP7CZ_sJSRCwy7FQmNDVFWYv_BS8rtiLisKHisjz3OGlZWhR8lSJVuOwmARfOB6ZidP9ad8G2-drMuXCR7jxVao/s400/kids+having+fun.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390375693368594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">JENNY LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching her kids have fun together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi073qxp5ykEPeN2UFaGBnJeX3upVNtF6Y3mACX9UPVVCPju9nfvB38cyrZY4jtUtoJrBsKZf4_A-wO4ayqFM9pH3PtveUXrUE73-P0dPEpdaiZV5fUKMUyLWfVqIGS2XDU-5m9CCItteDL/s1600-h/mixing+pattern3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi073qxp5ykEPeN2UFaGBnJeX3upVNtF6Y3mACX9UPVVCPju9nfvB38cyrZY4jtUtoJrBsKZf4_A-wO4ayqFM9pH3PtveUXrUE73-P0dPEpdaiZV5fUKMUyLWfVqIGS2XDU-5m9CCItteDL/s400/mixing+pattern3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390371377422610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">WINTER LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bright colors, polka dots, and mixing patterns. Paisley seems to be popular these days :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQuRqjFaV6FEWsbDIXE97W6bHg1x7398lI380lhZaRbR_z3BO7WwqO_YHUN-E40zAYLTj8jjAAdJ_jRPFfSBdxlglwvnspwc5bYB-U1feawlM24KLbFJUZD5zDla4zxahmM73br4VciYV/s1600-h/mixingpatterns4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQuRqjFaV6FEWsbDIXE97W6bHg1x7398lI380lhZaRbR_z3BO7WwqO_YHUN-E40zAYLTj8jjAAdJ_jRPFfSBdxlglwvnspwc5bYB-U1feawlM24KLbFJUZD5zDla4zxahmM73br4VciYV/s400/mixingpatterns4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390366692939842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This ones for you too Winnie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHQF6ocaZ5RJGq3cEhKj2BFH1rKZIMcl2yQhVy4E6tKFUUje3s_8dECW85M7N3EemvB6em8_9z-R1CPCx5f2j4R_Bqjxv67RQz8HTeNDHuN5Sw56EAswuVqJp758YeGCbfAnwdKe_Mast/s1600-h/spring+stripe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHQF6ocaZ5RJGq3cEhKj2BFH1rKZIMcl2yQhVy4E6tKFUUje3s_8dECW85M7N3EemvB6em8_9z-R1CPCx5f2j4R_Bqjxv67RQz8HTeNDHuN5Sw56EAswuVqJp758YeGCbfAnwdKe_Mast/s400/spring+stripe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390360720653522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">SPRING LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">STRIPES! Definitely sisters :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFbiAh4onrcTAMmlKMI1V90il3IXTksh-V0JOBRClCi9GS6WcXnAIaCjcW5r5KQAz6cbft_eW8BBnRdjFMeeXm2QH1yNmeFfP48YtbkE1H_TxMXOp6UvoTy56dNr98tJ9SFxvFV4IXYqn/s1600-h/dori+and+kids.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFbiAh4onrcTAMmlKMI1V90il3IXTksh-V0JOBRClCi9GS6WcXnAIaCjcW5r5KQAz6cbft_eW8BBnRdjFMeeXm2QH1yNmeFfP48YtbkE1H_TxMXOp6UvoTy56dNr98tJ9SFxvFV4IXYqn/s400/dori+and+kids.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356390358768441522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">DORI LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking moments to enjoy being a wife and mother, and realize how fun it is to be so in love with her little family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIVBRl3Rm5GTVskb9kh7HlffD1f2iJWayFn00FAjnQcDduGs61gcL3Kv8-NCkcZagds2f-Dhbwojpwc3XahCAMHQ4zFMrl64k5-8PP9KiNBq_5Wz2qn_gMnwXoC7kjSjk3WB72NxS6RD9/s1600-h/flagstripes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIVBRl3Rm5GTVskb9kh7HlffD1f2iJWayFn00FAjnQcDduGs61gcL3Kv8-NCkcZagds2f-Dhbwojpwc3XahCAMHQ4zFMrl64k5-8PP9KiNBq_5Wz2qn_gMnwXoC7kjSjk3WB72NxS6RD9/s400/flagstripes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389948475950658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This one is for you Whitney</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZmhazO8Bd3zBFrxPwbK69g7qaUFzvEFRgHb9vV3dMFxLlt8X7JDpIIrPUeqXabMEa2WlCaV8oHwBFwAKQBfT7w_Miv70rcP9sru1IckudjTPVta6Pd5z80GuSjbOkmeZ3vueQr0UpNh_/s1600-h/sunset.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZmhazO8Bd3zBFrxPwbK69g7qaUFzvEFRgHb9vV3dMFxLlt8X7JDpIIrPUeqXabMEa2WlCaV8oHwBFwAKQBfT7w_Miv70rcP9sru1IckudjTPVta6Pd5z80GuSjbOkmeZ3vueQr0UpNh_/s400/sunset.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389946697227682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">WHITNEY ALSO LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching the sun rise and set while holding the ones she loves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFkisuIhXHw4xycDTQQN2WXxVW93Oga_S-XGodCHLSi4zbCLwTNFgj4W_VO-zk8Hr2CMNr0epRzJylzwvs5cFIsCpZIQ__x2xanrZUlsSE-Ie-MSaajQS_KdMKrBacA4T7KF18NP86j1v/s1600-h/rainbow5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFkisuIhXHw4xycDTQQN2WXxVW93Oga_S-XGodCHLSi4zbCLwTNFgj4W_VO-zk8Hr2CMNr0epRzJylzwvs5cFIsCpZIQ__x2xanrZUlsSE-Ie-MSaajQS_KdMKrBacA4T7KF18NP86j1v/s400/rainbow5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389940808839986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">MONIKA LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rainbows and airplanes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Click<a href="http://flyaboutmovie.com"> here</a><a href="http://flyaboutmovie.com/"> </a>to read about her movie Flyabout. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVW7VAQGXGLuTbXRRMbUKimmiwtpyrJFFxFERe-26U0PPZlOvtuuu6Y0HOMxufhSTFd_uC4YazypPDV10e15R7cFfnFknnvRD6K9e59Y6bweJJ20sqTNNtYXV70uROzFc-wpHCFUQG2L3g/s1600-h/date1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVW7VAQGXGLuTbXRRMbUKimmiwtpyrJFFxFERe-26U0PPZlOvtuuu6Y0HOMxufhSTFd_uC4YazypPDV10e15R7cFfnFknnvRD6K9e59Y6bweJJ20sqTNNtYXV70uROzFc-wpHCFUQG2L3g/s400/date1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389936612167698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">JENNY ALSO LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Going out with her Hubby.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAQeniYwBqK2H-4SUOalvFJq3o-OPKQMVwHYtH4hIfcZNm_DVcjOAWWKltOGtMNwyouseZMbK98YYCl-Bmpnf10pHtjJJokCrZV05McAJbozNA3hoiDb1S1QH7otQJ5nicPvvJFkU5PK1/s1600-h/laughing2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAQeniYwBqK2H-4SUOalvFJq3o-OPKQMVwHYtH4hIfcZNm_DVcjOAWWKltOGtMNwyouseZMbK98YYCl-Bmpnf10pHtjJJokCrZV05McAJbozNA3hoiDb1S1QH7otQJ5nicPvvJFkU5PK1/s400/laughing2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389932655489458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">TONI LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hearing the laughter of little children, especially when they are playing in her back yard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtEAmTXom_Z8MIi2KssglgXIz0GcQ4QSsXRWolp-wuaYVaqzMD83w8OtT7BWFNLx7OkqFIiI2Oj50necg6SbBKd-07RFDxK_QcZi_Zg94mmLa8wMptJ3EtQT3JSBb9jS6cKY4x__GbKg5/s1600-h/laughing3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtEAmTXom_Z8MIi2KssglgXIz0GcQ4QSsXRWolp-wuaYVaqzMD83w8OtT7BWFNLx7OkqFIiI2Oj50necg6SbBKd-07RFDxK_QcZi_Zg94mmLa8wMptJ3EtQT3JSBb9jS6cKY4x__GbKg5/s400/laughing3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389557960945058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a second one for you Toni.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl0G0XoP8pZLvKzcUQZLhmtM7NFwsSsXfTT3y8Al1rb0SJAk_eRbKwLGvym8A6StNZZcYGfUbNnFATv6atoMvqf3epdeeJ-rWoQ3xCJa6SXYrKcCS0ItQBRYXXdeojRnJ4FnToLS_JgFD/s1600-h/shoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl0G0XoP8pZLvKzcUQZLhmtM7NFwsSsXfTT3y8Al1rb0SJAk_eRbKwLGvym8A6StNZZcYGfUbNnFATv6atoMvqf3epdeeJ-rWoQ3xCJa6SXYrKcCS0ItQBRYXXdeojRnJ4FnToLS_JgFD/s400/shoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389554877348130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">OLIVIA LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGhBUzISRfj4GXOGjPuuPNLjuxD6fF-2jLAvna7lPIEi2rbP4TQ24X2nx_gcJ0dZr6AdvzlVFyOvlnIcGm0bg87kJNHEk-nSDywEp6vWyQgVpG0RzJZ5F6szdF6kGQsfsXoZ3cQ7-k7TX/s1600-h/boot2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGhBUzISRfj4GXOGjPuuPNLjuxD6fF-2jLAvna7lPIEi2rbP4TQ24X2nx_gcJ0dZr6AdvzlVFyOvlnIcGm0bg87kJNHEk-nSDywEp6vWyQgVpG0RzJZ5F6szdF6kGQsfsXoZ3cQ7-k7TX/s400/boot2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389546959429490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">COOKIE LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoes too! But I think her boot collection rates #1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbPCdCNtBDZ0m3VMs55xEci7SLkoNCWo-lBT7khOsY8K-61pHtZEjz58tfbmgF1XRBobl8PfDGuSbIKWnWpKb3xNz6T7JdjG7__bpDjhP2C3iydBEMW3cqo9krps5nT_NxW80s5tUpyzu/s1600-h/merrilee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbPCdCNtBDZ0m3VMs55xEci7SLkoNCWo-lBT7khOsY8K-61pHtZEjz58tfbmgF1XRBobl8PfDGuSbIKWnWpKb3xNz6T7JdjG7__bpDjhP2C3iydBEMW3cqo9krps5nT_NxW80s5tUpyzu/s400/merrilee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389546004236370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">MERRILEE...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know you said jackets, but I got on your blog the other day and I realized you love EVERYTHING that you can make beautiful. If any of you don't know about Merrilee you should take a peek <a href="http://mermag.blogspot.com/">here</a> at her blog- she's amazing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz_-sgukKJo0Za2x14TRmUyArr8P3LfIOL-Xsdj5TqVHYiQPxwge_qlpHM8ZWzxt3c4U7WlD5WttiDiwn9ifItkU1jprZrNXyQtivtbLTxR1us60eTs42eWNy4YvO8uvOfsGnW_nbFTZi/s1600-h/baked+bread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz_-sgukKJo0Za2x14TRmUyArr8P3LfIOL-Xsdj5TqVHYiQPxwge_qlpHM8ZWzxt3c4U7WlD5WttiDiwn9ifItkU1jprZrNXyQtivtbLTxR1us60eTs42eWNy4YvO8uvOfsGnW_nbFTZi/s400/baked+bread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356389535655911570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">RACHEL LOVES...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Fresh baked bread and butter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-90186195438224464282009-06-11T23:22:00.001-07:002009-06-12T00:39:02.919-07:00I LOVE STRIPES<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokoMAFddcZgkCnvCRUzBYCCHd7Fr3-AF6F7W8O4Sr5Iax9DiCWoKtDs4__eenMPF7VwS5yKbDBqOlF-0LY5-MW8bUnThv0ZIRqXE-p_v4vFttYfL-yeaPoiHH_47GTHfPLCWejp4Pa49r/s1600-h/stripescarf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokoMAFddcZgkCnvCRUzBYCCHd7Fr3-AF6F7W8O4Sr5Iax9DiCWoKtDs4__eenMPF7VwS5yKbDBqOlF-0LY5-MW8bUnThv0ZIRqXE-p_v4vFttYfL-yeaPoiHH_47GTHfPLCWejp4Pa49r/s400/stripescarf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346323361597750482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4VEkYqJl9XZojro_m6GVFil6JA9qGoTM_fwUgxu82xFqIU7iX6fNtdPmLTU-DmViSY3zTAB7FG1r5K6kUX3-pmEavjYVmAR7F7RQ-CB5oIDlo-SLvo-x2wRklRJL2nWFm7QDaX6D9zhe/s1600-h/stripedressbeach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4VEkYqJl9XZojro_m6GVFil6JA9qGoTM_fwUgxu82xFqIU7iX6fNtdPmLTU-DmViSY3zTAB7FG1r5K6kUX3-pmEavjYVmAR7F7RQ-CB5oIDlo-SLvo-x2wRklRJL2nWFm7QDaX6D9zhe/s400/stripedressbeach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346323353896782962" /></a><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/AVvXsEj1uIHg8ioRFjzasqyfORUNR6Wo5LbobapVy5-rHBkS_g_z6tQW1RJK0GJCj9A8C02SrSxlqMy0iR-dt3kXnAJ5DkznLVdlo5z24t-lE2ugPSqaLWvVH4R6TgT8isSsE3WdvIK1eLfEZKwm/s1600-h/necklace.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uIHg8ioRFjzasqyfORUNR6Wo5LbobapVy5-rHBkS_g_z6tQW1RJK0GJCj9A8C02SrSxlqMy0iR-dt3kXnAJ5DkznLVdlo5z24t-lE2ugPSqaLWvVH4R6TgT8isSsE3WdvIK1eLfEZKwm/s320/necklace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346341490891106418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCAeDnDPHb6KXP3j8jsnmFc5xBWDuDIaLVnBbD5ht-1IoN0Z_dDav6UNZtK-uRcWWo2Ad-NPQPOKHpiXh6wkVI9OdQx9nt7nyxYt6Gt_sD9PwnRfJKYjYvtqtVdyTDSb48P2ZP7zfKgn5/s1600-h/girl+beach.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCAeDnDPHb6KXP3j8jsnmFc5xBWDuDIaLVnBbD5ht-1IoN0Z_dDav6UNZtK-uRcWWo2Ad-NPQPOKHpiXh6wkVI9OdQx9nt7nyxYt6Gt_sD9PwnRfJKYjYvtqtVdyTDSb48P2ZP7zfKgn5/s400/girl+beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346337643048411234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZttTfbfcg9S7YF0t3c-ny1QoucsfAtFHesArzmej5umGxyUHH2ydjQuHUFWeoRAaQ_qKMCcUn3DjSWil3AaPUK_xO311S9EbHwFvT_YK2l5GI5gGYLDiNwv5C1almksx1fm4tm2rUTho7/s1600-h/stripes+legs.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZttTfbfcg9S7YF0t3c-ny1QoucsfAtFHesArzmej5umGxyUHH2ydjQuHUFWeoRAaQ_qKMCcUn3DjSWil3AaPUK_xO311S9EbHwFvT_YK2l5GI5gGYLDiNwv5C1almksx1fm4tm2rUTho7/s400/stripes+legs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346323344971313458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 272px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">WHAT DO YOU</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">L O V E ?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-17834712005245718742009-05-16T08:25:00.000-07:002009-08-04T08:53:34.397-07:00SAVING THE WORLD WITH FLIP FLOPS?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EMB0sUnb8wxXxmUH7hhcC9DeLwGJh9Zc0l7PjAnYomj40wSLXJkYiSplUEP_E49whiDbXVPC7LyXDHisbQkX-dRiPTGaLJE3MOqYN6bfwHu_kq_sPB8u7PDW0WaOT8P5M1o9ql-DBx_v/s1600-h/flip+flop2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EMB0sUnb8wxXxmUH7hhcC9DeLwGJh9Zc0l7PjAnYomj40wSLXJkYiSplUEP_E49whiDbXVPC7LyXDHisbQkX-dRiPTGaLJE3MOqYN6bfwHu_kq_sPB8u7PDW0WaOT8P5M1o9ql-DBx_v/s400/flip+flop2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336713545387286434" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">If you thought saving the world was something out of your reach, think again! Just hop in your car, drive to your nearest shoe store and purchase a pair of flip flops- any size, any color. Then email<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">stmoncrief@digis.net</span></span></span> to get the mailing information, and Toni- one of Village of Hope's humanitarian aid volunteers- will assist you in your final steps of your life changing service.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>These flip flops are given to a thriving public charity that is changing the heart of Ethiopia. Think of all the illness, pain, and mutilation you avoid with your shoes, then pretend you don't have a car, you tend to animals, and you're a farmer. Your donation will make a world of difference to these people, even one pair will be recognized as an answer to a prayer. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">p.s.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">The 99 cent version doesn't hold up well in their rugged terrain, so think</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/search.do?searchText=flip+flops&searchDivName=&submit.x=9&submit.y=12">OLD NAVY</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">before you resort to the dollar store.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">READ STORY BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">VILLAGE OF HOPE - ETHIOPIA</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoNnxcOMi7lQbrUNKmGbnwwsHgWAKQyZpsUCV2v9CNVkD-gRAPNAuUhSC6lj9kvMOJD6H5AV42qWAPolk4sthyphenhyphenfJSfS6Jx5izStypPQ2nXb7fgS7clAVXTAOYLeFeIS1gN02cS2Ev2tq6/s320/ethiopia5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337251133275069202" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px; " /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">BEGINNINGS</span></span></span></span></span><div><div>Don and DeAnna Kennard first arrived in the VILLAGE KERSA ILLALA when they came to pick up a little girl they had adopted. They wrote about the experience. "When we first came to the village we were stunned with the pitiful human suffering. It was beyond our comprehension to realize how a child could survive and grow to maturity in such dire circumstance. It seemed every child was shivering with cold, dressed only in filthy rags, </div><div><div>usually only a thin ragged t-shirt, nothing else. They had infected eyes, ears and noses. Most men had no shoes and we don't remember a single child or woman with a pair. The need for proper nutrition was obvious in the skeletal features, vacant eyes of everyone, the swollen bellies, and the reddish hair of the children. Animal and human excretion were everywhere including on the floors of their huts, and it seemed no one tried to avoid stepping in it with their bare feet. Flies swarmed continually, countless ones at a time crawled on their faces, legs, and arms. Bits of garbage were stuck in the bushes and on pathways. Occasional pieces of shoes that had been literally worn till they fell off the person's foot lay about, as well as torn shreds of cloth."</div><div><br /></div><div>Lon and DeAnna slowly discovered the little girl they were taking home had five siblings, one in grave condition. So the Kennard couple went home with six adopted children to add to the seven biological children they had already raised.</div><div><br /></div><div>After returning to the U.S., the memory of this village weighed on the couple's minds. The world was sending what support they could to help the people of Ethiopia survive, but the Kennards sensed a need that went much deeper. While Lon was working on a humanitarian aid project in Mexico he had an epiphany. The villages in Ethiopia needed something to provide an opportunity for them to THRIVE, not just survive. In this moment of truth he developed a dream that soon became Village of Hope- Ethiopia.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">VILLAGE OF HOPE - ETHIOPIA</span> </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Founded by Lon and DeAnna Kennard</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/AVvXsEgt-NE3d30CRjRDVmZ7Ip7D4bJNsV0TQIM6_A7QRJoERWXYE6MX7a5VwFZT1U8f5PTRhSM71REG398OR588F9GHSqpRcTTOKM_aMNDp_7U-hsWkhSjg6EMpJA40grwUXL-NSU_meLc05OE7/s1600-h/VOH.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-NE3d30CRjRDVmZ7Ip7D4bJNsV0TQIM6_A7QRJoERWXYE6MX7a5VwFZT1U8f5PTRhSM71REG398OR588F9GHSqpRcTTOKM_aMNDp_7U-hsWkhSjg6EMpJA40grwUXL-NSU_meLc05OE7/s320/VOH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336719104294492098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">MISSION</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"To provide individuals and families with an opportunity to not only survive, but to thrive."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"It is our goal to take one village at a time and help develop all the areas necessary for the entire village to improve their health and standard of living, and create a sense of teamwork, cooperation, and independence."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">AREAS OF FOCUS...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> NUTRITION</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR1YBVTZqSXDt5T87V9AlyzORdVMPkwrJOgT-jbw4507ucTI3iw1DrbznXxZryJqcPMx6vcW6U5Igsd_u_-iU-__63Yn0bfPYdGdI5fJyBjrn-bCZlF4bhz6epAT1IqhzC3IUVto6Mfcs/s1600-h/trees.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR1YBVTZqSXDt5T87V9AlyzORdVMPkwrJOgT-jbw4507ucTI3iw1DrbznXxZryJqcPMx6vcW6U5Igsd_u_-iU-__63Yn0bfPYdGdI5fJyBjrn-bCZlF4bhz6epAT1IqhzC3IUVto6Mfcs/s200/trees.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336684941476591698" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: Their diet almost entirely consisted of wheat and corn.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: They teach the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">importance of mothers providing balanced diets</span></span>. They offer seeds and teach techniques to each family willing to care for personal gardens. They also offer 5 fruit trees to to anyone who will commit to keeping them watered during the dry season.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBlzVx27-97Qjlyz0Xh7XMCRBGHno2Zh0Hpj9pE-zgaWzl1Msi5eu1Vz9ThttL7Cu0n-dj-px2L-oLOUjVBew6HgBnZBm_24A5qvJ0ANbDVN27WIHyZUYSDz70jP44K_-vAsWbE5_rKaP/s1600-h/wash.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBlzVx27-97Qjlyz0Xh7XMCRBGHno2Zh0Hpj9pE-zgaWzl1Msi5eu1Vz9ThttL7Cu0n-dj-px2L-oLOUjVBew6HgBnZBm_24A5qvJ0ANbDVN27WIHyZUYSDz70jP44K_-vAsWbE5_rKaP/s200/wash.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336689389813659330" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SANITATION</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: Read the intro above :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: They teach <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">sanitation lessons</span></span> that include the necessity of properly using and caring for latrines, bathing children, airing and cleaning bedding, keeping human excretion cleaned up from pathways and homes, basic hygiene, concept of germs and how they are spread, and keeping the village cleaned up in general.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FRESH WATER</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKRn4xlVXmN-MHUqzQsBCVzKifYPor-Vxn_Qr1o0XOfGUUnhG45TLohu5Ots_yNsVw2f_1HDSjXKVYS11RrhfainY6Aj8-1q8GT8I-47zh1VF7-0N7MZFaMZoCdAmcTtNJxJ8BSrTSlgI/s1600-h/water.2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKRn4xlVXmN-MHUqzQsBCVzKifYPor-Vxn_Qr1o0XOfGUUnhG45TLohu5Ots_yNsVw2f_1HDSjXKVYS11RrhfainY6Aj8-1q8GT8I-47zh1VF7-0N7MZFaMZoCdAmcTtNJxJ8BSrTSlgI/s200/water.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336689131689308610" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: They were drinking water from the river that runs near the village, which was at times raw sewage. It was also used for livestock, as a garbage dump, a dead animal disposal site, laundry site, and bathing facility.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: In 2005 a <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">water well</span></span> was completed that was funded by the LDS church. It has six water stations with fresh drinking water, bathing facilities, and wash basins. Since the installation of this system they have seen a sharp decline in disease and illness.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM7VsrepMCUAgOH911ZB_Ebgd9oi2JdABDgElqJce6y2abUapcCKY-UYYgCHhq4IHpd7_AFbRL0bYDe_ba7UqjK0OO-c1nkeY8hpGjjjPDI4HizNrxSjP0nweatEZGdMMgIYFiaDDogYs/s1600-h/doctor.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MEDICAL</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM7VsrepMCUAgOH911ZB_Ebgd9oi2JdABDgElqJce6y2abUapcCKY-UYYgCHhq4IHpd7_AFbRL0bYDe_ba7UqjK0OO-c1nkeY8hpGjjjPDI4HizNrxSjP0nweatEZGdMMgIYFiaDDogYs/s1600-h/doctor.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM7VsrepMCUAgOH911ZB_Ebgd9oi2JdABDgElqJce6y2abUapcCKY-UYYgCHhq4IHpd7_AFbRL0bYDe_ba7UqjK0OO-c1nkeY8hpGjjjPDI4HizNrxSjP0nweatEZGdMMgIYFiaDDogYs/s200/doctor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336678294855519250" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: There was no facility to treat patients when they first arrived so they set up clinics under the village "gathering tree." Each time the doctors arrived, news of their presence would be spread by word of mouth, and in the next few days they would have as many as 5,000 people waiting in the field, having walked as far as 100 miles away. People were suffering with terrible illnesses, but the doctors could do little to help them with their few medical supplies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: There is now a <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">medical clinic</span></span> with doctors, nurses, medications, and supplies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HIGH RISK CHILDREN</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRK1F91AH_52QISGBq9owzQ1XWYcQPGQBSZStNQCbtHYjZ8t172R-CRtXyuZe1__mDlKsb67nBYswMK2OWkTqG6oVh1iipT3bBg8jyzrs9onMLJmtLWPXRHAh_rOXjKxZOHsaTwyaqoj5/s1600-h/New_clothes_for_children.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRK1F91AH_52QISGBq9owzQ1XWYcQPGQBSZStNQCbtHYjZ8t172R-CRtXyuZe1__mDlKsb67nBYswMK2OWkTqG6oVh1iipT3bBg8jyzrs9onMLJmtLWPXRHAh_rOXjKxZOHsaTwyaqoj5/s200/New_clothes_for_children.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337050166497574482" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: The prevalence of death in Ethiopia creates a large amount of orphans. Also, because of the repression of rural women and girls, millions of them are "on the run," needing refuge from their oppressors. When they do escape from their oppressors they are hunted down and if found are imprisoned, raped, circumcised, and beaten until their willingness to escape has been destroyed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: There is now a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">High Risk Children's Center</span> which provides protection, food, clothing, shelter, education, medical care, and nurturing. Village of Hope works with agencies to assist in finding permanent homes for the children.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">6. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">EDUCATION</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXByWItLwC48BUw1N23w5DVptRnijkijqpzYqmuQWPiT7en9pPU47ACu8OGh2Urild81eMajPjqbm2OsUFb_bWpzE-JiajRdBN26zLAg1oxdgteB8NMBoYS53c6LhZ5sIYr2NXA7WT6W1l/s1600-h/school.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXByWItLwC48BUw1N23w5DVptRnijkijqpzYqmuQWPiT7en9pPU47ACu8OGh2Urild81eMajPjqbm2OsUFb_bWpzE-JiajRdBN26zLAg1oxdgteB8NMBoYS53c6LhZ5sIYr2NXA7WT6W1l/s200/school.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336678694227490594" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: Because of the large number of children per family and not enough funds to send them to school, many of the children never get an education. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: In January 2006 a <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">scholarship program</span></span> was developed that allowed young men and young women to attend local private school, providing a much higher education than the overcrowded public schools in Ethiopia. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl_UiwfEHkgV7uj4IV95uB4TtD4gTlXowKwUeNIK-BjhmT32-6s9X2GojJV37J43OgcepNJRPYetjJ6xPwjs-V1nrWf0QMf7Hpvcth19laceMbysEv6di6iMmoTdcE762Zkvqc3QQbNUR/s1600-h/focus+on+youh.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl_UiwfEHkgV7uj4IV95uB4TtD4gTlXowKwUeNIK-BjhmT32-6s9X2GojJV37J43OgcepNJRPYetjJ6xPwjs-V1nrWf0QMf7Hpvcth19laceMbysEv6di6iMmoTdcE762Zkvqc3QQbNUR/s200/focus+on+youh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336692434559291666" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 200px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FOCUS ON YOUTH</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: The youth felt no value or hope in their role within the community.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: A <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Youth Service Program</span></span> was developed. The youth are provided opportunities to do service in the community, create unity and friendship among various social groups, create leadership opportunities, and create a sense of pride and ownership in the community.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">8. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">AGRICULTURE</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDk6h7Cst0wxV7UTYcoJqOev2oJm1a-F13OAouO3TROpcvzemKutT0qdtAIdw51bNmQIcVi-zK5hyphenhyphenlczUYu5T59tps6YvdThtOliomRHgjYChPrmQaqALMuSWFulBdJ2_l93no8K8ln58Z/s1600-h/harvest.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDk6h7Cst0wxV7UTYcoJqOev2oJm1a-F13OAouO3TROpcvzemKutT0qdtAIdw51bNmQIcVi-zK5hyphenhyphenlczUYu5T59tps6YvdThtOliomRHgjYChPrmQaqALMuSWFulBdJ2_l93no8K8ln58Z/s200/harvest.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336677732989216754" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: There were times when the village did not eat in over a week because the community harvest had not started.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: The villagers entered an agreement to <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">plant personal gardens</span></span>. They are provided the seeds and grain. The Morrell Family Charities came and did an evaluation of the soil and climate finding the area comparable to the Simi Valley in California which is the most productive agricultural area in the U.S. This evaluation concluded that <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">adding a second crop and harvest to the community during the dry season was possible. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">9. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FAMILY INCOME / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu4i4yKCXlblYj4cbu9BomHtslaQVPtJcSuhUly1-UH4nFpqwAEO1QfjlkahYkALsb4fFYKWQt5aQiyCtzAN7wG1tJqOYiTH9U_NRVm0w2mL5wqfCzhps5w-RZ2zAlV0tSM_Y7QO7delg/s1600-h/father.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu4i4yKCXlblYj4cbu9BomHtslaQVPtJcSuhUly1-UH4nFpqwAEO1QfjlkahYkALsb4fFYKWQt5aQiyCtzAN7wG1tJqOYiTH9U_NRVm0w2mL5wqfCzhps5w-RZ2zAlV0tSM_Y7QO7delg/s200/father.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336681396447511634" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: Unemployment of fathers in Ethiopia is 95%. The income families do have is from selling their crops. A further problem is that once a child is educated, there is no work that uses their education.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: Families are provided a <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">small income as the fathers do community service</span></span>. Mothers and fathers are required to attend <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">monthly educational classes</span></span> on topics including micro financing, setting up small businesses, and improving farming techniques. In 2008 the <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Women's Education Center</span></span> was built to provide opportunities for women to learn occupations and qualify for loans. Plans are underway to start a cooperative dairy in Kersa Illala and the surounding villages, <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">making Kersa the center for dairy in Ethiopia</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">10. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">CULTURE, RECREATION, AND MUSIC</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaowW0DNwSiaSuRC4qJu9XCSpg1-EMeanDsGRhyphenhyphenk_zWCnYTEk2S7f9YHyvjLdYiOpIQpYBeCavuosQGOz5YjQXNXRFOpqiCdQdx4U9c9h1MmzElMCpX6pSG-tfucNjSHgAuVjeJzvlqiaO/s1600-h/recreation.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaowW0DNwSiaSuRC4qJu9XCSpg1-EMeanDsGRhyphenhyphenk_zWCnYTEk2S7f9YHyvjLdYiOpIQpYBeCavuosQGOz5YjQXNXRFOpqiCdQdx4U9c9h1MmzElMCpX6pSG-tfucNjSHgAuVjeJzvlqiaO/s200/recreation.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336684333940754738" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: When they first came to the village there was no hope and no celebration for life.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: With a new hope the Youth Group is thriving in this area. They have <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">martial arts classes, perform traditional music and dance for the village, and perform dramas</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">11. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">RESPECT</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj3ZSu1dluK-BxD_tCkscT4LZfSrBSNdJKkIkH-DbEJq1od-Ry5lxo_yXbiCkax1KhYK5q3WpNb_lqAsMnTOuBGcPk8vni2x58QAzYn9FiFM1EExt90W-oJp9uYD2w4UkICPAAZXCcrbS/s1600-h/respect.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj3ZSu1dluK-BxD_tCkscT4LZfSrBSNdJKkIkH-DbEJq1od-Ry5lxo_yXbiCkax1KhYK5q3WpNb_lqAsMnTOuBGcPk8vni2x58QAzYn9FiFM1EExt90W-oJp9uYD2w4UkICPAAZXCcrbS/s200/respect.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336691376383462050" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">BEFORE</span>: It was a case of "every man for himself." That left out women and children, who had no more respect than animals. The men were in such a panic to "get things" that they would exploit anyone to get success for themselves.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: All the programs have an emphasis on making sure girls and women in the village are given equal or greater opportunities. <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Identical services are provided to all</span></span> regardless of tribal affiliation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">12. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SERVICE TO OTHERS</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yT6MOSsC41tSqQ165fapHmi1PnaT-Pz0eRIy38cdvHQwSx-q9uD_B1e663uTtkOdj38xCxVX78HsHoW46rhHLbLL3JNOZD-GDYLlz-YsKcN077E1WcMVH4Ogh8vFhFtmMHRzwpAJMaAn/s1600-h/service.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yT6MOSsC41tSqQ165fapHmi1PnaT-Pz0eRIy38cdvHQwSx-q9uD_B1e663uTtkOdj38xCxVX78HsHoW46rhHLbLL3JNOZD-GDYLlz-YsKcN077E1WcMVH4Ogh8vFhFtmMHRzwpAJMaAn/s200/service.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336691946722388034" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">BEFORE: </span>Individuals were starving and utilizing all their efforts to feed themselves and then their families.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER: </span>The community programs are active in providing <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">service and support to needy individuals and the community</span></span> as a whole. Community fathers and youth are harvesting fields for widows, clearing roads, improving the appearance of the public schools and repairing homes of the elderly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMGa23MLSD8IV_IBa-AHiZbB1rlfGWEQsNbXhdUPUW9t1nsbqOy7qj2jsYcx4EB5-hFPAhW8cQTSQOxb0Qsjx9yu00RWbAdzfup2vEQ8niCpezvGw9J7mUXVVe1oB51gGNeVYBCniSCc4/s1600-h/HRC_Girl_swinging_2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMGa23MLSD8IV_IBa-AHiZbB1rlfGWEQsNbXhdUPUW9t1nsbqOy7qj2jsYcx4EB5-hFPAhW8cQTSQOxb0Qsjx9yu00RWbAdzfup2vEQ8niCpezvGw9J7mUXVVe1oB51gGNeVYBCniSCc4/s200/HRC_Girl_swinging_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337051698596937026" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">13. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SPIRIT AND PRIDE</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">BEFORE</span>: Decades of attempting to survive have taken a toll on the spirit of the people.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">AFTER</span>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Hope, respect, work, and celebration are now the core of the community</span></span>. All those receiving from these benefits are providing service or receiving education as a way of earning their benefit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/index.php">A MESSAGE TO YOU FROM LON AND DEANNA</a></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp7ON7kRM8izAgblbUWIlSHSm_InLAKd3ywwvmmrr6u-XmAozyF0_4PRZ9Q9Qb_QR2ViWvesn8nBmox_y7c6sBmpdztdOlFZpD5wvDhUtKoi_PzugGIAqyOOZOoGBzTIVyUx4s_DmbIgv/s200/lon+and+deanna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336669839230727314" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 131px; " /></span><div style="text-align: left;">"The villagers are loving, appreciative, intelligent, tough, religious, courageous, prayerful people. You will be recognized as an answer to their prayers. They will never forget you. There is much to do, but lots of fun to have, as you inspire these great people, and you are inspired by them. With your help they can improve their lot and become self sufficient and prosperous."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">VISIT THEIR WEBSITE</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HOW YOU CAN HELP</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Donate Flip-Flops (see beginning of post)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/expedition.php">Join us on an Expedition</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/sponsor.php">Sponsor a High Risk Child</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/highrisk.php">Become a corporate sponsor of the High Risk Children's Center</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/highrisk.php">Sponsor a "Mother" or "Aunt"</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/sponsor.php">Sponsor a Family</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/sponsor.php">Educate a Child</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/nutrition.php">Provide seeds/funds for a Family Garden</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/nutrition.php">Donate or raise funds to purchase and plant Fruit Trees</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/culture.php">Help sponsor the Youth Group</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/groupsponsor.php">Sponsor a Women's Group</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/culture.php">Sponsor or help support the Kersa Illala Education and Cultural Center</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/agriculture.php">Support the Irrigated Farm Land Project</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/health.php">Support the Health Clinic</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/groupsponsor.php">Sponsor a Nurse or Doctor</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/group.php">Make Health Care Kits for a future expedition </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/group.php">Have a group gather eye glasses, shoes, and blankets</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/group.php">Make or gather clothing for youth</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/group.php">Purchase items and make School Kits</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/group.php">Purchase items and make Scabies Kits</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/familysupport.php">Fundraising ideas and service projects</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/donate.php">Make a Donation</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.villageofhope-ethiopia.org/partners.php">Become a Corporate Partner</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO65O-mapWJlv_3lo_xkFLC6d4aiNQNE6NpZQjJtAWLxmC2AJEzt3G4HvACWMYoK2Q9rGWIj_xlEWolwcU-r8-OaRpUQnrKjEmjtPF_rG-GV0FIkxWzweWBTnJP0vzy4vvfvM4SUAiCkX/s1600-h/circle+flip+flops.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO65O-mapWJlv_3lo_xkFLC6d4aiNQNE6NpZQjJtAWLxmC2AJEzt3G4HvACWMYoK2Q9rGWIj_xlEWolwcU-r8-OaRpUQnrKjEmjtPF_rG-GV0FIkxWzweWBTnJP0vzy4vvfvM4SUAiCkX/s400/circle+flip+flops.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336715464728613954" style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3x_aIhhD3drJ3Ku_7Bp2CUp2F_EDkdFnVaeLYvluTcsNLpdkCP9u3W28VUJN2G9MkrIAsmJQO7lpXp6EHtPCgwH4FpfP6GfM2dXIpJKS_r4axGiO7M2fEeqPxMyXTQ6N04YbNuSI3NjY/s400/jordan+and+lila.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332242542635251554" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://jordansphotoblog.blogspot.com/">Jordanzphotozz</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>THE BIRTH OF A MOTHER</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a mission call to serve in Bucharest Romania. Each night that brought me closer to May 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, my departure date, my dreams carried me into a world where I was taking care of a baby girl. The dream would involve me living in the single young adult world and realizing I had to start my life with this child somewhere else. Sometimes the dream would take place in an apartment full of roommates who were mad at the baby's crying, and sometimes it would be in Romania as a missionary walking the streets with a pack of missionary supplies on my back and a baby in my arms. The one constant in every dream was my reaction. I knew exactly what I needed to do and I didn't hesitate, I began a new life with her.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just weeks before May 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> came I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">unexpectedly</span> fell in love, and instead of leaving for Romania I got engaged and then married. We had a five year wait plan for having children. One and a half months later I was pregnant. As shocking as it was I wasn't surprised. This child had been trying to send me a message long before it was even a possibility.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The pregnancy ended up being high risk, which led to an induced labor that lasted 36 hours and turned into an emergency c-section.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I lay there on the thin white table with Robert holding my left hand and my mother holding my right. A white sheet rose up from my ribs blocking my view from the surgery. I cranked my head up and to the side so I could see my husband. I was scared. Even though his skin was pasty white and I could hear him panting behind his little mask he still managed to encourage and convince me everything would be OK. Both of us waited like that, carrying out our panting panic attacks, while we listened to the doctor announce the details of her new pregnancy to the surgery team, and watched my mother ooh and ah at all the intricate details of how someone might go about cutting her grandchild out of her daughter's uterus.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A weight lifted and the doctor laughed, "You have a beautiful little red headed girl!" I closed my eyes and tried to picture her, also wondering how a dark brunette and a light brunette could make a red. I felt a sudden ache in my chest for her and for the first time wished I could see behind the curtain. I could feel her though. She felt like a ball of energy in the center of the room spreading her strength out further and further. Then the feeling came in through my heart and wrapped itself around my body. A warm bright light poured through my veins and I felt everything inside me change into something greater and more powerful that I could ever become on my own. I became a mother.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-70602681939120867312009-04-08T22:23:00.000-07:002009-08-04T08:58:02.523-07:00MAMMA VS MITES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTImVcf0MqHAqo1idASPrvTYozdCNJgeWeI7xpcqUmBiLK2aDd4Dxs9yNTc6y-jmKo0uxkhhV89Jv_sM-EYwvlpWF8VKrzIb9S46dWTLmKkxjkp23YrYoPbk-EQ2ySkr0rQa8Cl0zFViZ6/s1600-h/mites.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer; width: 185px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTImVcf0MqHAqo1idASPrvTYozdCNJgeWeI7xpcqUmBiLK2aDd4Dxs9yNTc6y-jmKo0uxkhhV89Jv_sM-EYwvlpWF8VKrzIb9S46dWTLmKkxjkp23YrYoPbk-EQ2ySkr0rQa8Cl0zFViZ6/s400/mites.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322567816420844578" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbabtrOMjwfy9pS4wQlBKEZYikOqg_0MHKY9rcXy70ujKqHwOCEwjQfoy0xfl8Ml8zCs9jlVT9waDHBZrk10BuuhBlfpTca3NjJQ4Eg84xPfJryiaXRUbYfJmf7_oeNNnOY2UkfGvP1Gm/s1600-h/IMG_5192.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbabtrOMjwfy9pS4wQlBKEZYikOqg_0MHKY9rcXy70ujKqHwOCEwjQfoy0xfl8Ml8zCs9jlVT9waDHBZrk10BuuhBlfpTca3NjJQ4Eg84xPfJryiaXRUbYfJmf7_oeNNnOY2UkfGvP1Gm/s400/IMG_5192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322567812033807618" /></a><div><br /></div><div>ALLERGIES. The word that my world is revolving around. Every morning when I wake up I have a headache, and it's throughout my whole head- even face and neck. There is this specific sharp pain I get on the left side of my brain, and it's awful! I take a deep breath and it burns all the way down through my itchy throat and congested nose. Then I open my eyes and they burn so bad it feels like a handful of sand has been thrown in them, so I rub them and it feels SO GOOD! But when I pull my hands away I see 2 things: more eyelashes have fallen out from the rubbing, and my fingers have goop on them again from my eyes draining. Not to mention the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">vertigo</span> I've had for the past month from an inner ear infection and the pressure pain in my ears from the outer ear infection that my doctor refuses to give me an antibiotic for. The call from a warm shower and my Allegra pills are the only 2 things that have the power to drag me out of bed. And that is how I start each day.</div><div><br /></div><div>One day I woke up, anxious for my shower and pill- even though I knew they would only take the edge off- and I had an epiphany. I looked down at my limp victimized body and then stared at the invisible air, my captor. "I'm stronger, bigger, and smarter than you!" I yelled with all my heart. "And I'm going to defeat you!"</div><div><br /></div><div>The next few hours were spent on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Internet</span> researching the enemy and learning how to destroy them. First thing was first though- I had to kill the leader of them all, then I would deal with the little guys. So I focused on dust because that is what I'm most allergic to. Here are some photos I found about the enemy that lives in the dust-</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvzpnt0Sjw85PhqvGzMipN3yOOiJTGtmFhzVYRC6U5DNVS3RYj2pRePBjhO7CUluLDK3KT8VyhXEjHeeXv8SZGzwSvGIvfQjVE2TGeA-TNzkFQC3fKDwXQbgMNEXRM9fJTgaqAklYX_kQ/s1600-h/mite2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; ;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvzpnt0Sjw85PhqvGzMipN3yOOiJTGtmFhzVYRC6U5DNVS3RYj2pRePBjhO7CUluLDK3KT8VyhXEjHeeXv8SZGzwSvGIvfQjVE2TGeA-TNzkFQC3fKDwXQbgMNEXRM9fJTgaqAklYX_kQ/s400/mite2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322564646753961154" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsM5yO-pL59aeEPpuD5j2oiU6SRl_T_uAiLjMwdOfxt7Kg6_HEUff2b6eI_MKtr3LRLoAw9klby0GLBZllgIQls9Gwi7WSjmdh31OJdgpN3fSD67BKhOQcP1hLy4jSsBf5DwkXFhf5AQD/s1600-h/mite3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer; width: 100px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsM5yO-pL59aeEPpuD5j2oiU6SRl_T_uAiLjMwdOfxt7Kg6_HEUff2b6eI_MKtr3LRLoAw9klby0GLBZllgIQls9Gwi7WSjmdh31OJdgpN3fSD67BKhOQcP1hLy4jSsBf5DwkXFhf5AQD/s400/mite3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322564641129855602" /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlLXz7o-ICB9mmTv_i-lPky7fwuABj6gDLVbK6IDn6AXJV5QeIMR9dfJG2YKcAoJimUjJ5TEjg4O-BD_50VC6x9ep90it-5AFWZXKYYblcE2mCuoi-LjHWshKjh-mpVTzcFepgqE_9PSF/s1600-h/mite4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlLXz7o-ICB9mmTv_i-lPky7fwuABj6gDLVbK6IDn6AXJV5QeIMR9dfJG2YKcAoJimUjJ5TEjg4O-BD_50VC6x9ep90it-5AFWZXKYYblcE2mCuoi-LjHWshKjh-mpVTzcFepgqE_9PSF/s400/mite4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322564643650247730" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is what happens: Dust has <a href="http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/dustmites.php">dust mites</a>, the disgusting critters above, and they are EVERYWHERE, including but not limited to: curtains, carpet, bedding, clothing, towels, car interiors, and our skin. They are the part of the dust that causes the allergies, well it's not exactly the mite, it's their feces- disgusting huh. The overwhelming part is that the mites are impossible to get rid of, but there is a means to fighting their left-overs, and living with these eight legged creatures in peace. So I began my attack.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Thought of a creative way to convince my kindergarten daughter that sterilizing the house in an <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4702471_preschooltoddler-age-kids-help-clean.html">exciting</a> thing to do for spring break.</div><div>2. Took down the curtains and washed them in hot water. (The "dry-clean only" ones surprisingly came out of the washer and dryer looking great- despite their warning.)</div><div>3. Washed all the bedding in hot water. I am going to do this every week from now on.</div><div>4. Bought a new filter for my <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-for-Maintaining-Your-Vacuum-Cleaner&id=373147">vacuum</a> and gave the carpet an intense cleaning. I will get it professionally cleaned as soon as the tax return comes and I am done with all the deep cleaning.</div><div>5. I'm still washing all the windows, including all the metal and runners.</div><div>6. I'm still washing all the walls.</div><div>7. I will start dusting all the solid furnishings when I'm done with the walls.</div><div>8. I detail cleaned my car inside and out.</div><div>9. I use an <a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&rls=en&q=air+purifier&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=8640097743567150415&ei=BpzdSfPzB5bEMqHNnd4N&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&resnum=1&ct=result#ps-sellers">air purifier</a> at night when I sleep.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's been a busy week and my kids are losing patience with my mad mission. However...I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER! And my house smells really yummy! Hopefully I can make it up to the kids soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>p.s. I can see now why people with large homes hire out for deep cleaning.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-82912655591403860412009-03-30T01:08:00.001-07:002009-08-04T08:59:38.623-07:00BABY STEPS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nBxvm3R0YYZXzmePlBoxjpSOrfa9nlJGmxMgaxZLZbTQR4LjXBpFigETSkEfY5frNHTsP44X0wq_6aEBId2r89ZlHnWLOBF3NkAxRbODuedZuoJDznHx49RXyQkdacR8F1dwza0Fgwn6/s1600-h/baby+walking2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nBxvm3R0YYZXzmePlBoxjpSOrfa9nlJGmxMgaxZLZbTQR4LjXBpFigETSkEfY5frNHTsP44X0wq_6aEBId2r89ZlHnWLOBF3NkAxRbODuedZuoJDznHx49RXyQkdacR8F1dwza0Fgwn6/s400/baby+walking2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318892873990568914" /></a><br /><div>Today I watched a little girl stumble across the church gym as she practiced her newest endeavor- walking. With her arms extended forward and her eyes focused, she lifted each leg, knees going as high as her waist, and then plummeted them back down. Were it not for her auburn hair and little porcelain face she would have looked like a marching zombie. Every few steps she stumbled, then she would catch herself or fall all the way down. Her eyes never changed though. They stayed fixed and determined straight ahead of her, willing her back up with each stumble. Around and around the gym she went, marching forward with all her effort. Her courage, her determination, and her ignorance to anyone who might be viewing her imperfect performance told me that she wanted something and she believed in it- and that was all that mattered.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later this evening I was reading "The Screwtape Letters" and I read this quote-</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"He (God) wants them to walk and must therefore take away His hand, and if only the will to walk is really there He is pleased even with their stumbles." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-35266133507897369412009-03-13T21:40:00.000-07:002009-08-04T09:01:12.298-07:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvjp8jgkmlPvtnDaxD89QKRcwT_kWyMJ6vwwas5tLypJXg8nyN8cVZjX1bDo2QtoxGkek5rbkKTFvAbyrsDnd3W1q04tf36afRUFi1wE0r54Hi-2mRZjqCaCZhqXk6-AZ-YrF4ym0Nc-O/s1600-h/judy_015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvjp8jgkmlPvtnDaxD89QKRcwT_kWyMJ6vwwas5tLypJXg8nyN8cVZjX1bDo2QtoxGkek5rbkKTFvAbyrsDnd3W1q04tf36afRUFi1wE0r54Hi-2mRZjqCaCZhqXk6-AZ-YrF4ym0Nc-O/s400/judy_015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312911178358567586" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dear Grandma,</div><div style="text-align: left;">My heart is full - I love you so much. Thank you for being my Grandma. Last week when Dad called to tell me about your surgery not going well and the heart attack that followed I got on my knees intending to beg God for a recovery. But as soon as I bowed my head I began to sob. My heart was spilling over with love for you and all I could think was "She is such a good Grandma." All of my memories with you came to me and I wept with happiness. Each memory was sweet and simple, just like you. I have never experienced gratitude at that level before- for anything, and perhaps if you combined all the times in my life that I felt gratitude they would still not equal what I felt that night. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You taught me that every moment in time we are making a mark in life, instilling impressions and memories to leave as our legacy. And of all the things that we could be in life none of them really matter unless we know how to love. The love you shared made your passing a beautiful celebration of life. Thank you for leaving with me only good memories and a lot to live up to. When I shared this with my mother she said, "She taught us how to live and she taught us how to die." <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy 81st Birthday Grandma! I love you.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Autumn</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many Memories of You...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVHVT39oS3cJDYEQ_2WAJWq06rRFmgi0HTCem5gyktPzRQpP3YEXHAxfKBZ7N1GlTt7nXaPSyNGUN9AdXnFRHLTL2RhgZzuChOg4v06anEv1h6WAnOWLjjWRdE-5saCGwckjDBw2xa0Lq/s1600-h/dreamstime_597847.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVHVT39oS3cJDYEQ_2WAJWq06rRFmgi0HTCem5gyktPzRQpP3YEXHAxfKBZ7N1GlTt7nXaPSyNGUN9AdXnFRHLTL2RhgZzuChOg4v06anEv1h6WAnOWLjjWRdE-5saCGwckjDBw2xa0Lq/s400/dreamstime_597847.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312911179670481810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your Favorite Color, Baby Blue</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsSYyUx9fAoU8_xNhKt5hLqb9w3NzcyTj-75fpe3lldjE_9M9xMcA3WS2JLzQ8djaatPs32bkA6rTgN6q_mC05j9EtOzmagqd2PAs7nHP_o9PYz-Qr_GWQC9SE0BuKCSPONHvtUEetY-w/s1600-h/slippers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsSYyUx9fAoU8_xNhKt5hLqb9w3NzcyTj-75fpe3lldjE_9M9xMcA3WS2JLzQ8djaatPs32bkA6rTgN6q_mC05j9EtOzmagqd2PAs7nHP_o9PYz-Qr_GWQC9SE0BuKCSPONHvtUEetY-w/s400/slippers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910923646042530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The sound of your slippers sliding on my parents floor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j6qgFsR5XxWRHFtgXUuA0dQ6f7sPD0nIuFlEXGPcn2l2RmuFQhfwQbUER_-JocJzqB4-UbKAjXZ-Bt5UuzS2uIsxv5vm5-LabMXBVjQuAH-0aeghfavkjMDEpkdAkaDo10PGOAEOgy5A/s1600-h/chocolate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j6qgFsR5XxWRHFtgXUuA0dQ6f7sPD0nIuFlEXGPcn2l2RmuFQhfwQbUER_-JocJzqB4-UbKAjXZ-Bt5UuzS2uIsxv5vm5-LabMXBVjQuAH-0aeghfavkjMDEpkdAkaDo10PGOAEOgy5A/s400/chocolate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910916527820194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your happy love for chocolate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfethXz96L09mZrDRoLLJ5bGautPn72qmNVqdOXY5OScVRjDM_5hiicWPVSdgFm5fUmannYMkrnD1Hu6HIWkinNfD1ECvvojFvv06rjqG9axANPes6f_KYKwDLFtIE2tkh_OytGyiPbx1l/s1600-h/dorisday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfethXz96L09mZrDRoLLJ5bGautPn72qmNVqdOXY5OScVRjDM_5hiicWPVSdgFm5fUmannYMkrnD1Hu6HIWkinNfD1ECvvojFvv06rjqG9axANPes6f_KYKwDLFtIE2tkh_OytGyiPbx1l/s400/dorisday.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910918479912882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our Doris Day Marathons</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhi7_ILm3gjFCf7Ndiykt2Vof9AUGNVFIQlNXa2VKaHQbrvB8V1Y16ymcU17QRKnJdmgfD2DM4bSank99svanqR2sgTkOfJK9FdPii5jbVB2Y0S-ySiudNKAt8QhncQ0W8ZZs7CQtUIL_/s1600-h/judy_010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhi7_ILm3gjFCf7Ndiykt2Vof9AUGNVFIQlNXa2VKaHQbrvB8V1Y16ymcU17QRKnJdmgfD2DM4bSank99svanqR2sgTkOfJK9FdPii5jbVB2Y0S-ySiudNKAt8QhncQ0W8ZZs7CQtUIL_/s400/judy_010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910914618799250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Stories about Grandpa</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_FgG396nShGT8UYMLFVmnh0pj4gZ2GrVCz7sQydEKaSLvSKfpJs7ELrSf0GihHQue1NodVHRyqG8RPXG-7XkMQFLmH4Gy4V5071HSr-XnbsOnOP3uN11yviUh_q67O8MDM73LxOnHHYz/s1600-h/hillafb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_FgG396nShGT8UYMLFVmnh0pj4gZ2GrVCz7sQydEKaSLvSKfpJs7ELrSf0GihHQue1NodVHRyqG8RPXG-7XkMQFLmH4Gy4V5071HSr-XnbsOnOP3uN11yviUh_q67O8MDM73LxOnHHYz/s400/hillafb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910911281257970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your work as a machinist for Hill Air Force Base</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqEUcm4x9CUUw8GNCU9FaQLD8NIi9njiy-Pa71GV39PjoKFPQTCJyGM9sw9GZRbT8fzDUII10TbGV70SMkf-YKcmcKBpy3F-Py5hKYA02Wrs2p1Ru87WA-SUbgBaK6V_tYBgaYKAFFXav/s1600-h/jets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqEUcm4x9CUUw8GNCU9FaQLD8NIi9njiy-Pa71GV39PjoKFPQTCJyGM9sw9GZRbT8fzDUII10TbGV70SMkf-YKcmcKBpy3F-Py5hKYA02Wrs2p1Ru87WA-SUbgBaK6V_tYBgaYKAFFXav/s400/jets.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910464721411122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Watching you run out of the house every time a jet flew over head, then hearing you call out what kind of plane and engine it was.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvGtQgZY_xgnkY7WoAM3Vmw7fpTdi8yf4rril-Y_tsmAZQDI9vvcxmuthjdOiekMPs1K6s2SRmj8A0t8-sUzTFTF2zjSgqR4GzgaE9p38XgQgVOZkj16_VZPQBrqxrRio980ybEP7PLwP/s1600-h/dance2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvGtQgZY_xgnkY7WoAM3Vmw7fpTdi8yf4rril-Y_tsmAZQDI9vvcxmuthjdOiekMPs1K6s2SRmj8A0t8-sUzTFTF2zjSgqR4GzgaE9p38XgQgVOZkj16_VZPQBrqxrRio980ybEP7PLwP/s400/dance2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910461023382690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your love for dancing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii38jPvkMi-jRuvpnya2FccK4Xif1_SkeOSTaSisvrxp2jQ-NJZVeo97CZp0GQnjzeLoPvCXmgDSeHXUf-xyqmUSYXKY3pNW3pu2v5khDP9Svgljvu4c6miwu9NOB_0bjJ4cR7ZtJRfrYJ/s1600-h/bread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii38jPvkMi-jRuvpnya2FccK4Xif1_SkeOSTaSisvrxp2jQ-NJZVeo97CZp0GQnjzeLoPvCXmgDSeHXUf-xyqmUSYXKY3pNW3pu2v5khDP9Svgljvu4c6miwu9NOB_0bjJ4cR7ZtJRfrYJ/s400/bread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910461483358914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your favorite treat growing up: hot bread out of the oven, then spread cream from the cows milk over the top.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SlleMBR50a-KyR1BDV8B-DG6hyphenhyphenHjIPllTdUhKn2OdWGFaDnm4-SiLzXAGt8hhY38s3DrGWMXZnfJSR9zpksqP1MIlULiwE5EE92opWDxXjEXWecCbbdTikfeXGZP3ecUBqhuU1sQYg2N/s1600-h/farm+animals.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SlleMBR50a-KyR1BDV8B-DG6hyphenhyphenHjIPllTdUhKn2OdWGFaDnm4-SiLzXAGt8hhY38s3DrGWMXZnfJSR9zpksqP1MIlULiwE5EE92opWDxXjEXWecCbbdTikfeXGZP3ecUBqhuU1sQYg2N/s400/farm+animals.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910452287489490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your favorite time of year at the farm: Spring, when all the world came to life and the baby animals were born on your farm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB7pN1RsXmrwVUynde01tUlFrhN9kMfb65xyuE1whyNdb-iApKxeQd74dXgKMIVxOh_hLcODhICiUqrZ5SqpV6jQaMkTQyEFy-5t20398-FHBx0HGUhUD9e3eDsDjLWmFzHUKhuPqwncW/s1600-h/farmanimals2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB7pN1RsXmrwVUynde01tUlFrhN9kMfb65xyuE1whyNdb-iApKxeQd74dXgKMIVxOh_hLcODhICiUqrZ5SqpV6jQaMkTQyEFy-5t20398-FHBx0HGUhUD9e3eDsDjLWmFzHUKhuPqwncW/s400/farmanimals2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910447049297586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWI2Y9QCNwWJi2U668b-tcYuQJE3D1-v_hgmjjd9Emo7Nkikx2vpCiRGAYYffxJnc7m_ks7jY1TzIF-51gs7l_VHKLArVMiPxo-r4I1na5-w_yH7-HXofGqCFe7gfgdTV6TE0u0hinEpV/s1600-h/farmanimals3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWI2Y9QCNwWJi2U668b-tcYuQJE3D1-v_hgmjjd9Emo7Nkikx2vpCiRGAYYffxJnc7m_ks7jY1TzIF-51gs7l_VHKLArVMiPxo-r4I1na5-w_yH7-HXofGqCFe7gfgdTV6TE0u0hinEpV/s400/farmanimals3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910137400312402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_ushkvqRiCdA9pcMeQVVJi7kUbLxvWJT47-vJ1s2qhI7-a65EcELdhzEBCmwhc6CoHqM1s4bZmLOSO0XmflNICMiUFuPkt-YsMfZbgw1lucZmG7j6qDWWy62waru8oD5-WBLi7PDJbkl/s1600-h/bologna.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_ushkvqRiCdA9pcMeQVVJi7kUbLxvWJT47-vJ1s2qhI7-a65EcELdhzEBCmwhc6CoHqM1s4bZmLOSO0XmflNICMiUFuPkt-YsMfZbgw1lucZmG7j6qDWWy62waru8oD5-WBLi7PDJbkl/s400/bologna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910135015255346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My first memory of you. I was 3 or 4, you helped my mom in with her groceries. You pulled out the bologna to put it away and I asked you what it was. You told me what it was and we laughed at how gross all the specks looked in the meat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAesUmcWVxaUjo7hdqnAvWxcPh9SHJRYXeWBhsLk1jC3AWjOZnManmtBiKlgSOXKtk6_ACVYPuZBFrEav-HXl9l-4J5SBzrg2Z1PZvV3AY3_XKJnFvlNAzR_ifB_PZZMXpEyOyyW9HP5G/s1600-h/pickles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAesUmcWVxaUjo7hdqnAvWxcPh9SHJRYXeWBhsLk1jC3AWjOZnManmtBiKlgSOXKtk6_ACVYPuZBFrEav-HXl9l-4J5SBzrg2Z1PZvV3AY3_XKJnFvlNAzR_ifB_PZZMXpEyOyyW9HP5G/s400/pickles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910136502017138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The bottle of pickles you gave me every year at Christmas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDH-EUBr90d69iPxMdRFgruMehK6qUcHiu246GhXakAoqecPjWg15yT5RBf5JdFRZSdpRIxG1_DOxqP1ivmVvJVdNTjjmcItxfQG1RTZwbpD9fXoD2vNZ3KkidBVxI81fY2m0ecZZtvC_y/s1600-h/easter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDH-EUBr90d69iPxMdRFgruMehK6qUcHiu246GhXakAoqecPjWg15yT5RBf5JdFRZSdpRIxG1_DOxqP1ivmVvJVdNTjjmcItxfQG1RTZwbpD9fXoD2vNZ3KkidBVxI81fY2m0ecZZtvC_y/s400/easter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910132047607602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The family Easter Egg hunt and baseball game we played on Easters at the farm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJRAa2avac-BvODXzy2PIhCmKc0SAD1OBzaqewOsFaPda86w4cdN6dtXApdcdsN-Xk_N9eB1j78aKZwwS7F5FuLOkuINM4masaUD3THZqEbxze3fcVqA8pKgojxcCZaiPu9O-CtY2QQbt/s1600-h/thanksgiving.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJRAa2avac-BvODXzy2PIhCmKc0SAD1OBzaqewOsFaPda86w4cdN6dtXApdcdsN-Xk_N9eB1j78aKZwwS7F5FuLOkuINM4masaUD3THZqEbxze3fcVqA8pKgojxcCZaiPu9O-CtY2QQbt/s400/thanksgiving.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312910120895849778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Making Thanksgiving dinners with you and Mom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2tFIF508RtO2b0pj5qHMVbP0P4PCQ8nZZOzofx06qiImjkom8juIF3ddDXaf_eE1MrN7ZoswQkmX5Yk_g5_ns5y9ikt3YznYWZRqhau8KrE4jmmqtKDPKEOBDnirEI_sANrmbUvIIywb/s1600-h/jazz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2tFIF508RtO2b0pj5qHMVbP0P4PCQ8nZZOzofx06qiImjkom8juIF3ddDXaf_eE1MrN7ZoswQkmX5Yk_g5_ns5y9ikt3YznYWZRqhau8KrE4jmmqtKDPKEOBDnirEI_sANrmbUvIIywb/s400/jazz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909778465936322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your unconditional love for the Utah Jazz.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOJ_R4e2ADxPmoIA0aujPa0DFga10mSTw2WT09LyvVtB3jlDrz2jCclyCfY0y_euNNWz4O229IsVXJMj3zJjC_bbiuMbpfva07HtUiKewfs1TV_gmmBISRmb6RhMmnXFqoRpD_x4f-XTy/s1600-h/potato.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOJ_R4e2ADxPmoIA0aujPa0DFga10mSTw2WT09LyvVtB3jlDrz2jCclyCfY0y_euNNWz4O229IsVXJMj3zJjC_bbiuMbpfva07HtUiKewfs1TV_gmmBISRmb6RhMmnXFqoRpD_x4f-XTy/s400/potato.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909779418034178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The time I was at your house and I had a tooth ache. You warmed a potato, wrapped it in a cloth and held it up to my cheek.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3bgsCWeLWX4otVd2G7HsXLbXbs9-qhtXokii89pYeXxYiKF8rmdBLIpfeY_aOAAaA2nSDz4HvjTQNqSsz0LVh3rEqykI3hG7K_kiF5il0N7ErJ3CjqRc3PQHvu-XfdeIr8H3FsGKTJ_P/s1600-h/wd-40+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3bgsCWeLWX4otVd2G7HsXLbXbs9-qhtXokii89pYeXxYiKF8rmdBLIpfeY_aOAAaA2nSDz4HvjTQNqSsz0LVh3rEqykI3hG7K_kiF5il0N7ErJ3CjqRc3PQHvu-XfdeIr8H3FsGKTJ_P/s400/wd-40+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909774939875250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">You using WD-40 for soar joints, and many other interesting home remedies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqG1OLNG7M22Vdz4a2W1NoBcF86LPtdcRxOKWRspjWK2Diq6Kuku131Ux2m5dZI-5GtJcOTMZk6wCr7TqhVYFxHmEe_JQjvlmEUCOCvIRO0WwGBOCBGRAkqt6Jz1aGNsrZZjUCcRdRsoY/s1600-h/superstitions.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqG1OLNG7M22Vdz4a2W1NoBcF86LPtdcRxOKWRspjWK2Diq6Kuku131Ux2m5dZI-5GtJcOTMZk6wCr7TqhVYFxHmEe_JQjvlmEUCOCvIRO0WwGBOCBGRAkqt6Jz1aGNsrZZjUCcRdRsoY/s400/superstitions.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909776753542818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The many superstitions you lived by.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO71s2UyOW17DTIDa-bDQtUiJZzNmobcJ08VhHTm_Sort_sqym1zX44vjuyMgRY7eSIKj4WG0ty1F2xOLhc3bkfSiyp1LA-TeVcjggJBjgLjwUys8Sb6b-Y7q4BcpPqqVX5DDPT2fCljcr/s1600-h/crossword+puzzle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO71s2UyOW17DTIDa-bDQtUiJZzNmobcJ08VhHTm_Sort_sqym1zX44vjuyMgRY7eSIKj4WG0ty1F2xOLhc3bkfSiyp1LA-TeVcjggJBjgLjwUys8Sb6b-Y7q4BcpPqqVX5DDPT2fCljcr/s400/crossword+puzzle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909769223908930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Your hours spent on crossword puzzles and solitaire.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yCkjvbkhzgjsWqWS8lLpZX-Vwa5yv0eWhW-qJZne73oPXnFdpQdIEAVSAI14CZXeTxoDXZDEtHi5sOlKoI05KfQMpmEvF_hXVoqBy4ORLxsf1UHtK-709GaeuhyXH8iopZJyU8EPX9vI/s1600-h/porcelain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yCkjvbkhzgjsWqWS8lLpZX-Vwa5yv0eWhW-qJZne73oPXnFdpQdIEAVSAI14CZXeTxoDXZDEtHi5sOlKoI05KfQMpmEvF_hXVoqBy4ORLxsf1UHtK-709GaeuhyXH8iopZJyU8EPX9vI/s400/porcelain.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909419693576274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The little porcelain dolls you tucked into your bed every day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog556eKIKjJginfa3P3VaO6UCDgEthS50wSkL2PDvwLaiUJXf520UO0gQPj0LcCWYlCTejIyrzKaJeIeP9ythp0MjyZZQMvbRnoDQdKNCLOik1chd4-EJcFpRYZTTx701v8fYVf08xoCw/s1600-h/cough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog556eKIKjJginfa3P3VaO6UCDgEthS50wSkL2PDvwLaiUJXf520UO0gQPj0LcCWYlCTejIyrzKaJeIeP9ythp0MjyZZQMvbRnoDQdKNCLOik1chd4-EJcFpRYZTTx701v8fYVf08xoCw/s400/cough.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909418551727202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My last conversation with you. We were in the temple sealing room waiting for Winter and Casey to come in to get married. I was coughing. You turned around and whispered, "Do you want a cough drop sweetheart? I think I've got one in my jacket in the hallway." Then you took my hand and led me out to your jacket, fished through your pockets and pulled out a Halls. You opened my hand and placed the cough drop in, smiled up at me, then grabbed my other hand and walked me back to the sealing room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3hkx1mRlW2XM69bwS-JmhpycNVC51gYsMhruo0RXVxfPVNUGtOhTIHoxyDDvs-arY8IrtV71Jh3nhRlj5fhipTOBX8iY11SP27KJqiLK_ZwhRmQd1WIOFeyye7jJFi22e0Od__dxB1QP/s1600-h/grandma+and+baby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3hkx1mRlW2XM69bwS-JmhpycNVC51gYsMhruo0RXVxfPVNUGtOhTIHoxyDDvs-arY8IrtV71Jh3nhRlj5fhipTOBX8iY11SP27KJqiLK_ZwhRmQd1WIOFeyye7jJFi22e0Od__dxB1QP/s400/grandma+and+baby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909418528681074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My first memory of you with my children.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHFyK3Q2p8sOhytuRLuj9jnw6iBaPWKxTvE5e-rDp2NIp1RdiiBSSLwppjFz4wWcrdfwp69RrVhI_b8yQm7RmUA4TMH8-gPXpCKEgxOq5JhIaZsigGgnw0sUsqbO1iA3wxzeyIimrFSB6/s1600-h/IMG_1396.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHFyK3Q2p8sOhytuRLuj9jnw6iBaPWKxTvE5e-rDp2NIp1RdiiBSSLwppjFz4wWcrdfwp69RrVhI_b8yQm7RmUA4TMH8-gPXpCKEgxOq5JhIaZsigGgnw0sUsqbO1iA3wxzeyIimrFSB6/s400/IMG_1396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909411626246898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One of the last memories of you with my children. 4th of July in Denver.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqk54AtyIJcMflhq1MncOuse0rZT18meQyfcWr8mXUaDVVO-03z_yC5yqv_OmTj_GKA2a_WSBGX2LbVv9zeLWd9-1DvRxlVIvD2QeVBvDj8S1KFNs94J14_TzSH4fpEeb7elqayWrM24s/s1600-h/IMG_1370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqk54AtyIJcMflhq1MncOuse0rZT18meQyfcWr8mXUaDVVO-03z_yC5yqv_OmTj_GKA2a_WSBGX2LbVv9zeLWd9-1DvRxlVIvD2QeVBvDj8S1KFNs94J14_TzSH4fpEeb7elqayWrM24s/s400/IMG_1370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312909406408049490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our Denver trip. Thank you for going with me Grandma, I had so much fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1XpMRDXL-CFjYlnYjk1eAA1nS094oF-akpo90Gw457XwQhEGcFBTXt7QDuujdcWr6yoOR_U_U140zzc9SO6_3gvrvGKdA6pMTm2-6Yrx7hsb5QH04BH_jzpbKcREp8KoKaFD4ZP15hoq/s1600-h/IMG_3963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1XpMRDXL-CFjYlnYjk1eAA1nS094oF-akpo90Gw457XwQhEGcFBTXt7QDuujdcWr6yoOR_U_U140zzc9SO6_3gvrvGKdA6pMTm2-6Yrx7hsb5QH04BH_jzpbKcREp8KoKaFD4ZP15hoq/s400/IMG_3963.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312908407885276514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our Good-byes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3WyXReuP_xNFvZP2xrEJpEIrishX-rAKYN9yKhicYrwrB2whrvytK4cxuafsPj5pajpJmXPPwaWdOlpJdHYGiH80aTUynFHuYXlmgYEkjfxCz0t8eWFWxxNrTRQ8lqY9k_7phTo0nnGh/s1600-h/IMG_3978.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3WyXReuP_xNFvZP2xrEJpEIrishX-rAKYN9yKhicYrwrB2whrvytK4cxuafsPj5pajpJmXPPwaWdOlpJdHYGiH80aTUynFHuYXlmgYEkjfxCz0t8eWFWxxNrTRQ8lqY9k_7phTo0nnGh/s400/IMG_3978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312907824781799218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqdp1UC1F6IWoHjIWUkus_pREiFdyuw9bZtE-mnfpouQhOd4POQOEMSvg77H_qdCEFbHginaANPsxtoHtEQjr5cBEGlkk7r6ORcNrRN-63vWnYnVeMkPg85rxAouZm5RxFdOgBZisaoTT/s1600-h/IMG_3980.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqdp1UC1F6IWoHjIWUkus_pREiFdyuw9bZtE-mnfpouQhOd4POQOEMSvg77H_qdCEFbHginaANPsxtoHtEQjr5cBEGlkk7r6ORcNrRN-63vWnYnVeMkPg85rxAouZm5RxFdOgBZisaoTT/s400/IMG_3980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312907818715211330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All your loved ones wishing you farewell. A daisy stem from each grandchild.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I LOVE YOU GRANDMA, THANK YOU FOR BEING MY GRANDMA!</div><div style="text-align: center;">LOVE, AUTUMN</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-71885349614759591952009-02-15T23:52:00.001-08:002009-08-04T09:03:04.044-07:00SWEET CINDY<div style="text-align: center;">A Tribute to Cindy</div><div style="text-align: center;">For the love she's scattered wherever she's gone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_TKPNGeBFkHlgDjgz6hPfEVBn1OxCOMPz6yODu732PFCwDjlMEvafDeMif12MLdj6j67hiP7ExBNchjG0JFEm9ywMxnNhYRQBYxnwadsmRu9x_goyZQzrYc0Gk5gFeK1j5yWdPjv4IXk/s1600-h/Cindy_1991.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_TKPNGeBFkHlgDjgz6hPfEVBn1OxCOMPz6yODu732PFCwDjlMEvafDeMif12MLdj6j67hiP7ExBNchjG0JFEm9ywMxnNhYRQBYxnwadsmRu9x_goyZQzrYc0Gk5gFeK1j5yWdPjv4IXk/s400/Cindy_1991.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303918840174568850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of your favorite things...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gCKMbvWjx9QiGCpAYf2pTmQEYND3rtvmeEMK86wE9v2bd99ltEKybIjlFIzvSgzgb5GovzjOdy-tr4sZV2cYwYzOY1-1efBp_hncfw_U5RbDaho-gn3R5RXBJHbB6wjtsXpDwotOFdzL/s1600-h/pink.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gCKMbvWjx9QiGCpAYf2pTmQEYND3rtvmeEMK86wE9v2bd99ltEKybIjlFIzvSgzgb5GovzjOdy-tr4sZV2cYwYzOY1-1efBp_hncfw_U5RbDaho-gn3R5RXBJHbB6wjtsXpDwotOFdzL/s400/pink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303307961602666674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Pastel Pink</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dlkwpZ337H6OXNCx9zj2waSxhyphenhyphenYf2lwmxZhgw6zIfDKtXDm-BBxD8EjCBREjns9hAh6lwCpZK2jmiYn1mvK0FoDA8aOqWRZBN3gszv_FwdKThu8WN74HseYWXse1wm0fSEn0FpsvMuzF/s1600-h/pink2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dlkwpZ337H6OXNCx9zj2waSxhyphenhyphenYf2lwmxZhgw6zIfDKtXDm-BBxD8EjCBREjns9hAh6lwCpZK2jmiYn1mvK0FoDA8aOqWRZBN3gszv_FwdKThu8WN74HseYWXse1wm0fSEn0FpsvMuzF/s400/pink2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303307957016748226" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9OOfBuRxWSShni36SM34JrRHyJd_yLyygxQt-moH03WTV4gOpxIs9cBhbACdoS1B-opgjPN1Hw8wOFaTAx0aOWoxhZvkYId4yckIutijGKqeSnQX8NcdjltSHW2GnBpAqWuY6zte9ccJ/s1600-h/ballet4.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJdNgzQ5RhQTjyDMkrRJ9lM-rEbHu_htGeY08OF_3RKgrLJH9dL7r6aJjRojI0BjrcXL5JJIpeaWGFXvmIGd9eXipS3uNHaxc62vCNYjCiYwt0w-HC8Yp2R5AL7J-6VLFi4dm-CbNc6i5/s400/salmon3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303304393877874834" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Salmon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibm5vs7DM7pCQNfWLa0RePqbw2zFDP_sWbeZUbQJcj5VJj3IUmw3D_q5HjztCnVC6lA06OA0AzknWgDmLKT1He5ev9TAC4BBO2rHjhygA2u_OCB_rBfb_0ta-rzPe32B9QpKv2jl3tSjjw/s1600-h/brocoli.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibm5vs7DM7pCQNfWLa0RePqbw2zFDP_sWbeZUbQJcj5VJj3IUmw3D_q5HjztCnVC6lA06OA0AzknWgDmLKT1He5ev9TAC4BBO2rHjhygA2u_OCB_rBfb_0ta-rzPe32B9QpKv2jl3tSjjw/s400/brocoli.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303304392803692626" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Broccoli</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVY8mAIOZQxKPCyDkFtQEm_e2swBlPB-OuGMLZnpXx1WaH_Hne5Ts7hN-unKM3z3RaEz9NcHn7B5S1IvZ1fzL8XW4lKiHkff0l5v3Ik8W5TxKm8VPaLQa1F7GN0hGga04DOQjwO_i493T/s1600-h/red+potato.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE3pyXM5Bftu20bY__52EkHPuQZBhsT7OzxWfPgQJOu5GGL5vHUYqXdlTUOrhnHhqZb4bFu3EyrK8OHjnC4SMhLnbqmaAlfqLJ5w0h2bFvjZqCTObGsVrVXWwogV-Q1IE06x8EHHH2pHP/s400/walk2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303303575047838946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">A Beautiful Walk</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc5XFySD-qj-to2Uk6v0ENH81htrJUoQ72y6DLRCmpO1vsxW3ipAxywSATvzU8betpQNLcNulbOTGl-QPj4vbGM7x_pLQYwM5Gf0zsG-hRGeyk48X5AKSM5e1GPB81SSEEsy_cmWyjr0x/s1600-h/capitol2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtc5XFySD-qj-to2Uk6v0ENH81htrJUoQ72y6DLRCmpO1vsxW3ipAxywSATvzU8betpQNLcNulbOTGl-QPj4vbGM7x_pLQYwM5Gf0zsG-hRGeyk48X5AKSM5e1GPB81SSEEsy_cmWyjr0x/s400/capitol2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303303573962429394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">California State Capitol Building</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfGFMt-Ys3rbAdl4wuOhFhwRR84dvnh8v9MUDehIk-R610T3diIkwa70X3meQKQY-cwT56CobwTAv7cmOq3NgJoRKbAQJf2exMmcXhhCEwLFy4GKoSAQlb0zIsKzu4-2ZZ9Le5Yx5NIvF/s1600-h/railroad3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfGFMt-Ys3rbAdl4wuOhFhwRR84dvnh8v9MUDehIk-R610T3diIkwa70X3meQKQY-cwT56CobwTAv7cmOq3NgJoRKbAQJf2exMmcXhhCEwLFy4GKoSAQlb0zIsKzu4-2ZZ9Le5Yx5NIvF/s400/railroad3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303303570003896306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">California State Railroad Museum</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgX6VGcKl3GieYDntpqPhXdbsWUrfpjLfGksR1hXJtV-j0O_953Ptay-b-Pz4fLkplY5MV_Oxe68DKR60noo9O2kcJKiSIhM6jArxWLzCEAg8rFI_samZtGnGAghWEj1TNAapuqgjB0Q2/s1600-h/P8250008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgX6VGcKl3GieYDntpqPhXdbsWUrfpjLfGksR1hXJtV-j0O_953Ptay-b-Pz4fLkplY5MV_Oxe68DKR60noo9O2kcJKiSIhM6jArxWLzCEAg8rFI_samZtGnGAghWEj1TNAapuqgjB0Q2/s400/P8250008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303303563182367858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">Coeur d'Alene</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vgHIVt5TMYXIjrFqeuw4q6MDC3bBlTyyGvw53B39U9qGqj5-2lbCDFDZoyDDRPB7-JezBke-Sk3mMSf5gPxojbjaYXZHwZttbyNevDR92CPtSRxrHCDKYaOS1yVIvn8fYLyG6Joi5Tfm/s1600-h/P8250007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vgHIVt5TMYXIjrFqeuw4q6MDC3bBlTyyGvw53B39U9qGqj5-2lbCDFDZoyDDRPB7-JezBke-Sk3mMSf5gPxojbjaYXZHwZttbyNevDR92CPtSRxrHCDKYaOS1yVIvn8fYLyG6Joi5Tfm/s400/P8250007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303303563887530466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4narmHdUe_tl7FnDltm5VMmIczgv4QTjvabrVkE0qspa9K4x6TRaBlAKOtF_6WAjQ2A-2AzqxomvhCeWLG8F7HgwV3z2eHTJO3v50gK97KNFj4g9joq8WklDwmYJpBfV7dXMCGANCe-Jq/s1600-h/P8240231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4narmHdUe_tl7FnDltm5VMmIczgv4QTjvabrVkE0qspa9K4x6TRaBlAKOtF_6WAjQ2A-2AzqxomvhCeWLG8F7HgwV3z2eHTJO3v50gK97KNFj4g9joq8WklDwmYJpBfV7dXMCGANCe-Jq/s400/P8240231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303301334514810546" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">If I Were an Angel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I were an angel I would bring you love in the day</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and peace in your dreams.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I were a butterfly I would fly to the heavens</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and plea for more time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If I knew how to heal I would offer my hands</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to bid your pain farewell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I am not yet an angel, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have no wings, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and my hands do not heal. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So once again I close my eyes</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and send a prayer for our Sweet Cindy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A whisper comes back filling my heart</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and finally I see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your sisters are angels, </div><div style="text-align: center;">our prayers are your butterflies,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and your sweetheart has healed your pain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I cry tears of joy</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and thank our dear Lord</div><div style="text-align: center;"> for giving the sweetest gift in the world... a family.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">- Autumn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGxtnfEGq2SoqquMB14jySzcuKGaYdftYr7lgLdQaXws-6d_r_6JgVWegj7POBHyLWseg7Ti_F3DqR4aeezhZvEd0VL7dXvhGFYmEIfojagIkEhqwGKaXjPo-oXKEglJ5PBTRBOdDQRyx/s1600-h/P8290282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGxtnfEGq2SoqquMB14jySzcuKGaYdftYr7lgLdQaXws-6d_r_6JgVWegj7POBHyLWseg7Ti_F3DqR4aeezhZvEd0VL7dXvhGFYmEIfojagIkEhqwGKaXjPo-oXKEglJ5PBTRBOdDQRyx/s400/P8290282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303301330319418642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"You're my sweetheart." "And you're my honey."</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiwt6r92VNhV8zR9HYQ9_ks1dyHww69LSOuVih8fZhl2QEGQLP9uGEssMVtRq_AnkCSWvlMmaBEdOfwX-OE40-KSPZe3ogOB6GYNE6NPvlB0LWBxkbyT8a0uQvi7K4AFjwWAH7Y5k-3-C/s1600-h/Cindy_and_Scott_Feb08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiwt6r92VNhV8zR9HYQ9_ks1dyHww69LSOuVih8fZhl2QEGQLP9uGEssMVtRq_AnkCSWvlMmaBEdOfwX-OE40-KSPZe3ogOB6GYNE6NPvlB0LWBxkbyT8a0uQvi7K4AFjwWAH7Y5k-3-C/s400/Cindy_and_Scott_Feb08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303301327809115698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVYbF5JGToyUtzxTyuu08ibmrHFsdxX1-hQd_ODcoKxlYfN64G4Kq_Bmj46yPspP6wdVq-4tGHXKJzZ3-NWBOo8dEww9-VUEzAHU766G6iyj3X1rKgXajp6X9jrfi7vlW71ZQN7Ixa0ix/s1600-h/Grad_-_Roy_&_Cindy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVYbF5JGToyUtzxTyuu08ibmrHFsdxX1-hQd_ODcoKxlYfN64G4Kq_Bmj46yPspP6wdVq-4tGHXKJzZ3-NWBOo8dEww9-VUEzAHU766G6iyj3X1rKgXajp6X9jrfi7vlW71ZQN7Ixa0ix/s400/Grad_-_Roy_&_Cindy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303301320814337650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiD0LW1k1oF8duaG4_UoXZOGKz35OfftZ8eUSsiZoi6ljGVDaw2XoUgQiPEvBGYDSoBCCa3IlFILJLQB6i4kiAHWzRDoUN5VAFxsiwYIESVXx-6197EjJfekRO5dF-EsDmoU7eG70jcWp/s1600-h/P3190059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiD0LW1k1oF8duaG4_UoXZOGKz35OfftZ8eUSsiZoi6ljGVDaw2XoUgQiPEvBGYDSoBCCa3IlFILJLQB6i4kiAHWzRDoUN5VAFxsiwYIESVXx-6197EjJfekRO5dF-EsDmoU7eG70jcWp/s400/P3190059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303301317462713330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Special Thanks</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">To Cindy's angels, Toni and Monica, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">for helping me put this together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-56211292412148416222009-02-06T21:58:00.000-08:002009-08-04T09:05:26.677-07:00LOVE AT THE LIPS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4ZQr1s7KNc-vCG7RKWzVZi-mtViMBAirQMvIrjnJcyNqrzn1EPHA2WMw6_ibT6NtNqRZloD2RZk9huUTv4-esl6ni5EnZxgaqX4rsHWJalU1rbuSgjsG5Q_idvSB25cDtInJIOygc4p3/s1600-h/kiss2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4ZQr1s7KNc-vCG7RKWzVZi-mtViMBAirQMvIrjnJcyNqrzn1EPHA2WMw6_ibT6NtNqRZloD2RZk9huUTv4-esl6ni5EnZxgaqX4rsHWJalU1rbuSgjsG5Q_idvSB25cDtInJIOygc4p3/s400/kiss2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299932304565115106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was a poor college student, and had just saved enough money to buy my groceries. I was hungry. I was tired. I walked through the front doors of Albertson's and turned to the right. And there it was. This perfect picture on the cover of a book. I walked over to it. Stared at it. Nothing in my world existed anymore...just this photograph. My heart swelled. I was afraid to pick it up, I knew I would never be able to put it down again. I had to touch it. I ran my fingers down the thick paper cover. What's on the pages inside?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...I left the store that night with the book in one hand and a gallon of milk in the other.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">-Autumn</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHc8fxeFPRWvCNIMPhdp7ZHFcTBdgjlTulotqNlsJ9iJmbm19Lm3VdCeHuLLK_4T4TESupcwspxTtmeol8FzZJwh-RDZ8RwNvMeV1aofI2-1uC5ZHJawuwHOWNc5hPwpQg3waimnXr_Dq/s1600-h/kiss19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHc8fxeFPRWvCNIMPhdp7ZHFcTBdgjlTulotqNlsJ9iJmbm19Lm3VdCeHuLLK_4T4TESupcwspxTtmeol8FzZJwh-RDZ8RwNvMeV1aofI2-1uC5ZHJawuwHOWNc5hPwpQg3waimnXr_Dq/s400/kiss19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299932303032344898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"About three things I was absolutely positive.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First, Edward was a vampire.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Second, there was a part of him-</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I don't know how dominant that part might be-</div><div style="text-align: center;">that thirsted for my blood.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">-Twilight</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI5e0XT6ZuYRDsSwhfKnU7BOkFLG-E37NkrSqDilE2_y8aLsZvaOIP7cPBNl-0iCJZychJPdoOrUWvUE5auwz7CuOqCK_vge3QYgVL67-U22wfykN8AEnKJazjscXpNbIsVYU7nPVvuUx/s1600-h/kiss18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI5e0XT6ZuYRDsSwhfKnU7BOkFLG-E37NkrSqDilE2_y8aLsZvaOIP7cPBNl-0iCJZychJPdoOrUWvUE5auwz7CuOqCK_vge3QYgVL67-U22wfykN8AEnKJazjscXpNbIsVYU7nPVvuUx/s400/kiss18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299932302720604274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSHxzAQMaXkIqMJlr6jHPE3asIuKu5MWcUaSAZz_zbqe2YzL9aa74IoSLYMJlgUelPUHMBGvDvpQeFISpLuvAiB31Ib_pOzNwNPj6wXD241re2emiG3Q0LmoXLFosC3Ua3PSHRkg_mxBo/s1600-h/kiss17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSHxzAQMaXkIqMJlr6jHPE3asIuKu5MWcUaSAZz_zbqe2YzL9aa74IoSLYMJlgUelPUHMBGvDvpQeFISpLuvAiB31Ib_pOzNwNPj6wXD241re2emiG3Q0LmoXLFosC3Ua3PSHRkg_mxBo/s400/kiss17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299932130213367634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Kisses are a better fate than wisdom."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">-E.E. Cummings</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2slpcvoyoM0OfU7Ws7BMBANU8V4jqqvO4eJTdw7qDupGCNUz8G_GYS7BZiGibnqAvqBJAMVPv6EJ1882I7zfAZdFmQ2o9AeJG3HMstRZawFLW2XSSZeYPR2bCHgxlJ2PlGct1o8xD9fd/s1600-h/kiss15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2slpcvoyoM0OfU7Ws7BMBANU8V4jqqvO4eJTdw7qDupGCNUz8G_GYS7BZiGibnqAvqBJAMVPv6EJ1882I7zfAZdFmQ2o9AeJG3HMstRZawFLW2XSSZeYPR2bCHgxlJ2PlGct1o8xD9fd/s400/kiss15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299932131968194258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">-Ingrid Bergman</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1laqPFBWBIY3-EFd5P6OV1b5_yccpO3ZZvk5dW1J1ExFH0wm1TAw_ZIICmOWnJkICOcrJXJQyMKtcCEUHnSvCp8kQjmtp7qK5PdG4CBuC2Q_t5AuMgZdsI5Rvpr377yDvv7f3XQrbdIp/s1600-h/kiss14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1laqPFBWBIY3-EFd5P6OV1b5_yccpO3ZZvk5dW1J1ExFH0wm1TAw_ZIICmOWnJkICOcrJXJQyMKtcCEUHnSvCp8kQjmtp7qK5PdG4CBuC2Q_t5AuMgZdsI5Rvpr377yDvv7f3XQrbdIp/s400/kiss14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299932123358603922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"How she felt when first he kissed her- like a tub of roses swimming in honey, cologne, nutmeg, and blackberries.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7VzecJJfQtHXOtYyT8SuOj-z97J-MCJfb5p7xLxNmZ43ZWm0XByvjbraAr1V8M09VtEWvtxjZ4V0a9kvaZbJVNs_u6q9Ws6NtEgce623my8SwNFRY-d6TLQat0-5p21ZrlGzBGxVY2g8/s1600-h/kiss10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7VzecJJfQtHXOtYyT8SuOj-z97J-MCJfb5p7xLxNmZ43ZWm0XByvjbraAr1V8M09VtEWvtxjZ4V0a9kvaZbJVNs_u6q9Ws6NtEgce623my8SwNFRY-d6TLQat0-5p21ZrlGzBGxVY2g8/s400/kiss10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299931841784546050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"The kisses which bring me back to life."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">-George Sand</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALqYA0vjn0A-FXkVk5ARYWHQbsNrWcGqoSuZwBWJMWOozAaoIctgGarG9QXdt4ldg_5cnKmTENX7sQ7zM6B73qRHrFn2ZpqPxfvXCKVdgJ5uFGGi7ng8iUk_iCQ5S72kPOmHiYIdWAUQv/s1600-h/kiss8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALqYA0vjn0A-FXkVk5ARYWHQbsNrWcGqoSuZwBWJMWOozAaoIctgGarG9QXdt4ldg_5cnKmTENX7sQ7zM6B73qRHrFn2ZpqPxfvXCKVdgJ5uFGGi7ng8iUk_iCQ5S72kPOmHiYIdWAUQv/s400/kiss8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299931835597610466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvNdaN12MWzsIIWOM0Pn7Anh2BiiJ5Ru6uRwzXqow5QpPVBWO_tbigDEgTfE93vXiEsL5LkKvlwIDjGfhue-fixKKiQyV985S6UVSw5hZvqadFuQuy19dcPgwraenFgYoZwzWCkbn87bP/s1600-h/kiss7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvNdaN12MWzsIIWOM0Pn7Anh2BiiJ5Ru6uRwzXqow5QpPVBWO_tbigDEgTfE93vXiEsL5LkKvlwIDjGfhue-fixKKiQyV985S6UVSw5hZvqadFuQuy19dcPgwraenFgYoZwzWCkbn87bP/s400/kiss7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299931459805268098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrSKz-t4ebN41dXDUj1fmP50gGDJNOjV69jNvZBMIRS9IbISp4Cv4ifjWk6k7T7rlXr01DqqkNPQAGviMKR4sbvbuPMUZFCZa-sxSd_rUjqfLgrSpxV0b1VfCZrY-oNvBp1mKsmVru6oc/s1600-h/kiss6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrSKz-t4ebN41dXDUj1fmP50gGDJNOjV69jNvZBMIRS9IbISp4Cv4ifjWk6k7T7rlXr01DqqkNPQAGviMKR4sbvbuPMUZFCZa-sxSd_rUjqfLgrSpxV0b1VfCZrY-oNvBp1mKsmVru6oc/s400/kiss6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299931459028660130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmTji2DFkVHcxUn82QuMv67ty3rfZkwLvRFiVmBD3JaZbF8df4hm5gR9d8aunlzmTIWlVreGOaKunW2osIOVLSvzdPKQEpD2Ss8I_Q5vUS1vgsjwt9jh9vZ_62PmT9x2WH5Fv6rA9RKc2/s1600-h/kiss4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmTji2DFkVHcxUn82QuMv67ty3rfZkwLvRFiVmBD3JaZbF8df4hm5gR9d8aunlzmTIWlVreGOaKunW2osIOVLSvzdPKQEpD2Ss8I_Q5vUS1vgsjwt9jh9vZ_62PmT9x2WH5Fv6rA9RKc2/s400/kiss4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299931454869627970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u8KJ-3bqjj9MQgPrRcfK3szy8twqj0731PI-JM7pQeqF73-OoO8l40LvAoJHGRD5rMkPUxlD9yNlZL52gpmPYaIrtyyEBryo492SJ4yE1ProyRliCzXlZXLYAdnuDFRR2v8WdEqG1f5o/s1600-h/kiss1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u8KJ-3bqjj9MQgPrRcfK3szy8twqj0731PI-JM7pQeqF73-OoO8l40LvAoJHGRD5rMkPUxlD9yNlZL52gpmPYaIrtyyEBryo492SJ4yE1ProyRliCzXlZXLYAdnuDFRR2v8WdEqG1f5o/s400/kiss1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299931448398722690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">-Alfred de Musset</span></div>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920775086867658132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061635474652165689.post-89643908793472962322009-01-10T22:35:00.000-08:002009-01-11T23:13:08.772-08:00BUTTERFLY ART<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEvDHygiHxQYaHCNJW5H7zIjUsbvIljxpdkmeIF4L4Hclv96jBZt0OmjEtRpU_w_8tiVuMWa_8vu_blQDrVrJ_rAs69QBPF1qXqjFUhs03_cI6dYHhcaK4A89-0xysQDuMepoiYuQhXBu/s1600-h/natti_butterfly_face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEvDHygiHxQYaHCNJW5H7zIjUsbvIljxpdkmeIF4L4Hclv96jBZt0OmjEtRpU_w_8tiVuMWa_8vu_blQDrVrJ_rAs69QBPF1qXqjFUhs03_cI6dYHhcaK4A89-0xysQDuMepoiYuQhXBu/s400/natti_butterfly_face.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290287818467339506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">My Natti is a butterfly.</span></span></span></span></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">Loved.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);"> </span></span> Everyone is drawn to her, wanting to know her name and thrilled by her beauty.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">Gentle.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);"> </span> Her long sweet fingers tenderly care for her many stuffed animals. As I watch her I feel she could heal the deepest pain with her tenderness.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Free.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"> </span> As soon as you catch her attention she is off again, exploring her world, sure to come back again but not for long.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">Excited.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);"> </span></span></span> Every thing she sees she falls in love with and wants to stop and touch it.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">Adventurous.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"> </span></span></span> She feels every moment in life should be spent on a vacation, with a friend.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);">Delicate.</span></span></span></span> Her energy fools us. Her mind body and soul carry burdens curiously heavy for a child her age.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 255, 255);">This post is dedicated to her. I love you Natalie. </span><br /><div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4I82v5xYEnbntKEh75ipHTC-i96TQLK271DAwCo-sFd71zzPbgYWvWdZM8lJMToqI9JFDENGjEEKKJ3u6tHmmTsvU48vUqTqTFO17I1MwrxqPH2Z5moCPmMSES6FOWnlB4lZxd-doTla/s1600-h/b26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4I82v5xYEnbntKEh75ipHTC-i96TQLK271DAwCo-sFd71zzPbgYWvWdZM8lJMToqI9JFDENGjEEKKJ3u6tHmmTsvU48vUqTqTFO17I1MwrxqPH2Z5moCPmMSES6FOWnlB4lZxd-doTla/s400/b26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289932977541735042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">www.lila.ie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnxazBF4zZQuJe0Oi8Ju2RdsxAIita77HTHi1bo14k7AhpQuxUSCXtMaG_e7P9KYPzJPjnycYlWIxf_tNSoejXv3hZUiG4b3nxDh3RqMgAjfNKvri6KNBOVAoyfguPJSzR9JP5bGiZvlP/s1600-h/b27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnxazBF4zZQuJe0Oi8Ju2RdsxAIita77HTHi1bo14k7AhpQuxUSCXtMaG_e7P9KYPzJPjnycYlWIxf_tNSoejXv3hZUiG4b3nxDh3RqMgAjfNKvri6KNBOVAoyfguPJSzR9JP5bGiZvlP/s400/b27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289932863279144098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gale Franey</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicI5T-C0Q3df115Iud8lTJ8UZW0MZFhQl7lktWWJHswYs4tODViWbgnx_OrUiAl6YVq9wgIbK3R_QAVhNXkgz6yvLyHRBV1xGjBpvns7ilwZ-3dgNnwenXlFQHWIFgB_0IQUcJ8siwXO_U/s1600-h/b1.2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicI5T-C0Q3df115Iud8lTJ8UZW0MZFhQl7lktWWJHswYs4tODViWbgnx_OrUiAl6YVq9wgIbK3R_QAVhNXkgz6yvLyHRBV1xGjBpvns7ilwZ-3dgNnwenXlFQHWIFgB_0IQUcJ8siwXO_U/s400/b1.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289928995841971634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">David P. 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