tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51176571035407476822024-02-02T14:02:47.771-08:00A New Some PlaceA New Some PlaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-16904945689016481132010-06-26T00:42:00.000-07:002010-06-26T00:42:41.142-07:00Gulf Coast Oil Spill Part 2<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Since we arrived mid afternoon to our condo on our first day at the beach, we decided to spend those few afternoon hours by the pool instead of on the beach. It was the second day that we were ready to lay out in our blue rental chairs. Emily got up early and walked down to the beach to choose our chairs. The rental guy told her that the media's coverage of the oil spill had nearly ruined his rental business. We were about to find out how true that was. The first photo was taken from the balcony. You can see the discoloration.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxM4Mvn7_0HZlpq4jPyD6F5PEgrQHyGDJcmRZN_DVaL_tWOhl7kAJbdHGmZA-r_6v_0MShiLT-92f73qzrnj8FNZq37zIQfiVw6Rs-eLHLfRxhri7HrAigzvunFw6OQLhMtqCruhbQsSw/s1600/beach8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxM4Mvn7_0HZlpq4jPyD6F5PEgrQHyGDJcmRZN_DVaL_tWOhl7kAJbdHGmZA-r_6v_0MShiLT-92f73qzrnj8FNZq37zIQfiVw6Rs-eLHLfRxhri7HrAigzvunFw6OQLhMtqCruhbQsSw/s400/beach8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The next three photos are of what is being called "oil mousse." It was clearly visible from the balcony of our condo, but I wanted a close up view as soon as we hit the beach.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeK4E_7az-sBsRS2JQ9AHJlQS39KrRQCdM00SZrOHL8oX4kmzi5EP1C41xPV-Sg45Mt-8BMZCBsH8mC3gpP5XMAp1ZxdqLpT0L4d0lQ2av55sZqdFtTrgHFxpkBWhcmcKJeA2lvXpAgNU/s1600/beach9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeK4E_7az-sBsRS2JQ9AHJlQS39KrRQCdM00SZrOHL8oX4kmzi5EP1C41xPV-Sg45Mt-8BMZCBsH8mC3gpP5XMAp1ZxdqLpT0L4d0lQ2av55sZqdFtTrgHFxpkBWhcmcKJeA2lvXpAgNU/s400/beach9.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-hQhNBzNhKAdBpZI6D8P30vww6Bh_OucB941LsAm0tjnnbiAJfEl3RS7aQ41SOObgVqGpfSiufuqBi-mcrxsurs3wvz6JYK_AznqapIlExfJz-y6bQBUPaW-8fYKkZGNrnjjvMdu2eg/s1600/beach10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-hQhNBzNhKAdBpZI6D8P30vww6Bh_OucB941LsAm0tjnnbiAJfEl3RS7aQ41SOObgVqGpfSiufuqBi-mcrxsurs3wvz6JYK_AznqapIlExfJz-y6bQBUPaW-8fYKkZGNrnjjvMdu2eg/s400/beach10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84M32bYsJvrlImrp78MoAOWTeqlnqECR6siwjmRfi4_4bxegqDZ_M0L2q4Nz6qa4P22-PShCbJT8Apgl0Jc10AAIbp3KHA607V54cv31MW4lto9nyAuOAKZkoZyn_6Fca9mFYCtbzSAo/s1600/beach6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84M32bYsJvrlImrp78MoAOWTeqlnqECR6siwjmRfi4_4bxegqDZ_M0L2q4Nz6qa4P22-PShCbJT8Apgl0Jc10AAIbp3KHA607V54cv31MW4lto9nyAuOAKZkoZyn_6Fca9mFYCtbzSAo/s400/beach6.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a tar ball that was near the oil mousse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxUHBn2cZ3B2UjWTcCW72CZfwVj4mOdnq55ZYabZqAe1EhohCJB6FvGWYzxbKN7UC3nfytAEOgVAmpKICs9nLbxOLlztxjrJUXA_z1ldmCgbV1CIrF_x9XgwtErA6Vci_dKOkuXNmFws/s1600/beach7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxUHBn2cZ3B2UjWTcCW72CZfwVj4mOdnq55ZYabZqAe1EhohCJB6FvGWYzxbKN7UC3nfytAEOgVAmpKICs9nLbxOLlztxjrJUXA_z1ldmCgbV1CIrF_x9XgwtErA6Vci_dKOkuXNmFws/s400/beach7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More photos to come!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-35714411604942840042010-06-24T08:55:00.000-07:002010-06-24T08:55:33.233-07:00Gulf Coast Oil Spill- Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow, I cannot believe that I haven't updated my blog since FEBRUARY! Ok, yes I can. Life is busy and crazy. My friend Emily and I planned our first beach trip to Gulf Shores. We'd been watching the oil spill closely and thus far, the effects had not been severe in Gulf Shores. However, noaa.gov's website did predict that the oil would reach the gulf within days of our arrival. Before we left I kept in regular contact with the realty company I'd booked our condo through. I was also doing beach sessions while I was there, so having up to date knowledge of the oil spill was crucial to me. Before we left our realty company offered us an extra night for basically nothing. So, we left on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Here are pics from our first day, June 9th. It was really surreal to see, in person, images I'd been seeing on the news and internet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went with Jay and Emily for a drive out in the country and (of course) we stopped for a few pics. Thankfully my friends will take the camera from me at time, or else there'd never be pics of me with Bobby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily did a GREAT job!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9ehVd8mlqzFtxsuWzikdiPS3D82n2L0UTGwhLAvYNBIbJgFIfnc72RvLM6mcwCkoP7PxQyi9EWIya3XQRmOh3AlcnqZGMAU3XjEzt7t5V5_slYIE2znfVq3pafva7rVQFW7hwIVOAq8/s1600-h/snow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9ehVd8mlqzFtxsuWzikdiPS3D82n2L0UTGwhLAvYNBIbJgFIfnc72RvLM6mcwCkoP7PxQyi9EWIya3XQRmOh3AlcnqZGMAU3XjEzt7t5V5_slYIE2znfVq3pafva7rVQFW7hwIVOAq8/s400/snow1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's our sweet little house all covered in snow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hR5xmNC9kCQzJDsrV2M1OPALikv7whpKSuugvJ9MeZDLu8r1RLvl-pC0Un8bVXAssZ0KBwIQDDho7QXL-ZihcLE7-aVCe0nReG5z6KotwmVGBjLDgOnmGC-OkMX_SkKzQYjLU_jaPSQ/s1600-h/snow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hR5xmNC9kCQzJDsrV2M1OPALikv7whpKSuugvJ9MeZDLu8r1RLvl-pC0Un8bVXAssZ0KBwIQDDho7QXL-ZihcLE7-aVCe0nReG5z6KotwmVGBjLDgOnmGC-OkMX_SkKzQYjLU_jaPSQ/s400/snow2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at Second Street Bean for lunch (and a cinnamon red hot latte...YUM!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuvIMJaaPbWwvnNpxShCQdsfEyEWcZIxx35r_jqM3sTe77vGArYI8LYDOSbIyEdKn4cHDZbug9zt9QZROu7yZVLBClhIwEYtIGv-gZQd4u1BOEv84NmtD828cO1KWm1rZAUqJe6OjX0M/s1600-h/snow3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuvIMJaaPbWwvnNpxShCQdsfEyEWcZIxx35r_jqM3sTe77vGArYI8LYDOSbIyEdKn4cHDZbug9zt9QZROu7yZVLBClhIwEYtIGv-gZQd4u1BOEv84NmtD828cO1KWm1rZAUqJe6OjX0M/s400/snow3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, oh did my sweet baby noodle love the snow. I may have my "mommy goggles" on, but I think she is SOOOO stinkin' cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeRiorowvB_icFbhdO7VRvqVKCKKgIUS8iAbi_74_KjbS9uDLEH8r5r5zhcbUPaUKFA_t_T3jZ5JpwLIKWU6rnC7Uhxs3J-ObtApvA1mK5PgWlJXwJrFLBOJzWYoubim2rVFxjSupdfk/s1600-h/snow4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeRiorowvB_icFbhdO7VRvqVKCKKgIUS8iAbi_74_KjbS9uDLEH8r5r5zhcbUPaUKFA_t_T3jZ5JpwLIKWU6rnC7Uhxs3J-ObtApvA1mK5PgWlJXwJrFLBOJzWYoubim2rVFxjSupdfk/s400/snow4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my honey with our girls. Don't you just love their new jackets?!?! CUTENESS!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX03trtk_Y_QWUzx6622AGt_-eDPCVg7aKdmpzj83xCg40pY_19aKysbv3_yfZP5tkyoxAidIg1ezNhsZQ2d9x2Y8GDvn0axcG-Y22x4JAr446Vjw4S5Xt1hE7Wr_QYxycFdyfpzxjznQ/s1600-h/snow10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX03trtk_Y_QWUzx6622AGt_-eDPCVg7aKdmpzj83xCg40pY_19aKysbv3_yfZP5tkyoxAidIg1ezNhsZQ2d9x2Y8GDvn0axcG-Y22x4JAr446Vjw4S5Xt1hE7Wr_QYxycFdyfpzxjznQ/s400/snow10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">Ok, it's time for some corn and crab bisque and a nap! Happy Snow Day!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-54822579845454328462010-02-11T17:24:00.000-08:002010-02-11T17:24:54.988-08:00The Craziest Weather EVER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have seen more snow in the past two years than I've seen in my ENTIRE life! School is cancelled tomorrow because (as you can see below) there is a 100% chance of snow. They are predicting 5-9 INCHES!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey, is it still considered a "chance" when its 100%?? :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, camera batteries are charging, we've stockpiled food, and Wookie and Jewel have new little jackets to wear for the occasion. We're ready. Bring on the snow!</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/AVvXsEiUMBpHGA2rT4UKXGGytUKho38mISST6TIN6kgTnEmD0nE70aQ56h2ki8pw9QqPXeQcHPNWnEuvzQXFF31vtjrC3KQZNGaG8fwr3j5NGgvuwCgnTl1drcIQY_MSePem3erOMfR69fMKtlk/s1600-h/7Day_togo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMBpHGA2rT4UKXGGytUKho38mISST6TIN6kgTnEmD0nE70aQ56h2ki8pw9QqPXeQcHPNWnEuvzQXFF31vtjrC3KQZNGaG8fwr3j5NGgvuwCgnTl1drcIQY_MSePem3erOMfR69fMKtlk/s400/7Day_togo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-38868518295411869212010-01-10T10:30:00.000-08:002010-01-10T10:36:37.758-08:00Baby Food!<div align="center">The babies are getting SO big! It's amazing to watch them grow. They have changed and learned so many new things each time we see them. It was a joy to spend a few days with them at the beach and to wake up to their laughter and "talking." </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The girls are now eating baby food along with their formula. It's so cute to watch them. Anna is still getting used to the new texture and taste of food while <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Macey</span> (two months older) is a pro and enjoys making the "stink face" when she eats. Too cute, these two!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRhMbEz9BsyZ9uf87Ofw7StcPEx8fpdgDiy2mqBZxr965IfrYL4OEtcMR1IZr7U3Q5eivia-tnWuCEATV4j9OPSH9tp0-4d8U5-vJwMcE0Dvgwe2lPFomeLcgfiNQlKYfQ1Sy9fE5vHw/s1600-h/beachtrip5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425181250570739810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRhMbEz9BsyZ9uf87Ofw7StcPEx8fpdgDiy2mqBZxr965IfrYL4OEtcMR1IZr7U3Q5eivia-tnWuCEATV4j9OPSH9tp0-4d8U5-vJwMcE0Dvgwe2lPFomeLcgfiNQlKYfQ1Sy9fE5vHw/s400/beachtrip5.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAawFuCYJIxvrrSqfDPSVg9qB5k2yWyWsr0We4-oqWDJjIUfZF9Wurn2TUaYIOxWAcm_2c16HYFjgGdmL5M1A9sQKSPu-cN-IwK1OkJ_3TlgV4Q51Raz_UHB5as5xVMZJhyI4rqJYA4Dw/s1600-h/beachtrip4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425181247471250674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAawFuCYJIxvrrSqfDPSVg9qB5k2yWyWsr0We4-oqWDJjIUfZF9Wurn2TUaYIOxWAcm_2c16HYFjgGdmL5M1A9sQKSPu-cN-IwK1OkJ_3TlgV4Q51Raz_UHB5as5xVMZJhyI4rqJYA4Dw/s400/beachtrip4.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7BNWapoIWGvDVwZ52qboXMyN2RWLd7mBJLk1ZhkDIOp_K8yV_zKX9IDUdZwSI00RZUwsrazu_X0McJXODsnyExtx86Mp3smxqD5AH2h7EDu1IofJ1G9i4JU-ejvtZcCZY120piIQDaU/s1600-h/beachtrip3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425181238851241074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7BNWapoIWGvDVwZ52qboXMyN2RWLd7mBJLk1ZhkDIOp_K8yV_zKX9IDUdZwSI00RZUwsrazu_X0McJXODsnyExtx86Mp3smxqD5AH2h7EDu1IofJ1G9i4JU-ejvtZcCZY120piIQDaU/s400/beachtrip3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-66558189016929647042010-01-03T18:56:00.001-08:002010-01-03T18:59:56.622-08:00Starting the New Year off at the Beach<div align="center">We went down to Gulf Shores and spent the weekend with friends. The guys went salt water fishing while we (the girls) did our own thing. Here's two pics taken from the balcony of the condo. Man, coming back to reality sure isnt fun! :(<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsSyzbTltK4QQ7R3l0melCOS4XBn3H9eb3jb0gVyUkYerGwY2AWhyphenhyphenpx4WCr5-LjGN4CDHcOgjy9GtNeJnbYL-IwHtfkds_pZsghwtyb_C4r7AG9anPSqfKCqmkVQlZ7zhPdNWzeYjIko/s1600-h/beach2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422713652327843602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsSyzbTltK4QQ7R3l0melCOS4XBn3H9eb3jb0gVyUkYerGwY2AWhyphenhyphenpx4WCr5-LjGN4CDHcOgjy9GtNeJnbYL-IwHtfkds_pZsghwtyb_C4r7AG9anPSqfKCqmkVQlZ7zhPdNWzeYjIko/s400/beach2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip40jXekPl1jIbNJTVI-BYH_CAHNCNpwur6BFSAbKNLjo9XkCM4t_NJ5oDrpQ8i4y3OSFRmelf0dUWKF8MFuyJScTlbyy_xZkOOiV_yO5A0fcyluEQJtEnqUHNHWD7J38sL7CnRdU6BVk/s1600-h/beach1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422713645063602066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip40jXekPl1jIbNJTVI-BYH_CAHNCNpwur6BFSAbKNLjo9XkCM4t_NJ5oDrpQ8i4y3OSFRmelf0dUWKF8MFuyJScTlbyy_xZkOOiV_yO5A0fcyluEQJtEnqUHNHWD7J38sL7CnRdU6BVk/s400/beach1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-39855760949228344032009-12-26T20:29:00.000-08:002009-12-26T20:56:36.768-08:00Hey, Ya'll, it's appetizers Part 2<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">This has nothing to do with the recipe that follows. I just like my Christmas mug. I sip warm apple cider from it while I cook. Good times.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhGlGPBuJtLOAV8lEq7Ve1S5nh_235N0S03u6jMLoGZPh3fCnrQxP0mzFBLSHsJ6ZEsHowMXyCnKxSREyiaKR9f9Mn4EF6IO9QkccibPL2z1gMcmxhDyoWTKuOApIPlaUZgcO7J_QfbM/s1600-h/maters4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419771003267362530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhGlGPBuJtLOAV8lEq7Ve1S5nh_235N0S03u6jMLoGZPh3fCnrQxP0mzFBLSHsJ6ZEsHowMXyCnKxSREyiaKR9f9Mn4EF6IO9QkccibPL2z1gMcmxhDyoWTKuOApIPlaUZgcO7J_QfbM/s400/maters4.jpg" /></a><br />This recipe is for Tomato Tarts. Again, super easy...VERY tasty! Here's the recipe:</p><p align="center">1 sheet of frozen puff pastry</p><p align="center">olive oil</p><p align="center">1/2 cup grated white cheddar cheese (couldn't find this in my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">podunk</span> town, so I used <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">mozzerella</span>)</p><p align="center">4-5 plum tomatoes sliced 1/4 inch thick</p><p align="center">salt and pepper</p><p align="center">fresh thyme </p><p align="center"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">parmesan</span> cheese</p><p align="center">preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Allow puff pastry to thaw for 20 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">mins</span>. Unfold the pastry and use a 1 1/2 or 2 inch biscuit cutter, cut rounds out of dough. Place the rounds on the baking sheet. Prick the surface of the rounds with a fork (I forgot this step in my first batch...huge mistake!) Brush each round lightly with olive oil and top with white cheddar (or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">mozz</span> in my case), then with a tomato slice, then sprinkle with a pinch of thyme and a little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">parm</span> cheese. Bake for about 15 minutes. Let cool for 2-3 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">mins</span> before serving.</p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">Here's what my prep looked like. Can you believe with all the cooking I do, that I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">dont</span> have a biscuit cutter?? I do, however, have this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">muppets</span> glass that I've had since I was a kid. It's always been my biscuit cutter. Cute, huh?<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhba0gewjGO3ljsllGw1PqRNBFASxfld8q4S7HsVGw8nccvmMfMjnIlvpAzGnS0xQ361jF0ZB6DCAxhyul3DzUbGXaY7uyJkOS5_wTkzLPr-2ldbS-J3TAniWu4UJNahVJWgBPXVHi0Gk/s1600-h/maters1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419770981714196242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhba0gewjGO3ljsllGw1PqRNBFASxfld8q4S7HsVGw8nccvmMfMjnIlvpAzGnS0xQ361jF0ZB6DCAxhyul3DzUbGXaY7uyJkOS5_wTkzLPr-2ldbS-J3TAniWu4UJNahVJWgBPXVHi0Gk/s400/maters1.jpg" /></a> This is what these yummy babies look like when they are ready to go in the oven.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGdPyq5V8wk-5aE7EPyj0AFGm8i0J-tH00uyvTFZwP0144f-ceQ_jCAWlkWnCs8Me_eQZW5mHNN9AflR3EZfk7h9CY6X3gtShXLlN5pYK1KJQAlHiG62fSUiaqNxgXFQn7SRiW_aErTY/s1600-h/maters2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419774298580420690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGdPyq5V8wk-5aE7EPyj0AFGm8i0J-tH00uyvTFZwP0144f-ceQ_jCAWlkWnCs8Me_eQZW5mHNN9AflR3EZfk7h9CY6X3gtShXLlN5pYK1KJQAlHiG62fSUiaqNxgXFQn7SRiW_aErTY/s400/maters2.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />And here's the finished product. Even my neighbor (who doesn't eat tomatoes) gladly picked the tomato off just to eat the puff pastry. It's THAT good, folks.</p><div align="center">The husband is already begging for more.<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419770999480597250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhtrIAIxaGgZRpwa86r8rdXEdyn538ztlQn7CzOhIlGtobEQIMsVYHI2a3mOEGnvYGmTBDBJZf3MqrtesvWaCURsEu-R5J-HaAs9PF-ItK3tIuYkZH7Ht_eRnf8yqNNOLS-rCbVBnrYI/s400/maters3.jpg" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-8670974899988498852009-12-26T19:57:00.000-08:002009-12-26T20:34:34.843-08:00Hey, Ya'll, it's appetizers! Part 1Last year, the husband gave me the Christmas with Paula <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Deen</span> book for Christmas. I took it off the shelf this year and tried out two of her appetizers in the "Christmas Open House" section.<br /><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419761439330413330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKh5MesfmGsGId3sd_VPytqTXdy8u8f4W1-5LLlonYQHk-4p5VV7Hj3DagDJQBWuKA8Vr7cmzHO1WT9_nf9YYXpVCDudFb0HvZTJelmbGVJkBuJeO2F7rTgKxt_11ebog6huJysjHHMf0/s400/pauladeen1.jpg" /> This recipe is called Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms, and it's seriously easy to make. Here's the recipe:</p><p align="center">24 fresh mushrooms (stems removed)</p><p align="center">one 10 oz package of frozen chopped spinach</p><p align="center">2 ounces of cream cheese, softened</p><p align="center">4 ounces of feta cheese, crumbled</p><p align="center">1/2 cup of finely chopped green onion (white and green part)</p><p align="center">salt</p><p align="center"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">parmesan</span> cheese</p><p align="center">Wipe the caps of the mushrooms with a damp cloth. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Drain the spinach in a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">collander</span> and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.</p><p align="center">In a medium bowl, combine the spinach, cream cheese, feta, green onions, and salt to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">tast</span>. Mix well. Fill the mushroom caps with the mixture and place on a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">cooke</span> sheet. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sprinke</span> the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">parmesan</span> cheese on top. </p><p align="center">Bake 15-20 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">mins</span> until golden. Serve warm.</p><p align="center">This is what they look like assembled and ready to pop in the oven.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwib_9lJimVk1MjAaqIq_p2saZEiKh46Q5JjVaBlKjZQxsCC6CBwajdNfAUkT_ApI2NLJyiCknuRLerWArE8NqSj2FL__SqL2-Bdvgbnrgb2-Ey4F6lOGHHp31pGnc6Gsi1P0i7RSu5Do/s1600-h/mush.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419761425226123218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwib_9lJimVk1MjAaqIq_p2saZEiKh46Q5JjVaBlKjZQxsCC6CBwajdNfAUkT_ApI2NLJyiCknuRLerWArE8NqSj2FL__SqL2-Bdvgbnrgb2-Ey4F6lOGHHp31pGnc6Gsi1P0i7RSu5Do/s400/mush.jpg" /></a><br />And although the pic isn't great, this is what they look like out of the oven. However, you want get to see them for long. They go fast. Trust me. Go ahead and double the recipe.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419761437700593938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4x73Mk04IJl2WSp1OYpVDd5zcceEheEqgpl-KfR0dHKDSbVQVKeV81FXRLrZHWUxTapRYVolVvFUEriFJHXtBdu6ykA2zgf6XSZgy69y5v9I67Dn7bd4mVzarhVwHvK9usv4L3oiRo0s/s400/mush2.jpg" /></p><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-84488516341731010352009-12-25T12:18:00.000-08:002009-12-26T20:35:12.667-08:00Santa Paws Came to Town!<div align="center">Santa Paws turned a blind eye to the raw hide candy cane fights and the digs in the bathroom trash can, and he left these two girls lots of Christmas loot!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodQo8Qo5valnEGOjGDWCmxYDKn9Yae3-6MEujPvYI64WYmj1acBMMHcTIbJ4vc5wFY243A0GomE9PSE3P6E6Lc3K-b_L0zqsouV9-umh2PEbn3CBppMJC04a-hkxCG5vkhmXCc63cAzI/s1600-h/santapaws1-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419276453482431426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodQo8Qo5valnEGOjGDWCmxYDKn9Yae3-6MEujPvYI64WYmj1acBMMHcTIbJ4vc5wFY243A0GomE9PSE3P6E6Lc3K-b_L0zqsouV9-umh2PEbn3CBppMJC04a-hkxCG5vkhmXCc63cAzI/s400/santapaws1-1.jpg" /></a> They were very excited to learn they weren't on the naughty list!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfhQT6p4SONLu7eMK98gdJgmvZhEHNyKR4A2vIw82rDogHWIjlCEcVcxRSX-USZCRcR4qQy8-gO1tXp32EluDYboB9RUrlzJIgOIMoTCNvpO_QID_lzj5RgtvlHc5rjLleLBo6SmzMh0/s1600-h/santapaws2-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 374px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419276458349165170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfhQT6p4SONLu7eMK98gdJgmvZhEHNyKR4A2vIw82rDogHWIjlCEcVcxRSX-USZCRcR4qQy8-gO1tXp32EluDYboB9RUrlzJIgOIMoTCNvpO_QID_lzj5RgtvlHc5rjLleLBo6SmzMh0/s400/santapaws2-2.jpg" /></a> They even decided to kiss and make up for fighting over the candy cane last night. Sisterly love. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZhdriemjpK8abhmPnBN3-tA7fOubkUSaFp999LfivwwB7HpBFLjV-_RovNYGcsoRfg6Ijrn9fzYlikLSw_ZPIRI_b6p9_H21T6G2fH_YKqQK8Nl4-Vg_oEI7mm225Zg86CaXTvSlhIs/s1600-h/santapaws4-4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 348px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419276468838375970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZhdriemjpK8abhmPnBN3-tA7fOubkUSaFp999LfivwwB7HpBFLjV-_RovNYGcsoRfg6Ijrn9fzYlikLSw_ZPIRI_b6p9_H21T6G2fH_YKqQK8Nl4-Vg_oEI7mm225Zg86CaXTvSlhIs/s400/santapaws4-4.jpg" /></a> The heated bed is going to be a big hit (we can already tell).<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419276935623693682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR87zb0O4vInfgu30qgtyvMYBqqT-BILsWfU_ahhsDaEjVzMk103t9aGOzW6OxKEt98ZhnBwRQ800fDzyaHVUHV2YKCrOytWvZfyACx-WR3w0MCxzrQ2a8rFODTkxHqhU6Oij7DIhUoGk/s400/santapaws7-7.jpg" />So, I think we will return the heated pad and get a second heated bed instead. When you're pups are 9 and 12 years old, they have certain needs. Warmth is one of those needs as it the lack of aching joints. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wZqETlIKZk9sfVd3WPXS0w4CiC8rsZ8baEDiwZSY1MaakMxV5DeDe7SYHOmGVNEWmZuJYrG3CoDtRspmdf81scMD_uP1MP9u-rdGsXj0wmamN-_L06mIAO2ffJyQx67I6pMxMJHGGqY/s1600-h/santapaws6-6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419276931995046354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wZqETlIKZk9sfVd3WPXS0w4CiC8rsZ8baEDiwZSY1MaakMxV5DeDe7SYHOmGVNEWmZuJYrG3CoDtRspmdf81scMD_uP1MP9u-rdGsXj0wmamN-_L06mIAO2ffJyQx67I6pMxMJHGGqY/s400/santapaws6-6.jpg" /></a> An upclose of my schnauzer, Jewel. The most perfect creature ever (even if she does get into the bathroom trash can from time to to time).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIAg8nlXJ4eJ13yvd8PUVXfycTe6ODhuw73GluEV2-xulycGFVumGDmwSoxvD_UpfNqRkD5uKcB6F2QjExG9aM6lJlFHceP9VPwm9OuAGvCgmpBd0nCCJMdqvtAuLdp61LC08VP6s8T8/s1600-h/santapaws5-5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 353px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419276474584981266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIAg8nlXJ4eJ13yvd8PUVXfycTe6ODhuw73GluEV2-xulycGFVumGDmwSoxvD_UpfNqRkD5uKcB6F2QjExG9aM6lJlFHceP9VPwm9OuAGvCgmpBd0nCCJMdqvtAuLdp61LC08VP6s8T8/s400/santapaws5-5.jpg" /></a> Sweet Wookie in her cupcake sweater. Be still, my heart!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXAWrwStj5mCo07eiKVw8CgjKJ6uOC3pmI2inS1Zajj-ju65Syp6g0NCTnanjBIs1Tp4SRSGJSgXORY7-poucG8f3IOmVii3U8apmgLpcM8C9tt_fH6cbGIXgOsmUbxaJGvfm0AHXKDk/s1600-h/santapaws3-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419276464929328418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXAWrwStj5mCo07eiKVw8CgjKJ6uOC3pmI2inS1Zajj-ju65Syp6g0NCTnanjBIs1Tp4SRSGJSgXORY7-poucG8f3IOmVii3U8apmgLpcM8C9tt_fH6cbGIXgOsmUbxaJGvfm0AHXKDk/s400/santapaws3-3.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-58627741328579810262009-12-25T11:44:00.000-08:002009-12-26T20:36:06.385-08:00Chicken Spaghetti by Pioneer Woman<div align="center">I love the Pioneer Woman's blog. For Christmas Eve dinner I made her Chicken Spaghettie recipe. This is the second time I've made it, and it's quite YUM.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikm5EahBeRfnk7YRwtylmA_XvE9tzU-PP2KNL0uQ0IXoYL1BUPztEg6Z-FnRkqHitr4XB2psSXd2q3QXnsIx5fHPgplihvwCI7QTb1lgWqHfwkgendxUUKLt9tRAx_94hhtW_5xcEXYw8/s1600-h/chickenspa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419264172990204018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikm5EahBeRfnk7YRwtylmA_XvE9tzU-PP2KNL0uQ0IXoYL1BUPztEg6Z-FnRkqHitr4XB2psSXd2q3QXnsIx5fHPgplihvwCI7QTb1lgWqHfwkgendxUUKLt9tRAx_94hhtW_5xcEXYw8/s400/chickenspa.jpg" /></a><br />Ingredients<br />2 cups Cooked Chicken<br />3 cups Dry Spaghetti, Broken Into Two Inch Pieces<br />2 cans Cream Of Mushroom Soup<br />2 cups Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese<br />¼ cups Finely Diced Green Pepper<br />¼ cups Finely Diced Onion<br />1 jar (4 Ounce) Diced Pimentos, Drained<br />2 cups Reserved Chicken Broth From Pot<br />1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt<br />⅛ teaspoons (to 1/4 Teaspoon) Cayenne Pepper<br />Salt And Pepper (to Taste)<br />1 cup Additional Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese<br />Preparation Instructions<br />Cook 1 cut up fryer and pick out the meat to make two cups. Cook spaghetti in same chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients except additional 1 cup sharp cheddar.<br />Place mixture in casserole pan and top with remaining sharp cheddar. Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 degrees for 45 minutes until bubbly. (If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil). </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">These are the directions straight from The Pioneer Woman's website, and here's a linky to her blog <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/">http://thepioneerwoman.com/</a></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-69662720274469434342009-12-24T17:50:00.000-08:002009-12-26T20:36:35.401-08:00Christmas Eve 2009<div align="center">Stockings are still my favorite part of Christmas. These are our stockings that I got for us last year.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12IInBlKay-theDqSmhsQoT-0Jaib3Mh9dSS9k2GQZ9fQP9JWN3vl1c2jDJSR6jdc_GltGvOM8VDcpqfGhF0yvgbgqqBSer4Ji8Y63xBSPUhNRZDATI4lQOvmDPHEBtWgv8QUrHdY0s8/s1600-h/ourstockings.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418986194168752850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12IInBlKay-theDqSmhsQoT-0Jaib3Mh9dSS9k2GQZ9fQP9JWN3vl1c2jDJSR6jdc_GltGvOM8VDcpqfGhF0yvgbgqqBSer4Ji8Y63xBSPUhNRZDATI4lQOvmDPHEBtWgv8QUrHdY0s8/s400/ourstockings.jpg" /></a> Presents are good too!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 358px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418986184551360402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXh9ktvkB73gd5olkIpr824OSUFBeF9wrugmK-K1qNum02TavSMRy8vuf847YrCLkku4Y2ndlTf9OMQYh4NABNkrBEnCh8ZFRvc-MPrClie2jGvSvt4HdR2LpnE0et9tkBZjhMIXG3GlQ/s400/ourtree2.jpg" />Our tree. I worked hard to figured out how to take a picture of a lighted tree. I love the result.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418986176313210562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGxhxEuEa8TVARMCvnStRh_kWMXRmU75nYF_dDSojQC-05SErkDGBdpnUwd0GMXpLw8_1ZAvpF6-K8L6zwSSA6z8QfvMjEb6FFe5G21nWPhJcfMEKtf0gfpT9OvUHiG5ouCGjvFNSVpM/s400/ourtree.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">That's all for now! Tomorrow I will post pictures of the yummy recipes I made today.</div><div align="center">Merry Christmas, everyone!<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-47511278445289888412009-12-23T15:17:00.001-08:002009-12-23T15:21:05.070-08:00wow, so its been a while<div align="center">But I have an awesome excuse! We've been moving, plus working, plus photography....so yeah, a little overwhelmed! I didn't even change my background to something for the Christmas season. Oh well, I did quickly change the banner...hey, it counts.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We are in our new old house. Funny thing, our new old house isn't as old as the OLD house. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span>, just forget all of that. Bottom line, we are HOME. I love this little house and we are SO much happier here. We still have much to do to get our thing out of the other house, but that will come in the next few weeks.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">My foot is in HORRIBLE shape. I get my brace on Monday. I'm really hoping that it helps and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">alleviates</span> some (all) of the pain.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I hope everyone is ready for Christmas! I have just a few things left to wrap. We have a couple of Christmas party invites and a New Years trip with friends that we are looking forward to. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Merry Christmas everyone!!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-48926688015597341682009-10-29T14:39:00.001-07:002009-10-29T14:48:57.340-07:00Well, I've now been to the Hattiesburg Zoo!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And thats about all I can say! Literally, it took 30 minutes to see the whole zoo. It was only $2 to get in, but you know what? It's nice that Hattiesburg has a zoo (small though it be) for little ones to enjoy. I was able to take a few pictures while I was there. I haven't used my old EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 lens on my Canon 50D until this day. I came to ONE conclusion...it's a piece of junk lens! I'll be holding out for the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L !!!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA-YNX_7Vw0LeAyuj8wi9OCJlAxMqzPH2pf2EE_U8GENGXFX4PuqJPDnGgCKOSF934N8dpOk-lM2ZzN53SJPBh4gvEBlLbVT2TIm31VxEoorwG_QpPwLZgparKwRC_9qBh95y0-9I5CU/s1600-h/zoo2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398140570567759026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA-YNX_7Vw0LeAyuj8wi9OCJlAxMqzPH2pf2EE_U8GENGXFX4PuqJPDnGgCKOSF934N8dpOk-lM2ZzN53SJPBh4gvEBlLbVT2TIm31VxEoorwG_QpPwLZgparKwRC_9qBh95y0-9I5CU/s400/zoo2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSSdwLlMcWv8U6yv75RoNie_V4Qy-b3RiijtjuGXnmNsuxnpv_6apjDaXrXI3ZMhi-y7CLxlkxeCWom_Dzs2LAO4Xj2DSPD26VWm9JnD5_2kqVeThxtBRffCDb5Bpm7trQJR53Edk-Es/s1600-h/zoo1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398140564100673858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSSdwLlMcWv8U6yv75RoNie_V4Qy-b3RiijtjuGXnmNsuxnpv_6apjDaXrXI3ZMhi-y7CLxlkxeCWom_Dzs2LAO4Xj2DSPD26VWm9JnD5_2kqVeThxtBRffCDb5Bpm7trQJR53Edk-Es/s400/zoo1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-13669298064712166812009-10-15T21:39:00.001-07:002009-10-15T21:46:30.481-07:00Pup in a Basket<div><div><div align="center">Just wanted to share two pictures of Wookie that I did tonight. I'm playing with fabric as backdrops and my external flash. She is such a patient little model! White dogs are HARD to photograph without blowing areas of their bodies. Oh well, did my best. She is still SUPER cute to me :)</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393054339714668674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYMOK7XQ4CUfI5N5emt_I6v7yomxbi6IjNLwwirdRVgfvutPWcsIZvqWOBv4_Cb2Tmb7eUL8ghqYnLKZD-sINiffiimrKjtjGzKaEBk4kuKeQVYASKw2nKO3AmoUxYg1EuVFZtQrbsiQ/s320/wookiebasket2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393053913732435842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKBwG5IzSqhhY6tb4vNWvUpSJAXeodnYEJd5tE8GQ99AvXyUHiH56WTXm0DyN9GtbQrNqkadaqdnd4Rh7lah0SUbzaMxcFwCAqvyVvrVBdmsupPGt5B0e7Fd83eG89YeZmytWwUH2cgI/s320/wookiebasket.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-4424758241641825052009-10-11T21:18:00.001-07:002009-10-11T21:34:15.466-07:00I'm in love with PSE actions!I've been trying so hard to learn photoshop elements. It's NOT an easy to learn program. I am absolutely fallen in love with actions, and spent a good bit of time installing some tonight. Here is a pic I took today. It's unedited, SOOC (straight out of camera). <div><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391563927031637650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4iU2QcNPUK3sFnMDKy3UcxEiKgWdd2U1poH2c6MbjJmlUo7-pxCMX0INFPMddMDIkUnS6HhnAdPADZnxf9rDorsbtTmkDRtr4RjPHddg_jDQJdMGIxK1WJL-H_a777L96sWw8LmKOrk/s320/flowerssooc.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Here it is with the "moody pop" action.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY-wJ3BAysS_rxIacnTjJ2-iMc9GOsBlG1ocDfloDvfALlIDkk1uvOvCi6KEHi92jbWoe8kwbR6coeyDmW7Z0v5izdV-gT3omZMSDeDC5206QL2rFOicQZcFRMrzxaUZ2tbW3TQYCkV8/s1600-h/flowersmoodypop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391563942132581618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnY-wJ3BAysS_rxIacnTjJ2-iMc9GOsBlG1ocDfloDvfALlIDkk1uvOvCi6KEHi92jbWoe8kwbR6coeyDmW7Z0v5izdV-gT3omZMSDeDC5206QL2rFOicQZcFRMrzxaUZ2tbW3TQYCkV8/s320/flowersmoodypop.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"></a>Here it is with the "hazy days" action.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ybaNU9Ooo10u3eju_jIzVI_9RA4oGUWNvAFSX2PsAagBLYUhc1zmX4gwG_uQ_JXiNT5mWEmdSEdLk_F9bT-WrY5GyePM96BiHNmwAbT0sUxV5wuxql-xiaf3sjH6YmIUL9ZbErAYIyE/s1600-h/flowershazydays.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391563935563527362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ybaNU9Ooo10u3eju_jIzVI_9RA4oGUWNvAFSX2PsAagBLYUhc1zmX4gwG_uQ_JXiNT5mWEmdSEdLk_F9bT-WrY5GyePM96BiHNmwAbT0sUxV5wuxql-xiaf3sjH6YmIUL9ZbErAYIyE/s320/flowershazydays.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Vintage News" LOVE this one!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391566169245163570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwMSk_fNs0TzyWKLzO0cNNsTB1wDUJ9igRhfLkJSzYr7iDihhz5AFU6WvpAvtUmRX9dfO6kZY5f-mAb2NKR7WWv_FhxbCy880vcoPCdbz9KKcAzp5p7HiX_rRULODtkH2uosdUwNKh_4/s320/flowersvintagenews.jpg" border="0" /><br />"Vintage Honey"<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391566159639786706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KldNF3kal_0k26yTqrRxLz7SGeaHuo3WDoZ9Z8TzOs1vADGLU8KwmwmP4Kc6UaOg6TxI3LIlkPy8RgVnNEfcqs2wZC-QVhdD33Jqa5QzKW88C8YuBQHNlMqzWyhNCxbyf1DNjwEQVJw/s320/flowersvintagehoney.jpg" border="0" /><br />All of the actions shown on my blog came from one of these two sites. If you're into this kind of thing, check 'em out!</p><p align="center"><a href="http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/">http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/</a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.jessicabellphotography.com/designs/">http://www.jessicabellphotography.com/designs/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-85151508613816757552009-09-26T17:35:00.000-07:002009-09-26T17:36:03.634-07:002 pics 2 pups<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Nothing much today. Just wanted to share two pictures I took of my "girls." I'm totally out of automatic mode and I'm not going to look back. PSE is also kicking my butt, however I know I will be better for it! So much to learn...it's overwhelming!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMD8_CzuHSI9s8Y_GktZa4v7oeWjAbB_H_QMrhlceoJFXoYl56-aFXwjIJQxj-b3ZZ_bWhX_SECGuizXV9w798YCAMAedTsrr52af64Fzg1P9BJz3FPJEYmmVvLmDj2Ep5yQwSrt4CPg/s1600-h/jeweledited.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMD8_CzuHSI9s8Y_GktZa4v7oeWjAbB_H_QMrhlceoJFXoYl56-aFXwjIJQxj-b3ZZ_bWhX_SECGuizXV9w798YCAMAedTsrr52af64Fzg1P9BJz3FPJEYmmVvLmDj2Ep5yQwSrt4CPg/s320/jeweledited.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YpoPyWRWdZt5DolsGH9YM5ylveDR2BW7WxmH3XzaTiVOQo5JEth-xupx_BTZcrWFmaolrDIj4WVm3FKwBZDDrJ_qlA159OQ_Qi4GzhFNEcTIIW3tH8sVaR34-ozKH0G9uJBXKoEEKRk/s1600-h/wookieedited.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YpoPyWRWdZt5DolsGH9YM5ylveDR2BW7WxmH3XzaTiVOQo5JEth-xupx_BTZcrWFmaolrDIj4WVm3FKwBZDDrJ_qlA159OQ_Qi4GzhFNEcTIIW3tH8sVaR34-ozKH0G9uJBXKoEEKRk/s320/wookieedited.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-78248343323104623312009-09-22T19:06:00.000-07:002009-09-22T19:07:13.656-07:00Anna E visits!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Anna Elizabeth came for a visit on Saturday. She was supposed to have her 3 month pictures done by her photographer, but the weather didn't want to cooperate. Later on, the sun came out so we took a few pictures here. Anna was not in the mood for all that. The only grin we got out of her was when Mommy did "flying baby." Apparently, it can't be resisted!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYvv0qIR8x4YGQEH-HWq-4dtzNqTOU1dWlA-X-UyIiaV-w4bpONPigJGAlvThD7dyjeRDOy3VmgP5r1k0Bfdkj3oIoF2QwoggC6X0A_yKo6s3JgLFxv_aopApMbBODnWsLcTwhpoopaE/s1600-h/annaedited5.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYvv0qIR8x4YGQEH-HWq-4dtzNqTOU1dWlA-X-UyIiaV-w4bpONPigJGAlvThD7dyjeRDOy3VmgP5r1k0Bfdkj3oIoF2QwoggC6X0A_yKo6s3JgLFxv_aopApMbBODnWsLcTwhpoopaE/s320/annaedited5.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHCW2akAmu2OxD5z-T3OMyyNUmzV9ZjnIwsBzSOA3SJ9T1fCfXbiR78Cvf1xDuKE-Vn9ZF59NnX7nISIBInlWfx46_qz53O_90nf8lPjz1qhomucZLouReGgFCfxR-ouLgpCNr944dAA/s1600-h/annaedited4.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHCW2akAmu2OxD5z-T3OMyyNUmzV9ZjnIwsBzSOA3SJ9T1fCfXbiR78Cvf1xDuKE-Vn9ZF59NnX7nISIBInlWfx46_qz53O_90nf8lPjz1qhomucZLouReGgFCfxR-ouLgpCNr944dAA/s320/annaedited4.jpg" /></a><br />This is my favorite from the day. She looks so serious in this photo. I played around in PSE (still so much to learn) with an action that I downloaded. I just love the result! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjic5Foub3_VwnMtW5j_jOQIwb0x3gwQKsbvyr7u_7di_YVssoOVtXFhyphenhyphenMzaHdeBHXQSiZYWRzQ-eM8WqDSwGPpmDdGi0mSTH7kIHVewj8Xcnqn34L-cRU4m5_TSBv-idXYfcq0fsZuMeI/s1600-h/annawarmhoney.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjic5Foub3_VwnMtW5j_jOQIwb0x3gwQKsbvyr7u_7di_YVssoOVtXFhyphenhyphenMzaHdeBHXQSiZYWRzQ-eM8WqDSwGPpmDdGi0mSTH7kIHVewj8Xcnqn34L-cRU4m5_TSBv-idXYfcq0fsZuMeI/s320/annawarmhoney.jpg" /></a><br />Such a Daddy's girl :)</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EGeDByqfmf9KmlpwP-RBEeNh-bXohXaOfkrEgEmMIGj2-lFJxutFJNceS-2ftwel6-MssAG_ZcfleqgsF5FMX5SHXS2b9IhYVE0NBOFWK54WyYsMr4YGrevNd8CPXh36htrx2IfZ2aU/s1600-h/annaanddouglas.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EGeDByqfmf9KmlpwP-RBEeNh-bXohXaOfkrEgEmMIGj2-lFJxutFJNceS-2ftwel6-MssAG_ZcfleqgsF5FMX5SHXS2b9IhYVE0NBOFWK54WyYsMr4YGrevNd8CPXh36htrx2IfZ2aU/s320/annaanddouglas.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-49546781404708602252009-09-21T05:47:00.000-07:002009-09-21T06:04:19.551-07:00Poor Jew Jew Beans!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4HRAJOJ7NS-L4xNBj3SE9wLzzpM_ocNzoXHFlBuWVFFcdLy17nbvaJCEVQhHh9A5OZFx8IJMx5Kx59UUaNyefFhYVoaH_7RWT-dfALGo_8fa77okiY0WlVwjsXX9DuLS7uN8O3jkw3c/s1600-h/IMG_4691.JPG"></a><div><div align="center">My sweet Schnauzer, Jewel, had to have surgery last week. If you have a schnauzer, you may have been through this already as it appears to be a common ailment with the breed. Last Friday, my husband took her outside for a potty break and noticed two small stones fall from her urine. He couldn't decide if they came out of her, or if she had picked them up when she stopped in the driveway to scratch and they fell off while she urinated.<br /><br />To be on the safe side, he collected the stones and took them to the vet on Monday. The vet said that they looked like other stones she had seen dogs pass. She did an xray on Jewel and saw about a dozen stones in her bladder-one the size of a silver dollar!<br /><br />Our vet arranged for surgery on Wednesday. For the rest of that Monday and Tuesday, I was in a total panic. My schnauzer is no spring chicken. As a matter of fact, she was turning 12 that Thursday. I hated the idea of her being put under anethesia, but I knew she was uncomfortable. She would make a potty but continue squatting like she still had to go. She had also had a couple of accidents inside, which she NEVER does!<br /><br />So, poor Butters (yes, she has a gazillion nicknames) goes in for surgery Wednesday morning.<br /><br />It actually didn't take them long to complete the surgery. This is our old girl on some pretty darn good drugs when we picked her up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJk33C9PfDeGvVAlwSuIH6jBtFAQzaM1aj5kxN_6mubrUXlSijeQwJcAaMAgip_v3ssIZjF31g077jN9tpFL27sMUrOcPqLQ4JqKaAk1t-aODmrTa8IQDVjumHvwsiEaCpuCsIb64SJnQ/s1600-h/IMG_4675.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJk33C9PfDeGvVAlwSuIH6jBtFAQzaM1aj5kxN_6mubrUXlSijeQwJcAaMAgip_v3ssIZjF31g077jN9tpFL27sMUrOcPqLQ4JqKaAk1t-aODmrTa8IQDVjumHvwsiEaCpuCsIb64SJnQ/s320/IMG_4675.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JfKTn-OgXpi_tuak2TO5fUaclNYGSmfU4cYigmofk9jMKWouM7zlmOnlPK4tFDEcHmw1rEKWIl-C4DN2vIVWIDZBwXgYPQvtECDVQ7B3ZfO1UYiznVyJERsWDTJtD8johEUhJ0UUT_0/s1600-h/IMG_4676.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JfKTn-OgXpi_tuak2TO5fUaclNYGSmfU4cYigmofk9jMKWouM7zlmOnlPK4tFDEcHmw1rEKWIl-C4DN2vIVWIDZBwXgYPQvtECDVQ7B3ZfO1UYiznVyJERsWDTJtD8johEUhJ0UUT_0/s320/IMG_4676.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLoL6OmBLSfEYMTv_hJJOv-kBAQDX_zlWm3_CfCeBgtu1VASlzD7e1FU04rGHAGM7NVJqhD3gXWTd0XO4KLSbnDwEaMdXSC_ZvFD5Vap8Bd3fIfNdqKi61G8mZ3cFQpVwL4YJXAlC_Vw/s1600-h/IMG_4677.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLoL6OmBLSfEYMTv_hJJOv-kBAQDX_zlWm3_CfCeBgtu1VASlzD7e1FU04rGHAGM7NVJqhD3gXWTd0XO4KLSbnDwEaMdXSC_ZvFD5Vap8Bd3fIfNdqKi61G8mZ3cFQpVwL4YJXAlC_Vw/s320/IMG_4677.JPG" /></a><br />Poor baby had drooled on herself....LOL!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">It turned out that she had nearly 100 stones in her bladder! This is what they looked like! These were not coming from her kidneys, they were being formed in the bladder. So, they will be sent off for analyzing, and we can determine what kind of preventative diet to put her on.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383903261886589922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSOdatDSvDIuTShhZ5UbU5tPy-_kSqraNTmmPfkG4FjQcFDHYxGxLA585AzVhp6XttQyfnjynpLTdApL4pKy5ERJU7Ba6-VXKbQmosbuIoEpFpI3dMyhKIOyMFElhqOaGFeWYeDlI-88/s320/IMG_4674.JPG" /></div><div align="center">Dr. Loper is such a great vet!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383903268299915122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA3NJfTZtetjoO7h7e8C3idWz8gHNziMo1plOB4hmp8_ClvDXx5Q8oYbFQDOND0Z8xbooizdqXVmxqk0x_hqqg6nfC3yPpRPoy7ZMv53Vq3rR5_u_Mjo6dNCArzNhRzCSyZOAnoCBud4/s320/IMG_4678.JPG" /></div><div></div><br /><div align="center">My sweet girl, home and resting.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383903271499401922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeLmTNA_4FcItQ-QKSbTD0mKyCqpjKQYb1jkX1F6crz9opihzeDGPprkTwTn9yFuWBlnr9Yk7e8uh5XS4Ss7npIxZtgjoE3Yp-OeMZnxUSNujhzx3Cg2MUDEJrgsYLaxJBskfQlq82_U/s320/IMG_4687.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383905326923535810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V6GhZRk_q7sZQiJs2UL8t5bjTgusQc7aku7P08jTTjmWprzX2r5uYiycLPB40ZPHZFYcqyUb60s8OmGLoDQVbJglJ0iTet6rQOoCDYq8clO6F_Ne0lMQzFZqgmi02fkoAWPxhT_-CtM/s320/IMG_4693.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-10512513294801604602009-09-20T14:47:00.000-07:002009-09-20T14:51:53.479-07:00A Few More Layouts<div align="center">Loving the KI Memories Flouish collection as well as October Afternoon's Ducks in a Row. What a sweet collection for baby pictures! I've thrown a Basic Grey layout in for good measure. :) It's hard for me to resist BG!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfLJtTVQulc23MojqI0Ox-U0quNr2ZHfsKnmIcfvZrxkQ39p3ijhfU28z20eoQN8lqf1q1KJpVxmfr2iapPjgt-OAuCW4ar7sXMdIVfpoxzBJWT_d7xlbO4BFvELV_i4UDKwz__MObU4/s1600-h/IMG_4785.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383670343910933890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfLJtTVQulc23MojqI0Ox-U0quNr2ZHfsKnmIcfvZrxkQ39p3ijhfU28z20eoQN8lqf1q1KJpVxmfr2iapPjgt-OAuCW4ar7sXMdIVfpoxzBJWT_d7xlbO4BFvELV_i4UDKwz__MObU4/s320/IMG_4785.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9goQKTvfMapyFxrXI_QKhdLEylpJP8FdKNBG-jiLVgCC0FiQA64Y70NefDSMfGdOz2eGD1F_jEIrfrI22hZS8jDKL8X6Wehgzo0NAAhwlEF4i2OVepIRDlAh5g3LlvQy4lTWrgsGfbwo/s1600-h/IMG_4781.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9goQKTvfMapyFxrXI_QKhdLEylpJP8FdKNBG-jiLVgCC0FiQA64Y70NefDSMfGdOz2eGD1F_jEIrfrI22hZS8jDKL8X6Wehgzo0NAAhwlEF4i2OVepIRDlAh5g3LlvQy4lTWrgsGfbwo/s320/IMG_4781.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodCgjhKGTjGU9SRpziuIkcpZ-ilraW37wVVmqjvLlOw0SIiecaOxL6tJgFUUmx71j-KSOQSMAK1h2UfUAAZOvjTjrXDCs52JT4RE8-ifT0LAQpXSDwpLB15_FZ4exH5urQHE4fdD0gJw/s1600-h/IMG_4782.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodCgjhKGTjGU9SRpziuIkcpZ-ilraW37wVVmqjvLlOw0SIiecaOxL6tJgFUUmx71j-KSOQSMAK1h2UfUAAZOvjTjrXDCs52JT4RE8-ifT0LAQpXSDwpLB15_FZ4exH5urQHE4fdD0gJw/s320/IMG_4782.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqvEJpvg1XYLtaa6dk8Qx3dv6GEDJYN5IRvbjpqMLE0yYr2hECVRjGFkgG_-XgZtKdD8N6S2vkd5Q1rsojEbydN8b_lLQdhd4J_LPSPpEOQrBYNCX1v9P_td-him59ct_4zPrcLJmIdI/s1600-h/IMG_4783.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqvEJpvg1XYLtaa6dk8Qx3dv6GEDJYN5IRvbjpqMLE0yYr2hECVRjGFkgG_-XgZtKdD8N6S2vkd5Q1rsojEbydN8b_lLQdhd4J_LPSPpEOQrBYNCX1v9P_td-him59ct_4zPrcLJmIdI/s320/IMG_4783.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqTWapen5NisJz0oGkGXIAyH9BmSwbRZQMoHikShYqEdQC-uypaFvutWXnjn5K_jNg4kM9amblw9uLnhuNDR2FcAVrZBVugrqtw268m7arEKXBEnXm-r5DxHbC1_A6htnR4pBYKOvCok/s1600-h/IMG_4784.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqTWapen5NisJz0oGkGXIAyH9BmSwbRZQMoHikShYqEdQC-uypaFvutWXnjn5K_jNg4kM9amblw9uLnhuNDR2FcAVrZBVugrqtw268m7arEKXBEnXm-r5DxHbC1_A6htnR4pBYKOvCok/s320/IMG_4784.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-26067717784512086492009-09-20T14:42:00.000-07:002009-09-20T14:43:40.612-07:00American Crafts and Fancy Pants<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">A couple more layouts using American Crafts and Fancy Pants products. Combine these two with Basic Grey and you probably have my top three favorite companies. Thanks for looking :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiLDUZJYX9IwDazORtBpxpekNYMnq1-nVuUGdB-NmkS30WifaF_Zh3HnvLM9lzKs6l61SDuaWDHdpMIwjis1sncZTgI7f9Yb57DMeBt0gyPjR3HcUdswg0v5bFSIlKFMSxq4kdtXJ06s/s1600-h/IMG_4777.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiLDUZJYX9IwDazORtBpxpekNYMnq1-nVuUGdB-NmkS30WifaF_Zh3HnvLM9lzKs6l61SDuaWDHdpMIwjis1sncZTgI7f9Yb57DMeBt0gyPjR3HcUdswg0v5bFSIlKFMSxq4kdtXJ06s/s320/IMG_4777.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHrYdgBSOvlLxdpC0juxZRW_oVDb1frZSTsDR9KP7dvcz82f2Fmv4N0SKAuFjrezUvSsrNTZnvwp8iBoGdq-x_t645iz0zNXqOIchupbfUPoYNIl6EXOqaEtHtFFoAZ68axcRTiDey3s/s1600-h/IMG_4778.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHrYdgBSOvlLxdpC0juxZRW_oVDb1frZSTsDR9KP7dvcz82f2Fmv4N0SKAuFjrezUvSsrNTZnvwp8iBoGdq-x_t645iz0zNXqOIchupbfUPoYNIl6EXOqaEtHtFFoAZ68axcRTiDey3s/s320/IMG_4778.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpNQGeivZr_ir-MTxgVdr-locRwCIJB6vWH2nD_r1xvTmVGOaLgTzL0AKI5CsmGGfms7Uo2stonZwm5ZOVVwCtQ2vDWZXo5zsFTAo-74GwtbcNq-yvCd_CYoviN16kMF6_gb3n1XGO6U/s1600-h/IMG_4779.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpNQGeivZr_ir-MTxgVdr-locRwCIJB6vWH2nD_r1xvTmVGOaLgTzL0AKI5CsmGGfms7Uo2stonZwm5ZOVVwCtQ2vDWZXo5zsFTAo-74GwtbcNq-yvCd_CYoviN16kMF6_gb3n1XGO6U/s320/IMG_4779.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-915086637629121002009-09-20T14:37:00.000-07:002009-09-20T14:39:16.568-07:00Doodlebug Sweet Shoppe<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br />Been doing a little scrapping this week and came up with these three layouts using the Sweet Shoppe collections from Doodlebug. Such pretty patterned papers, embellishments, and glittery goodness! Enjoy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-ZixC97-hSUHqytl-M7FnUrOzdceEOb1ocgLCjPDSjo8qJGjyjMnFYwzPEmm1VvSwHyV2-9FslU8t1wuh1dk-VocXMhtZVnWVsxu1cW0MDNBvJewJ1Xupw2V8SmMmeQq1tvfWwfTZtI/s1600-h/IMG_4775.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-ZixC97-hSUHqytl-M7FnUrOzdceEOb1ocgLCjPDSjo8qJGjyjMnFYwzPEmm1VvSwHyV2-9FslU8t1wuh1dk-VocXMhtZVnWVsxu1cW0MDNBvJewJ1Xupw2V8SmMmeQq1tvfWwfTZtI/s320/IMG_4775.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0NWB4gTwIq1rDsW9fqKZywrFzHoAk6vJ7wVLWfD21G1W2XIqObfTjqF3Ry-NzMc2s4Kv3uInEZhoMFhhugE-T4QpsVcIB2IMBoUS_Ht5LgiRT24BfOMTuLsPpQrOEyynVptgrk9O57o/s1600-h/IMG_4780.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0NWB4gTwIq1rDsW9fqKZywrFzHoAk6vJ7wVLWfD21G1W2XIqObfTjqF3Ry-NzMc2s4Kv3uInEZhoMFhhugE-T4QpsVcIB2IMBoUS_Ht5LgiRT24BfOMTuLsPpQrOEyynVptgrk9O57o/s320/IMG_4780.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ198gXA1Bglz73y74fT6TX3LDruai8hNBAU_Oq9RZApUlMpHn3R3LasQS3d0Ixue7hSkmeZxWbuvE0YBfHn-6-yAY6vcYfJE6mR-FXzPc2GLiB0oFDXiwQPlnV2uC1emne8x-o-Dca4/s1600-h/IMG_4786.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZ198gXA1Bglz73y74fT6TX3LDruai8hNBAU_Oq9RZApUlMpHn3R3LasQS3d0Ixue7hSkmeZxWbuvE0YBfHn-6-yAY6vcYfJE6mR-FXzPc2GLiB0oFDXiwQPlnV2uC1emne8x-o-Dca4/s320/IMG_4786.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-79682861811284213772009-09-17T15:14:00.000-07:002009-09-17T15:14:51.850-07:00What Catches!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Bobby and Jay were able to do a little fishing Labor Day weekend. Although, the fish weren't hitting as much as the last time, they had a good time. They also learned a thing or two about "baby reds" or "croaker fish." :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR3JzznF5_HLGP5tHuMPLtxEvNmlDH6U4PxjLi08mJqM9HIrr5bE9PtoCM8LZUL0tlN1M0y3aC3MWk8D_4yxVSRD5FNwcCAlSbIzqArd4jKf2tTvZDalbMjVANUyS5_DujhVi0yKn4U8/s1600-h/DSCN0030.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR3JzznF5_HLGP5tHuMPLtxEvNmlDH6U4PxjLi08mJqM9HIrr5bE9PtoCM8LZUL0tlN1M0y3aC3MWk8D_4yxVSRD5FNwcCAlSbIzqArd4jKf2tTvZDalbMjVANUyS5_DujhVi0yKn4U8/s320/DSCN0030.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKY8yWKBqvEwUjrv9ZSN_jINYcDwaPRMzIHNDRVEgPotIG6SX6FUbX6r_mSH45LRj3V5jqiohv32m-LMk_8bZ9DgRH4KvlEsy4S-3Rwj5WIFtSD1J7AXcp-Q_BP6qf2gN2ZRBPed-ldc/s1600-h/DSCN0046.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKY8yWKBqvEwUjrv9ZSN_jINYcDwaPRMzIHNDRVEgPotIG6SX6FUbX6r_mSH45LRj3V5jqiohv32m-LMk_8bZ9DgRH4KvlEsy4S-3Rwj5WIFtSD1J7AXcp-Q_BP6qf2gN2ZRBPed-ldc/s320/DSCN0046.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeksJ7DpSwZa4HyMa0yzPXDQz-Rzr84kpxOyHogBdPJ7hAv34GlsFfNSidZQV0uuQKUGrXE3tft0ofqCyS9UlAKqiqM5G5_IoFI9u2KBg556udR_4NUw7upsclpPNlVni2pILDoz0LXs/s1600-h/DSCN0054.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeksJ7DpSwZa4HyMa0yzPXDQz-Rzr84kpxOyHogBdPJ7hAv34GlsFfNSidZQV0uuQKUGrXE3tft0ofqCyS9UlAKqiqM5G5_IoFI9u2KBg556udR_4NUw7upsclpPNlVni2pILDoz0LXs/s320/DSCN0054.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-87407774111690799992009-09-17T15:09:00.000-07:002009-09-17T15:10:08.670-07:00Labor Day Weekend pt 3<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br />Group Shot<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUQP-5OLrss4ydUX5rInyfrSBGsv5uFoAwa_dN6j6fpa9X2tDTGj15CcrJA5ZoU4LUSl-2w7qjPfQGilWmu8oOB2eVwuw3AZmCT9_xfWH7LUmLpowyPIHJy6QOu9WObb_a5S1fPCk310/s1600-h/IMG_4593.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUQP-5OLrss4ydUX5rInyfrSBGsv5uFoAwa_dN6j6fpa9X2tDTGj15CcrJA5ZoU4LUSl-2w7qjPfQGilWmu8oOB2eVwuw3AZmCT9_xfWH7LUmLpowyPIHJy6QOu9WObb_a5S1fPCk310/s320/IMG_4593.JPG" /></a><br />and, FINALLY, pictures of me and Bobby! Thanks to Jay and Emily, who took the camera away from me, we have some recent pics of the two of us. Yippee!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab2zXoh8hg9i08OttvynwU21IlE1JnOK6zAQ9lQLog0KiQ9lmNJRScw0n4FGc7nchJlqg2LoA2ejEu4jgbf_0VvvOAVwtpfyTE1StmVLIzL7LOUOuXFpqHzPnFAa0ZG0sLrEUdlj5ABU/s1600-h/IMG_4601.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab2zXoh8hg9i08OttvynwU21IlE1JnOK6zAQ9lQLog0KiQ9lmNJRScw0n4FGc7nchJlqg2LoA2ejEu4jgbf_0VvvOAVwtpfyTE1StmVLIzL7LOUOuXFpqHzPnFAa0ZG0sLrEUdlj5ABU/s320/IMG_4601.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOTrM2Q5CYpTlweC1xAHLImlNu3dlX9Pd7MyYhEvJ9YuGg8MOB8dIE9Aapt5DktCaPVvFju6QM_t77kvusBoPIBjMBaFO3BvFbetUCKh5ob6vFh-8P_7PPCZwbX8_KNXUyqSP_LF-z4E/s1600-h/IMG_4626.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOTrM2Q5CYpTlweC1xAHLImlNu3dlX9Pd7MyYhEvJ9YuGg8MOB8dIE9Aapt5DktCaPVvFju6QM_t77kvusBoPIBjMBaFO3BvFbetUCKh5ob6vFh-8P_7PPCZwbX8_KNXUyqSP_LF-z4E/s320/IMG_4626.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-13513124869989851722009-09-17T15:05:00.000-07:002009-09-17T15:05:46.016-07:00Labor Day Weekend pt 2<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Three more of my favorites.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1XPNbz1vzzazmrEyor8XE-PCk6HIOEwrrCYfqRzqC-qIYdLBBo4F911fNLqj0I98Phq45bI7ZBGNtAplXtu5JQIyJwnTj2lZ4hhC4Y-Y6c5BnV9oB4zXVqhwzXq8uaKTT_NWlzZHrWo/s1600-h/JE21.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1XPNbz1vzzazmrEyor8XE-PCk6HIOEwrrCYfqRzqC-qIYdLBBo4F911fNLqj0I98Phq45bI7ZBGNtAplXtu5JQIyJwnTj2lZ4hhC4Y-Y6c5BnV9oB4zXVqhwzXq8uaKTT_NWlzZHrWo/s320/JE21.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgQLnz8pvnTgvLFI76hHviwqVt50S76qdR5-b-VkiULUOGHJoOm62_HZs1kOqL7gT9o3pLexzlzGVKhDa1xUQ0P_Hw4C5_OoEgyzpGfxhDaU4zH7hYLgBBG5BmL8VKj-NCoyb-wNQm5A/s1600-h/JE33.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgQLnz8pvnTgvLFI76hHviwqVt50S76qdR5-b-VkiULUOGHJoOm62_HZs1kOqL7gT9o3pLexzlzGVKhDa1xUQ0P_Hw4C5_OoEgyzpGfxhDaU4zH7hYLgBBG5BmL8VKj-NCoyb-wNQm5A/s320/JE33.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mQhpSO2kF_VB6gPaKhLbXjl7UEAUz9ZY8TYCFihyphenhyphenKhqwZtmgp8FmDiiElzZJNbb16dPG0_1mh_bfRpITw98uTeZNgEiSK6TgvQM3yeLFbvbR64WswX20d-Qa_iDaz8CHAPORXiGrr6A/s1600-h/JE45.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mQhpSO2kF_VB6gPaKhLbXjl7UEAUz9ZY8TYCFihyphenhyphenKhqwZtmgp8FmDiiElzZJNbb16dPG0_1mh_bfRpITw98uTeZNgEiSK6TgvQM3yeLFbvbR64WswX20d-Qa_iDaz8CHAPORXiGrr6A/s320/JE45.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117657103540747682.post-74451410301501512842009-09-17T15:03:00.000-07:002009-09-17T15:04:21.820-07:00Labor Day Weekend pt 1<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Woohoo! Another beach trip! This time we let our other halves come with us! :) I was able to do a quick shoot with Jay and Emily on the beach. These are some of my favorite pictures of them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdeM8TRH4FgEspZy_kmv_vQBPGVjuo1lD4L03LGtUaAGamSU8lIFKShu-grzAPFhwNEzFoMe3ioIWlMWcxo06JM1oK9v1BFA419kI6NZQ7JCJf-0a-JZhbO49fJjT9rJKkL2KpecAre8/s1600-h/JE1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdeM8TRH4FgEspZy_kmv_vQBPGVjuo1lD4L03LGtUaAGamSU8lIFKShu-grzAPFhwNEzFoMe3ioIWlMWcxo06JM1oK9v1BFA419kI6NZQ7JCJf-0a-JZhbO49fJjT9rJKkL2KpecAre8/s320/JE1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaTmwAJIQUMZbi5OlUTLBsq9yl5i4gcf4CJPC_j8k0t6aFizh5ucG6ed-2_1G-fmNf0xXJsb8P24S1Og5GFnmnGJxYx6OGX6pH_IRQk-lWYgQOAITqoxSllL-1XA4tYYJ41Hc2_Tqszs/s1600-h/JE3.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaTmwAJIQUMZbi5OlUTLBsq9yl5i4gcf4CJPC_j8k0t6aFizh5ucG6ed-2_1G-fmNf0xXJsb8P24S1Og5GFnmnGJxYx6OGX6pH_IRQk-lWYgQOAITqoxSllL-1XA4tYYJ41Hc2_Tqszs/s320/JE3.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mbrlCCbMnLZsnM4T4MG4B8hW-rvb3pUbwUr-BHaaQV8RN_CKhVNP56QjtBAX8MrZ1JNiI0fE1E5Ppf8yuMIo34NW-V9udBHmUBy357nfwCyYp_NyVVJzrn4HBNdocA1INpCmpcN47GY/s1600-h/JE43.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mbrlCCbMnLZsnM4T4MG4B8hW-rvb3pUbwUr-BHaaQV8RN_CKhVNP56QjtBAX8MrZ1JNiI0fE1E5Ppf8yuMIo34NW-V9udBHmUBy357nfwCyYp_NyVVJzrn4HBNdocA1INpCmpcN47GY/s320/JE43.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0