tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119819742024-03-07T03:01:34.881-06:00Rocket TotsThey run on a seemingly endless supply of energyKathy Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266881137275022728noreply@blogger.comBlogger633125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-67710267570065048312011-09-26T08:34:00.004-05:002011-09-26T08:45:57.740-05:00Barn Light Electric Contest! I love their lights.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQwHSf0RGRX25Vi97fHbM-Td_JFhNMmAey4paj72DUIhopOvXvLRWYLpqFhyphenhyphenMndz1tfz2rOVLnKtZwHZ1pnqx7dGqA7hadiW1n-5CdpnmMDMbMwvCYW5ZI7GoCkyg2xR8tr85/s1600/galv_warehouse_thumb_350.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQwHSf0RGRX25Vi97fHbM-Td_JFhNMmAey4paj72DUIhopOvXvLRWYLpqFhyphenhyphenMndz1tfz2rOVLnKtZwHZ1pnqx7dGqA7hadiW1n-5CdpnmMDMbMwvCYW5ZI7GoCkyg2xR8tr85/s400/galv_warehouse_thumb_350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656663670895843618" border="0" /></a>I love this lamp and need to get three of them, one for the side porch and two for the front porch. A design classic! I'm entering a cool contest from my favorite lighting company. I have two of their lights already here at Casa Genet, can't wait to swap out the three exterior lights we have left.<br /><ol><li>Look around online at Barn Light Electric and pick lights you’d love to own</li><li>Feature your lighting picks on your personal blog, and link to the lights if you can!</li><li>Copy/Paste these rules at the bottom of your blog article so others can enter</li><li>Once your personal article is up, you must email your blog link to: <a href="mailto:contest@barnlightelectric.com">contest@barnlightelectric.com</a> to be qualified to win. The contest ends Wednesday, October 12, 2011</li><li>Don’t have a blog? Find out how you can enter by reading the <a title="Official Rules" href="http://www.barnlightelectric.com/barn-lights-online-giveaway/barn-lights-online-giveaway-official-rules.html" target="_blank">Official Rules</a></li></ol>I'm also loving this for the TV room....<br />http://www.barnlightelectric.com/barn-ceiling-fans/modern-ceiling-fans/cirrus-ceiling-fan<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/kathy/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-10.png" alt="" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-84003220732067286432009-04-06T16:51:00.007-05:002009-04-06T17:27:08.176-05:00eat/relax/drink/shop/repeat.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CGGCcc9TLXojUs67orMQFQzeWMBI37ZZYGfDrR4yMlzqcnF6wPKAuIzp5QzFhPjtDuKxdFrrBk0vgLAT3mE2kufks37_aDOvV9zPvu7a57VbThM4yDkn5RKnucv91-yvPALu/s1600-h/new+camera+small+disk+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CGGCcc9TLXojUs67orMQFQzeWMBI37ZZYGfDrR4yMlzqcnF6wPKAuIzp5QzFhPjtDuKxdFrrBk0vgLAT3mE2kufks37_aDOvV9zPvu7a57VbThM4yDkn5RKnucv91-yvPALu/s400/new+camera+small+disk+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321704810976930226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Wonderful friends, wonderful trip.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carefully selected photos from this year's girls get-away weekend.<br />Our first view of the dock behind our house.<br />We made a visit to Warrenton (see last post) on the way to Palacios Texas.<br />(Note: Palacios rhymes with molassas!)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7V_KAVUz3UgO0x4NTNY0e0UfdcYG8_MsbCqS1tVWb5OMqnu_00dYVm-ahD7b0rQj4v8FIN3VpRaG3oaCM8dPC7cRfwx-51df7mlj9FZCzUCiG866DhsqJ_QUPeTsAsZBsPlu0/s1600-h/new+camera+small+disk+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7V_KAVUz3UgO0x4NTNY0e0UfdcYG8_MsbCqS1tVWb5OMqnu_00dYVm-ahD7b0rQj4v8FIN3VpRaG3oaCM8dPC7cRfwx-51df7mlj9FZCzUCiG866DhsqJ_QUPeTsAsZBsPlu0/s400/new+camera+small+disk+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321701074731492818" border="0" /></a>First meal of really brown food: Fried pickles, shrimp, hush puppies.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2A7P4jX2shsqFxULrpKKBu2Kz4wVsc5a9F8IQkfSj370sbHZ_l0Eg5DbbpdcNiDwN_LBrxtCuBgA-2mOgYbIqYSTMxtgkJnBeONS5GN7t_oZx3E94wIrSM1t1ejaeFZ4r6Hl/s1600-h/new+camera+small+disk+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2A7P4jX2shsqFxULrpKKBu2Kz4wVsc5a9F8IQkfSj370sbHZ_l0Eg5DbbpdcNiDwN_LBrxtCuBgA-2mOgYbIqYSTMxtgkJnBeONS5GN7t_oZx3E94wIrSM1t1ejaeFZ4r6Hl/s400/new+camera+small+disk+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321701071779765138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek1ahH1hWgI8SZbPJJOdV1h1eF1qpSvEZDvmbZfDJQGeBSqYRbpt5etj6JklAmW8_w3YyGWqm9iDdyobuwN14ic7CiNQrbGaAYeyKq4b2qca2NF-E-vvj-bgJxU5NCi5TMSsw/s1600-h/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek1ahH1hWgI8SZbPJJOdV1h1eF1qpSvEZDvmbZfDJQGeBSqYRbpt5etj6JklAmW8_w3YyGWqm9iDdyobuwN14ic7CiNQrbGaAYeyKq4b2qca2NF-E-vvj-bgJxU5NCi5TMSsw/s400/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321701082427915698" border="0" /></a>Clear day looking toward the water.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jqdBe4T67rNgGNYuG9_9jpU41WyFmHUkeKSoMOa-GOIWq0PGzILlxSHr9Hmi_6ruHczGAxeGpspiidwJPey9_MnzQodZwOkKe20f3gNe8qbdieo0ZR4D8IB4eRTbST2hU-10/s1600-h/new+camera+small+disk+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jqdBe4T67rNgGNYuG9_9jpU41WyFmHUkeKSoMOa-GOIWq0PGzILlxSHr9Hmi_6ruHczGAxeGpspiidwJPey9_MnzQodZwOkKe20f3gNe8qbdieo0ZR4D8IB4eRTbST2hU-10/s400/new+camera+small+disk+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321704823918832578" border="0" /></a>View from my bed.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtp-BxAAoWl5OflKvECJyiKLjPa6StFX9x1-sYFhlQshR1GcZeW7nvyPmK1xoU-DLM1KOkB86ZVWumLeUGfRfpGMJ3dq1M3sj2mGWs78m74QryDiaHAJYdGpIWvoD5cBoaeRE/s1600-h/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtp-BxAAoWl5OflKvECJyiKLjPa6StFX9x1-sYFhlQshR1GcZeW7nvyPmK1xoU-DLM1KOkB86ZVWumLeUGfRfpGMJ3dq1M3sj2mGWs78m74QryDiaHAJYdGpIWvoD5cBoaeRE/s400/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321701077151056578" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Stocking up on essentials.... peach cobbler.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyVHi_8PX9JAwlpiM_1MB2yqb3v9c3hJeHGmPTlN3vptGF4Zo-Cail9-uhatoB8sIxnKo8g4EViFzIAFzw-0RmyjBbhyPBLIXYWJrVJSKV-xxV7fowB3B_Eny7yWad4Ukv_e6/s1600-h/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyVHi_8PX9JAwlpiM_1MB2yqb3v9c3hJeHGmPTlN3vptGF4Zo-Cail9-uhatoB8sIxnKo8g4EViFzIAFzw-0RmyjBbhyPBLIXYWJrVJSKV-xxV7fowB3B_Eny7yWad4Ukv_e6/s400/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321702049443082514" border="0" /></a>Cute town square in some nearby town.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUdZABcsiZnI_vDW-4GSok5qBsjYZ1vOXX_bN-39ZbGbeqfJBNWopkqKCj9mV1paObv8z-km4t5GAcxUYJk3fstUCLUH8Bno6P4kaKlMRUpI6iqa8yzG9onnHWXuXkdVwDcex/s1600-h/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUdZABcsiZnI_vDW-4GSok5qBsjYZ1vOXX_bN-39ZbGbeqfJBNWopkqKCj9mV1paObv8z-km4t5GAcxUYJk3fstUCLUH8Bno6P4kaKlMRUpI6iqa8yzG9onnHWXuXkdVwDcex/s400/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321706174318878418" border="0" /></a><br />Custom partay glasses!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DrYvyqGynG9uRa_Nh3gU-bmw2VRsseSctuhwSsSgUiVEGC191Vx08jfzdLZH3aVwyIc77_IQfjH-3MpZxizE8hPcVwNwpCpPRNgG8tTsRnfT-v3mHCpnOkc1PnTyjYitmFkf/s1600-h/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DrYvyqGynG9uRa_Nh3gU-bmw2VRsseSctuhwSsSgUiVEGC191Vx08jfzdLZH3aVwyIc77_IQfjH-3MpZxizE8hPcVwNwpCpPRNgG8tTsRnfT-v3mHCpnOkc1PnTyjYitmFkf/s400/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321702073005489730" border="0" /></a>Testing the glasses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFHIDtpi0ebK6aYp9r2dnJuiWyHePU9lie728tQfO6CfsbF8ruBEz4T6Np5WutBNK0UzAg7ZLjTV6p48rJU64ZqBVv8FgmkCKm-_RX-3twG3B77E6Eo9eBq-8h6ElpfsyWNsU/s1600-h/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i4MzbtmI5UGMOlmJG8u03RcbtYZnzv9PXDSa_7HR2ESvbuDe-IhdAwMcsx1hl3tf-6xMzBqfdbW6L2DqsbdQ0GkeH-9OiJKAyMu0NOLQL_OeXNbeU5_PdMgkHubGYkPNSN6O/s400/Copy+of+new+big+disk+on+new+camera+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321703799713824034" border="0" /></a>Adjusting to the idea of heading home with a last ditch meal at Threadgill's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtrxiuOjNDPt5GR9b1LEO2JeeTZiRqG9K1zQfDAF3Vl75FSRKgi6qVja0-JRanze198pJilCyHRzQjsmyxvuZqdKMDJOhPpIiLN-HEEqLR8PbuBtHOXJ7WRtOjJDGXKZMNPao/s1600-h/Copy+of+new+big+disk+on+new+camera+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtrxiuOjNDPt5GR9b1LEO2JeeTZiRqG9K1zQfDAF3Vl75FSRKgi6qVja0-JRanze198pJilCyHRzQjsmyxvuZqdKMDJOhPpIiLN-HEEqLR8PbuBtHOXJ7WRtOjJDGXKZMNPao/s400/Copy+of+new+big+disk+on+new+camera+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321703802667758722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi904PmahMnwCN8UXu7JsHdmTJ8U-DgFkBF2QUgGslzEh4wBP6j74jfil_pDIXidd7kwvXcmeBaJ5duKmI9RidPcnOTM8-mGQo4UOhEWaft4x5f598vgtMU8bPJLpKmTuiyrIYE/s1600-h/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi904PmahMnwCN8UXu7JsHdmTJ8U-DgFkBF2QUgGslzEh4wBP6j74jfil_pDIXidd7kwvXcmeBaJ5duKmI9RidPcnOTM8-mGQo4UOhEWaft4x5f598vgtMU8bPJLpKmTuiyrIYE/s400/new+big+disk+on+new+camera+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321703791057140786" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-24737158611307837852009-04-03T19:58:00.007-05:002009-04-03T20:08:06.972-05:00Warrenton Preview Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvtWMVBu2mGXA4tAmw4w50zj8w1CBluReL8Xt1Z9HjkyGWKh_2sYazQTB2zKxgq5wWK8kxtEgzpcMoSDLuHvKLDprczWxIHx08SkWnG0xlzoEvkwmdJzu5F25O72qMG2Gid2F/s1600-h/Copy+of+broken+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvtWMVBu2mGXA4tAmw4w50zj8w1CBluReL8Xt1Z9HjkyGWKh_2sYazQTB2zKxgq5wWK8kxtEgzpcMoSDLuHvKLDprczWxIHx08SkWnG0xlzoEvkwmdJzu5F25O72qMG2Gid2F/s400/Copy+of+broken+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634959753782642" border="0" /></a>Warrenton and Round Top Antique Weekends are my favorites. I don't even need to buy stuff... I just really like looking at the jumble of objects and taking pictures. This year, I seemed to get objects like dolls or photos of people looking at me in each of my shots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6xPYAtuEwJb6orecLsT115EIoLvgfgrmHMl_5DzGP9_VJ4Jq2Yj1EQyVP3ESLaVjrMMWDTIyUiQHvo5a1OUc6ycBnjHUSZ1-b9zk2MwFO2hAeL4RbP8rEzsvkGV_MYHu1GAH/s1600-h/broken+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6xPYAtuEwJb6orecLsT115EIoLvgfgrmHMl_5DzGP9_VJ4Jq2Yj1EQyVP3ESLaVjrMMWDTIyUiQHvo5a1OUc6ycBnjHUSZ1-b9zk2MwFO2hAeL4RbP8rEzsvkGV_MYHu1GAH/s400/broken+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634954517946882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAx1sOeRj7_Drg8beHHMbZLlerzGVlXO8vtbARHnLNrrtScxBZtb2AeDwL1aAPmvoWaWFbO34WRGhDytNlsWqsfTsfSbBbX-i7oR19keQg8mwSWlQJZZwiP0SNi7cev4QcPJW/s1600-h/Copy+of+broken+080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAx1sOeRj7_Drg8beHHMbZLlerzGVlXO8vtbARHnLNrrtScxBZtb2AeDwL1aAPmvoWaWFbO34WRGhDytNlsWqsfTsfSbBbX-i7oR19keQg8mwSWlQJZZwiP0SNi7cev4QcPJW/s400/Copy+of+broken+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634656499321970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXwJ6rCf2DVRA1WYu6lLeFHhpH_2cVGdSPtZasIcMdkMXOs8FGySbJKdOqyCtScB5V7gTiD1HU2HqH50_RvDat9nK53QiYhO3cV_9I5yZTQzXV9rnpthcPEx8pKirZ8AKJy-m/s1600-h/Copy+of+broken+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXwJ6rCf2DVRA1WYu6lLeFHhpH_2cVGdSPtZasIcMdkMXOs8FGySbJKdOqyCtScB5V7gTiD1HU2HqH50_RvDat9nK53QiYhO3cV_9I5yZTQzXV9rnpthcPEx8pKirZ8AKJy-m/s400/Copy+of+broken+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634651371780690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmuJzAssAkfZTCAl67Y9MXuTsxotLqCwp0LeSLEsj5mECnlK2HrIBI8WQfgpvMldTNzPlQzmS-738JTqbjT673kHNMEq4I8pKj71D0va5pwaGHvTDAiCZWf9FXYF_JMQMs6et/s1600-h/Copy+of+broken+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmuJzAssAkfZTCAl67Y9MXuTsxotLqCwp0LeSLEsj5mECnlK2HrIBI8WQfgpvMldTNzPlQzmS-738JTqbjT673kHNMEq4I8pKj71D0va5pwaGHvTDAiCZWf9FXYF_JMQMs6et/s400/Copy+of+broken+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634646472962898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCdpMjBV_yG_PLqLYcUNffRN-EkgDSPwVubNVy7Y3Zlm4ayPkDGxTN_Tq4SnEKPulGE0RW2J-QhgDzCjYmjwIIZq5QZmWeSYTmyKJoSROOrfG1YVWORi-35lvy5ic-61NV9ia/s1600-h/Copy+of+broken+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCdpMjBV_yG_PLqLYcUNffRN-EkgDSPwVubNVy7Y3Zlm4ayPkDGxTN_Tq4SnEKPulGE0RW2J-QhgDzCjYmjwIIZq5QZmWeSYTmyKJoSROOrfG1YVWORi-35lvy5ic-61NV9ia/s400/Copy+of+broken+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634643908317218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W4zoFwMjKvjX25jgvVS8lYnsimhxggOTB4dS-83Iow-JOPjL1F5qplCe5DWXP1DQoa8itHPlnPa8r_aaOyL9fW7vHfnKiZlJiW_88PLcA0X79IHrNFmbETG_5zNK-ShkU5Iy/s1600-h/broken+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W4zoFwMjKvjX25jgvVS8lYnsimhxggOTB4dS-83Iow-JOPjL1F5qplCe5DWXP1DQoa8itHPlnPa8r_aaOyL9fW7vHfnKiZlJiW_88PLcA0X79IHrNFmbETG_5zNK-ShkU5Iy/s400/broken+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634970247980050" border="0" /></a>I know this photo from my childhood, but it wasn't at my own home. It was either at a friend's house, a cousin's house or the doctor's office.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1CbCOJVe2AVYAPeUSdqyZ9pTj8_8IKdXRfrqkA7pgiqmOKxJbCJJanR5xy30wl8k7amp3CCPyKHrOONadosFAnO0teEBChhoLiMs8agnJpBhhD4hS0WV3LIq_Exnc6AkmC-o/s1600-h/broken+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1CbCOJVe2AVYAPeUSdqyZ9pTj8_8IKdXRfrqkA7pgiqmOKxJbCJJanR5xy30wl8k7amp3CCPyKHrOONadosFAnO0teEBChhoLiMs8agnJpBhhD4hS0WV3LIq_Exnc6AkmC-o/s400/broken+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320634966471701138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8umcT1foIfMPP0QP8xVALjzTQDEjNLzOWGswypUblQoNzzdzIBogyJNDfXsG1z9WFE3D9ZZnu61V7icfpc-U_NSAFeleuUoH5gBZ81mWOeVZx3QWETxD1eETaDtF6pdaqwCuy/s1600-h/broken+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8umcT1foIfMPP0QP8xVALjzTQDEjNLzOWGswypUblQoNzzdzIBogyJNDfXsG1z9WFE3D9ZZnu61V7icfpc-U_NSAFeleuUoH5gBZ81mWOeVZx3QWETxD1eETaDtF6pdaqwCuy/s400/broken+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320635065908847314" border="0" /></a><br />The last photo from my old camera... I got a fun new one after "the accident"<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-15314594036882882652009-03-21T23:37:00.002-05:002009-03-21T23:41:50.060-05:00New York, New York!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaccsT2Q_osI8URFV5PvnWY9duVzGUcCb4z2kSM_GebjPPG2ICm3L52HaVMOi5HwmhpR1fZDj-xNfs7OgPeYsFJj7uodiFxzXIIj4IlCFvtlvjjenH81gWm7x6ls8GgYSaQjdmw/s1600-h/nyc+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaccsT2Q_osI8URFV5PvnWY9duVzGUcCb4z2kSM_GebjPPG2ICm3L52HaVMOi5HwmhpR1fZDj-xNfs7OgPeYsFJj7uodiFxzXIIj4IlCFvtlvjjenH81gWm7x6ls8GgYSaQjdmw/s400/nyc+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315856328056007714" border="0" /></a><br />This wasn't the first day's activity, but a nice photo to start off the report....<br />Joey at "Lady Liberty" as he calls the statue.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPEz-_Qff5yMo89VlNoP2LzEtZvlq4QGCLVSimp-pFC0y9PWbfsKEbz_3xuszdA3cpTOH1RZcCAvzld7Dte7vYJNxOLHdVeY9Zaj3nYskydy15XvBebQw0g6pyMh5W_Rh3m7Fkg/s1600-h/nyc+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPEz-_Qff5yMo89VlNoP2LzEtZvlq4QGCLVSimp-pFC0y9PWbfsKEbz_3xuszdA3cpTOH1RZcCAvzld7Dte7vYJNxOLHdVeY9Zaj3nYskydy15XvBebQw0g6pyMh5W_Rh3m7Fkg/s400/nyc+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315854311564738258" border="0" /></a><br />First Day in the city, Times Square<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeDjlvM9n5r2AHRrYv5nDaXn-xcrIAlWIrzywPgDXUdP0crO4FkN12VJs94lx_Yq8f1fSrbANEVENAiB8O5K2kTIvkHOMSzRi_IH_SgjSzhWkBQKbl3ucxHPN1wB-jqvGR2HBIA/s1600-h/nyc+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeDjlvM9n5r2AHRrYv5nDaXn-xcrIAlWIrzywPgDXUdP0crO4FkN12VJs94lx_Yq8f1fSrbANEVENAiB8O5K2kTIvkHOMSzRi_IH_SgjSzhWkBQKbl3ucxHPN1wB-jqvGR2HBIA/s400/nyc+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315854322715246338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDOjpRtsCNef4AZVVqEvPoXvnt8HfsOrdew9iFpX7npcC3v85KmWlKkoIdNSREV27b4HGoM6CkoEyoJ3-LKGJFUOqywS2DU7rmGqwwWNcZk3cWAVf6b9WFgw2YUAwpY4lkN_63A/s1600-h/nyc+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CmZ_Ogg4eeqpgX892CoxZZLeAh8J5pJeRzQQersIH0bppe1dfpVL4Xjd4WEpAx9QvazFQ2XR_luEan3Zo_h3R4WsMVsOYCWW2AaUAuhwwW4Y7nC_S4JDpY-0U2rOW3-anplieg/s400/nyc+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315854315292196450" border="0" /></a>Lunching in Times Square<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU7RABz_owsorkrBGtXn4orQCJRrT_L-dMLy8bvvmITIXJu0IhRkbuG52KohP1gpKPM2g1uEbfjXY0hZs734GpMgzLV4E4U2VM36RUC9A6c7V2zMFk4xMEkoS5ZSAwnDSQvSTrg/s1600-h/nyc+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU7RABz_owsorkrBGtXn4orQCJRrT_L-dMLy8bvvmITIXJu0IhRkbuG52KohP1gpKPM2g1uEbfjXY0hZs734GpMgzLV4E4U2VM36RUC9A6c7V2zMFk4xMEkoS5ZSAwnDSQvSTrg/s400/nyc+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315856322078210258" border="0" /></a>Blurry, but Joey's favorite memory from the trip<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ux3jGUqVVJuipEbHO0mfbDBgriwtIDBqUBG9gr3voiDlgVfuYRcpYsaHy6QdKrXvnJvFod34eMN9MMptxKfw8_xK19TXP_WX87qJs6uc1dcEd5-EaKd71XzSb5rnuyYv9GL_kg/s1600-h/nyc+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ux3jGUqVVJuipEbHO0mfbDBgriwtIDBqUBG9gr3voiDlgVfuYRcpYsaHy6QdKrXvnJvFod34eMN9MMptxKfw8_xK19TXP_WX87qJs6uc1dcEd5-EaKd71XzSb5rnuyYv9GL_kg/s400/nyc+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315856321145883954" border="0" /></a>The American Museum of Natural History<br />Biological Diversity Exhibit<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3OAhiXo4DNwL_zsjUDI_IIXXgEA0xxi541jMSAJLrwITbG9TlLHXMlCe2QNRQnC9VbMHOBarzYbuW2N-qOpmuA1IsNKvMyNywM30pgKSA7yjbJovx_vPyFHCIvwQ33XC7Zv9tA/s1600-h/nyc+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3OAhiXo4DNwL_zsjUDI_IIXXgEA0xxi541jMSAJLrwITbG9TlLHXMlCe2QNRQnC9VbMHOBarzYbuW2N-qOpmuA1IsNKvMyNywM30pgKSA7yjbJovx_vPyFHCIvwQ33XC7Zv9tA/s400/nyc+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315856316275073346" border="0" /></a>Joey indulges his love of weapons<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAmcZ6ELLTNoMgquQzqHGcDP5gAst2ELGjYgTxrMq_S1aheM3OyZQNtdHe-RSYIDw2rJDpKoGetJNAOoT1tBRj2rkEBi6cdmh5-3kth2AImFmSry-OhHGOmxa9ykW76Aw6EJvyw/s1600-h/nyc+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8OYxNP8pAVT0X-ORAwIm4-IGP1x6GDJJursRicTagolQGUgk2fWaT9vUJ-I0LU1N9UrTkDbEsIRxR5HZeVpOwnPMrx-K40ZAw6kCSpwXLkZ5bB4gTr1BZzulH4gZQLI3aTCIeg/s400/nyc+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315862746620141330" border="0" /></a>Times Square at Night<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJGE4COAcVnxKY25QbnI2Lqg9jgMU0sLDTClEo3eSx0uPPj9IMuIebr6eEl1yKGoBbTdLZmgCTtgJy3_dBJOvhqSgkXieReeu6eYYFSJr_QCZUjQ2wdKcLR99Qtzfu_JbAYG8eg/s1600-h/nyc+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJGE4COAcVnxKY25QbnI2Lqg9jgMU0sLDTClEo3eSx0uPPj9IMuIebr6eEl1yKGoBbTdLZmgCTtgJy3_dBJOvhqSgkXieReeu6eYYFSJr_QCZUjQ2wdKcLR99Qtzfu_JbAYG8eg/s400/nyc+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315862755258444066" border="0" /></a>Tuesday's Walk<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9WAWK5L8oUX222sWopRv2eUmj8uId0KqItmdYLZkrSCxyQYEi8fhT9wLJSKYvhUfUUqUkkkn6P6_1Jvpw0Phpz5h0cnnChsmdwv0SdlnRshg6eBQ1vmHKYdFBdDZWO3kOKxHtw/s1600-h/nyc+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMtpbVb7hXwdOfR6nWXRbD_wyaEdxgrbR6YAJ8Kn_gr7JbFTkY-k5KP3z38g22WjxI81n62eNQQPiI8vYZWICuIg9jWtDSuka7Rz9kGwkQbcGPFZj9zXCpUbtikiNUj3ZkKhZ0g/s400/nyc+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315862020691244674" border="0" /></a>Bonicles from the Toys R Us in Times Square...<br />(= Joey's Heaven)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrE673nfEw4c1S-XcZjnTGjGLpbH37P6QvhWOTHJfOjfuM1bXVrR3zNGVdpHv0vZAAkPsw31g5E5ejIUGjxC98DMZ4g3SEOyPMGo15WKeqBk0pF9Me0g55s_q1VldUhs8TamyCg/s1600-h/nyc+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrE673nfEw4c1S-XcZjnTGjGLpbH37P6QvhWOTHJfOjfuM1bXVrR3zNGVdpHv0vZAAkPsw31g5E5ejIUGjxC98DMZ4g3SEOyPMGo15WKeqBk0pF9Me0g55s_q1VldUhs8TamyCg/s400/nyc+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315862769251471714" border="0" /></a>Last Subway HomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-59569577350359130222008-12-18T23:39:00.002-06:002008-12-18T23:40:16.239-06:00Happy Birthday Dad!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLo0WOAyp0caQpqZBr2Fh949fdAesQm96nPt4XzCq6a7zU4q2WPp33sSprEQf5Ec4ArNsesrtAdmwYbeTuDVh7a03nxmjwq9QRnj8p8LOlgpY3gULWXRX80JE3l2g-DrxyCjC/s1600-h/kathy+kk+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLo0WOAyp0caQpqZBr2Fh949fdAesQm96nPt4XzCq6a7zU4q2WPp33sSprEQf5Ec4ArNsesrtAdmwYbeTuDVh7a03nxmjwq9QRnj8p8LOlgpY3gULWXRX80JE3l2g-DrxyCjC/s400/kathy+kk+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281371854197684642" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-18330397736462604932008-12-02T16:07:00.003-06:002008-12-02T16:26:39.177-06:00Thanksgiving in New Mexico<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ETmbto4BBne7hkmJ9Nq_J-xDa7_KGeAMtdO82bGnNQ69mTGRkXmbgAK2kukiO03lMxoH2Jb1funUcftekIh9Pfm4IkkFc2UyWtWXo1qGMyy2FfTWJ7WdFSGfMGuLPtRF3XMw/s1600-h/kathy+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ETmbto4BBne7hkmJ9Nq_J-xDa7_KGeAMtdO82bGnNQ69mTGRkXmbgAK2kukiO03lMxoH2Jb1funUcftekIh9Pfm4IkkFc2UyWtWXo1qGMyy2FfTWJ7WdFSGfMGuLPtRF3XMw/s400/kathy+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275320196476504274" border="0" /></a><br />Joey in Angel Fire<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79UBerqE-LM-6Nf1l2rcn8uGwWIIk3A8jUnoiY-ZjNFsZ1_ZV62tVSrTAVOBWF8-fQ3AMPPVqushxnRyuMKM7EfPLXdAw4jGxUGD6K4Pw1bk2bn7H9mtqTHJVsmlqYtjMrodB/s1600-h/kathy+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79UBerqE-LM-6Nf1l2rcn8uGwWIIk3A8jUnoiY-ZjNFsZ1_ZV62tVSrTAVOBWF8-fQ3AMPPVqushxnRyuMKM7EfPLXdAw4jGxUGD6K4Pw1bk2bn7H9mtqTHJVsmlqYtjMrodB/s400/kathy+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275320179406981490" border="0" /></a><br />What a great Thanksgiving! We got to go play with our neighbors at their cabin in Angel Fire. Of course if we see any yard sales on the way there....<br /><br />We drove through West Texas and saw cotton....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MLUC9zmiHtNygTo2V-Ljaw9ikddalHiAHt5sRVg2kn6dRLbmT1iSlwSYfO7gjog0H6SSbzyq15b98Xn8tLFnlmM1qDOuonGzxcubaOXReUxn7UK19j5P5iei0i_0LpDIfD2d/s1600-h/kathy+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MLUC9zmiHtNygTo2V-Ljaw9ikddalHiAHt5sRVg2kn6dRLbmT1iSlwSYfO7gjog0H6SSbzyq15b98Xn8tLFnlmM1qDOuonGzxcubaOXReUxn7UK19j5P5iei0i_0LpDIfD2d/s400/kathy+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275320187752722738" border="0" /></a><br />Once we got to Angel Fire the weather was perfect...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKPD_qEENOjM4n4es0BRCQygdiMW7SA_Gp1fHDkCnCn05E4XrmA7pIZqZ8aNSPGQCMYYZHLkB2x07BWwTe9jl9hX3h2alk1T_wuUZf2aq6rQbdco7Y3VpAN1zQtAVjn5HVFe3/s1600-h/kathy+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKPD_qEENOjM4n4es0BRCQygdiMW7SA_Gp1fHDkCnCn05E4XrmA7pIZqZ8aNSPGQCMYYZHLkB2x07BWwTe9jl9hX3h2alk1T_wuUZf2aq6rQbdco7Y3VpAN1zQtAVjn5HVFe3/s400/kathy+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275320204768252898" border="0" /></a>My neighbor and good friend Michele and I came early with the three boys, the daddies and daughters came out a couple of days later.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-P1N4qd58JKWPm6LbR2TBB3TPedtkKqr1O30HK9lYXkR9Ko3C1snCAvDu5HO4cZJOJ32vj6qxrZBlR-ecypd2QkfKai4aJRWcTEUa-HHMnC-a-2N-td2_svU2z2o8voesjcR/s1600-h/kathy+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-P1N4qd58JKWPm6LbR2TBB3TPedtkKqr1O30HK9lYXkR9Ko3C1snCAvDu5HO4cZJOJ32vj6qxrZBlR-ecypd2QkfKai4aJRWcTEUa-HHMnC-a-2N-td2_svU2z2o8voesjcR/s400/kathy+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275320199371749938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZFziH3PGiXROXY4RyjxlJEqJHTGhG05jdTNSFuY1wlBfCD3SKt03ledit2PzkEe9i_iyPxphUkujsOsZCIGAz5sfw2Ne7Px-oHaMWICgBMtoSu9SiDLU9rs9NTB9a80b_b39/s1600-h/kathy+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S4fnSpL-nEGyNotEw_0RktiLQTFWRTIAFzmnh64mBwJIlpWxdWT1quObRRigS46JszwJp1aurnptzGWraJdwqu-BcBFc9u2cfH_g9z4AcrI7SBIkVwDb-xF8JbBGrHkLZvnR/s400/kathy+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275322607577858850" border="0" /></a><br />We met up with a third Bryker Woods family and took a group hike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4nAjomJxkchYCmJQktMBtkh-OHNniogzCC8OKX-grKHBbEUhOazTITEEqlQaG5wucOjyIl7hS3krPXM0qqb1t3flV75vgiMFWKkb1nwNNK9EvRQ_nBq2bWa-8L9oRGW2juV0/s1600-h/kathy+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4nAjomJxkchYCmJQktMBtkh-OHNniogzCC8OKX-grKHBbEUhOazTITEEqlQaG5wucOjyIl7hS3krPXM0qqb1t3flV75vgiMFWKkb1nwNNK9EvRQ_nBq2bWa-8L9oRGW2juV0/s400/kathy+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275321772093918562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRi3HlpBf0BZvBlYloRTZU4trbMuxxoFfRQzCqUi31VFVlGKDhVd5mInxno6vkK5K9xjBJnl_1CbqFlq4xvXh_Aadj5JZZxe0-ohoTdYMRNdkXH8fvC1poXIjAYWNv5RfdUtct/s1600-h/kathy+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRi3HlpBf0BZvBlYloRTZU4trbMuxxoFfRQzCqUi31VFVlGKDhVd5mInxno6vkK5K9xjBJnl_1CbqFlq4xvXh_Aadj5JZZxe0-ohoTdYMRNdkXH8fvC1poXIjAYWNv5RfdUtct/s400/kathy+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275321764443712082" border="0" /></a>We'd like to think there were bears around....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7W1h7qeAksrAZUD6NkwcEi0UjxaM5KqQSp_Em9M7nZgKaHM_7m243mgTJaGGRut8Km9qr3zCm1_ICbpLfrMpfd1rEtHkXGtjCNkgLQppE4LgMuSTTTmikH6biqfj9iu_FBap/s1600-h/kathy+081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7W1h7qeAksrAZUD6NkwcEi0UjxaM5KqQSp_Em9M7nZgKaHM_7m243mgTJaGGRut8Km9qr3zCm1_ICbpLfrMpfd1rEtHkXGtjCNkgLQppE4LgMuSTTTmikH6biqfj9iu_FBap/s400/kathy+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275321752550213474" border="0" /></a>Old New Mexico barn.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWFof_q5rEI5MfYZ0tw-vxU6DK9w1cqVtyYFIQYUKMrisd2PNdpoaR38aEpxQCgJYfnPCdxiVI2qep__hjcjHijQql-r3Gs8LQNeu4TQfiw40E6lRwsBjXd-t2vT2TI2rJUCX/s1600-h/kathy+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbCqK3RtQ9a4nij0R3h_BDR4IgZjeiot7_WidgWzhwDNKwnEnPj27c6f0H_aoWMC0plIz0IIQEK06_Igmu8JC5nQBMsP5QnsqBDjlLWb3wbOYPSDCCeXuMEWRzyU4AU14-arH/s400/kathy+hook+em.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269257504094817602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fuYkT0WYmFz-sXcuK0SceRdpep7065SJFWdmGUhRoqV5fTdSbEHGe96dpK5OYBjOS0uDzNiD3Ig_-nvX0wPKp4FMgKZkfPDb4n_lxPyEXE1cUfC_N-XwN9rUJNdWLAxhOSq9/s1600-h/joey+hook+em.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fuYkT0WYmFz-sXcuK0SceRdpep7065SJFWdmGUhRoqV5fTdSbEHGe96dpK5OYBjOS0uDzNiD3Ig_-nvX0wPKp4FMgKZkfPDb4n_lxPyEXE1cUfC_N-XwN9rUJNdWLAxhOSq9/s400/joey+hook+em.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269257500990254962" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br />OK, so going back in time, before the election, before Halloween, before the heartbreaking UT loss to Tech in the final second of the game from hell.... there was a simpler time. A time when a mother could take her baby boy to a football game. A time when the mama could buy two tickets from Craig's List for a song, and a time when the next door neighbor loaned her phone, with camera!, because I forgot to grab mine on the way out of the house. Enjoy the documentation of a fun game.<br /><br />My favorite memories were walking into the same gate at the same time as the Longhorn Band (Show Band of the Southwest!)<br /><br />Joey getting to see the opening video and the band and players take the field thanks to a very lovely lady in the fantastic season ticket seats who picked him up and let him stand on her chair.<br /><br />Finding out our seats were on the top row of the upper deck and Joey having to go to the bathroom once each quarter, down all the stairs, then back up. On our fourth trip back up, a lady on the aisle about 20 rows below us said, "I thought you left a while ago, oh my, you are a good mom!"<br /><br />Getting Joey an overpriced hook 'em foam hand because he loved it.<br /><br />Watching the team win. Enjoying the band and alumni band on the field at the same time.<br /><br />But, most memorable was the black cricket plague. As night settled in, sitting under the huge flood lights, we became a landing pad for hundreds of the biggest blackest crickets. They crawled on our bodies, they got in Joey's cap. He thought they were cockroaches and screamed every time they got within sight. So, that was the only downside, and his fear of cockroaches/crickets persisted for several weeks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPgKXKtTnjLkftcd3WVsxRl5tL-5JYBg-eb71mp2fN4RMNdRyWShNuX9bMOORzJZ2PoL5QiCiAbzg9FyvqB6JVabglLyI33a2CAcoPyUK7SHF_9fMQ6_lJPunWvNkisOhass_/s1600-h/Photo_092008_012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPgKXKtTnjLkftcd3WVsxRl5tL-5JYBg-eb71mp2fN4RMNdRyWShNuX9bMOORzJZ2PoL5QiCiAbzg9FyvqB6JVabglLyI33a2CAcoPyUK7SHF_9fMQ6_lJPunWvNkisOhass_/s400/Photo_092008_012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269257517417545922" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-24870594796936433322008-11-07T17:34:00.002-06:002008-11-07T17:36:30.680-06:00Still thrilled<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilR56m6eQNkkS2npuWy-NdeDN54xY1PC4-S6l5h9AGCT1j9Sw-IRHaxCNo-m3HcWsc6oix91EqzqichkDkYV-EOLfiH24_fnmonVPK9sSWnuyT9-j5L99suPwo9pa1nFIwFGXJ/s1600-h/obama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilR56m6eQNkkS2npuWy-NdeDN54xY1PC4-S6l5h9AGCT1j9Sw-IRHaxCNo-m3HcWsc6oix91EqzqichkDkYV-EOLfiH24_fnmonVPK9sSWnuyT9-j5L99suPwo9pa1nFIwFGXJ/s400/obama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266063370030351314" border="0" /></a>I am so excited about the future of our country.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-30944098827348900942008-10-25T08:13:00.006-05:002008-10-25T12:04:19.258-05:00Maker Faire<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOyGdM45Yjx25SjhrO8x9ahMr7MRFwDd_VHmQC9X4xf7A5ZXHQJb10F_HxHvrTjCiYQOLvNMNU0oM3oyj-iSvH3ztiHlGAi94_BVNmY_QDo_LEs8-z2_I5tMUBT7e-wRChWWI/s1600-h/maker+faire+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOyGdM45Yjx25SjhrO8x9ahMr7MRFwDd_VHmQC9X4xf7A5ZXHQJb10F_HxHvrTjCiYQOLvNMNU0oM3oyj-iSvH3ztiHlGAi94_BVNmY_QDo_LEs8-z2_I5tMUBT7e-wRChWWI/s400/maker+faire+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261079860761185618" border="0" /></a>Children's Tent Sculpture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6HIuGNYMe_V4Aj9IE6sjcut4A9e4FFhJBOGtboitwwePLRHKy0k5B8cD6dFfiVtaG2v1Gm5vQJbJwwr86Vilpf7qcSrCj_UqWY6EcBprUXDLQJtr-SM6SAeSG7lxb3WpPmQV/s1600-h/maker+faire+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6HIuGNYMe_V4Aj9IE6sjcut4A9e4FFhJBOGtboitwwePLRHKy0k5B8cD6dFfiVtaG2v1Gm5vQJbJwwr86Vilpf7qcSrCj_UqWY6EcBprUXDLQJtr-SM6SAeSG7lxb3WpPmQV/s400/maker+faire+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261079887827311714" border="0" /></a><br />Art car with synchronized Larry the singing fishes on the side,<br />and singing Lobsters on hood and trunk.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw1biz1kf0hUSnDeIWtxLm8CwnUhD5xWqGr1ftd3MszrRdNIkysbO8gm7UOYnRqrOvvITH9D5B_5SdPasvWIO7gqZYC94ntCDBemesHB-T_uVLjeyORIzV4mp6Kj6lEG7-NFm/s1600-h/maker+faire+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw1biz1kf0hUSnDeIWtxLm8CwnUhD5xWqGr1ftd3MszrRdNIkysbO8gm7UOYnRqrOvvITH9D5B_5SdPasvWIO7gqZYC94ntCDBemesHB-T_uVLjeyORIzV4mp6Kj6lEG7-NFm/s400/maker+faire+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261079882067176642" border="0" /></a>Emma tries a loom.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFX7W3lpNpxVWUTtfJ8ELOjjsPfARZJjFFYzhtvhwn0r0L2EYjZgmN0d1XYnsdBCoKFw76V8vXTYncuZqEpAGJC4bYUGmAKH3wJogTB5DNOEFMmZ_nJ8HwwQSGrByuw-97WXsU/s1600-h/maker+faire+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFX7W3lpNpxVWUTtfJ8ELOjjsPfARZJjFFYzhtvhwn0r0L2EYjZgmN0d1XYnsdBCoKFw76V8vXTYncuZqEpAGJC4bYUGmAKH3wJogTB5DNOEFMmZ_nJ8HwwQSGrByuw-97WXsU/s400/maker+faire+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261079870161815426" border="0" /></a>Beautiful art robots<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zGrgp8LnWLyg2s1K9l-xReuB3PDwHTNa5GcEJ8HBHfehPXAZ6iO4UFa96wfQcgrraaB94h4OfH7uAXaA90MHs39gO0rW32ZlXogBrzD6VF7JzF48Lrqag7ZLNxYZAbl7SR9Q/s1600-h/maker+faire+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zGrgp8LnWLyg2s1K9l-xReuB3PDwHTNa5GcEJ8HBHfehPXAZ6iO4UFa96wfQcgrraaB94h4OfH7uAXaA90MHs39gO0rW32ZlXogBrzD6VF7JzF48Lrqag7ZLNxYZAbl7SR9Q/s400/maker+faire+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261079864655530914" border="0" /></a>Making beads from paper<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Our second year at Maker Faire... perfect Austin crisp Fall day. Fun things to look at. Kids having a ball. Mom sneezing non-stop from the dust (the only downside). But all-in-all another wonderful creative weekend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9RYGrJgXW2Corm7fYVcNl5_EzWTkhEFORO2nmhwAVcVUa0mhlzEx1hAv8gIaNtoZG9omm7pPXa8Ytku8cuQ6fiSkNFXND83dPKANagz6iWhM8e09odLcjmmmvQDgtNR52kmF/s1600-h/maker+faire+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9RYGrJgXW2Corm7fYVcNl5_EzWTkhEFORO2nmhwAVcVUa0mhlzEx1hAv8gIaNtoZG9omm7pPXa8Ytku8cuQ6fiSkNFXND83dPKANagz6iWhM8e09odLcjmmmvQDgtNR52kmF/s400/maker+faire+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261138190567505042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydVz2aLb7fNyzdHmmdOPAgLNfY4sVPVcGDeDFxZ1kqnHjb8YR92i8aHVVMAk3dX58HoFp9bI0VwrJDnNwAWsDBvhlA5DnrX3u0jCJsHaiZKWW4grKOhDn-IyQj8Kip7zYwtJU/s1600-h/maker+faire+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8K7cDEf9jb7f_cOepqxwGuGcqD3x1TZ7lm6FB0GBSmOWRJ1zRFQdL_FMm0kz1eQhyphenhyphen-4P4cdFkNrvru4A_RyWHU9OTygiSajddt9SClwf76Wavn5jUNlRzPPcDin07lDumdVN/s400/art+trip+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259740678128138578" border="0" /></a><br />I have several things to post about... Maker Faire, Seeing the cousins a couple weeks ago in Ft. Worth... but I'm going to post the freshest photos today and deal with the older stuff later.<br /><br />I took off yesterday evening at 6pm with my two Art Girl Buddies, Robbin and Connie. We fed our families then hit the road. Landed at Casa Kennemer and visited with Mom and Dad (thank you!) on Monday night. Woke up this morning after sleeping in, went for big ol' breakfast at Paris Coffee Shop. Then it was off to the <a href="http://impressionists.kimbellart.org/">Kimball for the Impressionist show</a>.<br /><br />The show was a delicious treat for my eyes. So much beauty and light and dreamy beauty. We were back on duty with our families by 4pm today. Perfect!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-58856106527093648462008-10-16T22:48:00.002-05:002008-10-16T22:56:25.850-05:00First the Fair... then the Family...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvctOM94dNq7Q9CIm61gS-9oFDJAsiXFoGalmlIfKSwIf5FULCjpEDCH7sv3vNO-35gF1E8HpqKJEuQ54bQws7v-sqX7mSwzwiuEcR8aJ2TPYXYfG9-cXwXPbjIKyM2HhVsi_/s1600-h/fair+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvctOM94dNq7Q9CIm61gS-9oFDJAsiXFoGalmlIfKSwIf5FULCjpEDCH7sv3vNO-35gF1E8HpqKJEuQ54bQws7v-sqX7mSwzwiuEcR8aJ2TPYXYfG9-cXwXPbjIKyM2HhVsi_/s400/fair+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257966679202426834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h_j_ZF8uNQhX9x9xu4IIJEiiLfnIbzgwF9hoBVJs04baKBxu_M3QeSIbTiWlNYGS4bujRV4CG0GSAy4fF3u_ccaWyqYBvOryLHDVDJC2lHdMmhXDckjmIte-E3ux9MpiLe7U/s1600-h/fair+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXulnRyoL1Oul_pF87BvS88rKjut9_k7zrm2qSykCdRpYmDx0W0GtGLFjnJ1hSO-YMYFQic6tRICZ6NunPZ206ug510hpFU-lGhWrzhNf5M9jQlq55bKVOz3hQQtrfpuPVL0UW/s400/fair+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257965591932473346" border="0" /></a><br />Nothing like a scary clown.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSj449k7e1yGGQcCM46kIwsDn9hnFK3VJaA444urmNGcHahhVw8-_TT05ds15yVg0G3JqozG0U5CEAGGpczphpLLVRknFNMNZL5F6kBSfpV0zMnJqLgrvtWq2-o0opkmlsHQ9/s1600-h/fair+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSj449k7e1yGGQcCM46kIwsDn9hnFK3VJaA444urmNGcHahhVw8-_TT05ds15yVg0G3JqozG0U5CEAGGpczphpLLVRknFNMNZL5F6kBSfpV0zMnJqLgrvtWq2-o0opkmlsHQ9/s400/fair+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257965599361240130" border="0" /></a>Pre-Fletcher's Corny Dog<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkeUQk4mu5O8kyDxnnqRt6mq61i-iCrg12YD94vlgT8bQP5VMNuDS0QiHrx03NXt_MZadf4JuIZkyfvGwEvVbfjzgxee3utpVsakSUnJYKn7ql-MhkzgmJvDuedhZPLs8bwuf/s1600-h/fair+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkeUQk4mu5O8kyDxnnqRt6mq61i-iCrg12YD94vlgT8bQP5VMNuDS0QiHrx03NXt_MZadf4JuIZkyfvGwEvVbfjzgxee3utpVsakSUnJYKn7ql-MhkzgmJvDuedhZPLs8bwuf/s400/fair+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257965604245237250" border="0" /></a>Joey's stocking! Another ribbon to add to the Competitive Quilting Award Box<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRiixdjBCdsnhY0OVb__l210juoVUJh65SmrkztU6Lrt4idWHC4R4xsUltVsjMBRp_uT8r6M628JGIRvN0Q_wqu-aQ3RAlUmCwLjHCcTKJ5Gx5N9hCIABaRkRulXpFJsp8p-f/s1600-h/fair+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRiixdjBCdsnhY0OVb__l210juoVUJh65SmrkztU6Lrt4idWHC4R4xsUltVsjMBRp_uT8r6M628JGIRvN0Q_wqu-aQ3RAlUmCwLjHCcTKJ5Gx5N9hCIABaRkRulXpFJsp8p-f/s400/fair+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257965606449514882" border="0" /></a><br />Who would have thought Barack would be at the Fair?<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dBXnSw56XGIMuVLHT4xryRNiee6PTYh9pCIFlkK8s4jwTeyM-bI311HJ0BKFdFbrlbbu0ynlI55_52VmdLnF-AkraeEp9upA-FJ4e-iRYg2lJgI_DW1xFGnfXI_QL7bhcDIA/s1600-h/fair+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dBXnSw56XGIMuVLHT4xryRNiee6PTYh9pCIFlkK8s4jwTeyM-bI311HJ0BKFdFbrlbbu0ynlI55_52VmdLnF-AkraeEp9upA-FJ4e-iRYg2lJgI_DW1xFGnfXI_QL7bhcDIA/s400/fair+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257965608264424418" border="0" /></a><br />Had a fun weekend, we drove up to see the Kennemers in Fort Worth and ended up seeing a bunch of them, Aunts, Gramma and Grandad, sister Julie and kids, cousin Lance, Great Gramma Lu. You get the Fair photos today and the family photos next.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-82157407556471526772008-10-09T07:55:00.003-05:002008-10-09T08:22:06.764-05:00UT Torchlight Parade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkIkuKoukhX-NFqx-eb9eEeyXFsgIzzydyCRqx4Ew5yVYvkuKZ4Iz7CrIq5v-E4I-UjiJUKTSsvse26_pIDy_AAl6m5Nz9y6l58moDIjNAGYdfdSpAgHf1VkgerSg49QuxSUg/s1600-h/torchlight_mccoy_colt_j6001tp_800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkIkuKoukhX-NFqx-eb9eEeyXFsgIzzydyCRqx4Ew5yVYvkuKZ4Iz7CrIq5v-E4I-UjiJUKTSsvse26_pIDy_AAl6m5Nz9y6l58moDIjNAGYdfdSpAgHf1VkgerSg49QuxSUg/s400/torchlight_mccoy_colt_j6001tp_800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255137329748513666" border="0" /></a>Last night was one of those spur of the moment outings. I wanted to see the Torchlight Parade which is a tradition before the UT/OU game at the Cotton Bowl. It's a way to cheer and see the band outside the football stadium. Emma had volleyball practice, so after picking her up at 8 (when the parade is scheduled to start) , and dropping her off at home, I grabbed the only willing child to run over to the drag.<br /><br />Max and I pretty much figured we missed it all as we drove down the drag. We opened the windows to try to hear the band around somewhere. As I got onto campus, we saw a crowd of orange at the Littlefield fountain, and I noticed it was the football team milling around. Max was about to jump out of the car window, but I convinced him to stay put until we got parked. We ran back to the fountain, just as the team started their walk up to the tower and the cheering crowd.<br /><br />I cursed myself for not bringing A) a camera! B)A piece of paper of any sort! C) A sharpie! or D) any article of burnt orange clothing for me or Max.<br /><br />Having gotten there thirty minutes late, we seemed to be the only people walking alongside the team, everyone else was at the tower. I pointed out Mack Brown to Max and Max went to shake his hand. Mack was very kind and chatted with his loyal fan. Then Max started randomly high-fiving guys walking near him. Then I saw Colt McCoy and Max scurried over to shake his hand. Colt threw an arm around Max's shoulders, asked his name, told Max his shirt was cool (tie dye from the beach!) and was in general very chatty with my kid. Max bounced around to a few other guys. Then we were at the tower and the team ran up to the crowd. It was really cool.<br /><br />At the rally, I let Max head off through the throng to stand by himself at the front of the pack. A long while later he came back to me. The rally was fun. The cheerleader who was leading us at first was not bright... top ten percent? I think not..... But things really got going when Mack Brown led the crowd, the band played, the fans cheered, and finally Mad Dog Madden, UT's strength coach got the team yelling and the crowd crazy.<br /><br />As the players walked back through the crowd toward Littlefield fountain after the rally, Max and I mingled with all the young guys. They were hitting on girls, and we were so mad to have left camera and pen and paper at home. So many opportunities to get autographs. Max shook more hands, and some of the players saw him a couple of times and would shout "Max!". I guess that's the upside of wearing something other than burnt orange. Max said he would never wash his hand again after all the high fives.<br /><br />Then I had the brainstorm of the night. The architecture school was just down the street, and I knew there were Sharpies inside. So we ran over. I hoisted Max up to a closed window and he yelled at the dreadlocked boy inside...Sharpie!... can I use your pen!... My mom was in architecture school! The guy opened the window and passed down an orange Sharpie and a big scrap of Cresent board. We ran back to the rally aftermath and Max got 13 autographs. It was mostly the freshmen and sophomore players who stuck around (picking up girls).<br /><br />Max would walk up to some guys chatting up some cute girls, and I'd almost cringe that the players would crush him. He would ask for an autograph, then the girls would say..."oh! how cute" and then the players were glad to sign.<br /><br />As we were leaving Max thought it was the best day or the second best day of his life.<br /><br />And he is already planning next year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-74904040729203530512008-09-19T08:47:00.003-05:002008-09-19T08:54:12.943-05:00Recent Trip to Fort Worth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmea5vBdCe7EL97PetUb16wA6zK9COSr9fk8nr0aL5x0LfRAMrXHPvHtrkMsdY8DXD6WoKg45FQMUYig2pf11-zIQZHQUrIRlqjkp7mvOB6ln572ra9CylmylmugWrICPQ6VgE/s1600-h/fw+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmea5vBdCe7EL97PetUb16wA6zK9COSr9fk8nr0aL5x0LfRAMrXHPvHtrkMsdY8DXD6WoKg45FQMUYig2pf11-zIQZHQUrIRlqjkp7mvOB6ln572ra9CylmylmugWrICPQ6VgE/s400/fw+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247729467277228306" border="0" /></a>It's been a while, but we recently drove to FW for a quick visit. On the way up, stopped at Health Camp and met their most famous customer. He is sort of the Ambassador of Hamburgers. He is in his 90's, eats a hamburger a day, and loves to meet people. When you eat there (on the circle in Waco) his framed photos are by the drink machine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlLzLEop_cv3R1PbdFMHglA6IgHuK-ARpzptLQjjLPDaJAtLx9r2rjHY5rvwBXwapyIx62dO3Jtgt8rUlpGd7XH2j_ptPJwskWg_ebjbGSlNxs0ppTPMxHc2aPr8SXLGgs88_/s1600-h/fw+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlLzLEop_cv3R1PbdFMHglA6IgHuK-ARpzptLQjjLPDaJAtLx9r2rjHY5rvwBXwapyIx62dO3Jtgt8rUlpGd7XH2j_ptPJwskWg_ebjbGSlNxs0ppTPMxHc2aPr8SXLGgs88_/s400/fw+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247729480008186930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXZhuaknnAPZwBXoscn7e4o4tVpXmNXmEhkD3idd1qtiyAbx3fXSPh-jpJ0DfKqKfOx3CR0vsCuhSxUceca2godQQ-ViDSYvUzIoWXsnjsFe98Y3TuIfH_GMT6SoB8CBjIwbD/s1600-h/fw+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXZhuaknnAPZwBXoscn7e4o4tVpXmNXmEhkD3idd1qtiyAbx3fXSPh-jpJ0DfKqKfOx3CR0vsCuhSxUceca2godQQ-ViDSYvUzIoWXsnjsFe98Y3TuIfH_GMT6SoB8CBjIwbD/s400/fw+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247729483830846594" border="0" /></a>On our way back, we stopped by the water gardens, and Joey was determined to have me take 20 photos of him "meditating". I've got tons! He took it very seriously.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ifUaFKS6zPpIWpGpt6140oSzof6kHxYtjr-zk04y1EIivQBFhFYURIXIaJOV6jLfrbNLdQz0yEo2ikpmxRRXm8mlQMQPZCP-N_EdrM4HWb9YOOfCEQfpcLpeJs4xpTCkwXS8/s1600-h/fw+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ifUaFKS6zPpIWpGpt6140oSzof6kHxYtjr-zk04y1EIivQBFhFYURIXIaJOV6jLfrbNLdQz0yEo2ikpmxRRXm8mlQMQPZCP-N_EdrM4HWb9YOOfCEQfpcLpeJs4xpTCkwXS8/s400/fw+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247729489057217154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK60-hI3qtCmk57vUNKBBXe-aANkX0Fy7fOSh2OU8kmelqKO9cS0w4O_HnRXUSyd0iMS8M6rmcQtHOMd2DeVZ_JNTM7JPsAlvnkf8tV2S3Wd9BShp-Pn6ccYyElNa5sUWkKyr3/s1600-h/zzxx+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK60-hI3qtCmk57vUNKBBXe-aANkX0Fy7fOSh2OU8kmelqKO9cS0w4O_HnRXUSyd0iMS8M6rmcQtHOMd2DeVZ_JNTM7JPsAlvnkf8tV2S3Wd9BShp-Pn6ccYyElNa5sUWkKyr3/s400/zzxx+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247729469400998610" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSezflpC9f4rkwOEtTmgxb8pId2lzqQI4A9hDyf6fLR1zK4IV-6TCKfV2HJJ-0NR3SsKx2PKrvO-D1B6STyOgGQLijgwtOZqc8Yr681Y_FPEFxzM3FYXaNPT8U5_Y0ryqUZizs/s1600-h/fw+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSezflpC9f4rkwOEtTmgxb8pId2lzqQI4A9hDyf6fLR1zK4IV-6TCKfV2HJJ-0NR3SsKx2PKrvO-D1B6STyOgGQLijgwtOZqc8Yr681Y_FPEFxzM3FYXaNPT8U5_Y0ryqUZizs/s400/fw+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247730355817773474" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-32648875306742546652008-09-15T16:55:00.001-05:002008-09-15T16:55:57.904-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This was an email forwarded to me from a friend:<br /><br />I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....<br /><br />* If you grow up in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Hawaii</st1:place></st1:state>, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."<br /><br />* Grow up in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Alaska</st1:place></st1:state><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.<br /><br />* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.<br /><br />* Name your kids<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Willow</st1:place></st1:city>, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.<br /><br />* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.<br /><br />* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.<br /><br />* If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.<br /><br />* If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.<br /><br />* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.<br /><br />* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.<br /><br />* If you teach children about sexual predators, you are irresponsible and eroding the fiber of society.<br /><br />* If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible.<br /><br />* If your wife is a Harvard graduate laywer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>'s.<br /><br />* If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that hates America and advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.<br /><br />OK, much clearer now.<span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-29341713116043413452008-09-10T08:28:00.004-05:002008-09-10T08:38:22.426-05:00New Roof<div style="text-align: center;">Our new Galvalume Standing Seam Metal Roof!<br />... and if you live in Austin, we highly recommend our roofers!<br />Straight Solutions is awesome.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_7YMdD3KmO0CTvNCDEagBuz04GIcuYZUXSzQB7Vv783xhrpNLMR5bbBr7bEu8jPIs01rdmnuWzrY9WA5O2CKfTYUygaHDbkPuTXFGYQax8t9VXHE9Bz5xnJ5cWGC5MIhOQOA/s1600-h/roof+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeHUJdrY7kqQ2J1szDRDz69uBuBNlcbS3eN-MtIuDRv_3-qWebsCfPm3Kv_NEwTXctNzo_mWmUjKZwRvCKdJQsKe_fYMROL79R9zsSkQcon4KVyOp6UzWd6BIN1hNsjNXJVmY/s400/pdtl-913314.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243467517588156514" border="0" /></a>This is just wrong.<br /><br />I threatened to buy this for Davids' next Christmas gift.<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Kathy/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-5723301381602850442008-08-28T23:07:00.004-05:002008-08-28T23:15:20.928-05:00First week of school<div style="text-align: center;">Back to school photos of everyone but our Middle Schooler, Emma. I'll snap one of her when she isn't looking!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yPDDt5BEperp1Gjt7uD33QwacCCHkitMEB_otQQWvoZ2Q9sitfbrKMgRz5WmIpgbBRn9Fb5F5k4dTAJlpq7ajmOkgHgMkIEG7wTbEOQp2eevKi64PBxV_MoOiEtvItuLIYBx/s1600-h/fw+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yPDDt5BEperp1Gjt7uD33QwacCCHkitMEB_otQQWvoZ2Q9sitfbrKMgRz5WmIpgbBRn9Fb5F5k4dTAJlpq7ajmOkgHgMkIEG7wTbEOQp2eevKi64PBxV_MoOiEtvItuLIYBx/s400/fw+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239787243737841042" border="0" /></a><br />Joey's favorite girl and favorite boy both made it into his class for the new year.<br />They sum their feelings up perfectly:<br />Sweet, Crazy and Sad<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pAdaTnovcohMM0dJ6pvKbBMSENAzaI87vhJoIEGXey7LL9KY7ZOwWea85xzPdRuBzmDa2eDVYKAIFFzOAgg-xNgIeBKI2TB_tCmKDwtB2HxdmcaiwJsGXBnkCnVtzXtLXX9U/s1600-h/zzxx+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pAdaTnovcohMM0dJ6pvKbBMSENAzaI87vhJoIEGXey7LL9KY7ZOwWea85xzPdRuBzmDa2eDVYKAIFFzOAgg-xNgIeBKI2TB_tCmKDwtB2HxdmcaiwJsGXBnkCnVtzXtLXX9U/s400/zzxx+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239787252292908178" border="0" /></a><br />Joey with his first barber shop haircut and his new first grade teacher, Mrs. Wallace.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw24LDXVmWqCrTX7igRexTsmDM4SlXOpHFbmI7XVvLxQh_si-Q-X7DQxAuViFkneaqplBW9s8VxqGDjEO1LCJMf4nmcNTIK7dGdfzu5Nn6mCh6JGMR3ztE40mocR3ANEBNYpz/s1600-h/zzxx+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw24LDXVmWqCrTX7igRexTsmDM4SlXOpHFbmI7XVvLxQh_si-Q-X7DQxAuViFkneaqplBW9s8VxqGDjEO1LCJMf4nmcNTIK7dGdfzu5Nn6mCh6JGMR3ztE40mocR3ANEBNYpz/s400/zzxx+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239787265955412578" border="0" /></a><br />Max and his fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Cross<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBptbGYiGwuDlKZSb0P-N_lETh5a9a5FcVsoJCugYvqp2aOH1Ax9cv4algXx26ZF6AjTrSfasYEhQ8T82A_d_HEG69OdziHBh7HUPvDG-YeodgbJfzxoIzk94-9qEbTGY1KvRJ/s1600-h/DSC06769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBptbGYiGwuDlKZSb0P-N_lETh5a9a5FcVsoJCugYvqp2aOH1Ax9cv4algXx26ZF6AjTrSfasYEhQ8T82A_d_HEG69OdziHBh7HUPvDG-YeodgbJfzxoIzk94-9qEbTGY1KvRJ/s400/DSC06769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239787267772198306" border="0" /></a><br />And in honor of BarackObama accepting the nomination for president, this photo from last spring when we worked making a sign at Obama's Austin headquarters. A staffer took this photo. We hung the sign proudly in our yard during Texas Primary season<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-44465101074828902692008-08-03T17:44:00.007-05:002008-08-03T18:27:57.765-05:00Summer Birthday Swim<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4pv56OxHOTveuMr0_9saHEqrOGQb489kiNyojW59u7QiHvPtqh-3YoLG7qI-zSmJN-5h79bhBegdfc-1ll4X7muPpkufBB67IYovu7QNE2ElKRaCWyiExl_C5IWb5fq2F9zK/s1600-h/aug+1+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4pv56OxHOTveuMr0_9saHEqrOGQb489kiNyojW59u7QiHvPtqh-3YoLG7qI-zSmJN-5h79bhBegdfc-1ll4X7muPpkufBB67IYovu7QNE2ElKRaCWyiExl_C5IWb5fq2F9zK/s400/aug+1+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230427006705523938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HvMW093jIjcV2xqP3HRMmY8mwv8zG0MrHUD_uJqeAnCKsOIQaymM16_Qk5fXIKY-OeI-bNoJ7fx3WS8pXEgDGgG6UrKcAXsQMmG4OnHtE4XZ69dBel9qTyG9XDEh8alfwVg5/s1600-h/aug+1+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HvMW093jIjcV2xqP3HRMmY8mwv8zG0MrHUD_uJqeAnCKsOIQaymM16_Qk5fXIKY-OeI-bNoJ7fx3WS8pXEgDGgG6UrKcAXsQMmG4OnHtE4XZ69dBel9qTyG9XDEh8alfwVg5/s400/aug+1+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230427011994397778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-LVkStncdlI4tsxqOT1KBfptugmQ8K8ykC6iyu6D36vu2kNesK5w_sgisNCQm3SDK_jGX5Cwu7fCPjuban7D7Jf6dTFzZybEzP5_OlGPKwTr30sEMnNDneiTEwZa_4XKiKB/s1600-h/aug+1+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-LVkStncdlI4tsxqOT1KBfptugmQ8K8ykC6iyu6D36vu2kNesK5w_sgisNCQm3SDK_jGX5Cwu7fCPjuban7D7Jf6dTFzZybEzP5_OlGPKwTr30sEMnNDneiTEwZa_4XKiKB/s400/aug+1+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230427020845692146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia29PlBE3N2tE-LoKZZ4m8JYq1tgRT4QUJRv7N_01xaWpO-N-fGoezNjgRxWBuAUBxkWy0jlQSzBR-qulTYX_kUVswL6jXSrMQaik9u5bnckFL-h9RkiffYpip9LDCzRjoRU54/s1600-h/aug+1+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia29PlBE3N2tE-LoKZZ4m8JYq1tgRT4QUJRv7N_01xaWpO-N-fGoezNjgRxWBuAUBxkWy0jlQSzBR-qulTYX_kUVswL6jXSrMQaik9u5bnckFL-h9RkiffYpip9LDCzRjoRU54/s400/aug+1+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230427025375823826" border="0" /></a><br />I'd better not hear anyone say "cookie cake" until I'm done serving....<br /><br /><br /></div><br />It is our annual Missy Kay birthday blast... and this year Mary's mom (another birthday girl) hosted us at her wonderful house. My kids consider Maddie and Hannah quite lucky to have such a nice pool and outdoor wonderland at their disposal.<br /><br />We had wonderful food and of course, we are all so funny and clever, the conversation was very amusing and enlightening. It truly was a fun night out.<br /><br />The only business we did not take care of was a traditional photo of all the kids. We will have to fix that the next time we are all gathered together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuMbRpr9XAGOQJue94YAAUrzSYNc2enx7N08qHDpsqBkaOOPcFg6Q3owzzI6f0rNUqJ5i5_F4N6G-MNV8nC4FancSFhdoKS5KP96qqzTcwRe3egYAwUFVZ4RgdeAVotUojXvv/s1600-h/aug+1+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuMbRpr9XAGOQJue94YAAUrzSYNc2enx7N08qHDpsqBkaOOPcFg6Q3owzzI6f0rNUqJ5i5_F4N6G-MNV8nC4FancSFhdoKS5KP96qqzTcwRe3egYAwUFVZ4RgdeAVotUojXvv/s400/aug+1+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230428615122083266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhsSh3wJpt1t_Ub8Vuzv51pWDnRp2uXsuHWn2fMJCTTua2_5GC5pXAVVm_jaLomgOD6Mi25Lt1mEj8urg8YQvpB0kSB9Oc5dTtAsR1kOST7-HftmjLNgcHShUwa4KqrIoWd4E/s1600-h/aug+1+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhsSh3wJpt1t_Ub8Vuzv51pWDnRp2uXsuHWn2fMJCTTua2_5GC5pXAVVm_jaLomgOD6Mi25Lt1mEj8urg8YQvpB0kSB9Oc5dTtAsR1kOST7-HftmjLNgcHShUwa4KqrIoWd4E/s400/aug+1+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230428620420172658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzNuR9unS7XaDPcpDiRZSoIxKMPM-kOP5eX4k102i9BLmYrdOPHQ8PL3mN5D7RqS6i1rt0A1ytAJqzt2eRJXsMdk8UNs_iNhPummVmnQUanC9XnTzyc-mGn41ayPqB9L5tkzy/s1600-h/aug+1+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzNuR9unS7XaDPcpDiRZSoIxKMPM-kOP5eX4k102i9BLmYrdOPHQ8PL3mN5D7RqS6i1rt0A1ytAJqzt2eRJXsMdk8UNs_iNhPummVmnQUanC9XnTzyc-mGn41ayPqB9L5tkzy/s400/aug+1+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230428625851382786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnPCLIKnOKYSMmypwrq1cqLX14z7elpDzl_6wX1UcmhShlofQybTVw_JIvm7N-B1X7RCc7_e4kgKLUwjtZCrii17BZ_SWdMDCfIK66Nm39TQp46JEeSCX09cozJ19iH-kQhwo/s1600-h/aug+1+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnPCLIKnOKYSMmypwrq1cqLX14z7elpDzl_6wX1UcmhShlofQybTVw_JIvm7N-B1X7RCc7_e4kgKLUwjtZCrii17BZ_SWdMDCfIK66Nm39TQp46JEeSCX09cozJ19iH-kQhwo/s400/aug+1+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230428631200557394" border="0" /></a><br />For some reason I missed getting photos of Garrett and Emma and our hostess Judy. But next year, I won't miss them!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjQrhHuGDV-JTaGDlYA0fyvgs0fSAQk-ohVT2_AWiSIc66T9-XSLewqG8Il0dYzu7NlsZOQVYlz__ttlW9uBQvjHcwUfWt05u3GRRXrDM1wfqKh0lA9v9NI8fxGfBj4zNkTNX/s1600-h/aug+1+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjQrhHuGDV-JTaGDlYA0fyvgs0fSAQk-ohVT2_AWiSIc66T9-XSLewqG8Il0dYzu7NlsZOQVYlz__ttlW9uBQvjHcwUfWt05u3GRRXrDM1wfqKh0lA9v9NI8fxGfBj4zNkTNX/s400/aug+1+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230427028408751970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHz0__TmhYw2iGAV498QArQFZ7qhJRLUblKXs3MUpvJkN7X2rrGlgGBI6Bzef8hF2OUA4nNcCferiWJRqHaowdGsDP6lLcJKHxzb8xGyzlenEqpMQQ8GUEXPcJIMZFR3HlfjTV/s1600-h/0512+Par-Tay+Kids1Crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHz0__TmhYw2iGAV498QArQFZ7qhJRLUblKXs3MUpvJkN7X2rrGlgGBI6Bzef8hF2OUA4nNcCferiWJRqHaowdGsDP6lLcJKHxzb8xGyzlenEqpMQQ8GUEXPcJIMZFR3HlfjTV/s400/0512+Par-Tay+Kids1Crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230436849485700018" border="0" /></a><br />I found this old, old photo of the kids as little stinkers... Joey was missing for some reason.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-68742296672512037082008-07-20T21:50:00.007-05:002008-07-20T22:24:08.959-05:00perfect product - perfect dayI've always planned to write posts about my favorite products. You can consider this part one in a two part series. The series will examine products I feel are practically perfect in every way.<br /><br />The first is the Sharpie Pen.<br /><br />The Sharpie Pen is a perfect product. When a Sharpie is fresh, it gives the most satisfying really black, wet line. It is just the right pointy-ness for my writing needs. Hold it one way and it is fine, another and it is bold. It's permanence is what gives stability to an ever changing world.<br /><br />You should always ALWAYS carry a Sharpie pen in your purse, pocket and car.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPJDDpN1s5c5GGUf_AH3APV4YDzMHRPm4JtGFTU362w4oTi9a0QpLn4DXng9sttDLWZQ4MLqkWKFIjd17oIWgF5lgk2ZSF5UdrJv46LSFCEHYc8yWGWcEyd6sTFvQE9-Q7Q2U/s1600-h/SHARPIEFINE_black.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 403px; height: 403px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPJDDpN1s5c5GGUf_AH3APV4YDzMHRPm4JtGFTU362w4oTi9a0QpLn4DXng9sttDLWZQ4MLqkWKFIjd17oIWgF5lgk2ZSF5UdrJv46LSFCEHYc8yWGWcEyd6sTFvQE9-Q7Q2U/s400/SHARPIEFINE_black.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225296318674640898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >+</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerKCJq9l5FVnbnZyeoI5I6x0JnQVOUnIkNRuaHk-kjgvdzY0arNWnZlX-chCFVx0_FuKm3Jl7bp8v0DSfDnhQAa1z345f7gGbV4Z5VsuxjccsW0ZtjdVIlRUWAApY36mEMBEo/s1600-h/howard+dean+austin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerKCJq9l5FVnbnZyeoI5I6x0JnQVOUnIkNRuaHk-kjgvdzY0arNWnZlX-chCFVx0_FuKm3Jl7bp8v0DSfDnhQAa1z345f7gGbV4Z5VsuxjccsW0ZtjdVIlRUWAApY36mEMBEo/s400/howard+dean+austin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225294455252365074" border="0" /></a>Because you just never know......<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >=</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LJ9PVExkBKOzsLTH28xQWcwRzTYjwaovcQJWwyUy0fpfS9bcCkJKS8e6u27vrgqAf6Adxo6E2wl9zzGOBWULTmSvIbjqpAU_IK1HFyCdd6KZf2Yj18SnBzXq5xXqiqIJ6euV/s1600-h/dean+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LJ9PVExkBKOzsLTH28xQWcwRzTYjwaovcQJWwyUy0fpfS9bcCkJKS8e6u27vrgqAf6Adxo6E2wl9zzGOBWULTmSvIbjqpAU_IK1HFyCdd6KZf2Yj18SnBzXq5xXqiqIJ6euV/s400/dean+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225298175226499234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When you will really need the Sharpie Pen in your purse.<br /><br /><br />Actually, the clever reader will realize that I had pre-meditated enough to carry a 2004 campaign shirt in my purse. But the chance meeting was pure serendipity.<br /><br />I had a delightful lunch with my Godmother on Thursday. Knowing I probably missed the rally, I decided to drive by Brush Park to see the Obama campaign bus I'd heard would be in town that day. When I got there, a handful of guys were breaking down tables, podiums and stage. I chatted with one of them about how the rally had gone, and he mentioned Howard Dean was still in the tour bus and would likely be out shortly. So, fresh Sharpie in hand, I waited him out.<br /><br />And I finally met him, chatted briefly, and got my shirt signed. I wish I had a camera, but you can't carry everything with you. (I have a lame old cell phone, perhaps it's time to upgrade to a camera phone!)<br /><br />Besides that fun experience, I had lunch with four different, dear friends over the last ten days or so. And the evening after meeting the <a href="http://www.democrats.org/a/party/chairman/aboutthechairman.html"><span><span style="font-size:100%;">Chairman of the Democratic National Committee</span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>I had a delightful night out with three very cool ladies, margaritas, Mexican food, laughs and a walk in the park on a breezy Texas night.<br /><br />What a life.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-78990881747991161262008-06-28T21:21:00.004-05:002008-06-28T21:33:27.843-05:00Port A Recap<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA16I2RdFO95nfPN7S1zhPv_o588m90F18-YgvY3m4gEiJpbgIL6VxCUJ2N-t-BBlzMHps_DGhCIHBWRLm1stSkjp39XnpY7oUE3IRPZjnKFaAxBMoGwM5cYRij640ijKUXyc0/s1600-h/port+a+001.jpg"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA16I2RdFO95nfPN7S1zhPv_o588m90F18-YgvY3m4gEiJpbgIL6VxCUJ2N-t-BBlzMHps_DGhCIHBWRLm1stSkjp39XnpY7oUE3IRPZjnKFaAxBMoGwM5cYRij640ijKUXyc0/s400/port+a+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217123783410837826" border="0" /></a>Our annual trip to the beach just ended. We call it Cousin Camp, because the eight cousins on the Kennemer side of the family bring their eight adults along and we enjoy the beach for a week. This year the weather was perfect and the kids were in heaven. The top photo was one of the early nights on the beach. I found my poor old camera fogged up immediately when I got toward the sand and water. So most of my pix are taken inside. These three big boys were together all week and loving it.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQps2iIfkKSY-OoWBFahdpDq78uJZYsO1bkogob-SgU2zEHMtZGF5q36lWA033dJ2XVmsJ4BMgIh9G8j1Ec718Ipz9iLlpHKdJU2RdeRcMuQbGJHx1dtNCStnzkSRiCjQ6KAz/s1600-h/port+a+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQps2iIfkKSY-OoWBFahdpDq78uJZYsO1bkogob-SgU2zEHMtZGF5q36lWA033dJ2XVmsJ4BMgIh9G8j1Ec718Ipz9iLlpHKdJU2RdeRcMuQbGJHx1dtNCStnzkSRiCjQ6KAz/s400/port+a+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217123791411168354" border="0" /></a><br />The smallest and biggest cousin... Emma had to stop tickling when Alex used his secret (gas) weapon!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkFcguKaVlVjGuKCQhJ76PQRSwze4yEHfkMPPknd7IMBZ263mhXP1UYRffkADup-XkqzLjtXiKFNu99VHFAy5JP8tSFQylkqSilvsA3dQ4AN1dZxgF1BN0TiCr1W-qc0zSWar/s1600-h/port+a+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkFcguKaVlVjGuKCQhJ76PQRSwze4yEHfkMPPknd7IMBZ263mhXP1UYRffkADup-XkqzLjtXiKFNu99VHFAy5JP8tSFQylkqSilvsA3dQ4AN1dZxgF1BN0TiCr1W-qc0zSWar/s400/port+a+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217123797722331378" border="0" /></a><br />Hanging out during the heat of the day.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5Tu7Tt56j4crZmvQ9A8qcNquDfWIJSHDv07Fpwz9D0q0jc30OgGeEIJUfSXiWQqxNEFYX0tW3Mb3gnxT6g5MsYBepAg39avagtVCqapLfXuSdETG0r3Offjg6MfbexqxBxmL/s1600-h/port+a+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5Tu7Tt56j4crZmvQ9A8qcNquDfWIJSHDv07Fpwz9D0q0jc30OgGeEIJUfSXiWQqxNEFYX0tW3Mb3gnxT6g5MsYBepAg39avagtVCqapLfXuSdETG0r3Offjg6MfbexqxBxmL/s400/port+a+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217123801666694562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrL_aTyRWZIaAsERCNV0JtiyQyVIl_mvVBWbZCGTjQIEtzTk72zIY7djswXHoipi2zB1SSWGj88pQvVKOMBWSdgzT574NWkRGbgD09m7QY6wSTlndq2cZTTpCjpeHej3N0MU8/s1600-h/port+a+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrL_aTyRWZIaAsERCNV0JtiyQyVIl_mvVBWbZCGTjQIEtzTk72zIY7djswXHoipi2zB1SSWGj88pQvVKOMBWSdgzT574NWkRGbgD09m7QY6wSTlndq2cZTTpCjpeHej3N0MU8/s400/port+a+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217123809198119330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The little kids really wanted to be with the big kids... swimming, out in the ocean, playing video games, and the big kids were very patient with their little friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqO_LPs8HVNPPd1XnZiZ0IP-nCQ6j0ZPKhNHsGy-YiVB-zMMBFWqtGU8Sv-JLtZu2PhyztCkV84ZpUCzp7k-i1rIOTgXAM_ka7B5o3X7BtYT1yUa36EB7l8-VAYzotLxRXyaSA/s1600-h/port+a+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuTS3YcbSxVd-THxvJiWbPjuTbQOIwYD4JGVkZPx1UKNDZhnMyoGY4zZtQqmrzfno4gqetXhgmNr-1f-T4wSOdgu50dh_NYG9ozkgw0N4EeJ28J4RjlBpyvJXayjiVzcX9hRL/s400/port+a+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217125641585839186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWt0Tw3_dWhsyJSYAlzePg3UnaAgFnHQJpxRz7QH6sXj7x1nMqkUL-f_SCtVaG1xaS-ylHVGFD3aH-xoHwS4z8FmdPKPq1AohbKcD2IUFkcKIFKmN-S9kWskVNuTW45en2i4e/s1600-h/port+a+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWt0Tw3_dWhsyJSYAlzePg3UnaAgFnHQJpxRz7QH6sXj7x1nMqkUL-f_SCtVaG1xaS-ylHVGFD3aH-xoHwS4z8FmdPKPq1AohbKcD2IUFkcKIFKmN-S9kWskVNuTW45en2i4e/s400/port+a+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217125646265128450" border="0" /></a>Tie Dye shirts and photos in the whale always wrap up a successful trip.<br /><br />Thank you to Grandma and Grandad for hosting us again for another great year.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-87720874997793426442008-06-20T21:55:00.003-05:002008-06-20T22:01:27.099-05:00Befores and AfterTwo before photos and one after.<br /><br />The first before is Max's extra tooth. We had it pulled on Monday. He had been growing (fast) an extra tooth right out of the roof of his mouth. One trip to our friend, the oral surgeon and that feature was history. Max did great, his mother, however, almost passed out. Since we are friends with the doctor AND I am working on two Architecture projects for him, I wisely waited until he finished and left the room before asking the nurse to close the door so I could sit with my head between my knees.<br /><br />Sometimes I wondered if I could have cut it as a doctor, the answer is clearly NO.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg001eDxFsC71XKR3_vqwqG32bxcG5iQfSlgyk10mTsWNSwwQiaLhJTuFOS06RVAEF0SbbwtSUCtJyi7KMCZiAD9PMPGKc7kM8yliOnHXKX8MyvYYb-yP7_GHqmSLicgdVyatdu/s1600-h/ooo+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg001eDxFsC71XKR3_vqwqG32bxcG5iQfSlgyk10mTsWNSwwQiaLhJTuFOS06RVAEF0SbbwtSUCtJyi7KMCZiAD9PMPGKc7kM8yliOnHXKX8MyvYYb-yP7_GHqmSLicgdVyatdu/s400/ooo+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214163737198467058" border="0" /></a><br />Joey: Before haircut.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmVg0lDcmFYQbyeTwB5cjyc2q-y8e_qTVwdA7LpVZZghrZDvL4vTKu8P8ISTcrKpUpY0usHUFeB55sk_BPFfKPnG8-mOHMtFVb4V8vG3sF8nlHr-QrUcm-FBhr4vxvmCTae0o/s1600-h/ooo+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmVg0lDcmFYQbyeTwB5cjyc2q-y8e_qTVwdA7LpVZZghrZDvL4vTKu8P8ISTcrKpUpY0usHUFeB55sk_BPFfKPnG8-mOHMtFVb4V8vG3sF8nlHr-QrUcm-FBhr4vxvmCTae0o/s400/ooo+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214163742047833426" border="0" /></a><br />Joey: After haircut, with our wonderful hairdresser, Darlene. I've known her now for over twenty years. She and Joey really hit it off.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy5kJ286j-AEm8xh-r3AnldRWgQTGhDdF5Yg2ptW7GV6nSIA7HCx70K9K0hgQGcvCPcuHdSQwVvPi-B4u9Ai7GwYLNUzuA6YrkNH7pEMAtG9PQeUoPDZYYDcXxdNBJ_B5Ps-_/s1600-h/ooo+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy5kJ286j-AEm8xh-r3AnldRWgQTGhDdF5Yg2ptW7GV6nSIA7HCx70K9K0hgQGcvCPcuHdSQwVvPi-B4u9Ai7GwYLNUzuA6YrkNH7pEMAtG9PQeUoPDZYYDcXxdNBJ_B5Ps-_/s400/ooo+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214163745955721682" border="0" /></a><br />Two before photos and one after.<br /><br />The first before is Max's extra tooth. We had it pulled on Monday. He had been growing (fast) an extra tooth right out of the roof of his mouth. One trip to our friend, the oral surgeon and that feature was history. Max did great, his mother, however, almost passed out. Since we are friends with the doctor AND I am working on two Architecture projects for him, I wisely waited until he finished and left the room before asking the nurse to close the door so I could sit with my head between my knees.<br /><br />Sometimes I wondered if I could have cut it as a doctor, the answer is clearly NO.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-69764020206786021052008-06-16T23:06:00.005-05:002008-06-16T23:13:11.321-05:00Father's Day is so Starbell<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Day after Father's Day!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope all the fathers out there got the love they deserve.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVlOnHReN2HfQVdISBtBbc-XCU7O5PhRQU3MaJQoKtLZKMNHFJhyphenhyphenkNpMGXMmd-1_mnoa0BcoLp6rDSTolSBQytStSVCfHxHRdTNxJfdeIzl0ztyLPDQHou6ix0_1Q5m1AuPZL/s1600-h/west+ave+house+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVlOnHReN2HfQVdISBtBbc-XCU7O5PhRQU3MaJQoKtLZKMNHFJhyphenhyphenkNpMGXMmd-1_mnoa0BcoLp6rDSTolSBQytStSVCfHxHRdTNxJfdeIzl0ztyLPDQHou6ix0_1Q5m1AuPZL/s400/west+ave+house+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212697264149834274" border="0" /></a><br />David and the kids watch the Mike Meyers Saturday Night Live Special. Our kids LOVE that they get to occasionally watch that show. They feel like they are onto a funny inside joke because they understand the humor of "Schwetty balls"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYGgj4sD9M_cB-CZZCtgoZ-0JACOdbGYx18pEiabsoimqzAKNkvgfXH4dhT1t2DxKx79_XgV6rgEIkxjQlMvotehsCf-S1AepZhLhtFiohfLOlKt4YI6JlUW1Rx609ep9qR-k/s1600-h/west+ave+house+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYGgj4sD9M_cB-CZZCtgoZ-0JACOdbGYx18pEiabsoimqzAKNkvgfXH4dhT1t2DxKx79_XgV6rgEIkxjQlMvotehsCf-S1AepZhLhtFiohfLOlKt4YI6JlUW1Rx609ep9qR-k/s400/west+ave+house+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212697269966367282" border="0" /></a>This is the very cute turtle that Emma found. We called Grace to tell her how starbell it was.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmp5W6FDlGIFw5fVyHJKc8y403Y2gvcs8n-W3IfWDylpGoqecMkhfCQJD_UPRAp-ssc6dWa_zb3b2fnxB7CsOXwI98vVbN9BUIpAFpoaRCqDolw0oVKe6m_EI9CUSw5oM6JLm/s1600-h/west+ave+house+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmp5W6FDlGIFw5fVyHJKc8y403Y2gvcs8n-W3IfWDylpGoqecMkhfCQJD_UPRAp-ssc6dWa_zb3b2fnxB7CsOXwI98vVbN9BUIpAFpoaRCqDolw0oVKe6m_EI9CUSw5oM6JLm/s400/west+ave+house+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212698507204648866" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-52754992885127045142008-06-10T22:54:00.004-05:002008-06-10T23:04:29.488-05:00First Day of Summer....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl4Z7aRrZ7hwVNPkACNWoZqe8dBQziZaOryTw_CG_IZvykavnuVBvm8RxGpXiSUI-kipLd1bz4UukRbkqK4KKPN0pPT8e4cLizjsKjGZ67aRRujQUMmFmpLuRihNt8xWHFEvR/s1600-h/last+day+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl4Z7aRrZ7hwVNPkACNWoZqe8dBQziZaOryTw_CG_IZvykavnuVBvm8RxGpXiSUI-kipLd1bz4UukRbkqK4KKPN0pPT8e4cLizjsKjGZ67aRRujQUMmFmpLuRihNt8xWHFEvR/s400/last+day+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210467483181110978" border="0" /></a><br />Hey kids! There is no water there!<br /><br /><br /></div>We've been at summer almost a week now! That's hard to believe, but on the first day of summer, we met a few friends for River #2 on our Water Tour of Central Texas.<br /><br />This time we visited San Marcos and the San Marcos River. It is much closer than the Guadalupe, about 40 minutes from home. The Guadalupe has always been my favorite, with its breathtaking big vistas, sheer cliffs, open wide swaths of river. In a way, though, the San Marcos was prettier. It's much smaller with vegetation teeming at the banks of the narrow river. And there are fewer signs of life as you float down. Not too many big houses on the banks. Funky old train trestles and bridges that you have to duck down in your tube to get past.<br /><br />Ironically, the San Marcos is right in town, practically on the grounds of Texas State University, but it feels more secluded. It is very pokey, however. Lots of paddling and quite a bit of pesky duckweed.<br /><br />This makes my third river since April; Blanco, Guadalupe and San Marcos. Now there are only about 5 or 6 left to hit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-49409011666861037012008-06-07T17:22:00.003-05:002008-06-07T17:24:19.616-05:00Mr. Arce's Going Away Celebration<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdidxunxcslLhoCgaGWj4PYDaaoo6O7NuBSA5wv07rT14oJWPimTNZ1B_CbWdm91HOSlMjtPhfGTKU_rv_WCn6ABzE_nTsnmc2a3lvl-tuyzpV9rc-z2G72pQh3Ouchs0whNdN/s1600-h/mrarcemustache.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdidxunxcslLhoCgaGWj4PYDaaoo6O7NuBSA5wv07rT14oJWPimTNZ1B_CbWdm91HOSlMjtPhfGTKU_rv_WCn6ABzE_nTsnmc2a3lvl-tuyzpV9rc-z2G72pQh3Ouchs0whNdN/s400/mrarcemustache.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209268757153020578" border="0" /></a>There were slices of cake and LOTS of mustaches!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11981974.post-20325005232586055442008-06-06T22:43:00.005-05:002008-06-06T23:08:59.742-05:00First Day : Last DayJoey's Kindergarten year is over.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJrjUoE7WdxnNtfTXByegNaCyClV3B2kSwWgZ8ZQ7gv0MdC-MlUWK7uUEBmqTtQAElCNh-V0Lgtmy445n_mFYt_wrQ_VaFGmlScGQzoQBwbA0dC0wynIn8n1tylnL514R25Ew/s1600-h/0808+Joey+Brenda+bunny+ears1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJrjUoE7WdxnNtfTXByegNaCyClV3B2kSwWgZ8ZQ7gv0MdC-MlUWK7uUEBmqTtQAElCNh-V0Lgtmy445n_mFYt_wrQ_VaFGmlScGQzoQBwbA0dC0wynIn8n1tylnL514R25Ew/s400/0808+Joey+Brenda+bunny+ears1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208982017475289618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kM5CdaK9f_Gzw_Wphv80EF6aYAzJheR5Kr0GrRbCAtSEv8zP7Rucymh1o_mgoE5cqQ-Mjl8m5Xh-OGtH1hG3XglD6Ex0bg-NEeZqTuswTDGr85XMK0mmijXwVCuG60Wqcley/s1600-h/joey+brenda+cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kM5CdaK9f_Gzw_Wphv80EF6aYAzJheR5Kr0GrRbCAtSEv8zP7Rucymh1o_mgoE5cqQ-Mjl8m5Xh-OGtH1hG3XglD6Ex0bg-NEeZqTuswTDGr85XMK0mmijXwVCuG60Wqcley/s400/joey+brenda+cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208983847366483730" border="0" /></a>Max's third grade year is over... I'm not sure he and his teacher ever stopped hugging...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGxgP9R0spYMB98-vd_ktRcNKIj6iu8zY2URBkl7CpJCSJn9_KGNIRI9nTcFXt7h09fvPSIID8tcEq1zqVpUij9ahyphenhyphenFnvw9x_lFfyWFQIcUjtGW9n4oK15Z0R8eNyp5NMRoYw/s1600-h/0808+First+Day+of+School+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGxgP9R0spYMB98-vd_ktRcNKIj6iu8zY2URBkl7CpJCSJn9_KGNIRI9nTcFXt7h09fvPSIID8tcEq1zqVpUij9ahyphenhyphenFnvw9x_lFfyWFQIcUjtGW9n4oK15Z0R8eNyp5NMRoYw/s400/0808+First+Day+of+School+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208982039992687378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafVRzKsiLm0o4AuyFY810-TaERYLb3g9lK03XN8A6GNNdrGNakEeIJBP1e2GI3rl2knYexcV7EPpw6FWxAsr0Kx3Gp4a_BmFEY2OZrjhCbG3_3Jkrr5Pmv8WEq5ayqf0hj8h1/s1600-h/P1013858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafVRzKsiLm0o4AuyFY810-TaERYLb3g9lK03XN8A6GNNdrGNakEeIJBP1e2GI3rl2knYexcV7EPpw6FWxAsr0Kx3Gp4a_BmFEY2OZrjhCbG3_3Jkrr5Pmv8WEq5ayqf0hj8h1/s400/P1013858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208982052912602610" border="0" /></a>...and Emma wrapped up her elementary school experience with a wonderful fifth grade year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsjGC6j62kAcee6VC61AXi2un9hBlpkRuu3BSzoD434AHi_uCROroi6CmcrkrHheI0ufpu8uoJ_bgmE54RFNR2oNXLwCOQzPvm34LTs-pr8rbzIZbkWGPsPThq5M-ENFkf27p/s1600-h/0808+First+Day+of+School+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsjGC6j62kAcee6VC61AXi2un9hBlpkRuu3BSzoD434AHi_uCROroi6CmcrkrHheI0ufpu8uoJ_bgmE54RFNR2oNXLwCOQzPvm34LTs-pr8rbzIZbkWGPsPThq5M-ENFkf27p/s400/0808+First+Day+of+School+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208982062278916578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBLj_qQhBLJ73kGhCFR1PuPoERyL2d6YxeR4z8m8IjEWfCKIJJ9OWM_Ott2IhKdX_gZQe-J9OvaS1CS2eLfPI1oZdPBI6YHp-Hk4mzsteTXDcQr9f_DYZPJ0aia2FID1cbtsu/s1600-h/last+day+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBLj_qQhBLJ73kGhCFR1PuPoERyL2d6YxeR4z8m8IjEWfCKIJJ9OWM_Ott2IhKdX_gZQe-J9OvaS1CS2eLfPI1oZdPBI6YHp-Hk4mzsteTXDcQr9f_DYZPJ0aia2FID1cbtsu/s400/last+day+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208983047002669442" border="0" /></a>Then there were lots of last day photos... Emma with Joey's special friend.... she looks like an American Girl Doll!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xTmLLb-iClU01tUtYNpq6rCufijr28yTxGLwYfev4zU-P518h_Uo7WzfNMLqJSjV9crAZUVJd5pOHlriGwst6Xy4yfBoH1E1M0gYgn6Wa3pbmilTROOXgYmZzS_-BDvLvDFB/s1600-h/last+day+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xTmLLb-iClU01tUtYNpq6rCufijr28yTxGLwYfev4zU-P518h_Uo7WzfNMLqJSjV9crAZUVJd5pOHlriGwst6Xy4yfBoH1E1M0gYgn6Wa3pbmilTROOXgYmZzS_-BDvLvDFB/s400/last+day+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208983051642365938" border="0" /></a>This is our principal who is leaving to take a promotion with the district... he has been at Bryker Woods two years longer than Emma, so he's the only one we've known... Emma got her lunchbox autographed by him as a souvenir!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppOoWXZwGu3oJd5C36VqS0xi_bVVLh4DeaW-bFRdGHFJoKYTO3hXjN1Izi-8lxrxiYt4tI-Z9R6Nj9qqb6_JGlazAFArjldUTx0wWaF3ic-b1928tq12EZaIcQaZfsIxrFvib/s1600-h/brenda+black+last+day+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppOoWXZwGu3oJd5C36VqS0xi_bVVLh4DeaW-bFRdGHFJoKYTO3hXjN1Izi-8lxrxiYt4tI-Z9R6Nj9qqb6_JGlazAFArjldUTx0wWaF3ic-b1928tq12EZaIcQaZfsIxrFvib/s400/brenda+black+last+day+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208983056339376818" border="0" /></a>This is Joey's big buddy, River. River always treated Joey with so much respect and love. He was an excellent 6th grade friend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeMAu1zu3z5tM3riHzsvdBlHF0CWaObeOY8obfHFYMXSFlauYgED0N8FlvE-vMl0cChQ5-uuMvetK-yYbbDR4AObqgL5kUzECDYmhNycsMcqB3jeKMHBXVxSk7fymTMq1xQR2/s1600-h/brenda+black+last+day+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeMAu1zu3z5tM3riHzsvdBlHF0CWaObeOY8obfHFYMXSFlauYgED0N8FlvE-vMl0cChQ5-uuMvetK-yYbbDR4AObqgL5kUzECDYmhNycsMcqB3jeKMHBXVxSk7fymTMq1xQR2/s400/brenda+black+last+day+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208983059649354674" border="0" /></a>And our last picture, taken on the way home.... Edward, our fantastic friend and crossing guard. By this point, Max was out with a friend getting a snow cone, and we were on our way out for gelatto.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFKi4Tv1ojDR9I0zmz8Kl7sNhzeP_wAlaS_95TxJ-Un27nFG_aAkFTMuL13RUWJWwrsSCGOimNRPCj9B2iNrhoqG5Kt5JRxdoMteHA14mmRmFsg6DUMLtcB-KgmlY7Fqw9zxY/s1600-h/brenda+black+last+day+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFKi4Tv1ojDR9I0zmz8Kl7sNhzeP_wAlaS_95TxJ-Un27nFG_aAkFTMuL13RUWJWwrsSCGOimNRPCj9B2iNrhoqG5Kt5JRxdoMteHA14mmRmFsg6DUMLtcB-KgmlY7Fqw9zxY/s400/brenda+black+last+day+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208983064953757714" border="0" /></a>I'm still a little blue that it is over. This year was by far our best ever. We had three excellent teachers this year. And I realized and appreciated how special it was all year long. I was mentally putting the brakes on every day, but things end and change no matter what.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0