tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75323403350328377722023-11-16T06:42:36.682-05:00Give Me The Simple LifeBlogging is better than the mess of scrapbooking, special scissors not required! I'm taking this life I've been given and trying to write the best story I can with it.C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-33929851485944224672010-07-10T16:36:00.002-04:002015-12-26T16:50:25.171-05:00My Home is For Sale...I'm Sad.<div>
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C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-76713433646604063852010-06-21T14:56:00.012-04:002010-06-23T03:46:49.723-04:00Five Days in the MountainsGordon's first mountain hike, Water Rock Knob, 2.28 miles (round trip). It starts out paved with a nice railing, then a side look out, and then it just becomes a steep rocky path.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMfXTZZ4A_gYHPSY12NLxOYLk6hlMETXno0abEGQ2aJOHaMWCHjYtrZSd47ZOvV1Fn7ouRcbckb2faDsU-zo4bw7CPDk_JbteOcRl2rK0RmoQKdh1ZobIbC7cG0bMzidyyYgbw3Doq2bX/s1600/P1050656.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485312733049559218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMfXTZZ4A_gYHPSY12NLxOYLk6hlMETXno0abEGQ2aJOHaMWCHjYtrZSd47ZOvV1Fn7ouRcbckb2faDsU-zo4bw7CPDk_JbteOcRl2rK0RmoQKdh1ZobIbC7cG0bMzidyyYgbw3Doq2bX/s400/P1050656.JPG" /></a> The view, unbelievable. My picture taking can not do it justice. And weather perfection - upper 60's and breezy. That road is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxsaC07X1pEpb9XzQWGqelhDa7GZSNPOaiRJzsSZDJr1pxIi9RIxkzypfSWYUwL15HIhIfdhxt82k7yp5mTV3_0RZ-jdmVdokeU_9abVwGmWfajrQKePzeRY7bz8B1bNlqEXvjTBAGNk8/s1600/P1050657_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485312731718096066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxsaC07X1pEpb9XzQWGqelhDa7GZSNPOaiRJzsSZDJr1pxIi9RIxkzypfSWYUwL15HIhIfdhxt82k7yp5mTV3_0RZ-jdmVdokeU_9abVwGmWfajrQKePzeRY7bz8B1bNlqEXvjTBAGNk8/s400/P1050657_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Lean forward & stretch those calves...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFcDLVuYZgHQb8qhDt5l3e5YiFuZpeXHi0XzBh6ncIAJs7Oa8Lb5u5ZGtvWtNgDcnEfIIOuHsuYMH0ncNKPxo0UQOEW0dfLlJtitGHu_JHR2Xkw2Qv08J6DX3XJbhIJQUL61aqO0VV5oI/s1600/P1050659.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485312058604295266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFcDLVuYZgHQb8qhDt5l3e5YiFuZpeXHi0XzBh6ncIAJs7Oa8Lb5u5ZGtvWtNgDcnEfIIOuHsuYMH0ncNKPxo0UQOEW0dfLlJtitGHu_JHR2Xkw2Qv08J6DX3XJbhIJQUL61aqO0VV5oI/s400/P1050659.JPG" /></a>There's our car, and some beautiful mountains beyond. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2uzt_sau1GoJbRNSQpLrKBwdcl6ERGx8TrDpJqt5XbmcjUMeDIxe-6tbfVgCio6Fzz3Fe8pLsF4QUdS8ivgUJOdPvihLp3zGIZtZW-Sf7fy4VPhYXYyjksBhTl3D5gI-i-xAgmF5NTyv/s1600/P1050660_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485312051191649650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2uzt_sau1GoJbRNSQpLrKBwdcl6ERGx8TrDpJqt5XbmcjUMeDIxe-6tbfVgCio6Fzz3Fe8pLsF4QUdS8ivgUJOdPvihLp3zGIZtZW-Sf7fy4VPhYXYyjksBhTl3D5gI-i-xAgmF5NTyv/s400/P1050660_edited-1.JPG" /></a>The lush vegetation is gorgeous, a rainy cool spring has made for a beautiful forest. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsX_dBfZwIA477IGZz1dkq9sH8cmMWHCjgnxB03zh6Qb7bNtQSF84LPAylXQlpl0-RTbf04PC4ofyLHZPkfxFIqSK68ZaqVgWDq9HnrTfaeySHMSn4zDD8dgsLKyuH1zXf9TQkL87aM4LT/s1600/P1050663.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485312042842676642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsX_dBfZwIA477IGZz1dkq9sH8cmMWHCjgnxB03zh6Qb7bNtQSF84LPAylXQlpl0-RTbf04PC4ofyLHZPkfxFIqSK68ZaqVgWDq9HnrTfaeySHMSn4zDD8dgsLKyuH1zXf9TQkL87aM4LT/s400/P1050663.JPG" /></a>I loved these little "pom poms" on this vine. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBSZKYuqe77ke5nyT2x-GRC_uxC6LqmGPD_isPrD-cTPUSudOA2kx8ECc7mr_7yFCnWe6yzalzawudlvoucme8fxqabsWda0tp2alWBmFz7LIAUljlKjhZ-WS8lXwt4SwMs5nDJwvLFQz/s1600/P1050665.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485312031978617138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBSZKYuqe77ke5nyT2x-GRC_uxC6LqmGPD_isPrD-cTPUSudOA2kx8ECc7mr_7yFCnWe6yzalzawudlvoucme8fxqabsWda0tp2alWBmFz7LIAUljlKjhZ-WS8lXwt4SwMs5nDJwvLFQz/s400/P1050665.JPG" /></a> The last of the railings...and the start of the rocks, although these were made into steps for us.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8mB-VwNxy12_73BrgJlcXPfNk0V7oclqab9TLYz-IEwmIkTlINU7RyY9smv829YsACdvhSjSNNhAxj2wwgzoyknOhQtFK98IRgDAKeRovIPmrFu5o2Kz5XdRwnFa9DvGKxVCKSgszv8c/s1600/P1050669.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485312031152274210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8mB-VwNxy12_73BrgJlcXPfNk0V7oclqab9TLYz-IEwmIkTlINU7RyY9smv829YsACdvhSjSNNhAxj2wwgzoyknOhQtFK98IRgDAKeRovIPmrFu5o2Kz5XdRwnFa9DvGKxVCKSgszv8c/s400/P1050669.JPG" /></a>On top of the world. That is our tiny car down there...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgsTM7KX27rwUhF7quVP7BvS24SoSRqZzQLDVcCwx6id0_X-FsUkk5OUxKbW8JdEYNvbK2EavVPt8XnFeFks3TEvQW0mkbu7zHLj-fQkeniKIkmOHIQRHJxfMzAS1zGXecHw8_geF8L6Y/s1600/P1050672_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485310585764510994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgsTM7KX27rwUhF7quVP7BvS24SoSRqZzQLDVcCwx6id0_X-FsUkk5OUxKbW8JdEYNvbK2EavVPt8XnFeFks3TEvQW0mkbu7zHLj-fQkeniKIkmOHIQRHJxfMzAS1zGXecHw8_geF8L6Y/s400/P1050672_edited-1.JPG" /></a>I believe that is Canton, NC in the valley there. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z5I-lTfbOOEwUkm6lHXOfsu5te-hN2VkrAO4tYIlbNlj3CeezKOH6-eNZnHoaMU8ndsaUgxuAmjg7W5c_fnBZrpPVh4x5dkOemdDADm9Qnn8yKVvlfJTCMaz67dm5bZotjARDQZZndh5/s1600/P1050674_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485310575011914674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z5I-lTfbOOEwUkm6lHXOfsu5te-hN2VkrAO4tYIlbNlj3CeezKOH6-eNZnHoaMU8ndsaUgxuAmjg7W5c_fnBZrpPVh4x5dkOemdDADm9Qnn8yKVvlfJTCMaz67dm5bZotjARDQZZndh5/s400/P1050674_edited-1.jpg" /></a>Some of the rocks were a little slippery, some moved, but it wasn't too bad picking our way through them. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-1dlX3NBG5Y9AeAB1CaU9wdQYDxTTONkvWrZwLhqg8BW0Dd3JOeSME8VtvtaKxEsO_Wwyt6M0lqwOSucQ5OAFcd3FgTMg1frvWlefuB8YRZgJWtHyA9m9YJM5oP9tBZXVGUpcr5Xa5eu/s1600/P1050677_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485310567760112194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-1dlX3NBG5Y9AeAB1CaU9wdQYDxTTONkvWrZwLhqg8BW0Dd3JOeSME8VtvtaKxEsO_Wwyt6M0lqwOSucQ5OAFcd3FgTMg1frvWlefuB8YRZgJWtHyA9m9YJM5oP9tBZXVGUpcr5Xa5eu/s400/P1050677_edited-1.jpg" /></a>The moss and vegetation - I love green =) <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF81Ae6gdkqTupDj4hSp_iubfk1f0kRySx6OXfFA6oPKd_7yylTgCsPetIg8aPd278l1jeIjuom2935bRY-6pAMQQ-cizmS3pq8e2-tqqIeTCH7QwdsYcPyrzd46jzbfjzjy1QXVBbghR/s1600/P1050678_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485310565333950914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF81Ae6gdkqTupDj4hSp_iubfk1f0kRySx6OXfFA6oPKd_7yylTgCsPetIg8aPd278l1jeIjuom2935bRY-6pAMQQ-cizmS3pq8e2-tqqIeTCH7QwdsYcPyrzd46jzbfjzjy1QXVBbghR/s400/P1050678_edited-1.JPG" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">EWWWW</span>...bug. Centipede. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt2JXsRvlxu1fyMeiVqFQBllyMEHkapv5hr0FF2hb5gpHUk8s9YaDUsFP2GUp3xQGF07ZsJLfyOkxhWqmumzFW1Oarc-2fSATAY_xGY33mTmR-ToREg-XjP2WnylpPso9AF9I6ZfZAQpH/s1600/P1050679.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485310551293796226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqt2JXsRvlxu1fyMeiVqFQBllyMEHkapv5hr0FF2hb5gpHUk8s9YaDUsFP2GUp3xQGF07ZsJLfyOkxhWqmumzFW1Oarc-2fSATAY_xGY33mTmR-ToREg-XjP2WnylpPso9AF9I6ZfZAQpH/s400/P1050679.JPG" /></a>Droplets on a cobweb. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTB_SkZQ01qcBBQox1EHm2JU9zL7NBxRcRceyCnuEN_g7Xxd47Bj_vGPMadWTAZkzmszKajbQC1PgrrURq63gedkVhqoM_7g8xZpi5ewQKbPVWx9ZAcBwdxn5g1qeRO2WPSQjY9uHgUYyT/s1600/P1050680.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485309420073732306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTB_SkZQ01qcBBQox1EHm2JU9zL7NBxRcRceyCnuEN_g7Xxd47Bj_vGPMadWTAZkzmszKajbQC1PgrrURq63gedkVhqoM_7g8xZpi5ewQKbPVWx9ZAcBwdxn5g1qeRO2WPSQjY9uHgUYyT/s400/P1050680.JPG" /></a>The landscape changes between tree canopy to open areas with ferns and wildflowers. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_IrmK9994rB-11_s8pFP_Hb4U-mQQT9TiagDW-kNoBmIhxsBQJU-vcSogdUhsbuZqBr0RzCQvSNacM8tbxJw8tYEbhQavDyYXqO9NKL7i8mm0PX2nkkbuoTrGdDgtvLSTp7BAZMpnmZ2/s1600/P1050683.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485309414750640450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_IrmK9994rB-11_s8pFP_Hb4U-mQQT9TiagDW-kNoBmIhxsBQJU-vcSogdUhsbuZqBr0RzCQvSNacM8tbxJw8tYEbhQavDyYXqO9NKL7i8mm0PX2nkkbuoTrGdDgtvLSTp7BAZMpnmZ2/s400/P1050683.JPG" /></a>What a beautiful day. Gordon's mouth ran non stop, I don't know how he breathes sometimes. We thought as the climb became more strenuous he would talk less...it seemed the opposite was true. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R2sw55w07VVVON8DaBJx8UyPIxWXfqTppRp7GXSZHOEVODZvcKOG1g9IP4BNLVByirI1LiCR3x5jTURVgH-UNeyatwUyRUOuK1zwQquM7FdQEm0xs3EwBrcTFmw8VDO4Tha81JxnQdXg/s1600/P1050684.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485309409466311634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R2sw55w07VVVON8DaBJx8UyPIxWXfqTppRp7GXSZHOEVODZvcKOG1g9IP4BNLVByirI1LiCR3x5jTURVgH-UNeyatwUyRUOuK1zwQquM7FdQEm0xs3EwBrcTFmw8VDO4Tha81JxnQdXg/s400/P1050684.JPG" /></a>A large rock in the way near the very top...we decided not to go higher, but we were very close. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt8cs8haXLTr0g3kZrPZqxL8O5gsScrQDQaBAgL4BBiuRKkz7q4eT97xleDGDKRymvwG3HH9b88A6ROxaYOvacV9CCrOIvAsUVpNGYeqajJ9isNy79WUWE3D6I17FTlRH8jAw5qHWM4G3/s1600/P1050685.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485309403677829458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt8cs8haXLTr0g3kZrPZqxL8O5gsScrQDQaBAgL4BBiuRKkz7q4eT97xleDGDKRymvwG3HH9b88A6ROxaYOvacV9CCrOIvAsUVpNGYeqajJ9isNy79WUWE3D6I17FTlRH8jAw5qHWM4G3/s400/P1050685.JPG" /></a></div><div>After our hike we drove up the parkway to the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pisgah</span> Inn for lunch. Wow. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Crab cake</span> sandwiches with a view that is just breathtaking. Here is the <a href="http://www.pisgahinn.com/index.html">website</a>, I'd highly recommend the restaurant - and would enjoy staying at the inn too, the rooms are not fancy or luxurious, but it is all about the view, there is nothing else like it. </div><div></div><div>I think he was worn out at the end of the day, I found him asleep like this. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkO5sAMKV_2lETREwLyIBOjcw_GISgeoF9RxL0Mh1L6hTMWPEcbOtBTb49Pk4MyCVPDYdWJL0hhS4j7vDBwM7uRljN3zOfpyvUb0nY1I2NH7uH2jxxegpjImwi1MP5-GRLF9RBiHP1g8LD/s1600/P1050686.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485309392049736034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkO5sAMKV_2lETREwLyIBOjcw_GISgeoF9RxL0Mh1L6hTMWPEcbOtBTb49Pk4MyCVPDYdWJL0hhS4j7vDBwM7uRljN3zOfpyvUb0nY1I2NH7uH2jxxegpjImwi1MP5-GRLF9RBiHP1g8LD/s400/P1050686.JPG" /></a>The next day we went to the Arboretum in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Asheville</span>, NC. Gorgeous, but hot, this place is not at the elevations on the parkway so the heat can be a factor in the summer. But we enjoyed it and then went back up on the parkway to the <a href="http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/attractions-destinations/folk-art-center">Blue Ridge Folk Art Center </a>near <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Asheville</span>, before heading back up to Mom & Dad's place to sit on the swings of the porch & cool down with the breeze up there!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTueaVyFHNLf2qvb6IhVs86ec5P7f0QGTCQhBLMI-FaZWMXwO-KFY0I5vG0y40HcqrnsaHzgmpUiJ_G0xBra41PlqjdWFsnGv7oEchVl3sbbBpXWpNUZuEi9z6QNY9mgpd9BRVa30DID7/s1600/P1050688.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307964163896674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTueaVyFHNLf2qvb6IhVs86ec5P7f0QGTCQhBLMI-FaZWMXwO-KFY0I5vG0y40HcqrnsaHzgmpUiJ_G0xBra41PlqjdWFsnGv7oEchVl3sbbBpXWpNUZuEi9z6QNY9mgpd9BRVa30DID7/s400/P1050688.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0quFi0oUjWaUMXuzd6GELA1JG9Y75_gBklD0-izFTbdoqOUOeyJSk0xSnBlPtqv1G31T6FGxih2U9c2oJ_rS7EHJd1E73nyelWbPSp8gmYFYZkrhJKYgJ0pVIVYW9a_x34QwCZW4mT0jf/s1600/P1050689.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307953757898946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0quFi0oUjWaUMXuzd6GELA1JG9Y75_gBklD0-izFTbdoqOUOeyJSk0xSnBlPtqv1G31T6FGxih2U9c2oJ_rS7EHJd1E73nyelWbPSp8gmYFYZkrhJKYgJ0pVIVYW9a_x34QwCZW4mT0jf/s400/P1050689.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISjPywCyJWCLFOrpH1bqp8VPNtKYufExGuAE3iUTPeYj2zQX5o7e1hMt9zGbARLRlvFTYC8g-k2PBbS1iGv7ODlOEu9ybMFFIRs0HzMlX8HhxkW4rjlzNCmBkBUO14cKW3g5SHLpkG8tX/s1600/P1050690.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307939478966962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISjPywCyJWCLFOrpH1bqp8VPNtKYufExGuAE3iUTPeYj2zQX5o7e1hMt9zGbARLRlvFTYC8g-k2PBbS1iGv7ODlOEu9ybMFFIRs0HzMlX8HhxkW4rjlzNCmBkBUO14cKW3g5SHLpkG8tX/s400/P1050690.JPG" /></a>They made fun of me for taking this, but I love the unusual pattern of this tree bark.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0LWMHIMtjgkGmS_gXxYjy6PuVbVmsiU_nwJMD6lxlfLe9aAAinTcEXAXz_P_65td_JcKjMqGoFwv8NjI6vEcZXtl7gVl3U0hzWpjNC7-oiKR7mXJAS9cJmz1wk7Il43cnoqU21swtWC3/s1600/P1050691.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307927247665858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0LWMHIMtjgkGmS_gXxYjy6PuVbVmsiU_nwJMD6lxlfLe9aAAinTcEXAXz_P_65td_JcKjMqGoFwv8NjI6vEcZXtl7gVl3U0hzWpjNC7-oiKR7mXJAS9cJmz1wk7Il43cnoqU21swtWC3/s400/P1050691.JPG" /></a>Back to Gordon's favorite place, the porch. He played for hours with wood blocks Papa gave him, he particularly likes making a "campfire" and pretending to cook things on it...like marshmallows. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb3j8foRMKrl4tx4ZjZ0wVhva-Mvr94UslPO4Hq19pI0nV-qx-oeMS1HvK6RWaIB-6PS91Vh8RkDeEOB8I6CGvIXzuptRLNojjAeZEpcqjIraha2Uwpz_oFdli4T3GbZqug1EAePZK4K-/s1600/P1050692.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485305664558797330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb3j8foRMKrl4tx4ZjZ0wVhva-Mvr94UslPO4Hq19pI0nV-qx-oeMS1HvK6RWaIB-6PS91Vh8RkDeEOB8I6CGvIXzuptRLNojjAeZEpcqjIraha2Uwpz_oFdli4T3GbZqug1EAePZK4K-/s400/P1050692.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOFhgqf-yB_MfXHvcxVpy_JfDyU2Zx8V6kCpmTqTZunflWkCrHqBF9_aZqBUqp0s5i3trkuE4GKihPuK8fg2wnjUPk7XFafzXgsWfjLZP-L-sSXY-uxZn9F-ic8mIj2jkgUUXa9cwN8ii/s1600/P1050694.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485305658045351074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOFhgqf-yB_MfXHvcxVpy_JfDyU2Zx8V6kCpmTqTZunflWkCrHqBF9_aZqBUqp0s5i3trkuE4GKihPuK8fg2wnjUPk7XFafzXgsWfjLZP-L-sSXY-uxZn9F-ic8mIj2jkgUUXa9cwN8ii/s400/P1050694.JPG" /></a>Papa surprised him with the real thing, we roasted marshmallows at the grill. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHXv9ENUdu-z761zPyvRqpLqlFriDL2nDMTJI64_s6S3HTgClmKSwsUQSTpcw6D-I9mTg39_zZGdq1tIL3W2h5YyMU53TOW0Hvw0wudYi_QBjMtPZYacX4ZugKXY2ePdxAS8SLIg6t79a/s1600/P1050695.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485305657182236258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHXv9ENUdu-z761zPyvRqpLqlFriDL2nDMTJI64_s6S3HTgClmKSwsUQSTpcw6D-I9mTg39_zZGdq1tIL3W2h5YyMU53TOW0Hvw0wudYi_QBjMtPZYacX4ZugKXY2ePdxAS8SLIg6t79a/s400/P1050695.JPG" /></a>Oh these mountains are pretty. You can tell why they call them the Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywWIXK9Gzr4kXCBsgEUeAgcmVOwsLYZw-oIfpCeYcDC8DHQiyIUMeZ-Xv0WCfuUfyHStBS8G0gJDPQahBCM5HdY9dv_ElR6xDlFvw0dbzgPDRmLth9COOIolQPg-VXety8xoIBYUYYCSs/s1600/P1050699_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485305646309562738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywWIXK9Gzr4kXCBsgEUeAgcmVOwsLYZw-oIfpCeYcDC8DHQiyIUMeZ-Xv0WCfuUfyHStBS8G0gJDPQahBCM5HdY9dv_ElR6xDlFvw0dbzgPDRmLth9COOIolQPg-VXety8xoIBYUYYCSs/s400/P1050699_edited-1.jpg" /></a>A last bit of sunshine hitting the mountains before sunset. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmmDcgngyvb3jn0f9Dl04DDsMBrVqNkDzI80MALgXPVlUgmircf0Mf4a7nxRAMyYh9Ng9ICD7ZmjUKMg5JteZg63K1VmHiX1XZ_99kGGI1JNIl72tEDBZX4rtHDhxD98_Xad4rEiMnRnY/s1600/P1050701_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485305622091279186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmmDcgngyvb3jn0f9Dl04DDsMBrVqNkDzI80MALgXPVlUgmircf0Mf4a7nxRAMyYh9Ng9ICD7ZmjUKMg5JteZg63K1VmHiX1XZ_99kGGI1JNIl72tEDBZX4rtHDhxD98_Xad4rEiMnRnY/s400/P1050701_edited-1.jpg" /></a>What a view the birds have huh? <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoYPW7h2UGhgPzTdgslRwRY2PJnzPSpyHQEI0YjWsrji3B0QHbrp823p-qTn1UoDyVDEhXzGk8-hb1874GMkkmrXHX6NBSQr22vxI2WorLCvAsNBKeXYHdtCBy5K4_jVYI9R90hXXm79Q/s1600/P1050702.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304131277426258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoYPW7h2UGhgPzTdgslRwRY2PJnzPSpyHQEI0YjWsrji3B0QHbrp823p-qTn1UoDyVDEhXzGk8-hb1874GMkkmrXHX6NBSQr22vxI2WorLCvAsNBKeXYHdtCBy5K4_jVYI9R90hXXm79Q/s400/P1050702.JPG" /></a>Our favorite breakfast place is just down the mountain (Joey's Pancakes)...if I zoom in I can see the people lining up in the morning. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF-bqwRF6YQR_6cGCq-_ZYu70Qsv8fmXaixQnrAMJLnalWCR4mkP2CG9RxDOdQqGfYe_5ojvPwj8vc68I8ZLWmi98M80OTrCMRScmCECNRgSx7jboQIghz4080VLZZdKKwpjCGxNY6mJa/s1600/P1050703.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304111194989906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF-bqwRF6YQR_6cGCq-_ZYu70Qsv8fmXaixQnrAMJLnalWCR4mkP2CG9RxDOdQqGfYe_5ojvPwj8vc68I8ZLWmi98M80OTrCMRScmCECNRgSx7jboQIghz4080VLZZdKKwpjCGxNY6mJa/s400/P1050703.JPG" /></a>Ah those roasted marshmallows were yummy! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05czjx2hEmeCfgHm4rbfd8oRPEnmReOIlxKmT6aKrRVoQPj7ysGJbB8RA1N3IJ7JNUz2FIm71DjKfuo-H6vQnrNrp5RWzynQ4J87aHxDlmD9Ed3KwFkTsqKAXomSJ1zWZhvz1UrgNrKoG/s1600/P1050707.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304104788360322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05czjx2hEmeCfgHm4rbfd8oRPEnmReOIlxKmT6aKrRVoQPj7ysGJbB8RA1N3IJ7JNUz2FIm71DjKfuo-H6vQnrNrp5RWzynQ4J87aHxDlmD9Ed3KwFkTsqKAXomSJ1zWZhvz1UrgNrKoG/s400/P1050707.JPG" /></a>Heading out to church on Father's Day. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrPQBwPcbKs4qPiL9o0QewnF7OMro8W5zKacKv3JP2_pjx5giaUJO8EFUI9mcXYDHviENqy3y4qwjmGXD03WMO8tql38Ak0D2d1wiMPVRw5SnJRIuNQyiCzw7cFhImQbqPPe9TOfNFjUS/s1600/P1050708.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304098372500434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrPQBwPcbKs4qPiL9o0QewnF7OMro8W5zKacKv3JP2_pjx5giaUJO8EFUI9mcXYDHviENqy3y4qwjmGXD03WMO8tql38Ak0D2d1wiMPVRw5SnJRIuNQyiCzw7cFhImQbqPPe9TOfNFjUS/s400/P1050708.JPG" /></a>We all went to Granny's Chicken Palace for brunch after church. Gordon's thrill was the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">CSX</span> engine that pulled onto the tracks behind the church. After services ended we ran down behind the church and waved to the engineer, he waved back and blew the horn for Gordon...if you could bottle the excitement on Gordon's face you could light up the city!</div><div></div><div>After a long drive back home, Gordon got busy building "Papa's log house". When he finished he had to get all of his "friends" from his bedroom to see it. I'm sure you can tell they are all oohing and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">ahhing</span> over his accomplishment! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47820zUSSp_2XAfboVT0f7ml380GtuUvATHsCubS-8gKID09-t0GRUnWxoGRPkFIkRrMfg3-e0b-jatV7P3Kgwe15NMglufNRyvo9FTVc4AYtmnUE4lFq6gNalUV4lrH5Fx4ZVKfEWR09/s1600/P1050709.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485304088477694978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47820zUSSp_2XAfboVT0f7ml380GtuUvATHsCubS-8gKID09-t0GRUnWxoGRPkFIkRrMfg3-e0b-jatV7P3Kgwe15NMglufNRyvo9FTVc4AYtmnUE4lFq6gNalUV4lrH5Fx4ZVKfEWR09/s400/P1050709.JPG" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span>, vacation over. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">VBS</span> started today and I'm assisting while Gordon is attending. A fun week! </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></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-12874327830542234372010-06-21T00:15:00.008-04:002010-06-21T01:37:45.006-04:00Lazy 5 RanchWe met our friends & soon loaded up on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">horse drawn</span> wagon for quite an adventure...well a safari of sorts.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hi-m_8NXXQThvPY35vei-4RMblwqr06lM5IaCGBuZhU35dFUya6hOLtDWWq5krWzmq9BaG1R05asmFFpBz0lIby1l6WgpZjWv95uDr9deUG17PuI5XML0U9mc6BQV6jdT7t0CGjHjKjE/s1600/P1050609_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485090696098600482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hi-m_8NXXQThvPY35vei-4RMblwqr06lM5IaCGBuZhU35dFUya6hOLtDWWq5krWzmq9BaG1R05asmFFpBz0lIby1l6WgpZjWv95uDr9deUG17PuI5XML0U9mc6BQV6jdT7t0CGjHjKjE/s400/P1050609_edited-1.JPG" /></a> The animals knew what to do...and thankfully no one got hurt, although I got pecked a few times in the arm by a hungry ostrich who didn't believe me when I told him my bucket of food was gone.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ioertsk8uqKwFAgjOhtDB2wfZfR5Al-Cpgx4uBokQnHMzG1Sj4uKI_62fiw3TqAjWKfHM_MfnQb7zSg1ZlE_cbcJO6FD4bzOXWEYuw6zYjAxOfvrA0i_hsNi-i5Ygt0QiW4zhZr6hE9c/s1600/P1050611.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485090688063763858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ioertsk8uqKwFAgjOhtDB2wfZfR5Al-Cpgx4uBokQnHMzG1Sj4uKI_62fiw3TqAjWKfHM_MfnQb7zSg1ZlE_cbcJO6FD4bzOXWEYuw6zYjAxOfvrA0i_hsNi-i5Ygt0QiW4zhZr6hE9c/s400/P1050611.JPG" /></a> Gordon and I were on the other side of the wagon...we were surrounded by the animals.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEhWMmquNzYrMAshewBCL3Daky7Y9sLNSrDOePED6bh7xdAUfDVcqJQKR2y0esQ9iCrD9tBidzetQ9fvUrkwa7gDfHKJJW4nsVuwgAXlzOk4Y-UhHHBbnN1WxF_o7ayToVVCH49mF59CZ/s1600/P1050612.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485090658355596370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEhWMmquNzYrMAshewBCL3Daky7Y9sLNSrDOePED6bh7xdAUfDVcqJQKR2y0esQ9iCrD9tBidzetQ9fvUrkwa7gDfHKJJW4nsVuwgAXlzOk4Y-UhHHBbnN1WxF_o7ayToVVCH49mF59CZ/s400/P1050612.JPG" /></a> What a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">menagerie</span> of critters<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDD9CKOKSE0qG3g91YhK0ek4QT9r4O4XAEfwBdZMJlTgQAoYxP8xxsl-j3t4HmTMMpZkvOIjb0ictFcR3c8_8SwyuAcF1mUBusi8h7rpQFMHPTqXLzPTN-8uAPQcUTawEkQSybgpJ6qCK/s1600/P1050614.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485087412312714370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDD9CKOKSE0qG3g91YhK0ek4QT9r4O4XAEfwBdZMJlTgQAoYxP8xxsl-j3t4HmTMMpZkvOIjb0ictFcR3c8_8SwyuAcF1mUBusi8h7rpQFMHPTqXLzPTN-8uAPQcUTawEkQSybgpJ6qCK/s400/P1050614.JPG" /></a>A cute <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">widdle</span> baby zebra...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">awww</span>. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBxdSAZcvAQ3dobFXB04IEZ6oEd-o9FlQQh-a4QJqzi-yqqQGhAOBsO_NtwnVJYI6qdD-MKQMiLJ-sEpOklv1BIncydS8FS07Nb6CgyioSGYOqUANkT3-mi0OT_qFGwerI-YNNJLaVo0C/s1600/P1050616.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485087405700200722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBxdSAZcvAQ3dobFXB04IEZ6oEd-o9FlQQh-a4QJqzi-yqqQGhAOBsO_NtwnVJYI6qdD-MKQMiLJ-sEpOklv1BIncydS8FS07Nb6CgyioSGYOqUANkT3-mi0OT_qFGwerI-YNNJLaVo0C/s400/P1050616.JPG" /></a> A little bit older zebra.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z7Ckunhy4dBEjykpZvrkIKLjSv-eyl8weXsniM1jL89Uaz4vzJZHjTeDBWf2RwMU9TrQ43irc31ASJoQEIFi_vwlEre7R5JtKvPCNIdFwVYFQXy7mqR-U0OYGCcFmZs2niu2Bap0q1BA/s1600/P1050618.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485087392371454370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z7Ckunhy4dBEjykpZvrkIKLjSv-eyl8weXsniM1jL89Uaz4vzJZHjTeDBWf2RwMU9TrQ43irc31ASJoQEIFi_vwlEre7R5JtKvPCNIdFwVYFQXy7mqR-U0OYGCcFmZs2niu2Bap0q1BA/s400/P1050618.JPG" /></a>This is FUN! Where are the deer? Will there be lions? Will they eat the deer? <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBsELsxAuJQoQhwrqrr-ijJKHllYjKlYB-k9Abxreddk_unlym0zlBxW1NVSfAOWcRokH0dONNDbEmQgLNzCfmCMIKXKXKNxp1IrkVm_jhyphenhyphen9CLCuJ8Z7mL3ZLIiroPWHKj6_aXtbEx5zE/s1600/P1050620.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485087384342396770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBsELsxAuJQoQhwrqrr-ijJKHllYjKlYB-k9Abxreddk_unlym0zlBxW1NVSfAOWcRokH0dONNDbEmQgLNzCfmCMIKXKXKNxp1IrkVm_jhyphenhyphen9CLCuJ8Z7mL3ZLIiroPWHKj6_aXtbEx5zE/s400/P1050620.JPG" /></a>Water buffalo, he came right up to me and opened his mouth for me to pour in handfuls of food...I was too stunned to snap a picture of that. He was surprisingly charming.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJym_rdo8CR7-ThZRQCI0i5iBNxNYf-TwrmAvsilZvNfNIoROHyy5ppBMW5t3ETikYc380zEyfCt_YzOSQOqvhCJMFrE3XUdpcv8TPd5fxd9XSZJKOB6q1eO283f9HRl-IothpVmLtifsy/s1600/P1050622.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485087370838735794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJym_rdo8CR7-ThZRQCI0i5iBNxNYf-TwrmAvsilZvNfNIoROHyy5ppBMW5t3ETikYc380zEyfCt_YzOSQOqvhCJMFrE3XUdpcv8TPd5fxd9XSZJKOB6q1eO283f9HRl-IothpVmLtifsy/s400/P1050622.JPG" /></a>They were ganging up on me<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8x6CghG2czTYpeHT9SPfvZcV23pZNfZ-RWEHCgMWePXhXdC7jUKef7HtRPVWEK_QFc70X5c8rnS_Z1Lhn4KoNXzS40APk6TVQpyjDZ8AW5E6w7241gsjrJCGpkgJZMQLvN0S0GfFpriC9/s1600/P1050626.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485083776906023458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8x6CghG2czTYpeHT9SPfvZcV23pZNfZ-RWEHCgMWePXhXdC7jUKef7HtRPVWEK_QFc70X5c8rnS_Z1Lhn4KoNXzS40APk6TVQpyjDZ8AW5E6w7241gsjrJCGpkgJZMQLvN0S0GfFpriC9/s400/P1050626.JPG" /></a>My very favorite critters (the giraffes!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamg52Sr3Uz-gXEMldrE-c26s8DLqkOYO9-mxuquf1e-jlDrk1CmVnqCxLDoGK5x1z4DUjhs2ydeKJlT0f_q9Lw0Fcs7_FbsMdej6s3-d9Pk7Ra9QoZBoqGmDfAOGityLPjGkeg9RfyRxh/s1600/P1050627_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485083763969586370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamg52Sr3Uz-gXEMldrE-c26s8DLqkOYO9-mxuquf1e-jlDrk1CmVnqCxLDoGK5x1z4DUjhs2ydeKJlT0f_q9Lw0Fcs7_FbsMdej6s3-d9Pk7Ra9QoZBoqGmDfAOGityLPjGkeg9RfyRxh/s400/P1050627_edited-1.jpg" /></a>Gordon got up close and personal. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoRJMXolUXrPPwXRYAlzXywXreWCnCyZSuZoiCgUe1uckWrPOOKfRqfjO8aaAgHcl4H-IyxE55-nOE5TP8quGohAZRmVRwjMhrubl-_Q9xAWMOzRn1N1Ek4CNezISKaYUFV4KPvHOjpCL/s1600/P1050630.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485083729158401746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoRJMXolUXrPPwXRYAlzXywXreWCnCyZSuZoiCgUe1uckWrPOOKfRqfjO8aaAgHcl4H-IyxE55-nOE5TP8quGohAZRmVRwjMhrubl-_Q9xAWMOzRn1N1Ek4CNezISKaYUFV4KPvHOjpCL/s400/P1050630.JPG" /></a>This is the ostrich that wouldn't believe me when I told him I was out of food. He pecked my upper arm just to get my attention...it did. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYh94NrJqCK88vrzsVeyqHEoKKjpM9Sm10E8l5_vXc03y5g0KY4JpTfJo33P0_nC8POwl7r9Sb-Am1BAbODaFcvmTwl4xkI1dO3lFf_ArafN0kXkqGzlqxcCSh_POPaUsMdAhovI0P0dLe/s1600/P1050631.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485083714046181842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYh94NrJqCK88vrzsVeyqHEoKKjpM9Sm10E8l5_vXc03y5g0KY4JpTfJo33P0_nC8POwl7r9Sb-Am1BAbODaFcvmTwl4xkI1dO3lFf_ArafN0kXkqGzlqxcCSh_POPaUsMdAhovI0P0dLe/s400/P1050631.JPG" /></a>He finally left me alone so I could get some more giraffe pictures. What amazing creatures!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBOOvzyX4pOc8salgvwSN-xicNH9au3YApvKy70_yJNvqmjoQNH7SVL1C0qrxxw7C_SQOz8vfeui5W19t0EXs45kD7gVTPMJEHFQGovDYRIvH1Imdq1GEE7M8iS8ibHRRxRbeIRhpk1yG/s1600/P1050632.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485083706814524626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBOOvzyX4pOc8salgvwSN-xicNH9au3YApvKy70_yJNvqmjoQNH7SVL1C0qrxxw7C_SQOz8vfeui5W19t0EXs45kD7gVTPMJEHFQGovDYRIvH1Imdq1GEE7M8iS8ibHRRxRbeIRhpk1yG/s400/P1050632.JPG" /></a>Majestic!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8g8jvviD8uedxz-jU5vqi26EMeGWL2ivTdMUEs1WL5Afnb9zIOXT7BL2p96KcSbYyD6KmjpFu_ZlrBv0ysbZup5igzDaFZgWPRHcdXrers_V7SlSAXyXA0hlTmD-UIUFxXL1F8vLTxTam/s1600/P1050633_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485082601381364690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8g8jvviD8uedxz-jU5vqi26EMeGWL2ivTdMUEs1WL5Afnb9zIOXT7BL2p96KcSbYyD6KmjpFu_ZlrBv0ysbZup5igzDaFZgWPRHcdXrers_V7SlSAXyXA0hlTmD-UIUFxXL1F8vLTxTam/s400/P1050633_edited-1.jpg" /></a>Gentle. Soft. Funny looking. A fine example of God's sense of humor.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe5HtqNuJXGeRGyzPmO9NpcoJ0cC1ryvgEhDA_q0GhympLBMyAx8F82_S9HGe-5o2TamZtF1DGsRyZwCdGT4wWFLpG1w4uIK8ZdixtCFSzLY91ZBEWp4Z5lAzVr1Tj7iGR5DfWZbL-SV6/s1600/P1050634_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485082591720597346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe5HtqNuJXGeRGyzPmO9NpcoJ0cC1ryvgEhDA_q0GhympLBMyAx8F82_S9HGe-5o2TamZtF1DGsRyZwCdGT4wWFLpG1w4uIK8ZdixtCFSzLY91ZBEWp4Z5lAzVr1Tj7iGR5DfWZbL-SV6/s400/P1050634_edited-1.jpg" /></a>On to the rhino!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiC6QwcFUv-nYBkJRVOAst5ReFvPB19m0cPUOCt0iX944e8yGFAnE_6XNNmBOK7gg-pMTcGoVlbZ2XJ3KCM4Wt-8elUPx1zGhoJLx6gETpVw89eJuMJYAGph9bpOYNSJTukk1Rc7aMyVH/s1600/P1050635.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485082573530738162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiC6QwcFUv-nYBkJRVOAst5ReFvPB19m0cPUOCt0iX944e8yGFAnE_6XNNmBOK7gg-pMTcGoVlbZ2XJ3KCM4Wt-8elUPx1zGhoJLx6gETpVw89eJuMJYAGph9bpOYNSJTukk1Rc7aMyVH/s400/P1050635.JPG" /></a>I'd like you to meet Luther. 5,000 lbs. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaELtQ5yP5f3_LAklj-cADMOp5O_MGnPLk1ce6UB59dTvQSffTz-GUl-F_Fzp0wvoLcg1mn1beURY2U62O4-r5LoJ4WdoXr5J42GCjR7k_C3jY3OOYCCrKUhZDCgfC3ytteg4APnqAze2f/s1600/P1050637_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485082546935790802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaELtQ5yP5f3_LAklj-cADMOp5O_MGnPLk1ce6UB59dTvQSffTz-GUl-F_Fzp0wvoLcg1mn1beURY2U62O4-r5LoJ4WdoXr5J42GCjR7k_C3jY3OOYCCrKUhZDCgfC3ytteg4APnqAze2f/s400/P1050637_edited-1.JPG" /></a>I don't know this beauty's name, but she had personality!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqNKbnAVOsgeTlS2KiyRAdWPQwl2qrAa6QMza8z7-T3N2kpo61YG8BdyHP-h8qrXdegrRVU-fmPDk0Se4ufpGBGCuGDlbk34XPmN2zMzlVUwydH0WRLciRmbb0762Vgpfs1mFWmlz6TCc/s1600/P1050640_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485082525993070962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqNKbnAVOsgeTlS2KiyRAdWPQwl2qrAa6QMza8z7-T3N2kpo61YG8BdyHP-h8qrXdegrRVU-fmPDk0Se4ufpGBGCuGDlbk34XPmN2zMzlVUwydH0WRLciRmbb0762Vgpfs1mFWmlz6TCc/s400/P1050640_edited-1.JPG" /></a>And was totally lacking in manners.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwCB1XnlnQbpqtzoQyTFBZSB2EIPvN4xGMyEFjT9rtS8MjydXbbhNfKOFmnL0dQUY0OKnLr6gZhGZtkiF0cqtO7VJR-pDjRX98dQabTE5ujW-55V1Uyp9wML7Hn5YG1whq2m0cgHXTIwp/s1600/P1050642_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485079867671731378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwCB1XnlnQbpqtzoQyTFBZSB2EIPvN4xGMyEFjT9rtS8MjydXbbhNfKOFmnL0dQUY0OKnLr6gZhGZtkiF0cqtO7VJR-pDjRX98dQabTE5ujW-55V1Uyp9wML7Hn5YG1whq2m0cgHXTIwp/s400/P1050642_edited-1.JPG" /></a>Oh my. You too? <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjL3HCPMTJe0uwjAWAkmBpXh5mCYZZiYGxjaRWrglepezdDEjY1BYjPbE4aYk9A15Q8VbAIF73tiHTBcfQzar68i6K2nHsbYrL_mbOH_cB3pUWIN5xWAjDCkPOQBKDuISf5Hvro06OW18C/s1600/P1050643.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485079854750886434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjL3HCPMTJe0uwjAWAkmBpXh5mCYZZiYGxjaRWrglepezdDEjY1BYjPbE4aYk9A15Q8VbAIF73tiHTBcfQzar68i6K2nHsbYrL_mbOH_cB3pUWIN5xWAjDCkPOQBKDuISf5Hvro06OW18C/s400/P1050643.JPG" /></a>What a trio. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvG-NyPY9nqfPldnsYgCuSOAHrLyVo_ie7NiC4LtSWPRvhhIG4D4Dk_qa6Nj5g82oZ4L1tJa7FSDhgdwGW2ndD0nn_s1sB9sSl0SlV0nEFsZJE1TZfF-F3bfCd_sJ-4PpykyLm3ac8LrJ/s1600/P1050644_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485079850313782242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvG-NyPY9nqfPldnsYgCuSOAHrLyVo_ie7NiC4LtSWPRvhhIG4D4Dk_qa6Nj5g82oZ4L1tJa7FSDhgdwGW2ndD0nn_s1sB9sSl0SlV0nEFsZJE1TZfF-F3bfCd_sJ-4PpykyLm3ac8LrJ/s400/P1050644_edited-1.JPG" /></a>These guys kept to themselves. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TsUDnhA93pbf99cYV8_CPpx2o20jOY9_vIZR1uxYBniYQa0byOUzMUwl0n5h7J65MziXhIbXyS-H8DfertRSDt4z491vEDx_cqNC3ThYHut6cqNbXs3SUYKd3HKCVaRthbgvWZbNh7mL/s1600/P1050647.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485079840168454818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TsUDnhA93pbf99cYV8_CPpx2o20jOY9_vIZR1uxYBniYQa0byOUzMUwl0n5h7J65MziXhIbXyS-H8DfertRSDt4z491vEDx_cqNC3ThYHut6cqNbXs3SUYKd3HKCVaRthbgvWZbNh7mL/s400/P1050647.JPG" /></a>Yikes. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkEBHRVWTteNnb2pvrxfZ28wGnGD9jnTZFboIUl_pTErzsppdHlLHc3jD-fO_snaQie6nvI6TA6kJT-UC6YCDfPLO10XBRLQ_mPLVrl9ztSC5K0pxNGOzyUGru6C4T9johJl51ZVzx7Xc/s1600/P1050648.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485079824790884530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkEBHRVWTteNnb2pvrxfZ28wGnGD9jnTZFboIUl_pTErzsppdHlLHc3jD-fO_snaQie6nvI6TA6kJT-UC6YCDfPLO10XBRLQ_mPLVrl9ztSC5K0pxNGOzyUGru6C4T9johJl51ZVzx7Xc/s400/P1050648.JPG" /></a>Synchronized grazing. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNUNQjKeuS1Ao0Mqk50wapb6i4Bg1k4nyK-1xYnO8ks0tGLkwzLdo0MFahXPTEmKUMhtHD-Tx1LI6Mml2MNcAcRrrIz8p2W-2GlIRjptbJYDN8UDVeowhGS3iWiB35O6cCrQK3Wi2Z6Nc/s1600/P1050650.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485077570528179954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNUNQjKeuS1Ao0Mqk50wapb6i4Bg1k4nyK-1xYnO8ks0tGLkwzLdo0MFahXPTEmKUMhtHD-Tx1LI6Mml2MNcAcRrrIz8p2W-2GlIRjptbJYDN8UDVeowhGS3iWiB35O6cCrQK3Wi2Z6Nc/s400/P1050650.JPG" /></a>And after the safari Gordon and I went to Grandma & Papa's house. We spotted more wildlife. <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485077519105888562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodM-9O-dMGHVDkRc-MHnXyHHmld-hc0DWjP0k_maLBwkvnsdTqoIINuxXL1UuttjVJDtx8jtY41QtaX9EvVxJkB98xpB_rRwJC3f-GIiHnmCxx6wTEc7loM5t87VMcGqt0zEhovcfa9IB/s400/P1050655.JPG" />Can you see them down there?<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485077530577279186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatUEDr3iLmOmxLo0D_uTmxWcjzfmxLk2AltHaqF5pQtxBDyEAj1EQTz5U6vK1rRij_Rty5rDO6oDqPcU5imguw5U_ieDQ1gciqsUsX8D7ctW6mLh-BfYFmshVedgWd3P9VJINqbAw3l3O/s400/P1050654.JPG" />No? Let me zoom in...there were at least two, they live inside those railroad ties under the porch.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485077540219194162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWWVH3x_2YbyvKeqNxlJGCB2T8-WR3HV2VVANLL4-lEYV2EaxrDWs70QgR1CNHI_axofAQWR5xDjFgwA9UnWqIcl_WcPbzMxv6pdwp9oHR8AjzU5L0wjUSGYxn0EnmSm4DjKDgLeKFdth/s400/P1050653.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXayIJeS4GoId0-Id3Stw-xU_DSiivxwZc1GhWwANkmg2jgXPcqi3v5p3xyg5HFll9YlAf2jLUbPx5BJdj-HILroL3bA2bsAE68bg71z6fqugfo64V2R6sOVmT05IXUvMoXbTuqJxnw-62/s1600/P1050652.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485077564338817074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXayIJeS4GoId0-Id3Stw-xU_DSiivxwZc1GhWwANkmg2jgXPcqi3v5p3xyg5HFll9YlAf2jLUbPx5BJdj-HILroL3bA2bsAE68bg71z6fqugfo64V2R6sOVmT05IXUvMoXbTuqJxnw-62/s400/P1050652.JPG" /></a> Yikes! But they keep poisonous snakes away, and other pests. As long as they stay way down there!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-87536906753461391512010-06-20T23:52:00.006-04:002010-06-21T00:15:37.495-04:00Catching UpJust a few pictures from the last week of school (the week before Memorial Day). Debbie and Chip came to visit, and shop!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485073111076371842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fu_AJUKScT7sb55KBfKVY5-IVlSg0iNzIVQCk-ILc5fOMmEKGYX3RnrhhGZvajdnZrDRJzgTLm5p3cuVJSeylY_JLJ_QzZNI_gFJgPJCr5XignB0m23l4QI-aVsWP6KUDMGjQsOzCfTs/s400/P1050597.JPG" />One of the cool gifts Aunt Debbie gave Gordon was this egg, that hatched, to a "baby alligator"...it fit so well with a new book I'd just bought for Gordon "Zach's Alligator" where the boy puts an alligator key chain in water and it turns into a real alligator...thankfully this one just turned into a rubbery toy, but he sure loved watching it "hatch" over the 3 days.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485073130315358162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGj44Gj0U_oD8wV25oz4rTasmSqyuaGdXtJR0p-GHxBsb_fDj9iF87X327tE0Oo4bQetpeSlhgJ2mb1_BO-BCuWJIEVYMDc-nLiVPos5jSM0ghV0d61QRjrqGy2ozO6EooErqM87F3PWx/s400/P1050599.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6hYou_w6ZOxoCiYvdMrd6XtbqFymZjHTeiLdEx4vsgO1HtFrPwHXndLQuaKB_3GfmKwqlwj7kckXt5gzSQG2JnWAfKh6s3qRsYAH-MRwLdFsEiAqjEMPfYd9MDa7tdw0eBuLqq1LmTbs/s1600/P1050600.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485073163154580338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6hYou_w6ZOxoCiYvdMrd6XtbqFymZjHTeiLdEx4vsgO1HtFrPwHXndLQuaKB_3GfmKwqlwj7kckXt5gzSQG2JnWAfKh6s3qRsYAH-MRwLdFsEiAqjEMPfYd9MDa7tdw0eBuLqq1LmTbs/s400/P1050600.JPG" /></a> Gordon had a big end of school program - I have lots of video, but only a couple of pictures. I was so proud of how well he sang and did the hand motions. He especially liked the song "Going on A Bear Hunt" I can't believe he is going to be five this year...ugh.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU8p2Lu50DfgEcG3TGxIgLI__gRxyVQLKjOWFXnIMxWEG3v92AIBT8u1yWCyr6f_hO1DzJHy71pXL3m2DuppJOJl_jfKWoLY396TR2tN6Azr1E3pYZLMkhcVhhqeCfbDly9wa7fVn0ije/s1600/P1050578.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485071070178858146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU8p2Lu50DfgEcG3TGxIgLI__gRxyVQLKjOWFXnIMxWEG3v92AIBT8u1yWCyr6f_hO1DzJHy71pXL3m2DuppJOJl_jfKWoLY396TR2tN6Azr1E3pYZLMkhcVhhqeCfbDly9wa7fVn0ije/s400/P1050578.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7G1xhCv3GQ7_UBxVTa96mQ43JNMdXeLQPs2Kdb0zx_BPlOo4cm0_x19MPFAcA0OQIq8LpOlBnZN1U4EMOQ84TaXyBzL9Nhfp87moWQoTPb1KR14el1S8t_vkXSUHbzn-aTAnpllV7fOg/s1600/P1050592.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485071034397991394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7G1xhCv3GQ7_UBxVTa96mQ43JNMdXeLQPs2Kdb0zx_BPlOo4cm0_x19MPFAcA0OQIq8LpOlBnZN1U4EMOQ84TaXyBzL9Nhfp87moWQoTPb1KR14el1S8t_vkXSUHbzn-aTAnpllV7fOg/s400/P1050592.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-47908156583671498452010-06-20T23:45:00.003-04:002010-06-20T23:52:10.163-04:00Father's Day 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8lL8QP_Qy8zNgWqXhW9BBVqrvE8gEr5KQGbTpn28xPJqSlXiAIAEl4vShLwCUTa1AEZ0wG41DoxM49DfY_tWxgaQwl5EnPwQ07zYbMPVWgIqooMuNon4n3UGMUnzZ0psUC4YO1et3Xng/s1600/P1050575.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485068546500239922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8lL8QP_Qy8zNgWqXhW9BBVqrvE8gEr5KQGbTpn28xPJqSlXiAIAEl4vShLwCUTa1AEZ0wG41DoxM49DfY_tWxgaQwl5EnPwQ07zYbMPVWgIqooMuNon4n3UGMUnzZ0psUC4YO1et3Xng/s400/P1050575.JPG" /></a> Presents to Daddy courtesy of Gordon himself. That shirt says "I love you with all of my heart" and the heart is made of two of Gordon's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hand prints</span>. They didn't get to spend Father's Day together this year, we celebrated it the last time Daddy was home<br /><div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-39533216858440368522010-06-15T09:20:00.002-04:002010-06-15T09:23:55.592-04:00Our First HarvestAffectionately known as Larry Boy, we found this in the garden last night & ate it with dinner - I swear it grew overnight.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x2nrnk0Xyb6zYgZuolPTj239bV6L6u1i-cHcLCIhyrAvjpvmLYntpLOP7bKeoHv7t_Z08GuZZ1yNYzCngKQPqiRvOcIVx2BZupmjIs0iH9MPGHA0L_sf2Bq8kA_cgtOwcJfKqYLlCodW/s1600/P1050604_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482990013827020738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x2nrnk0Xyb6zYgZuolPTj239bV6L6u1i-cHcLCIhyrAvjpvmLYntpLOP7bKeoHv7t_Z08GuZZ1yNYzCngKQPqiRvOcIVx2BZupmjIs0iH9MPGHA0L_sf2Bq8kA_cgtOwcJfKqYLlCodW/s400/P1050604_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Excuse the funny face, Gordon was acting normal...silly.<br /><div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-60041925751888099452010-06-15T09:15:00.004-04:002010-06-15T09:19:34.298-04:00The Circle of Life<div>Maybe I introduced the "circle of life" to Gordon too early, via an Animal Planet episode on the life of cheetahs. He was quite stunned when they caught & ate a Thompsons Gazelle. Since then on a daily basis he asks me what any animal that crosses his mind eats, in some cases I've had to look it up (kangaroos??)</div><div> </div><div>This morning he proudly showed me something he made for the cheetahs<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482988835450582674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nX5AuF_TTI0bxyA-Dx5_9BECMVLoK5cyUmR7wnNrg_lw4iiI-IV8IXInGA3OpETIvDe-njKhU1Qk4rh6XJjLQmJVhvS5PV9NTqphkPB-0chvlXToTU0PF7mwxzYN-hA0pO6vKbeOBP56/s400/P1050607.JPG" /></div><br />He calls it a Deer Sandwich.C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-32038527013287754292010-06-13T13:40:00.004-04:002010-06-13T17:12:20.092-04:00Day-cation #1We (the 3 of us) went to the Natural Science Center for a morning...Gordon in a viewing tube for those <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mischievous</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">meerkats</span>:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhwFhWWOOkJPQt7lX6oBws34ERU5dsLGoPhpycaOtqul4LtXhd4aw6JGx4fv0_0zTXTpMG7iD0a6hQXsVJg07nzBDXyuMGIscNxgm5ZbGMBs5WVWUOSjZnnjLDVrCU-C5wH50HSDOig-j/s1600/P1050561_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482367178039917170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhwFhWWOOkJPQt7lX6oBws34ERU5dsLGoPhpycaOtqul4LtXhd4aw6JGx4fv0_0zTXTpMG7iD0a6hQXsVJg07nzBDXyuMGIscNxgm5ZbGMBs5WVWUOSjZnnjLDVrCU-C5wH50HSDOig-j/s400/P1050561_edited-1.jpg" /></a> A <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">meerkat</span> friend.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthTm6fupWh29FdUVgN_AHUWPg1GFeO03MVqeXiG39_-xkSf4Wcw-527qNUa3VLP3E9JzcRUjLAMj4X-FzxO7k5QFq9WFE7JWahgdoZkVFFjPYDkKTFNTqv2kr4zkb6YTYX6A_4V7DJN9U/s1600/P1050565_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482367170017703410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthTm6fupWh29FdUVgN_AHUWPg1GFeO03MVqeXiG39_-xkSf4Wcw-527qNUa3VLP3E9JzcRUjLAMj4X-FzxO7k5QFq9WFE7JWahgdoZkVFFjPYDkKTFNTqv2kr4zkb6YTYX6A_4V7DJN9U/s400/P1050565_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <div>Tortoise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNfIFtRidxzOXYlp5iZKqA809r1F_beRsXLLhphAR9NKvI1FUeMpamV0hOYkg5mbA6kdJ2qlUjA1QovoaKDmZBcXANHklFnjzVCKbwUNvSGfpEYSEWpknMiB1jLkjWcw09GNfF07dfrP7/s1600/P1050566_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482367160276244754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNfIFtRidxzOXYlp5iZKqA809r1F_beRsXLLhphAR9NKvI1FUeMpamV0hOYkg5mbA6kdJ2qlUjA1QovoaKDmZBcXANHklFnjzVCKbwUNvSGfpEYSEWpknMiB1jLkjWcw09GNfF07dfrP7/s400/P1050566_edited-1.JPG" /></a>A couple of apes on a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">croc</span>. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGb-YYIMikFfPXuOCLIv0iqdgK0rcQSo8s2QOhVBmSQKQUMHRWPQ6ir8saOigaBUPKAXDEL-EmEUee5QmmFqA35f8mJ7IGAE4Y26aGeqwhxHNvkW0T23yIN6b4STInetBUeWAgOi1uSNS/s1600/P1050567.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482367144846656962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGb-YYIMikFfPXuOCLIv0iqdgK0rcQSo8s2QOhVBmSQKQUMHRWPQ6ir8saOigaBUPKAXDEL-EmEUee5QmmFqA35f8mJ7IGAE4Y26aGeqwhxHNvkW0T23yIN6b4STInetBUeWAgOi1uSNS/s400/P1050567.JPG" /></a></div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-76304858963259537802010-06-13T00:47:00.008-04:002010-06-13T13:38:24.467-04:00Another Trip To VirginiaAunt Debbie & Gordon take a train ride.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7pU0C9JL4ZsByLu5gok3vYv491lueBhkwkXoHmkEAm6-_hfjCl8UQwdsKq_omYwqCwOrp6IFeVA9wAeFvL5hyC0shFxdID_NH-sFNQ6oDCEgfiiwL-oafdnd7PalimtaREFz35kbpDDc/s1600/P1050537_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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(Yes I have some catching up to do on the blog.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht54LWUXGyA7i65CldtsRbld7ocxJb9oCMeu4qejG7iDXGD8TW4h5MLvDSH1pKpGpwzVmI1ac-VGwSVOWueGJSD-RIwiS_CgnPN18trRhFHlStkM-yY1jqruOHRG7ec00ads1qdu2z_5ag/s1600/P1050473.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482071265618193538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht54LWUXGyA7i65CldtsRbld7ocxJb9oCMeu4qejG7iDXGD8TW4h5MLvDSH1pKpGpwzVmI1ac-VGwSVOWueGJSD-RIwiS_CgnPN18trRhFHlStkM-yY1jqruOHRG7ec00ads1qdu2z_5ag/s400/P1050473.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hcVCCQ-2DHXO09ngzrF5wmzt3CPSH-ggirKJ6fXJvE_Lf8oxO1am07SYyW_ElAXn1PZ_etwCo5y3kh5TFm3VBM8aOg3QjMtYoOPMgQGM00wmpxyR6j7dNsbkICRsfaFUZwE5_dIQK6GJ/s1600/P1050474.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482071261364658962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hcVCCQ-2DHXO09ngzrF5wmzt3CPSH-ggirKJ6fXJvE_Lf8oxO1am07SYyW_ElAXn1PZ_etwCo5y3kh5TFm3VBM8aOg3QjMtYoOPMgQGM00wmpxyR6j7dNsbkICRsfaFUZwE5_dIQK6GJ/s400/P1050474.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ICyEhtr0vYZBvn_Grd045XzsdZeGt_Da5lS1DAQAINNz8S_88q5Ai5lWf9SWAfnQJLz_qKHuEKXLrpvqpuE48k_vS-j_WGOHkqkEFYnebo8obx7gRMsn3hXZoRXHZgPtrwUfzpi5LhWZ/s1600/P1050475.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482071249169260258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ICyEhtr0vYZBvn_Grd045XzsdZeGt_Da5lS1DAQAINNz8S_88q5Ai5lWf9SWAfnQJLz_qKHuEKXLrpvqpuE48k_vS-j_WGOHkqkEFYnebo8obx7gRMsn3hXZoRXHZgPtrwUfzpi5LhWZ/s400/P1050475.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7VyoVHeXLI8nJuZ2kKFc0VpnfeU5irjuVoMt_94g9kBGJAm7F6VzzEXwAR0BQAJ9ar8MJZpx5UGFrBB9CWxw-HxaZh5fRGuXNJYqcdxRI5_JnTmVv3ODMhGwdjzxR2N3RUnsDjdJisq5/s1600/P1050478.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482071246253713906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7VyoVHeXLI8nJuZ2kKFc0VpnfeU5irjuVoMt_94g9kBGJAm7F6VzzEXwAR0BQAJ9ar8MJZpx5UGFrBB9CWxw-HxaZh5fRGuXNJYqcdxRI5_JnTmVv3ODMhGwdjzxR2N3RUnsDjdJisq5/s400/P1050478.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDNgUg8smmhZ-y_1HXSb5kOnFRk8ovrdDR6VfxB9J3FceTiQ_pS9zE7_DWaJypSebzvzVGK2rnXqGwanr5_1Nsua1nIR3De3nNgYePObP29YjQTq9QhcJ-QdJ3VOJpcqA8EnOQuNUyoL6/s1600/P1050480.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482071231603010434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDNgUg8smmhZ-y_1HXSb5kOnFRk8ovrdDR6VfxB9J3FceTiQ_pS9zE7_DWaJypSebzvzVGK2rnXqGwanr5_1Nsua1nIR3De3nNgYePObP29YjQTq9QhcJ-QdJ3VOJpcqA8EnOQuNUyoL6/s400/P1050480.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-1292925359810543292010-05-03T20:35:00.012-04:002010-05-03T22:18:59.484-04:00Soccer ShenanigansI took some pictures of Gordon's soccer team actually playing a game...well, there was a lot of "non-playing" going on. Especially for Gordon and another little girl whose name begins with a G (Gordon pointed this out to me on our way to the 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> game, her name starts with a G just like mine!) Here he is bending down to pick up some clover while she is walking ahead of him. They spend a lot of time walking and talking and picking things up off the ground like grass, dandelion and clover flowers...not a lot of time playing soccer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoFRsFiFp312emPwEiGd8E1PfjxnoTiN4PnfONUckyC3kl3H81QKGZkcORNsEHJSE6JT_8s1PKrKmPYpmxY4UvcJlO1IiPv6BTmE9SEhMyhu208akkqZl2nXWZO3bsCRM2u18ihbRIuLu/s1600/P1050379.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467227982743980562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoFRsFiFp312emPwEiGd8E1PfjxnoTiN4PnfONUckyC3kl3H81QKGZkcORNsEHJSE6JT_8s1PKrKmPYpmxY4UvcJlO1IiPv6BTmE9SEhMyhu208akkqZl2nXWZO3bsCRM2u18ihbRIuLu/s400/P1050379.JPG" /></a> And when they are "on the bench" (actually an old blanket) they keep talking, sharing a box of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">raisins</span>, digging in the dirt, laughing...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5qeQmItMsQNRpA68CHa6u2ApOMW6dfoHvxWBUyDhjOmmas-JWnnoKNG7gAsNvTMrJbKc3G0lPiGOahWQoDolwm4zilHv-5gKxGZ_dwbs797zTQE6c4Uy2jzLI8qhqK8oIjA-LYr-N4a0/s1600/P1050380_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467227967264312082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5qeQmItMsQNRpA68CHa6u2ApOMW6dfoHvxWBUyDhjOmmas-JWnnoKNG7gAsNvTMrJbKc3G0lPiGOahWQoDolwm4zilHv-5gKxGZ_dwbs797zTQE6c4Uy2jzLI8qhqK8oIjA-LYr-N4a0/s400/P1050380_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1HnCzBbXob_zKTbcx2wn-lkhk3FRyKnIKpAZpDUJGJTrJi7h4Fn4Fe8myqDRLdyc-hKqx6nyBhrcQDX8ckNIITiMVfkmV8G_LSWBnhjf1e5IGUY95-Sn7Zw5jEp2Sb4IBKYaAUpMNXZ4/s1600/P1050381_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467227402268077410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1HnCzBbXob_zKTbcx2wn-lkhk3FRyKnIKpAZpDUJGJTrJi7h4Fn4Fe8myqDRLdyc-hKqx6nyBhrcQDX8ckNIITiMVfkmV8G_LSWBnhjf1e5IGUY95-Sn7Zw5jEp2Sb4IBKYaAUpMNXZ4/s400/P1050381_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Here's Coach T, trying to pump up the team.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx0Ntfafjy9lxmvOYj9IZNd5Mudx4E7r5X6yWFpvf_faeC8KRq-FokwPR-hHCMIIjaEUZw9nFqm_4lFX6sCp51_0SD8kl_sXDLobMRgmI_Wyulh61-KJJEu3B1Y8dfaefS_9mSBTKH7wN/s1600/P1050383_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467227130432717058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx0Ntfafjy9lxmvOYj9IZNd5Mudx4E7r5X6yWFpvf_faeC8KRq-FokwPR-hHCMIIjaEUZw9nFqm_4lFX6sCp51_0SD8kl_sXDLobMRgmI_Wyulh61-KJJEu3B1Y8dfaefS_9mSBTKH7wN/s400/P1050383_edited-1.JPG" /></a> The man in the white shirt is from Italy and has played a lot of soccer, he's stepped in to help Coach T who has not coached a lot.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EWC3yCDDxHGXM0hs0SN0om_JmTf2hEnIj733-PTR-IP55WTpkYhD3VS1wdi06atFzCBWVA5Nmdsuz-aJ8D3NWRVusoEv7zTRI1WJOCvvXBzhVUtoaG5tzWWrUpDaMMYcZHJSWWWSElkG/s1600/P1050385.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467222958201603858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EWC3yCDDxHGXM0hs0SN0om_JmTf2hEnIj733-PTR-IP55WTpkYhD3VS1wdi06atFzCBWVA5Nmdsuz-aJ8D3NWRVusoEv7zTRI1WJOCvvXBzhVUtoaG5tzWWrUpDaMMYcZHJSWWWSElkG/s400/P1050385.JPG" /></a>We've been clobbered in every game so far...but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">shhh</span>...we're not supposed to really keep score. Whatever...we have made one goal so far this season. Here is a rare moment when Gordon was actually going after the ball, note the expression on Miss G's face, she didn't like Gordon not paying attention to her. She is quite the diva, and I hate that word, but she defines it perfectly.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UZripuOGPRVsBUUYd7PXWvLKIe3_0TGpbg7YltIwYuKi1BlNSdbLOc7pDigt8z4otJva1EOSPc6WOm1wPvouXMRvnImH93YSxxIbNFuuinCb13VjRy068byS2xr0yJXsqkUKWa8QFd41/s1600/P1050392.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467222953929381986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UZripuOGPRVsBUUYd7PXWvLKIe3_0TGpbg7YltIwYuKi1BlNSdbLOc7pDigt8z4otJva1EOSPc6WOm1wPvouXMRvnImH93YSxxIbNFuuinCb13VjRy068byS2xr0yJXsqkUKWa8QFd41/s400/P1050392.JPG" /></a>She's got him back where she wants him...following her. Not sure why that kid on the far right is on the ground...there were no injuries in this game <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span>. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dqG6FpJyIDeisEovKpgYArtfb_zUADfglUS3xZK9cjZCmI-afSQX_I5PLxYEG1CnJ3KvnncGk13H-MxRE_1hY36R3wITSPU4xOl_2nuI6RBpGxKiaXsrhOnA8vlmWzcAEAzmV5qz5hJ6/s1600/P1050394.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467222944424967666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dqG6FpJyIDeisEovKpgYArtfb_zUADfglUS3xZK9cjZCmI-afSQX_I5PLxYEG1CnJ3KvnncGk13H-MxRE_1hY36R3wITSPU4xOl_2nuI6RBpGxKiaXsrhOnA8vlmWzcAEAzmV5qz5hJ6/s400/P1050394.JPG" /></a>I "encouraged" Gordon to get back to the game...so that is him kicking the ball. I had a little talk with Miss G about letting Gordon play and paying attention to the game. <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467219045952843314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkTWUGZG4VZ7lWmbhijGP8mi-sBkq4t__MsktUVsV63WNOrqQs5SNpSMzyse94ornbqvDw-H07AXxCIEKqOlUQc0rTGntKH2KxPL21TDL_kjzeHdTCKI7Usq4DLq8juQPUKs-MVtUERy7/s400/P1050397.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF_jOzsGlOhEIEx6aAD6QH9nQR-rDijGG0sRiMinhpb9ZjfwY4ULl8gLQo0Uyt3bwxtLuhQgJ8er5qA92pC7baR7CckW0ESiGsCuYmWLagD5Ns0CNdyuS0aKHluBc1oSSvILG8jZ_u4lA/s1600/P1050395.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467222937607950162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPF_jOzsGlOhEIEx6aAD6QH9nQR-rDijGG0sRiMinhpb9ZjfwY4ULl8gLQo0Uyt3bwxtLuhQgJ8er5qA92pC7baR7CckW0ESiGsCuYmWLagD5Ns0CNdyuS0aKHluBc1oSSvILG8jZ_u4lA/s400/P1050395.JPG" /></a>But I eventually gave up. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C9KggB4YEGszBmwpWCmevuYuUJg9jjp7Bnb43MK_yuJuRNDKDbrC2WVsm2l_8XkClEy7zn0FDDaDdE5Koy1S8hyfVVLL12n9qttLGzx8oEa0RTDr8zRCn_PTauGVtm8zsYZW2cZz5kVO/s1600/P1050396.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467222926438902034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C9KggB4YEGszBmwpWCmevuYuUJg9jjp7Bnb43MK_yuJuRNDKDbrC2WVsm2l_8XkClEy7zn0FDDaDdE5Koy1S8hyfVVLL12n9qttLGzx8oEa0RTDr8zRCn_PTauGVtm8zsYZW2cZz5kVO/s400/P1050396.JPG" /></a> <div>The were benched again. Inseparable. We've tried, putting one in the game and keeping the other on the bench...they look longingly at each other, not paying attention to anything else. So we gave up.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2O7YQHpvJ-6e3bTTxExjoS3GneHZI5gze255WLbbYBNSGLl6-YWLkhWDB8ZhwsiEExF7MwTqyB5yKbCnwAmegKs52AXf_IB1l4LCT2225d7A7bZnGpmju7eu0kaagmfXrdZQ47_08PnN/s1600/P1050402.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467219042429014306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2O7YQHpvJ-6e3bTTxExjoS3GneHZI5gze255WLbbYBNSGLl6-YWLkhWDB8ZhwsiEExF7MwTqyB5yKbCnwAmegKs52AXf_IB1l4LCT2225d7A7bZnGpmju7eu0kaagmfXrdZQ47_08PnN/s400/P1050402.JPG" /></a>And let them do their thing. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPlXYA_zxTaPRMprA0uXRhvstcbM6GwPF_zWSbD3c2SXhuvjZP89JwxSL83mV9rzpjxDOMMDZM-CbrHK9t9hlajbfgUZe-LH-N9zuT3NnaKLl6e-m0nOZA1euHMnfo62l3a7Zc7a3T3op/s1600/P1050406.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467219032398125650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPlXYA_zxTaPRMprA0uXRhvstcbM6GwPF_zWSbD3c2SXhuvjZP89JwxSL83mV9rzpjxDOMMDZM-CbrHK9t9hlajbfgUZe-LH-N9zuT3NnaKLl6e-m0nOZA1euHMnfo62l3a7Zc7a3T3op/s400/P1050406.JPG" /></a>and occasionally Gordon chose to get back in the game, when he wanted to. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl282Xthq3p4sN6va4CcFFSoIBzzpDD7_dpvvgDnj1fY9dAWXGXBPVyLdpI1PbV_9tI_HHTsrxnWUDKDVB3CfqIMUx8ofPoIhFDKvtCMKSxyGI0seDcaw_wdPAJ6eY74n1il0P44NfxORi/s1600/P1050407.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467216623978357218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl282Xthq3p4sN6va4CcFFSoIBzzpDD7_dpvvgDnj1fY9dAWXGXBPVyLdpI1PbV_9tI_HHTsrxnWUDKDVB3CfqIMUx8ofPoIhFDKvtCMKSxyGI0seDcaw_wdPAJ6eY74n1il0P44NfxORi/s400/P1050407.JPG" /></a>mostly because I promised him a special snack in the car on the way home. I'm not above bribery. <div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTR_p_UubI-3F_rTrM46x65Pxv9ezRH2-OzDYs0TjupL-o-JOdUasA2UuT0uDlzhFFnv6bJ_sfiEf9j_KdsowOpTJAT7MO815GqLkggYxjJLovAlYc1LIoNTvbyIgW9Y0czi6aXB3Je0Zw/s1600/P1050410.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467214423080997410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTR_p_UubI-3F_rTrM46x65Pxv9ezRH2-OzDYs0TjupL-o-JOdUasA2UuT0uDlzhFFnv6bJ_sfiEf9j_KdsowOpTJAT7MO815GqLkggYxjJLovAlYc1LIoNTvbyIgW9Y0czi6aXB3Je0Zw/s400/P1050410.JPG" /></a>I think the kids enjoy running through the tunnel afterwards more than the game itself...although this little guy took quite a dive in the dirt. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX06GDSMM0_4SU8Olt7gqD5mJppsXThFuJddtwEnRPmn0Vcn4l6ima3SxXJw9KfNtVDQT5FZ0HuCJhoHnni9dTuvpcDxNJd35dmADx7fCOrcjnF1927zhsFPbFND29tYR_xKCwOk8kJBUW/s1600/P1050413.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467212390639156258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX06GDSMM0_4SU8Olt7gqD5mJppsXThFuJddtwEnRPmn0Vcn4l6ima3SxXJw9KfNtVDQT5FZ0HuCJhoHnni9dTuvpcDxNJd35dmADx7fCOrcjnF1927zhsFPbFND29tYR_xKCwOk8kJBUW/s400/P1050413.JPG" /></a>But Gordon felt like a rock star and was quite pleased with himself. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8MZcu4PncwK1_IuXWIkWxmtaVKnkELNnpGFGwli4K8n1Y8F8XvEIcd8hy0zcAdL61F10xwv_uBYunIZtvNghVdZfPyaczz-4b8chPC4HUvrJ6LuQdYdwk-PqZ7FsFGp-NlxZrFBtUkNo/s1600/P1050416_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467212381952397602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8MZcu4PncwK1_IuXWIkWxmtaVKnkELNnpGFGwli4K8n1Y8F8XvEIcd8hy0zcAdL61F10xwv_uBYunIZtvNghVdZfPyaczz-4b8chPC4HUvrJ6LuQdYdwk-PqZ7FsFGp-NlxZrFBtUkNo/s400/P1050416_edited-1.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Well even if they don't learn much about soccer, they seem to be having fun, and Gordon has had his first kiss - she laid one on him before I knew what she was up to, and he gave flowers to a girl for the first time (a fistful of dandelions). Unfortunately, last week, our coach, her Dad, had a heart attack and surgery, so she was not at the practice or game last week, and this week we'll be in Virginia. I wonder if the relationship will survive the long separation, we'll find out on May 14<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>.<br /><br />I have a lot of great videos of the games, but they are too large to upload apparently, so will just save them for viewing at home for now.C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-82022502967997953512010-04-20T21:22:00.006-04:002010-04-20T22:05:45.400-04:00Lake Higgins<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400351789720146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkLCZcTk3KDJNU4QTx5b8lL434lb0cJmyVb5LfFYx4d30oiWlQwv0qDBa9HT-ozFe6QSwYK7ZJquOK7WZ8S8Ht-XRKAmpvHc88_IJdOZxOU_T_2mNefXQU-63NuAZj_OtRthKygJarCpE/s400/P1050372.JPG" />Gordon and I went to Lake Higgins on a beautiful afternoon last week.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1tnboZqt3Yn_xdlrUdnipquw2K44tHtH9W33d3IAlxfokcwc8h34vxr5JiV1boEvDprLDILt99aXamIVk_nMZOREWJ-2klcJBBc_n6R4XSgew3SQCBx0DXJcP8LvbsEqF3Suymeg_Dym/s1600/P1050366.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400938237773154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1tnboZqt3Yn_xdlrUdnipquw2K44tHtH9W33d3IAlxfokcwc8h34vxr5JiV1boEvDprLDILt99aXamIVk_nMZOREWJ-2klcJBBc_n6R4XSgew3SQCBx0DXJcP8LvbsEqF3Suymeg_Dym/s400/P1050366.JPG" /></a> Although the geese are a nuisance and make the lakes and parks so filthy, there is no doubt the babies are cute!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepXi8Q1axB3yZjq6YnRnCkgMsCQr_ikHmAz_8-OlNqCgDy9UxOsMEjFLZjaBkjBmS_DrxWOYGXgEARxothwuozDdFJG-eGiHB4xCViaA3fnBtR8s0J5dlRtgRcHNthmxBgriJiWGFJip_/s1600/P1050367.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400931874302402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepXi8Q1axB3yZjq6YnRnCkgMsCQr_ikHmAz_8-OlNqCgDy9UxOsMEjFLZjaBkjBmS_DrxWOYGXgEARxothwuozDdFJG-eGiHB4xCViaA3fnBtR8s0J5dlRtgRcHNthmxBgriJiWGFJip_/s400/P1050367.JPG" /></a> This duck was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">persistent</span>. He followed us from our car, down a trail to the picnic areas in the hopes of getting a crumb or two. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki8DVNmZf1DyFWLDFBc5tz-L_aY3ka31TvuwqiGXaLm0E9ayb3xnKX1eUFzJe3yDJMPCMJv_V1jduOxwrFtsN8toulIkCpLxNUHrOiy0_lcrwjKcF3DUy_drd8VUIYEfPeL4ncs2uU2OD/s1600/P1050368.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400924875842514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki8DVNmZf1DyFWLDFBc5tz-L_aY3ka31TvuwqiGXaLm0E9ayb3xnKX1eUFzJe3yDJMPCMJv_V1jduOxwrFtsN8toulIkCpLxNUHrOiy0_lcrwjKcF3DUy_drd8VUIYEfPeL4ncs2uU2OD/s400/P1050368.JPG" /></a>But first, Gordon, enjoying his favorite <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">past time</span> this spring.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0ftOlqF0tKYOrLsNixDEQJrrGF_TZofG1TAk_C1ZflLnOqSc78Oi5IGXK7oIqesAIeLBH57oRp19Z03prIHTGrm-EziCHiU96T7i714naWSNmBrojOyP8ZqwGbZLAzPrx72JffLZDvX0/s1600/P1050370.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400914953141154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0ftOlqF0tKYOrLsNixDEQJrrGF_TZofG1TAk_C1ZflLnOqSc78Oi5IGXK7oIqesAIeLBH57oRp19Z03prIHTGrm-EziCHiU96T7i714naWSNmBrojOyP8ZqwGbZLAzPrx72JffLZDvX0/s400/P1050370.JPG" /></a>But the duck was patient. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LrDLaQyg7ou3dgQ8Nt_sm2alBwK3XheKU-BOnHlWdpbspfWjAmRv3cUIOAN_SmYlPZTIiop6Jymje8bNGZKFivN8BgiDIytXnIwLfMFtY8J9NnBMLno19psPiEBdDM2OSDpbS2wKUSH4/s1600/P1050374.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400345265388482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LrDLaQyg7ou3dgQ8Nt_sm2alBwK3XheKU-BOnHlWdpbspfWjAmRv3cUIOAN_SmYlPZTIiop6Jymje8bNGZKFivN8BgiDIytXnIwLfMFtY8J9NnBMLno19psPiEBdDM2OSDpbS2wKUSH4/s400/P1050374.JPG" /></a>So we finally shared a cracker... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzE5zoZ1ImVjuOoFlmfui12bNCZn_IvQSXbAoskOInSqew2TvJx4MnTJSau1FRJlqbwof5HHnWx_k4Iixv8ky310jBZMvnh_aqQyQ0PRt7XRhXAXIs30ZviSGhNA9E-6jUltfM3F933na/s1600/P1050377_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400333809512242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzE5zoZ1ImVjuOoFlmfui12bNCZn_IvQSXbAoskOInSqew2TvJx4MnTJSau1FRJlqbwof5HHnWx_k4Iixv8ky310jBZMvnh_aqQyQ0PRt7XRhXAXIs30ZviSGhNA9E-6jUltfM3F933na/s400/P1050377_edited-1.JPG" /></a>I'm not sure who was happier. <div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDmfmz1VYxyoUj7qBZjWQqNMKk3VjvC77kzmEn6TSagFj39JPsFcB9Igxf4vyoOwUEcDmh8B6dhSS8zVewlCZfSREzKyS1Ei5-ZoZiSmGhHrjthXJm26sHM_6HbF8Q8gq1zYcOnRPxDqp/s1600/P1050378.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462400326570649842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDmfmz1VYxyoUj7qBZjWQqNMKk3VjvC77kzmEn6TSagFj39JPsFcB9Igxf4vyoOwUEcDmh8B6dhSS8zVewlCZfSREzKyS1Ei5-ZoZiSmGhHrjthXJm26sHM_6HbF8Q8gq1zYcOnRPxDqp/s400/P1050378.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />After our little "picnic" we headed back to the car. There was a trail starting right next to the parking lot. It said it was .3 miles...very easy for a child. I thought sure, lets go. Well I didn't look closely at the sign which warned hikers that the path of this trail crosses with the Bald Eagle Trail...which is 4.5 miles. I wouldn't have minded 4.5 miles, as out of shape as I am, that is definitely still doable, but with my little guy along and no drinks, and it was fairly warm, I wouldn't have attempted it...but unfortunately I crossed from the short loop into the long trail. After about a mile and a half, I realized my error...but without a map wasn't sure how far we were...so I turned us around and we made it back to the car. Gordon calls it our little adventure. It wasn't bad, he did much better than I would have thought - with there and back being about 3 miles. Thankfully with the frequent realtor calls to show the house - and for us to scram - I've been keeping drinks and snacks in a cooler in the car, so he was a happy hiker once we got to the car. We should do it more often...when I'm better prepared!C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-59760804286590569972010-04-16T15:03:00.006-04:002010-04-16T15:51:06.307-04:00Easter WeekendAunt Debbie & Gordon getting a lesson in dying eggs.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvmmxlFGLmyra8TTsiZSXAKGnsdn0CKM419bn2Mskrk8ovC0cDtR3pcrzjNjRw1AyUlgmhPuTbg6KTJhYAVgf4SY13QXNe2mIgiKP-EXTcj66Z7h922R4jgNUFNiVcYnb-3ae-CyIQ5nM/s1600/P1050182_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460820792733717234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvmmxlFGLmyra8TTsiZSXAKGnsdn0CKM419bn2Mskrk8ovC0cDtR3pcrzjNjRw1AyUlgmhPuTbg6KTJhYAVgf4SY13QXNe2mIgiKP-EXTcj66Z7h922R4jgNUFNiVcYnb-3ae-CyIQ5nM/s400/P1050182_edited-1.JPG" /></a> They look like they are taking this way too seriously.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAYPfwiuopa_Wq5I3IEy-pYz2EMggD4yq2ZwJRIEAWLfrOtgbyfXF4Rlx_EDekEc3Pi7x5SOQl9nitHCVOzP_yJojUwdAVxVygiJ5MOuTC_UM43dJfS5mW_cAlXHllpGxhsjdewU2Xcep/s1600/P1050184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460820787972312434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAYPfwiuopa_Wq5I3IEy-pYz2EMggD4yq2ZwJRIEAWLfrOtgbyfXF4Rlx_EDekEc3Pi7x5SOQl9nitHCVOzP_yJojUwdAVxVygiJ5MOuTC_UM43dJfS5mW_cAlXHllpGxhsjdewU2Xcep/s400/P1050184.JPG" /></a>I think he's ready to try it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6l09D4luo8Kt1sdUfpVxUqPoxjM0GyyUdFjTrh_gMv23lGNXKT8ubvKnVL3MKOh9WwRTXptCvARrUvzmp1P6tx03_KBiwDhIRz1A68q8nuUT-qZpjRpHKROtQWiM3BfooWjFcnkvMLp8/s1600/P1050186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460820777892531698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6l09D4luo8Kt1sdUfpVxUqPoxjM0GyyUdFjTrh_gMv23lGNXKT8ubvKnVL3MKOh9WwRTXptCvARrUvzmp1P6tx03_KBiwDhIRz1A68q8nuUT-qZpjRpHKROtQWiM3BfooWjFcnkvMLp8/s400/P1050186.JPG" /></a> Grandma arrives with paper towels...good thinking. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOuhozl3sku8a5_RoR13E7XmWgTHG3s_Hu1h3l5XKaHsoZlG-_HXeQb5eF46PepJ2RMPqW-He-G9u2xnISs7NR3y8Pumrva2VxpTGW9NIMqvXiODe4pYhe9sr5AwITSFsInbTtirsrSbI/s1600/P1050190_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460820770839804514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOuhozl3sku8a5_RoR13E7XmWgTHG3s_Hu1h3l5XKaHsoZlG-_HXeQb5eF46PepJ2RMPqW-He-G9u2xnISs7NR3y8Pumrva2VxpTGW9NIMqvXiODe4pYhe9sr5AwITSFsInbTtirsrSbI/s400/P1050190_edited-1.JPG" /></a>Gordon forgot one rule...don't stick your hand in the dye. See the green hand? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrhIYSRSeSGwjIIi-oNN-mgqgvyNOc8irtSoxAY6IL2Z41OgLhK-R4RhWbf6uxmcImLqtn5p1u2Jg1OBlGg5_VerXasZaTV_VaNQL3-TOovgKf4O-9iJwsxia4H45FU9XKxNYmhYb83EN/s1600/P1050198.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460818606815596402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrhIYSRSeSGwjIIi-oNN-mgqgvyNOc8irtSoxAY6IL2Z41OgLhK-R4RhWbf6uxmcImLqtn5p1u2Jg1OBlGg5_VerXasZaTV_VaNQL3-TOovgKf4O-9iJwsxia4H45FU9XKxNYmhYb83EN/s400/P1050198.JPG" /></a> <div><div><div>Mrs. Cardinal was keeping a close eye, she was upset with us because she had a nest in a shrub right off the deck and we were too close for her to sit on it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97ZT40C4-112_ic2Aqnu4XVDSqqZGMhyphenhypheneBfFBFMs4PQPjeJFVsBy3P3RRB-_mWbjizBsdnrDIWT4KDjCtiVuhr_TKph7qPRMtyjoblukrpAalzP1D4PzVzZfs6S2IJy2oJIKw5-n5Ru41/s1600/P1050199.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460818601686114850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97ZT40C4-112_ic2Aqnu4XVDSqqZGMhyphenhypheneBfFBFMs4PQPjeJFVsBy3P3RRB-_mWbjizBsdnrDIWT4KDjCtiVuhr_TKph7qPRMtyjoblukrpAalzP1D4PzVzZfs6S2IJy2oJIKw5-n5Ru41/s400/P1050199.JPG" /></a>Easter Morning, the Easter Bunny left the eggs inside and outside. It was quite chilly but Gordon didn't mind, he was busy hunting eggs, running back and forth as we all kept saying "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">oooh</span> look over there, look that way Gordon"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhX6PWQcjS_VWOVQ3vTVzxGTMsMbOgIvQPzCFTdSOKe5twDBv7-htGqYptPvNMjC3Du8xqUlAxmFP8eJSq6qakDn9WLYg6JZ-x0RBOjUEseJyiSNmvyAntwS7tbSfvWkja8KMO-hFjQIZ/s1600/P1050200_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460818593551787378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhX6PWQcjS_VWOVQ3vTVzxGTMsMbOgIvQPzCFTdSOKe5twDBv7-htGqYptPvNMjC3Du8xqUlAxmFP8eJSq6qakDn9WLYg6JZ-x0RBOjUEseJyiSNmvyAntwS7tbSfvWkja8KMO-hFjQIZ/s400/P1050200_edited-1.JPG" /></a>What a green Easter - just beautiful out.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiZEwlgCyYxfANFQD9RcCA8obfyzvC7YqDN1naYeW9OzDQJq8gGNMR79U_z6Ic6VhFKitWIW4ExI_kv527XNQPbU4ai-3Twp_ptEOf7C6ViKTBb0wrsjt-gZamFU2eE2vJRDkujDUua5A/s1600/P1050201.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460818590016049938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiZEwlgCyYxfANFQD9RcCA8obfyzvC7YqDN1naYeW9OzDQJq8gGNMR79U_z6Ic6VhFKitWIW4ExI_kv527XNQPbU4ai-3Twp_ptEOf7C6ViKTBb0wrsjt-gZamFU2eE2vJRDkujDUua5A/s400/P1050201.JPG" /></a>That silly rabbit left one on the bull <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dozier</span>. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LQnxuCYW10wH3xWwUkUmu1vzgAsZJnCqAaHJcA-FqqNGeErPLxTUT-5BH3I_gVXWT9WfCTgAGelpXqVA18at9z6mO0foyVv8Omxf3uTbaQHQ4bGUQtaJXH9_EFONyWVfafVlf3NbbE1_/s1600/P1050202_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460817243238833746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LQnxuCYW10wH3xWwUkUmu1vzgAsZJnCqAaHJcA-FqqNGeErPLxTUT-5BH3I_gVXWT9WfCTgAGelpXqVA18at9z6mO0foyVv8Omxf3uTbaQHQ4bGUQtaJXH9_EFONyWVfafVlf3NbbE1_/s400/P1050202_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QH9vKID5zyfOdkW-MkKrbPZCdpvrE5fAFw4jeL1ml6d_cSNrHjGk4llz2RPnsSvHt0cxUCTepsQAFhxYjQu-g1o57CdXMUxKWFiquzRjx51xKZdySmgRhpopLXbk1ezW6W3TM0GOAmFB/s1600/P1050204.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460817238585081154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QH9vKID5zyfOdkW-MkKrbPZCdpvrE5fAFw4jeL1ml6d_cSNrHjGk4llz2RPnsSvHt0cxUCTepsQAFhxYjQu-g1o57CdXMUxKWFiquzRjx51xKZdySmgRhpopLXbk1ezW6W3TM0GOAmFB/s400/P1050204.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh86GR5j3ruBgy4g6cRQmFAJe6AV9FHoAzorBCniwAVVbwfYApwajeNf-Ss0T0eMJmEYn5bN59eNhefw4TbUq_AeDdAk2owJeHTAiwz0_Y721lhIvogEjcMjy15Bwi5Ogn3IdIdXVBXOV/s1600/P1050205_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460817231416596562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh86GR5j3ruBgy4g6cRQmFAJe6AV9FHoAzorBCniwAVVbwfYApwajeNf-Ss0T0eMJmEYn5bN59eNhefw4TbUq_AeDdAk2owJeHTAiwz0_Y721lhIvogEjcMjy15Bwi5Ogn3IdIdXVBXOV/s400/P1050205_edited-1.JPG" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ohhh</span> I see one on the wheel barrow, and under it! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmylzq49eaRTyxKnMJLix27bwQ1BEVrbRCK8MFknfHULe0gG-FFLRiuGbw1VF1GBGDy2NgFpjaOpl_fLZn3UtB7ekhst9_ZphXVEOCwMHr1TaDF84tF9j8HDNmng2HKHTMOtF_MnMmikZa/s1600/P1050206.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460817220308958434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmylzq49eaRTyxKnMJLix27bwQ1BEVrbRCK8MFknfHULe0gG-FFLRiuGbw1VF1GBGDy2NgFpjaOpl_fLZn3UtB7ekhst9_ZphXVEOCwMHr1TaDF84tF9j8HDNmng2HKHTMOtF_MnMmikZa/s400/P1050206.JPG" /></a>In the garden beds too?! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWQRXI_ehiOLgvIsfwWVHBPPrGyxsFNvzThwNSckPTBRxMEytyjQ8i1QV2FwvbNphT7MUxyUorRMIXxOIJ4VefDkdAhNQImqKcvLLijZ8cnTrBVjiY-bZ9QlB6WnTSL8-kxuR3v02b0RZ/s1600/P1050208_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460817215119613058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWQRXI_ehiOLgvIsfwWVHBPPrGyxsFNvzThwNSckPTBRxMEytyjQ8i1QV2FwvbNphT7MUxyUorRMIXxOIJ4VefDkdAhNQImqKcvLLijZ8cnTrBVjiY-bZ9QlB6WnTSL8-kxuR3v02b0RZ/s400/P1050208_edited-1.JPG" /></a>You can see the rest of us were really wide awake and ready for action. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nkCn6RHeorWglbzei96O9tnAaNHztPNduvUrqXTwSYTYizM0LmvgxJjdMHeFO6Hcd0TNQ1lNs1ctHY_gNCltNEnOQRiE2PvGOraMmunXxiQNe1rvPiq6_YiqF2ldcMcMPToRY_TFrGKb/s1600/P1050212_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460815184892638482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nkCn6RHeorWglbzei96O9tnAaNHztPNduvUrqXTwSYTYizM0LmvgxJjdMHeFO6Hcd0TNQ1lNs1ctHY_gNCltNEnOQRiE2PvGOraMmunXxiQNe1rvPiq6_YiqF2ldcMcMPToRY_TFrGKb/s400/P1050212_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yummm</span>...jelly beans. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPqYI7k_3wpqV502IGCeTgVLkMjLF6fd1U9Da5U7j6CPPVUm-RhPp0Nlh__GBd2mTQfSM5gdNWTVQoN7P9M3Ss7pMww3A8bsT6tVILqaqAhzRuSBx5IvnkeNi-xvDZ7s_ngvtzM6ZyYY8/s1600/P1050209_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460815180890671986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPqYI7k_3wpqV502IGCeTgVLkMjLF6fd1U9Da5U7j6CPPVUm-RhPp0Nlh__GBd2mTQfSM5gdNWTVQoN7P9M3Ss7pMww3A8bsT6tVILqaqAhzRuSBx5IvnkeNi-xvDZ7s_ngvtzM6ZyYY8/s400/P1050209_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Counting beans. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNK5g7qhioh8lOEin5ikB4nh0eyDcbev7Pc9AuVbuZqfvIortY-bUVBTvvNfOxwvfqsP_MtPsKh3UZ8yP4NhTyncunSEUYS4qXkh3RwPxkivoXG9S2A0RD7R042fFCm-aPueKn4ghtpI8L/s1600/P1050211_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460815177970523010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNK5g7qhioh8lOEin5ikB4nh0eyDcbev7Pc9AuVbuZqfvIortY-bUVBTvvNfOxwvfqsP_MtPsKh3UZ8yP4NhTyncunSEUYS4qXkh3RwPxkivoXG9S2A0RD7R042fFCm-aPueKn4ghtpI8L/s400/P1050211_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Gordon wanted the opened ones around this bird house...like they just hatched. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1yMK7gS-bHZw02_II5PT0a8n5315yPuAjqOKihdZE73gb6ZkFPylXTCgb4G_11uv4LXc8QCkvt1WY80xx6DZy4JTdsgjb7Fd2z_imZXVR8r3E6p8AYdZrJW3euqHdkxhfHWjG1WC9rjL/s1600/P1050213.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460815168253803522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1yMK7gS-bHZw02_II5PT0a8n5315yPuAjqOKihdZE73gb6ZkFPylXTCgb4G_11uv4LXc8QCkvt1WY80xx6DZy4JTdsgjb7Fd2z_imZXVR8r3E6p8AYdZrJW3euqHdkxhfHWjG1WC9rjL/s400/P1050213.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnMC5HM9wJVgi4D4uCGexpnkIQE4rN-vh3-jRdF9SucK6fEhw2YC-B1zODtqguxjRjj5ijWnmsKfaBq_iEwhgUT5RQN1hlDnptj7zZU2QocYdbFSofcfk153wbhp8_-uI84oypmKuoPhY/s1600/P1050214.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460815165834392290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnMC5HM9wJVgi4D4uCGexpnkIQE4rN-vh3-jRdF9SucK6fEhw2YC-B1zODtqguxjRjj5ijWnmsKfaBq_iEwhgUT5RQN1hlDnptj7zZU2QocYdbFSofcfk153wbhp8_-uI84oypmKuoPhY/s400/P1050214.JPG" /></a> And then I stopped taking pictures...not a single one of us all dressed up to go to brunch at the Proximity Hotel. And boy did we look good :) The brunch was not very good, it was very expensive and I had high hopes because of how good their sister hotel/restaurant is, but we all agreed it was disappointing. Gordon ate it up though, Grandma kept filling his plate with french toast, shrimp (what a combination), eggs <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">benedict</span>, and strawberries.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-16359943900506019972010-03-30T17:19:00.010-04:002010-03-30T18:33:45.061-04:00Out Like A LambIt seems I go into blog-hibernation in the winter and barely post between January and April. I guess I'm just not as inspired to take pictures of the festivities such as the Super Bowl, the State of the Union (especially in the state it is in), Valentines Day, President's Day, or even St Patrick's Day - although I did capture one cute picture of Gordon, and he is wearing the green - it is just very subtle in his plaid shirt, Mr. Cool: <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454542994287700130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SFAaLEOev_qGuY-H0a-YYd4yWRGY_HsHMFjIUFLc1C6K_iwSzX2T1wWJja4O2BlDtYz8kY56SSso9tA0Gg0OpU_36Hvwn7h2QHQ0SRiLspPbiIJnDl5z3X7nJy5UePaAg2PeCKRzmplB/s400/P1050129.JPG" />I'm just not as inspired to take many pictures, but then, something happens...SPRING. Flashes of color appear - like this bright fellow who caught my eye through our storm door...not a great picture, but I never seem to have the camera handy when our shy bluebirds visit so I'll take this one. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454542992429987634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph49mRD00GkMWU4Y0A0tvdUXGZAb8Gt9A2Kgx_JLmOn-FA6HfbivMmbSYCMTwJWfyJnjIxAEM3L8oPub6nQW4gvFJZRHnghcBkd4rwExoZqo0Ui4EBTDH56muuyP2Pl-_-riULU2wyzn8/s400/P1050127_edited-1.JPG" />The door itself has turned pretty colorful I must say, and the color has been needed because this spring is pretty late in coming!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454546239735259698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIcujhGoxLeXFL2X3FSdOxltrylVr7lJuwHGR4tLTi4eWHnavXYPnncpMswGliEPyJrK_qzGoY90IXrbq2CCQCuw7XdJVNlJuEqcAccZOg60XlduVDAvgQS3SFg-HlIyuHccjHEQdS_Eu/s400/P1050168.JPG" />With the slightly warmer days we attempt to get outside more, even braving a cool picnic...complete with hot cocoa and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">marshmallows</span> to fight off the chilly breeze.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454545026629283410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXazxju4kLvd1oHVDQVguGgOE_Uxd9e1VGwLBRUEufk3nYI800jK3BmFthKYqBIdZIOx-r9dwqmDVNf8kjutVI0C1YBfpTCpFofw4CPQ7S2tuEnyUcH2yFHMTcI4y70Zt-SYI_pdpeCs-S/s400/P1050158.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454546233857226450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ipxSwcj03VIg-ZxO1L9niigT6SHLquD0jtfD7TFaIO83OaW7-7OJp53wkEFW_N_bdF2b4fC2Twarzfm3cmoq21Z7V0tsZfnNZ5T0_OsLKFd5nhRoJBKexsQSwqhLyX38rYRYuow3WUHS/s400/P1050162_edited-1.JPG" />I start sticking the brightest colored pansies I can find around the house to encourage the rest of the plants to start blossoming soon.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gJihql5sOguabL9Mxci9rx7o3eYXJU30sm6RtWUbRhpXtIEwchZfgwzbspeniXgmg7kxyCyy-S-U7b1Q9wl02uMOnSBYvIB7PLqysC0pqmT1n0DvmbUXIkNQwG0fvaCATSHVJIU2q_vY/s1600/P1050180.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454546259085810514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gJihql5sOguabL9Mxci9rx7o3eYXJU30sm6RtWUbRhpXtIEwchZfgwzbspeniXgmg7kxyCyy-S-U7b1Q9wl02uMOnSBYvIB7PLqysC0pqmT1n0DvmbUXIkNQwG0fvaCATSHVJIU2q_vY/s400/P1050180.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>This quince is the first, and what a splash of color it made this year, the blooms even surviving our late snow falls and frosts.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJl-mqAdqfoWnpvFi9APkwdxFTjJGcb7ngasAvGREeTtgKlemsNHJE-sVkAk_cXVSDZlhO539pfVs89yWdVlg9fWTyfA8rOvZUpiLuDRxcGucI6qItSY6bSArRT1fR4CII8N7YReArw-3/s1600/P1050173.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454546241514615138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPl_wzMBFVNMisoqtFO_KE4HDyzs51UyK0O0_W5R_ZSr2nDxjfO1vFFUlpm4KXHb4Or_ANOkbQ0BYf_5AEphMGSa8GYdVc3JPJgCKElq9pCY4T66LnVAPRRJQlJCbkUOjmPhlOdtoE8Wm/s400/P1050174.JPG" /></a>From the first colorful blooms I can't help but grab my camera and try to capture that feeling of freshness and rebirth.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454546253063830786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJl-mqAdqfoWnpvFi9APkwdxFTjJGcb7ngasAvGREeTtgKlemsNHJE-sVkAk_cXVSDZlhO539pfVs89yWdVlg9fWTyfA8rOvZUpiLuDRxcGucI6qItSY6bSArRT1fR4CII8N7YReArw-3/s400/P1050173.JPG" />And then this happened and spring officially arrived - the first soccer practice...ever...and on an evening that shorts could be worn (although after the sun went down it was pretty cold on that field, thankfully I took his coat.)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454543005370896530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHPMZXSIX7IOYIajW8FoxKjfvPMRlFvAUmwCi7KDS-nhA0TRpNc4f9d2PmfZMlwjSuTdVD2joJfoguWOT1E-mqczova6fXSdT3sN3rv9DXOedWDDQZypoedL5-nUI0ZJlLIrDDIEA0CDL/s400/P1050143_edited-1.JPG" />Listening to the coach...who has never coached kids this young and used a lot of terms and directions that went completely over their heads, but made it hilarious for his wife and I and the other parents to watch the chaos that ensued.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454543012445129714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhJySVn2w01j20Ldz1STLqi-bRyMM1zGbX-44sW-LpxYxTZRSdYl93K2cZJbv1U3pddIQgUeEY2PnyAcBmLvLHJ5aF1MuETZ_3KwggGw5qESieVOo2646QLl-rq-k6tRWjthjxr6HSXFR/s400/P1050145_edited-1.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454543026990323234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi8vcfjK5YpkyVoAuq8p5mqJGrSbVOLCKZ9TsOoAFN1umXG9rJjBQTf3LBh2WCTCMhJZfe-EIEGjbQBtuxuhqPFVFv_NkLJmkviPrCpCQxQC0EugH4PMjFE8vlAvUGfvET__FVS_2EgEL/s400/P1050146_edited-1.JPG" />Waiting to practice kicking a goal.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454544995397378658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGA1QGzqCRT0hgwA4npHmXsQMCcAudJH4k5zokM3lP56msxMzJrG0PWv9cjOBqNCpcS26AYDw4jAYqITOxMF7jdUmdAslpDp7wRl4iyisKyMun_qaTE9KpxU8eoZz8NkhntdyJL-4qHEaP/s400/P1050149_edited-1.JPG" />He looks so serious, but he wasn't really, he was laughing and just having fun playing with the kids.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454545008221404722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmk0AnSA5BAwJsTBNDxXYwLB3DZ6rXJ1mm0_XyxZ2f0PM_uY-ecB9dftFI8DEq4MK0a3HacHaZF3rrbyd1OHEBuElSBNEBXkqfldIYesscIAwfhVLrWbYJLjsYA5uqtJUgaFCAseAjzIK/s400/P1050155_edited-1.JPG" />Practicing as goalie.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454544999457843090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUNUff3y_PrYAM91nZihKglak1V0OvxF-7pHUdsUpkDN6o4z12WXP9QRhZqq85PlRF0P89Tf6CT7LIJ13nAf6m0mF5VqtmnPRLumT70_Ucuana36iJ0PtUa87-lwiRlgiJDZdnJtvvUiy/s400/P1050153_edited-1.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>The first game is about 10 days away, they've only had this one "practice" due to bad weather the next week, so it should be very interesting!</p><p>I can't believe tomorrow is the last day of March. March. I can't believe it will be April, I'm very glad spring is here, but still...it is April already? I've spent the first three months of this year getting this house ready to go on the market. It is finally time, I meet with a realtor this week, and I hate that. I don't want to leave Greensboro...I think I've said that a few thousand times now, but I guess it is really going to happen. I'm finally done with the home projects, I even did some electrical work with replacing switches and the front porch light - and I am pretty proud of myself. My hands look pretty rough, having been abused by the grout, caulk, paint, and cleaners I've been using, but now all I'll have to do is keep the house ready to show. That's ALL I'll have to do...did I mention I have a 4 year old and a husband leaves a trail like the path of a tornado wherever he goes? Well, if it takes a while to sell the house, maybe I'll get to appreciate the full spring and summer, and maybe even fall again in our little home that I love...not that I hope it doesn't sell...well...its complicated. </p><p>This weekend has been quite difficult. Gordon got sick, stomach virus - in the night Friday night. Let me tell you I've never seen anything like it. It took 4 loads of laundry to get BOTH of the twin beds and all the stuffed animals and pajamas and towels clean. Then we had a reprieve on Saturday as he was completely better. Then Sunday I got "it" all of a sudden around dinner time. In the middle of storm after storm passing over with tornadoes hitting the area south of here and passing very close, I was trying to keep one ear listening for "the freight train" and one eye on the radar on TV, but had my head in a bucket most of the night until the wee hours when both the storms, and my stomach, finally subsided. I'm still feeling sick and unable to eat, but a little bit better each day I think. I'm thankful that Gordon's turn with it was so shortlived though, and especially grateful that a friend took him for the day today to her house to play with her two boys - giving me a much needed and appreciated break. Thank God for friends like that! So now that I'm recovering I'm sterilizing everything in this house that I can think of - my parents and sister arrive this weekend to celebrate Easter. I'd hate to send them home with anything more than some jelly beans and reeses peanut butter eggs!</p>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-11815831975802962412010-03-03T10:58:00.004-05:002010-03-03T11:06:07.145-05:00Friend OwlGordon loves the classic Disney movie, Bambi. As with all of his favorite movies he loves to perform scenes from the movie, both while watching it and randomly while doing things like, oh...grocery shopping. This is a bit long, but he just kept going so I kept recording. His favorite charactor to portray is Friend Owl, as he's trying to sleep while all the other birds of the forest are keeping him awake, then as he's explaining being "twitterpated" to Bambi, Thumper, and Flower.<br /><br />Oh - and to hear the sound - go down to the bottom of the blog and turn off or pause the music, then you can watch & hear the video below.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9vXO05Q_p_Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9vXO05Q_p_Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-26944640560341292722010-03-01T18:00:00.008-05:002010-03-02T00:39:05.446-05:00Spring Where Are You?It is March 1st.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x6QWjfaPuNUzKVgWc-8Aj0q_ldwSm9xHewdofJSc9yNgTr0t-YYYPGKgKneHBdKPV-K7HwZ70lAdTbi0RR3B4PxbiQ-4zQgq_kaPDQGZYNnffDkR-Q-NR4i6B72O_HLAtnahez2H3_Y0/s1600-h/P1050069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443903022453084866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x6QWjfaPuNUzKVgWc-8Aj0q_ldwSm9xHewdofJSc9yNgTr0t-YYYPGKgKneHBdKPV-K7HwZ70lAdTbi0RR3B4PxbiQ-4zQgq_kaPDQGZYNnffDkR-Q-NR4i6B72O_HLAtnahez2H3_Y0/s400/P1050069.JPG" /></a> <div><div>It is cold.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_fcgL-KuxzBxnMCwYPmx3v0LCX7eI7Abdp3674CrsSzZfTaZ_Y1a8qp0oUEFM3wabiMThhw2p9O9gTDn_KZtMlajRovx7SdKopnP3k9JTD9M2_kdJbc3S3G4MkxSKUwINT3uzGmZEEEj/s1600-h/P1050113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443903011762093810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_fcgL-KuxzBxnMCwYPmx3v0LCX7eI7Abdp3674CrsSzZfTaZ_Y1a8qp0oUEFM3wabiMThhw2p9O9gTDn_KZtMlajRovx7SdKopnP3k9JTD9M2_kdJbc3S3G4MkxSKUwINT3uzGmZEEEj/s400/P1050113.JPG" /></a> <div>I have not blogged in over a month...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlsfWwoCzxKxM_GS-9DNrWZpVBqAIJ1yhTrR9DHMa9QWXWCoEzLF9kWbHkGNjLHEWGH2Ji6Ncpa57ufjprMaxGhzvtRlOvM7FbyBfLSxSPwukERu2XcCg2hGlGEmqGt9AfIPvZHtL2I1h/s1600-h/P1050111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443903010041622194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlsfWwoCzxKxM_GS-9DNrWZpVBqAIJ1yhTrR9DHMa9QWXWCoEzLF9kWbHkGNjLHEWGH2Ji6Ncpa57ufjprMaxGhzvtRlOvM7FbyBfLSxSPwukERu2XcCg2hGlGEmqGt9AfIPvZHtL2I1h/s400/P1050111.JPG" /></a> more pictures of snow anyone?<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443900183117637762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbq3XxGnyfV8Gi2-VMtvM1Vhrmw95aEDXh6gGo11_LEr__YeLkW54hICGI1h9dCR4kzv4Pprcn0vz3FArqx5E8iL-FaojnYp0HF61gP-GKs1Xi9ef8QLwpwNkbX4FL1Bz7e1eCuRgL3h-B/s400/P1050074_edited-1.JPG" />Thought not. Oh darn...well that's about all I have to share pictures of...my sister and her dog arrived mid February.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443807420622060226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVcxikM5YmkM9V8fi3MwNW7A0sd133Ya9zoZXpz-pCyoIeedayA4y_MEuPpv7Llk5MkmiDURu-hvyviv4wsjnu1zA_Ay3UEB82O5DqyFWnHWFoH_8Egh__5fmOCYejCWALLOTGKNESEwq/s400/P1050106_edited-1.JPG" /> It was the first snow he'd seen, and the first she'd driven in, ever. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443807429989471394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZeqNEIkllYDwB7HXUaZhrZ0w7bs-oXeXsZ30KSC7ju3XEh36HT3ZxXBEQF8bU8_2CYHXN-n0t80spkhamT94gElBa1TLrlza_i0c66JHbz_oncwwtS6QT3uHqDSyobMo0Uo1bTXtB0ve/s400/P1050101_edited-1.JPG" />My sister continued on to Virginia where she started her new job and is trying to find a place to live. We are hosting Chip. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443807432483057730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAIDE0Bg75AoGapvZKpooAUk-VFfPW2A6tXj2k7OTFIWUFl90tCWXuY79At9Ld6ofn4wm95Ht6Nf_52t45-mLldOWG23PL-cURN76E9lJ2T8CVS_VPzOPVws-E-OO_gQk9xrGfI0Ea_sS/s400/P1050097_edited-1.JPG" />I think he'll be ready to go back to Debbie, the poor thing gets quite worn out from romping around with Gordon all day. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443900173763642562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96p_Fm3DNR6dvC86QDsvsJb64IV2pTMLjoZOLEW5lEbulSgxLUu_nsDMJ4wtldllZvD_uWWx-6ADvvXllQLJkv0kIJjfhPf1EG8a07152JPhI9j7xwiW9yXzUWhApq0RNrQixyqUpXBX0/s400/P1050081_edited-1.JPG" />Gordon sometimes gets carried away in his excitement and hugs him a little hard, but Chip is very forgiving and never seems to mind the roughness.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443900179624117986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch9eOAMDsOOZDXcCmhJgldKKAcZcqqdaRp9Ok6zbTvyH34gZecIxlcmo1FsjlkuZ4cTkrkFUpaZDxOBJbA5DgG4ePkr4jmpvrF9dJ2VlDUKjBZrTVfnArk9wQzTQCE0wv5OJPWhlBmOe-/s400/P1050075_edited-1.JPG" />The house is almost ready to go on the market. Just 10 days or so away I think. Painters come to finish the painting I finally gave up on tackling myself. I've almost finished the bathroom - resurfacing the walls and painting it again, and the trim, and the ceiling. It is the never ending project. I'm overwhelmed, and tired, and as much as I don't really want to move from this town, I'll be happy to get the move over and get on with life, wherever that takes us.</div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-68563483072262410172010-01-21T23:16:00.010-05:002010-01-22T00:01:39.405-05:00One More Christmas<div>This "second" Christmas was on New Years Day, in Virginia at my mother in laws. The weather was biting cold, single digits, but so beautiful, especially near sunset when we went sledding in the yard. I'd forgotten how much fun it is to go sledding! As the picture taker, I don't have any photos of me sliding down the hills (very small hills, but with a slick sled it was just fast enough!). Gordon and I did the most sledding, sometimes one at a time and sometimes together with him leaping on my back...it was good to laugh so hard & feel the cold snow and wind. We all had a great time. We even convinced Shannon to give it a try a few times!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQwCwjYglZX1yEHy2bEmqgwH3G9LreKvOXSjcT39y4qEpB4D3UVCTGFhoMv-X47BQHThLRYQX1LV5loY_TlZTwuEoHIEhgN5vC-44A3iBozkwRf_pb-WPFXk3oWicy_YM-7Y3IQ2cG1u1/s1600-h/P1040814_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429418056104732002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQwCwjYglZX1yEHy2bEmqgwH3G9LreKvOXSjcT39y4qEpB4D3UVCTGFhoMv-X47BQHThLRYQX1LV5loY_TlZTwuEoHIEhgN5vC-44A3iBozkwRf_pb-WPFXk3oWicy_YM-7Y3IQ2cG1u1/s400/P1040814_edited-1.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The setting sun was beautifully golden pink in the clouds and on the snow, it was really magical.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LmBClJqFX3QwXs5wMnDFPVMlcVlI6ve_leuI-pT6Okz7FAJc2-Yapfo_UvUpxxF4nWX1YJW82EkbzHlG4xsevICzevrB_IHK_pbYPS13G04GmrxQ9SBx12CbQt75-HOG_ib82Bwa3SlC/s1600-h/P1040815.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429418045704096274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LmBClJqFX3QwXs5wMnDFPVMlcVlI6ve_leuI-pT6Okz7FAJc2-Yapfo_UvUpxxF4nWX1YJW82EkbzHlG4xsevICzevrB_IHK_pbYPS13G04GmrxQ9SBx12CbQt75-HOG_ib82Bwa3SlC/s400/P1040815.JPG" /></a>Gordon and Shannon were already in the front yard...it was a matter of following the tracks in the snow to catch up with them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxgWU9XCM2Iy4sFXcNJCYyOHdPnIEEGZPxX2zhlZQmaEbVQjefBxsJYzAYzVwvdoh1GoyNQtI-Yu4hr6yFa5hqKrSW24qJfRqDkA-vs2IPivYcAsaBCNzRFqT4maqeVGix7D_OD72v6Wj/s1600-h/P1040816.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429418042694164194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxgWU9XCM2Iy4sFXcNJCYyOHdPnIEEGZPxX2zhlZQmaEbVQjefBxsJYzAYzVwvdoh1GoyNQtI-Yu4hr6yFa5hqKrSW24qJfRqDkA-vs2IPivYcAsaBCNzRFqT4maqeVGix7D_OD72v6Wj/s400/P1040816.JPG" /></a> There's my little guy making tracks...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLuuCZSWdHDMKmXDJ3_aor4rodWe_gHSP155S6Zv1DKiapelMyOEmz5GmU_zCJdQEf1pxwSZ4Bry_FXLR9oe0rMT0SZkkiLdlTJLfbBfRd7554LYGKBCnx-Ca6ww2m2AzjDFWuhnlapuu/s1600-h/P1040817.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429417724859605586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLuuCZSWdHDMKmXDJ3_aor4rodWe_gHSP155S6Zv1DKiapelMyOEmz5GmU_zCJdQEf1pxwSZ4Bry_FXLR9oe0rMT0SZkkiLdlTJLfbBfRd7554LYGKBCnx-Ca6ww2m2AzjDFWuhnlapuu/s400/P1040817.JPG" /></a> And there is my other guy...it sure is a big yard, especially when walking through snow half way up your calf and falling into your shoes. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeam9wRsCqjpfwpEK7rV7ID26-ttgCC4k-XH3xhAjStH4nxA3ekja8SfU4As46ZJ_Ob5XLkbaUzCyXskQZnjaVIXrEKIvY04uebpWdH9o-FO-5oAHCrdj8pEgGvijysw1sDkcZ38Gslg1/s1600-h/P1040818.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429417722264442114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeam9wRsCqjpfwpEK7rV7ID26-ttgCC4k-XH3xhAjStH4nxA3ekja8SfU4As46ZJ_Ob5XLkbaUzCyXskQZnjaVIXrEKIvY04uebpWdH9o-FO-5oAHCrdj8pEgGvijysw1sDkcZ38Gslg1/s400/P1040818.JPG" /></a> I was quite a ways away when I noticed Dad had <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">forgotten</span> to zip his son's jacket up...it was only 9 degrees, so I guess he thought it wasn't necessary, but I'm overprotective that way. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuDVoQhUcxgHxaIHoUDWM0IE3KJD8sxyhYQbFsUWX_H3yoCKQyMV6XvQlA0_0Xif4KeIO1QvzuolfvdxlP666mxBaUY4rd6-cqjxuSgWfWTziJAcc5j5wcXC1FjEAf6Hc9t0xNUgXcieW/s1600-h/P1040819.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429417715886308802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuDVoQhUcxgHxaIHoUDWM0IE3KJD8sxyhYQbFsUWX_H3yoCKQyMV6XvQlA0_0Xif4KeIO1QvzuolfvdxlP666mxBaUY4rd6-cqjxuSgWfWTziJAcc5j5wcXC1FjEAf6Hc9t0xNUgXcieW/s400/P1040819.JPG" /></a> Breathtaking color in the mountains. Just beautiful, in every season, but I'd never seen them in purple and gold before. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZVbHFYh7vPyUqyTuMX1maSbIHF4EuW4VBRgpjQcKNgh5FDCXcpCBscI3WpZVQqV_0lg9TGhx5sZtM-Q9QAf__HcSTGkglyEjzxlpQ-IxiIcJe3jMJvqEKMmSxRdoH2JRHOtif2AfjuA9/s1600-h/P1040821.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429417711722902322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZVbHFYh7vPyUqyTuMX1maSbIHF4EuW4VBRgpjQcKNgh5FDCXcpCBscI3WpZVQqV_0lg9TGhx5sZtM-Q9QAf__HcSTGkglyEjzxlpQ-IxiIcJe3jMJvqEKMmSxRdoH2JRHOtif2AfjuA9/s400/P1040821.JPG" /></a>This is the same view...pulled back from zoom to get more of the clouds, you can just see the mountains in the distance between the trees. <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gc3o-YxvlW9pnJu6wnDAi4cXW12UuGeaoACcxCMf9qzweTNBU7rv_yl-eA_u_5bLTjwtXyTW_a01E_jyHEUuoBOpeAHigUnfzHpqfS7xB9jSAqpeYhqPe-EPDc-K5AwRsBvm9E0OqjyU/s1600-h/P1040825_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429417218477527090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gc3o-YxvlW9pnJu6wnDAi4cXW12UuGeaoACcxCMf9qzweTNBU7rv_yl-eA_u_5bLTjwtXyTW_a01E_jyHEUuoBOpeAHigUnfzHpqfS7xB9jSAqpeYhqPe-EPDc-K5AwRsBvm9E0OqjyU/s400/P1040825_edited-1.jpg" /></a> And now I notice bare hands???? <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ughhhh</span>...what would they do without me?? <div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85xU6p2v5ldmHE5bl_HcMAcR4zn0hBHI7ANaTc1btI8EapToYCzcfCAk4G0l_PJQx-TGhO8Gb4s0Bi2k2CWwW66_RuQMlMilezjlR9YJhULAcbHmBoUzA6BRuvHAGX2QAL9mlM2zd4emq/s1600-h/P1040826_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429417210298421042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85xU6p2v5ldmHE5bl_HcMAcR4zn0hBHI7ANaTc1btI8EapToYCzcfCAk4G0l_PJQx-TGhO8Gb4s0Bi2k2CWwW66_RuQMlMilezjlR9YJhULAcbHmBoUzA6BRuvHAGX2QAL9mlM2zd4emq/s400/P1040826_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRS90NhfkbO_EuyVVBdIq2NYYcuNeoFMpow6CrhDFx3bEP0bEY6z2VMN8_htszSayZyVG8D7LTiq6aVDYLgyrYUJ7DWCzFhR34kDekLnh-9SihArjA-wYwlhCSk7UI7zoLhtwZ3Eo0H27c/s1600-h/P1040827_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429417205775392082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRS90NhfkbO_EuyVVBdIq2NYYcuNeoFMpow6CrhDFx3bEP0bEY6z2VMN8_htszSayZyVG8D7LTiq6aVDYLgyrYUJ7DWCzFhR34kDekLnh-9SihArjA-wYwlhCSk7UI7zoLhtwZ3Eo0H27c/s400/P1040827_edited-1.JPG" /></a> The sky gets more beautiful each minute as the sun sets... <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB7nwz-3VAipmzjMwaBe78OSQdMKILipzQfcPHlD6J15dANzPsJ5onP3jB0mEZINAYC5MSq_4poUgOQE5BmKCLI_JgdGJ39dyQR3MTHNpyCkdhrhE96ER37fzhMJSU8oVf7OP8PKUBzYl/s1600-h/P1040830.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429416651852268530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB7nwz-3VAipmzjMwaBe78OSQdMKILipzQfcPHlD6J15dANzPsJ5onP3jB0mEZINAYC5MSq_4poUgOQE5BmKCLI_JgdGJ39dyQR3MTHNpyCkdhrhE96ER37fzhMJSU8oVf7OP8PKUBzYl/s400/P1040830.JPG" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA5u9LCwF3BHvop-aOh-II9s2EI0x8Pot6LAMoHpvio-yooJkyr_TQKCjBeJuczx4ffrKJygk2w4r7BgLlApEixC6fkbJouOWjqE3g9vvxZzHiiN7Me9ish1fkbk2ElNT1tz0IewoWDgH/s1600-h/P1040832.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429416633491662130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA5u9LCwF3BHvop-aOh-II9s2EI0x8Pot6LAMoHpvio-yooJkyr_TQKCjBeJuczx4ffrKJygk2w4r7BgLlApEixC6fkbJouOWjqE3g9vvxZzHiiN7Me9ish1fkbk2ElNT1tz0IewoWDgH/s400/P1040832.JPG" /></a> Going back to the back yard now. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqef4rjX5_BRpylFs9qD-Gst-Rmo_Rcze3Jllnxc9hqxRTw0xIIIRaugB7TgAi_J-eMOhEl8fJfARCIoPoDqmjlZbJ0drxvDwfxGql6TZbZhhlu-qEMHROLOY0AV2yDtBCN3o-tmI860MZ/s1600-h/P1040833_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429416624535444258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqef4rjX5_BRpylFs9qD-Gst-Rmo_Rcze3Jllnxc9hqxRTw0xIIIRaugB7TgAi_J-eMOhEl8fJfARCIoPoDqmjlZbJ0drxvDwfxGql6TZbZhhlu-qEMHROLOY0AV2yDtBCN3o-tmI860MZ/s400/P1040833_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Still can't take my eyes off the winter sunset. Gordon said the clouds looked like cotton candy - they do - just like the kind at the fair. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBwn_ISnMLbMOwRbXgxgkWvAobg7S1Bk1No5ud3GQJ3nVkOZMyEhhyt7GTClQcRYSJBRl3FtG5NHGIXRkM_wsw7b9Av_WMyDY8XZLini8RWkWg91XDdEnzVA9f1_HO0G5jnE7q11O9VKq/s1600-h/P1040835_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429416619982371874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBwn_ISnMLbMOwRbXgxgkWvAobg7S1Bk1No5ud3GQJ3nVkOZMyEhhyt7GTClQcRYSJBRl3FtG5NHGIXRkM_wsw7b9Av_WMyDY8XZLini8RWkWg91XDdEnzVA9f1_HO0G5jnE7q11O9VKq/s400/P1040835_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Those cheeks are getting red, we couldn't stay out too long at a time, but we went in, warmed up and came back out several times while we were visiting. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6DAXjfFzoFqlvCt9esvsAVdvGXzViIq1QxIL9kwDBaiYUsDjMLk6KQYSIooUh-GhQuO0ydg1-J5Z4Bhn1FgQVTJC4pCWVonHdZs1wZjl9tsBvPsIasVXhmWFHpDikB-wAkl1RhWjv-K4/s1600-h/P1040837_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429415132754545650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6DAXjfFzoFqlvCt9esvsAVdvGXzViIq1QxIL9kwDBaiYUsDjMLk6KQYSIooUh-GhQuO0ydg1-J5Z4Bhn1FgQVTJC4pCWVonHdZs1wZjl9tsBvPsIasVXhmWFHpDikB-wAkl1RhWjv-K4/s400/P1040837_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Oh if only you could hear him laughing here - Shannon tossed him on the sled like a sack of potatoes and gave him a push off, he landed down where the garden beds grow. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc-e6S1y8CBTiF_Nv0LwoWYNDShpcGhXo2E1A9FaKTHJNxq0-5ao9Ot-ACK2ypvau3oKlmEbo3_usTOjCYnKyh4Pz8wS2xV2DgqzvmEzqMjRew838tKIzAr1yGkFptQ0NtXvFoJ8HcB5F/s1600-h/P1040842_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429415125705650930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc-e6S1y8CBTiF_Nv0LwoWYNDShpcGhXo2E1A9FaKTHJNxq0-5ao9Ot-ACK2ypvau3oKlmEbo3_usTOjCYnKyh4Pz8wS2xV2DgqzvmEzqMjRew838tKIzAr1yGkFptQ0NtXvFoJ8HcB5F/s400/P1040842_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Dad is looking tired and ready to go in I think. And Gordon is stuck. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhON6efJnOyG-ItQtXCVpHhpk4qbbKTomTv3F97avI9P4TVSCl-hyWzjqmO-HzVJoOjT5q2P3QoS8dzMWWw9fR80dlV7x0-eM200l5D8-PMUcQTDr9NfVgu_7jYrKiLVurzkamOm1_XOdTd/s1600-h/P1040846_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429415120381289922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhON6efJnOyG-ItQtXCVpHhpk4qbbKTomTv3F97avI9P4TVSCl-hyWzjqmO-HzVJoOjT5q2P3QoS8dzMWWw9fR80dlV7x0-eM200l5D8-PMUcQTDr9NfVgu_7jYrKiLVurzkamOm1_XOdTd/s400/P1040846_edited-1.jpg" /></a> More cotton candy clouds, over the neighbors house. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h-FF3DvpXpd1gKWM7P982-3HOcsiz8ftyyb2vYYqYsZP9zgzuPlNnYG2gRFe_7_ix7ijlDEeRx9pJUfSq2U-1HsUnegqlsWSSbqt-Re-avn3YhiWlX8n1TCdBMEw297S6fNXzRkU3dWm/s1600-h/P1040847.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429415116724167538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h-FF3DvpXpd1gKWM7P982-3HOcsiz8ftyyb2vYYqYsZP9zgzuPlNnYG2gRFe_7_ix7ijlDEeRx9pJUfSq2U-1HsUnegqlsWSSbqt-Re-avn3YhiWlX8n1TCdBMEw297S6fNXzRkU3dWm/s400/P1040847.JPG" /></a>Time to head in.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2eaVN0WWKRt9aMC2d3KYzrevI1I2C9XT5FIMlQ4sDdPV4G1BA-HgGce0SyA7rbPBQ0dpXjOi3SgVKwqPAzDVKW6O_LCLpWLDoqgfKr32tJ4oPTrB6IAMIRSH5XkGplGxa_n2tMDfW_KY/s1600-h/P1040849.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429414352732702706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2eaVN0WWKRt9aMC2d3KYzrevI1I2C9XT5FIMlQ4sDdPV4G1BA-HgGce0SyA7rbPBQ0dpXjOi3SgVKwqPAzDVKW6O_LCLpWLDoqgfKr32tJ4oPTrB6IAMIRSH5XkGplGxa_n2tMDfW_KY/s400/P1040849.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Woops</span>...yeah I think we wore him out. Or he wore us out. <div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yyG7SXpHxxOuc5h-6GOOha-I-iAxwaMjRWKXGJk3BSc5s3nb8-qoSPlHpcDk6YE6-fuyPugGp98ZQXWK8iQKu8gPpMdObcILTMFSjYHPTMh7-xoqdfyWr_H-37dqcukK5vpZOmiBjHVW/s1600-h/P1040854.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429414335853213090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yyG7SXpHxxOuc5h-6GOOha-I-iAxwaMjRWKXGJk3BSc5s3nb8-qoSPlHpcDk6YE6-fuyPugGp98ZQXWK8iQKu8gPpMdObcILTMFSjYHPTMh7-xoqdfyWr_H-37dqcukK5vpZOmiBjHVW/s400/P1040854.JPG" /></a>Back inside to play with his version of the Polar Express...using my mother in laws antique cast iron trains. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9vD5uEQ90kLZKnk-yewHHjxUodI44vFLYXcV3NKv64EG5VjW6lYkShU1oCCN3qBODM24mACA1a3hkVLT7J9NpvDhu2bU3yqt_ocEpO1qxnLKE0tRhJFFL70bm0iNU33Y1EYS37fDqUVJ/s1600-h/P1040863_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429414329112972786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9vD5uEQ90kLZKnk-yewHHjxUodI44vFLYXcV3NKv64EG5VjW6lYkShU1oCCN3qBODM24mACA1a3hkVLT7J9NpvDhu2bU3yqt_ocEpO1qxnLKE0tRhJFFL70bm0iNU33Y1EYS37fDqUVJ/s400/P1040863_edited-1.JPG" /></a></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>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-7734280043302335482009-12-29T14:52:00.005-05:002009-12-29T15:20:24.072-05:00Christmas 2009Shannon made it home on Christmas Eve eve, and then Grandma & Grandpa arrived on Christmas Eve - in time for the traditional dreaded (well usually by me anyway) oyster stew...why did we have this tradition going back to when we lived in the frozen north of Wisconsin where there isn't an oyster to be found for thousands of miles?? This year the oyster stew wasn't half bad, and we had a honey ham to make sandwiches to go along with it, and all the cheese & crackers & other stuff to nibble - so we didn't go hungry. We even got everyone in our car to take a short drive around to look at the Christmas lights - I was determined to show everyone the "famous" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkf2DmF_-3w">Greensboro balls</a> of Sunset Hills. We even got some last minute cut out cookies made and decorated to leave out for Santa, along with a glass of milk of course.<br /><br />So this is the only picture from Christmas Eve...Gordon totally engrossed in The Polar Express with Grandma.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420749454774389202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIxXStkoLpcLb912CjsLrbP3sbgeuGlmDvf5n34SFq59af8LluWPwOHpvA_aQhmc6X1g1xdeEcj1wHsng4EsRIZAEz-NT_q3_nuXyzmgeeK6RnGVLuO4-QBEYGlbSCGWNbzrZWF_H7jZB/s400/P1040753_edited-1.JPG" />Gordon slept in until I finally shook the jingle bells to wake him up, then it took him a few minutes to remember it was Christmas morning, but then he was ready to go!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiAD1wJiTheVEky4c_v4-n-w8YKrQC6eLhWLEX2Hvf8fe0S3tGRX_0yZbfeFptw-r1MCNWjU7Ec6Xr4mGEnAiwcl-Y6w1FwODi9CEUwIderzY3ea49rV3Bgq7lRJ3iDc3wMK-M88ldOLf/s1600-h/P1040757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420750982252248530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiAD1wJiTheVEky4c_v4-n-w8YKrQC6eLhWLEX2Hvf8fe0S3tGRX_0yZbfeFptw-r1MCNWjU7Ec6Xr4mGEnAiwcl-Y6w1FwODi9CEUwIderzY3ea49rV3Bgq7lRJ3iDc3wMK-M88ldOLf/s400/P1040757.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwY2X_zs170LSH7GFd4ACCKdXKLu1edzXx7dIfyphlkheRmOQXKzipWJwRHn79e0z_bK7vv7-QpogIk5VsBYuXur4bsC8FsRcWBONnmI5LFqTO5JCoQFh_NfvdhseJcYidwi-VNQqLJRu/s1600-h/P1040760.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420750973753828050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwY2X_zs170LSH7GFd4ACCKdXKLu1edzXx7dIfyphlkheRmOQXKzipWJwRHn79e0z_bK7vv7-QpogIk5VsBYuXur4bsC8FsRcWBONnmI5LFqTO5JCoQFh_NfvdhseJcYidwi-VNQqLJRu/s400/P1040760.JPG" /></a>Reminding Grandma that this was the book just like they read together at the bookstore that day a "long time ago" (In November when we visited & shopped in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Asheville</span>!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6fvfLBHbqRsigBLjRLimCn3PRn7ElZvKnjvNUWWtC-_55QizVB779Pv_cJ2g5gMi6o8W0xciNKMG4JVbdTy7aBJ_R2emh7_21Uo8u3BM4gmQA0egUiFehdDZdsaVNAaYkOIIllV3uqAq/s1600-h/P1040762.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420750969226303538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6fvfLBHbqRsigBLjRLimCn3PRn7ElZvKnjvNUWWtC-_55QizVB779Pv_cJ2g5gMi6o8W0xciNKMG4JVbdTy7aBJ_R2emh7_21Uo8u3BM4gmQA0egUiFehdDZdsaVNAaYkOIIllV3uqAq/s400/P1040762.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8E1RsIA6FSp6PVRYXBWOoZbLLpHNJl1lAijgTXKuMTKWQnaJWvAmXNuJFre71hG2XtF7z8YKaJdN-OyN3DNBFUegzEMQMFC4VyYe0ewzfVzncP6V6UMMduVltCzaBDud22xw7RWRxeZf/s1600-h/P1040763.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420750967321384178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8E1RsIA6FSp6PVRYXBWOoZbLLpHNJl1lAijgTXKuMTKWQnaJWvAmXNuJFre71hG2XtF7z8YKaJdN-OyN3DNBFUegzEMQMFC4VyYe0ewzfVzncP6V6UMMduVltCzaBDud22xw7RWRxeZf/s400/P1040763.JPG" /></a>While Gordon is opening another gift...notice the sweater vest on the left that Mom knit him - fits perfectly and looks great with that Gap plaid shirt! <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TFRTEqjEBc1mLlT7jXX3LlovNGEGE0CLNRWiccpDXD9akzEAP1ycab7869WHQKIEQ6izHgrF7ZhotDzfT_obUod5wuzd32W3x2huCEdh-K5YJYvzC6xSFmnFBf5591yDTPO7HWvBHIE_/s1600-h/P1040764.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420750472467862290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TFRTEqjEBc1mLlT7jXX3LlovNGEGE0CLNRWiccpDXD9akzEAP1ycab7869WHQKIEQ6izHgrF7ZhotDzfT_obUod5wuzd32W3x2huCEdh-K5YJYvzC6xSFmnFBf5591yDTPO7HWvBHIE_/s400/P1040764.JPG" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxupUv-5YoFv6cTRpPQuseolo7Ak6FatvWiKxqRo4izOAVTsZI8vLWUqu-Ep9WmxFnGxhxC878m7X4C5hG_imdk1TU9JFiZkaGdoB7ni2jVk9427JiY2um-mR8ThNBw-RqixCNz-EA8zpO/s1600-h/P1040767.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420750458910063106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxupUv-5YoFv6cTRpPQuseolo7Ak6FatvWiKxqRo4izOAVTsZI8vLWUqu-Ep9WmxFnGxhxC878m7X4C5hG_imdk1TU9JFiZkaGdoB7ni2jVk9427JiY2um-mR8ThNBw-RqixCNz-EA8zpO/s400/P1040767.JPG" /></a>The trouble with opening gifts on Christmas morning instead of Christmas eve...none of us are too bright eyed and bushy tailed...or even dressed! <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmCC2yg5csQvWBh-Xxyvrit-Ct7-pDyriE7SQUjNdA36Rb3r909xTzFbCT11BpeVKOYAAqyjlWE91lCE0eNbyXWF3Kuc_5bibxg3hfBKlCKu5TbzCN9gMZPhx6Qam9da_pM1E3A2rI3nb/s1600-h/P1040770.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420750451712934610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmCC2yg5csQvWBh-Xxyvrit-Ct7-pDyriE7SQUjNdA36Rb3r909xTzFbCT11BpeVKOYAAqyjlWE91lCE0eNbyXWF3Kuc_5bibxg3hfBKlCKu5TbzCN9gMZPhx6Qam9da_pM1E3A2rI3nb/s400/P1040770.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcV3MSuvN-7Cw63xRwqIU7n-EjyxeS52IZvEOk6VEWLOQOqn8QHzXd6sDrAPAig0mdCFAISfCwM-SWAHOUeQpusqrAt44eFTE2MFRmXMc4pG1csNQsJWfBFzunEfHa-yJEM-phf_0kS5j/s1600-h/P1040771.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420749477245425442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcV3MSuvN-7Cw63xRwqIU7n-EjyxeS52IZvEOk6VEWLOQOqn8QHzXd6sDrAPAig0mdCFAISfCwM-SWAHOUeQpusqrAt44eFTE2MFRmXMc4pG1csNQsJWfBFzunEfHa-yJEM-phf_0kS5j/s400/P1040771.JPG" /></a></div><div>Opening up the scooter Grandma & Grandpa bought him - I picked up elbow & knee pads & a helmet yesterday so we'll be trying the scooter outside later today!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J1xq8t-7kp2u8oyKupeapdFvkGbCoiuOKh4e-UVrutAwWkDLOhqko9_l07qRteO9OKfLUMiRdyR3VwvsXyjcsNeOOttutnzI1wkjXEhOkkcpLjQOFLcvncvAu6j55CsIdlajpmYxOejr/s1600-h/P1040775.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420749465625308354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J1xq8t-7kp2u8oyKupeapdFvkGbCoiuOKh4e-UVrutAwWkDLOhqko9_l07qRteO9OKfLUMiRdyR3VwvsXyjcsNeOOttutnzI1wkjXEhOkkcpLjQOFLcvncvAu6j55CsIdlajpmYxOejr/s400/P1040775.JPG" /></a> <div><div><div>Grandpa gave Gordon a head lamp flashlight...by far one of the favorite toys - and he had to run into his room & turn out the lights to check it out! He said "I have a head light just like a train!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyddEfLw8qmkA7qsxFUtUbhOcyjJdu7QNWc3vowCzPtmbsKpvpM6rY2jzPYUz8fXKoSOz8YrqZYuW6iDRInHSYev9lRZrkIKFczVcdjleWOh96Isx10UxVPnnYP1v0451NW0LVAxtX9CJ/s1600-h/P1040783.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420749463534244930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyddEfLw8qmkA7qsxFUtUbhOcyjJdu7QNWc3vowCzPtmbsKpvpM6rY2jzPYUz8fXKoSOz8YrqZYuW6iDRInHSYev9lRZrkIKFczVcdjleWOh96Isx10UxVPnnYP1v0451NW0LVAxtX9CJ/s400/P1040783.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>The weekend went by so fast, and it now feels like ages ago. </p><p>I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and is blessed with good health and many happy days filled with peace and love in 2010!</p>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-44309245715672140082009-12-29T14:33:00.003-05:002009-12-29T14:52:32.994-05:00Friends for ChristmasA week ago today (and yet it seems like ages ago already) my friend and her two boys came over for a little play date. Her boys are just darling and it was really the first time the three of them got to seriously play, and I think they enjoyed it a lot. The time flew past, here are just a few pictures from one point where we were all crowded into Gordon's little bedroom.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOD2ZUE0lb8qFk440A6u6AwMolKU1BCazacWry02ec9JmTkYWzUmLRujBqi3xee0qlhCF2LPZ41TO36tMSEJqfnM68_mEzuG8Dw7WlAyoPFQfJrPBX4XGSyh5_xY9x0Mn8SKdeKF3X37E/s1600-h/P1040740.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420745226841336642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOD2ZUE0lb8qFk440A6u6AwMolKU1BCazacWry02ec9JmTkYWzUmLRujBqi3xee0qlhCF2LPZ41TO36tMSEJqfnM68_mEzuG8Dw7WlAyoPFQfJrPBX4XGSyh5_xY9x0Mn8SKdeKF3X37E/s400/P1040740.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgiiy_MDcWOhV-wiiM9QqG50C5K8sG8r7tA0-uTKIcuUpwRC0OH0356JHhrMBqaglXghCmNN8RgI8N7nsSpYIEgHAEAYIj1RFOQTzdYw60wnPA76D3wRpuZlZVsvWGGhmc6D4028Q2RgK/s1600-h/P1040743.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420745214950354674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgiiy_MDcWOhV-wiiM9QqG50C5K8sG8r7tA0-uTKIcuUpwRC0OH0356JHhrMBqaglXghCmNN8RgI8N7nsSpYIEgHAEAYIj1RFOQTzdYw60wnPA76D3wRpuZlZVsvWGGhmc6D4028Q2RgK/s400/P1040743.JPG" /></a>And here is an ornament Gordon "made" at his preschool - my cutie pie!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2c8MbsH3gqd71EL9UlXoPbqStCc3h4SxU2qpY-0hzFiDYu8TqCwjB9mkh9jkUmy-87qfXqN471wHF5ldcPtlFB-J0sJZ_75TEP-omSyPSughcTNS7_UchQyDsoweTGEEJc38iCz_BcIB/s1600-h/P1040747.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420745203574753874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2c8MbsH3gqd71EL9UlXoPbqStCc3h4SxU2qpY-0hzFiDYu8TqCwjB9mkh9jkUmy-87qfXqN471wHF5ldcPtlFB-J0sJZ_75TEP-omSyPSughcTNS7_UchQyDsoweTGEEJc38iCz_BcIB/s400/P1040747.JPG" /></a></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-14132462782372467052009-12-28T14:22:00.007-05:002009-12-28T15:48:00.176-05:00Winter WonderlandThe snows are long gone...in Greensboro at least, but the day after it fell the sky was bright & the sun so intense, it made the crisp snow & shadows so pretty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvJUbMv7hocQzHyWSFj2B4nMKGBgm2QzIUsXB8EPInn6_QgyceIhCzlx8nEyvWOqxc2EcswVB7kmeUSVT2XAnHFS9JhDiI2wjBtRsM2_hqvQj7YvQ2BqdQ_Gh36k7iqqpB2ypww-RL-Ab/s1600-h/P1040729_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420388466519707282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvJUbMv7hocQzHyWSFj2B4nMKGBgm2QzIUsXB8EPInn6_QgyceIhCzlx8nEyvWOqxc2EcswVB7kmeUSVT2XAnHFS9JhDiI2wjBtRsM2_hqvQj7YvQ2BqdQ_Gh36k7iqqpB2ypww-RL-Ab/s400/P1040729_edited-1.jpg" /></a> The snow just sparkles when it is so bright. And if you look closely you can see all the little critters have left foot & feather prints in the sugary snow.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikADCsYGyWwBTPOr3r_fkwCb3GIxtFEDMFMs0VNU_RNg0FXusvabrQkzbSlo196S1ebRS8oKjLF4_tcpdEJBFrZO9h4QeNeZS8wbBoFwvqsOfpZpRHje6IfHnBgngyekSh_w_gqAK8U0cp/s1600-h/P1040731.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420388458772197650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikADCsYGyWwBTPOr3r_fkwCb3GIxtFEDMFMs0VNU_RNg0FXusvabrQkzbSlo196S1ebRS8oKjLF4_tcpdEJBFrZO9h4QeNeZS8wbBoFwvqsOfpZpRHje6IfHnBgngyekSh_w_gqAK8U0cp/s400/P1040731.JPG" /></a> It really does look like frosting...until you go anywhere and look at the ugly piles of dirty snow on the road side. At least here in our back yard it was still pretty. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOiMhInXYfAtTDIC80B1YSzvjK00SZcSc2kh1jLPoTPKwoICTsu7GzyUzlWvgbkUXK1Okn0q_akKGZprM1pgWX0yOiZ_2rYlPIQZQfPB3tmxUmm-8L4ESd3NlL3PvQU8s6yJWEqIdWXx9/s1600-h/P1040732.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420388450739773410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOiMhInXYfAtTDIC80B1YSzvjK00SZcSc2kh1jLPoTPKwoICTsu7GzyUzlWvgbkUXK1Okn0q_akKGZprM1pgWX0yOiZ_2rYlPIQZQfPB3tmxUmm-8L4ESd3NlL3PvQU8s6yJWEqIdWXx9/s400/P1040732.JPG" /></a> It looks good enough to eat! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx1SgYg4a16D5ubk8CwqQW_v0iO2f8pPVjG5DI2Gv1lPhnkIcZUoLbRvYBrlDAg8dv05zTVn2FaQZ41fPHFCvjmL90_SZz0ki2Sg8SL6X5RgG6JW6pSiK6GOYKJDOv_0D_-yv5M32Z8ek/s1600-h/P1040733.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420384675469936354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsx1SgYg4a16D5ubk8CwqQW_v0iO2f8pPVjG5DI2Gv1lPhnkIcZUoLbRvYBrlDAg8dv05zTVn2FaQZ41fPHFCvjmL90_SZz0ki2Sg8SL6X5RgG6JW6pSiK6GOYKJDOv_0D_-yv5M32Z8ek/s400/P1040733.JPG" /></a> I'll have to come back here to this date's entry sometime in July or August - just looking at it gives me goosebumps! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZfXW-GwEu2l_7pd3-tdfgP6lDAHzgfOK4j_ofv7hXx0VssD7nG_kGPiClXl-G0jH4nmfaobtiprfEsBQVpOcoRLKwrtS5NwxwgTd07TzH4lxZSGUnfWJnrl2M2-VTNxh1GVfuLYmzV7q/s1600-h/P1040734.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420384665972328818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZfXW-GwEu2l_7pd3-tdfgP6lDAHzgfOK4j_ofv7hXx0VssD7nG_kGPiClXl-G0jH4nmfaobtiprfEsBQVpOcoRLKwrtS5NwxwgTd07TzH4lxZSGUnfWJnrl2M2-VTNxh1GVfuLYmzV7q/s400/P1040734.JPG" /></a> This little titmouse was happy that I filled the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">bird feeder</span> before the snow fell. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPczzXRY5oeLAZ6ZeH69XYRiQc5kQEMS7to2R2KsJ1t2imr19WQUIT8UrbMkuYaqtIQ1HyVg8E7V6v8_LVRRWJWlh2vuFhgjmRR0E8Rt-7CDDwnK3P11HM06j4YWZYUSpXlX8mw5ju56E/s1600-h/P1040735_edited-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420384659958717602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPczzXRY5oeLAZ6ZeH69XYRiQc5kQEMS7to2R2KsJ1t2imr19WQUIT8UrbMkuYaqtIQ1HyVg8E7V6v8_LVRRWJWlh2vuFhgjmRR0E8Rt-7CDDwnK3P11HM06j4YWZYUSpXlX8mw5ju56E/s400/P1040735_edited-2.jpg" /></a> Looks like Mr. Rabbit was in the yard bright & early. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSX8eSZjNbnRIrkA0YMGBxC83Zt2AvAxw9RhrywPGTc8aZYJzm2i8wMkP6j_MshkhiXIUfjIA8qmCPxKF0Dt-Y16_R07MlURCMnYyFxIxH6I0SYzCnkLvGLVfgJwz_dfKNk8eKivw8fnJ/s1600-h/P1040737_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420384656153503714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSX8eSZjNbnRIrkA0YMGBxC83Zt2AvAxw9RhrywPGTc8aZYJzm2i8wMkP6j_MshkhiXIUfjIA8qmCPxKF0Dt-Y16_R07MlURCMnYyFxIxH6I0SYzCnkLvGLVfgJwz_dfKNk8eKivw8fnJ/s400/P1040737_edited-1.JPG" /></a> And sorry for the odd glow in this one, he was so dark in comparison to the bright snow I couldn't get the camera set right. But I thought he was funny enough to share, the way he was putting his foot in one of my foot prints. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEXsetnEoP2wTY0m9z7oNvtMWh-fd0oOcc9-KzuKMp2pkOO5ZWbIMWmbZ2BlCB-jht2Viu_GS_a-q1J2dDDNYQcJfJRngbDExog5bxFwAeQ2_0fkte7oMXI1cCugI8edTTEfGXdjUaKTN/s1600-h/P1040739_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420384652795589682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEXsetnEoP2wTY0m9z7oNvtMWh-fd0oOcc9-KzuKMp2pkOO5ZWbIMWmbZ2BlCB-jht2Viu_GS_a-q1J2dDDNYQcJfJRngbDExog5bxFwAeQ2_0fkte7oMXI1cCugI8edTTEfGXdjUaKTN/s400/P1040739_edited-1.jpg" /></a> These next two were from the snowfall up in Virginia at my mother in laws home. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmXj6gpOJ6d9_-_Ihm-Ivyhvop1793Ic1aKhirCGVRevtCjSMoVmieBFmFyPt2rwcwpDUnfnbvsptmiYbHcVgxNuTGk9494-w9TaUJQMR4CiQ0WyMIRPyBRpid5gUw4sHskpODPgyfyh5/s1600-h/12-22-09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420383787268322834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmXj6gpOJ6d9_-_Ihm-Ivyhvop1793Ic1aKhirCGVRevtCjSMoVmieBFmFyPt2rwcwpDUnfnbvsptmiYbHcVgxNuTGk9494-w9TaUJQMR4CiQ0WyMIRPyBRpid5gUw4sHskpODPgyfyh5/s400/12-22-09.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiYRfhjgLuXwNzwbUPGESRI_Ieua-2NXuxF-r5_GD6ZFFZMaJTTKgqY8RYRUTm5Qzy8SfyHCwDgsn281FdPKrQneJdmUSbx0Ctlfx28u0Rrecw99brHsGZC03PyTIHAk_ObckevFe1jTx/s1600-h/waynesboro+dec+2009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420383781906733426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiYRfhjgLuXwNzwbUPGESRI_Ieua-2NXuxF-r5_GD6ZFFZMaJTTKgqY8RYRUTm5Qzy8SfyHCwDgsn281FdPKrQneJdmUSbx0Ctlfx28u0Rrecw99brHsGZC03PyTIHAk_ObckevFe1jTx/s400/waynesboro+dec+2009.jpg" /></a> And finally here are the pictures from my parents. They were totally snowed in from Friday the 18<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> until Thursday the 24<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> and risked a scary drive down the mountain to make it to Greensboro for Christmas eve.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0evbiYTTcNtjz366mN2KxyBFQW4KCu-FcgwQdAPD8EiR2tMwQkaHH9nCDNWzVlNLFLUeuQlllrsA7B9ejoQ3Njdqaex6WR5Ce1Xki1Kbfrz6zHyHyxL1_atgWxPgVA1V_HdyTZ5E7EV9W/s1600-h/maggie+valley+12+2009+1_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420381678496309746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0evbiYTTcNtjz366mN2KxyBFQW4KCu-FcgwQdAPD8EiR2tMwQkaHH9nCDNWzVlNLFLUeuQlllrsA7B9ejoQ3Njdqaex6WR5Ce1Xki1Kbfrz6zHyHyxL1_atgWxPgVA1V_HdyTZ5E7EV9W/s400/maggie+valley+12+2009+1_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU-uN5IaTThq3jnfRLvjJeOOA_uBVo6_tAa76LE4jM7hi_ZIH_luBOInFN3UIodrwwGnjuaS6kBphrY1j4dCJ-JuuID7EorY-d4IO0vbExNjrSq1G1BE8xt1qnlIH7juXtZ3KKOqfwv8n/s1600-h/maggie+valley+12+2009+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420381678136253394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU-uN5IaTThq3jnfRLvjJeOOA_uBVo6_tAa76LE4jM7hi_ZIH_luBOInFN3UIodrwwGnjuaS6kBphrY1j4dCJ-JuuID7EorY-d4IO0vbExNjrSq1G1BE8xt1qnlIH7juXtZ3KKOqfwv8n/s400/maggie+valley+12+2009+2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BjbT6qZjPGAX9Gqf22o46StzE9W6IPRNgPpfgZYjrU1FgnwjH4FRquVwyAJSx7_d-mMIoypRI4BKdBsbJ1_3BqgHG-YemT3eiizjVHuKR69f9wIHKHQ92BB_T7QpPwcBPPzHVtQJ_0eu/s1600-h/maggie+valley+12+2009+3_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420381670656546258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BjbT6qZjPGAX9Gqf22o46StzE9W6IPRNgPpfgZYjrU1FgnwjH4FRquVwyAJSx7_d-mMIoypRI4BKdBsbJ1_3BqgHG-YemT3eiizjVHuKR69f9wIHKHQ92BB_T7QpPwcBPPzHVtQJ_0eu/s400/maggie+valley+12+2009+3_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DBxkh9Ej6yXrgEy7Ck-HAWsToN1lqH1N6gWBvsYRRKXVyAZQaheIK7vuwmA6_vNrXhGlBSKR7D_lgG8EDU6ViFb1LULayEr43SXd7Maw63hfawK0prAqfWUk4GTNBAXVln2-EgrQaaJd/s1600-h/maggie+valley+12+2009+4_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420381670356855954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DBxkh9Ej6yXrgEy7Ck-HAWsToN1lqH1N6gWBvsYRRKXVyAZQaheIK7vuwmA6_vNrXhGlBSKR7D_lgG8EDU6ViFb1LULayEr43SXd7Maw63hfawK0prAqfWUk4GTNBAXVln2-EgrQaaJd/s400/maggie+valley+12+2009+4_edited-1.jpg" /></a> This picture is of downtown <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Waynesville</span>, my favorite small town ever. The picture was taken by a photographer in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Waynesville</span>, Ed Kelley, at Ridge Runners, you can see several other breathtaking pictures he took of the snow on Main Street at this website, it is well worth the visit! It makes me want to move there & live in the Norman Rockwell-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">esque</span> town of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Waynesville</span>. <a href="http://www.theridgerunner.com/snowville/index.html">http://www.theridgerunner.com/snowville/index.html</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49qxEiprDKvLvfChcEUvKSwvGBsmF2xlkgx1LaFjiXVtQFbuI7bnW-bMJ3XiCvzpaGUBRXM6PT6NEgM_qXdyQ7eN8Oo-Hbii8_OLgNWitiQbx4UG6cWGvEsN4u0q2VMHGvi0HCDRO0EUq/s1600-h/waynesville+12+2009+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420381668633126306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49qxEiprDKvLvfChcEUvKSwvGBsmF2xlkgx1LaFjiXVtQFbuI7bnW-bMJ3XiCvzpaGUBRXM6PT6NEgM_qXdyQ7eN8Oo-Hbii8_OLgNWitiQbx4UG6cWGvEsN4u0q2VMHGvi0HCDRO0EUq/s400/waynesville+12+2009+3.jpg" /></a> Next up...Christmas! (Hopefully before the year is over!)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-37338482402370882042009-12-20T12:52:00.009-05:002010-01-31T08:25:49.411-05:00A Walk Outside At Night in the SnowHeading out the front door, here's the wreath I made for this year.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387679193164722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVXAc_HFZyz4ZNlkngmLp69Ioqfa5gWEbB6kVlRjiSL7D0Y6E3hS4D3g5xEeI-Sicm7bTYDsTKPGs1zGstj4FTV7pfHhWmlqoTnTxnXd3x1Pr2WnRVVE_21dQ3Qj3k1OsLB-QjfQuoM2U/s400/P1040665.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa787lvO8Fc5TRyhIqRtXuGPm9DVCZNF16rvweYV2R_P6z9uP46QLLRrgUmMxAj2BC3UcN8SIbVuRzDsHhn5rv3SQk9bQFL_PSzLXFJtO5LA6vfenE1d8df2u_qxWv0si1ueLoCJPTSQX/s1600-h/P1040671.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 227px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417384885538416242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa787lvO8Fc5TRyhIqRtXuGPm9DVCZNF16rvweYV2R_P6z9uP46QLLRrgUmMxAj2BC3UcN8SIbVuRzDsHhn5rv3SQk9bQFL_PSzLXFJtO5LA6vfenE1d8df2u_qxWv0si1ueLoCJPTSQX/s400/P1040671.JPG" /></a>The Moravian Star<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4rhqvfk484ARtDtsXegRkUAweCbaO81_DBDQp_vCaqCHleqPCnuSloWb5dE53cifVFh1_-0L6Yk70yfMN_RDRtFwoqFqCqK0qYH7F7H9u6QP69TZyhkwo4olv5W_MSPWRoHVBOs02FUP/s1600-h/P1040656.JPG"> <div></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAm4ibvOmhHTUtEoacPW0LYbHC_4BCWjgRYCSazmGD-lDiheazNRH-T2S95oenBAxrDW6qVdqCLcJLN86I9SfPL-7wzB2b4iIpg802_9Yc3_BOQVS2fJc4b7jMBBt3hOirb4nk-wtA5xE/s1600-h/P1040672_edited-1.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417384881732150978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAm4ibvOmhHTUtEoacPW0LYbHC_4BCWjgRYCSazmGD-lDiheazNRH-T2S95oenBAxrDW6qVdqCLcJLN86I9SfPL-7wzB2b4iIpg802_9Yc3_BOQVS2fJc4b7jMBBt3hOirb4nk-wtA5xE/s400/P1040672_edited-1.jpg" /></span></a>Look at the snow coming down!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4rhqvfk484ARtDtsXegRkUAweCbaO81_DBDQp_vCaqCHleqPCnuSloWb5dE53cifVFh1_-0L6Yk70yfMN_RDRtFwoqFqCqK0qYH7F7H9u6QP69TZyhkwo4olv5W_MSPWRoHVBOs02FUP/s1600-h/P1040656.JPG"> <div></a></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387676747722610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_rwfZBA_g5ts31X9orurp6FRMIbfuaLagKUkPq5pwWg6YXbNH7Aq4QKG5IQc8DJTgqB-LCAZdsCvqns35mBt1emnxl6tHnrtVIyiLg6m2TzpKSI3aRlwhkqlqlVgwjsWKbIFeHnBHivg/s400/P1040666.JPG" />It looks a lot warmer in there.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHKEoOo0PqXjB4UJyoePsxoGdWSciQRpRhDzR2Y4n-OWMZ6GzqDrtibGSptCPv_yLVx-InXCgx9yrRbl1J9v4Pja5lCteWWXiBwcMWD8J0_KtjVxM7Q3F7EcCtr1wLCj-avz5s6IAaDBY/s1600-h/P1040673_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417384873893729666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHKEoOo0PqXjB4UJyoePsxoGdWSciQRpRhDzR2Y4n-OWMZ6GzqDrtibGSptCPv_yLVx-InXCgx9yrRbl1J9v4Pja5lCteWWXiBwcMWD8J0_KtjVxM7Q3F7EcCtr1wLCj-avz5s6IAaDBY/s400/P1040673_edited-1.JPG" /></a>The lights really shine on the snow<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417389876889939298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo414L1sxOQUPMhayojv5SmFirElAWCEAPAWLTb29Wng3ciwGzAy-ikj3P54p58YM2uyTaaLzcq6nYXrkf7AjA-kv580imgozNy1Oj2VuXJfzw8YSSLZajQ3W2vwj4OXvc1s5O4a9OfPvo/s400/P1040652_edited-1.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417389865861595266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMjw9wB36D8-KbKlGz1syInXPMP3FB4bBSB1zT-vaVVe9W4u3MlL18ToaFXbGUZ4eeVvCdc_YqAdm2Lv-CVh-1jOpTIIH5iDhHSEiX9xJegGYIziMBe2o-tXuFmXt40Dr9iz5pfkOrnzk/s400/P1040653.JPG" />There are lights on some shrubs you can't see. I didn't put any on the house - every year I think I want icicle lights on the house, and every year I decide to stick to the shrubs - I don't like using the ladder.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417388946486158210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4rhqvfk484ARtDtsXegRkUAweCbaO81_DBDQp_vCaqCHleqPCnuSloWb5dE53cifVFh1_-0L6Yk70yfMN_RDRtFwoqFqCqK0qYH7F7H9u6QP69TZyhkwo4olv5W_MSPWRoHVBOs02FUP/s400/P1040656.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417388941999317650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWNooeCp1hkgsyynS_TPT9SIz5jAIjLd2C0DlaMXB-Yz19pgtUdhOZF-B_ZyMbMhqjaACRF4p8sC0-UyTljz_UHU82aqsxFCdhRi0VmGFbVm5MlH5PlpJBCHSnndh7bA34c6r3pelUCcM/s400/P1040657.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417388938146812018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wbdjQxshC-ro5DCZ4MKOvyU87eAeP-vHJFFzWs6Zl7_pz-EkWlXspwdEz2MiDaWiUotkAnBQSROTfNYNtxdYdqbuyl-hIY-zNexjHkqeXsCuqdbWqZOfam-pZ6hOYFAJHHa2ZlrBva2B/s400/P1040658.JPG" />Heading to the back yard, the snow is so beautiful & it is so still sounding.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417389884403388738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2Je4_9UwFkucb5wDVl-M-n1atcSAdNeOj2nGf_hT1Nv3GhsuVYFia0H3Aok0kq0z-J_py3WSptMDYa2Nxv8qlJ9GUanioWIjXqeJ1QeklOjor-L7k0wAhcaQtS4C8wMQBH7RtvbdhFZz/s400/P1040648.JPG" />Everything looks so different with snow on it! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387690078666146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EiMF2tWpJtIUM7pt77ppUPkc23t3zwVF5V5OumrXvKfnYlLASgVMEskZjMD_dxYk8TxW_Uh09quS-YnTrTDxaKQsnfU19M16CMG9P2jZdNlXp7XM2J4Cm64iBrrYBgcA3CrSnf0dvB5z/s400/P1040660.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417389889313240322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyCQ1Y2XvdVV4uP9awAs11bk4LgdLUr43Spyh_DwAlluyH1UPKZ8nT6O7ByRHAGx7zNzCP_e5XZ1b9QX-1Q_KnGilzEzBTbnt1Xfh_g-k3sqEDxvbXW20DWwDzXrtCeNtcLauqsEDBT9J/s400/P1040647.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417387686274037378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5KIOzEB0nDLGBel9t-owwu0XJ4WSWmmZPNZeOna04l4SoDcFfyaVDo5HfOhHi18Qgti54jS6k3WpB73jSklaZoc5x_LDJbS1zCwuwzuECKpV9I4DwMHo1Ei9IwAz6BzWBQesBcQ-kpud/s400/P1040663.JPG" />And here are a couple of elves having fun on the deck with the snow.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEa6tKukK-tBVFt8f7b_xZfAiftktL5BpHH6ii-O_aX_88hYEpxqNNOYQyoOAVWfvWxXba8utJHLgWRuZAdS3IWL8WG3ollQaCEWEnSUdA7HHA_fJ0gUvIczxIZqCbfewbpBCSwHsfOtFV/s1600-h/P1040676.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417384869223569922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEa6tKukK-tBVFt8f7b_xZfAiftktL5BpHH6ii-O_aX_88hYEpxqNNOYQyoOAVWfvWxXba8utJHLgWRuZAdS3IWL8WG3ollQaCEWEnSUdA7HHA_fJ0gUvIczxIZqCbfewbpBCSwHsfOtFV/s400/P1040676.JPG" /></a> Next up...the sun comes out!C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-27400843575562332302009-12-19T12:07:00.011-05:002009-12-19T14:56:49.624-05:00Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful...We've had a fun morning of playing in the snow. First off, meet Ruby the Snow Woman:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6h7oQOup2EctpssYT-eb2HGJXXkYsfytoGATfsEp4rC0-FAZhfI6jeQGBUV57A0Re9Wg7bZOkykxyLDKXTB2oQA-d_GA7GWTmuMDk4BgUUcZNTfJlVO6ytgDNdzKIPeWIXJnZSPG7EXc/s1600-h/P1040686_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417005642249781474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6h7oQOup2EctpssYT-eb2HGJXXkYsfytoGATfsEp4rC0-FAZhfI6jeQGBUV57A0Re9Wg7bZOkykxyLDKXTB2oQA-d_GA7GWTmuMDk4BgUUcZNTfJlVO6ytgDNdzKIPeWIXJnZSPG7EXc/s400/P1040686_edited-1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOXBtUcC_ZEtQHhlKNsl-oP_S3LZCM7387EU9Z43kqBGtRN4ilhyphenhyphenifrwrGCIQc1JjUN-viC14oWfdWR29VuVNSUYX5RCSZ0vyO7gcq6my71Uf4SFq0HPddTAIMcN8t6suHkDsZK9KKgnO/s1600-h/P1040688_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417005638671101282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOXBtUcC_ZEtQHhlKNsl-oP_S3LZCM7387EU9Z43kqBGtRN4ilhyphenhyphenifrwrGCIQc1JjUN-viC14oWfdWR29VuVNSUYX5RCSZ0vyO7gcq6my71Uf4SFq0HPddTAIMcN8t6suHkDsZK9KKgnO/s400/P1040688_edited-1.JPG" /></a> Uh...guess this is a face down snow angel.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DcedEieR1TWRYUwrzr8MWAkblvpfLryLyholV1v4R1-S6H2J4Ey7eS310Z_aBCLVVJBsJsOF1DRO45i74GzqRS8NheBQQrPM1zSuaOPofC_cKeL5t6ffCmX2ByWFLckTbd15WtYWk-fK/s1600-h/P1040689_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417005633138550322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DcedEieR1TWRYUwrzr8MWAkblvpfLryLyholV1v4R1-S6H2J4Ey7eS310Z_aBCLVVJBsJsOF1DRO45i74GzqRS8NheBQQrPM1zSuaOPofC_cKeL5t6ffCmX2ByWFLckTbd15WtYWk-fK/s400/P1040689_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_ioZdT3TfJQO6mpURKvMFlLfkqTvT4BQsRRwvWSe-FxZ5JJ9R1Q5BkPXhJelqJRHQ0lCFGabE1hCcxH0Vgcu1cPbsga6gCdKZKxfTfyEpVJAL50dD4COcHrIC386EZXK-5_75Cz_nJBK/s1600-h/P1040691_edited-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416997068711949586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RuzbUv8n8Y_dLtds-Yc24yNkxCV7Mk4OflI9DjOu2e2drkqLYD1uWaQU6HPD2m7uGx8kgttwURQIjbBMs_63RYDua2a3t3y5SnKXxEwa-JPOA4_DhrPViW04FD6txOxF2yLZ4FdYut3S/s400/P1040725_edited-1.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJoP9gHtKy6uiqxy-24fofIm5eJQypJgcrKSDvNjuBMx9R7LAXn-VDrGTo_3xQTW14pJjS8gMINm8AhhSose9wXp8GN8NU2JZOAOAlv6ILs6c7yh3LKaqBgaVdwKYWuaOFEJzZpmZx4lX/s1600-h/P1040727.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416997060244658338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJoP9gHtKy6uiqxy-24fofIm5eJQypJgcrKSDvNjuBMx9R7LAXn-VDrGTo_3xQTW14pJjS8gMINm8AhhSose9wXp8GN8NU2JZOAOAlv6ILs6c7yh3LKaqBgaVdwKYWuaOFEJzZpmZx4lX/s400/P1040727.JPG" /></a> Now after looking at that don't you just want a cup of hot cocoa? That's what we're having!</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></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7532340335032837772.post-78390255765008681282009-12-18T15:35:00.013-05:002009-12-18T22:42:25.365-05:00Christmas Decorations & Preparations!The front room...dining room.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-udc8Wft5bLEV9ykVLNl5f-LsxM4raNjpblseJib9mZiBij6haywA8t_KuYom4JQM8Fa_uboA1up6zofZnY0tyK7Z5EWY3lY7ZHZcUpXQmUNMkVE8dV_7nfg9LtbIeFkXZGU6Cj4RgiEH/s1600-h/P1040551.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416694280479411026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-udc8Wft5bLEV9ykVLNl5f-LsxM4raNjpblseJib9mZiBij6haywA8t_KuYom4JQM8Fa_uboA1up6zofZnY0tyK7Z5EWY3lY7ZHZcUpXQmUNMkVE8dV_7nfg9LtbIeFkXZGU6Cj4RgiEH/s400/P1040551.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvjE5WjF_R72epcXPRof8qKOwHow6kSwHyOxsfJURp_1b2g5mJ47jjQ0Lv9kokl3RKbheOBObmnrp2JV00KOFKrenGrQ11R2xd5KJrv4iAaPWs_5Rqg3sGFMa70bi8S-IYVuTqgJtroHM/s1600-h/P1040554.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416694275608767490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvjE5WjF_R72epcXPRof8qKOwHow6kSwHyOxsfJURp_1b2g5mJ47jjQ0Lv9kokl3RKbheOBObmnrp2JV00KOFKrenGrQ11R2xd5KJrv4iAaPWs_5Rqg3sGFMa70bi8S-IYVuTqgJtroHM/s400/P1040554.JPG" /></a> I put lights in the "snow" to make it shine...for my Moose's sled (the very old sled is from Canada...the name written on the bottom is Marcel, I just picture this French Canadian little boy racing down a hillside in his sled!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6ndKQnVdriDDCHz3uvlGxR_TLVh-KD1YhLAJ5mOW3Ppu2a6aKbQPZUG6Yjv8Q-kY2D-rDCt9vPlXUkruYO3e0Rj3jxYRtd2nngjaJTs8aPSG96mhJRjpYRXOWpSZQ2prI1zSNBjVIaTw/s1600-h/P1040555.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416694268140515570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6ndKQnVdriDDCHz3uvlGxR_TLVh-KD1YhLAJ5mOW3Ppu2a6aKbQPZUG6Yjv8Q-kY2D-rDCt9vPlXUkruYO3e0Rj3jxYRtd2nngjaJTs8aPSG96mhJRjpYRXOWpSZQ2prI1zSNBjVIaTw/s400/P1040555.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dbK0i-m2hvJrs31XtBsUp5hna0-BouIGSzH-O1zIAth4Kah-vHinBAI_f2vhfJRYxWZK1cidfLwwaR6tv3bcjCmIwbheOPNey_yfgZWjIBBcqSHge3jRnz3Z69GoiC4mItg4-QdPhhAh/s1600-h/P1040557.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416694261042325890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dbK0i-m2hvJrs31XtBsUp5hna0-BouIGSzH-O1zIAth4Kah-vHinBAI_f2vhfJRYxWZK1cidfLwwaR6tv3bcjCmIwbheOPNey_yfgZWjIBBcqSHge3jRnz3Z69GoiC4mItg4-QdPhhAh/s400/P1040557.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9zs3M4l9iFkGkckAYK56Qnzf5llnDsMKyoVlPeYUC74kkzuBJ_8PAHvwYDi2HpSoQoHYcqk9Y9H7ESpdrRZAH0OJSqsvmXZRC05fYTDLFDRxbPJPVJXoJU5-eJsYmtLWdCZJjzAGonb6/s1600-h/P1040559.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416694256147337890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9zs3M4l9iFkGkckAYK56Qnzf5llnDsMKyoVlPeYUC74kkzuBJ_8PAHvwYDi2HpSoQoHYcqk9Y9H7ESpdrRZAH0OJSqsvmXZRC05fYTDLFDRxbPJPVJXoJU5-eJsYmtLWdCZJjzAGonb6/s400/P1040559.JPG" /></a> I had to buy this "bobble" snowman this year - he was from Lowe's and every time you bump the table or turn the lazy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">susan</span> he does a little dance. I hope that by next year I'll have found time to paint the wood lazy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">susan</span> in a red & yellow check pattern around the rim.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCc-ADMADbRrGywni7e4fiBq7JmCzjbojuxfJJmlPV2b63Ph3Dl58Vq05blre1DfGYNacYUtZnQoxL3PA5THHZFfhS3eomiUCRjowUceOoQxHp-Q1_WuYKmmhAafDrcmGjf8il5zqztxK/s1600-h/P1040561.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416693690915337282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCc-ADMADbRrGywni7e4fiBq7JmCzjbojuxfJJmlPV2b63Ph3Dl58Vq05blre1DfGYNacYUtZnQoxL3PA5THHZFfhS3eomiUCRjowUceOoQxHp-Q1_WuYKmmhAafDrcmGjf8il5zqztxK/s400/P1040561.JPG" /></a> Couldn't resist another picture of Mr Moose, with the lights showing better <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH3J37AM8OJZWwEJnmwLDhNhnDMz5vp3LP3pS06jTZ7T_ZLFIZVIqJK9ENm_N3AXD0Vtur-eDxHrO7qoTX757PXgQGmtqPNPkcy-L7UDjjcOHFq-T0NvsoVIJOEbijovv31ll9_dhYQfY/s1600-h/P1040565.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416693682148207938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH3J37AM8OJZWwEJnmwLDhNhnDMz5vp3LP3pS06jTZ7T_ZLFIZVIqJK9ENm_N3AXD0Vtur-eDxHrO7qoTX757PXgQGmtqPNPkcy-L7UDjjcOHFq-T0NvsoVIJOEbijovv31ll9_dhYQfY/s400/P1040565.JPG" /></a> My very favorite ornament, that is Gordon and I in 2007 in the picture inside <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEbTMY6NR84xaqa1pM6olS9fKtSsCpzn9xO6stW6TCbcgfCxi1udIG7GoOmAhkLEGZuE1wUMeksaTaL658JBRgYmD-ZBE90PpYXXVs-YlVoElU-mMJy58ZWW-IVwW5fB_XWwMzCXzg2Cn/s1600-h/P1040566.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416693677189156498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEbTMY6NR84xaqa1pM6olS9fKtSsCpzn9xO6stW6TCbcgfCxi1udIG7GoOmAhkLEGZuE1wUMeksaTaL658JBRgYmD-ZBE90PpYXXVs-YlVoElU-mMJy58ZWW-IVwW5fB_XWwMzCXzg2Cn/s400/P1040566.JPG" /></a> Some might say "gaudy", I prefer colorful :) <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi3yyV2c4JTzDUdzdwSmJ5jx3CWhLqBqCuSWot8tLFcY6v6txYwFfK4Ojbz5t96BDXZ3IkYccLmEsFv3IWjUq7tDSA0rTCSkdjkXfUCxLYt5NxqQtCyfHcMX_SfV0FYCPwmYRs_TwpdFu/s1600-h/P1040571.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416690585893800706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqu0BN7ocVFHpZLciYjgJ16fPaY6WqIpN40pxyyi3r99x7YQ6LhJILS6HIO3lk7clCuu3KgQ6whUM_a2noILK5VF9pkIV9gxzc6Uo-oaqM1S6yRjWCylREk17OxQSAqc_PkU467Xb6Mm4/s400/P1040585.JPG" /></a> Gordon's favorite ornament...obviously. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAFGujWptN_Ur1vg4rVccJQHHjzF9whRuiV04h4p30-SEuP488SXjRKZrZQUPbbKze58vECnHphHszqyBHfloZJ32-sgvWF6ibVCbKOs23-vABqPHzSDtqCV_zyzzhNdogyj-sr1OoLQj/s1600-h/P1040590.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416690581432177346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAFGujWptN_Ur1vg4rVccJQHHjzF9whRuiV04h4p30-SEuP488SXjRKZrZQUPbbKze58vECnHphHszqyBHfloZJ32-sgvWF6ibVCbKOs23-vABqPHzSDtqCV_zyzzhNdogyj-sr1OoLQj/s400/P1040590.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyWSX02CMblaiAYuyqSprH4f6kYkjvt4eT5JVJpnLdx7DrQ3FNKmteYbyLx2ij1klEnjBPEKrlMj3bKFhR71mtY6hlJJnc1JgLPQxrmfS3W4gw-j7rWu46ro4n0FvZKcplYhO26E0lN3W/s1600-h/P1040601.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416690573308414722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyWSX02CMblaiAYuyqSprH4f6kYkjvt4eT5JVJpnLdx7DrQ3FNKmteYbyLx2ij1klEnjBPEKrlMj3bKFhR71mtY6hlJJnc1JgLPQxrmfS3W4gw-j7rWu46ro4n0FvZKcplYhO26E0lN3W/s400/P1040601.JPG" /></a> <div>I bought these giant gold <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ornaments</span> when I worked in a grocery store in 1988...I still lived at home with my parents! I redid them this year with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pine cones</span> and a beautiful green ribbon & put them over the swag light fixture over the table. This room was originally the living room of this 1950's rancher, but since we have the family room with the fireplace to "live" in, I've turned it into our dining room/sitting area/craft table/entry/etc room - and so there is not a beautiful chandelier in here...so I've improvised.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibotfoK_rIYFqpGwpFHbBQVQPXEZUUw_q-M0uv9J0nO4vRIlG54ZW9zviXbAi_ud9y8UJz43nu6n8xoEMnrk1yktiGgYcxf8NnZ_4GkNtxracAAUZYqAGbkUhx_Wm4riybnIIoKh9bqRA_/s1600-h/P1040602.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416690564288537714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibotfoK_rIYFqpGwpFHbBQVQPXEZUUw_q-M0uv9J0nO4vRIlG54ZW9zviXbAi_ud9y8UJz43nu6n8xoEMnrk1yktiGgYcxf8NnZ_4GkNtxracAAUZYqAGbkUhx_Wm4riybnIIoKh9bqRA_/s400/P1040602.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5TDbrEHAzvAwbeZQoJ-lBv2Av_eoJy2mACu2EjYVjMMSfhgLpUtfj1tHwdTZi2LGc6crkjrkiEYuQOG90k9QRThhymGGpVKYFZ2sP9Cf-TnHlp6wFaTAsPlnFOPM8DbCccGwn1WI426G/s1600-h/P1040603.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416689232530011666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5TDbrEHAzvAwbeZQoJ-lBv2Av_eoJy2mACu2EjYVjMMSfhgLpUtfj1tHwdTZi2LGc6crkjrkiEYuQOG90k9QRThhymGGpVKYFZ2sP9Cf-TnHlp6wFaTAsPlnFOPM8DbCccGwn1WI426G/s400/P1040603.JPG" /></a> This sign is over the door frame leading into the kitchen <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg753hhtmyh1Ro0hTFIGyrwugs2asJLs4DfgFuu5KBWo6cAagxCK6HMLr7x2IjybAwplXvUQQ1kUiZ1M6Spm_RHf_8OqrPD6w1CmOEdX71rmhZFG6wAdzC-P-1A3Lg8p3GUAO3903vEV-/s1600-h/P1040605.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416689229249438226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUg753hhtmyh1Ro0hTFIGyrwugs2asJLs4DfgFuu5KBWo6cAagxCK6HMLr7x2IjybAwplXvUQQ1kUiZ1M6Spm_RHf_8OqrPD6w1CmOEdX71rmhZFG6wAdzC-P-1A3Lg8p3GUAO3903vEV-/s400/P1040605.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span>, last one of Mr. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mooooooose</span> :) <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELT3DkLanJg5_P5ABFvmI1Hfz7XW1FqPshq5XA-ReGIN6E4BSdDYGT2Di-LpfWh5OQ_x1RYbvlDX9ZPL_4RV4D4YRLTKGhbreUNAXwQ_y1f8FVd4kwagPUZ5kGygIR94LT3KaxaGkMJxq/s1600-h/P1040606.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416689220869041058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELT3DkLanJg5_P5ABFvmI1Hfz7XW1FqPshq5XA-ReGIN6E4BSdDYGT2Di-LpfWh5OQ_x1RYbvlDX9ZPL_4RV4D4YRLTKGhbreUNAXwQ_y1f8FVd4kwagPUZ5kGygIR94LT3KaxaGkMJxq/s400/P1040606.JPG" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL14EmUrCfT9bHDZrvgOsr-VWRmRMQiaRlfgQdoGcWx74uEoogvk55YTn5dWPdbsSP0z-phrwrTY7mswJWJHTPbM5cF8O7n77uvbVAhi3aiv46pL3kkkCIOgsjEZfxeh04ydH99FEyY0h/s1600-h/P1040612.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416689211907354354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijL14EmUrCfT9bHDZrvgOsr-VWRmRMQiaRlfgQdoGcWx74uEoogvk55YTn5dWPdbsSP0z-phrwrTY7mswJWJHTPbM5cF8O7n77uvbVAhi3aiv46pL3kkkCIOgsjEZfxeh04ydH99FEyY0h/s400/P1040612.JPG" /></a></div><div>I've moved this planter, which is usually in front of the picture window, since the Christmas tree is there now. I love how well everything is doing for once - I hope it all stays healthy until I can move it back where it will get more sunlight.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fjfUSIyIvZHxrP__1-WuGzVYlWOzCNFGzBY9r38dgu-MozkNbsv-0qY72gfdk8at2FjyRFXF1BC1F_GirzBuEaSKGf7wRmyKl4pPjFZBl1C9QyDadNH-UTygHa-5S18eAvSr7yYabtFe/s1600-h/P1040615.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416688205750625986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fjfUSIyIvZHxrP__1-WuGzVYlWOzCNFGzBY9r38dgu-MozkNbsv-0qY72gfdk8at2FjyRFXF1BC1F_GirzBuEaSKGf7wRmyKl4pPjFZBl1C9QyDadNH-UTygHa-5S18eAvSr7yYabtFe/s400/P1040615.JPG" /></a> <div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KlBVxxkTrnox_gG0XtQj5jkKedEjw8h5YJuUB6U1ImSB5NyivLbbQx-S_PVjVENK0_z3YCVNGuF9f4UcJaiwTBk6avCdyUQq8Y9qHF7f-zOu6L-LVH4iBUWysapw3XqOgWjdE79BgA4j/s1600-h/P1040617.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416688198943125698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KlBVxxkTrnox_gG0XtQj5jkKedEjw8h5YJuUB6U1ImSB5NyivLbbQx-S_PVjVENK0_z3YCVNGuF9f4UcJaiwTBk6avCdyUQq8Y9qHF7f-zOu6L-LVH4iBUWysapw3XqOgWjdE79BgA4j/s400/P1040617.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkrgov853tuX6A0Hb_9heKx9I5Y73E4IjUnHku7ChGRWEWZ5AQ6KJDrb5-ct4DDoF3cbEPq0p2p5cu1w6wU4T02JSshWzH0z3uIjvE7L1Lpc_XV5oe1eczlDrsgIsFhFi7VlzZmVUESS9/s1600-h/P1040618.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416688191178376434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkrgov853tuX6A0Hb_9heKx9I5Y73E4IjUnHku7ChGRWEWZ5AQ6KJDrb5-ct4DDoF3cbEPq0p2p5cu1w6wU4T02JSshWzH0z3uIjvE7L1Lpc_XV5oe1eczlDrsgIsFhFi7VlzZmVUESS9/s400/P1040618.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5odCpDD_H5kCyVmCsyE4iMPAXn0lZ5YgGAkqt2Udv0irH0TgRYdo0jWRfQc8w_dIEoRtDSyn0MttutnLpIZRExvA9HtZdd2WPsEvmkeNOlxbHT7RKsjpTk8VLmlJShc4xpO6k1lffzPpG/s1600-h/P1040623.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686910933655602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5odCpDD_H5kCyVmCsyE4iMPAXn0lZ5YgGAkqt2Udv0irH0TgRYdo0jWRfQc8w_dIEoRtDSyn0MttutnLpIZRExvA9HtZdd2WPsEvmkeNOlxbHT7RKsjpTk8VLmlJShc4xpO6k1lffzPpG/s400/P1040623.JPG" /></a> and finally, the nativity, I love it the light behind it shining through the windows. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_nYMHZlgXVGTh4Z-ZBZNwNgQYDqbmHex6kuiqkx5XyIgDORZZraSZHNEfU5PxtuXzY05qkoHCxFH-_dePuveIh9LOBaLoUEX_yAPAkVcMHg3Zm0Kp4NddaITpvLjA5SBIVnW6tbT66_E/s1600-h/P1040625.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686902876760866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_nYMHZlgXVGTh4Z-ZBZNwNgQYDqbmHex6kuiqkx5XyIgDORZZraSZHNEfU5PxtuXzY05qkoHCxFH-_dePuveIh9LOBaLoUEX_yAPAkVcMHg3Zm0Kp4NddaITpvLjA5SBIVnW6tbT66_E/s400/P1040625.JPG" /></a> and this year I put sheets of moss around it to stage it a little better. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7YnFCUA43dYEBher4zA2Nkq74xkIqy9ZVm4Ui9fhWp4mXLYfffxq9C0HCLpeA6hyphenhyphen3d3Vs7gifPX5-1NjhCX09Ct6YWAszzu9OB2rBkJ4wznVPZ4i1BGZaECyRApdwzl53xwzFpvFdudT/s1600-h/P1040628.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686897398920642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7YnFCUA43dYEBher4zA2Nkq74xkIqy9ZVm4Ui9fhWp4mXLYfffxq9C0HCLpeA6hyphenhyphen3d3Vs7gifPX5-1NjhCX09Ct6YWAszzu9OB2rBkJ4wznVPZ4i1BGZaECyRApdwzl53xwzFpvFdudT/s400/P1040628.JPG" /></a> The family room, the mantel is different this year - I usually do my "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">williamsburg</span> style" with the fruits & natural stuff, but my artificial stuff (I use both real & artificial) has disappeared...I'm hoping I just couldn't find it in the attic for some reason, but I finally gave up looking & since I'd ordered these Nativity Hurricane Candles from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Dayspring</span>, I decided to go completely different - My Mom had given me several <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">poinsettias</span>, sprays & a swag, so I filled in, and got the mirror at Target and bought the lettering to apply from Hobby Lobby. I love it & think I'll be leaving the candles & mirror up for quite a while past Christmas even.<br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686026438287314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQYjzPtNvsY1_pq6JQzmbK6oEVRS65CKr-ac37t8W23NUrXNQkTr3LxbG3u9tl4-uS8QUFio0EedLAYeLtJIECmNWl8bKQh0nbI9E4LUDeaJxwFbg_c9DaRyzsjSZ6AbAYKtehGGrvGsr/s400/P1040544.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvdUYpKbQiALQuw3d80mdiqx8sdNkS8jKJl42ggPI_nuEjRSehi1vh35dZDL78W-MZ_4b6gCvQGtlAG837pZzFA7M207IdqfQ8KIfzN8vtlrRt0klim0p3DfM477V8qgK3ZrFQstCYqls/s1600-h/P1040630.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686885351686370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvdUYpKbQiALQuw3d80mdiqx8sdNkS8jKJl42ggPI_nuEjRSehi1vh35dZDL78W-MZ_4b6gCvQGtlAG837pZzFA7M207IdqfQ8KIfzN8vtlrRt0klim0p3DfM477V8qgK3ZrFQstCYqls/s400/P1040630.JPG" /></a> And finally, the Santa Bear, I remember when he and Gordon were the same size...now Gordon is at least a foot taller than him. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3oBP9xnMHqdoizdJ9eoNS116QjsKnAf3tzZc1t1iToEergvBUgGFPR3XMNQIa3SvovqgDhQ7WPhCIStWaLqte-N9Qoe1fSxjdXIs-p3L7IrXvgylldUrkBmZk5VeGKGDS3dsTmwhTJOu/s1600-h/P1040632.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686033038526066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3oBP9xnMHqdoizdJ9eoNS116QjsKnAf3tzZc1t1iToEergvBUgGFPR3XMNQIa3SvovqgDhQ7WPhCIStWaLqte-N9Qoe1fSxjdXIs-p3L7IrXvgylldUrkBmZk5VeGKGDS3dsTmwhTJOu/s400/P1040632.JPG" /></a> Next time I'll post the wreath & the outdoor stuff. Hope everyone is having a happy December. Today is our first snow...even though it is still falling heavy and it is almost dark out, Gordon is begging me to go outside in it, so I think we'll go out & I'll just fill the bird feeders & he can get a bit of energy out...I hope. After my feet get too cold he'll have to settle for more of this: <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7b7zytYkdroHzBIMWzNfoCt1uT7bWi3WTx3VyT-8-gUMtbm7yZIF1GzGrvwgKI_YJtPI9C_bl33WjImUZjRTIxPYJNdzXhObRK6F8RZ5MD6jbGvhrXcyevqU49R6auuOPnqdPhIT8WWs/s1600-h/P1040532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686024882908530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7b7zytYkdroHzBIMWzNfoCt1uT7bWi3WTx3VyT-8-gUMtbm7yZIF1GzGrvwgKI_YJtPI9C_bl33WjImUZjRTIxPYJNdzXhObRK6F8RZ5MD6jbGvhrXcyevqU49R6auuOPnqdPhIT8WWs/s400/P1040532.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span>...really, this is the last shot of Mr. Moose...but isn't he just so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">lovable</span>?? <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx0boPtR8PxmdSF_dLsmAHXBr0n31HUpYPiVXw90Zzu214TuzgXVc8WIih2IRAlEuDfCSyHuEyY6lcMX4xcnYlKWJJmkEfUFyFtIiA4HejxI2bqbO7Lre2jmL8HYaK-edbVFtDWFRYpW0/s1600-h/P1040534.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416686020010848770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx0boPtR8PxmdSF_dLsmAHXBr0n31HUpYPiVXw90Zzu214TuzgXVc8WIih2IRAlEuDfCSyHuEyY6lcMX4xcnYlKWJJmkEfUFyFtIiA4HejxI2bqbO7Lre2jmL8HYaK-edbVFtDWFRYpW0/s400/P1040534.JPG" /></a> </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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>C!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728309260625960600noreply@blogger.com