tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22060570646651151532024-03-21T14:24:16.074-07:00The Allen FamilyThe Three Daughter CircusShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-75469937798069564972010-11-29T16:06:00.000-08:002010-11-29T18:48:17.200-08:00Dear Family and Friends,Hey! How are you? We are doing well. Hope you are too!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4MCOGInpuYkTAzRk5eo6a23ihNxELs9sKKpnE1TO5hdLdreWaH29gMLdqQh-zm9ZeyFFdZNqVo6gBymRxlVkbbQs5SFtRvJIrOICwpS5ueuKZ7EeUO91mmQNuM_2Qqjh0eSTccc-6CE/s1600/P1110244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545129441127868514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4MCOGInpuYkTAzRk5eo6a23ihNxELs9sKKpnE1TO5hdLdreWaH29gMLdqQh-zm9ZeyFFdZNqVo6gBymRxlVkbbQs5SFtRvJIrOICwpS5ueuKZ7EeUO91mmQNuM_2Qqjh0eSTccc-6CE/s320/P1110244.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Chad has had an extremely busy year with his business. Unfortunately, most of his work is and has been in the Modesto area. We spend at least half of every month apart, but we are so thankful that he has work when so many people in the construction trade are unemployed.<br /><br />I am still able to be a stay-at-home mom and spend most of my time driving the girls and their friends all over the world...<br /><br /><br />Emily - 15<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsnZzxB6TLDoI8Z4LW7WoLAj0TySkvEmJMpdUZ87wAexmZYUntoB1GDLZs3sCyuuu0YvLwncoUsIJYutRnzDVzT-0IyaxkUSXKdS-3wmQggIZbiVH_27zZ1b1rAabmpLcOppiRa6DetY/s1600/P1110208.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545129436607556642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsnZzxB6TLDoI8Z4LW7WoLAj0TySkvEmJMpdUZ87wAexmZYUntoB1GDLZs3sCyuuu0YvLwncoUsIJYutRnzDVzT-0IyaxkUSXKdS-3wmQggIZbiVH_27zZ1b1rAabmpLcOppiRa6DetY/s320/P1110208.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Emily is a sophomore at Murrieta Valley High School. She runs cross country and track. She spends a lot of time on homework, but when she has free time, she is with her friends or on Facebook.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_guvU_uyOtj5mwbzys7fOikYsbG6Wemo_Kh9l7TTJmw1HSL1MDND7tfvy6zctIWmrtqFDfY0DhB2dacjIxWgSWCHPLYmfwgj0c61wdxThwYBRbVi64vGUZDAgPtrukBADU9lWNKwFPaA/s1600/P1100871.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545129223469740722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_guvU_uyOtj5mwbzys7fOikYsbG6Wemo_Kh9l7TTJmw1HSL1MDND7tfvy6zctIWmrtqFDfY0DhB2dacjIxWgSWCHPLYmfwgj0c61wdxThwYBRbVi64vGUZDAgPtrukBADU9lWNKwFPaA/s320/P1100871.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8lbK8f6GNYYWjXRarZuAmK6xYONrbBCqHgjOTNVI37VPacBVmomCdgAyTKw5W9mr8vVzmStZ_YsR7vc1WlOiEzGjrngnkkP93PJ6LLkd-jCxBlG1Y6zQ9GSs4hT4c1EUH1IAGMFAS6Y/s1600/P1110231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545129211337823138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8lbK8f6GNYYWjXRarZuAmK6xYONrbBCqHgjOTNVI37VPacBVmomCdgAyTKw5W9mr8vVzmStZ_YsR7vc1WlOiEzGjrngnkkP93PJ6LLkd-jCxBlG1Y6zQ9GSs4hT4c1EUH1IAGMFAS6Y/s320/P1110231.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Megan - 13<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Sby-lJI0Mc2Pr2y6oCSXDOyeYaquGo6raG-ITFY2cWQTEQuC4jUdiyJ1YUrjWe30fPDk3cpiplsd92-qE0wBJGvKiYjYJ4auPytmLudHsfYclDAhs6EzKRxbdwSjNcInBF33L86a_4M/s1600/P1110216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545129213335375202" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Sby-lJI0Mc2Pr2y6oCSXDOyeYaquGo6raG-ITFY2cWQTEQuC4jUdiyJ1YUrjWe30fPDk3cpiplsd92-qE0wBJGvKiYjYJ4auPytmLudHsfYclDAhs6EzKRxbdwSjNcInBF33L86a_4M/s320/P1110216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Megan is an 8th grader at Thompson Middle School. This past summer her hip-hop dance team spent a week in Las Vegas competing at Hip Hop International. What an experience for both of us! She had a great time. She continues to take dance class and loves her hip-hop and contemporary classes.</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eaJlkMaNkiZBPieLCvrika4uqVhIH4Janea2-C3s0xNk9BMsVjjtMRUZ7SJas1flfrWOpSTx21WhDZS-6BcJ3h2_yk9C8Zo2SfLgYGAPw-uFSn_SJc2wWxImLdxzTHBI-IPZymxhcto/s1600/E100726172011DSC_5467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545129207492526770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eaJlkMaNkiZBPieLCvrika4uqVhIH4Janea2-C3s0xNk9BMsVjjtMRUZ7SJas1flfrWOpSTx21WhDZS-6BcJ3h2_yk9C8Zo2SfLgYGAPw-uFSn_SJc2wWxImLdxzTHBI-IPZymxhcto/s320/E100726172011DSC_5467.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLV88e9fCsjBOIIjNBfqohR25ZS7kyhStyYiMJKus7JoUpRDgrBpajGmNOTS9RkaD5smq83oe5jPHHu9tPXgmioPMbhpSXZ03EU-xKq_XHAjlB2Fz7p0LWjt_TMLzeEigfE_FAl3Eom8/s1600/E100726172024DSC_5536.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545129202151951170" style="WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLV88e9fCsjBOIIjNBfqohR25ZS7kyhStyYiMJKus7JoUpRDgrBpajGmNOTS9RkaD5smq83oe5jPHHu9tPXgmioPMbhpSXZ03EU-xKq_XHAjlB2Fz7p0LWjt_TMLzeEigfE_FAl3Eom8/s320/E100726172024DSC_5536.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjdYOxiDOE4kjG4OfD-xB5vEcEvVTzbJS-0B9-XmklurVLBOyPgldadzGZ4_gYWYOuq3-u02jxI3IA-CXFynTbkJrpejItUbVIBHfLA64dzbKEm1FE7DkXE1Kz2qmnNsqrVLr6DgYgFg/s1600/P1110218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545128925052101090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjdYOxiDOE4kjG4OfD-xB5vEcEvVTzbJS-0B9-XmklurVLBOyPgldadzGZ4_gYWYOuq3-u02jxI3IA-CXFynTbkJrpejItUbVIBHfLA64dzbKEm1FE7DkXE1Kz2qmnNsqrVLr6DgYgFg/s320/P1110218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Abbey - 10<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOPb9SsK_JcxeR8fkQ3UuXmcbwssR9QVYgEEjCptTjx61gEr-mQjHa_8OpHYXFs4h4J4xHi_GytATfn7jF33MYJm1h1E1zIPP2tvEShRG2Z0-V1mrsltr1yNG4XmwNdeCJkR91r6ljWM/s1600/P1110223.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545128901541775506" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOPb9SsK_JcxeR8fkQ3UuXmcbwssR9QVYgEEjCptTjx61gEr-mQjHa_8OpHYXFs4h4J4xHi_GytATfn7jF33MYJm1h1E1zIPP2tvEShRG2Z0-V1mrsltr1yNG4XmwNdeCJkR91r6ljWM/s320/P1110223.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Abbey is a 5th grader at Cole Canyon Elementary. She just finished her second season of soccer and she is hooked! She even played goalie quite a bit this year. She made some great saves! Chad and I love to watch her play!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIirJs3oiTdHSHCkK6h1VxnKv91N8vTud149U7BFvYCvKB-juB73SDA1kSv117uT-2Q7vVJEmMlGuwtGRgXFOIBuG7TVaxQB7_BPURtG1hyeHf6dkVJOo2gW_uVxZruYNLMYh_v5DKec/s1600/P1100896.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545128890272054994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIirJs3oiTdHSHCkK6h1VxnKv91N8vTud149U7BFvYCvKB-juB73SDA1kSv117uT-2Q7vVJEmMlGuwtGRgXFOIBuG7TVaxQB7_BPURtG1hyeHf6dkVJOo2gW_uVxZruYNLMYh_v5DKec/s320/P1100896.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7pt8cI-_mN11KIa_r7irJ2PY73yxjLtmnI8fQ6Wr-dDZlRataNqzrDTa-tgMslnQWP_43WeYT8vkvzz5L-i39zAZAP_M6efAYBLBih83mejiCGjM9gkuAfN10TOjScdO9x2x3xLRPls/s1600/P1110225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545128885351465810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7pt8cI-_mN11KIa_r7irJ2PY73yxjLtmnI8fQ6Wr-dDZlRataNqzrDTa-tgMslnQWP_43WeYT8vkvzz5L-i39zAZAP_M6efAYBLBih83mejiCGjM9gkuAfN10TOjScdO9x2x3xLRPls/s320/P1110225.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmLKIZam7ejLJK53u6oBuJVz3l151HwVMmsDE9vlgzixglMZHQo8J4w3Qsh9pZQ9qtX-Qgh119vZ0nB-hvU3v4dVt-oT7ElIqYuTl-2pdo3Y0pgaFK9Sqr7cPKTQU-DoPMN0aY9Rxffo/s1600/P1110205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545128873104823794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmLKIZam7ejLJK53u6oBuJVz3l151HwVMmsDE9vlgzixglMZHQo8J4w3Qsh9pZQ9qtX-Qgh119vZ0nB-hvU3v4dVt-oT7ElIqYuTl-2pdo3Y0pgaFK9Sqr7cPKTQU-DoPMN0aY9Rxffo/s320/P1110205.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a fabulous 2011!</div><div></div><div>Love, Chad & Shannon, Emily, Megan & Abbey</div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-79505509796038052452010-06-29T08:26:00.000-07:002010-07-07T13:33:54.084-07:00Cousin Craft Camp 2010It's Cousin Craft Camp time again! It has been so fun having the Rissers here for a whole week!! We are having so much fun and we still have a couple more days left!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBOafbR6U3fDOKwko-rvBAl2ZFRz2EhZUCpbdEt1ZzgREMMCTBjbVnHgC-YnbVBaUvmuqaXyKEtDmZN98MsOGRE2vLjFh93X-mpmSedcVBqsLzc12vI-ezSotxV_DeuBBkI0BR2AXZaU/s1600/P1090599.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488251432912935314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBOafbR6U3fDOKwko-rvBAl2ZFRz2EhZUCpbdEt1ZzgREMMCTBjbVnHgC-YnbVBaUvmuqaXyKEtDmZN98MsOGRE2vLjFh93X-mpmSedcVBqsLzc12vI-ezSotxV_DeuBBkI0BR2AXZaU/s320/P1090599.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Cousin Cook-Off... We split up into teams, chose an appetizer and a dessert, shopped, cooked and presented at the Johnson's on Saturday. We had everyone vote. Emily, Jillian and Megan won in the dessert catagory with their Chinese Take-out Cupcakes. Brooklin and Heather won with their Cheese-y Corn Dip.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QWsiekp8I6ggSPlpZTKHHFvRpQtKkyssW1FWf9ExmcPhIaAIUi0jIrY4M8hs3N8ujoSNtNsu4drc_cbZuiLtzgyGpn41gyLO2FLhPOiEvhiV04CH4xga9iTrDM_9_TH23GYMhdHFb44/s1600/P1030624.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488251418510762994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QWsiekp8I6ggSPlpZTKHHFvRpQtKkyssW1FWf9ExmcPhIaAIUi0jIrY4M8hs3N8ujoSNtNsu4drc_cbZuiLtzgyGpn41gyLO2FLhPOiEvhiV04CH4xga9iTrDM_9_TH23GYMhdHFb44/s320/P1030624.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoEfITeRZtAULA2AQsT4HM_bfi1Dvr-OrcNYZ9jZE7_ZIRlMpSgoh3JDzP5m_un5rvZz8pre8utwkYMZo_JSh9S9UfbphkZ3LQD5xqs3Twpigi7Ap998Gw-oTqW525K_agiqBdvrfqnM/s1600/P1030625.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488251411136400642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoEfITeRZtAULA2AQsT4HM_bfi1Dvr-OrcNYZ9jZE7_ZIRlMpSgoh3JDzP5m_un5rvZz8pre8utwkYMZo_JSh9S9UfbphkZ3LQD5xqs3Twpigi7Ap998Gw-oTqW525K_agiqBdvrfqnM/s320/P1030625.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A0pYUIcvjbLZ6IduZ0srNdMp0IGPn1E2DMz_cb5P4GoZObbajX6puRrVZ1Uv7kvA0O5aeJPO_y6sLIfu5CP33O5YragBBMvXpFYaR7Mczf-GlVxx10HAG73qXPqhuGgOROk0n2AXd1w/s1600/P1030626.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250845079551986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1A0pYUIcvjbLZ6IduZ0srNdMp0IGPn1E2DMz_cb5P4GoZObbajX6puRrVZ1Uv7kvA0O5aeJPO_y6sLIfu5CP33O5YragBBMvXpFYaR7Mczf-GlVxx10HAG73qXPqhuGgOROk0n2AXd1w/s320/P1030626.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU2-BwI5xZSdRdAiKc7y8C7u2YjPs2VL_3O5qMHEh2iNLGwQoeiSifPwmSLt49xGa6FI8yVrDvj8dhcSILq8HT5F3nN5NvFumiEOjjFPNVkP1rXbZFAUNgtPLCM9Gd5y-w7QLo4LW2J0/s1600/P1090670.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250835930307506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU2-BwI5xZSdRdAiKc7y8C7u2YjPs2VL_3O5qMHEh2iNLGwQoeiSifPwmSLt49xGa6FI8yVrDvj8dhcSILq8HT5F3nN5NvFumiEOjjFPNVkP1rXbZFAUNgtPLCM9Gd5y-w7QLo4LW2J0/s320/P1090670.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_wVyroJ4BukYApNHotDZUNEsX65yVOKyqyxRMQTTrff8vvw7j3Cmvrrju0YCyvJVDl-xdCnyDRCQHbXvE3essDTNoJwj7jMpGoqo9RTB-MFhHS9KUnFm_wMEpD6cGXNlv0CwXr4VmnQ/s1600/P1090671.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250832309104018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_wVyroJ4BukYApNHotDZUNEsX65yVOKyqyxRMQTTrff8vvw7j3Cmvrrju0YCyvJVDl-xdCnyDRCQHbXvE3essDTNoJwj7jMpGoqo9RTB-MFhHS9KUnFm_wMEpD6cGXNlv0CwXr4VmnQ/s320/P1090671.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB7INMDoruoWSiqKbAnqPQpKtalJFZtCi7pFVKTz-KnQd1EZJ9qmjjjRysA-JjNbyZtNtGQrL2ipzNlN7-cU-N5Pw5Y-cssClNhfgOxMAu8RhQ4XftUgOCm48ZOhXnH5d05yVwcQ6dL8/s1600/P1090673.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250823828653282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGB7INMDoruoWSiqKbAnqPQpKtalJFZtCi7pFVKTz-KnQd1EZJ9qmjjjRysA-JjNbyZtNtGQrL2ipzNlN7-cU-N5Pw5Y-cssClNhfgOxMAu8RhQ4XftUgOCm48ZOhXnH5d05yVwcQ6dL8/s320/P1090673.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The girls played a game of Kick-the-Can...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOUhhEWcpwyVrPojxuk8ON_BtSj8rGjzWtjujDbPbQsYFSPWkN71daaNIn3372KoHn7nRgBgi5y_YbJRBxiQkTBDeQFSZMpko7S3dVjRyoitVQdwPX5WpqJ-Mv3yXwbSnKrTGTw3m-os/s1600/P1090630.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250816984268706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOUhhEWcpwyVrPojxuk8ON_BtSj8rGjzWtjujDbPbQsYFSPWkN71daaNIn3372KoHn7nRgBgi5y_YbJRBxiQkTBDeQFSZMpko7S3dVjRyoitVQdwPX5WpqJ-Mv3yXwbSnKrTGTw3m-os/s320/P1090630.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We took a trip to <em>Painted Earth</em>, a paint-you-own pottery shop. Grace and Ethan even got to come inbetween their vacations.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXfgC8QYttGDKV0kqLK5dIfkM08ccis58qnilPVbcxiM2ibKgA_DQ-UjxrmFFHOhWHYqJbDB9LeTTO2hb6Q0vQ1-dcwFlOaImSJCNGF8fulEK4ElbVRgvFgXIHOyeILcGLLm9co5pLJQ/s1600/P1030651.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250487625468322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXfgC8QYttGDKV0kqLK5dIfkM08ccis58qnilPVbcxiM2ibKgA_DQ-UjxrmFFHOhWHYqJbDB9LeTTO2hb6Q0vQ1-dcwFlOaImSJCNGF8fulEK4ElbVRgvFgXIHOyeILcGLLm9co5pLJQ/s320/P1030651.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SC1c5HTYYkZF0N50RhViY9MkvEv2KAVzZJcHNrUWB-4j0jw49rLtHV5K7SPGS0p1Q6Gcw7SmG-h8S50tcXPU-BkCflcbUNZUfDS2HL4bySdmKiafdX-kjlTKHr4vL4txDCCKhNX92WQ/s1600/P1090638.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250482310790482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SC1c5HTYYkZF0N50RhViY9MkvEv2KAVzZJcHNrUWB-4j0jw49rLtHV5K7SPGS0p1Q6Gcw7SmG-h8S50tcXPU-BkCflcbUNZUfDS2HL4bySdmKiafdX-kjlTKHr4vL4txDCCKhNX92WQ/s320/P1090638.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_D26Osi1sM5VXqc-Rl9o_EYtR1GtZ4gb4j2tOqhpj6Q9xbyHVBhuAPbDs0Nug0f362ddiQQr_Z6xRwPI7DFfK3ZO1xr-tT-8aInwPzS34VI1527gHKwqkDNVWJuxM369Iq3m77-eRziE/s1600/P1090642.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250475812210354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_D26Osi1sM5VXqc-Rl9o_EYtR1GtZ4gb4j2tOqhpj6Q9xbyHVBhuAPbDs0Nug0f362ddiQQr_Z6xRwPI7DFfK3ZO1xr-tT-8aInwPzS34VI1527gHKwqkDNVWJuxM369Iq3m77-eRziE/s320/P1090642.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGkMYd1G6-GxNn0M3x-bT0hcDBv7F0R9Iqqn5ROaV3ZnNIneOj_kuM55srOw9XhQyIusfefmmIHiZZhfct6boEOUeO-5U-wWidrfZ0V1s4z9skf3IIhudqLnVBwA6wGomsMxiL8BZ8wA/s1600/P1090658.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250471887189458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGkMYd1G6-GxNn0M3x-bT0hcDBv7F0R9Iqqn5ROaV3ZnNIneOj_kuM55srOw9XhQyIusfefmmIHiZZhfct6boEOUeO-5U-wWidrfZ0V1s4z9skf3IIhudqLnVBwA6wGomsMxiL8BZ8wA/s320/P1090658.JPG" /></a><br /><br />They had a Cousin Camp-Out in the backyard...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluMbc5X_nz3xSoubNmHkv1w289kDLPD4Fv50vLh1WIILwzoagtm4pBzTmNUDxTMoY0QUYyGkZzIDZx35g96Ajl3sXEyx7OqE6FHhYXcLTOQf8NU5vM05ofhVQyW5enS0E-bPU0fseXBk/s1600/P1030690.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250462306734962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluMbc5X_nz3xSoubNmHkv1w289kDLPD4Fv50vLh1WIILwzoagtm4pBzTmNUDxTMoY0QUYyGkZzIDZx35g96Ajl3sXEyx7OqE6FHhYXcLTOQf8NU5vM05ofhVQyW5enS0E-bPU0fseXBk/s320/P1030690.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Brooklin and Megan set up shop giving massages. They earned quite a few dollars for our trip to the mall.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGlYn3x-yjwbQK1WeRu5pNmL2QEqCS8mA057YNPPzq-84wn5rKheIcqfdnYcZff7HJKW16Ofjsk8sDmfuVsyfB02Nm7E4kY5o246B7OCCIKP-Yp1hOO7YCRHfMWbyhu9P6GMOi8sOa2s/s1600/P1030670.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250095630411346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGlYn3x-yjwbQK1WeRu5pNmL2QEqCS8mA057YNPPzq-84wn5rKheIcqfdnYcZff7HJKW16Ofjsk8sDmfuVsyfB02Nm7E4kY5o246B7OCCIKP-Yp1hOO7YCRHfMWbyhu9P6GMOi8sOa2s/s320/P1030670.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSqrqgm5NlGhE0WT3FaqoYHnrOYpT4m_PcRhAZdNJNLaHT7hXLALrgbiU66qYlV121rERI733lgKjOrulpjMtvLC2p5OtyjeXZ6bv6e30yigR7Q8AdATOKPBzjSDUAbiqc7phi9seBI/s1600/P1030681.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250089951161058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZSqrqgm5NlGhE0WT3FaqoYHnrOYpT4m_PcRhAZdNJNLaHT7hXLALrgbiU66qYlV121rERI733lgKjOrulpjMtvLC2p5OtyjeXZ6bv6e30yigR7Q8AdATOKPBzjSDUAbiqc7phi9seBI/s320/P1030681.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRgdRNZrSAi-3_ySz7ZYgG6SH23zPquhCiztZWFmKvV6OAKxCXzmkWm6FlSlOuoTNNUGpGSYvU87_rrdg5WcXpjWVaZ9Aiuy3g7HR-9_wHrXKghM9nwb4Vy4N4wFQ5FHP75AcXxAfrPo/s1600/P1090722.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250084717800850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRgdRNZrSAi-3_ySz7ZYgG6SH23zPquhCiztZWFmKvV6OAKxCXzmkWm6FlSlOuoTNNUGpGSYvU87_rrdg5WcXpjWVaZ9Aiuy3g7HR-9_wHrXKghM9nwb4Vy4N4wFQ5FHP75AcXxAfrPo/s320/P1090722.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>A little sewing...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBei-KFNV9tzPUJnv0wZTuktBKUCVn0m5JxHINaTzgnKdLE2bWrI6RXoo7Cb5GhutEPCQv0kqF1OUWkSY8ps68k9pNWv3UnKBR4_mcLUOirmanODF2Hv82QcOmuAtlhDGR_xmUtofTMh8/s1600/P1030686.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250081298537890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBei-KFNV9tzPUJnv0wZTuktBKUCVn0m5JxHINaTzgnKdLE2bWrI6RXoo7Cb5GhutEPCQv0kqF1OUWkSY8ps68k9pNWv3UnKBR4_mcLUOirmanODF2Hv82QcOmuAtlhDGR_xmUtofTMh8/s320/P1030686.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDpX1Oj2owiW1yUNhLH3RT_6qnJNofSMwlOYcZt0ZNTNpV6LgKjlYHGaCC0cOdbzTpSxmcaBGP8rzVwub6De3Mejejs1RBUk-UD5xKKEfTDt-netzN7eLtP7vkYAseyXzwxJw57sKg3Q/s1600/P1030692.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488250072828923778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDpX1Oj2owiW1yUNhLH3RT_6qnJNofSMwlOYcZt0ZNTNpV6LgKjlYHGaCC0cOdbzTpSxmcaBGP8rzVwub6De3Mejejs1RBUk-UD5xKKEfTDt-netzN7eLtP7vkYAseyXzwxJw57sKg3Q/s320/P1030692.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Family time at the Johnson's...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTu4GAk8k_j0TV60xoj-e1oZLhd3gfcQpBPXmKU55JqzBSgpslBSMuuioa5LCS2A8vXyKiHsfs7SrsKf0kQguRYrDm0Cwaf0_UE_bdGzdPJcwFOrWgO6t1mgp3jSSjMlblhUz_6PBXaxw/s1600/P1090682.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488249809028960866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTu4GAk8k_j0TV60xoj-e1oZLhd3gfcQpBPXmKU55JqzBSgpslBSMuuioa5LCS2A8vXyKiHsfs7SrsKf0kQguRYrDm0Cwaf0_UE_bdGzdPJcwFOrWgO6t1mgp3jSSjMlblhUz_6PBXaxw/s320/P1090682.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Divingboard...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV718kV1uruKvafadjRhgD7hbCUiKA8jElsr7E1PB_ylPxOpWOAI4Jo4r0p5P2aJGrX052Ul06lCfd7sO3Q5zkF6Jh66iWoXFve4gZ7GrX17xEBBlqlUWQh5wiifwJEMWp6nPMxyKfyfU/s1600/P1030662.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488249341142148290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4iZnTh4MfGu2ARXyNUaNTBXGfZPgy9FeituFlAKYCQe1xMTQ1BzgGlHczMvv2yNzzexm_OoIdyP1UMGIjUUD7b0YBR3XckTf9gr6_9LSUfiF5FzOLNjYcq-N4nm8ih4br6R-7q0EldQ/s320/P1090742.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div>The fun and activities keep on coming!...</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-49528200943494948502010-05-04T16:15:00.000-07:002010-05-06T13:28:39.224-07:00The Next GenerationFor more on my history with snakes...<a href="http://thethreedaughtercircus.blogspot.com/2009/04/snake.html">click here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGmcpQsnLkVa68JvK73LkjUead7V4f5c-Bk4I8jL33q66wy3Xncbedow7C9CuoelMUFeoABpjwNX65_vLX7UrprSncIM-nSJcEbh0Ljtaa4TpyHAI05F6SLuukTlidBBNb5hpdPs3F1I/s1600/scan0101.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467557781483179826" style="WIDTH: 282px; 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We went camping at the beach. It was lovely...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5P52m3EU6qFLQd3MLYxl315Hre_xziTFEm5z-Go04K9wKj_4a6aMkGGiTcw_OyrRgWdtZxAb22_cf1HuDs3GhDgs0UI3Ab6IpDwVkUXOqNnp9y3t2qzlo2wgBv3y2YcVEV7G19fE5GM/s1600/P1080926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464929704678957490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5P52m3EU6qFLQd3MLYxl315Hre_xziTFEm5z-Go04K9wKj_4a6aMkGGiTcw_OyrRgWdtZxAb22_cf1HuDs3GhDgs0UI3Ab6IpDwVkUXOqNnp9y3t2qzlo2wgBv3y2YcVEV7G19fE5GM/s320/P1080926.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUJXGZHRDxa1AvNjQ5E5D0Xh-EH1fJMebNduXgq-LBJ8rVtZwVScBMDoBMi9duqfKWj_2ZLGcNoaanDPpULHZzqD3D9gx8e29bxq-oNYBuiZe798c7ObTfqHuTUuVqZx3sQL2bJxjQd4/s1600/P1080932.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464929700593207490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUJXGZHRDxa1AvNjQ5E5D0Xh-EH1fJMebNduXgq-LBJ8rVtZwVScBMDoBMi9duqfKWj_2ZLGcNoaanDPpULHZzqD3D9gx8e29bxq-oNYBuiZe798c7ObTfqHuTUuVqZx3sQL2bJxjQd4/s320/P1080932.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LawQ0Z3ttpcIHjErQBK7Lx1MIg75-dybm0y6rl7nCXOHrM8u3PZZfs62qqqwHEToYg49T34abaGMfo24zQe3X8LuX1UAVJfizVWhoDHN4jWS_-7x2eHE0Sf6a6nPuOcBfHmLHCGlHJE/s1600/P1080933.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464929693792889346" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKx9EvMc_nmiAqk8byfHNGrhMPIwoB8pK8zRDMjr2pGGvhncin13G94qPBkbQeY4tKO884nPuR2kKz51GQM6DfPgszEYWWKAlR4y_OXeYaMl8VY825zmjtdMML5N0nVo8smY1KevRC6M/s320/P1090113.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-22575920517485752022010-02-25T09:48:00.000-08:002010-02-25T10:05:52.236-08:00"Wow"Megan's social studies teacher assigned her class a book report for Black History Month. Meg's book had to be at least 200 pages. After she read the book, she was to do an original book report. No papers, no dioramas, no poster boards. The assignment was to "wow" her teacher.<br /><br />Her book was called <em>Hidden in Plain View.</em> It was about how the Underground Railroad used to use quilts to post secret messages about when it was safe to escape from slavery. They would hang the quilts out on the fence. To the slave owners, it just looked like quilts airing out in the sun. To the slaves, each block pattern had a different significance. One meant it was time to pack your belongings, another meant it was safe to escape, etc.<br /><br />For her project, Megan chose 4 blocks and we made a small sampler quilt. I helped by cutting out the pieces and sewing the sashing, but otherwise, Meg did most of it herself. She was meticulous! It turned out beautifully! She also wrote a summary and we sewed it onto the back. I think she'll get an A+!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpltEqdjO5UaOTzdfyC2wDyz3D3IosBCK8ZjboagE4jH2YCTRI-r-szPCMP93jMOHu5fo6b_xVRqcz32TeYIyHTJKqQoNDOKYFUXB7ouB-XPQs0tt3m43Uqw5GU9kxaD89ZVyTyvSh5g8/s1600-h/P1080664.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442239901054936082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpltEqdjO5UaOTzdfyC2wDyz3D3IosBCK8ZjboagE4jH2YCTRI-r-szPCMP93jMOHu5fo6b_xVRqcz32TeYIyHTJKqQoNDOKYFUXB7ouB-XPQs0tt3m43Uqw5GU9kxaD89ZVyTyvSh5g8/s320/P1080664.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Her blocks were the <em>monkeywrench, log cabin, shoofly, and bowtie</em> patterns.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442239895706845570" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7nI8_S0Bkv6TGCt50tEpVLzJsLf9IV7YngNZX-4EZou38_GYnO1Cm9ZufgKuw1i_kkrSgK0H4AW0j9Bm1bH1bUurSBSOWzJTI0YmYn1ZnKZ0gY5-0luNrb_JHDeTug9wjPCeTSwJd-g/s320/P1080668.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvx2yQEhxmbeR_AcQZctjVOYNVQJ8_9gMOR3Y6kerKG3hV-wg4iGQAXNLo9YaeEF-PHIlCjcEmilrin10jqtdbUnRo6cmcZnTUCQj3Hr06ozASZZChLzIsyj9dSyGedzHylpLGVph990/s1600-h/P1080666.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442240288103869362" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvx2yQEhxmbeR_AcQZctjVOYNVQJ8_9gMOR3Y6kerKG3hV-wg4iGQAXNLo9YaeEF-PHIlCjcEmilrin10jqtdbUnRo6cmcZnTUCQj3Hr06ozASZZChLzIsyj9dSyGedzHylpLGVph990/s320/P1080666.JPG" border="0" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-31006806398260700382010-02-17T19:26:00.000-08:002010-02-17T19:40:16.147-08:00RECONMegan is on a hip-hop dance team. 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They had <a href="http://gracenjoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/cut-sew-press.html">made a quilt</a> over Easter break and it was so cute that I just had to try it myself. My aunt, Heather, had found the pattern at <a href="http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/quiltalong.html"><em>Oh, Fransson!</em></a><em> </em>The website is done by a woman named Elizabeth Hartman and it is full of wonderful inspiration. So, like Heather and J and B, I, too, did the Mod Quilt-Along from <em>Oh, Fransson!</em> I blogged about it <a href="http://thethreedaughtercircus.blogspot.com/2009/05/sewing-saturday.html">here</a>. I finished the quilt top and back, sandwiched my quilt and then moved on to some other projects. Finally, a little before Thanksgiving, I got it back out, quilted it and finally finished it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQWBieLDLLOWMYmHCGOQW-zdVHqapmoGgKTMmADLEV8tQY2Ul-tvdERy1nfJFqI_Xp16D9f2Zsl5kmmS0BQ8nz-jkzPQB4aaE5tHN_JgGm97SkZwEVYN2ejCM4dWajRP2cfNg8zO49Gk/s1600-h/P1070408.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433364392978727538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQWBieLDLLOWMYmHCGOQW-zdVHqapmoGgKTMmADLEV8tQY2Ul-tvdERy1nfJFqI_Xp16D9f2Zsl5kmmS0BQ8nz-jkzPQB4aaE5tHN_JgGm97SkZwEVYN2ejCM4dWajRP2cfNg8zO49Gk/s320/P1070408.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit02djyqsnlfHXc2OghK9RJsGWm_0pZk7RwtK7YxEztdNUXeXf_LkQ4ExgZqbIRsC5wrzSqew2qH0DkwaRv4Eos40dojmnopF5GYtpjQaZfybyVclawqs_A_YdXaLORXHEqmNXuToK7Rw/s1600-h/P1070414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360995420911362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit02djyqsnlfHXc2OghK9RJsGWm_0pZk7RwtK7YxEztdNUXeXf_LkQ4ExgZqbIRsC5wrzSqew2qH0DkwaRv4Eos40dojmnopF5GYtpjQaZfybyVclawqs_A_YdXaLORXHEqmNXuToK7Rw/s320/P1070414.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThHjsoXP-g5Vi1gn8UPcleZSgxqGBfECcqlqwQm889lbr_gYEADitSuOYB6-JnNn0BovWX6eIOEceYjU6xcMrYxXa1wD6lpaRa033c930HDXbz05MsKvKBurOFBughQ7JuWkG5mR2-q8/s1600-h/P1070477.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360989377759586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThHjsoXP-g5Vi1gn8UPcleZSgxqGBfECcqlqwQm889lbr_gYEADitSuOYB6-JnNn0BovWX6eIOEceYjU6xcMrYxXa1wD6lpaRa033c930HDXbz05MsKvKBurOFBughQ7JuWkG5mR2-q8/s320/P1070477.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYTrmTD_t6CwUSXzUqqbgxYbzx_OcTbFTUADgHx_DXiya1v3_N3jMX8hKP7WBpgJ5I9l9SNhEJ0XlwkrqeHJH4FkkrrzMEa48BvLnnXf6hoJ0Uqx4mROQvgYcXU5CyZvExayQhQu4mjw/s1600-h/P1070479.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360986150773874" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYTrmTD_t6CwUSXzUqqbgxYbzx_OcTbFTUADgHx_DXiya1v3_N3jMX8hKP7WBpgJ5I9l9SNhEJ0XlwkrqeHJH4FkkrrzMEa48BvLnnXf6hoJ0Uqx4mROQvgYcXU5CyZvExayQhQu4mjw/s320/P1070479.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWFDj3w3FcAxZuXXVRHz3koNh0M0PEm3Ad1xiPNmw6an0xi7GKVf7IXE4dlRJI_HNOePLgAZmotQy4vBwdU2mZgcmmaJcp3BsTeGTrxw7Y0_eTYAaIAam9ajA1V5NiXIfOxm4dCd544w/s1600-h/P1070491.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360981733744818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWFDj3w3FcAxZuXXVRHz3koNh0M0PEm3Ad1xiPNmw6an0xi7GKVf7IXE4dlRJI_HNOePLgAZmotQy4vBwdU2mZgcmmaJcp3BsTeGTrxw7Y0_eTYAaIAam9ajA1V5NiXIfOxm4dCd544w/s320/P1070491.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, during all those inbetween months, I worked on a few other things...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6EXHxk5dkgo9ASk9aNvmdbLJ2f5qywfeHAak25GiNybFtiHgLhN3M0c15JAcgnPo3aNcQ3_nrsQov68mvEsBfHLe79d9ELvB_XKs06Z2em5lrjOK8dbHV-5tpvynMCdXl3L7LCXOZ3c/s1600-h/P1060110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365501549368274" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6EXHxk5dkgo9ASk9aNvmdbLJ2f5qywfeHAak25GiNybFtiHgLhN3M0c15JAcgnPo3aNcQ3_nrsQov68mvEsBfHLe79d9ELvB_XKs06Z2em5lrjOK8dbHV-5tpvynMCdXl3L7LCXOZ3c/s320/P1060110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I made flannel blankets. Some for donating and some for a couple of friends who each had a baby girl this year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZyfXe1dpqYD-nvXldZbHb4K8LQDc9XjVW5OlBYJMKc4muruPwQaWJBfxkvDNgZt96I0KyqqbWFzWSS2PLlGsRMUk1TEPM9-2myAELuum70Dpo-RQKqyubaKtEcGkiiQJG9dO7TPU8vo/s1600-h/P1070180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365493464981746" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZyfXe1dpqYD-nvXldZbHb4K8LQDc9XjVW5OlBYJMKc4muruPwQaWJBfxkvDNgZt96I0KyqqbWFzWSS2PLlGsRMUk1TEPM9-2myAELuum70Dpo-RQKqyubaKtEcGkiiQJG9dO7TPU8vo/s320/P1070180.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I made tote bags and drawstring backpacks. Again, some were gifts and the rest were for two Christmas boutiques that I took part in.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU_wIJD4RNWFX74kn-Cmrzpg8d9EPDnfdIUgsz5cCmnC63qpHsEYfh6ZWpMgb6Xti4y3rPn3MsfPRwQTT9oRQ9JaOzWSmztT13xkNaGG-OPosH3_JX4N-JfJlwufXuJUBLYwEnfKbHZE/s1600-h/P1060265.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365489634421026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmU_wIJD4RNWFX74kn-Cmrzpg8d9EPDnfdIUgsz5cCmnC63qpHsEYfh6ZWpMgb6Xti4y3rPn3MsfPRwQTT9oRQ9JaOzWSmztT13xkNaGG-OPosH3_JX4N-JfJlwufXuJUBLYwEnfKbHZE/s320/P1060265.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2G3YWzve1hXH8sCP8csSdlTCIzJEYY1OdIUzac9o24bTA4FnB_5yoL-wgajyXxiF2iaq5MQdBVuTDBeW3xPKNHY1xEk2cIOS5mUzjxmqGmzSZbQubP48YkI0ca62j2WXKbHI-CGUccA/s1600-h/P1070825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365206543945042" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2G3YWzve1hXH8sCP8csSdlTCIzJEYY1OdIUzac9o24bTA4FnB_5yoL-wgajyXxiF2iaq5MQdBVuTDBeW3xPKNHY1xEk2cIOS5mUzjxmqGmzSZbQubP48YkI0ca62j2WXKbHI-CGUccA/s320/P1070825.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghMKdZewMF0yowGyd0GqZYtzDdIe4dhHkWEE9wAiZ6ueJqteYDyOVo8NZeD5hqC57CfjgfU2xW802ynXHcCMBlHd64GIlOWbaWq1yMzzsVkFhVjBMQq505K7PFtSYoPXBmkYu1Xw4TW4/s1600-h/P1070828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365200083895394" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghMKdZewMF0yowGyd0GqZYtzDdIe4dhHkWEE9wAiZ6ueJqteYDyOVo8NZeD5hqC57CfjgfU2xW802ynXHcCMBlHd64GIlOWbaWq1yMzzsVkFhVjBMQq505K7PFtSYoPXBmkYu1Xw4TW4/s320/P1070828.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoDJIkLav_sGnHnk-ULCxYlVjyizvMgfX2KP_VXhTpBiGjMoP0G95GWsg4mDjqAO7tZ28kL8maMITgOgFuMDxgPFu36iib6WhrDrTl_DGIBxV9TkwUx7I_i-OlO2cdApdxEImfJbtAi0/s1600-h/P1070832.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365194680052962" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoDJIkLav_sGnHnk-ULCxYlVjyizvMgfX2KP_VXhTpBiGjMoP0G95GWsg4mDjqAO7tZ28kL8maMITgOgFuMDxgPFu36iib6WhrDrTl_DGIBxV9TkwUx7I_i-OlO2cdApdxEImfJbtAi0/s320/P1070832.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45XYhJkEsWpmRAuRCcbvrtx9pOd5RzGDafTfIGTr4DdkZDDDaYCY2nTJGSU07UtsU7IyC5dWhhXDxL1fSeT7xKXd_PjWTgemcg6Akf3hDqd1cHbd0hYYvSdwd0vJlgiAVxvAfdoz-jc8/s1600-h/P1070838.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365188538043090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45XYhJkEsWpmRAuRCcbvrtx9pOd5RzGDafTfIGTr4DdkZDDDaYCY2nTJGSU07UtsU7IyC5dWhhXDxL1fSeT7xKXd_PjWTgemcg6Akf3hDqd1cHbd0hYYvSdwd0vJlgiAVxvAfdoz-jc8/s320/P1070838.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GOFj_nVRMg3Wxqf62vpE9szuOjHnDrn5PJ2kHAL_kxGCLtswRSb4qTpjbISsTXJaYgG4DlAPj8CmiFfVgTAmm7Q_qT6I0JsbcmsuziEYWnAAzWsS4EtkWI7oo_-xiavboKpzzovXlow/s1600-h/P1070235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433365187188791362" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GOFj_nVRMg3Wxqf62vpE9szuOjHnDrn5PJ2kHAL_kxGCLtswRSb4qTpjbISsTXJaYgG4DlAPj8CmiFfVgTAmm7Q_qT6I0JsbcmsuziEYWnAAzWsS4EtkWI7oo_-xiavboKpzzovXlow/s320/P1070235.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>My mom and I went to <a href="http://thethreedaughtercircus.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-was-six-and-half-years-old-when-my.html">Martha's Vineyard</a> in April to visit my brother. I took some of the photos from our trip and some Martha's Vineyard themed fabric I found, and made her a scrapbook quilt for her birthday.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB7IE2O5MSUKlX9oh2Q1O1-8ptTWAseaSI1UbchvAf5dkMqtWVIGkwC_cphU7jjwxTN9QMh6R4bu4nVhm1cuFaggwwSVs_us6bFj3JLnTbMvDg-XwiAk6795FUuW6y5X965cPlWOQhTQ/s1600-h/P1060277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433364415060677762" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB7IE2O5MSUKlX9oh2Q1O1-8ptTWAseaSI1UbchvAf5dkMqtWVIGkwC_cphU7jjwxTN9QMh6R4bu4nVhm1cuFaggwwSVs_us6bFj3JLnTbMvDg-XwiAk6795FUuW6y5X965cPlWOQhTQ/s320/P1060277.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAXkegR58ouSCLBTWIyq00n1353H_EbFmDJ290tUWAWfaj2qe3YRPz-fBWc0vXdkSbn0OrXn4UH2VYDPWG-YJuQkJ9bfpUTyVL7ro9-KFTXQPk0du7Cl4cP_m9wPdqz82tweevk-enYo/s1600-h/P1060279.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433364408263980946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAXkegR58ouSCLBTWIyq00n1353H_EbFmDJ290tUWAWfaj2qe3YRPz-fBWc0vXdkSbn0OrXn4UH2VYDPWG-YJuQkJ9bfpUTyVL7ro9-KFTXQPk0du7Cl4cP_m9wPdqz82tweevk-enYo/s320/P1060279.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzelDhbGDMJ9ag2OYgZj2CzV4X9zD119tvBkZhRTFe0M2LkUhRa5s9_sBdTc6ess-NJZsOlArx6heBxR7eoWFY4Z-TeGPr7VbCxvyOherlge48Kxw38Dzo2QZRqrpf_mpK2cWrOVV9v7Y/s1600-h/P1060281.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433364405300486242" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzelDhbGDMJ9ag2OYgZj2CzV4X9zD119tvBkZhRTFe0M2LkUhRa5s9_sBdTc6ess-NJZsOlArx6heBxR7eoWFY4Z-TeGPr7VbCxvyOherlge48Kxw38Dzo2QZRqrpf_mpK2cWrOVV9v7Y/s320/P1060281.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlvJ5rWv-zE5ZH5Df5vRU6Z8lk8_vfEzfe21Retm2Ooyh-UyuUqMbkIQe68raxVzsz8Cv3ISe3vgpq0i3EKaxiu0CL_fH5JZP_5SCfi_4sw9SUrlO_Ti2-jhmJPWwQZuiqsnlbHeUNi8/s1600-h/P1060297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433364398206638658" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlvJ5rWv-zE5ZH5Df5vRU6Z8lk8_vfEzfe21Retm2Ooyh-UyuUqMbkIQe68raxVzsz8Cv3ISe3vgpq0i3EKaxiu0CL_fH5JZP_5SCfi_4sw9SUrlO_Ti2-jhmJPWwQZuiqsnlbHeUNi8/s320/P1060297.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div></div><div>I was on a roll so I made a quilt for Abbey. Cherry theme by her request...</div><div>FRONT:</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhbBwstCRXfnebxMaeZk0EeqFCJfNdA_stIMnaGRGqhn5QMm5wQF7tSNw3AWXl2o1ri7khuT8dANZgFsxp23iR-x-kTwR6hI6kqQq9X20sn7ZCz_wbQZykTDb4l84nHG5Pl5UDwpl7ng/s1600-h/P1080466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360972692863218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhbBwstCRXfnebxMaeZk0EeqFCJfNdA_stIMnaGRGqhn5QMm5wQF7tSNw3AWXl2o1ri7khuT8dANZgFsxp23iR-x-kTwR6hI6kqQq9X20sn7ZCz_wbQZykTDb4l84nHG5Pl5UDwpl7ng/s320/P1080466.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />BACK:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95O8bKkR87zqqAX4CAvzT6kHUPAYq-NME92icUb1RZPZRa5NZxJqYwvzvEV_yae1-JEah8bhXg6HvtrT12PVFQjdvRFMWLHpN52TVxYX9XoHanLy7wQRVUupmUfqoel5f9eJmMN6Lg0o/s1600-h/P1080467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360188900333266" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95O8bKkR87zqqAX4CAvzT6kHUPAYq-NME92icUb1RZPZRa5NZxJqYwvzvEV_yae1-JEah8bhXg6HvtrT12PVFQjdvRFMWLHpN52TVxYX9XoHanLy7wQRVUupmUfqoel5f9eJmMN6Lg0o/s320/P1080467.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>I made one for Emily that is black and white/brights.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvSqDD99asdk8aVwhI8QXVaoJJeKMD4Shs8kQgz6oM2UTCLKtHl2nWEJr58p_0Y_h7q_cX7ixR6wJHr9WazGJ8fcWuIpZ-NzOd9aFrTYLqlhQLr_mlgW6FSOFOnl4OmBlUixC0zLC3f0/s1600-h/P1080473.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360177501594386" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvSqDD99asdk8aVwhI8QXVaoJJeKMD4Shs8kQgz6oM2UTCLKtHl2nWEJr58p_0Y_h7q_cX7ixR6wJHr9WazGJ8fcWuIpZ-NzOd9aFrTYLqlhQLr_mlgW6FSOFOnl4OmBlUixC0zLC3f0/s320/P1080473.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>I am still working on Megan's along with six other quilts in various stages of incomplete.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_ROQtofI57QLqpsehSZ1b_HBWCiRU3J9BMhD2gT3-dn-NM1E2HI_GMDSPAQhA-A-9XjkX56bZ49vrYvLKbIBNrFDr6wSa637wWRXTipExiBiqm3MHzQfe05bXogr75KPvfMY5zROdo8/s1600-h/P1080474.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360172672630162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_ROQtofI57QLqpsehSZ1b_HBWCiRU3J9BMhD2gT3-dn-NM1E2HI_GMDSPAQhA-A-9XjkX56bZ49vrYvLKbIBNrFDr6wSa637wWRXTipExiBiqm3MHzQfe05bXogr75KPvfMY5zROdo8/s320/P1080474.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GpAnx5udqiTDsuwc-xWUBEWC5SbyYI46A9C68VSRYBjRzlrOI6AGxkLM5g0xvNl1BQb2Qn_-GDa73_7vCROiWawHYSNXGPS3oSprQHfJJueAdJpGnP5nrKxp4wwt4OhI3WHfQ9ptV1I/s1600-h/P1080488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360169381199298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GpAnx5udqiTDsuwc-xWUBEWC5SbyYI46A9C68VSRYBjRzlrOI6AGxkLM5g0xvNl1BQb2Qn_-GDa73_7vCROiWawHYSNXGPS3oSprQHfJJueAdJpGnP5nrKxp4wwt4OhI3WHfQ9ptV1I/s320/P1080488.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this is my newest...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiJAZFDH2g2Wv4wfYs6iot7AoqUkUdzbRDEgbKVMkvA9nzdjbOWjMm6wVvr3ADkI7AvqOSvapqalBXAf7onj2jDY3vT6-Rc8ZnHpOiu7DF1ikus1b4uh16ecOk86yNokRV9O-RrBTTs0/s1600-h/P1080483.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433360165809538546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiJAZFDH2g2Wv4wfYs6iot7AoqUkUdzbRDEgbKVMkvA9nzdjbOWjMm6wVvr3ADkI7AvqOSvapqalBXAf7onj2jDY3vT6-Rc8ZnHpOiu7DF1ikus1b4uh16ecOk86yNokRV9O-RrBTTs0/s320/P1080483.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I think it's safe to say... I'm obsessed!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-27540361877208084412009-12-14T11:21:00.000-08:002009-12-16T10:44:09.482-08:00Dear Family and Friends, (A Christmas Letter of sorts...)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirfRt9B0NYw36govjJb4S1yMszDCtyPuJ5dnchldkkh_PBJRx9FRnPpi9pzv7EN0C5i8wBMPoIVMqTZOtXdKQQTQZeVctgIUk8YVTL8EN7EldXUrx1Gnon3cVnveggmzLspKXaGtVNnU/s1600-h/P1080020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207623491087538" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirfRt9B0NYw36govjJb4S1yMszDCtyPuJ5dnchldkkh_PBJRx9FRnPpi9pzv7EN0C5i8wBMPoIVMqTZOtXdKQQTQZeVctgIUk8YVTL8EN7EldXUrx1Gnon3cVnveggmzLspKXaGtVNnU/s320/P1080020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxKQy67xptALIGc0KBSQ8jtC-aQXyu5_DgZpAMzbsvraCXHcK3fC0pnxAk_5upqCR2sUoQeCibKjkKB08MV7HKAPXcCdSqYBKZN37rSRWmYLlYm4ycXaxImfgA4QuvqiRllpQ43R_MnQ/s1600-h/P1070935.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207611484804402" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxKQy67xptALIGc0KBSQ8jtC-aQXyu5_DgZpAMzbsvraCXHcK3fC0pnxAk_5upqCR2sUoQeCibKjkKB08MV7HKAPXcCdSqYBKZN37rSRWmYLlYm4ycXaxImfgA4QuvqiRllpQ43R_MnQ/s320/P1070935.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKsdeDTyhO-CcGjgSy_6Q1daieE6NCmSmWbJ3ZiC0-8Wy57I5r1ThmJ6P3-roVXDT_89NxlauNtXRbFiYoJr2lrqkRV5AY9BTmszsMdotbPFDrrei1iGP-xyrULhT9qEKsSNYom9ESeE/s1600-h/P1070917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207440635936674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKsdeDTyhO-CcGjgSy_6Q1daieE6NCmSmWbJ3ZiC0-8Wy57I5r1ThmJ6P3-roVXDT_89NxlauNtXRbFiYoJr2lrqkRV5AY9BTmszsMdotbPFDrrei1iGP-xyrULhT9qEKsSNYom9ESeE/s320/P1070917.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>Hello All! Merry Christmas!<br /></div><div>How are you? I hope everyone is doing well.<br /></div><br /><div>Time has gotten away from me once again...<br /></div><br /><div>So, to catch you up on the doings...<br /></div><br /><div>To start with, we are all doing well. We've had the standard colds this year, but no one got the swine flu! We are all still alive! We are happy and enjoying life here in Murrieta. All three girls are doing well in school and are busy with their own friends and activities.<br /></div><br /><div>Chad has been working mainly in Modesto for the last six months. He started his own company, <em>Allen Electric</em>, and has been very busy getting it up and running. He still has contacts there in Modesto(/Manteca), and amazingly enough, they are still building houses, a few at a time. He is usually gone about 10 days and home about 4 days, gone for 10, home for 4. He stays with friends, works 14-16 hour days, then crashes on an air <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mattress</span>. I'm in awe of the things he does for our family. We have discussed moving back, but alas, none of the five of us want that... Here at home, we are busy and miss him in the evenings, but have found a way to make it until he comes home again. The nice thing is that when he is home, <em>he is home.</em><br /><br /></div><div>In general, I have adjusted to this disjointed way of life. Not unlike, I imagine, a woman who is married to a firefighter or truck driver or business person who is gone for days at a time. I have found a way to be okay when he is gone. The girls' various schedules keep me pretty busy and so I don't really have a whole lot of time for dwelling on the fact that he isn't home. We talk on the phone many times a day and I can keep him <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">apprised</span> of all the excitement here at home. Things like Abbey winning the coloring contest in her class, to Emily getting nominated for Freshman Homecoming princess. Progress reports show up great on a text message... The hardest part, I have found is the constant changing of gears. Shannon the Sort-Of-Single-Mom, Shannon the Wife, Shannon the Sort-Of-Single-Mom, Shannon the Wife... It gets difficult to go back and forth. For now...that's just the way it is.<br /><br />Emily...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kF6fRkd1JjNMbN74Nqr393Y1sy1_ki5-XY42v2w-kNlLiyJjgtJkuqMWPDVBYl5xkREPOvJz59Z_8PWhm8ArKKWQwgXa41_Cn2LoCM1ZwvS3Q4SrMc_cklraD4m93V1uL_dAszE2xog/s1600-h/P1070860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207425256193714" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kF6fRkd1JjNMbN74Nqr393Y1sy1_ki5-XY42v2w-kNlLiyJjgtJkuqMWPDVBYl5xkREPOvJz59Z_8PWhm8ArKKWQwgXa41_Cn2LoCM1ZwvS3Q4SrMc_cklraD4m93V1uL_dAszE2xog/s320/P1070860.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOf1MIp7WyrNheyLptH8vylUNpGwHEqZVt6OMbJSBPMS26fXR7tyrPBRaof7wL4NgACaFoCxSqY0BnqGFW7P2qhTOwXKNCqi4syCzKpMu_I0crCRj33e75hfthXFZ-ikZYYRTT2IQFuM/s1600-h/P1070709.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207185795921794" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOf1MIp7WyrNheyLptH8vylUNpGwHEqZVt6OMbJSBPMS26fXR7tyrPBRaof7wL4NgACaFoCxSqY0BnqGFW7P2qhTOwXKNCqi4syCzKpMu_I0crCRj33e75hfthXFZ-ikZYYRTT2IQFuM/s320/P1070709.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZdyvJNISeDk9864eOr_LFGxAAOHWa2GYn2J8KMG5OjGytQs_e4q_LCp-yM8_I2U5pM0EePGZ4L_CaMvBjHDwGZuCTL2jrskbwpOeQhHsfmHCaHdvMpnkTtkIYU1Rt1JO30kywILKb4k/s1600-h/P1070707.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207177553478498" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZdyvJNISeDk9864eOr_LFGxAAOHWa2GYn2J8KMG5OjGytQs_e4q_LCp-yM8_I2U5pM0EePGZ4L_CaMvBjHDwGZuCTL2jrskbwpOeQhHsfmHCaHdvMpnkTtkIYU1Rt1JO30kywILKb4k/s320/P1070707.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Emily is so old now it makes my head hurt. I'm really having a hard time with how quickly the time is passing. She is a freshman now, and <em>my</em> freshman year is the year where I feel like I can remember almost everything with perfect clarity. How on earth is it possible that my kid is that old when I feel like that was me about 3 years ago. Anyway, she is maturing and changing and growing, both physically and emotionally. She is taller that I am. She ran cross country in the fall (I blogged about it <a href="http://thethreedaughtercircus.blogspot.com/2009/09/harder-challenge-greater-reward.html">here</a> and <a href="http://thethreedaughtercircus.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-hero.html">here</a>)and has already started conditioning for track in the spring. She is doing great in school. I look at her and I can't believe she is MY daughter.<br /></div><br /><div></div><div>Megan...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzinKeU_vwKB-vq777giMjcDmtTypRYbj0bicMgVbAut2uhASz5vgTiinJY4ueNmLARsMrYnwvcNC32WNFiHBLIfjkEsZ0A9RvyhYLyxyT0cZpON6_uzArakw0kPxfPMXd9cM3RR5V_g/s1600-h/P1070872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207429579334386" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzinKeU_vwKB-vq777giMjcDmtTypRYbj0bicMgVbAut2uhASz5vgTiinJY4ueNmLARsMrYnwvcNC32WNFiHBLIfjkEsZ0A9RvyhYLyxyT0cZpON6_uzArakw0kPxfPMXd9cM3RR5V_g/s320/P1070872.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2dEd2Llu1bDvMFLQo_jlMaEYl5ri2ev3km_hy_ZMMFUZ5C_7yHu2qeSxg0_90pfDP1nUcAJo949g6TOC4SZ-XFBoJ5FGinX2sm-SYA1oNdYZ1Le9qU1a4egMUhvvRD5RwJDVs5Wn66E/s1600-h/P1070614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207158978466114" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2dEd2Llu1bDvMFLQo_jlMaEYl5ri2ev3km_hy_ZMMFUZ5C_7yHu2qeSxg0_90pfDP1nUcAJo949g6TOC4SZ-XFBoJ5FGinX2sm-SYA1oNdYZ1Le9qU1a4egMUhvvRD5RwJDVs5Wn66E/s320/P1070614.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XSheadL_-mI8tya0N6q6NZYNFgGS4-RvSNspYmtmEbFYPDA8dcZWngc8OFbiK7PwVmKf1lmkBB5VCLnP18EOGCtiMpVOrL9g5x-3P-m2E3mQaC-0101xOSMmvSSov5zxo0VDcGeM650/s1600-h/P1070735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415209537776040882" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XSheadL_-mI8tya0N6q6NZYNFgGS4-RvSNspYmtmEbFYPDA8dcZWngc8OFbiK7PwVmKf1lmkBB5VCLnP18EOGCtiMpVOrL9g5x-3P-m2E3mQaC-0101xOSMmvSSov5zxo0VDcGeM650/s320/P1070735.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br />Megan, too, is older than I'd ever believe my children would get. Seventh grade for goodness sake! She is a hard worker and is the kid who always comes straight home from school and does her homework without being asked. In August she started taking dance class again. She is IN LOVE with dancing once more. If she isn't doing homework, she is wearing her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ipod</span> and dancing. She dances all through the house, on the trampoline, to the mailbox... Her hip-hop class recently danced at the local opening of the Michael Jackson movie. They were amazing. So amazing, in fact that her teacher wants them to start competing. It will be fun to see where this goes.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>To see Meg dance, click <a href="http://vimeo.com/8182390">here</a>. (She is the shortest one on the far right hand side, standing behind the chair. The video is incomplete...we had technical difficulities...)</div><div><br /><br />Abbey...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO0wFUtYzNleaHwNRKxF_DPvdEugdmAgRjcfPD5MVoawap5dFIZ062McNiZ8dM1EdVO9L21Yn9YrAUoPiRoSEFYhDT91aZl73_D6XK5kNYctC1Jr11qKBLa3-r9a8EfPKlbrQ157x6gw/s1600-h/P1070882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207432911252242" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO0wFUtYzNleaHwNRKxF_DPvdEugdmAgRjcfPD5MVoawap5dFIZ062McNiZ8dM1EdVO9L21Yn9YrAUoPiRoSEFYhDT91aZl73_D6XK5kNYctC1Jr11qKBLa3-r9a8EfPKlbrQ157x6gw/s320/P1070882.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYF2nvEQvcQw0rrIim0LDcrsEec1eid-S-GCsR_AxmYap-hnyIOxp8YzooOit8ZsCMhGoCCwOA71fjMfvxmJ1a5x-NA4SC3V8RXfP83gNFqF9qUQXxcYeblijtX3WR1Fp7y7W0WAnLOc/s1600-h/P1070695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207168363858434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYF2nvEQvcQw0rrIim0LDcrsEec1eid-S-GCsR_AxmYap-hnyIOxp8YzooOit8ZsCMhGoCCwOA71fjMfvxmJ1a5x-NA4SC3V8RXfP83gNFqF9qUQXxcYeblijtX3WR1Fp7y7W0WAnLOc/s320/P1070695.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0SKiC8_neCG0YS2crOtLqeHs9_CPO0x9FOjb0W91yTpTSJHY0MtIncSS1rpVclobSViTVY5maoTT3IU-YdnJM1KkA5n6-dtRbO52k-IjEWqaX49rweFuvFqQkMSDy35k700MKqaOW-Q/s1600-h/P1070767.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207415276738530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0SKiC8_neCG0YS2crOtLqeHs9_CPO0x9FOjb0W91yTpTSJHY0MtIncSS1rpVclobSViTVY5maoTT3IU-YdnJM1KkA5n6-dtRbO52k-IjEWqaX49rweFuvFqQkMSDy35k700MKqaOW-Q/s320/P1070767.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECii4JzIXA6o4qg-Dh8TTVfKls2sfLQ-e4RiekVqN2pj9x1vF8GY4pdC3-s_nBsdWZi5fhoLnMgXnbqKLzQ1ROh4JGmELnJ6UFeQhFw3BtQxiSZ3wENbEQYJ1AuxmJFLoGP0c17BOGrs/s1600-h/P1070694.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207162699871826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECii4JzIXA6o4qg-Dh8TTVfKls2sfLQ-e4RiekVqN2pj9x1vF8GY4pdC3-s_nBsdWZi5fhoLnMgXnbqKLzQ1ROh4JGmELnJ6UFeQhFw3BtQxiSZ3wENbEQYJ1AuxmJFLoGP0c17BOGrs/s320/P1070694.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br />When Abbey was three, she promised me that she wouldn't grow up. She would stay my little baby forever. Well, that promise is broken. She tells me that it isn't her fault, that God just made her to grow up. She's right, I guess, but I still can't stand it. She is learning <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">algebraic terms and functions. I am almost unable to help her with homework anymore and she is only in fourth grade. Or should I say, "She is <em>already in the fourth grade?" </em>She played <a href="http://thethreedaughtercircus.blogspot.com/2009/08/soccer.html">soccer</a> this year and LOVED it! After her first practice she told me she was already sure she wanted to sign up again next year. Her team was great. Every girl was a nice person and her coach was amazing. It's been fun watching her fall in love with something because she has never really found that "one thing" before now. She has tried ballet and t-ball, and tumbling and art classes. Not until soccer did we ever see anything resembling passion!</span> </div><div></div><div></div><div>Well, we hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy 2010! If you are ever in Southern California, we'd love to see you! Come stay with us... we're only an hour from Disneyland!</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Love, The Allens</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IwWf4ug3vi3NeOaI6dq5sR_E11i5OQBFkEebrg25jYjKG7fwsQIXOtWtF3slGUdtONXtE64khw6AxJyz8gOjABL4j6Uf3zmQk2XZabVgHtkGmd65rRkdl7cvRRRLmEqVPewaajP1ThQ/s1600-h/P1070944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415207616719923682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IwWf4ug3vi3NeOaI6dq5sR_E11i5OQBFkEebrg25jYjKG7fwsQIXOtWtF3slGUdtONXtE64khw6AxJyz8gOjABL4j6Uf3zmQk2XZabVgHtkGmd65rRkdl7cvRRRLmEqVPewaajP1ThQ/s320/P1070944.JPG" border="0" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-75879345522766676282009-10-01T17:31:00.000-07:002009-10-01T17:43:54.145-07:00My Hero...These are pictures from her last two races. I can't believe that <em>I</em> have a runner...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_uomf93KM67ftbPUw7R1ZvEfRRpkT1BF_Ux2x-Ynd525dqZ16hKmqmz_VDAp0eoBS626BH5HZyEOPRKFTQV9sYL8cJ71S_yTIIzROkLYbOhjsiFlf3K7P-N46EGKXxYdfDT6z9kChn4/s1600-h/P1070249.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387795868360540882" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_uomf93KM67ftbPUw7R1ZvEfRRpkT1BF_Ux2x-Ynd525dqZ16hKmqmz_VDAp0eoBS626BH5HZyEOPRKFTQV9sYL8cJ71S_yTIIzROkLYbOhjsiFlf3K7P-N46EGKXxYdfDT6z9kChn4/s320/P1070249.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyBx02b124TObY8P9lrhyphenhyphenCJL0yXs314BUtHF9_2YPitTEyu0jfAo7kE7jFNdJudL7xJi3nG09JJT-5Ayo7XgZQD_p_1Hig6HFJO9eYk2MsCnGJGySVJYNapcGjVlBUSYFtdbhhJx5g_s/s1600-h/P1070252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387795856844252498" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyBx02b124TObY8P9lrhyphenhyphenCJL0yXs314BUtHF9_2YPitTEyu0jfAo7kE7jFNdJudL7xJi3nG09JJT-5Ayo7XgZQD_p_1Hig6HFJO9eYk2MsCnGJGySVJYNapcGjVlBUSYFtdbhhJx5g_s/s320/P1070252.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEZwkx-bc13ZVUCIjhQxGC3vybM81zFUrI2VZfezqd5fPUvw25RJvHlvn9k2Wv9fnmV3Wr2-EH85GwCPSZB9uJ2oY6V4Vmzf1nvqHFeiuzhzjx4fUP48_VSANGFk0N0na0zBHgE1lRd8/s1600-h/P1070345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387795665823064578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEZwkx-bc13ZVUCIjhQxGC3vybM81zFUrI2VZfezqd5fPUvw25RJvHlvn9k2Wv9fnmV3Wr2-EH85GwCPSZB9uJ2oY6V4Vmzf1nvqHFeiuzhzjx4fUP48_VSANGFk0N0na0zBHgE1lRd8/s320/P1070345.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31w7jvtEpXjHmSD9yQOlqeB58E0DTnWwI7Fc1lQaGPrxFaNFxzTBv_-_sIfx9UrbyzrWSgyfxx5130mTdulEAg-OHPokeARM7UWhjd4BVCynIJuhTvFXxLUc8kdbm7AumNfLxT61SdxU/s1600-h/P1070354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387795655648867586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31w7jvtEpXjHmSD9yQOlqeB58E0DTnWwI7Fc1lQaGPrxFaNFxzTBv_-_sIfx9UrbyzrWSgyfxx5130mTdulEAg-OHPokeARM7UWhjd4BVCynIJuhTvFXxLUc8kdbm7AumNfLxT61SdxU/s320/P1070354.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXu-s1k4vtSl_4N8AuMjwd_nmbphHlaAvpyKiagfH6dIIIEixL1CvRyJWBfDPE_MfC4ymM21cRRE3I2b43HOrGpk6SjiKaBg8ltF15DE5T3n2h9MSF-bXK4ZQ_AHpjNBlHdJuIa3WIzI/s1600-h/P1070361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387795640072383314" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXu-s1k4vtSl_4N8AuMjwd_nmbphHlaAvpyKiagfH6dIIIEixL1CvRyJWBfDPE_MfC4ymM21cRRE3I2b43HOrGpk6SjiKaBg8ltF15DE5T3n2h9MSF-bXK4ZQ_AHpjNBlHdJuIa3WIzI/s320/P1070361.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmGNLSpACBqZnXuTH4k-hAxuCpqm1Ra8gbwIdw5mfo7RvZ6VnlAWuNMBUP7yXndV0cCrf7u0M09u6fcg0iphqgJOXW7qZCvM5VlaKiesJY59oGX8PSx9wVkoJqLy__UhGhxrMf1qacbo/s1600-h/P1070365.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387795645890356434" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmGNLSpACBqZnXuTH4k-hAxuCpqm1Ra8gbwIdw5mfo7RvZ6VnlAWuNMBUP7yXndV0cCrf7u0M09u6fcg0iphqgJOXW7qZCvM5VlaKiesJY59oGX8PSx9wVkoJqLy__UhGhxrMf1qacbo/s320/P1070365.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm_5D3PhEH7QtpklgEjjQ1ZIyTYf9kHronWox9JTP4p8bCJvDAGQCekxjoqgRqEz9jK0B1439luo-QkMFun7zAWufZO07EhAoY_3UScODjmMTb1OAAep04TJmS-x0vOslBXNhZ0BwouE/s1600-h/P1070267.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387795631859477778" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm_5D3PhEH7QtpklgEjjQ1ZIyTYf9kHronWox9JTP4p8bCJvDAGQCekxjoqgRqEz9jK0B1439luo-QkMFun7zAWufZO07EhAoY_3UScODjmMTb1OAAep04TJmS-x0vOslBXNhZ0BwouE/s320/P1070267.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-48719081908568997782009-09-24T19:32:00.000-07:002009-09-24T19:33:55.262-07:00Fire UpdateThe fire was put out quickly. Approximately 20 acres were burned and no homes were lost. Thank you, Jesus!Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-47825910589449262242009-09-24T13:57:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:32:54.673-07:00Fire in MurrietaThe hill behind our house caught fire today. The response time was so fast. Within minutes, planes dropping fire retardant and helicopters dropping water were on the scene. They did an amazing job of containing the fire. Even now as I type these words, the fire is almost entirely extinguished but the helicopters are continuing to monitor the situation. 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Where to start?<br /><br /><br />Sometime last school year, maybe around March or April, Chad and I told Emily we'd like her to choose something to participate in when she started high school. We wanted her to get involved in her school in some way, expand her friendship circle, have less time for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">texting</span> and the drama that goes along with it, etc. Well, she had briefly shown an interest in running. We suggested the cross country team. She is more of an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">individual</span> sport kind of person, it would suit her personality. She said she'd think about it. So, as the end of the year approached we asked her what she had decided. She didn't want to do it anymore, but she didn't have any other ideas. So she reluctantly agreed to try cross country. We told her that if she was going to do it, she needed to <em>do</em> it. No quiting... One year. If she hated it she could choose to not do it again next year. She said okay.<br /><br /><br />Cross country is a fall sport so they start conditioning in the summer, six days a week at 7:00am. Her first day of practice was July 6. This did not thrill her. She went to practice the first day and when I picked her up, she was not happy. She was exhausted, angry, and defeated. She cried and told me she hated it and she wanted to quit. It was too hard, she can't do it. As many of you know, Chad has been working out of town for several months now. He is home a few days and then gone for a week or two. Well, Chad wasn't going to be home for two weeks. I told her that she needed to give it some time. She hadn't been running and needed to give herself some time to get in shape. She had to give it the full two weeks until Chad got home and then we would all sit down and discuss her options.<br /><br /><br />Let me just say that the next two weeks were some of the toughest parenting weeks of my life. She fought me every morning. She hated getting up early, she hated that she couldn't have sleepovers with her friends, she hated that it was so hard. There were days that I dropped her off and I cried all the way home. Now some of you may be thinking, why fight her then. Just let her quit. Believe me, I was SO tempted to do just that. But months before, when she signed up for the team, Chad and I talked about her possible reactions to the first few weeks of practice. We knew she would hate it and cry and complain. Let's be honest, she doesn't like to work hard (she gets that from me), and she doesn't have a lot of confidence. She doesn't like to try new things. These things we knew and we want her to be better than that. We wanted her to build a little character and develop some work ethic. We wanted her to learn what it is to be part of a team. To cheer on and be cheered on... And honestly, how could I ask her to develop these characteristics if I was unwilling to do my part of the hard work and stand behind her, push a little when she wanted to give up, withstand the emotion behind her exhaustion...<br /><br /><br />Well, little by little, the runs got easier. She ran more, walked less. We had that talk when Chad got home and she decided to stick it out. When he got home, he went with her on Saturday and ran the "long run" of the week. They ran 5 miles with no walking. She went to Running Camp the following week and had a hard time. They ran twice a day, morning and evening.<br /><br /><br />There is a big race every year at camp. It's called "Killer Peak." The race is 4 miles uphill with a 1200 foot altitude change from bottom to top. It is a really big deal for everyone on the team. Alumni come back every summer to run it and try to beat their own personal best time. The morning of the race, Chad and I drove up the mountain to watch her run. When we got there, she wasn't feeling well. She didn't run. She wanted to come home. We could see right away that the sickness she was suffering from was <em>homesickness.</em> We were so disappointed. We had been so looking forward to seeing her run. She didn't even try. As soon as she saw us, she could see how disappointed we were. We saw, though, how disappointed she was in herself. As each runner came across the finish line, the whole team would stand and cheer. Once they crossed the finish line and rested for a minute, some of them would run back a few hundred yards and help encourage and run with their friends who were behind them. I was so sad for her. She had robbed herself of this beautiful experience. We talked about what had happened and she decided to try to stick it out at camp. She wasn't feeling 100%, but she would try. <em>She came back a changed person.</em><br /><br /><br /><br />Gone were the complaints and the "I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">can'ts</span>." Gone was the girl who didn't think she could do it. The "long run" for the 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> week of practice was nine miles. She ran the whole thing.<br /><br /><br />I don't think I can explain to you how wonderful it has been to watch my child literally bloom from a little seed, self protected and doubting to a beautiful flower, full of confidence. She is blossoming as a member of her team.<br /><br /><br />And it isn't only her attitude about cross country that has been affected. She is more thoughtful, and self-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">disciplined</span>. She sees more of the world outside her own.<br /><br /><br />Today was Emily's first Cross Country Race. Chad and I were so excited to see all of her hard work pay off. We wore our "RUN EMILY RUN" custom t-shirts to show our support. We talked to her before the race and she was very nervous. But when the race started, she did such a great job, she surprised us, herself, even her coaches. She didn't just run it to run it. She ran it with purpose. She was in pain, but she didn't let up. One coach said that he loved seeing that she is a competitor. The first 40 runners in each race got a medal. She placed 31 of 120 freshman girls in her heat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKw309Gj8m0V6dJ9v3YnxCGqjgQPckvwKNfSh77huL3JdyLqoujYSn_Rl11-__4cg-GZrD9eB7PmDZBjh3y7dsKaX7YkaSZrdUu66hppFJ1vf5BrxYOxOjaMM9hYtjxetVVN-Z_vTvho/s1600-h/P1070183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682406386031794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKw309Gj8m0V6dJ9v3YnxCGqjgQPckvwKNfSh77huL3JdyLqoujYSn_Rl11-__4cg-GZrD9eB7PmDZBjh3y7dsKaX7YkaSZrdUu66hppFJ1vf5BrxYOxOjaMM9hYtjxetVVN-Z_vTvho/s320/P1070183.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW5m-WONIKNNifnOM2OsAywAif6sXrSQsE2YmDybDquRvjhoDrWqVmY_ReRbuihoE8Qmglt7XJ4HLU_hlTDMAVlU-xaDgK4OVtSYsnQUTssbqDn6I6N48s0YEmBTwu8dRsevHdmo32T0/s1600-h/P1070184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682397896890306" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW5m-WONIKNNifnOM2OsAywAif6sXrSQsE2YmDybDquRvjhoDrWqVmY_ReRbuihoE8Qmglt7XJ4HLU_hlTDMAVlU-xaDgK4OVtSYsnQUTssbqDn6I6N48s0YEmBTwu8dRsevHdmo32T0/s320/P1070184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(She is #1512)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsI1xPdUWZ_UwIUjKWOx66qt2ueEolsD0FuhNrfZsCnCuxHD5FELLLMRaJ0SfAxK1_Pjbw0q42beP_ySm8wMWBNGSJNJDgqsClsLd4eJtDXRDMAIbSVsgW7zsUjuTqpD3wlG0VKTVKU8/s1600-h/P1070190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682385181977026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsI1xPdUWZ_UwIUjKWOx66qt2ueEolsD0FuhNrfZsCnCuxHD5FELLLMRaJ0SfAxK1_Pjbw0q42beP_ySm8wMWBNGSJNJDgqsClsLd4eJtDXRDMAIbSVsgW7zsUjuTqpD3wlG0VKTVKU8/s320/P1070190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKLPto0L1-cCDh2D3WyKajjVypRcXyInn7BJ7HVuSkok7XmB2kZLzfIbyAczsPB6o5ANUDjmdADdWdA6GBNi3vtByB4ea-Wvt5k1YnlnA2H9KBMn37uW5D1lISUd6-VsWzcD9DkgPjjw/s1600-h/P1070191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682378602334818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKLPto0L1-cCDh2D3WyKajjVypRcXyInn7BJ7HVuSkok7XmB2kZLzfIbyAczsPB6o5ANUDjmdADdWdA6GBNi3vtByB4ea-Wvt5k1YnlnA2H9KBMn37uW5D1lISUd6-VsWzcD9DkgPjjw/s320/P1070191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aSZEuBbLhdjVCJePyDWkcSj45RSDYQqlLYeu_cV6Okwj-PmqMeOVERowFFmbhs7KqFaNCofp2oMPzBh5he_7LIGW1kC0_sAEhZs2wpmwPB9NQc3VSptNf7diZEh-OuU7JfhGG91Suf0/s1600-h/P1070192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682086440160658" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aSZEuBbLhdjVCJePyDWkcSj45RSDYQqlLYeu_cV6Okwj-PmqMeOVERowFFmbhs7KqFaNCofp2oMPzBh5he_7LIGW1kC0_sAEhZs2wpmwPB9NQc3VSptNf7diZEh-OuU7JfhGG91Suf0/s320/P1070192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8ElMBazxLNBPOpiRnr3GkhrTHOmEnbTCyFvW2FoW-U2lK6G4v1zDCfNN9ngIK64lMNnruY9vOHaf_iRTGSCZ3nXGaAHMWIOI0PD2fVRZGONI7ws1d_wMmGtDA8qva78O6VwoUnAyv_w/s1600-h/P1070193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682076348612386" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8ElMBazxLNBPOpiRnr3GkhrTHOmEnbTCyFvW2FoW-U2lK6G4v1zDCfNN9ngIK64lMNnruY9vOHaf_iRTGSCZ3nXGaAHMWIOI0PD2fVRZGONI7ws1d_wMmGtDA8qva78O6VwoUnAyv_w/s320/P1070193.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyjq5FbU1NOT2NLRxvLF1jXejQ9Z1Q9R0kBYRojX_imMtZcalmQ2SPnIKMjZskur4lIdRxWXmSp1bNPN2HyKQuce1Bu5catKvE9KMaIgOdDfbgxaGOPW4r1nxV8BSFD97_wqC1OIMGZA/s1600-h/P1070196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682074877370738" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyjq5FbU1NOT2NLRxvLF1jXejQ9Z1Q9R0kBYRojX_imMtZcalmQ2SPnIKMjZskur4lIdRxWXmSp1bNPN2HyKQuce1Bu5catKvE9KMaIgOdDfbgxaGOPW4r1nxV8BSFD97_wqC1OIMGZA/s320/P1070196.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvipHdSPp3HLOKJk_Z0estdXcDP85WiUQruBCVkDQNDEhZvmI9lH8h-m1GmlIpmnWOWQet1VGexFG-I8bbTga-7IvYNA4dq1wKc4Vm100GizKC_ZoCqylPbKYOoenSd-OlY8gbP1ff_Y/s1600-h/P1070201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682059713199154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvipHdSPp3HLOKJk_Z0estdXcDP85WiUQruBCVkDQNDEhZvmI9lH8h-m1GmlIpmnWOWQet1VGexFG-I8bbTga-7IvYNA4dq1wKc4Vm100GizKC_ZoCqylPbKYOoenSd-OlY8gbP1ff_Y/s320/P1070201.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSS8HQrbm-oR3ybHjY0A22BXdqCFd8oCM1NSw1HvDM4k-TfY859WYXf-FGHvUG4fPyHmf8OTtWAsEYYdCKOsMB5RJSniAqpem2GkL_IDltvyqNiEQnjSK4S8r3f5vTxN7RqWzBXcK0u0/s1600-h/P1070203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380682045749372674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSS8HQrbm-oR3ybHjY0A22BXdqCFd8oCM1NSw1HvDM4k-TfY859WYXf-FGHvUG4fPyHmf8OTtWAsEYYdCKOsMB5RJSniAqpem2GkL_IDltvyqNiEQnjSK4S8r3f5vTxN7RqWzBXcK0u0/s320/P1070203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>This experience has taught all three of us some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">valuable</span> lessons. First, Chad and I have learned that there are some things worth fighting for and some points worth forcing. We are seeing such a change in our daughter for the better (and she was a great kid before any of this.) I have spent years doubting myself as a parent, wondering if I'm doing the right thing, making the right decision, waiting for some of the payoffs I've always heard were coming. We know now that as parents we usually <em>do </em>know what's best for our child. We can trust ourselves and as long as we are on the same page, we can make it through the challenges that come in raising our kids. <br /><br /></div><div></div><div>And Emily... She has learned that she is capable of so much more than she thinks she is. That she can't say can't until she's at least given it a try. She's learned that we will stand behind her and push her (if needed) and support her no matter what. <br /><br /></div><div></div><div>What I hope she's learned most of all, is how much we love her and that we couldn't be prouder.</div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-62331438716380495632009-08-17T17:28:00.000-07:002009-08-17T21:17:41.195-07:00Soccer...Abbey is playing her first season of soccer. Her team is red and black. They chose the name "FIRECRACKERS!"<br /><br />She had four practices and then...bam! Tournament!<br /><br />Her team played three games this weekend. They won the first two, lost the third.<br /><br />She's having so much fun that she says she's already thinking about signing up again next year. ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzn5SiZAW1z7FUtZ5TuijsLGD5YiATmWQeTw3dzRx_UrLKJlJ5qUZf_lNtHrhncVd97Q_yKEB1CglYbfVSAceodYjjb5FhBbQz7YvxslWeqAPXMIYMGZuaRZ8QnwLzm1iTXPxm5S3Q0PU/s1600-h/P1070091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371094625443043762" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzn5SiZAW1z7FUtZ5TuijsLGD5YiATmWQeTw3dzRx_UrLKJlJ5qUZf_lNtHrhncVd97Q_yKEB1CglYbfVSAceodYjjb5FhBbQz7YvxslWeqAPXMIYMGZuaRZ8QnwLzm1iTXPxm5S3Q0PU/s320/P1070091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHkxCKqLWIFhdRoqVrLvVb8RaNhw_VzxU5h-qOfLg_ZkKXeOsuUFq5lWOVtxdOJ0XuAAtDMB_pw6UwPDhnULuVCREo6P2MUPSU89IJ0I8gGlvuucfeSTY14k7cNtunGqn0FHkcHNGEoQ/s1600-h/P1070097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371094615785507634" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHkxCKqLWIFhdRoqVrLvVb8RaNhw_VzxU5h-qOfLg_ZkKXeOsuUFq5lWOVtxdOJ0XuAAtDMB_pw6UwPDhnULuVCREo6P2MUPSU89IJ0I8gGlvuucfeSTY14k7cNtunGqn0FHkcHNGEoQ/s320/P1070097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(She's #9)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7VurLksWAcVP0nL20ssWpLw_6IQl777cdyK4jTNjjgq2IWPqXtocBinWUTZlDzfCfLlHb_3DV-OjXnzHpr9l7jqdowyesHdWO6egFVU3H4ESPfpfn0Bgm-Dk0vyPO6wiS7h1hRxA3Gs/s1600-h/P1070099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371094605837729810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7VurLksWAcVP0nL20ssWpLw_6IQl777cdyK4jTNjjgq2IWPqXtocBinWUTZlDzfCfLlHb_3DV-OjXnzHpr9l7jqdowyesHdWO6egFVU3H4ESPfpfn0Bgm-Dk0vyPO6wiS7h1hRxA3Gs/s320/P1070099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bgi5aXyT8KT0vnJjcCzg1lwta6M6UiPLcm6McBbDSWGbY2RTncYvOy1l8brh35__osH9meU_IclqgOXAwzWaFdOdr6snw4r5qOCQDd7_uWFcyvppSdTECZUwS22PzIG8x-RuTAp9kIo/s1600-h/P1070106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371094603954244242" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bgi5aXyT8KT0vnJjcCzg1lwta6M6UiPLcm6McBbDSWGbY2RTncYvOy1l8brh35__osH9meU_IclqgOXAwzWaFdOdr6snw4r5qOCQDd7_uWFcyvppSdTECZUwS22PzIG8x-RuTAp9kIo/s320/P1070106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-51452818768629117562009-08-10T19:49:00.000-07:002009-08-10T20:19:56.835-07:00Modern LoveI just finished reading this article in the NY Times called <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/fashion/02love.html?_r=1&em=&pagewanted=all">Modern Love<br />Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear</a> By Laura A. Munson.</em><br /><br />The article is about a woman whose husband came to her one day and told her he didn't love her anymore, he wasn't sure he ever did. She decided she didn't believe him. She stuck it out. She internally decided to give him six months and waited to see what happened. She went about her life with her children, kept setting his place at the dinner table and waited.<br /><br />And he came back around.<br /><br />If only more wives (or husbands for that matter) had the strength to do this. I find it interesting that the article was titled modern love... Have we come full circle? Is this idea of love... waiting and continuing to love someone who is being unloveable such a new idea that it is now <em>modern</em>? Has divorce so permeated our society that it is the normal, expected result? How sad...<br /><br />In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul writes:<br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><p><em>Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, <span style="color:#cc33cc;">it is not self-seeking</span>, <span style="color:#3333ff;">it is not easily angered</span>, </em><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">it keeps no record of wrongs.</span> Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, <span style="color:#ff6600;">always hopes</span>, <span style="color:#33cc00;">always perseveres</span>. Love never fails.</p><blockquote></blockquote></em><p align="left"></p></blockquote><p></p><p>What this wife did is the very definition of love. She didn't let her pride get in the way. She didn't let her anger and hurt fester. She didn't hold a grudge. She hoped, she persevered. </p>I imagine that this must have been one of the most difficult things she had ever done. She must have had moments of horrible pain and frustration. And in no way do I believe that every woman who tries to wait for her husband to work through a tough time will have the same result. Some husbands will still leave. But don't most people stay in a job they hate much longer than six months while they contemplate their options and make a decision. If more people, husbands and wives alike, would give their rocky marriages six months who knows what the definition of <em>Modern Love </em>could be<em>.</em>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-41715848670742792582009-08-06T14:32:00.000-07:002009-08-06T20:24:35.899-07:00AnniversaryFifteen years ago, today, Chad and I were married. Wow! Fifteen years... How the time has passed in the blink of an eye.<br /><br />This year we are apart. I am at home in Murrieta. He is working in Modesto. But I think that it almost makes sense this year. Hold on while I explain...<br /><br />You don't make it to fifteen years of marriage without some ups and downs. You don't make it to fifteen years without learning how to be flexible. You don't make it to fifteen years without learning that marriage takes work and just because you might not be together on the DAY OF, doesn't mean that you don't care anymore. In fact, I believe that it means that we are STILL IN THIS TOGETHER. We are willing to do whatever it takes to make our family work and keep us moving forward. We are willing to make momentary sacrifices for the good of our family. And even though I would love to be on an Hawaiian island with my husband right now, I'll take take just knowing that we both care about the long term. Our marriage, our family, has a future.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUSFK5tZYhy1tZ12AuqDso8kGyTECDrJA3QkYyuqjm0OKiX3tbn-dB-jwVefIIbd9hYEelYzbiYHrKdiZf5Z8g3pbiTcKz99OEyP5k9LEDBtTQndDN9YnuSDRQfu_SKgTugOHaR56tN0/s1600-h/August6,1994.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366967170886125474" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUSFK5tZYhy1tZ12AuqDso8kGyTECDrJA3QkYyuqjm0OKiX3tbn-dB-jwVefIIbd9hYEelYzbiYHrKdiZf5Z8g3pbiTcKz99OEyP5k9LEDBtTQndDN9YnuSDRQfu_SKgTugOHaR56tN0/s400/August6,1994.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love you, Chad.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-62290743076872326982009-08-04T09:38:00.001-07:002009-08-04T12:29:08.608-07:00Summer...All summer long I've been feeling guilty about not updating my blog. After spending some time this morning trying to get our summer down on paper, I realize that I've hardly had time to breathe, let alone try to blog...<br /><br />Here's a little update on what we've been up to this summer...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc8lqIhO8CsxyyOFNxT-JhWzEOyPDUT2y7EzbMkvVrryOAeYR-APaIZGYsIyyoYadEZJLmNyGKdyUJkQVVc3c2B0yXUfqUTPro1WMVJ12OV0C4wzKFGGAOCqpZzSVpwgLkpqYwmdYP1Q/s1600-h/JuneCalendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366156497338727106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc8lqIhO8CsxyyOFNxT-JhWzEOyPDUT2y7EzbMkvVrryOAeYR-APaIZGYsIyyoYadEZJLmNyGKdyUJkQVVc3c2B0yXUfqUTPro1WMVJ12OV0C4wzKFGGAOCqpZzSVpwgLkpqYwmdYP1Q/s320/JuneCalendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Started off the summer by painting the shutters and the front door. I painted them a dark espresso brown.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8cUQYyo8nt7gbAAQeZkeJf8ucY1sOW9px45VBc6Uu-UqQ30Fgzo47mUncsBh2Abzhwmhormaw_zab2nHkhw_dAOeBfK6mn3iK4z2pN7YCPKSOdNNmhFDqwGkJCRFkZ2ZOZ_G8fTLy44/s1600-h/P1060519.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366162906930545474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8cUQYyo8nt7gbAAQeZkeJf8ucY1sOW9px45VBc6Uu-UqQ30Fgzo47mUncsBh2Abzhwmhormaw_zab2nHkhw_dAOeBfK6mn3iK4z2pN7YCPKSOdNNmhFDqwGkJCRFkZ2ZOZ_G8fTLy44/s320/P1060519.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />BEFORE:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE-Yqw5pthIr6Ly21cPvVorjk2-BHcYRL0Mi5NFSa_3ZVy1P91jDsxhWaTYWsu1DeaRBOu6Oh_adZZmHzxJDERqqYaRzrLhioysZ7kcCSmZjWYkmzoJsuODFTiPgGm33szuia7UVnFac/s1600-h/P1000989.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366162903088988034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE-Yqw5pthIr6Ly21cPvVorjk2-BHcYRL0Mi5NFSa_3ZVy1P91jDsxhWaTYWsu1DeaRBOu6Oh_adZZmHzxJDERqqYaRzrLhioysZ7kcCSmZjWYkmzoJsuODFTiPgGm33szuia7UVnFac/s320/P1000989.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />AFTER:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366162897299030674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9cw0DJSWnHCEeeJgeBueoiMl3ws5JZ1oj0Mf53qzsZpbcBjeHsu6FzATmR3cdzJS9D-vFAEE00HPBgje84kq8bFLd4Y_ttkeRhez9irZL08FLr9yKEghUVOHYZTiK4YNoHSF-sciGfY/s320/House+paint+2.jpg" border="0" /><br />...Much better!<br /><br />Emily's friend Elizabeth came from Modesto for a visit. She flew down and we drove her back home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9h51lO8GbiC8jX9T9L1eiwyA1ehh85xHkfg9xwG58tVP0C6Mb6xzovG3r8FX1LK315Eu1kNxMuFSdCXUeIPiEswisx-wqFc5IdS9NW4kkiNh_RsIGbz-UuqydF7GdndkmyKB8n5i57g/s1600-h/P1060517.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366162916540400274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9h51lO8GbiC8jX9T9L1eiwyA1ehh85xHkfg9xwG58tVP0C6Mb6xzovG3r8FX1LK315Eu1kNxMuFSdCXUeIPiEswisx-wqFc5IdS9NW4kkiNh_RsIGbz-UuqydF7GdndkmyKB8n5i57g/s320/P1060517.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We visited some of our friends in Modesto. We stayed a few days with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Villanueva's</span> and then stayed with the Proms.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RdzSHLrB8UR-9NBqzhzZt1LYBlQco56QxZOD6ypcCXTaika9KLuz0_ZcLOoa5Cc07CZs_chkK9IVCHOZ3JCDi_8XbA-i2WGsXGMwoTtxBudRONXXkQeZmsSaghlesLg_igVZyxalxK0/s1600-h/P1060567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366160087747870546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RdzSHLrB8UR-9NBqzhzZt1LYBlQco56QxZOD6ypcCXTaika9KLuz0_ZcLOoa5Cc07CZs_chkK9IVCHOZ3JCDi_8XbA-i2WGsXGMwoTtxBudRONXXkQeZmsSaghlesLg_igVZyxalxK0/s320/P1060567.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Got to have coffee with some friends that I haven't seen in a few years...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fUuKeoHPKINmp3G2ugpq5lwkWi58A-1w_dIVe0juW7swc2P-OUn7TR30hvhbwNRwfCk_WKtZzFbV7luxDbvfiEX3j6j5wMZundFEyRQYg_lc1UdmKohZauFdsI2zXsiMMo4-bOvcMpk/s1600-h/P1060577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366160094959521810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fUuKeoHPKINmp3G2ugpq5lwkWi58A-1w_dIVe0juW7swc2P-OUn7TR30hvhbwNRwfCk_WKtZzFbV7luxDbvfiEX3j6j5wMZundFEyRQYg_lc1UdmKohZauFdsI2zXsiMMo4-bOvcMpk/s320/P1060577.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The girls all got to go spend many nights with their friends.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-8ThPwC7yoa7sCkQMnvSNlOWzv_8sUMxVvA2zgjB9RN35pIHb9JUTbFiEKVzZHyyiuqo-JEhzok-bKR_g5wIlLKGhOvu4r6FSM2SjPv13DAbNaZIQH79jSWe_gmsuo9ADU9eys2RNYU/s1600-h/E+Friends.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366160075197178594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-8ThPwC7yoa7sCkQMnvSNlOWzv_8sUMxVvA2zgjB9RN35pIHb9JUTbFiEKVzZHyyiuqo-JEhzok-bKR_g5wIlLKGhOvu4r6FSM2SjPv13DAbNaZIQH79jSWe_gmsuo9ADU9eys2RNYU/s320/E+Friends.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsP14Ie_0yRAQNAHOwOcztUfS0z8ATJkMFSBb5tiMs4k3iRjCnt-S_xBPZsMix8R5WMLAo1Ffq5Biq4raTGFcvhbk0KXRJnOc4EnPU9LfNuokQKMhOhwjV67Ate1kFKKmXA9nMIwkn28/s1600-h/P1060670.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158452750163058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsP14Ie_0yRAQNAHOwOcztUfS0z8ATJkMFSBb5tiMs4k3iRjCnt-S_xBPZsMix8R5WMLAo1Ffq5Biq4raTGFcvhbk0KXRJnOc4EnPU9LfNuokQKMhOhwjV67Ate1kFKKmXA9nMIwkn28/s320/P1060670.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />FATHER'S DAY!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHnLNmP_px0nJPrJP1cw3ZZy8xg1_OLhCnYoEb1TX5QvOA0FzsB8qMmAhfn_0uLVCFSLPxn_HLte3wXdlH9J5RGL1XK-YgERsJSfh20dLWDpF5rnCx9ZlE_FTqP4KDS44WQ3BzPhn3WE/s1600-h/P1060595.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158767247718098" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHnLNmP_px0nJPrJP1cw3ZZy8xg1_OLhCnYoEb1TX5QvOA0FzsB8qMmAhfn_0uLVCFSLPxn_HLte3wXdlH9J5RGL1XK-YgERsJSfh20dLWDpF5rnCx9ZlE_FTqP4KDS44WQ3BzPhn3WE/s320/P1060595.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went bowling with the Proms for Father's Day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO44KZCZjlJwlIIvRmasinOfGl95MXt9Y3dTxpOBSpWIz85xybzREYyaSRm2-N_GH6-lvLT84rd2DbVcqyknTVuun3jr8Y3KsSf66buAKBOUpjfUWQzCUr5XTY2XYNVdxl6FlFHHjMsM/s1600-h/P1060609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158759852040658" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO44KZCZjlJwlIIvRmasinOfGl95MXt9Y3dTxpOBSpWIz85xybzREYyaSRm2-N_GH6-lvLT84rd2DbVcqyknTVuun3jr8Y3KsSf66buAKBOUpjfUWQzCUr5XTY2XYNVdxl6FlFHHjMsM/s320/P1060609.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc_fKYRzcd6C66CNaI4yLsaVB8i7XvuDScJ5A1Ag31MEydAIp1CygAGpyjnWXdOWbuiRW5KDfKrPWnggTeVbSqqxXgceuAQGeJzCCxWEick2uIdY07cs3lHoNam1UIJUMUkYg5x9ZwmU/s1600-h/P1060610.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158758415163186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc_fKYRzcd6C66CNaI4yLsaVB8i7XvuDScJ5A1Ag31MEydAIp1CygAGpyjnWXdOWbuiRW5KDfKrPWnggTeVbSqqxXgceuAQGeJzCCxWEick2uIdY07cs3lHoNam1UIJUMUkYg5x9ZwmU/s320/P1060610.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We came home to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Murrieta</span> for a few days and brought the Prom boys home with us. We spent one day at the beach.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox_1iAYzgJyLnvInqFBqkGUrX6iBAXMJ-VqFKJFUaJqzArGLA60WJGjJTw3IH7bDHEULv4kLK3iEuogcI-65nI_58oWCQi8Bl7izuqKeUfzqheLsicYcAuKX18cY_L8_4SThk29kTfsY/s1600-h/P1060630.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158747667826594" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox_1iAYzgJyLnvInqFBqkGUrX6iBAXMJ-VqFKJFUaJqzArGLA60WJGjJTw3IH7bDHEULv4kLK3iEuogcI-65nI_58oWCQi8Bl7izuqKeUfzqheLsicYcAuKX18cY_L8_4SThk29kTfsY/s320/P1060630.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VvSRLvoleUxlUpavdXv6F2URg0zJeBxrSvryDIThAnPOdo-KpV-sREqsgOreLph44RKrdW8idGe7culMULIbvtOqmpU2Gl4HQfEzKpM5HcopJbA2a0-S1RoIgd6FXGXVho8qPbmnP6s/s1600-h/P1060633.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158747369309970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VvSRLvoleUxlUpavdXv6F2URg0zJeBxrSvryDIThAnPOdo-KpV-sREqsgOreLph44RKrdW8idGe7culMULIbvtOqmpU2Gl4HQfEzKpM5HcopJbA2a0-S1RoIgd6FXGXVho8qPbmnP6s/s320/P1060633.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Then back to Modesto for another week. Our friends went on vacation and asked us to house-sit while they were gone. The girls and I went especially so we could spend some quality time with Chad, but we got to spend some more time with friends.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2Hkd7nx8rTjpRdb9SKPJUyFAfi8psKVJ8aHJABKJZOV6lk1g2SBMzPbFWvx7vQxmZ1c2ASM_TIZbFn4pdbDARpvNqjV8A5nqsz0A_c722u873UqpxXGl5thXkJ64Eg2P-C3GHweIW0c/s1600-h/JulyCalendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366156491324356354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2Hkd7nx8rTjpRdb9SKPJUyFAfi8psKVJ8aHJABKJZOV6lk1g2SBMzPbFWvx7vQxmZ1c2ASM_TIZbFn4pdbDARpvNqjV8A5nqsz0A_c722u873UqpxXGl5thXkJ64Eg2P-C3GHweIW0c/s320/JulyCalendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">BBQ'd</span> on the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> of July with the Proms.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacY5Ww4TvP8LBwp6AqKX0l_stjbmvdWfmYeOaEdzyptKMooPzWyFFIVdx128iHmoFl38xvOuACfMujAmuSsIieJzdLVE7fD9rmcBlEUg8JYgY9zvY5wFA382jk4QftBalonjW6GCiE48/s1600-h/P1060715.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158447930270674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacY5Ww4TvP8LBwp6AqKX0l_stjbmvdWfmYeOaEdzyptKMooPzWyFFIVdx128iHmoFl38xvOuACfMujAmuSsIieJzdLVE7fD9rmcBlEUg8JYgY9zvY5wFA382jk4QftBalonjW6GCiE48/s320/P1060715.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVG7zWE74Fw__vUWBgscdpNboKLun0diaxox8IdgykumGwFJt6L-wd8VZ7z9IEZrNYpd1oIQv-NEZQ5LIKhvm6_7wsvjl_hZJyvwmkfHe4U1OhucfpxXPCzjEWcfYRyiuVUm7R5mgXQBw/s1600-h/P1060735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158441297857378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVG7zWE74Fw__vUWBgscdpNboKLun0diaxox8IdgykumGwFJt6L-wd8VZ7z9IEZrNYpd1oIQv-NEZQ5LIKhvm6_7wsvjl_hZJyvwmkfHe4U1OhucfpxXPCzjEWcfYRyiuVUm7R5mgXQBw/s320/P1060735.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Finally, back home to our own beds.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Emily started Cross Country practice on the 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span>. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>Chad was only home every 2 weeks or so for a weekend at a time. One of his weekends home we went to SEA WORLD!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAsiGYQuB8Pczr9NGjAi7_PYq2FaHGNA5sU58wz-J036UiuI5zbRP13qXJiFNIMr9X3wwGsKX1pCdv43ge6B2IQwQ3X_lmaCXI5XRviYeocC6kLsvWTMKR0XzGFEXFWKzTprxyBLiygg/s1600-h/P1060817.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158440274969698" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAsiGYQuB8Pczr9NGjAi7_PYq2FaHGNA5sU58wz-J036UiuI5zbRP13qXJiFNIMr9X3wwGsKX1pCdv43ge6B2IQwQ3X_lmaCXI5XRviYeocC6kLsvWTMKR0XzGFEXFWKzTprxyBLiygg/s320/P1060817.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kJ3juUByeYmqSyzxcm9OzsGtwVGvKhbjIFWMW813nppf0Bo_oCdMoEWB43vwpl5hOCtuXot-iyqZqXv45sNqPTe2hXWnVE7gXEFgjiGfoFD83UfbdXEDig60LojpiDFkxMZWjS587Dw/s1600-h/P1060796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366158431175788066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kJ3juUByeYmqSyzxcm9OzsGtwVGvKhbjIFWMW813nppf0Bo_oCdMoEWB43vwpl5hOCtuXot-iyqZqXv45sNqPTe2hXWnVE7gXEFgjiGfoFD83UfbdXEDig60LojpiDFkxMZWjS587Dw/s320/P1060796.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yGK0ENEFHQwGC2RQCO0VakgFGYX0FMlG_ZlLfA9815mtTxHHEeOyZRvLudYNDlyKXIa7n0aw9OiJ5SPzZ-AnYC7ymJH_4W5FxLItzZK5zqUrYpgcMsMq9rmyF-8SdkFO46ZvMcGCP0M/s1600-h/P1060810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366157845909002210" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_ehGVYD2o5qtHu4F92x-858Dls54mXanBUyqn7QQz5svE6y2Fd3Oq2Kc41KoKXQSIStT5K9qh59Uk8Ne2mmcTgrNpAuWhQQVrfNCs6UzDkO03EKDhvNzzQMi_fPm5mBkQx8Gu_M40EI/s320/P1050307.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>One day at the beach...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOEBKrUvYkMj63IOQo-dx7MzHy67ARP4UhYV5dmmYDcf3qXkTSxCHvso-M9TPEYB_cSzIgke2LSGpS-92o14d4yv91sLxGJoR_tVRQML29j7yDu2qcFVbqBMP3yl1v3ZfaUDSn3Ii6eE/s1600-h/P1030027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366157629087873506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOEBKrUvYkMj63IOQo-dx7MzHy67ARP4UhYV5dmmYDcf3qXkTSxCHvso-M9TPEYB_cSzIgke2LSGpS-92o14d4yv91sLxGJoR_tVRQML29j7yDu2qcFVbqBMP3yl1v3ZfaUDSn3Ii6eE/s320/P1030027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>A trip to the mall...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW_wpsdHkkpAkkl-2QJmvNKhQPz4Yf64zRa_xLZSZfU5i5TGTAdq4Gpgshc4lZ7f-ZYOfgAhyphenhyphenynwms6Mt0Srnikb6Ol42BZyDkqbeoyY6mQH_pwHEIYS3PyjepVlwrubAfU5vKt92z0Y/s1600-h/P1030034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366157624608364546" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjappn4AWf2AN8W7oKibbM169x3yFInoKiY_m_QX1qi2Mzqg_13PQ34yOn04HENCxLzUKzpCsEM2zEXvuNeqTwTBADADPXnU9-mR5jfc6TanPeHthfbdvjEjPg3owj4dp30qUwU43MbBKU/s320/P1050378.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>After our company left, Emily went to Cross Country Camp and Megan and Abbey and I went Back-To-School shopping.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM-io-a88FumiXlDqXOOdqoYaNxJHwMjImDR1cBoQq6vu4nAO3hdr0Utppr-5Wd9b52TfkbRVEzzv786bECHoPCutMHvorX96FbfXgorMDBucP0OeGRx6xqTjwSKF2AuAR79xzjSjMrc/s1600-h/P1050403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366160085025047106" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM-io-a88FumiXlDqXOOdqoYaNxJHwMjImDR1cBoQq6vu4nAO3hdr0Utppr-5Wd9b52TfkbRVEzzv786bECHoPCutMHvorX96FbfXgorMDBucP0OeGRx6xqTjwSKF2AuAR79xzjSjMrc/s320/P1050403.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT634G1bQKT96PE9FOxM_HA5pxxlGOUR1hK-Jk6jwZ7Vg_2Jbp6aWN3K7uZhPLmrpSEB8v-LSYwDofhFCe1-cVBNU3Q3H7GfY7yw47f3Cghb-_DxQAlZpX0BXgkUrKqi0iclMbZq-48OY/s1600-h/P1050389.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366160078630941186" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT634G1bQKT96PE9FOxM_HA5pxxlGOUR1hK-Jk6jwZ7Vg_2Jbp6aWN3K7uZhPLmrpSEB8v-LSYwDofhFCe1-cVBNU3Q3H7GfY7yw47f3Cghb-_DxQAlZpX0BXgkUrKqi0iclMbZq-48OY/s320/P1050389.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br />We still have so much going on and summer is almost over. Abbey has started soccer practice. Chad and I will celebrate our 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> Anniversary this week. Emily and Megan have orientation and school pictures on Thursday, and next Wednesday, the 12<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span>, they all go back to school.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWotQSODZ5HvjJDtQKknckNHJtm6gxmRf5zkGqo1zSnnQUplvpk8ydc0BYQINFD9xOSzVVbzqxclUz7gr9PO5Qw3weJM1EoYOqh7_x5pMOgXiz4Z0lZSg7sbdvrA3yVPLh4L-wZVK4Zw0/s1600-h/AugCalendar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366156487510415378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWotQSODZ5HvjJDtQKknckNHJtm6gxmRf5zkGqo1zSnnQUplvpk8ydc0BYQINFD9xOSzVVbzqxclUz7gr9PO5Qw3weJM1EoYOqh7_x5pMOgXiz4Z0lZSg7sbdvrA3yVPLh4L-wZVK4Zw0/s320/AugCalendar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Whew...I'm tired...</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-48601452306135833072009-07-18T21:15:00.000-07:002009-07-18T21:19:01.109-07:00Lack of InspirationWith Chad out of town the last few months, I've been at a loss...<br /><br />But, we've been busy and I have lots of photos. I'll be posting again soon. I promise...Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-12679471082973556702009-06-10T18:27:00.000-07:002009-06-11T09:43:55.639-07:00High School...here she comes...Tomorrow my oldest daughter will graduate from 8th grade. Tonight is the dance. She's a high schooler now. <span style="font-size:78%;">(Pardon me while I whimper in the corner...)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">This is me at 14...</span> </span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf5d-xjyVMoXgu5v0f3eos51yXZ1k6DgGNQmXSZSp79123YsC3Q7XpKNwWe1HMhazTfdHdlX6vkj35lZvjDZSq7zOiRnbWcXatyFdStuvmxyAmdKKwK6GxkgCsMzKx9CS0UUr9i6T94M/s1600-h/scan0153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345890489191289202" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf5d-xjyVMoXgu5v0f3eos51yXZ1k6DgGNQmXSZSp79123YsC3Q7XpKNwWe1HMhazTfdHdlX6vkj35lZvjDZSq7zOiRnbWcXatyFdStuvmxyAmdKKwK6GxkgCsMzKx9CS0UUr9i6T94M/s320/scan0153.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is her at not quite 14...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5u35ZNPYdCHV6vNPIiNhGuwiX9l4Xkfjh4zacY2cAQcFesYiTAxZyO5BvTmbPYtSKVwcdjFf6CpMT0sDMXGS2VoII7oleJBIpZBlZeML5hU9dIOeBJI8MPtiCXZdwC9t_hlzsvPWo_Y/s1600-h/P1060432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345890484401418546" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5u35ZNPYdCHV6vNPIiNhGuwiX9l4Xkfjh4zacY2cAQcFesYiTAxZyO5BvTmbPYtSKVwcdjFf6CpMT0sDMXGS2VoII7oleJBIpZBlZeML5hU9dIOeBJI8MPtiCXZdwC9t_hlzsvPWo_Y/s320/P1060432.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsI3V7C84ogs0EApFFNziF1tndmykJt-73pMxBTZ6FpDcWJCe0mRk_TvYsXnRAE69eigCz7DRwQ-tmAWzR-Upcp24jRQ4BuzNpymk5R_c6hj5Aw-EtP3vXxF4ZtIReka3xhnNbmKXcEc/s1600-h/P1060437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345890480467478466" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsI3V7C84ogs0EApFFNziF1tndmykJt-73pMxBTZ6FpDcWJCe0mRk_TvYsXnRAE69eigCz7DRwQ-tmAWzR-Upcp24jRQ4BuzNpymk5R_c6hj5Aw-EtP3vXxF4ZtIReka3xhnNbmKXcEc/s320/P1060437.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokQ3yOK2B3WgP00XwzX__K1ytQASP72TxTxhjlrjmvn-_lC5bo5GccMmrPbK9arI0fH9b7HkMiY-7s8v2aiDk-qeNU_YgAqE5gdiOKPSQ1wvPcRNEwoZc63xs79uOjZgV3BbQ8LyhtV0/s1600-h/P1060440.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345890479027633442" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokQ3yOK2B3WgP00XwzX__K1ytQASP72TxTxhjlrjmvn-_lC5bo5GccMmrPbK9arI0fH9b7HkMiY-7s8v2aiDk-qeNU_YgAqE5gdiOKPSQ1wvPcRNEwoZc63xs79uOjZgV3BbQ8LyhtV0/s320/P1060440.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>These are her friends...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0LAsVTDBmPpZncWKZW78sJSz-zdfFyYxsio190U3wzbOLMw1nKNliJlf_zSAdMTWqkplOsgezX1vJerWxVMlYR5vmf-I2Wehb5eOKN5UhKFcb4IaUGVtZSyqstS3irKxyRQEJAQKgUY/s1600-h/P1060438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345890811069514610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0LAsVTDBmPpZncWKZW78sJSz-zdfFyYxsio190U3wzbOLMw1nKNliJlf_zSAdMTWqkplOsgezX1vJerWxVMlYR5vmf-I2Wehb5eOKN5UhKFcb4IaUGVtZSyqstS3irKxyRQEJAQKgUY/s320/P1060438.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Not even the same ballpark folks...</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-2658484202796390232009-05-28T22:45:00.001-07:002009-05-28T23:08:55.758-07:00She is...happy...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeS0WZhjbHw5hK7oe6iwjMtTRfqCflprn0FhyphenhyphenraCP9pVT3ESbfrMGq4tjXoMKcZ1uKt8gRA2F0mn521Q7-wjXnvuoaq6a-KCCHNjVhYjnJrfMH98GjyZ2ydKEW0Was-D-yYjKs1t9ftaw/s1600-h/scan0022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118803299301602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeS0WZhjbHw5hK7oe6iwjMtTRfqCflprn0FhyphenhyphenraCP9pVT3ESbfrMGq4tjXoMKcZ1uKt8gRA2F0mn521Q7-wjXnvuoaq6a-KCCHNjVhYjnJrfMH98GjyZ2ydKEW0Was-D-yYjKs1t9ftaw/s320/scan0022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />cuddly and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">snugly</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">squeezable...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqTZJ_vEFG24qcPbA-fewjBc-QqMQcLPZcVaK6F38b9s0IkRN-55RHk5tR9E0Ar2HzW1ts16hiFtFLr2N8UhZ0ybpes5eFYl65yX8xG-MLNAOcOsETG69OKKZ8oh751enw1a774nAoPA/s1600-h/scan0023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118802794988274" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqTZJ_vEFG24qcPbA-fewjBc-QqMQcLPZcVaK6F38b9s0IkRN-55RHk5tR9E0Ar2HzW1ts16hiFtFLr2N8UhZ0ybpes5eFYl65yX8xG-MLNAOcOsETG69OKKZ8oh751enw1a774nAoPA/s320/scan0023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />fun and funny...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQa8M1SLAUUZkutJvwFjulKkKyQkov49lPwxL5FEEddOLrvbNDz4azvs5IsplHo9etjCBpRShLH0XNXW25n2ScQKmOVkC8kVWy3MdJCuzUlPV9snx4u3qaTBgVSs7Z9rVby-o29UP-to/s1600-h/scan0025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118569916192994" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQa8M1SLAUUZkutJvwFjulKkKyQkov49lPwxL5FEEddOLrvbNDz4azvs5IsplHo9etjCBpRShLH0XNXW25n2ScQKmOVkC8kVWy3MdJCuzUlPV9snx4u3qaTBgVSs7Z9rVby-o29UP-to/s320/scan0025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />so smart...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpc9GIhbJb8YNT8hCoLGsxNUcbi7ckuZMdsFGNIpbdUHR0_4yERpjeZWa1fTzaVzRqmJfr1gBWrzOlfeoaswDPE3vrYVT6JTYY0Xi7LCwP9pA0Ub7Kfe4EjIiR7P7VR2yl7jrAUvTGvYc/s1600-h/scan0020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118565475535618" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpc9GIhbJb8YNT8hCoLGsxNUcbi7ckuZMdsFGNIpbdUHR0_4yERpjeZWa1fTzaVzRqmJfr1gBWrzOlfeoaswDPE3vrYVT6JTYY0Xi7LCwP9pA0Ub7Kfe4EjIiR7P7VR2yl7jrAUvTGvYc/s320/scan0020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />filled with joy...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6myGNvP5mQbSfiH7j9hn3YXWkoQCgBiwXKyPc_zQHMCR1vireaPpfCBdS9mKVfIkPgqRatxVqvp9elYlV2rFVXBw-xzAe_M1q8dUSWSWFaxxKnre5ypEXqbPtlwDcOHogXACrPeDj4KA/s1600-h/scan0024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118564358796706" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6myGNvP5mQbSfiH7j9hn3YXWkoQCgBiwXKyPc_zQHMCR1vireaPpfCBdS9mKVfIkPgqRatxVqvp9elYlV2rFVXBw-xzAe_M1q8dUSWSWFaxxKnre5ypEXqbPtlwDcOHogXACrPeDj4KA/s320/scan0024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />artistic and beautiful...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZr_kao7hD9uj068b8iWdwhys4FZhyphenhyphen7OFSDK47nUGmELXuSaKuIqxVYqWlB7zJkgQzTv9M2Y-I1ys-XOAERGIGPlzuEVIP6-3fLR7MyDaPi4HzTUc9Z5kIWxtkWP7UIAhVzj-xaQbWoI/s1600-h/scan0021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118560938444978" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZr_kao7hD9uj068b8iWdwhys4FZhyphenhyphen7OFSDK47nUGmELXuSaKuIqxVYqWlB7zJkgQzTv9M2Y-I1ys-XOAERGIGPlzuEVIP6-3fLR7MyDaPi4HzTUc9Z5kIWxtkWP7UIAhVzj-xaQbWoI/s320/scan0021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />goofy and giggly...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbd-R8zsq5cVmmpoYmbA9CmOqb6hNutRlk9Xchyphenhyphen-YbHNlKei1UKymAbIN1yAQiXMXcx4QgcW__PutCyDInucdNptByhSPCgtEAmWQjCuWBdfv-buH94oIdma08v51WakTvEmRMOsdHnA/s1600-h/scan0017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118557132710930" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbd-R8zsq5cVmmpoYmbA9CmOqb6hNutRlk9Xchyphenhyphen-YbHNlKei1UKymAbIN1yAQiXMXcx4QgcW__PutCyDInucdNptByhSPCgtEAmWQjCuWBdfv-buH94oIdma08v51WakTvEmRMOsdHnA/s320/scan0017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />growing into such a young lady...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR024gPZ8Kf-rbIfSgNmr1K-bFCVEY_Emx0APJoP3gSXsHDwvigbJCml7Ts0Q8ho1qzcEe4OLA65hQ1hqSl75PXl-aI267MhtnHJlW51gJw_BfBPHs33HqUxY4rjnq30UpF5DbqG8cILs/s1600-h/scan0026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118188210219698" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR024gPZ8Kf-rbIfSgNmr1K-bFCVEY_Emx0APJoP3gSXsHDwvigbJCml7Ts0Q8ho1qzcEe4OLA65hQ1hqSl75PXl-aI267MhtnHJlW51gJw_BfBPHs33HqUxY4rjnq30UpF5DbqG8cILs/s320/scan0026.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />a dancer...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgednqNNrqVm1fLzI9cnAiDw85PjoDB5YGM3yliBYZnG2YdiDXUUx4IbLAQ_qHCAHoVy77_YXkjCush8p4VfFZtyvMALoYTcdvOXsTOmesT6d7LlvIZFdcYOA5QMhXJBm4-raLMDRyQDW4/s1600-h/scan0027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118189282999026" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgednqNNrqVm1fLzI9cnAiDw85PjoDB5YGM3yliBYZnG2YdiDXUUx4IbLAQ_qHCAHoVy77_YXkjCush8p4VfFZtyvMALoYTcdvOXsTOmesT6d7LlvIZFdcYOA5QMhXJBm4-raLMDRyQDW4/s320/scan0027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>abandoned and graceful...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV5usZHU0FP1QMfmYvmjAWOwZlaSqvw_yht6jb7udW-bjYi5tjTOTAUpBEIjsEz-J_6X_w1Pt3myKBjV8kkTqN6d94PHpy3i3bCIyvcFCK69lldNKImREcGvJM3A9lpLHuppTqeEAmZA/s1600-h/scan0028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118183616769218" style="WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV5usZHU0FP1QMfmYvmjAWOwZlaSqvw_yht6jb7udW-bjYi5tjTOTAUpBEIjsEz-J_6X_w1Pt3myKBjV8kkTqN6d94PHpy3i3bCIyvcFCK69lldNKImREcGvJM3A9lpLHuppTqeEAmZA/s320/scan0028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>thoughtful and sensitive...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxQA3xWmCJN4XlCxmDIo8gYcD1RkRjzrouv2q0jtCoysq1hbhvpedbA_I4MBjKHe9CbHlfyGRkfruhdv9AyGpTqOlbE0uuPJO0ckadUDplgE92rFVlw9tGWaT93gp8KbEW245lSKrwQo/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSCF1511.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118180966606930" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxQA3xWmCJN4XlCxmDIo8gYcD1RkRjzrouv2q0jtCoysq1hbhvpedbA_I4MBjKHe9CbHlfyGRkfruhdv9AyGpTqOlbE0uuPJO0ckadUDplgE92rFVlw9tGWaT93gp8KbEW245lSKrwQo/s320/Copy+of+DSCF1511.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />She is 12...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbY_XjKRJQRczvJEgCq9CoMz6Q5qVL_0tt2U2uROWCvG4i17EqODF4hzpUUwI7j-wNRxJ_mPo3Shs1G0H6j0TL28555k9EPg8orMSHi5cI1WEJTebrCB5dncQkwtRT0aplW7rLZatKy8/s1600-h/scan0029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341118179360069362" style="WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbY_XjKRJQRczvJEgCq9CoMz6Q5qVL_0tt2U2uROWCvG4i17EqODF4hzpUUwI7j-wNRxJ_mPo3Shs1G0H6j0TL28555k9EPg8orMSHi5cI1WEJTebrCB5dncQkwtRT0aplW7rLZatKy8/s320/scan0029.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Birthday, my sweet Megan!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-9694331121378062082009-05-27T20:51:00.001-07:002009-05-27T22:51:31.291-07:00Happy Birthday Mom and Gram!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkV1_Sguc76WFML5drk2Wlyf1SVXdV_YgZExusIU6haXZns_H5b-4kLv9SvLfWkwhyphenhyphenqMM5cdN6DjBimdfj5OoojK26FalrdfIo7sdKKVJ7Z6BWM1i9RGQhElFFgpIARv-wIuJbnei8Ps/s1600-h/P1060247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340717649980141378" style="WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkV1_Sguc76WFML5drk2Wlyf1SVXdV_YgZExusIU6haXZns_H5b-4kLv9SvLfWkwhyphenhyphenqMM5cdN6DjBimdfj5OoojK26FalrdfIo7sdKKVJ7Z6BWM1i9RGQhElFFgpIARv-wIuJbnei8Ps/s320/P1060247.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-84113141453940325562009-05-17T20:50:00.000-07:002009-05-17T22:02:13.647-07:00One track mind...Ok... So I've caught the sewing bug...<br /><br />I've been having so much fun. Made another quilt. This one for Emily. She chose the colors. It's turning out awesome, so far. I'm just waiting for a foot for my sewing machine to come in the mail before I can finish it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPwKnKPYIKGkY5KCnUePzgW3MN3OXj6TrAHLB15hEnTHJ3eLB3QaMR_y4u4elIS1xqAshoAfFworH7ssC2jxTdO1kwIhnw9mwdhNbXDNoF3K9kWFAQQDsJpZpMhWp4cdM8VWtlVzjZsA/s1600-h/P1060116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337007097241342594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPwKnKPYIKGkY5KCnUePzgW3MN3OXj6TrAHLB15hEnTHJ3eLB3QaMR_y4u4elIS1xqAshoAfFworH7ssC2jxTdO1kwIhnw9mwdhNbXDNoF3K9kWFAQQDsJpZpMhWp4cdM8VWtlVzjZsA/s320/P1060116.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />FRONT:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wh7sm-2et4c20hRKDY_Zw8hMBu9FG807OT-qlVVvaGqimZj-xzEdoLq4R6iVqb-S99w5lJLsRWqtVvurK-gvQF7dXRFxz11wp25yclMpV9WlFHkQP7VZWJPHDS7FlMfO2x5yaJOYIa8/s1600-h/P1060149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337007097987818962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wh7sm-2et4c20hRKDY_Zw8hMBu9FG807OT-qlVVvaGqimZj-xzEdoLq4R6iVqb-S99w5lJLsRWqtVvurK-gvQF7dXRFxz11wp25yclMpV9WlFHkQP7VZWJPHDS7FlMfO2x5yaJOYIa8/s320/P1060149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />BACK:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M0c8E2QynivpL-_XWQqmV0Pg2n-wX3uc0EXKFPgGEq6XmIt838PJU4vThJdRVx_Knsc7WcTeeuyaIpwbwSyyiYuaZzHjqGEW2sNWkksEZm09WEN1On_zRyX87ZFPV3VtWZvX1RmUKV4/s1600-h/P1060150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337007092126572594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M0c8E2QynivpL-_XWQqmV0Pg2n-wX3uc0EXKFPgGEq6XmIt838PJU4vThJdRVx_Knsc7WcTeeuyaIpwbwSyyiYuaZzHjqGEW2sNWkksEZm09WEN1On_zRyX87ZFPV3VtWZvX1RmUKV4/s320/P1060150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also made a couple of tote bags this afternoon...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mYSECORZysPlAxne5fYnY9ER1_2S6jS7lflKNl3wma7-anSlQA6np4lugR2oc5inEvsNO5atRxgAUK9ggZ0V3nVgz6uymH-Aj3UeN-vuC39FcAt0ZA8OTvknEdJ_B0Qqnca8lCzB58M/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1060254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337006879236345026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mYSECORZysPlAxne5fYnY9ER1_2S6jS7lflKNl3wma7-anSlQA6np4lugR2oc5inEvsNO5atRxgAUK9ggZ0V3nVgz6uymH-Aj3UeN-vuC39FcAt0ZA8OTvknEdJ_B0Qqnca8lCzB58M/s320/Copy+of+P1060254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vYkWZMvUERt6XBRZ4BiFh0RqBC0yfJUe5cFfb2iCvPYpb0KWHAs-krK0Ja20uKJapEz_zTt63gQJ4fxvW-ZgM7JGxzOZVyn2t1xvVAvzL244251eoWNrTanUtuH_hUbaCfjaD-Kckfw/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1060259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337006879614134594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vYkWZMvUERt6XBRZ4BiFh0RqBC0yfJUe5cFfb2iCvPYpb0KWHAs-krK0Ja20uKJapEz_zTt63gQJ4fxvW-ZgM7JGxzOZVyn2t1xvVAvzL244251eoWNrTanUtuH_hUbaCfjaD-Kckfw/s320/Copy+of+P1060259.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ma0nQBLnuTnmKETO_nJckBqCJYuob2fQBBFSb66fb4m_x2AidvgrzWHbf2HlWoLhCpqwWLeNadp3QOVhzzuJNl9F4m13WRVei8ZD6okRN1nNx65oPPmav2bku7755RihE4TJr9t1pfU/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1060260.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337006877685938306" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ma0nQBLnuTnmKETO_nJckBqCJYuob2fQBBFSb66fb4m_x2AidvgrzWHbf2HlWoLhCpqwWLeNadp3QOVhzzuJNl9F4m13WRVei8ZD6okRN1nNx65oPPmav2bku7755RihE4TJr9t1pfU/s320/Copy+of+P1060260.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNo-6ngR6WJqK8fER-ZXUbQGVb6gjn_RkQ3eDxoOadrjGXmL7flin5WSIot0SDLZGqSuZPK0Mfc3TtxeL-bXneIK6QbqIIVPNwb394URiGAKYYunTzBwAmRnwoByndi39YYnFaC9R5tw/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1060262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337006874684423474" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNo-6ngR6WJqK8fER-ZXUbQGVb6gjn_RkQ3eDxoOadrjGXmL7flin5WSIot0SDLZGqSuZPK0Mfc3TtxeL-bXneIK6QbqIIVPNwb394URiGAKYYunTzBwAmRnwoByndi39YYnFaC9R5tw/s320/Copy+of+P1060262.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54x0tKO1balHelQvDyrEWbwOgwlMmUlODyXTXzNXXIFI_z9jGF4JVWJNYpUgmmAdeyTDEvqbBpt4Mu-OV7vQzSZU9-mm7CbbZ6v4lPRlf2EFILV9IQJEtKp59wd216dEBCaXwVjc4z4g/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1060264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337006872453538146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54x0tKO1balHelQvDyrEWbwOgwlMmUlODyXTXzNXXIFI_z9jGF4JVWJNYpUgmmAdeyTDEvqbBpt4Mu-OV7vQzSZU9-mm7CbbZ6v4lPRlf2EFILV9IQJEtKp59wd216dEBCaXwVjc4z4g/s320/Copy+of+P1060264.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Back to my machine I go...<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-19996917873455614742009-05-11T16:37:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:22:27.496-07:00Mother's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzYn-ciDHnmH89Aoi8H13els3oFSXWjbH8LecTDbyWz1Rvcegv9OVmQjH2mgM_y0nlJbWi12NWo48gIVA9WqNF3i8JI1xiOAd7ZrmuhMvjfEmlnvAkU03VkpGBFvPUOKFsSAYU1u0viQ/s1600-h/P1060168.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334714981356645922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzYn-ciDHnmH89Aoi8H13els3oFSXWjbH8LecTDbyWz1Rvcegv9OVmQjH2mgM_y0nlJbWi12NWo48gIVA9WqNF3i8JI1xiOAd7ZrmuhMvjfEmlnvAkU03VkpGBFvPUOKFsSAYU1u0viQ/s320/P1060168.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-17195457934734724582009-05-02T19:51:00.000-07:002009-05-04T17:35:37.422-07:00Sewing SaturdayA couple of weeks ago, my aunt and cousins spent a day sewing together. They made a beautiful quilt and they blogged about it <a href="http://gracenjoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/cut-sew-press.html">here</a>. It inspired me. I am making my quilt to match my family room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDbjXU3Xo9XXjY1uesEfuDklRDOSIZ06T68Di-_lJwHfy9rOGDGqUi0pTOy59Qt0b6s7lgMf56A9PoNja_SjSZHjeNOKiiCfjlwHhAaiPNexwNAoFneU-sESZIo4M9YAD0vJTTNojsFw/s1600-h/P1000953.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331429175810951954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDbjXU3Xo9XXjY1uesEfuDklRDOSIZ06T68Di-_lJwHfy9rOGDGqUi0pTOy59Qt0b6s7lgMf56A9PoNja_SjSZHjeNOKiiCfjlwHhAaiPNexwNAoFneU-sESZIo4M9YAD0vJTTNojsFw/s320/P1000953.JPG" /></a><br /><br />These are the fabrics I chose.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX14iZmCD5kz00xvLGdG9uWtiVVRLJCHklAduUq7-yZlzDsoZwXS-WelYLh3TWhyphenhyphengGNBAFG0Au4GBwPL7fd5ZgJrDKzGT-ZiqRifUnhCL4I8evNHWuhCQKTp3lVueT9HAKS7rylDQj9gQ/s1600-h/P1060070.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425922105301890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX14iZmCD5kz00xvLGdG9uWtiVVRLJCHklAduUq7-yZlzDsoZwXS-WelYLh3TWhyphenhyphengGNBAFG0Au4GBwPL7fd5ZgJrDKzGT-ZiqRifUnhCL4I8evNHWuhCQKTp3lVueT9HAKS7rylDQj9gQ/s320/P1060070.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br />These are my finished blocks.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9IqsW1lJztIKesjhqNjEwAixOOpKABHYEqSqOmj68CeY2o935hwbeQIfzhzwRPcl_43_rDTPDvt-bSX1RlufIRQydL43dwwXA3HutourzhIn5RVq_HuIafoxwAspP12dmUo6uUHS7P0/s1600-h/P1060086.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425919324825362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9IqsW1lJztIKesjhqNjEwAixOOpKABHYEqSqOmj68CeY2o935hwbeQIfzhzwRPcl_43_rDTPDvt-bSX1RlufIRQydL43dwwXA3HutourzhIn5RVq_HuIafoxwAspP12dmUo6uUHS7P0/s320/P1060086.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJGBmjPO10PNiNAiSb1quH_SA-UKGkjMgLCDv84IedvmnUYykiD12XuLT06Sxh67PBj-9nXVEIiKm7QQXd24q5_CnfMJAQVFdhn2o-4biILwwh27YHEIYRIkacKjvvjTQ8zOXtZgNJHM/s1600-h/P1060088.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425917413836130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJGBmjPO10PNiNAiSb1quH_SA-UKGkjMgLCDv84IedvmnUYykiD12XuLT06Sxh67PBj-9nXVEIiKm7QQXd24q5_CnfMJAQVFdhn2o-4biILwwh27YHEIYRIkacKjvvjTQ8zOXtZgNJHM/s320/P1060088.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAbYzugTkmeAvi6zSADFU-hemvqLjkjct7444ZKsAaynNufNAjPmvWiI3E3f4BBPi9D2n5dYARMcPBmPGDtIE_K2zOLLgIiX8_AJf_-HTpmNY_PPj5DvFRWk0P2OUbREgnoELoWfIar8/s1600-h/P1060085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425918516340850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAbYzugTkmeAvi6zSADFU-hemvqLjkjct7444ZKsAaynNufNAjPmvWiI3E3f4BBPi9D2n5dYARMcPBmPGDtIE_K2zOLLgIiX8_AJf_-HTpmNY_PPj5DvFRWk0P2OUbREgnoELoWfIar8/s320/P1060085.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8lFdGN6tYxo5Q8JW0eE0cfE4jugBUFDKIARcaarU0C6o18Ce93r0u0mB5KEVeVBhJ82bUAt9nSl2qgSestjYgspi5NVhyphenhyphen9IGwB6A1ahTRshSUfITsld9F1B-zGsirySMR3WYIijR308/s1600-h/P1060089.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425909664932962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8lFdGN6tYxo5Q8JW0eE0cfE4jugBUFDKIARcaarU0C6o18Ce93r0u0mB5KEVeVBhJ82bUAt9nSl2qgSestjYgspi5NVhyphenhyphen9IGwB6A1ahTRshSUfITsld9F1B-zGsirySMR3WYIijR308/s320/P1060089.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcnwH9h5jer5nkKbf2SnoAzDjcDu0-poAE7DBkRm6JoVaS5ULdEhOO-nK5UzlDRw7ZdqZDKMxc_WZFe8f09jnoUau06-CR9r5uSqW2RFv5LMdCavc9NBdsS83EIsSsKsIbu5x_-KA1dE/s1600-h/P1060090.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425686946405554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcnwH9h5jer5nkKbf2SnoAzDjcDu0-poAE7DBkRm6JoVaS5ULdEhOO-nK5UzlDRw7ZdqZDKMxc_WZFe8f09jnoUau06-CR9r5uSqW2RFv5LMdCavc9NBdsS83EIsSsKsIbu5x_-KA1dE/s320/P1060090.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaNPrzUVh1jtXx0X1vWAFaadwOf2x6i9H-raQzC_prSXwavH19ss_FQIROmSGurQSKS-kDDJ-2ZF1vMRGJMTMdRUrb-Fpx-InSiRisZpHPcJQtaotjdBbdTuZW7OB65i8egQlSIElhuY/s1600-h/P1060091.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425684577773442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaNPrzUVh1jtXx0X1vWAFaadwOf2x6i9H-raQzC_prSXwavH19ss_FQIROmSGurQSKS-kDDJ-2ZF1vMRGJMTMdRUrb-Fpx-InSiRisZpHPcJQtaotjdBbdTuZW7OB65i8egQlSIElhuY/s320/P1060091.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlLRQIr3qMHr0aHMTXApbj_sD9KfFJ10oEPxA8RQEmHwjpeecKM4nOW_ZR02ohgLSWZJGrLuETsloHCfZHh9XB1cNhX7YTO6hBuOgLboWLGbmIS7o1epOJm64dwETxZw2zisP4Zd9iHo/s1600-h/P1060097.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425415234250050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlLRQIr3qMHr0aHMTXApbj_sD9KfFJ10oEPxA8RQEmHwjpeecKM4nOW_ZR02ohgLSWZJGrLuETsloHCfZHh9XB1cNhX7YTO6hBuOgLboWLGbmIS7o1epOJm64dwETxZw2zisP4Zd9iHo/s320/P1060097.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><br />This is my final layout.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKp9wGTlxOeINIv5HVje99zm0SzbZLt0pWz-8OllSYpbwibkMm4Ud81DLkrzrpWoOZZsLDnoGv1yQ0_HNETHyeGB8OQ_YG6BwkueqnabbF86R2tWmmk09h-1vYegOZZRso_-0F_x39tg/s1600-h/P1060092.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425682962286914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKp9wGTlxOeINIv5HVje99zm0SzbZLt0pWz-8OllSYpbwibkMm4Ud81DLkrzrpWoOZZsLDnoGv1yQ0_HNETHyeGB8OQ_YG6BwkueqnabbF86R2tWmmk09h-1vYegOZZRso_-0F_x39tg/s320/P1060092.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My finished quilt top...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqslg52bY8ooBHpODVq7E_tMEjswPX0-sKD-T474Ne67n_CaNmDs4xkvz21neu2MWCqPQnRJ3tp5dP7hdcUUUxPETkOhzrKmm7myioU8rqwVtEngFFDi7q-FZD8X-jNj-zLkQKpHETXI/s1600-h/P1060105.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425680627657074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqslg52bY8ooBHpODVq7E_tMEjswPX0-sKD-T474Ne67n_CaNmDs4xkvz21neu2MWCqPQnRJ3tp5dP7hdcUUUxPETkOhzrKmm7myioU8rqwVtEngFFDi7q-FZD8X-jNj-zLkQKpHETXI/s320/P1060105.JPG" /></a><br />I haven't sewed in so long. It was such a fun project. I can't wait to start another one...<br /><br /></div><br /><div>Megan felt like sewing too.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiio_G5kkd9L3hSOudcJzIqGQGE7dummPGgkNgkMNmIEztAeBIlzvtGB9pSZP7owzh23ncjxH-aRAFsQ2y_8B_btw4dFmhozJZAQYVFamcd7wTKT_wQdmbNRQhDVlv5BO_qEoILOQVnQs8/s1600-h/P1060093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425678891192642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiio_G5kkd9L3hSOudcJzIqGQGE7dummPGgkNgkMNmIEztAeBIlzvtGB9pSZP7owzh23ncjxH-aRAFsQ2y_8B_btw4dFmhozJZAQYVFamcd7wTKT_wQdmbNRQhDVlv5BO_qEoILOQVnQs8/s320/P1060093.JPG" /></a><br /><br />She did her project with minimal help from me. The torch is definitely passing...</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYM95kMLPYmzoXi2C3dVZddq2ZR02IzHoGHnKtSeEdz6CIFexquku2UvVcDYBKJ5Xcvu9IuBB3A_fFNMdVg2px0JWbnTNm9tJPSJPwzZP2GkmOTS8vufxAyLEgru3oL0AE1yrO2u2VsT0/s1600-h/P1060094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425412447931970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYM95kMLPYmzoXi2C3dVZddq2ZR02IzHoGHnKtSeEdz6CIFexquku2UvVcDYBKJ5Xcvu9IuBB3A_fFNMdVg2px0JWbnTNm9tJPSJPwzZP2GkmOTS8vufxAyLEgru3oL0AE1yrO2u2VsT0/s320/P1060094.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H_AFCDawh8uxZBT_U4pBlVDjSeUoaHkCguSXqui0sl3dSrWjfRHvbGrIAnen_kWuyt40HlQFrAA0vPrBMPCnNPIrbmmUFA_tAhV6fRei7nMyWqwdqDwoLe_kew1rRF2Ar_pgUgQYS48/s1600-h/P1060096.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425411858864002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H_AFCDawh8uxZBT_U4pBlVDjSeUoaHkCguSXqui0sl3dSrWjfRHvbGrIAnen_kWuyt40HlQFrAA0vPrBMPCnNPIrbmmUFA_tAhV6fRei7nMyWqwdqDwoLe_kew1rRF2Ar_pgUgQYS48/s320/P1060096.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><br />This is her final product! A warm flannel blanket to donate to <a href="http://www.projectlinus.org/"><em>Project Linus</em></a><em>. </em>What a fun mother/daughter afternoon.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD9PLBg29xGRBStN1k4H0YFtKIqdbgHiVfNk_9epMXHoNEQdvuMJcRNdhJ4M0tKvdPxdGiQmfghVI9uERwadDlIbuQ9toyHDAQS4knHkR-oxmOZYPzoOGhD32ahZqJG0or5m0E7HQW1M/s1600-h/P1060099.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 239px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425408617809490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD9PLBg29xGRBStN1k4H0YFtKIqdbgHiVfNk_9epMXHoNEQdvuMJcRNdhJ4M0tKvdPxdGiQmfghVI9uERwadDlIbuQ9toyHDAQS4knHkR-oxmOZYPzoOGhD32ahZqJG0or5m0E7HQW1M/s320/P1060099.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZZwUgaEDqS62di6ep_odHfOU0GJomYui17q0UdgOhnCxhFQsi3im7J1Qvvj-YQa7_NGuQcPHCBgCfd5k9bRHcSDH8WEKmdP0GKD6T9Lv65_x0nhNjDMfhw0XkTQoC_LQE434FIjh9UI/s1600-h/P1060101.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331425403948731186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZZwUgaEDqS62di6ep_odHfOU0GJomYui17q0UdgOhnCxhFQsi3im7J1Qvvj-YQa7_NGuQcPHCBgCfd5k9bRHcSDH8WEKmdP0GKD6T9Lv65_x0nhNjDMfhw0XkTQoC_LQE434FIjh9UI/s320/P1060101.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-81205299831981403592009-04-30T19:49:00.000-07:002009-05-04T17:34:21.519-07:00Chris, this one's for you...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittXs9jbVsTcgmHQgcxpQJ55hsgAKpj_TcP3cj_33Mo1AE77jlU98328FaHV21R7q5a6h7t_XzkXfnV3-m9EPBPNdW20HEORfAvYXuc5sC8Fcwr8AXJF3_PTPATJE6Xw8vRXuozLVjuxw/s1600-h/P1040640.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330682577683550978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittXs9jbVsTcgmHQgcxpQJ55hsgAKpj_TcP3cj_33Mo1AE77jlU98328FaHV21R7q5a6h7t_XzkXfnV3-m9EPBPNdW20HEORfAvYXuc5sC8Fcwr8AXJF3_PTPATJE6Xw8vRXuozLVjuxw/s320/P1040640.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16468440413725603095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206057064665115153.post-66958659737466608432009-04-25T22:51:00.000-07:002009-04-25T22:55:29.054-07:00Meet Francie...We are officially a two dog family...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepvZAA2xOL4NB38JxP4VU6EJR2rETO8J8c5Pm3A5WbbkcmVK9Onx7Fp2jq3GO5Px3dxtPlDdpT1RtjohZxECIBAHZ8OaorXXgXt-tG4Hv4rP1NpmoE731b9eEZgrSgLO89aJOPhVQWoo/s1600-h/P1050999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328874028615655490" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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