tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70563329833674890332024-03-16T13:49:23.358-05:00 Lord, Make Me a SaintJamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1450125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-52728635898903339782019-01-01T23:43:00.001-06:002024-03-16T09:01:35.005-05:00Thankful 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BeIej3883y1-VK1FDFToKoD97KbU-F-gDClDCRt42nZeV3OhmspuowSvHzVPUHwSduT4pn-segRof3IldriMKY5RHnTRfhj1YQrefJElTOt2A_Wfu1Jj2Uw3Xlv5nzrlmKFtpsAp378/s1600/DSC_0412.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BeIej3883y1-VK1FDFToKoD97KbU-F-gDClDCRt42nZeV3OhmspuowSvHzVPUHwSduT4pn-segRof3IldriMKY5RHnTRfhj1YQrefJElTOt2A_Wfu1Jj2Uw3Xlv5nzrlmKFtpsAp378/s640/DSC_0412.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYK7e5UoKafwuGTI4Pylx5-m09Kfsp_ABS7Qmxp8R_L86EcTOrDrCUyX1KWfULRm_mg_80dAoMTfACWr40xVY5MVp3hNFABrpO7NmWp3LaqTOJNB8n3r-77biQduTYXOy88l2sF6avmQ/s1600/DSC_0436.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYK7e5UoKafwuGTI4Pylx5-m09Kfsp_ABS7Qmxp8R_L86EcTOrDrCUyX1KWfULRm_mg_80dAoMTfACWr40xVY5MVp3hNFABrpO7NmWp3LaqTOJNB8n3r-77biQduTYXOy88l2sF6avmQ/s640/DSC_0436.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
I thought I'd do a<b><i> THANKFUL</i></b> re-cap of 2018 to catch up on my blogging. We'll see if this helps. I'd love to get back into blogging, but my busy life with teens and littles just seems to put blogging on the back burner. OH the days when all the kids were little.<b> JANUARY 2018,</b> We went sledding. A lot. We do live in Minnesota. I'm also<b><i> THANKFUL</i></b> we have a giant hill right behind our home.<b><i> THANKFUL</i></b> for little cookie-baker helpers. We also bake a lot in the winter. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiIm7zke7yvCJ4W5fnJ090HFOjfRlSVIz0-1wEYPtt5Jf4efoUwqk6lXfILsq4tv307Sg5LCkiioWHS18QkiEZDFjhmOGRBjIZQWzjVJqFOpWrxR-PS30pUf-rAw-gTCo1uQezov9NIo/s1600/DSC_0444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><b></b><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiIm7zke7yvCJ4W5fnJ090HFOjfRlSVIz0-1wEYPtt5Jf4efoUwqk6lXfILsq4tv307Sg5LCkiioWHS18QkiEZDFjhmOGRBjIZQWzjVJqFOpWrxR-PS30pUf-rAw-gTCo1uQezov9NIo/s640/DSC_0444.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid49Y1SoDb9sjelsHwHqOlNsDm3xpVIo9p5oJlBCPxwmCjz90FA1w3nEHlULzWChUKu4ZUv4Yo1jaqBch0QZ-VVWx_LIPfjzZ3DIZgZXi_JnyscXODekkCMg57L_4QK5h79MfrH3vEcr8/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid49Y1SoDb9sjelsHwHqOlNsDm3xpVIo9p5oJlBCPxwmCjz90FA1w3nEHlULzWChUKu4ZUv4Yo1jaqBch0QZ-VVWx_LIPfjzZ3DIZgZXi_JnyscXODekkCMg57L_4QK5h79MfrH3vEcr8/s640/DSC_0120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> FEBRUARY 2018</b> Lots of game playing and movie watching with good friends!! We are so very blessed that our kids have such good friends (this only shows a few) We also had a woman in need with 6 children live with us for about 6 weeks. This made this house even crazier than it was but we were honored to be able to help.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoOCzr3HPutAUDc3O-QLzRFDVlhza_8FskIIIZcLQO6dKjg0T4RMLYJc-AECUaV6rOGHsOunupBfv0k3WEnHWQt2JKJCLXohpfFTZBdYLRHC7educVP8ZFbB2_7QdAB8av5nh_YYfSPI/s1600/DSC_0129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoOCzr3HPutAUDc3O-QLzRFDVlhza_8FskIIIZcLQO6dKjg0T4RMLYJc-AECUaV6rOGHsOunupBfv0k3WEnHWQt2JKJCLXohpfFTZBdYLRHC7educVP8ZFbB2_7QdAB8av5nh_YYfSPI/s640/DSC_0129.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzdXAuj3NU6aXv44337ZFkqp430hNuDqao0ZYhJA5p5BjpYFTVaYgVwfo204dsSL_Rzmi0bGb3_exNhKwBiyGITDA6uP_FT3LdMRQBP358N1AVRppBqY8qq91W7a9QvinioqewzM7F-I/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzdXAuj3NU6aXv44337ZFkqp430hNuDqao0ZYhJA5p5BjpYFTVaYgVwfo204dsSL_Rzmi0bGb3_exNhKwBiyGITDA6uP_FT3LdMRQBP358N1AVRppBqY8qq91W7a9QvinioqewzM7F-I/s640/DSC_0135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj1guhwishs3KGPCwk3GXpgBEyZ4aNnkP7rsj3l0vuBhUYCSxUc-RrS0FkftmxFSxbRjkm83TrO2XDnTebd_TdCIf8wIkaP58666cVmRh1ZPj6Z1rc_LrSWhHWY5vuBfLSZZuwnD01g0/s1600/DSC_0168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj1guhwishs3KGPCwk3GXpgBEyZ4aNnkP7rsj3l0vuBhUYCSxUc-RrS0FkftmxFSxbRjkm83TrO2XDnTebd_TdCIf8wIkaP58666cVmRh1ZPj6Z1rc_LrSWhHWY5vuBfLSZZuwnD01g0/s640/DSC_0168.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG7i0G9LQggs8AUAYVrfc5b0JVfq11KdC8mZKVbiT9AQzKnSwzNAnH2FHSXPgnMRCKp0UJ4Zf_wd3leF_OM4qw9CbbtxZhjcPw_Svap1OSM_YnAzUS7qnchh-2CbbuL7JrtEZGnh_NTA/s1600/DSCN2109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG7i0G9LQggs8AUAYVrfc5b0JVfq11KdC8mZKVbiT9AQzKnSwzNAnH2FHSXPgnMRCKp0UJ4Zf_wd3leF_OM4qw9CbbtxZhjcPw_Svap1OSM_YnAzUS7qnchh-2CbbuL7JrtEZGnh_NTA/s640/DSCN2109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADTr6x5YLNYg68caDl894Xt3zp5xuLTdwXJW_7Hp0K4o0b5OD5ahmdfoAJL27dUxCpZyiqsI1o0t-Nyy3mp-9gd3jVNC8G6M1mCbx_i53LPq5QMeT74OWvroSO2AUgq6GtAdDetFw-Ws/s1600/DSCN2114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADTr6x5YLNYg68caDl894Xt3zp5xuLTdwXJW_7Hp0K4o0b5OD5ahmdfoAJL27dUxCpZyiqsI1o0t-Nyy3mp-9gd3jVNC8G6M1mCbx_i53LPq5QMeT74OWvroSO2AUgq6GtAdDetFw-Ws/s640/DSCN2114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> MARCH 2018</b> Nicholas, my oldest turned 18. This is bittersweet even now, almost a year later. My book-end boys here. It seems like yesterday he was the age of our youngest. The days are long my friends, but the years are so very short. Cherish your children RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE. Before you know it, they won't be there at that age anymore.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78SBjZNoRMaa7fl1LxXM78Zhfhq0yQ28VlhLACpUJmWq8hxX4zR0KzWXTeEuP5cdbs_gHPmRcmHp7hIVkLsWa-lUzjC6YYIEPHOgx-JQsxLfmWoqlS8uWZL6-8aTrzxfhUQHAV98WBbM/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78SBjZNoRMaa7fl1LxXM78Zhfhq0yQ28VlhLACpUJmWq8hxX4zR0KzWXTeEuP5cdbs_gHPmRcmHp7hIVkLsWa-lUzjC6YYIEPHOgx-JQsxLfmWoqlS8uWZL6-8aTrzxfhUQHAV98WBbM/s640/DSC_0151.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> APRIL 2018</b> This month had a lot going on. Looking back, it was a long month! Easter picture above of the kids. April had a TON of snow and cold.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcp6OYPPAqC6dE68ajraIbkkLerzaGpCJg56KQ0o9_dmUv1VVGB3rlygokv18_aFJkUfl1ElE6rhjC4hsfhLUsaFS2qVgkxfeQkkWGthEKt6IpE7CPNLEDsd-K3EIQ4QJJhn7uwJpIwF0/s1600/DSC_0210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcp6OYPPAqC6dE68ajraIbkkLerzaGpCJg56KQ0o9_dmUv1VVGB3rlygokv18_aFJkUfl1ElE6rhjC4hsfhLUsaFS2qVgkxfeQkkWGthEKt6IpE7CPNLEDsd-K3EIQ4QJJhn7uwJpIwF0/s640/DSC_0210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu4QnqGYsFx4ZJ-vegTGPmfyzUZ0oEFRMWUeOXlyPFQbD7G47pQWGmDVWVk3IkK6Ib631qfseu-Qn5Q4KE0vY-h06ZyrtS8PDytAqW-yEhrnLgGdVWtWT3gxwAGKSg-2tuGuhPh1lvok/s1600/DSC_0067.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu4QnqGYsFx4ZJ-vegTGPmfyzUZ0oEFRMWUeOXlyPFQbD7G47pQWGmDVWVk3IkK6Ib631qfseu-Qn5Q4KE0vY-h06ZyrtS8PDytAqW-yEhrnLgGdVWtWT3gxwAGKSg-2tuGuhPh1lvok/s640/DSC_0067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
And melting snow. Always fun to play in!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdotMav5n7YjH_hKd6Jtj5KyQS9LBmfb37NLfgOsHP346NTf2_NPiphQubbOHngjArZv6q5EvFzM_X3I4RO846HR9ihpY4hidI-MyNULN4HMcg_HnHkRuf66XZibKXm43RQa508LRyeM/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdotMav5n7YjH_hKd6Jtj5KyQS9LBmfb37NLfgOsHP346NTf2_NPiphQubbOHngjArZv6q5EvFzM_X3I4RO846HR9ihpY4hidI-MyNULN4HMcg_HnHkRuf66XZibKXm43RQa508LRyeM/s640/DSC_0012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Lots of games with friends.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Gup7noAEPG3hnp_cYOGCJ60nbu4Q0reu-WQ-PiNS41Qlcy17EGNmt3TdOFXrqDxr-1TqQnZCMi-Yz_gob6S8EGBqmdely-90qmB2bJunosoWVugo_7JHYVrYwvHVj3TA3q38Auv_Lzk/s1600/DSC_0198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Gup7noAEPG3hnp_cYOGCJ60nbu4Q0reu-WQ-PiNS41Qlcy17EGNmt3TdOFXrqDxr-1TqQnZCMi-Yz_gob6S8EGBqmdely-90qmB2bJunosoWVugo_7JHYVrYwvHVj3TA3q38Auv_Lzk/s640/DSC_0198.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
More snow.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfL_zkpWvDm0ti5YNZnvAiMpeGd5l6TTy2RDLHqK26KjvxeY80vBMF2UJB2HAS32LMjDgdaJPpKxFcm34xlCIh5OojODC9QmXYwR4uNiokZ2iQR1bkWzsIG9C2J8IJfsN7_SjHnnHsBo/s1600/DSC_0205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfL_zkpWvDm0ti5YNZnvAiMpeGd5l6TTy2RDLHqK26KjvxeY80vBMF2UJB2HAS32LMjDgdaJPpKxFcm34xlCIh5OojODC9QmXYwR4uNiokZ2iQR1bkWzsIG9C2J8IJfsN7_SjHnnHsBo/s640/DSC_0205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
More games with friends.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T0XnBZRpztmgEUy51IRapB0yiBk7k6vTOgkGnF_vwhGiKx9BzYWgt4hL3DWUzi7Ripb2N6rKqr14ZZkRqQ7oet5Rh0Ic3KxCOX8HjrGFYCfScNE5PlysPA6GXMCxX6hr1xRNypUMz-4/s1600/DSC_0301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T0XnBZRpztmgEUy51IRapB0yiBk7k6vTOgkGnF_vwhGiKx9BzYWgt4hL3DWUzi7Ripb2N6rKqr14ZZkRqQ7oet5Rh0Ic3KxCOX8HjrGFYCfScNE5PlysPA6GXMCxX6hr1xRNypUMz-4/s640/DSC_0301.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
First Communion for this little beauty!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXaOWsSjSg3V6ryjJzdLVMRxLkiEartnOdidH-Lzs7-xTHmEdcuAnEuzrORpvcsy07z-4eZ3TYmjrqy-5-EGTadfnPYoAbvJIUNyGkrjrCH6vicEjHrrvnAwSzu1xH21nUYeWbIwjzEY/s1600/DSC_0266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXaOWsSjSg3V6ryjJzdLVMRxLkiEartnOdidH-Lzs7-xTHmEdcuAnEuzrORpvcsy07z-4eZ3TYmjrqy-5-EGTadfnPYoAbvJIUNyGkrjrCH6vicEjHrrvnAwSzu1xH21nUYeWbIwjzEY/s640/DSC_0266.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBwcPARw41oVivsndoqQdP_ekz_mO2fOEP6FUF9LYX8Qe1lJfUJFx2URIbN4DH5wF4yrMbh_78ROIjonlxXXvF0AHAizYi4cujG_wAzf1fGCsYj1-67GJYrLuzpgGyo5ZbIjB83rq1cw/s1600/DSC_0247.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBwcPARw41oVivsndoqQdP_ekz_mO2fOEP6FUF9LYX8Qe1lJfUJFx2URIbN4DH5wF4yrMbh_78ROIjonlxXXvF0AHAizYi4cujG_wAzf1fGCsYj1-67GJYrLuzpgGyo5ZbIjB83rq1cw/s640/DSC_0247.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqU_IANWZbOLJceIb4ctEKMdEyB9Tc_edmveFFOk_mD1ksiNjVxPHoldGeB9T0rMtDI6-pU_mnrcTrGClmyebiG6wHT1WbVx7621Z6Kc1dMEfeSwZQDRWBbnD9mL_1heRjKt4600THTM/s1600/DSC_0241.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqU_IANWZbOLJceIb4ctEKMdEyB9Tc_edmveFFOk_mD1ksiNjVxPHoldGeB9T0rMtDI6-pU_mnrcTrGClmyebiG6wHT1WbVx7621Z6Kc1dMEfeSwZQDRWBbnD9mL_1heRjKt4600THTM/s640/DSC_0241.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLrC1R_KrWKsCgqnQ9inRZerGtmSrCxnXS5GBkQMwawJFKnuKA1eylEjzUmvijEJuwZz-vkhWNp7Lu6GULv8VWWlfZF2uBvTxC6F3ZwTsTzKOXLky3-y6Wh1wLcGUlQWKUy-rdZjdRuU/s1600/DSC_0223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLrC1R_KrWKsCgqnQ9inRZerGtmSrCxnXS5GBkQMwawJFKnuKA1eylEjzUmvijEJuwZz-vkhWNp7Lu6GULv8VWWlfZF2uBvTxC6F3ZwTsTzKOXLky3-y6Wh1wLcGUlQWKUy-rdZjdRuU/s640/DSC_0223.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQbv6FQKYeWQv5jJDrnonb36qGdOVOCUCrFe8lKTtMwjBVME-nyokyBfcOi4czAnmVr0Fv9fJqoXlZcfVTh0TKnOQdu9QVu-xY1eMxvSLEb_Ppq9mB5-xOW5LhyCnPcQuULDkB61tklI/s1600/DSC_0347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQbv6FQKYeWQv5jJDrnonb36qGdOVOCUCrFe8lKTtMwjBVME-nyokyBfcOi4czAnmVr0Fv9fJqoXlZcfVTh0TKnOQdu9QVu-xY1eMxvSLEb_Ppq9mB5-xOW5LhyCnPcQuULDkB61tklI/s640/DSC_0347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Graduation pictures for my oldest!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoBLW6wKXAYBglI0iQ1Pvnd_ChdC8b0pB47Q54-VyaT-Wl2fLOhVXKkvhpVdgitA_B6aGcn26GekNP9feUw-LNR44puXNve1R_6pBrqRDoGXERFItVaq9JprZjQt901yR4BdZOHIIiKg/s1600/DSC_0403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoBLW6wKXAYBglI0iQ1Pvnd_ChdC8b0pB47Q54-VyaT-Wl2fLOhVXKkvhpVdgitA_B6aGcn26GekNP9feUw-LNR44puXNve1R_6pBrqRDoGXERFItVaq9JprZjQt901yR4BdZOHIIiKg/s640/DSC_0403.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Goofing off with his buds<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4uXvib_Ih0CPb_ap6bJUJf3L8KlQ2AIvz0bJOQcMP-LWQaYdTgFcvSl1sm4SpUsSljjr162s2A4eOtXZVlmFShRriwANQ8uSrp_USHcUftnj7UgQcohalWJpGlTqeD1Bq7R_WXFwurU/s1600/DSC_0548.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4uXvib_Ih0CPb_ap6bJUJf3L8KlQ2AIvz0bJOQcMP-LWQaYdTgFcvSl1sm4SpUsSljjr162s2A4eOtXZVlmFShRriwANQ8uSrp_USHcUftnj7UgQcohalWJpGlTqeD1Bq7R_WXFwurU/s640/DSC_0548.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Our family, so very<b><i> THANKFUL</i></b> for our beautiful family!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHYj32HwlaYkxHLOq0hZltG-Jguj9rFC1orCfZFJE6O4B2OCCvKbTh1nKDZUPkyI-8_RA53m6OPRCgVOoAfnBuQXdFc4jxMTPfxKbjJPin24CNTXGVuj08cNnnB7r6QHJAIvjSMwtLg4/s1600/DSC_0040+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHYj32HwlaYkxHLOq0hZltG-Jguj9rFC1orCfZFJE6O4B2OCCvKbTh1nKDZUPkyI-8_RA53m6OPRCgVOoAfnBuQXdFc4jxMTPfxKbjJPin24CNTXGVuj08cNnnB7r6QHJAIvjSMwtLg4/s640/DSC_0040+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> MAY 2018</b> Spring in Minnesota had finally sprung! We had, I think, the longest winter I've ever experienced.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW9xfimq0AFlwCiPJGwccq3xV5XoPxv0fl0ztWbN3Cwgp1cXmEMbQq3VAWzM7Sd5l3F8mmyr94tim2JzCbUUkyE2OHTnp09D6x8xxbK8_txkaApmr9IrVqM8_Rep7nqqaY28e64i24uc/s1600/DSC_0226+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW9xfimq0AFlwCiPJGwccq3xV5XoPxv0fl0ztWbN3Cwgp1cXmEMbQq3VAWzM7Sd5l3F8mmyr94tim2JzCbUUkyE2OHTnp09D6x8xxbK8_txkaApmr9IrVqM8_Rep7nqqaY28e64i24uc/s640/DSC_0226+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i></b> for Hudson, our dog and the good care Clare here gives him<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqzvtxel67G_YVZGaudPYWI8t-rtZU3RvvgqN2Ye1jpjN5mh8wvmhUVSB3wgv7xtw3BafBYYQWmut7pq2B6ug0VQn4hhXyknaBYjwNtFt2aHDIYWG8GmjPCvi_gS-lmMUqGxmfVjHuuQ/s1600/DSC_0244+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqzvtxel67G_YVZGaudPYWI8t-rtZU3RvvgqN2Ye1jpjN5mh8wvmhUVSB3wgv7xtw3BafBYYQWmut7pq2B6ug0VQn4hhXyknaBYjwNtFt2aHDIYWG8GmjPCvi_gS-lmMUqGxmfVjHuuQ/s640/DSC_0244+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Piano recitals with a brand new pianist!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjVjk_h9rldapx2yJX4Z4-MuWlSY6vejab3bqP2b2zZ8nYRrAyhyTIgTJcypapjjEn_XCOUIfHrs0qnvZqokqUEz_Gy0ctuSfyPl3G88wSN5kCdwVbs33ojAzqc16r2mzoN1nsTcGmf4/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjVjk_h9rldapx2yJX4Z4-MuWlSY6vejab3bqP2b2zZ8nYRrAyhyTIgTJcypapjjEn_XCOUIfHrs0qnvZqokqUEz_Gy0ctuSfyPl3G88wSN5kCdwVbs33ojAzqc16r2mzoN1nsTcGmf4/s640/DSC_0135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Katherine won a piano competition and was able to perform at the MMTA Honors Concert down in Minneapolis. It was a very special honor to be able to participate in.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtikDlnWF8FAyhtBfo54gVf4_ugkM1a1tepDXIuHYH5i9KHBKpB8CKo8jFKCBKkRWWSTi4p_j97MuVLoAydI3z3HnZkYdDOzz20oo18tjOc5fATwo9sE066JL2filyyCdt4aMQjzosOc/s1600/DSC_0094+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtikDlnWF8FAyhtBfo54gVf4_ugkM1a1tepDXIuHYH5i9KHBKpB8CKo8jFKCBKkRWWSTi4p_j97MuVLoAydI3z3HnZkYdDOzz20oo18tjOc5fATwo9sE066JL2filyyCdt4aMQjzosOc/s640/DSC_0094+%25281%2529.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmD4v5NPGUQXEhswnyG6ZGSQibGR_vc12iBbCqTSLiwBmM6VsnXv7iFig7dMdbvtgvBNrYh-xAbiRazk12geocMdn9umcN3rB0kQN2NJEyFhjUBB2bVSvUqx4yCVh-xePKGhaHmNdUkM/s1600/DSC_0204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmD4v5NPGUQXEhswnyG6ZGSQibGR_vc12iBbCqTSLiwBmM6VsnXv7iFig7dMdbvtgvBNrYh-xAbiRazk12geocMdn9umcN3rB0kQN2NJEyFhjUBB2bVSvUqx4yCVh-xePKGhaHmNdUkM/s640/DSC_0204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
She also was CONFIRMED!! What a gift we have with our Catholic faith.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvK-q-3IdIsbyNZm3OBwKxuVqk4pIuGcCAPeJ0VJpVoFmeDaneglA5p14e0FeJiHqYSD0mozZB8DhUzfgBU1ECS1sxtiJRyNZr2BXeep5MOUXoqppqyDEC0XPpKNihVfPgQcixMb8Pmg/s1600/DSC_0209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvK-q-3IdIsbyNZm3OBwKxuVqk4pIuGcCAPeJ0VJpVoFmeDaneglA5p14e0FeJiHqYSD0mozZB8DhUzfgBU1ECS1sxtiJRyNZr2BXeep5MOUXoqppqyDEC0XPpKNihVfPgQcixMb8Pmg/s640/DSC_0209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Here she is with her sponsor, my good friend Tracey.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XxReItJeBaaCcnaarwPBpkRXSqGk34IAFibXPfkzDVZ5LRBTV1Se0AfweaglEbatuEKCOEYMqTtgu73iFo8Vh4UwS-0GeeIRKW-ZrTA5ZkHe0z-wobTTfiK-iTwF7jNPPlWUoLEsJ3U/s1600/DSC_0183+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XxReItJeBaaCcnaarwPBpkRXSqGk34IAFibXPfkzDVZ5LRBTV1Se0AfweaglEbatuEKCOEYMqTtgu73iFo8Vh4UwS-0GeeIRKW-ZrTA5ZkHe0z-wobTTfiK-iTwF7jNPPlWUoLEsJ3U/s640/DSC_0183+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Again, so very<b><i> THANKFUL</i></b> for so many wonderful, faith-filled friends!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRX-gujtlmHVA_Vel3HA3lE-K2qq1-IEzFasNAZyFG5G7otYLbJVi0hAJGXYsXTOduxd63HfLxD6pNGqlXc5pFbG4DUDHFq1zP4p04MC2z3baUBUA_pRNvgOySZT6ck43CE7Jlg41Udw/s1600/DSC_0116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRX-gujtlmHVA_Vel3HA3lE-K2qq1-IEzFasNAZyFG5G7otYLbJVi0hAJGXYsXTOduxd63HfLxD6pNGqlXc5pFbG4DUDHFq1zP4p04MC2z3baUBUA_pRNvgOySZT6ck43CE7Jlg41Udw/s640/DSC_0116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Mother's day was in there, the obligatory picture with their mama!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vKRUWsaoszmJ_e1zbyTRToHVBTvVAcZv8nEprNZXdY8r4-8FLCkmm_n1C8onMIEaBU0-_HtnDsRNbsmRLMvDJNKq3BeaTSwEfIDO04-j5vGI7dM93eV0l0b6htB3KOTTWnDEfBMzxZE/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vKRUWsaoszmJ_e1zbyTRToHVBTvVAcZv8nEprNZXdY8r4-8FLCkmm_n1C8onMIEaBU0-_HtnDsRNbsmRLMvDJNKq3BeaTSwEfIDO04-j5vGI7dM93eV0l0b6htB3KOTTWnDEfBMzxZE/s640/DSC_0105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Nicholas also graduated with his Associate's degree from the local Community College and graduated high school! It was an exciting spring. (more on his graduation <a href="http://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/2018/09/my-graduate.html">HERE</a>)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtzn9XKzsZI_nieSOdEnlhTEt7iNeW9eQpxbaoP1jOMlEAhpGC6ZnMcODxDHBe0PexBALMCfI4-9Cvbvmg9Fp8PAC85uXor2HdhUhyphenhyphenLXRyjG5Df-0dhCn4-mi7_J26srsDxaATkxTE5Q/s1600/DSCN2223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtzn9XKzsZI_nieSOdEnlhTEt7iNeW9eQpxbaoP1jOMlEAhpGC6ZnMcODxDHBe0PexBALMCfI4-9Cvbvmg9Fp8PAC85uXor2HdhUhyphenhyphenLXRyjG5Df-0dhCn4-mi7_J26srsDxaATkxTE5Q/s640/DSCN2223.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
We also said goodbye to Tom's dad, Grandpa Dean. He fought a good, long fight but in the end, cancer won. We miss him dearly.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_WhOZ_sIjiwWz0_JjkPEcLHMsdDr1sfCd2bDmlrK-5ZLu83Wflx8IqtjC1vBUd6BRrPTxbUWQJO65McB4j730-uA0X8sjXIev4Vqm8aoxVK1E9SjBJMP4Lf3IAZE05tQ3_5hqQhWLXk/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_WhOZ_sIjiwWz0_JjkPEcLHMsdDr1sfCd2bDmlrK-5ZLu83Wflx8IqtjC1vBUd6BRrPTxbUWQJO65McB4j730-uA0X8sjXIev4Vqm8aoxVK1E9SjBJMP4Lf3IAZE05tQ3_5hqQhWLXk/s640/DSC_0007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> JUNE 2018</b> This pretty girl turned 12!! Can you guess her favorite color? Yellow, bright as the sun!<br />
The rest of the month is a total blur, filled with camps, unicycling in parades and planning Nicholas's grad party! Oh my gosh, I couldn't have done the day without the awesome help of my good friends Nicki, Laura, and Marisol. Here are a few pics of the end results which included painting, cleaning, lots of yard work, staining the porch and painting the doors and outside of the house, completely cleaning 11 years worth of garage, planning and preparing food, decorating, and those picture boards....oh my goodness!! It was an awesome party, everything turned out amazing!! I'd still like to do a post on the actual party but we'll see. (just for future parties so I can look back!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZM5leIxamrqHUR0CExvDP1wAqNi0spYb56kMiZdviwiNCatS5QqvGOme8uNTdkfDx8_wo4U5CM4TEnpNtucm7SINclIiIYDXicZ7jXAH9E3CQWfeIlTSpB87ASObzW1jHpBvoVv-ehw/s1600/DSC_0014+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZM5leIxamrqHUR0CExvDP1wAqNi0spYb56kMiZdviwiNCatS5QqvGOme8uNTdkfDx8_wo4U5CM4TEnpNtucm7SINclIiIYDXicZ7jXAH9E3CQWfeIlTSpB87ASObzW1jHpBvoVv-ehw/s640/DSC_0014+%25281%2529.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YP4UfPkIO4QKrAzKUyo3kc6cA1C8PuyTnZmR7yTvSXTpHLvP6da0AEksP0EMeegjNOXAvUlY7RLgOCHwjgKnKRMgIpO6MMXNTPwVhD7EwTNRrpH1supiVCL0OhFNxSInzO_E4OblTrM/s1600/DSC_0015+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YP4UfPkIO4QKrAzKUyo3kc6cA1C8PuyTnZmR7yTvSXTpHLvP6da0AEksP0EMeegjNOXAvUlY7RLgOCHwjgKnKRMgIpO6MMXNTPwVhD7EwTNRrpH1supiVCL0OhFNxSInzO_E4OblTrM/s640/DSC_0015+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA6pAoMaYimslqVWVoNB-45SLTZPBZ2_ljV77nsRXkhoHW5PW1NfYeg1LQ7hEmQWfIxoZBnc8LZSpaQweIBnONzI7fYJyy4V87MRtF88WFSzlhXfrtQ1G2OcmrEMuo8VNv1pClCYJbM8/s1600/DSC_0058+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA6pAoMaYimslqVWVoNB-45SLTZPBZ2_ljV77nsRXkhoHW5PW1NfYeg1LQ7hEmQWfIxoZBnc8LZSpaQweIBnONzI7fYJyy4V87MRtF88WFSzlhXfrtQ1G2OcmrEMuo8VNv1pClCYJbM8/s640/DSC_0058+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0beVmJGoQ_Gixq6iyCiUmWsszLscegyqfG5dbb9452xJR_G8ZskXhJCv50QkY0IkKOC95lA8f9ygqBmCt5TXHhNlE2ZqhAP6KgI1UGNFZU52eBwXUEuY2p39SGT18D7g5eTN6-kj-9lw/s1600/DSC_0086+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0beVmJGoQ_Gixq6iyCiUmWsszLscegyqfG5dbb9452xJR_G8ZskXhJCv50QkY0IkKOC95lA8f9ygqBmCt5TXHhNlE2ZqhAP6KgI1UGNFZU52eBwXUEuY2p39SGT18D7g5eTN6-kj-9lw/s640/DSC_0086+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeQpcxI2kCLN31B6UEZhSfMxMShokA-A8nLeDU41c77Iu95d0UIEDnnhsQjtigoQYSV5bOyZ7mngvhyphenhyphenGia-XrYt-AOESXjhBdLO7p4fS8BSbEVwa7-pXKl_gX0f3aDTyf534dpGxACUI/s1600/DSC_0090+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeQpcxI2kCLN31B6UEZhSfMxMShokA-A8nLeDU41c77Iu95d0UIEDnnhsQjtigoQYSV5bOyZ7mngvhyphenhyphenGia-XrYt-AOESXjhBdLO7p4fS8BSbEVwa7-pXKl_gX0f3aDTyf534dpGxACUI/s640/DSC_0090+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUu8rakSRih772fPhyOkqX9U8leOpIH7GFJ88hcl8ThMtU2lZo5RqUTlhiRvbVzj4IVkiAOExtNtAfWjpEO2magWXmEZoFbdyXukNMZH_BVSt5UsZe5a-3sn_d_F1xBBbpb7oeyL-fCE/s1600/DSC_0071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUu8rakSRih772fPhyOkqX9U8leOpIH7GFJ88hcl8ThMtU2lZo5RqUTlhiRvbVzj4IVkiAOExtNtAfWjpEO2magWXmEZoFbdyXukNMZH_BVSt5UsZe5a-3sn_d_F1xBBbpb7oeyL-fCE/s640/DSC_0071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> JULY 2018</b> My beautiful grandmother turned 96, here I am with her and a few of my cousins! Below, she is with 7 of her 10 children. (2 are deceased) My dad is the man in the picture!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLPW7zL5vLR4s15ppPap7X-WRcdBYHdwxuRUKy_Q0eDMhFcPJKB9b-rz7vz6UPvEIo_UJFC7X5QHE2ptVVvu169aIcaH2RCe73816-Iv4DIo3UwMWD-GOuWAZ7jzMgRqIMTXVK87_3BA/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLPW7zL5vLR4s15ppPap7X-WRcdBYHdwxuRUKy_Q0eDMhFcPJKB9b-rz7vz6UPvEIo_UJFC7X5QHE2ptVVvu169aIcaH2RCe73816-Iv4DIo3UwMWD-GOuWAZ7jzMgRqIMTXVK87_3BA/s640/DSC_0073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbHfRbimJ151LJrgCQ2Zth0yiEUdsdG8aIcWFHPnpymFmOOD932ofTYl4rKyVYJ5D55ui1YtZf6_2li-AFXKO_3acC4CPAaYF_qcKjk8HXvynuXsyhrzgpuI3tctQW5Ma5Asia-dY6pI/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbHfRbimJ151LJrgCQ2Zth0yiEUdsdG8aIcWFHPnpymFmOOD932ofTYl4rKyVYJ5D55ui1YtZf6_2li-AFXKO_3acC4CPAaYF_qcKjk8HXvynuXsyhrzgpuI3tctQW5Ma5Asia-dY6pI/s640/DSC_0024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i></b> for summer parades, especially the 4th of July! Everyone is so American and filled with patriotism! These are our unicyclists...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFeRLaAiDa7_lVb_whobdSQ09bluQSsSL_G2uv2B85aBhla71dGxgzpVmy6rmS5z8u7HZ8ZJ5ErpBIi8QgWsCL7OBCVQa1QYm739eB9B5RQ6CEpr7fBgoC8oSOQ9jYKswn8dv5e_mQJ4/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFeRLaAiDa7_lVb_whobdSQ09bluQSsSL_G2uv2B85aBhla71dGxgzpVmy6rmS5z8u7HZ8ZJ5ErpBIi8QgWsCL7OBCVQa1QYm739eB9B5RQ6CEpr7fBgoC8oSOQ9jYKswn8dv5e_mQJ4/s640/DSC_0053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i></b> these 2 girls were able to spend a couple days (a couple times) with their grandma!! She taught them how to sew doll clothes and quilts!! She is a blessing to us and they will treasure these days spent together forever.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4MtWE9VaCQ_VSWMBihUnS_K15jo1gPJSFBrMje0jvo_d68ulUAODk7G3zP5CgqCCeaq4yW27FG_0w1l7Z1OAeEKMZC2PnaokkQOR42_sVkhp1Wl0dBQ1tI7OQBgbFYOMKyM06WC64o0/s1600/DSC_0054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4MtWE9VaCQ_VSWMBihUnS_K15jo1gPJSFBrMje0jvo_d68ulUAODk7G3zP5CgqCCeaq4yW27FG_0w1l7Z1OAeEKMZC2PnaokkQOR42_sVkhp1Wl0dBQ1tI7OQBgbFYOMKyM06WC64o0/s640/DSC_0054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuweu8_1mV6rGUx0zV6IqUUrcS2CQZ9LEcz1UTbP9iMWr7m6Z9c6ifgSs6XyhFVXq5fcC8Ws1uOaUbngmbadIVhZTUGNArpqPnYERH2Z6Wfb-Bjk3xf0mGVVd4XB_afqq3WHFhs-Ri7gw/s1600/DSC_0031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuweu8_1mV6rGUx0zV6IqUUrcS2CQZ9LEcz1UTbP9iMWr7m6Z9c6ifgSs6XyhFVXq5fcC8Ws1uOaUbngmbadIVhZTUGNArpqPnYERH2Z6Wfb-Bjk3xf0mGVVd4XB_afqq3WHFhs-Ri7gw/s640/DSC_0031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
My oldest daughter turned sweet 16, she did not want a cake but only sherbet....so we tried to make it pretty! 16 meant starting a new job at Panera Bread, working towards her driver's license and getting ready for college classes at a local community college. She accomplished a ton in 2018.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoFNqtcQBUr9eqdJTVkAzl8APkyolUjvFrMaPY3SMuhJn9rz2w0OHKGsrB8Eigw6Z4NIPL3g-988qGmbIfh0R6sZmu9m87JIXp8mygQ_Mwb_wtYlv93uvJRPwUfIYAxkHc4Iywu2nvkM/s1600/DSC_0086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoFNqtcQBUr9eqdJTVkAzl8APkyolUjvFrMaPY3SMuhJn9rz2w0OHKGsrB8Eigw6Z4NIPL3g-988qGmbIfh0R6sZmu9m87JIXp8mygQ_Mwb_wtYlv93uvJRPwUfIYAxkHc4Iywu2nvkM/s640/DSC_0086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I finally got to meet my online friend Shannon and a couple of her beautiful 11 children!! It was a highlight of my summer that's for sure! You can find her blog <a href="http://allthisandheaven.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>. Felt like we've known each other for years and always been friends!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Uol7w2B7_E-gGVKtwp1ODMziA6o6OJWatsN4tlFnB2TS7cdfojbNwooJJ10VUhsKlIZ4wK6qpdlongwJ5GWvPiFcvdIChfd9N_nLJ_SHwqhEWV662DjaqHMo_hE9Gk_iMe3ytqJm54c/s1600/DSC_0088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Uol7w2B7_E-gGVKtwp1ODMziA6o6OJWatsN4tlFnB2TS7cdfojbNwooJJ10VUhsKlIZ4wK6qpdlongwJ5GWvPiFcvdIChfd9N_nLJ_SHwqhEWV662DjaqHMo_hE9Gk_iMe3ytqJm54c/s640/DSC_0088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhff6n8uFD_N_oDli8u8iM7H7Pazp3EZBfoYzUEuMwyJRaiu67pdWKKP-v-2aQRsQBBJfewcmfHNJcq7__qrjp_osKlwLyDGkr8UYr9eQ9K8Ez2nYFzGDADKoUzHG-UKSUDpo36JKD5Cn8/s1600/DSC_0171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhff6n8uFD_N_oDli8u8iM7H7Pazp3EZBfoYzUEuMwyJRaiu67pdWKKP-v-2aQRsQBBJfewcmfHNJcq7__qrjp_osKlwLyDGkr8UYr9eQ9K8Ez2nYFzGDADKoUzHG-UKSUDpo36JKD5Cn8/s640/DSC_0171.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> AUGUST 2018</b> Another highlight was meeting up with my friend Lori. She has had to persevere in her faith through some really really hard things and I look up and am so inspired by her living faith example.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvXnZAo5OZhwYHvBNBvaDi6Hyvl27kjUOHbrUhsdHvJLEro6_LKRQrr6DCxOE8Em7ArC13HfqHYlg_mspJTeapeia90NY3r502z9_lF69lk6cHYli2VHOJxq48OhsQ2HZJVupnn5iwLY/s1600/DSC_0177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvXnZAo5OZhwYHvBNBvaDi6Hyvl27kjUOHbrUhsdHvJLEro6_LKRQrr6DCxOE8Em7ArC13HfqHYlg_mspJTeapeia90NY3r502z9_lF69lk6cHYli2VHOJxq48OhsQ2HZJVupnn5iwLY/s640/DSC_0177.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
One of her daughters and my daughter had become online friends and not met until this day we met up in Duluth, MN. It was a day trip and we only had a short time to visit, but I treasure the time we had and vow to plan a much longer time next summer to visit!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNPA-vz9wmC3S0kCZu0HkkB7jHDXSln14S4hZejJd59hD96BV-nhyCYu1LvpHFtK5Lqxk0b8XTqXqOpJFCa0ygH7qKCYToHpuMgwoN1qauB-Gf3heuUgTDZEedDOrq8-UvRigP9bsv4A/s1600/DSC_0329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNPA-vz9wmC3S0kCZu0HkkB7jHDXSln14S4hZejJd59hD96BV-nhyCYu1LvpHFtK5Lqxk0b8XTqXqOpJFCa0ygH7qKCYToHpuMgwoN1qauB-Gf3heuUgTDZEedDOrq8-UvRigP9bsv4A/s640/DSC_0329.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I may have to write a post just on our day trip up to Duluth. I am so excited to go back to Duluth this coming summer. I actually wrote as one of my goals for 2019: "Go to Duluth each month in the summer!"<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc4lKZHL3CUmgv7qCC4RMf6SThxYH-rwaxgf_G-plwqJnRlYBsgc-4j9mykIqh0S2pFcDujZ6CNZ5mqZWgJOotF4FBQkGlBPUYkdbUEJhFVoIiuuYg58vYXI-4YRS2-vvDNunMNu7WVc/s1600/39943652_2130066237065930_2874248155216478208_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc4lKZHL3CUmgv7qCC4RMf6SThxYH-rwaxgf_G-plwqJnRlYBsgc-4j9mykIqh0S2pFcDujZ6CNZ5mqZWgJOotF4FBQkGlBPUYkdbUEJhFVoIiuuYg58vYXI-4YRS2-vvDNunMNu7WVc/s640/39943652_2130066237065930_2874248155216478208_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
Another<b><i> THANKFUL</i></b> August thing was I was able to visit with my cousin Denise! She came from New York and we had a nice visit. Cousins are special people. We kind of re-connected this past year and it just felt so good to SEE her! I miss her and wish we lived closer. When we were little, we were in our aunt's wedding. This is our aunt Suzanne. Isn't she beautiful? In the picture below you can see us, we are 49 now, we were 3 years old at the time of Aunt Suzy's wedding.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b></b><i></i></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGXBwNkpHobWjF__Ojf1i7EPHm-RkecG0u6loBOPFksuX9EcdRVdTtzTeOPXLAuvQRTSJwytb2VcyJglppivM2n7a6wOsXqTwSiV92EROaHUQGCU2Ona6f5l83AE4RTGtu5dRJ27nOzg/s1600/40006465_2130066090399278_6103528752480780288_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGXBwNkpHobWjF__Ojf1i7EPHm-RkecG0u6loBOPFksuX9EcdRVdTtzTeOPXLAuvQRTSJwytb2VcyJglppivM2n7a6wOsXqTwSiV92EROaHUQGCU2Ona6f5l83AE4RTGtu5dRJ27nOzg/s640/40006465_2130066090399278_6103528752480780288_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
Aren't we sweet? And Aunt Suzy just looks so beautiful. She looks like a model here. I love this picture.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sm_jMLNV08_ZasHqkihgGanBD_mwTqK6OkI1TLEc-FIRX5fZ_OA3IrjnAF2S-c_V5-y31K2mzwfiPDpU6mKqXdXlNawO6R2TaCGjDkYyPpxSdLU7xKa4qDmslYdDABHUwJYWtACLUPE/s1600/DSC_0426.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sm_jMLNV08_ZasHqkihgGanBD_mwTqK6OkI1TLEc-FIRX5fZ_OA3IrjnAF2S-c_V5-y31K2mzwfiPDpU6mKqXdXlNawO6R2TaCGjDkYyPpxSdLU7xKa4qDmslYdDABHUwJYWtACLUPE/s640/DSC_0426.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Bridget here turned 9. Yes my baby girl is 9 now. And very grown up. She had an ear-piercing birthday!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o-BVjDFaW3Lh254CAi_-nFjno7aB-51Nwwb8NWqfylm1s5bhtv1vEJ8-xKVjv5k0QDC5Vacg_8X27aRiwq29bl7pWH-GUvzuH8bMTwqPKg6YE_JfRW3iP4ckQ286yfsKjnklEU8cypc/s1600/DSC_0439.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o-BVjDFaW3Lh254CAi_-nFjno7aB-51Nwwb8NWqfylm1s5bhtv1vEJ8-xKVjv5k0QDC5Vacg_8X27aRiwq29bl7pWH-GUvzuH8bMTwqPKg6YE_JfRW3iP4ckQ286yfsKjnklEU8cypc/s640/DSC_0439.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Here she is with my mother.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjnUdwfAbVZS5tdDTQo8W72XfADtfRFwFqyoLuZHl3kE_ctjpXWPsLMHJZQwheuwMwTkliNeToaISfcpvA8-5dYa6-ymc7nmq_uk-91UPglZQfTXvWptFh78WpbGsfYn8WSHbvJEjk9I/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjnUdwfAbVZS5tdDTQo8W72XfADtfRFwFqyoLuZHl3kE_ctjpXWPsLMHJZQwheuwMwTkliNeToaISfcpvA8-5dYa6-ymc7nmq_uk-91UPglZQfTXvWptFh78WpbGsfYn8WSHbvJEjk9I/s640/DSC_0062.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> AUGUST 2018</b> This beautiful girl turned 14. She is so mature and grown up it's hard to believe she's only 14. She has several babysitting jobs, dog sitting jobs and volunteers at the local animal shelter. She's got big plans for life!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgah4iaRz49H0uS2ELzZaszfuhFYGO-YgE3Jln5gv7gEgkuZautj9KNRrXHiyzvHXOD6iDryG8plvcCkz6GFiYAVzAquaPYnFaP77hJzOEwEcbxCjUW22-viZa6Uz2JjEhgH52vZKLqUt4/s1600/DSC_0076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgah4iaRz49H0uS2ELzZaszfuhFYGO-YgE3Jln5gv7gEgkuZautj9KNRrXHiyzvHXOD6iDryG8plvcCkz6GFiYAVzAquaPYnFaP77hJzOEwEcbxCjUW22-viZa6Uz2JjEhgH52vZKLqUt4/s640/DSC_0076.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__GbuRnO02F_rDlcb_084grmCCxZPy862tjiqbadCEBpqjmr6zmo5YM6J5JNT4TOZg6RdwYUodW0rTKDuAewsIcvEsYg8yqTCet0PE_8UjTTa9k9KP4OdaxU4LLR13DQao9y7-OamqkQ/s1600/DSC_0096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__GbuRnO02F_rDlcb_084grmCCxZPy862tjiqbadCEBpqjmr6zmo5YM6J5JNT4TOZg6RdwYUodW0rTKDuAewsIcvEsYg8yqTCet0PE_8UjTTa9k9KP4OdaxU4LLR13DQao9y7-OamqkQ/s640/DSC_0096.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
School started. Only 4 left to teach. My oldest daughter started PSEO classes at a local Community College. (Post Secondary Education Opportunity--FREE college in her junior high school year)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHPASz2NPAHfa5DUEkKCkctJqbssRChzOEV48wmcUPl5U8mXFFAfsOOkM1r819iff-4S2HewTgLqfKlkpFuucSYgwPPX1qnIQ020V5W02wbvTUoLJXTpN3NaQH8YJg7fCoKhMNTHoTo8/s1600/DSC_0337+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHPASz2NPAHfa5DUEkKCkctJqbssRChzOEV48wmcUPl5U8mXFFAfsOOkM1r819iff-4S2HewTgLqfKlkpFuucSYgwPPX1qnIQ020V5W02wbvTUoLJXTpN3NaQH8YJg7fCoKhMNTHoTo8/s640/DSC_0337+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I got to see my grandma again, she's so beautiful!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgZosoDhXTzKEBTZ1XlJmP3jaCV0WdnmEEvq7bpV_JVDcCiRh6QcADO_am-4xZT4LNZmzsTfmYQSiKBB3MmkjpVogTvgtbS7AKGdbR9uqmDBBbcYMettcDS26b9MbbNe-3Ivz3kr6ffk/s1600/DSC_0349+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgZosoDhXTzKEBTZ1XlJmP3jaCV0WdnmEEvq7bpV_JVDcCiRh6QcADO_am-4xZT4LNZmzsTfmYQSiKBB3MmkjpVogTvgtbS7AKGdbR9uqmDBBbcYMettcDS26b9MbbNe-3Ivz3kr6ffk/s640/DSC_0349+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I got to see my cousin Kristin. Her children's birthdays are in September and she always has a really nice party for them.(and invites ME!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUw13p4ifFM4dHCPpLTIiUV-np4a40L-4mq4gawjirY20zu2OdJnypX_OCKMsqeMveKiNBZK28SiUSiYP6hhAwbTOatLdNFYS3A5oiFiRplfomY4ym9qzitPq0ra58qYuL_QUtmaDaOj4/s1600/DSC_0294+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUw13p4ifFM4dHCPpLTIiUV-np4a40L-4mq4gawjirY20zu2OdJnypX_OCKMsqeMveKiNBZK28SiUSiYP6hhAwbTOatLdNFYS3A5oiFiRplfomY4ym9qzitPq0ra58qYuL_QUtmaDaOj4/s640/DSC_0294+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
We were holding onto every last bit of summer we could!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzrx8aMpkHJFJRh5XCx-VA7BbFFuwMDSj6fQh2aWoYhCljv_EcdLObxafpRrPO_YPPlqfeQyPlcwojy4GzT7FIq1radEq0VRPxClqVU6fnnajihhUETwz2FGokquKFA0Qey3RILUl3tA/s1600/DSC_0224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzrx8aMpkHJFJRh5XCx-VA7BbFFuwMDSj6fQh2aWoYhCljv_EcdLObxafpRrPO_YPPlqfeQyPlcwojy4GzT7FIq1radEq0VRPxClqVU6fnnajihhUETwz2FGokquKFA0Qey3RILUl3tA/s640/DSC_0224.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Tom and I celebrated our birthdays. Our birthdays are one day apart. It's fun to celebrate together.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F5tHcXqCwCjogOBDIPYgjboZfhGvfhgRWPjxYeAJ5Qkod3sE9bjfXlICvkWjQEVmLqZSD-tsyycrmPqs8muLo0ZY7PoDP5L6Vv9ivZ6LqmW0w8piW2nPTbRE4QwLKmbCdJjxiub_jGM/s1600/DSC_0215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F5tHcXqCwCjogOBDIPYgjboZfhGvfhgRWPjxYeAJ5Qkod3sE9bjfXlICvkWjQEVmLqZSD-tsyycrmPqs8muLo0ZY7PoDP5L6Vv9ivZ6LqmW0w8piW2nPTbRE4QwLKmbCdJjxiub_jGM/s640/DSC_0215.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
After 11 years living in our home, I found out that the hill behind our home has amazing sunsets. (11 years!!)<i style="font-weight: bold;"> THANKFUL </i>I've even been trekking up that hill this winter just to see the sunset.<br />
<b><i><br /></i></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHf-aOKovaUUE7jkSn65GN5NCHPwbB7PbvNNsrlKC_QSRtiUUPfr9clT0c8MD_OwGS1npUBPsKCWm8zEJKyPksVY2Ml0plHB2r9pqslddOX6hpH5-s8G6Y5fOJRr5u-39jsekJzza9yM/s1600/DSC_0554.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHf-aOKovaUUE7jkSn65GN5NCHPwbB7PbvNNsrlKC_QSRtiUUPfr9clT0c8MD_OwGS1npUBPsKCWm8zEJKyPksVY2Ml0plHB2r9pqslddOX6hpH5-s8G6Y5fOJRr5u-39jsekJzza9yM/s640/DSC_0554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> OCTOBER 2018</b> was filled with biking on trails (at a local church parking lot!)<br />
<b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><i></i><b></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_HLlE9Fmg9wUyBTC_57vIhrBWjke1BlwZAwExy0HZeIADGUCO3Nh1FuwlBtrfO0PFOOCS1jvN-FJX7-ZoqHrpOFGHmVFGA8Q7WRd2eZfGwzRnaNw1ooy94yxsMrF8H295HknFwaUCQc/s1600/DSC_0698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_HLlE9Fmg9wUyBTC_57vIhrBWjke1BlwZAwExy0HZeIADGUCO3Nh1FuwlBtrfO0PFOOCS1jvN-FJX7-ZoqHrpOFGHmVFGA8Q7WRd2eZfGwzRnaNw1ooy94yxsMrF8H295HknFwaUCQc/s640/DSC_0698.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
Heading to a local college nature reserve to walk and enjoy our last few days of warmer air. The fall colors were amazing.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPUd9cQm9XLOG0tXVndKUI2QoHAmTa4FVEzx2Vl0bT805GslUZQsXz1DdHFqhNxRNb6ppNHw-MSoSYrOCabFpDTVia26PgGynph9-OU1Qk56oznwsJSW_-IEi40lK9WLJOdqReIYJSlA/s1600/DSC_0707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPUd9cQm9XLOG0tXVndKUI2QoHAmTa4FVEzx2Vl0bT805GslUZQsXz1DdHFqhNxRNb6ppNHw-MSoSYrOCabFpDTVia26PgGynph9-OU1Qk56oznwsJSW_-IEi40lK9WLJOdqReIYJSlA/s640/DSC_0707.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
My sister Brenna came along for this walk!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TuggFb0O4gS0HQEjZF5yXwPrV1IjnnSXMJSvTrVuOCARXrv3YU9ZcflgiCBbobN5e_sTSU3xxUUkr5VTxl756MbJYe2MOrH2fIAVNiQ8CDm9cxzYpob1nRSQ_X7_i3nmW4ILbgyXSDQ/s1600/DSC_0618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TuggFb0O4gS0HQEjZF5yXwPrV1IjnnSXMJSvTrVuOCARXrv3YU9ZcflgiCBbobN5e_sTSU3xxUUkr5VTxl756MbJYe2MOrH2fIAVNiQ8CDm9cxzYpob1nRSQ_X7_i3nmW4ILbgyXSDQ/s640/DSC_0618.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOxvWgdV5qn2FYu7ggFiYS-8F_f08W2XWfFqm519lgmZf_sdeYcliUziIdQyTFAurEvTekaD-5XDwxWoUEoIaFeMalWiKB1fJGBO55Z2AWLpTonQkctCUfVn2zC6eVAgSndJOn0IWOsg/s1600/DSC_0733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOxvWgdV5qn2FYu7ggFiYS-8F_f08W2XWfFqm519lgmZf_sdeYcliUziIdQyTFAurEvTekaD-5XDwxWoUEoIaFeMalWiKB1fJGBO55Z2AWLpTonQkctCUfVn2zC6eVAgSndJOn0IWOsg/s640/DSC_0733.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBlvcsrdtbNS_7xey5wmFAn4c8bhhxtQV82_3OY5RBYbOm8gekEJql_YXysBs5W3eaaANNj2B27nDcdq-Pw_KiWheOOCMoa5DbR_Nnkz1rdOeBjY8SWOlYGIZOeHUEhhjo40FGGAxLww/s1600/DSC_0731.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBlvcsrdtbNS_7xey5wmFAn4c8bhhxtQV82_3OY5RBYbOm8gekEJql_YXysBs5W3eaaANNj2B27nDcdq-Pw_KiWheOOCMoa5DbR_Nnkz1rdOeBjY8SWOlYGIZOeHUEhhjo40FGGAxLww/s640/DSC_0731.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtYhA3Qfs2uKLinJ-RCy8QX8_afwpzAEkvt6RrWECm39tJnQE6fjEV-GD1zW6UO67MUYTp5R-gMwOYFMDs0eOIGnC1ve8YDdUc5Odo0NA1PJHiZ0jOkOiJGTI3EIgnlgF7qNVFB14cTY/s1600/DSC_0629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtYhA3Qfs2uKLinJ-RCy8QX8_afwpzAEkvt6RrWECm39tJnQE6fjEV-GD1zW6UO67MUYTp5R-gMwOYFMDs0eOIGnC1ve8YDdUc5Odo0NA1PJHiZ0jOkOiJGTI3EIgnlgF7qNVFB14cTY/s640/DSC_0629.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-AXnmhSj1nrBc8VaOM5W6UAxq-LSVlYSSmeYHZT3O-i2i5apHXQCsBE4s8oefs7qalaIwa6-ot8SuO0tp8i_jPETAoxC6Mc5vTul8ZZ1CpP_iFI9zGMo-NBLajf-Aqv_JEzpFW8jJNE/s1600/DSC_0847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-AXnmhSj1nrBc8VaOM5W6UAxq-LSVlYSSmeYHZT3O-i2i5apHXQCsBE4s8oefs7qalaIwa6-ot8SuO0tp8i_jPETAoxC6Mc5vTul8ZZ1CpP_iFI9zGMo-NBLajf-Aqv_JEzpFW8jJNE/s640/DSC_0847.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEKeLPxbH-qExEd6VAYhAXlkAwYyNMibHLwAWvy9uK7wK9Tw7InnUHpG6Xgd8K9omNyJMyAak89C3fLyK_-XEY5ka-U10oCPQYIbXoGeEf-twuv5dTFgmMER8YKHg4MMHJNMOe-Ibk80/s1600/DSC_0838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEKeLPxbH-qExEd6VAYhAXlkAwYyNMibHLwAWvy9uK7wK9Tw7InnUHpG6Xgd8K9omNyJMyAak89C3fLyK_-XEY5ka-U10oCPQYIbXoGeEf-twuv5dTFgmMER8YKHg4MMHJNMOe-Ibk80/s640/DSC_0838.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAwUimjma5iG-rnR8vI6ZyC3jAB8koes12qh4GSgiwCitPaIr2rYBawfysSe39Ig2SPGBAPcbFMGEm0ndwovIRwZgsWJs_Am_rl3mvc5bCV6BlWURytrjNJaw1Csg5g6y5J_YwhVwKb4/s1600/DSC_0880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAwUimjma5iG-rnR8vI6ZyC3jAB8koes12qh4GSgiwCitPaIr2rYBawfysSe39Ig2SPGBAPcbFMGEm0ndwovIRwZgsWJs_Am_rl3mvc5bCV6BlWURytrjNJaw1Csg5g6y5J_YwhVwKb4/s640/DSC_0880.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
Highlight for October was my good friend Sarah and her daughter (my goddaughter) coming to visit from Colorado! Such a blessing to be able to see each other!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgado4NkvV9_1ZR_GAxvGUomlqOWluJfFqZ0o5rkvVsOPFdZ29vYgiDVU8fkyZ1pT1_nPBUuaSQ5GYsYu8o8VKei2xenJQa9xFyzowOf8iBEQgdnr1V2SsXf4YH48fUPnuK3IIUqfwnEfY/s1600/DSC_0873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgado4NkvV9_1ZR_GAxvGUomlqOWluJfFqZ0o5rkvVsOPFdZ29vYgiDVU8fkyZ1pT1_nPBUuaSQ5GYsYu8o8VKei2xenJQa9xFyzowOf8iBEQgdnr1V2SsXf4YH48fUPnuK3IIUqfwnEfY/s640/DSC_0873.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
She is so beautiful inside and out. We pretty much talk daily in some form or another, usually messaging through Facebook Messenger. (sometimes phone calls when we just have to TALK!) Sharing recipes and encouraging eachother in life.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b><i><br /></i></b>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETOSAsJ1k9sMF6no7y5HcBqdPg5swtPEhqgHlV0mZqMr48LOWn81hWSaY0gZ7OTAW0UgcuX0gnRL8bpYnL9HzBLSCwQm3Iwb5ePXAnQV3fyvYI40EOQsuGVhyphenhyphenqsSy1Q4iM26KTsxmp10/s1600/DSC_1157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETOSAsJ1k9sMF6no7y5HcBqdPg5swtPEhqgHlV0mZqMr48LOWn81hWSaY0gZ7OTAW0UgcuX0gnRL8bpYnL9HzBLSCwQm3Iwb5ePXAnQV3fyvYI40EOQsuGVhyphenhyphenqsSy1Q4iM26KTsxmp10/s640/DSC_1157.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> NOVEMBER 2018</b> Clare was in a Homeschool Theatre presentation of<i> The Importance of Being Earnest.</i> She is an amazing actress.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iZ04E9ECe6k0J3eFV96SAGOmYFsyXCAv5-FAbPGre3xX1d_vu5a7gkaMTvVAkTAnFbptCFyVrnTyfCzffdsMz6kxov_WD5ZkXQcIhlkqPeCP5Bv029S6ozPBjq7Swdd4UD66Kfbd62c/s1600/DSC_1286.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iZ04E9ECe6k0J3eFV96SAGOmYFsyXCAv5-FAbPGre3xX1d_vu5a7gkaMTvVAkTAnFbptCFyVrnTyfCzffdsMz6kxov_WD5ZkXQcIhlkqPeCP5Bv029S6ozPBjq7Swdd4UD66Kfbd62c/s640/DSC_1286.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAb29t0vc414Wz5IgtmhdqLJxEa8t-9zi0CUUOLtEDfukBS-vC8GGHFhtn5DJxClIE3CSHuiiHYQ1o1P4H2nFsEmKIBRg_B80ZryxbAp3wCkfkkNCUcpClb1KRBaYkdT9eesu8PRFrxI/s1600/DSC_1469+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAb29t0vc414Wz5IgtmhdqLJxEa8t-9zi0CUUOLtEDfukBS-vC8GGHFhtn5DJxClIE3CSHuiiHYQ1o1P4H2nFsEmKIBRg_B80ZryxbAp3wCkfkkNCUcpClb1KRBaYkdT9eesu8PRFrxI/s640/DSC_1469+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! And got a new puppy!! We named her Penny.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQu3Eaxx1S6n08qVcR2MkeqwfrwIUDqi6jyzkIMiGwqDx6c28bTG8vRN3qKC36l6vMfs8iQUojterUng4wIdFlW1qPj5S1lDBRE8G21WR1wrQ9FjnWURGXEFez6DaM5dXBP9_76ftzPF8/s1600/DSC_1497+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQu3Eaxx1S6n08qVcR2MkeqwfrwIUDqi6jyzkIMiGwqDx6c28bTG8vRN3qKC36l6vMfs8iQUojterUng4wIdFlW1qPj5S1lDBRE8G21WR1wrQ9FjnWURGXEFez6DaM5dXBP9_76ftzPF8/s640/DSC_1497+%25282%2529.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
She is very sweet and all the kids love her!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA1MypEaSo80Lcrt0LP6GKA8czHR596ZiBsD3tmK1FUH1dUn0u9_JS1q2Pb_so63_Y2mMmChIbTKjq_m9Oep1owxVI-QAR09nI84rSUMhHl3wQ4jSvnyGsZGC3emLTTayvDcmiLfls0w/s1600/DSC_1478+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbA1MypEaSo80Lcrt0LP6GKA8czHR596ZiBsD3tmK1FUH1dUn0u9_JS1q2Pb_so63_Y2mMmChIbTKjq_m9Oep1owxVI-QAR09nI84rSUMhHl3wQ4jSvnyGsZGC3emLTTayvDcmiLfls0w/s640/DSC_1478+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i> DECEMBER 2018</b> Tom and I celebrated our 22nd wedding Anniversary!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfw0Sv48Oo-RGXQo61Cx7zwo9iVuyH8mwoCN3orByoFd1bjJr9levfZedSD5P1uwfRw1Mx72viMbHTq3b0IUyu39cZk6NL9yKzg5DrBV4EPBmsneqfrq0VeASILMSTTgAZc90do6IVvI/s1600/DSC_0005+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfw0Sv48Oo-RGXQo61Cx7zwo9iVuyH8mwoCN3orByoFd1bjJr9levfZedSD5P1uwfRw1Mx72viMbHTq3b0IUyu39cZk6NL9yKzg5DrBV4EPBmsneqfrq0VeASILMSTTgAZc90do6IVvI/s640/DSC_0005+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
My baby celebrated his 7th birthday!!(Yes, I said 7!) He had a Kylo Ren birthday. My kids always love the bad guys.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqP9yjZMxzu8RME4-ttMJGxWWf0rfMhLjdHR-S9pqXiNlxRsrCoD7UqjaGOkNsLnbot5nWEaq-fylt5nsD1T0Dd7dJE_UBsm4iX4M8d7H6qEv-6fSprRyk3t_mU1IlX88RH0fsFwEdJw/s1600/DSC_0008+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqP9yjZMxzu8RME4-ttMJGxWWf0rfMhLjdHR-S9pqXiNlxRsrCoD7UqjaGOkNsLnbot5nWEaq-fylt5nsD1T0Dd7dJE_UBsm4iX4M8d7H6qEv-6fSprRyk3t_mU1IlX88RH0fsFwEdJw/s640/DSC_0008+%25282%2529.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbcMEZ5uoro5UxKTxL-Ch3pGlrqd_5CFkLQkwdSJkQ9FR6DKGLbzpPyN53qgyWATFw_m32uFT6AfOibSPbp7CoxHwodZecxDOh3ipuBZpSXwtSzpG4mf-uNTlFQ6OcJt5pt2FcowH7_8/s1600/DSC_1552.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbcMEZ5uoro5UxKTxL-Ch3pGlrqd_5CFkLQkwdSJkQ9FR6DKGLbzpPyN53qgyWATFw_m32uFT6AfOibSPbp7CoxHwodZecxDOh3ipuBZpSXwtSzpG4mf-uNTlFQ6OcJt5pt2FcowH7_8/s640/DSC_1552.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
We had a very blessed Christmas!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4dDeQWsjCon8UMb5JI6BTifqFz3tRTeyHORR2O_3DLqlQuq7QN4Sy9zh7DQWYdx32JRQnVaEFouxDVA-hYJKRXWdVrfzQXLKwegBbI8UDhl7oiXcTZPb67s91TSWZOtmoMwQ2QYIPt8/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4dDeQWsjCon8UMb5JI6BTifqFz3tRTeyHORR2O_3DLqlQuq7QN4Sy9zh7DQWYdx32JRQnVaEFouxDVA-hYJKRXWdVrfzQXLKwegBbI8UDhl7oiXcTZPb67s91TSWZOtmoMwQ2QYIPt8/s640/DSC_0010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
We got to celebrate Christmas with my Grandma who is now 96 1/2 years old!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDSobceeTYBfmLQzEAeVdPkSxP_gs53nZ34K1jYWv_lSeB5X9eztQe0V1jzjfZ4w_OwiNg9gUvNZ3Ne9bQBKZJjtmaFJzBB38MUXJyNJRfCUf8yMEBjthsfnYuZw6s48f5dHSn_0-WMc/s1600/DSC_0015+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="804" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDSobceeTYBfmLQzEAeVdPkSxP_gs53nZ34K1jYWv_lSeB5X9eztQe0V1jzjfZ4w_OwiNg9gUvNZ3Ne9bQBKZJjtmaFJzBB38MUXJyNJRfCUf8yMEBjthsfnYuZw6s48f5dHSn_0-WMc/s640/DSC_0015+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<b><i>THANKFUL</i></b> I reached my goal 6 weeks ago and have maintained it and as of yesterday have made "LIFETIME" on WW (Weight Watchers) I've lost 57.6 pounds and it took me exactly 17 months to do so.(slow and steady wins the race!)<br />
<br />
It's been a blessed year filled with grace and LOVE. Thank you God for my faith, my husband and my family and friends. As we begin this new year of 2019, I will focus on my very favorite bible verse:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaK6pYfJKiFSv2tQ2nzFqXWbLRWqoORre8Sy7Ablkf_PtJHysb2YEGLbgdrdJsBQc7ZAK3KwhSBQmOUWoQwVhrf5HGX0ZVOoGAUH9XUw8mk9vNaBHGu7G1CmebIAoek4RTbTR_swmT1V8/s1600/philipians.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="570" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaK6pYfJKiFSv2tQ2nzFqXWbLRWqoORre8Sy7Ablkf_PtJHysb2YEGLbgdrdJsBQc7ZAK3KwhSBQmOUWoQwVhrf5HGX0ZVOoGAUH9XUw8mk9vNaBHGu7G1CmebIAoek4RTbTR_swmT1V8/s640/philipians.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>
<br />
<b><i></i><i></i><br /></b>Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-13890393688519386792018-09-28T21:51:00.000-05:002018-09-30T18:42:20.217-05:00My Graduate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFSJ5v9S6IvREccpyQpagmIry8jxx7YXejsbiP4DX0XhdhVaNZsN6AstYYhzj2-j8ijC0bRo4QQbHBh0W0vg4PL5jwuodXY4uMeOSG6RTW0rthsJeH90AQVvraLni2rACZard-dfewrc/s1600/21037961_10157224374682524_125942395_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFSJ5v9S6IvREccpyQpagmIry8jxx7YXejsbiP4DX0XhdhVaNZsN6AstYYhzj2-j8ijC0bRo4QQbHBh0W0vg4PL5jwuodXY4uMeOSG6RTW0rthsJeH90AQVvraLni2rACZard-dfewrc/s640/21037961_10157224374682524_125942395_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
My oldest son Nicholas graduated this past spring. When people tell you to cherish those times when they are young, they are dead serious. The days may be long, but my sweet friends, the years are so very quick. This is one of my favorites of his senior pictures. Last summer we took a trip up north to Duluth, MN to do his senior pictures. It was a special time to spend with just him. With jobs and school, a large family, well, the last year just went by so quickly. I want to stop time. I want the kids to be small again, back when I thought my days were so very long. I want to tell myself, to enjoy it. You know what? I think I already told myself that and time still went very fast!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxisWJUFMP2_cWwRTT_cm8Bi0EDCGaE_SBJpx8vG2qZ6WAkC9ATNQZNNYAotiDImxlMPTO0tg8w47EulwW0x4l6T4mkB8ifSOngMcmmO0VGW0VrYOJo7j2zK13F1bUE-e36c6wd3VeDcw/s1600/DSC_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxisWJUFMP2_cWwRTT_cm8Bi0EDCGaE_SBJpx8vG2qZ6WAkC9ATNQZNNYAotiDImxlMPTO0tg8w47EulwW0x4l6T4mkB8ifSOngMcmmO0VGW0VrYOJo7j2zK13F1bUE-e36c6wd3VeDcw/s640/DSC_0094.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
He was my first baby. He was such a happy baby and it feels like it was just, like maybe only 4 years ago. How is it that he has grown into a young man already? And a very nice young man at that?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjElm5_5Pc6YixaxPo0vHXipKDuzjN1E3ZfDNz3KYc85-Sa4BR9zX9Cq0FQxfHGESI5ziMvgUV-0Tz2_OQSuTA3WiG4YSBjOvCMrGqsvyBM8lwU3EyuYJb94hWQHw-BcQ-sQ3b7VDDxQ/s1600/DSC_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjElm5_5Pc6YixaxPo0vHXipKDuzjN1E3ZfDNz3KYc85-Sa4BR9zX9Cq0FQxfHGESI5ziMvgUV-0Tz2_OQSuTA3WiG4YSBjOvCMrGqsvyBM8lwU3EyuYJb94hWQHw-BcQ-sQ3b7VDDxQ/s640/DSC_0093.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
I used to read to him as many books as he could carry. (which turned out to be about 17) Times I cherish so much in my mind and heart.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKZG0CwCg6USkKvrPDSFQdH37eF1z-kVmZVBOsrvTNeZhpTxiO4yZAcpAeTUeuWP8b90_ofLtB_y43OCtVnwE7TcVKBIt6P5dUNv4JaY4eLTSV9alv3uzaPpcS4HwwK8dtIhyphenhyphenVN_hB3c/s1600/DSC_0089+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKZG0CwCg6USkKvrPDSFQdH37eF1z-kVmZVBOsrvTNeZhpTxiO4yZAcpAeTUeuWP8b90_ofLtB_y43OCtVnwE7TcVKBIt6P5dUNv4JaY4eLTSV9alv3uzaPpcS4HwwK8dtIhyphenhyphenVN_hB3c/s640/DSC_0089+%25281%2529.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Here we are at his grad party end of June. I'd like to do a follow-up post about the actual grad party for future reference. Would you be bored if I did that? This was such an emotional time. In just 2 short years we will have our next graduate.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fb9CJzDewYdQv3hMuEFcdjytv_aVYCEatDcdpmqsn7vZSR4EwOdWzsuUJHm0vHzLW_atakJijiFEP1Skno2wtWyvrvebwKCIrRruHlfaH-IjzHDF2K3tUD3QvMB8_mAAKFGdn55NH2w/s1600/DSCN0487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fb9CJzDewYdQv3hMuEFcdjytv_aVYCEatDcdpmqsn7vZSR4EwOdWzsuUJHm0vHzLW_atakJijiFEP1Skno2wtWyvrvebwKCIrRruHlfaH-IjzHDF2K3tUD3QvMB8_mAAKFGdn55NH2w/s640/DSCN0487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
He's thoughtful and kind, loving and caring. He's faithful, has a great sense of humor, (dry as it is) and I am so very proud of him!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiYSLmD9VlyMG_l_2rjFrZaEEB8s2LbAYGYzdjRDn9-vcHTwTkVHZFZemXgiF9cMBvJGLFZk4xpL9iN2WbvCmk3PUTiyt6BvxbRQitBGsmuQhIDrvLM4vygcKunG-TRh7erjUZvGg9QE/s1600/RSCN0512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiYSLmD9VlyMG_l_2rjFrZaEEB8s2LbAYGYzdjRDn9-vcHTwTkVHZFZemXgiF9cMBvJGLFZk4xpL9iN2WbvCmk3PUTiyt6BvxbRQitBGsmuQhIDrvLM4vygcKunG-TRh7erjUZvGg9QE/s640/RSCN0512.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
He's a nice young man with a strong faith. Exactly what I've payed for his whole life.<br />
God is so GOOD.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11QgkdzYiDaPBUVNYP7MgK_FsoHW5_Ke7KJ0145pNa23eQyYOYXsA90aKMXams7c8fYzEWDz2Poz8cZuG3RhbKWL4wGLN2mG9IITsF2bfFs_1ft3djUpOFhfBFZDbezSJmmfFv8xuGPk/s1600/21014753_10157224374027524_281825070_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11QgkdzYiDaPBUVNYP7MgK_FsoHW5_Ke7KJ0145pNa23eQyYOYXsA90aKMXams7c8fYzEWDz2Poz8cZuG3RhbKWL4wGLN2mG9IITsF2bfFs_1ft3djUpOFhfBFZDbezSJmmfFv8xuGPk/s640/21014753_10157224374027524_281825070_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3cGpCq1JbZpjJruxsUMBp7CY65pGbAebi-0dJ3iWgToGWkldqlBHkS8G0hFahhKkm1bpf5kTF13d4EUnjYL2VCLvYrx-jtG3Ib2HbHsES68ID2vF5acAR1rTJDl54jKMe3I8Te8hlOk/s1600/21017453_10157224389417524_1482971401_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3cGpCq1JbZpjJruxsUMBp7CY65pGbAebi-0dJ3iWgToGWkldqlBHkS8G0hFahhKkm1bpf5kTF13d4EUnjYL2VCLvYrx-jtG3Ib2HbHsES68ID2vF5acAR1rTJDl54jKMe3I8Te8hlOk/s640/21017453_10157224389417524_1482971401_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUW9j62GnbEfVD9HUaLKBlYMTcA-4aAe9G7Iwua-OTHF1yuhlSDECtOs8smNTIxqicAM4Adbazyvt_7tGqIsYXWCcwLA4KdKnyGg28Tvg4Hxr-2xELUwrFjUXnkXHSse5lWIs7JNfY8w/s1600/2008_0618SummerFall0027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUW9j62GnbEfVD9HUaLKBlYMTcA-4aAe9G7Iwua-OTHF1yuhlSDECtOs8smNTIxqicAM4Adbazyvt_7tGqIsYXWCcwLA4KdKnyGg28Tvg4Hxr-2xELUwrFjUXnkXHSse5lWIs7JNfY8w/s640/2008_0618SummerFall0027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xRYUvWsEDNiNQzu9-pHLF8vZpsxRfaIx3BbQyzQYQAsDtZzEhUt5J0mIAAOjjLpX_yE4q7qX9Oz8XdEYFAL-OP90MxBIF-m34MiC83o8y-teb0SuWpOw-DxGy44ysF1KTq7_LT3pSB4/s1600/DSC_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xRYUvWsEDNiNQzu9-pHLF8vZpsxRfaIx3BbQyzQYQAsDtZzEhUt5J0mIAAOjjLpX_yE4q7qX9Oz8XdEYFAL-OP90MxBIF-m34MiC83o8y-teb0SuWpOw-DxGy44ysF1KTq7_LT3pSB4/s640/DSC_0104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Big brother, little brother. A very special relationship. My book-end boys. Oldest and youngest.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWhTI-D8mkspAKnQUU9SUAGNDagHf8TCbkwx9cwNXY2lcx_-63t_ApsUKuR81iRqMCPclv_rMiXpxwiif7PO1B2r-o_vsOJecw3K1Jvr4fDwOYJKsGYO_iorAiUJWn7ZHaPbO2X7i0wA/s1600/DSC_0070+%25283%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWhTI-D8mkspAKnQUU9SUAGNDagHf8TCbkwx9cwNXY2lcx_-63t_ApsUKuR81iRqMCPclv_rMiXpxwiif7PO1B2r-o_vsOJecw3K1Jvr4fDwOYJKsGYO_iorAiUJWn7ZHaPbO2X7i0wA/s640/DSC_0070+%25283%2529.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Nicholas ended up graduating with an Associate's degree from our local junior college and graduating with his homeschool class from high school. He was looking into becoming a CPA. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
(Thank you state of Minnesota for PSEO classes, all his generals are done for free!) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
PSEO=Post Secondary Education Opportunity</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nxxADs7fxCKHda5btRKMObtcj7Ziy7lIaT4N99hL5V-gjxdQJ2vgtVx6CbIJAazXfnPvDRhPPZklSnGXz_BJp3PFHZuEBFNJOWMkfse-F-XSxrbCpf42aRuJv36xDT2ys08b3WHE74I/s1600/DSCN2072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nxxADs7fxCKHda5btRKMObtcj7Ziy7lIaT4N99hL5V-gjxdQJ2vgtVx6CbIJAazXfnPvDRhPPZklSnGXz_BJp3PFHZuEBFNJOWMkfse-F-XSxrbCpf42aRuJv36xDT2ys08b3WHE74I/s640/DSCN2072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I am blessed to have him home another year though, as he continues to work full time and discerns a calling he's feeling from God to join the seminary.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwnTAaT7Zc35rKZR5LalKbYI9U0u_iIhjxxYy9FwbAz12uuF6hy0lfCfr6y507HSzO6M7PHUoOLrbQbzCvIDcvy4Gqz5mDaNCOMV5v7FdOu4LbKcHXyH7szMXPRwdUKuEAe7TZgogVxM/s1600/DSC_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwnTAaT7Zc35rKZR5LalKbYI9U0u_iIhjxxYy9FwbAz12uuF6hy0lfCfr6y507HSzO6M7PHUoOLrbQbzCvIDcvy4Gqz5mDaNCOMV5v7FdOu4LbKcHXyH7szMXPRwdUKuEAe7TZgogVxM/s640/DSC_0089.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
Yes, this sweet boy may have a vocation to the priesthood! Please will you pray for him? He is feeling called to be a diocesan priest. We are all very excited for him. He felt God's calling in His time though, not in the seminary's time, so it's too late to get in this year. He will have a discerning year to pray and prepare. He gets to go spend a weekend with the seminarians next month. I'm so excited for him. This news also changes the way a mother prays for her son.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6zxqIspw5rhBdD3YGh0IrzVv731yEELZDz8_g7wtoPaeebnDLKGjSgiCesd2qPyZTblvINIQYhXKANr1ui6pOcLDCuUChYSUsqtegZ1Is6TxnC4g6Ol2TP1bro209QTAuIOGbgFaJFE/s1600/DSC_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6zxqIspw5rhBdD3YGh0IrzVv731yEELZDz8_g7wtoPaeebnDLKGjSgiCesd2qPyZTblvINIQYhXKANr1ui6pOcLDCuUChYSUsqtegZ1Is6TxnC4g6Ol2TP1bro209QTAuIOGbgFaJFE/s640/DSC_0092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Her first-born son who will always look like this to her.Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-11878895827986295752018-09-21T14:38:00.001-05:002018-09-21T14:38:09.366-05:00Jamie Update!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcfYxQp-TEy6Mc7yv8nRenxLhS8ehDsjmHVSXlDVaaszr9gEKv1WGZCH9B1IdERajnhvfYx8v0VSzxCKPjOcSFwkQo3WcY4vC5Gg8LOscNCVtJrhoT0f8fhKIyoc88OyYCJgVKTmPu8M/s1600/DSCN2538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcfYxQp-TEy6Mc7yv8nRenxLhS8ehDsjmHVSXlDVaaszr9gEKv1WGZCH9B1IdERajnhvfYx8v0VSzxCKPjOcSFwkQo3WcY4vC5Gg8LOscNCVtJrhoT0f8fhKIyoc88OyYCJgVKTmPu8M/s640/DSCN2538.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My Before, size 18 pants, XXL tops</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHvZ28PalKsRyjPjbmqWi6zMgYuAERoO4xI9Nqx66PDfQL7WMYxugy_9r9CF2_R0QDRIi9Rq-IKJyaQCCY5pDfqaOG67IUBrFFqr1hu2wb4dQKJ4qg9kvok1b9X46q4mat4rHwhZyKDU/s1600/DSC_0376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHvZ28PalKsRyjPjbmqWi6zMgYuAERoO4xI9Nqx66PDfQL7WMYxugy_9r9CF2_R0QDRIi9Rq-IKJyaQCCY5pDfqaOG67IUBrFFqr1hu2wb4dQKJ4qg9kvok1b9X46q4mat4rHwhZyKDU/s640/DSC_0376.JPG" width="425" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My NOW, size 10 pants, Large tops.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last August, actually August 31st, I decided to sign up for <a href="https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/?cid=semGGL_BMM_Aud-CM-CurrentsMeetings_Brand_Core_Core%2Bweight+%2Bwatchers&account=WWUS&tracker=43700035687337405&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrZLdBRCmARIsAFBZllGOR6aV9LTudjUN3uZULCXTPOCHEEzWqZxB-vf0ZOhBGsZtprWIjSUaAoOnEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">Weight Watchers</a>. I've signed up online before, lost maybe 8-10 lbs a couple different times. I also did Weight Watchers with a friend many years ago, after my 4th baby. We just emailed each other what we ate and counted a point for every 50 calories we ate, equaling a certain amount of points per day according to our weight. We'd try to exercise every day as a part of it too. That time I lost 28 pounds, but then got pregnant 2 more times. With each child I'd lose quite a bit, after 60 pound weight gains, all except 10-15 pounds, and those 10-15 is what accumulated with each child until my total amount I wanted to lose was close to 60 pounds. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
From August 31, 2017 to August 31, 2018 I lost 45 pounds! My reason for wanting to go in was that I hated the way I looked in pictures. I love myself, I have, or thought I had pretty good self esteem. Except when I'd look at pictures of myself. OH my goodness. Like in the top picture above, I actually thought I looked pretty good. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This past year we had First Confession, First Communion, Confirmation, Graduation and a Graduation party. I wanted to at least not worry about how I looked in pictures. That being said, the weight has come off slow. I'm OK with that. This past summer from May until the end of August I only lost 8 pounds. 8 pounds is a size though! Down is down. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbFj1q9-d4k3VYN3J1x6ac29j8623clK-GdEPxO8EkxtDwnG9baeeEfLSa8Dzv6AIARGTapoaq7HUwWyuvmSiG_IefyUDrZEdg-EQLP7gL2CDuct7-OVOIKVxNPE5_76sk8d6J-wiPlw/s1600/40368423_10216645542041836_2617679152689446912_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="750" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbFj1q9-d4k3VYN3J1x6ac29j8623clK-GdEPxO8EkxtDwnG9baeeEfLSa8Dzv6AIARGTapoaq7HUwWyuvmSiG_IefyUDrZEdg-EQLP7gL2CDuct7-OVOIKVxNPE5_76sk8d6J-wiPlw/s400/40368423_10216645542041836_2617679152689446912_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I really liked this visual of weight loss and how it works, I found this to be true for me. Each weigh-in is just one moment in a week filled with moments. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The reason I chose Weight Watchers is because I've found it to be the most livable. I can see myself doing this always. It's about making better food choices. It's about getting back on track with healthy eating the next day or even the next meal. I am able to eat anything I want, I just need to count it. I do allow myself a few free days, like Thanksgiving day, Christmas Day, Easter, my birthday and special occasions but I get back on track the very next day. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This time I joined online and meetings. I found the meetings really helpful. I liked the support and looked forward to each week getting new tips and sharing some of my own. There is also tons of support online with the new app you can scan foods at the store (or home) and see how may points an item is before you decide to purchase. There are also support things like a thing on the app called "Connect" where it's kind of like a Weight Watchers Instagram. People share their stories and it's filled with encouragement. There are recipes and restaurant foods listed, there's even an activity tracker. (you'd get all these benefits from the app with the online version of Weight Watchers) There are support groups on Facebook also I've found very helpful. Instagram has people that do Weight Watchers and post recipes and foods they eat daily. I've found these very helpful and encouraging too. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The new <a href="https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/?cid=semGGL_BMM_Aud-CM-CurrentsMeetings_Brand_Core_Core%2Bweight+%2Bwatchers&account=WWUS&tracker=43700035687337405&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrZLdBRCmARIsAFBZllGOR6aV9LTudjUN3uZULCXTPOCHEEzWqZxB-vf0ZOhBGsZtprWIjSUaAoOnEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">Weight Watchers</a> is now called Weight Watchers Freestyle. With Freestyle there are many new zero point foods such as: Fat Free plain Greek or regular plain yogurt, chicken and turkey breast, seafood, eggs, corn, all beans (except baked), fruit and veggies. You are given a certain amount of points to stick to each day with weekly points to do extra things like going out to eat or having treats or whatever you choose. The new zero point foods really do help you to make better choices that fill you up. One of my very favorite things is sugar-free cheesecake flavored pudding mix mixed with 1 cup of almond milk and then stirred into a large container of plain Greek yogurt. (this needs to sit for several hours though and then stirred before eating) I have this with fresh blueberries and peaches or whatever fresh fruit we have for breakfast every morning! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have not reached my "goal" yet, I still have about 15 pounds left to get to that. It doesn't matter to me how long it takes as long as I'm doing my best an eating healthy. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My goal is always to workout daily. But I fail this miserably. In May I did start walking daily with my daughter, but this quickly faded. I realized although, walking is my favorite form of exercise, I really don't like to exercise. Don't get me wrong, I love how it makes me feel. I just don't like the guilt it adds to my life when I don't do it. When I get busy, it's the first thing to go. SO I've lost this weight with NO EXERCISE. I'm not advocating this, because I do think exercise helps firm us up and obviously there are a ton of other health benefits. I know this is a question many have, "Do I have to exercise?" The answer is no. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Any other questions? Please ask in the comments! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-58839846954950143452018-09-19T22:11:00.003-05:002018-09-20T20:57:47.187-05:00Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCl6ewUf7_u1S2zqfLHwNVvAKkeh1YIBpjbb7S6NQTKbwtATvKo_bmGQ2Y4ewxHNqBuQeBB7q83RMPQnBTJOYcu5vhWBfEVkfs_5vJ9Q4BZhDO2JKYyUCelwme0rdXRhRZOwLOttKMF0/s1600/DSC_0245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCl6ewUf7_u1S2zqfLHwNVvAKkeh1YIBpjbb7S6NQTKbwtATvKo_bmGQ2Y4ewxHNqBuQeBB7q83RMPQnBTJOYcu5vhWBfEVkfs_5vJ9Q4BZhDO2JKYyUCelwme0rdXRhRZOwLOttKMF0/s640/DSC_0245.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I'm posting an update picture for anyone still out there to see how much my kiddos have grown! I have so many things that have happened in this past year. I'd like to start writing weekly "Thankful" posts to catch up on life things. Life has been hard for us these past few years and it's just hard to blog when when hard things happen. I always like to keep it real and hope to continue to do so.<br />
<br />
I'm looking forward to catching up with YOU! If you are reading, please leave a comment, let me know how you are doing, what's going on in your life and if you'd like me to pray for you for any reason!<br />
<br />
(this photo is actually from May, my oldest daughter's Confirmation)Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-52079431629725327412017-11-16T20:31:00.001-06:002017-11-16T20:39:56.756-06:0030 Days of Thankfulness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZmUcASoWriZ7cjkgfC2FRZmcy7K3_rz5vE6ViNLVIsuG7xl3CynQQ9p6yEORHuZtzPGqs4eZK7oyN3BvcS_0OSnGtG568dds9WV4-guvEShh2Xz-aiOzuSmfzh8E83MzZl8UBUrxOls/s1600/12065860_906993256062902_6962479422239803410_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZmUcASoWriZ7cjkgfC2FRZmcy7K3_rz5vE6ViNLVIsuG7xl3CynQQ9p6yEORHuZtzPGqs4eZK7oyN3BvcS_0OSnGtG568dds9WV4-guvEShh2Xz-aiOzuSmfzh8E83MzZl8UBUrxOls/s640/12065860_906993256062902_6962479422239803410_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
I saw this #30daysofthankfulness and started daily doing "Thankful's" on Facebook. We've been sick this month with awful coughs, so I haven't been taking many pictures. I thought I'd put My Thankful's on here too! I am up to day 16, so I'll do that today and hopefully finish the other days in a couple weeks!<br />
<br />
DAY 1: PERSON<br />
Jesus!! Thursday is my holy hour at our Adoration Chapel, so all day, I think of my time with Jesus. My hour is from 10-11pm and my oldest daughter goes with me. I look forward to it all day!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1n-889qfHW7EJd3hGyFoT-CZPg59P4UbiPfFFLa7P1h0EgUdsX-W4tvT7bd8yzu-uwRnHwIkrXrqAosvvO-0QAYY4aG_J4p-TJA9E4_aJwaS9_lvSimd9sSV5SrduZR4nkKVjyvUe-o/s1600/388f0cf69e3427600e3fb18dd52f02de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1n-889qfHW7EJd3hGyFoT-CZPg59P4UbiPfFFLa7P1h0EgUdsX-W4tvT7bd8yzu-uwRnHwIkrXrqAosvvO-0QAYY4aG_J4p-TJA9E4_aJwaS9_lvSimd9sSV5SrduZR4nkKVjyvUe-o/s400/388f0cf69e3427600e3fb18dd52f02de.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Day 2--ANIMAL<br />
This has to be Hudson!! He's brought so much joy to our family!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCv9JYcjcSeEIhra34K7zjoMEzxVbWZwjG5cbdDLuTD1dOjvXSqDvUQoT3FQxK-1L2DxgUOkP_9-SO0scpDQHJzMXJhc7umJVVSRAOFp-dUWvoM3gXNIrmQmkQo2Z8bZ1TWotTSd8VSI/s1600/21192396_10212270679834063_7263035814037704596_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCv9JYcjcSeEIhra34K7zjoMEzxVbWZwjG5cbdDLuTD1dOjvXSqDvUQoT3FQxK-1L2DxgUOkP_9-SO0scpDQHJzMXJhc7umJVVSRAOFp-dUWvoM3gXNIrmQmkQo2Z8bZ1TWotTSd8VSI/s640/21192396_10212270679834063_7263035814037704596_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
Day 3--COZY PLACE<br />
My Porch! Well, in the warm months, not exactly now. I need a cozy place for winter.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5NzvXK3e_ywcmuQUrFRumBsM3iW7SBqNqIHs6QO89rgq_OehUOo_uGWHXNlwxd6o7Twt23goZuBOVaDiNNN-u_QWZbnSj5ewlU4px90v1LRjuqW1XAWLHeMmQOXaacapbLmDz-n0Ry0/s1600/DSCN9844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5NzvXK3e_ywcmuQUrFRumBsM3iW7SBqNqIHs6QO89rgq_OehUOo_uGWHXNlwxd6o7Twt23goZuBOVaDiNNN-u_QWZbnSj5ewlU4px90v1LRjuqW1XAWLHeMmQOXaacapbLmDz-n0Ry0/s640/DSCN9844.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rXPEkOCuJXsEz_HfjSuMlizxTMYoVfglnV-1vkWdFPKQs0qFlLeOQ5eXkb1L9tTe94zaWnSFqMZ-IkKbFkrw9EKyAuKD0WC5hcSms2XQ8XaoajRzpHvw8dY6TAKsqgUsIaT_lo3o6Bg/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rXPEkOCuJXsEz_HfjSuMlizxTMYoVfglnV-1vkWdFPKQs0qFlLeOQ5eXkb1L9tTe94zaWnSFqMZ-IkKbFkrw9EKyAuKD0WC5hcSms2XQ8XaoajRzpHvw8dY6TAKsqgUsIaT_lo3o6Bg/s640/DSC_0026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Day 4--FAVORITE SNACK<br />
Apples with Nutella!! (FYI: Strawberries with Nutella are pretty dang good too!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOgZQ0Fv4YE8R_JDFHm-lrYvvywZdoyfl8vj8l_wmHsfx7rmLNfJKMN3i0CmO7EjWTySAOsPLmNXMzjFSYAlxdxqY0OS5nPKvO-2K-SRQx_3tUUr3i-wKV52iVMghLib-kcuyOz2v3aw/s1600/27e590a1f1ebfaa98afaf152f6210e09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="554" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOgZQ0Fv4YE8R_JDFHm-lrYvvywZdoyfl8vj8l_wmHsfx7rmLNfJKMN3i0CmO7EjWTySAOsPLmNXMzjFSYAlxdxqY0OS5nPKvO-2K-SRQx_3tUUr3i-wKV52iVMghLib-kcuyOz2v3aw/s400/27e590a1f1ebfaa98afaf152f6210e09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
Day 5--PLACE<br />
South Padre Island. I'm thankful for South Padre Island! I long to go back.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQEsePwvbfLd6CbZfaets4cUe9XCv2gMDoP8soxmRpvWiC41Bj32W9uvptgSMbqcg89RWpuVeq6Dv_3bZ5X2dZ0I_yd8VmjOQRBUeO3Pf_aJPTpKncEhjtWYtZyU9EvnzYuUWppP86Wc/s1600/RSCN3342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQEsePwvbfLd6CbZfaets4cUe9XCv2gMDoP8soxmRpvWiC41Bj32W9uvptgSMbqcg89RWpuVeq6Dv_3bZ5X2dZ0I_yd8VmjOQRBUeO3Pf_aJPTpKncEhjtWYtZyU9EvnzYuUWppP86Wc/s640/RSCN3342.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Day 6--PAIR OF SHOES<br />
I am not a big "shoe" person. I don't have a favorite pair, although, I am thankful for shoes.<br />
Especially flip flops!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ9f3S9LA4wEguTACkHiCcqV5LumOE84kQUM9aYIuqC4FDLCslf-kLdq6r4Qkrz3l0XqmlvJo9g6WsnmWNI4kRkZGZ4S_xlsNOV0-u1uWxZPKs9Gtrnsgw7JRSyKradoVeXYc7FpPk4g/s1600/23319042_1300320470114002_2329293536136732304_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ9f3S9LA4wEguTACkHiCcqV5LumOE84kQUM9aYIuqC4FDLCslf-kLdq6r4Qkrz3l0XqmlvJo9g6WsnmWNI4kRkZGZ4S_xlsNOV0-u1uWxZPKs9Gtrnsgw7JRSyKradoVeXYc7FpPk4g/s640/23319042_1300320470114002_2329293536136732304_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div>
Day 7--SCENT<br />
I love filling my winter house with this scent! Thankful for fresh ingredients to make this!<br />
Orange, sliced<br />
Lemon, sliced<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
3-4 cinnamon sticks<br />
a pinch of cloves<br />
Water, which I replenish as it evaporates into the air all day!<br />
Simmer and enjoy!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKf3E10Xx7ibCRgF1GY8u2XmQDWrIygF_G3QPHqAHEVFxwCaxHDQtD32mdM7n6HFjkL3a7VEQq3W6935pEd_9Tgt2EDGGK8DFrZ6vJxg2GlPEc2r9X8WqgQhjFnUW_kg-3jiDa98tVMpM/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKf3E10Xx7ibCRgF1GY8u2XmQDWrIygF_G3QPHqAHEVFxwCaxHDQtD32mdM7n6HFjkL3a7VEQq3W6935pEd_9Tgt2EDGGK8DFrZ6vJxg2GlPEc2r9X8WqgQhjFnUW_kg-3jiDa98tVMpM/s640/DSC_0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Day 8--RESTAURANT<br />
My favorite restaurant has always been Perkins. Ever since I was a little kid!<br />
Thankful we have Perkins, the perfect sit-down, relaxing, quiet restaurant to meet friends or go with your family!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWgKOY579bEdR_-82xYOQXzvczkMVq-O6XSTige8WoeeQeBMS4CWnudeSFL-rdIJFzM-MCCpxY_c1oVoc_Apyy5GOkT830Rt74dJj-XcVt_lzt8t7njj9EGey5ysQgd-NgG8DYl3lgfI/s1600/Perkins.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWgKOY579bEdR_-82xYOQXzvczkMVq-O6XSTige8WoeeQeBMS4CWnudeSFL-rdIJFzM-MCCpxY_c1oVoc_Apyy5GOkT830Rt74dJj-XcVt_lzt8t7njj9EGey5ysQgd-NgG8DYl3lgfI/s400/Perkins.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Day 9--BLOG/WEBSITE<br />
I used to have favorite blogs, but I rarely read blogs now. And the ones I do I couldn't just put one as my favorite. SO this one had me stumped a little, thinking about it all week. I decided I'm THANKFUL for my own blog. I started it by accident almost 10 years ago. I wanted to help my friend start her blog so I went on and was trying to figure out things and all of a sudden it asked me to name my blog! Well, since I pray very often, "Lord, Make Me a Saint" that became the name of my blog. Within minutes I<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> had a comment and the rest is history! My blog has introduced me to a multitude of online friends (and some real-life ones too) Women just like me, trying every day to do our best in our lives with our faith, marriages, children and everything that goes with those things. Within the first week, I found having a blog gave me a way to express myself and share all the things I was thinking about. Within the first couple years I did have a child-hate group attack my blog and bombard it with nasty comments and ended up deleting almost all my posts that had pictures of my children in them. This is the downside, the negative, the evil of the internet. After a long time of praying about it and taking a break from blogging, I started to open up again and did not let evil win. I pray for all who read my blog and I pray that all that read my blog go away not feeling inadequate, but a little happier, a little more thankful. </span><br />
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">Day 10--TIME OF DAY</span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">My favorite and thankful time of day is the 3pm hour! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXLIbOVeTu-H2s5BNiyT1BieDDO-LNdkdEQIbwRO9-T6ycUSzIBUS8anT1zsrtuGytTEoPL0lUNgQ6MWf7_YLNSLhE9jg7NsyG9FxwrryjL_LwpcvEoQnIa6NUkHISGrX06pZa7p2YJo/s1600/4f208e261eb6dbf9273335294da8a22d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="480" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXLIbOVeTu-H2s5BNiyT1BieDDO-LNdkdEQIbwRO9-T6ycUSzIBUS8anT1zsrtuGytTEoPL0lUNgQ6MWf7_YLNSLhE9jg7NsyG9FxwrryjL_LwpcvEoQnIa6NUkHISGrX06pZa7p2YJo/s640/4f208e261eb6dbf9273335294da8a22d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL7lQ8p1ssNgb4ue57vjwYOm-3TMy8EU5d5qFXg1bShTIanGbJ58M9DQe9CiAIdWa4MJH1xZJuiDEVYT9DVf6YPKbMnPDnvMKzCROMALWQxq9krVhnCc9G6bjlR91ofzapX_Yg1eXAmU/s1600/10269272_10152197777643387_4338331596984722597_o.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL7lQ8p1ssNgb4ue57vjwYOm-3TMy8EU5d5qFXg1bShTIanGbJ58M9DQe9CiAIdWa4MJH1xZJuiDEVYT9DVf6YPKbMnPDnvMKzCROMALWQxq9krVhnCc9G6bjlR91ofzapX_Yg1eXAmU/s400/10269272_10152197777643387_4338331596984722597_o.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgFeLJHDWmG35wZZkGQ9Pwt942sRX9l07SINwqULInGX1dG72qF-hbM9FBoJxoVq94U3fK2cj9VwMZAxoNexdXRzCzzay3aWcIKysuqG3A5f_ihiWejPIpMv4ULuck_epnq-tMvV4p80/s1600/images.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="370" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgFeLJHDWmG35wZZkGQ9Pwt942sRX9l07SINwqULInGX1dG72qF-hbM9FBoJxoVq94U3fK2cj9VwMZAxoNexdXRzCzzay3aWcIKysuqG3A5f_ihiWejPIpMv4ULuck_epnq-tMvV4p80/s640/images.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">Day 11--TRADITION</span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">With Thanksgiving so close, I thought of a tradition I post every year. My kids make these special little treats every year while I'm preparing our feast! </span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="https://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/2013/11/dont-forget-your-supplies.html">Don't forget your supplies!</a></span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">Day 12--GADGET</span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">My cheapie <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hamilton-Beach-2-Speed-Hand-Blender-Model-59762/15758914?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227000663319&wl0=&wl1=s&wl2=c&wl3=40345458632&wl4=pla-78310668152&wl5=9020066&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=15758914&wl13=&veh=sem">immersion blender</a>! I love it for making scrambled eggs! </span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">Thankful for fun tools to help with cooking for my family!</span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span class="text_exposed_show">Day 13--SOMETHING OLD </span></div>
<div>
Day 14--SOMETHING NEW</div>
<div>
I put these together because they kind of go together. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GkbSNI_7vVcxV9dOgHvcOLTkeY7iu3hqcATDOW4LkhoToImnTdKLJS-VJrInVYrDQB44oyfdV1hQ4lPGB3kY4PM94i4hpH-JvEZgQQBL0EaLg3gwbP8fVeGJJDBQDPK366ZQPSeo8eo/s1600/23561698_1307390976073618_2775614525952918589_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="960" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GkbSNI_7vVcxV9dOgHvcOLTkeY7iu3hqcATDOW4LkhoToImnTdKLJS-VJrInVYrDQB44oyfdV1hQ4lPGB3kY4PM94i4hpH-JvEZgQQBL0EaLg3gwbP8fVeGJJDBQDPK366ZQPSeo8eo/s640/23561698_1307390976073618_2775614525952918589_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
I love blankets. I hate being cold!! The red quilt was made by my grandma, she gave it to Tom and I at our wedding shower, almost 21 years ago! It's old now, worn quite a bit, LOVED and a special treasure!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5_8tgxjl77UTR7HoA6bmSi-elQLPe4cZ84U9IlubxiBJfUt5MAbHdQmUptOsWXQymsDzWOr5e6M4vWIqpiRHImBG7zVhiwRdKwgVl0FyBC7DSJPElvWOVroXS_oJaA2s2t4YY48fpG4/s1600/23561835_1307391019406947_7886860781015558723_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="960" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5_8tgxjl77UTR7HoA6bmSi-elQLPe4cZ84U9IlubxiBJfUt5MAbHdQmUptOsWXQymsDzWOr5e6M4vWIqpiRHImBG7zVhiwRdKwgVl0FyBC7DSJPElvWOVroXS_oJaA2s2t4YY48fpG4/s640/23561835_1307391019406947_7886860781015558723_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
This NEW blanket (throw) was given to me from my mom last year for Christmas (does that make it old now?) Anyway, I love it so much, it is so soft! Everyone wants to use it when they sit down, but I always get it. Because it's mine. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Day 15--EXPERIENCE</div>
<div>
My best experience was living in South Padre Island, TX for 3 months. 3 years ago, we took all our money and went down there to live for the winter. (and more because our trip home cost about double what we'd planned with a rare snow/ice storm in TX) Getting the opportunity for all of us to experience life on an island, seeing the daily changes on the beach, small town living, different cultures and meeting new people, was just something that is SO very special and such a blessing, I am so very THANKFUL to have had this opportunity to do this with my husband and children. Then the following year my in-laws made it possible for us to go again for a month! (although, it makes winters now in MN much harder, knowing there is something so much better) I so long to live on the island again. I have to say it is my dream to live there again someday....</div>
<div>
I wrote about it <a href="https://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/2015/02/our-last-walk-on-south-padre-island.html">HERE</a><u>.</u></div>
<div>
And <a href="https://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/search/label/South%20Padre%20Island">HERE</a>. (many posts in that last "HERE")</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Day 16--RECIPE</div>
<div>
I picked my pumpkin bread recipe because it is still fall and it's the best ever! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Pumpkin Bread (the best ever!) </div>
<div>
Oven 350, grease and flour 2 loaf pans</div>
<div>
2 cups flour<br />
2 cups sugar<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> 1 tsp baking soda<br /> 2 tsp baking powder<br /> 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice<br /> 1/2 tsp salt<br /> 1 cup oil<br /> 1 can pumpkin<br /> 4 eggs<br /> I put all wet ingredients in first, then dry and mix until well mixed. Bake 55 minutes</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_05mOECxYaYBIDC2Mzf7wLJhEsg484y_x8GUyuYpWbuCiHhud1GZgXBFa6Q-S-yJ_nAUz3ZyMwcmYozsbYmX1aOT-1BLWnqYh3C72kGEa9Hh8WvfbxczmqcMu6EAXIf9WqgZ6otr4wNo/s1600/DSCN1265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_05mOECxYaYBIDC2Mzf7wLJhEsg484y_x8GUyuYpWbuCiHhud1GZgXBFa6Q-S-yJ_nAUz3ZyMwcmYozsbYmX1aOT-1BLWnqYh3C72kGEa9Hh8WvfbxczmqcMu6EAXIf9WqgZ6otr4wNo/s640/DSCN1265.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
Well, that's it for now. Tomorrow is Day 17, another day, more things to be thankful for! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><u></u><u></u><br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-42135116125160738282017-11-12T14:18:00.002-06:002017-11-12T14:26:27.890-06:0010 Ways to Prepare During Advent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CiGkkYyxUv1FF12mq6BfNtwsSoxEX8hFJVJfSeZn4It__qPzxKni76NShRBF_2-gp_jVFhDySBFNZSiAZKfUfuQD0Xkj2WDx2tg20RluRti8gdROhRmXty1MKIfUF47bLahuscomJLs/s1600/DSCN2420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CiGkkYyxUv1FF12mq6BfNtwsSoxEX8hFJVJfSeZn4It__qPzxKni76NShRBF_2-gp_jVFhDySBFNZSiAZKfUfuQD0Xkj2WDx2tg20RluRti8gdROhRmXty1MKIfUF47bLahuscomJLs/s640/DSCN2420.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Advent is a word with Latin roots meaning "approach" or "coming". Advent is just 3 weeks away. It always begins on the Sunday closest to November 30th, the Feast of St Andrew the Apostle. It is also the beginning of the new liturgical year for the Roman Catholic Church. Our church always gets new Missiles in the pews and decorates with purple. Why purple? Purple is for Royalty. Jesus is King and we are preparing for His birth. Purple (Violet) is also the color of penance, sacrifice and prayer. I always tell my children, "Advent is a time of waiting, it's a time to prepare our hearts and souls for Jesus." Easy to say, but how is that <i>lived and acted out? </i><br />
<br />
<i> </i>Inspired during Adoration last week, I wrote down 10 ways to prepare our hearts and souls during Advent. Read through these, but please keep in mind, this time of Advent, of preparing, is also meant to be a time of peace and not a time of rushing around trying to do every possible thing you can. Start slow, pick one or two things for yourself and one or two things for your family. My hope is that you are able to feel PEACE in the waiting and JOY in Christmas. Remember those 12 days of Christmas? Yeah, they don't even start until Christmas day!<br />
<br />
<ol><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFlHm53Khvbjym8ZUyd4ZfhBt_TVjLKEowBablF4OM3tgQsamlNboGbWJKnm_PIcMjWDhDqkvHG3dvxDb4hECivp2jjvxQSAZrC-XhHD4VaAR4uWz2gfuqlnDtgIwyZW3zu8cYYmcI0o/s1600/DSCN2422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>
<li><b><u>Pray More</u></b> If you don't pray now, or struggle with this area, this is the perfect time to start! Decide what you are going to do to add prayer this Advent. Set a time each day, maybe mornings work best for you, for me, even before I get out of bed works. I have my prayers right by my bedside ready for me to pick up. St Andrew's Novena might be a great way to add prayer. It is a novena that starts on November 30th and goes each day during Advent until Christmas Day. These are the cards we have and use each year:<a href="https://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2012/11/on-feast-of-st-andrew.html"> HERE</a> Another way might be to pray the rosary each day, set time each day to pray this beautiful prayer that focuses on the life of Jesus. You can order these beautiful cards<a href="https://fullofgraceusa.com/collections/holy-cards/products/novena-to-st-andrew-prayer-to-obtain-favors-holy-cards"> HERE</a><u> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQG-Z5Emf8zbNAPC0pazZgAppO44JV_-kF_kYAr4FrmNhjx6SCpyQg40P-Eigefzd7uutjaBUXjJXMIywUR1eXprzWC04Pg6E4TAmyYgbKAm0H521B3-oJn3harIuv4f4DdCvhV2aOwQ/s1600/Prayer-Cards-andrew-novena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQG-Z5Emf8zbNAPC0pazZgAppO44JV_-kF_kYAr4FrmNhjx6SCpyQg40P-Eigefzd7uutjaBUXjJXMIywUR1eXprzWC04Pg6E4TAmyYgbKAm0H521B3-oJn3harIuv4f4DdCvhV2aOwQ/s320/Prayer-Cards-andrew-novena.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
</u></li>
<li><b><u>Stay Close to the Sacraments</u></b> Go to Confession! If it's been a long time, go! Prepare your soul by cleaning out, so to speak, tell the priest when you go, that it's been a long time and he'll help you through it. Now is a good time to go to Confession to empty the sin on our souls and fill it with Grace! I know at our Parishes in our Cluster, there are extra opportunities to go as the priests offer many more times. </li>
<li><b><u>Go to Daily Mass</u></b> Going to daily Mass during Advent is a great way to prepare your heart and soul for Christmas. If going every day is too hard, try adding just one day each week. Like choose Monday for example, to start your week. Or choose Friday to end your week. Try it. I know you will yearn to go more. </li>
<li><b><u>Advent Wreath</u></b> The lighting of the Advent wreath (and the distinguishing of the candle) is always a highlight of our supper time during Advent. Someone is picked each day to light the candle and someone is picked to read the family prayer. Every Advent there are free pamphlets at the entrances of church. These pamphlets have Advent activities and prayers for each day. Pick just one and stick with it. Pray from it each day as you light the candle. We leave our candles burn all during our meal then someone gets to extinguish the candle. Wreaths do not have to be expensive. I made ours by picking up supplies at the local craft store, I spend under $20, candles and all! There's something special about lighting a candle and watching it, the peace it brings our hearts as we focus on our prayers. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFlHm53Khvbjym8ZUyd4ZfhBt_TVjLKEowBablF4OM3tgQsamlNboGbWJKnm_PIcMjWDhDqkvHG3dvxDb4hECivp2jjvxQSAZrC-XhHD4VaAR4uWz2gfuqlnDtgIwyZW3zu8cYYmcI0o/s1600/DSCN2422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFlHm53Khvbjym8ZUyd4ZfhBt_TVjLKEowBablF4OM3tgQsamlNboGbWJKnm_PIcMjWDhDqkvHG3dvxDb4hECivp2jjvxQSAZrC-XhHD4VaAR4uWz2gfuqlnDtgIwyZW3zu8cYYmcI0o/s640/DSCN2422.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
</li>
<li><b><u> </u></b><b><u>Advent Calendar</u></b> We have tried many versions of this over the years. My mother-in-law made us a cloth calendar with pockets and room to put notes in each pocket. Each note for each day give us something to do. We also buy the chocolate candy calendars each year, I've yet to find a cheap religious one, we just buy the cheap ones found at the grocery store or craft store. It's kind of a fun way for kids to countdown the days to Jesus's birthday.We've done coloring countdowns too. I have a friend that made this great countdown, <a href="https://justlikemary.blogspot.com/2017/11/advent-calendar-2017.html">HERE</a>. My all-time favorite countdown has been making cards for each day during Advent and we hang them over our patio doors in our dining room. Each day we open a card and it gives us something special to do. Some suggestions could be: (starting with December 1 here but you would start with whatever day each year Advent starts) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5Uzy-kia544e0gRqfX7LSP-G_UUbFjcq6jZPpx9tx0bDNWAON6NjjZe6c4mrTecNzAkYQFzE5s4FXN7SBjZSdE5Wzf9VxKusuj6ndw_G_zKi0qTtDVbEsGxi-4F6-KOR0WkPbIcqzws/s1600/DSCN9778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5Uzy-kia544e0gRqfX7LSP-G_UUbFjcq6jZPpx9tx0bDNWAON6NjjZe6c4mrTecNzAkYQFzE5s4FXN7SBjZSdE5Wzf9VxKusuj6ndw_G_zKi0qTtDVbEsGxi-4F6-KOR0WkPbIcqzws/s640/DSCN9778.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTvOpP_mywMu6cxglkNCMREhtqrlj68dXyQ7e0FedcUeQHZXtOSdRrB7ege8GeUGBBcZkapfHuW2nqjuQHABT4Q2JZcRcUQLqZdQh20SLiXYAbCFR6duuuvC2R2cIyLoLcqEINTc0y0o/s1600/DSCN9853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTvOpP_mywMu6cxglkNCMREhtqrlj68dXyQ7e0FedcUeQHZXtOSdRrB7ege8GeUGBBcZkapfHuW2nqjuQHABT4Q2JZcRcUQLqZdQh20SLiXYAbCFR6duuuvC2R2cIyLoLcqEINTc0y0o/s640/DSCN9853.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
</li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<ol>
<li>Read in the Bible, Luke Chapter 1 &2, the birth of Jesus, first day of Advent, light first candle!</li>
<li> Write 20 things that you are thankful for!</li>
<li>Donate toys and books to charity (hospital?)</li>
<li>Light a candle and say a prayer for someone</li>
<li>Make Christmas Crafts with Mom (set out shoes for St Nicholas!)</li>
<li>Celebrate the Feast of St Nicholas!</li>
<li>Make a mini stocking and fill with goodies for a friend or neighbor</li>
<li>Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin--make Mary Muffins and go to Mass!</li>
<li>Set up play tent with Christmas lights!</li>
<li>Open new ornament! Gotta find it first!</li>
<li>Bake Christmas cookies and treats!</li>
<li>Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadaulupe! Let's do Mexican food! </li>
<li>Feast of St Lucy! Celebrate!</li>
<li>Unwrap new book! Have a family movie night-watch Elf with popcorn!</li>
<li>Have a hot cocoa tea party with cookies!</li>
<li>Wrap presents! </li>
<li>Sing and dance to Christmas music!</li>
<li>Fill out Christmas cards today</li>
<li>Look at Christmas lights</li>
<li>Mom and Dad's Anniversary--make them love cards! </li>
<li>Open new Christmas book! Bring food to the food shelf!</li>
<li>Simeon's b-day Let's party He's going to be 6!!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Bake a cake for Jesus's birthday!</li>
<li>It's Christmas Eve!! Celebrate and go to Mass! </li>
</ol>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</li>
</ol>
<div>
6. <b><u>Advent Angels</u></b> On Thanksgiving day we always draw names and each child gets to be the person's name they draw angel. They get to pray for that person, do special things each day, like doing their job or giving them special things, coloring pictures, writing them notes, leaving candies, you name it. On Christmas Even they get to give a gift to their person they were an angel to. Usually within a few days they have it all figured out but are not always sure so it's still fun to sneak and do nice things for their person. We also talk about how this spreads the love of Jesus and helps us to prepare for HIM. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
7. <b><u>Books</u></b> We have a ton of Christmas books for children so one year we wrapped up all the Christmas books (in purple) and opened one each day. We usually only read these during Advent, so it was fun to open "new" old treasures each day. It gave us time to enjoy each book in a special way too. One very special Advent book we've read on and off through the years has been Jotham's Journey.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTrsPfUK42K4cf9bLvqo7dAwFmHlJGhtLhgqsZXrl2-XyvxBKpTA4htn-7k4RwZrxtd0FSggQY18xYJzttXsw0Iy2v-jh39iO-LRQNPQ4RzpmAicw9qsgHAv_P5LXZlXiLkOMbY5hBbE/s1600/Jothams-Journey-image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTrsPfUK42K4cf9bLvqo7dAwFmHlJGhtLhgqsZXrl2-XyvxBKpTA4htn-7k4RwZrxtd0FSggQY18xYJzttXsw0Iy2v-jh39iO-LRQNPQ4RzpmAicw9qsgHAv_P5LXZlXiLkOMbY5hBbE/s400/Jothams-Journey-image.jpg" width="348" /></a></div>
</div>
<b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u>You can order this book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=jotham%27s+journey">HERE</a>. You read a few pages each day and each day leaves you with a little cliffhanger making you excited for the next day. If you look further down on that link, there are other stories, Tabitha's Travels, and Bartholomew's Passage are books about children you encounter in Jotham's Journey giving you their side of the story.<br />
<br />
For yourself, I'd suggest this book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Hope-Elizabeth-Foss/dp/1978285558/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510515168&sr=8-1&keywords=rooted+in+hope">Rooted in Hope, by Elizabeth Foss</a>. I've done a couple of her bible studies and have loved them. It's a great bible study for busy mamas! This one is written for Advent and has some really awesome ways to help you grow closer to our Lord.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6ZxRltmMixFm7eMM36l0dVMPgjFVbfMHnNlbU4BHwiovXwlGBolF83i30ClE8Tsn4LwsiJDRC_2hIrjQHXjXfTwR2Wbu90keesAv2joviKjohJf7DpZi2tTRg63k9MFGqiq_-maQA0c/s1600/51A0whxvjhL._SX348_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6ZxRltmMixFm7eMM36l0dVMPgjFVbfMHnNlbU4BHwiovXwlGBolF83i30ClE8Tsn4LwsiJDRC_2hIrjQHXjXfTwR2Wbu90keesAv2joviKjohJf7DpZi2tTRg63k9MFGqiq_-maQA0c/s400/51A0whxvjhL._SX348_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>
<br />
8. <b><u>Bake a Birthday Cake for Jesus</u></b>--as simple as it sounds, it can be a very rich tradition that you and your children will love and cherish! We bake a cake called "Midnight Bliss" because it is believed that Jesus was born at midnight. We make this delicious, rich, chocolate cake for Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus every year. We put on a candle for each of us, to symbolize the light of Christ inside of us.<br />
<div align="center">
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdjVqa7hjMsrxJjyaWfYhJ9oG9JT9Y70qUY3YC6yQ_FqOg3fyE9UFlGyWIWj0t2b9qNkUiq6fI_yBwa5XLawF90F9TlZNf03ruJJa1RMGaC9b4z1GC7CBS_4U9HQuPKq3zbXK9TuER4w/s1600/Christmas+2008+087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdjVqa7hjMsrxJjyaWfYhJ9oG9JT9Y70qUY3YC6yQ_FqOg3fyE9UFlGyWIWj0t2b9qNkUiq6fI_yBwa5XLawF90F9TlZNf03ruJJa1RMGaC9b4z1GC7CBS_4U9HQuPKq3zbXK9TuER4w/s640/Christmas+2008+087.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
<b>Midnight Bliss Cake</b></div>
<div align="center">
1 pkg chocolate cake mix, any variety (we picked chocolate fudge)</div>
<div align="center">
1 pkg (4 serving size) chocolate instant pudding</div>
<div align="center">
4 eggs</div>
<div align="center">
1 container 8 oz sour cream</div>
<div align="center">
1/2 cup flavored coffee, prepared (I use International Foods French Vanilla)</div>
<div align="center">
1/2 cup oil</div>
<div align="center">
1/2 cup water</div>
<div align="center">
1 pkg 8 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Heat oven to 350 degrees and lightly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">grease</span> and flour a tube pan (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bundt</span> cake)</div>
<div align="center">
Beat all ingredients except chopped chocolate in large bowl with mixer, until well blended and smooth. Stir in chopped chocolate and pour into prepared pan.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Bake 50-60 minutes until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.<br />
<br />
No need for frosting with this cake, it's rich and that good!</div>
<div align="center">
<br /></div>
<div>
9. <b><u>Give to Others</u></b>--Clean out your closet and donate to local thrift shops. We have a thrift shop called "Treasure Chest" and all proceeds go to help our local crisis pregnancy center. (Birthline). Empty your cupboards and donate to your local foodshelf. Make some goodies and deliver to your neighbors, to the homeless on the street corners, to the lonely person you saw at Mass the other day. Another way to give to others is to give your time. Go visit someone you haven't seen in a long time. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
10. <b><u>Write Your To-Do list!</u></b> Plan out your Advent. What do you want to finish before Christmas comes? Remember not to list too much. Do what needs to get done. Try to spread it out all through Advent. This will help you not to have to rush around. This will help you to enjoy it much more. When Christmas comes, you will feel as though your time was spent well, you'll have peace in your heart which is God's gift to us and our gift to Him. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I hope you pick a couple of these things to help you this Advent. I hope these things bring you closer to our Lord and that you feel the PEACE and JOY only the Christ Child can give. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
</div>
<div align="left">
<b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u><br /></div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-70828665441508154362017-11-02T18:10:00.000-05:002017-11-03T13:30:27.643-05:00Thankful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5lv8MmRseKGY0WNFu0vpjRWRCo86GLUO3wjhhp7Dg-Q5nKCamuqhrA63rk32qxIEqbz5OpRISQX6LAZq11wTSUmWOjJ2IksOlw4oMY94owxwqoQGNj5dB3Wr9XhLeApOZsGOZ4MW_F0/s1600/DSCN1821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5lv8MmRseKGY0WNFu0vpjRWRCo86GLUO3wjhhp7Dg-Q5nKCamuqhrA63rk32qxIEqbz5OpRISQX6LAZq11wTSUmWOjJ2IksOlw4oMY94owxwqoQGNj5dB3Wr9XhLeApOZsGOZ4MW_F0/s640/DSCN1821.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for our new dog, Hudson!! We got a dog at the end of August. He's a perfect fit for our family.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnmX_IotO1cVulfc9M74TryNdpgP3V8lUjp0FrZEFPwLC09KN36n7Zo3vdfLQw4pOFYQ9GrIASEXXy9EFmg0nfy7HMy7wWrYRv_FGb4zjhZrkuypLyg-4LdFPAb4LCjreLfS1Em08zWc/s1600/DSCN1141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnmX_IotO1cVulfc9M74TryNdpgP3V8lUjp0FrZEFPwLC09KN36n7Zo3vdfLQw4pOFYQ9GrIASEXXy9EFmg0nfy7HMy7wWrYRv_FGb4zjhZrkuypLyg-4LdFPAb4LCjreLfS1Em08zWc/s640/DSCN1141.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>this girl begged me all summer, even wrote 6 page reports on "Why we should get a dog". She knew every kind of dog, if it was a good family dog and just about anything about you could possibly think of. Finally, one Sunday she showed me the "perfect" dog at a shelter. I just kind of smiled and didn't give her an answer either way. (I am not an animal person) A little later, I noticed she'd been crying, so I asked her why and then realized it was because of the dog. She said, "Mom, you said you'd pray about it and you still have not said yes, so we must not be getting a dog!" You see, I <i>did </i>tell her I'd pray about it, but I hadn't really done much more than that. Like I thought magically a dog would appear that we'd want. SO I decided to post something on Facebook, something to the effect of "Does anyone have a medium size dog that they don't want?" (think FREE) Within a 1/2 hour a friend messaged me and we had been the answer to her prayers. Her father in law had passed away in November and "Hudson" was very lonely since. Her Mother in law just couldn't take care of him anymore and so he was in much need of daily walks and play times! SO we took him! He's 6 years old and very mello. He loves the kids and being around someone all the time. He loves walking so we walk him a lot.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b></b><i></i><i></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dhiPkp8N0roow3N-aojCNEY40I2rFnIxZPXbwsbXUrepPEoFh96VBDOwKegZEkH7PyZPl66yMVVvHLWA0-LMiIIwuM_faW6je4I79mMfK14VOyCYiHGLo_MDbo_W7mbxQQPbSe3odwI/s1600/DSCN1124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dhiPkp8N0roow3N-aojCNEY40I2rFnIxZPXbwsbXUrepPEoFh96VBDOwKegZEkH7PyZPl66yMVVvHLWA0-LMiIIwuM_faW6je4I79mMfK14VOyCYiHGLo_MDbo_W7mbxQQPbSe3odwI/s640/DSCN1124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
My 11 and 13 year olds have taken over everything, they walk, feed, bathe and comb him. He waits outside the bathroom door in the morning when they take their showers.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27ncAXuVI7jm14KnDjVeCHiHWVmuqsMc1ulEVnygcE60eq9eakGMwUb8UCsJPSM58TeUFzAsIxc4wQM5OX0FwbUmdiYGa9szCdRsNT8GO9_hdYCJwm0mTEVu7vDkPXNYpzZdZdhfsYmk/s1600/DSCN1381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27ncAXuVI7jm14KnDjVeCHiHWVmuqsMc1ulEVnygcE60eq9eakGMwUb8UCsJPSM58TeUFzAsIxc4wQM5OX0FwbUmdiYGa9szCdRsNT8GO9_hdYCJwm0mTEVu7vDkPXNYpzZdZdhfsYmk/s640/DSCN1381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for the joy this dog has brought to our family. And the responsibility it has taught my children.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOLMvUvZv1-jqe7FcUxDyYaTkh4RyhwYRSnnPPNjSQdt4LeSTdhw1kMWZgU9tZZddVS9Qj5z-TYb-pnvW3FX_ZF8p3ijNICDkK1jQzpsSHxfffBro98_O8OK87RgQsRzOL6pp17mqlj8/s1600/DSCN1242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOLMvUvZv1-jqe7FcUxDyYaTkh4RyhwYRSnnPPNjSQdt4LeSTdhw1kMWZgU9tZZddVS9Qj5z-TYb-pnvW3FX_ZF8p3ijNICDkK1jQzpsSHxfffBro98_O8OK87RgQsRzOL6pp17mqlj8/s640/DSCN1242.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for backyard fun, boys and sticks and fall campfires with s'mores and kids<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj_dXl0sTvj71jYAwhbZBRXxNoytbKRnQ09wEeEzIeLa0L9W6mHkbLU6sIL2oKH6Sh7R3PtdgcjBSdHO6wyp8JlZyYadN39ax_OrVv6RPAhQsPDfZhGFjsukWAh5pnBlaP9t15QZQqpY/s1600/DSCN1237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj_dXl0sTvj71jYAwhbZBRXxNoytbKRnQ09wEeEzIeLa0L9W6mHkbLU6sIL2oKH6Sh7R3PtdgcjBSdHO6wyp8JlZyYadN39ax_OrVv6RPAhQsPDfZhGFjsukWAh5pnBlaP9t15QZQqpY/s640/DSCN1237.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7w2ZEw1UtjDiSKw7oRGkTiCqwv765XIkPwjQpRotXxazriukUx8XqviNl8O2SGFYUjdTJ9w1_xcipW-B1tQw2km3rV8lbh-GYQEiONy040_wH6KgUT61bUvJ4ipWjLxppBqcmXF6y8Xs/s1600/DSCN1254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7w2ZEw1UtjDiSKw7oRGkTiCqwv765XIkPwjQpRotXxazriukUx8XqviNl8O2SGFYUjdTJ9w1_xcipW-B1tQw2km3rV8lbh-GYQEiONy040_wH6KgUT61bUvJ4ipWjLxppBqcmXF6y8Xs/s640/DSCN1254.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGIR0mJgRMyl5EvmzBCjWO-ZZWXr1QLBsgPevIhb64QyQxDTC1e4fnlC7_ovS8fEHPnMOzYJa5GMDOO1x88AUCISFRmO6PdViS23_UnuhTIJWbsigXo620zPRtyKN35oTtUfkTdFH-9Y/s1600/DSCN1259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGIR0mJgRMyl5EvmzBCjWO-ZZWXr1QLBsgPevIhb64QyQxDTC1e4fnlC7_ovS8fEHPnMOzYJa5GMDOO1x88AUCISFRmO6PdViS23_UnuhTIJWbsigXo620zPRtyKN35oTtUfkTdFH-9Y/s640/DSCN1259.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>my little kids have the love of older siblings and that the older siblings get to enjoy younger kids around. There is just so much love. Is there fighting? Yes. But love always wins and it is the love I remember.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPta9eVqYE9-PkbO0PmaTGtRH7AufW4hrVNkJ-RO6kKKXjeoMqp61Lf4PsvRAmHhQKYGdvlkEeHlUQnajL8qbSwLAvimGAylmOFqgaohxCF8s72DI28V-wwqvzUJgpMCLOImvpDPz658/s1600/DSCN1262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPta9eVqYE9-PkbO0PmaTGtRH7AufW4hrVNkJ-RO6kKKXjeoMqp61Lf4PsvRAmHhQKYGdvlkEeHlUQnajL8qbSwLAvimGAylmOFqgaohxCF8s72DI28V-wwqvzUJgpMCLOImvpDPz658/s640/DSCN1262.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdiEU_Su_NsYW52Pzr9e_RoofEVZIXWtAd98MQRijM_Ucvw5Kk6IRZGvtxY2-N1RLtfLO7wMiqSyX1OWa6cRXSALPXH-Pt64XeZ588n4AcV19A5GM7P3-iHzq1mO27grFaTNYxcF6Iz8/s1600/DSCN1578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdiEU_Su_NsYW52Pzr9e_RoofEVZIXWtAd98MQRijM_Ucvw5Kk6IRZGvtxY2-N1RLtfLO7wMiqSyX1OWa6cRXSALPXH-Pt64XeZ588n4AcV19A5GM7P3-iHzq1mO27grFaTNYxcF6Iz8/s640/DSCN1578.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
(teaching her little sister how to balance on the Rip-stick)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fKrJmHJAbhqOMzA3u0ZhK8vuW6bDNjEvAnw2mMU_NZyvGqe1cVMQoeG_lmV4Wx3npdRCfCMyHY7wl5jfQA6hfVjXlkcu2bKDDh7cOU4wnqqs6Ikru4ZSYzg0RdUBb_i_qUGN31fQenw/s1600/DSCN1156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fKrJmHJAbhqOMzA3u0ZhK8vuW6bDNjEvAnw2mMU_NZyvGqe1cVMQoeG_lmV4Wx3npdRCfCMyHY7wl5jfQA6hfVjXlkcu2bKDDh7cOU4wnqqs6Ikru4ZSYzg0RdUBb_i_qUGN31fQenw/s640/DSCN1156.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOuE_NADDTHOf-OnPtruOb79gWqZLT4E9tnguW2vXYQ1-P0AERAywWX9Nitdt1dl0UePQIwfw8BGz3kWRPpX4S2py8ABKpwGyJkBVWreeeX9v5lpL2hEfZ34HdSipCAz7l5fB-Rm8bTQ/s1600/RSCN1285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOuE_NADDTHOf-OnPtruOb79gWqZLT4E9tnguW2vXYQ1-P0AERAywWX9Nitdt1dl0UePQIwfw8BGz3kWRPpX4S2py8ABKpwGyJkBVWreeeX9v5lpL2hEfZ34HdSipCAz7l5fB-Rm8bTQ/s640/RSCN1285.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>Tom and I celebrated his 50th birthday and my 48th birthday the next day.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFquiRiJAPSNw-RqSFEuu3EyzuBXTZChR2RDk0VqUatEU4xFiMTvZLKeJKPS5X2GBAXGAuZNwmXEA2gs8HVcIfLhyphenhyphenkdIvs_wXSBFQitrCe7hb5iarSUHaIV0gpxVSgDtKGlzQnSEgmMJQ/s1600/DSCN1372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFquiRiJAPSNw-RqSFEuu3EyzuBXTZChR2RDk0VqUatEU4xFiMTvZLKeJKPS5X2GBAXGAuZNwmXEA2gs8HVcIfLhyphenhyphenkdIvs_wXSBFQitrCe7hb5iarSUHaIV0gpxVSgDtKGlzQnSEgmMJQ/s640/DSCN1372.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>this is happening now. Our 5th student to take piano lessons with our beloved teacher Mary. My little girl <i>loves </i>piano. It amazes me, because I have no musical talent at all. None. My kids? They're naturals. Now, I know I am biased a little, but I think my oldest daughter has an awesome voice and her beauty comes out even more when she sings.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xIwavSfqfsA/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xIwavSfqfsA?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kwPFE02FWog/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kwPFE02FWog?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9JI2_NtJ_gnsOAnxn1cueqgDmLsw5Wu1eH3qkg3Qhtm1py55gOmGtJgsgva78MtY6yGcyT-RuCZieCDag3UcAZhTjUvbrwBWRhUO8yi9AygpQ3vqld2Ocqo9c6mZD5pPYRwIyve94os/s1600/DSCN1616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9JI2_NtJ_gnsOAnxn1cueqgDmLsw5Wu1eH3qkg3Qhtm1py55gOmGtJgsgva78MtY6yGcyT-RuCZieCDag3UcAZhTjUvbrwBWRhUO8yi9AygpQ3vqld2Ocqo9c6mZD5pPYRwIyve94os/s640/DSCN1616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>this happened. Yep, license, car, job. He's a senior this year. I now have about 2 1/2 hours of free time each day where I am not driving him to school, work or any activities! (which is partly why I have the time to blog today!) When people say to you that the days are long but the years are short, they are serious. It's what makes me so very <b><i>Thankful </i></b>for where each child is right now. I don't wish it away. I try my best to love them right where they are.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMW0pziTGTmPg9mVmkGPB9e8zl1cVLVDveUc5xjhZ3HJtI7ea0Ji_3blPzS6gUIW_gcUvgAGQJibDdB7DjY7uYprbm8q4uKs05GtKcCP43PqjBfn0FM2qxA0HBVYmytqjHElyNo-BGxs/s1600/DSCN1655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMW0pziTGTmPg9mVmkGPB9e8zl1cVLVDveUc5xjhZ3HJtI7ea0Ji_3blPzS6gUIW_gcUvgAGQJibDdB7DjY7uYprbm8q4uKs05GtKcCP43PqjBfn0FM2qxA0HBVYmytqjHElyNo-BGxs/s640/DSCN1655.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kSAjs3l6ING3i0oCjOOxnxJ3zwJR_ogn7BONUoHab8FRgul8MlbdN-g8kD2t91Bafbm2MPbtP8317Dy29k4QWRJcwF4CPJDi9gTlZUUq714FQsD3RiLfULFvhQZtwCQoOyjfIDui1p8/s1600/DSCN1666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kSAjs3l6ING3i0oCjOOxnxJ3zwJR_ogn7BONUoHab8FRgul8MlbdN-g8kD2t91Bafbm2MPbtP8317Dy29k4QWRJcwF4CPJDi9gTlZUUq714FQsD3RiLfULFvhQZtwCQoOyjfIDui1p8/s640/DSCN1666.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for prayer time. Pray. Pray. Pray. Wherever you are, pray. Make everywhere you go HOLY.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFKYUiqQzpn0dGZQBWeLkQ_xkF7_cWDg4JL9fYXKoiDexwSY7E4JorBmxqt35CNukMFyhAPUz-fahXKfUXR19TT8MXCzRuYCUaf1VMmQTmo2Ypnl_vIPvSby7DHwL8m0Z-hulIQe12AE/s1600/DSCN1681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFKYUiqQzpn0dGZQBWeLkQ_xkF7_cWDg4JL9fYXKoiDexwSY7E4JorBmxqt35CNukMFyhAPUz-fahXKfUXR19TT8MXCzRuYCUaf1VMmQTmo2Ypnl_vIPvSby7DHwL8m0Z-hulIQe12AE/s640/DSCN1681.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>these kids asked if they could play on daddy's truck. I loved watching them. And who doesn't want to play on Daddy's truck? (Daddy may not know about this....Shhhh!!!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnYXzho0644JaUaOq_QKiRnkHNhVWtNe4Vn8KxJeSA1LtLgcJMjfhWHvTkUm4fq1FKayZXOa6Q0Jb59AGkH2yXYUJOt89aWfoQ4C92U_0U6jlraBGDtjhVuxAvhsf0gZvD4XzJ_ogNy8/s1600/DSCN1694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnYXzho0644JaUaOq_QKiRnkHNhVWtNe4Vn8KxJeSA1LtLgcJMjfhWHvTkUm4fq1FKayZXOa6Q0Jb59AGkH2yXYUJOt89aWfoQ4C92U_0U6jlraBGDtjhVuxAvhsf0gZvD4XzJ_ogNy8/s640/DSCN1694.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5wk4zda_CjeMKu8GJBgc_o183ATqZEBunled-pvxgc5sXvF9QB6ZgR2gdZ9FsPBVQmZO9GkM0QQHZmSLI7ZYcdSnZLtn3nMTc8b9_cr60sb_GdCvyJllOfdFrdIq1MTcvgZ_hCoG6Bc/s1600/DSCN1688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5wk4zda_CjeMKu8GJBgc_o183ATqZEBunled-pvxgc5sXvF9QB6ZgR2gdZ9FsPBVQmZO9GkM0QQHZmSLI7ZYcdSnZLtn3nMTc8b9_cr60sb_GdCvyJllOfdFrdIq1MTcvgZ_hCoG6Bc/s640/DSCN1688.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-p3tBRjZRNZVtQ01hClasuum9C9cGcj7rF4jyBTJQrRyu-w6zS-uqx_v1PeNpBRdB49wUBMqg082xcjbpsaYGb1Id-ARiF6oXSrSdasF4HrkI_dg4tTWnvQVPTjTA5mUljaQxFd4Jfc/s1600/DSCN1689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-p3tBRjZRNZVtQ01hClasuum9C9cGcj7rF4jyBTJQrRyu-w6zS-uqx_v1PeNpBRdB49wUBMqg082xcjbpsaYGb1Id-ARiF6oXSrSdasF4HrkI_dg4tTWnvQVPTjTA5mUljaQxFd4Jfc/s640/DSCN1689.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvVH8DB_r7a0Y9nuKL0kG1B30Rs-65E3zQeMJG6DXe-q695VOPK16j1c6SXM8xfH5MSBz4emermTfHtEmWceHrysPjac16DPt0JkyxYadsCzyxu6pG3P1Eul_Ns28i9ObUg21R_T6Ev4/s1600/DSCN1623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvVH8DB_r7a0Y9nuKL0kG1B30Rs-65E3zQeMJG6DXe-q695VOPK16j1c6SXM8xfH5MSBz4emermTfHtEmWceHrysPjac16DPt0JkyxYadsCzyxu6pG3P1Eul_Ns28i9ObUg21R_T6Ev4/s640/DSCN1623.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for children that love to read!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZtGKs0eiOI71JQuOy3dM-9M3iFkNTF4XFJZEuCemj1h4lBzFO1VCD-wbaUi0YZkydSuC4v2oW3eNwiop8Q94mhJA2NSylsSVuXYPeu0CYumtWXx06FjtoHfwTI57BsdWhAmhS8HvO5E/s1600/DSCN1626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZtGKs0eiOI71JQuOy3dM-9M3iFkNTF4XFJZEuCemj1h4lBzFO1VCD-wbaUi0YZkydSuC4v2oW3eNwiop8Q94mhJA2NSylsSVuXYPeu0CYumtWXx06FjtoHfwTI57BsdWhAmhS8HvO5E/s640/DSCN1626.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisw9On7qTRkMt_r9jKTKUsx5ga0xe-68McC33brj5HhREAnEZ9ZnLVEWSqE3QvAKMPF3c8-ON9yAf2v1ebjvGnLx5ahlKcUE-wNdFaKu4KA7_DypNH07hfDScblalSnHwbzj5CYUjOJOo/s1600/DSCN1627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisw9On7qTRkMt_r9jKTKUsx5ga0xe-68McC33brj5HhREAnEZ9ZnLVEWSqE3QvAKMPF3c8-ON9yAf2v1ebjvGnLx5ahlKcUE-wNdFaKu4KA7_DypNH07hfDScblalSnHwbzj5CYUjOJOo/s640/DSCN1627.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b></b><i><b><br /></b></i>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WTo9NmAuqLp8idn0XEB1ee0q_QpBP7RVyc5WOsloc53C2EZmGwmU2taPv1P7p2XeXRSmAJDXpgxhGM2uVe_lS3_xR4RZLf9oCdhj-7U9ahUuOLa9eAaOR9oinP2GdFlXGPLDaVkX2O4/s1600/DSCN1703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WTo9NmAuqLp8idn0XEB1ee0q_QpBP7RVyc5WOsloc53C2EZmGwmU2taPv1P7p2XeXRSmAJDXpgxhGM2uVe_lS3_xR4RZLf9oCdhj-7U9ahUuOLa9eAaOR9oinP2GdFlXGPLDaVkX2O4/s640/DSCN1703.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for something small and simple like this in my window sill. This thing blooms and blooms all year.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyr6p5-1Fgs3HOX0TaLp4uWcnkzc70wZ2YnvP9iPIk6nMbEGv-Xdu9dixwcIdUD5qybG8u4_GjFXo12OXNhZa13aDtNrzF6bryAGkvFc26qGS8mpPb80LqMKi8go6eyuSHrVMIfFMatjA/s1600/DSCN1859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyr6p5-1Fgs3HOX0TaLp4uWcnkzc70wZ2YnvP9iPIk6nMbEGv-Xdu9dixwcIdUD5qybG8u4_GjFXo12OXNhZa13aDtNrzF6bryAGkvFc26qGS8mpPb80LqMKi8go6eyuSHrVMIfFMatjA/s640/DSCN1859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for teenagers. These teenagers and their friends are all amazing. They are <i>really good </i>kids. Here they are ready to go try out for the fall play our Homeschool Theater is having. They all got in. My 13 year old, the one in the middle got a big role and is SO excited!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw-xdKLAVgM1r8Tl4nhuD8uL9mOrEe53Wfw0KJf1jDROqmi_gyaZHsK1uIM88_aNQAbmvXF1gknYHFCaXv_TfGuqs8vZlMb2caNeWjfJjscFrW_x4LE6VVTNuqVKAjvugLj3w7aalSHY/s1600/DSCN1861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw-xdKLAVgM1r8Tl4nhuD8uL9mOrEe53Wfw0KJf1jDROqmi_gyaZHsK1uIM88_aNQAbmvXF1gknYHFCaXv_TfGuqs8vZlMb2caNeWjfJjscFrW_x4LE6VVTNuqVKAjvugLj3w7aalSHY/s640/DSCN1861.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for fall baking! (these were for our Kids Pro-Life Club bake sale) I baked 5 batches.<br />
Recipe <a href="https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pumpkin-chip-muffins">HERE</a> I use mini-chocolate chips and the recipe makes 2 dozen easy.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1CKIvENlfGYqC3ycJTUmzlnezLClPqFHWd4irqqxQZtMW0bJNdbREJUX_IafooRVTkiTrTiXx1vRQKyZfJjdGuecr7E2bGHMjo9AWeGpViaxubbURN7ukhbGpD6Ell14Ln58zj3U7HQ/s1600/DSCN1838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1CKIvENlfGYqC3ycJTUmzlnezLClPqFHWd4irqqxQZtMW0bJNdbREJUX_IafooRVTkiTrTiXx1vRQKyZfJjdGuecr7E2bGHMjo9AWeGpViaxubbURN7ukhbGpD6Ell14Ln58zj3U7HQ/s640/DSCN1838.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful, </i></b>well, the kids are <b><i>Thankful </i></b>our yard went from this<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx0Ka10iupwraj7gbR8ERSz3i_KXYt07R7hdLziK4_ZcHLCnPKrBsHdO5h3twrRen0iScuuAR62KCKICNQH5ErBGbm3_snkbx_1D__ikwr7jm8VyWeqFw5ZqcI4e8JHv9Bu-jEvenX_4/s1600/DSCN1910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx0Ka10iupwraj7gbR8ERSz3i_KXYt07R7hdLziK4_ZcHLCnPKrBsHdO5h3twrRen0iScuuAR62KCKICNQH5ErBGbm3_snkbx_1D__ikwr7jm8VyWeqFw5ZqcI4e8JHv9Bu-jEvenX_4/s640/DSCN1910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
to this. The snow has melted now but it's still pretty dang cold.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O91akAcbv8Mq5A9DU_JdYKX6qr7dl5M1ZpUtH0mwlhC3s-m0XS03c7jtWaIhK85CnL-S9mzIk-f4_rhyTirdlqo-Kb4YIJ0BI1gFTmYe8JTEWVtcn9gU99l-F1qZtpM2jxE_gmrEoh0/s1600/DSCN1815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O91akAcbv8Mq5A9DU_JdYKX6qr7dl5M1ZpUtH0mwlhC3s-m0XS03c7jtWaIhK85CnL-S9mzIk-f4_rhyTirdlqo-Kb4YIJ0BI1gFTmYe8JTEWVtcn9gU99l-F1qZtpM2jxE_gmrEoh0/s640/DSCN1815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>for new friendships! This sweet girl and her family go to our church and she gets along with my girls and we love her! We love her family. And one of the biggest and best things is I <i>love her mama!! </i>We hit it off immediately and feel as if we've known each other all our lives. I'm so <b><i>Thankful </i></b>for this new family we are getting to know!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P29oXFM9rPVqzOq1GtmoxxUoK7nFOEJ22EGNQnEIc7qDjTD0ZkFRDM-YyUffVG_ff-dqVvalg0-Hpp8CsKVt_YNqwecB8wsqR049AtY6zQqgEv1goCpwNXfzMdZwzsdbromy8aJ_wXY/s1600/DSCN1931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><i></i><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P29oXFM9rPVqzOq1GtmoxxUoK7nFOEJ22EGNQnEIc7qDjTD0ZkFRDM-YyUffVG_ff-dqVvalg0-Hpp8CsKVt_YNqwecB8wsqR049AtY6zQqgEv1goCpwNXfzMdZwzsdbromy8aJ_wXY/s640/DSCN1931.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>Halloween <strike>is over </strike>OK kidding. My oldest went with his friends to see a movie! (they also brought my oldest daughter) For Trick-or-treating we had Salt and Pepper, a cowgirl and a knight!<br />
It was pretty dang cold this year, so we went to Grandma and Grandpa's and then to a few homes we know, short and sweet.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYDQkw16i5JmxEvdrLmVeszRdCuKdU_YJK4Fr-5o7Xfr0Bw0kjqk9NGxIZnp9rh6-O8deVw_XgsH-tcefLU_1NxSdd1udq1jQATIUuV4HwP6jImhcieHIM09mZOL4q8xQFrXnd4RggYE/s1600/DSCN1938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><strike></strike><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYDQkw16i5JmxEvdrLmVeszRdCuKdU_YJK4Fr-5o7Xfr0Bw0kjqk9NGxIZnp9rh6-O8deVw_XgsH-tcefLU_1NxSdd1udq1jQATIUuV4HwP6jImhcieHIM09mZOL4q8xQFrXnd4RggYE/s640/DSCN1938.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vGBBX6go_UTxHXnpGZfE8tfCzFt3TKBC-gko1wYWVUJrV8fskO8hw1XN57VRlw-K_ThOQT3mthkHvo9odVnNPqA6726xHzuGIu0p9iSiQ80F1tWD00iWzcR7sxAKKwbGTexqfMRQGCI/s1600/RSCN1809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vGBBX6go_UTxHXnpGZfE8tfCzFt3TKBC-gko1wYWVUJrV8fskO8hw1XN57VRlw-K_ThOQT3mthkHvo9odVnNPqA6726xHzuGIu0p9iSiQ80F1tWD00iWzcR7sxAKKwbGTexqfMRQGCI/s640/RSCN1809.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful </i></b>my husband was able to go to a football game with me (we took some kids to one of their friend's games) He's not been well in a long time and so this little thing was a big thing for us.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YCEY0Q2zmobJ29LemOYTUjaaU3CAOTMhzAwCoSncb2CpUSCzkhAw13xAuAimZLydNliQqlv5MBHOr8priS-7tqN8AxWcR7JMBJQNc4MlJHE-KcDvh7ofpktSkskPt6T91Rk-73jG_ds/s1600/RSCN1756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b></b><i></i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YCEY0Q2zmobJ29LemOYTUjaaU3CAOTMhzAwCoSncb2CpUSCzkhAw13xAuAimZLydNliQqlv5MBHOr8priS-7tqN8AxWcR7JMBJQNc4MlJHE-KcDvh7ofpktSkskPt6T91Rk-73jG_ds/s640/RSCN1756.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b><i>Thankful. </i></b><br />
<b><i>Thankful</i></b> for the good and the bad. The happy and the sad. The hard and the easy. <b><i>Thankful </i></b> for messes and for organization. <b><i>Thankful </i></b>for busy times and quiet moments. <b><i>Thankful </i></b>for struggles, for sacrifices and for faith. <b><i>Thankful </i></b>every day. Please don't look at these pictures and think my life is perfect. It is so far from anything anyone should be jealous of. I'm showing you the good. These are some of the things I search for each day to be <b><i>Thankful. </i></b>God's blessings are all around us. We need to look for them. Funny how the bad finds us and we struggle to see the good. Look for the good and be <b><i>Thankful. </i></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i><b></b><i></i></div>
<br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-30061140346428433382017-10-26T17:15:00.000-05:002017-10-27T12:41:19.005-05:00Losing a Child<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfysdioPM-nMjG2tjidNr8JhaafMpChe7TTHCRKeEuE8ZlU8ddWsAG1MkZO8vbXGT0RzCectK06MD7rQFfZxE89mqGyoh6n_85dOufx1GiyYaWO8B2tF4t3V3i_4zTCu08Rj9-L12Ekkk/s1600/DSCN1642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfysdioPM-nMjG2tjidNr8JhaafMpChe7TTHCRKeEuE8ZlU8ddWsAG1MkZO8vbXGT0RzCectK06MD7rQFfZxE89mqGyoh6n_85dOufx1GiyYaWO8B2tF4t3V3i_4zTCu08Rj9-L12Ekkk/s640/DSCN1642.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Last week a friends of ours lost their precious 5 year old son. It was sudden and traumatic. I'm sure for my friend, she is thinking even more of what I'm thinking as I type those words, that it's already been more than a week, it's just unbelievable how time keeps moving when your whole world has been shaken and yet frozen in the shock of it all. I think of how everyone is always in such a hurry. Don't you know this precious little boy has died? Can't the world just stop for a little while and see what an amazing life he had? Can't the world stop and see what a precious gift this life of ours is?<br />
<br />
<b>"Blessed are those who mourn, they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4</b><br />
<div>
<b><br /></b></div>
<div>
As I sit in the chapel Adoring our Lord, crying, Jesus holds me, He reassures me of my blessings and the gifts He's given me. He reminds me there is a time for everything and that He is holding my friend also. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<b>There is an appointed time for everything,</b><br />
<div class="poi">
<b>and a time for every affair under the heavens.</b></div>
<div class="po" id="25003002">
<b>A time to give birth, and a time to die;</b></div>
<div class="poi">
<b>a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.</b></div>
<div class="po" id="25003003">
<b>A time to kill, and a time to heal;</b></div>
<div class="poi">
<b>a time to tear down, and a time to build.</b></div>
<div class="po" id="25003004">
<b>A time to weep, and a time to laugh;</b></div>
<div class="poi">
<b>a time to mourn, and a time to dance.</b></div>
<div class="po" id="25003005">
<b>A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;</b></div>
<div class="poi">
<b>a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.</b></div>
<div class="po" id="25003006">
<b>A time to seek, and a time to lose;</b></div>
<div class="poi">
<b>a time to keep, and a time to cast away.</b></div>
<div class="po" id="25003007">
<b>A time to rend, and a time to sew;</b></div>
<div class="poi">
<b>a time to be silent, and a time to speak.</b></div>
<div class="po" id="25003008">
<b>A time to love, and a time to hate;</b></div>
<div class="poil">
<b>a time of war, and a time of peace.</b></div>
<div class="poil">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="poil">
<b>Ecclesiastes 3:1-8</b></div>
<div class="poil">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="poil">
I sit here crying non-stop. I feel what we all feel, deep sorrow for a grieving mother. My heart aches for her, my stomach hurts. I cannot focus my thoughts. I ache for the children as they try to make sense of it all. I remember losing my baby brother at the age of 13 and begging God to take me instead, to make it right. I begged God for at least the next 7 years. I wondered why God took him instead of me for a long time. I pray her children do not feel like this. I ache for the father that protects and loves his family in all things, I pray for him. I pray for her relationship with her husband, that this brings them closer as they mourn together. </div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
Like you, I am feeling relieved that it didn't happen to me. And I'm feeling guilty for feeling like that. That I'm so thankful for my own 5 year old boy. I am thankful for the blessings I still have in my children, I hug them a little tighter today, I watch them a little closer and quieter. I listen to them a little better and make sure they know I love them. I want to breathe them in and savor every moment. </div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
I wonder if my child, my happiness, will remind her of what she's lost. It will. Everything will.</div>
<div class="poil">
And my heart aches again. I wonder if she can sleep. I wonder if her love of fall will become only sadness and dread each year now. I wonder if she will ever feel "normal" again. I wonder if she can get up today. Can she live again? Can she go on? She has no choice. She has to. She knows He lives and so her son lives also. My mind wanders to her having to do laundry and folding his clothes, about her passing his clothes down to the next child. I think of how every day from this day forward she will be missing him until that day she meets him again in the Arms of our Heavenly Father. </div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcrJPLfoiGuOQmbGRfLd9h2mGNpeeA9K2JLKrzCOABW5PpXT0eFYTdFFRP5y_k4IAp4L6cbpzGNaIBeMm3HUmQC_uMtJvHHX6XMASfbra1Qrp7Xc-8Aed6vaVskDWp_uJnj-zL5CNcq4/s1600/53fd714912d3ecfb254f715097656dca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcrJPLfoiGuOQmbGRfLd9h2mGNpeeA9K2JLKrzCOABW5PpXT0eFYTdFFRP5y_k4IAp4L6cbpzGNaIBeMm3HUmQC_uMtJvHHX6XMASfbra1Qrp7Xc-8Aed6vaVskDWp_uJnj-zL5CNcq4/s400/53fd714912d3ecfb254f715097656dca.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
When a mother loses her child, the unimaginable becomes a reality and we may not truly understand unless we've also lost a child, but are connected by our sorrow and by our faith in Heaven. </div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
For now, all I can give her is my prayers, my tears, my silence for lack of any comforting words. And the aching sorrow deep in my heart.</div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
If you'd like to help this family out in any way, especially your prayers, here's more information:<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/edward-eddie-michalek-funeral">Go HERE</a><br />
</div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs6khMK_C-3KR0LX4sv5xscvZrN1VmPop3ecruxn5MtIT_6ZfqDc9XeZuJSpHVQqowp5wmq3dPhukblaugWtNFlA-QUGFhJWBggP7RaWoHr_Go_B-rz4u0e9Bnx3a9R3L4BHLADMKUcg/s1600/22491984_10215219892188566_8825568436566581212_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs6khMK_C-3KR0LX4sv5xscvZrN1VmPop3ecruxn5MtIT_6ZfqDc9XeZuJSpHVQqowp5wmq3dPhukblaugWtNFlA-QUGFhJWBggP7RaWoHr_Go_B-rz4u0e9Bnx3a9R3L4BHLADMKUcg/s640/22491984_10215219892188566_8825568436566581212_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="poil">
Sweet St Eddie, Pray for us!</div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
<div class="poil">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div class="poil">
<br /></div>
</div>
<b></b><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><b></b><b></b><br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-19167139837815268762017-08-18T17:36:00.000-05:002017-08-18T17:36:22.901-05:00Thankful Birthday! (last year)I can't believe it's been since February that I've blogged. Seriously, a day hasn't gone by where I haven't thought to myself, "I should blog a thankful post." I have an almost 8 year old that I really want to blog her last year's birthday before the next one comes in just 6 days. Since this blog has been a big part capturing some memories I'm going to post last year's birthday party.<br />
<br />
Last year, my 7 year old wanted to have a beach party. (she might have a little of her mama in her!) Her birthday is the end of August and I have to admit, that some years in Minnesota, it is really warm and nice at the end of August, but some years, it is not. So, even though it was a little chilly that day, we went anyway. Just us. It was so nice to be out at a lake, just us. At August's end, the lakes are pretty empty, especially on a cooler day, people are getting ready for school and we have time just to be and to enjoy each other.<br />
<br />
Before we could go to the lake, we needed to fulfill a promise I'd made her. She wanted to cut her hair. Yes, cut her beautiful curls that I prayed for when she was in my womb. I told her she could cut it when she was 7. The time had come and she had not forgotten! We went to Great Clips, where they cut it for free if it is for the intent to donate to Wigs for Kids (not even sure of the exact name) Great Clips gives you the instructions and envelope to mail your hair to help kids that need hair. She couldn't have had a better hair stylist, she looked a lot like Ariel, the Little Mermaid.<br />
<br />
So very <b>thankful </b>for this sweet little girl and all the joy she brings to our family.<br />
<b><br /></b>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPtoOPQ5iPoDSYbkU3bMOciUp90unlwTCmDoCK2u3DWLuZ7Zr_9EdSyZGWfPnXc6MFvuaCqY46AeHHEfgWI7jeuWuVsV0cik6GGPUPLZX1HP4uZ7airlg664nxNPPcxKj4Y8kiHMY2OU/s1600/DSCN0737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPtoOPQ5iPoDSYbkU3bMOciUp90unlwTCmDoCK2u3DWLuZ7Zr_9EdSyZGWfPnXc6MFvuaCqY46AeHHEfgWI7jeuWuVsV0cik6GGPUPLZX1HP4uZ7airlg664nxNPPcxKj4Y8kiHMY2OU/s640/DSCN0737.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GZm9VDa-5qBLXBsPAGmpF1pLhdfWPRvdyN1oZr0BRd0sMNkhRd5A1NQDrMjySKVXsbnzsAjr6Qmq9FSgx_ZCqnwt_5JJY2xzkrFDx3VMS7oOApgTmQ6IcDH0Mutpsge-H4x-IDIVpWA/s1600/DSCN0745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GZm9VDa-5qBLXBsPAGmpF1pLhdfWPRvdyN1oZr0BRd0sMNkhRd5A1NQDrMjySKVXsbnzsAjr6Qmq9FSgx_ZCqnwt_5JJY2xzkrFDx3VMS7oOApgTmQ6IcDH0Mutpsge-H4x-IDIVpWA/s640/DSCN0745.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46kEguh8GMzuZSx2gedmDMBodLqW6RqywzXE76BXXlkTcIlVgNPF-iG7rn-6Ke4my_jOtlD7bCPfJRcc79eXzda1MRYgffS_e1vZ_ze7aFVrB7p5QeIvhTmmpdJiIikkjwXqhRBnTIJI/s1600/DSCN0748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46kEguh8GMzuZSx2gedmDMBodLqW6RqywzXE76BXXlkTcIlVgNPF-iG7rn-6Ke4my_jOtlD7bCPfJRcc79eXzda1MRYgffS_e1vZ_ze7aFVrB7p5QeIvhTmmpdJiIikkjwXqhRBnTIJI/s640/DSCN0748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb0wwzxcy63MJnoe9i2uGUntAiOX_rEY9ZLAB2koCFg9yPS6ZCXSoFv-0fWO6ulMdYj1Ue2Fr1gYp2ODUmMgFo55rmvXvJ4JXjIBZ01Vml9q0OkpcbzoiynCe_jGNOvJ42LFl3YLO1T4/s1600/DSCN0753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb0wwzxcy63MJnoe9i2uGUntAiOX_rEY9ZLAB2koCFg9yPS6ZCXSoFv-0fWO6ulMdYj1Ue2Fr1gYp2ODUmMgFo55rmvXvJ4JXjIBZ01Vml9q0OkpcbzoiynCe_jGNOvJ42LFl3YLO1T4/s640/DSCN0753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20OY5Rup_dr0NNojqBSu_ytNcVYn09GP0tmlssF3kaJES5puZaZp42c92b5IrAXLEAZ64Q__9RROAKeFPBFgPIZsTHZt2gf9KQN1Rqmpoo9h-FQ5ldqWUJMqXTRZyNNBhBtG5vqsGlDI/s1600/DSCN0755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20OY5Rup_dr0NNojqBSu_ytNcVYn09GP0tmlssF3kaJES5puZaZp42c92b5IrAXLEAZ64Q__9RROAKeFPBFgPIZsTHZt2gf9KQN1Rqmpoo9h-FQ5ldqWUJMqXTRZyNNBhBtG5vqsGlDI/s640/DSCN0755.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Time for the beach party now!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N9vN3bY5Znxtp-ixn0j38c6yNi7xmsG6Hs203dw7NCtJLtU5J4jaV6PLYpMoP5OqSgasE52STVRMkmWBPD3Zns7MFkT2x3gCNNKbn6C4TVlIRJZOhh5zWNy2kLz_VvxrvYr_poLVEpY/s1600/DSCN0762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N9vN3bY5Znxtp-ixn0j38c6yNi7xmsG6Hs203dw7NCtJLtU5J4jaV6PLYpMoP5OqSgasE52STVRMkmWBPD3Zns7MFkT2x3gCNNKbn6C4TVlIRJZOhh5zWNy2kLz_VvxrvYr_poLVEpY/s640/DSCN0762.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs_RqAOPHRqtMoMsV9T7IsICmEP2hB48oNooe980upkPEgCv1ZVG6KONJGHKJqwGJ7wweoutWtTN_A9X9i0IVhD_LuMs44cFYrETxpUV0eBJL7taBOWguzBh6OFf8T0bB5R185Xec88A/s1600/DSCN0768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs_RqAOPHRqtMoMsV9T7IsICmEP2hB48oNooe980upkPEgCv1ZVG6KONJGHKJqwGJ7wweoutWtTN_A9X9i0IVhD_LuMs44cFYrETxpUV0eBJL7taBOWguzBh6OFf8T0bB5R185Xec88A/s640/DSCN0768.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
I love the love on birthdays!! Let's all surround the birthday girl!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkeCQeeIAEu7IFdzQUdF12C307wtXspcK8F7vwG3naTaIpMfYeP8de-paj3FqaD06R3Cexfaz3Wlv0toN9eb6HqVI9sg94TPSz7nwyrUZoXOoMfEQc3cZIeLPnR36sAWs4tmrELk5dxs/s1600/DSCN0772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkeCQeeIAEu7IFdzQUdF12C307wtXspcK8F7vwG3naTaIpMfYeP8de-paj3FqaD06R3Cexfaz3Wlv0toN9eb6HqVI9sg94TPSz7nwyrUZoXOoMfEQc3cZIeLPnR36sAWs4tmrELk5dxs/s640/DSCN0772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb9jt2xSt1Y4jMYXlAWjuOY59uSWKgQfmPBcUfB7ewHghicwHptDniVoOVgENhC_PnveOUoBNKQ-DZvff0KANrdDb_8GbHfzcCW8ObBUqTPQiUo6Y-LS3zJ4u9SNnLGeSnq6e6-vg6Cs/s1600/DSCN0777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb9jt2xSt1Y4jMYXlAWjuOY59uSWKgQfmPBcUfB7ewHghicwHptDniVoOVgENhC_PnveOUoBNKQ-DZvff0KANrdDb_8GbHfzcCW8ObBUqTPQiUo6Y-LS3zJ4u9SNnLGeSnq6e6-vg6Cs/s640/DSCN0777.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoGo1ODZtEM_ZrasOtkAlc0PV2IHbkaBwlQ4RBfMWpX6Rfl-YTa8Zl_ivDsaPcTL5CCv6cku4rhYvDGB-AMYuK5SJ4jr2aZvKqG470aTESxv5oo2q0kSKvGzI3oYJkvPBCUN9g9H3Q5I/s1600/DSCN0785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoGo1ODZtEM_ZrasOtkAlc0PV2IHbkaBwlQ4RBfMWpX6Rfl-YTa8Zl_ivDsaPcTL5CCv6cku4rhYvDGB-AMYuK5SJ4jr2aZvKqG470aTESxv5oo2q0kSKvGzI3oYJkvPBCUN9g9H3Q5I/s640/DSCN0785.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1_fCIACFRsIzdj_oL0jf6vZKAAhiUG1t4OKGXwOJc4k8UFyvYijktEfy-KXjbLe1B9QTVHbTwe08Cmjg_i6sXqPF_kq3xwbb_C3eUfi3dqXuaDWFkmAwxnwUL6dYwAj4Ztd1w3bLRqc/s1600/DSCN0795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1_fCIACFRsIzdj_oL0jf6vZKAAhiUG1t4OKGXwOJc4k8UFyvYijktEfy-KXjbLe1B9QTVHbTwe08Cmjg_i6sXqPF_kq3xwbb_C3eUfi3dqXuaDWFkmAwxnwUL6dYwAj4Ztd1w3bLRqc/s640/DSCN0795.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSaDoQcFMyc-UPXGMTVOKzH7pbM5T2xrIhblrb4CvRZMAAeP6rLnuZdbMWUGe5k_CXPT1cN7nWtsfUbGRLXfHluRvWKYm-HsAfsRI-rJIOYg1qCIlgiTVIEBwoslIMh8OF3v7D_fkt3o/s1600/DSCN0790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSaDoQcFMyc-UPXGMTVOKzH7pbM5T2xrIhblrb4CvRZMAAeP6rLnuZdbMWUGe5k_CXPT1cN7nWtsfUbGRLXfHluRvWKYm-HsAfsRI-rJIOYg1qCIlgiTVIEBwoslIMh8OF3v7D_fkt3o/s640/DSCN0790.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd38CmTsBkf7tW8GyPTJS93nH_5drWzzMCO-s4I1vOolajoiKRLHTBc41mffbxEI9SCGWP9BimSYMRQVeqMchWZPSTNueL9KYFXIAIld3B3FvJuh3Y2Db_Z0xjY4txyNo7-b_QTZTH_eY/s1600/DSCN0808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd38CmTsBkf7tW8GyPTJS93nH_5drWzzMCO-s4I1vOolajoiKRLHTBc41mffbxEI9SCGWP9BimSYMRQVeqMchWZPSTNueL9KYFXIAIld3B3FvJuh3Y2Db_Z0xjY4txyNo7-b_QTZTH_eY/s640/DSCN0808.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmHubz3wiYrzzOKukiPYOGtfXQO32NmvVW6pkrvU150eIxoGVRIKnUJzUnbG2WP0p6oRRT8CrdeCWsJqDhO6RIXeDUR0YpVdnHCHzAu5laUD8G5vy6pNuT2BcVgSZx1bFfBhPldNJe6U/s1600/DSCN0834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmHubz3wiYrzzOKukiPYOGtfXQO32NmvVW6pkrvU150eIxoGVRIKnUJzUnbG2WP0p6oRRT8CrdeCWsJqDhO6RIXeDUR0YpVdnHCHzAu5laUD8G5vy6pNuT2BcVgSZx1bFfBhPldNJe6U/s640/DSCN0834.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYbxwkbm7y_fgQ5fQQdbQ-iV4-TS-a5LcNwdnHYaB3GEDCODJjXfnCt9PlFZShWIkPU5HFA6AMYL-2Xlvs-8yoFa-HB020phlqa_dZo09yykhktyAZEG0OnUGzDeX4HL-2fHO3huhmcw/s1600/DSCN0816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYbxwkbm7y_fgQ5fQQdbQ-iV4-TS-a5LcNwdnHYaB3GEDCODJjXfnCt9PlFZShWIkPU5HFA6AMYL-2Xlvs-8yoFa-HB020phlqa_dZo09yykhktyAZEG0OnUGzDeX4HL-2fHO3huhmcw/s640/DSCN0816.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33STxoft_USsc6uhir9M7eLjKoU83ZKIZx3cFLdrwrb7NwCtK1nnRnZ_AlOJ69ltaqwDuyJtshLJ7OpQfqYf9UPtyaIW8P4xVZUKsYvgqheyYyLbu8OCHnXgTIwBmzMWTNd0N_KUV1eI/s1600/DSCN0826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33STxoft_USsc6uhir9M7eLjKoU83ZKIZx3cFLdrwrb7NwCtK1nnRnZ_AlOJ69ltaqwDuyJtshLJ7OpQfqYf9UPtyaIW8P4xVZUKsYvgqheyYyLbu8OCHnXgTIwBmzMWTNd0N_KUV1eI/s640/DSCN0826.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxFVRzFtBZwnj8ueKNabP15jQpjPnx4ITzFzJV6pc-dI5JBwUlOYSapBLCPrOsIanJu8NetWCTtIRpo4anRKCL8Fi9cmgDSVoOGBJ-xoSW6N0QDSAhydiz_awwqw2uiuNYC-JsixAApw/s1600/DSCN0840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxFVRzFtBZwnj8ueKNabP15jQpjPnx4ITzFzJV6pc-dI5JBwUlOYSapBLCPrOsIanJu8NetWCTtIRpo4anRKCL8Fi9cmgDSVoOGBJ-xoSW6N0QDSAhydiz_awwqw2uiuNYC-JsixAApw/s640/DSCN0840.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0sCWh0Sz3FGYxbCAb8tOrveLgmIfwoMWMMx9cOTfOBEt5ep1h4kZe8jyt0U6RxEJ_jlZP2SAk2A-sNNoHnAOEL1QBNuX2hsbYnBDzOagSvfM58Pu1BEjaQcL28g6z0anhG8z7K9cPMI/s1600/DSCN0789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0sCWh0Sz3FGYxbCAb8tOrveLgmIfwoMWMMx9cOTfOBEt5ep1h4kZe8jyt0U6RxEJ_jlZP2SAk2A-sNNoHnAOEL1QBNuX2hsbYnBDzOagSvfM58Pu1BEjaQcL28g6z0anhG8z7K9cPMI/s640/DSCN0789.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2sZDSZPpjcJ0G9hSJ9Ay5bWVENM_-C6papO-IUSVkmwVxxWx0sIH1GqzRmICSa-y45OsDsAqnrpvdiPjXUCHIqkmqmQL5b7COiI_FPAQcdGP-2oH-_xdOSRR-Zon88CX1hexDX_kquw/s1600/DSCN0845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2sZDSZPpjcJ0G9hSJ9Ay5bWVENM_-C6papO-IUSVkmwVxxWx0sIH1GqzRmICSa-y45OsDsAqnrpvdiPjXUCHIqkmqmQL5b7COiI_FPAQcdGP-2oH-_xdOSRR-Zon88CX1hexDX_kquw/s640/DSCN0845.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNrUlsgFZYcOC5rsJ0qdt3EmtaxOdSlDX6QTSmsK0NQ9P6g-I-29fnNBpkdNKhAY3boECspwjdXfT1r-Jb2f3W_XOLsm-zycvcFMbwISSSnQTxNKLUbhGxbpVX-Kgh38lctO6o68bPDA/s1600/DSCN0856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNrUlsgFZYcOC5rsJ0qdt3EmtaxOdSlDX6QTSmsK0NQ9P6g-I-29fnNBpkdNKhAY3boECspwjdXfT1r-Jb2f3W_XOLsm-zycvcFMbwISSSnQTxNKLUbhGxbpVX-Kgh38lctO6o68bPDA/s640/DSCN0856.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rdr1nacu9D9OkNy1lWTRetFoG4gB5HNyMTvK1_4SVkCujsxBMPwBHiFMID_UafNGhppI3-OyH0sYytDUwzcBGvRPzXbGE57S4ol2dZADJVvphpZBoqUFOXcc2399E1XkPOFhb8MxwoQ/s1600/DSCN0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rdr1nacu9D9OkNy1lWTRetFoG4gB5HNyMTvK1_4SVkCujsxBMPwBHiFMID_UafNGhppI3-OyH0sYytDUwzcBGvRPzXbGE57S4ol2dZADJVvphpZBoqUFOXcc2399E1XkPOFhb8MxwoQ/s640/DSCN0857.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCVmC_Qy07FX9LQzSoZ0vsWfo4fNZe-X5tOG7iZ7aLLBDaoyjYKF5n9UIBKgC580HWCHKFnoWRDIASLZI62bjC3GaLjYHBr6YX4dTLtzh_Vx-dpxyQIW4Ne2JA6ILyuYcho4xJapzNIU/s1600/DSCN0860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCVmC_Qy07FX9LQzSoZ0vsWfo4fNZe-X5tOG7iZ7aLLBDaoyjYKF5n9UIBKgC580HWCHKFnoWRDIASLZI62bjC3GaLjYHBr6YX4dTLtzh_Vx-dpxyQIW4Ne2JA6ILyuYcho4xJapzNIU/s640/DSCN0860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsA3STImSt3LR5CPBkE_09-12cImuAOg9UE_C_kBLU9xsT-B_qJ-A2BnV1t6wvOv0SNvbX-z7WPEIVhD0QUJkUK0ID4ahVJiYmtE2yrBKyzHYUY3V844qUTZ6FHwc0c4LCzK9Vi3qqcY/s1600/DSCN0862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsA3STImSt3LR5CPBkE_09-12cImuAOg9UE_C_kBLU9xsT-B_qJ-A2BnV1t6wvOv0SNvbX-z7WPEIVhD0QUJkUK0ID4ahVJiYmtE2yrBKyzHYUY3V844qUTZ6FHwc0c4LCzK9Vi3qqcY/s640/DSCN0862.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pe5AMgMsOPI_cBodWQ3HlTMCK8bGn0oMd-jjlOp4efyXpomakl9F16BrL-z0Bcn2HCsnu_zl8Lg_oTkdOT1S6cUp3VCRVDIOSWyZJOwqhnGgPyAJ9wcziGbgBhyUyMd-nUFNAfxZ6-g/s1600/DSCN0870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pe5AMgMsOPI_cBodWQ3HlTMCK8bGn0oMd-jjlOp4efyXpomakl9F16BrL-z0Bcn2HCsnu_zl8Lg_oTkdOT1S6cUp3VCRVDIOSWyZJOwqhnGgPyAJ9wcziGbgBhyUyMd-nUFNAfxZ6-g/s640/DSCN0870.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljcJGG3rmiDf-XZNFCz2txPKWlg6twMH5wnzECagg8rWXnjsfgTKIXfl9GyBi5qvwacKx9WJnZ8eMznSTamZsdPoT7cOL1H2tRnyWhTY9PKqEu35L3xvlrMjoGexxikxKMCSKDNNlldM/s1600/DSCN0886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljcJGG3rmiDf-XZNFCz2txPKWlg6twMH5wnzECagg8rWXnjsfgTKIXfl9GyBi5qvwacKx9WJnZ8eMznSTamZsdPoT7cOL1H2tRnyWhTY9PKqEu35L3xvlrMjoGexxikxKMCSKDNNlldM/s640/DSCN0886.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBacJsj3hOGcPU7lmjblqDUbj90Oyc9VUy5I1Ss6uUpABELRQxPPdbebY1eaVDAyL4fTv14XTD3RCBKZFpu1clm2Yr8P9j1DjB30XuyEOrt8vgpAePO5oH7VbCxkW2TC0ucOERgr6hOsc/s1600/DSCN0865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBacJsj3hOGcPU7lmjblqDUbj90Oyc9VUy5I1Ss6uUpABELRQxPPdbebY1eaVDAyL4fTv14XTD3RCBKZFpu1clm2Yr8P9j1DjB30XuyEOrt8vgpAePO5oH7VbCxkW2TC0ucOERgr6hOsc/s640/DSCN0865.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz9KpXHlP5mDiwc6Owhr-D4XB3quzDniQvNNzzNYAUAJSSGvBfmO1aHMsjhH6wqoqBzMqagukpjBqGV3YL4zw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFdbyk2kx_jdb7xikDHg1WC0KRAJy-XB2ykrmIfB1QmWBYpH9KR622qmXQjcmvzBliLr0RAwHi7eWCpb9qRvBhfG0A00n22bNXxyX_DpbpNUpL_od2sbs6SRYZSjaFHiA7M39IzXfTxM/s1600/DSCN0867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFdbyk2kx_jdb7xikDHg1WC0KRAJy-XB2ykrmIfB1QmWBYpH9KR622qmXQjcmvzBliLr0RAwHi7eWCpb9qRvBhfG0A00n22bNXxyX_DpbpNUpL_od2sbs6SRYZSjaFHiA7M39IzXfTxM/s640/DSCN0867.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-30934471248730554952017-02-12T18:10:00.001-06:002017-02-12T18:10:15.617-06:00Reviews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPpDUiKYZWSw9ktqIIRr4zr3RG8mhglki7S3uYjKU-yovXU_1vlgZUEXBtMUMWz3R1tCK3iT5AOQE04vKaVmLgHlzSs0jGo0k9LEgzEDd3faety0AZlLcAE02ZSkp_eiKZ79WTf0mkEk/s1600/Ben-Hur_poster_goldposter_com_8.jpg%25400o_0l_800w_80q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPpDUiKYZWSw9ktqIIRr4zr3RG8mhglki7S3uYjKU-yovXU_1vlgZUEXBtMUMWz3R1tCK3iT5AOQE04vKaVmLgHlzSs0jGo0k9LEgzEDd3faety0AZlLcAE02ZSkp_eiKZ79WTf0mkEk/s640/Ben-Hur_poster_goldposter_com_8.jpg%25400o_0l_800w_80q.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
OK, oh, my gosh!! This movie might be a new favorite for me! This movie was awesome! <br />
Tom watched it first and told me I would <i>love </i>it. I trust my husband, but I doubted I would <i>love </i>it. <br />
I should never doubt my husband. He was right. I <i>loved </i>it. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaj5uqhxXR8pAmWgAuBIVC3l3YPlp_IGZ0FYJPIAbVtwG7BMj21gIWsIYksCC48bEBD-pszmAYbclNImFriItrkWXRzFYatFvFZ2jHKWPfUOv_FYCRndONFHU1jCRx6RPZbO57p1SefQI/s1600/ben-hur-gay-overtones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaj5uqhxXR8pAmWgAuBIVC3l3YPlp_IGZ0FYJPIAbVtwG7BMj21gIWsIYksCC48bEBD-pszmAYbclNImFriItrkWXRzFYatFvFZ2jHKWPfUOv_FYCRndONFHU1jCRx6RPZbO57p1SefQI/s640/ben-hur-gay-overtones.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
1950's version 2016 version</div>
<div>
I didn't even know they did a re-make of the old Ben-Hur. Not that I saw the first version, in fact, </div>
<div>
it is probably the first version that made me think I would not like the new version. I know lots of people love old movies. I am not one of those people. (I do like some old movies, just not many)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So, it's a story about 2 brothers. (they are actually friends like brothers) Think of Joseph, King of Dreams meets Gladiator. It's a movie about betrayal, and revenge and forgiveness. It takes place during the time of Christ. Jesus is in the movie, a few times and in the end, it comes full circle and Christ wins. Forgiveness wins. I promise, it's good. I let my oldest 4 kids watch this with me and they all liked it. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZOAH6JZlaH6vThvEa9ZpkzqbcgpRUR-etwhyP40Kr40lGA7J59Ym9f7ZNTAvHIeSZBKBtnKzDPjGPuH4fdZF6oFOy-HMCFk-FQJpBwH1gFCjbxGkmJx4CVGm0H7BUdGGbltIIUVMfWU/s1600/benhur.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZOAH6JZlaH6vThvEa9ZpkzqbcgpRUR-etwhyP40Kr40lGA7J59Ym9f7ZNTAvHIeSZBKBtnKzDPjGPuH4fdZF6oFOy-HMCFk-FQJpBwH1gFCjbxGkmJx4CVGm0H7BUdGGbltIIUVMfWU/s640/benhur.png" width="640" /></a></div>
My one complaint is Morgan Freeman. I mean, couldn't they find any other old, black actors to play his part? Why does it always have to be him. I know, he probably needs the work. He was fine. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF44pFm5lXzCY46S5rPKb6MtPQ8rhbTBy8G8oFBvhKcj3rbzfh7DS2eEAV-fDACRo3sBSOV3rK2iiBRT5-a-W6rP1fR3IRbSEOihaOe1K32y_NFtWnOUDuinbbqyeAAf0FfZk4gIG8Jro/s1600/mr-church-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF44pFm5lXzCY46S5rPKb6MtPQ8rhbTBy8G8oFBvhKcj3rbzfh7DS2eEAV-fDACRo3sBSOV3rK2iiBRT5-a-W6rP1fR3IRbSEOihaOe1K32y_NFtWnOUDuinbbqyeAAf0FfZk4gIG8Jro/s640/mr-church-thumb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
This movie I'd also never heard of, turned out to be a great movie. A movie just like the cover says, a movie about true friendship. I really enjoyed this one. I liked seeing Eddie Murphy in this more serious role. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xoL7RLUB8koeXOpRHAeXmdg6bKWelPoldzPlblzIfSdEcHbB1nCOfNFkpovTZtz_eQUSxn9h-9j6R3aFviTb5aSH6IHUiAuZ4tdyp5-_q3Hn2xaAdUDdbSp_t12CxkuDARQDCaNy9wk/s1600/51JN65AE3YL._SY300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xoL7RLUB8koeXOpRHAeXmdg6bKWelPoldzPlblzIfSdEcHbB1nCOfNFkpovTZtz_eQUSxn9h-9j6R3aFviTb5aSH6IHUiAuZ4tdyp5-_q3Hn2xaAdUDdbSp_t12CxkuDARQDCaNy9wk/s640/51JN65AE3YL._SY300_.jpg" width="484" /></a></div>
A favorite anytime. I could watch this one over and over and over and....well, Tom bought one online for me and it was only 1.99. That's it. Shipping costs more. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgED-qX5ZmbdHHUP5UA7jwZyBhLwV94oJZ2m-5mlg6Kyk4Vo7xGeGQLKG4p5tlQ39qvpPVQFyUFMs_dRFH5zCTFkLQvKq3sl8U4LWGShcEb9KlV2QRfFAGBNMCQeynzbCQu97Mv-ztT8vI/s1600/thescapegoat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgED-qX5ZmbdHHUP5UA7jwZyBhLwV94oJZ2m-5mlg6Kyk4Vo7xGeGQLKG4p5tlQ39qvpPVQFyUFMs_dRFH5zCTFkLQvKq3sl8U4LWGShcEb9KlV2QRfFAGBNMCQeynzbCQu97Mv-ztT8vI/s640/thescapegoat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
We found this one on<a href="https://www.feeln.com/"> Feeln</a>. Liked this one. Twists in it and you know me, if I like it, it had a good ending. Check it out. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8ap62HmrnFfUeymZtBzkaJSY5HcYlE9i1Kq-I8m5iH5DOeOkDD0_k_vbPt3uGDHzvzV6gxLjX0GYEs_5aR-1fkWnQt1nFGzpOeKWO52xasp0ffdWWVoWLSkS2Gpjc_PSKbTWrOrQghY/s1600/limitless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8ap62HmrnFfUeymZtBzkaJSY5HcYlE9i1Kq-I8m5iH5DOeOkDD0_k_vbPt3uGDHzvzV6gxLjX0GYEs_5aR-1fkWnQt1nFGzpOeKWO52xasp0ffdWWVoWLSkS2Gpjc_PSKbTWrOrQghY/s640/limitless.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
This was a show I watched this past year via Netflix. I liked this one. I didn't like that he smokes pot quite often and the show makes it seem like it's something a lot of people do. I don't think that even needed to be in it at all. Why do they do that? Interesting show though. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Ben-Hur. You've got to watch Ben-Hur. </div>
<div>
That's all. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-84737546046514039092017-02-10T18:52:00.003-06:002017-02-12T21:44:19.225-06:00Nineveh 90<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8LyGqn3mEt92f3oT5Fm1KVzzpjwp_gJeNbI9YzUNUst4YKJ4J9cDRwRk-p8vOB0_Zg6lm4dM04uTM565IpxHyi1dx1Ds05xBxXk_kamBreBne_uDp2V8xK69ihK17rh_vk1BOgF21vA/s1600/Nineveh90Banner-770x439_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8LyGqn3mEt92f3oT5Fm1KVzzpjwp_gJeNbI9YzUNUst4YKJ4J9cDRwRk-p8vOB0_Zg6lm4dM04uTM565IpxHyi1dx1Ds05xBxXk_kamBreBne_uDp2V8xK69ihK17rh_vk1BOgF21vA/s640/Nineveh90Banner-770x439_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Have you heard of <a href="https://www.nineveh90.com/100th-anniversary-fatima-may-13-time-nineveh-thing/">Nineveh 90</a> yet?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I found out about this about a week ago. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This starts <b>Monday, February 13th, 2017</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
If you are reading this late, you can still do this--just start when you can! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNMFB_ipy5_jzMHAUh_0Iy_Zz0fcPJDbRUiioZQTGBJl3LbDtT63d9zHtbcVleW8FEzinfSwYKpnGqDP2JkiEu62iBDxsbWceTc7rwcSgD4UN5Uz8NXcX-0NAWFnWegP2ZD_-eIaPCOA/s1600/Nineveh+90.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNMFB_ipy5_jzMHAUh_0Iy_Zz0fcPJDbRUiioZQTGBJl3LbDtT63d9zHtbcVleW8FEzinfSwYKpnGqDP2JkiEu62iBDxsbWceTc7rwcSgD4UN5Uz8NXcX-0NAWFnWegP2ZD_-eIaPCOA/s640/Nineveh+90.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>(I right-clicked on this image above, printed it and put it on my fridge)</b><br />
This is what I saw. I immediately responded to the person that posted it, "I'm in!" </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been wanting to do something special for the 100 year anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
for a while now and thought this <i>sounded </i>perfect. <br />
<br />
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
At first.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, it <i>sounds HARD!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
As I read through it, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I thought to myself, "OK, this works, yes, I can do this, ummm, this would be hard,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
this I could do if I didn't have a husband, this would be easy if it were just me. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Wait a minute! I have to get 7 hours of sleep? </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
AND</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIqTb0Om_j4PVPHRQ5nyxC0pF1Ag7vTahq1NW14ncoQ_7tcNTGrVWChcGcURB4k_J6Sw-5FKzVcUvD5WYQiAcZA3mLLtUmywsS3r92GF9f7EQ1vGw8lBPYlL56_G-cR4wuvjFC5wfh4Y/s1600/066f78b26d84493dec3fa1d75b0bacfc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIqTb0Om_j4PVPHRQ5nyxC0pF1Ag7vTahq1NW14ncoQ_7tcNTGrVWChcGcURB4k_J6Sw-5FKzVcUvD5WYQiAcZA3mLLtUmywsS3r92GF9f7EQ1vGw8lBPYlL56_G-cR4wuvjFC5wfh4Y/s400/066f78b26d84493dec3fa1d75b0bacfc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
My coffee? I have to give up my coffee? (my breakfast) I <i>cannot </i>give this part up. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know if this is for me." </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Then, I went to the website</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.nineveh90.com/100th-anniversary-fatima-may-13-time-nineveh-thing/">HERE</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I looked around, watched some of the videos, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and talked online with other women that want to do it.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I have a friend<a href="http://justlikemary.blogspot.com/">, Nicole,</a> that started a Facebook group </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/468452863278405/">HERE</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(if you wish to join that group, please email me first! jamiejo99 (at) gmail.com)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Talking with other women, we are just taking it as a way to come closer to Jesus, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to bring our hearts and souls closer to God, through prayer and sacrifice.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
We need to do the things we think we can. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Now to look at it all, to do it all, well, it looks <i>very </i>overwhelming and a sure-fire way to fail.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
No one wants anyone to fail!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm picking some of the things that I'm going to do. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(or at least <i>try </i>to do)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Over this past week, I've realized the biggest and hardest thing for me </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
is going to be getting to bed early enough to get up early enough. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Because, you see, my problem is I stay up <i>way too late, </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and then sleep in <i>way too late.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The problem with that is, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
If I get up when the kids are already up, (8am)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
then, I won't exercise, even if I put my exercise clothes on right away with the </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
hopes of exercising. I won't make it to daily Mass because if I get up late, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I won't have time to shower and teach school all before noon Mass. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
See how my day really needs to start early in order for this to work for me? </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
So THIS WILL BE MY FOCUS.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
GOING TO BED EARLY ENOUGH TO GET UP EARLY ENOUGH.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I think I'm going to call it, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
"Early down, early up"</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Wait a minute. I think there is already a saying that says something about </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
birds and worms and something about rising....oh, well. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
EARLY DOWN</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
EARLY UP!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfLuJBmM0T2enafq8xXAnzSZfkpzWQDpuGD8AG0jL3tLrIQhUGDCEhbiQ15ixKXVcJxEcbNWHLM6YzVDMpmIbD68xb1Cl61jfKtqlLyOZ7vohEEWQIq0wYI_6-gkd3kv6ca7mWzX4k9g/s1600/Nineveh+90.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfLuJBmM0T2enafq8xXAnzSZfkpzWQDpuGD8AG0jL3tLrIQhUGDCEhbiQ15ixKXVcJxEcbNWHLM6YzVDMpmIbD68xb1Cl61jfKtqlLyOZ7vohEEWQIq0wYI_6-gkd3kv6ca7mWzX4k9g/s640/Nineveh+90.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Again, this is just what <i>I'm </i>doing!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>YOU </i>can do what works for you!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
Wear Brown Scapular--Check!</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
Monthly Confession--Check!</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
Accountability partner? (this one kind of goes with the next one!) </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
Support group? I've got these in the Facebook Group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/468452863278405/">HERE</a> but if you want to join, please email me first (jamiejo99 (at) gmail.com)</div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The NO's</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no sweets or eating between meals</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no alcohol</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no soda (this means Diet Cherry Coke Zero....I'll try! I'll try....which gives me an out, right?) </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no sweet drinks (if this means my coffee, then I'm not doing this one)</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no television (we don't have any) or movies. This one will be hard. Tom and I watch a show each night, I'm just going to not watch anything extra. Just with Tom and just family things with the kids. </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no music that does not lift the soul to God--this I can do, but, there's a "but" to this one, I'm going to use my music on my ipod to workout with, because working out is in the "YES" section. All other times, I can listen to Christian music no problem!</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no unnecessary computer time. Hmmmm.....bye-bye to Facebook. Except to check my Living Rosary Group, the Nineveh 90 group, check messages and maybe post some inspirational posts. I also get my daily Mass readings online in my inbox, and Bishop Robert Barron Gospel reflections, and a few other things that are Catholic and prayer involved. See how sometimes we pick the wrong "good"? It's good to pray and it's good to pick prayerful things to do online, but, going back to the way it was before online resources might be better. I think I will definitely need to maybe set a time limit on my online time. That will work too. </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
no meat on Wednesday and Friday. Easy. On the Nineveh 90 site, they suggested fasting on those days on bread and water or doing maybe a liquid diet that day. I'm going to <i>try </i>to do the liquid diet thing on those days. Coffee in the morning (see above picture), with my V-8 and then a smoothie for supper. I can do this. </div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: left;">
The Yes's</div>
<ul>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
yes to Daily Rosary</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
yes to the Angelus I'm going to try to do this one 3x/day but not necessary at the specific times, the traditional times, you see, this is where we get nit-picky and end up failing and feeling bad about ourselves. I'm going to <i>try </i>to pray this beautiful prayer 3x/day, morning, noon (lunchtime) and night. Angelus is<a href="http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1138"> HERE</a></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
yes to the Morning offering: O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all our associates, and in particular for the intentions of our Holy Father for this month.</div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
yes to 20-60 minutes of mental prayer. This I can do before/after Mass or in Adoration. Now here is one of those things that we can't put so much pressure on ourselves, we lead busy lives. It is a sacrifice but if, for some reason, I've driven kids to, I don't know, piano, choir, unicycling, and work all in one afternoon, well, maybe my work that day, as a mom is my mental prayer, my offering. We need to be flexible and not give up. If I fail on this, I have tomorrow to try again. I think this one might prove to be one of the harder things. </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
yes to daily exercise. On the Nineveh 90 site they encourage this to be more intense during the 90 days, but, for me, if I'm exercising daily, well, that is intense enough for me. Period. </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
yes, and this one hurts to say and I cringe, because I know it will be hard, yes to 7 hours of sleep. </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
yes fast on Wednesdays and Fridays, liquid diet, see above in the "no's". </div>
</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>54 day rosary novena February 13 to April 7. </b></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
This is the book I use for this,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rosary-Novenas-Our-Lady-Including/dp/0879462442/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486768621&sr=8-1&keywords=rosary+novena"> HERE</a> </div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk1UFPB2rVTmTgTbqArKG95WIJsxRJMsqbtFl7lujTHlGZeuxggmdbRK9UPn97Vrle3Q-rKkKMxrQyMV3A_I72hTVEtpHjhtdk8d1Kief0geaP0RVWy16Fcdxm8B-Cg0bfEsg2iLaH9U/s1600/417kBpfaejL._SY344_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk1UFPB2rVTmTgTbqArKG95WIJsxRJMsqbtFl7lujTHlGZeuxggmdbRK9UPn97Vrle3Q-rKkKMxrQyMV3A_I72hTVEtpHjhtdk8d1Kief0geaP0RVWy16Fcdxm8B-Cg0bfEsg2iLaH9U/s400/417kBpfaejL._SY344_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<b>33 day preparation for Consecration to Jesus through Mary. April 10 to May 12</b><br />
<b>Marian Consecration on May 13th, 2017, The 100 year Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima!</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdQafx1FL_xZdc0QnwjA3QNsWrkTVIPSY5JNq1kCOe4OTlLxV9VlWtDYB7W0_LPAj39D15eK1ClAZGXKWVBXxd3UP-uZRWMA1iqmtAxF0uKOHSCKYLh3p2kEhY_wHZD5qiRibx4jGfpI/s1600/33+Days+to+Morning+Glory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdQafx1FL_xZdc0QnwjA3QNsWrkTVIPSY5JNq1kCOe4OTlLxV9VlWtDYB7W0_LPAj39D15eK1ClAZGXKWVBXxd3UP-uZRWMA1iqmtAxF0uKOHSCKYLh3p2kEhY_wHZD5qiRibx4jGfpI/s640/33+Days+to+Morning+Glory.jpg" width="433" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I'll be doing <i>this</i> consecration. It's simple, only need to read a couple pages daily. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
What do you think?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Do you want to join me? </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
If you don't want to join the Facebook group, you can bookmark this post and we can discuss in the comments or you can email me! (jamiejo99 (at) gmail.com)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
One question that has been on my heart though, is, what will I do for Lent? </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
What will I be able to do that puts Lent in its proper place?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
How can I make sure this Nineveh 90 does not <i>take away</i> from Lent, but that it <i>adds</i>?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
So far, my answer is The Divine Mercy Chaplet daily at 3pm if possible.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Another thing I have been thinking is maybe adding reading <i>every day</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to the little kids. I admit, it doesn't happen every day anymore. life gets busy. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Lent might be the time to get back to what's most important. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
My 10 year old has wanted me to teach her how to sew on my sewing machine for months now.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Lent might be the perfect time to do that. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
In a prayerful spirit, I ask, what are your thoughts? </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>EARLY DOWN </b><br />
<b>EARLY UP!</b></div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-86325242703586717962017-02-01T18:32:00.000-06:002017-02-01T21:07:15.587-06:00January Thankful's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVepL6uuD_153FO6TkDizVL9OMpBj719ym8VUTd7V-ZgBIq_y61cacXxsDlA-HcM0vrnGVZRffZRHG7-6zpQLnPAeCyEyRaLXJW6uLSh6b7GBELayoSu-5bbsQYUPkWTlDdvgMELRgiNc/s1600/DSCN7719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVepL6uuD_153FO6TkDizVL9OMpBj719ym8VUTd7V-ZgBIq_y61cacXxsDlA-HcM0vrnGVZRffZRHG7-6zpQLnPAeCyEyRaLXJW6uLSh6b7GBELayoSu-5bbsQYUPkWTlDdvgMELRgiNc/s640/DSCN7719.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for these littles that <i>love </i>the snow!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXIgSwtCEWPrO_TjY9RDEHHCXGOwiBnK3Pf7GO4v3E2Xj0Fjkk-fO_KIXifLT-OApAnoKb02qZELnwFw18tJ61T5GOD_IV4wAuS04THG6EdgnnC_0gTq-WRW5q94teJKw_n-d05cAzWY/s1600/DSCN7721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXIgSwtCEWPrO_TjY9RDEHHCXGOwiBnK3Pf7GO4v3E2Xj0Fjkk-fO_KIXifLT-OApAnoKb02qZELnwFw18tJ61T5GOD_IV4wAuS04THG6EdgnnC_0gTq-WRW5q94teJKw_n-d05cAzWY/s640/DSCN7721.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx1UPgridZTy6xYboj-G2TV6aYgb5jNaNjziYmFlvCedXHkSxy2kVsQftBAPubuaS6_gQBkeW1wb9YyTub30CbW1TE-Rg3SFX8GVtqNYv52CfDWbhbrfS6Jwzp_mfnhUMq3xRW0PFBeo/s1600/DSCN7715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx1UPgridZTy6xYboj-G2TV6aYgb5jNaNjziYmFlvCedXHkSxy2kVsQftBAPubuaS6_gQBkeW1wb9YyTub30CbW1TE-Rg3SFX8GVtqNYv52CfDWbhbrfS6Jwzp_mfnhUMq3xRW0PFBeo/s640/DSCN7715.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for good friends. They've been friends since they were 5!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyY371Un2orosLN6C5k-bsR8F6I6oSVmUwk7Uaub3ImhZwNjmUfVBwHNzU-k60HQFXwCGY3pXCDhXpGIfaakb5oQ8KkiRwe8uoHBh-5ov6-5xX0YbvY4wElKPp5NNABqHLL6cSpT09hA/s1600/DSCN7734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyY371Un2orosLN6C5k-bsR8F6I6oSVmUwk7Uaub3ImhZwNjmUfVBwHNzU-k60HQFXwCGY3pXCDhXpGIfaakb5oQ8KkiRwe8uoHBh-5ov6-5xX0YbvY4wElKPp5NNABqHLL6cSpT09hA/s640/DSCN7734.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for warm enough weather to make several snowmen this year!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(the temps need to be in the 30's with melting snow in order to make snowmen)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo7MhVatMlxQGylruOENFHTCB2MGIQ6A5ZvQHW8MZn8u7XoB09ZR8faHMhZX05khKk7VTuLL-9cXqWOhLca-opdKDjp-ywlfpYymx6PDXdVCU5QbS-DkiJS8KNZDix9Q1o0YnzLoMO_8/s1600/DSCN7732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuo7MhVatMlxQGylruOENFHTCB2MGIQ6A5ZvQHW8MZn8u7XoB09ZR8faHMhZX05khKk7VTuLL-9cXqWOhLca-opdKDjp-ywlfpYymx6PDXdVCU5QbS-DkiJS8KNZDix9Q1o0YnzLoMO_8/s640/DSCN7732.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for our beautiful backyard to sled and play in!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HpxfMAoWjmEQ_PJMEFQkgu2sVDvG3j503-D6J9veO-giJ2OTXnC4VqKLUSMfEy4ljN7ptv4DQ0lWxZcG6TL3K3dX6xlWy2q9r8JteOkLSuEhhX52BgAqd7JO0BbjPFH4cHivdx8yajM/s1600/DSCN7745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HpxfMAoWjmEQ_PJMEFQkgu2sVDvG3j503-D6J9veO-giJ2OTXnC4VqKLUSMfEy4ljN7ptv4DQ0lWxZcG6TL3K3dX6xlWy2q9r8JteOkLSuEhhX52BgAqd7JO0BbjPFH4cHivdx8yajM/s640/DSCN7745.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>This middle child <i>loves </i>to play outside and she has such a playful spirit!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8eZgVcgY8rCP4p2oJ2FTOq7k7bLPkv9_gThnQur-nmax13A6DJ-p3kS002EME7_EzcWHxhva_yJOBNj1bzOgL8UHvh1OsNCxcMI_NOgjwub4nS9qSwjqQqpAeNdY9k3orTD_Lnd-HMM/s1600/DSCN7922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8eZgVcgY8rCP4p2oJ2FTOq7k7bLPkv9_gThnQur-nmax13A6DJ-p3kS002EME7_EzcWHxhva_yJOBNj1bzOgL8UHvh1OsNCxcMI_NOgjwub4nS9qSwjqQqpAeNdY9k3orTD_Lnd-HMM/s640/DSCN7922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifITi15RRnyPIkvXELAuaKTgkgLtM8KE23x-2Gs9U_EoPE5FwFF-RwDNz8KDrf-9TFVLP9eR_3biwBP3Ff5EbQUsJfHBCw4b7g5FdWvR60MfZAdIAQyHYQPPpH-NJcmSZf_kY__-3DpQ/s1600/DSCN7933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifITi15RRnyPIkvXELAuaKTgkgLtM8KE23x-2Gs9U_EoPE5FwFF-RwDNz8KDrf-9TFVLP9eR_3biwBP3Ff5EbQUsJfHBCw4b7g5FdWvR60MfZAdIAQyHYQPPpH-NJcmSZf_kY__-3DpQ/s640/DSCN7933.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>my kiddos get SO excited when mama goes sledding!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJaott3Uktqsb8cRtXBz5VCv-bhLhOTif5BBSN3dABaPmuV6s9CVokOUrJR7FVd1YI7vtpUc-0n2pxXMRHsyKwL3yDwmY4_wvmcOQFjXGMc1FX0aSAx5SsnbQ7Etm_Cqiz-SoEtXTO48/s1600/DSCN7932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJaott3Uktqsb8cRtXBz5VCv-bhLhOTif5BBSN3dABaPmuV6s9CVokOUrJR7FVd1YI7vtpUc-0n2pxXMRHsyKwL3yDwmY4_wvmcOQFjXGMc1FX0aSAx5SsnbQ7Etm_Cqiz-SoEtXTO48/s640/DSCN7932.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for long shadows at the top of the hill</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocHK0i5NFvxfrSP7D-JQ6Fmn3xL40VCNmFDBG_GWuDwZYmx-gR1egXGFZoolrowJ82CGAX7FQzBU1whzEwqybZuE-KXqh9XmJW0UKNvmiEaINmT9lBDSjXeC6VG82nixicAmtS0oW4Mw/s1600/DSCN3400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocHK0i5NFvxfrSP7D-JQ6Fmn3xL40VCNmFDBG_GWuDwZYmx-gR1egXGFZoolrowJ82CGAX7FQzBU1whzEwqybZuE-KXqh9XmJW0UKNvmiEaINmT9lBDSjXeC6VG82nixicAmtS0oW4Mw/s640/DSCN3400.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
It reminds me of these shadows from last year this time....</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdBaiH_2ijEAg7gopwYONHcPwsKEUyRX_EwLaMnX_G5bl_RdSa82nI3JwJSxjaZ_kwoiyTtQ2kN1wodMggNlYKwJ4DanB6T3fIQIi180wLiu4rXXUWVfrxfpFQqWWRhutic1z5rRjDsE/s1600/DSCN7936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdBaiH_2ijEAg7gopwYONHcPwsKEUyRX_EwLaMnX_G5bl_RdSa82nI3JwJSxjaZ_kwoiyTtQ2kN1wodMggNlYKwJ4DanB6T3fIQIi180wLiu4rXXUWVfrxfpFQqWWRhutic1z5rRjDsE/s640/DSCN7936.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
OK back to winter wonderland! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSYJmN6BvAJJQbs1MLvtV2xgOIIcVocWQKtPQgBdR_H_Qf7X6MW_iQbdzqHASqfVDqc3VAgj14MyeVU7vEfgdQU_XTXSbYdClsuDPCGP2ul4xzmBZyltzRY7cs49traWSjSFhF2kL-iU/s1600/DSCN7835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSYJmN6BvAJJQbs1MLvtV2xgOIIcVocWQKtPQgBdR_H_Qf7X6MW_iQbdzqHASqfVDqc3VAgj14MyeVU7vEfgdQU_XTXSbYdClsuDPCGP2ul4xzmBZyltzRY7cs49traWSjSFhF2kL-iU/s640/DSCN7835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>my grandma had her Christmas party and I got the chance to see lots of </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
my cousins! My beautiful grandma will be 95 this summer! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1jghu9k1ptSz-aAFjx52atIqgJI0L6MYxkLVjDjdZLzAn1HmFAx1LtItMpMa405CBxFjM-tslw9fjEOY-ww7Vwzeeh1Kwgx5uVlckZt1Ukowri8hdI-iKEla8rLbIcyoI4IrI6LqZgI/s1600/DSCN7991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1jghu9k1ptSz-aAFjx52atIqgJI0L6MYxkLVjDjdZLzAn1HmFAx1LtItMpMa405CBxFjM-tslw9fjEOY-ww7Vwzeeh1Kwgx5uVlckZt1Ukowri8hdI-iKEla8rLbIcyoI4IrI6LqZgI/s640/DSCN7991.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for new Science for littles</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(<a href="https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/magic-crystal-snowflake/">Borax snowflakes)</a> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(old Science for the big kids)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSlYYJZ2cf0DJQrUmXDaNiKUOjIxm8C0sfUHYPHDi1Xwkb80hMvXb7K6OTdfcrkcyNEq3c37c-cy_sUpTbShx4tcbH-lF8epBqEJRI2iDvo1rTr0OF1moVpuz-bHUEMqImFfNSHFVnB8/s1600/DSCN7985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSlYYJZ2cf0DJQrUmXDaNiKUOjIxm8C0sfUHYPHDi1Xwkb80hMvXb7K6OTdfcrkcyNEq3c37c-cy_sUpTbShx4tcbH-lF8epBqEJRI2iDvo1rTr0OF1moVpuz-bHUEMqImFfNSHFVnB8/s640/DSCN7985.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for fun winter crafts and fun kids that like to do them! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe4VVo5pmWQYg9IMISnGQ4Dz08KrXOJRDucTcTD9As0fEPU7XWV7O6_KXzR_FHX4iAsHz4TSgFH2zNusd2ada3EPHF4xLMl_cn3YKd_MMXshoQH8doo0Z0PTnMS8RKIkInlIweQeLoKA/s1600/DSCN7984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbe4VVo5pmWQYg9IMISnGQ4Dz08KrXOJRDucTcTD9As0fEPU7XWV7O6_KXzR_FHX4iAsHz4TSgFH2zNusd2ada3EPHF4xLMl_cn3YKd_MMXshoQH8doo0Z0PTnMS8RKIkInlIweQeLoKA/s640/DSCN7984.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ2crzOaKPdKOeFFQ5N-cfEkFuT27Fz5N8NZLh8KPw83kyhHQEwgkG-m2hbbqXzEHiXxhuWc2nWbwPzpeQK2BZNVEe2WgCc2FFmLuSFcdxSEJaDJxmdrHKck0Y4Dkjt8DTvmJNzQ8S1M/s1600/DSCN7992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ2crzOaKPdKOeFFQ5N-cfEkFuT27Fz5N8NZLh8KPw83kyhHQEwgkG-m2hbbqXzEHiXxhuWc2nWbwPzpeQK2BZNVEe2WgCc2FFmLuSFcdxSEJaDJxmdrHKck0Y4Dkjt8DTvmJNzQ8S1M/s640/DSCN7992.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for paper snowflakes</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kayB5pDjgqoX0iG_Ipc5Wce74-NIYmZLAX_zmYj6tv1Zed75AL5pi3t4qXwXs6ZQmjqqx710iiFT0XvvaG_w3ayfxEYisTGa5OySCAZx4lwVHnDW91LE2G220tBBaiT4sy7Yrww03qQ/s1600/DSCN8153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kayB5pDjgqoX0iG_Ipc5Wce74-NIYmZLAX_zmYj6tv1Zed75AL5pi3t4qXwXs6ZQmjqqx710iiFT0XvvaG_w3ayfxEYisTGa5OySCAZx4lwVHnDW91LE2G220tBBaiT4sy7Yrww03qQ/s640/DSCN8153.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<b>Thankful </b>for our winter craft door</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iUxfji8VvSJBaRahjWxI_13mabvFs2AG832Ck-af6sRJZIlSDq3hkhYNbVIMktQaSc9PZvRwdiDKc1ThTgupc-AiuZfVW9vMI29nDcEdIcQz4X0tjOpmlVykbgNfeHJOEk1_hIgh5C0/s1600/DSCN8149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iUxfji8VvSJBaRahjWxI_13mabvFs2AG832Ck-af6sRJZIlSDq3hkhYNbVIMktQaSc9PZvRwdiDKc1ThTgupc-AiuZfVW9vMI29nDcEdIcQz4X0tjOpmlVykbgNfeHJOEk1_hIgh5C0/s640/DSCN8149.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<b>Thankful </b>for beautiful fresh flowers in my window and the hope for Spring.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOwlnSAnvP_HYiYJIvbqlDd7wDJMkL-vbP4gChCv0aca1OY9U-wVncLXEIbYnwHvWOqBzpIQ6FFBNoCaVgaZYn9eLf9w79QBCy3UiKbox5bF-piAs1mIinCXJMoLUbCroOPcp9XeD9jk/s1600/DSCN8049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOwlnSAnvP_HYiYJIvbqlDd7wDJMkL-vbP4gChCv0aca1OY9U-wVncLXEIbYnwHvWOqBzpIQ6FFBNoCaVgaZYn9eLf9w79QBCy3UiKbox5bF-piAs1mIinCXJMoLUbCroOPcp9XeD9jk/s640/DSCN8049.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for my entry room dresser </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(the 2 littles' clothes are in there) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpjMktl-_jnbvGGoiyDFEUC0QY2J8-b7jVsySztaCb6OuHEYtR6WnVLyAVPiw6BJl6I3Dv2deDltwNPiCbjH6sIubghXrGG9E56esnDwlxhabqjPYYcIaJQWlf6URjYVYeJoSRdhZFpw/s1600/DSCN8050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpjMktl-_jnbvGGoiyDFEUC0QY2J8-b7jVsySztaCb6OuHEYtR6WnVLyAVPiw6BJl6I3Dv2deDltwNPiCbjH6sIubghXrGG9E56esnDwlxhabqjPYYcIaJQWlf6URjYVYeJoSRdhZFpw/s640/DSCN8050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and my simple red-berry bouquet</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(is this a Christmas only thing or can I have this out all year?)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_kic3PyjczIPgMlbX2R32dp2YwxA5iePao2zNHqPmuS0V_gutUjBmxlV_jM2Cr1_htrlFvGrCW534_ALbdojnw9A1KrwTfa70LmZ3NUwft5ypkklDqyyq2rcg_TbtV8OwzdNTj8AEWQ/s1600/DSCN8055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_kic3PyjczIPgMlbX2R32dp2YwxA5iePao2zNHqPmuS0V_gutUjBmxlV_jM2Cr1_htrlFvGrCW534_ALbdojnw9A1KrwTfa70LmZ3NUwft5ypkklDqyyq2rcg_TbtV8OwzdNTj8AEWQ/s640/DSCN8055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for big kids and string games</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUOrRbtHZSqhb1wwa2A6cRbNZIUzia5I6QOWuaHWvXmTMrxxYWLw5UA-zOw5SGND7ucY5XVHSm7DtoFJYxMZFz4V92Qj1sWzDzWE2vooB0R3Nf-c9pveCdeGU0g4ORu9-fZTBGvm0n8A/s1600/DSCN8053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUOrRbtHZSqhb1wwa2A6cRbNZIUzia5I6QOWuaHWvXmTMrxxYWLw5UA-zOw5SGND7ucY5XVHSm7DtoFJYxMZFz4V92Qj1sWzDzWE2vooB0R3Nf-c9pveCdeGU0g4ORu9-fZTBGvm0n8A/s640/DSCN8053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
The same games I played when I was a kid.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFRHP7X2L_T9DhfbWLWjOaBnVj6hl6l8sJ_c_NLZ7s4NOCcc8F5CmpI3vpuTcfTxYtBGQhp5gWci1H5L28-tQS8Qwh6Rr_xjoTuDPEfN2I4CbsjRsPpAMtVi0L_imBkVYTFQOgHYZRg4/s1600/DSCN8042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFRHP7X2L_T9DhfbWLWjOaBnVj6hl6l8sJ_c_NLZ7s4NOCcc8F5CmpI3vpuTcfTxYtBGQhp5gWci1H5L28-tQS8Qwh6Rr_xjoTuDPEfN2I4CbsjRsPpAMtVi0L_imBkVYTFQOgHYZRg4/s640/DSCN8042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for January sugar cookie baking!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxChHDiQAJAzaz3qKRvCuwQ_tVrpTJIWsPEHFn3T8z0rwHgdUjNUpBv_3ukcK0z7BR4bzNRxHodC8AMKy1zcPSY5nLdc2UW3lZuDtOdwN5TnPhGUuxCuiCtScCRXWEHqeDISXuIebqwQ/s1600/DSCN8051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxChHDiQAJAzaz3qKRvCuwQ_tVrpTJIWsPEHFn3T8z0rwHgdUjNUpBv_3ukcK0z7BR4bzNRxHodC8AMKy1zcPSY5nLdc2UW3lZuDtOdwN5TnPhGUuxCuiCtScCRXWEHqeDISXuIebqwQ/s640/DSCN8051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Recipe<a href="http://jamieskitchenblessings.blogspot.com/2013/12/special-sugar-cookies.html"> HERE</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQKovqFY628LB78twf37cQnNxn0J5JeJ5yYAuau6VDQ0kvv9yWfK7oKp7OC-dhznZ_vdoz8b60OSp94dMfTXsTzZowpndsUXt403qr1Wx6zKxgfSEgX-AHIrRBs46wONFK1Kf96lhX_g/s1600/DSCN8092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQKovqFY628LB78twf37cQnNxn0J5JeJ5yYAuau6VDQ0kvv9yWfK7oKp7OC-dhznZ_vdoz8b60OSp94dMfTXsTzZowpndsUXt403qr1Wx6zKxgfSEgX-AHIrRBs46wONFK1Kf96lhX_g/s640/DSCN8092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for a new way to curl the girls' hair!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
You take a pencil and wrap the hair around it, then, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
flat iron it, it took about 45-60 minutes per head, depending on how thick the hair was. <br />
I got up really early this particular day! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLE9HX3yFvvHRCcuuH4ScA1ZsTsl8muSVp4WmbRDd193p-g2brmFRN_WT_iwY68DBLMYJBAZgrOYkgZnVfHVP_EL1vV857Mg_Wtori_kKKHG7uSWlpCIoOvMfkuNnsRZtJJWOMFZGl9S0/s1600/DSCN8093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLE9HX3yFvvHRCcuuH4ScA1ZsTsl8muSVp4WmbRDd193p-g2brmFRN_WT_iwY68DBLMYJBAZgrOYkgZnVfHVP_EL1vV857Mg_Wtori_kKKHG7uSWlpCIoOvMfkuNnsRZtJJWOMFZGl9S0/s640/DSCN8093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKksNC_84vnNny6_-7uZobGW93v2L4Vpe_vVZsxJ14Orx0oj9ckQ9ALuz9UzyoXevzfMv0SgFv6p03u0vdeVTNjmAwwp5M-Xex3qmr1OayP5lsAq2dM-IftCVYYKB9n1e0Yzd0YLACAMA/s1600/DSCN8109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKksNC_84vnNny6_-7uZobGW93v2L4Vpe_vVZsxJ14Orx0oj9ckQ9ALuz9UzyoXevzfMv0SgFv6p03u0vdeVTNjmAwwp5M-Xex3qmr1OayP5lsAq2dM-IftCVYYKB9n1e0Yzd0YLACAMA/s640/DSCN8109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
These curls lasted 2 days. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
We've also tried straw curls, but those don't last as long. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(curling on a straw, tying it and sleeping in the "straw curlers")</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII_7f5lO2D5_NjO6xYJ3cByS9AypV_219OoeYZvh_8GvAeKROQxQXFJb6_5tW2z1uXnav63QJXXLsjlGIxirxYob64RfktAzPN9aTFdGHR7pem85_Q6nZ0yZUXBOChyphenhyphenqoQpIMoLpZv-E/s1600/RSCN8143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII_7f5lO2D5_NjO6xYJ3cByS9AypV_219OoeYZvh_8GvAeKROQxQXFJb6_5tW2z1uXnav63QJXXLsjlGIxirxYob64RfktAzPN9aTFdGHR7pem85_Q6nZ0yZUXBOChyphenhyphenqoQpIMoLpZv-E/s640/RSCN8143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgAodrpS1KHualDcrkM4j-36Koq4fXdrQO2QiWvIPPWAEkv4bHdRQSAAXcOVkwQsN0OhThauU9brp3jNPJBXDptWJq4sRYEpb10iCLUGhrezuzivMUFpZEe3rap-oxD_3lhINjKh1sVM/s1600/DSCN7888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgAodrpS1KHualDcrkM4j-36Koq4fXdrQO2QiWvIPPWAEkv4bHdRQSAAXcOVkwQsN0OhThauU9brp3jNPJBXDptWJq4sRYEpb10iCLUGhrezuzivMUFpZEe3rap-oxD_3lhINjKh1sVM/s640/DSCN7888.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>I've been hosting some teen nights!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
My goal is to do these 2x/month</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The kids just come here and hang out for a few hours.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I've done it twice now and had over 30 kids total, including mine.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Love how the boys arm wrestle!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtqgZo69zg-K17arLop3z5dQlafhvbsr9Q65pTrGshiDlGDW8Wye1Hq6LRjNtyTIzMkJL7lNNVvHIEN1uwoDoljHx-2PflrDZsuQWWmxiPWOaaqlmHnFfBG7b5svpXAScRVTDCyEba_w/s1600/DSCN7907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtqgZo69zg-K17arLop3z5dQlafhvbsr9Q65pTrGshiDlGDW8Wye1Hq6LRjNtyTIzMkJL7lNNVvHIEN1uwoDoljHx-2PflrDZsuQWWmxiPWOaaqlmHnFfBG7b5svpXAScRVTDCyEba_w/s640/DSCN7907.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for our old air hockey table in the basement!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SukplTGz24gUUUfpuHzaf1UiWich_h-tcaWQMRYA6WPR8FO4GJ-AAtX_ILMtZGUiCqHyWEg4Of_pWiqzRlZpjguCOOfNEl0fwKtF9QqV7-qX9wpKhRVqq6TsjV-7YUT-9_HdomYMg2E/s1600/DSCN8158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SukplTGz24gUUUfpuHzaf1UiWich_h-tcaWQMRYA6WPR8FO4GJ-AAtX_ILMtZGUiCqHyWEg4Of_pWiqzRlZpjguCOOfNEl0fwKtF9QqV7-qX9wpKhRVqq6TsjV-7YUT-9_HdomYMg2E/s640/DSCN8158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for the pre-party party!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(some of the kids came early to hang out before the party)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NKaTXXGRfgPjNDtpfbEGnKndqRnn5QCDa-Xp2Ut0kpLABz0UGHBaNPqum5Y0ETg2t8J0By3k_vPIGUpJe7rgSyyi9K038lu_unqMxrRrwCwXhdAwdp8Q7KFmSmsejuClw7J7rUojUoE/s1600/DSCN8172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NKaTXXGRfgPjNDtpfbEGnKndqRnn5QCDa-Xp2Ut0kpLABz0UGHBaNPqum5Y0ETg2t8J0By3k_vPIGUpJe7rgSyyi9K038lu_unqMxrRrwCwXhdAwdp8Q7KFmSmsejuClw7J7rUojUoE/s640/DSCN8172.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for the HUGE coat pile! This makes me smile for some reason! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6Hx1ajn8cOkJLBtcZj5iMNz0AGTPNmLEw-pZa1q1occj3yY8wu_bjRPb2LkUl4JuixJNssg-ducBViUrEChm0tgHkYWhwPSEu5ssoZ5IDVC-m3__U-OZ8qsd8ENZmDWLh8rrJ2Bx8XU/s1600/DSCN8189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6Hx1ajn8cOkJLBtcZj5iMNz0AGTPNmLEw-pZa1q1occj3yY8wu_bjRPb2LkUl4JuixJNssg-ducBViUrEChm0tgHkYWhwPSEu5ssoZ5IDVC-m3__U-OZ8qsd8ENZmDWLh8rrJ2Bx8XU/s640/DSCN8189.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
More arm wrestling! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZPRUM7xVaFr6VWg4Ss99pwRtXsEXDr_ppqTFbOMy6JYuZRosZ5QnYti_vdrxskcFXecC8VRzy18W13tGnPF-zC2SJRHhipV9m27s9SwjSOf1umBuO_hfy3Y_sUMtf7Cbapa-tY6uqVM/s1600/DSCN7890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZPRUM7xVaFr6VWg4Ss99pwRtXsEXDr_ppqTFbOMy6JYuZRosZ5QnYti_vdrxskcFXecC8VRzy18W13tGnPF-zC2SJRHhipV9m27s9SwjSOf1umBuO_hfy3Y_sUMtf7Cbapa-tY6uqVM/s640/DSCN7890.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
They all hang out in the basement and my littles <i>LOVE </i>the big kids!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mhIpQbzURL60YYgHkrmTZ0m-yZj_5yczhdlvMowBr33IMES_5pqkrjccHHK80XmlAJgdb5ned9XULVfpL-ABi0zQviFiWEs3bhwjnOQgA1vuZ1LEGXTlgUdIrsX6xcIpcVsF4TFzbWw/s1600/DSCN7914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mhIpQbzURL60YYgHkrmTZ0m-yZj_5yczhdlvMowBr33IMES_5pqkrjccHHK80XmlAJgdb5ned9XULVfpL-ABi0zQviFiWEs3bhwjnOQgA1vuZ1LEGXTlgUdIrsX6xcIpcVsF4TFzbWw/s640/DSCN7914.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>some kids bring younger siblings! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
These 2 have been friends since they were babies! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfPX_gWlOsNVByQLnLZxhIAgCjdM7u7mApkjlLlnf3Sy6XPiGLOpJdHe7NwvNNCBVK0PsWZUH6c6SosH2AQmHgHZECyvd90xSIYz-mAiS9HKNPv_oYnmIuLS-Vu5HwF-av8XPQ9KcuKE/s1600/DSCN8201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfPX_gWlOsNVByQLnLZxhIAgCjdM7u7mApkjlLlnf3Sy6XPiGLOpJdHe7NwvNNCBVK0PsWZUH6c6SosH2AQmHgHZECyvd90xSIYz-mAiS9HKNPv_oYnmIuLS-Vu5HwF-av8XPQ9KcuKE/s640/DSCN8201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>I needed some ear plug things and found these great over-the-ear ones! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
They do not fall off when I workout!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bWooJzHwoqSEXAY73CRvWTQBq5QIfq-9-qn8n2u8HRoSspLYu9Eimx6Mv17P8YjGRQqJlO2uk_fBH4CVhgWtQb3Au4atBm1EjqOuRfT-wRoBwiA8l0ZpLpw2MDdznBLCsxwP06fx5E8/s1600/DSCN7870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bWooJzHwoqSEXAY73CRvWTQBq5QIfq-9-qn8n2u8HRoSspLYu9Eimx6Mv17P8YjGRQqJlO2uk_fBH4CVhgWtQb3Au4atBm1EjqOuRfT-wRoBwiA8l0ZpLpw2MDdznBLCsxwP06fx5E8/s640/DSCN7870.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for my favorite medal of all, the one I wear all the time</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(except when I try to be cool and wear a decorative jewelry, then I just add other medals to those)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(see my recent posts)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I've had this medal for probably 23 years</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMekT0MDiOPjtI1Pqd7WHsuOpBVwaXBy3U3-N_YGYlz4_2U2BECW9yZVO1o0UOWTvtXpaEz-TQ-S9at2pLzSPfH9HYgKHbgyxwjxg100HFWhNOvwM4td-sgunt_3TiS9awohyphenhyphenl295iWdc/s1600/DSCN7885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMekT0MDiOPjtI1Pqd7WHsuOpBVwaXBy3U3-N_YGYlz4_2U2BECW9yZVO1o0UOWTvtXpaEz-TQ-S9at2pLzSPfH9HYgKHbgyxwjxg100HFWhNOvwM4td-sgunt_3TiS9awohyphenhyphenl295iWdc/s640/DSCN7885.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dybikonBhw9KQtbbb-Uk6pKk2Iij1I8E1Hp3XqdXJd2EP4Q731wkMvGW83JdI9cxbYqNreetBzei025_OQReg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for piano recitals and our piano teacher!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mary has taught all 4 of our oldest kids.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My oldest son is working now and taking college classes and decided after 9 years </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
of piano, to take a break.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My oldest daughter was in a play this past fall and had to take a break from piano.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(she is back at it though now)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My 2nd oldest daughter decided after a year, piano was not for her. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is my 4th child playing.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMdvwmeH84jmiDNn6hvi2ndmaFxSVPRXDtvOykSYmnjj3V9qmupooN1clLKsLkGI2ZZrtoGaRkwhozeNhpy5uTT61xy4xCxwwp4Y0uYeSZIAnjmhw8Vz4ThE31aBxuSI2YF8puGuM0FU/s1600/DSCN8206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMdvwmeH84jmiDNn6hvi2ndmaFxSVPRXDtvOykSYmnjj3V9qmupooN1clLKsLkGI2ZZrtoGaRkwhozeNhpy5uTT61xy4xCxwwp4Y0uYeSZIAnjmhw8Vz4ThE31aBxuSI2YF8puGuM0FU/s640/DSCN8206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Thankful </b>for kitchen tables.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Yesterday my in-laws had their old table delivered to our home. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
They are so generous to us.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This table is HUGE!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Every time I've been there, I've thought what an awesome table this is!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It's a 9 foot, one whole piece, extra-wide top, solid board-room type table. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(I think we can fit at least 14 around it with more chairs)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE75RPD_9QfyDSVxkO1L1ZBUwmkryfLBtoa2P8g9RArW38vBRUyv7P8lvybUow8IMIbhjyGGBwRfwvjJ190JwXXQJq_vYEykmKUVrWz8NvqCBihesFVK2ht7O9mTe2MgZlaoO_TqpgwI/s1600/DSCN8207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE75RPD_9QfyDSVxkO1L1ZBUwmkryfLBtoa2P8g9RArW38vBRUyv7P8lvybUow8IMIbhjyGGBwRfwvjJ190JwXXQJq_vYEykmKUVrWz8NvqCBihesFVK2ht7O9mTe2MgZlaoO_TqpgwI/s640/DSCN8207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
The table is over 40 years old. </div>
<div align="center">
My father-in-law saw it being disposed of out a window of a business building in</div>
<div align="center">
the Twin Cities and asked if he could have it. </div>
<div align="center">
Last night when I was wiping it after it was delivered, </div>
<div align="center">
it brought me to tears.</div>
<div align="center">
Thinking of all the family time that was spent at this table and </div>
<div align="center">
how hard it probably was for my mother-in-law to give it away.</div>
<div align="center">
(they need something smaller for my FIL to be able to get around easier)</div>
<div align="center">
I can only promise her that thousands of meals, games and prayers will take place around this </div>
<div align="center">
very special table. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVK9pJsj22NITNIpTzorhW3TypOX-9_Dokl9rvC1iHgsBFPTmBEORJrPequ9D3kxJs_wsCFHhexv6kXDj5kddwMBwWzqH9TcEnaU7RXywBf7X82NlE6o5SSvDsawgLZCFebjNGUOuFq0/s1600/RSCN8134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVK9pJsj22NITNIpTzorhW3TypOX-9_Dokl9rvC1iHgsBFPTmBEORJrPequ9D3kxJs_wsCFHhexv6kXDj5kddwMBwWzqH9TcEnaU7RXywBf7X82NlE6o5SSvDsawgLZCFebjNGUOuFq0/s640/RSCN8134.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Trying to be <b>Thankful </b>wherever I am, even though I dream of warm weather.</div>
<div align="center">
Our life is no where near perfect. </div>
<div align="center">
It's messy, loud, crazy and sometimes sad. </div>
<div align="center">
But it's our life and I'm ever so <b>Thankful </b>for all of God's blessings.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXnhzDpoeG1xrqtdTNP9kTKqVoz6xS4yNFa-nt8O-9DvzM1D36fwbCmWMgkYuMVYKTj69P-mDNY2ZQiL_zSpub0s4YObKKd84Y688JQsE6Elh8QHkKa-BdsDnMWV4GYUys2MQfsohQKs/s1600/DSCN8203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXnhzDpoeG1xrqtdTNP9kTKqVoz6xS4yNFa-nt8O-9DvzM1D36fwbCmWMgkYuMVYKTj69P-mDNY2ZQiL_zSpub0s4YObKKd84Y688JQsE6Elh8QHkKa-BdsDnMWV4GYUys2MQfsohQKs/s640/DSCN8203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<b>Thankful </b>you made it to the last picture! </div>
<br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-17911899326896873872017-01-25T13:23:00.001-06:002017-01-25T18:36:21.798-06:00ABC ArtI want to share with you a project we started at the beginning of the school year. I started it because there were a few letters my littles kept getting stuck on remembering, so I thought this would help them, and it did! They have the letters mastered now! I hung these in our toy room as we did them, in no particular order. I did the cutting of the letters, but they glued, drew, stuck, painted and did the rest. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VlKwkxa9BSHG6Qla4s9AKw37bfZe04AAVxjFQExcB7LIJXEcMPos6NddKtBC4-8DIFUeq0y1ECUJtfjZOM_yj3EIuGyTAwI5ItambLfZIMTSD3I7uqVDPrDFfJTHcvnIeJCPAGB71IM/s1600/DSCN7972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VlKwkxa9BSHG6Qla4s9AKw37bfZe04AAVxjFQExcB7LIJXEcMPos6NddKtBC4-8DIFUeq0y1ECUJtfjZOM_yj3EIuGyTAwI5ItambLfZIMTSD3I7uqVDPrDFfJTHcvnIeJCPAGB71IM/s640/DSCN7972.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUS9nkjN_yrhLhpegpdOdmHHwMl4itGjwP5oV69TF37I8Kdqvn7QtZthXAuvu540Eg6ooEMJ_28adhAJEbRJGLR-CdJIZIRx-ebJasWg-CjOj2qsIowoyWaWRRrpjdLlA28lihp873ko/s1600/DSCN7973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUS9nkjN_yrhLhpegpdOdmHHwMl4itGjwP5oV69TF37I8Kdqvn7QtZthXAuvu540Eg6ooEMJ_28adhAJEbRJGLR-CdJIZIRx-ebJasWg-CjOj2qsIowoyWaWRRrpjdLlA28lihp873ko/s640/DSCN7973.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFiNgjpIQZ-Z7PlyWdqNw0NvD-j4TceDCCoa0-xeDv9_W0C0DIj8DcZCy_Bicy35WLX7Vt9-NCTtIyezbcWuYFrTSGp8kiB2lAEzk88GRUjcPp3KKeK9P_clmhOZ3o0WYp_ZIqh6lUdg/s1600/RSCN7976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQFiNgjpIQZ-Z7PlyWdqNw0NvD-j4TceDCCoa0-xeDv9_W0C0DIj8DcZCy_Bicy35WLX7Vt9-NCTtIyezbcWuYFrTSGp8kiB2lAEzk88GRUjcPp3KKeK9P_clmhOZ3o0WYp_ZIqh6lUdg/s640/RSCN7976.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmuBneGSEoK-lLlIeJQsKU-3GFAP_FjvEmCiXJWturDTVzbo9VNhpr0DvV96RnOADPEpH5nK4rN4vNjMJuLNXpOzVY3G2p4kI3HAPCQrrz4O9hdxcm7xzw6_6YHYjrISTzk2T6rHLhaU/s1600/DSCN7971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmuBneGSEoK-lLlIeJQsKU-3GFAP_FjvEmCiXJWturDTVzbo9VNhpr0DvV96RnOADPEpH5nK4rN4vNjMJuLNXpOzVY3G2p4kI3HAPCQrrz4O9hdxcm7xzw6_6YHYjrISTzk2T6rHLhaU/s640/DSCN7971.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uOwLL1cEZ5Rfx6fhm8d7oEX2qwWg5JGxrXhtjNDmVhkR61n-nw2XOi8ocYocB4ttgt65hwBP8O9uDNiRU2pUhjY7yNINIw7YRBIYKUjyZRxOChO5cAfbEM9uGVAtwDplRrBXSCPJ-Hs/s1600/DSCN7974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uOwLL1cEZ5Rfx6fhm8d7oEX2qwWg5JGxrXhtjNDmVhkR61n-nw2XOi8ocYocB4ttgt65hwBP8O9uDNiRU2pUhjY7yNINIw7YRBIYKUjyZRxOChO5cAfbEM9uGVAtwDplRrBXSCPJ-Hs/s640/DSCN7974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAzDjkMb0r7vrEf0H1djhb-v3WkpUqzRzjRqOCxCyPGLkJ75hR7mNJwMrG6kjEyBXNy3uMlaEp7bqIHPL311WjlECmSLCV28Tsj83tBAR58RrYCSjOor-JtrQipS71y2pWZqakCUk9hc/s1600/DSCN7967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAzDjkMb0r7vrEf0H1djhb-v3WkpUqzRzjRqOCxCyPGLkJ75hR7mNJwMrG6kjEyBXNy3uMlaEp7bqIHPL311WjlECmSLCV28Tsj83tBAR58RrYCSjOor-JtrQipS71y2pWZqakCUk9hc/s640/DSCN7967.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwjVnT_0syJie4VIIAhjEu2Ov9gvR1IAfHkyzz3s1fF1e3WIm6WS_5QWwM1qsEfSzhjSDdZ1cvyCUlmJl1-gg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
Sorry for the lighting in this video, but it was too cute not to share! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PSjTfW_mDyZcVW_ZLDQ9IsgQpvN0pXV-GZ8zACS2BnQEwkqFuIMdvhfoVNNSZ9S9oF0_TGCdIRytSawL0sTAa6zloS7viwaAY6LH7px83h48nCOwosMeP0-j8Dl7ktK4DNxLVYENdTc/s1600/DSCN7993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PSjTfW_mDyZcVW_ZLDQ9IsgQpvN0pXV-GZ8zACS2BnQEwkqFuIMdvhfoVNNSZ9S9oF0_TGCdIRytSawL0sTAa6zloS7viwaAY6LH7px83h48nCOwosMeP0-j8Dl7ktK4DNxLVYENdTc/s640/DSCN7993.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurno7WygnSVqkKLuzev1sxPgaDnZe8NlzEvADEnrfBeHIsljQKxDgKhUJmsFYbYJJlKJJ15zZi4qUeoI1ebe4evGpcZHDQ3GrnhCPEqA0IiJ5GUC17E1jXb_DznIgUVjpAlGiTsA7f5U/s1600/DSCN7994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurno7WygnSVqkKLuzev1sxPgaDnZe8NlzEvADEnrfBeHIsljQKxDgKhUJmsFYbYJJlKJJ15zZi4qUeoI1ebe4evGpcZHDQ3GrnhCPEqA0IiJ5GUC17E1jXb_DznIgUVjpAlGiTsA7f5U/s640/DSCN7994.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAR9NemSB5BnZYzJm5DielEwypRbFWGdnV7M4M7BmA7Q4u210yrV0RE_cjsweLt1cZydBKyTLWC8tansbawA0Q1xwAQdh006gNgU95JJ4t_ffoQ3wHiTX39fX1Gdo8nakF_lUx4XzpfJs/s1600/DSCN7998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAR9NemSB5BnZYzJm5DielEwypRbFWGdnV7M4M7BmA7Q4u210yrV0RE_cjsweLt1cZydBKyTLWC8tansbawA0Q1xwAQdh006gNgU95JJ4t_ffoQ3wHiTX39fX1Gdo8nakF_lUx4XzpfJs/s640/DSCN7998.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXsP-Hf7lus-nMddfJrGaZxhb7B5SnbY7LoT-Gk_oPM6WhfxFrCRkeZcpQGNTIAoJxr9Mmmw2rVuDwMfh67D4WfI2I_iq3evsGWaY0HU8ZKbOH541HNxt-8JpqAcnFRL63J6rZdSdDDI/s1600/DSCN8000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXsP-Hf7lus-nMddfJrGaZxhb7B5SnbY7LoT-Gk_oPM6WhfxFrCRkeZcpQGNTIAoJxr9Mmmw2rVuDwMfh67D4WfI2I_iq3evsGWaY0HU8ZKbOH541HNxt-8JpqAcnFRL63J6rZdSdDDI/s640/DSCN8000.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6QJRIhN0anAa5bW62hV30L0opvT7gT_sa1-Qt2lgoNZN7RBY8spfcISc1Vapqb4LUWLj-m36JIMBmgQyurcCu9qRUxBIG9jeJhj0-FxULzlG1j_QXItdj6W7vaqrMZ9KexvYvi6Qu0E/s1600/DSCN8001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6QJRIhN0anAa5bW62hV30L0opvT7gT_sa1-Qt2lgoNZN7RBY8spfcISc1Vapqb4LUWLj-m36JIMBmgQyurcCu9qRUxBIG9jeJhj0-FxULzlG1j_QXItdj6W7vaqrMZ9KexvYvi6Qu0E/s640/DSCN8001.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqLt98sx4SxsRlg_jw5Pw-xW8tn2cn5ktsTr8F4B6pvMznMerjdreQH_vEiAOXQkehKvPw4xw7afe_yPdSmEE47A1liFGsGmh_9dHj0azOM_iE9hR6T14QfjrSz4Du2KN549zUU3Lh2s/s1600/DSCN8002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqLt98sx4SxsRlg_jw5Pw-xW8tn2cn5ktsTr8F4B6pvMznMerjdreQH_vEiAOXQkehKvPw4xw7afe_yPdSmEE47A1liFGsGmh_9dHj0azOM_iE9hR6T14QfjrSz4Du2KN549zUU3Lh2s/s640/DSCN8002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEfpVEnGCR7P2bWaT4DG_t9ax3tS5dqNJSPxk5WEiqvwOTL5lhxK6c-7sjk5jm_GgTyU_VYn3nb147kGAtPBSBL16qwPBcA1H1M7oB_W0xA0UC1RbE9-X9iAgmszEeAO8sBmIJy0-Ov4/s1600/DSCN8003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEfpVEnGCR7P2bWaT4DG_t9ax3tS5dqNJSPxk5WEiqvwOTL5lhxK6c-7sjk5jm_GgTyU_VYn3nb147kGAtPBSBL16qwPBcA1H1M7oB_W0xA0UC1RbE9-X9iAgmszEeAO8sBmIJy0-Ov4/s640/DSCN8003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlldPApsrXs3eIykHHdpszUcToYbjSH5XjBguNihbvhmLCL2NrtIAQR_hN-97bQ9UfqtX-zHrRDmSTvO5KAmuxNJ_aXKDpZybD3BXhRCjm_CjSxNYeYcmRFlXcQd-3B9UY-GhsSGA3Rs/s1600/DSCN8005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlldPApsrXs3eIykHHdpszUcToYbjSH5XjBguNihbvhmLCL2NrtIAQR_hN-97bQ9UfqtX-zHrRDmSTvO5KAmuxNJ_aXKDpZybD3BXhRCjm_CjSxNYeYcmRFlXcQd-3B9UY-GhsSGA3Rs/s640/DSCN8005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMa4TJLEyJcDr3_9p0FvxkONOsveNIv-krR5ecoXZFH6ck0LF2nFNYC0OYlCC41mFmHqxz4SnQLwglVOcfJL5FI8Z0yAxuzFBkAQBMqCoBqE3nPxj2TTZzxDqFps7nD38bjoo1tU12Sg/s1600/DSCN8006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMa4TJLEyJcDr3_9p0FvxkONOsveNIv-krR5ecoXZFH6ck0LF2nFNYC0OYlCC41mFmHqxz4SnQLwglVOcfJL5FI8Z0yAxuzFBkAQBMqCoBqE3nPxj2TTZzxDqFps7nD38bjoo1tU12Sg/s640/DSCN8006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OniCjLJqdYfQPBAz14jVVjzJ0t4qLHoCeHQnEtRHqd6n0Yrl4LGnSNbZQ21Wkow7dj8Nbrb7VENAM5ugSJV8VMRu3wi5-V8e6kDsCi7xE4nK6-ozguqHY0F9yOg1ml5_IIWCZvVptOk/s1600/DSCN8008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OniCjLJqdYfQPBAz14jVVjzJ0t4qLHoCeHQnEtRHqd6n0Yrl4LGnSNbZQ21Wkow7dj8Nbrb7VENAM5ugSJV8VMRu3wi5-V8e6kDsCi7xE4nK6-ozguqHY0F9yOg1ml5_IIWCZvVptOk/s640/DSCN8008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq0eU26mf0PU2omk3ZvBfs3LvkIU6-dH_HsbAk6bvZCIAoO9qBrXmoxRxguPGasPiAvt1XVpdxHRnNDZg8xMBccGIAqDZ7t7xrFSoPHsXQzzoZnT7XVIF9S0vOnXQUt1h7sNHwPe6Ax8/s1600/DSCN8009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq0eU26mf0PU2omk3ZvBfs3LvkIU6-dH_HsbAk6bvZCIAoO9qBrXmoxRxguPGasPiAvt1XVpdxHRnNDZg8xMBccGIAqDZ7t7xrFSoPHsXQzzoZnT7XVIF9S0vOnXQUt1h7sNHwPe6Ax8/s640/DSCN8009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTaL5zjkF4cDkcJvUSM_54jXcfXt-1R5_h2O1dqSQFKlJ0uRjIZPNYHBCMcqWEOi07U3Q_IxfAx8XCx0RjWS8rJKMkmyl2cWzI998j_ZrIJXgnFuljrqaH39L1lLGil6vi7jmiiI8Ry8/s1600/DSCN8011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTaL5zjkF4cDkcJvUSM_54jXcfXt-1R5_h2O1dqSQFKlJ0uRjIZPNYHBCMcqWEOi07U3Q_IxfAx8XCx0RjWS8rJKMkmyl2cWzI998j_ZrIJXgnFuljrqaH39L1lLGil6vi7jmiiI8Ry8/s640/DSCN8011.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA0ODtAMXy7VjY_nBnNE3fQJMqkz7dSyBaYLoZELOpYxtkD4t35nrjdxrW6n83i4_z3N2lK6ldVh6yc04R7G54mibODSuCifQAFCLLwMomXShncIGrp9UgAG5cke8yQHgReTa-FQDqgs/s1600/DSCN8012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA0ODtAMXy7VjY_nBnNE3fQJMqkz7dSyBaYLoZELOpYxtkD4t35nrjdxrW6n83i4_z3N2lK6ldVh6yc04R7G54mibODSuCifQAFCLLwMomXShncIGrp9UgAG5cke8yQHgReTa-FQDqgs/s640/DSCN8012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64N2p9Qju2Z2sKEPGY1XY7Usc0pnQ8U1CMUoPVFCYB6B0A3aty_ySGHPm2n6r5vYWD0zhkXZgIheYwAWnqntdnNO1393EpQeK_HVi3VD7i9f8r8c3ndPu5LVd3DeaXCyjyQKcnJ1m3X0/s1600/DSCN8013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64N2p9Qju2Z2sKEPGY1XY7Usc0pnQ8U1CMUoPVFCYB6B0A3aty_ySGHPm2n6r5vYWD0zhkXZgIheYwAWnqntdnNO1393EpQeK_HVi3VD7i9f8r8c3ndPu5LVd3DeaXCyjyQKcnJ1m3X0/s640/DSCN8013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlfBZcwlU1iE7-mkwb_uo8s4OZzTHSE8gjZ6rDt3p-LfE-q-vPotHE_9Dcbjb_MwWDYROJD1U-VF7Y4c1s2Jmm2C7Nvsd-WisNzayusxeNk0naIS8zmBgO8_5JA6aGh6k8_nn8FUhy5E/s1600/DSCN8016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlfBZcwlU1iE7-mkwb_uo8s4OZzTHSE8gjZ6rDt3p-LfE-q-vPotHE_9Dcbjb_MwWDYROJD1U-VF7Y4c1s2Jmm2C7Nvsd-WisNzayusxeNk0naIS8zmBgO8_5JA6aGh6k8_nn8FUhy5E/s640/DSCN8016.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01eONoAtUxGdyZqDdTRjacflduNST6qFA6VfZ4qY24W9TRtiT6h3sy480L_XqTGwXpaULTViN22OOfD5PaohCwIS3AG7KUzU8Y9g86qOPVMeYTS7Qdnh4WVVOyAOEqS4589-08HMD8NA/s1600/DSCN8018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01eONoAtUxGdyZqDdTRjacflduNST6qFA6VfZ4qY24W9TRtiT6h3sy480L_XqTGwXpaULTViN22OOfD5PaohCwIS3AG7KUzU8Y9g86qOPVMeYTS7Qdnh4WVVOyAOEqS4589-08HMD8NA/s640/DSCN8018.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj534TyG4DkcTwUh5JGgHYoqg5vt8lnUG9ZIERf0Gs8znn2sQ4Y04Hz8h6ShpHiz4X8F6UeQqXiTJLRzDsTKer46snG2HgEKxlgzM0rAeBRmf82AEhWWidJNv4UWQlWD9QwCK5xjpUnuAk/s1600/DSCN8019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj534TyG4DkcTwUh5JGgHYoqg5vt8lnUG9ZIERf0Gs8znn2sQ4Y04Hz8h6ShpHiz4X8F6UeQqXiTJLRzDsTKer46snG2HgEKxlgzM0rAeBRmf82AEhWWidJNv4UWQlWD9QwCK5xjpUnuAk/s640/DSCN8019.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2FzYSPAVj3adZw5xANTVB8k5jVXqGoXBiqKvzohedhYsbtfpjHmGBu0audjKH72zX3XkILQZ9ZGZMUgLC6mN1dCawtH6o_sRiDDp-UtobVHIdnZinA_hvwo3UiqqhyAptpGgo9BtRhU/s1600/DSCN8020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2FzYSPAVj3adZw5xANTVB8k5jVXqGoXBiqKvzohedhYsbtfpjHmGBu0audjKH72zX3XkILQZ9ZGZMUgLC6mN1dCawtH6o_sRiDDp-UtobVHIdnZinA_hvwo3UiqqhyAptpGgo9BtRhU/s640/DSCN8020.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmf6LZPMUgAgHA0Dw5B-Dr0GJsIDvIQ0H1Il-Fy7S7YbI0pQZatAHYLYWlew7Wc0QyfvJUIx3UmvmHAkHoU4xsXAp-u0lV-k1EGMoBddvnjHDm1-50clBhjxZBLmQCNWsrckX877KdTgE/s1600/DSCN8021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmf6LZPMUgAgHA0Dw5B-Dr0GJsIDvIQ0H1Il-Fy7S7YbI0pQZatAHYLYWlew7Wc0QyfvJUIx3UmvmHAkHoU4xsXAp-u0lV-k1EGMoBddvnjHDm1-50clBhjxZBLmQCNWsrckX877KdTgE/s640/DSCN8021.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDtojIivtZ89DIuN1qn8bnhpR5QnavK023YW_iYZmrKYmx3ozlERC0WLbcmhO4ijDtUa4UBov11wtsZXBilpKG37ysksCyduhUtSYGt_D3fhgB0LOgCElfdCCiq6-skqZWsyBVVQbx1I/s1600/DSCN8023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDtojIivtZ89DIuN1qn8bnhpR5QnavK023YW_iYZmrKYmx3ozlERC0WLbcmhO4ijDtUa4UBov11wtsZXBilpKG37ysksCyduhUtSYGt_D3fhgB0LOgCElfdCCiq6-skqZWsyBVVQbx1I/s640/DSCN8023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgwGweDH82r0o0NR1BU8WPznn3z3OcLdkzawYwKl-mo68Js7IXdigUdr4Uf0ocaM3soIWfBWM_5An29eOXgMfMVWsoSk6iMmDUXeaPc-tG5yrO-HbpN122v9MtslEFB0rdCJxr5p5jWs/s1600/DSCN8024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgwGweDH82r0o0NR1BU8WPznn3z3OcLdkzawYwKl-mo68Js7IXdigUdr4Uf0ocaM3soIWfBWM_5An29eOXgMfMVWsoSk6iMmDUXeaPc-tG5yrO-HbpN122v9MtslEFB0rdCJxr5p5jWs/s640/DSCN8024.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxWiQv3CGbL0dSwJqfWPoiRzBuCz4p-wXTgbg5Wg44ubBP8Kj9KNr9NxV-ph62Ha_HAcNC_V0jjztdHBwi-Ivyd62zeHuLkGOuskqfBlNXgqgL4pkKH_0c9mTn_WsyzVKi71Qa9c57pg/s1600/DSCN8025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxWiQv3CGbL0dSwJqfWPoiRzBuCz4p-wXTgbg5Wg44ubBP8Kj9KNr9NxV-ph62Ha_HAcNC_V0jjztdHBwi-Ivyd62zeHuLkGOuskqfBlNXgqgL4pkKH_0c9mTn_WsyzVKi71Qa9c57pg/s640/DSCN8025.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIkMtWm_FgKJ61AuQTUsnGvrR3W3hyphenhyphenxZy5M-L_ajW_5IQPKMUw1_4h4NOEwGIPtV780AMviWEuZDdjMqwtmPEXBzzWj4I4BCu3RlkDCgnSxOpttaQd8NbAJZNwy7hSt_fwHQLHtCI8q4/s1600/DSCN8026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIkMtWm_FgKJ61AuQTUsnGvrR3W3hyphenhyphenxZy5M-L_ajW_5IQPKMUw1_4h4NOEwGIPtV780AMviWEuZDdjMqwtmPEXBzzWj4I4BCu3RlkDCgnSxOpttaQd8NbAJZNwy7hSt_fwHQLHtCI8q4/s640/DSCN8026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvMdLsEYhUSFd2_3ZfS5hMxJ4wsBOrhKAJEm0UsTzofWvNDxORX_uNLgchkIuVjMu39AEcCeBENNsfGZjka6d5F_EyliBasidFpBn5WA1eb9_SI6xYFgjqP4qjwgfJxcjRtLuqvvWDZI/s1600/DSCN8027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvMdLsEYhUSFd2_3ZfS5hMxJ4wsBOrhKAJEm0UsTzofWvNDxORX_uNLgchkIuVjMu39AEcCeBENNsfGZjka6d5F_EyliBasidFpBn5WA1eb9_SI6xYFgjqP4qjwgfJxcjRtLuqvvWDZI/s640/DSCN8027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgCBiSs_XJ3XqWjVwzBXZGECb_MITHyvbMZtH2VigIM-QT8JJD_-WqQQHacpdLHK1_WYU_wntFBaqDOxitmYiitdrAbAeZtqgvYt4T5-K5fQF2KFnXLDIjkEWoEROAsVzdPZDRqGFfX4/s1600/DSCN8028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgCBiSs_XJ3XqWjVwzBXZGECb_MITHyvbMZtH2VigIM-QT8JJD_-WqQQHacpdLHK1_WYU_wntFBaqDOxitmYiitdrAbAeZtqgvYt4T5-K5fQF2KFnXLDIjkEWoEROAsVzdPZDRqGFfX4/s640/DSCN8028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLafJWKYrLEo4gAE3c0OQ_sQ5ONIYnDD9XTaj48p435_D39tMOE3q76Cwq8o8R_rbydd3pVar_CpGGvzv81gW8nNxQ1jobt896Pes6tSRLGVy_paQx9bTjHL4HtrCUXrZNy8k-vBF-q5c/s1600/DSCN8029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLafJWKYrLEo4gAE3c0OQ_sQ5ONIYnDD9XTaj48p435_D39tMOE3q76Cwq8o8R_rbydd3pVar_CpGGvzv81gW8nNxQ1jobt896Pes6tSRLGVy_paQx9bTjHL4HtrCUXrZNy8k-vBF-q5c/s640/DSCN8029.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
"Now I know my ABC's, next time won't you sing with me?" Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-29713013167172459972017-01-20T18:33:00.000-06:002017-02-04T12:03:41.615-06:00Living Rosary for Moms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfBAsb7iRKpoeSHSdHDIQthVKihhTP2d_DJGrgJUg8884KtaUMoxnXwICX20ouWWYIIxNnHydAicQsVfAE830hFUqXlEhNP99od9xBXbYRd0HwwB0MYM4eVPw8Q4VzTCQ3d0o03v9U3I/s1600/4060e81966e8a42533575aabc492fdc0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfBAsb7iRKpoeSHSdHDIQthVKihhTP2d_DJGrgJUg8884KtaUMoxnXwICX20ouWWYIIxNnHydAicQsVfAE830hFUqXlEhNP99od9xBXbYRd0HwwB0MYM4eVPw8Q4VzTCQ3d0o03v9U3I/s640/4060e81966e8a42533575aabc492fdc0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
I belong to a Living Rosary for Moms group. In this group, we gather together every day in prayer spiritually, praying for one another in our vocations as mothers. We unite our prayers and petitions. <br />
<br />
My friend Mary started this group after reading <a href="http://catholicmom.com/2015/05/04/a-living-rosary-for-moms/">this post</a>. She read this article and wanted to get together 20 of her friends to pray one full 20-decade rosary. What happened next, was a whirlwind for her. (God works like that) Within a couple months she had 9 full 20-decade rosaries! Each of the 180 women praying a decade <i>for</i> and <i>with</i> each other spiritually. Mary chose the above picture for our group to show the love Jesus had for His mother. His love, joy and respect is so evident <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtZKtvi3jf9aTNitZTD_9sFIKWbb5cgCyruVVgtxoMekZDV2aSCz0KCavFpDaR31iBQ89G-LdHpcxJftHmScyo7Y9lCaiSX7bCTuHbYeEdCJ5e-UX5_MYx0AUUMdccPqZm0OUJf3SzUY/s1600/34bf5851e2c3bfc1c0f3f9de87569c0d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtZKtvi3jf9aTNitZTD_9sFIKWbb5cgCyruVVgtxoMekZDV2aSCz0KCavFpDaR31iBQ89G-LdHpcxJftHmScyo7Y9lCaiSX7bCTuHbYeEdCJ5e-UX5_MYx0AUUMdccPqZm0OUJf3SzUY/s640/34bf5851e2c3bfc1c0f3f9de87569c0d.jpg" width="336" /></a></div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have the 2nd Luminous Mystery, The Wedding Feast of Cana. Every day I pray my mystery, my Our Father and 10 Hail Mary's, trying to contemplate on the words of Mary about her Son.</div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
"Do whatever He tells you." -John 2:5 </div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
She always brings us to her Son.</div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
She does not take away from Him, she adds.</div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I try to think about all these other women and the intentions they all carry in their hearts, just like me. I pray my decade in the shower, in my <strike>taxi </strike>van, waiting in line or at a doctor's office, after or before Mass and sometimes in bed before drifting off to sleep.</div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I can't even begin to describe the bond I feel with all these beautiful prayer warriors. It's our love for our families and our faith that bind us together. </div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO72oCWvNPDCaNlbaoBjJXqmqkk47jfGRPP32EKsEMc3cZgz0QckNpOEYt6WPABkl74JtlOEXtt7AsdB-jGC3CusZ1YrpwGJ1_0L7xrN_xEFa7j2cwnOQb0Pm-rh_Is16gcZ0fAkU-gA/s1600/5134afbfde186e197ccefa0ac12fc252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO72oCWvNPDCaNlbaoBjJXqmqkk47jfGRPP32EKsEMc3cZgz0QckNpOEYt6WPABkl74JtlOEXtt7AsdB-jGC3CusZ1YrpwGJ1_0L7xrN_xEFa7j2cwnOQb0Pm-rh_Is16gcZ0fAkU-gA/s400/5134afbfde186e197ccefa0ac12fc252.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My friend Mary has put me in charge of keeping the Living Rosary for Moms going, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
and I currently have several open decades from women that needed to leave for various reasons. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We can also start a 10th 20-decade rosary!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The options are infinite!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
If you are interested in being assigned a decade, please contact me via email if you are reading this through my blog: </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(jamiejo99 at gmail.com) (no spaces and use @ for at)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I will then assign you a decade to be prayed every day for and with the other moms in the group. You will be allowed to join the Facebook group if you are on Facebook, introduce yourself if you so wish, and ask for any petitions you'd like to. We won't bother you with any postings other than petitions and Rosary related memes.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Facebook group is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/LivingRosaryforMoms/">HERE</a> if you'd like to look around. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You must message me directly.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
If, after you've signed up and been assigned your decade, you find you need to quit it, you'd need to only message me and I will relieve you of your commitment. It is important you let me know though, so I can fill your spot and we have no lapse in the rosaries being prayed. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(I apologize blogger is messing with my text switching from left margin to center not letting me pick just one) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
God bless you and may the Holy Spirit prompt you to join us! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-34021260887481101232017-01-13T12:03:00.001-06:002017-02-09T10:50:52.829-06:00Reviews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b7xVIv3yLqg/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b7xVIv3yLqg?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
This song has been out for a while, and I <i>still </i>love it!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7Qp5vcuMIlk/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Qp5vcuMIlk?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<i></i>I'm really loving this new song from Ed Sheeran too. He also has another new song out, I love the tune of it, as in for dancing and working out, but it's just not a very clean song. Why do artists feel they need to make songs like that? <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e9OEe6INe1k/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e9OEe6INe1k?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
We might go to a Jeremy Camp concert and this man is opening for him. I love this song! <br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lY2yjAdbvdQ/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lY2yjAdbvdQ?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You know I have to add some Shawn Mendes! I think my kids' friends think I'm some crazy older woman in love with this teenage heart throb. (OK, maybe they don't think he's a heart throb) But, I am not. (Crazy or in love with him) I do, however, <i>love all his songs!</i></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KkGVmN68ByU/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KkGVmN68ByU?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OK enough of my favorite songs for now. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
How about some movies?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk45M0quBpxBypoG7cMi1em0Py2ico5EohJzyCfYkfYERMtlXUioVPQGEowbcZ2zArEhxMNWDzFX21DbB66G8gopi4mUZIEw-9Fm-msnk1Hqsd4Z7NI-tXGGsYooxEtRcxJJmtD7Mm1PE/s1600/12-Dates-of-Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk45M0quBpxBypoG7cMi1em0Py2ico5EohJzyCfYkfYERMtlXUioVPQGEowbcZ2zArEhxMNWDzFX21DbB66G8gopi4mUZIEw-9Fm-msnk1Hqsd4Z7NI-tXGGsYooxEtRcxJJmtD7Mm1PE/s640/12-Dates-of-Christmas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
This is one of my all-time favorites to watch at Christmas. You do know, that these Hallmark-type movies that are on at Christmas time, actually have nothing to do with Christmas, right? They are just love stories that happen around Christmas time. I love Hallmark-type movies. I love them because there's no guessing, there's no stress, just watch 2 people fall in love and get your happy ending. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
We do not have TV. We just stream Netflix and rent movies. SO, that means no Hallmark channel. You can watch Hallmark movies via YouTube but, the picture is just not as clear this way. I found something new this year, it's called "Feeln". It's an app I signed up for via the computer to be streamed to our TV. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdOxNpXq-7_6q7ZfNnuKaoJpgt7FBXFcuqJ9XYTiYIuNTojBoIZYejrIwp8L9-Qt-VXKhwqepWCF-TQU2eOzmkvsle742tvZSgQAFNnm06eDLcLi0APE1YSc87idnktW8rR-6zUI1-Mw/s1600/feelnfblogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdOxNpXq-7_6q7ZfNnuKaoJpgt7FBXFcuqJ9XYTiYIuNTojBoIZYejrIwp8L9-Qt-VXKhwqepWCF-TQU2eOzmkvsle742tvZSgQAFNnm06eDLcLi0APE1YSc87idnktW8rR-6zUI1-Mw/s400/feelnfblogo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div>
For only $2.99/month I am able to watch a ton of Hallmark-type movies! All year long!! </div>
<div>
So far, we, as in the girls and I, are <i>loving </i>Feeln. Go <a href="https://www.feeln.com/?eid=FeelnOnBoard1">HERE</a> and check it out! (I think the price is now $3.99/month though, which is still an excellent price)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSouzYnrKkOhHtsSKHgtIYqTzlaKb4qUYaUxi-K39JQ2xzBgiWcbhpMbqLrwzTH4cDiXIpPQRuTHpTEpNLPbPZeylKO9Avpyc6MMI-7j1Y-eYbUCWXt21sXFV8l5iCEa-IB_usF9QSJY/s1600/817LwsSXS-L._AC_UL320_SR226%252C320_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSouzYnrKkOhHtsSKHgtIYqTzlaKb4qUYaUxi-K39JQ2xzBgiWcbhpMbqLrwzTH4cDiXIpPQRuTHpTEpNLPbPZeylKO9Avpyc6MMI-7j1Y-eYbUCWXt21sXFV8l5iCEa-IB_usF9QSJY/s400/817LwsSXS-L._AC_UL320_SR226%252C320_.jpg" width="282" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tom and I watched this movie this past fall. I made a note to review it because it was such a good movie! Based on a true story. (I love those kind) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I don't really care for Matthew McConaughey, so I wasn't that excited to see this.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
He really is a good actor though. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I don't know, there are so many new actors out there, I just thought </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
it wouldn't be believable with such a popular actor, but he nailed it. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLF5mtDzIz8Fnxy1qMk0HqqrWlcQHFU_bXxbZhqRSjYa6vdHbm1QxFc6OuWGqX2KAGImgd3q1binMRPqna_suDQM7rVZfpCEiYRVIjWIhWy0nv-AJ0-rpyPAImHEHxSwE4Kk2NyoPA_WU/s1600/51A52KScebL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLF5mtDzIz8Fnxy1qMk0HqqrWlcQHFU_bXxbZhqRSjYa6vdHbm1QxFc6OuWGqX2KAGImgd3q1binMRPqna_suDQM7rVZfpCEiYRVIjWIhWy0nv-AJ0-rpyPAImHEHxSwE4Kk2NyoPA_WU/s400/51A52KScebL.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OK, back to Hallmark. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This show, we, as in, <i>the girls and I</i>, loved this!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The first 2 seasons are on Netflix streaming.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Season 3 we had to order via Netflix</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(you know, get the DVD's via the mail)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Good, clean, wholesome, love stories.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBxtStV6OpQh5TK4Q7MCBHNFMGGb-_Vnjbn5jqARQ-BSFk0IMtw5JA83JmGdcmP13JWSUzh_89ZZl3FzlJOg99dFPmTcsveV2IJzlPI7hzL4vMKVA2GKjTtjJkFXsKkIpSvzkg6RhNP0/s1600/1c134fa3d1fd10c0c0390fb68564b863.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBxtStV6OpQh5TK4Q7MCBHNFMGGb-_Vnjbn5jqARQ-BSFk0IMtw5JA83JmGdcmP13JWSUzh_89ZZl3FzlJOg99dFPmTcsveV2IJzlPI7hzL4vMKVA2GKjTtjJkFXsKkIpSvzkg6RhNP0/s400/1c134fa3d1fd10c0c0390fb68564b863.jpg.png" width="400" /></a></div>
Tom and I finished up Major Crimes via Netflix. We <i>loved </i>this show. It is a spinoff from the show The Closer. So if you are a fan of The Closer (we were) you'll love this one! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwc7VtYkymgUcGLc9zXQ1FGmctfrmpjB28kXW3dIfO0Ge9gQCdqf2kjVNa5oGrrYutcCFrLW2a1ad0QFB8mmbxo2pj5feqNUaa3FTRtGnjT50pCXLDb_NGRcYmCsIiG0yu_z4bjZqnLwc/s1600/Blacklist_Key.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwc7VtYkymgUcGLc9zXQ1FGmctfrmpjB28kXW3dIfO0Ge9gQCdqf2kjVNa5oGrrYutcCFrLW2a1ad0QFB8mmbxo2pj5feqNUaa3FTRtGnjT50pCXLDb_NGRcYmCsIiG0yu_z4bjZqnLwc/s400/Blacklist_Key.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
This one is a favorite. What a perfect role for James Spader. Seriously, he's the guy you hate to love. But you <i>will </i>love him. He's her dad. He has to be. This is another Netflix show we watch. I wanted to keep up with this season though and not wait a whole year for it to come to Netflix, so I'm watching current episodes via NBC.com on the computer. With my headphones on. Late at night. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOGNmirVguibWTeIh3g9GfqcXWLU6lxjwcJ9LPZfp9EECEr_Ltx8Fe_WOR_FphRDnHwW6aYVRgktcoFMF4m2RhQtkHkZ_CQPyYoh498ra7mm7sI4tIucVjR-B3_U6JTX43OdqRz2QLBA/s1600/The-Mentalist-episodes-guide-552x442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOGNmirVguibWTeIh3g9GfqcXWLU6lxjwcJ9LPZfp9EECEr_Ltx8Fe_WOR_FphRDnHwW6aYVRgktcoFMF4m2RhQtkHkZ_CQPyYoh498ra7mm7sI4tIucVjR-B3_U6JTX43OdqRz2QLBA/s400/The-Mentalist-episodes-guide-552x442.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
This show goes down as one of my all-time favorites. Not only do I love this actor, who is actually Australian, playing American roles, but I loved this show! This one is another show that is DVD only, so Netflix would send this to you. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehXDQPDxEWw3k-LG1dl9v_yIpQxkWyNb6pMD6Mfw7-IAqMz1MPGcIjsRjSH2z3EQfVUKDSS7124W9zHksgoCybykHro8HNEtAALVrQAXVINtkLnvXkpmybqjWBDvujcYz3YaeahM-UuU/s1600/betv-the_good_wife_marquee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehXDQPDxEWw3k-LG1dl9v_yIpQxkWyNb6pMD6Mfw7-IAqMz1MPGcIjsRjSH2z3EQfVUKDSS7124W9zHksgoCybykHro8HNEtAALVrQAXVINtkLnvXkpmybqjWBDvujcYz3YaeahM-UuU/s400/betv-the_good_wife_marquee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tom and I just started watching this one. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We just started season 3</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I really like it for the cases they have. I like it for the look into the life of lawyers. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
But, it's a little scandalous...there's affairs and just not much of <i>happy. </i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I like <i>happy.</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
What do you watch? </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Are there any good "couple" shows that guys like to watch too?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I just think it's slim pickin's these days. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OK, if you are still with me, I've got a scarf review:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV43mqeHx1IsZbvaP_PVSo3kCEyLyE5ubGXz9L2R6a8qbmh82dNqGVEGSUei4sbjqGm93MiG_rQ2JQbEr7-25tsjWgowdMR1GNI-1DjdpBKExbyFiTACjz46GkOygKxnjhLHsKRY_MuNY/s1600/DSCN7848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV43mqeHx1IsZbvaP_PVSo3kCEyLyE5ubGXz9L2R6a8qbmh82dNqGVEGSUei4sbjqGm93MiG_rQ2JQbEr7-25tsjWgowdMR1GNI-1DjdpBKExbyFiTACjz46GkOygKxnjhLHsKRY_MuNY/s640/DSCN7848.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
OK, so I saw this scarf at Walgreens, you know, walking through the whole store to the back to pick up prescriptions, because the drive-thru line was too long. They sucked me in, I bought this scarf. I thought it was so pretty and I thought, "it's so pretty, I can pull this off, I can wear a scarf and look cool."<br />
<br />
Well, I put it on and my kids kept looking at me funny all morning. They laughed and told me I'm not a "scarf person". What's a "scarf person"? <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC70vfFCcrG1E3TFcjD4NKE72Q0Yyd_HjBcGMczGa4wWwvh5XKZTg-xfoY0H7FCbflj662wfmHFtkBwA6ApgZq0bYnf3tfmMq9rWhJ1kZTdLejvxUQwXnzd996bEcH6GwG1JMM_wLyXC8/s1600/DSCN7844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC70vfFCcrG1E3TFcjD4NKE72Q0Yyd_HjBcGMczGa4wWwvh5XKZTg-xfoY0H7FCbflj662wfmHFtkBwA6ApgZq0bYnf3tfmMq9rWhJ1kZTdLejvxUQwXnzd996bEcH6GwG1JMM_wLyXC8/s640/DSCN7844.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
What if I wear it like this? Lots of people wear scarfs like this. "Who mom?" I guess no one wears scarfs like this. I think they should. I think it looks pretty. My kids don't. They laughed. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1NJkZdUBjrYVQq61wP7cgvAVfI_lOzLnWyM_9ilxsnPbp9PgyU67niqP4rWjAbMCblVxvQ9n66jQSHgT4dtZkh40xkV8STqgX7Q1d9wv0wdZU09NxHiNvwfJlotwlnUd0ygGoWxEi7A/s1600/DSCN7858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1NJkZdUBjrYVQq61wP7cgvAVfI_lOzLnWyM_9ilxsnPbp9PgyU67niqP4rWjAbMCblVxvQ9n66jQSHgT4dtZkh40xkV8STqgX7Q1d9wv0wdZU09NxHiNvwfJlotwlnUd0ygGoWxEi7A/s640/DSCN7858.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
This is my review of the scarf. I'm not wearing it. But it <i>is </i>a pretty scarf, isn't it? Waste of money. <br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvE7sFuS3-UKhH0rn3KSppfqH4Lzu6e4KqbKxAQp3-dNnQE_ira_CChXm213L01Fg2yMONWZA2U4Q45d0YWUn_AJ4ja-_MdPNbeIP2_xzp0lV9fg8RGF1X4nIqR2WOxR2FgiaecE7Er4/s1600/RSCN7861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvE7sFuS3-UKhH0rn3KSppfqH4Lzu6e4KqbKxAQp3-dNnQE_ira_CChXm213L01Fg2yMONWZA2U4Q45d0YWUn_AJ4ja-_MdPNbeIP2_xzp0lV9fg8RGF1X4nIqR2WOxR2FgiaecE7Er4/s640/RSCN7861.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have no sense of fashion. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strike>My husband</strike> Santa bought me a pretty pearl necklace and my first thought was, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
"What about my medal?" </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I wear a Miraculous Medal every day. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
No big deal, I just decided to add a medal to my necklace. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It looks OK, doesn't it?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFsi9TBDQbbvJyRQNi4CNwYWBwR9BlV4926PfWKL_hwCvEjaXPg6r-AMw59ZH2orkJA0FK-ZZ5t3V63qXQ2ldJnfCkjs0p22wvtHhR8mKTxTYc7u_tPzVxL478XF3aUmZaoaFoDBiQb8/s1600/RSCN3116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFsi9TBDQbbvJyRQNi4CNwYWBwR9BlV4926PfWKL_hwCvEjaXPg6r-AMw59ZH2orkJA0FK-ZZ5t3V63qXQ2ldJnfCkjs0p22wvtHhR8mKTxTYc7u_tPzVxL478XF3aUmZaoaFoDBiQb8/s640/RSCN3116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
See? I can be stylish by wearing jewelry (not scarves) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
and still wear my medal, right?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Alright, songs, movies, TV shows, fashion (haha!) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I think we're done.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Anyone want a scarf?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(I apologize blogger kept switching from left margin to centering my paragraphs. Left margin was my goal)</div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-80071764182257393452017-01-05T20:50:00.000-06:002017-01-05T20:50:00.958-06:00Thankful December 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_whjci07HpXibNlIdF8s7H8QMz9_M65J7gWlDZ8MDaIzZ_41JMWGWs_V4yCEAlVPoOpmK87nxREZnz5MA2zykDTBL9LDcePI48QL_2kgBWi1wMHm-fNTdItvDTQSftD9FuMtyzTP_I30/s1600/DSCN7368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_whjci07HpXibNlIdF8s7H8QMz9_M65J7gWlDZ8MDaIzZ_41JMWGWs_V4yCEAlVPoOpmK87nxREZnz5MA2zykDTBL9LDcePI48QL_2kgBWi1wMHm-fNTdItvDTQSftD9FuMtyzTP_I30/s640/DSCN7368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
What better way to catch up on my blog than a "Thankful" post? I'll start with December and maybe work my way back hopefully in the next few weeks! <b>Thankful </b>for December Homeschool skating days! These littles have so much fun together! Sims here got skates for his birthday so I don't think he'll need this white walker thing next time! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHNp_BzI9jgB-DZ7W0cKmye-whdEhRWpRlek54U2WH_Nit7Lkajl_ZsOMt88mwByuCSw4FI_cKXz7siWUTqbbvc6F4Ehkk2ajRof5riANzDOI3i6Q3Dcw_J9gw3JMfPgKj-vuniAs7jk/s1600/DSCN7380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHNp_BzI9jgB-DZ7W0cKmye-whdEhRWpRlek54U2WH_Nit7Lkajl_ZsOMt88mwByuCSw4FI_cKXz7siWUTqbbvc6F4Ehkk2ajRof5riANzDOI3i6Q3Dcw_J9gw3JMfPgKj-vuniAs7jk/s640/DSCN7380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for Christmas tree decorating, gosh the kids have fun doing it! Christmas is new again every year. (like how they grouped the snowman all together?) <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUrpy7V-JjaD0WQdkG2Dpv0FbQey6HQcTQJrhrBpNoSam5meEhvYSZ05Og6yejj3sv12PbMEgLqfvJj848urgMw7DHl4sy1Sn08hsZ4Wc4cIXdZ1gDc9lkltNHKOJ-QOLYXR_S-ST5aM/s1600/DSCN7383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUrpy7V-JjaD0WQdkG2Dpv0FbQey6HQcTQJrhrBpNoSam5meEhvYSZ05Og6yejj3sv12PbMEgLqfvJj848urgMw7DHl4sy1Sn08hsZ4Wc4cIXdZ1gDc9lkltNHKOJ-QOLYXR_S-ST5aM/s640/DSCN7383.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="left">
<b>Thankful </b>we have a fake tree, because we can put it up anytime and it doesn't dry out and die! I'll take it down this weekend, made it to Epiphany! I like a ton of lights, so I have white and multi-colored and it looks beautiful from the street! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a1UcwZ7_TieeM7_3O1RmC-l3be-RreGlX5i2QEhGjXwJHRRvwoZ8ECCs7iSd85WgnMvEc2dsJqzvR3shQOrzvcfEz9ccuh2zuFtI2pVw6uY08FdKJV50kMFThtXdmWUl0UI4ZcFtVF0/s1600/DSCN7406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a1UcwZ7_TieeM7_3O1RmC-l3be-RreGlX5i2QEhGjXwJHRRvwoZ8ECCs7iSd85WgnMvEc2dsJqzvR3shQOrzvcfEz9ccuh2zuFtI2pVw6uY08FdKJV50kMFThtXdmWUl0UI4ZcFtVF0/s640/DSCN7406.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for St Nicholas Day celebrations! <b>Thankful </b>to still have littles that enjoy making fun cakes and all that comes along during Advent!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmGBN2di3V8zgxBXSIBrOv5Nxa0xYEtkKvkTuOinIhES5NYO5t-TRG87Ybf6xuHwpCTU_S3u8YMbwQcN8Wq0E7c433SndYYy_h-IHAscN8y9j8xxI2o4pDo1Gms5hqguDSfxytLlrH-M/s1600/DSCN7425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmGBN2di3V8zgxBXSIBrOv5Nxa0xYEtkKvkTuOinIhES5NYO5t-TRG87Ybf6xuHwpCTU_S3u8YMbwQcN8Wq0E7c433SndYYy_h-IHAscN8y9j8xxI2o4pDo1Gms5hqguDSfxytLlrH-M/s640/DSCN7425.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>Thankful </b>for little kid choir concerts Can you find my kiddos?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzH8czHtHh02hjzCaMRsOoLsIPEpUVg8jQe9T5e4JYcOl6fBiTvCf_gPqp_DWoeLmpiXkDBGMtAe3S-WnKvpw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for big kid choir concerts! (it was combined with our homeschool band concert) <br />
My 3 oldest are in this choir but where I was sitting, I couldn't see my 2nd oldest daughter. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyuBnfSkaExPpjHZ4RwC41Hm0becxv6qILKDstDyETFWhX4hZfHazS9zAghWwFSb9TnLcICxgddVqUOwDzs2Z4eUhyphenhyphenWy70ud9LXx7r_0hDVmWyaD38lRY09uB-2cekX1qkkX5rSjnvl4/s1600/DSCN7435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyuBnfSkaExPpjHZ4RwC41Hm0becxv6qILKDstDyETFWhX4hZfHazS9zAghWwFSb9TnLcICxgddVqUOwDzs2Z4eUhyphenhyphenWy70ud9LXx7r_0hDVmWyaD38lRY09uB-2cekX1qkkX5rSjnvl4/s640/DSCN7435.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>these 2 <i>love </i>to puzzle with their daddy! They do 1000 piece puzzles all the time! This was one of the December ones! (1 of like 5)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQMOmAc9CsAy39X18tq17KC1m5dypgC1HMrQvPeL9SKB6r0_XH7XUSYWKl0R9iVvoUn1nMNcDP1mIWuFTcfIsvqtrgO3QtNostgxW72cqdBZcdUvUfx10TAucathSjPzJc-IOZTmvYBk/s1600/DSCN7443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQMOmAc9CsAy39X18tq17KC1m5dypgC1HMrQvPeL9SKB6r0_XH7XUSYWKl0R9iVvoUn1nMNcDP1mIWuFTcfIsvqtrgO3QtNostgxW72cqdBZcdUvUfx10TAucathSjPzJc-IOZTmvYBk/s640/DSCN7443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for Christmas book coloring! These 2 love to color! And they love to color with their mama! I love it too! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFmKwOuLgZ3FetmWP3pxiIBk9-cqNkXOzWT0M9bje4c71ssfuIN_FhvWNRU9Q0OCoM1GWzY3dy9gLuPZsMvujcV0AMaqRtJmcxynhS6Vbf2rP3SEv2wHnjraTqHYZ4-5NhJus7xx-LMc/s1600/DSCN7445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFmKwOuLgZ3FetmWP3pxiIBk9-cqNkXOzWT0M9bje4c71ssfuIN_FhvWNRU9Q0OCoM1GWzY3dy9gLuPZsMvujcV0AMaqRtJmcxynhS6Vbf2rP3SEv2wHnjraTqHYZ4-5NhJus7xx-LMc/s640/DSCN7445.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for Christmas-time crafts!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxaL2qGoZnfMxHIWBiLiv9DggtgMVw3gxDcCKNzyhMdHFNI6Le2d4DiuZtvrupUsAlzpZA7z1q-zEj_ykYucEAn1hI-8ACY6wHhhh8zFua7PnwfEv5psgFPIGpSTE-9RWtN2xmzI62N4/s1600/DSCN7446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxaL2qGoZnfMxHIWBiLiv9DggtgMVw3gxDcCKNzyhMdHFNI6Le2d4DiuZtvrupUsAlzpZA7z1q-zEj_ykYucEAn1hI-8ACY6wHhhh8zFua7PnwfEv5psgFPIGpSTE-9RWtN2xmzI62N4/s640/DSCN7446.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5bklMyNma-_eVQpsdVwhKaPPMQk9aX7SENx8L1VBxFRwHC-n-IHccYXqcp1j9k3PwlcjtYkMaE6R84FrWueGb3fWHMEwStGQJsDAEY_x31wYk82U4Xg4Z_iDGsxVK7M3c0UChDx_a2c/s1600/DSCN7459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5bklMyNma-_eVQpsdVwhKaPPMQk9aX7SENx8L1VBxFRwHC-n-IHccYXqcp1j9k3PwlcjtYkMaE6R84FrWueGb3fWHMEwStGQJsDAEY_x31wYk82U4Xg4Z_iDGsxVK7M3c0UChDx_a2c/s640/DSCN7459.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>Tom and I celebrated 20 years of marriage on the 20th!! I can't believe it's been 20 years!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpR25x4gNQH57VYREj89Gf9FXMTzFccxSJ82qN51Ovnwk-6FB2Ea34l9UYqvfQC98WSTzXpEnwiLuRzjBSBJMifg_biXVHsL-VahHYdot45dqirRCuhBlzHWlhVd-iqb1INZzT6u8qKU/s1600/RSCN7456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpR25x4gNQH57VYREj89Gf9FXMTzFccxSJ82qN51Ovnwk-6FB2Ea34l9UYqvfQC98WSTzXpEnwiLuRzjBSBJMifg_biXVHsL-VahHYdot45dqirRCuhBlzHWlhVd-iqb1INZzT6u8qKU/s640/RSCN7456.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for our life together and all we've gone through together. It's been a really hard year for our family but we made it and I'm so very <b>Thankful </b>for the graces from our Sacrament of Matrimony. Gosh, sometimes I beg for those graces. We all have the graces we need in the Sacrament of Marriage, to get through anything that happens within the marriage, that includes our children, illnesses, good things and all the hard things. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uZUG5dFVWAybMSD4VpIC_Aqz9NW0kvpCcpF50__EMsNj6ALJpKRop7mmTV7wuN9yScutuO1frw3kWJmCEmIsXnuagI47fkYi5MBKWv4jO2DIxZx1wt5IjLhPxTp8x4YD2_LtsO6aWOs/s1600/RSCN7488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uZUG5dFVWAybMSD4VpIC_Aqz9NW0kvpCcpF50__EMsNj6ALJpKRop7mmTV7wuN9yScutuO1frw3kWJmCEmIsXnuagI47fkYi5MBKWv4jO2DIxZx1wt5IjLhPxTp8x4YD2_LtsO6aWOs/s640/RSCN7488.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>this sweet boy turned 5!! My baby is 5!! I say that with a little ache in my stomach. I'm happy and sad at the same time. Can you guess what kind of birthday it was? <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYIW9ScXdH9lGHsddV-qfCPcWC4iPM1pZBDdOl4qRJt6XOzHDU6P451bwO2HVhrSDZ1etR7Lt67GwDw-g7IejY5dex8hLi9-R0Wu8GDVbyUXVJSeOHjATxD-muuRL-fmUnb1LHDGE7d8/s1600/DSCN7503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYIW9ScXdH9lGHsddV-qfCPcWC4iPM1pZBDdOl4qRJt6XOzHDU6P451bwO2HVhrSDZ1etR7Lt67GwDw-g7IejY5dex8hLi9-R0Wu8GDVbyUXVJSeOHjATxD-muuRL-fmUnb1LHDGE7d8/s640/DSCN7503.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yep! A shark birthday!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'll try to post a birthday post and show you his fun birthday!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcnXuzeNrfWQmOKG2J8-P6dhkwbLVMifjB-jgp5GSAeHH_AUz-biMOJlBux2Cs1Ju_ROneeEXX8N5U0rg2kkjKL4krUKVVMoH-QQXMNA6DyXzl2gsRIjutxPA39lkAGVw3__DBHlKQbk/s1600/DSCN7529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcnXuzeNrfWQmOKG2J8-P6dhkwbLVMifjB-jgp5GSAeHH_AUz-biMOJlBux2Cs1Ju_ROneeEXX8N5U0rg2kkjKL4krUKVVMoH-QQXMNA6DyXzl2gsRIjutxPA39lkAGVw3__DBHlKQbk/s640/DSCN7529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for big brothers that help little brothers with Legos! So fun!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UN2D5nVPYG9JKeg3VkScbNq2KeOv4NPcoPcueBBPSNGIYHCNTmSgiFh0xMSa9f25Ph2HlqchU-8Cb3bEmxiOdc6ZGcTd_JNakFcVtdlrSF6r8ve8lIVHJr3pi5H2h-jNtk-PNbZQos8/s1600/DSCN7525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UN2D5nVPYG9JKeg3VkScbNq2KeOv4NPcoPcueBBPSNGIYHCNTmSgiFh0xMSa9f25Ph2HlqchU-8Cb3bEmxiOdc6ZGcTd_JNakFcVtdlrSF6r8ve8lIVHJr3pi5H2h-jNtk-PNbZQos8/s640/DSCN7525.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>my mom came to bake Christmas cookies with us this year! They got a little carried away with the flour! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNl23Fbdey0VU4j-B8ZcOFeMeQHv4X1TBbsCnY6l7wbwdrVRrqUgBrSRrC9diF0a38szQs9Pk3fbVKSpzCoTSZavHT6ccai6wR3ighHNcl5-p_U4Ss2C5GR31sadw9jCwawDoXBeI2qg/s1600/DSCN7547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNl23Fbdey0VU4j-B8ZcOFeMeQHv4X1TBbsCnY6l7wbwdrVRrqUgBrSRrC9diF0a38szQs9Pk3fbVKSpzCoTSZavHT6ccai6wR3ighHNcl5-p_U4Ss2C5GR31sadw9jCwawDoXBeI2qg/s640/DSCN7547.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for cookie decorating! Our good friend Melissa and her fiancé' came to help decorate! (it's a tradition we've been decorating with Melissa and her family for years and years!) <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hmvz1JnYS9Nw8b38JPKMkLSzmGv8MvkuMWt0gOoIIDcGuZjKgDUFNLQXH-1VuHvLeg1RgYJIJ-YTBsEadeK4J3uiKgjaLNtLJIHsf4CXnpRDW5AoMJTEMQV5v_en5yXHG0FQL2ZOLSg/s1600/DSCN7573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hmvz1JnYS9Nw8b38JPKMkLSzmGv8MvkuMWt0gOoIIDcGuZjKgDUFNLQXH-1VuHvLeg1RgYJIJ-YTBsEadeK4J3uiKgjaLNtLJIHsf4CXnpRDW5AoMJTEMQV5v_en5yXHG0FQL2ZOLSg/s640/DSCN7573.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-8rJmwl-wc4FQbfuLVPtPJING1BGQRMdCylecbDErZr6A0olWfGFvcp_OwCsOyPTwzG78WxFbQy4RcQngj0EpIJ8bwaak5wRyHyzkvBO18hmtDDvByC3FNUl_ciZEnfRTueZ0mZBXL0/s1600/DSCN7589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-8rJmwl-wc4FQbfuLVPtPJING1BGQRMdCylecbDErZr6A0olWfGFvcp_OwCsOyPTwzG78WxFbQy4RcQngj0EpIJ8bwaak5wRyHyzkvBO18hmtDDvByC3FNUl_ciZEnfRTueZ0mZBXL0/s640/DSCN7589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Czsw0be0_kjclVMpWqGv_84i02I-Qj4KqL89iwJ_gbPhTed5FuGVxkohyeHfzi8ml-6XqbctQkacZvVlG64sVlLPn3W3kRI0EMEFuiFSnMjXxBuDC7WlKAuK0aAPZSqpIFYGuCzXGE0/s1600/DSCN7577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Czsw0be0_kjclVMpWqGv_84i02I-Qj4KqL89iwJ_gbPhTed5FuGVxkohyeHfzi8ml-6XqbctQkacZvVlG64sVlLPn3W3kRI0EMEFuiFSnMjXxBuDC7WlKAuK0aAPZSqpIFYGuCzXGE0/s640/DSCN7577.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for quiet a Christmas Eve. My oldest had to work (Panera Bread) so we didn't go to Mass that night but Christmas morning instead. We celebrated with a special dinner and gift opening afterward!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9z9PTkqpbWgm6OW9tfoFOqzEIgbOZGbYKJPQmt-k2AUVu7Jqge_MdUkl3jfPmlXuDk2MfgpWDi-6wbAkt9Ts6Xi86U9SWM16lhX5xc3Wtmf8lbyTD0ClCmZGDIKYxi7UGvS1vKl8Rso/s1600/DSCN7636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9z9PTkqpbWgm6OW9tfoFOqzEIgbOZGbYKJPQmt-k2AUVu7Jqge_MdUkl3jfPmlXuDk2MfgpWDi-6wbAkt9Ts6Xi86U9SWM16lhX5xc3Wtmf8lbyTD0ClCmZGDIKYxi7UGvS1vKl8Rso/s640/DSCN7636.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for our special guest Kylo Ren. He's this little boy's favorite! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uyOrfQFA_G0SNaOLd3yh4cs0LZTLCpO-a9CBukxYheBHDSypQDIW4_CxCSoJ-aaJUZnlRAdO15vfBnSbcdmDmFOHkInVIp5CQoZGERT4orueagNaniY3sjKl5pCBEPCJ-Cbo_WfLCBQ/s1600/DSCN7645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uyOrfQFA_G0SNaOLd3yh4cs0LZTLCpO-a9CBukxYheBHDSypQDIW4_CxCSoJ-aaJUZnlRAdO15vfBnSbcdmDmFOHkInVIp5CQoZGERT4orueagNaniY3sjKl5pCBEPCJ-Cbo_WfLCBQ/s640/DSCN7645.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for cold Christmas mornings! I had to pay these kids a piece of candy to pose outside like this! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZ1QeUkG86PpqfGsCi3-fQ4eT5SxsdekO5EZsBN-zUOOXHHwiQDEkbaCo-BeZyPwtOScfwvyQZcMIyEnZs9qLSEd0xEeVMtMp492GSVhNgWOyWMiNrUG3l9XUBSEe_VlYZmP6F_8n5RE/s1600/DSCN7662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZ1QeUkG86PpqfGsCi3-fQ4eT5SxsdekO5EZsBN-zUOOXHHwiQDEkbaCo-BeZyPwtOScfwvyQZcMIyEnZs9qLSEd0xEeVMtMp492GSVhNgWOyWMiNrUG3l9XUBSEe_VlYZmP6F_8n5RE/s640/DSCN7662.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for our beautiful, crazy family!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpxknDqd_L6Ac4jdrd8epZR-GCEwBlPTUbuZXVCZcqZxfaOvLs96sedDgl3q-oUI5-FYnZnmXmLyySmmOD1wZ_tLdZRyB03pWysgtbbwlfo7lBnW0gjqBNTaDQPamWgwqU3ziTTqbL9A/s1600/DSCN7653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpxknDqd_L6Ac4jdrd8epZR-GCEwBlPTUbuZXVCZcqZxfaOvLs96sedDgl3q-oUI5-FYnZnmXmLyySmmOD1wZ_tLdZRyB03pWysgtbbwlfo7lBnW0gjqBNTaDQPamWgwqU3ziTTqbL9A/s640/DSCN7653.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtX2EHTyfGzZ1L2bCAg-eFndMdkifqaBW_dobTz_7D1zCnvfeqw7FdhmyjhyphenhyphenIJkegbZs1S8hcB6ai0I1HtSjuSDVHkqdQmG3_yCV4Ak3U3y59iwz14YBoVkiPSL1StDfCGLB7KKamhI4/s1600/DSCN7678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtX2EHTyfGzZ1L2bCAg-eFndMdkifqaBW_dobTz_7D1zCnvfeqw7FdhmyjhyphenhyphenIJkegbZs1S8hcB6ai0I1HtSjuSDVHkqdQmG3_yCV4Ak3U3y59iwz14YBoVkiPSL1StDfCGLB7KKamhI4/s640/DSCN7678.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for Christmas at my mom's! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbm926zPRdwyZdVuXYbB4767M1S_6-6TSl3axFE3QMHDfQqEhcOmaV5AAfzf0HRajcQetA_RpvuO_MHig-4hJac_Ozm3gAH8vpSnPcZYoUe81qJFng_vgYq2-GDXZHSB_GK-JvpvD5Ig/s1600/DSCN7683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbm926zPRdwyZdVuXYbB4767M1S_6-6TSl3axFE3QMHDfQqEhcOmaV5AAfzf0HRajcQetA_RpvuO_MHig-4hJac_Ozm3gAH8vpSnPcZYoUe81qJFng_vgYq2-GDXZHSB_GK-JvpvD5Ig/s640/DSCN7683.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my siblings! I'm the oldest, then my brother John, (right side) and then my sister Brenna, and my baby brother Jordan (left side)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoQH6pcEb15W_XilaX2olRXG0acfOIlzmmlEoHZCjiNKb0eO_EZFagoUCR3sP8f-LAWPIPLricZSOORzhuZEh3yBS9sQrHjlwVZZ91Mej3KZMYZl7oThY4UmBig7M6wD68PjC9gcuyp4/s1600/DSCN7786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoQH6pcEb15W_XilaX2olRXG0acfOIlzmmlEoHZCjiNKb0eO_EZFagoUCR3sP8f-LAWPIPLricZSOORzhuZEh3yBS9sQrHjlwVZZ91Mej3KZMYZl7oThY4UmBig7M6wD68PjC9gcuyp4/s640/DSCN7786.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for Christmas at my in-laws! Grandma playing with the littles here! Liam has a blurry face because he wouldn't sit still! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV0crnMXsFUAlb_46bkDZDBVzKbnNYwS02Atlb2SITb886CRBS_xJ_d351V8crVqT2X4q2sRkOYMfD1ZEHuMcf14ZEHOi6dsjEyhnOyMOXzKG1URAJAd-hVkEPUbhlSX2_EebzvoNMLo/s1600/DSCN7795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXV0crnMXsFUAlb_46bkDZDBVzKbnNYwS02Atlb2SITb886CRBS_xJ_d351V8crVqT2X4q2sRkOYMfD1ZEHuMcf14ZEHOi6dsjEyhnOyMOXzKG1URAJAd-hVkEPUbhlSX2_EebzvoNMLo/s640/DSCN7795.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60P6BsMgHCEDAFAt9Qbc2fV5w5qGU0Zu4NK9DqZX62c-sN-GsBvohqSDadI3CqzgF6jFoxO_IaeKi2y6fGoe6mbnktDkSvnXganak7lWl347cE9fHIqoB69GL485oklJV6-bDjN0D8LA/s1600/DSCN7797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60P6BsMgHCEDAFAt9Qbc2fV5w5qGU0Zu4NK9DqZX62c-sN-GsBvohqSDadI3CqzgF6jFoxO_IaeKi2y6fGoe6mbnktDkSvnXganak7lWl347cE9fHIqoB69GL485oklJV6-bDjN0D8LA/s640/DSCN7797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPM4WAVNiUtaKOVQC7UoCk_kmkf8BW4nxTIul1gvlLDkrfU1DLzUuemU-NKb6TPvSRhMYmxvnk8KGA5cvbhq1AUBmvzogk_mfjZAfX2W6YAgWGI9T0kS5bp_ebERe9ACfQCjV7WC_LzQ/s1600/DSCN7800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPM4WAVNiUtaKOVQC7UoCk_kmkf8BW4nxTIul1gvlLDkrfU1DLzUuemU-NKb6TPvSRhMYmxvnk8KGA5cvbhq1AUBmvzogk_mfjZAfX2W6YAgWGI9T0kS5bp_ebERe9ACfQCjV7WC_LzQ/s640/DSCN7800.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for Tom's parents!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHl7Z208ee4liTKVNiKmYeDuZ7NaO5qRJPQvcOjYV8KZQ60tIkuSn1yVmeExPfOy_JlaStizR8W6n1dwYlVbZ0HClw9OQp7BixFeEU9mrFwVxD39e-mD2dG8ptjNSlf53WPPurM4gRpcg/s1600/DSCN7811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHl7Z208ee4liTKVNiKmYeDuZ7NaO5qRJPQvcOjYV8KZQ60tIkuSn1yVmeExPfOy_JlaStizR8W6n1dwYlVbZ0HClw9OQp7BixFeEU9mrFwVxD39e-mD2dG8ptjNSlf53WPPurM4gRpcg/s640/DSCN7811.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for Lego gifts! Sims here put this dragon together all by himself!! Seriously, he is amazing! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSnamXWWWjroY75Y-HohbMOsa4g04aVheZab3X4k36URnqZqeHoA0xZ-F3NtLPT1Hosd2naByjbSC5lO_EmNd4BTjEIJFDrektN1kU4urxcChLwMNVpkdUu7J_KyJKugQh81mqBM1IAE/s1600/DSCN7809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSnamXWWWjroY75Y-HohbMOsa4g04aVheZab3X4k36URnqZqeHoA0xZ-F3NtLPT1Hosd2naByjbSC5lO_EmNd4BTjEIJFDrektN1kU4urxcChLwMNVpkdUu7J_KyJKugQh81mqBM1IAE/s640/DSCN7809.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
These 2 girls also put their Lego sets together in record time! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0FSSCWOKChAkWEG1S4rUHkscSq-HZbXpgzuJHlloyQzz7rGmJqkYLolDEMeDE6a48Bafm_78GcvH0olb4AOdw2z4CTBKWLn0Pr6q4lgqmTOA3w4Oqd5au2DVzukbA6ySqngJTklb2ZI/s1600/DSCN7806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0FSSCWOKChAkWEG1S4rUHkscSq-HZbXpgzuJHlloyQzz7rGmJqkYLolDEMeDE6a48Bafm_78GcvH0olb4AOdw2z4CTBKWLn0Pr6q4lgqmTOA3w4Oqd5au2DVzukbA6ySqngJTklb2ZI/s640/DSCN7806.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8if5FTAjZFuf4Tl9j4yiZwFj7WEFOqfPx31IEEJncmUfq_fMEUAP5vxPA5wDoML4mMXGUOxpgAa2HZHXEn4fA7Mc7Sx_0appRuKSHFTMR28YaOq1mNnYQTzr-flafMYUziZq0RahP7w/s1600/DSCN7721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8if5FTAjZFuf4Tl9j4yiZwFj7WEFOqfPx31IEEJncmUfq_fMEUAP5vxPA5wDoML4mMXGUOxpgAa2HZHXEn4fA7Mc7Sx_0appRuKSHFTMR28YaOq1mNnYQTzr-flafMYUziZq0RahP7w/s640/DSCN7721.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>at least these kids like it outside, because I don't! They make it at least bearable! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBGstAE9bh0bI1SRIgx7_EwlclGeXrwm97sBzH8RGik2PkWpcPp_ti3oit0p_Zqzc9MswdsapMmZZn8KeIbTIrBHQf2Kvg15RwnpGIBvzFUgt2r3RyKzX_90_CMfXteP9RuSWx1BKljA/s1600/DSCN7709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBGstAE9bh0bI1SRIgx7_EwlclGeXrwm97sBzH8RGik2PkWpcPp_ti3oit0p_Zqzc9MswdsapMmZZn8KeIbTIrBHQf2Kvg15RwnpGIBvzFUgt2r3RyKzX_90_CMfXteP9RuSWx1BKljA/s640/DSCN7709.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for sleep-outs under the Christmas tree! Such a fun tradition. (There wasn't much sleeping though)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax07zK26a4gkUHVPOpddDDfFoUUZCLX9EVhLwFjU1BkdCq7Ic9G8VD8KMwMSkAbTKfGW3tvMMQDUD08bNtTE9KbpIA44RknFM3MKI4d1ahefUewhKjK2lBAgdswQae4QARf33rAnw93w/s1600/DSCN7284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax07zK26a4gkUHVPOpddDDfFoUUZCLX9EVhLwFjU1BkdCq7Ic9G8VD8KMwMSkAbTKfGW3tvMMQDUD08bNtTE9KbpIA44RknFM3MKI4d1ahefUewhKjK2lBAgdswQae4QARf33rAnw93w/s640/DSCN7284.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for another year filled with blessings. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! <br />
<br />
<br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-40618300473009405442016-08-28T15:29:00.001-05:002016-10-06T12:29:29.428-05:00What is Home?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LZXd50vfYE_URsEvmOpyQ3BmN23JaVRLu68Sakd6FQoR5JiXz1xDNqAOnKsOqO8QbnzmU7xrCH6MOnnX_oHUsQG841SxtCsA7SCf13bdl9K_JWL0Zm4HUdafaWpgjUighDlxXTkD1jY/s1600/alpine_lrg_sz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LZXd50vfYE_URsEvmOpyQ3BmN23JaVRLu68Sakd6FQoR5JiXz1xDNqAOnKsOqO8QbnzmU7xrCH6MOnnX_oHUsQG841SxtCsA7SCf13bdl9K_JWL0Zm4HUdafaWpgjUighDlxXTkD1jY/s640/alpine_lrg_sz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
So, I have a friend that we met down in Texas. Her and her husband sold their home and bought one of these. It has me so curious. I think they traveled all summer, because I saw pictures like this at times on Facebook. They will be heading down to South Padre Island, TX to park and live in this for the winter soon.<br />
<br />
It has me thinking and wondering and almost, I guess, attracted to the idea of getting rid of everything and just living simply and someplace warm. Someplace beautiful. Having the ability to travel anywhere in the United States and still be home.<br />
<br />
It has me wondering if "home" is a place, or the people you love. Is home just my husband? Or is home my children too? Of course now, it is my children too, but, you know, when they are all grown does that change? Do I want to have the "come home to mama's" type home/life?<br />
<br />
If you did something like this, what would you keep? I'd have to store my pictures I suppose, you know, the pictures I'd developed before everything was digital. I think we'd have to have a 5th wheel type RV, you know the type you'd pull with a truck. Then, we'd have a vehicle to drive around without pulling it behind the camper. <br />
<br />
Where would you live in the off season, like in the late spring, summer and early fall? Would you rent a space on a lake somewhere in the Midwest? Would you get tired of a small place? (although, this looks big, it's much smaller than an actual house) <br />
<br />
I don't know. I have tons of thoughts and questions about this. After thinking about this, I think I'd love it for sometimes, for certain seasons, but not all the time. I'd love to have a place for the kids to come home to, but then, that too, opens new questions and some of the same questions. Like what is "home"? Would it matter to my kids if "home" were in a different house, like a patio home, or a condo where the yardwork would be taken care of and maybe there would be a pool and workout room? (and in a warmer state, like Arizona)<br />
<br />
After thinking quite a bit about this, I think I'd like a "house" with space. just space to be alone sometimes. (not that that happens ever here) <br />
<br />
After spending one winter and another 5 weeks on South Padre Island, Texas, boy, that is something to dream about. I loved it so much. The people, the area, the ocean, the humidity, the salty air, the small-town feel it has. Now, wintering in this way, also opens a ton of questions. (I think I'll save that for another post!)<br />
<br />
I think "home" is family. My husband and children and someday grandchildren. If my parents moved away from the home they've lived in for the past 29 years, I'd be OK with that. Because seeing them is all I care about, not the house they live in. Besides, since my mom remodeled her kitchen 18 years ago, I still don't know where anything is. <br />
<br />
The wonderful thing about our beautiful Catholic faith is that no matter where you are, the Mass is also and it is the same in every Catholic church across the country, even world. It is the first thing I look for when we travel and plan a move, the church. If they have Adoration, if they have Confession, if they have daily Mass. I have to admit one of the things I missed most when we were in Texas (for 3 months) was our church family. Seeing the same people every Sunday. In a city by the ocean, you rarely see the same people each Sunday.<br />
<br />
I'm curious, what do you think? Given a choice, what would <i>you </i>do?<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-18007474861636360962016-08-19T21:23:00.002-05:002016-08-20T13:07:52.790-05:00Thankful Catching Up!I've decided it's time to catch up on this long-neglected blog of mine! So much has happened and yet all is the same! We had some disappointing news in March and were not able to move. We took our home off the market. We ended up owing a ton of taxes and it just takes money to move and we are secure here. (tight and secure) We really had our hearts set on Arizona. I couldn't even talk to anyone the first couple months without tearing up and getting all emotional about it. It took me time to work through it all. To work through God's plan for us. It's funny, too, looking back, because we had prepared ourselves even emotionally to move and then when we couldn't move and had to stay, well, it was a whole new set of emotions! I can't even explain some things I've learned about myself. I didn't think I'd get depressed about something really, in the big picture of life, that is so small. I had to pull myself out of it. After lent was over I'd stopped going to daily Mass, and all the extra devotions that I'd done during lent were done. I was dry. And disappointed. And sad. Only God can heal those things. So I started going back to daily Mass as much as I could and started another 54 day rosary novena and before I knew it, I was back to normal. Happy to be wherever God wants us to be. <br />
(and still dreaming of Arizona) <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs2XIpk3aGXwTfDucORDRtDA4qu2k03c22_JjYdTrdsr402J6c8GKv6_gXby_tRRG2BNggqlYeP12VTl8p7jbVGgSzoh21xoOJ4bydIvUSeLl8enVWZRe_qpgZVAJrgizV1kGgesWnCw/s1600/12308613_10154130120403278_6464661921216554635_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs2XIpk3aGXwTfDucORDRtDA4qu2k03c22_JjYdTrdsr402J6c8GKv6_gXby_tRRG2BNggqlYeP12VTl8p7jbVGgSzoh21xoOJ4bydIvUSeLl8enVWZRe_qpgZVAJrgizV1kGgesWnCw/s320/12308613_10154130120403278_6464661921216554635_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
By June, the 3 oldest kids were in a play and that involved daily play practice and lots of ways for me to keep busy and preoccupy my sadness. The kids were in the play "Brigadoon" (our homeschool theatre group)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwDuw6SRFc_Muo7LQe7NYZnCTa1IyqTGvFdI7yIrE9QfmEHz0gpvJc48xrK48I08qk8sQxrANjWH6QDUCKUHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Rosie's solo part right here, Kind of hard to hear, but she did wonderful!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnBPc8DtiKGlR06Dp66MBezhh5xyblzc-YUwqldQd5UDwOW_K9LTQNBn6NWhJ6uopCEM7m1dVoCUpek4fxywA5_6WmuRvxQKTiMBBxR0TOyTCt4bZ_70LFDjwFZ7inSR95iUnuMSN1kA/s1600/DSCN9842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnBPc8DtiKGlR06Dp66MBezhh5xyblzc-YUwqldQd5UDwOW_K9LTQNBn6NWhJ6uopCEM7m1dVoCUpek4fxywA5_6WmuRvxQKTiMBBxR0TOyTCt4bZ_70LFDjwFZ7inSR95iUnuMSN1kA/s640/DSCN9842.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMKcGLUH13HTP2TbyhZxGg6fCCii6z4Liz3jfJ1xEmIJ4pf2PsrXvdHx3NWCAF54vOcE-xQ7LNtqv3jLTl1px-xQjExYc6qSOTOPwf0YkAmbxSERJ3DahMNLmEgmLIXHsJRKXwXhqWhA/s1600/DSCN9845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMKcGLUH13HTP2TbyhZxGg6fCCii6z4Liz3jfJ1xEmIJ4pf2PsrXvdHx3NWCAF54vOcE-xQ7LNtqv3jLTl1px-xQjExYc6qSOTOPwf0YkAmbxSERJ3DahMNLmEgmLIXHsJRKXwXhqWhA/s640/DSCN9845.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWBgvtZRwMskyYIqTIplvwVOTPSJTDnDQpuYFTLPlZauZS2I5lWbXFs-hYFSobcj1emG2ZhMCWaYm16gLBeQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
Jedi has a fun love song here and if you watch the whole play on YouTube you can see his other solo song, it's a really fun one! (YouTube version below)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eTHuJkKthFo/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eTHuJkKthFo?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
The kids made new friends and so did I! I am so very <b>Thankful </b>for our wonderful Homeschool Theatre and feel so very blessed we were still here in Minnesota to experience it! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IIm81UoLX1ZquN3NzClrFGDFIJWkn26EUCdzQnyLbZBCtUttpedYRPj6LwP5XEwzpjNz6BLhGzy8iruOhHNdDEmQyGWsCAWFYdZgWBr7yUR0ROFkawaWMRl7RLXw6tFX4NtlN8tEyg8/s1600/DSCN9754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IIm81UoLX1ZquN3NzClrFGDFIJWkn26EUCdzQnyLbZBCtUttpedYRPj6LwP5XEwzpjNz6BLhGzy8iruOhHNdDEmQyGWsCAWFYdZgWBr7yUR0ROFkawaWMRl7RLXw6tFX4NtlN8tEyg8/s640/DSCN9754.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my sweet new 10 year old! 10 is such a fun age, she's growing up and at the same time holding onto her childhood play. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBaJbeowWWe0vcUpkva8GZlVz18whuM7qZSeYQWDUJrjkfe1TzclPhAZ7kVOyRkoP_F6k8VzyiLotSoqQsQrmOB0NV0xIgQPU2qtFqKwC9NjqcZujO5aqA8ExCTeIa3fxaATNYG-KkjQ/s1600/DSCN9802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBaJbeowWWe0vcUpkva8GZlVz18whuM7qZSeYQWDUJrjkfe1TzclPhAZ7kVOyRkoP_F6k8VzyiLotSoqQsQrmOB0NV0xIgQPU2qtFqKwC9NjqcZujO5aqA8ExCTeIa3fxaATNYG-KkjQ/s640/DSCN9802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
We had a simple birthday party painting birdhouses and having ice cream sundaes after lunch! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP2xshcQ2YaZnyTHnlvwTII8oXfk5rDMyCKU3QjJQm8C3X6OjsBs1Fljv4jUBBGdKa-dFlGJY-A5Q0iV_knM9ob__DObk2tXTDztmfXjEWHw8TYVZU4yKLxAH2kZguFJMAHdDc0zk3ZI/s1600/DSCN9808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP2xshcQ2YaZnyTHnlvwTII8oXfk5rDMyCKU3QjJQm8C3X6OjsBs1Fljv4jUBBGdKa-dFlGJY-A5Q0iV_knM9ob__DObk2tXTDztmfXjEWHw8TYVZU4yKLxAH2kZguFJMAHdDc0zk3ZI/s640/DSCN9808.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgJ_Kdug4-1_IOIT8dEXdTg609mwV541cTJmTpUTX7FjLIza9FeurtewHnkyOF1frkHRaibAEvCu0PAxIBCWFd2AoknEsYH94RU6PVbK_IXx3L9-VSCtZdHYcL6kCxyaALkS5K8TTHrs/s1600/DSCN0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgJ_Kdug4-1_IOIT8dEXdTg609mwV541cTJmTpUTX7FjLIza9FeurtewHnkyOF1frkHRaibAEvCu0PAxIBCWFd2AoknEsYH94RU6PVbK_IXx3L9-VSCtZdHYcL6kCxyaALkS5K8TTHrs/s640/DSCN0040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for summer parades for our unicyclists! It's such a fun thing to do in the summer.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mgMbsFyxZkPCvi1Gi5690Z9b_J70QfOsnW6PxLr6ZoQXH_0ST7zWFz_Zxbxab75oQT1eydk5mdgSSibkE9ofwD1bAWhMXi9RD8IVk5jAXYhT6spFCeUYm09x5kcpcRi8w12guQronFw/s1600/DSCN0615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mgMbsFyxZkPCvi1Gi5690Z9b_J70QfOsnW6PxLr6ZoQXH_0ST7zWFz_Zxbxab75oQT1eydk5mdgSSibkE9ofwD1bAWhMXi9RD8IVk5jAXYhT6spFCeUYm09x5kcpcRi8w12guQronFw/s640/DSCN0615.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<b>Thankful </b>for our newest unicyclist! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOLWS6xL8dqMpM3pBT1NS2q70DjHqeoDcMzDqLmmbpYfiW74vgYs0PQobB-T8BZ6lSZEtmYNyc9U0lsLJ0izWKX6DKowvtTLWGBirlGiHnjOzanc6ggF3g7tsdtQ9NbPLY0XqskVSU2Q/s1600/DSCN0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOLWS6xL8dqMpM3pBT1NS2q70DjHqeoDcMzDqLmmbpYfiW74vgYs0PQobB-T8BZ6lSZEtmYNyc9U0lsLJ0izWKX6DKowvtTLWGBirlGiHnjOzanc6ggF3g7tsdtQ9NbPLY0XqskVSU2Q/s640/DSCN0057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for sidewalk chalk and kiddos that still love to play with it! These 2 littles bring so much joy to my life!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalVXGfmNFXkX2rqiAN3tZDLBVEO0XgsvTefY0pFxwhmZ-kbZKrw9cb5C3IML-I2aGMpsAQpeB0G5EEZRVrHb8-9F0yXj2IsQOCqtOKG6P9IR9-aU4bRoYWXiTxpOjbXWETzYEPPH6OQY/s1600/DSCN0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalVXGfmNFXkX2rqiAN3tZDLBVEO0XgsvTefY0pFxwhmZ-kbZKrw9cb5C3IML-I2aGMpsAQpeB0G5EEZRVrHb8-9F0yXj2IsQOCqtOKG6P9IR9-aU4bRoYWXiTxpOjbXWETzYEPPH6OQY/s640/DSCN0078.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9iSd_iI8yyQ4DVQvwafaoi5SUCsreKe-8kZk9FM3rc-YkAA8qLs2ospJh72J4r0zwEooz7ywlPmLnf2JTerY5Mthe8SrilVElUFx7sY7gHU2nnp4AmKfa1MApXzsZhlup_y-a6Dfwpg/s1600/DSCN0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9iSd_iI8yyQ4DVQvwafaoi5SUCsreKe-8kZk9FM3rc-YkAA8qLs2ospJh72J4r0zwEooz7ywlPmLnf2JTerY5Mthe8SrilVElUFx7sY7gHU2nnp4AmKfa1MApXzsZhlup_y-a6Dfwpg/s640/DSCN0083.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for summer campfires that must include s'mores! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3EFxRibehEUupCa-6WqsoJ8rdLMGYOUr2uheq_nzb76b-Be4iVqkyAkgWHMQummKliQckiFqzs4tEhdNsdLWkvfiMUTCa2KOWy3X1YWOALhSUlK0M0auGT76Sytew-uA2urMvVo5q3g/s1600/DSCN0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3EFxRibehEUupCa-6WqsoJ8rdLMGYOUr2uheq_nzb76b-Be4iVqkyAkgWHMQummKliQckiFqzs4tEhdNsdLWkvfiMUTCa2KOWy3X1YWOALhSUlK0M0auGT76Sytew-uA2urMvVo5q3g/s640/DSCN0084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzQCM1LPKD-RuNbLNwScK6NMWM4-mItENxQouwSAgty7C30tdT7YVOUJyrSrkc0ug-oJqa5VS172b8ZCVt4CXSSbXUADDKnsKhCk3WNtvWSJ_HzF6Nt9yDnj28UeX9FWZS5ObVodeZ4M/s1600/DSCN0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzQCM1LPKD-RuNbLNwScK6NMWM4-mItENxQouwSAgty7C30tdT7YVOUJyrSrkc0ug-oJqa5VS172b8ZCVt4CXSSbXUADDKnsKhCk3WNtvWSJ_HzF6Nt9yDnj28UeX9FWZS5ObVodeZ4M/s640/DSCN0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OVUoijUUkOUg6LMQ2zrX1_iINSMyFzJG2V9EdKNvtA7K-hd-YQn0qXFpUIoTB7nkJoMM_q47CvySjVcbJ9rwseijebqKaIS6QRv-6VpHiKQDbZYm1FNJ3qSnS-Gxlh4Cd_1tuQR-8HU/s1600/DSCN0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OVUoijUUkOUg6LMQ2zrX1_iINSMyFzJG2V9EdKNvtA7K-hd-YQn0qXFpUIoTB7nkJoMM_q47CvySjVcbJ9rwseijebqKaIS6QRv-6VpHiKQDbZYm1FNJ3qSnS-Gxlh4Cd_1tuQR-8HU/s640/DSCN0124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for stories on the porch<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiI-L23VrTdaTuwtUls4UGU50Xrasxi4v9IyiLVETfqF1l3Jy6DUFRuqESuofKcwvAio8ATEb5C4W9Ieaoa9_wpBQi_5C6uxoZXlgelPBx5vaO1AJHmb8SpNfiBvYRQsCLkG5Ym5iuvA/s1600/DSCN0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiI-L23VrTdaTuwtUls4UGU50Xrasxi4v9IyiLVETfqF1l3Jy6DUFRuqESuofKcwvAio8ATEb5C4W9Ieaoa9_wpBQi_5C6uxoZXlgelPBx5vaO1AJHmb8SpNfiBvYRQsCLkG5Ym5iuvA/s640/DSCN0120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
all summer long! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJL0PpS38NiI1PMjdwceOyitttkW4OEVGc_K8sDFr26JzMkxGwJ1a2lDIAsTtwaKBTMDV34ECpEwLnJbgwPeXX-f_2Zp2pV2OtHKxUOgPHwA9DhiNtdX2x94rJaOnQKs0AVGlTT5n39g/s1600/DSCN9831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJL0PpS38NiI1PMjdwceOyitttkW4OEVGc_K8sDFr26JzMkxGwJ1a2lDIAsTtwaKBTMDV34ECpEwLnJbgwPeXX-f_2Zp2pV2OtHKxUOgPHwA9DhiNtdX2x94rJaOnQKs0AVGlTT5n39g/s640/DSCN9831.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for breakfast on the porch, all summer long also! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGoglm7TjSgUKtrSE-Pu_dwWcW4pZeh-roCghMjxTPabo5w_maTa3RPhbdP-3ju91m5dVD04Ls8aGqH8UJUZhZfnRLW60IaAp-lDBX_lEHbMrHg5ETa1wdklTsjTQRRQU9BmTmc7eouk/s1600/DSCN0134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGoglm7TjSgUKtrSE-Pu_dwWcW4pZeh-roCghMjxTPabo5w_maTa3RPhbdP-3ju91m5dVD04Ls8aGqH8UJUZhZfnRLW60IaAp-lDBX_lEHbMrHg5ETa1wdklTsjTQRRQU9BmTmc7eouk/s640/DSCN0134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my porch! I love everything on the porch! My husband loves the air conditioning so I love to go to the porch to warm up! I also love to do my morning prayers there and whenever anyone comes over I ask, "Would you like to sit on the porch?" <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ga8Q0lOt6rz3iMABaorvVTNqqiNlXFSLxAiPwqvQHYzMXx_UYos9Wz1L-Q7NOkyAf5RHLjwB45lTVWZgngUjfu29OncsNg_WWMaOJ2EVyjVHBwuGLSnZLpbv7Iw9wUw-HihBo_5eprM/s1600/DSCN0168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ga8Q0lOt6rz3iMABaorvVTNqqiNlXFSLxAiPwqvQHYzMXx_UYos9Wz1L-Q7NOkyAf5RHLjwB45lTVWZgngUjfu29OncsNg_WWMaOJ2EVyjVHBwuGLSnZLpbv7Iw9wUw-HihBo_5eprM/s640/DSCN0168.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
So <b>Thankful </b>it's summer and we can spend so much time outside! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJq4m4ySvY798jfZ0N9s3MxkvJn0QyV25jzi037ejwF4N4E-2RKnNqjCF2FgE6Tx_fpmmFkhAjgpzXc55hZe-H9oNlLTUzlJ2yJ7GZWqul-D94l2TU3ui7aRn0QsT6pYVK7EOceQvUezs/s1600/DSCN0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJq4m4ySvY798jfZ0N9s3MxkvJn0QyV25jzi037ejwF4N4E-2RKnNqjCF2FgE6Tx_fpmmFkhAjgpzXc55hZe-H9oNlLTUzlJ2yJ7GZWqul-D94l2TU3ui7aRn0QsT6pYVK7EOceQvUezs/s640/DSCN0170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my backyard view! Want to know what I'm watching here?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup9g749_QLDrliFoTovbiV68Wl4MasraC4H-lRYUV4G6xX-PJCcN-l0wgCJkAmSIuPZmst3FfGyiIMA6lH18Ywdmo8BQBuCZivTl7V7zV9NDS5W4ib92ZlUHBKFE2Yn9QctB8HjjssL4/s1600/DSCN0185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup9g749_QLDrliFoTovbiV68Wl4MasraC4H-lRYUV4G6xX-PJCcN-l0wgCJkAmSIuPZmst3FfGyiIMA6lH18Ywdmo8BQBuCZivTl7V7zV9NDS5W4ib92ZlUHBKFE2Yn9QctB8HjjssL4/s640/DSCN0185.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-14IBbYECTg13_Tly750SH7rlMraEoQC0Ov2lc3JcVlOOpZhdkk-OAcdjJzg0cZI91XnDhq4BwAhkz4pZVUHw22D-LxSRAjJATOPMJ1Nr1uisDbdTf5MKyJyNSuVilPNrPU6ZSalsV8/s1600/DSCN0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-14IBbYECTg13_Tly750SH7rlMraEoQC0Ov2lc3JcVlOOpZhdkk-OAcdjJzg0cZI91XnDhq4BwAhkz4pZVUHw22D-LxSRAjJATOPMJ1Nr1uisDbdTf5MKyJyNSuVilPNrPU6ZSalsV8/s640/DSCN0193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
These cutie pies! OH, my! <b>Thankful </b>for little $9.99 blow-up pools and water from the hose!<br />
Watch this next video, so so cute!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyWju9YLSWrsTBh3KOJOFB2dUF4J0OQCKcxnCZPCzlC5nROtCurYRcVY92wx1MlnAtDWOIvz2e3OO2dsKknsQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for joy-filled laughter and pure JOY. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MSLLaKp_zGfUJi1tDwVwJb6BYMO09c6bTwnCbdnqKjUKjbkt1607F7_NpRhEH_cmxcPoINPC_yjG15-ApGLDE_b54LG-BzKZT5k6td41uwuHm4yGat_VieV33MhycSLAhQ79KkHzims/s1600/DSCN0188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MSLLaKp_zGfUJi1tDwVwJb6BYMO09c6bTwnCbdnqKjUKjbkt1607F7_NpRhEH_cmxcPoINPC_yjG15-ApGLDE_b54LG-BzKZT5k6td41uwuHm4yGat_VieV33MhycSLAhQ79KkHzims/s640/DSCN0188.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Pure JOY, I tell you, pure JOY! Isn't this just the picture of happiness and SUMMER? (above)<br />
Go ahead, click on the picture, see the joy! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9bNTBkPPFlesQppBQ_gWMSQLprXp12ygRULWNzU1ccSFrHc8gHl93D_wiUX4g-x4ZfAD8qysyGdsxGaD_-Gt7hhfqUtUuQAw7qiCG0O_VGz0xmKbE68a1GsBK4NfCPCffbIl30LnWsg/s1600/DSCN0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9bNTBkPPFlesQppBQ_gWMSQLprXp12ygRULWNzU1ccSFrHc8gHl93D_wiUX4g-x4ZfAD8qysyGdsxGaD_-Gt7hhfqUtUuQAw7qiCG0O_VGz0xmKbE68a1GsBK4NfCPCffbIl30LnWsg/s640/DSCN0202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoRLEfPofLYSSzhak3yCEAlG7T4eEvUb1wZ9Ux0PGCigaC9gbCxGo0exEh4sd403jmy83D4W70oHOloSfdms_T5iLs6uZOdT_fCUS85YY1dEAldoihA_esEjUtBjaPg3THi6ameGTZjo/s1600/DSCN0204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoRLEfPofLYSSzhak3yCEAlG7T4eEvUb1wZ9Ux0PGCigaC9gbCxGo0exEh4sd403jmy83D4W70oHOloSfdms_T5iLs6uZOdT_fCUS85YY1dEAldoihA_esEjUtBjaPg3THi6ameGTZjo/s640/DSCN0204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for cute little kiddos on the 4th of July sporting their red, white and blue for our country!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwG2DrW6JTB4O5MPr5I7cPiASKJ1va6kRAByoTnV3_VuQfiZq6Sr4SD7xpW5vk-fZtLF7ODuVOVVzvl1HsU8Z6UD47mPwESFnhFgGNdtrTgvP8gBLtBfvzlcADUoUEaQoAtgSxUZD4t8/s1600/DSCN0205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwG2DrW6JTB4O5MPr5I7cPiASKJ1va6kRAByoTnV3_VuQfiZq6Sr4SD7xpW5vk-fZtLF7ODuVOVVzvl1HsU8Z6UD47mPwESFnhFgGNdtrTgvP8gBLtBfvzlcADUoUEaQoAtgSxUZD4t8/s640/DSCN0205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbELLPDeeZVT4qkVToDl4k7CKjWvkXQLnq5aaK84IHXQSRLF71jFEG2ugcxoecL8pCYv1Z0bPbpHg6TMpYZvdtOqYmKO18eZyKsx2On8Wh9XyKsqIkD03CxgM_HtbtP94yKfqHpY1JJuc/s1600/DSCN0225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbELLPDeeZVT4qkVToDl4k7CKjWvkXQLnq5aaK84IHXQSRLF71jFEG2ugcxoecL8pCYv1Z0bPbpHg6TMpYZvdtOqYmKO18eZyKsx2On8Wh9XyKsqIkD03CxgM_HtbtP94yKfqHpY1JJuc/s640/DSCN0225.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvYP41Z9UkQHHe9s5GI3fK0xDTNPlCfdC2HbVKqGX3bBY1pJvj5RS0GgoIt5XaBRwWbPACaV3Uge1AyiV9qBrHNWqmFINrlbDkGPME6Fqi7vH6JimNsUVxEpPlTc3SvhevBxmjdktwYc/s1600/DSCN0248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvYP41Z9UkQHHe9s5GI3fK0xDTNPlCfdC2HbVKqGX3bBY1pJvj5RS0GgoIt5XaBRwWbPACaV3Uge1AyiV9qBrHNWqmFINrlbDkGPME6Fqi7vH6JimNsUVxEpPlTc3SvhevBxmjdktwYc/s640/DSCN0248.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>the 4th of July means grilling pork chops and spending time together all day! <br />
(after the parade of course)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjNEfwgUionKszyBuIVwL7jc0ipw5hvcnXt4NsDLkwE0wnhS1nw-WilQgYySLYSmPvNyQny_S73RMpTPnEnGf1Ermjb1dlDQ557xerCyERy84e5L519UqDTek68BZ89bgpRXdWxwFZ6E/s1600/DSCN0242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjNEfwgUionKszyBuIVwL7jc0ipw5hvcnXt4NsDLkwE0wnhS1nw-WilQgYySLYSmPvNyQny_S73RMpTPnEnGf1Ermjb1dlDQ557xerCyERy84e5L519UqDTek68BZ89bgpRXdWxwFZ6E/s640/DSCN0242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Yep, you guessed it, I'm on the porch here. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv0kMftta16XZu4z4SV_9myHDBQ2CUeNkOGU_CGtBsEu42Ad78FtysNbZyQ7dYeLBf8WH9cbH0YS6G4FZBTryvQZf0s7y8tOCjj1dH1nIANecK08osuQRjwAEL7XiH0hdiRn2Hx2gYD4/s1600/DSCN0254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv0kMftta16XZu4z4SV_9myHDBQ2CUeNkOGU_CGtBsEu42Ad78FtysNbZyQ7dYeLBf8WH9cbH0YS6G4FZBTryvQZf0s7y8tOCjj1dH1nIANecK08osuQRjwAEL7XiH0hdiRn2Hx2gYD4/s640/DSCN0254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for our messy, loud and flawed life. We are far from perfect, but our goal is holiness. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYZrFLfP4S9NQ96Iy4y5_kIDc4CGA129WHjgsrlRRS7OTX8mgm2vqvYsr8wID4HMNyqZoU13Ymas99iqEJDdx_rl5mOUYM3IylRZRgJGEpBXcZpzZh1ysNMijxOraYfrxHXzpxfxFt2c/s1600/DSCN0292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYZrFLfP4S9NQ96Iy4y5_kIDc4CGA129WHjgsrlRRS7OTX8mgm2vqvYsr8wID4HMNyqZoU13Ymas99iqEJDdx_rl5mOUYM3IylRZRgJGEpBXcZpzZh1ysNMijxOraYfrxHXzpxfxFt2c/s640/DSCN0292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for red, white and blue firework painting! This easy project turned out really nice!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYz7FF5NyLrlQbuUNybgCtJ3msLcf29DGqvLMTA0MN5EomsSydwmWteWdUmMFhfWlESvnAahAhAn2hjOUZNtu3atc8ZUhhkgIrMdEF5s-7Vod-PVsvjoh1cEz6rm9DDRBLeQVhVYDziA/s1600/DSCN0295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYz7FF5NyLrlQbuUNybgCtJ3msLcf29DGqvLMTA0MN5EomsSydwmWteWdUmMFhfWlESvnAahAhAn2hjOUZNtu3atc8ZUhhkgIrMdEF5s-7Vod-PVsvjoh1cEz6rm9DDRBLeQVhVYDziA/s640/DSCN0295.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
(it was not night time, it was dark and raining out here!) (not that we wouldn't paint at night time because we would)<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bUcLookDi9oUPtg3te152CAk8D1IhcaSodpxuGMyYJqP1-t3_XYFgBcn73thiE890Mk2L9JE0mAG94HqVkCCWhIHJja8-yKKqgr8EJ84WumL7cu3NfeBeCRdSYh31ytGaYw0dQQQh5A/s1600/DSCN0291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bUcLookDi9oUPtg3te152CAk8D1IhcaSodpxuGMyYJqP1-t3_XYFgBcn73thiE890Mk2L9JE0mAG94HqVkCCWhIHJja8-yKKqgr8EJ84WumL7cu3NfeBeCRdSYh31ytGaYw0dQQQh5A/s640/DSCN0291.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PVB-iHFcRaXbmNbnqe6gUJ1ZzGBQQjaLYUNN2R780B84OGR3ACd2DTHaJNLwQloFh2bDTxpbW0P7zkjMqbcEpzzyCXTefouLF9NwAFxSquqVz_mgVkEz1zoN_tikGZyxH2Sy6GPLnr8/s1600/DSCN0443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PVB-iHFcRaXbmNbnqe6gUJ1ZzGBQQjaLYUNN2R780B84OGR3ACd2DTHaJNLwQloFh2bDTxpbW0P7zkjMqbcEpzzyCXTefouLF9NwAFxSquqVz_mgVkEz1zoN_tikGZyxH2Sy6GPLnr8/s640/DSCN0443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for a brand new 14 year old! She's grown up so fast, I just can't believe it. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWQYHj6QqroG8g92ScD0d-VXBayMwEmxfEeLarM7ukNmcE8je2YWF20xCKZz_tyAUA6fYV7BFDRTZ09a0xXFTeS-i8cxzb_OB3MeFaxbJnE_vLa3Nu7FHIABMzhnQsvDAAEcbZDn704E/s1600/DSCN0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWQYHj6QqroG8g92ScD0d-VXBayMwEmxfEeLarM7ukNmcE8je2YWF20xCKZz_tyAUA6fYV7BFDRTZ09a0xXFTeS-i8cxzb_OB3MeFaxbJnE_vLa3Nu7FHIABMzhnQsvDAAEcbZDn704E/s640/DSCN0363.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for a "Lake Birthday" party with her friends, because her friend Lily has a mama <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqj0wfsnBZ0OKeLLiJBL8IcX445ZI9G44-zjW-y8KCgNOpQV43G8eAofRlMf_xX9jMVblZgewj8d6j6K49a-oRf0Snr12k6-VxQ8JbbGB4U-8jI2ZPXb3m-lsr-qCgbXIkFZ_vDOgW1k/s1600/DSCN0353+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqj0wfsnBZ0OKeLLiJBL8IcX445ZI9G44-zjW-y8KCgNOpQV43G8eAofRlMf_xX9jMVblZgewj8d6j6K49a-oRf0Snr12k6-VxQ8JbbGB4U-8jI2ZPXb3m-lsr-qCgbXIkFZ_vDOgW1k/s640/DSCN0353+%25282%2529.JPG" width="492" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
that's my friend! <a href="http://withahopefulheart.blogspot.com/">Sarah</a> and I spent the whole day talking while the girls were in the water doing this:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4wna1TTGPhGNrgZOfnE9-lvKOlCPtOiVNRH_vrBK6JsfvNbo3pv5Si-ZgxuyRXPwFIJfZcBLPzZI7YpNh1V2U8HDRI-fUQld4qoDRtqWKEPI_KoKFOARNl0k53N10Frl4DGJHTDGsW0/s1600/DSCN0366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4wna1TTGPhGNrgZOfnE9-lvKOlCPtOiVNRH_vrBK6JsfvNbo3pv5Si-ZgxuyRXPwFIJfZcBLPzZI7YpNh1V2U8HDRI-fUQld4qoDRtqWKEPI_KoKFOARNl0k53N10Frl4DGJHTDGsW0/s640/DSCN0366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXhtebTkn48CoKma-XD9CvxrPQN5SfN-tFBCrvh-wDfHlY-H0LKC-hyPJm_ymSwhl0PtLvNoM9g3vBEyoGeiSFLd1vN7UmGVHK_LBdxXRpZ6lBjj95iS06Cg_gV7RsCy4wqWs_99_WVs/s1600/DSCN0474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXhtebTkn48CoKma-XD9CvxrPQN5SfN-tFBCrvh-wDfHlY-H0LKC-hyPJm_ymSwhl0PtLvNoM9g3vBEyoGeiSFLd1vN7UmGVHK_LBdxXRpZ6lBjj95iS06Cg_gV7RsCy4wqWs_99_WVs/s640/DSCN0474.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for non-photogenic kids. Oh, my goodness. "Pretend you are smelling the flower"<br />
"Like this mama?" "No, OK you can really smell the flower, just smell the flower" "No" "That's not how to do it honey." <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVrE1dt7v3JnTWldmZdfrF4H2AR1_I-YnW1PgVAXf70iuDRNvg6Dn4Iw9M5qhvyXv0A-pri90n86KqceUbzL_WmhHvMuMRth6tzDQ8nsZvdSVxAK1haE1TwyQoL3hMaTV2zOlUOANHf4/s1600/DSCN0475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVrE1dt7v3JnTWldmZdfrF4H2AR1_I-YnW1PgVAXf70iuDRNvg6Dn4Iw9M5qhvyXv0A-pri90n86KqceUbzL_WmhHvMuMRth6tzDQ8nsZvdSVxAK1haE1TwyQoL3hMaTV2zOlUOANHf4/s640/DSCN0475.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
"No, never mind, you don't have to smell the flower. Or eat it." <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUBjPkqjh0W5jrxTaB5eKf0k3XB72CSyrzfpIR4_K41t0Gt7Y4q08P6OkKKFDJ3CktDf_8GhjveOSa449CrEnyJeh5x2pjNcbP1LDEcRM9YEL-29fLYPNtpYMQt2wWLtFvyEBluIdR74/s1600/DSCN0489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUBjPkqjh0W5jrxTaB5eKf0k3XB72CSyrzfpIR4_K41t0Gt7Y4q08P6OkKKFDJ3CktDf_8GhjveOSa449CrEnyJeh5x2pjNcbP1LDEcRM9YEL-29fLYPNtpYMQt2wWLtFvyEBluIdR74/s640/DSCN0489.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Let's just give that up and take a selfie! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ16WLgdT1xKNNFQkuJzxTgQ9bohBnp9pd4fL-w4CALoxilrx7Zd-F4bdd-p4kifX7kB9HslOvw6WIgwPefijNR3JG5BQHoXIEb-pzg_5qZM-Svs0TAWHE1cNkYxFPdQ6hkuOb9dHkBdQ/s1600/DSCN0504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ16WLgdT1xKNNFQkuJzxTgQ9bohBnp9pd4fL-w4CALoxilrx7Zd-F4bdd-p4kifX7kB9HslOvw6WIgwPefijNR3JG5BQHoXIEb-pzg_5qZM-Svs0TAWHE1cNkYxFPdQ6hkuOb9dHkBdQ/s640/DSCN0504.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b>Thankful </b>for sun tea!! One of my very favorite things. (to sip on the porch, of course)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS-4HaZ2bSFnNc9kKSUtObM8XqFCkZVPqQp38BuNzgxTXGJjOLgK5xiu3TMRhrDAILvSB_vDfCV0Xx32MuUduUW6_uiHBhwpW8HMbJMuayE4ajJnvMet_uRi0eTc4dvh16E9EzIbOiy8/s1600/DSCN0506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS-4HaZ2bSFnNc9kKSUtObM8XqFCkZVPqQp38BuNzgxTXGJjOLgK5xiu3TMRhrDAILvSB_vDfCV0Xx32MuUduUW6_uiHBhwpW8HMbJMuayE4ajJnvMet_uRi0eTc4dvh16E9EzIbOiy8/s640/DSCN0506.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS-4HaZ2bSFnNc9kKSUtObM8XqFCkZVPqQp38BuNzgxTXGJjOLgK5xiu3TMRhrDAILvSB_vDfCV0Xx32MuUduUW6_uiHBhwpW8HMbJMuayE4ajJnvMet_uRi0eTc4dvh16E9EzIbOiy8/s1600/DSCN0506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<b>Thankful </b>for smart little boys that LOVE to do 1000 piece puzzles with their daddy! <br />
I'm serious, he sits there so patiently and looks and looks. He put at least 50 pieces in this puzzle. <br />
(Daddy did the rest) <b>Thankful </b>for a wonderful husband that loves to do puzzles! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBwysEWcinzdVQt3Kcs_uAt2tQCfSuDbeu4DPCpQ6d6cXNVVXDtSMHIXzxjEsULVz9LmcMIZslAElVRZFPhjI9nLSj_xxqpGQhaiPzzar-FBdG4ecb9kp-Zxx4gW2cFW6GJtLiTfRxBY/s1600/DSCN0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBwysEWcinzdVQt3Kcs_uAt2tQCfSuDbeu4DPCpQ6d6cXNVVXDtSMHIXzxjEsULVz9LmcMIZslAElVRZFPhjI9nLSj_xxqpGQhaiPzzar-FBdG4ecb9kp-Zxx4gW2cFW6GJtLiTfRxBY/s640/DSCN0263.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for beautiful sun-kissed freckles on beautiful almost-12 year old girls<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgSQ-71ccVaN9kKCEKE_9Ty9eHuCCAOsmxH3XYujbiGOuAQtpLyy6n8tpsdUr_XU04Af0YHpc5LwJ3SICjzFZA5mSZz19m-cHo6XrDdux8qrSkGJetl6NSsqF3n8J6hvENbWM77A3VHs/s1600/DSCN0522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgSQ-71ccVaN9kKCEKE_9Ty9eHuCCAOsmxH3XYujbiGOuAQtpLyy6n8tpsdUr_XU04Af0YHpc5LwJ3SICjzFZA5mSZz19m-cHo6XrDdux8qrSkGJetl6NSsqF3n8J6hvENbWM77A3VHs/s640/DSCN0522.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>SO very Thankful </b>I got to see one of my very favorite people in the whole world!! SARAH!! She used to live in Fargo, ND and we were able to drive to see each other a couple times a year, but last year, she moved away to Colorado. We had not seen each other in almost 2 years!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDQze7eeYMON7lIiby4nqyvX6Le8EfWXgaUCS0t59gveLhifNg4G4UU5kJ4dfN2OtdBhw2TlzLn1e6VpQrdZTu33MB9kOc_XGELZ1vM5le3L7AXgDIInNHsxAwgWhqOoGMcNSnfHum0/s1600/RSCN0518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDQze7eeYMON7lIiby4nqyvX6Le8EfWXgaUCS0t59gveLhifNg4G4UU5kJ4dfN2OtdBhw2TlzLn1e6VpQrdZTu33MB9kOc_XGELZ1vM5le3L7AXgDIInNHsxAwgWhqOoGMcNSnfHum0/s640/RSCN0518.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b>Thankful </b>this beautiful girl got to see her godmother! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecTQMj8nPKQfbhGLtd1jYLk7iPhm_0JXKjnF3y2ZGQb8sBOlHahzmZqg61E07lWXB_EM6-4vDOT_3QtcOq78kQ74ewiE6pqO8ajjhOaz7K-VtQ1fqeNLxpUKY-sBN6WqHFhPEhWIS86Y/s1600/13932944_944068669072519_8224718716431920447_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecTQMj8nPKQfbhGLtd1jYLk7iPhm_0JXKjnF3y2ZGQb8sBOlHahzmZqg61E07lWXB_EM6-4vDOT_3QtcOq78kQ74ewiE6pqO8ajjhOaz7K-VtQ1fqeNLxpUKY-sBN6WqHFhPEhWIS86Y/s640/13932944_944068669072519_8224718716431920447_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my beautiful mailbox this year. It was looking so nice until....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQhQVZIz2NbXmAOtVoojJ93U-cve-1aheKBBdosgQVXaSnPCEp0904k1ZA3pc5BDybJk1M8fBzlujUHjUpo5Tmkn1mbgOuEzbZvw1sJ2e2SiTLJVdc8HL6KUw0tt9NfY2EirS12feebA/s1600/13912470_947362855409767_3620727467779155963_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQhQVZIz2NbXmAOtVoojJ93U-cve-1aheKBBdosgQVXaSnPCEp0904k1ZA3pc5BDybJk1M8fBzlujUHjUpo5Tmkn1mbgOuEzbZvw1sJ2e2SiTLJVdc8HL6KUw0tt9NfY2EirS12feebA/s640/13912470_947362855409767_3620727467779155963_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div>
The dang deer ate all my morning glories. NOT Thankful for the deer. AT all. Not even a little. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s1600/DSCN0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s1600/DSCN0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s640/DSCN0461.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s1600/DSCN0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ju45AH9gBsl0FPQURKXXMT5clZuyETs1eNgiGCRMEpeSlbp4xcOKv6C5fMrM4rZgvgofVW3Ycqu_kWIA9GZTXp0B-Qcgb6XBY3UYludX_5SFcRRtbGFxoVh7RoKPrIskhZuhrsL-tU4/s1600/DSCN0346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ju45AH9gBsl0FPQURKXXMT5clZuyETs1eNgiGCRMEpeSlbp4xcOKv6C5fMrM4rZgvgofVW3Ycqu_kWIA9GZTXp0B-Qcgb6XBY3UYludX_5SFcRRtbGFxoVh7RoKPrIskhZuhrsL-tU4/s640/DSCN0346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for vocation camps, theater camps, Sisters of Schoenstatt camps, Steubenville weekends, surprise overnight visits from cousins (above)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fvD9jTRxFrIxFvV7X2nTdWHaI72L_JC9SsVymVq8su4_Pcoq4eUp8XY4m2_wdmBxh1tAKKmwwP12JQdTXxxBxxDanhtwnSfNIOTxANM2bg51NL-BR6MKrrPywtCaS3YAxNBz85to7EU/s1600/DSCN4280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fvD9jTRxFrIxFvV7X2nTdWHaI72L_JC9SsVymVq8su4_Pcoq4eUp8XY4m2_wdmBxh1tAKKmwwP12JQdTXxxBxxDanhtwnSfNIOTxANM2bg51NL-BR6MKrrPywtCaS3YAxNBz85to7EU/s640/DSCN4280.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>we spent as much time here playing at the local wading pool, it's already closed for the summer. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgt52xBje_xCiSD865ruZiXcpU6jjKUnF3lZvQjj_fpBtGKTugZyFS63MJZXbfYWmhbMuYro5pw2vxjAQwcsL_gOb1rMgFhQzUPo7FCz8t4V1xc8knOHN4qq9g1abZx1w8MZmErvEc1s/s1600/DSCN0607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgt52xBje_xCiSD865ruZiXcpU6jjKUnF3lZvQjj_fpBtGKTugZyFS63MJZXbfYWmhbMuYro5pw2vxjAQwcsL_gOb1rMgFhQzUPo7FCz8t4V1xc8knOHN4qq9g1abZx1w8MZmErvEc1s/s640/DSCN0607.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>we were able to meet my cousin Kristin and her beautiful children at the wading pool a couple times! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlwoDotua-jPo_k9mr5TpDrxTegMmJIEAz22xETGK8PspyJmk5BOuwBLtCpEpgUfUCd4ItuClwOfghFX8RChSedGYFqYSJW5CyG4DojvU2a4MadZ7gM-gt0y7bqmTc1slIaEHYbExQPc/s1600/DSCN0339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlwoDotua-jPo_k9mr5TpDrxTegMmJIEAz22xETGK8PspyJmk5BOuwBLtCpEpgUfUCd4ItuClwOfghFX8RChSedGYFqYSJW5CyG4DojvU2a4MadZ7gM-gt0y7bqmTc1slIaEHYbExQPc/s640/DSCN0339.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<b>Thankful </b>my school room is back in order and hopefully we be ready for school in just a couple weeks! Speaking of school, Jedi is starting PSEO classes Monday at our local Community College! He also started a couple weeks ago working his first job! SO many things are going to change in our family this next year as he prepares to get his drivers license and saves for his own car! <b>Thankful </b>I still have him home for 2 more years. Hug your kids extra, they grow SO fast. The days are long, but the years are short, so very short. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
If you are still here after this very long "catch up" post, thank you, may God bless you! Thank you to the few ladies that emailed me with their loving concern, you are a gift. I hope to come back soon with my movie reviews! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-39235022975602811622016-08-19T21:23:00.000-05:002016-08-19T21:23:21.531-05:00Thankful Catching Up!I've decided it's time to catch up on this long-neglected blog of mine! So much has happened and yet all is the same! We had some disappointing news in March and were not able to move. We took our home off the market. We ended up owing a ton of taxes and it just takes money to move and we are secure here. (tight and secure) We really had our hearts set on Arizona. I couldn't even talk to anyone the first couple months without tearing up and getting all emotional about it. It took me time to work through it all. To work through God's plan for us. It's funny, too, looking back, because we had prepared ourselves even emotionally to move and then when we couldn't move and had to stay, well, it was a whole new set of emotions! I can't even explain some things I've learned about myself. I didn't think I'd get depressed about something really, in the big picture of life, that is so small. I had to pull myself out of it. After lent was over I'd stopped going to daily Mass, and all the extra devotions that I'd done during lent were done. I was dry. And disappointed. And sad. Only God can heal those things. So I started going back to daily Mass as much as I could and started another 54 day rosary novena and before I knew it, I was back to normal. Happy to be wherever God wants us to be. <br />
(and still dreaming of Arizona) <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs2XIpk3aGXwTfDucORDRtDA4qu2k03c22_JjYdTrdsr402J6c8GKv6_gXby_tRRG2BNggqlYeP12VTl8p7jbVGgSzoh21xoOJ4bydIvUSeLl8enVWZRe_qpgZVAJrgizV1kGgesWnCw/s1600/12308613_10154130120403278_6464661921216554635_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs2XIpk3aGXwTfDucORDRtDA4qu2k03c22_JjYdTrdsr402J6c8GKv6_gXby_tRRG2BNggqlYeP12VTl8p7jbVGgSzoh21xoOJ4bydIvUSeLl8enVWZRe_qpgZVAJrgizV1kGgesWnCw/s320/12308613_10154130120403278_6464661921216554635_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
By June, the 3 oldest kids were in a play and that involved daily play practice and lots of ways for me to keep busy and preoccupy my sadness. The kids were in the play "Brigadoon" (our homeschool theatre group)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkdMjNOIhUoxRoZnS2SRnO3f_Yf_PM9yIK3YeE9PdulcsNIMfWJ1Hb6ga0YZCWo-5KE9AT8_IdzPgDqCN8GA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Rosie's solo part right here, Kind of hard to hear, but she did wonderful!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnBPc8DtiKGlR06Dp66MBezhh5xyblzc-YUwqldQd5UDwOW_K9LTQNBn6NWhJ6uopCEM7m1dVoCUpek4fxywA5_6WmuRvxQKTiMBBxR0TOyTCt4bZ_70LFDjwFZ7inSR95iUnuMSN1kA/s1600/DSCN9842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnBPc8DtiKGlR06Dp66MBezhh5xyblzc-YUwqldQd5UDwOW_K9LTQNBn6NWhJ6uopCEM7m1dVoCUpek4fxywA5_6WmuRvxQKTiMBBxR0TOyTCt4bZ_70LFDjwFZ7inSR95iUnuMSN1kA/s640/DSCN9842.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMKcGLUH13HTP2TbyhZxGg6fCCii6z4Liz3jfJ1xEmIJ4pf2PsrXvdHx3NWCAF54vOcE-xQ7LNtqv3jLTl1px-xQjExYc6qSOTOPwf0YkAmbxSERJ3DahMNLmEgmLIXHsJRKXwXhqWhA/s1600/DSCN9845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMKcGLUH13HTP2TbyhZxGg6fCCii6z4Liz3jfJ1xEmIJ4pf2PsrXvdHx3NWCAF54vOcE-xQ7LNtqv3jLTl1px-xQjExYc6qSOTOPwf0YkAmbxSERJ3DahMNLmEgmLIXHsJRKXwXhqWhA/s640/DSCN9845.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy0mrNkh4oyqzNc06GbIqxxbHg-zy9wjwB4O-so3DIbmKDISB8lr4U1UqH7eiYKkyx0XbXQMHrq4uRdIZacrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
Jedi has a fun love song here and if you watch the whole play on YouTube you can see his other solo song, it's a really fun one! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eTHuJkKthFo/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eTHuJkKthFo?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
The kids made new friends and so did I! I am so very <b>Thankful </b>for our wonderful Homeschool Theatre and feel so very blessed we were still here in Minnesota to experience it! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IIm81UoLX1ZquN3NzClrFGDFIJWkn26EUCdzQnyLbZBCtUttpedYRPj6LwP5XEwzpjNz6BLhGzy8iruOhHNdDEmQyGWsCAWFYdZgWBr7yUR0ROFkawaWMRl7RLXw6tFX4NtlN8tEyg8/s1600/DSCN9754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IIm81UoLX1ZquN3NzClrFGDFIJWkn26EUCdzQnyLbZBCtUttpedYRPj6LwP5XEwzpjNz6BLhGzy8iruOhHNdDEmQyGWsCAWFYdZgWBr7yUR0ROFkawaWMRl7RLXw6tFX4NtlN8tEyg8/s640/DSCN9754.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my sweet new 10 year old! 10 is such a fun age, she's growing up and at the same time holding onto her childhood play. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBaJbeowWWe0vcUpkva8GZlVz18whuM7qZSeYQWDUJrjkfe1TzclPhAZ7kVOyRkoP_F6k8VzyiLotSoqQsQrmOB0NV0xIgQPU2qtFqKwC9NjqcZujO5aqA8ExCTeIa3fxaATNYG-KkjQ/s1600/DSCN9802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBaJbeowWWe0vcUpkva8GZlVz18whuM7qZSeYQWDUJrjkfe1TzclPhAZ7kVOyRkoP_F6k8VzyiLotSoqQsQrmOB0NV0xIgQPU2qtFqKwC9NjqcZujO5aqA8ExCTeIa3fxaATNYG-KkjQ/s640/DSCN9802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
We had a simple birthday party painting birdhouses and having ice cream sundaes after lunch! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP2xshcQ2YaZnyTHnlvwTII8oXfk5rDMyCKU3QjJQm8C3X6OjsBs1Fljv4jUBBGdKa-dFlGJY-A5Q0iV_knM9ob__DObk2tXTDztmfXjEWHw8TYVZU4yKLxAH2kZguFJMAHdDc0zk3ZI/s1600/DSCN9808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoP2xshcQ2YaZnyTHnlvwTII8oXfk5rDMyCKU3QjJQm8C3X6OjsBs1Fljv4jUBBGdKa-dFlGJY-A5Q0iV_knM9ob__DObk2tXTDztmfXjEWHw8TYVZU4yKLxAH2kZguFJMAHdDc0zk3ZI/s640/DSCN9808.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgJ_Kdug4-1_IOIT8dEXdTg609mwV541cTJmTpUTX7FjLIza9FeurtewHnkyOF1frkHRaibAEvCu0PAxIBCWFd2AoknEsYH94RU6PVbK_IXx3L9-VSCtZdHYcL6kCxyaALkS5K8TTHrs/s1600/DSCN0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgJ_Kdug4-1_IOIT8dEXdTg609mwV541cTJmTpUTX7FjLIza9FeurtewHnkyOF1frkHRaibAEvCu0PAxIBCWFd2AoknEsYH94RU6PVbK_IXx3L9-VSCtZdHYcL6kCxyaALkS5K8TTHrs/s640/DSCN0040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for summer parades for our unicyclists! It's such a fun thing to do in the summer.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mgMbsFyxZkPCvi1Gi5690Z9b_J70QfOsnW6PxLr6ZoQXH_0ST7zWFz_Zxbxab75oQT1eydk5mdgSSibkE9ofwD1bAWhMXi9RD8IVk5jAXYhT6spFCeUYm09x5kcpcRi8w12guQronFw/s1600/DSCN0615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mgMbsFyxZkPCvi1Gi5690Z9b_J70QfOsnW6PxLr6ZoQXH_0ST7zWFz_Zxbxab75oQT1eydk5mdgSSibkE9ofwD1bAWhMXi9RD8IVk5jAXYhT6spFCeUYm09x5kcpcRi8w12guQronFw/s640/DSCN0615.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<b>Thankful </b>for our newest unicyclist! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOLWS6xL8dqMpM3pBT1NS2q70DjHqeoDcMzDqLmmbpYfiW74vgYs0PQobB-T8BZ6lSZEtmYNyc9U0lsLJ0izWKX6DKowvtTLWGBirlGiHnjOzanc6ggF3g7tsdtQ9NbPLY0XqskVSU2Q/s1600/DSCN0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOLWS6xL8dqMpM3pBT1NS2q70DjHqeoDcMzDqLmmbpYfiW74vgYs0PQobB-T8BZ6lSZEtmYNyc9U0lsLJ0izWKX6DKowvtTLWGBirlGiHnjOzanc6ggF3g7tsdtQ9NbPLY0XqskVSU2Q/s640/DSCN0057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for sidewalk chalk and kiddos that still love to play with it! These 2 littles bring so much joy to my life!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalVXGfmNFXkX2rqiAN3tZDLBVEO0XgsvTefY0pFxwhmZ-kbZKrw9cb5C3IML-I2aGMpsAQpeB0G5EEZRVrHb8-9F0yXj2IsQOCqtOKG6P9IR9-aU4bRoYWXiTxpOjbXWETzYEPPH6OQY/s1600/DSCN0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalVXGfmNFXkX2rqiAN3tZDLBVEO0XgsvTefY0pFxwhmZ-kbZKrw9cb5C3IML-I2aGMpsAQpeB0G5EEZRVrHb8-9F0yXj2IsQOCqtOKG6P9IR9-aU4bRoYWXiTxpOjbXWETzYEPPH6OQY/s640/DSCN0078.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9iSd_iI8yyQ4DVQvwafaoi5SUCsreKe-8kZk9FM3rc-YkAA8qLs2ospJh72J4r0zwEooz7ywlPmLnf2JTerY5Mthe8SrilVElUFx7sY7gHU2nnp4AmKfa1MApXzsZhlup_y-a6Dfwpg/s1600/DSCN0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9iSd_iI8yyQ4DVQvwafaoi5SUCsreKe-8kZk9FM3rc-YkAA8qLs2ospJh72J4r0zwEooz7ywlPmLnf2JTerY5Mthe8SrilVElUFx7sY7gHU2nnp4AmKfa1MApXzsZhlup_y-a6Dfwpg/s640/DSCN0083.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for summer campfires that must include s'mores! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3EFxRibehEUupCa-6WqsoJ8rdLMGYOUr2uheq_nzb76b-Be4iVqkyAkgWHMQummKliQckiFqzs4tEhdNsdLWkvfiMUTCa2KOWy3X1YWOALhSUlK0M0auGT76Sytew-uA2urMvVo5q3g/s1600/DSCN0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3EFxRibehEUupCa-6WqsoJ8rdLMGYOUr2uheq_nzb76b-Be4iVqkyAkgWHMQummKliQckiFqzs4tEhdNsdLWkvfiMUTCa2KOWy3X1YWOALhSUlK0M0auGT76Sytew-uA2urMvVo5q3g/s640/DSCN0084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzQCM1LPKD-RuNbLNwScK6NMWM4-mItENxQouwSAgty7C30tdT7YVOUJyrSrkc0ug-oJqa5VS172b8ZCVt4CXSSbXUADDKnsKhCk3WNtvWSJ_HzF6Nt9yDnj28UeX9FWZS5ObVodeZ4M/s1600/DSCN0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzQCM1LPKD-RuNbLNwScK6NMWM4-mItENxQouwSAgty7C30tdT7YVOUJyrSrkc0ug-oJqa5VS172b8ZCVt4CXSSbXUADDKnsKhCk3WNtvWSJ_HzF6Nt9yDnj28UeX9FWZS5ObVodeZ4M/s640/DSCN0093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OVUoijUUkOUg6LMQ2zrX1_iINSMyFzJG2V9EdKNvtA7K-hd-YQn0qXFpUIoTB7nkJoMM_q47CvySjVcbJ9rwseijebqKaIS6QRv-6VpHiKQDbZYm1FNJ3qSnS-Gxlh4Cd_1tuQR-8HU/s1600/DSCN0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OVUoijUUkOUg6LMQ2zrX1_iINSMyFzJG2V9EdKNvtA7K-hd-YQn0qXFpUIoTB7nkJoMM_q47CvySjVcbJ9rwseijebqKaIS6QRv-6VpHiKQDbZYm1FNJ3qSnS-Gxlh4Cd_1tuQR-8HU/s640/DSCN0124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for stories on the porch<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiI-L23VrTdaTuwtUls4UGU50Xrasxi4v9IyiLVETfqF1l3Jy6DUFRuqESuofKcwvAio8ATEb5C4W9Ieaoa9_wpBQi_5C6uxoZXlgelPBx5vaO1AJHmb8SpNfiBvYRQsCLkG5Ym5iuvA/s1600/DSCN0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiI-L23VrTdaTuwtUls4UGU50Xrasxi4v9IyiLVETfqF1l3Jy6DUFRuqESuofKcwvAio8ATEb5C4W9Ieaoa9_wpBQi_5C6uxoZXlgelPBx5vaO1AJHmb8SpNfiBvYRQsCLkG5Ym5iuvA/s640/DSCN0120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
all summer long! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJL0PpS38NiI1PMjdwceOyitttkW4OEVGc_K8sDFr26JzMkxGwJ1a2lDIAsTtwaKBTMDV34ECpEwLnJbgwPeXX-f_2Zp2pV2OtHKxUOgPHwA9DhiNtdX2x94rJaOnQKs0AVGlTT5n39g/s1600/DSCN9831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJL0PpS38NiI1PMjdwceOyitttkW4OEVGc_K8sDFr26JzMkxGwJ1a2lDIAsTtwaKBTMDV34ECpEwLnJbgwPeXX-f_2Zp2pV2OtHKxUOgPHwA9DhiNtdX2x94rJaOnQKs0AVGlTT5n39g/s640/DSCN9831.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for breakfast on the porch, all summer long also! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGoglm7TjSgUKtrSE-Pu_dwWcW4pZeh-roCghMjxTPabo5w_maTa3RPhbdP-3ju91m5dVD04Ls8aGqH8UJUZhZfnRLW60IaAp-lDBX_lEHbMrHg5ETa1wdklTsjTQRRQU9BmTmc7eouk/s1600/DSCN0134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGoglm7TjSgUKtrSE-Pu_dwWcW4pZeh-roCghMjxTPabo5w_maTa3RPhbdP-3ju91m5dVD04Ls8aGqH8UJUZhZfnRLW60IaAp-lDBX_lEHbMrHg5ETa1wdklTsjTQRRQU9BmTmc7eouk/s640/DSCN0134.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my porch! I love everything on the porch! My husband loves the air conditioning so I love to go to the porch to warm up! I also love to do my morning prayers there and whenever anyone comes over I ask, "Would you like to sit on the porch?" <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ga8Q0lOt6rz3iMABaorvVTNqqiNlXFSLxAiPwqvQHYzMXx_UYos9Wz1L-Q7NOkyAf5RHLjwB45lTVWZgngUjfu29OncsNg_WWMaOJ2EVyjVHBwuGLSnZLpbv7Iw9wUw-HihBo_5eprM/s1600/DSCN0168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ga8Q0lOt6rz3iMABaorvVTNqqiNlXFSLxAiPwqvQHYzMXx_UYos9Wz1L-Q7NOkyAf5RHLjwB45lTVWZgngUjfu29OncsNg_WWMaOJ2EVyjVHBwuGLSnZLpbv7Iw9wUw-HihBo_5eprM/s640/DSCN0168.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
So <b>Thankful </b>it's summer and we can spend so much time outside! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJq4m4ySvY798jfZ0N9s3MxkvJn0QyV25jzi037ejwF4N4E-2RKnNqjCF2FgE6Tx_fpmmFkhAjgpzXc55hZe-H9oNlLTUzlJ2yJ7GZWqul-D94l2TU3ui7aRn0QsT6pYVK7EOceQvUezs/s1600/DSCN0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJq4m4ySvY798jfZ0N9s3MxkvJn0QyV25jzi037ejwF4N4E-2RKnNqjCF2FgE6Tx_fpmmFkhAjgpzXc55hZe-H9oNlLTUzlJ2yJ7GZWqul-D94l2TU3ui7aRn0QsT6pYVK7EOceQvUezs/s640/DSCN0170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my backyard view! Want to know what I'm watching here?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup9g749_QLDrliFoTovbiV68Wl4MasraC4H-lRYUV4G6xX-PJCcN-l0wgCJkAmSIuPZmst3FfGyiIMA6lH18Ywdmo8BQBuCZivTl7V7zV9NDS5W4ib92ZlUHBKFE2Yn9QctB8HjjssL4/s1600/DSCN0185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup9g749_QLDrliFoTovbiV68Wl4MasraC4H-lRYUV4G6xX-PJCcN-l0wgCJkAmSIuPZmst3FfGyiIMA6lH18Ywdmo8BQBuCZivTl7V7zV9NDS5W4ib92ZlUHBKFE2Yn9QctB8HjjssL4/s640/DSCN0185.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-14IBbYECTg13_Tly750SH7rlMraEoQC0Ov2lc3JcVlOOpZhdkk-OAcdjJzg0cZI91XnDhq4BwAhkz4pZVUHw22D-LxSRAjJATOPMJ1Nr1uisDbdTf5MKyJyNSuVilPNrPU6ZSalsV8/s1600/DSCN0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-14IBbYECTg13_Tly750SH7rlMraEoQC0Ov2lc3JcVlOOpZhdkk-OAcdjJzg0cZI91XnDhq4BwAhkz4pZVUHw22D-LxSRAjJATOPMJ1Nr1uisDbdTf5MKyJyNSuVilPNrPU6ZSalsV8/s640/DSCN0193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
These cutie pies! OH, my! <b>Thankful </b>for little $9.99 blow-up pools and water from the hose! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKWSKU0xoed0d0gspAtAHzMvJLRFj4wH2J7aurQIKp7GnECxAFK2k98azm7fu1rZbiK35F8fSua-m6Bs2Svw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for joy-filled laughter and pure JOY. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MSLLaKp_zGfUJi1tDwVwJb6BYMO09c6bTwnCbdnqKjUKjbkt1607F7_NpRhEH_cmxcPoINPC_yjG15-ApGLDE_b54LG-BzKZT5k6td41uwuHm4yGat_VieV33MhycSLAhQ79KkHzims/s1600/DSCN0188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MSLLaKp_zGfUJi1tDwVwJb6BYMO09c6bTwnCbdnqKjUKjbkt1607F7_NpRhEH_cmxcPoINPC_yjG15-ApGLDE_b54LG-BzKZT5k6td41uwuHm4yGat_VieV33MhycSLAhQ79KkHzims/s640/DSCN0188.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Pure JOY, I tell you, pure JOY! Isn't this just the picture of happiness and SUMMER?<br />
Go ahead, click on the picture, see the joy! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9bNTBkPPFlesQppBQ_gWMSQLprXp12ygRULWNzU1ccSFrHc8gHl93D_wiUX4g-x4ZfAD8qysyGdsxGaD_-Gt7hhfqUtUuQAw7qiCG0O_VGz0xmKbE68a1GsBK4NfCPCffbIl30LnWsg/s1600/DSCN0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9bNTBkPPFlesQppBQ_gWMSQLprXp12ygRULWNzU1ccSFrHc8gHl93D_wiUX4g-x4ZfAD8qysyGdsxGaD_-Gt7hhfqUtUuQAw7qiCG0O_VGz0xmKbE68a1GsBK4NfCPCffbIl30LnWsg/s640/DSCN0202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoRLEfPofLYSSzhak3yCEAlG7T4eEvUb1wZ9Ux0PGCigaC9gbCxGo0exEh4sd403jmy83D4W70oHOloSfdms_T5iLs6uZOdT_fCUS85YY1dEAldoihA_esEjUtBjaPg3THi6ameGTZjo/s1600/DSCN0204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoRLEfPofLYSSzhak3yCEAlG7T4eEvUb1wZ9Ux0PGCigaC9gbCxGo0exEh4sd403jmy83D4W70oHOloSfdms_T5iLs6uZOdT_fCUS85YY1dEAldoihA_esEjUtBjaPg3THi6ameGTZjo/s640/DSCN0204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for cute little kiddos on the 4th of July sporting their red, white and blue for our country!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwG2DrW6JTB4O5MPr5I7cPiASKJ1va6kRAByoTnV3_VuQfiZq6Sr4SD7xpW5vk-fZtLF7ODuVOVVzvl1HsU8Z6UD47mPwESFnhFgGNdtrTgvP8gBLtBfvzlcADUoUEaQoAtgSxUZD4t8/s1600/DSCN0205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwG2DrW6JTB4O5MPr5I7cPiASKJ1va6kRAByoTnV3_VuQfiZq6Sr4SD7xpW5vk-fZtLF7ODuVOVVzvl1HsU8Z6UD47mPwESFnhFgGNdtrTgvP8gBLtBfvzlcADUoUEaQoAtgSxUZD4t8/s640/DSCN0205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbELLPDeeZVT4qkVToDl4k7CKjWvkXQLnq5aaK84IHXQSRLF71jFEG2ugcxoecL8pCYv1Z0bPbpHg6TMpYZvdtOqYmKO18eZyKsx2On8Wh9XyKsqIkD03CxgM_HtbtP94yKfqHpY1JJuc/s1600/DSCN0225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbELLPDeeZVT4qkVToDl4k7CKjWvkXQLnq5aaK84IHXQSRLF71jFEG2ugcxoecL8pCYv1Z0bPbpHg6TMpYZvdtOqYmKO18eZyKsx2On8Wh9XyKsqIkD03CxgM_HtbtP94yKfqHpY1JJuc/s640/DSCN0225.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvYP41Z9UkQHHe9s5GI3fK0xDTNPlCfdC2HbVKqGX3bBY1pJvj5RS0GgoIt5XaBRwWbPACaV3Uge1AyiV9qBrHNWqmFINrlbDkGPME6Fqi7vH6JimNsUVxEpPlTc3SvhevBxmjdktwYc/s1600/DSCN0248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvYP41Z9UkQHHe9s5GI3fK0xDTNPlCfdC2HbVKqGX3bBY1pJvj5RS0GgoIt5XaBRwWbPACaV3Uge1AyiV9qBrHNWqmFINrlbDkGPME6Fqi7vH6JimNsUVxEpPlTc3SvhevBxmjdktwYc/s640/DSCN0248.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>the 4th of July means grilling pork chops and spending time together all day! <br />
(after the parade of course)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjNEfwgUionKszyBuIVwL7jc0ipw5hvcnXt4NsDLkwE0wnhS1nw-WilQgYySLYSmPvNyQny_S73RMpTPnEnGf1Ermjb1dlDQ557xerCyERy84e5L519UqDTek68BZ89bgpRXdWxwFZ6E/s1600/DSCN0242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjNEfwgUionKszyBuIVwL7jc0ipw5hvcnXt4NsDLkwE0wnhS1nw-WilQgYySLYSmPvNyQny_S73RMpTPnEnGf1Ermjb1dlDQ557xerCyERy84e5L519UqDTek68BZ89bgpRXdWxwFZ6E/s640/DSCN0242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Yep, you guessed it, I'm on the porch here. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv0kMftta16XZu4z4SV_9myHDBQ2CUeNkOGU_CGtBsEu42Ad78FtysNbZyQ7dYeLBf8WH9cbH0YS6G4FZBTryvQZf0s7y8tOCjj1dH1nIANecK08osuQRjwAEL7XiH0hdiRn2Hx2gYD4/s1600/DSCN0254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyv0kMftta16XZu4z4SV_9myHDBQ2CUeNkOGU_CGtBsEu42Ad78FtysNbZyQ7dYeLBf8WH9cbH0YS6G4FZBTryvQZf0s7y8tOCjj1dH1nIANecK08osuQRjwAEL7XiH0hdiRn2Hx2gYD4/s640/DSCN0254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for our messy, loud and flawed life. We are far from perfect, but our goal is holiness. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYZrFLfP4S9NQ96Iy4y5_kIDc4CGA129WHjgsrlRRS7OTX8mgm2vqvYsr8wID4HMNyqZoU13Ymas99iqEJDdx_rl5mOUYM3IylRZRgJGEpBXcZpzZh1ysNMijxOraYfrxHXzpxfxFt2c/s1600/DSCN0292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYZrFLfP4S9NQ96Iy4y5_kIDc4CGA129WHjgsrlRRS7OTX8mgm2vqvYsr8wID4HMNyqZoU13Ymas99iqEJDdx_rl5mOUYM3IylRZRgJGEpBXcZpzZh1ysNMijxOraYfrxHXzpxfxFt2c/s640/DSCN0292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for red, white and blue firework painting! This easy project turned out really nice!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYz7FF5NyLrlQbuUNybgCtJ3msLcf29DGqvLMTA0MN5EomsSydwmWteWdUmMFhfWlESvnAahAhAn2hjOUZNtu3atc8ZUhhkgIrMdEF5s-7Vod-PVsvjoh1cEz6rm9DDRBLeQVhVYDziA/s1600/DSCN0295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYz7FF5NyLrlQbuUNybgCtJ3msLcf29DGqvLMTA0MN5EomsSydwmWteWdUmMFhfWlESvnAahAhAn2hjOUZNtu3atc8ZUhhkgIrMdEF5s-7Vod-PVsvjoh1cEz6rm9DDRBLeQVhVYDziA/s640/DSCN0295.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bUcLookDi9oUPtg3te152CAk8D1IhcaSodpxuGMyYJqP1-t3_XYFgBcn73thiE890Mk2L9JE0mAG94HqVkCCWhIHJja8-yKKqgr8EJ84WumL7cu3NfeBeCRdSYh31ytGaYw0dQQQh5A/s1600/DSCN0291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bUcLookDi9oUPtg3te152CAk8D1IhcaSodpxuGMyYJqP1-t3_XYFgBcn73thiE890Mk2L9JE0mAG94HqVkCCWhIHJja8-yKKqgr8EJ84WumL7cu3NfeBeCRdSYh31ytGaYw0dQQQh5A/s640/DSCN0291.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PVB-iHFcRaXbmNbnqe6gUJ1ZzGBQQjaLYUNN2R780B84OGR3ACd2DTHaJNLwQloFh2bDTxpbW0P7zkjMqbcEpzzyCXTefouLF9NwAFxSquqVz_mgVkEz1zoN_tikGZyxH2Sy6GPLnr8/s1600/DSCN0443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PVB-iHFcRaXbmNbnqe6gUJ1ZzGBQQjaLYUNN2R780B84OGR3ACd2DTHaJNLwQloFh2bDTxpbW0P7zkjMqbcEpzzyCXTefouLF9NwAFxSquqVz_mgVkEz1zoN_tikGZyxH2Sy6GPLnr8/s640/DSCN0443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for a brand new 14 year old! She's grown up so fast, I just can't believe it. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWQYHj6QqroG8g92ScD0d-VXBayMwEmxfEeLarM7ukNmcE8je2YWF20xCKZz_tyAUA6fYV7BFDRTZ09a0xXFTeS-i8cxzb_OB3MeFaxbJnE_vLa3Nu7FHIABMzhnQsvDAAEcbZDn704E/s1600/DSCN0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWQYHj6QqroG8g92ScD0d-VXBayMwEmxfEeLarM7ukNmcE8je2YWF20xCKZz_tyAUA6fYV7BFDRTZ09a0xXFTeS-i8cxzb_OB3MeFaxbJnE_vLa3Nu7FHIABMzhnQsvDAAEcbZDn704E/s640/DSCN0363.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for a "Lake Birthday" party with her friends, because her friend Lily has a mama <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqj0wfsnBZ0OKeLLiJBL8IcX445ZI9G44-zjW-y8KCgNOpQV43G8eAofRlMf_xX9jMVblZgewj8d6j6K49a-oRf0Snr12k6-VxQ8JbbGB4U-8jI2ZPXb3m-lsr-qCgbXIkFZ_vDOgW1k/s1600/DSCN0353+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqj0wfsnBZ0OKeLLiJBL8IcX445ZI9G44-zjW-y8KCgNOpQV43G8eAofRlMf_xX9jMVblZgewj8d6j6K49a-oRf0Snr12k6-VxQ8JbbGB4U-8jI2ZPXb3m-lsr-qCgbXIkFZ_vDOgW1k/s640/DSCN0353+%25282%2529.JPG" width="492" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
that's my friend! <a href="http://withahopefulheart.blogspot.com/">Sarah</a> and I spend the whole day talking while the girls were in the water doing this:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4wna1TTGPhGNrgZOfnE9-lvKOlCPtOiVNRH_vrBK6JsfvNbo3pv5Si-ZgxuyRXPwFIJfZcBLPzZI7YpNh1V2U8HDRI-fUQld4qoDRtqWKEPI_KoKFOARNl0k53N10Frl4DGJHTDGsW0/s1600/DSCN0366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4wna1TTGPhGNrgZOfnE9-lvKOlCPtOiVNRH_vrBK6JsfvNbo3pv5Si-ZgxuyRXPwFIJfZcBLPzZI7YpNh1V2U8HDRI-fUQld4qoDRtqWKEPI_KoKFOARNl0k53N10Frl4DGJHTDGsW0/s640/DSCN0366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXhtebTkn48CoKma-XD9CvxrPQN5SfN-tFBCrvh-wDfHlY-H0LKC-hyPJm_ymSwhl0PtLvNoM9g3vBEyoGeiSFLd1vN7UmGVHK_LBdxXRpZ6lBjj95iS06Cg_gV7RsCy4wqWs_99_WVs/s1600/DSCN0474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXhtebTkn48CoKma-XD9CvxrPQN5SfN-tFBCrvh-wDfHlY-H0LKC-hyPJm_ymSwhl0PtLvNoM9g3vBEyoGeiSFLd1vN7UmGVHK_LBdxXRpZ6lBjj95iS06Cg_gV7RsCy4wqWs_99_WVs/s640/DSCN0474.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for photogenic kids. Oh, my goodness. "Pretend you are smelling the flower"<br />
"Like this mama?" "No, OK you can really smell the flower, just smell the flower" "No" "That's not how to do it honey." <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVrE1dt7v3JnTWldmZdfrF4H2AR1_I-YnW1PgVAXf70iuDRNvg6Dn4Iw9M5qhvyXv0A-pri90n86KqceUbzL_WmhHvMuMRth6tzDQ8nsZvdSVxAK1haE1TwyQoL3hMaTV2zOlUOANHf4/s1600/DSCN0475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVrE1dt7v3JnTWldmZdfrF4H2AR1_I-YnW1PgVAXf70iuDRNvg6Dn4Iw9M5qhvyXv0A-pri90n86KqceUbzL_WmhHvMuMRth6tzDQ8nsZvdSVxAK1haE1TwyQoL3hMaTV2zOlUOANHf4/s640/DSCN0475.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
"No, never mind, you don't have to smell the flower. Or eat it." <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUBjPkqjh0W5jrxTaB5eKf0k3XB72CSyrzfpIR4_K41t0Gt7Y4q08P6OkKKFDJ3CktDf_8GhjveOSa449CrEnyJeh5x2pjNcbP1LDEcRM9YEL-29fLYPNtpYMQt2wWLtFvyEBluIdR74/s1600/DSCN0489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUBjPkqjh0W5jrxTaB5eKf0k3XB72CSyrzfpIR4_K41t0Gt7Y4q08P6OkKKFDJ3CktDf_8GhjveOSa449CrEnyJeh5x2pjNcbP1LDEcRM9YEL-29fLYPNtpYMQt2wWLtFvyEBluIdR74/s640/DSCN0489.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
Let's just give that up and take a selfie! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ16WLgdT1xKNNFQkuJzxTgQ9bohBnp9pd4fL-w4CALoxilrx7Zd-F4bdd-p4kifX7kB9HslOvw6WIgwPefijNR3JG5BQHoXIEb-pzg_5qZM-Svs0TAWHE1cNkYxFPdQ6hkuOb9dHkBdQ/s1600/DSCN0504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ16WLgdT1xKNNFQkuJzxTgQ9bohBnp9pd4fL-w4CALoxilrx7Zd-F4bdd-p4kifX7kB9HslOvw6WIgwPefijNR3JG5BQHoXIEb-pzg_5qZM-Svs0TAWHE1cNkYxFPdQ6hkuOb9dHkBdQ/s640/DSCN0504.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b>Thankful </b>for sun tea!! One of my very favorite things. (to sip on the porch, of course)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS-4HaZ2bSFnNc9kKSUtObM8XqFCkZVPqQp38BuNzgxTXGJjOLgK5xiu3TMRhrDAILvSB_vDfCV0Xx32MuUduUW6_uiHBhwpW8HMbJMuayE4ajJnvMet_uRi0eTc4dvh16E9EzIbOiy8/s1600/DSCN0506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS-4HaZ2bSFnNc9kKSUtObM8XqFCkZVPqQp38BuNzgxTXGJjOLgK5xiu3TMRhrDAILvSB_vDfCV0Xx32MuUduUW6_uiHBhwpW8HMbJMuayE4ajJnvMet_uRi0eTc4dvh16E9EzIbOiy8/s640/DSCN0506.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPS-4HaZ2bSFnNc9kKSUtObM8XqFCkZVPqQp38BuNzgxTXGJjOLgK5xiu3TMRhrDAILvSB_vDfCV0Xx32MuUduUW6_uiHBhwpW8HMbJMuayE4ajJnvMet_uRi0eTc4dvh16E9EzIbOiy8/s1600/DSCN0506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<b>Thankful </b>for smart little boys that LOVE to do 1000 piece puzzles with their daddy! <br />
I'm serious, he sits there so patiently and looks and looks. He put at least 50 pieces in this puzzle. <br />
(Daddy did the rest) <b>Thankful </b>for a wonderful husband that loves to do puzzles! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBwysEWcinzdVQt3Kcs_uAt2tQCfSuDbeu4DPCpQ6d6cXNVVXDtSMHIXzxjEsULVz9LmcMIZslAElVRZFPhjI9nLSj_xxqpGQhaiPzzar-FBdG4ecb9kp-Zxx4gW2cFW6GJtLiTfRxBY/s1600/DSCN0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBwysEWcinzdVQt3Kcs_uAt2tQCfSuDbeu4DPCpQ6d6cXNVVXDtSMHIXzxjEsULVz9LmcMIZslAElVRZFPhjI9nLSj_xxqpGQhaiPzzar-FBdG4ecb9kp-Zxx4gW2cFW6GJtLiTfRxBY/s640/DSCN0263.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for beautiful sun-kissed freckles on beautiful almost-12 year old girls<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgSQ-71ccVaN9kKCEKE_9Ty9eHuCCAOsmxH3XYujbiGOuAQtpLyy6n8tpsdUr_XU04Af0YHpc5LwJ3SICjzFZA5mSZz19m-cHo6XrDdux8qrSkGJetl6NSsqF3n8J6hvENbWM77A3VHs/s1600/DSCN0522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgSQ-71ccVaN9kKCEKE_9Ty9eHuCCAOsmxH3XYujbiGOuAQtpLyy6n8tpsdUr_XU04Af0YHpc5LwJ3SICjzFZA5mSZz19m-cHo6XrDdux8qrSkGJetl6NSsqF3n8J6hvENbWM77A3VHs/s640/DSCN0522.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>SO very Thankful </b>I got to see one of my very favorite people in the whole world!! SARAH!! She used to live in Fargo, ND and we were able to drive to see each other a couple times a year, but last year, she moved away to Colorado. We had not seen each other in almost 2 years!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDQze7eeYMON7lIiby4nqyvX6Le8EfWXgaUCS0t59gveLhifNg4G4UU5kJ4dfN2OtdBhw2TlzLn1e6VpQrdZTu33MB9kOc_XGELZ1vM5le3L7AXgDIInNHsxAwgWhqOoGMcNSnfHum0/s1600/RSCN0518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDQze7eeYMON7lIiby4nqyvX6Le8EfWXgaUCS0t59gveLhifNg4G4UU5kJ4dfN2OtdBhw2TlzLn1e6VpQrdZTu33MB9kOc_XGELZ1vM5le3L7AXgDIInNHsxAwgWhqOoGMcNSnfHum0/s640/RSCN0518.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<b>Thankful </b>this beautiful girl got to see her godmother! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecTQMj8nPKQfbhGLtd1jYLk7iPhm_0JXKjnF3y2ZGQb8sBOlHahzmZqg61E07lWXB_EM6-4vDOT_3QtcOq78kQ74ewiE6pqO8ajjhOaz7K-VtQ1fqeNLxpUKY-sBN6WqHFhPEhWIS86Y/s1600/13932944_944068669072519_8224718716431920447_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecTQMj8nPKQfbhGLtd1jYLk7iPhm_0JXKjnF3y2ZGQb8sBOlHahzmZqg61E07lWXB_EM6-4vDOT_3QtcOq78kQ74ewiE6pqO8ajjhOaz7K-VtQ1fqeNLxpUKY-sBN6WqHFhPEhWIS86Y/s640/13932944_944068669072519_8224718716431920447_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for my beautiful mailbox this year. It was looking so nice until....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQhQVZIz2NbXmAOtVoojJ93U-cve-1aheKBBdosgQVXaSnPCEp0904k1ZA3pc5BDybJk1M8fBzlujUHjUpo5Tmkn1mbgOuEzbZvw1sJ2e2SiTLJVdc8HL6KUw0tt9NfY2EirS12feebA/s1600/13912470_947362855409767_3620727467779155963_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQhQVZIz2NbXmAOtVoojJ93U-cve-1aheKBBdosgQVXaSnPCEp0904k1ZA3pc5BDybJk1M8fBzlujUHjUpo5Tmkn1mbgOuEzbZvw1sJ2e2SiTLJVdc8HL6KUw0tt9NfY2EirS12feebA/s640/13912470_947362855409767_3620727467779155963_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div>
The dang deer ate all my morning glories. NOT Thankful for the deer. AT all. Not even a little. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s1600/DSCN0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s1600/DSCN0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s640/DSCN0461.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WgrGFKD2HVucnXko4msYCV9bqHXOTEsfzm75dbtnccYvFsXddHXJgZTlrLyDgh_o77yQawBiVkWHJl8aj33kyH5HmH7AqN40dTuFg3zzAyPkkIXqdYaRH8SEPb0WUtqSlQEzqr-pzX8/s1600/DSCN0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ju45AH9gBsl0FPQURKXXMT5clZuyETs1eNgiGCRMEpeSlbp4xcOKv6C5fMrM4rZgvgofVW3Ycqu_kWIA9GZTXp0B-Qcgb6XBY3UYludX_5SFcRRtbGFxoVh7RoKPrIskhZuhrsL-tU4/s1600/DSCN0346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ju45AH9gBsl0FPQURKXXMT5clZuyETs1eNgiGCRMEpeSlbp4xcOKv6C5fMrM4rZgvgofVW3Ycqu_kWIA9GZTXp0B-Qcgb6XBY3UYludX_5SFcRRtbGFxoVh7RoKPrIskhZuhrsL-tU4/s640/DSCN0346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>for vocation camps, theater camps, Sisters of Schoenstatt camps, Steubenville weekends, surprise overnight visits from cousins (above)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fvD9jTRxFrIxFvV7X2nTdWHaI72L_JC9SsVymVq8su4_Pcoq4eUp8XY4m2_wdmBxh1tAKKmwwP12JQdTXxxBxxDanhtwnSfNIOTxANM2bg51NL-BR6MKrrPywtCaS3YAxNBz85to7EU/s1600/DSCN4280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fvD9jTRxFrIxFvV7X2nTdWHaI72L_JC9SsVymVq8su4_Pcoq4eUp8XY4m2_wdmBxh1tAKKmwwP12JQdTXxxBxxDanhtwnSfNIOTxANM2bg51NL-BR6MKrrPywtCaS3YAxNBz85to7EU/s640/DSCN4280.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>we spent as much time here playing at the local wading pool, it's already closed for the summer. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgt52xBje_xCiSD865ruZiXcpU6jjKUnF3lZvQjj_fpBtGKTugZyFS63MJZXbfYWmhbMuYro5pw2vxjAQwcsL_gOb1rMgFhQzUPo7FCz8t4V1xc8knOHN4qq9g1abZx1w8MZmErvEc1s/s1600/DSCN0607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgt52xBje_xCiSD865ruZiXcpU6jjKUnF3lZvQjj_fpBtGKTugZyFS63MJZXbfYWmhbMuYro5pw2vxjAQwcsL_gOb1rMgFhQzUPo7FCz8t4V1xc8knOHN4qq9g1abZx1w8MZmErvEc1s/s640/DSCN0607.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<b>Thankful </b>we were able to meet my cousin Kristin and her beautiful children at the wading pool a couple times! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlwoDotua-jPo_k9mr5TpDrxTegMmJIEAz22xETGK8PspyJmk5BOuwBLtCpEpgUfUCd4ItuClwOfghFX8RChSedGYFqYSJW5CyG4DojvU2a4MadZ7gM-gt0y7bqmTc1slIaEHYbExQPc/s1600/DSCN0339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlwoDotua-jPo_k9mr5TpDrxTegMmJIEAz22xETGK8PspyJmk5BOuwBLtCpEpgUfUCd4ItuClwOfghFX8RChSedGYFqYSJW5CyG4DojvU2a4MadZ7gM-gt0y7bqmTc1slIaEHYbExQPc/s640/DSCN0339.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<b>Thankful </b>my school room is back in order and hopefully we be ready for school in just a couple weeks! Speaking of school, Jedi is starting PSEO classes Monday at our local Community College! He also started a couple weeks ago working his first job! SO many things are going to change in our family this next year as he prepares to get his drivers license and saves for his own car! <b>Thankful </b>I still have him home for 2 more years. Hug your kids extra, they grow SO fast. The days are long, but the years are short, so very short. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
If you are still here after this very long "catch up" post, thank you, may God bless you! Thank you to the few ladies that emailed me with their loving concern, you are a gift. I hope to come back soon with my movie reviews! </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-35959770029217372812016-07-22T10:18:00.001-05:002016-07-22T10:18:06.338-05:00What Constitutes a Practicing Catholic?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jrGW5G8QqQ4" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
<br /><br />
Breaking my huge blog break (finally) to share this "must see" video! We all must practice our faith, and Father Mike Schmitz does an awesome job of explaining this! Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-46279164381089277832016-03-24T10:55:00.001-05:002016-04-07T03:44:44.192-05:00Sweet 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTY6FPqFL-TtcSKGaoC3PHCfFbcxyt-Xedz9Nc_RJd3eqnjgKuKHIsDjKRRyofr-FRS9GAk5SOj7GIKSPzTfP470Tf8eheeZMMthAuL6zsitFepkWMHzKFsz_gMzxO_pGSUpKaC49x6Q/s1600/DSCN8976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTY6FPqFL-TtcSKGaoC3PHCfFbcxyt-Xedz9Nc_RJd3eqnjgKuKHIsDjKRRyofr-FRS9GAk5SOj7GIKSPzTfP470Tf8eheeZMMthAuL6zsitFepkWMHzKFsz_gMzxO_pGSUpKaC49x6Q/s640/DSCN8976.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
We have a 16 year old in our home! </div>
<div align="center">
He's amazing, really, teens are not the problem everyone makes them out to be!</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
He's such a great kid!</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx-VrTu4BxxfW5ltxsKRgMMXFexfpsKLcjGnNooioqhHCtQbyxP1vnWvje-u3fDwDvkBAhS-pxtyo6E3jBLMj8nbUgepiv81XAkii7GrdCiowx7ReCJXKRFwK2kdav5yqfIK5izKGNNE/s1600/DSCN8981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx-VrTu4BxxfW5ltxsKRgMMXFexfpsKLcjGnNooioqhHCtQbyxP1vnWvje-u3fDwDvkBAhS-pxtyo6E3jBLMj8nbUgepiv81XAkii7GrdCiowx7ReCJXKRFwK2kdav5yqfIK5izKGNNE/s640/DSCN8981.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmHp6xNX6SrSRBLGlwbLVkbmtwZsq2JcqCFH0mMj_Yp77VmUhQr12gLszZe9tkB2OEPj_ZP2y3TKgxZQ1NJQETkgAUqar9bfUFjNGaF7G_OIukCS1DcQks_vAtLawTboCQhrto_CUtco/s1600/DSCN8984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmHp6xNX6SrSRBLGlwbLVkbmtwZsq2JcqCFH0mMj_Yp77VmUhQr12gLszZe9tkB2OEPj_ZP2y3TKgxZQ1NJQETkgAUqar9bfUFjNGaF7G_OIukCS1DcQks_vAtLawTboCQhrto_CUtco/s640/DSCN8984.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemGrg-bKWk3IVAYqz4v8qJ9-J-NEYQ5_pik9ucw2icDaxTQ98VrVjOZObJN4OKWaS-gmWj1n4MK_U9LiDpnME2Cs4mmDGFF7XYKLMPaQx0YryAd9jakyrMIpPy1Iwh-z4oLJWcEBQoAg/s1600/DSCN8987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemGrg-bKWk3IVAYqz4v8qJ9-J-NEYQ5_pik9ucw2icDaxTQ98VrVjOZObJN4OKWaS-gmWj1n4MK_U9LiDpnME2Cs4mmDGFF7XYKLMPaQx0YryAd9jakyrMIpPy1Iwh-z4oLJWcEBQoAg/s640/DSCN8987.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GY7hDm3UK8T7_F21_PFd8QzzBu64qwTxl8kQGobWiW9iiWOdjfmxXhULi2sbzKyEVAghAK0tVDR3l8abhF012DNqojT0GgIrqlOr334_etMUt-lZSdsGDcg7Fj2REOA98Nacn6VHlEU/s1600/v1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GY7hDm3UK8T7_F21_PFd8QzzBu64qwTxl8kQGobWiW9iiWOdjfmxXhULi2sbzKyEVAghAK0tVDR3l8abhF012DNqojT0GgIrqlOr334_etMUt-lZSdsGDcg7Fj2REOA98Nacn6VHlEU/s640/v1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
OK, have any of you seen this <strike>stupid </strike>movie?</div>
<div align="center">
I saw it years ago with Tom, because he'd already seen it</div>
<div align="center">
and I thought it was one of the stupidest movies I'd ever seen. </div>
<div align="center">
I only laughed because Tom laughed.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
BUT</div>
<div align="center">
There's a big "BUT"</div>
<div align="center">
But, it's so funny to talk about it afterward. </div>
<div align="center">
Talk about all the stupid things in it and all the stupid lines.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
The movie takes place in 2005, but you question (several times) </div>
<div align="center">
if it's actually taking place in the 70's.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
The 2nd time I watched this was in January when my kids </div>
<div align="center">
wanted to watch it. </div>
<div align="center">
You see, this movie is making its rounds among teens now </div>
<div align="center">
(a whole new generation) </div>
<div align="center">
I have to say, watching it a second time, watching my kids' reactions,</div>
<div align="center">
it was really <em>really </em>funny! </div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzXnnT4RK5MVz_n6ZrlnxtSgZGPJwH-vwQOQbtJVmNxhyEeW2ics3_Gd8XvnDscwJqCK9HUK94EZpnTGB931UT8n4GkIUqmb2D8ZyKNJzRtC45zgVg-qpQpwhaf4T0tKUB-Qg-om3R8E/s1600/DSCN9019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzXnnT4RK5MVz_n6ZrlnxtSgZGPJwH-vwQOQbtJVmNxhyEeW2ics3_Gd8XvnDscwJqCK9HUK94EZpnTGB931UT8n4GkIUqmb2D8ZyKNJzRtC45zgVg-qpQpwhaf4T0tKUB-Qg-om3R8E/s640/DSCN9019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center">
Napoleon Dynamite Party it is!</div>
<div align="center">
These are just the kids that dressed up like characters from the movie!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15TOthLfgeNSucKVGxcL_RoILmox5AAmFnvYgGofCWGX_oj-zfVAEF39rSsmWPeb90fch4PEiwT1GAsX2HqSwk2CrZ-8z12ZsJd39a7Q99xiC9rFiJo7F6RHDf9mdhUsB-8dcjQSoZeU/s1600/DSCN9033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15TOthLfgeNSucKVGxcL_RoILmox5AAmFnvYgGofCWGX_oj-zfVAEF39rSsmWPeb90fch4PEiwT1GAsX2HqSwk2CrZ-8z12ZsJd39a7Q99xiC9rFiJo7F6RHDf9mdhUsB-8dcjQSoZeU/s640/DSCN9033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Now, if you've seen the movie, you will get the decorations, </div>
<div align="center">
if not, well, you might want to skip this whole post, </div>
<div align="center">
so you can go watch the movie! </div>
<div align="center">
(and tell me how dumb it is)</div>
<div align="center">
(I already know) </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjemhXdcTFlkGB2EBP3lyO3-JL08Mzk9I9kgYbLPWR60R26h5ECBGRP4gyepcO8_Lxe0NogdaVsmFzn80kB5Jao7NpN5BeyLTHaWFHIvq3ohnSQbpAmv71_X9qhFdRJk7-8UlOwL5Zt8/s1600/DSCN9023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjemhXdcTFlkGB2EBP3lyO3-JL08Mzk9I9kgYbLPWR60R26h5ECBGRP4gyepcO8_Lxe0NogdaVsmFzn80kB5Jao7NpN5BeyLTHaWFHIvq3ohnSQbpAmv71_X9qhFdRJk7-8UlOwL5Zt8/s640/DSCN9023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT8PcIx701qLJrILkP9N3Pv54ZkMPcqVXtemoFmtrHV2GWYAz8xkAj_2OOcI0a0lnSpxJYGSAjK70lbkh1_hQNEdkyLY3xHHsXofbJiInvoID6SFptNPTiMf_WhpjrmobRjeuQbIS_Gg/s1600/DSCN9022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT8PcIx701qLJrILkP9N3Pv54ZkMPcqVXtemoFmtrHV2GWYAz8xkAj_2OOcI0a0lnSpxJYGSAjK70lbkh1_hQNEdkyLY3xHHsXofbJiInvoID6SFptNPTiMf_WhpjrmobRjeuQbIS_Gg/s640/DSCN9022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xwXInfU3XoDXTAgzV6b8mu6TPPQ-52zwvavXzCw4q31pXzdyLQPN2EN9ys4hlEhZhebqo91LFwqjVj-yNf9UbsWFrnMK0R9p7GXyoAfEVIAk356vG-AqNQx1wjAKUOUSucD88K4BiM4/s1600/DSCN9025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xwXInfU3XoDXTAgzV6b8mu6TPPQ-52zwvavXzCw4q31pXzdyLQPN2EN9ys4hlEhZhebqo91LFwqjVj-yNf9UbsWFrnMK0R9p7GXyoAfEVIAk356vG-AqNQx1wjAKUOUSucD88K4BiM4/s640/DSCN9025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOU6AQkwHfMWv7lSzQpQkLbylQANhYf7ikNcST1ThLlm8gfycopd_w7j4paJKhIv6RQUTZfwl5cRrWrwHWJxZrycRBBh36_XnKqXGkrvPibQRebCVojwsnQWRVudPaNTnHaOkHBcy0q0/s1600/DSCN9026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOU6AQkwHfMWv7lSzQpQkLbylQANhYf7ikNcST1ThLlm8gfycopd_w7j4paJKhIv6RQUTZfwl5cRrWrwHWJxZrycRBBh36_XnKqXGkrvPibQRebCVojwsnQWRVudPaNTnHaOkHBcy0q0/s640/DSCN9026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIXCSKeKAhv9ZdT-2eDMpULu4gEMtGcIJB55i6LsBwRRgaua0tRZOCTQGzqAwCN968WExGzRAeOY47e_hwMOyaZy9Ypu8v2z5q5pOtOFmt5mfEtzqdO0L5Op13FFlfBO95dKdFNTE1Z8/s1600/DSCN9028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIXCSKeKAhv9ZdT-2eDMpULu4gEMtGcIJB55i6LsBwRRgaua0tRZOCTQGzqAwCN968WExGzRAeOY47e_hwMOyaZy9Ypu8v2z5q5pOtOFmt5mfEtzqdO0L5Op13FFlfBO95dKdFNTE1Z8/s640/DSCN9028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
The lines from the movie are so fun to quote....</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFmz-nbzQkrPZak6MZh-10V8OCASGrC6A4FpNb06e3ekys8LE6IYZRzHoeVimoKLwBfSXk_1xuYFhfZvkfDSeR0HaSWZFKC6o3-f-RNVDeI0ONnv5XxYyG8pHn4BNAf4u3F8tpNDiqxc/s1600/DSCN9030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFmz-nbzQkrPZak6MZh-10V8OCASGrC6A4FpNb06e3ekys8LE6IYZRzHoeVimoKLwBfSXk_1xuYFhfZvkfDSeR0HaSWZFKC6o3-f-RNVDeI0ONnv5XxYyG8pHn4BNAf4u3F8tpNDiqxc/s640/DSCN9030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Of course we had Quasa-Dillas!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZaITer_xEslCvLasTot6UI-ZqN4OEn_IfAszJR3c5DgjHSjS8xW6bUo-jWVAfndp5YOXolNqB5z-3i1arMdaI0B62AVoS7c1-_gNxQZlJgmCXAemP7qNkU-scNZDTc5rac6LuDzN_LY/s1600/DSCN9031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZaITer_xEslCvLasTot6UI-ZqN4OEn_IfAszJR3c5DgjHSjS8xW6bUo-jWVAfndp5YOXolNqB5z-3i1arMdaI0B62AVoS7c1-_gNxQZlJgmCXAemP7qNkU-scNZDTc5rac6LuDzN_LY/s640/DSCN9031.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Lots of them!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MpUbUYTO7_bcos-2ZxcQUXuXYBWoVsEFsCmaEkF5_RnKWEPDtqFWk2NFrqtvUTLKzl1dQh2uMMSPknWS0vSQ-yyaOdv3D5iR9ivAlXOOLSO25VyNJ67P9yA3Yin2M0QT9yZGRmOOIus/s1600/DSCN9035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MpUbUYTO7_bcos-2ZxcQUXuXYBWoVsEFsCmaEkF5_RnKWEPDtqFWk2NFrqtvUTLKzl1dQh2uMMSPknWS0vSQ-yyaOdv3D5iR9ivAlXOOLSO25VyNJ67P9yA3Yin2M0QT9yZGRmOOIus/s640/DSCN9035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
And TOTS!! </div>
<div align="center">
We had lots and lots of TOTS!</div>
<div align="center">
(I only caught one kid stuffing them in his pockets!) </div>
<div align="center">
Ha!</div>
<div align="center">
(another movie thing)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiLt-OBXEykcIQ6ecqf4GWrhFzbKN0-j7p_8rElepeRKj_xRN5b8JPRxBSRiB_TqVNjBJ1nza8-RtBf-4vNJAUyG2kEdQeppZAF352WiDwofUu7bLh-fjKMbK_tw-kjdFnOWXxc-fOW0/s1600/DSCN9046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiLt-OBXEykcIQ6ecqf4GWrhFzbKN0-j7p_8rElepeRKj_xRN5b8JPRxBSRiB_TqVNjBJ1nza8-RtBf-4vNJAUyG2kEdQeppZAF352WiDwofUu7bLh-fjKMbK_tw-kjdFnOWXxc-fOW0/s640/DSCN9046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Chapstick for everyone!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliQ7jsaHj-0hos8K81g6lL2BJ_m82_1oOpndFb3SsIMip8T2-z8-SGqzdxQgDFkxkMyhSU29_D9L9y7q4temjHDM1zeaji2Jawly21iaFEwRthpv6PQoQhJxTnJB6vAziyDeqONeBLpA/s1600/DSCN9037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliQ7jsaHj-0hos8K81g6lL2BJ_m82_1oOpndFb3SsIMip8T2-z8-SGqzdxQgDFkxkMyhSU29_D9L9y7q4temjHDM1zeaji2Jawly21iaFEwRthpv6PQoQhJxTnJB6vAziyDeqONeBLpA/s640/DSCN9037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj44iP-2MpCV8piB8S_8jsyQcjdT9WGaAGmQHpcH20zTgbbzM87sZU3jQBEj4yezRDieGTF7KhrK7iSZ0_ajvIfdYIG_AvTbErSBqD-fs9tbS5Fvec3Ol2B1cCzpGvMAJw2_8BNd11zO8/s1600/DSCN9038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj44iP-2MpCV8piB8S_8jsyQcjdT9WGaAGmQHpcH20zTgbbzM87sZU3jQBEj4yezRDieGTF7KhrK7iSZ0_ajvIfdYIG_AvTbErSBqD-fs9tbS5Fvec3Ol2B1cCzpGvMAJw2_8BNd11zO8/s640/DSCN9038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6c-N6Ux68iX5Zt1snJYcZDvZ3vOXw0Wx7FLPApdhNko-MfPIZ8Wo_mfKCWq8p5y0EQ-7XfAXqOBpyBF0ImxBnz_w_VrAFI0dTmPijYBFJO49xY2rux-GPDk-TAE9f1l1Cfgr2q0v_XE/s1600/DSCN9043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6c-N6Ux68iX5Zt1snJYcZDvZ3vOXw0Wx7FLPApdhNko-MfPIZ8Wo_mfKCWq8p5y0EQ-7XfAXqOBpyBF0ImxBnz_w_VrAFI0dTmPijYBFJO49xY2rux-GPDk-TAE9f1l1Cfgr2q0v_XE/s640/DSCN9043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n20amLspeXVHind-de0KhD8IiJboGg5lDS_ZimOCneBoY2tOKaY7-4N2h3XQ6W2Y8PaL52DYG4L83Crd_rvmmuYin1WE4jmQjKsKRy341aVRezUH0PhRUbY6zkjswvrvuDJ0Bz8FSJI/s1600/DSCN9044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_n20amLspeXVHind-de0KhD8IiJboGg5lDS_ZimOCneBoY2tOKaY7-4N2h3XQ6W2Y8PaL52DYG4L83Crd_rvmmuYin1WE4jmQjKsKRy341aVRezUH0PhRUbY6zkjswvrvuDJ0Bz8FSJI/s640/DSCN9044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
It was wet and snowy that day, but outside games were still fun! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz06jaiWxuszawD9auaT9Z8b88SvfBj7QZIX11CZmBmh8-GHCs2yKqzWsTe6K2nbxFdz7MHCaZDebwDflelJg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div align="center">
Why yes! Some even memorized the famous Napoleon Dynamite dance! <br />
<br />
Another year gone...so much will change in this next year, <br />
driving, job, less time at home. <br />
"Gosh!!"<br />
(Napoleon Dynamite quote)<br />
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-58106383915550518972016-03-01T08:36:00.002-06:002016-03-01T08:42:34.910-06:00Thankful February!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaiciHH8p1dIMkWf7N-uW-I74NuYJRlmkoaKUXd-deYfYWX1OAbREULwMS_89hBLlKWpc32JPT5yZ7BsslBAPtQJD8yOVnTf5zbU1toPx487oCck4LFLoBMrpaFSVNnBF6s-kY-sJkWA/s1600/DSCN3230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaiciHH8p1dIMkWf7N-uW-I74NuYJRlmkoaKUXd-deYfYWX1OAbREULwMS_89hBLlKWpc32JPT5yZ7BsslBAPtQJD8yOVnTf5zbU1toPx487oCck4LFLoBMrpaFSVNnBF6s-kY-sJkWA/s640/DSCN3230.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>on February 1st, we left for Texas!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7n8BmSGW6Y3XzJJBsv8uFf6bFtem_AWiLaTSBViL91VmkI5I0Qn6VkwMtyp18ThBu7QVNSduLtG4Bb4SBAHqjojb9SRrJyY-lqJqBFaMZjzDB1iauRTNUHw9Rv6rXHZNfVhZHjGHbbI/s1600/DSCN3231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7n8BmSGW6Y3XzJJBsv8uFf6bFtem_AWiLaTSBViL91VmkI5I0Qn6VkwMtyp18ThBu7QVNSduLtG4Bb4SBAHqjojb9SRrJyY-lqJqBFaMZjzDB1iauRTNUHw9Rv6rXHZNfVhZHjGHbbI/s640/DSCN3231.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Backpacks and suitcases packed!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBrxZYt8L-rWdOnF4-87q6Fgs4uemg7Vyuk6zybK4xX1AxN-wmCfha63ylM6DwNFsl2sJQeLVba0TOsCBSX-hGB6Z2HxQntrzPcMpPmsARpjNQ5sv1KZTBltNkWv0sOmzj8jjO_ra2V0/s1600/DSCN3239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBrxZYt8L-rWdOnF4-87q6Fgs4uemg7Vyuk6zybK4xX1AxN-wmCfha63ylM6DwNFsl2sJQeLVba0TOsCBSX-hGB6Z2HxQntrzPcMpPmsARpjNQ5sv1KZTBltNkWv0sOmzj8jjO_ra2V0/s640/DSCN3239.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Watching the airplanes</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0Ygd-llnemMpmVk8ZBPdfFrkJnsv0X29i5X83_nP6COb27HIVmEb-jo3pTzljS83oS3oSnbQxW9VhBqQYHKka2Af2qDpgZI7i47mCQyhmbhkVV8e5EjunKQ1Su-0oyAqrTgxY6LnV3o/s1600/DSCN3413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0Ygd-llnemMpmVk8ZBPdfFrkJnsv0X29i5X83_nP6COb27HIVmEb-jo3pTzljS83oS3oSnbQxW9VhBqQYHKka2Af2qDpgZI7i47mCQyhmbhkVV8e5EjunKQ1Su-0oyAqrTgxY6LnV3o/s640/DSCN3413.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for the Beach house we are staying in!</div>
<div align="center">
Last year, we stayed in a condo....boy this year has been so much better in a house!</div>
<div align="center">
We have room to move around, room to have privacy, and it's just better to have a house! </div>
<div align="center">
(especially with 6 kids)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbwd4uFn3FQmyTNyY2kQKT0Q97G2NIYxR6iaFBWuucLmtxX3EgkSmWd2IJU7cGyMYCAYSFCJS8WFraLQ-un4lm-BiU3o84kicro_LRbEJl7A8YRcs3OiOs3s-isziDrlonFzu-DEX38c/s1600/DSCN3274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbwd4uFn3FQmyTNyY2kQKT0Q97G2NIYxR6iaFBWuucLmtxX3EgkSmWd2IJU7cGyMYCAYSFCJS8WFraLQ-un4lm-BiU3o84kicro_LRbEJl7A8YRcs3OiOs3s-isziDrlonFzu-DEX38c/s640/DSCN3274.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for our car rentals!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I haven't driven a car since before children! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(that's 16 years)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm loving this cool little car!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(we had to rent 2 cars to fit us all)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvkdfmjgqg23WxRNbA9oRzKwyL27cdQlG0r5xGZjmhOVAoQDuv1l63TxxLmIUvRwQzn_AhMOnGfaXi7OQRl4Gfei3BCFEWOYLoXYVw4GCqukmwlZFAB21PH87wiFX2H2LiSaYVSO_Qxs/s1600/RSCN4063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvkdfmjgqg23WxRNbA9oRzKwyL27cdQlG0r5xGZjmhOVAoQDuv1l63TxxLmIUvRwQzn_AhMOnGfaXi7OQRl4Gfei3BCFEWOYLoXYVw4GCqukmwlZFAB21PH87wiFX2H2LiSaYVSO_Qxs/s640/RSCN4063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<strong>Thankful </strong>we are just a block from the beach and can head out there every day!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdl9LvYTfMgwnfDeZ9TP9GgZKRM8ebs8FqAkoS1W_dCK60NKl__w-RxHHuLL9911BmviWW-PGsc-PWXzlfeDijKHNQX-MkS-okZ5RJZ8wlnH_Uv3r79zmtjb_7VFDX_HqNxrCuZQkneA/s1600/DSCN3478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdl9LvYTfMgwnfDeZ9TP9GgZKRM8ebs8FqAkoS1W_dCK60NKl__w-RxHHuLL9911BmviWW-PGsc-PWXzlfeDijKHNQX-MkS-okZ5RJZ8wlnH_Uv3r79zmtjb_7VFDX_HqNxrCuZQkneA/s640/DSCN3478.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<br />
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyLhNJ0Yx7NAxU0ZQ06x2WEMzcJlSrYqFQj6t1rc5d4_Y7GwjhKPAKEG9nIlnF5fzpQs5PXrMudHJBkSW2h6BynMN9JI4CBJ60f6_1UYO4GDnBh0tY4FVRjvshSDvM5P4Rsw-PwSB0d8/s1600/DSCN3546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyLhNJ0Yx7NAxU0ZQ06x2WEMzcJlSrYqFQj6t1rc5d4_Y7GwjhKPAKEG9nIlnF5fzpQs5PXrMudHJBkSW2h6BynMN9JI4CBJ60f6_1UYO4GDnBh0tY4FVRjvshSDvM5P4Rsw-PwSB0d8/s640/DSCN3546.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAREWUct_0v_YPxw8HqV7EnBVBFHRNFCMWewPTl9PLj5RpebHvaW-IU5S3RBFP_QpmAfrLaipV30FQdrKo8lpdKSlXH21GRdcTFvOGhy9ePViFCoA1CoI8K7EqqUwPtd9wJQZY8zdrytM/s1600/DSCN3549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAREWUct_0v_YPxw8HqV7EnBVBFHRNFCMWewPTl9PLj5RpebHvaW-IU5S3RBFP_QpmAfrLaipV30FQdrKo8lpdKSlXH21GRdcTFvOGhy9ePViFCoA1CoI8K7EqqUwPtd9wJQZY8zdrytM/s640/DSCN3549.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Cutest little bird feeder. Ever.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhVWIea2PlRfEXqZ4aphp-yPdLxCczTdoIrKjmtabxSXC3vjWySZWXEfrLMOaRb0MaYY4yttNHwtDZtDyR-V19f15bKDn69Uh07QCD9khucXBvSW1RxSWultqxe96HVxlwNlTRT2zSXM/s1600/RSCN3630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhVWIea2PlRfEXqZ4aphp-yPdLxCczTdoIrKjmtabxSXC3vjWySZWXEfrLMOaRb0MaYY4yttNHwtDZtDyR-V19f15bKDn69Uh07QCD9khucXBvSW1RxSWultqxe96HVxlwNlTRT2zSXM/s640/RSCN3630.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0bnk565PQqSJOXFhy5Vj50lTH30EmaI9gN245Ano0yfIWm4xI_xmULZFfLVSPBZYB-oIsQqt57Y8yApOG46aeYti_q7h1tFdroibNBwiDh3cs05fwamLXD9nIMlWdtz9FSXcwfyFDi0/s1600/DSCN3597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0bnk565PQqSJOXFhy5Vj50lTH30EmaI9gN245Ano0yfIWm4xI_xmULZFfLVSPBZYB-oIsQqt57Y8yApOG46aeYti_q7h1tFdroibNBwiDh3cs05fwamLXD9nIMlWdtz9FSXcwfyFDi0/s640/DSCN3597.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for hole digging</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45PSpNLDX7k2nb6g8kqHtxh7OWeOX210ogf3YsmsP-2LYcjsUznqaZeU5q4P9Y8B3nMCLN7aOn4XJBY1YE0i_wEB7gK89zamkjwTJqFvVBfnBTHA5h3gGBK0dBQBJwzJSSK5dQuxmEqY/s1600/DSCN3599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45PSpNLDX7k2nb6g8kqHtxh7OWeOX210ogf3YsmsP-2LYcjsUznqaZeU5q4P9Y8B3nMCLN7aOn4XJBY1YE0i_wEB7gK89zamkjwTJqFvVBfnBTHA5h3gGBK0dBQBJwzJSSK5dQuxmEqY/s640/DSCN3599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
and shell finding.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBbvrILqPiclh76tlpFXuhGVtO-FCH0t2DkX6UyiXfecnl_Ld2sON5hLq49G7TMxyjskptdYLyP38YgI_OnMnWcQnrMmolyGaa5ETaD3hyphenhyphenwfHyBoLXRfzKhjFQVSIUGJKgfPlHe9GQs8/s1600/DSCN3620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBbvrILqPiclh76tlpFXuhGVtO-FCH0t2DkX6UyiXfecnl_Ld2sON5hLq49G7TMxyjskptdYLyP38YgI_OnMnWcQnrMmolyGaa5ETaD3hyphenhyphenwfHyBoLXRfzKhjFQVSIUGJKgfPlHe9GQs8/s640/DSCN3620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for Texas Grapefruit!! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It is SO good!! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(sweet and juicy!) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSUhxo9MrprCwscl3XodgKMApEu26dOi-dFE0edA3bpSWpf6AdBtgkIhCKz8Sx6lZ9lasBMarf9sDSELJA09FaUrEoMAw9ZfUW5YW3bM997FQ48hy190_fxKUelZwEILAW-MCWYjaorU/s1600/DSCN3684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSUhxo9MrprCwscl3XodgKMApEu26dOi-dFE0edA3bpSWpf6AdBtgkIhCKz8Sx6lZ9lasBMarf9sDSELJA09FaUrEoMAw9ZfUW5YW3bM997FQ48hy190_fxKUelZwEILAW-MCWYjaorU/s640/DSCN3684.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZQzKrf5WTKW5NuHfIBLqGZ4bvwCtMv3OdZg0V1wK0lXJXzG4Ifv6tm1HtU-ac_Bwv2R9pN1x0RmLYS0tNXsTPVqcg48hpiBZtcL0wpzPtKj5REy47iUjqUcv2rfhK8Ys6ms6WJK8rIM/s1600/DSCN3786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZQzKrf5WTKW5NuHfIBLqGZ4bvwCtMv3OdZg0V1wK0lXJXzG4Ifv6tm1HtU-ac_Bwv2R9pN1x0RmLYS0tNXsTPVqcg48hpiBZtcL0wpzPtKj5REy47iUjqUcv2rfhK8Ys6ms6WJK8rIM/s640/DSCN3786.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGGTWxOXg58x94WgaRnk4R8WwjtubopSsx4ToQ4Z_KUIQK03k3YFXlw_-OEyPpGKtLzSNWx-f1hj0yzPMSxa3lV0rP7gP636d-NVOD-cYvP_yzCdUOO1FLQ7CRauBo-S95TBbhV7QS3A/s1600/DSCN3784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGGTWxOXg58x94WgaRnk4R8WwjtubopSsx4ToQ4Z_KUIQK03k3YFXlw_-OEyPpGKtLzSNWx-f1hj0yzPMSxa3lV0rP7gP636d-NVOD-cYvP_yzCdUOO1FLQ7CRauBo-S95TBbhV7QS3A/s640/DSCN3784.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBRlUPcR3Nc4guBwMxSe487AELhfgiDikEVjMCF8jWRQE4Q17qxB90kJ4C3tvK7ezN432FhRqvfY7dZwGaB1Obu4tom2JJNnn7aF8wXhsPiXhSB6pAVehI0Gyb3Mc1BUW33CNNdTcw70/s1600/DSCN3789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBRlUPcR3Nc4guBwMxSe487AELhfgiDikEVjMCF8jWRQE4Q17qxB90kJ4C3tvK7ezN432FhRqvfY7dZwGaB1Obu4tom2JJNnn7aF8wXhsPiXhSB6pAVehI0Gyb3Mc1BUW33CNNdTcw70/s640/DSCN3789.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnZtN4yfmibsoFzIEaYZiYFElsSHDcPupC5l3m4j_UU594NuyDit9Z1YLI_wdvFQByhPtZOTft8RWvkXbMM-LVUUe3hxi_gUNlg2FSpIilhcmm_8FFU4aUtH3ymRMnJq0Hu6YdE9FKv4/s1600/DSCN3414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnZtN4yfmibsoFzIEaYZiYFElsSHDcPupC5l3m4j_UU594NuyDit9Z1YLI_wdvFQByhPtZOTft8RWvkXbMM-LVUUe3hxi_gUNlg2FSpIilhcmm_8FFU4aUtH3ymRMnJq0Hu6YdE9FKv4/s640/DSCN3414.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>our beach house has a high lock </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdf-iGhQ6C9k5WzeBDAeuMzvbHm-yw9mE3fUNeqN-UHDlEBbSfsGZYn1cWPPqcJiUAS0pdcssKW3CNczpqdFqoqFcDuz-1zVNcnJSGoQxzruvQBaBc55UcOSqkyNciJL-6F3BJec1q3Q/s1600/DSCN8554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdf-iGhQ6C9k5WzeBDAeuMzvbHm-yw9mE3fUNeqN-UHDlEBbSfsGZYn1cWPPqcJiUAS0pdcssKW3CNczpqdFqoqFcDuz-1zVNcnJSGoQxzruvQBaBc55UcOSqkyNciJL-6F3BJec1q3Q/s640/DSCN8554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It makes having a heated saltwater pool, worry-free!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9jolerqmO6V27qo7cXBWgfs3XXgK2Af7T6pNKBY6CoOiziaZrgkse78Szg9qtqaCrfqd9NJ_BQ2Q65lrW1ftdq93dR-eAUko95bx4j1iPdejJK0vWgU4BW3Yfm26kvZQTgUBZVCmkl0/s1600/DSCN8535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9jolerqmO6V27qo7cXBWgfs3XXgK2Af7T6pNKBY6CoOiziaZrgkse78Szg9qtqaCrfqd9NJ_BQ2Q65lrW1ftdq93dR-eAUko95bx4j1iPdejJK0vWgU4BW3Yfm26kvZQTgUBZVCmkl0/s640/DSCN8535.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(the hot tub is not on, he thinks it's <em>his own </em>little pool)</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6uEO5ocVNTdeg6qL1Z_obhtopk_EEDups_j_H3vOeh3tnfZYkofMnuIhXGjJ4hduVNrYzrYdPhzxepn_JIagrZqxmW29bJnTmXCYaSNvmEgv3W9fA8PlLcGf-laju_rbtVMk0VaCUFw/s1600/DSCN3943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6uEO5ocVNTdeg6qL1Z_obhtopk_EEDups_j_H3vOeh3tnfZYkofMnuIhXGjJ4hduVNrYzrYdPhzxepn_JIagrZqxmW29bJnTmXCYaSNvmEgv3W9fA8PlLcGf-laju_rbtVMk0VaCUFw/s640/DSCN3943.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYamWOYTimHCjzDj9z5VAKwg84DBrzBbxkAVCbRbb7ZqDZYKKN_caCcSYbBv0k3isSskxdZTIuOitool12dHTS6h7VX6Ohfvd6KdTwP3viceA85h7yaAktDsRr4LJQNZoScK3Dm46uHQ/s1600/DSCN3452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYamWOYTimHCjzDj9z5VAKwg84DBrzBbxkAVCbRbb7ZqDZYKKN_caCcSYbBv0k3isSskxdZTIuOitool12dHTS6h7VX6Ohfvd6KdTwP3viceA85h7yaAktDsRr4LJQNZoScK3Dm46uHQ/s640/DSCN3452.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<strong>Thankful </strong>we still have hot cocoa! </div>
<div align="center">
(little kiddos get cold after the pool!) </div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yy3A9IXwaDJ_moDq0FrzxxjSUEHUdBbw3V0hCmdNPD-ib1EKCYMyjI7YckU17xr4qEf0aB3S9HoNvTHM8PMFdJvhesKFQn85zWb-2-X9m9_D4p7bK8-57VOI8Uo2GmbGQCyFYrZ8bdA/s1600/DSCN3459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yy3A9IXwaDJ_moDq0FrzxxjSUEHUdBbw3V0hCmdNPD-ib1EKCYMyjI7YckU17xr4qEf0aB3S9HoNvTHM8PMFdJvhesKFQn85zWb-2-X9m9_D4p7bK8-57VOI8Uo2GmbGQCyFYrZ8bdA/s640/DSCN3459.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for sunrises</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXLRHIhyzF0f4e3-zz9KGY0yjnPZpDdeXGCBEM-RTknIgg4yW6LPlMDliwcw5mezXTQTN3KmAsyM_hROglAB5krvdrcBu5U3iQXQ_7uWSJXY-GRKgD6Qh4jcGSKWHgWzGTdI8AoukATw/s1600/RSCN8082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXLRHIhyzF0f4e3-zz9KGY0yjnPZpDdeXGCBEM-RTknIgg4yW6LPlMDliwcw5mezXTQTN3KmAsyM_hROglAB5krvdrcBu5U3iQXQ_7uWSJXY-GRKgD6Qh4jcGSKWHgWzGTdI8AoukATw/s640/RSCN8082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and my sunrise walking partner! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hI02OOg01dvx529-50wvciBGQbv3aXe1sh4lSi9h6rve6pUtSNez6TFjrJo7RuNS_rXpFPDF5lvVqPatgDWUguQcy9HhaudBXEyZ1nWkJSHPHZ_RnOCgdY7U6Kkst4fBRl4tBSMR1IQ/s1600/RSCN8081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hI02OOg01dvx529-50wvciBGQbv3aXe1sh4lSi9h6rve6pUtSNez6TFjrJo7RuNS_rXpFPDF5lvVqPatgDWUguQcy9HhaudBXEyZ1nWkJSHPHZ_RnOCgdY7U6Kkst4fBRl4tBSMR1IQ/s640/RSCN8081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
(and our tag-alongs!)</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vuZie-BdqsBMBKOo5DGj-TH4d_sfZ4AB7RLJREQxC6tqsvoNaQc6iGVbMyMDNhm_IEPrHLv8dvIin8R7UsdbcVb5GK_ULAiFhOsKRNiu5BzSr38EvLtxsmqT7f7vVK0cbF-fZCxrjoc/s1600/RSCN8083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vuZie-BdqsBMBKOo5DGj-TH4d_sfZ4AB7RLJREQxC6tqsvoNaQc6iGVbMyMDNhm_IEPrHLv8dvIin8R7UsdbcVb5GK_ULAiFhOsKRNiu5BzSr38EvLtxsmqT7f7vVK0cbF-fZCxrjoc/s640/RSCN8083.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzMjyTsDq5MfJGdfp5C5Ro41VIgoYfpt1_Wa6dIy-r9zTIRXtI9p3P5dik5HM8AHsSh20WQdy7JNMma5eSbPvm7EOlPNWciJzqu_grisqaTPP1a4oQ7wUOhCC_eowiVwWecu2SBY0FH0/s1600/RSCN3832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzMjyTsDq5MfJGdfp5C5Ro41VIgoYfpt1_Wa6dIy-r9zTIRXtI9p3P5dik5HM8AHsSh20WQdy7JNMma5eSbPvm7EOlPNWciJzqu_grisqaTPP1a4oQ7wUOhCC_eowiVwWecu2SBY0FH0/s640/RSCN3832.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWBZqCqTDdhyphenhyphen6feiRfvw6nhgl9yATC5UVTU9H5qw4BOBm_5Tjk7Yb2GPXJblJd3W3JUx558kridrBCxNMCpOxs3d-vt4COXRfvbT9T0baSuznyimwfrk0F1YbwPZEGJcJCuZihk5wjvk/s1600/RSCN3841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWBZqCqTDdhyphenhyphen6feiRfvw6nhgl9yATC5UVTU9H5qw4BOBm_5Tjk7Yb2GPXJblJd3W3JUx558kridrBCxNMCpOxs3d-vt4COXRfvbT9T0baSuznyimwfrk0F1YbwPZEGJcJCuZihk5wjvk/s640/RSCN3841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for freckles on girls....</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDaMqBVsQHdcpDWON_Cht4kWovr5FigXRiH2eDHeMEwPrEWJ68p6LCRmF8OcW7YkUfEGkpG_eTR7NHNqyVnSM4j1FY_ARuP6OsEfqyrgtjye3byBqZdabEWVJkWm5PEX2RD0Pw3MvbUg/s1600/DSCN8235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDaMqBVsQHdcpDWON_Cht4kWovr5FigXRiH2eDHeMEwPrEWJ68p6LCRmF8OcW7YkUfEGkpG_eTR7NHNqyVnSM4j1FY_ARuP6OsEfqyrgtjye3byBqZdabEWVJkWm5PEX2RD0Pw3MvbUg/s640/DSCN8235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for sunsets</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhCMYGi-g2AUKuasKSbqbTVk-mjp6r3aefAA8mjtlBFPG45Sfx7YmwKj9PpCHMB2OjZTrP10oExtE-AgUAUUTYuJxKDsL8kMhmxjfjktESZK8EvB4H60JVFj88x1hjrcoLMOeumWQLq0/s1600/DSCN8405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhCMYGi-g2AUKuasKSbqbTVk-mjp6r3aefAA8mjtlBFPG45Sfx7YmwKj9PpCHMB2OjZTrP10oExtE-AgUAUUTYuJxKDsL8kMhmxjfjktESZK8EvB4H60JVFj88x1hjrcoLMOeumWQLq0/s640/DSCN8405.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVBt36juTAOq5q8nW3ZBmNI_zQDvM5JmzYZWO0S0lWb95dkX8Y8Nj-blhbdPVtEF6e45pXJa4u__YScuodP3I4pROkItzA6eNLM44ByIBBMMPQpCcy9_mZtObm6rQGvUoWQA4iPBR0KM/s1600/RSCN4054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVBt36juTAOq5q8nW3ZBmNI_zQDvM5JmzYZWO0S0lWb95dkX8Y8Nj-blhbdPVtEF6e45pXJa4u__YScuodP3I4pROkItzA6eNLM44ByIBBMMPQpCcy9_mZtObm6rQGvUoWQA4iPBR0KM/s640/RSCN4054.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for sun-kissed kiddos!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Sj1BNDjum_sYJH_ZJ6LFKb8UtgIgtJmehzdYOm7suThS5dkGoll_AkxJN_-zsb-iU3dmdBL2vzyiI_6vn5-ef8loH35UiqQARjH7qwVQ5TX0k9XLLNyXGG5OXUcKPczz81yhAqvWX8/s1600/DSCN8119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Sj1BNDjum_sYJH_ZJ6LFKb8UtgIgtJmehzdYOm7suThS5dkGoll_AkxJN_-zsb-iU3dmdBL2vzyiI_6vn5-ef8loH35UiqQARjH7qwVQ5TX0k9XLLNyXGG5OXUcKPczz81yhAqvWX8/s640/DSCN8119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1S1mw5bLDyawdpIM6GD8HnLQX1SkOulCt_Jh_QxPQEmequNMAmny-_w9UVTwCEtF2wU0Z_cX4VejSxXAOq1plhp8xKNaCtQHSKsbsZKyocgjLYok6gSpYCTz3gjS0MX7JYzeQb9C7NU/s1600/DSCN8122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1S1mw5bLDyawdpIM6GD8HnLQX1SkOulCt_Jh_QxPQEmequNMAmny-_w9UVTwCEtF2wU0Z_cX4VejSxXAOq1plhp8xKNaCtQHSKsbsZKyocgjLYok6gSpYCTz3gjS0MX7JYzeQb9C7NU/s640/DSCN8122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7K6JxYiDjEcLcr31eAPgtCHv8Tx-JJU25bHnbyr3QCID-OFb6wZ_R85ilcTyXH1DxOYPKzkVOhWs-YDCNnhef3KD9JgQZICx12wjqyCcZywYHzRkHC1PmsxZLQo8jCEhU2f4iM99n40/s1600/DSCN8390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7K6JxYiDjEcLcr31eAPgtCHv8Tx-JJU25bHnbyr3QCID-OFb6wZ_R85ilcTyXH1DxOYPKzkVOhWs-YDCNnhef3KD9JgQZICx12wjqyCcZywYHzRkHC1PmsxZLQo8jCEhU2f4iM99n40/s640/DSCN8390.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZbTNOFM64dptpfLhUpFzSB7NASonq1TvyJNEctbRXB5pcDF6vYhMmw2NiSZn1G-Xv_f_CmkClnmwIZg3aeJAgdFrxar7R_rUipfBgCZwYp9EwdYFc4Ut-rXPlBpsQwl_kKI0qJ9MtHA/s1600/DSCN8524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZbTNOFM64dptpfLhUpFzSB7NASonq1TvyJNEctbRXB5pcDF6vYhMmw2NiSZn1G-Xv_f_CmkClnmwIZg3aeJAgdFrxar7R_rUipfBgCZwYp9EwdYFc4Ut-rXPlBpsQwl_kKI0qJ9MtHA/s640/DSCN8524.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Her masterpiece! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
She worked for 2 hours making this one! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNnzQhrM3uV64mpLw6lbZ-oCnpQzZKsm2cBmzMd2r_EnlTQ7KZRHSCjLMX29RnkTln4WLgNrL1u4bpsZW0vtHCMtJhph3x_Meb5YhEVf-Flw3LkuZIMc8EQk23UfDaYsOV9SstzNkk-Q/s1600/DSCN8379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNnzQhrM3uV64mpLw6lbZ-oCnpQzZKsm2cBmzMd2r_EnlTQ7KZRHSCjLMX29RnkTln4WLgNrL1u4bpsZW0vtHCMtJhph3x_Meb5YhEVf-Flw3LkuZIMc8EQk23UfDaYsOV9SstzNkk-Q/s640/DSCN8379.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyKV3r8Gj9kghDNH9YEeV9vR3WeTi9orqLFYtVoJONwCnh4k-QB6r3ndgnm6EN5tdyheIwZdyavNMmLVYMli4aS8cZPIpJPUfnjbqoEkfPX75LWM0AzGoUjeceogiUVR70pMzzfQ8SsU/s1600/DSCN3918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyKV3r8Gj9kghDNH9YEeV9vR3WeTi9orqLFYtVoJONwCnh4k-QB6r3ndgnm6EN5tdyheIwZdyavNMmLVYMli4aS8cZPIpJPUfnjbqoEkfPX75LWM0AzGoUjeceogiUVR70pMzzfQ8SsU/s640/DSCN3918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1By60hacoVz0lF2k77AUmX8maE7oTBOkfgA_VaO0G97U7Vio7-i_4tLy0-ctyhzbP-C-SzGvVEYINGcdb4meCPXmNXmb8FU-3nCuXdSqxWrRVqkB0lN3GqV1afuZ-bedLsx4e3LvJfPY/s1600/DSCN3913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1By60hacoVz0lF2k77AUmX8maE7oTBOkfgA_VaO0G97U7Vio7-i_4tLy0-ctyhzbP-C-SzGvVEYINGcdb4meCPXmNXmb8FU-3nCuXdSqxWrRVqkB0lN3GqV1afuZ-bedLsx4e3LvJfPY/s640/DSCN3913.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for games on our porch!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(you know I love porches!)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCJN0L295UkvPrmWpMdXvnQOD_P9UHymUUCWkS4TqiKlQm1kncKDBdTNJ4UUrJTWmv0SfKBDAEXInwvvGQ06PbiA_2ewsrLGajdze4HV7HxiTK6fsjo2e_wVdcpyEjOTrJ4jtaYg-8FA/s1600/DSCN8487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCJN0L295UkvPrmWpMdXvnQOD_P9UHymUUCWkS4TqiKlQm1kncKDBdTNJ4UUrJTWmv0SfKBDAEXInwvvGQ06PbiA_2ewsrLGajdze4HV7HxiTK6fsjo2e_wVdcpyEjOTrJ4jtaYg-8FA/s640/DSCN8487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW4yhnzuP3L2wkCP-fj3AvhFRnHgA8RI42xayogYQXGjv6elgC3kZ-QynL5dLYePOaLiUh_UmgUDfS-z9Ypr1M5f79v5r8cGiWALg0RRyaJMgUDNqCFdVL4pdab8sAM0xBxJgXWCg0io/s1600/DSCN3851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW4yhnzuP3L2wkCP-fj3AvhFRnHgA8RI42xayogYQXGjv6elgC3kZ-QynL5dLYePOaLiUh_UmgUDfS-z9Ypr1M5f79v5r8cGiWALg0RRyaJMgUDNqCFdVL4pdab8sAM0xBxJgXWCg0io/s640/DSCN3851.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL5ZjCGyqORfDzIlZ_9OZZ-9tls5y7eNVmezPZSE-CJ-s8SL4U1olaGQ7RPhx9Rs2s5RcbsAdI0didmzn8HS0LoKOVQUfneB4f8ih_uzfyz6ON7BLDgQICpA_4GgJYhGOKEdklGCArVI/s1600/DSCN3493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL5ZjCGyqORfDzIlZ_9OZZ-9tls5y7eNVmezPZSE-CJ-s8SL4U1olaGQ7RPhx9Rs2s5RcbsAdI0didmzn8HS0LoKOVQUfneB4f8ih_uzfyz6ON7BLDgQICpA_4GgJYhGOKEdklGCArVI/s640/DSCN3493.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The kids love the porch too! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3gDXVW5Coeytq_FHqz5jPXDK1zZz-Cf-8jfwAHH-FzgVjcPxTgJYoFvjS9qrLT6kQJeEgvYUApghXEWnd5gYyN8G7SEUOo8FG6n5OJiJhEogWr01SwiV14At3qH85yDvyCvyAo1AyJ8/s1600/RSCN8521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3gDXVW5Coeytq_FHqz5jPXDK1zZz-Cf-8jfwAHH-FzgVjcPxTgJYoFvjS9qrLT6kQJeEgvYUApghXEWnd5gYyN8G7SEUOo8FG6n5OJiJhEogWr01SwiV14At3qH85yDvyCvyAo1AyJ8/s640/RSCN8521.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Suuuuperman!! </div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzpJJvOhlXd3gAsx9eOdRtlGxHa9uQPvmXRQwbozt_DKVwncMjLE3jQJCacJtnWv_z8xu045GOpxiHfo-W2JQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<div align="center">
<strong>Thankful </strong>to see my kids be so care-free!</div>
<div align="center">
This is my favorite video!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4NKLhC-h4meYLVhC-mBC0w4vw7VzFZRZr9-7HvCOunCOeEbhnwZ-FDKcrFSiPC5CQo-nOrBulZ3WJiio8-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i-FoelwALHV39wBxrdPUXShseEP6NsH6RlJwZDsmKy0dOk_yAqeNedVOSyChHDmbKqcop7_kb1tNOKXG5gkX40DCZUWpO1iBouPo0t-GimSB_-lnlYshgOQXfsCkurX3vg9zOYD0MWQ/s1600/12745492_837390709740316_5017238501208110569_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i-FoelwALHV39wBxrdPUXShseEP6NsH6RlJwZDsmKy0dOk_yAqeNedVOSyChHDmbKqcop7_kb1tNOKXG5gkX40DCZUWpO1iBouPo0t-GimSB_-lnlYshgOQXfsCkurX3vg9zOYD0MWQ/s640/12745492_837390709740316_5017238501208110569_n.jpg" width="352" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thankful </strong>to be able to see my kids love each other so much.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxnK04CPXQ_6CDL77SNS9CgoX4qTS_x4n0k0Bl-2O6RCgLXW8Bm5vmzAaKAQ-l5h962ovokBeJ2qlc6jl0jS9INzMByexOuknsRCj5V_r6zSm-bKxs11QBYPFeo30SnEQS_kHLKdS6PI/s1600/Thankful.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxnK04CPXQ_6CDL77SNS9CgoX4qTS_x4n0k0Bl-2O6RCgLXW8Bm5vmzAaKAQ-l5h962ovokBeJ2qlc6jl0jS9INzMByexOuknsRCj5V_r6zSm-bKxs11QBYPFeo30SnEQS_kHLKdS6PI/s640/Thankful.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
<strong>Thankful </strong>for my in-laws that made this trip possible. </div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
<strong></strong> </div>
<div align="center">
<strong>Thankful </strong>to be able to feel God's Love and Peace within our hearts,</div>
<div align="center">
and to see His beauty and goodness down here on South Padre Island!</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-53362826598173132152016-02-09T20:28:00.000-06:002016-02-10T09:04:26.590-06:00Please Help if You Can! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm0QcHG9Mmjq2rybbvRxddRked2PgZhv_1CMqHMWURw2VFWf7libfRZijdRmUHJiz3s4228A4BXl1_NvCVBD9qqBqLSNcWlWodQ7Fz6MJCGWdlBlm5l8gbzq-TGitGJ3qL-3LN6N43yw/s1600/12647981_10206724709294584_1838163175_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm0QcHG9Mmjq2rybbvRxddRked2PgZhv_1CMqHMWURw2VFWf7libfRZijdRmUHJiz3s4228A4BXl1_NvCVBD9qqBqLSNcWlWodQ7Fz6MJCGWdlBlm5l8gbzq-TGitGJ3qL-3LN6N43yw/s640/12647981_10206724709294584_1838163175_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This is my friend Karla, and her family.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(her husband Ted, children Max, Cheyenne and Josy)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I met her many years when we started homeschooling.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
She's a spitfire, full of energy, compassion and most important LOVE!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Her and her family are on a fast track adoption process </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to adopt 2 brothers from China.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The boys are ages 13 and 10.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
They first lost their mother in a car accident and then soon after lost their father</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
who died from heart failure. (This just happened 2 1/2 years ago)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The adoption is fast tracked because the 13 year old will </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
be "aged out" of the system in less than a month, when he turns 14.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
That means he will be separated from his little brother and only family he has.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
He will never be able to be adopted. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
He will never have the chance to have a forever family after that.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZguKB5LI0k_r-AhurTuLqK-2yqgv3ajMo2_RBpWl8jtimfwqK6OBMcqzCBtrCCO0wCllw9r7y-H0WLe77RP2hewlnl-Wg8DWy8MfiNbM5Q9zS6K5jb5HOcP4fVJJ9mb1kbwG6VEPxf8/s1600/12648092_10206724698734320_1378976606_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZguKB5LI0k_r-AhurTuLqK-2yqgv3ajMo2_RBpWl8jtimfwqK6OBMcqzCBtrCCO0wCllw9r7y-H0WLe77RP2hewlnl-Wg8DWy8MfiNbM5Q9zS6K5jb5HOcP4fVJJ9mb1kbwG6VEPxf8/s640/12648092_10206724698734320_1378976606_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Aren't they cute?</div>
<div align="center">
Oh, the pain they've been through, breaks my heart. </div>
<div align="center">
Look into their eyes.<br />
So much tragedy in their short years. </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPWqZjWyync3c1qheSwKdb7GfGItRHL2lI5EBDsFVCMjjeNhlvbJCxPZU1rYbRi0J8aS-iE-WgF_EkgEAmC3D4pK1KOg4X78PHiuLzH_7dAC4VD7chycbNHxmfb-9sLQ4iT2cwG1aYc4/s1600/12665780_10206724687134030_875029466_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPWqZjWyync3c1qheSwKdb7GfGItRHL2lI5EBDsFVCMjjeNhlvbJCxPZU1rYbRi0J8aS-iE-WgF_EkgEAmC3D4pK1KOg4X78PHiuLzH_7dAC4VD7chycbNHxmfb-9sLQ4iT2cwG1aYc4/s640/12665780_10206724687134030_875029466_n.jpg" width="478" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Look at him, he's just a kid. </div>
<div align="center">
He's only 13. Even in a few weeks when he turns 14, he'll still be just a kid. </div>
<div align="center">
I have a child almost 14. </div>
<div align="center">
I cannot imagine her on her own, with no one to love her.</div>
<div align="center">
With no family. </div>
<div align="center">
Can you?</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">He's just a kid!</span></strong></div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
First, I'm going to ask you to please pray for this family, pray for these boys.</div>
<div align="center">
Prayer is powerful! </div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
I truly believe that God picked these boys for my friend Karla and her family</div>
<div align="center">
from the beginning of time. </div>
<div align="center">
He knew they would love them and do whatever it took to get them the help</div>
<div align="center">
they need and He knew they would LOVE them.</div>
<div align="center">
All children of the world are God's children. </div>
<div align="center">
All need to be loved and to have a family.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
2nd, if there is any way you could donate money to my friend to help bring their boys home.</div>
<div align="center">
I know my friend and her family would be eternally grateful and never forget you in their prayers.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Let's help there be "Two Less Orphans" in the world. </div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Their Go Fund Me page is </div>
<div align="center">
<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/3b2twsm9c4">HERE</a></div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Banks do not give loans for adopting parents. </div>
<div align="center">
They need a lot more money if this is going to happen.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Karla's blog about the adoption is </div>
<div align="center">
<a href="http://philippinesadoptiondream.blogspot.com/">HERE</a></div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and</div>
<div align="center">
hopefully, pray for this family. </div>
<div align="center">
(and donate if you feel moved to do so)</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
God bless you.</div>
<div align="center">
I hope to update with GOOD news in a couple short weeks!</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<br />Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-43665040917903741202016-02-07T20:15:00.000-06:002016-02-07T20:15:22.844-06:00Re-Post: On Having Babies!<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>This is a re-post. I shared this on Facebook and a few people liked it</strong><br />
<strong>so I thought I'd share it here again too.</strong><br />
<strong>2 1/2 years later, I feel exactly the same. </strong><br />
<strong>(I also have 2 girls praying I get pregnant with twins!) </strong><br />
<strong></strong><br />
<strong></strong><br />
<br />
Just to clarify, so no one gets too excited here,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I am <b><i>not </i></b>pregnant.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(at this time) </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd39fB_c8RZ4FkqKuM6OnlxGIsn3NsbGR4GfhhsNCnUqMjnlqJlKp5qn4ZQbTkrlhFhi2vR-_MGFJ3hSOgNiLhBV5oxnX9sVC1n1v2xbK-zuF-ZtwwqboiLlTOd8y1nVAaHGxVbejVySIv/s1600/DSCN4529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd39fB_c8RZ4FkqKuM6OnlxGIsn3NsbGR4GfhhsNCnUqMjnlqJlKp5qn4ZQbTkrlhFhi2vR-_MGFJ3hSOgNiLhBV5oxnX9sVC1n1v2xbK-zuF-ZtwwqboiLlTOd8y1nVAaHGxVbejVySIv/s400/DSCN4529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This is an issue I've been wanting to write about for quite some time.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Tom and I are, and always have been,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
open to life.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-mz3gWBGNAA1OHxgXOx068zSRFyPH7s7i_wY2lz5I-SWi9mF6-yqW6uU40St1_lMYUFWyvLrrgg0bjOFsebrqxTCXW7kyQ20ewaSlNxYEoMXztsFlkP-NoC81K_7BMXwO0qSw9nWDDwS/s1600/DSCN4546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-mz3gWBGNAA1OHxgXOx068zSRFyPH7s7i_wY2lz5I-SWi9mF6-yqW6uU40St1_lMYUFWyvLrrgg0bjOFsebrqxTCXW7kyQ20ewaSlNxYEoMXztsFlkP-NoC81K_7BMXwO0qSw9nWDDwS/s400/DSCN4546.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
What that really means</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
is we are open to accepting Gods gift of life</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
We use no artificial means to prevent God's will.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n2fokeHYv2O53aow_bK2nNqFTlztHGTTYIqJJONkoRMOOcafJ1JMfLF0ojblzlXH6TZRo5H1EdkMQ5gGclsvwdvW7Vd8dHv9anrAGK3tue4wVjNJph5sVdWfKN2ALrvnKqnJv8-YSzdo/s1600/DSCN4552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n2fokeHYv2O53aow_bK2nNqFTlztHGTTYIqJJONkoRMOOcafJ1JMfLF0ojblzlXH6TZRo5H1EdkMQ5gGclsvwdvW7Vd8dHv9anrAGK3tue4wVjNJph5sVdWfKN2ALrvnKqnJv8-YSzdo/s400/DSCN4552.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
NFP, or Natural Family Planning, is used</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to somewhat prevent in times of <a href="http://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/2013/04/on-marriage.html">struggle</a>, or recovery from C-sections,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
of course, from years of experience, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I know my body very well.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I know when I'm ovulating, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I know the baby days </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd-gaInxPVVa6jXHdBsLo45erfbpnYMANXoCOW0PzUk4BsodvH9lM6EOMiJQ9O2KT1OMhCpn78vjULwxQvDK7PihabmDfxDek1-ArajRg04L7aLjmOtUUuFH7xE_tPoC4LcuMMnMtbGUF/s1600/DSCN4777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd-gaInxPVVa6jXHdBsLo45erfbpnYMANXoCOW0PzUk4BsodvH9lM6EOMiJQ9O2KT1OMhCpn78vjULwxQvDK7PihabmDfxDek1-ArajRg04L7aLjmOtUUuFH7xE_tPoC4LcuMMnMtbGUF/s400/DSCN4777.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
And I know the non-baby days.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
That's really what NFP is, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
getting to know your body</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
the way God made it.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Like God made the woman's body to want to</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
make babies during the baby days.<br />
(NFP is also used to achieve pregnancy-in knowing those baby days) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATOJeZcJ4iyhm2xRXzVHUUYoEH1PJOAjF4js3bb1Pg8Unwi7vVgzpFiqLXkcIoynQcfT9FXzaIIzdNPndNRUZfgzsQJOyPYIcfeR9Q-wUg9YGMinsKwD55W3gzvrUNjnCVDS9uL99J_WE/s1600/DSCN4806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATOJeZcJ4iyhm2xRXzVHUUYoEH1PJOAjF4js3bb1Pg8Unwi7vVgzpFiqLXkcIoynQcfT9FXzaIIzdNPndNRUZfgzsQJOyPYIcfeR9Q-wUg9YGMinsKwD55W3gzvrUNjnCVDS9uL99J_WE/s400/DSCN4806.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
When we were first married, we struggled with infertility.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
For the first 3 years, we were childless.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(except for my daycare children)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimerZ-77lwGGkOtKK0VwOpQtzmvpo3KTtEgSquPQ-WMcNxXTq_5AJd-0028O0WZ5WTrlAyD5bukGpporXwON2wcwo_3B6dPLZMGytlRdjImzCPmynf8jFbqMwbMayooOgM5Q2rxO1IzJmh/s1600/DSCN4592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimerZ-77lwGGkOtKK0VwOpQtzmvpo3KTtEgSquPQ-WMcNxXTq_5AJd-0028O0WZ5WTrlAyD5bukGpporXwON2wcwo_3B6dPLZMGytlRdjImzCPmynf8jFbqMwbMayooOgM5Q2rxO1IzJmh/s400/DSCN4592.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I, still, to this day have no idea why that happened, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
except for us to be able to empathize with other childless couples</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to some extent. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Maybe it was not for us, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
maybe it was for others, for the priest who<a href="http://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/search/label/Womb%20Blessing"> blessed our womb,</a> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
for the couple that had their womb blessed after hearing about us.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Or the couples that heard about the womb blessing and conceived after that.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jGun0UuRrBZiYQ_rIeY3P9Z8yx6-3jkMLB3z6RBwCRWC96SHJgxENWFGepJG1GEGpAB3rvT4bb_RMAjdABeU8_WSYON8l5y3Lc81hOKdXXqj8v1vtEHj6lNCWhaTUwJhy59BvYtUBmxT/s1600/DSCN4575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jGun0UuRrBZiYQ_rIeY3P9Z8yx6-3jkMLB3z6RBwCRWC96SHJgxENWFGepJG1GEGpAB3rvT4bb_RMAjdABeU8_WSYON8l5y3Lc81hOKdXXqj8v1vtEHj6lNCWhaTUwJhy59BvYtUBmxT/s400/DSCN4575.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Gods will is a mystery most often</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and maybe it should stay that way, we do not need to know the "why's"</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Being open to Gods will </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
takes complete trust.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Complete trust.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
That's not easy to do in today's world.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I mean who are we to say</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
"no way God, we do not want children, we do not </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
want the gifts You have for us, we know better for our lives."?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Complete trust means not worrying about what <i>we want, </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
or what <i>we </i>think is best for us.<i> </i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tsd1G3zssIxVGocCuga6E8JoEK_4hmFJK-vGqV6HZbUyXj_lQE1oJVlyKJmfZGuxMRtc6ayqclAmcWl74OkqIcyUJzWxLaN8TtUFQFvFzcBCtp3-1sw8Qa9NMPVqDI92nHIebK5x6PoG/s1600/DSCN4594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tsd1G3zssIxVGocCuga6E8JoEK_4hmFJK-vGqV6HZbUyXj_lQE1oJVlyKJmfZGuxMRtc6ayqclAmcWl74OkqIcyUJzWxLaN8TtUFQFvFzcBCtp3-1sw8Qa9NMPVqDI92nHIebK5x6PoG/s400/DSCN4594.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(working the pro life booth at the county fair this summer)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am at an age now,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">(almost 44)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">where I've had 6 beautiful children,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">plus one in heaven. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are constantly in progress</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">with our faith, our marriage and our family</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB4765y903f3ke7ne0-fPqVYhhZuY7wYTgKCrCKrPsmsGfAdAYVB52LE8IPYHC9kSqspuX_M7ou1zy7H02CLUuwCvmqf6Q4sYz0G-7B7vU-d76YBwkcVmN_ZkS7YMWF0hPlC4lJ8rao90/s1600/RSCN4774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB4765y903f3ke7ne0-fPqVYhhZuY7wYTgKCrCKrPsmsGfAdAYVB52LE8IPYHC9kSqspuX_M7ou1zy7H02CLUuwCvmqf6Q4sYz0G-7B7vU-d76YBwkcVmN_ZkS7YMWF0hPlC4lJ8rao90/s400/RSCN4774.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">I'm torn right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">There's a sadness in the possibility of Simeon being our last baby.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">a sadness of the loss of future babies not conceived.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Because we already love that baby.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We love God's will for our lives. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">I love children and love each new personality God gives us.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I have those <i>baby feelings, or baby wantings, or baby fever.</i> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">God puts those feelings there for a reason.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I know it is a gift. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Every time I count my kids, when going places or whatever</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I think, "Someone is missing..."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">6 doesn't seem that many </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Like, is this it?</span> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lnwDYgLLeMwGuJmydA_K99Npo7Z7yB8i_gMOyp20fyJAHeTcurp4oxKF99wlRuPL7wcsk2asaQ7mWtpd3MA94BUFSAfFbdTSyTGs21sFnR5asA1R6U_TZVRg5J9hEVS3Bxkf1nY8cPnT/s1600/DSCN4502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lnwDYgLLeMwGuJmydA_K99Npo7Z7yB8i_gMOyp20fyJAHeTcurp4oxKF99wlRuPL7wcsk2asaQ7mWtpd3MA94BUFSAfFbdTSyTGs21sFnR5asA1R6U_TZVRg5J9hEVS3Bxkf1nY8cPnT/s400/DSCN4502.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
On Sunday, during Mass, Simeon</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
crawled up on the pew and was standing to get something out of the </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
church bag, when I caught out of the corner of my eye, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
the woman behind us, probably in her 50's,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(I'm guessing her kids are grown now,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and she is in between her own kids and grandchildren),</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
reach</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and ever so slyly,<br />
rub Simeon's soft arm.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It was such a touching moment. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
My baby was a gift to her, even for just a moment.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
A gift from God to me, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and a gift from God to others. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a0s1Bw5zvljAHchZ1jfKvdSJ9ekvuGdp-5wzqqy44k34pCHaTkt_jvl7MKoR_UOm4mn8BTtHm1_jIs2Za4FppSDl0qawWRhfkoVGqkt_TbP1VCdIbrxv6Z1_6KibufbUYjgqTpvkS1c8/s1600/DSCN4791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a0s1Bw5zvljAHchZ1jfKvdSJ9ekvuGdp-5wzqqy44k34pCHaTkt_jvl7MKoR_UOm4mn8BTtHm1_jIs2Za4FppSDl0qawWRhfkoVGqkt_TbP1VCdIbrxv6Z1_6KibufbUYjgqTpvkS1c8/s400/DSCN4791.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My babies are a gift to us, always. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As in I cannot even fathom to imagine life without any one of them.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am torn, because, although, I have that <i>baby fever,</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am also getting older. (like how I added the "er")</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I catch myself thinking about life without babies.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
No more high chair taking up so much room in the kitchen,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
No more baby toys and baby car thingy's all over the living room.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
No more changing table.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And it's expensive, having kids, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
not necessarily babies, but kids?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We spend a small fortune on yogurt alone.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Money is tight. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
God always provides, He really does,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
there might not be extra, but there is enough. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQsSkR7-h9sEgsVIvMAM05gQzo5I8XLW3bDmd8QPS17aIL0XGnmXXnAr7cDB_OoP2p_XRro1m7OTbUI1dZ7xe-e9AcO_JbKjw6m9MJR879uavBDdDGgJ-4dN6bGLxUHySyDzga4wzoy0w/s1600/DSCN4896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQsSkR7-h9sEgsVIvMAM05gQzo5I8XLW3bDmd8QPS17aIL0XGnmXXnAr7cDB_OoP2p_XRro1m7OTbUI1dZ7xe-e9AcO_JbKjw6m9MJR879uavBDdDGgJ-4dN6bGLxUHySyDzga4wzoy0w/s400/DSCN4896.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
And then there is my body<br />
After 6 C-sections, that tummy...and </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Glpqqkaqz8OO7LW76NkySryWgehB3mRsKO0LabJo4yAPksVncZzA8MXSHcanvatH3mQF_BEC4huW_Zl5LQmhyphenhyphenkTLz24mpRwxr2CoALn-i-ET9bysJYt8FdcdPdqyYvUlrjUQuKUsKOGO/s1600/DSCN4672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Glpqqkaqz8OO7LW76NkySryWgehB3mRsKO0LabJo4yAPksVncZzA8MXSHcanvatH3mQF_BEC4huW_Zl5LQmhyphenhyphenkTLz24mpRwxr2CoALn-i-ET9bysJYt8FdcdPdqyYvUlrjUQuKUsKOGO/s400/DSCN4672.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
If we have another baby, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
there goes 2 years of my life</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
2 more years of giving my body</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(I'm realistic here, folks, my body goes to pot)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Carrying a baby, nursing a baby, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
hard things, yes.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Really, what's 2 more years?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The years go so quickly (once they are gone) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And it is ever so rewarding and filled with blessings at the same time.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And where is the trust?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Complete Trust.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b>Psalm 12</b>- Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLAOkACBdjO9qfx4LUtqWJW6EQQc2xrXubG-GcoB82P6aTFG4lfTGwPJqErNJPLO2hnlCox1JD3aSKvIx9TRnT41bgY1O_JBVU4xcHbrBn3m_1P0z43jAAkvvPctrdbfCgeHATNxNN0r3/s1600/DSCN4882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLAOkACBdjO9qfx4LUtqWJW6EQQc2xrXubG-GcoB82P6aTFG4lfTGwPJqErNJPLO2hnlCox1JD3aSKvIx9TRnT41bgY1O_JBVU4xcHbrBn3m_1P0z43jAAkvvPctrdbfCgeHATNxNN0r3/s400/DSCN4882.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
So I am in the middle, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
not knowing if we will ever conceive again, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and the fears that go along with that.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
And</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
kind of looking forward to the next stage of aging.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6hILeXifxyxgYhY22hstlpDg6b3i1LrUif9o744W0OnD390wdJZHC8tZrhAGuO9cBVwFs7Uhl6i50Xu8b_xfZD28OBEuBCxFkQbUvvhZHqob66iA4PuMS8kP2NpgivZWu6fQ0d-Qqztv/s1600/DSCN4756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6hILeXifxyxgYhY22hstlpDg6b3i1LrUif9o744W0OnD390wdJZHC8tZrhAGuO9cBVwFs7Uhl6i50Xu8b_xfZD28OBEuBCxFkQbUvvhZHqob66iA4PuMS8kP2NpgivZWu6fQ0d-Qqztv/s400/DSCN4756.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I think that is being open.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Open to whatever God wants of us.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
So if God wishes to give us another precious little soul</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to love, we would be ever so <b>Thankful.</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt74_p-TBu5Q4d6Qn7RM4pRPoMXLnK0gOlrS8_oe03Xd4lj2-3T2OsFfjdemmz854NXgbVQAXh8wRS_ZcTQRdpjTVKvsG4CAly_RExU-xAiJdiUsPYbcTMxI8djBgP2xTXyU-bbvWRBxw/s1600/RSCN4951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt74_p-TBu5Q4d6Qn7RM4pRPoMXLnK0gOlrS8_oe03Xd4lj2-3T2OsFfjdemmz854NXgbVQAXh8wRS_ZcTQRdpjTVKvsG4CAly_RExU-xAiJdiUsPYbcTMxI8djBgP2xTXyU-bbvWRBxw/s400/RSCN4951.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
And if that is not God's plan for us, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
then, well, </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
we are ever so <b>Thankful</b> for that too.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Genesis 1:28</b> - And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.</div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-57601785693378343462016-01-23T15:59:00.001-06:002016-01-23T20:50:03.810-06:00Some Reviews!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6R7Z-b8B23crsP9t5vtS2bVGzOCqn2YM-hVXRo-n8ICG8YLyG2EjfrOw8HdpPTH1gKSfO4K_PS4m3CIwweUBgAxmLVeVCciFkQ4yWVx-JlPB4lS4AzNFW6KT7Xzr3EomPqJWMUWpK_Y/s1600/roni.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6R7Z-b8B23crsP9t5vtS2bVGzOCqn2YM-hVXRo-n8ICG8YLyG2EjfrOw8HdpPTH1gKSfO4K_PS4m3CIwweUBgAxmLVeVCciFkQ4yWVx-JlPB4lS4AzNFW6KT7Xzr3EomPqJWMUWpK_Y/s640/roni.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
OK, this part is not a "review" but an observation. About myself.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I realized that I <strike>like</strike> love pizza.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I love any kind of pizza. (as in any brand name not any topping)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I like frozen, take out, any kind.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I like it cold, I like it hot. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I like the little bits my kids don't eat.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I like the crusts.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I like thin crust, I like thick crust.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I like deep dish.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguemIqo0QLZGoPFziIilMSdms_cKx8qGun6ygcuTC2cKn_Y2IVeMhahLogNJW8Qx9Yn9_2itEKPxk8fpHxrL5fRDEIMvINnBYkhfZPsXB1JDM0y1SPjeeDDme-qIPn-aKuUTdtyYrLJvA/s1600/7372321_14391530971380_rId7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguemIqo0QLZGoPFziIilMSdms_cKx8qGun6ygcuTC2cKn_Y2IVeMhahLogNJW8Qx9Yn9_2itEKPxk8fpHxrL5fRDEIMvINnBYkhfZPsXB1JDM0y1SPjeeDDme-qIPn-aKuUTdtyYrLJvA/s640/7372321_14391530971380_rId7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
Which brings me to my first "review"!</div>
<div align="center">
I'm on Weight Watchers again. </div>
<div align="center">
I love this program.</div>
<div align="center">
I <em>can</em> eat pizza on this program, but not much.</div>
<div align="center">
It sure shows how much we over-eat that's for sure!</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWXI9MC7tRvBLrQ7CFiAyCNsU2QZEENHHbRkCz4hQguTwB2yc4ZKi1YAdx7WAYHhI5JmkVKN7n099J0Ul2fY3P9aNIbdlq2yDP8xQFbWYeKaEQSOvSLMZsvo80cLPNeeWzDLDWqvFte4/s1600/covergirl-star-wars-mascara-packaging-1024x1017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWXI9MC7tRvBLrQ7CFiAyCNsU2QZEENHHbRkCz4hQguTwB2yc4ZKi1YAdx7WAYHhI5JmkVKN7n099J0Ul2fY3P9aNIbdlq2yDP8xQFbWYeKaEQSOvSLMZsvo80cLPNeeWzDLDWqvFte4/s400/covergirl-star-wars-mascara-packaging-1024x1017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
This mascara!</div>
<div align="center">
It's the best!</div>
<div align="center">
I have been trying to find a new washable waterproof mascara </div>
<div align="center">
for over a year now and finally found one!</div>
<div align="center">
I love this stuff!</div>
<div align="center">
I, of course, buy the light side stuff, but it's OK if you like the dark side!</div>
<div align="center">
it doesn't clump, it washes off easy and looks amazing. </div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnTf3Hr5d0JkMkz4bgcRKHli5j7ojVAZxFq2oXh-cELci5l1qwCVa5ewlwd9rIrVZWqgisq0SzumLprRG2cFQ51_1-vw8Z7l6IW6RQ8niHHdubpD-5BzNiyo8Zc51Ie27Ta7BQNgL1yk/s1600/Star_Wars_Episode_VII_The_Force_Awakens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnTf3Hr5d0JkMkz4bgcRKHli5j7ojVAZxFq2oXh-cELci5l1qwCVa5ewlwd9rIrVZWqgisq0SzumLprRG2cFQ51_1-vw8Z7l6IW6RQ8niHHdubpD-5BzNiyo8Zc51Ie27Ta7BQNgL1yk/s640/Star_Wars_Episode_VII_The_Force_Awakens.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Nice transition into movie reviews, huh?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Have you seen the new Star Wars movie yet?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
When is long enough to wait to actually talk about it?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It was <strong><em>SO GOOD!!</em></strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><em></em></strong> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I loved so many things about it.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I loved how they joined the old with the new.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_i-p7Dwm4IjSs3fNKToEM5Ixhe39CVCUVzNsPbJ2bxwxvmYlEqPespei3nZKPPoDJi4mGO-fnMbTu1x5LCkcZhK2HQWBA8LNcxzhe26C4UwGzi4H0km8Lcs4GoeOZ_AKhDimgukSOfk/s1600/ad_191023541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_i-p7Dwm4IjSs3fNKToEM5Ixhe39CVCUVzNsPbJ2bxwxvmYlEqPespei3nZKPPoDJi4mGO-fnMbTu1x5LCkcZhK2HQWBA8LNcxzhe26C4UwGzi4H0km8Lcs4GoeOZ_AKhDimgukSOfk/s640/ad_191023541.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
I loved how classy Princess Leia was.</div>
<div align="center">
Carrie Fisher really has grown old-er gracefully, don't you think?<br />
I mean, she is older, and I love that she looks like that. <br />
There is such a beauty in aging.<br />
Seriously, how much of Christie Brinkley is <em>actually </em>Christie Brinkley?<br />
<br />
Then, there's Harrison Ford.<br />
Good ol' Han Solo, he still has his corny lines.<br />
<br />
Everyone clapped when he was shown, as they did <br />
with C-3PO and Chewy and R2-D2</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
I cried in this movie. </div>
<div align="center">
In this part. </div>
<div align="center">
It was a good cry.</div>
<div align="center">
It's good to cry.</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
Go. See the movie!</div>
<div align="center">
Then, maybe we can talk about it!</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
(this movie is still in the theaters)</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ge00vrqaH_gF6V_083CJcM-dkS_Y2g69D7t1RtrTTorHZFtAxvEyWO3yGznRiBxvdal_EyjyJl5K3GqIrzSLeUBK31kVJkiXgAWj8EndfNNwpihNqDHtAzYtVpLkNZo9YhzvN8ESx0Y/s1600/MV5BNjMwMzE2MTc2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTQ3MTQ0NDE%2540__V1_SX214_AL_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ge00vrqaH_gF6V_083CJcM-dkS_Y2g69D7t1RtrTTorHZFtAxvEyWO3yGznRiBxvdal_EyjyJl5K3GqIrzSLeUBK31kVJkiXgAWj8EndfNNwpihNqDHtAzYtVpLkNZo9YhzvN8ESx0Y/s640/MV5BNjMwMzE2MTc2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTQ3MTQ0NDE%2540__V1_SX214_AL_.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Onto Netflix movies!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(sorry for the blurry image)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This one was really really good!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I watched 3 times!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It is a French movie, so there are subtitles,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
but there is not a lot of talking, because it's about a blind/deaf girl.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Think Helen Keller, only a newer movie, about a nun that teaches her! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdkOXxOWoeHk0EqKT80F7fRpHMYslrywP_Oroy4VRVrkcf-GI38rYUYm5CEBLbx70dwNllMGt3qKvZenp0Xd1vBrpcDxUGApLLfjiXAr_jsHUys24mwsg7KMOBX7pb-Q-cVSyTMGBXw/s1600/MariesStory-P.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdkOXxOWoeHk0EqKT80F7fRpHMYslrywP_Oroy4VRVrkcf-GI38rYUYm5CEBLbx70dwNllMGt3qKvZenp0Xd1vBrpcDxUGApLLfjiXAr_jsHUys24mwsg7KMOBX7pb-Q-cVSyTMGBXw/s640/MariesStory-P.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
They did a really good job with portraying the sisters and the Church.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This is based on a true story.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This is a great movie for the whole family!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(well the ones that can read)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fVapNrC3fWdKLE_ViGaO-20Kz9w_KFtsSPyZoNC88mdyYxG3yHtSQBiY5nE7FIRkSJ506smWv241PS3ashmPbn4h_-XjGKRdXC6eiYEse7AhLBl2wMy5YbAFZClr-lfqFQyOgh2vkd0/s1600/911zlJWaFiL__SY445_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fVapNrC3fWdKLE_ViGaO-20Kz9w_KFtsSPyZoNC88mdyYxG3yHtSQBiY5nE7FIRkSJ506smWv241PS3ashmPbn4h_-XjGKRdXC6eiYEse7AhLBl2wMy5YbAFZClr-lfqFQyOgh2vkd0/s640/911zlJWaFiL__SY445_.jpg" width="454" /></a></div>
<div align="center">
This is another movie about deaf people! </div>
<div align="center">
I also loved this one!</div>
<div align="center">
This one was not based on a true story though.</div>
<div align="center">
They did a good job of portraying deaf people and some of the things they go through.</div>
<div align="center">
It was a little corny, but cute.</div>
<div align="center">
Great for the whole family!</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghXAgPfShJDmjeOSapLUJowt5tLnrPaPgqfpCk4_UQQQkfhG8BYRsG9RHRvAdTG8HNvVVcNNpYgvOBIt747IIvscrHL6r-V98bvjdwxciflj85q5O_kq-q0A0K_1Q7zHKpzyxmXMYy98/s1600/MV5BMTQyMzIzMDM2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTE4MjQ5OQ%2540%2540__V1_SY317_CR4%252C0%252C214%252C317_AL_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghXAgPfShJDmjeOSapLUJowt5tLnrPaPgqfpCk4_UQQQkfhG8BYRsG9RHRvAdTG8HNvVVcNNpYgvOBIt747IIvscrHL6r-V98bvjdwxciflj85q5O_kq-q0A0K_1Q7zHKpzyxmXMYy98/s640/MV5BMTQyMzIzMDM2NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTE4MjQ5OQ%2540%2540__V1_SY317_CR4%252C0%252C214%252C317_AL_.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We watched this one last night!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I loved this one.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Good, also for the whole family!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6087mNviGFdGr6k2kOWVphdb_mzDFPjUpU3fS9kUno60nTcpS70Fo3KpEEhR1sxL_o8jnKEYXcRFPmqg6vT9buWrelQl1YP59BRTs7KyxR79dS-fUw3NInl8HdGmVGQp8iuBGiVqY2NY/s1600/pan-film-posters-full-celebrity-watchdog-insert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6087mNviGFdGr6k2kOWVphdb_mzDFPjUpU3fS9kUno60nTcpS70Fo3KpEEhR1sxL_o8jnKEYXcRFPmqg6vT9buWrelQl1YP59BRTs7KyxR79dS-fUw3NInl8HdGmVGQp8iuBGiVqY2NY/s640/pan-film-posters-full-celebrity-watchdog-insert.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Pan!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This one we had to rent.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(it's not on Netflix)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You can order it via Netflix though, through the mail.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I loved this movie!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love finding good, clean, family-friendly movies! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCxz6X32z9I9yzsPp4MXiGnbQSEFPWdCwaJlqFcEFvAILkEu__bwfaHf5GNd1Mw6tz9oEzQddss0Q9bmBiA_QJFD5QocZLSYAfXmwa3TtHDCNGkifMMIHAytNYdjCvQU2Bcj-zAKqE5k/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCxz6X32z9I9yzsPp4MXiGnbQSEFPWdCwaJlqFcEFvAILkEu__bwfaHf5GNd1Mw6tz9oEzQddss0Q9bmBiA_QJFD5QocZLSYAfXmwa3TtHDCNGkifMMIHAytNYdjCvQU2Bcj-zAKqE5k/s640/maxresdefault.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is not one of those movies.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I really liked this movie though.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It is for adults.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's about 3 teens struggling with some severe mental issues.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The adults in this movie are very flawed, and I love movies about flawed people!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(as long as there is progress shown) </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And there is.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thumbs up!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(on Netflix)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOxCmP6v65hjxfR5bdRiq9ZSACxGXcL7WOquNAsvbI2txewPQEy2FvNCv2y5i_3DOEIkaVjbgAZHWO7ees_p6A2rZqjnCmQhhNVS1hRvaqZF5bcDk6ZqwO14qeL4HY5uegykBgBac46E/s1600/The-Blacklist-Season-2-Poster-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOxCmP6v65hjxfR5bdRiq9ZSACxGXcL7WOquNAsvbI2txewPQEy2FvNCv2y5i_3DOEIkaVjbgAZHWO7ees_p6A2rZqjnCmQhhNVS1hRvaqZF5bcDk6ZqwO14qeL4HY5uegykBgBac46E/s640/The-Blacklist-Season-2-Poster-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Oh, my gosh!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Upon some prompting from a friend that told me </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
she was sure I'd love this, I finally started watching it!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(via Netflix)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(thank you Kelly!)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I was sick for over a week, up all night coughing and have watched the whole dang thing now!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
2 seasons so far on Netflix and I thought it would last me a couple months at least!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
He's the bad guy you hate to love. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Or is he?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And do you hate loving him?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I think not. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
is he really a bad guy?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And dang it, is he really her father?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong>"I am your father"</strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong>(deep booming voice)</strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Oops. Wrong movie...we're already done with Star Wars.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Back to The Blacklist. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I can't wait for the next season to be on Netflix!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thumbs up!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(adult show)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl2fsPQ50kfACniCw7yroXzaRx05MjaPzF2i9nkifscE6Cfi9-GJiWsWNRiF652lkh3IRB46PMVbi-TLspe7n2bSeLr9GhhSgq8VrIp_othYeYpysAKz7R-jDB_84etzwTqt_V9fFHDQ/s1600/41mLCiFz-7L__SX940_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl2fsPQ50kfACniCw7yroXzaRx05MjaPzF2i9nkifscE6Cfi9-GJiWsWNRiF652lkh3IRB46PMVbi-TLspe7n2bSeLr9GhhSgq8VrIp_othYeYpysAKz7R-jDB_84etzwTqt_V9fFHDQ/s640/41mLCiFz-7L__SX940_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm still watching The Mentalist and loving it.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm towards the end of season 2 now.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thumbs up on this one!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Light-hearted, not corny, yet serious enough to be a drama. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdkB99ALGgiwyN6EZjricBAv7ZEkftj7oGhRGR7bRXSZJExx1nh0Tgt1N7_V9HcXR0qZJ84dQy3yGD2ocwnGCo-6-a-A183FvrjAz4OYrBwtfpJZnjDIx6bzu6hsNenUgb9x-1mvQpY0/s1600/The-Intern-new-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdkB99ALGgiwyN6EZjricBAv7ZEkftj7oGhRGR7bRXSZJExx1nh0Tgt1N7_V9HcXR0qZJ84dQy3yGD2ocwnGCo-6-a-A183FvrjAz4OYrBwtfpJZnjDIx6bzu6hsNenUgb9x-1mvQpY0/s640/The-Intern-new-poster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tom and I watched this one the other night.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We rented it.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This one I liked, Tom didn't really. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I loved a lot of it, most of it, really. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
But, as with most movies, there were some parts, that, you know, make it a little </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
harder for me to give it a total thumbs up for.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Like his love interest....why do they have to insinuate that they slept together?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And a few little things like that. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Other than that, really, I liked the rest, it was pretty good! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
How's that for a wishy-washy review?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LHCob76kigA/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LHCob76kigA?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OK, onto music!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is one of my new favorites!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tjoFIhmWJ30/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tjoFIhmWJ30?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Somehow, my daughter's One Direction CD got onto my iPod list </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
and</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love it!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(I know, I'm weird)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I like all the songs, but this one is my favorite. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BxuY9FET9Y4/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BxuY9FET9Y4?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My daughter was also listening to my music with me the other day </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
and when this song came on, </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
She said, "Of course <em>you</em> would like him! Charlie Poop!!"</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I was like, "What?" </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love this song.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
He's a kid. A talented kid. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And I guess kids make fun of his name.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
At least mine do.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Charlie Puth</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I tend to like male singers more often than females.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I do like females, but not many compared to the male voice. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I like men. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My whole family teases me because of my male singer preference.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here's another. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I heard it the other day on the radio </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
and found out it's actually an older song:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SR6iYWJxHqs/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SR6iYWJxHqs?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is a great walking-on-the-treadmill song!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUymp6t1ZJGPTsSZ7RMYdMI2KCbWM_PNjZ0BCd6-JHaP-WUO0aJOKMpiuxcucijwEMgFHh-mfIYb-VK74PfIpmmhcO3U4lLJm5yHHLgVQFUZ-5OWedV39Mmi18PzHdhjLzxVDKVQVBVZE/s1600/51Fg0wmf5EL__SX331_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUymp6t1ZJGPTsSZ7RMYdMI2KCbWM_PNjZ0BCd6-JHaP-WUO0aJOKMpiuxcucijwEMgFHh-mfIYb-VK74PfIpmmhcO3U4lLJm5yHHLgVQFUZ-5OWedV39Mmi18PzHdhjLzxVDKVQVBVZE/s640/51Fg0wmf5EL__SX331_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yes, I read too!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This book is not out yet, but, I'm looking forward to ordering it!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1496405390/ref=s9_simh_gw_g14_i1_r?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-5&pf_rd_r=02VW3VFG40KPSE073E6Z&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2090149322&pf_rd_i=desktop">HERE</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk7NVqoaC6i7C85MO_7HWCUd8cXiPWUOU9dGTPrL5TSRWkE46Y_pvjhPiJQMNdWis59jg7AnSXMnFAriADLJDJt7qDtMIHSbQGlETjr7h7_cTAanTYfgichm2ElGnbYpU3FO8TNJwYeQ/s1600/51JS0TPwYyL__SX322_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk7NVqoaC6i7C85MO_7HWCUd8cXiPWUOU9dGTPrL5TSRWkE46Y_pvjhPiJQMNdWis59jg7AnSXMnFAriADLJDJt7qDtMIHSbQGlETjr7h7_cTAanTYfgichm2ElGnbYpU3FO8TNJwYeQ/s640/51JS0TPwYyL__SX322_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="414" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am reading this book right now.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's really good. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Tattoo-Olive-Oatman-Women/dp/0803235178/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453586097&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=lady+wtih+blue+tatooo">HERE</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIetOfhkWhcqlt6gx2xjii-uw42fCUAiALxdiEH2CZYzWxvCd7kQGl7zOG7kSOb3Gw6CJo9yKvSBeVFh9YbwffNnXb3QA1WqQBBGTVyuhyjjI8FHmj6lmT9WXafDMMqSofDcgAS2nZaw/s1600/41C2r7-HbkL__SX280_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIetOfhkWhcqlt6gx2xjii-uw42fCUAiALxdiEH2CZYzWxvCd7kQGl7zOG7kSOb3Gw6CJo9yKvSBeVFh9YbwffNnXb3QA1WqQBBGTVyuhyjjI8FHmj6lmT9WXafDMMqSofDcgAS2nZaw/s640/41C2r7-HbkL__SX280_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="362" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm also reading this awesome book!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My priest suggested this book for me to read during lent</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(I couldn't wait)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's a "Can't put down" book!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453586196&sr=1-1&keywords=man%27s+search+for+meaning+by+viktor+frankl">HERE</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
There.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
That should keep you busy for a while! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
Jamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com15