tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367288052024-02-19T09:31:53.802-06:00Grandma Silly, Grandpa Chuckles, Mel and SuzieWe aren't missing mountains-- we have endless blue sky!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-6724125844039103492012-05-27T23:35:00.002-05:002012-05-27T23:35:24.359-05:00I'm so predictable... However lovely, it's still a rut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mel is home from BYU for the summer. No pics. Suzie had a great soccer season. No pics. (Well, nothing to show off - but see below...)Tim and I quietly celebrated 35 years of marriage. No pics. Lots of pictures of sunsets. I am so predictable, so I guess it's a rut...
Nevertheless, I do have some silly and some pleasant images to share on this family photo album disguised as a blog. See what you think...
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Suzie reacting to the goal point that lost them the championship. She rocked all season, but in the end was defeated by an opposing goalie who got to the ball a nano-second before her, every time; and a defender on the other team who was probably instructed, "Don't let Suzie Cox get that ball!" By the way, the winning team was also Century, so it's slightly okay. Go CHS!
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Does this NEED any explanation?? (It's the exterior shell of two lightbulbs he's playing with, in case you were curious.)
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This is Suzie's serious soccer walk. Just thought you'd want to see it (Since I have no awesome action shots. Woe is me).
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It's so hard to catch the true, rich color and stunning clarity of a sunset. Sigh. Still, I will share some more because - well, because I want to...
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And, last but far from least, here are some smiles/smile makers from the most recent AZ trip:
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Don't they make it all worth it? Indubitably. Sorry it's not everyone. I always want equal coverage but seldom achieve it. Life is like that. Thanks for visiting!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-82319689789892169312012-05-23T22:48:00.002-05:002012-05-23T22:48:40.152-05:00Seriously...I'm even scaring ME. When I see that I haven't even loaded any photographs since my last post, I know this blog is in danger of extinction. And thus my family record.
I blame it on advancing technology, and I am most definitely tech-handicapped. Pictures are taken on phones, everyone loads to Fb, my good-quality camera is too bulky to enjoy taking it to most things (and not good-quality enough for some family member's standards), so I fail to record the vital moments of life. I'm whining. Or making excuses.
I will post soon. As soon as I take a few more pictures, and catch my breath from the end of Seminary and a busy gymnastics teaching schedule (both done for now). And plant the garden. And rid the yard of dandelions and thistle...
Okay, maybe I better not wait THAT long.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-33493605178082901162012-03-09T15:23:00.019-06:002012-03-09T17:23:35.396-06:00Just don't say anything...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiI6hLpEsUQUwPKhyphenhyphenPjWCmoFiBSuD2J3pgJwYqVl_YYzF_mNwZWh-hepEQ6BpBvRmRdaIeCyyDgENjBmIXpF0-gPF0LZRku-d_7S5shkK9J7v7Yx0CXrAoZwSHlIu7801lLB6W/s1600/100_9389.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiI6hLpEsUQUwPKhyphenhyphenPjWCmoFiBSuD2J3pgJwYqVl_YYzF_mNwZWh-hepEQ6BpBvRmRdaIeCyyDgENjBmIXpF0-gPF0LZRku-d_7S5shkK9J7v7Yx0CXrAoZwSHlIu7801lLB6W/s320/100_9389.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718012062244323826" /></a><br />So, Mel was tired of my sunset picture. How 'bout a sunrise, then? ;-) <br />I have so many fun pictures from our Christmas together in AZ, I'm really struggling to choose just a few. Loading the photos on my camera since then showed me I am really neglecting the pictorial side of life. I'll figure out what to do while I verbally update...<br />The fact is, life has changed since my last post: I'm now the Early Morning Seminary Teacher for the Bismarck youth; and while I always appreciated those teachers and what they did, I didn't think too much about it because all I ever did was drop in to speak, or substitute (a little more eye-opening, but still not enough to show me how different it is from Institute). But now that the role is mine, I realize how consuming it can be. I am not a super-efficiency expert like Cindy Harding or Madeline Free/Habib (past teachers of our kids), and I'm not a quick-prepare pro like Nate or Glenn (who've also taught E.M. Seminary recently). So I spend A LOT of time at it. And I kept my Primary calling by choice (chorister - so much fun, but also a lot of work), so the only reason I finally made it to the blog zone at all is a four-day weekend with nowhere to go - realistically, that is. And now that I finished the first season of my new, cursed addiction, the series on HuluPlus called "Lost" (blame Alisa, but talk to me personally for an explanation of why I'm so hooked), I have no more excuses and only guilt. 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1R440ziTo2EqjGcJ4agjZJb-lV-Q2bXq1F_moImsaHMpM5xv4kG4w7cnALBYdUd1HTNoDmjgIF12GI3FbxRu7sUZIOYE9bFmbCCabdsWR8QFf697DXlPWobBzUa7M-XdMOiz/s200/100_9521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718037383079301202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6WshyphenhyphenA7oOktCV11n6LyMHc4VjzSoQEmI965c5SOpF9aWV4CbZQwl-Ut2w33mj3lA9M-32kUMkoC41vGIjLOTTyTzUJqzF1FNKYn9lZCf7v3iBAAPrqSsdLbvhSQolhwEZ3pI/s1600/100_9507.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6WshyphenhyphenA7oOktCV11n6LyMHc4VjzSoQEmI965c5SOpF9aWV4CbZQwl-Ut2w33mj3lA9M-32kUMkoC41vGIjLOTTyTzUJqzF1FNKYn9lZCf7v3iBAAPrqSsdLbvhSQolhwEZ3pI/s200/100_9507.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718037378607724386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMdahxIcFYqjV4CnGOvA3CKfqq1Fey1-7yQybadfnmB-7mz3PGCfqeyC_KXxVHS9a7rrhH7Eq8Xa4ecAbBMV2zM-bBMMJ-wVgdTPUsjZi2jOvhH7HcI0GKG6ilKYifItCQqhA/s1600/100_9458.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMdahxIcFYqjV4CnGOvA3CKfqq1Fey1-7yQybadfnmB-7mz3PGCfqeyC_KXxVHS9a7rrhH7Eq8Xa4ecAbBMV2zM-bBMMJ-wVgdTPUsjZi2jOvhH7HcI0GKG6ilKYifItCQqhA/s200/100_9458.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718037370621262898" /></a><br />And some that are just too sweet to pass up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And as for the time since Christmas...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt8k8cQJmMsXsrBHbPp_WC4J8L81BeNS_PNstd6u_d0w-3-066p717Avlq9E0Y__aalQ0PvD6MSI_QKM4IRrcz9QlsiCzt7djrHVXVXDxzIGzo3tYXJJ42evuBmxz-bVAJezD/s1600/100_9611.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFt8k8cQJmMsXsrBHbPp_WC4J8L81BeNS_PNstd6u_d0w-3-066p717Avlq9E0Y__aalQ0PvD6MSI_QKM4IRrcz9QlsiCzt7djrHVXVXDxzIGzo3tYXJJ42evuBmxz-bVAJezD/s320/100_9611.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718038207381545202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mavjc7LnX8ixXfQRw3QWq5x1g4pVOpTfWr-xIJyh8UrLNW4VbZajaAnVh5bAsZBV4jPcQqZ4YyliGgDRYRC5OF_Gf352K04M7zH8IimQSjK9hAY0kbTiHLOhyphenhyphen3tG6gjzhEt1/s1600/100_9595.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Mavjc7LnX8ixXfQRw3QWq5x1g4pVOpTfWr-xIJyh8UrLNW4VbZajaAnVh5bAsZBV4jPcQqZ4YyliGgDRYRC5OF_Gf352K04M7zH8IimQSjK9hAY0kbTiHLOhyphenhyphen3tG6gjzhEt1/s320/100_9595.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718038205607686338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhG49nGP0A7p4XvtXKQbxVLwb4c0ls_CY7lJZy0PtKNUBiF8w2uMFP0ERtnB3-3-tGmgdsf96Oj4sPYh4pk0tB9LjFLUaWFOxwqxNfzoABxUiPXolbceSE1z79GDmfs1F04t-/s1600/100_9607.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhG49nGP0A7p4XvtXKQbxVLwb4c0ls_CY7lJZy0PtKNUBiF8w2uMFP0ERtnB3-3-tGmgdsf96Oj4sPYh4pk0tB9LjFLUaWFOxwqxNfzoABxUiPXolbceSE1z79GDmfs1F04t-/s320/100_9607.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718038200668313810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI93HHuPQZDHVzRbD4q0mu4te5PYrhEddjO0Wt5h2CxPynPTKd5bpmtW7xZ0Dm1z0S_9iBi8fvq6MZqiI4gL2XiKiUlTdSRMtvyEerQ5c9BL8DbMZgipX2bk91rt3GBXCU5Oun/s1600/100_9606.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI93HHuPQZDHVzRbD4q0mu4te5PYrhEddjO0Wt5h2CxPynPTKd5bpmtW7xZ0Dm1z0S_9iBi8fvq6MZqiI4gL2XiKiUlTdSRMtvyEerQ5c9BL8DbMZgipX2bk91rt3GBXCU5Oun/s320/100_9606.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718038185979318386" /></a><br />...Peculiarities abound. <br />(Okay, this group needs SOME explanation: in spite of this mild winter we're having, a little hoarfrost brings out the hidden "wonders" that might have stayed invisible until the next round of spiders had to be wiped away. Suzie was breaking in some fancy dance shoes. Don't ask any more questions - you'll get THE LOOK too. I've never seen a two-yolk egg. Now I have, and so have you. And, Suzie finds interesting ways to keep her feet warm when she didn't bother to wear socks on the trampoline.)<br />Sorry the post is so elongated - as in, one pic at a time. That's not how I laid it out, but tech is not my forte... Anyway, hope it was worth your time! See you later. I make no promises about how MUCH later... I still have to prepare Seminary until May, y'know...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-63221773860154652452012-03-04T14:53:00.007-06:002012-03-04T15:20:13.184-06:00INVASION!I am very tired of typing in the address for this lovely blog only to see the SAME picture of the lovely North Dakota sunset, so I'm taking things into my own hands. Also, I'm trying to keep from falling asleep on this nice Sunday afternoon (I know, unbelievable). <br /><br />I saw most of you at Christmas, so I suppose I could throw in some fun facts in the 2 months that have passed. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKunnd821eihKWRJdt6bQDDydqJ4sTeN105zMqhZ2v9Q21bTze_aktDIlZ8iC1msZAsf5m0ws3kcqNUvndYSSGSl9Peud31eNNw8UJ3muvm-XrR2dk8pw-s8TSfHJzkelAWPr/s1600/My+room.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKunnd821eihKWRJdt6bQDDydqJ4sTeN105zMqhZ2v9Q21bTze_aktDIlZ8iC1msZAsf5m0ws3kcqNUvndYSSGSl9Peud31eNNw8UJ3muvm-XrR2dk8pw-s8TSfHJzkelAWPr/s320/My+room.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716149942028684258" /></a><br />This is actually from before the break, right as I was switching rooms. You can see my birthday quilt (thanks Mom and Dad :D), and my belongings, which are much more organized now. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrKFuZx6oYFbWI3MzZ6qPIsL2mwyTEfIAyuX0ULxwJvCaKI3akeu1ETn8m9BQwPlRqBtPhVgQAdVx8JFkxLEY3UirB3dygTPc0orxCe3_q4FEAXa1gA2F8HQ2eC7ql-wyO_qz/s1600/Matt+costa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrKFuZx6oYFbWI3MzZ6qPIsL2mwyTEfIAyuX0ULxwJvCaKI3akeu1ETn8m9BQwPlRqBtPhVgQAdVx8JFkxLEY3UirB3dygTPc0orxCe3_q4FEAXa1gA2F8HQ2eC7ql-wyO_qz/s320/Matt+costa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716150364016034706" /></a><br />I WENT TO MY FIRST EVER CONCERT..in the Wilk. It was Matt Costa (Don't worry, I'd never heard of him before either), and it was a fun little experience with some friends. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mqvXqQU9a8oU8QUioJTF8CYomGOfEXJhXqO1FXWqE2ZqDp9mDKec7JY3dzUrydNTqGNoprp4bg2IneEQ8gibWW-TvG85FVayGnX19a_Lbq-cJOcsKNyF7utLHg94J7Mb6hDF/s1600/roomate+valentines.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mqvXqQU9a8oU8QUioJTF8CYomGOfEXJhXqO1FXWqE2ZqDp9mDKec7JY3dzUrydNTqGNoprp4bg2IneEQ8gibWW-TvG85FVayGnX19a_Lbq-cJOcsKNyF7utLHg94J7Mb6hDF/s320/roomate+valentines.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716150784556364626" /></a><br />This is my roomate, Mariah. Living with her has been such a joy. She is one of the most kindhearted and accommodating people I've known, so living with her is just easy, and lots of fun. On Valentine's Day, we knew, along with our friend Sarah, that we weren't gonna have Valentines, so we were eachother's Valentines. I am also holding my nerf-gun-turned-cupid-arrows (thanks Suzie!). I wrote little messages on the darts ("just kiss her" "this doesn't happen every day" etc) and then shot random couples. However, most people didn't read the darts and got offended by being shot at; I'll wear wings next year, so maybe it will be clearer. <br /><br />And I did end up having a fun date that night with my friend Skyler. We got frozen yogurt (of course) and talked for a long time. Relaxed and fun. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1uWr24jCJQgatbsNCiL0HBl6YqEzAdW4nORSeyZtYFIehhdJSEF1fGz1DGUy7e4grzvNZ5LbcB6AFm5z_-jysNkOAUiQOwsw0wtnd26tUXf-o6JlPlBpgx8EurX3YEuYeIjL/s1600/Timp+hike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1uWr24jCJQgatbsNCiL0HBl6YqEzAdW4nORSeyZtYFIehhdJSEF1fGz1DGUy7e4grzvNZ5LbcB6AFm5z_-jysNkOAUiQOwsw0wtnd26tUXf-o6JlPlBpgx8EurX3YEuYeIjL/s320/Timp+hike.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716152287533894226" /></a><br />We had a day off for President's day, so a bunch of us decided to go on a hike to Stewart Falls. In the middle of winter--we're freshmen, give us a break :D. But we weren't adequately dressed so some of us thought we would be smart and hike Timp instead. KIDDING. We just hung out and pretended to make a fire and laughed and stuff. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoXeLrKsoOl8OdEzy6KnYTZNoaSI0CEhVU68Y9CXlr4z45q_KRsxrXVUYLxKXUVv89jJDpbf-EBMI03MDYYI_bBl4xHGYW2B9gX0Ksf4bH8KvDbJI9JLJsaVUfdtMqjAhrIZW/s1600/PARCORE+BROOMBALL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoXeLrKsoOl8OdEzy6KnYTZNoaSI0CEhVU68Y9CXlr4z45q_KRsxrXVUYLxKXUVv89jJDpbf-EBMI03MDYYI_bBl4xHGYW2B9gX0Ksf4bH8KvDbJI9JLJsaVUfdtMqjAhrIZW/s320/PARCORE+BROOMBALL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716153017989604786" /></a><br />And just this last weekend we went and played broomball at the 7 peaks ice arena. I had a serious advantage with 3 years of practice from high school gym class (one of the few head-starts Bismarck Public Schools gave me). I have lots of bruises, but no pictures, so you will just have to imagine me running all over the ice. I did score 2 goals and ran into people a lot, so it was a good use of time. <br /><br />So this post is a random selection of things I've done, but I mostly picked the pictures from what was available on facebook. Speaking of which, that is a pretty accurate depiction of how I'm doing. I love being able to stay in touch with you guys that way. (Also, it was great seeing the COXES this week--thanks for making the time in your busyness, Ben and Em! It meant a lot). I love being so close to the Adamzes. <br /><br />AND I LOVE YOU, FAMILY. <br /><br />Ok, permission to Blog returned to Yomamma. Signing out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-36563281031950588522011-11-21T15:58:00.010-06:002011-11-21T23:49:51.980-06:00A nearly perfect Autumn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-TIMT1pbugHWQD3q5CUaaelR5N_NeI37Sj-hsWsDk2PZVKdIurYMmkLc6n2NPyLweNEjpQ1xbe_7fzCBRk9Yu90HhTx2ECCqymdSiA2CYxnjAPIWcAjMIQSDD83L46xV7mVj/s1600/100_9268.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-TIMT1pbugHWQD3q5CUaaelR5N_NeI37Sj-hsWsDk2PZVKdIurYMmkLc6n2NPyLweNEjpQ1xbe_7fzCBRk9Yu90HhTx2ECCqymdSiA2CYxnjAPIWcAjMIQSDD83L46xV7mVj/s320/100_9268.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677574490080906546" /></a><br /><br />OKAY. A perfect Autumn is unobtainable, like any other perfection. But, aside from the obvious objections I would voice myself - not seeing all the families whenever I want to, adjusting to the loneliness that goes with a busier-than-ever husband and only one independent teen at home, not having a teleporter (I guess that's the same thing as the family issue)... It has been a splendid Fall. I'm happy to share my Fall with you - via these few photos and some minimalist narration...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0bwRuddLwqraWZlzqORqLePZBo1JbaLI7UTDl0ySvETbyNb0bmU0ie0jNZ3MLRBJkrgbLD1Xm9L9Lwab-zURV38GwH7TWH7EKJ5PHBDR0DNcqKZdn7FIUqi9fFp7e1iTSBQ3/s1600/100_9255.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0bwRuddLwqraWZlzqORqLePZBo1JbaLI7UTDl0ySvETbyNb0bmU0ie0jNZ3MLRBJkrgbLD1Xm9L9Lwab-zURV38GwH7TWH7EKJ5PHBDR0DNcqKZdn7FIUqi9fFp7e1iTSBQ3/s320/100_9255.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677575403034144898" /></a><br />I took Melanie to BYU and, while I couldn't avoid the tears, she couldn't contain her excitement. I think she is happier than even SHE expected... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfrIpjBH3ialR-tLvPlCwlanKcrKuuL-Zf5X466A2Ksi_LbimKcqHA7ylt2I4fd9PY7Ndf8Qe3ySLFGIlsGMwPwVcGufJhyphenhyphen9oyR11UEXzIKfAiOs51ljyPFxDuwPlF8Qh44M7/s1600/100_9277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfrIpjBH3ialR-tLvPlCwlanKcrKuuL-Zf5X466A2Ksi_LbimKcqHA7ylt2I4fd9PY7Ndf8Qe3ySLFGIlsGMwPwVcGufJhyphenhyphen9oyR11UEXzIKfAiOs51ljyPFxDuwPlF8Qh44M7/s320/100_9277.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677575392965214514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIIm0RO_NGuM-6gua5bxiMm8LBrx5d_y8ccQZUJ6FJweOQGQAdBmFlpXJEYaYMuOoxRhKV7XQ3UwRUsoA6rXEMbAx0Ef9bWgOFuIJweuyZodf7BLeIQwop_FAcRuXykAxViWz/s1600/100_9274.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIIm0RO_NGuM-6gua5bxiMm8LBrx5d_y8ccQZUJ6FJweOQGQAdBmFlpXJEYaYMuOoxRhKV7XQ3UwRUsoA6rXEMbAx0Ef9bWgOFuIJweuyZodf7BLeIQwop_FAcRuXykAxViWz/s320/100_9274.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677575383607080050" /></a><br />Suzie turned into a diver and loved it (not discernible from my photos, but true nevertheless).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHkmsKyxsmqQmqiWVSLGwtZz0iiwhS_9lLCi_JBugKA8lwqm2QpES7hm3vPb3RgZ_AlX7I4IWeOLVeDBRqQlbno-NOW7gUzl_5AQgbJHAltdNk4ZTgrZnLWRK6_tPAzTqdemt/s1600/100_9284.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHkmsKyxsmqQmqiWVSLGwtZz0iiwhS_9lLCi_JBugKA8lwqm2QpES7hm3vPb3RgZ_AlX7I4IWeOLVeDBRqQlbno-NOW7gUzl_5AQgbJHAltdNk4ZTgrZnLWRK6_tPAzTqdemt/s320/100_9284.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677575386688736466" /></a><br />Weather that was, in a word, idyllic. This is OCTOBER. Yes, our backyard in October was as green and inviting as Spring - enhanced by the colors of Fall. Lots of rain and the bliss of moderate temps until mid-November (and let us not forget tender mercies) made this a gift I gloried in daily. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvB6a2r605EWTzbpaHaqtIaLdlb8SfPVV1pHq0h0vSCsthFtyDrYj2bpzQS1wOayIDqldWGBr-8Vmt94eFSx73OLsVNvtoHsyUV5r-5-f18ldSsQsCFwey8JeHUOwPGNjnVxo/s1600/100_9290.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvB6a2r605EWTzbpaHaqtIaLdlb8SfPVV1pHq0h0vSCsthFtyDrYj2bpzQS1wOayIDqldWGBr-8Vmt94eFSx73OLsVNvtoHsyUV5r-5-f18ldSsQsCFwey8JeHUOwPGNjnVxo/s320/100_9290.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677575378341890066" /></a><br />I saw a long-time favorite singer in concert. That blur is Amy Grant. She sure is a nice person. A very warm & fuzzy evening.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg16d5bM_KVwUGy7oTeV6qYWASAx9LpjXhgadjEXI8gqRXelBD0gMsn_SeiUToST71paHIUDCIQsTSu6XXOT7xc5y6M0ffwGFM1ZZL5tNctcfOTqyk-Wz1B5YJJE0dzUg-dGb/s1600/100_9306.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg16d5bM_KVwUGy7oTeV6qYWASAx9LpjXhgadjEXI8gqRXelBD0gMsn_SeiUToST71paHIUDCIQsTSu6XXOT7xc5y6M0ffwGFM1ZZL5tNctcfOTqyk-Wz1B5YJJE0dzUg-dGb/s320/100_9306.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677574473872335714" /></a><br />I finally got that shorter hairdo I've been daring myself to get.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPaP9-v4cubINtS9hhEJDw289otoKTgAfQ5LiAHM1hGkVVwpQq_-KSKubIVySANC0yJ7VGLZzPCWAgeCnDWWY9pzF7SiuzSYrCibjg0LlCIQSEKBJZxqkGw38SykvtePkH124/s1600/100_9317.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPaP9-v4cubINtS9hhEJDw289otoKTgAfQ5LiAHM1hGkVVwpQq_-KSKubIVySANC0yJ7VGLZzPCWAgeCnDWWY9pzF7SiuzSYrCibjg0LlCIQSEKBJZxqkGw38SykvtePkH124/s320/100_9317.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677574479356896770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BfhQ-um29iROVyQooHYuMnAE-e2LzyLkW51EOhfFhCMfO8UTqZF-OL3ujNEDN7H-Tp__hZ-ZSbpyhbYe0U_7fcpVAK7jNXcMyz-ltMMd4U8akhpWzGuSSvyFn-_s42HkX4LZ/s1600/100_9322.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BfhQ-um29iROVyQooHYuMnAE-e2LzyLkW51EOhfFhCMfO8UTqZF-OL3ujNEDN7H-Tp__hZ-ZSbpyhbYe0U_7fcpVAK7jNXcMyz-ltMMd4U8akhpWzGuSSvyFn-_s42HkX4LZ/s320/100_9322.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677573673155492338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIf7hYANnM0VSK_8HJGfIAxcj0l460mhK58iLhU3HzB4W1JEwWCVpCnGK4HIDeeU2oghWtIpjn11quzT0FkltTWZf96MjoTheitQ4pd2TbYKAM7FVVRhwjKASXA9MEVeb16htp/s1600/100_9318.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIf7hYANnM0VSK_8HJGfIAxcj0l460mhK58iLhU3HzB4W1JEwWCVpCnGK4HIDeeU2oghWtIpjn11quzT0FkltTWZf96MjoTheitQ4pd2TbYKAM7FVVRhwjKASXA9MEVeb16htp/s320/100_9318.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677573669463512706" /></a><br />Suzie and I took a quick trip to CO to see our Frakes family. As bonus, we saw Ane and Ben Paulsen, moose bugling, gorgeous Fall scenery and still more gorgeous weather. Late October and 70 degrees. I could get used to that.<br />(P.S. I have rather fascinating footage of the moose bugling. It won't load. Sorry.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6thFQLmF7ic0C4ozBn_jIfCQzSAjXFzRfUQBpZafspfKjHAEOaWxbgx-KXTOytwoH_ZSUwJGBYhCksSxsla3mt8NDKKAiYvSfNPtRnwn3-b8HXKI8OVofJV1dTaH_G7y7bBDI/s1600/100_9341.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6thFQLmF7ic0C4ozBn_jIfCQzSAjXFzRfUQBpZafspfKjHAEOaWxbgx-KXTOytwoH_ZSUwJGBYhCksSxsla3mt8NDKKAiYvSfNPtRnwn3-b8HXKI8OVofJV1dTaH_G7y7bBDI/s320/100_9341.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677574482999908002" /></a><br />Finally, to preserve this nearly perfect Autumn as long as possible, and to utilize the tree Tim put up a little too early for my tastes, I decorated my first ever Thanksgiving Tree. If he puts it up the first part of November again, I will do it again. I would probably find more ways to make it more Thanks-themed next time...If there is a next time. <br />Happy Autumn! Happy Thanksgiving! So much to be thankful for. But that would be a really, really, really long post...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-19259593944839380332011-09-04T20:41:00.008-05:002011-09-06T00:44:36.784-05:00Summer, don't go! We didn't have enough fun yet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTim0IQyf8HqjKi4_-GODH956m76iqz3IdP5SKhNlOKPrt_Tp4aI8LZZTaiiUi-zz2txFw0QYDCEpxpE88TOwkesQKBLkWPYU5RBA-OXeoeurQZsHLKvWWTOCatNF-IZOboTU/s1600/100_2612.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTim0IQyf8HqjKi4_-GODH956m76iqz3IdP5SKhNlOKPrt_Tp4aI8LZZTaiiUi-zz2txFw0QYDCEpxpE88TOwkesQKBLkWPYU5RBA-OXeoeurQZsHLKvWWTOCatNF-IZOboTU/s320/100_2612.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648725219232415442" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hogwarts, compliments of Disney World and Mel's early-summer senior adventure<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />On occasion I've heard someone say, "Summer is just too long and boring. I wish it was shorter." I had to shoot them. Or hurt them (both verbally, of course). I never have enough summer; this one whizzed by, overloaded and overwhelming, with the paradox of so much fun but not nearly enough - or as a couple of the Burton boys said it, we didn't have enough fun yet... <br />Because feeling overwhelmed makes me forget to pull out my camera, some key events have little or no photographic coverage - like Minot flooding (but that's easy to find online),youth conference, the weekend Tim was made stake president, or Mel saying goodbye to Bismarck and heading for the grand adventure of college life. So, as usual, I'm merely sharing a few highlights of a summer that was, as usual, not enough. Way awesome in every way that counts, but just not enough...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xI7sSuVULsygUzGl_eadYpIWTNT_pMndGBXkNQ0iD-OTJWEbzX5ds9zR58TfKmbkIme3tVkF8GWwaFJHY4DJwfgJzBaVIh9Ib9bYm6p_fEa7qfaE6J1TotcU1RPRyKp8TeJT/s1600/100_2607.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xI7sSuVULsygUzGl_eadYpIWTNT_pMndGBXkNQ0iD-OTJWEbzX5ds9zR58TfKmbkIme3tVkF8GWwaFJHY4DJwfgJzBaVIh9Ib9bYm6p_fEa7qfaE6J1TotcU1RPRyKp8TeJT/s320/100_2607.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649064786139762882" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span> Mel and besties at Epcot Ctr.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2agoeG8maHPUytAe9yZlJkA2mzfWPMlS822U6lqx8hc4LOVwHaleofJMwMNNmM6l-3uQUiNayJ9SacXOZMz87ghL92UqQ8Qc38fj3zYySiP8D_ddC2YwvSq4NhIIIz0mWoku/s1600/100_8712.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2agoeG8maHPUytAe9yZlJkA2mzfWPMlS822U6lqx8hc4LOVwHaleofJMwMNNmM6l-3uQUiNayJ9SacXOZMz87ghL92UqQ8Qc38fj3zYySiP8D_ddC2YwvSq4NhIIIz0mWoku/s320/100_8712.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648722528779932354" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> Farewell night w/ some favorite missionaries<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8VzJpYwtcGQNkX0qUwto6Ov8xcPJe81PUP104F1lHQ29ANNrDb4EfYnxs6kDc105nWQVX3_WYQ0j-7Ul0Rm_vWtWCk4V_50d3TA4Jp87zxtJt0_UYJGYy-qGefUE4y4vqo9U/s1600/100_8709.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8VzJpYwtcGQNkX0qUwto6Ov8xcPJe81PUP104F1lHQ29ANNrDb4EfYnxs6kDc105nWQVX3_WYQ0j-7Ul0Rm_vWtWCk4V_50d3TA4Jp87zxtJt0_UYJGYy-qGefUE4y4vqo9U/s320/100_8709.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648722525363352706" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Flippin' Suze<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j7bIaiM9u2mJ-WCSlNcUSHhP_Io8rKyFnCPZ0nG_6WvALm1m7XlL69ZXU22cYKN2d1VlrrfW_h2aleAVHp37GA69I635AlDDwL6GAAj3Dekkpa8YAOxY3tQ2r3VxU-FbIp5k/s1600/100_8793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j7bIaiM9u2mJ-WCSlNcUSHhP_Io8rKyFnCPZ0nG_6WvALm1m7XlL69ZXU22cYKN2d1VlrrfW_h2aleAVHp37GA69I635AlDDwL6GAAj3Dekkpa8YAOxY3tQ2r3VxU-FbIp5k/s320/100_8793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649080542044061954" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> Glenn's sugar-overload b-day cake at our family gathering<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCtITMY-gZNUdFIYodwycwhZlSshQfXclQwSBYgzGm4FNEKbMyMKqyKPtYKVkBT8nEVTCSkTl1wEwjUvW_P8Aq4OKEojvdRjcLXmhZY6WliKoMf731el2mRWy5Fo-OdraQHsy/s1600/100_8727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCtITMY-gZNUdFIYodwycwhZlSshQfXclQwSBYgzGm4FNEKbMyMKqyKPtYKVkBT8nEVTCSkTl1wEwjUvW_P8Aq4OKEojvdRjcLXmhZY6WliKoMf731el2mRWy5Fo-OdraQHsy/s320/100_8727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649064797699731506" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Comparing poundage, by any chance??<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf3Om-4QZ307-cVfu2d9CIy-LrUXW6GVAkhKC9nJZvUD89vVhMvgp7xAz70cnEg_eGrgESKPrcZShwKNmOdD1lB82yFkcXInhFWmi5vwd0HFQ4oz54U4_QNsyWUHvxs4Js3Vi/s1600/100_8754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf3Om-4QZ307-cVfu2d9CIy-LrUXW6GVAkhKC9nJZvUD89vVhMvgp7xAz70cnEg_eGrgESKPrcZShwKNmOdD1lB82yFkcXInhFWmi5vwd0HFQ4oz54U4_QNsyWUHvxs4Js3Vi/s320/100_8754.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649080522061499538" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> A favorite pastime at the "cabin"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn0qZOrEOaNeEKGzHLvR7xjSrynBd3L0TA_Rlcj0Wzu8-HzWK89FihmYQP0A1d4x7uEAe8DkJ19qkpnGJbFdfMah7pLPBM4SfCPjpC-NGbULl6XKGuhwo-nyVLyif1WaMF-cx/s1600/100_8763.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn0qZOrEOaNeEKGzHLvR7xjSrynBd3L0TA_Rlcj0Wzu8-HzWK89FihmYQP0A1d4x7uEAe8DkJ19qkpnGJbFdfMah7pLPBM4SfCPjpC-NGbULl6XKGuhwo-nyVLyif1WaMF-cx/s320/100_8763.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649080518038765170" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>A loving attack...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwjIsY_atbldTAaUzKvsZYyIgxaWQDZvx5wPZTthVb2VCI7r5_eKm3Xk5KfDYB5tdR5uQBnVZOO32VwTZtTXPMynddg5GdXN-Q-S5tGxfqDoCQHWWL_cJn2_bqHIx77eK_GSr/s1600/The+Family+of+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwjIsY_atbldTAaUzKvsZYyIgxaWQDZvx5wPZTthVb2VCI7r5_eKm3Xk5KfDYB5tdR5uQBnVZOO32VwTZtTXPMynddg5GdXN-Q-S5tGxfqDoCQHWWL_cJn2_bqHIx77eK_GSr/s320/The+Family+of+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648722522082516002" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>A last "family photo" for the ND Coxes as we've been for 7 years...! (Thanks, Ems, for this and all the other awesome family pics!) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ91bDWUK4_fnslcrDwH7Fog5RvckchrljZs1wQhFnDS8iQ1XjrLzy5kEM38LC94rXgwFdMUuvaQSvV0k2k4goCkhbYbq2laJpvUYtQdOa7H92CVyOtM-XgJJ4wRqpbOP1yYvK/s1600/100_8866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ91bDWUK4_fnslcrDwH7Fog5RvckchrljZs1wQhFnDS8iQ1XjrLzy5kEM38LC94rXgwFdMUuvaQSvV0k2k4goCkhbYbq2laJpvUYtQdOa7H92CVyOtM-XgJJ4wRqpbOP1yYvK/s320/100_8866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649064805520135426" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Hot tubbin' for the kid crew<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguy4TstolFKDYWBnlV4geWse4ZynfzR5moQeAnJCdT3pJAxghlZWtbm1LOfCCrf3j1KrSICO3tkyrsGzCGpQn-9HP8WmumVah_YdGehC6P7HNI7uRKLwEegKRyo9t78qWWELdd/s1600/100_8873.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguy4TstolFKDYWBnlV4geWse4ZynfzR5moQeAnJCdT3pJAxghlZWtbm1LOfCCrf3j1KrSICO3tkyrsGzCGpQn-9HP8WmumVah_YdGehC6P7HNI7uRKLwEegKRyo9t78qWWELdd/s320/100_8873.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649080533055707778" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> A likely [family friendly] argument...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaFBnzoYHAoieahYrAE9YoKMm-Y9EiiybcNai4eiFOMbPnH3RLv2dFTqA8cfVzcO-RVOWUeW6XDAvN8Yn3rl1tCKaxkeFOopmbwhyz6ibqJ9xeLIVyYXD_lQWXSAT89AXKGbK/s1600/100_8962.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaFBnzoYHAoieahYrAE9YoKMm-Y9EiiybcNai4eiFOMbPnH3RLv2dFTqA8cfVzcO-RVOWUeW6XDAvN8Yn3rl1tCKaxkeFOopmbwhyz6ibqJ9xeLIVyYXD_lQWXSAT89AXKGbK/s320/100_8962.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649064808102000466" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>...And the Red Shirt Coxes at the Bench Branches Reunion, at Nancy & Nelson's place<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiveqGSkSBqt4cXlINK5ZVSfMeBiXo3Xl1a7ADzRa_CEvmFuBRp0kqpl_LvK4phKrHytGe_0k4wnYR4l78Y590E3ZYMYnWaXKYQYNYsd_NydSH_s4WfW5LF-DHY2VmohZpb8U/s1600/100_9022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiveqGSkSBqt4cXlINK5ZVSfMeBiXo3Xl1a7ADzRa_CEvmFuBRp0kqpl_LvK4phKrHytGe_0k4wnYR4l78Y590E3ZYMYnWaXKYQYNYsd_NydSH_s4WfW5LF-DHY2VmohZpb8U/s320/100_9022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649101928722207442" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> Mel as Luna Lovegood for her Harry Potter Marathon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2EhLatoKcPw9vyz9Jh4m9jsDNeCkwmudoQ5fZuEuXr8qhEzEzIqG2eEWcO2kNnOXoJzJnnx8l47VDqPjCx4W1HGitqlLHGEBdBgt7f89ROmKyX2tPzReJNmiXfVp5qR10t4W/s1600/100_9186.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2EhLatoKcPw9vyz9Jh4m9jsDNeCkwmudoQ5fZuEuXr8qhEzEzIqG2eEWcO2kNnOXoJzJnnx8l47VDqPjCx4W1HGitqlLHGEBdBgt7f89ROmKyX2tPzReJNmiXfVp5qR10t4W/s320/100_9186.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649113590476385378" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>The basic reasoning behind national parks...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvS5gnjDOm7KuaDGMgzBsZiAoLgDY5oXCQ3x2amhC18CHeqX9oMXmd9742db0NOBh_23AuIGdpCI9LXw3_LxWRWZtN2ysUwK_XGdtBXgxElXr8UwpuKYAJ73dc5F2Wonfnnnj/s1600/100b9000.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvS5gnjDOm7KuaDGMgzBsZiAoLgDY5oXCQ3x2amhC18CHeqX9oMXmd9742db0NOBh_23AuIGdpCI9LXw3_LxWRWZtN2ysUwK_XGdtBXgxElXr8UwpuKYAJ73dc5F2Wonfnnnj/s320/100b9000.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649113597847279938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2o0j22vtyaapzMiIl5B8-OO8eAJpm0NWJxXqIVmyprQb5-MLwIPZu2y61m_46NY2utdcc_gnHfgkiSqwNcZIdjOdmxbRFoXi31ekizrQpBCnArR6Qfhtp8LMwneVWOfPdrk1/s1600/100_9011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2o0j22vtyaapzMiIl5B8-OO8eAJpm0NWJxXqIVmyprQb5-MLwIPZu2y61m_46NY2utdcc_gnHfgkiSqwNcZIdjOdmxbRFoXi31ekizrQpBCnArR6Qfhtp8LMwneVWOfPdrk1/s320/100_9011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649117867736969810" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>...and a little bit of ND worth conserving - taken on a hike with a friend, in Teddy Roosevelt National Park<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ykxB4L3Z50MqZRSHojAHfY8_CPLwhjW-QwjvvBl2h4_rNAhnZWwoPzDV-nJau65zl302ENaeSgT2HWVC1Ksq2WlLKdzn6uqfs7qLiJhx1uZZKSmLwRMp3Pw14DIThRYdZG2F/s1600/100_9204.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ykxB4L3Z50MqZRSHojAHfY8_CPLwhjW-QwjvvBl2h4_rNAhnZWwoPzDV-nJau65zl302ENaeSgT2HWVC1Ksq2WlLKdzn6uqfs7qLiJhx1uZZKSmLwRMp3Pw14DIThRYdZG2F/s320/100_9204.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649101935563247026" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> Some Arizona pool time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQv9lDORirjXsiRHTR9qbSxnUTDiBYBMNleLJqBvIkUPeZsGbqAsZVNCdHRa5uzmMHYyTww8keBGOeRab-XoCS8zYoK2eUh7UqajrWJ9C8yYzyEqzhWfzO9CrgOPAEaAOdm-p/s1600/100_9210.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQv9lDORirjXsiRHTR9qbSxnUTDiBYBMNleLJqBvIkUPeZsGbqAsZVNCdHRa5uzmMHYyTww8keBGOeRab-XoCS8zYoK2eUh7UqajrWJ9C8yYzyEqzhWfzO9CrgOPAEaAOdm-p/s320/100_9210.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649101921335236914" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>So tired after one of the many trips to muck out flooded houses in Minot<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFwrsCWFueqP75iZrzu-YHQ9UwieRBWaExKaIuz1FRa0GMohEorkm4pSrtY4pJJ1sHC1RrRtYrNHZli0I7Vowq00wogUHHX3YM5HWAwLqtOtw0bLfhqi1L5uJVW8f9NXZ-KhK/s1600/100_9219.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFwrsCWFueqP75iZrzu-YHQ9UwieRBWaExKaIuz1FRa0GMohEorkm4pSrtY4pJJ1sHC1RrRtYrNHZli0I7Vowq00wogUHHX3YM5HWAwLqtOtw0bLfhqi1L5uJVW8f9NXZ-KhK/s320/100_9219.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649101942135749394" /></a><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Oh, look! We did shoot the new stake president (I think he was still shell-shocked when we took some requisite photos to send to church headquarters)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASOd2QcSCcxNbNVWnCrL_y-V-Z6l0UPvQXid02n5EaB1iKLqnNP-Rekzib2vZf_bzzXubXk70yQSZ5vR32EMo1DeyswG_JOK40nyq8PoK08ovn83hnYfm535GUD9YKHSpldi/s1600/100_9176.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ASOd2QcSCcxNbNVWnCrL_y-V-Z6l0UPvQXid02n5EaB1iKLqnNP-Rekzib2vZf_bzzXubXk70yQSZ5vR32EMo1DeyswG_JOK40nyq8PoK08ovn83hnYfm535GUD9YKHSpldi/s320/100_9176.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649111728829787954" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span> The new Utah residents!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2xq8QKQd6caeIIDs3iniNxD_t4bgJDWVW8u9_RSGoySgA7QadpVM5xwR9CzBy4RWRcJerCXg2WI5TuuTLYwwzPMw6jiWRi3UNLlJYFnbCucvqc6Gbhj07_NKgLq7SfNzgcxi/s1600/100_9257.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2xq8QKQd6caeIIDs3iniNxD_t4bgJDWVW8u9_RSGoySgA7QadpVM5xwR9CzBy4RWRcJerCXg2WI5TuuTLYwwzPMw6jiWRi3UNLlJYFnbCucvqc6Gbhj07_NKgLq7SfNzgcxi/s320/100_9257.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649098084826960306" /></a> <span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Mel in her new home, the dorms at BYU<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V8BUTBvHYswM9w0_kFYCn3U9Vmg5TkjgFsfQX_D_myRpUYaua1bnIYj0Weo4eixqrBRcuj1LMG7kMpcAM3VQbUzx3YZjnoMbUf-Uu90R6UK6uYQ1EcnRr4I6wrYdQDWU3U9J/s1600/100_9239.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V8BUTBvHYswM9w0_kFYCn3U9Vmg5TkjgFsfQX_D_myRpUYaua1bnIYj0Weo4eixqrBRcuj1LMG7kMpcAM3VQbUzx3YZjnoMbUf-Uu90R6UK6uYQ1EcnRr4I6wrYdQDWU3U9J/s320/100_9239.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649098958442997938" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>One of John Pinette's entries (I think) and Chrys Sandor's sampler quilt, at the Springville UT Quilt show. Impressive to have family members participating in such an amazing show!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiwouCCaDT0k503IaHADlo6vdbEeLB-j8leNgSXauBuXtR5v2nRH1QkGgGX20uv9fn2nfO3N03ZiX-XsmdHuW3mmA_x9wyOy5zyyyKueq2-cUJoBDY8znf7iAcwCSlvpP5IlH/s1600/100_9246.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiwouCCaDT0k503IaHADlo6vdbEeLB-j8leNgSXauBuXtR5v2nRH1QkGgGX20uv9fn2nfO3N03ZiX-XsmdHuW3mmA_x9wyOy5zyyyKueq2-cUJoBDY8znf7iAcwCSlvpP5IlH/s320/100_9246.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649098953178291538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJ4zJhOLCwvjt01BoYXTN5FgxKTX8_WZW85GpHnXka_hm0Z9abYjqFzbq4dWFVjjB3dS73Yk1qrU8VMRHq1Myoj8ntUGvEfTKwlE5Iju33uz3rWmoI5KNEFXwG1UcyXR6ZTtC/s1600/100_9264.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJ4zJhOLCwvjt01BoYXTN5FgxKTX8_WZW85GpHnXka_hm0Z9abYjqFzbq4dWFVjjB3dS73Yk1qrU8VMRHq1Myoj8ntUGvEfTKwlE5Iju33uz3rWmoI5KNEFXwG1UcyXR6ZTtC/s320/100_9264.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649100094045389138" /></a> Mama Cox with the organizers and a few of those who came to their 35-year class reunion! Oy!<br /><br />Did I miss anything? Most certainly. And even with all the times I forgot to shoot family history in the making, there are still so, so many fun pictures of family this summer; so minimizing was the only safe way to go... <br />I would happily take on another three months of summer to do more of what I've been doing for the past three... But structure and duty call, so return to them I must. But thanks, y'all, for the memories!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-49223970891310377722011-06-11T18:49:00.023-05:002011-06-11T23:13:50.000-05:00Easter in AZ, AMI, Visit from the Adamzes; Mel graduated, Bismarck is flooding; The sun also rises...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t4inAqbTpQnDR1KGFVXLv674dq0f6ddeZQAfdW5S84Qr83_JIni-8bq2qwmFpMqRY-x96-48yMeYQ_UjD3faBMk8ybXT1vodsWJxEleH52kFvDKooFh5FgpIBxZ3eYXv2b96/s1600/100_0423.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t4inAqbTpQnDR1KGFVXLv674dq0f6ddeZQAfdW5S84Qr83_JIni-8bq2qwmFpMqRY-x96-48yMeYQ_UjD3faBMk8ybXT1vodsWJxEleH52kFvDKooFh5FgpIBxZ3eYXv2b96/s320/100_0423.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617156945409835586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTYCKFfZunesCXbJMZYCOdeONjS-MCPfjml61BAO2HKhf23TK9J56nBT3zYiTQMZFwypMARoLgrM_lorWckMaU6n6BIY367X5fVX-tkAZlnNSapoyzDYYsQNLPFnKImJpt6pe/s1600/100_0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTYCKFfZunesCXbJMZYCOdeONjS-MCPfjml61BAO2HKhf23TK9J56nBT3zYiTQMZFwypMARoLgrM_lorWckMaU6n6BIY367X5fVX-tkAZlnNSapoyzDYYsQNLPFnKImJpt6pe/s320/100_0400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617156938291531090" /></a><br />This is why blogging more often is important: catchup is not effective. So I will just give you some highlights of the past couple of months, and hope this shares "the smallest part of what I feel..." <br />Emphasis on feel, not what I have to say. I'll let the images do the talking. And I can't pretend I achieved any balance, so know that there are lots of people and moments I had to leave out. Sigh. This is why blogging more often is important...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqBpFucyNzcEbTRIi5ogRMcfMh_-E7e1A8C4iJLtqjR09tnwsmU1t8m9LGU8SLigwBEiI9rE2giACyB9U05HDyCOINVMIur3CZFtW_BB5q8qRkpZtQMnuka9I84mAHtIuMKda/s1600/100_8521.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqBpFucyNzcEbTRIi5ogRMcfMh_-E7e1A8C4iJLtqjR09tnwsmU1t8m9LGU8SLigwBEiI9rE2giACyB9U05HDyCOINVMIur3CZFtW_BB5q8qRkpZtQMnuka9I84mAHtIuMKda/s320/100_8521.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617154873918307266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD9Go33uky6XMZIUiVGdjlaJychJNnsn4_36JFsMTvVwGjKK8_E37TEazPe59PBqcHVMrKVKfXmnSirpRyVLkKhHMWPF1ubyxFda_2qGxGzFCzk3zB7g_CAZX7DmouQIV2scb/s1600/100_8440.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD9Go33uky6XMZIUiVGdjlaJychJNnsn4_36JFsMTvVwGjKK8_E37TEazPe59PBqcHVMrKVKfXmnSirpRyVLkKhHMWPF1ubyxFda_2qGxGzFCzk3zB7g_CAZX7DmouQIV2scb/s320/100_8440.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617149916230259730" /></a><br />Mesa Temple Easter Pageant, entire cast<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFCBiUvYmviWAv-e1Gkgtt7sZkoKVmyJWWERWhKKSDeGw5MQNuSqZdwI-hwokHLGnghXGIsqFqLV1GuE5WSr1ehBTplxTSOkAhcVWpqEcxoFEEceaHs35-oIWOepVZB1RKVzT/s1600/100_8435.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFCBiUvYmviWAv-e1Gkgtt7sZkoKVmyJWWERWhKKSDeGw5MQNuSqZdwI-hwokHLGnghXGIsqFqLV1GuE5WSr1ehBTplxTSOkAhcVWpqEcxoFEEceaHs35-oIWOepVZB1RKVzT/s320/100_8435.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617149911080740002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg198qcKrzy4VWN6KSHXw_wIi6ssAjUiuavCkzyE8fr52sK2PLsdBGlaRWKfZgOsvcupRf-Pug-bAu9unmM38b48vZQqdwF6rquMp9zh4-9jj5H2C1UU9ibqeSSaEIapywWM47x/s1600/100_8437.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg198qcKrzy4VWN6KSHXw_wIi6ssAjUiuavCkzyE8fr52sK2PLsdBGlaRWKfZgOsvcupRf-Pug-bAu9unmM38b48vZQqdwF6rquMp9zh4-9jj5H2C1UU9ibqeSSaEIapywWM47x/s320/100_8437.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617122291406805890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobmfHygPPKZIrW4dAGLClIRe-ujj-Kw9afKJS97dzqYQsrIR68XLl0CXs0-ntae4lmtx4cMWK6D5oGYnpOPbKUmlBgu0VHJ8qdQSriQfgQC6JL1skUPMfJTX7xBDRq5rHcNOo/s1600/100_8417.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobmfHygPPKZIrW4dAGLClIRe-ujj-Kw9afKJS97dzqYQsrIR68XLl0CXs0-ntae4lmtx4cMWK6D5oGYnpOPbKUmlBgu0VHJ8qdQSriQfgQC6JL1skUPMfJTX7xBDRq5rHcNOo/s320/100_8417.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617120611256178018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5veFbxnf1-syoN_mPZal7WqrSUGINt81qKa3mvlbeF6Ozcxm_Y78TsnCDvApnKOQnT8cW-sDfelTaHyswxdoUP5S7i5QyGild3a9wf_8PmuBbiBa5Jjca7llFC88PsJ0AfyiC/s1600/100_8409.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5veFbxnf1-syoN_mPZal7WqrSUGINt81qKa3mvlbeF6Ozcxm_Y78TsnCDvApnKOQnT8cW-sDfelTaHyswxdoUP5S7i5QyGild3a9wf_8PmuBbiBa5Jjca7llFC88PsJ0AfyiC/s320/100_8409.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617120605911782418" /></a> <br />I've never seen a Hummingbird at rest. I had to include it...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3xVTbYj0bXv7MnC3-Rp_MOfppLMH9kshivxLX8VoRVOrJp4-dtCUfqEBdiTV238TD3V7MEMtU41WBXDElUcMNUBYm5E_YZ-xwkn-98PH7TBgrHbrsiIcY2TAVo2IY_BsET29/s1600/100_8436.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3xVTbYj0bXv7MnC3-Rp_MOfppLMH9kshivxLX8VoRVOrJp4-dtCUfqEBdiTV238TD3V7MEMtU41WBXDElUcMNUBYm5E_YZ-xwkn-98PH7TBgrHbrsiIcY2TAVo2IY_BsET29/s320/100_8436.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617120604549750594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeJeauLxB-IJgdRnCoucA6-Q1GX05lxhjFyEGwTw7thNdmtmQKx8f4uxBIPMHt00XABjyDA8vJd6lbJT2hIb5EoGPBiU5-fuMyexVuBPqi00Gshn4c9CPyxmGflqt4S9Wb-eT/s1600/100_8402.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmRoV21AK63SnKTc2urpbxQ9qw-ZbYbVazGnqHWc5UaeNk7joF-KGYO31ARr-5IoAt1reXcb2_Lts14k6rMpt1HpCnMQzIXWR6R-6VaDbHJ4NHwagyl1t3Dc8wZCMoyzSvkc3/s320/100_0455.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617157346241968866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV6MRQy83dqM230ywkp_4wCQ4dXqTbUgsLKjwks7NRkHqnfsZt_z26alluCcL95daHYWJVTYqos7wAG7-rO_hwg6YzVIR84H1f6DniS3AhQdK4kKF9w5jaBSQ3R109Vu7sKku/s1600/100_8703.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV6MRQy83dqM230ywkp_4wCQ4dXqTbUgsLKjwks7NRkHqnfsZt_z26alluCcL95daHYWJVTYqos7wAG7-rO_hwg6YzVIR84H1f6DniS3AhQdK4kKF9w5jaBSQ3R109Vu7sKku/s320/100_8703.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617166999527919890" /></a><br />Because the authorities are asking people not to drive around looking and taking pictures, mine are from the bridges as I drive, and not very good. But you can see the mess in detail by going to www.ndfloods.com, or on Facebook at North Dakota Flood Info Center. There are lots of pictures and information from the local media. Great coverage of a sad circumstance. I would go into more detail here, but it's a lengthy telling. Suffice it to say, we will have a destructively high river, more than four feet above flood stage, all summer. We're grateful to be high and dry. And praying for people up and down the river, and all over the country. And all over the world. <br />The sun will rise, and troubles will ease. But it may be a very long time. This is a time for faith.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-14623022013909095842011-06-06T01:10:00.002-05:002011-06-06T01:15:13.817-05:00Please don't give up on me...This quick word post is just to reassure anyone who still bothers to check in, that I will, I really will, post this week. That snow storm picture has to go!! I won't bore you with detailed excuses, but my life really hasn't been my own for the past two months; then, when life began to return to normal, sandbagging Bismarck began. So I really do have lots to share - but I'll probably seriously reduce the volume because, well, I'm lazy. Talk to you soon. With pictures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-35170241440311728992011-04-04T17:02:00.013-05:002011-04-04T19:15:31.185-05:00More winter storms, More proms, Another year for Tim and Karla, and Goodbye to AbiNo, we weren't celebrating Christmas again. I think even the snow gets tired of itself, and tries to get creative in these late-winter storms. All the windows were coated, along with outside walls. Once the blasted wind stopped, it was pretty fascinating.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4UccVq1FTZ1vKS4jj0b1XyWWiX_-F9qozA3y7MA5tq7-RAC4KVZMsyEYucEFFINv1AXTA2K3zyTab_29gw2PpMSLOwBbhsRl9TfvGFGl-s6wrhWHkViAp7bBqlGqrGzLfI8s/s1600/100_8254.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4UccVq1FTZ1vKS4jj0b1XyWWiX_-F9qozA3y7MA5tq7-RAC4KVZMsyEYucEFFINv1AXTA2K3zyTab_29gw2PpMSLOwBbhsRl9TfvGFGl-s6wrhWHkViAp7bBqlGqrGzLfI8s/s320/100_8254.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591855701380685186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzK72CHbGrP3lriABRh3AudBb40EIDyubz_iJCMja4rwmNKBKPRIetRG1QIHkcHyxG6YsbLb1RfSlxAqtHwxcfSq2kaTAIZ0s-Wg_w_CF_1ufu-qd8Uvf3UeqCqN-78pG4pRL/s1600/100_8258.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzK72CHbGrP3lriABRh3AudBb40EIDyubz_iJCMja4rwmNKBKPRIetRG1QIHkcHyxG6YsbLb1RfSlxAqtHwxcfSq2kaTAIZ0s-Wg_w_CF_1ufu-qd8Uvf3UeqCqN-78pG4pRL/s320/100_8258.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591853357349230274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2En3UN5VxiaAbU6VKz75w-BRMI-SvdFPxR4RPKeGTWLEb6VoFZi5JVoeaukDrJ1u9P7HTJZX4dipKiHOddTJ9wT5xheFIVbmpPhERKjWVWDK0P679VGolaoDH1n00fkR6wGp/s1600/100_8265.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2En3UN5VxiaAbU6VKz75w-BRMI-SvdFPxR4RPKeGTWLEb6VoFZi5JVoeaukDrJ1u9P7HTJZX4dipKiHOddTJ9wT5xheFIVbmpPhERKjWVWDK0P679VGolaoDH1n00fkR6wGp/s320/100_8265.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591855726574164482" /></a><br />I never get tired of the beauty of hoarfrost. But it's hard to capture. This tree, and all the others, were sparkling like diamonds in the early sunlight. I hope you see more than a bare tree with a little flocking on it...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj38iOY0FfWPcjL0wYCiTgoHYoQP9kmlkkktxZSBlz7OlFzWDijJapesRQKJIUuXfmnI2rdLz7M1xX1CerThteoTarU3HlLfybxsvP5QYWEkkJ7dwOynJ-3U8H6-OQtb7O7dWg/s1600/100_8201.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj38iOY0FfWPcjL0wYCiTgoHYoQP9kmlkkktxZSBlz7OlFzWDijJapesRQKJIUuXfmnI2rdLz7M1xX1CerThteoTarU3HlLfybxsvP5QYWEkkJ7dwOynJ-3U8H6-OQtb7O7dWg/s320/100_8201.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591853350811448706" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mel went to two proms again this year. Though she won't like me posting the pictures (she had a funny expression in every single one), I thought you should see her handsome Minot friend -<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yPIqAK13nqp1OHrW9L3fLNq0vDw_VIXk8mYKCQFzzsYWZkM7KE8_ey1w6tL9TadbY3FFpfxZMBcp6X7KW78iekmu3j8X6AKUoBjWahGYPpcXd185yI9dx5NC-_TcZiCDxl9M/s1600/100_8227.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yPIqAK13nqp1OHrW9L3fLNq0vDw_VIXk8mYKCQFzzsYWZkM7KE8_ey1w6tL9TadbY3FFpfxZMBcp6X7KW78iekmu3j8X6AKUoBjWahGYPpcXd185yI9dx5NC-_TcZiCDxl9M/s320/100_8227.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591853270681517282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuYCkbiujLeOimnMXY7aj7iLIrK0Ub6RH_RQtVqRBOF2DoW0rOnBF3a-acN6lSIadvsl6w09oSOGIIm4YLf9qjUXNrQljoZFrKuMmVdpqfqKofii8q06Og1C_FoEO4183bVhe/s1600/100_8218.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuYCkbiujLeOimnMXY7aj7iLIrK0Ub6RH_RQtVqRBOF2DoW0rOnBF3a-acN6lSIadvsl6w09oSOGIIm4YLf9qjUXNrQljoZFrKuMmVdpqfqKofii8q06Og1C_FoEO4183bVhe/s320/100_8218.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591855711844265730" /></a> - and the group of girls who went and made the evening a lot of fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bZtLcEf2WBcwuxCC2lLd-6FfHDKotqumP6A_nigdYSmq-lk5RkL9cbj1cmNDD5Fmo2VFIPtPdDbMsi-U9vOkP500fgrDi4hOaIr4fagil8Dfxj-ETYrNf6gqHd90G45oI1Hg/s1600/100_8219.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bZtLcEf2WBcwuxCC2lLd-6FfHDKotqumP6A_nigdYSmq-lk5RkL9cbj1cmNDD5Fmo2VFIPtPdDbMsi-U9vOkP500fgrDi4hOaIr4fagil8Dfxj-ETYrNf6gqHd90G45oI1Hg/s320/100_8219.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591855719995593378" /></a><br />For CHS' prom, she got a gold dress (her heart's desire) that she designed, and a nice guy to take her - a good friend who graduated last year from BHS, so Prom was nice and relaxed. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHdsXFsj7JCW5vyIrvkaedg1xme7UKt1hkJn1Aqxa_U5P53QAEOmCZuB0UwuFTDG0kitryvIMKLz4wkGSlpRgIzrl5kOepsxSW2OP-Ge6LK8elCRgPh3kWSpiaCErjznpbbqx/s1600/100_8322.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHdsXFsj7JCW5vyIrvkaedg1xme7UKt1hkJn1Aqxa_U5P53QAEOmCZuB0UwuFTDG0kitryvIMKLz4wkGSlpRgIzrl5kOepsxSW2OP-Ge6LK8elCRgPh3kWSpiaCErjznpbbqx/s320/100_8322.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591870600831392578" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xZMpy_DDmDLJ5tpSSeNiE_32zagTdLaFQRvErRUKPno3LGF0ZG6XAGjJa1qLLN1enfmyMT4TtMLDoXP7t4EaCFI4-b4lOmN6Xlzm3Myhc0xth5wKCvK8aIbcp2DavZbrIr_p/s1600/100_8325.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xZMpy_DDmDLJ5tpSSeNiE_32zagTdLaFQRvErRUKPno3LGF0ZG6XAGjJa1qLLN1enfmyMT4TtMLDoXP7t4EaCFI4-b4lOmN6Xlzm3Myhc0xth5wKCvK8aIbcp2DavZbrIr_p/s320/100_8325.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591870599189318946" /></a><br /><br />I didn't take any pictures on our anniversary, and there were no jokes played, so it was a nice, but mellow (maybe slightly boring to some)day. Still, I want to mark the passage of time: 34 years we have been a married couple...No wonder I didn't take any pictures. ;-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_p5q976xsxxxccrAYu291iVlHniYfJ0sZOre9QS_v1NdSBPnkylFh-asMblduDKFsDxd__zoJo5cUNt-Qa_FrDaNMujc8xlpM_AyCsL1q0jXzMjqwzRuokQYJ-lhrxH-OZCB/s1600/100_7598.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_p5q976xsxxxccrAYu291iVlHniYfJ0sZOre9QS_v1NdSBPnkylFh-asMblduDKFsDxd__zoJo5cUNt-Qa_FrDaNMujc8xlpM_AyCsL1q0jXzMjqwzRuokQYJ-lhrxH-OZCB/s320/100_7598.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591878645837557522" /></a><br />This one just shows my honey being a loving grandpa...Happy Anniversary, TimChucks. We're halfway there (give or take a few) in earth years.<br /><br />And, Abi. For most of the years we've lived in this house that Tim and the boys built, we've had Abi. She's loving, she smiles, she's smart, she's pretty - and she bites people. She tries to herd them, but that cut it for anyone, including us. So she had to go. For all of you who liked our Abi, here are a few farewell pictures. Mel posed with her, Suzie stayed away. Predictable for their personalities...<br />Anyway, she's living on a ranch now, with cows and horses and other animals who don't mind being herded.I hope she's happy. Bye bye, Abi. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPmeLqPbdmNpIluaXfsGIlXqlvnIZvuRbNuyvAp3SajLiULH43eLbahe-7DsjHWkR6oSmvbwrrAnalFcoI2QTvhOoaFYKorsQkDN8nsNN9lRhl3MEQ-wLESxgM27NNHtuSYNS/s1600/100_8282_00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPmeLqPbdmNpIluaXfsGIlXqlvnIZvuRbNuyvAp3SajLiULH43eLbahe-7DsjHWkR6oSmvbwrrAnalFcoI2QTvhOoaFYKorsQkDN8nsNN9lRhl3MEQ-wLESxgM27NNHtuSYNS/s320/100_8282_00.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591855726300987874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrUsp-5bszaKTQCCrKk7NdhiJ2cY_yYkIqZzUK-68fTQWdZmjondgTd_ktQDUT0TjOlC-VACIZeGLSG2i_1VmUWXgpqEYql29nv0OUQcWvMpgOipR1PYEAxKcv7yXg4CV8fIE/s1600/100b8311.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrUsp-5bszaKTQCCrKk7NdhiJ2cY_yYkIqZzUK-68fTQWdZmjondgTd_ktQDUT0TjOlC-VACIZeGLSG2i_1VmUWXgpqEYql29nv0OUQcWvMpgOipR1PYEAxKcv7yXg4CV8fIE/s320/100b8311.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591880334918521650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5RVCuYuI2z0STmup4vhHp2kmqoMp8pzZ0XB7MHi4S_A_7bTisXevaDfUduyei5YW0HMTL-katl5fgoQtNrMgWrHJ-Nr8Cn7V9ODl54ChZQs4fwHY4K0P7qL_n87cACYSCgg7/s1600/100_8281.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5RVCuYuI2z0STmup4vhHp2kmqoMp8pzZ0XB7MHi4S_A_7bTisXevaDfUduyei5YW0HMTL-katl5fgoQtNrMgWrHJ-Nr8Cn7V9ODl54ChZQs4fwHY4K0P7qL_n87cACYSCgg7/s320/100_8281.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591880327963803378" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-55232717902480601912011-03-07T16:34:00.004-06:002011-03-07T16:51:21.985-06:00About Mel, and Suzie<div style="text-align: left;">This girl is busy by choice. From a school winter "formal"</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0f_XMIidMh36cB6MTXAkxj0s7NZZ_sExdywTBrCN8qAqlv1azi6WfkUC7QL_e7st_6Gti_vmGbfhggR1uYGFnE4v8pKzpCoMLquqEYxw0YBLvUAogf9_vG6NLBsteSTTnboEs/s320/100_8178.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581471031670908642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">to a "Rave" - black lights and loud music and in this case, a peacock costume;</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Hmi-OYpoRb6ZXVyrra3zkrfGNkoxsE-rgkqbL0dt469dgRrSKXPs7ug1edlCOf5bISQpP2T4YcgKGhZ_9U6eCnT3wNeNMLOH1FNdDblRYx9Lt825v8IBybp6L5GqPfqC9_ph/s320/100_8173.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581471036459974850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span>to the midwinter play (more costumes)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtPxR_QeTquAvZK2eudak0g2HrlPX_jmBx_pK6pHsOYT1iL9T2jyp6_5oWjvdxwSNhcmBgVRcspQoD-nuW8ZnyoKB87_J8Nr5hQGitHm96veFFTKDZZwRlDTrWAA_dpxUN0Yt/s1600/100_8151.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtPxR_QeTquAvZK2eudak0g2HrlPX_jmBx_pK6pHsOYT1iL9T2jyp6_5oWjvdxwSNhcmBgVRcspQoD-nuW8ZnyoKB87_J8Nr5hQGitHm96veFFTKDZZwRlDTrWAA_dpxUN0Yt/s320/100_8151.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581471028021066626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MdQOI2GN__WPK8mVab37_05flBExy2g2ZokyrkwAB_lBz_rY2ZDrKPo6ZMzSyao90bkPgbzD72qzuvaFDK4EiUK4rsh3vsB8MJo-UOzSRoXXeox-iuKVD7rRfrNHjFgq2I6f/s1600/100_8144.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MdQOI2GN__WPK8mVab37_05flBExy2g2ZokyrkwAB_lBz_rY2ZDrKPo6ZMzSyao90bkPgbzD72qzuvaFDK4EiUK4rsh3vsB8MJo-UOzSRoXXeox-iuKVD7rRfrNHjFgq2I6f/s320/100_8144.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581471021980735234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div>to a vocal recital, she fits it all in - along with church, school work, and work for the all mighty (or at least all necessary) dollar;</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXD7ZfFhzluqsrE5y6D6YiUliFShYIubjSKZ3tz6mYBxrT2sQbZXS79IbLnPKvKaAnDR1fuSIybCoaMVX0mhKPmrNrCnTD3X3dngBktdU2rrH4U5sh9XB-_1iEk1H-09CWI1U/s1600/100_8128.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXD7ZfFhzluqsrE5y6D6YiUliFShYIubjSKZ3tz6mYBxrT2sQbZXS79IbLnPKvKaAnDR1fuSIybCoaMVX0mhKPmrNrCnTD3X3dngBktdU2rrH4U5sh9XB-_1iEk1H-09CWI1U/s320/100_8128.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581471016562634082" /></a>...Always with a smile and a good argument for why we should let her try everything. <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESVJgTAQqfnHggrzVkziPxqLN6Dm2LKdJ68kHG32cHzh7dpOslI5y4mZMJ4vorfexWdotmtl8-L5G_RCXSvg8AVA4BQSvIcnPfzO1_wyNFfMItOtmqbPmwhMI6jIMWhDl3U_z/s320/100_8193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581473368280296050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I think she will do fine at BYU. I'm mentally preparing already. 'Scuse me while I grab a tissue...</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And while the pictures do nothing for the energy and fun Suzie exudes, be assured that this girl keeps us moving, and guessing, and laughing.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESVJgTAQqfnHggrzVkziPxqLN6Dm2LKdJ68kHG32cHzh7dpOslI5y4mZMJ4vorfexWdotmtl8-L5G_RCXSvg8AVA4BQSvIcnPfzO1_wyNFfMItOtmqbPmwhMI6jIMWhDl3U_z/s1600/100_8193.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Lggn5j04312Q4Wa_IxmI-_HzmS-VpPtlnrnNGpCRIS2AJeDFfNAVvSbXdTgOMdmPbeG24jzUxqXXO0Fc-Iup0vPyb23qrnhF-w-ZZur-G9BFMJRgtMmryAhhHkGTxM8Amh8n/s1600/100_0153.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Lggn5j04312Q4Wa_IxmI-_HzmS-VpPtlnrnNGpCRIS2AJeDFfNAVvSbXdTgOMdmPbeG24jzUxqXXO0Fc-Iup0vPyb23qrnhF-w-ZZur-G9BFMJRgtMmryAhhHkGTxM8Amh8n/s320/100_0153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581473360628621906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilddBHPInDQsa0mWWA9OJYV5Zc2Rsr8XtS8-898ER-CrYsM-7BOSvt52niqzrhvwqbAxpEKvhzMLulHN_0MB31Y-LUiN60HocyVZtnOW2sY_lCfAuQZi9OiQYhnWqojD9po91h/s1600/100_8185.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilddBHPInDQsa0mWWA9OJYV5Zc2Rsr8XtS8-898ER-CrYsM-7BOSvt52niqzrhvwqbAxpEKvhzMLulHN_0MB31Y-LUiN60HocyVZtnOW2sY_lCfAuQZi9OiQYhnWqojD9po91h/s320/100_8185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581473356837323058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQOuXAJf4zLWgkBkR2Mw9pEYd75ZwYi7XLOZ7SfjGKG5_EJ6okf2hEsxr6l8CbhCUYRRCJar0sok9juat_Bu2IiDmSht-C5fGuLnwy7hs83Iem6q4As44c_e8Jjhd5KlocOhh/s1600/100_8189.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQOuXAJf4zLWgkBkR2Mw9pEYd75ZwYi7XLOZ7SfjGKG5_EJ6okf2hEsxr6l8CbhCUYRRCJar0sok9juat_Bu2IiDmSht-C5fGuLnwy7hs83Iem6q4As44c_e8Jjhd5KlocOhh/s320/100_8189.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581473354593370306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Not hard to tell who her best bud is. Don't know if she's mentally preparing, but she's definitely appreciating. And of course that's good for all of us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5vy4IQS5ftTSWSOoH7kKnriVE57uI_q3kZCUs5Bkx_qgqB7z5kZpWV6ySRi2-4kWqBInR0sLDamA0RtPTWa7Yb16w9f38UWFRHt8Uq7NTGRSkBUCLdMI9q8K5SGFWeqyhUHE/s1600/100_0064.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5vy4IQS5ftTSWSOoH7kKnriVE57uI_q3kZCUs5Bkx_qgqB7z5kZpWV6ySRi2-4kWqBInR0sLDamA0RtPTWa7Yb16w9f38UWFRHt8Uq7NTGRSkBUCLdMI9q8K5SGFWeqyhUHE/s320/100_0064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581473349816858226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Ah, caboosies. What would we do without 'em? More pointedly, what WILL I do without them to keep me busy and entertained? Glad it's not yet...<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-59114008485969969782011-02-27T17:00:00.009-06:002011-02-28T00:08:14.184-06:00So slow to post: January trip to AZI just need to post. <br />Tim and I went to Arizona at the end of January - he for business, I for fun - and took Alisa and Karly with us (we drove through Denver and flew home). Although I don't have a great selection of photos and didn't shoot everyone, I just need to share some with you. So without explanation (hopefully you can figure out who's whom), here's my overdue post!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVm1QC38_w0Ea_xswGuCEBhR2JxMdUWbYHMpfj3je4yr6aI-lVCi9GvibxtNwfyFlQmXwT3bPcogsMEK18fDFcPBzX1UpxSKnCJyT-PeANYU5ZTfCHqxkl-W_lCUlwt8tUYZb/s1600/100_8111.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVm1QC38_w0Ea_xswGuCEBhR2JxMdUWbYHMpfj3je4yr6aI-lVCi9GvibxtNwfyFlQmXwT3bPcogsMEK18fDFcPBzX1UpxSKnCJyT-PeANYU5ZTfCHqxkl-W_lCUlwt8tUYZb/s320/100_8111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578600793690250338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAyzLUywvFb__tT396R1mvBtriFqqTZBw20ZfB8YAWnQbPXvMzjKchrT_jlb6kVC9e8SpYD8wpMcaXevA6SxqZOXBYNnsp4qPMkFNz-LAGPoQ384GPS5mJAqoxCBUPkwCCPpd/s1600/100_8097.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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This is from Coffee house last year at Century, but my friend posted it just a couple months ago. <br />Mother thought it would be nice for you all to see, so here ya go! <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WweXXmDOUvU (just copy and paste in your browser)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-63130638267077767192011-01-02T18:27:00.029-06:002011-01-03T01:34:19.906-06:00Yeah mon, Christmas was different...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwB-Qrhpsl2h0hQBzjQTcnc34-YEob49TsXtm2xxG5h9ox8-nimYnV7U-cSQn4OF4k0eRFRaNHqMRso1bxLK_0Ae3pHPwinh6w4u4hJZ1CvzcXUcKe_LTofMaRtvDpnLqWYNN/s1600/100_7889.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwB-Qrhpsl2h0hQBzjQTcnc34-YEob49TsXtm2xxG5h9ox8-nimYnV7U-cSQn4OF4k0eRFRaNHqMRso1bxLK_0Ae3pHPwinh6w4u4hJZ1CvzcXUcKe_LTofMaRtvDpnLqWYNN/s320/100_7889.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557756090104091810" /></a><br />So, what do you do when you have a big, loving, wonderful family, but you know you need to share the marrieds and grandies with the "outlaws," as we call them (those wonderful in-laws on the other side), or sometimes just give them space to have Christmas in their own way? <br />This was an "off" year for us, with no claim on or expectations with any of the married kids. So we decided to make Christmas an experiment, and go on a trip - just the four of us who still live in the cruel cold of Dakota du Nord. Of course, we looked for warmth, and somewhere we hadn't been... We made our plans to spend Christmas on a beach in the Bahamas. By way of Florida. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNi5GE1ATqYb6hLVGjoTmL1bcOWGpJh7t0lFU0595v6zLLng8UZkRxJIWqsg8Xp0UDHDjLVOyZ1Di_z8lyiiQa-V-Kh6P7Rg0gIKGWpdwcUeuvOb6iROA2mg7NRs58bzOVrqW/s1600/100_7999.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNi5GE1ATqYb6hLVGjoTmL1bcOWGpJh7t0lFU0595v6zLLng8UZkRxJIWqsg8Xp0UDHDjLVOyZ1Di_z8lyiiQa-V-Kh6P7Rg0gIKGWpdwcUeuvOb6iROA2mg7NRs58bzOVrqW/s320/100_7999.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557856497809022482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz9dEpq-FvfsjG0-np1LKyo0-JYDwxehAW5EV0AM4w1PtI7h3adwGBLd3pz2dagnVqHdRRzjJoqGHMeHlifTGkh3N9U5vZCkvwkJ2f8D7DBsbb3q6VyHtIl22mX4yMsDHpsgL/s1600/100_7900.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvz9dEpq-FvfsjG0-np1LKyo0-JYDwxehAW5EV0AM4w1PtI7h3adwGBLd3pz2dagnVqHdRRzjJoqGHMeHlifTGkh3N9U5vZCkvwkJ2f8D7DBsbb3q6VyHtIl22mX4yMsDHpsgL/s320/100_7900.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557755611018335138" /></a><br />I wish how it sounds was exactly how it was. But don't assume the worst, either.<br /><br />I can't say it was paradise, or that everything went as we hoped/expected. The Bahamas were unseasonably cold this year at Christmas (so was Florida and most of the country - no secret there); our Bahamas hotel was a bit of a joke. (Don't ever schedule through travelfun.com or thetourcenter.com; we are sorry we did. That's all I'm saying.) But Tim, aka Santa, fixed what he could, and overall the trip was unique, pleasant, and a great learning experience. And amazingly, we were never separated from our luggage, and only had one flight delay that threw things off-schedule - and it didn't mess up anything important. While I'm probably the first to tell what was wrong, I am also the most verbose about what was great and worthwhile about the trip as a whole. So for intimate details, talk to me. The pictures can do the rest. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvgwwwuYcme0gS70peBrPaSlLvkZBBW0wRi4tr_C3cLG-S9iyVKktDNy5VX-wpJzt9OwuHhd0i8CQQMA2hLyhRK2ke4vrxbI4xjlCTcAuvssg5bsyPZcSJRRCPHhtSJ7SfEWa/s1600/100_7824.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvgwwwuYcme0gS70peBrPaSlLvkZBBW0wRi4tr_C3cLG-S9iyVKktDNy5VX-wpJzt9OwuHhd0i8CQQMA2hLyhRK2ke4vrxbI4xjlCTcAuvssg5bsyPZcSJRRCPHhtSJ7SfEWa/s320/100_7824.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557767790779318642" /></a><br />The view from the first of many hotel rooms...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj9Mlo50EieQK8PiNPMI3w143EpMRjY7DxlEzXfhz-z2qCqPKkAXH8V-jd5vS5fPy7rqEZ4CVVMvM24n-XHslfC8ys_ensqwf5MbxWb5gR5QVyFUp_PYmzHom8YU8Zf6_CBBQ/s1600/100_7856.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXj9Mlo50EieQK8PiNPMI3w143EpMRjY7DxlEzXfhz-z2qCqPKkAXH8V-jd5vS5fPy7rqEZ4CVVMvM24n-XHslfC8ys_ensqwf5MbxWb5gR5QVyFUp_PYmzHom8YU8Zf6_CBBQ/s320/100_7856.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557766990063744210" /></a><br />Notice the tape on the poor baby aligator's snout, so tourists can hold him safely<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCE5Yi2-eVoey6Wf9cP8fbFJZS2krDl6BB_v0aCF2S91b6Lmc38zpltq8A95VUQba8fPfsW8Yv_mZR1dPTIfibqXdDw-LQi00LKhDv1n8_xN5ilfO9IrsCosV8TVypBqOyEVX/s1600/100_7827.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCE5Yi2-eVoey6Wf9cP8fbFJZS2krDl6BB_v0aCF2S91b6Lmc38zpltq8A95VUQba8fPfsW8Yv_mZR1dPTIfibqXdDw-LQi00LKhDv1n8_xN5ilfO9IrsCosV8TVypBqOyEVX/s320/100_7827.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557766984927352146" /></a><br />The Florida Everglades<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5yGG4OkrK0fhcFz50CjVu00QCmZTdWgTynUCtOkmYjyBMm9MEPVT-_QzWHGOrYvBfVyKi_7EN8FxWQ6Ru0WNpEiNa2BsFMDn1qkbPQ0b7VIoOrEASd2cEN-dIo6rxFoQcC19/s1600/100_7836.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5yGG4OkrK0fhcFz50CjVu00QCmZTdWgTynUCtOkmYjyBMm9MEPVT-_QzWHGOrYvBfVyKi_7EN8FxWQ6Ru0WNpEiNa2BsFMDn1qkbPQ0b7VIoOrEASd2cEN-dIo6rxFoQcC19/s320/100_7836.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557766977098580082" /></a> That big boy was heading over to give me a kiss -- or to take my face off. The guide was pretty clear which was more likely.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVCr8DBppkYJ-AtMETbG_crh8fVkQ16QeyK6X6JIgH0jKaAmjdZvHbF3f6rqtXiHItoISoPNPFdVRD06d_mIfY3MmuupfzhKm3VQoYfppD4WIi7nOXzSecsBUcNDUGR4JARhF/s1600/100_7873.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVCr8DBppkYJ-AtMETbG_crh8fVkQ16QeyK6X6JIgH0jKaAmjdZvHbF3f6rqtXiHItoISoPNPFdVRD06d_mIfY3MmuupfzhKm3VQoYfppD4WIi7nOXzSecsBUcNDUGR4JARhF/s320/100_7873.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557824589226978306" /></a> At least it was warm in Florida (it got really cold there after we left)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWjeqZzo7_mQf-4frWAfhLs1kk8ClUnp0P6vtGWcdStBdKz0NDqgV9UGw0Po493u_utSLb5KcGi9J_ziUo6JPZXNQtb0VOhGHi7koQzvtDjO3SHS5oFIIQo3fMOGjUA8A3Rqd/s1600/100_7926.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWjeqZzo7_mQf-4frWAfhLs1kk8ClUnp0P6vtGWcdStBdKz0NDqgV9UGw0Po493u_utSLb5KcGi9J_ziUo6JPZXNQtb0VOhGHi7koQzvtDjO3SHS5oFIIQo3fMOGjUA8A3Rqd/s320/100_7926.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557824615509821682" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tim checking out the first conch shell we found. Turns out the Bahamians eat them, so the shells were all over. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHcx-8sulRWaHuoMe-bn_1aF85W20q2UE7Mas1vq1Q-ji9V_UzwCgP7y5xbTMLm5xGaGLXrK6J2YRMrxcQ4kVMDi9t7lOC3QGk5v9mqtrkc1fAU9Hqv-VdQTeCjwov6aD7GLd/s1600/100_7937.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHcx-8sulRWaHuoMe-bn_1aF85W20q2UE7Mas1vq1Q-ji9V_UzwCgP7y5xbTMLm5xGaGLXrK6J2YRMrxcQ4kVMDi9t7lOC3QGk5v9mqtrkc1fAU9Hqv-VdQTeCjwov6aD7GLd/s320/100_7937.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557824612092425186" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ah, the sea...<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI_6IwTEbzUdN3o-WBDJrhWWSBVkxBreRIAXlRllQhElnD4FJnuWpLNj8LOA_eDvw6HGtT2-QMFPl_QPd_yit_0tLOI_sEcpGOVpPrM41H6yddUhiC2h_Ir1caooGlqozgA7a/s1600/100_7915.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI_6IwTEbzUdN3o-WBDJrhWWSBVkxBreRIAXlRllQhElnD4FJnuWpLNj8LOA_eDvw6HGtT2-QMFPl_QPd_yit_0tLOI_sEcpGOVpPrM41H6yddUhiC2h_Ir1caooGlqozgA7a/s320/100_7915.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557824602408199746" /></a><br /><br />One picture of Mel is Florida, the other the Bahamas. Can you tell which is which?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLlr2pKmcE8Bg_QhZeHG5qpPdphyphenhyphenGopwilRVaxZijZSCzfDmhQGWPxlFtkD5clClRGsmsi9oTHf0lb19FhLJfd8vMl9-hhNzt8JWh3d6t8aFTb5lQih68VLX7alCBoBRocmbi/s1600/100_7886.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLlr2pKmcE8Bg_QhZeHG5qpPdphyphenhyphenGopwilRVaxZijZSCzfDmhQGWPxlFtkD5clClRGsmsi9oTHf0lb19FhLJfd8vMl9-hhNzt8JWh3d6t8aFTb5lQih68VLX7alCBoBRocmbi/s320/100_7886.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557824600072051266" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It did get better...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrvaysASZkz3G2dbib44NRVCIRLE3v1Wzh58svyciYmU4tL014y-vnGFEPz4UCRtnOuxvMZ7PhbUAtyXUTVXG8FJCcljG8_XK9S0nZrJ06nb7sLueMWRx4gUPItnGv1S4HOej/s1600/100_7947.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrvaysASZkz3G2dbib44NRVCIRLE3v1Wzh58svyciYmU4tL014y-vnGFEPz4UCRtnOuxvMZ7PhbUAtyXUTVXG8FJCcljG8_XK9S0nZrJ06nb7sLueMWRx4gUPItnGv1S4HOej/s320/100_7947.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557840477844034162" /></a> But the irony never went away (this sign, however, was not on the beach, but in the alleged longest freshwater cave in the world). <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNDpfHGOY1GZrbfsAbQb4tlH_ZU3eM3ylpaFx_Pi65BiG_TcvXewYVKUP1W2Fz0fwm5G3f-ocp8RWnrywprJsr9xn_pfe0pEH90l7QoOdkQXn0uTdqncDIBHotjqeIxUtpehs/s1600/100_7953.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNDpfHGOY1GZrbfsAbQb4tlH_ZU3eM3ylpaFx_Pi65BiG_TcvXewYVKUP1W2Fz0fwm5G3f-ocp8RWnrywprJsr9xn_pfe0pEH90l7QoOdkQXn0uTdqncDIBHotjqeIxUtpehs/s320/100_7953.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557840482701451234" /></a> And the mangrove "swamp" (clearest water I've ever seen) was a biggie as well.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0qRWF-9O8xoXUYNAjUurhu0v5kuYpbk1JBg5sKVIxFwO4pIbVoMiNPuN2DiNmobTGzbD_Tsb7SCBlKjZEmREjUy2MYLT_pFVXL5DkHdnnZg4iSaVZ07v4ApAPZBmoguAqje9/s1600/100_7976.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0qRWF-9O8xoXUYNAjUurhu0v5kuYpbk1JBg5sKVIxFwO4pIbVoMiNPuN2DiNmobTGzbD_Tsb7SCBlKjZEmREjUy2MYLT_pFVXL5DkHdnnZg4iSaVZ07v4ApAPZBmoguAqje9/s320/100_7976.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557851035116907058" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But for general appeal, the ocean always won. This particular beach, at highest tide possible, is actually one used in filming "Pirates of the Caribbean." Yeah, we thought so too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaadVmZoX2Kj93vcblB1Lfn1iACgodq5BB9x8w1EnDIuhAMEQX5dSYGxmlzSoAe6rbLCq4txL_oxF45Ja9n6KMFYKWZJKV_BRwIQzY5V8Tp019mx5UBvtdldeLykNcx7z5mb8/s1600/100_7992.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaadVmZoX2Kj93vcblB1Lfn1iACgodq5BB9x8w1EnDIuhAMEQX5dSYGxmlzSoAe6rbLCq4txL_oxF45Ja9n6KMFYKWZJKV_BRwIQzY5V8Tp019mx5UBvtdldeLykNcx7z5mb8/s320/100_7992.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557851039010152482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7zRD5aTrAIX9MGOukrkoFnpE0K-_cg3MhC3beK-29HeVwMvuHI24aI8lI4O47ty8lVycH7nutOIOmWHOFS2Roldh_amogxS5vi5v3Jha-owWRe6___OnA9exAFUYh1iLobef/s1600/100_8013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7zRD5aTrAIX9MGOukrkoFnpE0K-_cg3MhC3beK-29HeVwMvuHI24aI8lI4O47ty8lVycH7nutOIOmWHOFS2Roldh_amogxS5vi5v3Jha-owWRe6___OnA9exAFUYh1iLobef/s320/100_8013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557840489467957874" /></a><br />But THIS was what we were looking for. We enjoyed this hotel, beach and slightly warmer sun for a day, before sailing into the sunset back to Florida. (FYI, we didn't go on a cruise; it was a five-hour big-boat ride to and from the island. Don't want any confusion there... We still hope to cruise someday.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLnc8yO4UGWHDxs3Bz9XWn3kfW-u6oagEBGkbUNKW_L3CeBqkRNQbCZU85ZLjyyNRf8tk3ifeBqTz1qkS0p68Se5ZtD7hGCkfJo6Zhfu7GEWHP7bOl6Xkarf3CWVunD33FEbw/s1600/100_8015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLnc8yO4UGWHDxs3Bz9XWn3kfW-u6oagEBGkbUNKW_L3CeBqkRNQbCZU85ZLjyyNRf8tk3ifeBqTz1qkS0p68Se5ZtD7hGCkfJo6Zhfu7GEWHP7bOl6Xkarf3CWVunD33FEbw/s320/100_8015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557844117431486194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PeRgRcAmQQ0rn2LFXUVgkWbwVMnL8mr6rf2diU38pweI9gePXsYVxn9uq1L0xotkOlKjDyoJQ3dIPiFSRxEKKC7BokDCped4Ql4n0VhSO9siaa59gVnPDhMOpFEGEHx2Yh_l/s1600/100_8025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PeRgRcAmQQ0rn2LFXUVgkWbwVMnL8mr6rf2diU38pweI9gePXsYVxn9uq1L0xotkOlKjDyoJQ3dIPiFSRxEKKC7BokDCped4Ql4n0VhSO9siaa59gVnPDhMOpFEGEHx2Yh_l/s320/100_8025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557840492403971250" /></a><br />One final comment (you knew I couldn't do it, didn't you?): We enjoyed our trip and are really grateful we could go. Our experiment gave us new experiences and new friends. And we learned a lot, including some things about ourselves; especially this: Christmas is for traditions. Christmas is for families. Even if we have to take turns. ☻ So Smile, Mon! And try to visit the islands when Mother Nature isn't freaking out. Oh, and have a Happy New Year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-71682967487549696022010-12-19T23:16:00.006-06:002010-12-19T23:43:21.941-06:00SisterFest!I went to Idaho for a friend's wedding, and my wonderful cousin Kathy and her family hosted a gathering! My amazing sisters, some super nieces, and a friend from Bismarck who traveled with me (to pick up her son from BYU-I) had an incredible amount of fun in a day and two nights. Though maybe we "didn't have enough fun," every second was a blast, and I'm so grateful we got together! Thanks to the Jemmetts, and thanks to Darcia, Reida, Nancy, Ane, Alta, Kelly, Celina, and Karleen for reminding me what delightful people I grew up with, and continue to have in my life! Though the pictures are only so-so and not very telling, it was definitely a gift I cherish! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZImH53jSXAN8aSJTsPLrol98jHwU9EFjDt2R3aGtcegEi1S6bocXge0-Hqc9Mzeliuj-c0X9SkjFnRe2ZqNyMGyH9Hj6r5VJyKrcfng33qRiDKuGVEtzNPRJYn6lpjqBD-e8/s1600/100_7785.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZImH53jSXAN8aSJTsPLrol98jHwU9EFjDt2R3aGtcegEi1S6bocXge0-Hqc9Mzeliuj-c0X9SkjFnRe2ZqNyMGyH9Hj6r5VJyKrcfng33qRiDKuGVEtzNPRJYn6lpjqBD-e8/s320/100_7785.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552629748854447122" /></a><br /><br />Allen and Kathy, the hosts with the most! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqmLAimy2o0hHf2_g_omE-mqP27jF91Os-TvzdSWmwzvG4zKaOnUN6a3dY-heJFwjCfzDRkfwXH42cwaFY7T5j0jUdEs3CCxzN4Tg1dTMZ5aTC0cPCKsN_7L_9BXi6ErKrULI/s1600/100_7814.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqmLAimy2o0hHf2_g_omE-mqP27jF91Os-TvzdSWmwzvG4zKaOnUN6a3dY-heJFwjCfzDRkfwXH42cwaFY7T5j0jUdEs3CCxzN4Tg1dTMZ5aTC0cPCKsN_7L_9BXi6ErKrULI/s320/100_7814.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552629744072813570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06XfasCdykKpVm9zd2kVG_BIqfEKS_iJmu_xsUVseoY5foXSTcTO_xxvLcSvtFNVikx4Yi52czmOHrZYq3Kk_zrdA-wCOa6t1RqaRNWdWKJ97AB2UVDdqHAyu0_O04CqI1TzO/s1600/100_7783.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06XfasCdykKpVm9zd2kVG_BIqfEKS_iJmu_xsUVseoY5foXSTcTO_xxvLcSvtFNVikx4Yi52czmOHrZYq3Kk_zrdA-wCOa6t1RqaRNWdWKJ97AB2UVDdqHAyu0_O04CqI1TzO/s320/100_7783.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552629742754145890" /></a><br />The proof that my photographer's cap was not on: I don't have a good picture of Alta, and none of Ane... But trust me, they were in on every bit of the fun...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuEsk3FkmcO3h8f9QlUIO9JkDvohemh2tBZ9RFZ9-dCDDNj1DffI221ElCdemGgfpFm0dauajbyMra7eOsgq0nLm0YuEgiL_iOlZZf6mc-oY78U4iUibvOrtLMMKWknYfYg9k/s1600/100_7774.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuEsk3FkmcO3h8f9QlUIO9JkDvohemh2tBZ9RFZ9-dCDDNj1DffI221ElCdemGgfpFm0dauajbyMra7eOsgq0nLm0YuEgiL_iOlZZf6mc-oY78U4iUibvOrtLMMKWknYfYg9k/s320/100_7774.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552629724639628370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGUbG21IsXZQ6JNZYBgAj9cbzqHyNPjyPP42Pm7vEhlw1LsdYJf37-K1JVSsSZEUVqz6B2V3ph4lPsilA6o5eMdMsLBeRWq6hr7ddZkS1oIa3YdRYXCcbwq3H8_-IgPvtuF3c/s1600/100_7775.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGUbG21IsXZQ6JNZYBgAj9cbzqHyNPjyPP42Pm7vEhlw1LsdYJf37-K1JVSsSZEUVqz6B2V3ph4lPsilA6o5eMdMsLBeRWq6hr7ddZkS1oIa3YdRYXCcbwq3H8_-IgPvtuF3c/s320/100_7775.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552629720495111554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDEhfrvDmbb4Nm6rlkFrTWpHNeUXY0WXQ3bdGDBcnLsO2tBIz1nkqd0JnZuJbxGZRkWQXorqYCaBQObnxZhTXu7v-63kiTclzRzAaeU9vg79OxvZqerkJR9VoaGC0HknDUq3C/s1600/100_7776.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDEhfrvDmbb4Nm6rlkFrTWpHNeUXY0WXQ3bdGDBcnLsO2tBIz1nkqd0JnZuJbxGZRkWQXorqYCaBQObnxZhTXu7v-63kiTclzRzAaeU9vg79OxvZqerkJR9VoaGC0HknDUq3C/s320/100_7776.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552633315019732274" /></a><br />Steven dealt with all the hormones with a smile on his face!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk_WlmumIfqPJFuaPB1h99gXBYnea6XdYAszTEOg3dQ1JtOIxTEr59Vq_5L3x2tnrg9Cw6A2GFrSh0XkNReKtKuJGCfFlYF4Yi_GzoEgzi2pG_UK2QBAodwFYfqsSjm2zWfK7/s1600/100_7778.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk_WlmumIfqPJFuaPB1h99gXBYnea6XdYAszTEOg3dQ1JtOIxTEr59Vq_5L3x2tnrg9Cw6A2GFrSh0XkNReKtKuJGCfFlYF4Yi_GzoEgzi2pG_UK2QBAodwFYfqsSjm2zWfK7/s320/100_7778.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552633311328085810" /></a><br />Karleen and her whopping 4-month old, Kamille<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDC5JrgDetjIknTWYLg65M7GHaCue1mzQNvMFCLiVCf7a8rURjLLW5mopqBdkjGYn6qXO-LETRsCV7h7fGQG0Hpd8MDoIcfgiWm46mKxb6WVAbRKn3LZX3dFrbn59Eu1kfaQN0/s1600/100_7817.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDC5JrgDetjIknTWYLg65M7GHaCue1mzQNvMFCLiVCf7a8rURjLLW5mopqBdkjGYn6qXO-LETRsCV7h7fGQG0Hpd8MDoIcfgiWm46mKxb6WVAbRKn3LZX3dFrbn59Eu1kfaQN0/s320/100_7817.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552633302785573618" /></a><br />Isn't she just cute like Mom?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZoEzFz2VMeeIEWD5-s89t9wZ2332Ec8-DWG6mvYSUdVKOhgQNmjdPFAiAK8imqk2Kmfgyae2VyarbXdFCSaHJJg-Z1zhEP1RWRP7z6zDU6E2Rnj_qXZ4zyGghzQrrEsePXig/s1600/100_7816.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZoEzFz2VMeeIEWD5-s89t9wZ2332Ec8-DWG6mvYSUdVKOhgQNmjdPFAiAK8imqk2Kmfgyae2VyarbXdFCSaHJJg-Z1zhEP1RWRP7z6zDU6E2Rnj_qXZ4zyGghzQrrEsePXig/s320/100_7816.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552633293850671442" /></a><br />Two of the four cousins (plus second cuz Karleen)that took time from their lives to play with us old girls...Did you hide when I pulled out the camera, Ane? <br /><br /> Thanks for the memories - SURE DO LOVE Y'ALL!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-28345296003914256812010-12-06T00:01:00.007-06:002010-12-06T01:55:09.946-06:00Red Alert! Melanie is an adult!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJwkZ-3fNU1deOIpEdJ8zxlfeijeHif-t-MIFEG-tF3HxSRwI-lU_0KZQCKg7herGxfPyusYpsOfh3It2WxisKN59BujapbhRk14119RHhHxva5wr0ZZI5jWjYB6zsi4XG3n1/s1600/100_6602.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJwkZ-3fNU1deOIpEdJ8zxlfeijeHif-t-MIFEG-tF3HxSRwI-lU_0KZQCKg7herGxfPyusYpsOfh3It2WxisKN59BujapbhRk14119RHhHxva5wr0ZZI5jWjYB6zsi4XG3n1/s320/100_6602.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547474689336330530" /></a><br />It's not hard to remember when Melanie came into the world (well, for those of us who are older, that is). It wasn't so long ago, right? Well, reality is this: Mel is 18 today! I can't pretend she's my effervescent, gregarious, articulate little girl any more... But she will always be my effervescent, gregarious, articulate daughter. Love you, Mel-Mel! I know you're going to change the world, in your own unique and clever way. Happy Birthday, Sweet cheeks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2-LHZrYWZuekMRBYgpDqZ2FDZPhXHz8OoPCTkII05ke6TO7aCaZCybV7v6ylzS2E35pMJ7M9aA4ZYKGK5LHrrQ0focNKY3gPbPei1WgCkZFs1uuM5fui8_gyHk9-XsiFLcOq/s1600/100_6990.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2-LHZrYWZuekMRBYgpDqZ2FDZPhXHz8OoPCTkII05ke6TO7aCaZCybV7v6ylzS2E35pMJ7M9aA4ZYKGK5LHrrQ0focNKY3gPbPei1WgCkZFs1uuM5fui8_gyHk9-XsiFLcOq/s320/100_6990.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547458684678717186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrnLr5Afl0nceG7geyQeCqckHlZLufM5jngpLaiy4LbPNwwCml3L_zbd9z-SVu0T-OAiNvBtU5TY14Gzp-xEcM1Na7alT_MsBUG7hs9cNy_iMw8oHNbly5TKTCWgZA_LK9TWw/s1600/100_5581.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqSfWk-hBE7BtdH01a3-ZVv-dmGZWxdgRHz1bVF1VTbqVjAsi5fJ1lmgJodoaBWVcFW_lwsmmzsV53OB46ercLDQFRYGN6qZDM8KOIJG6GVVGzGXGicP46DkGiUSaM2S6K8Zz/s320/100_7725.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547464575036875458" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-47213740738689104482010-11-14T19:48:00.012-06:002010-11-14T20:06:18.850-06:00Old girls and weird people (My shortest post ever)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YUYfgSR_4d_7W-WUJUgddQFL1-EBgNEaMdnqjqw63MGIlPFlb65zYunuaX0OgIGeeXFkPla-V9R876RiLy9oEo6sB3-fvlFrkU_MjITHVorsHJSgBXgbyG3ZREoIcTS8zI9Q/s1600/100_7264.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YUYfgSR_4d_7W-WUJUgddQFL1-EBgNEaMdnqjqw63MGIlPFlb65zYunuaX0OgIGeeXFkPla-V9R876RiLy9oEo6sB3-fvlFrkU_MjITHVorsHJSgBXgbyG3ZREoIcTS8zI9Q/s320/100_7264.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539588273811031666" /></a><br />Mel will have to explain this, but it's proof that she can still play doofus with the best of them... (Stake YW Sleepover)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt092l2YCOE0qeXh54D8xe-Si9aSXCI23qL4N322m0WNr1pJkJbPUp2oTOB1glJ87o7t4yTLfiXslJ9LP81t2Ib_8Aej8U3dQUm9r4K8ohcIkFIRnp5VoHRskHlObdbkADIwdT/s1600/100_7443.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt092l2YCOE0qeXh54D8xe-Si9aSXCI23qL4N322m0WNr1pJkJbPUp2oTOB1glJ87o7t4yTLfiXslJ9LP81t2Ib_8Aej8U3dQUm9r4K8ohcIkFIRnp5VoHRskHlObdbkADIwdT/s320/100_7443.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539588255491773090" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Popping out of the birthday bag; Suzie, don't do this when you're older, okay?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz6FKGRt0MRwvk-jnK0URT7Yk2PoTWu7MGqhnj8VYAoSc8Tk2unXV37g35C7JmlSbIaAHhOvXhVDlnAj-lqeAWNJTCXFghYmM8876VXE8asGJ2Btpb5w81QRL3zRwQjwDVbUP/s1600/100_7452.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpz6FKGRt0MRwvk-jnK0URT7Yk2PoTWu7MGqhnj8VYAoSc8Tk2unXV37g35C7JmlSbIaAHhOvXhVDlnAj-lqeAWNJTCXFghYmM8876VXE8asGJ2Btpb5w81QRL3zRwQjwDVbUP/s320/100_7452.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539588264121400290" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Halloween party... Redneck parents of the bride. Nuff said.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-77861652564176767772010-10-05T23:32:00.019-05:002010-10-06T01:11:59.433-05:00Fall is flying away, way too fast...September was a blur. I want more of my favorite month!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanrTOi1hAaDteFBS0VNdLhG8qtnsdMdMBDlKOF0pe88VhzxY-tE4pyaRYDHzrMU_vSIXc5llsbZ3gl02TPRvMp8MsT5z6sWk_QF1e_RNGSx7-A3m-S4o9HQsNgsKkRSmI6VH6/s1600/100_7303.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanrTOi1hAaDteFBS0VNdLhG8qtnsdMdMBDlKOF0pe88VhzxY-tE4pyaRYDHzrMU_vSIXc5llsbZ3gl02TPRvMp8MsT5z6sWk_QF1e_RNGSx7-A3m-S4o9HQsNgsKkRSmI6VH6/s320/100_7303.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524788475865494226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NVyNk6b_rMo_7JevLpwb-PMv4SK2VLUo1PCYEkg6oOpdV_Rc3ll0-M-jzPtvnofYmJu8q1L9wt1AUSto3OuMh3QRKiNk8HVvMO7N2v4TqcDpV_NcWw2raKIzeRw7QRP1JIdD/s1600/100_7208.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NVyNk6b_rMo_7JevLpwb-PMv4SK2VLUo1PCYEkg6oOpdV_Rc3ll0-M-jzPtvnofYmJu8q1L9wt1AUSto3OuMh3QRKiNk8HVvMO7N2v4TqcDpV_NcWw2raKIzeRw7QRP1JIdD/s320/100_7208.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524788464198330002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABlNfdZelV_ZR17eDa6fSeunhnyixFGL-L2oUBNKtaliOZcUqta-8boKDvUYZ8jqwFsIIPZAVv6oEPKfzq8ivtKyejqwbUlwsfjbg4nj2N6TiNxDav7ARzXx6q1GfA4wj_fmB/s1600/100_7232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABlNfdZelV_ZR17eDa6fSeunhnyixFGL-L2oUBNKtaliOZcUqta-8boKDvUYZ8jqwFsIIPZAVv6oEPKfzq8ivtKyejqwbUlwsfjbg4nj2N6TiNxDav7ARzXx6q1GfA4wj_fmB/s400/100_7232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524797898749427170" /></a><br />Nate, Alisa and Karly came for a fun visit, and Alisa got her hair cut by my hair buddy DeAn... (For more on their visit, see Alisa's blog!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zdEHdxwcVd3iEDy_24DEMMM0CJo_BYsGUzVVHYB64qcYygwMozb3BWK01l8hJPugm02yRVdOSYjE5kOcKv9HPRvRF5TqhBCAeev4HqN5TrEYtVSgpYsjiQpmvpG-6SYLYaNw/s1600/100_7315.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zdEHdxwcVd3iEDy_24DEMMM0CJo_BYsGUzVVHYB64qcYygwMozb3BWK01l8hJPugm02yRVdOSYjE5kOcKv9HPRvRF5TqhBCAeev4HqN5TrEYtVSgpYsjiQpmvpG-6SYLYaNw/s320/100_7315.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524788477639009986" /></a><br />Mel said goodbye to her transportation buddy of the last two years (our Chrysler mini-van, a vehicle we no longer need) before I took it away to become the transportation solution of...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCXyTwlikbmP17eufiij-8Qkm6dO40sGiEcXpjK1g_cGk8ONVytqzakxhBKHCPfwohT5-I3iWbbwQZpsfk6YNXbqmB6PRwzhR9D_3olgS-DxBjY0X1Vul6py3ARhxYv2Gl9aj/s1600/100_7333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCXyTwlikbmP17eufiij-8Qkm6dO40sGiEcXpjK1g_cGk8ONVytqzakxhBKHCPfwohT5-I3iWbbwQZpsfk6YNXbqmB6PRwzhR9D_3olgS-DxBjY0X1Vul6py3ARhxYv2Gl9aj/s400/100_7333.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524797904648053954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQmibIXtkDwAJuWUHx7kfxThRzzSPUsK8riyP-lRsHG8bVUMkHN9IQLXbk9jPYHJ1hp2kuLcrVJGMV3PXNzrgOR7jiFNILD6UArJLKlNJR-vckOdl7MA95EmYAMuEDhEFO8uD/s1600/100_7332.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQmibIXtkDwAJuWUHx7kfxThRzzSPUsK8riyP-lRsHG8bVUMkHN9IQLXbk9jPYHJ1hp2kuLcrVJGMV3PXNzrgOR7jiFNILD6UArJLKlNJR-vckOdl7MA95EmYAMuEDhEFO8uD/s400/100_7332.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524797901668299970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun6w6yNokKlxyRnRpW47yhvFyPmepFg_icEeH4bdL6uzTWgQ6g3Ai8l4EV5rAPSW70_XkRkQ6pGCNCVE4pOQIp3pV3nudsFqA7Esra0kvBLb4GR7uIGILCaKwp5kKe4O4ZMs9/s1600/100_7338.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiun6w6yNokKlxyRnRpW47yhvFyPmepFg_icEeH4bdL6uzTWgQ6g3Ai8l4EV5rAPSW70_XkRkQ6pGCNCVE4pOQIp3pV3nudsFqA7Esra0kvBLb4GR7uIGILCaKwp5kKe4O4ZMs9/s320/100_7338.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524809607755985586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyPXrq5m0jVTk1FfOZ8ToTqIAicCW-exAJ9IO1pixd0VJDyN5mV8k8kH2sEMdxqUEU2kfb9daf4G08TS-ECWa6rI_ywnznZwyyZlnk6T29QU1AT47Ru3r1mOtMzeLH-UOymow/s1600/100_7334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyPXrq5m0jVTk1FfOZ8ToTqIAicCW-exAJ9IO1pixd0VJDyN5mV8k8kH2sEMdxqUEU2kfb9daf4G08TS-ECWa6rI_ywnznZwyyZlnk6T29QU1AT47Ru3r1mOtMzeLH-UOymow/s320/100_7334.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524809603434574626" /></a><br />...the Adamz family,represented by the "big" brothers, aka silly monkeys...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM-q3-syfbfA3UjpvgAa8zQxhgF6z24CUEp9bxrseGezF5c2dikcg6WlsaPpVzXnVbtzi2I6vV8XT3claswCZprnYKKMaNw9FdQkkzvx5FvjlIzcBHU3quCEx_YQmpl8FIRs9/s1600/100_7324.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM-q3-syfbfA3UjpvgAa8zQxhgF6z24CUEp9bxrseGezF5c2dikcg6WlsaPpVzXnVbtzi2I6vV8XT3claswCZprnYKKMaNw9FdQkkzvx5FvjlIzcBHU3quCEx_YQmpl8FIRs9/s320/100_7324.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524788490663148274" /></a><br />Whom I happily joined to welcome into the world their new brother, Ethan Timothy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEoBqDBjxQTtlfp_VHRnDR1pkNy1WnwUDnaYau6I0n5Xa7bvIgsN0buvsYKqjhGlZ0S0AVvTCZawojBzWWWvtEbrRvv91dVnth1t46mDAKZaMi4uvSxkeVZzsGeXz7CAKhyoG/s1600/100_7400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEoBqDBjxQTtlfp_VHRnDR1pkNy1WnwUDnaYau6I0n5Xa7bvIgsN0buvsYKqjhGlZ0S0AVvTCZawojBzWWWvtEbrRvv91dVnth1t46mDAKZaMi4uvSxkeVZzsGeXz7CAKhyoG/s400/100_7400.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524802765457775954" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoAwrwiZH-2imjsQLzc9BuG5byoAdrUTO3_DJa3mPa858jbASpuvXg7XV6yr0BKZC7rFr_DC3kXSjn386mdo25Odxq1e6w0JK5Z_RyB8R71D-XqJ8Y2LHc6ka1wu2YFfPcUNp/s1600/100_7353.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoAwrwiZH-2imjsQLzc9BuG5byoAdrUTO3_DJa3mPa858jbASpuvXg7XV6yr0BKZC7rFr_DC3kXSjn386mdo25Odxq1e6w0JK5Z_RyB8R71D-XqJ8Y2LHc6ka1wu2YFfPcUNp/s400/100_7353.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524797909683178162" /></a><br />While in IL, I attended my American Mothers, Inc. meetings in Springfield, the land of Lincoln (and enjoyed the bit of history more than the meetings, I'm sorry to say; but my love and admiration for some of the women increased mightily, thus balancing things nicely);<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-fHFj4_8dv5ykhXwb6suYsQGU8eedFb5Vom2kijJdZaKt4lDEQCgZWUnekqxYq0Pj04q8CA7w3WjVPKyWn8gZeURKMLpwL3N6mdVU4smjNqcLq7yrt3m18oyUBQf7vgNWTyH/s1600/100_7362.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-fHFj4_8dv5ykhXwb6suYsQGU8eedFb5Vom2kijJdZaKt4lDEQCgZWUnekqxYq0Pj04q8CA7w3WjVPKyWn8gZeURKMLpwL3N6mdVU4smjNqcLq7yrt3m18oyUBQf7vgNWTyH/s400/100_7362.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524797912797417394" /></a><br />Tim made AND decorated a yummy cake for my birthday during his quick trip to meet Ethan (and attend meetings of his own in Chicago);<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIIv41qQq6Dytkx8Sd3l08i3sleMbxga9AtiQ2bGLnNizGQ2aFFAFc8RaGFpVv2WyzgxQfIpfDDM8CsMfNMOWuWEfF8PRhsyYYu4w0eZ8XNy72GdDXeSNokZbEdblChIXbkr4/s1600/100_7381.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIIv41qQq6Dytkx8Sd3l08i3sleMbxga9AtiQ2bGLnNizGQ2aFFAFc8RaGFpVv2WyzgxQfIpfDDM8CsMfNMOWuWEfF8PRhsyYYu4w0eZ8XNy72GdDXeSNokZbEdblChIXbkr4/s400/100_7381.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524806067664845394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqBFEGflSqnNjWGYsrx_8i2tI8FOqVJVXHORkt1TMqzTktna9rD9bSZqa0vw2kvsSWzGYB81-c4mCGDF_Nr2EeC8M2bupDqFSCDMzslVr7lwa4IZKTXgQigUz5fCM3_sLQmaY/s1600/100_7392.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqBFEGflSqnNjWGYsrx_8i2tI8FOqVJVXHORkt1TMqzTktna9rD9bSZqa0vw2kvsSWzGYB81-c4mCGDF_Nr2EeC8M2bupDqFSCDMzslVr7lwa4IZKTXgQigUz5fCM3_sLQmaY/s320/100_7392.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524805518293222818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbAaFDhMbj9BdeSEWXTd-JC2nS4T4HhpbWTOWPOUCjV38Q0XdYUdLCE5XfbVB6KjpljiknsK9D0Qc7fRtLJdstdxcLOPxRKFpYKodXMM0N0_s9yhb68sQ3utVH90ODc-Yyaux/s1600/100_7371.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbAaFDhMbj9BdeSEWXTd-JC2nS4T4HhpbWTOWPOUCjV38Q0XdYUdLCE5XfbVB6KjpljiknsK9D0Qc7fRtLJdstdxcLOPxRKFpYKodXMM0N0_s9yhb68sQ3utVH90ODc-Yyaux/s320/100_7371.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524805510573961826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyshDgzkKT02jFAvPBGfTKtDS_MjgrCpFnfyoENkdG1SMIFwDM20s27ePBMpn9NKERj8YDyBwQakEanfXzkg-8we5aNH8_Vev8zZNhXwEPxIe0ui0ygoe6LG_QKBF40ZIKAXi/s1600/100_7397.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyshDgzkKT02jFAvPBGfTKtDS_MjgrCpFnfyoENkdG1SMIFwDM20s27ePBMpn9NKERj8YDyBwQakEanfXzkg-8we5aNH8_Vev8zZNhXwEPxIe0ui0ygoe6LG_QKBF40ZIKAXi/s320/100_7397.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524805522934236338" /></a><br /><br />I got Shan out of the house and let the monkeys play at the arboretum; enjoyed the gorgeous weather; watched some of Conference before I left, and made memories that are not captured in photos...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />...And got the news about Ben and Emilie's new addition... <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Assuring another post before October has flown!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-52956351821349107672010-08-29T22:39:00.011-05:002010-08-29T23:34:07.133-05:00Back to school, haircuts, and stuff...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9J3OsA1iltNXGxDcZCszGHHHGdRz561V8Ucx1jaYC2npeFXj1hCwMD8MGkigIql1qGN3jycCEjkXhCJppPMNSvXYnUJDvHLtqD8_fbWLbpgn5uZG28SGkxY-budjRNi6Bwu1u/s1600/100_7167.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9J3OsA1iltNXGxDcZCszGHHHGdRz561V8Ucx1jaYC2npeFXj1hCwMD8MGkigIql1qGN3jycCEjkXhCJppPMNSvXYnUJDvHLtqD8_fbWLbpgn5uZG28SGkxY-budjRNi6Bwu1u/s400/100_7167.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511045583602208194" /></a><br />Mel and Suzie will punch me for this one, but it has to be posted; an old-fashioned ice cream truck,complete with silly music and everything,drove around our neighborhood all season long. It was their heart's desire to say goodbye to summer with a purchase. They bought their treats(not horribly expensive, actually), and sat in the mild sunshine to eat them and savor their last day of freedom...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEvayKqZ_Eua1_n-LzoWClQo2iXSgkBN4sBFPCu-qb97CU-nx3k4lyLsKXuFPLf2JriZ3WoelYVB8ep-MOp3Rdy5TdbVnxX0A8vTokFAKLBIV40d_7wJLY-VYXePOW6Zu2Cz6/s1600/100_7169.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEvayKqZ_Eua1_n-LzoWClQo2iXSgkBN4sBFPCu-qb97CU-nx3k4lyLsKXuFPLf2JriZ3WoelYVB8ep-MOp3Rdy5TdbVnxX0A8vTokFAKLBIV40d_7wJLY-VYXePOW6Zu2Cz6/s400/100_7169.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511045594380633522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceZBpXQftmM_i9uODVc2PeIILaDveFdzns5QqghEIKmbPmVbagbopSqeeYSRNCqkDyIheFP40_qygxT9HpUf3mfoPfLZlXgJnvfuyyWfhXv6D-3nUdiigBdYqhwRTLVTTketO/s1600/100_7171.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiceZBpXQftmM_i9uODVc2PeIILaDveFdzns5QqghEIKmbPmVbagbopSqeeYSRNCqkDyIheFP40_qygxT9HpUf3mfoPfLZlXgJnvfuyyWfhXv6D-3nUdiigBdYqhwRTLVTTketO/s400/100_7171.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511045605218594930" /></a><br />...And then it was back to school! Can you tell Melanie is quite thrilled to be a senior? Early mornings and all, she was ready. Suzie, not so much, but 9th grade gets better day by day. (And Tim's part of this post is, well, minimal, but you'll see him easily if you look for him. At least part of him...)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfav9w_EU3vBd7w1PCaZrUdmG8PLDbreE_ROsP99JvxIP7IhRiiSMHUOsPlzI_HuHPixGFwSUHHpInrmXcjYolJ3UreObNTDYno3GwuKerJaJKqkgG_zFJPS_8TSfI2lccL4L/s1600/100b7150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfav9w_EU3vBd7w1PCaZrUdmG8PLDbreE_ROsP99JvxIP7IhRiiSMHUOsPlzI_HuHPixGFwSUHHpInrmXcjYolJ3UreObNTDYno3GwuKerJaJKqkgG_zFJPS_8TSfI2lccL4L/s400/100b7150.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511045616386426834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKkfPSU1AcJFoyv4EJ8TzlXQ2hkF3DXxBMTs388I2zEvjgZVpOmOLc6hAkbp0gddCSzSYOeTqGMl1qoV-pIPbioP_kUXvacGOYa9W0EoLec5OnNYFX4vphuQZYsgnNeem3PJl/s1600/100_7135.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKkfPSU1AcJFoyv4EJ8TzlXQ2hkF3DXxBMTs388I2zEvjgZVpOmOLc6hAkbp0gddCSzSYOeTqGMl1qoV-pIPbioP_kUXvacGOYa9W0EoLec5OnNYFX4vphuQZYsgnNeem3PJl/s400/100_7135.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511045608513648850" /></a><br />I had to have some change too; so I scheduled weeks in advance so I wouldn't change my mind just for one good hair day (sound familiar to anyone?), and chopped this off. I planned on a big change, but my sweet haircut friend convinced me that, teaching gymnastics, I will still want to pull it up. Plus, I learned I have what the trade calls a "duck butt" -- essentially, a bad hairline on the back of my head - not the best feature for a short 'do.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SpFybMnnIhB5rRAcfxg2kzISCunoNZ-oI-oN4wTBqmSEaOBnn61xJzvSfHKIFrw5hnKpu2zxHeCftlgn88pD_epI7rGW337W8OfoVtPjiQBGYzjQE-Sx0OvzXXxtzDRAnUts/s1600/100_7197.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SpFybMnnIhB5rRAcfxg2kzISCunoNZ-oI-oN4wTBqmSEaOBnn61xJzvSfHKIFrw5hnKpu2zxHeCftlgn88pD_epI7rGW337W8OfoVtPjiQBGYzjQE-Sx0OvzXXxtzDRAnUts/s400/100_7197.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511051281740457314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38THKNxpwIYdiBTi15Gut_SXMV5L_EQY0Tib8OzWWvLYNWZf3OtA4CPnx14AzTlqu3k5uIlBgkRy13zEFnhVrXPxIuGkiPhkF52x4vOYCqxFIezY_KImFbHfCKAjYtTHnKn3V/s1600/100_7194.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38THKNxpwIYdiBTi15Gut_SXMV5L_EQY0Tib8OzWWvLYNWZf3OtA4CPnx14AzTlqu3k5uIlBgkRy13zEFnhVrXPxIuGkiPhkF52x4vOYCqxFIezY_KImFbHfCKAjYtTHnKn3V/s400/100_7194.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511051294547692258" /></a><br />So, I'm back to same old, same old, but I guess the old girl is comfortable with it - for now. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIoZDUb9H2u5S-1FyxjwgljErmuyoEsCLB8cdJ4PE6MfIpdHcE-J-pa_w-TB0I6LT7CRRDH9chUsIDJ7KNiVuguAeNlGM630Gnp6QhK8h2y6-di9e9fbxaO-saWjxMjcTiIaJ/s1600/100_7188.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIoZDUb9H2u5S-1FyxjwgljErmuyoEsCLB8cdJ4PE6MfIpdHcE-J-pa_w-TB0I6LT7CRRDH9chUsIDJ7KNiVuguAeNlGM630Gnp6QhK8h2y6-di9e9fbxaO-saWjxMjcTiIaJ/s400/100_7188.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511051313219449954" /></a><br />And what good would a blog post be without a Dakota du Nord Sunset? I acknowledge, this one is rather bland as our skies go, and it is a second or two late (my phone photo was perfect timing), but it was the purity of it that captured me. And though I have no photo to share, the moon,like a big, knowing eye and complemented by the jewel below it that is Mars, has captivated more than one night recently. No wonder I stay up late... I do love this place this time of year. ☺Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-68739908653888986292010-07-25T15:50:00.006-05:002010-07-25T15:59:31.114-05:00I caught it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqV2g4CVeJeqi_6xQKWLRRkiYuh93XqOR7oDzqpazjHEYMgOBAHFNp1Et7s6EINpjo3wGeg8j1nn3qNnZ3MJgpVxQUBa-_P6TC_QbDxkBN01pNrqqgoiKFeA96AM57GGA3DXm/s1600/100_6879.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqV2g4CVeJeqi_6xQKWLRRkiYuh93XqOR7oDzqpazjHEYMgOBAHFNp1Et7s6EINpjo3wGeg8j1nn3qNnZ3MJgpVxQUBa-_P6TC_QbDxkBN01pNrqqgoiKFeA96AM57GGA3DXm/s400/100_6879.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497950973449013522" /></a><br />You could take a hundred pictures trying to catch lightning, and never get it. I got it, and had to share! My picture is not amazing the way it would be with time-lapse and an amazing camera; mine is amazing because it was pure chance!<br /><br />P.S. That's Demory in the photo; the little scaredy girl now loves lightning storms, and she and Suz were out oohing and ahhing - the reason I got out my camera in the first place.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-22792608055870413692010-07-25T14:55:00.012-05:002010-07-25T15:45:00.355-05:00YW CampThis post won't be long for some simple reasons: No one needs a travelogue on an event that LDS girls all get to enjoy in their own ways; Melanie couldn't go because of the play (a post on that will come later); the pictures don't include very many people my blog people know; and pictures of Camp, like pictures of Trek, only show what you did, not what you felt. And YW Camp, though a lot of fun,is also a lot of FEELING - feeling the Spirit (some for the first time), feeling bonding, friendship and love for others who share you faith; feeling grateful to be included in such worthwhile fun! As a mom, I want to share it with my family. As a stake leader, I want to share it because it was a great success! <br />Our theme was Courage in Action, which acronyms to CIA, which provides a great spy/mystery/look-out-for-each-other-in-this-scary-world theme. Great pink shirts. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhvQu0JJd7Z_H8QFhX6zjYumJLeVQE7i1FmtrLxcA5D4r4yIn99hyaa9DLYYJg4OOfT0Nqc0KleCo_B5PUWtjC9xrpjWHVE7ZdKsp2ymBmfVVQayc4jcOnjrbMX_ubpzJVRYS/s1600/100_6962.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhvQu0JJd7Z_H8QFhX6zjYumJLeVQE7i1FmtrLxcA5D4r4yIn99hyaa9DLYYJg4OOfT0Nqc0KleCo_B5PUWtjC9xrpjWHVE7ZdKsp2ymBmfVVQayc4jcOnjrbMX_ubpzJVRYS/s320/100_6962.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937847262565506" /></a><br />If you look closely at the girl on the right, you'll see it's Sara Sabot - now Steinman, grown up, married, a mama, and having fun as one of the three musketeers, alias awesome Bismarck YW leaders<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUzVuqd93w4xf08nM6odgL3JzqOzCDdK-Ks2spEBtbaG3xGVR2zPJcggbBli4b7YHJwX4_JoK9ahl0nDUihP-EvSUZ84PnvlOzcx2t3r8WgFBjDTxA3M4bBrr2_-D8dNBHMLo/s1600/100_6945.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUzVuqd93w4xf08nM6odgL3JzqOzCDdK-Ks2spEBtbaG3xGVR2zPJcggbBli4b7YHJwX4_JoK9ahl0nDUihP-EvSUZ84PnvlOzcx2t3r8WgFBjDTxA3M4bBrr2_-D8dNBHMLo/s320/100_6945.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937841191277266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzie and some of her Minot homies, under an umbrella because we got a lot of rain<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh15cLIvQ0Y7F52PvgFR0m4klPAP2-1Nf7ik5dI6vK0RsVcLedBLbiKMRuHFu3OqFtGgkKQ-QEbJxClH8gwT8Db2iDki5AuOx2My7p0Re054weWJKhEx6fzqQBwxUPIEGlfC5E/s1600/100_6907.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh15cLIvQ0Y7F52PvgFR0m4klPAP2-1Nf7ik5dI6vK0RsVcLedBLbiKMRuHFu3OqFtGgkKQ-QEbJxClH8gwT8Db2iDki5AuOx2My7p0Re054weWJKhEx6fzqQBwxUPIEGlfC5E/s320/100_6907.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937832937906706" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A sandwich hug - such a frequent occurrence! I'm not sure I/we started it, but it sure works well to share the love!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5S0ofDaOlVc9pcHd1dfheQfrhzBmr7EjypUeyw_MuAHLadtZXL7j94e-QNiYpzxRnOY7ZUx3kCzOvxaYrUG9DHla5ckJNRz87UI1XmEVoQyDzxgislrjn_SJiYStWYGycuJt/s1600/100_6895.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5S0ofDaOlVc9pcHd1dfheQfrhzBmr7EjypUeyw_MuAHLadtZXL7j94e-QNiYpzxRnOY7ZUx3kCzOvxaYrUG9DHla5ckJNRz87UI1XmEVoQyDzxgislrjn_SJiYStWYGycuJt/s320/100_6895.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937822814783762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The pigs in blankets over the fire didn't work that well, but we sure had yummy food overall! From teriyaki chicken to homemade cinnamon rolls, our little camp cook - and all the treats - assured weight gain Suzie needed, but I didn't!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwnvjFI8hNV9hpg16L2iuYC0VCtq3Ve1j139dRSpW1rDq1A8Fivft9R-B9_QXMgYiebAHtSdWeOE_izGY-ouPtunDaLvb6aCJrO2rTW29FkNxYtRdnU1mqmJ7gW6qr6SyN1Zo/s1600/100_6884.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwnvjFI8hNV9hpg16L2iuYC0VCtq3Ve1j139dRSpW1rDq1A8Fivft9R-B9_QXMgYiebAHtSdWeOE_izGY-ouPtunDaLvb6aCJrO2rTW29FkNxYtRdnU1mqmJ7gW6qr6SyN1Zo/s320/100_6884.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937818102550178" /></a><br /><br />Suzie's is the light blue backside right in front. I went to see what this group of mischevious girls was doing, and found them going around the circle naming favorite things! Ya gotta love those awesome Mormon girls!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-32086289897355491052010-07-11T16:29:00.009-05:002010-07-11T20:52:29.061-05:00The Trek ExperienceSo, it's been two weeks, but Mel, Suzie, and the other teens of the stake are still glowing after their major bonding experience in the wilderness of Wyoming. <br />To tell all about it would be more words than I use in this once-a-month-or-less recording style; if you talked to them personally, they have an equally hard time putting it into a few meaningful words. Phrases like "a-MAZE-ing," "life-changing," "I want to go back" or "I miss my family/friends from Trek" seem to surface; and why not? The bubble of heavenly and mutual affection, uncluttered by worldly distractions and games, is understandably appealing. (Sounds a little like a mission...) <br />But this post isn't really to convince anyone that participating in a pioneer trek re-enactment is worthwhile; most anyone who checks in already knows that. It's just to say I'm glad I got to share in the rare and wonderful experience our daughters and youth had, and to have a bit of understanding when they speak with fondness about something that shouldn't, in logical terms, appeal to the tech-saturated, pampered generation that came home humbled, strengthened, and changed - hopefully forever.<br /><br />Now, some visuals:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9GxNRlcAkO5YCh3x1GiPjngl3p9Qyc6n_fa33gWvHlp_Dzjoo4OWUkIbmtrSgY70a_IyqYN3jG5xtdjUJSajwdeblEcswuQUrMy0IuZdeg-d5N5__QcVwi-QF50GxvirdsHI/s1600/100_6656.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9GxNRlcAkO5YCh3x1GiPjngl3p9Qyc6n_fa33gWvHlp_Dzjoo4OWUkIbmtrSgY70a_IyqYN3jG5xtdjUJSajwdeblEcswuQUrMy0IuZdeg-d5N5__QcVwi-QF50GxvirdsHI/s320/100_6656.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492817713149146674" /></a>Suzie with her trek sibs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifL6FR_bZPuHX1QxJn_kMewoZAe-4gh0Jp47rgIWDMRQooV5SK_AvliBprcvyqIa800FaTWmfU3xbFV_tq4psu4DsdBQkxHxg3Fd_bKRl5OPugnL6uj2atjW64GkIw12UoZyjl/s1600/100_6637.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifL6FR_bZPuHX1QxJn_kMewoZAe-4gh0Jp47rgIWDMRQooV5SK_AvliBprcvyqIa800FaTWmfU3xbFV_tq4psu4DsdBQkxHxg3Fd_bKRl5OPugnL6uj2atjW64GkIw12UoZyjl/s320/100_6637.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492817691646310770" /></a> Mel pulling with her sibs (both girls were usually pulling - yay for them!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva4sTdFZadBc5hYVJ8o70-qI4lyJ2NBMpfTfMmw0uwDOVgwus30Khrf34b9kZsIqUZpGGQKNDItAYvFg0QZQ5t2dXoSNNAmIoJwkUvR7LnNWrCE_ds5aMWjkx9BqdtTZ7SnHG/s1600/100_6636.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva4sTdFZadBc5hYVJ8o70-qI4lyJ2NBMpfTfMmw0uwDOVgwus30Khrf34b9kZsIqUZpGGQKNDItAYvFg0QZQ5t2dXoSNNAmIoJwkUvR7LnNWrCE_ds5aMWjkx9BqdtTZ7SnHG/s320/100_6636.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492817676717535026" /></a> Sister Fife, and Papa Smurf, the trail boss and camp cook (also YM, YW presidents)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglygPpzLD0gY9inhTbEYcI9Yk_brnC9OFkZRj1SuLICpDnGkT4p5mcBePKoABS5W0kHvR4BF80TNSdqaMhpCsFf7Hsr7FdXcJaeQuZveM7rxe2fTom3G3nZHVrCBxf3GeXi4yM/s1600/100_6633.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglygPpzLD0gY9inhTbEYcI9Yk_brnC9OFkZRj1SuLICpDnGkT4p5mcBePKoABS5W0kHvR4BF80TNSdqaMhpCsFf7Hsr7FdXcJaeQuZveM7rxe2fTom3G3nZHVrCBxf3GeXi4yM/s320/100_6633.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492817670764270114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifncQrYsxIi299BpD4IwHaU3DLZ1aTHRGMRXswptPTID5U-57uvZNUhGUutLF3CIEEWmQq-dFgDtGGJNjgQhg7DwmzboKg6-H-q3eU21VH3kkfYRJlTwxnqKTraEKCf6KE4Qg/s1600/100_6780.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifncQrYsxIi299BpD4IwHaU3DLZ1aTHRGMRXswptPTID5U-57uvZNUhGUutLF3CIEEWmQq-dFgDtGGJNjgQhg7DwmzboKg6-H-q3eU21VH3kkfYRJlTwxnqKTraEKCf6KE4Qg/s320/100_6780.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492823937948801298" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveZ9oqPWLX2L_ej2feao-zuTmUE0t4UYwr5uYdAcU28Fatov8DMwSBKRko170nvVXDaIJ8Lmjvh08zY_wjPRnirtZuNI5vxgDkbX68-UM_GxvD1crTh5Wu-cP0mvSmgzP4Wn4/s1600/100_6734.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveZ9oqPWLX2L_ej2feao-zuTmUE0t4UYwr5uYdAcU28Fatov8DMwSBKRko170nvVXDaIJ8Lmjvh08zY_wjPRnirtZuNI5vxgDkbX68-UM_GxvD1crTh5Wu-cP0mvSmgzP4Wn4/s320/100_6734.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492823916637503938" /></a><br /><br />A funeral on the trail - for a plastic baby that really brought the reality of loss home for many youth - including Mel, who represented Great-great grandma Martine Larsen; she lost her dad, sister, and brothers - one a young baby.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs2keqKrERBm-0v0BjPkiVxxQArcBh4PFtew5XSdbIko4O-AIUWdhieVJCeI3BNtZtsI3Sunw5vttmyVrgGnsx8gmQO0jhre0P9Q9_mu7lEjZNMj9P8dD6goe4gimIB2qQVXE/s1600/100_6730.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs2keqKrERBm-0v0BjPkiVxxQArcBh4PFtew5XSdbIko4O-AIUWdhieVJCeI3BNtZtsI3Sunw5vttmyVrgGnsx8gmQO0jhre0P9Q9_mu7lEjZNMj9P8dD6goe4gimIB2qQVXE/s320/100_6730.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492823904600096898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzie, Mel and all the youth enjoyed the dancing, even though it came at the end of the toughest day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu1-64WYUzvaNv1wuRrGDzKCefKwgcqzqQ9YdFE65epr6Z72GzTPDDOaDn4Q64XBmk-NSryy46M5V4NNUkX3ue4ifOeU0SC9SxgNcqOSxNWSgxgohJ9nwgXElpaFo0SHMyaBA/s1600/100_6776.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu1-64WYUzvaNv1wuRrGDzKCefKwgcqzqQ9YdFE65epr6Z72GzTPDDOaDn4Q64XBmk-NSryy46M5V4NNUkX3ue4ifOeU0SC9SxgNcqOSxNWSgxgohJ9nwgXElpaFo0SHMyaBA/s320/100_6776.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492823922283758962" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Suzie and Karla in their pioneer clothes on a sacred hill (Mel was already back down the hill, at the handcart, ready to pull, so we didn't get to have her in the picture with us). I was Mel's "ma", a huge blessing for me in our funny trek family!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-89681953754550491062010-06-20T20:24:00.014-05:002010-06-20T23:15:33.865-05:00My Honey, and Other people I can't live withoutHappy Birthday and Happy Father's Day, Tim-Chucks! (They always come close together, so it's usually a big weekend for him...) Here are just a few of the reasons I love you:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUVTVj3p9wqWBKxjjnooSpKe8Qu9gszNQLWM_nd4rC5z0I74PG1vMlBiHPPiUtJDQQZ4MK4K54KCESUKQ5OXneFzm133iCepbNisodWbNr9UMW2-yIUCta4xfAYRix1l0GlQT/s1600/100_6482.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUVTVj3p9wqWBKxjjnooSpKe8Qu9gszNQLWM_nd4rC5z0I74PG1vMlBiHPPiUtJDQQZ4MK4K54KCESUKQ5OXneFzm133iCepbNisodWbNr9UMW2-yIUCta4xfAYRix1l0GlQT/s320/100_6482.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485073316853230850" /></a><br /><br />You made it possible to have all these adorable grandkids (two of whom are missing from this picture -the two youngest, both girls who are helping to even the score...)- and they keep coming!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisDdAehkWPdk_GhyDMw8jvd3d1TvpTYecepqv9oo7lLuUuUmETRpIY8b_WReeQuyodM3wV0OO2PZ3VYxiVHx2_XHXcsWGAlCOoB6OadzU9nxi-pCZnurty1MtiIuaYOUKH8FS/s1600/100_6578.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisDdAehkWPdk_GhyDMw8jvd3d1TvpTYecepqv9oo7lLuUuUmETRpIY8b_WReeQuyodM3wV0OO2PZ3VYxiVHx2_XHXcsWGAlCOoB6OadzU9nxi-pCZnurty1MtiIuaYOUKH8FS/s320/100_6578.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485033715287515874" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You are learning to relax and enjoy the sweet moments...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcWEAd_pL0FLIpQ0JH-SqcY7kA_ThE3qBfrkM3g2FdjfUOXJ6c7O29FzYhtOnbR21O1cVN2sERoVCfzC5uCoOugotiBySrkirvN3LBYY8diKt3n_rC-6K4RrcukfZA6SwM-wX/s1600/100_6566.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcWEAd_pL0FLIpQ0JH-SqcY7kA_ThE3qBfrkM3g2FdjfUOXJ6c7O29FzYhtOnbR21O1cVN2sERoVCfzC5uCoOugotiBySrkirvN3LBYY8diKt3n_rC-6K4RrcukfZA6SwM-wX/s320/100_6566.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485033698131101730" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You're creative, and focus well on a goal... And help teach little people to work with you<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOW26r0OQstmxxHcrsqp6o7tOe9kat6TRqn8iwy_AX7aJJ0nihyJucVLiUbmrh0CFGJ6FhV2cOzsSFpke5Ch7ywyRF2pOGX4hg23p8CQkP_RvuySfy7MUGGy0VNuGw_EP9ByF0/s1600/100_6550.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOW26r0OQstmxxHcrsqp6o7tOe9kat6TRqn8iwy_AX7aJJ0nihyJucVLiUbmrh0CFGJ6FhV2cOzsSFpke5Ch7ywyRF2pOGX4hg23p8CQkP_RvuySfy7MUGGy0VNuGw_EP9ByF0/s320/100_6550.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485033688540198066" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You're a fun guy (Once again, the grandchilluns seem to bring it out)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqVjoe-JnHkrIoRs4NhURrAwrev-QqjxBn5mdlIGqSr7xxuwzwzjSJk3EmQUecRKOTFXO-dNgwNtBBccqE2N3RagwOdTEJn2Iit8z4765FOKd_MZkQQNAY31WCOxQRr6_bG9F/s1600/100_6589.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqVjoe-JnHkrIoRs4NhURrAwrev-QqjxBn5mdlIGqSr7xxuwzwzjSJk3EmQUecRKOTFXO-dNgwNtBBccqE2N3RagwOdTEJn2Iit8z4765FOKd_MZkQQNAY31WCOxQRr6_bG9F/s320/100_6589.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485033751609060850" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You bought a house with a pool because you knew <span style="font-weight:bold;">I</span> would love it! (thank goodness everyone else does too)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlj9BOwd-QjE3qMcXjqCpQ36YN-ghbYRVcgLzIowdjHNT5AWGD8KU5e8DQuIiovhqMudngN8z9R2BZJnC4tihN2kcqFFEj6rTdwtsCUgh83KeY7zRl4MQXi1zEdL05CYhhWTC/s1600/100_6439.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlj9BOwd-QjE3qMcXjqCpQ36YN-ghbYRVcgLzIowdjHNT5AWGD8KU5e8DQuIiovhqMudngN8z9R2BZJnC4tihN2kcqFFEj6rTdwtsCUgh83KeY7zRl4MQXi1zEdL05CYhhWTC/s320/100_6439.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485065497346845458" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Though it's sad we can't all be together all the time (like we were in AZ recently, where we got to welcome our sweet, newest family member), <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFs5SHKkhYs66M11B_BoqcSQSm9j0lGIcb4UHGNhetYwKGKdOHn49S57VWQVKKQ4doy_rgiydGN3KHdfpL_18TB_Jej0KVNcSgQWHxTNoshlxXjQuTK81Hvqez8Jv61yVbGBR/s1600/100_6606.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFs5SHKkhYs66M11B_BoqcSQSm9j0lGIcb4UHGNhetYwKGKdOHn49S57VWQVKKQ4doy_rgiydGN3KHdfpL_18TB_Jej0KVNcSgQWHxTNoshlxXjQuTK81Hvqez8Jv61yVbGBR/s320/100_6606.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067332263132466" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You've got three generations of love comin' atcha, baby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1ptANkhM3KYjDv4EqajbZJTikjVpocoRSg4e3YcMczvBNuEoC9CLQH_IuNSLgdycezu449TErDYpXJnMwCx9KP_lih4DExvRg5imb7GdWGc_P7gVtNgJAsdAovDLEA41yt1F/s1600/100_6463.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1ptANkhM3KYjDv4EqajbZJTikjVpocoRSg4e3YcMczvBNuEoC9CLQH_IuNSLgdycezu449TErDYpXJnMwCx9KP_lih4DExvRg5imb7GdWGc_P7gVtNgJAsdAovDLEA41yt1F/s320/100_6463.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485074626404254050" /></a><br /><br />So keep it comin, 'cause the fun's just begun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDahz3CNgw3dT843-m6beMLK0J-7WscFDYtacYYprhoHnQYzN2y7IFgRPb06Ez2l1_xPM3cxqvs6_yO39OhpgvE3-ZSsA5iZOGOsGyWSkcGpmHRsc9xUGS71kNdKzQ7sdYodHM/s1600/100_6408.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDahz3CNgw3dT843-m6beMLK0J-7WscFDYtacYYprhoHnQYzN2y7IFgRPb06Ez2l1_xPM3cxqvs6_yO39OhpgvE3-ZSsA5iZOGOsGyWSkcGpmHRsc9xUGS71kNdKzQ7sdYodHM/s320/100_6408.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485074601973516210" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-8769600769752716822010-05-02T16:53:00.005-05:002010-05-02T19:25:25.864-05:00'Tis the Season...whatever that means<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBvak1dF5KVE2d6SJ3OgCzwJHW7Co0PpaJL7BHdG7q36X5XU8USKLj2W82b882eygdH4eCJjOphPv7NqtfmgjjfmaU13HQVrkY90dVXJh3Vk6Mo2cD88ucop8F5RfZBopmUAv/s1600/100_6323.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBvak1dF5KVE2d6SJ3OgCzwJHW7Co0PpaJL7BHdG7q36X5XU8USKLj2W82b882eygdH4eCJjOphPv7NqtfmgjjfmaU13HQVrkY90dVXJh3Vk6Mo2cD88ucop8F5RfZBopmUAv/s320/100_6323.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466799079715579266" /></a><br />So, we've got Prom, and soccer games, Stake Conference and stake youth activities, and Tim on the road (or more accurately, the plane) too much... Must be Spring. Notice I didn't mention flowers blooming or birds chirping or anything springing - cuz we live in Nort' Dakota, where Mama Nature is the Queen of Fickle!<br />Oh, yeah, we've had some 70 degree days; the grass is a lovely green, and the trees are actually working on leaves. But Mel and Suzie have both played soccer games recently in 30-something, windy, poopy weather. And Prom night was rain and wind, with a morning-after temp of 34. Brrrrr. Enjoy your spring elsewhere, y'all, because we are enjoying all of life, but not spring weather. Tim's had it - he's heading for AZ again this week, leaving the girls and me. We must deal with all our obligations and required presence on our own. <br />Who, me, grumble? Why ever would you think that? <br />Nevertheless, there are pleasant prom pictures to post, so here you go! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydVSsd08cUWbbxT1gJsi8yatLx1USVRVySfOIgkXwDRxYCgJyNlyth2vI9cigE0zBWOWBCSrnAfLyOXl9ceJbDzuokLCedufUkH0dyfb61gHWpjM3qyBMiPQm4gVO590raa5y/s1600/100_6321.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydVSsd08cUWbbxT1gJsi8yatLx1USVRVySfOIgkXwDRxYCgJyNlyth2vI9cigE0zBWOWBCSrnAfLyOXl9ceJbDzuokLCedufUkH0dyfb61gHWpjM3qyBMiPQm4gVO590raa5y/s320/100_6321.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466819938913258226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvq16ndKuMxh6-pp2uH7Z8sBB9qieMw-2QZpVcZidcmwwxz3bClLKc-j5qgPOCnWtHbEy7pfi0X8smGR3U62OGOhV1XuVIKeFhrxnZGc0NmBEQYIdlMNRu4PdC8C4mw-u-3lH/s1600/100_6312.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvq16ndKuMxh6-pp2uH7Z8sBB9qieMw-2QZpVcZidcmwwxz3bClLKc-j5qgPOCnWtHbEy7pfi0X8smGR3U62OGOhV1XuVIKeFhrxnZGc0NmBEQYIdlMNRu4PdC8C4mw-u-3lH/s320/100_6312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466819927519804946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhlHHDVq-hYvKdnkI4U3B17EVHHCeiB8Pps-3Dd0hbNG8WlPtRJDa4phW4LLnojtRyCyoJP8nRsJyDL19RtM02P0oTkmi1t6hi1tY7qP9bBtBoByay-lOXyhNtRmRBEqNGQf2/s1600/100_6310.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhlHHDVq-hYvKdnkI4U3B17EVHHCeiB8Pps-3Dd0hbNG8WlPtRJDa4phW4LLnojtRyCyoJP8nRsJyDL19RtM02P0oTkmi1t6hi1tY7qP9bBtBoByay-lOXyhNtRmRBEqNGQf2/s320/100_6310.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466819920486811442" /></a><br />Mel enjoyed showing off her date (a truly nice guy who treated her very well; thank you, Eliot), her hair (thank you Sarah), and her dress, all of which made her (and therefore us)happy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-28978847078626127062010-04-04T23:49:00.011-05:002010-04-05T22:38:20.880-05:00Mel was in the Trib. And Suzie won at State.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZvuKBufsqnBLd3Q-VEd-_8AhE1oOv1hGMKsZpoRqxDDMKO9cWyIp5QtTj-d4jO6bJj9tMEaG_UviEOkhpv50OGhHLh43y5Ost8oaYUr9LRpAG8378F8k0zLtgKZQziaYdILE/s1600/100_2320.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZvuKBufsqnBLd3Q-VEd-_8AhE1oOv1hGMKsZpoRqxDDMKO9cWyIp5QtTj-d4jO6bJj9tMEaG_UviEOkhpv50OGhHLh43y5Ost8oaYUr9LRpAG8378F8k0zLtgKZQziaYdILE/s320/100_2320.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456862826941031938" /></a><br />So, people here in ND saw it, but all y'all who live elsewhere can look it up: Melanie made the life section front of the Bismarck Tribune, but not because she won anything. (Well, I guess it's all in how you look at life. Real life, not the newspaper section...:) The school newspaper that Alisa wrote for back in the day did an issue on teen drinking and drugs; Mel was featured for her choice not to do either, and the Tribune used it Sunday, March 28. So, thanks to Bailey Carlson, Mel had her moment in the limelight just for being herself: a great girl who's living what she knows is right!<br />If you want to see the story, go to the Tribune's webpage (BismarckTribune.com), search for "Teen lives life the Straight Edge way", and click story. [Or go to the comments, where AJ gives the direct info. Cool,smart kids. Not so much the mom.]There was a picture in the paper - not there in the online version - but it really didn't do her justice.<br /><br /><br />Oh, and Suzie won first place, overall and in all four events, at the state USA Gymnastics meet. I don't think she was in the paper, though... [Again, if you're really into this - as sibs often are - check AJ's comment for directions to the quite obscure but nevertheless validating info about Suzie's wins. Thanks, AJ! And thanks for pushing me to learn how for another time...]<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">WAY TO GO, SUZIE!</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ROCK ON, MEL!</span><br /><br />Whew. Had to get that out of my system.<br />And just so you know, that photo is a totally unrelated shot in Chicago. Like the L'ego guy next to them?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36728805.post-81830635223775822022010-04-01T23:57:00.005-05:002010-04-02T00:12:04.181-05:00Have these April Fools really been married 33 years??!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNV39liBY2RQJ1TVro68VRpMS63yqDWA4h17u2oL_BBxTvypJI7fpQmx0q-uUsfL2xy0h9F0UCPT73kAiaUYZjzoZ6L2RPuEMA4UXvh34JVFe-G3A97tjFSFbtH46aZhaw7Jn/s1600/Bride+and+Groom,+April+1,+1977.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNV39liBY2RQJ1TVro68VRpMS63yqDWA4h17u2oL_BBxTvypJI7fpQmx0q-uUsfL2xy0h9F0UCPT73kAiaUYZjzoZ6L2RPuEMA4UXvh34JVFe-G3A97tjFSFbtH46aZhaw7Jn/s320/Bride+and+Groom,+April+1,+1977.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455400276821613474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOG8k5S2WFQKU04lu6ntxkPm0iE3mEUomTl5D1wJBG1mFJuQBagF2b0AIJ6UT9SgeeRaU6fL4Qij2felHniArGgLvQr2zUXS_F7USFamKGiJyS6W__K5tAMYO7VOWyIf57qxe/s1600/100_6222.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOG8k5S2WFQKU04lu6ntxkPm0iE3mEUomTl5D1wJBG1mFJuQBagF2b0AIJ6UT9SgeeRaU6fL4Qij2felHniArGgLvQr2zUXS_F7USFamKGiJyS6W__K5tAMYO7VOWyIf57qxe/s320/100_6222.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455400277693341106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9k79y3YF3qMBnB1sdaPmGvIY9UnoqYVS5cpohg7XW65I-a0v4FeKleAzT4DT5Pl6Bc5Hpl17ho59FHBivWhvOOvxsbjRez8nOYj07Pp1r1aE047AUM4uCebel-G12j6XsYO5/s1600/100_6224.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9k79y3YF3qMBnB1sdaPmGvIY9UnoqYVS5cpohg7XW65I-a0v4FeKleAzT4DT5Pl6Bc5Hpl17ho59FHBivWhvOOvxsbjRez8nOYj07Pp1r1aE047AUM4uCebel-G12j6XsYO5/s320/100_6224.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455401271183634434" /></a><br /><br />The aging process is all over us, but in ways that are important we are better people than we were on our first April Fool's Day together. I'm grateful he's hung in there with me, and I'm glad I've hung in there with him -- we sure have a lot to show for our years together!<br />So here's to 33 more years, my love - on the way to infinity and beyond!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5