tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80509360180927880382024-03-05T11:06:55.448-05:00Joyful LivingYet I will rejoice in the Lord,I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Habakkuk 3:18b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-21485065406389063582012-10-17T12:14:00.000-04:002012-10-17T12:14:37.861-04:00one years old...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hey there, ya'll! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My name is Illsa </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and ..I am ONE!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{yesterday}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">& Mama's in SHOCK! She blinked! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...yep, I'm pleased as punch about it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My family thinks I am the sweetest Illsa ever :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi! Hi! Hi!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{in my sweet voice}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> You're still here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Hi is my favorite word!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you know I have 3 teeth! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yep,that is one of them right on the bottom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my face to go out and about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's my incognito mode. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Are we done yet, Mama?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm getting really tired..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am ready for my morning nap..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really need my nap!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fine I'm outta here... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I haven't figure this walking thing out. yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ok...one last tired smile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Darling dress made by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShooZeesInc" target="_blank">Marcy</a> for her daughter, passed down to us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">** if interested in seeing little snippets of our life more frequently, (:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the top of my side bar should rotate the current five Instagram pictures. </span></div>
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It's been a road I never thought I would be on. I protested, {largely}when we first discussed about schooling. There is no way I {impatient , messy, and unorganized ole' me} could possibly home educate. That was two years ago. </div>
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HE had a different plan. Working through my husband's heart HE drew me out.</div>
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Slowly but surely, then straight over to excitedly.</div>
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So now we have a kindergartner. Well possibly two. And that is the beauty of it. </div>
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{The excitement was high!The children were up before 7 am!}</div>
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They were ready to start RIGHT then, </div>
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Oh and of course, Pictures!</div>
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Horrible planning on my part but it's actually working! This week:)</div>
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***Hello All, I found this in my drafts(from a long time ago)... thought I would still share.<br />
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Fresh asparagus is one of my favorite veggies! I was thrilled whenever I moved to Ohio to find Thane's family has a few patches, which they most generously share with us (:<br />
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Here is a sandwich melt that I came up with last year when I needed a quick meal one evening.<br />
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* a little tip<br />
[wither picking fresh or from the grocery] ....</div>
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store in a little water in the fridge- stays fresher </div>
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Slices of sourdough bread lined up on baking sheet</div>
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Spread on the basil pesto<br />
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Prosciutto<br />
or ham works great also</div>
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Asparagus cut to size</div>
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Steam 3 mins</div>
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Place asparagus on top of prosciutto </div>
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Top with cheese. Broil 5 mins.<br />
(I used muenster cheese this time<br />
but mozzarella or provolone would be good also.) </div>
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And enjoy<br />
....one or two or if like me, three (:<br />
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Everyone helped to an extent...</div>
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even little miss</div>
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with her new found trick</div>
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It made the work go a little easier to look over and giggle with her</div>
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a old swing T found in the garage was hung </div>
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what a delight! they thought</div>
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Sweet day together</div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-89017999725413972522012-04-10T06:30:00.000-04:002012-04-10T07:03:04.721-04:00Oh do we have News for YOU, my friend<br />
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for JESUS is really ALIVE </div>
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So here is the real deal..while these pictures show the sweet , </div>
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I struggle daily.</div>
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I am a mess without HIS SAVING <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4:16&version=AMP" target="_blank">GRACE</a>.</div>
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God does NOT promise me that I will be happy .</div>
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instead God promises me true <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4:7&version=AMP" target="_blank">PEACE</a> , HOPE and <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3:16&version=AMP" target="_blank">ETERNAL LIFE</a>!!</div>
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Jesus is waiting for YOU!</div>
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What are YOU waiting for?</div>
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Dear <a href="http://dogwooddesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Grandma</a>,<br />
Thank you for my sewing kit. My mommy helped me make my birdie and I stitched a heart too! I used a different thread on the bird. It is green. It is fun to learn how to sew. I like to sew with you at your house. Come see us soon!<br />
Love, Arabella</div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-86707276008395699732012-02-16T23:51:00.000-05:002012-02-16T23:51:19.582-05:00{sweetheart moments}<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;"> Thaddeus calling Illsa "Oh Scweetie, Oh you Scweetie" .....Oh I melt </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div>
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Orrin snuggling with me in the early morning</div>
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Illsa dressed rather than jammies....</div>
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The Littles forgiving me in my not so good moments</div>
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God's timing on reading the Love chapter {1 Cor.13} at Bible study</div>
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Arabella's table decorations<br />
taking the time to finally sit down with Bella & her new sewing kit.<br />
{I have pics Grandma! :}<br />
And lastly the thought of just being HOME this weekend sounds delightful.</div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-89890467424246880722011-11-16T16:12:00.001-05:002011-11-16T16:44:22.167-05:00{ ILLSA KATHERINE}<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4exTsBTUYoWxY-tWIGUSixIgUkY8EtDlIb67YmFVAsrUwyBq9jNkuwLXtsFQ0wfkFNoghGAmT_dDCVxeFmVRJkM0rykepKr8p317LDD1C3thHfIAiEa6I3d9Gk3Uye71O3hhSKDOPhOs/s1600/IMG_9981.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4exTsBTUYoWxY-tWIGUSixIgUkY8EtDlIb67YmFVAsrUwyBq9jNkuwLXtsFQ0wfkFNoghGAmT_dDCVxeFmVRJkM0rykepKr8p317LDD1C3thHfIAiEa6I3d9Gk3Uye71O3hhSKDOPhOs/s600/IMG_9981.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This sweet baby girl</div><div style="text-align: center;">joined our family on</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">10.16.11</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">7:34am</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">9.9</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">21"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Psalm 139:14</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMT2paAkb6p_qQkgbGGYwzMoHx-At0coVQsiEKKHpfm0qvaUD8lplp6uQCXoHnpidUnxrxye7SySRFFFng8QF4fcC4D62RI1viQuZ0jy2JdBu5GmYfU7-ckWTx-X8cNRcrGdyGXNiD_zs/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMT2paAkb6p_qQkgbGGYwzMoHx-At0coVQsiEKKHpfm0qvaUD8lplp6uQCXoHnpidUnxrxye7SySRFFFng8QF4fcC4D62RI1viQuZ0jy2JdBu5GmYfU7-ckWTx-X8cNRcrGdyGXNiD_zs/s600/IMG_0096.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">So hard to believe she is already one month old!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Illsa is growing & doing quite well... loving the little squeaks</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">A, O & T love her dearly. Each need their "hold baby" time every morning</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are adjusting to four little ones ... a day at a time (:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGiORLKcLAxP1Thb32IPLrtnUiM_lxvTvGboLxEzvQI1mNDOsAEMRlELIyjIwYso3Fp6MDOqmZFWcBNmddEEcoi3YVhQpostJpPG6iUSsenkDMmcaxoxfgVpR0XW74pXphBAzZhtKlAo/s1600/IMG_0101.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGiORLKcLAxP1Thb32IPLrtnUiM_lxvTvGboLxEzvQI1mNDOsAEMRlELIyjIwYso3Fp6MDOqmZFWcBNmddEEcoi3YVhQpostJpPG6iUSsenkDMmcaxoxfgVpR0XW74pXphBAzZhtKlAo/s600/IMG_0101.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you LORD for this beautiful life you have given us to shape for YOU.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktokvMg2H1V7oh1IXuU2g4l-L_YBIYMOw6WmV1qiBvq1KcS39QXgBvzPKXDEXoUG3R8BT8D5geHTmQ7KiKkPFJWbeVfQST5JhQN_tHcthjfUFsDRRGBY6epoUgX1rEh8eKryCPg8ZTlg/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktokvMg2H1V7oh1IXuU2g4l-L_YBIYMOw6WmV1qiBvq1KcS39QXgBvzPKXDEXoUG3R8BT8D5geHTmQ7KiKkPFJWbeVfQST5JhQN_tHcthjfUFsDRRGBY6epoUgX1rEh8eKryCPg8ZTlg/s600/IMG_0089.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa0RBN026RjytshpsdE9FlLUcZLrlfcOyjY6GB_RbW1et8PoiZGkeKS71CqWsWVlseiw98X8KpUILqq7KVu_9IaQLW2DzDsp8lTnzv0OLy2R5gnowsaPJlu4aHVxbvnIF8diaTn-jh_4/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa0RBN026RjytshpsdE9FlLUcZLrlfcOyjY6GB_RbW1et8PoiZGkeKS71CqWsWVlseiw98X8KpUILqq7KVu_9IaQLW2DzDsp8lTnzv0OLy2R5gnowsaPJlu4aHVxbvnIF8diaTn-jh_4/s600/IMG_0113.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">My big helper who thinks she is a " mini mama" </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">Much to her brothers dismay (:</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">beautiful <a href="http://www.handfulofquietness.com/2011/11/07/illsa/">pictures</a> by <a href="http://www.handfulofquietness.com/">Havilah</a></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-9819216013350154862011-09-23T06:00:00.001-04:002011-09-26T16:31:48.600-04:00IT STARTS TODAY..<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">A BRICK FARMHOUSE EVENT</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Head on over and enjoy the day</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOQ4Bvu0Dg2BUxAFEFZYgrTIzWTRNVhV7YmH80nqqQK_Qna__n-RwYV0yfFadgEroOJwN_z9NyZik4poIM2-QhhMQXpfH3Xzi2qAz7AR1FvV0u3KM0skOtGXyUxS0WNx4cK9QyGS8HDs/s1600/BarnSaleFlyer1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOQ4Bvu0Dg2BUxAFEFZYgrTIzWTRNVhV7YmH80nqqQK_Qna__n-RwYV0yfFadgEroOJwN_z9NyZik4poIM2-QhhMQXpfH3Xzi2qAz7AR1FvV0u3KM0skOtGXyUxS0WNx4cK9QyGS8HDs/s400/BarnSaleFlyer1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Here is a few peeks at what could be there!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://mcmasterandstorm.blogspot.com/">McMaster & Storm</a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6y06gpGV6fGCwXLNfaNdqeyqAMJZYEMapcLY6XdA6-87fQ_5xPczmFNMK-SLeYq5QOltXXGszSAJW947ZXPpTswvp2QsTWEC1I40f_uZbrLdlkwPgVfamPg2GQKenDsPZASGImRw9Frg/s1600/DSC09081.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6y06gpGV6fGCwXLNfaNdqeyqAMJZYEMapcLY6XdA6-87fQ_5xPczmFNMK-SLeYq5QOltXXGszSAJW947ZXPpTswvp2QsTWEC1I40f_uZbrLdlkwPgVfamPg2GQKenDsPZASGImRw9Frg/s400/DSC09081.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLK6SkSJZh44ciAibvlRCLqyMxcIbRLY2jWWSFd4NrY9STkY1lpi7-wG-CTltAX1kEyI_kPdbJn7AdgQPM1SxVu7dhQgWsQDkBJ_nG5-nup8wDvqHPBAQa_uMJ6DCu05CTV9o7qWL1RY/s1600/DSC09085.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLK6SkSJZh44ciAibvlRCLqyMxcIbRLY2jWWSFd4NrY9STkY1lpi7-wG-CTltAX1kEyI_kPdbJn7AdgQPM1SxVu7dhQgWsQDkBJ_nG5-nup8wDvqHPBAQa_uMJ6DCu05CTV9o7qWL1RY/s400/DSC09085.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ2v9UanOjBBTo2iFBbb2rLi8bkE8GGz7Kz_bgPPDaC6uK2Vyw-WtsTbZ1Z8RzumMHMLIIGOGC8Ey0ek1t9pk0JnkW5EMZ3N5vTdpfSwGFxJN7HbUpSWMa5MSNA74SqqU4xMcUf_kUCs/s1600/DSC09088.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ2v9UanOjBBTo2iFBbb2rLi8bkE8GGz7Kz_bgPPDaC6uK2Vyw-WtsTbZ1Z8RzumMHMLIIGOGC8Ey0ek1t9pk0JnkW5EMZ3N5vTdpfSwGFxJN7HbUpSWMa5MSNA74SqqU4xMcUf_kUCs/s400/DSC09088.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0-HoJUds2_AYZy46zE6H1zE5vKvaKRI9BnPQeR2J8dTyBIiVz0HxNiPVaqtDhX2CssWZ18FY3Y-8zi10UNj0mwcFT653jrZkQZcWY9cJiVVd7O4Q2xy1Vs0qf1q4zlwklo3oUdZTilk/s1600/DSC09086.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0-HoJUds2_AYZy46zE6H1zE5vKvaKRI9BnPQeR2J8dTyBIiVz0HxNiPVaqtDhX2CssWZ18FY3Y-8zi10UNj0mwcFT653jrZkQZcWY9cJiVVd7O4Q2xy1Vs0qf1q4zlwklo3oUdZTilk/s400/DSC09086.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span class="Apple-style-span">{Above 4 Pictures when I helped them in 2009 @ Country Living Fair }</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhZtS6VrJCTybvQihqBlji0oq12PTuSxG8K2Sne3l2o8UHsaNMGv-dcdifxcU1nvhKcbLiBuQr2MruIm3NSfXo0e4honKh4c9KZzngw-F5GTDWlBpP7937Ch99cGzcuPO1aqnizD78AY/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+9232011+32654+AM.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhZtS6VrJCTybvQihqBlji0oq12PTuSxG8K2Sne3l2o8UHsaNMGv-dcdifxcU1nvhKcbLiBuQr2MruIm3NSfXo0e4honKh4c9KZzngw-F5GTDWlBpP7937Ch99cGzcuPO1aqnizD78AY/s400/Fullscreen+capture+9232011+32654+AM.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">Authentic Mexican cuisine from my dear sis-n-law </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">When your stomach starts the rumble...</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIQs3FMX4Ogolfx8SkEf1R6Y3JMaaB6hUQjq6CDleJSvp2OpXgu9uotGkPPorJiwgr66Gb_wTOIh0MLCv-fpDhAZgwAkWxflmz_ZosEOTHzWky8MgF_7UQOn7GL9MlItO_VNmJJZI0OU/s1600/il_570xN.254443306.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIQs3FMX4Ogolfx8SkEf1R6Y3JMaaB6hUQjq6CDleJSvp2OpXgu9uotGkPPorJiwgr66Gb_wTOIh0MLCv-fpDhAZgwAkWxflmz_ZosEOTHzWky8MgF_7UQOn7GL9MlItO_VNmJJZI0OU/s400/il_570xN.254443306.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span class="Apple-style-span"> pic via m. </span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">The most adorable hair clips & accessories.. Marcy from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mblooms?ref=top_trail">M.blooms</a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswxrMa-aTL1gUf6oYCBSQxvbQczXHCtT2H0zojdPrdH8_5YEq73rjxTxBJC-Tgqt-bx7ZWK97eALPGHKha1uT0aeu3xqlIQFid24DleWfosStb-sKHxGpJvB29ZQge48HamuZqQuZXIw/s1600/goodiescollage.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswxrMa-aTL1gUf6oYCBSQxvbQczXHCtT2H0zojdPrdH8_5YEq73rjxTxBJC-Tgqt-bx7ZWK97eALPGHKha1uT0aeu3xqlIQFid24DleWfosStb-sKHxGpJvB29ZQge48HamuZqQuZXIw/s400/goodiescollage.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span class="Apple-style-span">pics via Jill </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">The talented seamstress.. <a href="http://sewafineseam.blogspot.com/">Jill</a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">And SO many talented others</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://mcmasterandstorm.blogspot.com/2011/09/vendor-list.html">Here</a> is where the full vendor list is</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">If you need <a href="http://mcmasterandstorm.blogspot.com/2011/09/flyer.html">Directions</a></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">Come! Come!</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-46666665574500998002011-07-16T07:42:00.003-04:002011-07-16T11:21:54.809-04:00A scattered account...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">....of our last few weeks</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnAJAbKs-nSjkHyItBRwR7OljUP2Gqv51Gfdp7xiMRu0kfafmhrFoQD8QKaCcUYggoYrLV18P8BkixGkcHxQyl8LcDRohIpFixpgDN5LMg1L8rouwCuseuKmA_DVdf8rkvBUD86ZjfDM/s1600/2011-07-05+Thanesbday%252Ct%2527s+spots+%252Csummer+phonepics.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnAJAbKs-nSjkHyItBRwR7OljUP2Gqv51Gfdp7xiMRu0kfafmhrFoQD8QKaCcUYggoYrLV18P8BkixGkcHxQyl8LcDRohIpFixpgDN5LMg1L8rouwCuseuKmA_DVdf8rkvBUD86ZjfDM/s400/2011-07-05+Thanesbday%252Ct%2527s+spots+%252Csummer+phonepics.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">(all pics from phone....fuzzy much....hopefully can get my camera back soon )</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Our festive breakfast </span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">on the fourth morning in July</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">We, err more like I was in slow-mo most of the day</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">....since all the dear little & big feet had left the day before, </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">from our delightful weekend with a side of T's extended family.</div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER">(was almost 300 feet!! :) </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">That night way past bed time, we headed to watch the always impressive light display in the sky</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">littles</span> jumped</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">as each one boomed..all ricocheting inside of us</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">I showed them how to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">oooooh</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ahhhhhh</span> over each one (:</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><div style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">we </span>pretended like the display was celebrating Thane's life too</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center; ">Thirty two years!!</div></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnpgXe5wxCo0UNVXsKld4ilG8wuodBuGy__1uq3zRaPIX1dGkdTb8YzIFMHOfmEQMsSBX7eYj-6kfEybAqHqgAsRGeB1L52bE-BufXvMKO3TjN6AJ0qEa8aMwL9M6C4lNlMikGnNHLJA/s1600/t%2527sb-day.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnpgXe5wxCo0UNVXsKld4ilG8wuodBuGy__1uq3zRaPIX1dGkdTb8YzIFMHOfmEQMsSBX7eYj-6kfEybAqHqgAsRGeB1L52bE-BufXvMKO3TjN6AJ0qEa8aMwL9M6C4lNlMikGnNHLJA/s400/t%2527sb-day.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We went ahead and celebrated again the next eve too</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">with his style of meal...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> bowls full of Popcorn</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">& generous portions of Strawberry Shortcake & Vanilla bean Ice cream</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Quite interesting....all the plates were cleaned right up (:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8AJqPGBMI6Q7QhA1CVWwEb-7BEncia53dXOvBlGotyXNEuvWdlKRE3xTpf4g0sRbsGJRDoz3_QvOXYOKQU3DqyzayvYWnGzYfjHQ50SHIHEvdgXM1FUkBUQFsTI8ohWxHT2UG4QgwXQ/s1600/t%2527s+b-day3.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8AJqPGBMI6Q7QhA1CVWwEb-7BEncia53dXOvBlGotyXNEuvWdlKRE3xTpf4g0sRbsGJRDoz3_QvOXYOKQU3DqyzayvYWnGzYfjHQ50SHIHEvdgXM1FUkBUQFsTI8ohWxHT2UG4QgwXQ/s400/t%2527s+b-day3.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6c3Kljt7w2w9gy85tVavlrTyF89YZR7RYnuD7BWxEciCFMgvMe_2lATpSDE8vVtOwx_jOCzxu3bWGbMMDmn2mkBl5SMD0Am2iNv5bbqPyTXW7Fx9qUUjpZvql4oCqwKdVU1euiieIFA/s1600/t%2527sb-day2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6c3Kljt7w2w9gy85tVavlrTyF89YZR7RYnuD7BWxEciCFMgvMe_2lATpSDE8vVtOwx_jOCzxu3bWGbMMDmn2mkBl5SMD0Am2iNv5bbqPyTXW7Fx9qUUjpZvql4oCqwKdVU1euiieIFA/s400/t%2527sb-day2.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Orrin asks most nights to go camping...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">hopefully soon he'll be pleased as punch</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">--Thane & kiddos washed & cleaned out our vintage <a href="http://bellenjoyfulliving.blogspot.com/2009/05/our-quiet-family-weekend.html">Shasta</a> last night</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Time to take it for another spin </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy6Nf0qIXXeaZxLKr58fogfBEaDubCAWzFwdBeD9yy5o3cXqZ2WKCS1WWkx0SLlqoEHg6j9iN5Z6Cpk40fzK702_L63oe_bicyrXVMUmt9Pgk0kmeosf92vE5BwhB70G7GoASoUyxSU8/s1600/t%2527sb-day5.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy6Nf0qIXXeaZxLKr58fogfBEaDubCAWzFwdBeD9yy5o3cXqZ2WKCS1WWkx0SLlqoEHg6j9iN5Z6Cpk40fzK702_L63oe_bicyrXVMUmt9Pgk0kmeosf92vE5BwhB70G7GoASoUyxSU8/s400/t%2527sb-day5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Lord for each day you give us with this Man</div><div style="text-align: center;">How we love him and need to show him more</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOTYknfLLF7PNnqOk991O5w1eD5XRcXwyHViWnkEoLu2F9afWAqSLpq6V-zpN_EI_mdTKtbHGCj8xp0EMyL8ZFeI47Wg1YC2OJxbdroSNaCB1OHGXsovFKtVciq08nayKmvbL33_gBQQ/s1600/thadspots2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOTYknfLLF7PNnqOk991O5w1eD5XRcXwyHViWnkEoLu2F9afWAqSLpq6V-zpN_EI_mdTKtbHGCj8xp0EMyL8ZFeI47Wg1YC2OJxbdroSNaCB1OHGXsovFKtVciq08nayKmvbL33_gBQQ/s400/thadspots2.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Next up ...Fever came for 3 days...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> & then brought</div><div style="text-align: center;">the bumps & grumps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">(the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Roseola</span> rash)</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6egMPPqPGsyiDYXV5kJGHccIfJ6BBcq3i5pALLsuQMkrbLUUR0QWfhbFHqUZTmWaU0eM9eN2IJX9kGpcjw723_1nE2-954vfYZ9lrx64zHmR8HWXstVKtw2aylTLSLYkH4mpZhSHk1qQ/s1600/thadspots.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6egMPPqPGsyiDYXV5kJGHccIfJ6BBcq3i5pALLsuQMkrbLUUR0QWfhbFHqUZTmWaU0eM9eN2IJX9kGpcjw723_1nE2-954vfYZ9lrx64zHmR8HWXstVKtw2aylTLSLYkH4mpZhSHk1qQ/s400/thadspots.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">bumps have left ....hopefully the grumps will follow suit</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I kinda forget this stage...well the older two don't really help to discourage the shrill screams, the loud No's & the pounding on anyone/ anything too close...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">redirect..redirect...redirect....</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheS_dPLIEpp3QwFOCuB4N6igSYs8kn1AuEAMQYBImmclLwwGYIssE-Tko1Oh3FOUaGluUHfIiyLbm0xeKEH1a2b-66qwtblBmfbDYj_b32IkYeC9nJn5r6BIQx4g_xIBjKpJVig3kOlg/s1600/thad%2527sspots3.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheS_dPLIEpp3QwFOCuB4N6igSYs8kn1AuEAMQYBImmclLwwGYIssE-Tko1Oh3FOUaGluUHfIiyLbm0xeKEH1a2b-66qwtblBmfbDYj_b32IkYeC9nJn5r6BIQx4g_xIBjKpJVig3kOlg/s400/thad%2527sspots3.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">then just at the last </span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">the Grin comes out </span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">whew!!</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><span class="Apple-style-span">we'll make it through (:</span></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><div style="clear: both; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9qYgPKssb9G2U32IXwsnmU2Wnl_FdLmtO607zPPp-4lQHB_K2IoRVfB8evKb1WQhQolEAn-92pIDqqwlqSVqtf92ViVQ8WllNnbJJLTYa42d2_HBcX6dllt4EWhaGKV_oaQ1feUYZVw/s1600/DSC02742.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9qYgPKssb9G2U32IXwsnmU2Wnl_FdLmtO607zPPp-4lQHB_K2IoRVfB8evKb1WQhQolEAn-92pIDqqwlqSVqtf92ViVQ8WllNnbJJLTYa42d2_HBcX6dllt4EWhaGKV_oaQ1feUYZVw/s400/DSC02742.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwym70A_GbW1BbxuUxIvmxlLdb8wpyiAmQLx82FUG0xPtn3CSE1-mUZ5Ioa07x5fzfZ0hynC4dbdW7AxlX6fFciwkZLoIqW_B7SNZfEzCHlqdY83nBjeyzDlTf1Oti3zAQj1NCiLw6DhA/s1600/DSC02743.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwym70A_GbW1BbxuUxIvmxlLdb8wpyiAmQLx82FUG0xPtn3CSE1-mUZ5Ioa07x5fzfZ0hynC4dbdW7AxlX6fFciwkZLoIqW_B7SNZfEzCHlqdY83nBjeyzDlTf1Oti3zAQj1NCiLw6DhA/s400/DSC02743.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQVgHHUpoxPNG5waunWJlliGlE6CwUWbUDBdh0G9yoGZD7mL8VA6DaDCimaqJk46VPz5vMBipY32ehHjXjP3OVoraUp5WAlg86-pQXOE6fczvF0pM_4VhgiUCfvdqfWorH-b3OxXqEZE/s1600/DSC02744.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQVgHHUpoxPNG5waunWJlliGlE6CwUWbUDBdh0G9yoGZD7mL8VA6DaDCimaqJk46VPz5vMBipY32ehHjXjP3OVoraUp5WAlg86-pQXOE6fczvF0pM_4VhgiUCfvdqfWorH-b3OxXqEZE/s400/DSC02744.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Other going <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">on's</span> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">-It worked out for me to take a day off out to <a href="http://hortonsoftipton.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Tipton</span></a> and a few other stops with sweet friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll let 2 of them show their perspective and finds as I didn't have my camera</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sewafineseam.blogspot.com/2011/07/hortons-of-tiptons-french-flea-part-2.html">Here</a> & <a href="http://mcmasterandstorm.blogspot.com/2011/07/souvenir-clippings.html">Here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-Now working on getting the next Joyful Mother issue ready for press..hopefully soon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-Office work comes around weekly..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And always mixed in is typical summer life..</div><div style="text-align: center;">-fresh garden abundance.. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">mmmm</span>! Thank you to T's Dad & Mom</div><div style="text-align: center;">-late evenings working outside</div><div style="text-align: center;">-golf cart rides around the property & down to the river</div><div style="text-align: center;">-water play</div><div style="text-align: center;"> ..got a great idea from a cousin at the reunion ...Water slide down our hill with a tarp & hose!! How easy is that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Better get busy today as we are looking forward to friends coming to dinner tonight... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your summers are/have been full of seeking Jesus </div><div style="text-align: center;">and <span class="Apple-style-span">apply</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ing</span> what HE is teaching you through each experience.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go ahead and share ....</div><div style="text-align: center;">i would love to hear how you are praising Him today</div><div style="text-align: center;">..through the good and the hard...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings , b</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-68123932662058689092011-06-29T07:36:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:32:11.860-04:00Now don't fall off your seat....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">because last week... </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I made a little something..... </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">with my sewing machine and all!!</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Fly dust , fly. </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4TtKVYbsZtfF5DNCdYdnVxMNYojzx1V5M2Sctsinu7j0f96wTUdwndYLbn2nhvm50ncNNd7c5V5lLXXa7GFY-Ca5EUwWBPMJZf42UD6je4J6EoSe3dA_3bBuReRSaL9muQCE2yR3cew/s1600/DSC02737.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4TtKVYbsZtfF5DNCdYdnVxMNYojzx1V5M2Sctsinu7j0f96wTUdwndYLbn2nhvm50ncNNd7c5V5lLXXa7GFY-Ca5EUwWBPMJZf42UD6je4J6EoSe3dA_3bBuReRSaL9muQCE2yR3cew/s400/DSC02737.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">ok so</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">it was just straight lines </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">& it only took a short amount of time..</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">well a little longer than just short, A & O helped (:</p><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zlhip9AP51Yh4olxkZbt9dQoOvDLq9HuwBp5DP6YehyFGNo7n617Kx3kYJ6f-zEGSc0m9o6ot55n3YM9Ymx7aXMuRaUFs_3ZcZmRiPbIvCwK3_adg2cEfbaZAmH4a4pYAcy79qPqRPc/s1600/DSC02740.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zlhip9AP51Yh4olxkZbt9dQoOvDLq9HuwBp5DP6YehyFGNo7n617Kx3kYJ6f-zEGSc0m9o6ot55n3YM9Ymx7aXMuRaUFs_3ZcZmRiPbIvCwK3_adg2cEfbaZAmH4a4pYAcy79qPqRPc/s400/DSC02740.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">A little gift for my sis-in-law</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">sending her a little love & whimsy by </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">a simple table runner & mini bowls</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">--fabric & ribbon from my stash--</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">{Mini Latte bowls from </span><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=073357&catId=HOME-TABLETOP-DINNERWARE&navCount=66&navAction=top&isProduct=true&pushId=HOME-TABLETOP-DINNERWARE&popId=HOME-TABLETOP-DINNERWARE&fromCategoryPage=true&color=038&subCategoryId=HOME-DINNER-BOWLS"><span style="font-size:78%;">here</span></a>}</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Birthday dear Amanda!</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Wish we could spend the day with you!</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">--------------------------------------------</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Now that I stuck my toe in the sewing pool...I'm ready to dive back in</p><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dkRFN1zK4c-KOuZYzCD3YMsSpE4MxrayV7TUJFhydGCd0cOi2fz95zryIlA95DDyajW3VFdOiTp2pK7gRoD6DMO-hUDSFUyK8Fo4q5mcNfoqEfVR_P5k4jdqcgh5todqAJodGSXWHsk/s1600/DSC02751.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dkRFN1zK4c-KOuZYzCD3YMsSpE4MxrayV7TUJFhydGCd0cOi2fz95zryIlA95DDyajW3VFdOiTp2pK7gRoD6DMO-hUDSFUyK8Fo4q5mcNfoqEfVR_P5k4jdqcgh5todqAJodGSXWHsk/s400/DSC02751.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:78%;">{ Patterns from </span><a href="http://www.oliverands.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Oliver + s</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">}</span></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">What I want to be sewing.... hopefully soon</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">..I've never used an official printed pattern on my own... </p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">...could be interesting</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">don't mind us ..if Arabella looks a little askew.</p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">AND THIS IS WHAT..</p><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds51-1ODyPdWZyAtfA8-M4LhnnjWwpK-IDrbhSBNQ1NEr7bvzKAWnL_tklT8HV7V7dKTyC1P3x9CesjbpiDtlVmT2dNODKlZ4P8uuAEQagE_7EteFZLZfK0R8KMrOPaWxM2TrLxKJkNo/s1600/DSC02758.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds51-1ODyPdWZyAtfA8-M4LhnnjWwpK-IDrbhSBNQ1NEr7bvzKAWnL_tklT8HV7V7dKTyC1P3x9CesjbpiDtlVmT2dNODKlZ4P8uuAEQagE_7EteFZLZfK0R8KMrOPaWxM2TrLxKJkNo/s400/DSC02758.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">... I NEED to be finishing...today! </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">along with much more checks down the list</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Thaddeus's big boy duvet cover to match Orrin's</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">{My mama helped with the main part... so all I need to do is button holes & applique the "No.3"}</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Company's coming!... so while lil' T isn't using the bed...</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">it could be nice for our guest to have an actual made up bed (:</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Enjoy your week in each little moment!</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">....we've got to keep moving & moving to prepare for the many, many feet coming this weekend ... (:</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%203:10-14&version=NLT">Philippians 3:10-14</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">This is where I have been seeking CHRIST today...</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">in the Power of his Resurrection </div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">and <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2014:22&version=NLT">here</a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-8248361698969352362011-06-20T16:32:00.006-04:002011-06-25T12:12:52.366-04:00A few days away in June..<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><em>You are beautiful beyond description.</em></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><em>Too marvelous for words.</em></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><em>Too wonderful of comprehension.</em></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><em>Like nothing ever seen or heard</em></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwZL2-RXxqNdmy9O6_I6NufRiTJM9vf7E8I7WUFJSkLLxa3saE_fGl3m2Ma0rWK0Svkb9bmfmOabBRJUMeLY9lxjLhoPzCxH-5ZGbh8BwicGxYBORVtIT6v7JB-_C7MiyWZXiHVnd5PE/s1600/DSC02662.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwZL2-RXxqNdmy9O6_I6NufRiTJM9vf7E8I7WUFJSkLLxa3saE_fGl3m2Ma0rWK0Svkb9bmfmOabBRJUMeLY9lxjLhoPzCxH-5ZGbh8BwicGxYBORVtIT6v7JB-_C7MiyWZXiHVnd5PE/s400/DSC02662.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><em>Who can grasp you infinite wisdom.</em></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Who can fathom the depth of your love.</em></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>You are beautiful beyond description..</em></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Majesty enthroned above<br /><br /></em><br /></p><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelOar0nyqS916YB8GwhYHkwCtgPvKDqj3n6gHMXB3Hcw-ZQ2J6Zooy_TK3sCuxovJ7sCcwd3OV6E3oi3bf8qjyFsiqtvrjWdOIMkT2jX129Ow6bCcBgO1hSvHAWBqfY_T1co2R_jvu2Y/s1600/DSC02664.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelOar0nyqS916YB8GwhYHkwCtgPvKDqj3n6gHMXB3Hcw-ZQ2J6Zooy_TK3sCuxovJ7sCcwd3OV6E3oi3bf8qjyFsiqtvrjWdOIMkT2jX129Ow6bCcBgO1hSvHAWBqfY_T1co2R_jvu2Y/s400/DSC02664.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><em><span>And <span >I stand</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" >,</span></em></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span>I stand</span> </span>in <span><strong>awe</strong></span> of <span><strong>you</strong></span></em></span></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span ><em>Jesus...</em></span></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><em><span >I stand, I stand</span> in <span>a<b>we of <span>you</span></b></span></em></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span ><em>Holy God to whom all praise is due</em></span></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><em><span class="Apple-style-span"><span >I stand</span> </span>in <span><strong>awe of you</strong></span>.<br /></em></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Swiss, 'Swiss721 BT'; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; font-size: x-small; "> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Swiss, 'Swiss721 BT'; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; font-size: x-small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Swiss, 'Swiss721 BT'; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; font-size: x-small; "> ("I Stand in Awe," Mark Altrogge, 1987)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24JgbmbkTvg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24JgbmbkTvg</a><br /></span></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNauPUcTHciU8X8pSkEgBCFGdnS6pXtArNwPPvErWtCZY6rj7QuxsS75133VqhTwt_rOi5p7S8el0MA_tknopjSldWMRo3YKmccqkwNI4O2Cb4GjrnIZY9sGplqnuV_BUhshjf5hsU4iM/s1600/DSC02578.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNauPUcTHciU8X8pSkEgBCFGdnS6pXtArNwPPvErWtCZY6rj7QuxsS75133VqhTwt_rOi5p7S8el0MA_tknopjSldWMRo3YKmccqkwNI4O2Cb4GjrnIZY9sGplqnuV_BUhshjf5hsU4iM/s400/DSC02578.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> A delightful family weekend away </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Thane's.... was for the day...mine til October :)<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZyhDAXfiaSI7rjAW17gNp2TyI6WtjDhwZPhnN-yeumYT2oLrQ3eounKlPlYmAwMGhBn0m18q3j787nAOrozgqgb6bHeKnqwTViuzCgJHQTLusJEHCFbZiTeR2noQgqvfdvig6h3pdVs/s1600/DSC02594.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZyhDAXfiaSI7rjAW17gNp2TyI6WtjDhwZPhnN-yeumYT2oLrQ3eounKlPlYmAwMGhBn0m18q3j787nAOrozgqgb6bHeKnqwTViuzCgJHQTLusJEHCFbZiTeR2noQgqvfdvig6h3pdVs/s400/DSC02594.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH1fytFS5Qmm22U-8GmRrDlS-SPBfrONcerXRXjxQFDcN0dbAQvJMGU3sLIUu_gV-TuERR2DnBzGhx0HGOCW5W76psuXW29M6sFB2JRf85I0wr-LmjsG2v0H28qBpOn-MFTNps3YvIOc/s1600/DSC02599.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWH1fytFS5Qmm22U-8GmRrDlS-SPBfrONcerXRXjxQFDcN0dbAQvJMGU3sLIUu_gV-TuERR2DnBzGhx0HGOCW5W76psuXW29M6sFB2JRf85I0wr-LmjsG2v0H28qBpOn-MFTNps3YvIOc/s400/DSC02599.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Old Man's Cave</div><p align="center">*</p><p align="center">Hocking Hills ,Ohio</p><p align="center">*<br /><br />early June</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggokAn6GtPQmLVmkAXY-ioqZT7rd7qgv0ahrCt1e2x0VSTrb6NhBLXqr2lsaBH9s5xDVtAqUACoeluxz3keu1EwlfMJb4YXxcz1Dp7s-F458KGRXkFRHXdRJfZjC0K91YkERGtUGlmIh0/s1600/DSC02600.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggokAn6GtPQmLVmkAXY-ioqZT7rd7qgv0ahrCt1e2x0VSTrb6NhBLXqr2lsaBH9s5xDVtAqUACoeluxz3keu1EwlfMJb4YXxcz1Dp7s-F458KGRXkFRHXdRJfZjC0K91YkERGtUGlmIh0/s400/DSC02600.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">{intriguing ferns growing out of the side of the rocks}</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKZ7tO45fF7WlKzlVPP8SrFR4GjfDuCmC42V-wd77S6e_xgMCeafHuoj0DkDOX_L3fJlq5un_IalZTgUa9GgAOpx4jdqEu9Uc0HefqRZFGCkhrcg0JWGwj7C7Vde7Pb0ug378J57MGgA/s1600/DSC02620.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKZ7tO45fF7WlKzlVPP8SrFR4GjfDuCmC42V-wd77S6e_xgMCeafHuoj0DkDOX_L3fJlq5un_IalZTgUa9GgAOpx4jdqEu9Uc0HefqRZFGCkhrcg0JWGwj7C7Vde7Pb0ug378J57MGgA/s400/DSC02620.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmz5N8f6crrrX-yksgib_PTwF3Azd0qThhrToe8h2WYkKyUXKBfpXn0_fprB5vHYqx785M9aQ9hioaQOI8T_Y4WERd-rrj-HfQlQ4e8tEgdNhtAs0qKMDq10Cak3aPer2tOyEFjPk5i0/s1600/DSC02612.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmz5N8f6crrrX-yksgib_PTwF3Azd0qThhrToe8h2WYkKyUXKBfpXn0_fprB5vHYqx785M9aQ9hioaQOI8T_Y4WERd-rrj-HfQlQ4e8tEgdNhtAs0qKMDq10Cak3aPer2tOyEFjPk5i0/s400/DSC02612.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-40591918416102420582011-05-27T23:15:00.003-04:002011-05-28T00:01:23.084-04:00HIS Renewing Mercies<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Arabella~4.5 Orrin~3.5 Thaddeus~17 months</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17bXXYY6gmsS86idPYHP__-Nwd-Rc5oY1kgu0CxdTDRcL-TfvGFYPR4dauK1srYfne2tiBUGXGYcIMtOnmRDDNkSsFC05HgXStdDgS2RJTzJxcy4EseUC_L_LO8J2phECp27cWT0NE8A/s1600/DSC02347.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17bXXYY6gmsS86idPYHP__-Nwd-Rc5oY1kgu0CxdTDRcL-TfvGFYPR4dauK1srYfne2tiBUGXGYcIMtOnmRDDNkSsFC05HgXStdDgS2RJTzJxcy4EseUC_L_LO8J2phECp27cWT0NE8A/s400/DSC02347.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Note-Orrin </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Younger brother..spotted</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNswLcRCsrlbALcr_Ij_hFTVSK-mYKzRX3NMhbVk9Lwrg9pN9TgMQLdKEQwQU9qn_-_VFOsBjr4j63Kl7ioZR114yrGw_uzTWHoIQZ8qBdvOmqofihqVMiEYP2URxjwze4XWVlYUsNi9c/s1600/DSC02348.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNswLcRCsrlbALcr_Ij_hFTVSK-mYKzRX3NMhbVk9Lwrg9pN9TgMQLdKEQwQU9qn_-_VFOsBjr4j63Kl7ioZR114yrGw_uzTWHoIQZ8qBdvOmqofihqVMiEYP2URxjwze4XWVlYUsNi9c/s400/DSC02348.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">hands in position</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkzs3sw8Gs5BP3W1hDHdv3CBWHEnfbutjd12RBuNYP5tSrz3WOcXJzGZRx-hT5M-TuaqdoLFdATVOvkNRCb7IVjIP8qwSIB-bG71BluaF-1B-FlWI_icBEstJPLxRBFchqQ0V8LcBOEI/s1600/DSC02349.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkzs3sw8Gs5BP3W1hDHdv3CBWHEnfbutjd12RBuNYP5tSrz3WOcXJzGZRx-hT5M-TuaqdoLFdATVOvkNRCb7IVjIP8qwSIB-bG71BluaF-1B-FlWI_icBEstJPLxRBFchqQ0V8LcBOEI/s400/DSC02349.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wham!!! </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thaddeus thought to be hilarious...Mama ,not so sure (:</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,Because His compassions fail not. </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">Lamentations 3:22-23</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:130%;">Praising Jesus for his Grace and Mercy today </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:78%;">( a side note... my children used to pray... "Thank you Jesus for Grace & <em>Marcy</em> you've shown to us<em>"</em> , a dear friend of ours...cracked me up every time:)</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;">Most of my days could feel like complete failures... </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;">I was selfish, had anger, yelled, was impatient ...</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;">the list goes ON and ON.... </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;">...whew I could get down</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:85%;">Father..forgive me & help me</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:180%;">but Today I am choosing to Focus on HIS Renewing MERCY... </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:180%;">Hallelujah!!</span></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-69744451019990826382011-01-07T11:00:00.006-05:002011-01-07T16:56:08.376-05:00In the midst of December he turned ONE....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgasUF0SEcAqfl0jHdwgYbN0KQkIVzqO4jB1jv9wW0TVRD3IURjJbU1iK4gIvy_aSmKHhAtlrllJd2j5D0YZWZ_yQlkJ6d8pffNYAycv-KNTmjvRsAWcWbIev-hEMkPM49bh3N-Ieug4/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+173.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgasUF0SEcAqfl0jHdwgYbN0KQkIVzqO4jB1jv9wW0TVRD3IURjJbU1iK4gIvy_aSmKHhAtlrllJd2j5D0YZWZ_yQlkJ6d8pffNYAycv-KNTmjvRsAWcWbIev-hEMkPM49bh3N-Ieug4/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+173.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center">the 10th....came and went<br /></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePp9zDaqX2i1cOIFMsv6rSFcX5SiL233P3AlrSl7QTzqlbOxX5udEItsnGkVYrf75Ne_Se1qhPltIvIhRaZkE7qnMTd-ObwtXAHAZ1-QiJ8NPmzs2o5nsrUSC2QNO3Ia6VRMEDAHqDNg/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+007.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePp9zDaqX2i1cOIFMsv6rSFcX5SiL233P3AlrSl7QTzqlbOxX5udEItsnGkVYrf75Ne_Se1qhPltIvIhRaZkE7qnMTd-ObwtXAHAZ1-QiJ8NPmzs2o5nsrUSC2QNO3Ia6VRMEDAHqDNg/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+007.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center">besides his many,many hugs,kisses and happy birthday serenades</p><br /><p align="center">a candle was all he got...</p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqAgi76_acfrCSC4pgjaNmp0knjkQF2Z5yV-tPGHNHTdNpuOknLH7t5QRndRS23PJ9oRAsDdAsYGMMkGzi0KtiSbDbEp0Z56MyuizI_cSZ84EkyNzN71zZ_WqxOrdYCQbE8dkRP580CQ/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+171.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqAgi76_acfrCSC4pgjaNmp0knjkQF2Z5yV-tPGHNHTdNpuOknLH7t5QRndRS23PJ9oRAsDdAsYGMMkGzi0KtiSbDbEp0Z56MyuizI_cSZ84EkyNzN71zZ_WqxOrdYCQbE8dkRP580CQ/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+171.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">we celebrated a couple of weeks later with just cake & ice cream "drive thru" style</p><p align="center">my made up term for:: come when you want leave, when you want-- due to all the busy schedules<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwEaQibnrLaaz0j-LGYDFDKeuwGZSC8bvcjtcTuvN-IPdUwDGqrm_bPjNH51BVuYoc8pOS8m4yNoemy2rZaEtrdQiDTZexJYVVQTutMVT-oN2I9QlR04xgXdTMo5-57si2eNfz1o5fmw/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+176.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwEaQibnrLaaz0j-LGYDFDKeuwGZSC8bvcjtcTuvN-IPdUwDGqrm_bPjNH51BVuYoc8pOS8m4yNoemy2rZaEtrdQiDTZexJYVVQTutMVT-oN2I9QlR04xgXdTMo5-57si2eNfz1o5fmw/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+176.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Caramel & frosty..oh wow<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">now don't look to close... </span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">but my new quick icing trick...dip the top of cupcake into the bowl of frosting and give it a twirl..easy-peasy</span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-56_oHA45Uq0DFem5qKjqy3TqyxiIfpT4sajA6BSVzW_NeWna6uAjXSgBIeoo4kG1bXV3NZd93FoiVs5H63kJROTrJsJOLp0j6tI24Wr9NWvIg8PZshZynrTmjE4kwTtz6EtNbsb3otY/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+178.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-56_oHA45Uq0DFem5qKjqy3TqyxiIfpT4sajA6BSVzW_NeWna6uAjXSgBIeoo4kG1bXV3NZd93FoiVs5H63kJROTrJsJOLp0j6tI24Wr9NWvIg8PZshZynrTmjE4kwTtz6EtNbsb3otY/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+178.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1DJxclk48GSQMfc3BGYKlM7du6K8XvUE47Zm6w3E8J8hW3FoWhHsdryGzCaLzsoU_ofVzJOhU8KQ8b6FixMETXNRDY96WyS3AKYPMmqYSZ3bdERXMdzAuqi0pU4abE6fU3usQOHQK0g/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+180.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1DJxclk48GSQMfc3BGYKlM7du6K8XvUE47Zm6w3E8J8hW3FoWhHsdryGzCaLzsoU_ofVzJOhU8KQ8b6FixMETXNRDY96WyS3AKYPMmqYSZ3bdERXMdzAuqi0pU4abE6fU3usQOHQK0g/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+180.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">Quick re-packaging of fruites</p><p align="center">Little treats for cousins to take home...<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojbstuMdbh5j7bY4383__f-UR3gEIAGSZ0jLIHWncDPtOdw7G1Fpx7iQ1ULK7UwHq-lyhkksAN7x5_uOAzG78ya9Hr5MVJqTZnfgUYaqFkLB2Wg06sBDoPsJBePuuEgpExmm847yEdLk/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+182.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojbstuMdbh5j7bY4383__f-UR3gEIAGSZ0jLIHWncDPtOdw7G1Fpx7iQ1ULK7UwHq-lyhkksAN7x5_uOAzG78ya9Hr5MVJqTZnfgUYaqFkLB2Wg06sBDoPsJBePuuEgpExmm847yEdLk/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+182.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RYeHlznDW1gN1oWERuS8ByFJDL346mxPlJOjlsJK-S_xeihRFqftlBcXjqOX8XBdAHP3a0Q_TeIR9Bh-_GXVDz-LEbG3U_99w7Zyv-z5n1hfahAhz26CFqhzD_PpBXKh9O0cT1DRk44/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+196.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RYeHlznDW1gN1oWERuS8ByFJDL346mxPlJOjlsJK-S_xeihRFqftlBcXjqOX8XBdAHP3a0Q_TeIR9Bh-_GXVDz-LEbG3U_99w7Zyv-z5n1hfahAhz26CFqhzD_PpBXKh9O0cT1DRk44/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+196.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">really?.....its for me</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYLVx6zEPq4oE-jXMtijRjZweNxtUqXPyWF-DiGBDyZW9RATdjikcruQXC4tMEak9ez-WdRHMz07i5KOxR4HFAyW1FAqYvfJZZKXSCz5gHhtzJJx3EN-PCY5m9kMUtZz5U-f6HxakDvA/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+194.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYLVx6zEPq4oE-jXMtijRjZweNxtUqXPyWF-DiGBDyZW9RATdjikcruQXC4tMEak9ez-WdRHMz07i5KOxR4HFAyW1FAqYvfJZZKXSCz5gHhtzJJx3EN-PCY5m9kMUtZz5U-f6HxakDvA/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+194.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">everybody wanted to help<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MDx0N-ab51sLFYaAm1jffo3AHeypsdEUsHjkdxaDOjwGT8qJ8cSMytNnxZ2mgSDHoWhNDlzuCBgzPtuW_CcqPFt_FWH9y0tSpQOH4Pp_uUCzPxcpxGOuZITkqL9Y2aOl6Oh3aw64tcE/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+197.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MDx0N-ab51sLFYaAm1jffo3AHeypsdEUsHjkdxaDOjwGT8qJ8cSMytNnxZ2mgSDHoWhNDlzuCBgzPtuW_CcqPFt_FWH9y0tSpQOH4Pp_uUCzPxcpxGOuZITkqL9Y2aOl6Oh3aw64tcE/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+197.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center">and he dove in...<br /></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLP1hJCdbmQ6hwJVLRSbOpLTzY4wU2639l7qSvrBdjI5mewdW8_W4qubXHTMCNPWuSw6Hegy1-X9NJ5WpRZpyOL0cTSJWPtjVJhCbKMr-9dRu89tgzDukDEpI-o6SxllXN1_JdkaoT2E/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+198.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLP1hJCdbmQ6hwJVLRSbOpLTzY4wU2639l7qSvrBdjI5mewdW8_W4qubXHTMCNPWuSw6Hegy1-X9NJ5WpRZpyOL0cTSJWPtjVJhCbKMr-9dRu89tgzDukDEpI-o6SxllXN1_JdkaoT2E/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+198.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center">you wanted to see that closer...right.<br /></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aRYFszFPBgIBHUhA3CLsxjjULf4P9IA1MODQnuzWNm8813D4VTI_iP0j1Ti7Q6xNfMtnIr1sTscX0eK1VrgcTZ9O5fXmjFJusKMekQMiDatSe-IiKWfgD59TcAdLETy5SSMy6hvGwow/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+199.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aRYFszFPBgIBHUhA3CLsxjjULf4P9IA1MODQnuzWNm8813D4VTI_iP0j1Ti7Q6xNfMtnIr1sTscX0eK1VrgcTZ9O5fXmjFJusKMekQMiDatSe-IiKWfgD59TcAdLETy5SSMy6hvGwow/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+199.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">Oh my !! </p><p align="center">PURE SUGAR</p><p align="center"><br />Sweet sweet boy you are pure sugar to us</p><p align="center">Thank you <span style="font-size:130%;">Father God</span> for this third blessing. </p><p align="center">He is YOURS..help us.. to teach him.... to walk in Your ways</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">---maybe I'll be brave soon and tell you a little story of how GOD brought this sweet little one into the world.....</span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-50377202754059823092010-12-26T22:19:00.003-05:002011-01-06T18:06:40.780-05:00Christmas Time Reflections<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We read HIS word...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kYqxGt96XLRbTdyXRnIVjGTPa4OqcaUFTF9-LYQHAHdqbGeIauQuJKjt5WfCKlhhENHcn3DdNjTNCp5m1xV1DLlMdRjDcgLJaPyN35YrXthy-Dzz_0KasiC0jiGDl2aYqa83GBHYYTM/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+030.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kYqxGt96XLRbTdyXRnIVjGTPa4OqcaUFTF9-LYQHAHdqbGeIauQuJKjt5WfCKlhhENHcn3DdNjTNCp5m1xV1DLlMdRjDcgLJaPyN35YrXthy-Dzz_0KasiC0jiGDl2aYqa83GBHYYTM/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+030.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftOMfw1LtHha49lfiZhpjh8CqEPfW0Ykr6xzDiyoP3oww_JChmd8gRAC8oSrDzYub_tP17k9xTCWWEl4dkx1lasMyKZuO6CoGvF8nnnkASBKG77luRu9hzcJxtQdW2RcppvOVwmYDLSI/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+027.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftOMfw1LtHha49lfiZhpjh8CqEPfW0Ykr6xzDiyoP3oww_JChmd8gRAC8oSrDzYub_tP17k9xTCWWEl4dkx1lasMyKZuO6CoGvF8nnnkASBKG77luRu9hzcJxtQdW2RcppvOVwmYDLSI/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+027.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">We baked to bless....<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoxqdK3r081IttIAGR7qnX6sCIp-xyjCjlNG9pIvGI7IPx0HYWGTgPBXYr1lWCWSAG5K8Pq1gLrXfcYtdtixGBZYfKrVWMtyqPTfVmZCjWP5PGFhymcaeATheqkrvvPKRq3_mlgiB8-E/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+026.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoxqdK3r081IttIAGR7qnX6sCIp-xyjCjlNG9pIvGI7IPx0HYWGTgPBXYr1lWCWSAG5K8Pq1gLrXfcYtdtixGBZYfKrVWMtyqPTfVmZCjWP5PGFhymcaeATheqkrvvPKRq3_mlgiB8-E/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+026.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgCnH_kDe0UsrDkJQyGIUYNtVRcEjVbNsbOFq8ES5ev7F5DldfQb6rxjXqezTwPI7W-RREnOEAU9Vq4Iznl29Q2aVDHZq00p5sb_rQJ4Ghwbcu3xv9GnuohIcKtdd_fdaRUt090fQuuQ/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+029.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgCnH_kDe0UsrDkJQyGIUYNtVRcEjVbNsbOFq8ES5ev7F5DldfQb6rxjXqezTwPI7W-RREnOEAU9Vq4Iznl29Q2aVDHZq00p5sb_rQJ4Ghwbcu3xv9GnuohIcKtdd_fdaRUt090fQuuQ/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+029.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We added some "Christmas feeling"....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQlqmAr5jFHdytbgkklNWb6Hnvy7GktBY6LtZtYiUE1wz0584NHIrPlTWlFMsYiZ4WFsP4oFqcwkGZ1o4LXD1N4IWIA9wY3y6Po-Gg3sUYK9ZsW3f15HwnCTEMTDxqc8LgeNd1wufdIQ/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+008.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQlqmAr5jFHdytbgkklNWb6Hnvy7GktBY6LtZtYiUE1wz0584NHIrPlTWlFMsYiZ4WFsP4oFqcwkGZ1o4LXD1N4IWIA9wY3y6Po-Gg3sUYK9ZsW3f15HwnCTEMTDxqc8LgeNd1wufdIQ/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+008.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv40OZOWELpOaXhLUlIp4kMhFCqkWd0HSvVawoM3eNuw0PY3xW39gMpXbHCAZErV2kDuCOg0TZV-RZB4YaK0ef9PVKDyisa8f9F5HHKOz5MjUnDS3YyjXVdxnz9SA6UrCaSycI_s8A8M/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+032.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv40OZOWELpOaXhLUlIp4kMhFCqkWd0HSvVawoM3eNuw0PY3xW39gMpXbHCAZErV2kDuCOg0TZV-RZB4YaK0ef9PVKDyisa8f9F5HHKOz5MjUnDS3YyjXVdxnz9SA6UrCaSycI_s8A8M/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+032.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZuE8cQQeH6Rqs9M5EgNPoyZxcOc4M-VQmWpCp5H8Z7p3ZGXgB2KoBWzmAspYUBc26VsabJGIAJ3Q9JmkbJjd7lVMECGOuITe7dAmN3dZi2ZbK50Q75Qi5yPD9PubyCMdMKirBZ-YS-M/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+053.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZuE8cQQeH6Rqs9M5EgNPoyZxcOc4M-VQmWpCp5H8Z7p3ZGXgB2KoBWzmAspYUBc26VsabJGIAJ3Q9JmkbJjd7lVMECGOuITe7dAmN3dZi2ZbK50Q75Qi5yPD9PubyCMdMKirBZ-YS-M/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+053.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">We wrapped....<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">we stressed a little to get everything ready....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCAUgCAAzTmHeEb_JwM23RuF9Vq0prpcXfXHTRU6ejbHaxxxJdeJzT9T09-zLW29wA1XnRHmjkw0odyqBwKL0ZHVo4uQwqGr17kqpkokEJUXIKihOGR3j30Mv9mO7HtdTheUszQ9Ecw8/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+162.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCAUgCAAzTmHeEb_JwM23RuF9Vq0prpcXfXHTRU6ejbHaxxxJdeJzT9T09-zLW29wA1XnRHmjkw0odyqBwKL0ZHVo4uQwqGr17kqpkokEJUXIKihOGR3j30Mv9mO7HtdTheUszQ9Ecw8/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+162.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-k32UXnGCU6XfvioSXk4h20UiBj288sy1RJccZ3zscguDT33-5ajUBYOjQv2aX2iEx0VOfQtSquqYUB0yt9x6hSdTNhQPCQavnNiCAcUmgRFXMvK6c-8Zj4A_nVmOF4BqLDDLIlb2sc/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+165.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-k32UXnGCU6XfvioSXk4h20UiBj288sy1RJccZ3zscguDT33-5ajUBYOjQv2aX2iEx0VOfQtSquqYUB0yt9x6hSdTNhQPCQavnNiCAcUmgRFXMvK6c-8Zj4A_nVmOF4BqLDDLIlb2sc/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+165.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>We gathered with family....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfR3bjzg_OMzv1jIlLMkrQZn9VctIXKIR-TyrUckKO5ULbU5LIe6clzLuw99XwL-khuozATz7J_agRaZRIAGwJdT3MGUmXX06CTKFyKzBToyHfEYyn9xlI3PFL7bi3qhzwyCVls70mZI/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+113.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfR3bjzg_OMzv1jIlLMkrQZn9VctIXKIR-TyrUckKO5ULbU5LIe6clzLuw99XwL-khuozATz7J_agRaZRIAGwJdT3MGUmXX06CTKFyKzBToyHfEYyn9xlI3PFL7bi3qhzwyCVls70mZI/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+113.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8LJ3mFQpnWSBgs9_4I3Z51BnACajwgzuoid4V5TO3Mt7cbB4CKX5UUWOI678uCHXhl8yEnyDtYamzfZogK07OeC0AH07Q4S03soMv7oHrRFFOxJe_h8W1kEVlX5phh-2DTxBuBoPMHA/s1600/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+123.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8LJ3mFQpnWSBgs9_4I3Z51BnACajwgzuoid4V5TO3Mt7cbB4CKX5UUWOI678uCHXhl8yEnyDtYamzfZogK07OeC0AH07Q4S03soMv7oHrRFFOxJe_h8W1kEVlX5phh-2DTxBuBoPMHA/s400/2010-12-22+Christmas+time+%2526+thaddeus+bday+123.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">and we gathered again with more family....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6WxNocKfNay95487Lw_MD-sTJtDcBVYqH3zyxhrDWJYHiVHbQ6m1xfyVdfQHte92dtk2i0EofvBsjHHzbSH_u11K0yVWBkmi0-aFmXBHrGQAILBlJtRgw90wDWf75JbLA82wvJN7gW4/s1600/2010-12-30+Beachler+Christmas+%2540+wiricks+020.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6WxNocKfNay95487Lw_MD-sTJtDcBVYqH3zyxhrDWJYHiVHbQ6m1xfyVdfQHte92dtk2i0EofvBsjHHzbSH_u11K0yVWBkmi0-aFmXBHrGQAILBlJtRgw90wDWf75JbLA82wvJN7gW4/s400/2010-12-30+Beachler+Christmas+%2540+wiricks+020.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmtYIXLhENPe6igFWyfqXEAGwLy16fs2_bP-uxr_Bzb7wmTPtp7WGxOqHobxrnlRdndEY-_YLuU-PHjJPEBEjLGEUoj5jKHY1G0mDE3NXMNdHYn1PomLq7VvO8qfCnefYppEZ4g8DUbc/s1600/2010-12-30+Beachler+Christmas+%2540+wiricks+047.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmtYIXLhENPe6igFWyfqXEAGwLy16fs2_bP-uxr_Bzb7wmTPtp7WGxOqHobxrnlRdndEY-_YLuU-PHjJPEBEjLGEUoj5jKHY1G0mDE3NXMNdHYn1PomLq7VvO8qfCnefYppEZ4g8DUbc/s400/2010-12-30+Beachler+Christmas+%2540+wiricks+047.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We gathered with friends.....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://ckbowmanfamily.blogspot.com/">minus one</a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0JpVy5KGYdSJVRds8jjLUsGeNC6ShTJ651FSCibRn_8rIJucgb_iPRGlaQ6cOi9n0FLZSsuJZ9FsNdIlwYfD3ZyZxjSHy24At2aZ6qAuUvGF0i3YHSqQLObZ_3oVWFtwU4JQTlE8W70/s1600/2010-12-06+Christmas+with+Friends+012.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0JpVy5KGYdSJVRds8jjLUsGeNC6ShTJ651FSCibRn_8rIJucgb_iPRGlaQ6cOi9n0FLZSsuJZ9FsNdIlwYfD3ZyZxjSHy24At2aZ6qAuUvGF0i3YHSqQLObZ_3oVWFtwU4JQTlE8W70/s400/2010-12-06+Christmas+with+Friends+012.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rKKN6HgPRLtar7NZP3hzZgNaQxUb9JV6NjtgjlO5Z2H_dPAfpsqP2BPymE7vu7xzNjVG1QQWv5tgJv_4rRQkwFUgux2GN5yY72rs_vAvbYo9_bKSVj1VWGh8AfKKuoGaryw8fcgg6sk/s1600/2010-12-06+Christmas+with+Friends+014.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rKKN6HgPRLtar7NZP3hzZgNaQxUb9JV6NjtgjlO5Z2H_dPAfpsqP2BPymE7vu7xzNjVG1QQWv5tgJv_4rRQkwFUgux2GN5yY72rs_vAvbYo9_bKSVj1VWGh8AfKKuoGaryw8fcgg6sk/s400/2010-12-06+Christmas+with+Friends+014.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We enjoyed our little family.....<br /></div><p></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIYy8-hZdgg9rGFP2U-3t7Gy_jqBGvxr6gCiALDsV60gFTf7Av1hKvuOh7ut9IVN_g2_YchVKZfTQ-GVKUpEaYP7GKJFr9Fkz-0MKhsfNdbQ4C6IUxpwRyAexAdr9P2-MtRpQLmuPVc4/s1600/2010-12-30+Beachler+Christmas+%2540+wiricks+078.jpg"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8Pgk72SNI1nagTfrUk2b4Hjn00Nax9jO11o1JThMM_myjCR7x8i0jiaeWZHhqBSqChJPKMGTR7Rc2WVT4Ij417yK-Jw_YWKCi64v-TZSw81W3QEvSEOknmXi8TVj8UMKzuxDeip4HDI/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+068.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8Pgk72SNI1nagTfrUk2b4Hjn00Nax9jO11o1JThMM_myjCR7x8i0jiaeWZHhqBSqChJPKMGTR7Rc2WVT4Ij417yK-Jw_YWKCi64v-TZSw81W3QEvSEOknmXi8TVj8UMKzuxDeip4HDI/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+068.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHTY_Tet3jBpl09Nq8ABk8B-r_YycS5drK3U3uPICotJnJQDVvyK0P8YzQxtNlX-iCqLdJjCCL_Llmhh8nfqwsZzTuNYRrL_6tqxa4ruu_WFcegsI5EW3GYYLMm2TuwrSnxB2Nmjdx84/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+078.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHTY_Tet3jBpl09Nq8ABk8B-r_YycS5drK3U3uPICotJnJQDVvyK0P8YzQxtNlX-iCqLdJjCCL_Llmhh8nfqwsZzTuNYRrL_6tqxa4ruu_WFcegsI5EW3GYYLMm2TuwrSnxB2Nmjdx84/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+078.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">We played.....<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_0Sp3jQkW1stfAEeDaoVpItaRZsDmdEOL-zVfDAauRBgNPb1TvEUUU5j6JU_G-MHqgfLcu2su_AXY1v0WzdqrI4iLEYI_lwmptj81JqeiUwo8SdlbJAXiwXXoyS8vTzCxdtc4PM1qnk/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+093.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_0Sp3jQkW1stfAEeDaoVpItaRZsDmdEOL-zVfDAauRBgNPb1TvEUUU5j6JU_G-MHqgfLcu2su_AXY1v0WzdqrI4iLEYI_lwmptj81JqeiUwo8SdlbJAXiwXXoyS8vTzCxdtc4PM1qnk/s400/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+093.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We are learning to hide GOD's word in our heart.....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmA7d5ABgtVBBJgpG_HG05GjXt0Vw2Hg5OCkq_ASMfxb7D0_BkeIfg-_Ifzqn25Fa5e9jmcrkVLv_kpwqHq3DkDC69J9vNiYQjOl7UddoB5rZF1R6OgYXFNp7XW99kR_rNhWRjYq-eHWs/s1600/2010-12-24+Christmas+at+home+096.jpg"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwci-LyI8QVcvu7k0fTKRxMJd_nFDEtGcnKJxf0gDR05lQk9ckJi3GNtUBguGcpr72HSa1zc0PjufXg79e_JQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">* Isaiah 9:6....</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">oops...we taught our kiddos the wrong reference and there is no going back in their minds (:</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">through it all we </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">CELEBRATED JESUS!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">DID you?</span></p>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-20499282032515675412010-11-03T22:49:00.006-04:002010-11-04T01:41:31.734-04:00counting<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">tip.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">tip. toe</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">tip.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">ahem.... </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">hello?</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Oh! hello dear ones it has been awhile </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm stopping in for a spot where I can't misplace my scrap of paper of God's blessings to me </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">I've started counting them.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">like </span><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2003/06/gratitude-community/"><span style="font-size:85%;">her</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">We are in the thankful season but I want to continue on and on and on in the big things and little things ,to the good & the hard times, to where the gratitude overflows my heart to glorify God again and again and again. Here goes.... </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">No.</span> 1 Jesus Christ- My Savior, Wonderful counselor - <span style="font-size:85%;">He knows all of me and loves me still</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.2</span> "Grace ,Grace God's Grace"..the more I see of my sin, the more precious is HIS Grace</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.3</span> My beloved husband- so much better than what I deserve</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.4</span> Our three active blessings - A, O , T</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.5</span> Intercessory Prayer</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.6</span> Answered Prayers </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left">No.7 family</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.8</span> Sisters in Christ</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.9</span> work even when it take T away for the week</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.10</span> Little's who keep me company in my big cold bed</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">No.11</span> My middle's busted pumpkin---- to Pie!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_oCArUeUBJsPCkeYu7BDZtVtzhTuBzXnxu8m3y9rLws-fnoIf7OPHElGGHQAEnzkBNcgEtfNDSFs6mEM1v-worFliLxN9HWhi6qB8GfDUViScFtzcsrprOrXjFwRBUFgi6uCjj9IsXo/s1600/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+022.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_oCArUeUBJsPCkeYu7BDZtVtzhTuBzXnxu8m3y9rLws-fnoIf7OPHElGGHQAEnzkBNcgEtfNDSFs6mEM1v-worFliLxN9HWhi6qB8GfDUViScFtzcsrprOrXjFwRBUFgi6uCjj9IsXo/s400/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+022.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">No.12 the pure delight of my oldest as she got to help<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOojOyTtUNj_XUzBxS9YBtuPQPvXsD5nqOW-wqklrAO2hy7qpkLflZcEnJkL6iZ6_3jnJTG6e2CQwHaC11mTkX0OTZjTRmZh3-J-KMvvmjSzX0S7oypZ3hLYUnqcCCyHsXkpcfStl90Kk/s1600/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+023.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOojOyTtUNj_XUzBxS9YBtuPQPvXsD5nqOW-wqklrAO2hy7qpkLflZcEnJkL6iZ6_3jnJTG6e2CQwHaC11mTkX0OTZjTRmZh3-J-KMvvmjSzX0S7oypZ3hLYUnqcCCyHsXkpcfStl90Kk/s400/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+023.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">No.13 finding those fall cutters in the drawer from last years clearance<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q61NDP9LuFIKRjDQlmKNZtvjgg5evVhCbWymXK-ef_VjBFt9lSzuLveErFqJO7bmAE9frBj7NO2ybQSqCiCAlTdjocFlhivwBiqI_IrgzSsrbHF8Eq-93DuG7I8l6eHFk4NgkHCD6cg/s1600/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+024.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q61NDP9LuFIKRjDQlmKNZtvjgg5evVhCbWymXK-ef_VjBFt9lSzuLveErFqJO7bmAE9frBj7NO2ybQSqCiCAlTdjocFlhivwBiqI_IrgzSsrbHF8Eq-93DuG7I8l6eHFk4NgkHCD6cg/s400/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+024.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">No. 14 the convenience of a store bought crust<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7wxt36BahpZZlsCKlYXAtK-j33N1148ytLCLmvb1JxGOcRCU0sL6Lso-JEO74hTjsoEvKanNUVEkLK2wqX1FJdVC4nOmVi_gM_1nknhlMThQYOMLu9xQlJRJ9BTTAbFiHJHAR_0JGxw/s1600/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+032.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7wxt36BahpZZlsCKlYXAtK-j33N1148ytLCLmvb1JxGOcRCU0sL6Lso-JEO74hTjsoEvKanNUVEkLK2wqX1FJdVC4nOmVi_gM_1nknhlMThQYOMLu9xQlJRJ9BTTAbFiHJHAR_0JGxw/s400/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+032.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">No.15 the memory of my Mama's yummy homemade crust <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf7LITIPRI0SDnYo0GFhWxfBpd9R1F76xLzUv3vri2YwVNG4SkchHY4nFi9fjqjfWZbzUadANg25BgI37jtAwQblwEw1DRtPF64AXqYuWkVgeFBIARNgkUsZI3JMrN2P2wKifvRO8ANo/s1600/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+019.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf7LITIPRI0SDnYo0GFhWxfBpd9R1F76xLzUv3vri2YwVNG4SkchHY4nFi9fjqjfWZbzUadANg25BgI37jtAwQblwEw1DRtPF64AXqYuWkVgeFBIARNgkUsZI3JMrN2P2wKifvRO8ANo/s400/2010-10-25+pumpkin+pie+019.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://localhost:2945/9d6461b6e8ceb26b2617eddc5a025945/image/544b333f7723ad9f.jpg"></a></div><p align="center">No.16 Just enough whip cream in the fridge left for 4 dollops</p><p align="center"><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">Now I know it's not Monday ....Mondays and I were having a hard time cooperating ...So I'll just pretend I'm early.</span></div><center><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/"><img title="holy experience" alt="holy experience" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/ann%20voskamp/mondaybutton2.png" /></a></center>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-18824859181913720022010-06-15T07:00:00.004-04:002010-06-15T07:00:01.848-04:00Faces of Little Thad<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgah2Bt-a-JjZgvxOTRoUY06Xp1dMEgQxCJp95JfSPvVGf0z-l-CJK0m1LiG_FOZUtPn5zqHIJiTwWGo7d6y4UoIXtWLTNHgWhV7RgRpl9nZTvoqE2O8hYBZoFEdD5j0Z43seIPxinm0Fc/s1600/DSC00250.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgah2Bt-a-JjZgvxOTRoUY06Xp1dMEgQxCJp95JfSPvVGf0z-l-CJK0m1LiG_FOZUtPn5zqHIJiTwWGo7d6y4UoIXtWLTNHgWhV7RgRpl9nZTvoqE2O8hYBZoFEdD5j0Z43seIPxinm0Fc/s400/DSC00250.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Hello my name is Thaddeus.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I am 6 months old and</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">these are my many faces....<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9QpwlOGFFU2Dm8qLx3KiWGdMS_fIbqxLDdoM9AdgqAKoDe_NlkdO80iqUWpDAUOz1W_57LB9doc3iTFw_IURhzUJY0NZf4zvdUpq-qDamviYfFUESmmchUgRXgFr6XRa_IeJvAUwadA/s1600/DSC00251.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9QpwlOGFFU2Dm8qLx3KiWGdMS_fIbqxLDdoM9AdgqAKoDe_NlkdO80iqUWpDAUOz1W_57LB9doc3iTFw_IURhzUJY0NZf4zvdUpq-qDamviYfFUESmmchUgRXgFr6XRa_IeJvAUwadA/s400/DSC00251.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Silly boy<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDR0Crzk68Ffm8bmY-DA7vxDnpUIyN1S6QKyY4Q_VU-bG7gc3t5v1ye51wLdY9NUINkiwReRVQh7q97DfvkiRA5Pv6S9nVHzdBoQ4Dyi9EogYLuwpJRavyF4o9pn8kPnYwGiBYfDOM-8Y/s1600/DSC00252.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDR0Crzk68Ffm8bmY-DA7vxDnpUIyN1S6QKyY4Q_VU-bG7gc3t5v1ye51wLdY9NUINkiwReRVQh7q97DfvkiRA5Pv6S9nVHzdBoQ4Dyi9EogYLuwpJRavyF4o9pn8kPnYwGiBYfDOM-8Y/s400/DSC00252.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Deep Belly Laugh Boy<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakQ_-rG94-yH-PKcr6Yyijci588GnZZ19n_W2uluWoHnPTLvc_OXyPXLeaaKHEfiaOvEtiPRH4qSJ23IT-0fVJBGnQpwSwE2_L9rgax7qj06d55EBHaH4XAdVuU5adkl5bZuPkYdFTTQ/s1600/DSC00253.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakQ_-rG94-yH-PKcr6Yyijci588GnZZ19n_W2uluWoHnPTLvc_OXyPXLeaaKHEfiaOvEtiPRH4qSJ23IT-0fVJBGnQpwSwE2_L9rgax7qj06d55EBHaH4XAdVuU5adkl5bZuPkYdFTTQ/s400/DSC00253.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Distracted by my siblings boy</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Rl7NZenD_LVUFsCsFoHLN6C6QFTYW62h86VsfSHNXi5Ik0aHd2Fq6e7RX_ZbEqJFdWfxf-lUWNgjGZyJSaiS1dg5vIT4hOz3pqz9W7EPiKHFl4qNNHbnGVO4FuOVLDfwCLkjwtokLpo/s1600/DSC00256.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Rl7NZenD_LVUFsCsFoHLN6C6QFTYW62h86VsfSHNXi5Ik0aHd2Fq6e7RX_ZbEqJFdWfxf-lUWNgjGZyJSaiS1dg5vIT4hOz3pqz9W7EPiKHFl4qNNHbnGVO4FuOVLDfwCLkjwtokLpo/s400/DSC00256.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">yo I can drool<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLFUUrsOC6Db73Z9qIb_aHpO26CYa-CPUfRwYVV_W7tvn1TeDDzVb-s5_8wwZ-joxtB_stNRh4xQ5SwbCbUwYfF0ppu6t5KRLIwcWNndPq4lP2Xrzbz_KC9PKqfCRFE164diIxnJVUlA/s1600/DSC00257.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLFUUrsOC6Db73Z9qIb_aHpO26CYa-CPUfRwYVV_W7tvn1TeDDzVb-s5_8wwZ-joxtB_stNRh4xQ5SwbCbUwYfF0ppu6t5KRLIwcWNndPq4lP2Xrzbz_KC9PKqfCRFE164diIxnJVUlA/s400/DSC00257.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">and I am a suck my lip boy</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnQ5gFP8KQnVKp7a0xbwvRIlqRABtBtLBYC1s0At_OSVdhhV5QjGOLmDGcTi_TCKzKG6xps4nBF2UZAYXSPs2qJkXZZj56Suw2XjhIROLHFuddtCsM1yr9W1Skas86UN6WWJluWfisU4/s1600/DSC00258.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnQ5gFP8KQnVKp7a0xbwvRIlqRABtBtLBYC1s0At_OSVdhhV5QjGOLmDGcTi_TCKzKG6xps4nBF2UZAYXSPs2qJkXZZj56Suw2XjhIROLHFuddtCsM1yr9W1Skas86UN6WWJluWfisU4/s400/DSC00258.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">I am even a "turn up my nose- boy"</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1HE-_fbnOPuGjgnKj4CTpIKU70fSbJKD1E3rsgy8MSf7PJBsJKCiq_EfBkRIrklVMF8491zjH394yyRT0TiPDqJiSNd7RvovfWNEtNtPJdbbRW63tuOUenDqxo-wqgql3fAkpV_UNWw/s1600/DSC00259.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1HE-_fbnOPuGjgnKj4CTpIKU70fSbJKD1E3rsgy8MSf7PJBsJKCiq_EfBkRIrklVMF8491zjH394yyRT0TiPDqJiSNd7RvovfWNEtNtPJdbbRW63tuOUenDqxo-wqgql3fAkpV_UNWw/s400/DSC00259.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">pure sweetness boy</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWUHLxM2UAvxO02R2maXEByZQggqD61NPUlV-I3nTOekzM92qsUT_bcb4KhwfiaD444LFqUL6UJSMTGG0f9dp2-_xIn32TPRPL3Ry1Ly9_qySvj8z_vaIED_YFDLDs0_IaEhyqdpOxbw/s1600/DSC00266.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWUHLxM2UAvxO02R2maXEByZQggqD61NPUlV-I3nTOekzM92qsUT_bcb4KhwfiaD444LFqUL6UJSMTGG0f9dp2-_xIn32TPRPL3Ry1Ly9_qySvj8z_vaIED_YFDLDs0_IaEhyqdpOxbw/s400/DSC00266.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">two or one hand chew....<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H-tdMaSCMvFm6TGp2Uws0w1cUeLPU3xTNkFTH1OofAhNTyqKlQz7jcuZ4Mw0KX03LkaC8eisXSkh1ICOesmJWQ0PyG4kYju0ulzJ_HjAOfsYUcOFVo_L_H4j4KQk2_kYYwx-YoHwQ4k/s1600/DSC00267.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H-tdMaSCMvFm6TGp2Uws0w1cUeLPU3xTNkFTH1OofAhNTyqKlQz7jcuZ4Mw0KX03LkaC8eisXSkh1ICOesmJWQ0PyG4kYju0ulzJ_HjAOfsYUcOFVo_L_H4j4KQk2_kYYwx-YoHwQ4k/s400/DSC00267.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">...boy<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGP79sz4uIy52jar8S8iOLLNql3lwg9fijc8HNc_fnIneRW_ZhK-HatLY_HbcMx_EDKDauluCrbNjHZ1g58tiF36Qba2kZmRsI8Jd9jBQNo_NYcC9fSS9mUqsxcMbVYX_clnt6kXG4Vw/s1600/DSC00269.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGP79sz4uIy52jar8S8iOLLNql3lwg9fijc8HNc_fnIneRW_ZhK-HatLY_HbcMx_EDKDauluCrbNjHZ1g58tiF36Qba2kZmRsI8Jd9jBQNo_NYcC9fSS9mUqsxcMbVYX_clnt6kXG4Vw/s400/DSC00269.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">I can even be a show you my tongue boy<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauhM47SLpYs4Ww0nILXBhgatVGuOl80kzzRnBzDqXNJrXwpHPOElrhvMWjHQxYD3KkwaYmYYCb3QOrUpckbxW1UPWPhzuY9aTbXd6I4iaFyky7eB34O6JoqcSRkkSNqEk-UYM2x8odHU/s1600/DSC00270.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauhM47SLpYs4Ww0nILXBhgatVGuOl80kzzRnBzDqXNJrXwpHPOElrhvMWjHQxYD3KkwaYmYYCb3QOrUpckbxW1UPWPhzuY9aTbXd6I4iaFyky7eB34O6JoqcSRkkSNqEk-UYM2x8odHU/s400/DSC00270.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">yes I am a raise my arms kind of boy</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V6DxqIXr9H3OhojCqha_u9i2icRkXruc2Z_WBVx-ei5AEzZn0XqQOCeK6S2hUk-e4k7MQoEAdR6wZeskO2Ly6Ix853TY9gxU5tjzo6VDxet629jvs8OEO0G9dvyGtzMYH0ToIqCHikE/s1600/DSC00296.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V6DxqIXr9H3OhojCqha_u9i2icRkXruc2Z_WBVx-ei5AEzZn0XqQOCeK6S2hUk-e4k7MQoEAdR6wZeskO2Ly6Ix853TY9gxU5tjzo6VDxet629jvs8OEO0G9dvyGtzMYH0ToIqCHikE/s400/DSC00296.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Oh here a up close boy<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJICyoj0gHx9lqqq0kpmZLA1h1QcZH4KOOzduC8TowB4jYDUEx1IqyKMAPuO4j0_PRm-Eq4GXxDY9gvQX6rj9pUzZTteO-zOkx5q7Yvg8Ao7JQq4i0fxvAvt8PfBcudSKQqG8OWS2Aa8/s1600/DSC00298.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJICyoj0gHx9lqqq0kpmZLA1h1QcZH4KOOzduC8TowB4jYDUEx1IqyKMAPuO4j0_PRm-Eq4GXxDY9gvQX6rj9pUzZTteO-zOkx5q7Yvg8Ao7JQq4i0fxvAvt8PfBcudSKQqG8OWS2Aa8/s400/DSC00298.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Lastly I make sure my mama knows(quite often) I am a mess up my clothes kind of boy (:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Dear Little Thaddeus, We drink in each expression you give to us. We thank our Lord for sharing you with us. Most of all we want you to become a boy of God. Your face now shines expressions that could only be made from HIM. May your face as you get older Shine from KNOWing HIM, Jesus, our Savior.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Love, your Mama</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">* hope this is enough to please you dear aunties for awhile(:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-82172674725285116702010-05-10T07:00:00.005-04:002010-05-13T16:10:39.775-04:00Mrs Spontaneous..I have missed you...<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Lately it seems with our 3 little darlings I have to plan every detail just get through the day or to walk out the door with out falling flat on my face. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">It is good for me to learn how to plan... I know but Saturdays like this last one was like eating a bowl of warm soup on a chilly day or reading 1 Peter 5:7 when your feeling like no one cares .. Just warms you up inside. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">So here's the details.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Saturday plan was:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">sleep in ...just a little...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Go to open house at greenhouse to buy flowers for pots.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">kiddos outside with their Papa(Thane)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Grocery. -on a Saturday !! I know bad idea anyway (:</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Finish Cleaning house.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Finish Laundry.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Make cake for our Mother's day get together.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Plant flowers.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">so on and so on</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">until Thane mentioned the auction at his old school.....</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">we talked..oh we'll just stop by for few..........</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Fly dear plans that make my life tick. fly.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We headed out to the auction.. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">It was like a reunion for Thane.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Seeing old friends and teachers.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We eyed all the goods. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Loving all the industrial lines of the old school furniture.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Watched the Auctioneers with wonder as their voices carry on..</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">"Who will start me off...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">one dollar bid now here..who will give me two......"</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I was too scared to join in or make a sudden movement thinking I would accidentally buy the whole lot of 25 desks </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Finally we decided to make the leap and got our own number</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"># 294.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We still casually observed.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Watching the beautiful doors and transoms sell for a few buck here and there</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Seeing the excitement over the delightfully RED lockers </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">and the first grade teacher getting the winning bid on the amazing vintage pharmacy cabinet. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">And then we came across these wardrobes in each of the classrooms... </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">the watching stopped and the head nods started <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklLzC50aGUkDUxzZfSTtpH_FO0DLa2AMGlEu2wSP4CeOD_FKLCRu8xkBgdfSKf_tNyGwqKFxldBgGgUZ-HijGdl87kRG6Z9HsNpD_E7OpR8zWuBF87cjozToSEAizkUG-sTakAsvnjrU/s1600/DSC00180.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklLzC50aGUkDUxzZfSTtpH_FO0DLa2AMGlEu2wSP4CeOD_FKLCRu8xkBgdfSKf_tNyGwqKFxldBgGgUZ-HijGdl87kRG6Z9HsNpD_E7OpR8zWuBF87cjozToSEAizkUG-sTakAsvnjrU/s400/DSC00180.JPG" /></a> </div>the simple door...<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlMD4YE_OOZ9lCWis2iCdxjfX9u3SVTkGss0q-IwQbLkUcEVMQUq8Ejt1U4PSF_isIcKnt18f6BWePXrR7UlFqMBEc9RN5uGOfs7ckw4cMXQwyjEDofoQTU507ecPauAgusJ3i9MfUZI/s1600/DSC00179.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlMD4YE_OOZ9lCWis2iCdxjfX9u3SVTkGss0q-IwQbLkUcEVMQUq8Ejt1U4PSF_isIcKnt18f6BWePXrR7UlFqMBEc9RN5uGOfs7ckw4cMXQwyjEDofoQTU507ecPauAgusJ3i9MfUZI/s400/DSC00179.JPG" /></a> </div>the storage.....<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oivHNkcFGvAWLpCO1vP5-Xdbwt8izBe2oF3VeOvGBKrwGHeKEFKlKBtBWItYbZLDt952hvqaDd-Uo10Ru-qx-izKNQgPSPcFY0qjYjiEOSTWB7NfhyphenhyphenHp6KkdHAXholpqmNpjkq8OF_M/s1600/DSC00181.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oivHNkcFGvAWLpCO1vP5-Xdbwt8izBe2oF3VeOvGBKrwGHeKEFKlKBtBWItYbZLDt952hvqaDd-Uo10Ru-qx-izKNQgPSPcFY0qjYjiEOSTWB7NfhyphenhyphenHp6KkdHAXholpqmNpjkq8OF_M/s400/DSC00181.JPG" /></a> </div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">SOLD # 294 !!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Soon the hours flew by,</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Thaddeus and I wandered </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">through each room that my hubby had roamed many years before. I was looking for the kitchen to see a large cabinet <a href="http://mcmasterandstorm.blogspot.com/">Kara</a> had mentioned.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">It was LARGE, very <span style="font-size:130%;">LARGE </span>... but that is what we needed with our tall ceilings and long dining room wall for our china dishes . Then I started thinking about how many dollars we would be nodding our head at. Something this big... it surly would be way out of our price range. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I mentioned it to Thane and the wandering continued.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I found myself in the science lab.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Meekly put my bid in on a few metal card file drawers and later some glass beakers that nice dealer "let" me have them.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Chatted with <a href="http://flowerpatchfarmgirl.blogspot.com/">Shannon</a> as we watched in amazement of what sold for HIGH dollar and what was just a few. Love that we are all made differently and all have different interests.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">After taking care of my littlest, I decided to go check to see if the other auctioneer had made it to the kitchen. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I peered in to see people removing items!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Asking the closest lady excitedly, "Have they sold in here already?"</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">What !....Missed it! Oh well. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I went on to find Thane to share the news.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">And I found him with his big smirk of a grin.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">!!!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMPUnJYjkg_JA3eIyQfEat2Eo1V09As3i-crdm5o5MZ40CWKBbY4tvKN5oGhJTPf033JfC4PiJR7jHsFu48TG_amrtD6UfVxTHOQ1OG_HxOx6_cwHxX8EIAGZWRm-6vLxltdHBR9PUmw/s1600/DSC00172.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMPUnJYjkg_JA3eIyQfEat2Eo1V09As3i-crdm5o5MZ40CWKBbY4tvKN5oGhJTPf033JfC4PiJR7jHsFu48TG_amrtD6UfVxTHOQ1OG_HxOx6_cwHxX8EIAGZWRm-6vLxltdHBR9PUmw/s400/DSC00172.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center"><br />casually filled until I get the boxes of dishes out. </p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYELrLkuMa_Fe_uEynRZwCnhAll2wiwy5_zxIABWxFyOBSkCPsnaSnvy2pDo2zCjqYUY0Xmtzdws1oDqxC5_WkCHpz4-VePLP7HewJUxIlhBaGfGdWk32z3NxiLuqbqN1cx0luF80SlrM/s1600/DSC00176.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYELrLkuMa_Fe_uEynRZwCnhAll2wiwy5_zxIABWxFyOBSkCPsnaSnvy2pDo2zCjqYUY0Xmtzdws1oDqxC5_WkCHpz4-VePLP7HewJUxIlhBaGfGdWk32z3NxiLuqbqN1cx0luF80SlrM/s400/DSC00176.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjznh2ncX9lPUQWuFghqjaX0W7xNK234aoUYfRjJg0UjWyHne8DczWPvFRK6gxqI-1ZEy9PMBUYbQfEYq9b-UxqLZz3f4KBphRxwLM4gcMDXDUfj_mSsrbuQ6n3GGAhyTn2_sNcQn3eg/s1600/DSC00192.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjznh2ncX9lPUQWuFghqjaX0W7xNK234aoUYfRjJg0UjWyHne8DczWPvFRK6gxqI-1ZEy9PMBUYbQfEYq9b-UxqLZz3f4KBphRxwLM4gcMDXDUfj_mSsrbuQ6n3GGAhyTn2_sNcQn3eg/s400/DSC00192.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Here is a few more of our finds</p><p align="center">Vintage locker baskets, we got for a few dollars from shop class!</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dEaIoOJfnfZtDKfT1WGHP_ucnT0gvtcSjSdDD9v8FPQ9p4qGqzTmQyO7CUrBN8Q_We0hRNRmHOqjxa_m4-2HXk7AqBezm8n9Pb9UXTYmZkkb5E8IV3azSPLEg4u6HuAhzpnF7pfX5jY/s1600/DSC00191.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dEaIoOJfnfZtDKfT1WGHP_ucnT0gvtcSjSdDD9v8FPQ9p4qGqzTmQyO7CUrBN8Q_We0hRNRmHOqjxa_m4-2HXk7AqBezm8n9Pb9UXTYmZkkb5E8IV3azSPLEg4u6HuAhzpnF7pfX5jY/s400/DSC00191.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">the earlier mentioned beakers</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4FeY9NTW_fvJgzKIyjnGe0P-i6U3WxF_q2OBcoJrMol8LXalpNjF42DGXGihzx5GW2kFGrJ_V9-4HMDpFq7pJcckIZIKRIYOivVmCAFIKLGn84_wzojSHG1tdHILidiQTmpD5jvdYrA/s1600/DSC00189.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4FeY9NTW_fvJgzKIyjnGe0P-i6U3WxF_q2OBcoJrMol8LXalpNjF42DGXGihzx5GW2kFGrJ_V9-4HMDpFq7pJcckIZIKRIYOivVmCAFIKLGn84_wzojSHG1tdHILidiQTmpD5jvdYrA/s400/DSC00189.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">A fun surprise,</p><p align="center">the auctioneer added on this cigar box to one of the loots</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGMHu03_Qnoe7-JBa-bV0KUG_-cnHc_m2TaGZrl3rxhYtO93FNGGBNtY2Ox9PWl8pr8UcHe6KBut6FVeebCxnBqbfse1FyMMS2QXZocglmJOmzT0f2aImwPJ4seUTC_Hkte5lGkYJyog/s1600/DSC00190.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGMHu03_Qnoe7-JBa-bV0KUG_-cnHc_m2TaGZrl3rxhYtO93FNGGBNtY2Ox9PWl8pr8UcHe6KBut6FVeebCxnBqbfse1FyMMS2QXZocglmJOmzT0f2aImwPJ4seUTC_Hkte5lGkYJyog/s400/DSC00190.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14bC2ESSkKtbN0uJgs8WL3fULSi9bdHGmFzkfUo8oY5csBBeZj7TQSLKHlH0g3maGgOzHubAnKLYiLENLjZSC_B4eeTylZ1EPVfZG6XJBrvY1cng-L_niwOmsGqYPyVMlxhXme1G5HjE/s1600/DSC00183.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14bC2ESSkKtbN0uJgs8WL3fULSi9bdHGmFzkfUo8oY5csBBeZj7TQSLKHlH0g3maGgOzHubAnKLYiLENLjZSC_B4eeTylZ1EPVfZG6XJBrvY1cng-L_niwOmsGqYPyVMlxhXme1G5HjE/s400/DSC00183.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">And the card files </p><p align="center">one is to be filled with my recipes<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEsvla7QjbgE661Ov-dqFzDYWv64fvU0FTsb2wpuloG8N8AgkSpXnk-AC0-xVdT605_K5HJboJLFd-muHRlUVfsn7fi_afhKvTgzANv_iL0WCIjz7OXqMpOtZTfg8JcKrKSBNho_cYHA/s1600/DSC00185.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEsvla7QjbgE661Ov-dqFzDYWv64fvU0FTsb2wpuloG8N8AgkSpXnk-AC0-xVdT605_K5HJboJLFd-muHRlUVfsn7fi_afhKvTgzANv_iL0WCIjz7OXqMpOtZTfg8JcKrKSBNho_cYHA/s400/DSC00185.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">At the end we found some stools, 4 tall and 4 short </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">and perfect for children.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsrB9lC3WCGl5rOytI7p-ZBZI3K0SaFZxbEcx7SJ7F3FRa-IBJ_jS6BFc8PDNApcAPxmEP7PwMqP6PriEJTpozJ1OjWoAPn58FaTg36ISpCPM1A8hj52wVSXx9Z1_LeTUFQIZjgNhojo/s1600/DSC00169.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsrB9lC3WCGl5rOytI7p-ZBZI3K0SaFZxbEcx7SJ7F3FRa-IBJ_jS6BFc8PDNApcAPxmEP7PwMqP6PriEJTpozJ1OjWoAPn58FaTg36ISpCPM1A8hj52wVSXx9Z1_LeTUFQIZjgNhojo/s400/DSC00169.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Our few minutes of spontaneity turn into an all day outing of wonderful memories. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Old and New </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wN3kZCLnp-urfgKrA0orY0WaqSw23c25rFBdpU75P5aDE_aI1urt30BpSIxm9wjhtHURbxa2Ukn0RB3W5UjivuHYM8hQ8nmml4NJXYAsDOvm1LFQhtqzzx_4fLpV-q0ekMcPinBwDdA/s1600/DSC00187.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wN3kZCLnp-urfgKrA0orY0WaqSw23c25rFBdpU75P5aDE_aI1urt30BpSIxm9wjhtHURbxa2Ukn0RB3W5UjivuHYM8hQ8nmml4NJXYAsDOvm1LFQhtqzzx_4fLpV-q0ekMcPinBwDdA/s400/DSC00187.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Lastly came home to find this beautiful topiary that Arabella & Grandma had picked out for me for Mothers day...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">Ahh what a warm and fuzzy feeling day.<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-87213389138106830442010-03-01T18:56:00.005-05:002010-03-03T12:21:56.666-05:00six years...only one actual day....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1qwRQuprtuIWtiqNVridUzQSy0yScaP1D2KcEfO_LTJufdyGNj8sId9NinpMk1qDC6cn3JHdU1noaf5pavxVX2489mnzouIzi9-GaGKzcJGHdmTINH4tc_Eq_pAJ_3dq4tzbf4mjlyc/s1600-h/04-02-28+TB+Wedding.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1qwRQuprtuIWtiqNVridUzQSy0yScaP1D2KcEfO_LTJufdyGNj8sId9NinpMk1qDC6cn3JHdU1noaf5pavxVX2489mnzouIzi9-GaGKzcJGHdmTINH4tc_Eq_pAJ_3dq4tzbf4mjlyc/s800/04-02-28+TB+Wedding.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">02.29.04</span></em></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">O MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME, AND LET US EXHALT HIS NAME TOGETHER</span></em></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">PSALM 34:3</span></em></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></em></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">more details to come......</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-87025352144519294822010-01-27T08:05:00.002-05:002010-01-29T11:28:23.732-05:00Storage finds.....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We have been wondering what to put in my craft/sewing/laundry room for STORAGE</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Thane had gotten some (free) counter tops off of a job a few years ago that when we remodeled we put up over the washer & dryer and then along the wall to sew and create on. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">But we needed something to store all of my many "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">littles</span>" in.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Yesterday my dear hubby found the perfect organizers on Craig's list! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-98zzAS9T4yyPVflpLFyh2hazldcuGXUaNjEyMPhrZkyTNLEy00kNDewOMrB_1JEtocoS-JBfBb_dqCjAB982X8-et3PtA2PJkAjUzVwbd24nOLbTAYJC6Kjq-T45QjYyl1GQUnnV6M/s2400-h/DSC09752.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-98zzAS9T4yyPVflpLFyh2hazldcuGXUaNjEyMPhrZkyTNLEy00kNDewOMrB_1JEtocoS-JBfBb_dqCjAB982X8-et3PtA2PJkAjUzVwbd24nOLbTAYJC6Kjq-T45QjYyl1GQUnnV6M/s800/DSC09752.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Vintage Pharmacy Cabinets, complete with ......<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnOYX8rwNoHqYzAjau9cvmWPQItcIpHTJLhe7LFIxodKhdTghtSiX_K2I-FNPZbsLh4E7UX0lMnjALVQrIpzGlhWKsQ37V1Y40Yqo_DJqvdVV_3u7P-KVdzTmD6hkxHHmv55irpZXqrY/s2400-h/DSC09753.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnOYX8rwNoHqYzAjau9cvmWPQItcIpHTJLhe7LFIxodKhdTghtSiX_K2I-FNPZbsLh4E7UX0lMnjALVQrIpzGlhWKsQ37V1Y40Yqo_DJqvdVV_3u7P-KVdzTmD6hkxHHmv55irpZXqrY/s800/DSC09753.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">drawers that are numbered and....<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJXKTrw0cUC34WqTmBWzWiB3znAjh7mzmv3UMT0282JFuWQ6Jk15vDqkER8_L5ItrsQIFjskA8eGTk_6r7cx5ujcd6SeDD9qV0O0wTfNeycClRw5D_2r8Txn2SRNtlw_Gk0Xvd4EHE10/s2400-h/DSC09754.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJXKTrw0cUC34WqTmBWzWiB3znAjh7mzmv3UMT0282JFuWQ6Jk15vDqkER8_L5ItrsQIFjskA8eGTk_6r7cx5ujcd6SeDD9qV0O0wTfNeycClRw5D_2r8Txn2SRNtlw_Gk0Xvd4EHE10/s800/DSC09754.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">.............labeled!</div><p align="center">--- in case our allergies rage out of control we should be covered with our anti histamines.....</p><p align="center">oops no longer in stock...</p><p align="center">just ribbon...buttons.....and more</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KSW3JzlXLueyBYZVqzQCsI1Xv81NeqSA6nnlSDl7RhhYzo5OMcRizZ1WM0o5O2okyjoIS0Z_IKPGWI0XMeqEC9VfkBw9ofp5NXxc9bJXIDiCQ4R2uW4WoQbucE8y6i1oR7NBO9uMNHY/s2400-h/DSC09755.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KSW3JzlXLueyBYZVqzQCsI1Xv81NeqSA6nnlSDl7RhhYzo5OMcRizZ1WM0o5O2okyjoIS0Z_IKPGWI0XMeqEC9VfkBw9ofp5NXxc9bJXIDiCQ4R2uW4WoQbucE8y6i1oR7NBO9uMNHY/s800/DSC09755.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">30 drawers to fill with all my little supplies!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbdyGTgx8bkc3xlqeTRHtw5tvqnc1iJohEK93gKRO9RKl-AXW2JvjH7mKPji3zDQXR_sWRJhgjPe-pneEBa6edt3qchzJCHQ6-Eu9gN_3U1i7IbmRAbRvAV-qo_mABFqwztLFQvCRDk8/s2400-h/DSC09756.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbdyGTgx8bkc3xlqeTRHtw5tvqnc1iJohEK93gKRO9RKl-AXW2JvjH7mKPji3zDQXR_sWRJhgjPe-pneEBa6edt3qchzJCHQ6-Eu9gN_3U1i7IbmRAbRvAV-qo_mABFqwztLFQvCRDk8/s800/DSC09756.JPG" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">The drawers actually pull out upright and swing out( by a hinge) flush with the cabinet but being as I don't have cute medicine bottles to store everything in we decided to turn the cabinet on their sides to make the drawers more usable.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHpeu6qufgy10zzN-7IP_Wr9rN7AgWiX7teJXSBiRBqywCV0bE3KYvkQOGYMIA2TdjaI5j7_8stSGoDF9UHfXmJJrMwYzle2hOKjBpzmnSdY4uBHXglonK8FFoCetN0EiSX3svJ6Ioz8/s2400-h/DSC09758.JPG"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtK6tgSeHT2_0QAPCD0OnvrAwJZWFq0afwaTIPfYRRUVrbDqLmos9nQB4CWMsw_ukQFswv1pLxhg9_JMyfBe0hrIhg2VqlgDHprNZvSm5J27-H1Aczj0NPQZ1cNy4TPwaWfmGXMwQvnc/s2400-h/DSC09757.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtK6tgSeHT2_0QAPCD0OnvrAwJZWFq0afwaTIPfYRRUVrbDqLmos9nQB4CWMsw_ukQFswv1pLxhg9_JMyfBe0hrIhg2VqlgDHprNZvSm5J27-H1Aczj0NPQZ1cNy4TPwaWfmGXMwQvnc/s800/DSC09757.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Next find.....<br />----------------------------------------</p><p align="center">A couple of weeks ago it was a little warmer.....upper 40s...</p><p align="center">So we took a walk around the property</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiKB7tLyc4YSV12LPH8lsdPGL3Id5aDvMWlAiBar-j_pz7ivBnmthLIrZjJ_KN_jEfko8wz2-R9hpSv_sNevgZxx-IIcEaIFqwYsTPMbgmxLLYR64jx8JDY10XIfBVXInuQoOT5KmaXw/s2400-h/DSC09693.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiKB7tLyc4YSV12LPH8lsdPGL3Id5aDvMWlAiBar-j_pz7ivBnmthLIrZjJ_KN_jEfko8wz2-R9hpSv_sNevgZxx-IIcEaIFqwYsTPMbgmxLLYR64jx8JDY10XIfBVXInuQoOT5KmaXw/s800/DSC09693.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSgdGnPjrSMeJEPUFOn9edsor29XSpVYVtGnpPLib0KvSTRJr1YOGSd24rUySMkNdPlHmN4M0EP5oaIpNy2HDZs3cGAkhsDnmjJIlCKWaCZQk0vJ26l31sHsHs_21_GljW-hGEtym9ZA/s2400-h/DSC09690.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSgdGnPjrSMeJEPUFOn9edsor29XSpVYVtGnpPLib0KvSTRJr1YOGSd24rUySMkNdPlHmN4M0EP5oaIpNy2HDZs3cGAkhsDnmjJIlCKWaCZQk0vJ26l31sHsHs_21_GljW-hGEtym9ZA/s800/DSC09690.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">The kiddos loved being outside!<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-CN59tDh6KwhXKT71mS2-Aw8FGtoHyWgPuC9SmJIg4enr7_eB9I_VyjcYEwv9tRV8bSTPlj0YWYhmz-XkCyrfb_C8hiJRUoBdYVurIjMIYJPUmuK1HE1rJ90UxpJW6iOVAfLSBy7pyU/s1600-h/DSC09691.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-CN59tDh6KwhXKT71mS2-Aw8FGtoHyWgPuC9SmJIg4enr7_eB9I_VyjcYEwv9tRV8bSTPlj0YWYhmz-XkCyrfb_C8hiJRUoBdYVurIjMIYJPUmuK1HE1rJ90UxpJW6iOVAfLSBy7pyU/s800/DSC09691.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><span style="font-size:85%;">BTW we do have a son under that hat... he'll emerge again come summer...</span> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW37fKEPGJBkE7WAFitPs3G274tYUOFMI4zk57TYoAs8A3VUoIkn_CqJToTY1Mf5RxaPviT8vivBJ0IQjIvC9WgLMBPd3Jf9njZQ977SXRY6kdADL3PhdwNQfgHEXgugw9VrUP4qRcLsI/s2400-h/DSC09695.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW37fKEPGJBkE7WAFitPs3G274tYUOFMI4zk57TYoAs8A3VUoIkn_CqJToTY1Mf5RxaPviT8vivBJ0IQjIvC9WgLMBPd3Jf9njZQ977SXRY6kdADL3PhdwNQfgHEXgugw9VrUP4qRcLsI/s800/DSC09695.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">I was a baby-wearing mama...</p><p align="center">Thaddeus loved it!</p><p align="center">And yes he is growing...</p><p align="center">my coat that I wore up until the last with him inside, did not button with him on the outside (:<br /></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">....Now back to our walk, we went on around to the barn</p><p align="center">And I saw this....!!!</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNV-b8mhYzzX-7TLYAstAmwoF0VyPAR_1E0RjgHkKQfgJoL7dWLNo9HtYFlh4sm3yebpf7IQjniKSQPCLJ_Z2s3OEtOG5rlCWzNRXlhLGwl-SLTcHiMv3kIoZTjTEr5Y6lHcr7NzPbkCI/s2400-h/DSC09696.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNV-b8mhYzzX-7TLYAstAmwoF0VyPAR_1E0RjgHkKQfgJoL7dWLNo9HtYFlh4sm3yebpf7IQjniKSQPCLJ_Z2s3OEtOG5rlCWzNRXlhLGwl-SLTcHiMv3kIoZTjTEr5Y6lHcr7NzPbkCI/s800/DSC09696.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Now this.... </p><p align="center">I "found" it alright but I wasn't able to claim it!</p><p align="center">I thought I could just set up a card table for electrical deliveries... hubby thought different (:</p><p align="center"><br />We went inside to get warm & dream a little(future office) and I found these in the metal scrap pile! </p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZMGa17PQtBGI-HxCzZgjR_TlR5nIh0PrIF6rhFxPkk7wmkGIVRifs-PLMYLbNkAUNs_CBp9-MhAJg2ZzqPp-OLV91sABecWyRLdRXEjZiH0zL7m2pFvOwU9Xsof48ZsuOmZF1djspc0/s2400-h/DSC09697.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZMGa17PQtBGI-HxCzZgjR_TlR5nIh0PrIF6rhFxPkk7wmkGIVRifs-PLMYLbNkAUNs_CBp9-MhAJg2ZzqPp-OLV91sABecWyRLdRXEjZiH0zL7m2pFvOwU9Xsof48ZsuOmZF1djspc0/s800/DSC09697.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Old transformer boxes...</p><p align="center">We removed the transformers and....<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHlQV5IJk1qZVDLUpDy45lX3uiEjeEyHYq9tBZKOJr2CP6znbldeEd69e9z4DCHnAVIKLwAgCqqyP5Az70nYQWSYBrUwnBhw42XZiORJCoLp6hQaQ0dn71S3sOXkpHFoZyWbt7DL9yb8/s2400-h/DSC09758.JPG"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7afnIdtmYveGsd4HAkavBEkXMN9oeb6hGHjgVPJ9IYd5plrMMhoQFrPIVVK7kpPXEdQ6GIy-_1sRbV3Ah3I4WW9LkrCNti-KZ4R7I4tESJPyrUrTaE4CGvmiN509YPwXwfkp9VvA8pA/s2400-h/DSC09759.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7afnIdtmYveGsd4HAkavBEkXMN9oeb6hGHjgVPJ9IYd5plrMMhoQFrPIVVK7kpPXEdQ6GIy-_1sRbV3Ah3I4WW9LkrCNti-KZ4R7I4tESJPyrUrTaE4CGvmiN509YPwXwfkp9VvA8pA/s800/DSC09759.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Viola! </p><p align="center">Storage!!!!<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgizaNkE2-hCL5_vJU1zTSSNWwlvifxz6KcZwdGk7I87AcUh52K9ZIvY3XGeK0Vh-G_YnVENowAEP85n3b-oXSPV0Sjo_c5E_CiLWPotppWSxfkmoFPY7DG39DdC3Fm5vcdJHVp6uN6k/s2400-h/DSC09760.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgizaNkE2-hCL5_vJU1zTSSNWwlvifxz6KcZwdGk7I87AcUh52K9ZIvY3XGeK0Vh-G_YnVENowAEP85n3b-oXSPV0Sjo_c5E_CiLWPotppWSxfkmoFPY7DG39DdC3Fm5vcdJHVp6uN6k/s800/DSC09760.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">So now my project for today(while my babies are napping) is to fill all of these organizers(fun)....and to straighten my house(not fun). After yesterday of me <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">basically</span> just holding my head and a box of tissues for most of the day, it needs some serious attention.</p><p align="center">What are you doing today?<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Jzdm8DeI5vJJINik69kfVPy3OlpKqHRRXhXC_HyawCmDJlIvcPfbz77AA_ooGEMyH8Fq-6DjT4c5B3OETRyl5tiIy4mwp8-HtMlA2Hy7OMm7vpvVwK-EQ0laziJBrDrNb6kZMwzndwk/s2400-h/DSC09758.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Jzdm8DeI5vJJINik69kfVPy3OlpKqHRRXhXC_HyawCmDJlIvcPfbz77AA_ooGEMyH8Fq-6DjT4c5B3OETRyl5tiIy4mwp8-HtMlA2Hy7OMm7vpvVwK-EQ0laziJBrDrNb6kZMwzndwk/s800/DSC09758.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center">* Just added this to <a href="http://decormamma.blogspot.com/2010/01/frugalicious-fridayand-giveaway.html">Finding Fabulous' Fugalicious Friday </a>head on over to see more!<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-59932730571297584722010-01-20T17:35:00.001-05:002010-01-20T17:38:30.848-05:00progress......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lpfLbGzkQWlIHiIwYrl17SiUh7Wsfjt-qLAcOLswi-2uRPoWtVdoiOH_vCN_KZ_nfCT3EdZNVLIixNRysfOILwr4vCIPfaazLRo2nYcwu2gw3TZ0dy22J1t7YCbIrQvd5t01Jto8-Ak/s1600-h/DSC09686.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhi1DP9d5Hsk_a4PfWZsOyVzGHMK8QcSMu8oi2mYx1oSAHnV2DSf_W1xpC1mRPoEbLMm9qKQc_ezYSgabeVlqgt3mBQFTPokWdS_L-SFR9j308HMq7Vq3pttD_yWemGYWKkLIXO_FqBE/s1600-h/09-11-12+Orrin%27s+birthday+%26+play+date.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhi1DP9d5Hsk_a4PfWZsOyVzGHMK8QcSMu8oi2mYx1oSAHnV2DSf_W1xpC1mRPoEbLMm9qKQc_ezYSgabeVlqgt3mBQFTPokWdS_L-SFR9j308HMq7Vq3pttD_yWemGYWKkLIXO_FqBE/s400/09-11-12+Orrin%27s+birthday+%26+play+date.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Goodbye little cottage </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">many memories....<br />many firsts.....</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">we will always hold you dear......</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">love </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">t.b.a.o</span></p>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-2796013780484949162009-12-24T07:00:00.001-05:002010-01-20T18:04:09.088-05:00{A Joyous Christmas to You}<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXpcTSFr3TwEH8P0G-0QpjjHRWfGJ-B82ePMuon2X7G2dP1tyGRJH1NJUDNziqozR1dQFI3m0bUSw6YQmiNVXj8BfxdZPouo-g-nzUOcyd91rMz70CZqI7pCbRRnHpTgI1NRfjuJD5OY/s1600-h/Downloads-1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXpcTSFr3TwEH8P0G-0QpjjHRWfGJ-B82ePMuon2X7G2dP1tyGRJH1NJUDNziqozR1dQFI3m0bUSw6YQmiNVXj8BfxdZPouo-g-nzUOcyd91rMz70CZqI7pCbRRnHpTgI1NRfjuJD5OY/s400/Downloads-1.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-4000018271979257092009-12-23T13:25:00.003-05:002009-12-24T15:47:07.524-05:00Nesting Christmas Decor....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfCd3TsZ1FwWPzInx0a0o9o0RBsRF4EvxAdSxnqJmmR99GFx6PQjV1UqhsN4gvpP-osRTH4Ogz6JVIcYyGsT8nMstuELm2BjsooM9GBujfl8aPcsqTgZWPvQBnivNFOQEnMlo7sqwLAU/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+025.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfCd3TsZ1FwWPzInx0a0o9o0RBsRF4EvxAdSxnqJmmR99GFx6PQjV1UqhsN4gvpP-osRTH4Ogz6JVIcYyGsT8nMstuELm2BjsooM9GBujfl8aPcsqTgZWPvQBnivNFOQEnMlo7sqwLAU/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+025.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center">Here was my thoughts this year on Christmas decor... the less I put up the less I have to take down with 3 small chillins..... but I had to put up at least a little something to have some Christmas feeling around the house. </p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGetSag92b8ywqmmc1Jq07Ox4CqxfSUlDTSCr4X74N9oYwSLXSYcxd3ao8vkCvRDM7PZc7ZUFAGiNMxmJeXtLvEiDktREaRBYeyCpDkLSyoUn5qiEbROflgL1VPYiHbDWXAbVWlvJTxDM/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+027.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGetSag92b8ywqmmc1Jq07Ox4CqxfSUlDTSCr4X74N9oYwSLXSYcxd3ao8vkCvRDM7PZc7ZUFAGiNMxmJeXtLvEiDktREaRBYeyCpDkLSyoUn5qiEbROflgL1VPYiHbDWXAbVWlvJTxDM/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+027.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><p align="center">So here is my before baby-nesting project...</p><p align="center">branches & curly willow + white spray paint = </p><p align="center">a place to hang all the pictures & cards from Family & friends & a "tree" to put the gifts around.</p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My Father-in- law looked at me very strangely as I was walking, no more like waddling around the farm picking up branches and cutting evergreen trimmings one COLD day before Thaddeus was born.<br /></span></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHasY2e-q3oKMHPpnLz-TXqsJLfmfbGPpzuIXCrNYrjINmml3SBELxy6Mvajk9jn8_YdNQOfvpktFNib01voMJ-BCFqjiwELQE1LR4SRsnFqlzjbeVyUFk5AbVvzQZRpo7QS-PvaqHLVI/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+015.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHasY2e-q3oKMHPpnLz-TXqsJLfmfbGPpzuIXCrNYrjINmml3SBELxy6Mvajk9jn8_YdNQOfvpktFNib01voMJ-BCFqjiwELQE1LR4SRsnFqlzjbeVyUFk5AbVvzQZRpo7QS-PvaqHLVI/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+015.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">A little birdie and nest found <a href="http://featheryournestantiques.blogspot.com/">here</a> a couple of weeks ago<br /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6OXtUVrvY4Z7uLlmsPLWVZA80g3swSktXkYfTPRASlzChemICxK1BzLoFHYLbvRW5Mp6PWyHzPqOXAO3OxxVvjh6oIAGMwd6dDmJTQAOdyySAslEHbCT423lTNExu1pgt2KMow1AzGM/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+013.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6OXtUVrvY4Z7uLlmsPLWVZA80g3swSktXkYfTPRASlzChemICxK1BzLoFHYLbvRW5Mp6PWyHzPqOXAO3OxxVvjh6oIAGMwd6dDmJTQAOdyySAslEHbCT423lTNExu1pgt2KMow1AzGM/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+013.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">Wrapping gifts is something I have always really enjoyed. It seems though in the past few years that I am running so behind that I am throwing gifts in boxes & bags and grimacing at the sight, wishing I would have planned better to enjoy wrapping each gift for each special person that is to receive it. </p><p align="center">This year ......I had to think AHEAD .... </p><p align="center">with baby coming!!! </p><p align="center"> I had all my shopping DONE before Thanksgiving!!!<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbctu8bcywwmNWC9uj50Y084sK3eS2ET9Ebu4M3aJwXZlii6-mkvpWDVz0PKz-Qb1E2zC_wAHNIX-J2w7WPBlksCnwjnxcd3LV1kz5paFjWuqYObXK-haTFBEUxsdPTi74GDA42uCysA8/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+012.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbctu8bcywwmNWC9uj50Y084sK3eS2ET9Ebu4M3aJwXZlii6-mkvpWDVz0PKz-Qb1E2zC_wAHNIX-J2w7WPBlksCnwjnxcd3LV1kz5paFjWuqYObXK-haTFBEUxsdPTi74GDA42uCysA8/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+012.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">So instead of shopping I got started on wrapping.....</p><p align="center">and finished the night before Baby joined our family!</p><p align="center"><br />Funny how your body just knows baby was soon to come ... I went a little crazy the night before and couldn't leave a single thing out. I HAD to put it all away as my Hubby, Dad & Mom watched from afar... not wanting to interfere with my crazy mission<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgkBRbvcAnoWUSfTLVUMLN-OT8lMRnh3E05oou8E7G6fo5VpYYMnexwKjE-0y81XcHLqFTdFL3i4vxp4PwAsbxpe6WJ4dgHBH06KLwPcS8ZQj-Vp6FFnuTNOKe2m4CFQ7v6oQIt9nOTo/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+028.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgkBRbvcAnoWUSfTLVUMLN-OT8lMRnh3E05oou8E7G6fo5VpYYMnexwKjE-0y81XcHLqFTdFL3i4vxp4PwAsbxpe6WJ4dgHBH06KLwPcS8ZQj-Vp6FFnuTNOKe2m4CFQ7v6oQIt9nOTo/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+028.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">Added some boyish touches for a dear nephew<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyK1r6Bi18sEClYDO-2y0YyFKjmX2Hn3YgwtW_eqoLNuX3ZqEa5un_9jgVWWjBhJNyt7rMZl7m1oHKBD_9bDGU0AxpOOElLxXe_52EDWsp7Wvubx6HBN-ZRY1gr_PDz8OMo7Ovsk1_Nsc/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+011.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyK1r6Bi18sEClYDO-2y0YyFKjmX2Hn3YgwtW_eqoLNuX3ZqEa5un_9jgVWWjBhJNyt7rMZl7m1oHKBD_9bDGU0AxpOOElLxXe_52EDWsp7Wvubx6HBN-ZRY1gr_PDz8OMo7Ovsk1_Nsc/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+011.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">I put out Arabella & Orrin stockings<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpD7ujNvWVz6MGTQ9kfxzzwz_8ysKY49ZjS23x4Dzb6PGBY8vqoI0_2xgT8WnNClFsDM6alCQdAWa-O0CCRfcLJyIq5ak-ReuRFGUHUHAj-5L_zOnw3qhGsL0xhFh9kMhHU9-Y9jc4zA/s1600-h/DSC09565.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpD7ujNvWVz6MGTQ9kfxzzwz_8ysKY49ZjS23x4Dzb6PGBY8vqoI0_2xgT8WnNClFsDM6alCQdAWa-O0CCRfcLJyIq5ak-ReuRFGUHUHAj-5L_zOnw3qhGsL0xhFh9kMhHU9-Y9jc4zA/s400/DSC09565.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">and My Mama helped me by whipping this one out for Baby Thaddeus</p><p align="center">Thank you <a href="http://ourheartsbelongtojesus.blogspot.com/">Rachel</a> for the sweater...Reuse...Repurpose...<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgB9JFKFJCu8MkPEe7l4kseRWspgEDzPI5H7UhJC6sh3WbpZQzVASnsGJEiYU04Kz29ikOU42FAQkbuEyLIbGBszc9VdBcMI0HMGXhutYLwmjoo-ggOWStdNZhrzAwhJkVpyvcQXTr50/s1600-h/DSC09567.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgB9JFKFJCu8MkPEe7l4kseRWspgEDzPI5H7UhJC6sh3WbpZQzVASnsGJEiYU04Kz29ikOU42FAQkbuEyLIbGBszc9VdBcMI0HMGXhutYLwmjoo-ggOWStdNZhrzAwhJkVpyvcQXTr50/s400/DSC09567.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">All the beautiful faces of friends & family hanging on the branches<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs6M___XawxDPbug6ZaN-GPp4nn58RxD20Q3ji88j-5I9bfnaJ3rxi6TFPVh7sHo7TQqZin9Zj7dBRMxxNe0N1EmaqN9GepcbzD-48_FU1747e3-Az8Lly__JTMZY5wwzg5ZsqLOVrcw/s1600-h/DSC09568.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcs6M___XawxDPbug6ZaN-GPp4nn58RxD20Q3ji88j-5I9bfnaJ3rxi6TFPVh7sHo7TQqZin9Zj7dBRMxxNe0N1EmaqN9GepcbzD-48_FU1747e3-Az8Lly__JTMZY5wwzg5ZsqLOVrcw/s400/DSC09568.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">A beautiful orchid from a dear friend!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><p align="center">The rest is a few more Christmas touches I put out here & there<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-inklTFQfRJUSVjdTNM-GLikXw4ZZMY2dCERHY_EXNy56-sY-rstjOGx-j54YQfe4RXKacZPFycEjj-OBu-X0UIpiNbsKJ9hIrUdcAyeXWACDeGC6qrt9om9yyl7AwOHqxCFhffLd2HM/s1600-h/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+003.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-inklTFQfRJUSVjdTNM-GLikXw4ZZMY2dCERHY_EXNy56-sY-rstjOGx-j54YQfe4RXKacZPFycEjj-OBu-X0UIpiNbsKJ9hIrUdcAyeXWACDeGC6qrt9om9yyl7AwOHqxCFhffLd2HM/s400/09-12-10+Grandpa+beachlers+and+Thaddeus%27+birth+003.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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CLEAR: both"></div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050936018092788038.post-26940673438064717702009-12-19T16:09:00.004-05:002009-12-21T08:34:42.489-05:00Little moments with Thaddeus<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejMni_SY-mu3OUWz3cu65N3iaTYnwgrRBMhPkUPZlsFTxxBipr88JjFVv-YjTTNXZWAKLIbbo8nrbElrlbUR4xQ4s39_v61eiRLsGcPO5ilYTDfmc5N2Nhwmox8ZxQBoRPdW49hRY4vc/s1600-h/DSC09383.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejMni_SY-mu3OUWz3cu65N3iaTYnwgrRBMhPkUPZlsFTxxBipr88JjFVv-YjTTNXZWAKLIbbo8nrbElrlbUR4xQ4s39_v61eiRLsGcPO5ilYTDfmc5N2Nhwmox8ZxQBoRPdW49hRY4vc/s400/DSC09383.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center">First bath shows all his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">roly</span> poly areas</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfP9t0IVoF0EkqcJGWGYFpoNMb-RkpOFRu2o_d0DfthguoYLzBy7usfOc9CjUR9hcOXhiu_wB70HdShdlTS-R46MwDj8AnIjXxWagOqLvF8RbZitRcM2MggoX8WoWRBV7NevVsHQaJ50/s1600-h/DSC09403.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfP9t0IVoF0EkqcJGWGYFpoNMb-RkpOFRu2o_d0DfthguoYLzBy7usfOc9CjUR9hcOXhiu_wB70HdShdlTS-R46MwDj8AnIjXxWagOqLvF8RbZitRcM2MggoX8WoWRBV7NevVsHQaJ50/s400/DSC09403.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">All clean</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hcp1EKTBTdGmbfAnsJKGDAR7A7UPNyZ6YuTam_wbpogv3RI79J_0chZnAWsyabFpGTGbFWVmDYxe_kauwNWoE0ghHP4YE-atsgjomJAFYXYMeu9WKO-r5zuCsZJB35nRwsg9_kkDgHY/s1600-h/DSC09399.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hcp1EKTBTdGmbfAnsJKGDAR7A7UPNyZ6YuTam_wbpogv3RI79J_0chZnAWsyabFpGTGbFWVmDYxe_kauwNWoE0ghHP4YE-atsgjomJAFYXYMeu9WKO-r5zuCsZJB35nRwsg9_kkDgHY/s400/DSC09399.JPG" /></a><br />Meeting Friends</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Haley Jade</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeixCbqPt3k-E8ErvmmBUno0g-nwr3Gzypya5V33PyZiMAKXfk1kBk3z1xSG5UWH8EU136KZc-J9nswMXUpZcj1szyCUN85zak623YgjMjwkwK3b1GnuPmICnnBBdntzIPiP9oTWL6AA/s1600-h/DSC09463.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeixCbqPt3k-E8ErvmmBUno0g-nwr3Gzypya5V33PyZiMAKXfk1kBk3z1xSG5UWH8EU136KZc-J9nswMXUpZcj1szyCUN85zak623YgjMjwkwK3b1GnuPmICnnBBdntzIPiP9oTWL6AA/s400/DSC09463.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Playing "train" with my sister & brother<br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvt94NXFWFrrPnuFLZc5nAq1Ua6Ex5GhKnLcWAS-4HEWQF8x6L4YKRGjKJjRd-1OIRWWgEOjH4Arf9plGV53zUwBdTwIyguj0D7YAj4ajo-bVA4hECSVXgcI76GfP1Knpxf0kXEx0L_c/s1600-h/DSC09464.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvt94NXFWFrrPnuFLZc5nAq1Ua6Ex5GhKnLcWAS-4HEWQF8x6L4YKRGjKJjRd-1OIRWWgEOjH4Arf9plGV53zUwBdTwIyguj0D7YAj4ajo-bVA4hECSVXgcI76GfP1Knpxf0kXEx0L_c/s400/DSC09464.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9ZJP__9SxQXKjYrLpUbQPFtzUxqLvfs7w2loATAs3iVGuyJ2rUScYRGMaQfDzpVNVM4aaDxL-WFHvlVbr8uC_pozTIww0x6hAicz_zM7uaahgOxmNBDkyl0qoC5hf-MxKHxvVMFIokc/s1600-h/DSC09471.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9ZJP__9SxQXKjYrLpUbQPFtzUxqLvfs7w2loATAs3iVGuyJ2rUScYRGMaQfDzpVNVM4aaDxL-WFHvlVbr8uC_pozTIww0x6hAicz_zM7uaahgOxmNBDkyl0qoC5hf-MxKHxvVMFIokc/s400/DSC09471.JPG" /></a><br />Arabella & Papa playing babies!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">--------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Outtakes from Christmas/birth announcements</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3MkXql_gh3-OtONxjt4bmWxO1TXXoi068_REaeQpxYp3QftTotEkjTzZv6CkBOJZdkVGwfDDcC3MdAEhMkTpCH7G1mVHQqC6us2Ahq9ZilHxUOL1BDsp-gDosfA316NlJ6xxKbdY6DU/s1600-h/DSC09473.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3MkXql_gh3-OtONxjt4bmWxO1TXXoi068_REaeQpxYp3QftTotEkjTzZv6CkBOJZdkVGwfDDcC3MdAEhMkTpCH7G1mVHQqC6us2Ahq9ZilHxUOL1BDsp-gDosfA316NlJ6xxKbdY6DU/s400/DSC09473.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs-EF_I4G4toRwywNQzUiwjSRsgbAnb6Ch6A9Z6pzs8JBD1FzP7obWkvNRAqjP9Ss4npz7DMUk1jfZdnB28ZGZ9ba-kyFqIascfDCEowZUR5eJKwpO8xPQj4aYSKI02CUPP2KeA_OhsI/s1600-h/DSC09525.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs-EF_I4G4toRwywNQzUiwjSRsgbAnb6Ch6A9Z6pzs8JBD1FzP7obWkvNRAqjP9Ss4npz7DMUk1jfZdnB28ZGZ9ba-kyFqIascfDCEowZUR5eJKwpO8xPQj4aYSKI02CUPP2KeA_OhsI/s400/DSC09525.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">We are simply home enjoying these little moments. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:85%;">{We somehow managed to be completely ready for the Christmas activities before Thad's arrival!!!}</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">Enjoy your little moments this week as you prepare for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">festivities</span> and Remember what Christmas is really about---God's Gift , His Son -Jesus. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">He grew from the manger and went on to save you & me! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both">Praise His Holy Name! </div>b.ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698612446775610207noreply@blogger.com1