tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51141105187782948832024-02-19T20:05:13.361-05:00Much Ado About NothingAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-27727030763062511552011-01-24T15:28:00.004-05:002011-01-24T15:40:00.768-05:00Our Friendly Neighborhood Pool (May 2010)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">One of the things we love about our new house, but didn't get to enjoy right away because of the season, is our neighborhood pool! As soon as it opened we started going several times a week right after school. I even went a couple of times after work before the kids got home and enjoyed some peace and quiet. The kids even discovered that if they check the drains they can, on occasion, find a frog! They get a kick out of playing with them for awhile before letting them go. We love having access to a pool!</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLMgXYAZ0nArex7ypspm1RbbW_G-fLAvlER1dOrNdj68k3cJSC7Obzuv2ozjSrdWKzaQHs4GW6jJZp6SeMJnqr5d_p-UeSTwxhJKmdrH5OSeR_mbqG975SYw2GqwN89OjxdxKPvmtnoGl/s320/pool.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565853177038117202" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbTMiqNQSAT6BmPNNKLYWjvTNWd12MgbOJs8pUGnercQXS6HaSz8tUIh_d-2lObllS2-lutWDCqpEcT_NejT_KU5KD6quRm1DqrWHxLQDSRpvZH8BCYFJ5aA5Gek3EBdh7ow-CvnicU-F/s320/roan%2540pool.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565853179672827458" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMrvZCh9PXOiETvb7teW_bEtW-73beDfXyuqEL6dKQ_VOubYuVg3sYydRC7wuIaiWYOyCFQ_3iIo2SnGAJeu1O-T6bhUyejG9bmbcvA9WFBnxhy6KDtCy0i3lAEFabnhC3ogUMKu1evOv/s320/me.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565853177683008866" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_KXFOYY7yTpLNR7OWMQQdrlYp_mOhoOtFuLgByD5938QjQEXskgid70L40_yUtL7d0bL6Zj1lqJFzGWWjSDLVrNFRw2pED0Wodgeg9UzafIbQfU5v7NHCQtc2QZlnJP0mTbWbSlaoUZf/s320/mask.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565853172344438802" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkBjAABr_2-QR-IETd8nf0m5FXzOa24RIjlluayqxtsP-j-gKZcrigwTaVn_TWzTbMGd1ghreN2Syb2XyjnvgPZqK63rG5AhKWChTU4iYOrM90Qud0AVjFRFYd3ljvBP2G0pHrZNRupVF/s1600/roanwithfrog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkBjAABr_2-QR-IETd8nf0m5FXzOa24RIjlluayqxtsP-j-gKZcrigwTaVn_TWzTbMGd1ghreN2Syb2XyjnvgPZqK63rG5AhKWChTU4iYOrM90Qud0AVjFRFYd3ljvBP2G0pHrZNRupVF/s320/roanwithfrog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565853270382169106" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TeCveUYhF1AU3vc92ng2puhEinoW-9mqPi5ZuUibEGzbYlqPQN2CmnfV6oht3V7XWGB6LHA-Ae4Ri8RNehfdHn4RmY39shplvlwL_Ih8LtuW4OFCkSSX-NZ9zm4PtsaQ3_0I5IvXETL7/s320/kaiwithfrog.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565853171283674466" />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-38610371009965762742011-01-23T14:11:00.004-05:002011-01-23T14:39:29.876-05:00Search Me Oh God<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3YaRbDLppZUyNqzqmVy2wPHqKxf-yhiS8Gj8pQABmWwuNifG96IEhZTig9CIpb7yUZKb5LsVDkJOLJ6lU9uNQoWthjV2SjItZNa2Zxb43kMFpNLSd0_9ADz_Giumr8eH1VBlK6SIstfS/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3YaRbDLppZUyNqzqmVy2wPHqKxf-yhiS8Gj8pQABmWwuNifG96IEhZTig9CIpb7yUZKb5LsVDkJOLJ6lU9uNQoWthjV2SjItZNa2Zxb43kMFpNLSd0_9ADz_Giumr8eH1VBlK6SIstfS/s400/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565462564687392642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><i>Search me Oh God<br />Search me and find<br />Any way in me </i></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><i>that does not reflect Your purity<br />Refine me Oh God<br />In the fire of Your gaze<br />That I might be holy </i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><i>in all of my ways<br />Take me deeper Lord<br />Draw me closer Lord…</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I have sung this song many times over the years and I have meant every word. I tend to think more about the 'take me deeper, draw me closer' part the most, though, because I often don't feel very close to Him.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The last year or two have been a bit of a struggle for me. I've questioned more, doubted more, prayed more, prayed less, felt guilty, felt hopeless, felt hope. I have become so aware of how despicable I am. I have wallowed in feelings of self-loathing. I have been anxious and desperate. I cry out <i>'take me deeper, draw me closer'. </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">In the midst of this, though, I have come to realize that my struggles do not mean God is farther away, instead, I have realized he IS drawing closer! How else do I know how sinful I am except by God's examination? I forgot that when I sing that song, I am also singing "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-style: italic; ">Search me and find a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-style: italic; ">ny way in me </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><i>that does not reflect Your purity" </i>and oh boy, is He answering my prayer! Knowing this gives me hope! He IS listening to the cries of my heart. He is showing me myself, AND He is showing me that he LOVES ME ANYWAY. Praise Yahweh! Even though it doesn't always feel like it, He is here and moving in my life. He is refining me in His fire so that I CAN draw deeper and nearer to Him. Thank you, Jesus!</span></span></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-87709221011152110172010-12-04T09:59:00.007-05:002011-01-24T15:40:40.594-05:00Dean's 40th Birthday! -May 29<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >For my 40th birthday, Dean took me sailing in Charleston, and I LOVED it! But Dean loves people and hosting parties at our house. He also loves ice cream and sprinkles! So for his birthday, I threw him an ice cream party and invited lots of people. This was especially fun, since we recently bought a new house and most of these people hadn't seen it yet. We had about 15 different flavors of ice cream and around 25 toppings! It was a big success.</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xPkg4d35nECDsou63IPvcjtdUovHuowNIRS81rYWatxNbjmYU55Utnz4wedmvTDzIQNaOolY1PB6BbOR97AeaCd3tnuusUr4AnzsLuExhtN3hzfNfN61zEfXFITqZv97kdPfqLA_pRVJ/s200/cups.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565106393735687010" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx86XR3R1RbBfNV-BmJSH4QBQCMY_mwnIHK1YfhvX4qQrkJfeqW847cYZntlq5PpG97czpHBGmG1V9LJW3x3MdQaKeU5kbzvK__r4ffKQDcC2XsFlOa2uf4fpUbdZLiZjZ0AtPF0btJ7Um/s200/whipped+cream.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565106525232081906" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6cCnoloCwYAOiocaUGIxdXxo2FBD6H5YkpXh2ZsG1ee08uWI2F2XO2-2olG6LFF7zAYVO2PRJoCcrNUX3EMPeUPjsp8RrC2jNd5s9ld32j50rUESeYExwO0F52emV2K4AdqDMo7LCrIx/s200/toppings.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565106520143106722" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5VUUuC5leNg5CQbET8hBxlBdYqT7yNcxsfMtw81UimLYvTFWzmIg8gwRN5F62inNd9m2ZXkS2b3ozLP48dweChpS6IyP70dQt2XG4ervDlR7lrEYRHXGGSZjbQY-7fnrMoLRpe7lpiMk/s200/kitchen.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565106395723420098" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4POGV3mI2SYlAdzR9O3QaltZFcpJMBzp8HC3cf5BVWWWFYjcb8dMNDGzIn2Ys7KjvL3Bu60uPeNekjQTXlOZFdyJVlwgTHlecFKxHoFgSswCLhHOhv5sH8T-ufNXga3g9zptbxCvkWS-y/s200/patrick.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565106404049791234" /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaNBLUGK42yMjJWKpLP8uJ4pcaD9ZxkM1HmZJOZmCiqbjj3EmTyQI9WtxqtJtGdLWk7FrL2qFZ7_FEQXmxqPd28nUtPnQXEQif8PKW0M_kY9MhgTuanMyLtXDjVa-Mp1hyphenhyphen6O-4mO8CTv1/s200/living+room.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565106398626837730" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_Jk6QmXjyt0EGM7ofXnZ05e5MiDY5X9LQSGLfw8iBtEXmmzXG8QMJRD7l3E0ynMH14Ap5W4DXXbjQcGzeySgw6vQwIG4kZWQNfhX200NWkNfvwG5quXqPhBCOM9GHAkrA_Sa57Wob4S9/s200/fog.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565106390243795458" /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 5px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Happy Birthday, Dean!</span></span></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-8306447608190395862010-09-07T08:07:00.007-04:002011-01-24T15:41:02.077-05:00Have You Ever Seen God Smile?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I did not intend to have two such thoughtful posts in a row, but these things have been on my mind lately and I want to write them down before I forget. Too often I plan to write about something and never do.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I pray on a regular basis, usually in my car or at night when I go to bed. This is not a religious 'observance' for me. It's just what I do. Mostly my prayers consists of asking for help in one thing or another, or asking for the safety of my family, or prayer for other people.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span">However, the other day on my way to work, I started praying for something else. For some reason it occurred to me to pray for God, for Ye</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">shua Himself! I prayed that </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">He</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"> would be blessed that day. That someone somewhere in the world would do something that would bless His socks off! It sounds funny to say that, and surely God is blessed every day by some one of His servants doing what He's asked. But, praying that prayer ended up blessing ME, because as I prayed I pictured the face of God smiling, because of me, because of you. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">We</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"> can make God smile! </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">We</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"> can bless </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Him</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span">! I love that picture and it makes me want to constantly strive to put that smile on His face.</span></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB_UzlJ-usuTIaneDHT1RDUC-KBzIoMRSTgjTgZRF-wOVSjOq_sZ220TWQ7z1aC_aaVfed7pz2U8ZLEyTpFNjL61m3VqelTHWYTJve_LjUbo6OoWT3X9PPhHGGxH-1QBO7xaO5ubtFGlo/s200/Smiling_Jesus.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 345px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514146522159209650" />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-329442036772656652010-09-06T11:13:00.005-04:002010-09-07T14:12:42.201-04:00Hebrews 11:1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEbIN4lpZ0oMe3X1DO7uQ7AI-vAlF9Lf_cbfZWk3vYV3ZAZm3Icn-YAM16US7c7PEqOiYJ-kZi9YI4AYRjZH4lrctAMqsvH0cZZL8HAefvk7sTd3I81vbkhvpK3NGGzE_NYOBGTb9XV8t/s1600/faith.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 345px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEbIN4lpZ0oMe3X1DO7uQ7AI-vAlF9Lf_cbfZWk3vYV3ZAZm3Icn-YAM16US7c7PEqOiYJ-kZi9YI4AYRjZH4lrctAMqsvH0cZZL8HAefvk7sTd3I81vbkhvpK3NGGzE_NYOBGTb9XV8t/s200/faith.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513826610982203298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5JZit01V377ibJwVAY9jjkhTnbtJ3aMDTqG1F2nOtIUKkKKdSnd2l1fzZEjfj50AwNyLRhUkrWrbex9yTNRv-APzdMoF-eeDG4AYJOpGpFbFHBvvpVCyYPTsOBBokgQ2c6s-UaTdD8aD/s1600/fg-fullfaithis.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-size: 16.2037px; ">"Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see."</span></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To be honest, I've never really quite wrapped my brain around this one, to know what it really means. For the past year or so, my faith has been tested. I've had some conversations that have challenged some of the things I've always believed, or at least the way I've understood them. It had me questioning whether what I've always believed was wrong, or just different. How then can I know the truth? I'm not a scholar. I asked this person, based on some of what he told me, why/how he believes. He said he just does. He chooses to have faith in God. I still don't know exactly what to believe, in many cases it really doesn't matter, it's just semantics. But when it came down to brass tacks, I asked myself, "Why do I believe?" My answer was because I HOPE it's true. My heart tells me God is real and he loves me. I can't prove it. I can't participate in theological debates on the subject. Some people may think it is ridiculous and childish to believe something just because I want it to be so, nevertheless, I HOPE it's true. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now I get it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>"Faith is the substance of things HOPED for, the evidence of things unseen." Hebrews 11:1</i></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-81656301305953673682010-08-03T11:18:00.002-04:002010-08-03T11:29:26.388-04:00Alyssa's Art Show - May<div align="justify">Alyssa was in Honor's Art this year and we attended her art show in May. Here were her projects:</div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 376px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501204240373382306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1UFnn7n2DOE8lE90JLgJ80FnoV7afSwezfw4H3xlyJ3oo02R_Yh3z8idZ_0tWmfFqOPbh1D26uysryePfJymSJKxDIARpRXFr4gZwwHG-gnXDhODQiCzILdXpRHfmPlnNiX8aCbxQywV/s400/iphone-pics-116.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501204232865946178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dxV8BPJNsUolzrE-ztNFLQxM-zDym6GfKAVt8FyBJbsua8uUUjyVah9j8hI3mpZSVHkYnFBbj87DO0RbMnFl-bh5N5hofCaz_FlMVOqWnfH3JuaSQjZAGlSSL8BRjurKIItmY-0GHOlQ/s400/iphone-pics-065.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 396px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501204230379782626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTLXtW_IG49WbQd9JDvpUuBIPAECJgqL0GPixaZqdhDKwvkBq_qrtqINXphTfzMaTuIUY-AjI2J1nYG2bsJxrnj9xn_COPaDv3hkAg-WCqOjElGVZUffKoQ2PphSgCmPCjZ0wt0w1wQml/s400/iphone-pics-049.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501204223169141826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaYaNEDsWjzTNsC6SKW95qakxwIXnHwRO03WJOTd9_y9dD0jcGzH5NKG5uDg2bohHhHrOsH3l7nxIgULMA3BK76UO6iAYrk-SduQZudxd2_Fb-mv5Xiab9DTETyLTqt0cLjLhF0jD2Ao7/s400/iphone-pics-013.jpg" /></p><p align="justify">The next one is a face mask. She had to have her face completely covered with plaster breathing through her nose for 15 minutes. Unfortunately, the class ran out of time at the end of the year, and she was unable to finish it. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501203792296093858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLFIDHpKZAm11zz0bmTlnyPkVjj5I3hNrv8Um54095bhlZcEB6sRi2xHGRwRocILXN-vNoFjrw_1OZBZEUtsQlOgpZSC7zTerPl1aKjQ8QQXG8jiB_PJR9Pu17F9lMJyRPT854dPeB9X0/s400/iphone-pics-004.jpg" /></p><p align="justify">This last one is a clay box. Her teacher loved it and said she should enter it into the state fair this year.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501204436813816866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFp2jb9DrJJLEyyJT4xkM_9OwKoNk8y9WknGsiXbo3CAJ2JEBJGz3w4OJQtUgLmIapY_Vh9TUeHbAZesrkjUV7evC83uwBuJXHpyfkUTUUTdqgxNdZxrMAb3csMtBATPwVGl4oYS6HR8Ko/s400/iphone-pics-106.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501204238061855730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfNugZ10pJaYK05x88GldRyYirog8vq9o7TrLuvx4eQ_hoeRbPBKJqHwYpiQSRbE9rK2Y9eQR-imsl1Ucp1_bCjgbsvtd2ETnz6YvXy7DejVf0lkBzaxv0YLaDMDC_YlGW_fD9QwY-e8s/s400/iphone-pics-072.jpg" /> Great job, babe!</p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-35552221329090770472010-07-30T09:49:00.008-04:002010-07-30T10:17:56.324-04:00Happy Birthday to Me! -May 10<div align="justify"><div>Once my kid's were all in school, I needed to find a part-time job. For about a year I was a substitute teacher. I really wanted flexibility when it came time to being home when my kids were home and substituting worked out nicely except I needed more work than I was getting. </div><div><br />I needed a permanent position and it occurred to me that a job with the school would be perfect because for the most part, I could keep the same hours as my kids including holidays & summers. Believe it or not, out of all the positions I had 'sampled', the one I enjoyed the most was in the cafeteria. I know, it's not glamorous, but my goal was not to get the most prestigious job, or even one with the most money. My primary goal was to be home with my kids as much as possible and this was the best way to accomplish that. So I kept an eye out for an opening and since I already had a foot in the door with the school system, was able to step right in when one came available. And it was at the school I wanted! I work with a great bunch of people.</div><div></div><div><p>One of the things we do, which I love, is fix a private lunch for each other on our individual birthdays. Johnny does most of the cooking (AND IT IS GOOD!) but it wouldn't happen without Susan's planning and enthusiasm. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499701442208815314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGGx4zvmx80iZNZ-_DtR1jx5YiaEWSksd1-fcetxWMPeyNVGS9kjIMnHlqHm_RAANIemzGLHh82qZvnE5SF3o4boEbE9C2NkNUFUoGlEiR7y4qsY9yu6lU4zc1w9Ml6BiUqrnaXcyFM2C/s400/iphone-pics-025.jpg" />This past year was my first and for my birthday lunch, they made me (at my request) BBQ Chicken, Corn Bread, Collard Greens, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Rutabagas</span>, and Pineapple <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Upside down</span> Cake for dessert. YUM! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66kyp1s8pZIBzI0R1bzDA8mBNa2acDFuYROSFNngRHIvm5LJZrkA86bluk2EI46xCKPVD0iVfW2WDCcPFdz9GMR_Q0-JCVD3hpmWF-ud_AX6ct_PuayiZNBylybyUpzuh9ecjYQPX2w-A/s1600/iphone-pics-113.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499701466607387170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66kyp1s8pZIBzI0R1bzDA8mBNa2acDFuYROSFNngRHIvm5LJZrkA86bluk2EI46xCKPVD0iVfW2WDCcPFdz9GMR_Q0-JCVD3hpmWF-ud_AX6ct_PuayiZNBylybyUpzuh9ecjYQPX2w-A/s400/iphone-pics-113.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499701456440882658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6LEl5EjLcWCE_XUZ_MC7457_dkgzAg8b2UhNwUD_MGM0V_pRuu0aLI1F8EZXHTb2v6fWJwJhzFhZaJLkTnz4xkJ26nrUr3qlhXv29eWQlE5PeObZVXV-oaqU-ykCXKwpv7cKl21SRyHJ/s400/iphone-pics-089.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499701436043415490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1DMFjZGX2vhqrEr8WveE3YkIg2iahOUJ2JGDU02VCWz1XQsrWI6Cdu1dGsf4vqIyZV0KTSEXji8L59d-ByhUDjmKIiFNFZ-SEsSOiFiyJHasttxOdbsWFwmtDh2ThBBPdDqNSdfJmwdu/s400/iphone-pics-006.jpg" /></a> Thank you, Susan, Johnny, Angel, Julie, and Erin! You're the best! </p></div><br /></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-28133737945040288472010-07-22T11:37:00.005-04:002010-07-22T11:53:51.336-04:00Our New House in the Spring-April<div align="justify">One particularly fun element of the first year in a new house, is discovering the differences during each season. We moved in during September, so it was fun watching which trees might turn which colors. Then, in the winter time, we enjoyed having a fire place for the first time and had the added unlikely surprise of getting to see what our house looks like in the snow. Now, it's spring! I have have so enjoyed watching to see what blooms. I love that we have a dogwood tree in the front yard.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496755385046897714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgdrNFin62v95JsbJtoJJoQpOneemBbVZJMeCdwmX7-rxgSyZPu9NG1AgoxKbOe8VXnW-BXLJb3I2s8GeU8UaFU17lYxyWNgE5NfU1sfaAPmpNUtifDWTTFuWaPB1y2cNPY1t_NdCblEG/s400/P1160567.jpg" />But my favorite by far, are the roses! I've never had roses before. In the spring they bloom all over the side of my house and over the garage! I can't tell you the joy they have given me! <div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496755390283332786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh0tjJfAN-Zq3ow71SCdzziQ0Ogzn4OUOxDlG7o0zcsPuNIHQdG42jOHa3JuDu_BaYeyNZlAajZCMu737mHrt8UAnOiibOVwbXMvE6ze5E6WgwlbTePDOSiBk48Pad0UHRC7ZTLpxKVEQ/s400/springhouse.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496755379270074786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiWaPg19ITT-4jbAXilI3fl4ytYAx7tLM8R4eHGuOii0Rp-AbPIea-YDKrFtHw_9P-EqR6U9bS5E1dpwFE8SA0JFsgIHFkuXZacQhyphenhyphenIQcrDwMIY6u9pnX0Rhp-wpt5dBaXdkX-PW1r37b/s400/iphone-pics-014.jpg" />I even have a few in the back yard. Look at the size of this one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFpxJgUfFoGESqmx06UanXOL0wmTLVBLlIHDg_c0Y99uiJbWU8Nh_lgs-s92uryJisLMYdyUYtMYIMmt4p7iCbS0OYF-Kpp075XzFZsVoOAEFxPqxdX_Hwp92JkpLaPSea-PdfvK7LXfr/s1600/big-rose.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496755374220852978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFpxJgUfFoGESqmx06UanXOL0wmTLVBLlIHDg_c0Y99uiJbWU8Nh_lgs-s92uryJisLMYdyUYtMYIMmt4p7iCbS0OYF-Kpp075XzFZsVoOAEFxPqxdX_Hwp92JkpLaPSea-PdfvK7LXfr/s400/big-rose.jpg" /></a> Thank you, Jesus, for our new house, for the ROSES! I am so grateful!<br /></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-42787839378411698202010-07-22T10:54:00.007-04:002010-07-22T11:53:31.378-04:00OSCAR!!!-April 7<div align="justify">I was so excited that my sisters came to visit with their kids, including OSCAR, my newest nephew! We haven't seen a whole lot of him so, it was fun to get to hang out a bit and get to know him better. Although, he wouldn't come within 10 feet of me. Thought I was a big scary monster, I guess. That's OK though, I enjoyed him from a distance! As long as I didn't get too close, I'd even get some smiles :) <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496750250355352802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyQX6BNFXxIxKdvGgrYzED-3-n1OU0w1g2HRlN1a207puIEBaySojzbOaQgt2nMEdBElUhJFMdI78OLyhBuRjdXI6ilhFsvBlvdrtQByNoB-z3z33wmhWooaSZXCZHwnJg3PKQv7IYohZ/s400/oscartunne.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496750023841252386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-eFhwf5M9tG5mZwoNoE5QvZ3mU1s0pdEcvSa74DX38anGPS28nNiGK2ilVlRtVl8ZiE4pfmbh2q5w5nccuonQlZRRtI-RPuRvlXcDyAbxvg-zPeFRZuzsYfCKjHevmzf2D24T74pURgF/s400/eating.jpg" />We went to the mall and rode on the carousel, which I believe was Oscar's first time.<br /></div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744474520558866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0L1WKyDVLBsnAmdIohzuFh222J0P4knQLi-5Q8V02riXtdsqtyJMgNiyRtMfPILevGZePBLsl8wW26dEwy7EhXl5QYQgl78FvpM1dEfc-wAcf8q9B3fs_vCgOqeCkwPWMo4IKzAh3B6ZA/s400/iphone-pics-103.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744463895323026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbd5ojL0kev7ISPg05MiK3SET0P3ybS8cMEM0OjPJvyQtI-MV_G2p_e7LmBqw60OEvHzvpNcormnP_EkCvfPU4uXwtPnoR8emtU2mbgFiVNy8EcGzsvSj36WlZ2wamw_LzC4U-wrGv4wy/s400/iphone-pics-052.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744450831276418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CAk3aHq1Fc02zfA2aUp5MRe6fFqg5v7kiUKzbAiOWjjsnrY4G_J_GPGcz4Y1amRld-e8hUFKbn4FEOxCcwI9T52Z-NKFbI4Pv0NVIPFmx31eL7hnDmFADBBiJnrszXpPp5B0meUT1Yhx/s400/iphone-pics-007.jpg" />We also went to the Zoo which was another first. He had a blast!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496750361497929746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXcW1fcrZWbhKnOf_3yq7NsJY87C5zO3MA1VGBdMhnHFrjySlXIpiNcE-4lqJUegO0LlVx76nowBvwpbhO38cbMzhyKyl6MuJYDrcdAOzdcSW-3XewCarvWE4O1clsMGx4Cx0H2bOh-6t/s400/P1160506.jpg" /></div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496750052700205282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntXOqnc2-WM-e-bIC3h82Bgqr9-RiVJ9MhDrRpMLF3mypwGrTJKAmnB9JMYRBUP6VCWebaeLfTz8_6tyT1d-ptkyHjJCPC2v7ilam8kEsp-LxCpsFtrAnmrseYsNs0FmWGPn8alhzPpOf/s400/lions.jpg" /></div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 377px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496750036582733538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSro6kR8OAwfAFYpeMAwLOUGtLqYxk4yWWGzioMNSdmRiGRUhmFqlpy4yLiLiRUfF2YszIFTNkvLfpIHROv2W1CnCOnQqeN8N6Vxb-URaJhz9T3hUvc2EYBrNYQJeqHES3TWdtNAnki3k2/s400/inchworm.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496750028801064706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPKK0ZJFxZbpOCJnOofIqhN-yKjEmpbifP05Teh7QIzCKlkFI6QvKI-3jjhDlarMUQu1vIxDosUXtgDt6VlScn1KMOswBW2iulJUPYVLrK2oKCw7JB8WSZSd_4kXn0ukItp-V-6yx6B7I/s400/flamingos.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496751849406465186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSBCsJtqyifgz-EYsEEDiidf2ThJDgHQlr0YUhLa0T7ivimY9Dz_oXlSEJ87AHnPvMgD_IP3mT_l76d0hTAApW4w3w3LSNbNAancV2mB1Gpc-JtbEty8r4-x0_le1tey851gZ7-zGUU5m/s400/P1160559.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496751843014925154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWbPr7Wh7wCetlYKl_y5KnIeJEUfKg0_eieaJjABi_qOPfPLEF4d4GVIAui_cfKIQbeCVMMTgnT_2Eq32VRCyvqiS3A_zYx72dYU14VyHIb_nXH7xzQgDClTB_cLAUp90nmAXsOFXILaW/s400/lizard.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496751845059433074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbnM7KmUl4HJ8IrCgX0AmSccwoKStKQZ3JlTN8p2UpyarokBh98NXc2T-c57A6-EQ0k9E8VevjEkRPNTsLOL5okrrzB0kQQJmuCBDhgMgMG34BLtYSPMHdtORiIayyQlEc-hp0lJV-dBy/s400/mommy.jpg" /> We love you Oscar! Thanks for coming to visit us!<br /><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496744457447746498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmIAQfGnTRyCVUYQMqkOCBBZRAhTwDgE3XipfpVm9oSpjFdhmQnSTwPKaDqZsZv_YS-yai5myhXuZ8O9o8XeKkR_PFO186YtS7_yYugn-MHHaiNcifdHxedM7Sm-wdLl7Jl9RDfp2eYnl/s400/iphone-pics-040.jpg" />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-82519345910803392012010-07-22T10:41:00.006-04:002010-07-22T11:53:14.517-04:00Kai's 12th Birthday-April 16<div align="justify">Kai had a couple friends spend the night for his birthday. He got Band Hero for his birthday, so they spent the WHOLE time playing it! They even got pretty creative with the vocals :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496740864146802530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LOHFwl3A1enTiGNmo7Ot7KZ9OX3c2z_ZgJJaRDY936IA9EiMW-zcrPDGmi4xjM8EBMQdcR8PNFyMFMb8jhyphenhyphenT7nysqRmG7s6wAooVl9Rm9fnfPY9sSpAregbwoA3h4GiruxGZ7ukVKei-/s400/P1160585.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496740870234770594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgma0rCUNlO_EyinL6r8UwaJg8_0LmmSkWvyhmYgyi3DgrjrsuMCFgkZCg5JqNxgYDtVgvY3KJHjpqqvskxOV3GJGO0z5u4nraWYhPnyEhOa33tG5sRnoBc2GO61gY4OlSziYQPzhMAUUt/s400/P1160586.jpg" />I asked him what kind of cake he wanted. I fully expected him to say chocolate cake with chocolate icing because that is what he has ALWAYS asked for. But, he surprised me with pound cake with butterscotch chips!??? Where did that come from? I've never even made a pound cake before, so I googled a recipe that looked good and it was a big hit!</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496740872767011506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCcOK7IlmfCS3p-iRKRCHK7OZvE1ojNtQIT1nMaGMMl0TT9xNtz0zIDBCs9ymu0Mg-dMY4NUsbIxNbvxn4PMOIjLCKgd4fVbdihZWBtTQVodQI1vn3HuUP-tZRkpx9IRj91ONfzRExtLW/s400/P1160589.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 157px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496741038216687010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuOxzljIbZKXIIaGPM2uiW7XnufLDXMLx3nQWqO4a1l5EZ3hqCr-dgWBOVa1BOl5iRQ11OaoMg8a1WtFrfIyKOp1tHNiUvXyV2bTtNbNfY08W3SnAfht3gcZ0C-Zok8W2Ur1qU7Bi8iBt/s400/P1160591.jpg" />HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAI! </div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-18508453598527107002010-07-22T10:30:00.003-04:002010-07-22T11:52:59.988-04:00Semi-Formal Dance-April 23<div align="justify">Alyssa went to the 8th grade Semi-Formal Dance. First one. She went shopping with a friend to buy a dress all by herself. First time. *sigh* She and her friends had a great time and after the dance went to her friend, Jessica's, house for an 'after party'. I am so thankful. Alyssa has been blessed with a great group of friends that are good kids, trustworthy, whose parents I know and trust and all go to youth group together.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496738214629392274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tX4e8xrEroLUWiwS2E54wvgos33IvRsbaVlyhGCrHWpwRTSYGII2XjSqJVwvscVV5fSYwbxG0aBlMYNcMBzJ2CiB1yDSxOWySlSNWZP9mVd8ye9eoRGQozp-suF2KZ6jEWn80mAk6E6y/s400/P1160582.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4j5pQxrgeruqWWFLLt5k88fnOIE07oUHcQw7w87dN5z8nCIShLBBLCoRInrgPxZTIdUpLCPOuNjeOM-Gd03tCy_qJ30GyJjfHy49UIBI0mYGJS-ryQpe6ySPiqfYd7Cq6529Ubr24TIox/s1600/p1050013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496738339239377362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4j5pQxrgeruqWWFLLt5k88fnOIE07oUHcQw7w87dN5z8nCIShLBBLCoRInrgPxZTIdUpLCPOuNjeOM-Gd03tCy_qJ30GyJjfHy49UIBI0mYGJS-ryQpe6ySPiqfYd7Cq6529Ubr24TIox/s400/p1050013.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YIFcwlDBBj4aQpmb2acojeo812i3pK8L062V_FI0dHkmdxH0rWb96VWXAbvQo0Apgcb08khzWobh29Q5gjslMG-2SOCzzSxQ4ZHsfOLA9krj_60i-r6Ioyyz3GuIUw52b8N7JtiuLm1u/s1600/img_0344.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496738331889561970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YIFcwlDBBj4aQpmb2acojeo812i3pK8L062V_FI0dHkmdxH0rWb96VWXAbvQo0Apgcb08khzWobh29Q5gjslMG-2SOCzzSxQ4ZHsfOLA9krj_60i-r6Ioyyz3GuIUw52b8N7JtiuLm1u/s400/img_0344.jpg" /></a>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-13152691468301654522010-07-22T10:15:00.004-04:002010-07-22T11:52:43.805-04:008th Grade D.C. Trip-March 30Alyssa's 8th grade class went to Washington D.C. for three days! They had so much fun. They left at 10pm and drove through the night. They even wore their pajamas on the bus! Dean let Alyssa bring his camera, so she enjoyed taking lots of pics.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjiIzR1HIp05OuOS3OajtBUJrBpLmLGLfGscUY8yWBWAl6TT_A979MbmxbWVe2hUj-a4mQ_pq4MbUkzxOFvgFTi-78DBDctxRXCiIE9XwQ9NvnbtmaWSWgTw4TtmMCQ86_8I_M-8DAB9C/s1600/group.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 347px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734546900355906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjiIzR1HIp05OuOS3OajtBUJrBpLmLGLfGscUY8yWBWAl6TT_A979MbmxbWVe2hUj-a4mQ_pq4MbUkzxOFvgFTi-78DBDctxRXCiIE9XwQ9NvnbtmaWSWgTw4TtmMCQ86_8I_M-8DAB9C/s400/group.jpg" /></a> <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734254566486530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYbuVA2L7lz-EbPHQXEnILuZ2H3RfaO-x595vjEH64Yj_33QHuVpHF1p8T-OePFU6LJEiSQ_5cQ_0-lqW45ajRJqNrLFCnZ9CGPsmP86TIV7t7UFDcjLRUNFz_KLsjMx-5iPQg2r4YhqV/s400/8th-Grade-Trip.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQM3sReeSSWEjUQgYv1TsOHdtfdFlyc1JR5pviqWBYrzqNJfF2pppn8zhaHvtYab1hjFaMGXuaI12Up_EJvUQNzEU2AP0RM_EaAqGgkUMFu0T7RuNuDtd_wEghU-qX1TZahfVoxAgEAAx/s1600/DSCN2154.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734542763180258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQM3sReeSSWEjUQgYv1TsOHdtfdFlyc1JR5pviqWBYrzqNJfF2pppn8zhaHvtYab1hjFaMGXuaI12Up_EJvUQNzEU2AP0RM_EaAqGgkUMFu0T7RuNuDtd_wEghU-qX1TZahfVoxAgEAAx/s400/DSCN2154.jpg" /></a> <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734527809767602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RZXnMos5UMtJsr6-jrfQLQqfiJsnWdMPTN3xBSCVJ3iiMWd9rjgpLczywtqEdWCLn3U5lEYMN2uWYwZdjbXgbHPYf_SycKcFKusnJmPihQD5DGPFuEznu4Nb52Qh-iiaQshhl-BBthVw/s400/DSCN2104.jpg" /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9N5zNAL93Q7B5qQ6P_wdLI1H5iEPsRpgjEMHsG33eUGJF8X_I4BPo_zFGTiduul3Nc1MIH8bgUIGjL5IyK7de3Juck885OfgwtD5nsq2gBExr1J_HaRXl-qfqULtiLwSHUO5-W_Nfx5F/s1600/DSCN2102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734277674305234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9N5zNAL93Q7B5qQ6P_wdLI1H5iEPsRpgjEMHsG33eUGJF8X_I4BPo_zFGTiduul3Nc1MIH8bgUIGjL5IyK7de3Juck885OfgwtD5nsq2gBExr1J_HaRXl-qfqULtiLwSHUO5-W_Nfx5F/s400/DSCN2102.jpg" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY82OD9NoH4Hn5OGKV8tKTYdy9RkQ1CH0DOFKoCVCyJ8Z99u1b2mcoOpxnKBg07gWI04VhyphenhyphenJ0r1ommMRFr0vsXfaLNDqJW8cex6WKBPKtuAbXSMJ9wmAR6D_Rkr-Z3KoHr8GSxFKS9Id86/s1600/DSCN2034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734270117139634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY82OD9NoH4Hn5OGKV8tKTYdy9RkQ1CH0DOFKoCVCyJ8Z99u1b2mcoOpxnKBg07gWI04VhyphenhyphenJ0r1ommMRFr0vsXfaLNDqJW8cex6WKBPKtuAbXSMJ9wmAR6D_Rkr-Z3KoHr8GSxFKS9Id86/s400/DSCN2034.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0xNfrPR4FysIj5d9-EwSgXa8E2jkQRG312sseX7LiKtUDPtRQj4PzjpUv4DTI5PyUl6L3xjxOOs8oWRMNg6X4ju0bxnKXbVmQSQOw0nTeMBt97DzHsPq70gmyPdBCiYHDdkLyvBcfpKa/s1600/DSCN1976.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734267000804898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0xNfrPR4FysIj5d9-EwSgXa8E2jkQRG312sseX7LiKtUDPtRQj4PzjpUv4DTI5PyUl6L3xjxOOs8oWRMNg6X4ju0bxnKXbVmQSQOw0nTeMBt97DzHsPq70gmyPdBCiYHDdkLyvBcfpKa/s400/DSCN1976.jpg" /></a> <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MiF8NpwT7cwGCOyHNaASptyG-yG6ytlnuiwHm-95JShYHM6UqUHOhpTwXRCwYZ_UWJlIMT_hUt1_W8hEKda_-Kpo0_8j3XQndnJs2Ig5xY22NTfYMwsr9pOkQtFsbzeaw0X25fLQ0pNW/s1600/DSCN1909.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496734258516063106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MiF8NpwT7cwGCOyHNaASptyG-yG6ytlnuiwHm-95JShYHM6UqUHOhpTwXRCwYZ_UWJlIMT_hUt1_W8hEKda_-Kpo0_8j3XQndnJs2Ig5xY22NTfYMwsr9pOkQtFsbzeaw0X25fLQ0pNW/s400/DSCN1909.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-81325939083589620392010-07-22T09:55:00.004-04:002010-07-22T11:52:23.103-04:00Our South Carolina Junior Scholar-March 22<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmBtNtmDwYNVqvC-guhOuYOUkAzRxRVLN7aoAZBpSHovsVV9bjS2HHwzykhCXoG9W3P7C57JEv1ngT6fvH7ylbGPAKq6dQXTjVhyphenhypheniT6tFRM1QCfQKH2Q4ejByM34FrsIPvfddJWl611Un/s1600/jrscholar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496728932863745010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmBtNtmDwYNVqvC-guhOuYOUkAzRxRVLN7aoAZBpSHovsVV9bjS2HHwzykhCXoG9W3P7C57JEv1ngT6fvH7ylbGPAKq6dQXTjVhyphenhypheniT6tFRM1QCfQKH2Q4ejByM34FrsIPvfddJWl611Un/s400/jrscholar.jpg" /></a>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-18711408811180815712010-07-22T09:48:00.004-04:002010-07-22T11:54:17.257-04:00One reason I love our new house...January 31<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCZA1jRNtdkelZA3YroBvbtalrppLhDfHOda92t87kn6oDhJCawMRUfvWiE2nYPgjAMf6G7s_fGDEEFXED_nQ7jYGnCp4CBQEaKnrakOH3r7F19uUMX9_yIQjqmOTwmePOGMVzQIxKkeh/s1600/fireplace.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496727236755806290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCZA1jRNtdkelZA3YroBvbtalrppLhDfHOda92t87kn6oDhJCawMRUfvWiE2nYPgjAMf6G7s_fGDEEFXED_nQ7jYGnCp4CBQEaKnrakOH3r7F19uUMX9_yIQjqmOTwmePOGMVzQIxKkeh/s400/fireplace.jpg" /></a>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-30399330899496000802010-04-20T09:43:00.003-04:002010-04-20T09:50:56.653-04:00Kai's Spring Concert<div align="justify">Kai has been playing the bassoon this year. He's doing a great job! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 204px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462216341620350082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DNLXCl0YrVWQOBNndw8hYg-N4WdbNAhiWD_X26YLwL55N4SwzcC6R-ltPOaFvmeANTp_sCmXv_3trrNizEyDNaussCjb0rCivM2boUVeyJuNoh34OLEVjYktL3TLhq6pOty1zVQL8EeS/s400/P1160407.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462216344207086722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1Dg6nKuxJaKA1cYd8S0CXPKj2cCd1EoINU6OOqj8PU2UBnFuw0Km925HUCJ0GzeoEvdlmccqox3p0Rvtf1OjGVTH_Op7wGcJznCrIpTvRWiG9kiKa3yIrLkqJKE5uA8RmgHJ8FveETuH/s400/P1160410.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaywfED4Vo2SvoxGsx4pJnaxIk6lIOLRqzO2DdWFEQtvXEIMFAqlAbNfeptNNfLVLF934fUmxddder3mzm86ROcSbw7hDFaL2b1YhtKFzd-MgcN_b-OaQAmQrxp34AdSzEzcaa1nJjoEm/s1600/P1160417.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462216348272187650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaywfED4Vo2SvoxGsx4pJnaxIk6lIOLRqzO2DdWFEQtvXEIMFAqlAbNfeptNNfLVLF934fUmxddder3mzm86ROcSbw7hDFaL2b1YhtKFzd-MgcN_b-OaQAmQrxp34AdSzEzcaa1nJjoEm/s400/P1160417.jpg" /></a>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-70773850077428771472010-04-20T09:29:00.005-04:002010-04-20T09:36:49.795-04:00February SNOW!<div align="justify">I know, it's silly posting about snow at the end of April. At least here in South Carolina! I'm a bit late obviously, but I'm trying to catch up. It is unusual to get snow of any kind in SC, but this past February, we got 4 inches! The airport got 8! We knew it wasn't going to last long, so we enjoyed it while it lasted. This was also the first time we had snow in our new house. I love my neighborhood in the snow! So beautiful....<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462211497362217922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSL3WCquF8ADK-M5ZpCZj3QgxHX-eMmQgP4KaUymh8QzVFxT0s4g7YwaItV740XcWo3PQTtuJXitglJ0VCcMhcjBlkDti2MeFhwhVRMQn5xQbkkI4dRAjL7Rb2_YYY1H1ZmXV7TJNdyr0p/s400/P1160379.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462211489905262546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOVf7MjpqC2JSZ-ObO6kn-Rf3_WJXerbxpnx1Cd_jq1ye9lJuo5qtdaLANZ_mBgkOwHQTIrfj8-uvDOBldMlEhjKoq8qMNoKS08q46ErheClIW_94m3_MjthFsZo2ksdSj_9PYsS3fXrv/s400/P1160369.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462211476668359154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCgHn-w3ax9Szkqwuo4yP7Nf_SyNbUWmhmqj3536PsTaa2WMfrKlEgrvCQy54pw00-yrbSgRPHqFgM1XOtkjsUWhYmNHvJKBHDaT_tx7SHl177rqcGgWb7f0mMwUCcjO8ERl_VfZwk7wV/s400/2010-SNOW.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462211480362042546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQ4U9DM8nrqwFFuvlT59i-W-YuVvNYmSqHspemQe54f4CaW8M_muOwemFPseuuwTFN_k2IomroupuJO2hkBo5SXgrtjDuM5coywNdm6jw2IFDb6UPY2Iw4ujeG1ThaVvZquhtapdMQ-jD/s400/P1160352.jpg" />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-60282686953362938312010-04-20T09:12:00.002-04:002010-04-20T09:19:40.437-04:00Pinewood Derby<div><div><div align="justify">This past January, Roan participated in his first Pinewood Derby tournament! Daddy helped him build his car then we all went to watch him race. He won 2nd place in his den!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKYRr377YgsFWGOgq5gWxnBuYgZ0Al7_2yc5C7HpI0iJQpYbDJW2uS5BUQgj6rm0aDhuVkzYiWuBk1C5CmKpoJR3JWUKNZFdzox5gDyKne-fPSbJaYYqZxrrkurdRBttYg8NdefrYCSe7/s1600/pinewood-derby-2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462208273051170930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDFyIEHiRVIySpvmw1eFNcReAdT2qJiSk6QChrwinUP7f2tgKIUwrUv6U7_0VL2-WUaCfOA9GTQwlE3-csPSh8BgYF39gEPVQ3RaKkjU4ebNeh8-lnehirC2isOn445n4r8FITBI5xd_3/s400/P1160291.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462208275782112674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp1oqp00Bm89E4QcHeRvfPFNT2TEAeXVjS62GW-O0XbiJshGjJGsKRAwmYgX9LaEr8INs4nu_W7aMfdNTF9MZXg9yZXprFvwYVE1PSgSangtiovCCmnscNJh-bGNXdr-F2rU7JJAVP-9p/s400/P1160320.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462208280437244402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKYRr377YgsFWGOgq5gWxnBuYgZ0Al7_2yc5C7HpI0iJQpYbDJW2uS5BUQgj6rm0aDhuVkzYiWuBk1C5CmKpoJR3JWUKNZFdzox5gDyKne-fPSbJaYYqZxrrkurdRBttYg8NdefrYCSe7/s400/pinewood-derby-2010.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-42109724032827499012010-04-20T08:34:00.005-04:002010-04-20T09:11:54.442-04:00U.S.S. Yorktown<div align="justify">Back in January, Roan's cubscout pack went to Charleston to spend the night on the Yorktown, a real battleship! Dean got the dubious honor of accompanying him. Dubious, because it was SO COLD! Dean said never was there a time inside or out of the ship (other than in bed) that they were not fully bundled in hats, gloves, and coats. But they did have a great time, Roan had a blast! </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462202285298329282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ20ZWbr2RE4t_ZuWXF6FQBLCEi_NNHqOEAsu2NMhwTkUi9xPh93ObqVwnHwfSG5Kf4OwBeaNxQAkx0i3pjEwfu4FSjByQ7WJEM3uiG6v0cLekN673qSUM3ZNxGZsHTUrJZiHgPgMrVqH/s400/P1160575.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462202470347976562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginqn82UeoTJr32zWImqvSIGhUiMBnsaUL6PJ3G9EQEQhnoGkF-YAkr3ZmdytIXDKjtY18X7F5IQh7Dzl6fP_7Nu_ARPEPuYrtjH6AcH2paifh1-k1wW8BwNCicINu6Ufmczo4aLYOHR1k/s400/Untitled-0-05-03-24.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462202290997452882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ZNfvVZdO12BtzthleSmcDMjL0SXaRSA2wz8-gRiziKyatFXZPIVAFzl3D4zEKppS_FchU7eRJ0DVMZ0DCIYS8U04UskoqD1UJ6A1oOxJ5lteByHa7SanaXpbgyuAYsie0jqN0bA77nZ/s400/Untitled-0-04-59-11.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462202474801428722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqDtrmvFO5mjdz5NXYDg8_89HNFgci5yOQbHHiiEJ_UFYFPkAg1OY4k7QlxVocqMiXCXR08WzrHogUAPCKWzzqIFwtQsujSb77ztAknwJPL9Ozg1edtUtzGLEKby_MpuE0cWbdszdbKu3/s400/Untitled-0-05-41-06.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462202287227357490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyTuL_fdA53Q1wspLQ9A-uA7M20ITPpGiiZ-V1nDH0R-Vjzj0G1A3jNFbYPyOHZljqndlTEmtH0gDwZp7C7aoj7zqaYApsDm-lvzJUQmIStL756XOVy6o3MpKBfKA_LezKxGZs6HClPhs/s400/Untitled-0-02-38-12.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462202477020650706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFHV0_zilg5FhlyUSlRiqkdHVlvr5usTZHQgAHxBPlmoQyCXi4ewmpqoTGuFdrRzdB2Ubl-9Ugv_O6q58x5phyphenhyphenjpySL5oE4D-ZLr4LJ6MRUST-UM_nchX1SZ8fruurpzI3TP74VDbEVQa/s400/Untitled-0-05-58-21.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462202278149991458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoN5etAnIWGMfm71UYoLJ33rYkqWF5uzNWD6k5bVJG4u8g9-vz_FuJlpTeh5uZO6_swMCvqcS1Nv7fekgs2cZW9W7dR6JbSrUfG7_U4PHmhyphenhyphenGf52kOroJBb4HcTAXrlotI8M_1qoUBIUW/s400/P1160573.jpg" />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-38155146394525938772010-04-20T08:09:00.006-04:002010-04-20T08:31:28.874-04:00OKAAAAY, Andrea!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EDQvcgPOJkWBRRTSzORyO302mHmWtbKk60-aFC-Ykk-Sc6ZHUwuSiteotphjD5ib17iDgwFqTeuTjBQd-2yRlndJ3np3jN_TXhJns6HJZpPkte55M1sacHpPDP7MzRbI6bTlhWeQIJg7/s1600/beautifulblogaward.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462190858199474754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EDQvcgPOJkWBRRTSzORyO302mHmWtbKk60-aFC-Ykk-Sc6ZHUwuSiteotphjD5ib17iDgwFqTeuTjBQd-2yRlndJ3np3jN_TXhJns6HJZpPkte55M1sacHpPDP7MzRbI6bTlhWeQIJg7/s400/beautifulblogaward.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My sister Andrea recently awarded a ‘Beautiful Blog Award’ to me. Here is what she said: </span><p><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span></p></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;font-size:130%;" ></span></span></div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-size:130%;">“<i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#666666;">This blog belongs to my sister Angie. Maybe in the past she deserved this award, but her last post was in Februrary, so now I am not so sure. I pass on this award in the hopes that she will start writing again. Get to it Angie!”<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:130%;">So, since my son is home from school sick today, AGAIN, I will take this opportunity to catch up a bit.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:130%;">Before I get starting on the 'catching up' bit , though, I’d like to comment on the whole ‘sick kid’ thing. Don’t you hate it when you are not sure if you should keep them home or not? Yesterday Roan was clearly sick. He had a fever and spent the day on the couch. He still had a fever when he went to bed last night. Now, technically, according to the school, the child is supposed to be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. So by that rule no school today. But since he’d already missed one day of school (and me a day of work) I had pretty much decided that if he woke up without a fever and felt fine, I’d let him go. However, he still had a bit of fever this morning (close to 100*) so I kept him home and called in to work again. Now, he’s bouncing around all over the place, asking to play the Wii. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>*Sigh* </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:130%;">See, the reason trying to make this decision torments me is because, once when Kai was in 2<sup>nd</sup> grade, he said he wasn’t feeling well. He didn’t have a fever or any other symptoms. Sometimes kids wake up on the wrong side of the bed but perk up once they get to school. I told him to go to school and see how he does. If he’s really not feeling well, they can call me and I’ll come get him. I never got a call, so I felt I’d made the right choice. However, when I picked him up from school, just one look at him shuffling to the car and I knew something was not right. His teacher came over and told me that he had been miserable all day and spent the day on the couch in her classroom. I asked why they didn’t call me to come get him and she said the nurse wouldn’t call me because he didn’t have a fever! I was so mad; I wondered how much he learned that day from the teacher’s couch. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:130%;">So, now I just make the best decision I can based on the info I have and deal with it. Right now, I'm again wondering if I made the right choice keeping Roan home. By school rules, yes. But.....did I mention he wants to play the Wii? Does that sound like a sick kid to you?</span></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-26461838817151663352010-03-15T15:10:00.005-04:002010-03-15T15:19:55.353-04:00Lilkidthings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F-nBh_VuG8TRkTXBfBGQl2y_KEz3Xl4-DqfGVzUeoU2lpZJyQoGSWryudJBMqPLcFg7Mwa9LnwdMvj2J6Wb7c0FGLvQZxY8Yxzcta6N_0N2m6REr4vsWmhuV60mMyDhYIdt01ztmX6lH/s1600-h/9316_721859720289_11805620_40966043_8222112_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 156px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448941929419239202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F-nBh_VuG8TRkTXBfBGQl2y_KEz3Xl4-DqfGVzUeoU2lpZJyQoGSWryudJBMqPLcFg7Mwa9LnwdMvj2J6Wb7c0FGLvQZxY8Yxzcta6N_0N2m6REr4vsWmhuV60mMyDhYIdt01ztmX6lH/s200/9316_721859720289_11805620_40966043_8222112_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="justify">My sister has a great mommy blog. She been blogging for years and has progressively journaled about her college/single years, dating, marraige, having a baby, and is now all about motherhood with a little bit of life in general thrown in. She's honest and funny. She's also going to the BlogHer conference in NYC this fall. Right now she is having an awesome giveaway. Check her out at:<a href="http://www.lilkidthingsreviews.blogspot.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 93px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448942046171040738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh727DPpxqpLGjf0jHf-dxfNY5za4LNAPVM9UP06EgWTGvxyw6TCUcTcdRq1jon_pMQZtm1REl5TUVTNGiqRBQc6LRwmD1PfBEY07VXjBUpKJiKIk3-EER_Ti2fgHL7JW6N47OpEnS_24q-/s400/lkt10bannerNOTAG.jpg" /></a></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-14495861013722347532010-02-21T16:24:00.005-05:002010-02-21T16:40:13.242-05:00Roan Mountain 2009<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Time for Roan Mt. again! This year we were very excited because we had all been watching the weather and knew to expect snow! ALSO, this year we had Oscar for the very first time! This was Oscar’s first Christmas and first time at Roan Mt. We had all the usual fun, getting the tree, making decorations, home cooked meals, walks, sledding, puzzles… it was all good! 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440811203852155426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqQ2Kina7kP9t5V2MSP0XjOgW6g621lE8NUmUSFHKIt_96VdMB9gH2_yFlhSC-6DIa-_dPaicRjpUwjB5ZTX_fvznZJSBCGSOv8vXXR8Ic_wJK_vcdtAnlu1k-x4x4rj9amywHMuAYdMu/s400/P1160255.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440811200971222850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckTQiRAzo8Fe4jpfECCKMmuIVygUkl6a6Exdr6Jin23TgwG5pw1hidbgoVH4ahG1SVi0aqhs7ubZkVqBjDgtVpaoqd87xL9LBmWFnlgqITRx6p4NdX4DokIhncY2sT6sv8658N_mOuke_/s400/P1160254.jpg" /> Merry Christmas!</div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-40040392278868322952010-02-20T14:28:00.006-05:002010-02-20T14:40:05.115-05:00NYC: Day 4<div align="justify"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:130%;" >I let Alyssa sleep in on this last day while I packed. After she woke up, we had breakfast at the café, and then walked up to Central Park one last time. On our first day there, Alyssa had mentioned wanting to ride a horse and carriage through the park. We had just enough time to do that before going home. It was funny the way all the pigeons ate the horse’s food. When the horse bent down to eat, they all flew away then came right back when he lifted his head again. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440410051696128546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTR9j6op3KF-Wf6G6razxwlss_1gFmD7jfKIEFFlLn8zGvC8wR9IqaPznz25PnqpQmld2FOyRPx7FiiJM_tuFo0sXp3oCfwO41mjwZU7XapSiM0ZQOG18Wsyv9JJOwvYMvO1hxY2lNKKLy/s400/P1150862.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440410058244272690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJPPWh1t8WdjycH-_dIPZlckV9r8X6qai60ecIXkYTjmZpWb3t1xTWKBZ7cVFnb3XbFDSyCEJfAwYLu5mmHfTGdDdqZISZEcmmtLEGbNxPLDmQ8ar4Ol2HqGBcTLiIv04qZiIabNtLCJx/s400/P1150870.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440410059588574658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCgJiPouAlmXLT93eWsZ-dS6-tHDu7KLVj5bH67E1MJPd3qeDLdyHhNJuKes3weM2h440xqWapY6EKedppa0rPglU2BNAfEteZgc7blEnKF36QW6saTuZ9-dPSf2m1GSKO9o4EvRD3mr1/s400/P1150868.jpg" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" >While riding through the park we noticed some sidewalk artists which reminded Alyssa that that was something else she had wanted to do. When the ride was over, we walked back to find one. As we approached one guy, we asked how much. He said $150! I said, “No, thank you.” and walked away. He kept calling out numbers. He made it all the way to $30 before he gave up. We went on until we found a man who advertised for $15. That was more like it. He took Alyssa’s picture so we could walk around while he drew. </span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440410065590029026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZyh99W3dH56r54RiGeizml11kUKY6BkFGcVSbM3RYaFquRe6XCIUU63kLwonlYiuOum0OWUWLgK_GRctJmm2Z0fMWiLVS5xxovXIyP17mILN5DFyOyD_jYUt6HuY48L_3zqYpzrNHVVO/s400/P1150879.jpg" /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" >When we returned he was almost done and we watched him for a few minutes. He did a really great job and was very nice. </span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440410069624978706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcogvGudjU2BwKshPM-NQjJH3Edwka7x_h9JhHFAvB2A-dKcm3qTnwg_6ouKvyfEeHH4koeuOw_4znvPjt0X_sBg-CNp4LIHAGu-8URNAbpYYYccunEwSqLYpquxtT9POShipeTg2JEle6/s400/P1150889.jpg" /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">At that point we high-tailed it back to the hotel, running most of the way. We ran up to the room, grabbed our stuff, and made it back to the lobby just in time to meet our town car. He took us to the airport and the end of our trip. Goodbye, New York!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span><br /></span><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 331px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440410234963449138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDjlZsOlZhx7RsXC9cV56OLRNquAjqhRzqOuFy_ZXzxPu3qIj3UFn05o4611maGrgVF0qGwSXBho4GvXopvIXTwsjb_81Nd73rQFD2Y_mHhMMjgetZ91kMwudpHLzfv0Z9Sc31y910VKq/s400/P1150892.jpg" /> </div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-59565873729199690402010-02-20T12:29:00.004-05:002010-02-20T13:13:30.750-05:00NYC: Day 3<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" >Friday was another beautiful day! We decided to do the Statue of Liberty first. So we hopped on the subway which was very crowded with Yankees Fans. There was a ticker tape parade celebrating their World Series win and the parade was starting right next to where we were going. It was fun and a little scary being squeezed so tightly in the middle of the Yankees crowd! </span><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384268355072690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96WZXfKH3UNKDhxRRlNVdCZRXeTWavtHw2Aw_HEwQb9q3dNs87rngqIeIPQTPZAexcStFu3vSI4CZ6-ljnPYFE1VCO3nsszKeqr8QKsvy_86EPqdcHnTgcdFr9-5g6VYLkEouKuidzPrW/s400/P1150711.jpg" /></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:130%;" >When we got off the subway we staked our spot for the parade. We just wanted to see the ticker tape! It was pretty cool. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384270212040018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KSDfeIw5KAvQbEOldPWS_p3ipDFBQ1UDz0FrkJZdUSuZXhmF2uWS1BBUIkwwNCCGX1BLVqzfSfz9uXGR6-xRGi7C7sGyYToR3O4cCcFvrmJTnI5a6-O0_R-9jBZ47LvNvunjUtDZTZmY/s400/P1150716.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384273073690338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-tVVn31Q50kr_q-4UjqrOvMDOLEjpGFr0qh_7kXppXglQcL3KdSiD52PR2WfZyuu2s5vzvxfKBc3N2tMHGdz8kV3T911q7J8mdyt3nqy13UwTVR8hLO_2_J-CB-C-0zKwExvEmuTmYq9/s400/P1150729.jpg" /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" >After about 30 minutes we squeezed our way out of the crowd and went to get on the ferry. This was Alyssa’s first time seeing the Statue of Liberty. It was very cold and windy on the boat but we HAD to stand right in the front of the boat for the best view!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 345px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384281463606770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0RK7TW1Z7cqbAnzeRqSLpPVa9pDF6eGuV2sE-0nECCgLbBrPb3MdZB0oHy4FveefHRHrXgVPwr5Ouk4WIgy2HIy9zX6qvgvAVmTe94Uer4X-fzp-fV0jKXTZTNI1FZdOPVqd2ap8pde8/s400/P1150746.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384281959038882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDoGjo5lm5ZXkVxXWPDd7uBBD5W81U_h5S6bWlR75FxqGlp-llE9eKkvkF956v-hUEQw3XwYjv0qO20NcO_1dudTBzlY6z9D8ReydVPJ_dmnLwpYtyL-20c7O36Mvmhns2XZpoGXH-2de/s400/P1150754.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384519305384866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtoCI5-kLtGhIzyL9n40CMlXyYRxGv8tQYwZnOOdpLO15x4cj_PMJPfcDxLFtI9NNLUjJnyXSgQwZ4-xi3SLIlL4zox1bBbEV3QkN2u_E2_zJ1QlXo26JJY6qEWeoB_W3BgrTx8Sl3IF0/s400/P1150759.jpg" /> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" >When we reached the island, we decided to eat lunch first before looking around. </span></span><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384522958524850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsx6qvDnPxSydIIm45fyZPg5EIxz_q17E3QtnI9p5uXvO3SQx9lc2sMoWTJ97YvBz6PUinc27zhpAWbe7Bo3OnRi5UqGhaM-WABv62y4CzWpLMCBv5oGC37gqgStqRz3_VaZBn6-0en6t/s400/P1150765.jpg" /></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span style="font-size:130%;">After we sat down, I realized I had forgotten to put ketchup on my burger, so I took my bun with me to get some ketchup. When I returned, all of two minutes later, Alyssa was running around the table frantically waving her arms. Her chicken strips and fries were scattered all over the table! I asked her what happened and she said the seagulls attacked! She had been taking a picture of one seagull when she felt a rush of wind and her food spilled all over the table as a gull dive bombed her food trying to steal a piece of chicken. As I laughed at her I reached down to put the bun on my burger, but the burger was gone, the WHOLE BURGER! Now she was laughing at me! Fortunately, they gave me another burger free of charge. </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJue76BuKc2i7c5N54K1gOeTKsGK-aqrxxRTMg3_z3AceDsT7VbbrPLrufgCjC1uE9qokMmpkKltaGbEegR81MZHAmy4MIl1XK-l3zKvFwSYV0jrhQ71ZgN677eyIwEiAvJirv_VU0LOJ/s1600-h/P1150825.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384528464799042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-O792eC8ycORnYJcboBuB5pl-x2mNgMKQYvjcGQQ1lJyB0MoT1GiT6hL7T5J7c1jvwfbQNDNYBiDbaRoLtvkjuw7RaeJUREpwi0xQ4mLdZk97cv9BNIMWn0A_okOlYSIuTErHVA-zkEIL/s400/P1150770.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">After lunch, we walked around the statue taking pictures. On the other side of the island, we stopped to feed the gulls some of Alyssa’s leftover fries. It was such a beautiful day. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384533352182770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxVDMdJ4nvcsyBv3D_LqN3iU2XSlUgxIwztT8zcv9FViYgFLFi-2XCv4-dztW49QTtwlt7d2bfl3bB-0aAfaVLxLMiQLxysJ-_M1Y3pqoYhRtVqzHRI0vDTBmieub_EW2-hXMXzq54xuz/s400/P1150797.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384537585024578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaunP1cnAxhU0KKlEVvetW0M3WZ0frtecYIKD2VOdr_rs4u3SlW0XNoqTLWwzBIdm_bvG6pgoN0pPU82N7mzYICryASNUhNMjLe2Q1prxNV6r9Y0ionAYiEMSC-augH609WXk2_GagoU9i/s400/P1150804.jpg" /></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';" ><span style="font-size:130%;">After returning to the mainland, we took the subway to the Empire State building. We reached the top just before sunset. It was beautiful. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384672849271234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86NJre4spI2YKhaSdh90qlE1DsLN8vmlKM8s_K7rd4ytDcvBj4g4dKEjA6D_lu6AvGMki56OviL4R3ruBhvbR5Tr0fY2Oth0piVfG6_9KRo1aV8cWTTBKV0vyPkxbq9eq_DwVpQKWXTMJ/s400/P1150817.jpg" /></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;color:black;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384682586757602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJue76BuKc2i7c5N54K1gOeTKsGK-aqrxxRTMg3_z3AceDsT7VbbrPLrufgCjC1uE9qokMmpkKltaGbEegR81MZHAmy4MIl1XK-l3zKvFwSYV0jrhQ71ZgN677eyIwEiAvJirv_VU0LOJ/s400/P1150825.jpg" />Did you know that the spike at the top was built to be a landing platform for dirigibles?<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440384678338168002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8WzjhopVkMoCeCgO7R010geLwUw0dyabSKkTZRBEo8QtW6DZUX3ctwcTQS_8NSzc5ZQ7MDpobuAXU1LMNWdWZQKwKowbMK-j8z88Mi7HKdZkg4alGirDg3Hm0spUBswLTWBz5PBgAmH2/s400/P1150824.jpg" />I had never heard that. It was only used once because it was deemed too dangerous. I recently watched the movie ‘Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow’ (really good, you should watch it) and noticed that at the beginning of the movie, they disembarked from the top of the Empire State Building.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;color:black;"></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">After another fun-filled day, we went to bed. Tomorrow we are going home. Only one thing left on our agenda….<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></span></span></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-53770957426071170482010-02-15T09:45:00.012-05:002010-02-15T15:48:37.324-05:00NYC: Day 2<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">We started off day 2 with a delicious breakfast. It turns out we get a complimentary breakfast every morning at the cafe downstairs! We had French toast with bacon and fresh squeezed OJ. It was so YUM! We then took the subway to about halfway up Central Park and walked across the park to the MET. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438487425525427874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHr3xTOqKJ3enUvXLheao_HKdjIZgimJNN8RC7EMsdjwki6_a8MT3ii-jLKogNLhfo1Z9xCG6VvUijBqZfUZ6_UXoMtS0x5cckR7KkRYhWn9skHAa6zij-PNAG8WRPsAY_pQH2FXPB9ow/s400/P1150614.jpg" />This was a ‘must see’ since Alyssa loves art and was, after all, in NYC because of winning an art contest. We had a lot of fun roaming the museum looking at all the fascinating exhibits. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438487436857633042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoLKgQlRabHSOlqfOifs20jYCWYT5oh0fMCoAX6B-SPT5UShZ8cw_SI6e4Wx_s96V-85rf3GQH6JUQW5yQvpZOGqlLvYXTfOa3rVCbbHImcg87_dNtpq2E9MrVk0uOsYqPxsvKYba6Fre/s400/P1150652.jpg" />We really enjoyed the Roman exhibit. Alyssa loved seeing the real columns that she once made in miniature for a school project. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438487427054985746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfYideigTE6aI_Sovy6Iap0TWhcYjBUp3CcabTRBwPydDZyUPaXFXBOw8QOuN1hxGmNhoJvGkhRUKM2TqUfD_ubHikKcR0ipABd_qDKFG8CNFTnJaQhlAMODEfidQtARX-1Hyp2qIAZx9/s400/P1150625.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438487433794002578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MvrzQCZ2ZM5cKN9Lzi6-KAlylDzyFkWHmpPCGg2brANcAZuoL2F_a11nXCIEEf01WdddERRZ-4dqLrb9wWuJTyZAgZ68fn5jpWnTFzvv6mnBM69aFOEsIp3U4gGhMu1EFEw8clVIMsf9/s400/P1150630.jpg" />These are the ones she made two years ago in sixth grade:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438491380342861538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHK72Wt6oqQtWXRsN_uBXflQ-5Bxz7d5sTzWjU370Pe8jMk7FufWCnPOXA90Mwg9kFaCLbPOaDMjTSvxaIeL2meCac-UoKF1eSyEMFPrSyf1nnCB77jB4JeRGeepaI3pwozoegCLuETLe/s400/columns.jpg" />We also loved looking at the paintings, especially Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, and Dali. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438487442101773938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0T5sEGa6AcXFz8Ba7ocUL7McaDQBeBa8XGhxj9dx5baQqHw1CcYKGIEq3h_FLakYfX4ABJX2gR4sXXQBd09d_N4qqemL55l3pY9dJ02VtEW1HiM0qAXGw17cacZFMSCX_2njfoXJwX5j/s400/P1150658.jpg" />We visited the gift shop before calling it a day. I bought a Christmas ornament and a print of Van Gogh’s ‘Wheat Field with Cypresses’ <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438490271763115474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ0uEh3ik-j-ygamFhdCA7IP_KGYwxbSoJePvjyBRAh4M2-o4oG4S8Cl81muJeTnF6nS8wS1X-9GUwqSNUNpR9P2aPS5PP92OPMjGhI_ZZuNMLhc6MKjVwfxHQOD0MlG4I8fZNtQlAUXJ/s400/P1150660.jpg" />(We were very disappointed later to realize we never visited the Egyptian exhibit.) Afterward, we went outside and ate lunch from a sidewalk vendor on the steps of the MET. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438490273114919298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-v7_NdDFmojmE0YjIB-x_4ug1cSZsMi7VV4A3hnVXDNzy3LBoV5GOd5UYEe9wgZzxS-rM7RbzfLUtfzvrfUkjwugUFpa6WzeeH9d_NMK3VU8Tpzm6jjbWPP1PZFXQPhh6x7_-Rijkv-tb/s400/P1150664.jpg" />It was actually very tasty! I had a gyro and Alyssa had chicken with rice. It was very cool eating there on the steps. Alyssa fed some of the pigeons and that turned out to be one of the highlights of her day! </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dykcbo6fTfMBizXDgAFZlMqNefyb_KxspxVfeprBCch23fZCFiXL15yUQtTzMBClU5746PkJCu7gKdF9WJlsg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGyyb-E5F-a4880yfM8EYXD57j27A-iDWmk2cFLrN8ec_hSbwCOR2QHPgbFtT693yQyAyBDiNDfklkXon8gph3QEXch0F-gWWGQbyKqipQOQOIH-aee99QDWiSj122VM6j8yUIoDNTTBy/s1600-h/us.jpg"></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">There were also some guys singing and they had gathered quite a crowd as they were really pretty good. We even bought their homemade CD as a souvenir.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqWCv0z2vED8-QehET8hWzxqcCNMneCCj7lfFmgPLBeqRkiENpuXmJ1ubUakmXq-W6jdrEqK4TdxuHyciWUA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />After the MET, we walked back across Central Park and took the subway to Rockefeller Plaza. We saw the ice skaters and the site of the huge Christmas tree (although it wasn’t up yet)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438496515675659010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo7OoIDwGuiLGlHcx3IZS1uG6KlRHBWEqA59KiYKG2ncZYt_plTGLFpiRPccj-kL3z3q97r08A6QzKJVNFOwDQtfvfyI7Noqpqo9sVyrYxlnygtwXhHokZ4FQGnXqidYFpnDRK-lK4uTy/s400/plaza.jpg" /> then walked up 5<sup>th</sup> Ave. for a while. We went into Tiffany’s,<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438493229856613026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT_8gN2PwH4h_hjH5esyC3eEwVyIKNK1S8Oge6HEDh_tkfFFc5dQCmlsZr-XPT83x8jsFe3-GKAok1soEUL3BTTqA6BlZXE1vB4LsLvXXC3B0w_hU1PSE6BqQfMaMtxW6_6vpfiKImqkH/s400/tiffany's.jpg" />a Lindor’s chocolate shop, Trump Tower (just the lobby), the Apple Store (very cool)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438493228537954562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2WgIByw4U9UcKXj_FWh2LC7mp1GHeVN6yj2NKVWcb51rWJlUU93MgHE8zmoqWJvhr-bTl1Vtus6sJRJRUhlJqbO-k8teUEZFc7NFTMBOb24wm4ZfRWgOfUijDbKSDmIO62A3hCNh3xdF/s400/apple-store.jpg" /> and FAO Swartz. There, I saw ‘Ugly Doll’s’ for the first time and fell in love with them. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438493233773705810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP0drAf4qmKyXsN4bWabd45z7RPQdJISkBWspShyphenhyphenAb85up_96mreBTXMfSLd1I9kKNDz9SlGCHT83gfankLN0PAZTgog3pa9b0KgWhvuhrUtGrzFF3uIaHo9ykt4n5gPF-45nspKMNmSY/s400/ugly-doll.jpg" />I took a picture so I could later make one for my nephew, Oscar, for Christmas. </span></div><div align="justify"><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438493581637396834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L_lNr_Q8592o8OQC3_7NzuPtl1Q7eqPUIsKsYxFYtZ7POvi_NijkwRleU47HW7yGn60WZNiRVezb6BIiq9YGSgghTpwbJcjvasg-xHukqrrltTDZv7COqx-bo52RjTDaXxiRD9fpYsVQ/s400/oscar.jpg" /></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">We walked back to the hotel with enough time to get ready for the big event! It was time to go to the Exhibit Event displaying Alyssa's winning project and to receive her prize. We and the other three winners were all picked up at the hotel and taken to the 'Society of Illustrators'. It is a museum for Children's Book Illustrators. We wandered around looking at the art and eating hors d'oeuvers. Eventually they called everyone to order and presented the winners with giant checks! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 335px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438509466609305874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPVHHY7pUT-VuJGEZMI5BU-HVU7O084GkhntnNMlWEEU2k2U8WVma8MNaXPbWwNZleG7vo-5nl6khQeFVBmnC-PPyBbyHtToyPrBRnIYKAy-96vfvsszkWLUCFsBJ52LR2gK90a2i_nw7/s400/check.jpg" />We loved that! We had such a wonderful time. It was such an honor and they made Alyssa feel very special. When it was all over, they returned us to the hotel before we turned into pumpkins :). We grabbed some desert-to-go at the cafe and brought it back to our rooms. We finished the day relaxing in front of the TV with our deserts. Ready for Day 3... </span></div></div></div><br /></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114110518778294883.post-73424428396018483192009-11-09T14:33:00.016-05:002009-11-09T18:05:33.269-05:00NYC-Day One<div align="justify">Alyssa recently entered an art contest called Henkel Helps Create. Henkel is a marketing company behind many recognizable products. She had to create a work of art that answered the question, "How would you make an easier, cleaner, more beautiful world?" Here is her entry: <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402189925323447762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeApcf9Xze5wyWY7sY2hMEVi60dlElvjFXXhCrnG_uVGvlIw9BSf3lSnkutjJYGA7TzV9yHO_Vzgx9cAM1RzEnHxVYepJFcB9_9AIBM6eJUH61vcUPoxpqs-IcSdjVXNqGaUtnkBiMQqn/s400/Alyssa.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">People should be kind to each other and families stay together. </span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">We should use a cleaner energy source, reduce pollution and plant more trees."</span></strong></em></div><div><br /></div><div align="justify">Alyssa won the grand prize for her age group! The prize was an all expense paid trip to NYC for both of us, plus $500 spending money and $1000 toward her education!<br /><p></div><div align="justify">Last Wednesday, we woke up at 4:30 am and Dean took us to the airport. This was Alyssa’s first airplane trip! (not counting the time when she was only 6 weeks old!) <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402192571226156914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rOy4_lExossiJinSwLTRIWhyVtp3hBx6yXHW-sVd-jkaQjVes0hpVVIff15w5QW2SY5xGJtSggB7j2OCAIJB2UQLV3EiHPhPKD3juJKdJpFPlmkemxeRPyLji-_vYqb0Kc2Kfu6B478c/s400/P1150479.jpg" border="0" />She loved it and was fascinated with the clouds and rivers, etc. She took these pictures from the plane: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_YVxFR5-VoKb3catyxmLRKoWQaLZi8wI8S-yNo4HY_oYEx_Y06ZrwEFkHzNyteAKMgt-AFjNJNR1QCRtNWb8a5l8Z79lGxHOtXctuYEuSr70zetKfgQG4oqWvunNlKeOKrGGTIqi79nt/s1600-h/P1150459.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402192567387331314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_YVxFR5-VoKb3catyxmLRKoWQaLZi8wI8S-yNo4HY_oYEx_Y06ZrwEFkHzNyteAKMgt-AFjNJNR1QCRtNWb8a5l8Z79lGxHOtXctuYEuSr70zetKfgQG4oqWvunNlKeOKrGGTIqi79nt/s400/P1150459.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIycF2KZZnnqGZ4xxlDAzfzDH4v96VG_JInM8crRuR-EEDR-lwzmxOQ0cWaSgbSkWN1RFIuqzrI_gHvQ0f-Z0HuxjoFLjt63i9x8W9wY2ujvuYbvQWXTmgfJ2RMgzQ3ytReuA6ranTSRKY/s1600-h/P1150457.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402192560581251874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIycF2KZZnnqGZ4xxlDAzfzDH4v96VG_JInM8crRuR-EEDR-lwzmxOQ0cWaSgbSkWN1RFIuqzrI_gHvQ0f-Z0HuxjoFLjt63i9x8W9wY2ujvuYbvQWXTmgfJ2RMgzQ3ytReuA6ranTSRKY/s400/P1150457.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>As we flew over NYC, she took these from the plane:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp7-F2dQWA3cXXyw4Gh4muatsISXgL-MlPIxvrULSF3awynDcsy6WD6vLDYysj2WMTKbvVH2TTeI0l2PHqrFxer1f8WLra2PiSVKMNBL3ZuZkJa4FVNpGM1vhV0JQjwXnCSlAw-1sygTI/s1600-h/P1150468.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402194422927535026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp7-F2dQWA3cXXyw4Gh4muatsISXgL-MlPIxvrULSF3awynDcsy6WD6vLDYysj2WMTKbvVH2TTeI0l2PHqrFxer1f8WLra2PiSVKMNBL3ZuZkJa4FVNpGM1vhV0JQjwXnCSlAw-1sygTI/s400/P1150468.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSgUdsfqSp7OCR3UBvGeQCkQM_obvh6xjoiEG61PmmVYrgY_5ZkVbvmt-vPU8swLwZrHI5MpwbHPWZmccpd9_-SRX2cwSZBS3KmMme5o7vW6ctEcAT0ZefFL5_wXkBS3YVZq4DHL4f3h8/s1600-h/P1150478.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402194276248901538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSgUdsfqSp7OCR3UBvGeQCkQM_obvh6xjoiEG61PmmVYrgY_5ZkVbvmt-vPU8swLwZrHI5MpwbHPWZmccpd9_-SRX2cwSZBS3KmMme5o7vW6ctEcAT0ZefFL5_wXkBS3YVZq4DHL4f3h8/s400/P1150478.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtVpDAMjYtJ-AYfnOotS6oeGkPCvdmGhXLCFaQ-11Hu41i2D6t9b39_lKTmVBNWwQokf-nEom7aPU9GSDiOW5BieuBu3f_0oQGNoTUrweP6plz5dK79p-2tBK7mtoIq_2EXvfWrszYufd/s1600-h/P1150475.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402194275360952962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtVpDAMjYtJ-AYfnOotS6oeGkPCvdmGhXLCFaQ-11Hu41i2D6t9b39_lKTmVBNWwQokf-nEom7aPU9GSDiOW5BieuBu3f_0oQGNoTUrweP6plz5dK79p-2tBK7mtoIq_2EXvfWrszYufd/s400/P1150475.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAje1zdlrZfl7m4FIu-L1sGNuBYr7gn0rnpVcIVmTmwgPxUieJtmgn69xvJef2nYCLHw9Oi8FVUGnFuMMY3_JPnIwRu5vbcedOZ9MLqLldUJW6TUJ4RI1CTLvNN1FhwD-94MYipqUR_9Lm/s1600-h/P1150470.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402194270160780946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAje1zdlrZfl7m4FIu-L1sGNuBYr7gn0rnpVcIVmTmwgPxUieJtmgn69xvJef2nYCLHw9Oi8FVUGnFuMMY3_JPnIwRu5vbcedOZ9MLqLldUJW6TUJ4RI1CTLvNN1FhwD-94MYipqUR_9Lm/s400/P1150470.jpg" border="0" /></a> We had a direct flight and flew into LaGuardia by 9am. Henkel sent a very nice car service to pick us up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5gGbwgufx9rNPsmWaWE1xLcmcWFzTfghBaf5S55cSW9Jue_GnJQ5WcdPFgtVumHcyDCatJdKSVtM8CunRBWtBR0moLNCtjt9v1Rvb89k8Pgx23mxxEkilUTPIDxxwb7NQ7iBTIHfyhnV/s1600-h/car2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402196973070479570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5gGbwgufx9rNPsmWaWE1xLcmcWFzTfghBaf5S55cSW9Jue_GnJQ5WcdPFgtVumHcyDCatJdKSVtM8CunRBWtBR0moLNCtjt9v1Rvb89k8Pgx23mxxEkilUTPIDxxwb7NQ7iBTIHfyhnV/s400/car2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrbQpdbZSqEleIUrrJWz_mlFoFGjy5H7IbjJw0iMtrXKCc1RmY3Ap7fnKoZBbDYjIsqdiQkfHP2__yCIk_HVNISuGndbqbNjDTy1llhCtXMRgNk9iNMw3PST3LqeGF0JcDg7ysRS16da-/s1600-h/car1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402196969947574674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrbQpdbZSqEleIUrrJWz_mlFoFGjy5H7IbjJw0iMtrXKCc1RmY3Ap7fnKoZBbDYjIsqdiQkfHP2__yCIk_HVNISuGndbqbNjDTy1llhCtXMRgNk9iNMw3PST3LqeGF0JcDg7ysRS16da-/s400/car1.jpg" border="0" /></a>and take us to our hotel, The Wellington. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402196978387847362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tm5Umd_o5ktjBLKCKOAE7mxq1M8Kx7CJ33nr4prQYvDRxdkOKJREeVotuKs4gvL9Mg8zi6aHeaBSNjkzvIKgYjD4OTRiw5BbmhFuvIj86T8wsCvyMbQH_746m3Hkd40cXjXLisJw0p_G/s400/hotel2.jpg" border="0" /> It was located in Midtown only 3 blocks from Central Park. Check-in was not until 3 and while you are normally allowed to leave your bags with the bell-hop but they wouldn’t take Alyssa’s artwork because it was fragile, and then they offered us a different room so we could check in early but the travel agency hadn’t paid yet, and they were on the west coast so they weren’t open yet, and I only had a debit card with me, so long story short (too late), we spent a couple hours in the lobby waiting for the travel agency on the west coast to open up and pay for our room. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOdXSqMRGGLHRFDr9rW36HXnmWoj8lnnQnAqyBKD5FQQ4ZIDR8yMgd79OOjBkomIQW_zixIz9_KNfHmnHxmoLQ-GtXlZ9dW9GTfpS9Z77NVLpd1sTPx29XbSpLf83DToTdeaqCd6R1Lfz/s1600-h/hotel4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402197125976799906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 327px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOdXSqMRGGLHRFDr9rW36HXnmWoj8lnnQnAqyBKD5FQQ4ZIDR8yMgd79OOjBkomIQW_zixIz9_KNfHmnHxmoLQ-GtXlZ9dW9GTfpS9Z77NVLpd1sTPx29XbSpLf83DToTdeaqCd6R1Lfz/s400/hotel4.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402196983109387810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRUvT0ESpG2HJHErHxreiEM-bdM8hXeDnAK8NIj_VJgkn8YZKsWSvd1smghz_pBiSalFm2HqjY95eQypG2lcRbPQeEyVc3alajxnXbbqfYeG71RA4Nqe6QQ1JrofICGyrrRVDQqBazX1Vj/s400/hotel3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402196978458948354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 349px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuXvq1ducthl-sEkweseOW9sfiWSm5OIIbhyphenhyphenJTuDp2aSV1MRdnXit2UuARGzyZDdPBlyKoTX41TuXcMonFFGnrhDoSmDd3vIOlH3fsp1rO7VWm-jPueV4ZEs30ECrJlYspDQV4-jcDWbH/s400/hotel1.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div>Good news is, because of this hassle, the hotel upgraded us to a suite, no charge, woot!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MVaS-v1t5h3n-tQ1LeSuG1wLD82iabHK8FeCtDPnHSrn2vKotbgMdIjz7rrbEKd_L5LIvYLmaL9pOMWlG1jcvzeqvWtay3k5cMdbEugsmb6GEwgUH3TSwiJtcwzcG1dm0U9I-NEJFJUn/s1600-h/room3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402197131544303074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MVaS-v1t5h3n-tQ1LeSuG1wLD82iabHK8FeCtDPnHSrn2vKotbgMdIjz7rrbEKd_L5LIvYLmaL9pOMWlG1jcvzeqvWtay3k5cMdbEugsmb6GEwgUH3TSwiJtcwzcG1dm0U9I-NEJFJUn/s400/room3.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402197130593714546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lv0lPrfolG9uvdPJ7j4C5Q7CSftmhGC1iJh9c3YxBNmymDW0rXM7PBXsLr77m9ylTKNtfqFUf6GSSkah6l6oWkeo3aBaRlIhZLNlKEfqZwe0JubYZTMN8EKg92PO6N34rTb0KawuuBzu/s400/room2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402197126982806370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbpMBS5Ucgp-RCAZRyuoh3tSXpl7NTflWWnzsUe00QIsKHDL62vLZT0ViDHPKAa8tOmpV9pGXtf383xZN-qVJRbIdPCfou-n1DVq0-QrIDHHPp-om3YMxb2WiZJcyXNfHbn1OnyaYMCRF/s400/room1.jpg" border="0" /> After we finally got into our room, we decided get lunch in the café downstairs then walk around Central Park for a while and go to the Central Park Zoo. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOVfH4SlTS6lPHa7uA6vGV9nggIJtOuiR_uRJkyKYJgHPmGKTmYU-DirFsSQEE7yAHVvDnyaaFaM7AAixt8fkuhyphenhyphenek8LpsC3wmhqjQWiQnwVchBbJGgUCP50fFkyViQYrxkvcJzoZk-nI/s400/P1150528.jpg" border="0" /> </div></div><div><div>Our favorite part of the zoo was the rainforest but we didn’t spend a lot of time in there because it was very humid and we both had just had our hair done and didn’t want to ruin it. What? This IS a girl’s only trip. Hair matters. <p></div><div> </div><div>After the zoo we returned to the hotel because we had to deliver Alyssa’s artwork to the front desk for pick up. They finally accepted it just for a few minutes under the condition that we understood they were not liable. We then took the subway to Times Square. We went to Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDnRD4S-di86QbSJAYgWe6J78PTcV4QJtJhi6XbzyoHPk8IUsa91sWgmNeLM8iaScizUN9Qo3jr46GgqnxKjP1Or9UH2jtuigHrwz6du4sBsaPbYWd9jJnYNgRbLudMDn7-DkhU-pJ1T8/s1600-h/P1150591.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402240981329998578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDnRD4S-di86QbSJAYgWe6J78PTcV4QJtJhi6XbzyoHPk8IUsa91sWgmNeLM8iaScizUN9Qo3jr46GgqnxKjP1Or9UH2jtuigHrwz6du4sBsaPbYWd9jJnYNgRbLudMDn7-DkhU-pJ1T8/s400/P1150591.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402227110346141938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR7AFYRKDGlNPaxJ57bCuiNBXDPdUVgSrVvl2LScIs2_1qpPd4tot-E3DhRc5VXt-8HisJFA26esmHJOdiNqbT24Dw3GAaCVj6429LfXBx_pQuALfqJojeNdb2n-NqXfAfqpvO12G3GhH/s400/P1150581.jpg" border="0" />The best part of that in my opinion was when Alyssa got to dodge laser beams just like Mission Impossible. That was pretty cool.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402240925137272626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 366px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbg5djNA2CkHqxuvG7PkxyJosy6X8UdKQL-Sqr_KDbM_kJUz_Lzw9IRcYyewuJ2h7JZ0Y9aAhm3GVQEWWNgXpvAyiTFjGF-6SSCbeDZlrJXyxR-vNm8tTXgorQHhYndpATv7ZtzFDQEr1/s400/P1150590.jpg" border="0" /> We ate dinner at McDonald’s (Alyssa’s choice, sigh) then walked around Times Square looking at all the lights, etc. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRmR0ShXEPZ_Zd5EjwEMlRkyRwTVhLiz4-gyumxaHpjcFHUiSdu2dp4G64P0xyzay59L3TkZK533J7mFbd_aEizroRULipMzcUHevMuJFRsyp0BaRe6JRemVkqMQa9ew4edgHXOQ7rF0U/s1600-h/P1150605.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402241707122349842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRmR0ShXEPZ_Zd5EjwEMlRkyRwTVhLiz4-gyumxaHpjcFHUiSdu2dp4G64P0xyzay59L3TkZK533J7mFbd_aEizroRULipMzcUHevMuJFRsyp0BaRe6JRemVkqMQa9ew4edgHXOQ7rF0U/s400/P1150605.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402241700250333874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dKC213vlMh2L7Ykij3tDAeMmvJsSMJFaIuVdIpKmwJhfOx9HZFRQ0pv-TH5jzHJ9isnzEuOAoUveh0WluLORLJK2AXoI9-YI-kSfjPAN4OaHdAKIH_2cwc8FetmPtaSifrg2idqzb8k3/s400/P1150602.jpg" border="0" /> <div>We also went into the Toys R Us with the 3 story ferris wheel and bought the boys some legos. </div><div><br />This was the end of Day One and we were off to a great start! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887013524052037063noreply@blogger.com0