tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285142272024-03-07T00:19:19.455-08:00Can You Hear Me Singing His PraisesKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-76189916884285407922017-09-21T18:58:00.003-07:002017-09-21T18:58:52.761-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Moving all 7 of us to Idaho. </div>
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When God leads, you follow. </div>
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Excited and yet anxious for what the future holds for us there. </div>
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<span class="text Phil-4-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. </span><span class="text Phil-4-5" id="en-LEB-29427" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Let your gentleness be made known to all people. The Lord <i class="trans-change" style="box-sizing: border-box;">is</i> near. </span><span class="text Phil-4-6" id="en-LEB-29428" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. </span><span class="text Phil-4-7" id="en-LEB-29429" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span>in Christ Jesus.</span></h1>
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I often think about starting this blog up again.</div>
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Time says otherwise.</div>
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We are well though. Our lives are rich, and full and truly filled with contentment.</div>
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Yes. Really.</div>
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Not to say there aren't difficulties - but that's not what I choose to focus on.</div>
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I serve an amazing God. </div>
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We just finished our first fostering experience, with the little ones being adopted</div>
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by someone else in their family. </div>
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We had hoped it to be us - but that was not to be the case.</div>
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I trust my God in this one, how else could I get through this otherwise?</div>
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We will do it again, fostering - that is. </div>
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How dare I run from the pain? Say, "no Lord, it hurts too much" when this is what He is calling us to?</div>
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Walking in obedience is the most amazing place to be.</div>
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We would of missed out on so many blessings.</div>
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I know theres more to come!</div>
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What a rich life I get to live.</div>
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I often say it:</div>
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Thanks Lord, for letting me live it.</div>
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My Goodness.</div>
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Where has the time gone?</div>
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This is my baby girl, who is almost 18 and a Senior!</div>
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This is also my blog.</div>
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Which I started back in '06 when our adoption journey had just begun.</div>
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I was just on a friends blog and noticed that she had me in her sidebar, which showed</div>
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that it had been over a year since I had posted.</div>
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Yikes.</div>
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Time.</div>
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Where does it go?</div>
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It's called Life.</div>
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And I live it to it's fullest.</div>
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I don't ever want to miss a single moment, I want to cherish it all, to treasure it all.</div>
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(and once in awhile, post about it on here!)</div>
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The good. The not so good.</div>
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Life.</div>
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I love it.</div>
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Thanks Lord, for letting me live it.</div>
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Be Blessed.</div>
Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-49312193884273385462011-10-03T15:39:00.000-07:002011-10-03T15:39:22.589-07:00A wonderful Life.<div style="text-align: center;">A quick visit to our farm........</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are so very blessed to live here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I never take one day for granted - will you just look at this view...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oFREy0xewF1D5P5LdNnJE_2qmeyJoytx96tt77peGNnxYvEyVotoFoq-hTIMSCS_hdsCEzy5SoyxhFyPoiNWF7ExwRl4kBcS4zn9fKg4spTIn4owmycLdy8DdcMwRCbURtfe/s1600/Sunset%253B+farm+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oFREy0xewF1D5P5LdNnJE_2qmeyJoytx96tt77peGNnxYvEyVotoFoq-hTIMSCS_hdsCEzy5SoyxhFyPoiNWF7ExwRl4kBcS4zn9fKg4spTIn4owmycLdy8DdcMwRCbURtfe/s400/Sunset%253B+farm+011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our little cornfield!</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/AVvXsEgyG6tCi_PWBOzS-cUuv5o8_LNLBwja2L-jQHKdTPQoUQmpEjWb2A5vChu-08HfqVJrQEeoRTwiml7_MJsflwQTKYu2kWg4J1Tdss4I9QRkCaXRsLLqUyzAcI2V7hHXAk4NxlpX/s1600/Sunset%253B+farm+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG6tCi_PWBOzS-cUuv5o8_LNLBwja2L-jQHKdTPQoUQmpEjWb2A5vChu-08HfqVJrQEeoRTwiml7_MJsflwQTKYu2kWg4J1Tdss4I9QRkCaXRsLLqUyzAcI2V7hHXAk4NxlpX/s640/Sunset%253B+farm+027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A beautiful sunset. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Living and loving it all !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhNgF8vZIntb7U6kTv55c1WVwiziXAzMQqHZpv-V4Qx9k3wKEdAUMVfvM28pfBWMPWA97rIZZscRARQ4SG6fgfaeLhbgcuzhHvbwDSW14CX-wMzr7vQWPR9YSXfZpiLSA7Rum/s1600/Sunset%253B+farm+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhNgF8vZIntb7U6kTv55c1WVwiziXAzMQqHZpv-V4Qx9k3wKEdAUMVfvM28pfBWMPWA97rIZZscRARQ4SG6fgfaeLhbgcuzhHvbwDSW14CX-wMzr7vQWPR9YSXfZpiLSA7Rum/s400/Sunset%253B+farm+047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you enlarge this pic, you can see who's looking back at you......</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/AVvXsEh-KwVxYv_pajeh71b8VUsp2UCMxL9Awjtv0XPVZ4hUowuzLf6ew_Zc-QtYNfndZap3idfNDdNtttlPO1VS6vue69W5A6_dbgOUye-SBbVV88e4Cz3Pz12aRqkTC4XL-iT1ckcC/s1600/Sunset%253B+farm+064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KwVxYv_pajeh71b8VUsp2UCMxL9Awjtv0XPVZ4hUowuzLf6ew_Zc-QtYNfndZap3idfNDdNtttlPO1VS6vue69W5A6_dbgOUye-SBbVV88e4Cz3Pz12aRqkTC4XL-iT1ckcC/s320/Sunset%253B+farm+064.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yes, can't forget our sweet goats! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We love these girls so much.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bet you can't train your goat to walk on two legs now, can you...?</div><div style="text-align: center;">haha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MpYHP6L4WaZbZp3ZtXG7vQcUF1gbNfvCOR0pUGhz3bIZkd2P6HSKFAoSJcZazdmDLW4QnmK8cgPd1tGB4ZSCDPWFnNatDeHVQNisgFC91CrKZz5uGXF7s54XwRUWCyGLlCdQ/s1600/Sunset%253B+farm+088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MpYHP6L4WaZbZp3ZtXG7vQcUF1gbNfvCOR0pUGhz3bIZkd2P6HSKFAoSJcZazdmDLW4QnmK8cgPd1tGB4ZSCDPWFnNatDeHVQNisgFC91CrKZz5uGXF7s54XwRUWCyGLlCdQ/s400/Sunset%253B+farm+088.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So adorable.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think Iris is trying to escape......either that or she's pointing out something that we've missed....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlQnKyPsYnDN1HYTwspR7XgM_oxlQ-6k9z2iGUH_G0tjXRXyDEUpx9LG3aaGcer0PyVKkUIDD5BxO2dH3Th4qi5Uc1Gvj0icPglJu0ZGk1yocn01T1-6Cqht0d13dFOJaTw8F/s1600/Sunset%253B+farm+092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlQnKyPsYnDN1HYTwspR7XgM_oxlQ-6k9z2iGUH_G0tjXRXyDEUpx9LG3aaGcer0PyVKkUIDD5BxO2dH3Th4qi5Uc1Gvj0icPglJu0ZGk1yocn01T1-6Cqht0d13dFOJaTw8F/s400/Sunset%253B+farm+092.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Iris again, with her kid " Bailey " who sadly, didn't make it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were devastated.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I never knew goats would become such dear pets to us.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways,</div><div style="text-align: center;">all is well and wonderful here. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Really.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No, I mean it really, really is.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I serve an amazing, AMAZ<em>ING God</em> who gives me so much more than I deserve.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am truly Blessed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">*~*~*~*</div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-9559363954006167612011-08-07T13:18:00.000-07:002011-08-07T13:30:22.676-07:00It's been so long......<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...that I've forgotten how to post on blogger!!<br />
Just wanted to post a couple of pics of Miss Ellie.....</div><br />
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She's a little missionary in her own back yard.<br />
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I wish I could get back into blogging, I really miss it.</div> We'll see.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you Lord.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*~*~*</div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-51892957845089281152011-02-12T12:55:00.000-08:002011-02-12T14:05:49.633-08:00All for Him...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-wABBl7UM4fMViKLhuPMUuCA7MoHGJWa4xG1oa5GOQD537JlJl0Um5iM2Kr02qjUfkaqwlU58s9IQoEpQo9j4apxbSYQ5I7MC0IrWWWMVxjrxgBr-nvCQBNEqniwHJin8dDG/s1600/life-1-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572912493986354098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 66px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-wABBl7UM4fMViKLhuPMUuCA7MoHGJWa4xG1oa5GOQD537JlJl0Um5iM2Kr02qjUfkaqwlU58s9IQoEpQo9j4apxbSYQ5I7MC0IrWWWMVxjrxgBr-nvCQBNEqniwHJin8dDG/s400/life-1-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWGpTwa0EvOHwBsBd5yhl3UdWCyb16JG8i-S3nI1elGs94I-kXvp1-Bf6vSntW9R8hptRFzIjZQJ3Q5c003WKGbH9Z45XWUzB2iubZymrco4q0smFZJeDvKvLixgyjwxqrdgg/s1600/abc+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572912490753363506" 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/AVvXsEhpWGpTwa0EvOHwBsBd5yhl3UdWCyb16JG8i-S3nI1elGs94I-kXvp1-Bf6vSntW9R8hptRFzIjZQJ3Q5c003WKGbH9Z45XWUzB2iubZymrco4q0smFZJeDvKvLixgyjwxqrdgg/s400/abc+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"The Ambush of the Birdhouse"</div><div align="center"><br />My kids crack me up, I so love watching them play. Listening to their interaction with one another. Laughing with them.</div><div align="center">I need to remind myself daily to stop. Enjoy. See. Take in.</div><div align="center">Because soon. Too soon.</div><div align="center">They will be gone. </div><div align="center">I want to live with no regrets.........</div><div align="center">Not to say I don't have any - but I'm working to change that.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">First off, I used to be the most disrespectful, selfish wife you've ever met.</div><div align="center">I bet you can never guess who showed me how rotten I was? Yup.</div><div align="center">God.</div><div align="center">Second, during that disrespectful/selfish/wife time, I also was a totally '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">intomyself</span>' mama.</div><div align="center">Always wanting 'me time', acting like I was such the overworked mother.......I would never even get down on the floor to play with them.</div><div align="center">Again. God slapped me upside the head.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Have I "arrived?"</div><div align="center">No.</div><div align="center">Do I get it right all the time.</div><div align="center">Nope.</div><div align="center">But I have repented. With Jesus Christ's help I have become a different girl.</div><div align="center">What a beautiful gift.</div><div align="center">It's like I've been given a second chance! </div><div align="center">To be the wife God has called me to be, to be the mama that God has called me to be -what Joy.</div><div align="center">So those regrets? They don't weigh me down, I've asked for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">forgiveness</span> in areas and with each affected person. I've moved on.</div><div align="center">The enemy will not use them against me.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Thank you Jesus.</em></span><br /><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsT7izQ12vw9KkRS0k3FUJ1gdvlugVqDf5dOM1i6LXoeRaKttkHJNbQVTXursbiNrIGoByK50fECIEv85adcLOtrW8dUj0wDpmz3njruLRzCeh9IOrkJVpwlZb_FipDdqeYFj/s1600/abc+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572912486244080002" 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/AVvXsEgrsT7izQ12vw9KkRS0k3FUJ1gdvlugVqDf5dOM1i6LXoeRaKttkHJNbQVTXursbiNrIGoByK50fECIEv85adcLOtrW8dUj0wDpmz3njruLRzCeh9IOrkJVpwlZb_FipDdqeYFj/s400/abc+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Playing with, and watching them play.</div><div align="center">So endearing.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22or3jYVSDBHoGdYvih_D-z473qQGhMyp6TBNV2eyyIWvaNAYKRp8ig3kiAWL-HcUj1KGM29te7T4bfJzMCdRTibYzzoziy-UsouJOuV47-ZFxEG4pz8CujEqHB2cCmW6RDfl/s1600/april+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572912483164611602" 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/AVvXsEh22or3jYVSDBHoGdYvih_D-z473qQGhMyp6TBNV2eyyIWvaNAYKRp8ig3kiAWL-HcUj1KGM29te7T4bfJzMCdRTibYzzoziy-UsouJOuV47-ZFxEG4pz8CujEqHB2cCmW6RDfl/s400/april+042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love these guys so, so much.</div><div>(and if God wants to give us more - well, thats a big 'ol WOO HOO from me!)</div><div> </div><div><em>....my soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior...<br />Luke 1:46-47</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>**I want to go into more detail about my story, in a different post......<em>more to come...<br /></em><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-68185205986125021062011-01-22T17:26:00.000-08:002011-02-04T08:33:50.405-08:00Love that lasts forever.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdp3jEEcVptYxeMmxEALQCgfPaiyNRoipn9fB0h5t9UAJ_uHoK8GRD5Y4IDJb_BNNhRsAYSv_HrSlCNephK0oJ7v7KtIXAWzGOhZKPn10anpH-jdCN-Zz-dq01HXcY1oMhvM_/s1600/elderly_couple_holding_hands.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565186992319863170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdp3jEEcVptYxeMmxEALQCgfPaiyNRoipn9fB0h5t9UAJ_uHoK8GRD5Y4IDJb_BNNhRsAYSv_HrSlCNephK0oJ7v7KtIXAWzGOhZKPn10anpH-jdCN-Zz-dq01HXcY1oMhvM_/s400/elderly_couple_holding_hands.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">This photo says so much.<br />I love it.</div><br /><div align="center">Can you see the adoration in both of their faces?</div><br /><div align="center">Oh my goodness.</div><br /><div align="center">This picture has actually made me cry - I just love to stare at </div><div align="center">each and every feature......</div><br /><div align="center">*~*~*</div><br /><div align="center">Love.</div><div align="center">Unconditional.</div><div align="center">Without expectation.<br />Love.</div><div align="center">Choosing to look past faults.</div><div align="center">Seeking to please someone e<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lse's</span> heart.</div><br /><div align="center">*~*</div><br /><div align="center">This is the kind of Love that I live.</div><div align="center">Only because of Jesus Christ am I able to love this way.</div><div align="center">*~*</div><div align="center">And for that......</div><div align="center">I am grateful.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Be Blessed ~</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">ps. I also have to mention here that I am about to board a plane</div><div align="center">and spend a WEEK with the one I love, the most amazing man on</div><div align="center">God's green earth........</div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">in Hawaii.<br />Just the two of us.</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">To celebrate 20 years of marriage</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">to the man of my dreams......</span></em></div><div align="center"><em>Did I mention how blessed I am?</em></div><div align="center"><em>*~*~*</em></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-46969462892594094712010-12-18T13:54:00.000-08:002010-12-18T15:41:39.494-08:00To take notice.....<div align="center"><br />...of all that is around me....<br />The everyday.<br />The mundane.<br />The things I hope I never take for granted.<br />The sweetness of it all.<br /><br />I choose to live a life of thankfulness....even in the difficult times.<br />A choice:<br />To be grateful.<br />To be thankful.<br />A choice:<br />To be content.<br />To find Joy in each day.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCqnlIKRuk2fF3a1JOTK4ud4dW5R6YSUUmfFsG2hy4kcc0q7sp1ss61w9NJegV7JHGw6XNQsyIpCDyxaz-5MiY_sHP9JfbnAlsb6urL-q8ryUw1j4fO05_ePBYqOfHYiQhSQH/s1600/christmashoot+248.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552148078638546642" 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/AVvXsEgwCqnlIKRuk2fF3a1JOTK4ud4dW5R6YSUUmfFsG2hy4kcc0q7sp1ss61w9NJegV7JHGw6XNQsyIpCDyxaz-5MiY_sHP9JfbnAlsb6urL-q8ryUw1j4fO05_ePBYqOfHYiQhSQH/s400/christmashoot+248.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>...our home.<br />Oh how I love this little home.<br />The cozy, the warm, the love, the laughter......look around you<br />for a minute (if your at home!) - pick one thing and smile because of it...</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNAq1TyCjUrM_l41NTVboJVNx99q0ZV1fS3L2rYGHu_xNE-R6OhEuRe9M12dlqqt8oP7z7qNBUNzZYzm3n9MlaC_uRDTX7MX8gUYEx3JTJ_Xwx35qbY1BZHmoomwAh2O3YTqO/s1600/christmashoot+127.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552148074059281986" 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/AVvXsEihNAq1TyCjUrM_l41NTVboJVNx99q0ZV1fS3L2rYGHu_xNE-R6OhEuRe9M12dlqqt8oP7z7qNBUNzZYzm3n9MlaC_uRDTX7MX8gUYEx3JTJ_Xwx35qbY1BZHmoomwAh2O3YTqO/s400/christmashoot+127.jpg" border="0" /></a> ...the little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pitty</span> paw of bird feet (I just love saying that) in<br />the snow. Such precious wonder.......<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm0_LnVzLDQexR0eNXez-RtowZkqyfzLWUgZGjdCKfzP1BTp4t0KzeNlGn4aKQ4TIOZeEcLRgPBdpUNgi66jXnWsYxat4JGhs7yvsIQXZxRyCoWHrFafu-YnA7iw2cn7vZuUr/s1600/christmashoot+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552148066914244690" 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/AVvXsEjBm0_LnVzLDQexR0eNXez-RtowZkqyfzLWUgZGjdCKfzP1BTp4t0KzeNlGn4aKQ4TIOZeEcLRgPBdpUNgi66jXnWsYxat4JGhs7yvsIQXZxRyCoWHrFafu-YnA7iw2cn7vZuUr/s400/christmashoot+024.jpg" border="0" /></a> **GASP**<br />A glorious sunset.<br />I pray I never, never, EVER take one<br />for granted.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSCFkj1XLltGXx2fLa5L_Kp7Pjpp1RU5yhG3FC9q0jX2alvHtEPvDKTdPnrzxREk28ZW7CAAUFdjntQk45-_aXUZl83HA_Ld2oWJ0-W6WewQeeLIvC7NzucdsCUWR1z2x0aOG/s1600/christmashoot+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552148062932127634" 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/AVvXsEiPSCFkj1XLltGXx2fLa5L_Kp7Pjpp1RU5yhG3FC9q0jX2alvHtEPvDKTdPnrzxREk28ZW7CAAUFdjntQk45-_aXUZl83HA_Ld2oWJ0-W6WewQeeLIvC7NzucdsCUWR1z2x0aOG/s400/christmashoot+021.jpg" border="0" /></a>....again, same sunset from our back deck.<br />God does a pretty good job, doesn't He?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9YHSdhEIdfgMHwbPp-8PLf60ZxSnRoU-Td_aXupgQwi2iX15rQ3S1wjda7kFQEYhfRKvXa5gdsya-sSU7Fs6LJmWADlVyaSJZA6ccFONWJF-7cHA2USS8ceyLxX_AJgHfp6x/s1600/christmashoot+170.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552146022378215858" 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/AVvXsEjH9YHSdhEIdfgMHwbPp-8PLf60ZxSnRoU-Td_aXupgQwi2iX15rQ3S1wjda7kFQEYhfRKvXa5gdsya-sSU7Fs6LJmWADlVyaSJZA6ccFONWJF-7cHA2USS8ceyLxX_AJgHfp6x/s400/christmashoot+170.jpg" border="0" /></a> ....the view from my little living room....<br />I cannot believe I get to enjoy this view each and everyday...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvYjnnwIkHTZd0CLBF8XO7sdQk-dtFcxBrFawM1yPbt1yRc13a4Tz5Quv4Hl4psNt2zzPH8rxUnmQQthxqZpuxs0jbAdOe1Wybwamp3rhypXPsNevHgshOom3qDkpPzLarBJ_/s1600/christmashoot+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552146019054646466" 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/AVvXsEgzvYjnnwIkHTZd0CLBF8XO7sdQk-dtFcxBrFawM1yPbt1yRc13a4Tz5Quv4Hl4psNt2zzPH8rxUnmQQthxqZpuxs0jbAdOe1Wybwamp3rhypXPsNevHgshOom3qDkpPzLarBJ_/s400/christmashoot+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Oh goodness.<br />My children.<br />Please, precious Mom reading this - don't waste these sweet<br />times with your little ones......don't always look for your<br />'me' time, stop all your busyness - and be there for your<br />babies. Don't complain about how hard you have it and wish<br />your life were different.....<br />SAVOR each moment.<br />Cherish each day.<br /><em>NONE</em> of us are guaranteed tomorrow.<br />I speak from experience, I used to be that kind of mom.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hBrAQGftscR5cQOEySYiAEiR_ys5Z4GCPv8XlgGetbqbOvCwH7Zhva_3czYCvbp3JDGdVWWsW6kTQsRqy50VX1rRUlkAsyqkltg_y2-fx8eEfumcnoSIqStdORXrpu281W29/s1600/christmashoot+244.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552146013874119570" 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/AVvXsEj7hBrAQGftscR5cQOEySYiAEiR_ys5Z4GCPv8XlgGetbqbOvCwH7Zhva_3czYCvbp3JDGdVWWsW6kTQsRqy50VX1rRUlkAsyqkltg_y2-fx8eEfumcnoSIqStdORXrpu281W29/s400/christmashoot+244.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ilovethem</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ilovethem</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ilovethem</span>.....<br />They make me laugh each and everyday<br />(even when they're stinkers!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEius6JZT2D-YRyl0CVminqbwq-k2tdSOqYgeysJR8vGU02G0Jzk22v_azvJMsoa3AEOPJOsywMUf6QPp0v2-l9Dw9l70dd1undK2fe13bQHEkftIcPWTz-tReeXdTOXtaG2eO9C/s1600/christmashoot+243.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552146011406608242" 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/AVvXsEius6JZT2D-YRyl0CVminqbwq-k2tdSOqYgeysJR8vGU02G0Jzk22v_azvJMsoa3AEOPJOsywMUf6QPp0v2-l9Dw9l70dd1undK2fe13bQHEkftIcPWTz-tReeXdTOXtaG2eO9C/s400/christmashoot+243.jpg" border="0" /></a> Best friends.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisq1legwpD_NT31-wR_mdwb3ppLmGxyRm6Kiy0cuMPsTawfJS4Uu4D_etg0xQI55KwYDHEDPSntdOmuxxNFeFQ9hVCxnSHOARlqqsmeFcqvVqYgcS_krTtEFGbvGewQ2iQxwqo/s1600/christmashoot+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552146007662536338" 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/AVvXsEisq1legwpD_NT31-wR_mdwb3ppLmGxyRm6Kiy0cuMPsTawfJS4Uu4D_etg0xQI55KwYDHEDPSntdOmuxxNFeFQ9hVCxnSHOARlqqsmeFcqvVqYgcS_krTtEFGbvGewQ2iQxwqo/s400/christmashoot+028.jpg" border="0" /></a> All children are precious, know why?<br />God Himself said so.<br />I want to notice <em><strong>everything,</strong></em> I don't want to miss out on anything.<br />My husband (oh yes, that yummy man), my children<br />my God.....<br />deserve nothing less.<br />*~*~*<br />Have a blessed day with all that is around you.<br />Blessings ~<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-33139380605311041642010-11-30T07:01:00.000-08:002010-11-30T07:09:37.533-08:00The Big 5<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0Lxp-ZMxq9VTnnSgZWi4Vbw0CvzW9TtThwvI5eyPiw-FHfV0vy88RTBs3g924oaN_lI1Z2PRkCqP_nozlGx9CiYugirSeNfUaeOs62Jl56nk30yJV968Ku_cl4atyMNRI1lF/s1600/DSC_0573.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545358917040824850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0Lxp-ZMxq9VTnnSgZWi4Vbw0CvzW9TtThwvI5eyPiw-FHfV0vy88RTBs3g924oaN_lI1Z2PRkCqP_nozlGx9CiYugirSeNfUaeOs62Jl56nk30yJV968Ku_cl4atyMNRI1lF/s400/DSC_0573.JPG" /></a> Our beautiful, fun, spunky</div><div align="center">sweet, amazing</div><div align="center">Princess</div><div align="center">turns 5 TODAY !<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha82PVF7RQwWRi1ap2SrCFFbeg3uWQ3MvKFA1zRpc1ZevbR9QVbN_o6xTmIFX0zPx-YnXcbULty8GkHuJnLo9lrqusro4DDD0hl4LZ6MEHgPR4GGbwYS-43WEaLlQ-L9w4AsSv/s1600/DSC_0257.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545358910222115922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha82PVF7RQwWRi1ap2SrCFFbeg3uWQ3MvKFA1zRpc1ZevbR9QVbN_o6xTmIFX0zPx-YnXcbULty8GkHuJnLo9lrqusro4DDD0hl4LZ6MEHgPR4GGbwYS-43WEaLlQ-L9w4AsSv/s400/DSC_0257.JPG" /></a><br />Oh miss Ellie Grace ~ How we love you.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrW38Vf9skvBWJaV43EZi3vHRjQNwlPkHUkz_4aqUUuTbzaj0BzXhAR8Ftw9ytrjVrNE3R3WwFnBr-j6f4N4St_oZBJZhS_N1mUWSurLDYwgUDt_AWN23RmsSjKI_W352-OTce/s1600/DSC_0359.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545358901355414818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrW38Vf9skvBWJaV43EZi3vHRjQNwlPkHUkz_4aqUUuTbzaj0BzXhAR8Ftw9ytrjVrNE3R3WwFnBr-j6f4N4St_oZBJZhS_N1mUWSurLDYwgUDt_AWN23RmsSjKI_W352-OTce/s400/DSC_0359.JPG" /></a><br />Thank you Jesus, for the miracle of adoption......<br />for this baby girl....<br />for all of your many, many blessings......<br /><br />Happy Birthday Ellie Grace.<br />*~*~*~*<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-11954488999947377112010-11-16T06:58:00.000-08:002010-11-16T07:34:58.228-08:00Living a life of thankfulness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQe1tsW3irVA4pYpMATnfJOM0HpJGI5rohm0Tjh3FXgkRCNkQ00tQ34M0QcB58AjxdUGvNqtmIFe0smfxgvzE3TriqZSVvcmnX5WEJjkrfxiQzBCGTBNhHAY0gponXvG9yUkd/s1600/oklahoma+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540164222246153314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQe1tsW3irVA4pYpMATnfJOM0HpJGI5rohm0Tjh3FXgkRCNkQ00tQ34M0QcB58AjxdUGvNqtmIFe0smfxgvzE3TriqZSVvcmnX5WEJjkrfxiQzBCGTBNhHAY0gponXvG9yUkd/s400/oklahoma+035.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Do you have a thankful heart?<br />Do you cherish all that is around you?<br />Do you live knowing that at any moment......your life could change in the blink of an eye?</div><div align="center"><br /><em>Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<br />James 4:14<br /><br /></em>I want to live each and every day savoring all that is around me.<br /><br />As I stared at this photo this morning, my heart was overflowing.</div><div align="center">Just by looking at this picture, I am thankful for.....<br /><br /><em>...my best friend - this precious man that God has given<br />me whom words alone cannot express my thankfulness for him...<br /></em>...the joy of sharing laughter...<br /><em>...the beauty of the sunlight on a warm Fall day...<br /></em>(have I mentioned how much I LOVE the Fall....don't even get me going there!)<br /><em>...the beauty of the trees around us....<br /></em>...remembering the singing of all the birds in those trees...<br /><em>...the PRECIOUS friends that hosted us and shared such<br />beautiful hospitality with us......</em></div><div align="center">...the JOY of life.....<br /><br />And yet, I can go there too......to that place of self-pity, of anger, of all<br />those feelings and emotions that can so quickly come upon me.....<br />But.<br />but, but, but!<br />I don't have to stay there!!!!!<br />That is when I am humbled, to get on my knees and know<br />that I am nothing.<br /><br /><em><strong>He is my everything.</strong></em></div><div align="center"><strong><em></em></strong></div><div align="center"><em><strong>And I am so</strong></em>.....here it is......it's coming......<br />wait for it...<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">waaaaait</span> for it:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><em><strong>Thankful.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<br />Matthew 12:34</span></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Live today, <em>each and every moment</em>, for Him.</span></div><div align="center">Blessings ~</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-20050160162147236342010-09-17T18:11:00.000-07:002010-09-17T19:29:15.393-07:00A weekend on the farm......<div align="center">What is it, you ask??<br />*DA DA <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">DUUUUUUUMMM</span>...</div><div align="center">*think dramatic music<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHe6g-WLf3imNL8davfJGVxbc-952ryQhrTNyIUnEIhYbABUF5pcfLtUHVl9T9APCViDDHH5XgdkshjCF5F3syBPMpT6U3mLBh7qTpqutm2PN7cOPKV6Ydx1flIdarqAsTcGb/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518063750230981826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHe6g-WLf3imNL8davfJGVxbc-952ryQhrTNyIUnEIhYbABUF5pcfLtUHVl9T9APCViDDHH5XgdkshjCF5F3syBPMpT6U3mLBh7qTpqutm2PN7cOPKV6Ydx1flIdarqAsTcGb/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+063.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>A honey extractor!<br />And we, having sweet little honeybees that we call our own<br />(6 hives to be exact)<br />needed this fine contraption to share some of their honey goodness....<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehNBAIBFfJeWlY23e9akhq8f_SZCUZBw7deNXU8eDEt4zRXdqAAT57ThRJjYZT-lHRup0TK28i4OZbL7iHg4HAY6zYvAF2aKtozvaN7uH6WpgokA4qyQkqOyOmpMT7gdNbSL9/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518063740464309906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehNBAIBFfJeWlY23e9akhq8f_SZCUZBw7deNXU8eDEt4zRXdqAAT57ThRJjYZT-lHRup0TK28i4OZbL7iHg4HAY6zYvAF2aKtozvaN7uH6WpgokA4qyQkqOyOmpMT7gdNbSL9/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+062.jpg" /></a> The girl.<br />Ready to tackle the hives with her dad.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuVUjS31KmydIghs0v_TI3UV0ZMEZcW2lJ2TqRTFoMISR1DxeqwntKcBuLWNQa7LnaML50YXWYHIOu1WjjUIL1SC9hoQZ_r4BHeGMidtoXyQWlW3n-8vDH2RA8Q3N5VKeBaKk/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518063728762847922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuVUjS31KmydIghs0v_TI3UV0ZMEZcW2lJ2TqRTFoMISR1DxeqwntKcBuLWNQa7LnaML50YXWYHIOu1WjjUIL1SC9hoQZ_r4BHeGMidtoXyQWlW3n-8vDH2RA8Q3N5VKeBaKk/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+064.jpg" /></a><br />Seriously cool stuff here.<br />This knife heats up and removes the wax off the frame<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFDgMzx8qFlc22vnJ6g8ODdd4IBidkRjcXe8f8bUX8u-CapT1mzQl5p0sXGehQj7vvZKlXIkIlSM8Uu-_PSJlsOYUidYoHZldAM4Vu-nUWlHnhp8lhnFkn5uAf9o3Ev67BV7X/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518063722601657618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFDgMzx8qFlc22vnJ6g8ODdd4IBidkRjcXe8f8bUX8u-CapT1mzQl5p0sXGehQj7vvZKlXIkIlSM8Uu-_PSJlsOYUidYoHZldAM4Vu-nUWlHnhp8lhnFkn5uAf9o3Ev67BV7X/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+065.jpg" /></a><br />That, my friends, is gold......<br /><em>***honey***</em><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U-p576WWVJgaTwb-Bh6wOKb0iD1olBB3EHdN7q3j871w81VFQYM8iErNz8E54bIrMv9lj2dS1QG9IQYVDjV8DPabbuQFnOmOKE3R4LGryB8n58XmJ9suEG98aYFp4JGVmyLr/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518063713774641810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U-p576WWVJgaTwb-Bh6wOKb0iD1olBB3EHdN7q3j871w81VFQYM8iErNz8E54bIrMv9lj2dS1QG9IQYVDjV8DPabbuQFnOmOKE3R4LGryB8n58XmJ9suEG98aYFp4JGVmyLr/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+070.jpg" /></a> .....still more......<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxlaNdErvHR7K8iIKmsZ8spEdKupUhRtepKpLy0nQ7ZMBCS_Gg188iUirDUUEzuBkEe9j50bIp5FcDpVZYiVLarM6tmlHKOqugraTUHf1oW3C9FHYqtZHgFmARL0BGxwXGRa6/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518062030407015970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxlaNdErvHR7K8iIKmsZ8spEdKupUhRtepKpLy0nQ7ZMBCS_Gg188iUirDUUEzuBkEe9j50bIp5FcDpVZYiVLarM6tmlHKOqugraTUHf1oW3C9FHYqtZHgFmARL0BGxwXGRa6/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+072.jpg" /></a><br />..some of the wax....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq_bSE45DeIP9dyWGXP1LxOub0Rf8BSIqdQ8e5FRAk4NPzA_CoDvlhWK6EQSzomPhIFFMZp9LIEa9WgUdrKLYdgZs4G3oYPjCQrfsW5mCDY6EImybRxAv6Dj6_TA46OftDRVG/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518062024301239090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrq_bSE45DeIP9dyWGXP1LxOub0Rf8BSIqdQ8e5FRAk4NPzA_CoDvlhWK6EQSzomPhIFFMZp9LIEa9WgUdrKLYdgZs4G3oYPjCQrfsW5mCDY6EImybRxAv6Dj6_TA46OftDRVG/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+076.jpg" /></a><br />...then the frames go into the extractor, and get spun around<br />and around.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuhjooFH5zilY5wzObIxkzqg8C9EDJz9Z-dJDX-0b9rcJ8t7bHop6pmShKgdzNLfssygwXsnabEuifQO5TFpcT9aPuL-TwS7-29ppgPNTmdeEKo2eK_-QsP6vHtgKE9hzL0wt/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+086.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518062014867851730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuhjooFH5zilY5wzObIxkzqg8C9EDJz9Z-dJDX-0b9rcJ8t7bHop6pmShKgdzNLfssygwXsnabEuifQO5TFpcT9aPuL-TwS7-29ppgPNTmdeEKo2eK_-QsP6vHtgKE9hzL0wt/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+086.jpg" /></a><br />...here it is, here it is....wait for it....say it with me....<br />**beautiful wild raw honey**<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhKYcND_Lo1sCETnJq22KE_uLlbtpniCboEffvGyfyaMvdxhg1luYghn51bxSU2dx6AlqmyJvX__0LIIxXwUhdtkyrx_EoSpkZWfHq7DpTMWMY5L-LrEEg3NVqdRSSS4IrKYI/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518062011493690114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhKYcND_Lo1sCETnJq22KE_uLlbtpniCboEffvGyfyaMvdxhg1luYghn51bxSU2dx6AlqmyJvX__0LIIxXwUhdtkyrx_EoSpkZWfHq7DpTMWMY5L-LrEEg3NVqdRSSS4IrKYI/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+082.jpg" /></a><br /><br />....it just wouldn't be right if we couldn't chew on some of<br />that honeycomb......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeB9ZSk53igJdwoF87TUeMc8rwycSFwqYO0k3JCtFL495PlAaSJmQpi8upZ-fKN6mE8XiMo0kjGSrbNIprdticehaHEx4VgabLuxAj4tLVMS-h7JFf6WJZjR9KO0wXGaOvyc-/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518062001279255970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeB9ZSk53igJdwoF87TUeMc8rwycSFwqYO0k3JCtFL495PlAaSJmQpi8upZ-fKN6mE8XiMo0kjGSrbNIprdticehaHEx4VgabLuxAj4tLVMS-h7JFf6WJZjR9KO0wXGaOvyc-/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+083.jpg" /></a><br />The beautiful end result !<br />This actually <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">isn't</span>' much - next year we hope to get <em><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">WAAAAY</span></em> more.<br />We were only able to get honey off 2 of our hives this year.<br />Seriously cool.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIL5DJ-IH7nzuR9lXa69E4Z2Sg8pgZYsbs9vcAH1b6n4a2wCpfP7ILaHobACAng26dFvG1rv1ZhZIIHSNNGdRwWujQOmjUQbus1nhXluDburFaIpLG14WVO6MosAd5lhYfmuf/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+108.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518059725774085202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIL5DJ-IH7nzuR9lXa69E4Z2Sg8pgZYsbs9vcAH1b6n4a2wCpfP7ILaHobACAng26dFvG1rv1ZhZIIHSNNGdRwWujQOmjUQbus1nhXluDburFaIpLG14WVO6MosAd5lhYfmuf/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+108.jpg" /></a> On to other cool stuff - my garden fresh dill.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU4JT4sdYzT92E4n1rx92q98h8IhcdT-aBOcQ_hLa2fY8zFyeO2K7ntjysNziwniMqKIHbRA9J5jPpC36hBOdfyXA1W93pW45Msnb_PEh9LKy_swZDQa1R9sZa4KG8I_ySYzM/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518059716589468770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU4JT4sdYzT92E4n1rx92q98h8IhcdT-aBOcQ_hLa2fY8zFyeO2K7ntjysNziwniMqKIHbRA9J5jPpC36hBOdfyXA1W93pW45Msnb_PEh9LKy_swZDQa1R9sZa4KG8I_ySYzM/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+118.jpg" /></a> Drying herbs.......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizy-Cy_d9k_PSONH6G3VZs1GLCGdGm3QAXQCIVoB5BGtDqPDwY0PcLoHYc1uVK8CQvIrj4pCdPY5gGk2nkrU4JMFp7-9oPFVRR8kQe7eGQGMZhDnNBxomRVZyWS-Nk_WiPKA4q/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+113.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518059702937667506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizy-Cy_d9k_PSONH6G3VZs1GLCGdGm3QAXQCIVoB5BGtDqPDwY0PcLoHYc1uVK8CQvIrj4pCdPY5gGk2nkrU4JMFp7-9oPFVRR8kQe7eGQGMZhDnNBxomRVZyWS-Nk_WiPKA4q/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+113.jpg" /></a><br />Tomato goodness.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmIwQ_8fhYdj5awVaAuDNMnCj-FWs2wldUxZES_ZqhAo62WYxDC6AJQRVITJw0Hl-YjPluE3_51LFYha4SSX1JGMJgbg62Z2tWK9-BdpVVTp5fPQCesrGyncKZfVVUt7OXrDh/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+114.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518059684826589250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmIwQ_8fhYdj5awVaAuDNMnCj-FWs2wldUxZES_ZqhAo62WYxDC6AJQRVITJw0Hl-YjPluE3_51LFYha4SSX1JGMJgbg62Z2tWK9-BdpVVTp5fPQCesrGyncKZfVVUt7OXrDh/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+114.jpg" /></a> Sweet Relish, and sweet pickles......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18eGZJIBQb7E7HQctxFfh5EurHWFCC4wTu-vRcjy5jLyoe6mObUoK-Xg3Ct9CS36qtmbu0FkbUdhGeNzB1tw_-HH6byQKwUmCXPZaw22cxSUXA_M9aqBs1SsVqFru-0iBFgd0/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+119.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518059668271989362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18eGZJIBQb7E7HQctxFfh5EurHWFCC4wTu-vRcjy5jLyoe6mObUoK-Xg3Ct9CS36qtmbu0FkbUdhGeNzB1tw_-HH6byQKwUmCXPZaw22cxSUXA_M9aqBs1SsVqFru-0iBFgd0/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+119.jpg" /></a> Dill pickles ('member the fresh dill? <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ooo</span> yea....)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKSNQ8DjYOfB4lIMbnqIaeXeKEuGPejtHT3fRucwQ6WDZN_FHCmt3EfNYY1gK-djwa2J_LZMuDokVvV4LACGozBTD2PnrT8KQr2onOVeYRh-3_zMN2as5HXXgGqD8iSDSoYW_/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518057839597747490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKSNQ8DjYOfB4lIMbnqIaeXeKEuGPejtHT3fRucwQ6WDZN_FHCmt3EfNYY1gK-djwa2J_LZMuDokVvV4LACGozBTD2PnrT8KQr2onOVeYRh-3_zMN2as5HXXgGqD8iSDSoYW_/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+120.jpg" /></a> Our home.<br />Oh my WORD, how I love this little home!<br />I want to live the rest of my days here.<br />(it even comes complete with a chocolate Lab on front porch!)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tHnn6WIub5w_2_PLPmh5gszAmUI3hZClXn1E_HeND6EBQXK-jtE81h8PQYn4FOxTMXQIEHhoTaZs7qcPRlpE-hZVfYaHhWCbLAezkWPWczI7u71n8tgfCIuwpljYV8WGETyf/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518057829868721890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tHnn6WIub5w_2_PLPmh5gszAmUI3hZClXn1E_HeND6EBQXK-jtE81h8PQYn4FOxTMXQIEHhoTaZs7qcPRlpE-hZVfYaHhWCbLAezkWPWczI7u71n8tgfCIuwpljYV8WGETyf/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+124.jpg" /></a> Our latest project: this area is soon to be full of<br />Blueberry plants!<br />Very. Very cool.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3ZT2mmarDHuyDbsHW51OOrEnATVx9PhVZX9WN5QSazCwpD1Ka7bp44Pr5PV7X-XYZpFEZewLpJpqwyLAFA13s6Wi_KoZOGdYMDE8GwJ1TPkh3SCZGx6pYUy_wm_QEELfeWQs/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+125.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518057813721438162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3ZT2mmarDHuyDbsHW51OOrEnATVx9PhVZX9WN5QSazCwpD1Ka7bp44Pr5PV7X-XYZpFEZewLpJpqwyLAFA13s6Wi_KoZOGdYMDE8GwJ1TPkh3SCZGx6pYUy_wm_QEELfeWQs/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+125.jpg" /></a><br />The main man behind it all.<br />My hard working handsome dude....oh how I love this guy.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQzNvocIcItz-65h_EI0CrC2lH-Wlnv0huzuYyTyLYAazXNYjgmXSkUGqf6TL9mCqLgvwVellU2VTVtU8OwgW2NhK-UN9wfOJFeiOUu7aX7JpKg3ICcu3ZlLSud-FM-6UIRbh/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518057807293245218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQzNvocIcItz-65h_EI0CrC2lH-Wlnv0huzuYyTyLYAazXNYjgmXSkUGqf6TL9mCqLgvwVellU2VTVtU8OwgW2NhK-UN9wfOJFeiOUu7aX7JpKg3ICcu3ZlLSud-FM-6UIRbh/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+109.jpg" /></a><br />The kids help in each and every area on this family farm of ours!<br /><br />How cool is that?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7vr8rsN3rw6Ua5OukvDjJSAS3W5zr74It05yybToJKCSk6Bo2wiAkNLmGhNNhab3DbWWGECkMznC7PGhyf9iGNyOqyD7SGsmkIAPM1kbJfnmSFVUJubYG7OWcHp38tWziCQN/s1600/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518057790404338914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7vr8rsN3rw6Ua5OukvDjJSAS3W5zr74It05yybToJKCSk6Bo2wiAkNLmGhNNhab3DbWWGECkMznC7PGhyf9iGNyOqyD7SGsmkIAPM1kbJfnmSFVUJubYG7OWcHp38tWziCQN/s400/Honey,+Timothy+lake,+Tractor+etc.+107.jpg" /></a><br />Yea.<br />Like I said, we put them kids to work!<br />We are all so very blessed.<br />And content.<br />And full of joy.<br />And love.<br />And so very thankful and grateful for all that<br /><em><span style="font-size:180%;">The Lord</span></em><br />has done for us!<br /><br />*~*</div><div>Blessings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-3400214345828380872010-09-01T20:26:00.000-07:002010-09-01T21:00:23.655-07:00I still have a blog??<div align="center">Just checking in.<br />'tap tap'<br />Is this thing still on?<br />Anyone still here?<br />Anyone?<br />Anyone?</div><div align="center">Thought I'd say hello by letting Ellie tell you about one of our recent camping trips<br />to the Oregon coast....<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7GOoP8L5LzU-mSSqv2mWsDf_anV9ZT8R71fg5O2QSoM0ViTzYKPbTJ7wno3MGWMNF9xveEakHz5X80lmQ2U5v4ecFvDfNVyl7g493EkcSaP9aMsFZfcLqsj-Fv_K0IT5G5-6/s1600/Beach+%2710+214.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512156687375932514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7GOoP8L5LzU-mSSqv2mWsDf_anV9ZT8R71fg5O2QSoM0ViTzYKPbTJ7wno3MGWMNF9xveEakHz5X80lmQ2U5v4ecFvDfNVyl7g493EkcSaP9aMsFZfcLqsj-Fv_K0IT5G5-6/s400/Beach+%2710+214.jpg" /></a> my mom still has issues with getting to her blog<br />in a timely manner, doesn't she?<br />anyway - the beach sure is beautiful, huh?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb4yfZLYEeQD3hVL2dtc5yk_BWPjWb7jh0tYX0QJshC20ueZHfm3__Kh-8gHjQBet5hKbKWI26Lyi8k8df1DSZMGnlWKU7g0wsQj_XFi1Er540enxoeuTuisqaePTLQOPlmVv/s1600/Beach+%2710+199.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512156681802317714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb4yfZLYEeQD3hVL2dtc5yk_BWPjWb7jh0tYX0QJshC20ueZHfm3__Kh-8gHjQBet5hKbKWI26Lyi8k8df1DSZMGnlWKU7g0wsQj_XFi1Er540enxoeuTuisqaePTLQOPlmVv/s400/Beach+%2710+199.jpg" /></a> i <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">lova</span>* (*real Ellie word) my family so much.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-B1WvhJqf1dMdJbBO2I3HBrPWJxKPs7OSKMrXnQ2qK135cCMXATO9xCpy6F7ajxqPcPem5wIkb6_U0Sbe5oe5qhAKCDQki2S8hMeGOW55Gl8e34sdIM1sBVKMyRDsbt0d1Uy/s1600/Beach+%2710+133.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512152836837085618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-B1WvhJqf1dMdJbBO2I3HBrPWJxKPs7OSKMrXnQ2qK135cCMXATO9xCpy6F7ajxqPcPem5wIkb6_U0Sbe5oe5qhAKCDQki2S8hMeGOW55Gl8e34sdIM1sBVKMyRDsbt0d1Uy/s400/Beach+%2710+133.jpg" /></a><br />here we all are at a cool lighthouse.</div><div>dad looks kinda silly....but i sure <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">lova</span> him anyway!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAVrnFo_MRkl_AMpS_BeXl-iBpqlTjV7zT48kP7Vy5WiRqyaJk9dtSUCYr1mqj4aEE4l-tv4nMKCF3HJ0jSzXVp6ii101uFoDz1znh3BvoggV9JtkWrJdv8IgplLlVqK0Ce86/s1600/Beach+%2710+200.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512155527494745538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAVrnFo_MRkl_AMpS_BeXl-iBpqlTjV7zT48kP7Vy5WiRqyaJk9dtSUCYr1mqj4aEE4l-tv4nMKCF3HJ0jSzXVp6ii101uFoDz1znh3BvoggV9JtkWrJdv8IgplLlVqK0Ce86/s400/Beach+%2710+200.jpg" /></a><br />oh yea. and here they are at it again. every time they kiss<br />i like to say " <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">haaa</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">haaa</span>"<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">i'm</span> such the stinker<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3UzON8ckG9a9CP5cQypooZ16vdeUXMIRahce5d6LYmLYYjbGyotWWAw0SpoflZ1-_ZLtZJXGpdTJYjX8ZAXuMYMZicfm7cfjqwg7bbU-bu18R-5GBZys0l7DAbeCN4cHPr1g/s1600/Beach+%2710+160.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512155521003057570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3UzON8ckG9a9CP5cQypooZ16vdeUXMIRahce5d6LYmLYYjbGyotWWAw0SpoflZ1-_ZLtZJXGpdTJYjX8ZAXuMYMZicfm7cfjqwg7bbU-bu18R-5GBZys0l7DAbeCN4cHPr1g/s400/Beach+%2710+160.jpg" /></a><br />this was cool - look how obedient we are being...<br />and then <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">theres</span> my dad off scaling a wall......<br />sheesh</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCrT9xnYTtnbPXvnv-86mRgGaPm54gVLbJRWCJHYvV9xKUxaNbfFjdtjG1BRAz13Q4oFaOXHu16hpiVpi-M7W0nkTrqPxkaDpHu6JO9mNmg3Nt0-DN0GenuQJd4RJog_GOf5x/s1600/Beach+%2710+152.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512155511533084578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCrT9xnYTtnbPXvnv-86mRgGaPm54gVLbJRWCJHYvV9xKUxaNbfFjdtjG1BRAz13Q4oFaOXHu16hpiVpi-M7W0nkTrqPxkaDpHu6JO9mNmg3Nt0-DN0GenuQJd4RJog_GOf5x/s400/Beach+%2710+152.jpg" /></a><br />when they're done with me they just park me.....<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(not really!!)<br /></em></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14TdcAr6Pn0Y2s90cZYf9MR7PhHjf1gBk9lUh-nQl6I65pKM2X-Ze_6kNKv5o2mdLdkYibgjmCOY5GIQ5zA5yB3ZK-CVG-rulOT9Llp5Q0m6Z9hXRahuTNhZnOMCo8dOmLpQ6/s1600/Beach+%2710+150.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512155502379231954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14TdcAr6Pn0Y2s90cZYf9MR7PhHjf1gBk9lUh-nQl6I65pKM2X-Ze_6kNKv5o2mdLdkYibgjmCOY5GIQ5zA5yB3ZK-CVG-rulOT9Llp5Q0m6Z9hXRahuTNhZnOMCo8dOmLpQ6/s400/Beach+%2710+150.jpg" /></a> this is my favorite hiding spot...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxtY0k4-Sfz-rJjzBto9iHZ5rtCNHCwwCZsBFHuBfg9T0CKjQaqSYP-cdd1hu1c29BxL7TJf9YeuB2BFz8hghQJJwJEJR0CE4kfuAXI0yWKOPi-N_PvlLPXMRXIuPLz2UJlUP/s1600/Beach+%2710+148.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512155493694586626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxtY0k4-Sfz-rJjzBto9iHZ5rtCNHCwwCZsBFHuBfg9T0CKjQaqSYP-cdd1hu1c29BxL7TJf9YeuB2BFz8hghQJJwJEJR0CE4kfuAXI0yWKOPi-N_PvlLPXMRXIuPLz2UJlUP/s400/Beach+%2710+148.jpg" /></a><br />for anyone that has been following my moms blog - you<br />will remember our trick camper trailer...<br />it's pretty snazzy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTeHwoT5Itkw4dyYbUqmncZjg_FsCN5QTciSwP0X67r5XfPSGXmwL9elTD-ThtMTPMUIc9K3iMJwdNv7CmDXWwOro3YadTWeI6Bm4Ao35WXgodwoQihYrmwSd4s4LXTnP-H98/s1600/Beach+%2710+222.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512156697802708818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTeHwoT5Itkw4dyYbUqmncZjg_FsCN5QTciSwP0X67r5XfPSGXmwL9elTD-ThtMTPMUIc9K3iMJwdNv7CmDXWwOro3YadTWeI6Bm4Ao35WXgodwoQihYrmwSd4s4LXTnP-H98/s400/Beach+%2710+222.jpg" /></a><br />well.<br />thanks for stopping by.</div><div>and checking in on us all.</div><div>~*~*~</div><div><br /><em><br />So many Joys to share:</em></div><div><em>my life<br />laughter<br />my husband<br />my children</em></div><div><em>sunshine<br />rain !<br />homeschooling</em></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Jesus Christ !!!!!</em></span><br />Blessings on you.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-44563536244238257632010-07-15T07:37:00.000-07:002010-07-15T07:41:38.912-07:00My family = my Joy<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj5ntle_zUPC5z4C-wy8nJvFYnqlMUP5zQcDpTboqDGkpUWvazx6_xamAMSaZFOB25vEKqtEs1ugKqDnarm0tglxnGF9hbDu1SBkZPNbey1iBd1Fy4BqPFHIgBJ2ENUKv7IzQ/s1600/Beach+%2710+147.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494142664025401266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj5ntle_zUPC5z4C-wy8nJvFYnqlMUP5zQcDpTboqDGkpUWvazx6_xamAMSaZFOB25vEKqtEs1ugKqDnarm0tglxnGF9hbDu1SBkZPNbey1iBd1Fy4BqPFHIgBJ2ENUKv7IzQ/s400/Beach+%2710+147.jpg" /></a> Some of the coolest cats I know.................</div><div align="center">I am more than blessed.<br /><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-68956772389036401942010-06-28T09:58:00.000-07:002010-06-28T10:15:25.504-07:00Why yes thank you...I am a Princess...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBtzQXI8p6VcE9tul0fZ7VQJIvqUyuROOhK2WiP6nxierYQUyTBj7f7FaLzELhnAhzVFH6Z22ovu5RTy7clrDo8flaj0kTtskYneaR4_ZhzN3Aqq8PYscEaFX5ILeQmA0evb-/s1600/formal+mt+fest+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487871702657287202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBtzQXI8p6VcE9tul0fZ7VQJIvqUyuROOhK2WiP6nxierYQUyTBj7f7FaLzELhnAhzVFH6Z22ovu5RTy7clrDo8flaj0kTtskYneaR4_ZhzN3Aqq8PYscEaFX5ILeQmA0evb-/s400/formal+mt+fest+008.jpg" /></a><br /><br />So, I was chosen to be a princess for our local community........</div><div align="center">and I have to say.....</div><div align="center">IT HAS BEEN A BLAST !!!!</div><div align="center"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">hee</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">hee</span>.</div><div align="center">I am extremely honored that I get to represent my little town.<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2RLGoBEZTdgk7nT8p3DA0zMmBea2wM0VqGbLJGj4bMpJTwFAzVbjIZEuNxqQlAprmJ-66AaVO04uExXmYuhCHIqc6ItAb5oub909pbNEX9VD4ZlPvmLV49m_Kz4Xmabq-TUl/s1600/formal+mt+fest+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487871710583695282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2RLGoBEZTdgk7nT8p3DA0zMmBea2wM0VqGbLJGj4bMpJTwFAzVbjIZEuNxqQlAprmJ-66AaVO04uExXmYuhCHIqc6ItAb5oub909pbNEX9VD4ZlPvmLV49m_Kz4Xmabq-TUl/s400/formal+mt+fest+025.jpg" /></a> It also helps when you get to be on a court with some of the most funnest people EVER.<br />I am so blessed.<br />(notice sexy man and I being nerds...)<br />So next time you see me around and you call me 'princess', you just<br />might get yourself whacked........kidding.<br />*~*~*<br />All is well around here, just a fun,<br />blessed<br />wonderful<br />busy<br />exciting<br />joyful<br />blessed (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">oop</span>. said that one already)<br />oh well, blessed again<br />summer going on!<br />*~*~*<br />Blessings.</p><p align="center"> </p><p><br /><br /></p>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-30992268941673969102010-05-10T18:14:00.000-07:002010-05-10T18:23:09.961-07:00I want to be a better blogger.......<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKvQ3M7UtzNwTnJ2t8YGC3WTHY7LOjiZSHgQIobbhEe84eYqzbrHMsmq9gj4LlqJYWQd8a86Ul-bS3hs4WVE8xJYJ2WXyVCeBRaqbWOCHaXjb41NgcS4Pz4jXvu1vzbJ-eDXl/s1600/Ladies+advance+++(etc.)+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469815608800628050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKvQ3M7UtzNwTnJ2t8YGC3WTHY7LOjiZSHgQIobbhEe84eYqzbrHMsmq9gj4LlqJYWQd8a86Ul-bS3hs4WVE8xJYJ2WXyVCeBRaqbWOCHaXjb41NgcS4Pz4jXvu1vzbJ-eDXl/s400/Ladies+advance+++(etc.)+019.jpg" /></a> ....really I do !!!</div><div align="center">I'm going to make a serious attempt to post on here WAY more often.<br />Okay?</div><div align="center">Hold me to it.</div><div align="center">Promise??</div><div align="center">I have so many cool things to share on here - my God is so AMAZING.</div><div align="center">I'm sure you already know that.<br />You better.</div><div align="center">Okay. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Thats</span> all for now - dinner is almost done and I'm going to go feed</div><div align="center">my most precious gang that I love bunches and bunches and oodles and oodles...</div><div align="center">and I'll stop rambling.</div><div align="center">Really.</div><div align="center"><br />Blessings ~<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-8371981407493857422010-03-08T13:47:00.000-08:002010-03-08T14:48:47.543-08:00Surgery #1 DONE<div align="center">The day finally arrived last Friday;</div><div align="center">Ellie's first hand surgery !<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzaR_4FVammaESQMxBXVD0ihGRtXr32lRRzWGuOSJraL9S9WRP2UYRN63x7IJoqq_YbIoCvHeGRb1VV0cuYeZjfbF_Ne2k9JCP8_zg6H6PCbVJmdhA1VKSjPatqaIORzytUjo/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446387873019072610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzaR_4FVammaESQMxBXVD0ihGRtXr32lRRzWGuOSJraL9S9WRP2UYRN63x7IJoqq_YbIoCvHeGRb1VV0cuYeZjfbF_Ne2k9JCP8_zg6H6PCbVJmdhA1VKSjPatqaIORzytUjo/s400/ellie+surgery+016.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Here is where we spent our time - <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Shriner's</span>!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBvozSR3QvRtvcEZh9n8Q0DbdXV-jLWER709xLpII1WkY99HVj1Cn2Bc0k6Bodaj7FsbAI4dpHaDZn_5cF47zsLJqCKxfGAFl_j2ZgqN4DEsa0HyJUo7o2edfRaUBscysg-19/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446387860575403362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBvozSR3QvRtvcEZh9n8Q0DbdXV-jLWER709xLpII1WkY99HVj1Cn2Bc0k6Bodaj7FsbAI4dpHaDZn_5cF47zsLJqCKxfGAFl_j2ZgqN4DEsa0HyJUo7o2edfRaUBscysg-19/s400/ellie+surgery+011.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>And here is where we spent our time...waiting !!<br />This poor little peanut didn't have her 'turn' (as she calls it), until 3:30!<br />No food, no drink - all day.<br />She didn't complain......not once.<br />Yea - wow.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkNSaNK9NRM3mPmRXLx_eiz04OMeTdr-1DOkRROoJNpWnzpAxsNgf7CZimCYgAFQRo_7YOlna6AhuxSUwIQg_4VE5NkOpeHlfeIepmShYNAtHY6TJBGgfh0EooDw407CqlV78/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446387850501750994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkNSaNK9NRM3mPmRXLx_eiz04OMeTdr-1DOkRROoJNpWnzpAxsNgf7CZimCYgAFQRo_7YOlna6AhuxSUwIQg_4VE5NkOpeHlfeIepmShYNAtHY6TJBGgfh0EooDw407CqlV78/s400/ellie+surgery+022.jpg" /></a> She was so excited ...........<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj7jMWO8LR-57S2DM3FtHVsvOyM-VDo74YJNN8Zc-w_ac0GTR7Y32INvUlLAK-XSnVZQj7OnerEUPITddcAn4D8nd3u4hwYnlHQJ4QuZIjqHty65ClzHK8Iny-QNWWGdYArOX/s1600-h/ellie+surgery.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446387840924852482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj7jMWO8LR-57S2DM3FtHVsvOyM-VDo74YJNN8Zc-w_ac0GTR7Y32INvUlLAK-XSnVZQj7OnerEUPITddcAn4D8nd3u4hwYnlHQJ4QuZIjqHty65ClzHK8Iny-QNWWGdYArOX/s400/ellie+surgery.jpg" /></a><br /><br />...and then there came the 'after'. Oh my.<br />It was rough.<br />Very rough.<br />She woke up in recovery screaming and thrashing saying "it hurts"......<br />It<br />was<br />awful.<br />There was nothing we could do, they were giving her morphine and telling<br />me to talk to her in her ear to calm her down.<br />Then the room got black.<br />The next thing I know the nurse is sitting me in a chair<br />and shoving my head between my legs.<br />All the while I'm hearing her yelling my name.<br />So, I got up again only to have a chair pushed back under me - and this time they had<br />my main man (who is my hero by the way) pick her up<br />and rock her.<br />The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">meds</span> finally kicked in and everyone calmed down......<br />sweet baby girl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAYsVpgdeHDp-EC1t0kn26XC3x4Qd6TvD_7dkgdQ_QqsrOPNwXcTqf866RFVv4RY3aA8M4uCi3Al1eeZS7UcQ8UP6YMV5HxGjakpP-39qqLVV9f-oZobqp7MbtHNPyN-CHBIT/s1600-h/mom+and+ellie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446387835655222466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAYsVpgdeHDp-EC1t0kn26XC3x4Qd6TvD_7dkgdQ_QqsrOPNwXcTqf866RFVv4RY3aA8M4uCi3Al1eeZS7UcQ8UP6YMV5HxGjakpP-39qqLVV9f-oZobqp7MbtHNPyN-CHBIT/s400/mom+and+ellie.jpg" /></a> Waking up from the sleep-snore-state-after-the-crazy-recovery-fiasco<br />in her room to see mom !<br /><br />(who this time was not going to pass out)<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbohYO_I0EeZGmG7BzQ5YtiH98uDXsuLuYbIJ0rOk1CjjR1XJSaKxDsB4_y52k4AwbZz6DSEyb7Gix6BCyeXLbOMYzEULektNjUk6v2IIXMUjWsO3P7hcapMnkvJBJmnXNSWb5/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446384917684317938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbohYO_I0EeZGmG7BzQ5YtiH98uDXsuLuYbIJ0rOk1CjjR1XJSaKxDsB4_y52k4AwbZz6DSEyb7Gix6BCyeXLbOMYzEULektNjUk6v2IIXMUjWsO3P7hcapMnkvJBJmnXNSWb5/s400/ellie+surgery+047.jpg" /></a></div><div>Even Dora got a cast on her arm!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCkC8juEo-8zX8tCOeUBvoMzJKikgcj1q-ydoa8aXJ6k8110CmNmzW9pQISB5z8TOlHnTV-C-Ux_-4UsWT9CwwOzXpA94kLmvaopwAKYOnkbA0Ndb8aBAlQ6Nv_nyZVCGf5B5/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446384904375477506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCkC8juEo-8zX8tCOeUBvoMzJKikgcj1q-ydoa8aXJ6k8110CmNmzW9pQISB5z8TOlHnTV-C-Ux_-4UsWT9CwwOzXpA94kLmvaopwAKYOnkbA0Ndb8aBAlQ6Nv_nyZVCGf5B5/s400/ellie+surgery+044.jpg" /></a><br />The next morning she was a totally different kiddo - ready to play!</div><div>And Shriner's has some COOL play !<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6057CkdzeI3av9ABjlT2J8tdMoSqDZRPmdn_ckyf_-mH9SKGopeCX_OU-vTYAlwE7dQ-2gst61zNPZxL4xGLebcH4zRHEoNAq26cwocPmF1QAljrVeDJAGYXqO4Yfxeodrpq/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446384895306130050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6057CkdzeI3av9ABjlT2J8tdMoSqDZRPmdn_ckyf_-mH9SKGopeCX_OU-vTYAlwE7dQ-2gst61zNPZxL4xGLebcH4zRHEoNAq26cwocPmF1QAljrVeDJAGYXqO4Yfxeodrpq/s400/ellie+surgery+034.jpg" /></a> Still not herself - this is more pain-medicine-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">loopiness</span>!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQgEOQhDUvgOtcxleaDuppkbxbeYAfSIw5ldVlApjh4glk87Ax37IP_PlVVIa37PbpWCPsxWKDPBNXsAZ9FcmQIY8_hsUG1ehU_T9asJhORwizXloWN1_ZsUf6R0Pe5oQEK8A/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446384925029051746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQgEOQhDUvgOtcxleaDuppkbxbeYAfSIw5ldVlApjh4glk87Ax37IP_PlVVIa37PbpWCPsxWKDPBNXsAZ9FcmQIY8_hsUG1ehU_T9asJhORwizXloWN1_ZsUf6R0Pe5oQEK8A/s400/ellie+surgery+052.jpg" /></a><br />But after being home a couple of days we TOTALLY</div><div>are seeing Miss Ellie <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bellie</span> Bean come around.....<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVae3f5MlrwklrZ8nLrhnW9lFiiwFmy3uJNUm15gNQK3RO4zKTWw3FR9-6tn7S7dPEmZNL692rpaBV-x3z62TGYwh4Jbd925hvi_j-5mOAboAD_kjWVyynyHmP04fC0zTHU6Mg/s1600-h/ellie+surgery+053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446384933297802706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVae3f5MlrwklrZ8nLrhnW9lFiiwFmy3uJNUm15gNQK3RO4zKTWw3FR9-6tn7S7dPEmZNL692rpaBV-x3z62TGYwh4Jbd925hvi_j-5mOAboAD_kjWVyynyHmP04fC0zTHU6Mg/s400/ellie+surgery+053.jpg" /></a><br />Yes - the joy of goofiness.<br />She's back to her silly self!</div><div>We are not even needing much in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">meds</span> department either!</div><div>Thank you Lord.</div><div>~*~</div><div>Thank YOU for praying!!</div><div>We totally felt it ~ we are so Blessed.</div><div> </div><div>Until next time....</div><div>Blessings ~<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-24238445097429242172010-03-01T09:26:00.000-08:002010-03-01T13:21:28.924-08:00Just a quick post.....<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjq7TLcbift6nEGiaLqLMBzqIeQWWf0CIza2PQJgNySUDdsRgy5AwR27u4AP-SBlZn-lXKfpPeo4EfZmD7oJ-zAUFZLwLrgl3encXc9MegbWoKm242jdZ1vzCy45rvVB4ZYME/s1600-h/shop+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443723842094126578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjq7TLcbift6nEGiaLqLMBzqIeQWWf0CIza2PQJgNySUDdsRgy5AwR27u4AP-SBlZn-lXKfpPeo4EfZmD7oJ-zAUFZLwLrgl3encXc9MegbWoKm242jdZ1vzCy45rvVB4ZYME/s400/shop+025.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">....to let you all know that Ellie will be having her <span style="font-size:130%;"><em>first hand surgery</em></span> this Friday</div><div align="center">March 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> at Shriner's.</div><br /><div align="center">*~*~*</div><div align="center">Please pray for her! Although, she is</div><div align="center">VERY EXCITED</div><div align="center">about having surgery..........well, we think she won't</div><div align="center">be as excited Friday afternoon - when all is said and done!</div><div align="center">*~*~*</div><div align="center"></div>Thank you so much for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">continuing</span> to follow our journey</div><div align="center">and for praying for our family.</div><div align="center">It means more than words could ever say.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">*~*~*</div><div align="center">We are also on another another journey.....a very, very</div><div align="center">exciting one at that.</div><div align="center">If you know blogger - you can find my new blog and</div><div align="center">read up on what the Lord is doing in this family's life!</div><div align="center">*~*</div><div align="center"><em>Blessings on you all.......</em><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-61729345700776631542010-01-18T21:29:00.000-08:002010-01-20T06:38:48.242-08:00How about that...<div align="center">Ever feel like posting all sorts of pics, just for fun - </div><br /><div align="center">that really have no rhyme or reason to them?<br /><br />Yea. Me too.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9_2IGJhDmU9CEQv3Ssvdh8edhwqnWC0oWM1SFLj-IHXSVUUHwpcb1n7wT3qttYSjAS9YFlxuVxs-GYaK7O05tyjR4y2qHwnkVxQ9EoGXWMtndUwUh-MCW57unG1a2CG1vgn4/s1600-h/Goofy+Hay+bay+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428323325983286930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9_2IGJhDmU9CEQv3Ssvdh8edhwqnWC0oWM1SFLj-IHXSVUUHwpcb1n7wT3qttYSjAS9YFlxuVxs-GYaK7O05tyjR4y2qHwnkVxQ9EoGXWMtndUwUh-MCW57unG1a2CG1vgn4/s400/Goofy+Hay+bay+055.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a>Very cool wall art that I ordered from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Walmart</span></span>.<br />I.<br />LOVE.<br />IT.<br />Like really, really love it......<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuDaNfZRrSWHY5R3hXdHhfZ5KjX6w9jN6RNlQra8tl7O2eFZ8IecSd39GFw3Mz3_7TJqIlKc7WxRX-ds1HWK2lzuETm5CIUjZ5x9dCh1s6OZaY6GFMO2DFjlJwbGLe-3TiNN1/s1600-h/Goofy+Hay+bay+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428323320865077314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuDaNfZRrSWHY5R3hXdHhfZ5KjX6w9jN6RNlQra8tl7O2eFZ8IecSd39GFw3Mz3_7TJqIlKc7WxRX-ds1HWK2lzuETm5CIUjZ5x9dCh1s6OZaY6GFMO2DFjlJwbGLe-3TiNN1/s400/Goofy+Hay+bay+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Me and my best friend....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQGAolPZhXIpbky-vFk9uXyAPfpFSdp1UqCFeQwg_EVqC8vFzNDipC2uW8nwg70vNC7jSUcQzT8-NJOAfB7qbWpXBnGzeW9pNhkYPxP7KFtwkw8ERB9RPmd3rljeu0GSktiFU/s1600-h/Christmas+lights+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428323313270190610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQGAolPZhXIpbky-vFk9uXyAPfpFSdp1UqCFeQwg_EVqC8vFzNDipC2uW8nwg70vNC7jSUcQzT8-NJOAfB7qbWpXBnGzeW9pNhkYPxP7KFtwkw8ERB9RPmd3rljeu0GSktiFU/s400/Christmas+lights+060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Okay. This is priceless.<br />Daughters reaction when she opened up<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">WII</span></span> (<em>'<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee</span></span>'</em>)<br />for Christmas...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w-mPrvBNvZJzAkxBkOIa9iBw295u-muy2uR7reNgM3odZ0YfoT9T0XQF2GRbXiDyk5AU26I1YM1U_doSmwg4skqs4FJ_agE9qk603v5vReWfkxskM3Scios9cW8bx5JF1RHq/s1600-h/Christmas+lights+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428321479847663426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w-mPrvBNvZJzAkxBkOIa9iBw295u-muy2uR7reNgM3odZ0YfoT9T0XQF2GRbXiDyk5AU26I1YM1U_doSmwg4skqs4FJ_agE9qk603v5vReWfkxskM3Scios9cW8bx5JF1RHq/s400/Christmas+lights+041.jpg" border="0" /></a> You would of received some of this goodness if..<br />A. you were my neighbor<br />B. you are my neighbor<br />C. you are nice<br />D. you make me laugh<br /><br />E. or something of the like....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE_ACsy9FfJLMzOQRAgr5oz492tg7SxsWgMjSQe0Ihadfgt9txAWr3McgKXmygshhLStH0mP5TWczFK6gmUbMAlhGG_1hQsKGvuq67YmHZ9v2JlId4Sby03Aak2DMJf539SXV/s1600-h/Christmas+lights+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428321478652751314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE_ACsy9FfJLMzOQRAgr5oz492tg7SxsWgMjSQe0Ihadfgt9txAWr3McgKXmygshhLStH0mP5TWczFK6gmUbMAlhGG_1hQsKGvuq67YmHZ9v2JlId4Sby03Aak2DMJf539SXV/s400/Christmas+lights+012.jpg" border="0" /></a>... the Christmas card picture that sadly<br /><br />never came to be.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zvgkK4WhlTx7ln031lmJTKcyvFirSVhO0WKjVWTj2-KCp3LjABx6KOuSzbFunAooUtTcAeI82ebZkhgK-TMWBZIaoDLkGEC55TYXrMRJpWwX-9W7pzQmSKxYvFjlSPzGPARF/s1600-h/525684_550_art_R108586.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428321469774422386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zvgkK4WhlTx7ln031lmJTKcyvFirSVhO0WKjVWTj2-KCp3LjABx6KOuSzbFunAooUtTcAeI82ebZkhgK-TMWBZIaoDLkGEC55TYXrMRJpWwX-9W7pzQmSKxYvFjlSPzGPARF/s400/525684_550_art_R108586.jpg" border="0" /></a> ...ever have one of these days?</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrnpi-X8AmUNFAZKuWuZF29f8eK-0LK2xZrinogkwgs0zQiPyLvMgQFCs7uasbJ3QAzMAPuy6WS_i4LrcpRNo2gTbvEXF-c60-aUoz5itpR5e-f8fIVWjk3JicUwCfdNsuC96/s1600-h/3-simple-kitchen-dec0607-xlg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428321459817293858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrnpi-X8AmUNFAZKuWuZF29f8eK-0LK2xZrinogkwgs0zQiPyLvMgQFCs7uasbJ3QAzMAPuy6WS_i4LrcpRNo2gTbvEXF-c60-aUoz5itpR5e-f8fIVWjk3JicUwCfdNsuC96/s400/3-simple-kitchen-dec0607-xlg.jpg" border="0" /></a>...the color I'm seriously thinking about painting</div><div>my kitchen cabinets.</div><div>Oh yes.</div><div>Yummy, huh?<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn-dmVLU2mwtT-G_a2ex-I1uj7ObbQrhGRrMHxbtzL0GKpvd5nAYLtlMvq4xDLVLTetkFUY-Jlms74YDESywSMiAywCX86HYi1lNbtuCcp_zwJAlA3HoeP4vKaYONZJ-0VAaX/s1600-h/5414_1149213184072_1639863711_358707_6511479_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428321465917919906" 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/AVvXsEhkn-dmVLU2mwtT-G_a2ex-I1uj7ObbQrhGRrMHxbtzL0GKpvd5nAYLtlMvq4xDLVLTetkFUY-Jlms74YDESywSMiAywCX86HYi1lNbtuCcp_zwJAlA3HoeP4vKaYONZJ-0VAaX/s400/5414_1149213184072_1639863711_358707_6511479_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Picture of us at my 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span></span> reunion this Summer.</div><div>I love these guys.</div><div>Like, bunches.</div><div>So much to be thankful for.</div><div>So much that the Lord is doing in my life right now.</div><div>He's <em>so</em> good, isn't He?</div><div>*~*~*<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ps</span></span>. be back soon; Ellie has an announcement....</div><div><br /><br /><br /><em>....Praying for the people of Haiti....<br /></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-77153941246808130922009-12-29T06:53:00.000-08:002009-12-29T07:28:59.684-08:0019 years.....<div align="center">The man of my dreams.......<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYuMl8LmIYM7fZgnapmbZQMi9FMZoXqq1AzyGHVI_63l9ojlw7A0wxmy0FuUubkPoV8-gI1TyUCXJcX4icdHAGBayzpZVI_szdriyFTdWABwNktn_WPMRhiWyPw1wgLANp3gn/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420677619096824930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYuMl8LmIYM7fZgnapmbZQMi9FMZoXqq1AzyGHVI_63l9ojlw7A0wxmy0FuUubkPoV8-gI1TyUCXJcX4icdHAGBayzpZVI_szdriyFTdWABwNktn_WPMRhiWyPw1wgLANp3gn/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+052.jpg" /></a> I love your smile......<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrILcgdil2nohDs7Aiebr9Ba87Mi95wNlJGrJjDx3Nt1tRtFt_khtKfiVhHISQ5TY6_Mgoo9HNuhHrwIQ0r_uu3Cxd4Ucg77PMYEnfxyltHC4DZdyqc9n4j0uXzNj1Q4VKwtA/s1600-h/Goofy+Hay+bay+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420677610182231490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrILcgdil2nohDs7Aiebr9Ba87Mi95wNlJGrJjDx3Nt1tRtFt_khtKfiVhHISQ5TY6_Mgoo9HNuhHrwIQ0r_uu3Cxd4Ucg77PMYEnfxyltHC4DZdyqc9n4j0uXzNj1Q4VKwtA/s400/Goofy+Hay+bay+010.jpg" /></a> Sharing life with you.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ5wlZLJojW5VpYxTzEbGot3krMafVv7J-M9DtKd-hPBXRR6F9Z7tFVlShK34fAbM6Fk0LMgviChPeGTb1G0LvvcSJ4NKhrM4YyQQSUjsA6280sj3bRC-NGXfdRJMKpIVTGyj/s1600-h/Picture+325.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420677605203946562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ5wlZLJojW5VpYxTzEbGot3krMafVv7J-M9DtKd-hPBXRR6F9Z7tFVlShK34fAbM6Fk0LMgviChPeGTb1G0LvvcSJ4NKhrM4YyQQSUjsA6280sj3bRC-NGXfdRJMKpIVTGyj/s400/Picture+325.jpg" /></a> You enjoy serving others........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqodz9U2sWCGPwsWKJffE-fdc8_xlVy1xBPzjGwCrKQKpoDoFiJJGzzZ1TgW2ZxvLUyzjAgPEJElo-a29EJ7feOs4dS4e-9cPBbTkr1mV1egAc93KdIXe-ACjvMRIvqUIvoAO/s1600-h/Picture+235.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420677597473945426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqodz9U2sWCGPwsWKJffE-fdc8_xlVy1xBPzjGwCrKQKpoDoFiJJGzzZ1TgW2ZxvLUyzjAgPEJElo-a29EJ7feOs4dS4e-9cPBbTkr1mV1egAc93KdIXe-ACjvMRIvqUIvoAO/s400/Picture+235.jpg" /></a><br />The dad of all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">daddys</span>.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cPyxGM7zShzvblyh1o81L5cA9emyjlRMCpx01BCwKXMGwHqEqR9v6Rytihyphenhyphen-Pq9DtoRpghUOEgzWDEm4j4gjF6vhcH4Q_0-JwnttGtg9gVj_vF5tIgYF_rFJQlqSdHNqhfTk/s1600-h/Picture+183.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420674797630077682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cPyxGM7zShzvblyh1o81L5cA9emyjlRMCpx01BCwKXMGwHqEqR9v6Rytihyphenhyphen-Pq9DtoRpghUOEgzWDEm4j4gjF6vhcH4Q_0-JwnttGtg9gVj_vF5tIgYF_rFJQlqSdHNqhfTk/s400/Picture+183.jpg" /></a> You set your mind to it.....and accomplish it......<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqfXZwma6Jh8xO2zSMdSfYKXTDEGd9DdNk3YJKL0sB3QrFEQjgmZ0zXDYP6mhepd98HxuJe4BEqL399zFgZMQbW4tE4SF3TNt2pHHQ43qTIi_x7IZYPMPHQekCe04WIhyphenhyphennZsd/s1600-h/Picture+136.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420674796174465074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqfXZwma6Jh8xO2zSMdSfYKXTDEGd9DdNk3YJKL0sB3QrFEQjgmZ0zXDYP6mhepd98HxuJe4BEqL399zFgZMQbW4tE4SF3TNt2pHHQ43qTIi_x7IZYPMPHQekCe04WIhyphenhyphennZsd/s400/Picture+136.jpg" /></a> There is nothing you won't try.......</div><div>(the beekeeper!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZ5dlinfb3XBmUtc_IrZoErEsBTOGCfeHlna8IaBj3qSzIK7TTusXcA7ra23VfhP2A7RWjCucmrQht2RsQ-VW5CCZhY5oyqT2AqXfUiWGy2CPxVK-_9HaYFAcUQGndoiFYBUv/s1600-h/Christmas+lights+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420674788036956178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZ5dlinfb3XBmUtc_IrZoErEsBTOGCfeHlna8IaBj3qSzIK7TTusXcA7ra23VfhP2A7RWjCucmrQht2RsQ-VW5CCZhY5oyqT2AqXfUiWGy2CPxVK-_9HaYFAcUQGndoiFYBUv/s400/Christmas+lights+029.jpg" /></a><br />You </div><div>ALWAYS</div><div>make us laugh.......!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KhVkWt9Pr_o7XG6mywcdVcxnatwpFcNyarSDihLy4ibDnzZGckA-Ff53q5ZoWsGsG4w_7lFLmGjKF2eWs4Nz5T3reZBD9mEZi5nldNGhmZC6EYwknRRHZN70KTpz3Kv9AAN8/s1600-h/20090704_257.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420674772316775794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KhVkWt9Pr_o7XG6mywcdVcxnatwpFcNyarSDihLy4ibDnzZGckA-Ff53q5ZoWsGsG4w_7lFLmGjKF2eWs4Nz5T3reZBD9mEZi5nldNGhmZC6EYwknRRHZN70KTpz3Kv9AAN8/s400/20090704_257.JPG" /></a>You are always a good sport.......<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_FOS_-Hi1pyguUPEHSqA8kxTrrmkTjLalyEAzDI5gW6nmWcg8nj3fPhVFKKmAuBA5a1bl3NJe_FODms4Hr1ZOpKog8clg26ZVQoRRuPN0CaEnIbqayB6xab91XZhloTEnmmW/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+161.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420678863830427458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_FOS_-Hi1pyguUPEHSqA8kxTrrmkTjLalyEAzDI5gW6nmWcg8nj3fPhVFKKmAuBA5a1bl3NJe_FODms4Hr1ZOpKog8clg26ZVQoRRuPN0CaEnIbqayB6xab91XZhloTEnmmW/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+161.jpg" /></a><br />.....and I love you, oh so much.</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy Anniversary to the man of my dreams.<br /></span>xoxo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-25955357647324803552009-12-24T10:00:00.001-08:002009-12-24T10:03:57.334-08:00Merry Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_G0v44sH6idXa-gJuX-Zb1v-in-mLpJa10QgGeSKUMxc4WR-NQ_avFF8HZBabN38rTN8vn5muJ1dP3nXJP9uFSLWdnbIcJxmhqjahiE-SF_Ltov05KYSkvgZM8EPPuBVD6EL/s1600-h/Christmas+lights+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418864544058694866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_G0v44sH6idXa-gJuX-Zb1v-in-mLpJa10QgGeSKUMxc4WR-NQ_avFF8HZBabN38rTN8vn5muJ1dP3nXJP9uFSLWdnbIcJxmhqjahiE-SF_Ltov05KYSkvgZM8EPPuBVD6EL/s400/Christmas+lights+010.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">From my 4 ( and a couple of extra cool kids too)<br /><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Have a Blessed CHRISTmas.</span></em></div><div align="center">xoxo</div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-87019562131958220462009-11-07T15:17:00.000-08:002009-11-08T11:41:33.953-08:00Randomness is good, isn't it?<div align="center">Cause thats what this post is!!<br /><br />Everyone here is sick - so why not try to get in a quick blog post, since were all<br />sitting (read: laying) around here doing nothing....<br /><br /><a href="http://s526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/?action=view&current=justalotoffun018-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/justalotoffun018-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />My 4 awesome kiddos.<br />Oldest daughter cracks me up....she so like me it's scary.....<br />uh oh.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://s526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/?action=view&current=Turkey09090.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/Turkey09090.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Heres a taste of farm life for all you city dwellers......big ol ugly Tom Turkey.<br />As soon as we would come near him, he would get all<br />foofed up an strut his stuff. He was quite comical.<br />But Tom had a purpose....oh yes he did...... </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://s526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/?action=view&current=Turkey09095.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/Turkey09095.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Thanksgiving!!<br />mmmhmmmm...<br />This actually kinda grossed me out - he filled up<br />my entire sink!<br />Yikes.<br />He would be too big to fit into my oven, so we ended up<br />making ground turkey out of this.<br />(I was going to show you an after pic......but uh, lets not...)<br />Instead., lets go to this.....<br /><br /><a href="http://s526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/?action=view&current=thefairandsomefun068.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc343/mkgundy4/thefairandsomefun068.jpg" /></a><br /><br />True beauty.<br />(I want her perfect skin!!)<br />What a doll.<br />She is such a joy. All 4 of my kids are such joy to my heart.<br />I love being a mama......(and being married to that handsome dude of mine too...)<br />*~*~*<br />Hope you all are well.<br />Be blessed.<br />xoxo</div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-73492334620072447502009-10-28T10:58:00.000-07:002009-10-28T21:26:16.233-07:00Well Hello there !!!<div align="center">......thinking that I might try to get back into blogging a bit more - I have NO idea how I could possibly tell you each and every big and little thing (blessings) that have been going on in our lives....<br />....we would be here a long, long, long, long time.</div><div align="center">That wouldn't be much fun now would it?<br /><br />Let me say that this family is doing <em>wonderful!<br /></em>Sure, there are the ups and downs......by my God is <strong><em>always</em></strong> there, no matter what!<br />I am so grateful.<br />*~*~*<br />Just some fun, random pictures coming up from a September camping trip~<br />(one of the many perks of homeschooling!!)<br />My 4 precious kiddos....it was fun to watch them giggling and chatting away....<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsFu6fGp8WRIezytnLvyEvPnIgdgI80zFDoBNOE-fde3sOsMVVykC4Ji4WR8MzP6SBJqJbHdnLXizlYQDyc37UqDsOAetQyoO8IgNm1jn-PUBGhefuKAQuPgbHTb_Pi9X3xDo/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+185.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397864225071982626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsFu6fGp8WRIezytnLvyEvPnIgdgI80zFDoBNOE-fde3sOsMVVykC4Ji4WR8MzP6SBJqJbHdnLXizlYQDyc37UqDsOAetQyoO8IgNm1jn-PUBGhefuKAQuPgbHTb_Pi9X3xDo/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+185.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a> .....and of course, never, ever, ever, ever, completely NEVER a<br />dull moment; they wanted to get action shots of each one of them<br />trying to get air off a sand dune.<br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Haylie's</span> jump...</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKGjoHF_knXOq28s0RPKUnRh8PCFwLOwZgWoK4RjU2-HNlq88tGQw76GJLWXgVYg2O1gaepN3GwrUNmolbfiWpyVNb37NffRn8fUCFhOmiBmQIBMixK-bHysgkmlZh5srwRiM/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+173.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397862790819850242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKGjoHF_knXOq28s0RPKUnRh8PCFwLOwZgWoK4RjU2-HNlq88tGQw76GJLWXgVYg2O1gaepN3GwrUNmolbfiWpyVNb37NffRn8fUCFhOmiBmQIBMixK-bHysgkmlZh5srwRiM/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+173.jpg" /></a> Luke trying his hardest.....<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397862784749266162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tEZrdUDEsCvz-MtJGnTQBfX3VEOu_OUNhvS2h80AqSPtMUM4FDjQsiB8OgN6OXeezuaZlIOZaSUfHZpzUtBATUSTJcV-n6KdfxE4Tapz9yKtYj2Z3ha8vCuV-FcWcNUzsGIK/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+170.jpg" /><br />.....and then <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">theres</span> poor Miss Ellie -seems like gravity won out on her before she<br />ever had a chance!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXcJKa3HL51Ri5XEkTTgajf01rAidiCkH1jkKEqE9O2T7bhDIFvETAZNPge9oDMUfqpx0jc-qqQJ_JMlrJgCLQoULvs0zjCPNtTtxyf5ys3BirI3vbA7lzjmyGM2TkUUSO5CE/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+169.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397862775734418930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXcJKa3HL51Ri5XEkTTgajf01rAidiCkH1jkKEqE9O2T7bhDIFvETAZNPge9oDMUfqpx0jc-qqQJ_JMlrJgCLQoULvs0zjCPNtTtxyf5ys3BirI3vbA7lzjmyGM2TkUUSO5CE/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+169.jpg" /></a><br />Jacob kicked <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">hiney</span>, if you will.......<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hwZOB3YFaxvLcMjZ2etZ7RgxasBulY6NONtg1Q-jf7nc1DPl5DxZgnqf_YTMa8vE3E7yvM53kn6wXaQz43l-8DpJODzWl-oAtLo-QPrG5M9ks8Fy_rfS2dvFDhekAPobLBGb/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+168.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397862769891166706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hwZOB3YFaxvLcMjZ2etZ7RgxasBulY6NONtg1Q-jf7nc1DPl5DxZgnqf_YTMa8vE3E7yvM53kn6wXaQz43l-8DpJODzWl-oAtLo-QPrG5M9ks8Fy_rfS2dvFDhekAPobLBGb/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+168.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ellie is such a treasure. (as are all 4 of my kids!) Adoption is SO amazing...<br />Hey, I have a great idea....<br />lets do it again??!!!<br />(did you hear me Lord??)<br />**smiles**<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I love you Father.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwRCfkhitpj68aW9i_fvX_1UJPbrZwmgYPPIfUcw5WNFNDP75swvUJGCh-kNzCAIo7mbwgpO1nJA8m9WbhrbMpwc4rcc8ejPhIs2N8OiNVr7GJKbsq803qzJW6Ry8Udf9Oxxo/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+175.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397862762481771234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwRCfkhitpj68aW9i_fvX_1UJPbrZwmgYPPIfUcw5WNFNDP75swvUJGCh-kNzCAIo7mbwgpO1nJA8m9WbhrbMpwc4rcc8ejPhIs2N8OiNVr7GJKbsq803qzJW6Ry8Udf9Oxxo/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+175.jpg" /></a><br />Anyhow ~ yes.....Ellie is still the worshipper-sing-at-the<br />top-of-the-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ol</span>-lungs kind of kid!<br />Love it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1HyiMuQDxKWcJ0uIwHtgf8vJ5mXQ2cdvf3nrlT4mtSWyexmwLkG3c2SK-0OB5e0MD9LwsZTPDCLNi4irtnEVcNJfzoAG-FDOzFDgP5FPQp-xVqkJNGzM8wQyOz6tUh0lzkQc/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+162.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397860786580999186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1HyiMuQDxKWcJ0uIwHtgf8vJ5mXQ2cdvf3nrlT4mtSWyexmwLkG3c2SK-0OB5e0MD9LwsZTPDCLNi4irtnEVcNJfzoAG-FDOzFDgP5FPQp-xVqkJNGzM8wQyOz6tUh0lzkQc/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+162.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Oh my, oh my, oh my.......and here is my MAIN SQUEEZE!!<br />Oh, how I LOVE this guy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVp4s1G8MBQacx16faxyICnx-Ivev2aIgUXewwqIRR6MSeAmNL6MiJupDNXzg9zoHzSpqTLwSPQucJdL5k4MnoU9kzUkURQPyhjgXeInZBejgRWUN1H_MJ6aqakAYWoV08Vtk/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+158.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397860779979494802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVp4s1G8MBQacx16faxyICnx-Ivev2aIgUXewwqIRR6MSeAmNL6MiJupDNXzg9zoHzSpqTLwSPQucJdL5k4MnoU9kzUkURQPyhjgXeInZBejgRWUN1H_MJ6aqakAYWoV08Vtk/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+158.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />uh yea. So, you know how all these blogger are like the most<br />amazing photographers, and they can capture these amazing pictures<br />of their kids and such????<br />Well,<br />not me.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwVX0cTxhvBrKsgNn2aqDHhAb7n4rwsUPgObtH4zfyT5w0DK8_SqSQGtbetjb-QyP72jEDWvpnkW9fpvH7znCxCXGYCwhhHTmXG1KwXMJ5Av2BpNRN4SWX2D551id4UUFbQ1r/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397860774057163122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwVX0cTxhvBrKsgNn2aqDHhAb7n4rwsUPgObtH4zfyT5w0DK8_SqSQGtbetjb-QyP72jEDWvpnkW9fpvH7znCxCXGYCwhhHTmXG1KwXMJ5Av2BpNRN4SWX2D551id4UUFbQ1r/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+093.jpg" /></a><br />Oh well. I try!<br /><br /><br /><br />This was the evil chipmunk...can you see his beady eye??<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnhc0uPibuRTFyKGZwM4IHzsIsyaD3SsBkx-Hv0EjjbcPHamfJjw9FPLWtGS1d1DS8xMD_bELVVA68BW8lL5LDRugdUuzyyCwbyuyB4hmt4kkvOuxbeLPtWlLb9DmaSXNG31q/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397860766312585938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnhc0uPibuRTFyKGZwM4IHzsIsyaD3SsBkx-Hv0EjjbcPHamfJjw9FPLWtGS1d1DS8xMD_bELVVA68BW8lL5LDRugdUuzyyCwbyuyB4hmt4kkvOuxbeLPtWlLb9DmaSXNG31q/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+083.jpg" /></a> Little bugger.<br /><br />Speaking of little buggers; aren't these two a crack up?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H0xN3QnL4QxiEzbpxGmg_oeNO3gfHx4EMcB6ClemfSNQpjmZyCGJP8rjDUe9QdUKqArMAGhcFXQv5KU79Gguu5w0ybFpSTuQx9efnYeXeAF5trlro-nrm_wutjlrY2sXkAxL/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397860761822340306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H0xN3QnL4QxiEzbpxGmg_oeNO3gfHx4EMcB6ClemfSNQpjmZyCGJP8rjDUe9QdUKqArMAGhcFXQv5KU79Gguu5w0ybFpSTuQx9efnYeXeAF5trlro-nrm_wutjlrY2sXkAxL/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+078.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />And once again, last but not least - the love of my life........<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoXZxrgnX1lhjwIsDBcR1z5IeuoDN_CajOmuBtK4K0ketR19MgCynlBz0ek99WIXue6XpzmAJE-yL7Hp27DqOlWLdDsKry0w8JFar73iUkivaBrqK5Bzcg5VUuWZSbC0vOebs/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397714319862078418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoXZxrgnX1lhjwIsDBcR1z5IeuoDN_CajOmuBtK4K0ketR19MgCynlBz0ek99WIXue6XpzmAJE-yL7Hp27DqOlWLdDsKry0w8JFar73iUkivaBrqK5Bzcg5VUuWZSbC0vOebs/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+043.jpg" /></a><br />and me!<br />(hey...does this picture make my rear look big?<br />Cause, you know, we wouldn't want a rear-looking<br />big kind of picture for all to see, now would we?)<br />Because......<br />THIS GIRL HAS LOST 25+ POUNDS BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />Sing it with me;<br />oh yea<br />uh huh<br />oh yea<br />uh huh<br /></div><div>......more on that excitement later...<br />Blessings ~<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-36830285915185175752009-10-02T11:21:00.000-07:002009-10-02T11:25:28.566-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc-Id0ycSFkEhie36SbBP8-FFKVjVpfsj7GUSYb2OTEDVaTnKS5NKaYD7cO06X662iUCUTkaooiWvsb3Ta_Q4L0OjTTZdn-DIBGv0q6KZDPSsAtg99-bGJSBkf6hpAqIyn3bW/s1600-h/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388070205483144162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc-Id0ycSFkEhie36SbBP8-FFKVjVpfsj7GUSYb2OTEDVaTnKS5NKaYD7cO06X662iUCUTkaooiWvsb3Ta_Q4L0OjTTZdn-DIBGv0q6KZDPSsAtg99-bGJSBkf6hpAqIyn3bW/s400/beach+trip+(+haylie+)+063.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">We're still here !!</div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-72986714859166849292009-06-06T13:47:00.000-07:002009-06-06T14:01:32.044-07:00Consider it all Joy....<div align="center"><em>We are alive.........</em><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTDIW09IV7IfTGsjTqb_MkfbvmrqaPDkSklYbtkgPHk_m_dLfE6JSFq5Tkxp6uuNSOpaDdM60mxu6eDVVTnyYMxHvqCRXU4Vt3_BpGXfwvOwOSm-3hoMh_1gcsKkDTW-SsqrP/s1600-h/IMG_0456.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344321128382592562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTDIW09IV7IfTGsjTqb_MkfbvmrqaPDkSklYbtkgPHk_m_dLfE6JSFq5Tkxp6uuNSOpaDdM60mxu6eDVVTnyYMxHvqCRXU4Vt3_BpGXfwvOwOSm-3hoMh_1gcsKkDTW-SsqrP/s400/IMG_0456.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>....<em>Well......</em><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8hvJrW2Dyz5BovjBGkohf8xmoR7WExVPmPJnAahAdafomRPPAhFJc849LPhyIAgUe9o-e3oa26MhqqkP9XtoD2ysYFTYWTPAGKUGn282R-3VGY4GEVphsXAbNku6l5U_C2sF/s1600-h/IMG_0381.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344321123300048162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8hvJrW2Dyz5BovjBGkohf8xmoR7WExVPmPJnAahAdafomRPPAhFJc849LPhyIAgUe9o-e3oa26MhqqkP9XtoD2ysYFTYWTPAGKUGn282R-3VGY4GEVphsXAbNku6l5U_C2sF/s400/IMG_0381.JPG" /></a> ...<em>and Wonderful !!!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvcG7VhfE7MTLZcR-9wnFW5gDB97SEYerrtiPyTSwG57a8l9lcpFnTbIC21exSSrUhFyLnGRFQMEWmAE4Gab77NX0vtLjMWVkM-0waObFUiI8P0wXHc2eGe_Gp1xedVug5q3G/s1600-h/IMG_0394.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344319210534989074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvcG7VhfE7MTLZcR-9wnFW5gDB97SEYerrtiPyTSwG57a8l9lcpFnTbIC21exSSrUhFyLnGRFQMEWmAE4Gab77NX0vtLjMWVkM-0waObFUiI8P0wXHc2eGe_Gp1xedVug5q3G/s400/IMG_0394.JPG" /></a><br /><em>I'm still around - thanks for not giving up on me and my little<br />'<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ol</span> blog !<br />I promise I'll try to be a better blogger.<br />(maybe)</em><br /><em>ha ha......!!</em><br /><em>Love to you all.</em><br /><em>So many Joys to share :</em><br /><em>my amazing husband<br />our 4 incredible kiddos<br />a life purposefully lived in contentment and Joy in all I do.....</em><br /><em>*~*~*</em><br /><em>What Joys do you have to share?</em><br /><em></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings ~</em><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28514227.post-84906219333575423162009-04-03T12:17:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:18:57.351-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiV04nTpWzfDkIVtKKUZqjAROGOZpyPfNFIPCmMY-a6gXc5ipzLpqNZ77eO2Yu67AkgGBnZoEiYXVSMgkuetTTECCnuayeOt0UMyCwK5AgEEQr3NiGXwWR3YZiTmtMGCQGx_C/s1600-h/life-1-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320546670843571314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 66px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCiV04nTpWzfDkIVtKKUZqjAROGOZpyPfNFIPCmMY-a6gXc5ipzLpqNZ77eO2Yu67AkgGBnZoEiYXVSMgkuetTTECCnuayeOt0UMyCwK5AgEEQr3NiGXwWR3YZiTmtMGCQGx_C/s400/life-1-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> Credit : God.<br /></div>Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04870622906570955324noreply@blogger.com10