tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22219059520327055352024-03-22T00:48:33.069-04:00What's Going On Here?What's going on here....Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.comBlogger851125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-18501392698370874702010-05-08T23:36:00.001-04:002010-05-08T23:38:05.109-04:00What's Going On Here? is MOVING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtKo675M15V9-KPxs7zpER3bwT3eFYxII4ILN2DD7K5DPJj2Kzx72h5UOwsm_PGxBTL4G8gxNyTCOOQ-XLBd0W_agy9Vr5M4PToiHQM1ppWdz_Qne9quYvX6QSnLYDkuciknbWoFqGR5f/s1600/wgoh_moving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtKo675M15V9-KPxs7zpER3bwT3eFYxII4ILN2DD7K5DPJj2Kzx72h5UOwsm_PGxBTL4G8gxNyTCOOQ-XLBd0W_agy9Vr5M4PToiHQM1ppWdz_Qne9quYvX6QSnLYDkuciknbWoFqGR5f/s400/wgoh_moving.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's Going On Here? has a new permanent home!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">click here to go to our new home </span></span></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-74384670367086578522010-05-08T06:00:00.007-04:002010-05-08T08:15:35.047-04:00Guess Where We Are?<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-124" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0250.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0250" width="520" /></a></div>Somewhere they don’t want to be.<br />
Kiki could be looking at Greyson because he's doing something weird.<br />
Greyson could be doing something weird.<br />
Tristan could be bowing his head in disbelief.<br />
OR<br />
Greyson could be stretching.<br />
Kiki could be looking at him because she wants to avoid the camera.<br />
Tristan could be scratching his head because it itches.<br />
A myriad, a MYRIAD of possibilities.<br />
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But, where are we?</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0253.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-128" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0253.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0253" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I’ll give you a hint. Can you see fear in the eyes?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0254.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-129" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0254.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0254" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">How about now?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0252.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-127" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0252.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0252" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This expression spells it out:</div><div style="text-align: center;">D-e-n-t-i-s-t.<br />
They'd already been in for their exam and cleanings, this was the down and dirty trip. The you're-going-to-feel-a-little-pressure, trip. And if a dentist tells you you're going to feel a little pressure? Buckle up.<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">credit to Brian Regan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0270.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-131" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0270.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0270" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a lot of waiting involved.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0274.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-132" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0274.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0274" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">A lot of time to anticipate your turn while you listened to the drilling and suctioning in the adjacent room.<br />
Hey, look! A mustache? Is that coming through on <i>your</i> monitor?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0262-1.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-138" height="699" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0262-1.jpg?w=520&h=699" title="DSC_0262-1" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hey, look!</div><div style="text-align: center;">James Dean.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0278.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-133" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0278.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0278" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">But I guess James Dean would never have done this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0293.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-136" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0293.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0293" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Are we bored to tears yet?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0286.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0286.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0286" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">How about now?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nope, James Dean would definitely never have let anyone see up his nose.<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/640x4801.jpg" mce_href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/640x4801.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-147" height="390" mce_src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/640x4801.jpg" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/640x4801.jpg" title="640x480" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I take that back.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0299.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-137" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0299.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0299" width="520" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Don’t worry, Tristan, not too much longer until the dentist can</div><div style="text-align: center;">yank out your tooth by it's roots, I promise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Audience, I jest not…<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-142" height="345" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0309.jpg?w=520&h=345" title="DSC_0309" width="520" /></a></div> That sucker was dug in tighter than a cuttlefish in a mud bucket.<br />
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You can make anything sound like a colloquialism if you just throw in a southern accent.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-28217598715781292442010-05-07T09:13:00.001-04:002010-05-07T09:15:56.567-04:00Can I Go Out in the Hail, Mom?<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_02201.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-96" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_02201.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0220" width="600" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The morning started dark and gloomy outside. and then–SHAPOW!–a sudden hail storm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0226.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-100" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0226.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0226" width="600" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hail on the trampoline.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0225.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-99" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0225.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0225" width="600" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hail swimming in the patio umbrella.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0222.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-98" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0222.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0222" width="600" /></a><i>Kerplunking</i> off the patio furniture.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0221.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-97" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0221.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0221" width="600" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Finding refuge against the house.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0230.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-102" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0230.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0230" width="600" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Huddling in a corner.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the picture he wanted captured most of all was:</div><div style="text-align: center;">“Mom! Look how shiny the basketball is! Take a picture, can you take a picture?”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0227-1.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-101" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0227-1.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0227-1" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes I can.</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0232.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-105" height="398" src="http://shafferzone.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dsc_0232.jpg?w=600&h=398" title="DSC_0232" width="600" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And then, as quickly as it started, it was over. In the words of Greyson:</div><div style="text-align: center;">“Today, was a weird weather day.”<br />
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This post was brought to you courtesy of Wordpress, where I composed and uploaded it, copied it and pasted it all over here. If Blogger has room for that, I don't get why they don't have room for just doing it the old way. Because they want to make Life as hard as possible?</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-31218211093696465942010-05-06T06:00:00.002-04:002010-05-06T10:02:49.371-04:00Ode to a SpiderWe didn't have time to figure out what to do about running out of room on Blogger and not being able to upload anymore pictures. Todd thinks I should move to Wordpress (and that it's long overdue). So until we do figure out the fate of What's Going On Here, I went into the "drafts" folder and found this post that's almost exactly a year old. I didn't post it then because I thought it would be mean. But I think it's okay to post it now. I think. I hope. But I've made REALLY bad decisions before, like my Homecoming dress in 11th grade. So if it's not okay, please let me know.<br />
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Every once in awhile we find an overdone fruit hiding in the fruit bowl.<br />
This is the first time we've found a guest....<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibW8YAipH1wHE-P8j09HpifCGv_k5RKcbOMed72XnwTKgo4VKoMEGhtZtt9LpN_JFBK_Jjtv1VACHTn07ZyEK3KPdPknVby_Lh1Uh99-7zM8wzmvy9pO3H60zzVrwK8jKNWICD3Zu44-4/s1600-h/IMG_2504.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329728578209813218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibW8YAipH1wHE-P8j09HpifCGv_k5RKcbOMed72XnwTKgo4VKoMEGhtZtt9LpN_JFBK_Jjtv1VACHTn07ZyEK3KPdPknVby_Lh1Uh99-7zM8wzmvy9pO3H60zzVrwK8jKNWICD3Zu44-4/s400/IMG_2504.JPG" style="height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Thomisus spectabilis </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Haj is coming to visit. With Georgie!<br />
They hate spiders. Because <span style="font-style: italic;">this</span> is what they do--<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Spiders, spiders, everywhere</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Spiders hiding in a pear</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">When you think you're safe in bed</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Rappelling spiders overhead</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Spiders don't respect your space</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Spiders skip across your face</span><br />
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I bet they can't <span style="font-weight: bold;">wait </span>to come now!<br />
Don't worry Haj, we've got 8 spider hunters on full-time duty.Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-19595395987626787472010-05-05T12:10:00.002-04:002010-05-05T12:16:58.062-04:00Strangest Things My Kids Have Said"Mom, who was the first person ever to think of chewing with your mouth closed?"<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">"I don't know, Tristan, that's a good question."</div><div style="text-align: left;">"I think I know. I think it was me."<br />
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Now pretend there is a darling picture of Tristan here, chewing with apple in his mouth, his lips pressed tightly together. Pretend I did not get this message instead: <b><i>Unable to upload file (DSC_0213.JPG) because the site has exceeded its file upload quota.</i></b><br />
And if anyone knows what that means, please inform. Is this the end of "What's Going On Here?"<br />
No more pictures?<br />
No more creative outlet?<br />
No more purpose?<br />
The rug has been ripped out from under me.<br />
Remember that picture of the tulip I posted just the other day?<br />
<div align="center" style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">It had opened it's delicate petals in promise of the sun's warmth and care...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3P15QAJs_dsrszGlDlzH0ruJtGOS9bMHSImfPcF31IibsA0a4Y-dqjd04nC0leiJDOwPBvvweNJZbzXr2EI6kxvMr9iG1mwnsjhBOh3-IDLUqWKvZtpTNUnhpMQrxf_Krfujsprncs2x/s1600/DSC_0054-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3P15QAJs_dsrszGlDlzH0ruJtGOS9bMHSImfPcF31IibsA0a4Y-dqjd04nC0leiJDOwPBvvweNJZbzXr2EI6kxvMr9iG1mwnsjhBOh3-IDLUqWKvZtpTNUnhpMQrxf_Krfujsprncs2x/s640/DSC_0054-1.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and had gotten a face full of slush. </span></div><div align="center" style="border: medium none; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I feel like I'm in 7th grade all over again. It was a tough year.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The truth is, the truth <b>is, </b>His hand is behind, before, and upon me, and just like I survived being told in 7th grade that "if you stood sideways and stuck out your tongue, you'd look like a zipper", I will survive not being able to post pictures anymore. And God knows, maybe something will happen to fix it all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'll keep you posted. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><br />
</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-35220971628510485842010-05-05T06:00:00.002-04:002010-05-05T12:18:02.399-04:00Camera Mess-ups<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg40A3qdcYUVpz-j_EhxdpvSmxvZIkwqoedKvuZXpczfDXffW_c6Wol1kthEzk-ofehSM1m5O7nUdeHWQXkbxuMjSPYTsuVa4Q_gFyikbX-xMU0T3y2xkT7LaFskMzv8-8iFXNWH-B85L/s1600/DSC_0187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzg40A3qdcYUVpz-j_EhxdpvSmxvZIkwqoedKvuZXpczfDXffW_c6Wol1kthEzk-ofehSM1m5O7nUdeHWQXkbxuMjSPYTsuVa4Q_gFyikbX-xMU0T3y2xkT7LaFskMzv8-8iFXNWH-B85L/s640/DSC_0187.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>These are camera mess-ups. But like anything else in life, give it the right title, and suddenly it's art.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I'll call this-- Waiting in Tanzania.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNIpialnyYjHPqOuOO2rMmRbu1uELwfuTdr5RVp5tfpMYiygzU2ZA92LNp1YH4ahD8qz57p3KkktPPsh8QjjPjXsTy4lMvlWQ-Z5zlg2XwBDUCXZmJiZXmZHNfJonYYU7z5bCwMRvqIl/s1600/DSC_0189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcNIpialnyYjHPqOuOO2rMmRbu1uELwfuTdr5RVp5tfpMYiygzU2ZA92LNp1YH4ahD8qz57p3KkktPPsh8QjjPjXsTy4lMvlWQ-Z5zlg2XwBDUCXZmJiZXmZHNfJonYYU7z5bCwMRvqIl/s640/DSC_0189.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is-- Mona Kiki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">as in.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2krHfgrksBwKkqxRJTMmzaENFa3RGnEe73lixsrXwt_mSUsXcuyIP8jl1yZqU5sXjhvzEqjvOiA3K4etkvfry8vCBERhH5wOgnGAPtNauZACqTQfV3jKnYVD5Oc_HT90dWtJ9U2yxfoUW/s1600/b6b39a542e61599a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2krHfgrksBwKkqxRJTMmzaENFa3RGnEe73lixsrXwt_mSUsXcuyIP8jl1yZqU5sXjhvzEqjvOiA3K4etkvfry8vCBERhH5wOgnGAPtNauZACqTQfV3jKnYVD5Oc_HT90dWtJ9U2yxfoUW/s320/b6b39a542e61599a.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's something similar about the expressions. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWjcW5u8Sv1km7aQq5vW6DYkQsdJ2apl5NVCKoNgl3gbVMyiiwPuIyuEx_AXt1knZlSoXUS_IcJIInN9eQrqqVPaRbUQtDJDHxF5Z-NtAa4eK749o_Go_V2oCFgPWsgG8IeK_rsFgiWdy/s1600/DSC_0190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWjcW5u8Sv1km7aQq5vW6DYkQsdJ2apl5NVCKoNgl3gbVMyiiwPuIyuEx_AXt1knZlSoXUS_IcJIInN9eQrqqVPaRbUQtDJDHxF5Z-NtAa4eK749o_Go_V2oCFgPWsgG8IeK_rsFgiWdy/s640/DSC_0190.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mona Sawyer?</div><div style="text-align: center;">No. There's something about the eyes that just isn't right. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Caught in the Headlights.</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-42344229426108682062010-05-04T06:00:00.001-04:002010-05-04T06:00:07.836-04:00Move Over, Monopoly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXLtQBnGuipYDuh5O1conyQlz1S-KaKQgdCU5q9pGFAHmcvV7ycE3PI7ymMSSZJPDHiT6mW96mHFdueKmwaLi4-yMxB3_CzTpPhSJkOyl2MNq-umpw633mDlgo50PbhGsyD9i9jGuEBsr/s1600/DSC_0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXLtQBnGuipYDuh5O1conyQlz1S-KaKQgdCU5q9pGFAHmcvV7ycE3PI7ymMSSZJPDHiT6mW96mHFdueKmwaLi4-yMxB3_CzTpPhSJkOyl2MNq-umpw633mDlgo50PbhGsyD9i9jGuEBsr/s640/DSC_0144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Move over, Monopoly...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKmTblTNhyphenhyphenepRAkdVtUAnRNvRIF9xBpYwT04JCtecUolNeUNn8CtoYJlvXd6wgCkzkMxgpmgaHvjG8UX48yAop_yitfml3UJWewSzwhwpnKuUH-a8n2_pt2oZ1qRerYG303QYWoAv0gW-/s1600/DSC_0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKmTblTNhyphenhyphenepRAkdVtUAnRNvRIF9xBpYwT04JCtecUolNeUNn8CtoYJlvXd6wgCkzkMxgpmgaHvjG8UX48yAop_yitfml3UJWewSzwhwpnKuUH-a8n2_pt2oZ1qRerYG303QYWoAv0gW-/s640/DSC_0149.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's a new game in town.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldnKBEORbGjod-0tsf47zXaRz6UMc_13pyTdJC4sPpetPdt524Ns_igq3whBTt-M54FyhwcaZG_cX0m12FklylBlCZlDJSmDjZbwrP0c2XwopppKSAzl3z8cXiSoxttPX0el7Vk6p8J_U/s1600/DSC_0147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldnKBEORbGjod-0tsf47zXaRz6UMc_13pyTdJC4sPpetPdt524Ns_igq3whBTt-M54FyhwcaZG_cX0m12FklylBlCZlDJSmDjZbwrP0c2XwopppKSAzl3z8cXiSoxttPX0el7Vk6p8J_U/s640/DSC_0147.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It catches the interest of young and old.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDWMO9El4eEo7jxg3nIe6rwfTet5x8wgNdQBygZaGWketZE3pA50rQRqkgTnWtty4fsG2tH5syLaOsgPhoY-BvmSa7hQbzEx2WEBdIMNqUwdYc6mrvDkm4CHueX06SFS-mkrEj3bDwC4y/s1600/DSC_0154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDWMO9El4eEo7jxg3nIe6rwfTet5x8wgNdQBygZaGWketZE3pA50rQRqkgTnWtty4fsG2tH5syLaOsgPhoY-BvmSa7hQbzEx2WEBdIMNqUwdYc6mrvDkm4CHueX06SFS-mkrEj3bDwC4y/s640/DSC_0154.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">With pretty much the same components.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhLto03-MqV9nvoANVoCcf8w2QouMFHqseetcpaz7AukeV4haIlc8UUY6PqTBWJbzicnY24W7pKPPESOtht6FkGzGP0MvjjwA_cEfn6QWvbXSDQQxQ5MffE4R3Eeh-ybL22VUoku8hhv7/s1600/DSC_0175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhLto03-MqV9nvoANVoCcf8w2QouMFHqseetcpaz7AukeV4haIlc8UUY6PqTBWJbzicnY24W7pKPPESOtht6FkGzGP0MvjjwA_cEfn6QWvbXSDQQxQ5MffE4R3Eeh-ybL22VUoku8hhv7/s640/DSC_0175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clean fingernails.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLvaqtAWt1XZOwz3nIH_bBFdTrQ4cavt3PmRWtswXUJMfrr7NS0GCnD6o1L9xf9aOaebycY151S7tBi0VvS4CDcqhFeqjpJVL59f-G6DK4t0ICnfwSxpiN2_nlOGi5ZvyqNTNQwrZvzQ-/s1600/DSC_0183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLvaqtAWt1XZOwz3nIH_bBFdTrQ4cavt3PmRWtswXUJMfrr7NS0GCnD6o1L9xf9aOaebycY151S7tBi0VvS4CDcqhFeqjpJVL59f-G6DK4t0ICnfwSxpiN2_nlOGi5ZvyqNTNQwrZvzQ-/s640/DSC_0183.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This has nothing to do with Horseopoly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He just proposed trading-back with Tristan. Trade-backs are illegal in our house, thus the unsure stance.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What does he want to trade back?...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3Y727Dup1bKqDSl_ZDr3RNFDbIcOvreQmU0T4Us3S4qzZvS3tQUiRqTNgkX8ORQbIUZpreQ-IoXAqd1ZoJT1YMaF_gkf5yjvowpfNDgtgyEtge6JED7IJ6H03eEhMM0ILggqs7I9Ew7Q/s1600/DSC_0191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3Y727Dup1bKqDSl_ZDr3RNFDbIcOvreQmU0T4Us3S4qzZvS3tQUiRqTNgkX8ORQbIUZpreQ-IoXAqd1ZoJT1YMaF_gkf5yjvowpfNDgtgyEtge6JED7IJ6H03eEhMM0ILggqs7I9Ew7Q/s640/DSC_0191.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This. Which used to be his, but he traded it with Tristan for something, or maybe it started out as Tristan's and Tristan traded it to Sawyer and then Sawyer wanted it back--this is why it's illegal in our house. It's exhausting to keep track of.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, it's his now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'd think wearing fudgesicle all over your face would dampen your spirits a bit, but not when you're holding the object of your heart's desire: a gadget! Nevermind that you'll never pry it open, you've got a gadget!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-4886650306758054942010-05-03T06:00:00.002-04:002010-05-03T07:33:58.116-04:00Teaching the Younger Generation How Not to Excel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The kids love to play computer games on a website called Webkinz. Kiki recently got very good at playing one of the games and received the following message:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QgyKoKPb5_ZRUCD9VUbL6LNOKcIGyvbb83wensHfaSePWx_89ZhRflQ7TOCQcOa_jrzvSrZ9sT2aD6XOPo6lgQ8VO1KcIvpq7oVBuzU-cAJG8PEVTatCW4yauLEWOf8LlWSmscNCYHhq/s1600/DSC_0138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QgyKoKPb5_ZRUCD9VUbL6LNOKcIGyvbb83wensHfaSePWx_89ZhRflQ7TOCQcOa_jrzvSrZ9sT2aD6XOPo6lgQ8VO1KcIvpq7oVBuzU-cAJG8PEVTatCW4yauLEWOf8LlWSmscNCYHhq/s640/DSC_0138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Award Fail</div>Notice how the "Final Score" has "NaN" as the tally. We think this stands for <i>(sing-song voice</i>) "nan,nan,nan,nan-nan!"<br />
This note qualifies as passive-aggressive if you quote it with the emphasis on the word <b><i>"not</i></b>"--"Your score will NOT be submitted and your KInzCash will NOT be awarded. So there."Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-18207610793523580202010-05-03T06:00:00.001-04:002010-05-03T06:00:06.068-04:00Mr. Grumpypant's Lullaby <object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8uoRaBnDWd8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8uoRaBnDWd8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"Mom, come, come quick! Kiki's holding Shiloh like a baby and there's pretty music!"</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-30284617906220226642010-05-02T06:00:00.012-04:002010-05-02T07:52:28.697-04:00A Perpetual List<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please check the following lists and see if I forgot anything.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Biggest annoyances of childhood:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10dh1iNVbovLho8KkgSxznzKej33pdflTlzjemsYu2JZ5P482td-r7y9ngywCYx_si2awoMRdSsC4cwiX6IfBjoSLKqsN6LmKmGDktHJzdhgRIyMhWYSu9jKUPegyCoi5zz6hZuZOYvan/s1600/e0b5b71e83d78868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10dh1iNVbovLho8KkgSxznzKej33pdflTlzjemsYu2JZ5P482td-r7y9ngywCYx_si2awoMRdSsC4cwiX6IfBjoSLKqsN6LmKmGDktHJzdhgRIyMhWYSu9jKUPegyCoi5zz6hZuZOYvan/s320/e0b5b71e83d78868.jpg" /></a></span><span style="font-size: large;">Trying to open a pocket knife with a flimsy thumbnail<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Catching the back of your heel on the screen door<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sticky popsicle juice and no place to wash your hands<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dud firecrackers<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Balloons too hard to blow up<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gum that lost its flavor after 45 seconds<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hitting your teeth on a pop bottle<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bazooka comic strips that you couldn’t understand<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Plain slush left in the bottom after sucking a slushy dry<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being last<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting your hair caught in a closing window<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waxy crayons</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>That panicky feeling of not having a hiding place in hide-n-go-seek</o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting hit with an iceball in a snowball fight<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cats that slid out from under your petting hand<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dogs that knocked you down<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kid holding the hose and spraying everybody<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tasting baking cocoa and feeling betrayed<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grasshoppers that flew drunkenly into your face</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Finding out your brother ate all the chips</o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Breathing in powdered sugar </o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Falling on your tailbone</o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dodgeball</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Biggest Annoyances of Adulthood</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Customer service people that can't think outside the box</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waiting in line </span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4skNmLTl4bfz4YLSC-0IyX9p-Bvnnr3YxwwDGmk-184L17wwbTQfyj8CAC0XrK_m-jYohtxrcGUwCqBVxz7SwYfbyqCPhCxO2PPwPm758hTicGT3s_vr2_07mFa7mOlKWWKut7nMfsqO/s1600/0cfef3c514b2ec86.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4skNmLTl4bfz4YLSC-0IyX9p-Bvnnr3YxwwDGmk-184L17wwbTQfyj8CAC0XrK_m-jYohtxrcGUwCqBVxz7SwYfbyqCPhCxO2PPwPm758hTicGT3s_vr2_07mFa7mOlKWWKut7nMfsqO/s320/0cfef3c514b2ec86.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paperwork</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paper cuts </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dull potato peelers</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Static cling</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Losing the whole email you just composed</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stuck staples in a stapler</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Low batteries</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Weak flush toilets</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Losing the cordless phone</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Losing the tv remote</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waxy chap-stick</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">People who merge out of turn</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">How the smell of vanilla extract and its taste are polar opposites. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clerks who act annoyed when helping you</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pens that won't write</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wearing socks and stepping in something wet</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recorded phone options when you need a live person</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The copyright warning on dvds that you can't skip</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">A hair in the shower</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cats that slink out from under your petting hand</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finding out someone ate all the chips</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dodgeball</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-13702775754448282562010-05-01T06:00:00.006-04:002010-05-01T13:25:36.252-04:00Guess What's Growing in the Backyard?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo7_8FgjM66E1YLPia4nYJw0QS_GWo78JOtwhGq7tEx5r7kV3zQeRN7ztlQBXWaCH30NbADbpCrCe3gIPAy8UaH-lHz7r10GIPy0_qP2DWmZADQ-pEjFU-p4UtUr3OrTxyuybjg43WZSo/s1600/DSC_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo7_8FgjM66E1YLPia4nYJw0QS_GWo78JOtwhGq7tEx5r7kV3zQeRN7ztlQBXWaCH30NbADbpCrCe3gIPAy8UaH-lHz7r10GIPy0_qP2DWmZADQ-pEjFU-p4UtUr3OrTxyuybjg43WZSo/s400/DSC_0096.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He had an inclination to plant seeds. We were fresh out. But then it hit me--we have wheat kernels. So we planted them and<i>...wallah!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">He's growing wheat grass.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGO5msPRO5jxEflrt20COumhUeNSc8sRLVecyJAbhcKB-OynnwWJelLVg1jxFlne8MOV4LfoGhcksyKaRi2vMEETXHRBBS_Avq_euIC_kDUetXzjqV1kEXQ3yBoYkPpeMjM6-18JeAI6X/s1600/DSC_0101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGO5msPRO5jxEflrt20COumhUeNSc8sRLVecyJAbhcKB-OynnwWJelLVg1jxFlne8MOV4LfoGhcksyKaRi2vMEETXHRBBS_Avq_euIC_kDUetXzjqV1kEXQ3yBoYkPpeMjM6-18JeAI6X/s640/DSC_0101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tristan got a haircut.<br />
I wonder what's going on in that little noggin of his? Do we truly ever think of nothing? What did I think of when I was his age?<br />
candy<br />
candy<br />
my turn<br />
I get cherry<br />
I get grape <br />
not it<br />
you're it <br />
I'm telling <br />
me first<br />
no fair<br />
just go<br />
beat'cha <br />
<br />
can I have one<br />
wanna trade<br />
look out<br />
watch this<br />
dibs <br />
wait up<br />
can I come <br />
you're mean<br />
can I play?<br />
candy<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">It's got to be one of those. Except that Tristan asks really deep questions out of the blue, so he could be thinking of something like he said last night, "Mom, how did God think of sounds? Like when you drop a glass and it goes <i>chink</i>, how did He think of that?"<br />
Let's take another look......<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wi1mwlv039KiXi2o0FnCqxXvyro6O0j2lJHRKfU7qUUuTANDMMMxtM_2i72Q28BTnmAF_XA4bQRkuKNkmLP_A_RtN_hnZlbWlTIUrrXlmlbwZ_XnvnvGS2pdqhsh8pzsYdatrfynoJrq/s1600/DSC_0101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wi1mwlv039KiXi2o0FnCqxXvyro6O0j2lJHRKfU7qUUuTANDMMMxtM_2i72Q28BTnmAF_XA4bQRkuKNkmLP_A_RtN_hnZlbWlTIUrrXlmlbwZ_XnvnvGS2pdqhsh8pzsYdatrfynoJrq/s640/DSC_0101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Neh</i>, he's thinking of candy.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolll9QphUA2dxoGodYUq5FWYMBU6zdR5ObiM5IyVmlrzbL1qMK4-cGwhA0CsLEoO0EqLqF6abWxEDTIukNpOJAvWd0PrbLv-eNtbrjvxuoXN-AXmOmzLySglYaQ2iMjZ-vjKMaabAFTyn/s1600/DSC_0122-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolll9QphUA2dxoGodYUq5FWYMBU6zdR5ObiM5IyVmlrzbL1qMK4-cGwhA0CsLEoO0EqLqF6abWxEDTIukNpOJAvWd0PrbLv-eNtbrjvxuoXN-AXmOmzLySglYaQ2iMjZ-vjKMaabAFTyn/s640/DSC_0122-1.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And Kiki's hair go up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGcWNTn6GerGSfAXso4csfKs8vKqlOqN7WBLVPQOcCFVGudC0oFXJIXC1RRwjh798lDFvnnmBhLB3i8b1Q3pkIA1R34kL5rjk_DGt-e0Kc96MJpUWLNKV0awe5Fah6jkzU71SqkD8bowK/s1600/DSC_0083-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGcWNTn6GerGSfAXso4csfKs8vKqlOqN7WBLVPQOcCFVGudC0oFXJIXC1RRwjh798lDFvnnmBhLB3i8b1Q3pkIA1R34kL5rjk_DGt-e0Kc96MJpUWLNKV0awe5Fah6jkzU71SqkD8bowK/s640/DSC_0083-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm playing with my camera. I like this lighting, but I think it's technically incorrect because there is not enough light on the face. Is it a technique or a mistake? Maybe this is why photographers carry a silver umbrella, to throw light on the face. Dare I walk around with a silver umbrella?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Camera jockeys please inform.</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-64764524147655768212010-04-30T06:00:00.001-04:002010-04-30T08:23:51.022-04:00Almost Put it Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXy9CZFsQa364PTRrtN67yfzVbVxVAYzXHNJGeHohRyyX6mdnNebXVsq51G3_1oPxjLmjUjdEG_hRZDNj4WyzXwflrh4cUYBAXJbvUGQl3tIcefuFc08aFPMe6jBNX2qGvD4xFE3vK79i/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXy9CZFsQa364PTRrtN67yfzVbVxVAYzXHNJGeHohRyyX6mdnNebXVsq51G3_1oPxjLmjUjdEG_hRZDNj4WyzXwflrh4cUYBAXJbvUGQl3tIcefuFc08aFPMe6jBNX2qGvD4xFE3vK79i/s640/DSC_0079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This is a snowballer. Cousin Heather gave it to us for Christmas. I almost put it away for the spring, but since the Supersoaker 2000 watergun stayed in our backyard all winter long, I figured I shouldn't break my streak. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCs6MBAt79p3DATlcABRld2TiDJUgBs2EdMVhvrFb5NicNHWuw5e_B-9iFhGviqBzcrkuKSigMwStF8op8jenqNqBIWFycdMwgQuEH6Dk1cIzZN5XqVvHv1VGnamxY9e2yKySn88hiEUfX/s1600/DSC_0078-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCs6MBAt79p3DATlcABRld2TiDJUgBs2EdMVhvrFb5NicNHWuw5e_B-9iFhGviqBzcrkuKSigMwStF8op8jenqNqBIWFycdMwgQuEH6Dk1cIzZN5XqVvHv1VGnamxY9e2yKySn88hiEUfX/s640/DSC_0078-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dog toy and snowballer--A happy marriage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc-dG1dkn8PMirTHhPfQYy7VJ3EtTvK0dnRS1OQxf7S0wfJcn1d3bmiy_F0sKxBysBJSa2uwPY8Yggioh1oXMpIlMkULxPZUN5fevT8PFNCvVQOdOWvd-YL0MhERWHjZqMq1x1fQwr3hx/s1600/DSC_0077-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSc-dG1dkn8PMirTHhPfQYy7VJ3EtTvK0dnRS1OQxf7S0wfJcn1d3bmiy_F0sKxBysBJSa2uwPY8Yggioh1oXMpIlMkULxPZUN5fevT8PFNCvVQOdOWvd-YL0MhERWHjZqMq1x1fQwr3hx/s640/DSC_0077-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it holds up to the most strenuous use. Do you think they could have doubled their sales if they had included these pictures in their catalog?</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-39862797722516121042010-04-29T10:11:00.005-04:002010-04-29T13:32:41.564-04:00Steering Lord Chesterfield<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTi3sI3TPbUj1pkE6hKe6RBtBX-Cls2OTFYbfkoUb-RmpW0Qg16F123pN7nZTtXJij3Lrr22kG4ZlvTaw1w2DIxQYC211WxCoPLmViFXMAMMLrVbWQa7rQPlqRWF8a3HzxmkM8djldU8z/s1600/7f230a29a1b9cce8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTi3sI3TPbUj1pkE6hKe6RBtBX-Cls2OTFYbfkoUb-RmpW0Qg16F123pN7nZTtXJij3Lrr22kG4ZlvTaw1w2DIxQYC211WxCoPLmViFXMAMMLrVbWQa7rQPlqRWF8a3HzxmkM8djldU8z/s200/7f230a29a1b9cce8.jpg" width="200" /></a>It seems like God has endowed everyone with little gifts, little gifts that maybe others don't even know about, like the ability to tie the perfect bow or an uncanny sense for finding shortcuts. I think mine might be--keeping the ball rolling. If you've ever watched those black and white movies from the 1930's where a grand lady sits at the head of a dinner party and gently steers the conversation with, "Lord Chesterfield, I hear the hunt went remarkably well yesterday?" and then as soon as Lord Chesterfield is done regaling the table with the harrowing events of yesterday's hunt, the hostess says, "Lady Dalton is freshly arrived from Austria, what's this about a narrow escape you met with on the steamer?"--that's what I mean by keeping the ball rolling.<br />
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Yesterday I discovered it wasn't so much a gift as it was a compulsion. I went to get a haircut. Luckily, it's only around the corner in a neighbor's shop/home. She's a french neighbor, so conversation is somewhat difficult, but you pay no heed to that when you must keep the ball rolling. I had debated if I should even keep my appointment because I was fast running out of steam with this Post Viral Syndrome. I had an inkling it may have been best to stay at home and rest. But my reasoning won out--<i>I'll just be sitting there, I can rest</i>--I'd forgotten about keeping the ball rolling. So even though my lungs were begging me to keep quiet and not use the precious air they needed just to breathe, my neighbor and I discussed a myriad of topics while she wielded her scissors on my shorn head-<br />
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post viral syndrome (of course) <br />
the square footage and layout of her backyard<br />
the french/English conflict in the province of Quebec<br />
the social and environmental impact of the Inuit territories <br />
our first pick for traveling abroad<br />
how she lost 20 pounds<br />
the extracurricular activities of her children<br />
museums and culture in Ireland<br />
transport options<br />
starting dates from transplanting gardens<br />
good neighbors vs. bad neighbors<br />
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I had no breath, but I was compelled. I really just couldn't sit there and let the conversation fall flat. Compulsion is a blessing and a curse. After that hair cut appointment I was rendered useless and had to go to bed, after I made dinner, and after I called to see how my mom made it through her hip operation, and after I saw all the little haircuts the boys had. I should have just gone to bed, but I was...compelled.Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-50378148344112962402010-04-27T17:21:00.003-04:002010-04-27T17:37:30.955-04:00Why I Hate Canada on Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring <b>was</b> here. And then, like these tulips..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_upUdcyFLtpNnI5kBbLqWFgx8-YLUhGzeUDFZhqgJnWHIzjSnTH4CbpcMIanDXvijgGCdv6olqS9MjwQ6Dr4pHdQqTsbMi0Pt6FGhBak8aBagdcHMNJRALWyGmcAbbrWLGsrW0Z0PCdYV/s1600/DSC_0053-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_upUdcyFLtpNnI5kBbLqWFgx8-YLUhGzeUDFZhqgJnWHIzjSnTH4CbpcMIanDXvijgGCdv6olqS9MjwQ6Dr4pHdQqTsbMi0Pt6FGhBak8aBagdcHMNJRALWyGmcAbbrWLGsrW0Z0PCdYV/s640/DSC_0053-1.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">It bowed it's tired head beneath winter's last blow.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">It had opened it's delicate petals in promise of the sun's warmth and care...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3P15QAJs_dsrszGlDlzH0ruJtGOS9bMHSImfPcF31IibsA0a4Y-dqjd04nC0leiJDOwPBvvweNJZbzXr2EI6kxvMr9iG1mwnsjhBOh3-IDLUqWKvZtpTNUnhpMQrxf_Krfujsprncs2x/s1600/DSC_0054-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3P15QAJs_dsrszGlDlzH0ruJtGOS9bMHSImfPcF31IibsA0a4Y-dqjd04nC0leiJDOwPBvvweNJZbzXr2EI6kxvMr9iG1mwnsjhBOh3-IDLUqWKvZtpTNUnhpMQrxf_Krfujsprncs2x/s640/DSC_0054-1.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and had gotten a face full of slush.</span></div><div align="center" style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">I feel a <i>"Life is like a blooming tulip..."</i> saying coming on.</span></div><div align="center" style="border: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPJWfC-JnJKegSp8U0Mqa8n9TyA6FkJp5sUhIjtsWAK-LSyS3CUdrjrXBEod_GtF5eedFe8G1sWirh-sVxSlE42-LSlgPULvOpNFv3hTcE9pRHFcHv_HJAIZbkc6F-gOxaegnJtcsqwsR/s1600/DSC_0274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPJWfC-JnJKegSp8U0Mqa8n9TyA6FkJp5sUhIjtsWAK-LSyS3CUdrjrXBEod_GtF5eedFe8G1sWirh-sVxSlE42-LSlgPULvOpNFv3hTcE9pRHFcHv_HJAIZbkc6F-gOxaegnJtcsqwsR/s640/DSC_0274.JPG" tt="true" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">What used to be...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaNYzVFKKEVzrK9PGcVUckJ5DrY4YiNHCV7It5wDTDOOINTu2EVd9MadCE-Dn6OT8kj692R90n9dmFIFkX8BV-P1gDu9KwO5aCLCg4BsuSRSo45nPCLwVJJbx0x_QGwMbT058JMse9nB_/s1600/DSC_0064-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYaNYzVFKKEVzrK9PGcVUckJ5DrY4YiNHCV7It5wDTDOOINTu2EVd9MadCE-Dn6OT8kj692R90n9dmFIFkX8BV-P1gDu9KwO5aCLCg4BsuSRSo45nPCLwVJJbx0x_QGwMbT058JMse9nB_/s640/DSC_0064-1.jpg" tt="true" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We bought it to herald the coming summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pull up a chair, and have a seat</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-82675941998411755632010-04-27T06:00:00.001-04:002010-04-27T08:23:45.943-04:00Kickin' it Up a Notch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOk7fRlq0TxEYJTG8kmACkmRkRWfieLb_ACK-w7691UamMEpfAr6OXK5cjsbszw2lLTrjilfhlxZnd1OBCDZ2Yzspmcmmb40vWNtDV6RbTjwMIaGIdIZs9SAepa7QwLXduFVC1LS_6mnZ/s1600/DSC_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOk7fRlq0TxEYJTG8kmACkmRkRWfieLb_ACK-w7691UamMEpfAr6OXK5cjsbszw2lLTrjilfhlxZnd1OBCDZ2Yzspmcmmb40vWNtDV6RbTjwMIaGIdIZs9SAepa7QwLXduFVC1LS_6mnZ/s400/DSC_0084.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Out of a gumball machine comes a toy that can amuse you for hours. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And if you get tired of it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And when you get tired of them....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Why, yes. Yes, it can.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/doQP8_rpnF8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/doQP8_rpnF8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you can acquire this highly valued kidlife skill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-43270406531761898912010-04-26T06:00:00.002-04:002010-04-26T07:42:22.241-04:00The Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZ9jWpper4c2KkyPJoI_nNI3IGdDXcPWdUmJsGfAKxiMGz1BXxWW_f8mkTzemC1cEqgSrSOoA06E6XNVqIketYB8MvSkuFSomfzKvjpmfbVA0sbQS3Ij6fwj96eznCnQD_rkoxqAywdqb/s1600/DSC_0221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZ9jWpper4c2KkyPJoI_nNI3IGdDXcPWdUmJsGfAKxiMGz1BXxWW_f8mkTzemC1cEqgSrSOoA06E6XNVqIketYB8MvSkuFSomfzKvjpmfbVA0sbQS3Ij6fwj96eznCnQD_rkoxqAywdqb/s640/DSC_0221.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What's so intriguing?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Wow, she's really captured by this genre.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VA6Vj-BzoLWbMpmFDONyGaY-_7bWqI-07URoIB5RLqS32qSvV1L29IM0FfqZOncwVxpV1a95j_ekCd6zYuo5N1MTy59guOA0gBpkgFyaa7xCnQAEmk55CK7F9zIuyKNy4fx59ztLfM5P/s1600/DSC_0067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VA6Vj-BzoLWbMpmFDONyGaY-_7bWqI-07URoIB5RLqS32qSvV1L29IM0FfqZOncwVxpV1a95j_ekCd6zYuo5N1MTy59guOA0gBpkgFyaa7xCnQAEmk55CK7F9zIuyKNy4fx59ztLfM5P/s640/DSC_0067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Why would a nice girl like you be interested in Tales of Terror?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjH4rNBAScOBNVKwQSNCIMWBj2dDrJvaz4FwTIg8ihEOlw5ufeLMpqClujKy9xeybb5DfK-7StrPDGPC9sLYJuaPWJEFmMNzW5t9Hte9l8MNLuVIfRqp5vbjHHsvXyxTLpkYvF0iPjxOoZ/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjH4rNBAScOBNVKwQSNCIMWBj2dDrJvaz4FwTIg8ihEOlw5ufeLMpqClujKy9xeybb5DfK-7StrPDGPC9sLYJuaPWJEFmMNzW5t9Hte9l8MNLuVIfRqp5vbjHHsvXyxTLpkYvF0iPjxOoZ/s640/DSC_0079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So sweet, so serene...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMt5hlZANqHuJ5DzBJBDJIA6pgGCG1rCiX4N-NdIpBV3igE81LB-mJ5GUapRdnQgEFwmN3Z92ByUab2kWg_pe0KDv4q6yRTLdE6-Z4zkuZWSyqJTl5UuYaJaHipmpdqnK5AQtJ_50xTVpc/s1600/DSC_0162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMt5hlZANqHuJ5DzBJBDJIA6pgGCG1rCiX4N-NdIpBV3igE81LB-mJ5GUapRdnQgEFwmN3Z92ByUab2kWg_pe0KDv4q6yRTLdE6-Z4zkuZWSyqJTl5UuYaJaHipmpdqnK5AQtJ_50xTVpc/s640/DSC_0162.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I see it now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-Aaspwti52lKRyQJ11r8tzbV2XyQ9djmBOMhxbmF7imTv4fPDmTLJ0QWm-H53dNx6H6njYbpN-8oIpEDfvFF7gyicdYM7Y8YXwWrpop3FuX0hyphenhyphenCHWD2ZTzk5cTsmveNsV4aQ_fGSDIdt/s1600/DSC_0163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-Aaspwti52lKRyQJ11r8tzbV2XyQ9djmBOMhxbmF7imTv4fPDmTLJ0QWm-H53dNx6H6njYbpN-8oIpEDfvFF7gyicdYM7Y8YXwWrpop3FuX0hyphenhyphenCHWD2ZTzk5cTsmveNsV4aQ_fGSDIdt/s640/DSC_0163.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pull of the dark corridor and the dying ember.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7mqdfaBcfaCRy_16_O79U0B8nwTSR8AMd2vQ4aODes4wnBU6bv_R_J7aKJEvoxSln_y7VKhrWBom8l2r1r4llfAONuggT96tXFWf6qRnR5Q8aJWEK6j-8OpGXSoCVoqeCWnwrz_B3GkH/s1600/DSC_0169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7mqdfaBcfaCRy_16_O79U0B8nwTSR8AMd2vQ4aODes4wnBU6bv_R_J7aKJEvoxSln_y7VKhrWBom8l2r1r4llfAONuggT96tXFWf6qRnR5Q8aJWEK6j-8OpGXSoCVoqeCWnwrz_B3GkH/s640/DSC_0169.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been instilled by... <i>Monster Daddy</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-52864345321662366652010-04-24T06:00:00.004-04:002010-04-24T06:00:06.023-04:00Laying Around Eating BonbonsIf you've been reading posts here lately you know that I'm on doctor's orders to convalesce, but that doesn't mean I'm laying around on the couch eating bonbons. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3918er2ydINjd_HBbdJCsqHtGBUhuWqhoH3pYnNW7DKmkikm_Q0R-W1YSzq65M3eNAY4DqNWK_pYaKLKuPgQOPiIF12oaZMeJuVPd1eOk0XpIW0K9B4X6MQ5USlziJjo-fgapvkTPIqnQ/s1600/DSC_0043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3918er2ydINjd_HBbdJCsqHtGBUhuWqhoH3pYnNW7DKmkikm_Q0R-W1YSzq65M3eNAY4DqNWK_pYaKLKuPgQOPiIF12oaZMeJuVPd1eOk0XpIW0K9B4X6MQ5USlziJjo-fgapvkTPIqnQ/s640/DSC_0043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We bought this book from Scholastic. It's a DK book, so you know it's good quality. I wanted it to inspire Kiki in the kitchen since she is so visual.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_vi8DrgGK4c2PFQp_vg1Pqw25pHYdTGMXgjYjvsVjLkPeHb38T3MnI9LysxB7N9hRcgkhwCYHd_CqOocXKZdALYpo7k66rwKt-vGMiHKHFvVZjr-sA7mGoBzVE0BIxp5b328ESzMm6xi/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_vi8DrgGK4c2PFQp_vg1Pqw25pHYdTGMXgjYjvsVjLkPeHb38T3MnI9LysxB7N9hRcgkhwCYHd_CqOocXKZdALYpo7k66rwKt-vGMiHKHFvVZjr-sA7mGoBzVE0BIxp5b328ESzMm6xi/s640/DSC_0037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And inspire, it did!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gfQgl4rzbg7QiII7QgKsJzTzFE4qVL5i_lGPfk6NRZrPimpNGAM132IichBr4BHeJZmJJ3xGycrYV1DLNq6YNAPSD-hAceU77HthbuDdQ7J_PeK7VW4S9CtrdNmzXINvmhEg_H6xNHTW/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gfQgl4rzbg7QiII7QgKsJzTzFE4qVL5i_lGPfk6NRZrPimpNGAM132IichBr4BHeJZmJJ3xGycrYV1DLNq6YNAPSD-hAceU77HthbuDdQ7J_PeK7VW4S9CtrdNmzXINvmhEg_H6xNHTW/s640/DSC_0047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was able to make these all on her own. No help from me;</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was in bed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Waiting for my bonbons to be served.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZxdahxIWeGm9JJ2iy4pFEfig3coaU8R6PE5pYn1WZRlUv55k4InjeWr__VZcha5AC21bg_b7xfFzb9ECnjIgdOI6IvXXaEPCsxKLV7dtgOIt4zWrGmVxyJgLhzarKIRvajlnDkhjaJa3/s1600/DSC_0048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZxdahxIWeGm9JJ2iy4pFEfig3coaU8R6PE5pYn1WZRlUv55k4InjeWr__VZcha5AC21bg_b7xfFzb9ECnjIgdOI6IvXXaEPCsxKLV7dtgOIt4zWrGmVxyJgLhzarKIRvajlnDkhjaJa3/s640/DSC_0048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She's picked out 3 recipes to make already--she's making these next. She said, "Mom, I should make one of these a day!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why, yes. Yes you should.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And even though it's a cookbook made for girls, it certainly would not insult the intelligence of an adult.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> They have the "see inside this book" feature on Amazon, so you can see if it's for you. Overall, I'm glad we got this cookbook. In her words: "It has good recipes, it's creative." There ya' go. </div><div style="text-align: left;">It's fun to see her excited about cooking. And at least <i>something's</i> getting done around here. </div><br />
Speaking of things getting done, I give you-- <br />
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</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-44581606439558871812010-04-22T06:00:00.007-04:002010-04-23T08:08:15.583-04:00How Does Everything Seem?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice2to8w0vcEqT9t6gG8CzP_ewGcSY-GEnho7qkocT8_KeDvY7ICVxKgB_t0J0Qae7dTosLq9Lohy-Lm776iNw6oU-eePgRkDFi_nc1gcbPzVz_QB70sfYe_j-nJR2rShrHjsq_XHpF731/s1600/DSC_0546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice2to8w0vcEqT9t6gG8CzP_ewGcSY-GEnho7qkocT8_KeDvY7ICVxKgB_t0J0Qae7dTosLq9Lohy-Lm776iNw6oU-eePgRkDFi_nc1gcbPzVz_QB70sfYe_j-nJR2rShrHjsq_XHpF731/s640/DSC_0546.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boys are jumping.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And all is right with the world.</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-73117225243458276142010-04-22T06:00:00.005-04:002010-04-22T06:00:07.512-04:00Drawing Class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nhYT-IZRjrTgOi5n9Eg0xq0AZ6BnB5xCkGCT391z-bW7sRXNmunQ58n70ARcSVut8Jo_vCAZuC6OrgL8ZoBZ4kCD2w2zNbO2qTvfn59uwwL_ZIaRgqEo0MlpVKVVE8CSKG0GvFiQzaqz/s1600/DSC_0001-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nhYT-IZRjrTgOi5n9Eg0xq0AZ6BnB5xCkGCT391z-bW7sRXNmunQ58n70ARcSVut8Jo_vCAZuC6OrgL8ZoBZ4kCD2w2zNbO2qTvfn59uwwL_ZIaRgqEo0MlpVKVVE8CSKG0GvFiQzaqz/s400/DSC_0001-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw him trying to drag a blue chair, a red box, and a white lid out the front door.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What are you doing?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I"m going in the front, to draw."</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT0k-AarWsQkV9hrSCGEIbJ5BO0V3mpkdIZXnI-iUaVQs5dAiMProJ3Stg6pGg5TT7AXMzfqaqpUR6AUc7jxtOlCzpWbL7aUSwO8g56r31dOEGamX1yF8ZPt2gRROlglOC4CeinUAYxFN/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT0k-AarWsQkV9hrSCGEIbJ5BO0V3mpkdIZXnI-iUaVQs5dAiMProJ3Stg6pGg5TT7AXMzfqaqpUR6AUc7jxtOlCzpWbL7aUSwO8g56r31dOEGamX1yF8ZPt2gRROlglOC4CeinUAYxFN/s640/DSC_0010.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a good thing we're the kind of family that keeps a spare pizza box around for adjusting desk heights.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you think the neighbors think we're weird? Or just resourceful? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatUzVv6xvdM2GikhEB7gk5bP3AlExuFWUjBoaD2b70wSddtZbVrUoSfwIv9Wd7UNzR57ZvfSm8FfPjYJG3y_Se1rcFG6JeXKdCJA_rT2566JnPKMXol5go5WMO3Kne6QbYPhN2nxufQyP/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatUzVv6xvdM2GikhEB7gk5bP3AlExuFWUjBoaD2b70wSddtZbVrUoSfwIv9Wd7UNzR57ZvfSm8FfPjYJG3y_Se1rcFG6JeXKdCJA_rT2566JnPKMXol5go5WMO3Kne6QbYPhN2nxufQyP/s640/DSC_0014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the way the light shines through these leaves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Don't robins have such spindly legs for all their fluff?<br />
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</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-55261542474943290512010-04-21T06:00:00.004-04:002010-04-21T06:00:07.715-04:00How Did We Miss This?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm-vUvudvJM-fdE10ms4jY-8_NoH7uqQDyg-tAxPfrihqheos5HoBGzKa4TGIXPIS9ZNLm1OCuUJqm4uKDJqkyxwZVHOeSmVheDEHX8YCfRfv_oiUVnml1k3dp9dd2-BgCFXu_IN33wgs/s1600/DSC_0127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm-vUvudvJM-fdE10ms4jY-8_NoH7uqQDyg-tAxPfrihqheos5HoBGzKa4TGIXPIS9ZNLm1OCuUJqm4uKDJqkyxwZVHOeSmVheDEHX8YCfRfv_oiUVnml1k3dp9dd2-BgCFXu_IN33wgs/s400/DSC_0127.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They love it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFht9Bt6ors4ustEXJtWCps52nYdaq2IJ2PIPKvMGCGUfkn7Tw6sFgTTivh6xMRaYReiSgMeBnAVOkqWXBwHGORcdSgCH9c0Gat4Lu9sEaaL-HNLl0tx9u66W5UBU2kahyphenhyphenMvThQbCXYki/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFht9Bt6ors4ustEXJtWCps52nYdaq2IJ2PIPKvMGCGUfkn7Tw6sFgTTivh6xMRaYReiSgMeBnAVOkqWXBwHGORcdSgCH9c0Gat4Lu9sEaaL-HNLl0tx9u66W5UBU2kahyphenhyphenMvThQbCXYki/s640/DSC_0033.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They brought bikes too, which would have been a lot of fun, but...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyh2dzQbxNEuAu1PfRnsvpisWjkvOiBJzkE3J5f22whGNt11qpsr_Xkf83r2Kb54bp7sUwRTctN9QcpvkGsqsiHopRPIwfJkOve2N_xN-gHKm0_OD-UftYeIp6jwHW1qUV7pXp1e79f1zK/s1600/DSC_0035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyh2dzQbxNEuAu1PfRnsvpisWjkvOiBJzkE3J5f22whGNt11qpsr_Xkf83r2Kb54bp7sUwRTctN9QcpvkGsqsiHopRPIwfJkOve2N_xN-gHKm0_OD-UftYeIp6jwHW1qUV7pXp1e79f1zK/s640/DSC_0035.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He'd psyched himself up to go down this ramp. It was one of those situations where everybody had to wait while he mustered up the courage. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you tell how bored Greyson is?</div><div style="text-align: center;">It took a long time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> He just loves cool skateboard guys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ya' know what I love?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pki0dJNyVEwPKL8-Aef7OOngm_g-TW5cP4S2Wxy8IWkfMgT4PXqGmnlpCqXsfz0iGpawXgAWMickIycl98_Yv4Sh7kQ67YZHJK-2h01uGV5WtgR63AIOzDbHRNMg5RB0B1Uke481IQoA/s1600/DSC_0010-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pki0dJNyVEwPKL8-Aef7OOngm_g-TW5cP4S2Wxy8IWkfMgT4PXqGmnlpCqXsfz0iGpawXgAWMickIycl98_Yv4Sh7kQ67YZHJK-2h01uGV5WtgR63AIOzDbHRNMg5RB0B1Uke481IQoA/s320/DSC_0010-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Using my offspring to hone my photography skills.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They've come in quite handy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-46854878854481931642010-04-20T06:00:00.005-04:002010-04-20T07:38:40.977-04:00The Face<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJjFe-wodVjiZl_dxEzKgqh0OooM5DBb9F5VNhFeXicV-SOk48aU96oar8_Mxh5Ht_ba10o1fsrywvmBslisJzpFW-n6xiE189Q0je05siNI_E2CB_dOSshEe5NZICkgo0rB82424815K/s1600/DSC_0470-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJjFe-wodVjiZl_dxEzKgqh0OooM5DBb9F5VNhFeXicV-SOk48aU96oar8_Mxh5Ht_ba10o1fsrywvmBslisJzpFW-n6xiE189Q0je05siNI_E2CB_dOSshEe5NZICkgo0rB82424815K/s640/DSC_0470-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do <i>this</i> face and...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0sSra-M42T1uc-qE_qV9bv4jGY5B62E2padPDpjagJG4edAReti6X8W4VZSpR5_wdG4zWL2FCniP2YLYFW40S686vzYTHHaPNuHf7HR2-u8ctsdtiRnmfrdn1JAaNHKSuIUM6DxUlyYd/s1600/DSC_0600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0sSra-M42T1uc-qE_qV9bv4jGY5B62E2padPDpjagJG4edAReti6X8W4VZSpR5_wdG4zWL2FCniP2YLYFW40S686vzYTHHaPNuHf7HR2-u8ctsdtiRnmfrdn1JAaNHKSuIUM6DxUlyYd/s640/DSC_0600.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... this, have in common? </div><div style="text-align: center;">This might look like a bunch of wooden block cast-offs so I'll give you one more picture as a hint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKxL73aXl8kWADpRswE-Qsnu_jvLeLQGpWcxCTbPcH1TifEt8LrM6L-M1swUCj-yQyp-cPcvrnuFy9Nq4M6cX_UacBByH-4yk8LqhkkA7uLSxnvi6tkO8JQizEnRTOMY6IxjO58e9Sc-x/s1600/DSC_0481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKxL73aXl8kWADpRswE-Qsnu_jvLeLQGpWcxCTbPcH1TifEt8LrM6L-M1swUCj-yQyp-cPcvrnuFy9Nq4M6cX_UacBByH-4yk8LqhkkA7uLSxnvi6tkO8JQizEnRTOMY6IxjO58e9Sc-x/s640/DSC_0481.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It kind of gives it away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJjFe-wodVjiZl_dxEzKgqh0OooM5DBb9F5VNhFeXicV-SOk48aU96oar8_Mxh5Ht_ba10o1fsrywvmBslisJzpFW-n6xiE189Q0je05siNI_E2CB_dOSshEe5NZICkgo0rB82424815K/s1600/DSC_0470-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJjFe-wodVjiZl_dxEzKgqh0OooM5DBb9F5VNhFeXicV-SOk48aU96oar8_Mxh5Ht_ba10o1fsrywvmBslisJzpFW-n6xiE189Q0je05siNI_E2CB_dOSshEe5NZICkgo0rB82424815K/s640/DSC_0470-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you recognize the Car Face now? Every boy makes it. It's necessary to produce the correct sound effects.<br />
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That's what little buoys are made of.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know how it feels.<br />
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I might just make a poster of that and hang it in a central location.<br />
There are a lot of people who could use it right now. <br />
When they are asked, "How are you?", they could just throw a glance toward the poster and not say a word.<br />
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This could be big. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">One more thing,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnxERhZX2Me9L1TLotMamiya6258wZ4Np1eIdvxSVIyiYo6Ka6CY_8P0WDpJodudGywzuoO58HTk0xiHhtjie-VNYkiN2uTv1ZiFo3YmmsMRFa19TFYNp0Wl_F-8R8JSuSJwe570pmIHo/s1600/DSC_0482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnxERhZX2Me9L1TLotMamiya6258wZ4Np1eIdvxSVIyiYo6Ka6CY_8P0WDpJodudGywzuoO58HTk0xiHhtjie-VNYkiN2uTv1ZiFo3YmmsMRFa19TFYNp0Wl_F-8R8JSuSJwe570pmIHo/s640/DSC_0482.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just wanted to share this rare moment with you--</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Clean fingernails.</i></div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-56701147598393967712010-04-19T06:00:00.002-04:002010-04-19T08:21:08.766-04:00What I Love Finding...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYQnaj_yUQ57cqqJYaWyZ3UR8CN-hjV435GTYw3jo3uJJCg2JGygCQfjbArQJqaN-dSpzkvaF4OIrIt2drCs6AXeigpA9iJhuqMTI78eVOlxnIbPORUTSxJQw0970YkKZek5ETJx56KQQ/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYQnaj_yUQ57cqqJYaWyZ3UR8CN-hjV435GTYw3jo3uJJCg2JGygCQfjbArQJqaN-dSpzkvaF4OIrIt2drCs6AXeigpA9iJhuqMTI78eVOlxnIbPORUTSxJQw0970YkKZek5ETJx56KQQ/s640/DSC_0017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sapriz notes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And "S's", </div><div style="text-align: center;">backward.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9w2fu_bM5bImAmipCEfjsQdSyJyBWLPfUgw7WylMxBrVlvhAhXdkt4weYQPRiD2IkTz8aILW0X0IK6rvFjdLMLEwtwVrxzvkAW-rikTlIbNL5iwIXBqPBuHeXgef95jmcIQKsMU3ID0y/s1600/DSC_0459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9w2fu_bM5bImAmipCEfjsQdSyJyBWLPfUgw7WylMxBrVlvhAhXdkt4weYQPRiD2IkTz8aILW0X0IK6rvFjdLMLEwtwVrxzvkAW-rikTlIbNL5iwIXBqPBuHeXgef95jmcIQKsMU3ID0y/s320/DSC_0459.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The humble helper.</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-84513128958239653712010-04-18T10:56:00.016-04:002010-04-18T12:12:47.844-04:00It's My FaultThe air was pulsating with expectation, the kids were so excited to show their hard work at the Homeschool Expo. And I was able to go just long enough to capture it all on film. Eva said she'd take the kids home so I could leave as soon as I needed to.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYBDh_O8I8ZmEqaf5fnGFkFEPgFk75uSrryS2SeIeJPvaS7QFh9m_S7vfuCwWF7BpVwZB4c-iMTINq2AbBgDLQvKT7Df9HbB2J_b1MdIhDPlUse_FfqlI43EuGy12uZXaNbLHZMkOyjAU/s1600/DSC_0345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYBDh_O8I8ZmEqaf5fnGFkFEPgFk75uSrryS2SeIeJPvaS7QFh9m_S7vfuCwWF7BpVwZB4c-iMTINq2AbBgDLQvKT7Df9HbB2J_b1MdIhDPlUse_FfqlI43EuGy12uZXaNbLHZMkOyjAU/s640/DSC_0345.JPG" width="640" /></a> As a mom, it was exciting for me to see them stand publicly as individuals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And in the midst of all this, what was I thinking of? What was standing out in my mind more than anything else?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu74k6s_7iJopFxfRQGR9mp6Uf4oyArFgipR0Q_TuCE4oRXbbyJ9MLuCkhwpe7R4lDQuBZ1xyXkVM5pYRJiA7dJUbAQc118jmQlg-FBalusvHShdXqJIOSIXDSzcSgnjPv1KqaDikXY1Tl/s1600/DSC_0451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu74k6s_7iJopFxfRQGR9mp6Uf4oyArFgipR0Q_TuCE4oRXbbyJ9MLuCkhwpe7R4lDQuBZ1xyXkVM5pYRJiA7dJUbAQc118jmQlg-FBalusvHShdXqJIOSIXDSzcSgnjPv1KqaDikXY1Tl/s640/DSC_0451.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is more towards the middle of the gym,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and My Fault there on the left.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HG7NRlDtvE3kLx5CjiNU9dMy8LrcWu_Mts8i-wLDhoEAXpTwlI0eRmtxJ5ed_6wAHKp5KY_c-R_lqWpk8Rh6W5bbb2ubkNsow48l2T7TIIN1Ee_G0z7mr2_xmecAxy-sb-dgb1GrcfjJ/s1600/DSC_0352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HG7NRlDtvE3kLx5CjiNU9dMy8LrcWu_Mts8i-wLDhoEAXpTwlI0eRmtxJ5ed_6wAHKp5KY_c-R_lqWpk8Rh6W5bbb2ubkNsow48l2T7TIIN1Ee_G0z7mr2_xmecAxy-sb-dgb1GrcfjJ/s640/DSC_0352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also came away without a picture of Tristan's diorama. It's hidden there, just in front of those spectators.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm sorry you can't see all the special touches he put into it to create The Environment of the Wolf.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But hey, enjoy this fur rimmed brown hooded jacket as a substitute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">These happy accidents so seldom occur, I should be thankful, I know.</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-52068072832760375742010-04-16T06:00:00.002-04:002010-04-16T08:59:51.488-04:00How to Do a Chin-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hguEtaj1T5kdg6ex7NmOy9e-MNjT30cU_STWGup0tbz2wLGQpgEk8r_LcNawYUbAEteBVbNO0w3g4OYjrTZ8iN55w4gvWFBaRg24m00qW2eXswZAwoeJH_lWhTFAAhV8Gu3GfiTDhTY/s1600/DSC_0297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hguEtaj1T5kdg6ex7NmOy9e-MNjT30cU_STWGup0tbz2wLGQpgEk8r_LcNawYUbAEteBVbNO0w3g4OYjrTZ8iN55w4gvWFBaRg24m00qW2eXswZAwoeJH_lWhTFAAhV8Gu3GfiTDhTY/s640/DSC_0297.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Step One: Purse lips.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22-SmP0-Qw2j8OYxL_iq6krvYiirzW9iTOdwA3xrlSmzQXEUWTaG8cHeGgqwlKt7bPB7g3SvMSBQ3TqN3lK7i_d3wt5UYdFhqiOCIKKnyBkaVOigukkUozNVHsgevMqlmuhQ0yROaiFY/s1600/DSC_0299-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22-SmP0-Qw2j8OYxL_iq6krvYiirzW9iTOdwA3xrlSmzQXEUWTaG8cHeGgqwlKt7bPB7g3SvMSBQ3TqN3lK7i_d3wt5UYdFhqiOCIKKnyBkaVOigukkUozNVHsgevMqlmuhQ0yROaiFY/s320/DSC_0299-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Believe. You can do anything.</div>Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05945572205461935610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221905952032705535.post-64025081514757977792010-04-15T06:00:00.006-04:002010-04-15T13:00:42.886-04:00Half-Way Pretty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs_4Hkv2oe8vDmbQvOXjimuypf9qaBFrgj4UKYyfIA63p5b8r1by-lMI0WKU3c6ocikG2E1uzHVpSd5RU8lbSa3hF4p8AYiDPTC-Xzjyiza6jPBPoMMdmAXMMfGItgrLiposs605bHRI/s1600/DSC_0103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs_4Hkv2oe8vDmbQvOXjimuypf9qaBFrgj4UKYyfIA63p5b8r1by-lMI0WKU3c6ocikG2E1uzHVpSd5RU8lbSa3hF4p8AYiDPTC-Xzjyiza6jPBPoMMdmAXMMfGItgrLiposs605bHRI/s640/DSC_0103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Come visit us, and we'll take you here. But it's only half-way pretty right now because the trees are still bald.<br />
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With towers.<br />
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Oh. And a smokestack.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Really, it's a must see. And just wait 'til you see what you can <i>do</i> here-- </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">huh.<br />
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