tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881409266589919562024-03-04T21:20:58.874-07:00The Christensenssmall momentspjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-71250198836301253052011-05-05T22:06:00.009-06:002011-05-09T00:03:11.582-06:00Welcome BackI started out strong with this whole blogging thing, and I still love reading other peoples' blogs (Kirstin & Jordan's are my favorites btw.) However, since July of last year, it has been the ever elusive thing that I keep thinking I should conquer...that and cleaning the office. If you saw the office now, you would know that I have not been successful at either. Mallory is nearing the end of her junior year and will be off to college in just over a year, and Jillian begins high school in the fall. Time's a-flying! I better get busy.<br /><br />Here it is, 10 months later, and I'm hoping this will jumpstart it for me. I could not begin to recapture ALL of those moments in our family, but here are just a few - ABCs Christensen style...<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Accompanist for Eclipse</span></strong> - Mallory's new music role for her senior year<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Birthday</span></strong> - Jilly's 13th Amazing Race (Team USA defeated Team Australia)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfPdpk52iDIsO_UQqLloh9DoJ6JceeEOiaEjQjNpy1H-3wF79oz22L2ZGjV3O03kPpFkoPzt-EmpWFm6V_EgRD66EPcwDbugvb_Fhvrw1VrM5tLBCGIhXvKI9kCCFJoSjCUP42DE86DQ/s1600/IMG_2431.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603450995785246514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfPdpk52iDIsO_UQqLloh9DoJ6JceeEOiaEjQjNpy1H-3wF79oz22L2ZGjV3O03kPpFkoPzt-EmpWFm6V_EgRD66EPcwDbugvb_Fhvrw1VrM5tLBCGIhXvKI9kCCFJoSjCUP42DE86DQ/s400/IMG_2431.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Colorado Academy</span></strong> - Jilly's high school next year<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Driving</span></strong> - Lily Fair (Mallory's red Subaru) became our 4th car...we have since sold one and are now back to a one-to-one, car-to-driver ratio<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Encouraging</span></strong> - Watching the relationship between M & J grow (riding in Lily Fair, shopping, Spanish homework & even getting ready in the bathroom in the morning)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt2bTCqi-CU0HI04CYFgxSM1AqWjs0YnJSJWYGdey8yIurj1k3pltguBnkZA1TNXcITQC39WoDBI_mym01VCsNt_g9n_Y5BbDFLjLOdAdjYIkdwdbFfSEI13xdnitvSyWYA2eJeZKJ6g/s1600/DSCN0078.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603451037665971442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt2bTCqi-CU0HI04CYFgxSM1AqWjs0YnJSJWYGdey8yIurj1k3pltguBnkZA1TNXcITQC39WoDBI_mym01VCsNt_g9n_Y5BbDFLjLOdAdjYIkdwdbFfSEI13xdnitvSyWYA2eJeZKJ6g/s400/DSCN0078.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Four Seasons</span></strong> - Let me just say that my birthday/Valentine's Day getaway was a.m.a.z.i.n.g.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Grammie</span></strong> - She picks up Jilly, Lexie & Haley every Friday after school and takes them out for "afternoon tea" (a snack)<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Hockey</span></strong> - Field hockey of course! I'm the only one in the family who doesn't play, and I'm thinking there are some things you just don't start at 43. So I'm their biggest fan!<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">IBPA </span></strong>- Chair of the International Baccalaureate Parents Association at Mallory's school and successfully doubled our scholarship fund this year<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Jilly</span></strong> - Best babysitter - loves Reese, John and Abbey<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3IiWFit8_Jg9bkcYlV6reDaprEAcMhcaE8KW2ss-I4UJIe3G6kXqLdLyP3RtwLMzQuD28jjnfrGvtGrWu7hPsnbTW3_gTQYnuAj5vJNYj31LDeyggrOtna5Puh4tJixE9q8KPIVjuec/s1600/IMG_2726.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603456987043668130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3IiWFit8_Jg9bkcYlV6reDaprEAcMhcaE8KW2ss-I4UJIe3G6kXqLdLyP3RtwLMzQuD28jjnfrGvtGrWu7hPsnbTW3_gTQYnuAj5vJNYj31LDeyggrOtna5Puh4tJixE9q8KPIVjuec/s400/IMG_2726.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Kisses & Prayers</span></strong> - Love that at 13 and 16 it's still part of what we do each night<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Love of my Life</span></strong> - Peter still makes me laugh and has the power to surprise<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA2xT6NvH7Wwxb2MKLhaSfWuOVd-uj9kezM5i7OERZCa59ulUabXsDuk93sie-rs_fj2UFVfsGXlXC_ChJy47WYiBaq-SEIkwSeklCv7s4yKpPRc3ZmzyXsXtoIFBUVy4R_P2iAcCmDk/s1600/IMG_2780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603456992521880130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA2xT6NvH7Wwxb2MKLhaSfWuOVd-uj9kezM5i7OERZCa59ulUabXsDuk93sie-rs_fj2UFVfsGXlXC_ChJy47WYiBaq-SEIkwSeklCv7s4yKpPRc3ZmzyXsXtoIFBUVy4R_P2iAcCmDk/s400/IMG_2780.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Mallory</span></strong> - TWO words: freedom & friends. She has always been all about friends and having a car makes that even more possible.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Nineteen</span></strong> - The number of months until Mallory is off to college. (That number is actually 17 now, but when I first started this, it was 19.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibLEPBc2RpOXoZb6gSgQfq3Vojeqjrcq1Aj25mT7ePrHWxNFsWklRNfJmD1OUn70WQNjdSIK7OHT-E9B_sgoi9YZ9NPXBf1kWGNFnh578Or_iiMtBJRFy_MMKZKV42m-DCPU9AyiGmlA/s1600/IMG_2704.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603455334290013154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibLEPBc2RpOXoZb6gSgQfq3Vojeqjrcq1Aj25mT7ePrHWxNFsWklRNfJmD1OUn70WQNjdSIK7OHT-E9B_sgoi9YZ9NPXBf1kWGNFnh578Or_iiMtBJRFy_MMKZKV42m-DCPU9AyiGmlA/s400/IMG_2704.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Obedience School</span></strong> - Mallory (& Jilly) took Milo to obedience school AGAIN because he probably should have never graduated the first time. We're not so sure he should've graduate the second time either.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Prom </span></strong>- Not one but TWO proms! Mallory and Logan looked stunning at both.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uiLMoNQQ5SeLRcHVuEQqheCnPccmdjQKX4WwlV00X3FIKOvPqDmqLSfaIw42PKRxJbuedYg9vNYZR_kU0oesbtwksbBb3PN6moPNatxpRQbyAsdZxBiG3fzwP0xE9neLxwsoiTGe5OM/s1600/IMG_3471.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603451009736220834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uiLMoNQQ5SeLRcHVuEQqheCnPccmdjQKX4WwlV00X3FIKOvPqDmqLSfaIw42PKRxJbuedYg9vNYZR_kU0oesbtwksbBb3PN6moPNatxpRQbyAsdZxBiG3fzwP0xE9neLxwsoiTGe5OM/s400/IMG_3471.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Quiet Dates</span></strong> - Some of my favorite moments with Peter<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Rocky Mountain State Games</span></strong> - More field hockey...Peter coached and both girls played...and I watched.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Surprise Sweet 16th</span></strong> - Mallory's family and friends celebrated first at Rox's and then where they always end up...back at our house<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwEIHAftOpuHrw4B_ba8-GTJkG0qPYmYL062i2JdgQeIysZ273yv9ysXif-zMQU_v1o528ucnC-Dq_tVIcMQgLmg1oCkrpVRNe1al5VmvkouUwaAOYKYpu49-FpzeIrR9PKegUDBF_Nk/s1600/IMG_2677.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603464406666560290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwEIHAftOpuHrw4B_ba8-GTJkG0qPYmYL062i2JdgQeIysZ273yv9ysXif-zMQU_v1o528ucnC-Dq_tVIcMQgLmg1oCkrpVRNe1al5VmvkouUwaAOYKYpu49-FpzeIrR9PKegUDBF_Nk/s400/IMG_2677.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Teaching</span></strong> - 5th grade and what a year! I'm pretty sure it's what I was made to do.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Unexpected </span></strong>- Peter's trip to Australia to spend time with family after his mum's car accident just before Christmas. It was a long January.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Vacation</span></strong> - Jilly went to Oklahoma with Grammie, Lexie and Haley to visit Uncle Jerry over spring break while Mallory and I headed to San Jose to look at colleges. Peter drew the short straw and stayed home with the dogs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpvW1_8fckdA6ufzq8FQ1i77bCLbnR8yYZ6knNTrJlQPfXqpKprgvIXEyJ44WgEmTX41swTB3YDE0RGkiVXJtAxynI3AVpUYohKxvhPWt3qKJr-TJsswtGj2QppN_v5i7YCsyfGYDR1Q/s1600/JLH+Tulsa.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603451016540244210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpvW1_8fckdA6ufzq8FQ1i77bCLbnR8yYZ6knNTrJlQPfXqpKprgvIXEyJ44WgEmTX41swTB3YDE0RGkiVXJtAxynI3AVpUYohKxvhPWt3qKJr-TJsswtGj2QppN_v5i7YCsyfGYDR1Q/s400/JLH+Tulsa.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-HOXn2m-eAk4HxuG5h6etAqNfXnLwupCQggLem5mQM-Rvy9a0RBWMvFmXP1pcTaIOzzNvyVhxLua5yvYSodUj_F_-3T9rADCdhwl1o05ZmZwFzfN5X9yF5f52nAiPNRlfTW8LEQocug/s1600/DSCN0369.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603451026372074866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-HOXn2m-eAk4HxuG5h6etAqNfXnLwupCQggLem5mQM-Rvy9a0RBWMvFmXP1pcTaIOzzNvyVhxLua5yvYSodUj_F_-3T9rADCdhwl1o05ZmZwFzfN5X9yF5f52nAiPNRlfTW8LEQocug/s400/DSCN0369.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Wedding</span></strong> - Jeff and Jane were married on January 1st, and the number of Js in the family keeps on growing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxziigUwaDDd46AI-cdyKAnOr04AOvQBj-y6KdlcQ_ekP7ZUwo-a0UPEyuZLMrZdxZbAEHmlAEF1dyY34EEGBAoD2S0ol3CKWLR447hMcPYIz1auw2rw8Hc5qV6BG_nQNTczG3ejTGjU/s1600/IMG_3278.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603457002549857458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxziigUwaDDd46AI-cdyKAnOr04AOvQBj-y6KdlcQ_ekP7ZUwo-a0UPEyuZLMrZdxZbAEHmlAEF1dyY34EEGBAoD2S0ol3CKWLR447hMcPYIz1auw2rw8Hc5qV6BG_nQNTczG3ejTGjU/s400/IMG_3278.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Xcellence </span></strong>- Jillian has been on the Gold Honor Roll all of middle school. She's thinking that she might like to get a B this term just because she hasn't before. Silly girl!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAPVJf4KwvlynafLTFcvORpqp6UxsYhiU2AT1-bnpg8buncHWsfzXMrSE7BAMf0LBfE7GY4rBvFkwBQsKuSN0su5eq_eJOn50DOLwtiTBN1zJCJrTcA4nlq7QgF3ZpsuRfc7n1LEwW2M/s1600/IMG_2400.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603455343872027858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAPVJf4KwvlynafLTFcvORpqp6UxsYhiU2AT1-bnpg8buncHWsfzXMrSE7BAMf0LBfE7GY4rBvFkwBQsKuSN0su5eq_eJOn50DOLwtiTBN1zJCJrTcA4nlq7QgF3ZpsuRfc7n1LEwW2M/s400/IMG_2400.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Yoga/Yogurtland</span></strong> - The girls' favorites (I couldn't choose just one.)<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Zillion</span></strong> - The number of times God has blessed me...I am so very grateful!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZbkwIQIt3YD3yJzC5L_637M6OROVJ-8jrrHW8AGcKJ6Pj0YLd-21ceU5249fISDBOgWCO12Bw6fb1aEbaR3IsYIAO_Yb0XCGmU5E2OBRE5gtM8rXmLpdcRAarMwS5GO-QECTd4hGdNc/s1600/IMG_0185.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603455328504841394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZbkwIQIt3YD3yJzC5L_637M6OROVJ-8jrrHW8AGcKJ6Pj0YLd-21ceU5249fISDBOgWCO12Bw6fb1aEbaR3IsYIAO_Yb0XCGmU5E2OBRE5gtM8rXmLpdcRAarMwS5GO-QECTd4hGdNc/s400/IMG_0185.jpg" /></a>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-4022215470987159322010-07-09T20:22:00.012-06:002011-05-04T21:48:57.584-06:00lovin' summer<div align="center">I kind of stink at blogging right now, so I'll just post some pics from the last month just to give you a peek into what's been going on with the Colorado Christensens. We are making the most of our summer and filling it with lots of fun times with family & friends - just the way it should be.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fgtptDaAcglX9N0RSMVBthshBx0utC4CY9PSrCZJH-a0x6l6GMKpfIbZvpLXxGZ-SmvwWj3hKdM-3kZoRAumJamR1JcOJtM4JriogxfuD9VKaPXOP0XGMmVyBJ-PUULOb_pdAhNLmM8/s1600/IMG_1111.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492113560036746050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fgtptDaAcglX9N0RSMVBthshBx0utC4CY9PSrCZJH-a0x6l6GMKpfIbZvpLXxGZ-SmvwWj3hKdM-3kZoRAumJamR1JcOJtM4JriogxfuD9VKaPXOP0XGMmVyBJ-PUULOb_pdAhNLmM8/s400/IMG_1111.JPG" /></a><br />repainted both of the girls' rooms<br />mallory - blackberry wine<br />jillian - mississippi mud<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidif0tW40U9pcPqu-LpCHvaATJIMZ6KGhVmYlxO7DU_5AWz6XJI3i-CN_Mw11rp8JqXfeS0EAXoU4sxSGKPzm8qbi1P8bfOm68LkZEVNF5iNQWmAqiuRGt2GPTKMAsWJh7T7Pe83qVuUk/s1600/IMG_1108.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492113552040386130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidif0tW40U9pcPqu-LpCHvaATJIMZ6KGhVmYlxO7DU_5AWz6XJI3i-CN_Mw11rp8JqXfeS0EAXoU4sxSGKPzm8qbi1P8bfOm68LkZEVNF5iNQWmAqiuRGt2GPTKMAsWJh7T7Pe83qVuUk/s400/IMG_1108.JPG" /></a><br />family canvas painting<br />(still trying to decide if they will go in the kitchen)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrFaRu8VzK3kHyd67D1KRPgpfX4ymPz3hE6Nb45dZpZSEYNq1PwxqA-e-OzqKlpKPLK-3gSOfOIAWX2H7igz1-gl-Dm_NkZzS29Mt9bLwYlUuYSy-RofumLli51BZb-byHHBodjjLN3s/s1600/mal+%26+cass.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492113533622501890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrFaRu8VzK3kHyd67D1KRPgpfX4ymPz3hE6Nb45dZpZSEYNq1PwxqA-e-OzqKlpKPLK-3gSOfOIAWX2H7igz1-gl-Dm_NkZzS29Mt9bLwYlUuYSy-RofumLli51BZb-byHHBodjjLN3s/s400/mal+%26+cass.jpg" /></a><br />a trip to the zoo for mallory's small group girls<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDRT2sMyEAZhZNFyH7gHCJW0PUDKBnnVxM9xL6zeSQfQ9NZDq3SXzWDBrZpIhGet5NL0i5z3VK_xI6MVa5IFIPcu54GnNXD9mAkx834KbtEpEXmOY-4He5uBKjqWPUc5s0fIt3zUCqgk/s1600/backpacking2.bmp"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492108284145431490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDRT2sMyEAZhZNFyH7gHCJW0PUDKBnnVxM9xL6zeSQfQ9NZDq3SXzWDBrZpIhGet5NL0i5z3VK_xI6MVa5IFIPcu54GnNXD9mAkx834KbtEpEXmOY-4He5uBKjqWPUc5s0fIt3zUCqgk/s400/backpacking2.bmp" /></a><br />backpacking trip for both m & j<br />(jilly's photo to come)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbHH-VZ2Mk2bE1Tb5NzmTJqDo3rDJ17gy3BzsWz3ChF4yzFF4bzP-wM0g8PKfkEv_oNwDYkVge_2ZqDVSgXzz1QJwPqWc53LgjSoBdDlVRcfJ2sdHQ7cf5cgyrBJR4OAxW63hwZ7zn8w/s1600/IMG_0764.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492108262404275890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbHH-VZ2Mk2bE1Tb5NzmTJqDo3rDJ17gy3BzsWz3ChF4yzFF4bzP-wM0g8PKfkEv_oNwDYkVge_2ZqDVSgXzz1QJwPqWc53LgjSoBdDlVRcfJ2sdHQ7cf5cgyrBJR4OAxW63hwZ7zn8w/s400/IMG_0764.JPG" /></a><br />a trip to eagle lake camp to see david (the boyfriend)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4HUN-GkaIfy-uys4rWyNs3cJ0lO-LSuMQqaEKadhCdLkrJ-3u2pZf9KD8Fk2BNB5u6uHH6dsPjYJNQP5SSXngRs1gOLSKnZXv0uJOxVhS-SJkkmmAZjm6Smm3j101-auznUeFZzSC2E/s1600/IMG_0778.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492105937425154434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4HUN-GkaIfy-uys4rWyNs3cJ0lO-LSuMQqaEKadhCdLkrJ-3u2pZf9KD8Fk2BNB5u6uHH6dsPjYJNQP5SSXngRs1gOLSKnZXv0uJOxVhS-SJkkmmAZjm6Smm3j101-auznUeFZzSC2E/s400/IMG_0778.JPG" /></a><br />mike's 1st father's day because of this little guy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41T3DJl_moI3Nrsmo-cXNe_umQikQPB8BguR8_SPqlC7Tw_h3bb8U7Y_GH8CP6_rkhXS1bBd-Va24yhHZH_Ron6gpNeGuN_aNGRbRPcC2x3EDGiVyudGbNZMKVQy9BgHXy5dIA0pYDk4/s1600/IMG_0922.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492105928297146098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41T3DJl_moI3Nrsmo-cXNe_umQikQPB8BguR8_SPqlC7Tw_h3bb8U7Y_GH8CP6_rkhXS1bBd-Va24yhHZH_Ron6gpNeGuN_aNGRbRPcC2x3EDGiVyudGbNZMKVQy9BgHXy5dIA0pYDk4/s400/IMG_0922.JPG" /></a><br />grammie's 72nd birthday<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviWHoblIBaPDMyPnpjqDWbQNXDzRsElKtJN4d6EzETGCttN99Su70egbNU6mWD6rhcs5fkoFjaE4YR1HPtZy_sY38zhVlkCoRQztzajkkpZYftnJ4p64aiW7KqCvKBK0ONUQjI9DaM9U/s1600/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492117402864139458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviWHoblIBaPDMyPnpjqDWbQNXDzRsElKtJN4d6EzETGCttN99Su70egbNU6mWD6rhcs5fkoFjaE4YR1HPtZy_sY38zhVlkCoRQztzajkkpZYftnJ4p64aiW7KqCvKBK0ONUQjI9DaM9U/s400/IMG_0919.JPG" /></a><br />lots of girls in this family<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pqNS0TRrjOEDPfYogbjiBMmONQ1wPkUx43thUNn4RcRPN56GTmTvcA3otBZjJoeo2VmURuwxveyyp8kbIa1g0c24uQjT7dmAbJ_0uc9U-uY7Oo8NR-xeNvvw9QTxS7k9cdy7xa032A0/s1600/lexie's+bday.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492108267346197506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pqNS0TRrjOEDPfYogbjiBMmONQ1wPkUx43thUNn4RcRPN56GTmTvcA3otBZjJoeo2VmURuwxveyyp8kbIa1g0c24uQjT7dmAbJ_0uc9U-uY7Oo8NR-xeNvvw9QTxS7k9cdy7xa032A0/s400/lexie's+bday.jpg" /></a><br />lexie turned 13<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvQgId19oIa4wcyJ2gEqeaOhf7X0mzgT3p4-EPG6MtuyK4-m9wRFNcPEDNOEhzSX4gWn3z6rzN7iaVdemoB3ymf9jlibgE6X1ft6DUft_o7KTrKOQP3b3BauiPHWWVXJbypCVelscHT4/s1600/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492105916606250082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvQgId19oIa4wcyJ2gEqeaOhf7X0mzgT3p4-EPG6MtuyK4-m9wRFNcPEDNOEhzSX4gWn3z6rzN7iaVdemoB3ymf9jlibgE6X1ft6DUft_o7KTrKOQP3b3BauiPHWWVXJbypCVelscHT4/s400/IMG_0950.JPG" /></a><br />our 17th anniversary - dinner at table mountain inn &<br />fireworks at bandimere speedway<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvsjD1gzIxcycsIURzALCZ0_cKE7uXPicnu7ZJeCH9R_L4ADsqwacBvzJZ8imOhh4reKqxWGAGP7eQOnLzwwOan7P1SP5SOauisoKTpyoWltYtgJArUKUdn_FfVQGjgbuIUwYvbu6Ekc/s1600/IMG_1026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492105906291700402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvsjD1gzIxcycsIURzALCZ0_cKE7uXPicnu7ZJeCH9R_L4ADsqwacBvzJZ8imOhh4reKqxWGAGP7eQOnLzwwOan7P1SP5SOauisoKTpyoWltYtgJArUKUdn_FfVQGjgbuIUwYvbu6Ekc/s400/IMG_1026.JPG" /></a><br />4th of july at jeff's house </p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9dIkUdqEI_WcSx-xCvZ7XjaJtBvYxGdL6UsXsBft1JbUuZRh_zpoE0lxQzpFgvFmAlnLIA2tPCwparwBi5ZwpeYu5vxDBSUa3A5wggj3zRfIZUU8MT3ebfmoIoM6mOKlqjxmEwvi0bk/s1600/IMG_1105.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492113542666312658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9dIkUdqEI_WcSx-xCvZ7XjaJtBvYxGdL6UsXsBft1JbUuZRh_zpoE0lxQzpFgvFmAlnLIA2tPCwparwBi5ZwpeYu5vxDBSUa3A5wggj3zRfIZUU8MT3ebfmoIoM6mOKlqjxmEwvi0bk/s400/IMG_1105.JPG" /></a><br />and since i'm the only one home this weekend...</div><br /><div align="center">a glass of red & chick flick sounds good</div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-42737539167512100062010-06-11T13:47:00.013-06:002011-05-04T21:44:19.212-06:00jordan's mini lesson<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481617331727587442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKo5ZwLy9GVx8pza26PFJ9ovYWsIcIUS_f64VjmB7_ZIr8_LyJ-CP0TAZ8Dd5bTs0i0fLHn0MhGbMLnA_WY_8U_iAAHTuwTbYdwbiYTblvKX8Fi2m40C4xheOdzf50ELntuWYY9t0sl4/s400/IMG_0760.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481617318540769298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxEdH58CaXdq5gS4CDXh34kYPFrG90CU94CLkhim_dT2s8k_fq98YY2pMHqjaP4Mr2QrT5xY9bt4ewGvHX__k-i3qOSiy5-r61zaeCb1SXqrPeezhvwY10TJmItFwLT89LmJSSJ5AvWs/s400/IMG_0757.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481610298013110642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacjGepnZnqJcbt-Z766yPXEgwtK5Vdy0fTKhUclpP01O-ZaF_MUCnA58YlP4e4DM1hO0EYWqfGJbvuW6a3v1bIHKfnArnuumMRdCoRIkwXfDw6zH2INVJpKC7v5u812teqcNeBLyTQK4/s400/IMG_0755.JPG" /> I love having a camera again. The tricky part about having a new one is learning how the lenses and all the different settings work. I think it's a lot of trial & error and, of course, practice, but I lucked out. Jordan was in town, and she gave me a "mini lesson" on Sunday after dinner. So after the rain yesterday, I tried out one of the things she showed me. I'm not really a scenery person, but it was kind of fun. Thanks Jord! I wish I could see you once a week for my own personal mini lesson.pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-16504574547665814882010-06-10T14:35:00.019-06:002011-05-04T22:04:51.305-06:00the reinvention of jillian<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZSMAj_oWNrntsHZJncOV8R6jNJAY8AmVq7k3GT0kgYo3UAM7zC6F0SzvpMW0X01PHTbq4H8elhGQ6lMnU2cOr78_Tjvhr9mAZJYKngBcPZJUSGA93YB1-U-zLXwNIehe1BZgSXKCdVY/s1600/IMG_0726+-+Copy.JPG"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><img style="WIDTH: 317px; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481252762080064562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZSMAj_oWNrntsHZJncOV8R6jNJAY8AmVq7k3GT0kgYo3UAM7zC6F0SzvpMW0X01PHTbq4H8elhGQ6lMnU2cOr78_Tjvhr9mAZJYKngBcPZJUSGA93YB1-U-zLXwNIehe1BZgSXKCdVY/s400/IMG_0726+-+Copy.JPG" /></span></a></p><br /><p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 316px; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603074986055217682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMX3Xpo7pZfqDW8QKLK4p58yIxLQZsxnN9KRSMiBXKRS0WK4bODsk2tPMYcsFMEoJoAWxt7aQyY1O1NCeG4P7T_CMzdEi1rZ9AwuOAEP_OifK2J4NiwVDs6vjPiD0lWJzPrxnLAlBp4U/s400/IMG_0736.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3C3REfeotQqCOOlmzsqnZVPZRGrsehbXoBAlPGxchXfZmqL1HIpzT9GUmH1QetQxM34obtzlmAKDE6fiVWcXQiUe-OdUqHCCtaXL_yPsgxnFHYOMO9bWtNRW311uHqVjVf_lwhywx0I/s1600/IMG_0729+-+Copy.JPG"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><img style="WIDTH: 317px; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481252299758613986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3C3REfeotQqCOOlmzsqnZVPZRGrsehbXoBAlPGxchXfZmqL1HIpzT9GUmH1QetQxM34obtzlmAKDE6fiVWcXQiUe-OdUqHCCtaXL_yPsgxnFHYOMO9bWtNRW311uHqVjVf_lwhywx0I/s400/IMG_0729+-+Copy.JPG" /></span></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrUNuZrHPLd8xyLTSJ5_tAUsZthATTq8BoPmrlEB8AxJrHN1V4DbGUewCy-Y5T7-LS5VtsS5LfkfxAagZT_25UznzmmIb-jzeTHwFNVsMUxjDzGOq6rpjFEo9u5pN4VM5UCkL6Mxlkho/s1600/IMG_0743+-+Copy.JPG"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><img style="WIDTH: 325px; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481252320056863314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrUNuZrHPLd8xyLTSJ5_tAUsZthATTq8BoPmrlEB8AxJrHN1V4DbGUewCy-Y5T7-LS5VtsS5LfkfxAagZT_25UznzmmIb-jzeTHwFNVsMUxjDzGOq6rpjFEo9u5pN4VM5UCkL6Mxlkho/s400/IMG_0743+-+Copy.JPG" /></span></a></p><br /><p align="left">Jillian is off to Holland with girls from the Kent Denver Field Hockey team and a small group of other 7th graders. She will get the opportunity to learn from some of the best players around...and it will just be a ton of fun too!</p><br /><p align="left"><br />When Mallory was 11 she jumped at the chance to go to Taipei with a school group from St. Peters, and Peter and I weren't sure if Jillian would ever make a trip like that on her own. We were so excited that she really wanted to go and we had the money to send her. I think having friends on the team and having coaches that she knows and trusts made the decision that much easier.<br /><br />We said our good-byes with only a couple of tears from Jilly, and then she was off with Kennedy & Sterre...without looking back. God has given me such a peace about her trip. I am so excited for her and feel so blessed to be able to give her this experience. Peter calls it the "reinvention of Jillian" as she ventures out and tries new things. We are so proud of her and know that she will have a fabulous time. </p>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-36752520345564941392010-06-06T15:45:00.008-06:002011-05-04T21:47:39.196-06:00reese<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpftBRfHbl7W1jr8AJ8ElVvhCrJoGRPMTUmDlEj5_fDqI2tLP_8AEV0u6AMoUa_wKeydahYols3MHmxRcJ6mnNpOLkplMv6b2ECzHVpcNeJ5lNOzZhriDD9uZHlhCQ84iRjsH0OEPF08/s1600/IMG_0681+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479781749569503202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpftBRfHbl7W1jr8AJ8ElVvhCrJoGRPMTUmDlEj5_fDqI2tLP_8AEV0u6AMoUa_wKeydahYols3MHmxRcJ6mnNpOLkplMv6b2ECzHVpcNeJ5lNOzZhriDD9uZHlhCQ84iRjsH0OEPF08/s400/IMG_0681+-+Copy.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthRn9lcv1EOX88VP48FClsbRy-AlJKM3anb7JerwMByYLRdsuWMkqC0RWxImejk30am6YrcaKMmgaoTvsl90NP5JUOyUEYvOu-3A0F_7H8dpMT56-R3QUSw7Cmvv7u30nkxby9CYQ2g4/s1600/water+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478290053610077634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDIPPXWA0OkhMU8ZFgHU7oW1XIemJHdnAsfOmSaJo9ecoI6XSmkUXmj8CfiItIOoKLr_K8PC0bHl9Wp3XlZ4DjeWyq6VZRsKYXCEC-u_6r7m8pV9aeR29t-HxC0zSlWcUw6SvSzzvE8k/s400/IMG_0568.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="left">Last year over Memorial Day weekend, Peter & I went to see Jillian play field hockey in California in the Cal Cup tournament. This year Mallory played on Club Lewy's U19 team, and Jilly played on their U14 team - so we all went. It was a fun weekend of sunshine, field hockey, time together & making new friends!<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWseus_U-pyTRnu_SRHuePl01unmHl_-GEGIqdKCrZHbY-DHZLJJWz2XMruLh-UFHHClu-FuPFc3fqxMGxVft3e7Zd4t97h3pWWmZTAptziKz0Mn8f_qMY2WMwkfpLb_Jozmr7NMt-1pM/s1600/IMG_0621.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 324px; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478287003573048690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWseus_U-pyTRnu_SRHuePl01unmHl_-GEGIqdKCrZHbY-DHZLJJWz2XMruLh-UFHHClu-FuPFc3fqxMGxVft3e7Zd4t97h3pWWmZTAptziKz0Mn8f_qMY2WMwkfpLb_Jozmr7NMt-1pM/s400/IMG_0621.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cHaVkv6HHas0gQ-7cob4-6PqL4QN_iTWtuw3hsUrLYQBicBoci_aNCH-hG5moLtHmNaynXs-kOA7HxuXV0i5kIVIrUuZaMxYkoqT1DjMeH7Lt3ddgiEuPjvM7JyIKOwNiW5Qpjovtfo/s1600/IMG_0607.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 332px; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478286998276198226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cHaVkv6HHas0gQ-7cob4-6PqL4QN_iTWtuw3hsUrLYQBicBoci_aNCH-hG5moLtHmNaynXs-kOA7HxuXV0i5kIVIrUuZaMxYkoqT1DjMeH7Lt3ddgiEuPjvM7JyIKOwNiW5Qpjovtfo/s400/IMG_0607.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDA2p2BCCnKUpBPpdildtEQueI9d4P4nsIT6SQ3Y7rBVdzUgefdOFF1N70a9c7wsVM1UEEe4nF-r_DWYnKsF8s8z3xjVxxWxoEjMy4u80Z70a-avVhD5GKgUC1bQGrJcEewKyx6uAb5I/s1600/IMG_0467.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 328px; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478287391281176722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDA2p2BCCnKUpBPpdildtEQueI9d4P4nsIT6SQ3Y7rBVdzUgefdOFF1N70a9c7wsVM1UEEe4nF-r_DWYnKsF8s8z3xjVxxWxoEjMy4u80Z70a-avVhD5GKgUC1bQGrJcEewKyx6uAb5I/s400/IMG_0467.JPG" /></a> <img style="WIDTH: 333px; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478286986987157666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfRCmeL65WOxRK4XXKTNCq2uFjiddYMSE2e5-5iALzh72XpNUqnOWKrxT3OZhytzqSHCpZP2FSwUZwPN9XT0STsdiFyKuljEXPn40W0WfmIDai2P-r-84m3eWPuQJq95M5cfxbvhZB88/s400/IMG_0469.JPG" /></span></p>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-72008075251743509302010-05-20T10:33:00.011-06:002011-05-04T22:05:26.366-06:00a job well done<p align="left">Jillian is such a diligent, conscientious worker and aims for perfection in all she does. I love seeing her hard work recognized and rewarded. Her middle school has over 400 7th graders, so receiving one of only a few awards given, is really quite an honor.<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Td-eGtQcT0TAB7sBi1fdSiXk-fWKtc-1Pu8LF9btfyUdxdlWF8zmsWNxOD1agZWudyxpG_ruTjxhUOjqyuOxBoEwtBxqI-1Y1p9F35KTAa4_AGsz6sn38Y36YV2WBA1dw7QI29izZaQ/s1600/IMG_0366.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473392034175430258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Td-eGtQcT0TAB7sBi1fdSiXk-fWKtc-1Pu8LF9btfyUdxdlWF8zmsWNxOD1agZWudyxpG_ruTjxhUOjqyuOxBoEwtBxqI-1Y1p9F35KTAa4_AGsz6sn38Y36YV2WBA1dw7QI29izZaQ/s400/IMG_0366.JPG" /></span></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span >Jillian & her friend, Alex, at the 7th grade awards breakfast.</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span >So very proud of you both!</span></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-54910031502574550192010-05-10T17:51:00.007-06:002011-05-04T22:05:43.073-06:00the red plate<span >As I was washing this plate this morning, I was reminded of all the occasions that it has come out of the box and placed on our table. I love my red plate. My mom gave it to me the year Mallory was born, and I love that it is part of our family on our very special days. I love that the girls expect it, and I love that Jillian remembered to get it out for me to use when she cooked Mother's Day brekky yesterday.</span> <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MkW4msUIOfxxZptBOIW9s9yGwLxxP6AkKfXqbEiXtxsfP01JLfto7g74D5Sl6LCkzQXwJ3Lx7kfNq5HQLzKutbvRJuUicnz_Gc2YC9d8IsONAved1djcbAQ06UZ9maptK6MxpDbZZK0/s1600/IMG_0109.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469801385560196674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MkW4msUIOfxxZptBOIW9s9yGwLxxP6AkKfXqbEiXtxsfP01JLfto7g74D5Sl6LCkzQXwJ3Lx7kfNq5HQLzKutbvRJuUicnz_Gc2YC9d8IsONAved1djcbAQ06UZ9maptK6MxpDbZZK0/s400/IMG_0109.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-55421711268427907122010-05-09T18:28:00.007-06:002010-05-09T19:23:27.339-06:00hello again & happy mother's day<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So it's been a VERY long time since I've posted - not because nothing has happened. In fact, I feel like it's all happening, and some days I feel like I can't keep up. It's all good though, and I wouldn't trade this season of our lives for anything. It's a joy and a pleasure (at least most days) to be Mallory & Jillian's mom, and I know that in 5 years when both girls have left the house for college, I will miss these days.<br /><br />Peter and I have much to be thankful for when it comes to our girls, and on this day that we celebrate mothers, I would love to celebrate the things these past few months that make M & J amazing daughters.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mwYDCVy0iRamQjaNaKfcldJcCZ0yv_bqRugjLoY07MhNE3JbzM5AGOsHe55PaL-vRHVoiQ7yElNXvjnOiFkfr1TfFp5cnFhGbCy8akt1FY-BAMVoTM1Tgow4JYsjqJEhuYhI8Jyr-eo/s1600/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469445340028058962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mwYDCVy0iRamQjaNaKfcldJcCZ0yv_bqRugjLoY07MhNE3JbzM5AGOsHe55PaL-vRHVoiQ7yElNXvjnOiFkfr1TfFp5cnFhGbCy8akt1FY-BAMVoTM1Tgow4JYsjqJEhuYhI8Jyr-eo/s400/IMG_0072.JPG" /></a></span></p><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>MALLORY:</strong> selected to go to State Federation for piano, choir finished first in state, lettered in academics (didn't know you could do that), made the decision to commit to the final 2 years of the International Baccalaureate Program, completed her first AP exam in US History, becoming a confident & skilled driver of both of the family vehicles, continues to develop encouraging and positive relationships with great girls...and a certain boy </div></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4I9FtryA9OdN792wd1aJXJxhtYj5YtfO1JNXZXncHT69haDC8LrfBQBG7KKQrYjJ9KCCYWR63KkMRIDFGdR97B4nImaTdOlTPNiC3Vpp1TrhkJELqmQJOxXS4PQb2Q2_ZvJkw16aWZc/s1600/IMG_0076.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469444927452428322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4I9FtryA9OdN792wd1aJXJxhtYj5YtfO1JNXZXncHT69haDC8LrfBQBG7KKQrYjJ9KCCYWR63KkMRIDFGdR97B4nImaTdOlTPNiC3Vpp1TrhkJELqmQJOxXS4PQb2Q2_ZvJkw16aWZc/s400/IMG_0076.JPG" /></a></span></p><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>JILLIAN:</strong> selected to go to State Federation for piano, selected for National Junior Honor Society with a 4.0 for the last two terms, just completed the Futures program for the US Field Hockey Olympic Development Program & is heading to St. Louis to compete in the Regional Futures tournament, soccer team is undefeated (wins & ties but no losses), had her first babysitting job & is becoming a great cook</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>...and thank you to my girls and my wonderful husband (& advice from Jordan & Sharla) for my new Canon DSLR. It's an EOS Rebel XS - though I don't know what that means, I know it's awesome. I have been without a camera since June when "we" left it on the plane on our trip to Florida, and I am looking forward to capturing the moments & details that tell our family's story.</em></strong> </span></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-59688443293896563852010-01-25T08:50:00.010-07:002010-07-09T20:21:43.808-06:00not captured but remembered<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtJLBD8RBSrINOzAQU1_wLGooOaDT5J5-qyEXEnlsWzkM34yQq7822VnMYgy-T9iRepsShequ-VRPj-mxWkaFOhVgwOnf0OLiTJz3fKN5FQ6E7-be0DxKVTMnFZKatx0uzKi8lC1VLi4/s1600-h/photo+frame+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 113px; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430719576151896306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtJLBD8RBSrINOzAQU1_wLGooOaDT5J5-qyEXEnlsWzkM34yQq7822VnMYgy-T9iRepsShequ-VRPj-mxWkaFOhVgwOnf0OLiTJz3fKN5FQ6E7-be0DxKVTMnFZKatx0uzKi8lC1VLi4/s400/photo+frame+1.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1deGfvqdVnpAAdvv3W8krx2tV4dgNJzDTeQREEk0QxfojUMOcEmF4HFHaK2UqSX_ta5mCNLybbEtGCwqmlIlwiJLHLJW19fualPEf21wu6IRzHje9LYmSaWwUrYEOULXKvRjQtDPA0A/s1600-h/photo+frame+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 113px; 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HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430716021905597938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglp1bN6M8xPGVyelmQjnET8lh4_NhnxJPLYJEwWxXHfADC6l2wxXA_euJwLQevpbzZXD9rhvoK83FxWk49NhKqa4TG_UJIeAcq7WvumF6jbd1XAcZ6X9YZ7Vkw9fwuT66ksBS4nI3JSpk/s400/photo+frame+1.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We have just returned from our 2nd trip to Sol Vista with the other 3 families in our small group, and while I am so glad to be sleeping in my own bed, it was a great weekend with great friends.<br /><br /><strong>Here is my top ten list:</strong><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">10. listening to Jillian & Anna play Mario Cart on the xbox in the loft<br />9. eating popcorn (even the "angry housewife" kind)<br />8. hearing Mallory say "I love Sharolyn" because they stopped at the thrift store in Granby that she also wanted to go to (purchased a $3.50 belt)<br />7. having a real wood burning fire in the condo<br />6. shopping at City Market w/ the Wilkins for dinner after leaving a restaurant because it was pricey<br />5. watching Hope for Haiti w/ everyone on Friday night<br />4. staying in a ski-in/ski-out condo w/ the Wilkin family<br />3. living in my pjs all day on Saturday<br />2. learning to play Wizard & winning the game before we left w/ an amazing score<br />1. having a dinner (chicken posole & taco soup) w/ everyone after a day of skiing & snowboarding<br /><br />Notice the empty photo frames where all of my fabulous photos should be...the thing is, I guess we were having so much fun we forgot to take a single picture to capture those moments. Sad, I know, especially when there were two available cameras on the trip.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-23102247747886366282010-01-07T08:39:00.003-07:002010-01-07T08:52:01.164-07:00just meI have the entire house all to myself ALL.DAY.LONG. While this doesn't quite match yesterday's title of "best day of the year", it's still pretty awesome. I don't get this opportunity very often, so I'm definitely going to enjoy it.<br /><br />I think I'll turn on some music, stay in my jammies (at least until I have to pick up Jilly from school) & start on that list of things that I need to do. It's gonna be great!pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-2298122877011183052010-01-06T21:18:00.006-07:002010-01-06T21:46:32.021-07:00a date - all.day.long<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTEVJvWJ1iym7dp-cfSxU9AirOiQ5Cog93rwNRyUQYZQRWpaip7hop36dVOLTmfIi9sHdiKTTd37Hf2B86Odg4-oc55MsYk_9SyMFZf_iMgPqndH08uoKrH53WoA69lvIAW3nuNHoxLw/s1600-h/000_0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423854555573395538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 379px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTEVJvWJ1iym7dp-cfSxU9AirOiQ5Cog93rwNRyUQYZQRWpaip7hop36dVOLTmfIi9sHdiKTTd37Hf2B86Odg4-oc55MsYk_9SyMFZf_iMgPqndH08uoKrH53WoA69lvIAW3nuNHoxLw/s400/000_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today was the best day of the year. I know, I know - you're thinking that it's only 6 days into the year so it's really not that big of a deal. I'll say it again though. Today was the best day of the year - not because of anything spectacular or grandiose and certainly not because of the weather (it's cold & miserable!!!), but simply because Peter took the day off to spend it with <strong>ME</strong>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The girls went back to school today, and we got to hang out together all. day. long. I cooked breakfast (which in itself is a big deal because Peter & the girls will tell you that it doesn't happen often), and we got to have coffee together and chat before the day really started. First, we went to Home Depot (really hot date spot - ha ha) and bought stuff to fix the heating vents and lights for the kitchen finally. Next, we went to the Eddie Bauer outlet at Colorado Mills and got to do a little shopping just for us - no girls this time. Then, we had lunch at Mimi's Cafe - yes, with all the grandmas & grandpas. We felt so youthful. :) Finally, we went to Sur Le Table to exchange my new cutting board for something bigger and DSW to shop for shoes. They didn't have the one I was looking for, but Peter found a pair of shoes.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So you see, it was not a day of huge gestures or big adventures. It was a day that my husband chose to spend with just me, and that in itself made it wonderful.</span></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-6295683222009665292009-12-29T10:29:00.022-07:002009-12-30T12:20:11.549-07:00¿Dónde está la fiesta?<p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">t-shirts that jenny & I made for everyone on the trip<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...the front had a sombrero with the words cancun 2009<br />celebrating jerry 50 years...</p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbgfdnJesvDxJppY_7xZqosfqWOuZU9GVs1H180CsynO05MSEOWbBnlGf7HM00jG_Dz0wAE472sVTDr2F097i1k3avZDHSkrrEWpE5NHalWmTdbS351i2fvnI1NJE-HSinEPmjOxxoNQ/s1600-h/DSCF0382.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420734509759487138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbgfdnJesvDxJppY_7xZqosfqWOuZU9GVs1H180CsynO05MSEOWbBnlGf7HM00jG_Dz0wAE472sVTDr2F097i1k3avZDHSkrrEWpE5NHalWmTdbS351i2fvnI1NJE-HSinEPmjOxxoNQ/s400/DSCF0382.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></span></p><p align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Wow! I can't believe that it's been a month since I last blogged and that the new year is just a couple of days away. Life has just been happening at our house, and I'm amazed at what one can cram into a single month. Today Jillian and I are watching Reese so I have some time to breathe s...l...o...w...l....y... and blog.</span></p><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This month for us has really been all about family. It's times like this that I am so glad to be back in Colorado near my family, and when it's snowy & cold and I'm longing for the warm, tropical Queensland weather, I remind myself of that. December started off with Christmas decorations, cards & shopping for presents; lots of work for me; Mallory's Christmas concert (spectacular as always); Jillian's honor roll assembly (straight A's for this girl); and the farewell to Peter's Saab (totaled the day before our vacation).</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our final vacation this year was by far my favorite. We embarked on a "Shrader" first and all went on a trip together to Cancun to celebrate my oldest brother, Jerry's, 50th birthday. My entire family (except my youngest brother's family & my 2 older nieces) checked into the Casa Magna Marriott for a week of sand, sun & surf...oh, and daiquiris, margaritas & cervezas by the pool. It was an amazing week, and I loved hanging out with my family. We can't wait to do it again in 2 years when Jeff turns 50 & Jenny turns 40.</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC0mD7-Fd33i4QwQ1iagVV7BohD-CNVK37vY4AtALm4F4VMCQ9A98qh0feKh6HJ1lmEKEXrT2Y4SeCJ8MugZZclEJHDKxPzRedX7hxT9i0c1GtTZ3RHG0QviKGWiZI9mTGhpzmNGxhgg/s1600-h/DSC04192.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420733014601874066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC0mD7-Fd33i4QwQ1iagVV7BohD-CNVK37vY4AtALm4F4VMCQ9A98qh0feKh6HJ1lmEKEXrT2Y4SeCJ8MugZZclEJHDKxPzRedX7hxT9i0c1GtTZ3RHG0QviKGWiZI9mTGhpzmNGxhgg/s400/DSC04192.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />the coolest car there (says mallory)</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkjh_IjWYlZntGNUsscMLRM87BOAFUsCCO0Puj_U8hg0C4su4grPKQ7nsKdLPeNkvaSPvyLuwEsphfC4D3Fx1eO4oeaX4KwwbsNxXa1MoZ8oankAuMs40Bqrf75XLWoeg8wWr2MspJuA/s1600-h/DSCF0291.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420734498312584914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkjh_IjWYlZntGNUsscMLRM87BOAFUsCCO0Puj_U8hg0C4su4grPKQ7nsKdLPeNkvaSPvyLuwEsphfC4D3Fx1eO4oeaX4KwwbsNxXa1MoZ8oankAuMs40Bqrf75XLWoeg8wWr2MspJuA/s400/DSCF0291.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />reese's first vacation & it was a big one<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlJyoim4biWEyfRYzHyv6xrp8X7HjcvANNIukQJHP-5Y9NBdMxhKV4zOYG9FQRLMUR5VHx_iZOs6WAjeAleSS8TFC-gihskW5etA7dn2Xi5Gu8eFGRiGseQkeUo1Au6HiPVguwqDqSBw/s1600-h/DSC04158.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420731904517894306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlJyoim4biWEyfRYzHyv6xrp8X7HjcvANNIukQJHP-5Y9NBdMxhKV4zOYG9FQRLMUR5VHx_iZOs6WAjeAleSS8TFC-gihskW5etA7dn2Xi5Gu8eFGRiGseQkeUo1Au6HiPVguwqDqSBw/s400/DSC04158.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">all 24 of us in the lobby of the Casa Magna Marriott<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzL0Y5Zw7kDmPypqsRUs8pnwi_rAygI1ABjbBANVlBRD6g1YDj_kj6HQc0h-V-Ak-zi10ilJC-A_-LgMd5hnpM-ok5sGq7tn9NyoDsPP8yTlrNHKX_A8-vbQrVsFNVgnGDpCQQjvAHe4/s1600-h/DSC04150.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420751573089543042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzL0Y5Zw7kDmPypqsRUs8pnwi_rAygI1ABjbBANVlBRD6g1YDj_kj6HQc0h-V-Ak-zi10ilJC-A_-LgMd5hnpM-ok5sGq7tn9NyoDsPP8yTlrNHKX_A8-vbQrVsFNVgnGDpCQQjvAHe4/s400/DSC04150.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">my girls & me</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tbUUn38xz6j90bMRWNRc3g1qCVvRSa81SnX5VOKW4vodDUSiDL3QZYvZkl-zZjKNit8mykORDvnqL9-SlHFHj-9WYQupFBZg85uUtcjBxq0kuAAK_70FfHv1CKgfZ9-tbaDaiD25tng/s1600-h/DSC04170.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420731911409085298" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tbUUn38xz6j90bMRWNRc3g1qCVvRSa81SnX5VOKW4vodDUSiDL3QZYvZkl-zZjKNit8mykORDvnqL9-SlHFHj-9WYQupFBZg85uUtcjBxq0kuAAK_70FfHv1CKgfZ9-tbaDaiD25tng/s400/DSC04170.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">peter & his girls<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlP3Jztro5rP99CfhnJnXngPWWpj6_q0nSFKepMt9sy3_U7UPbtFL_MieyaMKx01L-bB3QPJ1iJ5bw_4tQVOXEc7Zwm28Ht1mIMyJmUcbpOqFXY1-d2Rf4XOyklZkPRF4Nku6SavuBIk/s1600-h/DSC04137.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420731892301565234" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlP3Jztro5rP99CfhnJnXngPWWpj6_q0nSFKepMt9sy3_U7UPbtFL_MieyaMKx01L-bB3QPJ1iJ5bw_4tQVOXEc7Zwm28Ht1mIMyJmUcbpOqFXY1-d2Rf4XOyklZkPRF4Nku6SavuBIk/s400/DSC04137.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">my sisters - heather, jenny & jana</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNkBYTv6aBtF4Bj0dX9PioifUirgOGaDYe_YSLfK0N-uY8MBD1i89g-FG4hkVU4OTD8PNp_AsOVeB3aUB8sIT_Pvs2F1iXlhrK02HFth0yY9n5NL6PjKYZO4Dwp27ND3rk2O3oG-JqIU/s1600-h/DSC04148.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420733004810236226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNkBYTv6aBtF4Bj0dX9PioifUirgOGaDYe_YSLfK0N-uY8MBD1i89g-FG4hkVU4OTD8PNp_AsOVeB3aUB8sIT_Pvs2F1iXlhrK02HFth0yY9n5NL6PjKYZO4Dwp27ND3rk2O3oG-JqIU/s400/DSC04148.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">grammie w/ all the grandsons<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsuPiAjqIAQeF0HHJABy5l4cmgx0IBsXo5DRcT99sRAtjWcofAp30u3XCkj0MhqDnu8hO7meY_2F30ksEaZ0J-yd06c4k-_phvSzs-zP0XuTUXTMGF9Q7JgfmZ8UNqqseIx9ccCdAxiM/s1600-h/DSC04056.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420731882359112242" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsuPiAjqIAQeF0HHJABy5l4cmgx0IBsXo5DRcT99sRAtjWcofAp30u3XCkj0MhqDnu8hO7meY_2F30ksEaZ0J-yd06c4k-_phvSzs-zP0XuTUXTMGF9Q7JgfmZ8UNqqseIx9ccCdAxiM/s400/DSC04056.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the younger grandchildren<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOh2kMBV_zg4snH6YLIMm1O1JsTRhu-w0GH9Wf3iCFqGglN8Ago11CFE9TKWYd2Fg0Ixuu0Co3sgZS-yKGYLqXLSuQel07NCh6jnZM3_I8yf_MIZ6nkAVDUNGuOG-xwe_81n_jR0VL5c/s1600-h/DSC04011.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420733026695079362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOh2kMBV_zg4snH6YLIMm1O1JsTRhu-w0GH9Wf3iCFqGglN8Ago11CFE9TKWYd2Fg0Ixuu0Co3sgZS-yKGYLqXLSuQel07NCh6jnZM3_I8yf_MIZ6nkAVDUNGuOG-xwe_81n_jR0VL5c/s400/DSC04011.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the water<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvs4WrkmgVSxcrDxG_91uzKSvJZmx39d6F3n0reSZX0i7Ek8IvnoUdqSGE2PFbnCdFswcU6eIBVEYI4VZsGAfqf9JAJyAMi71vp76NNz3dTavZSxBjOw-NUu0rxcxeF9Bwd3aNLbPtWo/s1600-h/DSC04200.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420733015573568866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvs4WrkmgVSxcrDxG_91uzKSvJZmx39d6F3n0reSZX0i7Ek8IvnoUdqSGE2PFbnCdFswcU6eIBVEYI4VZsGAfqf9JAJyAMi71vp76NNz3dTavZSxBjOw-NUu0rxcxeF9Bwd3aNLbPtWo/s400/DSC04200.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">lunch at a local restaurant in downtown cancun<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PifqD5aIIN-EhddFVOCrkQ-gGvhkOULBy5mqrblmC8XXPBhqFY2vF8rEUr79kl2BBrVOueYbtniUKR6XVMslwLg-cK0HWDx_4xJkydqpm6WGpyW-jXLHs2pUQJViIPQ_0L_SlNSTrBs/s1600-h/DSCF0361.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420734501821352594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PifqD5aIIN-EhddFVOCrkQ-gGvhkOULBy5mqrblmC8XXPBhqFY2vF8rEUr79kl2BBrVOueYbtniUKR6XVMslwLg-cK0HWDx_4xJkydqpm6WGpyW-jXLHs2pUQJViIPQ_0L_SlNSTrBs/s400/DSCF0361.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the view from our balcony - gorgeous!<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXDfOZy0Lt7EU89b5LBjjYWEhXt3dK3JFpER_O3OJ9VWUCSd051-VdcwTe8r10QyG6Pj-Y6cI6vDjYXPhkB2tXbiI1SHgZq9ip3Y4TU92pdNMGoLB_vlhlHI0BnMK6sZXR7vQtR4qv44/s1600-h/DSC04218.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420733021534613762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXDfOZy0Lt7EU89b5LBjjYWEhXt3dK3JFpER_O3OJ9VWUCSd051-VdcwTe8r10QyG6Pj-Y6cI6vDjYXPhkB2tXbiI1SHgZq9ip3Y4TU92pdNMGoLB_vlhlHI0BnMK6sZXR7vQtR4qv44/s400/DSC04218.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the last day</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We arrived home late Christmas Eve, had to scrape the ice off of the car & re-adjust to the cold temperature, but there's nothing quite like waking up on Christmas morning in the comfort of home. The four of us opened presents, had an Aussie breakfast & relaxed before heading to my mom's house in the afternoon. This year we didn't exchange gifts with the extended family but still did our Shrader family $10 gift exchange. This is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. My other favorite part of Christmas is celebrating the birth of a baby born long ago. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX17WMyzdsVMlHrZO9thVhr-E04nhBzlXTA3RJFvcF0L9CT1I4u-YQWv9APTTz34Ip0Dv3R6PK0bgSVwoVNS2Ur6lZH1Bg6Ob5XL4YF886Qq4U8l4Zch_-7m0UGD97kYxffJ86UDW67Ww/s1600-h/DSC04325.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420734512419464082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX17WMyzdsVMlHrZO9thVhr-E04nhBzlXTA3RJFvcF0L9CT1I4u-YQWv9APTTz34Ip0Dv3R6PK0bgSVwoVNS2Ur6lZH1Bg6Ob5XL4YF886Qq4U8l4Zch_-7m0UGD97kYxffJ86UDW67Ww/s400/DSC04325.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEIswSogsy3M8SOaExtR7kFolXHWQyPzBma-tUWFwT-lLItX9BMqepe5a24HlQ4Ux6-ZPutCGJCi_xFyPvq2VhvEoz8uLh9v8TFsgEwaDY8_z9dR-femiHJ3eqvCGadr9Ujxp2YqBiWo/s1600-h/DSCF0465.JPG"></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">playing apples to apples</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7zfgRX8HOnXQFF23MTDcwktPJB5qO7YoieY0XqQyPkLyVoJBbq4tk1OGaz1yVDVFB8Cm-CK2l_Ot-Ol2eGQXW0knwnwmCMUYx30Y43CF1xxx6kPAlZgNChByLgLY9X6C5AukkKWYtzs/s1600-h/DSC04334.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420738064060294226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7zfgRX8HOnXQFF23MTDcwktPJB5qO7YoieY0XqQyPkLyVoJBbq4tk1OGaz1yVDVFB8Cm-CK2l_Ot-Ol2eGQXW0knwnwmCMUYx30Y43CF1xxx6kPAlZgNChByLgLY9X6C5AukkKWYtzs/s400/DSC04334.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the shrader family gift exchange</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEIswSogsy3M8SOaExtR7kFolXHWQyPzBma-tUWFwT-lLItX9BMqepe5a24HlQ4Ux6-ZPutCGJCi_xFyPvq2VhvEoz8uLh9v8TFsgEwaDY8_z9dR-femiHJ3eqvCGadr9Ujxp2YqBiWo/s1600-h/DSCF0465.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420738075491260146" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEIswSogsy3M8SOaExtR7kFolXHWQyPzBma-tUWFwT-lLItX9BMqepe5a24HlQ4Ux6-ZPutCGJCi_xFyPvq2VhvEoz8uLh9v8TFsgEwaDY8_z9dR-femiHJ3eqvCGadr9Ujxp2YqBiWo/s400/DSCF0465.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nacho libre masks from mexico</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkNBo8GmZxRfttMWx1dX-MdEx9IvMbmZe4aJaSUOLmhfwsrAw3DzykDCKoL-StogYjCzSiI3JXkqbipsMwUfO20oZG8F9N7PwYOMKbqFKF8QS8dG_NCqcyoAMTsqW1hrUBqIIdYF-Cpo/s1600-h/DSCF0495.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420734521968829634" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkNBo8GmZxRfttMWx1dX-MdEx9IvMbmZe4aJaSUOLmhfwsrAw3DzykDCKoL-StogYjCzSiI3JXkqbipsMwUfO20oZG8F9N7PwYOMKbqFKF8QS8dG_NCqcyoAMTsqW1hrUBqIIdYF-Cpo/s400/DSCF0495.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">the perfect gift for adam</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt7IP3nHOl6s4B9nknZMY0mqmErS5O1c4RKuI37FiHxEM8NJs2hTk2CrrWEPkZx_MiYCqdnQbTc0BZ79O17TeZHuS3T3UR3NOuYNP7v6sgBrJ89HdVpSPSBb_tlL4vKU_UISI6O0dc8s/s1600-h/DSC04349.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420738068660151250" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt7IP3nHOl6s4B9nknZMY0mqmErS5O1c4RKuI37FiHxEM8NJs2hTk2CrrWEPkZx_MiYCqdnQbTc0BZ79O17TeZHuS3T3UR3NOuYNP7v6sgBrJ89HdVpSPSBb_tlL4vKU_UISI6O0dc8s/s400/DSC04349.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindfbg5jPQfI_FxIkKXH_iRpZoJFzKOICw6ACgL6yQ8Y7PSx2saNMqCBLtjA0VAAPD5JU-W0RQSl-XNdqEXtTSraFw9eOZQil88UvfPglkMyUKtqBA46yHzxort67kKO1DPU-G4QIHftM/s1600-h/DSCF0501.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420738085427109218" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindfbg5jPQfI_FxIkKXH_iRpZoJFzKOICw6ACgL6yQ8Y7PSx2saNMqCBLtjA0VAAPD5JU-W0RQSl-XNdqEXtTSraFw9eOZQil88UvfPglkMyUKtqBA46yHzxort67kKO1DPU-G4QIHftM/s400/DSCF0501.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">snuggie winners.........................and............. the cutest little santa EVER</span></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-27552512610692358902009-11-29T21:36:00.012-07:002009-11-30T08:04:19.352-07:00a weekend of thankfulness & preparation<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it was a very special one with all of my brothers and sisters together for the first time in over 10 years. It was also bittersweet with several family members missing. Peter was in Calgary, a few neices & nephews were away and even more noticeable was the absence of my sister in-law Karla as we celebrated Thanksgiving with Jeff, Courtney & Carrie in their home. Because there are so many of us, we are usually spread out and take up several different tables, but for the very first time, all 30 of us sat at one long table. It was quite amazing to look up and down the table and be among the people who have most shaped my life. I love my large and fun family.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ns-nMF0eBl17QlZdKqcEHXfq-WD2kHYTvZ4Q0KpMwm5gOZadfenpodNeHCXV1uk1z6VKCE2WIg8uTLGuWAR-ZboyI2FtAcE_iKoM5aru8QXMSRp2tQUe9pp4O3cjXgZQERZ7lzYErgA/s1600/DSC03694.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409758405414652866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ns-nMF0eBl17QlZdKqcEHXfq-WD2kHYTvZ4Q0KpMwm5gOZadfenpodNeHCXV1uk1z6VKCE2WIg8uTLGuWAR-ZboyI2FtAcE_iKoM5aru8QXMSRp2tQUe9pp4O3cjXgZQERZ7lzYErgA/s400/DSC03694.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div>a table for 30<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscGw5GgBd-pVkI2a4e5VAFFj4W49oaqZYzm2tIhqUdQ0k6-w6w7y6JDqP9q8WjrnEMMC0gnk_oOuAaEdbN5OL8bNdny6azihueqWbBG7szR0i-69q6l88hLgWccuIK2Y260eEz87LKNo/s1600/DSC03707.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409758410677657282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscGw5GgBd-pVkI2a4e5VAFFj4W49oaqZYzm2tIhqUdQ0k6-w6w7y6JDqP9q8WjrnEMMC0gnk_oOuAaEdbN5OL8bNdny6azihueqWbBG7szR0i-69q6l88hLgWccuIK2Y260eEz87LKNo/s400/DSC03707.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br />11 out of 15 grandkids<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7K6rDxtulNzP9KeKbUszEa66z5TmD8OJeoEoMHmJkK25C6Do4UX_mCO4BK0qvd1rRQxY7Q1RKgC8JYZGAkGcAT6GTbgO80HRtGPqWQdjoyxOhsC03av9t5a5iNysXxW8_mjdGciwCn8/s1600/DSC03711.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409758417046308946" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7K6rDxtulNzP9KeKbUszEa66z5TmD8OJeoEoMHmJkK25C6Do4UX_mCO4BK0qvd1rRQxY7Q1RKgC8JYZGAkGcAT6GTbgO80HRtGPqWQdjoyxOhsC03av9t5a5iNysXxW8_mjdGciwCn8/s400/DSC03711.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div>all 8 shrader kids<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFJDkaZubhXiwLUdPouvilpU73MLgLCr_c6WtjZW2JiKPx3GLE3N2cocHrbB-GKfRoh_UFvrwGa6Maumloje8AemhgrLmZmR6qMwd2G6vhjpJxfDdNgxokWS31FM1OD4Dey23DbL5e7A/s1600/DSC03725.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409758423380140914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFJDkaZubhXiwLUdPouvilpU73MLgLCr_c6WtjZW2JiKPx3GLE3N2cocHrbB-GKfRoh_UFvrwGa6Maumloje8AemhgrLmZmR6qMwd2G6vhjpJxfDdNgxokWS31FM1OD4Dey23DbL5e7A/s400/DSC03725.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br />mal & jilly w/ reese (the newest grandchild)</div><div></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Peter arrived home from his trip from Calgary yesterday. After unpacking, re-packing, putting up the Christmas tree, hanging the outdoor lights, decorating the house, writing our family Christmas letter, visiting with family, eating & sleeping, his 24 hrs at home were over, and he was off for another week in Calgary. We crammed a ton into his short time at home, and now it's beginning to feel like Christmas at our house. I love this time of year...</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfpq5me1tWSkPgVuy_rj7mGfkrz_LZmHdHuoC_nsBMfG7MIJNLivtZqR4bbSkCyNLjhGZts55qWUavBSloarlXPXraIgpHCfWTUFYrgbuWcvlnKb6XRoncIkDpyzjedsxhy8kKjitxGo/s1600/DSC03755.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409760056938119154" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfpq5me1tWSkPgVuy_rj7mGfkrz_LZmHdHuoC_nsBMfG7MIJNLivtZqR4bbSkCyNLjhGZts55qWUavBSloarlXPXraIgpHCfWTUFYrgbuWcvlnKb6XRoncIkDpyzjedsxhy8kKjitxGo/s400/DSC03755.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409760049553914130" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilElYAhMDXPKHoziE_xu3htXI0q60G-2Ev_gZwf-far-QXjNMUqPF_VWrQqL4pysPvCJTKpyF-vROwEm9idPGUmFXf-vkFiTHIhKyC4KgGtW0G7In6tXvG9If3qy64PEgTmhdT9q7k08/s400/DSC03743.JPG" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtoElinMGa10P7E87Nlkw15PS2_PO8SKIW5HWkNqo2Nbe0m9vU1x6a9VdPEIXq9D1KAdMaMlf44AXNdmeMr55PlUxaw3_8JZPfTgq-QCwXJfycXRRpBw4jFBrmnSXOdayrjD9NSFKKB8/s1600/DSC03760.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409760063937880818" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtoElinMGa10P7E87Nlkw15PS2_PO8SKIW5HWkNqo2Nbe0m9vU1x6a9VdPEIXq9D1KAdMaMlf44AXNdmeMr55PlUxaw3_8JZPfTgq-QCwXJfycXRRpBw4jFBrmnSXOdayrjD9NSFKKB8/s400/DSC03760.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaccWgAC6E00AQozV7eMKwn-3z7FCDy_KvW8ARhv7tZVBzxExCOCmzYLX6MrxSTeuuLK4P0hWA4VyTqYXyn4jdaMbMbe4HDw-L0xa6VgwG0dZ1VbzqgZWQ8qMgDQJfId9s-LUf3C7Jv4/s1600/DSC03763.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409760066645535330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaccWgAC6E00AQozV7eMKwn-3z7FCDy_KvW8ARhv7tZVBzxExCOCmzYLX6MrxSTeuuLK4P0hWA4VyTqYXyn4jdaMbMbe4HDw-L0xa6VgwG0dZ1VbzqgZWQ8qMgDQJfId9s-LUf3C7Jv4/s400/DSC03763.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDU9PGsP0WST7iJg0QRGgwFAMls4w3seJ9p9pXnRuz9Oy_vJKlgVFnDcj7G0bE9z67EV58OCb34jZO66bzXXcWU6yIIrapPErD3wZyFcts6VPegABhENiJ26WeSuwE14mxeNq9WqcAAsI/s1600/DSC03766.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409760075662586418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDU9PGsP0WST7iJg0QRGgwFAMls4w3seJ9p9pXnRuz9Oy_vJKlgVFnDcj7G0bE9z67EV58OCb34jZO66bzXXcWU6yIIrapPErD3wZyFcts6VPegABhENiJ26WeSuwE14mxeNq9WqcAAsI/s400/DSC03766.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div>w/ milo</div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9IZQldKSVRMVuwJMGIdNERkNClR6SZQzc8s8fwcKuk0jIrl5NCC8SfJSKKTgZaSUJ-FSnraJqn6yxcgolYQqpKGFXFIG8EnaPgdIGMEUcNHwJVhjmd8A928EeGAZrGF7yNQ3ljUWQM4/s1600/DSC03787.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409762307811426530" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9IZQldKSVRMVuwJMGIdNERkNClR6SZQzc8s8fwcKuk0jIrl5NCC8SfJSKKTgZaSUJ-FSnraJqn6yxcgolYQqpKGFXFIG8EnaPgdIGMEUcNHwJVhjmd8A928EeGAZrGF7yNQ3ljUWQM4/s400/DSC03787.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div>w/ holden</div></div><br /></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-43369033055708106992009-11-24T22:25:00.006-07:002009-11-24T22:50:47.887-07:00I AM THANKFUL<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So it’s that time of year – a time when everything and everyone around me are reminders to be thankful. I am truly thankful every day for so many things & so many people in my life, and I know I should probably say it more often than I do.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR JILLIAN.</strong> I am thankful for the quiet spirit that God has given her. I am thankful that her quiet spirit allows her to sit back and take everything in. I am thankful that she desires to do the right thing and make good choices, and I am thankful that she doesn’t always have to be right and can let things go.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR MALLORY.</strong> I am thankful that her sensitive spirit enables her to care for others. I am thankful that a year ago she committed to sponsoring a child on her own. I am thankful that this year she has given up her monthly lunch money & packs her own lunch every day so that she can send Litzy $30 every month. I am thankful that she is not afraid to let others know that she loves Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR PETER.</strong> I am thankful that after 16 plus years, he is still as committed to me and our family as he was in the beginning. I am thankful that once again he is able to do things that he loves – golf, hockey, cigars w/ friends… I am thankful for dates and quiet moments with him.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR MY MOM.</strong> I am thankful that her servant’s heart is an example to us all. I am thankful that she loves her grandchildren and loves, loves, loves being a part of their lives in the little ways like picking them up from school and the big ways like taking them on special trips. I am thankful that her love for the Lord has been passed on from generation to generation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR MY SISTERS.</strong> I am thankful that they live close and we get to be part of each others lives. I am thankful that they love my girls like their very own.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR MY BROTHERS.</strong> I am thankful that they are strong men who lead lives of integrity. I am thankful for the practical ways they show that they love us.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS</strong> - near and far. I am thankful for friends who have been our family. I am thankful for moments of laughter and moments of tears. I am thankful that Mallory & Jillian have seen examples of amazing friendships and how those friendships have enriched our lives.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Most of all, <strong>I AM THANKFUL FOR A GOD WHO LOVES ME.</strong> I am thankful that no matter how many times I make a mess of things, He never leaves. I am thankful for His protection over our family, and I am thankful for the life He has so graciously allowed me to have.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><strong>HAPPY THANKSGIVING!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">(Oh, one more thing - I am thankful that this Thanksgiving all of my brothers and sisters will be together for the first time in over 10 years!!!)</span>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-88764737903999704722009-11-23T13:23:00.009-07:002009-11-24T23:08:42.823-07:00Drivers Ed<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKs_tF1FYFtksRK8GyvJ0Rgea0BJ2mdPyxEFasamhat-cWCxUKOcHQlc5Qjm5NNqcEe-NqcoL8_GwM4rzxfS2pGXllynx9J4sIVgF2dAZMfoJaKWZS0F7uc04DaWCbyQHcsfAB2DqJWA/s1600/masterdrive.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407410805138026594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 51px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKs_tF1FYFtksRK8GyvJ0Rgea0BJ2mdPyxEFasamhat-cWCxUKOcHQlc5Qjm5NNqcEe-NqcoL8_GwM4rzxfS2pGXllynx9J4sIVgF2dAZMfoJaKWZS0F7uc04DaWCbyQHcsfAB2DqJWA/s400/masterdrive.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yikes! Mallory is at her first day of Driver's Ed, and I am having a hard time believing that she is actually old enough to drive. There's no doubt she's taller than me, has travelled miles & miles from home without me and even though her room is usually a mess & doesn't reflect it, is really very responsible, but seriously...driving?!?!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's not like I didn't know this day was coming. In fact, I think the countdown began when she was 14 1/2, so there's certainly NO surprise here. I am actually excited for her to have the opportunity to drive - just can't believe that it's that time already. I researched online, made lots of phone calls & talked to friends who have older kids and found the "perfect" drivers ed course for Mallory. It is by no means the cheapest (just the opposite in fact), but driving is such a huge priviledge. We definitely want her to be as prepared and ready as possible, and it's probably a good idea for someone else to "undo" all of our bad driving habits she's observed over the years.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The next job is to find a car suitable for her to drive. We use to think that something small that gets great gas mileage would be the ideal car, but after sharing the road with so many suvs and big cars, there's something to be said for equalling the odds. So we are in search of something bigger than a compact car - older, cheap but in good running condition. I wonder if there is such a vehicle?</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So for those of you who live near us, we'll let you know when Mallory finishes the classroom part of drivers ed and hits the streets. :)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqeJN948Aj93kNpJlRRKBshae559fzuJFp-AbmWyq0bTpkOkSsQYBc6puXUHEHVYvyHYUuVk97wee68XEx8fGHRlzbB9jmNEKsbWiqcwzqhTbNq8gQE6_h-4xc1bi0jWHzO2NElbzeP0/s1600/bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407494669673732770" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqeJN948Aj93kNpJlRRKBshae559fzuJFp-AbmWyq0bTpkOkSsQYBc6puXUHEHVYvyHYUuVk97wee68XEx8fGHRlzbB9jmNEKsbWiqcwzqhTbNq8gQE6_h-4xc1bi0jWHzO2NElbzeP0/s400/bus.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">...and this is the car Mallory wishes she could be driving...really!!!</span></p>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-50808070683620004572009-11-10T08:37:00.009-07:002009-11-11T14:40:45.091-07:0015 & fabulousShe really is! Mallory is truly a delight, and there are so many things I love about this girl.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbEy0GNII3gGtO65ODFiHoiQFwcHtwHYR-1gl6NeuXuOZ8n9QSnGAUpj3zSgyPkwVH3-iGK2WncTGTikj0niAxTMAgCbqFT9VUWaMYDMbgICC4CT_LA-Jh671iTvBvbxzhB-Q1j85VEDJ/s1600-h/crown.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduBud2kmvNrqTCvV84yjpsRqSqHl_q1zwhArQzwxMdv-BdOXp_f13mZvuUvlyGwgGxcSi0lK-289nbw1PYbVkKBEUOSqsb0T1FPGSbDCJNzkt8NBoneLRZe1VwhKPorHrSfOu9afk1cwr/s1600-h/DSC02798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402510406484837682" style="WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 388px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduBud2kmvNrqTCvV84yjpsRqSqHl_q1zwhArQzwxMdv-BdOXp_f13mZvuUvlyGwgGxcSi0lK-289nbw1PYbVkKBEUOSqsb0T1FPGSbDCJNzkt8NBoneLRZe1VwhKPorHrSfOu9afk1cwr/s400/DSC02798.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TVDwMVwYjJiQ95nuCBCjrZhZQgXQGZsPaIjBpxjziYxAKAx6D-fo5OPoBljHbCYOu02lxARbJ_Hd2XJLbFbA9tMYEy8QfUaNTqK02LzSgDqz6mfLoVL7M8C8ge3h6Qai7BF_Kob4WvQU/s1600-h/crown.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402511850449501522" style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TVDwMVwYjJiQ95nuCBCjrZhZQgXQGZsPaIjBpxjziYxAKAx6D-fo5OPoBljHbCYOu02lxARbJ_Hd2XJLbFbA9tMYEy8QfUaNTqK02LzSgDqz6mfLoVL7M8C8ge3h6Qai7BF_Kob4WvQU/s400/crown.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0ntqQCk1V1V1XhW-cWrNdHyIaGCiDQHkqrV4p6H7sR21Cm7bRzXfxbK4Kzv1wqh0I-NLRX05y4CYHkr6Fa_38gh3GQaGOHk1jiqiie5qRUmBxdZTNVJBbjrOIx_azoi0kWcRkTRQZBwp/s1600-h/%2369.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402509507455813426" style="WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 403px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0ntqQCk1V1V1XhW-cWrNdHyIaGCiDQHkqrV4p6H7sR21Cm7bRzXfxbK4Kzv1wqh0I-NLRX05y4CYHkr6Fa_38gh3GQaGOHk1jiqiie5qRUmBxdZTNVJBbjrOIx_azoi0kWcRkTRQZBwp/s400/%2369.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyMcJVeUOmyhoQz474yC9nNZgkj708qgG0a9eQvqgDYKnXMLAXW03mPUERi1Gfh6HiAqcXq50Y0ldtRkzyldNvPDr5P2lEAVr4Cm1M1v0VIqoTTiieAeIE8WJd-nc63ynSrrJXSaOnyI8/s1600-h/%2337.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402509502402860274" style="WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 404px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyMcJVeUOmyhoQz474yC9nNZgkj708qgG0a9eQvqgDYKnXMLAXW03mPUERi1Gfh6HiAqcXq50Y0ldtRkzyldNvPDr5P2lEAVr4Cm1M1v0VIqoTTiieAeIE8WJd-nc63ynSrrJXSaOnyI8/s400/%2337.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />I LOVE...<br /><div><div><div>the way she can talk a mile a minute... and under water (really!)</div><div>the way she smiles & it melts my heart every time</div><div>the way she loves icecream in large bowls or straight out of the container</div><div>the way she speaks her mind & isn't afraid of what others will say</div><div>the way she is ever hopeful for all things big & little</div><div>the way she values her friends & makes time for them</div><div>the way she loves her little sister & stands up for her</div><div>the way she shows compassion here & abroad </div><div>the way she wears really cool clothes that I could never wear</div><div>the way she loves a bargain & thinks Goodwill is a great "new" store</div><div>the way she loves Jesus & isn't afraid to show it</div><div>the way she loves life passionately & tries new things</div></div><div><div>...mostly I love that she is one of God's most generous gift to us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Birthday Mallory Paige! I love you to the moon & back!</div></div></div></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-16395087214756107572009-11-09T11:10:00.012-07:002009-11-09T13:51:42.809-07:00music to my ears<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love the piano. I'm not particularly good at playing - even after almost 10 years of lessons (sorry mom - not much to show for your money), but I still love listening to someone else play. With Mallory being gone for the summer, we decided to take a short break from piano lessons. That break turned into 5 months since both girls were playing a fall sport (or two), and there just weren't enough hours in the day. Last week they both started back, and when they're not using the headphones, the sounds of the piano keys can finally be heard throughout the house. Love it!</span> <div><div><div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkun2CfgPzUy_ekBDlEnGKn16LcmXnqtYc6u6-F4cRIcmat-_3lxLH5x0uW3Z5zxvnO07WEyyD0LxD5HbkW-svk5LyHpUgIl1gF3CxnCIZZVWouhsgEhQjQOtPYktyCCYZ0LoKSLhkDj9F/s1600-h/DSC03562.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402206881207475378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkun2CfgPzUy_ekBDlEnGKn16LcmXnqtYc6u6-F4cRIcmat-_3lxLH5x0uW3Z5zxvnO07WEyyD0LxD5HbkW-svk5LyHpUgIl1gF3CxnCIZZVWouhsgEhQjQOtPYktyCCYZ0LoKSLhkDj9F/s400/DSC03562.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCDshGheu3fkmRseuX43w7T2gruDWPxDPJ8Trt6pxgi2O7cW_9P-mYVzbPgDMKUQqC-QpBOT1PQWacDuimJkyX4o6uTN1viXgvTQB9ZI6Bk12MPOQEj9DpPiWKt-xyxF5CI630as_sin6/s1600-h/DSC03563.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402206886319590722" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCDshGheu3fkmRseuX43w7T2gruDWPxDPJ8Trt6pxgi2O7cW_9P-mYVzbPgDMKUQqC-QpBOT1PQWacDuimJkyX4o6uTN1viXgvTQB9ZI6Bk12MPOQEj9DpPiWKt-xyxF5CI630as_sin6/s400/DSC03563.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and in the spirit of music, here is a picture of Jilly doing something she doesn't love (we call it character building - ha ha!!!). We were glad we got to hear her 7th grade choir sing even if her heart wasn't in it. I guess that's life - sometimes you just endure! Jillian is just glad the trimester is over, and she gets new electives.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_8glz9BQiP8UOAMM-kGt2tunUZy5Z-4jROtMKLnIQc82-30l1Ja8aXLMcMivs7O1KmEovjOTe6mkPftU6-nDjZzBxkZorObMnIQY_fmq41c-Ri4ixF9bARGBPwLoZKnVyQVlrrxHYTNH/s1600-h/DSC03394.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402207547991840786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_8glz9BQiP8UOAMM-kGt2tunUZy5Z-4jROtMKLnIQc82-30l1Ja8aXLMcMivs7O1KmEovjOTe6mkPftU6-nDjZzBxkZorObMnIQY_fmq41c-Ri4ixF9bARGBPwLoZKnVyQVlrrxHYTNH/s400/DSC03394.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-81267368037795331852009-10-29T17:45:00.005-06:002009-10-29T22:49:10.966-06:00a shovel, a sidewalk & some snow<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's the end of October, and already we've had 24.5" of snow in the past two days. I am sooo not a winter person, and all this snow is not my cup of tea. No doubt the snow is spectacular - something only our amazing God could create, but really, I could do without the shoveling, wet clothes & shoes by the front & back doors, puppy paw prints on my kitchen floor, the surprise of stepping in a puddle in really strange places in the house (can never figure out how the puddles get there when the clothes & shoes are by the doors), shoveling, lost gloves, cleaning off the cars, driving, & did I mention shoveling.<br /><br />Today as I finished shoveling the driveway and started on the sidewalk, I faced a small dilema - how much of the sidewalk is my responsibility? The neighbors on the left had shoveled their sidewalk & stopped EXACTLY at the edge of their property line & the beginning of ours. So I started where they had stopped and headed down the sidewalk towards the neighbor on the right who hadn't shoveled their sidewalk yet today. When I came to our mailbox which marks the end of our property, I had a decision to make - not a decision that would change the world or someone's life drastically, but a decision just the same. My arms were tired, & no one was watching to see whether I would shovel so it was really, really tempting to walk away. Then I thought about another neighbor who yesterday brought me fresh baked pumpkin bread straight from the oven and how that little gesture made my day. And you know, that little stretch of sidewalk really wasn't that long. I just hope I don't have to shovel tomorrow.</span>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-69361957908394879732009-10-26T16:01:00.007-06:002009-10-26T17:08:15.963-06:00Happy Birthday Peter!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IjaWD3VbYIB2d80s-BGkKk-XVOVsFEZRMSY2P9-1tKKNDyuIUC1Dng-EOm1-DI8RZsus2rR3f4B8zwrwViL3bpImncjOuT-82plUUWUJCTHzewa2BwihzkNDZKOIDPXHclhmdKH4OAzH/s1600-h/100_1798.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397045954827489810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IjaWD3VbYIB2d80s-BGkKk-XVOVsFEZRMSY2P9-1tKKNDyuIUC1Dng-EOm1-DI8RZsus2rR3f4B8zwrwViL3bpImncjOuT-82plUUWUJCTHzewa2BwihzkNDZKOIDPXHclhmdKH4OAzH/s400/100_1798.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> that's my man<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Peter is 45 today! Yesterday we celebrated with Todd, Denise, Mark & Carla with dinner at the Morrison Inn. We love these two couples, and I think it's awesome that Peter has friends who love and support him in ways that I can't. They can spend hours together golfing, drinking beers, smoking cigars, eating icecream & just hanging out. If men are allowed BFFs, they must be it.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tonight we'll celebrate with the girls, and as much as they love their own birthdays, they love celebrating ours. Our family tradition is going to a restaurant that the birthday person chooses (we ruled out Mc Donalds & fast food in general early on) so tonight we are going to the Bonefish Grill for seafood - I think it's the Queenslander in him.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Celebrating Peter is one of my greatest delights, and I love that we get to share parenting and growing "up" (sounds better than growing old) together. He is my calm in the storm, my focus in the middle of chaos, the hand that I hold and the man that I love. Thank you for laughter, compassion & strength, and thank you for being a faithful man of God.</span></div><div align="left"></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Happy Birthday love of my life!</span></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-57400669910228879652009-10-21T16:32:00.018-06:002009-10-22T13:56:40.278-06:00a never-ending birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BYU-K9rcQ20Ga2YZ4yIJENKKeSSAljyVHDn-1wyob9Zw8ZlxInPuiAzMXLEGTShoT5PvPfs8WOGf2JZKEWBn7r4IqdkYQfir_0L8CAJrUfnIkQsPD9qVMZYQWdZU72XxppOyoUE_ERSh/s1600-h/DSC03246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395192633853148898" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BYU-K9rcQ20Ga2YZ4yIJENKKeSSAljyVHDn-1wyob9Zw8ZlxInPuiAzMXLEGTShoT5PvPfs8WOGf2JZKEWBn7r4IqdkYQfir_0L8CAJrUfnIkQsPD9qVMZYQWdZU72XxppOyoUE_ERSh/s400/DSC03246.JPG" border="0" /></a> a birthday tradition - decorating the locker<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdQiQ7qu_ObBmjZNLvO5hHA8priJPrpxh66dI55K-zDuk-LLIiPzuEs02ZIRiA6G2H_a9Yr_H4ey0Zd9V6Tv72Hhb9xsPht9tp6pSjknO4k580h0DUjLB3yti-mHTnN1DuWJxt6srw2Mk/s1600-h/DSC03222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395191207948370450" style="WIDTH: 400px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05w98Lw8wz70cacvMNFwiUBsI6fgJiFuPlT4FJZiwD8lc6Dmm3ZIo0x8AqKxJPY65FEOjYJwG1a_QDfbXbgVvqoh81RRm_cL0N60PDBuv4Psq9kFkL4AOUymJzA4h_ebZdfwOHYpq-PqR/s400/DSCF0143.JPG" border="0" /></a> a birthday pumpkin pie<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhUjydo4cL6niJuRBcoAHYn8-cGCeDlo3J0pB8QkToyjggw1DHfNmMe_YXvjQJBPtU7FStuaN0mtu3OCUjSGlPaZMXIEnA-Inwn9N395F5vAhqeuhscvzLScOzE87GURvUKAa9aAsf4NY/s1600-h/DSCF0145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395185605021634690" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhUjydo4cL6niJuRBcoAHYn8-cGCeDlo3J0pB8QkToyjggw1DHfNmMe_YXvjQJBPtU7FStuaN0mtu3OCUjSGlPaZMXIEnA-Inwn9N395F5vAhqeuhscvzLScOzE87GURvUKAa9aAsf4NY/s400/DSCF0145.JPG" border="0" /></a> a celebration with family<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvPlxNZyxuDvvtIlQ9dHHV16JeL_kEiujVc78-dEOKcgQG5mfeHUN9ws5b6VIXl4QQKjtmM0tv5aDZd11xfHIXENw65tdT45xGRN0E5fCWplvo9SKaK6sLXhjKzCcFj_rwPWn5_H3uImt/s1600-h/DSCF0153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395185602174652258" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvPlxNZyxuDvvtIlQ9dHHV16JeL_kEiujVc78-dEOKcgQG5mfeHUN9ws5b6VIXl4QQKjtmM0tv5aDZd11xfHIXENw65tdT45xGRN0E5fCWplvo9SKaK6sLXhjKzCcFj_rwPWn5_H3uImt/s400/DSCF0153.JPG" border="0" /></a> and more family<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKo289BzgvN4PnLUhcGAiW5dDGu9egBQWUozLJEdXHuqYUr0W2AyJxQN8qx5m2dYu8dHivhl0uuFSx-LH16gw-6QQaaFjbJIRrbYS_Sj4bIJpre47UnhRt45V9nGb2RTUKlYEHV5wzijc/s1600-h/the+girls.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395185599688222082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKo289BzgvN4PnLUhcGAiW5dDGu9egBQWUozLJEdXHuqYUr0W2AyJxQN8qx5m2dYu8dHivhl0uuFSx-LH16gw-6QQaaFjbJIRrbYS_Sj4bIJpre47UnhRt45V9nGb2RTUKlYEHV5wzijc/s400/the+girls.JPG" border="0" /></a> and a big sister</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-65438149606638219612009-10-14T21:33:00.013-06:002009-10-14T23:26:02.709-06:00Twelve Tomorrow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMODUZT5Sfo__VZlrhorLHWNOvUUIFjM_0TxLZMIGIfE4ff0TdUFXxbg08dM2Hz9K-XX_pQU55BOcC2QG-H-JQv9omVtsS5UOCh6Xh6z3yADE_-ClCVdql2X5X5imIk79unTdk2Lb8efU-/s1600-h/jilly1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392693562799070898" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMODUZT5Sfo__VZlrhorLHWNOvUUIFjM_0TxLZMIGIfE4ff0TdUFXxbg08dM2Hz9K-XX_pQU55BOcC2QG-H-JQv9omVtsS5UOCh6Xh6z3yADE_-ClCVdql2X5X5imIk79unTdk2Lb8efU-/s400/jilly1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV6CtXYw7bMQlZE9E3EqE49MOTr6kKgtZgKU-LSsfdee39iKdv3N9CfcQPJAdhStFHlQ9tX1NoJq9xMOC3Zq7waVnQyZpcrBjI19zkX4lQgaxxRxmsaFGHcolUECNOA-Seq1EE1RuJXYg/s1600-h/jilly4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392693561691428514" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV6CtXYw7bMQlZE9E3EqE49MOTr6kKgtZgKU-LSsfdee39iKdv3N9CfcQPJAdhStFHlQ9tX1NoJq9xMOC3Zq7waVnQyZpcrBjI19zkX4lQgaxxRxmsaFGHcolUECNOA-Seq1EE1RuJXYg/s400/jilly4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG0n2W8Fb0VKCIoPIT8B78zmjGltjW9RVSFVCGctHqRtzCeUu2ItajhH6swGce-qcU9585SWFyKBsgYacan_nSe6ciDHrjFBcsk-l26Eh-G_REKc3MI2Uu6zpv-8rs87Ek9pyuBTzxAZs/s1600-h/jilly2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392693550787771410" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG0n2W8Fb0VKCIoPIT8B78zmjGltjW9RVSFVCGctHqRtzCeUu2ItajhH6swGce-qcU9585SWFyKBsgYacan_nSe6ciDHrjFBcsk-l26Eh-G_REKc3MI2Uu6zpv-8rs87Ek9pyuBTzxAZs/s400/jilly2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNIusOCvTb-AV0Ugz-eTZAreyq3A2fOEl_cA2YfuuoZzj9uiMvrIVOjz51cbgK7iHz-mChq2fqaR8t71rH0LPBdAP4DsPwEyeTlxh1pATFnRqr2cfKfiA7MBKq-W17mFkQqk6V3dRw3tt/s1600-h/jilly3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392693544553877762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNIusOCvTb-AV0Ugz-eTZAreyq3A2fOEl_cA2YfuuoZzj9uiMvrIVOjz51cbgK7iHz-mChq2fqaR8t71rH0LPBdAP4DsPwEyeTlxh1pATFnRqr2cfKfiA7MBKq-W17mFkQqk6V3dRw3tt/s400/jilly3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Birthday Jillybean!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><strong>J</strong></span> is for Jillybean – the nickname Auntie Jana gave you (& it stuck for good)<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">I</span></strong> is for the independence you are beginning to embrace<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">L</span></strong> is for laughing when you race Daddy to bed every night<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">L</span></strong> is for the longing we have for you to know Jesus more and more each day<br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">I</span></strong> </span>is for insisting on perfection in everything you do<br /><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">A</span></strong> </span>is for attitude in a small package<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">N</span></strong> is for never giving up in field hockey even when the other girls are twice your size</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><div><div><div><div><br /> …and because there is more to say…</div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">C</span></strong> is for the calm and cautious way you meet new challenges<br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">L</span></strong> </span>is for lounging on the sofa ‘cause you are a tv junkie<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">A</span></strong> is for the A student you work so hard to be<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">I</span></strong> is for the incredible gift from God you are<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">R</span></strong> is for the ridiculous & silly times you have with Lisa, Hilary & all your friends<br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">E</span></strong> is for the energy and life you bring into our lives<br /><br />We are so glad that you belong to us. We love you!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-8151833404229926312009-10-12T10:16:00.011-06:002009-10-12T13:49:32.957-06:00sick day :(<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jillian is home sick today and not very happy with me for keeping her home. You see, Jilly hates missing school because she hates getting behind in her work. She's the kid who comes home from school, opens the books & gets started on her homework immediately - even on a Friday. Missing a day of school truly messes with the organization and structure of her day and week, and already she's stressing about making up the work from today.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391760177880675330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBUcS6Po-IpmQob5FBFzWLHRHWY1QqTKMh1qtDp9Eb5c9dos1jlkev3-2c_ylrBj4GiFP5_mTIRjEoIQIYtBrLy0Z40vXJsJANaWFmq4nZN02XvsULXCJllUoeIj-wYczD4oDeWlXnflv/s400/DSC03218.JPG" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our weekend was a bit crazy with an extra person in the house & a 21st birthday party (Happy Birthday Bradley!), and it's almost like Jilly didn't have time to be sick. So today it's time. She's hanging out in my bedroom (today, of all days, we're getting the sofa and the carpets cleaned so the family room is off limits) and getting in as much screen time as possible. What makes this sick day so "fabulous" is that there's no school on Friday, so it's a 3 day week for Jilly.</span></p>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-20504690981914178972009-10-09T11:12:00.009-06:002009-10-09T15:08:40.589-06:00Holden is on a diet!!!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I29JiS52fK4yChyphenhyphenOjeFyt9kDFJ6zp5aJd-Cn-ob-PWa7wc76ZhbzQjkM4bx57b6TM1XaFErKn1O42cNuLC2o4xsirY8d6lp50WnSq72lBedh6EpIeSXIFx-6tKo4GmvpxlkWi8AbYJ1O/s1600-h/100_1323+-+Copy.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390655952201476514" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I29JiS52fK4yChyphenhyphenOjeFyt9kDFJ6zp5aJd-Cn-ob-PWa7wc76ZhbzQjkM4bx57b6TM1XaFErKn1O42cNuLC2o4xsirY8d6lp50WnSq72lBedh6EpIeSXIFx-6tKo4GmvpxlkWi8AbYJ1O/s400/100_1323+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">now...</span></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOlsaam8L4Mv3nxDo-83WmFFJNjmeBFbGbguPqdm2wyC1sT8tnKSNxGY97CXJb5HXNzoyUIW1XY3IJOUIQEQDISTXMovypjzLUzOxhPnHDFXYhc4XM9UqsRZrsDS5zA1vwK5GOXvnE_Vt/s1600-h/b2.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390655943563023954" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOlsaam8L4Mv3nxDo-83WmFFJNjmeBFbGbguPqdm2wyC1sT8tnKSNxGY97CXJb5HXNzoyUIW1XY3IJOUIQEQDISTXMovypjzLUzOxhPnHDFXYhc4XM9UqsRZrsDS5zA1vwK5GOXvnE_Vt/s400/b2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLB80qbYrWz9XtkgvfJTOV7iOdDlnXLlNxQ2WIYUyZalnfziiQvsyhVenD0YP2G-hjYsCKZ0e_AOBEUerCdj2jtG9oVJE7L1gMPtgqLnDcAWdVXEL5HeuZ1XAKjACBQRpfrv5Nj1VrjQzM/s1600-h/b4.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390655936578231298" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLB80qbYrWz9XtkgvfJTOV7iOdDlnXLlNxQ2WIYUyZalnfziiQvsyhVenD0YP2G-hjYsCKZ0e_AOBEUerCdj2jtG9oVJE7L1gMPtgqLnDcAWdVXEL5HeuZ1XAKjACBQRpfrv5Nj1VrjQzM/s400/b4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...then (& w/ mama isabella)<br /></div></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><div align="left"><br /></div></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yup! That's right! After Holden's yearly visit to the vet, she told us we need to cut back a little on what we're feeding him. He isn't in the "overweight" category but bordering between the "slightly overweight" and perfect category. Holden didn't care - just wagged his tail & tried to lick the vet's face, and being a beagle who obviously will eat anything, thought the lean treats were still pretty awesome.</span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Milo goes to see the vet today (It's nearly impossible to take both of them at the same time by myself, so we do it in two visits.). We'll see if he passes the weight test.</span></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388140926658991956.post-81975930632056921212009-10-06T08:08:00.007-06:002009-10-06T10:53:33.616-06:00girls in the house<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1W3OXNWKidN5oAoD3jzOs8tYZfzL8tGMkjt-eWYVyZKC9p1ZWUO1_eN1O585gevM_0n4FghCjOWeusbbKXsgcUTZnDBDEP_lWnyud3ZkfzsuLVL6EgildAGtvdpqPG6-oWIdoiE-0RKp/s1600-h/cupcakes.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389497930744682162" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1W3OXNWKidN5oAoD3jzOs8tYZfzL8tGMkjt-eWYVyZKC9p1ZWUO1_eN1O585gevM_0n4FghCjOWeusbbKXsgcUTZnDBDEP_lWnyud3ZkfzsuLVL6EgildAGtvdpqPG6-oWIdoiE-0RKp/s400/cupcakes.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnv9uZp1klrz3SWaTx1E6qGohjg69xDO-2jsZRW1ZMLSgmFy8911jVYqVs3V8UvVgx6Gi5PUd-6OXUI0uQjQ8WOgxbiy8r0GrjUr87NjerLOc_6OXShOvLfyndTIGgIDa0j6ooiqFi1qC/s1600-h/cupcakes.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">cupcake party<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2qjEnCBN4gMdA88eaAzboOmsgdJX3gE0cZwWlQMOR6Dz6bWOq0XTLN1q4m7H8_gguEr8xijpLwPjNaP0NbPkguevEO4pzsbfAirCr7N4kh_w1Xic2k2EI38me1z1NPm_GEUgv9SDy3Wx/s1600-h/cupcake+girls.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389497697343449938" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2qjEnCBN4gMdA88eaAzboOmsgdJX3gE0cZwWlQMOR6Dz6bWOq0XTLN1q4m7H8_gguEr8xijpLwPjNaP0NbPkguevEO4pzsbfAirCr7N4kh_w1Xic2k2EI38me1z1NPm_GEUgv9SDy3Wx/s400/cupcake+girls.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">girls in the kitchen<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO79XSFRQkw3R147CNvAFTScSJcGXOSqrJ8owW-KiLOJNj9jQ2r8F4E5lZpZShCFKvCxHOCu9ODF1RDMGkhDDgdnGyAmnzyYGtU1_gCjxQKU2PXvA1s6A1NF01tabZEPop0wq_cRAKoRiV/s1600-h/cupcake+party.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389497693500572834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO79XSFRQkw3R147CNvAFTScSJcGXOSqrJ8owW-KiLOJNj9jQ2r8F4E5lZpZShCFKvCxHOCu9ODF1RDMGkhDDgdnGyAmnzyYGtU1_gCjxQKU2PXvA1s6A1NF01tabZEPop0wq_cRAKoRiV/s400/cupcake+party.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />mallory & her girlies<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtecTP44_lTXYkcqGhLOVhkVO25kiKvm2lSmfxWOJ1OWqYqh470ODBQT64PiQw4fea6vsQ06ATSmteXyYbO-1WOEMp9-02l-reMI3AnUoJ4Wf6XtQLMP110EcUGwEx_bwN2vO_e4xkeAY7/s1600-h/mop.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389497681881385138" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtecTP44_lTXYkcqGhLOVhkVO25kiKvm2lSmfxWOJ1OWqYqh470ODBQT64PiQw4fea6vsQ06ATSmteXyYbO-1WOEMp9-02l-reMI3AnUoJ4Wf6XtQLMP110EcUGwEx_bwN2vO_e4xkeAY7/s400/mop.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />bonus: they cleaned up their mess </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I knew that as the girls got older their desire to hang out with mom & dad & each other would change as their desire to hang out with friends grew. I'm o.k. with this - partly because I know it's a part of life & where they are right now & mostly because they both have made fabulous choices in friends.</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><div align="left"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have always wanted our home to be a place where they felt comfortable to bring their friends, and I love that they do. I like the peace and quiet of an empty house, but I also really like the sound of kids in the house doing their thing. So when the house has girl things strewn from one end to another after a sleepover, icing on the ceiling from a cupcake party, makeup on the counter after getting ready for homecoming, tshirts drying/hanging in the garage for spirit week, & music & laughter & talking, I smile. It's all good and just as it should be.</span></div>pjmjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17280106878785461518noreply@blogger.com2