tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87017611515552708152024-02-06T21:34:20.167-08:00.grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-49530429689132936822011-02-21T20:15:00.000-08:002011-02-21T20:37:29.725-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">There have been lots of emotions and feelings surfacing the last couple of days. Love, fear, compassion, fury, annoyance, happiness, joy, giddiness, relief, worry, gratitude, and hope, to name a few. It isn't natural to watch your child lay in a hospital bed. Every instinct is to want to make it better, and your hands are tied. You have to trust others to know what is best for your baby. Can they possibly know how to take care of your baby?<br /><br />Though there have been some scary moments, things are looking up, and gratitude is the over-riding emotion of the day. God is in His heaven. He knows our needs. He knows. <br /><br />Sorry if this is dramatic. But the situation has been a little dramatic. There have been some silver linings, though. I've spent about 15 hours of quality one-on-one time with my daughter in the last 2 days, during which time we have managed to laugh and have some hysterical moments. Life is good. <br /><br />{And P.S. the fury and annoyance were not directed at my sweet patient. Inefficiencies and incompetence are just not acceptable when so much hangs in the balance. Grr.}<br /></span></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-54620814456368920642011-02-15T22:51:00.000-08:002011-02-15T23:08:58.661-08:00Day of Typing<div style="text-align: center;">It doesn't seem like<br />it should take<br />so much<br />time.<br />Really, it is just a folder<br />with info in it.<br />Problem:<br />Info is hard<br />to track<br />down<br />sometimes. And<br />I wanted the<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">best</span> info for<br />my peeps.<br />And decisions are hard<br />{for me}<br />to make. Like<br />really, really hard.<br />I think about<br />how they<br />are going to affect<br />everyone, and<br />what might be<br />better, and what will<br />be worse,<br />and who will<br />get mad.<br />Ha Ha.<br /> What were<br />they thinking<br />when they<br />asked me<br />to be<br />Stake Camp<br />Director?<br />I'm decision challenged.<br />I'm not a camper.<br />I don't really relish the spotlight.<br />I'm not the rah-rah type.<br />BUT<br />I love Young Women.<br />I have a testimony<br />of their worth.<br />And their goodness.<br />So I will try not to whine.<br />And I will type away.<br />I'm a Believer!<br /><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-783445179880158492011-02-14T06:20:00.000-08:002011-02-14T06:54:40.538-08:00Day of Love<div style="text-align: center;">On this, the day o' love, I thought it would be appropriate to return to the blogging world to express some of the love o' my heart. In no particular order:<br /><br />I love that when I open my blog, it isn't horrifically purple. Thanks, Holly, for the re-design.<br />I love her. <br />I love living.<br />I love my family.<br />I love Valentine's Day.<br />I especially love my Valentine.<br />I love flowers.<br />I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ.<br />I love late night/after date chats.<br />I love random acts of kindness.<br />I love Sunday dinner.<br />I love 70 degree weather.<br />I love 80 degree weather.<br />I even love 90 degree weather.<br />I love rain.<br />I love light.<br />I love cute shoes.<br />I love digging around in the dirt.<br />I love wandering around in the plant nursery.<br />I love babies.<br />I love old people.<br />I love smiles.<br />I love hugs.<br />I love orderliness.<br />I love reading.<br />I love having grandchildren.<br />I love pie.<br />I love music.<br />I love hooded sweatshirts.<br />I love the scriptures.<br />I love my sisters.<br />I love my parents.<br />I love all my relatives, come to think of it!<br />I love blue skies & sunshine.<br />I love mountains & canyons.<br />I love sitting around a fire.<br />I love birthdays.<br />I love my neighbors.<br />I love freedom.<br />I love having friends.<br />I love going out to lunch (oh, and dinner and breakfast.)<br />I love having a plan.<br />I love hot soup on a cold day.<br />I love cookies.<br />I love color.<br /><br />I love thinking about the things I love. It makes me grateful for my life just how it is. How could I be so lucky? With all the ups and downs and knowns and unknowns, I have a lot to love. Happy Valentine's Day! Have a LOVE-ly one.<br /><br /><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-46754665633522428542010-10-08T19:07:00.000-07:002010-10-09T15:59:47.919-07:00LettersDear Honest/Nice/Beloved Lady at Michael's,<br /><br />Thank you for turning in my wallet today when you found it in the shopping cart. You restored/strengthened my confidence in the human race.<br /><br />Grateful Airhead<br /><br />Dear Monk,<br /><br />Even though you are no longer making new episodes, I just ran into a re-run of you on TV. Even though I didn't watch you faithfully, I kinda miss your quirky self. You remind me of a<span style="font-style: italic;"> very exaggerated</span> me. I can relate just enough to make me laugh. And hyper-ventilate a little.<br /><br />An Anxious Fan<br /><br />Dear Garbage Man,<br /><br />You came just a little too early this morning. I was in the process of depositing all of the debris from the big storm earlier in the week into the black barrel when you showed up. I put out what I had finished. I continued cleaning up and nearly filled the barrel again. Realizing you hadn't come to the houses across the street, I rolled it over there and in a few minutes you picked up my garbage again. That is what I call getting my taxpayer's money's worth. Much obliged.<br /><br /> Citizen Clod<br /><br />Dear Vogue Pattern,<br /><br />You are kind of making me crazy. I approached you with confidence, but you are not nice. Who on earth designed you, anyway? An overachiever with way too much creative energy who was trying too hard, that's who. Seriously. Get a grip. Be normal.<br /><br />Frustrated<br /><br />Dear Pumpkin on My Porch,<br /><br />Your twinkling goodness pretty much makes my Halloween.<br /><br />Forever Yours<br /><br />Dear Valley Fever,<br /><br />We've had quite a ride, you and I. It is time to be done. Take your scars, pack your little fungi, and get out of town. K? K. I want me back. <br /><br />Clodhoppergrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-55761275493070376592010-04-05T21:50:00.001-07:002010-04-05T22:52:33.317-07:00Underwear for the HouseI hate buying underwear for my house. You know, those items that nobody really sees, but they sustain and support the workings of the house. Things like appliances, roofs, water heaters, hoses, sprinkler repair parts, mattresses, plumbing, electrical, lawnmowers, trimmers, printers, computers, air conditioners, etc. etc. The list is endless. Endless, I tell you.<br /><br />Today my washer died. RIP washer. You have washed about a million thousand bazillion loads for me over the last 12 years. Your almond colored goodness doesn't owe me a single penny. And yet, you are underwear. Now dead underwear. And you failed me. And I had to go buy more underwear tonight.<br /><br />We had to replace your helpmate (dryer) several months ago. At least you can go to laundry heaven and be together. And my underwear will at least match again! It's been bugging me, a white dryer and an almond washer. Bugging. Hardcore. But that's how much I hate buying underwear. I waited till you made that unearthly noise this morning so as to avoid buying more underwear than I absolutely needed.<br /><br />You served me well, you little almond beauty. If my new underwear serves me as well as you did, I'll be almost 70 when I have to toddle down to the store and buy more.<br /><br />Now THAT is a horrid thought.grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-10880106564730221972010-04-04T21:04:00.000-07:002010-04-04T21:46:09.773-07:00Just Sayin'A few random facts about the last several weeks:<br /><br />I love when family visits. I have a really hard time washing the finger prints off the french doors when they are gone. It is like a little part of them is still here.<br /><br />Eric is married. Is this possible? Apparently it is, because...he is! I feel so blessed to have such a son and that he chose such a wife! Here's to happily ever after!<br /><br />After a 34 year break from academia, I entered the arena to finish the degree I started many.many.moons.ago. I shared this information with very few people as I was terrified I would not succeed. I never was a good test taker, and let's just say I haven't improved much, and that my *forgetter* is much healthier than my *rememberer*. BUT......I got an A, I got an A, I got an A! <br /><br />It mystifies me why I still care about grades. Seriously, am I headed for grad school? Are my parents going to get mad if I don't get a good grade? Um, no. I just need to pass. Could someone remind me of this when I'm stressing about the next one?<br /><br />Speaking of stress, the most stressful section of my class was the section on stress management. <br />Is there something wrong with this picture (or this one-credit-hour, way-too-much-work class?)<br /><br />I loved conference. So much. Can't wait to re-listen and re-read. I needed it. <br /><br />We were sitting in the rocking chairs on the porch tonight and it was that perfect temperature where you can't even feel the air. So peaceful. There were two huge bumblebees in the flowers in front of us. One black and one yellow. They didn't seem to like each other, and the yellow one liked the snapdragons and the black one liked the petunias. Is this odd? I want to know why.<br /><br />I love eating on the patio.<br /><br />I still don't like cats. <br /><br />I do, however, really kind of like lizards. They are sort of my backyard buddies. But I don't touch them. Ick.<br /><br />I want to work a puzzle. I was going to this afternoon but alas, I cooked dinner. Apparently the need to feed was more pressing.<br /><br />I screamed out loud the other day when I walked into a room and the cardboard cutout we got of Ryan for the wedding was staring at me. To say I was startled is, well, an understatement.<br /><br />I soaked my fingers in bleach the morning of Eric's wedding. Hahahah. True statement.<br /><br />I have 738 hairs on my head. If one of them isn't doing its job, I'm having a bad hair day. Is it really true that every hair of our head will be restored? I do hope so, I really do.<br /><br />My computer turns itself off every little while. Annoying, but true. I think I shall publish before I lose this priceless gem.grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-77192875643396482132010-02-11T21:08:00.000-08:002010-02-11T22:20:50.729-08:00Spring Has Sprung<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLD1RFDiR58l_zd2R_bx7YJCOy5_5BxX3Op5vmzhlUPRaVobxmSuJTGeIllkG2PmpEL18wWgkEdoidhT2nW5jsoAZVChU18-6sB-e-yJ3MyojnU2N3qHuDxGLL8bFMhV2VBBXakNpKQ/s1600-h/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLD1RFDiR58l_zd2R_bx7YJCOy5_5BxX3Op5vmzhlUPRaVobxmSuJTGeIllkG2PmpEL18wWgkEdoidhT2nW5jsoAZVChU18-6sB-e-yJ3MyojnU2N3qHuDxGLL8bFMhV2VBBXakNpKQ/s320/IMG_0181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437227740854868930" border="0" /></a>Last week this adorable child<br />had a *sleep-over*<br />at Granny's house.<br />We spent some time out<br />on the swings and running around<br />in the lush, green grass.<br />We discovered<br />that Spring has Sprung!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnR4D6Mu5muHJjR8frIH5DFMqjpiyHz_fSJJ2jSP0n996Wcvy6cKSYstDHcL8L-QrTaaEwewAbloek2ms2h_M_vfAHtrlUYKU2dN6A26D4tHPWVFvlISYC9u_eGWM8pUMBxNMSZvPPg/s1600-h/IMG_0176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnR4D6Mu5muHJjR8frIH5DFMqjpiyHz_fSJJ2jSP0n996Wcvy6cKSYstDHcL8L-QrTaaEwewAbloek2ms2h_M_vfAHtrlUYKU2dN6A26D4tHPWVFvlISYC9u_eGWM8pUMBxNMSZvPPg/s320/IMG_0176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437227437945759922" border="0" /></a><br />We found that popcorn is indeed<br />popping on the apple tree!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4OajEEKW0nU13PrDr5_aoCGsPDUGZvInUU7K6vxoh4TRRBu90cNkkQzxU1Kh_6Ii5Yh3IBXXAKO2MlXlqty5uSEa_D3QqXm5NoyNHe3WRlCkNtPC-_0AEbxe9nRZ2KxNy5Uq2joXzQ/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4OajEEKW0nU13PrDr5_aoCGsPDUGZvInUU7K6vxoh4TRRBu90cNkkQzxU1Kh_6Ii5Yh3IBXXAKO2MlXlqty5uSEa_D3QqXm5NoyNHe3WRlCkNtPC-_0AEbxe9nRZ2KxNy5Uq2joXzQ/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437227095808507058" border="0" /></a><br />Eve learned that these are<br />petunias...and that soon<br />{if Mr. Sunshine ever lingers long enough}<br />they will be covered with many<br />more blossoms. She also<br />learned how to<br />deadhead.<br />She learned how the dead<br />blooms look only a <span style="font-style: italic;">little</span> different<br />than the blooms that<br />are getting ready<br />to unfold.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKh81PblNJAXBLeJ9hn-0pdiKJ4nG1QGUBmDaKcapjjmTgXqWeQFQayiTTCSCnDqmLU5u2uxg-zbI63EsuPRsimf5VRlgbzI5zqZWT3G__zB4A7iI7PVQ1HAq-MRB-UKf2MtxgmTdUQ/s1600-h/IMG_0185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKh81PblNJAXBLeJ9hn-0pdiKJ4nG1QGUBmDaKcapjjmTgXqWeQFQayiTTCSCnDqmLU5u2uxg-zbI63EsuPRsimf5VRlgbzI5zqZWT3G__zB4A7iI7PVQ1HAq-MRB-UKf2MtxgmTdUQ/s320/IMG_0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437226342693083586" border="0" /></a><br />She learned that pansies<br />have faces and evoke<br />special memories of<br />*my* grandparents<br />...and my mom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K-XqfxJCc_XflLy3Y7RublcQvorO27tI2zdSG2WZn-yxKa7IlcgM3frVS4islqQ5tfbN5ZFXrT_L2i5ZyNnfy1VmpANN2xmTgHxCCXyLD6oKJ-aEPdi3bnRg2IW1zmbyUrQy6SpTJg/s1600-h/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K-XqfxJCc_XflLy3Y7RublcQvorO27tI2zdSG2WZn-yxKa7IlcgM3frVS4islqQ5tfbN5ZFXrT_L2i5ZyNnfy1VmpANN2xmTgHxCCXyLD6oKJ-aEPdi3bnRg2IW1zmbyUrQy6SpTJg/s320/IMG_0180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437228451447531794" border="0" /></a><br />She thinks that snapdragons<br />have silly names.<br />{She should hear Maggie, our<br />GPS navigator voice, pronounce<br />snapdragon. She says it<br />snap drag on with<br />great emphasis on<br />the "on." We know this<br />because there is a<br />street in Colorado Springs<br />named Snapdragon. Isn't that<br />a lovely street name?}<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPCjW8POQ6s4Kr_NYVb-Wjyt5vMVLqtUewrG0ZDDdpnjPq28vf-McUmqiT_lITwxsQvw5jEQ9p0tBzJSJhoTr3pps-ZN0YgvdGWN84fq7onEQIDmXBH3zNRWtqjSMNBNvV_KQSRJOMQ/s1600-h/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPCjW8POQ6s4Kr_NYVb-Wjyt5vMVLqtUewrG0ZDDdpnjPq28vf-McUmqiT_lITwxsQvw5jEQ9p0tBzJSJhoTr3pps-ZN0YgvdGWN84fq7onEQIDmXBH3zNRWtqjSMNBNvV_KQSRJOMQ/s320/IMG_0186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437226117948870898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And she learned that my personal<br />favorite pot at the moment<br />would have to be<br />these violas.<br />Spring personified.<br /><br />Love you Eve.<br />Thanks for playing<br />in my garden. <br /><br />Love,<br />Granny<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-11648817280767385362010-01-27T19:38:00.000-08:002010-01-27T21:14:01.885-08:00The Corduroy Couch<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Long, long ago<br />we purchased a velvet,<br /> striped couch. Our<br />very.first.couch.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It was approximately<br />1980-ish and<br />we had lived in our</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">house for a couple<br />of years. {We bought</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">a piano first, and it was alone in<br />our living room for quite some time.}<br /><br />This couch graced our living<br />room for many a year.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We also bought two of<br />these hogs to go with it.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2dOYqXDsnQVEcke_RrGi0MwLHC9aNqTLgVy4NB52DLFUFvOg_gW1zRuIprQhTSe-Ve0ESp8asYdfIJsUg3CW8rd39UxPGHknqMUwYsJqgPN_OM46eYC2FnGOosr_DgtYSVpMY9ypBA/s1600-h/IMG_0108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2dOYqXDsnQVEcke_RrGi0MwLHC9aNqTLgVy4NB52DLFUFvOg_gW1zRuIprQhTSe-Ve0ESp8asYdfIJsUg3CW8rd39UxPGHknqMUwYsJqgPN_OM46eYC2FnGOosr_DgtYSVpMY9ypBA/s320/IMG_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431636451039619186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">{You know you are jealous.}<br /><br />One of them still resides<br />in this house. {Hate to admit it,<br />but it is true...the rocker is very loved.}</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This couch has seen<br />a lot of things</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">over the years.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It has lived in<br /> two states, had babies<br />lurping on it, little kids losing<br />legos in it, teenagers<br />losing their keys<br />in it, and probably</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">every kind of candy has<br />found its way between</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">the cushions.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The corduroy couch {as it has<br />affectionately been named} has<br />been in Dixon Suite #5<br />for quite some time and</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">has had various and sundry</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"owners." The poor</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">thing has been mended by<br />hand a time or two, but<br />recently the thread<br />decided it was tired of holding<br />things together, and just gave up.<br />The poor, threadbare fabric</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">is not far behind.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkl-tC9ESSTuinct0T1ZCZhOi_YBRmKIw-RI4q0dHiaq7g0suQP6cW86BX_XZwBz7lkOelodOww8XxtvUa6w1Kd3MxSbAnFJwnxN3Q5hJ6MdO1s6SLh8sawnr4qtGWwrRUnG9fjm7KA/s1600-h/IMG_0105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkl-tC9ESSTuinct0T1ZCZhOi_YBRmKIw-RI4q0dHiaq7g0suQP6cW86BX_XZwBz7lkOelodOww8XxtvUa6w1Kd3MxSbAnFJwnxN3Q5hJ6MdO1s6SLh8sawnr4qtGWwrRUnG9fjm7KA/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431636248725336770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Personally, I've been ready for<br />*quite some time*<br />to show the corduroy<br />couch the door,<br />but when suggested,<br />a barrage of dissent<br />echoes throughout the house.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">One particular girl<br />wants her shot at having the<br />corduroy couch in<br />her room.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />So, this week I dutifully</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">unzipped the cushion covers, removed<br />the cushions, and put the sewing machine<br />through her paces and<br />MENDED</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">the corduroy couch.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4dgStCp6OQAcnXw3PzXyg1kCO573ScX0bvf6rmnMbwSplLqUwnwZrK2ahEjPjA38riTvJ6qBpaaOGIs58k4CcHK8h9mRoBAaCrST_Cx0fG9ja_eIlj4j3vBZ9-67HgZAYWkYbq57Pg/s1600-h/IMG_0106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4dgStCp6OQAcnXw3PzXyg1kCO573ScX0bvf6rmnMbwSplLqUwnwZrK2ahEjPjA38riTvJ6qBpaaOGIs58k4CcHK8h9mRoBAaCrST_Cx0fG9ja_eIlj4j3vBZ9-67HgZAYWkYbq57Pg/s320/IMG_0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431635918631599138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXU_WRG0o642Q_dagLAR6phjk3aYmBQKStcEEEWmjemwMO6vtan8hfEkutIw9AShfp_A2Fa4ykJdYvEaIVbLTOTmO5fUnfB4MBf87zp4QLDwjoDpG0FvhQqX0BfSVAVp7qZOtfrCHiQ/s1600-h/IMG_0107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXU_WRG0o642Q_dagLAR6phjk3aYmBQKStcEEEWmjemwMO6vtan8hfEkutIw9AShfp_A2Fa4ykJdYvEaIVbLTOTmO5fUnfB4MBf87zp4QLDwjoDpG0FvhQqX0BfSVAVp7qZOtfrCHiQ/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431635609284436178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">You know, it doesn't look so<br />bad when it is all<br />cleaned up!<br />The big question now is....<br />Why DID I wait so long????????????<br /></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-91469389614753146962010-01-16T20:03:00.000-08:002010-01-16T20:28:06.139-08:00Mr. Frog<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">So.ho.ho.ho<br />we have a new<br />"rubber chicken."<br />You know, the<br />one we hide in silly places<br />to make people<br />in the family<br />*laugh.*<br /><br />***<br /><br />Well, it isn't really a <span style="font-style: italic;">chicken</span><br />any more, you see.<br /> {The<br />chicken died a smelly<br />death a few<br />months ago.}<br />It is a {rubber} frog.<br />Um, yes,<br />a frog.<br /><br />It has been found in several<br />places around the<br />house already...in<br />my Christmas stocking,<br />Mark's suitcase,<br />Holly's makeup bag,<br />under pillows,<br />in shoes, etc.<br /><br />But today, Holly had<br />the winning<br />{so far}<br />hiding spot for<br />Mr. Frog. I laughed<br />seriously sooooo<br />hard.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXIwr1BRgjQkCxE3NcpxBgQq55-xhi3AkQEOvWK0OcFAKlylLjL9AOARM-C7L_Yo2rY8MbsRWo8L4CtE1QtN-ryi6YcYh5_t2ZwYg_JXiZVaRkmon5Nv8Xz0EQpXWBJTNPzoNavsDNQ/s1600-h/IMG_0037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXIwr1BRgjQkCxE3NcpxBgQq55-xhi3AkQEOvWK0OcFAKlylLjL9AOARM-C7L_Yo2rY8MbsRWo8L4CtE1QtN-ryi6YcYh5_t2ZwYg_JXiZVaRkmon5Nv8Xz0EQpXWBJTNPzoNavsDNQ/s320/IMG_0037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427557548386514098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Who knew opening<br />the fridge could<br />be so much<br />fun?<br /><br />Welcome to the family,<br />Mr. Frog.<br />You made my day.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-50422707137659531082009-12-17T01:38:00.000-08:002009-12-17T01:44:12.490-08:00It is Official!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy8JhxZFYYqcA38yexiWchZuHlHutXQTNaYx_1dbEBesZ2Cef52nuUa-enC6fNbUUZ264JNGxnWlkgjr0a9NaAb4qBd6QKcjaFoAWOi2nfubxHzcHhooTnpyjPzNKDq_EqGKXY2cHtA/s1600-h/IMG_5269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy8JhxZFYYqcA38yexiWchZuHlHutXQTNaYx_1dbEBesZ2Cef52nuUa-enC6fNbUUZ264JNGxnWlkgjr0a9NaAb4qBd6QKcjaFoAWOi2nfubxHzcHhooTnpyjPzNKDq_EqGKXY2cHtA/s320/IMG_5269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416137438977763842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I am happy<br />to announce<br />the engagement<br />of Eric and Jentry.<br /><br />Aren't they the cutest?<br /><br />{We are thrilled.}<br /><br />They're pretty happy too...<br />can you tell?<br /><br />Welcome to the fam, Jen!<br /></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-35767635961859828282009-12-09T18:45:00.000-08:002009-12-09T19:12:45.134-08:00My-Dizzle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FN4585Ie0ND7BY35tryTYG65pJz4yp2gzCEhOuqZZypSwtjs0esL3JJ_8NHurC2djiDXIS-IoBXznQAEcGcJylrg9jey76ZRf2NA-XNJWqaLEhEh8i7wjM2mNGEJCpJCo6PK5dnIlQ/s1600-h/IMG_5256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAzfMBNzlqMSqWkHKwd558jVKuQZnO81SQ_I2GmKZhnRPIJPuUnDXRUe6NoDrz53kyrcclF-fdQ1YCgjz0m2FK5AV-3YGt7UWjEIHWNso8JEdoMPujz41TIUkB0CY1pQ9g84Oihc65A/s320/IMG_5261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413437716490822898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqCeMn3TrixrditjDK-cn7dyErb2EeVrSYioltb5lgoCWGPkGAbQmNHKK3DR3A1ub7uriRi9dS64JihkyfVaG4o5czqG_AtU__oYlklwN0jRafGTZ4kZV5v87IJypmiqp6zWOsuA-fA/s1600-h/IMG_5262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqCeMn3TrixrditjDK-cn7dyErb2EeVrSYioltb5lgoCWGPkGAbQmNHKK3DR3A1ub7uriRi9dS64JihkyfVaG4o5czqG_AtU__oYlklwN0jRafGTZ4kZV5v87IJypmiqp6zWOsuA-fA/s320/IMG_5262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413437705712806370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I forget I have a blog these days.<br />But these pictures made me<br />remember, and resolve to<br />publish.<br />We were very late celebrating<br />{sorry Myron}<br />but we are happy we<br />{finally}<br />got the job done.<br />Happy birthday, Myron.<br />Love you.<br /><br />P.S.<br />Devlin's expressions are<br />pretty entertaining.<br />He loves helping with<br />birthday candles<br />and presents.<br />Can you tell?<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-23843393919619821192009-10-21T10:22:00.000-07:002009-10-21T10:36:09.913-07:00Four Yards<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">What you see here<br />might be <span style="font-style: italic;">four yards</span><br />of "native compost."<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoRSQfkMpTY_cWGm09kfjv0b46eTe1K3gATV2QA7Y4MFzXimX2c5vzgSo2bI1FISwoIB354beiFZw61RFxlCzps5Cc9kUgnnFx5GZWM3ropDO6hXlW1TgYXeK-PsuOCaW0uscjPaLdQ/s1600-h/IMG_5241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoRSQfkMpTY_cWGm09kfjv0b46eTe1K3gATV2QA7Y4MFzXimX2c5vzgSo2bI1FISwoIB354beiFZw61RFxlCzps5Cc9kUgnnFx5GZWM3ropDO6hXlW1TgYXeK-PsuOCaW0uscjPaLdQ/s320/IMG_5241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395106349195438002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">In my humble<br />{yet correct}<br />opinion, it is<br />four yards of<br />hard work.<br /><br />But I know I'll love it<br />when I get it<br />where I want it.<br /><br />BTW, when Chloe watched the<br />giant dump truck<br />unload on our<br />driveway, it was<br />rather upsetting to her.<br />"Oh no, they are going to<br />make a big mess! They<br />are making a <span style="font-style: italic;">very big</span><br />mess!"<br /><br />Truer words were never<br />spoken, Chloe.<br />Very insightful.</span><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-5488608172489847872009-10-13T15:14:00.000-07:002009-10-15T22:39:22.839-07:00Introducing...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VG8ozucPKPH8K5QWR03eTmpt9po1iAMYl_DfulVdZOa9EdpDpm9YyavYucfL_0cJVG4U0e-ASyysrMLSYXPQ1ytHFIDdSmucpVFezHtQYm9qJM3hm7BbmnzsvZp56jGgelEC_7v5qQ/s1600-h/IMG_5215.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >hopper's 'hood</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">a happy place</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">to buy</span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">bibs</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">&</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">burp cloths</span></span><br /><br />Bibs $12<br />Burp Cloths $12<br />OR<br />Mix & Match 2/$20<br /><br />Corduroy*Hand Made*Washable*Snap Closure<br />Cozy*Practical*Chic<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VG8ozucPKPH8K5QWR03eTmpt9po1iAMYl_DfulVdZOa9EdpDpm9YyavYucfL_0cJVG4U0e-ASyysrMLSYXPQ1ytHFIDdSmucpVFezHtQYm9qJM3hm7BbmnzsvZp56jGgelEC_7v5qQ/s1600-h/IMG_5215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VG8ozucPKPH8K5QWR03eTmpt9po1iAMYl_DfulVdZOa9EdpDpm9YyavYucfL_0cJVG4U0e-ASyysrMLSYXPQ1ytHFIDdSmucpVFezHtQYm9qJM3hm7BbmnzsvZp56jGgelEC_7v5qQ/s320/IMG_5215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393063396399425602" border="0" /></a>Bibs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtFl9Sp1NZVtYkyGk9Ng07dByJDTiXEu1R3hzFaYePf391wrLJnKPa87E2fCQ8QetngQ6uFBfmsTBMr2KwbkmqvMEJUbA-cv6fhvTBgskbQeeG45dsgwFPywa_vTtjwEO1GKWmi6lDg/s1600-h/IMG_5216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtFl9Sp1NZVtYkyGk9Ng07dByJDTiXEu1R3hzFaYePf391wrLJnKPa87E2fCQ8QetngQ6uFBfmsTBMr2KwbkmqvMEJUbA-cv6fhvTBgskbQeeG45dsgwFPywa_vTtjwEO1GKWmi6lDg/s320/IMG_5216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393063387631666114" border="0" /></a>Burp Cloths<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVUP_2HvDXC62-UxOz5IXeKwyYump39n2UbMeHnBXjuomSHEdDurNZFzG2c9UQYd0n-ACcCBtBkoh8DSWw2vd_p90XEWwOM5YTEcUaO_YhPhbg5nJrx0JzkVm2dMIo_H68Q76Q1bcNg/s1600-h/IMG_5217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVUP_2HvDXC62-UxOz5IXeKwyYump39n2UbMeHnBXjuomSHEdDurNZFzG2c9UQYd0n-ACcCBtBkoh8DSWw2vd_p90XEWwOM5YTEcUaO_YhPhbg5nJrx0JzkVm2dMIo_H68Q76Q1bcNg/s320/IMG_5217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393063371364328082" border="0" /></a>Mix & Match<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm-_SVTL3uabgU7SSsj6G91o_zA0pu7uSajKE0Hj0Co9Yxu62Lu8OVHRKrKRwGIzZlW3G0rNb3E9EUCzPuoo53CPREiJGz_gxQRmk_VxZNFxYJZZZpiA9mHdg9NqBPVu5ZnQrkL1IoA/s1600-h/IMG_5227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm-_SVTL3uabgU7SSsj6G91o_zA0pu7uSajKE0Hj0Co9Yxu62Lu8OVHRKrKRwGIzZlW3G0rNb3E9EUCzPuoo53CPREiJGz_gxQRmk_VxZNFxYJZZZpiA9mHdg9NqBPVu5ZnQrkL1IoA/s320/IMG_5227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393063357585352658" border="0" /></a>And there's lots more<br />where they<br />came from!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkzBqhrvZzf4lcQI-9f3AIfs1bKWMK_bhichaybT8rT4rYe-wEfsyquoKww1kjB57zoc_un-T3eZwNqrMxBrb2QU6HOWmR2XVwa7Rru7PGfT4PU1Jb4lsF2KVn9fwctV2lkMjkcWhZQ/s1600-h/Iris+Bib.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkzBqhrvZzf4lcQI-9f3AIfs1bKWMK_bhichaybT8rT4rYe-wEfsyquoKww1kjB57zoc_un-T3eZwNqrMxBrb2QU6HOWmR2XVwa7Rru7PGfT4PU1Jb4lsF2KVn9fwctV2lkMjkcWhZQ/s320/Iris+Bib.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393050892303526386" border="0" /></a>My favorite way<br />to display...<br /> worn with style<br />by my<br />adorable<br />girlies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeuqeMFNyyMJef6W-U2i9hE7RZk2_ORHmYzRLSE3yh5vHvQimpwBHzRbne8KXwb9oOQ6OunHlW58ibOG-tThAWH6fucWj0G6Qg0Ju55qUHdatRAc0CU4hHy9kjHbL8DygFv4W5pEquA/s1600-h/IMG_5235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeuqeMFNyyMJef6W-U2i9hE7RZk2_ORHmYzRLSE3yh5vHvQimpwBHzRbne8KXwb9oOQ6OunHlW58ibOG-tThAWH6fucWj0G6Qg0Ju55qUHdatRAc0CU4hHy9kjHbL8DygFv4W5pEquA/s320/IMG_5235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393063343332529938" border="0" /></a><br />let me know if you are interested...<br />just send me an email order<br />claudia@ilovefreedom.com<br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-69064649156027285132009-09-11T08:45:00.000-07:002009-10-13T10:33:18.829-07:00I Have A Few Questions<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUFMczPc9PBayykgf5GMh7jYgouQpy237hwu8L8B3o-aPPgXXFNddDX28tMf31IcwfQJTLeNgafiJjncUPiZyWDJet6oVN8mbD7E4TDazDFMikrKPL2BnOwbhXD49sKaQ2BhOH2jrPA/s1600-h/IMG_5088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUFMczPc9PBayykgf5GMh7jYgouQpy237hwu8L8B3o-aPPgXXFNddDX28tMf31IcwfQJTLeNgafiJjncUPiZyWDJet6oVN8mbD7E4TDazDFMikrKPL2BnOwbhXD49sKaQ2BhOH2jrPA/s320/IMG_5088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380241578060157042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">I decided to spend a little</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">time reclaiming my</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">yard from the ravages</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">of neglect and the effects</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">of living on the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">surface of the sun.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">The <span style="font-style: italic;">first question</span> that</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">came to my mind:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Why have the marigolds in the picture</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">above become forlorn brown</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">sticks, but the weeds..oh the weeds!...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">flourish {and reproduce</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">at an alarming rate?}</span><br /></span></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUFMczPc9PBayykgf5GMh7jYgouQpy237hwu8L8B3o-aPPgXXFNddDX28tMf31IcwfQJTLeNgafiJjncUPiZyWDJet6oVN8mbD7E4TDazDFMikrKPL2BnOwbhXD49sKaQ2BhOH2jrPA/s1600-h/IMG_5088.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"></span></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr-8a_sNWqAF_JBH05XwQcKvrHF3VuN2NBR80PmP-0c7hZTGHqT028ACNkxy88zp-TdNT9ZgU0fXcGV_G577EUq9mn_s7GDSrWZHmWj1DDjZXwgNp1sxwAyl5X1OsCSqimUjtZ08H_g/s1600-h/IMG_5091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr-8a_sNWqAF_JBH05XwQcKvrHF3VuN2NBR80PmP-0c7hZTGHqT028ACNkxy88zp-TdNT9ZgU0fXcGV_G577EUq9mn_s7GDSrWZHmWj1DDjZXwgNp1sxwAyl5X1OsCSqimUjtZ08H_g/s320/IMG_5091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380241250914610434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-style: italic;">Second question:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Could this crackling mass</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">of brown </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">possibly</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"> have</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">been a thriving, producing</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">tomato plant a few</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">weeks ago?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">I actually know the answer to</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">that one. Believe it or</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">not, it is a *yes.*</span><br /><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYajMo8NEBcuwc8DVDkFzhWua34i_FIR-E0JA17ayQ3Ak9hTzbyt1DbEGE-KN_NF-72DONAfu2cIDuvIbzzBK80bNQYII-exwdXm-sB6icJSlZ4Lqu-6NAKGu79l9wyLhV8WuwrLUaA/s1600-h/IMG_5094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYajMo8NEBcuwc8DVDkFzhWua34i_FIR-E0JA17ayQ3Ak9hTzbyt1DbEGE-KN_NF-72DONAfu2cIDuvIbzzBK80bNQYII-exwdXm-sB6icJSlZ4Lqu-6NAKGu79l9wyLhV8WuwrLUaA/s320/IMG_5094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380239142313220098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-style: italic;">Third question:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">How could the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">bush above be the same</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">variety as the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">one below?</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSSwBLslcoweQn1yuHX7Xni7QzshCj2edE-vshmaI1ygnEVmfIi0nj-1XYGT6PVJcp9FdS33sjj3NjLX4GBqp-mn9C3Pl2wpKCmrmX4ufS7tJG2wYhtsrq7gzON1cAxld9YthBifnWg/s1600-h/IMG_5093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSSwBLslcoweQn1yuHX7Xni7QzshCj2edE-vshmaI1ygnEVmfIi0nj-1XYGT6PVJcp9FdS33sjj3NjLX4GBqp-mn9C3Pl2wpKCmrmX4ufS7tJG2wYhtsrq7gzON1cAxld9YthBifnWg/s320/IMG_5093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380247603456180098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Another question...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">how are we so lucky</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">as to have</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">plants that really</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">love</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"> the heat?</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12m3qgvdPyUemknWtbll8JAesbynsCLZ4ybiyZEr5EZ4BeFj2stjB-Q8SVnzphPv0fanpLBGApXV3Tu9hSQPFaohLEOPnc47pO80FDJoeBEG3GAmrJGu252KuFXskZ92iwnd4bWXrdg/s1600-h/IMG_5102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12m3qgvdPyUemknWtbll8JAesbynsCLZ4ybiyZEr5EZ4BeFj2stjB-Q8SVnzphPv0fanpLBGApXV3Tu9hSQPFaohLEOPnc47pO80FDJoeBEG3GAmrJGu252KuFXskZ92iwnd4bWXrdg/s320/IMG_5102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380249565856087826" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOUWxYFoIHa0ui8Ai6GPvIfnQ5CsQaJrFjXOhyvKjcAmQqpKuQnzFHJC4NujUDesyzEbyMN1E0PGLhG-uJRqrfhWfnimHOJsk9Jn5hlihQYRpNsry9AMUIUgrqRy_3HY4UPcBp1w3Rw/s1600-h/IMG_5097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOUWxYFoIHa0ui8Ai6GPvIfnQ5CsQaJrFjXOhyvKjcAmQqpKuQnzFHJC4NujUDesyzEbyMN1E0PGLhG-uJRqrfhWfnimHOJsk9Jn5hlihQYRpNsry9AMUIUgrqRy_3HY4UPcBp1w3Rw/s320/IMG_5097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380250116453936978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChqpUpJqRsLJ7I5-62dZEl3SWcUDsD7Xe1Xdyd2cFSoohrp6DuK2Cr8znU5D-qnFbEaYLi1a4kLKp2Pm7bz8EVOh4Qj31rMtcxI1fyL8Mfe23e52E8v66uxp9dMoB5RbY_LQyNDJsnw/s1600-h/IMG_5099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChqpUpJqRsLJ7I5-62dZEl3SWcUDsD7Xe1Xdyd2cFSoohrp6DuK2Cr8znU5D-qnFbEaYLi1a4kLKp2Pm7bz8EVOh4Qj31rMtcxI1fyL8Mfe23e52E8v66uxp9dMoB5RbY_LQyNDJsnw/s320/IMG_5099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380249850396284418" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkRS4XMJXOPfDVgATGAMFct8VxZaM3mTKkIWYBhSYVeIlmywyC-3c2faaaH8mn_l5Lih6E7iFY9Le01j_dbamJqtUJWfGr9lQ7vfubXKHjmFD79GWU4xuFI12tEmG8tCKPkSwE6Sz7w/s1600-h/IMG_5089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkRS4XMJXOPfDVgATGAMFct8VxZaM3mTKkIWYBhSYVeIlmywyC-3c2faaaH8mn_l5Lih6E7iFY9Le01j_dbamJqtUJWfGr9lQ7vfubXKHjmFD79GWU4xuFI12tEmG8tCKPkSwE6Sz7w/s320/IMG_5089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380238195910649666" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Last question:</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Do you think I ought</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">to trim my snail vine?</span><br /><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN2x9Y_uIzwf-4CQlb8KEcPHxd28WLEZkqpMp4KT46hjPO3GJTDCrMBoht2H-pa8jS5kr9x0kdHe7vxJENU4McphCJxZsh5mmlLQ-IjM5Jw6iKXU9u515o4eqMs3peoxUC6nRgMDgzA/s1600-h/IMG_5090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN2x9Y_uIzwf-4CQlb8KEcPHxd28WLEZkqpMp4KT46hjPO3GJTDCrMBoht2H-pa8jS5kr9x0kdHe7vxJENU4McphCJxZsh5mmlLQ-IjM5Jw6iKXU9u515o4eqMs3peoxUC6nRgMDgzA/s320/IMG_5090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380237946877738226" border="0" /></a>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-19054355099710470322009-09-07T22:46:00.000-07:002009-09-07T22:56:58.902-07:00Oh Zinnias, How I Loved Thee<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DLqsRxNrcOfKQffy1sSkPLNb6hkctMCYdBx5RZVgcTIzXYSTWpTpmSYz_XpfYXvXzAyNmuwWjPxXL7fRD00oSoWMn87ZzYwQJ5n8fDJipWxL0siXMWsrGpP_mZPbOXYOtJoXJhw2dw/s1600-h/IMG_5087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DLqsRxNrcOfKQffy1sSkPLNb6hkctMCYdBx5RZVgcTIzXYSTWpTpmSYz_XpfYXvXzAyNmuwWjPxXL7fRD00oSoWMn87ZzYwQJ5n8fDJipWxL0siXMWsrGpP_mZPbOXYOtJoXJhw2dw/s320/IMG_5087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378969565573789458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">I'm not gonna lie.<br />I had a hard time pulling you out today.<br />Even though most of your<br />foliage that was supposed to be green<br />and lush was crusty and brown.<br />Your pink and orange goodness<br />has made me happy these<br />many weeks.<br />RIP.<br />I felt a bit like a murderess,<br />but my conscience was assuaged<br />by cutting the few of you<br />that have survived the<br />fiery furnace<br />and placing you<br />in a bowl of honor on my<br />kitchen table for<br />one<br />last<br />hurrah.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-190852457848718462009-08-19T08:31:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:22:05.904-07:00To Olivia with Love<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0wAEVQAyN6ewdW7gPcEpmEdHskzEzJiMqaJU5Kb3KvQB3f2GDOO3myHCEd_TB9oA636LYmBdWNoJy1uP1Ga0MH-Tnd51unCe9uqUDFAVl3xhohJwQsdaXoOtaLyqwmnPMhQ8TfRbGg/s1600-h/IMG_5041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0wAEVQAyN6ewdW7gPcEpmEdHskzEzJiMqaJU5Kb3KvQB3f2GDOO3myHCEd_TB9oA636LYmBdWNoJy1uP1Ga0MH-Tnd51unCe9uqUDFAVl3xhohJwQsdaXoOtaLyqwmnPMhQ8TfRbGg/s320/IMG_5041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371721702433113394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Dearest Olivia:<br />Granny loves you.<br />Sorry it took me<br />so long to<br />finish your quilt.<br /><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q8NYokcb-UpePX_c3Bk0651LScKxEJaNrzY8drh5XiZRPpDL_fPr1HGvH2kcvRCuUYkK53XrPPxrpaCyL6L7uzK8Rvp0Dupcewhke5a9J5lR9_fdl-fdiZVlWpdzUZtmp276GkFJnQ/s1600-h/IMG_5039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q8NYokcb-UpePX_c3Bk0651LScKxEJaNrzY8drh5XiZRPpDL_fPr1HGvH2kcvRCuUYkK53XrPPxrpaCyL6L7uzK8Rvp0Dupcewhke5a9J5lR9_fdl-fdiZVlWpdzUZtmp276GkFJnQ/s320/IMG_5039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371698727047102226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">All those stitches<br />have love<br />squeezed into them.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGhvOPSdjGkIhM4_upqSap02g1ZmQeW4WhNM3JpNzoH458jSxlz-Xy8VURnGeKoGbeypSdVHoH94S1s_NV0ZJaoh2eC-L6309Ck5oaxjMoWrI4OBBRGfGPrzrniz3gaVfvGHZLhctiw/s1600-h/IMG_5040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGhvOPSdjGkIhM4_upqSap02g1ZmQeW4WhNM3JpNzoH458jSxlz-Xy8VURnGeKoGbeypSdVHoH94S1s_NV0ZJaoh2eC-L6309Ck5oaxjMoWrI4OBBRGfGPrzrniz3gaVfvGHZLhctiw/s320/IMG_5040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371698492291318258" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">I hope you can<br />feel it.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5yOcDQxZ2roFKadnu-saa2r4W73Rw-qjCcQxb-ta42c0ZOfwtuaXRvjXU0WmKSrh649ZmTAesVe4f5Q1pwYB2PqhyphenhyphenyFq445UskdyoLIYqVqe-g0HGWfUNUV1VXq_cdxhr5KgcNOcZg/s1600-h/IMG_5045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5yOcDQxZ2roFKadnu-saa2r4W73Rw-qjCcQxb-ta42c0ZOfwtuaXRvjXU0WmKSrh649ZmTAesVe4f5Q1pwYB2PqhyphenhyphenyFq445UskdyoLIYqVqe-g0HGWfUNUV1VXq_cdxhr5KgcNOcZg/s320/IMG_5045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371712449842970226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVLXjRJlRoLDoYp6OyUsyLvNz73V5gqfyciFiyx8p2LwlVfEVksFA7OXFWTJzZBr8r3cirMFHdbj8pfW6_h_sSHxBt95vdpJjURcJZsnLjHi7AMRcFHr_iikhBnzfFWuMHusUZ4-7_A/s1600-h/IMG_5043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVLXjRJlRoLDoYp6OyUsyLvNz73V5gqfyciFiyx8p2LwlVfEVksFA7OXFWTJzZBr8r3cirMFHdbj8pfW6_h_sSHxBt95vdpJjURcJZsnLjHi7AMRcFHr_iikhBnzfFWuMHusUZ4-7_A/s320/IMG_5043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371714630139761426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Love,<br />Gran<br /></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-23432086439843959282009-08-12T14:25:00.000-07:002009-08-12T14:33:32.698-07:00What Happened?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTzv1hSDQA7R06iL3SvxQe_f0G8U50ylPk7D5iEpZTLxw8kdhM6mi0dyzHjhJtakOqpaf84L4HBy12rjJ1QovI6z75puviBmqpyio8Bdyh2JZT3BnfodVxPxUc5aczxx_rGdyAz_GRw/s1600-h/IMG_5031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTzv1hSDQA7R06iL3SvxQe_f0G8U50ylPk7D5iEpZTLxw8kdhM6mi0dyzHjhJtakOqpaf84L4HBy12rjJ1QovI6z75puviBmqpyio8Bdyh2JZT3BnfodVxPxUc5aczxx_rGdyAz_GRw/s320/IMG_5031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369192582370454322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today I dropped this girl off at <span style="font-style: italic;">high school</span>.<br />Could somebody please tell me<br />how this happened?<br />I mean, it was only yesterday she<br />started kindergarten.<br />And now she is a<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">jackrabbit!</span><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-66906314174987761562009-07-31T21:55:00.000-07:002009-08-14T14:00:51.196-07:00More Than One Way....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmU4IuK0VCRV2zQ6WB2KGSeUlOhFPseac3C9SaXyeLREh4zqZKF7BGPX9msdrSAUesQHdFpQwAIqt97mthFMlkZgkRAHxYzPeaPgJ4mZHlNepUJ_lXoqAV3YFQB8xq4OkuvrExKz2wQ/s1600-h/IMG_4858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364855428349087154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmU4IuK0VCRV2zQ6WB2KGSeUlOhFPseac3C9SaXyeLREh4zqZKF7BGPX9msdrSAUesQHdFpQwAIqt97mthFMlkZgkRAHxYzPeaPgJ4mZHlNepUJ_lXoqAV3YFQB8xq4OkuvrExKz2wQ/s320/IMG_4858.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">Imagine my surprise<br />last night when I<br />walked into the kitchen<br />and found this<br />chillin' by the computer.<br />Chloe's hands got<br />cold holding her<br />slurpee, so<br />whatcha gonna do<br />for the poor gal<br />when the only thing in the<br />car is the diaper bag?<br />There's more than<br />one use for<br />pull-ups, friends.<br />And it worked<br />GOOD.<br /></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-50898182969868542882009-07-27T07:51:00.000-07:002009-10-13T14:03:42.709-07:00A Little Birdie Told Me...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQENzFR_fTp5edr-9C5Mt6QfOMvg0IQUKIQSFQZJ_-jK_q-hAdOHNifg8JLoRO5XaYCGomlC9Y8QQbHdzK3mqSiESWDOnrjZ64flMJLcWKcBxVz-z1hmxZ8jwmv0tSND7DD521cboKw/s1600-h/IMG_4853.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQENzFR_fTp5edr-9C5Mt6QfOMvg0IQUKIQSFQZJ_-jK_q-hAdOHNifg8JLoRO5XaYCGomlC9Y8QQbHdzK3mqSiESWDOnrjZ64flMJLcWKcBxVz-z1hmxZ8jwmv0tSND7DD521cboKw/s320/IMG_4853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363154288657516034" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">You know that</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">really, really</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">squeaky<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">door by the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Primary room at the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">church? The</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">one that takes</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">30 seconds to close</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">and sounds like</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">a rusty coffin</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">in a horror movie?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Well,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">it doesn't squeak</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">any more.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">{You're welcome.}</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-90743043442773680922009-07-26T07:49:00.000-07:002009-07-26T08:55:13.497-07:00My Brigham<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSS3X-UfoJvC6zISXuXizLnxW2Ja52jvFVIT7DsFiuxPmjp1BHPZgBjbgvo58d-154HtRqa1yuX9sZ08SBzM_8VvSqjh0IgMLoaacvhWBvEOTTNxfnavguseiWcW1h54YapURLi0PWWw/s1600-h/IMG_4837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSS3X-UfoJvC6zISXuXizLnxW2Ja52jvFVIT7DsFiuxPmjp1BHPZgBjbgvo58d-154HtRqa1yuX9sZ08SBzM_8VvSqjh0IgMLoaacvhWBvEOTTNxfnavguseiWcW1h54YapURLi0PWWw/s320/IMG_4837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788824330898594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Brigham Young<br />a.k.a. Mark<br />Kimball Stake<br />Pioneer Day Celebration<br />7.25.09<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp2EhSM3iJ2djqeJPNLG0TxZbzt1fgcbEfS_sO3AOH-6lMxf6UTrEIaM2xjHMkq4XNaoAJstnCIQ86WdxmBwlaocd8CwPh-zeEiUKiAmvEiEC0vMAa-zCQ8EDJFX33e2UpQR5v3ZqrA/s1600-h/IMG_4843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp2EhSM3iJ2djqeJPNLG0TxZbzt1fgcbEfS_sO3AOH-6lMxf6UTrEIaM2xjHMkq4XNaoAJstnCIQ86WdxmBwlaocd8CwPh-zeEiUKiAmvEiEC0vMAa-zCQ8EDJFX33e2UpQR5v3ZqrA/s320/IMG_4843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788579870838850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The best part?<br />He got to ride a horse!<br />{That would be horrifying for me,<br />but he loved it.}</span><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D-cMWNmyXQiiJ87R4pP3rIJ3kDTFadxKljgvLmjcZGvjrcFsKlIR0NgTvWhcOJqIItRKakmM6nzf6bSShQ5h43klxkL7Mg74htAf6JGLYZwEP2faMoWVM6wn3WEHCIBIDnt7Jkpwpw/s1600-h/IMG_4847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8D-cMWNmyXQiiJ87R4pP3rIJ3kDTFadxKljgvLmjcZGvjrcFsKlIR0NgTvWhcOJqIItRKakmM6nzf6bSShQ5h43klxkL7Mg74htAf6JGLYZwEP2faMoWVM6wn3WEHCIBIDnt7Jkpwpw/s320/IMG_4847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788386875286834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Doesn't he just look great<br />{and right at home}<br />up there?<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijzmHcp4FpLY8ZVz6RlPXDsWldI0rGcRcFlsgDVGxO25CDaLGdfl-GeN0Ve7C6G-9zBr3LcjrkpxIKkylcou2cHrA7tnXpw4bxW1xLqt7Sv4ayIwZ55it7IIo64ECwq9bBRrPC19t7A/s1600-h/IMG_4839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijzmHcp4FpLY8ZVz6RlPXDsWldI0rGcRcFlsgDVGxO25CDaLGdfl-GeN0Ve7C6G-9zBr3LcjrkpxIKkylcou2cHrA7tnXpw4bxW1xLqt7Sv4ayIwZ55it7IIo64ECwq9bBRrPC19t7A/s320/IMG_4839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362788170478403794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Angie spent <span style="font-style: italic;">hours </span>making<br />these fabulous<br />signs for her Primary<br />kids to hold in the<br />parade.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNp3IoLorr40ozSGel4C6pAiz45MmSwTvzeuUMtK2UNE0PwqR26an3peak9c9NR43Rs7QkIe1IQhvDff2Nh4v02Mc1roxtyJaW7gapGeJHVh1wvGjTiuFZg1TuAfPLJqXFMIQZka2fnQ/s1600-h/IMG_4840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNp3IoLorr40ozSGel4C6pAiz45MmSwTvzeuUMtK2UNE0PwqR26an3peak9c9NR43Rs7QkIe1IQhvDff2Nh4v02Mc1roxtyJaW7gapGeJHVh1wvGjTiuFZg1TuAfPLJqXFMIQZka2fnQ/s320/IMG_4840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362787871218172626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">And these...<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPIYf7Ep_XC9_hY8lkmlPEu8DtZxxxdxzFPx0u4sDEGpm5EDtjonMGX_D8GmDoT6XecIc_XY1Ku5xMZv_qqg8evJdaHHm3nbO0MTJpO10OwBtVjDVkrk2dF6VzB5FZDFLnpuzhM06oA/s1600-h/IMG_4841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPIYf7Ep_XC9_hY8lkmlPEu8DtZxxxdxzFPx0u4sDEGpm5EDtjonMGX_D8GmDoT6XecIc_XY1Ku5xMZv_qqg8evJdaHHm3nbO0MTJpO10OwBtVjDVkrk2dF6VzB5FZDFLnpuzhM06oA/s320/IMG_4841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362787648057320610" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">And these...<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLiQUUtngbnXprCbBKV5SB4Ks5GivOkq-ddfXvhjW5ZzbuBkk-t8rigsak5L8EdzpXnQjHkZWkb7kqL6CBDsSTkm3ITQU9BS2fNWk4ee0M2Ixoq5CQ3z0v-7PKCEm9J3YyPwerCHPsA/s1600-h/IMG_4842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLiQUUtngbnXprCbBKV5SB4Ks5GivOkq-ddfXvhjW5ZzbuBkk-t8rigsak5L8EdzpXnQjHkZWkb7kqL6CBDsSTkm3ITQU9BS2fNWk4ee0M2Ixoq5CQ3z0v-7PKCEm9J3YyPwerCHPsA/s320/IMG_4842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362787398891549538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> Too bad <span style="font-style: italic;">none </span>of<br />the kids<br />showed up to hold them!<br />Way to not be<br />bitter, Ang.<br />I was impressed.<br /><br />And too bad it was a million<br />degrees outside.<br />{Even at 8:00...a.k.a.<br />the crack of dawn on Saturday.}<br /><br />But it was a great activity.<br />My favorite part<br />was Brigham, of course.<br />My next favorite part was the<br />awesome brass band.<br />But I didn't get a picture.<br /><br />And the pancakes<br />were a nice bonus too.<br />{Of course.}<br /><br /></span></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-5028314927008451352009-07-05T22:01:00.000-07:002009-07-05T22:33:18.843-07:00Going Back in Time<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVKGAljwO6lfySnkbGaS5Rrqv_nnRW6bvmdwsA_ivJr9dTLs_KQueVG1TYBtvZ_3yHypgRwiIZrvgW45HnxM4s9lHsyBfLsUNK5CRUtVGw_6sx7r05STAqQTg5sKCW9QGiKGBTrW-1A/s1600-h/IMG_4672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVKGAljwO6lfySnkbGaS5Rrqv_nnRW6bvmdwsA_ivJr9dTLs_KQueVG1TYBtvZ_3yHypgRwiIZrvgW45HnxM4s9lHsyBfLsUNK5CRUtVGw_6sx7r05STAqQTg5sKCW9QGiKGBTrW-1A/s320/IMG_4672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355212922900460226" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">So, camp was a long time ago.<br />Some of you have asked for pictures...<br />and I've been slow.<br />Here are a few highlights.<br /><br />The Post-Camp Pampering Session<br />A great place to start, eh?<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlnDMZ0fKeUZhg7GcnjMslTLFxuPQSoiM3k6F1sWAh_unq0aYC0KmQNrs6MfwUX67uUyokPf72iRWEpshx7b_O0ysjwaH4gisK1gYqUktRgZg5RFhVWwpcLyBMIz80Y1Lnh-BYKQJfQ/s1600-h/IMG_4670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlnDMZ0fKeUZhg7GcnjMslTLFxuPQSoiM3k6F1sWAh_unq0aYC0KmQNrs6MfwUX67uUyokPf72iRWEpshx7b_O0ysjwaH4gisK1gYqUktRgZg5RFhVWwpcLyBMIz80Y1Lnh-BYKQJfQ/s320/IMG_4670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355212721084884962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Oh, that felt so, so, so good after a few days of camping!<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyG8YHUY0ZpYgSEFpmID_P-KIKrpNFnR9PYl0UEEcOWXyGnu5OZKciAOdCXi_Bs1hQLYi5Fc7F_LTkKTzo1y9WdNj4EkoN17vC3dIXpGtEpglSsC7QxFR8WE7RrcuaVdgQxM4VM3iow/s1600-h/IMG_4656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyG8YHUY0ZpYgSEFpmID_P-KIKrpNFnR9PYl0UEEcOWXyGnu5OZKciAOdCXi_Bs1hQLYi5Fc7F_LTkKTzo1y9WdNj4EkoN17vC3dIXpGtEpglSsC7QxFR8WE7RrcuaVdgQxM4VM3iow/s320/IMG_4656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355212182547124114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Camp is so much more fun when you have<br />a fun daughter there.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYC7HeeJb4qq2E0fAnk9LwXgrS6zOaggdw5E77XaGj92piCKnJvxgv__xC-xeChmAv_SkyJFRBwi9lheGWQHs34usQwDUxXfS0UYKNHoNwo6cWfwYX3OdqyIQINKY_4aWfaZkXFNA94Q/s1600-h/IMG_4631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYC7HeeJb4qq2E0fAnk9LwXgrS6zOaggdw5E77XaGj92piCKnJvxgv__xC-xeChmAv_SkyJFRBwi9lheGWQHs34usQwDUxXfS0UYKNHoNwo6cWfwYX3OdqyIQINKY_4aWfaZkXFNA94Q/s320/IMG_4631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355211737101905954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Yes, yes, I did participate in the Stake leaders<br />number.....we performed "Leader Queens" to<br />the music of "Dancing Queens." I'm<br />so not a dancer....but I had a good<br />attitude. Be proud.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHBLn6jPnQPxLWlZyecIasdHgaqmr8CyttEEdcdQucLU5llmHLixO_QPhW1aJioPegylZSDuyS6wF6MWziK8mAt2-Gt7DETLgxgYKow3tWUAhlRzcok39KUmyV5Ahoo1XOYweoWQi_w/s1600-h/IMG_4611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHBLn6jPnQPxLWlZyecIasdHgaqmr8CyttEEdcdQucLU5llmHLixO_QPhW1aJioPegylZSDuyS6wF6MWziK8mAt2-Gt7DETLgxgYKow3tWUAhlRzcok39KUmyV5Ahoo1XOYweoWQi_w/s320/IMG_4611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355211187883258370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Shine On YCL's!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx-hLkcUlP3GmsiwJxcxm_tMdMqgpn2nwurG6scnm1-tylkIMq3A4O_Vn36-t-7DsidloNFRH4blkRYC5omIxluoH-gY1YLyFwx-S6E7r_nD_2pQYL3qIkObi8z2OjUmy2a21zCKOGw/s1600-h/IMG_4612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx-hLkcUlP3GmsiwJxcxm_tMdMqgpn2nwurG6scnm1-tylkIMq3A4O_Vn36-t-7DsidloNFRH4blkRYC5omIxluoH-gY1YLyFwx-S6E7r_nD_2pQYL3qIkObi8z2OjUmy2a21zCKOGw/s320/IMG_4612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355210146358641298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Home Sweet Home<br /><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADHumoetXlv55Uq5ZXZpXxxz8fJlfSDMLYwhrbuRe0cNTakyTzVt0HrREmsVUEhztsIuunpcG0ZrJIW2I6UuxCH0uNjrPdbUQOvZ6sKiUkdMYlMdMcIiXZLR4BFRMVuv3RbrlAGa_rA/s1600-h/IMG_4606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADHumoetXlv55Uq5ZXZpXxxz8fJlfSDMLYwhrbuRe0cNTakyTzVt0HrREmsVUEhztsIuunpcG0ZrJIW2I6UuxCH0uNjrPdbUQOvZ6sKiUkdMYlMdMcIiXZLR4BFRMVuv3RbrlAGa_rA/s320/IMG_4606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355208915924803266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Holly just getting in from the 4th year hike.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">I was glad to see her in one piece!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Lucky me...I got to work with the<br />best of the best of the best.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGao3G_qxAJvZyjJejm938QmMICIgyU_UnVW3dIy6UOyCn0w03HdKZelA7funlty92hbnCb77P7T0tT95YQ3LBIYrBi4YABNifGZYl6QN0TiNnXK2XJHvhKAbJcDbRrZuKZFam83Cyg/s1600-h/IMG_4603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGao3G_qxAJvZyjJejm938QmMICIgyU_UnVW3dIy6UOyCn0w03HdKZelA7funlty92hbnCb77P7T0tT95YQ3LBIYrBi4YABNifGZYl6QN0TiNnXK2XJHvhKAbJcDbRrZuKZFam83Cyg/s320/IMG_4603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355208695660287890" border="0" /></a>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-65510652865578038482009-06-21T19:33:00.000-07:002009-06-21T22:26:54.005-07:00Be Still My Heart<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0qicv5_pTMvpgQ1MwkYwB3SB7IquHmdoXpJw-7W35fIKU8qgNldebhcADBR9U8J9nmfy-VknhvCPqUzZuoT_sHSEsqN0WeFhi8lUTjBBxmib5mPpLLowu_R8ceNB8FhxHwJ_QoikCw/s1600-h/plan+144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0qicv5_pTMvpgQ1MwkYwB3SB7IquHmdoXpJw-7W35fIKU8qgNldebhcADBR9U8J9nmfy-VknhvCPqUzZuoT_sHSEsqN0WeFhi8lUTjBBxmib5mPpLLowu_R8ceNB8FhxHwJ_QoikCw/s320/plan+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349974834642455762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Yes, that would be Devlin</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">reading a story</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">to Chloe and Eve.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Priceless.</span></span><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-34975184914853733852009-06-17T21:22:00.001-07:002009-06-17T21:32:54.505-07:00Same Child, New Drama<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCTVwLOOWJhIVARvQE9n9P_h7m-8mBaoAFaBwZclk-pJxPvrbt9l58F1hGpy0gI4iKNVVpksbW3kH1zTbYbTrd8oIQHj-_yGWGq-gI9xt0LTJ-abYUNbHT2ZZtbg7OwVI7_bS61m-5w/s1600-h/IMG_4676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCTVwLOOWJhIVARvQE9n9P_h7m-8mBaoAFaBwZclk-pJxPvrbt9l58F1hGpy0gI4iKNVVpksbW3kH1zTbYbTrd8oIQHj-_yGWGq-gI9xt0LTJ-abYUNbHT2ZZtbg7OwVI7_bS61m-5w/s320/IMG_4676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348519027965969490" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">Stuck again.<br />This time in between the<br />pantry shelves<br />and the pantry door.<br />Not very fun.<br />But at least this time<br />it was easier to<br />get you out!<br />That was happy.<br /><br />Miss you, buddy.<br /><br /><br /></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-15493875862357001432009-05-21T08:27:00.001-07:002009-05-21T09:02:29.230-07:00Drama in the 'Hood<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qFflhVwM9C_aocOGjKcC4zbNIN8pKwqe6Rz4Xefznl_GHpdAL6lwmWPqC3qYvfOgprKhbcCAe00w7a16Kc4pJMuPg0k5zBdgP91OHIYu8zSB24WmZ-82sG0mQB1QJPsIGvrZcyuD8A/s1600-h/IMG_4554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qFflhVwM9C_aocOGjKcC4zbNIN8pKwqe6Rz4Xefznl_GHpdAL6lwmWPqC3qYvfOgprKhbcCAe00w7a16Kc4pJMuPg0k5zBdgP91OHIYu8zSB24WmZ-82sG0mQB1QJPsIGvrZcyuD8A/s320/IMG_4554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338304119813558226" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">The afternoon started out<br />pretty peacefully.<br />Granny picked the<br />lilacs and<br />brought a little<br />spring cheer into<br />the house.<br />Gavin's down for his nap,<br />and she hears him<br />quietly talking. The quiet<br />talking suddenly turns<br />into a panicky scream,<br />so Granny investigates.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEzwNv88h5_VnjngyZ7Za59D8yoxbeRyDGPD_qsH-bP8SQA8twI0p_PXsS56j_PacHh8in5urETzOTQv7GBeSGoqw2IReiyZf0GdmwACbqNCUNyme5oy7G9jSORrt395nWYTkzsgO9A/s1600-h/IMG_4557.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEzwNv88h5_VnjngyZ7Za59D8yoxbeRyDGPD_qsH-bP8SQA8twI0p_PXsS56j_PacHh8in5urETzOTQv7GBeSGoqw2IReiyZf0GdmwACbqNCUNyme5oy7G9jSORrt395nWYTkzsgO9A/s320/IMG_4557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303526072470818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">This cute, chubby<br />little leg<br />is wedged...<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZEujBp2pNl3JRxSTrmFCKMA50KqUt5LvancbR5KoCOISMxp34BYLPFFxTBepbAzPZcP2hmTUt4K8MvM1sLKWBxyn4SlPY7V4n5mYKOnN2dgXs5o2Bi9wMYKAAB6OryxOQG-eYnJFhA/s1600-h/IMG_4556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZEujBp2pNl3JRxSTrmFCKMA50KqUt5LvancbR5KoCOISMxp34BYLPFFxTBepbAzPZcP2hmTUt4K8MvM1sLKWBxyn4SlPY7V4n5mYKOnN2dgXs5o2Bi9wMYKAAB6OryxOQG-eYnJFhA/s320/IMG_4556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338303236814411250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">...in here. {furthest<br />opening to the right}<br />Mommy comes<br />running, and<br />the two of them<br />try and try and try<br />to "unstick"<br />little leg, but to<br />no avail. No<br />amount of dismantling<br />the crib will change<br />the position of the slat<br />{or the leg.}<br />Daddy is called at work<br />and immediately<br />hops in car for home.<br />Granny and Mommy<br />decide to grease<br />up the leg.<br />Voila!<br />Leg is free!<br />Crying/screaming stops!<br />Sawing of crib slat<br />not needed. Whew.<br />Daddy arrives.<br />Daddy gets hero's welcome.<br />He deserves it.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATZJoAEeJHoOxC797kcLLsA1LafDlN1QoAJB6HBwXcDsWsVrgHWuLj_mQX8d7u93XFa1e3OJZWKuaAHhRDunh07KbPljeWxrqSUc9qkAwrzG3itCQ7lPIWhz-eXv4yWYlViGpr1SqUQ/s1600-h/IMG_4560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATZJoAEeJHoOxC797kcLLsA1LafDlN1QoAJB6HBwXcDsWsVrgHWuLj_mQX8d7u93XFa1e3OJZWKuaAHhRDunh07KbPljeWxrqSUc9qkAwrzG3itCQ7lPIWhz-eXv4yWYlViGpr1SqUQ/s320/IMG_4560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302915633099570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Granny's new<br />best friend.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjTp7Byxkz5dAqVRz9oc1BfytwdTPnz7r0MBkKg-5Fx-oDAkGnzy-mr2fJ0hkMRp0HEjtvTF2vLVhiFm3_s9eQKBkevAlmw9lKXfpYfihREKjFyMFi-NyivBYg5s-iDvt43Pi039jmQ/s1600-h/IMG_4559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjTp7Byxkz5dAqVRz9oc1BfytwdTPnz7r0MBkKg-5Fx-oDAkGnzy-mr2fJ0hkMRp0HEjtvTF2vLVhiFm3_s9eQKBkevAlmw9lKXfpYfihREKjFyMFi-NyivBYg5s-iDvt43Pi039jmQ/s320/IMG_4559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338302554279801282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">What?<br />Was I upset?<br />Was my foot turning purple?<br />I forgot.<br />Smiles have<br />returned.<br />Granny breathes.<br /></span></span></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701761151555270815.post-18342533293520451842009-05-17T07:59:00.000-07:002009-05-17T08:10:01.051-07:00She has a name!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqsw-hSK6bZ6_OSWbweYdinSTOFKsfRYz4IcqiiKkBtPp4yeKcY-tLZf4zu77kOP8d0t6v4s0a7x4UAoFR9dZNZ6fIgxF_P0dKpxR0JdB3Bm0CMOedSWGPqjZJHZQDOVRagNBf6hM9g/s1600-h/IMG_4500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqsw-hSK6bZ6_OSWbweYdinSTOFKsfRYz4IcqiiKkBtPp4yeKcY-tLZf4zu77kOP8d0t6v4s0a7x4UAoFR9dZNZ6fIgxF_P0dKpxR0JdB3Bm0CMOedSWGPqjZJHZQDOVRagNBf6hM9g/s320/IMG_4500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336808434281396914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:180%;" >Alexis Paige Bartle<br /><br />{Sorry my photography<br />skills aren't the<br />greatest, and my<br />cropping skills<br />are worse, apparently.<br />I tried. <br />And gave up.}<br /><br />But see that cute boy<br />in the background?<br />We are buds.<br />He calls me cookie.<br />Love it.<br />Love him. {And his brothers,<br />of course!}<br />We are having a great time!<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"></span><br /><br /></div>grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06099430366826908220noreply@blogger.com3